Posts by icegenesis

It's helpful to know that it's not just my Y with the inconvenient swim times, it doesn't help that I can't drive so if I want to go, I need to get a ride there. I really wish I had a gym buddy to go with but I don't know anyone who belongs there and it sucks cause I don't even see too many ladies there who look my age-ish to approach to make friends. I examined the swim schedule better and it seems like I might have more swim time then I thought because I *think* that I might be allowed to swim during family swim, but I'm not positive.

I think I overdid it with weights the other day because my arms still hurt, the funny part is that it's uncomfortable to eat blah. Speaking of which, I don't know why but I've been eating like nonstop since the super ambitious workout too. Not sure if it's my body's way of trying to hold on to my lbs or if it's trying to build muscle and needs more nutrients. It's not even like it's just one thing like cravings usually are, it's everything sweets, protein, dairy, carbs, veggies, anything that isn't nailed down in my kitchen is unsafe. Anyone else's thoughts on what this super hunger might be about?

Hey everyone, just stopping in after being gone a long time. I've recently put 5lbs back on after maintaining 200 for a long time. Stress has me eating like total junk, so it's time to come back and start counting again.

Ok so my scale is on crack cause it's saying 194 again (I don't even try to pretend to understand daily 4 lb fluxes...) I guess it's just that when I first started (like the first 3 months) the weight was coming off pretty quickly, at least it seemed. And since then it just seems like if I lose 1 or 2 lbs a month I'm lucky. My original goal date was back in December/January and here it is 3 months later and still no 190.

No one seems to notice anything, and maybe I'd be feeling a little better if someone was like "Wow you look like you lost some weight" or something I know it's so silly. (My fiance does, but I think he does it just to try and make me feel better) Sorry guys, I don't mean to be griping all the time.

Oh Jodi I'm so sorry to hear about your dad, and good luck cleaning for your visiting relatives (that has always made me rediculously nervous) Try not to snack too much because you'll regret it when you have to log the cals, so in the end it wont improve your mood at all.

Bonnie glad to hear about your fantastic new skirt, that's so much fun getting new clothes in a smaller size. I got a pair of pants back in December that were a size 14 and you could've pushed me over (I still usually fit better in a 16 because my hips are big but I felt pretty special, and it's still better than the 18/20 I was in for awhile)

So as far as the yardwork went I was about 2 days into it before my legs hurt so bad that I could barely stand let alone do anything else. I spent Thursday in bed recovering and Friday I started to feel sick and spent the weekend trying to take care of that and spending time with my fiance. Yesterday it rained again so I washed windows in my house instead (which is way more exhausting then I anticipated I might add...) and today I got back to the yard and noticed the return of my nemisis from last summer Mr. Greenbriar and dug around the base of that pulling up huge tubers and that's a mess too. So much to do around the house >.< The stupid thorny vine attacked back and I have a corneal scratch so I'm not so sure how productive tomorrow will be.

Welcome Over300, I've been here since about July and it's so nice to have such a friendly supportive group to share all your cal counting triumphs and gripes with (along with life's other little messes lol)

Thank you everyone who let me know I'm not alone in this eatting monster mess for the last few days (Jodi I could totally imagine eatting myself silly from MIL stress >.<) I did a little better today, especially dinner, even though I was out at IHOP with my mom. I had a small side salad with the dressing on the side and this kids meal that comes with half an apple sliced and 2 smaller chicken tenders. It came with a carmel dip for the apples but it was awful and I didn't touch it after the initial taste. I think I'm going to try this children's menu thing more often, the portions seem way more managable. Though I'll admit that asking the waiter if I could order from the kids' menu was a little embarissing lol.

My Pms-monster and my jobless depression monster have melded into this mess that craves chocolate, peanut butter, and is lethargic as well as grouchy. I'm really about to put warning signs on and around my room to keep my family away and safe. The scale reads about 5 lbs heavier then my last weigh and even though it's probably water weight it's not helping my mood. Knowing I'm not all by myself helps though, and I thank you guys for being here. Lord knows that barely anyone in my life outside this site cares about my cal counting and whatnot >.<

Welcome back from your vacation Penny! I think now that spring is rolling around and the weather is getting nicer we'll probably all do a bit better. I know that I'm much more motivated to walk on nice springy evenings then on frosty cold snowy ones lol.

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone! I got to enjoy some corned beef with potatoes, cabbage, carrots and Irish soda bread on Saturday so I probably wont be having any tonight. Besides that I had chinese food for lunch so I'm only having a little to eat later on. I've been in the habit of having a big not super incredibly healthy lunch and not much the rest of the day. Beef and broccoli aren't the worst I guess though. For whatever reason I don't operate well on the whole "Eat lots of small meals throughout the day" thing. My body seems happier with a big lunch and small breakfast / dinner. Does anyone else feel like that? I always feel like my eatting habits are so weird.

The weather was beautiful here in NJ so I went to the park before and swung on the swings for awhile, it was so nice and the kids running around playing were so cute. If I'm feeling up to it I might go for a walk later. Still not feeling good enough to try Couch to 5k yet. It's been hard to find motivation to do anything lately.

Oh Penny I'm glad to hear that your hubby is ok, I know how worried I get whenever something happens to my fiance so I could just imagine.

No current progress to report weight wise, still hanging out around 195ish (I got super down the other day cause the dr. office scale said 205 but I'm convinced it's a demon scale so I'm not listening to it anymore...)

I keep getting sick so my plans to start Couch to 5k keep being delayed and I'm down cause I'm barely moving around this weekend. Maybe tomorrow will be better?

How's everyone doing?

Thanks Earth, yeah I think I average eating about 1500 so I'm thinking maybe that's what my body wants, so I'll try raising my daily goal to that and see how that goes. Congrats to losing 4.2 lbs and over 5 inches! Is that all over inches? I think in the entire time I've been losing weight I haven't lost 5 inches, maybe I have and just haven't noticed >.<

Speaking of Wii fit, I've been very curious about how it works, been wanting to try but I don't know anyone who has it (well I do actually, but they live too far away for trying *sadness*)

To up the exercise ante I'm thinking about trying this "Couch to 5k" program ( http://www.c25k.com/ )I heard about from browsing another forum, but I'm scared cause my asthma kicks in whenever I try to run, but I know I haven't been moving enough.I also worry cause my knees and ankles are really prone to aches and injury. Anyone else tried this program yet? Results? Thoughts?

Hello everyone! It's been ages and ages since I last posted >.<

I had a nasty plateau for like 4 months where I kept gaining and losing the same about 3lbs no matter what I did and got super frustrated. Luckily I didn't give up and kept counting but I didn't want to keep ranting here about my plateau so I took a break from the forum. 

So how is everyone?!

From what I've caught in the last few posts:

Penny: Congrats on 3rd place and Happy Birthday!

and Jodi: Congrats on almost being to Onederland!

Speaking of Onederland... I'm there!! After a few fakeouts where I'd go between 199 & 200 I'm now down to 195 which is 5 little lbs away from my current goal weight! *dances* (Though I think once I hit 190 I'm setting my goal up another 10 lbs to 180)

I have one of those, I don't think any of these "fat burners" really do anything except get you hopped up on caffine. At least the green tea one seems to have EGCG in it to make them a bit more benefitial. Really I ended up using them my last semester of college to pull all nighters. If you don't take them first thing in the morning they can really screw up your sleep schedule, then again I guess that depends on how sensitive you are to caffine.

I'm glad it at least works for some people, it didn't work out for me and now I have all these leftover pills that I can't do anything with.

I followed the instructions to a t, but I already have stomach problems and I guess the alli just irritated them cause I was eatting less than 15g of fat a meal and still having problems. Wearing a pad all the time just didn't appeal to me so I quit it.

But congrats to you and I hope it keeps working out!

Jodi I know just what you mean about going AWOL I don't know what's been with me lately, all I want to eat ever is junk! At first it was PMS and now I don't even know what it is. My body is trying to gain back the weight I lost I swear. I think it's because it's finally gotten cold outside, I feel like this happens every winter. It's so hard. Lately it's like if I don't eat damn near at maintance I'm Starving!!!

BTW Welcome Addisyn and any other newcomers who snuck in while I wasn't paying attention.

Job hunting consumes my life.

If anything I wouldn't worry about splurging a little as long as it's only occasionally, especially if you're being good about watching cal's and exercising the rest of the time. I find that when I obsess and worry too much is when I'm the most likely to blow it big time on huge binges. So letting yourself have small treats regularly helps save you from huge splurges that are tough to recover from. Hope this helps some, have a great weekend :)

Hey Lindsey, How much was your elliptical, I really want one (though I'm not sure where I'd put it in my house, but maybe if I save my pennies I could afford it reasonably soon, though I'd really rather have a gym membership. But I guess we figure out what we can right?

I also wanted to welcome futurebeauty to the group along with anyone else that might've joined our ranks lately on the quest to onederland that we're all working on.

Hey Penny I was reading your last post about how your body seems stuck on 1800 cal's, unfortunately our bodies are hard wired to want to hold onto our weight, just in case we might starve to death... I bet we all wish our bodies would catch up with the times, but that thought aside, I got an idea that might help you. What if you start lowering your cals just a little, like 100 cals for a few days a week, like 2 or 3 and if that goes alright, you can do more days then try to step it down again. It's a thought, maybe it'll be less stressful to your body if it happens a little at a time