Moment of Truth March 31st

Wendy, I didn't sleep!:-( But I called work and there isn't anything happening tonight so Lori should be able to relax (alot:7 ) with her eyes closed:) I did do SS though.

Vilma, building a house, fun and hectic all at the same time?:eek: Ive never built a house but watching people was enough agony for me.But then again most of my friends tend to over react so I don't know if building a house is as crazy as they made it sound.

Alrighty...gonna go dry my hair and go to work.I am taking my dinner with me , I figure it will break the night up a little,
Lori:)
 
Wendy,

When did you post that bicep pic and how did I miss it???? Girl - you have AWESOME biceps!!! I'm soooooooo envious. I was sitting here being lazy and I read someone's post about your biceps so I had to go check. OH MY GOSH!!!! So...you have now motivated me to do part two of today's workout before we go to dinner. Off to do PUB. And you can bet that if my biceps ever pop like that, I'm posting pics. You're so inspiring! All of you girls are!

Vilma - you KNOW we want to see you. Are you going to post some pics for us soon? We love to have faces to put to names. :) Plus we're really nosey. :p

Susan

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France

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Hi everyone - I made it - finally...............

Our computers were down at work all day so I couldn't connect and it was killing me :p

You are ALL so inspiring and man is that what I need today. Reading all your posts and looking at all your pics is just the motivation I need BAD!!!!

For some reason I have been so down in the dumps today! I think it's because we celebrate 10 years in business tomorrow and have a HUGE anniversary/customer appreciation party ALL DAY! We've owned a bar and grill for 10 years and that just doesn't seem real. Anyway - I was hoping that I would've lost quite a bit of weight by then, but I just never did. I guess I'm not as dedicated as I wish I was??? Ya know??? I'm trying to get geared up for the party, but it's going to be hard, I'm so disappointed with myself. I feel like I'm trying so hard but everytime I take two steps forward I end up going back three.

I know I'm complaining and whining and I'm really sorry about that, but I trust you will all take it with a grain of salt and maybe give some good kick in the pants advice???

I hope you all have a great weekend and I'm hoping to be around tonight for a while and in the morning before I head out to get the party underway.

Take care,
Marcia.
 
HI Marcia! I noticed that you weren't around today and I meant to post it the last time I posted.
Im sorry you are feeling so down in the dumps! I wish there were something I could do for you. Whats your eating been like? And I know you are getting your workouts in.Have you thought about joining WW or something? There as to be a way to get the pounds off of you.Don't give up! I think you have to find what works for you and something you can stick to. How much weight have you lost since you started cutting back? Just a few questions for you.
Hope you feel better!
Lori:)
 
WOW - Thanks for much for writing back so quickly, Lori, I sincerely appreciate it!:*

First, let me say that I think I've been so wrapped up in our business plus my full time job at the school that I don't ever seem to have time for "ME", ya know?!?!? I think it's time that changed!!

Yes, you are right, I get my workouts in with teaching step, running and anything else I can fit in during the week, unfortunately nothing written down - like a rotation or something, I never seem to be able to get past a few days and I'm off it. I did join WW on Tuesday and so far I've stuck to my guns on that and am doing good. When I was cutting back before I've just been able to maintain the weight I'm at no loss.

I just get so caught up in thinking I should see HUGE results in just a few days. I know that's wrong, but there doesn't seem to be anything that clicks yet. UGH!

Thanks for listening - it's so nice to come here and get things off your chest and have a good shoulder to lean on.

:* ,
Marcia.
 
You know, it is so easy to be to busy to put yourself first. I am a shift worker and on the days that I work Day shifts, if I don't get up at 5:30 in the morning to workout,then it doesn't get done.By the time I get off, get home, do homework and eat dinner...Im just to tired to workout.So I can totally relate to how you feel! But when I work night shifts, I have all afternoon to workout and I get some awesome workouts in.

And I also understand the motivation thing.Im at the point now that if I lose 5 lbs I can feel it and thats enough motivation to continue eating well.But if one as more then 5 lbs to lose,then they probably won't see a difference until 3-4 weeks.It is totally a way of life and until you treat it that way, then you may always go back to your old eating patterns.

Im glad to hear that you started WW.When do you weigh in? Did they give you a goal weight or do you have your own?
I would also like to shed the last 5-7 lbs...I shouldn't say "last" b/c I never ever had a lot of weight to lose. I use to weigh 123 lbs when I was really strict with my eating.But I realized that I wasn't enjoying life as much as I should have so I cut back...and gained 7 lbs:) LOL I would like to get rid of that again but right now I am trying to get pregnant so I think it wouldn't hurt to keep a little meat on my bones! LOL
Lori:)
 
I weigh-in on Tuesday evenings. My first goal is 10% of my weight which is 191.8 (as of Tuesday) so my first goal is 19 pounds. I am 5'6", too. Ya know, what gets me the most is I can teach step aerobics for 45 minutes and a kick a$$ class dripping in sweat, but I'm 50 pounds overweight????? I don't get it!

I guess this should prove to me that what you eat is EVERYTHING. I was thinking about staying with WW (I love the meetings and my leader), but incorporating the Eat to Live regime for eating clean, too.

See this is what I do - try to put everything I know together thinking it will give me some miracle result. x(

By the way - good luck on your pregnancy adventure (not sure what else to call it :) ) How old are your other children?

Thanks for listening,
Marcia.
 
I read an article one time in a magazine. Im not sure what it was called but I think it was something along the lines of "fit v.s fat" it showed 2 small women, tugging rope with one bigger gal.The whole article talked about how being skinny isn't always that great and smaller women are usally weaker.You are probably stronger then most women attending your class!I am a little bigger then most of my friends.Now we all fit into the same clothes but most of them are 5 lbs lighter then me and even a little taller.And I know I am so much stronger and faster then them.I look at them sometimes and I see their small waistlines or their slim calves and its easy to get depressed.But then at the same time I know that they envy things about my body and the things that I do.Im willing to bet, in the end they envy me, more then I envy them.

Its hard some times to know what to do b/c there are so many diet and nutrional books available..don't eat this...eat that.It would get anyone confused.

Let us know how your weigh in goes!
I have one child and she just turned 10 last week.I had her when I was only 17 and I haven't had any since.The yr I got married (which is almost 5 yrs ago) I went off of the pill, just b/c my periods were all over the place and I never went back on them.Thinking I would get pregnant sometime in the last 4 yrs without actually trying...but no such luck.We tried for a while but DH traveled alot and that made it hard sometimes.So we are now looking into it a bit further.I have a Dr's apt on Wed to see if I have any blockages in my tubes and then I have to have a ultrasound to see if I am actually ovulating.

Thanks for the good luck vibes!
Lori

:)
 
I will definitely keep you posted here on how my weigh-ins go (keep your fingers crossed ;-) )

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, too! Hopefully within a short time we will both get what we what.

Take care and I'll talk with you tomorrow. DS has Snow Dogs on and keeps hollering for me to join him, so I better get a move on.

~Marcia~
 
>Wendy,
>
>When did you post that bicep pic and how did I miss it????
>Girl - you have AWESOME biceps!!! I'm soooooooo envious. I was
>sitting here being lazy and I read someone's post about your
>biceps so I had to go check. OH MY GOSH!!!! So...you have now
>motivated me to do part two of today's workout before we go to
>dinner. Off to do PUB. And you can bet that if my biceps ever
>pop like that, I'm posting pics. You're so inspiring! All of
>you girls are!


Hi Susan!:)

I posted that pic about a week ago I guess! THANK YOU!!!! You just made my night, girl!:+

I didn't say anything when I posted it b/c I wasn't looking for an opinnion on anything...when I want an opinnion-for example when I posted the bathing suit pic-I will announce that the pic is there but otherwise I am usually quiet about it. I'm the shy type!:+

I never thought my arms could look like that either but hey, I guess miracles DO happen, right!? :p :p

Get to work and you too can have those bulging biceps! ;) In all seriousness, Susan...lift heavy and you'll get there! It really didn't take much for my arms to "come to life". :)
 
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