Warm Welcome ~ 1/1/07 - 1/7 ~ Everyone Welcome

[Melissa73]

Hello ladies,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Sooooo sorry I have been MIA but I didn't want to be a hypocrite and post here while I was off program and being a very bad girl. For about two weeks now I have just eaten whatever I wanted....not that I over ate or anything (well not all the time) but I didn't write anything down and I didn't go to the gym either. The Holidays got the best of me and I did whatever I **** well wanted. YIKES! I"m up a little over 3lbs and I need to get my butt in gear. It could totally be worse...but tomorrow I will try to get to the gym and I will defintiely start writing down everything I put into my mouth again. I have too. Especially if I want to run a 5k in the spring and look hot in the summer. I MUST DO THIS!

Hope you all had wonderful Holidays. Mine were good but i'm glad the chaos is over and I can't wait to go back to work tomorrow. :bcb_grin I'll be back to posting regularly starting now.

Missed you girls.
XOXO
Melissa

[KayakerGirl]

Hi Ladies! Hopefully everyone is having a good day. I weighed in after my week off and showed a 1 lb gain...I'm actually happy about it...one pound could just be water and is nothing to be concerned about. I feel victorious to get through the holidays with my self control and motivation intact! The hardest part of the year (weight wise) is past us...it only gets easier from here.

So the plan is to be extra careful this week and make sure that pound isn't a permanent thing. Today has been good...all core so far. Not even one WPA used. Will probably use a few for dinner.

Melissa - Nice to see your smiling face. You are only hurting your own progress when you stray from the program...so do good things for yourself this week. Work out and stay OP. You can do it! Don't you want nice muscles this summer??? I know I do. :bcb_bigsm

Steph - That sucks your heat was off! At least you have a fireplace...but still...that's not good at all this time of year. Sorry you had a bad food day...you are a rockin woman and will get right back on track...I just know it. Was your break good? Are you glad to be back to work? (I'm not!)

Jessica - Glad your leader stuff is so fulfilling...it just feels great helping other people. Do you show them your before picture? I'll bet you look so different now. I don't recall ever seeing a picture of you, but you've lost so much. It must be a dramatic difference and very inspiring to the folks in your group.

Heather - Glad to hear you worked out! It does feel good, doesn't it? Enjoy the dinner at Chili's...the best thing about WW (imo) are those nights when you can enjoy a large meal, and still stay OP, and still lose weight.

We're moving our office so I might not have computer access the next couple days...we will see. I will check in if I can. Have a good OP day all, and take good care of yourselves.

[FATNSASSY]

:salut GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY,

I AM REPORTING FOR DUTY AGAIN. I HAVE REALLY MISSED TALKING TO YOU ALL. MY COMPUTER BURNED UP FROM A POWER SURGE AND I HAD TO GET A NEW ONE. THEN IT WAS A REAL FUN THING TRYING TO GET BACK ON LINE AS I AM STILL LEARNING THE COMPUTER. LOLOL. IT TOOK ME 6 DAYS TO GET IT STRAIGHTENED OUT AND THAT WAS WITH HELP FROM A GOOD FRIEND.

HAD A REALL NICE XMAS AND NEW YEARS. I STAYED PRETTY MUCH ON PROGRAM BUT I DID GAIN HALF A POUND. I HAVE WEIGH-IN TOMORROW AND I AM A LITTLE NERVOUS. DID NOT LOSE THE WEIGHT I HAD HOPED TO OVER DEC. I AM GOING FORWARD THOUGH.

I STILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH EMOTIONAL EATING AT NIGHT. I DO REAL GOOD ALL DAY AND EARLY EVENING UNTIL BEDTIME AND THEN I WANT EVERYTHING. LAST NIGHT UP TO OLD HABITS OF DIPPING INTO THE PEATNUT BUTTER JAR WITH SPOON. I AM AWFUL. NEED TO STOP THIS AND I KNOW IT.

WEATHER IS STILL WONDERFUL HERE IN PA. TODAY IN THE 50'S. CAN'T BELIEVE IT. I AM STILL WALKING OUTSIDE AND I AM STILL TRYING TO WALK 1 HR A DAY.

I THINK WITH THE HOLIDAYS GONE, WE CAN NOW CONCENTRATE AGAIN ON BEING REAL SERIOUS. SPRING IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER AND I THINK WE CAN ALL BE LOOKING AHEAD TO BEING REAL PROUD OF OURSELVES. WE CAN DO THIS.

LESLIE

SW 273

CW 236

G 170 STARTING DATE 8-28-06

HOPING FOR 230 FOR END OF JAN.

[steph11]

Morning ladies! Happy New Year!

Glad to be back at BCB and to hear from all of you!

First - I was off plan this past week. I have only poor excuses for why I was lazy with points and healthy 8's. I ate much worse than I usually do, but much better than I used to - I welcome your kicks - but am moving on. I know that the holidays will be a battle for the rest of my life and I'll use the next 50 weeks to try to establish habits that will serve me better next year.

That said - I lost 1.5 lbs this week... who knows... I hope to make it to my goal of 212 by next week. I know I can do it if I work it

Melissa - Glad that you are back on track now...

Lisa - glad that the holidays were so good...I had an ok break from work - I did get lots of hiking in and that made me happy. We'll miss you if you don't have computer access - stay strong!

Leslie - Yay for having a computer again! Have you thought about what other activities you could do when you are feeling like eating?

Any of the rest of you around? Check in!!

Do you guys know how heart rate monitors calculate your calories expended? I got a great new HRM for xmas and it is telling me that I have been grossly underestimating my APs. (1AP for each 100cal) Any thoughts?

[steph11]

Hey again ladies...

I started an exercise accoutability thread if anyone wants to join me....I really want to try to be more consistent about my workouts...instead of boom and bust... Hope you'll join me!!

http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?t=149520

[heather_sue_98]

Hi Girls! Happy New Year!

I am glad that everyone is back and posting, including myself. It makes me feel better to know that we all struggled a bit over the last few weeks. I did okay over Christmas, but New Year's was not so good. I suppose it's true that alcohol inhibits your judgement.:bcb_blush I think I let my guard down after Christmas, when honestly I think that New Year's was harder for me, food wise. Scale says I am up to 204.6, but I have until Monday until official WI, so I am hoping to have it go down by then. I can't bring myself to type it into my signature until then. I am mad at myself, but on the other hand, I know in the past it would have been much worse. But I know what I need to do... just get back on the horse and ride it!

Steph: I would give you some kicks, but that would be highly hypocritical... Good job on your loss never the less. I have been thinking about AP's lately too. For instance the guide on the slider does it by how long it takes you to sweat, but that really depends on the person. I would say maybe average what you have been cacualting, and the figure on the HRM? I know there is a link to a site (in the Newbie Manual maybe? I will look for it) that you can look up the activity and it will calculate calories burned and APs. Maybe this would help too?

Leslie: Glad your holidays were good. Nighttime eating was/is one of my rough points too. A lot of times I just have to remember that I will still be hungry in the morning, drink a bunch of water, and go to bed. If you have to dip a spoon and feel like you are actually eating something (and I know the feeling) eat some WW 0 pt soup, or a bowl of cooked veggies with seasoning. 0 points but still some real food. I, like you, am mighty glad the holidays are over!

Lisa: Awesome job through the holidays! I agree with you that it can only get easier from here on out. I am excited for the rest of the year. By the way, how are things lately with DF?

Melissa: How is the gym going? You should come do the exercise thead that Steph started. I think it would help all of us to keep ourselves and each other in check.

Headed to bed. Have a good one ladies!:salut

[amyep]

Hey ladies, I am back. I did not have a computer at home these past two weeks. Sometimes I think they are more work than convenient. Anyway, I am back at work after the holidays so I am logging on here. My computer should be up and running at home as well.

I did not stay OP over the holidays but the good news is I did not gain any weight either. My husband is joining me now. He lost 25lbs last year on WW but has gained it all back. We are making up grocery lists and recipes right now and are going to stock up on food this weekend.

My goal is 25lbs by summer. :bcb_cool2

[steph11]

Morning ladies :)

How are all of you doing today?

Heather - glad you are back on track...seems to me you should put your weight in your signature - it means you are taking responsibility for your actions and motivates you to lose it so you can change it back to a lower number again :)

I guess I'd say think more about how hard you perceive you are working than how much you are sweating...can you sing? just talk? only pant?

I have issues with the slider because there are so few categories and the range of 'high' is very wide. Apparently low is 40-55% of MHR, Med is 55-70% of MHR, and High is 70+% of MHR. It just doesn't make sense for me to get the same number of points for working out when my heart rate is 138 as when it is 178... And - I did this really really hard hike on New Years Eve and my heart rate was above 80% MHR (160) for 2 hours - and that is way off the end of the slider...so do I double the 1 hour time or just go with the max one on the slider? Can you tell I'm disgruntled?

Amy - good to see you! Glad you and DH are back on program...it should be easier to do it when he is on it with you eh?

[heather_sue_98]

Hi Girls!

Steph: You are right. By not owning up to my gain I really am only cheating myself. I think it is just part of my mind games. :bcb_blush I updated my signature. On the exercise, I have been just doing what I perceive, but then I am always second guessing myself. Am I counting too high? Not high enough? It's frustrating that there is not a more hard and fast way to figure. I also considered a HR moniter, but they are kind of expensive. I wish I would have asked for one for Christmas. Oh well, good birthday gift! I am glad you posted HR percentages for high, medium and low. That is very helpful. As for your hike, I would definately double the amount for the one hour. If I worked that hard, I would want to use each AP!

Amy: Glad you are back and your holidays were good. I wish I could get my husband to do this with me. It would make some things a lot easier. Plus it sounds fun to plan shopping and menus together. I think 25lbs is definately a doable goal!

Well, recess is over...back to the kiddies!

[steph11]

Heather - Good for you facing the gain. I know you can lose this in no time!

I love that my HRM calculates the calories for me - as long as I keep losing with the APs that I get from it...I'll just use them i guess... You can get basic HRM for $40 I think...then you could use the MHR%'s that I wrote out to get APs...a GREAT birthday gift! I think that if i count APs for that hike the way you recommended that I earned 29 APs that day. wowza!

man - i wish I had recess still. Kickball sounds fabulous right now!

[heather_sue_98]

Hi Girls!

We have gotten about a foot of snow here today. It started this morning and just barely stopped. It's crazy! I know the drive tomorrow will be terrible, but at least it will be Friday.
So, I was all proud of myself today because I packed a gym bag and stashed it in my car so I would have enough time to get off work, pick up DD, get her fed and dropped off at the Day Care at my gym, and then go to step class at 6:00. I got all the way there, on time, even in the weather, and on the walk in DD throws up all over! All over her, all down the front of me in my gym clothes... Aargh! For a split second I thought about dropping her off anyway and going into class in my vomit clothes, but then I took a good whiff of myself and decided to just go home and clean up. Kind of a bummer, since a tried really hard to get there. Oh well! Tomorrow for sure. I think I'll bring extra clothes.:bcb_smile

Steph: 29 AP's is awesome! Good for you working so hard. I always feel so good when I earn a bunch of AP's. Recess most times is fun. I do play kickball with the kids sometimes. My favorite is still four square though. Today was inside day, so everyone was a little crazy.

Later :salut

[steph11]

Happy Friday!
How are all of you ladies?

I'm happy it is friday...ready for some snowshoeing, birthday celebrations (3 friends) and then some R&R on Sunday.

What are everyone's plans for the weekend?

Heather - How was the drive today? I wish we got snow here...I have to drive a few hours to find some tomorrow :) Is DD ok now? Sorry to hear about the attempt...you tried!

Lisa - we miss you around here when you dont' have computer access...thinkin of you.

Jessica - I hope hope hope that you still get time to check in occasionally - it was great to hear from you :)

Amy - Did you get the kitchen all stocked?

Leslie - How are you doing this week? Have you thought of some anti-nighttime eating ideas?

Melissa - How was your week back at work? Was it good to get back in the groove? How was getting back in the saddle?

Jo - Are you around? I was hoping we'd hear from you over the holidays...We miss you!

Marissa - How are you doing? Last time we heard from you I know you were struggling - check in here :)

Hopefully I didn't forget anyone :) Hope you all have great Fridays and wonderful OP weekends!

[FATNSASSY]

Steph Well I Think The Idea Heather Came Up With Is Good. It Beats The Peanut Butter. It Is So Dog Gone Hard To Break Old Habits. They Always Try And Sneak Back In. I Lost 2.6 This Week. Sure Beats The Half Lb Gain I Had.

Heather It Has To Be So Hard To Deal With Baby, Work, And Then A Diet Too. You Girls Are Awesome. I Give Each And Every One Of You Alot Of Credit.

Amyep Glad Your Dh Is Doing Ww With You. It Makes It Alot Easier I Think. My Dh Is Looking Super. I Think The Husband Turns Out To Be What The Wife Feeds Him. Haha. She Doesn't Care, Then He Gets Porky Too. Lolo. Vicious Cycle.

I Think We Are All Human. The Holidays Come And I Really Don't Think We Are Such Terrible People For Gaining A Little Bit. Just As Long As We Realize We Must Get Right Back On Schedule. You All Have Said That. Nobody Layed Down And Quit.

I Bought The Ww Walking Tape Thurs. I Tired It Yesterday. Very Good Tape But By The End Of Workout I Wanted To Die. Couldn't Keep Up With Her The Last 7 Min. That's Ok. I'll Keep Doing My Own Pace And Eventually I Will Finish With Her.

Leslie

Sd 828-06

Sw 273

Cw 235

Goal 170