Friends for Losers (the good kind of loser....)

Hello all!!

A big shout out to my girls from the "Lose 10 lbs by date, 2008" post.   ( :    Since starting that post, I am down almost 18 lbs.  

People asked about a new post.  Here it is! 

Weekly Friday weigh-ins?
Motivating friends? 
Friendly challenges to get moving, eat and drink right, and be conscious of all we do?

This is the place for you!

All old friends --JOIN ME!!!!  ---  new friends always welcome!

Actually, I hope that this post can bring people in from all my different cc groups....that way when we all meet one day, it will be like one huge reunion show!  ( :

TODAY WEIGHT:  166 
GOAL WEIGHT for next payday (7-20):  160

I really had myself psyched to get up early and do some extra walking (i.e. more than commuting) today. Unfortunately I awoke with a splitting headache! I got up & took some ibuprophen. DH stirred a bit too & HE had a headache. I told him the health benefits of the red wine aren't worth this...so what if you live an extra 2 years if you have the equiv. of that much time with a headache!? I had a whopping 3 oz before bed. I suppose it might have more to do with it being relatively cheap chianti (boxed Franzia, I think) but still not worth the risk.

Maybe I can walk the dog this evening.  hmmm.

puppy ---  check overstock.com.   I got a good bike for not a bad price, and I love riding it.   Have you checked online for more podcasts you might like?   I have days like that too --- I try my best to just keep going anyway, but I think we all deserve a day off sometimes.  ( :

Z -- LOL --  I was not saying Journey et al were new.  ( :   Just that I, myself, am ready for something new, not just music exactly, but life in general.....    When I tell my mom that, she thinks I mean I want to get married (NOT) or have a baby  (NOT!!!).   I;m confused, I guess.....     4 years is a long time.....

miss chris ---  I am glad I do not like wine (unless Boone's Farm counts).   I hate waking up with a haeadache.  It makes me a bear all day long.  Hope it gets better!!!

How is everyone? 

well, I am getting closer to my goal......    had lots of sodium the last few days, so I am happy to be at 162 this morning, and I know by next Friday, it will be a 150something. 

All you losers doing all right????   ( :

i am, happy to be at 192 now, eating reasonably, receiveng compliments from coworkers:) wow, 150something,m that must feel so great as something that is actually near

glad to hear you are getting some recognition of all your hard work, ka!!!!  that must feel good too.


when I started 150 seemed like an impossible goal.    now that it is within reach, I am thinking, what the hell?   maybe 130???   really though, at this point, for me, it is less about losing weight, then getting in awesome shape and building muscle and feeling hot in my own skin again......  YAY  ---  it is a lifestyle for sure.   that feels GOOD> 

how is everyone?????

Original Post by olivia77:

glad to hear you are getting some recognition of all your hard work, ka!!!!  that must feel good too.


when I started 150 seemed like an impossible goal.    now that it is within reach, I am thinking, what the hell?   maybe 130???   really though, at this point, for me, it is less about losing weight, then getting in awesome shape and building muscle and feeling hot in my own skin again......  YAY  ---  it is a lifestyle for sure.   that feels GOOD> 

how is everyone?????

feeling better in own skin is actually pretty a big thing.. i am sometimes surprised how this influences so many other areas of life. i sort of knew that, but experiencing it is a different thing:)

will have a quiet sunday. doing laundry now, and plan to try to get some new clothes after that (have an important mmeeting coming up:)

thanks for your support, ka.   You're a great friend.   ( : 

I am glad to hear your skin is good to be in as well.    New clothes always makes me feel even better.....  hope your quiet Sunday is a good one.  it is J's bday today, so families ---  woo.   lol

Hi Girls,

Sounds like everyone is doing great!  Congratulations to all of you.   :) I had a whirlwind of a summer and now am home and getting ready to setttle in for the winter.  At five feet tall, I'm 93 pounds exactly today, 27 pounds lost,  ( as I've gained a few back ) and think I look ok now, except I really need to tone up!

With the feel of winter in the air, I've been a little down and have had to force myself to get out and walk.  I already feel like curling up under a blanket and just hibernating until spring.  Wouldn't that be nice?  If only it were possible. 

 I haven't counted calories in a month and I guess I had better get back on the wagon, or all this hard work is going to go right down the drain.  I got too thin, down to 85 pounds, but started eating more and now I feel and look healthy, friends and family say I look better now.  :) Keep up the good work everyone and I'll try to do the same.  Catch you later,

Rachel

Glad you're doing so well, Rachel. I'd remembered your posts from earlier in the year and wondered how it's going.

I had a decent weekend. Fairly quiet Sat. but I needed it, I guess. It felt good anyway. Sunday in the late afternoon I started another project around the house and that always makes me feel pretty good. I like to feel like I'm accomplishing something. I also started couch to 5K on Friday. I haven't been having a lot of luck getting myself to do more exercise-wise after work so I'm hoping the structure of the program will work for me.

Chris, I have so much to do around my house I just have to get some bills paid off first...bills, bills, bills,...yuk.

I weighed on Friday and my weight stayed at 129.4....yippee.  I felt like I did not do much to earn that number.  I did count calories but I also had some naughty days along with a 24 hour stomach bug.  I really need to work out after work but my DD is down in the dumps and so I invited her to coffee after I get off work and also look for a stroller and rocking chair.....now why do i have so many bills??  I think her boyfriend is being a jerk.  She non-chalantly told us that she probably would not have a boyfriend if she was not pregnant.....oh I just want to throw-up.  Raising a baby is going to be difficult but raise a boyfriend too.....Oh Lord please be with my daughter.

 

Wow, puppykisses, I was just becoming convinced that there aren't any numbers below 130...my scale never seems to show them! lol! Guess there is hope after all.

I wore a cheap (McD's giveaway) pedometer yesterday. It came up with ~12,500 steps yesterday. I wore it on Saturday when I didn't do much and got about 4400. I don't know what to do with that but it's a little interesting to me.  

The McD pedometer does not work very well.  I picked up a really accurate one at a sporting good store for $10.  I gave it to my friend to borrow and have not seen it since so I checked Amazon.com and may get a new one there.

We had a couple of them. One was WAY off but this one seems to be within about 10% or so. Every now and then I count about 100 steps and check it. I was thinking about getting a new one too but after wearing it for a few days, I'm just not sure I really care that much. I was just curious what my usual routine adds up to.

Oh I forgot to say that the 129.4 changed to 131.1 this morning.  I have to workout again consistently.  I am watching what I eat (it does not change much).  My water consumption has really declined.  Olivia you are great about making it a point, even making it a goal in your journal.  Going to fill up 2 water bottles now!!

I try, puppy.   ( :   I find it really shows on the scale when I skip my H2O. 

Here's to empty bottles, ladies! 

That's just WATER bottles, right? hee hee. I've been doing much better at that this week. I borrowed DH's 32 oz bottle and I do find I drink more -- guess I'm too lazy to walk the 50 yards to refill my smaller bottle so often.   I finally found some reasonbly priced green tea concentrate last weekend so I'm drinking more of that too. (Warning, don't accidently drink it straight. YUCK!)

YES< chris.  lol  --   water bottles....   I AGREE that a large bottle makes it much easier to meet my goal.  My bottle is 33.8 oz.  I drink 3 at work (try to).   ( :  it helps!

UM, EWWWWW  ---  concentrate anything is yucky.  I, on a dare, drank a bunch of lemon juice concentrate.  I won, but it was not worth it. 

How are all the rest of you losers?   xoxox

hi all... hope you are feeling okay

Actually, I am sick as a dog, but I am happy.    Work is going well.    Home, not so much, but hey, who has it all? 
 

I feel pretty close: wonderful hubby who tells me he loves me (I'm gorgeous, etc about 10 times a day), a great job, healthy kids, my own good health...gosh, I sound like one of those sappy Christmas letters that I hate. If it bugs you, take heart in the fact that I had to go though 25 yrs of he$l to get here.

I got up on the late side to do my C25K routine but I went ahead and did it anyway. Despite that it's only 20 minutes (only 5 of it actually jogging) and 1.5 miles, it makes me feel good. I've been experimenting with the speed on the treadmill. I was afraid of falling off the first day , and kept it at 4 mph for the jogging, then I tried 4.5 and today 5.5. I don't think I'll go higher, at least for quite awhile. I always wear the safety clip though, I'm not very coordinated!