Originally Posted By amazedncal2 ^^DH pointed out to me the other day that if he did get to his perfect weight according to the Wii Fit that he would be gaunt. He did get around that weight about 20 years ago due to stress and an injury and he did NOT look healthy! YAY!! for all of us for wanting to be healthy!
Originally Posted By iamsally I had kind of a bad day yesterday. I did okay calorie wise but not food choice wise. And was down a pound this morning. Checked it 3X. My new goal is to see 136.something before week's end. Choices today have been good. My granddaughter has a concert tonight and we always go out for a bite after these kind of events. Since none of us have any money it will be Wendy's where we can get a side salad and I will sneak in a packet of tuna. Good work smedley!! For a BMI of 22 I would be at my college weight. Ain't gonna happen:OP Happiness to all who are trying. I would go for the new blouse for the graduation.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon I would love the new blouse...but nothing fits!! You are doing fabulously Ruthie! I only did so so today. In a funk. But I'm trying.
Originally Posted By Tinkeroon Oh and a big pat on the back to Smedley! You've come a long way baby, to get where you got to today! You deserve a big hand of applause! Didn't that feel great Liberty Belle...hearing your son say you don't look anything like 2 days ago...well, once you figured out what he was talking about... It's always an energizer when someone notices your hard work.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 While on vacation I had some time to myself so I went to one of my favorite clothing stores. I had a blast. They were bringing me clothes and finding things for me. I was there for an hour and a half!!! Very unlike how I usually buy clothes, taking 5 pair of jeans into a dressing room and rushing through the fitting to find one that kinda fits. Anyway, I'm posting this because I bought several things for the summer. When I got home and took them out of the bags I found that I had tops that were sizes: Small, Medium, Petite Medium and Petite Large! I didn't realize it because the ladies were bringing me the clothes as they fit or didn't fit and lots of different colors and sizes that I wouldn't have brought in for myself. The funny thing is they all fit me the same. If I was doing the choosing myself I would have never taken the small and been frustrated about the petite large. This is a store with their own clothing, no different brands. Weird huh but a lesson to ignore the sizes sometimes and go with what fits and makes you happy Tinkeroon, maybe a top with an unbuttoned or buttoned over blouse or light jacket would work? Something to make you feel good and will say "This is MY son" Have a great day everyone!
Originally Posted By smedley Tinkeroon, do you have any contacts with post support groups who could maybe suggest places to shop? Just a thought. Amazed, how odd is that?? Love the different sizes thing though, it just goes to show! I have a shopping trip planned for the beginning of July with the girls, hoping I will be getting some nice new things then
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I've been thinking about the sizes. The medium is a sort of long fitted T shirt. The small is a blousy, stretchy, flitty, button up blouse. The petite (I'm short) large is a no wrinkle, classic fit, short sleeved blouse, etc. Each one has a different material and style. I've never really thought about that before. I am being SO good today!!! I go for fasting blood work tomorrow. Then we are picking our grandson up from school to spend the weekend with us Then another mini trip after we drop him off on Sunday. Can you see why I'm getting the bloodwork done first
Originally Posted By smedley Oh yeah I am still doing great, fully in the zone and loving it. I really think I am almost done, some of my size 10 trousers are starting to feel loose now which is beyond amazing, I don't think I would be fitting an 8 but then I never expected to LOL! I get weighed next Thursday, think I will stick with the plan for the following block too (taking me to beginning of June) and then I will switch to maintenance, just in time for our Cornwall trip
Originally Posted By smedley Amazed getting the blood work done first is definitely a plan, and the top thing does make some sense too
Originally Posted By Disney_Binky Hello All! I'm back, and want to be healthy. And of course, lose weight. I lost weight last year and came on LP to kind of give me a boost. (And plan a Disneyland trip) Just reading your posts all morning has been very helpful. I have kept the weight off, but I still want to lose another 20 lbs. Thanks for listening
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle >>a lesson to ignore the sizes sometimes and go with what fits and makes you happy << That's a good lesson! Although I've gone down a dress size in the last year, I've found it really hard to adapt to buying smaller clothes because I'm afraid they'll be too tight, so I automatically try on and buy the size I've been wearing. The result is I have a few tops that I've worn once or twice and then have to give to my sister or to charity because they're really too big and not flattering! There was one I tried on and it was way too big so I went a size smaller than usual, but it was obviously a reasonably big make because even it looks like a sack on me now. So I have to remember that lesson and try on a couple of different sizes to see what fits best. Down a kilo (2.2lbs) in one and a half weeks now - still slow, but happy, considering I haven't been totally restrained. It's still fairly easy to make good food choices because my taste isn't completely restored with my cold and sinus! Not much point cheating if you're not going to get the enjoyment out of it...
Originally Posted By Tandelothien I'm the same Liberty Belle, I can't get my head around the fact that I am the size I am and I have a hard time buying the next size down on anything in case I don't make it The 1 kilo loss is an awsome achievement! I'm still marching on but it's getting harder to put those exercise clothes on in the morning now that it's getting so cold.
Originally Posted By smedley a kilo loss is fab LB!! Tand, I know what you mean about exercising in the cold, I am so pleased we are (alledgedly) heading towards summer Oh and count me in the list of people with the clothes buying difficulty, I still look at stuff and think either a. there is no way that is going to go on me or b. oh my god that will look awful on me, and leave them on the rails! That's part of the reason for the shopping trip, I know the girls will make me try on all kinds of things and hopefully I will come away with lots of nice clothes I wouldn't even have considered trying on
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Enjoy your shopping spree, Smeds! I'm glad I'm not the only one with the mental block up about clothes-buying. Makes me feel normal... In fairness though a Queensland winter is probably equivalent to an English summer We're fairly wussy here though, we're not used to cold!
Originally Posted By smedley <--counts anything above 16C or about 60F as summer Speaking of clothes I am planning on trying to book and get my bra size checked this weekend if I can get in, I suspect it may have changed somewhat
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Well now I don't feel quite so wussy. We're getting overnight temps of 2-3C/35-37F at the moment and it's not even Winter properly Well I'm down another 1.2 kilos today, yayyy! This week I'm going to make an effort not to cheat and see what happens.
Originally Posted By iamsally Drum roll please*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~ This morning was 136.8!!!!!!!!!!! This makes me happy even though I was here almost two years ago. My first time on the WiiFit I was 144. (I have not gotten back to that again.) I lost eight pounds right off putting me where I am now. Since then it has been back and forth without any new weightloss to speak of. So here is hoping that this time I will keep moving down. As we head into summer it gets harder to exercise but I just have to make myself get out in the evenings or mornings. With the goats I have been much better about getting up and moving earlier. I think that is a big part of this latest loss. Getting up and moving and getting more sleep. (Yeah, more sleep.) With the new schedule I have been much more tired in the evenings and have had much less insomnia)
Originally Posted By Tandelothien That's excellent iamsally and your right, sleep is as important as water for melting fat Isn't it funny how the heat and cold of Summer and Winter make us not want to move around
Originally Posted By iamsally ^^So true. I love the fall and spring. We bought a large above ground pool two summers ago and have yet to get it up. Last year my daughter had a baby in June so I was gone most of the summer. This year I am determined to get it up and running. We had an 18' round. This one is 15x30' so it is long enough to swim laps. That is something I can do in the heat. And 100ยบ+ days are not unusual around here. Happiness everyone;o)
Originally Posted By Tandelothien We have a medium-ish above ground pool and I find it a lot easier to get motivated to swim laps in Summer than other exercises but I try to do a bit of both. I also hold on to the side of the pool and kick my legs while holding my stomach tight. I don't know if that does anything but it feels like it is and, hey, it's all moving
