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 Expert

Sep 11, '06 · 10:46 PM#627

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

I'm right there with ya, IBD!! I was pretty good at the thing this evening...had two SMALL glasses red wine, some shrimp, turkey, fruit and a couple of pieces of cauliflower. But I coulda eaten the whole table and everything on it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOVE YOUR SIG!!!!!!!!!!

Edited Sep 11, '06 · 10:47 PM

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 12, '06 · 6:39 AM#628

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

yes - drinking makes me eat and then drink some more and then eat late... very bad for the diet. an ass of calories!

I weighed in this morning again - and I'm back at -5 pounds (where I have been for a few weeks). I think the extra 2 yesterday were PMS/water retention, and not because of jdarg - sorry jdarg! :roll:

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 9:42 AM#629

Congrats, Miss Tootsie!! And kudos to you for letting jdarg off the hook!

Low and behold, I'm down 2 more this am! Don't know HOW THE HECK that happened!! It's a fluke!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 12, '06 · 10:38 AM#630

Congrats, Miss Tootsie!! And kudos to you for letting jdarg off the hook!
Low and behold, I'm down 2 more this am! Don't know HOW THE HECK that happened!! It's a fluke!

woooo hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! way to go DD. let's keep at it my friend.

Oh, I went to yoga this morning--------->

the five pounds I lost came from my head apparently. this is my "before" sowell picture. anybody else wanna share theirs?

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 11:28 AM#631

woooo hooooooooo!!!!!!!!!! way to go DD. let's keep at it my friend.

Oh, I went to yoga this morning--------->

the five pounds I lost came from my head apparently. this is my "before" sowell picture. anybody else wanna share theirs?

I have no pics I would care to share.
You go girl!! Yoga!! Good for you!!

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 2:46 PM#632

yes - drinking makes me eat and then drink some more and then eat late... very bad for the diet. an ass of calories!

I weighed in this morning again - and I'm back at -5 pounds (where I have been for a few weeks). I think the extra 2 yesterday were PMS/water retention, and not because of jdarg - sorry jdarg! :roll:

Whew...I was suffering from guilt. Glad it was water retention!!

I didn't weigh, but the yummy food (I LOVE AMORE) and the small amount of wine consumed

lol: ) must have been just enough to blast me back to the weight loss starting gate. I was actually a good girl at Red bar and had a salad (OK, with a beer). I need to exercise- my head is about to blow off. I'll take the tension taming over the weight loss this week!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 12, '06 · 3:21 PM#633

Whew...I was suffering from guilt. Glad it was water retention!!

I didn't weigh, but the yummy food (I LOVE AMORE) and the small amount of wine consumed lol: ) must have been just enough to blast me back to the weight loss starting gate. I was actually a good girl at Red bar and had a salad (OK, with a beer). I need to exercise- my head is about to blow off. I'll take the tension taming over the weight loss this week!

I was wondering when Jen-ay would catch up with these posts blaming her for all kinds of thangs...

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 3:24 PM#634

I was wondering when Jen-ay would catch up with these posts blaming her for all kinds of thangs...

Reason #279 to SoWal:

A funn way to procrastinate.

Beach Fanatic

Sep 12, '06 · 6:47 PM#635

Watch it on Fit TV. Check your cable to see what channel it's on.

I DVR it and then watch (and sometimes even exercise with it!) whenever I want. No 5 am workouts for me!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 12, '06 · 7:32 PM#636

Reason #279 to SoWal:

A funn way to procrastinate.

jdarg is going to be my new great friend I can already tell. we are going to get into SO much trouble. sorry hubbys. it's just the way it is... get used to it... :welcome:

to sowal, girlfriend...

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 7:36 PM#637

jdarg is going to be my new great friend I can already tell. we are going to get into SO much trouble. sorry hubbys. it's just the way it is... get used to it... to sowal, girlfriend...

Does your husband just look at you and shake his head like Bdarg does with me?? :idontno:

Thank God he married me...and is keeping from from getting into too much trouble.

I can't wait to get there!

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 12, '06 · 7:39 PM#638

Does your husband just look at you and shake his head like Bdarg does with me?? Thank God he married me...and is keeping from from getting into too much trouble.

I can't wait to get there!

yes, he does the head shake. plus, a remark here or there. we just ignore. the hubbys are not allowed to get into trouble. but good little housewives, who by the way are not necessarily desparate, are another story... :roll:

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 7:42 PM#639

yes, he does the head shake. plus, a remark here or there. we just ignore. the hubbys are not allowed to get into trouble. but good little housewives, who by the way are not necessarily desparate, are another story... :roll:

I think it is a gene that they are born with to have the sense to marry us good little housewifies!!:rofl:

SoWal Insider

Sep 12, '06 · 8:06 PM#640

Does your husband just look at you and shake his head like Bdarg does with me?? Thank God he married me...and is keeping from from getting into too much trouble.

I can't wait to get there!

Soooo when bdarg and I had our date night and he shook his head it didn't mean I was all cute and all?!? Damn it! I knew I should be dating more! GTTBD really frowns (as he shakes his head) on that behavior though!

SoWal Expert

Sep 12, '06 · 8:12 PM#641

Soooo when bdarg and I had our date night and he shook his head it didn't mean I was all cute and all?!? Damn it! I knew I should be dating more! GTTBD really frowns (as he shakes his head) on that behavior though!

The head shake means "Here we go again..." usually coupled with a rolling of the eyes movement. Since he married me, I am assuming it has become a term of endearment!!!:funn:

SoWal Insider

Sep 12, '06 · 8:17 PM#642

The head shake means "Here we go again..." usually coupled with a rolling of the eyes movement. Since he married me, I am assuming it has become a term of endearment!!!:funn:

Yeah, I figured as much. Seen it tooooo many times. It must be in the alleged "Men's Handbook". :floor:

SoWal GuideAuthor

Sep 13, '06 · 7:23 AM#643

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

SoWal Insider

Sep 13, '06 · 8:49 AM#644

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

Good job! :clap_1:

picky

Sep 13, '06 · 8:54 AM#645

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

Tootsie!! That is wonderful news! Good for you! :clap_1:

SoWal Expert

Sep 13, '06 · 8:55 AM#646

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

Yippee!!! :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
I'm so proud of you!!

Beach Fanatic

Sep 13, '06 · 9:22 AM#647

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

THAT IS GREAT!:clap_1: I bet with all your exercising you have lost inches too, and that is even better.

SoWal Expert

Sep 13, '06 · 9:24 AM#648

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

Please teach me to multi task. I want to drink wine AND lose weight too!!!!

:clap_1: Fantastic!!!

SoWal Insider

Sep 13, '06 · 9:33 AM#649

:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:
Good for you!!!

directionally challenged

Sep 13, '06 · 10:44 AM#650

public announcement:

as of this moment I have lost a total of 7 pounds.

thank you for your attention to this matter.

You're kidding? That's FANTASTIC. Pants looser yet little one?

SoWal Expert

Sep 13, '06 · 10:51 AM#651

Bat Turd Alert!
I walked into my morning meeting to a WHOLE TRAY of HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So far, I've been strong, just had my little carton of yogurt, but if I have to look at those dammmm things one more time, it may be Katie Bar the Door!!