Kara Sucks!

What the hell Kara?  No daily blog updates or weigh-ins.  Where are your priority's?  Just cause you are skinny now doesn't mean you are too good to play with us.

I did it! 11/30

I stayed on the Medi-Fast all day.  The pre-made meals/packets still taste like an old pasty pooh sandwich.

Breakfast: Oatmeal 

Snack: Mocha Shake

Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup (although it tasted more like chicken broth)

Dinner: Salmon and mixed veggies (squash, zucchini, carrots, onions, asparagus)

Dessert: Chocolate pudding (Medi-Fast, 110 calories)

I will probably have some herbal tea (with one packet of Spelenda) or the Medi-Fast Hot Coco tonight before I go to bed.

I am proud of myself for not cheating, this is definitely more do-able than I thought.  However, I don't feel like it is very healthy.  The packet meals are packed full of chemicals, and additives... and 3 of my meals a day are too sugary (shake, pudding, oatmeal-even thought the oatmeal is the WORST).  I will be glad to be done with this month, and move on to my Dad's detox diet again.  Also, this better work or I will be PISSED.

No exercise, as a reward for not cheating.

Becca's F & E 11/30

Breakfast - water for about 1-1/2 hours then 2 slices of toast

Lunch - Chicken noodle soup, ritz crackers, cherry pepsi

Snack - 2 mini snickers (SERIOUSLY MINI! that's why there was 2)

Dinner - Chicken and rice burritos

I made brownies for Robert for putting up my Christmas lights outside when he doesn't like Christmas lights outside and also to test out the new oven.  Con on new oven: Brownies take 40 minutes to bake (with possessed oven - 20 minutes max). I will probably have one brownie and a glass of milk.  I don't think I'll resist.  I am still fighting with a head cold/sinus infection and have no energy to resist chocolate...

Exercise: Blowing my nose 5,000,000 times

Ray's F&E 11/30/09

Breakfast:

No Added Sugar Berry Smoothie

Lunch:

Sugar Free Instant Breakfast

Dinner:
Cafe Rio Grilled Chicken salad, no rice, I hate like 1/4 of the Whole Wheat Tortilla.


No exercise. I did walk the mall again. I have a bad sore throat so I didn't make it to the gym. Tomorrow is spinning class though. I will be there!

Becca's F & E 11/29

Breakfast - Water

Morning snack - Granola bar

Lunch - Taco salad with avocado, sour cream, and salsa

Afternoon snack - Granola bar, cran-raspberry juice

Dinner - Meatloaf, broccoli and rice casserole, corn - water

Evening snack - 2 mini snickers and 3 small reeses peanut butter cups

Exercise - Small walk

I almost made it. 11/29

I started my Medi-Fast diet today.  The pre-made meals (just add water and stir) taste like SHIT!

Breakfast: Oatmeal 

Snack: Chocolate Shake (actually doesn't taste too bad, just a little powdery)

Lunch: Chicken salad w/ 1 tablespoon Ranch dressing (My glorious "free" meal.)

Dinner: I tired to eat the chicken soup, and almost barfed.  In a weak moment I took a bite of Jay's lasagna...then the flood gates opened.  I had the rest of his lasagna (I didn't realize how much I was starving.)  I also had some string cheese, and some pretzels.

No exercise.

I am not sure how much I like these packet meals, I am literally starving all day.  I liked my Dad's detox diet better, I could only eat chicken and brocoli, but at least I could eat.  I am gonna give it another go tomorrow.  I will try having an extra shake or something.

Ray's F&E 11/29/09

Breakfast:

Sugar free instant Breakfast

Lunch:
Some Meaty spaghetti sauce with Melted cheese
Banana

Snack:
Handful of spiced nuts

Dinner:

Flaxseed flatbread wrap with Havarti cheese and Roastbeef.

No exercise except I walked around the mall for an hour. The gym is closed on Sunday.

Weekly Weigh ins, post them here!

Time for our weekly weigh in, post them the same way we did last week. Pounds lost, followed by start weight, then pounds total lost.

April 11/28

I wasn't feeling very well today, so no exercise and comfort food.

Breakfast: One pancake, no syrup.

Lunch: 1 roll, with left-over turkey (lite mayo).

Dinner: Blow of stew.

Lots and lots of water.  I feel so dehydrated, and I have the worst migraine coming on...I can feel it forming.

No pie, are you freakin' happy!

Becca's F & E 11/28

Breakfast - Water and a bit of jello cake

Lunch - Mexican chicken tortilla by campbells - the healthy one, ritz crackers, water

Dinner - Taco salad with avocado, lite sour cream and salsa. Water

Exercise - Grocery shopping

Ray's F&E 11/28/09

Breakfast:
Nothing but a ton of water at the gym. I drank 2 1/2 liters while I was working out.

Lunch:

Southwest grilled chicken salad from mcDonalds. I brought it home and put gauc and sour cream on it. I only ate like 1/2 of it though. I felt sick to my stomach because of my hard workout.

Dinner:

South Beach Pizza (Sauce & Cheese on a Flaxseed flat bread)
6 pepperoni I ate off of the kids pizza from Little Caesars. They don't like Pizza with spots. They tasted so good too, and I don't even like pepperoni.

Snack:

I might have some Sugar free hot chocolate tonight if I feel snacky.

Exercise:

I totally upped my exercise today and did 4, 15 minute miles with an 8-10 incline the entire time. It kicked my ass and I felt like puking several times while I was jogging, like seriously dry heaving. I don't know if it was lack of breakfast, all the water I drank, or what but I felt horrible. But I did it. I also did a 15 minute cooldown walk. I really want to be able to do a 10 minute mile. I used to be able to do a 8 1/2 minute mile back when I was skinny. That is my ultimate goal.

April is fat. 11/27/09

I continued to binge...blah.

Breakfast: Pie and turkey.

Lunch: Nachos

Snack:  I had a few bites for Jay's ice cream sundae.

Dinner: Panda Bowl, with white rice and chicken.

I will probably have a snack tonight before I go to bed, most likely pie.

Exercise: 30 minute walk.  And I chased the boys all around the mall tonight.

I start my medi-fast diet tomorrow.  I am super excited (because my neighbor had SO much success on it) but I am also way nervous... I am no good at sticking to things, I am a bit flaky.  Christmas (and my next cheat day) can't come any faster!!!

Becca's Thanksgiving and 11/27

Thanksgiving = cheat day

I didn't take my pills so I could eat breakfast - 2 pieces of bacon and 2 slices of french toast with powdered sugar

Lunch/dinner - Normal Thanksgiving stuff.  I tried to keep my portions small so I wouldn't get sick full and wouldn't feel guilty and I'm hoping I did well on that.  My big splurges were PEPSI! and one slice of chocolate cream pie.  I did take a walk - although small.

11/27/2009

Back on the pills

Breakfast - nodda but wadda

Lunch - I had been looking forward to this turkey bacon avacado sandwich on a crossiant that is SO FREAKIN' GOOD all dang month (because I was working at the hospital and they have an eatery that makes it and I rarely work at the hospital so I don't get it often) but the stupid eatery was closed! So I had to go to the hospital cafeteria and their salad looked nasty, I ain't eating their sushi, so I settled for chicken strips and french fries - oh and a G2 fruit punch gatorade.

Dinner - Fresh turkey sandwich on sourdough.  Nacho cheese doritos - small handful

Exercise - Working in the hospital.  Today was a slow dictation day so I was doing QA on the doctors and kept having to print reports with errors and then get up and walk out of my office to the reception area to get each report from the printer so the receptionist wouldn't have to get up thinking it was for her.  I counted steps - about 8 steps from chair to printer, 8 steps back, sit down, stand up, 16 steps, sit down, stand up, repeat for 6 hours - gonna patent it as a new workout routine.  Extra calories burned for wearing heels! (Thankfully I went with the small heels, was going to go with 3 inch heels...I would have been crying after an hour.)

Ray's F&E 11/27/09

Breakfast:
None


Lunch:
Turkey & Gravy leftovers
Corn Casserole stuff Denne made. (its SB approved)


Dinner:
Taco Salad w/gauc & sour cream

snack:
couple of spiced nuts (only 2 sugars)

No exercise, I'm bloated and I had a photo shoot so I didn't have a lot of time or energy. I am going to do extra tomorrow.

My Thanksgiving

I ate a shit load of food including a piece of pie. MMmmm! I did wake up at 6:30am on Thanksgiving to make it to the 7am spinning class. But it was full. So I set my goal at burning 500 calories so I could feel better about eating all the crap I planned to eat. So I did an hour on the treadmill. I weighed myself this morning and I don't know if its possible to gain 10lbs in one day but I swear I 10lbs more than I did yesterday morning. I am on my period though and bloated. My cheat day was so not worth it. I feel like it set me back.

I am going to try to make it to the gym today but I hate working out when I have cramps.

April 11/26

Free Day Right?  I am not even gonna attempt to write everything I ate, and still plan on eating :)

No exercise either.  

I got all the stuff for my Medi-fast diet (about a months worth).  It looks like I eat 5 small 100-150 calorie meal packets (soups, shakes, hot coco, eggs) then one regular meal (lean meat, lots of veggies) per-day.  The meal packets look like disgusting astronaut food.  I can also have some other "snacks" once a day...celery, cucumber slices...ie. pretend food.  I think most condiments are accepted in moderation, and I can have 300 milligrams of caffeinated drinks (diet soda!).  One can is 355 milligrams, so I will splurge on those extra 55 mgs a day.  I think I am going to start sometime this weekend.  I want it to be when we are gonna be home for a couple days, so I won't be too tempted to eat out.

Peace Out! I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving/Cheat Day!

Becca's F & E 11/25

Sorry I'm late on this, I was being lazy last night - well kinda, spent an hour trying to get Carus to hold still long enough for the paint on her nails to dry.  Still had to send her to bed with soft nails after 20 minutes under the hair dryer. 

Breakfast - Nodda but water

Lunch - Orange chicken and rice with a little soy sauce cause leftover rice is kinda dry

Dinner - Robert took us to Applebees with his bday gift card.  I got the trio sampler thing and I don't know why.  Wait, ya I do, the steak quesadilla towers looked good and were very yummy the first time I had them.  But last night...not so much.  I had about 1/2 of my food - steak quesadilla towers, hot boneless chicken wings, and french fries.  I only had a handful of the french fries.  It had SSSSSOOOOO much salt! They were so nasty! I brought the leftovers home (sans nasty ass french fries) thinking I'd snack on them later but I didn't.

Exercise:  Short 20 minute walk with Yoda and Carus. 

I'm making Thanksgiving a cheat day - I'm not taking my pills and I'm actually going to eat breakfast! I'm excited about breakfast.  I'll still eat small portions and try not to overstuff myself.

April 11/25

Massive amounts of food.  Trying to get rid of all my favorite junk food, that I am not going to be able to eat anymore after tomorrow.  I seriously can't even remember most of it.  There was cookies and milk, Poptarts, and pizza for dinner...and that is just the PG version.  

I plan on going to go all out tomorrow too.  

I am so serious about starting-over Friday!!  It is going to be the worst weekend to start-over, cause Jay has a four day weekend, meh.  But it is all or nothing!  

My new mini-goal is to lose 10 lbs. by Christmas!

I did take a short walk around the block (20 mins), and I walked backwards up my hill a few times too....just to help my soreness in my calves.

Ray's F&E 11/25/09

Breakfast:
Sugar Free Instant Breakfast
Scoop of PB

Lunch:
Subway Tuna Salad. Their salads are really tasty actually.

Dinner:
Homemade SB Pizza (whole grain flat bread with sauce and cheese).


No exercise today cause I had so much to do. I was going to go later today but then John's sister came over so I couldn't.

April 11/24

You guys are doing so well on your workouts and goals!!  I am proud of you!

Breakfast:  Cheesy crackers and pepperoni again (pepperoni gone so no more temptation).

Snack: 2 Madeline Cookies (cookies also gone now, one less thing to ignore).

Lunch:  Poptart.  Crappy lunch I know...but I am not feeling good today and I needed sugar and comfort food.

Dinner: One bowl of stew, I probably would have had two bowls but it tasted like ass.  2 pieces of toast.

Jay bought some cookies at the store, tasty fudge ones...and I haven't eaten any yet!!  The night is still young, so I will probably have one, or two.  I am going to try really hard not to.

Exercise:

My feet are killing me (4 blisters!!!) and my calves are sore...so I only walk/jogged for 20 minutes, just under one mile.

Becca's F & E 11/24

Steps from yesterday - 7352

Breakfast - water

Lunch - Salad with bits of roast chicken.  Cran-raspberry juice.

Dinner - Trader Joe's orange chicken and rice.

Exercise - 30 minute walk with kids and dog to the park for like 10 minutes before the sun set.  Stupid winter cutting my daylight hours after work.  That's it for today...I'm getting Robert's head cold (the bastard) and my head is stuffy and my throat is sore.   And I don't want to walk at night anymore, if I can, last night I felt like I was being followed.  I'm going to try to do it during the day and if I have to walk at night I will take pepper spray...or maybe I'll go get my concealed permit...

Ray's F&E 11/24/09

Breakfast:

Sugar Free Instant Breakfast

Snack: Popcorn

Lunch:
Roastbeef & Havarti cheese wrap, made with a Whole grain flatbread (only 8 carbs)

Snack:
Same as lunch, it was so good I needed another. (sorta a cheat cause I was only allowing myself one carb item a day).

Dinner:
Chili w/cheese & sour cream

Exercise:
1 hour spinning class, totally kicked my butt!

Kara's food and excercise for 11/24

Breakfast- Ham and cheese.

Lunch- Popcorn and diet soda. Cause we went to the movies.

Dinner- corn chowder without potatoes.

Snack- celery and cheese.

Slip up-- a piece of peach cobbler. I have no will power.

No work out today, because we went to the movies.

April 11/23

Breakfast:  Handful of cheesey crackers and a few slices of pepperoni

Lunch: A few pieces of beef jerky.

Snack: A couple Madeline cookies.

Dinner: Bean Burrito at Taco Bell.

I took/walked the boys to the park today, a little over 3 miles round trip.  I was an idiot and wore my flip flops so I couldn't run some of it like I wanted.  I think I deserve extra points for pushing my fatty babies...that is 70+ pounds I am pushing...my arms are killing me.

Becca's F & E 11/23

Steps for 11/22/2009 - 8272 (YAY)

Breakfast - 3 glasses water. Oats and honey granola bar.

Lunch - 1/2 can (recommended serving size) Campbell's Select Harvest Healthy Request Mexican-Style chicken tortilla with added cheese and ritz crackers.  Water

Dinner - Roasted chicken - white and dark meat, teeny tiny potatoes with smart balance butter, salad with ranch dressing (salad=bag mix with lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, baby carrot sticks, cucumbers, tomatoes, and croutons).  Cran-raspberry juice. 

Snack - Trying to just drink my water....Oh wait I have oranges!!!! So glass of water and an orange.

Exercise - 1 hour walk with Yoda - no steep hills, just the little ones.  Than 30 minute show of Yoga - which is more like 15 minutes with all the commercials.

I have recorded a couple exercise programs onto my DVR from FitTv.  It's a channel that has round the clock dieting shows and exercise shows.  I don't know if it is available all over or not.  I have FIOS through Verizon... There is Yoga, bootcamps, belly dancing, aerobics, pilates, etc. So I'm going to rotate through some of these.  Right now I have Yoga and a belly dancing show called Shimmy.  I did it earlier this year and lost 3 inches off my waist in 2 weeks - no pounds, but the inches were nice!  And Yoga - yoga is just nice.

I've also come to the conclusion that I can't sleep in on the weekends anymore.  Or at least while I'm taking the Healthe Trim pills.  They say to take them in the morning with 3 glasses of water and then do not eat or drink anything (other than water) for 3 hours.  I'm really hungry by the time I can eat, but I don't feel sick or anything.  If I sleep in later than usual than I'm taking them later than usual and waiting until 12:00, 12:30, or 1:00 before eating is just not working for me.  Saturday and Sunday I was so nauseous and had this awful 'herby' taste in my mouth.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/23

Breakfast and lunch I ate a lot of cheese and bananas.

Dinner- whole wheat spaghetti and meat sauce

Snack-- more cheese, ham, banana.

Exercise.

35 min cycle......I would have gone longer, but the lady next to me smelled really really bad.

45 min swim.

Ray's F&E 11/23/09

Breakfast:
Berry Smoothie made w/plain yogurt, splenda, and frozen fresh berries.

Lunch:
Chili w/ cheese & Sour cream

Snack:
scoop of PB

Dinner:

Herb Baked Chicken & Tons of Broccoli (I did snitch a taste of stuffing too :(. It just looked so good)

Snack:
I plan to have some Sugar free Hot Cocoa tonight if I get snacky.


Exercise:
1 hr 20 min on the treadmill. I went about 5 miles. I ran 4 cycles of the endurance which gets as high as 5.5 and 7.0 incline. You have to restart it every 20 minute though. So I don't know exactly how long I went, but about 5 miles. I burned over 700 calories too. WOOT!

Kara's food and excercise for 11/22

Okay so the day started with banana bread and went on from there. I can't remember exactly all I ate. I am ashamed to tell you there was a Double cheeseburger and fries included. Also I finished the day off with a totinos pizza that burnt the roof of my mouth. Yes I failed miserably.

Becca's F & E 11/22

Steps from Saturday:  5215

Breakfast - nodda but water

Lunch - Tuna salad sandwich on sourdough

Dinner - Tuna salad on ritz crackers

Snacks - Glass of cran-raspberry juice, small bar of a Reese's peanut butter cup bar thing that I made - it came in a box from the store, impulse buy - 1 chocolate covered cherry, 1 mini pickle. 

The chocolate covered cherry and mini pickle were 'force feeds' from Robert.  He said the pickles were sooo good and I just had to try one.  I just don't like to snack on pickles much after years and years and years of Carus's obsession with pickles (we were able to stop in store temper tantrums by bribing her with a jar of pickles).  And the cherry - he again said it was so good that I had to have one, but I didn't mind being forced that one.  I love chocolate and cherries!

Exercise: 1 hour walk with Yoda in the freezing cold.  I found another stupid hill.  This neighborhood is littered with these 80 degree inclines and somehow I end up having to go up them to get home or going back the way I came and doubling my time walking.  It is great for my ass, I'm sure, I just don't like it when doing it...

April 11/22- Sundays are the hardest.

Breakfast: Apple w/crunchy peanut butter.

Snack: A handful of chessey crackers.

Lunch: 1/2 Turkey and cheese sandwich. A couple of Clark's fries.

Snack: 2 small Madeline cookies, buttery and sugary tasty cookies.

Dinner: Left hamburgers (no bun), a small handful potato chips w/dip.

2 cans regular soda, Jay is a tard and forgot to get diet.

Exercise:

Walked around the mall for about 35 minutes.

I mapped out the distance to Clark's new school (he will start in February).  It is a little over 1.5 miles, so 3+ miles round trip.  When he starts school I will have to walk this twice a day to drop him off and pick him up.  Ahh, 6+ miles everyday, I am kinda excited, forced exercise.

Ray's F&E 11/22/09

I didn't have any breakfast or lunch because I was so excited to see New Moon i couldn't even eat. I did have popcorn at the movie which is phase 2 SB approved. So I guess it wasn't too bad.

Dinner: Thanksgiving at John's mom's.

lots of Turkey w/gravy, 1 small piece of Ham little bit of mashed potatoes, stuffing, 2 small whole wheat rolls, a tiny bit of cranberry waldorf salad made with splenda and sugar free whip cream, and veggies with ranch.

Dessert: One scoop no sugar added vanilla ice cream

I cheated a bunch but I didn't eat any pie or eat seconds. I am totally stuffed still though.

No exercise because the gym is closed, except waiting in line for New Moon, we stood for an hour to get good seats. It was worth it! Tomorrow I will do extra at the gym to make up for my slacking today.

April 11/21

Sorry I forgot last night, mega tired.

Breakfast: Tea and toast (on wheat bread w/ cab smart butter).

Snack: Apple

Lunch: It was sample day at Costco.  I tried a lot of everything, but they were super small portions.

Snack: Jay got me a Almond Joy candy bar, I ate half.

Dinner: Homemade hamburgers (no bun) with all thr trimmings,  handful of sweet potato chips.

1 can soda :)

I know none of this stuff is on my diet, or any diet.  But I feel like I am slowly getting back on track anyway.  My portions are much much smaller.  I am working on starting completely over with a new plan... wanna hear how, too bad you are going to anyway.  After Thanksgiving I am starting diet called medi-fast??? (a friend of mine is giving me her left-overs, about a month worth).  Then I will do 2-3 weeks of my Dad's detox diet, then I will start SB phase one.  

Exercise:

1 mile of brisk walking, and I totally cleaned my house from top to bottom (mopped my kitchen on my hands and knees and everything).

Weekly Weigh ins, post them here!

Just reply and post your start weight, your current weight, and total pounds lost.

Ray's F&E 11/21/09

Breakfast:
2 glasses of water, I was feeling sick so I didn't eat.

Lunch:

Cafe Rio Salad, minus rice. Ate 1/3 of the whole wheat tortilla too. (I know that is phase 2 but I was shaky from lack of carbs, I swear)

Dinner:

No sugar added Berry smoothie
Handful of nuts

Snack:
A couple of pickle slices

No Exercise today. I got talked into going shopping instead. I did take pictures at Sundance and walked all over the place. I will have to work extra hard monday when the gym is open again.

Becca's F & E 11/21

Steps from yesterday 758 - don't know HOW that happened.  I felt like I walked much more...

Breakfast - nodda but water
Lunch - Ham, turkey and cheese sub sandwhich
Dinner - Red Robin's cheese burger and some steak fries

No soda YAY!

Walked the dog for 30 minutes

Kara's food and excercise for 11/21

Breakfast-- Jake surprised me with a large cup of Diet Pepsi in bed..........ahh he is so sweet.

Lunch-- Southwest chicken salad with guac. and sour cream.

Dinner -- Lots of roast, green beans and corn smothered in gravy.

No snacks, I have been eating left over dinner though.

Work out. I did about 2-5 min on every machine in there.....because Maddie was trying them all out. Then we spent over an hour in the pool playing. I plan on doing stairs tonight too.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/20

Breakfast--- I seriously can't remember. Probably nothing.

Lunch---chicken and grapes.

Dinner--- We had no food in our house, so I ate 2 peanutbutter and honey sandwiches.

snack-- lots of cheese and diet pepsi

I am going shopping today, so i can stick to my diet.

Becca's F & E 11/20

Steps from yesterday 3305.

Breakfast - Sweet & Salty granola bar

Lunch - Piece of carne asada and peanut granola bar

Dinner - Carne asada burrito and 2 small steak tacos

Snack - 3 red vines

10 glasses of water today, 1 glass of soda

No exercise

April 11/20

I didn't stick to my diet today, but I did eat WAY smaller portions.  

Breakfast: Tea and 2 piece of whole wheat toast/carb smart butter.

Snack: Handful of Almonds

Lunch: Salmon, 2 small pieces

Dinner: 2 pieces of Red Barons pepperoni pizza (small pieces)

I am also, completely back ON diet soda.  I hate drinking it, cause I know all the chemicals and caffeine mess with my body (and I really did lose weight last time I got off it, honestly).  But I really do need the fake sugar and caffeine to get through the day, these days.  I am gonna try to limit it to 2 cans a day.  Which I did today :)

Exercise:

Yard Work, lots of freaking yard work.  I was probably outside raking for 50 minutes.  My back is killing me.  

Tomorrow will be my first 5 mile walk/jog in a long time, please pray I don't die.

Ray's Food & Exercise 11/20/09

Breakfast:

Sugar Free Instant breakfast

Lunch:
Wendy's Taco Salad, mmmm...

Dinner:

Ground Beef in no sugar added Hunts spaghetti sauce covered in Mozzarella cheese.
Sugar free Jello w/sugar free whip cream.

I drank 7 glasses of water today so that was good!

Exercise:

40 minutes on the treadmill walked 2 1/2 miles
45 minute Cardio Pump Class

Cardio Pump Class

I totally didn't want to go to the gym today. I was so sore and feeling tired. But I knew Shanda was going to meet me so I got ready super fast. Just to find out that she wasn't coming. I was so tempted just to go home. Instead I went to the gym. I started working out on the treadmill and saw they were having a class at 9:30. I saw a lady from my spinning class and asked her what the class was. She says its Cardio Pump and its the best workout. SO I went. I felt kinda dumb cause I suck at aerobics. But after awhile I got the hang of it and it was so fun! I had to leave a little early from the class cause I pulled a muscle in my uterus (I SWEAR!) and it was throbbing so bad. I just have to tell everyone to join the gym and take the classes. They are so motivating and keep you going when you want to stop.
Next week I am trying out Zumba!

Weekly Weigh ins

Is everyone okay with doing our weekly weigh in every Sunday? Since its the start of the week? Every Sunday I will make a post, or someone else can and we all post our start weight, our weekly weigh in, and how much we've lost total. That way we can keep track.

YAY!!

I totally lost 4 lbs since we began. I don't know how either. I am so excited. I had to brag!!! This was in the morning...but my clothes where on.

April Sucks 11/19

Today was bad, so bad I don't even want to write anything...horrible crappy day.  The only thing good about today was the food I ate.  I don't know what is wrong with me lately, I know I am not being very good competition, I promise I will get better and more on track....just give me a couple days to bounce back

Breakfast: Fish...and then in a moment of weakness (I was even already full) a pop tart with Clark

Lunch:  Arby's/  4 Mozzarella cheese sticks and sauce, a few curly fries and a Mt. Dew (not diet)

Snack: Half an Oreo McFlurry... I felt so bad for eating it, I couldn't even finish it.

(Yes, we did got to two separate fast food restaurants today, we totally need an intervention.)

Dinner: Mac and cheese, small portion.

I am going to bed early to prevent myself from eating anymore.  The only working out I did was walking around the mall a few times, probably like 20 mins.

On a positive note, cause it is the only thing keeping me going right now, I did map out a 3-5 mile walking route.  I am not going to fight with the kids (or Jason) to get on the treadmill anymore/everyday.  Also, I finally got a doctor to re-new my anti-depressants...so hopefully that will help.  Everything is much better when I have/take them.  It is just too bad that I have to self medicate to be married to Jason, and be a decent Mom, and not a plumpy depressing bore.  Gah!  TMI...  I will be fine in a few days, and then y'all better watch your back.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/19

Breakfast- half of a bagel and cream cheese. I know this was totally of my diet.

Lunch- grilled cajun chicken with cheese and onions on it, steamed broccoli and carrots, cup of chili. Diet coke (several)

Dinner- 4 grilled chicken legs. Diet pepsi

Snack- cheese and hot cocoa

Exercise-

40 min brisk walk

20 min cycle

1 hour swim

When do you weigh in?

Do you do it every day?

Morning, noon or night?

I've been weighing myself every morning before eating or drinking anything, but I'm only counting Monday weigh-ins as official weigh-ins because I started my diet on a Monday.  How about you guys?

Becca's F & E 11/19

Food:

Breakfast - Granola bar and 3 large glasses of water

Lunch - Chili and cheese with Frito chips and 1 large glass of water

Dinner - 1 carne asada burrito (refried beans, carne asada, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, gauc, & onions on flour tortilla).  1 bottle Mike's Hard Berry (cause com'on, dinner with the inlaws)
1 slice jello cake with whip cream

Exercise:

I worked while sitting on the exercise ball today for 5 hours - then I had to switch back to a chair.  I will take the dog for a short walk, but other than that no exercise.  I have too many dishes to do and I have to restart laundry again.

Oh yea, my steps yesterday was 1716.  I check the pedometer in the mornings since I wear it until getting into bed, gotta count every step I can.

Edit: Man, I love these pills! I felt no energy to get up and move, but the second I started moving I was okay.  I grabbed my MP3 player and I walked for an hour with the dog - just shy of 5K, one of my old routes I've already measured.

Ray's Food and exercise journal 11/19/2009

Breakfast:
Scoop of PB
Half a carb smart yogurt (It's just not good!)

snack:
scoop of PB

Lunch:
Havarti cheese Slices
Roast beef slices

Snack:
2 Sugar free Jello's w/sugar free whip cream (I was really craving candy)

Dinner:
Homemade Taco Salad made with a green salad, taco meat, cheese, Gauc, and Sour Cream

Snack:
3 sugar free Turtles

I drank a ton of water today too! Also you should know that I haven't posted all the soda's I drink during the day. They are all diet so I never post since its like drinking nothing. But I do drink a couple a day.

Exercise:
1 hour spinning class where I probably burned off 4lbs and now my vagina is permanently numb.

Mini Goal & cheat days?

So me and Kara were talking and we think we need to set a mini goal to jump start everyone. I know we're struggling to stick to our diet and exercise plans. One idea I had was that we all put say $10 in the pot and whoever loses the biggest percentage of weight in a month, wins the pot? Or maybe whoever wins gets to pay $10 less if they lose the contest and the losers all have to pay $10 more? I dunno. Maybe we could even give away a cheat day. Like the person who does the best gets to have an extra cheat day?

I was also thinking we could all pick a date every month where we can cheat. I know for thanksgiving I am going to want some Potatoes and pie. And for Christmas I want to eat a little extra. So maybe we can chose our cheat day once a month. It might give us something to look forward to ya know?

Just a couple of ideas. If anyone has any ideas about these lets get them out there.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/18

Breakfast-- Ham and cheese, Diet Pepsi

Lunch- more ham and cheese more diet pepsi

Dinner- Taco salad with sour cream and guac. On the nastiest organic spring mix. I swear there was pine branches in it.

No snacks.

I went to bed at 7 and that was when I was suppose to exercise. I guess I have to do 3 hours today or make up for it this Sunday.

I almost did it!

I started out good.

Breakfast:  Fish and spinach (I love salmon!)

Snack: I shared an apple with Harry.

Lunch: This is where it all goes down hill...

Turkey and cheese sandwich on wheat bread, and half a pop tart (Clark really wanted me to share pop tarts with him...how can I say no to that face.)

Dinner: Jay forced me to get Panda Express, he is an unsupportive ass hole.

I had a rice bowl (my Panda finally has brown rice, yay) with chicken...actually not too unhealthy.  The 6 potstickers I ate, very unhealthy.

Jay got Carmel sauce, for me special, to make ice cream sundaes.  I really think he wants me to be plumpy forever...  I will most likely have some ice cream later.

Also, I did UP my water in take, a lot today...and no soda!!!

I REALLY REALLY tried to work out.  Except Jay wouldn't watch the boys and they kept trying to get on the treadmill with me.  Harry actually scrapped his hand up, and bumped his head trying to get on with me.  They think it is a toy.  I tried off and on for like 45 minutes but they wouldn't give me any peace.  I only managed 10 minutes of running.

At least today was a little better...

Ray's Food and exercise journal 11/18/2009

Breakfast:

Raspberry Smoothie made with plain yogurt, splenda, and frozen raspberry

Snack:
Spoon full of Peanut butter

Lunch:
Chili w/cheese and sour cream

Snack:
Pecans

Dinner:
Cafe Rio Salad (they screwed up and added rice, and I ate some of the whole wheat tortilla, I know I suck!)

Snack
Pickles & Carrots

Exercise:
45 minutes on the treadmill, 2.75 miles, burned 415 calories. Woot!

Becca's F & E 11/18

Food:

Breakfast - Just water again. It was cold and I didn't want to get up from my desk to get food.

Lunch - Half of San Francisco sandwich, handful of cool ranch doritos, and glass of 7up.

Snack - 1/2 apple cinnamon muffin and granola bar

Dinner - Beef and shrimp shish-ka-bobs, rice made with beef broth, steamed broccoli


Exercise:

Took the dog for a 10 minute walk.  Was going to go for a longer walk but it is freakin cold out there. 

I've been wearing a pedometer for months after reading an article about maintaining weight at 10,000 steps a day and losing weight at 15,000 steps.

I have only gotten near the 15,000 steps a few times and normally I'm between 2000 and 3000.  My steps yesterday were 3665.

Drink More water!

I just wanted to challenge everyone to try to drink more water. I hardly ever drink it so I am challenging myself too. Drink 7-8 8oz glasses of water every day!

Here are many reasons why it is important to drink water, especially if you are dieting:

* Initial weight loss is largely due to loss of water, and you need to drink an adequate amount of water in order to avoid dehydration.

* The process of burning calories requires an adequate supply of water in order to function efficiently; dehydration slows down the fat-burning process.

* Burning calories creates toxins (think of the exhaust coming out of your car), and water plays a vital role in flushing them out of your body.

* Dehydration causes a reduction in blood volume; a reduction in blood volume causes a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles; and a reduction in the supply of oxygen to your muscles can make you feel tired.

* Water helps maintain muscle tone by assisting muscles in their ability to contract, and it lubricates your joints. Proper hydration can help reduce muscle and joint soreness when exercising.

* A healthy (weight loss) diet includes a good amount of fiber. But while fiber is normally helpful to your digestive system, without adequate fluids it can cause constipation instead of helping to eliminate it.

* Drinking water with a meal may make you feel full sooner and therefore satisfied eating less. Note, however, that drinking water alone may not have this effect. In order to feel satiated (not hungry), our bodies need bulk, calories and nutrients.

Is it yesterday again...

I am in a funk, a bad one, and I can't shake it.  Today was the worst, no sticking to my diet and no exercise...I suck.

Breakfast:  Cookies and milk again.

Lunch: Fries w/mustard.

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Steak and potatoes.

I also had another diet Pepsi...it makes me feel so dirty when I drink soda w/caffiene.  I am gonna go cut myself in the bathroom now.

I don't know why I am having a hard time getting back on track.  I feel so depressed lately.  I have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, so hopefully I can get some help (and a freakin' refill).  I did cook myself a lot of chicken and fish tonight, so I will have healthy food ready to microwave and eat.  I am going to put all my focus and energy to sticking to my plan tomorrow.

Also, my sister was telling me about these hcg diet drops.  That make your body think they are pregnant, and it helps you lose weight??? Anyway, I am wondering if you guys have heard of them, or anyone who has taken them.  My body actually always dose really well being pregnant (after I get past those first 4 months) so I was thinking of trying it.  Discuss...

---Update---

Lets add a bowl of rocky road icecream to the list, and a cup of tea with way too much sugar.  I think I am going to go to bed now, before the list gets worse.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/17

Breakfast-- went back to sleep after Maddie's ride came.

Lunch- Southwest salad with added guac.

Dinner- beans and cheese.

Snack- Jello and whip cream.

Stayed on my diet today!!! YAY!!

No exercise because I slept in, then had a play date, then Jake went on a team activity.

I will double it tomorrow.

Becca's Food & Exercise 11/17

Food:

Breakfast - Um, I got distracted and skipped it... I had lots of water this morning.

Lunch - Trader Joe's peanut butter granola bar and 1/2 'San Francisco' sandwich (ham, turkey, cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato on wheat bread)

Dinner - Frito pie (Frito scoop chips topped with chili, cheese, and onions) & Cherry 7up

Snack/dessert - 1 red vine, 1 piece almond rocca

Exercise:

Does wearing my high heel boots for 8 hours count as exercise? I was walking all over the place and up and down stairs.

Really though, walk the dog for 30 minutes.

Becca's weigh-in & goal

Okay, following your lead I'll do my weigh in and goal post.

My weigh-in is 240 pounds. 

My overall goal is to be maybe 150 pounds? I don't know how long it will/should take me to get there.  It seems so far away... Lets say before I turn 30, I'm 27.

My goal before the end of 2009 - 220 pounds.

I am a cheater since I'm using diet pills (Heathe Trim) but I am eating small portions, trying to eat healthy, and I do exercise (sometimes).

Ray's Food and exercise journal 11/17/2009

Breakfast:
Spoon of Peanut butter
Sugar free instant breakfast w/skim milk

Lunch:
Chili w/ cheese and sour cream
Bowl of steamed veggies

Snack
Handful of Pecans

Dinner:
Roast w/ Gravy (made with no flour)
Steamed Carrots

Snack
Jello Pudding snack Sugar free

I had one small cheat, I ate one miniature Semi Sweet chocolate bar.

Exercise:

Like I said before I went to the spinning class for 50 minutes. I probably burned 7 million calories based on how sore I am.

Spinning Class

First I joined a gym today. Its kinda ghetto but it has what I need to get fit. Anyway me and Shanda decided to try out the Spinning Class. I had never done one before. It was so awesome! They turn off all the lights and they have this black light on and like a light show. And they play fun music and the instructor kicks your ass if you aren't keeping up. I will say it killed my butt when we had to sit. But when we were standing and pedaling it felt like the best workout ever. It was a 50 minute class and I made it through the whole thing. We are going again on Thursday.
Oh best part is this gym has a kid room. No one watches the kids, but they can go in there and play and its just right across from the workout equipment. So now I can take Keaton on Mon/Wed and just leave him in there while I work out. I am so excited about my new gym!

April's Shitty Day

Food:

Breakfast- White toast w/butter, cookies and milk.

I didn't really try for the rest of the day, cause I already cheated.

More cookies, and homemade mac and cheese for dinner.  Lots of mac and cheese.

And a couple cans of diet soda.

I am mostly disappointed in the diet soda drinking.  I was doing so well, 6 weeks without it, but this week has been horrible.

Workout: 

None today.

I have a really hard time making time to work out (and keeping to my diet) when my house is so messy.  And lately, no matter what I do, I can't keep the house clean.  There is laundry and garbage everywhere, it totally brings me down and I can't concentrate on anything else.  So, for the next couple days I am only going to worry about eating right, and trying to get my house under control.

TIP For low carb diet

Todays Tip:

If you really need to eat a higher carb food such as a piece of fruit or whole wheat bread. Plan this right before you exercise. The exercise will burn the carbs quicker keeping your blood sugar from peaking.

Kara's food and excercise for 11/16

k I did kind of crappy on food. Mostly because I was having a narcoleptic day.

Breakfast-diet Pepsi
Lunch- Cheeseburger, Diet coke
Dinner- 2 big bowls of pasta.
snacks-- Diet Pepsi.
Awesome diabetic diet wouldn't you say.

Exercise--I went swimming for an hour.

I kept falling asleep all day today.

Ray's Food and exercise journal 11/16/2009

I did so so good today. I am so proud of myself. I even turned down donuts and chocolate cake at my play date today.

Breakfast:

Re-fried beans and cheese (best breakfast ever, thanks for the idea Kara)

Snack:
Carb Smart Yogurt (tastes like ass by the way)

Lunch:
Slices of cheese
Sugar Free pudding snack

Snack:
Apple ( I am South Beaching but allowing one fruit a day if I get really hungry for candy)

Dinner:
Rotisserie Chicken
Havarti cheese slice

Snack:
Sugar Free Jello w/whip cream

To kill my late night hunger I am drinking some sugar free cocoa.


Exercise, I took Keaton on a walk. But it was freezing so we didn't go far. I did do a lot of rearranging furniture and cleaning. I am going to join the gym tomorrow and so I will work out a lot more.

Ray's Weigh in and goal!

I am super depressed to announce my start weight. I seriously gained so much on vacation. Okay here goes nothing...

254

WAHHHH!!! I was like 240 before I left. WHAT THE HELL! I am such a fatty fat ass.
My November Goal is to lose 7lbs before December 1st.
The my December goal is 10lbs before Jan 1st.

I want to be down 20lbs before my birthday on January 11th.

My ultimate goal is 45lbs before April. I guess my ultimate ultimate goal is 75lbs before say the end of 2010. I am kicking this fat ass into gear people! I am taking all you bitches down!!

April...the awesome one.

My starting weight is 200 lbs!  I know I shouldn't be too excited about it, but I love even numbers.

My overall weight loss goal, I want to weigh 130 lbs...or fit in a size 8.  That is 70lbs I HAVE to lose.

I would like to lose 50 lbs by my next birthday, July 20th 2010.

Short term goal, I would like to lose 15 lbs by the new year.

Also, I am really working hard on my running.  I would like to be able to run 3 miles by the new year.  I have a 8 mile race in February, and I want to be able to run at least half of it.

  

Kara's Weigh in.

K my starting weight is 186 lbs. I would like to be at 168 which is the top of my ideal weight. I need to loose 18 lbs. My goal before Christmas is 7 lbs.

You all Suck!!!!