WOMEN OVER 40 WEEKLY CHALLENGE

Ok, ladies from the women over 40's posting group, here's where we'll start. Everybody put your starting weight, how much water you drink on average per day, and how many minutes and or days per week you exercise and what that exercise is.

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Then starting Tuesday June 26, post your weight (if you weigh daily, if not just state what day you weigh yourself), how much water you drank for Monday....and your minutes of exercise. BUT>>>>> keep track of it too...b/c on Monday I want you to also post a total for the week. The daily posts will tell the rest of us how much harder we have to work to beat each other, which will help motivate us!!!

(See Anybody wanna have a Women Over 40 group post to see what this is about) Link: http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/communi ty/forums.php?topic=41313&rewind=last& ;count=18#last

WE DESERVE TO BE SKINNY!!!

Bonna

I'm missing something. I was up two MORE pounds on Monday morning. That's six pounds total over a week. Heck, I wanted to loose 8 to 10 pounds! My best explaination is that I was dehydrated last monday and retaining water like crazy this week. I haven't thrown in the towel but it's very discouraging that I seemed to be doing better when I wasn't paying attention. I can't even give myself the 'I've probably gained muscle talk' because my pants are feeling a little tighter. I guess I'm just going to watch closer (not sure that's possible) and keep going. I'm very confused.

I'm back to 136 as of yesterday. It was challenging to get through the weekend without 'falling off the wagon' after such a dismal last week. I drank an insane amount of water and things seem to be turning around.

At least now the slope on my progess graph is headed DOWN again!

I'm back to the gym this week. I think without this sight and the inspiration you all give me, I'd have just given up...again. THANK YOU!

Weight today 132.6

Whatever!

What a twisty road this is. (edit: accidently posted prematurely) My weight chart looks like the alps. The green line is around 135 and that's probably about right. I just need to keep counting...and praying.

Chris,

 Yep it is a twisty road indeed. Yesterday I could barely see my ankles and my rings were so tight. Today my rings are loose. I did nothing different at all!

Bonna

wt today 134.4

Another Monday, another beginning. I'm actually looking forward to eating and living well this week. My goals are: 1. to keep sipping water at my desk every day, and 2. to add two more fiber & protein rich recipes to my repertoire (ideally that the boys will go for too!)  I'd be happy to receive suggestions for the second goal!

Hi Girls, what's the challenge?  I want in!  Are we still just logging in exercise, water and um, I forget.  ...?  I cannot face the scale just yet, I need to work up to that.  I'll crumble and fall if I see an ugly number.  I tried to keep up with water at least while I was gone for 5 weeks.  It was hard.  And since getting back home I haven't done that well.  But now that I can come to this thread and see what you all are up to, it will be the inspiration that I need.  gravitationally challenged, Nancy

Hi Ladies,

I just found this... can I join too? 

I think this will really help motivate me to get my butt in gear and do what I need to do.

So, we need to weigh in on Monday, log in our exercise and water for the day? Anything else?

Adee 

 

I would like to join also.

Hi girls!  Welcome Adee and mbeek!  I haven't even had time to answer e-mails for the last two weeks (how rude, right?) so I'm not posting nearly as much as I want to.  But I'm thinking about our threads and trying to eat better this week.  In fact, I'm so fed up from the previous weeks that I'm getting off that damn pot!  ...and doing something about it.  So, I'm trying to drink - I think yesterday I was up to 2 liters, but that includes green tea.  I migrated with the dog.  And finally, i put the kabosh (sp?) on eating like a giant trashcan.  But I don't have the nerve to get on the scale until, maybe, next week.  I'm not that strong enough. 

I'm shooting for strength, health, stamina, fitness and general well-being. 

Yesterday I didn't drink a drop of wine and I didn't even miss it.

Stay strong!  Nancy

Starting Weight 160 I drink 80 ozs of water per day on average I power walk 45 minutes in the morning and 55 minutes in the evening

Starting weight 183.5. I usually have a hard time doing my walking after PT, but I am going to do it tonight.

I typically drink at least 72 oz a day, mostly iced tea (sometimes green tea) or crystal light.

 

Two days of healthy eating for me, and exercise to boot.  What did it?  A photo my partner took of me on Saturday night when we had friends over for dinner.  I didn't know I looked that bad, why don't people TELL ME?!!  I was eating and drinking with gay carefree abandon "to be polite", you know, so our guests would feel comfortable about helping themselves etc.  I kept offering different wines and pouring for myself so they wouldn't be drinking "alone"... How many excuses can I round up, let me count the ways.  Er, maybe I should be typing this into my neglected Journal?  But I just wanted to tell you gals that your messages help me work through my dieting demons, so, thank you!  Nancy

Hang in there ladies, as you probably know in your head, to do this right takes time. It's difficult to be patient where the scale is concerned so we just have to try and be happy about the good we KNOW we're doing for our bodies by eating well and exercising.

I didn't get on the scale this morning because I was too angry at myself already for not getting up to go to the gym. Argh! I was having a REALLY bad dream at the time, to boot.

I just entered the rest of my foraging from last night and came in 4 calories under my goal for the day so that's good anyway.

I guess MY challenge for the day is to keep it together and not turn to food to sooth the unsettled feeling I have. Beside waking in a foul mood (it REALLY REALLY was a bad dream), and missing the gym, I have a load of homework as well as a quiz to study for in my class tomorrow evening. I usually visit my 83 year old mother on Wed. evenings but I just don't think I can make it tonight...so throw some guilt on the fire too.

I guess I'll go drown my sorrows in a bottle of water!

Hi Ladies!

Chris I understand the guilt about Moms.  My Mom is 91 and I go see her every Saturday.  If I don't I must go see her during the week to make it up.  I have not posted in a while since I am having a hard time being consistent with exercising and the entering my daily calorie intake.  It shows since I gained back 2 lbs.  I hope to be back on track today and actually yesterday I worked out at the gym for an hour.  Every day seems harder, but I am trying to keep myself going.  Each day is a new one right?  It really helps to read everyone posts daily to keep my motovation going.  Thank you to you all.  To those of you who are losing CONGRAULATIONS!

I plan to up my water to 72oz today and I am doing weight training today.  Must keep it up!  Have a great day!        ;       &n bsp;  Nicole

I just updated my log from last night as well. After PT I didn't do my walking. (Bad girl). We went out for dinner. I thought I was being good. We went to a salad bar. OMG, I was sooo full. I guess there is too much of a good thing.  LOL But I keep telling myself, at least it wasn't fried foods, or something not good for me.

I didn't get on the scale this morning, still felt full from last night.

I have definitely been more active today. I've had to run from the 3rd floor to the lobby 4 times to escort people into the building for a meeting. I'm pooped.  LOL

Have a good day everyone!

 

 

Hi gang, thanks Chris for the good word, we are doing good for our bodies by eating well and exercising.  It's hard to remember the obvious because the scale seems to really muscle in, take over and start bossing around our better judgement.

My week: 2 hours each day, migrating with the dog Mon., Tue., Wed. & Thurs.  It's Friday and raining outside, so just a few minutes.  I tried to get the dog on the treadmill like Cesar Millan says, but he wasn't buying it.

Water intake: more like tea, and green tea, but yes, there was some water in there somewhere.

The scale: got on but I don't think it's an accurate reflection of my fat to lean tissue ratio, I beg to differ!

Have a good weekend, ladies, let's make it healthy!  Nancy

My biggest challenge comes every week: THE WEEKEND.

How I behave over the weekend really puts a tone on the following week. I think I have it deep in my psyche that good times and food are linked. I don't want to turn it all into a drag so I need to try and plan ahead and compensate. I hope that making concious decisions about 'treats' and using portion contol wisely will keep me from really over doing it.  I think I'm finally at the point where portion control isn't such a constant struggle. Let the weekend begin...

Here's to the weekend!!! Good luck everybody!

Hi group!  What did you do for yourself this weekend?  How well did you eat and drink and use your bodies?  On Saturday I ate until the point of physical pain, but it was easily digestible food and so I was still able to dance the night away later on.  But now I have a cold.  hatchoo!  And have cut down on the dog walks in the AM, we're out migrating for one hour, yesterday and today. 

I seem to have ceased to drink water in the morning.  It's been just tea, tea and more tea.  At least it's a cancer-fighter, right?  Nancy

I think I did 'ok' over the weekend. I tried to make sure that anything I ate, I really wanted. We went out to dinner at Ruby Tuesdays Saturday night and I ate half of my turkey burger to save room for desert. We split some kind of chocolate cake & ice cream deal. Unfortunately it really wasn't all that good. Dry cake--obviously frozen previously. (Didn't stop me from eating it though!!!) We bought a very small but decadent cake at Sam's Club last night and a little piece fixed my craving. Since it's small I know our 16 & 22 yr old boys will eliminate it before I can do any more damage.

I think I was up a pound yesterday but I haven't been drinking water as usual so I'm going to drink at least a quart at work today and weigh in tomorrow. I made it to the gym yesterday so if I can just make it Wed. and Fri. that will be a 30% increase over last week!

Good morning all!

I was up a pound at my last weigh in. Hopefully I will loose the pound I gained last week by the time I weigh in this week. I am using calorie-count with weight watchers. I am exercising and drinking my water. I changed my exercise routine this week and I think it's helping.

Hope everyone have a great week!