Anyone up for a challenge?

[PoohsPal]

I was thinking for a no-gain for the holidays challenge. Weigh in this weekend and then take a final on January 1. You don't have to tell anyone your weight, but record it so you'll know.

I know it's not a loss, but not gaining over the holidays will be a big victory for me and help me start the year with intentions of losing.

Anyone game?

[lllovell]

I am game! I will even find something DVC related on my trip as a small "prize" fo the person who stays closest to their beginning weight - or *GASP* loses over the holidays!!!

You had me worried for a bit though - if I had to tell my weight, I would scare people :hammer: hehe

Laura

[chimera]

I'll play, but I'll have to use today's weight since I won't be near a scale the next two days.

And I don't mind saying I weighed 163 this morning...14 lbs less than this time last year. :)

This is going to make our taper a LOT more interesting, eh Carrie? :holymoly:

[PoohsPal]

Let's hope our appetites taper with our exercise!!!

14 pounds this year with all this training? That's awesome!!!!

[withdisneyspirit]

I'm game too, I was hoping someone would post a challenge:beaniepro That is a really good one, Carrie!

You've got guts, Mel! I just cannot post my weight on the internet especially now that DH and kids know just how to look up the exercise forum:faint:

I will use the weight I was on Wednesday since I only weigh on that day each week:) It sure would be better for me if I could do my regular weigh-in on Jan 4 though. Weighing on the weekend is not good for my sanity:hammer:

[PoohsPal]

January 1 just seemed like a good cutoff. I don't see any problem with using your January 4 weigh in.

lol about your family knowing Lisa! I don't think I'd want dh to know. I may be close to him at the moment. :eek:

[jnrrt]

Well, frankly, I never thought I'd even come to this forum, but I just made this goal for myself last week (ah, let's be honest. I'd like to lose 5 pounds too) so I'm in.

Keep me accountable, people!

[Rozzie]

count me IN! Excellent idea PoohsPal!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

[withdisneyspirit]

How should we report by the week? Should we whine and complain if we're up a pound, put up the rockband smilie if we're holding steady and do an all out woo-hoo dance if we lose a pound?

jnrrt :Pokepoke: caused this silliness; I was trying to think how to make her stay accountable, lol:beaniepro

[jnrrt]

I think I'd like to see a woohoo dance!

[DSNY FN]

I am in I am hoping to lose but ya it will be a big victory to even just stay the same and not gain any LOL.

[Rozzie]

okay, my weigh in is going to be intresting! I ate a 1/2 bag of cape cod potato chips for bkfast. I really need to go grocery shopping. :hammer:

[jnrrt]

But Rozzie, just think of the advantage you gave yourself!

You just need to make sure you don't do that on the LAST day.

[cobbler]

I am so in!!! I will weigh myself tomorrow morning and write it down on my calendar.

[withdisneyspirit]

It is amazing what a challenge will do to your thinking! I already didn't have more cereal this morning and then, when I felt guilty about the icecream I ate, I got on my treadmill and burned 300 cals. Since I did not get to work out this am, I'm really not fanatical yet;)

[chimera]

Note to self...never join a weight challenge the day you're leaving for a weekend at WDW :mickeybar
I haven't been near a scale for 2 days, but I think tomorrow could be ugly.:crymeariv

[cobbler]

Ok, I weighed myself this morning and won't get on the scale again until next week Sunday. I will report that I am 127. :( Right back to where I started almost 3 years ago when I started my lifetime of fitness.

[PoohsPal]

Well, I weighed in thsi morning at a weight better than I've seen in a couple months. So, if I can stay here until January 1, I'll be on top of the world.

Please - Let us know how you're doing at least weekly. Let's hope some of us actually lose. I just know that if I set my goals too high, I'll give up. Stayign even through the holidays will please me and help me start the New Year right.

Have a great week everyone!!!!

[tjkraz]

I'd love to be able to play but I'm having surgery to repair a hernia next week. Not much exercise here for the last month, and I'm guessing there won't be any for a few weeks afterward either.

Hopefully I'll be cleared to resume normal activity by mid-January. I can guarantee I will be looking to drop about 15-20 pounds before the end of February. I'm sure I'll need your help then. :)

[jnrrt]

Oh, good luck, Tim. Surgery is no fun, and I hope it goes really well, and you're better very quickly.

If you have to take it easy though, this is the season to do it! Enjoy the silver lining - I'd love to have a good excuse to rest.

[PoohsPal]

Tim - Please take it easy!! Your stomach will be weak after the surgery adn you really don't want the complications you could have from not following doctor's orders. My FIL had 3 to 4 surgeries because he did not do as he was told. Trust me, your family will feel better picking up your slack than if they worried because you could possibly re-injure yourself!

We'll see you after teh fierts of teh year when you are looking to get in shape for your trip!

Good luck with you surgery!

[DSNY FN]

Ok well weigh in I am sitting at 228 so nothing gained nothing lost yet LOL.

[withdisneyspirit]

I'd love to be able to play but I'm having surgery to repair a hernia next week. Not much exercise here for the last month, and I'm guessing there won't be any for a few weeks afterward either.

Hopefully I'll be cleared to resume normal activity by mid-January. I can guarantee I will be looking to drop about 15-20 pounds before the end of February. I'm sure I'll need your help then. :)

Take good care of yourself, Tim:flowerfor :goodvibes

[jnrrt]

Okay, I've officially lost 2 pounds. I think my goal in this here challenge (pardners) is to lose the 5 pounds now while the food is still not so tempting, then gain it back over the holiday which has me keeping this challenge at least, and then beating myself up for being weak in the New Year. What do you think?

[withdisneyspirit]

Okay, I've officially lost 2 pounds. I think my goal in this here challenge (pardners) is to lose the 5 pounds now while the food is still not so tempting, then gain it back over the holiday which has me keeping this challenge at least, and then beating myself up for being weak in the New Year. What do you think?

Yes, I think you have a very good plan:beaniepro It is not working as well for me since I have already made three batches of Christmas candy (English toffee)! It is very hard not to eat it while I am cracking it to put into Christmas tins! When I weighed today, I was up a half pound:boohoohoo I think I might weigh again Friday in hopes that half pound will go away...

[jnrrt]

Now see, we should all be making an album, not gifts. What are you doing making Christmas gifts, anyway? You've still got well over two weeks! Jeesh! When I'm working, I totally forget to eat. On Tuesday, we were there for 12 hours, and I ate an apple and a mug of tea. So my fear is that I'll finish this album, and then come home to pretty much the best (and worst food for you) of the year, and kind of go insane. But I'm not usually too insane, so maybe it'll work out. But the cookies at my MIL's are a real problem.

[PoohsPal]

j - Try not to eat so little on studio days. Your body will think it's starvingand lower your metabolism. When you sdo eat again, watch out.

Besides that, your plan sounds good!

I went up Mon adn Tue but was back down to weigh-in weith this morning. yeah!!!

[jnrrt]

I know, and the last thing I want is to lower my metabolism, lol. But seriously, you'd need to put a sticky on the sound board or something so I'd remember. Actually, that's not a bad idea! One of the engineers is even worse than me - he never eats. And the other one eats throughout the day. So when I'm with Neil, I remember, but when I'm with Jon, everybody starves.

[Colorado Belle]

OK...just back from a week at the World, so I am willing to take the challenge!
I walked...a lot....at the world, and tho I didn't eat LOTS I ate more white bread sandwiches, chips and fries than maybe for the entire all last year. My weight seems the same as when I left, but I've returned to the cold weather (-30 last night) sluggism.

So, I have weighed in and accept the challenge...my goal is to lose 10 lbs by New Year's Day. Lets just say: I made a batch of cabbage soup and other than 'party' days....I'm on the old cs diet plan.

[withdisneyspirit]

Now see, we should all be making an album, not gifts. What are you doing making Christmas gifts, anyway? You've still got well over two weeks! Jeesh!

You didn't look at my ticker before you posted this, right?! I am completely overwhelmed with Christmas since I leave next Thursday for the World:beaniepro :hammer: I am sure I will love the trip but I truly find it difficult this time of year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jnrrt]

You're right, I didn't look. I was teasing you. I could continue and say, "what are you doing making presents anyway? You've got, like 8 WHOLE DAYS!" but I won't because that might freak you out more.:)

I was actually poking fun at myself. Usually I really plan ahead pretty well, but this year Christmas has really snuck up on me. I feel like this album is taking all my brain capacity, and there's not much left for the rest of my life.

You will get it all done, you will have a fabulous time, and you will be svelt and beautiful when it's all finished - I have said it, and so it is!

Have fun!

[withdisneyspirit]

You will get it all done, you will have a fabulous time, and you will be svelt and beautiful when it's all finished - I have said it, and so it is!

Have fun!

Thank you, thank you!!! I choose to believe you... hook, line and sinker:D

[PoohsPal]

Getting a little deep in here.... :beaniepro

Welcome CB! Your cabbage soup diet scares me! My intestines hurt just thinking about it! A bowl or two could be good, but......

It also looks like you're an over-achiever. The rest of us just don't want to gain. :wizard: Here's hoping you can do it, though!

Lisa, I'm jealous, but I think the amount of stress that having less time to be ready for X-mas would put me over teh edge!

jnrrt - sounds like I'm a Neil. There is no missing meals. It's a blood sugar thing for me and you would not want to see me hungry. :bugeyed:

[PoohsPal]

Ha-loooooo! Anyone out htere?

Well, I was up 1.5 pounds yesterday. I'm sure it was because I splurged a bit Saturday night at my dad's birthday. How are the rest of you doing?

[lllovell]

I haven't caught up here yet, but I wanted to brag that I didn't gain any weight this past week on my trip to WDW!!! Gotta love all that walking to make up for all that junk food eating!!! (had a chocolate covered peanut butter and graham cracker sandwich with hot chocolate on Thursday when it rained from the candy shop on the board walk - just one example of my "good" eats while I was gone!) :bluebloun

I also picked up a little trinket for the winner of our "don't gain or who loses the most" over the holidays challange - a DVC luggage tag!!! - while I was down this past week. Come on people - you know you need one!!!

now - off to read!!!

Laura

[Colorado Belle]

Ok , now I am really motivated...saw that luggage tag at the Merry Mixer and thought it was the coolest of all the merchandise!

I had some bad news at the start of the weekend...an short if not curt email from X 'giving me the courtesy' of telling me he got married the weekend before'. Hmmm...he really likes to mess with my Xmas's...this is the same time as when he originally left. I didn't turn to food, but the sadness/stress of it causes me to gain even if I DONT eat. (or maybe cause I dont' eat.) I need to start using weights, but I can't find the time!

I put up most of my outside and inside decs yesterday...i have a Victorian house that just begs for Xmas decs! I can't climb ladders since I had the last fall over 20 feet (3 of them all told)but I did everything I could without ladderwork. My kidhelper had his wisdom teeth pulled and isn't able to help me cut the tree (a 16 footer) so I am having a Xmas party without a tree (the focal point of my living room).

So...hey, a party of about 16 women who normally play BUNKO, but on the Xmas party we play another game or two. Anybody got any ideas??????

Whew, this was a long post.

[PoohsPal]

I hear Scattergories and Mad Gab go over well. :grouphug:

[DSNY FN]

Well official weight thus far is now down to 225 woo hoo lost 3 pounds even after all teh food we have been eating lateley.

[jnrrt]

Why is it you have to eat so little for so long to lose, and then if you eat once, your body magically gains it all back? Like one nice meal= 7 being good days. Aaargh.

Well, I sang a wedding this weekend, and did eat too much. So one of my two pounds is back. Not too bad, but really, I would have preferred to spend the calories later on chocolate. I'm just putting off the cookie making as long as possible so I don't tempt myself. And I'm having my "art pictures" done for the CD in the next week, so I'm motivated right now to try and be skinny. Not the easiest trick after three kids, but I'm doing okay. And I got my hair cut pretty mod this weekend, so I'm liking that. It's funny what motivation feeling like you look good is.

CB - sorry about your news. Just remind yourself that his method of being "courteous" should remind you that you haven't lost much.

[cobbler]

I only managed to get in one workout last week. That sucked. Our exchange student took up so much of our time last week and so much stress. Well lets just say he was sent back home and isn't living with us anymore - the ingreat.

So I weighed this morning and I weigh exactly the same which I guess is a good thing.

CB - how courteous of your X. :sosad: NOT. I don't thinke he wanted to be courteous, just rub it in. You are better off :)

Oh and I did workout this morning :)

[jnrrt]

And to further hijack the thread: what happened, cobbler? Unless that's way too nosy. And how long have you had an exchange student? And from where?

You can ignore me if I'm channeling Barbara Walters too much for you.

[withdisneyspirit]

Well, after a very busy weekend, I finally made it back...but I am not healthy:worried: I also missed my Friday AND Saturday workout due to being overwhelmed:bugeyed: . I did work out for a short one on Sunday before church. Later that night, I felt a dry cough...woke up with it this morning and now it is starting to feel like a lung infection:hammer: Sometimes, I get this in conjunction with a flare of lupus. I did a nice easy walk this morning on the treadmill instead of a hard workout.

The bad thing is we leave for WDW this Thursday afternoon:help: I really want to feel good. Anyway, I weigh on Wednesday, so I will post my results then, right before I go on vacation:beaniepro Last week, I was up a half pound...I hope it is not any worse!!!

[jnrrt]

Lisa, I hope you're all better for your trip! Have a great time.

[cobbler]

And to further hijack the thread: what happened, cobbler? Unless that's way too nosy. And how long have you had an exchange student? And from where?

You can ignore me if I'm channeling Barbara Walters too much for you.

You can ask, I don't mind. I will try to be concise though as the post may get long.

This is our first time dealing with an exchange student. I always wanted to do one and had the opportunity to do it.

So he came the week after labor day and was fine. As time went on he got really lazy. A friend from school would pick him up at 720am so he wouldn't have to ride the bus. Well it started to get very hard for me to get him out of bed at 7am. I would have to almost yell at 705 to get his hiney out of bed. Well since he woke up so late he would never eat breakfast.

I guess he was going to school and telling his friends that we weren't feeding him and that he was hungry. Well that is because he would never eat breakfast. So some teachers overheard and they called the center that helped send him over here. Well basically it was we weren't feeding him what he wanted. He thought dinner should be steaks every night. Not in this house. And he also thought we should have an abundance of cakes, cookies and convienence food for him to inhale. He had gained 15lbs since he had been here shortly after Labor day to 2 weeks after Thanksgiving. So he definatly wasn't starving. He actually ate us out of house and home. Our food budget doubled - for only one person!

Well not only that but he wouldn't do his homework because he was just being lazy. He would come home, watch TV, sleep, eat about 2 full dinners a night, sleep some more and his grades were suffering. He was so concerned about trying out for basketball that is all he wanted to do. Well he didn't make the team because 1 he wasn't good enough and 2 because we have rules that exchange students can't participate in sports the first semester here. So his grades suffered.

He also broke curfew 3 times in a 2 week period and was more interested in the social aspect.

The kicker was our vacation. It was our first trip home and he really put a damper on our vacation. And we all know that is just taboo! I mean he was perpetually 30 feet behind us and we are not fast walkers. Every ride in Epcot we got on he tried to take a nap. I mean every ride! One night we got in early and were all in bed by 11pm. The next morning it took me 15 minutes to get his lazy butt up to get ready at 10am. We were constantly slowed down by him and he was just downright lazy.

So when we got home I had it with him and we sent him home.

[PoohsPal]

Cobbler- That is awful! My friend had one last year that was very similar, although he just wanted a scolarship to an AMerican scollege (which is taboo), so he did nothign social either. Just ate, slept and used their computer. Wow, how do kids like that get selected? AMiracle you did not gain under those circumstances!

Lisa - Hope you're feeling better really soon!

DSNY FN - Woo hoo! Big congrats! Keep up the good work!

I'll report on me in morning. Too sleepy now.

[DSNY FN]

Cobbler- That is awful! My friend had one last year that was very similar, although he just wanted a scolarship to an AMerican scollege (which is taboo), so he did nothign social either. Just ate, slept and used their computer. Wow, how do kids like that get selected? AMiracle you did not gain under those circumstances!

Lisa - Hope you're feeling better really soon!

DSNY FN - Woo hoo! Big congrats! Keep up the good work!

I'll report on me in morning. Too sleepy now.


Thanksa but the true test will be over teh next week and a bit when all teh really good food comes out and you are so busy running from house to house that you don't get time to excersise LOL. I hope I get to sneak in a few workouts over that time as I know I will be eating enough for many families all on my own LOL.

[withdisneyspirit]

I weighed yesterday and because I was back even:rockband: , I am going to let that stand for the week! If anything, I am sicker today (I do have a DR appt this am). Because I felt so bad yesterday, my food defenses were down and I ate English Toffee again and chocolate covered pecans:hammer: Can you see the pattern here? I am a certified chocoholic:beaniepro . Since I leave tomorrow afternoon for the World, I can only hope that the walking might undo the yummy eating I am likely to do:fingerscr

[PoohsPal]

Well...... I was back even again this morning! I'll call that a victory. I hope I can keep my appetitite on a taper with my workouts, as my trianing plan peaks Saturday and goes down from there. Holy cow! It's gettign close!

Lisa - I'm sure that all the walking will help a lot. Have a Mickey ears gingerbread boy for me! ;)

[withdisneyspirit]

Well, I am already on an antibiotic so I hope I will start feelin' better soon so I can enjoy Mickey:bouncingm

[PoohsPal]

GLad you got drugs LIsa. ;) Hope you feel better really soon. I'll have to use my Monday eight this week, as I'll be gone Sunday am. Yay!

[cobbler]

I worked out today. That makes 2 times this week :)

Considering what I have done this past week I would say not bad.

[DSNY FN]

I worked out today. That makes 2 times this week :)

Considering what I have done this past week I would say not bad.


Way to go Cobbler keep it up before you know it you will be having 4 days a week for workout time and when you miss one you will feel bad for skipping it. Just ease back into it it gets much easier after awhile.

[PoohsPal]

OK... We're gettign close to crunch time. How's it going? I was up 2 yesterday, but only 1 today. I think part of it is from dehydration after my long run. Going to really work on beign good this week and drinking lots of water.

[jnrrt]

Well, I'm still down one, and trying to put off the Christmas cookies for another day or two. The problem is that I make good cookies. And of course, if I pick which ones to make, I'm likely to pick the ones I want to eat. So if we can make it through the cookies, it'll be all good.

[cobbler]

I honestly don't know where I am at. My weight has been fluctuating quite a bit the last few days.

[athenna]

I honestly don't know where I am at. My weight has been fluctuating quite a bit the last few days.

I hear ya!
I'm not sure either what I weigh at this point.
According to my scale at home, I gained a few pounds while in WDW, but have lost 2 since. But according to the last time I got weighed in at Weight Watchers, I am 4 and 1/2 pounds heavier than then:faint:
Tomorrow I go for my monthly weigh in and I don't feel optimistic. Plus, when I got weighed in then, I went 1st thing in the a.m. before having anything to eat or drink. Tomorrow I can't go until after work after already having breakfast and lunch.
I think I need pixie dust.

[PoohsPal]

Yikes Athenna! The time of day makes a big difference. So, don't be too disappointed if you're up a little!

Hanfg in there! Less than 2 weeks until the holiday season is over! :hammer:

[athenna]

Yikes Athenna! The time of day makes a big difference. So, don't be too disappointed if you're up a little!

Hanfg in there! Less than 2 weeks until the holiday season is over! :hammer:


I know, sometimes it can make quite a difference. Normally I look forward to my weigh ins, but tonight I'm just scared.:thumbsway
I'll let you know what happens.

[athenna]

Well, I'm back from my weigh-in and it wasn't a pretty sight. Ugh!
I'd better stop stressing and get on the ball!

[chimera]

I'm doing okay...160.8 today, but have been fluctuating up to 162 and back the past two weeks. I'd love to end the year under 160, but my motivation is slipping!:help:

[athenna]

I'm doing okay...160.8 today, but have been fluctuating up to 162 and back the past two weeks. I'd love to end the year under 160, but my motivation is slipping!:help:

I certainly understand. It is a tought time of year for this. But you can do it! I am upset over my weigh in, but if I lost 75 pounds, then I can lose what I gained this past month!

I actually think it is easier to lose weight than to maintain a weight loss. Am I the only one?

[jnrrt]

Hey athenna, I'm sorry it didn't go well, but don't stress about it. Just start again today - this is a really tough time of year! I find it's really easy to eat a lot of junk without even being aware of it right now, so don't beat yourself up.

[PoohsPal]

I was down a half yesterday, even today. Christmas Eve at the ILs is going to be the hardest. Dessert and cookies and toffee and pralines.... Gonna' be tough.

Mel - Just think how much more effecient you'l lbe for marathon w/o the added ounds! ;)

Athenna - Blame it on weighin gin at a bad time of day. DOn't do what I do. I let bad weigh ins get me down and eat to feel better. Be stronger than me!!!

[PoohsPal]

Ummmm..... I don't know that I'll ever get to maintenance. I'm still in lose mode. I just know it won't happen right now, so I'm satisifed just to not gain.

I think part of your problem Athenna may be just regular fluctuations. Hang in there!

[jnrrt]

Athenna, I totally think that maintenance can be harder than losing, since you're very focused usually when you're losing, but trying to maintain is a lifestyle.

I haven't really ever dieted except after my pregnancies. This last one was a lot harder, but I'm there. I'd like to lose 5 more pounds, but I'm okay with where I am. I have to say that I also think it gets harder and harder to lose, the closer you get to your goal.

[athenna]

Well, it looks like I've lost 2.5 pounds of what I gained in WDW:goodvibes

[withdisneyspirit]

Well, it looks like I've lost 2.5 pounds of what I gained in WDW:goodvibes

That is wonderful news, Athenna!!!! You win a prize in my book already for losing during Christmas:rockband:

[PoohsPal]

WTG Athenna!!! That's amazing to do over the holidays!!

As of this morning, I was 1 pound down!! :rockband: I can live with that. 1 more piece of pecan pie in teh fridge adn NYE dinner to get through. Good thing I've got a 6-miler on NYE. ;)

[PoohsPal]

OK, did my final weigh in this morning adn I was down 1.5 pounds, even after a big meal and dessert yeaterday! Woo hooo! ANyone else?

[athenna]

OK, did my final weigh in this morning adn I was down 1.5 pounds, even after a big meal and dessert yeaterday! Woo hooo! ANyone else?

Woo-hoo!!! Great job!!!:bouncingp

[Colorado Belle]

Aha!
Living alone, and then when DD visits her being sick, does have its advantages!
I cooked for Xmas Eve and went over to a friend's for Xmas Day, but other than that: no drinking, no eating except just grazing at home.

Sooooooo.....I am down 6 lbs from the day we all used as our 'measuring day'.
Of ocurse, while that is great, what isn't so great is that I have 25 more (minimum) to go. and what is worse is: that cute skirt that I bought about 2 years ago but never got to wear because I gained weight that winter...my kid said she was taking it and wearing it until I could fit into it. (She takes all my clothes, all the time, but at least now she TELLS me so I don't spend weeks looking for the dang things.

OK...do I win, huh, huh, huh? Or is some quiet lurker going to come in out of the blue and claim the prize? Well, wait, have one of the TWO boxes of candy I received for Xmas (what were they THINKING?)....great hand dipped chocolate!!!
Ummm, now eat the box and THEN weigh yourself!!!

Hope you all have a wonderful 2006 and everyone's weight loss dream comes true!

[cobbler]

Congrats to you both CBelle and Poohs Pal, way to go!!

I have to weigh tomorrow although I doubt anything happened.

[withdisneyspirit]

I don't weigh in until Wednesday but I wouldn't worry about me as a competitor this time. I know I will be up just based on the way my clothes are still tight:hammer: :innocent: Oh well, I know the cold pulled my defenses down although I am not sure being healthy would have kept me away from all the food in Disney and at home.

CB and Carrie, y'all did great and have a lot to be proud of!!:cheerlead I guess we need a new challenge for our new year for me to jump on since I intend to lose these pounds I gained.

[nono]

Hey folks,

I was super-busy when you started this and technically didn't do a weigh in, but I was lurking-participating (if that's a verb!). Weighed in today and I'm dead even. I was sick a bunch of days over the holiday, so I didn't really have the chance to overindulge. Not that I'd recommend it as a strategy, but it did seem to "work" for me this year. :tilt:

[jnrrt]

Okay, time to 'fess up. I have done the "official" weigh in, and I'm up a pound. Bummer. But, frankly, that's a miracle considering I was with my in-laws for a week after Christmas, and trying to eat well there doesn't work for me - way too many good cookies! So I'm okay with it. Give me a week.

And if you're still checking in, Carrie, you go! Rooting for you on the marathon.

[PoohsPal]

WTG CB and nono!!!

Jnrrt - ! pound with all of those travels is somethign to be proud of! Still waiting tfor LIsa's weigh in Wednesday and lovell to check in, but I'm guessing CB's the winner!

Thanks for the kind words jnrrt! I'm actually backto work tomorrow to Friday and leave Friday evening. I'll be at the corporate dungeon Friday, though, so Thursday will likely be my last check in. Thansk f all of your support!!!! It mens alot. (I'll take all of the prayers adn pixie dust yuo can send, thoughh! ;) )

[cobbler]

I am up 1lb. Not bad really. Not great, but could have been worse.

[lllovell]

Hiya everyone.

I did well over the holidays - but I have a secret weapon, so I won't officially be part of the "weigh in". (reading - it seems that CB would have beat me anyway - way to go girl! :bluebloun )

I lost 4.5 pounds, but since I am not even 3 months post partum and am nursing, it isn't really anything I did to lose it. As a matter of fact, if I had eaten with any sort of restraint, I probably would have lost more lol Best to take advantage of it now because being back at work will catch up with me quickly. Too much sitting and not enough moving is never good.

So, I need an address to send this amazing prize!!!

Laura

[withdisneyspirit]

Hiya everyone.

I did well over the holidays - but I have a secret weapon, so I won't officially be part of the "weigh in". (reading - it seems that CB would have beat me anyway - way to go girl! :bluebloun )

I lost 4.5 pounds, but since I am not even 3 months post partum and am nursing, it isn't really anything I did to lose it. As a matter of fact, if I had eaten with any sort of restraint, I probably would have lost more lol Best to take advantage of it now because being back at work will catch up with me quickly. Too much sitting and not enough moving is never good.

So, I need an address to send this amazing prize!!!

Laura

Do not, I repeat, do not diminish your accomplishment, Laura!!! It is great that nursing helps you peel off the weight easier, but a lot of new moms don't lose an ounce by nursing! Good for you, be proud:highfive: :rockband:

[athenna]

Hiya everyone.

I did well over the holidays - but I have a secret weapon, so I won't officially be part of the "weigh in". (reading - it seems that CB would have beat me anyway - way to go girl! :bluebloun )

I lost 4.5 pounds, but since I am not even 3 months post partum and am nursing, it isn't really anything I did to lose it. As a matter of fact, if I had eaten with any sort of restraint, I probably would have lost more lol Best to take advantage of it now because being back at work will catch up with me quickly. Too much sitting and not enough moving is never good.

So, I need an address to send this amazing prize!!!

Laura

you did a great job, pal! Way to go!!! Don't put yourself down, this is an accomplishment:)

[chimera]

Do not, I repeat, do not diminish your accomplishment, Laura!!! It is great that nursing helps you peel off the weight easier, but a lot of new moms don't lose an ounce by nursing! Good for you, be proud:highfive: :rockband:

I nursed both my daughters and didn't lose a pound, just lots of hair :holymoly:
I'm officially up, but only 0.2 to 162.6 this am. That's not too bad, but I'd hoped for a little loss. I have another half marathon to train for after WDW, then the Minnie 15K, so hopefully, I'll be able to drop another 20 lbs by May :bluebloun

Congrats to those of you who kept it off and lost it last month!:kickingco :dancingba :kickingco

[jnrrt]

Oh, I so feel your pain, Mel. I hated that stage AFTER you lose all your hair where it's growing back and you have all the little hairs sticking straight up all around your face - so attractive when you're already feeling so attractive post-partum.

And I'm seconding Lisa, I nursed all three kids, and I never lost anything because of it. My doc said sometimes it even makes it harder, so you go, Laura! That's great.

[athenna]

Well, I just weighed myself and it says I'm up a pound, which really surprised me because I ate pretty good this week and exercised every day.

[withdisneyspirit]

Well, this is embarrassing...as the moderator of this forum, I am the biggest gainer of the challenge at three pounds up.:hammer: I am not surprised with a week at Disney and then Christmas. I always gain weight at this time of year, usually 5 pounds or more and I always gain a few pounds while at Disney also, so it could have been worse:faint:

Y'all did great, congratulations to everyone who picked up the challenge and special kudos to CB, lllovell(Laura) and Poohspal(Carrie) for their losses!

I am proud of the fact that I worked out 5 days out of seven last week, even with a bad head cold. The weight I gained is gonna fly off in January:beaniepro

[PoohsPal]

Congrats to everyone here. At least we were paying attention. Being sick, time at WDW, regular fluctations, new baby on top of the holidays is extremely hard. ***Lisa - did you get super powers of weight loss when you were put here as mod? Didn't think so, you're a lowly human like the rest of us. Give yourself a break!!!****

Now we've just got to work on the new year!!!

Way to go everyone!!!

[withdisneyspirit]

Congrats to everyone here. At least we were paying attention. Being sick, time at WDW, regular fluctations, new baby on top of the holidays is extremely hard. ***Lisa - did you get super powers of weight loss when you were put here as mod? Didn't think so, you're a lowly human like the rest of us. Give yourself a break!!!****

Now we've just got to work on the new year!!!

Way to go everyone!!!

Is that ever the truth...lowly human checking in here:beaniepro Y'all just look like super humans to me!

At least our forum is an exercise forum rather than a weight loss forum. I feel good about my exercise habit and what it does to keep me healthy:blueflowe

[athenna]

Well, this is embarrassing...as the moderator of this forum, I am the biggest gainer of the challenge at three pounds up.:hammer: I am not surprised with a week at Disney and then Christmas. I always gain weight at this time of year, usually 5 pounds or more and I always gain a few pounds while at Disney also, so it could have been worse:faint:

Y'all did great, congratulations to everyone who picked up the challenge and special kudos to CB, lllovell(Laura) and Poohspal(Carrie) for their losses!

I am proud of the fact that I worked out 5 days out of seven last week, even with a bad head cold. The weight I gained is gonna fly off in January:beaniepro

I am proud of your for working out 5 of 7 days!!! Never easy to do around the holidays!!

[lllovell]

oh yeah! I am supposed to be working out.

Goodness I am a slug right now. I started to walk before Christmas and Carrie was right - bad time to start a program! So....here we go again.

My new year's theme is "skinny time" sung to "hammer time" theme music :hammer: It is annoying because my best friend keeps singing it to me and asking about it when I have been stress eating these last few days because of work ( just a little chocolate...its a life saver!!! I figure eating a few chocolate kisses and a lean pocket for lunch won't kill me ---it might even save some of my co-worker's lives! :beaniepro ).

Just keep walking...Just keep walking....just keep walking walking walking (in honor of Dory :yo-yo: )

Oh - and I am not putting myself down! I promise :) but its so nice to have so many wonderful support people here! I just know that relying on mother nature isn't going to get me where I really want to be and I need to be more pro-active and BE active :)

Laura

[Rozzie]

4 lbs up. Failed the challenge!!

I am digging out all my WW stuff this morning, going back on the program to kick start some weight off. I like WW as it teaches me again how to eat.

congrats to all of those who were successful. Let me know when the next challenge is! Looks like I need another good challenge to kick myself in the butt!!!

[PoohsPal]

Just keep walking...Just keep walking....just keep walking walking walking (in honor of Dory :yo-yo: )Laura
lol!

Rozzie - You had a rough holiday season too! You'll get back into the swing of things soon.

New challenge? Mine is going to e motivating myself to eat anythign healthy or keep up with exercise after the marathon. That wil be tough. So, if you get a challenge going while I'm gone, count me in. I'll need it!

[Colorado Belle]

OK!

Everyone seems pretty 'up' with their energy level and willingness to get back on track for the New Year.

I've been NOT exercising at all...which is weird, but sometimes I lose more weight that way....tho the image of muscle turning to blobby yellow fat is rather disgusting.

Llovell....tried to send you my address, but I was having difficulty even reading posts, let alone sending PM's...kept getting 'server busy' and other annoying messages. I'll send a PM off to you today (not that I mind posting my address here for everyone! HA!)

So today is the start of exercise: walking in the snow down to where my car is parked. And shoveling snow, which hurts my back but at least is exercise of sorts.
I promise to get back to my treadmill while watching TV format soon...maybe even tonight.

I am a slug, but I'm allowed. Tending to sick daughter over the holidays, finding out some icky news re X, dealing with scummy lawyers and judges...well, it is hard to put energy to positive use, but it is time.

Hey! I WON something! Good thing our weight loss wasn't tied to percentages of body weight!

[lllovell]

Congrats again Colorado Belle! Your prize is in the mail :bluebloun

I do think I am going to have to pick myself up one or two of these next time we are down. :)

For those that have forgotten, the price was a DVC Luggage Address tag. Pretty cool!

Laura

[athenna]

Well, I weighed myself this morning (at home, not at WW, so sorta ''unofficial'') and I am down .8. Hey a loss is a loss so I'll take it. 4 pounds to go.

[withdisneyspirit]

Well, I weighed myself this morning (at home, not at WW, so sorta ''unofficial'') and I am down .8. Hey a loss is a loss so I'll take it. 4 pounds to go.

Good for you, Athenna! Do you have your home scales calibrated to WW's? Mine are never the same as the doctor's office and I get all bummed when they say I weigh more:tearsaref

[Rozzie]

Good for you, Athenna! Do you have your home scales calibrated to WW's? Mine are never the same as the doctor's office and I get all bummed when they say I weigh more:tearsaref

I was thinking about buying the WW scale I keep seeing, I like it because it has hydration and body fat on it. But I wonder how accurate the last two are? Our scales here keep weighing us less than actual, and it does get frustating, especially when I think I have been so good and come to find out, I've gained. :scary:

So are we going to do a new challenge for the new year? or did I miss it???

[athenna]

Good for you, Athenna! Do you have your home scales calibrated to WW's? Mine are never the same as the doctor's office and I get all bummed when they say I weigh more:tearsaref


No, alas, my home scale and the scale at WW never seem to match. And when I weigh myself at home, it is always 1st thing in the am. But due to work schedule (and my favorite WW leader has a new schedule) I get weighed in at 6:30pm:holymoly: which I hatem because I've had coffee, breakfast, lunch before I've weighed in.

[JohnNJ]

Scales, on the whole, are pretty consistant. Don't worry about the number on the scale when you're trying to lose weight. Get a starting number and then weigh yourself weekly, not daily. The loss/gain should be as accurate as any other scale even though the actual weight may be off.

John

[jnrrt]

I'm up for another challenge. I'm tired of thinking "Wow, if I lost five more pounds, I'd be at my ideal weight." Five stinking pounds. That's all. And yet, somehow, it's a mirage, always fading away. I've been there (briefly) and it was lovely. But my body's comfortable here. It keeps saying, "remember the three babies..."

So I say, forget that, body! I'm putting the mind in control. It's silly to be so close, and not just do it.

What say you all? Are we starting a new thread? And someone help me work out the particulars here, as this is not much of a challenge as yet, more a pity party for me!

[DSNY FN]

I am down to 222.6 so I lost over the holidays I am suprised at that actually but happy.

[nono]

DSNYFN -- that's great!!!!:clappingh

I for one need a new challenge, and maybe if I don't just lurk, something positive will happen. I'd be happy anywhere from 5-15 lbs. as a result. Last year, I dropped 20 and then through sloppy behavior have regained 5...time to get it together again and stay more consistent.

[withdisneyspirit]

So far, I've greatly increased my water intake and gone back to my eat light days. I am doing pretty well overall, but I still have an increased sweet tooth from the holidays:help:

What was your weight loss plan last year, nono? A twenty pound weight loss is great!:woohoo:

Way to go, DSNY FN; what was your total loss?

[nono]

Hi Lisa!

I used South Beach and found it wildly successful for me. I stopped on purpose to plateau. Then, I got sloppy in my eating habits (and drinking habits) and haven't quite the same work out time that I had before my daughter came along...though I'm figuring out that if I dance the Wiggles 2x a day, it's a pretty good workout. :D

So this year, I'm combining South Beach with Perricone's Superfood list and theory to make a customized, slower plan for me. To kick it off, I'm on day 4 of a 5 day fast/cleanse. Since I eat like a linebacker, I was expecting this to be a very traumatic experience, but it hasn't been. Well, I should refrain from saying that until I've completed all 5 days! :tapedshut

[withdisneyspirit]

What exactly have you been doing on this 5 day fast/cleanse? On my eat light days, I don't really fast but I don't eat solid foods. I only do it once a week.

[DSNY FN]

So far, I've greatly increased my water intake and gone back to my eat light days. I am doing pretty well overall, but I still have an increased sweet tooth from the holidays:help:

What was your weight loss plan last year, nono? A twenty pound weight loss is great!:woohoo:

Way to go, DSNY FN; what was your total loss?


Almost 6 pounds and considering what I ate in teh month of Dec I am quite happy with that number. Next stop 200 before Aug I hope.

[nono]

What exactly have you been doing on this 5 day fast/cleanse? On my eat light days, I don't really fast but I don't eat solid foods. I only do it once a week.

Drinking a mud mix 5x a day. (psyllium and other herbs) Five more times to go! :doublejum It's been fascinating not eating, but I'm not having the cleanse experience some do. I do feel rested, as if my digestive system was overtaxed and is getting a break to just rest. I would have expected a lot of headaches, etc., but just a dull one a hour here, and hour there and that's it.

It is taking a lot of planning on how to reintroduce foods to my system...

BTW, this is not a plan for losing weight, but just for "rebooting" my digestive tract. :)

[withdisneyspirit]

Drinking a mud mix 5x a day. (psyllium and other herbs) Five more times to go! :doublejum It's been fascinating not eating, but I'm not having the cleanse experience some do. I do feel rested, as if my digestive system was overtaxed and is getting a break to just rest. I would have expected a lot of headaches, etc., but just a dull one a hour here, and hour there and that's it.

It is taking a lot of planning on how to reintroduce foods to my system...

BTW, this is not a plan for losing weight, but just for "rebooting" my digestive tract. :)

Oooh, mud mix, sounds yummy!:scary: :yuck: :faint: What DOES it taste like, nono? I did understand that you are just cleansing, but I am sure that kind of drinking will take some weight off:burp:

[nono]

Well, it's ginger-based, and the manufacturer recommend mixing it with apple juice and water. It was awful. I had to cut back to the water only, which makes it taste like: NOTHING. It has no taste...it's just thick.

[lllovell]

Not to sound ignorant, but I would think any weight lost from the actual "cleansing" itself would be regained when you begin eating again since the digestive tract is a fill up and move down the line process.

I am sure there is weight loss that occurs if this drink is low in calories though. (realizing that you are not using it for that purpose)

[nono]

Yeah, I don't think there's any weight loss associated with it. I've maintained a constant weight this week anyway, since the MUD was in there. I'm very convinced now that I am madly in love with food, and not so much with booze. I would have bet the other way! I had no problem not eating, or cooking for the family, but man, I love thinking about food, thinking about what to make for dinner, etc. :loveisint

I don't think this love affair with food will end, so my next step is to harness the discipline that I used for the last 5 days to consistently schedule time for a work out. :sunny:

[nono]

Replying to Laura on the term cleanse -- I use the word "cleanse" so that people might recognize the popular term today. I'd rather use "digestive rest" or "fast" because it seems more accurate to me (at least for what my goals were in this). :reporter:

[withdisneyspirit]

I don't think this love affair with food will end, so my next step is to harness the discipline that I used for the last 5 days to consistently schedule time for a work out. :sunny:

I began consistent workouts December 2002, three years ago. For me, I picked early morning hours because I am too tired at night to do it; I guess my motivation is not as strong then. What I believe is even more important is picking a time that you set aside that is the same for all workouts. I think that helps to maintain the workout because it always happens then. On the weekend, I do start later in the morning than weekdays. I pretty much tell myself that it is a given I will work out. I don't ask myself if I feel like it; that would be a dangerous way to skip workouts:zipit:

[PoohsPal]

Well, I got aon the scale this morning. After eating my way around teh world last week, I was a little scared. I was down a pound from the new year!!!!! Now to keep that up! I think we need a new challenge. Gonna' go start one now.