[Angie]

Good morning I am down 1lb today despite waking up feeling very puffy.

Ona -- I love the 'forget past mistakes' quote! Have a great weekend

Diana -- Good for you, just go to the Dr. with her. I think my mom would be the same way, she thinks she has to protect me from knowing things, but I'd much rather know and deal with the reality. I suspect she may also hide things because I might give her some unwanted advice (ie/ quit smoking...lol) We have a pretty busy weekend, snowboarding this morning, then I have to go in to work for a bit, but Cameron is coming along -- another person is bringing her daughter so they can play together while we try to get something done. Tomorrow we are going to see a play called Potted POtter which is spoof about the Harry Potter series (which we love) and then we are meeting friends later to see The Lorax. Congrats on your .6

Seven -- Ona's quote is perfect for you today! Forget about that and focus on what you're going to do now. One slip up in 9 months is not a bad record.

Kris -- Good luck with the house you want and with the visits today. Good job on your .2

[Steph7409]

Good morning, all!

Ona, thanks for the quotes. Yesterday was a big self-hating day for me, so I need some positive thoughts today.

Kris, I hope you get that house!

qt, good job on the 20! How much snow did you get? The 6 inches of wet slop we got Wed/Thurs is just about gone and it's going to be 50 next week. It's been a crazy mild winter here.

angie, that spicy turkey melt sounds good. There's a Subway just across the street from my office so I'll have to give it a try.

rennie, it's good to see your posts again. I hope you can join us more often.

The scale was a surprise this morning: 151.6. I ate too much off-plan food yesterday, including lots of salty stuff, so I thought I'd be up instead of down. It's almost inconceivable to me that I could be under 150 by April. A year ago, I was thisclose to just giving up on myself. Motivation and commitment are funny things.

3 hours until cheesecake!

[justaloozer]

Great quotes Ona!

I agree with Diana and Angie, Seven! You have come a very long way. Hope you are not beating yourself up for this! I am a firm believer in finding a way to work everything into my food plan, whether I eat less of something else or exercise more to make up for it.

I am 297.4 this AM! That is 10.6lbs since I rededicated myself to losing the weight again (Feb 22). 30lbs til I get back to where I was before I jumped off the wagon!

[suzukigurl]

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[HappyNurse2005]

good morning!! my weigh in is on page 2--- or should be be posting the whole thing every time, or updating our original post? this is my first daily weigh in. Down to 192.2 today (was 193.1 yesterday) and happy b/c i am closer to 180s, and b/c 192 is what i weighed when i was 9 months pregnant with a 10.5 pound baby! i hated weighing more than i did when i was pregnant....

i agree with justaloozer, in that i try to find a way to work any food into my plan, if i want do. Yes, i had a 20 ounce dr pepper today but i ate an apple too and called it breakfast. it makes me feel like im not depriving too much. I don't do it every day or every meal, but, I do work in goodies to the calorie plan

Also, today is official one calendar month since starting. so, 15.5 pounds for a month! with minimal exercise. i know i wont be able to keep this pace up, but it sure is exciting for now

[Salley]

March 1: 194.4; 1802 calories
March 2: 194.2; 1897 calories
March 3: 193.8

I've been slammed with Life this past week, and haven't been able to really focus on my diet and exercise for the first time in months. I've been able to keep track of of calories and workouts, but have felt out of control. Who'd have guessed my weight today matches my all time low from when the week started?!

HappyNurse, you can record your stats any which way you want to! Whatever way makes sense to you.

Everybody!

[SensualSiren]

01: 212
02: 208.6
03: 208.2


Yay!

[OnaMi]

Afternoon everybody Glad ya'll liked the quotes

Fought hard not to weight in this Morning cause I had a good day Yesterday. Expected my weight to be up cause I had to get up really early.(didn't want to see that)Wanted to go to a Spin class that started at 9am so that meant getting up/being ready to leave out the door at 8:30.I made it and after spin, my legs let me do a little Zumba


Way to go Diana gonna be there anyway Some Mothers just don't like to worry their Kids.I had an Aunt like that.My cousins didn't even know their Mother was sick until it was too late.My Mother, on the other hand, is another story

Great Job on the pound Angie enjoy yourself thanks

Keep fighting the good fight Salley this too shall pass.you're doing great through it all

Awesome Job HappyNurse

Great Job on the .4 and down 3.8 already this Month Sensual

Great Job on the .5 Julie hope you and the family feels better soon You're gonna love Zumba We danced so hard the other night.The trainer said that our Thursday night class don't play. We dance like we're on Soul train Sweat everywhere

You're back in the Zone Justaloozer great Job

Hope you're having a Positive day today Steph great job on the 151

[love2b150]

Up today 1.4 to 186.0 it was the soft tacos and all of the sodium in the little bit of meat I used.

Angie missed you too Chelle isn't doing so well. I got a call yesterday from her asking what I thought about her coming home. Her legs had been giving her trouble with the chaffing from so much running and marching, now it's her hip. She said it aches so bad it's like someone is ripping her apart on the inside (and her knees) sounds like arthritis? What do you think? But I got another call today and they aren't gonna send her home just yet, and they aren't threatening to new start her (start her back at week 3). But at this point she won't graduate with her class but they won't make her sit it out either. I didn't understand that part but she's gonna talk with her commander and see what he says. She's trying so hard and the only thing that she is having trouble passing is the running portion of PT. Things are going for me/us. We are taking it one day at a time and prayerfully everything will fall into place. We are all under one roof again so it's a start. Good job on the pound down today LOL that's the same advice I give my Mother also ... she's 97lbs and 5'7 and her doctor has told her to quit more times than a few (smh).

Ona nice quotes Ona LOL about you and Mother. I love you, Mother and Aunt's stories

Thanks Diana, my Mom does the same thing to me. I have not taken her to one appt because she schedules them around the time her ex-husband is available when I am always available and I always have to find out everything from him. If I mention he told me then she'll talk about it. My TOM is funny like that and always has been I came on a week early last month could have been stress (I'm almost sure) I do the 2.5 week off and on quite often. Sucks . Hope the doctor has good (uplifting) news for you and your Mom

Thanks Steph I'm hoping for great things this month Steph you are doing great

Julie hope you and your little man are feeling better soon Zumba is tons of fun, lots of sweating while doing it, can't wait to hear what you think Good job on the .5 down

justaloozer keep up the good work

HappyNurse I believe most of us post on our original post just for tracking but indicate each day on a new post our gain or loss, your call, what ever feels right for you And great job on your 15.5 down

Salley looks like you've got this to me .... Life got me also but I'm back We can do this

Siren good job on the .4 down

[Jinxy]

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[Diana3271]

Hi Everyone! I goofed off today and just got around to eating dinner. I expect a gain tomorrow since I ate way too late. It will even out, though.

Angie Congrats on the pound! How was the snowboarding? That sounds exciting. I watched Survivor today. I think this is going to be a good season! It's already full of drama. I think I mention it last week, but that guy Colton (I think that's his name) he is a trip. Made me laugh out loud!

Steph Congrats on your weigh in! How was the cheesecake? Have you ever had a Baily's Irish Cream cheesecake? It had a chocolate cookie crust. Dang that stuff is good! I love cheesecake. I hope it was good.

Justaloozer Congrats on your 10.6 pounds! Keep up the great work!

Suzukigurl Great job on the .5! I am glad to hear that you are enjoying the gym!

HappyNurse Awesome job on the 15.5 pounds!

Salley Great job in spite of everything you've had going on!

Sensualsiren Congrats on the .4.

Ona Great job on continuing to get to your classes and working on a healthier you!

Rennie Keeping you, Chelle, and your family in my thoughts. Everything will workout for the best.

Jinxy Hi Enjoy your weekend!

[Diana3271]

Good Morning, Everyone!

I had a gain like expected. First off, I ate way too late. Secondly, I went to bed too late, so I didn't get enough sleep. My calories were good for my higher calorie day. So, it will work its way through.

Calories for yesterday: 1725 + :coffee
Weigh In: 149 (TTOM)
Up: 1 pound

[suzukigurl]

Good Morning everyone
Down 1lb this morning Yeah Me!!!
I am finally feeling almost back to normal, and my little guy is on the mend as well. Yesterday I was lucky enough to get to the gym... I really didn't think I was going to make it but my husband made it home from work at a decent time. I was still going to just work out at home but about 45 minutes after he got home he looked at me and said "wow you are really doing a great job with the weight loss, I can really tell" This just made my year, so I looked at him and said thank you, I'm going to run to the gym... LOL Nothing like a compliment to motivate you when your not feeling all that good (sinus wise not body image wise).
I have hit a total of 32.5lbs lost today and I can't believe how good I feel, mentally, physically, and almost most important to me my spirit feels better then it has in a very long time. I feel like I have come to a point where I have purged a lot of the crap from my system that I have let build up and cloud my spirit over the years. I am eating so much better (not to say I don't eat some processed foods but so so much less then I have in the past) and I have found so many ways to make the "healthy" foods taste so good. For the first time in my life I enjoy cooking, I was the microwave, drive-thru queen for so long!!! Water has become my main beverage and for the first time ever I like it!?!?!
I want to be healthy, I want to be fit, so I will be!!!!!

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[Kukkie84]

Hey everyone - I had a great day pampering myself yesterday, but I ate dinner wayyyy too late. As a result, I'm up 1.7 to 194.3. On top of that we're going to MIL's for lunch, and of course she's not one for healthy cooking. I'll have to chug the water today and watch what I eat at her house. I can and will get back down.

[Steph7409]

suzukigirl, I love your positive attitude. Props to your husband for complimenting your efforts.

kukkie, you'll get back down. Weekends are tough.

Diana, the cheesecake was fabulous! I'm at the office today and I know there are leftovers downstairs, so I just had a protein shake to fill me up in the hopes it will stop me from scavenging. Lose It tells me 17 oz. of cheesecake is about 300 calories, so that's not too bad (assuming that's a normal slice - I have no idea!).

I had a good day yesterday, self-image-wise, and am feeling pretty good today. I've got a couple more hours of work and then I'll have my "weekend" - a few hours to crash on the couch with my cats. Only 7 more weeks of these crazy hours, and then I'll have my overtime money to spend on some new clothes. Sweet!