Healthy Weight Loss

[Zimmeh]

Congrats Rocking!!!!


I love my iPhone but I also have an iPod shuffle. It cost me about $49 without tax at Wal-Mart.

Good luck,

Zimmy

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

I weighed again today and ive droped 2 more pounds,I wanted to work on the epilitical today but an haveing probs with my left thigh spazzing up,I know its my dam sciatica geting in the way..so insted I rode the exersise bike for 41/2 miles to get into fat brning mode ad stayed there for nearly a half an hour.Then I went to the weight room for 20 solid minits of rapid works on various things...really gets the old ticker going.I really wanted to finish the last 10 minits of my normal work out but just didnt have the energy for more..somedays gonna be that way I gess.Friday when I have the time im getting something to use at the gym to groove to,head phones and all.

[Softly]

Gym last night was all strength training and this morning I can barely keep my hands on my wheel to drive because they feel so weak lol I know this is supposed to be a good thing but it doesn't feel very good!!

jamaica vacation in 34 days!!!
Bathing suit shopping this weekend.

[PinkieLee]

Good morning healthy peeps! WOW, look at this motivation today... let's keep it going!

I love the music y'all are posting for your workouts. Here is a sample (off the top of my head) of what I've got going on right now...

Settlin' ~ Sugarland (more like a theme song and always my warm up song)
Edge of Glory ~ Lady Gaga
London Bridge ~ Fergie
So What ~ P!NK
You and your hand ~ P!NK
Get me bodied ~ Beyonce
Drop it low ~ Ester Dean
Saltshaker ~ Ying Yang Twinz

I went to a WW meeting last night. Let me tell you, it was packed ~ and this place does 2 meetings a day. They had all the WW snacks, smoothies, kitchen gadgets and cookbooks that you could think of. They had 3 lines of people, weighing in & buying stuff. I did find out (through a not so nice volunteer) that because I was using the online program, that I could only sit in on ONE meeting. I almost grabbed my keys and left, but decided not to let one bad apple ruin my experience... so I sat in on the meeting. Great information about portion control ~ which has always been a downfall for me.

Even though I cannot go to the local meetings, I feel extremely lucky to have y'all here... to keep eachother motivated & on the right track.

Today was my weekly weigh in ~ and I'm down 1 more pound! Hey, as long as I'm not gaining weight, it's a move in the right direction. I know that my numbers could be a lot better, if I could get my butt moving more. After leaving the meeting last night, I did go to the gym and get a workout in. I did 20 minutes on the eliptical (which is about 1 1/2 miles). My legs feel like jelly today. Then I did some arm weights and some crunches for another 15 minutes.

As of 6 weeks, I'm down 12 pounds. That might not seem like a lot, but I'm starting to tell more in the way my clothes are fitting. Today, I'm going to buy a fabric tape measure and start keeping up with my measurements (waist, hips, bust & thighs). Even though the scale might not be moving as quickly as I hoped (damn need for instant gratification), I do know that I've been losing inches. That will be another motivator for me, too!

So, let's keep the momentum going y'all! Have a freakin' fabulous day

[Medusa]

Awesome post, Pinkie! Sounds like you are keeping tha positive flow going and it is paying off on the scales!

I think that taking measurements is absolutely a good thing to measure your losses. I took my measurements on the first day that I decided to change my food and did it again yesterday and was pretty astonished to see a 6-inch overall loss (1.5 in my waist alone!).

I'm glad you reported back about the WW meetings. They are starting some meetings at work and I was kinda apprehensive about what that would be like but might go check it out.

Also checking into doing some Zumba classes. There is a health center in town that offers 10 Zumba classes for $60. Sounds kinda expensive but I'm thinking about giving it a try just to change up the workouts a little.

[Queerasfck]

Originally Posted by PinkieLee

Good morning healthy peeps! WOW, look at this motivation today... let's keep it going!

I love the music y'all are posting for your workouts. Here is a sample (off the top of my head) of what I've got going on right now...

Settlin' ~ Sugarland (more like a theme song and always my warm up song)
Edge of Glory ~ Lady Gaga
London Bridge ~ Fergie
So What ~ P!NK
You and your hand ~ P!NK
Get me bodied ~ Beyonce
Drop it low ~ Ester Dean
Saltshaker ~ Ying Yang Twinz

I went to a WW meeting last night. Let me tell you, it was packed ~ and this place does 2 meetings a day. They had all the WW snacks, smoothies, kitchen gadgets and cookbooks that you could think of. They had 3 lines of people, weighing in & buying stuff. I did find out (through a not so nice volunteer) that because I was using the online program, that I could only sit in on ONE meeting. I almost grabbed my keys and left, but decided not to let one bad apple ruin my experience... so I sat in on the meeting. Great information about portion control ~ which has always been a downfall for me.

Even though I cannot go to the local meetings, I feel extremely lucky to have y'all here... to keep eachother motivated & on the right track.

Today was my weekly weigh in ~ and I'm down 1 more pound! Hey, as long as I'm not gaining weight, it's a move in the right direction. I know that my numbers could be a lot better, if I could get my butt moving more. After leaving the meeting last night, I did go to the gym and get a workout in. I did 20 minutes on the eliptical (which is about 1 1/2 miles). My legs feel like jelly today. Then I did some arm weights and some crunches for another 15 minutes.

As of 6 weeks, I'm down 12 pounds. That might not seem like a lot, but I'm starting to tell more in the way my clothes are fitting. Today, I'm going to buy a fabric tape measure and start keeping up with my measurements (waist, hips, bust & thighs). Even though the scale might not be moving as quickly as I hoped (damn need for instant gratification), I do know that I've been losing inches. That will be another motivator for me, too!

So, let's keep the momentum going y'all! Have a freakin' fabulous day

Sorry your experience with a crabby volunteer almost ruined the meeting. But good for you for staying!! Yeah, the meeting we go to has all the food and snacks and what-nots but I really don't buy that stuff. I can do better 99% of the time with my own snacks which aren't a bunch of processed snack foods. We do buy the WW ice cream every now and then though. I know WW is a business--there to make money. But the positive thing about it is that you get group support and like I've said before, even though I'm not sharing at meetings I still like the accountability factor of weighing in on my meeting day and getting some helpful tips.

Good for you Pinkie for sticking to your plan and going to the gym!! That is fantastic! Your posts are motivating, thank you for sharing your experiences so far. Keep up the good work everyone! Hang tough and have a great day!

[PinkieLee]

Medusa, I've heard a lot of great things about Zumba! I have friends that take it, and they LOVE it! They have these little gadgets you can buy (I'll look it up) that tells you how many calories you burn during your workout (and even through out the day). Candace told me it's kind what the folks on the Biggest Loser wear. My friend burned almost 1000 calories during one workout! HOLY CRAP is all I can say!

I think once I get a lil' more weight off, and build my stamina up, I'm gonna start the classes, too. Our gym offers them 5 days a week, 2 a day! They even have monthly plans, just for the Zumba classes, that are $15 a month. I might check out some used videos on Amazon or eBay and see if I can find one to try out at home first.... so I don't have a heart attack when I go

[apretty]

I read these encouraging posts but I am pulled in so many directions, these days, that I don't post myself--So, thank you!

I have been WWing with E for about a month and am down nearly 11 pounds. I am a bad tracker but I know that tracking = weigh loss (for me). Also, for 10 days the scale hasn't really budged so I know that I need to get serious (to be fair, the scale at WW has me still losing about at 1.5 lbs/weekly but the scale at home is showing that I am not losing at all.) So, I actually measured my cottage cheese this morning--This is my everyday breakfast:

1/2C chocolate soy in my coffee

and

1C nonfat cottage cheese
2C any kind of raw fruit
and either 1/4C slivered almonds or 1C Total cereal (less points than Kashi)

and what tends to happen, if I have a "bad" morning is my measuring skills are way off and I "accidentally" serve myself extra.

I am going to track today. There, I said it--I can't let you down!

[Medusa]

Originally Posted by apretty

I read these encouraging posts but I am pulled in so many directions, these days, that I don't post myself--So, thank you!

I have been WWing with E for about a month and am down nearly 11 pounds. I am a bad tracker but I know that tracking = weigh loss (for me). Also, for 10 days the scale hasn't really budged so I know that I need to get serious (to be fair, the scale at WW has me still losing about at 1.5 lbs/weekly but the scale at home is showing that I am not losing at all.) So, I actually measured my cottage cheese this morning--This is my everyday breakfast:

1/2C chocolate soy in my coffee

and

1C nonfat cottage cheese
2C any kind of raw fruit
and either 1/4C slivered almonds or 1C Total cereal (less points than Kashi)

and what tends to happen, if I have a "bad" morning is my measuring skills are way off and I "accidentally" serve myself extra.

I am going to track today. There, I said it--I can't let you down!

I love your breakfast except for the cottage cheese. I have never eaten it outside of eating it in lasagna (I know, I know, it's supposed to be ricotta!)
Do you eat the small curd or is the large curd kind a better thing texture-wise?

My breakfast is usually some kind of smoothie but today I switched it up with a cup of fresh cantaloupe and an egg-beater omelet with onion, pepper, tomato and fat-free cheese.