January/February weight loss thread

[tulip]

mmmm...sushi...

[Aggie_Ama]

Why am I hearing "It's a small world"? Dang you GLC and Susan!!

Susan- You look smoking hot. Great job.

I noticed last night the scale is stubbornly staying place but my thighs appear to be firming up thanks to a few weeks of running. So I will just keep plugging on. I must stop eating these kettle roasted ranch peanuts.

[Over50Newbie]

WOO-HOO SUSAN!!!

Lynette

[GLC1968]

Um...do you happen to remember the couple SITTING TO YOUR LEFT? Yeah...that was us.

I mentioned to my husband that you were there with a girlfriend and he immediately said "were they the ones right next to us?". We were waiting for our check as you guys were just getting there, but we remembered you two because the person right next to my husband ordered the coolest looking roe sushi thing....

And I snickered to myself because you guys both picked up the unagi nigiri that I had asked the sushi chef to make for me just 10 minutes before you got there!

I would love to ride on Saturday, but I really don't know that I can handle 35-40 miles right now. 20 is wiping me out (I'm SO out of shape). That and I'm sick today - so I don't know what condition I'll be in by Saturday. My goal is to get back up to speed (distance) asap...so keep me in mind. I have met NO other riders since we moved here because we've been so focused on the 'farm'...so I would LOVE to be able to ride with a few people.

[Susan Otcenas]

Actually I DO remember your husband - he was immediately to my left. Short sandy brown hair? I think you'd gotten up as we were sitting down, because I don't remember seeing who he was with (?).

I love unagi nigiri, so thanks for ordering it! And the salmon roe is ikura. I love love love that, but they never have it on the track. You have to ask for it special.

I haven't made any definite plans with anyone else yet for Saturday, so if you want we can do an easy 20 together. I know all the roads out this way really well, and can string something together without any real climbing involved. It's gonna rain anyway, so we could do an easy 20 and use it as an excuse to go eat sushi.... If you're feeling up to it, PM me later in the week and we can organize it.

Susan

[Triskeliongirl]

Thanks for posting that pic Susan. WOW do you look great!!!

[jesvetmed]

Uh... SORRY. Forgot to post in this week. 171 yet again.
Susan -- maybe you can be my inspiration!? EXCELLENT WORK. You look fabulous!

[ASammy1]

I'm jealous! I want to have sushi with all of you

[Possegal]

Seriously Susan, thanks so much for the inspiration, you really have been doing so outstanding with your weight loss. I can only hope to do half as well!

I will set up the chart for the next two months as well, will start a new thread over the weekend.

http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?k...pm8CAodYUC3EPw

[eclectic]

Wow I knew I loved this Forum and you all just gave me another reason to.

We are real women w/ real bodies!

Susan You look AWESOME and give me hope that I can get back there too.

Also I lurked and looked at the spread sheet. Believe it or not it really helped me. I have been trying to drop the weight gain from DBF's illness and death. I knew at the time I was gaining but didn't care because my goal was to spend as much time w/ him as possible and I thought "I will just drop it when he is better"

WELL it is not budging - in the past, when I put my mind to it I could drop at least a lb per week usually 2 or more.

I have been playing w/ the same 3 lbs for over a month and a half and I am still at least 15 lbs from fitting into my triathlon wetsuit.

Soooo when you start a new one in March - I want to be on board.
I keep thinking that if I could drop 20 lbs by the 1/2 marathon in June I will be soooooo much faster!

I am currently 171 and need to get to at least 155 by June! 3 months 15 lbs (25 would be better but I won't push it)

AND I would be able to ride up hills faster

[Susan Otcenas]

Eclectic - welcome to the thread. Come on in - the water's fine! It will be fun to have you join us for the next round! Having a goal is really motivational, so I'm sure all the wonderful women here can help you along. I'm already pondering my goal for March/April. I'm hoping for a pound a week, which will get me almost all the way to my ultimate goal of 130 (though I may revise that once I get there, depending on how much my jiggly parts still jiggle. ).

All,
I really need to thank all of YOU for being so supportive. It's been a huge help (which I will continue to lean on). Something happened in November that finally spurred me to action and it gave me that PUSH that I really needed to finally buckle down and just do it. Before this, I beat myself up for a really really long time about my weight. I felt like a failure because I couldn't do it. Well, all that bad self-talk really spiralled in on me and put me in a very dark place. Which of course only made me feel like even more of a failure. You ladies helped me break out of that vicious cycle, so thank you!

[Susan Otcenas]

http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...,4499014.story

Interesting article on the results of a study of what type of diet works best.

[ASammy1]

I'm excited for weigh in tomorrow! I never in a million years would have ever thought I would say something like that..

Anyway, I'm only a half pound from my goal for this 2 month period!

[Aggie_Ama]

I think I am going to have maintained this two months!

[ASammy1]

217 today. 1 pound from my goal. That's ok though because I am headed in the right direction.