I started the month out right - down a pound to 214.6. And I stopped at the gym on the way home and bought a year's membership. So I'll be swimming most nights before work.
Diana - I told you the 200's loved you and didn't want to end their relationship with you. But they better get used to heartbreak! I know you're really done with them (and I'm planning on ending a very long term relationship with them very soon!)
StarGetsFit - I don't get to post often either but I check in nearly every day to see how my daily peeps are doing. This group is great! So supportive! (and yeah, sleep is super important. Sleep deprivation makes you crave carbs and never feel full - a very very bad combo.)
Eclipse - I wondered how we were getting by the 500 posts rule....
Coondocks - I see I'm not the only one making a gym commitment!
no more time for shout outs but here's wishing us all success this month!
I do! I really do! (Except when stupid Mr. Negativity reminds me about vanity sizing) I'm just caught right now between my BMI which is still pretty far above normal and the fact that I'm what I consider to be a really normal size. I'm pretty much happy where I am but ok to lose more too. It's quite a happy problem, I must say.
That said, I'm struggling to stay within my calories right now!! My eating habits have to change from all day grazing, 100 calories here, 100 calories there, to a more routine schedule of eating ever 2.5 hours as my work schedule allows. The beginning was hard switching out of routine mode and now going back to routine is equally hard. I know I'll fall into a pattern, but right now my belly thinks it's supposed to be eating hourly and I find myself on the point of starvation around 4:00, my old snacking hour. If only I could feed my family dinner at 4:00, I'd be good to go. My best solution is to eat a heavy snack before leaving work around 3:00, but that didn't work out today. Right now I am so ravenous at 4:00 I eat and eat and eat. It's not a lot, actually, but it's definitely a full meal's worth of calories. (Meals for me are 200 calories) But I should eat a full size 200 calorie meal before my real 200 calorie dinner. That's 400 calories practically back to back. They should be spread out more.
It's hard to explain. But that's my plan. Mini meals.
Coondocks - sounds like a great plan - the gym on your lunch! Yeah, that would be funny if we ended up in the same town at the same time.. if you move back with us you can just throw your stuff in our truck The bf gets all expenses paid with his new position
Kukkie - Wow, I am SO daunted by planning a wedding that I haven't even gotten engaged! I am enlisting a friend, hopefully I don't stress her out! Just breath, soon it'll be over, you'll feel great and drop the weight you want this month!
Diana - You know the weight will come off, you know the source at least!
love2b - Nicely done - you are just plowing through those 170's! Are you going to readjust your Labour Day Goal?
I weighed in this morning, 261.9, so down 1.1. I am going to the bathroom a LOT, it feels like every 2 minutes, buuut I'm sure it's not. I am going to the dermatologist tomorrow morning, getting 2 moles looked at. I'm a little nervous, even though I know I won't have any answers yet.
Thanks for the support everyone! When I got up this morning and saw the scale, ugh it was awful. Now, my goal is to get far enough away from 200 that if TTOM or anything happens it won't take me above 200.
Thanks Diana StarGetsFit I've never actually thought about it, but I guess we really do post a lot. But for me anyway, that's kind of why I feel like we're one big family. You're always sure to get some kind of motivation. Don't worry, we don't hate if you can't post 24.7. We disappear at times too!
I used to have several message boards I kept up religiously, but since I started working in a school three years ago I haven't been able to keep up as much.
I don't imagine, "Hush, Mrs. Cortez is posting to her sci-fi book group right now," would go over well with my Principle!
I have to say I'm so bloody exhausted. I didn't get home until about 8pm today. By the time I left work, ran errands, picked up hubby from work, got home, made dinner and ate dinner, I was already spent. But I somehow mustered up the very little energy I had left and finished painting. That's right, I am officially done the painting! Hallelujah. I'm a little worried about my WI in the morning because it's wayyyy past my usual sleeping time and I'm having hot chocolate right now (I totally needed a treat). But I'm absolutely starving and refuse to eat anything at this time, dinner was late enough as is, but the painting built up an appetite and I'm hoping the warm milk will help me sleep. Did I mention that my legs are super sore?! Oh well, we'll see what we see in the morning.. Good night!
Thanks Kukkie, and with only 1.5 weeks to go you are gonna do your thing in September Kukkie there's great money in wedding planning Yay I'm happy that you are done painting, that's one thing down. Now get the carpet in and wedding next right? I'm telling you, the scale had better look out this month.
Thanks Vixsin, good for you on the .2 down
Thanks Angie, hope you get more hours of sleep and rest well
Coondocks, 6 incline is a great deal to me, you go Girl
Thanks for the heads up Eclipse ... don't forget to remind us (ME) hehehe. I'll be looking for you ... like where did they go.
Thanks Ona, I couldn't have done it without you ALL. I still gotta kick that .4 out the door by Monday. Got my toes crossed over this long weekend
Vladadog, glad you finally got your membership.
Eliana hopefully everything will fall into place soon.
Aimee congrats on the 1.1lbs down. You mean readjust my September goal? I think I said 165 right? I would love to say 160 but that number scares me. It was so hard to get through the 70's (which I am still in) until I see that 7 permanently go away. I have a bad feeling about the weather changing and not being able to get outside, and the kids activities and all of the stuff I do with them between scouting and school. So I think I want to say 5lbs and if I see that it is just coming easy (wow do I hope) then I may just bring it closer to 160. Fair enough Sorry to write a book
Well, I fizzled out on the weigh-ins the last of August, so I am not going to do that in September. My goal is to reach my goal of 135 by Dec. 25th (my Christmas present to myself! ) So that gives me 16 weeks to lose 15 pounds.
I'm going for it!
I've got something to work towards this month. 
I need to get back where I was. 
don't worry bout a thing 
you'll get back for sure 
I really do! (Except when stupid Mr. Negativity reminds me about vanity sizing) I'm just caught right now between my BMI which is still pretty far above normal and the fact that I'm what I consider to be a really normal size. I'm pretty much happy where I am but ok to lose more too. It's quite a happy problem, I must say. 
It's hard to explain. But that's my plan. Mini meals.
Kukkie there's great money in wedding planning 
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