SoWell on Sowal

SoWal Guide

Jul 24, '06 · 1:04 PM75,473

okay my little fitness wannabees... here it is. and thanks for deciding on this thread name. After sharing our goals and strategies for fitness and weight reduction, we'll all be sowell on sowal!!!

Cork and I are doing at least one yoga/pilates class per week now. plus we bicycled the other day (almost killed me). and plan to do exercise on our own at home as well.

as far as diet and weight reduction, we haven't really gotten very far. I'm reading two current resources for motivation and just general info: Body for Life for Women (A Woman's plan for Physical and Mental Transformation) - Pamela Peeke, MD, and The Reality Diet (fight fat with fiber) - Schnur, MD. They are both really straightforward, no nonsense approaches to weight loss - and include a lot of info on weekly menus, exercise, etc.

I know that I will need a menu plan to follow in the first 3 months of my "transformation". If I have a reasonable menu to follow, then I don't mind shopping and cooking. Having it all planned out makes it easier for me, and it makes me eat things that I would otherwise avoid or not think about eating (it expands the culinary experience)...

What are your goals? I need to finish up some of my reading and then I plan to put my goals on paper, along with my plan to achieve them. I have also already started a food and exercise journal.

I'll be sharing some of this with you. I hope we can all share successes, questions, recipes, exercise tips, etc... hope to see you on here every day looking for motivation and at the same time giving support to all of us..

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SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 9, '06 · 5:47 PM#602

well, I was doing great this week. Then that jdarg blew into town... made me drink wine and eat junk food on the beach all night long. I just hated every minute of it...

directionally challenged

Sep 9, '06 · 6:52 PM#603

well, I was doing great this week. Then that jdarg blew into town... made me drink wine and eat junk food on the beach all night long. I just hated every minute of it...

I heard all about the torture she subjected you to :floor:

Sorry I missed you guys. Still eating cardboard here and dropping about a pound a week or so. Once I get my work done, gotta get to Bridgette's

SoWal Expert

Sep 9, '06 · 7:10 PM#604

well, I was doing great this week. Then that jdarg blew into town... made me drink wine and eat junk food on the beach all night long. I just hated every minute of it...

Bless your heart! :wub:

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 9, '06 · 7:35 PM#605

I heard all about the torture she subjected you to Sorry I missed you guys. Still eating cardboard here and dropping about a pound a week or so. Once I get my work done, gotta get to Bridgette's

Tues - yoga - 8:30... BE THERE. thinking of trying 8:30 yoga Monday at RBFitness... wanna?

Candi is teaching at Bridgette's Wed 6pm. you should definitely try to make that (a real yoga treat).

directionally challenged

Sep 9, '06 · 8:45 PM#606

Tues - yoga - 8:30... BE THERE. thinking of trying 8:30 yoga Monday at RBFitness... wanna?

Candi is teaching at Bridgette's Wed 6pm. you should definitely try to make that (a real yoga treat).

8:30 AM Monday? and 8:30 AM Tuesday? These early birds :bang:

Is the Monday class am or pm? I definitely need to get moving again. Tuesday for sure. You doing Wednesday eve? I know you've been wanting to workout with Candi. I'd definitely like that one too. Let me know. How's the diet?

SoWal Expert

Sep 10, '06 · 10:35 AM#607

Tomorrow's the day to weigh
I've been bad more than I can say
Good luck my friends
How much I've lost just depends.................

directionally challenged

Sep 10, '06 · 12:52 PM#608

I'm hanging in there and dropping a pound or two a week. The cardboard does really make it easy!

SoWal Expert

Sep 10, '06 · 3:23 PM#609

I'm hanging in there and dropping a pound or two a week. The cardboard does really make it easy!

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

Beach Fanatic

Sep 11, '06 · 5:46 AM#610

First week report....3 pounds. Oh how I love the first week, after that it really slows down for me. I was really good yesterday and chose to have a margarita instead of cake and margaritas. I doubt Mexican food did me any favors, but I needed to celebrate. Off to week 2.......

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 11, '06 · 6:33 AM#611

Monday morning weigh in: gained 2.

how did that happen? was it the pasta and the wine and the pizza and burgers over the weekend? :roll:

okay - it's a new week. somebody motivate me!!!

Edited Sep 11, '06 · 6:33 AM

SoWal Expert

Sep 11, '06 · 9:14 AM#612

First week report....3 pounds. Oh how I love the first week, after that it really slows down for me. I was really good yesterday and chose to have a margarita instead of cake and margaritas. I doubt Mexican food did me any favors, but I needed to celebrate. Off to week 2.......

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: Yippee!!!

SoWal Expert

Sep 11, '06 · 9:21 AM#613

Monday morning weigh in: gained 2. how did that happen? was it the pasta and the wine and the pizza and burgers over the weekend? :roll:

okay - it's a new week. somebody motivate me!!!

It was jdarg! :razz:

Blame it all on her!
Today, drink LOTS of water, go to pilates tomorrow. The past is past, go forward today... :wub:

I maintained.....nothing lost, nothing gained. I was pretty bad over the weekend though, so I'm happy that I didn't gain 5! Still just 11 lbs. Need to get over this hump!!

Goals for today: Water, weight watchers entree for lunch, fruit.
Attending a wake this afternoon with a happy hour after...limit to ONE glass of wine!!
WALK!

Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname

Sep 11, '06 · 10:13 AM#614

Monday morning weigh in: gained 2. how did that happen? was it the pasta and the wine and the pizza and burgers over the weekend? :roll:

okay - it's a new week. somebody motivate me!!!

Gained 2 myself Tootsie...I knew it was coming though. I was bad last week, and it carried over into the weekend. Back on track today though. Gosh, I wish I didn't have to worry about this SH*T. I think about every morsel I put into my mouth. I fight with myself all the time. It goes something like this. I want that, know you don't, yes I do, know you don't YES I DO...oh, just go ahead and eat the Da*n thing and feel guilty all day. So I do, and I do.

Ok, so today starts another week. I will be good.

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 11, '06 · 10:15 AM#615

It was jdarg! Blame it all on her!
Today, drink LOTS of water, go to pilates tomorrow. The past is past, go forward today...

I maintained.....nothing lost, nothing gained. I was pretty bad over the weekend though, so I'm happy that I didn't gain 5! Still just 11 lbs. Need to get over this hump!!

Goals for today: Water, weight watchers entree for lunch, fruit.
Attending a wake this afternoon with a happy hour after...limit to ONE glass of wine!!
WALK!

I was hoping you would realize that the fault is not my own. :roll: thank you for your continuing support. I can always count on you DD!

Yes, going to drink lots of water today.

Last week, I really ate very little. and this was a mistake. It is easier to eat little than to plan and eat the right things. but its also stupido!!! eating the right stuff (regularly) is the way to lose. I'm learning my lesson, slowly but surely. guess I need to do some planning today (menus).

Edited Sep 11, '06 · 10:17 AM

SoWal Insider

Sep 11, '06 · 1:33 PM#616

FYI...my daughter lost 13 pounds this past month. She drank enough water to float the US Navy, ate the following items (but had 2 or 3 cheat days for tailgating etc):

Breakfast-Oatmeal and fruit, skim milk
Snack-fruit
Lunch-fruit, veges, salad, tuna or turkey
Dinner-veges, salad, whole grain brown rice and chicken, turkey, or fish
Snack-fruit

She eliminated cheese and red meat, white food- bread, potatoes, white rice and all sugars except for the natural ones in fruit.
It's the Fat Smash diet. She's also young and highly motivated, but if you're interested she got the book and has done very well. I don't think she wants to lose any more, if she keeps on losing that wedding dress won't fit.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 11, '06 · 1:55 PM#617

I didn't put as much salt on my gravy n' biscuit this morning. Just doing my part.

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 11, '06 · 2:09 PM#618

I didn't put as much salt on my gravy n' biscuit this morning. Just doing my part.

OMG... biscuits and gravy....... :drool:

SoWal Expert

Sep 11, '06 · 2:10 PM#619

I didn't put as much salt on my gravy n' biscuit this morning. Just doing my part.

SoWal Insider

Sep 11, '06 · 2:24 PM#620

OMG... biscuits and gravy.......

YUM,

... with grits and fried potatoes too.

SoWal Insider

Sep 11, '06 · 8:43 PM#621

:nono1: NOT NICE TO TEASE US

;-)

I didn't put as much salt on my gravy n' biscuit this morning. Just doing my part.

SoWal Insider

Sep 11, '06 · 8:44 PM#622

tOOTS Dont feel bad, I gained 1 lb.

I am soooooooo bummed. I can not eat out, i can not eat out, i can not eat out.....Now I want to go to hear Waco and drink sooooooo??? Darn it.... :twisted:

Beach Fanatic

Sep 11, '06 · 8:56 PM#623

I didn't put as much salt on my gravy n' biscuit this morning. Just doing my part.

My kind of person.....real sacrifice!

Beach Fanatic

Sep 11, '06 · 9:00 PM#624

tOOTS Dont feel bad, I gained 1 lb. I am soooooooo bummed. I can not eat out, i can not eat out, i can not eat out.....Now I want to go to hear Waco and drink sooooooo??? Darn it....

Oh go to listen to Waco...isn't there some booze that does not have calories??? On South Beach, you can have wine. That 1 lb. is most likely water weight.

SoWal Insider

Sep 11, '06 · 9:04 PM#625

YES, BUt when I drink i want to eat and then there is a vicious cycle... :pissed:

Oh go to listen to Waco...isn't there some booze that does not have calories??? On South Beach, you can have wine. That 1 lb. is most likely water weight.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 11, '06 · 10:46 PM#626

well, I was doing great this week. Then that jdarg blew into town... made me drink wine and eat junk food on the beach all night long. I just hated every minute of it...

So sorry she was so rough on you! Peer pressure you know!! :idontno: