Just me again :(

Well I get to report a big fat 0 this week. I guess it is better than + but not exactly what I wanted :( O-Well I am hoping for a better week this week. I am feeling better inside and out it seems. (well for today) And on days I do feel like a human is when I feel like I can actually do this and make myself feel good about myself too. So that is my goal this week. I want to find one thing every day that makes me feel good about myself and if I can do that hopefully I will be able to get moving and lose some numbers this week. If not maybe I will feel good by the end of the week still :)

Darla

Monday

I am happy to report a -4 for the week. I tried to be better with not snacking too much and I was able to get out and exercise a few times this week. So my goals are the same for this week, and I hope to continue to see negative numbers now. ALFALFA

Weigh in for Monday

OK, I am reporting a 0 this week, which for my weekend is really good that I did not gain 10 pounds, I had a girls weekend in Logan, and woa did I eat and eat and eat. And then I have a stupid cold so I was not able to workout this morning, So I will totally take the 0 for this week!!

Good luck to everyone!

The Biggest Loser

For Hot Mama

Hot Mama asked if I would spill the beans on what the personal trainer has taught me . So here is what I have been told.

#1 thing that I am learning is how to eat properly. So here is how I eat. I eat every morning within an hour of waking up. I never go over 4 hours without eating something. Sometimes I am not really hungry but I make myself eat anyway. I eat a balanced clean diet of 40 percent protein 30 percent whole grains and 30 percent veggies. I eat a fruit as one of my snacks. I eat 3 square meals a day but never eat after 9:00 at night. I take a multivitamin everyday and a fish oil capsule 3 times a day with my meals. You can never get enough of your omega 3's with just diet alone. (So I've heard) Anyway the most important thing is that I eat every bit of my calorie allotment every day. I do not starve at all. I have had the mistaken understanding in the past that starving yourself will make you skinny. NOT TRUE -- all I have seen is a minimal weight loss but most of all you feel like !@#$&. So no more of that for me EVER! I want something that I can maintain not something that will cause me to be sick.

#2 is my exercise. I actually only work out for 30 - 40 minutes a day. Mon, Wed, Fri I do cardio. Right now I'm doing interval training. For example 1 minute of running in a sprint and 2 minutes of recovery. There are a million things you can do. Tues, Thurs, and Sat I lift weights. I start in at the gym on the eliptical to warm up for about 10 minutes and then head over to the weight machines. I do one machine after another with no rest in between. It gets your heart rate up there and it is building muscle at the same time. That cycle lasts for 20 minutes and then I'm done. If you can't get to the gym you could buy some free weights along with some other equipment and do circuit training at home. For those of you who have new babies and can't get away.

I have noticed a HUGE impact on the way I feel which is what matters most to me. I feel healthier everyday and am surprised at how quickly I am able to build my endurance. It has been wonderful.

So now I don't the need my trainer with me at my workouts until I plateau and need a different routine. It was worth being uncomfortable around Mr. Fitness to learn the things that I need to do.

I just hope that all of us look at this as a way to get healthy!!!! There is a difference between being healthy and being skinny. I look around at many women who go beyond that point and wonder how long they can keep it up without paying a price with their overall health. When you are healthy you will have a healthy glow to you and then there is a point when you can go too far and loose that glow all together. So my goal is that the next time we all see eachother I am glowing - glowing - glowing!!!! :O) I hope you are all glowing too!!!! I know you will be!

Sorry this is like 25 pages long :O) -- Yikes!!!

- Thunderbuns

time to own it :(

Well...I seem to have lost 5 of the 8 lbs I gained last week...guess that puts me at a +3 this week. I said I'd own it and I will (even though I so don't want to) Guess it will just make me more determined to work hard this week and get back to 0...sigh...

-hot momma

Why can't I stay serious.....

for more that a few days. +1 for me. I need some sort of super glue here to make the motivation stick!!
-Cookie

Guess something is working

I am way excited to report a -4.5 for the week. Changing my exercise routine and watching my calorie intake has helped a lot. I will see in the next few weeks if it continues to help :)
-Razzle

I have a -2 for the week, running every other day seems to be working pretty well.

Rex.

And Thunderbuns is reporting a -4. I guess getting off my bum and doing something does work :). Why did I not just do this a long time ago??? :) Good luck everyone!!!!!!

16 Weeks

I had a thought this morning. I wanted to go back to January 1 and see how many weeks it has been from then to now ...... the answer is about 16!!!!! I remember thinking that I was going to do my very best to get healthy this year. It was more than a New Years resolution - it was something that I really needed to do for myself to feel good. I now realize that had I really done everything required of me to achieve that goal I would probably be at my healthy goal weight right this minute. UGH!!!!!!

So I am looking at this in an entire new light. Time will go by whether I like it or not and I can either achieve my goals or keep repeating the never ending cycle. This is also true for soooo many other things as well. This really has hit home with me. You will definitely see a more motivated girl from now on.

I truly do believe that it is really not the numbers on the scale but becoming your best HEALTHY self. I just want to feel good about myself, to feel the energy that comes when you live a healthy lifestyle. I'm actually excited!!!

-Thunderbuns

Workout Wednesday

So I am going to do something a little different today. I want to know what you are CURRENTLY doing for excercise. Do you like it, is it working, and would you recommend it? If you are currently without excercise, this is the day to come up with a plan, and share that with us. Comment to let us know!!

I have a -1 for the week. It's not impressive, but I'll take it. I need to kick it up a notch.

Rex

OOPS

Sorry this is late. Plus 2 for me this week:( I will do better. ALFALFA

Yummy New Snack

I don't know if any of the rest of you love chips and dip like me.......... but I sure do love them! I have found a new healthy alternative. I buy Baked Doritos and dip them in low fat cottage cheese. Sounds a little strange but it really is yummy!!!!! Just thought I would share.

Thunderbuns

Not bad for a birthday week

I am down 1. Shocked, because I wasn't very diligent, but down one anyways.
-Cookie

Up Again :(

I really am so sick of reporting my yo-yo world. I am +1 again this week :( I know what I need to do I just need to do it. But why is it so freaking hard!!!! I need some inspiration. I love whoever put up the NSV's I think that is a great idea. So My goals for the week are to actually exersize at least 4 times. And I am going to get rid of all the Easter candy that is lingering through my house so I don't snack on it all the time. Wish me luck :) I am going to be negative next week and hopefully alot.
Darla

Hey Cookie -- I was reading Zody's weigh in post and I have decided along with her not to count any fractions of pounds . So if you don't mind will you remove my .7. I think I'll go with whole numbers from now on. Thanks so much!!!

Thunderbuns

Checking in

Well...again another 0 for this week. There are going to be a lot of changes in the next few weeks so we will see :)
-Razzle

accountable but not counting

Well, I weighed in this morning, and I had gained 8 pounds since last week...I don't think that's really possible...well it is, but it's not real weight. And judging from the fact that I can't get my rings off AT ALL this morning...I think I'm having some kind of post baby/body trying to get back to normal water retention issue!!

So...if it's o.k. w/ everyone...I'm going to ask cookie NOT to record this weigh in and I'll kick up the water intake and hope to be back to normal next week or better yet tomorrow!!!! (if I'm not...then I'll own the gain...but I really can't take that +8 by my name right now!!)

-(not so) Hot Momma :)

Thunderbuns is reporting in today with a -1. I am not really happy with that number but I know that I did not work hard enough to achieve a larger number. This week I am going to work as hard as I can. :)

Reporting In!!

I would like to report a -1 this week, not what I had hoped for but, this weekend was not a good eating weekend for me. :( I do soo good during the week and then the weekend comes. yikes. I hope to do better next week.

good luck to everyone this week

The Biggest Loser

The decimal

I think I might start tracking my decimal numbers. I have to report a 1 pound gain, but it is really only a .5 gain. However since I haven't claimed them before, I won't start now. Workouts went OK last week. I am just going to keep plugging away with them and hope I can be more conscious of making good choices.
Zody

Weekend NSVs

Anyone have any "good for you" successes this weekend...come on...somebody's gotta have one. Feel free to add them in a reply here (since monday is so busy with other posts)

My NSV

I was so proud of myself today. Not only did I get my rear in gear and actually work out, but my usual running was easier today. By the time I get to a certain house, I am usually ready to turn around, not only time wise, but energy as well. Last week I had to walk for a good portion of the time - today I added an extra 0.6 miles and still stayed within my 30 minutes. WOW! I was excited and hope I continue to improve.
Zody

My Crazy NSV

Ok I know this sounds bad but it really is the little victories that have me happy latley. First off My kids are MUCH better today so that in itself is a victory!! But the girls wanted to have a movie night tonight and the only popcorn I had was 2 packages of Jiffy Pop. So I thought I would make that for them. I thought it would be way fun. Well has anyone out there made Jiffy Pop. Holy cow my arm was burning towards the end of the shaking :) Maybe that makes me a wimp but if you want a great arm workout just buy yourself some Jiffy Pop and have at it. And at the end of the workout your kids have a great snack.

Darla

No Cookies

My NSV for today is that I had to make Choc. Chip Cookies and ginger snaps for an emergency prepardness fair tonight and I ate none of the dough before it was baked (the best way to eat cookies by my standards) And I ate only one ginger snap after they were baked!!! The rest are still sitting on my cabinet waiting to be consumed by someone else. Also I forgot to check in with my weigh in this week. I'll report a -2. Not too bad considering Easter.

Poppy

My NSV

Ok, if your familiar with the walking trail by the rex plex in Morgan. Today I ran the length of the trail, starting at the bridge by the park and running around the whole trail, and ending back by the bridge at the park. Then I continued to walk the rest of the way to my house. That might not seem far but, for someone one hates to run!! That was great for me.

So that is my NSV for today!! Good luck to everyone else on their NSV's

The Biggest Loser

Friday's NSVs

What did YOU do today to make yourself proud of YOU on your journey to being more healthy?...post 'em here :) !!

Thursday's NSVs

Let's here 'em!! (and hey...manly men out there we need to hear from you too!!)

Oh, and Cookie...please remember that calories and fat grams don't count on your birthday...Have a GREAT day (and ENJOY your dinner out!!)

-Hot Momma

Sorry so late

Since I am posting so late I will celebrate a NSV with you as well as my numbers.
I have worked out 3 times (hard) last week and am on my way to the same for this week. I have finally gotten over the soreness from those beginning workouts and surprisingly I am enjoying a good sweat.
It probably helped that I get to claim a -5!!! I am not sure how that happened, but since I have owned every gain, I will own this one too and just hope it can stay there for more that one week.
Thanks for the inspration everyone.
Zody
P.S. I don't think Fogarty weighed in this week. I will get after him:)

Non-Scale Victories

On a previous weight loss site I used to post on, the had these things called Non-Scale Victories (or NSVs) The point being that sometimes we get too focued on what the scale says and get discouraged and give up.

So inbetween weigh-ins we shared NSVs things like making good food choices, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator, or fitting into a pair of pants that we hadn't tried on for awhile, drinking enough water...anything that made us feel victorious along the way.

I thought maybe we could do the same thing here. We all need some positive reinforcement, and sometimes seeing the good things others do inspires us to try them too...so who's with me?

For a few days I'm going to post a NSV post of the day and want EVERYONE to search for something to post that they were successful with that day. We'll see how it goes and I'll either keep up the Daily or we'll just do it occasionally.

So...post something for today (or something from the last few days) and look for something each day and let us know!!

Workout Wednesday

So for today's workout......dust off an old workout video, and get it done. They are surprisingly good workouts. Let us know in the comments which one you did, and if you liked it!!

Blah...

I agree with an earlier post from Hot Momma....why is it so hard to lose a pound or two, but you can gain 5 in the bat of an eye. I have to admit however to lots of cheating this weekend. My friends took me out for a birthday dinner. I was not eating some celery and a large glass of water. (FYI, I love TGIFriday's green bean fries!!) So it is +2 for me this week, and considering my birthday is this Thursday I have no doubt that next week will probably fare the same. (and I too got attacked by the vicious bunny on the run!!)
-Cookie

I'll take it!

Well...this may be stretching things...but I'm down .5 this week...I'll go with that :)
-Hot Momma

Rex, has been naughty. I know that it's been a few weeks since my last weigh in. I've been busy working and hanging out on Facebook. I regret to report a +2 for the past couple weeks. Alfalfa, I hope you track down the easter bunny, and tell him thank you for the delicious goodies. Maybe next year when he shows up, I'll be at my goal weight and I will not feel so guilty for eating all the chocolate coated candy.

Be On the Lookout

Attention all Club Zero members; please be on the lookout for a large rabbit going by the name of the Easter Bunny. He spent the last week very near our home delivering treats to our kids and encouraging their grandparents to give them candy by the dumptruck load. This innocent looking bunny is known to be armed with Cadbury Mini Eggs and considered to be delicious. He deposited this candy at our house which in turn deposited itself on me as a +1 for the week. If captured please tell him to return to my house and pick up all this candy before I have to eat any more. Good luck this week everyone. ALFALFA

Up I go AGAIN!!!

Yikes!! Well I guess it isn't horrible I am only +1 this week. That dang easter candy ;)

Darla

I am also joining razzle and thunderbuns with a 0 this week, I'm just glad that it was not a gain, with being off work and with the holiday!!! So this week I really need to work harder!

Good luck everyone!!

The Biggest Loser

I am joining Razzle in the 0 weight loss. BUT I am looking it as a positive because yesterday was Easter and the day before that was the day before Easter and soooooooo amidst the many yummy treats I managed to stay the same. :O)

Thunderbuns

well...

I have to report a 0 for this week. This isn't how I wanted things, but I guess I will just have to work harder for next week.
-Razzle

Sooooo Hard!!!!!

OK, it is soo hard when your off work (i work at the school and it's spring break) and also a holiday weekend to eat right!!! YIKES!!! I'm frightened for monday and the way in. Good luck to everyone tomorrow and I hope that everyone had a great Easter.

The Biggest Loser

decision made...

I'm going to zero out....it's not fair for me to show such a weightloss when others have worked so hard to get theirs (not that having a baby isn't hard...but you know what I mean)...besides I never want to see those 15 lbs again and I don't want them to give me a cushion on here...so today I am "0" and will work hard to not see a + (can you fix that for me cookie)

-hot momma

Still Zero.....

A little frustrating, but I won't let it get me down. I worked out 4 days last week and feel really good about it. I just have to be better at remembering to watch what goes in the tank. I could use some tips Biggest Loser. You are amazing!!
-Cookie

I'm just curious.... How did everyones pictures go?

reporting In!!

OK, I guess 2 is my lucky number. I would like to report a -2 pound weight loss for this week. I'm so excited about the challenge. It will be fun!!

Good luck to everyone!!! :)

The biggest Loser

Yo Yo

Well I am happy to report a -3 for this past week. (They were the three pounds I gained during our vacation.) I was hoping for one more pound so I could make it back to double digits, but the challenge will help me get there. I hope it works well for all of us no matter who wins. I have a goal number in mind for when we head to Yellowstone at the end of June and this challenge is just what I need to get me there. Good luck to everyone. ALFALFA



PS- I hope all of you in the challenge took before shots that look like those infomercial pictures or magazine ads where the person stands there with their shoulders hunched and no smile on their face. Then when we take our after shots it will be summer and we will all be tan and look spectacular.

Just a note on the Challenge

I was just thinking about this challenge. We need to set a few rules!! Rule #1 NO FAD DIETS!!! for example no pills, no liquid diets, no atkins, no clense diets. You can only use healthy dieting methods. For example weight watchers, south beach, eat less move more. Rule #2 Take your before and after picture in regular clothes but it has to be a full body shot front and back. I can't think of any more rules right now but if we think of them we will let you know by the end of today.
Darla and Thunderbuns :D

We're back!

No excuses, but if you have been wondering we have had scale issues (along with others). We are ready to be accountable again and have to both report gains. See what happens when you don't have to be accountable. Zody +3 and Fogarty is a+6. We are both joining the challenge and are excited to find motivation again!
Thanks club zero for keeping us here!
Zody
On a positive note we are both glad with all the crazy of our lives that we are still in the negetive. I think we have focused too much on getting negetive and not enough on the achivement it is to still be here since January. Way to go everyone!

:D

I am happy to finally report a loss today!!!!!! I get to report a -3!!! WAHOO!!!!! I am so excited this challenge has brought me back to life. (I hope ) I really think it is just what I need to get going. And hopefully spring will really come this time that always helps too. Good luck to everyone today :)

Darla

Well...

Sadly to say, I am reporting a +3 for this week. The Challange is really going to motovate me and I will be back down in no time :)

-Razzle

Whatever?!

Well...I seem to have lost the 5lbs I gained last week...not sure what's up with that but I'll take it. I also have my dr. appt. today so I'll have my offical after baby weight...what do you all think...should I restart at 0 or keep my loss from before? I can't decide.

-hot momma

Thunderbuns is reporting a -1 weight loss. Good luck to everyone!!!!

3 Month Challenge

For those of you who are participating in the 3 month challenge we begin MONDAY!!! So everyone take your before pictures some time within the next couple of days!! I know that isn't the fun part but it will be so worth it later :) I am trying to figure out how to get every one's weight to us so we can figure percentages but we will figure it out. So for now we be honest with ourselves and look to Club Zero for support!!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Darla and Thunderbuns :D

On the challenge...

Thunderbuns is taking her before pictures, are we all supposed to this weekend? Are we starting on Monday? When is this happening?

Thanks!

-Razzle

YUCK

Ok my fellow 3 month challenge members. I just took my before picture. Nothing in this world is going to motivate me more. I have avoided the camera like the plague for about a year now and therefore have never seen a full body shot picture of myself. I looked at my picture and thought "who the heck is that?!?!" This has totally taken this life style change to a new level for me. No more slacking and no more wishey washeyness - Thunderbuns is taking the thunder out of her buns finally. Can't wait to take my after picture - I promise it will be dramatically different. Good luck to those who are taking this challenge!!!!!! I think in three months it will be sooooooooo worth it!!!!

- Thunderbuns

ON THE CHALLENGE

I have a lower ab workout that you will totally fill the next day, this is a add on to the challenge (hope you don't care) lie on your back and have your husband stand at the top of your head, grab onto his ankles for support and then, put your legs straigt up and have your husband push them down towards the ground (pretty hard) what the object is, is for you the wife laying on the ground to not let your feet hit the ground, so you need to stop your legs just before they hit the ground and then lift them back up and then your husband preceeds to push them back down. Do about 20 times, for different have him push them side to side also. Its hard!!! If you want to trade then trade and you push your husbands legs down also. (my husband had a hard time with this.)

good luck!!!

The biggest Loser

CONGRATULATIONS

I just have to do a little shout out for the Biggest Loser!!! She has lost 14 pounds!!!!! WOW!!!! That takes some serious dedication. You are an example to me!!!! Congratulations!!!!! Keep up the good work you will be hitting your 00 in no time!!!!!

-Thunderbuns

Workout

Sorry, Club Zero, again.....but yesterday was completely crazy for me, and I never found my way here. My workout for the week is this. Do something today that you will feel tomorrow. I don't care how you accomplish this. Do a workout video. Do a set of crunches. Do anything, just do enough of it to let yourself get a little bit sore. Comment on what you have done, and what hurts!!

and as a sidenote, I am going to let Darla and Thunderbuns post stand as the challenge for today, thanks for letting me off the hook with that this week.

and as another sidenote, if anyone else would like to contribute to workout Wednesday, or Challenge Thursday, you are more than welcome to, the first one to post one will be the one for that week. (I'm not quitting on you, I just think it would be great to get more ideas out there than my own, or ones from the book)

CHALLENGE!!!!!!!

We have been talking about it and we think it is time for everyone to kick their buts in gear and really do something about our weight. I am not saying everyone needs to do this but we would like to get some motivation going. We are proposing a 3 month challenge. In order to participate in this challenge you need to chip in at least $5.00. At the end of the 3 months whoever has lost the biggest percentage of weight will win a visa gift card. (for the amount of whatever we chip in). The only down fall is that you will have to tell someone what you weigh :( There will be 1 person that does the calculating and we will guarntee complete secrecy. The other catch is that at the end of the 3 months we will post a before and after photo contest of everyone that participates. Let us know what you think!!

Darla and Thunderbuns