Start: 189 (June 2001)
I went over a little on the fat grams. I skipped my early workout and took a 30-min walk in the evening. I needed the break for a little renewal.
I want to thank you all for your fine comments, as always! I appreciate the support:-)
Hope you have a good food day--I'll see you later!
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
3% Activities; Fat grams=57; Calories=1964; >110 oz Water; Fiber=42 g
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Hi and Happy Tuesday!
I'm down a pound--couldn't be more surprised. Had to do a double-take and turn on another light just to make sure of what I was seeing! And I'm a half-inch closer to buttoning my old jeans. I'm down a whopping 2 inches in my measurements!
Yesterday I did an early NordicTrack workout (5.3 mi/49 min). I've been doing this early workout every day for quite a few days now, so I'm going to take a break from it today and maybe do it later on or something else.
I hope your day is going well--have a good one!
Congrats on the stunning inches lost report too. ...Keep it goin'! We're just starting to get there!
HUGS!
Kyrin
peace, pollyanna :)
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
15% Activities; Fat grams=32; Calories=1701; >80 oz Water; Fiber=41 g
Chrysalis on 03/11/2003:
Congratulations on that lost pound! And two inches down!!! Keep up the good work.
Lainey on 03/11/2003:
Happy Tuesday yourself! 2 inches-that's so good! Congratulations!
bab825 on 03/11/2003:
Congratulations on your loss. I haven't done my measurements yet. Maybe I will tonight. Keep it up amd thank you for your support
kyrin on 03/11/2003:
<i>Woo-Hoo!</i> Four pounds in eight days! Are you proud or what? I certainly am proud of you! You've really been moving and getting things done this past week or so. Yes, ma'am!
inmorning on 03/11/2003:
You are just on top of it. And you are so sweet for your comments too. annastasia
pollyanna on 03/12/2003:
Thanks for the good wishes and congratulations to you! Those surprise pounds are the best!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Hello Everyone!
I got in a quick (15 min) Circuit Workout with weights, but only had time to do all the exercises and then ride the Airdyne bike for 5 min. Earlier I did a pre-breakfast workout on the NordicTrack (51 min/5.5 mi). Now I need sleep!
See ya' all later!
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
20% Activities; Fat grams=37; Calories=1733; >110 oz Water; Fiber=38 g
Jelly Belly on 03/10/2003:
Great job! 15 min. probably got your metabolism fire burning. I think every minute counts. I couldn't work out and go back to sleep though. Wish I could.
SoccerMom on 03/10/2003:
Good job on the workout! Hope you've had a wonderful day. ~~SMILE!~~
inmorning on 03/10/2003:
As you can see, I ate a little better today but not as great as I should have. Good job getting the workouts in. You are too slick.
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Happy Sunday!
I had a higher everything but fiber and water day! But I got in plenty of activity (NordicTrack a.m.: 51 min/5.5 mi and about 1 hour of yard work). I'll be back on track with food today. I thoroughly enjoyed some fried chicken without the skin and a biscuit.
I really need to make a commitment to my weight work at least 2 days/week. So I'll get that in today (Circuit Aerobic Workout).
Well, I hope you have an enjoyable Sunday--see you all later!
Enjoy your day. ...and drink that water. Heh-eh-eh!
Hugs!
Kyrin
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
17% Activities; Fat grams=68; Calories=2126; >60 oz Water; Fiber=28 g
kyrin on 03/09/2003:
Go, Biscotti! It's a weights day for me too. {grins} Probably not the smartest thing right before weigh-in (nice water retention after a hard workout), but it was on the schedule. LOL So, in for a penny, in for a pound. I added in some make-up weights work to today's schedule. If I can still move in the morning, I'll crawl toward the scale and hope for better numbers.
Soon2BThin on 03/09/2003:
It sounds like you had a good day yesterday. Mmmmm, fried chicken, but I couldn't bear taking the skin off, how do you make yourself do that? You're a stronger woman than I am, haha! My DH does that all the time too. I guess it IS better for you.
inmorning on 03/09/2003:
Hey, it looks like you are on the ball as usual.
bab825 on 03/09/2003:
Thanks for the help with the blank page. I think I got it straightened out. Sounds like you are really doing great with your weight loss. I really need to work on drinking more water.
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Greetings!
I had a little higher cal, etc day yesterday, as planned. I did 33 min/3.3 mi on the NordicTrack. No other exercise. Still doing the challenge and need to get in a Circuit Aerobic Workout or maybe a jog today.
Hope you have a good food day!
You're half-way there for having your workout plans completed for the day. Good for you! The jogging sounds like fun. I (sort of) enjoyed the jog-stepping because I could zone out a bit after I learned that I could jog a 300-step set in about 2 minutes. Toward the end of February, I started setting a timer and then would just sort of concentrate on the feel of the movements until the buzzer went off. LOL
I hope that you have a terrific afternoon. You deserve it!
Hugs!
Kyrin
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
10% Activities; Fat grams=79; Calories=2291; >80 oz Water; Fiber=50 g
kyrin on 03/08/2003:
Hey, you!
Soon2BThin on 03/08/2003:
Yes, I'm still doing the Idita-walk. Only 8 more days left. I should finish the amount of minutes before then since I'm doing 40 or 45 minutes some days. Hey, I just noticed, I've exercised 11 days in a row. I think it's the Idita-walk keeping me going. Okay, I'm going to do my upper body work and the dreaded ab crunches now. Have a great day!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
'Cos it's easier to try
I was listening to this during my a.m. exercise yesterday and it seems (perception of the day:-) that I've been doing that for a long time--proving it can't be done--losing weight that is. And now it is for "me easier to try," at this juncture. Kinda simplistic, but very apropos.
I also wanted to "air" the calories and stuff from one day last week (I used the crappy cold weather as an excuse to eat almost a whole box of "Toastables" for one thing). Calories: 3946, Fat: 168g, Fiber: 41g. I'm not sure why I felt the need to include that--but there it is.
So yesterday I did my early a.m. NordicTrack ex of 35 min/3.6 mi and later in the day about 30 min on the Airdyne and some ab stuff and push-ups. My food choices were good and I tried to make sure I didn't get hungry. This strategy seems to be working well as long as I have fruit and good food available. I know I'm not beyond making poor choices--that's not really human, is it?--but, I'm doing better with more consistency (PastaGal:-)!
I'm on for the latest Kyrin Challenge. I'll be doing the same plan as the last one. Today, however, my food intake may exceed my target. It's not a free day, but if the opportunity presents, I'm going to indulge. Friday is a good day for that:-)
For the last challenge I'm down 1 pound, and didn't really want to record it until weigh day (Tues), but what the hell!
Challenge Plan: Activities >10%; Fat gms <40; Eat 1400-1800 kCal and at least 30 min walk/NordicTrack before breakfast.
I hope you have a wonderful day!
You're doin' great! ...As for the mega-calorie day. Yeah, I did one of those too. What the heck. It was only one day, and the work we've done during the challenge kept it from settling in for a long stay. ...Well, back to work. It's time to go beat up my pudgy little fat cells.
Hugs!
Kyrin
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
17% Activities; Fat grams=28; Calories=1796; >110 oz Water; Fiber=38 g
Than to prove it can't be done . . .
from Blue World, Moody Blues
kyrin on 03/07/2003:
Definitely record that pound. CONGRATS! ...I keep telling SoccerMom that when she waits until he official weigh-in day, the loss quite often disappears. Well, frankly, that sucks. LOL If you've gotten the scale to give up a pound, post it (!) and then work to get to the next one.
pastagal on 03/07/2003:
Trust me ,ALL of us have days such as that,,,i had one just day before yesterday,i wanted everything in sight and kept going for it and would have to fight with myself to not give in,,but there are times i just can't and i give in and beat myself up the next day,,i wonder sometimes we have such great days and then have some really really bad days where the will power just goes out the window,,thats why i try to not tell myself i Can't have something,,if i find the desire so strong to have it,i try to have just a bite or two and move on,,that works more than not lately,,but then there are those days when a couple bites rather than saying NO brings out the beast in me and i go nuts eating everything in sight,,must be a hormonal thing ,ya think??? I do know CONSISTENCY is a main factor in order for the weight to continue to come off,and i read your entries every day and you are succeeding very well in that area:} Hope you have a terrific weekend ahead of you,just keep focused and make sure you have lots of GOOD food around :}
Soon2BThin on 03/07/2003:
Oh, those darn Toastables! It's all their fault, you know. Are they gone now? Good job on that one pound though! Looking forward to Tuesday. You're doing great!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Yesterday I did a 36 min/3.5 mi workout on the NordicTrack and a 10 min walk. I had a good food day!
Hope your day goes well!
Have a great day.
Good job on the exercising!
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
14% Activities; Fat grams=27; Calories=1770; >110 oz Water; Fiber=39 g
Golightly on 03/06/2003:
Thanks for your note yesterday! I appreciated the lift! Luckily, my diet is still going fine ... in fact, too good ... I have a stomach flu that is keeping me from eating!
SoccerMom on 03/06/2003:
Hi there! I did get some sleep last night...was in bed by 7:30pm...woke up around 2am and read for an hour, then back to bed till almost 7am! I feel much better today....~grin~
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Hi All,
I had a good day with food and I didn't feel deprived. I made sure I didn't get hungry. I did a morning pre-breakfast workout on the NordicTrack for 32 min/3.1 mi and nothing else. So I was glad I stayed with the Challenge plan and got this workout out of the way.
I hope you have a good exercise day--see ya' later!
Anyway, I'm very proud of you! Those six inches that are standing between you and those pants will be history! They don't stand a chance. Nope, they don't! LOL
HUGS!
Kyrin
Have a great day!
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
9% Activities; Fat grams=18; Calories=1599; >110 oz Water; Fiber=41 g
kyrin on 03/05/2003:
Woo-Hoo!!! Congrats on the two-pound loss! That's so terrific! ...I'm sorry that I wasn't here to applaud for you yesterday. Sitting in the computer chair was just beyond where I was going. ...I'm back to feeling like myself again (good sleep does wonders), so I'm sliding back into the workout groove today.
SoccerMom on 03/05/2003:
Woooo-hooooo, on another TWO POUNDS GONE!! Doesn't it feel <i>good!</i>
Start: 189 (June 2001)
I'm down 2 pounds this week! I'm down .5 inch in leg, down .25 inch in hips, down 1/8 inch in calf--moo! My bust measurement is an enigma, as usual--up one week down a bunch the next (it's up this week)--I'll keep recording it at its whim:-) Every other measure is the same.
I'm doing the (Kyrin-inspired, Thanks Kyrin!) 4-day challenge. For me it's the "Current Diet" above plus the addition of a 30 min pre-breakfast walk or NordicTrack workout. So for yesterday I did a NordicTrack workout 35 min/3.6 mi with 25 min of it at level 1 incline. Then later I did my 25 min jog--the weather was fine, had some sunshine yesterday!
I hope that if I fall out of the groove again, I'll have an easier time making it back. It's a good feeling to be back in a losing groove for a change!
Oh the pants progress! There's a space of 6 inches before I'll be able to button them!
Have a good food choice day today!
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
16% Activities; Fat grams=31; Calories=1187; >100 oz Water; Fiber=28 g
SummerGoal on 03/04/2003:
Sounds great! Keep it up- you'll be wearing those pants soon, I'm sure. :)
Lainey on 03/05/2003:
Good job with the 2 pound & inches lost! Nice work!
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Poopy doopy day for me--my exercise (or should I say what contributed to my Activities percentage) was around 3 hours of driving--breaks in between and a 10-min walk. Didn't eat breakfast except for a little orange juice--what am I saying--that's NOT breakfast! Hungry or not, breakfast is The Key to my success for the day, for the weight loss, and brainwise.
I'm finally starting to feel a little better after having a pretty heavy lunch. It wasn't my plan to not exercise but I really didn't feel like it.
My assessment of this challenge is that I will continue it. I got to reading back in Prism's diary and I see how hard she has worked to get where she is. I know I looked back in her diary before, but it didn't resonate with me so much before I guess because I thought all this exercise was just going to melt my fat belly away and that hasn't happened. In fact in one of her entries she mentions just about the same thing--doing alot of exercise with not very dramatic results. She's had a couple of lulls in her progress and I consider this inspirational--Thanks Prism!
At 25, maybe you're gonna exercise your way to a healthy body weight. Working from the point I've worked from, it ain't gonna happen at 43--and I have to face facts for the umpteenth time and move forward.
So given that, I think I can step up a little to attempt to get to that April goal (or at least close to it) and then reevaluate from there. It's very clear to me what I need to do.
So I'm going to try to jog tomorrow and eat sensibly and often in order to keep from getting hungry and vulnerable to poor choices. That's the biggest thing I put in the forefront of my mind Friday and Saturday--soon I hope it will be second nature.
Have a nice Monday!
Have a great day!
Hope you have a great day!
Glad to have you with me for another one. It makes it easier to keep going when I know that there is someone else out there bustin' it for the same four days.
Re: your double work session. I think that is one of the things that is working for me. I do a session, cool down a bit (not completely), then when I'm relaxed again, jump into a different type of session. It continually gets my heartrate up throughout the day. ...When I was younger (a lot younger) it was easier to get it all done at once. But you're right, I think us older gals might need to tackle this weight loss thing differently.
Hope you had a terrific day!
Kyrin
Low: 162 (Nov 2001)
My Current Goal: 150 by April 8
8% Activities; Fat grams=68; Calories=1897; >60 oz Water; Fiber=30 g
Golightly on 03/03/2003:
Good morning! Hope you have a nice Monday too! I haven't read Prism's diary, but I think I will check it out. It's nice to read about someone else who is trying to lose weight and is not in their 20's ... I'm sure my diet is going a lot slower than some of our younger friends.
SoccerMom on 03/03/2003:
I just got a book called "Crosstraining for Dummies"...and it says that when your body stops responding to the challenges, it's time to step them up. Of course, you can't just keep going more miles, you need to climbs some hills, or add some wrist and ankle weights to your walk, or do something else that will alter your normal workout, and give yourself new challenges. That made sense to me. I had started to feel that I was just maintaining the body I now have, instead of improving it, so I'm mixing it up, by adding some skipping ropes, or running up and down my stairs a few times, or adding more weights. When the weather warms a bit, I'm going to start walking outdoors, on trails around town.
inmorning on 03/03/2003:
Hey, I see the exercise you do and let's face it, you could kick most men's butts. So keep that in mind when you are looking at your body with less than ecstatic eyes. I would wager my money on you everytime.
kyrin on 03/03/2003:
Hi, gal!
MM on 03/03/2003:
Remember to take baby steps and reward yourself (non-food items) along the way. You can do it!
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I'm taking a relaxing day too. Hubby has the day off and I think we're going out to do some shopping, maybe lunch out as well.
I'm anxious to see what the scale and tape measure have to say about things tomorrow. ...I still have a ways to go to get those 18s zipped and buttoned, but I'm comfortably wearing the tightest pair of 20s that I have (which a few weeks ago were sorely digging into my waistline)! They're baggy and feel nice now though.
We're making progress!
Kyrin
kyrin on 03/12/2003:
Re: your comment to me...I know what you mean about your tummy keeping you in a size larger pair of pants/jeans. The 18s fit me fine in the legs and butt. It's that darned tummy pouch that's keeping me out of them. But not for long! I think that if we can do something about the tummy fat, we'll be sliding down those sizes lickity split. LOL
A few months ago, I was having a hard time keeping the fat% under 30 or 35% of my day's intake. Now, I'm routinely between 25 to 30, and sometimes lower. All it took was a good reason to <i>want</i> to do it.
Thanks for the support.
prism on 03/12/2003:
You drank over 110 ounces of water? Wow! That's great. I appreciate how hard that is to do. I was trying to drink 120 ounces of water a day for several days last week and it was very difficult to get it all in and then there were all the potty breaks:)