Perpetual Healthy Eating and Fitness Rant & Rave thread

[Ergonomic Mouse]

I have been hanging at my current weight for about a month now. I still have about 8 - 10 to go.

DH and I booked an impromptu trip to Maui at the end of March so now I am remotivated!!!

I am trying to focus on getting my workout done in the am since I am more successful each day doing that. It is hard to get to the gym after work 
Refocusing on portion sizes and skipping mayo and breads when I can.

My therapist I was seeing over the summer ( regarding my mom etc) told me last summer "if you really want to do...you'd do it". Those words resonate with me a lot now.

[Bolloxd]

I must be blind because I only just saw this thread.  I'm happy... actually thrilled... with the WLC results and I will maintain damn it.

Hard abs is my goal and I'm totally up for a specific challenge for that.

I've done 4 miles on the treadmill, 165 push ups, and a 10 minute ab routine.  Food has been OK if you ignore the Doritos lunch.  Oops.

[Bolloxd]

God I want to go to Maui!

[VP of Tea]

165 push ups? Yowza! 

I am no longer participating, but I like reading about y'all's successes and challenges and I'll cheerlead too. Debba, I hope they straighten out the pay check snafu soon! 

[BonitaApplebum]

I suggest some thrift shopping for the interim.

Yep, I was going to say the same thing. The thrift store is your best friend in situations like this!

[Ergonomic Mouse]

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God I want to go to Maui!

I am super excited!!!! I have never been and we are way over due for a romantical interlude. 

[korts]

Here's another grumble... none of my clothes fit. I feel frumpy all the time because I'm swimming in everything. I'm loath to go out and buy new stuff though- because I'm a long way from my goal. I do have some smaller stuff that's still too small- but nuthin in between. Oh, and I have a bunch of stuff I bought at the end of november that I wore once or twice and it's all huge on me now. 

Tailor!

[BonitaApplebum]

Tailor!

Not sure if it's worth it, not if she's still planning on dropping another size or two. Maybe for a few special pieces?

[Run Amok]

yeah, not really worth it to tailor anything. I'm thinking of it as a very nice donation to someplace. I wonder if there is a career closet or something that would want them.

So, I've been emailing back and forth with the "idiet" staff since the beginning. I emailed the lady yesterday to ask her about crackers and sent her a cheerful update about having lost 10lbs. She emailed me back and said she'd get back to me on the crackers but how much did I weigh and how tall was I? So, I responded and she said "You have the right attitude! They weight just comes off much more slowly for us shorter women. Slow and steady wins the race."

I think she meant it as encouragement but now I'm al pissed off knowing that 10lbs in 6 weeks is "slow". 

Now i'm wondering if I should got back to a very strict phase one for a couple of days.

[MiniDriver]

10 pounds in 6 weeks is not slow!  That's a healthy pace. 

Tonight as I was preparing dinner, I grabbed a few crackers and without thinking put them in my mouth.  Before biting down, I remembered that I'm off grains.   I spat 'em out and tossed them in the trash.  It wouldn't have killed me to eat a few crackers, but I know me.  I wouldn't have stopped at a few. 

[merigayle]

I would be over the moon with 10 in 6 weeks! You also have to remember how heavy a lot of the people are much heavier than you and lose faster.

[VP of Tea]

RA, 10 lb in 6 weeks is not slow, it's just not Biggest Loser territory, but who cares. Bottom line is, you are losing the weight in a responsible manner, and you're not feeling deprived while you're doing it!

  anyway.

[Belgian Lace]

MiniD, you kick ass.

For real.

[merigayle]

MiniD, you kick ass.

For real.

yes!!!!

[Michelle]

First way to go everyone!  Mini in the photo you posted the other day you looked great.  I want that to be me.

I am ready to do this.  Are there any kind of rules?  Will someone be my Jillian?  What am I getting myself into?

[merigayle]

First way to go everyone!  Mini in the photo you posted the other day you looked great.  I want that to be me.

I am ready to do this.  Are there any kind of rules?  Will someone be my Jillian?  What am I getting myself into?

Awesome, Michelle! I think this is just a support/check in thread, the weight loss challenge is over.

And Mini, did i miss the picture?

[Lanarkshire with an L]

MiniD, you kick ass.

For real.

1! I totally would have chewed them up and enjoyed them! (And then immediately felt guilty!)

I think I need to do something a little drastic, too. Maybe no "white" stuff for a bit? (White bread, rice, pasta...) I really don't eat TOO much of that, but maybe it will kick something into gear. I think no grains would not be healthy for me since I'm veg.

I really want to do an ab challenge as I posted last night in cherie's thread! Push ups really help. I just need to get back into the habit. The Jillian video had some good ab spurts in it that made such a difference in my abs when I was doing it regularly. I need to start there.

Has anyone seen her new 90 program? I guess it's her take on P90X, but no weird equipment needed (beyond weights) and the workouts are only 30 mins or so? I am soooooo tempted!

[Lanarkshire with an L]

Awesome, Michelle! I think this is just a support/check in thread, the weight loss challenge is over.

And Mini, did i miss the picture?

pg. 1 I think! Or wait- in yesterday's final wlc thread?

[MiniDriver]

1! I totally would have chewed them up and enjoyed them! (And then immediately felt guilty!)

I think I need to do something a little drastic, too. Maybe no "white" stuff for a bit? (White bread, rice, pasta...) I really don't eat TOO much of that, but maybe it will kick something into gear. I think no grains would not be healthy for me since I'm veg.

I really want to do an ab challenge as I posted last night in cherie's thread! Push ups really help. I just need to get back into the habit. The Jillian video had some good ab spurts in it that made such a difference in my abs when I was doing it regularly. I need to start there.

Has anyone seen her new 90 program? I guess it's her take on P90X, but no weird equipment needed (beyond weights) and the workouts are only 30 mins or so? I am soooooo tempted!

Do it and report back.  I'm a little leery. 

Yes, Meri my pic was in page 1 of the WLC final thread. 

[Lanarkshire with an L]

Why are you leery? Just don't think it's long enough to get a good workout? Or do you think it's hype since it's Jillian?

I must admit that I thought her 30 day shred was going to be a piece of cake since I already run and workout. I was mistaken! Those are only about 25 mins. long.