Posts by must_lose20

My mother-in-law bought the book to read, i read parts of it but found it WAY TOO BORING to bother reading from front to back cover...however he does seem to think coral calcium and apple cider vinegar are the cure to everything! LOL it just cracks me up..

Original Post by elle89:

When you search the cough medicine bottle for nutritional information :s

 I've done this! I was actually checking my kids' vitamins the other day, and there's like 15 calories in 2 vitamins!! (They're gummy ones though)

I agree with this one. If I didn't have kids I probably wouldn't have any junk or unhealthy stuff in my house to begin with. I'm PMSing as of yesterday! Man was I grouchy, I had about 2600 calories, an estimate since I didn't chose to count at all. And chocolate -- hmph! I ate 2 pieces and threw the rest in the garbage so it wouldn't be there anymore. It's sad how TTOM takes over our lives temporarily. I never even realized it until I started counting!!

Sounds like we have a great plan so far lulu!

So here's a little info about me:

I'm 23 years old, 5'6, I float around 167lbs on my best days, and I have a son and a daughter (4 1/2 and 2 1/2) and I'm also a SAHM. I started CC around June 24th, and I was at first obssessed with it and excited about it, did pretty good too because I lost 3lbs each week for the first two weeks. Now I'm pretty much stuck in a rut, so I'm hoping starting this running program will jump-start my weight loss. My calorie allowance is 1300 but sometimes I still feel hungry and tend to over-eat. Hopefully more exercise will help balance this out, and give me a bigger calorie allowance.
Being at SAHM doesn't give us much time for ourself, but we can do this!!
I want to try to remember everyone's name (if you prefer to be called by your user name that's fine too) but it might take awhile to remember who's who. My name is Jordana, nice to meet you all, and I'm excited to get started!!!!

SW: 173
CW: 168
GW: 145
GW2: 140

I'm also aiming for 160 by August 21st, don't know if that's unrealistic or not but we'll see!

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tankerraid - i got the podcasts from iTunes, they were free. They are for your iPod or mp3 player, I'm not sure what they're all about (I haven't listened to them yet lol).

Robert Ullrey's C25K Podcasts
Robert has recorded nine podcasts to accompany you on your runs. Some great music, plus Robert will tell you when to run, and when to walk...a must have. http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page4/ files/category-7.html

So we have to figure out what day we're going to start. Obviously I haven't started yet but I've been extremely busy...my bf leaves tomorrow for a month, he goes fishing for a living, on a boat with 7 men so I had to go shopping for their trip, and do all kinds of stuff to get him ready I just haven't had energy or time. But this is the perfect opportunity to start now! Did anyone else start reading on the program? Apparently you only go 3 days out of the week, with a rest day in between. So are we all going to start on the same day, and weigh-in on the same day? We need to figure it all out and get started, I'm ready!!

lulu I agree we should post our starting weights and stats before we decide to get started, that way seeing other people lose pounds or inches, will be more motivation to those who don't lose as much (like me lol).

Hey everyone, guess I missed the weigh-in day once again. Was supposed to be getting back on track as of last week, and STILL continuing to eat like crap! WHY OH WHY can't I control myself? I can't get out of my 167/168 rut, so if anyone has any ideas of how to keep losing every week help me please!!!

When I started CC in June, I lost 3lbs the first week, then 3lbs the second week, and now nothing. What am I doing wrong, I can't figure it out...

Ok I don't get how women bigger than me wear a bikini and don't seem one bit self-conscious about it. So here are a few more reasons I've thought of, it being summer and swimsuit season, that may seem stupid but are there nonetheless!

1. To wear a bikini confidently, and actually FEEL sexy...doesn't matter if others think I'm totally hot or not, as long as I feel like I am!! (I don't right now)

2. To wear a 2piece and not have those little rolls of fat between my ''private area and my thigh...you know what I'm talking about...the bottoms pinches that fat there and creates a mini-roll lol

3. To lay out and get some sun and not worry what people think if they walk by and see me there!!

I'M BACK!!
After almost 2 weeks of not caring what I eat, and not coming on here to log my calories, AND not exercising one bit, I'm back. I'm going to try so hard to stay on track this time, because I am going on a little vacation Aug. 21st and I can't be fat and jiggly ;(   Yes, I know that's only 4 weeks away but if I could lose almost 10lbs I would be satisfied.
I have lost 4lbs the last 5days without doing a thing!! How weird is that? Probably water weight though....

I was here before, but since i haven't been to weigh-in for 2 weeks  here we go again:

I'm 5'6'', currently 164-168ish, 23yo, I don't exercise lol

SW: 173

CW: 164

GW: 145

Total loss: 9lbs

I am going to take measurements if I can find the tape.......

Congrats to everyone!!

Original Post by hmking:

Original Post by must_lose20:

Original Post by time_141:

170lbs, Female, 23, 5'9, medium build

 Hey there, we're close!

Female, 23yo, 5'6, medium frame
SW: 173

CW: 169

GW: 145

You're a bit taller than me, I'm jealous!

 Im Really close to the two of you!  Im 23, 5'9'' not really sure about my frame size...

SW:177

CW:165ish

GW:140ish

time_141, whats your goal weight?

 Hey hmking, I'm at 168 although I haven't done ANYTHING lately. Gettin back on track this week hopefully!

SW: 173

CW: 168

GW: 145

Original Post by amonaco:

I broke up with the man I thought I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I know I know, he's just a guy and it's just a break up, get over it. But my whole world has been turned upside down and this has been painstaking for me. I was losing about .5-1lbs per week which I was thrilled with and proud of because I was doing it the right way. But this break up has robbed me of an appetite (i LOVE LOVE LOVE food, so that in itself is heartbreaking for me). I've lost 4lbs in the past 3 days, I can't eat ANYTHING..it literally makes me sick. I know my body is hating me for it, but the constant nausea won't go away. Any suggestions would be great. This has been a very difficult few days for me.

awwww! I know you probably hate to hear this but I know exactly how you feel! My current boyfriend and I broke up for 2weeks a few years ago, I came home from work and found the closet empty. Long story short: I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, and I had to drag myself to work. In those 2 weeks I bet I lost 15lbs easy. Just the hurt and pain made me nauseous, but I forced myself to eat Saltine crackers, and drink tea just to have something in my tummy. Thankfully the break-up didn't last long otherwise I might have developed a serious problem. 
Don't let anyone make you feel like ''he's just a guy''. You obviously loved him, and it's okay to grieve your ''loss''. But please don't make yourself sick over it! When and if he sees you somewhere, you want to look good and healthy! So if you have to force yourself to eat bites here and there, it's better than starving completely. Just remember that time will heal your hurt. Everything happens for a reason.

hstdenis -- I decided to do some research, mostly to try to understand her decision.  After seeing and reading about the treatment of the animals used in the food industry  I decided right on the spot that I couldn't support it.  Because it was a moral decision for me, I've found it to be the easiest thing I've ever done.  It's funny though, I remember finding out a girl I knew was vegan and thinking "I could never give up meat and dairy".

I feel the same way about it. Yesterday after reading these posts I started googling different things to see what its all about. The way that they treat animals is DISGUSTING. I almost felt like puking. It's sad that we as humans go through our lives without knowing about those things, or just being ignorant to it because we choose NOT to see it. I guess I was pretty ignorant about it all too. But I'm going to try my best to do it!
I was actually thinking about still eating seafood because here in the Bahamas it's not raised on farms or given chemicals. If you want fish or lobster for dinner, you go out in the open ocean and catch it yourself! But then i read something on www.goveg.com about fish still having feelings and I felt even worse!
I guess it's easy to become a vegetarian when you choose to do it for moral reasons...that's my motivation anyway! I told my sister this as well: I can't believe 1 person not eating meat saves 100 animals a year!!! I don't want to be a carnivore anymore.

Original Post by betl5:

158 lbs. But most people I know of that people that are my height, and about my size, most often they're in the 140's, sometimes late 130's. When I was in my late 130's, my thighs didn't touch... Last time I checked, my lean body mass was 112 pounds... so I can't physically be in the 110-120 range, like most people can be when they get to a slim weight, so I I thoought maybe I had 10-20 extra lean mass on me, and thus weight 10-20 more when I look 10-20 less. But maybe that's just because everyone lies about their weight and I don't have any accurate idea of what weight I want to be to look the way I want to look. Hmmm.

 I am 5'6'' and was 170s recently. I was always in 130s - 140s and was still small,, before kids of course....I'm very very bad at guessing weight though, I think most people are.

mrsblackhawk - "Your posts inspired me to take my measurements.  I had thought about doing it before, but I just hadn't gotten to it."

Lol ok this doesn't have to be answered by you, but by anybody reading this: how exactly do you know where to measure? I've never done this before in my LIFE so I don't know how to do it, but i too feel inspired to do it! I think it's a great way to keep motivated as well....
I'm sure there is a website that can physically show how to measure your body, so if anyone knows right off the top of their head let me know please!!

I'm posting my weigh-in late as well..

Start: 173

Last week: 167

This week: 167

Total loss: 6lbs,22 to go!

I suck lol I haven't lost anything,but then I haven't gained so that's good! I haven't done right this week at all, I'll get my act together this week coming...

Congratz for those who have lost!!!! Good work

~Jordana

I didn't have a chance to come and post this morning, but oh well here we go:

Start: 173

Last week: 167

This week: 167 :(

Total Loss: 6lbs, 22 to go!

Haven't lost a thing this week, but then again I didn't expect to because I've eaten over my calories THREE TIMES this week, haven't done anything except go beaching(swimming) which counts for something I guess, and I haven't had as much water as I normally do...so at least I didn't gain and some of that might be water weight. Congrats to all of you who had a loss!!