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Brooks Brats Biggest Loser ChallengeWalk a mile in someone else's shoes before judging them. That way you are a mile away from them AND you have their shoes! Plus, it's exercise, isn't it. |
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Loriwrote:
HI, just stopping by to see how you are doing?
Mar. 8
KELLEY AND KRISTIEwrote:
My last comment was supposed to say Top 10.
Feb. 11
KELLEY AND KRISTIEwrote:
Love your top . Can I add a few excuses to your blog?? Hee hee.
Keep up the good work!
Kelley & Kristie
Feb. 11
Loriwrote:
No problem, anytime.. thats what we are here for.. anytime you need me, you can reach me..
Feb. 11
Loriwrote:
Good Luck with this, you can do this. I read your emotional eating blog in the excercise on the soul sista's page... you can do this.. you can look out for your self and not rely on others.. I've learned to be independent, now if I can just learn to stop letting emotional factors get in the way of my weight loss, I will be a better mom and a better and stronger person, just like I know you will be.
Feb. 10
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February 20 Back to itOkay, the house is pretty much done other than the final signing. The wedding is over and now I'm married (that sounds so strange to me). Everything is settling into "normal" which is wonderful. I've gotten back on the exercise bike every night. I typically ride and read a book (currently Danielle Steel). Not only do I get my exercise in which makes me happy but it's also MY time which also helps to make me happy. I was getting in 30 minutes each evening and have only gotten in 15 the past two evenings but even if it's only 15 minutes, I'm making myself do it. I need to make it a habit again! I've also started drinking soda again which is probably my biggest weakness. I can have one on occassion but when I find myself drinking some every day I begin to CRAVE it and it's hard to give up so last night I forced myself back to the water. I did good on the last weigh in not to have gained anything but I'm ready to see some lower numbers on the scale so I plan to go full force.
I know Julia is down and out with the flu right now so she's having a tough week. This particular bug has been going around the campus and just about everyone in our office had it. I certainly hope that she's feeling much better today. My husband was in bed for three days and is still coughing, it's been about two weeks now!! I'm so excited that Julia lost 3.5 lbs. I know it's not alot but so long as the numbers get smaller I think she's on the right track and will do my best to encourage her!!
I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day!!~Debbie February 15 Truth be toldWell, we weighed in yesterday for the first time since Deb and I have started this and Deb stayed the same and I lost 3.5 lbs.  I wish it could have been more, but baby steps, right? Deb also got married yesterday (will try and post some pics later), so we have been busy, but we did find time to go to the local Community Center and I rode an excercise bike and Deb walked the track. I'm hoping to keep up the work, I'm at least trying.  --JuliaFebruary 12 Another day, another pound (gone)Well, two more days until the day of truth, my first weigh-in since Deb and I have made this contract. According to my home scale (which is not accurate) I have lost about 4.5-5 lbs. I'm hoping my scale is on the low side. I have really been doing good at watching what I eat, eating less, and not eating for boredom. I didn't do too well this past weekend, which is my down time, so I usually struggle then, but I was able to get up and start again and lose more. I'm currently reading a book called "Skinny Bitch" and I really like it. It tends to be a bit blunt, but if you can handle the language in it and want an in your face book, I highly recommend it. It really did open my eyes to what I was eating. Now I don't take everything the book says to heart otherwise I would have to be a vegatarian and eat alot of tofu, nuts, etc. and I just don't see myself doing that, but I do now think before I eat and try to pick some better foods, so it is good for me. There are a couple of other books I would like to purchase, "Confessions of a Carb Queen" and "Hungry: Lessons Learned on the Journey from Fat to Thin". I read a section from the Carb Queen book and I thought, "That sounds just like me." I even read it to my dh and he said, "Yep, that does sound some like you." I have also taken pictures from the People magazine "Half Their Weight" and posted them around my house and even one in my car. That has helped because I look at those pictures and know that others have done it, so can I, and it won't happen over night. I keep looking that it took them 2-3 years to lose half their weight, so I have to take it "Slow and Steddy to win the race" against fat.--JuliaFebruary 11 Another MondayHere we are with another cold Monday. I'm having a hard time with the warm then cold weather we are experiencing right now...errr. I have really slacked up on my exercise but on my list of excuses are: my youngest son moved back in, my grandson has been spending more time with us, my exercise bike is now located in the COLD garage, my fiance and I have been finalizing the purchase of a new home, my fiance and I decided we wanted to be married on Valentine's Day, my fiance has been REALLY sick for several days!! I don't know if I have a much milder version of what he has or if I'm just exhausted from all of the above but I definitely have a cold and am feeling it a little more than usual.
I will weigh-in with my sister on Thursday and am hoping I still see some weight loss even though I know I haven't put in the effort I should have. I have still been very contientious of my portion sizes and have been trying only to eat when truly hungry. I have a tendency to want to eat ALOT when I have a cold...I'm not sure how my body (or my brain) thinks more food is helpful when I have a cold...but that seems to be what it wants!!
I know my sister is still struggling with her motivation. I think I'm motivated, although you couldn't tell by this past week, but I'm really finding time to be an issue for me. I need to get back into a routine. Routines work for me. If exercise is something I do first thing in the morning, or right after work, or whenever, so long as it's a scheduled time...then I'm much better about doing it and even better about missing it when I don't. Hopefully, my fiance is feeling much better very soon so he can get back to making dinner...and I can get bundled up to meet the bike in the garage!!~Debbie Do I eat like my dog?Okay, that may sound gross, but hear me out. I put my dog's food on the floor the other day just to watch him eat. He put his nose to the floor and began lapping up the food into his mouth and swallowing without much chewing. I began focusing on watching him and started to see myself. Okay, not literally, but just the putting anything in my mouth and swallowing, barely chewing. I quickly realized what I am doing to myself. I eat like a dog, not taking time to taste my food, and not thinking about what is going into my mouth, but just eating to put something in my mouth and stomach. So, do I eat like my dog? Yes, but I'm going to try and make sure I think before I eat anymore, rather than sucking in the food off the floor and barely tasting anything.--Julia |
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