Psssttt I'm in a new decade!

Well ladies..  I have arrived in the 70's... yay!!

----Tradersgirl

pssssssssssssst I am closer!

Hey, at weigh in this morning... I am so close to the 170's I can taste it!! woooooooooooooooooohooooooooooo!

btw my legs and hiney is soooo sore from the lunges yesterday.... it was worth it!

fyi- The South Beach Living On the go drink mixes are great! They really do "Tide me over" My favorite is the Natural Tropical Breeze flavor, mmm! They have 30 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 5 g of fiber! (WW girls they are .2 pts per drink yes I said point 2 not even half a point!!, woot!)
 

You all have a good day and stay smart!

----Tradersgirl

Hey all

Hey, I had a great day at work today... I had a big presentation and it was a smash!! They want to write an article on me!! wooooooooooohoooooooooo!!

On the weight loss front still maintaining.. but that is good. I went through a bout with a sinus infection and ate whatever I wanted... no healthy stuff... no meals  just unhealthy snacks. I ate what my body craved... the good news no weight gain, yay!

I exercised last night even though I felt like crap and will again tonight. My body must REALLY like this weight. I am going to have to change up my habits and food choices to shock it to move on down.

.........and the saga continues.

----Tradersgirl  

Ups and Downs

Good afternoon all,

I have been through a stage of being on plan, eating everything in site for a 5 day period, to being on plan again. Well this week's weigh in I am down .2. Guess that's what I get huh? Well I just have to have the will power and determination to get to the 170's. I have 4lb to go until I see it  that number on the scale. I hope you all stay on plan and reach your goals soon!

---Tradersgirl   

Happy Monday

Good morning all,

Eddie, Tyler, and I spent the weekend in the mountains with friends. I made good choices with food and even went to the gym with my friend Jenny for an hour! wooooooooohooooooooo! I am back under the same routine for the week so hopefully the scale will slide on down for this week's weigh in.

Up at our friends, we played Rock Band on Friday night and had a few drinks. On Saturday, we went to a place called Elk Shoals to let the kids swim and the men fish. It is a man made beach on the New River. It has cascades and it is just beautiful! My friend and I layed out on the beach, talked and watched the kids play in the water. We took her yorkie, Maggie, and let her play too. We had a great girl chat and everyone really enjoyed it. We finished the night off with a fire and all around good conversation. 

I dropped Tyler at his dad's yesterday morning on the way back. His dad, pawpaw and Nana have taken off to Gatlinburg so I will be in Tyler withdrawal this week. Hopefully they will be back by Thursday for Tyler's well check.

This Friday our friends are coming down to our house to stay the night. We plan to go to Charlotte to see a Metallica coverband, Ride the Lightening. I have to have supper fixed for them on Friday and breakfast the next morning. I like playing hostess it is just hard to fix healthy food everyone will enjoy. I will probably fix grilled chicken salad with corn on the cob and garlic toast. I do enjoy the company so the extra work is worth it.

You all have a great ON PROGRAM week!

---Tradersgirl   

pssssssssssssssstttt

I lost!! yay! <insert sarcasm here>  Who knew following the program would work... HA!

You all have a great weekend!

----Tradersgirl 

Thirsty Thursday

Hey ladies!

I am back in the office today and will be off to the gym in about 30 minutes. I am doing 30 min on the elliptical, 30 min of weights and some stretching. I missed my workout yesterday... I stayed home because Shelton, my yorkie, has an upper respiratory infection. We went to the vet and he is much better today (thank you antibiotics!) I did clean the house with a passion for an hour and am sure I burnt some calories. The major victory was I stayed on track with my eating!! yay!! I didn't sneak anything!! yay me!!!!!!!!!! I really, really, reallllllyy want to see 1 7 something on the scale. I realize I am building muscle and my tummy is looking great but I WANT that number! I realize that I am a slave to the scale.

Well girls take care and stay on track YOU are worth it!

----Tradersgirl  

Just do it!

Good morning all,

Update on the weekend: ate better, moved more. We played football with the kids and ran at the park (yes in the heat, thought I was gonna die!) Sunday morning however, biscuits gravy sausage eggs..... dammit! (I used flexies and did not gorge myself but I still gained 2 lbs of water weight from that one meal!) Oh well it will come off this week and I have a new goal for Sunday.... NO GRAVY, NO BISCUITS! 

Yesterday was a great on program day. All food was written and accounted for (stayed within my points) I did yoga class for an hour, the elliptical for 15 minutes, weights for 20 minutes. and then... drum roll please..... Eddie and I went for a brisk 30 minute walk after supper up and down hills in my neighborhood. yay me!!  I am doing this extra activity all week to see the difference it makes. I will be doing new measurements (maybe tonight) so I can compare the last  month worth of work in the gym to see the difference. 

Eddie will not be home tonight, he is going to help a friend install shutters. He will stop by the house to eat with me and then go. I have no kids tonight.... my oh my..... I plan to go walking/jogging/hiking at the park and come home for a luxurious bath, yay me!! 

Well you all stay on track! 

---Tradersgirl

Health Coach

Good morning all,

Happy Humpday! I talked with my Health Coach at work yesterday. I discussed my routines, my plateau (I have been in the 180's for months now) She advised that I was very focused during the week with eating and workouts (nothing new there) and advised on the weekends I need to add one cardio session on Saturday and Sunday that just involves me. Not the kids or Eddie. She said if I work out in the morning I am less likely to let myself slip with eating the remainder of the days. It makes sense if I work out not to want to ruin the work I accomplished with food later in the day. I will start this weekend. I really want to be in the 70's!!

I will update next Monday with the results of my weekend work.

----Tradersgirl 

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday all!

Well I had a good weekend with all 3 of our boys. Eddie and I took the kids over to the neighbors for their son's 8th birthday pool party. Chicken wings, shrimp and corn on the cob, mmmmmmmmm!! I didn't over do it so yay! On Sunday morning however I did have 4 biscuits with breakfast... why oh why do I love carbs????? I know I need to scale them way back and up the intake of lean meats and veggies to get the rest of this weight off.... so why don't I JUST DO IT?

Anyway, I just got back from the gym. I go everyday at lunch but I have changed from classes to straight cardio for 25-30 min then 30 min stretching and weight training. My body is stronger, my muscles are toned and bigger... my weight... THE SAME. I have to change the way I eat. So wonder when my mind will catch up enough to tell my body..... you don't crave that... you need to eat this! (wonder if my mouth will comply??) LOL jeeezzzz this is not rocket science, why is it so hard to do?

Anyway, you all have a good day while I fight the carb beast within.

----Tradersgirl