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27 februari Michelle updateWell, I don’t know if lost weight this week again or not...won’t see my dietician until Friday. Wish me luck!! Well, luck really has nothing to do with it. Wish me discipline. Yeah, that’s it. J I think I have gone down ‘cause I was able to tighten my belt another notch...and I went and bought some new pants and a new shirt over the weekend. And they’re a size down! So I know I’m moving in the right direction. Now if I can just get my knees and my back to cooperate... Working on some physical therapy to help with that. With any luck, I should start to feel better in a couple of weeks. On another note, the emotional side of things has been difficult at times. I am trying to plan a wedding in addition to getting in shape – sometimes it is a little overwhelming. Plus, my dad hasn’t been well for several months and I am really worried about him. He just went in the hospital again this morning. So I am off to the hospital to visit with him. Hopefully the news will be “good”... -Kelli here: Michelle and her family found out that Michelle's dad does have to go into surgery for his heart. I won't go into the details as I believe those to be private, however we are certainly with her and her family as well as her Dad through this trying time.
Kelli's updateAlright so I am not on the fast track and I have accepted that. :) I have lost 5.6 lbs since starting this thing and here's how it goes typically...
two pounds down, one pound up, two pounds down, one pound up. But that's alright, I'll take it! I got a new dog and his name is Stu. He is helping me to get out and run three times a week and walk a bunch on the other days with one day off. That is part of why I chose to get a second "larger" dog. It would be unfair for me to expect Chavez to run/keep pace with me. He is GREAT on a hike, but he's more of the slow and steady sort. So now I get to share pictures with you!
And back to the main point of this blog... El Bod. So the first improvements from my meager 5.6 lb loss have revealed themselves to me. Ya know that part of your back that sits kind of on the sides but just below where your bra strap is.. the part that could roll if given half the chance... yeah those. I caught a glimpse the other day and I was like.. hey.. that's much better looking. woot!! oh and I believe that my arms are looking better also. Of course the arms thing could be from "working" with Stu on his leash manners. wink wink!
Well that's it for now, look forward to talking at you some more in a bit!
K Update from MichelleSo the last couple of weeks have been pretty good, but I’ve been...um...cheating a little here and there. It finally took its toll this week – no weight loss. So, back to being more structured and keeping better track of what I am doing and planning ahead!! Overall, I am doing super. I am down 15 lbs since 1/7 and almost all of my measurements are down! Bust 47.25 now 45 = -2.25 Waist 41.5 now 38.75 = -2.75 Hips 46.5 now 45.25 = -1.25 R Thigh 27.25 now 26.5 = -.75 R Calf 19 now 18.5 = -.5 R Arm 14.75 same
I’ve been having a struggle with my body though. My knee is giving me problems and now my back, too. I can’t really do much cardio because of these...grrrr. It’s so frustrating! I finally have everything aligned to get healthy, and my body is giving out on me. So I saw a knee specialist and I am going to a physical therapist this week to see what I can do to help my knee and back. I hope to get some good news – or at least some alternatives.
I am still worried about the future. I talked with my dietician this week and we agreed that I need to stay really structured for a while – that will not be a permanent lifestyle, but it will help me stay disciplined so that, when I start maintenance, I will have had a long period of time being structured so it will be more of a habit. Don’t know if that makes sense to y’all...but the reasoning is that the longer I keep the habit of being structured, the easier it will be later. If I break the structure now, I will never get in the habit. It helps to have people in my household who are also trying to remain healthy...but their goals are different than mine, so it is still a struggle now and then.
Any way, that’s this week’s experiment. J In the mean time, just trying to remember to pre plan my food and activities. If they’re not handy or already on the schedule, I won’t do it! I have so many excuses I can come up with!! (if you need an excuse for something, just ask me. I’m sure I can help you!) ha ha ha
Just keep keepin’ on for now. And staying in touch with friends like K and C and F who are also striving toward their goals.
13 februari February 12th food went like this:
Fat
36g/38g  0
25
50
75
100 Carbs
195g/156g 0
100
200
300
400 Fiber
24g 0
25
50
75
100 Protein
69g/111g 0
100
200 I could have done a lot better by not having the tortilla with dinner and maybe having a little more protein. So wraps are kind of out since it put me over the edge.. maybe I'll go for unwrapped wraps. :) 12 februari Oh the joys of all this flux and not knowing!Kelli:
Alright so I believe I mentioned I was going to stop BC last time we spoke. eeeesh.
My weight has been all over the place since I kicked the habit. My lower abdomen is pretty much constantly hurting, not in a OMG sort of way but more of a constant reminder that SOMETHING is going on in there and the old carcuss isn't sure it likes it yet kind of way.
I also decided that in my attempt to let my body return to its normalcy that I would visit a naturopath. That was Friday. I went to their office (which is located on a Llama farm) from home so I didn't have my intake forms. Just as you might expect I spent 25 minutes filling them out which ate into my appointment time.
Soooo once that was over we finally got down to some discussions. It would appear that I most likely have some food allergies. So she ordered up a blood test.
I had to visit a lab to do so. Since we are sort of in the middle of a competition here I went as quickly as possible. So that takes us to Monday. I went to the lab, they were very nice and very quick.. woooot! Now all I have to do is wait two weeks for the results. Bother!
I want to know now! But alright, put back on my mom patient face and settle in for a spell.
This morning I am heading to the gym for the first time in a long time.
I am greatly looking forward to it and I hope that it welcomes me back with open arms. How, you might ask would a gym welcome someone? Well by not having a bunch of people there that I know that will eat into my time, see me before the shower, watch my jiggle do just that. :)
Wish me luck!!
Hello- Kelli reporting in!Well ONE more pound is gone, this is so hard but I think mostly it's hard due to the gazillion other things that have been going on.
I should really try planning fewer things to do, social AND errand/chores, thereby leaving myself more time for the gym.
I am up to 2.0 miles on the running so that is good, and the pushups and crunches are still happening.. though I have added planks and inner thigh targeting leg lifts.
Now I need to run 2 miles at least three times this week and so far I've only done it once. So, tomorrow and Thursday seem good. :)
I have also made the decision to stop ALL medications with the exception of small symptom treaters such as headache medicines or sinus med's. So you might ask.. what does that mean? Really it means the Kariva went out the window. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's BC. Ladies, you know what I'm talking about.
I figure that I really need to let my body figure out what it's natural state is. So no added hormones to screw with me. I used to also take daily allergy medicine from a variety of over the counters to some prescription, just depending on how bad it was. Now, I occasionally have to have some Afrin but mostly just try to drink drink drink more water.
Let me know if any of you have any feedback on dropping the BC. I did it once via force due to my prescription not coming in on time and I sincerely felt better.
This time I suppose I'll know if that was all in my head or not.
Looking forward: I am going to do the St. Patties Day run with M and C. it's only a 5k but even that seems like a challenge right now. I am trying to work my way up to 2.5 miles on the treadmill and then hit the streets with it to train further. It's been unusually cold for our area so my motivation to run outside has been suffering. That's why I figured I would set a goal related to distance numbers and when I get there, that's that, time to go outside. burrrrrr!
So that's March, I am also working on getting a few more shoulder and back muscles going since I will be heading out with C and L on a Kayaking adventure. It's just for a few hours, but I have always wanted to do it so I'm sure it will be awesome even if it is....ready for a reoccurring theme.... COLD. :)
Alright tomorrow I will post another blog with a day from the eating diary. I'll try not to make it so big, but no promises. :)
K 30 januari Michelle reporting in!! 12 lbs GONE so far!!!Well, i'm in the middle of week three and, while I have faced a few challenges, I must have done something right. i'm down 12 lbs since 1/7!! I am ecstatic! the restrictive plan i am following has not proven to be as hard as i originally thought. i am settling into a great pattern. 29 januari Michelle's new passtime... aside from losing inchesSoooooo... Michelle has some news that she is I am sure happy to share. Well this picture says it ALL! Congrats on the new purchase MP. When we are done with this weight thing(life habit changes) we'll have to go buy some frickin' sweet new leathers. Woohoooo!
And just incase, here's a picture of my bike(the white one).. purchased about 7 months ago but still...
How nutz!(kelli)
Well two more pounds are gone but I must admit that really it is a loss of one since one of the pounds that I lost was one that I had previously put back onto my body somehow. :) I ran 1.62 miles last night and then walked the remaining .38 to get 2 miles under my belt. I figured out that I am hoooooorrible at meal tracking over the weekend. The urge to get on my computer for that is exactly nill. I'd like to think that it would be EASIER since I wouldn't be so pushed for time, I mean don't we reserve that for the weekdays. However, it just seems to be that way.
I might try keeping a tablet out so I can hand write and add to calorie king later. We'll see if that helps.
After my 1.62 (2.0) miles last night I kept the earbuds on and trekked about ten million more boxes up the 1 and then sometimes 2 flights of stairs. A friend of mine likes to go on about how awesome of a packer she is and during those sessions I like to think to myself that I am pretty good too, BUT DAMN - Some of those boxes seemed heavy. Granted there weren't a ton, but STILL! :)
Tonight I am going to start incorporating my friend John's technique of doing pushups and situps before going to bed. So let's see.. I think I'll start with 25 reg. crunches, 25 oblique twists(maybe bicycles) and 25 side raises(on each side). Then I'll do 3 sets of 10 pushups - ANYWAY possible. That should add a nice little touch to the running and constant stairs. :)
I sort of wish I had one of those pull up bars that guys typically have in the doorway. Could be that I would only be able to hang there at first, buy hey that's something RIGHT??
23 januari First wave of results are in...Woohooo! I've lost TWO pounds so far this week! Very very exciting!
 22 januari Kelli here: Day two was better!
Michelle here!!My current wait is 245 and my goal is 175, so a total loss of 70lbs.
Bust 47.25 Waist 41.5 Hips 46.5 R Thigh 27.25 R Calf 19 R Arm 14.75 Kelli and I are sistas – we’re both “GLAmazons”... TALL ROCKIN’ DIVAs, really!!
We have similar goals and I know we can motivate each other.
My journey is a long one. I have always been overweight, even as a child. I have dieted my whole life, switching from this scheme to that scheme. I finally learned about proper nutrition and exercise, and more importantly, lifestyle changes. When I “got” the concept of lifestyle change, I finally knew what to do. Then I needed to find the motivation to actually achieve these changes. Hey, choosing a chicken salad over a big juicy bacon cheeseburger and onion rings does not come easy, let me tell you!!! Along comes the wonderful Kelli. She found out about this challenge and “challenged” me to join! We’re lucky to have two other friends joining us on this journey. Chrissy and Felicity have also teamed up to improve their lifestyles and we’re all working together to make this a reality. We want our bodies back and we won’t be stopped! Chrissy and I started on a strict eating and gym regime 1/7/08, so we’ve just begun our 2nd week on the program. It has been an interesting journey for me already. It has been a bit of a tiring week as I have added exercise, removed calories, and had a rather tired PMS-y week. J Almost every day I have noticed body sensations, thoughts, and patterns that had become routine for me. For example, my first day...I was walking thru the hallway at work at lunch. I hadn’t eaten yet, so I was happily heading to the kitchen for my lovely grilled chicken breast. When, what to my surprise do I run into in the hallway but my VERY favorite food in the whole world... P I Z Z A ! ! ! ! Yes, I was challenged by the wonderful smells of pepperoni, bread and cheese on my first day!! Normally, I would have happily ambled over to one of the 15 boxes of pizza and eagerly grabbed two or three pieces of pizza. But this, time, I just kept walking. I was repeating to myself over and over “this is the first day. You can do it. Keep walking. You’ll LOVE your chicken! etc etc.” Many protein shakes and chicken breasts later, I am excited to announce that I am down 3.8 lbs and can add veggies to my diet today!!! I have never been so happy to see a piece of asparagus. The first day was OKSo after deciding that Sunday was the first day of the diet portion of my attempts to lose some un-needed poundage here is what I had.
See if you can point out the slip up. :)
I can't quite figure out how to get a list view from the tool I am using to track this. If I get it figured out then that will be awesome, but until that time arrives, this will have to do. :) Needless to say the Chips Ahoy moment of weakness was not awesome, the kids will have to finish those off pretty quick here. As for the exercise portion: I have been in the process of moving for the last week. The movers put everything in the TH on Thursday. We were running out of time so they took "most" of the furniture up and we put ALL of the boxes in the garage. This is a tri-level townhome so there has been no shortage of stairs. All day every day. It will taper off pretty soon however so my plan is to hit the work out room this afternoon when I get home. Wish me luck!! 16 januari Hopefully tonight!!The hope is that Mr. S will get a full length picture of Michelle and I to post so that we can list some stats and get this thing rolling. I have to admit I am in the middle of a move (movers come tomorrow) so I have been otherwise preoccupied, but once we are in the new place... GAME ON! :) 14 januari You win some... You lose lots!Today my Biggest Loser partner and I got all signed up to take the challenge and try to win that trip to the LA season finale of The Biggest Loser.
Wish us luck and check back for regular updates on our progress. This should be fun!
Next entries will include all the starting info and stats so that you can follow along on our journey to becoming our underlying selves.  |
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