Originally Posted By mele My life is just too messed up right now. I lost another pound but I don't think I'll be losing anything else before my trip. Or on it! I'll see ya in March?
Originally Posted By smedley I guess Keep on dropping in though, it might help keep you on the mostly straight and narrow ;D Where is our picture of the dress from last night?? Still on the straight and narrow here.
Originally Posted By smedley A week back at 100% after my flu, birthday, eating rubbish, hopped on the scales for an unofficial weigh in (had my starting weigh in at the clinic on Friday, go again a week on Thursday) and I am down 9.5lbs in the week, yay me!!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 <<<doing the happy dance for smeds!!!! Whoo Hoo!! You must have walked out of the clinic feeling like you were floating on air! We are still in Reno and I have to say that I just can't eat like I "used to." UGH! The food is AWESOME but I need to remember that I don't need to finish it just because it's AWESOME! So while I'm still on vacation and the "I'm on Vacation" bug is still lurking around, today is going to be about portion control and WATER! For some reason I'm having no problem drinking my water here Have a great day everyone!!!
Originally Posted By iamsally Great job amazed. I hope to report that I have done as well when I come back from Disneyland in two weeks. I so need this break. I will actually have the room to myself for 3 nights. May indulge in a little extra adult beverage to insure a good night's sleep. mele, hang in there. I know how the rough spots in life are. But eating only makes it worse. (Yeah, I know, easy to say.) Hope things get smoother for you. See ya'll next month.
Originally Posted By mele I didn't have dessert last night. I bought an oatmeal cookie from Starbucks today, though, and I'mma gonna eat it. It has oats and dried fruit...that makes it health food, right? My mom took some blah photos. I'll post one later tonight. I can't access it from work. She did something weird to the photo when she sent it (cropped it weird) and so my nose looks funny and it looks like she made it wider. No, I swear. LOL
Originally Posted By mele Okay, here's the photo. The full length pictures are horrible, blury. I'm making weird faces in ALL of them but this one is the best of the 4 my mom took on Friday. Oh, and I don't know what's up with my nose either. LOL <a href="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/aehuckjensen/mereddress.jpg" target="_blank">http://i50.photobucket.com/alb...ress.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Tandelothien The picture (and your nose) look fine to me. Of course I've never seen you before but, to me, you look beautiful in the photo
Originally Posted By mele Aw, thanks, Tandelothien. Here's a "before" photo of me from about 14 months ago. I *hate* this photo but since I love everyone else's before and after photos, I figured I'd share. <a href="http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f330/aehuckjensen/medecember2008.jpg" target="_blank">http://i50.photobucket.com/alb...2008.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Great before and afters Mele! You look fabulous!! Stupendous job Smedley! I am envious. But then I know how hard you've worked on this! I haven't been doing my exercises. (bad, bad me) But I have been sticking with the diet. I didn't even have any candy on Valentines Day. Or dessert! I totally stuck with my diet. Haven't lost anything more, but I haven't gained either, so that's a good thing. Just have to convince myself that I really WANT to exercise! That I FEEL LIKE IT!! And then DO it!
Originally Posted By mickeymeg Wow ! What a change Mele, You look fantastic ! I have just started making an effort again to loose the extra baby weight I have been packing about for the last year. Since the middle of Jan. I am down about 10lbs. I still have a ways to go.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Thats a great start mickeymeg! I know how hard it is just to take off 10 lbs. Keep checking back in...we can all do it together...we need to keep boosting each other up.
Originally Posted By smedley great start mickey meg! Mele, continues to impress me just how awesome you look and the difference you've made! One of these days I will sort out why I can't upload pics to anywhere but FB and put up some before and after pics, of course those of you on fb have seen the pics so far already I guess
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 mele, I would not have recognized you now. But I know you get that a lot WOW you are amazing. mickeymeg, congrats on the 10 lbs! That's quite a start. My youngest is going to be 23 next month and I'm still carrying around the baby weight from her :[ tinkeroon, you are my hero for sticking to your plan on Valentines Day! You are in the ZONE! I haven't truly been in the zone since last May. I've been OK, managed to keep off what I lost but that Zone keeps jumping out of my reach. Maybe today is the day Have a great day everyone!!
Originally Posted By smedley Amazed, you may think you're out of the zone, but think back to before you started this lifestyle change, what would the chances have been of you maintaining weight for so long?? You do totally rock, and I don't doubt that the zone is going to come back to you soon I am still totally in the zone and loving it, day 2 of the detox program, only thing I seem to be noticing is that I am totally exhausted! LOL!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 smeds, you know, you are right. I have changed my lifestyle and it's been over a year now that I've REALLY been thinking about what I purchase, how I prepare food, etc. I'm absolutely more aware of what I eat and the necessity of forcing myself to exercise even though I still really hate it Thanks smedley for making me stop whining and thinking more positively Today I'm back on my mission of drinking more water Here is something that has helped me and I've just started doing this again. One day a week I plan 5 dinners. They are heavy on the vegetables, a lean protein and a carb. Simple prep. A throw in the microwave dinner, a simple grill, open some cans, a crockpot meal, what ever I know my week is going to be like. I don't plan the days that I'm going to prepare the meal, I just know I have shopped for them and I have to use them or they'll spoil. If I'm tired the microwave meal is there, if I've got some time I can mindlessly chop the veggies at 5pm and throw them in a saute pan at 7. For me, having the lean meats and veggies that HAVE to be cooked MAKES me do it. I can still think about what I feel like having at 4 or 5 pm but it's less likely that I'll bail and go with take out or order a pizza. I guess this is all obvious stuff, I almost just deleted it but what the heck, I'll leave it Have a GREAT day everyone!!!
Originally Posted By mickeymeg Great ideas on the planning and shopping for the week amazed. That is about how I try to do things too. It really helps curb the urge to get take out if you know there is something in the fridge you ahve already spent money on that will be wasted if it doesn't get used.
Originally Posted By Tandelothien I just found this article that may be of interest to some of us exercise haters, amazedncal2 it made me think of you instantly (in a good way). I'm guessing she did other exercise as well to be in a body building championship but hey, everything counts right <a href="http://womansday.ninemsn.com.au/trueconfessions/truelifestories/1011668/i-wiggled-my-way-to-a-world-class-body" target="_blank">http://womansday.ninemsn.com.a...ass-body</a>
Originally Posted By Lady Starlight Ys indeedy doo! Every little bit of exercize counts, but some people just have good genes in thier favor, and carry thier weight differently as well as the type of skin they have. Some peoples skin isn't as elastic as other peoples so you will get different results with how your body will look. I used to hate myself for having a stomache that hung the dreaded "dunlop ledge". However, I have had two C-sections and a hystorectomy (c-section type cut,from hip bone to hip bone just about)and I will NEVER have a tight stomache. I have gotten past the beating myself up part for not having the body I wish Icould obtain through diet and exercize. I'm just so greatful to have this old body of mine in the first place, no matter what shape I'm in. ( BTW, ROUND, IS a shape!) ;-) I think that when you can get past that, you will love yourself and do all you can for yourself to have a healthy body. I'm the best lumpy bumpy best I can be. :-D
