Holidays over-let's get going!

Okay.....so how many of you went a bit off your regime during the holidays?  I know I did though I am happy to report only a half a pound gain.  So what is everyone doing to get back on the band wagon or were you strong enough to avoid the holiday food and laziness?

I have just purchased a new elliptical machine at Wallyworld to replace my bike that died.  The thing kicks butt.  That with Pilates and Yoga should take care of the excersize.  On the food front I am still doing a bit of South Beach (might do Phase one again) and WW.  I am sorry but there comes a time when you just have to eat less. If you eat 3000 calories a day and do nothing to use them they just hang around in your body making those nasty fat cells.

For those of you in the US..Discovery Channel is doing a weigh in day at their stores. It's called the National Body Challenge!  You get a free kit and a ticket for 3 freee months to BAlly's.  Then you weigh out 16 weeks later.  I am going for it!  
http://health.discovery.com/convergence/nationalbodychallenge/nationalbodychallenge.html

Wow!  I'm gonna get myself down to the Discovery store and do this (although my D-store says they weight in Jan 10)!

Bally's isn't far from me...I've never been there and I've heard it's ind f a meat market but hey, for free why not?

Thanks for passing that on vnice!

And now that neither of us is "on the prowl" anymore, it's not like we're trying to fit into that "hot" outfit anymore, just pants without elastic

I read about that National Body Challenge, too.  I'm totally going to check that out.  The down side to it is the Bally's by my home is a little bit of a drive away and it's always PACKED.  (With many a steroid-ridden guido!!!)  But I may as well check it out.  Never know when I may want to check out a class or something, right?

Hehehe I hear you on that one! Even as a vivacious 20 year old I tend to think "Bally's" is a bit too much of a meat-market. Has anyone here tried the YMCA? In the states (can't speak for the UK yet) the  workout equipment is usually new and plentiful. I like the diverse mix of people: fat, skinny, old, middle class, wealthy etc--it makes one a lot less self conscience.

I got to say during Thanksgiving week I totally pushed my workout/diet routine to the side! I had to keep it real with myself--with all the food here at home, final exams week (When all notions of health go) and the fact that I didn't have the means to get a new gym membership it was going to be tough to keep the thing going anyway.

Right now I am in kind of a purgatory--while the holidays are over, I am not back at school yet (another two weeks ) so I haven't got access to the *free* gym facilities at the university (Which can be its own meatmarket hehe) and have less control over my diet. I feel stranded, but once my workout DVD's get here or I get back to the uni it's go time!!!

Ok everybody...let's get back on the fitness wagon

cheers,

Samantha***

I gained 5 lbs over the T'ving-Xmas holiday!   I haven't fallen off the wagon that badly in years!   Usually I just gain a couple and then lose them pretty quickly.  I joined WW again (went to my first meeting last Tues) as I'd really like to lose 10 lbs to be back to where I was before I got sick.  I have been continuing my normal runs and gym workout (fortunately it's not a meat market, just a nice neighborhood gym) but still gained the weight.  One thing I noticed in the new WW plan is now you only have a certain number of points you can have every day (e.g. mine is 18) whereas is used to be that you had a range of points (e.g. max 23, min. 18).  This is quite a bit more difficult!  You can now gain points for working out though which brings your count up a bit!  Definately gives you additional incentive to up the workouts!!! [smiley=sweatdrop.gif]

I haven't fallen off the wagon that badly in years!  

I am in the same boat. Thank GOODNESS I don't own a scale - otherwize I would be more depressed than I already am  :-/
Anyway, I am back to eating healthy food, stopped with the beer and started exercising!! Yeah me!

Anyway, I am back to eating healthy food, stopped with the beer and started exercising!! Yeah me!

Hurrah for you, Missy!  You'll be at the weight you want to be before you know it!

I am ready...  this old guru of wanting to be fit and fancy fell off the wagon back in May from the stress of moving etc...  errr!, do not wish to know what I have gained...but I know I want it stopped now...

just need to decide best way here....

shel

just need to decide best way here....

shel

Well, again I'll sing the praises of Weight Watchers...as far as I'm concerned, they're the only way to go!  I lost almost 50 lbs off them several years ago and have kept most of it off.  I can always start counting my points again (and get extra motivation from meetings if needed) whenever I find my weight starting to creep up.  Always gets me back on track  [smiley=whip.gif]!

Good...so I am NOT alone!  I love WW.  I am not so good about counting but I am aware of everything that goes into my mouth.  It's all calories in versus calories out. Unfortunately until one learns how much food you need you have to count or soemthing.

I still watch simple carbs though because so many are empty calories.  We have started to use Brown Basmati instead of white and brown rice more often.

I did have Arby's yesterday WITH curly fries during Jury duty but that was a blip.

It actaully made me feel sick afterwards so I don't think I will do that to myself again.

I still think that it is all about eating less and excersizing more.  Even with low carb people just tend to eat less and eat less sugary no nutrition foods.

I personally have a scale and weigh myself all the time.  I try just to do once a week but usually its every few days.  

I used to never get on it and it was for me a personal way of denying the weight.  Like if it I did not look at the weight it did not exist. Forget that my clothes were tight.  

I saw a pic of myself at conference in Vegas last year and was amazed at just how bad and stuffed sausage like I looked.

The power of denial is so great for me.  I have learned that I have to face the tight clothes and face that scale to gain control of me.  Anyday that I don't gain weight is a good day and the day I weigh a few pounds heavier I just eat very light the next day or drink tons of water or just know that I have hormonal things going on.

I actually cleaned out my closet and put all the clothes that are too small on one side and got rid of my huge shapeless clothes once and for all.  

I have gotten to the point where I refuse to remain obese one more day.

It may take me two years or how ever long but I will get there.

Sorry...just off on a indepth analysis of self today.

I have gotten to the point where I refuse to remain obese one more day.

It may take me two years or how ever long but I will get there.

You WILL get there Peeps.  You sound highly motivated and that's what it takes!  Best of luck to you!

One thing I have realized is that there is not a time limit..it took a long time to gain it and ten years of bad eating habits (mostly eating too much) won't go away overnight.

Have not eaten anything but a cracker and a 1/4 of a banana since two days ago...so weight should be down...though I don't recommend getting a stomach flu to anyone.  Bleah...still can't think of eating...all thanks to jury duty...