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Showing posts with label Katie weighs in. Show all posts

April 11, 2008

Friday Weigh-In

I Lost a pound this week. I can genuinely say though, I was more excited this morning when I saw my body fat hovering around 25%. That's down 2% from where it was a couple of weeks ago. My general apathy for the scale has also been affected by this FASCINATING show I stumbled on a couple of days ago. If you have ever seen Super Size Me, and are at all intrigued and or fed up with Hollywood's standards of the Size "0," you've got to see this. This is the preview and I'll be listing all the segments in parts on this post. If you get a chance today or this weekend, give it a look see. Feel free to come back and chat about it. (Warning: Once you start it, it's kind of hard to stop...)

(fyi, the show in it's entirety is about an hour long)

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

PART 6

Have a great weekend everyone!

March 28, 2008

Friday Weigh In

The blip from last week is gone as well as another .2.

I'm going to let you in on a secret that has REALLY helped me: my calendar. This little piece of paper has been an extremely effective weapon against scale-angst. This is what I track and why it helps:

*the scale numbers. Similar to a graph, every time I look at it, I can see how far I've come over the the past weeks and month. It's an easy way to keep track of meeting goals.

*my workouts. Did I do weights one week really hard and not see a loss? Well duh. And I ran a 10K two weeks ago! go me. It really helps me plan out and see what I've done. This week I ran 13 miles (so far), that's a bit more satisfying than saying, "I worked out every day this week." I think it's a more concrete quantity that I can be proud of.

*BY FAR, the most important thing I track I do with this little red x.

What does tracking my cycle have to do with scale zen? EVERYTHING. I see that red x and suddenly the out-of-nowhere extra pounds that I'm freaking out about are no longer an issue. I know that I'm going to be a little crazy-pathological that week so I just know in the back of my head I'll be back mentally in a couple of days. So I don't go overboard and mess up the rest of the hard work from last week....usually.

So People.
and by "people" I mean ladies. Last week was a red X weigh in. This week it's gone. If you don't have some visceral method of tracking your T.O.M, I highly recommend it.

*I keep my list of meals by my fridge but I'm sure a calender like this would be useful in some sort of meal-planning way too. I just keep mine as simple as possible so it's really easy to just glance at and see what I need to.

Here is a site where you can quickly print one off: monthly calendars.

Now, here's the last video to finish up video week. I had to watch it twice before I really liked it.

Have a great weekend!

March 21, 2008

Friday Weigh In

Slight gain this week. It's Just a blip in the big picture. It could be any number of things. If I didn't have a laziness aversion to the tape measure I'd probably be telling you I lost some kind of inchage.

I've got a baby crawling on me so I'll make this quick. I laid off the running mileage just to give myself a break after Saturday. But. I've increased my weights and as a result there has been much moaning, waddling, and cringing in our house over the past couple of days.

Thanks again for taking the time to comment yesterday, I loved reading your experiences with the "cheat" meal, or "free" day.

Hope you have a Happy Easter weekend (I'll see you next year Cadbury Creme Egg).

March 7, 2008

Friday Weigh In

The Good:
I've run 4 to 6 miles every day this week (with the exception of Tuesday).
No snow this week.
I got my jeans out of the dryer and was able to put them and wear them. Only an itty bitty stretch required, not the full routine.

The Not So Good:
Scale didn't budge this week. Ok whatever, I'm over it. Honestly don't care right now.
I'm stressed out with other stuff in real life.
Suddenly not getting the same fiber intake...then getting it back in the course of a week doesn't do friendly things to one's digestive system.

I'm contemplating:
What an awesome weekend awaits me: cleaning is SO fun (no it isn't. Just trying to psyche myself up for it)
Glam's challenge (perhaps with jeans, not a bikini).
Bathing Suits. Still. (Thanks again for all your input)

Have a great weekend!

December 21, 2007

My Very Own Christmas Miracle

[Katie] I lost 1.3 pounds this week.
I'm a little stunned...

November 30, 2007

Friday Non-Weigh In

Not weighing in today. If you don't know why, read this.

I only measured a couple of days ago, so I'm not doing that either.

But really, so far so good.

November 23, 2007

Weigh-in Friday

Ha ha! Yeah, right.

November 9, 2007

Tying up Loose Ends

Well, I lost that pesky pound that put me into the 140's last week. But I'm a little wary of taking the scale at face value. I've been exercising like a maniac. Actually more like a maniacal lunatic, since I threw in all those runs on top of my normal routine. My body is still doing weird things though from weaning the baby. And my eating this week has been...off. Not horrible, but I'm just eating weird things.

Now I'd like to take a minute and tie up some loose ends.

First of all, I'd like to thank Mrs. Furious for this little gem:

The "You Make Me Smile Award." Unfortunately I'm going to be a bit of a scrooge hoard it for myself. I'm too lazy to pass it on to those who really deserve it. Too many people make me smile. So sue me.
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Jaime left a comment yesterday with this question: "What's the difference between doing it [plank] on my elbows or hands (like the top of a push-up)? Is one harder? Do the work different things?"

I have no idea! And after ~~hours of consulting real life professional trainers and fitness experts~~ a couple of minutes on Google, I couldn't come up with a concrete answer. So I'm going out on a limb here but since my pump teacher (who makes She-ra look wussy) has us do plank position on our elbows, I'd venture that the elbow plank might be a little more difficult. I could be totally off here, and readers are welcome to correct me if they know differently.

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And last but not least here are some links to go check out if you haven't already:
The Secret to Keeping Pounds Off Forever! (Crabby)
The Skinny In Chile (mamacita's new blog)
Go read this and tell me how much it bothers you. Post-partum ridiculousness.

Have a great weekend Everyone!
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October 26, 2007

Friday Recap

Ha! thanks for sending me this Hailey!
Well, I didn't exactly meet all of my goals. I just plain forgot Aaron was going to be out of town and didn't plan ahead very well. But I'm excited for next week. This week I'm aiming again for spinning 3 times, and weights 2. If I meet my goals, my reward for next week will be to post my favorite silly video (that I've wanted to put up for awhile...but had no reason). So check back next Friday!

and Yes, I got on the scale today. Another maintenance week. Which I am thrilled with considering my how out-of-whack my eating was (and how freaked out I was about my pants being too tight...) I have to kind of go into over-drive with my awareness during this time of year. I find myself putting things in my mouth just because they're there. And yummy.

I think the scale might need an extended vacation. I'm going to give it a few more weeks.

Now go check out Mrs. Furious holding her "Fat Mom" picture!

October 19, 2007

Stuck

Do you see me up there? On top of the gigantic plateau?

Yes it's weigh in folks and I brought the scale down today. Maintained. No surprise there.
I officially feel stuck. But I have a little secret and if you lean in just a little bit closer to that computer, I'll let you in on it.

Ready?

I don't really care.

(Gasp!)
It is a boring little dilemma really. The fact is, I'm happy where I am. I feel great, I'm exercising every day, eating well, and am a size 8. All of my clothes fit me. So perhaps I should think about switching to maintenance mode. Heck, what have I been doing for the past month? There's just this one little problem really: I would really like to loose those last pounds. If for no other reason than to just prove to myself that I can. Not much of a reason, huh. I mean, I didn't recently see a picture of myself where I looked humungous, I don't have health issues surrounding my current weight, no one has mistakenly asked if I was prego lately. I don't even own smaller clothes to fit in to! Part of me is saying, "Yo. Just remember that when you reach your goal, you really will only own one pair of pants that fit...and you got THOSE at a thrift store!" And while in a previous life, I may have loved the excitement of having to go out and buy a bunch of new clothes, that just isn't an option in our current situation.

I think I'm just tired of caring. And content with the way I look and feel which is great and also a tad unmotivating. So I'm just going to keep plugging along. If I lose, great; If I maintain, great
(um, yeah. didn't include "gain" on purpose).

Any of you out there been here? Any suggestions?

October 12, 2007

Friday Weigh-In

I maintained this week. Which makes sense because second half of the week I ate really well, the first half not so much.

I increased my weights in my pump class. I must be crazy. I could barely get through the class as it was; I survived though and have been feeling the burn much MUCH more.

Lilo isn't working out at my gym anymore. boo-hoo. But I've heard rumors she'll be back!

(Molly may or may not be back later today with her week's results) Have a great weekend!

October 5, 2007

Katie and Molly Weigh In

Molly:
Well, today I would like to throw the towel in. Luckily, there isn't a towel around. I ate perfectly this week. Within my points but I'm up 1.4 lbs. Funny, I ran into Kate at the gym while I was on Satan and she said she was up 1 lb. I was feeling bad for her because she really is working hard. I know what my problem is though - gym time. This was only my second time at the gym this week. I was telling Kate I just have to get back with 100% commitment to the gym. For me, it's eating + gym for the total package. Very frustrating...I can't even blame it on "gaining muscle" because I haven't been lifting!

Positive side - I still can take Satan on! 30 minutes felt really good. I'm going shopping today and getting a whole slew of great foods and starting off a new week which includes a run to Costco for Fiber One bars.

One thing that has made me chuckle this week (without being too descriptive) is that my kids LOVE the Fiber One bars. I put one in their lunches but sometimes they sneak another one. My kids can't understand HOW I know that they are sneaking them. (I won't tell you the comments they have made coming out of the restroom...let's just say it's quite obvious!) So our family is VERY REGULAR!

Katie:
"C'mon, come on now!...Big Money, Biiiig Money Baby!!" Does anyone else say this when they get on the scale for weigh-in?

No money this week. I gained a pound! AGH!
Trying to stay positive. Here's what I'm thinking:

I exercised everyday this week. I even went to the gym twice on Teusday.

My eating was totally wonky (see yesterday's post).

TTOM always throws me off.

Still holding under 140. Although this is the lowest weight I've ever been; I wonder if I've reached that "set point". You know, where your body is comfortable at a certain weight and tries to keep you there? (Randi got me thinking about after yesterday)

So today officially begins interval training. I need to switch it up. Satan will always hold a special place in my heart, but right now, I think my body needs a jolt.

Over the past 3 weeks, I've +1.5, lost 1.2 and now +1. I don't doubt I will lose 7 or so pounds during the Christmas Challenge. I just hope it's not the same 7 over and over again!

September 28, 2007

Itty Bitty Weigh-in Friday

Down 1.2. Almost back to where I was two weeks ago. Woohoo!

September 21, 2007

Katie and Molly Weigh-in, New Favorite Blog, Biggest Loser, Progress Update, and of course, Lilo

Katie: Let's start with the good news shall we?
The first shot is me busting out of my 10's a couple weeks after we started the blog (funny, I took the picture and thought, hey! not bad Katie!)
The second shot I took last night fitting very comfortably into my 8's.

Nice to see progress, it's motivating me toward those 6's. And sorry for the cropped midsection shot, it's just where you can see the most difference.

*Are you wondering if I saw Lindsay Lohan this week?
I did! On Wednesday I went to the gym (I even forgot my iPod! So sticking around to workout anyway was a minor victory for me), and there she was! She started out on the treadmill and then went to the back of the gym and was doing some ball exercises with a friend. Not exactly a thrilling report but it was still fun to see her.

*Biggest Loser: Loved most of it but was a bit bugged by the whole vindictive vengeful feel of the black team. They acted so bitter to the blue and red teams. Any yeah, I'm sure a lot was producers and editing, it just bothered me the way they had something to prove. I don't think the blue and red teams necessarily WANTED them to go home. They just happened to be the ones picked. I think you can be all bad and black team and unified and workin your butt off without having to push someone else down to be on top (but of course, this goes against most of the premise of the show). As for the trainers, I thought Jillian was great but Bob's still my fav.

*Now onto the linkage.
Oooo, this is a good one folks. I've known about this blog for a little while and Mrs. Furious has commented here now and then. But the other night I went and visited again-this time a little more thoroughly, and it dawned me. This is a FREAKING AWESOME BLOG. There are recipes, some awesome before and after shots, funny kid moments, and even some inspiration. I mean, she's so funny it makes me mad (look at her labels). So go check her out and be sure to say hi, I know she'd appreciate it! (Oh yeah, and she's a respond-to-comments blogger too...)

*And now, hoping that you're long gone enjoying Mrs. Furious, I will share my weigh-in. I GAINED 1.5 pounds this week! I owe it to going to the gym 5 times this week (at least I met that goal) and trying to tighten up my eating. And let me just say how thrilled I am (can you see me rolling my eyes?). I'm thinking maybe since my appetite came back so forcefully when I returned to the gym, I unconsciously overcompensated with my eating. Boo-hoo. What a start to the Christmas Challenge! Oh well, I'm really motivated for next week.

Molly: I kept saying I was going to get back on track when the kids went back to school and I just couldn't fully commit. Well, my I saw my friend & neighbor Rosanna in skinny jeans. She has been plugging away at her weight loss for 1 yr. 1/2 there & there. Well, even though I see her daily, it wasn't until I saw her in some tight jeans that it really hit me. SHE LOOKS MARVELOUS! It was what I needed to kick my bigger booty back in gear. I have been walking everyday with my baby and I started going back to counting points. I have to say, down .8 for the week!

I think what is so mentally hard is that weight loss IS really about changing habits. It's not that I'm sitting around eating bon-bons it's just that I get lazy with my habits. It feels like when I'm doing weightwatchers, even though I think it's such an easy plan to follow, I feel like I'm on "guard" should we say? Also, the planning. It's just one more thing that my mind has to think about. When you have so many other things going on in your life, it's just one more "thing". I guess it is about priorities.

It feels good to have .8 behind me! It's not that I've gained a TON back (although some did creep back on) my body has turned to mush. I guess it's going to be me and Lindsey Lohan fighting for the treadmill. I don't care who she is, I will walk a little faster than her to get to it first!
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September 14, 2007

Friday Weigh-In and Woo-Hoo!!

So I've maintained this week. Whoopie! I didn't really expect or care if I lost anything. My major victory was returning to the gym. Although I only went once; the youngling has got a stomach bug (poor little guy!) and only wants to be held and cuddled. By Mommy. Twenty. Four. Seven. So I'm shooting for 2-3 times for next week. And my only goal for the week is to lose something (preferably weight). I don't care how much, even a nice little .3 would be great.

And now for the WOO-HOO!!'s

*Guess what! Soap Box Girl has some exciting progress news!

*The lovely Anne Said NO to a piece of cake this week at work. (Beware though. If you click on this link a very nummy photo awaits you).

*Does is seem like I link to Crabby every week? Well, I do. I can't help it. If there are any of you left you haven't gone over to check her out, this post on Re-Motivating might be just what you need today.

*And, I pulled this from Design Mom a coupe of days ago. Pret-TY awesome. (But you also might have seen in in the ads...either way, here's the details)

Ryka, the company that makes running shoes for women — and only for women — is giving away 50 pairs of shoes EVERY DAY for 50 days. 2500 shoes. For free. For you.

It's called the Good for Your Sole Giveaway. And it is well named. This is how it works: you register here. Fast. Super easy. Once you're registered, your name is in the drawing. If you tell a friend and they register, your name goes in again. If you tell 5 more friends, your name goes in 5 more times. Etc.

It started September 5th and it ends October 25th. That means at least 400 pairs have already been given away — but you could still win one of 2100!! These are the 3 different styles they are giving away:

Have a great weekend!

September 7, 2007

Friday Weigh-In

Holding steady in the 130's. I'm not 100% sure if I've gained or lost this week. I accidently ate breakfast before I weighed in -- you just can't be positive with Kashi, it's so dense! (And unfortunately I wasn't able to wake up before the little stinkers, so I'm in "stop and start" mode with my writing. Over and over and over again. Dontcha love when it takes 11 minutes to write five sentences?) Anyway, I'm still feeling some trepidation with my little vacay here in the 130's. I haven't been to the gym now in 20 days. I'm itching to get back and I'm hoping by tomorrow I'll be able to. There's just something about jumping back into a routine on a Saturday that feels more victorious than waiting until Monday.

Well, I was going to leave you today with a bunch of great links, but I'm having trouble splitting my brain right now, I'm trying to watch my boys do "double kick triple whip" jumps while making sure the baby doesn't crawl out of the high chair. So all I'm going to do is send you over to Crabby's. Here's what's waiting for you:

"In order to succeed at any worthwhile long-term health goal (exercise, diet, stress reduction, whatever) you have to Give up on Being Perfect.

Duh, right? But we all keep forgetting this all the time.

The Pursuit of Perfection, and the all-or-nothing thinking that follows naturally from this delusional quest, is one of the two most lethal motivational mistakes you can make."

Go read the rest. Although I'm sure many of you already have, sorry, couldn't help it. Too many of us fall into this trap!

August 31, 2007

Friday Weigh-In

Well, I'm in the 130's. But it feels rather fake. There was nothing about this loss this week that had to do with eating well or exercising. Mostly it had to do with grief, stress, and illness. And while I'm glad it's a loss and not a gain, I'll just hang tight and see if it sticks before I do the happy dance.

Here's a list of stuff:

(How's that for a transition?)

1) I swear every time I've done a post this week, I've gone back and read it and somehow missed MAJOR errors. Misspelled and misplaced words, etc. Yeesh! Apparently, I cannot be trusted to spell such words as "get" or "because." Usually I have another set of eyes read it over for such mistakes but have obviously fallen out of that habit.

2) I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what's wrong with our profile pictures on the sidebar. I have tried many things, (different browser, new pictures, new format, resizing, etc.) Have you forgotten what we look like? We're still trying to figure it out, so we'll have them up as soon as we can.

3)Michelle Shildkret (a really nice marketing-for-NBC type person) sent me a link to a new biggest loser teaser. It's here. I went and watched it and didn't quite like it as much as the last one. However, I DID enjoy the Bob Harper interview that is found on the same page. Enjoy!

4) I really liked this post over at Phit-n-Phat the other day.

Have a great weekend. See you on Monday!

August 17, 2007

Weigh in and Other Goodies

And I'm ecstatic. I had a couple of days this week where I just really didn't want to go to the gym, but went anyway. This week I'm going to try structure my eating a little better and do some interval training (it takes less time and has helped me in the past break through "walls" with my weight loss). So there you go. How'd the racing ladies do? Anyone have good news to report?

Now onto the goodies:

I'm a sap. I almost cried when I watched this teaser.

Can't Wait!

Also, Jessica's Wednesday post over at Weight of My World was fantastic. You may as well go read the entire post, "Motivational Musings;" it's full of wisdom and motivational medicine. But I still wanted to include two of my favorite parts here:

6) Food and exercise: find what works for you. Not a morning person? Fine -- exercise over you lunch hour or after work, or even at 8 PM! Can't get off the sofa after work? Get up 30 minute early and go for a brisk walk. Don't like running? Walk. Don't like walking? Bike. Don't like exercising alone? Join a class. TRY something new. Same goes for food -- find a few breakfasts and lunches that are healthy and easy to prepare that you ENJOY eating -- no sense forcing down smoothies if you hate them, or eggs if they make you gag. Alternate between a few different breakfasts (I have about 3 that I alternate between). If you can start the day off on a great foot, food-wise... with a healthy breakfast -- the tone for you day is pretty much set. If you can add a healthy lunch on there, even better. Plan a few healthy snacks (one at 10 AM, one at 3 PM is what works for me). Don't ever let yourself get to that point of hunger where you are clawing your way through the cupboard, shoving things in your mouth. Your hunger will outweigh your reason EVERY time. Not a day goes by that I don't start my day off with SOME sort of game plan for the day. I know I've got 3 meals and 1-2 snacks. I know that I need to drink my water, eat lots of fruits and veggies, and take my multi-vitamin. I know I should get in some healthy oil. I always at least have a game plan. Often on sundays I will make a big dish that I can eat all week -- a chicken cous cous salad, for example, or a pot of gazpacho -- something I enjoy, that is healthy, and that I don't have to put a lot of thought into.

7) The best piece of advice that I can ever give people is not to get caught up in timelines. Don't set date-based weight loss goals for yourself. What's the point!? I mean, it's great to think "oh, I've got that high school reunion that I want to look great for," if that's what gets you STARTED, but in order to maintain the hard work and discipline, it has to come from somewhere else -- a true desire to be healthy and feel great, not just the vanity of showing up on ONE day in a size 6 skirt. And if you don't make that date? WHO CARES! Every day that you do this you are better off than the day before. There is no end-game, no race to the finish line... it is all about living the healthiest and best life possible... there is no better reward than the way you will FEEL.

Thanks Jessica! Have a great weekend everyone!

August 10, 2007

Weigh-In

What a great font. Is it a plus? Is it a minus? It is .3, who really cares? But just in case you do it's a +.

And since it's that totm, I am choosing to blame my lack of a loss on that. Never mind the 18 large bites of cookie dough I ate on Wednesday night. Raw cookie dough is one of the big weaknesses for me. My brain doesn't seem to make the connection that eating a large "dough ball" is pretty much the same thing as eating an entire cookie. And eating 18 large dough balls and the batch mysteriously makes two dozen, not three dozen like the recipe says.
But as I said, who needs to admit such behavior when it's that totm?

Also, my son has the stomach flu and I found myself at the grocery store the other night getting some easily digestible foods and drinks for him. (Isn't ginger good for calming upset stomachs?) Ok. gingersnaps. check. After several cookies, crackers, and carbonated drinks later, I felt this nagging feeling, "Stomach flu in the house Katie. It's o.k. to eat like crap because life's gonna get hard with all those kiddies puking..." I'm fighting it though (and although I posted earlier about perhaps being a little excited about the number on the scale after a bought of the stomach flu, after seeing this strain, I'll pass thankyouverymuch).

So, up .3. Crossing my fingers I stay healthy and in the game.

(check back later today for Molly's weigh-in)

August 3, 2007

Weigh in and Random Inedible Treats

Molly: First of all - .6 loss! That is great considering I was away from home. My goal for last week was to go to the gym. At the last minute, my family went to Vegas for a buying show (I own a home decor & furniture store). I walked for two days straight. The day we drove home, my son got the stomach flu so I have been up at night with him and then my baby. So, I did not go to the gym yesterday or today. I'm just lucky to have my eyes open. I'm going to try to get back on the Weight Watchers plan starting on Sunday. I just need to get back on the program. It's so hard when you travel or are staying at someone else's home with their food. I actually packed my fiber One bars which I thought was a victory for me. I just can't wait until my life gets back to normal.

Katie: Well, in light of my wretched eating yesterday, (although I didn't OVEReat- I just didn't very healthily, "Mmm, fruit tart for breakfast...cookies for lunch? Sure!"), I'm thrilled with .5. I'd like to take this opportunity to point out that since my muffintop post, where I was positively still a 10, I have only lost ONE point FIVE pounds. Hello?? This more than anything else just goes to show it's not all about the number on the scale. I was sure I was going fit into that 8 in a weigh-in week where I lost 2.9 or something like that. So, let's take one more look at those words of wisdom on our sidebar:

"Both of us use weights on a regular basis and find our actual weight doesn't always match the changes we see in our body."

Amen. This will save me from discouragement about the scale for at LEAST another month! ;)

Ladies in the race? How'd you do this week?

Now onto those treats:

Has anyone checked out The Weigh We Were lately? (They're in our sidebar under "They Did It.") They revamped their website and now have a blog directory. So all of you "weighty" bloggers should skedaddle over there and add your site. Here's a "before and after" I pulled from them. This is Erin, she is 29 and went from a Size 16 to a 6 in a year and a half. Click on the photo for the rest of the story.

Have you guys visited Crabby McSlacker lately? Well, awhile back she had a really fun personality quiz...not what you're thinking I promise. Go check it out, it's hilarious: What Kind of Food Freak Are You?

And after you say hi over there, you might want to go check a new weighty blog skinnify. Even though they've only got a few posts up, they're worth the click- super witty. Also, grrrl power has a great post up about listening to her body with some great tips in there.

And FYI

Molly's weigh in should be posted a little later in the morning, so check back!

Thanks so much for all of your support and encouragement with my victory post yesterday! I wish I could fly all of you out here just to go to lunch and hang out. But that won't be happening anytime soon, so just know I consider my bloggy friends the best support out there!

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