Week 8 Standings

Another stellar week of effort put in by the hottiest ladies around!

Here are this week's standings-

1. Amanda  932.5
2. Mandy 925.5
3.  Leisel 852
4.  Tamara 826
5.  Sariah  805.5
6.  Cindy  783
7.  Heather 778.5
8.  Elise  754.5
9.  Sarah  654
10. Melanie  531.5

We have a new leader this week! Good work Amanda! 
 Special shout outs for the week go to the following-

Elise who had the highest point total and loss for the week, 120 points, 2.2 lb. loss, and 4 inches down!

Amanda, Mandy, Melanie and myself, all enjoyed losses, even with Christmas and in some cases sickness trying to get in our way.

 Hope you are all having a great week, enjoying time off with your kids and/or spouses.

Keep up the great work!

Heather's Week 8 Report

Points: 76.5/84 (missed a couple exercise points and some sleep, but happy overall)
Weight: 158.7 (1 lb. loss) =5 points (ADJUSTED)
Inches: 205.75 (.25 lb. gain) = I am bloated, and the .25 inch is on my waist :(
Total: 81.5 (ADJUSTED)

I lost one of the pounds I gained back last week. Happy about that. I am going to try to lose again this week. Even though I am vacationing and my schedule is crazy. I have exercised every day still, and I know it can be done!

Last week my personal goal was to spend time talking with my husband every day.  It was nice to make sure we were making that connection. Balance is important on so many levels. 

So girls, I am on vacation at my mom's and there are so many treats. It is all I can do to stay within my calorie budget. I am looking at nutritional info and doing it though, even if it means eating an orange for dinner after splurging on too much homemade candy.

So this week my personal goal is to stay within my calorie budget! I will do my best to have three balanced meals as well, but it might not be as stellar as usual.

I have to say it's been pretty  motivating to be here and have so many people in my family commenting on how fit I'm looking. :-D When you work your butt off at something, a little credit is nice.

So, one more holiday to go. New Year's Eve & Day. I don't know about all of you, but this one may be more challenging than the others because our family has a tradition that involves sitting around playing games and then eating homemade spud-nuts at midnight.  My brother-in-law is an absolute genius at making all desserts! And even though donuts aren't generally a huge temptation for me, hot, fresh, homemade spud-nuts . . . well that's another story. I will control my portions. The rest of the evening I'll keep the veggies close so as not to over-indulge in chips, dips, crackers, and cheeseballs. And at midnight I'll savor that treat!

I am tallying up the results. I'll have them up sometime before tomorrow night.

Being a Girl

So my weigh in this week did not go well.  I was up very significantly from the week before.  I noticed the last time this happened was the weigh in after I got back from Thanksgiving and had to buy a new scale.  I didn't have the excuse of a new scale this time, so what gives?

After some reflection I realized that I was starting my period...just like I was for this weigh in.  So there were two common denominators - a major holiday meal, and my period.  Combining the two equals a very discouraging number on the scale.  I have also noticed my feelings are...less positive than usual.

Typically I would look in the mirror and think "My stomach is looking flatter!  My hips don't look so big!"  But now that it's that "special time" I catch myself thinking more along the lines of "WHY AM I STILL SO FAT?  I AM GOING TO BE FAT FOREVER."

But.  It will go away.  My body will finish doing it's business and things will get back to normal and the scale won't look so awful....right?

Also - a quick tip for the fish challenge -

Take one of these -

Stuff it into one of these -

And you have a quick and tasty lunch!

a fishy situation

I love fish but am the first to admit that I’m a fish snob.  I think I got spoiled living in Seattle…I’d go down to the docks and buy whatever seafood looked inspiring fresh off the boats.  So, I’ve rarely cooked it since living in Colorado.  But I should since it’s so good for you!!  I will try out some recipes and let you know which ones we like!  Right now I've got some mahi mahi tequila lime tacos on the brain...

Later this week for a “splurge”, we’ll probably go down to FISH (the best seafood in northern Colorado!) and I’ll order a nice piece of something that looks fresh and delicious. 

 

the sickies

Like many of you, we've been battling a couple rounds of the fever/coughs/flu at our house.  Luckily, everyone seems to be on the mend but we cancelled our Christmas ski trip to get better.  I don't think my weight loss will be great this week but that just means I'll lose more next week, right?!

I'll admit that I secretly like it a little bit when my kids are sick because they want snuggles, and I am happy to oblige!  I've held lots of little sickies and watched lots of movies this week and cherished every moment.  My exercise points suffered but I'll get over it. :)  I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and I'm excited for a healthier and life-changing new year!

ok

Here I am posting. I am hanging in by a thread but here and happy.

Is a relaxing holiday a myth

We have had a rotating door of guests and have more on the way and I am feeling good but really busy. I love seeing family and being in my own home for Christmas, but wow it is more work than I thought it was. I feel like I should count the running I do all day, and the stair climbing as my work out! Whew. I am thankful for my stairs though they so keep me thinking about working out. It has been a lot easier to climb them all day long now that I have lost 40 lbs!! Wooo whooo!  My kids are noticing that I have more energy and can carry them around.