"Brand New You"-New weight loss group! (Page 6)

hey can i still get in i lost 90lbs in '06 gained 20lbs for burnout reasons after two iron distances back to back... not very bright i know.... need to drop 35lbs... i'm starting at 215lbs

Welcome to week 2 of the new you!!!  Everyone hang tough over the holiday this week... I'm struggling personally with the 4th celebrations, plus it is a taper week for me so I don't need as many calories.

Special welcome to the new participants.  Let me reiterate that joining late costs you nothing, because all of the calculations are based on the number of days in your goal (a column on my spreadsheet that is not visible).  Anyway, there's no harm in joining late, either to you or the group.

For week two I have sorted the results based on the what percentage of each person's goal s/he accomplished during week 1.  Special congratulations to Barqhead, KathyG, and IMCDA08 for leading the pack there.   I will try other sorts from time to time to highlight different people's accomplishments.

I have also added a new column calculating the percentage of your original body weight you have lost... Enjoy:

first i'm not very bright ... second someone told me i couldn't... believe me you can do anything you put your heart in... 

Ellasdad - I had to chuckle at your first given reason (me neither).  I'm not sure any triathlete is sane!  Someone telling me I can't is sure to get me to try whatever it is they balked at.  Go to the start of any race and we'll see all sizes and shapes... some people very overweight.  Few extra pounds won't keep us from doing anything, just might slow us down a bit... but that's enough motivation for me to try to lose it.

Pattie - you can do it!  Just don't become a celery stick!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Good luck with all of the treats and so forth!  I know the toughest one for me is going to be the taste of a nice cold beer on a hot summer day.

Going for a bike ride tonight - my first group ride, so I am hoping it goes well.

 Swimming in the a.m., so I should be able to afford to have at least a couple

 :-)

I hear you lastcall... I did 4 sets of bicep curls at an impromptu happy hour last night... and it's a taper week for me so I can't just make up for it with extra training!

Be strong[er than me] everyone.

By the way, several have suggested, and I'm going to take them up on it, that we have a separate weekly weigh in thread... and this can be home base.

How is everyone doing today on the 4th? Be strong...I read and heard it is the biggest beer day of the year.

I slept in, rode 30 miles, ate a healthy lunch and now am going to take a nap

Today I was 163.6 so officially back to 90 pounds lost...I'd really like to get to 159.? this month.  I haven't been in the 150's since '84.

I'm thinking about signing up for an IM for '08...IMLP is closest and in 15 days so I only have 16 days to decide.  Yikes...

Be well everyone...make good choices~ 

just got back from the pool

 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay  too much fun!

 music,  games, drinks, sun, friends, not a good day for training, but a great day for friends!

 hope you all had a great 4th - and yes, i had a couple of coldies - ok, so maybe more than a couple

 headed out to watch my kids blow up fireworks

be safe, have fun!

Hey Jason

                          I'm at 250 and holding. I enjoyed every thing I ate on the 4th,on the fifth, and on the sixth  . Today is the day I will ride my bike and force, and I mean force myself into 400m swim. One lap at a time. We all know what needs to be done. I'll do it or I'll not, my choice.  YTou too. We can do this thing. See ya in ten pounds.

Good morning 163.1, up .1

which considering the amount of enjoying i have done over the past few days, is great

i am now ready to dig in - somehow having to report where one is at, makes me feel more accountable

it's part of what makes programs like weight watchers work - people with common challenges sharing and supporting each other in success and challenges

good luck with your swim Alexander!

 One lap at a time is right - a friend of mine could barely swim 2 years ago and now he is training to do a 1/2 IM at the end of July

You will be amazed at how much progress you can make, 1 lap at a time!

:-)

Weigh in:  172 lbs.   lost 1 pound.  Not much but I'll take it.

 Will have to be really careful in the next 2 weeks. DH is having surgery this week and will be in hospital a bit.  Hospital is about 35 m away.  I will be really tempted to eat fast food /comfort food next few weeks while juggling home, work and nursing DH when he gets home.  I'm finding out at 48, just a little too much to eat adds up the pounds quickly.