Weight-Loss Irie, Mon! July Weight Loss Challenge

Weight-Loss
I know, I know...

I'm gonna do my best to kick it up a notch and see what i can do to get below 210. It's less than 3 pounds, right? I can totally do that in 2 weeks... I hope.
 
Oh, you'll be there. What's the plan for the kids today?
 
No plans today! I am kid free today. I only work with them 3 days a week... and get paid quite well for it. That's what happens when the parents are both doctors... lol.

The plan for today is get out more job search materials and a work out. The workout is gonna be put off until later this evening cuz its really hot outside right now. Other than that I have no plans for my day. I need to get my own place so that I actually have things that need to get done!

Tomorrow and Friday are kids days... and i'm working on the plan right now. I know we will be going to the pool if the weather is nice. Thanks to the kiddos I've been forced into a swimsuit more this summer than I was like the last 2 summers combined.
 
we do something that might be fun for you. I found a tree with a single low horizontal branch. I called it the story telling tree. We'll hike out to the story telling tree, have a story and hike back. It's probably only an eighth of a mile each way, but it's fun for the kids. It's extra exercise for you if you are carrying the girl.

Also, in the pool, you can get a real good workout just dragging the kids around. All kinds of games to play there.
 
Coffeebro said:
Sorry Amanda, didnt mean to call you Amber! :(
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Oh its alright. Angela, Amber, Amanda... who cares?? haha.

I actually didn't know you were talking to me and I was like "what the hell, Matt left me out!!"

But yea, the days are going alright. Back on track with the eating (minus my horrifying sunday breakfast). I seem to be getting some evil sweet craving lately. I want to find a delicious and healthy bar that I can make.

How's life in your neck of the woods??
 
I've always thought that kids would be great workout tools. If it's a baby, use him as a weight or do baby yoga. If they are bigger kids, just get outside and play with them. But it seems like I know so many moms that complain about not having anytime to workout because of the kids. I don't have kids yet...none planned...until next year! I'm pretty excited...

Anyway, I was just talking to my SIL about that today - she is about 16 weeks along and is worried about losing the baby weight afterwards. She is skinny as a post and consumes more wine and cheese than most French families combined so I don't think there will be a problem. I just told her not to do what this woman in my neighborhood does. She lets her kids ride their tricycles along the street while she follows behind them...in her car. At first, I thought maybe she was disabled but the 2nd or 3rd time I saw this, I recognized her from the neighborhood meetings. She is just a regular woman who is probably just on the plus side of obese and walks just fine. She could easily walk with her kids. Sigh.

On a similar note, everyone in my neighborhood has a riding lawn mower. They always offer to mow my lawn when they see me out there with my non-propelled walk behind mower. I just look at their belly fat and thank them but keep sweatin' away.

I feel like we are being taught to be lazy. It sucks. We have so many time/energy saving devices these days that you can literally live your life while sitting on the couch. No good at all. I certainly fell into that behavior and it got me where I am today. Harrumph.

Ok, rant over.
 
I was just complaining about being tired from the kids... not from not having time to work out. I have plenty of time to work out and the kids give me a workout too.

They aren't mine though... I'm only 22 and not wanting kids for quite awhile. I'm a part time nanny.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm lazy... I'm just working on fixing that.
 
I wasn't accusing you Jessie! I've been following the posts - I know you are their nanny. Just making a statement in general. Like I said, I have friends who are moms - they are the ones always complaining about not having time to workout!
 
adeon said:
Oh its alright. Angela, Amber, Amanda... who cares?? haha.

I actually didn't know you were talking to me and I was like "what the hell, Matt left me out!!"

But yea, the days are going alright. Back on track with the eating (minus my horrifying sunday breakfast). I seem to be getting some evil sweet craving lately. I want to find a delicious and healthy bar that I can make.

How's life in your neck of the woods??
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Sorry cutie. Never wanted to leave you out.

Ive got a HORRIBLE sweet tooth. My cravings have been way out of control lately. Im really trying to get back on track. Ive got to get down to 170ish by Sept.
 
I'm right handed, so I put the big girl (65 lbs) on the right and the little guy(55 lbs) on the left.
 
Hey, what's going on guys? The month is more than half over and we only have 255 posts! We are never going to reach our goal of beating last month's 869 posts at this rate!

So I realized something this morning as I was weighing myself. When I am 174 pounds, I will officially have a healthy BMI. I will no longer be classified as overweight. That's about 16 pounds away from where I am. And I've already lost 16 pounds. I'm half way to not being "fat". I can't believe it. I'm setting my next short term goal for the 174 pounds. I still haven't reached my current short term goal (180 by Aug 2nd...and I'm not going to reach it - I set it awhile ago and I was a bit ambitious...but I'm gonna get as close as possible!). But once Aug 2nd has passed, I'm aiming for 174! Half way there!
 
Thats how it goes, I know it will slow down but I don't really care. I'm in it for life. :D I'm about 62lbs down from my starting weight. A good acheivement for anyone. At the same time upsetting that I let myself get that bad.
 
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