Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I thoughtfully "caved" into sharing a chocolate eclair with DH (well honestly it was my idea We'd done so much walking I needed the energy, yeah, that's it! It wasn't that big and it was dark chocolate so I'm sure it was full of antioxidents and good for me. Dinner at a Steakhouse is my next challenge! Portion control, portion control, portion control.............
Originally Posted By smedley Hey where is everyone? How is everyone doing?? I am still on track and back in the zone, and currently feeling positive about being able to stay mostly on track over the weekend too. I am now not sure I will make it to target for the end of May though But I should be close, and hopefully there before our trip on the 8th June!
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Steak and salad...sounds great! Hope everyone is doing well. I haven't dropped in for awhile. So far, I've lost 24lbs. but have a long way to go. Another incentive for me losing weight were health issues: High BP, Cholesterol, on the fringe of having Diabetes, and then my doctor thought I might have sleep apnea. So, I had to go in for a sleep study--that was a hoot. Ever try to sleep in a strange room with 100 wires hooked up all over your body and a video camera pointed right at you? Plus I had a cold that night. Needless to say, I didn't exactly sleep like a log. Good news though, I don't have sleep apnea. It could possibly be because I have already dropped some weight...the world may never know. Keep up the good work everyone!
Originally Posted By iamsally Good job MP. Health is really the reason for this. My blood pressure was creeping up on me the past few years. Last week it was 115/75. I really am not losing that much so I credit the healthier choices and exercise. Also, my mom is diabetic so that I need to watch out for that.
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Thanks Sally! I'm glad your diet change has helped with the BP. It's surprising to me how, even with medical issues, it took me this long to do anything about it. My grandfather had diabetes and I would hate to live with a disease like that the rest of my life.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Wow! A 24lb. loss is fantastic MP! Good going! And great to hear you are back in the zone Smed. You'll make your goal...just you wait and see!
Originally Posted By smedley Well it's officially 12 months since my first day on my eating program and despite having to pause for 3 months for my knee surgery, and a bit of a splurge on holiday and over Christmas, I stand in front of you today 60lbs and 33 inches smaller than I was exactly 12 months ago! I am obviously delighted, I only need to lose around 11 more lbs to get to my target, so hoping to be there sometime in the next 6 weeks or so
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Incredible Smedley! I wish we all had that kind of will power and was able to work as hard for that loss as you have. You've done a wonderful job! I hope hubby is proud of you too! You are well on your way to your target! Go Smedley Go Smedley Go Smedley
Originally Posted By iamsally That is really exciting smedley. And impressive. Congatulations! If I had lost that much in a year I would be down to 84 pounds. Okay, I am just being silly but I do feel like I should be showing more for my efforts. I was under 140 (again) this morning. I keep trying to hit 132 (which I have not seen in a number of years). Something happens to me when I get close and I eat again. Maybe this time I will keep it up. I think rangling that goat every morning has helped. LOL
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins Smedley, This is for you: <a href="http://pbskids.org/rogers/songLyricsImProudOfYou.html" target="_blank">http://pbskids.org/rogers/song...You.html</a>
Originally Posted By Marlin Perkins This goes out to ALL my LP buddies: <a href="http://pbskids.org/rogers/songLyricsItsYouILike.html" target="_blank">http://pbskids.org/rogers/song...ike.html</a>
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins Haven't heard these songs before, Marlin. Thanks for pointing them out. Their messages are vital, should be mandatory listening for adults.
Originally Posted By Tandelothien ^^Not only adults, my DS who is special needs was sitting beside me when I played these songs and he really got the messages in them. Well I am down another 800 grams this morning. Not quite a kilo but still very good considering how naughty I was after the Anzac service last Sunday. I am really impressed with how well you are all doing. It's funny how we plod along only losing little bits each week and can get discouraged, but when we stand back and view our journey from a longer space of time then we can see that we've made a lot of progress and should be proud of it. You are all my heroes and just like MP I have a little song for you. There is no recording of it but I'm sure I've heard it sung by Enrique Iglesius: You can be my hero babies You can wash away this weight We can exercise forever We can take this fat away....
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Love the songs! It's the 1st of May, so I'm hoping back on the bandwagon after my birthday (which was 10 days ago now, oops!!) I've written a list of my goals for each month between now and September, which is both my friend's wedding and now my Disneyland trip I kind of just had ice-cream, though. Oops! On the plus side I was fairly good throughout the day (not always the case on a Saturday!) and did some exercise as well. So let's see how I keep going over the next few days... Keep up the good work everyone, I'm impressed as always! Tandelothien, slow and steady like that is the best way to do it!
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Ooh please tell me you'll be in Disneyland around the 12th October - 2nd November?
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, sorry for the yelling that's about to commence, but: I JUST GOT EMAIL LETTING ME KNOW THAT I WON THREE FREE MONTHS OF JAZZERCISE FOR HAVING LOST MORE WEIGHT THAN ANYONE ELSE DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO! DOWN 15 LBS! YEAH, BABY, YEAH! Oh, and lately I've had people noticing that I'm losing weight - this ROCKS, y'all! This totally rocks!
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Now that's worth shouting about!!! Congratulations Labuda, it's not Jazzercise but I'm doing the Snoopy dance of joy for you
