WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

[julirama723]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Liz, don't let it get you down! Did you JUST measure in the middle of the day? Goodness, you crazy lady, why did you do that? During the day we swell and retain water. So, like you weigh, MEASURE first thing in the morning!

It could still be TOM. It usually takes me a full week to get rid of all that water...

[hopejoy]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

yes, yes, yes... okay okay... makes sense to me now! Geez! gonna wear a turtleneck to bed tonight and try and sweat off this neck I got going! Can't believe it grew! something else to worry about ! lol! oh, thank goodness I can still blame TOM! Wonder if he's responsible for my neck too? lol....
Maybe I should wrap my entire body in celophane and wrap up under an electric blanket... lol. Really just kidding.... don't send the men in the white coats just yet!
liz

[BLAZING IN FL]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

yes, yes, yes... okay okay... makes sense to me now! Geez! gonna wear a turtleneck to bed tonight and try and sweat off this neck I got going! Can't believe it grew! something else to worry about ! lol! oh, thank goodness I can still blame TOM! Wonder if he's responsible for my neck too? lol....
Maybe I should wrap my entire body in celophane and wrap up under an electric blanket... lol. Really just kidding.... don't send the men in the white coats just yet!
liz

Liz, you are so funny, I'm LOL and my kids have come to see what's so funny, and want to know why you are blaming TOM on your weight gain (they think he's a guy) Advice to you "don't let men control you" (meaning TOM)

[Sweet Strudel]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Ok...I give up...what is greek yogurt and what makes it different from regular yogurt?

Enquiring minds need to know

[apple]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Finally the scale moved! DOWN 3 LBS!!!!! Thanks so much for your kind encouraging words yesterday ! hugs!
liz

Woohooo!!!! Dang, girl! You're just melting away! Nice job

[apple]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

I was away at the in-laws on my usual weigh/measure day, so here are my totals. Notice the weight! I am finally in Onederland!! I'm pretty sure a choir of angels descended from heaven to sing my praises as I was looking down at the scale. (Of course the angels could have been a hallucination from the blood rush to my head from staring down at the scale while I hopped on and off of it for not less than 10 times....just to make sure it was reading correctly!)

Total weight lost = 6.0 lb.
Total inches lost = 12.5 inches

Woohooo, Liz!!!! Nice job, girl!

[apple]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Great job, Kathy, with the inches and pound! That's the way to do it!

[apple]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

yes, yes, yes... okay okay... makes sense to me now! Geez! gonna wear a turtleneck to bed tonight and try and sweat off this neck I got going! Can't believe it grew! something else to worry about ! lol! oh, thank goodness I can still blame TOM! Wonder if he's responsible for my neck too? lol....
Maybe I should wrap my entire body in celophane and wrap up under an electric blanket... lol. Really just kidding.... don't send the men in the white coats just yet!
liz

ROFL! You are so funny.....turtleneck.

[LooseShoes]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Way to go! Liz and Kisstuck, you're doing great!

Self! Wow--that's a lot of difference in your pictures. You're doing fantastic!

[BLAZING IN FL]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Along with Studel, what is Greek yogurt, and where can you purchase it?

[Theperfect10]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Liz - don't worry about the inches V the pounds. Quite often they are at odds. There are times when inch loss is far greater than pound loss. The main thing is that you lose in either inches or pounds. Both is a real bonus! I agree with Julie you prob picked the worst time to measure. 1st thing in the morning is the only way!

So now - heres to my results. Just weighed and measured myself. Its TOM time for me too, so I'm pretty happy with the fact that I've lost, when its normally time for a gain.

Weight loss - 1.5lbs
Inch loss - 3

Happy days....

[*Emma*]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

WTG Carmel! thats great expecially for TOM! means you'll prolly have an even bigger loss next week! weeeee!

[julirama723]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

P10 that's fabulous! WOW, to lose inches and pounds during TOM is flippin' amazing!!!

[julirama723]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Hmm, well I have mixed feelings about my results this week. I had thought that my weight being up was due to water, and perhaps it still is (I had another huge workout day yesterday) but I think perhaps it might be actual muscle?

I'm up to 181 today (but I'm down from 183, which is where I was at after my weightlifting extravaganza over the weekend) and I lost a LITTLE bit, inch-wise:

body part.........4/11...............4/18
hips.................38.................37.5
chest...............37.25..............37

TOTAL INCHES LOST THIS WEEK: .75" (yikes that's it!?)
TOTAL INCHES LOST SINCE BEGINNING OF CHALLENGE: 2.5"

My arms actually got bigger this week...but at least it's muscle. At least, that's how I'm making myself feel better! But what this means is that I'm due for a loss. Usually I build muscle and my arms get a bit bigger, then I burn off more fat on them.

[ValidRouge]

Re: WORK IT!: The 2007 Labor Day Challenge Thread, Sign-up and Reporting

Blazing, my Publix supermarket carries it. It's called Fage Greek Yogurt (Pronounced Fah-Yay). If your publix doesn't carry it, ask the manager. I'm sure they can get it for you. You can have it on the dairy rung and it's awesome! it's very thick and creamy....actually I find it very similar to the Daisy brand sour cream...but with that yogurt flavor that only yogurt has. It's got the live bacteria cultures, so you get the probiotic benefit too. Just add your own sweetner (if you choose), I personally like it plain. I add it to smoothies, sauces, all sorts of stuff. Yum Yum.

I've also gotten it at Whole Foods, Wild Oats, Fresh Market here in Tampa. Not sure exactly where PC, Florida is?