Hello, I'm looking for others trying to lose a lot of weight, to keep each other motivated threw our bad days and cheer us on on our great days! to keep each other going threw out the week by staying in touch. I want people who want to reach there goals! who's with me?!?!
Sarah~
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PENNY PENNY... we are all thinking positive healthy thoughts for you and your hubby today and tomorrow am....
JODI... It sure sounds like the hiking WAS resistance training.. full body at that... AND cardio... fabulous.. I remember when Golden Son was 3 months old... we went to Yosemite.. and hiked up a very crowded trail... then GS begins to cry... and I realize I have not packed a bottle... I pull over and pull out the old breast.. and hope that there is still enough in there... now wonder I was skinny then... man .. just ONE was all the work I could take....
MARTOON the Swoon... I too am thrilled that you are back... and remained the same size through the myriad of changes you have gone through...so proud of you... and I hate it when peeps just disappear... we are all doing this road together...
My report: I measured the old bod today... down a total of 10 inches in the 9 weeks I have done P90x doubles... and down 12 pounds from my highest weight back on May 19th... its been steadily down without rising since then... this is, without any question in my mind.... A MIRACLE! (that includes relentless watching of food, calories, nutrition, disciplined daily workouts and sharing constantly)... or as Jannid would say... a matter of the father p90x, the rocketh off the planeteth CC'ers, and the holieth journal... AMEN!!!!
Penny, just wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and your husband and praying for a successful surgery.
Hey Penny, its Tuesday, and I wanted you to know that you and your family are in my prayers today... thinking of you fondly... hoping it all turns out perfectly for your husband! All best.
Penny, do you have an update on your hubby? I hope all is going well!
Good news...all the hiking and swimming made up for the smores binge and like Martoon...I stayed at the same weight! I'm so excited!
I made a delicious lunch today...grilled salmon over a salad with pecans, goat cheese, cukes, etc. I swear it was like from a restaurant, the only down side is that now I don't have many cals left for dinner...I usually save most of my cals for dinner so tonight I'll have to eat lighter.
I had a good day today...still didn't manage to work in any exercise, but I ate well and the kids didn't drive me crazy! So I call that a successful day.
I hope everyone is having a good week. :) Jodi
Jodi... hope you and your family are doing okay..
Penny are you out there? My best wishes to you, dear...
I had a great calm week.. a performance this week.. 10th week of doubles P90x.. ony missed one workout (which I will makeup on SUnday).. down 10 plus inches.. and 12 plus pounds... feel stronger everyday..
Miss you guys... take it easy in the summer heat! xo Bonnie
Thanks for your well wishes Bonnie. My grandma passed away early this morning. I'm sad that I won't get to see her again (we had plans to visit her and the rest of the family in Illinois in a few weeks). I was going to fly out for the funeral, but my aunt wants us to keep our original plans and visit next month. She thinks seeing the 3 great-grandchildren will cheer up my grandpa.
I have to say, if I live to my mid-90s and am able to see my grown children, grown grandchildren and meet my great-grandchildren I'll be a happy lady. She and my grandpa had just celebrated their 70th anniversary in June. She lived a very long and loving life.
I've had a bit of an off day...not just because of Grandma, but I also just got my period. I'm hungry and nauseous at the same time...I've been snacking but not really eating. Plus it finally feels like summer in New England...upper 80's with 100% humitity....gross!
I hope everyone has a great weekend! get out and do something fun! Enjoy life!
So so sorry about your Nana, but also what a wonderful tribute to her that you wrote here... I would feel blessed t have a loving grandchild like You!
Rest, take it easy, you know the drill.... no unnecessary stress...
I too am feeling it WAY out... like 12-14 days from now... but I honestly cannot count on that... I have been spotting all month... new food, new workouts... adjustments will make themselves known.. I hope its as good as last month... try to eat stuff that is tsty but not fat riddled... that is what I am TRYING to do... but I got into the sugar cookies last night... ENJOYED them... went over on my calories... what the heck... today's another day...
You will feel better soon... xox(( ))
Jodi, sorry to hear about your grandma. Bonnie is right though, you wrote a beautiful tribute to her and she was obviously very loved.
Bonnie, sounds like you've had a busy week. And you are doing great with the weight loss - 12 pounds and 10 inches! Way to go!
I am hanging in here. Not losing any weight, but not really gaining, so that's good. Just stuck. I am going to have to get serious with the food, because I have been doing good on the exercise and that's obviously not enough. I was at 251.6 on Thursday. On Thursday, I rode my exercise bike for an hour - 20 miles, which might not be as fast as some, but I was huffing & puffing. Then that afternoon I walked 3 miles in 45 minutes (across my bridge) with some friends. It was 95 degrees here when we walked so I definitely worked up a sweat. This morning I weighed 252.2! I didn't eat that bad yesterday, so I'm not sure what accounts for that. Arrgghh! Very frustrating, but I am not going to let it get me down.
Hope you all have a nice and peaceful weekend.
Gracie
Hey Gracie, my experience with this is that my body held onto water when I first began to exercise regularly and heavily.... you see we are still these weird biological beings, very ancient, theswe bodies of ours, and they still think that we are running from dinosaurs or something when we actually start working out regularly... SO DON"T LET THE SCALE STOP YOU... BUT.... I have found that when I INCREASED MY WATER...(thereby telling my ancient body that I wasn't being chased by a raptor) ... it could start to let go of the survival mode... it TAKES A LOT OF WATER.... I down at least a quart for every hour I exercise, and a couple more than that during the day...in fact, the larger you are, the more water you need in this weather, in particular...
So, you see, your body is just trying to protect itself by holding onto weight and water... ...SO YOU HAVE TO STICK WITH IT EVDERYDAY and RETRAIN IT! ... It TAKES TIME and it TAKES PATIENCE.... but, I am proof that it CAN BE DONE!!!
Remember when I first came here in March-April? I couldn't-didn't lose ANYTHING for 8 weeks or more.... but I KEPT AT IT... and I DID NOT GIVE UP NO MATTER WHAT>...let's face it... 12 pounds... I am incredibly happy with that.... but most people would scoff at that... 4 -5 months... 12 pounds? YOU BET--I KICKED BUTT TO GET THAT! So I don't scoff, instead I bathe myself in the attitude of gratitude... being deeply grateful that I CAN ACTUALLY USE MY BODY TO DO THIS AMAZING EXERCISING.. and I AM well into my 50's.... Some people our size cannot walk!
Love you Gracie... kick butt... you can do it! I am with you!
Bonnie, thanks for the encourage words! I needed them, because it is so easy to get discouraged at this. And that is a great tip about the water. I think I drink a lot of water, but when I actually measure it, I realize I could (and should) be drinking a lot more.
And now as I am exercising, I am going to have a vision of a raptor chasing me. lol Maybe it'll make me go faster.
Have a great weekend!
Gracie
Haha...I love the "raptor" comment! Maybe if I picture running away from my kids I'll move a little faster! Seriously though, they are being great this summer I'm just mentally and physically exhausted. Having these little buggers around 24/7 for the past 3 weeks is starting to wear on my nerves. But Hubby and I went out on a date last night (sushi & harry potter movie) and had a nice time. Low key, but I think that's what I needed.
Yesterday we went to a local water park and the kids loved it. IT was the first time we'd gone this year. My 3 year old was hysterical. Hated the kiddie area but LOVED the big kid water slide...too funny. I'm sure I burned some calories tossing her around in the water but again, I haven't done any "purposeful exercise" since July 3rd.
Today I was hoping for a restful day, but I have a home visit (I go and check out homes and families to see if they are worthy of adopting/fostering rescued dogs) and then I'm filling in for a sick friend at her job (face painting at a birthday party).
I hope everyone has an enjoyable day!
HI all. Happy to report that we got home on sat. about 2pm. things have been pretty hectic trying to get the house set up for manuvering walker, placement potty chair, getting cpm machine delivered to work his leg 6 hrs a day etc. hence I am just now posting that we are home. he had the surgery tues at 7am. all went well. his progress to get out of hosp was slowed by the pain block they put in before surgery. It worked too well and he had no feeling from hip down on operated leg until thurs night. when they come in from pt on wed they tried to get him to wiggle foot, stand up etc. he could not, he told him he was completely numb. ( like jelly in other words). Instead of having someone on call from anestesia to work with the block or whatever, they turned it down some then left. ok. well still numb, later that eve. nurse calls needs to be turned down more. the ok, to turn down more, still numb. by this time hubby is aggitated at the anestesiologist. thank goodness I was there the whole time. the next morning. the surgeon orders block completely out, we wait all day, with partially numb leg. he tries to walk, but very unsteady, still numb. after I finally call the dr. at 3:30 pm they finally get the block out after surgeons chews their butts. they tell us, the thing was empty now anyway. well whatever, his leg is still numb. finally sometime in the night thurs he gets some feeling back. so friday was the first day he had any good pt. he should have come home thurs or fri. but because of the pain block it was yesterday. no worries though. things seem to be going along ok now. I stayed with him at the hosp the whole time. good thing too. It just goes smoother that way. I am glad that they had one of those fold out chair that folds out into twin bed. it was a better one than I had seen before. I took my thick sleeping bag and 2 pillows from home. didn't get alot of sleep the first three days. better thurs night and fri. thanks for all the good thoughts and the prayers. keep remembering us. the rehab is just beginning. He says it is much worse than he expected. I am glad I didn't tell him how bad it would be, he would have never done it. knee replacement is one of the most painful surgeries there is. he is being a trooper so far. and I am getting exercise just running after this and that for him. I am afraid I gained some weight at hosp. I ran out of carrots grapes etc the third day. most of the time they brought enough on hubbies plate for us to share. the food wasn't that bad, but not reallly healthy. didn't get much exercise either. will make up for that my hitting treadmill in high gear this week.........hugs to everyone. penny
dropping in to say hi. hope everyone is having a good week. hubby making a little progress everyday. was able to hold his own leg up by himself a few seconds today. will be glad when he gets to reg. rehab. I know they will push him a little harder. he is getting around good with walker, but feels it is slow. that little machine that bends your leg for you is a wonderful tool. He says he is not as tough as I am(or was during my back surgery recuperation), I think he is though.
Hey Penny, glad to hear hubby is on the mend. And you sound to be in good spirits despite all the mixups at the hospital.
Well, I haven't had the best few day. I've been eating out of control for about 5 days. I don't know if it's related to my grandmother passing, getting my period (I didn't binge once during PMS) or just because I've gotten off my exercise schedule. But the bottom line is I'm sick with myself. I know what I'm doing is wrong and I do it anyway. I tell myself I can just have one oreo but I know it's going to turn into 6 before I can even stop myself.
I think I have to regroup and restart by measuring everything again, exercising again, etc. Summertime's lack of schedule always seems to wreak havoc on my weight loss each year. The good news is there's only 3 weeks left, then we go on our trip (driving to illinois) and school starts Aug 31st! But I refuse to waste these last few weeks of summer and gain back the weight that I worked so hard to get off!
Good morning everyone!
Penny, sounds like quite the ordeal at the hospital, but glad to hear hubby is home and recuperating. You sound like a wonderful nurse. Hope things keep moving along and he gets in rehab and you are all soon dancing the night away again!
Jodi,sorry to hear you are down in the dumps. I think you could be right - a lot of it is related to your grandmother passing. You were very close and that has to be a huge emotional toll on you. Just be kind to yourself and you will get back where you need to be. You have worked very hard to get to "onderland" and you seem to have the right mindset to not let it slip away. Hugs!
I have finally gotten below 250 again (248.2) and have managed to hold steady there for 3 days, so hoping it's sticking. Now I just have to rev myself up to keep on going down.
Bonnie & Martoon, where are you guys? Bonnie is probably off doing something exciting and fun. Martoon is a young & handsome guy, so maybe I shouldn't ask. lol
Hope everyone has a great day.
Gracie
P.S.
Oreos should have stolen the Lay's Potato Chip slogan - no one can eat just one!
Original Post by jodiferjuniper:
Hey Penny, glad to hear hubby is on the mend. And you sound to be in good spirits despite all the mixups at the hospital.
Well, I haven't had the best few day. I've been eating out of control for about 5 days. I don't know if it's related to my grandmother passing, getting my period (I didn't binge once during PMS) or just because I've gotten off my exercise schedule. But the bottom line is I'm sick with myself. I know what I'm doing is wrong and I do it anyway. I tell myself I can just have one oreo but I know it's going to turn into 6 before I can even stop myself.
I think I have to regroup and restart by measuring everything again, exercising again, etc. Summertime's lack of schedule always seems to wreak havoc on my weight loss each year. The good news is there's only 3 weeks left, then we go on our trip (driving to illinois) and school starts Aug 31st! But I refuse to waste these last few weeks of summer and gain back the weight that I worked so hard to get off!
Hey Jodi... the main thing is not to let that horrible perfectionism run rampant.. that's the character trait that makes us harder on ourselves AFTER we have made a mistake than when we were making it.... I have the WORST time with perfectionism than anything else...
I agree with Gracie.. that it seems to be emotional...but I also have the thing where I am "perfect" during PMS, then I "reward" myself when I flow... not good.. that's the set up for perfectionist eating... pretty close to emotional eating, I think....
Damnable oreos... what is it with us and COOKIES... like Gracie said, it is nigh unto impossible to eat just one....
But we are here... all you have to do is ASK FOR HELP when you are IN IT.....that's a GREAT FIRST step away from the shame.. and it also helps one to get back on the horse... I did it yesterday in order to not bonk on my final two weeks of doubles P90x.. I don't want to wreck all the work I have done in 11 weeks.... so I wrote for help... that alone got me to workout....
I absolutely don't know what it feels like to have been with this thing, this changing of ones food life, for as long as you .... I don't pretend to know... but I am definitely one of those whose goal it is to hang in there until I reach the goal of automaticlaly eating for health, and being fit again... heck, I would settle for just not having the label "obese"... I HATE THAT WORD!
Yes, Gracie, I have been touring the show a lot.. but other than that am pretty low key... I have the camp to teach first week in August.. and am trying to nail down the travel plans to Europe... making some progress, but not enough...
Love you guys.. just keep coming back! xo Bonnie
Thanks for the pick me up ladies. I do feel much better just getting it off my chest. And you're 100% right Bonnie, I'm a perfectionist and I punish myself with more punishment when I'm not perfect.
I'm feeling a lot better today emotionally. But of course, when it rains it pours. yesterday was grandma's funeral, my 5 year old woke up vomitting at 2am and then my 3 year old wet the bed and was up from 3 to 6am.
So, I blew up the air mattress, but it in front of the tv and now we're all just chillin in our pjs taking a break. I may not make it on the treadmill today but definitely soon!
Good morning!
Hope everyone is hanging in there and having a great weekend. Went out with my daughter and her best friend Friday night for a girls night out. It was a lot of fun. Plus I was pleased they didn't mind hanging out with an old lady. :) Then, I was a total slug on Saturday. Didn't exercise at all. Didn't eat that bad, but barely moved off the couch. Today is cloudy, but I did manage to get up and walk 3 miles early this morning. Now, I just want to curl up with a good book and hope for rain.
Bonnie, hope you're having a great time touring your show and getting ready for Europe. I also agree with you, I hate the word "obese." I can't wait until I'm just "overweight." lol Like you say -- just keep coming back!
Jodi, sounds like you are a great mom who knows how to handle any fiasco and turn it into a positive -- air matress in front of the tv, chillin in your pjs makes for great memories.
Take care everyone and be as kind to yourself as you would be to others.
Gracie
WHen I get angry or frustrated I just want to eat. And my car trouble had me ready to stuff my face with anything and everything in my path...now the rental is in need of repairs, and my car is still in the shop from when we were hit on 7/3. ANyway long story short instead of munching on chips or something I chain-chewed gum today. I think I must have munched the crud out of 20 pieces! And I actually feel better! It's crazy to finally figure out that there is an actual psychological response to my mood when I chew. With each new piece of gum I felt a little better. And I was chewing fiercely.
Gracie, glad to hear you had fun out with the girls. I'm in sore need of a girls night out. As good as I may be with the kids, I'm really jonesing for some adult mommy time!
Hope everyone has a wonderful monday! Stay Strong!
Jodi I keep packs and packs of extra sugar free gum.. all flavors for when I get like this. I buy them when the local HEB has them on sale for 99c for the big pack.. I will buy 10 or more at the time. I especially like the berry and fruit flavors. they sure help when I know I have no more calories left and feel like I am going to climb a wall. chewing gum also helps to tone up the muscles in the face and neck...( or at least it has with me). sorry to hear about all the car problems. we recently went through that when hubby was hit on his way to work.HELLO TO EVERYONE. talk to you all later........ penny
