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February 06 Getting the scale moving again (in the right direction, that is)So, tonight was our weekly Pound Plunge weigh-in and we are both doing a "happy dance" as it ended up being a good week despite doin' a little Super Bowl partyin'! It was also nice to put a dent into the bad weigh-in we both had last week!
Sonja weighed in at 211.1 lbs., which is the lowest she's been since restarting the Pound Plunge this year... and it gets her closer & closer to that mini-goal of "onederland"! This was a 1.6 lb. loss for the week.
Aaron is moving in the right direction again as well... weighing in at 205 lbs. this week. What that means is he is right back to his starting point! Guess that means he gets a fresh start, huh?
Well, next week we will not be weighing in on Thursday, as we will be on a college visit to Aaron's next "alma mater"... K-State (go Cats!). He is planning to transfer there over the summer, so we're gonna take a couple of days to go check everything out. We will be weighin' in on Monday instead (make-up day), and when we blog about those results, we'll let ya'll know how the visit goes as well... February 01 Weigh-in on time... Post delayed...Sorry I didn't post on Thursday after our weigh-in (or anytime since then)... seems life has been quite busy over the past couple of days, and I've barely had time to breathe! So anyway, weigh-in for our local Pound Plunge competition was Thursday night, and unfortunately, it was not a good night for either of us!
Sonja had a mildly bad week on the scale, weighing in at 212.7 lbs. - which means she gained 0.7 lbs. this week. It isn't much of a gain, but it did move the scale the wrong direction.
Aaron however, had a horrible week. After having a nice loss last week, he gained back what he lost, as well as a little extra! He weighed in at 207.8 lbs., which means that he gained 4.2 lbs.! College life (aka partyin') seems to be catchng himself as he tries to get in better shape before he plans to transfer to a new college this summer.
Are you ready for some football???? Remember that you can enjoy the game w/out TOTALLY BLOWIN' all the good work we've all done! Until next week... January 22 Weigh-in time once again...So. it's weigh-in night again for our local Pound Plunge competition, and we are pleased to report it was a good one for both of us!
Sonja had another good week on the scale, weighing in at 212 lbs. - which is another loss of 3.1 lbs. this week! She wasn't sure what to expect this week after the near 10lb. loss last week, so we'll definitely take this!
Aaron is all psyched, because he finally saw the scale move (and in the right direction), weighing in at 203.6 lbs. This resulted in a 1.4 lb. loss for him this week, which is really remarkable considering that he's basically been starving himself trying to get results! (not a good idea - which Sonja pointed out to him after the weigh-in!)
Hope everyone else is having a FABULOUS week... and we'll check in again next week! January 18 A quick lil' post...Okay... first off, thanks for all the supportive comments since our return. It's good to be back among all our MPM friends (or at least the ones who are still around!).
Secondly, I've had a few of ya ask me how the heck I lost 9.6 lbs. this week. No, I am not doing 6-hr workouts like the BL contestants... LOL - don't think my bod could take that! I actually credit 2 things (one good, one bad): first the bad... I actually gained 10lbs. over Christmas & a week-long trip to TX to visit family. So I figure it came off faster because I just very recently packed it on so quickly. (or at least that is wishful thinking) As for the good reason, you should all get a real kick out of this!
I have really amped up my workouts, actually working out almost every day, if not every day. But the funny thing is the type of workouts I've been doing: I call them my "Jillian-inspired" workouts! I warm-up on my elliptical for at least 10 minutes, then jump on my stationary bike. I set my bike for a 30-minute cardio workout, and then alternate 1 minute cardio & 30 second sprints throughout the middle 20 minutes of the workout. The kicker is that as I'm doing the "sprint" part, I try to get up to 25mph if possible. In doing this, I start to wane after about 15-20 seconds... so in order to keep myself going, I yell out my last 10 second countdown, just like Jillian does for the BL contestants. (or more recently, like Bob did when he went off on Joelle! lol)
You can just imagine what my hubby thinks when he hears me screaming "10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1" at the top of my lungs, while practically out of breath anyway, every couple of minutes! I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm losing it these days, but hey, it apparently is working by the look of the scale this week, so who cares? So, anyway, that's my explanation for the awesome weight loss this week, and hopefully it will continue into next week... come back on Thursday & I'll let ya know for sure!
So, as I like to say, GET YOUR BUTTS UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER...
Sonja January 16 Pound Plunge week #1First of all. it was great to hear from so many of you after our last blog! Glad to have such a warm welcome back!
On to our Pound Plunge weigh-in this week:
Sonja had a fabulous week on the scale, weighing in at 215.1 lbs. - which means that she lost 9.6 lbs. this week! WooHoo... guess all those workouts really paid off along w/ getting her diet back on track finally! Let's just hope she can keep it up next week!
Aaron stayed the same, weighing in at 205 lb. again. It took him a little longer to get back into a "healthy" mode, as he puts it, but he has finally gotten there, so hopefully next week will be much better for him as well!
We'll let you know how it goes... hope everyone has a good weekend, and work a little "movement" into it! January 10 Pound Plunge 3 kick-offSo, we're not sure how many of our MPM friends are still around, but we are still here (though our appearances are few & far between!).
Our local Pound Plunge started up again this week, so we had another "public" weigh-in on Thursday night, as we did all through the MPM Matchup last year. Kinda made us miss everyone from here, so we thought we would give a quick update. Unfortunately, we've both backslid a bit... so here are the horrible results:
Sonja topped the scale back out at 224.7 lbs. - she's had a rough December that has led to some definite "stress" eating, as well as being put on some medication that is contributing to the weight gain (steroid-based, of course). However, she does know how to do things the correct way, and is already taking steps to get back on track!
Aaron has also backtracked, weighing in at 205 lb. - the exact weight he was when he started the MPM. College life (esp. the "partying") is taking it's toll on his waistline, but he plans to nip that in the bud as he will probably be transferring to a larger school next year and wants to be in shape when he does so!
Hope everyone is doing mucho better than we have been, and know that next time, we'll have MUCH BETTER results to report! We are much more active on the SparkPeople.com website these days - if you get a chance, look us up over there! Our names over there are AARONP08 or NASCAR_CHICK... December 02 It's been WAY too Long...So... Since I have a macbook now... the blog won't let me edit my text... so you get to read this in plain text.... But I am so sorry it's been so long!!!! I have been so caught up with school and switching from computer to computer that I haven't had time to breathe let alone blog on here. But I am back and plan to work it up again and get myself through the final stages of my weight loss. I haven't been keeping track of my weight frequently but I do know that I am still under 200... but i'm sure it's not by much.... So I am vowing to eat healthier and work out more to ensure that this final bit of weight and my 6-pack abs will be here by the summer time!!!! That is my goal!!! I'll blog with you all later!!! Aaron December 01 Where has the time gone??? (has it really been a month...)Guess my weekly blogs have turned into more of a monthly occurance, but at least I'm still here, right? And just to let ya'll know, even though I haven't been blogging myself, I have been keeping up w/ everyone else in my brief periods online lately.
Thanksgiving was not nice to me or the scale, as it helped to push me back up into the "200" range once again. (Can't blame the holiday, as it was my own bad choices that were responsible for the damage that was done!) I am feverishly working at getting back into "onederland" again... I just can't stand to see a "2" on the scale anymore!
Okay, so update on the medical issues: the medicine they "tried" me on for the stomach issues is working (yeah!)... however, it does not react well w/ the chemicals that they put in the Nutrisystem foods to aid in the "full" feeling you get when you eat them. Soooo, NS foods are no longer a part of my diet. I'm still having alot of trial & error times w/ what does & doesn't work, but I'm a quick learner so I'm adjusting fairly well (I hope).
Our local Pound Plunge competition is gearing up again, and this year we've added a new member to our team. Along w/ myself, my hubby & Aaron, we've talked Aaron's girlfriend into joining us. It starts the first week of January and runs through April again, and this year, they've added an exciting new opportunity. They will be choosing a "showcase" team, that will get personal training sessions, as well as dietician consults to aid in their progress. They will be monitoring that team's progress and posting it on the website & radio for all to follow... we are hoping to be chosen as that team. It would prevent us from winning any of the prize money, but we all agree that having the added assistance in our battle w/ the scale is better than any of the prizes they might be giving out!
Work has been as busy as I thought it would be - even busier at times than I thought it would be. However, we may be having a 3-week break coming up... right after Christmas. Can't say that would hurt my feelings any - that is exactly when the Pound Plunge gets started, which would give me a good opportunity to get a jump start on my exercise program!
So, I know that Aaron hasn't had the time (nor the computer) to put his own blog on here... so I'll give ya a short update: He's very happy w/ his schedule for next semester, as he did get into both Intro to Theatre & Intro to Motion Pictures. As I sorta mentioned, his computer finally bit the dust (for good this time)... and so he replace it w/ a MacBook (which he has been begging for as long as I can remember!). The girlfriend & him are doing quite well... this one could very well be a keeper (which would be fine w/ me since I've mentioned before that I really like her). Initiation went well, and we're all glad that it's finally over! How's that for short, sweet & to the point?
And just to keep you updated on the rest of the family... I now have a new reason to reach my weight loss goal sooner rather than later: my oldest stepson got engaged on Thanksgiving Day, and they are hoping to have their wedding this May! Talk about a time crunch for good ol' stepmom! LOL I gotta get my butt in gear!
So, I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving... and that the Christmas season is also going well! I'll see if I can't get Aaron to finally put his own blog on here now that he has a functioning computer (no more excuses)! Take care, and I'll try to do better myself too!
Sonja November 02 I am still alive..... AND kickin'!!!So first of all, I want to apologize for being MIA over the past several weeks... no real excuse, except that "life" gets in the way sometimes! I'm sure all of you can relate to that at some point or another! LOL
Can't say that I've really been "productive" in my absence, at least as far as my weight is concerned. I've actually been up & down on the scale... getting back up over 200 for a brief week or so, but quickly getting my butt back to "onederland" as fast as possible! (think it took just 6 days) Now that I've seen a "1" at the front of the number on the scale, a "2" just isn't acceptable EVER again! LOL
So, obviously I'm not gonna try to list out my food & exercise for all of the weeks that I've been absent, but I can tell you that it seriously resembles what happened on the scale... I ate well when I could, then would have a couple of bad days w/ my tummy which would pretty much limit me to soup & jello until it passed. Then once I recovered from that, I'd kinda go nuts, making up for lost time I guess, and pretty much eating everything in sight (or at least it felt like it - obviously I didn't really, or I'd have gained a whole lot more weight!).
As for my stomach issues, I did finally have my colonoscopy this past week. Fortunately, there was nothing significant - which means unfortunately, they still don't know that the hell is wrong w/ me! Now, we get to start the "trial & error" approach to the whole situation..... they're gonna try me on some medication that they think "might" help. If not, we'll try something else - nothing like feeling like a human guinea pig! LOL
Work is entering our busy period - everyone who has met their deductibles for the year figure they might as well have a joint replacement while the insurance will pick up the tab! LOL So November & December are always booked solid... along w/ January & February, when people bombard us because a joint replacement will pretty much meet their deductible for the rest of the year! Aaah, job security!!! LOL
Hopefully I can get Aaron to find the time to do his own update, but here's a brief one until he does: classes are going well; he's looking forward to next semester because he has some fun theatre/acting classes thrown in w/ the gen eds. He's gotta girlfriend again (I think - I can never keep up w/ his love life!), but I know this one and really like her, so I told him I'd kick his a$$ if he ran her off! LOL Final initiation for his fraternity occurs this week, so he's looking forward to getting all of that over & done with. And he has a new roommate, so his living situation is a whole lot nicer. He's back to Sonic on the weekends to make a little extra $$$ - "college life" (aka partying) can get a little pricey! LOL
So, hope everyone has been doing well in our absence (saw Marcus & Amber's new pics... lookin' good, as I knew you would!!!). I'll work on Aaron to get his own blog on here, and try to do better in getting on here myself!
Sonja September 22 Another week down...Well, anyone who follows our page probably realizes we didn't post a weigh-in blog this week... that's because there was basically nothing to report. I'm still at my "wall" (no loss, no gain) and Aaron didn't have time to weigh-in this week.
Before I get into my usual blog, I have to comment on the new season... OMG!!! It is going to be a great one! Colleen from the Yellow team ROCKS - she kicked bootee on that challenge to get immunity for her & her dad! And I can so relate to Heba - when I started the MPM last year, I had several people tell me I wasn't heavy enough to participate in anything from BL... yeah, and then I weighed in at 272 (close to the same weight that Kelly started at last year)! And how about that comment made by Jillian at the beginning of the show: that she's become the "nice" one over the years??? What the fudge??? I have NEVER heard anyone refer to her as "nice" - the fact that she is such a hard-a$$ is exactly why I would want her for my trainer! LOL So, anywho, on to how my week went....
Nutrition-wise, I tried to do more NS meals than "others", so I'm hoping that will give me a little movement on the scale. Still having occasional "flare-ups" from my stomach, and still anxiously awaiting my colonoscopy (I know, it sounds really strange to be looking forward to something like that).
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 9/15: 1242 calories, 80 oz. water
Tue, 9/16: 1213 calories, 64 oz. water
Wed, 9/17: 1241 calories, 128 oz. water
Thu, 9/18: 1058 calories, 112 oz. water
Fri, 9/19: 1248 calories, 128 oz. water
Sat, 9/20: 1276 calories, 112 oz. water
Sun, 9/21: 1600 calories, 128 oz. water
So I kept all of my days over 1000 calories, which has been a difficult feat for me on the day after I work my 3 12-hr. day stretch! I also had a bit of a splurge day on Sunday... my best friend & I had a girls' day out, taking in a movie and then hitting a sports bar to finish up the Nascar race. She wanted an appetizer plate, so I had a few bites off of it - man, those calories rack up awfully fast! And to think that I used eat those on a regular basis - like, almost every Sunday during the races - and I didn't eat just a bite or two like I did this time... I would typically "inhale" the stuff! No wonder I was so overweight!!!
As for the fitness side of my week, I did much better this week... we've started a BL challenge on the NS website, and we're having daily workout challenges, so that has helped ALOT!
My exercise for this week:
Mon, 9/15 Walked 2 miles
Tue, 9/16
Wed, 9/17
Thu, 9/18 Walked 1 mile during break @ work
Fri, 9/19 10 Lunges (won't be doing them again - knees were screaming), 50 Crunches
Sat, 9/13 50 Crunches, 25 Push-ups, Walked 2 miles
Sun, 9/14 50 Crunches, 25 Push-ups, Stationary bike: 30 min. (6 miles)
So that's how my week shaped up...
As for the upcoming week, I'm planning to do 100% NS until Thursday, when we leave for our Nascar race weekend. We are camping at the track, so at least I can control most of what we eat. I'm taking lots of healthy snacks (veggies, fruits, etc) and several cases of water. And of course, we'll be doing tons of walking, to/from the track/campground, inside the track, down to the infield (which is a vigorous walk down several flights of stairs, through a slanted tunnel & then back up a couple of flights of stairs)... so exercise definitely won't be an issue while we're gone. (I will be wearing a pedometer to see just how much I do walk each day!)
Aaron will probably be MIA until next week... he took a "Halloween-themed" road trip this past weekend w/ a friend, going to a couple of major haunted houses in the heart of downtown KC, and then to Worlds of Fun's "haunted" version on it's opening weekend. This week is Homecoming week at his college, so he'll obviously be running like crazy - he has commitments through SAE and his job w/ admissions (he'll be giving tours to the alumni), not to mention just having his own fun w/ his friends! Hopefully, he'll have time to check back in (and weigh in) once this is all done!
Again, for anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, Biggest Loser has started up a "League" for this season on their website. Looks like it will be their version of the MPM for this year. It seems like it will be interesting... weekly challenges, blogs, message boards, etc. If you decide to join, please add me - my name over there is "Nascar_Chick". Aaron has also joined up over there, and you can find him in "My Contacts" on my page. Missy has been made team captain of the "UNDER CONSTRUCTION BLL STYLE" team, which is made up of alot of us MPM'ers. Please come join us - we'd love to have you on our team!
As always, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!!!
Sonja September 15 A So-so Week!Okay, so this has been a so-so week... all the way around. Anyone who read our weigh-in blog knows that I didn't lose anything this week (but, that's better than last week, since I gained a little then). Food has been okay calorie-wise, but I had a couple of days that I really didn't feel up to par... which leads me to exercise - which has been non-existent, aside from the nights that I worked & ran my bootee off while doing so! (if it weren't for busy nights at work, I basically wouldn't have moved at all this week)
Nutrition-wise, I did eat more off-NS than on. I'm still having occasional "flare-ups" from my stomach; and thanks to both my surgeon & myself having extremely busy schedules, it will be a month & a half before I get to have my colonoscopy. So, I have a while to wait before I know exactly what is going on inside me!
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 9/8: 1280 calories, 96 oz. water
Tue, 9/9: 1295 calories, 96 oz. water
Wed, 9/10: 1385 calories, 112 oz. water
Thu, 9/11: 1140 calories, 112 oz. water
Fri, 9/12: 1200 calories, 96 oz. water
Sat, 9/13: 1015 calories, 80 oz. water
Sun, 9/14: 1320 calories, 128 oz. water
So at least this week, I kept all of my days over 1000 calories! (I also cut myself a little on sleep because my stepson & his girlfriend came to see us on Saturday when I normally would have been sleeping.) I'm planning a 100% Nutrisystem week this week for 2 reasons: 1 - so I can hopefully see a little movement on the scale this week, and 2 - to give me a jump start for our race weekend next week, because I know I'll probably have at least 1 meal that's not so "healthy"!
As for the fitness side of my week, not much to report... thank goodness for busy nights at work!
My exercise for this week:
Mon, 9/8
Tue, 9/9
Wed, 9/10 Work
Thu, 9/11 Work
Fri, 9/12 Work
Sat, 9/13
Sun, 9/14
So that's how my week shaped up...
As for the upcoming week, I'll hopefully have a 100% NS week, and hope to do some actual "exercise" this week (I actually already did that, getting in a nice long walk this afternoon!).
Looks like Aaron will be blogging a little more frequently now... so as long as he does, I'll let him share his experiences. If he goes MIA again, then I'll restart the "updates".
Again, for anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, Biggest Loser has started up a "League" for this season on their website. Looks like it will be their version of the MPM for this year. It seems like it will be interesting... weekly challenges, blogs, message boards, etc. If you decide to join, please add me - my name over there is "Nascar_Chick". Aaron has also joined up over there, and you can find him in "My Contacts" on my page.
As always, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!!!
Sonja September 13 Weigh-In TimeSo, we did this week's weigh-in on Friday, but didn't get around to posting it until today...
Sonja hit a wall on the scale this week (in other words... no loss - but also no gain!) Guess that's better than the 0.2 lb. gain she had last week.
As for Aaron... after he wrote his post, he finally decided to step on the scale and weighed in at 197 (which though it was upsetting to see 10 lbs. already lost back on there, at least he wasn't over 200 like he feared!). SO, he buckled down right away, and by weigh-in time on Friday, he had already dropped a pound.
Look for us to start weighing in on Tuesdays next week, since the Biggest Loser will begin and we are participating in The Biggest Loser League. For anyone who decides to join it as well, look for Nascar_Chick (Sonja), and then you can find Aaron on her featured contacts page. September 09 The Freshman 15Freshman Year.....
The year in a young person's life where you realize you are no longer your parents problem... you are out on your own... you are in control... the decisions you make are reflections of you... you deal with the results. It's the year you discover yourself... it's the year you shape who you will be for the rest of your life... it's also the year that you have to fight off that dreaded thing known as the Freshman 15!
I started college thinking that the Freshman 15 wouldn't be a problem... but when I think about it, the Freshman 15 would put this guy back over 200 pounds... and to be honest, I've been so busy that there hasn't been time to watch what I eat or even to work out.... So in all honesty right now I'm afraid to step onto the scale in fear that I'll see that dreaded 200... It really worries me, but that is why I am now blogging to get back into the swing of the Biggest Loser and get my butt back into shape, and even better than before!!!
Thank you for all of you who have supported me in the past... and those of you who will be there for me as I battle this epic battle against the dang reality known as college.
Until next time...
Aaron
P.S. Check out my youtube account.... http://www.youtube.com/kidzinkollege
September 08 Weigh-in & Weekly blogI'm sure that anyone who follows our site realizes that I didn't post a weigh-in blog this week. It's not because I didn't weigh in (and no, Aaron hasn't weighed in again lately - hope he doesn't find a surprise on the scale when he finally does!)... I just didn't have time to get the post up before we left town this weekend. My weight was up 0.2 lbs. - not really sure why, because I didn't really do anything different. But, it's a minimal gain, so I'm going to just go with it and work that much harder this week to turn it back around to a loss.
Nutrition-wise, things haven't changed much. I'm still having occasional "flare-ups" from my stomach; see the surgeon tomorrow to get my colonoscopy set up. (sooooo looking forward to that little procedure! NOT!) We did go to the State Fair as planned this weekend, and as you'll see by my calorie counts, I did really good on Friday, but Saturday, I actually allowed myself to have one splurge (a Pronto-Pup - which if you've never heard of, is the BEST corn dog in the world!!!). Believe me, I paid for it later... by ending up sick to my stomach and not feeling well for the rest of the weekend! I must share though that I was very impressed w/ the available "healthy" choices at the fair... I was able to have a tuna wrap for lunch, and a fruit/cheese plate that I shared w/ my family for an afternoon snack.
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 9/1: 1255 calories, 128 oz. water
Tue, 9/2: 1340 calories, 144 oz. water
Wed, 9/3: 1049 calories, 112 oz. water
Thu, 9/4: 962 calories, 64 oz. water
Fri, 9/5: 1236 calories, 80 oz. water
Sat, 9/6: 1786 calories, 144 oz. water
Sun, 9/7: 990 calories, 80 oz. water
So Thursday was another "half" day, because I had been up all night at work after only getting a few hours sleep the previous day due to meetings. As you can see, Friday was a good day at the fair, and I do think that Saturday would have been good as well if it hadn't been for the 300+ calorie corn dog! Sunday wasn't a "make up calorie" day... it was a "I'm still feeling sick from the splurge" day! LOL
As for the fitness side of my week, work was a better week... not near as "run my butt off", which was nice because I was able to get some much needed paperwork caught up, and I even got some exercise in on my "break time". And of course, we walked and walked and walked some more at the State Fair both days (I wore my pedometer so I could know exactly how much we walked!).
My exercise for this week:
Mon, 9/1 Walked 1 mile (during break @ work)
Tue, 9/2 Walked 1 mile (during break @ work)
Wed, 9/3
Thu, 9/4
Fri, 9/5 Walked 2.8 miles (at the State Fair)
Sat, 9/6 Walked 4.7 miles (at the State Fair)
Sun, 9/7
So that's how my week shaped up...
As for the upcoming week, I'm still incorporating some "regular" meals w/ my NS, and hope to do some actual "exercise" this week (need to use that home gym I put downstairs). Not sure when my procedure will be scheduled, so that may play into my "plans".
Another "Aaron" update: He is switching up his major plans (already)... he never has been much of an artist as far as drawing is concerned, and there are required art classes that he did not want to do. I think at this moment, he's undecided, but he appears to be leaning back towards the speech/drama teacher route. He's got a long time before he has to figure that out! As for the "girl" situation, the "amazing" girlfriend is no more... don't know the exact details, but I'm pretty sure all the female "friends" that Aaron has didn't help any! LOL Aaah, to be 18 again...
For anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, Biggest Loser has started up a "League" for this season on their website. Looks like it will be their version of the MPM for this year. It seems like it will be interesting... weekly challenges, blogs, message boards, etc. If you decide to join, please add me - my name over there is "Nascar_Chick".
As always, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!!!
Sonja September 01 Another week gone... is it really Sept. already???Okay, so I'm thinking that my weekly posts are going to be on Mondays now, because I don't seem to be able to get them done on Sunday evenings anymore! LOL Guess it's because I hit the hot tub, and after that, I'm ready for bedtime instead of computer time. So, on to last week... let me start by addressing my weigh-in: this week I hit the 75lbs. lost mark since starting Nutrisystem! Not bad for just under a year's worth of hard work... even if I do say so myself!
Nutrition-wise, things are going well. I have had a couple of "flare-ups" from my stomach, but overall I am feeling much better. My labs are finally looking better, so I will be following up with the surgeon to have my colonscopy soon (I actually see him next week to get everything set up). I feel like I did pretty good this week w/ incorporating in some "regular" meals w/ my NS... I mean, after all, I still lost some weight!
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 8/25: 1299 calories, 96 oz. water
Tue, 8/26: 1175 calories, 96 oz. water
Wed, 8/27: 1046 calories, 96 oz. water
Thu, 8/28: 903 calories, 64 oz. water
Fri, 8/29: 1197 calories, 80 oz. water
Sat, 8/30: 1315 calories, 96 oz. water
Sun, 8/31: 1269 calories, 80 oz. water
The one day that I had under 1000 calories was a day that I slept most of it away due to a really bad night at work... so I only ended up being awake for about 8 hours of the day.
As for the fitness side of my week, I went back to work this week. I worked 12-hr shifts on Tuesday & Wednesday, and was so busy both nights that I never even had a chance to sit down the entire shift! So, I would consider that a pretty good workout in itself for just starting back to work... and obviously I didn't have any energy to workout after either of those days (hence the all-day sleep-in on Thursday). I did get a couple of walks in later in the week to make up for the lack of workouts the first part of the week.
My exercise for this week:
Mon, 8/25
Tue, 8/26 Work
Wed, 8/20 Work
Thu, 8/21
Fri, 8/22 Walked 1.6 miles in 30 min.
Sat, 8/23 Walked 2.5 miles in 60 min.
Sun, 8/24 Stationary bike for 20 min.
So that's how my week shaped up... at least I got moving a little more than last week!
As for the upcoming week, I plan to continue w/ incorporating some "regular" meals w/ my NS, and hopefully continue to move a little more again. My real test will be next Friday & Saturday, as we will be heading to the Kansas State Fair for a couple of days. We all know what "healthy" foods they have at the fair, and there certainly won't be anywhere available to fix my NS foods... so I'll be searching high and low to try to find something on the healthier side while I'm there... not to mention the fact that we are planning to participate in a wine judging on Friday night. On the upside, we'll walk those fairgrounds all day long both days, so hopefully that will offset anything I do end up eating!
Another "Aaron" update: He survived the first week of classes, though he was NOT thrilled about the homework each day! LOL He's been enjoying the college life and all the perks that come along w/ that (i.e. females), but as of this weekend, I've been informed that he has "the most amazing girlfriend ever" (his words). They live in the same dorm, and he met her on move-in day... so we'll see how that goes. Weight-wise, he is still hanging right at the 187 mark, so he's either watching what he eats, or running around so much that he's working off the junk that he does eat!
Hope everyone's Labor Day weekend was great - can you believe that today is the first day of September! It seems like just a week or so ago we were flying out to L.A. as part of the MPM challenge! Where has this year gone???
As always, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!!!
Sonja August 29 Gotta love the tape measure even more than the scale!Weigh-in day comes once again... at least for half of us. LOL
Aaron is finding out just how busy college can really keep you, so he hasn't had a chance to step on his Wii Fit this week (which is what he uses to weigh in since moving into the dorms). So, we'll assume (& hope) that he is holding steady at 187... or losing, as much as he has been on the go.
As for Sonja... things continue to go well! She weighed in at 196.8 this morning, down another 1.8 lbs. from last week... and even better, since it is the end of the month, it was also time for measurements. This month, she lost a total of 4 1/2 inches! WOO HOO!!! No wonder her clothes are starting to hang on her... in fact, when she returned to work this week, her co-workers threatened to take up a collection for her to get new scrubs if she didn't buy some soon. LOL Guess they're afraid that they'll fall off of her at some crucial point, like transferring a patient or something... thank goodness for drawstrings in the waistline! ;-) August 25 Another Week Down... and Finally Getting Back to "Normal"This "day late" posting is becoming more of the norm than unusual... guess I need to work on that! Anyway, it's the end of the week again (actually the beginning of a new week since I'm late posting this) so it's time to update ya'll on how my week went... and if you read our weigh-in blog this week, you'll know that it was an AWESOME week for me!!! That is because I finally reached "ONEDERLAND"... only after 18 years of trying to unsuccessfully get back there time and time again!
I'll start out talking about my nutrition by saying that I am finally starting to feel more "human", and so my appetite is also finally getting back to normal. I won't claim to be "100%" on Nutrisystem this week, because I purposefully didn't plan on doing so. Let me explain that statement: now that I've gotten under 200, that puts me 75% of the way to my goal (from when I started NS). Because I'm on the last leg of this current goal, I made the decision to start combining my NS meals w/ "regular" food to hopefully make the transition off NS easier when I do reach my goal. I'm eating NS for 2 meals a day, and then a regular meal for the 3rd one, and I'm mixing up when I eat that 3rd meal to keep my body from getting into a routine. I realize that this will probably slow down my weight loss a little, but I'm hoping that it will make maintenance alot easier.
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 8/18: 934 calories, 80 oz. water
Tue, 8/19: 1072 calories, 80 oz. water
Wed, 8/20: 1121 calories, 80 oz. water
Thu, 8/21: 1274 calories, 96 oz. water
Fri, 8/22: 1047 calories, 80 oz. water
Sat, 8/23: 1251 calories, 96 oz. water
Sun, 8/24: 1020 calories, 80 oz. water
I know some of my days were still low on calories, and that was not planned... I'm shooting for 1200+ calories everyday. Like I said, my appetite is just "starting" to get back to what it was... so slowly, ever so slowly, I'm getting back to where I need to be.
As for the fitness side of my week, I finally had the energy towards the end of this week to start doing a little something again. I'm starting out slowly so as not to overdo it, but I gotta say that it felt really good to get a little movement going again! I told ya'll earlier in the summer about an upcoming challenge at our gym that paired you up w/ a personal trainer for 8 weeks and that I was being encouraged to sign up for it, since it would be loosely based on the Biggest Loser format. I promised to keep ya posted: well, bummer, it starts in just 1 week, and due to my recent illnesses, I could not get the physician approval to participate at this time. Darn it! (but better than trying to do something that I shouldn't and have another setback!)
My exercise for this week:
Mon, 8/18
Tue, 8/19
Wed, 8/20
Thu, 8/21
Fri, 8/22
Sat, 8/23 Stationary bike: 20 min.
Sun, 8/24 Walked 1.83 miles in 45 min.
So, that's my week in a nutshell. Nothing to write home about, but at least I'm getting moving again!
As for the upcoming week, I hope to just get my calories back where they need to be, and to continue to move a little more. After being off work since the 20th of July (technically since the 17th since I was in the middle of a 5-day lake weekend when I went to the hospital on the 20th), I am finally returning back to work tomorrow night. We'll see how that goes, because I can honestly say I haven't been "up & busy" for 12 hours straight since all this started, so I may find myself pretty worn out after working a full shift right away!
Just an FYI: Aaron got the roommate settled in, made it through freshman orientation, and officially started classes today. Haven't had any "distress" calls yet, and he even graced us w/ his presence tonight (had some software for his computer delivered here today)... and for those of you who know him (Marcus & Amber specifically), he showed up here w/ not 1, but 2 females in tow! I'd say he's settling into college pretty well! LOL
Hope everyone has a great Labor Day weekend coming up - get out there and do something fun to end the summer on! As always, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!!!
Sonja August 22 Weigh-In .... followed by happy dance!!!So it's our "official" weigh-in day...
Aaron is holding steady at 187 lbs., like he stated in his blog yesterday. Now, he's in full "freshman orientation" mode, so his schedule will only be getting more & more hectic!
As for Sonja... major milestone achieved today! She weighed in at 198.6 this morning, down 1.6 lbs. from last week, but more importantly, officially in "ONEDERLAND" as of today!!! To put this into perspective & explain the magnitude of this, she hasn't seen a "1" on the front of the scale since she became pregnant w/ Aaron... and as you all know, he is almost 19-freakin' years old! That's a loooooong time to be in the 200-range!
So, we're doing a happy dance as our exercise today! ;-) August 21 I'm back....Hello everyone!
So, it's been quite a while since you heard from me, which means I have alot to update you on.... Today is move-in day here on campus and since I'm already in my room, I have a front row seat to watch the thousands of other students trying to all move in at once... Move-in started at 8:00am and currently it's 8:30 and I'm pretty sure I've already seen enough humor to keep me going for the rest of the day.... but it's like a train wreck - you just can't look away! So while I wait for my roommate to arrive, I'll write up a nice little informative blog for all of you...
So I'm no longer on the cheer squad. Due to disagreements and lack of interest, I found it best that I leave that before I hurt the squad. But I did find something to replace the involvement I would have had in cheer. Last week I signed my bid to be a pledge for one of the fraternities on campus here: Sigma Alpha Epsilon. So I'm now an official SAE pledge!!!!
Since my last blog I have moved into my new room... where only HALF of the room is mine :-( Talk about cramped....
But on to the weight loss stuff -- I have been doing ALOT of walking, but not much of anything else. Once school gets into session, I plan to go to our health center here cuz it's free and I have friends that want to go with. Right now my exercise includes the 2 mile tour I do twice a day at the Admissions office and all the walking I do with that job, as well as all the walking I do at my other job at Sonic!
My weight has been pretty steady at 187, but I'm going to kick it in the butt and get down to that 175 by Christmas!!!!
But until next time.....
Aaron August 18 Still hangin' in there...Okay, so again I'm a day late posting this, but at least I here to do it & not back in the hospital! LOL
So let me just put this out here before I get anywhere near my calorie counts for the week: my appetite has been NON-EXISTENT since getting out of the hospital thanks to all of the antibiotics that I have received over the past month (and am still taking). Basically, I've had to force myself to eat most days, so as you will see, my calorie counts are extremely low, but hopefully that will start to improve over the next few days as some of this starts to get out of my system! I have tried to make sure that what I do take in is "good for you" calories (lots of protein for healing, etc.) and I've made sure to keep my fluid intake up as well. So, please don't worry about me, as I know many of you will - I am doing the best I can, and will continue to do a little better each & every day!
So, this week's calorie intake:
Mon, 8/11: (still in hospital)
Tue, 8/12: 1082 calories, 80 oz. water
Wed, 8/13: 1021 calories, 64 oz. water
Thu, 8/14: 762 calories, 64 oz. water
Fri, 8/15: 937 calories, 64 oz. water
Sat, 8/16: 840 calories, 64 oz. water
Sun, 8/17: 1079 calories, 80 oz. water
The three days where I didn't even make 1000 calories were days that I basically slept most of the day away due to total exhaustion! I am still tired most of the time, and of course, (how can I put this "gently"?)... my digestive system is not handling 5 different antibiotics over the last 3 weeks very well. (I'm sure you understand where I'm going w/ that, so enough said! LOL) Anyway, thanks to all of that, my fitness has been non-existent as well... since I don't have the energy to even put my sneakers on, let alone do anything else! Hopefully that will improve as well over the next week or so.
Unofficially today I am in "Onederland", as I had a follow-up dr. appt. this morning after my antibiotic infusion and weighed in at 199.6 lbs. - but I won't change my ticker or other stats on here until my "official" weigh-in day on Friday. Keep your fingers crossed that I stay under 200 until then! (I don't see how I wouldn't w/ what I'm eating these days, but I hope that will improve, so who knows what might happen to the scale!)
I hope everyone is doing well... especially those still competing in the Olympic Challenge! I'm still rooting all of you on - sure wish I could be participating w/ ya'll! Until next time, I'll close with... GET UP OFF THAT COUCH & KEEP CHUGGIN' THAT WATER!
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