Jasmine

Sorry I didn't post yesterday a little busy with work and the ER. I want to thank everyone for their prayers. She is still running a fever and probably will for the next couple of days. She has a horrible cough and nothing I can do except give her tylonel. She is still to young for motrin and since it is a virus no antibiotic. Please keep her in your prayers it is supposed to get worse before it gets better even though we caught it early it still has to run its course. She is going the doctor tomorrow, I am still worried about how deep her cough is. I am struggling with my diet this week with me working the overnight shifts I find I do not know how to budget my food so I have been over my calories the last two days. I am getting ready to go in to work tonight and then off a couple of days. However, next week I am back on third shift for a few more days so I hope that I am able to figure out some sort of system for my eating habits. I wish everyone the best of luck with this week on the challenge.

Planning for today, tomorrow, and Forever.

I found myself a little frustrated with my scale this morning when it started bouncing between my wight yesterday and three oz higher today. I walk a strong 5.79 miles yesterday according to my pedometer that is 12264 step not to mention I did my walk away the pounds video yesterday. I was able to get in all of my water easily with all of the physical activities. As I start each new day I get up and plan my food for the day, I have to or I would not be able to keep count of everything I need. At the start of this challenge I had a hard time working the diet in to my work schedule but as we are almost three weeks in I have made adjustments so that my weekend foods are as strong and planned as the rest of the week. I do switch things around in the middle of the day sometimes but I still count it to make sure I am under my calories. I found that the scale is not my friend. Salt is not my friend. I found that I hate diets but I want to be healthier for myself and my kids. I am willing to do whatever it takes to get there. I want to have the freedom to get up in the morning and run without the embarrassment of having my fat jiggling in the wind or my oversize chest hitting me in the face. I found that part of the reason I am frustrated with the scale is because I am thinning out a little, I could easily be back into a D cup instead of a DD seeing as how they are to big and my clothes are getting to big. I have found that some of my pants that use to be tight through the thighs are a lot looser there and getting looser in the waist but I still have a long way to go. Well I will stop boring anyone who is reading this and eat, exercise, and smile. I will try to post again later.

Bethany

Catching up

Sorry if any one has been anxiously waiting on a post from me. I find that I have very little time for anything as of right now. I am working full time again plus school plus the challenge not to mention my precious children, who do not sleep. I am starting some time on third shift to help with vacations. I am feeling a little overwhelmed at the moment I am working out and eating right and the scale is not really moving as much as I would like. I find that my school work is dropping to the bottom of my list of things to do but I am going to have to find time to get everything in. I really wish my husband could find a better job so I would not have to work so much but jobs are limited in the area right now because of dead season and even then its hard to find anything that pays more then minimum wage. He has finally decided to go back to school so that he will have a better chance at getting at least a management position. I find that I am getting tired and need a nap. I wish everyone the best with weigh ins this week.

to early to think

It is the awful hour of 5:30 am and I am exhausted. My work ran over and my son is not feeling so good not to mention up and down all night. My day is starting with a work out before work once again with walk away the pounds and then to work by eight this next couple of weeks are going to be crazy as I start back to work full time. I found in order to get my hours in I am having to pick up random shifts which means I am going to be on third shift so yeah no sleep for me. I will be glad when their vacations are done. After I get off I plan to go by mom and see if I can cheer her up and try the kettle bells work out. I hope that at that point I am still able to function. I see me going to bed early tonight as long as my homework for this week is done. I will see yall another day.
Bethany

Good Morning

Good Morning,
I found that this morning I felt pretty good I bought a new scale yesterday and I hope it measures right against mom's because I will be down three pounds already this week if so. I started my morning with water, breakfast, and walk away the pounds followed by Allan's exercises. I feel great and I am off to work. I hope everyone has a great day and Kelly welcome back. Mom I hope you have a decent time tonight with the family, give them my love.
To be continued.....
Bethany

OMG! I am tired.

I am not used to the additional exercising and the additional days of work so this week has kicked my butt. I have beat the devil, the water, and my bosses. The devil being my mother-in-law who brought over a quarter of a sheet cake to dinner the other night and no I didn't touch the dam thing. I struggled for two days before everyone else made it go away. On Fridays I normally work on the front register and do not have the freedom of running to the bathroom every ten to twenty min as needed so I have been trying to get it in by lunch so I don't have to worry so much about it later. In addition to these struggles my managers do not know how to make a schedule so we were slammed all weekend and I had to pick up shifts to help them out. I better be down again next week just from all the running around then we can talk about food I barely have enough time to get any food in with my crazy schedule. I am trying to get better at preparing my meals early so that I can throw them in a lunch box and run. Well back to the grindstone again water, exercise, and work. Lets do this.
Bethany

ten today

Today is a great day. I got up,weighed and found that I am down 10 pounds since starting my new regimen. I feel good today and wish that I had not agreed to go to work. Oh well, an eight our shift on my feet wont kill me and might even help me with my next weigh in. I found that I have adjusted to all of the water I am to consume. I find that if I get my water in to early, I still get thirsty the rest of the time. I feel better about my weigh in this week and am looking forward to seeing everyone's results. I wish everyone the best of luck with their weigh ins this week.
Bethany

Good Morning

Hi all,
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile finally got our income tax back and had a lot of shopping to do. We bought a new washer and dryer (Yea no more going to my mother-in-laws). I also was without a computer for a short time but that is fixed now. I am doing good on the diet had a rough start but now the game is on. I am working extra hard this week to see that the scale goes down this week. I am having some trouble with the new exercises mostly the Buddha crunches. I have to much of a chest to completely touch my knees but I hope as the weight comes of some of it comes from there. My son is being a brat today but he is doing well with potty training since I took his pull ups away. I flat out told him that I was not going to buy anymore and he has done well but with the occasional accident. My baby girl just started talking at four months. She said mama and dada I almost fell in the floor. My son didn't really start talking until he was nine months. I hope everyone is doing well this week with meeting their calorie limits and getting in all of their exercises. Well will see you later.

Today

Today has been a little hectic as anytime a mother is sick. I seems that my household can not function without me. I hope that my new meds will help me to function better soon. I am still under on my water today but I will get it in by the end of the day. I planning fish for supper (Yum! not) the sacrifices that I make. Oh well, my two year old loves it so we eat it. I will be attempting the exercises in a few min. Then I will be hitting the books for my new classes that start on Monday. I am also getting ready to plan my meals out for the remainder of the week. I find it easier to stick to the plan when I have everything laid out for me and schedule my exercise times to make sure I will be able to get them into my already hectic schedule. Well that is all for know I will try to post again later.
Thanks,
Bethany

Sick as a Dog

Hi all,
Today just sucks bad. I have a urinary tract infection and the doc can't see me until tomorrow. The pain is horrible and I can't keep any food down with the pain meds. So I will not be getting very many calories today. I am hoping for a better tomorrow. I hope everyone had a good first day on the challenge and I hope have a good day week. I was so excited about starting today and then I can't even keep food down. well time for a nap see yall tomorrow.
bethany

Sunday Weigh In

This is Karen, posting for Bethany again. Bethany is working a double shift today and won't have time to blog. She asked me to post the photo of her official weight in today so here it is:

You can see that she is at 220.8 today. This is her official starting weight even though she has already lost several pounds from the day she signed on for challenge 4. I'm very proud of her at she is down almost 8 pounds since then and it has been just a week. She is doing well. She phoned a few minutes ago and said she is working on her water and her food is on track so far. She will get home too late to see the packet tonight but I know she will be up first thing in the morning to work on the food plans. She wishes everyone  the best of luck on the challenge.

Karen

Today's Foods

Today I managed to get my 140 oz s of water by around 5 pm. I am hoping that this will make it easier for me come bedtime.
Breakfast
Chocolate Equate shake
Lunch
turkey sandwich with only one piece of bread
snacks
apple
banana
protein shake
dinner
a bowl of chillie
with sour cream
Not bad for a day but I found that I do not have the energy needed to function between going to work and coming home to eat dinner. I have a headache from waiting so long to eat. I am going to have to figure out a better routine then the one I have now. I hope that with a little more work I get into the swing of things and not have the side effects of being on such a strict diet. Please do not misinterpret this I am very much looking forward to the challenge just having to make some adjustments to my schedule.I am very excited and hope to reach my goal. Once again I wish everyone the best of luck.
Thanks,
Bethany

Re: BYOC

1. What piece of clothing can you absolutely not live without?
  Seeing as how I wear a triple D bra, I believe that is the one I could not live without. 
2. If you could go back in time for just 24 hours, where would you go and why?
 I think that I would pick my last OB visit when I was still pregnant with my daughter and smack the doctor  until he listen to me about her size. He did not think it necessary to check the size of the baby before trying to deliver her and she was way to big to be delivered naturally. 
3. If you could change one feature of your looks, what would it be and why?
 I would change my chest size, I thought I was going to end up with a black eye the first time I tried to do Allen's jumping jacks. 
4. What things do you enjoy or only do when you’re alone? (All you perverts out there….try to resist the obvious answer here)
 I find that I am rarely alone but when it does occur I take a long bath and read a romance novel or get caught up on any school work I was behind on.
5. Repeat question: Summarize your life in real life and in blogland this week.
Blogland is a little hectic considering I have never used it before and I found that everyone is really friendly. I am finely learning my way around and still trying to figure out what to talk about.
Real Life is not as hectic but close I am working on potty training my 2 year old son(not an easy task). I am trying to balance my home life, work, and school. In the last few weeks I have been trying to make life changes maybe to many at once. I have managed to quite smoking and start a diet at the same time. I have a problem controlling my temper at work and that can be a problem when I am nicotine free and what feels like food free. 

I am ready

I was finally excited to get to be on a diet that might actually work and then it was canceled. I do not approve! I am looking forward to a chance to start the challenge from the beginning. I have had to children and the weight from that is still hanging around. I was not exactly at a good weight when I became pregnant. Therefore, I am looking forward to the new challenge that starts on Sunday. I wish everyone the best of luck.

Bethany

Checking In For Beth

I talked to Bethany last night and she was able to stick to the plan and get in her water and walking even though the challenge is officially ended until Monday. She is signed up for phase 5 so expect her to be around for a while. I should haven't to make any more posts for her. They are getting internet installed at their place today so she will be able to access the internet and post herself from now on. I just wanted to update and let you know she is doing well. She did a lot of shopping yesterday so she is stocked with good healthy foods to see her through the next phase. I will be doing my own shopping later today. So, we are ready, willing, and able to see the challenge through.

Karen (posting for Bethany)

Food For Today

This is Karen, blogging Bethany's food for today. She is at home and phoned to give me her list. She is still working on her water but she got her walking in for today. She will do strength training again tomorrow. Her food today looked like this:

Breakfast:
Equate Weight Loss Shake

Snack:
3 boiled eggs.

Lunch:
Body Fortress Protein Powder
6 ounces 2% Milk

Snack:
I slice whole wheat toast
1 tsp margarine
1 tsp grape jelly

Dinner:
4 ounces boneless chicken breast
1/2 cup corn
1/2 cup green beans

Snack:
Smart Pop Popcorn

Calories: 1077
Fat: 42 grams
Carbs: 108 grams
Protein: 108 grams

Bethany is doing very well and she saw the scale move down a bit more today. Nothing breeds success more than success itself. I'm very proud of her for doing this and I don't mind at all using my Fitday PC to log her food for her.

Karen

OMG!! What about those wall sits.

Hi everyone, 

I am slowly adjusting to the calorie limit and no longer starving to death. I for the first time yesterday did the exercises and I was extremely sore by the end. When I fell asleep last night I was reminded of what my two year old goes through when he drinks to many fluids close to bed time, you wake up with a wet bed. Now I know I will have to get my 140 oz of water in earlier in the day. I plan to walk to day and back to the wall sits tomorrow. I am working very hard this morning to get in my water early so I do not wet the bed again.(some of you have to know about this) I wish everyone the best of luck.

Thanks

Bethany