Climbing a very steep hill http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637 I need to be motivated en All rights reserved Weight loss extrapounds v2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 1440 http://www.extrapounds.com/images/avatars/users/lisa0637.gif Avatar http://www.extrapounds.com/ 100 100 I need to be motivated A Great Day!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/209263/a-great-day <p>Today was the best Day I had my weekly weigh in and I am down to 212.4.... I spoke with my consultant and we&nbsp;discuss my progress and she is only keeping track the the weeks that I am in.&nbsp; I have missed 3 weeks since I joined in the end of Apirl so going with what she kept track of I have lost 22.20 pounds in 14 weeks. Yippee!!!!!!&nbsp;<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" />And to top it off I tried on a couple of things tonight that I have not worn in&nbsp;2 years and they fit.. YIPPEE<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /><img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /></p> <p>I also had a great day with my younger cousin she is starting her senior year in high school next week so we took a day to just hang out and get pedicures.&nbsp;Neither one of us had ever had one before but&nbsp;I can&nbsp;be sure that&nbsp;it was not my last one it was amazing the message chair and the pedicure oh I could have stayed all day..</p> <p>I hope that&nbsp;whoever is reading this has a terrific weekend!!</p> <p>Peace</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/209263/a-great-day">Comments(1)</a> 209263 Thursday, December 7, 2006 23:08:21 Never Heard Back! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/208949/never-heard-back Well it will a week tomorrow since the open casting for the Biggest Loser and I never heard back from them so I guess I didn't have what they where looking for.&nbsp; <br /><br />Update on my August goals I am drink my water at least 8 glasses a day and I hae not had coffee in 2 days and only 1 can a diet soda a day for a week.&nbsp; I am getting there, slowly but I am getting there. <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/208949/never-heard-back">Comments(0)</a> 208949 Thursday, December 7, 2006 23:07:13 I did something that I can't Believe! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/206989/i-did-something-that-i-cant-believe <p>Ok I went to the Biggest Loser casting call today!&nbsp; I can't believe i did it.&nbsp; I was in the car and just said what the hell what do I have to lose.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>Well I gain a sunburn and a great experience,&nbsp; I don't know if they will call me back or not but I had a good time.&nbsp; I should know in a couple of days if they call me back in.&nbsp; I hope that they call I think that the opportunity would be just the greatest experience.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wish me luck!<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /></p> <p>OH by the way not so much today (since I was standing in a line for most of it) &nbsp;but I have actually been drinking 12 glasses of water everyday. <em>yippee for</em> <em>me!<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" />&nbsp;</em>&nbsp; I also had my weigh in today not to much to report today the scale said 214.8. I need to start moving my behind.</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/206989/i-did-something-that-i-cant-believe">Comments(2)</a> 206989 Thursday, December 7, 2006 23:01:21 Vitamins http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/205433/vitamins They worked!&nbsp; I have been taken the iron and a B complex and I am feeling great!!!!!!<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" />&nbsp; Much more energy!! This means that I need to try and do the President's physical fitness test.&nbsp; Once I do I will post it.&nbsp; I know that it will be bad I am not physically fit.&nbsp; I will let you all know soon!!<br /><br />I found the goal chart for the President's Physical Fitness Test I am going to use 17 year old girl as my target since this is for kids and not adults. I am going to post my first try results and my results every time I do it until I can do it. <br /><br />The goal chart it is in my photos but you can't read it so here is the goals for a 17 year old girl. (I am 35 but I can dream that I am 17 again)<br />Partial Curl-Ups - 30<br />One Mile Run - 10 minutes<br />V-sit reach - 3 inches<br />Right Angle Push ups 7<br /><br />Peace! <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/205433/vitamins">Comments(0)</a> 205433 Friday, December 8, 2006 00:07:08 The good and the bad!! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/204480/the-good-and-the-bad <p>The good is that the vitamins are working I have taken them for 3 days and&nbsp;I am very happy that I am not falling asleep at the drop of a dime.&nbsp; Honestly this past week was bad at work I just wanted to sleep in fact I caught myself 10 time the other day where I think that I was really sleeping.&nbsp; I can't keep ignoring my anemia the iron helps so I have keep taking it.</p> <p>OK the bad is that I had 2 coffees and 3 diet pepsi.&nbsp; Tomorrow is another day I will try tomorrow after all the goal is that stop this month.&nbsp; I am going stop just not today.<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /></p> <p>I hope everyone has a great weekend!!</p> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/204480/the-good-and-the-bad">Comments(0)</a> 204480 Friday, December 8, 2006 00:03:19 August September Goals! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/204073/august-september-goals Ok I read this on another person's blog and said that is was such a great idea that I to need to do this.&nbsp; I need to set some goals so here they are.<br /><br />August - I would like to stop drinking coffee<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/confused_smile.gif" />.&nbsp; I am down to one non-fat 4 shot latte a day,&nbsp; I used to drink about a pot and a half a day. I would also like to quit drinking Diet Pepsi.&nbsp; I need to drink water I am sorry to say that I do not drink water. So that is my goal for August I will keep everyone posted on how well that goes.&nbsp; I will start tomorrow since I am drinking the latte now and have already had 1 diet pepsi.<br /><br />September-&nbsp; My goal for September is to be below 200 pounds I think that that is obtainable.<br /><br />I am going to leave it at these 2 months for now I need to work on them and I will add on later.<br /><br />Peace! <img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/204073/august-september-goals">Comments(1)</a> 204073 Friday, December 8, 2006 00:02:12 Shaq's big challenge! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/203794/shaqs-big-challenge Shaq's big challenge!&nbsp; Has anyone watched this show?&nbsp; I watched it and to be honest with you those kids are an inspiration, everyone of them.&nbsp; <br /><br />I was amazed at what I saw and learned.&nbsp; When did the PE class disappear.&nbsp; I know I hated having to do the President fitness test back in grade school.&nbsp; I was a small child back then but I didn't have the upper body strength and couldn't do a chin up or pull up and don't even ask me to have done a push up or run. &nbsp; I may have been tiny but not physically fit.&nbsp; That is probably I why I am overweight now.&nbsp; I never want to exercise I was to busy playing.<br /><br />But those kids really shed light on a huge national issue that needs to be addressed our country needs help.&nbsp; I am really amazed at what has happened in the past 20 some years.&nbsp; I am 35 and it amazes me how much things have changed with the way kids are growing.&nbsp; <br /><br />I have a goal for myself I want to be able to do the President Physical Fitness Test.&nbsp; I need feel better first so I am going to give myself a week (take my iron and other vitamins) and then I am going to try and do it so that I have my own bench mark to beat.&nbsp; I will be honest with everyone and post the results.&nbsp; <br /><br />Peace! <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/203794/shaqs-big-challenge">Comments(5)</a> 203794 Friday, December 8, 2006 00:01:15 I am new! http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/203788/i-am-new Hello to you reading this! <img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" />&nbsp; I am new here and to be honest I have never kept a journal let alone a blog .<br /><br />For the last couple of weeks probably more like the last month I have been sliding backwards on the journey to becoming a smaller person.&nbsp; Nothing to bad, but I have been feeling down always tired getting out of breath quite a bit and a few other things that just makes a person sit and do nothing.&nbsp; Well I sort forgot that I have a tendency to have low iron.&nbsp; I have had iron deficiency anemia since I was very young and sometimes it shows its ugly face.&nbsp; So it flared back up and I am heading to the store right after work to pick up Iron and vitamin C.&nbsp; I should start to feel more like myself in about a week if not I am going to have to go see the Doc..&nbsp; I just figure the fatigue was from the heat I work in an office without air conditioning guess not.&nbsp; <br /><br />Talk to you soon!<img src="http://www.extrapounds.com/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif" /> <a href="http://www.extrapounds.com/blog/lisa0637/comments/203788/i-am-new">Comments(0)</a> 203788 Friday, December 8, 2006 00:01:15