Want my points...

Monday, February 15, 2010

posted a blog 5 minutes ago and sparkpeople didn't register my points... why? any idea?

  

Rewards?

Sunday, February 14, 2010

So I see so many people say how they will reward themselves when they lose 'x' amount of lbs or 'x' % of weight. I know I should reward myself but what? I am not a shopper. In fact, I hate shopping..... And then there is the issue of what if I lost 10 lbs yesterday but am up in weight today, so I only lost 9 lbs? And also don't know how to make the beginning enough of an incestive but not too much..... All this is just too much.

So what are your rewards? And how did you decide what they should be? Any ideas for me?

And then there is the question, how do I decide what my "starting" weight was? I have used the Wii Fit but that requires me to quess how much my clothes weigh. We had a analog scale I was using, but felt I couldn't clearly see the tenths well enough. And then we thought the scale broke. Now I am not sure. But we bought a new digital scale that Walmart reviewers rated well that keeps track but of course, we have only had it for a week. So many questions..... I am just (as usual) confused.....

Thanks for any input.

  

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STINGRAY1317 2/22/2010 3:55PM

You can always reward yourself with things that you need but haven't got around to buying like socks, underwear, workout clothes or new running shoes.. I personally like the idea about putting a dollar in a jar every week that you lose and maybe save for a vacation you have been wanting? Report Inappropriate Comment

MOUSTER 2/15/2010 10:03AM

there's an article on here about different rewards not sure where i saw it though. YOu could always put $1 in the jar for each weeks weigh in with a weight loss and then you could buy a new wii game or something like that. I'm not a big shopper either. Report Inappropriate Comment

GIVEUP30 2/14/2010 11:59PM

You have my problem I don't know what I should reward myself so I'm still think... Report Inappropriate Comment

Water and/or Flavored Water?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

OK, so I am trying to drink my 8 glasses of water daily. But there are days that I have trouble getting in all 8 glasses. So my question is: If I use the Crystal Light packet added to the water, does that still count as water? What about Kool Aid or Lemonaide, if I count the sugar calories? Since I started this, I haven't had Kool Aid or Lemonaide but during dinner, flavor would be nice.

  

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MOUSTER 2/11/2010 9:35AM

you can also just squeeze in some lemon or any citrus fruit into your water. I've done that before. lemon actually is good at detoxing the body and is good for the liver i believe. Report Inappropriate Comment

BORROWEDANGEL1 2/11/2010 12:18AM

If you have a Walmart store in your area, they carry another brand similar to Crystal Light, but it is walmart's brand. It is cheaper than Crystal Light and I think it tase better. I buy the Tropical Punch flavor most of the time. It is sugar free, 0 carbs, and very very few calories if any. I can't remember right off, but very few . It will make 2 qts of flavored water for one of the tiny tubs and I think it has 6 of them, so 12 quarts of water for little money. I love the taste of it. They have several flavors, but the tropical punch is great. I didn't drink water very often until I started trying to lose weight, and this helps a lot and it does count as water. It's also great with meals too.. Good luck on your journey! Report Inappropriate Comment

L-I-S-A 2/11/2010 12:01AM

go with the Crystal Light! no calories and it counts as water. Koolaid/lemonade has alot of sugar...although they may have a sugar free version these days. I'm not sure on that. Report Inappropriate Comment

I'm doing it!

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

1 month ago, a dear friend of mine joined SP. Watching her progress, it made me inspired to come back to SP. I have been a member since 4 yrs today. I didn't even realize today is my Sparkaversary. 2 weeks ago today, I was sent home from work because I had a horrible cough that was getting worse. The following day, the doctor determined I had a severe case of bronchitis. I then went on to miss 8 days of work. During this time, when I wasn't sleeping, I was on SP.

I "officically" started fast break on Sunday. I have eaten fresh produce and followed the menus for 3 days now. I went back to work yesterday and even went to my district internship class last night. I also was able to score and put into Grade Pro the 2 finals I gave yesterday.

Today, I got on the scale before work, I am down 7 lbs from before I was sick. I am NOT going to regain the sick loss..... I was able to go for a walk today and didn't cough up part of my lung! I then worked on the Wii Fit Plus for 20 minutes. Eaten as told. Read a motivation. And went for a walk. All fast track goals met! I have also put in grades in 1 class complete, 2 partials and 1 to go plus the 2 partials. I can do this!

I am putting myself first. I am stressed, yes. But being fat is stressful too. Even with grading to do, housework, kids and my homework from my di class, I need to put me first. I can and will and did find the time for a walk.

Until next time!

  

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MOUSTER 2/3/2010 5:10PM

WTG girlfriend!! I"m so jealous of your 7 lbs. i'm down 4 lbs since i started in january. i forget the day i started back up. We can do this. Do you watch the biggest loser? if so you'll know what i'm talking about i want to know what the yellow team did at home for them to get such great results the first month. ok off to sweat in the sauna (small portable one) lol... Report Inappropriate Comment

CORTINEA 2/3/2010 12:39AM

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