MAY SHAKE DOWN

[libby0920]

Heyy everyone! This challenge is for whoever wants to join and will last from May 1-May31.. this is how we're gonna do it..

This challenge is going to be split up into 3 sections

MAY 1-MAY10 =total 4 pound weight loss or more
May 11- May 20= total 8 pound weight loss or more
May 21-May 31= total 12 pound weight loss or more

RULES
* Cardio 3-5 times a week for atleast 30 mins
*Weigh In ONCE A WEEK
*Drink half your body weight in water
*Check in atleast Once a week
*HAVE FUN!

-if you want to join then pm me your starting weight.... please :D

This weeks challenge is going to go the full 10 days without cheating! So who all is in?

WE WILL WEIGH EVERY THURSDAY

[dcindy68]

I am in there no problem ::::;

Statring weight: 05/01/08: 202
see yall next week::::

[MommaCarr]

I am on board also Libby!!

Starting weight 05/01 204

[Andie12]

I'm in ... 210 as of this morning

[4mami_mia]

im in! lets do it

starting weight 225

[libby0920]

YAY!!!!
AS OF TODAY IM 208 :D LETS KICK SOME BUTT!!!

[Loving Me]

My weight as of 5/1/08 is 211. What do you mean by half of your body weight in water? LET'S DO THIS LADIES:D

[libby0920]

My weight as of 5/1/08 is 211. What do you mean by half of your body weight in water? LET'S DO THIS LADIES:D

you weight 211... so in ounces you would drink 105.5 oz a day. if you drink the 16.9 oz of water that would be 6.24 bottles of water

[Leigh_Ann]

Can I play? I am a newbie and need to drop some poundage!

[libby0920]

Can I play? I am a newbie and need to drop some poundage!

of course.. give us your weight as of today.... :)

[Loving Me]

That's alot of water, but I'm DOWN!

[4Jayzzz]

Okay Libby, count me in. As of today I am 199.:)

[Andie12]

4Jayzzz... congrats on getting out of the 200's!

[4Jayzzz]

Thanks Andie.

[Vik28]

I am ready to do tha dang thang, I am 209!

[momz01]

COUNT ME IN LIBBY AS OF THIS A.M. 214-:)

[libby0920]

yay im so glad we're all doin this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING FABOLOUS FOR JUNE YALL!!!

[dalako]

OK I AM IN!!!!!

I will post my weight tomorrow.... since it's late tonight.... LOL

[4mami_mia]

hey everyone i just joined the gym, its french rivera spa and im paying 25.00 for 24months so i better make the best of it. I get 3 training sessions starting tomorrow.

[autismmom]

I'M IN, 175LBS THIS MORNING. LET'S DO IT GIRLS!

[LEEANDDANNY]

Count me in Libby Im kinda late getting in but never to late. this morning I weighed in at 180.

[scatanafas]

is it too late for me to join?

[Chiquita198126]

Its me Suz!!! I'm currently 182 as of yesterday. I'm still not sure what half my body weight is... :( I'm slow like that. If I calculated right, half my weight is 91. So then 16.9/91 = 5.38. So that is 5 bottles of water plus some???

Please let me know if it is tooooo late for me.

Thanks.

Susan De Leon

[libby0920]

no its not to late yall :) the more the merrier!!!!

chiquita yepp thats exactly right!!! 5 bottles of water and then a little more is half of your body weight in water...

[Chiquita198126]

Glad to be on board!!! I did exercise last night. I completely missed your May Shake down announcement. I do not know how meaning how I have been on an off this thing for days now... tahehhee. I FEEL ADDICTED TO IT!!! :rolleyes: Almost like I was when I was in highschool and addicted to AOL Chat rooms!!! lol

[Momofgirls]

Count me in to Libby. I weigh 205 as of this morning.

[scatanafas]

Okay...This is my plan y'all....

resistance work (at home for now). _3 time a week
2 litres water a day
Colonix colon cleanse
4 Jazzercise classes
elliptical every day
1/2 adipex every day, take a day's break once a week.

Okay , that's it folks. T his is my last month of phen, so I have to get to goal this month and i need y'all to help me do it!
starting weight 137.8
goal 130

[chechas]

I'm in!

SW = 319

[Cmarie123]

OK, I'll do it! I will do ANYTHING to lose 4lbs in the next 8 days. . . .

Starting weight (194.5 5/2/08)

[trauma-mama]

i also want in!!
altho i am not gonna even try to lost as much as libby posted!

wt 138, goal 133.
and i am in on the no cheating to the 10th!!!!

u and me scat, all the way baby!!!

[Andie12]

I'm so glad to see that our group is growing. I'm looking forward to our first weigh in. I will be away from my computer from May 6th until the evening of May 10th. I'll do my weight on Sunday morning and then post.
Well since I am awake I better get an early start on my water.

[sophiam]

Thank you Ms Libby for getting this started. Wow@all the hot mamas here. My starting weight this morning is 206.5. I started back on phen 2 days ago and i so need to do this thing. My goal for the Month is 10lbs, any thing more will just be FANTASTIC.
BEST WISHES ALL!

[NatalieJ]

I am in too!! Starting weight as of yesterday is 225.

[libby0920]

Heyy Ladies,

How is everyone doin so far with the water and no cheating?!

myself, i am having a hard time with the no cheating (TOM CAME A WEEK EARLY AND CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE) but I still havent cheated yet :)

FOR THOSE OF YOU HAVING PROBLEMS WORKING OUT... HERE IS SOME WORDS OF WISDOM FROM MILTON GARLAND
"My advice is to go into something and stay with it until you like it. You can't like it until you obtain expertise in that work. And once you are an expert, it's a pleasure."

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/epa1653l.jpg

[scatanafas]

Hey Chechas and Trauma..my girls are IN..woot woot.....

Okay so I"m confused. When is our next week in? Just gotta prepare myself and write this down on teh calendar.

I did an hour of Jazzercise today...I'll be doing resistance work on my bootay later on tonight...my house is a catastrophe so I'll be getting a workout cleaning it up too....(that counts, right?).

I am going to get that water down today by hook or by crook...

[Cmarie123]

Okay Libby, count me in. As of today I am 199.:)

GO GIRL!!!! You made it to Onederland!!!!:D:D

[scatanafas]

Did I hear somebody's in ONEDERLAND?????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

that is a CAUSE for Celebration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! Break out the cosmos somebody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[4mami_mia]

lol congrats i cant wait to get there. I think im spending too much time on phen.com because Libby my tmo just popped up too!
with that said im down another 1/2 pound this morning. (im not planning to weigh everyday, im just trying to see what makes me loose and gain)
so far exercise, eating regularly and a bowel movement everyday made me lose 1 lb everday this week since the 30th except today where i lost .5 lb

depressing thing is my bday is tomorrow and i wanted to be 20lbs less, but because i havent been doing everything i should thats not going ot happen

[Chiquita198126]

Libby!!! Mia!!!

I feel absolutely gggggggggreat!!! I can't wait till Friday to weigh in. I know I can't stay away from the scale now. But I am sooo going to have to try my best to stay away from the darn thing!!! I snuck a peek because I just had too!!! the scale says 181.6. Yippeeee

[dcindy68]

I need to stay of the stupid scale as well....... I am gonna have a huge surprise for yall come MONDAY MORNING.....HEHEHEHEHEHE

yall just say congradulations now LOLOLOLOLO

[bullittchic]

Hey ladies....I hope its not to late to still play with you!! I am currently 195 and in desperate need of motivation!! With that said I better get to the gym, I have some time to make up!!

[Loving Me]

I have been doing surprisingly good with the water. I have been drinking 112 oz's instead of 105.5.

[Loving Me]

I know we weigh in once a week, but are we weighing in on a particular day?

[Loving Me]

NEVERmind...i see weigh in is ever Thursday...Excuse me for having a slow moment. LOL!

[scatanafas]

well i'm slow too caue i asked he same question..woot woot

[Andie12]

Wait a sec... where did Thursday weigh in come from? I thought we weigh on the 10th, 20, and the 31. If we weigh on the Thursday, that doesnt give us a full 10 days.

[andreasamar]

WooHoo...didnt cheat, did my cardio, drank all my water! What a good day it is!

Hope everyone had a great Saturday! :D

[4mami_mia]

tmo is kicking my but right now. i havent gained weight lost .1/2 pound but im cramping so bad. Still struggleing to get all the water in but im working on it. eating was okay, no craving for sweets yet.

[4mami_mia]

Libby!!! Mia!!!

I feel absolutely gggggggggreat!!! I can't wait till Friday to weigh in. I know I can't stay away from the scale now. But I am sooo going to have to try my best to stay away from the darn thing!!! I snuck a peek because I just had too!!! the scale says 181.6. Yippeeee


i feel you i have been weighing everyday i feel like a feen

[scatanafas]

well id idn't have a good day....not enough water, one ring ding, some tortilla chips...otherwise i did okay..lol...
worked out for an hour....

tomorrow's another day.

[libby0920]

WELL WE CAN DO IT THIS WAY... WHO WANTS TO WEIGHT EVERY THURSDAY... OR DO YALL WANT TO WEIGHT IN ON THE 10, 20, AND 31ST?


man.. tom kicked my but this weekend! i went out last night n ate waffle house this morning at like 2. so i weighted and im deff up 2 pounds... DAMN THIS TOM!

[scatanafas]

TOM will do that to you...its okay girl, just get back on track.

I am SO BLOATED today, my gut is huge and my weight is WAY UP..I hope its bloat and not fat! I think the cleanse is going to make me more bloated before it does any good.....oh well...gonna keep on keepin on

[4mami_mia]

i want to way every thursday, then we can tally it up on the 10th. Im not going to lie i cant wait until the 10th to know my weight.
My dr says its good to weight every day at first then every few days, so you will not how certain foods effect you. Thats how i know exercising and reg bowel movements and eating frequent made me lose weight everyday. I didnt workout yesterday and didnt have a bowel movement and had sonics and this am i was up a pound. So i know i probably need to do all 3.

Scat go to a healthfood store and get some ginger tea or applecider vinegar or a stool softener to losen things up a bit. its said cinnamon or ginger stimulate the bowels so that can help, if you want i can give you the cinnamon treatment recipe. its not that bad
ot you can

[scatanafas]

lIbby I want to weigh in every Thursday...I can't go ten days..no way ..why don't we make weigh in on Fridays instead, so we can sort of finish out the week?

[scatanafas]

Hey all..

it is going to be a beautiful day here today...so I hope NOT to be online......(but i y'all know that I will be...LOL)...

I drank my cleanse tea last nigth thinking that I would explode this morning..NOTHING...I am really getting aggravated. I'm toying with the idea of stopping phen for a whilel, I don't feel like it is doing anything, especially now that I'm having this bloating problem. What I'm afraid of is being really tired and not able to workout to max. capacity or teach my fitness classes. It takes a while to recover from being on phen.....but I am skipping today and we'll see what happens.....

I'm going to try and do low carb today....but with fruit.....

well time to drink my nasty fiber.........I'm surrpised I can get this stuff down in the morning without hurling.

have a good day y'all..

[trauma-mama]

hey all...i have actually been doing fairly well with the exercising and the no cheating...not so well with the water but that's ok...i know i need to do better with that! i like the thurs or fri weigh in, i don't work traditional work weeks so it doesn't matter to me.

i am gonna tell ya'll right now...i am prob gonna have my cheat day today-and i bet a bunch of us do with it being cinco de mayo baby!!! but i am really going to chuck e cheese cause i promised the kids a while ago but it is too busy on the w/e so since we homeschool we were thinking of going during the day today. so that is prob all i will eat today...other than a zone bar that i ate at like 0300 at work. and i will get in my exercise today u bet! and i am hoping that althou i am cheating before the 10th, at least it is early in the week away from weigh in day! so hopefully i can do something esp about all that water wt that is gonna come.

scat-the bloat and the extra wt comes hand in hand with the dr n. don't freak. i didn't have miraculous results like what people said online...maybe that is why i wasn't so all over it to send it to u?? i don't know!!! but i do feel bad about it!!!! wow, u have bad urself a major goal for the end of the month! u are my hero! i haven't made a new goal yet, but i need to for this challenge....well, 3 more weeks left, so maybe i am just gonna do a pound a week which is a major goal for me...so maybe 133?? i couldn't even imagine it.....

[dcindy68]

I'll be doing good if anything comes off this first week weigh in,,,,, I ended up in the ER last night I couldn't breathe and the Dr there told me that I have bronchitis.. and I have to slow down tills I get over this crap.....I AM SO LIVID right now.....
I need to work out or I feel like crap.....
He prescribed Levaquin for me and another inhaler, One good thing he said that it was the phen it just me being hard headed! LOL And he said that I'll be ok taking this stuff with my Phen....
Wish me luck Ladies...

[trauma-mama]

dcindy-good luck on the getting better!!! and as long as u are feeling fairly well, and breathing ok, u can still walk after all! be careful with ur food choices girl....one-derland is so close for u!!

[scatanafas]

Cindy, don't worry about working out right now...you need to rest and if your body doesn't get rest you will NOT get over the bronchitis. I can tell you that from experience..

Trauma, I finally went and feel so much better! I don't know what you mean by miraculous results from the dr natura, but if I keep going like I did this morning I'll be very happy. I'm not looking to pass a volvo tire like those stupid people on the website but I definitely feel "lighter" today....and can really see how this could be related to weight loss since your digestion just works better when everything is moving along the way it is supposed to....

I'm debating whether or not to stay on phen. Obviously it isn't working for me.....I think that maybe I"ve been on it for too long and I need to take a break from it.....but is now a good time to go off of it? Especially since my weight is HIGH....

Off to run my errands.

[Momto8]

Can I join too???????? I've been gone a week, So let me know.Don't want to crash the party..

[scatanafas]

consider yourself JOINED

[4mami_mia]

hey guys i suprised myself last night, i had loaded mash potatoes, a steak and a salad. I only ate a few forks of the mashpototes!. i ended up throwing them away! i baked a cake, but i havent had anyyet. I wanted a cake but now i have no taste for sometihg weet. well im going to get somethings around the house down. Ill talk to you guys later.

hi momto8!
Scat i think you can do it with or without phen, i think its a mind thing. convince yourself its working.

cindy i hope you feel better

trauma i feel you on the water thats the hardest thing for me too.

[Loving Me]

Libby, I wanna weigh in every Thursday. Cindy, I hope you feel better...don't over do it! I have NOT cheated, but this water is KILLING ME. I woke up four times last night to go potty!!!

[scatanafas]

lovingme...LOL..just think of it as peeing away the fat...LOL...then you won't mind waking up so much.

[scatanafas]

okay y'all..i am a college graduate but that doens' tmean I have common sense.

How many ounces in a litre?

[dcindy68]

Thanks guys I am sure I will as soon as this medicine starts to work.........

[Andie12]

about 33 oz in a liter

[Loving Me]

lovingme...LOL..just think of it as peeing away the fat...LOL...then you won't mind waking up so much.

GIRL, it's interupting my work time! One of my clients asked me if I was pregnant because I went pee 3 times in an hour session. :rolleyes: I hope I have lost 5 pounds this week in water weight alone. LOL!

[4mami_mia]

just got back from the gym and im sore dang trainer had me doing 2 sets of 15 on the equiptment
Scat i wont get bulky will i?

[scatanafas]

NO, you will NOT get bulky. You have no clue the amount of lifting and the type of eating required to get bulky. i am very lean and dont build up muscle easily, I WISH I could get bulky......

I am so proud of you and your workouts. keep it going

[scatanafas]

about 33 oz in a liter

thanks Andie. Target didn't have litre bottles of water so I"m trying to figure out how many smaller bottles to drink to make two litres a day......:rolleyes:

[libby0920]

man... tom and cinco de mayo just screwed me all up LOL... im already up 2 pounds.. by tomorrow ill prob be up 4. seems like im goin the wrong way on the scale LOL

on the flip side the chicken n cheese and starwberry margeritas were superb :D

[dcindy68]

Well I haven't slowed down none on my water intake, I have been havein to practice a lot of restraint because I had to get off my phen so that this anitbiatic could work, one good thing maybe doing that it will jump start this weight loss again.......
I tried walking on my treadmill last night and it nearly killed me so to speak... I got winded real bad.....My hubby the jerk(gotta love him) got onto me about doing it.....
But every body seems to be doing great, and good look....
My colonix should be in today or in the morning , and as soon as I am able I am gonna start that,,,,
I had to take some miralax last night, I am so bloated it isn't funny......

[scatanafas]

Okay girl, you had your waffle house the other night and your cinco de mayo festivities last night...nip it in the bud before I drive down there and you catch a butt whooping..for real...LOL......that two lbs is just bloat girl, just get back on the wagon....here's my hand, I'll pull you up........

I'm getting back into the groove. I think the sunnier weather and warmer weather is helping. I can't wait to weigh in on Thursday because I really think that I am going to have a loss..even if it is a small one that will be nice to see since I gained in April.

Going to plant flowers today..woot woot....I wonder how many calories gardening burns...doesn't really matter, it just feels good to be out there and for it to be over 70 degrees like they say it is going to be. I waited WAY too long for warmer weather.

Libby I love your avatar..you are so pretty it ain't even funny...stop showin' off hoochie...

have a good day everybody....I have to make sure I get my workout in today, today is resistance training day an I'm focuing on the bootay....my apple bottom has turned into apple SAUCE....bleh.....

[scatanafas]

Cindy, now why the HECK are you on the treadmill sick? PLEASE give your body a chance to recover..for the love of Pete. Tell your husband to get his ***** on the treadmill the next time he has bronchitis.

[dcindy68]

No he was griping at me for getting on it and me being sick..... But I had gotten so bored just sitting here doing nothing it was either get up and move or sit here and become a couch potato LOLOLOL
But I ain't gonna do no more till I get better ....
Thanks for careing Scat.....

[scatanafas]

You know I got your back girl.....can't have one of us getting really sick...especially before we crap our brains out on our cleanse...LOL

[dcindy68]

I know you do!!!!! I am so pissed mine was delivered this morning and I had to run out now I have to wait till it gets back to ups before I can pick it up this afternoon......
I don't know why I am mad about hell I can't do it right now anyways...
Thanks Girl

[4mami_mia]

NO, you will NOT get bulky. You have no clue the amount of lifting and the type of eating required to get bulky. i am very lean and dont build up muscle easily, I WISH I could get bulky......

I am so proud of you and your workouts. keep it going

aww thank you Scat im amazed at myself

[4mami_mia]

cindy just try siting down and doing bicep curls with dumbells and leg raises. LEave the cardio alone until u get better.

libby, girl get back on track i was there last week with my 2lb gain and about 2 days of getting on track i lost that and plus. So get on your gain because its probably just sodium and water.

scat the leg machines i did almost killed me, i think i want to do abs and upper body today.
i want to do alot of cardio though the scale hasnt moved so i need to kick it up a notch

[libby0920]

thanks yall.. i am up 4 pounds LOL.. but its ok cuz ima work our super hard tonight at the gym...

momto8 of course you can still join! COME ON GIRL :)

scat thanks girly :) im on the wagon AND IM DRIVIN IT cuz these 4 pounds are really showin in my belly

cindy... girl dont make me come to texas and rick james ya... you know your not supposed to be on the tredmill! dont make yourself worse girly we love you!

4mami im glad the training is going so well.. are you enjoying it?

EVERYONE ELSE HOW ARE YALL DOIN?

[Pashen79]

Count me in 5/06/08
Starting weight 252

[Loving Me]

No more water!!!:( I was doing really good drinking water and now I am NEVER thirsty. I worked out last night and kept drinking water during my workout to get it all in and I got off the treadmill and it all came BACK UP!!! I was throwing up TONS of water! I was pissed! :mad: So, I did not get 105 oz of water in yesterday because 80 oz came back up...the wrong way! UGH!

[libby0920]

lovin me.. your not supposed to chug water while you work out lol. youre supposed to drink it during the day. if you cant get it all down do as much as you can. try for atleast 64 oz to start with and just work your way up

[libby0920]

EVERYONE GO TO THE 1ST PAGE OF THIS THREAD AND VOTE FOR WHICH DAY TO WEIGH IN PLEASE...

[scatanafas]

I'm voting for every friday

[4Jayzzz]

Hey everyone, I'm just checking in to see how everyone was doing with this challenge. I have been drinking all my water and doing cardio for an hour for the last 3 days.

[breezysun]

Hi Libby,

OK, I'm in...a bit late but in anyway. This just may be what I need since within the last week I too have gained FOUR pounds!!!! I need accountability and the boards are a good place for that.

I need to adjust my signature line and start fresh. Thanks for putting this together :)

[dcindy68]

Just checking in, I have kept up with my water it helps with this anibiotic I am on...I go to the doc in the mornig for weigh in and meaurements soo I guess I will know whats working if anything....

[sophiam]

doing great with the water drinking
staying within my calorie limit
NOT working out like i should(walking and floor exercies but not working up a sweat)
went roller skating for 2hrs on saturday(sweated like a pig)
adipex is making my ankles hurt
Loving me, i love your quote about eating in private

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone, im soo mad right now, i was having a good day and went to the gym and did 15 min on the treadmill and 15 on the ellipt burned about 300 cals, then i got on the machines and did some strength training, no telling how much i burned with that. I left the kids with hubby i was suppose to be gone for an hour but had to wait about an 1 hr and i/2 for hubby's sister to get home. We all get trained together
well hubby kept blowing up my cell wanting to know where i am, and to hurry home. He called his mom and told her he wasnt babysitting the kids anymore. That pissed me off,
i want to know when do watching your own chilren classify as babysitting?? and he was the one who encouraged me to go to the fym. But just because i didnt come home when he wanted me to, he gets mad.
i got fustrated and ate 3 slices of my birthday cake(not thick slices) and ate 6 pringles.. So basically i just burned what i just ate. I hate this emotional eating soo much. my hubby su***.
his excuse was that he has to go finish up some lawns he was doing early this morning(he does landscaping on the side when he is off) well yesterday he was suppose to do those lawns, so i took the kids to his mom's. but when i got home hubby was playing dominos with the neihbors.
I hate how the first inpulse i had was to eat....... damn my hubby and damn emotional eating

[4mami_mia]

just want to add water is not going well only got 64oz in and a 32oz powerade

[lost30]

OK I need to get to onederland. I need a big push as of today I am 204 and have been for about 2 weeks.

Do we weigh again on Thursday??

[Chiquita198126]

Cyndi, I hope you are feeling better hun

Libby you look absolutly fabuloso!!! I was just telling Mia how great you look.

Mia, I am sorry about your hubby.

Everyone else!!! Keep up the great work!!!

I've been doing okay. I wish I could say great! But, I'm nervous and I wanna hop on the scale again!!!

I've been doing really good with water intake, exercising and eating right. I'm just still nervous!!!

I'm excited though and can't wait to see the results. I am not sure if I will loose 4 pounds though...

We shall see...

I'll be checking in!!!

Suz

[MZ.SHORTY]

a little late but i want 2 join, today iz tuesday so i will start wed,if thats ok.

[Andie12]

Just came to say hello. I'm homesick and bored. Was hoping that you all would be in the chat room, but I didn't see any of you there. I didn't know that this hotel would have computer service so I might be able to check in again tomorrow. We'll see. Hoping my sleeping pill kicks in soon so that I can get some rest tonight.

Talk soon

[denisewv]

Hi I joined the shakedown and am doing my cardio(well walking 3 days a week and working out 1 night a week with weights). I can do the water no problem just have to make an effort to remember to drink. I did have a cookie yesterday and two pieces of lite garlic bread..
I started taking the pill around noon and I think it is too late..I need to go back to taking it around 8 or 8:30 instead.
Glad to be around you great supporters..
denise

[scatanafas]

I gained three lbs in one day...yup....had some pizza and a piece of garlic bread...some salty tortilla chips....I don't think that I had alot of calories throughout the day but my body just reacts that way to bread and to sodium...

no bread today until further notice.

I dread the weigh in tomorrow becaue it is going to show that I have a gain.

eh fungool

[Julie1976]

Count me in!!
My starting weight yesterday :mad: 199lbs

[libby0920]

OK THERES ONLY 27 PEOPLE DOING THIS CHALLENGE BUT 9 VOTED.... I NEED TO KNOW YOUR PREFRENCE SO WE CAN AGREE ON A NIGHT... AFTER TONIGHT THE POLL WONT MATTER.

we need to know by tonight so everyone knows if they need to weigh in tomorrow or not

[4mami_mia]

hey scat its probably just salt, drink alot of water and flush that stuff right out,
welcome everyone! hey libby how are you?

[scatanafas]

OK THERES ONLY 27 PEOPLE DOING THIS CHALLENGE BUT 9 VOTED.... I NEED TO KNOW YOUR PREFRENCE SO WE CAN AGREE ON A NIGHT... AFTER TONIGHT THE POLL WONT MATTER.

we need to know by tonight so everyone knows if they need to weigh in tomorrow or not


girl, easy on the giant red font...you nearly burned my retinas out.

[libby0920]

lol my bad.. i just wanted to get everyones attention.. not cause people to have to get lasik LOL

[scatanafas]

It's okay , but next time easy on the bass girl...

[Julie1976]

Count Me in!! I am really exited!

[Chiquita198126]

Yes ma'm. I will be posting my weight here first thing in the morning!!! :D

Can't wait to see how much or if I lost anything... (I really do not think it will be 4 pounds...) But even if it is just one! I will be thrilled. My mini goal for this month is to be at or near 175 by May 31st..

I really kicked butt last night! I did my work outs!!

I burned 450 calories just jumping 3000 times on my trampoline. Its pretty nifty! It has a counter on it. Also, I really know I did more then 3000. The counter didn't count all my jumps. I aint worried, as long as I know I was able to burn off lunch, thats all that matters!!!

Woohoo I must have went pee like 20 times today!!! I know I am seriously flushing some water outta me.

Well I know that was tmi!

Hope everyone is having an awesome day!

I'm off to get my stuff to the dryer and then to make some dinner. YEA!!! FOR HAMBURGER HELPER.

Toodles:

Susan

[Loving Me]

This poll looks like Obama and Hillary it's REAL close. LOL!

[Loving Me]

I am craving CARBS!!! I am trying EVERYTHING to fight it. I WANT PIZZA, A BURGER, FRIES...Am I having a melt down? :(

[dcindy68]

ONEDER LAND ONEDERLAND ONEDER LAND YES YALLL HEARD ME I MADE IT TOO ONDERLAND THIS MORNING AT 6:30 AM ON MAY 8,2008,,,,,,,,,WOOOOOHOOOOOOO
I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AND I AM ........TADA TADA TADA
199.5 LADIES AND GENTLMEN THAT IS 23 POUND LOST IN 7.5 WEEKS
CAN YALL TELL I AM A LITTLE EXCITED? FOR THE I AM REWARDING MYSELF TO A HAIR TRIM AND A MANNI AND A PEDI AND YES MAYBE A SMALL SHOPPING SPREEE MAYBE ON THAT BUT FOR SURE ON THE OTHER.......

LIBBY I DONE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEAH 140 HERE I COME EAT MY SHORTS AND WATCH MY DUST LMFAO

[scatanafas]

congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dcindy68]

Thanks Scat.........

[Momto8]

DOING THE HAPPY DANCE FOR YOU!!!!!!!! I MET MY 7 WEEK CHALLENGE TODAY ON THE OTHER CHALLENGE-- I LOST 14 IN 5 WEEKS.. I HAVE 34 MORE TO GO..SO I'M EXCITED TOO!!!!!
I REMEMBER ONDERLAND!!!! I WAS ESTATIC!!!!! YOU SO GO GET A MANI AND PEDI !!!!!!!

[Chiquita198126]

180. A whole pound!!! woohoo

[4mami_mia]

I am craving CARBS!!! I am trying EVERYTHING to fight it. I WANT PIZZA, A BURGER, FRIES...Am I having a melt down? :(


i wish i would have seen this last night, i hope you didnt give in. You only have 7lbs to make it to wonderland so Dontttttttttt Doooooo Itttt

[Loving Me]

ONEDER LAND ONEDERLAND ONEDER LAND YES YALLL HEARD ME I MADE IT TOO ONDERLAND THIS MORNING AT 6:30 AM ON MAY 8,2008,,,,,,,,,WOOOOOHOOOOOOO
I WEIGHED THIS MORNING AND I AM ........TADA TADA TADA
199.5 LADIES AND GENTLMEN THAT IS 23 POUND LOST IN 7.5 WEEKS
CAN YALL TELL I AM A LITTLE EXCITED? FOR THE I AM REWARDING MYSELF TO A HAIR TRIM AND A MANNI AND A PEDI AND YES MAYBE A SMALL SHOPPING SPREEE MAYBE ON THAT BUT FOR SURE ON THE OTHER.......

LIBBY I DONE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEAH 140 HERE I COME EAT MY SHORTS AND WATCH MY DUST LMFAO

Congrats...I can't wait until I am there. You should be SO proud of yourself, what an accomplishment!:D

[Loving Me]

i wish i would have seen this last night, i hope you didnt give in. You only have 7lbs to make it to wonderland so Dontttttttttt Doooooo Itttt

Thanks 4Mami_Mia for the encouragement! I couldn't bring myself to do it. I drove past McDonalds and keep driving. I turned on my gospel music when I got home, prayed about the strength to avoid cravings, I ate an orange and went to bed. TOM is coming soon and that will be the REAL challenge because I crave chocolate.

[Loving Me]

Look Libby, Look! I lost 6 WHOLE pounds! I started the Shake Down at 211 and I weighted in at 9:30 a.m. and I was 205! :D Six pounds to go and I will be in ONEderland. OH BOY I can't wait. One minor problem TOM is coming next week...I hope it does not sabotage my progess, because TOM is the DEVIL!!!

[4mami_mia]

Thanks 4Mami_Mia for the encouragement! I couldn't bring myself to do it. I drove past McDonalds and keep driving. I turned on my gospel music when I got home, prayed about the strength to avoid cravings, I ate an orange and went to bed. TOM is coming soon and that will be the REAL challenge because I crave chocolate.

get some no sugar added hot chocolate (it works) fudgecycles, smart one desserts of a life savor. and if all else fails the twix bars that come like 8 in a pack(its like 1 stick instead of the 2 in a regular bar) they are the same as the 100 calorie twix, but cheaper.

[Loving Me]

get some no sugar added hot chocolate (it works) fudgecycles, smart one desserts of a life savor. and if all else fails the twix bars that come like 8 in a pack(its like 1 stick instead of the 2 in a regular bar) they are the same as the 100 calorie twix, but cheaper.

Tear! Thank you...you saved me from weight gain. :p

[DULA527]

CONGRATULATIONS ! to all who have met their goals and to those of you who are on your way !!
I have been doing much better with the water.
I have not lost 4 lbs during this 10 week cycle.
Not sure what is going on - I have been on this journey for 2 months.
Perhaps I have reached a plateau and need to figure out what to do to get started, again.
My current weight is 175 lbs - down .6 from last week.

[libby0920]

YAY TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST WEIGHT!!!!!

Cindy, Chaquaita198126,LovingMe,4mami_mia yall are doing great!!!

i have gained 2 pounds LOL.. so hopefully those 2 will be gone by sat when i do my regular weigh in.

IM PROUD OF YALL!

[Loving Me]

Dula and Libby...you can do it...don't get down! Everyone else CONGRATS! And on to the NEXT ROUND!

[lost30]

OK so I am 201 today down 3 pounds and ever so close to onederland.

I run my first 5K on Saturday.

[Loving Me]

That's great Lost30... you are almost in ONEderland. I can't wait to get there. Good Luck with your race!

[Chiquita198126]

I'm sorry for asking if I was the only one weighing in today... I so didn't see the posts when I posted this morning. SORRY!!!


BUT CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE WHO LOST AND DIDN'T LOSE!!!

JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOUR HRAD WORK DIDN'T PAY OFF. BECAUSE LADIES!!! I AM SOOO SURE YOUR WORKS OUTS AND EATING RIGHT REALLY PAID OFF FOR YOUR NOT ONLY YOUR HEALTH BUT YOUR BODY AS WELL!!!

TAKE CARE EVERYONE AND LETS KEEP GOING STRONG!!!

SUZ

[chechas]

What a roller coaster!! I was up 5lbs then I lost 7 and now with TOM (gee thanks Libby!) I am up 2 lb...so grand total at the end of phase 1.......I broke even!!! LOL

but at least I did lose the 5 lbs I had gained. LOL

[breezysun]

Hi guys :)

Weighed in this morning at 247. That's down two out of the four gained this past week. I did not get all of my water in today however, I am chugging away as I type.

[MommaCarr]

OK guys I weighed in at the Dr. and I am down to 198!! I was sooo excited! I havent hit the gym in a week though! As soon as I get better I am getting back into the swing of things! I have been drinking my water though!

Girls, we are well on our way to being skinny minnys this summer!!

Congrats Cindy! We are doing this together!

[4Jayzzz]

Congrats to Cindy and MommaCarr for reaching ONEDERLAND.:D

MommaCarr, I miss u girly. I have not been able to break away except for a few minutes here and there so hopefully i will be able to chat sometime after things settle down here.

Cindy, miss u too and glad to hear u r feeling better.

Libby, girl don't sweat them extra pounds cuz u no once TOM leaves u will be down in no time.

To everyone else congrats just for staying motivated inspite of your gains and losses.

And finally I weighted 196 today when I got on the scale this morning.

[dcindy68]

Thanks 4 jayzzz..... where have you been?
It is awsome being here in onderland ......
Congrats on your weight loss.

[MommaCarr]

YAY Jay!! You are in onderland too! Thanks It feels great.

I miss you too girl. I ahve been so busy with life I havent been on much. I am coming back though. Hope to see ya soon!

[MZ.SHORTY]

GO ME, GO ME, GO YALL, GO YALL, CUZ I DID IT, I DID IT

SORRY I HAD 2 CHEER 4 MYSELF. I WEIGHED N 2DAY AND.......................I Finally broke 187, da scale said 185. im so happy. WHOS YO MOMMA NOW!

plus i went to my belly dance class and did my workout wit da ball. u guys r my back bone. thanks 4 keeping da positive thoughts and feedbacks going.....

congs 2 everybody else,keep it up gurls

:):):D:D:):):D

[dcindy68]

Congradulatons on the loss.... Keep up the good work

[scatanafas]

Okay first I want to congratulate all those that had a loss and reached their onederland goal..woot woot....

I unfortunately have had a gain...I'm started to really get upset. Not sure if it is the colon cleanse or what the frig is going on...but at this point i'm just pissed and when I get pissed I take action. No pity party for me, I declare war on these thighs...and if I have to eat plain chicken breast and salad now until July 4 when I wear a bathing suit again so be it!

[Julie1976]

Good Morning! I am sorry I didnt post my weight last night, worked overtime.
I am really motivated about this. And I really appreciate everyone helping me out.
This morning I weight myself and I am happy to inform that this week I have lost 4pounds!!!

[scatanafas]

JULIE! that is fabulous!!

[Julie1976]

I found this on a webpage and thought it was really a good reminder of what we are trying to accomplish.


"Change is a state of mind."

- "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."

- "You can't have your cake and be thin too."

- "If life kicks your butt, get up, dust yourself off, and kick it
right back."

- "All the flowers of tomorrow are seeds of today."

- "Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day after day."

- "Be more stubborn than the scale."

- "Nothing happens until I make it happen."

- "Instead of giving yourself reasons why you can't, give yourself reasons why you can."

- "Commitment leads to action. Action brings you closer to your dream."

- "Determination today leads to success tomorrow."

- "My life tomorrow will be the result of my attitude and the choices I make today."

- "If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution."

- "You don't drown by falling in the water, you drown by staying there."

- "If food is your best friend, then it's also your worst enemy."

- "You've only failed when you quit trying."

- "Never trade teh life you want the most for what you want at the moment."

- "Obstacles are what we see when we take our eyes off the goal."

- "The past is gone. The future is distant. But TODAY you can succeed."

[Julie1976]

Thanks scatanafas

[Loving Me]

Mz. Short congrats on the weight loss and everyone else CoNGRATS!
Julie those quotes were GREAT, that was SO much motivation!

[MommaCarr]

I love those quotes. My fav. is the " If life icks your butt....." Thanks for sharing those!

[libby0920]

those quotes are great!!! congrats mz.shorty and julie!!! yall are doing great :D

[4mami_mia]

congrats julie and everyone that had a loss

my scale didnt budge im still at 224
i noticed i have been craving bad stuff since irealized i didnt lose anything too.
I better nip that in the bud right now

the session ends tomorrow, so all of us that didnt have a loss or didnt make the best choices this session
lets dust yourself off and do this again next session

(Libby I love the idea of the sessions, your able to see how certain choices effect your weight loss and instead of throwing in the towel and saying you failed, you still have 2 more sessions to get it right)
ITS NOT OVER UNTIL THE SKINNY LADY SINGS!

[Julie1976]

Thanks 4mami!


Instead of giving myself reasons why I can't, I give myself reasons why I can.

[dcindy68]

199.5 for me still .....

[lovinmyair]

Okay, well I can't find which weight loss challenge I was in, but I know it had something to do with food logs and don't know if I have a weight loss challenge yet so here is my weigh in on May 10th which is 221,

[libby0920]

HEYY EVERYONE! TODAY IS THE END OF THE 1ST SECTION :D


From all the people that have weighted in we have lost a total of 41 pounds!


May 11th will be the start of the 2nd section :)


THE CHALLENGE THIS TIME IS
DO AN EXTRA 5 MINS/REPS OF ANYTHING YOU WANT
(ex: cardio, reps of an exercise, oz of water)
and see where it leads you

o0o and dont forget we weigh in on THURSDAYS

[trauma-mama]

wow more than 40 pounds gone already! that is awesome!

i am gonna say that i have not lost any, but it is hard to tell b/c i have had a few dips inthe road lately with salty food, so i think i have some water wt on!

libby-i love the next challenge! i will concentrate everyday on the '5 more'...i also have seen this used in other challenges and it always went great. sometimes it was 'what is your 5 more for the week gonna be' then people would post things from water intake, extra leg lifts, whatever...it was great.

mzshorty-i so miss belly dancing! i used to go when we were in ga and i miss miss it! gotta find somewhere around here to get back into it! it was so awesome.

alright ladies, we need to get it in gear this week! do u realize how quick our 'total loss' numbers could sky rocket! it could soon be over 100!!! wow.

[Tenacious]

is it too late to join this challenge?

[scatanafas]

i'm not exercising today, its mother's day and I could care less..but I WILL be outside planting flowers...it is a beautiful day out..

Happy mother's day.....

I pooped my brains out (see colon cleanse thread) and the scale has gone down, but i know that is only because i'm dehydrated.....long story....

[libby0920]

Trauma Mama: I like that idea better... i think im going to change it to 5 extra whatever you want..... thanks :) o0o n do you not weigh on a scale normally?

Tenalicious: Nope, today is the first day of the 2nd section so you can start today... whats your weight?

Scat: Planting flowers is like exercising.. your using your exercising your arms... im glad you finally got to poo LOL

[scatanafas]

Trauma Mama: I like that idea better... i think im going to change it to 5 extra whatever you want..... thanks :) o0o n do you not weigh on a scale normally?

Tenalicious: Nope, today is the first day of the 2nd section so you can start today... whats your weight?

Scat: Planting flowers is like exercising.. your using your exercising your arms... im glad you finally got to poo LOL

Yeah girl, I tell ya....that planting was MAJOR work! I put in so many plants of flowers, after a while I was a planting MACHINE!! Just on automatic pilot putting those ****as in. Every year I say that next year I won't do as much, but of course I get that spring fever and want to put flowers all over hte dang place...after they grow in a little they are going to look really pretty......

well i had better get changed to go out to eat. Want to go early before the crowds start...we didn't make reservations ..i hope that isn't a problem

[Tenacious]

Trauma Mama: I like that idea better... i think im going to change it to 5 extra whatever you want..... thanks :) o0o n do you not weigh on a scale normally?

Tenalicious: Nope, today is the first day of the 2nd section so you can start today... whats your weight?

Scat: Planting flowers is like exercising.. your using your exercising your arms... im glad you finally got to poo LOL

am 265 as of this morning

[4mami_mia]

went for my 3 mile walk with the baby today, It was great bonding time. Had the trash bag around my waste and worked up a sweat.
I refused the urge to get chinese tonight and cooked instead.
Today was a good day. Oh i stepped on the scale around 5pm(just had a sudden urge to) and im down 2ls! Go figure walk and im losing again go to the gym and nada.

[scatanafas]

Mami, maybe for whatever reason teh gym isn't working for you and you should just stick to walking. Remember that when you work out in the gym with wieghts that the muscles get inflammation and hold on to water....(for lack of a better explanation) so you don't show a weight loss as easily.

Maybe cardio is your thing.

Whatever works girl..way to go on the weight loss.

[Julie1976]

Good Morning Team!

I went today to my Dr to get a refill of my meds, ( I need to go every Mondays or Tuesdays) Well ofcourse she wanted to weight me, Ive been trying to only weight myself on Thursdays, but she need to know if I am loosing weight or not to increase my meds. Well the good news is that since I began this awesome challenge Ive lost 9 pounds....wooo hooo. I am down to 190. ....

[Julie1976]

Yesterday was the hardest challenges of all. My Husband (which does not want me to loose weight) and my mom and dad took me out to eat at my favorite restaurants....OMG. Ive never had this control over myself like this EVER in my life. I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD. Well I have a palm treo online and I went to fitday.com but by accident I clicked on the link of previous sites that I have visited and this one came up.....first thing that came up to mind was that I cannot leave my team down and I cannot let myself down. For the first time in my life, I ordered a bottle of water and I controlled what I ate. I am so proud of myself that I didnt quit and didnt over eat.

[scatanafas]

Julie,..that is great that you managed to do that when faced with such temptation!! way to go girl!! That is a big accomplishment. Congrats on the weight loss too!!

[DULA527]

I apologize for not posting before now. I have been away from the computer.
My weight for 5/10/08 was 175 lbs - I have had good and bad days with the water.
I am glad the next weigh in isn't until next week - maybe I can get the 4 lbs lost by then.
Other than that -- I am great -- 175 lbs was one of my mini goals - I made it.
My next mini goal is 170lbs by the end of the month - I am working hard to make it - TOM is due this week.

[4mami_mia]

hey dula!
julie thats great, it feels good to overcome something like that dont it?

i posted this in the other challenge but ill share with you all also

oh i want to tell you guys i didnt not refill my phen today i decided to try didrex for a month. Technically you have the option of taking this 1-3x a day. Its stronger than phen and works quicker( it kicks in up to 30min after you take it) for me today i felt it like 15min. but 1 dose only last 6 hours. Thats why you take it 2-3x a day. But since I dont wake up until 9-10am and i normally take phen late anyways, its not a problem. I took it around 2 today due to running errands. It completly wiped out my appetite. I didnt even have the desire to eat or crave anything. My inlaws ate ribs and mac and cheese right in front of me and i didnt want any.
I didnt feel the heart racing and heat spells either. Ill keep you guys updated. I was thinking of getting the 60pills supply for 2x a day, but i dont think i need it(i have the 30 pills for 1x a day. 6 hours for me cover lunch and dinner. With phen my dr wanted me to take 37.5mg in the am and 15mg in the evening because it wasnt lasting.

also i had an amazing workout otday have no idea how much i burned. I walked 2.5miles around noon then i went to hte gym and did 20 minutes (175 calories on the treadmill) and 20minutes (200calories) on the ellipt. then i did some strength training. Im tired as heck but feel really good.

[4mami_mia]

here is some info

Burn more in less time

In fact, the interval group that exercised less lost nine times more fat. This might not seem to make sense because it's all about calories in versus calories out. But pushing yourself in little bursts of exercise actually "tunes up" your metabolism so you burn more calories the rest of the day and while you sleep.

So, if you want to exercise less and burn more calories all day, add interval training to your exercise routine. Try this.

Incorporate interval training 2-3 times a week for 30 minutes
Work with a trainer to learn how to use interval training to speed up your metabolism

[scatanafas]

Mami you have me curious about this didrex stuff now.....I don't think phen is really working for me anymore...it is disheartening....

"bursts" of exercise makes the muscle twitch fibers work harder ..such as running sprints instead of just running at a steady pace, etc.....it does burn more fat, so maybe that is what happened in teh study you are referring to..... You are alwasy better off getting on the treadmill as running at maximum speed for a shorter time than running on it at a lower resistance for shorter time......but whatever gets you moving is GOOD...I don't worry too much about what is going to make me burn fat more, I just want to MOVE and burn some calories.....but if you do get technical you'll see that there are ways to work out more efficiently....

[Julie1976]

Good Morning!

I am going to continue taking Diethlpropion, Chronium, HCG and B12shots, for 7 more weeks. My doctor said that when you take this medication for 8 weeks your body get immune to it, and I am supposed to rest with out it 3 week, now I know when I am supposed to take my "break" I will try didrex.

[libby0920]

what is interval training?

[dcindy68]

well I have been drinking my water maybe not as much as I should have but I have been drinking....I think i have gained a pound and that is ok it will come off again.......
Libby , Emma is realy cute........

[4mami_mia]

what is interval training?

its when you workout at a high level for a few minutes then take it down to a lower level then keep repeating. I did this yesterday on the ellipt and treadmill. I set the treadmill to interval and it automatically adjusted the resistance and levels for me.
( my sister in law was on one right beside me just doing the quick start, i lost more calories than her doing hte interval)

on the elliptical i would do level 10 for about 5min then takie it down to level 3 for about 5 min then take it to level 15 for about 2 mon then take it back down. Man i worked up a sweat.

also on some of the workout dvds, turbo jam and billy blanks, you know they have the session on the video that is turbo for like 2 minutes. it serves the same purpose.

i posted this on the other thread about my day, it ****ed

breakfast-atkins shake
lunch- wendy's grilled chicken go wrap
snack- 2 glazed krispy kreme donuts
snack- fun size twix
dinner-salad, baked chicken?

the bad thing is i took the didrex around 2. Im not hungy im not hungry even now. But i am stressed out of my mind. My hubby is gone until friday working. Which isnt the problem he works one week and off the next week.
the problem is my 2yr old is burning up with fever that comes and goes. I took her to the dr this am. and she has tonsilitis plus a slight ear infection. Well she wont eat or drink a thing and im worried about dehydration.
The dr stressed pushing fluids but if she wont take it what can i do. I tried giving her popsicle and that wont work. The baby is okay but he gets fussy when he hears her cry, i guess he is owrried about her, and i feel really helpless.
So dispite not being hungry at all i force myslef to eat these bad things because i guess i assume they will be comforting but honestly its not helping.

[scatanafas]

OH MAMI! I wish i lived closer so I could help you......

If the baby has tonsillitis it is only natural that she deosn't want to drink anything, but hopefully she will soon...just so she won't get dehydrated...look out for the signs (dry skin, sunken eyes, lethargy) and take her in again! I had to do that with my son when he was little.....

[lost30]

So on Saturday I ran my first 5K in 37 min. That is 3.10 miles and there were hills. It was the most rewarding thing I have done in a long time. I was under 200 this week however I think with 3 cocktail parties this weekend I may have gone back over. I have not worked out since Saturday because I have a sick baby (AGAIN). I am definately going to work out tomorrow and see if I can get below 200 before Thursday.

This past week I have had my birthday (1st one ever without cake)
Mother's day
wedding aniversary.
3 cocktail parties
no work outs

I am going nuts!!!!

[libby0920]

dcindy: thanks girl :D you know she can be b-a-d somethimes lol

4mami: keep us updated! hopefully tomorrow she will want something... and take her back to the doc and insist they look at her because she wont take any fluids. and if they dont listen go to the er

scat: im highly jealous of your *** :D

lost30: congrats on the 5k thats wonderful!!! dont forget we weight in on thursday.

[shaynsethsmom]

Am i to late to join ? i can start on session two ... my weight is 207

[libby0920]

sure... we weigh in on thursday

[scatanafas]

Mami, how is hte baby doing?

well I dread tomorrow, I think that I am going to have a gain..good news is that I am eating way better than I have in a long time and the cleanse is starting to do its magic.

[libby0920]

DONT FORGET TOMORROW
5/15/08
IS THE WEIGH IN FOR THIS WEEK!

[dcindy68]

I'll be here but i won't like what I post unless I take a d*** and loose the 2 I found today......
Sorry, I am so disgusted with myself right now.......

[lovinmyair]

I weigh 220 down one pound

[trauma-mama]

libby-i weigh on a normal scale...so i am way confused as to ur comment!!

julie-congrats on thinking of us made u behave! that's awesome control!

lost30: i am ssssooooo jealous u ran a 5k!! i am just starting to run and my fastest mile is 12 min so far...and i am proud of it!! i need to be running more frequently, i only do it maybe once a week, then do other stuff. i so want to run a 5k! it is one of my personal goals.

i think i am more back on track, got off track with moving cross country and in with my ex sil who is a serious food lover-but this week she started a diet and is logging her food into fitday, so there is less cheating going on!!! i can't believe we are half way thru may!!! i keep thinking of how i agreed to post a pic in a bathing suit in july, this month i have been at a stand still--guess i need to amp it up for the rest of the month!!!

will post tomorrow night from work girls!!

luv trauma

[Julie1976]

Good Morning! I weight myself today, not that happy. I lost weight but I didnt loose what I had planned in my mind. I am down to 188pounds. I guess I need to work harder this week. =(

I ve lost so far 11 pounds in 1 week in a half.

[scatanafas]

I am down and I am happy, finally the scale is going i the right direction....6 more lbs to goal....its going to be balls to the wall from here on out.....i'm tired of failing.

[dcindy68]

Well personaly I don't want to weigh in this morning...... I am at 201 I gained 1.5 and I know its because of me being sick this week and not being able to work out,,,, But watch out this next week.... I will loose this again....

[scatanafas]

YES YOU WILL GIRL!

[libby0920]

i weighted in and im at 204 today. so thats 6 pounnds from last week when i was 210... (but i gained 2 pounds last week LOL)

but i have a feeling tomorrow ill be up thanks to that damn mexican food :(

trauma: i didnt mean weight on a normal scale.. i asked do you not normally weight on a scale.. as in do you not weight often lol

[Loving Me]

I only lost 3 pounds this week. I weigh 202...almost out of the 200's! I thought I would make it to 199 this week, but hopefully next week. I take that back...I WILL MAKE IT TO 199 or under for our next weigh in.

[4mami_mia]

well congrats to all that had a loss im down to 223.5 i feel my tummy rumbling os i bet im about to lose another lb once i do my business.
i really think i want to start eliminating some carbs. I havent been able to workout everyday because of my daughter being sick, by the was Scat im worried about her, she hasnt ate since monday and she drank a few sips here and there but not much.
this is really hard seeing her go thru this.

[4Jayzzz]

Well, I am finally back down to 196 again. I mysteriously went up 2 lbs after getting micro braids put in last Friday. I don't know if it was all that extra hair that made me go up like that, or if it was just me. Anyways, I am happy to report that I am back at 196.:)

[lost30]

Well it is official I am down to 197 and my start weight was 234 when I started phen in March. I am so excited I can not believe it and I have not worked out all week. That puts me down 37lbs so far. OH MY GOSH I can not believe it.

[scatanafas]

Mami just keep encouraging her to drink....poor thing....

[MommaCarr]

Ok So I know tonight was weigh in but I didnt make it to the gym and I dont own a scale at home. I will give you guys the number tomorrow night after I hit the gym with a vengance! Congrats to all of you guys and to Lost30 Congrats on Onderland. I love it here!!

Mami I hate that your daughter is sick. I know that must be so hard for you and her. I hope that she gets better soon.

[Chiquita198126]

i thought we had to weigh in today. looks like i still have until the 20th!!! i think! ya!!! hope all is well for everyone. i'm 181 today.

[4mami_mia]

4jayzzz, thats too funny glad you got back down
scat thats what im doing now, im just trying to give fluids
thanks mommacarr
chiquita ongrats on your loss!

[4mami_mia]

anyone have any low carb tips, im thinking about starting it.??

[scatanafas]

i was a strict low carber for a while....I truly believe it is a good way to eat for LIFE....

Get rid of anything white...no white bread, no white rice or pasta...in the beginning you should probably cut all bread and rice, even if it is whole wheat, they still raise your glycemic index.....

Have fruit in the morning ONLY.

Lean meats, lots of salad and vegetables.....you shouldn't be hungry on a low carb diet, if you are then you didn't eat enough. That is what Atkins believed and I believed him...for snacks get yourself some string cheese or babybel cheese, or just roll up some cold cuts and eat those without bread.

Eggs are GREAT....

Fish is GREAT, esp. a fish high in omega 3 oils like salmon...

hmm..I cna't think of anything else but i'm sure others will have plenty to add...If you are really at a loss then do a structured low carb plan , buy the aktins, south beach or dr perricone book. I have all three and the only one that i was really successful on was atkins...but remember that the induction period is only for two weeks then you can start adding more healthy carbs...your cravings for sugar will be GONE!

I wish i stuck with it but i didn't, and now i'm paying the price.

[trauma-mama]

hey everyone!

wow, i can't believe that we have some that hit onederland and quite a few that are on the cusp! so awesome! i know it is like early 17th right now, but i am just gonna try to get to the 20th without cheating!!! i have the w/e off so it is gonna be hard. right now i am trying to get back to only one cheat day a week, this is so hard. but at least i am not being bad everyday right??

libby-don't know how i totally misinterpreted that!! lol!! yes, me and the scale have a love affair...i try to only weigh before bed and right when i get up...otherwise i get crazy and do it before each meal throughout the day when i am home, or after i pee, or strip down completely instead of leaving like shirt, bra, and socks on-of course pants have to come off cause they weigh too much!!! the scale has been mean lately, i think it is punishing me...dam.n thing...

[Tenacious]

its TOM for me, am up 2 Ibs, making me 267 i am gonna try not to stress it and blame it on water retention. Mami I hope ur baby gets well soon : )

[Newbie2004]

Hello Libby and hello to the rest of The May Shake down Challengers. I would love to join your challenge. I havent been around Phentermine.com for a long time I lost the weight and was managing quite well for awhile,until I got sick and gain a lot of weight back. Anyhoo it is so nice to be back and to see so many new and different faces. Ok Ladies and gents I know i am late but, I am jumping right in and getting busy to lose some weight before the month is out. I need this challenge to help get by but in shape quick!!!!!!!!! and I need everyone to stay on me lol.

Ok everyone I am very excited, I will be checking in with my progress

Newbie2004

[4mami_mia]

thanks for the info scat,
thanks tenacious for your concern.
I was able to go to the gym this morning and work out.
I discovered i dont need an mp 3 player at the gym because i can listen to music on my phone thru the blue tooth! im so slow i didnt even know i can do that. lol
im feeling really good, im thinking i need to cut the carbs out for 2 weeks like fat smash but i wonder if i can really do it with carbs being in the house. Well nothing hurts a failure but to try, so im going for it starting tomorrow. I noticed i dont want something unless its in view so im putting hte bread up.

[Chiquita198126]

Ya. Looks like I weighed in on the right day.

Mami, sweetie glad you are going down. I really hope your baby gurl feels better soon.

I'm soo excited for everyone who is losing and not losing. It's showing I bet!!! Just remember even though the scale isn't dropping, doesn't mean its not showing!!! Because seriously, I look like I lost another 10 pounds, and I am still at 181. Boo. But yeah!!! because I feel excited I'm triming out.

My mini goal - 178 by next Thursday. We shall see, we shall see. In the mean time, I am taking my son with me to go buy some fruit and veggies this afternoon. Hopefully we can hit up all the little stands that sell fruits and veggies real cheap. I doubt it though. Boy do I miss the valley sometimes. On second thought.. nahhh, I don't like the humidity.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

[MZ.SHORTY]

good job 2 everyone. weighed n at 184,i didnt reach my personal goal this week of 180, but i will hit 180 b4 end of month.i was dissappointed though,but my doctor said dat i am dropping inches instead of pounds.

[scatanafas]

Shorty, that is what is going on with me too....I am not payiing attention to the scale today but I know that I'm smaller with how my jeans fit so im going with that for now.

[Newbie2004]

Good Morning, How is everyone doing? I am just checking in, I am down 2 pounds since I started 2 days ago and I am very happy. I was 198 and now I am 196 I would like to be in the 80s before the month is out. I havent worked out today yet, But i will try to get in some walking I must admit I dont feel like it today ,but I will push it.

[libby0920]

Hey everyone!!!

im glad some of you have weighted in.. i dont know if others have forgotten, plan on weighting in tomorrow (the 20th) or what.. so i just wanted to say CONGRATS to everyone who weighted in this week because everyone that weighted in either lost or maintained :D so i am very pleased

on the 20th i will do our pounds lost that way if some do decide to weight in on the 20th they can count too :)

[Loving Me]

I can't wait to weigh in Thursday I may have a surprise, but TOM came this morning at the gym, it wasn't pretty (sorry for the TMI)! Hopefully TOM does not sabatoge my accomplishment. Stay tuned because Thursday maybe BIG for me!

[libby0920]

HEYY EVERYONE! TODAY IS THE END OF THE 2ND SECTION


From all the people that have weighted in we have lost a total of 27 pounds!

** last weight in we had 14 people weigh in... this time we only had 8. So 27 pounds between 8 people is pretty good to me :)


May 21st will be the start of the 3rd section (this is our last section)



THE CHALLENGE THIS TIME IS
WORK YOUR BOOTY OFF THESE LAST 10 DAYS
(ex: cardio, reps of an exercise, oz of water)
and eating right... )

[4mami_mia]

alright lets do this

[Tenacious]

ok am ready tooo.........today i was at the gym for like 2hrs......did a 45 min class....30 mins on the bike...and 30 min jog btw 2.5 and 3.5....15 mins of weight training.....as for food i had a protein shake,salad for lunch,snacked on tangerines and had wheat pasta and meat

[libby0920]

WEIGH IN TOMORROW
5/22/08

[scatanafas]

i will give you my weigh in later on today....it isn't pretty

[libby0920]

lol ok scat

i just weighted in for 199 today :)

started at 208 and then gained to 210. so far for a total loss of 9 pounds :) i gotta work my *** off to lose those last 3 before the 31st!

[Loving Me]

I woke up this morning and the air was so serene and fresh. I stretched upon getting out of the bed and somehow I knew this day would be unlike any other day. The light was shining, my kids were usually quiet and I was not pressed for time. I wondered why this day was starting off so spectacular. I decided to step on the scale to bring myself back to reality and THERE IS WAS!!! The room started spinning, I heard disco music and I was having a romantic affair with my scale. I was in love!!! That’s why the day was unlike any other day; I had entered another planet. I WAS IN ONEderland!!! Yes, you heard it I am officially 199 pounds! Goodbye 200’s FOREVER, fair well and I can’t say I will miss you AT ALL! GO ME, GO ME. GO ME!!! :D

[DULA527]

Congratulations !!! I am so happy for you ... I can imagine what it must feel like to get under a # that has been your nemesis with the scales - You deserve to have the best day EVER !!!!

My weigh in was 172.8 lbs, this portion of the challenge

[MommaCarr]

Congrtas Again Loving! I have been a very bad girl and didn't give you guys my weight last week. I was only down 1 Lb. so no big deal. I am down another Lb for this week. I am back at the gym now and working my bootie off literally!

[4mami_mia]

I woke up this morning and the air was so serene and fresh. I stretched upon getting out of the bed and somehow I knew this day would be unlike any other day. The light was shining, my kids were usually quiet and I was not pressed for time. I wondered why this day was starting off so spectacular. I decided to step on the scale to bring myself back to reality and THERE IS WAS!!! The room started spinning, I heard disco music and I was having a romantic affair with my scale. I was in love!!! That’s why the day was unlike any other day; I had entered another planet. I WAS IN ONEderland!!! Yes, you heard it I am officially 199 pounds! Goodbye 200’s FOREVER, fair well and I can’t say I will miss you AT ALL! GO ME, GO ME. GO ME!!! :D


congrats i know it feels great

[4mami_mia]

lol ok scat

i just weighted in for 199 today :)

started at 208 and then gained to 210. so far for a total loss of 9 pounds :) i gotta work my *** off to lose those last 3 before the 31st!

Libby congrats to making it to
onederland

[Loving Me]

Thanks everyone...you ladies are the BEST!!! Where have you guys been all my life??? LOL! I never would have gotten so big if I had encouraging individuals like you around.

[4Jayzzz]

Congrats to Libby and Loving for reaching ONEDERLAND!!! I am so happy for you ladies!!!

As for me this morning my weight was 195.

[scatanafas]

Loving ME..

YOU GO GIRL! The 100's is a beautiful place to be! I admire your resolve and determination......

Keep up the good work

[Newbie2004]

Hello I am just checking in with my weigh in. I started at 198 and as of this morning I am 193. thats a total of 5 pounds. I will start with my cardio part of the challenge tomorrow. I know i wont reach 12 pounds by the end of the challenge, but I am sure going to try.

Tenacious- you are killing the gym I am truly inspired.
Everyone keep up the great work

[Chiquita198126]

i'm still 181 :(

hey anyone know how to post multiple pics? i am begining to think no one likes me here because i posted a thread and although it had like a couple of views no one answered me... that ****s. call me a baby, i'm sorry. just feeling like kinda neglected here :(

[Chiquita198126]

I can't figure it out :( Awell. I guess I will only post the pic I look like right now.Later.

[Newbie2004]

Hello Chiquita how are you, So sorry you are feeling neglected, I wish I new how to post a picture. I posted this one picture of me years ago when I first signed up, I think there are some old post that tell you how to post pictures. Just do a search, or email a couple of people directly that have multiple pics posted, they probably could help you more. Good luck. email me if need to.

[Tenacious]

still up due to phen induced insomnia......anyway this morning i weighed in at 261.5, am dowm 5.5, i guess going hard at the gym all week i s paying off, yay!!!!!!

[scatanafas]

scale says 140.8. I have gained weight...and I am depressed because of it.....It means that I can't go off of the phen like I had hoped, especially before a weekend at my mama's......the woman is all about food and feeding people.....the temptation is going to be too great for me, I go through this every Memorial Day weekend......

So today I am back on phen and going to get back on track. I am going to do alot of walking at my mom's....no room to bring my bike but if I walk enough it should do the trick.

[Loving Me]

Loving ME..

YOU GO GIRL! The 100's is a beautiful place to be! I admire your resolve and determination......

Keep up the good work

Thanks Scat!

[4mami_mia]

hi everyone i needed to step back from the dieting thing for a few days, im trying to get in school and stuff. My weight hasnt moved its really depressing i need a new scale, the one i have is like 3yrs old and i think that ish is broke !

[trauma-mama]

no, i am not lost!!!

but i have been lurking on a plastic surg board...i know i'm bad.


my wt is the same, now that i am so many days late for the second weigh in!! but gonna work hard for the rest of the month!!

loving me and libby!!!!!!!!!! omg onederland!!!! congrats on your hard work....u guys rock!

[MZ.SHORTY]

very late,sorry back sick again...scale says 182.5. so close to 180.

[4mami_mia]

hi everohne im here im taking down wallpaper so i havent beeon on much

[scatanafas]

Mami, I have wallpaper in my kitchen that I'd love to take down but it seems like such a daunting task because there are so many nooks and crannies and hard to reach areas....also i'm afraid of what the walls are going to look like after that wallpapaer comes down, which means lots of prep work before painting...UGH...looks like i'm going to have to shell out money to have it done ..:(

[lovinmyair]

I weigh 208. I haven't been keeping up very well have I?

[libby0920]

heyy yall! how has everyones memorial day been?!

[trauma-mama]

i worked all w/e so i had half of memorial day off---so i'm tired!! now that it's tues i go back to work tonight for 2 more nights-ugh. but ate fairly well since i was working and i have been exercising everyday...so that's something anyway!!

hope u all are gearing up for i think our last week!!!

[4mami_mia]

anyone have any updats? this thursday was our final weigh in right??

[Loving Me]

Well, I am 197 so that makes 14 pounds for me. Libby, thanks for the challenge it was GREAT motivation!