Feb 16th Tips

Hello cute ladies - first off, the amazing Miss Sharla is down 3 lbs! Wahoo!

Here is the short version of 10 ways to boost you metabolism. Get the "skinny" by clicking here for more details. Thanks WebMD for these GREAT tips!

1. Build muscle
2. Kick up your workout
3. Drink more water
4. Have your drinks on the rocks
5. Eat more often
6. Spice up your meals
7. Eat more protein
8. Drink your coffee black
9. Drink green tea
10. Avoid crash diets... diets with less than 1,000 calories

Good luck this week ladies!!

Back On That Wagon!

Goodness! It's been way too long since I've visited this wagon!!! So sorry that I've been a big slacker head. I need to remind myself that

I'M WORTH THE HARD WORK!

And SO ARE YOU!

Yes, this journey to get more healthy and lose weight is hard.

It takes effort and determination and will power
and is sometimes more than we feel like we can do.

But we are all

STRONG,

AMAZING,

POWERFUL
Women!!!

WE CAN DO IT!

So, please take a few minutes to catch up on the tips.
I've posted ones from the last few weeks plus the sugar info.
Feel free to leave a comment and tell us how you're doing and what you think.

OH - at this week's weigh in,
Sharla lost 3 lbs and Chantelle lost 2 lbs. WAHOO!

Dec 15th Weigh In

Korene lost 1 1/2 lbs!!!
SHE ROCKS!

Everyone else did.....?
leave a comment and tell us!

Dec 8th Weigh In

Boy, once again I prove to be a slacker! Sorry all!!

This week, Tonya lost 1/2 lb, Korene lost 1.8 lbs and Chantelle lost 1.2 lbs.
Yippeeeee!!!!

Here are Dr Oz's 10 Commandments to lose 10 lbs and his 4 rules to survive the holidays. Check the link to get all the details.

1 - Cut out soda. Period.
2 - stop eating at least 3 hours before bed
3 - Move for 10 minutes each day
4 - Exercise portion control
5 - Weigh yourself every day
6 - Take a vitamin B complex everyday
7 - take African Mango twice daily
8 - Take your vitamins
9 - Recipe reinvention
10 - Conquer your cravings

(Click here for all the details for each step)

How to survive the holidays... tips to NOT gain weight.

1 - Party smart
Don't go to a party starving
Avoid the food pile-up at the holiday buffet
Skip the eggnog

2 - Defeat the sweets
Buy your sweets on the way to the party instead of baking them
Choose only 1 dessert

3 - Eat then shop
Pack a snack

4 - Weigh yourself twice weekly

More info on the holiday tips are on Dr Oz's site after the 10 commandments.

Good luck ladies - Happy Holidays!!!

Dec 1st Weigh In

Well, this week the few who came over either stayed the same or gained a few pounds.

I think everyone's having a few hard weeks...
with Thanksgiving and Christmas comes busy-ness.

I did share a few tips, but will save them for a month or so and share 'em again.

Be sure to either come next Wednesday or check the blog for the tips for that day.

THEY'LL BE GOOD ONES!

I've recently become a "fan" of Doctor Oz. He's shared some great "commandments" for losing weight and a few others for not gaining during the Holidays. Hope you all can make it to hear them :)

Nov 24th Weigh In

Thanks to Korene and Tonya for coming over!!!

Korene lost 1 1/2 lbs this week. (She's lost 15 so far!!!)
Tonya & I both stayed the same.

Today we talked about how to curb those cravings... or a sweet tooth.

Here are a few of my favorite tips...

-Brush your teeth!
-Make a meal plan that includes sweets
-don't skip meals... you don't want your blood sugar to plummet - that leads to cravings & binging.
-don't keep them in your house.
-stay away from sugar substitutes. You'll burn through those calories faster which can cause your blood sugar to drop and create a craving.


Click here for the rest of the list and greater explanation.
(on the left side there are links to more tips on the same subject.)

Have a great Turkey Day everyone... enjoy the yummy food... just don't binge!

Nov 17th Weigh In

Well Stacey, Korene & I had a nice visit this morning... we clapped for everyone and missed the rest of you. Here's the losses that I know of:

Korene - 2.5 lbs
Sharla - 1 lb
Tonya - .5 lb
Dawn - 7 lbs since the beginning
Chantelle - .8 lb

We talked about WebMD's 10 painless ways to lose weight list. Click here to read all about them.

We also talked a little about the benefits of protein. Try to eat a little good protein at each meal. It will help you feel full. (This is why crazy diets like Atkins worked... people ate/eat way more protein than their bodies need. They feel more full so eat less food.) Click here to read a little article about that.

Hope you're all doing well! I'll be posting a few days of my food log this week - unless ya'll tell me not to. But I just KNOW that you're dying to hear...

Take care!

Nov 10th Weigh In

As a group we lost 14.2 lbs!
Here's today's numbers -

Angela - 1/2 lb
Chantelle - .6lb
Erin - 4 lbs
Korene - 3 lbs
Michelle - 1 lb
Sharla - 2 1/2 lbs
Sheri - 2.6 lbs

Way to go ladies!!

We missed a few of you this morning - if you want your weight loss posted, let me know.


Today we talked about what's been the hardest for us and what has helped us get through those things - or what others found helpful. Here's a few of those things...

Problem: having enough points left for dinner.
Suggestion: Sharla plans what she's going to do for dinner and how many points it will be, then she knows what she has to use the rest of the day.
If you run out of points at dinner time - or only have a few left - you can always load up on veggies. Skinny Taste has a yummy ratatouille recipe :)
If we want to lose weight, we have to make changes. There's no way around that. Use less points during the day - egg whites instead of eggs. Fiber One yogurt is 0 points. Lower point bread or those Oroweat Sandwich Thins instead of regular bread. Forget the mayo on your sandwich. Switch to skim milk. There's a lot of swapping you can do. Hungry Girl website has some great suggestions for that too.

Problem: always feeling SO hungry.
Suggestion: eat more fiber, it'll fill ya up. If you're exercising be sure to give yourself extra points for it!! You have to feed the fire (your metabolism). Listen to your body. If you're starving... you need to eat something!

Problem: being so busy - gone from home - that it's hard to not go over points.
Suggestion: just keep doing your best lady! Life will calm down soon and you can plan your meals at home. Take plenty of healthy snacks with you.

Problem: eating a whole box of WW Chocolate Cakes or a bunch of mini-candy bars. Or in other words... sabotaging yourself.
Suggestion: .....

In general - I do much better on the program when I exercise. I just feel better so I make better choices. Because I'm having some back issues, I can't do anything high impact (no Jillian Michaels for me) for a while, but I can do a brisk walk on the treadmill or 15 minutes with my hula hoop. Anything helps me feel better. It does take a few days in a row for that "feel good" stuff to kick in for me... but it kicks in :)

If you have any tips/suggestions or concerns, please leave a comment!