Thurs Oct. 14..........154.8
Fri. Oct 15..........154.4
Sat. Oct 16.........153.8
Sun. Oct. 17.......153.8.......This was the last shot!

Tues. Oct. 12th....... 154.4 lbs.
Wed. Oct. 13th.........154.8 lbs I put hair conditioner on without thinking!

Mon. Oct.11th...........155.8 lbs.

Sun. Oct. 10th........157.4 lbs

Sat. Oct.9th.......158.6........I did NOT cheat so what the heck?????

Friday, Oct 8th........ 158.2 lbs. The all day apple wasn't as hard as I thought it would be!

Thursday, Oct 7th........159.6 I am going to have an all apple day to break this plateau.

Sunday Oct. 3rd.......159 lbs.
Monday Oct 4th.......158 lbs.
Tuesday Oct 5th.......159.8 I bought new scales. I did not gain. This is how the new scales read. They are digital and are more precise.
Wednesday October 6th..........159.8

I have not lost for 3 days. I will give it one more day then go on the all apple day to break the plateau.

Sat. Oct. 2nd.....160 lbs.

I have started the HCG diet. I didn't think I could ever give myself a shot, but I can. I am going to log in daily to chart my progress. Sunday and Monday were gorge days while taking the shots.
Tues. Sept.28th I weighed in at 169.5 lbs.
Wed. Sept. 29th.....165.5 lbs.
Thurs. Sept. 30th...163.5 lbs.
Fri. Oct. 1................161.5 lbs.

I'm back!

Competition time, then summer put 9 lbs. on me. I can't give up, so I am back with a vengence. I lost 4 lbs. this week putting me at 160 lbs. 40 more to go. Piece of cake! lol

wendy

I lost 2 pounds this week! That's a nice start!
150

Wendy

Now that my recital is over and I am back home again I am going to jump into this with new energy and enthusiasm! I gained 5 lbs over the last 4 months. I was not exercising or paying much attention to my diet. Just trying to servive. I need to figure out how to handle those really busy, stressful months of my life without ballooning up.
Taun and I have made a goal to look like Hot Mama's next June when we go the the Miss Utah pagent to watch McKenna.
I weigh 152 this week!
Wendy

Tessha's Two in a Row

I weighed in on Mon with a 1.25 lb loss, so this week I'm working towards my "three-in-a-row." While it sounds great, I've actually been undoing what I put on during a cruise back in Dec. I seem to make a little progress and then go out of town returning 1-2 lbs heavier and then I have to take it off all over again.

In both 2008 & 2009 I averaged a net loss of about 15 lbs over the course of each year.

It's July and I'm still working for this year's net loss. I'm trying to move forward and not get hung up on being "behind" where I'd expected to be. There is still more year left.

Overall, my health is much better. I haven't had a multi-week crash in three months, which makes my heart sing with joy. Now that summer is here I've started walking in the evenings and that truly is wonderful!

Tessha's Update

I was in WA for most of June visiting James and Elizabeth, along with Will and Jenni's family. We had a family reunion on the Olympic Peninsula, which was WONDERFUL. This is picture of where we stayed. Mom even kayaked!

Everyone was able to come with exception to Daniel's family. They are in Baltimore with a newborn and thought it best not to fly.

I ended up "turtling," which is what my TOPS group calls no loss, no gain. There was plenty of junk food and I know there was a week where I was not managing my in-take properly. I'm wondering if I should pack a scale next time. I'm used to weighing in the mornings.

The HCG Diet

So I really needed an extra weight loss boost. Losing 1 lb a week and running my rear off was killing me. I was going to take over McKenna's classes and had to lose weight fast! (They're used to looking at her skinny rear dancing around NOT mine.)

So I researched Dr. Simeon's original HCG Diet and read his paper, "Pounds and Inches". It really made sense after reading it. It is not a way of life or eating, but a scientific approach to losing "abnormal fat" and "reseting" your pituitary gland. So I bought the drops on Amazon and went for it!

I started on June 3rd and have lost about a pound a day since. I started at 157 and am now 146. I have gone down 9% body fat. Wahoo. It is soooo hard (only 500 cals) and takes a lot of self-control. But, to me, it is worth it. I'm staying optimistic that the weight will stay off....but I'll keep you posted. Once I'm down to my goal weight, I'll use they bodybugg and weights to tone up and maintain.

Traveling and american fast food!

gained two lbs.

Weekly weigh in...

136 lbs

Lost 1.5 lbs since last weigh in.

I swear by myfitnesspal.com and lot's of veggies and water!

Weekly weigh in...

I'm down 1 pound to 137.5

four more weeks till my goal!

Wendy's weigh in

I still have had no time to exersice and I am up one pound this week to 145. I am in survival mode right now! Doing what I need to get through the tough times!
Wendy

Weigh in for this week

I weighed in at 138.5 this week. Down 1.5 lbs!

Hi People!

I haven't written in a couple of weeks. For awhile it felt like I was talking to myself and I'm not that interesting, so I stopped listening!
It is good to see you all back again and so glad to have Tessha join us.
We have had major stress and business at our house the last few weeks and I have not set foot into the gym in all that time. I haven't done any exercises either. So I am wondering why I am losing weight?? I won't wonder long! I am just glad to lose it!
I am down to 144. I have officially (kept it off for more than 2 weeks) lost 11.5 pounds!
Hurray!!
Love you all!
Wendy

Argh!

Yesterday I woke up running a fever, so I didn't go to my TOPS meeting for my official weigh in, however I can tell based on the bathroom scale this week was not good.

It seems I'm losing and regaining the same 4 pounds.

Well Spring is here, right? Season changes tend to inspire me. I'm focused and determined that this will be a good balanced, sensible week. Wish me well!

Good news/bad news

Bad news...in the month I strayed from the path I gained three pounds back to my comfortable 143. That seems to be the weight my body wants to go back to, I hope that was the last time!

Good news is that I lost three pounds in the last week and a half! I have found a combination of foods that limit my calories but that I can stick with. Being a procrastinator I'm really down to a crunch to make my deadline (6 weeks), but I've never been more motivted.

Weigh in 140 lbs.

Taunia's weigh in 5/9

155 lbs. I totally did not deserve to lose those 2 lbs.......BUT I'II TAKE THEM!!!!

Tessha Joins the "Forum"

Hi Gals,

It's Friday and I'm half-way to my official Monday weigh in. I can tell I'm not on target - yikes! I'm putting the breaks on and re-committing myself in hopes that I can save some face.

Taunia's weigh in 5/2

Life was too insane this week. I missed some days excersising. I am 157 again. I don't forsee any slowing down in the future so I have got to fit it all in this week! I will really try!

I'm back :)

Ok, so I splurged and bought a Bodybugg. It has been so interesting to see how much my body is actually burning. I am hopeful that this will be the extra edge I need to get me to my goal.

Whoa!!! Where have I been

Last month was insane! Now that Mike is on gardening leave everything else is evening out now and I have a lot more time for myself. I really want to push hard to loose five pounds before summer. I have been working with an osteopath who has got me running now with limited uncomfort. So I'm really going to take advantage of that and the warm weather and try to run my gut out...or off right! I have been thinking positive this week and need to do some serious portion control!

WEndy

I am back down to 147 this week. Life is getting hectic trying to do everything for the recital and I have missed a couple of days of exercising, but I am still trying to do my best!

Taunia's weigh in

Hey,
I am glad you are not discouraged Wendy, because I am! 157....again and still!

Wendy's Week

I weighed in at 149.5. I gained 2.5 pounds!!!! We had company this week and I only made it to the gym 3 days and I relaxed a little on my diet although I didn't overdo! It amazes me how hard I have to work to loose the weight, but how readily my body wants to jump right back where it was when I relax. It doesn't seem fair, but it is our body's way of surviving. I guess I have to be smarter. I am not discouraged. I look at this as a challenge! I will be the winner in the end!
Healthy living!
Love you all and have a happy week!
Wendy

Wendy's Week

I lost a pound and a half! Yes! I am so glad to be moving in the right direction!
147!

I am exhausted and I am starting to think it goes beyond the normal everyday tired. Most days I wake up tired and it just get worse throughout the day...to the point where I can't see straight and have a hard time focusing on anything. I am thinking it might be adrenal fatigue. Aunt Taunia, my mom said you have some great information in regards to that subject. Would you mind sharing?

I'm back :)

I have been fluctuating between 163 and 160 for the last four weeks. This is getting kind of ridiculously frustrating. Doesn't help that my daughter called me a fatty yesterday. I have decided to set aside $10 for every pound I lose...only to be used after I have lost at least 20 lbs. They say that which doesn't kill us makes us stronger...and I'm not dead yet :)

Wendy's Weight

Hi Taun,
It looks like it's just you and me again this week! I lost the half pound I gained last week so I'm back to 148.5
So slow! I know what you mean about the weight gain. I don't understand it either. I am burning more calories than ever and even when I eat more than I should I'm still not eating as much as I used to and yet I gain weight!!! Someone suggested that it may be a hormone imbalance, so I'm going back on progesterone to see if that helps.
Good luck this week!
Love ya,
Wendy

Taunia's weigh in 3/28

I am up 2 lbs and I can't believe or understand it. Yesterday we had to go to a Miss Utah workshop for Kenna. Tuesday is Havana's birthday so we went to salt lake for a girls day out. I was so very careful at all meals, went to the Olive garden and had grilled chicken and veggies for pete's sake. We went to the capital theather and saw Legally Blonde the musical and I had a handful of m&m's anyway.......up 2 lbs. I think dreaming about bread and potatoes must make the scales go up. I guess I will work all week to get rid of the handful of M&M's. Waaaaaa!! Not Fair!!!!

wendy's weigh in

I gained a half a pound! Taun, at least you are going in the right direction! But we will never, ever, ever give up till we reach our goals!! Right???

Taunia's weigh in 3/21

Today I lost 1 lb. 157 to 156. I really wish I could hurry this up!

Still the same

So I went to see an osteopath and she suggest I tone down the weights! Random because I always thought that weights were good for your bones. Anyway she recommend i stretch my muscles more especially in my back and calves. I did an hour and a half yoga class today and wow did it feel so good. It was really hard and I couldn't do 1/4 of it! So I'm still trying to run and walk a lot and replace weights twice a week with yoga or pilates. I'm noticing a difference in the shape of my bum (hehehe) and my middle is a lot more toned.

Taunia's weigh in

Still 157. I think my body is getting use to this. I think I need to jump start again. I don't need anything big. 2 lbs a week would be nice!

Wendy's Weigh in

Hey I lost again this week! That's 2 weeks in a row. I am down one and a half pounds. 148.5. I continued to do 60 min. cardio daily plus weight training. It seems to be working. Thanks for the suggestion Dacia!
Have a great week!
Love ya,
Wendy

Taunia's weigh in 3/7

I weighed in at 157 Sunday. Down 1 lb. It took about 3 weeks to lose that one. I sure hope it is gone forever.

wendy's weigh in

I upped my cardio every day to 60 min and my weight training to 20 min. I worked my tail off and today I weighed in at 150. Two lbs. down from last week. Still not back to my lowest weight yet, but glad to be going in the right direction. Here are my 9 weeks of weight. I've never had to work so hard with so little results, but I am hopful that this will be a perminant lose and a life time change in my diet and exercise.
153.5
151
150
149.5
151.5
149.5
149.5
150
152
150

walking on an incline

Due to my orthotics giving me grief and messing with my body I can't run for more than 20 mins without being in a lot of pain. Today I realized that walking 4 mph on a 10 incline burns as many calories as running 6 mph and the best part of is I don't hurt at all (besides my lungs gasping for air). Although I have enjoyed running in the parks here, I am happy to find a solution that won't leave me crippled. Yeah!

Still the same

I'm going to try all cardio this week if my body can take it and even though I've been eating healthy I haven't been consistent in keeping track of my calories. So I'll try to to do better tracking. It feels like my body needs another jump start. 4 more weeks until my trip and not quite half way to my goal...

Wendy's Birthday Week Weigh in

Ok. I did my exercises this week faithfully, but my birthday celebration may have lasted longer than one day. I took a birthday weekend and ate like I normally would--without thinking! I really did not eat more than I used to eat, I just didn't count calories and ate when I was hungry. I gained 2 1/2 lbs. It seems so strange to be working so hard and never see any progress.
I think I will take Dacia's advice and add more cardio and less weight training and see if that will help.
Trying to keep my chin up!
Wendy

I didn't lose a thing this week. I read the blogs posted in the middle of the week by Cheya and Brittney and felt so uplifted and blessed to be taking this journey with you. I think we are learning a lot about ourselves that will help our eternal progress as well as our temporal one. Love to all!

The perfect me!

While determined to slim down enough to feel comfortable in a swimming suit, I realized the vision I had of myself was with someone else body. I listened to a talk by Elder Holland telling us to escape our culture’s obsession with comparing, competing, and never feeling we are “enough”. It made me realize the goal in my head is of a perfect body, not MY perfect body. So I did a good thing today and rid my mind of the world's perfect weight and proportions and instead replaced it with my perfect weight and my perfect proportions. More importantly the vision of myself is no longer a swim suit model body with my head photoshopped in there but what I can look like if I lowered by body fat. In line with Brittney's comment I want feel good in my own skin and not the dream of someone else's.

A happy realization

So the scale may be doing crazy fluctuations for me, but I have realized that I feel more comfortable with myself. Yesterday I saw an old friend and I walked right up to her and said hello...and my weight never crossed my mind. For me this is huge! Typically I would pretend I didn't see the person or I would say hello the whole time thinking "man they probably think I let myself go, or wow Brittney got fat, what happened". I may not be perfect in this journey, but I am learning to love myself along the way :)

I found the Answer-I Hope

I've been doing research and on Sparkpeople there is a place to ask questions. This is what I learned. The process of burning fat and building muscles requires the cells to pull in 3 times the normal amount of water into them. If you are really out of shape this process is going to take longer. It is not unusual to go 4 to 6 weeks with no weight loss or even weight gain. Fat is still being burned, but the body is holding onto the water to facilitate the change. There should come a time when the body is ready to let go of the water and that will show on the scales.
So I have hope again!!!
Love ya,
Wendy

Taunia's weigh in 2/21

Starting weight.....172
today.....158
total.....14

I am down 2 lbs. this week. I have done the bike 1 hour everyday. I really believe that is the success to my weight loss this week. I have also done my weight training and really can feel the stength all over. I also have my ideal weight taped to my scales. Everytime I step on I see my ideal weight first. Positive. Stay positive Wendy.

Brittney 2/21

I am up 2lbs in the last two weeks since I last weighed in. :(
I tend to eat poorly when I am stressed, so that is what did me in. Jumping back in tomorrow and trying not to let it get me down.

Please Help!!

I need some input! I am really trying not to get discouraged and maybe one of you has some insight to help me. I have gained another half pound. I know that's not alot, but I have been so diligent with my exercise and diet and it doesn't seem to be doing anything. My cardio is even more intense the last two weeks as my legs have grown stronger and I am running at a 6.1 for 10 min., walking at a 5 to 10% incline at 3.8 for 20 min. Something I could not have done 3 weeks ago. My weight training is at a higher level on my legs. My shoulders are still week from the injuries, so arms are staying at the same weight. I have 1,200 to 1,500 calories daily. Yesterday I fudged and had an extra 300. I do 30 min. cardio and 30 min. strength training 5 days a week.
Oh! I took my measurements to see if I was losing anything and nothing has changed! 7 weeks ago I wasn't exercising at all and eating more calories and getting less nutrition and I was the same as I am today! The only change I can feel is that little fat roll above my elbow isn't as big!! I do feel so grateful for the added strength and energy I have experienced, but I want more! I want to reach my 125lb goal!
Any ideas???
Wendy

Cheya's weigh in 2/21

Back to 140

I tend to gain weight around the week of my period so I'm not too worried. I feel a lot stronger and have notice more muscle definition. I'm enjoying running now, even in the cold...

Taunia's Weigh In

I lost a pound this week. Things don't feel so crazy now. It is more of a way of living and everything is getting a lot easier.
Starting weight......172
present.....160
total......12 lbs

Cheya's weigh in 2/14

Still at 139

Can't complain I took some caloric liberties this weekend.

Wendy's Week 7

My weight didn't budge. I did all my work outs and kept my calories under 1,400 except for Saturday. I'm still 149.5, but I am not discouraged! When I first started, I worked out on 3 different weight machines for legs at the gym. I could only do 2 reps of 10 on each and I could barley walk when I finished. I could only lift 15 lbs on the quad machine, but this week I was up to 40 lbs and it didn't hurt. I feel stronger and more alive than I have in years! I am so grateful!
Life is good and it is invigorating to be working towards something good!
Starting weight 153.5
Todays weight 149.5

I made it to the 130s...barely

I forgot to log my weigh in this week.

139.5

-1 inch from waist

-1 inch from hips

-0.5 from thighs

-1 inch from back fat (lower waist below belly button)

-3.5 total

wahoo!

I hope to loose a pound this week.

Wendy's Weigh in

I did everything perfect this week. I did cardio 30-40 minutes daily, weight lift/machines 30 min. daily. I kept my calories between 1,100 and 1,400 every day. I sneaked a weigh in on Friday morning and I hadn't budged. Even though I was disappointed I still felt so good about what I had accomplished this week. That night as I sat in the Temple I felt that the Lord was pleased with my effort to try to improve my life in this area. I got thinking that this is how are lives are supposed to be. We should be constantly seeking to improve every aspect of our lives. We need to be actively engaged in continuously learning and growing spiritually, emotionally, educationally, socially and physically.
This week I will continue to do all that I did last week and I will set down one goal in these other areas.
Oh, and I did weigh in this morning at 149.5. Yeah! I'm back to where I was 3 weeks ago!

Taunia's weigh in

I lost 1 lb. I was dissappointed a bit. You see I sneak through out the week and weigh myself to monitor how I am doing. This week I didn't, and I worked so hard! I was hoping for a solid 2lbs. I will take the one lb. and try not to whine and to be grateful. I am with Brittney any wonderful recipes?? Ok here is to another week of work. Stay positive. It helps!! Visualize yourself at your perfect body weight and work, work work!

Recipes

I could really use some good recipes! I am getting tired of cooking broiled salmon or baked chicken breast. Does any one have a really great recipe they wouldn't mind sharing? Thanks!

Don't just hork it down...eat it slowly.

My kid's favorite line from Ratatouille keeps repeating itself in my eat every time I eat. Now that my food intake is limited, I have been trying to ENJOY the food. This morning by eyes even rolled back in my head and I was eating TOAST! haha.

Wendy's Weigh In

I am so proud of everyone this week you have all done so well. Me, not so much! I kept faithfully to my 1400 calories and 50 grams of fiber. I wasn't able to do all my excercises Mon, tues, Wed, but I made up for it on the weekend. I did 2 hours on Thursday, 1 1/2 hours on Friday. (Taun I can see how you can become addicted to it!). BUT, I GAINED 2 POUNDS! That stinks, but I had fun and felt so content with myself in counting calories and fiber and I am sore in places I forgot I had muscles in! Maybe next week will show a better weight loss. This is not supposed to be easy!
WEndy

Cheya's weigh in 1/31

140.5

Lost 1.5 pounds.

Next week I hope to be in the 130s!

Dacia's Weigh-in

starting weight: 156.2
week 1 weigh-in: 152.2

This week my (calories in - calories out) = 10,000, so I should 've lost almost three lbs...and I lost 4! I know that 4th pound was probably just water weight (I got dehydrated at dance), but I'm still going to try to get into the 140's by next weigh-in!

**rice cakes (40 cal) satisfy the munchy crunchy craving

** Corn tortillas (shells) are fat free and have only 30 cals!

Taunia's Weigh in

I lost 2 lbs this week, for a total of 10 lbs. Every 10 lbs I have to reward myself. My reward this 10 lbs is $8 mascara. WA HOO ! I hardly ever buy expensive mascara and when I do Havana usually swipes it.(bless her heart)
I have never counted calories before so this was an eye opener. I started tracking with My fitness pal that Cheya set up for a few years before. It's great. I am not getting enough calories if you can believe that, barely over 1000 calories. So I will up my calories a bit so I am not in starvation mode. Dacia gave me her equipment she is not using. I am excited to see how much cardio I can get in this week. We watched the Miss America pageant last night and got all excited for Miss utah for Ken. Usually we have a big pig out with eveything imaginable. Last night we had a fruit tray with low cal yogurt dip and it was YUMMY! I hope you are all feeling noble! Have a great week!

Britt's weigh-in

I finally made it to the 150's!

159 today, Woo Hoo!

Call Me Crazy But....

I've decide to compete in a sprint triathlon. Needing further motivation, I went looking for a 5k then figured I could to a 10K, then found out Vernal hosts the icebreaker Triathlon on April 3rd (the day before my last weigh-in). I don't swim well, so this will really be a challenge. And the thought of getting in a swimming suit will surely be motivating!

How to Eat Right in a Crisis?

So we keep having one health crisis right after the other. I have to figure out how to eat right even when things get so hard. I didn't worry once about weight as I sat by Talen's hospital bed (who could?), but I have gained 2.5 lbs. I am now 156. The good news is Talen is gaining his health back, slowly but surely. We have family staying with us for Talen's baptism on the 5th - 7th, yay! (but I can't exactly serve them my usual spinach and mushrooms and then excuse myself to run my guts out for an hour). Then we have another hospital stay coming up for the tonsilectomy on the 10th - 12th. So, my lofty goals are settling down into reality. They are:

---make time for my cardio by a MAJOR lifestyle change: get to bed by 10:30pm and get up at 5:30AM to run. Looking at my life right now, I think this is the only way.

---still track every calorie. For me, weight loss is impossible if I don't track.

---replace 2 meals with protein shakes so: Breakfast, shake, Lunch, shake, Dinner = 1400 cals

---lose 20 lbs by April 4th. I'll then set a new goal and strategy to loose the last 8 lbs and lower my body fat.

Running does burn the most calories. Has anybody considered running a 5K race?

Greek yogurt

I have been following the Biggest Loser Cookbook and Greek yogurt shows up as a snack quite frequently, but it is so expensive. I went online to figure out what was so great about Greek yogurt:

Greek yogurt is a great source of protein with almost twenty grams on average per eight ounce serving. Compare this to the typical nine to 13 grams seen in most standard yogurts

Despite its high protein content, Greek yogurt is lower in carbohydrates than most standard commercial yogurts making it a good choice for keeping blood sugar levels under control. The fat-free version is also low in calories, with only 120 calories per eight ounce serving. Other health benefits of Greek yogurt include lower sodium content than standard yogurt – usually almost half as much as in most non-Greek brands

The only drawback is that it does have a slightly lower calcium content.

And the best part is you can make your own!

All you need to do is line a colander with cheesecloth.
Dump a container of plain yogurt into the cheesecloth and let the whey drain from the yogurt for 24 hours in the refrigerator. The consistency of the yogurt will be similar to sour cream when it is finished.

I'm ok with this

I didn't lose an ounce this week, but I doubled my cardio and really intensified my weight lifting. I had my own personal Jillian a couple of times this week. She told me to do one more and I didn't think I could. She said do it NOW mom and I did. We really have so much more inside than we think. So I am not disappointed in no weight loss this week because I can feel muscle where I have not felt muscle for along time. I am stronger this week than last week and next week I will be a little more. So phooey on the scales. sometimes we have to be our own judge on our progress.

161
I am down 4.5 since we started :)

Bombed it big time...

It all started with Riley's sleep over. I let them go to the pound store and get some junk for the night. Unfortunately they got a lot of chocolate. I discovered I'm am such a chocolaholic, something I always knew, but proved it without question this weekend. I had no will power whatsoever, I was as bad as a recovering alcoholic with a glass in front of them. I started by saying, I will allow myself to have one square of a toblerone. haha yeah right! Needless to say, I gave into temptation way to easily and I didn't quite till it was gone. I learned a valuable lesson, don't have it in the house and don't take just one bite.

Weight 1/24/10

142...still...but a deserved still.

I can't mess up anymore or I won't make my goal. I don't have another week to loose because I don't think I can loose 2 pounds a week for consecutive weeks.

My tool this week will be prayer.

Anybody Out There???

Hey guy, I just thought of a theme song for myself!
Talking to myself and feeling old (and fat).
Sometimes I'd like to quit!
Nothin ever seems to fit (especially my pants)!
Hangin around, nothing to do but frown.
Weighing in on Sundays always gets me down.

Last week I said I would be happy just to get into the 140's again. I did. I lost 1/2 a pound. I now weigh 149 1/2. I guess I need to set some loftier goals!

This week I will (cross my fingers) exercise everyday and get at least 50 grams of fiber daily.
Talk to me!!
Love you!
Wendy

Fiber drink

After my last post I started to look up fiber content of the things I usually eat. I discovered that my morning drink that I start my day out with has 12 grams of fiber and only 60 calories! It has the consistency of mud but it's good for me! I have been taking psyllium husks, fresh ground flax meal, and ground Cinnamon. 1 Tablespoon of each in a big glass of water. Then I put 1 tablespoon of turmeric in a glass of water and drink that afterward. I'm not hungry for hours after that! I was taking these things for other health reasons, but was happy to discover the high number of fiber grams it has.

Quick fix for Sickness

Here is something else I learned last week. I took a class on essential oils and learned about a method to stop illness before it gets a strong footing. It is called the French Intensive Method.
Viruses and bacteria replicate every 20 min. When you begin to feel sick you treat yourself with the oils every 15 min for 2 hours, then every 30 min. for 2 hours, then every hour for the rest of the day. This will stop the bugs before they can ever make you really ill.
Yesterday I woke up with a sore throat and sinuses and an ear ache. I did this method, although it wasn't perfect (I missed a few doses) and today my ear ache and sore throat are gone. I still feel a little off, but have so much more energy than I did yesterday.
Hope this will help you!

High Fiber Helps Weight loss

One thing I learned, or re-learned at the health fair was that high fiber will help with weight loss. It will also help regulate blood sugar. Diabetics can even reverse their disease by following a very high fiber diet. The rule is your age plus 10 for how many grams of fiber you need each day. It will also prevent many other diseases including heart disease and cancer. I am challenging each of you to find out the amount of fiber you are getting daily and find ways to increase it so that you are getting your daily requirements.
Let's go!!

Are you kidding me?

After being really sick and not eating for two days and very little on the weekdays I didn't loose an ounce this week. I only worked out twice though, but I thought by lack of eating would make up for it. This week I am focusing on reaching my target heart rate during cardio and I have...sit down if you need to...actually enjoyed cooking healthy meals this week. I hope to loose a pound.

Taunia's weigh in

Weight-----164 lbs
I learned a valuable lesson this week "slow and steady wins the race" I will take the one pound loss and be grateful. I am excited for you to share what you learned Wendy. Thanks for your imput everyone. Of all the times I have tried and failed to be stong and disciplined, this family effort makes it enjoyable. Have a great week!!
Taunia

Impressive Dacia

I am so impressed that you can run at 5.3 for 45 min.! I hope I can get up to that!
Wendy

Wendy's weekly weigh in

Hi All,
I lost 1 pound this week. Although it isn't much I felt really good about my focus. I injured my leg again and was not able to exercise like I wanted, but I was able to find ways to stay focused on my goal and do everything I could. I was good on my diet! There is something so satisfying about being in control, of telling yourself "no" and listening! One thing that has helped me is to change my inner voice. Instead of saying "I'm so hungry or this is so hard" I tell myself "Nothing of value is easy. This is meant to be hard." I am beginning to see that I am still made of bricks and not straw!
Our Stake had a Health Fair yesterday and I learned so much. I want to share it with all of you, but I will do it in small chunks so as to not overwhelm. Our stake is all working together to get in shape, lose weight and improve our health. In October we will be doing a triathlon I don't expect to do the whole thing, but I would like to be a participant in it. Our Stake Goal for this month is "Early to bed, early to rise."

This weeks Goals:
I weigh 150. My goal is to be in the 140's next week. I'll be happy with any number in the 140's!
This week I am going to read over the material from the Health Fair and implement 2 things I learned and share them with you.
I will be in bed by 11:00 and up at 6:15.
Good luck you all!
Love ya,
Wendy

Poop on Free days!!! (sorry for the word Wend)

The diet I have been following is so restrictive that part of the plan is a free day. Well, I couldn't stand not knowing what my free day did to me, I got on the scales......5 lbs. I thought I was going to die. I have been working all week to take off the 5 lbs I gained on my free day, so I don't know what weigh in tomorrow will bring. I was so excited for my last chance work out and I woke up with my arthritis in a flare up. It sounds like we have had a challenging week all of us, but we are all winners for hanging in there and not giving up! I love that we are not just dieting. we are learning to control our apppetites and passion ( for chocholate) YEAH US!!! lI will finish today with the diet I have been on, then I will do 1400 calories and see if I can not do the yo-yo thing. To lean, strong and beautiful us!

Slow Take Off But Still in the Game!

I was so gung-ho, then the stomach flu hit my kids for 10 days!!! It's was brutal, but the worst is over. I didn't run or "lift" at all and my diet was random (whatever I could grab with the arm that wasn't holding a puking baby). I'm disappointed, but not discouraged at all. This is going to be a way of life for me and not just a diet. The kids will get sick again and I'll get off track. I'm going to try even harder to catch up to everybody and not do the start-over-on-monday thing. I'll weigh-in on Sundays, so I can have a last chance work-out on Saturday!

Favorite low cal low sodium breakfast (or lunch):

Egg Fritata
scramble 2 eggs and 2 egg whites
add Mrs Dash Original

saute 1 cup of fresh sliced mushrooms
and 2 cups of fresh spinach on cooking spray
1/2 diced tomato
add the above to the eggs
top with 1/4 cup fat free cheese

Under 300 calories!

A little tip:
Watch Your Sodium Intake! It will make your weight fluctuate.
I try to stay under 2200mg (1500 - 2400 is recommended daily allowance)

I haven't been very diligent in my exercise this week. Both the kids have double ear infections and sleep has become non-existent in our house. I feel like a zombie with a crying child on each hip :) I have been doing pretty well with my eating, but I am not expecting the scale to move much this week. Oh well, such is life.

My Favorite breakfast

I love to take 1/2 cup plain low fat yogurt and sweeten it with Stevia. You can buy different flavored Stevia. I love the English Toffee. It has no calories. I cut up an apple and add a few strawberrys or other fruits and sprinkle granola on top. If I want to add protein I put in 10 almonds.
yogurt--60 calories
fruit--75 to 100
granola--30
almonds--70
For under 300 calories I get a nutritinally balanced breakfast and it really satisfies my sweet tooth! I eat this for a evening time snack if I haven't had too much to eat during the day.
Wendy

Granola

One of my favorite breakfast food is granola and yogurt. After tracking my calories I realized granola has 300 calories in a cup and that's without yogurt! Wow...looks like I might find another favorite.

Not again!

I got back in the gym on Monday and woke up Tuesday with another pulled muscle and I wasn't even trying to be turbo woman! Today for my cardio I had to just bounce on an exercise ball! I got my heart rate up to a whopping 75! Wha hoo!
Wendy

Darn Rancid Chicken

Well I'm not having a good start. Yesterday it was too icy to run anywhere, was going to ice skate to the gym, but couldn't find my gym card to get me in. I missed the hour window I had to workout without kids. So I decided to have lunch and then do a ballet bar instead. Within 2 hours after lunch I was feeling pretty sick but decided to muscle through my errands so I could get home and exercise. By the time I got home I was so sick I could barely walk up the stairs to my bed. Must have been food poisoning from my chicken sandwich. Still sick today but feeling better and really weak. I swear I'm very close to going vegetarian. At least I puked most of my calories yesterday right? Lame!!

Supplements

Hey everyone,
I would love to know if you are taking supplements.
I have found a few things that have really helped me and would like to know what you have found.
I take:
Calcium, magnisium and silica for bones, ligaments and tendons--my joints feel so much better if I take this regularly.
Coconut oil--helps to burn fat and is the healthiest oil especially for cooking.
Cinnamon and turmeric for inflammation.
Ground flax seed and psyllium--omega's and fiber.
Vinegar and honey--Taun, what am I taking this for??? I can't remember!
Please share with me what you know!
Love ya,
Wendy

Brittney's Weekly Weigh-in

Previous weight: 165.5
current weight:163
-2.5

Wendy's Weekly Weigh in

I Weighed in today at 151
Lost 2.5 lbs.
I did not complete my fitness goals this week because of my leg injury, but it is almost normal today and I am excited to see what I can lose next week doing all my exercises!
Have a great week!
Love you all
Wendy

WA-HOO FOR ME!!

WA-HOO FOR ME!!!S
seriously this was a tough week for me. The diet I followed was hard, but soooo worth it. I weighed in at 165 lbs today. That is 7 lbs for me this week!!! I don't know that I can keep that up and I am sure I should't.
Kenna kicked my bummy at the gym the other day, it seriously hurts to breathe. I have a personal Jillian. So my plan for this week is body for life. I have done this plan before and it works for me. Carb and protein 6x's a day. I will not limit my carbs to only vegetable. I will add good grains and fruit.
For my work out I am going to try up-ping my cardio and pushing myself harder this week. I feel pretty darn good. My arthritis is lessening I think I am ready to do more intensive cardio work outs. Yeah! Wend, I don't think I will put the incline at 12 and run 5 miles an hour. I am so proud of you for being hard core. I hope everyone felt good about what they accomplished this week. Here is to lean, strong, healthy, beautiful US!!! YEAH!!!

Cheya's weigh in and plan of attack

Current weight 143

Goal weight 133 by March 26th (the start of our Barcelona trip)

(although I would love to be under 130 but I'm not sure that is reasonable so I'm trying 133 first, when I make it there I will see if there is more to loose and do it by our Utah trip.) I would love to feel hot in a swimming suit and not motherly. So with that said, I am more concerned about measurements than actual weight.

Ugh...so I have been at this my current weight for about 2 years always thinking I'm right around the corner to my ideal weight but never actually getting there...UNTIL NOW! I'm really excited about this blog because I need some accountability and motivation and I think this give me just the thing.

Plan of attack

-I will track my caloric intake and calories burn on myfitnesspal.com now made easier through and app on my phone.

-I will not eat junk (for me that's sweets)

-I will not eat past dinner

-3 hours of cardio and 2 hours of weights a week

This week:

There is this turbo runner lady at the gym that runs like a mad woman for about an hour or two a day. She's probably about 36 and she has the buffest yet feminine body that just won't quit. I WILL BE HER! I'll run like there's no tomorrow, I'll keep focused, and pound it out for an hour. That's in my dreams...in reality I will probably get 20 minutes on the treadmill running before passing out. So as an alternative because I am not yet Turbo Runner Lady, I will walk/run for an hour Mon, Wed, Fri. Weights on Tues and Thurs. (keep in mind I'll run to the gym everyday so that will break up the monotonous time on the treadmill) I have downloaded an app that will give me endless conference talks to listen too for entertainment as well.

Wendy's Woeful Beginnings

OK guys! I was so ready to tear it up this week and started out strong. Well maybe a little too strong. I hurt my leg on Tuesday running on the tread mill at a 12 percent incline and 5.4 speed. I felt so cool! I was out running both the women next to me on the other tread mills and they were younger than me by a long shot! They are probably at the gym right now and I am stuck on the couch with my leg elevated.
I've had to revise my goals!
The first is that I will remember that I don't have to do everything at full throttle. I will learn moderation!
I weighed in at 153.5 and would love to weigh 125 again. That was my favorite weight!
I will not measure any part of my body!!! But I have a variety of pant sizes in my closet and my first goal is to fit into my size 10s again.
I will do 30 min. cardio 6 days a week. On Mondays, and Thursdays. I will add 30 min. arms and back exercises. In Tuesdays and Fridays, stomach and legs. On Wed. I will add an additional 30 on cardio. Saturdays I am challenging myself to find a fun and different way to get my exercise.
I am not sure yet about my diet. I really want to take it slowly and make small permanent changes that will last a life time.
The first change I made was 3 years ago when I stopped eating refined sugar. That was the best thing I have ever done. I plan on continuing this. Still working out what I want to do next!
Love you all! Good Luck! I know we can do this!
Wendy

Don't get discouraged!

Yesterday I was hungry ALL day and had absolutely no energy. I felt a little discouraged. I had a little bit of protein before I went to bed. I woke up feeling great. So I am off to the gym!!

Taunia's first weigh in!!

Weight.....a whopping 172 lbs!
goal (please don't laugh)....120 lbs.

My plan of attack:
1) a carb and a protein 6x's a day. The first week no bread or starches.
2) cardio 3x's a week, weight training 3x's a week.
3) once a week challenge. Something I would not normally do.
4) pray for discipline and to "Hoe to the end of the row"
5) Try to learn I don't have to be perfect, just never, never, never give up!

Brittney's plan

Current weight: 165.5
Goal weight:130
Desired completion date: July 20, 2010

1. I am following The Biggest Loser 30-day Jumpstart
2. Eating 1400 calories daily
I'm not sure how much I am burning, but I am doing my elliptical 6x per week plus weight training 3x.
3. I have cut out all sweets

First Weigh-in and Plan of Attack

Report From LoseIt4MyBoys

Starting weight: 153.5 lbs
Goal weight: 133.5 lbs
Target date: March 13th

My Plan of Attack
It takes burning an EXTRA 3500 calories to lose 1 pound. So I'll:

1) eat 1400 calories and burn 2400 daily = lose 2 lbs weekly
2) run on treadmill when Ro's napping
3) weight train 3x's a week
4) track every calorie
5) ban junkfood and sodium, except on freeday (saturday)
6) last chance workout on Sat, weigh-in on Sunday
7) stay committed and positive!

I'd love to hear your goals and plans, too!

LoseIt4MyBoys

Ok guys, I've set up this blog so that we all have the ability to post. We can each add our weekly weigh-in as well as add other tips or tricks that will aid us in our weight loss journey.