Posts by adschimek

i do a 30 minute elliptical workout at the gym.  it is a rush, i only have an hour as well.  but what i do is take a very quick shower at the gym after, minus my hair.  i've found that cuts the time quite a bit.  my hair doesn't look too bad and my body is clean and refreshed.  i do bring along powder and eye makeup though.

I am 5'4" and am a size 5/6 at 140 and a size 7/8 at 150.  Unfortunately, I am far from these weights at the moment, but I am working my way back down.  The previous response was correct...it is different for everyone, but hopefully this will give you a general idea.

Good luck!

our dog is two and a half and we still put her in the crate when we are gone!  i come home at lunch everyday to let her out.  i have considered putting her in the downstairs bathroom instead, which would be more room and not as big of a deal for accidents, but haven't done that yet. 

she has "escaped" from her crate during the day (when we don't lock it properly) and about half the time she has had accidents, half not.  it's not fun walking into the house and finding a pile of poo on the entryway rug though!

i guess my advice would be that every dog is different, you could test it out one day and see how it goes, but be prepared to find an accident or two when you get home.  maybe make sure to give him less water/food that day.  i guess you just don't really know unless you try it!

Happy Friday all!  Yes, it is weigh-in day.  And I was brave enough to step on the 'ole scale despite my fears.  I am at 153, which means I am actually less than I thought I was, but still up 3 pounds from my original 8 pound loss.  It was good for me to see that I haven't ballooned all the way back up again at least.  I haven't been calorie counting for a while and I've decided I'm going to continue to lay off of it for now.  It was starting to make me a little batty and I think helped cause me to fall off the wagon.  I started feeling very deprived.

Counting did educate me a lot about the food I eat, so I think I can keep it under control without completely logging everything.  I still look up things a lot to help me make better decisions.  I check out the nutritional content of most restaurant meals before I eat also.  The weekends continue to be a challenge for me, but I'll keep trying.  I am committed to going to the gym at least two times per week and am aiming for three.  We go for brisk 30 minute walks at work whenever weather permits also.

Now, for weekend fun:  Going to a women's retreat overnight tonight with a friend.  Included will be a pedicure, yoga and sessions on "pursing balance".  Tomorrow afternoon I am back from the retreat and heading to an anniversary party.  Tomorrow night I am going to "The Secret Life of Bees" and out to dinner with a friend.  Sunday afternoon I am hosting a "friend" birthday party for my 7 year old daughter.  Whew!  I'm tired just thinking about it all!

B: Kashi Hot Cereal, South Beach Flavored Protein Water

S: 100 calorie pack of some sort

L: Subway?

S: Luna Bar

D: I have no idea!

Have a great weekend all! 

Original Post by girlfighting27:

Good morning all!!!

I had quite the crappy weekend.....

I blew out my tires driving across a bridge late friday night, as well as 11 other cars. Someone's drive shaft fell off their car and no one removed it. Since i wrecked two tires i couldn't even just change the flat and go home, I needed to wait for a tow truck! I was sitting on the side of the road with 3 other cars that hit the same thing, when a cop finally came she harassed me thinking i was drunk, i wasn't.  But since i'm hispanic and in my 20's that MUST have been the reason. GRRRRR........  She never spoke to the other people there, and I came to find out afterward that one of the other guys WAS drunk and had a gun on him! Go figure.  So I'm hoping that nothing is seriously wrong with my car. Hopefully its just the tires and it won't be too expensive.  But dealing with insurance and getting a rental has me really stressed. All I can say is thankfully no one was hurt. Hope you guys had a better weekend than me!

Ugh, sorry you had such a crappy weekend!  I'd seriously like to slug that cop for you and for the good of human kind.

My weekend was not nearly as eventful, which is a good thing I guess!  It's only Tuesday and I'm already wanting another weekend though!

I didn't do too hot on the diet/exercise over the weekend.  Went to to a funeral and a poker party (not at the same time, tee hee!)  and ate and drank like crazy.  The scale moved up another pound.  Sigh.  My 8 pound loss has shrunk to 5.

I got brave and weighed this morning.  I'm up two pounds to 152.8.    I suppose I should just be grateful it's not any worse considering the amount of regular soda I was drinking as well as the ice cream I had added to my "I'm stressed" diet. 

I am hitting the diet hard today but am not sure if I'm ready to add in the exercise until tomorrow.  (That means a whole week with no real exercise to speak of.  Ugh!)  I have a lot of work to catch up on and that will be taking up the majority of my time for the next few days.

Morning all!

I'm a little depressed this morning...I did my weigh in and haven't budged an ounce since last week!  Could I be hitting a plataeu when I am only about 4 weeks into this whole thing?  I lost about 8 pounds in the first 3 weeks and am now seem to be stuck.  Not a great way to be going into a weekend since I usually am not as careful!!  I guess I might have to change my regular weekend routine of not really counting.  Sigh.

Anyway, hope you all have a happy Friday!

Angie

Original Post by kpbj25:

this doesn't necessarily have anything to do with motivation but i was wondering about my burn meter. i have it set for light but im thinking i should change it to sedentary. i sit at a desk for work but walk a mile to and from the parking lot we have everyday. and go for atleast 1- 20 minute brisk walk during work and do some walking around the office. also, i have a 2 year old and i try to go outside with him everyday after work and do something. i dont count these walks on my activity log. i only count my aerobics and running when i do them. i do the usual vacuuming, laundry and picking up. sooooo, what are some of your opinions? i think when i set it at sedentary it was only 1200 calories and i tried it for a couple of days and i was really hungry. i lost 1.6 pounds in 2 weeks but at TTOM i gained it back. then didnt weigh myself last week but will weigh myself tomorrow morn. my pants feel a tiny bit looser in the waist and i dont feel as bloated but the scale isnt really budging. any opinions would be appreciated. sorry it was so long winded :  )

kirsten

kirsten:

hello!  personally i think you should leave your burn meter set at "light".  mine is on sedentary but i am constantly in front of a computer both at home and at work.  lately the only exercise is planned and logged, like my time on the elliptical or my 30 minute power walks. when i do get a bit more exercise i add it to the burn meter and eat a bit more that day. 

it sounds like having it set on "light" is working for you, so i wouldn't change a thing! 

good luck!

angie

Carie:

Hang in there, I know the PMS-ing can be tough!  Even though you are bloated try to drink lots of liquid...have you tried the protein water mix from special K yet?  You empty the packet into a bottle of water and it's only 30 calories.  The protein helps to make you feel full and the pink lemonade flavor is really good!

Chocolate cravings?  Skinny Cow fixes it for me.  I will never be able to give up ice cream or chocolate, and the Skinny Cow treats are awesome with very low fat and calories.  You feel like you are totally indulging!  Another yummy treat is strawberries sprinkled with some Stevia or other sweetner.  Hot tea and a good book always make me feel better too...good luck to you!!

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I stepped on the scale this morning and was a bit dismayed to see it hasn't budged since our Friday weigh in.  But...I did have an extremely indulgent weekend, so I guess I should just be thankful I made it through without a gain!  On the menu for today:

B: Oatmeal, strawberries with stevia, hot mint tea

S: Protein water, banana

L: Soup and Salad at Panera (okay, let's be real...i'll eat the bread too!)

S: Kashi crackers and a Laughing Cow light swiss wedge

D: Boca burger?  I had one last night for the first time...YUM YUM!!!

S: Skinny Cow Treat or Popcorn

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

hello everyone!

i always go lax on the weekends, and this weekend was no exception.  baptism cake, donuts, chips and salsa, tacos, peach bellinis....you get the idea.  today and for the rest of this week i will be back to counting and exercise.  the trick for me is to NOT weigh myself until wednesday and/or friday.  so far i have kept up this pattern for over three weeks and have managed to still lose eight pounds.  hopefully that holds true this week as well!

hope you all had a great weekend and are ready to dig into a new week!

-angie

Original Post by girlfighting27:

you guys make me feel bad cuz I eat such junk. Tomorrow I swear I'll get up early enough to make myself a nice breakfast and healthy lunch!

Don't feel bad.  Guess what??  I was just pretty much forced to eat a "make your own sundae" at work.  I tried to skip out but the company president came back to round us up...no was not an option.  To minimize the damage I only took one scoop and used the fat free caramel syrup spareingly. 

So I'll have to readjust the rest of my day, I CAN DO IT!!!  You can, too.

You're making an important step by participating on Calorie Count and making an effort to change your habits.  It takes a lot of time and effort...none of us would be here for support if it wasn't.  Hang in there! 

Anyone have any great motivation for workouts????
Something to get me out of bed in the am???
XOXO
Carie

Carie-

One thing I have found to be pretty motivating is to look up the calories I can burn for different activities.  A 30 minute walk on a work break burns a little over 100 calories and can earn me an extra little treat, like a mini candy bar. (Yummy Almond Mounds, here I come!)  My elliptical workout burns a little over 300 calories, and that can go a long way...a Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich, two servings of my fave Kashi crackers, etc. 

I'd rather be proactive that way than be reactive and HAVE to do extra exercise to make up for eating too much junk.

Angie 

So, I didn't get my exercise in tonight as I had planned...my five year old son begged to stay home instead of going to the daycare room at the gym...I caved because it has been nothing but run, run, run since this time last week and the poor kid hasn't even gotten to play with his birthday toys!

Tomorrow and Thursday I work out on the elliptical at the gym while the kids take swimming lessons, so I know I'll get some exercise there.  I will also try to do the elliptical on Saturday since I missed today.  Tomorrow I will try to get a walk in at work.

It's 8:00, I have 350 calories left and I am pretty hungry.  Trying to figure out the best way to spend them...either a bowl of Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal or half of a honey oat bagel with peanut butter I think.  Decisions, decisions...

Hope everyone had a great day!

I'm battling the afternoon hunger pangs!  I'm about to give in to a 100 calorie pack of chedder chex mix.  I'm at about 900 calories right now, so that will only give me about 500 for the rest of the day unless I make it to the gym tonight, which I am aiming for.  That will give me another 300 calories or so.

Here is my intake for the day so far.  I know, I know on the mini mounds bar and the pat of putter, and funny how the bread is almost the same cals as the salad, but a girl can't cut out all the good stuff, right?

Banana

I packed food for the day today and want to try and get in at LEAST a walk at work today.  I would like to bike or elliptical after work but may not be able to.

I need to make this a 700 calorie deficit day, yesterday at the birthday party was pizza (but only two pieces), cake (one piece) and other not-so-great things.

Here's to hoping I will at least have held my weight firm when I weigh in on Wednesday morning!

Have a great Monday everyone!