General Diet Plans and Questions - Doin' It The Old Fashioned Way #10

:) Welcome! For the newbies, we are a group who lose weight and get fit by good old fashioned exercise and monitoring how much we eat - either by counting calories, WW points, Food Mover - whatever. We support and motivate each other through the great days and the not-so-great tough days. Please feel free to join in!

Christine, first you made me laugh about the demonic scale - that is really bizarre - then I felt serious about your difficult time. You are strong enough to ride out this tough time without losing hope. Anyone seeing how far you've come would applaud you.

Nancy's right - we all start out each day with the best intentions - some days are right on program; others are so-so, and then there are the "what the heck happened?!" days. It's inevitable, and it's from sources we can't even control sometimes (like just feeling inexplicably blue some days). The only good thing is that it eventually passes, and each day we can start again.

Well, that's it for my sermon. Hopefully just knowing that we care about you will help a little :)

Have a good night -
Holly

Good morning all... I'm still feeling blah but figured I'd check in here so I can get on the notification list for this thread!

My scale is reading just - now so I think I'm in need of a new one. Yes, I know, the intelligent thing to do would be to toss this one and not get another but I've been looking for an excuse to buy a new scale for months and now I have one ;)

I totally agree with the starting each day with the best intentions but the thing is, lately, every one of my days has turned into the 'what the heck happened' kind of day! If i was having some good days at least, Id be less apt to want to give up but day after day has turned into the worst!

I'm considering some St. John's Wort for the emotional thing. I used to take it about 5 1/2 years ago and it really seemed to make a difference for me. Anyone know of any reasons one should not take this? (for anyone unaware, its an herb thats supposed to help with depression). I've also been tempted by the new Xenadrine.. the EFX without ephedra.. My appetite has been out of control lately as well... if I only had to deal with the emotions or only the hunger, I could probably work with it, but with both at the same time, Ive just been stuffing my face constantly! I will not touch anything with ephedra in it but figured no harm in trying the pills without. If they can help curb my appetite, it'd be worth it. Any comments on these as well?

Well, I'm going to go wake my husband now cuz he doesn't deserve the sleep. Ive been asking him to please come to bed earlier.. and please spend less time on his puter cuz I really need a little more attention. So, what does he do.. he comes home like every day this week and immediately jumps on his puter and stays on til he goes to bed (last night this was 3:15am!!).. Oh he drives me nutso! I've heard that men don't 'grow up' until they're about 30, is this true?? Whatever possessed me to pick a younger man, I'll never know! He's only 24, so we have a ways to go before maturity ROFL :lol:

I'm off... have a great weekend everyone!

Christine
195/150/130

Hi guys!

Seeing if I can correctly attach an image on me on the bike - rats, I just found out I can't; the file is too big. I'll work that out somehow...

First I started it in our (dirt) driveway, and got the feel of starting out in first gear; then we
went to the school parking lot, and I got it up to second gear - seems like I was flying, yet I believe my speed was like 10 MPH. I'm going to need SO much practice to get the hang of this... But my husband said I did fine for a first try, and he doesn't pull any punches, so I believe him.

I'm just extremely glad I didn't do any crazy panic stuff, like taking off screaming across the lot and careening into the bandshell.

Hi Christine - I wouldn't want to say anything unkind about your husband; but it does really annoy one when you feel more attention is going to a machine than a spouse. Is he studying for something important, or is he just surfing/playing? I know people unwind in different ways but if you're wanting/needing some attention, it sure would be good for you to be able to get it, or at least a compromise on time limits on the 'puter.

I'm trying to get through the afternoon without grabbing something to eat - we went to a Fire Dept. pancake breakfast this morning; and I knew that calorie-wise it was going to have to count for breakfast and lunch - but 9:30 was a long time ago!

I am wishing everyone a great afternoon and evening - if it's nice out, take a good long walk and r-e-l-a-xxx..... :)

Holly
176/166/160 1st mini goal

Good afternoon! How is everyone, I had a busy day yesterday, si I didnt get around to my workout, gonna make up for it today..do weights, and tae bo, then walk tomorrow,, Hey Christine, I can agree with you about men;s maturity, some go well beyond 30 before it comes!! My husband loves to get on the puter, and play games!! pool, and cards etc.. WEll I have lost 1,5 pounds this week, I did mess up twice, so I am pleased with the loss!! I am op today, and hope everyone is doing well!! Talk to you all later!

Latisia

Good afternoon friends,,,


Latisia~~~ way to go with 1.5 pounds gone!!!! You are doing wonderful. How much does that total now since you started?

Holly~~~ I bet you were nervous getting on the bike...but soon you will be riding like an old pro!!

Christine~~~ My best friend takes St Johns Wort. She swears by it. The only thing I had heard about the St Johns is that it can weaken the strength of Birth Control Pills. But my friend takes the pill and St Johns and she has never had a problem with it.
I would give it a try and see how it helps. But dont worry you will make it thru this. You will see !!! :)

My day is going ok. I havent walked yet. I been cleaning house all day. Bruce did all the vaccuming though. He is such a sweetheart.
I am feeling pms'y and dont want to do anything now except lay on the couch and watch tv ...But will try to force myself to go for a walk sometime today.
Less then 3 weeks now till we go back to the states for my son's Military Officers Grad. We are driving so it will be such a long trip . We will be gone for over a month.
I am looking forward to the vacation but wanted so badly to have alot of weight off by then. :( I am so terrified of gaining lots, with being gone so long. I just hope I can stay strong at least most of the time.

Well I better get my butt into gear and head out for a walk before I talk myself out of it..

I hope everyone has a great evening and that you keep on smiling.

See ya later.

Nancy:wave:

Hope the rest of the gang checks in soon....

Hi again -

I would also say try the St. John's Wort, Christine. I have heard others say that it was helpful to them, and they didn't mention any side effects.

Nancy, I can sure understand your being wary of the long trip (LONG drive!). Will you be staying with family/friends, or at hotels? It is going to be tough, but I would hope that most restaurants now have lots of heart-healthy choices. Sometimes it's much more difficult with family/friends, as they tend to get hurt feelings when someone turns down their lovingly prepared food...I'm not sure what to suggest. I think that you've made habits now that you'll be able to stick to. And new places offer the opportunity to walk and explore...you might come back with a loss!!

Was it Officer's School that your son is graduating from? Congratulations to him!

Okay, last thing tonight is to see if my image was adapted to fit here...

Talk to you all tomorrow!!

Holly

Holly~~~ Great pic!!!!!!!!!!!! And you look so slim already!!!!!!!!!
Nice looking bike also,,,how cool!!

Yes its Officers school that my son is graduating from. He will be a Lieutenant.

Well gonna run,, the hubby and I rented some DVD's and going to be a slug and lay on the couch and watch them.

Have a great night all ..

See ya tomorrow!

Nancy

hey all, Nancy congratulations to your son, That is great!! Holly nice picture, cool:)

Well everyone, confession time for me,,,havent worked out in 2 days and if I dont do it today it will be 3 . Imma do it though soon as i get off this puter. got my tae boAND weights, for sure.. I am glad to be losing, but my arms are flabby, and I am ashamed of this!! So I will not post like this again, .. I got tied up in my son, teething, he really has a hard time with it, and quite frankly I am going to get it checked out tomorrow, if it doesnt get better!! My mom thinks it might be a good idea. so do i. well, hope everyone is op, and doing well. Tal to you all later!!

Latisia

Hey everyone,
Love the pic Holly. You look awesome.
I haven't read or posted in awhile. I've been in a funk. I only made it to one workout last week. I skipped one by choice....to spend quality time with hubby :) and missed 2 by circumstances beyond my control. I ate like a pig yesterday. I didn't even care. Today is a new day. I read "Make the Connection" last week and that's what I'm trying to do. Getting up early everyday to work out is going to be a super challenge. I already get up at 6:30 to be at work for 8:00. I have a 40 minute commute :( So it looks like I'll have to be up at 5 am if I want to get in a workout. I'm a night owl. This is going to be very difficult for me. That means I'll be in bed asleep by 10. I'll also have to start keeping a food journal again. I haven't been doing that and my weight loss shows it. I gained another 2.5 lbs. It is TOM so I'm hoping to drop the 4.5 that I gained in the last 2 weeks.
Christine, as you can tell, I know exactly how you are feeling. I've felt that way for a few weeks now. I went shopping and bought a new pair of pants. Size 16, but that's down from a size 22. That should have made me happy but it didn't. St. John's Wort is supposed to be great. I think it takes awhile to kick in. Just check with your pharmacist if you are taking or planning on taking any other medications. I'm currently taking Wellbutrin SR (to help me stop smoking :) ) and I had to stop taking one of my herbal supplements while on it. I only have to take it for a month and by then I'm supposed to have stopped smoking completely.

For all you quote lovers out there I just read one that I think is so fitting for us in our weight loss journey and in life in general.

"Challenge is inevitable. Defeat is optional"

So true.
Pamela and everyone else struggling right now, hang in there. Things will get better.

To the rest of you who are losing and keeping on track. Kudos and keep it up!

Melisa

Hey everyone, I am just about caught up with all of your posts... just a quick one right now while I quickly eat my lunch! We had a crazy week with a friend of a friend over from Ottawa!! We had a great time and I was sad to see a fellow Canadian leave Australia on Friday :( We will keep in touch by email and hopefully meet up again.

I have been riding the bike.... Holly great photo!! I am so happy you love your bike!! I looked it up on a Honda Website (looks like a real machine!!!!) .... mine is a Japanese import so I have not found a Honda dealer site... just fan sites in .... japanese!!! AAAHHHH!!!

I will figure out how to post a photo tonight! We did a 100km ride through the winding roads and hills north east of Melbourne, very spectacular but being a country girl from Alberta.... the roads I grew up on were FLAT!!! and STRAIGHT!!! I would have been freaking out in a car, so I was a bit unnerved on the bike and stayed about 10 km under the speed limit.... very funny when you have a biker chick as lead bike (on a 750 Ducati) and a long time rider bringing up the tail on a Triumph 900 something... with a tiny 250cc like a baby duck in the middle!! Hubby was driving Safety Car behind the Triumph so I felt safe. It was a great day out and I am looking forward to doing that again next weekend. Then I have to attempt the Freeway because I am joining a Women's Motorbike club and it is 'cool' to ride your bikes to the meetings... unless it is pouring rain. I will be safe!

Longer post to follow.... with a photo too!!!

bye for now guys!!
Missed you all LOTS last week and I will be around alot more now!

Nola.

Hey all, and hello Nola, nice to see you again!! Hey Melisa, congrats on the downsizing!! that is great, I did my workouts, and i am back on a roll!! Just wanted to say hello to everyone and let you know i am OP for sure!! Talk to you all more tomorrow!!

Latisia

"One of the secrets of life is to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks." --Jack Penn

I should be able to get there in no time, with all the stumbling blocks I've come upon lately! ;)

Good morning all ...

I'm in a much better mood today than last week. I don't know what came over me but its lifted a bit finally. I have started to take St. John's Wort but its not supposed to show its effects until you've taken it at least 3-4 weeks. I'm going to keep up with it and maybe it'll help with the emotional stuff. We'll see.

I'm trying to deal with the lack of a scale and although I wasn't weighing myself daily anymore (as I'd actually FORGET, *gasp*) I still like to check in every couple days and now I can't! I'm needing to go buy me a new scale asap. Maybe it'll be nicer to me than the old one :lol:

So, this week my only plan is to put in as much effort as I can. I am making no false promises of perfection because I know I will be far from perfect, but I am prepared to at least try!

Hope you're all off to a great week . . .

Christine
195/150?/130

I hope everyones weeks starts as a fantastic one. I know I am certainly going to try to have a great one myself even though its that TOM and I feel like a slug.:eek:
I had a dream last night that I gained tons of weight . Geesh why would I dream something like that??????? Well I like the dream I had a few weeks ago better,,, I dreamt that Cindy Crawford told me she was tired of being a supermodel and she wanted to give me all her clothes,,, of course I would have to have them hemmed.....:lol: :lol: :lol:.......I sure have some crazy dreams don't ya think????

Melisa~~~ From a size 22 to 16 is great success you should feel so proud!!

Nola~~~ Sounds like you are enjoying your bike. Cant wait to see a pic!!

Christine~~~ It is good to hear that you are feeling so much better. Sounds like your slump is over now!!!!!

Hello to the rest of the gang also, hope you are all doing great!

see ya all later

Nancy:wave:

Hey all, my son is better, felt his tooth, it popped in, and now he has no fever. We went on a longer walk , it was so beautiful out there too, saw 2 more people walking, that was great!! I am op, and doing well . me and my son are going to take some pics, i hope they turn out good, ( i do know he will look cute as ever in them though..lol) well i hope everyone is off to a great start this monday, and op.. talk to you all later!!

Latisia

Well it seems like we are all off to a great week. Let's keep it up.
ttyl,
Melisa

:wave: Hey everyone!

It sure is good to read such positive posts.

t-girl -- so glad your son's tooth appeared and he isn't distressed anymore. You sound so energetic always, it's nice to hear! I imagine you popping in that taebo tape and doing a great workout!

Nancy - again, you make me laugh out loud with the funny dream! I am also feeling slug-like with TOM - but I forced myself to take a walk, 'cause I certainly didn't feel like doing a tape. I'm glad I did the walk - felt better afterwards. I did 3 miles in about 50 minutes - does that sound reasonable?

Christine, glad to hear you mood is better! Sometimes everything just seems so blah - we all just have to ride it out. Those size 10 jeans must still be a nice reminder of what you've done, though.

Melisa - hi! good to hear from you. Are you going to try to exercise early because of Bob G.'s recommendation, or 'cause that's the only time for you? Isn't his theory that it is even more helpful for one's metabolism? There is something to be said for getting it done the very first thing of the day, 'cause it's just so hard to tackle it in the evening, after dinner, when you want to be with husband/kids.

Kanola - wow, I am envious of your riding ability! I dropped the bike on Sunday :o just my confidence injured (even though it landed on my ankle - glad I was wearing boots). Your ride sounded fantastic. I still have to get up the courage to go on a public road. I have a long way to go. I did, however, pass my written test today and earned my learner's permit. Woo hoo - also got a snazzy new helmet, so nice and padded and safe feeling.

Well, I am so excited and scared about the new bike that I haven't even been thinking about meals - I will go until my stomach is growling so loud that I think "oh, man! How could I forget to eat??" I'm sure it will pass, though, and I'll be back to normal (oh, no :lol: )

Have a great night everyone! Isn't tryin'hard going on her trip today? And where are you Sprite? and how's darmah, Pamela, and Jacklyn, the Super-Walker?

Holly

Hi everyone, had a good op day, and tae bo tomorrow, cant wait for that burn!! Gotta love it !! How is everyone, hope all is well, will write more later. Just checking in..

Latisia:)..

Has anyone read The 90/10 Weight-loss Plan ?
Its a book, by Joy Bauer (i think thats spelled right)..
It basically, from my understanding, gives you a 1200,1400 or 1600 plan that includes like 200 calories of 'bad' food.. ya know, whatever will help keep you on plan. I just put it on request at my libarary. I'm thinking maybe I could try it out and see if thats not the answer to my problem. I seem to crave something sweet daily so if its IN the plan, maybe I'll do better. Just curious if anyone else has had any contact with the plan.

I'm still contemplating the Xenadrine EFX but I dunno that I want to spend $30 on pills that either effect me negatively or don't work at all (they are ephedra-free.. i wouldnt touch anything with it).. nobody heard anything of these?

Well, I'm off for sleep.. stilll in a good mood today but the eating is still way off...

See ya'll tomorrow..
Gnite

Christine
195/150/130

Good morning everyone! I've been out of town the past couple of days so I wasn't able to post.

My focus beginning today is my calorie intake. I feel like I've got the exercise thing down so now I'll move on to food. I did take the day off from walking yesterday, but that was my first day off in 2 weeks so I don't feel too bad about it. I'm ready to hit it again after work this evening.

Christine, I have tried the Xenedrine. I'll have to say that it does help with your appetite but I didn't lose any extra weight off of it. Unfortunately, I eat whether I'm hungry or not:^: I stopped taking it though because I began having high blood pressure. I'm not sure if it was because of the Xenedrine but I wasn't going to take any chances. I will say that it makes you EXTREMELY thirsty, so you will definitely get your water in! Maybe you'll have better luck with it. I know some people that have lost weight on it so it does work with some, just not me.

I hope that everyone has a great day! Wish me luck on the calorie counting. I tried to start yesterday but some evil person brought doughnuts to the office....do I need to say anything else? Anyways, new day, new start. Talk to everyone later!


183/152.5/135 first goal

Good morning all . . .

I'm still in a decent mood but, I had a cup of tea, some oj and two sugar cookies for breakfast. This is not good!:o

Jacklyn, just out of curiosity, did you take the Xenadrine EFX or the RFA? The RFA has the ephedra which can cause things like blood pressure problems but I was thinking the EFX wouldn't be as much of a problem because its ephedra-free. I really don't want to take anything thats going to risk my health. I'd rather be chubby and healthy than skinny and ill! Oh, and good luck with the calorie counting! (I need some of that luck too.. :D )

I'm considering spending some time looking over my food diary from last year today so I can get an idea of what I was eating on my low-cal days. I really need to retrain myself to make good choices so I'm not craving everything in site or starving!

Hope everyone else is off to a great day.. :)

Christine
195/150/130 (I miss my scale! I need a new one!!)

Hi everyone and thanks for asking about me....

I am doing great, just was areally busy weekend and didn't get online.

I hope everyone is going great I will catch up on all the posts this afternoon, this is such a busy and supportive place to be I know it will help me on my way.

:wave: Good Afternoon mAll!

Hello to everyone, hope we're all in good spirits. Sounds like everyone is busy and trying!

Christine, I haven't heard of that book. Sounds like a reasonable thing to allow a little treat a day. I love sweets - I would choose something ssweet and starchy over pizza or fries anytime.

I think you're doing really well in not replacing your scale right away. I know some people are able to live without one, and they say they rely on how their clothes fit as a judge, but we know that the clothes will start feeling different at like 5 pounds difference - and doesn't that seem too far to let it drift? I'm at the point now where if the scale says what I expect it to, I believe it; and if it's two pounds up, I don't believe it - how illogical is that?:^:

Hi t-girl, kudos to you for faithfully exercising. I forgot to congratulate you on your 1.5 loss a couple of days ago - sorry!:o Way to go!!!!!!

hello Jacklyn -doesn't it stink when someone brings in something tempting like donuts...Good for you that your walking is something that is ingrained in your habit now. I think of you doing your long miles walk when I am trying for 3 or so. I feel confident though in the good stuff that it is doing for me. Thanks for the inspiration!!

Back to the subject of evil donuts - here's something interesting to know - you know the packaged sweet baked things like Sara Lee muffins that you see at a convenience store checkout; you know how fantastic they taste (well, they do to me!). The reason is because we know they are loaded with fat; but they are actually made with even MORE fat than an ordinary-good-tasting muffin, because manufacturers know that extra fat + sugar = yummy taste. However, when blending baked goods, there is a limit to how much fat the batter will hold and still stay smooth and "homogonous" - SO there is an element called "emulsifiers" which allow the batter to hold even more fat, and still be able to bake into something other than a sodden mess. One of those emulisfiers is called lecithin; look for it on the label of baked goods and that most probably means the product was made with even extra fat to taste so evil-ly good. Well, there is the "musings from a pastry chef" for the day...:D

Hi hockeychic! Glad to hear you're still with us! We sure understand getting busy on the weekends. Hope you're doing fine and smiling!:)

How are you feeling today, Nancy? Does TOM keep you feeling yucky for more than a couple of days? Fortunately for me just the first day is really blah.

Does anyone have a favorite brand of "sunless" self-tanning lotions/creams/sprays? I use it on my legs 'cause it helps me be able to put on the shorts and walk in public :o :D .Any kind I've tried though has the usual chancy orangy tone - and some sure do smell funny. My loving husband says I smell like cheap bug spray or photo-developing chemicals when I have it on :mad: nice guy!

I did my 1/2 hour toning session with light weights this morning, so I still have to take a walk this afternoon or evening - talk to you tomorrow!

Have a great afternoon/evening!

Holly
176/166/160 some day soon

hey all!! I am doing good, did my tae bo early, and it was a good thing, pumped me up!!

Holly, it's ok girl, no prob,I'm not mad atcha!! All love here!! thanks for the advice on the muffins!! there are hidden fats in alot of things, huh??

Hey hockeychic, sorry to hear you are so busy, but glad you are doing great!!! Keep up the work

There is one more thing I wanted to mention, has any one tried that fat free website, fatfree.com?? I think it has great things!! well not everything is fat free there, but very close to it..

Well ttyl. hope everyone else is well, !!

Latisia

Good evening everyone,

Had a good day today, and I hope everyone else did also.
I plan on weighing myself at the end of the week if Aunt Flow decides to leave town.:lol: Hopefully the scale will be kind to me.Of course Ill be sure to let everyone know what the results are (good or bad).

I havent given in to any chocalate attacks even though the urge has been strong. I instead went and bought a flat of strawberries and have some of those with the Low fat Cool whip when the chocalate craving starts. It has helped for sure!!!

I have been good about the doing my weights and exercise bands and walking. Hopefully I will be able to replace some of the flab on my arms with muscle and I wont look like Rocky the flying squirrel when I lift my arms!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

Holly~~ I am also looking for a good sunless tanning cream. I dont know which is a good one either. I would hate to go from have frog belly white skin to looking like the great pumpkin!!
But Ill let you know if I find a good one!!

By reading everyone's posts I think all in all we are doing good. Even when we have our crummy days or fall into a bit of a slump we still hang in there and never give up. So heres to us and heres to a great tomorrow everyone!!!!!!!!!!

Night Night,
Nancy:wave:

Here we go... an attempt to attach a photo!! yay!!

Darn!! It did not work... and my whole post went to la la la land due to my log in expiring.....

I will have to try tomorrow again!!! All because i forgot to copy it before posting!!! AARRGGHHH!

Nola.

:wave: Good morning everyone!

Hi! Yup, we all sound motivated and rarin' to go. This site, and meeting all of you, has been so wonderful. My thanks to all!

I'm feeling "up" because I weighed myself even though it's TOM - digital scale shows 166, which is where I have been at for a few weeks; but am hoping that once TOM is over it might drop a little. Woohoo!

Nancy, I hope the scale is kind to you at the end of the week. Congrats to you for doing the arm work! Arm exercises can be killer.

Kanola, bummer that the pic didn't take! And the missing-in-action post is frustrating, isn't it. Funny to ponder where those posts "go" ? Some distant planet is receiving them, and getting an odd impression of us Earthlings... :lol:

hi t-girl - you sound pumped and ready to take on the day! Thanks for the website tip - I will check it out.

My "biker mama" fever is going down, down, down ...because I am scared to get back on that thing. Oh, no! Well, I think that knowing I am scared is good. I just feel over my head in too much machine. I have got to tell my husband that he can consider it "his" until I can learn on something smaller, and take our State's Motorcycle Safety Course. I'm glad I don't feel like a failure, 'cause at least I tried; but feel sensible enough to know when I'm in too deep.

Have a great day, everyone!

Holly
176/166 or maybe a little less?:dizzy:

Good morning friends!!:)

I had a pretty good day yesterday, I walked my 5 miles and stayed within my calories!! WOOOHOOO!! It's been over a week since I have been able to do that. Hopefully I'll be able to stick to it. I'm a little worried about tonight though. Our friends own a mexican resteraunt and they invited us to this special event. Mexican is my weakness. But I'm trying to cut down today. I'll walk when I get home and then go out to eat. I've already decided no alchololic beverages!! That's what usually sets me way over the limit. That and those darn chips and dip! Anyone know the healthiest thing to pick at a mexican place? I usually get the nachos which are covered in that yummy cheese but that is sooo high in fat and calories so I am going to try to steer away from those tonight. Wish me luck!

Christine-I went home yesterday and checked the Xenedrine and sure enough it was the RFA! I didn't know that there was a difference. Luckily I haven't been taking any more of it. I did want to let you know that I saw a thread that had been started titled "Xenedrine". The posts indicate that the kind that you are talking about are much better and they don't have the jitters like before so you might want to check it out.

Holly- I bet you have dropped weight! If you are anything like me I can gain up to 5 pounds during that time. No wonder you're intimidated by that big ol' bike..you're getting so itsy bitsy!:)

Nancy-Good job on the weight lifting! I need to get started on that soon! My arms are definitely a problem area for me, let me know if you start seeing results, maybe that'll motivate me to just DO IT!

To everyone else-have a great day! I'll check in later, I may need some support before I go out tonight! By the way this is long overdue but Congratulations T-girl on your losses. You seem to be steadily losing and are a great inspiration for all of us!

Talk to y'all later!


183/152.5/135 first goal

Hey all, hope you enjoyed the website. I really think it is great, Having a good op day despite the fact that i missed my walk . going to do Tae bo!! that is my plan , more tae bo, and weights!! I have actually been slacking on weights, and I think I h ave the type of body that responds well to them, so Imma up it!! how is everybody today?? ttyl

Latisia

Good evening !!!

Jacklyn~~~ Way to go on being back on track calorie wise. I bet you are feeling good. I ll be sure to keep ya posted with any results from the weight workouts. I have to force myself to do them but I feel so much better afterwards! I also know what you mean about mexican food. It is my all time favorite. I think you will be safe if you eat chicken fatita's . Good luck to you!!!!

Holly~~~ I bet you have lost some weight and once you weigh in after the TOM is gone it will show !!!!!!! I am feeling like I have lost some also. Maybe by friday the TOM will be gone and I can weigh too....hopefully we will both be a couple of big losers!!!!!!:lol:

T-girl~~~ You sure are kicking butt with all your exercising. When does your hubby come home? I bet he will be pleasantly surprised to see the change in you!

Nola~~~ look forward to seeing your pics.. I know it is frustrating when trying to post one. It took me so long to figure out how to do it when I posted some a few weeks back. You'll get it figured out.

Christine,Pamela,Melisa, and Hockeychic ~~~ hope you all are having a great day also.

tryinhard~~~ Are you still in DC?

Sprite~~~ Havent heard from you in a while, I hope all is well and that you will post soon.

Darmah~~~ Are you still with us??

Well ladies,, I hope you had a great day today.

I am going to go for my evening walk....see everyone later....

Nancy:wave:
207/193/150st goal......hope to weigh on Friday

Good morning everyone!!

Nancy-I must have been reading your mind last night because I just now read your post this morning. I ended up eating the chicken fajitas. I was pretty good too. I only ate 2 filled with lettuce, salsa, vegies, and chicken. I was actually able to steer clear of the cheese and my husband ate my leftovers. Normally when we go there to eat my diet is thrown out the window, but I actually stayed within my calorie range and it was really good!

We walked last night as soon as we got home from work and it was so hot!! I dont know if it was the heat or the exercise but I was not the least bit hungry so that helped as well. It was funny last night though because my husband was saying how good he felt after the walk. I think he's actually getting hooked on it as well!! Of course he's losing weight (while I stay the same) and that motivates him. Hopefully the scales will be kind to me soon. I'm debating on skipping my weigh in this weekend because I'm PMSing and feeling pretty huge this week. I dont know, I'll see how I feel tomorrow morining.

Well, time to get to work! I'll check in later!


183/152.5/135 first goal

"The road to success is dotted with many tempting parking places."
--Anon.

How appropriate for me! I gotta un-park my butt now and get driving again!! :lol:

I have to share that, although I've heard that getting rid of one's scale can be a very healthy thing, I am even more obsessed since its been gone and not in a good way. I am very fearful that I've put on too much weight and its stressing me out and what do I do when Im stressed? Why, eat of course! My biggest fear is that my old scale was way off and if I buy a new one, it'll read like 10 pounds higher! I'm obsessing, no doubt! I am totally going to buy a scale this weekend!! Speaking of which, anyone have any suggestions for a good scale? This one that just died was a $20 walmart special and it lasted me about 4 years. I'm thinking I want to invest a little more money this time and get a lithium scale so I don't have to worry about batteries. And, Id like to get one that reads half pounds or lesser too, the last one read in full pounds.

Ok, now that I've babbled on and on about scales.. how is everyone doing today? Jacklyn, that is great about your restaurant visit! Restaurants used to be my ONLY weakness.. now they are one of many :(

My mom is coming to visit for a week (from Arizona) at the end of the month and I'm thinking maybe we could help each other jumpstart the diets. I was also thinking, that's 2 weeks away, I could aim to be back under 150 by then! I don't even know anymore what it will take to motivate me back into action. :?:

Oh well, I'm already beating myself up today cuz I started the day off with a slice of cheese danish crumb cake. If I can keep in control the rest of the day tho, its not a diet-killer. The question is, can I keep control the rest of the day!? I'll try! :o

I'm going to go start my day now... hope everyone has a great one!

Christine
195/150/130

Hey everyone, is all well, everyone OP, or working hard at it? I am doing pretty good, looks like a storm is approaching.. Well, Nancy, he comes home in 9 days.. Christine, I had a Health O meter, I got it through JCPENNY, it is a Lithium one, and it measures I believe in quarter pounds. Congratulations Jacklyn on the control!! THe is the road to conquering the battle!! Proud of ya!! Well everyone got tae bo in a min.. ttyl!!

Latisia

:wave: Good Afternoon!

Hi everybody!

Jacklyn , yeah, way to go on keeping a restaurant meal under control! That is so difficult, given all the yummy choices and big servings.

Nancy, let's hope you and I see decent numbers tomorrow. Or technically Saturday will be my completely "done with" day, so maybe that will be my morning to weigh.

Christine, wish I could recommend a decent scale...I also have a $20-type scale, that is probably on it's way out - have had it for about 4 years also. I too like the idea of one that weighs in smaller increments; it's good to know if one is just barely at a certain weight or 15 ounces closer to the next pound.

hi t-girl! You always sound positive and up. Way to go!

Hello also to Pamela (hope you're feeling good!), Sprite (where are you?:) ), Melisa (hope you're doing great! Have you been able to do the very early am exercising?), tryin'hard (back from your trip, right? How was it?), Kanola the Biker Chic Down Under :) ), darmah (How was your weekend?) and Hockeychic!

I deviated big time last night, and had a bowl of kid's cereal, two pieces of toast, and something else? I forget what. Just felt the need to MUNCH! But felt stuffed afterwards, so I will hopefully remember that feeling and not do that again.

I've encountered a not-so-friendly dog on my walk now, which is a little bit of a bummer. I love dogs, and aren't afraid of them, but this one rushes up to about 5 feet away barking madly and the hair on it's back is TOTALLY standing up, which is a little alarming. I think I might bring a doggie treat with me next time, and try to make friends with it. I learned it's name - "Gingerbread" - or at least that is what someone yelled out the window as it came galloping towards me today - maybe the person was a friendly baker who was inviting me in for a snack...:lol: I'll take them up on it if they yell "chocolate cake" tomorrow :D

Have a great, in-control afternoon / evening! I hope I do!

Holly

Hi everyone!

I started school this week! Boy it's been tough. I haven't been to school in over 15 years! Yikes I'm dating myself. Anyways I have been way to exhausted to post but read when I can. You are all doing great! I have been so busy and tired that I sometimes forget to eat and carrying my 15 pound backpack up and down the stairs at school (the elevators are too darn slow!) I've just got to lose some weight!

Will post when I can!

Take care everyone and I'll be thinking of you even if I'm not posting always.:)

PS I'm taking some computer and business courses.

SPRITE~~~~~~ So good to know that you are still here with us!!!! We have missed you! I hope school goes well for you.

Holly~~~ Your a nut!!! I had to laugh with your gingerbread story. Just be careful of that dog..... dogs can get scary at times :eek: Maybe you should carry a can of "Doggy Be Gone" with you!!!!!!!

Christine~~~ We have a scale that you never have to replace the batteries in. Its digital and weighs you in half pounds also.
Its weighs the same as what i weigh at the doctors office so I feel pretty confident about it. But the only thing that is wrong is that it does not tell me that I weigh 120 pounds!!!!!! :lol:

Latisia~~~ 9 more days till your hubby comes home, I bet you are looking forward to it. He will be so suprised with the change in you!

Jacklyn~~~ Way to go on the choice at dinner last night. Maybe it was the telpathic messages I was sending...."Jacklyn, choose the fajitas, Jacklyn,choose the fajitas" :lol: :lol: :lol:


Today was a busy day , we went shopping to go by the hubby some new jeans .....FINALLY!!! No more looking at Mr. Droopy Drawers!!! He looks so good and feels so good about himself.
He has lost a total of 30 pounds now. I feel like a SUMO wrestler next to him!!!!!!!!! YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!
We went to lunch at pizza hut and I had a Veggie Personel Pan pizza with out the cheese...yep...thats right with out the cheese !!! and it tasted wonderful. I always eat them like that...
I also had a side garden salad ,,,again without dressing....I just squeezed Lemon on it. That was good also. So another in control day for me too!

I am going to officially weigh in on Saturday,, hopefully the TOM will be gone and so will the bloat that comes with it...I am also going to shave my legs, trims my nails, tweeze my eyebrows, cut my hair....and just about anything else to get any extra weight off of me so I can weigh less when I get that scale....maybe Ill even go have a few teeth removed........oh no,, thats a little too dramatic,,,even for me.......!!!!!!!! :lol: This scale has to budge sometime....

Hello to the rest of the gang also and I hope everyone has had a good day... Night All!!!!!

Nancy:wave:
207/193/150 1st goal

Hey everyone!! Sounds like we are having a good week!

It has been another hectic week for us! I got my real estate license finally on Monday, had friends over for dinner and a movie on Tuesday, Wednesday, went to a women’s motorcycle club meeting which meant I rode the bike on a 5 lane freeway, in the dark, and doing 110 km per hour!! Woohooo!! And I came home with the tires still on the pavement, not upside down! Thursday watched Survivor at a friend’s house (don’t tell me who got voted off, we are at least a week if not 2 behind north america…… we don’t check any survivor related sites in fear of finding out something we should not) and now it is already Friday!! Whew! What a week!

On a sadder note, we found out that my Dad needs a triple by-pass SOON. He has done his medical work up and they are waiting for a date. I have decided not to fly to Canada at this point, without knowing what date he will be in surgery is hard to book flights, I don’t want to miss it altogether or worse yet, have to leave shortly afterwards when he is not recovered enough to tell me he will be ok!!!! It has been a rough decision to make. It has made me rethink my health situation. Most of his problem is that it is genetic, he is not overweight and never has been! In fact over the last 5 years or so, he has lost a fair amount of weight but has not been able to do much strenuous work. He has never smoked either. Very scarey things. Since moving to Melbourne, I have found that I am developing asthma and have difficulty breathing, something that I never had in Alberta. And I used to shovel grain in the grain bins, now that was a dusty job!! I should make an appointment with a specialist here. I had a bad case of bronchitis and infected nasal and ear areas last November. I was a very sick girl who had to do about 5 weeks of the ‘good’ drugs (meaning the strong ones) before I got better. I don’t want to have to do that again! It was awful! I am just worried about my Dad. We are so close and I miss him so much.

Last night I used two gift certificates for a bookstore that I got from friends for my birthday and bought the Bill Phillips, Body for Life book….. I have not read that much of it, but the majority of the book seems to be focused on the ‘mental’ side of success. I am going to finish the book and make the decision of wether I am going for it or not…. I am essentially following many of his principals already, with the weight/cardio split days at the gym, and the 6 meals. Would be nice to have a goal date and lots of structure! I will let you guys know how it all goes! And what I decide. I found it very motivational and positive so far!

Nancy… you are so funny!! Darn I laughed about the tooth removal! And droopy drawers….you are a nutter!!! Aussies don’t put much cheese on their pizza, and I am used to eating them that way now… and love it! Good on ya for staying on plan!! WOOT!

Jacklyn …. We went for Mexican on Monday night too! And I had…. Chicken Faijitas!!! They are the only thing I feel safe ordering…. I love Mexican food! How funny is that! No mango margeurita for me either.. And... I had more than 2 tortillas... more like 4!!! hehehe

Latisa Less than a week! Wow!! The longest hubby and I were separated was 8 months… during our overseas ‘dating’ period. It was so tough and I am so glad we stuck it out and are now living on the same continent! I am sure you will be thrilled to see each other! OOOhhhh I get all emotional thinking about it!! I would count sleeps until we saw each other, always starting at 100!!!! Silly isn’t that!

Christine my scale says the same thing as Nancy’s…. over 120 pounds! And I have it in synch with the one at the gym. Toss that piece of crap out and go for the monthly measurements! More reliable! I have put our scale under the futon that I have to lift to get it out from under… how crazy is that! But it keeps me from the every morning routine. And it is worse, it is in Kilo’s which is 2.2 pounds….. try getting upset with not losing 2. 2 pounds? Piece of crap that it is!! 

Holly… loved the gingerbread story! There is a dog on my walk (when I am not riding the bike that is) that is so funny, people have high fences here in their front yards and this mutt jumps up 6 feet to see above the fence and to see little ol’ 5’2” me walk by and barks at me!! I am not sure what I will do when he finally gets over the fence!! Kick him? Run away?? I love dogs but never trust unfamiliar ones with strange owners!! Hehehe

Sprite Great work for taking courses!!! I was a university drop out after 3 years because I couldn’t afford it anymore, wanted to get out of the classroom and liked to party too much and not study!! When I went back when I was 26, I was a lot more keen about it and really enjoyed getting out and meeting new people.

Hockey chic!!! How about the Toronto/Ottawa series… yes, we do get NHL down here in Australia… well hubby and I subscribe to an expensive sports cable package because he is a NBA nutter and being Canadian… what can I say? I am going through withrdrawals on only 1 game a day during the playoffs and 2 games a week if I am lucky during the regular season!!! Crikey mate, she’s a bugger down here! hehehehe

What a long post!! Whew!!! I need to be online at home more often!!!

Have a good weekend everyone… stay on plan and I will lurk and post in a few days!

Take care!
Nola.

:wave: Good Morning all!

Sprite! It's good to hear from you! Congratulations to you on the BIG step of going back to school! That is wonderful. You're going to be a lean learning machine, with the heavy backpack and running up flight of stairs!

Nancy, "droopy drawers" will have me laughing ALL day. Your husband has done so amzingly well - 30 pounds off! and YOU were the one who helped him, you great person!

Your choice of personal pan pizza with no meat and no cheese was a stellar choice. Way to go!!!! I am so hoping the dratted scale shows us something positive tomorrow, so today I am sure to be OP. I will be sending images of calories evaporating from our bodies today...:lol:

I am seeing a difference in my arms with my free weight work, but it is a weird contrast - there is a definite bicep mark, but with the hanging flesh underneath - ugh! (the "Rocky the Flying Squirrel image!)

Kanola, first congrats on your Real Estate License!! Do you work for a particular real estate company, or do you free-lance? AND for your prowess on your bike - riding on a 5-lane freeway in the dark at 60 mph, you GO!! You should be so proud of yourself! Tho' I am being silly and scared of my bike, I will go on it again today, as you have inspired me to STICK TO IT (literally, so I don't fall off!:lol: )

Second, we are all concerned to hear of your dad's health. What a logistical nightmare to have to figure out when to book your flight, when you live so far away from him. We will all keep you and him in our positive thoughts...And yes, you should have your breathing difficulty checked out, please! (nag, nag :p , from friends that care!)

Christine, how was yesterday for you? You said that you might want to do a plan together with your mom when she visits?

Hi Jacklyn, hope you're doing great and no one brings in evil donuts today!

Hi t-girl, how are you doing? Can I ask the name of your taebo tape? It must be a good one because you're so disciplined about doing it, and it must be doing good for you!

To everyone that we haven't heard from , hope you're doing fine!!

Holly
176/166/we'll see tomorrow!

Good morning all . . .

I woke up today with a new attitude. Lately I've not even been attempting to be good. I've been giving myself full freedom to eat what i want when I want. And when I start my morning out as such, the day continues as such. But today, when I went in the kitchen this morning, I decided to bypass the bad stuff and start my day off well. Hopefully this continues on as the day progresses! :D

I do plan to try to eat healthier while my mom is visiting. We're both wanting to lose about 15-20 pounds and neither of us is having an easy time of getting started. So, I figured maybe if we work together for a week we'll be on a roll so much that we can both continue on our own afterwards! I may actually move to Arizona when our lease is up here (10 mos) if my husband can find a job there, because the only family we have here is an hour away (his family) and they are moving to tennessee sometime within the next year or two. This means, if we want family around, we need to follow them to tennessee or move to Arizona. Both tempting options, but I really miss living near my own family (his is less interactive with us). We'll see when the time comes. I figure we'll wind up wherever the well-paying job is. Such is life! :p

Sprite, I'm very jealous of your being in school! I stopped schooling about 5 1/2 years ago because I just couldn't decide what I wanted to study and I was getting burned out on school. Now, at the age of 27, I'm feeling very much like I don't have much to show for the life I've lived up to this point (other than a wonderful family of course). I want so badly to return to college and get my bachelors degree (i have an associates in liberal smarts). The problem is, we never seem to live any one place long enough for me to go to college for 2 years! Over the almost 4 1/2 years I've been with my husband, we have lived in Kentucky for 15 months.. then NY for 4 months.. then in Hillsborough, NC for 6 months, Carrboro, NC for 1 yr, Chapel Hill, NC for 11 mos, and now Raleigh, NC for 6 months so far... and as I said, we probably will move again at the end of this lease, in 10 months. We just can't seem to stay put!! Of course, I STILL don't know what I want to study! I have already had many majors including: graphic art, business (accounting), architecture, liberal arts and computer science! I am thinking I'll have to do like a double major with a minor or something LOL I'm interested in: nutrition, journalism, art, computers.. and the list goes on. I need some direction!! My dream would be to work for a magazine someday but any and all of those majors could come into play there! I'll just need another 6 years or so of college to get it all in! :lol:

Tomorrow morning I am going to buy a scale. There is no way I can live with measurements alone! I know, I'm obsessed, but such is life. Back when I was losing serious weight, I weighed-in every monday so maybe I'll put the scale somewhere where I dont see it daily but I can weigh-in weekly and we'll see how that goes. I just cannot bear to be without completely.. I keep feeling like I'm going to gain tons of weight and not realize it!! :ink:

Anyways, now that I've written a novel here.. I'll shut up :)
Hope I didn't bore you all!!

Have a great day everyone!

:spin:
Christine
195/150?/130

"Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there." -Josh Billings


:wave:

Silence--what a great quote!! Let's all "stamp out" being overweight!!
Well, back from DC. Had a good trip, but got a wicked toothache. Ouch! I'm dental-phobic, so we'll see how long the orajel will work!! It's keeping my appetite in check, but I'm afraid to get on the scale because I've been downing a lot of naproxen and that's got tons of sodium in it. I feel all bloated.
Well, I've got a household of company, but I wanted to check in--you're all doing so well!! Lots of positive energy!

hello everybody, Yesterday, wasnt too good was op, til I had an eggroll last night that turned my stomach(never do that again!) otherwise was OP, Holly, the name of the tape is Tae Bo 2 Basic, Get Ripped, Think in maybe a few weeks imma move up! Well here is my weigh in, lost 2.5 pounds this week so far!! I am glad!! Did good except yesterday, so Im not stressing it. And guess what, my DH comes back today. Dont know if I am excited though,,, well im not gonna get into that, lol Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend, and is Op, Dont sweat it if you mess up, just bounce right back!!TTYl

Good morning everyone!

I got up early today and got my walk out of the way so I'm off to run errands most of the day. I stepped on the scale and wouldn't ya know it, been on track all week and gained half a pound. But then I got out the measuring tape and I have actually lost a couple of inches. I don't know exactly how much but I'm going to give it another week and then write it down so I'll know for sure. I have lost over an inch in my bust..which is a good thing because I would LOVE to drop a bra size and an inch in my hips. Other measurements were maybe a 1/2 to 1/4 loss or they stayed the same. I initially measured myself in Feb. So I may not be losing as fast or the way I wanted to but I guess I am making progress after all! Hopefully all this walking is helping me to gain some muscle and soon I'll be losing this fat and it will show up on the scale!

I did some calculating and since Apr 22 I have walked 82 miles! By the measurements it seems to be working so I'm gonna keep at it. I figure surely if I just stick to this my body will quit being so stuborn and drop some weight.! I may try to work out my arms later, its getting pretty hot here and I would like to walk in a tank top or something but I wouldn't dare right now..my arms are flabby!

Anyways I need to get moving. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and the scales are kind! It's good to have you back tryin' hard!

183/153/135 first goal

:wave: Hi everyone!

t-girl, down another 2.5 pounds?! You are doing SO great!!!
And thanks for the name of the tape. I should try something different occasionally.

Welcome back, tryin'hard! We missed hearing from you. So sorry to hear of the painful tooth - I certainly hope it doesn't cause you problems.

hi Christine - Hope you're doing well. No, you're not obsessed just because you want a scale. I don't think many of us could go without one, despite the feelings we have towards them. Hope you find one that's not too expensive but good.

Jacklyn, you are a SUPER-WALKER! Over 80 miles in like 3 weeks?!! You are an inspiration. And how cool that you're losing inches...the true mark of fat loss. You're getting smaller!:D

Nancy, did you do a weigh-in today? Mine showed the same - 166 - well, it's not any higher...I'm feeling okay about it.

HOWEVER we were at a club outdoor clean-up today, and after 2 hours of raking, picking up sticks/stones and pine cones, we were treated to the lunch of outdoor roasted pig - oh yum - and potato salad that didn't taste like they used non-fat mayo :s: and carrot cake for dessert. Well, I only had 3 bites of the cakes, but did enjoy the other stuff...we are having an extremely light supper and walking afterwards, so we are trying for "damage control."

Well, I will sign off now; and if I don't talk tomorrow, I wish all mothers a very Happy Mother's Day!

Holly

Just a quick note to let everyone know.. I got a new scale! LOL

It's a 'Taylor' scale. Its one of those purty ones.. the chrome and glass where you can see the floor beneath it. It reads to the half pound. It was a little more than I planned to spend but its my mother's day gift so its allll good ;) Its currently reading about 4 pounds up from my old scale. I'm not sure if thats because I had a really bad week, the two scales read differently or I didn't weigh in the morning. We'll see what it reads tomorrow morning and I'll change my 'current' weight to reflect that. Its nice to be able to check up on myself once again tho. Maybe the new scale will provide me with some motivation? Ha! :lol:

:-)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Christine
195/150?/130

Howdy everyone!!!!


Ok.....are you ready for this.........here it goes.....I have lost 4.5 pounds at weigh in this morning....TaDa!!!!!!!!!!!!... I am so happy as the darn scale was stuck for over a month now. I am doing a little happy dance:jig:
I just hope that Ill can keep it up and not slide backward..

Holly~~~ I was keeping my fingers crossed for you that you would have lost some too! Maybe you will have a big whopper of a weight loss at next weigh in. Hang in there. Did you take your bike out for a ride today?

Christine~~~ Nice new scale eh??? I have seen that type . Those are nice. Do you have to ever replace batteries?

Latisia~~~ You sure are on a roll. You are losing every week. That is awesome. Congrats to you!

Tryinhard~~~ Welcome back from DC.Hope your tooth is feeling better.

Nola~~~ Sorry to hear that your Dad needs surgery. I hope that everything goes just fine. It sure is hard being so far away from family when things like this happen. I felt so bad being away from my sister when she was going through her cancer treatments this past year. I sure hope you can get the Asthma in check also. Take care ok?

Jacklyn~~~ 82 miles.. that is great. You are determined for sure!!!
I have been slipping a bit on my walking. I have been having those stupid dizzy lightheaded things happening again and when that happens I dont feel like doing anything. I need to just say the heck with it and if it happens when I am walking , oh well....

A big hello to the rest of the gang I hope all is well and you have a great day also!!!

Ill see ya later girls!!!

Nancy:wave:
207/ 188.5/ 150 1st goal

Nancy, congrats on the loss! Its gotta feel great to break into the 180s!! :D

The scale is a lithium scale. It says you should never have to replace the battery with normal use.. but if you use it excessively eventually the battery could need replacement (but how much could a battery cost?).. knowing me, i'll wear the thing out in a year :lol:

Christine
195/150/130

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!

Nancy-Congrats on your weight loss! That is awesome!! That gives me inspiration to stick with it, cause you just never know when its gonna drop right off! That's one of the reasons I have started the weekly weigh in rather than daily. Its too depressing when you feel like you are doing so well and then you step on the scale and nothing has changed...or in my case you gain!!

Christine-I hope your new scale is kind to you! I bet having your mother there will help you. Its always nice to have someone there that can help keep you on track!

t-girl-Congrats on your weight loss! You must be so proud! I bet you cant wait to see how your husband reacts!

To everyone one else I hope you are doing good and hanging in there!

We are going out to eat tonight and I have officially declared Sunday nights my cheat night. We always go out Sunday night for dinner and a movie and since we have decided to seriously get out of debt, Sunday is the only night we usually go out each week, unless there is a get together or something. So I am going to eat what I am craving but am NOT going to go overboard. Talk to everyone later!


183/153/135 first goal

Hi every one. Happy Mother's Day to all Mom's! I hope today is going well. I convinced my kids not to make me the usual Mother's Day breakfast in bed. They weren't to thrilled. They like to make me lots of stuff. I just wanted oatmeal and fruit. I got oatmeal and a muffin lol. Better than the usual, 2 eggs, homefries and toast with butter and jelly.
I'm so happy that your scale finally moved Nancy! That is so great. I feel your joy.
Latisia, good job on another sucessful week. Keep it up.
To everyone else, keep up the good work and hang in there.
I'm not weighing in today. I celebrated lots of things this week lol. Wed, Fri, Sat and Sun so I think I'll hold off until next week. :)
By the way, I was able to make it to the gym in the am on Sun, Mon and Wed. I would have gone more, but I was so sore. Plus I wanted to wait until I got headphones to wear. When you go so early, there are lots of senior citizens there. They make lots of noises that scare the crap out of me while they are working out. I thought the lady next to me was going to die for sure the way she was moaning. You can't imagine how scared I was that she was going to just drop. She wasn't even walking fast. Maybe 1.9 miles an hr but she was moaning like a ghost :eek:
SCARY!!!!!!!!!
ttyl,
Melisa

Happy Mother's Day everyone!
One good thing about company--my dh has come walking with me in the morning because there's someone here to stay with dd! It's been nice to have his company!
Everyone is doing so well! I am so proud of everyone staying on program! And, if you notice, we're all staying op even when we go out! A few weeks ago I remember reading about the struggles of going out and look, another obstacle overcome! You guys are my inspiration!
Today was a tough day. We decided to do brunch, which if you ask me, never should have been invented! Whose idea was it to combine two meals in one!?! I made good choices, but now it's 4 pm and I'm starving! Time to get some fruit and tea!
Well, I hope everyone had a great weekend. My tooth is better, but I think I am going to have to go see the dentist--ugh!
Be good!

Good Afternoon everyone!

Nancy - WOW! Congrats to you for being down 4.5!! You must still be doing Happy Dance!:jig: That is so wonderful. No more plateau for you!Woo hoo!

Jacklyn - hope you hve a nice dinner out! You can satisfy your cravings and then look forward to next week, while having an OP week in-between. Your steady walking is doing so much good for you.

Christine - your new scale sounds snazzy!

Melisa - your gym anecdote made me laugh but also sounds uncomfortable to have the senior citizens moaning and groaning amongst you! So you're able to go before work? that is great!

Hi tryin'hard -that's so nice that your husband can walk with you also, at least while you have company. Bummer about your tooth, though - do you have a choice of dentists? Some are just better with patients that others. I'm so glad I have a dentist that I totally trust; he looks at my fingers to see if they're gripping, and will ask how I'm doing.

Hello also to t-girl, Kanola, Pamela, Sprite, darmah and Hockeychic! Hope you're all having a nice Mother's Day (if applicable) and a good day otherwise!

Well, I'm back to work tomorrow - it's been so nice to have off for a month and a half; and I will have to WORK at fitting the exercise/walking in...I am NOT going to backslide and let those ugly 10 pounds drift back!!!!!

I was hoping to surprise everyone at work by showing up the first day on the motorcycle...but that won't be happening for a while, not until at least I learn to turn :o which is kinda important, isn't it:lol: and braking is good too :^: love these smilies!

Have a great evening everyone!!

Holly
176/166/160 ist mini goal

Happy Moms Day everybody,,,


Melisa~~~ I was laughing so hard at your description of the older woman at your gym. Sounds like something off Saturday night live!! :lol:

tryinhard~~~ Good for you that your got your walk in. I havent walked today. Hopefully I will tonight after we get back from dinner at a friends house. At least that is my plan. Unless I talk myself out of it.

Holly~~~So its back to work for you tomorrow. Well you know you will do just fine. You have will power to resist those pastries that you will be making. Your next weigh in will be a good one you will see!!

Jacklyn~~~ Enjoy your self at dinner tonight. I think that Is a good idea to have a day to eat what you want. I am going to start doing that also. It keeps you from burning yourself out and going on a total binge!!!

Christine~~~ Did you try out the new scale first thing this morning? I hope it was kind to you!!!

Well , we are off to dinner now. I hope everyone had a great day and that the MIA ladies will post soon.

See ya later...
Nancy:wave:

Evening all . . .

The new scale was not as nice to me as I had wished, but then, it could have been worse. I am reading up 4.5 pounds. Because I don't feel like I have really gained that much, I'm assuming its partially due to a couple pound gain and partially due to the scales reading differently. Either way, 154.5 is not a pleasant number so I must be moving my lazy butt back onto the track!

Hope everyone had an enjoyable Mother's Day weekend. Mine was nice, although too filled with good foods (my MIL even sent us home with a box of chocolates she didnt want.. sheesh!).

I did find a big bag of my yarn in her basement though (we're storing stuff there whilst we continue to live in tiny apartments). I figured maybe I can do some crochet or something to keep my hands busy while I'm watching tv in the evenings.. less likely to snack that way I figure.... anything is worth a try .. and hey, i may wind up making something nice too ;)

Anyways, I'm off for the evening.. g'nite :)

Hey, I just noticed I'm now a 'senior member'.. must be this thread has me posting lots! I think I had a total of like 7 posts before I joined in here ;)

Christine
195/154.5(eeek!)/130

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!

I had my cheat night last night and this morning I woke up ready to go! I think I am going to try to make weekly goals to kinda break things up for me. At my next weigh in I would like to drop 1-2 pounds (by Sat). I have been slowly gaining this past month and I am going to focus my efforts on turning it around! I want to get my water in this week, walk, and keep my calories within my limit EVERYDAY. I figure I can at least do that for 6 days and see what happens. Tonight is my off night for walking so I will be cleaning the house instead. My parents are coming down for the weekend so I have to get the house prepared.

Well, I need to get to work. Lots of catching up to do today. Everyone have a great one!


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183/153/151 by May 18 first mini goal

Jacklyn--good for you for recognizing that you have to do what works for you! Your "cheat" night last night will help keep you on track for the week and your mini goal is certainly attainable! You've got a terrific attitude and, as we all know, that's the best defense! Know that we're all rooting for you!

Have you all read this month's Consumer Reports? There is a great article on the successful dieting programs and the one that works the best is when the dieter does it all by her/himself and exercises for at least thirty minutes at least three times a week. Sound familiar??? We are all doing it the most successful way! Congrats to us!

Hope you're all having a good day. It's a soggy Monday around here. Can't wait to go home and curl up on the couch!

Hey everybody, My DH was surprised, none to say the least. How are you all doing today?? I was OP on my day!! Feeling pretty good, Nancy, wow!! CONGRATULATIONS!! That is a major loss!! That's just terrific, you are doing it girl!! Well gonna keep this short, had to go and put in my paperwork for the movers early so that i wouldnt be left in the breeze . going home in July!! I am so excited about that now!! Well everyone take care, stay op, and ttyl, hey gonna try this 8 min tae bo 2 tape,..

Hi all,,

How is everyones day going?

For some reason I feel like a slug today. It must be the weather.
It feels more like fall then springtime here. Oh well, 9 more days and Ill be heading back to the states and to the heat of Illinois and Texas. I guess I shouldnt complain now!!!

I hope all is well with everyone and that you are staying focused.. I feel like I can go on a binge,, so fighting real hard today to not cave in to one!

Have a great evening all.

Hey Holly~~~~~??? How was the first day back to work?

bye for now

Nancy:wave:
207/188.5/150 1st goal

:) Hi!

Crud!!! spent 20 minutes typing and it's gone.

Short version - back to work is good; ate too much dinner, that's bad; will try to do better tomorrow.

ttyl!

Holly:p

Good morning all :)

Somewhat good news.. scale is already reading down 1 pound (153.5) this morning! Now if I can keep control, I'll have the next 3.5 off shortly enough or so I hope! :D

Hope everyone else is doing well.

Christine
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Holly--hope your day is going better!
Christine--way to go with the loss! You have great focus so I'm sure you'll reach your goal!

My scale isn't budging. I hadn't gotten on in about two weeks and it's not moving. I know that in itself is a good thing, but I wish it would move just a little! I'm not going to get upset about it. I'm just going to keep on doing what I'm doing.

Hope you're all having a good day.

Good morning!!

Christine~~~great news that you are down a pound. Your new scale sounds like its your friend. No more demon scale ever again!!! Good for you!

Tryinhard~~~ Dont let the stuck scale get to you down. I was like that for well over a month and then just last week,, a good loss. It will happen for you too!!!! Like you said just keep doing what you are doing !

Holly~~~ Hope your second day at work is a good one. And remember dont let those pastries that you are making get to you!!!!!! :)

Sprite, Melisa, Jacklyn, Nola,Latisia, Pamela, Hockeychic , how are you ladies today?

Well I am off to go get a cell phone for the long trip back to the states next week. Think its a good idea to get one since we will be driving close to 3000 miles just to Illinois...yikes.....eh???
8 more days and then we are off...cant wait to see my kids and my little grandson..
see everyone later, have a grrrrrrrrrrreat day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nancy:wave:
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Good afternoon everyone!!

I haven't had a good couple of days here. After I decided to make myself a mini-goal I kind of went crazy with the eating. It's only 2:00 here so its not too late to turn it around and reach my goal by Sat. I really need to meet this goal because I have not shown a loss in a while and I need to turn this thing around!!

Hope everyone is doing well...I cant talk for long because I have a meeting in about 20 minutes so I'll check in later!

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

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183/151 first mini goal....May 18

Thanks for the invitation. I can't believe how motivated I feel!!I have been counting calories and moving for 4 days now. Please....let me have the strength to continue 1 day at a time. Just the fact that I have started moving is a great plus for me, who wants to die as a couch potato, not me! Starting weight, 240, 160 hereicome:D

hello everyone, been getting on later and later these days.. busy days it has been. I am still OP, ate some low fat oreos, kinda went over but improvised,, I am feeling good non the less did a weights session that i myself made up, It was pretty good, aimed at alot of my weak areas, abs, thighs, and back. Well hope everyone is op, we are gonna do this!! Just take it day by day, slip ups will occur, it is ony natural! Just wanna say welcome, hericome!!! Sounds like you are on a roll!! Keep it up, you will do this, and you are already making the good moves towards it!! well goodnight everyone and ttyl

Hi everyone and welcome hereicome!
Latisia, I want details of your hubby's reaction. I've been dying for you to share. PLEASE!!!!
Holly, I hope everything at work is going well.
To everyone else, I'm glad to hear you are doing well and trying hard to stay on track.
As for me, :) :) the early workout sessions are paying off. I'm down to 177.1 Yippee! I haven't been in the 170's in about 7 years. I asked my husband to guess how much I weighed and guess what he said? 158 He was totally serious too. That made me feel sooooo good. I told him how much I really weighed and he said I don't look it at all. He said I look like I weigh a lot less. That made me feel wonderul. I was really getting down about not being able to break through the 180's and now I feel a new motivation to keep going even stronger. I hope all of you can find that feeling deep inside and never give up.
ttyl,
Melisa

Good morning all! Welcome hereicome :)

The scale was nice to me again this morning. Down 1/2 lb! Hopefully this helps with the motivation cuz I still don't feel like I've been especially good these past few days. I really like that the scale reads in 1/2 pounds now. It is certainly nice to know I'm closing in on 152 rather than being almost 154 :D

Melisa, congrats on the 170s! I so love it when I break through the 'major' numbers.. you know, 180 to 179.. 170 to 169 :) Thats the best parts of the loss! Unfortunately for me, I hit 149 about 4 times already and here I am on my way back to hit it for the 5th, and hopefully last time! :dizzy:

Hope everyone has a great wednesday :spin:

Christine
195/153/130

Good morning everyone!

I actually salvaged my day yesterday and kept myself within my limits. I have been talking to someone in the office who has gone from 180something to now TADA....124!!! She said that she will normally eat breakfast and then EITHER eat a pretty good sized lunch OR dinner.. In other words if she eats alot for lunch she eats an extremely light dinner or vice versa. She pretty much eats whatever she wants and has maintained it for over 5 years so that is what I tried last night. After I walk I am usually not the least bit hungry but I have been eating anyway. So instead I am going to try to eat a larger lunch and then go light on the dinner and see what that does. I'm willing to try anything at this point to see what will work for me! I am happy to report that although the scale isn't budging I can tell a difference in my body. My legs are much more defined and my stomach is flattening a little, so it is working!!!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!


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183/153/151 first mini goal....May 18

Hey there! I have started this week on a very positive note and have kept it up! I am following the Body for Life program this week and it is not as bad as I thought it would be! I have gone for a work out or a walk first thing in the morning every day but today… Thursday because it was POURING rain and I could not get outside to get my cardio in. I will try to walk or go to the gym after work today. I don’t want to miss out on the first week. Actually, this is a trial week…. and I am getting used to the routine before I jump in head first! I had a killer lower body work out yesterday and I am a bit achey today. Feels so good to be on track again!

My dad is having his surgery some time next week. He will find out the exact date in the next 24 hours or so… I am just waiting for my mom to email me to phone her back. I get great overseas rates on prepaid phone cards here! I think I will be going through them in record time soon!!! Hehehehe

Sounds like everyone is doing great this week and staying very positive! Keep it up everyone! I will stop in soon!

Nola.

PS. Hubby got his license as well on the weekend, and I went on another long ride on the bike… now we have to share ….. could test the marriage!

:wave: Hi everybody!

Yay, Melisa!! I am so pleased at your success! And kudos to you for the early A.M. workouts. Have you been going to bed earlier, to be able to get up so much earlier? And how nice that your husband thought you were 20 pounds less. Congrats!

Jacklyn, it is so cool that you can see definition in your legs, and see the overall slimming that is happening. That is good that you can eat lightly after you walk.

Yay Christine, glad the scale reflects a loss! That will help keep you motivated for sure.

Hi Nancy! Gosh, you have such a long drive ahead! Like many Americans, I am ignorant of different Canadian provinces, and looked at B.C. - so far away! I am happy at your excitement at seeing your children and grandchild soon!

tryin'hard, it surely is frustrating when the scale isn't budging, yet one knows that one is doing the right things...it will show another loss soon!

Hi t-girl! You're right on - it's one day at a time, doing our best, and slip-ups are inevitable; yet we will keep on!

Welcome hereicome, hope your motivation is still going strong! Keep moving, keep a watch on calories/fat; drink water, and the loss will come!

Hello also to Sprite (busy with classes!), Pamela, Kanola, darmah, and hockeychic! Hope you're all doing great!:)

Being back to work is great, in that I'm doing what I really enjoy in a very laid-back environment; however it has totally disrupted my careful schedule of eating and exercising! I have GOT to get to bed earlier so I can rouse myself out of bed at 5:30 to exercise, then shower/breakfast/get younger son out to school, then get to work.
I am happy that I haven't eaten anything out-of-line at work; haven't been eating anything I've been making (cheesecake, fruit bars, cookies, etc.) and when staff lunch is served, I will have a piece of protein like grilled chicken or fish, and some greens. I have a 150 calorie-ish snack when I get home (like a small bowl of cereal, or a granola bar) then a pretty sensible dinner.

I haven't had a good walk since Sunday morning; it's been raining (and sometimes SNOWING, for cryin' out loud!) pretty much non-stop since Sunday afternoon. Bleh! I want to walk! The weather has also nixed any further practice on the motorcycle. Oh well.

Have a great evening everyone!

Holly
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:) Me again, two minutes after I posted!

Congrats to your husband, Kanola! Well, he's just going to have to get his own bike, isn't he?:lol:

And I can change my sign-off to read

Holly
176/164/160 ist mini goal!:D

I am still on a roll. Worked my usual 12 hour shift, then took a walk for 30 min. This is a miracle in itself. I usually hit the couch and the food even though I already ate supper at work. I was real nervous on the way home because I have always reached for the food when I hit the door.Thought if I went for the walk, it would break the routine I had gotten in to, and it worked :smug: .Did well at work too, another temptation to eat :devil: . It didn't get me there either:D .I had packed my bags full or veggies, soup, fruit, and all the other good stuff, looking at the calorie content and choices I had. Gee, is this going to work??Tomorrow is another work day, and I'm planning the day so that I won't make the wrong choices. And, I MUST walk again when I get home. Another blessing I have is that I live in sunny Florida and I can't use the weather as an excuse :cool: .

Howdy all,

Great to hear that everyone is doing well.
I am doing fine also. Getting things ready for the long trip ahead.

Christine,Holly and Melisa~~~~~ Congrats on the weigh loss!!! I bet you guys are feeling good!!!! And I am feeling good for you guys too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yee hah!!!!!! Way to go!

Nola~~~ I hope you have great success with the Body For life plan. I actually picked up that book the other day,,,,but then I put it back down and walked to another part of the store...:lol: :lol: that looks way to hard for me...yikes!!!!!!:eek:

Jacklyn~~~changing the way your body looks is not easy but your hard work is paying off keep up the good work!!!!

hereicome~~~ I did not get a chance to welcome you yesterday, so Ill do it now...Welcome! I hope you like it here with all of us "losers" :) this is a great group!!

tryinhard, Sprite,Latisia,Pamela,Hockeychic~~~~ hope you had a great day also and that you are staying focused and positive.

Well I better get busy got lots to do before next week...have a great evening friends!!!!!

See ya tomorrow
Nancy:wave:
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Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't posted, but this is a crazy time in the school year! Something going on everyday and most likely at night as well!
Nancy--you must be so excited for your trip! How long will you be on the road? Will you be able to check in with us?
Jacklyn--good luck with your mini goal tomorrow. You've had a great week and hope it pays off for you!
Hereicome--welcome! I hope your days continue to be good ones!
Melissa--don't you just love being in "new numbers"??? Just the number ending in "9" sounds so much lower!! Great job being in the new decade!!
Hollie--great job at work! There's always goodies near the coffee here at school, but once you realize that people bring in only what they don't want to have in their own home, it makes it all look a little less attractive! I just tell myself "I don't eat that kind of stuff anymore." You have great will power and you are being so strong!
Nola--how's the sharing going? Something tells me you'll be heading back to the bike store for a second purchase... Hope all is well with your dad.
Well, that's it from here. My eating has been going well because my tooth still hurts. I know, I have to call the dentist, but I keep thinking that if I ignore it long enough, it'll go away!
Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day!

I have been able to stick to my "new plan" for the past 2 days (doesn't it seem like I change my plan on a weekly basis??) I'v stayed within my calorie range and continue to walk on a daily basis. Although after this Saturday, I dont know if I will continue to put an actual date on my minigoals. It's been pretty stressful this week thinking "What if I dont make it by Saturday?". When the truth is if I dont make it, I'll just keep doing what I'm doing until I get there...so I dont know if I'll stick with the date thing. We'll see.

Everyone seems to be doing great! Congrats to all of the "losers"! Hopefully I can soon join your elite club!! :lol:

Nancy-I bet you are soooo excited about your trip!! My family is coming in this weekend. They just live in the next state and I cant wait to see them...I cant imagine having to go to another country to go visit!

Nola-I hope all goes well with your dad. We'll be thinking about you!

Welcome hereicome! Sounds like you are on the right track!

To everyone else, hope you are doing great and I'll check in later!!

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183/153/151 first minigoal...May 18

hello i am new
Hello everyone, I have been doing alot of praying and alot of looking for the right thing to do as far as weightloss and this morining i ended up here some how I was thinking of doing atkins, sugarbuster etc. but i just cant bring myself to do it. I want a life change not just a temperary change.
I am 31 I am 5'3 and weigh 178.0 i would love to get to 130.0.
I also have highbloodpressure, high cholest. and they told me i had the starting of hardening of the ateries ! So i need to do this to live. Please help ! I know this journey I have to do myself but I really need some friends that can help me.
I have all my weight watcher stuff so I can do that at home. I love going to the meetings but just dont have the extra funds right now to go.
so i would love to start your group and be apart of a new friendship Dawna

i posted this on the main board but meant to post it here :(
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Welcome Dawna!:)

I can definitely relate to what you were saying. I am 29 and also 5'3 and used to weigh 183. I have lost some weight but still struggle to reach my goal. I think you will find the friends and extra support you need here. We are all in this TOGETHER!!

You can change all of the health problems you have around with a healthy lifestyle but of course...that's easier said than done:^: But we are here to help!! So join in and good luck!!

Welcome Dawna, haven't been here that long myself. Didn't go for the walk after work, not real excuse except tired and been on my feet all day.Did ok eating choices. Certainly a lot better since just a week ago when I would " stuff" when I got home. Filled refrig with healthy choices and that really helps. Can't eat what you don't have. Going to see our son 3 hours away in Orlando tomorrow after work, so wiil be a little cautious aboutfood choices. The plan I follow allows you to eat what you want but in proportion to the healthy food you choose ,too.Know we are going out to eat and hope I can do the right thing with my choices. Think I need to go to bed a little early so that I won't be tempted to eat :dizzy: Sure wish that scale would move faster. Got to think though, its not moving up:D

Hello everybody!

Welcome Dawna! I hope that you find these ladies as friendly and supportive and HELPFUL as I have. As individuals, we all know what we "should be" doing, but actually doing it is another thing. I have found that just knowing that others here are going through the same struggles and triumphs is so helpful.

I had a pretty good day; set my alarm for 5:30 and did a 30-minute tape first thing. Felt great to know it was done! Would have liked to walk also but weather wasn't cooperative.

This is weird - I had to go shopping for a pair of khaki jeans - I volunteered to do a waitressing stint tomorrow night, and it's casual dress, but they require khaki pants - and I found that I could barely get into a pair of pleated Dockers in size 14; but a pair of Lee's carpenters in size 10 are fine! Guess which pair I bought?:lol: I've never had a pair of khakis before, as they are NOT the most flattering pants for tree-trunk legs such as mine; but looking at the "size 10" is helping me not feel self-conscious about them.

Have a great evening!, and a great tomorrow!

Holly
176/164/160 1st mini-goal

Welcome Dawna and hello everyone!
Just stopping by to say hi and see how everyone is doing. I see that there are lots of exciting things going on in everyone's lives as ususal :) I'm glad to see everyone is in good spirits and keeping motivated.
Holly I know exactly how you feel about sizes of clothes. The numbers can be so drastically different by brand. I won't even bother trying on a larger size if the size " I want to be" doesn't fit right. LOL How dumb am I? It makes me feel good though. Why buy clothes that are going to make me feel bad? Someday, I'll get over that. I hope!
Have a healthy day,
Melisa

Howdy friends!!!

Welome Dawna~~~ you came to the right place. We all help each other here. When we are struggling we offer support, when we are successful, we offer praise and virtual "High 5's " and when we are frustrated because the scale wont budge we vent to each other and get it out of our systems and start again. I wish you success on what ever plan you choose to follow. I am doing a combination of Calorie Counting and WW. Its working slowly but surely. So do stick with us and post often ! :)

Well girls,,, I am finally getting everything together for our vacation.....only 7 more days and we are on our way. We are going to take our time driving, so we figure it will take about 5 days to get to Illinois. I will be able to post from time to time from family and friends computers.. Heck , I dont think I could go a whole month without staying in touch with my friends here!!!!!!!!!!!

My eating has been on track but my exercise hasn't. I know,,,,you have to shake it to lose it...but I dont feel like it,,,,and I dont know why. I read an article today in a magazine at the doctors office that says even if you have been physically inactive for 30 years (I think that they were really talking about me :eek: ) you can still be in top shape if you start exercising for at least 6 months faithfully.
My mind tells me to exercise, but I think I have a middleaged, premenopausal, bloated, cellulose ridden, flabby, saggy, wrinkly little demon :devil: that is sitting on my shoulder whispering to me not to exercise......ok,, so maybe I am making that demon part up....but I was looking for something else to blame for me not exercising :lol: :lol: Wouldnt it be nice if we could all have a personal trainer that could come to our house and just force us to do it?????????

I went to the doctor today to get my prescriptions refilled before we leave on vacation. I mentioned to him again about my heart doing that weird stuff and my dizziness.. He did not seem overly concerned. UGH !!! But at least his Toupee seemed to be on a little straighter today!!!!! I am wondering if he is just wearing it until his hairplugs start filling in.... :lol: :lol:

Well I hope everyone had a great day and will have an even better tomorrow... and remember everyday is a challenge and we must respond with " the best " that is in us !

Keep smiling
Nancy:wave:

207/188.5/150 1st goal

Good morning everyone :)

Well, the scale is being nice to me still.. down another 1/2 pound! I'm guessing I must have been retaining water or something because I have lost 2.5 pounds in like 5 days. I'm hoping it keeps going until I'm back to 149!

The book I requested at the library finally got here and I'm going to start reading today! Its the one I've been talking about: The 90/10 Weight-Loss Plan by Joy Bauer. The plan Hereicome mentioned she is following sounds like this plan. You eat about 90% healthy foods and allow yourself 10% 'fun' foods so you fullfill your cravings without filling out your body :lol: I'm hoping to try following it for the 14 days she plans out for you in the book and see how it goes. Then if its working, I'll try to keep it up. I think this is what I need because I cannot give up my 'fun' foods and this way I'll learn to control them instead!

Did i tell y'all I colored my hair? I got a free hairdye from Herbal Essences (on the web) and although it was not a color I'd normally buy, I figured I'd try it anyway. Well, my hair is BRIGHT red. Not totally.. but where I had highlights its very bright and where i had darker hair, its a more normal auburn color. Its different for sure.. ;) I don't know that I'll keep it this color for long but for now its kinda fun so why not .. I am going to get a haircut this weekend too.. back up to shoulder length.. I love long hair but it seems I look best with above the shoulder hair. I also LOVE very short hair but I'm not that daring yet (havent been since I was 16 and got Demi Moore's "ghost" haircut) :D

Well, hope you all have a great Friday and a great weekend!

Be good :dizzy:

Christine
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“To the question of your life you are the answer, and to the problems of your life you are the solution.” -Joe Cordare

Good morning everyone!! Sounds like everyone is on track!

Christine-Good for you on being daring with a different hair color! I had the same hair style forever, and I am now getting a little more daring! It used to be waist length and it is naturally an auburn color. I recently had it cut to my shoulders and put some blond highlights in it. I would really like to get it cut short, like the Halle Berry (Is that how you spell it?) look, but I'm not that daring yet. Maybe when I hit my goal, I'll think more about it.

My husband and I were walking last night and realized that I hit the 100 mile mark right in the middle of it! I'm now up to 102! Hopefully it will pay off soon! The big weigh in day is tomorrow and I'm kinda nervous. But like I said if I dont reach my goal tomorrow, I'll just keep trying. I'm really trying to take this a day at a time. When I feel like giving up I just try to tell myself "Just do it for one day...think of how healthier I'll be in the long run when all of these days add up to a year or so!!"

Hope everyone has a wonderful, healthy day!!


183/153/135 first goal
183/153/151 first minigoal....May 18

hello... well i did very well yesterday :dizzy: i really stuck with the plan. i weighed yesterday morning i was 178.0 i weighed this morning i was 174.8, i know it is water but hey i will take it lol.
i need to get to go walking i like the idea of measuring how far i walk, my mini goal is going to be: walking 50 miles the rest of this month and going from 178/170.0/174.8
i hope that is doable please let me know if you guys dont think it is i dont want to aim to high and get discouraged.
you all seem so sweet i already feel at home.:D thank you all for the nice welcome.

oh yea Jacklyn way to go on the 102 mark you gave me some encouragment thank you and way 2 go girl :p

Hey everyone and a good afternoon!

Dawna-way to go on the loss! I think that the goals you made are fine. Just remember that if you dont reach them, dont beat yourself up or give up. Just keep trying and you will get there eventually!:) I have given myself a date which is tomorrow and I dont know if I will make it, but I REFUSE to give up!

I started counting the miles I walked almost a month ago. I started gaining some weight back and was feeling pretty down about it. So I started counting the miles because that gives me some sense of accomplishment. At least I can say, "I haven't lost much but I have walked ### miles!" I don't know...gives me some sort of accomplishment.

Well, like I said, tomorrow is the big day! Not only will I weigh but I am also going to get measurements to see how many inches I have lost. Wish me luck!

Hello again everyone..
I remembered I had this little poem on my personal site and thought I'd share..

(from the book..."Never Give Up", by Richard Simmons)


This weight loss business gets me down it all seems far too hard.
I do so well for weeks on end then somehow lose my guard.

I judge myself for every slip and sometimes cannot see
that life could be much better if I'd be less hard on me.

The truth is I have lost some weight and that should give me hope
but now and then I just flip out and feel I cannot cope.

I need to look at what I've done, acknowledge my success
and know there is no hurry just as long as I progress.

Whenever I lose half a pound that sure beats gaining one;
if I could look at life this way I know I'd have more fun.

I need to tell myself each day to take things meal by meal
and not to get so overwhelmed by everything I feel.

Exercise, while still a grind which leaves me stiff and sore
also gives me energy I've never had before.

So all and all it's worth it if I can just hang in;
those little steps I take each day will guarantee I'll win.


I love it.. its so true! :D

Also, I meant to welcome you Dawna, but forgot it in my last post.. so Welcome! :) Its my opinion that 4.8 pounds isnt an unreasonable goal in the beginning of your weight loss journey. Ive had a few weeks where I've lost almost that much in a week! But, unfortunately after the first 2 weeks or so, it usually slows down to closer to 1-2 pounds a week. Reguardless, 4.8 in 2 weeks sounds doable :-) Good luck!

Christine
195/152.5/130

thank you guys. I am very excited about getting healthly !
I am just so ready to have some energy and some selfesteem !
It really feels good to belong to a group that is motivated and positive :)

HI everyone!
Christine, I love that poem. I copied and pasted and will stick it in my journal to remind me how far I've come when I feel like I'm doing poorly. I'm glad to hear that your new scale is working properly. Keep up the good work. You are doing great!
Dawna, Congrats on that big loss. Keep it up.
Jacklyn, I am sending good thoughts to you and your scale. I hope it gives you a # you are happy with. By the way, that is an awesome amount of miles. Way to go!
Nancy, I will miss you so much when you're gone! I hope you have a fabulous time and can spare a few minutes to fill us in on your journey. You never fail to make me laugh. Whenever I feel like my body isn't up to the standard, I listen to this song and it makes me feel so good http://www.xlyrics.com/i/indiaarie/imnotyouraveragegirl.html
This is just the lyrics, but I hope it makes some sense to you Nancy. You are beautiful! :)
To everyone else, I hope you are having a great day and have an even better weekend.
I'm trying to quit smoking again. :nono: I wish it was easier.
ttyl,
Melisa

Hi everyone....its late here right now...about midnight on the west coast but I did not want to go to bed without checking in and saying hello.

Christine~~~ glad to hear that you lost some more weight. Soon you will be in the 140's and doing a happy dance!!!! :jig: I bet your hair looks good... I cant wait till I get back to Illinois. My long time hairdresser will be cutting my hair on June 4th..I cant seem to find anyone up here where I live that can cut it like she use too. Pretty bad when you have to travel 3000 miles for a decent haircut eh???? :lol:

Dawna~~~ you sure are off to a great start. Keep up the good work. I bet you are feeling good about your loss!

Jacklyn~~~ I guess there is no stopping you , soon will be needing some new walking shoes!!!! And I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that you have a great weigh in.. Your dedication and diligence with your walking is sure to pay off tenfold!!!!!

Melisa~~~ When I read your post it made me feel so good!! Thank you for your kind words. I will miss you too. But dont worry you can be sure that I will check in , as I will feel lost with out you guys! I went and read the words to that song. That is so fitting to all of us here, thank you for sharing it .
I am going to download the song and put it on the cd that I am making and going to take along for our vacation. The new one will have this India Arie song , Alicia Keys and lots of other female artists. I am sending strong good luck vibes your way in your quest to quit smoking. It wont be easy , but you can do this!!!!!
Stay strong :strong:

My day was a good one... the only exercise I got was running around getting more things done for our trip. But I feel good. I hope that tommorrow Ill be able to get a real walk in. I also did my Friday morning weigh in. it showed that I lost a half of pound,, so I get on the scale again and it showed that I didnt,, so I figure 2 out of 3 right?? well it showed down again a half of pound...so ok...just to be safe Ill do 3 out of 4....well,,, nope I didnt , ok...so how about 4 out of 5 and it shows down ,,, 5 out of 6 shows I stayed the same... 6 out of 7 shows down a half......ok ,by now I am tired and say the heck with it (and all that up and down on the scale was working up an appetite) :lol: ... I finally had to admit to myself that I stayed the same this week. I hate when my scale teases me like that....I think I will name my scale SYBIL !!!!! But anyway,, staying the same is ok with me...as long as I dont stay the same for the next month...!!!


Well,, I guess I better get to bed, so I hope everyone had a great day...see ya tomorrow....
ps....Hello to the rest of the gang,,, hope you had a great day as well...

Nancy:wave:
207/188.5 (stayed the same) 188 (new mini goal) :lol:

Good morning everyone!!

Today is a good day!! I stepped on the scale and showed a 3 pound loss!! FINALLY! Maybe my body is finally getting used to all of the walking and has decided to let some weight go!

I have decided to let my 2nd mini goal be 145 but I'm not going to put a date on it yet. It was pretty stressful this morning getting up wondering if I was going to show yet another gain! At this time 145 seems so much more attainable than 135 so I'll stick with the shorter goals!

Well this is short and sweet but I have tons to do before my family comes in. They are staying for a long week end and our guest bedroom is a wreck! I'll be sure to check in later. Good luck to everyone else that is weighing in!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Oh yeah....I also measure this morning and since Feb. I have lost 2 1/2 inches!! Good to know since the scale isn't moving that at least I am getting smaller...slowly but surely!

Hello this saturday morning :)
I have been having trouble with allergies and my chest is kinda congested :(
I am going to stop weighing everyday I think I am just going to weigh on Friday.

well hope you all have a great weekend :)

Hello everyone, know it has been a few days, To be h onest, I fell off a few days, and it made me sick!! I was feeling bad yesterday, But i am back. lost 2 lbs, glanced over and congrats to everyone that lost!! that is awesome, kinda rushing but been tae boing when i felt good last week, Doing ok, back on track hope everyone is well!!

ttyl

Hello everyone :)

Hope everyone is having a great weekend. Mine is good so far.

Jacklyn, congrats on the loss! My next mini goal was 145, til I made my way back into the 150's so I guess now its 149.. then 145 .. which is what I weighed when I graduated High School (9 years ago). Its doable.. we can do it! fer sure :D

t-girl, congrats on your loss as well!

I got my hair cut today. I wasn't very daring. It took about 2 minutes and musta made a world record for the quickest haircut ever! :lol: I just chopped about 4-5 inches off. Its just above my shoulders now. I like it but next time I'm going to try to be a little more daring :D

I should follow Dawna's lead and start weighing less. I think a daily weigh-in is too much.. I need to pick a day and start the once a week thing. I used to only weigh on Monday's because I figured it'd keep me from getting too far off track on the weekends but I may switch that to Friday's this time because I like to give myself a little leeway on the weekends!

Anyway, I have to go get some cleaning done, as the inlaws are visiting tomorrow...

Christine
195/152.5/130

Hi everyone

Hey T-girl, don't feel too bad, you're not the only one to fall off every once in awhile. I've fell off in the motivation department. Have strayed slightly on eating but not far. Right now I'm not loosing very much over the last 4 weeks. Kinda getting tired of exercises too., but I know it will come back to me soon. I can't give up I've come too far . I'm up to 35lbs since Jan. Need 13lbs to reach my goal. I may adjust it after reaching it. congradulations on your loss. Keep up the good work. How's the tae bo? How long is your workout. The one I'm doing is 52 exausting minutes.

way to go for everyone that has lost. Keep up the good work

bye for now:wave:

:wave: HELLO!

Yikes, I feel like I've been gone forever! I just spent time going over the posts of the past two days to catch up. SO many high-fives to give out!

Jacklyn - three congrats for you - 100 -mile mark; losing pounds; AND losing inches!!! You know, your success is what is going to keep me walking. Yeah!

Christine - congrats on your loss! It must be so nice to see the new lower weight on your new scale. I think your hair sounds great, you sassy girl! And the poem was terrific - so true.

t-girl - your few days "off" sure hasn't affected your goals. Down 2 more - have you lost like 30 pounds now? Phenomenal!! You are streaking to your goal! You will get there!!

Nancy - I would say definitely take the half-pound loss! Your description of the on-off the scale was hysterical - that is so familiar - "let me see that again, that I'm down - hey, I'm up? No, I'm down - let me recheck - up again?!"

I would be peeved at the doctor for not being concerned about the dizziness and palpitations - but then again he's supposedly the expert.

We're so glad that you will be able to stay in touch during your trip. We will miss you so much! Your daily posts are always a pleasure, and hilarious!:lol:

hereicome - good for you for recognizing that it is so easy to come home and just automatically eat something. You put good choices in your reach, which is so smart. I hope you are doing well!

Melisa - I'm also sending strong vibes to you for helping to quit smoking. I hope that you are still able to do the great early morning exercising. It's so hard to leave a warm bed early, isn't it. But it feels so good to get it done early in the day.

Dawna - Glad to hear that you are staying motivated! Sorry to hear of your allergies bothering you.

tryin'hard - thanks for the encouragement about resisting goodies at work. Now I'm getting flak from my co-workers, as I put the plate of dessert out for the staff meal - they groan and say, "how can you do this to us?" And I shrugged and said, "just doing my job".:devil:

I am EXTREMEMLY pleased that I have been able to resist all the abundance of goodies that I've been making; plus at staff meal I can choose just some lean protein like flank steak, or grilled chicken; have some "naked" (no dressing) greens; and resist the starch (rolls, pasta, potatoes). Hopefully I can keep it up!

I hadn't checked in here for two days, because the opening week at work is always killer; then it calms down a bit, so hopefully I won't be out of touch like that again.

Being back at work is making me be much more efficient with my free time! I have two day off now, and I am busy doing laundry, paying bills, cleaning the bathroom, vacuuming, putting stuff into recycling, and asking my husband and son "what the heck have you guys done to this place in two days?":p

Hello also to Kanola! And we haven't heard from Sprite, Pamela, darmah, or hockeychick lately - I hope you ladies are all busy and doing well!!:)

Now to do about 5 loads of laundry - joy!

Holly
176/164/160 ist mini goal

Good afternoon everyone!!

Just a quick check in since the family is still here. 2 bits of good news. 1st, my dad saw me and the first thing that popped out was "Somebody's losing some weight!" He didn't believe me when I told him I had been gaining!

Secondly, this morning I tried on a pair of my old jeans that I had just tried on a little over a month ago. Then, I couldn't even get the things up over my hips. Today I tried them on and what do ya know?? They fit!!

I guess it just goes to show you that even if you are not showing a loss on the scale, the exercise is definitely working! Hope everyone is doing well!! Today I felt so good about the jeans fittning and so darn motivated I walked 6 miles! One was with my dog, so it was frequent stops to sniff the flowers so I probably wont count that on my overall mileage. Tomorrow is my day off from walking so that will give me a day to recuperate since I will probably be sore, for sure!

Everyone have a great day!! Dawna I hope your allergies get better. I've been having to take Benedryl on a nightly basis. It seems everyone in our neighborhood decides to mow when I'm walking so I get to breath in the pollen! Anyways, get some rest and you'll feel better soon!

Christine-I feel like we seem to fluctuate in the same direction. I think that if one of us can get back into the 140's the other is sure to follow! Hopefully that will happen soon!

Talk to everyone later!! Holly-glad your back and the job is going well!:)

HI everyone,
I'm glad you have all done so great with the exercise and weight loss this week. As for me......................blah. I need some serious help. I binged all weekend and I started smoking yesterday to stop the binging. It didn't help. I need to do some serious soul searching. I don't want to smoke anymore, but I seem to depend on it for something. Ugggg! Enough of my whining.
Have a great day everyone,
Melisa

hello :) i feel so much better today. I also got up and walked 1 & 1/2 miles this morning. I am so excited about finally doing something towards getting healthier. thanks 2 you guys too.

:wave: Good Afternoon everybody!

Jacklyn, hooray for the pants that fit you now! That is so great. Your six mile walk is epic! I think of you as I do my walk - 3 miles for me today. I love to feel my once-flabby legs moving and striding.

Dawna, glad that you're motivated and moving! doesn't it feel good to know that you're doing something to improve your life and health. Keep up the good work!

Melisa, you're not whining!! Please feel free to vent your frustration. Losing weight and quitting smoking separately are so difficult - doing both must be so hard.

There's a lady at work who lost 30 pounds over the winter, but still smokes like the proverbial chimney. Her figure looks great, but I couldn't believe it when she said she's only 44, as her face appears more of ten years older...I don't know where I am going with this, except that I understand how hard it must be, and wish you vibes to help battle!!

I'm finishing up my two days off, back to work tomorrow. I HOPE to get up when the alarm goes off at 5:30 am, to do a 30-minute tape before work. Then I hope to walk in the afternoon or evening.

Oh! Gotta share this with you. Remember the snarling, barking dog ("Gingerbread") I encounter on my longer walk? Today, as I approached his home, there he was, hair raised along his back, barking his head off. I waited until I got about 10 feet away, then in my roughest, loudest voice, said "Gingerbread!!! Go Home!!!" The dog was so confused, hearing his name come out of a stranger's mouth - he immediately ceased barking, and just stood there looking at me as I triumphantly strode away. It was so funny. Finally, as I was like 40 feet away, he barked again briefly, then went to his home. I guess he was "highly conflicted".:lol:

Have a great evening everyone! Nancy, when do you leave?:( sad for us, :) happy for you to see your family.

Holly
176/164/160 1st mini-goal

Hi everyone,,,,,,,

I have been sooooooooo busy.. This past weekend was nuts!!! I feel as if all I did was run here and there and everywhere. It was my father in laws 75th brithday and we had all got together and went to dinner Saturday night and a cookout yesterday. I spent all day playing Bocci ball with the little nieces and nephews. I was not totally perfect eating wise but did not go over board too much. I made a broccoli/cauliflower salad that was very good.. Everyone loved it. And it was lo-cal and low fat.
We are leaving in few days for vacation. I am still trying to get things togther. I do believe that I have packed too much!

Melisa~~~ Dont worry about a slip up on the weekend, we all have them. Remember you cant gain all the weight you lost back in one or two days. So you will be fine. And you will also conquer the smoking thing. Dont be so hard on your self. Trying to lose weight and quit smoking at the same time is not an easy thing. Hang in there!!!

Holly~~~ My sister in law was walking last week about 8 30 in the morning and came right across a bear...and we arent talking Yogi,,,,this was a big black bear. Of course she took off the other way. I dont think she wants to know his name!!!! :lol:
Do you think Gingerbread will be nice to you fromnow on??? :)

Well I have so much left to do , so I need to get busy. I hope everyone has a great evening..
Hello to the rest of the gang also...

See ya later....
Nancy:wave:
207/188.5/150 1st goal

OMG walking and coming across a bear? That must have been super scary. I don't know what I would have done. Hubby said the worst thing to do is run. I'm glad she got away.
As for you Holly :lol: That is hilarious. I could just see Gingerbread's reaction. :lol:
Keep up the good attitude Dawna. It's sure to pay off.
Thanks to everyone for your support. It's so nice to know you guys are here. I hate confessing to my failures. Anyway, I know where you are going with the skin/ aging of smoking. I am lucky so far to be blessed with a peaches and cream complexion. I do look younger than I am, but how long can that last? I know my skin was nicer when I wasn't smoking.
Anyway, tomorrow is a new day. I will get back on track with my good habits and I will just do my best.
Thanks and have another great day,
Melisa

:wave: Good Morning everyone!

And so far it IS a good morning; got up at 5:30 and did a half-hour tape. Now whatever else happens today, I know I got that out of the way.

Nancy, OMG, a bear?!:eek: I sure hope that is an extremely rare occurance!! You be careful, too!

You must be so crazy busy getting ready for your trip. Do you have any animals (cats, dogs) that you have to have kennelled while your're away?

I sure flubbed up last night - was so wanting something sweet, but we have NOTHING in the house - then I remembered the spice gumdrops that I used to decorate gingerbread (why does that word keep coming up?:lol: ) houses last Christmas; and even though I don't even really LIKE them, I ate probably at least a dozen. Well, I guess they satisfied the sweet craving; I sure didn't feel like having anything else after that!

I'm wishing for us all to have a great day!

Holly
176/164/160 1st mini-goal

Hi Everyone! It's been a busy couple of days and I finally caught up on everyone's news! Wow! Lots to say...
Dawna--welcome! You've found a very supportive place to hang out!
Holly--Size 10!!! You are amazing! Don't you want a pair in every color and be able to wear the tags on the outside???
Christine--you must look great with the red hair! I colored my hair once and my dh didn't like it AT ALL!
Jacklyn--way to go with the three pounds and it must have felt so good that your dad noticed!
Everyone else--hope your days have been good ones.

Now, for my news....
I HAVE HIT MY GOAL!!! Please check out my numbers at the bottom of my post and you will see that I am actually 1 pound UNDER my goal weight! I've had a rough two weeks with this tooth of mine (I don't recommend tooth pain as a diet plan!!) and I finally went to the dentist yesterday who sent me to the oral surgeon. That tooth is history!! I'm still a little sore today in my jaw, but nothing like the throbbing pain I've had the last two weeks!
But, I AM AT GOAL! I was thinking this morning that it's taken me almost a year and a half, but the journey is all part of the trip. I didn't gain the weight over night, so I never should have thought I could loose it over night. I have learned amazing things about myself (I like to exercise), nutrition (my body needs more protein than I ever thought it did) and support (this forum is VERY important to me!) and I know I can keep this weight off as long as I remain true to myself.
Well, I hope you all have amazing days today. THANK YOU all for helping me reach this oh-so-important goal!

Hello All :cool:

I'm still not doing great. I'm enjoying the "90/10 Plan" book so far though. I am still thinking that when I get through it I'm going to follow the 14-days she lays out for you and see how it goes. I need some sort of structure to get myself behaving again. My mom gets here Saturday night so maybe I'll have her do this with me. We'll see.

tryin'hard.. Congrats!! It has to feel so great to reach your FINAL goal.. and to bypass it even!!

Holly, your flub doesnt sound bad at all! This is exactly why I want to try the 90/10 plan.. it ALLOWS you to have one 'fun' food a day.. to fill that craving for sweets, or salty foods.. or whatever one craves!

Nancy, I hope you enjoy your trip! All this stress of running around preparing for it will be more than worth it I'm sure!

jacklyn, its really is true.. we do seem to fluctate together lately! So ... 140's .. here we come! I'm ready if you are! And this time, we stay there!! :lol:

I'm liking my hair better now that I've washed it a couple times and the color has faded a little. Its much more 'normal' looking now.. :lol: My weight is up a pound.. blah.. but its probably water retention as its right around that time o' the month (or its supposed to be anyways.. late as usual). :dizzy:

Oh, one last thing before I go.. according to the "90/10" book, I'm small-boned and should weigh between 108 and 116 pounds! Yikes! Of course, the author says she doesn't want to give you a strict number because different people feel and look good at different weights but still!! I think I'll stick with my goal of 130 for now ;)

Anyway, I'm off to start my day.. hope everyone is having a great week :)

Christine
195/153.5/130

hello... well i am trying to be a good girl :) but i havent been writing in my journal but i have been counting my points but i know not writing leads to cheating so hopefuly tommorow i will be back on track :) i have got too i want a loss this friday.
i have been trying to drink a gallon of water a day.
i have to goto a homeschool book sale today so i will b gone all day. love 2 all and way 2 go on making under goal tooth or no tooth you had to work very hard to get there. congrads.

Hey all:) Just stoppinn in, time been short, son is teething hard again, but not quite as bad as last time. I am OP, and wanted to say hi to everyone hope your day is swell/op. I did 8 min tae bo 2, and it is more intense than the reg ones!! well ttyl. I am not messin up. went back and read some of Stop the Insanity, and it really helped me get my head on straight, TTFN!!

Hello all....


Tryinhard~~~~ Way to go !!!!!! I am doing the happy dance for you :jig: I bet you are feeling just wonderful about yourself ,You have come a long way!!! What type of plan were you following that made you successful?

Holly~~~~ I envy your energy at 5:30am to be able to do a workout tape. You are determined for sure.
We have lots of bears here. I am always on the look out for them. Hopefully one wont ever cross my path while I am walking because I would just faint on the spot!! Maybe I should give up walking just in case???? :lol: :lol:

Christine~~~~ I want to read that book you are talking about. I like to read different diet books to see if any of them can be the perfect one for me.. But it always seems like I go back to counting calories and doing WW. How does your hubby like your hair?

Dawna~~~~ Good for you that you are drinking your water. It helps so much in losing weight. I have to try and drink alot more then I have lately. Some days I drink alot, some days I am lucky if I get in two glasses.

Melisa~~~~ I hope you are doing well today and not letting the cigerettes get to you. Hang in there! :)

Jacklyn~~~~ Hope all is well with you and your visit with the family was a good one.

Nola~~~~ How are things going for you? I hope your Dad is doing well. Please take care.

Latisia~~~~ Where ya been? You havent left us have you?

Sprite, Pamela, Hockeychic~~~~ How are you all doing? Its been awhile. I hope all is well.

Ok as for me today, my scale said I was up a pound also. But I am not going to fret about it. This next month will be so hard with being on vacation. I only hope that I can stay strong and that my desire to be thin and healthy will overcome any moments of weakness that I am sure to have.
Ok I am outta of here for now....have some more packing to do...but will see everyone later on....

Ciao for now....
Nancy:wave:

Latisia~~~ We must of been posting at the same time....glad all is well with you.

Nancy

:)

Nancy, the book hasn't really taught me anything 'new', its just shown me structure.. and if i'm allowed a treat a day within my structured program.. i think it may work. I do exactly the same thing and read every diet book I can get my hands on hoping one will be 'the' one. This is basically portion control.. there are 3 calorie levels tho so I guess its kind of a 'calorie counting' .. 1200,1400,1600. From what I've read so far I think I'll be trying the 1400 level. We'll see. I'll let ya'll know more when I get further into it.. I'm only about 1/4 into the book so far.

Christine :cool:
195/153.5/130

I just wanted to let everyone know that we decided to leave a day early for vacation so we will be taking off first thing in the morning.
Ill post as soon as I can get to a computer. I hope you guys dont forget about me. Ill miss you all so much...

Take care everyone, stay focused and motivated and most of all keep smiling!!!!!! :)


Nancy:wave:

Nancy, I hope you have a wonderful trip!! Dont forget about us and check in often!! We will miss your cheerful messages!!:) :) :)

Hey everyone!! I am still here and have been lurking but not having a chance to sit down and write a good reply!! My home computer is acting badly and there may be a virus on it, and hubby is always burning a cd or downloading something on his!!! Work has been a nightmare the last couple of weeks too.

Hello to all those who have joined us! Yay!!

My dad will be having surgery on Friday this week… I am both happy and sad, excited and worried and going through a whole range of emotions right now. I wish Australia was not so far from Canada!!! Oh well… I knew I would be faced with these situations when I packed my bags and moved for love.

I have stuck with the Body for Life program with the eating and the workouts…. And I love it! Except that I have been SO TIRED this week…. must be hard work building the muscles. I am not stepping on a scale for 4 weeks…. Or takeing measurements, but some of my newer clothes are getting looser, even those new size 12 jeans! I feel much better too, but seem to power out at 9 pm at night! My mornings are so crazy tho, up at 5:45 am , drive to the gym, work out, drive home, get showered and ready for work, eat breakfast and out the door by 7:45 am to walk to the station and catch the train or drive to work, depending on what is happening that day! No wonder my batteries run out!

We had a BBQ on Sunday and invited 25 people, it rained and we ended up cooking in the garage and visiting in the house. It was great! I ordered 2 cakes…. A butterscotch 2 layer cake and a pineapple caramel upside down cake. We had so much meat left over because everyone was saving room for the cakes! A friend also brought a cheesecake! I had a piece of all three because it was free day, and my tummy was rumbling and I was not feeling good for at least 36 hours after eating all that. Got it out of my system! I froze the last few pieces for next Sunday and did not sneak a piece during the week! I am so proud of myself!

It sounds like everyone is staying on plan and is getting that exercise in!! Keep with it!!! Well… I am off again, sneaking some internet time here at work!! Naughty me!!

Nola.

:) Good evening!

Just a quick check-in, after reading today's posts.

tryin'hard, CONGRATULATIONS! Below your goal weight! I also liked so much your disclosing what you have learned in your journey and success.

We are all giving you a big congratulatory hug!:)

Kanola, I have been thinking of you and your Dad's surgery...so difficult for you to be half a world away. We're wishing him and your and your family all the best.

And hooray for you on the BFL program! Sounds like it is going great for you. I am sure you are ready to drop by 9:00 pm because of being up early, working out and working all day! I bet you sleep soundly! What a wonderful feeling to have even your new size 12's feeling looser!

Nancy, we wish you a wonderful trip! We will miss your funny and supportive posts. Check in when you can, and know that we're thinking of you.

Hi to everyone else, and have a great evening!

Holly
176/164/160 1st mini-goal

Good evening all :)

Nancy, have a great trip! :)

Nola, its great how you're sticking to the Body for Life! It seems to have some real impact on those who complete it! I hope your dad's surgery goes well.

Well, I am suddenly more like 3/4 through this book because I came upon the 2-weeks of menus and they have it written out for all three calorie levels so I only read over the 1400 calorie one and only browsed it at that. Now I'm on to the "exercise" section.

I think starting tomorrow (wow, not a Monday!?) I'm going to try to follow it somewhat. Not precisely according to the menus but stick with the basics. I'm going to ease my way into it. It breaks down like this for the 1400 level: breakfast is 250 calories, lunch is 350, snack 100, dinner 450, fun food 250. So I'll make sure to stick with those amounts and see how it goes. I'd like to eventually incorporate her meals into it because they are more healthy and balanced than I'm sure mine will be! But, hey, its a start and I really need a start!

Hope everyone had a great day.. I'll let ya'll know how tomorrow goes. I feel ready to start.. hopefully I am! (I've even bagged my 'fun' foods into 250 cal portions in preparation!).

Christine
195/153.5/130

:( my allergies ! i cant breath out my nose i hate it.
i completly bombed today went to the homeschool book fair had a blast but went out to eat had a chocolate dip ice cream from dairy queen :devil: then came home and honey bbqed ! but tomorrow is another day and it is back on track for me .
vacation sounds heavenly have fun.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I've started a new thread, as we're on page 8 here!! :)

Christine