Thursday Roll Call

[ShiningStarr]

Good Morning everybody!

Today is day 11 for me and I am feeling great! I have a three day weekend coming up and plan on keeping it legal and enjoying some time by the pool! I hope everyone else is having a great day!!!!

[gxi1247]

Good morning,

Day 4 of induction and I am down to 223.8 from 232. I haven't cheated once. My only concern is this weekend we are headed down to the Ozarks to hang out at the lake. I have already planned and am bringing food that is atkins friendly. I plan on getting some Cap'n and diet coke to drink for the weekend.

I know that while I have alcohol in my system I won't be burning fat, but I am going to stick with food side of it.

Maybe while I am there I will try to get a workout in to.

[BurnFat]

Good morning everyone.
My scale is bouncing around between 199.5 and 202 for the last two weeks .
I'll measure myself this weekend to see where I'm at. Hopefully there will be a change.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great low-carb Thursday.

[focus83]

hey everyone, im here for roll call realised ive been eating low carb for almost 7 weeks, this is a huge achievement for me

[ShannonK]

Seven weeks is a long time - good for you, focus.

A week-end at the lake sounds so wonderful and relaxing.

I am feeling good today. Very excited watching the pounds come off. Wish I was more adventurous with cooking. I end up eating the same things and getting bored. My big plan for Sunday is NEW recipes.

[kellymch2006]

Three days of PURPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dthomps]

Checking in. I weighed yesterday for the first time in several days. The scale frightens me, because I'm easily discouraged when it doesn't give me a favorable reading. But good news, I'm down 8 pounds total now in 17 days. Not a bad showing.
First time around, I lost 11 pounds in 14 days, but I'm not complaining. This is a thousand times quicker weight loss and much less painful than weight watchers which I tried once before. It took me 3 months to lose 12 pounds.

[rajenki]

Hey all....

Well I had my first session with the replacement trainer at the gym last night, and I'm NOT HAPPY. Let me just START by complaining about the way she claps her hands and says "yayyyyy" like a preschool teacher after I do a set...of anything! OMG...so freakin annoying. But what's worse is that she thinks she is going to change my diet...after I tried to explain to her that I'm happy with my diet, I know it works, I've done my research and I'm not interested in her input, she still insisted on trying to do things "her way"...which includes oatmeal and wild rice, no pork products, "lean meats", lower fat...blah blah blah....I'm NOT going to do it. I'm paying for training, I'm not interested in her diet advice...I want someone work me through an intense workout, period! She wants me to keep a "diet diary" for three days, to include portions, calories, times eaten, etc...she'll keel over and have a heart attack when she sees I had 3 pieces of bacon for breakfast, snacks of salami and celery with cream cheese, lunches of chicken Caesar salad with parmesan, dinner of broccoli and ground beef in a white sauce with cheesecake for desert...omg...seriously, she will have a coronary...in a cute and bubbly way to be sure. *eye roll*...no...this relationship is NOT going to work.

I tried explaining to her that I can EVENTUALLY include whole grains into my diet, but I’m not at that part of the plan yet...I will need some time. She said...”how long do you think, 2 weeks?”...um...no.

We did a half hour workout, different from the old trainers (Jenn) style. Jenn REALLY focused on core with every lift...so a lot of work done on the stability ball...when I do resistance training on the stability ball, I FEEL my oblique’s taking the pressure. This one does not work the same way...and I'll tell you, I felt the difference at the end of the workout. We didn't even TOUCH my core on any exercise! I can do a better workout on my own now that I have some of the lessons Jenn taught me...so I think I will just stop paying the money and do it myself. Sunday after learning she wasn't with the gym anymore, I did a workout like one she had done with me in the past...so I know I can do it, just am disappointed that I won't have her knowledge to build it out more fully in the future.

One other thing Ms. Sesame Street could stand to learn a lesson on...she actually encourages people to lie to her. For example...one of the initiating questions they ask is on a scale of 1-10, how committed to your fitness goals are you. When I worked with Jenn, I said 7...that's the reality for me. It's not a 10...will never be a 10. As an example, if I was that committed, wouldn't I have worked out while on vacation? Guess what...I didn't. I walked a lot...don't get me wrong...but I didn't visit the gyms at the hotels and do any lifts. 7 is real for me. I'm interested....interested enough to put some effort into it, but it's not my life right now...that's not where my head is at. Ms. SS says "Well if it's not a 10 you will never be successful"...well...do you want me to lie to you and say it's a 10? Fine...it's a 10...there...happy? And guess what, maybe when I turn my diet diary into you, I'll say I had 1 serving of oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast, and lunch of a salad with a piece of whole wheat toast, no butter, no dressing, and dinner of steamed fish and asparagus with a side of wild rice. I can lie to you...keep you off my back...sure would make my life easier!

I know she is doing her job the way she was trained...but it’s just not what I was looking for in a trainer. She’s the same cookie cutter trainer I’ve always found at these places. Next she’ll be pushing supplements and protein shakes to really bulk up the muscles. UGH...

Ok...End Rant
How is everyone else doing today? LOL
I am spontaneously leaving town AGAIN this weekend, driving six hours to go to “Hoopfest”. I’m anticipating ton’s of hot guys in basketball gear...or even better, just shorts showing off some six pack abs. *drool*...supposed to be 80 degrees with no humidity, no clouds. Food might be a challenge, but we’ll see how it is once I get there. It’s in a major city...surely I can find a grocery store. This is a last minute thing that came up last night...leaving with my friend Derrick at 2am Saturday morning. I’m excited...should be a fun weekend!

[AlaskaGirl]

Happy Thursday STAC'ers!

I am here but still struggling. I am thinking one of my meds is messing with me but TOM hasn't been any help. Tomorrow I plan on changing the time of day that I take one of my medications to see if it helps me. I woke to a terrible headache (sinus- allergy the Cotton Wood is in full bloom) I forgot to take a allergy pill last night. I took 4 advil and went back to bed for an hour, it is a lot better but still hurting.

My good news is that I kicked butt yesterday and managed to get a great deal of work done. My room is totally cleaned,dusted, moved etc. I am now ready to start painting (finally ). I am paying for it with a sore body but I am so happy about it that it doesn't matter.

Tomorrow night I am going to Seward Alaska for a fishing trip. I might run into Kelly (she may have already come and gone). So I won't be around Saturday and Sunday is my big hiking day so you probably wont see me till Monday.

Today I will be making more food. Trying to stay ahead of the 8 ball, being prepared. I am making another pot roast, cheese cake muffins, and deviled eggs. I also have to feed the family as they are not coming with me on my fishing trip!

Have a wonderful day!

Julie

[AlaskaGirl]

Originally Posted by rajenki

Hey all....

Well I had my first session with the replacement trainer at the gym last night, and I'm NOT HAPPY. Let me just START by complaining about the way she claps her hands and says "yayyyyy" like a preschool teacher after I do a set...of anything! OMG...so freakin annoying. But what's worse is that she thinks she is going to change my diet...after I tried to explain to her that I'm happy with my diet, I know it works, I've done my research and I'm not interested in her input, she still insisted on trying to do things "her way"...which includes oatmeal and wild rice, no pork products, "lean meats", lower fat...blah blah blah....I'm NOT going to do it. I'm paying for training, I'm not interested in her diet advice...I want someone work me through an intense workout, period! She wants me to keep a "diet diary" for three days, to include portions, calories, times eaten, etc...she'll keel over and have a heart attack when she sees I had 3 pieces of bacon for breakfast, snacks of salami and celery with cream cheese, lunches of chicken Caesar salad with parmesan, dinner of broccoli and ground beef in a white sauce with cheesecake for desert...omg...seriously, she will have a coronary...in a cute and bubbly way to be sure. *eye roll*...no...this relationship is NOT going to work.

I tried explaining to her that I can EVENTUALLY include whole grains into my diet, but I’m not at that part of the plan yet...I will need some time. She said...”how long do you think, 2 weeks?”...um...no.

We did a half hour workout, different from the old trainers (Jenn) style. Jenn REALLY focused on core with every lift...so a lot of work done on the stability ball...when I do resistance training on the stability ball, I FEEL my oblique’s taking the pressure. This one does not work the same way...and I'll tell you, I felt the difference at the end of the workout. We didn't even TOUCH my core on any exercise! I can do a better workout on my own now that I have some of the lessons Jenn taught me...so I think I will just stop paying the money and do it myself. Sunday after learning she wasn't with the gym anymore, I did a workout like one she had done with me in the past...so I know I can do it, just am disappointed that I won't have her knowledge to build it out more fully in the future.

One other thing Ms. Sesame Street could stand to learn a lesson on...she actually encourages people to lie to her. For example...one of the initiating questions they ask is on a scale of 1-10, how committed to your fitness goals are you. When I worked with Jenn, I said 7...that's the reality for me. It's not a 10...will never be a 10. As an example, if I was that committed, wouldn't I have worked out while on vacation? Guess what...I didn't. I walked a lot...don't get me wrong...but I didn't visit the gyms at the hotels and do any lifts. 7 is real for me. I'm interested....interested enough to put some effort into it, but it's not my life right now...that's not where my head is at. Ms. SS says "Well if it's not a 10 you will never be successful"...well...do you want me to lie to you and say it's a 10? Fine...it's a 10...there...happy? And guess what, maybe when I turn my diet diary into you, I'll say I had 1 serving of oatmeal with blueberries for breakfast, and lunch of a salad with a piece of whole wheat toast, no butter, no dressing, and dinner of steamed fish and asparagus with a side of wild rice. I can lie to you...keep you off my back...sure would make my life easier!

I know she is doing her job the way she was trained...but it’s just not what I was looking for in a trainer. She’s the same cookie cutter trainer I’ve always found at these places. Next she’ll be pushing supplements and protein shakes to really bulk up the muscles. UGH...

Ok...End Rant
How is everyone else doing today? LOL
I am spontaneously leaving town AGAIN this weekend, driving six hours to go to “Hoopfest”. I’m anticipating ton’s of hot guys in basketball gear...or even better, just shorts showing off some six pack abs. *drool*...supposed to be 80 degrees with no humidity, no clouds. Food might be a challenge, but we’ll see how it is once I get there. It’s in a major city...surely I can find a grocery store. This is a last minute thing that came up last night...leaving with my friend Derrick at 2am Saturday morning. I’m excited...should be a fun weekend!

I hate it when things like that happen. Can you ask for another person? Or can you sit her down and tell her honestly that she annoys the **** out of you and she is there for you (not the other way around).....

I went through that with my favorite aerobic instructor and it really killed it for me. The replacement they hired absolutely sucked and I quit going. I hope you can google favored PT and get private instruction or something.

I feel for you

Julie