~*30 pounds by SEPT 30th Challenge*~

[Christie22ra]

I decided to start this as sort of a continuation to the "30 pounds by MAY Challenge". Some of us wanted to keep things movin! :carrot: and stay on track. Welcome back to some!! ...and :welcome3: to all you new challengers out there!! Can't wait to get started again and gain some new support too in the meantime! :sunny:

[stillhopeful]

I am new to this site. How does this work? 30 # by September is my goal too (my sister is getting married). Thanks.

[mamabear272]

:dancer: Christie! I'm in of course!! :carrot: LET'S DO IT!! (she said just like Ty from Extreme Makeover:HE)

:welcome2: Hopeful!

[Christie22ra]

Hello Mamabear!! Nice to see ya again!

Welcome Stillhopeful!! Glad to have ya! ;)
Basically, this thread is a place for you to check in, gain support, and stay motivated!! On our last thread, we would all post our progress on sunday of every week.:goodscale
You can post everyday or every week if you want....or WHENEVER you want! You can set "mini goals" for yourself for each month, you can post how you are feeling..if u are staying on track or not (don't worry, there will always be someone to give ya a nice swift kick to get ya going again!), you can post your accomplishments....anything! Or just stay in with the convo that usually goes on w/in these challenges!
There's no right or wrong way to do a challenge. Just jump right in!!
I lost 11lbs from our last challenge "30lbs by May"...didn't quite make it to the challenge goal, but that's alright...I'm gonna keep on trucking!! :carrot:

Does anyone have anything else to add to help Hopeful??

My goals for this challenge:

Get back on track again!!! Stop being lazy!
Drink more water, try to get up to 2 34oz bottles a day
walk at least 4x a week
Get back to the gym in the mornings
Remember to take my vitamins

[dustcatcher]

I'd like to join. My starting weight is 238 (cringe.........) I desperately need to lose....... I am good about exercising regularly but still eat too many things I shouldn't.

dustcatcher

[gggbdomino]

Hello I would like to join too. I'm G I'm 34 and I weigh 218. I'm a vegan:carrot: but not a militant one:^: and am folowing the eat 2 live program whitch I like. I would love to get to know more people here and a challenge sounds fun. so lets see 16 weeks till september 30th that 1.8 pounds a week.

:cheer: we can do it yes we can! :cheer:

[Christie22ra]

Welcome dustcatcher & domino!! Glad to have you with us!!

So does everyone agree that we will start this coming sunday the 11th (use this as our starting weight)? and our first real weigh in will be the 18th???
How does that sound to everyone?

[mamabear272]

Christie that sounds good. I have my wi on Saturday and I'll use that as my starting point!

:welcome2: to our new joiners, dustcatcher and domino!! WOOO HOOO!!

[iceprincess1496]

30lbs is what I have left to reach my goal weight, so I'll join the fun. It'll give me some badly needed motivation.

[mamabear272]

:welcome2: princess! I can definately say that I am good for a cyber kick in the butt :kickbutt: although I will occasionally need one too! :lol3:

[tanner'smom]

I want to join in. I would love to lose the weight by September 30. I am going to WI later this morning and I will use that as my starting point. I will post it later. Good Luck ladies lets get rid of our extra baggage.

[shorebound]

Hey there, I'd love to join you on this challenge - My first one...yay!
Im good with watching my food but terrible when it comes to excersizing and drinking.
Saturday is my WI day so i will just use saturdays losses

[iceprincess1496]

OK, my starting weight is....189. I started things off a day early with a 45 minute walk.

[GreenLace]

My starting weight is 177.
Today I exercise biked 6.37 miles and did 5 minutes with 2lb handweights.
My goal is 127, which is 50 lbs away. But until then, we'll work on this challenge.

LET'S GO! I know we can do this!!!

[tanner'smom]

I weighed in yesterday and I was 167 so that will be my starting number. Good Luck everyone!!!

[gggbdomino]

Good morning I weighed in at 218 this morning up a little bit but not bad. I ate a big salad for breakfast and did a walk around my building have a good day

[dustcatcher]

My starting weight is 238.

dustcatcher

[Biancaneve]

I'm crashing the party if that's okay!

I'm just starting out, and did my first weigh-in yesterday at 162. If I can lose 30 by the end of September I'll have a good chance of being in shape by southern-hemisphere summer...

I've been eating really well this last week, but my challenge for this week will be to stop making excuses and do some exercise!

Good luck everyone!

**Biancaneve**

[gggbdomino]

welcome :carrot: Biancaneve have a good day:D

[Christie22ra]

Welcome Iceprincess, Shorebound, Tanner'smom, Greenlace, & biancaneve!!! Glad to see some new Challengers!!! :welcome2:

My starting weight is 151...I don't need to loose the full 30 b/c I lost about 10ish w/my first challenge, but I still have about 20lbs to go!
Let's get started everyone!! And make it a great week!!
I have a very healthy lunch today and my plan is to walk 4miles after work....:carrot:

[piperboo]

I know it started Saturday, but I would love to hop on!
Starting weight 273. This is my first one...anything special I should be reporting? Besides losing the weight....

[mamabear272]

Well I posted yesterday but it didn't show up. I've had that a lot lately on this forum. :tantrum: Anyway, I was up a bit from last week because of a sodium-fest that I had Friday night. LOL So my start ended up being 199.4 (it was only 198.8 the week before so I'm not far off).

:welcome2: to our joiners!! Piper, we post our weights and just general chit-chat. No rules really, whatever's on your mind. Good luck to all of us!!

[movinmama]

My starting weight is 189 and losing 30 pounds by Sept. 30 is right on track for my goals, too, so let's do it!

Diane

[piperboo]

Whew...first night back on an elliptical was last night after 4 months of NO exercise.....
SO.... 35 mins / 2 miles elliptical & plan on doing an hour tonight.
I am in it for the long haul!

[Nirvanagurl]

Well I am jumping in late hoping thats ok! I am weighed in today at 171.6 !!
My goal for this week is to add a lil bit more exercise then I have been the past 2 weeks.

[Lamis]

Hello Everyone!

I am new here and i liked this challange please count me in i have started my diet last week and was able to get rid of 4 pounds i weigh now 161 and my goal is 130 so this is perfect for me ....

[GreenLace]

I'm at 176... but I've lost about 1/2 an inch around the waist... I'll be ready for that weigh-in on Saturday!

[707Goddess]

Im in if i can start today i will step on the scale on friday and start now if thats ok? my husband is graduating from the police academy on dec 12th and i would love to be able to run up to the platform and jump on him (and not knock him over..LOL) let me know ladies you all have motivated me so much and i thank god for showing me this site

[piperboo]

Oh yeah! Speaking of not knocking him over, I can't wait for the day when he can actually pick me up (not just a half inch under strain ;)

We can do it girls!

[707Goddess]

so now how do i get a new tracker for the pounds now through the 30th of sept?

[Christie22ra]

Welcome all!!! ;)
Don't worry about joining late!! Just jump right in!!
Last night I walked 4miles w/my step-mom...I'm skipping tonight b/c I have to go grocery shopping, but we are planning on walking again tomorrow and thursday. Keep it moving ladies!! :lifter:

[GreenLace]

Mine would NEVER be able to pick me up!!! About a week after we met, we arm wrestled and I WON. With my bad arm... and his good arm...

Haha... eh, well, I love him anyway!!!

[707Goddess]

thats funny no my husband is almost 6 feet (im 5'8) He is VERY STRONG and the absolute picture of health and body of a god......... now me i've had 4 kids and you ladies know what a children do to our bodies my boobs look like im 60 and the strechmarks on my stomach look like the road map to hell but other then that hey im chubby and beatiful LOL but just when I do run up on the stage I dont want to have to think to my self dear god dont knock him over...lol

[gggbdomino]

I was just thinking what is motivating you to lose the weight? I have this dress by lauria Ashly it's pink silk and I really want to wear that dress I have had it 9 years now and i still haven't gotten into it. My Birthday is September the 8th I'll be 35 and I'm going to wear that dress. I hope it doesn't sound to shalow but it's a really nice dress. ;) what is your Motivation?

[Lamis]

Hello Ladies

so far so good i was able to walk for 45 mints on the treadmill, and now after i finish my coffee iam going to be hitting the gym , i think iam trying my best to stay on my diet iam suppose to weigh in today hopefully i have lost some pounds since my last weigh in. As for my motivation i have so many pants that i still have in my closet that i would like to fit in again you know what i mean the size 4 and 2 ones LOL now i would be thankful if i can fit in size 6 but that would need 30 pounds offffff i guess the journey of thousand steps starts with one step and here we go ....

[piperboo]

Did an hour on the elliptical last night - yay! I can't wait until the scale moves..... have been keeping to around 1400-1500 calories a day. Just being able to come here and get motivation / inspiration has been great!!!

[dearmili]

Found site today and I'm so excited.It will be good to share what I'm doing.I walk an hour a day on the read.I break it into 2 sessions and I do about 15 min of situps each day.I strted yesturday and have lost 2 lbs.I also drink lots of water.I'm not dieting as they say but I am watching calorie intake on fitday.My problem is I'm a compulsive eater so I really need to stay focused thats why this will be great for me..Just knowing people are watching will be a great motivator...See ya tommorrow:)

[Nirvanagurl]

My motivation to loose 30 by Sept..

Well I really wanna loose like 45 by Nov, so when I saw this challenge it fit really well:)

But my motivations are, I am a tribal belly dance instructor, I think all body shapes are beautiful and conductive to belly dance and to be honest I have always been a thick , chubby, curvy girl, when I was younger I hated it and really struggled with it, but as I got older, got married , had kids, became more spiritual and hung out with larger but very happy and spiritual people I cared about my weight less and less.
Then I got into more Yoga to help with my belly dance and my opinions on health changed a bit from that, I went totally vegan, I do not look down on larger people what so ever and I still think curves are beautiful but from reading about calorie poisoning and toxic fat and things like that, my attitude changed about my own personal body, I do not judge others, everyone has their own path and has the right to their own peace with their body, but I became unpeaceful with mine is the best way to say it, well with being larger . So I was already starting to really want to make a change, On June 1st I choose to go mostly raw vegan , this came from doing alot of research and alot of meditation, I smoke cigs and tried to quit last summer when I was heavily into Yoga, I did quit for 3 months and was totally unable to loose weight no matter what I did. Alot of people might judge me on this but I will be honest it is the reason I started smoking again. Or well the biggest reason, so my plan and motivation is now, I love living raw, love yoga, love being healthy, love being a thinner dancer, I want all those things , but the smoking is not condusive to any of them, I really want to quit, BUT I want the weight off this time first. I dont want to fight both battles at once. So I set a quit date of Nov 1st, I want to have all my excess fat off by then, and maybe even a few lbs extra gone so that way if I gain just a lil bit it wont be a huge deal.
And I have some really big belly dance events in Sept and Oct I would like to be thinner for.
And its part of a over all plan for next year, I figure, loose all this weight by late fall, quit smoking, get my skin looking beautious :) , get my body detoxed all winter and come out next spring to the major dance events and parties and ect all transformed
A bit like a caterpillar/butterfly thing you know?
:)
So thats my story:)

I would love to hear others motivations and hopes and dreams!

[Nirvanagurl]

And I think you WILL wear that dress on your Bday:)

*Does the birthday happy dance* :)

[707Goddess]

GGG my motivation hmmm boy i never thought of it really i guess it's those jeans i bought last year that are still hanging in my closet with brand new tags i hadnet relized how much wieght i had gained untill that day i got home and rushed to try them on and they got to the bootom of my thighs and that was it i really dont buy clothes very often for myself so i had no clue untill that moment i went into a really deep depression at first now i snapped myself out of it and i am ready to get r done.....LOL

[piperboo]

I have lotsa things that are my motivation - I think the thing that topped it off was that I can't fit into a uniform that my company is ordering for an event, so I had to get something that looked similar in my size...the only girl that doesn't match everyone else... :(
Goal: Getting into misses sizes so I can order anything from any catalog / store if I want it...not having to search out the shirts that come in plus sizes or stores that carry plus sizes is going to be great. Target has the BEST clothing section that takes up 3/4 of the side of the store, but the plus size dept is like 5 fixtures :/

[dearmili]

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[Christie22ra]

Wow....alot of new ppl!! I'm having a hard time keeping track of who's who!!
Anyway....my motivation.....hmmmm....:chin:
I guess it all started at Christmas time at my company Christmas party....My company paid for all of us to go to Mohegan Sun Casino in CT....we had dinner and everyone got rooms (Good times!). The following week, I got the pictures back from the event and I was mortified!! I haven't ever seen myself look so big! My whole body just looked swollen to me. Needless to say, I haven't been able to make myself wear that outfit again....
Ever since then...I said that was it!
I started my new lifestyle for New Years and I did really well at first. I quit drinking for 6 weeks, excercised almost everyday (sometimes twice a day), and most of all I was excited about it! I felt fabulous! I ended up loosing 11lbs!! Life was good! But unfortunately, I've become lazy again. Back to my partying ways again too. I haven't gained anything back besides maybe a lb or 2 here n there, I usually hover around 150 now...which is fine by me b/c I started at 161! But I don't feel as great as I did when I first started. And I'm ready to see that scale moving down again.
My motivation is that damn picture! I keep it on my desk at work so I have to see it everyday! I will NEVER let myself look like that again! And I have alot of old sizes in my closet ranging from 2-7...I will be happy w/a 6!!! I want to be able to get into an old pair of jeans from High School and feel the satisfaction of being able to get them over my butt and zip them up again! :D
....That's my story!

[piperboo]

An hour last night on the elliptical machine. Goal is to be able to go full speed without my heart rate staying over 160! Calories-wise, stayed at 1450. On track to meet this goal! (I have to!)

[Lamis]

Hello Again

yesterday i worked out for an hour and a half in the gym waaaaw that felt good. Today will have to get on the treadmill for at least an hour..

[sotypical]

I'm here I'm here! I want to join too! My weigh in day was last Saturday and I was at 190.6. Here is to 160.6! That would feel so nice, I don't remember weight any less then 170!

Good luck everyone! I will try and remember to come back and say, but I totally lose track of where I have posted, haha.

[707Goddess]

Lamis good job and keep it up i wish i could work out everyday BUT life gets in the way.....LOL well i do walk everyday everywhere i can and do my sit ups push ups and leg lifts etc at home but good job and keep going i know i come here daily and it's whats keeping me going :carrot:

[iceprincess1496]

I'm transferring schools in September so that's a huge motivator for me. In reality I've been avoiding doing this for far too long. I'm starting out small, can't afford a gym membership right now, so it's all walking, all the time. I walk about 45 minutes per day, sometimes more. I have a pool in my building so I'd love to get some swimming in but working and unseasonably cool weather have prevented that thus far.

[piperboo]

Didn't get to work out last night because I had an event to go to. They had a barbecue spread out - stayed away from the chips, cookies, baked beans and had a hamburger bun with about 1/4 cup of pork and 2 tbsp of coleslaw on it. I was starving when I got home so I nuked some edemame to eat. I thought for sure I had blown the calories for the day, but when I just entered them in fitday, I had only eaten 1000 calories for the day!
I can feel a little difference in my pants too. I have only lost 2 lbs, so I don't think I should be feeling it yet, but I do. :)

[707Goddess]

Good for you piper and weather you lose one or three pounds you have to remember your losing inches too... so good going everyone and just to say like others my problemis achl bevrages i drink too much at least a glass of wine a night and the cal. are not helping.......LOL

[piperboo]

You know if you think about it wine is about the only thing that doesn't come in "light" lol....
That's a good one. Maybe just get the bottles out of the house?

[goingforfit]

I'd like to join in too. My start weight is 234 and my weigh ins are Monday am.

[dearmili]

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[dearmili]

I really wish I didn't wait so long to start but there is no time like the present......My motivation is my job.I work with autistic children and they keep you moving...When I go back from summer break the kids will be in 2nd grade...That means going up and down the stairs all day...Its hard on me so I really need to get in shape...Also I wouldn't mind getting into a sexy # for the husband [url=http://www.TickerFactory.com/]
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[tanner'smom]

dearmilli-One of the resons I am losing weight to is because I teach Special Education. Next year I am going to be teaching students who are emotionally disturbed and I will have to be using restraints and moving them to time out. It will be som much easier is I am at a healthy weight. It is also one of the main reasons I work out. You wouldn't believe how hard it is to carry a squirming kid.

[gggbdomino]

It sounds like everyone has some good motivation to be doing this. :hug:

I have soome good news THE DRESS ZIPS UP:D now thats not to say it fits It's still to tight it makes my boobs look like melons.:o But I'm relly excited in a few more pounds it will fit perfectly woohoo.

good luck to all who weigh in tomorow.

G

[sotypical]

Weighed in today, down 2.2! So at a total of 2.2 now :)

[Biancaneve]

Wow! Good work with the dress GGG! And everyone else who's lost some pounds this week!

I just weighed in and I'm down 5 pounds from last week. I know a lot of it's gotta be water weight etc, probably a result of my actually starting to drink some water this week and thus convincing my body to let go of what it was holding onto... Or however it works. But still, yay! A little bit of that weight MUST have come off my butt, right? Last year's jeans, here I come...

(I just LOVE how many of us have various items of clothing as our motivation...)

**Biancaneve**

[iceprincess1496]

GGG, that's awsome, won't be long till that dress fits you perfectly. Congrats, Courtnie and Biancaneve. We're off to a great start.

I had my weigh in today and I'm now at 185, so 4 lbs down. I'm so proud of myself, I kicked my diet's *** this week. Good things are happening on the employment/financial front right now and it's really helping keep me happy and motivated.

[sotypical]

wow iceprincess congrats on the 4 pounds! I wish I could do that in 1 week!

[gggbdomino]

Wow So I'm down to 3 pounds this fine morning 3 down 27 to go woo hoo.
It seems like everyone is doing good. thnks for the kind words when the dress fits perfectly I'll post a picture thanks for all your support.

G

[mamabear272]

OK I have thought about this and here is my motivation. I am trying to make sure that I am healthy to be able to play with my kids the way I want to. I am coaching my dd's softball team and don't want to look gross doing it. I don't want to be the typical fat mom! I want to be the wow look at her mom. I have some selfish reasons for this and some health reasons. Heart problems run in my family and I honestly want to be healthy! I don't want to be eating things and have people look at me like I shouldn't eat say cake or ice cream without feeling like since I am fat I shouldn't eat that!

Now for wi this week. I am down 3.8! I got my 10% key chain from WW!! WOOO HOOO!!

[gggbdomino]

:dancer: woo hoo go mamabear go mamabear it's your birthday :cheer:
I know it might sound strange but sometimes we have to be selfish and thats ok this kind of selfish isn't hurting anyone it's really helping. If you don't do it for you then why do it at all.

G

[dustcatcher]

I am still at 238 today. I hope soon I start to see a loss!

dustcatcher

[munchkin's Grandma]

Hi, I'm new to all of this (dieting, weight loss and forums) so I'm hoping it's not too late to join in on the challenge? I weighed in this AM at 180.

[sotypical]

wow everyone did great this week! congrats!

[piperboo]

EEK! Kinda fell off the wagon this weekend...ate 2300 calories on Sat and 3100 calories on Sun... PLUS I got on the scale this morning and the 2 lbs I was down have found their way back....ok...getting back on track!
The fun part is I am going to be traveling for work this upcoming Thursday through next Thursday...which means restaurants for every meal. Gotta get this in my brain that this is a lifestyle change so that I stick to this!!!

[sotypical]

piperboo - I fell a bit too this weekend, your not alone!

[707Goddess]

Me to ladies i fell off the diet wagon with the bar b q and beer yesterday was just too much ..... darn well im back on today watching what i eat etc.... i didnt wiegh in i was too scared with all the bud lights I drank yesterday ... i will update tomarrow

[piperboo]

Aarrggghhhh this is the hard part! So what is the best way to keep focus and not fall off? It seems just so hard when you go to restaurants with other "non-dieting" people....

[mamabear272]

Piper I don't let my non-dieting friends influence me. I just order they way I should and to heck with them! If they try to get me to eat something I shouldn't I just say no thank you. Those 3 words will become your best friend! Learn to use them. And know that you are not being rude but if they insist after you tell them no that they ARE being rude! You have to take care of yourself cause no one is going to do it for you!

[piperboo]

Oh you are soo right. This past weekend it was my mom LOL....oh come on...take the weekend off....yeah- I succumbed to the peer pressure!
This next week is going to be really hard - working out of town on events, which means little time to eat. Wish me luck making the right choices! I will think of you guys in the back of my mind- NO THANK YOU (to the fat food, and the extra lbs)

[gggbdomino]

hi ladies I'm really bad about falling off the wagon but the best thing is to get back up dust your self off and start fresh on the very next meal. I just keep my goal in mind when I'm temped and somethimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I hope everyone has a good week.

peace G

[sotypical]

I hope everyone has a good week, it sounds like we all need it.

[smilinsky]

Hi

I am new here is it to late to join the challenge.How does the challenge work?
I would love to lose 30lbs my sept. it would put me closer to my goal.:D

Ski

[Nirvanagurl]

wow everyone did soo good ! I didnt loose or gain but it was that lovely time of the month AND I did go ahead and quit smoking..
So between those 2 things I really didnt expect to see much of a loss..

But hopefully maybe by this Saturday I will have atleast one lb gone or something! :)

[memoe]

hi can i still join in on this challenge i would love to be down 30 pounds by september my starting weight is 225.5 (to day is my weight in day and i was up 1 pound so i need something to keep me going ) i do the weight watchers program and have lost a total of 64.5 pounds

[sotypical]

Welcome Mary!!!

[707Goddess]

smilinsky welcome and its never too late join right in and lets shed those punds together :carrot:

[smilinsky]

Thanks Goddess

[gggbdomino]

:hug: welcome memoe and sky :carrot:

[rprbabe]

I'm new to this site and want to take part in this 30 by September challenge. I've reached the point that I don't recognize me anymore. I have a pretty great life except for this big weight issue, which at the moment has me so down in the dumps. The only other time I was this heavy I was about to give birth to my daughter. I'm always looking for the diet or book that is gonna inspire me and I think it is time to realize that it's been here within me all along, but I have such a hard time staying positive. I think being part of this challenge will be the kick in pants I need. Thanks

[sotypical]

Hey Kim! Welcome :) and for good measure :kickbutt: hehe

[SupersizedChicky]

Hey all...I'd love to join too. Hopefully I'll be 170 by Sep. 30th

[iceprincess1496]

Nirvanagurl, any advice for quitting smoking during that time of the month? I've tried to quit a few times and every time as soon as the period hits I go back. I get so moody and irritable that smoking is pretty much the only thing keeping me from snapping on everyone during that time.

Welcome to all the newcomers, here's to a fantastic week for everyone.

[GreenLace]

I forgot to weigh in on Saturday, but I'm down to 173...

[gggbdomino]

welcome supersizedchicky and rprbabe
wow there are so many cute names out there Mine is my favorite songs put together GGGB Good Girl Gone Bad and domino
what dose your user name stand for

PS I love KISS the band

[kierr]

I'll jump in. i'll start the counter at the weight i was at when the thread started. I really hope to get close to it, if not all the way. All I can do is my best, right??!! :)

[mamabear272]

:welcome2: to the newbies!!

Mary, I am doing WW too. I love it. It is the only thing that has worked for me so far and I've done them all! I can eat what I want in moderation and I don't have to feel like there's anything I am forbidden to have!

[Nirvanagurl]

welcome everyone!

And ice princess..I quit right after it was already umm *going on * this month..near the end of the whole shabang there..so we will see how it goes next month during pms..I am NOT looking forward to it..not one friggin bit..
I dont even have pms right now and I am in hell..lol

Last summer I had quit for 3 months and made it thru pms and all but as I remember it was not easy by any means and I was always the weakest then too

the one thing that seems to really be helping me this time, and I dont know if its everywhere yet, but they sell this stuff called NIC water at the gas station by my house, and its water with nicotine in it..
yes I know..its bizzare..and it has a bit of a funky taste, but its actually got a smokey taste and the nic enters your blood stream fast and that really for me seems to be really really helping this time around..
bigtime..

ok gotta post my exciting news now..I just weighed in..

[Nirvanagurl]

I am so excited, I weighed in a few days ago on Sat and hadnt gained or lost , but I was so scared because I had quit smoking and my period had been going on, so now a few days into all of it I weighed in again , with my eyes half shut ready to see this major weight gain and noooooo...I LOST 2 LBS! WHOO HOOO! I hadnt gained! my god I could sooo do a fricken happy dance..LOL

that was soo encouraging because I was sooo scared it had gone up...from quitting smoking..

ahhhh I am at peace now..lmao

[Puney]

Okay. Here I am and I want to eat a candy bar. I really need to do something good for myself. I am not hungry, just sleepy. Anyway, I came across this post and decided that I will join you. I think that I can pull off 30 pounds by September 30th. That would be so nice!

I have not really set a goal date to loose weight. I have just been letting it fall off as it may. But this gives me an actual deadline to work toward. I also would like to be down quit a bit when the back to school sales hit in October! Wow! Would I ever like to be back into my old size 6!!!!!

I am already forgetting about that candy bar! I would really like to slip into my favorite Levi's 550's and look at the tag and see a size 6! Anyway, I would have to be down more that 30 pounds for that but at 160 I know that I could get into a 10! I would love that too...

I think that I'll go walk and daydream a while!!!

[Christie22ra]

Ok....so I was away on vaca for like 5 days and had ALOT of reading to catch up on....soooo many posts while I was away!! WOW!!

1st...:welcome: to all the new people out there!! It's great to have sooo many people joining our challange (sorry, too many of you to name everyone)!!

2nd....Congrats to all of you who saw great results this week!! (sorry once again, too many of you to name everyone, but that's the AWESOME part-so many of you doing so well!) :goodscale

3rd....I stunk this week!!
I'm with some of you that fell off the wagon!! I guess I can't say "I fell off", b/c I kinda knew that I would let loose while I was on vaca, but...I'm not too happy about some of the choices I made now that I look back on it! Damn! :mad:
On the bright side, I did do a 2hr hike up a mountain (not sure how many miles it was, probably around 4) and I sweat my butt off!! Plus, the following day, we went for an additional hike (probably around 2 miles, maybe), so I did get some excercise in...not enough though. I ate so much crap, I did gain a few lbs...argh!! Back to walking 4 miles a day next week, and my plan is to go grocery shopping tomorrow after work to re-stock up on all the good stuff I should be eating!! VACA is OVER!!!

[gggbdomino]

HEllo evryone I just wanted to say hi. Today was a hard day for me not sure why. anyway I hope everyone is doing well.

Nirvanagirl eating rew should help with your PMS. I doing Dr Fuhrmans eat to live program and had very little PMS this month almost none.

just wanted to stop by and say hi my hands are all orange from peeling carots this after noon.

[SupersizedChicky]

Is there an official weigh in day here each week or is it just individual?

[memoe]

Okay. Here I am and I want to eat a candy bar.
i wish i had your will power i had a dove dark chocolate candy bar for my lunch (TOTM) it was calling to me LoL I had the points for it it is just that i gave in and ate the whole thing and it was good LOL :frypan: and i called the candy lunch . my daughter had her weight watchers meeting last night and she said she was tired of McD's so we went for chinise food and the local resturant has a weight watchers menu so i had steamed chicken and broccili with sauce on the side ( :yikes: and it was good

[dearmili]

I worked in emotional support for 2 years...I know what you mean...It,s very hard...Nice knowing someone else is working towards the same goal as me....

[Puney]

Hello everyone! I am going to work very hard today. Last day of Bible school and I have this horrible crick in my neck that is keeping me up at night. Other than that, I am doing fantastic.

I am also doing the 21 day challenge that Arabell started. It is on another thread and I think that it will help me track my habits better. I will keep repeating it until I am used to everything. Mainly getting enough water and not tanking up on all of my coffee. I have not had any trouble with food lately because of all of the meds that I am taking for my sore neck muscles. I can tell that I am loosing weight (no complaints ther) but I really don't want to be ill to loose weight. This is painful!

Anyway, My main goal today is to get at least 64 ounces of water in and 30 minutes of exercise. Wish me well!

Have a Great Day!

[Lamis]

Hello ladies
how are we all doing today ? hope you all doing well .
As for me i have been working really hard this week been working out everyday and sometimes twice a day i was able to loss 2 pounds this week so iam really happy. Wish you all the best of luck with the weight loss . i will check in again soon till then stay healthy!

[dearmili]

I'm trying to get my ticker to work...Does everyone have to go back to the ticker factory site to post it again and again?
http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/d/3;0;130;0;1/c/194/t/130/s/197/k/cda4/weight.png
(http://www.TickerFactory.com/)

[~Sharon]

Hithere I am interested in this challenge but can I modify it to September 1. My mini goal is for aug 31/sept 1 before i take a long awaited trip to see some old friends.

[shorebound]

WTG Jessa u be so happy, You should be so proud of yourself!!

[shorebound]

Guess ill add my update since i havent since i joined the Challenge.

Last week i stayed the same not happy the scale didnt go down but happy it didnt go up, Im sure most of you understand that

This week i have been moving alot more walked a few times but my down fall has been pretzels and bloat up from the salt. Then Yesterday we went to the chinese buffet for lunch ( son was asking to go and it was close to where we were otherwise i never would go the day before a weigh in ) in addition to the sodum from pretzels i woke up today and hurt from being so swollen :( I was going to wait till tomorrow to hit the scale but felt guilty and to my surprise if moved and went down a pound yay:carrot: Now to try to drink more water this week and move those are my biggest problems. Oh and i found myself picking yesterday I wasnt to happy with me that was the first time i was so bad as far as picking

oops sorry i wrote a book was only going to give a short update.
Keep up the good work all

[Nirvanagurl]

thank you for the encouragement! I have to back off doing raw just a little bit right now, I am having some bad dental issues, I have gum disease and a impacted wisdom tooth, I can barely chew anything right now and dont get in for a dentist apt till Friday, so this week is going to suck. ON a postive note quitting smoking is slowly , very slowly getting easier, of course right as I typed that suddenly I craved one..lol But the cravings seem to be hitting farther apart and lasting slightly less now, which helps alot!
But I did weigh in today and still no gaining, I am the same as I was in my last post, but no gaining so thats good!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! Stay Strong! Remember Septemeber! :) :)

[rprbabe]

Hi everyone. It is so encouraging to read how everyone is doing. I have lost four so far. I read somewhere that when we choose to cheat the only person we are cheating is ourselves. I know that I'll be a lot happier with myself when I am healthier. Hang in there everyone, you are not alone. Kim

[gggbdomino]

Nirvanagurl I can so relate I have a root canal on friday. Have you tried blended salads yet? they are really good and unlike juiceing you retain the nutrians and fiber. for exmple an ornge a pint of blue berries a banana and 8 oz of spinich use a celery stick or carot to pack it into the blender it will be a little strange in color but oh so good.
G:p

[gggbdomino]

well it is sunday and weigh in Day so since last Sunday I've lost another 3.5 pounds:carrot: I wiegh in on Wednesday so I've mantained since then. Thursday and Friday are the hardest days for me since they are my days off. and Saturday night is hard because Dh is at work but then I kick into gear the rest of the week. I'm doing really well with the Eat to live program I'm doing it seems to be working for me :cheer:

I hope everyone had a good week

G:p

[munchkin's Grandma]

Well it's weigh in day and I'm up 1.3 pounds. :(. I think part of my problem is I haven't started any exercise program at all, except for my sedate job and some house work. I haven't been drinking the water I should either the past couple of day. Then, even though I'm beyone the TOM stage of life, I can tell I'm carrying fluid in my legs again. Didn't do that when I was drinking more. So.... back to the water and tonight I've got to start with some exercise. Hope everyone had better results than I!

[dustcatcher]

This is really getting boring, but for the 4th week in a row, I am 238! I know one of these days I am going to see a drop!

dustcatcher

[memoe]

hi all sorry i did not check in over the weekend it is hard for me to find computer time on the weekendSaturday was good we took the daughter to the movies (it is nice to have a 16 year old and she still wants to do something's like go to movies with mom and dad) :D and saw Click (very good movie made you think) which is something different for Adam Sandler LOL . After the movie we went to lunch at Denny's I made a poor choice I had the Spicy Buffalo Chicken Melt [w/O French Fries/substitute/condiments] (880 cal/47 G fat/3 G fiber/70 G carbs) 21 pts and of course I had the French Fries: unsalted [5 oz] (423 cal/20 G fat/5 G fiber/57 G carbs) 9 (9.5) and of course I had the buttered popcorn at the movies Popcorn, 4 cups (220 cal/12 G fat/25 G carbs) 5.5 :flame: (points from dottie's ) but we had a real good time and sometimes that is more important then if the scale is up on Tuesday .
Sunday was a day of not doing much (again that does not happen often) it rained on and off all day long and it poured when I was cooking on the grill (of course ) I got socked LOL but boy was the grilled London broil good well worth getting wet for . I am in the area that has been getting all of the rain this weekend we have been lucky because we did not get the rain that they were calling for on Saturday but we got hit yesterday and at 9:30 last night the power went out unfortunately I live in a basement apartment and we have very few windows and the one in are bedroom has an air conditioner in it so there was no air moving with out power (UGH) :censored:it can get really hot .........the power came back on at 1:30 and DH has to get up at 4 to go to work so that does not leave much time for good sleep so that was my weekend how was everyone else's

[Puney]

Okay I don't feel so bad now. I know that I am not perfect.

I did not have a great weekend. I gave into the stress of bible school and ate a bunch of cookies and junk over the weekend. I vow to do better today and I have. I do better when I am at work. It seems like it is really hard for me when I am off and at home. I have not really felt like exercising (neck problem). I was not eating much there for a while and it feels like I have been on a binge for a couple of days. I have reeled it in without any damage as of yet (whew!). I still feel horrible but I am happy.

I hope that all of you are doing great. I have to go grocery shopping today. I am going to get a lot of fresh salad greens. I am really craving some grilled chicken salad. I think that I will buy me some shrimp to grill too! Have a great day and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

[sotypical]

this last week I didnt eat so good meaning I didnt lose on the on weigh in day, but I didn't gain either. This week is a new week and I WILL lose this weekend!

[mommapossum]

Hi! My name is Lori and I just started posting back on 3fat chicks. I know that I am about a good 2 weeks behind everyone, but can I join all of you? I know that i can be done 30lbs by Sept 30th and this would just be the kick in the butt I need to make sure that it is done. I will tell you a little about my slef. I am married. We will celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary on August 10. I have 3 daughters ages 7, 3, &1. my youngest daughter's birthday is Sept 27th so this challenge would be great since it is so close to her birthday party. I am currently following Weight Watchers flex plan.

Lori :D
SW 278
CW 269
GW 190... then go from there;)

[tanner'smom]

I have been up and down so hopefully at my next WI I will finally get to move my ticker down. I better go to the gym!!

[kierr]

I hit my 4th of July challenge weight over the weekend. As bad as I ate on Saturday I can hardly believe it! :) It must have been the walks I took friday, Saturday and Sunday. :)

[memoe]

Hi everyone I have just a little time to catch up I just found out that I will have a job for the summer , and I will be starting today so I will miss my weight watchers meeting today so for this week keep me the same 225 and I will hope that I will make my meeting next week I will be going to a meeting with my daughter , on Thursday but I hate to switch for weighting in, in the morning to night but for the summer I just might have to! I went yesterday and got my hair cut this is the first time in over 1 year that I got mine cut last year I cut off a little over 12" so that it was just under my shoulder now this year I cut it to my shoulder it really takes some getting use to I have not had my hair this short in 18 years but I thought it was time for a change .

[gggbdomino]

Good morning everyone.

:welcome2: Lori a birthday is great motivation.

It sounds like it's been a rough week I can relate I'm have one to I've gone up a pund since sunday and I don't like it since I weigh in tomorow. I'm relising my goal I want to be 208 by the 5th of July.

have a good day.

G

[Puney]

Just checking in... Hello everyone. I am dreaming of being 30 pounds lighter. I love to daydream about it. I sit at a desk most of the day, so it helps me to not think about food! It also really helps me stay focused on what I really want to accomplish and why. Good luck to all of you today!

[rprbabe]

Hi everyone, just checking in. Weighed in at 192 today. I bought The Fat Smash Diet and I'm doing the first phase which is detox. It' s for nine days. It's really not to bad except for no coffee. I don't drink it alot but I do like a cup or two a day but after these nine days I can have it. Trying real hard to be positive, my biggest weakness is cookies.

[memoe]

Just a quick drive by


Wednesday's wish list
today is very easy i wish the rain would go away life here is very wet we are having a lot of flooding there is a couple places were it looks like the Gondolas in Italy LOL luckily for me we are not getting water into my apartment YET i am watching the local news now and it is all this road is closed this town is evacuated and so on and so forth just a major mess.
My summer job is going OK other then i am driving for some local camps (3) and these poor kids came in on Saturday and have been wet since they have arrived and poor kids look like ducks walking around in rubber boots and dripping :) i am driving the kids for horseback riding lessons you can not ride a horse very well in the rain when you do not know what you are doing . so i was canceled yesterday early i would not be surprised if i do not have any work today ......
Rain:rain: Rain:rain: go away come back another day :fr: :fr: :fr:


also i did not get to my weight watchers meeting yesterday had to work #soapbox# i will be going to my daughters meeting Thursday night I do not know if i will weight in because going to a night meeting i know that i will be up but if i am working during the day for the summer i will have to switch to a night meeting :rollpin: so i will have to weight in at night so

[Christie22ra]

Wow...ok, so I've been doing horrible this past month!! I haven't lost a lb! I've been doing really bad these past couple weeks due to vaca, then other things seem to always come up...gained 4lbs! OUCH! :nono:
Nothin like a gain to give yourself a swift kick in the bottom! I went grocery shopping last night and picked up everything I needed for healthy meals. I made myself an awesome salad this morning w/a low salt turkey sandwich for lunch. Also, filled up my big 34oz water jug and I am planning on drinking 2 today!
It's raining here as well....ugh...:( Probably not going to be able to walk today...which stinks b/c I haven't walked since we've gotten back from vaca. I will have to do my TurboJam dvd inside instead....:carrot:
Have a great day everyone!

[Nirvanagurl]

I am so sorry to hear you have to have a root canal!

I was just starting to do that in my blender, and your right it was good, but then I decided to add alot of ice to it and umm..well I burnt my blender out..lol It was a 10 dollar cheapy from walmart anyways..

but yah so now I am a raw vegan with no juicer and no blender..lol

I will get a new one soon..but you were totally right, strange color, but very tasty..lol

[Nirvanagurl]

way to go on your loss too domino!

[Nirvanagurl]

sorry to hear about all that rain memoe! I have been hearing about it on the news..!

[Nirvanagurl]

way to go kierr! And to everyone else too, and for those who did loose scale wise, hey there is always next week:)

I am proud of us all! :)

[Christie22ra]

Turns out the rain stopped enough yesterday for me to walk my 4miles after work! Yay! :cp:
AND I drank the full 2 water jugs of water too!! 68oz!! Whoo-hoo! I've got my jug all filled again today, hopefully I can do it again....I'm hoping the rain holds out until after I walk again after work too!
Things are looking up! :D

[memoe]

Just a quick hello I have to get ready for work soon UGH
This is something I am not use to I am use to being home for a little while during the day , then on top of trying to get use to a new job I have to deal with closed roads, and bridges we have a lot of flooded areas and washed out roads, I am having problems finding out which roads are open and which ones are closed until you get there .....and I am driving a mini bus for a local camp it is fun getting almost to a place and finding "ROAD CLOSED DETOUR --->" and then going 25 miles around oh well I guess it could be worst I could live in the house that half of the house went down the river

I switched to a Thursday night weight in last night also and I was up 1.5 pounds but I am hoping to be going in the right direction next week I know that switching from a morning weight in to a night weight in that I would have a gain so I was expecting it

we got a whole months of rain in 2 days a total of 9 inches

[Nirvanagurl]

thats alot of rain!

[bargoo]

Count me in! I lost 54 pounds and gained back 30 so this is right where I need to be.I am going to the store and stock up on the right groceries today.I think this is doable.....

[shorebound]

Well guess i goofed yesterday when I grabbed a Large Vanilla Ice Coffee at Mds just found out the calories are 220 for that as good as it was def not worth it. Oh well live and learn and i thought i was being good yesterday....lol:mad:

This weeks loss was 1 pound even with my extreme coffee...:o

[bargoo]

I weighed in today at 159 at 3 pounds a week I will lose 30 pounds by Sept 30,I plan on doing it!

[shorebound]

WTG Bargoo:carrot:
3 pounds is wonderful

:bravo: :cp: :bravo: :cp: :bravo: :cp: :bravo:

[mamabear272]

Well I forgot to post last week but I was up .6. Although this week I was down 4.4 for a total of 6 for the challenge! I am doing much better on this one than last!

Christie!! Where are you? LOL

Congrats to all the losers and for the ones who gained, make this week better!!

[munchkin's Grandma]

Well, I'm up .5 pounds but I'm sure it's because of water, I can feel it in my legs and hands. Had a pot luck at work of Friday and DS and DIL here the weekend so DH brought in "my favorite donuts"! :mad: So hard to resist and I hate to throw them away. Now today we are going to a big party out by the lake to watch the fireworks tonight and I know there's going to be nothing but food. Will try to stick to the protein and salad only! Good news is I have been exercising for 15 - 20 minutes every day and have been getting in at least 48 ounces of water a day. So maybe next week WI will be better! :)

[Christie22ra]

Well I forgot to post last week but I was up .6. Although this week I was down 4.4 for a total of 6 for the challenge! I am doing much better on this one than last!

Christie!! Where are you? LOL

Congrats to all the losers and for the ones who gained, make this week better!!

Hey Mamabear! I'm still here!!! ...I was wondering where you were too! LOL!
Congrats on the loss!!! That's AWESOME!! :hug: Wish I was doing so well....Next week will be a better week!

I've been kicking butt on my 4 mile walks I've been taking w/my stepmom. We walk around in her neighborhood b/c it's out in the country and her street is exactly 4 miles roundtrip...there are some excellent hills that are really pushing us...which is fantastic! We would probably walk everyday if it wasn't for the rain we keep getting..ICK. But we are still walking at least 3x a week, so that's still good.
I hope this weekend doesn't set me off track w/all the parties & things for the holiday. Today will probably screw me up a little b/c we've got a b-day party, plus a 4th party...I will get back on track tomorrow for sure though.

Have a great 4th everyone!:sunny:

[dustcatcher]

Well for the 5th week in a row, I am 238. OHHHHHH, I feel like giving up!

dustcatcher

[bargoo]

Well, I blew it today. Tomorrow I start for sure, wish I knew why I can't get myself going.I am being my own worst enemy,

[memoe]

not having a good time :( i am up for Thursdays weight in i have told my dear niece that i will no longer eat camp food they have to much unhealthy stuff .......deep fried and such i have told her that i will still have lunch with her but that i will bring my own and only make a fresh salad there i was not at all happy when i got on the scale yesterday morning and was up a total of 5 pounds oh will have to watch what i eat and get my tushy in gear :tread:

[munchkin's Grandma]

Oh Memoe I know the feeling. I went to a 4th party last night with such good intentions and stuck to the protein (I'm on SBD and they didn't have any non-carb salads) until they brought out the deserts about 3 hours before the fireworks. They called my name and I answered.:( But today is a new day so I will get back on track!:dizzy: And no more parties until Sunday and I know there won't be much in the line of deserts!!!

[gggbdomino]

hi everyone It sounds like its been a tough go this week I to had a not so good week I mantained but thats ok I weigh in again on Wednesday and if I do anything I'll let you know.:grouphug: here for everyone.
heres to a better tomorow.

G

[rprbabe]

HI everyone. Weighed today at 191. Hang in ther everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

[memoe]

good morning
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY
all i am real feeling this working thing LOL it has been a long time sence i have worked during the day i normaly go in the morning , come home , go in the afternoon come home and then i am done i work a total of 4 hours a day this camp thing i am putting in 6 to 8 hours straight not that i am complaining about the hours i have better time then the rest of the drivers (they hate me ) Not really but they say they do . the other drivers are getting late nights ---my ww friend has had 4 nights last week that she did not get home until 1 am and was out at 6 am the next day i told her that i would not do that i just dont do late nights .
The other thing is that i am missing my weight watchers group I am still going to my daughters with her and i am going to be weighting in at that meeting but it is not the same i really miss my Tuesday morning meeting and the people that go to it :^:

[kierr]

I just got off the 4th of July challenge and I started my ticker for this challenge at the weight I was at when this challenge started. make sense? :)

Anyhow, I have a ways to go as you can see. I really want to lose another 20 by the first weekend of September at least. Wish me luck! :)

[celery]

Ok, I'll try it too. I'm at 193 today.

I'm doing eDiet's vegan diet, attend Curves 3x a week and walk the other days. I am determined!!!

[piperboo]

Made it through the 4th...wasn't as good as I needed to be, but I must be doing ok, the scale gave me good news this morning! I am down 5 lbs. I have an event to go to tonight, but tomorrow I am hitting the gym again!

[Christie22ra]

:censored: I Suck!!! :censored: :tantrum: I ate so much crap once again this weekend!!:nono: The long weekend started off good, but then came the parties n such....UGH! :frypan:
Why can't I get my butt in gear!!?? it's one thing after another!!

[lauren2pink]

Okay - this may be late, but it fits my goal so perfectly (I go on a cruise with my mom October 8th and have exactly 30 pounds to loose) that I just have to join in!

Sounds like a lot of you are struggling - just like me - right now. Hopefully with the holiday behind us, we can all move forward with better results! :cheer:

Hope everyone has a better day tomorrow!

:dust:

-Lauren

[Nirvanagurl]

I made it thru the 4th pretty dam well..which was hard being the only almost raw vegan..I keep saying almost raw cuz yah I am still not getting this 100 percent raw thing down at all..lol
but so I am the only semi raw vegan at the bbq..and I do fine..just fine..
but then today..
I go to the cafe..
vegan fricken cookies..they have..3 fricken bucks a pop..they have 2 left..now realize these are made out of healthy yummy things, although not raw..still pretty dam good for you..
460 dam calories a piece..

so I think..ok just gonna take a few bites each day as a treat for myself

I ATE THE WHOLE FRICKEN COOKIE by the time I got home..urghghgh..lol

so yah I binged today.. a day late..LOL
happy 4th to me:)

[Nirvanagurl]

lmao I love the will power dust

and I agree..were past the holiday now..back to business guys..

*Puts on serious face*

[Nirvanagurl]

dust catcher..please dont give up, I wont get too crazy with the be patiet, it will happen stuff, cuz the truth is weight loss is not easy, fricken platues suck bigtime and when your there its really hard to hear the postive advice..so I will just say this..its really hard to loose weight, if you keep at it is the only way it is going to ever happen, if you give up, it wont ever happen..so you cant give up..just please hang in there..

[Christie22ra]

dust catcher..please dont give up, I wont get too crazy with the be patiet, it will happen stuff, cuz the truth is weight loss is not easy, fricken platues suck bigtime and when your there its really hard to hear the postive advice..so I will just say this..its really hard to lose weight, if you keep at it is the only way it is going to ever happen, if you give up, it wont ever happen..so you cant give up..just please hang in there..

What nice advice Nirvanagurl!! :)

[memoe]

well i am total depressed i weight in last night and was up a total of :censored: 5 pounds i am back to 232 ugh :( not at all happy i have to get my self back on program i am just so agrivated at my self i have to find a way to exercise my 10,000 :tread: steps have been reduced to under 5000:?: i think this has a lot to do with it I know i should be up exercising not unstead of sitting here on the computer:comp: oh well i am done venting and i will be starting fresh I think that may be key I am going to restart :mag:the program fresh this is my first day on program just like when i started weight watchers 2 1/2 years ago let see if that works :cheer:

goals for the week
1. drink 116 ounces of water (that is my weight divided by 2 )
2. watch my points and portions ( no camp food unless it is on program ) they do a very good veggie wrap
3. get in 35 min exercise before work 5 days a week
4.and if i bite it i write it

[Nirvanagurl]

ty christie

and memoe, yup I bet this is just your bodie's way of telling yah to get fresh on the program again:) !!!


I havnt been online too much, my computer was being really funky, its getting better now though..

I weighed in today I am at 165.4 now:)

I am going to change my lil tracker again and check in again soon!

[lauren2pink]

Mary - keep as positive as possible. It sounds as if you have recognized the problem and that is half the battle! Now all you have to do is deal with it and move on. We've all taken those backward steps - don't beat yourself up over it!


As for me, I am doing alright, though I need to be exercising more (still in some pain though as I start my new Fibromyalgia meds) In any event, however, I'm about 1/6 of the way there, so that's good news!

:dust:

-Lauren

[dustcatcher]

Thanks, Nirvanagurl, I won't give up, but I am still 238 today.......lol

dustcatcher

[mamabear272]

Hi all! Sorry I have been pretty much MIA lately. So much going on. Summertime...:p Anyway, I was up last Sat 2.2 so my total loss is down to 4.6. :tantrum: Oh well. LOL My own fault. I did order Leslie Sansome's WATP dvd from Netflix. I will try that and see how I like it. I don't usually like doing videos. I have ADD and can't focus for that long. At least with my elliptical I can watch TV and that usually gets me through a 30 min workout. I hope everyone else is doing well!!

Mary, don't be depressed! I know it sucks. I went about 6 weeks losing and gaining the same 2 lbs! I know you are doing WW...do you eat your flex points? I have found that if I eat them I do better. I still have to watch WHAT I eat too. If you just follow the 8 rules you will be fine and don't be afraid to eat those flexies! Sometimes your body thinks you're starving it and saves EVERYTHING you eat! and good plan on the water. It really does help!

[gggbdomino]

Hello all it's been a rough week it was my tom I was so emotional and I had to have a tooth pulled that sucked but this morning i was down a pound and a half now that could be just water weight or something. I had a big issue with chocolate this week end oh my it was bad I know each and every cub where there is candy. Any way the week is beind me now and I have other things to think about like how my 75 year old mom tore her hamstings? have a good week ya all.
G
:grouphug: within our circle of friendship we will find the help that we need.

[munchkin's Grandma]

Well it's been a week. Had the last graduation party Sunday and did okay except for the small chocolate fountain that was there. Didn't WI till today because I could tell I was carrying a lot of water in my legs etc and I wanted to get rid of it before I formally WI. But at least got good news this AM, down to 176.7:carrot: Know I'm not eating enough vegetables at night right now but I'm getting in my water and exercising every day for 15 - 20 minutes. So hopefully not too much will come back on. Have a bad day at work with meetings all day and no time for lunch.:( So maybe I can get back on board better on Thursday after I get through Wednesday AM which is the same thing again. I've found I always get more hungry at work than at home and I want to munch at work and don't as much at home. So it's trying to take snacks that you can eat in meetings to keep the hunger at bay so I don't over eat then at meals.
Hope everyone has a good week this week!!::D

[memoe]

this is the first in a couple of days that i have had a chance to get here i think i am doing better i will know next week ( Thursday ) when i weight in put i am getting back on program thanks to something my good weight watcher friend :hug: said to me " don't let what happen to me 2years ago at camp happen to you :kickbutt:" she had lost 25 pounds at weight watchers before that summer and gained it back and had to lose it all again and that really kicked me into gear now if i can get my a$$ in gear :woops: and get moving i will be doing good
i have been drinking at least 64 oz of water (decaffeinated iced green tea):beach:

[sotypical]

Just thought I better say hi! I totally forgot about this! I started at 190.6 - this morning my scale said 184.4 - total loss of 6.2 - but weigh in day isn't still Saturday, so I will have to wait and see what happens then before I make anything offical!

Hope everyong is doing great!

[Nirvanagurl]

Hey everyone! its my TOM too and I havnt gained or lost I am totally flat lined here..but that happens every single week its that time..

I am really tired..but I wanted to check in and say hi!

I dont know if I will even bother with weigh in this saturday.
I think I will wait till next Sat..maybe by then it will be moving agian:)

[Nirvanagurl]

Oh I did realize today I only have 5 weeks till my big girls weekend out, the one I wanted to be under 150 for..

so I have like 16 lbs to loose in 5 weeks..

which last month I did..but this month I am just not pulling it off as fast..

probabbly because I keep cheat eatting..lol

[Nirvanagurl]

And mary ditto on what every one else is saying..I bet you do better this comming week:)

[Lamis]

Hello Everyone!
Been a while since i checked in , had a rough week last week gained 2 pounds but this week i was determined to do better so i have lost the 2 pounds i have gained from last week :carrot: and managed to loss another 2 pounds so a total 4 pounds this week:cheer: :) (happy,happy,happy).
Good luck to all and have a good weekend.

[munchkin's Grandma]

Hi everyone! Well not a great week. Had a bad day or 2 with too many opportunities to go OP. :( So the fact that I didn't gain anything is a good thing. :) I will get back to the vegetables this week. That is my biggest problem especially on the weekends. Hope everyone has a good week! :D

[bargoo]

Started the 30 pounds by Sept 30 on July 2, I am down 7 pounds, right on target,had one glitch that slowed me down, but am back on track.

[sotypical]

I don't think I have posted for a while... I started at 190.6 and I am down 8 pounds to 182.6. I hope I can make my goal!

[Christie22ra]

Hello All!!!
I'm glad to hear everyone is doing well. Keep up the great work!
I am down 2lbs from last week...(only knocked off 2lbs from my 4lb gain, but I'm still happy!! :D ) I'm working on knocking those other 2lbs off this week, so I can get back on track again!! Yay! I've been doing very well with the walking...still walking 4 miles, 3-4x per week in a very "hilly" neighborhood. This one hill that we do, really kicks our butts! :carrot: I love it!
I've been doing quite well with the water intake too...been drinking around 68 or more oz a day!
Mamabear, how ya doin??
Have a great week everyone! ;)

[mamabear272]

Hiya Christie! I am down 5 lbs total for the challenge. I was up 2 weeks ago but back down last week! :carrot: Great job on your loss!! You'll have that other 2 gone n NO time!

[kierr]

I had a happy day on the scale today after a week of hoping. :)

[dustcatcher]

I forgot to post on the usual day, Sunday, so I will just report today's weight---236.2. The scale finally went down a little! I have been eating better (saying no to junk food!)

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[Nirvanagurl]

I lost my net service for a few days!

I am down 7lbs now:) I only lost 1 lb last week but it was that TOM, so I wasnt even expecting one pound to be gone!

Hope everyone is doing well!

[707Goddess]

Ok i thought i had blown the 30 by30 challenge but i havent im back on track and lost 3 lbs last week and this week i'll weight in tomarrow and let cha all know

[Nirvanagurl]

good for you dustcatcher:)

[Christie22ra]

Hiya Christie! I am down 5 lbs total for the challenge. I was up 2 weeks ago but back down last week! :carrot: Great job on your loss!! You'll have that other 2 gone n NO time!

Awesome job Mamabear!! Keep it up!!
I've been working hard on my eating and water intake this week. We'll see what the scale says on Sunday. I haven't been able to walk that much this week though (only walked once), but I went swimming twice b/c it was soooo stinkin hot! Hopefully I got enough excercise from that. Next week I'll be back to walking 3-4x. We've started walking w/weights too.

Keep on movin everyone! :carrot:

[mellyann]

Hi. I'm starting the 30 lb challenge late in the game, but I really need to lose as much as possible for an event on Sept 30. I've been stalled in the mid 180's and need to make some serious progress on a daily basis.

My program is this:
- 1300 calories a day, high protein
- Cardio/run 30 mins and abs 5x/week
- Lift 5x a week, alternating upper and lower

Any thoughts on this approach? Good luck everyone!

Melly

[dustcatcher]

I weighed in at 237 today

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[I_am_Bastet]

...but what the heck! I am always looking for new ways to keep myself motivated & focused. We'll see what kind of damage I can do by Sept 30th!

My program: 1300-1500 cal per day, high fiber, lots of protein. I walk 2.5-5 miles 5 days a week, do 60 mins elliptical 5-6 days per week, also mix in yoga, Tae Bo, and toning work. The time I used to devote to watching tv, I now dedicate to being active.

My last weigh-in was 179.9lbs, and as I average 2 1/2 lbs per week, I'll start at 177.4 - should be about 175.9 next weekend. Woohoo!!

[honeycakes]

Hello All!

My starting weight is 125 and I'm determined to lose 20-30 pounds! All I need is some support & motivation!

I'm starting off by starting my day up at 8AM, Which I never do! I'll be sure to keep you all updated.

[I_am_Bastet]

:D ... but in a good way! Good morning ladies! Well, did my 65 mins on the elliptical last night, and did some one legged presses, 115 lbs. My hammies and glutes are still sore from doing all of Kathy Smith's Lower Body firming on Saturday, but it's all good!

My motivation for finally getting my act together: having 3 family members diagnosed as either Type II Diabetic (grandmother, uncle), or borderline diabetic (uncle). I realized that that was gonna be me if I didn't make some changes soon. So I decided to use my the will-power that helped me quit smoking 4 years ago to accomplish this goal.

And I'm half-way there!! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

[munchkin's Grandma]

Well on Sunday when I weighed in I was down a pound!:carrot:
That's good for me since I haven't moved a thing in the past 2 weeks.
In fact when I weighed this AM I was down another .5 pounds, :D but I'm going to save that for this weeks weigh in, in case I need it. Have to get back on board with the exercising again and am going to increase my fiber to see if that helps.
Talk with you all next week.:)

[Lamis]

Hello Ladies
Haven't checked in for a while now but happy to report that iam down to 151 and feeling great . Hope you all losing weight and happy. Good luck ladies

[JennyDee25]

I'm a late joiner; but I'm up for the challenge! I am 177.8 now & my WI's are on Mondays! My goals are to:
1.) Journal
2.) follow flex plan
3.) drink 64 oz water
4.) exercise, exercise, exercise...the more I do it the more I love IT!!!!!

[Christie22ra]

Got on the scale this morning and it said I have lost 1lb!! Whooo!! I'll save that for WI on sunday....hopefully I will still have it...I have a party to go to tomorrow night and there will be alot of alcohol there....damn! Sabatoge!! :p

[celery]

Welp, I haven't been checking in but I've been working on the challenge. I've lost 11 pounds so far.

[mamabear272]

Great job to all you losers out there!! Woo Hooo. I was donn 4.6 this week for a total of 8 for the challenge! I also broke the 25# mark since I started WW! So I went and got my nails done! (patting self on the back) :lol:

[dustcatcher]

I weighed in at 237.2 today.

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[Christie22ra]

Celery!! 11lbs! That's awesome!! Keep up the great work! ;)
Mamabear...:cp: congrats to you too on your 8lbs loss so far!! That's great!

Unfortunately, I am still stuck at 152. No loss once again this week. Seems like I am stuck between 150 and 154. And something always comes up during the weekend and I fall off track. I am still walking 4 miles around 3x a week and drinking 64oz of water a day, but nothing is seeming to work to get me over this hump. I really haven't been eating any junk....I don't know what I am doing wrong (well...I do drink alot of budlight, so I know that is a huge part of the problem). But with the way I eat and the amount of sweat that comes off of me when I walk in the evening...I should be losing weight even if I am drinking at least 1 day a week! Does anyone have any suggestions? Help! I haven't lost a single lb for this challenge yet!! I am still working off my 4lb gain (2lbs to go!). :?:

[JennyDee25]

Hey everyon!

Well my WI was this morning! And I am proud to report that I lost 3.8lbs......My hard work paid off! I am really happy!:carrot:
I followed all of my goals...H2O, journal, exercise and I followed flex plan!!!!!!!

NOw it paid off!

Congratulations to all you Losers out there!!!!!!!:D
Christie: what are you doing eating wise! Sometimes we need to trick our bodies to eat more calories to get out of starvation mode! Say if you are eating 1500 cal. a day up it too 1700. Then your body says hey I don't need to hold on to all these calories because your feeding me!
Just a suggestion I dunno what your eating plan is..maybe I can be of more help once I know!!!!

[Nirvanagurl]

Hey everyone I have been MIA because I not only way cracked and screwed up on raw foods, I actually cracked and have been eatting non vegan foods too..no meat though..but cheese and breads I know arnt vegan..

atleast I think the crust had egg in it..maybe it was vegan I dunno..but I know the cheese wasnt..

anyways I realized I was really spinning myself in a werid cycle with the raw foods ..I am taking a step back now and having a breath..

I have ordered the nutrisystem vegatarian package just to make myself eat 3 meals a day and stop the almost starving/binging thing I had accidently started doing..

NOT that I am downing raw foods or anyting, its a wonderful beautiful thing, but I think for someone like me who had a ED (eatting disorder) during my teen years..it was a bit triggering for me..It made me have to think about food too much, control it too much, and I got wrapped up into this vicious cycle with it untill I finally cracked and just went on a wild binge..and thats not good..thats not what I want..
I cant swear I wanna eat over priced freeze dried over processed nutrisystem food either..lol but I figure just the making a habit for a month of eatting 3 meals a day and 2 snacks or what not..just getting back to making myself do that and I will..when I pay for overpriced stuff I sure as hell do use it..LOL
then maybe I think I might look into ediets..see if they have reasonable vegan or almost vegan diets at reasonable amounts of calories..
this is kinda lame but I need it planned for me which is one of the reasons I picked nutrisystem..if I ..myself start picking what I am going to eat..it just never goes good..lol my mind goes ga ga with it..I need that *diet plan to follow* and that was something new I learned about myself..and I have never seen myself as a follower..always a lil proud to be independent and stuff..but when it comes to this I have to admit..doing it my way dosnt work..lol
cuz my way gets a lil crazy:)

anyways so thats why I havnt been around
scale is still stuck..probabbly from the binges..
but I am still at 164

the heat wave has finally broke, I am going to start walking again and that should help too:)

[Nirvanagurl]

Oh and I also upped my goal weight for right now..I had it set at 124, I moved it to 134, actually any where in between there would be good and I will just be happy to see anything under 140 again..lol

but I did move it up..less pressure..I am really on this non stress kick now..lol

[munchkin's Grandma]

Hi everyone, I'm still stuck at 176. I don't know how you guys do it losing 3-4 pounds in a week more than once. I've never been able to do that whether on Weight Watchers or South Beach. I do it when I'm carrying water, but after that, that's it. Do you all exercise a lot? I keep thinking that's my problem, plus being older and menopausal with a slow metabolism. Thyroid has always been okay in the past too. Just gets frustrating with losing only 1-2 pounds a month with everyone else losing 2-4 a week. Normally take in no more than 1500 calories a day either, sometimes less.
DH is having surgery Wednesday so I'm just going to try to eat healthy and not perseverate on it till I can get him home again.
Am willing to listen to any advice anyone wants to give me.
Thanks to you all! Keep cool (cause I think it's hot across the country!) and keep on doing what you're doing till you meet your goals.

[Christie22ra]

Christie: what are you doing eating wise! Sometimes we need to trick our bodies to eat more calories to get out of starvation mode! Say if you are eating 1500 cal. a day up it too 1700. Then your body says hey I don't need to hold on to all these calories because your feeding me!
Just a suggestion I dunno what your eating plan is..maybe I can be of more help once I know!!!!

Well...I haven't really been following a "diet" to say. I've just been trying to stay away from the carbs and fatty stuff. I'm staying away from processed foods as well and trying to only eat food in the freshest form possible. I eat alot of fruits & vegetables and when I'm picking out meat, I try to stay w/in the 90%-97% lean category.
I logged into fitday today and tracked what I have eaten this morning....it's starting to make a little more sense now!! I've really been eating the wrong things!! This morning I had 1 slice of organic multigrain toast w/a piece of cheese melted on it and sliced up hard boiled egg on top. Then I had a meal replacement shake w/fresh banana & strawberry mixed w/8oz of 1% milk(I work at a dietary supplement company and can take stuff for free)...the shake has 17g of protein in it and it's really low on carbs, fat, & sugar.
But I'm already at 1200 calories for the day!! WOW!! and I've been thinking that I've been eating really healthy!! It's only 9am and I'm already up to 1200!! I am astonished! :dizzy:
I'm not too sure how to really use fitday yet...I still have to explore around...I guess I really just have to sit down and figure out an eating plan for myself....
Does anyone have any input or anything that could maybe help me?

[bargoo]

I started the challenge on July 2 and am happy to say I am down 9 pounds.

[celery]

Grandma, I'm soon-to-be grandma myself and am post-menopausal. When I started trying to lose weight, it seemed hopeless. I could barely make it around the Curves circuit the recommended 2 times and I was so sore and wretched the next day I could only drag myself there twice a week. This was in the beginning of June. But I kept at it. Learning that my sister, who was always much heavier than me, lost nearly fifty pounds propelled me into action!

I am able to go to Curves every day of the week now and I easily go around the circuit 3 or 4 times each day (with the staff's permission.) I eat a very low number of calories a day- I just don't lose weight on the recommended diet plans. I am getting older and older people don't need as much food, is my opinion.

I am back on my mountain bike. I never EVER thought that would happen.

So keep plugging away. Things will get better. It all kind of fits together. The less you eat the easier it is to exercise and the more you exercise the more weight you lose and the less you weigh the less you need to eat, etc etc. Just keep the ball rolling and all the pieces will work together. A post menopausal body is a sluggish critter but not hopeless.

Love,
Celery

[bargoo]

I have lost 10 pounds in the last 35days. that is OK with me ! LOL. I also go to Curves, I never have been an excersizer in my entire life, but I enjoy it , now and it definetely helps with the weight loss.

[dustcatcher]

I weighed in at 237.8 today, so again, not much change for me, but at least I think weighing in once a week is keeping me from gaining.......

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[munchkin's Grandma]

Whoo Hoo!! I'm down 2 pounds this week.:carrot: First that I've lost in probably 2 weeks. I'm sure it has to do with exercise also. Since DH was in the hospital for 4 of the past 6 days, I had to do a lot of walking in the hospital, and cleaning up of the house to make room for him now that he's home. I tried to watch what I ate, but he saved the cookies from his trays for me and I ate them. Now that he's home I hope to be able to ride my bike more again also.
Till next week.....!

[celery]

I'm down 15 pounds for the challenge, 15 more to go. I've lost half the weight in less than half the time so if I continue at this rate, I'll make it! I hope!

[sotypical]

Hey Everyone! Sorry for not poking around for so long. I have lost 10.6 pounds since starting, I don't think I will be losing 20 in just over a month. I am really bad at making any challenges, I hope everyone else is doing great!

[JennyDee25]

Well bummer for me! I am not at home, I am at my grandmothers helping her out as she just had her heart surgery...I didn't bring my scale...so I don't know if I am up or down! However, I do know that her scale is a few pounds higher than mine! I did not have a good week last week exercising, eating & my water intake! I wi on Monday @ 179.5. I think I may be up 2 lbs from last wi. Since I don't have my scale I will now use this one til I go home! I am not going to change my ticker though until I am at home or until I get to 174 on her scale then I will adjust it @ home!

I need to get back on track! I miss my curves!!!!!! I need to start doing my exercising DVD's I brought along! I'm gonna start a new ticker for here!
http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/bar069/flower05/lb/179.5/169.0/179.5/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/)

[Lamis]

Hello Ladies
How is everyone doing?! hope you all losing weight and happy, as for me well, things are going good so far weigh today 149 so the weight is coming off slowly but steadly, i am still doing my daily excersice and keeping myself as active as possible that is really helping me to loss weight. i will check with you all later till then stay healthy.

[mamabear272]

Well I was up last week. I don't even know the amount cause I didn't go to wi. I have a scale at home but is it just slightly off the WW scale. I'd have to say it was 2 lbs but I am proud to say that I am back down this week...that's me up one week down the next. I have a good week then fall off and gain. That's why it's taking me so damn long to lose this weight. I have NO discipline. Not whure what to do though. That's just my personality. I am very scattered. Have any of you seen Finding Nemo? Think Dory...that's me. LOL

Anyway, congrats to the losers and keep on trucking maintainers and gainers (me lol).

Christie, have you tried Weight Watchers? Maybe it would help you to have to be accountable for the items that go in your mouth. Maybe even try writing down what you eat. If you're tracking calories, write down what you eat and the number of calories. That may help.

I'm off for now...make it a great day!

[Christie22ra]

I didn't bother to weigh in this week b/c.....well, let me start from the beginning...
Last week, I was doing really well. I was walking, eating the right things, entering the foods into fitday, keeping track of calories, drinking lots of water, etc, etc. Some time last week (not sure what day it was) I was at 148lb!!! That's the lowest I've been yet!! (since joining 3FC in January) I was soooo proud!! I got over the hump!! FINALLY!! :carrot:
I knew that this weekend would set me off a little b/c I had a Jack n Jill to go to on Saturday. Welp, I ended up going out w/some friends from work on Friday too, so basically I was hungover & drinking beers the entire weekend. And when I'm hungover, I eat whatever is going to make me feel better. Not to mention all the gatorade (& sugar) I put into my body. :yikes:
So to make a long story short the weekend went lousy. I couldn't bring myself to get on the scale on Sunday to see what I had gained back just from the weekend alone.
Monday, I had jury duty. ALL DAY LONG! Yup....of course I have that kind of luck where I ended up getting picked for a damn trial!! I have jury duty for the next 2 weeks!! BLEK! :judge:
Anywho....now my schedule is all screwed up. I haven't been eating breakfast like I normally would. I've only been eating 1 egg for breakfast. We don't get a break for lunch until 1pm and I'm used to having a snack in between breakfast & lunch. Basically, I haven't been eating as much as I normally do and I've been skipping meals. Not good. I am sooooo tired from sitting in the courtroom all day that I haven't been walking once I get home either. :tired: I only walked once this week and that will probably be it. not good.
So...the conclusion to the story is that I'm not expecting too much this week or next. I am totally throwing my body off wack!
Only me! :dizzy:

[mamabear272]

Ouchie Christie! It sounds like neither of us had a good week. I was totally off plan last week. I'm getting back now. All you can do is work with what you have and try to make the best decisions you can!

[emily34]

i joining a little late but i am going to try.

30lbs by september 30th=alot of time on the eliptical and back on my atkins. i will post everyday even if i don't lose a single pound.

http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/bar-blue/cartoonbulb01/lb/0/30/0/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/)

[dustcatcher]

I weighed in at 238.4 today

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[emily34]

i need to get my behind on the eliptical every day.

http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/tulip-bar/bee01/lb/0/30/1/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/)

[munchkin's Grandma]

Well, I'm down another 1/2 pound. :) I'll take it. Thought it would be more since I weighed less yesterday, but maybe it will just make next week look even better! I'm finally able to get into 2 sets of pants that I haven't been in in over 1 if not 2 years. So it's starting to make a difference.:carrot:

[JennyDee25]

Alrighty...I'm so happy still! Down 2.5lbs this week from the last!:carrot: And I went shopping and my pant size is down too....to a 10...First time in so so long..hopefully I will fit into more 10's in other makes!!!! WOOT WOOT

[emily34]

jenny you are the bomb.

another day another lb for me.
http://www.3fatchicks.net/img/tulip-bar/bee01/lb/0/30/2/.png (http://www.3fatchicks.com/weight-tracker/)

[celery]

19 down and 11 to go. I"m optimistic!

[emily34]

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help guys. i started by monthy thing earlier this week and i can not seem to stop eating. is it just in my head or what.
i was going pretty good with a pound a day and now i am right back where i started.
help. need some encouragement this week.

[munchkin's Grandma]

I'm down another pound:carrot: Hopefully this will keep on going. I'm getting back onto the bike again so I'm optimistic. Won't be anywhere near 30 pounds by September, but as long as it drops I won't complain.
People at work have been noticing I'm losing some weight and have asked if I've been working at it if so how. Plus I fit into a nice pant suit I bought 1 year ago that was too tight then and fits pretty good now. So that's another good sign.
I'll take whatever I can get. :)

[Christie22ra]

I am FINALLY down to 148!! I've been struggling to get past 149 for months now!! I usually flux between 149 & 152...but lately I've been fluxing between 148 & 150!!!! WHOOOOO!!! :carrot: :lol:
I've only lost 2lbs so far for this challenge, but that's OK. I'm just glad that I finally got over my hump!

[dustcatcher]

Still not much change for me......I was 237.8 today

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[munchkin's Grandma]

Well down another pound even though it's been a bad week. :carrot: I'll take what I can get while I can get it cause I know I'm going to stablize out again very soon. It seems to always happen. See you all next week.

[emily34]

i have been doing awful. please help get my head screwed on right. i need to concentrate and work hard to meet my goal by the end of september.

[Christie22ra]

I hear ya Emily!! Me too! I did awful for this challenge! I worked basically to get over my plateau that I've been on for months now!! I've lost all of 2lbs for this challenge!! What the heck! :dizzy:
I mean, I AM happy that I got past my normal fluxuation between 150 & 152, but now I am fluxing between 147 & 150. ugh!! It's driving me nuts!! I'm starting to lose interest and feel like I am killing myself (not literally, just that I am working sooooo hard and not getting anywhere) and letting this "losing weight" thing take over my life! I just want to feel comfortable inside my own skin again and not feel like an out of shape blob all the time. I feel like I look horrible in all my clothes now. I used to love shopping, now I hate it b/c I always think I am gonna go up another size! :stress:
I know that I may not be as heavy compared to others & sometimes I feel bad for thinking I'm fat b/c I know there are many other people out there that would give anything to be my size, but I just don't feel comfortable. I feel too heavy most of the time. I look at myself in the mirror somedays and just think ugh! I think my biggest problem is that I am stuck in the past and have fixated myself on how I used to look when I 1st started college. This is something I need to get over and realize that I will never be that size again. I am 25yrs old, I am not going to stay looking like I was when I turned 21. Sigh.
:no: Blehhhhhh!!!! I hate feeling like this!!!

[celery]

Made it!

[Christie22ra]

:cheer: Good for you Celery!!! That's awesome!!!! :cp: :cheer: