140/130 club

Anyone in this grouping looking to drop from 140 to 130's.  We can all use support.  Today I am focusing on all the food groups.  Exercise would be good, but I won't be able to since I am working from 9 to 10:30.  A Super long day.  I hope I can stay focused, when I pass the fast food chaines on my travels today.

I'm here I have posted in my journal.  ttotm hit Saturday so I have not weighed should try to weigh Friday, eating is off and on, exercise is non existent at the moment, trying to be good eating for a few days and then work on the exercise again. Hopefully witht he days getting shorter I can make myself start using the ellipitcal more, would really like to have a treadmill I think...and then I can jog on the weeknds, we shall see.

Hi!  I'm just checking in to let you guys know I'm still around.  Not too much action in here usually... Good news, I've been doing really well since I've upped my calories (around 1800) and started my weight training, plus the alternating days running.  I'm down to 136 (my lowest) and a pound off of my goal of 135!  I also dropped a pants size, down to a 4.  My tummy has also gone down and is looking much more toned.  Hope you all are doing well and managing to stay on the wagon!  It sure is tempting sometimes!  :P

I'm posting in my journal a little more.....

I weighed this morning and it said 142, I'm wondering if my scales got hit and it wasn't set right!! But hey I'll take it, I think I will try my best to good tonight and weigh again in the morning.

I want to make myself get up in the morning and walk/jog, I need to I think I am learning that the walking/jogging is my release and my sanity so now I need to just do it.

I had cheesecake last night, it was so good, it was my mom's birthday so we went out for dessert after I cooked supper for her, I grilled chicken, corn on the cob and green beans so supper was not too bad.

Karey- girl you are rockin' right along!! Way to go, remember you aren't focusing on the # right now, it's about toning and getting in shape and sounds like you are on the right track, I'm so happy for you.

I'm seriously thinking about telling Scott I want a 6 month membership to the gym here in town.

Sherry~ Thanks!  :D  I'm sorry you're going through a rough patch... just remember how far you've come.  You've accomplished a lot!  It is definitely tough to get up in the morning and jog...  I usually have to do it at night, after work.  Usually makes it hard to sleep, but I just can't manage to get up that early in the morning to do it, lol.

Hello Ladies...

I seem to be doing good more often than doinly badly.  Still have a ways to go to get back down to my pre-move back to NJ wgt of 123, but at least I'm back down to 136!    Have an interview tuesday for the pharnaceutical company I worked at June/July...The position is actually for a different location, further from home, but I'm just gonna wait and see what happens...No clue what I'll wear to the inverview cause all of my suits are still too tight around my butt/thighs. 

Karey:  Weight to go!  you seem to have hit your goal very quickly...but I bit it didn't seem quick to you!  Lucky you to get 1800 calories!  Glad to hear you're doing weight training!

Sherry:  I hope you're able to get that gym membership..Maybe being around other people exercising will help keep you moving...it's hard to stay motivated alone. 

Where is Cassie?????

I hope everyone is having a healthy weekend :)

jem~ Congrats on the interview!  Maybe you have a dress or a skirt you could wear?  No, it didn't seem like I hit my goal too quickly... I'm a pound away still, but the last few seem like they've taken FOREVER.  It's been since February 17th.  Oh, and the weight training is great... tough, but can't wait to see more definition.  I know it's helping.  :D

Karey~ WTG getting within a pound of your goal.  Someday I might reach mine, though at this point I'm not sure I have a specific weight goal.  Just keep up your great work.  As they say the slower the last few pounds come off the easier they stay off.

Joan~ good luck with that interview.  I'm sure you can find something that looks good and professional to wear. 

Sheri~ Cheesecake, yummy, you are making my mouth water, LOL.  Running/walking/jogging can be very theriputic.  If you can get yourself up in the morning and do it go for it.  I know on Sat. when I run in the morning I feel great all day.  Just won't see me geeting up at 4am during the week, for some reason I want to spend time with my family and sleep (strange I know, LOL)

I'm still here, just been a rough couple weeks getting into the swing of all three of the kids being in school.  Then my grandma died so we had to drive for her funeral, then I had my half marathon, then this last Sat. I ran a 5 mile race.  I'm exhuasted writing it all down.  But hopefully *fingers crossed* now things can calm down.

I'm officailly in my "off-season" for running.  I'm still going to run about the same number of miles per week just going to focus more on speed then endurance.  Going to stick to around 30 miles a week and just try to boost my speed every few weeks.  My ultimate goal would be to drop over an hour off my marathon time. I ran 5 miles today, tomorrow off.

Oh, for my last 5 mile race (this past Sat.) I won a door prize for a free entry into the marathon I ran last year.  SO this year I get to run it for free, just have to pay for the training, pasta feed and kids runs, LOL.

Hello...hello...hello......echoooooooooooo

Well I had my f2f interview yesterday and I'm not sure I even want the job.  It sounds mega boring!  For the first time I can really say that I'm over-qualified!  I wish the temp job I have now was a real job....today I found out Dr Arthur Agatston...author of The South Beach Diet wants to come to our seminar. 

Food wise...I was doing really good until last night...it was my birthday and we all went out to dinner to Red Lobster since my fav restaurant is 650 miles away....it started with their cheese biscuits and went down hill from there....I ate and ate and ate til my loose skin felt tight!  I even had dessert....The Sugar Monster was unleashed.  On the way home I had to stop at the store for milk and oatmeal and came away with that plus a biag of Hershey Kisses and 2 boxes of Good N Plenty....I am totally out of control and will be until I eat every bit of this crap...

The more things change the more they stay the same...I'm hopeless...

I made it to the track lst night and got 4 miles!!! I'm not feeling real exercisey tonight....ttotm has hit again, yeah 2nd round, guess those pills are still reaking havoc on me for sure...just feel yuck.  I have been eating pretty good all week, so slowly but surely, but I"m needing something sweet, BAD!!!!!

I'm hoping to make myself go get on the elliptical at least for a little while, we will see.

Cassie~ Thanks!  Those last few pounds were killer!  Just curious, how did you start training to run?  I'm not a natural runner, but I'm really trying to make myself into one.  I've been doing the Couch to 5k and am starting on week 8 right now... any tips?  I'm up to running 25 minutes straight, about 2.5 miles or so.

Jem~ That's not a good sign that you already think it's boring, lol!  I'm sure the right job will eventually come along.  Happy be-lated b-day!!  Mine is today!  I also went out to dinner and had dessert.... big slice of carrot cake!  So yummy!  I'm back in control now though.  You're not hopeless, you can do it!

Sherry~  Wow, 4 miles!  You're a runner too, huh?  Do all of you run?  I thought mostly Cassie was the runner and jem was the lifter?  Or do I have it all backwards?  How did you get yourself into a running routine?

Well, good news!  I made my goal of 135!  It was a good b-day present to myself!  :)  Now I just have to work on maintaining and I would like to gain some more muscle.  Need to tone up.  :D  Have a good night!

Joan- Throw that stuff in the TRASH! Start eating slower and enjoying what you are eating! You are always the one that gives us a good kick so, forgive me, but(t) KICK!

Cassy- it must feel good to not be training hardcore? Everytime I read about your running schedule, it makes me feel guilty that I haven't ran yet... so thanks again and again and again for getting me off my butt :)

Karey- Congrats on hitting your goal! On to maintaining! I am sooo close just 1-2 pounds off for the last 3 months :(

I've been doing much better lately. I am not on a track to lose, but I am maintaining well. I stopped binging! thank goodness! It was like I couldn't stop nibbling from the moment I got home until I went to bed. sheesh! It all started with camping where the biggest entertainment is cooking and eating to dealing with the fact that my parents are getting a divorce.... sigh. My mom has been hit really hard and I flew her out to live with my bf and I for awhile... a situation which is always really draining but we knew we couldn't leave her alone to deal with everything.

Joan~ happy belated birthday.  Bummer the job sounded boring and is way under your qualifications.  Hope you can get that sugar monster kicked out soon and get yourself back on track.  I've realized I can't have orange juice, it's brings out the sugar monster in me.

Sherry~ WTG on getting in 4 miles.  Yucky about TTOM, don't you wish it was on a string that you could just remove the whole system since your done using it, lol.

Karey~Happy belated birthday to you too.  Best tips and advice, never increase mileage by more then 10% in any one week.  Even if your body "feels" like it can handle it.  Your muscles might be ready for a mileage increase but chances are your bones won't be ready.  Also every 3-4 weeks drop your mileage down to 80% of what you have been running.  An example of your weekly mileage would be 15, 16, 17, 19, 15, 21, 23, 25... Make sure you are taking at least one full day off as a rest day.  Don't worry about increasing your speed until you have been running for several months.  After you can consistantly run over 20 miles in a week for a couple months you can consider training for a race over 15k.  Runners world is a great website for runners of all levels.

Jessica~  I like not having the feel 'I have to finish a run' and that I don't have to push myself.  Yesterday I was supposed to do a 5m tempo run at 9:15 pace but it was 85* and windy so I ended up doing a 4.25 m run at 10:09 instead.  My focus is going to be increasing my speed in my off season.

As for me, it's been another really busy week, eating has been pretty good.  Weight hasn't changed, guess that's good since I haven't been watching or trying to lose.  Got runs in Mon, Wed, Thur. and then I have a 10 miler tomorrow, so about 25 miles for the week.  Plus it's West Fest tomorrow and my kids are on the float for their dance studio so we'll be walking along side the float.

Jessica~  Thanks!  I have to figure out this whole maintaining thing now, it's new to me.  Sorry about the divorce.  :(

Cassie~ Thanks!  Also, thanks for all  the running tips.  I'm really not much of a runner.  I'm not very fast either... I've been trying to speed up, but when I run faster I end up getting a cramp in my side.  If I'm going to run a few miles, the fastest I can go right now is about 5.4-5.5mph.  Wish I could run fast, but I'd kill myself, lol.  I usually try running about every other day and on the off day I usually do the weight training.  Took yesterday off of both though because I was too sore.  I'm up to running 28 minutes straight now (huge for me) on the couch to 5k.

 

I'm still hanging in there, not much going on with me right now, thank goodness. 

I have a new plan of trying to do the elliptical during the week and jog outside on the weekends, will that plan work? who knows, at least it's a plan.

KArey- congrats on the running, I combo walk/jog and I think that's what I'll do at the marathon, hopefully walk a mile then jog a mile, just wait and see I guess.  Love the new pic, wowowowowo!!!

Jess- way to go on the maintaining sometimes I think it's harder than trying to lose.  Seems like everything we do at moy house is centered around food:)  I hate to hear about the divroce, glad you can be there for her.  Be thinking of you.

Cassy-great job maintaining you are doing so great...still amaze me woman!!!

Well I'll be out of town to meeting Wed and Thurs but surely they have an exercise room that we will be able to use, it's just making myself use it:)

Hope to have a good week. Take care ladies.

Good Evening Ladies...

Karey:  Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!  And wow your pics are amazing!  I wish I had taken some pics of me holding up my fat clothes!  I'm not a runner at all so I can't help you.  But I can walk forever and lift heavy objects :)

Jess, I hope you do better at maintenance than I did!  Just keep a real close eye on the scale and don't let the numbers creep up.

Cassie, that's great that you're staying even without trying!  Won't be long til it will be too cold for you to run...any plans on how to deal with that?

Jess, glad you got the binging under control...sorry about the divorce but what a good daughter to be there for your mother.

Sherry, thanks for the note in my journal...I hope you're able to get yourself into some kind of stable routine.  Like you said, we've both come to far to blow it now.

Well I gave myself a kick in the butt this morning...I had a very rude awakening to the reality of how badly my food has been.  I have enough back fat that my bra gave me back cleavage and my girls had bubbled over the top of my bra.  So, I had 4 boobs in front and 2 in back....And the belt I put on today barely went around me when it use to be at least 4 inches looser.  So I think I've finally hit my bottom...

Too much other crap going on to get into...check out my journal if you want to see the gorey details...

Food has been controlled today and I did a killer 2.5hr workout tonight...chest, back, shoulders, traps, front, side, rear deltoids...and then 35 min on the elliptical.  I need to go relax now!

 Come on ladies...let's be success stories!

The divorce thing does REALLY suck. The last few days have been pretty hard. My mom is flying to Florida to meet up with my dad at their condo. She has been a ball of nerves. I think the hardest part is the angry comments. I want to be there for her, but I don't want to get caught up in the anger. Yesterday I had to yell at her to make her eat. She woke up having already decided that she wasn't going to eat and I nipped that in the bud. No, no, NO! I drop her off at the airport very early tomorrow morning and pick her up again 10 days later. During that time I am going to get myself back together. I haven't had any exercise this week, and it is killing me!

Joan- congrats on being back in control! Clothes are always the test, aren't they?

Sherry- Everything has been centered on food lately for me as well. It is easy entertainment! But! I got myself re-addicted to sewing, so I have replaced snacking with making costumes :)

 

Thanks guys for the compliments on the pic and the b-day wishes.  =)

jess~  I feel so bad for your mom, that would really suck!  Makes my heart ache.

joan~ You're pretty into lifting, right?  Where do you get your routine, or how to do you figure out what to do?  When I started, I had no idea what to do, so I just searched on about.com and found an intermediate total body routine and that's what I try to do every other day between my running days.

Karey~ running at 5.4-5.5mph is nothing to feel bad about, this last Sat when i did my long run it was at an 11:30 mile (5.2mph).  Give yourself time to build up your endurance and don't worry about speed.  After you are running the mileage you feel you want to stay with then work on speed.  Gotta say you are looking awesome.

Sherry~ hope your new plan works out for you.

Joan~ to cold to run outside, ha.  I'm going to live in a state of denial that we are going to have a very mild winter and I won't have to worry about running on my treadmill, LMAO.  Come on we keep hearing about global warming, maybe it will stay above 0 all winter long.  Though last year there were only a few weeks we had really cold weather so I'm hoping this year will be the same.  I'll run as long as the feel temp is above -5, below that I have my treadmill.

Jessica~ You have to make sure you set limits for your mom, boy divorce is such a tough thing.  Hope you have the strength and remember there is support out there.  Maybe encourage your mom to talk with a therapist, it might be good for the both of you.

As for me I am still sitting at the same wieght, bla.  I should be happy that I am able to maintain but I would really like to drop down these last 10-15 pounds.  I guess that means I have to change up my eating and really watch what I'm doing/eating and make sure I keep myself on track.  I am in control of my own destiny and I have to take the wheel and stop sabatoging by eating crap and using excusses to eat more.  I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MY OWN ACTIONS (now I just need to repeat it until I believe it).

Cassie~  Thanks!  I'm almost finished with the couch to 5k... I can't see myself running much more than that, so I guess once I finish the program I'll concentrate on my speed and endurance more.  It's good that you are able to at least maintain your weight.  Maintenance is actually pretty tough... I'm having trouble staying at 135.  I keep creeping up.  Scale said 138 today and I was shocked.  I think I'm waiting for my totom, so hopefully it's just water weight.  Not sure how much I need to eat to maintain.

Been very tired latley and pretty moody, according to my husband.  ;P  Feel kind of frustrated because I just want to be normal and not obsess over my eating and calories and focus on maintaing, it's just not as easy as I thought.  I feel like I'm gaining and it's frustrating.  I don't feel like I'm eating badly or eating too much... usually around 1800-2000 calories/day and I usually do some sort of exercise too.  How much do you all eat a day?

Glad to see everyone is doing good.......me I have blown yet another week, I did get on the elliptical 1 day.....have to do better, have to do better, have to do better.....the 1/2 marathon is right around the corner, I have to step it up and be serious!!!! 

Well I'll just try to do better.