I’ve exercised every day this week so far and I’ve watched my food intake pretty closely. So far I’ve dropped FOUR pounds this week.
Booya!*
* That’s the second time today I’ve used the word “booya” in a blog post.
Wednesday 29 August 2007
Monday 27 August 2007
I’m Coming Back To The Heart Of Weight Loss … (bird)
… and it’s all about you, it’s all about you self control. I’m sorry, exercise, for the thing I’ve made it, when it’s all about you, it’s all about you, portion size.
I guess I could name a few other things that “it’s all about”: not going wild on whole wheat, going easy on the queso, lightening up on the dark chocolate, etc.
So this is my official weigh in. I figured it’d be best to publicly humiliate myself so I can remember the sting. . . .
231.5/190/160
Two … and … a … half … freaking … pound … GAIN!
Not only that, I’ve only been losing like half a pound — if that — when I do post a loss lately. I’ve had enough of that crapola. It’s over.
I’m losing three pounds this week. I’m calling my shot. Not only that, I’m going to start posting an average of two pounds lost per week until I’m done with this sucka’. Believe you me.
It’s on!
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You are hilarious! I was LOL! I think we start to loose and get comfy with ourselves that “yeah, look at those numbers go down” and then we get stagnant. I’ve been loosing/gaining the same 2-4 lbs since May! I’m with ya Bird…”enough of that crapola”. It’s time for those numbers to start moving SOUTH…way SOUTH!
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YOU CAN DO IT BIRD!!
and if you don’t, I’m getting out the big stick!!
Move it AND lose it, bucko!!!
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(now if you really want to sing the song….
)I’m coming back to the heart of weight loss
And it’s all about food, all about food choices
I’m sorry bod for the shape I’ve made you
But I’m making some new, making some new choices!King of endless girth, no one can express
How much it would be worth
To be fat no more, Even if I felt sore
Would be fabulous!I’ll give up more than white flour
Give up white sugar too
And I’ll work out so hard
I won’t cheat, I won’t stray
Not for a single day
I’m doing it for my heart!I’m coming back to the heart of weight loss
And it’s all about food, all about food choices
I’m sorry bod for the shape I’ve made you
But I’m making some new, making some new choices!Comment by blestwithsons — August 27, 2007 @ 7:32 pm |Edit This
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Blest, you’ve done it again. That’s hilarious!
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Cristina, you’re right. Let’s go for it!
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The king of endless girth part almost killed me. I was fine when I wrote it -but then I went and sang it to my mom. She started to giggle…I started to giggle…
Let me tell you. Right now - with 14 sutures in my abdominal muscles, NOTHING hurts as bad as laughing. I mean A-Go-Nee!!!
But seriously… I had fun with that song!
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Blest, you truly have an amazing gift. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
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You can do it, honey!
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Blest, you crack me up!
How’s this week going Bird? Don’t give up, you can do it! Stay strong
Comment by The person formally known as Debs — August 29, 2007 @ 10:33 am |Edit This
WEIGH-O, me say Weigh O!
Daylight come and me want to weigh in!!
Good morning you wonderful people! I feel awful - how are you?! How was your week? How’s your eating and exercising going? How can we support you as you endeavor to change your body? Tune in to the comments to find out the answers to these compelling questions and more as the exciting ladies and gent of OWOA do the unthinkable and publish their weight on the world wide web!!! Today on One Weigh Or Another!
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I’m not weighing in, personally. My weekend was a nice as you could expect, considering. I’m very well looked after. I’ve had very nice get-well gifts… But I’m still in a lot of pain, and certain biological issues are all gooned up.
Put it to ya this way, I went to the ER last night - and all the people in the waiting room were giving me that sweet “Oh look - she’s having a baby” smile. I look about seven months pregnant…and I’m NOT. Very uncomfortable.
But I imagine that I’m losing…cause goodness knows I’m not eating much.
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330/302/301
Down i more pound again this week. I am so encouraged now that I am consitently losing. I am marveling at the fact that today my baby starts kindergarten. School begins this morning and all my children will be there. I am sad. Hey there my friend blest let me know if you need anything.
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210/154.2/145
Down two from last week, and I didn’t weigh in until after breakfast because I forgot it was Monday. Got to get back on the treadmill. Got to.
Blest, we’re all praying for you!
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212/187/145 up 2.
I literally cried this morning. I have been busting my katoosh since getting back from WA and just keep bobbing around. I seriously worked my hind quarters off and then I stayed away from things I’m not supposed to eat which is great considering our weekend. We took the kids for their first trip to the fair and I ate NOTHING there.
Then yesterday we went to aquarium in Chat. and I ate what I should.
I’m seriously in tears here. I’m practically ready to start a “diet” just to get that initial serge of weightloss! -
Good Morning Ladies!
Oh my gosh Blest, a trip to the ER?!?! I hope you get to feeling better very soon. You’re in my prayers.
Kellie, great job on another pound! You’re SO close to your goal…have a great week!
And Jana…another 2 and that was after breakfast…yeah!
Tami, I’m so sorry that you’re feeling down and not seeing the results that you expected. I know it’s easier said than done, but your body is probably just trying to get readjusted after being on the road. You know how the scale plays tricks on us…you can be up 4 lbs one day and down 6 the next…we just never know. But you’re doing great…eating the right stuff, exercising…the scale might not show it (YET) but you’re feeling great and as soon as your body adjusts, those numbers will start reflecting it. Don’t give up…keep on trying…those numbers WILL go down!
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I forgot to post my weight…I haven’t weighed in since August 6th!
239.8/221.6/200 Down 2.8Bring it on 2teens!
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143/125.5/120ish
up 1 (I was a little piggish over the weekend…parties where there is always food out are the worst for me…mindless eating…)Blest–I will continue to pray for you. I know it’s not fun but thank God you lost the weight so they could find the thing!
Kellie–way 2 go! Keep it up!
Jana–you go, girl!
Tami–don’t be discouraged! You know you did the right stuff. The scale can be a deceiver!!! I have been there, girl! I bet you either are putting on muscle or next week you will drop the 2 and then some…or maybe something in between. Seriously, don’t listen to the lies of the scale Christina–great job! Come on, 2teens!
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264/240.8/130 - minus 23.2 lbs so far, only 1.8 to my next short term goal, and less than a pound to the 230s!!! MOST COOL. Lost 2.8 lbs this week.
I’ve discovered that yes, indeed, I do have ab muscles. And they hurt when you use them a lot. But I don’t hurt as much as Blest - I am praying you feel a lot better soon. It must have been terribly bad to do an ER visit.
Weigh to go on the loss, Jana and Kellie and Cristina! It’s fun to watch the scale going down.
And Tami, hang in there - my weight fluctuated a lot this week - if I’d weighed in on Thursday, I would have had a gain (was retaining water). Keep trying and doing the right things and we’ll be praying for a great result soon.
Brandi - I know what you mean about the parties with the food laying around. I’m looking forward to the kickoff of small groups in our church this fall - but with it comes the return of “food and fellowship”. I’m trying to start planning ahead for that. Hopefully I’ll be able to get everyone on board in my small group to root me on and not try sabotaging my way of eating!
As you can all see, I’m quite hyper this morning. I am having a fabulous day. I love these days when they come - storing up some sunshine in my soul.
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131. Feeling very lazy and trying to be good but it’s hard.
You all are an encouragement! I didn’t even feel like checking in and there you are - the faithful.
Blest, hope the pain diminishes quickly! Don’t worry about weight losses or gains. Just rest and get better!
Tami, yes, don’t listen to the scale! Feel good about the fact that you ARE eating right. The weight loss will eventually catch up. You know, I’ve also noticed that if I don’t get enough sleep and/or am too stressed out, my weight won’t budge. That may be effecting the scales even though you have been doing so good in the food area.
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Why can’t I comment? Grrr
The site is being mean. Just cos i went on holiday for a couple of weeks. Does it not love me anymore?!Comment by Debbie (trying a different version of my name to see if it will work!) — August 27, 2007 @ 2:21 pm |Edit This
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Ok, so I finally managed to comment.
I am Debs, OWOA member, but for some reason the site has not been letting my comment today. I’ve finally managed to do it using a different name and a different email address. It wouldn’t eve work if I was logged in to the site.I wrote a weigh-in comment earlier, but it wouldn’t work so I emailed it to Blest instead. If she’s feeling up to it it might appear at some point, otherwise I will write another one tomorrow!
Well done everyone, and don’t be discouraged Tami. You’re doing all the right things, it’s just the scale being difficult!Comment by Debbie (trying a different version of my name to see if it will work!) — August 27, 2007 @ 2:25 pm |Edit This
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Home. very tired. site ate my comment so will weigh in properly tomorrow am.
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216/185/140 - no change.
I hope the site is more welcoming to foreigners soon!
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216/202.6/150
Down 1.
I was hoping that I’d be really good last week and break 200, but instead I cheated a bunch in the beginning of the week. I was really down without realizing why, and finally realized I’m just burned out from the last two and a half months of my husband being deployed. I was way overtired and frustrated with my kids
But my dad is here visiting this week, so hopefully that will help me recharge and get excited about losing weight again!Welcome back, Debs and Elly!
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Hello, everybody, I have been away for a while. I have not figured out a good strategy for exercising (remember when the toddler kept waking up while I was gone? I could only take so much of that) and we were away on vacation (bad food choices galore) and I have been a giant stressball with the start of the semester (still more bad food choices). (Huh, spellcheck is telling me that stressball is not a word. IT IS SO. Spellcheck is also telling me that spellcheck is not a word, so what does it know?)
So I was startled to see this morning that I am 10 pounds above my goal.
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Hello all! Back from holiday too. We had fun and did some walking and mostly ate good things (if you don’t count the odd ice-cream or fish and chips
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Numbers: 200/167/160I can’t remember how much I was at the last time I weighed in, probably about 167, so no change, which is pretty good really. On the other hand, over the last week or so, I’ve not been as strict with myself as I ought to be, so decided to go back to phase 1 for a week or two to get myself back into the groove again.
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294/263.2/260
Yesterday I was up a bit (can’t remember exactly how much) since my last weigh-in on the 6th. However I know i had a fairly carb heavy weekend, and I weighed at lunchtime rather than first thing like I normally do, so I’m just hoping that the trend is downwards again this week!
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ok finally. site is iffy not letting us post and our internet has been acting up as well.
This morning, one day late.
220/178/168
Up 3 over the 3 weeks since last weigh in, and up a bit more over my lowest. O well I would have liked to maintain but holidays have included fish and chips and ice cream (definitely not South Beach) culminating in weekend at my mother’s who cooked lots for us.
Back on the wagon now I think.
Holiday was great. Being home not so great. Still fighting the bedbugs! Wearing me down. School starts for me on Monday. Funeral today of a colleague. It was good though - she was a believer so sadness mixed with joy.Nice to be back in touch with you all. Bird is so funny. Blest is being Blest despite her pains. get better soon Blest. Keep hanging in there folks. we can do this. weigh to go!
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Yikes, Blest - I hope you are feeling better very soon!
We had a wonderful holiday - a great two weeks together as a family, visiting some good friends who live way too far away! I definitely ate too much while we were gone (why must our friends be such good cooks??!) but weighed in this morning just barely making my goal of staying in the 140s while on vacation!
152/149.5/128 - I’ve run the last couple of nights and it feels good to be doing that again. My little girl is three months today and I feel like I should be further along, but I know I just need to be patient and KEEP AT IT!
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I’ve been in Charlotte all week and haven’t had internet access…
I’m down 3 lbs! Yay!
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Out of town and still down? Not easy. Yea, Gina!
Monday 20 August 2007
Anyweigh
There’s one more thing you’ve got to do….you know what it is!!
Do It OWOA!!
Let’s see…we need a game in our weigh-in today… I think I’ll steal one from The Thinklings. It’s a quote game. The way it works is I’ll put a quote in the comments. Whoever goes next puts up a quote - but it MUST have a word in common with the previous quote. For example:
“What do we love? PAIN!” from the movie Say Anything can be followed by “Pain is weakness leaving the body” from the Marine Corps. Which could be followed by “She only wants me for my body” from Cars. See what I mean? Try not to use easy words like The or Is or junk like that! And you can use movies, books, song lyrics, Bible verses… Just as long as it’s a quote.
Ready, set, go!
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Okay… first quote:
“The lady of the lake, her arm clad in purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water thereby signifying by divine providence that I Arthur was to carry Excalibur. That is why I’m your king!”
Ought to be some good possibilities in that!
Oh - and you can play more than once and you don’t have to be weighing in to play. Though you do need to weigh in.
I’ll weigh in later… Comment by blestwithsons — August 20, 2007 @ 7:19 am |Edit This
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Okay, can I use your word providence and change it’s form to provedential? If so here’s a quote
“Anne will be the very girl for her. I call it positively provedential.”
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If not here’s another.
“I shall call it -let me see-the Lake of Shining Waters. Yes, that is the right name for it. I know because of the thrill. When I hit on a name that suits exactly it gives me a thrill. Do things ever give you a thrill?” -
Oh, I need to weigh in
212/185/145
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No changing the words!
So go with the second one. Great choice, by the way!! Comment by blestwithsons — August 20, 2007 @ 7:51 am |Edit This
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Well… I hear crickets!!
Okay, let’s see. First I weigh in at 130.8
Next. I’m using shining
“Lord, the light of your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness shining, Jesus light of the world shine upon us, set us free by the truth you now bring us. Shine on me….shine on me!!”
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Weighing in at 142 today, down 2 from last week.
Using light and in a total departure from holiness:
“Come on baby, light my fire.”
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144/124.5/120ish
up .5using “baby”
“Hush little baby, don’t say a word. Mama’s gonna buy you a mocking bird.”(BTW it’s sooooo cute to hear Abby sing that song and make it up as she goes along…)
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Oooh…. using HUSH.
“Hush, keep it down now. Voices carry.”
Comment by lady laura — August 20, 2007 @ 11:00 am |Edit This
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Now
“Hold me now, woh oh oh, hold my heart. Stay with me. Let lovin’ start” Thompson Twins, dontcha know.
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Where be all da people?
LOVIN’
“You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling, Ohhhh that lovin’ feeling. You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling, now it’s gone, gone, gone. Whoa-whoa-oh.”
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330/302/150
Down by one.
“Toto I have a FEELING we not in Kansas any more.” -
Hmmmm… Not many choices there. Nothing springs to mind with Toto or Kansas…
I guess I’ll do Any and More too for that matter
“L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very very extraordinary
E is even MORE than ANY one that you adore…”And it only counts if it’s sung by Nat King Cole - not that modern remade-by-some-chick-who-couldn’t-sing abomination I heard at Target the other day.
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“Age, I do abhor thee, youth, I do adore thee.”
Shakespeare! Not that I knew that or anything, I had to do a search. Have I mentioned I’m turning 30 this year?Oh, 216/203.6/150
I can’t remember my exact weight from last Monday, but I think it was around 207, so down about 3.5.
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“For sixty years the ring lay quiet in Bilbo’s keeping, prolonging his life, delaying old AGE…”
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231.5/187.5/160
Down 1/2. Better than up 1/2.
“Will you still need me … will you still feed me … when I’m SIXTY four?”
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“She looked at my pump and she made a magic sign, She said ‘what you NEED is Love potion #9!’”
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210/156/145
Up 1 - that time of the month.MAGIC:
You have to believe we are magic. Nothing can stand in our way.
(Xanadu) -
“Oh, NOTHING can happen more than once,
But all things must happen one day
Over hill and dale, over wood and stream,
My dying voice will blow away…”
The Neverending Story (novel)216/185/140, no change
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264/245.8/130 (short term goal is -20 lbs.) - 18.2 lbs lost so far.
264/243.6/130 - minus 20.4 lbs so far.
I MADE MY SHORT TERM GOAL OF 20 lbs!!!! I’m so psyched. I’m so excited. I’m going to keep moving on down! I need a new short term goal - I’m picking 239 - which will be 25 lbs lost, and the first time I’ve been in the 230s in 3 years.
And I’ll pick ONE -
“Better is one day in your courts
better is one day in your house
better is one day in your courts
than thousands elsewhere.”song lyrics of one of my favorite praise songs
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oops - the top line is my weigh in from two weeks ago - so I could see how much weight I’d lost since my last official weigh in (missed last week due to my getaway with my dd.). I lost 2.2 lbs in 2 weeks. Not much, but as long as that number keeps going down, I’m totally excited.
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You’re the real thing
Yeah the real thing
You’re the real thing
Even better than the real thing
Child…
-U2 -
I have no idea what my weight is. I’m staying off the scales.
Whenever a Very Bouncy Animal arrives
in the forest and you are told he has
just come, the THING you should ask is:
“When is he going?” — speaking of Tigger -
YAY TRACY!!!!!! You go girl!
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207.5/156.5/120ish
I’m up a half a lb. I just started working with weights in addition to cardio. I think I’ve lost inches even though I didn’t lose lbs. Hopefully the scale will catch up this week…
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Very late, and not weighing in, but..
The wonderful thing about TIGGERs, is Tiggers are wonderful things. Their tops are made out of rubber, their bottoms are made out of string.
Monday 13 August 2007
Down Dooby Doo Down Down
Numbers goin’
Down dooby doo down down
Losing’s what we want to do
Oh take that fat, away from me
Don’t want no jiggling anatomy
If I’m fit than I won’t be so blue
So losin’s what I’m going to do…
You know…these things just come over me…
Good Morning!! It’s that magical time again! Take a deep breath, let it out, step on the scale and shake it all about! (okay maybe not that last part!) Let’s see… there was something I wanted to ask you guys. Something to discuss along with the weigh-in…but I can’t remember what it was!!! Somebody come up with a fun question, willya?
Now….REPORT!
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143/124/120ish
down 1.5Fun question…hmmmm…what’s your fav food to take to or serve at a party?
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I’m down three this week …. surprisingly!
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210/155.2/145
Down a fraction of a pound, but I’ve basically been at the same place for 3 weeks. Grr.
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No change, still at 131, but lot’s of fluctuation between Mondays. Grrr. But… getting better at exercising again.
How about this question:
What’s your favorite Labor Day Weekend activity? Or for those outside the U.S., what’s your favorite thing to do before autumn comes and the kids go back to school?
Well. We rarely go anywhere for holiday weekends. The traffic is just too horrible. But hiking is at it’s prime right now. And we went on a nice hike last Saturday.
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My favorite food to take to a party is rather naughty - yet SB legal.
Pizza Dip
1 pkg cream cheese, softened (can use reduced fat if you want)
1 tsp italian seasoning
Dash garlic powder3/4 cup grated parmesan
1 cup shredded mozzarella
1 cup pizza sauceMix the cream cheese with the seasonings and spread in the bottom of a microwavable pie plate. Top with half the cheese, all the pizza sauce, and the rest of the cheese. Garnish with chopped green pepper, green onions and/or chopped turkey pepperoni.
Cover with plastic wrap. When ready to serve, microwave 2-4 minutes - until it’s all warm and squidgy. Let stand for two minutes. Serve with crackers or chips or breadsticks or…
I had this at a party back in February. I gave myself a small helping and ate it slowly with 7 whole wheat triscuits. Soooooo good!!!
Labor day? I dunno. I just enjoy the time with my hubby!
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212/187/145
-2!! “I’ma workin’ on a building. It’s a true foundation…” -
216/207.8/150
Well, I’m down a little over one from the last time I weghed in two or three weeks ago! But of course, two days ago I was down to 206, but it’s that wondrous time of water weight, so I guess next week will seem like I lost a lot!
I don’t know what my fav food to take to a party is, but when I have people over and am not dieting, I love to make enchiladas and corn cake
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198/157/140
I’m not sure, I think down one. I have nothing “good” to take to a party. I have a yummy recipe for baked artichoke squares, but those babies aren’t on any diet known to man.
Blest, your recipe sounds delicious - all the recipes you post sound good! So, I was wondering - do you (or any of you other lovely people) have some good South Beach friendly baked salmon recipes?? I’m getting kinda tired of my usual teriyaki…
My dear mother gave me about six salmon recipes the other day from magazines, and they all had honey or barbecue sauce or some such other forbidden goody in the sauce!
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216/185/140 - up 4.5 lbs. My last weigh in was July 9. Then I went on a month long road trip! Last Tuesday, when I arrived home I weighed 188.5, so I am VERY happy to be going back down. I ate pretty good until the last 10 days. A short trip to Vegas and bouncing from house to house gave me too many temptations and fewer alternatives to battle them. I seriously got out of the habit of drinking water, too.
Back in the saddle and trying to find a way in my tight budget to eliminate any cheating!
(If you noticed the change I am now using my high weight of 216 - where I was at in late August of last year when I started eavesdropping at OWOA.)
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My fav party food to make is pico de gallo with cubed avacado on trisquits. Num-Num!
As for Labor Day - I’m staying home and playing Wii. I’m done with travel for now!
Oh - and you ladies are doing awesome! It’s very encouraging.
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231.5/188/160
No freaking change. I’m going back to Phase I until further notice.
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Haven’t weighed in today - just got home from a getaway with my daughter! I took her on a Passport2Purity weekend - we had such a good time (and a Hard time, but it was well worth it!).
I’ll weigh in tomorrow morning and see where I be!
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No change for me this week. And uh, Labor Day is just a day off for me;), and a dish? I usually take a dessert it seems, or Tomato Salad at this time of year. I am finally sick of it myself though.
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I didn’t weight in yesterday because it skipped my mind. I usually work from home Monday’s and I work out in the a.m. but yesterday I had to go into the office, so I forgot.
So, until next week…
Fav food to take to a party…hmmm…I’m always up for trying something new. The last dessert I took was someting sinful.
In a trifle bowl, layer brownies, chocolate pudding, chocolate cool whip, some kind of crushed candy bar, more brownies, regular cool whip, more crushed candy. For an appetizer, last time I tried this…throw some plain frozen meatballs in a crockpot with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of heinz hot sauce. It was yum! Someone at work made it and it had a great taste, so I got the recipe and tried it and it was a big hit and super easy. -
I did not weigh in yesterday due to extreme craziness of life. I am around 162 which is a 4 lb loss from last week. Really I think it is just water but I’ll take it. ;O)
Monday 6 August 2007
Hey Babe
Good Morning and Happy Monday!! It’s another fabulous weigh-in day here at OWOA. Are you ready for it? Today I want some ideas along with the digits.
a) We need a new contest. Suggestions??
b)I’m working on guidelines for members who have reached goal. I’m calling it “Goal-tenders”. For starters, Goaltenders do not post change in weight in their weigh-ins anymore. Just post your weight. Any suggestions for Goaltenders?
Talk to me, friends!
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200/168.8/160
:-( Up again, 3.4 up from the last time I weighed myself which was 10 days ago. Very tired, in need of a holiday and not doing very well on the eating front, not helped by going to a wedding last Saturday.
Well, I am going on holiday this Saturday. My plan is to do as well as I can for the rest of August, but come September, make a fresh start on sorting out things like regular exercise and eating properly. I’m going to have a big change in my routine anyway, as I’m leaving my job to study full time. If I can build in good habits as I start to build up a new routine, that will help.
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294/260.8/260 (short term goal)
I think this is my lowest (by .2) so far
I’m down .8 from last week. And also went to the same wedding as Bekki!
Actually I’ve not been feeling well this weekend, so although that meant I sat out the dancing at the wedding reception it also meant that I haven’t really been feeling that hungry. Don’t worry, I have been eating! It just meant it wasn’t really hard to turn down things like the chocolate cheesecake, which on a normal appetite day would have been hard to resist! -
No change. Well, maybe up a smidge. But I have a cheapo scale and only count whole pounds. There was a birthday BBQ last night that I’m sure contributed. I did exercise a little more this last week, so that’s good. Still working on getting that back into the routine.
Yes! I think we need a contest or something. I’ve been feeling very lazy lately. Goaltenders concept sounds interesting. Can’t wait to hear more.
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How about a summer photo competition? Or since probably not everyone’s got a digital camera or wants to post pictures a virtual snapshot - describing a moment in your summer that encapsulates something about how you’ve changed or what’s good about life right now. One of those moments when you just want to say “click” and capture that atmosphere to remember when things aren’t quite so good. Which isn’t very competitiony unless we all vote on our favourites, but might be a fun thing to do anyway.
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Competition - who can kill the most bed bugs?
Sorry, need to think outside the box, or rather house!
Actually, we have been finding less of them lately. We’re having the company come and re-spray today, so hopefully we really are coming towards the end now. We just have to deal with all the stuff that is everywhere in the house.Sorry, this comment had absolutely nothing to do with weight-loss, so I’d better end it by saying did you spot how I’m now at my lowest weight for, well a long long time! YAY!
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I noticed Debs - you are almost at your short term goal! Ready or not, you’ll be needing a new short term goal soon! Congrats!
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330/303/303
No change this week. I am up for a contest but have no clue what to do. Just want to also say that today is my anniversary and I am married to the most wonderful man. God has blessed me richly. I won’t be here next week for weigh in as I am leaving Friday to go out of town. Have a blessed day all. -
Congratulations on your anniversary Kellie. Have a fantastic day
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184. I think I am going nowhere fast. There has been no change for a while. Up 2 down 2. 184 seems to be my Monday number. I haven’t been around much because my hubby is off work from a broken wrist, so I haven’t been on the computer much. I walked last night and plan on going again daily. The county fair is this week, so that should be interesting!!!! No idea on a contest. I’ll think on it.
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No change this week, again, but I think it’s a girl thing…
No contest ideas at the moment but I’ll ponder … I like the photography idea, though.
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Yeah Debs…looks like you need to rethink your short term goal…that’s awesome!
Don’t worry Bekki, sounds like you’re on the right path with planning to sort things out and start fresh…sometimes we need that…a fresh start.
Happy Anniversary Kellie!
I’m definitely up for a contest…I did so well on the last competition we had and I would love to get another one going. I think the competitions really get motivated…I hate to loose…ha ha ha! How about we do another competition similar to the last one? We could do a 10 week or 12 week…and also have the weekly bonus point. We could go ahead and chart out what the weekly bonus will be ahead of time (when the contest starts) that weigh everyone knows ahead of time what is coming (just in case some don’t log on sunday or monday or tuesday or whenver the bonus comes out)…and we can contribute $XX (can’t remember what we did last time) and have the top 2 or 3 winners and give the money back in gift cert to amazon or something like that. I would be willing to help compile list of weekly bonus and track weigh ins or whatever I can help with.
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Strange, I thought I’d posted my weigh in too. oh, well, here it is again!
264/245.8/130 (short term goal is -20 lbs.) - 18.2 lbs lost so far.
I lost 3.4 lbs this week. Increased exercise worked. Less appetite, more calories spent, more loss. Goodbye 249ish rut! Hello new lowest weight in years!
on to another week. I’m excited to think I might make -20 lbs this week if I keep at it. Though I had to start Provera today so I might have water gain until my cycle starts (TMI, sorry, Bird, but I don’t have regular cycles on my own, thanks to infertility, and it’s been too long and no, I’m really not pregnant, and it’s time to make one appear). but I’m going to keep trying!
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239.8/224.4/200 (short term goal)
Up .4 this week and I deserve it. I didn’t eat very good, too much snacking at night, although I did good with my workouts.
I’m tired of going up and down 4 pounds for the last couple of months, so I need to re-commit…starting NOW.
I started my food journal this morning and I am determined to stick to it this week and have a great week! -
143/125.5/120ish
up .5Suggestion for a contest…hmmmm…I like the photo idea as well. Another idea that comes to mind is a poetry contest (although I suspect Blest would win!) Poems (serious, humorous, etc.) weight-loss related. Just a random thought! And, no, I am not a poet!
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Weighing at 129.6
Being under 130 makes me smile. I’m sorry, but it does!
My only concern, Cristina, is that 10 or 12 weeks is a bit too long. People seem to lose focus…or is that just me?
Six weeks seems optimal. Hmmm. That would lead us into October… Hmmm.
But then 10 or 12 would be getting us right up to the beginning of the holiday season. ponder ponder…
Comment by blestwithsons — August 6, 2007 @ 9:19 am |Edit This
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i’m up for any new contest, but blest i agree that 10-12 weeks is a bit long. perhaps an 8 week contest, a several week break and then a contest that runs from thanksgiving into the new year to keep us focused?
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I guess 10-12 weeks might be too long and we might loose focus but on the other hand…we should all be trying to stay focused…with or without a comptetion. Either way…I love the competition, I think it helps me…so I’m up for 3 weeks, 5 weeks, 10 weeks, whatever it might be.
We could do a survey and see what everyone thinks and then go from there.
Anne has a good idea too…do a shorter contest now and then break and then start another one that takes us through the Holidays, I’m sure the Holidays are hard for everyone and this will give us an incentive to stay on track with our healthy eating.
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I was thinking of writing a post to ask for everyone’s input on how long our next contest should go and I was wondering under what category to put it in, so I went to TEAM competition to see if it would make sense to put it there. I noticed the first post…looks like at one point there was a Team competition. Not sure how that worked but that’s another idea…to do it as a team. Or maybe we can do a solo competion and then for the next one that will take us through the holidays we can do a team so that we help each other get through the holidays. Just thinking…
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220/175/168
Up 1.2 back but only back to my original goal. As you see I have had a rethink.Swollen ankles the last couple of days so may be retaining fluid or not drinking enough. It had been very hot for a couple of days. Back to normalish summer temperatures today. Fortumately the sun has helped in drying all the washing we have been doing here.
Not normal routine so its hard to judge whether I have done more or less exercise. None of the just exercise type but have been working hard all week at cleaning out those dreaded bed bugs. Sorry we keep going on about them but it is hard to think about anything else at the moment.
However holiday is coming up from Saturday so Debs, Bekki and I won’t be logging in for the next 2 weeks at least. We are off to Cornwall in a rented house. We plan to do lots of walking as well as some lounging about and just chilling. We will have each other to help us keep on track with the eating but I guess we will have the odd ice cream or two so hope we can at least maintain while we are away.
David could do with losing a little weight too, HP is the skinny one, she always has been, so she is the one who has the forbidden goodies we don’t buy when she is not around.Competition sorry no ideas at all but will think more clearly when we are back from hols. Its nice to have challenges although I personally don’t get too stressed about winning or losing. Maybe its an age thing or just I know I won’t win.
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If there was a team-based competition, could all the goal-tenders be together in a team? That way they could “compete” and encourage one another while having a slightly different agenda than the rest of us?
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I’m at 143 today, some down 2 from last weigh in. Yay!
Me, I got no ideas. I’m a follower, not a leader.
I do think that something would be nice, though. Comment by lady laura — August 6, 2007 @ 11:03 am |Edit This
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152/148.5/128 - down half a pound this week on my unreliable cheapo scale. I’m wondering if I should get a more accurate scale to judge these things…seriously, I could get on it two minutes later and weigh 3 or 4 pounds different, not sure how helpful that is.
I walked/jogged five times this week, so I feel good about that. My husband has suddenly decided that he needs to lose some weight too and has asked me to help by suggesting healthy snacks and making sure our meals our healthier (with 3 little kids supper sometimes gets decided at the last minute which usually means not that healthy). So I’ve been eating fairly well too. I would have liked to see more of a change but I know I need to be patient, and maybe I’m building a little muscle as well.
Contests - I love photography so that might be fun…I’m up for any kind of challenge as well; the team concept might be fun. We leave early early next Monday for two weeks of holidays, so I may not be around for the next two Mondays. My goal is to still be in the 140s when we get back.
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207.5/156/120ish
Down 1.5
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231.5/188/160
Down 1.
Can’t wait to be a Goaltender!
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I’m up 1. Actually today I was up 3 from yesterday. I was bummed but tonight I got my reason for the sudden water retention. After being pregnant/nursing for like 3 years straight those 28 days seem to go by so fast. =O(
I’m ALL for a contest….but I don’t really have any ideas at the moment. My brain is fried.
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I’m back!!!!!
Okay, Let’s see, I’m up 10 to 189…Yeppers 10 ugly pounds since I left July 1st but I have a renewed drive to get the rest of this weight off! When I started loosing weight I was somewhere between 255 and 260. When I started OWOA I was something like 212 or somewhere around there. My goal at the moment is 145 with a short term goal of 185.212/189/145
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First weigh-in: 280/280/263
I have a LONG way to go and today didn’t go well.
*sigh*
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198/158/140
Down 4 in two weeks, it feels good to have lost 40 pounds. It just sounds like so much, and people’s eyes start popping when you tell them a number that big. Can’t wait until I can say I’ve lost 60 pounds!
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I also like the idea of a team competition…didn’t get to be a part of the last one since we weren’t around back then.
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Still 205
I exercised a little bit, but I have not been good about watching what I eat. And the little bit of exercise — well, I jumped over a fence three times and hurt for 2 days. That’s how out of shape I am. I have also been jogging in place during the 30 seconds I have to wait while flash curing my t-shirts. As a bonus, it makes the time go faster. Thirty seconds is a lot longer when you are just standing there.
Comment by Bethanny D. — August 7, 2007 @ 7:52 am |Edit This
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Well I haven’t come up with any ideas for the competition, however everytime I see ‘goal-tender’ I sing it to the tune of ‘Goldfinger’ (the James Bond theme tune). So if anyone fancies trying to figure out what the rest of the words ought to be in our version… Perhaps a challenge for the goal-tenders
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What’s flash curing?
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YAY BIRDMAN!!
Comment by blest — August 29, 2007 @ 7:23 pm |Edit This
Wow, don’t men just make you sick, ladies? Great job, Hon!
Comment by Brandi — August 29, 2007 @ 8:29 pm |Edit This
Booya, such a great word!
Well done Bird, great work
Comment by The person formally known as Debs — August 30, 2007 @ 3:34 am |Edit This
Yeah Bird, great job!
Comment by Kellie — August 30, 2007 @ 9:19 am |Edit This
Weigh to go!
Comment by Cristina — August 30, 2007 @ 9:21 am |Edit This
Great Job!
Comment by Nikki — August 30, 2007 @ 10:57 am |Edit This
“plblbplpbpspt!!”
(that’s a raspberry if you can’t tell
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Comment by missy — August 31, 2007 @ 5:41 am |Edit This
Good job! Way to lose it, Bird!
Comment by Dawn — August 31, 2007 @ 9:56 am |Edit This