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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jul 01 2011 11:29 (UTC) |
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CSW: 147 CGW: 137 Revised GW: under 150
Oh well. After that scary time in the 150s I said I'd be happy if I ended the challenge in the 140s so I can't whine too much. Yay, we all made it! I think the new group sounds like a great idea. I'd like to join, but I probably won't join in any new challenges right away. We're going back to England at the end of the month for my SIL's wedding and then are spending a week or so in France. I want to try to maintain my weight during that time by being smart about what I put in my mouth but I don't necessarily want to count calories, weigh in, etc etc during that time. Especially because I miss the hell out of fish and chips and I want to try the wine in France. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 26 2011 15:09 (UTC) |
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Nice one foxriver! That is certainly a good motivational kick. You look gorgeous! Anyway, my stats: CSW: 147 CGW: 137
Well... at least I know I can maintain lol! Oh dear. I'll be perfectly honest. I have not been working out as much as I should. My body has been so stupidly sore since the show earlier this month, and I know that if I started working out and just forcing myself to do it then I'd get over the soreness and be good. I just haven't been forcing myself. This week I did try out a new yoga DVD that I've had for a few weeks (was leery of trying it at first b/c there's a creepy looking, new-agey permed guy in tights/leggings on the cover lol) and it's FANTASTIC! But still, while yoga has been good for my stress and flexibility, it's not exactly a calorie buster. A weird thing- lately my stomach has been hurting a lot. And it's worse after I eat anything. I've had the problem for most of this month and it's something entirely new to me. I'm really not sure what it is. I'm thinking about going to the doctor, but I know from past experience that there's really nothing they'll be able to do for me. I stayed home from work a few days this month because I felt like I might throw up, but I've not actually thrown up (yet). Anyone ever have this before? |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 21 2011 11:39 (UTC) |
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Oh gosh, I completely forgot to weigh myself this weekend! I'm sorry. My husband and I were renovating our bathroom and then I hosted a large-ish family/fathers day dinner on Sunday, and the challenge totally slipped my mind! On one hand, it is rather nice that life was moving along for a few days without me obsessing about my weight (for once), but on the other hand, right towards the end of a weight loss challenge really isn't the best time to have that breakthrough. Can I just check in and keep my weight the same as last week? Or, I can weigh myself when I get home from work tonight and log it... whatever is preferable. My bathroom is starting to look amazing, so I'm a little too excited to feel overly guilty about missing a weigh-in. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 16 2011 12:01 (UTC) |
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Don't worry grace, just get back on the wagon asap. Incidentally, it was my birthday this week as well and I did pretty much the same thing as you. It's just a little blip, don't sweat it too much. Heck, I probably did worse than you. In celebration of my birthday + all this free time I have, I wanted to cook a dish called Chicken au Champagne. I bought a pricey bottle of Moet & Chandon, used half a cup for the chicken, and of course I couldn't let the rest go to waste so... well, you know... As for the 2 lbs, we know that's not real weight. You said you had champagne, and I don't know about you, but alcohol REALLY makes me retain water (it is dehydrating after all). Plus, if the mexican food came from a restaurant, you can bet it was loaded with sodium. To be honest, I wouldn't have been surprised to see more than a 2 lb weight gain from all the water retention; so maybe you didn't overindulge as much as you fear. I don't know how well the strawberry cake would freeze, but if you think it would freeze well, maybe slice it up and freeze each slice individually. That way you don't waste the cake, but you don't have to have it around constantly tempting you (*edit: I mean, for next time the cake is made). Just keep on keepin' on. Don't beat yourself up. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 12 2011 15:58 (UTC) |
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CSW: 147 CGW: 137
Wooo! Not sure what's going on with my body, but I like it. Speaking of bodies, I think I need a new one. The dance recital went fairly well, but oh dear GOD I am sore today. It was interesting trying to get out of bed. It took almost 10 minutes, and I had to have my husband kinda shove me along LOL! Note to self: If you are coming up to 28, do not try to dance like you did when you were 18. Well, I'm going to take this week to recover like you guys wisely suggested (and do I ever need the rest!), so I'll start running the C25k routinely next week and post my progress here. I'm looking forward to having the summer off from dancing; the best thing about it will be making dinner in the evenings. I've been getting so much lovely produce from the farm, and I'm really excited to start preparing and sitting down to proper meals made from it. Congrats to all my fellow challengers this week! You're all doing GREAT- especially tina, whichwayup, cole346, and satyrswoman. Way to go you guys! Looking at your last weigh-ins has inspired me! |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 10 2011 11:44 (UTC) |
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Congrats on breaking into the 120s havencounts! I am soooo jealous! On another note, tonight is the dress rehearsal for my dance show, and tomorrow is the actual show. Eeeeeshk! I have been at the theater rehearsing my butt off from 6 - 10 the past 4 nights and it's really starting to catch up with me. I'm going to sleep in tomorrow and take it easy all afternoon; hopefully this will help me bring some energy and stamina to the show. I'm in 7 dances, and that's basically half of the show since the school is so small. My body's reaction to all this rehearsal confirms that I made the right decision to quit dance after tomorrow. Obviously, I'm getting too old for this crap! *giggle* I'm kinda thinking about joining the Summer C25k challenge in the Fitness forum, but I may give it a miss because it starts on Monday and I'm probably going to want to take it easy next week. God knows how long it will take me to recover from the show, and I don't want to start something too early and burn out. But because of the structure of the C25k program, I don't want to join the challenge and be a week behind everyone else. I was thinking that an alternative would be to just look in on the thread from time to time for some motivation/tips, and report my progress here, like I do with everything else. I don't know, any thoughts? Should I just suck it up and commit myself to the thread/program right away, or would it be best to choose option B? Happy Friday everyone! |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 09 2011 11:56 (UTC) |
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cdenali- I agree with everyone's comments on the weird fluctuations. We all get them and they suck, but it's important to not stress too much over them. Even if you're doing everything right, sometimes your body just decides to act goofy for no apparent reason. I'm having weird fluctuations as well. I got a little freaked out when my scale suddenly told me I was 153 after holding steady at 147 for a few weeks. Even a new scale kept me in the 150s. Funny thing is, last night (after two weeks of moping around because I had gained so much weight), my scale showed me back at 147.5. Crazy stuff man, crazy stuff. So, the moral is, don't get too discouraged by the scale, and don't be surprised if you suddenly weigh in at your normal weight or lower in a few weeks. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 07 2011 11:38 (UTC) |
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I didn't notice the Halfway Mini challenge until this morning (how'd I miss that?). I'm definitely in for #1. I have a big 2.2 liter bottle at my desk that I fill up every morning and force myself to drink by the end of the work day. Yesterday, funnily enough, I'd drank it all by lunch so I had to get some more water for the afternoon. I hope I can keep that up all this week- I have training the next three afternoons, so I will need to make sure I finish it all in the morning. I already always take the stairs and park farthest away from the store, etc. so I just won't change anything there. :-) And I will TRY to have accurate portions, but I'm eating on the run a lot this week so that one's up in the air. I do weigh all my food that I bring in for work so I know that's at least accurate. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 06 2011 11:50 (UTC) |
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I just realized that my readjusted goal of "as much weight as I can hope to lose" isn't a very good goal for a weight loss challenge. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 05 2011 15:33 (UTC) |
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CSW: 147 CGW: 137
Well, got my new scale, and apparently this is my accurate weight. Oh well, it is what it is. I'm guess my old scale just froze up for a few weeks? I have no idea. Anyway, I'm pretty sure that I'm not going to meet my challenge goal, but I'll stay in the challenge and keep working towards any weight loss I can get! I did have a small triumph this week though- I've been trying to follow the Couch to 5k program on my elliptical (a little embarassed to run outside and I don't have a treadmill). Anyway, my sister just started it as well. She lives about 45 minutes away from me, and she has a lovely little park to run in. So I went down to visit her yesterday and we ran through the park together. I was pleasantly surprised to find that it wasn't too much of a struggle to complete a run, and I think I feel confident enough to run outside now. So, that's something I'm going to attempt to keep up this summer. I'm all worked up at the moment because this coming Saturday is my end-of-year dance show; this week is going to be freaking insane with picture day tomorrow and rehearsals all week long. I'm not really around a whole lot, but I'll be even more scarce than usual this week. I should still be able to weigh in next Sunday though. I've also made the hard decision to not dance next year. The studio I dance at is a 40 minute drive away, and I find myself constantly rushing home from work, leaving right away for class, and arriving home late several nights a week. The rest of my week and weekend are spent trying to accomplish all the errands that I didn't accomplish in the 15 hours a week I spend dancing. I think it will be good for me to take a year off and take the time to prepare decent meals, work in the yard, etc. Dancing is good exercise, but I think the hectic lifestyle that goes along with it (including less sleep, eating on the run, etc) cancels out any benefit I'm getting from it. I was thinking about it, and I realized that I went from 195 to 154 in the two years between joining CalorieCount and starting dance. Once I started dancing, I have not really lost any weight. I've fluctuated around the 150's for two years now, and I think it's safe to say that dancing is not enough for weight loss. I think perhaps dropping dance and filling that time with different exercise might be more beneficial. Plus, dance is a really expensive hobby and I don't think I can afford it anymore. I'd rather spend that money on some gym equipment for my basement and start weight training. So, that's where I'm at right now. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 01 2011 11:34 (UTC) |
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Oh, and I discovered a potential culprit for my sudden weight gain. I've been obsessed with frozen lattes from Sheetz. I figured they couldn't be too much of a calorie bomb, what with the skim milk and sugar-free syrup, so I was working the ingredients into my daily calories and going about my business. Well, Stupid here thought that the 'frozen' part of the latte was blended ice; turns out they're made with ice cream. So, I've been essentially having a coffee-flavored milkshake most days. I don't think they've been bad enough to account for a gain of 6 lbs, but it's still something to consider. Minus one for Sheetz. I'm still mad at my scale though. It could have alerted me to this gain gradually over the weeks, instead of sticking at the same weight and then dropping the bomb on me all at once. Anyway, now that that little tidbit of knowledge has been dropped on me, I know what I have to do. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | Jun 01 2011 11:28 (UTC) |
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Tina, did the therapist say you could never do high impact again, or just for now? I have a similar problem with my back (disk degeneration, according to my doctor my L4 and L5 are trying to fuse together) and I did have to quit dancing and other vigorous activities for awhile. It was at the point where I couldn't even stroll around the mall and shop for 15 minutes without pain. I did my PT and went to a chiropractor and took it easy for a few years (very easy actually, which is how I gained over 60 lbs, haha), and now I'm back to dancing again and doing everything I used to do. I am younger, so that may have something to do with it, but perhaps eventually you'll be able to get back to the exercises you enjoy. My disk degeneration is just that- degeneration. It's never going to get better and the disks aren't going to regenerate, and it sounds like your condition is similar. But I learned to take care of it and keep it from progressing. Maybe you'll be able to do that too? I hope so! |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | May 31 2011 19:06 (UTC) |
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Yeah, I agree it's probably the scale. I'll get a new one this weekend. My biggest fear is stepping on a new one and finding out my old scale has been lying to me, and that I've never been in the 140s and have still been in the 150s all this time. But, I'll get over that. May end up having to change my goal weight, if that's the case though. I'm definitely going to start taking measurements in addition to weighing (maybe not to post during this challenge, but eventually). To heck with this scale/water retention BS. Congrats to everyone who is losing! You guys are inspiring! |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | May 31 2011 11:27 (UTC) |
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CSW: 147 CGW: 137
What the CRAP???? I think I need to start weighing myself every day again, instead of just once a week for the challenge. Just to keep track of things like this. I don't think it's possible to have gained that much weight in one week, and I was actually really good this week and weekend (i.e. there were no enormous binges or holiday overeating that would have caused a spike like this); so I'm a little concerned that I've been gaining all along, but that my scale has just been broken or something and not showing it. Stupid 150s... I am NOT happy to see you again. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | May 27 2011 15:22 (UTC) |
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Congratulations tamisa!!! I'll keep my fingers crossed that it's not a false positive. |
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| Motivation | Self Sabotage | May 27 2011 13:23 (UTC) |
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YES! This is exactly what I was trying to say in my post (thanks for providing the right words happygirl!). It's scary! |
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| Motivation | Self Sabotage | May 27 2011 12:09 (UTC) |
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The concept of being "afraid" to meet goals and be at a normal weight is something I've been tenatively exploring myself, so unfortunately I don't have any advice for you. But I do think you've hit the nail on the head with this post. So many of us want to be thin and we fantasize about how great things would be if we were; then, when it starts to happen, it turns out we're totally unprepared for the reality of it. I think that deep down, a lot of us have unconciously decided that we "need" to be overweight for one reason or another. For me, I think it's because needing to lose weight is something I can constantly focus on (complain about really, haha), and if I didn't have that, I'd have to face up to all my other shortcomings. That seems like so much to tackle. So, as soon as I start losing some weight and start realizing that life's not going to be perfect when I'm thin, I resort back to old habits. I've heard of others who use their fat as a shield to keep others away from them, or as an excuse not to put themselves out there/take risks because they're afraid of failure. So they hide away and blame being fat. It's easier to work on weight loss than to face up to failure for a lot of people, I think. I think recognizing the behavior is an important milestone, so you should be commended for being so smart. :) And once you do discover why you're sabotaging yourself, you'll be able to find ways to overcome it and I think you'll be that much more likely to make the lifestyle changes needed for keeping it off. Ahhh, so much more I want to say about this, but they're nebulous thoughts floating around in my head. I can't seem to find the right words. |
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| The Lounge | Does anyone watch Supernatural? | May 26 2011 11:38 (UTC) |
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Yes! I loooove Supernatural! I could go on for pages about it, but I'll try to be a considerate little fangirl and rein it in to just a few excited babblings. I agree with you both on Heart and Wishful thinking; they are two episodes that I can watch over and over again and never get sick of them. Another such episode is Changing Channels in S5. If you haven't seen that one, you MUST. It features the Trickster (don't know if you've met him in any episodes yet), but every episode he's in is hilarious, and this one is, IMO, the best of them. If you're into the whole Apocalypse/angels/demons theme, you might also like the episode Hammer of the Gods in S5, which features gods from all different religions conspiring against Michael and Lucifer to stave off the Apocalypse. I really like the chemistry between all the characters, not just Sam and Dean. If you ever get a chance to watch the gag reels, you can definitely see how much fun everyone has on the set, and I think that contributes to how great the show is. Bobby and Castiel get a pretty good rapport going in S6. There's an amazing episode called Frontierville that was just on a few weeks ago, and they have some great banter going on. The Frontierville episode features Samuel Colt, and I've heard that they may be trying to make a spinoff of Supernatural- it would be about Samuel Colt as a hunter back in the old west. That's something I'd definitely check out if it happens. I hear they've decided to make a season 7 as well. One thing I don't like about the more recent seasons is that the Impala is featured less and less. I'm not one for muscle cars, but I love that car, and I thought it fit the theme of the show very well. Oh, and vyperman, you will love the episode where they have to play their characters. I almost peed my pants. |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | May 23 2011 01:56 (UTC) |
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CSW: 147 CGW: 137
Well, I can't say I'm surprised. I'm just glad the number isn't higher. I keep reminding myself that it was a few weeks into the last challenge before I started seeing results, so hopefully they'll eventually come with this challenge. I did really well with my water intake this week but the exercise left something to be desired. I had my usual three evenings of dance class, and I took the stairs as usual at work, but nothing apart from that. I need to start waking up earlier in the mornings to work out, because I've learned that there's just no way I'll do it when I get home in the evenings. Unfortunately, we've had non-stop rain the last few weeks and I just can't drag myself out of bed with the pitter-pattering lulling me back to sleep. Must.fix.that. I was disappointed to learn that our farm share is being delivered a week late- the crops weren't ready yet, due to the crap weather. So, we didn't get anything this past week, but it should be there on Wednesday. Looking forward to it! |
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| Motivation | LOSE IT for Independence Day ! **Challenge Ended** | May 15 2011 14:32 (UTC) |
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Checking in, but not weighing in due to a disaster of a week (from a weight loss point of view): CSW: 147 CGW: 137
I'm determined to make up for this week. I only have a month until my show so I need to get my butt in gear. Lots of water and exercise are in my plans. Ooooo, I'm also totally pysched because this week we start getting our share from a local farm! I've never bought produce this way, and I'm excited to play around and experiment with whatever veggies we get. Surely if I'm too busy eating veggies there won't be enough room in my stomach for unhealthier things, right? |
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My ultimate goal is 125 and I cannot WAIT for the far-off day when I see the 120s. Good for you! 
So, I'm going to aim for 147 and try to ignore the fact that it's the same weight that I *thought* I started the challenge at. But, all told, I'll be happy if my last weigh-in is anywhere in the 140's. I wants to be a 140's girl again.
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