Chicks up for a Challenge - August Weight Loss Challenge-thread 2

Hi ladies, we will be posting here in our new thread for reasons mentioned in our original thread. This will ensure our thread continues to run smoothly.

Have a great weekend and here is some :dust: for us all. Chat soon :)

Our August members thus far... We have a sister thread titled "August Exercise Challenge" for those of you who would like to join us over there as well.

FullSteamAhead: get to last lowest weight and drop a couple of lbs.
sstolte: get below 210
jeweliek: lose 12 lbs., run 48 miles, weight training 3x/wk.
crazymamaof4: lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! try more new recipes, eat my fruits +veggies, try calorie cycling, + include more good fats in my diet.
canadianangel: report here everyday, be 205, minimum 50 miles running on treadmill.
UniquelyNormal: eat healthy + exercise.
TERAPET: lose 6 lbs.
Delphi: lose 10 lbs., maintain a 1, 000 calorie deficit 6 days a week.
inthemidst: lose 10 lbs., eat OP, not get sidetracked on vaca., + not let school freak me out.
dcapulet: lose 6 lbs., maintain good eating habits, start getting some work done for school, 1200 min. ex.
Darby1: lose 6lbs. to get under 190--MET GOAL!! Lose another 3 lbs. to get to 186.5. ex. 5x/wk, work on a ST program, stay within WW points every day.
nellonello: get to 199
ajowens: lose 8lbs. to get to 158, eat all vegetable servings, + walk everday.
misspiggy408: say "buy-bye" to the 140's, wight training 3x/wk, cardio 4x/wk, + no beer during the week.
UrthWurm: lose 6 lbs., eat more fruits and veggies, exercise 3x/wk, walk 1x/day.
Miss Mallee: lose 5lbs--MET GOAL!! eat balanced meals, + start exercising regularly again.
NewShinyMe: eat OP 6 days/wk, journal food intake, keep track of water intake, + stay accountable on weekends.
LateToTheGame: lose 7-10 lbs., 3 days ST + 3 days cardio.
MountainChick: lose 5-7 lbs.
BlueIsis: 2x limit eating out at restaurants, no ice cream or alcohol, reach 120's.
mamatoni: lose 11 lbs. to reach onderland, ex. 5x/wk. No dessert with the exception of elephant ear at fair.
merose: lose 7lbs. to get to 174.
ernurse: lose 2 lbs. per/wk, stay within WW points, 4 bottles water daily, + give support at site daily.
MsPerception: take a multivitamin most days, get into the 140's.
Wifey: lose 10 lbs. +drink a lot of water
Pucedaisy: get down to 145.
wanting2b140: lose 10lbs. to get to 228
chunksoflove: lose 12.5 lbs. to get to 240.
Ruth135: lose 3-5 lbs.
Tummygirl: Lose 8lbs. to hit 177.
bbee: Lose 6 lbs.
Aclai4067: By Aug. 7- no longer morbidly obese--MET GOAL!! By Aug. 13- reach 10% target--MET GOAL!! [/COLOR[COLOR="Red"]]No candy through Aug.21 (started July 21)--MET GOAL!! Down to 255 by Aug. 31.
princess2323: start exercising again, workout 1 hr. a day, get eating in order, + get into the 140's.
iamren: lose 9lbs.
Shrinking Girl: lose 6lbs, goal weight for end of August is 217.5
Sunny Gee: lose 5.5 lbs. to get to 157.5
Jacque9999: see 125 sometimes in August--MET GOAL!! try new foods...health foods! + tone more and lose more belly fat.
susie martin: lose 10lbs. and do a daily chick check in.
ladyfyre: lose 11lbs, take my lunch to work...no more fast food, get to the gym 3x/wk, at least a 1/2 hr. of daily exercise and never be rushed in the morning.
loriehohlf: no post weight in off plan eating, track what I eat, continue with my activity and keep losing.
HeatherEljohari: goal weight of 169.8, 3x/wk at the gym...60+mins. a pop. 40 15 lb. weights, + 40 sit-ups.
KEmery08: venture into the 150's + get involved in some sort of ex. class.
lookingtobehealthy: goal weight of 225.
nellonello: get into onderland.
khunter: lose 7lbs. to get to 145.
Mystical: lose 6-8lbs.
BKKchick: lose approx. 5 lbs. to get to goal weight of 114.5
gillychicks115: lose 5lbs, keep it off, + start strength training more.
rcrough: drink 2.5 liters of water/day, stay OP, + no mindless snacking.
mars540: lose 10lbs., fit a size 8 by Sep.1, + no excuses.
shasha17a: lose 8 lbs.
naz: lose 10lbs.
75togo: lose 8lbs. + ex. 45 min. 4x/wk.
Phenomenal Woman: lose 6 lbs. + ex. somehow everyday.
sotypical: Lose some weight.
Ja23: Lose some pounds.
Jeannep:
smileydd: to go from 251
echo: lose 8lbs.
glutio: lose 5-10 lbs.
jessicado22: get into the 260's. Fit into small size 20 pants.
twilightfan: Lose 10 lbs.
Lisan1128: lose 5lbs.+ exercise 4-5x/wk.
Hotsplashes: get out of the 180's
MrsVegan00: lose 7-10 lbs., keep up running with DH, stay on fiber and cut out junk food like chips, and drink lots of water.
holamamacita: be 195 lbs.
smileydd:

Hi Girls,
Thankfully lost most of that weight, just a .2 up now. Hopefully that and more comes off today. Otherwise I'm only going to be down a .4 for the week.
Well I gotta get to some chores and picking out a new color for the bathroom that dh is going to graciously repaint for me.

You chickies have a great day!

Hey Chickies!

Thanks cmo4 and FSA for your kind words. I wish today was better but unfortunately it really isn't. Weigh in at Curves did not go well. I got measured and recorded but THEY HAVE LOST MY ORIGINAL SHEET. So no one knows what my original measurements were. The first month the lady didn't tell me I needed to get it done BEFORE I worked out so I didn't get it done and now this month, they've lost my sheet. I'm.... beyond words. Crushed I guess. I am down to 219.5 and I'll take a 4 lb weight loss for the past month (slowly but surely) but honestly... I'm frustrated at how slow it's going and I know I could lower my calories and lose more but I and determined not to lose more than 10 lbs of muscle in this process so I won't do that. But still, I guess you pay a price for everything.

I will stop whining now.
Well, I won't... but I will save your ears/eyes and just simply complain to my cat... he's a good listener as long as I'm giving him a little behind the ear scratch at the same time.

Hope everyone is doing great.

:carrot:
Doing okay - doing my check in

Hello Chickies!

Hey I can do this with personals! lol

FullSteam: Thanks for keeping us organized and up to date!! And I needed the will power dust.
Ruth: Congrats on losing! And on getting your bathroom painted. I am hoping to get that done in a month or so! Will be so much better than having patches of color all over the wall.
ShrinkingGirl: How frustrating for them to lose your measurements. I bet you would have been so happy with those results. Slow loss is frustrating but hang in there!!! Try to remember what you are doing. You are making good habits and muscle!!! :carrot:
susiemartin: Hey there!

I had a good day yesterday them dh and I went out to eat. Gotta stop doing that. Today I have been back in control and even though we are having company tonight I am staying OP!! I tried on a pair of size 14 jeans and they fit. :woohoo: but I decided when I could finally wear them (I live in Georgia) they would be too large. :woohoo:

Have a great day!

Shrinking Girl---hang in there! :hug:
Great for you to have the willpower! I lose motivation if I don't see weight coming off fast enough, so when I didn't see any results but a pound or two after doing 1500 calories for a month, I reduced to 1200. :^: Kudos to you for having a plan and sticking with it.

Congrats IntheMidst on your jeans fitting! Just think, if your size 14s are too large, the next step is a size 12, which isn't considered "plus" size anymore! Man I can't wait until that day....you're motivating me!

The scale was up a little bit the other day, so I decided to make a few changes and am not weighing myself today...so hopefully will see a result tomorrow when I weigh in for the Christmas challenge. I can stick with most of my dieting plan very easily (calories, water, exercise), but I have an extremely hard time with not eating late. I hardly eat breakfast, then eat a large dinner and snack late, which I know is a nono....so I didn't eat last night and am trying to do it again tonight. Hopefully I will see a loss tomorrow to motivate me to keep up the habit!

Ladies, my weight is up today for the second day in a row (total of .8 up from my ticker). I admit I have not eaten POP for supper the last couple night. Pre-TOM got the better of me and I made bad choices. Tonight is a b-day party for my kid's cousin turning 7.....a pizza party! Seriously! What have I done to deserve this?! LOL I just had a really unpleasant first couple days of TOM, worst I've had in probably a year, so it really threw me. I will bounce back and keep moving forward. I'm so happy to report the cramps seem to be gone and I feel almost back to myself again (still a touch less energetic). My dad, fil, DH,DS and I spent 3 hours clearing trees from our land this morning. (We're hoping we can build this fall/winter.) It was sweaty, hard work, but it's kinda fun as we see it become more liveable space!
Sandye-I just made zucchini bread today! I also love baking that stuff. I came home from clearing land for a few hours and my mil had made choc chip cookies. I had a small one and walked away. Then baked my healthified version of zucchini bread and had one slice of that.
So, a cookie and slice of bread with milk made up my afternoon snack. If I can eat reasonably at the pizza party (is that possible?!? LOL) I'll call it a successful day!

This week was crazy busy with volunteer work. I am on the organizing committee for a local triathlon, which was today. I have spent everyday this week working at getting things ready. I started today at about 7am and finished at 5pm. Spent the entire day on my feet in hot muggy weather. I was carrying, running, cheering, etc. and I can't ever remember feeling so tired. My feet, ankles and hips feel like the bones are compressing. I can\t even walk anymore.

If I didn't lose weight this week, I won't be able to lose any at all. I will wait until the morning to weigh in.

Just checkin' in. Twas a horrible day for me. I have really screwed my hand up and just felt like I had flu symptoms this morning. So I went back to bed for three hours. Didn't get up until three. :( But I felt a wee bit better, so I took a HOT shower and then did my C25k..which was great. I feel loads better but my hand is still all cramped up..can't even hold onto a bottle of water. Sandye, I am drinking all my water..more so the past few days then I have for the past thirty. I think I'm getting rid of the water slowly but surely as, the weight is going back down in two to four point increments everyday...

Good to read everyones news..just wish I felt a little better..but you know, I did my workout regardless. That made me feel much better and I think I'm gonna start doing my c25k on my ST days, so I can heal on the same off day, so I'll be changing mine to M,W,F...I think it was throwing me off a little doing it the opposite days...and I'm just gonna walk on the opposite days...hopefully that will be a little easier on these ol' bones. You ladies have a great evening.

Delphi-What happened to your hand? Sorry to hear about that...it's gotta stink. Great job working through it though! I'm SO glad my crappy feeling day was mostly on my planned day off from exercise. Hope the water keeps coming off for ya, too! It's no fun having that bloaty feeling.

ladyfyre-Good luck with the scale tomorrow! You deserve to see good results. What a job helping organize a triathlon! I've done a couple of them and it takes a lot of people to make them run smoothly, so on behalf of those who know....Thank You!!

I made good choices at the b-day party tonight and feel good, so I hope the TOM weight leaves me soon. I feel way better now than I've been feeling, so no worries there. I got exercise in today, ate pretty well, and have been trying to drink extra water just to help out with everything else. Better get good sleep tonight...week 8 of C25K is no cake walk!

Thanks MsP. To be honest, it's from all the Rock Band. I spent a good portion of the evening playing last night, as I had company over and my hand just cramped up to where it kept me up most of the night. A friend told me, it's called Repetitive Stress Disorder...or something like that. Good to hear you made groovy choices at the bday party and hopefully, that TOM weight will leave you soon.

Hidey Ho Fellow Challenge Chicks!

I took the advice and got Fiber... it's working!!lol

Book signing was good. Until one lady decided to say "You are MUCH BIGGER than I expected. But good for you being a big girl and doing things most girls your size wouldn't dare try."

But I replied politely that your size doesn't make who you are.. that even the most beautiful and thin person can still be ugly on the inside... It was a nice Win for OUr Side!lol She slunk away... the other people at the book signing were smiling grandly at me.

Hello Ladies small and smaller I am on a good start I have lost 10 pounds in the last 10 days

hi all!

Delphi: RSD... no joke. hope you heal soon.
Smiley: wtg!
shrinkinggirl: hugs. Hang in there, you can do it!
FSA: thanks for the will power dust. how do i get some extra? :)
Hots: high five. nice one.
ms.p: good work!
Lady: good luck on the scale

I personally am skipping weigh in tomorrow... we are leaving at 7:30 am, and i don't want anything to make me feel bad before vacation. plus, a number on the scale is not going to dictate my mood for the next 8 days. There will be treats, sure. but there will be exercise and some salads and better choices. And who could ask for more on vacation?

Good morning chickies! It's a busy morning so I don't have time to post much other than a quick Hi :wave:

I'll be back later for personals and such. :)

Have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Checking in. I had my weigh in yesterday and lost 3.8 lbs this week. Total of 81.6 now. Only 29 to go. (I also posted on a different thread, some of you may have seen it.)

I didn't do my normal post weigh in eating yesterday. Which was very good for me. We were busy all day long cleaning the basement and even squeezed in a nice bike ride with the kids. And I am keeping track of what I eat.

I want to add another goal for me for Aug. I wanna keep eating at least 5 servings of fruits/veggies every day.

Have a great day everyone!

Weighed in this morning after the hardest work day ever yesterday. My back is killing me and it takes a lot of effort to stand up straight.

But... I lost 4 lbs this week!!!

Yeah for me!!

Ladyfyre: Congrats! I was kinda nervous to see your weigh in after you said if you didn't lose weight this week, you couldn't do it at all. Way to go!

I'm down another pound for the past 2 days, which isn't very exciting, because I was already down to this weight earlier in the week before I went up a pound. I guess looking on the positive side, at least I went down a pound and not up again.

I have been trying to make even more changes in my life though, so only seeing a 2 pound weight loss for the week was kinda a bummer. I normally eat until the wee hours of the night, so for the past 2 nights I didn't allow myself to eat after 9:30. I have also upped my exercising from about a half hour a day, to 1 1/2 hours each day for the past week. I have been running a little everyday with the Wii, which considering I haven't run at all in like 10 years says something. This week I started doing the longer durations running too, and I even put the Wii Fit up on a platform, so that doing the step aerobics is actually hard now.

Oh well....maybe I'll see more results next week. I'd better if I want to reach my goal by the end of the month! I still have 7.5 more pounds to lose and 2 pounds a week is not going to reach that, lol.

Good Afternoon Ladies, I hope everyone is well. I'm still sore as all get out, but finally back down to my ticker weight, so I'm thinking once all this water leaves I'll see those two pounds I lost actually translate it on the scale. Well this is movie Sunday, so I'm off to be lazy on my day off and watch some groovy movies. YOu ladies have a great day.

HI girlsssssss, happy sunday! Hope your all having a great weekend. Foodwise I did and am doing great but too much partying this weekend. NOt a good morning here as I finally got on the scale and am registering a gain, ughh....I think it's mostly fluids but the drinks the other night didnt help. Anyhow I was frustrated this morning........been exercising plenty, eating healthy, yadda yadda yadda. I have since calmed down, oh I didn't even feel like working out after the WI and I didn't! I decided to take a rest day.

I am staying off the scale for now and just keep on truckin' and do the best I can right now to get through the rest of the summer and of course the parties will have to slow down, etc. I had a great past few days outdoors and have been very active but today is very hot and humid and I stuck indoors to do my chores and catch up with myself...hair, etc.

smileydd, :welcome: I added you to the members list (last page). Congratulationsssssssss on your weight loss thus far, that is terrific! :carrot::carrot: Let me know if you have any specific goal or goals by months end and I will just add it to your name if that is what you wish.


I was going to do personals but I have to r un. I ready your news and thanks chicks for the kind words and all. I enjoy it....I love our team here and being here together :hug:

MsPerception, I hop eyou feel better. Wow on the exercise and clearing the land , even with TOM. you were very active this weekend. Feel better soon :hug:

Delphi, I hop eyour hand feels better............SG sorry to hear they lost your chart. I will catch up with you all later on. Ohhhhhhhh, congratulations to those of you on the weight loss girls :carrot::carrot::carrot: talk soon.

Up another pound today....not good! Oh well, I'm still working out and all. I will press on and let this all play out. It may make reaching my August goal tougher, but I'm in this for the long haul, so I'll live either way. It's a lazy day here, so I'm off to watch baseball with DH and see if any energy comes back. Maybe then I'll get on Wii Fit.

I only lost a .4 for the week but at least I'm losing. We ate pizza for lunch today, I hope it doesn't affect me too bad. I also ate a big salad with only a little dressing. Sundays are almost always bad as far as eating goes but I think if I'm careful the rest of the day and maybe get a little walking in later I'll be ok. I better get to my water, I haven't drank enough yet.

:wave:Just checking in and saying hi. :wave:

Been super busy all day and don't even have time to catch up on the reading. I hope everyone is doing well.

Hey gals, hope everyone's weekend is going good. I just got home a few min ago from a 5 hour drive..ugh. It was a fun weekend. Got to see my parents so that was pretty nice. I'm so happy I was able to make some great food choices for the most part. I was really hungry at the bbq so before we had the actual meal, I ate more chicken wings than I should have. But I'm not really stressing because I enjoyed myself. Anyways, just wanted to check in before we go to the grocery store for some food for this week. Be back later!

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Well, the good news is I feel much better this morning. The bad news is Darth Scale is a pain. Alas, I will remain steadfast and fight the good fight. I think the extra water I'm drinking is helping tremendously at flushing all this water out. So I'll just keep doing what I'm doing. I'm starting my week three today...just looked and OMGosh, three minute intervals? Wow, this should be interesting. I was having problems last night downloading the mp3's and then realized I could subscribe for free to itunes. When I did that, I got it all straightened out though. Yippee!!! Actually looking forward to the challenge this morning. Can you believe my shoulder is still sore? I mean it will be a week tomorrow for crying out loud. But as long as I'm sore, rest assured I'm still retaining.

Well we are rounding out the month now ladies. Time to strap up those boots and get busy. Well I guess I need to roll out (that's my uber too cool mom lingo) so I'll check in on you fine ladies later. Make sure to drink your water and remember to smile today. :) :) :)

Wow, I'm one of the first few on here today. Just wanted to report I've lost all that stupid TOM weight (unfortunately, not TOM himself though). I'm feeling back to "normal" which is nice because that lethargic feeling was starting to suck big time!
Today DS and I are going to an amusement park near here called ValleyFair. DH got 2 free tickets from work and let us have them. :D It should be tons of fun. It's got a water park, too, so we'll be there all day for sure. My goal is to not get super sun-burned and not eat amusement park food....we're bringing our own in a cooler!

Delphi-Glad you're feeling better. Hope the pain goes away soon!

Shasha-Nice to hear you had a good time on your trip and made good choices. Keep it up!

SG-Good to see you checking in even when you're busy! Keep on truckin', chickie...and have fun at school!

Ruth-Good job on the loss. Any loss is good! I hear ya on Sundays. We are most tempted to eat out on Sundays, because there are so many yummy options between church and home. Also, in the fall/winter there's football which often calls for snacking (so says DH), so I have to make healthier versions of our faves or healthier snacks in general otherwise it kicks my butt!

FSA-Sorry to hear the scale is not cooperating. I just freaked out at mine. I guess I've been spoiled to not have too much negative TOM effect normally, so this month threw me and I flipped out a little. Once I got back on track, it got better though. Hope you're taking good care of yourself with all that partying! And get in your exercise...you know it'll help!

jessicado-That's great deciding to give yourself a snack cut-off time. I have to do that if I expect to see good steady scale results. Those evening snacks get me everytime...slowing down my progress. Keep on making good choices and the results will come eventually.

ladyfyre-Nice loss! I bet you were pleased with that. I know I would've been thrilled! Now you just need to stop being sore and all will be well. LOL

loriehohlf-Congrats on your loss! I think the fruits and veggies goal will really help too. Once you fill up on that stuff, there's much less desire to eat off-plan foods because you're just not hungry!

Have a great day, ladies!

MsP ~ Good to hear all that TOM weight has said bye bye and have loads of fun at the fair.

As for me, I just finished up day one of week three and OH MY GOSH, that last three minute run, "almost" got the best of me. But I did this whole, "I am woman hear me roar/growl/scream thingy" and got myself through it. Whew! Felt great! I kinda sounded like a preacher during my cool down though. THere was lots of Thank You Jesus and all that good jazz. :lol: At any rate, the day is off to a great start and hopefully I can get through my ST at noon without too much trouble with my shoulder. Oh and does anyone know where I can get some cute vintage t-shirts? Now that I can actually buy cute tops, I kinda wanted to pick me up a vintage tee or two but can't find any around here anywhere.

:yawn:Good morning girls!
I am so farggin' tired! I'm drinking my first cup of coffee:coffee: and I have a feeling it will soon be followed by another...:yawn: I really need to just :coffee2:

Anyway, I hope you'll all forgive me, but I don't have it in me this morning to do a ton of personals. One of the Birthday Girls (they're 3 today! *sniff*) was up just about every hour on the hour and my oldest has been having problems with insomnia--anyone ever hear of a 9 yr old (almost) having insomnia?!? I'm hoping it's just school jitters and that it works itself out, otherwise we'll be making a trip to the Dr.

Weekend was good, busy yesterday with chores, Sams Club run and In-Laws coming over for dinner--I made grilled sweet potatoes!! Oh My Goodness they were uber YUMMY!!! I can't wait to make them again!

I'm down to 148 today :carrot: so I get to change my ticker!

Congrats to everyone who's losing!!! MsP~ glad to hear you lost the TOM weight, I was the same way this month, major retention and that's not the norm for me. Delphi~ girl, you're scaring me! My W3D1 is tomorrow...I guess I need to go see what I'm in for *gulp*. Glad to hear your wrist is better, hope your shoulder doesn't give you any trouble today!

Well girls, I managed to get my HIIT and ST'ing in before breakfast--it was so tough as tired as I am, but I powered through it.

Having a last minute play date with Happy Cakes (aka Cupcakes) for the girls--send some :dust: my way today k? I'm saving my cupcake eating day for Sunday when my fil is bringing his AWESOME cupcakes for the girls' party. :)

Okay, I'm rambling and I need more coffee, plus I need to tidy the house for the play date...

Have a wonderful day girls and be sure to get your exercise in! We're over halfway through the month now ladies, let's pick up the pace and buckle down!!! Make sure to smile today and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

P.S. I'll try to make it back tonight to catch up on all the personals!! :)

Sandye ~ Happy b-day to the girls and :bravo: on another pound biting the dust. You know I think I just hyped myself up about the three minutes and so I had a tough time with it, but I did it. I think if I dumb them down in seconds instead of minutes, it wont seem so overwhelming for me. However, I think most of my problem is that I am a smoker...so I almost feel like I can't breathe, especially when I got to growling/screaming. :lol: definitely wouldn't recommend that. :lol: At any rate, have fun today.

Delphi~ I almost forgot--check out www.cafepress.com they have a TON of tee shirts!!! :) I hope I don't die trying Week 3--stamina is going to be my weak point!

goodmorning girls :) We are halfway through and still have 14 days left (counting today) so let's keep on going! To those of you who just joined us and may be wondering.....we will be running the thread every month! The exercise thread as well.

MsPerception, yay on getting rid of that TOM weight. I am glad your feeling better and oh the fair sounds fun :) Have a super time with DS. Thanks chicky :hug: yes your so right, the exercise really helps a lot, hate to think where I would be without it right now. Makes me feel good too! TOM really does a number on me sometimes so this month I figured as long as I'm feeling well I will get my minutes in and work out ...that way I wont be fretting when TOM comes and I get sick. That is so good that your bringing your own cooler : ).........have a great day girl!

Delphi, I hope your shoulder is feeling better. Wtg on the workout!

Sandye, :bday2you::celebrate::woo: Ohhhhhhhh, and congratulationssssss on the loss and the new decade! wow, look at you! :) :carrot::carrot::cheer::cheer:. Regarding your 11 yr. old ..you mention school jitters. Is there something on his mind that he thinks about at night and bed time which creates anxiety for him ? Keep us posted.
Oh yummyyyyyyy on the sweet potatoes. You sound like your having a very busy day indeed! Have a great one and keep up the awesome work! :)

sasha, welcome back : ). Glad you had a terrific weekend with your parents and wtg on making good food choices over the weekend.

Hi shinking girl....:)

Lorie, congratssssssss on the loss :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer::cheer::cheer2: that is fantastic!

Ladyfyre, congratsss on the loss as well :carrot::carrot::cheer3::cheer3::cheer3::cheer2: wtg girls, ty for sharing with us. I h ope your back is better lady.

Jessicaaaaaaa,,,, congratsssssss on the loss girl :carrot::carrot::cheer3::cheer3::cheer::cheer: a 2lb. weight loss for the week is great. I really think your doing fantastic....your losing and also started exercising. That's super. Keep up the great work and remember that any loss is great (we all need to remind ourselves) even if it is not the goal number we set. Sounds like you have mad e a lot of positive changes and that in itself is a major goal accomplishment :) wtg!

A big hello to everyone else. Well chickies, it's going to be another steamer here today. I have DH home on vaca. OH, that gain is gone...it was fluids but I still need to becareful. I took a rest day from exercise yesterday and will be back at it today with my swimming etc. I have to run, but will catch up with you all soon. HOpe everyone has a great start to the week and a great new day.

FSA ~ I bet it is nice to have hubby home on vacation. Do you guys have a pool? I notice you are always mentioning swimming. Didn't know if you guys went somewhere or if you had a cozy pool in the backyard. Have a great day.

Sandye ~ Thanks, they have some uber cool geek shirts. Hahaha, now that's an oxymoron isn't it? :lol: Actually, a few of us were having this debate about Geek vs Nerd and attributes of each...and after my buddy wrote this long drawn out thesis of the differences between the two...he wrote...to sum it up:

GEEK = Jedi
NERD = Sith

nuff said!

I was like man, I want that on a t-shirt like yesterday. :lol: So yeah, thanks for the link.

Hello ladies hope all is going well, just thought I would check in after a very busy weekend. Hubby and I went to some yard sales and flea markets this weekend.. Had a great time, I found one of those thigh masters for 50 cents. Got a small curio cabinet for 20.00 We also found a signature oil painting for 25.00 those were my best finds so far LOL..... Have good news I am down to 215.2 Yeah, I am so excited to see some movement no matter how small... I am a little worried that I won't make my goal this month but I am going to give it a good try.... We have had a few issues with out basement so the HIIT program has been a hit and miss LOL but hopefully we won't have anymore problems so I can stay on the program daily. If I can do that I just know that the weight will start coming off better at least that is my logic... Hope you all have a wonderful, fantastic day... I'll check in later on today. :wave:

Delphi eBay is a great place to get lots of vintage shirts, and sometimes you can get really cool lots all in the same size. Also Old Navy has bunch of new retro looking shirts right now for extremely cheap. I think they were like $5 or something like that when I was there. Also, not sure if you support Walmart or not, but they have a whole section or retro tees for about $7 and so do Target and Fred Meyers for $10.

Thanks for the support Fullsteamahead!

I decided to lower my late eating to not after 8:30 instead of 9:30, which is going to be very hard for me. I stuck with it last night though, and today the scale was down another 1.5 pounds, so I guess that is motivation to stick with it!

On another plus side, I have been able to fit into a lower jeans size (20) in the past week, which was awesome considering I started out barely squeezing into 22s and in reality was a size 24. I had these one pair of pants that I had bought a few months ago that I couldn't even get over my butt. (I don't normally buy clothes that small, but they were a pair of brand new jeans at a garage sale for a buck and figured they would be motivation!) The funny thing is that they are a size Old Navy 22, but they fit smaller than most of my 20's! A month ago, I could finally get them on and buttoned, but it was a very tight fit. Anyways, I was able to get them on a few weeks ago and they fit, but I still didn't feel comfortable wearing them in public, as even though they buttoned just fine, I still had quite a bit of stomach fat hanging over the top. (They are the low rise kind). Well, I wore them in public yesterday! Still a slight "muffin top" sticking out, but at my size that is just kinda expected with low rise jeans, lol. Still it was small enough where I felt comfortable wearing them outside of my house!

These weren't my original goal jeans for the month (a small pair of size 20), which I don't think realistically I'll be able to fit in confortably in by the end of August, but I do think that I should be able to reach my weight goal by then so I feel really positive about that!

Ruth- What color are you thinking of getting for your bathroom? mmmm pizza, I sure do miss that.

Shrinking girl- Thats such a bummer about them losing your sheet. And you have lost 4lbs this month? Thats really great so far, seeing as how this month isn't over yet. I'm sure you will be able to get down some more with all your hardwork. :hug:

inthemidst- Yea I totally feel you on the eating out. I have been trying to get that under control myself. The hard part for me is weekends because if we go out of town then I don't have much of a choice.Congrats on the 14's fitting.

jessicado- I try to eat more breakfast. I'm working on making breakfast/lunch bigger than my dinners because I tend to eat a lot at night otherwise. And a 2lb loss is nothing to scoff at. It is a very healthy loss. Just think of it this way, if you lost 2 lb a week, thats over 100lbs a year!!! Congrats on the smaller size :)

msP- I'm so glad that the addl weight is gone. I hate stupid tom too. Have fun at the fair. I always love their funnel cakes, but no more for me.

ladyfyre- Wow sounds like an exhausting day. Whoo hoo for your 4lb loss. :congrat:

Delphi- Sorry to hear about your hand. But you are such a rockstar for doing your workout regardless. I can be such a sissy when I'm not feeling that well and just not workout entirely. Hope you feel better soon. As far as vintage shirts go, I have seen a lot at Target lately. They are so cute.

Hotsplashes- Yes, isn't fiber amazing? I have been trying to eat around 20g a day. Sorry, but that lady was pretty rude. It seems like such a backhanded compliment. But you handeled with a lot of grace.

smileydd- Wow, 10lbs in 10 days. Simply amazing. :cp:

dcapulet- Have fun on your vacay!

loriehohlf- Wow you are such an inspiration. I hope I can even lose half that much weight this week. And 81.6 lbs so far...you are so close to goal. :carrot:

FSM- My goal this week is to stay off the scales too. I beat myself up over daily fluctuations and its driving me insane. And yes alcohol totally sneeks up on you. My weight is always up after drinking.

CMO4: Congrats on 148. I knew the scale would start moving for you after that little slump. mmm cupcakes. Definatly sending you some will power to not eat too many cuppy cakes, but I'm sure you don't need too much help, you are strong.

mystical- Great finds. I need to hit up some yard sales around here. I'm so glad you hit 215. :carrot:

As for me, its almost lunch time. It was my coworkers bday yesterday so I am taking her out to lunch. She picked thai food. I looked over the menu last night and decided to order shrimp or chicken lemon grass soup, I'm not sure yet. But I hope I can stick to that since it seems pretty healthy. I'm not feeling too well today, had a bit of a headache and nausea, but doing a lot better now. Oh other good news! I lost 1 lb after teh weekend. I'm so happy about that because I'm usually up 1. And I was out of town eating at the bbq or at restaurants. 3 more lbs to go to meet my August goal. Please send me good vibes as I am leaving town again this coming weekend for an annual reunion I do with college friends that involves lots of pizza and alcohol. My secret goal which I haven't told anyone is not to have any of the alcohol. We'll see how that pans out...

Whew! Man do I have a lot to catch up on...here goes nothin'...

Ruth~ so, is the bathroom repainted? Remember, we want pics!! :D

SG~ hey hun, how are you doing? I can't believe they lost your original sheet! I would be beyond irked!! Now, I know it's not the beginning measurements, but you need to get a copy of your current sheet should they lose it again. Man, that's just rotten :hug:

Susie~ Hey hun! You haning in there? Hope to see you checking in 3 times today!!! :)

ITM~ Woo hoo on the 14's and another Woo hoo for them not fitting by the time you'd be wearing them! :lol: Sounds silly to say that and be excited about. ;) But, when things don't fit because they're too big, well, that's reason to celebrate! :celebrate:

jessica~ ooh yeah, late night snacking was a biggie for me and I would always skip breakfast too. Do try to get a good breakfast in you so that you have plenty of energy for the day. Great job not snacking last night! :carrot: It gets easier the longer you stick with it, I have my one pudding cup every night after the kids go to bed and that's that. No more late night snacks and no desire for them at all anymore! Keep up the great work!

MsP~ ya know, you might just have to share that recipe with me! :D I'll give you mine if you give me yours! :lol: I really love the lemony squash muffins! Mmm! I quit making loaves though because frankly, I just don't have the will power to cut a teensy slice and if I know a serving is a muffin--I'm more likely to eat just one, kwim? I can't wait until I get to the maintainence phase and I can eat a little more--I'm going to be eating this stuff (in moderation of course) for sure!!! OMGosh, I just read you're on Wk 8!!! You're a rockstar!! Keep up the great work, wow! I can't believe you're so close to being done!! :carrot:

ladyfyre~ wow! Sounds like you were beyond worn out from the triathalon! Good for you getting all that exercise in! Congrats on such a great loss!!! :carrot: That's awesome! Hope your back feels better soon!

Delphi~ okay, so now you have me wanting to change my C25K days just so we can be workout buddies! :lol: But, I can't. I don't like doing my ST'ing on Saturdays so I need to keep it MWF and just do HIIT those days as well...can we still be workout buddies :D

Hotsplashes~ congrats on a great booksigning! I can't believe the nerve of that woman! I mean, who says that? "you're taller than I thought you'd be", "you look younger than I imagined you'd be" or any other POSITIVE comment would be acceptable, but THAT? Sheesh! You handled it with more dignity than I would have! ;) My mouth would have been running a mile a minute! :lol:

Smiley~ Woo hoo! Wow! 10 lbs in 10 Days! That's crazy! Keep up the great work!

dcapulet~ hope you're having a fantastic time on vacation!!!!

Tummy~ that goes for you too!!!! :)

Lorie~ Woo hoo! Congrats on a great loss this week!!! Ahh, the basement--ours needs some attention in a major way! Thankfully a lot of the stuff down there is going to kids' sale next month so hopefully it'll be outta here!!! But still...it's a mess!

FSA~ sounds like you had a fun weekend! Going to parties can be so hard when it comes to avoiding temptations and it sounds like you're doing great on the food part, just not so much with the adult beverages. ;) Hey, don't sweat it, I mean, you're eating right, exercising--sometimes you just have to live a little and endulge, the key is to not fall back into old habits. It sounds like you've got things under control in that regard. Summer will be over soon and before you know it there won't be any parties to go :( and you won't have to worry about quite so many temptations. :)/:( ;) Keep up the great work hun and I'm sure that extra weight will be gone in no time! :)

D'oh! Hit the wrong button before I was finished writing personals!!! Argh...Part 2 Comin' up....

Hey Ladies!

Hotsplashes; Have fun at your book signing!

SG; It is not too much to ask for a little praise and notice! We want our hard work to feel noticed. Your coworkers probably notice, but they might be afraid to bring it up until they know for a fact that you are shrinking. Last thing they want is to say you look great and mini, and for you to say; Thanks, but I gained 5 pounds. You know?

Sandye; Thank you so much! It was amazing. I didn't feel mine at all, then again that could be because my upper belly button area is still numb from my surgery 2 years ago. It just stung, uncomfortably after. Then the next day we walked around Pike Place Market and the Seattle water front. I was a bit sore that night!

FullSteamAhead; Thank you. :)

Dcapulet; Thank you. :) And I hope you have a great vacation. Sunrise Yoga ounds amazing! I love yoga, it's so peacful.

Mystical; Those are amazing finds! I love yard sales and flea markets! Congrats.

Jessica; Congrats on the jeans! It feels amazing when you can fit into a pair of jeans that you dreamt of. Or even a pair that you just decided to buy just 'cause. I have a pair of knee length shorts that we accidently bought last summer that were too small. I kept them for motivation. And they still are!

Shasha; I hope you feel better! And congrats on the 1 pound lost! It sounds like you'll have a fun weekend, despite all the temptation. I know you can do it! It may be hard when you're there, but remember we're here! And always think, which is more important, you're August goal or that alcohol? Good Luck.

So, the weekend is over and I'm just feeling a little bloated after the piercing. My friend said that it was normal. Luckly I aven't gained any fat back from the weekend because, let's face it. I am better being OP during the week. Weekends are just horrible for staying OP. Pike Place was packed and the water front was amazing. I wish I could have spent more time there. All that walking is probably why I haven't gained wieght. But I am glad we left early enough so I could clean my piercing in my friend's bathroom. I refused to at Pike Place. That was just gross.

I'm going to go for a walk, the guy that peirced my belly button said that it would be fine, just stay away from crunches-like activities. I'm a little nervous about picking back up with the hour walking because Saturday my piercing bled enough for me to worry later that night after Pike Place. I think I should be fine. At least I'll get some kind of activity in. After that I will probably make a health smoothie and I have no idea what to do with myself. I should apply for jobs so I can pay my tuition instead of resorting to student loans. :/

Have a great day ladies!
I'll probably update tonight once I've finally read all of the posts I missed my Birthday weekend. XD

Part 2....


Ruth~ congrats on the loss hun, you're right--any loss is good loss!!

shasha~ glad to hear you had a fun weekend! Glad you're not beating yourself up over the wings--what's done is done, move on and keep looking forward!! :) Woo hoo! I just read your latest post--congrats on the pound gone!!! That's fantastic!! :carrot: Oh I'll be sure to send you some :dust: for next weekend! Be strong and you'll make it through without drinking! It can be done! I've haven't had any alcohol since April (although I rarely drank as it was, but still, I do love an occasional Mike's! Mmm!). :) Hope you're feeling better and have a great lunch!

MsP~ (again :D) Woo hoo! Congrats on losing all the TOM weight!!! Now, let's hope for a nice post TOM swoosh!! :)

Delphi ~ (again :lol:) I so know what you're feeling! Back when I smoked any aerobic activity was tough on my lungs, just think how much easier it's going to be for you come January when you quit!! :D And hey, I think growling/screaming is a good thing! I mean, whatever gets you through it man! :lol: Love the Geek/Nerd comparison!! That's classic!

FSA ~ (yes, again ;))~ He's almost 9 and has always been overly nervous about new things or unknown things--he was a big ball of nerves the last week of Summer. He seemed better by the end of the first week sleep wise, but after the weekend it just started up again. He's also always had this crazy fear that hubby and I are going to leave. I have no idea why, but if we so much as go outside to turn off the sprinkler after he's gone to bed, he's downstairs in a flash looking for us. I don't know...my step mom (who's a family therapist) says this type of thing is pretty normal at this age--when they really get a grasp on death and how it's a permanent thing...but he hasn't talked about death or anything so I'm not sure what's going on. I just hope it's a temporary thing and that he gets over it soon. :(


Mystical~ Woo hoo! Congrats on the loss! You're doing awesome!! Congrats on the cool yard sale finds too! I love yard sales! I never seem to get out to do them anymore...sigh...

Whew! I did it! Man, you girls were chatty this weekend! :lol:

I made it through the play date without eating any cup cakes! :carrot: It wasn't too tough, I was stuffed from my awesome pita pizza! :D Mmmm! Plus, they were sitting a little too close to the stove and the frosting got all melty and stuff and well...they just didn't look as yummy as when I frosted them to begin with. :lol:

Anyway, got one jug of water down, off to refill it and have my afternoon snack. Might just tear into the left over grilled sweet potatoes! Again--Mmmm! Still trying to figure out what I'm making for dinner...any suggestions? :) What's everyone having tonight?

One of the Birthday girls is sacked out cold on the couch--I figured she would crash, especially after the fun night she had last night.:dz:

I hope everyone is having a great day!!! I'll be back to check on you all later chickies!! :)

Peace Out Yo! (that's for Miss Delphi ;))

Molly~ glad to hear the piercing went well! Do take care of it, you don't want to get an infection and be out from exercise altogether! Good call on washing it at your friend's house! ;) Staying OP on the weekends can be tough, but to help me get through it, I remind myself of all the hard work I've been doing all week. If that's not enough, I ask myself, 'do you want to gain back the weight you've lost this week? Because that means you'd basically be tossing all the hard work you've done down the drain.' A little on the dramatic side, but it works for me. :D

CMO4 We are having pork loin, baked potato, with sliced cucumber and tomatoes. We are havign a cookout this weekend with my DH family I am trying to make sure I have healthy allternitives for me any suggestions?

By the way I have never had grilled sweet potatoes how do you fix them? Sounds good. :)

Sandye ~ :lol: Peace out Yo..rofl! Whew sounds like a groovy time over in sexymomma household. I've never been a big fan of icing on anything so I always stayed clear of cake and cupcakes but oh my gosh charlie brown, I loved me some icecream cake, like those ones you get at Dairy Queen. Those things were nothing short of brilliant.. :lol: Yeah, I hear ya on the smoking though, I wish I could just stop, it's so hard being an addict to something. You feel weak. :( Oh and see I only do ST on M,W,F ...just three days, but I think the big problem for me was the doing anything on Saturday. My weekends are rather relaxed and I think at the end of the day that works best for me and my body..sorry Sandye, but yeah, *spits in hand* we can be buddies anyways. ;)

MissMallee ~ :congrat: on the belly piercing..I wouldn't worry too much about the bleeding unless it starts to get infected. Then I might start to worry. Just keep it clean and take it easy on the torso and you should be fine.

Shasha ~ Sending you loads of good vibes and well wishes. I hate it when I don't feel well, it just throws the day off, so I do hope you find your groove and get to feeling better. Do you ladies always go out to eat for lunch? I mean, it sounds a bit counterproductive, even with healthier choices, because at the end of the day, you really don't know what ingredients they use. Have you guys ever thought about just packing lunches and going somewhere like a park or something to eat?

Jessica ~ Thanks for the heads up and :bravo: :bravo: on getting into those jeans. This is where you really feel like a rock star. I think the NSV's always outweigh what the scale say and just make you feel so dang good. So good for you darling and you remain steadfast and show that fat who's the boss. ;)

Mystical ~ Way to go. It's always nice to see the scale moving in the right direction. You just remember that you are doing a fantastic job regardless of what ol' darth scale says.

Alright ladies, the day has went well for the most part. I was feeling a little tired earlier and laid down for a bit which is unusual for me, but hey, I need to do what my body wants at the moment. Well I hear the bus ladies, that means it's homework time and let the games begin. ;) Have a great evening ladies.

Mystical~ well, all of those things sound healthy to me. :) So long as you don't go nuts on the pork, load up your baked potato with high fat/cal stuff--you're good to go. :)

As for the grilled sweet potatoes (just finished them up--Yummy!), you take the sweet potatoes, wash them up, poke them with a fork a few times and you pop them in the microwave for 3-5 mins. I had 3 medium ones (about 6oz or so) and it took 5 mins total to cook them until just tender (stick a knife in them and if it doesn't come out super easy and they yield to pressure, they should be good), you just don't want them to be completely cooked--this can be done before hand, just stick them in the fridge until you're ready to grill them. Then, slice them in half lengthwise and then in 3 more wedges (again, lengthwise--or cut them however you want :)) Then I took one tbsp of olive oil (you could use more, but I was going for the least amount of fat & cals) and brushed each piece all over added kosher salt (sparingly--because I'm a puffer fish if I get too much salt), pepper and fresh rosemary on the wedeges.

I used an indoor grill to cook mine at 400 and I just turned them once they got grill marks on each side. I was finishing up dinner so I'm not sure of the exact time. If you do it on a grill it would probably be fast if the coals are hot.

Anyway, that's how I did it. I'm sure if you Google it you'll find tons of recipes for them. :) Mmm...man, I can't wait to make them again!!! :D

Delphi~ yeah, I used to do only ST'ing on MWF, but that was before the Great Stall Out. ;) Glad we can still be buddies! :D Oh yeah, and those ice cream cakes are goooooooooooood! Thankfully I'm cheap and they're a little on the pricey side so I never even think to get out. Back when we lived in CA, we had a cake guy--yes, we really did! His name was Sylvester and that guy could bake a cake, lemme tell ya! We ordered our wedding cake from him based on his buttercreme frosting alone! OMG it was insane! Anyway, after our wedding we bought nearly all of our cakes from him--sure it cost more than running to the grocery store, but it was sooooo worth it! Man...can you tell I love a good cake? :lol: Frosting really is my downfall though, I mean, the cake is okay, but the frosting MAKES it ya know? Mmmm...

Well girls, I need to wake the girl so that she *hopefully* sleeps tonight!
Have a great afternoon!

Sandye ~ The Cake is a lie! (that's an inside gamer joke, so I doubt you'll get the reference, but I just had to use it :lol:) Sylvester...eh? Sounds sexy and delicious..:lol: Like I said, the icing/frosting was always something I scraped off and I would seriously bake plain yellow cake just to eat with my ice cream. If I had vanilla ice cream in the house, I had a fresh baked yellow cake as well..oh my gosh, I need to stop talking about it. I'm drooling on the keyboard. :lol:

delphi: I eat out during lunch about 1x a week at the most. Today I figured since I wanted to treat my friend for her bday I could take her out anywhere, her choice. But typically, I bring something healthy from home. But there was a time as near as a couple months ago where I was eating out 2-3x a week, so I'm definatly improving.

CMO4: The sweet potatoes sound really good. I will have to try that sometime. I'm so proud of you for not eating any of the cupcakes, such an impressive feat.

miss malee: Oooh Pike Place...I think we are going up to Seattle for a weekend in September to visit a friend. Do you live around there? I haven't been to Seattle in forever, I think I was like 14 the last time I went to visit with my parents. I totally know what you mean about it being hard to stay OP over the weekend. Although I do know that it gets easier with time.

So lunch is over. I took my friend out for her bday. We were going to a thai place that she likes and I had picked out a healthy soup I was going to order....but of course we drive to it and its all boarded up and closed. :mad: So we drove to a Chinese place thats like Panda express. I ordered brown rice, steamed veggies and this broiled chicken they had with no sauce. Not too bad for lunch. Its within my calories for the day and it was sooo good.
Hope everyone has a wonderful afternoon and I will catch up with you later.

Shasha ~ That sounds good..I think any improvement is a good thing. Good for you! :)

Delphi~ Okay, I totally have no idea what that means, so you're right--it's totally lost on me! :lol: Ahhh, it would be nice if Sylvester was sexy and delicious, perhaps he was once, but alas, he is an older gentleman from Russia with a very thick accent--and the BEST butter-cream frosting in the world!!! Ooh, not to mention his carrot cake was TDF!!! And the vanilla with lemon filling...Mmmm, dangit, now I'm drooling! Good think I'm so far away from him or I'd be banging down his doors right now! :lol:

Shasha~ Oh believe me, they are delicious--and this is coming from a girl who grew up hating sweet potatoes!! :lol: You have amazing will power, there's no way I could have walked out of a Chinese restaurant with brown rice, steamed veggies and broiled chicken--no way! I mean, unless there was some sort of sauce involved, then yeah, okay--but none?! You are one strong chickie!!! Mmm, man, that reminds me of a place called Teriyaki Bowl where I used to live--man oh man, a big bowl containing everything you mentioned (but I always got white rice) and the super yummy teriyaki type sauce, super good and crazy cheap!! Ahhh...memories...

Well girls, my oldest came home saying he felt sick. Upset stomach, headache--I just cleaned out his lunch box--he ate a granola bar, one bit of his sandwich and some carrots. :( Poor kid, I don't know if he's not feeling well because he's so tired or if he's not able to sleep because he's sick...man, I hope he's feeling better tomorrow--I can't imagine him missing a day of school this early into it. Sigh...

We did a mini Birthday celebration for the girls tonight--more cup cakes passed around and again I passed. :) I am saving myself for Sunday! ;)

I forgot to mention a NSV that happened today! My friend Lisa came over (the one who helped me get back on the wagon--the one I report to weekly) and a few times she would just blurt out, "I'm sorry, but I can't stop looking at you! You're an entirely different person!" or "You just look amazing!" it felt great--but embarrassed me a bit too--I'm not really all that great at taking compliments. Anyway, it was sure was nice of her to say. :)

Okay, so Week 3 Day 1 of C25K tomorrow...I think I need to go read through what I'm going to do so I can mentally prepare myself. :lol: After that, I'm going to bed!!! I never did get my 2nd cup of coffee and I'm one tired puppy!

Have a great night girlies!! See you tomorrow!! :D

ACK!!! Delphi's right, there's two 3 minute runs in there! :eek:

Okay, I can do this...I know I can do this...I'm pretty sure I can do this...yeah, I can...well, yeah...maybe--no, I CAN--it might be ugly:woops:...but...I going to run those 3 mins come heck or high water!!!!

*gulp*

Wish me luck ladies...

Hello Ladies!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend. NOt weighing in this week as it's that TOM again. So I'll weigh next week when I know it's over.

HOt has heck here and doesn't help with the humidity. And found someone in my garden stealing my tomatoes!!!

Sandye; Yeah, I went through a lot with my ears when I was younger getting them pierced. I just don't want to over do it or keep running a block to the Stainless Steal to ask the guy if it's okay, kwim? Do you remember how long it took for yours to heal. They're telling me it'll take 6-9 months and that I have to clean it the entire time. And I'll have to try that this weekend (even Wednesday for my best friend's birthday.) Thanks. :) Sounds simple enough. Maybe I'll also pop in a breath mint or gum. Thanks!

Delphi; Thank you. :) And when you put it like that; take it easy on the torso, it really puts it into perspective that I didn't think about before. Maybe because it's coming from a woman and not a man? haha. I just am worried about over cleaning it too, especially after a shower with all the soap I have to make sure doesn't remain. And one of my motivations is, by the time this thing is completely healed? I will most likely be able to enjoy it in my bikini. ;) That's what I keep reminding myself.

Shasha; Yes I do. :) I hadn't ever been to Pike Place before that, though. My mother works in Seattle so going there on weekends isn't something she wants to do often. I live in the city right next to Seattle. So close, that bands that play at the Everett Events Center sometimes call it Seattle. Then we yell that it isn't Seattle. Haha, but yeah. I live about 30-40 minutes in good traffic. I HATE the freeway driving there. It terrifies me. I would suggest going to the water front when you visit. Yes, Seattle Science Center is fun, but it does cost and is mostly children oriented. Pike Place and the Water Front, I think are amazing. Then again, I've been to the Center many times and there's more walking to do in Pike Place and the Water Front. I wish I could have stayed longer and seen more. I have weekday motivation! Now I realize I need Weekend motivation. XD I think I will need to repeat what Sandye said and pop in some gum and journal. I love the use of a journal. Your lunch actually sounded really good. I love Chicken, veggies, and rice; I just hate cooking the chicken. XD WTG on staying OP at a restaurant. I hope I can do that next time I visit one!

Hotsplashes; It's getting Humid here too, at least Humid and Hot for Washington! That's horrible someone is trying to steal your tomatoes! I've heard of it and wondered who would do that sort of thing! Do you have a fence or something or even chicken wire to make a fence?

Well, I went on two long walks, probably about an hour each. I am exhausted and just want to sleep! I know that I will end up waking up a few times due to the slightly elevated way I have to sleep with the piercing (slightly in the sit up position.) I wasn't completely OP, but I did take my vitamins and drank a lot of water. I do regret drinking a coke. I am trying to cut soda out completely, and don't usually drink caffeine, it makes me really break out in acne. I feel okay about my day today; proud of my walking, but not so much my eating. Tomorrow will be better!

Night Ladies.

I guess the pizza wasn't a good idea yesterday, I'm up a pound today. It wasn't just the pizza though, I had the munchies last night and ate more than I should have.
Today hasn't been that great either. My sister and her family might be coming in the next couple of days and my house is a wreck because I've been going through stuff trying to declutter. I have rubbermaid boxes everywhere so I was trying to get finished up and didn't have time to exercise or fix a healthy dinner so had dh bring something home for supper. I think I still within my calorie range though.

We did get the bathroom repainted. First dh brought home a wheat color paint, but after he put a little on the wall he wasn't happy with it, said it looked too much like skin color. So we took the gallon back to Lowes and was able to get them to make it a medium brown color called "faint maple". It reminds me of hot cocoa. Now it looks great. I have ordered a new towel bar set and a new faucet in oil rubbed bronze, can't wait to get them installed.
Just need to get the trim painted, get a painting, and find a shelf for over the toilet.

One of our goats died on Sunday so that was depressing. We're talking about getting rid of all our goats and chickens so that we can decrease our stress and work a little. We've been spread so thin lately and my kids are starting school in two weeks and I still have a lot to do to get ready for that. I just ordered my son's school books today, already have dd's materials ready. I have enjoyed my summer vacation and I'm not really ready to start school yet! All that paper grading, daily preparation, ugh.
Hoping for a better day tomorrow.

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Ruth ~ For a split second I had the notion to go with this light brown color as well. Alas, I did not. Good to hear you are happy with the finished product though. :)

Miss Mallee ~ You know, I think "almost" anything sounds better coming from a female. :lol: I highly doubt you can over clean. My son, has a feeding tube in his stomach and I clean that thing around seven times a day and did so when he first got it, so I highly doubt you can over clean. Just be mindful of the soap.

hotsplashes ~ You actually caught someone stealing your tomatoes? Oh my gosh. I'm not sure if that would have angered me or completely humored me...but probably a little of both. ;)

Sandye ~ Hey don't sweat it. The next time though, I think I'm gonna put something on the puter so at least I can take my mind off of the running. That last run seemed to drag on forever...good luck. I'm sure you wont have any problems at all darling. Ooooooo and thank your friend for me. I'm thrilled people are praising you for your hard work...because you so deserve it Sandye. Where's mom? I hope she is well. At any rate, :congrat: on the NSV. Have yourself a most excellent day dahhhhhhling. ;)

Alright ladies, gonna try to get an extra 24oz of water in today...I've been making it to 70 -80 everyday, but I think I need a little more. Isn't it supposed to be, drink half your body weight? AT any rate, the scale is still dropping by increments. Finally getting rid of this water, but I think the C25k is taking it's toll on me. I felt so much better with the MFC cardio, so I don't know. I wore a knee brace yesterday during my C25k and that really helped. They didn't hurt all day, but still felt a little weak. Eh, I don't know. I'm gonna give it to the end of the month. I just feel like I'm fallin' behind because on my days off from the C25k, I can't do my heart pumping cardio, because I have to let my knees heal up. Urg, what's a girl to do? At any rate, I have to get busy. I think I actually get to leave the house this morning and get some shopping done. I hope you ladies have a grrrrrrrrrrreat day ahead. Drink plenty of water and don't forget to smile. :) :) :)

Good morning girls!!!

Hotsplashes~ sorry to hear TOM's in town--ugh...that guy just doesn't know when to take a hint! I can't believe someone was stealing your tomatoes! Did you say anything? Did they know you caught them or did you see them from inside or something? I'm with Delphi though--not sure how I'd react, I think I'd be irked, but then again, how desperate for home grown tomatoes is this person? :lol: I've always heard they're the best!! ;)

Molly~ man, I don't think it took 6-9 months and I KNOW I wasn't cleaning it daily (I had issues with my ears--gotta have gold or stainless/surgical steel posts) that far into it. I want to say a month at the most, I mean, I think from time to time there would be a little irritation, but nothing too severe. Honestly though, it's been 7 years 3 kids ago so the details are fuzzy. :lol: I'll ask my mom how long hers took to heal--oh yeah, did I mention that she got hers pierced with me? :D My mom ROCKS!

Ruth~ man, pizza is the devil! :devil: Don't fret it, it's over with and today will be an OP day!! Glad you got your bathroom painted a nice color! I can't wait to see how it all comes together! So sorry to hear about your goat. :( Poor thing. I'm guessing you home school by the way you were talking about grading and prepping--kudos to you! I wish I had it in me to home school!

Delphi~ aw man, I'm sorry to hear your knees are taking a beating! How fast are you running on the treadmill? Perhaps you could slow down a tad so as to go a bit easier on the knees? I dropped my speed a bit once I got my HRM to try to stay within my target HR...plus, when I'm doing the C25K I'm not going for speed so much as stamina. Made it through today's run without dropping dead--but ran at 5.1/5.2, whereas with the HIIT I'm running 6.5-6.7'ish. The C25K has definitely thrown a wrench in my workout plan this month! I've been all over the place trying to tweek it and I'm glad I added the HIIT back in because, like you, I don't feel quite as much after the C25K as I do the other cardio workout. I'm sure by the time we're done we'll be singing a different tune though huh? Take care of those knees dear!! As for Mom, well, I'm going to call her in a bit and check in with her--I didn't chat with her this weekend so I need to catch up with her. I'll report back on her later! :)

Well, my oldest is home from school. It's bugging the tar out of me that he's already missing school, but he ended up puking last night and still has no appetite and a headache today, so what else can I do? I don't want to send him to school to pass it around to everyone else...sigh...

Tonight's Open House and my ils are coming over to watch the kids for a little bit since hubby can't leave work early--wish them luck! One of the girls is going through an insane paranoia of 'strangers' (basically anyone other than mom, dad & siblings) and I just hope that my ils come through this unscathed. :lol:

Not much planned today, housework, laundry, maybe start cleaning off the walls in the girls' room to prep for priming...we'll see. I also want to plan out dinners for the rest of the week. I'm sick of standing in front of the fridge at 4:00pm trying to figure out what to make! So, if anyone has any yummy dinner ideas, feel free to toss them my way! :)

Okay ladies, well, I need to go get Sleeping Beauty out of bed. Have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Hello!
Well, I had an extended weekend, which turned into too much food and too much wine. I'm back in control again now, though.

I never did see "Julie & Julia". My sister and I met up at the theater about 15 minutes before the movie was supposed to start and there were no employees there. The place was locked up tight. They finally showed up (after the start time of the movie) and said the next showing wasn't until 2 hours later. Apparently they change the movie times on Fridays, but they didn't bother to change the time on the big board. We ended up going to the mall and buying clothes. That was fun. I bought a pair of size 12 jeans that I can zip up. I can't breathe in them, but I got them on!! I plan to be able to fit into them properly by the end of September. Anyway, for those of you looking for new clothes/jeans, the Gap is having some pretty good sales right now.

Alright, I need to get downstairs to work out.

Have a great day, everyone!

Sandye ~ Sounds like you guys will be busy tonight. I opt out of those things unless there is a problem, otherwise I explain my situation and do most of them via phone. Which helps out a lot for me. Way to go :carrot: on getting that c25k done this morning and yeah, I'm not running at all fast. I'm walking at 3.0 and jogging at 4.3 -4.5...so ya know..I don't know. :lol:

Darby ~ Thanks for the heads up on the Gap. :)

I just come home from grocery shopping and a little trek to wally world to get a floor lamp to put in my living room. I'll check in later, but so far so good on water and food.

Hi everyone! Just wanted to check in for the day. I did some WT yesterday at the gym and my arms are a little sore. I hope that with a lot of hard work, I can have a defined back and a better booty, hehe.

Good (late) morning everyone! Just a quick check-in before I get rolling for the day. I got my C25K in this morning and eating is OP, now I just need some motivation to clean out my children's closets! That is today's cleaning project. I hope to get more done, but we'll see how it goes.
I'm thrilled to report that I resisted theme park food yesterday (though the smells were killing me!!!) and ate a healthy meal and snack that we brought and drank plenty of water. I also came back with no sunburn. All goals met for yesterday! I was rewarded with a nice loss today, too. I'm down to 151.4 which puts me less than 2 pounds from my goal.

Sandye-My DS is 9 and this will be his first year of public school. (I mentioned before we've homeschooled 'til now.) The regular school year doesn't start here for a couple weeks, so I don't know how he'll handle it. Sorry your little man is having a rough time. Better to be safe, though, and let him work out this bug, poor guy!

Delphi-Hope your knees feel better...the brace sounds like an excellent idea. Good idea, too, just seeing how you're doing at the end of the month. If C25K isn't doing you any good at that point, drop it and do what does work, kwim?

Darby-Thanks for the tip on Gap. Bummer about missing the movie. I'd like to see that one...but it'd probably make me hungry! Good luck being comfy in those jeans by the end of next month. I think that's a great goal!

Later ladies!

MsP ~ Good for you and resisting the fair food. :cheer: I know that would be hard for me to do. I loved me some funnel cakes. ;) Actually, I think the brace worked well, usually my knees are achy the next day, and today they aren't. So perhaps with the extra support, I'll be alright. I'm gonna try some cardio today and see how that goes. It's just been killing me that I can't run or at least do the My Fitness Coach on my days off of the C25k..and calorie burn just isn't as good either. So yeah, if by months end, I'm still feeling frumpy about it, I might have to retire it until I lose another twenty pounds. At any rate, have yourself a great day.

Shasha ~ ST will definitely help you tone all those areas. I'm a big avocate of it.The more muscle you have...the more calories you burn. ;)

Darby Congrats on the new jeans!

Ms Perception--that is awesome you are so close with the month only halfway over!

Well, I stuck with it not eating past 8:30 last night, but the scale did not reward me this morning as it did yesterday. It was up.9 pounds. I am noticing a pattern here though in the past few weeks--I'll go down, then the next day I gain half of whatever I lost back, and then the next few days I go down again, so am not going to give two thoughts to the scale up today.

Thanks for the advice ladies on not eating late and eating a big breakfast. When I started dieting a few months ago, I was actually just eating a piece of fruit, based on this book I read that suggested my problem was related to my gonads, and I should eat a small breakfast to jumpstart my metabolism. I think I'll try eating a bigger breakfast for the next week though and see what happens, especially combined with not eating late at night.

Ms P- Wow you are so good. I don't know if I would have been able to resist eating some of that fair food. They are a fair nearby here that is known for frying EVERYTHING. stuff like cheeseburgers, soda, cookies and candy bars. Yuck. Even before I got back on the wagon, that crap didn't sound very good to me. But congrats on almost meeting your goal for the month

Delphi- Glad to hear that you're feeling better. I hate it when my knee aches. The worst is after loooong drives.

jessica- I'm the same. If I lose 2lbs, I will be up the next day and then go down slowly again. It all balances out by next weigh in though.

My day is going by as slow as possible. I have a Healthy Choice for lunch, but I'm craving something with more protein, like chicken or salmon. Also I'm super excited about my kickboxing class tonight, its the only thing I am looking forward to today.

shasha ~ Man I would be stoked about kickboxing as well. When I was 20, I took them and did it often and loved every minute of it. Enjoy!

jessica ~ Yup, you can't pay any attention to ol' Darth Scale..he will fluctuate often. The good thing about weighing daily is you definitely begin to notice those patterns. I have wrote down my weight everyday since May and I definitely have a good grasp on the fluctuations and what caused them.

Hi chicks,

Thankfully I lost the Sunday weight plus another .2. I was kind of surprised.

Sandye: Yeah we homeschool. My son is 10 and my daughter is 7. It can be very stressful at times but I am happy with my choice to keep them home. I always knew even when I was a teenager that I would homeschool my kids.
I hope your son is feeling better soon.

Delphi: I'm happy with the color and it will go with practically anything so it will be easy to change decor in there. We have a lot of different colors in our house as well. My bedroom is green, master bath dark red, kids room light blue, kitchen is peachy/orange, living room is hard to describe, a darker purple-ish taupe. We've done a light goldish faux finish on some of the basement walls (its unfinished down there, hopefully one of these days it will be more than just a huge storage room)

My sister, her dh and six kids will be here later so I have tons to do!

Just did 37 minutes on the treadmill and need a shower.

Hi everyone. My internet has been down at home and I've been swamped at work. Sorry I've been a stranger.
I went to the Iowa State Fair last weekend and had a great time. I did choose to partake in some "local delicacies," but it was very much a choice and other than a couple cheese curds and some cotton candy (I :val1: cotton candy) I ate healthy.
This week I'm doing well so far and I'm drinking LOTS of water. I'm feeling much better for it too. Tonight I'll do some C25K after work and I'm making chili and corn bread for dinner.
Have a great day!

jeannep ~ Oh my gosh, I used to love me some cotton candy, I bet that was a treat. Enjoy your dinner...sounds yummy!

ruth ~ Sounds like my kind of house. ;)

Well didn't get that cardio in, but I did get thirty minutes on the treadmill this morning and thirty more this evening..so it was a good day. Took some more progress pics today but I just updated my progress picture thread. You'll have to click the link, if ya want a gander. ;) At any rate, we are starting season 4 tonight of LOST. Can't wait. Well you ladies have a groovy evening. I'm outty 5000 yo! :lol: (just for you Sandye)

Delphi~ DAAAAAAAAAAAAANG SON!!!! (as my littlest sister says) You're SMOKIN'!!! I always love looking at your progress pics, you never cease to amaze me with how far you've come!!! Wowza!!!!!

I'd post more, but I'm harfin' down my dinner (cod, grilled zucchini & squash AND grilled sweet tatoes! Mmmm!) and I need to watch for my MIL.

I'll be back later!

Hey Ladies!! It's been a week or so since i've posted, but i'm happy to say we finally switched our internet service and we are back online!! YAY! So now i'll have 24 hour access to the site and you gals! :D You all sound like your doing well and staying on plan! I have a lot of catch up reading to do!

I twisted my ankle on sunday, so yesterday i didn't work out at all :( So to make up for it i had a LONG workout today. I added sit ups to my routine, about 2 weeks ago and MAN have my abs been sore. LoL It's been YEARS since i've attempted to do those!

Anyway, hope everyone is having a good day today :)

OMG I was gone for a long weekend and I don't even know where my last post was....LOL

Anyway....I wasn't the best over the weekend. I worked at the Avon Breast Cancer Booth at a local festival and we raised over $200 from pocket change. I think that was pretty good. I didn't have an Indian Taco while at the fair so I am super happy with that, but because I didn't eat at regular intervals I was SOOOO hungry Sat. night that I ate 2 helpings of supper and a rice krispie bar. Oh well. I have been really good since and have lost a little more weight.
I am also keeping up with weights and running. On Sat. I will run a 5K too.
Hope you all are doing great.
I won't be able to read all the posts, but congrats to those of you that are doing well. Hang in there for those of you like me that had a minor detour over the weekend and everyone get up and move!

So wierd, but I have been craving mushrooms like crazy lately. And whats funny is that I swear up until last week, I wasn't a fan of them. Unfortunatly,hunger has hit me all of a sudden. I found a yummy recipe for chicken marsala with ****ake mushrooms on cookinglight.com so I'm going to run home and start defrosting the chicken before heading to the store for some ingredients. Have to do all this before 6:30 kickboxing. Well, we will actually eat dinner after working out, but after working out I usually like my food to be ready. Have never tried this recipe, wish me luck :)

Hello Helloooo!

So sorry I've been so absent but the start of the school year is always a flurry of activity. I've had some ups and downs but for the most part all is well. Curves found my measurements and so far I've lost 7.5 inches in 2 months... which I can definitely live with. I'm not looking for fast results... I'm looking for permanent ones. Woohoo!

First day of week 3 c25k scared me and the 3 minute runs felt long but I was able to do it. I took my time and ran pretty slowly....but not TOO slowly I don't think... and and and... I even had to do it AFTER work since my ipod was dead when I woke up this morning and I didn't have anything else to keep time. Sucky. Made it through though!

I am on the laptop with a dying battery so long personals aren't going to cut it but here's what I can remember:

Delphi - I checked out your progress pictures and they are amazing and inspiring!! Thank you for sharing. Progress picks give me such a lift and really motivate me. Sorry to hear you're having a hard time with your knees. I've got one I'm not too sure about but it only started hurting after I ran on Sunday when I sprinted the last 90 second interval... stupid. Good luck!

cmo4 - Man, I bet your son isn't happy to be missing school so soon either. The beginning is when it's fun and different... Glad to hear the 3 minutes didn't kill you either! I guess all 3 of us made it, eh? I am scared to look ahead to next week!

Shasha - I too have been having odd cravings... I've had avocado one time in my life outside of guacamole and I've been craving avocado like crazy and today... boiled carrots of all things. Who the heck craves boiled carrots? I'm taking it as my body wanting some nutrient and so I'm going out to buy avocado and carrots. Maybe there's something in the mushrooms you need?

misspiggy - welcome to the land of 24 hour internet again!

Ok that's as far back as I can remember and I've got to get going!
Take care and smile!!

OK.. I am not going to get out of the 180s. There's something going on with my body. I don't know if it's the fiber supplement I'm on, my cysts on my ovaries, or what.. but I'm just not going down at all.

so I will be happy if I am just below 185!

Hey everybody...just stopping by to say hello. Been with my mom after her double knee surgery yesterday. Slept at the hospital last night and will again tonight. Then will go home tomorrow evening so that I can get my 2 oldest kids off to college Thursday (DS) and Saturday (DD).

Very tired and VERY off plan. Eating has been not so good and exercise has been nil although I am taking the stairs whenever possible. I have not exercised since Friday morning except for a half hour on an ancient treadmill...didn't even have a cup holder for my bottle.

No time for personals...don't even have time to check the pages of posts on all the threads I follow. I do hope EVERYBODY is doing great!!!

Joci

Good evening girlies! Back from Open House, girls are in bed and it's time to catch up!

Darby~ woo hoo! Size 12's that's awesome!! :carrot: Bummer about the movie, odd that the theater didn't open at it's normal time...I used to work at a theater and opening shift started at the same time no matter what time the first show started. Hee hee, that was a fun job! :D Good times, good times.

Delphi~ hey, you take it nice and slow with that knee--besides, I started thinking about it, and C25K isn't a race, it's a program to get you running! There's no time limit or particular pace you have to set. Remember what Robert says? You should be able to talk while running. I definitely started having a hard time talking after 90 seconds at 6.2! "*puff-puff*--I--*huff-puff*--am gunna--*puff-cough-puff*--die!!!!" :lol: I'm glad I slowed it down some, I really want to ease myself into running again. I gotta say, I'm surprised that my bum knee hasn't bothered me yet (Knocking on wood feverishly right now!!!), not sure if it's from all the ST'ing or what, but I am ever so thankful!

Shasha~ woo hoo on the WT'ing! That back and booty will be toned in no time!! :carrot: Dinner sounds yummy, can I come over? :D Have a great workout tonight!! Weird about craving mushrooms--I've been having cravings the past couple of days too--but not healthy ones. But, I've resisted, it's just odd that they've come out of nowhere.

MsP~ WTG avoiding all the fair food! It's so tough when those smells smack ya in the face isn't it? But you stayed strong! Woo hoo!!! Thanks, he seems to be feeling a little better, but still only managed to eat a pb&j today and nothing else. I think he may have a low grade fever too and his stomach is still bugging him a bit. His teacher said she had 3 kids out today...sigh...and so it begins. Be prepared--public school can do a number on the kiddos come cold and flu season. However, my friend home schools her 3 and I always tease her because come Winter it seems like all of them are constantly sick and we usually only battle one or two colds. ;)

Jessica~ WTG staying strong last night!! I'm glad you're not letting the scale bug you, sometimes daily weighing can be frustrating, but it sounds like you are tuning into your body's fluctuations. :) Glad to hear you're going to try some bigger breakfasts--a piece of fruit certainly wouldn't cut it for me anymore--used to, but not now that I workout in the mornings.

Ruth~ before I had the girls I really thought about home schooling the boys. I was really into teaching them all I could and both were reading by 4yrs. Now, once I had the girls I couldn't even think straight let alone plan lessons so off to public school they went. My oldest thrives in a classroom full of kids, my younger ds, well, he had some trouble adjusting to kinder but seems to be enjoying first so far so I'm happy. :)

JeanneP~ ooh, wait, you're having chili and cornbread for dinner? Now I don't know where to go for dinner, your house or Shasha's! ;) Mmm, cotton candy--why is that stuff so dang good? I just love the smell and nothing beats that first bite (before your hands get covered in sticky sugar and it becomes too messy :lol:). Glad to hear you're drinking your water! :)

MissPiggy~ :carrot: Hurray for the 24 hr internet! Sorry to hear about your ankle--take it easy, those things take forever to heal if you mess them up bad enough! Glad to hear you're abs are making themselves heard--that soreness is what we like to call a Badge of Honor! Wear it proudly! :)

Jewelie~ well, it sounds like you didn't do a bit of damage having 2nds at dinner--so no harm, no foul. :) And bravo for not having an Indian Taco (not sure I've ever heard of that) at the fair!! Will power is a great thing isn't it? :) Good luck on Saturday--I hope you'll come back here and tell us all about it!!

SG~ I can only imagine how busy you must be! The two teachers I met today had all of 20 mins to go over all of their class schedules/routines/policies/etc. with us parents and had 3 different groups of parents to give the speech to. I know they must have spent forever prepping for it on top of all their other teaching responsibilities! So a big giant :hug: to you for being a teacher!!! Glad to hear you survived C25K today--after work no less! Woo hoo! I think maybe each Sunday you, Delphi and I--and anyone else who's doing it--should come here and give each other pep talks about the upcoming week! :lol: I have confidence that we'll make it through!!! :)

Hotsplashes~ aww, sorry to hear you're having trouble losing. It could be the fiber, or the cysts or maybe you're gaining muscle and not seeing a loss. Whatever the reason, know that you will start losing again, just stay strong and as Delphi says, 'Keep fighting the good fight!'.

Jacque~ Hey hun! Wow, sounds like you've got a pretty full plate! Don't sweat being OP for now, I'm sure once everything settles down you'll be right back on track in no time. Hope your mom recovers quickly, that your kids have a safe trip to school and that you don't shed too many tears when the go. :)


Well girls, Open House went well. I really think the boys lucked out with their teachers this year! Especially my youngest ds. She's so sweet! She's one of those super patient teachers and she's taken courses on how to teach kids with ADD/ADHD as well as lots of other workshops and courses. She just seems to be very passionate about her job which is fantastic. :) I giggled when I sat at his desk, in the upper left corner was a little post it that said "Ryan M Needs Bigger Desk and Bigger Chair" :lol: My boy is TALL for his age and well, even the desks are too small for him. :)

Babysitting went well, Grandma brought sparkly beady necklaces and bracelets for the girls and when I got home Em was decked out in all of them! :lol: My fil came over after I left and when I got home and asked hubby how it went he said, 'Fine! My dad's in trouble though.' I asked why and he said, 'Because now that we know they can handle all 4--we're going to be asking them to watch them all the time!' :lol3:

Okay, well, I need to usher the boys upstairs to bed--it's past their bedtime (I'm hoping that keeping the oldest one up will help make him extra tired so no insomnia occurs) and I'm getting tired too. Hope everyone had a great day! Sleep well and I'll catch ya tomorrow!! :)

CrazyMomof4: you are missing out. Indian Tacos are Bread Dough rolled like a pizza crust and then deep fat fried....take it out and use it as the base....add some refried beans, cheese, taco meat and all the other yummy toppings and then drool!

YUM

So happy that your daughter got a great teacher....with ADD the teacher really does make the year!

Hey all! I have been MIA a lot lately as my sis and her family have been visiting from the UK for the last month. I am up 0.2 as I have not been exercising or counting my points.

On the positive, my sis took me shopping at stores I have always been intimidated by. We went to Ann Taylor Loft and I bought a size 12 jeans! I started my journey to a new life at a size 20 so this is amazing to me.

My exercise neighbor is also back from a 6 week vacation so we are going to hit the road tomorrow for a nice 4 miler. Time to get my butt in gear.

:wave: from vacation!

OK...it is 12:30 at night so I am too tired to do personals, but I wanted to check in. I also wanted to brag that I took my big ole butt for a 10 minute jog tonight, and it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be! I know 10 minutes isn't a lot....but it is alot for me considering I have ran 0 minutes in the past decade!
I am now planning on starting the C25K program that everyone on here is always talking about....see what you ladies have started!

Good Morning to all you beautiful ladies :wave:

I'll have to come back after my workout and stuff before I get personals in. I'm really quite cramped for time this morning...late start and all. At any rate, just had to come in and read everyones news, or I just can't get my day started right. So you ladies have a great day and remember to smile. :) :) :)

Another hit and run post here too--got my HIIT in and now I need to get Ry ready for school (Dev is staying home again poor kid). I'll be back later after my ST'ing to do personals and such. :)

I can't keep up with you chickies!! On posting, I mean. On weight loss- I'm on the slow-but-sure-hope-i-meet-my-August-goal! even though I don't post much, I'm checking in and you all help keep me focused on on plan.

sandye, i think you asked me to post tofu recipes- i made some "creamed spinach" last night using silken tofu, and I found it VERY satisfying! I don't really use recipes- i read them a lot, but when it comes to cooking its sort of, hmmm, what do i have and how much do i feel like? if you want to try it, here's how i made it:

saute 1 chopped onion & garlic (2 cloves?) in a little bit of olive oil.

add one chopped zucchini (i had lots of zucchini, so i figured id throw some in.) add a little salt.

add 1/2 bag frozen spinach (about 8 oz.) (or i could have used fresh spinach)
saute about 5 minutes.

toss in the food processor (or blender) with 1/2 box silken soft tofu (about 6 oz)- silken tofu usually comes in vacuum-packed packages, and has a custardy texture. its really good for making creamy dips, etc.

i added a tbsp of white miso for flavor, salt, depth. parmesan cheese would be more traditional. a dash of grated nutmeg, some fresh black pepper.

ok, so it wasnt the rich, unctuous creamed spinach of your dreams. but it was a light, creamy, very satisfying creamed spinach that took about 10 minutes to make and i ate a bowlful for dinner and thoroughly enjoyed it. plenty of veggies and protein.

im going to play with this formula and make a healthier artichoke-spinach dip, etc.

i also like to marinade firm tofu and BAKE it. but im not turning on the oven in this heat!

have a great day, chickies!

Well I know Tummy is alive and breathing because she update her facebook...same thing with Le, for any of you wondering about our girls.

Sandye ~ I do hope your son feels better. I know it must suck having to stay home so early in the year when things are just getting started. You are right about the C25k. I'm gonna integrate the MFC cardio back in next month and I may end of repeating weeks with the C25k until my knees feel better. So how goes the day thus far?

pucedaisy ~ Hey :wave: Good to see you checkin' in. :)

Jessica ~ Yeah, we have a bad habit of being infectious and influential. :lol: The one thing that lives and breathes with this group, is the, if she can do it, I can do it mentality...it's GREAT! If you need any of the links to the podcast or what have you, just shout and I'll do my best to point you in the right direction. :)

Joci ~ hey sweetie :hug: I sure hope she recovers soon. Don't you worry about your exercise, when things get back to normal for you, I have no doubt that you will be right back into your groove dahhhhling. You take care of you, I know the whole college transition can be hard on parents. :hug: :hug:

hotsplashes ~ I feel the same way right now about these 180's. Man I flew through the 90's but I think I finally gained a little muscle and my body is being a pain this month. We just have to keep moving forward..eventually, we will get through them

Shrinking ~ Thanks :hug: I know what you mean about it seeming long. I'm gonna try to put something on the puter to watch that may make it go by quicker...the last one though was hard..I was all huffin' and puffin'. :bravo: for getting yours in even though it seemed like things were working against you.

shasha ~ Oh dear..I can't do mushrooms...it's a texture thing for me though.

misspiggy ~ Good to have you back. :carrot:

As for me, I'm doing laundry and trying to keep busy. I'll check in later. Have a good one ladies.

morninggggggggg girlssss...happy new day. Quickie post on my end too but I read your news.........as always! Congrats to those of you who lost and to those of you who have not....keep on truckin'

Delphi, ty so much! I know tummy is on vaca but was worried about lewis and just wanted to be sure she is okay. ty ty ty! :hug: yes chickie, I do have a pool....am real lucky and particularly thankful for it now (in a heat wave here). June was a real lousy month for us here (unusual for june) so I didnt get to use it and now am happy to be taking advantage of it. How's the hand, are you ok now? YOu have an awesome day girl and keep on shining.

Sandye, hope your son is feeling better. How is he? As far as the younger one....it's often a temporary or passing thing. My mom had told me in the past I did that, it was after my aunt left the states to go back to greece (she was like a second mother to me) and I was fearful after that for awhile. OH, thanks for the kind words and encouragement sandye...thanks sweetheart! :hug: I plan to be buckling down in that dept. and for our sep. month I am thinking about some more specific plans. SOunds like your trying a lot of new recipes........good for you!

Jacqueeeeee, how is your mom sweety? Wishing her a speedy recovery. You must be so tired sleeping in the hospital like that...not easy. What a good daughter! Just remember to take care of yourself which is sometimes hard to do at times like that but the lack of sleep and all sometimes has a residual effect on us . ANyhow, glad the surgery is over with now and mom is on her way to recovering : ). I agree with the girls....things will settle down and you can get back to your schedule. Keep us posted :hug:

misspiggy, yay on getting the internet service ! : )

Jewel, congrats on raising 200 dollars! wtg! Good luck with the 5k Saturday and ty for your encouraging words to us all : ).

sasha, how did your mushroom recipe come out?

Shrinking girl.............so glad they found your measurements. COngratulationssssss on the inches lost girl, that's terrific :carrot::carrot::carrot: keep up the good work.

oops................I have to go. I will catch up with you all later, A big hello to all. Have a terrific day girls .........chat soon.

Good mornin. Sooo remember yesterday I had ambitious plans for cooking chicken/mushroom and then going kickboxing? Well I was so exhausted, I came home and napped for a couple hours. So needless to say, no workout or cooking. But I think I needed that rest because I had only been getting like 5 hours of sleep the last few nights. We ended up going out to eat and I got a grilled chicken wrap for dinner. So good!

Okay, now that I'm properly caffeinated and fed I can do a proper morning greeting:

Goooooooooooooood Morrrrrrning Laaaaaaidiesssssssss!!!! :wave::carrot::cb::dance::dancer::hyper::cheer2::c heer3::broc::yay::sunny:

Jewelie~ okay, even thought I've never been all that into fried food--that sounds YUMMY!!! :lol: Truth be told, I've never tried any of the fried fair foods--some of them just sound downright scary, but, from what I've heard--they're awesome! Like deep fried Snickers and the like. I saw a show on the Food Network--I think it was Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives--and they were talking about a restaurant that deep fries anything their customers bring in (they have a huge menu of deep fried goodies) and some people brought in some wild stuff! Everyone seemed to be really enjoying the food. :)

Nello~ glad you're back hun! Having family in town always makes the eating and exercising that much tougher doesn't it? Glad to hear your workout buddy is back in town, you'll be back at it in no time! Congrats on the size 12's!!! :carrot: From 20's to 12's--you've done an amazing job hun!!!!

dcapulet~ :wave: Hi back at ya!! Hope you're having a wonderful time!!! :)

Jessica~ 10 mins isn't a long time?! HUH? Well, to me it is! :lol: Bravo hun! If you can do that, C25K will be a breeze! Hope that you'll jump in with both feet and let us know if you have any questions--there's a few ladies here that have gone through the whole program as well as newbies like me, between us I'm sure we can help you out if need be. :)

pucedaisy~ Now I'm not a creamed spinach kinda gal, but ya know, that didn't sound half bad! I might just have to give that a go one of these days. Now, the spinach artichoke dip--that's another story all together! My friend turned me onto a Rachel Ray recipe for that--O M Goodness, it is beyond fantastic! Sooooo not a 'diet friendly' food though so it'll have to be one of those dips I save for super special occasions. Mmmm...dang it's gooood! Congrats on continuing to lose, these ladies are remarkable in their knack for motivation aren't they? :)

Delphi~ see, I really MUST go to FB more often! I need to see about finding her and adding her to my friend list too. In the meantime, tell her we miss her and that we hope she's having a great time! Thanks for the well wishes, he's still feeling miserable although he did eat a bit of dry Cheerios this morning. No more barfing, but he is having some...er...intestinal distress, it ya catch my drift. ;) Poor kid. I called the school and left a message to send his work home with his brother--that way he can try to do school work while feeling like crud. :( Sigh...I think that adding back your old cardio is a good idea! I mean, if you're not feelin' it with C25K and you're knees are suffering to boot, well, stick with what works! Have fun doing laundry--I'll be joining you soon, there's a giant pile of clothes that needs to be folded and put away just waiting for me when I get done here...joy.

Well ladies, it is a good scale day today! :goodscale 146.8!!!! I was kind of shocked to see that number since I was up .2 yesterday, but I'll take it! Just .6 away from my August goal now (but I'll call it an even lb since that's what my ticker says ;))! :carrot:

Finally got all my workouts in--I've got to figure out how to cram it all in before the kids are awake! It drives me bonkers to start and stop my ST'ing whenever someone needs something. Sheesh, don't these kids understand I'm trying to get in shape?!?! :lol:

Speaking of ST'ing, I'm officially sick and tired of my ST'ing routine. I need to switch it up next month for sure! I can't go out and buy any new games/DVDs so I'll have to see what Netflix has and what's on the EA Active. I would really love to try out the Plyometrics workouts that I've been hearing about, but honestly, I don't have that kind of cash layin' around at the moment and I'm pretty sure that even if I did, it would be hard to convince hubby that I need them. ;)

We've got a Birthday party to plan for on Sunday, I'm hoping that no one else gets sick, otherwise it could end up being cancelled. :( Trying to figure out what to put in the goodie bags and all that fun stuff--bah, I hate those things!!!

Lastly, I talked with my Mom and she's doing well. Just had a super busy weekend with a last minute visit with her brothers so she didn't have a chance to post. Rest assured she's reading every day though! :wave: Hiya Mom!!!

Okay, I'll stop :blah: now. Get out there and have a super fantastic day ladies!!! Be good to yourselves and remember to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

See what happens when I get longwinded? I miss posts!

NSM~ thanks hun, actually, it's my oldest (the one who is sick) that's having all the sleep/anxiety issues. He has slept better the past 2 nights though, so I'm hoping that will continue! I'm already looking forward to September's challenge! I feel like I was all over the map at the beginning of this month so it'll be nice to start fresh. I'm already working on figuring out a different workout routine so that I won't be changing it 10 times next month! :lol:

Shasha~ aww, sorry to hear you were so tired! But, glad to hear you got some rest! I totally know what you mean, sometimes you just gotta catch up on your Z's! Hope you're feeling more rested today and that you get your workout in! ;)

Okay, really going now--kids and laundry calling me!

Sandye-I can totally relate to being interrupted during ST'ing. I'm like 'seriously...can you not see I'm holding a weight in my hand trying to do this workout!' That cracked me up when you mentioned it! That's my life.

Joci-Hope your mom's recovery continues to go well. You get some rest and take care of yourself, too!

FSA-There are times when I think having a pool would be great, but the school DH works at has one we can use, so at some point I'll add that into my routine. Such wonderful exercise!

I also had a good scale day. I hit 150.4, :D so I am only a half pound from my August goal. Oh, to be forever rid of the 150's...what a beautiful day that'll be!!!!!! This weekend will be my last real challenge of the month (I think). We're going to the Green Bay Packers pre-season football game Saturday. We are HUGE Packers fans here! It's not so much the game, but it's an out-of-town trip with eating out all weekend. That's the tough part for me. I am trying to give myself the "Don't undo all your hard work" speech over and over. It'll be fine though. I just need to plan for it now and it'll be good. Have a wonderful day all!

snuck back in......lol.

Delphi, I agree with MsP.......take care of that knee girl! Your better off to take a break from the types of workouts which aggravate it and give it some time to recoup as I am sure you know. Feel better, glad the brace is helping you.

MsPerception...........wtg on passing up the food at the fair. Those wafting scents in the air can indeed be torture! Oh, yayyyyy on the loss too...you are sooo close to the 140's :) keep rocking chickie :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Ruth, you sound awfully busy over there. Sorry about your goat. Hope you have a nice time with your family.

Nellonello, congratsssssss on the size 12's :carrot::carrot::carrot:

dcapulet, hi there as well. HOpe your having a great vaca. I am glad you got to take some time to kickback....enjoy it : ).

Hotsplashes....hang in there, we just do our best or strive for that and keep on working on it....it will all payoff (in many ways). Hope your having a good day : )

LTTG, hi there! :) Hope you had a great weekend.

Jessica, wtg on that jog the other night :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Pucedaisy, hi : ) and ty for sharing the recipe with us.

Tummygirl, hope your having a fab. vaca

A big hi to you all. I will catch you all tonight or in the morning. Have a great day girls...hugs.

MsPerception.....................yayyyyyyyyy! :) I am so excited for you! :cheer::cheer: your going to be in the 140's before you know it! Regarding the pool oh that's great that you have access. It really is great ex. plus I enjoy it so much. ...I see a difference and my strength ...stamina, toning..etc.. I wish I could do it year round! ANyhowwwwww..........you have a fantasatic day !

hello ladies no change in weight today but at least it wasn't a gain today... I am off to do some grocery shopping. Hope you all have a great day. I'll check in when I get back ... :)

Yay! Apparently the jog might have paid off as the scale was down almost 2 pounds! I am finally under 275! I don't know...in my mind, being under 275 means I am closer to 250 than I am to 300, lol.

pucedaisy--your recipe sounds good, and it's vegetarian! Yay! I never even thought of using miso soup as a seasoning before--what a healthy idea! I just might have to try that.


Sandye--I totally know what you mean about being interrupted while working out. My 2 yr old does it all the time. I tried getting her interested in working out with me, but it lasts like a minute and she's off...then she is back 2 minutes later to have me help her put a shoe on or tie a cape.....cute, but not exactly helpful if I am actually trying to stay on track with a workout video or on the Wii Fit, lol.

Sasha--I have no idea how you are maintaining all this willpower with how much you go out to eat! Seriously, I can order a salad a few times going out to eat if I am really motivated....but after that the smells will eventually get to me and I will cave. Kudos to you with all the healthy choices you are making! Every time I read a post of yours where you go out to eat...I just think of all the bad food I would have ordered, lol.

mystical ~ :wave: hey sweetie.

FSA ~ Well, it's always nice to get updates, regardless..eh? I think you become accustomed to seeing certain people, and even it they are virtual friends, it's still nice to be able to say hi from time to time.

msP ~ Bring on the FOOTBALL season already. Huge Titans fan here..I've kept up with all the pre-season stuff and the draft. I'm so darn excited.

Sandye ~ Yeah, try Netflix, but I should warn you, there are TONS of fitness videos on there. Oh my gosh, it is endless. Let me know what you go with. I get two videos out and unlimited streaming, so I might join ya. You know they have tons of pole dancing videos..rofl! :lol:

Well I'm off to do some cardio with Maya, I'll catch you ladies later.

GOOD MORNING LADIES!! It's hump day! Hope you all are having a good day ....



jeweliek - YUMMY! Now I want to try an indian taco! I've had some indian food, but never one of those ... sounds delish!

Shrinking girl - 7.5 inches in 2 months is awesome! How do you like working out at curves? I've heard about them, but never went in to check it out.

Hot splashes - try tweaking your diet a little maybe? Don't give up! :)

Jacque - You sound like a busy woman! How exciting, sending your kids off to college. That's great!

Crazymama - LoL how old are your children? I have 3 combined (mine, his, and ours) 14, 8, and 15 months, and they are a handful but so much fun!

nello - from size 20 to size 12! Wow! That's awesome!

dcapulet - hope your enjoying you Vay-cay! :D

jessicado - 10 minutes is better than no minutes, right? :)

pucedaisy - i've never cooked with tofu, but that creamed spinach sounds good.

Delphi - thanks! It's good to be back! :)

FullSteam - Thanks! I am SO GLAD to be back online!

Sasha - ya, 5 hours of sleep isn't much. I need at least 6 to function! LoL

Ms Perception - oooh, i LOVE football! Have fun! And i know what you mean about undo-ing you hard work. It's always hard for me to pass things up like nachos and BEER when im at a game! LoL BE STRONG!! You can do it!


So today i jumped on the scale and it read 141.2 ... yay!! I am ALMOST out of the 140's. I REALLY don't want to gain any weight between now and this weekend. I'm going to the "Comedy Jam" on Saturday and it will be my first nite out with NO KIDs since the baby's been born ... so it's been about 15 months. LoL This is like me and my hubby's "date nite." There's going to be some good comedians there, so it should be fun. I plan on going to the mall on my lunch hour to find an outfit. Wish me luck! :)

jessicado- eek I'm trying not to eat out as often. Its usually the weekends that are the worst esp recently because we have had to go out of town. We had been doing good cooking during weekdays but last night after my nap, it was late and we didn't have much groceries at home. I feel like even though I am trying to make healthy choices when I eat out, theres going to be more salt in everything. I can't wait for this weekend to be over, its the last one for a while that we are going out of town. And unfortunatly this one will be the hardest yet. :/

Hey girls...just a quick check in today. Sister and family are still here so not much time. TOM came yesterday and so did an extra pound..grrr. I did get almost an hour of walking/jogging in yesterday so that was good. My sister and I are planning on working out today and I plan on being very careful about my eating today because last night we had brownies and ice cream.

Delphi, you look great!! You guys motivate me so much!

Hello chickies!

Another day down and I'm looking forward to the weekend where I can get some work done without being distracted by having to teach all the time... haha.

hotsplashes - Hang in there. I'm sorry to hear you're having trouble and if you have ovarian cysts it could definitely be messing with your hormones and making weight loss more difficult.

cmo4 - I hear ya on the pep talks, when I start out on my first run of the week I am usually fighting an internal battle that goes something like this "i can do this... NO I CAN'T OMG!!!.. no no, I've been able to do it so far, I can push forward and get it done.....WHAT IF ITS TOO HARD OMG!!!...no really, i can do this... BUT WHAT IF I CAN'T OMG!!!!" There you go, 5 minute warmup walk inside my head.... frightening place. Also... congrats on the loss, you're taking away those lbs like crazy!

jessicado - way to go on the 10 minute job... more than I could do right now I'm sure! You're totally gonna find the c25k easy I bet.

Delphi - Thanks! I felt awfully proud and trust me... I was also huffing and a puffing and thinking "it's got to be 3 minutes" and when mr ullrey (i'm using his podcasts) came on and said "you have one minute left" I'd actually slowed down the moment I heard his voice... thinking it was over and then I was like "oh no! not another minute!" But I made it through... somehow.

FSA - Thanks!

Shasha - Sometimes... you just need rest and honestly... if that's what you need then it's the best thing you can do for your body.

misspiggy - You know, I kind of rolled my eyes at myself when I joined Curves, but I really needed something to get me moving again without killing me. The Curves I go to has the smart tag system which kind of keeps track of your workouts and calories burned and pushes you to work out at 85% of your maximum to ensure your'e getting the most out of your workout... I know not all Curves have them and honestly.. I wouldn't go to one that didn't. I've found everyone to be really friendly...sometimes too friendly and they all end up chit chatting while I'm working my butt off which means they go slower and they hold me up.. but other than that, I really do like it.

ok ok, I'm off to get ready for tomorrow.

SG-Wow, your new pic is great! (if you don't mind my saying so) I hardly recognized you since I'm so used to seeing the other one.

All is well here today. I've been OP and feeling good. It's been a kinda lazy day since it's rainy here, but thankfully I got my biking in before the rain started. I hope it stops long enough to go for our walk tonight!

Hey gals typin from an iPod on wifi so it's short, but doing good a bit too much wind but getting in those runs and even some hiking. Miss everyone and now I'm going to finish all reading all your news. Thanks Delphi for checking my fb I've had zero computer time this trip! Be home on Wednesday night next week ttfn

Just checkin' in this morning. Finally the scale has settled on a downward movement. Finally flushing the water out, and guess chalk the rest up to muscle gain. I guess after three months or so, I've finally managed to gain a pound of muscle, while creating a deficit. I got me some guns. ;) At any rate, I actually saw 185 this morning, but I just want to see if it sticks around for tomorrow as well. Well ladies I'll be back in a few to do personals and catch up. Enjoy your days.

hey ladies....
I been MIA or a couple of days. I was working alot til I hurt my back! Now im going to doc. So excerise is out for awhile. I lost around 4 lbs this month but blah I wanted more. I guess I should be happy I didnt go up. Have a great day everyone!!!

Jacqueeeeee, how is your mom sweety? Wishing her a speedy recovery. You must be so tired sleeping in the hospital like that...not easy. What a good daughter! Just remember to take care of yourself which is sometimes hard to do at times like that but the lack of sleep and all sometimes has a residual effect on us . ANyhow, glad the surgery is over with now and mom is on her way to recovering : ). I agree with the girls....things will settle down and you can get back to your schedule. Keep us posted :hug:


Thanks...nothing like being pulled between 2 generations. I actually got a good nights sleep last night and got up for boot camp this morning...feeling pretty good. Hopefully the move for the first college kid will go smoothly. I figure next week, things will feel "normal" again...whatever that is.


Joci-Hope your mom's recovery continues to go well. You get some rest and take care of yourself, too!

I also had a good scale day. I hit 150.4, :D so I am only a half pound from my August goal.

I hope it goes well too!!! Just talked to my brother and she has a bit of a fever but they said that is because she had like 10 blankets on her since the surgery. She has been freezing the whole time. Hopefully she will go to rehab today and get on with the recovery process. Seems like people get sick when they are in a hospital, so I want her OUT of there!! :congrat: on being so close to your August goal...KEEP IT UP.


Jacque - You sound like a busy woman! How exciting, sending your kids off to college. That's great!
Yes I am busy...but with stuff I would rather NOT be busy with. It's all relative if it's exciting to be sending 2 out of 3 kids off to college...it's a catch 22. I want them to spread their wings and fly...but I also want to keep them home where I can protect them. And be with them. The house will be so big with only one at home. :(

Just checkin' in this morning. Finally the scale has settled on a downward movement. Finally flushing the water out, and guess chalk the rest up to muscle gain. I guess after three months or so, I've finally managed to gain a pound of muscle, while creating a deficit. I got me some guns. ;) At any rate, I actually saw 185 this morning, but I just want to see if it sticks around for tomorrow as well. Well ladies I'll be back in a few to do personals and catch up. Enjoy your days.

You are doing great!!! Keep it up....and I am sure you have gained more then just one muscle :)

Good Morning Chickies!!!

MsP~ Ooooh I love your new avatar pic! Miss Skinny Minnie!!! Look at you!!! You look fantastic!!! You are so close to breaking out of the 150's!!!! :carrot: I'm so excited for you!!! I'm sure it will be any day now I'll be reading your post announcing you've hit the 140's!!! :) So, were you able to get your walk in last night or did you get rained out?

Mystical~ Hey hun! Sounds like you're doing great! Hope to see you soon!

Jessica~ congrats on the loss! Almost 2 lbs? That's awesome!! Yeah, the little ones don't quite seem to get the whole 'healthier lifestyle' thing. ;)

Delphi~ oh I know! It's crazy how many DVDs there are over there! Pole dancing--Bwahahaha! :lol3: As if! Never in a million years--no way. I'm entirely too self conscious! Congrats on 185!!! That's fanfreakin'tastic! I'm sure you've gained way more than a lb of muscle girlie! WAY more! You're looking stellar my dear!

Misspiggy~ okay, first, I gotta tell ya--I feel like I'm insulting you when I type out your screen name! :lol: I think I need to start calling you MissP or MP because Piggy...well...it just sounds mean! Go ahead, call me a loon...:lol: Okay, my kids are almost 9, 6 and my girls are 3. I never planned on having 4, but well, twins will do that to ya! ;) We're all done now though, I've got my hands more than full. They're awesome kids though--when they're not driving me nutty :crazy: Haha! Congrats on the loss, man, you're so close to the 130s!!! Have a blast on your date night! I can totally relate! The most time hubby and I have spent alone since the girls were born was in July when we went shopping by ourselves for an hour and a half--pathetic huh? Oh well...

shasha~ I'm sure you'll do great this weekend! And I need to give you props because I know how many insanely yummy restaurants there are in So Cal and the fact that you're managing to eat healthy is a feat in itself! I gotta ask ya, have you ever been to Killer Shrimp? It was my all time favorite place to eat in So Cal...I am ever so glad they don't have them here! Closest thing we have is Joe's Crab Shack and it's not nearly as good!

Ruth~ dang ol' TOM! Don't sweat that lb--it's all water that he brought with him. And sometimes dear, you just have to give in and have brownies and ice cream! Especially when TOM's around. Have fun with your family and on your workout too!!!

SG~ Hahaha! Oh yeah, I've sounded like that too! When I get like that I'm really glad I'm working out in my basement and not in a gym in front of people--because sometimes I don't just say it in my head! :lol: Read some of you blog last night--good stuff!! I love that you took pics of your produce! I have been tempted to do the same thing, seeing as how I never used to buy any! ;)

Tummy~ nice to see you hun! Less than a week and we'll have you back! :D Hope the wedding was fun and that you're having a wonderful vacation!!! :)

Heather~ Oh man! Sorry to hear about your back! Do take it easy and don't rush the healing. Don't worry about not being able to exercise, just stick to eating right and you should be just fine. :)

Jacque~ I hope your mom's fever goes down. I know what you mean, I never like it when anyone is in the hospital, odd how you go there to get well and end up sick sometimes. :( A big :hug: going to you for having 2 baby birds leaving the nest. I get all weepy just thinking about my oldest going into middle school in a couple of years--I can only imagine what a mess I'll be when it's time for them to head off to college!


Well, I sent the boy to school today! He was still feeling a little off, but I think he'll be fine.:crossed:
Down a little more today, just .4 away from being able to change my ticker, Aug Goal and 50 lbs lost!! :carrot: I'm stoked!

Not much planned today, just housework (which is never ending), laundry (also never ending) and if I'm feeling extra inspired, I'm heading upstairs to scrub some walls today!! Oh don't you wish you were me? :lol:

Well ladies, the girls are being grumpy this morning so I better see what I can do to change that. :) Have a great day ladies and be sure to...


Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Good Morning Everyone!
Both boys are back in school. My second son's first day was yesterday. Today he starts Advanced Math and just cannot wait. Football starts next week and his school trip Eco-Week will send home a requirement to hike, walk or run 40 miles to train for the mountain hiking they will be doing!!!

Last night hubby and I ran up hills and speed drills for 3.4 miles! I was the scale hit 182.0 this morning!!! I hope it is the same tomorrow for my weigh in.

Today isn't too busy...with Avon I have to call all customers that haven't ordered and said they wanted to, 2 meetings at the different schools with councelors, a meeting for Yearbook and then just work.....this makes tomorrow look like I could have a nap!

I am wishing everyone a GREAT onplan day!

Crazymom: I hope your son does well at school. Maybe he will feel better when he is with all his friends

Good morning everyone!

misspiggy- Omg yay you are soo close to hitting the 40 lb mark. Oh the comedy jam sounds fun. I used to live in Nor Cal and I went to it a few years ago. I think it was the one being held by wild 94.9 or something. Have a great time!

ruth- Ugh stupid TOM, you will be losin that lb in no time. Hope you had fun with the fam.

shrinking girl- thats such a cute pic of you. Did you highlight your hair?

ms p- yay for being OP and getting your workout in. I know it can be hard sometimes to workout when its raining outside.

tummy- hope you are having a fab vacay. Where are you at again, I forgot.

delphi- Awesome job on the scale movement, I knew it would happen this week. Are you feeling better? Oh and I had a chance to look at your updated pics and WOW....just wow. You look amazing!

Heather- sorry to hear about your back. Hope you feel better soon. Also congrats on the 4 lbs, a loss is a loss.

Jacque- Wishing your mom a speedy recovery. Wow you are going through so much right now and I just want to commend you for sticking to your WL and coming on here to post. :hug: College is a exciting time and I know for me, leaving my family was bittersweet because at that moment I realized that my life was about to change.

CMO4- Thanks for the encouragement. I am feeling good about this weekend and have started to make a gameplan. I found out that the gym I belong to has a location near where we are staying. I will just have to convince someone to let me borrow their car for an hour so I can go over there. And I had never heard of Killer Shrimp. I looked it up and it seems like there are a couple locations, one very close to my work. I couldn't load the website though...wierd. Omg how exciting to be sooo close to your 50 lb goal, I just know you will reach it.

jeweliek- Oh wow congrats on your weight loss, I hope the scale stays the same for tomorrow. I'm sure it will as you have been doing your crazy running drills. And uphill too...sooo great! We have these hills by my apartment and we have to walk up and down them in order to get to the beach. I always break a sweat even after walking, I can't imagine what would happen to me if I tried to run.

As for me, nothing too new here. I have tomorrow off since I'm going out of town to my friend's cabin for the weekend. It should be fun since we have it every year and it gives us a chance to see people that we don't see very often. I'm not as scared anymore of the eating good and drinking little/or none at all. I figure that I would rather be good there than go overboard because I know that I will have to come back and report to you ladies. Official weigh in is tomorrow, but I check everyday. I'm down 1.2 lbs for the week. I need to lose another 2.8 lbs to meet my goal for the month and I think its going to be a verrrrrrry close call. Thats why I need to OP this weekend. Alrighty, back to work , catch up with everyone later.

Morning Everyone!

Shrinkinggirl, Thanks.. I need a new OBGYN to find out what's going on. HOrmones are definitely a possible culprit. Keep up the great work on your shrinking!! I wanna shrink too!

Crazymomma.. I am drinking more water than you know!!lol I'm taking this orange fiber stuff.. tastes icky.. so I really water it down... taking it 2-3 times a day and with about 20 to 30 ounces of water each time.. definitely getting my 64oz of water daily!Lol

Jacque.. My thoughts are with you and your mom!

Jewel.. That workout sounds hard!! Great job on the -2lbs!!

Heather take care of your back!! Trust me.. you don't wanna go thru what I've been going thru!! Congrats on the -4!!

Delphi you are almost at your goal!!

Shasha so are you!! Stick with it!

MSP, Keep up OP!! Good work!

My exercise for today is working in my garden and doing laundry... doesn't sound like much..but for me..that's alot.. plus walking the dogs... slow but sure wins the race!!

Ok.. I'm off to start writing 8 more articles inbetween loads of laundry!!

Morning all!

Well as predicted, the scale went up a little today. I have noticed a def pattern in the past few weeks since I started weighing in daily instead of every week. My weight will go down a few pounds, then the next day it will go up about a pound, and then the next day it will go down a few pounds again, lol. I think in the long run I'll be averaging 2-4 pounds loss a week, which I can def live with! If it is 4 I'm going to be really happy...if it is 2, I was hoping at my weight I might lose a little more to start out with since I am bigger, but oh well! I really just want to get under 270 by the end of the month, and as long as I can do that, I will be extremely happy!

Anyways:
SG--I used to live directly above a Curves and I could hear "Please switch machines now" every 30 seconds from like 7 in the morning till 7 at night through my floor. It was awful. For that reason alone I cold never use a Curves gym, lol.

Heather, Sorry to hear about your back. Hope you heal quickly! Don't stress yourself too much so that you end up hurting yourself more. :) Congrats on the 4 pounds!

Misspiggy--that is great, you are so close! I am sure you will be in the 130s soon. So tell us, did you find an awesome outfit? (I just think of Miss Piggy from Muppets whenever I type your name).

Sasha--have fun this weekend! Again I might mention how awesome you are with sticking to your diet with how much you are out! One of the only reasons I can stick with my plan so well is because there is nothing unhealthy in my cupboards, lol.

Jacque--hope your mom is getting better!

Delphi--sounds to me with your guns you've got more than one pound of extra muscle! Way to go! :carrot:

I changed my avatar....this is what I look like today....just wanted to share.

Hey there ladies. Today has been a really good OP day. I did my workouts despite REALLY not wanting to run this morning and now I'm SO glad I did. I was so happy with myself for getting over my feelings and just doing it. A major accomplishment. I haven't been that unmotivated in months. It kinda made me laugh because of the internal (partly, maybe out-loud ;) ) conversation I was having with myself. Anyway, life is good here. Just doing housework and catching up with you fine people. Time to get back to housework, I think. Have a great day everyone!

Hola Chickies!

Personals first!

Ms P - Thanks! I've gotten mixed reviews on the previous picture from my friends on facebook so I decided maybe I'd better change it! Also, way to go on doing your work out this morning even though you were unmotivated.. that's totally awesome!

Tummy - Great to hear from you! I hope you're having a fantastic time on vacation.

Delphi - Congrats on 185 (I'll say it quietly, less the scale hear me and fly back upwards).

Heather - So sorry to hear about your back, that totally sucks!

cmo4 - Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks like that in their head!! Thanks for checking out my blog, I like writing it... it makes me reflect on what's going on with my weight loss and really makes me think about the why's of things. It also holds me pretty accountable. I'm going to feel pretty horrible posting my photo and my weight out there for everyone to see if I don't lose weight! Hope you had a blast scrubbing your walls... I worked for a cleaning crew for my college campus one summer... scrubbing one wall after another... fun times.

jeweliek - I'm loving the picture! You look fantastic!

Shasha - Thanks! Yeah, I got a huge chunk of blonde put in the front just for a little something different... Depending upon the way I wear my hair I either look like I've got some highlights or I couldn't decide if i wanted blonde or brown hair and settled for half a head of both.

jessicado - Oh My Gawd - If I had to hear the "Change Stations Now" all day long I'd likely have gone down and beaten up the CD player with a baseball bat!!

As for me, I'm looking forward to Friday because it means the weekend is nearly here. I'm a bit worried about my right knee... it's hurting a bit and I think it's from the running. I'm going to buy a brace this weekend to wear when I run and see if that helps anything. If not... I may have to drop out of the c25k... as much as I'd reallly really hate to do that, it's pretty much the best thing to do.
Although... I'm also thinking it could be just that I'm on my feet more with work starting up... plus the 3 minute runs... maybe it's just saying "holy crap, what are you doing woman?" I don't know. I'm hoping the brace fixes it.... realllly realllly hoping.

Hi girls,
Just wanted to pop in and say hi. Computer problems have been plaguing me again, I am getting things ready for the move although I still have time, and I have totally lost focus on my weight loss. I have been eating anything and everything in sight, which of course makes me want to hide from all of you.
I have to find a new eating plan since what I was doing was not working for me anymore. Feels like I am almost back to square 1.

I have to start coming back regularly to get myself moving again!

Hey girls,
I just have a minute, but I just wanted to say hi and see how everyone's doing.

I'm back on the wagon after a rough weekend and this weekend may be a challenge too. I'm going to a bbq (but I'll be doing a 20 mile bike ride beforehand, so I may be ok). My hubby is going out of town for a week and sometimes that's really good for me, but sometimes I go way off plan when he's gone.

Anyway, I hope you all have a wonderful night.

Jacque~ I hope your mom's fever goes down. I know what you mean, I never like it when anyone is in the hospital, odd how you go there to get well and end up sick sometimes. :( A big :hug: going to you for having 2 baby birds leaving the nest. I get all weepy just thinking about my oldest going into middle school in a couple of years--I can only imagine what a mess I'll be when it's time for them to head off to college!

She made it to rehab yesterday and we had thought she would be there for 3 weeks, but now they are saying maybe only 2...will have to change my ticket to go back down there. She sounded great when I talked to her last night.

I think this week was one of the hardest ones in my life!!! Middle school was a big adjustment, but sending two off to college is unbelievable!!!


Jacque.. My thoughts are with you and your mom!
Ok.. I'm off to start writing 8 more articles inbetween loads of laundry!!

Thanks so much...good luck with the writing.



Jacque--hope your mom is getting better!

:thanks:

Delphi:congrat: on hitting 185:carrot::carrot:

Everyone...have a great day!!!

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

The first thing I notice is all of the new avatar pictures and all of you ladies just simply look beautiful. Really you all do. Secondly, that water weight is most definitely coming off. I saw 184.8 this morning and I'm running with it. Believe me when I say, drinking your water is important. I was retaining 4 to 5 pounds of water ladies...and if I wasn't at a part in my journey where I had a firm grasp on this new way of life...that five pound loss, that never showed on the scale could have really affected my mentality and hindered my progression. So DRINK YOUR WATER!!!! At any rate, I also have to admit that not only am I a loser, but now a quitter. Sandye, I have to drop out of the whole C25k thing. I've weighed all the pros and the cons, and right now, at this point in my journey, I simply can't do it, without causing more damage to my knees. I say all this with a heavy heart, because at the end of day, I feel as if I'm letting myself down and quitting...but most importantly, I feel as if I am letting you down Sandye. But darling, my knees aren't even recovering in a days time...then on those days off, I can't do any exercise at all I'm in so much pain. I'm sorry Sandye, but my ol' knees just can't take it right now.

So it's back to Maya and My Fitness Coach, until I get the elliptical, which my friend and I discussed this last night, and if nothing else I can try it again, later on down the road when there is less fat around my knee joints and perhaps on the elliptical, although it won't be the same, it will be easy on the knees.

So I'll try to catch up later, I have to go out and run errands this morning and hopefully I can get back on and get my much needed personals in. You ladies have a great day and most definitely drink your water.

Good morning ladies! Just a real quick pop in before I start my ST'ing...

Delphi Dear~ how on earth could you possibly feel like you're letting me down? Hun, with all the positivity you've infected me with, with all the encouragement you've given me, all the laughs...listen girlie, you do what you have to do! If your knees are suffering, then STOP! I mean, I'd feel awful for you if you kept plugging along and suddenly you blew out your knee! Listen, like I said, I have a bum knee too--I've dislocated the dang thing at least 4 times that I can remember and I know what it's like to live with that pain. Don't sweat it hun! And the only time I ever want you to feel like you gotta watch your back with me is when you start slackin' on your water--got it? ;) :hug: Congrats on the loss too chickie! That's awesome!!!

Mom~ Just saying a quick hello and good morning to you:wave:, since I know you're getting your 3FC fix before work! ;) Have a great day!

Okay girls, I'll be back for more personals after the boys are off to school!! :) I just couldn't not reply to Delphi and well, my mom will be at work by the time the boys go to school so she'll miss my greeting if I don't post it now! :D

Have a great morning girls!!!

Delphi-I'm glad you're doing what's right for you instead of trying to do it despite possibly causing more problems for yourself....Wise move! Thanks, as usual, for being a good example to us all of a wonderful loser! ;)

NSM-So glad you're still on here with us. As I said on PM, please don't shy away from here while you're looking for what works for you. Who couldn't use the extra support?! Take good care andkeep us posted on what's going on with you. Hope your computer stops acting up!

Darby-So, you had an "off" weekend. We all have those, just focus on what you can do now to get back to plan. I'm going out of town this weekend, but I've already made plans to help keep me on track. It's not perfect, but at least I know I'm taking control of my situation. You can do it!

Joci-WOW! You have a lot going on right now! So, the kids got settled at school okay? I guess it's good news that your mom will take less rehab time, right? It is pulling you in different directions for sure, but you seem to be handling it like a champ!

As for me, I reached 150 on the nose this morning. Only .2 from goal, but my weekend out of town will include tailgating, including the traditional bratwurst, before the Packer game. I went to the store and found lower fat brats (pronounced 'brots' for those who don't know) than we used to buy, so I'm trying to lighten it up a little and I'm making a healthified cold salad to share with our friends we're tailgating with. My friend told me she's bringing a broccoli salad to share, so I should be okay there. I have tried to control everything I can so I don't have any unnecessary weight gain this weekend. The rest is in the good Lord's hands!

MOrning Everyone.

Happy Friday, we survived the Tornadoes that tore throught the region! Luckily they passed just south and just north of me.

Pulled the first real sized carrot out of my garden!! WOOHOO.. Got 5 tomatoes too!

I'll be making Spaghetti sauce this weekend!

As Delphi Said ladies.. DRINK YOUR WATER!!!

Enjoy the weekend!!

Good morning, just checking in before I head off to the gym. I have the day off from work because we are flying out in a few hours to go up north. I will try to check in before I leave, but if not then I hope everyone has a fab weekend. I am going to try to keep myself in check as much as possible. I am down 2.2 lbs since last week so thats pretty motivating.

Okay I'm back! :D
Sooooo, Good Morning once again to all of you lovely ladies and TGIF!!! :carrot: Oh my word, am I ever so glad it's Friday!!!!

Jewelie~ Love your new avatar hun! You're so svelte!! :) Congrats on the speed drills! Man, I remember doing hill repeats in HS--I cringe at the thought now, but one day I'll do them again! What a fun school requirement--a hike! That's so neat! My ds did well yesterday, he was pretty much okay when he got home, not much of an appetite, but no trips to the bathroom so I think we're in the clear! :carrot:

shasha~ where in Nor Cal did you live? I was born and raised near Sacramento. Okay, so when you make your goal (and only then because it's just too good to have in the middle of a weight loss plan)--you simply MUST go to Killer Shrimp for a special splurge night!! Best shrimp I've ever had! It's basically just boiled shrimp in this killer broth and they serve it with either pasta, rice or bread--I went with the bread, insanely good! Hope you're having a great day off and that you have a wonderful weekend!!! Congrats on the loss and remember--drink your water this weekend!!! :)

Hotsplashes~ Woo hoo! Congrats on getting your water in! Sorry so much of it comes in the form of watered down fiber--eww. Have you tried Benefiber? It's the clear non-gritty stuff. You really can put it in just about anything. Another thing I keep forgetting to mention, I take acidophilus every other day (daily it produces more gas than I want to admit ;)) and I have a Kellogs fiber bar every day as well. The combination of the two seem to really help keep things in check. Hope you had fun gardening and that you got all your laundry done--and trust me, I know how those two activities can crank up the heart rate! Lugging laundry up and down the stairs all day--it's a workout! :) Congrats on the veggies! And thank goodness you didn't get hit with any of those nasty tornadoes!!!

Jessica~ yes, one of the benefits of daily weighing is that you get to discover little patterns and when you figure that out, seeing a jump in weight isn't quite so frustrating. You're got a great attitude and here's wishing you a 5 lbs loss by the end of the month so you can see 270!!! :)

MsP~ I commented over on the exercise thread, but I'll say it again: WTG on getting that workout in! Overcoming those anti-workout feelings is so tough, but you did it!! :carrot: I'm so proud of you!! Here's to another fantastic OP day today!! :) WOO HOO! I just saw you hit 150 today!! :carrot: WTG hun!!! :celebrate: You're so close to goal--you'll definitely make it hun, and then some!!! :yay:

SG~ Haha, ah yes, the voices in my head--forever rambling on and on...the do get quite loud when I'm working out! ;) Sorry to hear your knee is bugging you. Like I told Delphi, if it starts bugging you too much--do what you have to take care of it. Try another cardio workout that's less stressful, whatever, C25K isn't going anywhere, it'll still be here when/if you want to do it again. Just a thought though, and I should have mentioned it to Delphi...how are your shoes? I mean, do you think that maybe you could use some better shoes? I recently bought new running shoes because my old ones were just cheapy Target shoes, and the store I went to did a gait study--it's where they have you run on a treadmill and they video tape you running. I found out that I pronate when I run (my ankles turn in) and that I needed shoes that offered support. Anyway, just a thought, if you have a shoe store that specializes in running shoes you might want to pop in and have them do a gait study on you and get fitted for some new shoes. Only trouble is...they can be pricey! Sheesh! But, it's worth it if it means you won't be in agony after your workout ya know?

NSM~ Hey girlie! I've been wondering where you were! Sorry to hear about your PC problems! Now, tough love time--you can't hide from us like that! Even if you are struggling, you still need to check in (when your PC allows you to)! We're not here to pat you on the back when you do a great job, but we're also here when you need some motivation and encouragement! So, no more hiding okay? Got it? Good. Now, take a deep breath, today is new day and you have the power to make good choices concerning your health! So make them!! And let me know if I need to take a more physical approach to encouraging you :club: and I'll get right on it! ;) :lol:

Darby~ good to see you back! Weekends can be so tough! I'm sure you'll do fine this weekend if you have that 20 mi ride in the mix! Just keep moving forward! I always do better with my food choices when hubby's not around--he can be a terrible influence on me! However, I've toughened up on him and now he's not so quick to try to talk me into eating bad. Plus, I've started to crack down on what he's allowed to eat too! :s: I'm evil like that--but he's got high triglycerides and needs to be kept in check! ;) Have a great weekend!

Jacque~ Glad to hear your mom is doing better! That's great they're talking about knocking off a whole week of rehab! Awesome! I can only imagine how your week as been, you're going to definitely need a long relaxing bath and a big ol' nap when the weekend hits!! :hug:

Delphi~ if you didn't read what I wrote to SG, check out the 2nd part--I keep meaning to ask you about it. :) Have a fabulous day hun!

Whew, sometimes I don't know when to stop typing!!! :lol:

Well, not much to report today--I'm up .2 but I'm not sweatin' it. Got my workouts in, breakfast eaten, coffee in, working on my water, boys to school, girls fed...ya know, same ol' same ol'. :)

I didn't get the walls scrubbed yesterday and I don't know that I'll be doing it today either. I've got some housework to do before the party on Sunday and I need to get goodie bag stuff and figure out what kind of snacks we'll be having. Hubby wants to bbq and I told him no way. We planned the party for 2pm so we could get away with snacks, cake and ice cream and that's how it's staying! :lol: We're borrowing a big giant inflatable water toy thing from hubby's Uncle--should be fun for the kiddos. :)

Well ladies, I better get going. You all have a wonderful weekend and if I don't catch ya this weekend know that I'm thinking of you and wishing you well and sending you tons of :dust: for the weekend! Have a great day girlies and be sure to...


Drink Your Water!!! and that goes for this weekend too!! ;)
:D

morning chickies....happy friday!

quick check in here. I am pre TOM and not feeling well , it's hard for me to write much when I am like this. Hopefully the sun of a gun comes soon and passess! ANyhow, read all of your news. Congrats to you on the losses girls. Delphi, ditto on what MsP said and the others. You are absolutely doing the right thing, don't even question it . wtg on getting rid of the fluids and ty for the reminder on the water. Wishing you all a great weekend, if I am a little scarce the next few days you will know why but I def. will pop in when i can. Big hugs, keep up the great work.

Delphi--I know it must be frustrating wanting to finish the program, and having your knee not cooperating. Sorry! I think it wise though to watch out for your body...you can find other ways to exercise, but you can't really find new knees!

SG--I know you're kinda in the same boat as Delphi. Hope the brace works, but if not, I am sure you will be able to find something else too! :)

FullSteamAhead--Hope your time flies by and we get to see your usual chipper self soon!

Sasha Congrats! Your out of the 250s!!! :carrot:

Ms Perception--150, woo hoo! Congrats to you as well! And yay--another Packers fan! My family is originally from Wisconsin before we moved to Minnesota for awhile and finally in Oregon. Back when the Packers were up for that superbowl in 1997 (I think that is the right year off the top of my head), there were hardly any Packers fans where we lived in Oregon. My mom was actually so excited she went to a local bar to watch the game (we lived so far in the country we couldn't get TV). She didn't know anyone there, and everyone was rooting for the other team. She was the only Packers fan there and kept getting dirty looks. And then the Packers won....it was awesome! Then everyone became Packers fans, lol.

Well, the scale was officially down again today to an even 274. I finally changed it to 274 in my User CP....and am praying it doesn't go back up! I was at 274.4 the other day and didn't change it because I knew it would go back up, and yesterday it was up to 275. I just want to be below 275 so bad as that means I finally have less than 100 pounds to lose to get to my ultimate goal of 175. Also, under 275 is closer to 250 than 300! I am really hoping I can lose 5 more pounds by the end of the month to be out of the 260s. Funny how stupid numbers can mean so much, lol. I never used to be a scale girl, but now that I am using the Wii Fit, I officially am!
Went to the movies in the park again last night with DD, and only ate like 2 popcorn kernels from DD bag she got there. I snacked on some cherries instead. I didn't exercise at all yesterday (whoops!) so I need to get something in today. Hope everyone else has a good one!

Thanks for all the support in my decision ladies. It's kindly taking it's toll on me. I'm a goal orientated person, so quitting is never an option. I guess our over all health is the most important thing and is truly what we are all striving for. In all reality, we want to live a healthier lifestyle and in doing so, we must make difficult decisions. This one was by far the hardest for me. At any rate, I'll drown my sorrow in loads of exercise again...that will make it all better. ;)

Gonna finish off the month, relatively easy and get back to cardio, cardio and some more cardio for September. When I hit 180 I will have lost 70lbs since February and that is just mind boggling. I'm so glad I found this site in May, if not, I don't know how much weight I would have continued to lose...so thank you ladies for being there for me, on the good days and the bad. For always encouraging and believing in me, even when I didn't believe in myself. For always leaving a kind word or a well placed one-liner to brigten my day. They say it takes a village to raise a child...I'm starting to wonder if that same phrase doesn't apply to weight loss as well. You ladies are by far the best virtual friends a gal could ever have. Cheers to each and everyone of you. You have my deepest gratitude! :hug: :hug:

Hiya!

Ms. P. and Sandye: Thank you so much for your words, they really mean a lot to me.
All the previous times I tried losing weight I would pretty much be on my own and this would be the time where I'd quit and go back to my old ways. Actually, I've been at it for a year now, so way longer than ever before. The issue was that I was doing NutriSystem and it worked great for me for the first 6 months or so, but then I started missing "real" food. I started having it more and more often, but the problem was that I not always went for the better choices, so needless to say, I stalled.
I canceled the program last week since I figure I have to start learning how to eat like a normal person in a way that I can keep up for the rest of my life. I now have an idea of how to structure my meals and portion control which is what I was definitely lacking before.
I still have a lot of food left, so what I will do to start is still incorporate that with some other freshly made food while calorie counting and see how that goes.

Whew! That was a rant. I guess I needed to get that off my chest. Anyhoo, please bear with me if I get a little whiny for a little bit while I try to figure out the rest of my life ;). It does make it easier to know that I have you all to keep me afloat if I feel like I'm drowning. Thank you!

I haven't read posts in a long time, but I did catch a glimpse of Sandye's news on reaching goal, Congratulations! hun you totally deserve it!

Hi Girls,
Well I woke up this morning with a cold and just don't feel good. Last night DD was sick and throwing up. She's feeling fine now thankfully. I didn't get out of bed until after 11 this morning. I'd like to get some exercise in today but I don't know if I'm going to feel up to it. I've been drinking lots of water and herb tea.
I'm still up over a pound not only because of TOM but eating was not OP while my family was visiting but I hope things will get back to normal now. The bad thing is that there is still too much ice cream left in the freezer.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Ruth-Sorry to hear about your cold. I tend to think summer colds are worse than winter colds, because they feel so out of place with the season! You take good care of yourself. Once you're better, that pound will come off in no time.

NSM-It must be a really interesting move to go off a plan like Nutrisystem and try to get back to "real" food. You're a brave and intelligent woman and I know you'll find your way. It'll probably be nice sort of weaning yourself onto other foods as you use up the food you still have from them. Calorie counting should be a really safe bet. I went on the other day and figured out my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) so I knew what my calorie needs are, just to be aware. I don't count calories, but I've got my food down to a science only I understand...hee hee. Like, I said, we all MUST find what works for US. There is no "One Size Fits All" plan out there. Look at me going on and on....sorry! SO glad to have you back!

I better go finish packing the van so we can high-tail it outta here once DH gets home. You ladies have a great weekend!

hey! Just a quick hello from the airport. We landed and are waiting for my friend to get us.

Happy Friday! :carrot:


CrazyMama: Don't worry, "piggy" doesn't offend me. Actually, my boyfriend started calling me Miss Piggy, and then the name just kind of stuck with me! :D But you can call me MP, or whatever works for you! Hope your party goes great this weekend!

Sasha17a: Yea, 94.9 is hosting it. I love going to these, i've gone a few different times and think it's totally worth the $$.

Jessicado22: Yes, I did find an outfit :) at Express. And the top I bought was a medium, so that rocks! I SOOO know what you mean about the scale going up and then down a few pounds. I try not to weigh myself everyday for that reason, but I can't help it! I check almost every morning! LOL Good luck with your end of August goal!! You can do it!!

Jeweliek: WOW, you look great! I hope my tummy looks like that in a few more pounds!

Shrinking Girl: Oooh, sorry about your knee. But good luck with the c25k! Hopefully you won't have to drop out :(

Delphi: Sorry about your knees too! :( Running is definitely hard on your legs. I've been using the elliptical lately too, for that reason, except it's my hip that bugs me. And WTG on losing almost 70lbs! I was checking out your progess pic and you look great!

Ms P: I know, you HAVE to have a brat or hotdog of some sort when there's a football game going on! LoL I know I do anyway. :p HAVE FUN!!!!

Ruth135: Hope you feel better soon!


I jumped on the scale this morning and it said 140.2. I'm wearing an old pair of jeans today that are size 7/8. All this progress, and you know what i did to screw it up today?? I went to Carls Jr for lunch! Ugh, what a mistake that was. I probably gained 2 lbs alone just from that burger i ate :( On the upside, I didn't eat the whole burger and only ate about half the fries. But now i feel yucky and kinda sick. :barf: I knew I should have went to Subway ...

Well, you all have a lovely weekend! Tomorrow is my "date nite" and i already know it's going to be hard to stay in check ... not because of the food either ... it's the cocktails. I'll probably just get my usual ... coke zero and rum. Should save me some cals. :p

Take Care!! :)

shasha17a - thanks for the confidence...have you tried Couch 2 5k it can make ANYONE a runner!

jessicado22 - 274!!! You got the scale to move the right way!!! GREAT JOB

Ms Perception - Woo-hoo! Great NSV!!! I love it when you can not feel like exercising and just do it anyway. Remember how great you felt after and use that next time you waver on wanting to go!and CONGRATS on 150 pounds!

Shrinking Girl, crazymamaof4 and misspiggy408 - Thanks! I'm blushing from all the compliments. I was measured today and have lost 11.5 inches from my tummy alone since May 21st. I feel like a ROCK STAR in my size 10 jeans!!! LOL

Shrinking Girl - I'm so sorry to hear about your knee. I feel your pain...please take it easy and just recoup! Have you tried a rebound trampoline? My mom jogs on that and it is low impact so it doesn't hurt her!!!

Newshinyme - just keep checking in here and we will help to keep you on track!

Delphi - Yay!!! Under 185!!!! AWESOME WORK Yikes about not running but you know your body best and when it has had enough. Listen to what your body has to tell you...that is part of learning about you so you can loose weight!

Hotsplashes - oh I am so glad to hear about no damage from Tornados. Keep safe and happy spaghetti sauce making

crazymamaof4 - Good that your son felt better! I would hate for him to be sick that's just no fun for him or mom! Don't sweat that baby gain you will be down next stop on of the scale!

ruth135 - Take care of yourself! I hope you feel better. STEP AWAY FROM THE ICE CREAM!

No longer morbidly obese by Aug 7th- MET

Reach 10% target by Aug 13- MET

No Candy through August 21 (I started July 21)- MET (yeah I'm calling it 30 min early, big whoop wanna fight about it?) http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f40/aclaiborne/bigwhoop.jpg

And, hmm, lets say down to 255 by Aug 31- This is gonna be a close one

And Shrinking Girl- a good brace should help hopefully. My sister and 4 of her friends all trained for their first half-marathon this past year. Almost all of them had knee pains at some point, and all were able to run the half with the help of a good brace. (you may want to talk to your Dr about which brace is best for you. Depending on the type of knee problem, some use a full brace, other a band that goes just under the knee)

Hey Ladies,

I'm just checking in. I had a busy past couple of days; best friend's birthday, helping a friend dye her hair, my cell phone croaked, and everything else in between. Luckily I have lost a pound, unluckily I haven't been walking my twice a day for an hour each routine. I will tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I hope to remember to measure myself. I will be re-weighing myself Monday to make sure I didn't go over board this weekend! I'm feeling pretty good, I had a little problem with my friend's birthday; I didn't eat too much, but what I did eat was a little too greasy and made me sick the next day.

I hope you ladies had a great week and I wish you all a great weekend. I will be updating this weekend. :)

Hey girls!! Wow you girls are doing awesome well done!!! You are all so inspirational!

:cheer3: :cheer3: :cheer3:

sorry this is goign to be short and no personals :(

My goal was to lose 8lbs.
Thought I'd give an update.
Start weight was 174lbs
current weight is 169lbs.
i have 3 more pounds to lose to achieve end of august goal (to lose 8lbs).

I'm following Paul Mckenna's 4 golden rules and the gabriel method and doing p90x, its working for me :)
fingers crossed i can maintain the weight lost!!

have a super day girls!!

Morning ladies :)
Checking in.
I can't believe how well some of you are doing - a real inspiration!

I'm up & down and tomorrow is my weigh in day & I've no idea what I weigh.
Not a good sign.
I skipped weigh in last week because I couldn't face it :( & I've been MIA from 3FC for most of August.

The good news is I'm working hard to at least meet 1/2 my August goal and I still walk for 30 minutes every day.

We had lots of trouble here on the farm and I'll be so glad when summer is behind us & my life settles down again.

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Down another pound this morning, and that puts me exactly where I should be with all my calculations, so I'm really, really happy with that. This month has not been a great one for deficits, so hopefully next month will be with cardio overload. ;)

Susie ~ Good to see you checkin' in and sorry to hear about all the trouble on the farm. It takes a very special and dedicated person to do that work. Farm work, is never ending and you never get a day off. So :bravo:

Echo ~ You've made great progress :congrat:

jewel and misspiggy ~ THanks for the encouragement.

Shasha ~ Thank you so much. You keep smiling darling.

Ms.P ~ I guess I missed something, you guys are going on another trip? Exciting!

Everyone I missed...:hug:

Sandye, how goes it? and big hug's to NSM, honey you can do this and I think you are making a brave decision and I am confident you will pull through this with flying colors. ;)

As for me, I haven't been up long and don't plan on being productive at all today. Netflix is my best friend on the weekends. We get unlimited streaming and since they added it to the xbox 360, weve been in movie heaven. Well you ladies have a great day. :hug:

Morning ladies :)
Checking in.
I can't believe how well some of you are doing - a real inspiration!
& I've been MIA from 3FC for most of August.

The good news is I'm working hard to at least meet 1/2 my August goal and I still walk for 30 minutes every day.



:)
Thanks! hehe

Great that you have come back!! and that's excellent you have been keeping with the walking !

There is this research done by Dr James Hill -he found that the difference between naturally slim people and overweight people is only 2000 steps. ie naturally thin people only take 2000 extra steps.

Paul Mckenna :the study revealed that people who were overweight took 1,500 to 2,000 fewer steps a day than those who maintained a healthy weight.

Think about that for a moment – only 2,000 extra steps a day can make the difference between being overweight and being slim! That’s about the distance it would take for you to walk four city blocks. The more steps you take, the more calories you use up, and the increased speed of your metabolism from those extra steps will continue to burn away your fat while you rest or sleep.

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Down another pound this morning, and that puts me exactly where I should be with all my calculations, so I'm really, really happy with that.


That's so awesome that you are on target!! way to go! :cheer3: :cheer3: :congrat: :congrat:


Echo ~ You've made great progress :congrat:

:
aww thanks so much :) :D

Good morning, chickies!:wave:

I am not going to attempt to do personals as I've been MIA for over a week. I know if I spend that much time here I won't do my cardio!:nono:

This has been a baaaad month for me, goal-wise. I have lost just 2 pounds despite eating right and amping up my workouts. I did skip 2 or 3 workouts. Since school and soccer started I've been crazy busy. :dizzy:We have 2 cars and 4 drivers so I spend a lot of time in the car after work. I am very discouraged and at times a bit ticked off,:mad: but I haven't given up! Watching Sandye and Delphi get through their stalls was an inspiration.:yes: So much so that I stuck with it. In past attempts, I woud have given up at this point, so thank you girls!:hug:

I do have a NSV to announce! Several months ago, I bought (at Goodwill) a pair of Gap jeans in 14. They fit great in the legs, but no way could I begin to zip them. I bought them anyway. Yesterday I tried them on, and they fit! I had to lie down to get them zipped, but I wore them to work and was able to zip them, while standing, all day. The pessimist in me was thinking "Gaps must run large" since I'd never before owned a pair. When I got home, I fished out a pair of my old Lee 14s, and they fit too!!:dance:

I wish I had time to thank each one of you for your support, but if I don't get off the computer, the cardio won't get done ( I know me). Keep up the good work everyone. I am so inspired by all of you!:cp:

Hello Chickies!

NSM - I spotted you over in Calorie counters! Good luck with your transition and let me know if you have any questions! I'm not an expert at calorie counting but I do know it often feels good just to complain to someone who knows what you're talking about! (Or celebrate, actually...)

Darby - Good luck staying OP. I definitely understand it being difficult when the hubby is away... I think I used to eat to replace chit chatting with my husband when he started working longer hours. No one to talk to? No problem! I'll just shove these chips in my mouth.... same thing!

Delphi - The c25k is just like any other form of exercise and guess what... if it doesn't work for you... no need to keep going at it. I'm getting a bit of knee pain as well, but not nearly as bad as you are it sounds and trust me... I'll definitely be giving it up if the pain doesn't get better. No sense in breaking the new bodies we're creating! And wow... 70 lbs! That's impressive!!!

MsP - congrats on 150! I can only dream of 150 and will only dream of 150, I'm sure (if I maintain my current muscle mass anyway). My DH and I are big brat eaters and when I started calorie counting I couldn't believe how many calories they contain! So I tried the turkey brats and just couldn't stand them. I've since moved on to ones made of chicken (though technically I think some of the ones I buy are chicken sausage and not a brat but who cares) and the chicken is soooo good! I bought some cheddar and bacon ones (120 cals each) that I could have frozen and treated like an ice cream cone they were so good and then at Sams Club I found some garlic mozzerella ones that were just as good and with just as few calories. And the bonus? DH thinks they've incredible too. yay!

Hotsplashes - Glad to hear you made it through the weather! My tomatoes are ripening as well and I usually make spaghetti sauce out of them but just don't feel like it this year so I'm giving all my tomatoes away (I usually get around 300-500)..it may get interesting..

Shasha - have fun on your trip!!!

cmo4 - Ahh birthday parties... how fun! I hope everyone has a great time.. and really... I've never washed my walls prior to a party before... I must be a huge slacker in cleaning compared with you!

jessicado - Congrats on the weight loss! Having less than 100 to go is totally something to celebrate... kudos to you!!!! I know what you mean when you say "closer to 250 than 300" I used to do something similar before my weight hit 200... it was "oh I'm just 170... that's 30 lbs from 200" The numbers can mean a lot.

ruth - Hope you feel better! Feel free to send some of that ice cream to me... I loooove ice cream... oh wait... maybe that's not a good idea. :p

misspiggy - 140 woo hoo! And I'm totally envious of your cocktails. I miss alcohol now and again... just not something I'm doing right now. It's on my list of things to add back in some day. For the moment... I'm sticking with very occasional (mainly because when I drink, i eat eat eat eat).

jeweliek - Never heard of a rebound trampoline... I'll have to look into it... thanks!

Aclai - Thank you so much... I feel much better knowing a brace will likely help and wow... a half marathon... I'm just hoping for a 5k right now! Also, congrats on meeting 2 goals... that must feel fantastic!

latetothegame - Hang in there! A plateau just means you've been doing so great you're throwing your body into a panic!!

Whew! I think I'm done now.
Went out and bought a knee brace last night, hopefully that will help. I did a quick weigh in the other day and saw 218.0 but haven't seen it since and I've been muddling over it until I was reading everyone's posts and kept seeing TOM pop up and guess who appeared this morning! My TOM! I'm not used to getting it every month (I've gotten it sporadically since it started when I was in jr high) and so I guess I' m not used to dealing with the complications every month. I'm encouraged on 2 fronts now: 1... I'm likely hanging on to some water weight here which means I may make my August goal of 217 after it leaves!!! I really wasn't sure it was possible.. I've lost so little weight since I started that I was kind of flying on a wing and a prayer the muscle gain would slow down enough for me to lose that much on the scale. And 2... All the exercise just might have begun regulating my hormones enough so that my womanly organs might straighten out... which means I may not need outside help getting pregnant after all. I'm hopeful and excited and actually crossing my fingers that I get a period in another month now. yay! I really can't remember the last time I've had 2 in a row like this... and you know... the beginning of health problems was another reason I started on this journey.

Ok... have a great day!!!!

Hey Ladies,

I'm just about to leave my house to go and do my usual volunteer work Saturday mornings. I decorate my church by making flower arrangements and everything that goes with that; like cleaning. Today, it sounds like my mother and I are going to do a few running arounds. Look at a few places at cell phones and see if GoodWill has a small, indoor trampoline that we can buy. I miss my big one I had growing up and man! They are such a workout! Crossing my fingers for that. Other than that, I plan on walking an hour at least today. I am up a few pounds, but that most likely water weight and I feel that I might have a cold coming on, which I hope I don't.

Have a great day!

Shrinking ~ I just want to mention that it is very difficult to gain muscle mass, while creating a calorie deficit. Most of the time we are only strengthening the muscles we already have while creating this deficit to lose weight. Because as much as we hate to think we are burning muscle, when you create a calorie deficit, burning muscle is inevitable, hence it being very difficult to actually gain "extra" or "additional" muscle mass. This is precisely the reason body builders have extremely high calorie intakes, that way they ensure the body doesn't use muscle as fuel, rather the calories they put into their bodies. So don't worry too much about muscle gain sweetie. Our bodies can retain a whole heap of water, and the week before, during or after TOM, can be a retention nightmare, but you take comfort in that and keep moving forward.

LTTG ~ Hey you! :wave: What's shakin' mom? ;) Three :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: on the NSV girlfriend. I know you were feeling great and still are. Way to go :carrot: on sticking with it and keeping that positive mindset. You are doing great and it's just awesome to see you dedicating yourself in such a manner. :bravo:

missmalle ~ Have fun, it sounds like you have an excellent day planned. :D

Delphi - Oh I know it's hard to gain muscle mass while in a deficit (except for the first 3 months) and I must have sounded like I hate my muscle, but I don't... I love it. As far as I'm concerned, the more the merrier... it lets me eat more! (you can see where my priorities are! haha) I'm always a bit wistful when I see how quickly some of you are losing weight but then I remind myself that I'm deliberately eating more calories than most would specifically to try to maintain most of my muscle mass.
Yeah.. I feel like a newbie at the period thing which is just ridiculous at my age but man, I usually only get it one to three times a year and this is the first time I have been watching my weight during it.... now I know what everyone is complaining about!

Hi girls :) Im fine right now and came in to catch up. Nice to read all of your news, as always!!! Hope your all having a great weekend.

Aclaia, congratulationsssssssssssss on meeting yet another goal ! :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::c heer::cheer::cheer::congrat: I will update the list with your red goal met right after this post :) wtg!

Congratulationssssss on the losses girls, Delphi, echo, LTTG, MsP, jessica, msmallee, and to all of you. SOrry if I missed anyone. wtg ladies :carrot::carrot:

also, congrats to all on keeping at it and striving toward a healthier lifestyle. I am so happy we have each other here, it makes the journey so much more fun and it's just great in so many ways. LEt's hang in t here girls and keep on truckin'....:)

ruth and shrinking girl, hope you feel better. SG, how are your knees chicky? keep us posted. I always gain fluid during TOM, hope your feeling okay. Hang in there, you have been doing great with your curves and workouts and I wish you all the best with your other goals as well ;) keep up the great work girls.

Jacquee, how are you doing darlin'? and how is mom? keep us posted girl. hugs.

Our tummygirl is in nova scotia on vaca, the hurricane is headed there tomorrow i think. Luckily, it has winded down and I beleive it to be a category 1 now. Tummygirl, hugs chickie, we miss ya and await your news upon your return.

MsP, I hope you are having a wonderful time at the ballgame this weekend.

Hi miss mallee : ) good luck with finding the trampoline today, and wtg on taking the gain in stride which is most likely fluid. Keep us posted on the trampoline. Bravo on the volunteer work, hope you had a lovely day :)

oh boy, I have to go. It is thundering like crazy and my poor pup is go ing nuts. I need to get downstairs. Hope to get to the rest of you soon. Keep up the great work girls.....hugs

Storms Storms And MORE Storms! Poor ole Geriatric Dobie has been having a tuff day with teh weather today. It's either Storming or beautiful and sunny!

Dropped 4lbs! But that is only the weight I went up last week!lol But still taking it as a loss!

Making Spaghetti Sauce today with everything from my garden!! My house smells great! And eating well also..

AND DRINKING ALL MY WATER!!lol

Hey girls! Well, it's been a busy day getting ready for the party tomorrow, but I think we have pretty much everything covered. Just a little last minute straightening up to do in the morning and it's good.

SG~ :lol3: Oh no, no, no...I wasn't scrubbing walls for the party--heck, so long as it doesn't rain, it's being held entirely out back--I need to scrub the walls to prep the room for painting! :D There's no way I'd scrub walls for a party--unless I HAD to of course. However, my friend's hubby--he actually painted the back of his house in preparation for a birthday party once! :lol: We've never let him live it down either! ;)

Okay girls, well, I'm sorry for not doing more personals--but I'm wiped out today. I really just want to go to bed and wake up with everyone happy as little larks and healthy as strong horses (one of the girls wasn't feel good all day--her tummy hurt--:eek: I'm praying she doesn't have what my son had...ugh!). Have a great night all and I hope you're having an awesome weekend!!!!

Hey Ladies,

Unfortunately, I think I might be getting a cold. Thanks, Delphi, I did have a great day, but I crashed out on the couch in the middle of it. And hours later, I'm still ready to go to bed at a decent hour! It's only 9:10pm.

Another unfortunately, FullSteamAhead, I didn't find a trampoline at Goodwill, but I see 40 dollar ones on Amazon and I'm about to look around at Wal-mart. And thank you. :) I am also looking for a new, digital scale, so hopefully I can better see what my actual weight is since our current on is at least 5 pounds off from the doc's.

Sandye, I hope you have a fun time at the party tomorrow; I know they can get a little stressful trying to be a good hostess. I'm hoping your girl isn't getting sick!

So, I ended up not exercising today, but then again I felt really tired all day. Hence why I think I'm getting a cold. At least I have a whole month until school starts. I think I did pretty well with staying OP, except for not exercising; but I'm not beating myself up about it. I plan on collecting some phone numbers from my friends on myspace, (my cell phone is non accessible,) and then going to bed. I plan on getting up early enough to go for a walk, maybe little jog, before church (8:30am!) tomorrow morning. That way, if I want to I can crash after church. My piercing is healing wonderfully, at least my two friends who went through the process think so. Tomorrow and/or Monday will be a busy, busy day with all the phone calls I have to make with school (financial aid,) work interview possibility, cell phone, and medical massages just to name a few. Oddly enough, with all the things I have to do, I feel awfully calm. I hope it's not the calm before the storm; so positive, happy thoughts. :)

And yes, I am in an unusually good, optimistic mood. :dizzy: But I like it.

Good Night Ladies!

Sorry ladies...didn't get on the computer until really late, so I am too tired to go and read everyone's post for personals. Will try and do it tomorrow!
Well, weighed myself in for the Jingle away the Jiggle challenge today and the stupid scale was up 1/2 a pound again today. I know a 2 pound loss per week is good, blah, blah blah...but I would really, really like to see 3 or 4 lb loss per week while I am at such a high weight. When I lost weight before, it seemed like the pounds flew off while I was heavier, but of course then I was doing low carb and this time I am not...so maybe that is why my expectations are so high. Also, I would love to do a body cleanse to jump start things, but I can't since I am still bf and don't want to release too many toxins through the milk.
So anyways, I was feeling bummed today and started searching online for tips to see if I should change anything that might be stalling my weightloss. I read all about zig zagging weight, cheating once in awhile to jumpstart your metabolism, etc and didn't really get any answers. Then this little voice in my head started telling me I should cheat.....cuz it would jumpstart my weight loss! I mean, I haven't had anything un diet-like for over a month....so I deserve it right!? I had an orange for bfast and a big salad with veggies on the side for lunch and decided to order in a huge big pizza for dinner and just go nuts. I thought about it all day. The delicious cheesy goodness. I got online and was trying to decide on Papa Johns or this little organic place in town. Then I read that a Spinach Alfredo slice of pizza was 380 calories. 380 calories for one slice (1/8 of a medium pizza). I knew if I ordered the pizza, I would eat the whole pizza so I wouldn't be tempted to eat any the next day.....and of course I would have to order the garlic sauce, which is I'm sure full of low calorie healthy awesomeness.

So, I didn't get a pizza at all. I made healthy burritos using yogurt instead of sr cream and these healthy low cal whole grain tortillas. Who would have seen that coming? Not me! Especially after dreaming of that #*&#& pizza all day. So I am quite proud of myself...and at the same time I am still trying to figure out if there might be something I am doing wrong that might speed up my loss just a little.

Here are the basics: I have been doing a steady 1200-1500 calories aday for the past month or so with absolutely no cheat days whatsoever. No sugar. Lots and lots of fruit, a good amount of veggies, soy products or beans (I'm vegetarian), some low cal whole grain tortillas to make veggie sandwiches, etc, nf yogurt, lf cheese, popcorn with no oil/butter. No artificial sweeteners. No pop/coffee. Hardly any salt. Lots and lots of water. Working out about 1 hr a day. Not eating after 8:30 - 9.

Does anyone have any ideas? I have heard soy might stall weight loss, so perhaps I should back off of tofu? Or maybe I should "cheat" once in awhile and up my calories once in awhile to jump start metabolism? Does anyone do this with successs? I already tried losing weight on a higher calorie intake and nothing happened, so I don't think that is it, or I would gladly uptake my calorie count to 1500+. Or maybe 2 lbs a week is all my body will do at this point healthily, sigh....

Well anyways--off to bed! Will come back and do personals for everyone tomorrow. Thanks for listening to me rant and I appreciate any feedback!

Morning ladies :)
Did my weigh in & I've stayed the same - so that's good news.

I've got a hectic day of canning ahead of me.

Today I'll be working on a year's worth of tomato juice.
I'm estimating it will take most of the day & I'll get between 25 - 35 quarts of the stuff.
Could be more.
Home canning is lots of hard work ...but so worth it down the road.
Hope everyone has a wonderful week

Good morning girls!!! :)

Molly~ rest up hun, if you can kick this cold before it gets out of hand, that would be awesome! Also, I don't know if you've ever tried Zicam (the tablets, not the swabs--they've been linked to loss of smell in some people), but I swear by them! I start taking them at the first sign of a cold and it's usually gone in a day or two.

jessica~ wow, you're not eating very much girlie! The very first thing I would suggest is upping your calories. I'm the same height as you and I'm doing zigzag calories and my lowest day is just under 1200 and my highest day is over 1500 (I got my zigzagging schedule here: http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm plug in your info and then click on the 7 Day Calorie Cycle, it'll give you a couple options for how many calories to eat each day). I started off eating around 1150-1250 a day and while that worked for a while, once I got to around 150 I stalled out and I was just starting to get more hungry. That's when I tried zigzagging. But yeah, you could certainly use some more calories hun. An orange for breakfast isn't much, no protein at all and while it's great that it's a fruit, that means it's mostly water and that's not going to hold you over. You didn't mention how often you eat, if you aren't already, try to eat 5-6 small meals a day or you could do 3 bigger meals with smaller snacks in between--but don't just eat 3 times a day, your body needs constant fuel to keep it going. WTG on being cheat free for over a month--that's awesome! It takes a lot of will power to make the changes you've made and you should be super proud of yourself!!

Susie~ congrats on maintaining!!! I was just talking to my ils about wanting to learn to can stuff! Especially with apple season coming up I'd love to learn how to can some cooked apples or make apple butter (hubby loves the stuff). I might have to pick your brain should I decide to take the leap! It sounds like hard work for sure--but I really would love to do it and it seems so worth it in the end! :)

NSM, Delphi, FSA, Shasha, SG, Tummy, Hotsplashes, Ruth, MsP, Jewelie, MissP, Mom and anyone else I've missed, I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and congratulations to everyone who's lost!!!! You're all doing wonderfully and I'm so proud of all you!!

Well, today's the day! I get have cupcakes!!! :lol: Oops, I mean, it's the girls' party!!! :D haha Em was up a lot last night and hubby was up with what he thinks is poison ivy or some such thing so we're not getting an early start. I'm letting the tired people sleep and we'll just get stuff done when we get to it. That's the good thing about having a family party--I feel much less stress to make everything perfect, kwim?

Official WI & Measurement day today~ down to 145.8 so I've made my August Goal, Lost 50 lbs and get to add a new :trampo: to my ticker! :yay: Also down 3 inches overall so that brings my total to 59.5 inches lost!! :carrot: Lastly, I have a NSV to share! My wedding dress fits!!!! Not that I'm ever going to wear it again, but it least I can if I want to! :D

Well girls, I hate to post and run, but Em just woke up and I hear Ab too so it's time go get this day going! Have a wonderful day and be good to yourselves!!! And of course, don't forget to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Our August members thus far... We have a sister thread titled "August Exercise Challenge" for those of you who would like to join us over there as well.

FullSteamAhead: get to last lowest weight and drop a couple of lbs.
sstolte: get below 210
jeweliek: lose 12 lbs., run 48 miles, weight training 3x/wk.
crazymamaof4: lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! try more new recipes, eat my fruits +veggies, try calorie cycling, + include more good fats in my diet.
canadianangel: report here everyday, be 205, minimum 50 miles running on treadmill.
UniquelyNormal: eat healthy + exercise.
TERAPET: lose 6 lbs.
Delphi: lose 10 lbs., maintain a 1, 000 calorie deficit 6 days a week.
inthemidst: lose 10 lbs., eat OP, not get sidetracked on vaca., + not let school freak me out.
dcapulet: lose 6 lbs., maintain good eating habits, start getting some work done for school, 1200 min. ex.
Darby1: lose 6lbs. to get under 190--MET GOAL!! Lose another 3 lbs. to get to 186.5. ex. 5x/wk, work on a ST program, stay within WW points every day.
nellonello: get to 199
ajowens: lose 8lbs. to get to 158, eat all vegetable servings, + walk everday.
misspiggy408: say "buy-bye" to the 140's, wight training 3x/wk, cardio 4x/wk, + no beer during the week.
UrthWurm: lose 6 lbs., eat more fruits and veggies, exercise 3x/wk, walk 1x/day.
Miss Mallee: lose 5lbs--MET GOAL!! eat balanced meals, + start exercising regularly again.
NewShinyMe: eat OP 6 days/wk, journal food intake, keep track of water intake, + stay accountable on weekends.
LateToTheGame: lose 7-10 lbs., 3 days ST + 3 days cardio.
MountainChick: lose 5-7 lbs.
BlueIsis: 2x limit eating out at restaurants, no ice cream or alcohol, reach 120's.
mamatoni: lose 11 lbs. to reach onderland, ex. 5x/wk. No dessert with the exception of elephant ear at fair.
merose: lose 7lbs. to get to 174.
ernurse: lose 2 lbs. per/wk, stay within WW points, 4 bottles water daily, + give support at site daily.
MsPerception: take a multivitamin most days, get into the 140's.
Wifey: lose 10 lbs. +drink a lot of water
Pucedaisy: get down to 145.
wanting2b140: lose 10lbs. to get to 228
chunksoflove: lose 12.5 lbs. to get to 240.
Ruth135: lose 3-5 lbs.
Tummygirl: Lose 8lbs. to hit 177.
bbee: Lose 6 lbs.
Aclai4067: By Aug. 7- no longer morbidly obese--MET GOAL!! By Aug. 13- reach 10% target--MET GOAL!! [/COLOR[COLOR="Red"]]No candy through Aug.21 (started July 21)--MET GOAL!! Down to 255 by Aug. 31.
princess2323: start exercising again, workout 1 hr. a day, get eating in order, + get into the 140's.
iamren: lose 9lbs.
Shrinking Girl: lose 6lbs, goal weight for end of August is 217.5
Sunny Gee: lose 5.5 lbs. to get to 157.5
Jacque9999: see 125 sometimes in August--MET GOAL!! try new foods...health foods! + tone more and lose more belly fat.
susie martin: lose 10lbs. and do a daily chick check in.
ladyfyre: lose 11lbs, take my lunch to work...no more fast food, get to the gym 3x/wk, at least a 1/2 hr. of daily exercise and never be rushed in the morning.
loriehohlf: no post weight in off plan eating, track what I eat, continue with my activity and keep losing.
HeatherEljohari: goal weight of 169.8, 3x/wk at the gym...60+mins. a pop. 40 15 lb. weights, + 40 sit-ups.
KEmery08: venture into the 150's + get involved in some sort of ex. class.
lookingtobehealthy: goal weight of 225.
nellonello: get into onderland.
khunter: lose 7lbs. to get to 145.
Mystical: lose 6-8lbs.
BKKchick: lose approx. 5 lbs. to get to goal weight of 114.5
gillychicks115: lose 5lbs, keep it off, + start strength training more.
rcrough: drink 2.5 liters of water/day, stay OP, + no mindless snacking.
mars540: lose 10lbs., fit a size 8 by Sep.1, + no excuses.
shasha17a: lose 8 lbs.
naz: lose 10lbs.
75togo: lose 8lbs. + ex. 45 min. 4x/wk.
Phenomenal Woman: lose 6 lbs. + ex. somehow everyday.
sotypical: Lose some weight.
Ja23: Lose some pounds.
Jeannep:
smileydd: to go from 251
echo: lose 8lbs.
glutio: lose 5-10 lbs.
jessicado22: get into the 260's. Fit into small size 20 pants.
twilightfan: Lose 10 lbs.
Lisan1128: lose 5lbs.+ exercise 4-5x/wk.
Hotsplashes: get out of the 180's
MrsVegan00: lose 7-10 lbs., keep up running with DH, stay on fiber and cut out junk food like chips, and drink lots of water.
holamamacita: be 195 lbs.
smileydd:

Congratulationssssss on the losses girls, Delphi, echo, LTTG, MsP, jessica, msmallee, and to all of you. SOrry if I missed anyone. wtg ladies :carrot::carrot:

also, congrats to all on keeping at it and striving toward a healthier lifestyle. I am so happy we have each other here, it makes the journey so much more fun and it's just great in so many ways. LEt's hang in t here girls and keep on truckin'....:)



Thank you so much!!! :D

and anyone else I've missed, I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend and congratulations to everyone who's lost!!!! You're all doing wonderfully and I'm so proud of all you!!


Official WI & Measurement day today~ down to 145.8 so I've made my August Goal, Lost 50 lbs and get to add a new :trampo: to my ticker! :yay: Also down 3 inches overall so that brings my total to 59.5 inches lost!! :carrot: Lastly, I have a NSV to share! My wedding dress fits!!!! Not that I'm ever going to wear it again, but it least I can if I want to! :D



aww that's such a nice thing to say ! THANK YOU !

WELL DONE On meeting your august goal ahead of time!! that's totally awesome!! :congrat: :congrat:

Our August members thus far... [/B]

Thanks for the update!!! I cant wait till i reach my goal hehe.

WELL DONE ladies who have already met their goal for august ahead of time! brilliant! , and congrats to those who are losing/maintaining, and also who are working hard on their diet and exercise programs. you girls rock!!

:bravo::cp::cb::flow1::flow1::flow1::flow1: :congrat: :cheer3::cheer2:
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my update:

start weight 174 lbs.
goal - lose 8lbs. to reach 166 lbs

current weight today: 168 lbs

Greetings Chickies!

I hope this finds everyone feeling fantastic and somehow down a pound overnight (maybe the weight loss gnomes visited you or something). I'm feeling fantastic as I finished week 3 of the c25k today, something which seemed like a huge challenge at the beginning of the week and yet here I am... DONE! I even ran for an extra 3 minutes because next week's 5 minute runs are scaring the heck out of me!
Also, I went out with some friends last night and I put on this pair of jeans which have always frustrated me. They're trouser jeans and just have never fit me quite properly, always too much gut in the front and tight in odd places in the thighs and they just never had that look I was going for. Well, they fit perfectly... maybe even a bit loose now... which is great! Woohoo!
Also, while you guys have made me break down and get my scale out of the deep recesses of the spare bedroom closet, I'm actually having great fun watching my weight fluctuate all over the place. Woke up the morning and weighed myself, got back from my run, found myself up 1.8 lbs. It makes me wonder how people stay sane looking at that thing!

FSA - Here's hoping your doggie didn't tear up your house!

Hotsplashes - Mmmm nothing better than a fantastic smelling house from cooking stuff from your garden. I love that feeling!

cmo4 - Oh good, I no longer feel inadequate.... though I did go to a friend's house last night and she was able to give us a grand tour and the entire place was impeccable. I have far too much clutter and I need to do something about it! I feel a weekend project coming up. and.... ENJOY THOSE CUPCAKES!

Miss Mallee - Feel better!

jessicado - Go you! I would take that as a serious accomplishment! I do know that a lot of people zigzag their calories and if you want to have a cheat day, I would do it in the essence of zigzagging... meaning... have it be a structured cheat day. I know that the calorie calculator at freedieting.com gave me an option to have it calculate a zig zag schedule for me and 2 days out of the week (hmmm maybe sat and sunday?) were high enough that I think most people following a fairly strict diet would be able to go hog wild and be naughty and still stay within allotted calories. Just a thought.

susiemartin - Wow, you have way more canning stamina than I do! Kudos to you!

Hey ladies just a quick hello and then I'm off to bed.

Jessica, we can do everything by the book with our food, but if your body isn't burning more than you take in, well, you'll gain weight..and if your daily deficit is 100 to 300, well then your loss is gonna be slower. I don't burn a lot of calories, as I spend most of my time writing aka sedentary...but, I've noticed on my days off, (aka...being lazy, and watching movies all day), my calorie burn for an ENTIRE day, can drop as low as 1500...and on a regular day I burn 2200...so it really depends on how active you. If you want to widen your deficit per day, you have to increase your daily activity and burn more calories. The more calories you burn, the bigger the daily deficit and the quicker the loss.

It's been a crazy weekend for me, and I'll definitely be glad to get back to routine again Monday. So I'll see you ladies bright and early in the morning. Big hugs gals. :hug:

Hi ladies, I'm back from my weekend out of town. Just saying a quick hi before I hit the gym since I didn't get a chance to do as much as I would have liked. But I would like to say that I enjoyed myself tremendously and did go off plan a little, but there was no weight gain. Yay! I will get to personals and talk more about my weekend later. Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Just a quick hello. Had a fun weekend also. Will post more tomorrow!

:wave:

hello ladies! just back in from vacation, which was great. and i exercised EVERY DAY! that's a real victory for me. I have to read through all the posts, but i wanted to stop in and say hi first. glad to be back on the boards.

CM04: I grew up in Santa Rosa. Thats a few hours away from Sacramento. I'm in LA now, but I think we are trying to move to Orange County since its such a nice area and my boyfriend got a good job there recently. And wow, 59.5 inches???? Hope you have treated yourself to lots of cute clothes. Hope you had fun eating your cuppy cake.

FSM: hope you feel better soon.

jessicado: congrats on the loss! :bravo: Omg I totally do that too. I'm under 250 now (well barely, but still!) and I'm excited that I'm closer to 200 than 300.

delphi: wow thats soo insirping! You are almost at 70lbs since Feb. I love hearing about your success and I know you will be at your goal in no time.

NSM: I tried nutrisystem a few years ago and lost 30 lbs in about 3 months. I missed the taste of real food too. But I was able to keep losing about 50 lbs after that. I just hope that this time I can lose it and have it stay off me.

ruth- :getwell:

misspiggy: congrats on your loss and getting into the pants! And its ok to eat carls jr sometimes. Atleast you didn't eat the whole thing. Have fun at date night.

jeweliek: I really want to start running and will start C25K soon. My boyfriend runs and I want to do that with him. For me though, running is really painful. My stupid boobs are too big and its physically painful for me to run. I want to get a reduction, but I need to lose some lbs before that so I hope that I can lose more weight before that happens. However, maybe after I lose a bunch of weight, I won't need one. We'll see. Well at any rate, I definatly want to lose more before I feel good about running.

Aclai- Congrats on meeting your goals!

miss mallee- :carrot: on your loss!

echo- You can do it! You are almost there.

susie- Its hard to get back into it, but just jump right in and you will be losing again in no time.

LTG- Yay for the pants fitting. I can't wait to start busting out some of my smaller sizes.

hotsplashes: wow 4 lbs! Thats huge.

shrinking girl: Hope you had fun with your friends. I bet you were rocking out with confidence with the pants fitting and all.

My out of town weekend with my friends was fun. One of my college roommates has a cabin in the Santa Cruz mountains and we go every August and just hang out since a lot of these people I don't get to see very often. On Friday, we went out for dinner and drinks. I decided to be DD so that I would have an excuse not to drink. I still had fun, even though someone backed into my friend's car that I was driving. Then on Saturday I did drink, but I had bought these 64 cal beers they always advertise on tv so that I wouldn't stick out like a sore thumb. I'm so happy with the way I handeled our pizza situation. We always order like 4-7 pizzas Saturday evening (depending on how many people come) and theres always so much leftover. I only ate 2 pieces over the course of the night. I know thats not that great, but for me seeing as how I do in previous years, it was a huge victory. I'm used to downing like 5-6 pieces for dinner, then drinking lots, and eating more at midnight. Then I wake up in the morning and eat a few more before breakfast. So I had 2 slices all weekend and for that I'm :carrot:. I did eat more chips and salsa than I would have liked, but I made sure to drinks lots and lots of water. I also woke up really early on Saturday before everyone woke up and made my boyfriend come on a brisk walk with me. Then before dinner, I dragged everyone outside to the volleyball area to play. We were bad, but I did sweat running around. Its funny because we have been talking about playing for the last 5 years and finally it happened and everyone had fun. When I got home I was thinking that I would be ok with like a 2-3 lb gain because of the salt content in my food intake. But I didn't gain anything at all, just maintained. My worst has been the last couple years, I gain like 7-8 lbs in water weight from all the pizza, sugary drinks and salty snacking all day. (I have never admitted this to anyone until now so I hope you guys don't get too disgusted) I decided to top off the weekend with some cardio at the gym after we got back into town.
I am so happy and thankful for finding this board. I was biting my nails stressing out about this weekend because of how bad I did in the past. It was hard not to pig out and drink a lot, but I knew I didn't want to come back here and admit it. I couldn't have done it without your support and motivation. :grouphug:

Sasha--Way to go! Lol, I am not disgusted at all, that sounds just like me! Any type of event always involves food for me. For example: camping always involves pigging out on chips and smores, etc. In fact, when I was all geared up to start dieting, I waited a week because my family had rented a beachhouse for a week, and I knew I would be pigging out.
That is so awesome that you did so well! And exercised too! Congrats on not gaining--you earned it!

dcapulet--Welcome back, and wtg for exercising every day! As you might have guessed from my reply to Sasha, I'm lazy on vacations, lol.

Crazymama--Congrats on making it to your goal! How neat you can fit in your dress again! And thanks for the advice. I think I might need to try alternating my calories instead of just sticking with 1200 or so each day. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out to see what they suggest for me for zigzagging! I was just doing a piece of fruit for breakfast, but lately I have been doing a bunch of fruit with yogurt for extra calories. (Yesterday with the orange was just a relapse because it was a really busy day). For lunch and dinner, I was doing larger meals, but I think I'll try your advice of the 3 larger meals with snacking inbetween instead and see what happens. I wasn't snacking before at all, so maybe that is part of my problem.

Shrinking Girl--congrats on the 3 weeks of C25K! I watched you start the program and you are actually the person who motivated me to try it! And double congrats on the pants fitting! I am such a clothes wh*re myself....they are totally my motivation for losing weight. I have boxes of old clothes to fit into, and every few weeks I will go through and retry stuff on...having things fit again is just the ultimate reward and motivation all at once!

Delphi--thanks for the advice too. I have been doing an hour aday for the past week, but alot of that was strength training, so I have decided to add more cardio and see if that helps speed things up too!

So anyways, I am going to try the few things mentioned above and see if that makes any difference. I don't want to go too extreme or anything, but if there was a few healthy changes I could make to speed up my loss while I am still so large, I want to take full advantage of it! I think I have decided to do some slight zigzagging, eat 3 large meals with some snacking, back down on the soy products and increase veggies even more, not eating late, and more intense workouts and see if I notice a difference in the next few weeks.

On that note--did my first day of the C25K today! :carrot: Wasn't as horrible as I thought it would be....but def not the funnest experience of my life! About 1/2 later though, I really felt refreshed and better than I had all day before.....so apparently it agreed with me. Also started working out today to Biggest Loser today which did seem to keep my heartrate up, so will keep with that one. Turbo Jam just didn't seem to click with me as much, so will put that one on the backshelf for awhile.

Well, hope everyone sees results for their hard work this last week....we can do it ladies!

Hello everybody...been a VERY busy week for me. Got the two oldest off to school and then proceeded to have a breakdown Saturday night when I realized they were both gone. At least I still have my baby (DS 16) at home. He will keep me laughing and busy until he is out of here in 2 years. And I'm sure that time will fly by.

Mom is hanging in there. Having some issues/obstacles but she is strong and will be back on her feet before we know it. I hate that I am not there with her but my oldest brother decided to stay a few extra days to be with her. I am going back when she gets out of rehab in a few weeks if not sooner.

Sorry no time for personals....back to work today after a week off...which was more busy and intense then if I had been in the office. Hope everyone has a great day!!!

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Jacque ~ Awe :hug:'s hun. I know it has to be tough, but you hang in there kiddo.

Jessica ~ Way to go :carrot: on starting your C25k. I wish you the best of luck with it.

Shasha ~ Wow, what a weekend. Sounds like if anything you did have a good time though. Here's to starting a new OP week.

dcapulet ~ :welcome: back dear.

Shrinking ~ :congrat: on getting through week 3. That is an accomplishment indeed.

A big hello to all my other gals, hopefully I can keep up with personals now.

Well as for me, I managed to get in a little cardio this morning without too many distractions..loved the part where I was trying to get the knot out of my son's shoe while doing the step during my cardio...yuppers, that was groovy. ;) At any rate, here's to a new week and the last full week, so lets give it all we got and hit those goals ladies.

miss mallee- :carrot: on your loss!

echo- You can do it! You are almost there.

Thank you! :hug:
and congratulations to you, for maintaining!! :congrat:

good luck girls for the final week !! and all the best for the official weigh in next monday!!! :goodscale:

Good Morning Girls!!! :D

It's the start of a brand new week--everyone ready for the last final push? Let's finish this month strong ladies!!!

SG~ :lol: I am the Queen of Clutter. I went through a giant organize and purge fest at the beginning of the year, but never quite managed to get the whole house under control and things have slipped a bit. We're planning on switching the kids' rooms around here soon so I'm hoping that that will help get some of this stuff under control again! Congrats on those jeans fitting and finishing the 3rd week girlie! Did the brace help with your knee pain? I haven't looked at week 4 yet...I tend to wait until the night before so I don't spend too much time scared out of my mind :lol:

Delphi~ I can just see you untying that knot while exercising--talk about multi-tasking!! :) Man, 70 lbs...that's more than both of my girls put together! You have done an amazing job dear! :hug:

Shasha~ ahhhh Santa Cruz!!! I love that place! My Uncle lives there--well, two of my Uncles actually. :) I used to love shopping downtown! We'd make a day trip when we'd go camping at Sunset Beach (about 30 mins down the coast), ahhh, memories! Only part I can do without--Hwy 17! :eek: I hate that stretch of road! Scares the bejimminies outta me! Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend and you should definitely be proud of yourself! You have really made some lifestyle changes hun! You enjoyed some pizza, but didn't go overboard, had a couple of drinks, but didn't go crazy with it, you exercised and for all of that you should give yourself a huge pat on the back! And as for being 'disgusted' Hahaha! No way! Sounds just like the former me! I gained 10 lbs in one week on my honeymoon, and believe me, it wasn't all water weight! ;)

MsP~ Heya hun! Looking forward to hearing about your weekend!

dcapulet~ Welcome back girlie! WOO HOO! WTG with the exercise hun! Did you get your sunrise yoga in? I hope so! Can't wait to hear about your fun vacation!! :)

Jessica~ hey, no problem! I found that link poking around here on the boards so I'm happy to pass it on! :) Congrats on starting the C25K!! Just take each week one at a time and you'll be amazed by what you can do! :) Do you have an iPod/MP3? If so, are you listening to the C25K podcasts while you run? If you want a link, let me know and I'll post it for you. :)

Jacque~ Awwww :hug: you poor thing! Like I said before, I get weepy about middle school, I don't know how you did 2 going off to college! *sniff* Glad to hear your mom is doing well, I'm sure she'll overcome the obstacles and come out of rehab with flying colors! :)

Well, the party was nice and the cupcakes--Divine! Mmmm! I swear, every single time my fil makes his carrot cake cupcakes--they get better and better! I had one chocolate and one carrot and then quickly put them away (after everyone was finished coming back for 2nds, 3rds and 4ths--they were that good!!!). I managed to put out chips, dip, salsa, pretzels, corn chips, veggies and dip and a big ol' fruit tray and not have a single bite of anything. I didn't feel deprived either! Just looking at my favorite lime tortilla chips made my mouth dry with all the salt that's on them and I instantly thought: Water Weight!!! :lol:

The girls were beyond shy and took a long time to be social with the kids, but they had fun. My mil made the girls princess dresses that are beyond adorable and I can tell you that Em is going to be living in hers! They were given lots of Princess stuff and now I really feel like a Mom of Girls. This is the first time they've gotten Princess stuff and they're just in heaven!! :)

So, got in my workouts today and I was down a little this morning despite the 2 cupcakes :carrot: Whew! Not much else planned for the day, just recouping from the weekend, maybe helping hubby put together the girls' playhouse (he's coming home early so he can go to the dr to have his poison ivy rash looked at)...ya know, just stuff.

Okay girls, well, we're in the home stretch now, so let's make it count!! :) Now get out there and have a great day! And be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Hi girls. One week to go in August. Let's meet those goals!!!:carrot::carrot::carrot: It's great to see the red showing up on the goals list already.

As for me I have to lose another 1.3 to make it to Onderland! I started the month out great but then hit a major plateau through the middle of the month. I weighed in today and am down another 0.8. Hopefully that is the end of the stall. I am looking forward to September and starting P90X. I have recruited a neighbor and my husband into doing the videos as well so between the 2 of them I really have no excuse not to stay on track. Time to start thinking about what my September goals will be.

Delphi-Good to know I'm not the only one solving my kids' problems while exercising. That cracked me up...I just love that I can relate so well to you ladies!

So, my weekend was really nice. Okay, the house we're selling is in Green Bay, so we packed during the day Saturday then went to the game that night. Before the game, we went to grill out at a friend's house who lives a few blocks from Lambeau Field. I did not eat POP there, but did alright. I did not overeat, so I was content with my eating. I only had a Diet Coke while at the game...so I was proud of myself for that. Sunday was less successful food-wise. I did not realize it fully at the time, but I must have gone WAY overboard for lunch. I felt so full the rest of the day, I did not eat supper. I'm more than sure I exceeded my calorie needs at breakfast and lunch, so I ended up finding 1.4 pounds, but plan to rid myself of those ASAP. We'll call Sunday a lesson in what not to do at a restaurant!
Today's been great. I got in my normal exercise, been eating good foods, and have a nice day ahead of me. I look forward to catching up on here and seeing all the progress you wonderful women are making!

Sandye ~ Sounds like a delightful weekend indeed. Must be great to have little girls..all that princess stuff and all. But the good Lord saw fit, that boys were better suited for me. If I ever marry anyone, I'm gonna make sure that man has a little girl I can spoil endlessly.

Nello ~ Oh you are sooooo close to Onederland. We have a seat all warm waiting on you. ;)

MsP ~ Yup, it's amazing what we can do. Multitasking just comes natural I suppose. :lol:

Thanks Delphi - I love to watch your weight loss progress as we started with similar stats. You are doing an awesome job and a great inspiration.

CMo4--I found some podcasts online and that is what I listened too on my ipod. I think the one I got is by Robert something or other. If anyone knows of something better though, please let me know!

And, the few changes I have made are already paying off! (I think it might have been the all the soy products hindering me honestly) I had dropped down a little over a pound down to 273 for my weigh in yesterday, and I had been expecting the scale to go up a little as usual...so I figured the scale would be back up today for sure....but it was down to 272!! I'm not changing my tickers yet as it might be too good to be true, but it is so awesome to see the scale moving again at a faster pace! I don't expect to lose a pound a day anymore as I am sure things will even out with the new changes (I don't want to lose too much weight either), but just am so excited to see the scale moving down right now I could bust. I am so close to getting out of the 270s! I has taken me twice as long to do this, because of the d*mn Wii scale being off 20 pounds at the last house...so I actually thought I was already down to 270, only to move and find out that the carpet had been messing the scale up, and I was really 20 pounds heavier.

Thanks nello and Jessica...I LOVE your new avatar. I tried to change my gamertag to TruffleShuffle the other day but it was already taken. I love me some Goonies.

Hello Ladies!!

Glad to see everyone so active!! I got in lots of my type of exercise today.. and am eating really healthy!!

AND I"M GETTING ALL MY WATER IN!!

HOpefully I will see a pound down tomorrow!

Have a great day ladies!!!!

Hey everyone, just wanted to check in really quick. Only have 1.5 more hours at work. I can't wait to get back into the gym routine. No more out of town weekends for me for a little while. I am so relieved.

Helloooo!

Just a drive-by update for me today. I've got sooo much work to do yet tonight. The brace seems to have helped with the c25k, the knee is still complaining a bit, but my hip didn't start hurting at all during my run yesterday and I figured the hip was due to me walking/running funny on the knee. I've also decided to run on the road in the neighborhood rather than at the park as the path in the park is really uneven and I think that may be how/why I hurt my knee... too much sideways motion!

It's getting down to the wire and prior to TOM coming I was not far from my goal weight but it's impossible to tell now. Hopefully it will clear up before the end of the month because losing 6 lbs in a month would be absolutely fantastic... I will obviously take what I can get though.

I hope everyone is doing great and I hope to catch up soon.

Hey Ladies! Sounds like everyone had a good weekend :)

Sasha: Congrats on being so good on your trip! I know wut you mean when i to comes to pizza. It's hard to just eat a slice or 2. I almost always break down for pizza. A matter of fact, we ordered one last nite! LOL

Crazymama: Glad to hear the party went well. It would have been hard for me to pass up the tortilla lime chips too! LUV those!!

Jessicado: Like ur new avitar! LoL

Ms P: Glad you had a good time!

I did NOT behave this weekend :( But on the upside, my hubby and I had a great time on Saturday. I was doing good eating wise, but once i had a few cocktails, I started GRUBBIN!! I ate more "sliders" this weekend than i have in my life! (you know, the mini hamburgers that come in 3's)LOL

ANYWAY ... I haven't weighed myself to see how much damage was done over the weekend ... i really dont want to know :?: But today i'm back on track. I already got my workout in and am ready to get out of the 140's!!

Oh ya, and i've been DOWNING water all weekend. Probably dehydration! :lol:

Hi girls :). Lot's to catch up on. I read all of your news and congrats on the losses and the progress! I really would like to address your posts and hoping to catch up soon. Jacquee, I'm glad your mom is better. I'm sure they are taking good care of her and your brother is there which is great. Keep us posted girl. MsP, prob salt or fluid from the dinner, you will get it right off. Sandyeeeee, wtg on goal and on the inches and all! :carrot::carrot::carrot: NSM, we love having you here ...talk more soon. A big hi to all of you! wtg chickies :carrot::carrot::carrot:

I am ,believe it or not, still awaiting TOM but today I was lucky and felt better and earlier tonight wasn't too bad and got out to do some walking. We found my parents at the boardwalk and it was so nice to see them. I didn't exercise yesterday but so far so good this week...considering. Oh, I went to the market today and got my organic greens i like and my salad fixings, some fruit (trying not to eat too much of the high fructose type) and a few other healthy ingredients. Lot's more to catch up on but I'm going to go lay down a bit. I will catch up to you all eventually, keep up the great work ladies. We will chat soon :) hugssssssss

I better go post my minutes before logging out and its a darn good thing I made that one of my goals .....

Hi Ladies!
Just a quick check in, haven't had time to read all the posts yet...been extremely busy. I'm still up over a pound but I'm glad thats all I'm up considering we had family in last week and Saturday we went to the fair and I just had to try a funnel cake! I always hear about them but have never had one, it was pretty good but I don't think I'll ever get one again, no telling how many calories is in one of them. Of course I didn't eat it all myself, all four of us shared it.
The bathroom is still not done yet...sigh...but things have just been crazy around here, just too much going on at one time.
I'll try to catch up on the posts tomorrow. Hope everyone had a great Monday!

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Ruth ~ Hey I know how you feel...it would be hard for me to "just say no" to a funnel cake to. You hang in there though..I'm sure it'll come off soon.

FSA ~ Glad to hear you are feeling better. But a shame TOM is taking his time, hopefully he will here and leave with some expedience. :)

Shrinking ~ Good to hear that the knee is holding up. I know that must have you relieved.

piggy ~ Don't let that scale get the best of ya. Just weigh...and then you'll really know if you have to do...seeing a gain can either be a great motivator or not...it's up to you do make that decision. :)

Shasha ~ :wave:

Hotsplashes ~ Love how you put that in all caps. :lol: And good for you.

As for me, I am doing well, but Sandye I'm almost positive this is our pre-TOM week, it's looking that way and I'm stalled out again at a gain. Drank plenty of water yesterday, so I know my body is naturally retaining it due to stoopid TOM. I'd give anything if I could get two minutes alone with Eve. At any rate, I'm off to wake up properly and get a little cardio in. I'll check in with you ladies later today.

Good Morning Ladies!! :)

Nello~ wow you're so close to Onederland!!! You'll be there before ya know it! Oooh P90X! I've been eyeing that, just waiting for the go ahead from hubby before I take the plunge and I'm also keeping my eye out for good deals on it too. ;) I'm with ya on thinking about September goals already too...man, August went by fast!

MsP~ Well...did ya do it? Did ya? Did you Finish the C25K?!?! I was thinking of you today while I was running. I kept saying, 'as natural as breathing' any time I started to get tired of running. :lol: I gotta say, it helped! So thanks for helping me make it through my first Wk 4 run!!! :)

Delphi~ ya know, I never thought I wanted girls! I'm a tomboy and don't know a thing about fashion, hair, make up...I spent my youth pal'ing around with the boys and that kept up pretty much until I got married. However, after we decided to have one more after the boys (haha, yeah, so much for just One more huh? ;)) I thought it might be fun to have a girl. They're definitely different than boys, that's for sure! And it's been a blast dressing them up and watching them play with dolls and now princess stuff. :) As for it being pre-TOM--yeah, I'm with ya. I got in my water, but not as much as usual and I was up .4 today. Here's to getting him outta here as fast as we can huh? Man, didn't we *just* get rid of him?! Sheesh...

Jessica~ Glad to hear the changes are paying off already! Sometimes a little change up is all we need to jump start things again. :) I'm using the same podcasts as you--he cracks me up with how mellow his voice is. Not at all like a coach pumping you up to 'gogogogogo!' :lol:, but, it helps to having him telling you when to start and stop that's for sure! And I'm with Delphi--Goonies ROCK! I found an old Goonies mag that I had and my littlest sister was very into them last year and I gave it to her. I told her to be careful with it as it is Vintage material after all. :lol:

Hotsplashes~ congrats on getting in all of your water!!! Good luck with the scale today hun! :)

Shasha~ ahhh, did you just read what you wrote? "I can't wait to get back into the gym routine" isn't just great when we start feeling like that vs. "Ugh...I don't want to go to the gym!" WTG girlie! And hooray for no more weekend trips--as fun as they are, it does get tiring being that strong all the time huh? ;)

SG~ glad to hear the brace is helping! Yeah, I don't like running on gravel or grass or any uneven surface, it's tough on the ol' joints! I really should get my hiney outside to run...but I really want to run before the kids wake up and it's dark outside then! Ahh, maybe I'll suck it up and head outside Thursday.

MissP~ So glad to hear you and hubby had a great time! It's tough to be OP all the time, and I'm glad to hear you're back on track! 130's here you come!!!!

FSA~ TOM's still not here?! Geez, what is it with that guy?! I hope he gets here quick and leaves just as quickly so you can get rid of him! Ugh! No fun! You're doing great on posting your minutes! Is that going to be a recurring goal for next month too? :D

Ruth~ Mmm, funnel cakes are good, but they are the devil! :devil: Evil little sugary beasties! Hubby loves 'em! I'd say a pound gain is pretty great as well! I probably would have gained that with just one bite of a funnel cake! :lol:

Well girls, I got my workout and shower in despite waking up late and now I'm just finishing up here before I get lunches ready for the girls and I. We're heading out to a play date with total strangers at the park today. After living here for 2 years I still don't have any real friends but one who lives 30 mins away and well, I need to get out there and change that! So, I posted on a local mom's board and asked if anyone wanted to meet up for a play date this week. Thankfully quite a few women replied so maybe I'll make a friend or two out of the deal. :lol:

Up a smidge today but I'm blaming it on water. I had a pretty big deficit yesterday as I spent most of the afternoon moving furniture. I moved Ab's crib to Em's room and the boys' beds into Ab's room. I'm going to start prepping the girls' room for painting here in the next couple of days and then we'll see what the boys want to do with their room. We also hauled the giant box of playhouse parts up the stairs to the boys' old room, which will now be the playroom, and started assembling that. It's so cute! We need to order replacement parts as some were damaged, but as of right now it's at least together enough to play in. :)

So, I guess I must have channeled Delphi yesterday because I was quite productive indeed. :D Thanks girlie!! ;)

Well ladies, I better get going. I hope you all have a wonderful day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Good morning girls :)

I'm feeling pretty normal today and I am happyyyyyyy about that! lol : ) no TOM in sight but it's fine with me as long as I'm feeling good. Regarding my news on this end, prior to the weekend there (dotn know exact timing) but I did get carb and choc. cravings pretty strongly which didn't last long. I hopeed right back to it on sunday and the past few days have been POP. We have one week to go! We are in the homestretch now and 1 week can make a difference as to a loss, gain, maintenance, etc. so let's keep on going!

I will be starting our September thread 2 or 3 days before the first of the month.....I believe we start on a Tuesday next month.

Dh is on vaca again the rest of the week. Not a problem planwise this time around!!!!! It ended up perfect that we ran out of things and went grocery shopping the other day and got onlyyyyyy what is on plan! He wants to take it easy with me and it is always so much easier when only things OP are in the house. Some freinds wanted to come over for mexican and my specialty fruity drinks.....dinner invitations this week...etc. etc. Guess what ladies? NO, NO, NO! lol. I have put all of those things off, it's not like I havn't had my share this summer and there certainly comes a time to just ........well ukwim. Once you get onto a good roll.......stay there!

I have also made my meal plan simple....not varying it too much right now and having either one or the other thing right now. It makes it no fuss. Interestingly enough, I picked up womans world mag ( a paper mag that comes out weekly) at the market the other day and dr. oz had a diet in there (this looks like a great one ladies) and specifically talks about how simplicity of a plan can be helpful in many ways........touchet doc! I am not following that plan at the moment though I do agree with his tips and tricks (based on a cornell university finding).

Delphi,,,,,, thanks girl. :hug: Hope you had a great weekend, hope you all did. Have a great new day girls. Let's hang tough and start september with a bang! Chat soon. Ty all for the support and encouragement along the way.....super duper group :)

Sandyeeeeeeee, I just saw your post! OH you! That sounds great, I hope you have a wonderful time at the playdate! Do keep us posted. Thanks chicky regarding my min. posting ...etc. yessssss, I am most definietly setting it as a goal next month too! IT does help. Hope you have an awesome day. Being up a smidge is prob just fluid, your doing awesomeeeeeeee .........keep on shining girl :)

Sandye ~ When you get done channeling your inner delphi, send some of that stuff my way. :lol: More painting ..eh? Now that sounds like a bandwagon I can jump on. What color have you decided on for the girls room?

FSA ~ A new thread sounds great. I think I need to start going a different direction with my goals just to change them up a bit...so next month..it's on. :D At any rate, I don't know too much about Dr. Oz, I've just heard his name in passing really..but I do hope whatever you choose to do, works out for you. :)

Well, I must say it feels sooooooooooo good getting back to my cardio. I almost forgot how good it feels to have an entire hour under my belt, of sweat drenching, heart pumping cardio. Love it! Well I'm off to finish laundry and other mundane tasks...so I'll catch you cool cats later. Peace out Yo! :lol:

Sandye-Good for you for trying to connect with some women locally! I will be in that boat soon since we are in transition right now. Also, glad I encouraged you this morning through week 4. It's all you, baby! Keep up the hard work! See my C25K news below. :)

FSA-Good news that you were feeling well enough to get back into your routine today. It does help so much to only have OP stuff in the house. So, have fun with DH during his vaca!

MP-So...did you weigh? When I know I've been off plan part of me doesn't want to know, but the bigger part of me is too curious what the damage is to NOT look! I'm sure you'll get whatever it is off soon since you hopped right back on plan.

SG-So how goes it, now that your back into the swing of school? I'm sure it's a challenge keeping up with everything. You're right even if you don't meet goal...think of all you've accomplished and you can't help but feel good about it! There have been several months that I didn't quite meet goal, but got close and knew I had at least made progress.

Delphi-So good to hear you enjoyed your sweat-drenched cardio again! It musta felt great to get back to it!

nello-I'm curious to see what everyone sets for September goals. I am debating mine right now, ever since you mentioned it. I wasn't thinking about setting them yet, be we are in the home stretch of August here. So, thanks for reminding me to think ahead!

YES! I did it! I finished C25K this morning. It's rainy here and I was waiting for it to stop and it just wouldn't, so what did I do?! I laced up my shoes, threw on a wind jacket and went for my run. It was alternating between a light rain and a sprinkle during the run, but I wasn't gonna let anything stop me. I was drenched at the end, but so happy to accomplish this goal.
I am still up almost a half pound, but confident that will leave today and I'll be at or past my August goal tomorrow. Thanks for all the encouragement here, both directly and just from the inspiration of reading all of your stories! I know I'm not the only one who deals with all this healthy lifestyle stuff and it makes it more do-able to know there are women all around being successful at it everyday. So Cool!

delphi - glad to see you :)

Jessica- this is my first vacation where I did exercise on purpose. :) I didn't want to fall behind in my c25k training.

cfmama- glad to be back! we spent the week at the Jersey shore, so I got in the great sunrise! the beach was off limits because of HUGE waves due to hurricane Bill here in the NE, but I got other beach time in (wave jumping) so it was a good time overall. Very refreshing.

I can't believe august is almost over! Last night we started week 9 day 1 of the couch to 5k, and I was able to run for 3 min. I will take it. Yesterday, I came in way UNDER (??) calories for the first time in however long. Not something I was/am aiming for. I barely made 1200! I think it's cause I was SSSOOOO on plan... lots of protein and yummy veggies... no extras. I need to find a way to eat clean and with enough calories...

MsP ~ :congrat: and :bravo: for completing the C25k. I'm sooooo proud of you...and I know you must feel fantastic with yourself. You should be very, very proud. :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

dcapulet ~ Plenty of ways to eat clean and get those calories in...two words...peanut butter. ;)

Hey gals ... I got on the scale and it said 144. WOW. Back up, 4+ pounds. :( Just from the weekend. But thats what alcohol and cheeseburgers will do to ya :p I've been downing my water all morning now, in hopes that some of it is water weight! LOL So I pulled out my 6 week total body makeover kit and have decided to start the workout program it has with resistance bands. I've been lifting weights, but the gym i go to they aren't so good, and always need re-calibrating, etc. So I'm excited to start toning/tightening up.

Hope you all have a lovely Tuesday! :D I'll check back with everyone in a bit.

Hey all. A little late coming in here today. I'm trying to keep myself busy at work because my day goes by so much faster when I do. I was so tired this morning because my friend is visiting us for the week and I stayed up until 11 talking to her. This morning I had 2 cups of coffee, and I NEVER drink the stuff. Only when I am tired. But now I'm certainly feeling the effects, hehe. I already told her that I'm going to be working out and I think shes going to be joining me at the gym since she has a membership there too. But she likes to swim so she might go earlier in the day. Alright, now I'm just yammering, no more coffee for me.

WOW - you guys post so much. I haven't posted since this started! haha

I think my goal was to just lose some weight, my scale is down - still a few more days to go - hope it stays that way!

Ruth... Ohh Fairs!! I love fairs! And I love the food at fairs.. Congrats on SHARING that funnel cake!! That's a great way to get a "fix" but not the calories! VERY GOOD!!

Delphi - GREAT JOB on that Cardio!! A whole hour is alot! You are doing such a great job!

Cazymama - I hope you get to make some new friends at the park today! And I hope Ab and Em make new friends too! Moving all that furniture is a work out in itself!!

MsPerception.. YAYYYYY For the C25K... Uhmmm what is that exactly???lol But still YAYYYYYY!!!!

Dcapulet... Awesome on the Calorie intake! Yeah once you start eating clean.. you will find you have to eat alot more just to make the calorie count. Good Job!!!

FullSteamahead... Hope you are having a good day!

Well, I got on the scale today.. Weighed the same..but I feel lighter. If that makes any sense. But it's that TOM again. SO I will have to wait till it's done to see a loss.

I got on my bicycle last nite and rode for a few miles.. Just about killed me. DOn't know if it's an exercise I am allowed to do or not I will ahve to ask my doctor.

Got up early this moring and went grocery shopping at the farmer's market and the asian market.. got all good stuffus!!

So now I'm off to go pick veggies from the garden and maybe go for another bike ride later this evening.

I calculated how much water I am drinking. 2 x 32oz tumblers, 2 x 20oz water bottles... that's over 100oz of water a day. Not including all the green tea I drink!! WOOHOO...

See everyone tomorrow!!!

Ha ha--thanks MissPiggy, Delphi and Crazymama and about my avatar! I actually had a moving one of Chunk doing the truffle shuffle, but it was too large for 3FC. So excited to have been a member long enough now to get a siggy and to be able to personalize my profile and have trackers!

Ruth--Congrats on sharing the funnel cake! I love those things. Not quite as much as elephant ears *drools*, but still if funnel cake is made right, I would totally break my diet for that! I can fantasize about that because there is no fair here to tempt me, lol.

Shrinking Girl--so glad the brace worked! You are my motivation to start the C25K, so you can't stop now!

Ms Perception--Congrats for finishing! I can't even imagine running what is planned in the last week, lol. Way to go!

Dcapulet--I know what you mean about meeting calories with eating clean! I am vegetarian and trying to do mostly all veggies and fruit, and I have a really hard time meeting 1200. I like Delphi's way of pb though.....mmmmm. ;)

MissPiggy...sorry the scale is up hun. Some of that is sure to just be water weight retained from the salt and carbs in the burgers, so it should drop off fast. I am sure you will work it off the rest in no time too!

Well, I weighed in this morning and I am just giddy. It was down again! I was SURE it would be up, but it is almost down over 1/2 pound to almost 271 today. Those few changes I made have made such a HUGE difference! Funny thing though is I am allowing myself to splurge a little now, so I am eating more variety and losing more weight at the same time, lol. I wasn't losing in a whole week what I have lost in a few days now. Soooo close to my goal now!

Jessica ~ Yeah, I've tried quite a few gif's and they are usually too big for this sites avatars. :( I had a really cool star wars one and it was a no go. I swear I've tried like 100 and none of them worked. A gif file takes up more file space, most of the time. Oh and :congrat: on being down and being able to add that variety..that sure does help.

Hotsplashes ~ That's a whole heap of water. The recommended dosage is half your body weight, but I'm sure what your drinking is just fine as well. I was drinking too much when I first started and that caused me to retain to for some weird reason..funny how tempremental our bodies are.

Sotypical ~ Yup, we are a chatty bunch. :bravo: on being down some. :)

Shasha ~ It's always beneficial to us when a friend supports what we do, so I'm sure her tagging along at the gym will be a great thing. ;)

Piggy ~ Well, just try to stay OP and I'm sure those four pounds will be gone in no time. :)

Sheesh, writing that personal about tagging along got me thinking about Tagalongs...OMGosh those things were great. I would sit down and eat a whole box of those bad boys..after they were properly refrigerated. Which reminds me, what do I do about girl scout cookies this year..just buy them and then give them away I guess..OR, I'll order some I know I wont like. Yup, that's the ticket. ;)

It's been a slow day around these parts, but I noticed that Tummy updated her facebook about doing some Whale watching today and then heading back tomorrow..so YA! we get our Tummygirl back. However, I do not envy all that she has to read upon her return...that's a whole heap of posts.

Umm, I think that's about it. I've just finished an hour on the tready and ready to rock n roll when the boys get home. I'll use my jedi mind tricks to get them to finish their homework in like t-minus ten minutes and then use my lightsaber to heat the pizza up. Yup, I've got it all planned out...then it's back to the mental ward and my comfy, downy fresh straight jacket :woohoo:

:lol: :lol:

Alright, I'm outta here. You ladies have a groovy evening, with lots of bow chicka wow wow's! ;)

Oh and just cause, I did some comparison photos since I joined the site....

The first two are at 230 and the second two are current at 183

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/gallatinlady/progress3fc.jpg

Sasha - cool, a workout buddy! I used to have one of those here @ work but they laid her off :( It was great though. We were always supporting each other, and we would make ourselves workout even on the days we didn't want to.

Hotsplashes - that's a lot of water :D go girl!

Jessicado -- omg, you're SO CLOSE to your goal now! At the rate your going you'll be there by the end of August ... maybe more! :)

Delphi -- mmMMmm ... Tagalongs are like CANdy!! I like the peanut butter cookies too. I bought like 5 boxes from my co-workers little sister, but gave them away to my MIL. Not before I had a few though :p

I just had a mean workout!! I burned 530 cals on the elliptical. I was going to do the exercises outta my 6 week total body makeover kit, but I need a door to attach the resistance bands to. I'll figure out something ....

Today is my oldest son, Jacob's bday ... he's 8 years old. :) So i'm getting pizza tonite (his fave) for dinner, and cupcakes for dessert. Hope I stay strong. Pizza is one of my weaknesses! It seems like i'm never able to pass it up! Then Saturday we are going to hit the water park with a few of his little friends, for his bday. I'm dreading wearing a suit tho ... thank god for cover ups! LOL

Piggy ~ That's a load of calories burned on the elliptical...awesome! :carrot: Happy Birthday to your son as well. I hope it is a spectacular one. Good luck at the water park, I'm sure you will look great. :)

Hello Chickies!

I'm have a bit of an up and down day. My first irate parent phone call has already taken place and those always spoil my mood especially when the parent starts going off on me without hearing what I have to say on the matter. Sheesh, sometimes I think people think I'm the EVIL TEACHER who delights when people fail my class.
On an up note though... I totally made it through Day 1 of week 4. I wasn't sure I could but in the end... it wasn't any more or less difficult than 3 minutes had been. I went slow and steady and was even able to really push it the last minute of my final 5 minutes like the podcast suggested. I'll spend the rest of the week trying to work on my speed. I AM TOTALLY DELIGHTED that I did it. I could squeal like a little girl and clap my hands just thinking about it!!

Ok.... an attempt at personals

Shasha - Glad to hear you had fun over the weekend and now a friend visiting you for the week! You busy busy, social girl!

jessicado - Wow, it's so fantastic to hear that I motivated anyone to do anything!! And you're right, having things fit again is simply awesome... I'm dreaming of the day when I can walk into a regular size store and try on all the cute stuff! Also, what a bummer to find out the Wii scale was off... I'd likely have thrown a tantrum.

cmo4 - I am not a big fan of clutter, but my DH saves EVERYTHING... even the boxes things come in because "you never know if you're going to need it". It drives me bonkers but I've given up trying to deter him from it. I hear ya on not wanting to run when it's dark out.. I go out at 5 am and the only thing positive I can say about it is that my constant fear and watching out for the boogey man to pop out of the corn fields means I don't concentrate so much on how long it's been since I started running and is it time to stop yet.

Delphi - Every time you talk about loving cardio I get flashbacks to when I used to try to do aerobics at home... it always ended with me winded and feeling like I could vomit, laying on the floor and swearing I'd never exercise again....so... kudos to you for loving it! Perhaps I'll try it again some day. And OMG, the girl scout cookies.... it's the caramel delites that do me in every time. I think I've once even licked the extra caramel from inside the packaging.....mmmm, I can almost taste it...
And... your photos are amazing... wow... what a difference!

MsP - I'm starting to get back into the swing of things... it would be so much easier if I didn't have a brand new course I'm teaching this year... and it's a 2 credit course so it's really like 2 brand new courses, it's certainly keeping me on my toes and all of the lab prep OMG, it might kill me... but I'm hanging in there. I'm tired, I'm crabby, I might be a little bit on the witchy side... but I'm hanging in there! CONGRATS on completing the c25k, that's fantastic... and in the rain no doubt! You are fantastic!

misspiggy - I'm sure those lbs are mostly water weight. That alcohol is nasty stuff but boy is it soooo good sometimes!!!

Hey chicks!

The scale was nice to me today...back down to my ticker weight, yay! TOM is pretty much gone so hopefully I have two weeks to drop some weight. I hope to lose two pounds this week.
My sister may be coming again this weekend but if she does, I'm determined to not get any soft drinks this time, I drank too much of the stuff last week...she won't have any problem with it because she don't drink the stuff anyway except for maybe a sip now and then. The good thing is that she watches her weight and has a sensitive system so things like pizza are not an option.

Wow! I just did 61 minutes on the treadmill whew! Thats how long it took me to read all the posts lol. I discovered I can set my laptop on my treadmill and surf the net while I'm walking. I can't read anything while I'm jogging though...hehe. I can still keep up a pretty good pace too, usually I'm at 4.0mph for the majority of my workout with a few jogging spurts.

We may be going on vacation next month to the Smoky Mountains/Gatlinburg. In over 13 years of marriage we've never been on a vacation. We were supposed to go to the Smoky's for our honeymoon but we never went. I wanted to have lost all my weight before we went somewhere but my husband took a few days off for next month and mentioned that maybe we could go. I've been looking at cabins/chalets and there are so many, its hard to make a choice.

Oh and Sandye Those pounds are just falling off of you! I can't believe how fast your dropping that weight, its awesome! You too Delphi
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Well need to go jump in the shower, catch you all later!

Hi all! :) I just thought I would introduce myself, I am Rikki and I usually post on the SBD forum, I plan to sign up for the September challenge-lots of inspiration going on in here! you ladies are amazing! My food intake has been pretty good lately but I definitely am going to have to join the Sept. exercise challenge too! Thats where I need the most help!

Hiya rdw!!! It'll be great to get to know you in September!!

Hi all you great ladies! I have to apoligize for being waaayyy MIA lately. Long story short, I took most of the month off from formal exercise:yikes: and have had way less than POP menus, Not GOOD!!!!! Stress levels at my full time and part- time jobs have been over the top, and We decided it was time to apply for the loan to drill a well, get our septic put in, buy the machinery to start my husbands business, and move out on to our property. OMG, it has been just nutso:dizzy: Well now I am feeling a little more level-headed, and am ready to jump back on the healthy wagon! My plan is to plan my whole day in meals/snacks the night before, so I don't have to think about it when I am hungry, or in a hurry. So that will be my goal for the rest of August, is to have a daily plan and follow it.
I scanned a couple pages of the posts, all I can say is everyone seems to be doing really great, and I want to be doing great again too! I will post my exercise goals on the sister thread...........Thanks for just being here!

LE-YAY!!! You're back! I missed you! I was wondering what you were up to. Wow! You've been busy. I can understand not having time to post or even think straight. I'm glad you're back and ready to hop back on the wagon though.

rdw- WELCOME! Good to have you and look forward to getting to know you more in September. It's great to get your feet wet here and see what a bunch of chatty Kathys you have to deal with here! LOL

SG-Hubby has been dealing with disgruntled (older) staff (he's a HS principal, if I haven't mentioned) since he's making some changes. Life in education is not all roses...this I know! But, bless your heart for being a dedicated educator. My hat's off to ya! Good job on week 4. It's true you do start to just do the run and think, " I can do this. I did last week. I can do this week."

ruth-I hope your trip works out. It sounds like a wonderful trip to take. Also, excellent way to surf the 'net. 61 minutes...nice!

Hey Ladies, and I actually have been trying to keep up each time I post. it's been hard but I've needed the encouragement while I've been away. Two weeks without calorie counting officially is way too long!

And I did go whale watching today, LOL, glad you're checking Delphi. We only saw dolphins but it was great anyway. Gonna head to bed, up at 4:30a to catch our flight. So many ppl doing so well! I look forward to getting back to routine and having a scale showdown when I get home.

Tomorrow is busy all day so I'll likely be back on Thursday morning. Cheerio!

Delphi- wow, looking great! You look like a completely different person.

Tummy- Hope your vacay was fab.

Lewisempire- Hey, planning your meals in advance is such a great idea. I am going to start doing that and cooking in bulk so that I can take healthy food during lunch.

shrinking girl- I can't even imagine being a teacher. Major props to you for what you do. Sorry about the irrate parent.

rdw1- Welcome. This is a great place to come and write about your ups and downs.

misspiggy- Hope your son had a great bday. How was everything with the pizza? We are watching something on food network right now about the best pizza and it all sounds soooo good. I want it too now. hehe

hotsplashes- did you find anything interesting at the asian market? I go every now and then and love to browse through everything.

jessicado and ruth- Congrats on the downward movement!

Sorry the personals are so short. I have to take care of some stuff before bed tonight and my friend is here all week. Hope you have a lovely night and I will catch up with everyone tomorrow.

Delphi--your new photos are awesome---you look so good! Way to go

SG--Congrats on getting through the 1rst day of week 4! You are totally motivating me--really!

RDW--Welcome! Looking forward to seeing you in September on here! I just joined this month, and these awesome ladies have really motivated me. Seriously, I haven't run in 10 years, and had absolutely no intentions of ever starting, and after being on here a few weeks, I started. They are all awesome! I'm a vegetarian too, so it will be awesome to have someone else to relate to on here!

Tummy--Welcome back!

Sasha--hope you have fun with your friend! Having her at the gym with you should be good motivation!

Well, just finished up W1D2 of C25K and it was harder for me than when I just ran the 10 minutes straight....what the heck?!?!?!? You think with all the breaks it would be easier. I mean, it wasn't horrible...but right on the edge of it, lol. Maybe it is because I am running alot faster than when I just jogged the 10 min. I stopped 10 sec early on the 7th run..... (shhhhh), but other than that, I did them all. I think I will try the 3rd time this week a little slower when I am running and see what happens. I am dedicated to finishing the program, so if worst comes to worse, maybe I'll just take a little longer and do 2 weeks for each week of the program....or maybe I'll just stick with the 1rst week forever! ;)

Good Morning Ladies

:woohoo: I check in this morning and not only see Tummy but LE as well. :carrot: Now that's the way to start the morning. This morning I'm finally near goal, only .8 to go..so dangit if it ain't a dandy morning indeed.

Jessica ~ If my knees would have held up that was my plan to double up on weeks, so I think that's a great idea. Oh and thanks dear!

Shasha ~ Thanks dear! :)

Tummy ~ Well look who scooby dragged in..eh? ;) What's crackin' m'lady? Dang right I'm keepin' tabs on my gal. It's good to have you back. :hug:

LE ~ Well hot damn lady, welcome back cutie. Dang good to see you posting again. We can all start fresh for September. Sounds like you've been a busy lady, but hopefully things will slow down and be less stressful for ya. Dang good to have you back on board LE.

rdw1 ~ :welcome: to our little group. Pull up a chair and make yourself comfortable darling. Good to have you with us!

Ruth ~ Oh man, if I could surf the net while I was on the treadmill, I'd definitely be spending loads of time on the treadmill...that's fantastic. Very creative. I tried to play a game once while I was on the treadmill...and yeah, that didn't end well for me or my arse. ;)

Shrinking ~ Wow and :congrat: on making it through your C25k. You are doing an amazing job with it. Keep up the groovy work and thanks again for the compliment. :)

Well I reckon that's all but dude, I was up too early this morning. But hopefully I can get some cardio in this morning without having everyone in the house up as well. So I'm off to go shake my rump and I'll check in with you beautiful ladies later. Peace, love and grooviness to you all. ;)

Good morning chickies!
Doing a quick post this morning because.... for the second day in a row.... I've weighed in at 217....which is my August goal! WoooHOOOO!

6 lbs in a month is the most I've lost so far. Thank you to everyone for all of your encouragement, I don't know if I'd have done it without you!

Hi, chickies!
Not much time, but Delphi, WOW! inspiring pics- you look fanfreakintastic indeed!

I am also inspired by SG and the others who are doing C25K. Thinking of trying it myself... Man, if thinking dropped the pounds, I'd be a total waif!

BIG NSV for me yesterday- my best friend sent me pictures from our recent rendevous in New York, and for the first time in a LONG time, I liked what I saw! My face isn't puffy and bloated, I didn't go into the shock of, "Is THAT what I look like?" and all those rationalizations about how I'm just not photogenic and the camera adds pounds. I know I felt good on that trip, in part because I was with my friend and her baby, and partly because I started my weight loss right after my previous trip to New York, when I finally decided to make the changes I needed. Walking the streets of the city, I felt slimmer, healthier and more confident.

Thank you all for all the posts and support that have inspired me and kept me honest!!

:wave:Good morning ladies!
MsP- Thanks for the welcome back! OMG your new pic looks Wonderful! You have really stuck it out, and it looks good on you! WTG!!!

Delphi- Your pics look simply Fabulous! You have been rockin' it girl! WTG, you look like a different woman! Thanks to you also for the welcome back, it is good to be back on track! :carrot:

Shasha-I am new to planning my meals this far ahead, but I must say yesterday was so easy, it wasn't written down, so I just didn't eat it. Instead, If I was hungry, and water didn't fix it, I looked on my list to see what my allotted snack was! A real no brainer! Good luck!

Tummy Oh I love dolphins! I'll bet it was awesome to see them swimming! Welcome back! Let's get to work!;)

Ruth- I was just reading your post, and you are coming to my neck of the woods! Gatlinburg is about an 1hr away, if you don't count traffic! You will have sooooo much fun! bring your walking shoes, and your VISA! So much to do, and shop for! LOL I think you should hold your DH to it, life is too short not to vacation!

Shrinking- Gotta love the crazed parents!!!! You keep on being tough, because teachers like you make the difference for lots of kids! Weither they want to admit it or not!

RDW- Welcome:wave: You have found a great group of women here!

Crazymama, and Fullsteamahead! Love you ladies! Hope you have a Great day!

As for me, I have a busy day planned! I am making "white chili" from the 3fc recipes mmmmm I hope it turns out as good as I think it will. I am heading out to do errands, then to work from 3-11. Oh and I have a HIIT workout to squeeze in, better go do that now!:carrot: Have a great day ladies!

Gooooooooooooooooood Morning Ladies!!!!! :carrot:

Ooooh, I spy a newbie and some girls I need to welcome back!! :dance:

FSA~ glad to hear you're feeling better! Man, you sound ON TOP of it girlie! Turning down dinner plans, whoooo, you're a committed woman! :carrot: You really do sound like you've made a fresh start and your plan sounds fantastic!! WTG girlie!!!!

Delphi~ :lol: Well, my inner Delphi left shortly after I moved all that stuff--I need to channel her again! ;) I still haven't painted a thing--which is good since room assignments changed. :) I am going with a really light soft pink--I mean, super light and soft, no cotton candy stuff, just soft and airy and light. :) I'm then going to accent it with light green (again with the soft airy stuff) and go from there. I'll let you know when I plan on starting! You look maaaarvelous dahhhling! Seriously, who is that girl in the first pic? That's not the Delphi I know! Wow! :whoo: You hawt mama you!!! So glad you're back to enjoying your cardio dear, I missed hearing your rave about it! :) Oh, and Girl Scout cookies are evil! Especially the Samoas!!!! Evil, evil, evil!!!

MsP~ again, congrats on completing the C25K!!! That is so awesome!!! I've often thought about what I'll do after I'm done and so I'll be watching your workouts with great interest! :D

dcapulet~ glad to hear you got in lots of sunrises! Bummer about the beaches being closed though. You're almost done with C25K too! Wow!!! I'll be watching your workouts too! ;)

MissP~ gotta love the post weekend water weight huh? I'm sure you'll be rid of it soon! WTG on the workout and Happy Birthday to your son!! Hope you all had a fun night!!! :)

shasha~ :lol: if 2 cups makes you :hyper:, man, I wonder what my old pot a day habit would do to you! :lol: Sounds like you're having fun with your friend!! Do try to get some rest in though, you don't want to be dragging all day and start getting all loopy! :dizzy:

sotypical~ yeah, we're a bunch of chatterboxes! Some of us more than other obviously. ;) :blah: Keep up the great work!

Hotsplashes~ well congrats on maintaining through TOM! I consider that a victory in my book! ;) WTG on your water girlie! I can see I won't have to be lecturing you any time soon! :)

jessica~ I'm so excited for you! So glad you're seeing the scale move in the right direction again!!! :carrot: As for the C25K, yup, I'm taking it slow! I figure once I get to where I can run for 30 mins straight, then I can work on my speed! ;) Great job hun!

SG~ Oh your hubby and I would end up wading through stuff if we were married! I mean, I've gotten way better, but I have a ton of stuff and I also save boxes--what can I say? We ship stuff come Christmas time and I'm forever searching for the right size box! :lol: Actually, I don't save quite as much stuff as I used to, but that's not to say I couldn't get rid of stuff either. I usually end up doing my purging during the Winter when I can't get out of the house. :) WTG on day 1 of wk 4!!! I was surprised by how I was able to make it through the 5 min runs! I really think the key with me is speed, so long as I don't go too fast, I'm good. Keep up the great work and try not to let the parents stress you out--sometimes we parents get all uppity and crazy at the beginning of the school year. :crazy: Most of us snap out of it later though. ;) Oooh, just saw you made your August goal!!! :celebrate: Congrats hun!! Woo hoo!

Ruth~ congrats on the loss hun!!! I bet you'll see more lbs drop by the end of the month! How cool that you can surf the web while on the treadmill! I wish I could do that! I would never fall behind and have to spend an hour doing personals again! :lol:

rdw1~ :welcome: I look forward to getting to know you! You've found a FANTASTIC bunch of girls here! Jump right in and make yourself comfy!! :)

LEWIS!!!!!~ You're back!! :carrot: So glad to see you posting again hun!!! Now, let's get all that crazy stressful stuff you've been going through out of the way so we can have our daily dose of Lewis again! :D Good for you planning out your meals--I really stink at that! I can sometimes do it in the morning, but never the night before. I really should try to do that, it would make dinner time so much easier! Hey, let us know how the white chili turns out!!! :)

Tummy~ Hey girlie! So glad you'll be back by tomorrow morning!! Can't wait to hear all about your trip!! Dolphins, how fun is that? Can't wait to catch up! :hug:

Pucedaisy~ aww, that's a great NSV hun! Nothing better than liking pics of yourself!!! :) Yes, the girls here are so very inspiring! I'd never have started the C25K if it weren't for them. Heck, I wouldn't have ever lost this much weight if it weren't for them!!! :)

Whew! That took longer than I thought it would! :lol:

Well, I'm down a bit more today, 144.6 which is odd considering that I got a surprise visit from TOM today--thought I had some time yet before he came back, but I just checked my calendar and really he's only 2 days early so...yippee, TOM--twice in one month! Sheesh...

Got all of my exercise in before all the kids woke up today! :carrot: Man, there's nothing better than that! I will definitely be making a major effort to wake up at 5:00 on MWFs!! Those are the days I have HIIT & ST'ing so those take the longest.

Ry is sick today. Poor kid, he came home yesterday after school and fell right to sleep. He woke up long enough to walk upstairs where I tucked him into bed. Hubby said he woke up at 1:30 from a bad dream, he then woke up at 4:30'ish and said he wanted to say good night to me (sweet baby boy) and went back to bed where he stayed until 7:00. So roughly 15 hours of sleep and he's still feeling icky. He's already puked once and I'm hoping that's it. We're currently waiting to see if the toast he ate will stay down before we proceed with more food. Sigh...

I'm guessing the girls have had this all week too as they haven't been eating very much and have been beyond grouchy. I just hope that this is the end of the stomach bug and that the kids can get back to their healthy selves!

The play date yesterday was okay--I didn't walk away from it with any instant friendships or anything, but it certainly was nice to get out of the house and chat with some grown ups! ;)

Well girls, I better get going. I need to pay bills, clean up the kitchen, call the school...ya know, stuff. Hope everyone has a great day! Be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

SG~:bravo: on making goal already! You rock woman! Now you know what you're capable of so I can't wait to see what you do next month.

Delphi~:dancer: Great job on getting so close to your goal! With 5 days left, you've got this in the bag!

Sandye~:high: Way to go losing during the start of TOM! You are making this month count! You'll be at you new goal weight before you know it...then what're ya gonna do?! Sorry to hear about your sickies. At least you should have everyone done with it soon and then things will get back to "normal."

LE-It's funny you mention my pic. My 9 y/o DS said to me a couple days ago, "Mom, you look skinnier than in that picture." So he wanted me to do another one that was better...from a BOY...he cracks me up! I will prob change it at the end of this month, just in case he's right. LOL

Tummy~Glad to hear from ya, chickie. Can't wait until you're back regulalry!

Congrats to all making good progress on C25K or other new and interesting exercise programs! Also, great job to those planning meals and making sure they only have OP foods in the house! We're finishing this month strong, ladies.
I had a slightly unhappy moment today. I found my scale was broken (not registering anything, just staying at 0.0) and I have to mail it in to get it repaired or replaced. So, I'm not gonna have my scale for a week or 2. Yikes! What will I do?! I think I may buy another (less expensive) one to get me by. I gotta know if I make goal! :D

Msp ~ No scale for that long..eke...I don't know if I could swing that, but I'm sure you will do just fine. ;)

Sandye ~ Ah, pink sounds good, I bet it will look all purty and stuff when you get it complete. My boys want black. :( I'm not feelin' black, but then again when I was young, I begged for black walls and didn't get it..so, just to stick it to the man, I might let my boys have their way. What cha think? :carrot: way to go on losing some weight girly and oh my at TOM coming early. I wish he would come on this way to. Should be any day now..eh?

LE ~ Good luck with that white chilli recipe..do let us know how it turns out dahhhhhhling. ;)

pucedaisy ~ Thank you :hug: and :congrat: on your NSV, that is wonderful.

Shrinking ~ :bravo: on making that August Goal girly. :cheer: :cheer:

As for me, my morning has been full of Halo and exercise. Sure is great to get back into my groove and with September upon us, I just feel great about progress and life in general. Man life is just great ..eh?

afternoon all!

i didn't exercise yesterday, and i felt like crap... back to c25k training today. it just goes to show how much my body NEEDS exercise and good food. :)

weigh in on sunday... did i make goal??!!? who knows... but i feel better than i did a month ago!

Today is going to be my first day of training with my personal trainer. I'm really excited!!! Also I got a brochure of classes offered to to adults at our local community centers in the mail yesterday. I have been really interested in taking Zumba classes. Have any of you heard of it or taken it? So it sounds to me like its like a Latin dance with a fusion of other techniques (correct me if I'm wrong). People that take this class get addicted to it and swear by the results. Its going to be 1x a week for 8 weeks every Monday. So now my gym schedule will look like this.
Mon- Zumba
Tues-kickboxing
Wed- Training with trainer (mostly weights)
Thurs- step aerobics
Fri- on my own in the gym, most like will do weights since I'm getting so much cardio.
Sat- Maybe take a class at the gym or do machines.
I certainly won't be getting bored.

Other than this, I'm feeling kinda hurt today. I wrote out all the details but deleted it because it was long and confusing. Just some friend problems...sigh. I'm going to eat some lunch now but I promise I will be back for personals. I have read everyone's posts and am excited to respond.

Hey Ladies!

I start school today so I am super busy for the next few days. Just wanted to say hi . You all are making such great progress, and Shrinking girl -- A big CONGRATS on making your August goal!!! That's is awesome. And with a few days to spare too! :D

So i weighed in today and i'm back down to 143. My goal was to say goodbye to the 140's, but I don't think that's gonna happen by the end of August now. Oh well ... on the upside, I hadn't done sit up in YEARS, so when i started doing them 3 or 4 weeks ago, i could only do 5-8 in a row, and that was pushing it! LOL But today I did 30 in a row, so i'm excited about that .. means my abs are making progress!

My sons bday went really well .. I DID eat some pizza, but it was all accounted for where i track my calories (the daily plate) and i had a few hundred to spare even!! Must be all that exercise. :carrot:

Anyway, you all have a lovely day. And I want to say thanks to all of you for the encouraging words and support. You gals are awesome! :hug:

jessicado- Are the workouts 30 minutes each? Everyone that has been doing the program says that its surprising how hard it is. I hope to start it one of these days and I bet its harder than it looks on paper. But we all have to start somewhere right?

delphi- Hope your good mood rubs off on me a little, I'm feeling down.

shrinking girl- Yay for maintaing the loss. It seems like everytime I have a drop in my weight, I'm back up 1lb the next day. But I know WL isn't linear so as long as I'm losing weight each week, thats all I care about. Congrats on meeting your goal.

pucedaisy- Glad you had fun on your outing. It must be nice to see a difference in the pictures.

Lewisempire- Let us know how the chili turns out.

CMO4- I hardly ever drink coffee, so when I do, I get these horrible cramps and then a little later feel hyper. lol. Omg where was I when you dropped all these lbs the last few days. Isn't that wierd that the body sometimes holds a lil plateau, and then all of a sudden BAM. You lose like 5-6 lbs. That happens to me too.

MsP- Bummer about the scale. Sometimes I wish my scale would get broken so I didn't check my weight as often as I do.

dcapulet- Good luck with meeting your goal this month.

misspiggy- yay I love progress stories and thats huge progress with your situps. And good for you for enjoying the pizza and staying within your calories for the day. I know how hard it can be to stay away from the pizza.

Just dropping in to say the scale dropped to 200.4 today!! I am thinking I will make goal this month for the first time. Yippeeeee. :carrot:

Rough day.. too mucch going on... just wanted to stop by and say hi to everyone and...

YAYYYYYY FOR SHRINKING!!!!

And thanks Crazymama for giving me a positve way to look at the maintaining!!

I'll admit that under all the stress today I ate a big bowl of icecream but I'm paying for it now... I feel like crap.

HI chickiesssssssssssssss......:) OH I'm so glad I checked in! Caught up with all your news....ty for the kind words girls and........

shrinking girl,,, congratulationsssssssssss on meeting goal! :carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::cp::cb::c heer::cheer::cheer::congrat: That is wonderful! :) I will update and post the list right after this post :).

Alsoooo, congrats to you on the losses girls :carrot::carrot::carrot: and congrats to all for keeping on truckin'.

Lewisssssssssssss....welcome back sweety! MIssed you much girl...happy to see you : ). Hoping your getting some time for yourself and things settling down there.....we understand....as MsP said. Just always remember we love ya.......OP or not OP! Did you eat all the cantaploupe? lol. I was thinking of your garden the other day...I often do. Hugs girl.

Tummyyyyyyy, welcome back! looking forward to hearing your news.

rdw1, well hello there and welcome :) I do recall your nick though it was quite some time ago I breifly posted in SB phase 1 thread. It's a wonderful plan. Happy to have you join us : ).


A big hi to all of you girls. Delphi, your pics look great! wtg chikcy! :carrot::carrot::carrot: Sandye, ty for the encouragement and good vibes : ) and ty to all on the well wishes. I am excited about our new month girls.

I'm sleepy early tonight so I need to play catch up and go to bed early but I will catch up with the rest of you soon. Dh is off on vaca and leaving for kentucky again monday morning for 1 week. We are prob taking off tomorrow for a day trip as we have some stormy weather coming over the weekend. So glad I got my laps in today as we are due for a major cool down come tomorrow. It will be great walking weather so I plan to get my walk in. Keep up the great work girls.......:hug: chat soon.

hotsplashes....sorry to hear you had a rough day. Hang in there girl, hope you sleep well. TOmorrow is a new day so just go right back to plan tomorrow : ) hugs..

Our August members thus far... We have a sister thread titled "August Exercise Challenge" for those of you who would like to join us over there as well. Girls, please be sure and tell me when you meet goal and also let me know if I miss or overlook something , thanks :)

FullSteamAhead: get to last lowest weight and drop a couple of lbs.
sstolte: get below 210
jeweliek: lose 12 lbs., run 48 miles, weight training 3x/wk.
crazymamaof4: lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! try more new recipes, eat my fruits +veggies, try calorie cycling, + include more good fats in my diet.
canadianangel: report here everyday, be 205, minimum 50 miles running on treadmill.
UniquelyNormal: eat healthy + exercise.
TERAPET: lose 6 lbs.
Delphi: lose 10 lbs., maintain a 1, 000 calorie deficit 6 days a week.
inthemidst: lose 10 lbs., eat OP, not get sidetracked on vaca., + not let school freak me out.
dcapulet: lose 6 lbs., maintain good eating habits, start getting some work done for school, 1200 min. ex.
Darby1: lose 6lbs. to get under 190--MET GOAL!! Lose another 3 lbs. to get to 186.5. ex. 5x/wk, work on a ST program, stay within WW points every day.
nellonello: get to 199
ajowens: lose 8lbs. to get to 158, eat all vegetable servings, + walk everday.
misspiggy408: say "buy-bye" to the 140's, wight training 3x/wk, cardio 4x/wk, + no beer during the week.
UrthWurm: lose 6 lbs., eat more fruits and veggies, exercise 3x/wk, walk 1x/day.
Miss Mallee: lose 5lbs--MET GOAL!! eat balanced meals, + start exercising regularly again.
NewShinyMe: eat OP 6 days/wk, journal food intake, keep track of water intake, + stay accountable on weekends.
LateToTheGame: lose 7-10 lbs., 3 days ST + 3 days cardio.
MountainChick: lose 5-7 lbs.
BlueIsis: 2x limit eating out at restaurants, no ice cream or alcohol, reach 120's.
mamatoni: lose 11 lbs. to reach onderland, ex. 5x/wk. No dessert with the exception of elephant ear at fair.
merose: lose 7lbs. to get to 174.
ernurse: lose 2 lbs. per/wk, stay within WW points, 4 bottles water daily, + give support at site daily.
MsPerception: take a multivitamin most days, get into the 140's.
Wifey: lose 10 lbs. +drink a lot of water
Pucedaisy: get down to 145.
wanting2b140: lose 10lbs. to get to 228
chunksoflove: lose 12.5 lbs. to get to 240.
Ruth135: lose 3-5 lbs--MET GOAL!!
Tummygirl: Lose 8lbs. to hit 177.
bbee: Lose 6 lbs.
Aclai4067: By Aug. 7- no longer morbidly obese--MET GOAL!! By Aug. 13- reach 10% target--MET GOAL!! No candy through Aug.21 (started July 21)--MET GOAL!! Down to 255 by Aug. 31.
princess2323: start exercising again, workout 1 hr. a day, get eating in order, + get into the 140's.
iamren: lose 9lbs.
Shrinking Girl: lose 6lbs, goal weight for end of August is 217.5--MET GOAL!!
Sunny Gee: lose 5.5 lbs. to get to 157.5
Jacque9999: see 125 sometimes in August--MET GOAL!! try new foods...health foods! + tone more and lose more belly fat.
susie martin: lose 10lbs. and do a daily chick check in.
ladyfyre: lose 11lbs, take my lunch to work...no more fast food, get to the gym 3x/wk, at least a 1/2 hr. of daily exercise and never be rushed in the morning.
loriehohlf: no post weight in off plan eating, track what I eat, continue with my activity and keep losing.
HeatherEljohari: goal weight of 169.8, 3x/wk at the gym...60+mins. a pop. 40 15 lb. weights, + 40 sit-ups.
KEmery08: venture into the 150's + get involved in some sort of ex. class.
lookingtobehealthy: goal weight of 225.
nellonello: get into onderland.
khunter: lose 7lbs. to get to 145.
Mystical: lose 6-8lbs.
BKKchick: lose approx. 5 lbs. to get to goal weight of 114.5
gillychicks115: lose 5lbs, keep it off, + start strength training more.
rcrough: drink 2.5 liters of water/day, stay OP, + no mindless snacking.
mars540: lose 10lbs., fit a size 8 by Sep.1, + no excuses.
shasha17a: lose 8 lbs.
naz: lose 10lbs.
75togo: lose 8lbs. + ex. 45 min. 4x/wk.
Phenomenal Woman: lose 6 lbs. + ex. somehow everyday.
sotypical: Lose some weight.
Ja23: Lose some pounds.
Jeannep:
smileydd: to go from 251
echo: lose 8lbs.
glutio: lose 5-10 lbs.
jessicado22: get into the 260's. Fit into small size 20 pants.
twilightfan: Lose 10 lbs.
Lisan1128: lose 5lbs.+ exercise 4-5x/wk.
Hotsplashes: get out of the 180's
MrsVegan00: lose 7-10 lbs., keep up running with DH, stay on fiber and cut out junk food like chips, and drink lots of water.
holamamacita: be 195 lbs.
smileydd:

Hi girls,

So its after 4am and I'm still up, what's wrong with me?! I've been doing this lately trying to get things done then I don't get out of bed until 10 or 11am. I've got to get out of this groove, school starts Monday.

Well the scale was down some more and I've met my minimum goal of 3lbs for August. I hope to lose more before the month is ended, I will need some major will power Friday-Sunday.

Well its for sure now that we are going on vacation, so I have something to work towards. I want to be in the 160s by the time we leave which will be in the middle of Sept. I would like to do some exercising while we are there but I know we will be doing tons of walking so I probably won't have to.
Lewis Do you have any suggestions of things that we should definitely do or places we should go while we're in Gatlinburg? There is so much there that I know we won't be able to do everything, we are only going to be there for 3-4 days.

I've been in my daughters future bedroom for the last few hours prepping it for painting. I can't believe how easily tape can pull paint off and even the drywall paper. I told my kids, no more taping stuff to the walls.

Well guess I'll finally go to bed, catch you chicks later!

I know I have been MIA for a bit....been busy here!!! Yesterday I tried something new...SPINNING!!! The girl next to me, a friend that I went with, said we have only been at it for 15 minutes!!! Thought for sure I would die before the hour was up!!! But I made it and think I will try to do it once a week. It is at a different gym then the one I belong to so I would officially have 3 different places I workout at. Pilates studio, PF and the new one....who is this person I have become?;);););););)

Hope everyone is doing GREAT!!! Have a glorious day!!!:carrot:

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Jacque ~ You have become a powerhouse of strength and endurance...revel in it my dear.

Ruth ~ Oh my gosh, I love Gatlinburg. Used to go twice a year. It's just so beautiful up there and lots to do, see and buy.

shasha ~ Awe sweetie, I hope you get to feeling better soon :hug:

Nello ~ Oooooo getting ever so close. ;)

FSA ~ I'm actually looking forward to the cool down. You're right it's excellent walking weather. I'll just be glad when I can walk outside and actually breathe..it's just been so hot.

Piggy ~ So how was school?

Alright, I got up and squeezed in my first thirty minute cardio session and gonna squeeze in sixty minute session here shortly...just cause. TOM should be here today or tomorrow..I wish he would just come on already, so i can get back to actually seeing that movement. I'll try to check in later..you ladies have a great day and remember to smile! :)

Good morning girlies!! No time for personals this morning as I'm going to try to be a productive member of society today. ;) Shopping, cleaning, laundry, more room organizing and such--I don't know if TOM brought mock nesting urges or what, but when I get in a mood to get stuff done I just have to go with it before it passes, kwim? :lol:

TOM has me back up to 145 this morning, but I don't care. Poo on him! Did my C25K run today and this time I did push it just a little more in that last minute--thanks SG, you inspired me to really just go for it! :)

Hope everyone has a fantastic day! I'll be back later to do personals and such so don't get all uber chatty and post 3+ pages on me k? ;) :lol:

Have a great day and remember to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Jacque[/B] ~ You have become a powerhouse of strength and endurance...revel in it my dear.

I think I will...:thanks:

Have fun Sandye and Jacque..you do it..you deserve it darlin'.

Alright, Since I have netflix I can stream unlimited movies on to the Xbox 360 to my TV, so I just tried one of the workout dance videos. And WOW, that sucked big time. You almost want to jump through the screen and slap the instructor...there is absolutely no reason anyone should conduct their selves in the manner in which this overly zealous instructor did. Seriously, what did she do, duct tape that smile on her face? On top of the clearly psychotic instructor, the dance workout just sucked to. But hey, it kept me moving for twenty minutes..eh?

Good morning chickiesssssssssss....hope you all awakened to a happy and successful new day .

Nellooooooooo, congratsssssssss on the loss! :carrot::carrot::carrot: OMG, you are so close! Knocking on onderlands door! wtg girl, keep up the awesome work :cheer2::cheer3:

Ruth, congratulationssssssss on having met goal :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer::cheer::cheer::broc ::cheer2::cheer3::cheer3::congrat: wtg! regarding the sleep pattern, maybe have a cut off time for doing things? From what I understand ..giving ourselves a few hours before to relax and unwind before bedtime helps, good luck with it. I think once school starts your pattern will change but smart idea getting a jump on it! congrats again on the loss ruth :) :carrot::carrot:

dc, wtg on the C25 yesterday. Ditto, it always makes me feel better too. HOpe you had and have a great day.

Hi sasha, I hope your feeling better today. Please don't hesitate to run things by us if you wish to. A great s upportive group , and we would as a group be able to offer a few objective viewpoints and hopefully ease the hurt. We're here for you :hug:


Delphi! lol @ the dance video. I just took a peek at the ex. thread before coming in here.....wtg on the workouts! yup, it brought you that much closer to goal! It is dryyyyyyy today delphi, I hear you girl, after a stretch of humid weather it feels good to "breathe" again! Hope TOM comes and you get it out of the way. Hey, You'll be able to start a clean month and no TOM woes for most of the month which is cool. Mine never came girl, even being sick a week and all, and I am just hoping I'm not all out of whack like I was a few months ago (when it came a week later and made me sick again). You keep on truckin,,,,,,, your doing fantastic! hug :)

Hi Sandye,,,,,,,, you productive member of society you! lol :) Have a great day girl.

Jacqueeeeee, wtg on that spinning class!!!!!!!! :carrot::carrot::carrot: and belonging to 3 different places!!!! woweeeeeee chicky, keep up the awesome work! :). You sound better...I taketh mom is recouping nicely. Keep on shining girl :hug:

miss, belated :celebrate::woo: happy birthday to your son. wtg on avoiding the temptation on on your sit ups too! :carrot::carrot::carrot: Hope you had a great first day of school yesterday.

HI to all of our wonderful gals.

Okay, dh is looming........I better go get ready. I will check back in tonight. Hope everyone has a great day, hugsssssss

HI ladies!!!!! I just woke up, so I must be on the same schedule as Ruth! I worked until 11:30 last night, and almost fell asleep charting at the desk:o I go back to work tonight at 4:45 for an inservice:p I hate just sitting there, but I have escaped the last 4-5, and my boss was so nice to remind me the night before, I think she is finally getting wise to my absent-mindedness:^:

FSA- Good morning you wonderful gal!:hug: My canteloupes where very juicy, but kinda blah on taste, but my watermelons where the BOMB! Oh, and I have had one or two little hummers stop by for a quick sip! so maybe they will find me next year.........I still have yet to snap a pic of one though. As far as cool weather, I am glad you will get a break from the heat soon, but I am not anxious for winter yet. I hope it stays "just right" for a long time. I am enjoying the hot sun with cool breeze we have had lately!
Do you plan on spending a lot of time with you parents while DH is gone? Hopefully it will be a quick and safe trip!

Delphi you crack me up with your reviews of the videos..... You are hilaireous sp?!!!!!! At least with netflix, you don't own the video,and never have to do it again! YAY!!!

Crazymama WTG, did you do the "ROCKY" dance at the end of your run? That is what I usually do, of course, I am all alone in a Big Hayfield where noone can see me...:D Hope your day is Super-Duper productive!

Jaque9999- WOW! I have heard spinning is addicting! WTG on finishing! That first 15 minutes can be killer! We are very, very proud of you!
Hotsplashes-hang in there chickie! It will get better!

Nellocongrats! you are soooo close to onederland!!!!!! that is Fantastic!!!!!1:carrot::carrot::carrot:

Ruth- Like Delphi said, there is soooo much to do in the smokey mountains. We usually go to Dollywood in the fall because they have their Harvest festival (locally craftsmen) where you can see them make rugs, baskets, etc. like they did in the old days. ( I love history!) We also go to the dinner show at the Dixie stampede, kinda fun, but pricey. We never Pigeon Forge without a round of mini-golf. You can pick up a coupon book at most stores that have all the attractions listed. Gatlinburg is awesome for shopping! There are also a lot of hiking trails in the area. It really just depends on what you like.... I know you will have a blast!!!!!

ShaSha- Sorry to hear about the trouble with your friends! Hope you find a way to get through it soon. But on an Awesome note....How was your first day with the trainer????? About 2 years ago, my Sister hired a trainer, and He kicked her butt!!! She lost 45 pounds in about 2.5 months, and look Spectacular! I mean RIPPED!

MissPiggy What are you studying in school? WTG on the sit-ups! I am with Shasha, I love to hear the progress stories! keeps me motivated!

Okay girls, I need to get moving before the day is gone....The white chile turned out Great, even my picky husband said so. the recipe is on the 3fc under poultry. I did make a few adjustments: I couldn't find tomatillos in a can, or fresh, so I substituted a can of green salsa, that was made with tomatillos. I also added 4tbsp of light sour cream to make it a little bit creamy (like Ruby Tuesdays) All in all it was rreeeaally tastey!

gotta run now! Everyone have a GreatDay!!!

Thanks ladies for the kind words. :hug: So my day didn't get much better yesterday. I had my first training session at the gym yesterday. We spent much of the hour talking about my habits and filling out a questionaire. Then the last 20 min he had me go through a small workout. Oh boy did it kick my butt. I feel sore in places I never knew I had. I consider myself to be in pretty good shape. I have been working out about 5-6 days a week and even before this month, for the past few years I did get to the gym pretty consistently. But wow, it came very close to killing me, lol. My friend who is at my place this week had cooked us dinner. Shes vegetarian so shes been cooking us veggie meals. She had set up a burrito bar with the fake ground beef. I don't know why, but I ate 2 burritos. Ugh! And I had done so good with eating prior to this. Oh well can't change the past I guess, I'm back on track today. I'm going back for another training session today. I had told him that I prefer Wednesdays, Fridays and the weekends to train, but I think he forgot. I like to do step aerobics on Thurs, but I figure this week I will train instead. I think we are going to be talking about meal plans today for a bit and then train. He mentioned yesterday that he puts more emphasis on body fat rather than just the numbers on the scale. Well my body fat % is alarmingly high. So I hope I can drop it 5% in the next month. So yea, mixed in with already feeling blue about one of my friends, plus feeling like a fat sausage during my workout and then eating 2 burritos, I wasn't feeling too great about myself. Oh and I also found out from my mother yesterday that one of our family friend's daughter got engaged (and shes like 21) to her bf of a couple years. Shes been putting the pressure on me to get engaged because we have been dating for over 5 years and in our culture thats very unusual. Luckily, shes not said a word to him, but I mean what does she expect me to do. We finally moved in together in June and we do talk about it a lot, so I feel like its coming soon. I just get so frusturated because every other day on facebook someone dating for 1 year is getting married. Whens my turn???
Alrighty, sorry for the looong post. I do feel a little bit better after writing it all out. I will make today a better day!

Good Morning Darling Ladies!

It's so nice to be home, let me count the ways....

The vaca was marvelous, we had a wonderful time at fil wedding, the only day that I didn't do marvelous making choices, I nibbled a bit on cheese and crakers and fruit and dip and that's something I don't like to do, mindless eating. It wasn't much but I don't like to push myself too far in that direction for feel of freefalling into a bowl of chips.

We lived through a near hurricane and lost power for 4 hours (FSA I hope you didn't get it too hard either). My sil, her bf, their dog and my dh and dd went for a few day trip up to cape breton to drive the national park and sight see which was gorgeous and fantastic but they are not the happiest travel companions and it was "interesting" towards the end. The whale watching was marvelous but we didn't manage to get white water rafting b/c that turned out to be hurricane day. We also went for a 3 hour hike along some coastal cliffs which was breathtaking. And then a lot of your routine vacation shopping in halifax. Super busy and tons of fun.

On the more practical end, I got in part of my exercise, I did 5 cardio sessions while I was away although fil didn't have his weights anymore so I falked out on the STing while I was there. The east coast was sooo hot, I can't even tell you and humid like all get out so running was challenging to say the least, even first thing in the morning but I did it, it was hard but that's what makes it great afterwards. Food was challenging, my brain hurts from all the thinking and trying to figure out what I should eat and how to mod stuff to make it ok. We ate out 17 times in two weeks, OMG, some days it was for every meal. And thankfully my Fil cooks fairly healthy on all the other days but they only have white bread, white buns, white pasta, etc. But I made the best choices I could, bought whole grain bread for myself and dd and went to the farmers market to stock up on fruit and veggies that they don't normally have in the house.

So the damage from 13 days away was a loss of 3 lbs, that's right, a loss?! down to 178! Had my scale showdown this morning, I stood at one end of the bathroom and the scale at the other, guns drawn and needless to say I kicked its butt. The over achiever in my wanted more but knowing that half the time I was making a choice between bad and not so bad food, I gave my head a shake and have come away pretty proud of myself. A two week vacation, as op as I could be, my calories were under 2000 a day unless I grossly underestimated something with a half hour of some mindless snacking and keeping my exercise goal (cardio anyway). Over all pretty awesome.

Anywho I will continue personals from here on out, I think Delphi's right I do have a lot to catch up on, I reread some stuff and don't remember reading it the first time! And Sandye and Delphi WTG on the weight loss, super proud of you! MsP congrats on the C25K completion that was wicked and you're almost at the 140's, wow time flys. Nello I saw that almost 199, can't wait! FSA you're a doll. SG you're doing awesome too and oh there's just so many! Ok gotta start unpacking, we didn't even crack a suitcase yesterday, just hit some grocery stores in Edmonton on the way home and didn't get back until late. I've scheduled today off from exercise but you know I just might find something...

shasha ~ Rushing into anything isn't good..I think you guys will make that step when you are ready for it.

LE ~ hehe, you are correct my dear. Thank goodness, I'm not spending money on that crap..but the experimentation process could kill me. :lol:

FSA ~ Yup yup my dear. Loving the "breathable" weather here to. Though the weekend was great, it's been considerably warmer the past few days.

TOM showed up this morning..finally. I'm kind of relieved actually. I can go ahead and get it over with, hopefully before September gets here..although like Sandye said, it sucks having two come in the same month. Alright I'm off to feed Canaan and get some exercise in. Tootaloo ladies!

That's excellent Tummy that you still came away with a loss, I think you should be very proud darling. Good to have you back though. I missed ya girly!

Thanks Delphi my dear, I feel a bit behind the eight ball but I'm so excited to get back at it, and eat things that aren't white! And my TOM started today too, super weird, I'm late, you guys are early, crazy!

:stress: Hello ladies, sorry to be missing in action. I have no excuses but that I have been so down.. Things have been crzy here at home with my step-son. We have had a few issues with him, and guess what I went back into that old routine of eating all the wrong foods and not exercising. I almost gave up on me again... I can't believe how stupid I have been again, and againg I keep doing this... I think I am crazy sometimes LOL... I had stepped on the scale this morning and I guess it wasn't too bad considering my choices. I weigh 215.6 not bad but I have let myself down again...Will not be able to meet my goal this month. I am hoping next month will be much better... I was hoping to be under the 200's by birthday but noway that will happen now. I will just have to pick myself back up and start again... Another start over... when will I ever get my head on straight....

Ok now sorry for the pitty party but I know you all would understand, I don't have anyone to share this life cycle with.. Thnks for listening. Hope you all are having a great day. I am going to do my best to get on here every morning so I can stay motivated you ladies are all terrific... I need your help please.

mystical-I'm sorry to hear life's stress has got you down, but try not to get down on yourself. You're stopping the negative spiral now before it gets out of control, so good for you! You have spared yourself the extra stress of more weight and food that does you body no good. Try not to think of what you DIDN'T do this month, but think of what you DID do. You made progress toward healthier habits, you've lost some weight, made some great online pals :D, you caught yourself in a negative place and turned it around.....LOTS to be proud of!

I got on Wii Fit this morning for an unofficial weigh-in and it looks like either no progress or minor progress there. No worries, though. I've been OP and feel good, so I know I'm good to go. I took it a little easy on my run today since I finally got ahold of someone to register for that local 5K race Saturday. I am doing a mini pre-race taper (ease up on your exercise to rest yourself for the race). I'm so glad it's gonna work out to do that race.
Tonight is WW weigh-in so that'll give me an idea of what my morning weight would be. I think I'm gonna try going without a normal scale and see if I can NOT go nuts. LOL I am a weighing fanatic, so we'll see.
In other news, we may have to put my son's cat down. He got caught in a gopher trap and is not doing well. It's hard to know what to do.
I gotta hop off here and get some stuff done. You ladies have a great day!

Mystical -- Sorry to hear that you are having problems! The positive side of all of this though is that you are back on the wagon and are not giving up! You can do this!

Shasha--At least you're living with your bf and talking about it! I'm sure you'll get there eventually. Besides, look how many people get married young and then divorce! I was engaged to my high school sweetheart and we never took the actual leap though. I think I knew he wasn't the one, so I prolonged it. Then got engaged to Cliff about 3 yrs ago, and we actually had the whole wedding planned, until I got pregnant like 2 days after the engagement. We decided to wait because we wanted to go backpacking through Europe for the honeymoon, and also because I gained so much weight during the pregnancy I didn't want my wedding photos to be of this new bloated person. We had agreed upon next summer until everything happened. Now I am in the same boat as you wondering if I am ever going to get married!

Well, I ate some tofu dogs 2 days ago, and sure enough the scale was up yesterday. I really believe now that was my problem with hardly losing any weight for a few weeks and having so many days with gains. So yesterday I didn't eat any tofu products, and sure enough the scale was down again! I have to lose less than a pound to be in the 260s and meet my goal! :carrot: I won't make my goal of fitting into those small size 20 pants I have, but I knew it was a long shot. They are so small they almost fit like an 18. I can at least get them on and buttoned though! I couldn't do that at the beginning of August, so that says something. :)

As many of you know I am dealing with a PTSD domestic violence situation. I left the fiancee last month and moved into a temp little cottage with our 2 yr old daughter. Well, just found out a few days ago I had gotten a job 1 hr away that starts on Monday, and then finally found a place to move into there. I will be spending this weekend moving a few things down we'll need for the week, and then will be back next weekend ( I have this cottage rented for another month so don't have to try and move everything all at once). Anyways, there isn't internet at the new house yet, so I probably won't be online much until the Sept challenge. I am hoping to weigh in under 270 tomorrow so I can officially say I've reached my goal and then I probably won't be online for a bit, or if I do get on, it will be short and sweet. So, I hope everyone is able to get to their goals and you all have a good end of your month in the meantime!
On the bright side of all of this, I went shopping yesterday for new work clothes (all I own now since I have been a stay at home mom for the past 2 years is jeans and flip flops, lol) and I fit into a bunch of pairs of size 20s! I still need 22 in some brands, but was so excited to see the ones I did fit in! Also bought high heels for the first time in over 3 years since i got preggers which will be interesting! Hoping I don't trip and break my ankle.......

jessicado- I'm so so sorry about your situation. :hug: I'm glad that you had the courage to move out for you and your daughter's safety. I know it sounds so trivial to put this in the same paragraph, but congrats on the smaller sizes. Losing weight with all you are going through is amazing. You are an inspiration.

Delphi- Yes very true. I don't want to rush and be forceful. The rational part of my brain knows that I'm being stupid and I agree with all the advice people give me about taking it slow. When I get in my hormonal moods, I feel like an outsider looking upon myself while I throw myself a pity party. Then later I feel so stupid for feeling the way I do.

Well, I'm feeling a lot better now thanks to you ladies, my other friends and the bf just called and said some really cute things to me. I'm going to eat a big ol chicken salad for lunch (light on the dressing). I'm very excited for the training session today. I will give it my all, even if it kills me.

jessica-You've got a lot going on there, too! My goodness, you're handling all that transition really well to be making weight loss preogress through it all! Excellent job! We'll miss you while you're without internet, but know that we're there with ya in spirit! :D Best of luck getting settled and take good care of yourself!

Hello Ladies!! Just a quick pass through to say hello and to say I have met my August goal!! To get below 185!! Got on the scale today and it was 184!!!!!

See everyone tomorrow!!!

hotsplashes ~ :carrot: :broc: :carrot: on meeting your goal. Great job!

shasha ~ Good to hear you are feeling better about the whole thing. You know sometimes it just helps to get things off your chest.. ;)

jessica ~ Holy smokes batman, you are dealing with a whole heap of issues. I've been there, so I can relate with the domestic situation as well. Sending you plenty of :dust: and we will miss you while your gone. :hug:

msP ~ Well that's great news that you finally got a hold of someone and horrible news about the cat. The poor thing. :( I think the Wii fit is finicky if you ask me. I just don't trust it..but then again..I think it's the Mii's I don't trust. They are shady and always giving me the evil eye. :lol:

mystical ~ Hey girly, you go right ahead and let it out. That's what we are here for...Lord knows, I've had my fair share of rants over the months. Sending you plenty of :hug:'s darling. Always remember to keep your chin up darling. :hug:

Tummy ~ Well sweet, that puts us all on schedule with one another...that's groovy. Although, I knew it was a matter of time before it happened..ya know..ESP and all. :lol:

As for me, the day has progressed nicely. Got my workouts in and a little over an hour of rocking out with Rock Band and just finished up with a shower...so I'm all fresh and clean...feeling' groovy, minus the cramps. At any rate, glad the weekend is upon us...time for being lazy and watching horrible movies. :woohoo: You ladies have a great evening.

Hey girls :) TGIF tomorrow, wooooo hooo! lol

Hot splashes..........congratulationssss on having met goal! :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer::cheer::cheer::chee r2::cheer3::broc::cp::cb::congrat: that's great!

Lewissssssssssss, I like watermelon even better! ;) Yummy! I am glad the hummers are still stopping by.........I didn't take any pics either. They feed quickly so you have to catch them at the right moment. I'll prob have them a little longer but they will be heading south....west soon. I don't blame them! lol. I hear you on the weather girl, I am not ready to let go of summer either. The mere thought of winter and the cold and snow here makes me shudder! It was absolutely gorgeous today, sunny and mild, but without all of the humidity. While DH is away, I will have my mom over to sun one day (hopefully the weather is away) and perhaps go for a visit as I want to see my dad too.........maybe I can hook up with them for lunch one day as well. It will be a short trip for DH this time around as he is leaving on Monday and will be back friday at noon. He has monday off as it is labor day weekend. wow! Hope you had an awesome day ..glad your here :)

Sasha, I'm so glad your feeling better today. I went out with my DH for 6 years (4 years and then 2 engaged). Nothing wrong with taking your time, when the time is right it will happen. Oh they did the same thing to us, when you go out that long...everyone says "when are you two getting married" and then the minute your married they start "when are you having kids?" lolol :) good ole societal pressure... Regarding your personal training, I so admire you for doing that. I can imagine how maybe it might of felt awkward for me too at first but oh how cool it is that you went for it and are doing it! :bravo: THat is very inspiring.......wtg girl! :) and keep us posted.

Tummygirl...........it's so nice to have you back! Congratulationssssssssss on dropping 3 lbs. while on vaca. for 2 weeks! :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer::ch eer::cheer: OMG you! I would be so so proud! Oh yesssssss! That really rocks girl....your amazing. You mentioned a while back on watching the portion size and what a good reminder and.....you went out to eat all those times and I bet with wise choices and small portions (which takes willpower) it kept you from gaining and even enabled you to lose weight . I think you did terrific with your exercise while on vaca. too! Congratulations yet again :carrot::carrot:. Ohhhhh, we had a lousy weekend during hurricane bill but nothing like you got hit over there. I was watching the news and saw it was headed right for Nova Scotia and thought of you!!!!!!! I was releived to see it would be a 1 level by that point. We got quite the surf here and they closed the beach. Speaking of the humidity, oh **** yeah! As all I did for exercise was swim (no complaints ..I see a big diff. in my bod already) but it was way too humid (for me anyways) to go walking on land. HOpe you feel okay with TOM and all. hugs

Delphi, hi there chicky! Glad TOM finally came for you and you can get it over with for our fresh month. HOpe your feeling better. Good luck with the movies tonight, maybe you can find something good. hugs....have a good night's rest and feel better.

posting in fear of losing post, brb

mystical.........MsP said it all in a nutshell, please re-read what she said and make sure to remind yourself of that and often (as do I) as it serves to aid us in our plight! It's good to see you girl :) and bravo for coming back ...that's what it's all about! So let's keep on fighting! We still have a few days left to our month and it's a good time to plan our schedules, meal ideas, and stock up, clean the junk out, etc. etc. OH mystical, I have started over countless times but that's okay.....it's all about not giving up. You go girl and in MsP's words......"LOTS TO BE PROUD OF" :) :carrot::carrot:

speaking of which! lol :) Hi there Msperception! I am so excited for you for your run Saturday! I agree about watching out not to let the scale drive you nuts, you have been consistennnnnt...extremely consistent with your losses.......just keep doing what your doing jess. A fluctuation here and there is the norm....you always have a loss at the end! Kick some major butt on Saturday girl! :) Ohhhhhh, oh im sorry about the kitty. THose decisions are never easy...as I'm sure you know. See what the doc says, what's required, how the outcome will be, etc. etc. I wish you much luck and though those types of decisions can be emotionally heart wrenching, I know you will come to a decision that is right for the kittykat and you all. Hugsssssssssss chicky.

Jessica.........wow! congrats on getting so close to your goal and on the pants and all. You sound very busy indeed! Hope your weekend goes well and we look forward to your news upon your return.

well, kitchen run and DH check run! lol. Im okay here.....planwise going good.......under the weather again most of the day though I do have windows where im better. Im ok tonight so I will see how it goes in the next day or two and determine what to do from there. I'm sure it was just a bio clock mess up type thing.............catch up with you soon girls. Big hugss.. wishing you all a fab night. New thread most likely tonight or tomorrow!

Our August members thus far... We have a sister thread titled "August Exercise Challenge" for those of you who would like to join us over there as well. Girls, please be sure and tell me when you meet goal and also let me know if I miss or overlook something , thanks :)

FullSteamAhead: get to last lowest weight and drop a couple of lbs.
sstolte: get below 210
jeweliek: lose 12 lbs., run 48 miles, weight training 3x/wk.
crazymamaof4: lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! try more new recipes, eat my fruits +veggies, try calorie cycling, + include more good fats in my diet.
canadianangel: report here everyday, be 205, minimum 50 miles running on treadmill.
UniquelyNormal: eat healthy + exercise.
TERAPET: lose 6 lbs.
Delphi: lose 10 lbs., maintain a 1, 000 calorie deficit 6 days a week.
inthemidst: lose 10 lbs., eat OP, not get sidetracked on vaca., + not let school freak me out.
dcapulet: lose 6 lbs., maintain good eating habits, start getting some work done for school, 1200 min. ex.
Darby1: lose 6lbs. to get under 190--MET GOAL!! Lose another 3 lbs. to get to 186.5. ex. 5x/wk, work on a ST program, stay within WW points every day.
nellonello: get to 199
ajowens: lose 8lbs. to get to 158, eat all vegetable servings, + walk everday.
misspiggy408: say "buy-bye" to the 140's, wight training 3x/wk, cardio 4x/wk, + no beer during the week.
UrthWurm: lose 6 lbs., eat more fruits and veggies, exercise 3x/wk, walk 1x/day.
Miss Mallee: lose 5lbs--MET GOAL!! eat balanced meals, + start exercising regularly again.
NewShinyMe: eat OP 6 days/wk, journal food intake, keep track of water intake, + stay accountable on weekends.
LateToTheGame: lose 7-10 lbs., 3 days ST + 3 days cardio.
MountainChick: lose 5-7 lbs.
BlueIsis: 2x limit eating out at restaurants, no ice cream or alcohol, reach 120's.
mamatoni: lose 11 lbs. to reach onderland, ex. 5x/wk. No dessert with the exception of elephant ear at fair.
merose: lose 7lbs. to get to 174.
ernurse: lose 2 lbs. per/wk, stay within WW points, 4 bottles water daily, + give support at site daily.
MsPerception: take a multivitamin most days, get into the 140's.
Wifey: lose 10 lbs. +drink a lot of water
Pucedaisy: get down to 145.
wanting2b140: lose 10lbs. to get to 228
chunksoflove: lose 12.5 lbs. to get to 240.
Ruth135: lose 3-5 lbs--MET GOAL!!
Tummygirl: Lose 8lbs. to hit 177.
bbee: Lose 6 lbs.
Aclai4067: By Aug. 7- no longer morbidly obese--MET GOAL!! By Aug. 13- reach 10% target--MET GOAL!! No candy through Aug.21 (started July 21)--MET GOAL!! Down to 255 by Aug. 31.
princess2323: start exercising again, workout 1 hr. a day, get eating in order, + get into the 140's.
iamren: lose 9lbs.
Shrinking Girl: lose 6lbs, goal weight for end of August is 217.5--MET GOAL!!
Sunny Gee: lose 5.5 lbs. to get to 157.5
Jacque9999: see 125 sometimes in August--MET GOAL!! try new foods...health foods! + tone more and lose more belly fat.
susie martin: lose 10lbs. and do a daily chick check in.
ladyfyre: lose 11lbs, take my lunch to work...no more fast food, get to the gym 3x/wk, at least a 1/2 hr. of daily exercise and never be rushed in the morning.
loriehohlf: no post weight in off plan eating, track what I eat, continue with my activity and keep losing.
HeatherEljohari: goal weight of 169.8, 3x/wk at the gym...60+mins. a pop. 40 15 lb. weights, + 40 sit-ups.
KEmery08: venture into the 150's + get involved in some sort of ex. class.
lookingtobehealthy: goal weight of 225.
nellonello: get into onderland.
khunter: lose 7lbs. to get to 145.
Mystical: lose 6-8lbs.
BKKchick: lose approx. 5 lbs. to get to goal weight of 114.5
gillychicks115: lose 5lbs, keep it off, + start strength training more.
rcrough: drink 2.5 liters of water/day, stay OP, + no mindless snacking.
mars540: lose 10lbs., fit a size 8 by Sep.1, + no excuses.
shasha17a: lose 8 lbs.
naz: lose 10lbs.
75togo: lose 8lbs. + ex. 45 min. 4x/wk.
Phenomenal Woman: lose 6 lbs. + ex. somehow everyday.
sotypical: Lose some weight.
Ja23: Lose some pounds.
Jeannep:
smileydd: to go from 251
echo: lose 8lbs.
glutio: lose 5-10 lbs.
jessicado22: get into the 260's. Fit into small size 20 pants.
twilightfan: Lose 10 lbs.
Lisan1128: lose 5lbs.+ exercise 4-5x/wk.
Hotsplashes: get out of the 180's--MET GOAL!!
MrsVegan00: lose 7-10 lbs., keep up running with DH, stay on fiber and cut out junk food like chips, and drink lots of water.
holamamacita: be 195 lbs.
smileydd:

Everyone is doing so excellent!... Ive seen quite a few goals reached. I am currently still out of work due to back injury. Will be definitely for another 2 weeks. Going to start physical therapy on Monday. My back is feeling a little better so hopefully will be on excerise grove soon! But august is almost over. Sigh. I guess just another month of weight loss heheh

Hello Ladies!!

I missed you all! It's so good to be back! I've had horrible technology problems this past week or so. I was so busy before, helping my friends and celebrating just to run into computer and cell phone problems. They were all a few weeks coming and then all of a sudden my two major technology sources went buh bye. It was quite....boring yet relaxing? But anyway, now my new hard drive is making my computer go lightening fast and my new cell phone (complete with a sliding keyboard 2 ways) is beautiful!

Can you tell I've been deprived?

Anyway, the technology issues came at such a great time, my on-ish off-ish cold has made me sleep the days away. Needless to say add on the snack time when I wake up. So, I fear for weighing myself since when I went to the doc's for a routine shot I wieghed 219 by their scale. Which I figured my home scale was 5 pound off from theirs. This time I checked my weighed before and after. I'm going to stay with at least the 5 pound weight loss this month and officially give my weight for September on Monday, (I have a check up Monday,) that way I can at least set a good goal to get back on track. I just fear getting on the scale. Good News? I know that I will loose and love the food cooking by the "Cook yourself Thin" recipes. They are amazing and there is slight calorie counting, but nothing major.


May be I sound too cheery about everything, but that's probably because I'm not only back, but I have all my technology back. I will have to take it easy on the work outs. I have the same bug that I had a few months ago. I felt a little head cold, then great, then that morning that I felt great I nearly blacked out because of the bug! Happened this morning, so I'm stuck to using those darn motion sickness pills that make you pass out. At least my body will be refreshed for September?

Anywho,

Night Ladies, Sweet Dreams!

Quick check-in tonight to say I was down a bit at WW. Enough so that I must have reached my August goal this morning based on my normal "morning to WW" comparison...I told you all I'm a weighing freak! I won't say officially yet. I'll try to get on a reliable scale before the month ends, but I'm happy with where I'm at. :D

FSA~You sweetheart! Always so encouraging. I just love ya, woman! Sounds like you've got a nice plan with the paernts while DH is away. I'm so glad for you getting all the swimming in this summer, esp. since you're seeing results from it. I hope to start swimming in the winter (indoors obviously), but it all depends on when we can build our house.

Molly~Sorry to hear that nasty bug is bothering you again! Sweet deal getting nicer tech stuff. I can't wait 'til I can get some of that stuff. I am a little in the dark ages here, but I'm okay with that for now. It meets my needs!

Heather~Take good care of that back! Maybe you'll be able to do more in Sept., but don't overdo it. It's awesome that you're still losing weight with that kind of trouble!

Okay maybe this wasn't as quick as I thought, but wanted to give a shout to the newest posts! Take care all and sleep well (especially you, Ruth....go to bed! LOL).

Sandye - Hope you had a marvelous day being all productive and such, and you are a productive member of this society every day hun so those other people can just get in line.

Mystical - I think the most valuable thing we can give ourselves is forgiveness, to have made that bad choice and move on, granted so much easier said than done but it takes practice. And we seem to all have done it because we haven't leant all we need to yet, like quitting smoking, you do it time and time again, learning new things each time until you finally do it. I think this is the same, learn the lesson, plan to avoid in future and step forward. We're here when you need us and check in often, it is my sanity too.

MsP - No scale, omg, why?!? But you have the wiifit so at least you can check. I'd be stopping at one of those road side truck scales just to check if mine was taken away. I hope the cats ok or at least decided upon, it's just so horrible to watch them suffer like that.

Jessicado - Congrats on almost being at goal, that's awesome, and I've read that about the tofu as well, nice to figure it out too, sure beats beating your head against the wall for sure! Yeha for the new clothes, it sure brings that self esteem through the roof to look like a million. And new heels, bravo, I'm a huge advocate of nice shoes and heels and especially red ones. enjoy!

Shasha - That trainer sounds like a great deal of fun and well worth the money! Had to laugh about the bf and lack o' wedding, I've been there too and you know it sucks, it just does, plain and simple but great attitude with it.

Hotsplashes - Congrats! And with days to spare, way to go!

Delphi - All I can say is that's it a good thing we're all spread out over the continent or wow you'd be able to hear a dull roar around PMS time. How have the boys been enjoying school? And a big:carrot::carrot::carrot: on that 50lb milestone hun, that's entirely fabulousness.

FSA - Wow, you really had me there with the "glad the hummers are still stopping by" I was really thinking I missed something there, lol. It definitely was the hardest two weeks so far, it's not so bad when I go out of dinner once in awhile and I kind of save up my willpower and it's a breeze but to have to make challenging choices meal after meal, day after day, it's really easy to start to feel sorry for yourself and all that jazz so I think I came home right in time. We too had some nice days by the pool and it was a god send, my inlaws don't have air conditioning and sleeping was evil, I don't know how you guys do it, I plain stunk for two weeks it was nasty. And feel better :)

HeatherEljhari - I hope the PT helps that back out, it's so frustrating when you can't move around like you want. Take care of yourself and you'll be grooving in no time.

MissMallee - That's rough, all contact with outside world removed in one moment, it's funny how we never used to have any of it and now, good heavens. Hopefully it'll be good news on Monday sometimes those colds can slim ya right down too, nothing like a fever to drop some pounds ;)

Well off to bed for this tired gal, it is 1am in Nova Scotia. And I have a date with some running shoes at 6am, I'm so looking forward to running in cool, dry air I can't even tell ya. Got the menu planned for tomorrow but just didn't have the energy to plan the whole week, I guess that's tomorrows fun.

Four days left, let's see how much red we can get up there. TTFN

Well today was good calorie wise but I think it was kinda high on carbs, was too busy to make a decent supper so we had ramen noodles, with greens, a few shrimp (frozen precooked), and a boiled egg. Just something thrown together but it hit the spot. I almost didn't get any exercise in today but I managed to get on the treadmill around 11pm, I only did 23 minutes because I still had some other stuff to get done but I did a higher intensity than I usually do.
hehe...MsP I just read your post but unfortunately I read it too late, its 4:30am... I did it again! grrrr! I'm going to bed right now!
Good night ladies

Happy Freaky Friday to all you beautiful Ladies

No personals for now, just a quick drive by posting. Oh yes, TOM is here with a vengeance. No woman should endure this much pain with cramping unless you are giving birth. I mean come on, all she did was take a freakin' bite of an apple for crying out loud. Are you kiddin' me? Gee thanks Eve!:mad:

Soooooo, yeah, not feeling the whole get up and exercise and be cheerful mom thing this morning. I'm feeling a bit more Sithish this morning.....HOWEVER, just because I don't feel great is no excuse, so I will gather every ounce of willpower I have stored within the depth of my every being and I shall rise a formidable foe against the Evil that plagues me this morning. I shall, get my workout in, albeit cussing and growling. I shall put a smile on my face and I shall enjoy the fruits of another day. And all of this while grabbing my stomach and crying like a school girl. :lol:

Alright, I'll be back in a few, hopefully, after my workout and after I have calmly put the boys on the bus this morning. So you ladies have a fanfreakintastic day and when in doubt, fake it, fake it, fake it! Hoorah!

Good morning everyone!!!
OHHHHH Delphi!!!! cramps SUCK!!!! hope you get past them soon! WTG on using the force to "fake it till ya make it!" Pamper yourself a little today, you deserve it!;)
Not much time this morning.....running late for doctor appt in Knoxville just wanted to check in. I have my meals planned at subway for lunch, and today will be day 4 POP! I hope you all have a wonderful day! :D

Ruth - I think MsP's right, we're gonna have to remind you to go to bed and get that beauty sleep. WTG on the exercise too, it's so easy to just leave it for another day.

Delphi - Amen sista, i think cramps burn calories don't they? Ah hang in there, running wasn't pleasent this morning either, listening to the lovely sounds of my bloat swishing from side to side.

LE - Welcome back, I hadn't had a chance to say howdy yet and congrats on Day 4.

So how do those soccer guys say it, somthing like, GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL. That's right chickie's down 1.5lbs today to hit that 177 on the nose. I honestly wasn't sure if I could do it but I may even have a little more left before the month is over too, with TOM I usually get a bit of a bloat drop too but I'm thrilled regardless and now it's only 10lbs left until virgin fat. You're gonna hear me screaming the day I see that.

Gotta go get the rear in gear, dd woke up the second I got home from running so no shower for me until after breakfast then off to do some errands in town, or as Sandye likes to say, be a productive member of society, I'm going to see how I like it.

Mornin' girls.

Notice I didn't say 'Good'? Ugh...stupid TOM...anyway, I'm way too far behind for my liking, let me get right to it!

MsP~ Too bad my loss has turned into a TOM gain--but, at least I know why and he'll be gone eventually right? Sorry to hear your scale is broken--I'd be out buying a new one within the hour! :lol: Congrats on making your August goal!! You're doing such an awesome job! Sorry to hear about your son's cat, how awful! Do keep us posted and give your son a big :hug: for us!

Delphi~ Hmm, black huh? Well, you certainly would be the coolest mom ever if you let them have it! Although, I certainly wouldn't be envying you if you ever need to paint over it! ;) Sorry to hear TOM is messing with you so bad! I used to have insane cramps every month, but not so much since the kids. The only thing I complain about now is how long it takes for him to get the heck outta dodge!

dcapulet~ sorry to hear you weren't feeling well! :( I'm excite to hear if you made goal! But if you're feeling better than a month ago, well, that's a victory in my book! WTG!!!

shasha~ sounds like your week will be full of fun workouts!! Sorry to hear about your friend problems, not knowing what's going on it's hard to give any advice so I'll just give you a big ol' :hug: You sound like you had a rough day yesterday, but please don't beat yourself up over it. We're all human and emotions can sometimes over rule our good decision making process--we've all been there. As far as feeling bad about yourself during your workout--don't. Each and every one of us has been there too! The first time you do any new exercise that challenges you, you're going to feel it and that's a GOOD thing! In a few weeks it's going to get easier and you'll look back and see how far you've come--I promise! Another big ol' :hug: going out to you, I hope today is a better day for you hun!

MissP~ Congrats on getting those sit ups in!!! That's awesome! Glad to hear your son's Birthday went well and that you got to have a little pizza and still come in under cals! :carrot: Hope school went well for you!!

Nello~ squeeeeeeeeeeeal!!!!! You're so close to Onederland!!! :carrot: I'm so excited for you girlie!!! You've done an amazing job hun!

Hotsplashes~ sorry to hear you've got a lot going on and that you feel like crap after your ice cream. :( Today's a new day, just keep your chin up and move forward! :) Hey, congrats on making your goal!!!! That's awesome news! Now, no more ice cream k? ;)

FSA~ hope you had a fun day trip yesterday! We're looking at a major cool down after today and I'm excited for it! Fall is just around the corner and it's my absolute favorite time of year! :D

ruth~ congrats on making your goal hun!!! :carrot: That's great!!! Hope you all have a great last weekend before school! I'm with ya, tape is evil stuff. It's like it gets stickier as it ages or something! They make this putty type stuff (or at least they used) that can be used to tack things up on the wall--might save you some headaches down the road.

Jacque~ Oooh, isn't spinning hard?!? I tried it back in May and I thought I was gunna die! Of course, I had no business trying a spin class back then, I was totally not prepared for it! :lol: If you're going to make it a regular workout--I have some advice for you: Make sure your bike is adjusted for YOU! Mine wasn't and I had trouble walking without pain for a few days--yeeouch!!!

Lewis~ Haha! No, no Rocky dance, but after I get done with my last run, I skip the last 5 mins of the podcast and crank up some of my main man Dave Matthews and get funky rocking out to him while I do my cool down. 5 mins usually turns into 10 and I end up ramping up the speed a little while I'm bee boppin' along! :) Thanks for the review on the chili! I've never been a big green chili fan, but since I didn't used to be a big veggie fan and now I am, it might be worth giving it a go! Ya never know, I just might like it now! :D

Tummy~ ahh, it's so nice to have you back! Glad you made it through the hurricane safe and sound!! I'm super proud of you for getting in exercise and making good choices while on vacation! And insanely happy for your loss!!! That's fanflippin'tastic!!! :carrot: I am in total awe over how fast you blew through those 180's chickie!!! Can you even believe it? The 170's!!! WOO HOO!!! Lastly, welcome to our TOM cycle! ;) :lol: Good gravy! I just read the news! You made goal!!!! WOO HOO again!!!!! :carrot: Girlie, you're on FIRE!!!!!

Mystical~ :hug: Aww hun, I am so sorry you feel like you let yourself down! Don't beat yourself up hun! Like I told Shasha, we've all been there! Sometimes we get so caught up in stress and emotions that we just have to take a break from everything and escape. For some it's food (I know that's usually where my thoughts turn), for others it's a bath or shopping...whatever it is, it happens. What's important is that you're not giving up. There is no shame in starting over again and again--none at all! In fact, it's a good thing! I mean, what's worse? Falling off the wagon and getting back up, dusting yourself up and hoping back on--or--laying there on the ground like Randy in Christmas Story wailing, "I can't get up! I can't get up!!!" :lol: Point is, you're not quitting. You know you can do this and you WILL!!!!! And we'll be right here cheering you on! :)

jessica~ congrats on getting a new job! Hope the move goes smoothly for you and your dd! You'll be missed while you're gone and since you might not be around at the end of the month, I just want to say that you've done a fantastic job this month!!! :carrot: I hope to hear that you made your goal, but even if you don't you've come a long way!! Congrats on all the new size 20's hun!!! :)

Heather~ nice to see you! Glad to hear your back is feeling better! Hope everything goes well with PT on Monday!

Molly~ Glad to hear you've gotten your technology issues all fixed! :carrot: Do take care of yourself and rest up if you need it. There's be plenty of time to work out once you're 100%!!! :)


Whew! Ladies, didn't I ask you not to post 3 pages while I was gone? ;) I really need to make it a point to check in before bed so I don't get so far behind! :lol:

Yesterday I wasn't quite as productive as I would have liked, although I did get the shopping done and some clothes moved around for the boys.

I have a To Do List a mile and half long and it's overwhelming. My basement is in dire need of a purge/organize/cleaning and I can't get rid of anything just yet because the sale isn't for a couple of weeks yet. Ugh...ever just get completely fed up with things and want to throw everything away and start fresh?

Can you tell TOM is messing with me? Grrr! I'm up a little more today--not enough water to battle my bloat yesterday and I'm pissy about it. I could not get myself out of bed this morning and so I didn't get in my HIIT, took forever to get my ST'ing in and just finished my breakfast 30 mins ago (it's 10:30 here btw)...so needless to say the day is not starting well for me. :mad:

But...I need to shake it off. I WILL get some stuff done on my list, I just need to get up and get started. And I WILL get in my HIIT, it'll just be tonight after hubby gets home--and that might be a good thing because the way this week has been going I could use a way to de-stress after the kids are in bed!

Okay, deep breath in...and out...once again...ahhh...okay...calming happy thoughts...in...out...atta girl...in...out...I'm going to have a good day, I'm going to have a good day, I'm going to have a good day...and TOM can kiss my ever shrinking hiney!!!!! :D

Alright girls, get out there and have a fantastic day! It's FRIDAY!!! We've got just a few more days of the month so let's make them count! Is everyone working on their September Goals? Hmm? If not, well, get to it!!!!! Lastly, make sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Hello Chickies!

I bet you thought I fell off the face of the planet, didn't ya? No such luck! Ha! Internet at home has not been cooperating with me and so... yeah... no posting. Holy Schnikees am I behind!

jessicado - I feel so honored to have motivated you, really, I do! Thanks! I highly recommend slowing down your pace. Take it nice and easy, you can work on your speed later. These days I take the day 1 run slooooow, the day 2 run a bit faster and the day 3 run a bit faster than that. It works well for me. I had to laugh at the "small 20" pants comment you made... I have a pair of jeans that is a size 20 that always makes me grunt and groan and feel fatter than fat when I slide them on, I have NOT put them on since starting to lose weight because I'm scared they'll still be too tight!! Good luck with the moving this weekend and the shopping!!

FSA - I hope you feel better soon!

Miss Mallee - No such thing as being too cheery about things! Positive attitude gets you everywhere!

Ms P - Congrats on making goal!!!!

Delphi - Hang in there. TOM sucks! I've had those horrible gut wrenching cramps before when all you want to do is curl up with something warm and make it all just go away! Kudos to you for getting your work out in!

pucedaisy - Way to go on liking the way you look in photos! That's a big one for me, I'm hoping to see one I don't shudder from in a few months!

Lewis - Thanks for the words of encouragement, I love my job, I really do... it's just that sometimes the way people automatically jump to the negative conclusion really gets me down. I'm just trying to help!!!

cmo4 - Another sick kiddo! So sorry to hear that... feeling better yet? And wooohoo at you pushing it that last minute! I feel so fantastic after I do that and I think it might really help me for the next run.

Shasha - Your exercise schedule looks fantastic. I wish mine was so varied... but of course... the less I have to think about mine... the better! Also, I think it's a fantastic thing to focus more on the body fat %. Playing around with the scale is fun, but when it comes right down to it, I'll take a body fat % drop over a number drop any day!

Tummy - Welcome back! Sounds like you had a fantastic vacation and I think there are many people out there who would be totally envious of you dropping 3 lbs and eating out so much... you must have really worked at it. Way to go! Oh... and you made goal too! Way to go!


Oh! I think I might have made it through the 4 pages of posts! yay! I've been cursing the weather lately, it's been raining nonstop making it difficult for me to get my c25k in, but I did this morning... just a day late.
This weekend DH and I are putting together all the closet organization stuff we bought and revamping our closet. I'm so geekily excited that I could absolutely burst. I CAN"T WAIT! Just 5 more hours of the work week, some tutoring after school and then YAYYYY it's the weekend! I don't even care that I have a lot to do... I can sleep in!!! This 4:45 am crap is for the birds sometimes! I will say that taking a day off from exercise has greatly improved my energy level.... must remember to do that... it's just that I want to get all my exercise goals in! Ok, must work!

Good morning ladies. So I was supposed to have my second training session yesterday, but when I got there, no trainer. I guess he thought it was for 5:30 instead of 4:30. The club manager felt really bad and said that this was a bad representation for them. So he said he recommended that I restart with a whole new trainer and he was going to give me an extra session. He's setting me up with the fitness training manager and I restart on Wed. I wasn't even that upset, and I feel bad because I did like that trainer and I understand mistakes happen, but the extra session sealed the deal for me. So I don't know what happened but I think I should have taken yesterday off from my workout. I did a little elliptical and came home and lounged. When I got up, I felt pain all over, thighs, arms, abs. I can't walk straight or stretch out. I had to sleep curled up to avoid any pain. I almost called in sick today because I can barely walk. Its obviously from my training on Wednesday and I probably should have taken yesterday off. My coworker was making fun of me because he said it looks like I need a walker. So I hope that this subsides by the end of the weekend, because I don't want to take off more than 2 days from working out. Tonight, I'm going to see Brian Regan, a really funny comedian that my boyfriend loves. Can't wait to sit in the hours of LA traffic to get there, yay! But I am excited about the show, I love comedians. Also for the first time in a few weeks, I'm not going out of town. I will just use my excruciating pain to get out of any eating/drinking invites from friends.

shasha ~ Sucks about the trainer but at least the gym is gonna give you a new one and an extra session. A fresh start sounds great to me. :D

shrinking ~ Hey you..good to see you back and the interwebs are back up and running again. Taking a day off is really a great thing. Our bodies need time to repair the damage we do to it all week. You be good to your body and it will reward you for it. ;)

Sandye ~ Deep breath darling. You know sometimes, we just need to take a day. An unscheduled, no nonsense, lazy day. You definitely deserve one and hey, if nothing gets done, then so be it, when you feel better you can take care of it. Sending you plenty of :hug:'s as well. TOM is doing weird things with the water for me this month as well, I'm all bloated and just feeling blah, blah, blah..but ya know, we will get through it..

Tummy, Tummy, Tummy...:bravo: :bravo: :bravo: and :congrat: on hitting goal for the month. Erm..is virgin fat a Canadian term...because I have no clue what you are referring to. :lol: I think you are doing an excellent job and I think we are all just going through the motions now. I think we got over the hard hump, months ago, so progress is steady and that's good enough.

LE ~ Hey darling and yeah, cramps suck, but thanks for the kind words as always. Glad to see you posting again LE, we sure did miss you and your posts. :hug:

Well for me, I've pretty much said screw it, screw the house, screw the laundry, screw the dishes, screw the toys on the floor..screw it all..and I've spent my entire morning on my feet playing Rock Band. Yup, haven't done squat and don't feel at all bad about it. Feels like a day off for me, and I just made it one. The cramps are too bad and I can't control them with over the counter stuff...as long as I'm on my feet it's not too bad, but still bad, so just trying to keep my mind occupied. I was also looking at my BMI, and 174lbs for my height, puts me, me of all people, at a healthy BMI...can you believe that...less than ten pounds and I'll be normal? Yeah, right..that's just crazy...I keep saying it out loud to..nooooooooooooormal! :lol: Well I guess I'm off, I'm gonna try to get on the treadmill and walk a bit and see if that helps with the cramps at all. So I'll try to check back in later.

Hi Girls
Scale was down .6 today so I guess all those carbs didn't hurt me after all, just need to not eat as many today. I will be so excited if I could lose 1.4lbs before the month is up to be at 5lbs for August.
We are slowly getting these home projects close to finished. I will be so glad to not be so busy all the time. Of course I'm sure we'll find something else to do soon LOL. My husband says we are too ambitious, we try to do more than we can handle. His job has been working him hard and for long hours so it doesn't give him very much time to work around here.

Congratulations to so many of you for meeting your August goals!! Tummy I can't believe how you were able to lose weight while on vacation and while eating out so much! I would've gained 5lbs probably.
I wish I could lose weight that fast, I've never been able to even when trying extremely hard. Oh well, as long as it's coming off and not coming back on, I will be happy.
Sorry for all you going through TOM, he just left here a day or two ago.

I've been getting all my water in plus tea too.
Well gotta go paint some trim in the bathroom , its almost done!

Hiya ladies!
Well, long story short, My job has been switched from 4 hr days, M-F, to one 6 hr day on Friday, which is awesome! Not only do I get to annoy you all for a few more days before I hit the road, I also didn't want to be away from DD so much. She is really struggling with this whole being away from daddy (she is 2), and now she will be moving twice in 2 months. She still isn't allowed to see him at all because of the restraining order, but I have let her talk to him on the phone. I was a full time stay at home mom, and I think if I just start going to work all the time, it might be too much for her. Anyways, less hours does mean less money, but it pays really well, plus I have another 10 hr great paying job (best part is I set my own hours) as a mentor to at risk youth. I also run my own waldorf toy business online, so I am sure DD and I will be fine through this whole separation thingy financially wise. I was so worried about not having any money when I left, and not being able to find a job, but things are all sliding into place! The ex was also just diagnosed as being unemployable because of his PTSD and started receiving social security, and as his dependant, DD automatically receives her own SS too, which means I will now be receiving $350 each month for DD's social security which will def help out! And eventually we'll figure out this whole child support thingy.....

The ex has his court date today. I am pretty sure from what I have heard about talk between his lawyer and the DA that he will be pleading to Assault and getting 3 yrs probation, and will have to attend Domestic Violence classes as well. I am hoping for anger management classes too, but I guess the DV classes might incorporate that in them. Because he is pleading guilty to the assault, the DA is dropping the Cohersion charge (he called and tried to get me to come back to the house after I left by threatening to throw out all my stuff if I didn't), so he will have 1 felony (yep, throwing the cookies at me was a felony because it happened in front of a minor) on his record for the 3 years instead of 2. I am just really hoping something good will come out of all of this. He was already seeking help before all this by going to the VA and even did a month long inpatient program and was planning on going again in Sept. He never directed his anger at me really, but would kick holes in the walls or break things around the house, etc. But all the therapy seemed to make things worse at home, because the counseling would bring things up that he had kept repressed for years and he started having horrible nightmares and being withdrawn and very short tempered. Last month he got angry about something stupid and started throwing stuff at me in front of DD (turned out to be cookies and a health bar, but the cookies actually left a bump on my head!) After we left, they diagnosed him with TBI (tramautic brain injury) from getting blown up in Iraq, and said that as a result his response speed is down to 5%. Basically that means that while "normal" people go through steps when they get angry like logic and such, his brain just jumps straight to rage as the neurons aren't firing right anymore. Since diagnosing him with the TBI, they started him on some medication which is supposed to really help. He has also joined another group, meaning he now goes 3X a week to group therapy and 1X a week to private therapy. We'll see what happens I guess, but DD should be able to see him in about a month or so and we'll take it from there. It is really hard, as we have been together for 4 years, and have DD together....but I am at least really proud of myself for not turning to food through all of this and actually losing weight. (I had started my diet a few weeks before all of this happened).

Sorry for that big ole long post! Just figured I'd let people in on what was going on, lol. Didn't realize it would turn out to be a novel!

Well, yesterday was extremely busy with trying to get everything moved out, until the afternoon when I found out I didn't have to be to work until Friday....and I ended up not eating dinner until 9:30 at night, which I know is horrible! I debated about not eating and being really low on calories, and finally decided I'd rather eat late and get my calories in than not at all. As a result the scale didn't budge today. Of course it is also TOM, so that could be it too! I just really want the scale to drop 1 freaking pound so I can meet my goal and be out of the 270s! Going to eat really good today and hope for good results tomorrow!

SG--you totally do motivate me! I finished up week 1 of C25K last night, and am going to attempt week 2 next week just cuz you did it, lol. I will try just going slow instead of actually running. Will see how it goes, but I might just end up repeating week 1 again. You are doing so good though!

Delphi--sorry to hear about the cramps...hope they go away soon hun!

Tummy-- Congrats on reaching your goal girl! That is awesome! :carrot:

Crazymama-- Sorry to hear TOM has attacked you 2...hoping it flies by and you'll see the scale drop soon!

MissPiggy--W2G on the situps! I can't even fathom doing that many, lol. You rock!

Good Afternoon Ladies!!!
See that? I said Good!!!! :D

;)

SG~ sorry to hear you've been having internet issues--thank goodness it's just that and you didn't drop off the face of the earth! :) Sounds like you'll be having a fun weekend redoing your closet! Wanna come over and organize mine? :D LOL Bravo to you for getting your C25K workouts in despite the rain! You rock!

shasha~ wow, bummer about the whole training mix up, but it sounds like you got a good deal out of it. Hope you like the new trainer just as much, if not more than the first one! Have fun tonight! And I hope your soreness goes away soon!

Delphi~ :lol: Thanks hun, yeah, I spend way too many of my days doing nothing much--part of the depression and all that fun jazz. If anything, I need to get more stuff DONE. I start lots of things and run out of energy or motivation to finish them and I hate that! So, any day that I get something finished is a good day! ;) How's the cramps hun? Any better?

Ruth~ congrats on the loss hun! Woo hoo!!! And yay for projects getting completed! We have many that have yet to be started, so we need to get on the ball! ;) Great job on your water too, I'm proud of you!!

Jessica~ glad to hear your work schedule is going to work out better for you and your dd! I love Waldorf stuff! PM me a link to your site k? I'd love to check it out. I've always wanted to get the girls a cute Waldorf doll, but figure I should wait to shell out that kind of money until they're old enough to be gentle with them, kwim? ;) It sounds like a rough situation for your ex, poor guy, I feel for all the veterans and what they've gone through and continue to go through. I can only imagine how hard this must be on you and your dd, after all, I'm sure you still have feelings for him and your dd loves her daddy. Big :hug: to you both hun! Stay strong and hang in there!

Well, I figured I'd check in so I don't get too far behind. ;) Plus, I wanted to apologize for my rant earlier. TOM really had a hold of me and I was beyond b*tchy!!! I managed to clean the kitchen and put together the door to the girls' playhouse and the bench as well, so I at least feel like I got something accomplished today. I still need to do tons of stuff, but it can wait. I no longer feel like tossing everything out! :lol:

It has just started pouring rain and while I love the rain and all, I'm thinking this kind of puts a damper on my plans to do my HIIT outside tonight--if it keeps up that is. Oh well, I've got the treadmill and Dave, so I'll be fine.

Anyhoo, hope you're all having a great day! I've got at least 96oz of water in today and I'm going to shoot for 32oz more before the day is done. That outta get that bloat movin'!!!

Have a great afternoon and I'll catch everyone later on tonight!!! :)