Chicks up for a Challenge - September Weight Loss Challenge

Good evening girlies!!!

I feel so out of the loop posting so late in the day!

Delphi~ I hope your friend is able to help you out--if for nothing else, to buy you a little more time to find a place! What a heartless *#@$& that woman is to give you such little notice!! Hey, listen to me girlie--you earned that Normal BMI hun so you celebrate it!!! I am so, so, so proud of you!!! You have worked so hard and come such a long, long way and I'm honored to say that I've been around to see most of it! :hug: So give yourself a huge hug, and even bigger pat on the back and be proud of what you've done!!! :)

NSM~ I hope the paperwork mix up gets all sorted out in time, it sounds like it will. :) Be sure to post back here when you get those keys girlie!!! Keep up the great work--congrats on the loss!!! You'll be back to losing big time once things settle down. :)

April~ WTG on the quick time!!! Mmm, cake! Like I say, when it comes to Birthdays of relatives and close friends--a little cake is okay. :) Now, if it's icky gross cake--ignore it or if it's just some work acquaintance, skip it, but family and friends--go for it! Just don't over do it!! ;) Congrats on the loss today--hope you got a good nap and woke up feeling better!

SG~ Woo hoo on the panties!! :woohoo: Man alive! You're really living up to your screen name aren't ya? Man that's a lot of inches girlie!!! And a drop on the scale too?! Yee haw!!! Glad to hear your run was great! And ya know what? I'm going to stick with the title of Runner for you. :) Slow or not, you're a runner in my book!!! :) Isn't it amazing the things you can do now that you thought you never could? I'm still scratching my head at all the things I'm doing now! You're destined for great things hun! You can and will do whatever you set your mind to! :)

Mom~ such language!! Oh my virgin ears are on fire!!!! :lol3: Hope you like the lasagna tomorrow! It's oh so yummy!!! Have a great Sunday! Hey, are you taking measurements tomorrow?

Jessica~ Congrats on the loss hun! I love your positive attitude!! Go for it girlie!! :)

JasonsLea~ sorry to hear you're in a funk :( I can totally understand it though with all you're going through. Hope you're able to find a second job quickly hun!

Tummy~ ooooh, you sound like me!! :lol: Today wasn't bad, but it would have been had I not gotten out by myself this morning! I hope your hubby is smart enough to keep walking on eggshells until further notice! ;) Mine isn't so bright when it comes to that--he likes to make trouble for himself by pointing out that I'm PMS'ing--then all heck breaks loose! :devil::mad::tantrum: I'm still hoping he learns one of these days to just keep his mouth closed the week prior to TOM. :lol: He was in the clear today though--while I was out he cleaned the house! :) Bless him, he must of took his smart pill today! ;) :lol:

ButterflyDiva~ your posts always make my mouth water!! :lol: WTG on the great food choices!!


Ahhh, what a day! I woke up at 8:00--which might sound nice, but actually bit me in the butt. My run today was nothing at all like on Thursday--I thought about quitting the whole time and just wasn't mentally into it today. I think it might have had something to do with how late I got up. Since I run pre-breakfast I think I was just too depleted or something, I dunno. Maybe it's just pre-TOM stuff...at any rate, I got my 3 miles in so that's good.

After that I showered, ate breakfast and headed to Goodwill--today was the 50% off sale ya know ;) The first store I went to didn't have much and I spent less than $10 for a pair of Calvin Klein capris, 2 sweaters and a sweatshirt. The second store I hit was much better. I walked out of there with 2 pairs of jeans, 3 shirts, one sweater, one long sleeve Champion workout shirt, a pair of yoga type pants, a purse and then a ton of stuff for hubby including dress shirts, a sweater and 3 pairs of pants (one of which is going back because they're torn) all for less than $45!! And a ton of my stuff was brand new with tags!!! :carrot: But, my best deal of the day was an Ann Taylor dress! Now, I'm not fashion savvy at all--for the past 10 years jeans and tee shirts were my staple wardrobe, but I've at least heard of Ann Taylor before...anyway, I found this little gray dress and snagged it! I went to see how much it might go for new and found one similar for $155!!!! :eek: Wanna see it? :D

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2574/3935908194_3b38aed0d7.jpg

Please excuse my shopping hair and the fact that I'm wearing my HRM :lol: My mom (who I'm chatting with on the phone here btw) told me to take a pic so I did what she told me to! I don't wanna get in trouble ya know. ;)

Anyway, so that's the exciting news here. Oh, I was down .2 lbs today too so that was nice. Now I'm headed for the couch to watch a little Mythbusters with the boys. :) Hope everyone had a great day!! Catch y'all tomorrow!!!

Look at you! That dress is nice. I'm telling ya, you can find some great bargains at Goodwill, if you take teh time to look. I know I take all of my non fitting stuff there, and it's usually nice stuff, sometimes with tags (I used to hav a serious shopping problem, lol)

Hope everyone had a great day! I had a (mostly) nice day with DH. There was the one (strange) issue with his ex-wife showing up at his mother's house today with one of the kids, uninvited. It wouldn't be so completely strange, but MIL lives 4.5 hours away. I don't even know where to begin with this one, so I will let it go at that. And for clarification, MIL does NOT like ex-wife. So I'm sure there is drama to ensue with this one, lol.

weighed in this am at a smooth 254.4. 5 pounds until the goal. plan to keep on plan and walk and work. I can see that new decade in my future. And hopefully soon.

Have a great day ladies!!!

Morning Ladies,

Delphi - Hope you're chaneling all your energy into packing babe, maybe draw her face on the side of a box and kick it for some extra cardio or somthing :devil: Anywho hope you're hanging in.

Butterfly Diva - Glad you're back to posting your menu, accountibility is everything!

Sandye - that's an awesome dress, I love a sheath, they're just so flattering. And if I may be so bold, it looks like you could take it in a bit too, cuz you're TINY!! It's day 2 of raging PMS girl around here but I'm glad you're feeling better. My dh is taking us shopping tomorrow to quiet the monster within, we'll see how that works.

Nella - That definitely sounds like someone wants some attention for something, better run for the hills and duck and cover.

Jellofer - Congrats on the loss! And you're almost down to 30lbs off too, way 2 go!

My raging PMS warrior, (let's call her Xena) got up with me this morning for my run today. I was hoping after a good 8.5 hours of sleep last night I might have lost her but not yet. On the up side, if I ever run a race, I'm totally gonna try and time it for my PMS week, wow, I've never run so stinking fast before. I'm running intervals once a week, 6 minutes fast and 3 minutes jog repeated with the repeats increasing each week, so taoday on my 6 minute intervals, all four of them, I ran a little more than a mile! So this former, slow, last place finishing in mandatory track and field day in high school just ran a sub 6 minute mile! I was pretty excited but once again the blind rage sure helps. So I managed to do that four times and now over the next few weeks I'll see how long I can sustain that pace and maybe keep it up for an entire 5K (that would be 18 minutes!)

Tomorrow we're off to the city to do some shopping and things so I will take off tomorrow as my rest day instead of today. It's nice when it works out like that and I don't have to double up like last week. The scale popped up 0.2 today to 167.8 but that's all TOM and much expected, as is lossing pretty much nothing until he actually gets here but hey that's the fun of being a woman! Ok, gonna go be useful TTFN.

Sandye---what a cute dress! You are so slender!!! I LOVE goodwilling. In fact, I am going to a bunch today when I drive up to get my last load of stuff from the old house. The town here is too small and the Goodwill isn't really worth stopping at, but the town I moved from is larger and has 4 Goodwills which are much better. You can find the best stuff, and especially save a lot of money if you have to buy a lot of clothes when you are going through sizes while losing weight, lol. No need investing a ton of money into one size of clothes if you aren't going to be in them for very long. Anyways, I digress....I just Love thrifting, lol.

Nella---that does sound weird about the ex....you'll have to fill us in as the drama enfolds!


Tummy--Sorry TOM is visiting you too. I think we should all revolt! Conrats on your run thought! W2G!

Well, TOM is still around, but apparently the scale is starting to be kind none the less and I am finally below the weight gain. I am down to 254...only 5 pounds to go!

Went out for a walk last night, and was running across a 4 lane busy street before the cars came with DD in the stroller when some boy on his bike with his friends down the street called out "Run Fat Lady, Run!". I was really surprised because his comment only phased me for like a second. I used to hate exercising in public, because one of my inner fears was being made fun of. But instead of being mortified or embarrassed, I didn't even care what some 12 yr old boy yelled at me. Was kinda proud of myself.

EDIT--Hey I just noticed when I edited my ticker that I am over halfway to my first goal of onederland! :carrot:

Sandye you look great, but I agree with Tummy...I think that dress could be taken in some you are so Tiny. ;) Great find!

Tummy, yes ma'am, I've been packing like a mad woman and hauling stuff out to the ditch for the city to pick up. I'm now officially out of boxes and trash bags. So I'm idle until tomorrow when I get more. Managed to get almost all the clothes, linens, quilts, towels, sheets packed. My entire room is packed, minus the furniture of course. Most of the kitchen is packed away, all the can goods, and boxed foods. Just lack dishes etc.

All the pictures are down and packed. I've started on our patio and utility room as well. Alot of junk has been collected over the past five/six years. But I sure am glad we did all those cleaning challenges Sandye. It sure has saved me a lot of trouble and less mess. Especially in the bathroom. That was just a breeze to pack up.

Still no word on a house to rent or place to go, but there's only so much I can do in this house. :( Well you ladies have a great evening and I'll try to check in as much as possible. Ten days and counting...

Still feeling off... Blah. Hoping it goes away soon :/

:wave: girls!

Looking good Sandye!

:hug: Delphi.

I hope you feel better, April.

Congratulations to all our losers this week!

WI was good today, I got rid of all the water weight from last week and a smidge (.4) of actual weight. :)

:grouphug:

Tummy-Holy Crap!! a sub-6 min mile!! I've never in my life raun a mile that fast. My fastest mile in memory was in 7th grade and that was like 7:04. You're my hero!!

jessica-Way to go on blowing off that boy's comment!! You are an amazing woman who's done so much to improve yourself. You need to hear "Run, sexy mama, run!" Keep up the positive vibes. You deserve it!

Delphi-Great to hear you've been able to get some packing done. I hope you're able to come up with something that will work for your family soon. I will SO miss you if you're not on here, but will understand it may take a bit to get re-settled. No matter, take good care and CONGRATULATIONS on being to a Healthy BMI!! That is awesome!

Sandye- You look incredible in that dress! Great job finding deals at Goodwill. There is currently a moratorium on spending here while we're trying to get our construction loan ready to close in a couple weeks, but after that....I'd love to hit me a Goodwill store or 2!!

My 5K this past weekend was really good. I ran a 26:31 which I was thrilled
with since my last "5K" was actually 3.7 miles, so I couldn't use it as a comparison for future 5K's. Now I know what my starting point is and where I can go from here. My new running program also does speed intervals, like Tummy mentioned about hers, but I'm not gonna start that until next month. I hope when I do that it improves my speed. I checked on the un-official results and I was the 5th woman to finish in my age group. Maybe next year I can move up a couple spots!
After the race we went up and worked on our land for 7-8 hours and we finally have it completely cleared to build our house! YAY!! It took a lot of hard work (and lilterally blood and sweat), but it's ready for the builder! It looks like we should be able to build next month after all, which is a HUGE blessing!
On the weight front, I'm at a bit of a standstill with only 2 pounds lost for the month. I know I've eaten poorly on occassion, but I think it's also partly not enough water, my mood being all over the place the last week, and not adjusting my food intake to my reduced weight. It was all having a weird affect on me, but thank heavens I'm on a more even keel now. I still have a week and a half to pull off a couple more pound loss. I know I can do it! Just gotta keep the right mindset!

Hi everyone,
It's nice to read about so many successes on here congratulations to all. I have been off the computer for a couple days again so won't go into one on ones but I and proud of all of your accomplishments. I am at work again right now so I really shouldn't be on the computer at all...but.
Delphi so sorry to here what your going through that really sucks but WTG on the positive attitude and wow on the packing progress.
On my side I stepped on my scale for weigh in this week and it said down another 4lbs so that puts me at 8 and made my challange total which was 6lbs. So yeah!!!
I am a little afraid to be to happy though as my Wii says a different total but the weight I posted as starting is from the scale so I am keeping that number. So now I hope I can lose at least another 2lbs by the end of Sept.

Hey there Ladies,

Just a quickie here, very tired tonight and up early tomorrow.

Delphi - I'm hoping your friend comes through, social workers can often do some amazing things and have tons of connections ;)

MsP - I am having trouble walking after that run this morning. I fear trying to get out of bed tomorrow, it's gonna hurt. I would call it a 6 minute sprint for sure but I look forward to a time that I can actually maintain that for the duration and it doesn't feel so incredibly difficult b/c that was frickin hard. Congrats on your run today too over in the other thread, awesome time!

Off to the big city tomorrow but I'll come visit b/f we head out.

hi all,

MIA cause i'm sick. i've been nearly demolished by something that may or may not be the flu. UGH! i hate being sick :/

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Should be another busy day for me. That is, when I get some boxes. Pretty much at a stand still without them. I have a big list of places to call to change my address to but no address to change it to. :( But we are working on it.

You ladies have a great day and think happy thoughts.

Hello everyone.

No time for personals and as I haven't been on all weekend they'd take forever. I have read everyone's news though and I hope everyone is doing well and that Delphi... something comes through for you!

I went to a party Saturday night, I'm not sure if I stayed within my calories (so hard to tell) but if I went over, I definitely didn't go over maintenance so that's not terrible... I do, however, have some serious carbohydrate bloat going on... the scale is up a couple of pounds. Trying to pee it out!

Too foggy to run this morning so I'll be forced to do it after work, not sure if I'll go to the park and brave the geese or stay on the roads and brave the business that is the streets at that time of day. All I know is that I am NOT running in the dark fog again, well... not as dense as it is today! No way, not gonna do it.

Okies, hope everyone has a great, OP day!

Goooooooooooooooood Morning Girlies!!!!!! :carrot:

Nella~ thanks hun! I love me a good bargain--it makes my inner cheapskate so very happy! :lol: Ahhh, ex's can be a pain! I'm so happy hubby's ex and he never had kids! I never, ever have to see or hear from her! :)

Jellofer~ WTG hun! You're doing great! I love the positivity you've got going on!!! :carrot:

Tummy~ your hubby is a smart man! Hope that shopping helps to calm the beast! ;) I gotta tell ya, I seriously don't have a clue when it comes to fashion, so when I hear 'sheath' I'm not thinkin' dress, if ya kwim ;) It makes me giggle every time I read it! I love that dress and truth be told...it is the teensiest bit loose, but taking it in isn't needed just yet--it's perfect when I sit down and my big ol' booty fills it out! ;) WTG on that super fast time girlie!!! Man alive--you're a speed demon! Send Zena's strength and speed my way will ya?

Jessica~ OMGosh I love your new avatar! You are such a beauty!!! Good for you not listening to a stupid bratty 12 yr old! You know better! :) Congrats on the loss! Looks like TOM is losing strength and you're winning out! And congrats on being over halfway to your first goal!!! :carrot: That's awesome!!! Keep up the great work hun! Hope you found some great deals at Goodwill yesterday!! :)

Delphi~ oh hun, I wish you lived closer! I would so totally come over an help you--and then hunt down that *#$&% and beat the tar out of her :club: (where's the 'choke the crap out of someone smilie when you need it huh?) Glad to hear you're making such progress and as per usual, you're staying positive with is fantastic and amazing and admirable to be sure! Hang in there hun!!! :hug::hug::hug::hug::hug:

April~ hope you're feeling better today! :hug:

JasonsLea~ Thanks hun! Congrats on the loss!!! :carrot:

MsP~ 5th?! :woohoo: That's freakin' awesome!!! WTG hun!!! Now I'm kind of wishing I had signed up for the competitive run instead of the 'fun walk'! :lol: Congrats on getting the land cleared and hurray on getting to start building next month!!! :celebrate: That's wonderful news!!!! Hey listen, if you're ever in my neck of the woods and want a Goodwilling partner--I'm your gal! :D

Bigmid~ hey you!! Glad to hear you're doing well! Congrats on the 4 lb loss! :carrot: You're doing great!!!! And :woohoo: on making your September goal already!!! :carrot:

dcapulet~ awww hun, :hug: I hope you're feeling better soon!!! Take care of yourself and check in when you can, even if it's just to moan and cough a little. :hug:

SG~ drink that water girlie!!!! Hope the party was fun! And I hear ya on the fog--:eek: I say brave the geese--it's going to hurt less getting hit by one of them than it would be if you got hit by a car! ;) But beware of goose poop! I'm tellin' ya, those suckers are loaded!!!

Well ladies, it's a cloudy, slightly muggy day, but it looks like Fall and that makes me happy. :D My house is crazy (as usual) and needs some attention, but it'll have to wait until I do my veggie chopping for my Butternut Squash Lasagna!! Mmmmmm!

I went grocery shopping yesterday and picked up an acorn squash and a spaghetti squash--I've never had either (well, my mom told me I had spaghetti squash when I was kid, but I don't remember it) and I'm going to try them! :carrot: I also bought more eggplant--dangit, I'm determined to eat some properly cooked eggplant if it kills me! :lol: I keep overcooking it!!! :rolleyes:

Woke up to a surprising number on the scale today--137, down a full pound from yesterday and pre-TOM at that so I'm happy. :) That means I've met my September goal! :carrot:

Well girls, I better get going the boys don't have school today (it's a teacher workday) and I've got a full house! Plus, I need to get a shower in and start choppin'!!! Man, now's the time I wish I had one of those silly Slap Chop thingies!!! "you're gunna love my nuts!!" :lol3:

Okay, have a great day ladies!!! And of course, be sure to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Sandye-Too bad you're not closer....I have a food chopper! I LOVE that thing for chopping up veggies and stuff quick! Oh, have you done eggplant parmesean? DH says he'll try it if I make it...a huge step for him. Thanks for the congrats. I felt really good after the run.

jessica-I second Sandye's comment. Your new avatar looks great!

My thighs still hurt from the work we did on our land Saturday, but when I ran this morning, they handled it well, so I'm very glad about that. I was concerned it'd effect my running which would not have been cool since I'm trying to add days (from 3 to 4/wk last week then to 5 next week) to start a new training program for October.
I'm still not feeling 100%, but better for sure. My weight keeps creeping up a touch each day. I'm pretty much OP, so I'm gonna add water and be more careful about my food intake (quantity) and see what happens in the next few days. Another issue is that I STILL haven't gotten TOM, which is weird. It's like my cycle is becoming a week longer than normal...I was late last month and now I'm even later this month. Weird stuff. I've been taking my vitamin, exercising OP, and all that good stuff. I think I'm still not used to eating the right amount for my weight. I want to still eat what I could eat 30 pounds ago and that's just not working! DUH!! LOL I guess I DO know what to do food-wise and just haven't been doing it wholeheartedly this month. I want to complain, but it's my own dang fault. SHOOT!

Morning Ladies,

Dcapulet - Hope you're feeling better soon, those are just terrible, take good care of yourself and we'll see you soon.

Delphi - You may be the world's fastest packer, it takes me forever. At least it's Monday when it's easier to get a hold of ppl and figure things out so let's hope that happens fast!

SG - Good job at that party, it's nice to be able to manoveur through those social situations and come out the other side alright. It makes me think that we can do it forever, kwim? What no dark fog, Muhahahaha, why not?

Sandye - Ahh the booty, I see, and yes that sitting down is rather important, I had many a dress that was only cute standing up!:carrot: on hitting goal that's incredible, you're almost dropping faster now than at 150! :lol3: slap and chop, that guys crazy!

MsP - Sounds like you've got it figured out with the food, I could be perfect everywhere but my food makes every ounce of difference. HOpe your legs feel better soon but at least they cooperated for running, they'll be better in no time.

I don't know what happened today but like Sandye, I lost pre-TOM weight, which has not happened before, very odd, but fantastic anyway. Lost another 0.8 today to hit 167.0 on the nose and only 2lbs till goal with TOM on the horizon so I should be good.

My legs are still very sore from my crazy run yesterday, it appears that just because I can run that fast doesn't mean I'm ready too yet, holy crap, walking is a challenge today. But today's my day off, we're heading to Edmonton to pick up all the things that our tiny town doesn't have, some bizarre food that I eat, some video editing software (finally going to tackle 3 years of dd footage into dvd's) there's a new hockey store that dh is dying to go see and some new winter tires for the truck. Crazy, I'm tired just thinking about it! Well, better hit the shower I need to run over to playschool first to help move some toys to our new location before we head out.

Have a great day ladies!

Sorry, was mia for a couple days, and don't have a lot of time for personals. Just wanted to say Delphi, I am so sorry for what you are going through :hug: You are handling this stress so well and you have such a positive outlook on things. I'm sure you will come out of this fine and a stronger woman as well.

So this weekend I just let loose a little. Ate stuff that wasn't good for me and didn't work out. It was my friend's bday and she had 2 different celebrations of Friday and Saturday. I'm up a couple lbs, but I thought it was going to be a lot worse. Not beating myself up, just moving forward. I'm not going to meet my goal of 240 this month, but hoping that I can atleast see 245 by the 30th.

Hey everyone!!! So I've been around, just not posting like I should be on here... I'm down 6 lbs. so far this month which means I'm 4 away from my goal for the month. I'm going to really push myself to try and reach that goal by the beginning of next week. I can also put my 20s on, but they're still a little too snug to be considered comfortable, so I still have a bit to go before reaching that September goal also.

I'm going to start checking in more often! Great job everyone!!!

Hey Ladies!

I'm just in for a really quick check in. I have some good news; not weight loss related. Every Saturday morning I volunteer at my church by doing the flowers since they aren't allowed to have fake flowers. I do this with two other ladies, one being my grandma. :) And we were told that there is a wedding coming up, from a wealthy family that wants us to do they're flowers; they just tell us the color scheme and we're suppose to order the flowers and everything. We've done flowers for the church, which happened to have a wedding later that day and they keep our flowers, but never this. :) I am very excited.

I am also proud that I went to a baby shower yesterday for my aunt and I kept away from the cake (though we had some fast food on the way too and I had some cupcakes at home. But, despite the cupcakes and fast food I consumed (Wendy's side salad, a dollar burger, and dollar fries,) I am proud that I didn't touch the cake and I didn't eat a lot at the shower. And I brought my own water.

Lastly, I'm on my way out the door for my first day of classes. Technically my first day of college (since graduating high school) but I took college classes at High school too. I only have one class and then 1 (2 classes combined) online.

<3 Wish Me Luck Ladies!

Yay for Fall!!!! It's my favorite time of year. I too bought some butternut squash and spaghetti squash this weekend. I might have to look up that lasagna recipe, sounds yummy to me.

I hope all of you have a great Monday! I'll post more later if I can, busy busy day today.

Just a real quick post as I'm supposed to be cleaning the horrid mess that is my desk :lol:

Nella~ here's the recipe for the lasagna: http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=698656 the link to the marinara sauce in the recipe. This takes a while to prep (just ask my mom ;)) but it's worth it!!!!

Btw, I tried spaghetti squash today with chicken sausage and spaghetti sauce--OMGoodness it was delish!!!! I can't wait to see what I can do with the acorn squash! I'm thinking soup maybe? Hmmm...

I'll check in on you girls later--the desk needs my attention in a big way!

Hey everyone, just checking in. Still nothing on the home front, however, I have managed to get everything packable..packed. Just lack all the cleaning. So probably tomorrow I'll start moving the furniture and cleaning up under everything and then the only thing I'll lack is my utility room and the actual move itself. ;)

Delphi :hug::hug: :hug: So sorry to hear about you situation, I wished there was something I could do to help you out. I'm glad you have a friend that is trying to help you out.... Please let me know what happens. Take care of yourself I will be keeping you and those boys in my thoughts and prayers.

iDream You look awesome but I have to agree with the others you are so tiny now I think that dress could be taken in a bit... You look great. You are truely and inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing. :)

Nella Miss Mallee KimL1214 shasha17a :wave: Hope you ladies are having a great day :)

Tummy Girl Sounds like you have a busy day in store for you . Hope all goes well. Have a great time :cheers:

Ms Perception you are doing so well. Keep up the good work with the running. It has taken me 3 months just to get myself up and going and sticking to a plan... Would love to blame it on someone but I can't LOL You are awesome girl keep it up. :running:

I am back at home today, it has been so busy with me being out all last week there was so much to do today, still haven't finished it but I needed a break... I have managed to put together a menu for myself and the family thanks for your help and ideas Tummy it will really help my DH since he is gone several hours of the day to pack a cooler full of good things to eat. I even made him a schedule of what times he has to eat so he won't forget that he has to keep his body fueled. We have decided to sign up to the gym at the first of the month. It is open 24 hrs a days and since we have really strange hours that is going to be great for us. Can't wait to get started there. I am still using the treeadmill at home to keep my cardio on on the days I don't go... So hopefully this time next month I will have seen a good change. I may need a kick in the bootie every now and then. Thanks for all the support I couldn't do this thing without all you wonderful ladies. Hope you all have a great day :flow1:

I am so back on track today and it feels great! I am drinking a lot of water to flush out the excess sodium. I worked out during lunch today, 30 min on the elliptical. I get an hour break and it takes about 7 min to get to the gym and then another 5 to get ready. By then I have like 45 min left, but still need to leave enough time to shower then drive back to work. Well, 30 min is better than nothing I guess. I'm going to try to do this atleast 2x a week, in addition to my evening workouts. Tonight I have zumba again. I am really excited. I really need to put my all in this week because Thursday night, my boyfriend is taking me to Seattle for the weekend. We are visiting one of our college friends. I don't know what we are going to do, but I think we will be eating out a lot. I think its inevitable that at the very best, I maintain. But hopefully we will get a lot of walking in there.

Hi girls!
No time for personals today either, I am super stressed since all the paperwork mess has not been straightened out and we're supposed to be closing tomorrow. I guess I should look at the bright side and be happy that I have barely eaten anything today, not healthy I know.

Miss you lots!

:hug: Been sick all weekend... Full of ginger ale and pretzels... Scale was... UP 4 POUNDS!! EKKK! Considering I know I didn't eat that much. But then again I haven't drank soda since I was like 12... Maybe that's it?

Hoping it goes back down some tomorrow.:crossed:

Glad to see people doing so well!

I gotta catch up on personals... Once again. Lol. :hug:

Just had to pop in and say that TOM finally came today and I'm hoping that means my body will release some of this weight soon. I'm now going to go PLAN...meals, chores for tomorrow, goals for next month. I just need to plan!!

Good evening girls! I figured I should catch up before bed since I think we are going to the park tomorrow (or Library if it rains).

MsP~ Hurray/Boo that TOM is here! I hope he leaves and takes his water weight with him ASAP! Yeah, I think we used to have a slap chop type thingie, but it was junk and I tossed it--kind of wish I had it now though since I'm actually eating veggies and all! ;) Hey, send me some of your planning vibes would ya? I sure could use 'em! :lol:

Tummy~ hubby loves that slap chop guy! Have you seen the new rapping commercial for that thing? Hysterical!! Hope shopping was fun! I feel like that's all I ever do anymore is going to the store for food! I really need to redo my pantry again and do one giant stock up and that way I'd only be going to the store for fruit/veggies and milk! Congrats on the loss! Are you as surprised as I am about that? I'm not counting on it sticking though...

Shasha~ WTG getting that lunchtime workout in girlie! I hope you have fun at Zumba tonight and ooooh, a trip! How fun will that be?! Just try not to over do it and I'm sure you won't have any trouble maintaining. :)

KimL~ Congrats on the great loss! Keep up the great work!! :)

Molly~ look at you all full of good news! Congrats on the upcoming flower order--how fun!! Woo hoo on avoiding the cake! Now that's will power right there!! Hope your first Official Day of College was fun!!!

Nella~ I just tried spaghetti squash for the first time ever today with chicken sausage and spaghetti sauce...it was awesome!!! I am totally having it again soon!!! Fall is one of my favorite times of year too! :)

Delphi~ you're amazing! How on earth you packed that fast is beyond me! I am thinking about you and sending you tons of house finding vibes!!! And ya know what, I wouldn't even bother cleaning that house--she gave you all of 13 days to move? She doesn't deserve it! So there, now you've seen my evil side :devil: Have a great night darlin'!

Mystical~ Aww, you're too sweet. :) Wow, it sounds like you've been super busy! I hope things settle down at least long enough for you to catch your breath soon! Great job getting hubby all set with food for the day!! I'm sure you're being equally good to yourself too right? :) I'm so glad you've stuck it out hun, 3 months or not, you haven't given up and that speaks volumes!! You're in it to win it now baby!! :)

NSM~ :hug: Hang in there hun! I hope they get it all straightened out before tomorrow! Do keep us posted and eat somethin' would ya? You know better than that! :) Miss you tons too!!!!

April~ aww, sorry to hear you're still not 100%! I'm sure the weight gain is sodium related--both in the soda and there's a crazy amount in pretzels for sure! Take care of yourself and be sure to drink lots of fluids! You don't want to get dehydrated! :hug:


Well, not much going on here. Made the lasagna tonight and it was uber yummy! It was a long night with overtired kids and I'm all grumpy and PMS'y. TOM better show up tomorrow and get his show on the road so he can leave town! Grrrrrr...

I did clean my office and desk so at least I did a little something today. I also paid some bills...

I did some digging around for low cal/low fat breakfast bar recipes and while searching I stumbled onto a website called eatbetteramerica and found loads of recipes there (although none for the breakfast bars :lol:). I printed a ton out and I'm going to be making up a binder this week to put all my recipes in. My current method of stashing the print outs all together next to my cookbooks isn't really ideal. ;)

So, speaking of breakfast bars--anybody know of any good recipes for them? I'm looking for breakfast bars or cookies or even granola bars. Primarily for the kids when we're out and about but I eventually want to eat them too. :D

Well ladies, hubby's watching football and I'm thinking it would be a great chance for me to go to bed early and get some sleep before the girls start their nightly wakings...it's gotten really bad lately! At about midnight I'm getting woke up hourly by one or both of them. I told them if they didn't stay in their beds I was going to put the crib rail back up so they couldn't get out on their own!!! I'm desperate for some sleep man! Not to mention I need to get up at 5:00 for my run tomorrow!!!

Anyway...okay, hope everyone's having a great night! See you all tomorrow!!!

I can not remember if I posted but I weighed in at 193 this morning and weight started was 198 so that is a 5 pound loss. Don't think I am going to make my 10 pound challenge but 5 is great because I have not been able to loose for a long time.

Here is my update!!!

SW 260
CW 254.4
GW 249. I think that if I stay on plan and get all my workouts in....I will make it!!!!

Have a great week everyone!!

Good Morning Ladies

Well still no news on a house. :( But since I have managed to get everything packed, I guess all I can do is wait and keep searching, that is when I get a chance to. If we get to move into a house, then I may just make my goal for this challenge. If not, then I doubt it. Maya and my Wii are packed up, the treadmill isn't available and given the fact that most of our stuff is packed into the eating area/kitchen/living room...there just isn't any space to walk much less to exercise. So..it kinda sucks. I keep telling myself when all is said and done, I'll get a great workout(s) the first week I get back to it.

Down another full pound and that leaves two...I'm probably good for one more but with TOM forthcoming, I don't know. I wish he would just cut me some slack this month...****, I wish someone would cut me slack. I mean, yeah, I can deal with adversity, I've come to deal with it quite well actually, but would it hurt to throw me a bone once in awhile? :lol:

Alright you ladies are doing fantastic and I hope you all have a great day.

Miss Mallee~ Great job staying away from the cake!

mystical~ 24 hour gym sounds amazing!

shasha17a~ Great job getting in a workout during lunch!

aprilcp12344~ Hope you feel better!

iDream~ That sounds like a really great site!

Bootsie~ Congrats on 5 pounds!!!

jellofer2~ Great job!!!

Delphi~ You can get those last 2 pounds down!!!

Nothing new here other then a not so good dinner last night. Money was an issue when I hit the grocery store, so I unfortunately opted to make some super salty campbells tomato soup with wheat pasta and 90% burger. Anyone else with financial issues have some super cheap recipes that you can stretch over a few days?

Good morning girls! Just a super quick fly by post this morning--no playdate today (it's tomorrow d'oh!) but I need to run to the store for some stuff and want to get it done asap.

I'll be back later to check in on you ladies and post personals!! :)

Have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Viatmins!!!
:D

Good morning everyone!

Sandye-Every time you post about your lasagna recipe I want to try it, but I'm trying to use up what's in the house right now, so it'll have to wait 'til I hit the store next.

Bootsie-You're doing great and I'm sure more will come off...just keep at it!

jellofer-Nice! You're cruising right along. You have some definite energy over there, so run with it! (not necessarily literally, of course)

Delphi-You're doing great to continue losing without all your "stuff" to help you workout. Although, I do know that packing, etc. is definitely a workout. Hope you get some more boxes and word on a place soon. Yeah, you deserve a break from adversity, I'd say!

KimL-Do you have a garden? I've been making a lot out of the garden right now. Lots of stuff from scratch. If not, then it depends on what eating plan you're on. Potatoes are cheap and very versatile. I'm a star at figuring out a meal based on what's in my cupboards, but since I don't know what you have it's tougher. Wheat pasta is great, tuna is usually cheap and healthy...maybe some kind of tuna noodle casserole. Okay, well, just want to help, good luck!

April-Hope you're feeling better! It's funny but when I read your post all I was thinking was, "Yum! Pretzles and ginger ale!" I haven't had either for quite some time. I'm sure your weight is just messed up since you're sick. It'll go back to normal once you can eat normal food again. Take care of yourself!

NSM-So, what's the word? Did the paperwork get straightened out? Try not to stress too much. If you need to vent, come here and get it out of your system...you don't want that stuff building up inside you. Take care of yourself, hon. Miss you!

Shasha-Great that you made time to work out at lunch. It's also so good that you feel back on track again. Don't let this upcoming weekend derail you. It's not worth it. Believe me, I know! You're doing all the right things and deserve to keep the momentum going for max results. Oh and have fun!

I almost forget ot do my quick update. Since TOM finally came, I did see a little drop on the scale this morning, so I'm happy about that. I got my run in...did my longest run yet and felt great after, like I could've kept going for a while. I've already done my worst chore of the day...cleaning the bathroom, top to bottom, inside and out! Now I'm going to shower and relax the rest of the morning. YAY!!!

Helloooo Chickies!

Sorry, this is like the fourth day in a row with no personals for me. I'm super dooper busy right now.

I had the worst run ever last night, it was pretty pathetic. I don't know if it was the time of day (not the early morning), the fact that I could see where I was going and I ran faster, lack of hydration, lack of pre-run food or just me being lazy but I had to stop and walk several times. It took nearly all my mental motivation to get me to start running again after I'd walked. Incredibly frustrating and I just don't know what to blame it on... could be a combination of all the above to be honest. Whatever the case, I will be back out tomorrow morning and giving it my best effort for sure and it's not a total loss since I was active and moving for half an hour.

Went back to Curves this morning and talked to the owner about my screwed up printout of my weight/inches. She printed me out a new one which actually makes sense and has the number of inches lost on each body part since I began... 2.5 inches off each thigh! WooHoo! I have lost 17.5 inches total which earns me a foot on the wall. For each foot you lose, you gain a foot on the Curves wall so that's pretty cool. I also got a water bottle for my efforts which is totally nice... I left there feeling a bit more uplifted despite my stupid run yesterday.

I seem to be holding steady at 210. I saw a dip at 209.8 the day of the party and with my carbohydrate bloat I have been up the last couple of days but back at 210 today so I'm hoping it'll drop pretty good the next couple of days and put me at 1 lb to lose in this last week of September. I figure even if I don't make 8 lbs... 5 or more is totally fine.

Ok, must work work work! Hope everyone has a fantastic day!

Finally starting to feel better. Jumped on the scale this morning, and it was DOWN 2.4 pounds.:carrot: I was finally about to eat OP yesterday. It was great... Lol. :D Now I just have to get some exercise in, but it's raining :?:, I'll try my best to send it elsewhere to you gals that want it ;)

I decided to just move all my tickers to my current weight and start from there. With the new scale and the 4 pound gain, I was getting confused. :p Looking foward to some nice yummy soup for lunch today...!!

Ms Perception- Congrats on the run! It is most def. my favorite way to exercise. Soon there will be snow, and then it's back inside though. :( So we just have to make the most of it now. :D

iDream Sometimes I wish that I only had to leave for shopping :) Sometimes work drives me crazy :dizzy: Yesterday was a 8 to 7 work day. :p I really wish my bf wasn't so picky, and would actually try some of your recipes. They sound amazing!!

KimL1214- I'm a sucker for Campbell's soup. Yumms. But the sodium is really high. :?: Chicken is always super cheap where I am from, maybe you could try buying it in bulk?

Delphi You really amaze me. Anyone else would be screaming and throwing a fit. Could you possibly send some of your patience my way? :D Congrats on the loss! You def. deserve it!

jellofer2 Congrats on do so well! :carrot:

Bootsie I'm with you there, I'm just happy to see the scale going back down again. :D Congrats!

shasha17a Way to go on exercising at work! I'm really looking into joining a 24 hour gym, but seeing as we plan on moving to the country soon(even more then we currently are :) ) It doesn't seem like a great time for it yet. Lol.

Newshinyme Hope everything gets straightened out soon :hug:

Well I think that's everyone since I last posted. I'm going to go play on my elliptical for a bit... Rain... Grrr... :D

I am in a good mood again today. I am back down the couple lbs that I gained over the weekend after being 100% back on track yesterday. I had zumba again last night and it was fun. I also noticed that the lunch workout is very helpful. I was feeling much more energetic afterwards rather than just lethargic. Today I'm going to do another lunch workout and then do kickboxing tonight. I hope I can be at 245 by month's end.

Good Morning Ladies!

Thanks everyone for the cake comments. :) I'd go and name everyone, but I need to get some ST in. So far, the scale is telling me I'm 214-216; but I do see a physical difference! That's what's important right? I have a goal for my day, today. I want to have an POP, eating wise. I just took the doggies for their seperate walks, which takes about an hour. And then I'm going to do some abs and arm work. Then I hit breakfast (I have to wait for my acid reducer to kick in and I'm not starving right when I wake up,) and then I finish my reading homework.

I had a great first day. I only had one class, public speaking. It seems like it's not going to be that bad. I only have....(calculates) 4 speeches all quarter. Since there is preparation work. I have all three of my classes today, Public Speaking, English 101, and then American Cultural Studies. English and American are combined into a block periods though. I already love the read material!

All righty ladies! I hope you all have a great day and Delphi, I really hope you find something. I know how stressful it is when you don't know what's going on with the place you live. :grouphug:

<3 'Bye Ladies!

shasha17a Good job! you are doing great. Let me know how the kickboxing is going I would love to try it some time. :dancer:

aprilcp12344 Glad to hear you are feeling better today :getwell: I have rain here too :p Have a great workout and enjoy that soup sounds good.

Shrinking Girl :woohoo: you are doing great losing all those inches. WOW 17.5 inches that is amazing keep up the good work girl :cheer2:

Ms Perception :running: Great job on the running keep it up you are doing so well. I am off to clean my bathrooms today as well wish me luck :lol:

iDream Have fun with the shopping :) Can't wait to hear from you. Thanks for vote of confidence I don't always feel like I can do this but it sure helps hearing it from you. It really helps me keep on going and never giving up. I see your success and that you believe I can do this and that helps pick me back up everyday... Thanks for being in my coner... Yeah I am drinking my water thanks once again for the reminder... I dobn't know what I would do without you girl :hug:

KimL1214 :wave: I feel your pain I have to try and stretch food with 3 teenage boys in the house it is never easy...

Delphi :hug: :hug: My heart goes out to you sweetie, wish I lived closer so I could help you out. I am still amazed by your continued success I really look up to you. Thank you for sharing with me. You are such a strong and amazing woman with all you battles you still continie to be such an inspiration to me. If there's anything I can do to help please let me know. :angel: to look over you. :)

Today is a day of finishing up all the house work. I am going on the road with DH on Wed and Fri everyweek. Monday's I have to do all the invoices and paperwork so that leaves me with Tues and Thurs to get housework done and meal planning done for the week.. I am finding that it is helping us out allot to keep all our fresh veggies cut up and put into snack bags so we can just grab and go for our lunches. I guess it is a learn as you go right LOL

As for my weight loss I seem to keep bouncing around and never getting below 214. I don't know what's going on but I will not give up... It is getting close to the end of the month and once again I don't think I will make the goal but one day I will have a month that I will lose that 10 lbs at least I am really hoping it will happen one day.

Ladies you are doing so awesome keep up the good work... Have a great day! :dust:

Hi Ladies!!!
I'm back from vacation in the Smoky's. We got back Sunday night and I didn't get a chance to post on here yesterday. We had an awesome time!! I told dh, look what we've been missing for the last almost 14 years!

We went shopping in the outlet malls in Pigeon Forge and Sevierville and got some great deals on Reeboks and Adidas and some clothes. We went to Cade's Cove, a beautiful valley in the mountains where an old settlement was and we saw 4 black bear sightings. We walked the strip in Gatlinburg which was fun. We went hiking to a gorgeous waterfall and on the way back down from the falls we saw a mama bear and her two cubs at a fairly close distance, dh got some great video of it. It was supposed to be raining the whole time but God blessed us with some beautiful weather and while it did rain some it didn't hinder anything we wanted to do. Our cabin was cozy and secluded with a beautiful view of the mountains, we had a good time there too ;)
Took the kids to this cool museum/fun house and happened to come in on a day where is was free for homeschoolers, dh was very happy about that because he had been complaining about how much it was going to cost.

The food was great, hence my 2.5 lb gain :o, but I don't care, it was totally worth it. It was so nice to not have any of the cares and worries of home and just be carefree for a few days. We agreed that we are going to start doing this every year. Anyway, I guess you guys can tell I'm excited.

Also, dh saw the infomercial on P90X and he wants me to get it so we are ready to get back on track. I probably won't make my September goal but that's ok.

Delphi I'm really sorry to hear what you are going through :hug:

Just a quick hi, need to workout and then run out for a hair cut and maybe I'll have a minute later to catch up! The scale is down again to 166.8! This is weird but good. TTFN

Ahhhh rain rain rain! I love it on days when I don't have to work, hate it when I do. *sighs* South Texas does need it though. :)

Tummy girl: I want to see that new hair cut.. Hope you have a good time. Tlk to you soon. :)

mystical- kickboxing is a lot of fun. I have been doing it on and off for so many years though that its kinda lost the novelty. Right now I am obsessed with zumba. But I know a lot of the KB music from the radio so I almost always get pumped up.

tummy- Wow, you are on a roll.

ruth- your vacation sounds like a lot of fun. Thats so cool that you spotted some bears. I'm sure your vacay weight will be right off again once you start your routine again.

jasonslea- I miss the rain sometimes. It hardly ever rains over here. But I'm like you, only love the rain when I'm not at work. It seems that everyone forgets how to drive around here with it rains.

mystical-Good for you for sticking with everything when the scale isn't cooperating! You WILL see results, somtimes it just takes some time. It's so great that DH is kinda cheering you on there, wanting to join a gym and all. Oh, how'd the bathroom cleaning go? I HAD to do mine right away in the morning or I woul've found some excuse not to do it! LOL

SG-You're absolutely right. The run/walk was still great activity...just think of it as intervals! They're great for ya!! I think changing time of day for workouts can mess with ya a little. In winter I may have to do afternoon runs and I'm already thinking, "Will my body perform the same for me in the afternoon?" Hope things calm down a touch for you, but I know how it is. It's homecoming week at DH's school this week and he's got a LOT on his plate!

ruth -Oh man, you vacation sounds WONDERFUL! So glad you all had a good time. DH and I love to travel like that. We don't go anywhere exotic, but we have a great time just enjoying wherever we go. That is so great that you're going to make it an annual thing! The kids are probably thrilled too. Those 2.5 pounds will come off quickly since it was just a temporary change in diet that did it. Sometimes it's good to just relax and enjoy when it's such a rare occassion! (As long as you get back on track ASAP afterwards. LOL)

Well, I've been POP today. I even looked up P90X online and checked prices on ebay and stuff. It may be a good winter program for me, since I live in northern Wisconsin! I know a lot of my routine will change in winter, but that may be a GOOD change. I'm already thinking about how the cold weather will effect my training and how I can adjust. I do not want to be one of those that gets so close to goal then can't adjust for the winter and plateaus. I'm feeling a lot more like myself now and it's a good time to make plans while my mindset is right!

Happy first day of Fall!

Thanks for the support friends :)

I ended up having to call the bank and talk to some other representativ. She was really helpful, so things did get straightened out and we signed all the papers this morning. I get the keys to my new place tomorrow :woohoo:. I am still trying to convince DH that painting the place ourselves is not a terrible idea and would save us a ton of money. He'd rather hire professional painters.

I might have limited computer time for the rest of the week so I probably will not make it in here much, but I will be thinking of you.

Congrats NSM!!!!! :celebrate: :cheer: :carrot: :broc: :woohoo: :celebrate:

Had to get that in even though I'm doing a super fast fly by yet again--just want to touch base and make sure you girls are drinking your water!!! ;)

Been cleaning the kitchen and purging organizing the pantry all day--tomorrow I start on the cupboards! Fun stuff...

Anyway I'll be back for personals later! I see there's a lot to catch up on!!! Be good while I'm gone! :D

So just a little rant... My sister, the pregnant one, went shopping with me today. So we picked up rice to go with pork chops and corn... A typical dinner for my bf and I. So I get home from work, make supper, and she throws a tantrum because she expected me to fry her up some french fries??? She doesn't like either corn or rice, but fails to tell me this all day when she knew what I was planning to make. So I told her that she should try to eat something not fried, and woah. I get it she's pregnant and all, but I can't read minds and I don't eat fried foods all that often, like once a month maybe. And the only time I eat fries is with burgers... lmao. She just expected me to know that she wanted deep fried steak fries?? All she had to do was ask me to prepare something special and I would have. But come on... :mad: I work all day, while she sits and home and then has the nerve to tell me my cooking isn't what she wanted??? RAWR!!!! :bomb: Alright... I think I'm better now. :dizzy:

Other news. Ate POP all day... so far. and The Biggest Loser is on in 25 minutes and counting!!! :carrot:


Have a great night gals!!

sandye - congrats on meeting goal! spaghetti squash... mmm. I like it with lots of peppers and onions, and a low fat turkey sausage link. :)

tummy - :) nice on the weight loss.

so i'm back in the fight. I ran 2.5 miles today, my longest EVER. so i feel good.

and on to homework!

Whew! Finally! A chance to catch up with my girls!!!

Bootsie~ WTG on the loss hun! :broc: That's awesome! 5 lbs is pretty big loss!! :)

Jellofer~ you're doing great! Keep it up!! :carrot:

Delphi~ Sorry you're still not having any luck with a house--how about your friend, is she getting anywhere? Congrats on the lb down hun! I know it's not nearly as fun given what you're going through, but I'm not going to let it go without being recognized. :hug: Hang in there girlie!!

KimL~ man, I dunno, I don't have any suggestions. As I've been eating healthier, I've been spending way more money on food--but I think with some tweeking I'll be able to cut back some. Perhaps check over on the food board here and ask the girls over there.

MsP~ WTG on the loss and the super long run! :running: That's fantastic! Ya know, I forgot to tell you, when I was doing one of my first 20 min runs, I kept saying to myself, "it's as natural as breathing" over and over again--your words really helped keep me going that day!! :) You gotta try that lasagna sometime--but like I said, give yourself lots of time for prep!! In fact, make the sauce the night before, do your chopping the next morning and then start cooking (the onions, spinach and squash) and assembling a couple of hours before you want to eat--just to be on the safe side. ;) You're looking into the P90X too? I got mine on eBay for $59 but it took the guy forever to ship it (just shipped yesterday)--if it's all there and a good copy, I'll give you the guy's name if you want it. I'm with ya on the cold weather--not sure what I'm going to do about running...the thought of running on a treadmill for 3 miles--:eek:--I don't know if I could stand to look at my cement basement wall for that long, and running outside? I dunno...we'll have to see!

SG~ Sorry to hear you're so busy, but busy can be good right? Ya know, I had a pretty cruddy run on Saturday. I posted over on the Exercise board with the Running in Sept group and all the ladies there said the same thing, "not every run is going to be a good one, but you will have better ones so just keep running". Today my run was so much better! I even shaved about a minute and a half off my previous best time! I think it's just to be expected, some workouts are better than others, some suck! :lol: Congrats on the fantastic inches lost girlie! That ROCKS!!! Ahhh, don't you just love seeing those numbers go up, up, up? :)

April~ ahh, well, see if I was shopping all by my lonesome I wouldn't complain one single bit--but you see, I have these two little heathens...;) Actually, they weren't too bad today and I drug them to 3 different stores!!:eek: My hubby's a meat and potatoes kind of guy, but surprisingly picky too--especially when I bust out some meatless recipe. However, since he's working and I'm the one cooking--he either has to eat it or make his own dinner! :lol: Besides, he really should be eating a lot healthier!! LOL Your sister is crackin' me up! Well, now you know that your pg sister needs you to be able to read her mind and that you should probably be prepared to make her fries at a moments notice! ;) Hang in there hun!

shasha~ congrats on the loss!! Glad to hear Zumba was fun! Sounds like you're working those lunch hour workouts! WTG!!

Molly~ sounds like you're rockin' and rollin' chickie!! Hope you met your goal today for a POP day!!!

Mystical~ :hug: Aw hun, I'm just speakin' the truth dear! You CAN do this! You have such a great outlook and your whole attitude is so fantastic, how could you not do whatever you set your mind to? :) Man, I need to take lessons from you ladies who cut up veggies before you need them--I have zero prep skills! I am always scrambling at the last minute to get things done...well, with the exception being the lasagna! ;) I learned my lesson there! :lol: I really need to start doing some meal planning and prep work like chopping/slicing/cooking/freezing...I know it would make things a whole lot smoother! Have fun on the road with hubby tomorrow! :)

Ruth~ I was just thinking about you today! So glad to hear you had such a wonderful time on vacation!! Wow, that must have been so cool to see a mama bear and her cubs!!! :) Now, I expect you to start planning your next vacation ASAP! Why stop at just one? Take a few long weekends! Plan a couple vacations a year! :) Don't sweat that teensy gain, it'll be gone in no time flat!! Glad you're back and maybe you and I could start the P90X together! Mine was finally shipped yesterday by the yahoo I ordered it from on eBay (took him long enough, geez!) so I hope to have it tomorrow or the next day, but I'll probably wait until Oct to start it--cuz I'm anal like that. ;)

Tummy~ oooh, a hair cut? You are going to show us right? RIGHT? :D

JasonsLea~ I love rain too! Love it, love it, love it!!! :)

dcapulet~ Congrats on the 2.5 miles!!! That's awesome!!! And thanks for the spaghetti squash tip--I had it again today...I'll probably finish it off tomorrow too! :D It's good stuff Maynard!! ;)


Whew! Okay so let's see...went shopping at 3 different stores to get ingredients for breakfast bars/cookies that I never made because when I got home I realized that I had no place to put said ingredients and there was even more stuff without a home because my pantry was an insane mess so I figured I should clean that before I made a mess in my kitchen, but first I had to make lunch for the girls and then I had to shoot a few emails to my mom, check in here and do a fly by post and then I wanted to clean the kitchen before I attacked the pantry so I had to do that then I unleashed my inner Xena like Tummy did and I tore apart the pantry and put it back together all nice and tidy!!!

:D

How's that for a run-on sentence? :lol:

I'm still not done in the kitchen though. I now have to find a place for all of the paper plates/plastic utensils/napkins that were in the pantry and that means I should probably tackle my laundry room to make room for it there. Sigh...I hate cleaning the laundry room! But, I'll do it because if I don't it's going to drive me bananas and I need to get this stuff off of my island!!! :lol:

So, play date tomorrow so now breakfast bars/cookies to take with us. :( I guess I'll just have to make them tomorrow sometime.

Scale was up .4 today, but I figured it would be so I'm not too bothered by it.

Got my 3 mile run in today, shaved about 1.5 mins off my best time so that made me happy--especially after my uber crappy run on Saturday.

Well, I better get going. It's almost 10:00 and I need to get to sleep! Hope everyone has a great night!! I'll catch y'all tomorrow!

Hi chickies :wave: It's been close to a week (maybe more-when you are my age time is just, well it doesn't just fly, its more like vapor-you'll see someday!) since my last post. I had gotten down to 172.something, and spent the next week or two (who knows) inching up and down between 173 and 176, grrr! :tantrum:I stayed OP and worked out 5-6 times a week. This morning I was back to 172.5. Will I spend the next two weeks going up and down? :?:This is so discouraging!:( Anyway, I am hanging in there. Congrats to all of you losers!:congrat: Way to go to you maintainers :cheer:, and to those of you who are struggling,:dust:don't give up the fight.:dance: and happy Autumn to all!

So I was reviewing my September goals, to make sure I would make them, and I figured out something important: If you say you want to lose 10 pounds, make sure you note your starting weight! *bonks head* Lol, I think it was 187.5. I checked my fitday and that's the closest I can get I think. So, hopefully if TOM hurrys up and leaves in peace, I think I can make that goal. My others were to do 30DS on level 2 or 3 with no 5 second breaks. Well, I managed level 1 with no breaks, so tomorrow I will try level 2. I haven't been doing 30 DS because the weather here had been nice and cool finally. They called for rain all last week and it showed up today. As for those pesky old jeans I wanted to fit into, I can buton them, and if I absolutely had to wear them, I could, but not very comfortably. They are a non-stretchy jean, so no mercy, lol.

Hope everyone had a nice day! BL made me cry for most of it again. I'm such a ball of emotion over this show.

:coffee: for everyone :)

Good morning ladies!

Mom~ Nice to see you posting!! Man alive, you are the poster child for determination and will power! You have dealt with Darth Scale for soooo long now and yet you keep on truckin'!!! You're AMAZING!!! Others would have thrown in the towel long ago--but not you!! :woohoo: You're my hero!!! :) So glad you'll be coming out soon! We can do tag team posts!! :lol: I want to try lots of new recipes while you're here and hopefully by then I'll have found a good breakfast bar/cookie recipe that you can take home with you! :) Hope you have a great day!!!

Nella~ aww man! Hey, did you post your starting weight at the beginning of the challenge? Maybe you can go back through the threads and look? Either way, keep up the great work, you've done a great job this month!!

Well, TOM showed up today. Boo/Yay--he brought with him .4 lbs so I'm up to 137.8--this is like deja vu of the 150 lb goal isn't it? :lol: So close, then, up-up-up...ah well, I'm not sweatin' it. I didn't expect to make my final goal by the end of the month anyway. :D

Woke up an hour late today! :tantrum: I hate when I do that! It throws my entire morning off!! Managed to get my workouts in, I'm eating breakfast now and then I'll hit the shower and get myself and the girls ready for the play date. Part of me doesn't want to go at all, but I know I need to--I can't let myself get reclusive again!

Anyway, that's about all from me. I hope you ladies have an awesome day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

dcapulet~ Hey girlie! Right back at ya!!! :coffee:

good morning!!!

So, time spent with spiritual advisor last night was worth it. So was exercising and staying on plan. :)

SW 254.4
CW 253.0 (ta-da!!!!)
GW 249.4

Yipee!!! That made my near meltdown at target a thing of the past. i was looking at all of the tasty treats and put everyone of them back on the shelves and came home and had meat!!! I am so glad that I did. Big weigh-in Friday at the Doctors office. His scale is usually 1lb more than mine. So, I am really pushing for 252 or less on my scale. This officially puts me at
]-25 lbs!!!![/:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::D:D:D:D

Thanks for all of your kind words and support. I have to get going to face this busy day. But, I will be back!!!!

Morning Ladies,

Mystical - I'm so glad that you're menu stuff is working out, I know that for me, it is the key to all of this and that cooler is marvelous, my friends are now just used to seeing my little blue cooler with me and it's not even odd anymore. I've even had a few ppl try and get something from me when the food available wasn't very healthy. But you've lost at least 4lbs that in and of itself is awesome and a little over a pound a week so far. The big numbers will come but you're laying the ground work for some great habits there too! I'll see if I can get a pic up on FB soon, I really like it :)

Shasha - I think it's great sneaking in those extra workouts, every little bit does help and the weekend sounds like it'll be nice too.

NSM - I hope you're house stuff is all sorted out by now, goodness that would be stressful as all get out but then it'll be over and all blissful.

Aprilcp - And I'm sure with pretzels too that salt would help bump the scale too, hope you're feeling better soon. :)

MsP - I think I need a shirt that says that, just plan! If only I have realized that five minutes of planning everyday could have saved so many years of unhealthiness. Congrats on your run, and the drop!

Sandye - The slap chop guy kinda of scares and facinates me all at the same time, he's gotta be on drugs, he just looks sooo stung out. I'm totally shocked too, this is a weird pre-TOM week for me but I'm totally fine with it staying like this, it's awesome. Hope you're getting some good nights sleep, mine has gotten a ton better in the last few months and we don't hear a peep out of her anymore so you won't hear me complain, anymore, ever. I probably won't post it here but if you check your FB?!?

Bootsie - Congrats on the 5lbs! That's awesome and I hope you're super proud of yourself!

Jellofer - WTG, over 5lbs for you too, everyone is rocking it this month!

Delphi - So proud of you hun, down to almost 60lbs gone and dealing with tons of stress, it's just goes to show how well you're handling all this, your body is still losing!

Kim - I'm finding great success with some of the cheaper grains: quinoa, couscous and brown rice varities, buckwheat, etc and fruits and veggies. They really stretch a buck but I'll go hunt up something and see if I have any bargin friendly stuff that can last a few meals. I know I do I'll just see which ones are best.

SG - But you went and honestly I think our best each day is different and sometimes it's just not super dooper fantastic but the intention was there so I'd totally count it and almost twice as much b/c the harder ones are just that, harder! Congrats on your foot!

Miss Mallee - So glad your first day went well at school and that you're doing great food wise, wtg!

Ruth - lol, I think p90x is contagious, in a good way, not in the black plauge kind of way. It's really incredible. Glad you have a wonderful time on vacation, it's nice to recharge those batteries and glad to have you back too!

JasonsLea - Hope you enjoyed your day at home yesterday, I'm with you on those rainy days, as long as it's once and awhile!

Dcapulet - Bravo! 2.5 miles, that must feel super fantastic! WTG!!!!

Oh gotta run again, playgroup starts again today and we need to be there in an hour and I haven't showered yet. It will be nice to see everyone after the summer, some of the ladies and kids we see all the time but there's a lot of ppl we will enjoy catching up with. DD is over the moon and so excited she can't even sit.

Down another 0.6 today to hit 166.2, only a pound left to goal which is great, this month felt really slow so for some reason but I guess it's just my brain b/c I'm right where I usually am. The hair cut turned out great, dh said I look like posh spice, lol, (with about a 100 extra pounds!) but I like it and that's the idea. Catch you ladies later!

Hey Chickies

I'm having a crap day if you want to know the truth. Another student has dropped my AP Bio course and it's just really bringing me down. I'm putting so much time and effort into that course and it's like the students are expecting me to perform miracles or something. They definitely want to be spoon fed and I'm trying to prepare them for college. It's just disheartening and I'm worried about enrollment for next year... or worse yet... the school deciding I'm not doing a good enough job and giving the course to someone else to teach. I just don't know what to do. I'm so frustrated I could cry. The students and I have so much fun in class and yet they're not willing to do anything outside of class and so they drop it. UGH.

If I were trying to be my normal, positive self I'd tell you that I managed to run OVER the 28 minutes on this morning's podcast. At the last second I decided not to turn around at the halfway point and kept going on a circuit I knew to be 2 miles in length... and I ran the entire way. A victory for sure if you don't count the fact that I'm running 14 minute miles. Again, I know I can work on speed later but it is also disheartening.

Also disheartening... I'm still at 210.0
The scale hasn't moved in a few days other than to bloat up from the carbs I ate at the party and then to come back down to 210. I'm sure I'll lose 2 lbs in rapid succession like I always do when this happens it's just that it's so close to the end of the month, I'm getting nervous about making goal.

Well, there's my ray of sunshine for the day. May you all be doing better than me.

Shrinking Girl - I wouldn't take it too personally about the class. Kids are lazy creatures. A lot of them probably were signed up for that at their parents insistence and can't handle the work load. And in general, there are a lot of kid now that expect everything handed to them on a silver platter. I know my SD's are lazy lazy lazy! It is way to much effort to put dishes in the sink, so forget about doing AP Bio homework. Think about how many people dropped classes in college after the first day, I know I did a few times, lol.

Just do your best, and work with the kids you have. Their test scores will show what a good teacher you are.

My back has been aching so badly for the last couple days. I think I'm going to skip my lunch workout today to recover a little. I am still going to the gym later tonight because I have my training appointment. No matter what though, I have to go tomorrow during lunch because after work we are getting on a plane to Seattle. :) I am so excited. Not quite sure what the plans are, but I know we planned a hike in there somewhere. I hope that instead of eating out for every meal, we can cook atleast once. Grab some fish at Pike's Market to eat at home.

wooohoooo! down another 0.8 this week, even during TOM!

176 even! only need to lose one more lb to hit goal for sept!!

hope everyone is doing awesome!

Quick pop-in for me again,

In about an hour I will be getting the keys for the new place :). It seemed like the day would never come, but it's finally here.
The eating has been so-so the last few days and the exercise non-existent, but I knew that's how it was going to be.

Gotta run!

Have a great day everyone :wave:

Hi Girls

I've lost 1 pound of the 2.4 I gained so that was a welcome sight this morning. Hopefully more will come off after today.

Sandye Yeah we are already planning to go back in May. I was telling dh too that we could go places closer to home sometimes for a weekend. We are definitely addicted now. Hope you have fun on your playdate.

SG Sorry to hear about your students. My kids are still young but they don't like extra school work, and don't even mention writing assignments, its like pulling teeth sometimes getting DS to do his reports etc. I can't imagine dealing with a whole room full of kids, two is enough for me.

Tummy hope you have fun with your playgroup too!

NSM Congrats on the new place! We built our house 5 years ago and I was so excited to move in.

Just a quick drive by post for me. Meeting my father for supper, had a great day, OP so far, so I have a few extra calories to play with tonight. Hope everyone is doing well!

Personals later on!! :)

Hiya girls--just checking in really quick. Funny how I am great about posting every morning, and then I get a few days of work (I only work a few days a week at the moment), and since I don't have time to post before I run out the door.....that usually ends up meaning I don't post at all, lol.
Well, the scale is down to 252 today, which means only 3 more pounds until I reach my Sept goal! Am going to try to come back and do personals later...but no promises, lol!

Hey ladies. Still no luck here. everything is soooooo high. I mean **** if I had that kind of money to spend on rent every month, I'd just buy a house. I'm not full blown stressed yet...but the closer we get to deadline, the heaver it becomes. :( My friend is pulling all the resources she can. Even had a third party willing to pay rent here until we could find something and you know that crazy b***h wouldn't even go for that. Where is the humanity in what she is doing? May the Lord have mercy on such a lost soul. I really do feel sorry for her. Tis a shame really it is.

Well I'm glad to read things are going well for you ladies. I just don't know what I'll do without you gals everyday. I'll just be miserable. :(

Oh and to make everything better...TOM came yesterday. :lol:

Tummy- Hope you are still loving your P90X. I am so encouraged my seeing the weight just melting off of you. Great job girl!!!

This month is something of a struggle for me weight wise. I started out and reached my goal of 195 but I am creeping back up. The only thing I can think of is I need to figure out a good balance between my P90X (Still loving it!!!), water intake and my calories. I have decided not to step on the scale everyday and only weigh in once a week. My husband is fully committed to the P90X program as well (he is on Day 3) and we actually have been working out together which is something I never thought we would do.

Wow! Just one page! I can do this!
SANDYE~Aw, shucks :) You know I never would have stuck with it this long if I had not been inspired by you (and the other chicks here). You have made amazing progress and I am so proud of you.:hug:

JELLO ~ :woohoo:on 25 lbs! That is a major acheivment!:carrot:

TUMMY ~ Or should I say "Spice.";)So close to goal! I too want to see your new do:yes:

SG ~ It must be so frustrating to have students drop your class. They will come to regret it (take it from one who knows-I was the dumb one, not my kids), but some kids just don't realize how valuable school is. Way to go on the 28 minutes! :carrot:I can not imagine running that long. Plateaus are evil, but this too shall pass:yes:

SHASHA ~I hope your back feels better soon. Have fun in Seattle! I love that city.

JULIA ~ Way to go with a loss while TOM is visiting!:dancer:

NSM ~Congrats on the new place!:yay:

RUTH ~ 2.4? Holy cow!:cheer:

APRIL ~Sounds like you're feeling better :) Hope you had a nice dinner with your dad.

JESSICA !:woohoo: on being so close to goal!:broc:

DELPHI ~You have got to be kidding! What a *itch!!! All I can say is, Karma. And TOM on top of it? :hug: You will not have to live without us. You can go to the library and check in (please do, cause I don't think we can live without YOU).:hug:

NELLO ~Oh that creeping back up is so discouraging. Don't give up!:no:

Okay, today I was down again (to 171.8)! That is a loss two days in a row! Hey, for me that's big. I've been struggling with my cardio. I'm doing it, but it is kicking my butt! Hoping to not gain tomorrow, which is what I always do after a loss. Hope you all have a great day tomorrow!:dance:

Hey girls! Just a super quick hello since I was gone all day. I'm losing again which is good. I'm hoping the busy-ness of today translates into another loss tomorrow!

Morning ladies!
I'm OP and feeling soooo much better.
Funny how just a day or two of good eating makes such a difference.

I'm pretty sure that I won't make my September goal, but just delighted to be back on track :carrot:

Good morning girls!!!

Jellofer~ 25 lbs gone forever!! :cheer: Congrats hun! That's awesome!!! :)

Tummy~ Yeah, it was a good week until the past couple of days where TOM started sneaking in his dang water weight--but I'm not worried, it's just dumb ol' TOM and he'll take his water weight with him when he leaves. I don't have you as a contact on FB, I pm'd you my name so you could add me--would ya please? :D I wanna see that new hair cut!!! Congrats on the loss and I hope playgroup was fun yesterday! :)

SG~ Aww, :hug:Nella and my mom are right! Kids are dumb when it comes to school sometimes and well, try not to take it personally--they're probably just looking to get out of a class that's going to challenge them, kwim? It says nothing about your ability to teach! :woohoo: on the run hun!!! Hey, don't you worry about speed--look at how LONG you ran!!! Ahem, I do believe just a few weeks ago you could barely run for 5 mins remember? Look at FAR you've come!!! Nothing disheartening about that! :) You're doing a fantastic job and remember--that scale isn't the boss--YOU ARE!!! Hello, muscle weighs more than fat remember? Just pay attention to how your clothes are fitting while the scale is being evil and keep moving forward--got it? Good! Hope you have a great day today!!!

Nella~ great advice you gave SG hun!! Have a great day! :)

shasha~ good call on resting today at lunch--you don't want to mess with your back. Try to take it easy at the gym today and on your workout Friday too! You don't want to be miserable on your trip. Have a blast, I'd love to see Seattle sometime!

Julia~ Congrats on the loss hun! You're super close now!! Keep up the great work!!!

NSM~ Congrats on getting the keys!! Now let the fun begin!!! :carrot:

Ruth~ aha! You're a vacation junkie now! :D That's great! Play date was fun, thanks!! :) Have a great day!

April~ hope you had a great dinner out with your dad!! :)

Jessica~ Woo hoo! Congrats on the loss! Man you're close to your new goal now aren't you? Look at you go!!!! :carrot: Have a great day!!

Delphi~ okay, gimme her address--she needs a severe beatin'! :club::sumo::rollpin::boxing: TOM's here and I could use a good outlet for my rage. What a :censored:!!! I can not believe how ridiculous she's being! Never mind that what she's doing is basically illegal, but how cold and heartless can she be to kick a single mom with 4 kids--one of which has special needs--out on the street like this? ARGH!!! That just makes me furious!!! Once again, I am so very, very sorry you're having to go through all of this crap! Is there anyone you can stay with? Your Grandparents maybe? And I so hope you're able to check in from time to time--do you have a Blackberry or iPhone? We can't lose our Delphi!! :cry: Big huge :hug: hun!!!

Nello~ that is so cool that your hubby is working out with you! I keep nagging mine but to no avail. Hey, I PM'd Tummy about this, but I'll ask you too, I got my P90X yesterday and it didn't come with the guides like the guy said...he's now saying that he'll refund my money or give me a $15 refund for the lack of guides. :mad: How important are they? I mean, I'm sure I can do the workouts without them, but I was kind of wanting the whole shebang ya know?

Mom~ Aww, thanks! :) :woohoo: Congrats on the loss Mom!!! Now we're talkin'! I guess your body finally got the memo that you're serious about this and that you're not about to quit huh? ;) Now keep the positive thoughts going--I just read that having a positive attitude about weight loss actually encourages quicker weight loss!! So think LOSS not gain!! :) Have a great day!!!

MsP~ :carrot: congrats on the losing trend again!! Keep up the great work and have a great day!

Susie~ Hey girlie! So glad to hear the perkiness in your 'voice' again! You sound like you're back on top!! :carrot: Now keep up the great work and remember how much better you feel when you stay OP! You'll be back to losing in no time!!! :)


I managed to get up and out of bed right on time today! No laying around wishing I didn't have to get up, just heard hubby's alarm and jumped right up! I don't want to say anything 'out loud' so to speak about my sleeping because I know the second I do it'll turn south, so let's just say that I'm not nearly as exhausted these past couple of days and leave it at that okay? ;) (you ladies with kids will appreciate my not wanting to jinx things :lol:)

So I got my 3 miles in today and I don't know if my HRM was messing up or what but even though I ran for an extra minute today, it said I burned over 100 calories less than my last 3 mile run! :shrug: So I dunno. I do know my strap was slipping down a bit during my run and I adjusted it a couple of times so maybe that was it. At any rate, I'm not wearing it all day like I usually do--my ribs need a break! :lol:

Still no breakfast bars/cookies made!!! Ugh! I need to get to baking, but I've been so busy the past couple of days and now that I have time I can't settle on a recipe! :lol: Figures huh? I think I'm going to try an apple butter breakfast bar recipe I found--hubby loves the stuff and he's been having a super rough week at work so I want to make something just for him. :)

Holding steady at 137.8, thank you TOM, and just waiting for him to leave.

Other than that, not a whole lot going on. I need to start purging some stuff and organizing the basement before the cold weather hits. I go through this just about every Fall/Winter--it's almost like a nesting urge or something!

Well, I'm going to stop :blah: and get to work! Have a great day ladies and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Okay, time for more than a 2 second post. Yay! First I have a quick "first" to report today. So, I went for my run and all normal. I felt good, etc. Then about 26 min in I tripped on an uneven sidewalk and felt completely to the ground, scraping both my hands (one of them on both front and back, don't ask me how LOL). I've been running for 4+ months now and I've never tripped, so I felt like a moron. Thank the Lord it was 6 in the morning and no one was around to see me. Anyway, the funny thing was I got up and thought well, that sucked, and I went right on with the run. I had to get my full run in, right?! LOL I cracked myself up just hopping right up and running immediately again, hands stinging from the scrapes and all. So it was my NSV today. I'm such a running nut that I won't be stopped! HeeHee
On another positive note, I hit 146.6 today which puts me down another half pound or so. My monthly goal, which seemed impossible last week, may be within reach after all. September has been a weirdo month, but it's almost over, thank heavens!

Sandye-Good luck making your bars. They sound yummy and I bet DH will love them. That totally stinks about the P90X guy not having the guides for you! UGH! I hate it when people lie on Ebay!! Hope you get it all worked out. I understand the guides are pretty darn helpful/necessary. Anyway, I hear ya on the purging. I'm a purger (not the bad kind ;)), so I do it whenever time permits, but Spring and Fall are biggies! I don't like clutter and DH is the same way, so he takes it all in stride as I tear through a room, ridding it of clutter. Part of the fun of losing weight has been repeatedly going through and getting rid of my big clothes. I'm a sicko, I know!

susie-Excellent that you're back on track. It's amazing how good it feels to be doing the right things!

LTTG-Awesome to get the 2 days of loss!! Hope it keeps up, but even if not, you know now that ya gotta just keep pluggin along! You're doing great!!

At work right now, we are demolishing a building. :). Well my sf is, I got the pleasure of cleaning his work trucks!! Not that I mind the easy work for a change!!

It's a tad bit difficult to do personals on my iPhone, but Delphi I really hope things brighten up for you soon!!! What a horrible wench she is being, and needs a good slap!

Scale was down the .02 is was up yesterday, hopefully more tomorrow. I did nd up eating Chinese with my father last night(my favorite yumms) but I didn't touch any pasta or rice, so I'm surprised the scale was down. I did eat it at 4 and it was the last thing I ate yesterday and I got in all my water. That water really does make the difference!! Really hoping to see a loss by Sunday though!! 1.2 pounds to make 5 this month, a slow month, but I'll take what I can get! :)

All you gals that are trying p90x!! I use to do it when I was dating my ex because his mother bought it. Boy did some kick my butt!!! I could never make it through the 90 minutes of yoga though... Lmao wayy to impatient for that kinda thing. 30 minutes top! I loved the superman/banana move, if nothing more than for a huge laugh! Ohh you'll understand the first time you do it!! Hahahaha!

Well I'll do my personals later on... POP so far!!

Morning Ladies,

SG- From personal experience, it may sound silly but you're proably reaching a few very special students who really enjoy the challenge of the class. I was that geeky student once too, I was in AP bio and we started out with 11 students and ended the year with 3. And my teacher did such an excellent job of teaching it and putting it all together that I challenged auniversity biology course for second year and got credit for it. He was my very favorite teacher and I remember him talking about the same frustrations you are now, as that was the first year for the program at my school. Oh ya, and it's been 12 years and he's still teaching it! So that's my little hang in there story for today. The weight will leave, and goals are there to be challenging and you're doing everything right! And you ran 28 minutes! OMG that's super awesome too. And you are a ray of sunshine, lol, always.

Nella - I know, I've seen that too, the ppl I know in high school today aren't terribly motivated it kind of worries me but then I remember that there are some who still are and hopefully they are the ones who will rule the world.

Shasha- Oh do take care, sore backs scare me, they can get hurt so easily sometimes. Only a few days to lift off!

Juliastl - Congrats on the drop that's a biggie! Only 1 lb and 6 days between you and some goal, you're almost there!

NSM - Oh how exciting, finally here, it'll be so nice to get in there before your furniture too to tidy up other ppl dirt and such! Enjoy and we'll catch ya soon.

Ruth - I'm glad the extra weight is finding it's way back to the smokie's and thanks, we always have a great, albeit loud time in a giant room filled with toddlers.

Aprilcp - Hope you enjoyed your dinner out with dad. Wow, down after chinese? that's incedible and almost never heard of, you must have drank a lot! WTG, and I feel ya on the superman banana, i'm doing classic so I only do "core" on recovery week so I just encountered it and it's pretty funny. yoga was a challenge for me too, it's hard to calm down enough in the beginning but now that I'm week 4 it's a breeze.

Jessicado - Wtg, you're almost at goal number 2!! I'm the same way, I need to post first thing in the morning or it just gets away from me.

Delphi - Honestly, that lady, so it isn't even about the money then, it's just about her being evil. I don't know what we're gonna do without you too hun :(

Nello - Although I'm really glad this week is recovery I do feel rather idle so I'm glad to get back at it next week, I've got more pictures coming up on Sunday to see the first month results which is rather exciting. Did you do the pictures? Yup, I'm all over with the calories too, some days up and somedays down, I'm lower this week with the lower exercise but I'm still a bit tired, ugh, it's hard to find a happy place.

LTTG - LOL, if I ever really look like her someone should give me a burrito, a big one! I still feel really far from goal but I guess it the grand scheme of things I'm not, that's cool, thanks for that :) :woohoo: on the 171, isn't that a new low number for you? that's great, must feel awesome.

Susie - I'm just over the moon, so happy you're back on track and feeling better, I really think that's such a marvelous victory all on it's own, good for you.

Sandye - I sent you a friend request on FB, lol, so you're all set. Playgroup was great here, did you guys get a good turn out yesterday? Glad you're sleeping is better the last couple days, it sure makes such a difference in the early morning. I know that I lay there a long time too when I didn't get enough sleep just thinking of all the reasons not to go. Have fun with that basement, mine's still almost done, I think it may stay that way for a long time, lol, never seem to have the time.

MsP- LOL, that's awesome, just run and bleed, run and bleed. It's great how nothing can deter you once you've gotten going. I know once I get out of bed and get ready to run, God help anything that stands in the way! Cognrats on teh weight too, only 11 pounds to your end goal too, how exciting!

Playgroup was good yesterday, I took a spot on the board so that's one more thing to add to to do list, lol, but a lot of the ladies dont' have computers and things so it's harder for them to type minutes or posters and such.

I just noticed my lawn is looking a little saggy, I may have to bite the bullet and mow it one last time b/f winter, it's growing soo slow I thought I might get away with it but alas, I think I better do that instead of HIIT today.

But on the weight front, great drop today, down to 164.8, loss of 1.2lbs, right out of left field and no TOM yet, very odd. But guess what that means, GOOOAAALL. And I really felt like I wasn't losing fast this month, it's was all weird and all over the place instead of steady like previous months. Oh well it's off all the same and with 6 days to spare. Now just to get to 154 and be "normal," I guess that might be next month's project. Gosh I can't believe that number is right around the corner, the brain has sooo not caught up with this yet, I mean 24lbs left, wow, that seems so close when it just seemed like yesterday it was 83lbs left.

Alrightly ladies, TTL, gotta go tackle a lawn.

Hello ladies! Hope everyone is having a great day!

Susie - Great job being OP! Eating well does make you feel good, doesn't it?

Ms.P - Grats on the losses! And good for you for keeping going scraped up. True runner there!

April - POP is great! Stick with it! And getting in all your water!

Sandye - Yummy!! All the stuff you talk about making sounds so delish! And I feel ya on the TOM thing, I've been at a stand still for 4 days.

Tummy - Grats on the big loss!!! yay for GOAL!! I've been debating the lawn thing too, lol. If it ever dries out, I will mow it one last time before winter. I will miss that workout though, my butt always kills me after because we have a big yard, and a push mower.

As for me, this week has been OK. Yesterday I was about 250 cals over, but I just HAD to have some chocolate ice cream. TOM cravings are killing me this month. I didn't get a chance to work out yesterday either, otherwise the calorie overage would have been negated. So, it's sunny today and I think a 5 mile walk/jog is in order followed by some 30DS. Crazy I know, but it's got to be done. I have some making up to do for yesterday.

I think one of my biggest issues is I'm feeling hungry all the time. I don't think I'm actually hungry, I just like eating. I've been adding extra protein to combat it, but I just want to eat eat eat!

I'd really like to get the Body Bugg or GoWear Fit thing, but I can't justify the cost of it right now.

I have been missing out on the personals for a while so I'm really sorry if I don't get to catch up with everyone.

LTTG- Yay for holding steady below 172. That hardwork WILL pay off.

susie- I'm not going to meet my Sept goal either. In fact, I won't be very far from where I started this month. But we just have to keep chugging along.

jello- Congrats on the huge milestone!

nella- my trainer was trying to talk me into getting a body bug. But its kind of expensive, and I think after like a 6 month trail period, you have to pay a monthly fee for something. (not quite sure).

Sandye- Let us know how the bars turn out. My boyfriend and his old roommate made bars before. They were good, but I think they said that the recipe they used was very high calories. (had a lot of granola in it).

MsP- Bummer about your fall. I hope you didn't bang yourself up too bad. Good for you for picking yourself up and running right along.

shrinking girl- :hug: Sorry about the kids dropping the class. I remember in HS taking some AP classes and they were A LOT harder than normal classes. Its not because of you that they are dropping the class, its just that they are probably not cut out for it.

Delphi- Wow that lady is being a HUGE @#$%&. Her dad passed away less than a month ago and she can't even let everything settle down, she HAS to kick you out now? I'm sooo sorry that you are going through this. You are a very strong person. :hug:

nello- I'm trying not to step on the scale everyday too. It can really affect my day sometimes, those stupid daily fluctuations.

april- Ohh that sounds cool. Will you be able to go see them demolish the building?

tummy- wow I need whatever it is that you are taking. Congrats on the loss and being so close to goal.

As for me, going to Seattle tonight. I woke up this morning kinda feeling poopey, like my allergies were out of control. I have been sneezing up a storm and my throat is a little sore and I have gone through a lot of tissues. I drank some tea a little while ago and surprisingly feel better. (not sure if there is a correlation). I got my workouts in the last 3 days and I was going to do one during lunch, but we had to pack our workout gear for the hiking this weekend, so I figured I would just pass the workout today. Although its probably a good thing to skip it since I don't feel very good. Hope you ladies are having a wonderful day. If I don't get a chance to peak in here before Sunday evening, have a great weekend as well!

Hiya ladies....

SG--That sucks about your students dropping. :hug: I'm actually a teacher part time in an at-risk youth charter high school, and although this year I don't have to worry about kids dropping as I am an actual core class teacher, I did a few years ago when I worked there as an eBay class teacher (yep I taught eBay in high school, lol). I know how frustrating it can be do have kids think everything should just be handed to them! Even right now I am working with kids on writing, and so one of the things I am assigning is, duh--writing. They keep complaining.....I told them if they figure out a better way to practice their writing, to let me know, lol. W2G on running that long--you are kicking butt! I am sure that plateau is almost over...you have been going so strong, I don't see how the scale can not be moving down soon!

Shasha---Ooooh, Seattle. I love it there! I only live about 3 hours away, yet I only seem to make it there every few years. Have fun! Hope your back feels better too.

Julia -- Losing while TOM is visiting? You're a freakin rock star! W2G!

Delphi--not much else I can say except I hope things start smoothing out for you soon and falling into place. I am still in shock over what she is doing, but I don't think my continued outburts of calling her names will help, so instead I'll just send you a :hug:

Late to the Game--Woohoo--you are almost in the 60s! W2G!

Susie--Glad to hear you sounding cheerful and back OP! I am sure the scale will start rewarding you soon!

Sandye--totally with you about the jinxing your sleep, lol. Everytime I get excited and tell people how DD is now only waking up a few times a night, she starts going back to 3-4 times, so now I just keep my mouth shut! W2G on hopping out of bed though, and it sounds like your monitor was just slipping up. Or you are turning into such an awesome fat burning muscular machine, that running doesn't even phase you anymore!

MsP--Glad I am not the only klutz! Glad no one was around to witness your demise too...I know exactly how that feels! W2G on continuing to run too--pretty sure I would have turned back around and just gone home, lol.

Tummy----Way to go on getting to your goal!!! :carrot: You kick butt!

Nella--250 calories over is pretty good for TOM cravings! I'm sure you'll work it off today, plus some!


Well with less than a week left in this month, my stupid TOM is insisting on sticking around longer than a week, and even though the scale was dropping...it was back up a pound today. Go away TOM! Let me get rid of these last 4 pounds so I can meet my goal in peace and then you can come and visit again. Soooooo close to being under 250--I have been wanting this moment for so long, it is killing me that now the scale is being such a pain, lol. Oh well, I guess that is what I get for not have normal periods...when I do get mine, it is like double the pain in the patootey. Of course the extra pound could be due to the fact that I ate pizza yesterday....(shhhhh!). It was within my calories though, and was one of those small Amy's organic pizzas that I topped with some spinach, garlic and olives and some more FF cheese. Overall the thing was like 800 calories, but DD shared it with me and ate probably 250 worth. Perhaps the sodium got me. Or the extra carbs.... I don't know---I am just overanalyzing everything because I want that freaking scale to move to 249 d*mnit!!!!!

As you can tell....patience is not my virtue during TOM, lmao! Sorry for all the whining ladies!

On the upside, I have really been pushing myself at the gym. It is a bit hard sometimes as I don't know if I'll be able to get a full workout in as sometimes DD will want me halfway through and I'll have to quit and go pick her up from childwatch after only like 20 minutes of working out. So now, I try to get in the most hardcore cardio I can in the beginning, and then if I have time, I will go and do some ST circuit. I still really want to do the C25K program, but I have been trying to condense it in 1rst thing so that if childwatch does come get me with DD, at least I kinda got it in. I am skipping the 5 minute walk warmup/cooldown (only do a few minutes instead), and yesterday I just did 2 sets of 5 minute runs instead of the 6 1 1/2 minute stints with walking in between. Not quite the same, I know--but I am at least getting the same amount of running in half the time technically, lol.

shasha17a I hat it when my allergies act up. Hope you feel better soon... Have a great time in Seattle and enjoy your weekend :flow1:

Nella Have you tried increasing your water? Sometimes when I feel hungry I drink a glass of water and feel much better. I know that when you body get dehydrated you can feel hungry. Good luck hope this helps. :crossed:

Tummy Girl :woohoo: Awesome job on the big weight loss you are the bomb girl... Have fun with the lawn I will have to get mine done this weekend :) Talk to you soon

aprilcp12344 Congrats on the weight loss you are doing a terrific job! :carrot:

Ms Perception Wow glad you are ok from the fall... Sounds like something I would do LOL Great job on hanging in. :dust:

iDream I know what you mean I just moved into the house and seems like I already need to re-organize the basement LOL Have to get things done before wintere LOL

susiemartin Glad to see your back on track... I am not making my Sept Goal either but I know I have made some good changes this month and have created a great foundation for my goal next month. Keep up the good work :goodvibes

Sorry if I missed anyone :)

As for me I am back home today and trying to catch up as always LOL... Not to much today I did most of the cleaning on Tues. So just maybe I will get to organize the basement today ... Things are great with the eating on plan and we are getting much better with packing the cooler for our days at work. Thanks for all the help with that ladies. I am still doing my workouts at home until the 1st when we will be signing up for the gym. Can't wait for that. I am going to be going in the mornings 4 days a week and then 3 days a week I will go a second time in the evenings with my DH.. Since he gets home later figured it wouldn't hurt to get an extra workout in right... Hope all you ladies have a great day day. I'll check in later on today.

Good Morning Ladies!

Day four of college classes and I haven't lost weight (still 214) but my ab work out is really showing me results. :)

So far I've eaten OP today. I know this is very short, but I gotta get going to school!

<3 Have a Good Day Ladies!

Hi Chicks

No change on the scale this morning, I was kinda bummed about that. I did do extra exercise yesterday and although I ate good, the turkey smoked sausage that we had in veges last night was pretty salty so hopefully I'm just holding on to some water weight.

Tummy Congrats on reaching goal!!!

Well ladies, I think I have some good news. We found a house, even though it's fifty bucks higher than what I can pay and man does it need some work, inside and out. They are willing to rent it to me, so all I need to is fill out the application and go in, either tomorrow or Monday and settle up. I still may be without services for a bit...but at least now, it won't be too long. Sucks though, as the kids will be zoned for another school and we are no more than two minutes away from the house I should be renting. I've pulled all my resources together and now our efforts will go into getting this place livable. New flooring has to be laid into the kitchen and a major cleaning job has to be done. It just looks awful..but I guess it has some potential and I can't at all be too picky, if we can get it to look good inside. I see many potential paint challenges ahead. After all I did just paint my bedroom Lavender...and I guess I will be painting my new one, Lavender as well.

Well Tummy congrats darling. and to everyone else plugging away.

Im trying to get below 235! Ive started tracking my cals and so far so good I just need to stick with it.

Just another quick update. We WILL be signing the papers tomorrow and the key will be in my hands tomorrow..although, not for long, as my friend has now rallied all her resources and they will be over there all weekend, getting the house up to par and clean...inside and out. They are replacing the kitchen flooring and doing some painting as well..among other things to get it nice enough for us to be proud to live in it. People are just awesome. With all the bad that can be found in this world, it's nice to know, that even in these tough times, people are still willing to help others in such a way. Human beings are fascinating creatures.

Delphi Good to see you have good news!! Congrats on the house I will keep you in my prayers for a smooth move. I'll be thinking of you hope you have a great evening :)

Delphi I'm so glad to hear the good news. May the Lord richly bless your friend for her kindness!

OMG Delphi that's fantastic news!!!! :celebrate: :carrot: :broc: :cheer: :celebrate: :hug: :hug: :hug: Oh my goodness you must be so relieved!!!! And you get the key tomorrow!!! God is certainly watching over you!!! Now, let's talk about payback for the awful woman who put you through all this mental anguish...I say the whole lot of us caravan down there and teach her a lesson! :club: ;)

Okay whew! I just had to get that out there before I tackled personals! :)

MsP~ now that's what I call determination! WTG hun! Run and bleed...That Tummy cracks be up! I sure hope it's the last time you trip and that you don't wake up tomorrow with aches and pains from it! Breakfast bars/cookies were somewhat of a success. One batch was dry as chalk, the other two are pretty good from what I hear--I couldn't try them or else I would have gone over my calories for the day! ;)

April~ oooh Chinese! Now that's food I truly miss! But I do not miss the MSG hangover the next day--blech! I haven't braved it since the new eating began. Glad you had a fun night and down this morning to boot! :carrot:

Tummy~ Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang! Where are you going this month? You're just melting away!!! 1.2 lbs PRE-TOM?!?! What on earth is going on with you? Please tell me P90X!! ;) LOL Yeah, sleep is a precious thing in my world, it truly is! I'm actually typing as fast as I can so I can go to bed! :lol: I'm forgoing Grey's Anatomy tonight (I'm recording it of course) so I can get up at 5:00 sharp and get my workouts done and overwith long before the kids wake up--we're heading to open gym again and I don't want anything making me late! ;)

Nella~ gotta love TOM and all his cravings...NOT! I get all super muchy/hungry feeling pre-TOM and sort of when he's here, but it was really bad this month! For the past few days I've just wanted to eat everything in sight! Thankfully I held it together and avoided a massive pig out! :lol:

Shasha~ you're probably on your way to Seattle by now--hope you have a wonderful time and that you're feeling better!!! :)

Jessica~ Bwahaha! No, I don't think I'm turning into anything remotely like a muscular machine!! :lol3: And running certainly does phase me, that's why I was shocked to see the calorie readout! I'm like, 'HUH? I KNOW I burned more than that--come on!!!' :lol: I'm sorry the scale is being evil to you! It did the same dang thing to me when I was nearing my first major goal--I got within less than a pound away then bounced up to over 2 lbs up and just stayed there for what seemed like ages (it was just a couple of weeks, but patience isn't one of my virtues either! ;))! Just hang in there, it'll start moving in the right direction again! :)

Mystical~ you have mail! :D Yeah, my basement...in January I gutted the whole thing, had everything all tidy and organized...who knows what happened down there--oh yeah, hubby stole all the shelves for his garage and left everything in a pile! Grrr! Of course there's tons more stuff down there now and my head hurts just thinking about cleaning it...bah!

Molly~ WTG on the abs hun! That's probably why you're not seeing a loss on the scale--building nice lean muscle and that's heavier than the icky fat!! :)

Ruth~ sorry you didn't see a loss today--probably just water, it'll come off! :)

Matilda~ keep on truckin' and don't stop! :)


Well ladies, 3 batches of cookies/bars today and 2 out of the 3 are pretty good according the hubby. I tried the one that was dry as dust--but flavorful--just need to get some more moisture in there somehow...The problem with me is, I find recipes for stuff like this and I instantly tweek it. I rarely use butter/oil and sub stuff like apple sauce and fat free yogurt. I don't typically use artificial sweeteners like Splenda, but I found this stuff called Suncrystals and it's half sugar, half stevia and you use half as much as you would sugar so I gave it a try. I felt better about adding that vs. Splenda--don't know why, maybe because it's 'natural'?? I dunno. Anyway, I spent the whole day baking my brains out and standing up on my feet--oh my achin' hip! Dang it if I don't feel 100 years old right now! Thank goodness it's almost bedtime, I need to rest this bad boy! :lol:

Other than that, nothing spectacular going on here.

Well, I better get going--I want to go to sleep, waking up on time takes a lot outta me! :lol:

Have a great night all!!!

Wow Sandye all that baking and no samples! You have much more willpower than me.

I just did an indian dance workout, bollywood dance, it was pretty cool, dh liked it. Now he wants me to do some of it for him..hehe...I just need to get some of those fancy clothes they wear.

Delphi-YAY!!! A house to live in and help getting it spruced up!! Woo Hoo! I'm thrilled for you and your kids. In Wisconsin, you can "open-enroll" your kids so they don't have to change schools during the year. Ask your kids' school about that and what you can do to keep them in that school next year. Up here it's a pretty simple, easy process.

Sandye-Interesting about the bars. I'm also a tweeker, but you gotta have to do that to get things the "healthified" way. :) 2 out of 3 ain't bad, though!

All is well here. Time to get to bed!

Evening Ladies,

Nella - I hear ya on that big lawn, we're 1.25 acre with a push mower, ugh! But it's a great workout, although as I say today not as great as it used to be when I was all out of shape at the beginning of summer, I used to burn 1200 cal but for the same time today only 500. Maybe extra fiber? I find when I'm crazy craving things and not hungry I just throw some benefibre in some water and go to town. I dare you to eat after that, it doesn't feel super good but it sure helps when it's between that and the cookies. My TOM cravings have been pretty bad this month too. I went to the grocery store tonight for vinegar, sure I did, that's just what I told myself, I wanted to look at cookies but left without them, just needed a smell I guess. I just have a heart rate montior and love it to little bits and pieces, they don't sell the body bugs up in canada yet. You can do pretty much the same stuff with it, you just have to get creative.

Shasha - have a great time on your trip, and hope you enjoy catching up with your friend.

Jessicado - We're mostly all on the same cycle now so you're in good company with your case of the patience or lack there of. You're doing great with the workouts for what time you have. It would be easier to say you can't do it b/c you don't have time, dd's upset and all that jazz but you're figuring it out and getting it done, it's just fantastic!

Mystical - I have a feeling it will you dropping tons in October, your body isn't going to know what hit it. Glad the food's still humming along, it sure does get easier :)

Miss Mallee - Well bravo for managing school and eating OP, that's huge, regardless of the weight, it'll come soon enough.

Ruth - I bet your dh was thinking less clothes though :devil: Glad you had an awesome workout, I love a little something different too, nice change. And thanks :)

Delphi - Oh how exciting, good news finally! It's true you do still have that paint which is great, I have no doubt you'll be able to spruce it up in no time. At least you guys have somewhere to go, that must be such a relief. But that is upsetting about the school, it's so hard on the little ones but at least they are close to their old friends anyways since you're not moving far away. And see social workers are totally awesome ;)

Matilda - It works like a charm that calorie counting, glad you're giving it a go. I bet the results will help you keep it up.

Sandye - TOM showed up later today so I'm thinking that just might have been my big TOM loss I usually get cuz I usually gain the day before and day of. We'll see tomorrow how it all plays. Or maybe we'll say it's P90X :) It's something, alright and it's grand. I've got my big 60 minute run tomorrow so that should melt something off my backside too. I stay away from the spenda too, it's just bleached sugar and as much as I like ingesting chlorine I think I'll pass too. That stuff is right up there with aspartame in my book. Hope you're feeling a bright and young 25 years old tomorrow.

Did finally get the lawn done, well a quarter of it but an hour is all I wanted to do today, I managed to tweak my upperback/neck too. It's not terrible but rather irritating pain when I turn. Lots of icing and a good dh massage b/f he left for work and now I'm going to jump into the whirlpool and get some jet action on it and hope it's better tomorrow. TOM did show up today so I'm thinking my monster loss today was just my regular big TOM loss ahead of schedule but we shall see.

Tomorrow's a big running day for me, up at 6 and running for an hour in the dark. I hope the dark will help b/c I won't be able to see how frickin crazy I am doing this. But I'm kind of excited too, it's gonna feel pretty dang good to run for that long and live to tell the tale. Unfortunately, I'll be swishing down the road with TOM in tow but what's a girl to do but run on anyway. Well it's finally 9pm, set the VCR to record the last show and now I can go to bed, I envy you ppl with PVR's!

Awesome news Delphi! May there only be success and happiness for you in your new home!

as for me, I stayed on plan today and did w2 d2 of c25k along with a long walk with puppy. lots of pushups on the counter and then went to work. Big WI at the doctors office tomorrow. fingers crossed to see a 252-3 on his scale. He is about 1 pound off from mine.

Best dreams to all.

Wow! Am I the first morning post?! It's my day off exercise, though I may snaek in a pilates workout for good measure. I ate a nice healthy breakfast, had my vitamin (still ona roll with them) so my day is off to a very good start. Got the meals all planned for this weekend, so I don't do something stupid. Time is short for the rest of the month, so I gota buckle down and see how close I can actually get to my goal!
Hope you all have a Fantastic Friday and a Wonderful Weekend!!

Quick drive by post and then I swear I'll be back later for personals! Down to 209!!!

SG-WooHoo!!! A new decade! You're so close to your monthly goal! Way to rock it the last week of the month here!!

Ahhh, good morning girls! It's Friday!!! :carrot:

Ruth~ :lol: Yeah, I love to bake--love to eat what I bake even more--so it's been a test in itself to see if I can refrain from plowing through an entire batch of muffins! I still can't bring myself to bake cookies yet though...I'm not sure I could resist them. ;) Oooh, a dance workout huh? That sounds need! Better get searching for some of those fancy frocks huh? Wouldn't want to disappoint your hubby! ;)

MsP~ Enjoy your day off! I really need to take a lesson from you planning girls...really I do! Yeah, I'm constantly tweeking baked goods to make them healthy--I almost never use butter/oil/margarine and sub apple sauce or yogurt. I will rework the batch that turned out dry, but I'm not getting rid of these--they're in the freezer and I'll have one with my decaf coffee at night here when it gets chilly. :) Well, assuming that I hit my goal and I am able to eat more calories and such. ;)

Tummy~ Argh--dang TOM! Well, whatever the reason for your loss, keep it up girlie!!! Good luck on your 60 min run today! I know you'll do great!!! Hope your neck and back are feeling better today!! You don't want to mess with that stuff, ouch! Yeah, ya gotta love being able to record programs through the cable box! So much easier than the old VCR method! I am already behind on my shows--CSI and CSI Miami and of course Greys...hubby stayed up and watched Greys and CSI last night--crazy! I went to bed at 9:00 and still wished I could have slept longer! :lol:

Jellofer~ sounds like you had a great day!!! Sometimes I wish we had a puppy for me to walk or run with--maybe then hubby would quit freaking out about me running in the dark! :lol:


Well ladies, still holding steady at 137.8, at least TOM isn't making me gain huh? The pumpkin breakfast cookies are nearly gone and I still haven't had one--so I guess they're pretty good! ;) Got in all of my workouts in a timely fashion with no interruptions so that was delightful. :) It's raining out today which means it's perfect weather for baking!!! :dance: Oh yeah, I'm doing it again--but I need more apple sauce first so I'll hit the store after we're done with open gym. This time though, I'm wearing shoes! Standing in the kitchen all day barefoot yesterday did a number on my old hips!

Other than that, not much going on here--I have a mountain of laundry to fold, I really need to go through the clothes that are too big for me and give what I can to Goodwill and save the rest for my Mom and of course there's always the basement...

Ugh...blech!

:lol:

Okay, well, better hit the shower--don't want to be all stinky when I meet the girls at the gym now do I? ;) Hope everyone has a fantastic day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

SG~ hey no fair--you snuck in on me!!! CONGRATS on the new decade!!!!! :woohoo: Yeah baby!!!! Have a great day hun!! :)

Good Morning ladies...and what a GOOD morning it is..eh? :carrot:

Lots to do and transfer today. I'm really excited now as I know they are gonna work to make things look great for us.

Shrinking ~ :bravo: on reaching that new decade. Congrats darling. You are doing spectacular.

Sandye ~ How the **** did I miss you and the 130's..OMGosh! I've been so self absorbed with my situation, I guess I wasn't on top of things here. What an awesome accomplishment. Think I'll have to say that again...130...and again 130's...oh my oh my...you are doing it girlfriend. I'm so proud of you. Have fun at the gym today and all that good jazz.

MsP ~ Haha..maybe today but soon I'll be back to routine and my delphi o' clock postings.

jellofer ~ Thanks :hug: and good luck with the WI.

Tummy ~ Whaaaatttttttttttt's uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup? How goes it love? Six miles..eh? That sounds fun...perhaps and a cape and tights will make it all the more entertaining..eh? :lol:

Thank ruth and mystical as well.

Well I'm off to do some calls and stuff..

Hellooooo Chickies! (Mrs Doubtfire attacks again!)

Well, it's taken me all week but I've finally caught up a bit at work (not really but it's the weekend so I'll catch up over that) and I'm feeling much better. Saw some scale movement, down over a pound from yesterday (FINALLY) and I have a sneaking suspicion I may see 208 tomorrow or Sunday if I behave myself. Which means I still might make my September goal... which is good because I really really really want to make my October goal which is onderland. OMG I can nearly taste it (and it tastes like lettuce methinks).

Received a message on facebook from my little sister who is in college. She said "mom and dad say you look fantastic, I wanna see!" So that was a feel-good moment and I replied "Meh, wait a couple of months and I'll look even better!" See? I'm sassy again... back to my old self.

I'm going to attempt personals but since it's been so long I'm only going to go back a page so sorry if anyone out there will be left out!

Delphi I am so happy you've got a place to go. Isn't it amazing how sometimes we're shown the very worst in people and then you're shown the very best? It keeps me keeping on for sure to know there are good people out there.

Late to the game Congrats on losing 2 days in a row! Here's to hoping you didn't gain it back! Also, thanks for the kind words, being a teacher gets frustrating at times but those moments when I know I've reached them are worth more than anything.

idream You know, you've got the best perspective on things. Thank you for reminding me that it wasn't that long ago that I was worried about running for 5 minutes straight. Silly me! 137 wow. You are amazing!

MsPWooHoo! Look at you, you runner! No scrapes and bruises are gonna stop you! I had a similar moment on Wednesday when a rock made me wobble and I was like "oh crap, what if I would have twisted my ankle?" and I decided that if it didn't hurt I'd likely just finish my run and then ice it. We're hard-core! haha Congrats on your loss and also on feeling like you might make your September goal! It's been a weird month for me too so I can relate!

Tummy Thanks for the kind words. I really needed that! It's so disheartening to put so much effort into a class and then have kids drop it. Now as long as I end up with more than 3 I'll be good! CONGRATS on making goal!!! Man, has this been a weird month for lots of us? My weight loss has been sporadic and odd too! Though... I'm not at goal yet and you finished early... :p And woah, did you run for an hour today? Holy cow!

Nella TOM cravings kill me too and they remind me of when I used to eat everything in sight during that time and then feel relieved when it ended because I no doubt gained a lb every time it came around. Hang in there!

Shasha Hope you have/had a great time in Seattle. It's that crazy time of year for allergies so hopefully they've calmed down for you, I know mine are raging.

jessicado Man, I'd like to teach ebay... sounds like it might be a hoot. Kudos to you for teaching at-risk youth. You're one of those fantastic people. I'm pulling for you to get under 250...I can almost hear the celebratory whoohoo on the panties you will receive for it!

MissMallee How's school going? I wouldn't worry about the weight loss... apparently September has some evil cosmic force associated with it that's making all of us lose weight strangely. You'll likely get a big drop soon!

Ok, looks like that's it.

I forgot to mention, I've managed to get DH to agree to do my ab workouts with me at night. We're doing some 6 minute program. Last night was his first time with the program and he was like "omg this is going to kill me" and I said "don't <pant> worry it's only <pant pant groan> 6 minutes" I'm super glad he's doing some stuff with me.

AND AND AND

My in-laws might give us their treadmill. They're currently evaluating if they use it enough to keep it and if not.... I GET IT! OMG I can't even begin to describe how much easier this will make my life this winter. Send some hope my way please!

Have a great Friday!

Morning Lovely Ladies,

Jellofer - Hope everything goes well at the doctor's today, it sure will be nice to get weighed and be 25 lbs less! WTG.

MsP - Oh you're so close too and just our luck that the month pretty much ends with a weekend. But good on you for the planning and you'll no doubt finish strong!

SG - :yay::celebrate::cheer: on 209, a fresh decade, and great job sticking it through, you're doing awesome!

Sandye - I'm blessed with a crazy cycle this month, and I don't like it much but since I have no choice in the matter I will just do my best to ignore it. The run wasn't brilliant but it got done, it was bloated running which is never my favorite, well aren't I just a ray of sunshine this morning, better suck it up and get happy my goodness. What else are you baking today? I hate wasting things too, the dry ones will just be like biscotti :) Yup, we're lamenting not getting the PVr, when we moved here I was lazy and watched all the time and dh hadn't started his crazy shift work yet so in our short sighted minds the expense for the PVR seemed silly, now I go to bed at 9p and he's often gone at night, oh well, the good old fashioned VCR does the trick. Have fun and enjoy making some friends! You know the non virtual kind of friends :)

Delphi - It's so dark in the morning now I could totally get away with a cape and no one would even know! As long as it's super bright so ppl don't hit me with their cars on the off chance someone did drive by. Maybe like Green Latern, he's bright, I'd totally go wonder woman but it's a bit past corset weather up here right now. It's just so awesome how you're getting all that help, it's going to be a whirlwind of activity in the next five days, goodness, but it will be done before you know it and then you can actually relax, just think :beach: ahhhhh.

I'm giong to my best to take SG's advice and channel some rainbows, sunshine and lollipops today b/c I woke up in a rancid mood today. It is getting better but now thank goodness or I was going to have to lock myself somewhere to avoid criminal charges. Woke up feeling so bloated I was sure I popped up like 2 lbs, my running pants weren't even comfy today and they are slightly big now. But it was only a 0.5lb gain but I sure felt every ounce. Running was challenging until about 50 minutes in when I finally got my second wind and then it was fine but there was a lot of self talk going on to keep going before that. Ok I feel better, it's nice to get it out and release the bad vibes :)

Anyway, I was thinking maybe Sandye and Jacque should share their story in Health Magazine, what does everyone else think? We need some representing from this marvelous group of ladies and I think that's our two goal ppl (and yes Sandye I count you!) Hmm, I wonder if we can nominate ppl :devil:

Have brilliant day ladies, only 5 days left to show September what you're made of! be back later.

SG - LMAO, you know, it does taste like lettuce! And the mental picture of you guys doing abs, lol, that's brilliant and pretty much a replay of my ab workouts. Mine sound something like, "OMG, am I bleeding? My stomach must be bleeding, I'm gonna die, oh this hurts...ahhhh it's done." Glad you're feeling back to yourself again and enjoy your last day b/f the weekend!! I will send you some good vibes and some 208's over your way!

Tummy Girl It is cool and rainy here today so while you are channeling up some rainbows, sunshine and lollipops send me some. I could really use them today.

Shrinking Girl That would be awesome for you to get the treadmill. Sending you lots of hope and keeping :crossed: for you. I have a treadmill and it really helps out.

Delphi Good new girl... :congrat: you deserve it. It is amazing how when your going through the rough times a cloud is lifted and the sun comes out and you have a wonderful gift in people. I am so very happy for you. :)

iDream Those breakfast bars sound so good can't wait to make them. My DH says they would be good to put in his cooler for those emergency foods. Good luck with the basement I keep telling myself I will do that this weekend

Ms Perception :wave: Hope you are having an awesome day! Good job on planning out your meals for the weekend. :cp:

Shrinking Girl :bravo: Great job on the weight loss!!!!


Today is cool and rainy and I am so very tired from the week I didn't get up to go with DH today. My weight is up a little this morning but I think that is just because I didn't drink enough water yester day. I guess it is time to have a :frypan: or :kickbutt: I have been eating more veggies this week. That is something in my old routines that I never did. There are very few veggies that I thought I liked. My weekly goal for myself is to try one new vegetable so I can get some variety into my eating. Do you ladies have any suggestion on how to fix veggies to make them more tasteful... Need help with this one. I am off to do some laundry so I don't have to do it this weekend. Hope you ladies have a great day. :D

Ok....got home after doctors office. and am bummed. DH is sick sick sick!!! So any plans to accomplish alot today are gone, cause he has to rest. That's ok though.

Got on the scale this am at home and was 253.0 flat. a good pee and it would 252 and some change but I digress. Got to his office and 254.4. Granted I have clothes on when I am there, but I so wanted to reflect all of my hard work.

So then came the lecture.......6 pounds in 2 weeks is the goal. It is progress. Now, here is the positive though....... BMI was 40 six weeks ago. Today, I am no longer extremely obese. My BMI is 35 which puts me half way through the obese category. So now I can't be bummed anymore. Thanks for listening.

My scale said 25 pounds and that is what I am going for. 4 pounds gets me to my september goal of 249 and I will make. Now it is time to run.

have a great day.

Hi Girls!!

SG Way to go on the new decade! Hope you get your treadmill, I love mine!!

Tummy I think it would be awesome for someone in this group to have their story in a magazine! Glad you made it through your run!

MsP I need to get better at planning, my sister is pretty good at it and making foods for the freezer and stuff.

Mystical I love veges but I don't always have creative ways of making them. My family loves cabbage,carrots, celery,onions, and potatoes cooked uptogether with seasonings (usually garlic, thyme, and whatever else I feel like throwing in). Sometimes I cook rutabaga with it too. Also like to just stir-fry the cabbage with onions and summer squash/zucchini. I like to eat veges raw too.

Sandye I can't wait until I am giving clothes away because they are too big. I do have a couple things that I'm not wearing anymore because the are too bulky.

Delphi :wave:

Jellofer2 Good luck on your doctor's visit!


Well, my weight is the same for the third day in a row :tantrum: My calories were higher yesterday than I would have liked but still in weight loss range. My legs are really sore from the indian workout so I'm thinking its still water weight.
Have a great Friday gals!!!

Jellofer2 You got your post in before me. As long as you're losing and not gaining is the main thing. Thats what I have to tell myself when I'm not losing as fast as I would like. It's very unlikely I will make my Sept. goal but its been a crazy month for me and as long as I have lost something and not gained I'm happy!

Delphi--that is so awesome that you found a place and that people are pitching in to help you! I am so glad for you!

SG--W2G on the scale dropping! I knew it had to be coming soon for you! :carrot: Man I hope you get that treadmill--that would be such a life saver..... I'm crossing my fingers for you!

Jello--we have the same goal of 249 for Sept! Although I think you are going to make yours, lol. My BMI is still at 40 though---congrats on getting out of Extremely Obese..that is such a huge accomplishment! Maybe my new goal should just be to get taller instead of losing weight.....hmmmm!

Sandye--I have no idea how you managed to actually bake the cookies and not eat any. One of my blessings in not eating no-nos is they are not sitting around my house anymore since the separation from my ex, and I do not bake or the smell would get to me. Seriously if I had to bake cookies I would eat the dough as well as the finished product--you have such amazing willpower!

...Stupid freakin scale. Up another 2 pounds today. Doesn't surprise me as TOM is STILL here. Seriously it has been almost 2 weeks and I am getting pissed. I am watching my calories, drinking lots of water, avoiding sodium and working out harder than I ever have before and the scale is going UP. Each day I get on thinking, okay--it will drop now! "Only a few pounds to reach my goal with a week left--I can do that." And here it is with 5 days left, and I now have over 5 pounds left to lose instead of 3. Jerk TOM!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, 2 weeks? Go awaaaaaay! Well, needless to say I am losing faith that I am going to meet my goal this month. Unless TOM goes away and a bunch of water weight drops right away....but otherwise I fear I am just going to stay this weight for life. ;) I will be on this thread in 2034 complaining I am still at 250-255, lol.

Well, anyways, not much else is new. Almost finally moved in completely to the new place. I joined the Biggest Loser Challenge on here, and we just had our first weigh in last week--I was the biggest loser our of both teams which was kinda cool! At least I have hope for when TOM is over, lol. This week I will probably be the biggest gainer, LMAO.

Down another .02 pounds... Lol can't complain because I'm losing something!!

Delpi- I'm so happy for you!! It's about freaking time you got some good news girl!!!'

Haven't gotten much exercise in this week, but have done alot of manual labor at work.... Miss my jogging though!! Only low 50's here today... Brrrr!

Personals hopefully later, am I ever so far behind again!!!

Sorry for the drive by, but had a crazy day at work, now rushing out to visit my parents for the weekend.

Happy news - TOM has finally gone away and I was down to 178.4 this morning. Wahoo!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Evening Ladies,

Mystical - My favorite veggie way is roasted, it makes everything sweeter which is nice especially when you don't really like the bitter of some of them. eggplant, pepprs, cauliflower (oh with garlic and olive oil, that's awesome!), anything really. If you like salads that's a great way to get them in raw. As you know I'm all about the greek salads and you can just use spices and red wine vinegar with no dressing/oil and it's marvelous. I mix veggies in my rice/grain dishes to "hide" some more. We ended up with a beautiful day today so I hope that comes your way, well it'll take a few days to get over there :)

Jellofer - I think that's marvelous progress! I hope your doctor was at least somewhat supportive of how much you've accomplished, but if not, we sure are and I'm glad you're spirits came up. You should be very proud!

Ruth - that was an awesome workout! I love the sore feeling, no crippled but sore is nice. That's frustrating silly scale, let's hope for tomorrow.

Jessicado - Goodness that's frustrating too, I can't imagine 2 weeks! That's just like right after the baby, and that was just gross, for soooo many reasons. Have no fear it will end and you already made your goal, you're the first one this month! It's the second goal that might be harder, so good for you on making the first one and fighting so hard for the second!

Aprilcp - Wtg on the 0.2lb, those ones are soo little but it's true it feels better than the other two options so i'll take those too.

Nella - Have fun at mom and dad's this weekend! Right on for the 178.4 :carrot: That's sure a nice thing to see b/f heading off for the weekend.

I got a very pleasant surprise today, my friend sent me some Indigo gift cards for the clothes I sent her, $150.00 worth, I about feel over. To think of all the cookbooks I could buy.... I need to go online browsing later, they're good for the internt which is so great considering I live about and hour and a half from a bookstore.

The workout this afternoon perked up a bit, I've been having a hard time concentrating this week on my workouts, my mind has been wandering a bit, not good when you're supposed to be working hard and pushing yourself. But I went through the motions and finally this afternoon I got another quality workout in where I could actually get out of my head a bit and really push it. It's funny how TOM hormones really affect everything, but I guess b/f when I felt like garbage all the time I never noticed a big difference.

I got an obscene amount of stuff done today, I felt like superwoman. So glad things brightened up after that dismal run and yucky start to the day. TOM's still not really here after showing up yesterday, this has been one odd month, I can normally set a clock off my cycle but this weight loss seems to have altered things a bit.

Anyway, I'm off to sort through some schooling stuff, I toying with getting another degree while I'm off work and I need to go research it a bit. And then a little bit of book shopping might be in order ;)

Alrighty enough of that, have a great night ladies, a great weekend and I';; catch up tomorrow!

Tummy Girl Wow $150.00 worth of cookbooks I would just be in heaven LOL. I love the indigo/chapters bookstores. I bought that Eat Clean Diet book, I thought it was the cookbook when I bought LOL. It has some good recipes in it and has some good reading material too so it wasn't for nothing. I am going to go back next week and get the eat clean diet cookbook it has allot of recipes that I want. Is there any others that you would suggest ?

Hello ladies! Wow, it's 11:15 and I'm still awake--that hasn't happened in a long time--but I had to stay up and watch Grey's!!! :D

Delphi~ :lol: Gee, I don't know how ya missed it--perhaps you were a bit preoccupied with something...what was it?Hmm...was it laundry, no...kids, no..., oh that's right--LOOKING FOR A NEW PLACE!! :lol: So, how'd it go today? :) Did you get all the papers signed and get the keys in your hot little hands? :yay: I'm so freakin' happy for you!!! I can't tell you how relieved I was to see your post yesterday! :D

SG~ Welcome Back hun! It's nice to have ya back!!! :D Now that's the kind of post I'm used to seeing from you! :) So glad you're feeling better and back to your old Mrs. Doubtfire kinda self!! :yay: You were killin' me talking about your hubby!! :lol3: Mine doesn't have the guts to do my 8 min ab workout ;) Well, he probably does, but he doesn't want me to kick his butt doing it is what I really think is going on. ;) Super cool about your ils maybe giving you a treadmill! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Tummy~ sorry TOM put a damper on your run, I fully expected him to do that to me yesterday but I was good. Let's hope it's the same tomorrow...I made some more pumpkin breakfast cookies today but added some protein powder...it totally changed the texture in a massive way! They're all super puffy and airy--not nice and dense. But, they're edible so I can give them to the kids when they're refusing 'real' food (the girls are currently boycotting any real meal :rolleyes:). Dear girl, I think you've lost your mind! :dizzy: Jacque absolutely deserves to have her story in the mag--me? No way. It's nothing special and I'm not even at goal yet anyway. Besides, I wouldn't have a clue as to what to write anyway! Well, except maybe "Drink Your Water!!!" :lol: But thanks for the nomination! ;) That was super sweet. :) Oooh, have fun shopping for books!! I would be giddy if I got a $150 gift card for a bookstore! Oooh, the cookbooks I could buy! :dance:

Mystical~ did you make them yet? Did ya? Mmmm, they smell so good baking! And I tried one today--YUM!!! Not super sweet like normal pumpkin bread, but very yummy!! :) I never ate veggies before, hence my recurring goal to eat more veggies, I love zucchini, yellow squash, asparagus, fresh garlic all chopped up and sauteed in a pan with a little olive oil spray or the real stuff with lemon juice and this stuff I bought called Grilling Seasons Vegetable Seasoning by Simply Organic--it's super yummy! I do wish I could find more seasonings like it--I just toss all the stuff in a bowl with a lid, toss to coat the seasoning and toss it in the pan. When it's almost done I toss in some sliced grape tomatoes and when it's just about done I add a giant handful of baby spinach and toss until it's wilted. Now you can call it finished and start eating or you can add chopped chicken and a serving of pasta and call it a meal! That's usually what I do. ;) Oh, there's also some other seasoning that I'll add at the end, it's Land o Lakes seasoning--Parmesan Herb, there's other flavors too but that's my fave. Other than that, I'm just trying different recipes and not having much success (remember my over done eggplant? ;)). If I discover any tasty veggie dishes I'll let ya know!

Jellofer~ sorry to hear your hubby is so sick! I hope he's feeling better soon! Congrats on the lower BMI!! That's awesome!! I'm sure the upped weight at the dr's office was clothing, difference in scales, ya know nothing big. But I understand you wanting to see that lower number. Keep up the great work! Your goal is just around the corner!

Ruth~ sorry Darth Scale is being a jerk--you're right though, it's probably just a fluctuation and could definitely be post workout retention! You'll be giving your clothes away in no time! Just keep up the great work!!

Jessica~ :lol: Oh I can tell you with 100% certainty you will not be this weight forever!!! Dang TOM and his stupid issues--2 weeks? For the love of Pete, that's quite enough!!! I can't stand it when my cycle gets all wonky!! Being a girl sucks sometimes doesn't it? Hang in there kiddo, I bet you'll end up with a big post TOM swoosh soon!! And yeah, baking muffins doesn't get to me and that's what these cookies are more like--muffins, but if I was baking actual cookies...hmm...I don't think I'd be singing the same tune. I bet some batter would have mysteriously found it's way inside my mouth and more than a few cookies would have as well. I'm not quite ready to attempt cookie baking unsupervised yet. ;)

April~ congrats on the loss! I can't wait until it's in the 50's here! I love cool Fall weather!! :)

Nella~ Congrats on the loss and have a great time this weekend with your parents!!! :)


*Yawn* Good gravy I'm tired! I can't believe I used to stay up until 1:00-2:00am on a regular basis! What was I thinking?!?!

Well, got the bananas all used up in some good ol' regular banana bread muffins for the fam--reduced calorie and fat of course, but nothing 'extra' added so I don't have to wonder if the kids will like them ;).

I have my run tomorrow and I've decided to sleep in and eat something small before my run. I normally don't eat before running and last Saturday I started running at around 8:00 (usually get going at around 5:30) and it was a crappy run to be sure. So I want to see if eating a little something first helps at all. Also, tomorrow I will have exactly one week to prep for my first 5K!!! :carrot: Geez, I can't believe how fast that got here!

That day is also my oldest ds' birthday and we'll be having a little cake & ice cream gig here on Sunday so I gotta get on the ball with planning that too. Egad!

Well ladies, I'm heading to bed! I am officially no longer a night owl! Hope everyone has a great night sleep!!! Catch y'all tomorrow! :)

Helloooo Ladies!

Well someone slap me over the head and wipe the shocked expression off my face.. the scale said 208.0! That's right... right on the money. Half a pound more and I'll be calling my September goal! I just have to be reallly reallly reallly good this weekend and I think I'll have done it! So.... don't anyone congratulate me yet on goal... but I see the finish line!!!

I've got a fairly busy day ahead of me. I'm off to work out as soon as Curves opens up, then on to the grocery shopping, then home to do some laundry and straighten up the house, then on to working at the town festival and then possibly going to an unofficial class reunion. It could be a very looooong day! I'm sure I'll find it easy to stay OP though with goal so close!

Tummy Haha, I was cracking myself up when I wrote that lettuce bit. It's nice to know someone else finds me funny too! I'm usually cracking jokes like that to my students and they just stare at me like I'm from another planet.... teenagers... SHEESH. I'm totally down with Sandye and Jacque sharing their stories! They've inspired me... why not thousands of other people? Oooh school! I would be one of those professional students if they paid me instead of me paying them! What would you go for?

mystical I had the same problem with veggies, I would buy them but not know how to prepare them and so they'd just rot on my counter. I recently bought a little book called The Field Guide to Produce (you can search for it on amazon) and while not being the end-all of books for produce it does have some nice advantages: it's small so you can fit it in your purse which means that you can identify something that looks interesting at the grocery store or farmers market, it doesn't have recipes but it does tell you what flavors mesh well with that particular fruit or vegetable which I like more than recipes since it enables you to experiment on your own with the superior knowledge that all those chefs in the world seem to have. There are other produce guides out there that DO include recipes so you may want to shop around for what suits your needs.

jellofer Congrats on the BMI improvement! That is a fantastic achievement and you should feel great about your progress!

ruth Here's hoping your scale will move in a big way very very soon!

jessicado Man oh man, you and TOM don't seem to be getting along! I'm sending him a mental kick in the butt to get him to leave you alone!!! I've been meaning to ask you how your C25K is coming along? I saw over on the exercise thread you're on week 2, congrats!

Nella Have a great time with your parents this weekend!

idream Thanks! It's nice to BE back! Gosh... one week until your 5K! I sure hope someone is going to be there to take pictures of you crossing that finish line! What an accomplishment that's going to be!

Well girls, I'm off! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Morning Ladies,

Mystical - LOL I almost did that too, I really like the Complete Light Kitchen by Rose Reisman, it's full of recipes that are awesome but that Eat clean one is soo my favourite. There's a new eat clean cookbook coming out in October too so I preordered that one last night with my gift cards! I've been living off those two books for a month and a bit now and I'm still not through all the recipes I wasnt to try! Oh I'm also ordering the Eat Clean cookbook for families and kids so I'll let you know how that one is too.

Sandye - Sandye, Sandye, Sandye, tsk, tsk, do you know how many ppl here think you're super amazing? And that you're a sahm of 4 (that's quadruple what I have), with twins! who has managed to loss 60 stinking pounds, who can run 5k without stopping and is in the best shape she's been in in forever! I think that would inspire tons of people and ppl do need reminders to drink their water you know, lol. Oh i think you might like the Eat Clean Cookbook too there's a bar recipe in there and some breakfast cookies and some muffins too, and you won't have to fiddle with them to make them healthy (and it has nutritional info!) OMG you're 5K is almost here, so excited! I can't wait until you've done that, what an amazing thing to add to your success story ;)

SG - :dance: Woohoo, here's a happy dancing fatty for 208!! I'm with you on the jokes, that's why my dh and I get along so well, we're both really funny or at least we think so, lol. Some ppl just stare at us but we tink we're hilarious. And what is it about Bio teachers, mine I was telling you about was super goofy and hilarious but I only really appreciate that now, I used to think him a bit bizarre. I'm toying with a bachelor of science majoring in human sciences, dh is thinking my masters in social work would be nice (he sees dollar signs though) but I'm very limited in what I can take b/c it has to be mostly online. We do however live super close to the largest correspondance university in Canada so that's a huge bonus. I'd love to do food sciences, maybe a dietitian but I can't take the courses I need up here. So if I do the Bsc then I can transfer it over once we're closer to a larger city. Oh the grand plans I have, lol. Have a great time with your super busy day and you're so making goal, just keep your eye on the prize!

So quiet on the weekends here, I always forget everyone else has weekends sometimes. Nothing fancy today, just some more school research, getting the mail and all that delightfulness. The scale returned to it's previous glory of 164.8, so that half pound yesterday has gone again, still no TOM but he's allowed to be late I guess. Ok have a great weekend ladies!

Good morning ladies! :D

SG~ Hey girlie!!! :woohoo: You are SOOOO close to your goal!! I'm so excited for you! You're rockin' it this month!!! For the record, I think you're funny--your humor is right up my alley! ;) I would've been stoked if any of my teachers had had such a great sense of humor! :) As for the 5K, I'm going to ask hubby to be there with camera on hand--I want to be sure to document this historical event! ;) LOL

Tummy~ haha, okay, okay...so I guess maybe it might be worth it to jot down a couple of lines--of course I'll need to put on my Super Witty Cap (if I can find it) before I start. ;) Congrats on getting rid of that little TOM gain! I hear ya on the wonky cycle--before I started this journey I was experiencing wonky cycles for the first time ever--late one month (Geez was that ever a terrifying month! :lol:), early the next...it was a pain. Then once I started exercising and losing a bit of weight they became regular again. However, instead of my usual 7 full days of blech, it's one day here, off a day, a couple of days there, off another day...it's weird. Only thing I can chalk it up to is decreased body fat maybe? My friend is super duper fit--enters body building competitions fit and her cycles, if you can call them that, are usually just a few hours a month if that. Anyway, all that to say, I hear ya! ;) Thanks for the tip on the cookbook--I think that'll be next on my list of books to get!!

Okay, so this is such a weird day for me! I'm all outta my routine and stuff this morning and it's got me all :dizzy:

First, I went to bed late, then the girls decided that last night would be a good night to wake up a million times (see, I jinxed it didn't I?), I woke up around 7:30 (over 2 hours later than my usual time) and instead of heading right out the door to run, I ate a snack and waited a while (about 45 mins/hr) and then ran. Of course that threw off my whole exercise/breakfast/shower routine, but on the up side, I didn't feel sick while I was running which was what I concerned about. I also didn't get a stitch in my side like I thought I might with the water I drank. So :yay:

And, and, and...I ran my fastest 3 miles yet!!! 30:58!!! True, I'm not speed demon, but I'm getting faster!! :D

Scale was down a bit today too--170 even at 7:30 this morning. I'm going to guess it would have been a bit higher had I woke up at my usual time, but I'm going to go ahead and take it! ;)

So I gotta tell you about the conversation hubby and I had this morning...

Long story short he asked me if I thought maybe I was getting 'too skinny'. He said that he thinks I need to stop dieting and maybe regain a few pounds. His issue is that my body has changed so much from what it was before and that my butt and boobs are gone--hello...that's kinda what I was goin' for dear! Anyway, we had a long talk about how I'm not really interested in going below 135 and that after that I'll just be working on toning up. He still took issue with other things though, primarily food. He says I 'no longer find joy in eating' to which I replied, 'I no longer look to food for joy' I just don't think he gets how much of an emotional eater I was. How addicted to carbs and sweets I truly was. I also think he's feeling a bit left out and doesn't feel motivated to join me right now so he's making up things to take issue with--kwim? Not like he's trying to sabotage my efforts, but I dunno, maybe he just wants the old eating/drinking/sedentary part of me back for a bit so he doesn't feel bad about not eating right and exercising. Lastly, I've mentioned before that he was married before. They were together for 7 years and the whole time his ex was overweight. When they got engaged and started planning the wedding she started dieting and lost a good amount of weight. She ended up cheating on him and they divorced within a few months. It was a case of losing weight/getting attention from other guys/thinking the grass is greener elsewhere. So I think that is another factor in his thinking as well. So I brought that up at the end of our conversation and assured him that I wasn't going anywhere and that I loved him more than ever so he need not worry about me straying. ;)

Whew! Sorry for the novel. I just have mixed feelings on this whole thing. I mean, I hear what he's saying and I honestly don't think I'm 'too skinny'. On the other hand, I also know that my brain hasn't caught up with the fact that I'm not fat anymore either so what I see in the mirror isn't exactly what other people see in real life, kwim? On the other hand, I'm a little irked that he's not just supportive and proud of what I've done. I mean, he is, but he tends to nag me about being too thin or asking me 'when are you going to stop?' more than saying things like, 'I'm so proud of you!' or 'I can't believe you're running 3 miles without stopping, that's awesome!'. Sigh...

Who knew that me getting healthy and in better shape would be an issue for him?

Anyway, I'll shut up now. I just had to get that off my chest. I've got 2 more pounds to go and when I get to goal and stop losing maybe then he'll feel better about it.

Well girls, gotta go make the troops lunch! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! Get out there and have a great weekend and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Just a quick hello to everyone, I have been so lazy this week with work and life just taking over. I have not caught up on the last few pages so can't comment yet. I hope everyone is doing well and I hope my weigh in tomorrow isn't to scary (been OP but lacking in the exercise dept). Have a great day everyone.

Wow, Sandye..if it's not one thing it's another isn't it. I definitely understand his concern, and even if it's unfounded, it's something you should understand and be compassionate about. I think a little extra effort to let him know everyday how much you love him will go a long way. (not saying you don't already do enough, just saying that with his concerns, he may need a little extra push daily and perhaps more sex, here again, not saying you don't do enough, but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do and if getting all hot and heavy a little more often helps or eases his fear..then hey, get you some bow chicka wow wow girlfriend. Good gracious..think about all you can do now that you are so much lighter. ;) Oh and I totally agree with Tummy...WRITE YOUR STORY!

As for me, I'm extremely busy and no time for personals. But just wanted to let you all know, that I if I am without service it wont be long. They are supposed to have everything transferred by the 30th..so I should be ok. Been cleaning all day and I guess their crew is over at the new place getting things in order as well. I'm uber excited and can't wait to get moved. Oh and FINALLY, got my armband service back up and running and got a free month out of all the hassle as well. Though by that time I wont be using it anymore. I plan on using it, one month into maintence, just to get a handle on how my body burns it's calories and where I need to be calorie wise to maintain..and then it's so long to this band and the big white ring around my arm. :lol:

April--at least the scale is moving downward, even if it is in small amounts!

Nello--Glad your TOM has finally left and the scale is going down! With all the complaining about TOM on here, I think we should all revolt, lol.

Tummy---Woohoo, money to go shopping! Can't say I'd ever complain to that! Man I hope if your cycle is starting out funny, you are not getting my two week terror. That is what happened to me when it first started...it came and then went away. Maybe all the weight loss is throwing our bodies into shock or something!

Sandye -- I have a feeling even if you were making cookies, you would probably be able to resist temptation too, lol. You are superwoman! Of course that should already be obvious for all the reasons tummy mentioned....plus a 5K. Did I mention how awesome you are??!!?!?!? You really are inspiring.

Sorry to hear about the conversation between you and the hubby. :hug: I know people do always see themselves differently in the mirror, but from what I can tell in your photos you are already super skinny! I'd say lose those 2 pounds just so you can reach your goal, and then decide where to go from there. Perhaps your DH will calm down once he realizes you aren't planning on going too extreme, or maybe you will realize that you felt better at 140 or something. Perhaps get input from other people in your life who are being supportive that are close to you? Since there are no underlying issues in other relationships (such as his possible fear of you getting skinny and cheating, or his feeling bad because he didn't jump on the fit bandwagon), they might be able to give you a more objective opinion. A sister or best friend might tell you that you look the best you ever have, or maybe you could stand to lose a few more (although I doubt it!), or maybe they agree you are getting too skinny. I think it is most important that you feel great with what you have accomplished, and happy with the weight you choose--but I just want to impress upon you that if the fat girl syndrome is still present in your mind---YOU LOOK AWESOME!

SG -- Woohoo for 208! You are getting so close to Onederland! And I just saw you completed week 8 of C25K....you kick ars girl! Thanks for asking, I did just finish up week 2 (I just started at the beginning of the whole program when I restarted at the gym), so now I am ready to head onto week 3 for the first time after doing both week 1 and 2 twice, lol. I am really self conscious about running on the treadmill though so that is taking me a bit to get used to. First of all some of the treadmills make the LOUDEST noise when you run and they shake. I realized though after watching other people, that it happens to other people so then I felt better. It only seems to happen when I try to run over a 5, so if I keep it at about 4 to 4.6 while running, then it doesn't make a that embarrassing noise that sounds like I am going to break the machine. Besides....I didn't really want to run at a 5 anyway, lol. I also have to kind of cheat when running, as I never know how much time I am going to have to exercise as DD will cry during childwatch and so they'll come get me and I only get like 20 minutes to exercise. So to make sure I get all my running in, I started doing that first instead of any elliptical, and I condense the running down to make it shorter. Like this week, the first day I did all the 1 1/2 min runs separately as I knew DD was in a really good mood, but then the next time, I just did two 5 minute runs, and yesterday I just did the whole 9 minutes straight. Not quite the same as spacing it out with the walking, but at least I knew I could get it done in 20 minutes, lol. You are totally inspiring me to finish this program though--even though I gotta admit, running is still not my favorite thing to do...

Well look at Delphi sneaking in there while I was posting, lol. I think we all understand you not being available--we just all hope your move goes smoothly and perhaps a storm comes and blows a tree over on that ladies car. Glad you got your armband back too! Was thinking about getting one...but I really can't justify spending the money on it right now. Anyways, I know everyone's thoughts are with you right now and hope your new house is cleaning up and your move goes great!

Well, now that personals are done....
Scale finally started to head back down today. About freakin time!!!! Down to 253....Still a pound up over my weight before this all started, but I am really hoping the next few days will have a huge whoosh of TOM water weight leaving and I might be able to reach my Sept goal. I am thinking that is a LOOOOOONG stretch, to ask for 4 pounds in 4 days....but it could happen! Hey, even if I only lose 3.1 pounds I will be happy--I don't care if the scale says 249.99......as long is there is a 4 after the 2!

Well, the scale was down a touch this morning, .4, not what I was hoping for but better than staying the same. I didn't exercise yesterday because I could tell my body needed a break. I hope today goes well, the weekend is always hard for me but I have lots of good food, fruits and veges that we are going to eat today. I'm making some red lentil soup with lots of vegetables in it.

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Afternoon Ladies,

Sandye - I'm glad you're gonna write something, I think that would be awesome and you could even talk about how awesome our group is if it makes you feel better ;) And honestly, I think most ppl really have a hard time with change, period. There is something safe in heavier ppl but it's a fine line cuz you get too heavy and you're not attractive but too skinny and everyone wants you (or so I hear). I can imagine that if your dh has a past experience like that how could it not weigh on his mind a bit and good for you getting it out there in the open. Two pounds isn't far off and then once you're maintaining he may change his tune and also just seeing that you're still you, just healthier and happier and all that good stuff. It's funny we had the same conversation over here the other day, the "I miss the meat eating, stay up late, junk food eating girl" So I volunteered to go get 60lbs and strap it to his butt since he missed it so much. He assured me it was just the behaviour he missed (we used to watch movies late and eat two giant bags of chips, cookies, popcorn and who knows what else) For my dh he can't reconcile the fact that the behaviours he misses are the ones that made me fat, he thinks they can exsist without each other and he would be wrong.

BigMid - :wave: Glad you stopped by and hope that weigh in shows your hard work!

Delphi - LOL at the white arm, the mental picture of that is brilliant. Maintance, how I love that word and look forward to finding out all about that too. So good you'll be up and running in the new place right away, I was just about to print off some pictures of you for my fridge to get me through.

Jessicado - I swear if I get some crazy two week cycle I'm driving to where you live and giving it back, lol. I hope sure hope not, I'm a fairly regular person my whole life so this is super odd. Congrats on the loss, you're almost there!!

Ruth - Oh I love soup time, enjoy that sounds delightful, I'm making a tomato lentil next week. Congrats on the wee loss they do add up for sure.

I just had a really upsetting morning today, we went to the post office and ran into someone who I met in my wee little town a few months ago and we had really hit it off. She's been away on vacation for the last 6 weeks so we headed to the park so our kids could play (she has 3 under five years old!) It turns out when they got home from vacation, two days ago, her dh said he didn't love her anymore b/c she got so heavy and fat and wanted her and the kids out of the house immediately. Needless to say she was a big hot mess today but it was sure one of those times when you wish you could do more than listen. Thankfully she has family in britsh columbia so they're gonna to move there right away but wow, shocking and heartbreaking, and now I have another person to make a voodoo doll of...Delphi what does this landlord's daughter look like anyway?

:wave: girls!

So after three days of cool, rainy bliss, the Texas heat is back on full force. :dz: It was good while it lasted, I guess. I'm dealing with a super headache today, a sugary caffiene (sp?) withdrawal syptom (god, I can't even spell today!).

How's everyone doing?

Tummy-Oh My Heavens!! What a horrible nightmare for that woman! I cannot imagine that happening. I just can't believe some people can do that to someone that they're supposed to love. I just was SHOCKED reading it. It's like the nightmare of any married person. Anyway, I hope her move to be near her family goes smoothly and that her butthead husband has someone slap some sense into him!

Delphi-Awesome news that your serive won't be interrupted for long! We'd miss you somethin' fierce if you went away. Hope all the cleaning/prep goes well. So, you're talking maintenance...isn't that freakin' awesome to think about!? You rock, girlie!

Sandye-I just made some (healthified) pumpkin muffins last night and they went over VERY well. I had one this morning and it was pretty tasty, so I think those'll be a fave fall treat. Let me state for the record, that I too STRONGLY encourage you to submit your story for the magazine! You are tremendously motivating and inspiring. Also, on the hubby thing...I think the girls have all said good stuff. Get a friend to give an impartial opinion, be compassionate towards hubby's viewpoint (and give him some extra lovin' just for good measure;)) and BELIEVE that you are already skinny, 'cuz you are. Ultimately, it's important that you both can live with whatever weight/size you end up and once you're in maintenance I think it'll be easier for you both to decide how to make this work for you for the long haul. You're awesome and I'm watching you to see how to gracefully handle maintenance...no pressure, right?

SG-I'm with the girls here. I think you're a riot. DH and I are also cooky sometimes and we love that about each other. It's one of the first things I loved about DH. So, I appreciate an off-beat outlook and sense of humor...'cuz I can relate. :) Congrats on the loss, btw!! Wow! You're showing this end of the month who's boss! You're a butt-kickin', runnin', weight losin' wonder woman...and don't you forget it!!

jessica-Glad to see TOM is finally releasing some of that nasty water weight! You deserve a break for cryin' out loud.

As for me, today I saw a nice loss which was more than expected, so I fear the rest of the month will be a standstill, or worse, tiny gains that often follow. We'll see but I'll be OP and doing my part to get that scale doing what I want it to!!

Evenin' girls.

Delphi~ I'm so glad you won't be without service for long! Whew! I don't think we'd last long without our Daily Delphi!! Don't hurt yourself cleaning or anything! ;) Hope everything goes super smooth over at the new place and with the move!! :)

Jessica~ thanks hun :) By the time my mom gets here in Nov I'll be at goal (either that or the scale will be embedding in my wall ;)) and she'll give it to me straight. If I'm looking too skinny, I'm sure she'll tell me. :) Sounds like your'e doing great on your C25K! It's neat that you were able to tweek the program and make it work for you. I hope your dd is getting used to the child watch staff and that you're able to get in longer workouts!

Ruth~ congrats on the loss! Mmmm, soup! That sounds good! I've got a couple bags of lentils and not a clue as to what to do with them! :lol: I've found a couple recipes for lentil soup so I think that's a good starting point. :)

Tummy~ :lol: "Here hun, would you mind carrying this 60 lb sack of rocks on your back for me for a while--lemme know how ya feel haulin' it around for a few years would ya?" :lol3: Oh yeah, now that's what I call a great comeback! It's funny what guys miss about women isn't it? Some miss the girlish figures, some miss the glutony! ;) Ahhh, if only they (and we) could have both huh? And you KNOW I'd be writing about this group! Holy cow, now could I not? I'd never have gotten this far without all of you! Man alive, what an awful thing to happen to your friend! Men like that give men everywhere a bad name. I hope that she's able to settle in with her parents and get on with her life and be happy on her own. What a jerk!!!

JasonsLea~ sorry to hear you're back to hot weather there--I think we got your cool rainy bliss here. Hope you're feeling better soon!!

MsP~ congrats on the loss! Mmm, aren't pumpkin muffins the absolute BEST?! I need to make more breakfast cookies as we're down to just one! :cry: Thanks hun, but to be honest, I'm kinda scared about the whole maintenance thing...I'm so used to eating to lose, the thought of adding calories back is a little nerve racking--but I'm sure I'll figure it out. I just need to figure out how to tone up without losing any more--that'll be interesting.


Thanks everyone fo all the kind words and advice. The whole thing just struck me wrong today (probably due to TOM being here and my hormones being all wonky) and I thought about it all day. I mean, is 135 too low of a goal for me to shoot for? I don't think so, I mean, I see girls here my height shooting for 120 or less so I don't think I'm going overboard. And does he think I'm 'too skinny' in general or just compared to how big I used to be? Am I not seeing the real me when I look in the mirror? Is my view of myself distorted in some way? I mean, I see that I'm thinner, more toned and smaller--but maybe I'm not seeing what he (and you ladies are seeing). I dunno. I'm sorry to be rambling, I certainly don't like even asking these questions because I don't want to come off as fishing for compliments, kwim? I mean, I've had friends that were size 2's that would complain about how fat they were and it drove me crazy! I don't want to be that girl. Besides, I couldn't squeeze my big toe into a 2 anyway! :lol:

Anyway, I digress, thanks for letting me get it off my chest and for all the advice. He does need more lovin'--my meds are part of the problem, one of the joys of getting my head on straight, other things suffer. :( And as for his ex and all that stuff, I've always been very vocal about how I feel about him and make sure he knows how important he is to me, so he knows good and well he's loved. :D Lastly, he did say part of it is that he's feeling guilty for not doing anything about his weight so now I feel a little better about the whole thing. Maybe now he'll join me? We'll see...

Anyway, we had a good day despite all of that and ended up going out to dinner with the ils. We went to a pizza place and I ordered a pasta dish with chicken and veggies--but I did eat a piece of garlic bread. I probably ate a little more than I should but it's all good. Baby steps towards eventual maintenance and all that right? Right.

Thinking I might go out for a short run in the morning. My oldest said he wants to ride his bike with me when I run sometime so I figure if a just run a little bit we can get a feel for how far he can go. He'd only be riding with me on Saturdays because I am not waking that boy up at 5:00--no way, no how! He needs sleep or he gets grrrrrrrrrrrrrumpy!!! ;)

Well, I better get going. I want to make those breakfast cookies now while I have a little energy left. Have a great night all!

Just joined yesterday and I love this website I think it's going to give me alot of support and motivation, to achieve my goal this time (LOL) Now I'm not sure how to add my weight loss tracker yet or do all the cool things you all do with your posts lol!

GOALS:
-LOOSE 10-15LBS BY OCTOBER 22ND. (STARTED WORKING OUT/DIET SEPT 22ND)
-NO MORE COFFEE/SODA
-ABSOLUTELY NO MORE FAST FOOD
-CONTINUE WITH MY WORKOUTS & NO SLACKING!!

Evening Ladies,

JasonLea - LOL, we all have days like that, well hopefully the headache clears as quickly as it came.

MsP - Ya it's one of those things that I just can't wrap my head around, we've figured out a few things today, organized some packing help with a few people from town and got some packing stuff together and we may have found her a really good lawyer for free so it did turn out that there was more we could do than just talk. She called back this afternoon and she found some things that made her think it's b/c there's another woman, can't imagine walking away from my dd for some guy. Way to go on the loss too that's fantastic, and you totally get credit for goal at 144.9!

Sandye - LMAO, scale in the wall :lol3: that's exactly where it would belong by November! I know boys are interesting, that was the crazy thing today with your dh thinking you're too skinny, mine wishing I would just stay up late and eat more steak and then her dh abandons his family b/c she's too "fat." Why can't they just be happy? I think that might rub me like a piece of sandpaper too, it's rather upsetting when the person's opinion who matters most to us kind of discounts something we want so much and all the hard work that went into it. It sure does make sense that he would be feeling bad given how determined you are when he's not doing anything. My dh, who is 140lbs at 5'9" has started to make comments about how he feels out of shape and "saggy" too so it definitely bothers them and they show it funny for sure. And I don't think 135 is too small, after all you're an inch shorter than me and I'm going for 140, and you get 5lbs of body for every inch so we'd have the same BMI at those two weights, lol, you're just right ;)

Mateosmama - Welcome to the challenge! The tickers come after a certain period of time, a couple weeks possibly and a certain number of posts, the newer ladies could tell you more definitely though. It's been the silver bullet for me this last time. We have an exercise challenge as well that some of us do as well in this same forum. We will be starting up the October thread in the next couple of days so be sure to come over there with all of us, state your goals for the month and then come chat often. If you need anything please feel free to ask, we're chatty and helpful!

It turned into a productive day for my friend, a few of us got together to rally the troops for her and get some help coordinate the move and a really great divorce lawyer. Even managed to get a workout in and cook a healthy dinner, so it was nice to end on a bit better note anyway. Cuz if we can't get her a husband that isn't a total cow we can sure help her clean him out a bit, especially since he doesn't want to see his kids anymore either.

And TOM's still not here, starting to freak myself out a bit so that's probably making it worse :yikes: Deep cleansing breathes.

Morning girlies :)
I'm down 1 pound so that's good news.
It's pouring rain here today so I don't think I'll be taking a walk.
Sandye
For what it's worth....It's really scary to be on the other end of big changes. Changes that you have nothing to do with and changes that you can't control.
Nothing like your partner changing the rules in the middle of the game.

In the past when my husband(s) changed their appearance I felt threaten and left out.
A lot of that was because of my appearance - maybe I wasn't good enough any more :(

If it were me before I wrote my weight loss story - I'd write a letter my husband.
Everybody likes to feel special and love letters drive the point home :love:

Sometimes men (and other hard core left brain people) have an easier time with information when presented in black & white.

A letter is easier to understand than a conversation and you can choose just the right words. In a letter you can say things that are sometimes hard to say in person.
Not to mention a letter can be read & re-read ad infinum and can always be followed up :)
Good luck with your Mr.

Helllooooo All You Wonderful Chicks!

I'll start with personals....

Tummy You know, I tell my students all the time "One day you'll look back and realize how funny I am!" And wouldn't ya know it... by the time they're done being freshmen in college, they usually come back and tell me how funny I am. Maybe I need to go teach at a college. Hrm... I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. What an insensitive and heartless individual to tell her that he just wants her out of the house immediately. Gosh, that sounds like it was a deep, unconditional love... People never cease to astound me and I hope your friend finds the positive side of this situation sometime in the near future when it doesn't hurt so badly.

idream You know, I think everyone has said some very true things here. It must be disheartening for your DH to ask if maybe you aren't getting too skinny because it questions a lot of things.. but susiemartin is right, when you're on the other end of a change you have nothing to do with... it's stressful. I'm sure things will smooth out as soon as you transition into maintenance and he sees what a healthy attitude you really have. I'm also going to jump on the bandwagon that he might be feeling guilty about not doing anything else. I haven't even lost 20 lbs yet and my DH is always telling me how skinny I am (and yep, he still would say I'm not fat at 226 bless his heart and he means it... the man has messed up vision) and he's already said how he feels guilty he's not doing anything. I think it's a big motivator behind him doing my ab workouts with me... he feels better that he's doing something AND he's a part of my weight loss journey with me. All I can say is try not to let it ruffle your feathers too much, he's going to feel better when he realizes you love him just as much and you're not going to try to be a size 0. On a side note, and since I try try try to always look on the bright side... someone thinks you're too skinny!!

Delphi You know, it just reaffirms my faith to know the universe is taking care of you. With so many positive thoughts going your way and the wonderful person that you are... I just knew things would work out for you. I hope the transition goes well and you settle into your new place nicely.

jessicado I'm glad to hear you're sticking with the running! You know, I can't say it's my favorite thing to do but then again, I'm not sure I enjoy any form of exercise all that much. I do enjoy the feeling of accomplishment and knowing I'm likely in better shape now than ever before in my life. I also enjoy the cardiovascular benefits and the ability to walk up a flight of stairs without sounding like I've just run a mile...and gosh, I actually know what I sound like after having run a mile now! I give you some crazy kudos for running such long intervals so soon into the program.... I'd have collapsed in a heap. Keep up the great work!

Ms P Thanks! My weight loss has been so wonky in September that I've been frustrated but here I am, having lost 8 lbs anyway. Go figure. I hope the weight stays off for you as well!

susiemartin Congrats on the loss! WooHOo!!

As for me, when I weighed myself yesterday... it was before peeing (yes, I know the rest of you are sure to do that as well so I don't feel odd stating that) and so after I posted I re-weighed and holy cow it was down to 207.5. After I nearly fainted with excitement, I convinced myself it couldn't possibly stick and so I left my post at 208. Well today it was the exact same... 207.5. And ladies, I believe I'm going to call it.....GOALLLLL

I can't believe I made it. It's a definite eye opener that I need to get my head out of my rear and be more patient with the scale. I need to keep my positive attitude and stop letting the scale dictate my moods. I'm doing everything right, I need to have faith and patience. And now... for my next goal... onderland. I can't even imagine! I'm already thinner than I was the day I got married and now I'll be traveling back to my before Atkins days (we're talking AGES ago) when I really felt just a little bit overweight. Here's hoping that feeling holds true!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Hi Chickies
I haven't posted in a while. I ended up celebrating my loss and stalled and gained and now lost. So my GW is 178 and my CW is 180.5. If I see 180 or 179 by wednesday I will be thrilled.

Wishing you all a great sunday! :carrot:

Goooooooooooooood Morning Ladies!!!!!

Tummy~ men are strange little beasties aren't they? And they say we're the weird ones! :lol: What a wonderful thing you did for your friend! She is very lucky to have a group of women who are willing to rally to support her. I have a feeling she'll be much better off without her jerk of a husband--especially given the possibility of another women--I'll never understand that...Anyway, she's a lucky girl indeed to have such wonderful friends to see her through this. Oh yeah...deep breaths...in...out...in...out...I'm sure TOM is just being wonky because you're getting so RIPPED!!! ;)

Susie~ you're absolutely right. I know if the shoe was on the other foot I'd be even worse--probably mad, resentful, jealous and probably a little worried (even though hubby has loved me through so much of my craziness and stuck by my side through all the weight gains, etc.)...I'm seeing it more for was it was today--like I said, TOM was messing with me yesterday and I let it ruffle my feathers more than I usually would. I'll take your advice and buy him a card, write him a note and remind him that he's still my everything. <3 Congrats on the loss!!!! :carrot: You're doing great!!

SG~ :celebrate::woohoo: CONGRATS girlie!!!! Oh I'm so happy for you! And you did it with time to spare!!! Onederland here you come!!! Thanks for pointing out that someone thinks I'm skinny! ;) He's a great hubby, he never said a word when I ballooned to over 250 when I was pg with our first, still thought I was beautiful at 8 months pg with the girls--how's that for troubled eyes? And has never criticized me even once about being overweight. I am so lucky, especially when I think of the girls out there who have husbands or boyfriends who expect them to stay a size 2 and who criticize them when they do gain an ounce or two...so yeah, I'm a very lucky girl indeed. :) Once again, CONGRATS hun! I'm glad you've decided to not let the scale get to you--you don't need him! He's just a tool to help you, if at anytime he stops being helpful you can choose to dig a hole in the backyard and toss him in! :D

ITM~ Nice to see you hun!! Sorry to hear about your gain, but you'll get back on track and lose it again in no time!! Hang in there! I'm sure you'll see 180 by Wed!! :)

Ahhh, it's Sunday! Our last day of the weekend. :( We have more running around to do today and might be heading to the apple orchard as the one we went to yesterday didn't have the type of apples we like and I need me some apples!!!! :lol:

Hubby needs new work boots and I desperately need a new bra! Since I'm pretty close to calling my weight loss done, I think I can go ahead and splurge on a nice bra, so I'm going to head to Victoria's Secret and get fitted!!! I'm excited! I have done this in years and years and years! Not that I'm a big lingerie girl or anything, but it'll be nice to have a bra that actually fits and does it's job! The girls are looking so pathetic these days--they need as much help as possible! :lol:

So I baked 2 more batches of the pumpkin cookies last night--Mmmm, they smelled so good! And it was raining and cool and ahhh, it was wonderful!!! I stayed up until midnight baking if you can believe it--it was just so relaxing! Then I decided that I wanted to make my own granola (mainly because I blew through an entire box of the pricey store bought stuff in 2 days with all the baking) and I hunted for a recipe and put all the dry ingredients together last night. Got up this morning and got to making it--it turned out pretty good. Not very clustery, but I think that's because I used a recipe that called for very little oil. I found another that calls for using egg whites instead of oil so I might try that one soon. But I'll call it a success because hubby loved it and I did too! I ate it on top of my cooked apples this morning and it was yummy!! :)

137.4 today--I'm retaining big time! Between only getting 64 oz of water in yesterday and the teriyaki in the dinner I had last night, not to mention TOM (who is hit or miss this month) I'm feeling like the stay puffed marshmallow man! :lol: So I'll be guzzling my water today, you can count on that!!! ;)

Well ladies, I better get off my butt and get my day started! Hope everyone has a fantastic day!!! And of course, don't forget to...

Drink Your Water & Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

:hug:iDream Granola yum. Sounds good. I haven't baked the pumpking cookies yet since I don't do my grocery shopping until Friday we will have to wait until next weekend. By the way my Thanksgiving is coming up do you have any ideas how to handle that one... I am really nervous about it since I am doing the cooking and everybody expects the sweets and treats that I always make... What to do ???? :shrug:

inthemidst :wave:

Shrinking Girl :dancer: :yay: Congrats! on meeting you goal you ared doing so welll... Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!

susiemartin Good job on being down 1lb :woohoo: It is rainy here as well. I will be walking on the treadmill today :)

Tummy Girl You are such a good person! She is very lucky to have you. I know it may be hard right now for her but she will be better off without him. It will be his loss and her gain at a new beginining. Thank goodness she has you and a great group of ladies to help her through this rough time... You are the best girl :hug:

As for me my weight is back down so that makes me a total weight loss of 4lbs this month if I can maintain that until WED I will be happy. It is cool and rainy out today and the boys all went to a model show so I am home alone and I am going to get that basement organized if it takes me all day :lol3: I have almost got my weekly menu completed I am going to put in the calories so I am on track... If feels so good to finally feel like I have a handle on my life.. Don't know how I would have ever done this without all the help I get here... I feel so great today with lots of energy and a great outlook on my future healthy life :yay: :yay:

Hope all you ladies have a wonderful blessed Sunday!

Morning Ladies,

Wow, such nice happy posts today, I love good news...

Susie - Yay on that pound, that must feel fantstic after all your difficulties lately, I'm super proud of you for sticking with it!

SG - Yuppers, I think she will be much better in the long run and she's a really amazing lady. Once the biting sting of rejection goes away I'm sure she'll be much better off. :woohoo: on the panties, you rocked it this month! And LOL I'm pre-low carb weight now too and the funny thing is my diet is like 70% carbs now, hehe but the bonus is I'm not crazy this time! :high: for supprtive hubbies mine never breathed a word either, even after all the quit smoking weight, the baby weight, just loved and supported, it was very nice.

Sandye - Yay new bra! They make ya feel like a million bucks! See things are brightening up for dh already ;) You must be wipped out today, that's like staying up until 4am for the rest of the world! Glad the baking turned out good, we tried out a sweet potato wedges recipe yesterday, they smelt like pumkin pie, it was heveanly. So have you figured out your P90X dilema yet? It's almost October and you need to start soon :). And TOM's still not here, hyper-ventilating is beginning at 8pm sharp.

Mystical - LOL, you're sweet, I just hate seeing ppl screwed over and those kids are so precious and my dad did the same thing to us but I was 7 months old and don't remember so I think I take this stuff a little personally too. Her dh is suffering the wrath of a lot of woman right now, lol. You did your entire weekly menu? That's awesome and just watch how easy it is to coast through a week when you don't have to figure out how to stay in your calories, it's fantastic! And then it's so much easier not to be ruled by "moods." And down 4lbs :carrot: this is a banner month for you and I bet October will be better!

It's another cool day round these parts today and a little dark, kind of a baking day I think. I'll see if maybe I can premake some meals for next week to lighten the load a bit and keep me warm! Just stretching today but otherwise a blissful day off and tomorrow back to full force month 2 of p90x which is awesome. Down another 0.6 today to hit 164.2, the 150's are so close I could split on them, but then I'd risk offending them and I'd never see it. So I''ll wait patiently for that and TOM who is still sadly missing :(

Good morning ladies!

Tummy--that is HORRIBLE about that lady's husband. Not that I think it is the most sensitive thing in the world, but I could understand a husband losing the physical attraction to his wife if she had bulked up alot, and maybe needing to talk about it and see what they could do as a couple.... But to just up and tell your wife that you don't love her because she is fat and she needs to take the kids and leave?!?!?! That is atrocious. I wonder if there is something else involved there (another woman or something like that), especially since he doesn't want to see the kids anymore either. Anyways, glad to hear she has someplace to move and a supportive family and friends. Take him to the cleaners ladies! What a jerk.
Well, if your scale is still going down in the beginning, it must not be the horrific TOM I am having. Apparently I get him all to myself. Yay me! It is probably cuz you're getting so ripped you just skipped right over it this month or something!

Susie P and Ms P--Congrats on the loss! :carot:

SG---Goal----W2G!!!!! You rock! (And yes you are not the only one who weighs after peeing lol. My morning routine is wake up, pee, and then weigh with the bare jammies on for extra weight. If I had to go get on a real scale later in the day, I would probably revolt!) You are doing such a great job and are going to be in onederland sooooooo soon!
Oh, and glad to know you don't think I am cheating by running the segments all together....I sometimes feel like I am cheating cuz it gets it over so much sooner, lol.

Inthemidst--I'm sure you didn't eat enough calories in your celebration to gain 3 pounds--probably just water weight and such from sodium or extra carbs. Just stick on plan and drink lots of water, and hopefuly the scale will drop by the end of the month so you can get to your goal!

Sandye--Ooh laa laa! A Victoria's Secret fitting! Woohoo! Have fun and get something awesome! Those splurges always make you feel so much more special sometimes.

Mystical--W2G on the 4 pounds! :woohoo:


Well TOM is STILL freakin here. I can't believe it. I wonder if losing all this weight is sending my body into shock? Well, when I got up and found TOM was still hanging around, you all were about to encounter a very cranky me, however I got on the scale today, and it has moved down, which is at least negating the bad vibes from being on my period for so darn long. The scale was down to 251.5 today (don't normally deal with 1/2 pounds, but I am claiming this one d*mnit!), which means I still had 2 1/2 lb loss for the week, which I will happily take after the scale spending so many days going up. Sigh, I still just really want TOM to go away already so I can finally get back on track. 2 weeks is enough, TYVM! Anyways, now that the scale was down today, I am a little more hopeful that I might make Sept goal! Keeping my fingers crossed.....

Good morning, chickies! So much going on this week! Wish I had time for personals, but I am execting a housefull in two hours. We're celebrating my dad's 88th. I made chicken enchiladas from Cooking Light, will toss a salad and call it a go.

Over the last four days I gained, and lost, just .4, and I lost a little more. I am sitting at 170.8! Almost to the decade that used to be my all time high! I also had a NSV of sorts. For the first time in 8 or 9 years, I tucked my shirt in! AND went out in public!

Congrats to all you losers! Personals tomorrow :wave:

Tummy Girl I know what your talking about with taking it personally. My first husband did the same thing to me after we had been married 12 years. He was the only one I had ever dated I started dating him at 16 and got married right out of highschool at 17. Then me with 3 children all on my own. It was so hard for me but I did become a better person and mother going through all of that. I later met a wonderful man that took care of of my children as his own. We have been married 10 years now. Wow how time flies LOL... He has been in my children's life since my oldest was 9 and my youngest was 4 so he is really the only father they have ever know. Wow can't believe I shared all that... I don't usually talk about my life.... I guess it is new me.. Time to release all those old feelings.. LOL have a great day thanks for listening...

Jessicado - I'm hoping you're right, praying really that you're right about TOM. And yes we shall make sure he is taken care of ;) Glad your scale is moving down again!

LTTG - Holla! WTG on the shirt, that's fantastic. Have fun at dinner!

Mystical - I know that it took me a bad relationship (8 years ugh) to appreciate this good one when I found him, sometimes those nasty ones serve a purpose in a crazy backwards kind of way but I know for me at least I would never have dated my dh if I hadn't learned a very hard lesson before him about "bad boys" It sounds like you have yourself a gem there too, after all he did drag you up to Canada ;)

Hey ladies, I just took my P90X one month pictures and although heavily edited b/c my belly and cellulite are stil private matters ;) this is just the difference in my arms in one month, it's crazy. And my arms have always been a hated part of my body, bat wings, you know, it's gross.

Just a quick update as I am at work again. The scale hates me I lost absolutly nothing and the Wii confirmed it. Its a good thing I made my Sept goal last week as next week is TOM again. I am not in good spirits but will get over it. I also bought a new scale and it shows a difference of 4.6lbs and not in my favor.

Well enough whining. I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Tummy -
Take it from me - he has another woman (or man).

When men leave a marriage it's because of someone else - another woman, man or mom ;)

When women leave a marriage inevitably she'll say
- " I just can't take it any more!"
If it's not that - then it's another man or woman.

I first heard that bit of wisdom from a divorce lawyer with 45 years of experience.
I've since then found it is almost always 100% true.

My heart goes out to your friend. She doesn't realize it yet, but she's much better off without him.
Be sure to tell her when she's ready to hear it, that the best revenge is living well ;)

Tummy
Holy Crap! That is just one month?!!?!?!? I actually have the whole p90x program downloaded to my ipod touch, but haven't started it yet. You have motivated me to get my butt in gear! That is amazing muscles you have gained in such a short amount of time!

BTW--did you do the whole p90X nutrition as well? When I figured out my info, it was ALOT more calories than I am eating now, so am kinda afraid to try that part.....

Wow! Too much to cover to do personals. Yay! for thsoe with losses, and for others who are maintaining or gaining, just do the right things and finish the month strong. It's not over yet!!
The weekend has been great, but not especially relaxing. I think tomorrow morning is going to come much too early. I'm gonna hop off here now so I can enjoy some QT with DH and then get some good sleep before my early run tomorrow. Catch you all tomorrow!

Tummy - That picture is great! I haven't been taking pictures but you have inspired me. I am loving P90X. I am having really bad achilles pain and am seeing the doctor on Tuesday. Hopefully it will be nothing that a cortisone shot can't fix as I don't want to take a break from this program.

Hey Ladies,

So a quick drop by. I've been a little stressed with the first week of school, so I haven't dropped in. I haven't been eating the greatest, but I've been sticking to my work outs. I went sort of chocolate crazy since I stopped the coke habit; the whole caffeine thing. I haven't had a soda today at all.

My weight has stayed within a few pounds of the same weight. And tomorrow starts the cutting back significantly on the sweets aka, chocolate. I was starving and grabbed a chocolate bar my mom bought for charity. And my teeth were screaming at me. I had to stop two bites in. I don't usually have sensitivity problems, so that was a big wake up call. At least I have red seedless grapes from Costco to fill my need of sugar.

Well, I will stop in very soon ladies! I have to go finish my homework.

We Can Do It Ladies.

Hey ladies! I have been mia for a few days, but we just got back from Seattle this afternoon. I didn't eat very well, but we did walk a lot and even went for a hike Friday afternoon. I am needing a good ol butt kicking starting tomorrow. I am having too many off plan days and I need to stop. Me and my boyfriend are going to start south beach diet tomorrow. We went and stocked up on a bunch of veggies and chicken breasts/lean steak. Wish me luck, I hope I can do it.

Hi everyone! I'd like to join...I'll wait for the Oct. ed to post goals...hope that's ok!

Morning ladies! Super quick post before I wake up the boys to get ready for school. Got my workouts in and now it's time for the morning rush! I'll be back soon for personals and such.

:welcome: Imdedicated!!! Glad to have you aboard!!! :)

Hey, been thinking about FSA...where are you chickie? October is getting close and we haven't seen you much this month! :(

Okay, let the choas begin!!!! **TWEET** (that would be my coach's whistle ;))

Hey Ladies

No time for personals, just checking in quick from work.
I am in absolute agony this morning and was for most of the night as well. Yesterday the hubby and I ate Taco John's and while I did look up the nutritional information and stayed well within my calorie limit, I doubt I'll ever eat there again. After eating healthier food for so long, my system just cannot handle the cheese and grease I consumed yesterday. It's absolute misery. One of the reasons I started wanting to be healthier is that I'd acquired IBS and since I started eating healthier I've had it flare up ONCE and that was before my oral surgery so chalk that one up to nerves... well it's in full force right now, making me absolutely miserable and wouldn't you know it... I just now remembered that I have medication for it. DOH! Too bad it's at home. I got the stuff about 2 days before I started my diet and exercise program so I've never had to use it! Well crap, at least I know there is a light at the end of the tunnel for tonight.

Never eating grease again. :(
It's totally not worth it.

Good Morning Girls!!!
Brrrrrrrrrrr! It's chilly this morning!

Mystical~ aww, you just sound so happy and full of pep!! I LOVE it!!! :) Congrats on the loss girlie! I'm sure you'll keep it off until Wed, no problem! Hmm...Thanksgiving...well, as you know, I'm not one to pass up special foods on special occasions (Ahem, my fil's cakes on Birthdays ;)) so I see no reason to skip special foods on Thanksgiving. I think the key will be, portion control. I, thankfully, am not in charge of any sweets (although Christmas is another story) but there will be some there. I intend on eating normal portions of each and every yummy food that'll be there and then indulging in a small bit of sweets. After all, it's only one day out of the whole month. If you're in charge of making sweets and goodies, and would feel bad not making them, go ahead and make them! However, since you were in charge of making them, you'll also get to be in charge of sending any leftovers of said sweets and goodies home with your guests--and don't take no for an answer! ;) That would be my plan. :)

Tummy~ oh I was beyond beat by 7:00! But, I toughed it out and went to bed at 10:00 (I needed to watch CSI Miami ;)). Ya know, I thought I had decided to return the P90X to that guy and buy it from beachbodies, but then I decided that I didn't want to lop down that much money right now and then I got bummed. However, after seeing your pics, I might just keep the one I got and maybe get the guides in PDF form. I can't believe the difference in your arms in just one month!!!! That's amazing!! So, whaddya think? What would you do? Hmm? Has TOM made up his mind about showing up? Is there any reason you should be, um, worried that might not? Hmm? ;)

Jessica~ man alive, kick TOM out--tell him he is no longer welcome!!! Geez, what is he thinking? I'm having a wonky month with him too--more hit and miss than usual, which isn't awful, but I hate not knowing if he's gone or not, kwim? Anyway, congrats on the loss!!! That rocks!!! Now hopefully TOM will hit the road and you can get back to normal!! :)

Mom~ ooooh, you're close to that new decade!!! :carrot: How'd it go yesterday? Were all the Uncles there (minus R & MA of course)? Awww, 88, he's still so spry! It gives me hope! :) Congrats on that NSV!!! Nothing better than being able to tuck in a shirt and go out and show it off!! :) I'll have you know it's not supposed to be over 70 here all week...can't you come tomorrow instead of next month? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?!

Bigmid~ aww, sorry the scale is being evil to you. :( Hang in there hun, you still did an AWESOME job this month!!! Just keep your eyes on the prize and keep moving forward!!! :)

MsP~ ahh, your weekend sounds like mine was! And yes, this morning came far too soon. ;) Hope you had a great run this morning!! :)

Nello~ yeeouch! I hope that it's nothing serious hun! Ya know, between you and Tummy, I'm starting to rethink returning the P90X...

Molly~ yeah, quitting soda (or coffee) can be tough when it comes to caffeine. Try to stay away from the chocolate for now--and good call on the grapes! Hope your 2nd week isn't as stressful as your first!!! :)

Shasha~ ask and you shall receive!!! :kickbutt: :kickbutt: and one more for good measure :kickbutt: :D Glad to hear you had a good time in Seattle!!! And good luck with the South Beach stuff!! :)

Imdedicated~ :welcome: once again! :)

SG~ awww, I'm so sorry you're feeling miserable hun! That's rotten! But on the plus side, what a motivator to stick to healthy eating huh? :) I hope you feel better soon, is there any way you can run home really quick on your lunch break or something? Hang in there hun!!

Well, I'm supposed to be showering and getting ready to head to a friend's house for a play date, but I'm slacking. I've been fighting a mild headache all weekend and it's still hanging on. Grrr.

TOM was gone most of yesterday and has shown back up--what's his deal? I dunno...but I'm actually glad because I haven't had any post TOM swoosh and I was thinking I wasn't going to--so maybe there's still a chance. :lol:

137.2 today and I expect it'll be the same tomorrow as well. I seem to be kind of idling, but that's okay. :)

Found a low cal recipe for -- are you ready for it? Apple Fritters!!! I have the Hungry Girl 200 under 200 and it's in there. Hubby love, love, loves apple fritters so I'm going to try to bake some up today--if I have time.

Well ladies, I better get going. I do need to get up and get ready to get out of here! Going to have lentil soup at her house for lunch--I have no idea how high in calories it'll be, but I can't imagine it'll be too bad--and if I like it, I'll ask her for the recipe, that way maybe I can do something with the lentils in my pantry! ;)

Okay, I'm really going now...have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Good Morning! Thanks for the welcome!

Hi ladies! :wave:

I know I haven't been around much this month. My computer was hijacked by some nasty nasty spyware and it was in the shop. In addition, we found out at the beginning of the month that we are being audited and so every computer moment has been spent running down numbers for the tax man! :mad: AND :dizzy:

Anyway, I am off to the accountant's office this morning but wanted to check in to report that I made my goal for the month on Saturday!!! 5 pounds gone!!! :carrot::carrot: Today, of course, TOM has arrived so things have bounced back up but I know that's just water and will disappear over the next few days.

Hope everyone is rockin' it!!!! :grouphug:

Morning Ladies,

Bigmid - Hang in there, I don't think I've ever heard of a new scale ever weighing lighter, I think those things are rigged a bit. At least you made Septmeber goal and now you have tons of time for October's once this rough spot evens out a bit :)

Susie - Ain't that the truth! You know that was exactly what crossed my mind after she told me, that any man who would do that to his family wasn't worth having anyway but that was an inside thought that day and you know what, when she's over the shear pain of it all I'm sure she'll believe the same thing, she's already mentioned such things but more in a rage filled painful kind of way. I think that's funny about the gender differences, when I left an 8 year relationship, he assumed it was for someone else but it was totally b/c I was fed up, lol, he couldn't imagine me being happier alone that with him, fooled him!

Jessicado - that's a month, August 27 was the before and the after was September 27, it shocked me to pieces yesterday cuz I don't really walk around flexing like that so I hadn't realized how much the old arms had changed. I eat along the idea of the nutrition plan: whole foods, mainly fruits, veggies, whole grains, legumes, nuts and healthy fats. (minus the lean animal protien of course) and I recently found out that Tony Horton is a vegitarian too, interesting. I usually hit at the lowest b/w 1500-1600 calories and at the high end around 1800 depending on how hungry I am and what my workout schedule is for the day. It has slowly been increasing since I started the program but it listed me as needing to eat in calorie level two which was 2400cal I think. It seems this is pretty common too, I've been checking out the forums at the p90x site and a lot of ppl eat less than recommended if they are trying to lose some.

MsP - Glad to hear the weekend went well and you're finishing up strong! I was with you in spirt this morning freezing and running in the dark, hope your run went good too!

Nello - You totally have to take pictures, I'm so glad I did b/c I didn't think the difference was that huge b/c once again I'm not flexing around my house like that all the time, maybe I will be now, lol. You're still on your recovery week right? At least you'll have it easier until Tuesday so I hope that helps your heal. I too would have some issues if I couldn't keep going and it was beyond my control. Here's to month number 2!

Miss Mallee - Glad you're working hard at school that is the main thing and you're staying away from the soda but I would definitely work on packing some super healthy snacks for sure. Healthy granola bars, dry cereal, anything to stay away from the stuff and preserve all your hard work. You can do it and you are a maverick at planning so I know you'll figure it out.

Shasha - Good to hear that your weekend went well and here's a big old:kickbutt: for today. And it's true too, one off day can erase a weeks worth of hard work so we need to get you firmly on track here. I've never done SB myself but I've heard ppl have great success with it so good luck and here's to rocking it out in October, you can totally do this!

Imdedicated - :welcome2: It's always nice to have another gorgeous lady around. Check in often, post as much as you like and we look forward to getting to know you and helping anyway we can. Congrats on the 29lbs lost so far as well, that's fantastic!

Sandye - I was just wondering about her on my run this morning too, she's been gone awhile :?: I say we wait until the Tuesday (30th) and if she's not back then we'll have to go ahead and she can pick it back up when she gets back. I would probably keep that one and get the discount b/c he was a cow and lied but I'm so immediate gratification so that's what would rule my decision. If you can get the guides PDF then you're golden. The only thing you really need is the video rotation schedule for the program you want to do and the workout sheets you have to get online anyway, they aren't even in the books anywho. So if you want to go bookless I can help you out with whatever you need from them. And thanks, it was really crazy hence the posting pics, I was shocked and event though this is totally unsexy I can actually flex my pec muscles, like a guy, it's nuts but I ain't showing anybody! So ya about TOM, not here yet, I'm day 33 and normally I'm a 27-29 day cycle. It's not crazy late yet but I've never late more than a day. And if I happen to be, you know, then it's a failure of birth control. So i'm still holding out hope that it'll show up and dh is hoping it won't, lol. The real reason I'm stressing is b/c I don't have my appt with my reproductive dr until Nov. 4 and I haven't been able to maintain a pregnancy since dd was born and I would like to find out what's wrong b/f getting pregnant again and going through all that heartache for the third time, kwim?
Go have fun with your friend! And all the lentil soups I've made and have recipes for are below 300cal and so much fiber you won't know what to do with yourself! Have a blast!

SG - Oh yuck, that's brutal and is going to make for one loooonnnnng day at school. Cheese is the :devil: Hope you feel better and don't scare the students :)

Urockmon - :woohoo: on making goal, on booohiss on being audited.

Alrightly ladies, I was wondering what everybody thought about starting the new threads until FSA comes back to us, do you want to wait until Tuesday and give her as much time as possible to show? Or put them up today? Who wants to maintain it and keep the list, you know be FSA for a bit, lol?

Ok outside of that, running is done for today, out at 5:30 and dark, I hadn't realized that when you live in the country it's not just dark, it's black, there's no streetlights or house lights, except mine so I couldn't see a dang thing other than black road and blacker ditch, which is an improtant distinction though so that helped a bit. it was a bit scary trying to not step in a hole or something but I managed and maybe next time I should be my outside lights on and I might get a little help.

Down another chunk today, 0.4lbs to 163.8, oh ya that's 60 big old pounds :carrot: that have been burnt off, flushed down and exorcised! "insert happy dance" Have an awesome day ladies, only 3 days left to rock out those goals!!

urockmom-Congrats on making GOAL!!! That's awesome in the face of all that you have going on. Good luck at your accountant's and with the whole audit thing. Must be lots of fun...or NOT! Hope your computer is all better now so you can be with us for the October Challenge.

Sandye-Lentil soup sounds pretty harmless. I think only healthy people eat it! HeeHee Seriously, I don't think I've ever heard a super-unhealthy person ever mention eating lentil soup. Anyway, I too was missing FSA and wondering about her whereabouts. If we don't hear from her today, maybe I'll start our October threads so we can get those moving. What do ya think?

Imdedicated-Glad to have you on board! The October threads (one for Weight Loss and one for Exercise) should be up today or tomorrow so everyone can start posting their goals and chatting about the upcoming month. It can be pretty chatty at first, but then settles down some, so don't get overwhelmed!

SG-Oh that sounds awful! So sorry to hear your not feeling well. I guess it does show that not all calories are the same. You've been eating so well, your body wants you to KEEP IT UP! ;) I hope you can get relief soon!!

Tummy-Nice pipes, girl! Glad to see the P90X is doing it for ya! That's so great. I have to admit, I've been admiring my arms a lot lately in mirrors around the house. There's just so much more definition in my shoulders and arms and I LOVE IT!!!! Looking fit ROCKS! Oh, you posted at the same time as me, so I gave my 2 cents, which is to start the trhead later today and FSA will certainly hop on board when she's back. I hope she's doing alright!)

Molly-Good luck on your break up...with Chocolate, that is. I just can't leave him, so I just try not to indulge too often and ideally with dark chocolate. Hope school gets better. College really is an adjustment, so keep up the work and you'll get in the groove. Have you tried any of your freezer meals yet?

Shasha-It's so easy to let one day turn into another and another and let things slide. Just remind yourself that it's for your long-term health and you'll feel SO much better once you've had a few good OP days. Good luck with South Beach! I've done it before (with DH even) and had some success. I was NEVER hungry, that's for sure. I think urockmom and FSA do SB, maybe they can give ya some tips when they're handy.

My weight dropped a tiny bit (.2) to put me exactly 10 pounds from my goal (and 1 pound from my September goal). As I mentioned on another thread, I've been reading that my "ideal" weight range is more like 123-127, but once I get to my present goal, I'll see where I want to end up. I can't wait to get to maintenance!!!! But I guess I'll have to! ;) My run went well, (thanks for asking, Tummy) today, but it was a dark,very windy one...gonna be a cloudy day today, so I had a little trouble convincing myself to get out there, but I'm persistant so eventually I had to give in..LOL

Hi girls......miss you much. Sandye, I fell into a hole, lol. Well it was very busy as I said before but then some family stuff happened and DH and I were beyond upset, it was awful and very hurtful . Tossed me into a bit of a whirlwind and at the rate I was going I was going to make myself sick unless I got it together. We are better now and carrying on but surely we will have to deal with them as they will continue to need DH to sign papers, etc. I'm afraid to say much here (so paranoid ) and plus its his family but it has something to do with one of his sisters basically forcing him (using parents as leverage) to sign over his inheritance or his share of the house. ouch ouch ouch! I cant talk about it. How a family member can do this to one another is beyond me, my DH is so hurt. We just cannot fathom it! Just cannot! OKay, my blood pressure is going up . It's not just what they are doing , it was the approach which was awful more than anything else. I better stop, needless to say we will move on.

My dad and mom caught a cold and i was so worried dad would go into heart failure but guess what?????????? I talked to mom yesterday and he is okay!! :) That's a wonderful sign and I'm so releived. Tomorrow is the yearly party at the rehab center and daddy really loves to go. Last year (first year) I warned mom there might be some flashbacks which indeed is what happened, she told me she felt sick and almost fainted and good thing I was there , etc. etc. ANyways, I did fine because I was so proud for everyone to see how well my dad is doing and all but I'm not as thrilled about going back there tomorrow but want to be there to support my mom, etc. DH is even taking the day off and we are taking them up. THey are so happy and I'm sure mom will be fine. My DH is wonderful!

There were some layoff's at DH's work this week. As for me....wasn't feeling so good on top of it all but I'm sure the stress didn't help. I am determined to get back and begin taking care of myself again so I will be working on that. Sorry I ve been MIA, I wouldnt let the list go on you gals..(that would kill me).

Enough of my crazy stories. I scanned through the posts and a big congratulationsssssssssss to all of you on the losses, healthy eating, and meeting goals! :) I saw the progress pics, the tickers, omg! :) I am so happy for you girls...you look dynamite and are such an inspiration! real sweethearts to boot! Miss and love ya gals....keep up the awesome work :hug::hug::hug: OUr October thread is up. I will be back shortly to fix the list in the sep. ex. challenge. Delphi, so glad u found a place hon. :) o k, chat soon.

September Weight Loss Challenge Team Members and Goals List
Please let me know if I miss anyone or something is incorrect, thanks :)



FullSteamAhead: lose 6-7 lbs, champ. 2x/wk max WK1, WK2, WK3, WK4
juliast27: reach 175's
nellonello: to see 195
Aclai4067: No more than 2 sodas per wk, survive b'day w/a loss, + be 250 lbs. by Sep. 30
sasha: lose approx. 10 lbs. to be 240
Delphi: lose 10 lbs. + reach a normal BMI--MET GOAL!!
AngelD: have breakfast every other day + start + stick with C25K
Nella: lose 10 lbs., do level 2 or 3 on 30DS w/no 5 second breaks, + fit into one of my old pair of jeans.
iDream: Lose 5 lbs, Lose more inches, Keep trying new recipes, +Keep trying new veggies.
wamama: 08/29: 281 lbs, Goal : 270 lbs by my birthday late Sept.
dcapulet: lose 4-6 lbs, Daily water goal: 64 oz 5 out of 7 days, Keep going with couch to 5 k, Yoga 4 days a week, + Good, clean, op eating most days.
Shrinking Girl: Lose 8 lbs--MET GOAL!!
jellofer2: to be 249 by Sep. 30.
Tummy Girl: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 166.
Bootsie: Lose 10 lbs.
Late To The Game: Lose 7-10 lbs.
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 227.
MyOwnSabateur: I am right now 184.8, My goal for Sept is to be in 179.
Mystical: Lose 10 lbs.
hugmequick: Lose 6 lbs. to reach 258.
Miss Mallee: Loose 10 pounds, Stop drinking soda (even diet).
ruth135: pending
mustbedreaming: My goal is to lose 10 pounds & walk 2 miles on the treadmill (8-10%incline) 3x per week!
matilda: drop 10lbs, + workout 5hr./wk.
ruth135: lose 4-6 lbs., + start Strength training regularly.
MsPerception: ge to 144, multi-vitamin most days, + get back to meal-planning.
Bigmid: Lose 6 lbs--MET GOAL!!
pucedaisy: Lose 5 lbs. to reach my goal of 140! I'll need to keep my new and improved eating habits and STEP UP the exercise!
Sotypical: Lose at least 2 pounds.
c laura: lose 15lbs this month and/or drop six inches.
misschloe: i want to stay on the wagon all month, which means no cheating, lots of veggies, lean protein.
Synesthetes: lose 2lbs.
Lewisempire: keep PLANNING my meals ahead and lose 5 pounds.
Wifey: lose at least 5lbs, no pop drinking for 30 days and focus on drinking more water, especially when I'm at work!
HeatherEljohari: Septembers weight goal= 167lbs. do light excerise 3x a week. 30 minutes cardio, 20 situps (unsure on this one but will try). Also 80fl oz water everyday.
econ nerd: lose 10 pounds or get below 223 (starting weight is 233)
ButterflyDiva: drink 8 glasses of water every day, eat healthy... no junk food, no fast food or take out, 5 to lose anywhere between 5 and 10lbs by Oct 1st.
Jacque999: Stay within 4 lbs of 125, Make healthy meals for myself and my son, Continue working out 6 days a week.
KimL1214: CW: 270, GW: 260,Comfortably fit into a size 20 pair of pants.
urockmom: lose 5 pounds--MET GOAL!!
dandk0204: lose 10lbs.
Newshinyme: journal my food intake for every meal.
HealthyBunny: My SW is 160 lbs, my goal for the month is to lose 6 lbs.
MeowMix: My goal is to lose 8 pounds by September 30th!
Jessicado22: to get into the 250s--MET GOAL!! and to fit into those smallest of small size 20 pants I have in storage and be able to wear them in public--MET GOAL!! added goal, get into the 240s.
mizzmizzy: lose 9 lbs. to get to 161.
Hotsplashes: My goal is to be in the 7's. And as close to 175 as I can possibly get.
aprilcp12344: currently sit at 171 and hope to be at 165 by the end of the month
Bessie Mary Alice : Goal: Reach 150lbs, Walk or bike the new trail just opened down the street at least every Saturday/Sunday.
misspiggy408: Get out of the 140's (FINALLY!!) , Weight/Resistance bands, workout 2-3x / week, Cardio 5x / week.
CanadianCutie: lose 10 pounds by September 30th.
layddi: I'd like to see 190 by the end of September, that would be 11 pounds.
slimmerCindy: I am shooting for onderland in September! (that's like 10 pounds).
inthemidst: get to 178, eat OP, and not let school freak me out!
cheri1957: starting in at 238 my goal is to lose 100 pounds...
IgetfitNStrongforme: lose 8 lbs.
saraht: lose 3lbs. to be 155.
sylv: lose 10 lbs.
Matilda08: to get below 235.

If I am missing anyone from the list or missed a goal met, please inform me girls. CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS once again :carrot::carrot::carrot::cp::cb::cb::cheer2::cheer 2::cheer3::cheer3::congrat:

WOW, so many posts already on this Monday, wish I had time for personals. Just wanted to check in and tell everyone to have a wonderful day. I am not feeling great today a little sick at my tummy hopefully I 'm not coming down with anything. You ladies have a great day I'll check in later. :wave:

Sorry about the late post. Worked a ton this weekend and have a very sick DH. But.........with only 3 days left in the month I might just make my goal.
Weighed in this am at 251.8!!!!! So, If I stay on perfect plan Wednesday maybe a day to celebrate!!! It is awesome to read all of your personals. I am so proud to say that I am a member of this site. I talk about it all the time.

Have a great day everyone.

Today I started day 1 on SB diet. I have a feeling the first couple days won't be very difficult, but then around day 4, I will want to eat the bad stuff. I had a couple hard boiled eggs and grape tomatoes for breakfast. I forgot how filling just eggs on their own can be. Do any of you ladies who have tried this have any advice, suggestion or feedback? Would love to hear it. Also thanks Sandy and Tummy for the buttkicking. I feel good about this week.

YAY!! Our FSA is back! Oh my gosh, hon. So sorry to hear about the bad family situation. People can just be awful sometimes. I don't understand it. How can anyone do things like that and sleep at night? Anyway, you guys take care and try not to let the stress get to you. Glad you're dad is feeling better. It's so funny we were all thinking about you then you magically appeared. I love it!! I've missed you and hope life calms down here next month so you can enjoy it and we can see (read) more of you. ;)

brought tears to my eyes. Ty so much Jess..Luv ya :hug: You keep on s hining sweety, ty so much again : ). Chat soon

Welcome Imdedicated! These challenge threads really help me stay motivated to get to my goals so hope they help you alot too! The ladies on here are all really supportive and helpful. Anyways, good luck on getting to your goal next month!

I was just wondering about FSA too....sorry to hear about everything going on . I know you can't go into too many details, but it sounds just horrible! There are such nasty people around it seems these days between your DH's sister, Tummy's friend's ex and Delphi's landlord's daughter! Anyways, hope things are getting better for you and we are able to see a little more of you next month!

Oh and FSA , I made both my Sept goals! I can now fit and wear those pants, and I got into the 250s forever ago.....I made a new Sept goal of getting into the 240s...which I am battling against TOM to make it too....only a little over a pound!

SG Sorry to hear you are feeling so horribly! :hug: Isn't it amazing what the food we eat can do to us?

Sandye--what is with all the funky TOMs this month for everyone?!?!!? Hope yours is over soon and you get your swoosh! Mmmm.....low cal apple fritters?!?! Yummy! That ought to cheer DH right up!

urockmom--Sorry to hear about your computer and tax troubles, but congrats on the 5 pounds! Way to stick with it even though you are having a crappy month.

Tummy--Woohoo on 60 pounds! That is awesome! Lol on the black road and ditch....I used to live in the country and know exactly what you mean....it is an important distinction! Well, if you were able to get by with less calories, maybe I'll give the p90X a try then if I can squeeze it in! You look so awesome after just a month I am really intrigued now!

MsPerception---you are so close! I agree to wait until you reach your first goal and see how you feel. You can never really go by those stupid weight catagories anyways. You might decide you feel great at 135 and too skinny at 125 or something, who knows!

Shasha--glad to see you back after fun ol Seattle! I don't think I would be able to stay on plan there either, lol. Too much good food there around every corner! I don't have any tips for you on SB myself, but there is a whole forum dedicated to it on here. Good luck! It is no nice to be doing it with your bf for that extra support too!

Well, TOM is STILL freakin here. I have no idea what is going on. I am kinda starting to get worried. I have been upping my calorie intake the past 4 days or so to see if maybe my body was in shock or something, and I didn't even exercise the past two days except for a few walks....but it is still hanging around. The scale has been dropping the past few days though (and today too---down to 251!), so that usually means it is almost over. Of course I thought that last week when the scale started dropping all the water weight I had gained, and then Tom decided another round might be fun and came back to stay, so now I have no idea what to expect. My milk supply is still fine though, so I guess if I was really stressing my body out too much, my milk supply would probably dry up...so I am going to assume I am just fine right now, but hormones are out of whack or something.

Only 1.1 pound to get to 249.11......comeon body, you can do it!

Thanks Tummy, Ms. Perception and Jessica!

I look forward to posting here...I need the accountability.
I'm 27, a christian, I work at a college here in Brooklyn, I'm also a Grad student (elementary ed). I'm single...haven't found "him" yet....
I lost 80lbs in 2003 when I found low carb...I got skinny....in my world that was a size 10....over the years I gained it back and then some...I ended up gaining about 90lbs. So I've lost some...I'm here now...I'm refocused...I need to be...to lose this weight....that's about it...

Hey Ladies,

Thank you so much for the support. I was actually going to post a message saying I needed some! As I'm trying to get my schedule down, like homework and then relaxation time. I'm feeling a little stressed because once I get home it's either 1:20 or 3:20, which kills my motivation not to eat horrible. This is the danger zone for me and today I was horrible. I was going to make ceviche, a Spanish dish. The recipe was passed down from my uncle. If you don't know what it is, it has many variations. It's a seafood and citrus based dish. My recipe calls for imitation crab. And it's amazing. Then, when I realized not only shredding the meat was taking forever (1 hour and only half way done) and the smell was making me sick. I went into 'munchie mode' grabbed any snack like thing to satisfy.

I felt discouraged tonight, especially since I didn't get my ST in because of a paper. And then I read the helpful comments. :)

Actually, I haven't tried the frozen meals because we still have so much junk food. We ended up eating out a lot the last two weeks (I chose Subway and Wendy's.) That we really didn't even need to go grocery shopping. Our fridge is still full!

Now I need to prepare for my first Public Speaking speech.

Thank you Ladies!

H i girls.... quickie post before i go to bed. Feels so hot in this room. Ty for the messages. Imdedicated.....welcome aboard! :) HOpe to see you in our Oct. thread as well. Jessica congratulations on having made both goals :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::c heer3::yay::bravo: I am going to go update that list right now!

Girls,,, going to the hospital tomorrow, I will catch up with you all in the evening. Keep up the wonderful work :hug:

September Weight Loss Challenge Team Members and Goals List
Please let me know if I miss anyone or something is incorrect, thanks :)



FullSteamAhead: lose 6-7 lbs, champ. 2x/wk max WK1, WK2, WK3, WK4
juliast27: reach 175's
nellonello: to see 195
Aclai4067: No more than 2 sodas per wk, survive b'day w/a loss, + be 250 lbs. by Sep. 30
sasha: lose approx. 10 lbs. to be 240
Delphi: lose 10 lbs. + reach a normal BMI--MET GOAL!!
AngelD: have breakfast every other day + start + stick with C25K
Nella: lose 10 lbs--MET GOAL!! + fit into one of my old pair of jeans--MET GOAL!! do level 2 or 3 on 30DS w/no 5 second breaks
iDream: Lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! Lose more inches + Keep trying new recipes--MET GOAL!! Keep trying new veggies--MET GOAL!!
wamama: 08/29: 281 lbs, Goal : 270 lbs by my birthday late Sept.
dcapulet: lose 4-6 lbs, Daily water goal: 64 oz 5 out of 7 days, Keep going with couch to 5 k, Yoga 4 days a week, + Good, clean, op eating most days.
Shrinking Girl: Lose 8 lbs--MET GOAL!!
jellofer2: to be 249 by Sep. 30.
Tummy Girl: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 166--MET GOAL!!
Bootsie: Lose 10 lbs.
Late To The Game: Lose 7-10 lbs--MET GOAL!!
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 227.
MyOwnSabateur: I am right now 184.8, My goal for Sept is to be in 179.
Mystical: Lose 10 lbs.
hugmequick: Lose 6 lbs. to reach 258.
Miss Mallee: Loose 10 pounds, Stop drinking soda (even diet).
ruth135: pending
mustbedreaming: My goal is to lose 10 pounds & walk 2 miles on the treadmill (8-10%incline) 3x per week!
matilda: drop 10lbs, + workout 5hr./wk.
ruth135: lose 4-6 lbs., + start Strength training regularly.
MsPerception: get to 144--MET GOAL!! multi-vitamin most days + get back to meal-planning--MET GOAL!!Bigmid: Lose 6 lbs--MET GOAL!!
pucedaisy: Lose 5 lbs. to reach my goal of 140! I'll need to keep my new and improved eating habits and STEP UP the exercise!
Sotypical: Lose at least 2 pounds.
c laura: lose 15lbs this month and/or drop six inches.
misschloe: i want to stay on the wagon all month, which means no cheating, lots of veggies, lean protein.
Synesthetes: lose 2lbs.
Lewisempire: keep PLANNING my meals ahead and lose 5 pounds.
Wifey: lose at least 5lbs, no pop drinking for 30 days and focus on drinking more water, especially when I'm at work!
HeatherEljohari: Septembers weight goal= 167lbs. do light excerise 3x a week. 30 minutes cardio, 20 situps (unsure on this one but will try). Also 80fl oz water everyday.
econ nerd: lose 10 pounds or get below 223 (starting weight is 233)
ButterflyDiva: drink 8 glasses of water every day, eat healthy... no junk food, no fast food or take out, 5 to lose anywhere between 5 and 10lbs by Oct 1st.
Jacque999: Stay within 4 lbs of 125, Make healthy meals for myself and my son, Continue working out 6 days a week.
KimL1214: CW: 270, GW: 260,Comfortably fit into a size 20 pair of pants.
urockmom: lose 5 pounds--MET GOAL!!
dandk0204: lose 10lbs.
Newshinyme: journal my food intake for every meal.
HealthyBunny: My SW is 160 lbs, my goal for the month is to lose 6 lbs.
MeowMix: My goal is to lose 8 pounds by September 30th!
Jessicado22: to get into the 250s--MET GOAL!! and to fit into those smallest of small size 20 pants I have in storage and be able to wear them in public--MET GOAL!! added goal, get into the 240s.
mizzmizzy: lose 9 lbs. to get to 161.
Hotsplashes: My goal is to be in the 7's. And as close to 175 as I can possibly get.
aprilcp12344: currently sit at 171 and hope to be at 165 by the end of the month
Bessie Mary Alice : Goal: Reach 150lbs, Walk or bike the new trail just opened down the street at least every Saturday/Sunday.
misspiggy408: Get out of the 140's (FINALLY!!) , Weight/Resistance bands, workout 2-3x / week, Cardio 5x / week.
CanadianCutie: lose 10 pounds by September 30th.
layddi: I'd like to see 190 by the end of September, that would be 11 pounds.
slimmerCindy: I am shooting for onderland in September! (that's like 10 pounds).
inthemidst: get to 178, eat OP, and not let school freak me out--MET GOAL!!
cheri1957: starting in at 238 my goal is to lose 100 pounds...
IgetfitNStrongforme: lose 8 lbs.
saraht: lose 3lbs. to be 155.
sylv: lose 10 lbs.
Matilda08: to get below 235.

Hi Girls
Just checking in for the night. I did pretty well today on my eating, did get some exercise but not as much as I wanted.

FSA I'm so sorry to hear about your family situation.

Morning Ladies,

I put the exercise challenge thread to help out FSA so go to town and make some goals!

MsP - LOL, your welcome for the free tickets to the gun show. Isn't it great, I was so about skinny before and now I'm so into the strength and health part. WE must all look rather humorous flexing all the time, that's how you'll spot us around town. My run was terribly windy yesterday too, winter's a coming, needed those mittens! You're so close oh my goodness, that's fantastic! You and Sandye are right in the home stretch! Can't wait to celebrate that with you.

FSA - I'm so glad you're back, very sorry you've had a lot of craziness. I'm happy you're dad's doing better, those things can seem so minor but in folks with less than perfect health you're so right to be concerned. And once again, so glad you're back we missed you :)

Mystical - Hope you're feeling better today and it was just a quick thing, those are never fun. Cuz you only have 2 days until you can hit the gym, there's no time for sick :)

Jellofer - :carrot:on making goal, that's fantastic! I do too, my friends think I'm slightly off when I tell them things that ppl have done here, nothing is impossible and we all prove it everyday.

Shasha - How's day 2 treating you so far? And you're welcome Ssndye is soo much better at the abuse than I but I'm willing to try :) I just know you'll feel so much better once you get on a roll and it'll be a million times easier for you.

Jessicado - I would totally suggest giving it a whirl, even just as supplimentary workouts to your gym stuff or days you can't go, it is a huge time commitment but worth it if you can manage it, you are a whole lot busier than me. Maybe you have my TOM, that's where it is! You got my week and I didn't get one, sorry, lol. I hope that clears soon, that would be terribly irritating.

Imdedicated - That's definitely the brilliance of this board in particular, I actually care about how these ladies are doing and I know that I'll get yelled at if I don't life up to what I and they know I can do. It's marvelous and we're all really invested in each's other's success. LOL, I low carbed to 55lbs off and gained 58 back, oh good times!

Miss Mallee - Throw out the junk food! The money is already spent and better to waste it in the garbage than in your body! YOu can do this!

Ruth - Good job , eating good and exercising! Some is better than nothing so WTG.

A busy day ahead here, we''ve got some grocery shopping in the next bigger town over and taking the truck in for service, getting a loaner car, and all that jazz. Time to winterize it for the nastiness coming up, new tires, new battery, and a lot of money :) Dh also has to take his once a month firearms qualifier this morning so we're jamming a lot in.

Down another 0.6 this am and super sore from workout yesterday so I was pretty excited about that, at 163.2! Have a great day ladies!

Good Morning Ladies!!! :D

URockMom~ Hey you!!! So glad you popped in! Congrats on making your goal--so sorry to hear about the spyware crud and audit! Yikes! Hope you don't get too swamped tracking down all the stuff you need and I hope it all goes smoothly. Hope you'll be with us again in October! :)

Tummy~ well you're one persuasive lady! ;) I think I'm going to go ahead and keep it and just do the PDF thing--although I doubt I'll print it all out, hubby would freak if I burned through that much ink! :lol: So I'll have to get the workout sheets at beachbodies then? I appreciate your help!! I'd love the video rotation schedule if you could shoot it to me (if it's not too much trouble that is)--after all, October is just around the corner!!! So, should I start it on Monday or the 1st? Your 'rest/stretch' days are on Sundays right? I'd like to keep that as my day off if at all possible. Woman, it's amazing to me how you just keep losing!! 60 lbs down (OMG That ROCKS!!!) and what's that...over there...is that? Why yes, I think it is! I think that's the 150's just around the next bend!!! Holy weight loss Batgirl! Weren't we just cheering you on for reaching the 160's?! :woohoo: As for maybe being pg...yeah, I see your concern. However, *if* you are, that would be such an awesome thing!!! Oh, our own little Monthly Challenge Baby to swoon over!! :) Awwww! So, have you bought a pg test yet?

MsP~ yeah, I hadn't even considered buying, let alone eating a lentil when I was eating bad! :lol: It wasn't homemade soup so I was a bit bummed that I didn't come home with a new recipe in hand, but it was okay. Organic, canned lentil soup is better than over processed filled with junk canned soup right? And for the record, it was 130 cals/1.5 gms of fat for a cup. ;) WOW! 10 lbs away from your goal!!! :carrot: How exciting!!! You've come such a long way, you're doing AWESOME!!!

FSA~ :hug: Hi!!!! :wave: So good to see you back!!!!:yay: Sorry to hear about all the mess that you're going through with hubby's family--that's just rotten, plain and simple!!! I hope that things get straightened out and that you two don't get taken advantage of! Know what you need? You need to hang out here with us more! :D We'll help you take your mind off of it all! ;) Seriously though, glad to see you hun, we sure did miss you!!! :hug: Glad to hear your dad is doing well despite the cold, hope you have a good time at the party today! :)

Mystical~ Hey hun! Hope you're feeling better today! Stomach bugs are the pits!! I was thinking about you last night as I was writing my GIANT to do list...how's the basement coming? Did you finish it? If so...got any pics to post so as to inspire and motivate me? :D Have a great day hun!

Jellofer~ oh your new avatar is crackin' me up! I love it!! So, how are you sitting with your goal today? Is tomorrow going to be party day? :) Btw, the way we work the goals is, you can either call an end to the challenge on the last day of the month or the first--whichever way works for you. :) I always call it on the last day so that if I see a drop on the first day, it counts for the new month! ;)

Shasha~ hey, no problem hun! Anytime you need a swift kick in the rear--I'm your gal! ;) I don't know much about SB, but I've heard that a lot of people really love it and it's not as strict as Atkins, so that's a good thing (IMO). Just take one day at a time and I'm sure you'll do great! :)

Jessica~ I'm hoping that TOM is gone today, of course I thought he was gone yesterday and he's still peeking in from time to time--what is his deal?!? I hope you see another drop today! I want to see you reach that last goal!! Ya know, regarding your milk supply--I got TOM back when my oldest was just 3 months old--full force, like clockwork and it never messed with my supply. So it could just be your body is ready for TOM to be a regular visitor again--how very nice of it huh? ;) At any rate, TOM shouldn't mess too much with your supply. :)

Imdedicated~ you want accountability? Well then, you've found the right place! :) These girls will call you out, kick you in the butt (when needed), check in on you, give you pep talks and give you all the support in the world! I'm not lying when I say they are the best bunch of girls around!! :) Sounds like you're definitely focused and ready to get down to business, that's awesome!! Here's to a great month ahead of us!!

Molly~ hey hun, next time--trust your gut and get your hiney on here and post girlie! We're here for ya!! It's gotta be tough juggling school and everything, just take it easy and remember to schedule some YOU time! If that means chilling out and reading a non-school book or watching your favorite show, then do it! But don't forget to take care of your body! That'll help more than anything! It's such a great way to decompress after a crazy day or a great way to clear your head at the beginning of your day and get your motor revving. Try to get the junk out of the house hun, I know you don't want to let it go to waste (I hate throwing perfectly good food away--it makes the penny pincher in me wince in pain), but if it's not in your house, you can't eat it right? Right! :) Anyhoo, have a great day hun!!

Ruth~ hey girlie! Glad to see you pop in! Hope you have a great day!! :)


Well, I got my run in this morning and while it wasn't horrible, it wasn't fantastic either. It was in the 50's this morning and I did fine with staying warm--except my hands. Brrr! Might need to wear some gloves or something.

Hubby quite enjoyed his apple fritters--although truth be told they're more like the pumpkin cookies in texture than actual fritters--but they're pretty yummy and only 93 calories, so :yay: And poor guy, he sure needed a little TLC last night. He called me at around 5:00 saying he was on his way to Urgent Care to have his shoulder looked at--turns out he was standing in the back of a truck and went to climb over the tailgate to get out and his foot slipped and he hit the ground HARD on his right elbow/shoulder. He remembers grabbing the tailgate with his right hand as he was falling and he thinks that's what did the damage, not so much the fall because his elbow is okay, just scraped up. So anyway, the dr. said it was probably a strained muscle and that he might have partially dislocated his shoulder (before he went to the dr. he said he was putting pressure on his shoulder and lifted his arm and heard a POP and it felt much better--but then began to hurt again) and to just limit his lifting to 10lbs. No pain meds or anything--but he needs them. Poor guy, he can barely move his arm. :( So I guess he's not going to be doing the P90X with me anytime soon huh? ;) Oh well, he can still use the treadmill though! :D Heh, heh, heh...

Well, despite TOM still hanging around like some pervy peeping...well, Tom, :lol: I saw quite the swoosh this morning! Down 1.6 lbs which brings me to 135.6.

Not much scheduled today--I really should do some power cleaning/purging/organizing!!! Where's Delphi when I need her? Speaking of which, Delphi Dear--I hope your move is going well hun!!! Can't wait until you're settled and are able to post more! I'm already missing you tons!!! :hug:

Okay, well enough :blah: I need to shower and get this house in order!! Anyone want to give me a few hundred :kickbutt: to get me motivated to clean? :D

Have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Down 10 pounds.

Just follow these 5 simple steps: -
1. Identify where you lie on the Overweight continuum.
2. Identify the Key Factors for your Weight Gain.
3. Make a Plan for Losing Weight.
4. Take help from Parents, friends and Support groups.
5. Carry out your Plan for next 4 weeks.

Along with these 5 important steps, I have been taking Alli Slimming Pills bought at Chemist Direct UK for 6 months now and lost in all 40 pounds.

Hey girls! I hope you all had great weekends!

It's been busy at work, so this will be quick for me until later. I am happy to say that today I am strutting around in a pre-married pair of jeans! A pair of J.Crew size 8 jeans! I don't think I'm actually down to an 8 yet, just that these jeans run a little big, but man it feels good!!!! They could fit a tiny bit better, but for the most part, my tush is happy in them! So, final weigh in tomorrow and one more workout to go tonight and I should have made all my goals for this month. I'll definitely post a final update tomorrow, but I think I did it ladies!

And it's all because of you all cheering me along, so :grouphug: to everyone for being so lovely and encouraging. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! :D

Hi ladies, busy busy day at work today. My first day of South Beach was good. Although I did get a little hungry in the afternoon, but I ate some nuts. I figure it will take some tweaking to get things just right. Anyways, today is day 2, will be back later for personals and more on how things are going. Have a great day!

Good afternoon chickies!

My scale is still up, ugh. It is down from what is was yesterday though. This month has not been that great for me as far as weight loss because my body was trying to get sick and I had to eat more to keep my blood sugar from dropping and sometimes I was feeling bad after I exercised so I didn't workout as much as I wanted to. I believe its getting better though and my body was just needing a break. I'm hoping October turns out to be great. I can't wait to feel thin again.

Its so great to see all of you that are losing! Sandye Wow! Almost at goal!! And Tummy The fat is just melting off of you!

Good afternoon!
I'm on here a little later today since we had some running to do to get our ducks in a row to close on our construction loan to finally...BUILD OUR NEW HOUSE!! Woo Hoo!!! We're planning to close on it early next week and they're gonna begin right away. We thought we may have to wait 'til spring, but thanks to God and some help from the in-laws, we are able to do it now.
On the weight loss note, I hit 144.2 today. I hope to hit goal officially tomorrow, but if not, I'm counting it as goal met anyway. I have really pushed hard to be POP with everything this last couple weeks and I deserve to reach goal, dang it! LOL Anyway, I feel a little off today since normally I would run, but due to the schedule I'm starting for October, I'm running tomorrow instead to get on my new schedule without over-doing it. I'm pretty excited to start my new 5K training plan and continue with my strength training. I was planning to continue pilates, but apparently my chiropractor (saw him yesterday) says it's not for me. It's making my core muscles SO tight that they're pulling on my back muscles and causing pain. He said not every exercise is for every person, you just have to find what works for your body. He's cool with the running and strength I do. So, I'm considering adding yoga (TBL's Weigthloss Yoga), but I think I'll run that by the chiro first to make sure I don't run into the same trouble as with the pilates. I think I'm gonna try to check it out from the library and give it a trial run first. We'll see.

Ms Perception Congfrats on the house that is so wonderful! You are doing so good staying OP I would call it goal as well. :congrat:

ruth135 Don't worry with the scale I am sure that this next month will be a great one for you. This month has been crazy for me as well up and down all month but I have faith this next month is going to be the one keep going I know we can do this :dust:

shasha17a :wave: Let me know how it goes for you on the new plan :)

Nella :hug: Right back at you. You are doing great keep up the good work. can't wait to see that final weigh in

kurtmaben :bravo: on the 10lbsdown great job!

iDream Oh my goodness hope DH is better today, sounds like lots of pain... As for my basement I have most of my things organize but all the boys have their area that they need to get together, They all build model cars and I just can't get them to keep it cleaned up LOL Did I tell you I have an area where I do all my scrapbooking??? My husband bought me lots of new things on my birthday including a new shelving unit so I believe I can get everything put away now :yay:

Tummy Girl Thanks for asking I am feeling much better today! Thank goodness it wasn't anything that lasted for very long. Yes it is almost time to go to the gym. Hopefully our money will come in by Friday LOL we have our own business and we usually get our money by the 3rd but since that is on a Saturday I'm not sure.. Keep your :crossed: You can do my shopping for me while you are out today if you want :rofl:

Well today is my son's busy music day, he has try-outs with jazz band and he has night practice from 7-9:30pm so I will be busy trying to get him everywhere he has to be tonight LOL, As for my weight I guess this month is just going to end like it has been going all month long for me. Up and down. I am struggling with the numbers going form 214-216 can't seem to get under that plateau... I am hoping once I get to go grocery shopping I have the entire next week on a different food plan for us and we will be starting the gym.... Just maybe that will be the kick start to get my weight moving again... Thanks for all the help girls... I am so excited I know October will be my month... Have a great day !

I just got back from the foot doctor and have a partial tear in my Achilles. I will be in a Aircast for the next 12 weeks. I asked him about exercise and he said that I could only do upper body exercise. He laughed and shook his head when I asked about P90X. I am so bummed! This will mean I am going to have to be POP with my eating as I can't imagine having the calorie burn I am used to. On a positive note, it was caught before it needed surgery so I guess that is good news.

nello- bummer to hear about your foot. So I personally believe that you will still be ok with your weight loss goals even if you can't workout much. Losing weight has to do more with eating right anyways. I would still do upperbody workouts. Do you think you would be able to do a stationary bike (if you have one handy)?

mystical- grr. I hear you on the ups and downs. Within the first 3 days of September, I hit 247 from 250, so I thought, piece of cake I can hit 240 by month's end. Nope, I was up and down ALL month. Then I didn't really watch what I ate on vacation over the weekend, so I was at 252.6 on Monday. Its bad, yet I do it anyways. So I started South Beach yesterday and these first 2 weeks will be hard because I don't get to eat my all time favorites with dinner, rice or pasta. I hope this structure kicks my butt in high gear.

:tantrum:Oh for cryin out loud! I just spent 40 MINUTES doing personals and lost it with one stroke! Grrrr!! I really had a lot to say, was almost done, and was going to add all kinds of cute smilies! I really want to go back and start again, but it's 7:16 and I haven't showered since my workout or had dinner, and the alarm goes off at 4:30, sooooo.......sorry! :goodvibes: to all who need it, and :woohoo: to all who had a good week! :dust: to any who need it!

This morning I said helloooo to a new decade. :carrot: I'm not changing my ticker yet, but I weighed in at 169.8. If I lose .6 by tomorrow, I will make my September goal (7 lbs of my 7-10 lbs goal). I'm not counting on it, but the way the first three weeks of this month went, I am quite pleased. I think October may just be the month that I see real progress.:wave: Here's to a stong finish to September!

Well what do you know? I found my personals!

Hi chickies!

TUMMY ~ Wow! What a difference! I may just have to check out the P90X thing when I visit Sandye in November! Confession time: I find that I am flexing! I see progress, can't wait til the fat is gone. I think my arms may be Michelle Obama-like then! Woo hoo :carrot:on 60 lbs! That is huge! Be careful in the dark:) Any news, TOM-wise?

SUSIE ~Good to see you checking in!:wave:

NELLO ` Ow, I hope you are not out of commission too long :hug: This might be a good time to really concentate on your upper body, you could have the most sculpted arms here!:D Size 8? Wowza!

MISS MALEE ~ I have to admit when I first read "when I quit my Coke habit..." I thought the worst :dizzy:LOL! Those darn charity chocolate bars get me every time! Stay focused on school, that's the most important thing!

SHASHA How is that SB coming along? :?:I thought about trying that. It sounds pretty healthy.

IMDEDICATED ~ Welcome. At first glance I thought you were "Immedicated!" :rofl: Not that there is anything wrong with that! I tried the low carb in the 90s, lost 23 lbs (which was plenty at that time), but of course gained it all back plus 20. I would never go that route again. Good luck to you!

SG ~ Isn't is strange how our bodies adapt to our new healthy diet so quickly? One little detour and we suffer so!:barf:

SANDYE ~ Thanksgiving should be no sweat for you this year. You will be MAINTAINING by then :carrot:, you now like veggies, you know how to make a good low-cal cheesecake, no prob! Sunday was nice, I stayed OP, unlike all of the other get-togethers this summer. Wish I was there now, but November will be here before you know it! :yes: Cut DH a little extra slack for now. You know how wimpy they are when they're hurt!;)

UROCK ~ :goodvibes: hope everything settles down for you soon. :woohoo: on the 5 lbs!

MSP ~ 10 lbs from goal! Wow!:carrot: Congrats on getting to start the new house! How exciting! And congrats on goal.

FSA ~ Welcome back, we missed you:yes: Sorry to hear of your troubles :hug:

JELLO ~ Hope DH feels better soon. I tell people about this site all the time! I wish I had found it sooner. These chicks rock!:jig:

JESSICA ~ Evil hormones! I am dealing with the other end of the spectrum (hot flashes and such).:hot: Good to hear that your milk supply isn't affected. I always had such trouble with my supply.

RUTH ~ Here's hoping October is a better month for you!:goodvibes

S\MYSTICAL ~ It seems that September was rough for a lot of us. Let's rock October!:dancer:

Good night all.:wave:

Hi ladies having a not so great day today. My computer crashed so I am having to write this on my iPod. So sorry but I can't do personals good news is my laptop is under warranty, bad news is that it will probably take a few weeks to get fixed so I am stuck surfing the net on this stupid little screen.

Anyways still on this freakin neverending period which is going on it's d@&$$&& third week now. Scale is up 4 pounds today so I am cranky and really pissy. Figured I would check in to try and cheer up. Hope everyone is doing good

Chickies,

I officially hit overweight today. And made it to 179. Which I am calling a win for September!

Have a fabulous day. See you in October's thread! :carrot:

Hey Chickies!

Just a quick post. Internet is on again, off again at home and wouldn't you know it... just about the time I sit down to post... it's off. I'm still here, hanging in there with my crazy scale and contemplating having my husband hide the darned thing for a while so I can regain my healthy attitude. However, I am pretty obsessed with making onederland so I don't know if that will actually happen.

Congratulations on everyone's successes and to those of you struggling... hang in there! October is a fresh month and HERE WE COME!

Good morning chickies!

JESSICA ~Three weeks!? Holy cow! :hug: Is your laptop a Mac by chance? Mine just crashed too!

ITM ~Congrats on reaching overweight!:bravo:

SG ~I hear you on the scale issue. Mine was evil :devil:until just recently, damn those plateaus! Hang in there :cheer2:

Well, I did it! Not only did I lose .6 to make GOAL:carrot:, I lost .8! I'm sitting at 169 this morning! I still can't believe it, I was stalled out for so long!

Hope you all have a wonderful day, see you in October:wave:

IMDEDICATED ~ Welcome. At first glance I thought you were "Immedicated!" :rofl: Not that there is anything wrong with that! I tried the low carb in the 90s, lost 23 lbs (which was plenty at that time), but of course gained it all back plus 20. I would never go that route again. Good luck to you!


Lol....I am medicated lol....no...thanks for the welcome!

Congrats to everyone who made goal!

Goooooooooooooooood Morning and Happy Last Day of September to all of you beautiful ladies!!!! :carrot:

kurtmaben~ congratulations on a great loss!!!

Nella~ :woohoo: Congrats on the pre-married size 8's!!!! That's awesome!!! I can't wait to see your Official Weigh In, but I'll go ahead and say it: Congrats on making your September Goal!!! :carrot: Woo hoo!!

Shasha~ how goes SB? I hope good! :) I'd say you did pretty great in Sept considering all the trips and visits you had--you could have gained a ton and never worked out! So give yourself a pat on the back for all the good choices and exercise you did!! :)

Ruth~ Hey hun, yeah, we all have weeks/months like that--just look at my Mom--she's been bouncing around all month! I think sometimes our bodies just need a little extra time to get used to the changes we're putting them through and need a little time to adjust so to speak. Not to mention, it takes time to settle into a good eating/exercising routine. I bet October will be a great month for you! I'm glad you'll be sticking around!! :)

MsP~ :woohoo: On the house!!! Oh that's such awesome news! Congrats!! And congrats on meeting your goal! :carrot: That's right, I said it, CONGRATS! You deserve to make that goal dangit! :) Bummer about not being able to do Pilates anymore, but better safe than sorry. It's a good thing you had a dr to tell you it was doing harm, otherwise you might have just kept plugging along and wound up in agony! Have a great run today!! Hey, I'd love to hear about your new 5K program btw! :)

Mystical~ Way to go on the basement!! Aww, that's so sweet of your hubby to get you stuff for scrap booking! And how nice to have a place all to yourself to do it in! I had a spot for all my sewing stuff--still do, but it's buried! :lol: I absolutely MUST get my basement in order before Monday so I can have a place to do my P90X workout! :carrot: Hope your night wasn't too crazy with all the driving around and such! I KNOW October is going to be a GREAT month for you hun!!! :hug: Oh, and thanks for the kind words about hubby, he's fine--his arm is a little sore, but much better!! :)

Nello~ oh no!!! I'm so sorry about your achilles!! Man oh man, that's one area you don't want to injure! You're right to be happy that you caught it early--you could have torn it completely! :eek: I'm sure you'll do just fine with your weight--just keep doing the upper body workouts and stay OP with eating and you'll be just fine. Just take care of that foot girlie!!!

Mom~ :woohoo: On the Panties!!! It's about dang time and you totally deserve a metal for toughing out all the ups and downs this month!!! WTG on not overindulging on Sunday--can you say 'new lifestyle habits'? ;) You're doing an awesome job! I just know October will be your month!! You'd love it here this week, chilly, breezy--totally Fall! Except the leaves aren't in their full glory yet--which is a good thing since you won't be here for a month!! ;) Have a great day! Hope Darth is kind to you today and that you get to change your ticker today!!! :carrot: I just saw your latest post!!! WOO HOO!!! You did it!!! Congratulations on Making Goal!!! That's freakin' awesome!!! Yee haw!!!

Jessica~ aw man! Sorry to hear about your computer! I hate it when that stuff happens! Glad you have a way to check in though--it would stink to have you go MIA!!! Dang it all--TOM is such a JERK!!! Sorry to hear he's still messing with you--and clearly toting around a ton of water weight, that would make me uber pissy as well!! Hang in there hun, perhaps you should make an appt with your dr just to be on the safe side? Not sure how you feel about bc, but there's always that option to regulate your cycles and they have the low dose ones so you can still nurse. :)

ITM~ :woohoo: Congratulations hun!!! You did great!!! Here's to another great month!! :)

SG~ Ack! Not you too! Dang computers!!! I hope it's back to normal soon! I hear ya on the scale--there have been many times I've wanted to stash it somewhere so I didn't obsess, however, I'd have to not know where it is to do that, so hubby would definitely have to be called in to hide it. ;)

Imdedicated~ :lol: ya know what, I thought the same thing about your screen name when I first saw it! ;) Guess my mom (LTTG is my mom btw :)) and I think alike huh? ;)


Okay ladies, well it is the Last Day Of September!!!! Congrats to everyone who made their goals!!!! And for those of you who didn't, Congrats anyway! You did great anyway!! You took steps to a healthier you!!! We're on the cusp of a brand new month--a time to wipe the slate clean and start fresh! Make it the best month ever! Make sure to make time to take care of YOU!!!! You're so very worth it!!! :)

Well, since it is the last day and all I guess I should post my ending weight huh? Okay, here goes...


134.4!!!!!!
:carrot::cheer::broc::dance::celebrate:

I did it! I really, really did it! I still can't believe it. Here I sit, typing to you wonderful ladies--AT GOAL!!!!!!! I could NEVER have done it without you all! No way, no how--NEVER!!! I can't thank you all enough! I wish I could meet you all in person and give you all giant hugs and buy you all a round of drinks (low-cal of course! ;))!!! I owe you all so very much! You'll never know how much I truly appreciate all the motivation, encouragement, kindness, inspiration and laughs you've shared with me. :grouphug:

Whew! I'm all weepy now...

Now, I hope you know you're not getting rid of me just because I'm at goal. Nope. I can't be gotten rid of so easily! I need you girls to keep me in check and who else to keep me motivated than the Best bunch of girls around? :D

Okay, well, I'm off to start my day. I got up late, got my HIIT in and decided to do my ST'ing this afternoon *gasp* I know, I know--that's not how I normally do things--I'm kinda freaking out about it as I type, what with me being just the teensiest bit OCD ;) :lol: I'll definitely get it in though--I can't end the month with an incomplete workout now can I? No way!

Have a superfantastic day girls!!! Thank you a million times over from the bottom of my heart!!! :grouphug:

Now get out there and end the month strong!!! And don't forget to...

Drink Your Water and Take Your Vitamins!!!
:D

Imdedicated~ :lol: ya know what, I thought the same thing about your screen name when I first saw it! ;) Guess my mom (LTTG is my mom btw :)) and I think alike huh? ;)



lol....good to know....that's cool....yes I guess you do think alike lol

You all can call me Cle.....short for Cletra...my name lol....

Sandye-:congrat: and :cheers: You made GOAL!! That's is SO freaking awesome!!! (Guess you have to slightly alter your October goals.) I could not be more thrilled for you. Can you believe you're in maintenance?!?! Oh my gosh! I'm just so excited for you. Who knew I could be this excited to see someone else reach their goal? I just can't believe how totally pumped I am on your behalf! You totally deserve it. You've been a rock...so steady on your plan, that this is well-earned!

LTTG-AWESOME! :cheer2: You reached monthly goal! :cheer2: Oh my gosh, you have perservered through the dreaded plateau with incredible strength. It's so funny to me that you lost seven pounds and you're thinking maybe next month will be your month. YOU LOST 7 POUNDS!!! This was your month, too! :D You did a fantastic job, don't down-play it!! I hear ya though. It feels different when there's a plateau or lots of ups and downs in a given month...not as much fun, but maybe that's just how your body works. I think it's terrific that you and Sandye are doing this together. I know my mom wants to lose, but it's hard after a certain age and it can be easy to get discouraged. That's why I'm so encouraged by you and your progress. Keep up the good work!

Well, I actually officially reached September goal today. I hit 143.8 which puts me just under my goal of 144. I'm so glad I officially hit the mark, cuz in my head that's what really counts! LOL Today's run was CHILLY! Brrrr... Makes me cold just thinking about it. But I was prepared. I actually ran wearing my mittens and long underwear, under my other clothes of course. (It was in the upper 30's here, people.) I did go, though. I already want a treadmill! I was thinking I could brave it, and I will for a little while longer, but then I seriously may have to start running at the high school. The community can use their nice workout room that has all the machines and stuff, but the hours are limited. I haven't run on a treadmill for quite a long time, too. So, that'll be an adjustment for sure. Oh well...time to go shower!

:carrot::carrot::carrot: Happy dance for iDream for reaching her GW!!!! That must be an awesome feeling!

Congrats to everyone else for their big accomplishments this month! We kicked September's butt, now let's move on to October and wreak havoc!

I forgot to weigh in this morning, but I know I've hit my 10 pound loss goal, so Wahoo!! And I'm in another old pair of jeans (and a smaller bra!!!) so I'm psyched!

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Sandye -:carrot::carrot::carrot:Awesome job!!! Enjoy maintenance!:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

Sandye - Ok, you know I care about you a little too much now that I'm going to post nasty pictures of my messy basement online, lol, alright, this is how I have mine set up. I just stand over by the telepost and pull down on an angle to get the proper aligment for the pullups. The video, Chest and Back has a good explanation of how to use the bands at the right angle in the second half of the video so maybe watch that one before Monday so you get the idea b/f starting. I did it wrong until I got to the explanation and I was already half through.

Morning all, now onto some personals, now that everyone has seen my basement :)

Sandye - :celebrate::balloons::celebrate:OMG, you made me cry this morning! I'm so incredibly proud of you! That just came out of nowhere too, you were all bouncing around and then wham! Now you can juat rip it out with the strength training and you'll be a force to be reckoned with. Not to mention you'll look fantastic in you pictures for that magazine ;) Oh and I did take the test yesterday and it appears I'm not which is a relief I can't even tell you. But he's still not here so it appears that the fat loss combined with the STing has pre-empted it this month. I did get a that day of sort of TOM, the pms, the pimples (grrr) and the tiredness and now I feel back to normal so it may be over. Very odd. And no worries, I hope to be carring the monthly challenge baby next year sometime if we are fortunate enough but I'll be uber healthy then and we'll know if there is any reason why we should or shouldn't try again. That will be such a relief on it's own. How's dh doing today? Poor guy good thing he got apple fritters. And Delphi moved on Tuesday I believe so we should have her back soon I hope.

Nella - :carrot: on making those goals!! You did it all we just got to cheer you on, good for you on all that hard work and woohoo on the 8's and even if they run big, there's an 8 on the tag and that's all that counts in my book!

Shasha - Glad you're still doing good, I belive it gets easier as you go too so hang in there.

Ruth - It has been a funky month that's for sure, so many weird body things going on with a lot of folks. I have no doubt that October will be better once you're body's realized it just can't be sick, it's simply not allowed. I so hear you on feeling thin again, it's like reclaiming yourself or something, very liberating. And yes, it does seem to be melting, it's pretty crazy but I'm getting into that last 20lbs so I'm going to have to buckle down and ready for some slower moving stuff soon. I'm taking lessons from Sandye on that one.

MsP - :cheer: on goal!! WTG on 143's! That's fantastic! I find that with pilates a bit too, go figure, it puts some strain on my back afterwards, that totally makes sense what he said too, the things you learn! I haven't found that issue with yoga at all though. Congrats on the house too, that's wonderful news and a long time coming too! LOL, we were slightly below freezing this morning too, mittens and headband to keep my ears warm in the wind and leggings too, it's freezing that early, but good job on getting it done b/c I know how hard that is ;)

Mystical - LOL, with the amount we spent of groceries and our truck yesterday I think it was for more than us for sure. So how did you son's try-outs go? And I think we are going to rename October after you and Ruth b/c I have a feeling you guys are going to pull it out this month. You've got the tools and the planning and the motivation and we're always here with a swift kick in the behind if you need that too.

Nello - Ok, that officially blows. I'm so sorry but that's true about the good stuff too, concentrating on food and upper body for the next 12 weeks and you can still lose.

LTTG - WTG on the 160's that's amazing, you really just starting dropping right at the end there. Dang smilies, lol, that's what get's me too. I think we're all a bunch of closet flexers now, lol, checking out our bad selves, it's about time we all showed ourselves some love :) No TOM but no preggers either so we're good, confused but good.

Jessicado - That's those darn hormones for you, they have a nasty way of doing crazy things to our bodies. And you did drop a monster amount of weight this month it may just be evening out too, I've had that happen as well, and I remember Delphi having the same issue after big losses. Hang in there and I feel you on the ipod, lol, i did that on vacation and it was a bit nasty.

Inthemidst - :carrot:Overweight:carrot:WTG that's fantastic, everyone's just making it in there this month, how awesome! Must feel great and now "normal" is just around the corner!

SG - I was wondering where you'd run off too, but now I see you throwing your scale against the wall. Hang in there hun, and if it's making you crazy then maybe try some time apart from it, we need a happy healthy shrinking girl :)

Well another month is behind us and another crazy amount of weight has been lost yet again. It's been such an eventful month both on and off the scale too, just crazy. I must say I'm so proud to be a part of such an amazing group of ladies who have decided to put themselves and their health first in the priority list once again, you're all inspiring to me daily and are a big part of me keeping on everyday.

Finished a polar run this morning, below freezing it was, brrrr, but got it done and that's what counts, so we're off to playgroup as soon as we shower and I get the peanut butter out of dd's hair (yes mom, my hair IS a napkin), then home and STing and Abs then off to the big town over yonder to pick up our truck that is now all ready for winter and has a working back wiper (it's been broken for a year, so excited) And I think we're going to have family movie night tonight and watch Monsters vs Aliens so all in all a very busy day so I better get a move on!

On a shocking and amazing note, somewhere somehow, my body lost another 1.4lbs this morning to hit 161.8 making that 14lbs for the month. Not going to question it just going to do a happy dance and move on, oh and maybe revise my goal for October to hit 151 instead, lol.

Have an amazing day ladies and we'll see you all in October!

just a run by!

:) :coffee: :belly:

Sandye- wow you did amazing this month. Congrats on reaching your goal. It must be one of the best feelings in the world.

LTTG- Congrats on reaching a new decade. I knew your hardwork would pay off.

tummy- OMG 15 lbs in a month! You are a rockstar.

MsP- Yay for going BELOW your goal. And you are so close to goal, you will be there before you know it.

jessicado- Bummer about your TOM. I hope he disappears soon and takes those pesky 4lbs with him.

Sorry I haven't gotten to everyone. I'm so behind now, but I will try and keep chugging out those personals. So today is day 3 of the SB diet for me. As of Monday morning I am down 5 lbs. That is freaking crazy! I am below the weight that I was on the day I left for Seattle. So I guess its not a realy 5lbs since I did gain a few on vacay, but usually it takes about a week for me to lose 5lbs of vacation weight, so its better than usual. The thing with South Beach I have realized by reading different people's experiences is that the first few days are hard because you don't know how much to eat. I think I am slowly realizing now what my intake should be to make up for things that I can't eat for the time being. I miss eating my starchy carbs like brown rice/pasta/bread, but I figure that in about 11 days I can start slowly adding them back in.

Ok, time to check in for the month. My goal was to lose 8 pounds and get to 171.5 by today. I reached that goal on the 25th (Friday) and when I weighed in today to get a total for the month I'm in at 169.5. That puts me at 11 pounds lost this month!! It also puts me at a half a pound away from being overweight and no longer obese!

I was very worried about this month with birthdays and stress but I'm very happy with the outcome. Thanks everyone who gave me support and thanks for this challenge, I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to joining Octobers!

So to sum it up 8 pound GOAL MET!!!
Total lost in September 11 pounds!! :carrot::carrot::carrot:

:hug:Goodmorning ladiesssssssssssssssss :). I just caught up from yesterdays postssss and want to say CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSSSS on meeting goal and all the terrific losses and also the preserverance. You are all fantastic!

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Idream.............woo hoo on the 134.4 girl! :) so happy for you. We are not letting you go! lol and MsP, woooooooo hooooo chicky! :) congrats on the house tooooo, oh that is such wonderful news! How is your mom doing, I have been meaning to ask. TUmmygirl.............woweeeee, 14 lbs. Congratulationsssssss..that so rocks! I saw the pics of you girls too and you look absolutely amazing. LTTG congratssssssss :) Inthemidst and nella, congrats as well on having met goal. :carrot::cheer:

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:congrat::congrat::congrat::congrat::congrat::cong rat::congrat::congrat:

congratulationssssss to all of you ladies on the losses.

To those of you who did not make goal please remember that just sticking with it (and or getting back to it) and that u keep trying are wonderful accomplishments. Any progress made towards healthier changes is such a great thing so let's keep on moving forward girls and bravo to all of you on your successess in many ways.

:cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer::cheer:: cheer::cheer::cheer:

sandye...sorry to hear of DH's injury....Im wishing him a speedy recovery. Congrats again girl...I saw your pic of u in the black dress...wooooooo hooooooooo u sexy girl u! :)

Tummygirl.........awesome pics too....u look so terrific. MsP....luv your pic as well...skinnyminny cool chick! lol :) YOu all are such an inspiration. Delphi girl.........yours too. Miss ya sweety. I hope the move is going smoothly for you and we see you soon.

Lewis...miss you....hope to see you IN oct. thread and hope all is well on your end, big hug. Miss all u lovely ladies.

Sasha....SBD worked very well for me in the past. YOu are doing awesome,,,, keep up the good work :) you go girl. COngrats on the great loss too! Your past the first biggest hump, it starts feeling easier after the first 2-3 days. You can have some refried beans (the fat free ones) to take the edge off the carb cravings and also to help ease the SBD flu (feeling tired first few days which some experience).

ruth, ty girl : ) keep on trucking...we start our fresh new month tomorrow.

Jessica.......TOM sure can be a drag (more than that for some of us, lol) .hope your feeling better....and that goes out to all of you gals with TOM right now. Hang in there jessica....I retain a lot of fluids around that time too and get pretty miserable. feel better

SG ......you have been doing awesomeeeeee! Hang in there....that scale will eventually move for you.

Nello....so sorry to hear about your injury. Glad they caught it early. YOu really have been doing so great girl........hang in there and you have us here during your recovery. Are you lookin ginto some upper bod ex. you can do? keep us posted :hug:

A big :hug: to all of you.

As for me......things went well at the hospital yesterday. THe nurses and staff flipped when they saw my dad :). THey all love him and were saying how nice it is to see patients after they leave and recover. Daddy was so happy.......: ). Mom was okay this round too. There were quite a few people we didn't get to see as a few had left, some were out that day and some were on different shifts. We did still see a lot of people.

I felt a little tired when we got home, not sure why. THe evening was tiring....DH on phone for a couple hours with one of sisters (who is upset as well). It's just a little emotionally draining........god I was so tired after. ANyhow.......we will see what happens. THis process is going to take a while so we are going to need to be able to turn it off when need be.

NOt much else new chicks....the assessors are coming saturday morning. I have until then to clear some stuff and clean....ay ay ay! lol : ) You all brightened my day . I came in and read about all of your goals and successes and it brought a big smile to my face. YOu keep on shining chickiesssssss and congrats once again! :) ty also for the kind words. Sandye....I think your darn right girl! lol : ) chat soon :hug:

September Weight Loss Challenge Team Members and Goals List
Please let me know if I miss anyone or something is incorrect, thanks :)

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES
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congratulations to all of you girls in every respect, for meeting goals, completing a month, making progress, sticking with it or getting right back to it,...etc. etc. :hug:




FullSteamAhead: lose 6-7 lbs, champ. 2x/wk max WK1, WK2, WK3, WK4
juliast27: reach 175's--MET GOAL!!
nellonello: to see 195
Aclai4067: No more than 2 sodas per wk, survive b'day w/a loss, + be 250 lbs. by Sep. 30
sasha: lose approx. 10 lbs. to be 240
Delphi: lose 10 lbs. + reach a normal BMI--MET GOAL!!
AngelD: have breakfast every other day + start + stick with C25K
Nella: lose 10 lbs--MET GOAL!! + fit into one of my old pair of jeans--MET GOAL!! do level 2 or 3 on 30DS w/no 5 second breaks
iDream: Lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! Lose more inches + Keep trying new recipes--MET GOAL!! Keep trying new veggies--MET GOAL!!
wamama: 08/29: 281 lbs, Goal : 270 lbs by my birthday late Sept.
dcapulet: lose 4-6 lbs, Daily water goal: 64 oz 5 out of 7 days, Keep going with couch to 5 k, Yoga 4 days a week, + Good, clean, op eating most days.
Shrinking Girl: Lose 8 lbs--MET GOAL!!
jellofer2: to be 249 by Sep. 30.
Tummy Girl: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 166--MET GOAL!!
Bootsie: Lose 10 lbs.
Late To The Game: Lose 7-10 lbs--MET GOAL!!
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 227.
MyOwnSabateur: I am right now 184.8, My goal for Sept is to be in 179.
Mystical: Lose 10 lbs.
hugmequick: Lose 6 lbs. to reach 258.
Miss Mallee: Loose 10 pounds, Stop drinking soda (even diet).
ruth135: pending
mustbedreaming: My goal is to lose 10 pounds & walk 2 miles on the treadmill (8-10%incline) 3x per week!
matilda: drop 10lbs, + workout 5hr./wk.
ruth135: lose 4-6 lbs., + start Strength training regularly.
MsPerception: get to 144--MET GOAL!! multi-vitamin most days + get back to meal-planning--MET GOAL!!Bigmid: Lose 6 lbs--MET GOAL!!
pucedaisy: Lose 5 lbs. to reach my goal of 140! I'll need to keep my new and improved eating habits and STEP UP the exercise!
Sotypical: Lose at least 2 pounds.
c laura: lose 15lbs this month and/or drop six inches.
misschloe: i want to stay on the wagon all month, which means no cheating, lots of veggies, lean protein.
Synesthetes: lose 2lbs.
Lewisempire: keep PLANNING my meals ahead and lose 5 pounds.
Wifey: lose at least 5lbs, no pop drinking for 30 days and focus on drinking more water, especially when I'm at work!
HeatherEljohari: Septembers weight goal= 167lbs. do light excerise 3x a week. 30 minutes cardio, 20 situps (unsure on this one but will try). Also 80fl oz water everyday.
econ nerd: lose 10 pounds or get below 223 (starting weight is 233)
ButterflyDiva: drink 8 glasses of water every day, eat healthy... no junk food, no fast food or take out, 5 to lose anywhere between 5 and 10lbs by Oct 1st.
Jacque999: Stay within 4 lbs of 125, Make healthy meals for myself and my son, Continue working out 6 days a week.
KimL1214: CW: 270, GW: 260,Comfortably fit into a size 20 pair of pants.
urockmom: lose 5 pounds--MET GOAL!!
dandk0204: lose 10lbs.
Newshinyme: journal my food intake for every meal.
HealthyBunny: My SW is 160 lbs, my goal for the month is to lose 6 lbs.
MeowMix: My goal is to lose 8 pounds by Sep. 30th--MET GOAL!!Jessicado22: to get into the 250s--MET GOAL!! and to fit into those smallest of small size 20 pants I have in storage and be able to wear them in public--MET GOAL!! added goal, get into the 240s.
mizzmizzy: lose 9 lbs. to get to 161.
Hotsplashes: My goal is to be in the 7's. And as close to 175 as I can possibly get.
aprilcp12344: currently sit at 171 and hope to be at 165 by the end of the month
Bessie Mary Alice : Goal: Reach 150lbs, Walk or bike the new trail just opened down the street at least every Saturday/Sunday.
misspiggy408: Get out of the 140's (FINALLY!!) , Weight/Resistance bands, workout 2-3x / week, Cardio 5x / week.
CanadianCutie: lose 10 pounds by September 30th.
layddi: I'd like to see 190 by the end of September, that would be 11 pounds.
slimmerCindy: I am shooting for onderland in September! (that's like 10 pounds).
inthemidst: get to 178, eat OP, and not let school freak me out--MET GOAL!!
cheri1957: starting in at 238 my goal is to lose 100 pounds...
IgetfitNStrongforme: lose 8 lbs.
saraht: lose 3lbs. to be 155.
sylv: lose 10 lbs.
Matilda08: to get below 235.

Meow Mix congratulationssssssssssssssssssssss :) You met your goal early and even exceeded it. COngrats on a terrific month :carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::cheer3::c heer3::congrat:

Those of you who may be close...don't forget you still have until tomorrow morning (loss can be used on this month or rolled over to Oct.). I will be checking the boards.... talk soon, have a great day girls :)

MeowMix-Excellent loss for the month! Holy Cow! You really did a great job. Look forward to seeing you over in the October thread.

Tummy-Oh My Gosh!! 14 pounds this month?! WOW!!! I guess I wasn't keeping track, but you were posting losses like everyday, so it makes sense. That's incredible! Seriously, so proud of your hard work and dedication to eating right and exercising. Keep up the good work! You're gonna be to your ultimate goal in no time too!!!

FSA-Glad the hospital visit went well. Now, don't let yourself get worn down, hon. You take care and get the rest, nutrition, etc you need to stay healthy, you hear? Catch ya in Ocotber!

Shasha-Great job getting back to pre-vaca weight! South Beach is very sound nutritionally and you will definitely figure out your portions as you go. It will be VERY nice when you can add back in the "good carbs" and have that balance in a couple weeks. Take care and see ya in Ocotber!

Afternoon girls!!

Cle~ gotcha! Henceforth I shall call you Cle!! :)

MsP~ thanks hun! :) I know what you mean! Every time one of you makes a goal or drops a size, runs an extra mile or number of minutes, I get so amped up and happy for you!! I love this group! And see, I knew I wasn't congratulating you for nothin'! You DID it!! :carrot: That's awesome!! And brrr! Great job braving the cold!! It was in the 50's yesterday and I was chilly and all I could think about was, what am I going to do when it starts to snow? :lol: I think I'll be heading inside. :D

Nella~ Thanks so much! Let's hear it for smaller jeans and bras!!! Woo hoo! Congrats on making your goal this month! :carrot: Here's to another great month ahead!

Nello~ thanks hun! I'll try to enjoy it, but first I need to not be so afraid of it! :eek: ;)

Tummy~ :lol3: You think that basement is messy?!? Good gravy--you don't want to see mine!!! It would scare you straight out of your mind!!! :eek: Thanks for the pics, my beam is metal, but it's basically set up like yours. If I can pad it somehow I think I'll be good and not be blowing through tubes every week! ;) Thanks again for typing out the rotation for me, you're the best! Now, :woohoo: 14 POUNDS!!!! That is crazy awesome!!! You were absolutely scorching hot this month!!! Glad to hear the test was neg, I can imagine it would have been a little stressful given your circumstances. Hopefully after your dr's appt you'll get answers to your questions! And I don't mind telling you, I'll be crazy excited when I hear the news your are pg! :D Sorry I made you cry :hug: and thanks for all the sweet words hun! :hug:

dcapulet~ Hey hun! Don't forget to come back by tonight and post your loss for the month!!! See you over on the Oct. thread!! :)

Shasha~ Thanks girlie! Glad you won't have to do without your faves for long--that would be super hard! Congrats on the 5 lbs gone! That is crazy! :carrot:

Meowmix~ :carrot: Congrats on making your goal hun! Great job!!

FSA~ thanks so much hun! :) I owe it all to you and these wonderful girls! If you had never started this thread...who knows where I would have ended up? Perhaps thrown from wagon laying in a ditch filled with cupcakes and ice cream...;) Glad to hear everything went well yesterday! Sorry you were so tired last night--it's no fun to be emotionally drained like that. I do hope everything sorts itself out for the best. :hug:


Well ladies, not much new to report from this morning :lol:. Finally got all my workouts in so I can call my Sept. Exercise Goals "MET"! I took all the girls' old Winter clothes to a resale shop, got a whoppin' $32 for a handful of things, spent $26 so I didn't come out too ahead on the deal. ;) However, now all of those clothes are in my car and ready to be given away. I'm not going to try to make a single cent off of them--I just want them gone!

Kind of floating around in a haze today...kind of freaking out about how I'm going to maintain this loss and how many calories I should eat, should I keep doing HIIT and running 3 miles a day...??? Also, I'm counting down the days until hubby says, "now that you've reached your goal--can we go out to eat somewhere GOOD?" :lol: That guy, he slays me!

Anyway, just checking in. Hope everyone is having a great day!!! :)

Afternoon Ladies,

Had a minute before workout #2 to come check in...

Dcapulet - Hi there, glad you're still checking in :)

Shasha - Awesome dropping that extra from the weekend and it's only Wednesday! Sounds like you're getting the hang of it and it's only day 3!

FSA - So glad your hospital trip went well, that would be really nice to see everyone again, and especially for all the nurses and things to see your dad, that's great. Hope you're taking good care of yourself during all the emotional stress too, you first then you can take care of everyone else :) And thanks for the nice thoughts.

Ms P - Ya I was kinda shocked a bit too, it was a huge surprise this morning. So now that's Sandye's there, I guess it's your turn and then Delphi and I won't be far behind!

Sandye - Oh it was a good cry, no worries. It's amazing how much you care and when you read that it just warms your heart. I mean when did you start, March, April? I mean did you ever think that you would be not only at a healthy weight but in great shape 7 months later? WTG, Delphi's gonna be pissed she missed it, maybe send her a note on FB, lol. I'm glad the basement works, I found it plenty hard the way it's set up. Oh that's the "clean" part of my basement, where dd can play and I have my p90x area, hence the multicoloured floor mat (for plyometrics) and all the weights. To the right of that picture is utter destruction. And you're very welcome, have you decided what rotation to do?

Tummy~ I actually got here at the end of April and the May Challenge was my first one. I was already a bit into my journey having lost about 12 or so at that point, but the challenges really lit a fire under my butt for sure! Getting to your question though--NO WAY! I never in a million years thought I'd make it to 135--that's why I set my first goal at 150! ;) Looking back I was 200 lbs in March--so I've lost over 65 lbs...that boggles my mind! I mean, I've lost that much before, but not all at one time! ;) LOL And I know I sound like a broken record, but it's all because of everyone in this group. :) As for the rotation--I'm going for the classic one, I'm guessing it's the easier of the two right? And I don't want to get overwhelmed and give up on it, kwim? I still need to watch the instructional dvd, heck, I still need a place to do it! :lol: Looks like I'm going to be busy for the next couple of days/nights huh? ;)

This was my first challenge. My weight loss has been super slow so I was aiming for 4 lbs, which would put me at 175.anything. I weighed in today at 175.4!! I made my goal!

Afternoon girls!!

Cle~ gotcha! Henceforth I shall call you Cle!! :)

Anyway, just checking in. Hope everyone is having a great day!!! :)

lol you got it!

Ladies! Ya'll are kicking some serious butt!!!! I'm so happy to be a part of such an active group of women losing actual weight!!! Keep it up! It's so encouraging to read these posts! :carrot::carrot::carrot: <--- I love that smiley lol

Hey Ladies,

Tummy Girl, I must agree with Sandye on this one. I just can't throw out 'good' food. My mother would also murder me. Growing up, she's 5'8'' and she's always been about 120 and ate whatever she wanted! The last 5 years or so, she's 36 she's gained wait, but she's still at what is considered a healthy weight. So, I think I'm going to have to go through the food and possibly ask her to put her goodies in her food. That probably won't happen, but today (last night she bought these to die for cookies) and I've only had two. I haven't been completely OP, but that's why I'm here! If anything, If I plan and measure out my food (I'll probably start calorie counting) I think that will help me keep everything in my body healthy.

I must say, Sandye every time I have a low point and post on here, you know just what to say. Actually, everyone does, but I think it's the passion I'm picking up on in your posts. ;) Thank you.

Ahahahaha, Late to the game, that's why I would always say my soda habit and not coke.

All righty, well. I have a funny, nonwieght loss related story. I had my first speech yesterday, in Public Speaking. I was introducing someone I met, though he was an aquiantence for years. I was so practically shaking and I must say. I got the must 'audience feedback,' like laughing and such. And I was feeling good after that, aside from becoming exhausted and a headache after the adrenaline rush. But, yeah. This morning I woke up with a really sore throat that won't go away. I was like, greeeaaattt. -.- I blame the weather. It got real cold real fast.

Goal wise, I didn't make my weight loss goal of 10 pounds, only 5, but I have officially stopped my soda drinking addiction. And, probably because I'm getting sick, have been downing water all day long. Actually, more like all week long.

I think with measuring/planning out my meals and snacks that I will begin to really loose. I haven't been eating OP, but I have been keeping up with working out. I am glad that I will be at a wedding (at sunset) for my friend on Halloween. And yes, we are to wear costumes. ;) That means, passing out the candy isn't my duty!

Well ladies, I wish I had more of an update, but it is freeezzziiinnnggg in my computer room and I have to get to reading for class where there is a heater and blanket.

I Can't Wait For Another Month Ladies. <3

Julia congratsssssss on meeting goal and also congratsssss to you miss malleee, wtg on the loss girls! :) :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::c heer2::cheer3::cheer3::congrat:

September Weight Loss Challenge Team Members and Goals List
Please let me know if I miss anyone or something is incorrect, thanks :)

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES
:cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::cheer3::cheer2::cheer2::c heer3::cheer3::congrat:

congratulations to all of you girls in every respect, for meeting goals, completing a month, making progress, sticking with it or getting right back to it,...etc. etc. :hug:




FullSteamAhead: lose 6-7 lbs, champ. 2x/wk max WK1, WK2, WK3, WK4
juliast27: reach 175's--MET GOAL!!
nellonello: to see 195--MET GOAL!!
Aclai4067: No more than 2 sodas per wk, survive b'day w/a loss, + be 250 lbs. by Sep. 30
sasha: lose approx. 10 lbs. to be 240
Delphi: lose 10 lbs. + reach a normal BMI--MET GOAL!!
AngelD: have breakfast every other day + start + stick with C25K
Nella: lose 10 lbs--MET GOAL!! + fit into one of my old pair of jeans--MET GOAL!! do level 2 or 3 on 30DS w/no 5 second breaks
iDream: Lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! Lose more inches + Keep trying new recipes--MET GOAL!! Keep trying new veggies--MET GOAL!!
wamama: 08/29: 281 lbs, Goal : 270 lbs by my birthday late Sept.
dcapulet: lose 4-6 lbs, Daily water goal: 64 oz 5 out of 7 days, Keep going with couch to 5 k, Yoga 4 days a week, + Good, clean, op eating most days.
Shrinking Girl: Lose 8 lbs--MET GOAL!!
jellofer2: to be 249 by Sep. 30. Lost 10 lbs!!
Tummy Girl: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 166--MET GOAL!!
Bootsie: Lose 10 lbs.
Late To The Game: Lose 7-10 lbs--MET GOAL!!
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 227.
MyOwnSabateur: I am right now 184.8, My goal for Sept is to be in 179.
Mystical: Lose 10 lbs.
hugmequick: Lose 6 lbs. to reach 258.
Miss Mallee: Loose 10 pounds, Stop drinking soda (even diet).
ruth135: pending
mustbedreaming: My goal is to lose 10 pounds & walk 2 miles on the treadmill (8-10%incline) 3x per week!
matilda: drop 10lbs, + workout 5hr./wk.
ruth135: lose 4-6 lbs., + start Strength training regularly.
MsPerception: get to 144--MET GOAL!! multi-vitamin most days + get back to meal-planning--MET GOAL!!Bigmid: Lose 6 lbs--MET GOAL!!
pucedaisy: Lose 5 lbs. to reach my goal of 140! I'll need to keep my new and improved eating habits and STEP UP the exercise!
Sotypical: Lose at least 2 pounds --MET GOAL!! (4.6)
c laura: lose 15lbs this month and/or drop six inches.
misschloe: i want to stay on the wagon all month, which means no cheating, lots of veggies, lean protein.
Synesthetes: lose 2lbs.
Lewisempire: keep PLANNING my meals ahead and lose 5 pounds.
Wifey: lose at least 5lbs, no pop drinking for 30 days and focus on drinking more water, especially when I'm at work!
HeatherEljohari: Septembers weight goal= 167lbs. do light excerise 3x a week. 30 minutes cardio, 20 situps (unsure on this one but will try). Also 80fl oz water everyday.
econ nerd: lose 10 pounds or get below 223 (starting weight is 233)
ButterflyDiva: drink 8 glasses of water every day, eat healthy... no junk food, no fast food or take out, 5 to lose anywhere between 5 and 10lbs by Oct 1st.
Jacque999: Stay within 4 lbs of 125, Make healthy meals for myself and my son, Continue working out 6 days a week.
KimL1214: CW: 270, GW: 260,Comfortably fit into a size 20 pair of pants.
urockmom: lose 5 pounds--MET GOAL!!
dandk0204: lose 10lbs.
Newshinyme: journal my food intake for every meal.
HealthyBunny: My SW is 160 lbs, my goal for the month is to lose 6 lbs.
MeowMix: My goal is to lose 8 pounds by Sep. 30th--MET GOAL!!Jessicado22: to get into the 250s--MET GOAL!! and to fit into those smallest of small size 20 pants I have in storage and be able to wear them in public--MET GOAL!! added goal, get into the 240s.
mizzmizzy: lose 9 lbs. to get to 161.
Hotsplashes: My goal is to be in the 7's. And as close to 175 as I can possibly get.
aprilcp12344: currently sit at 171 and hope to be at 165 by the end of the month
Bessie Mary Alice : Goal: Reach 150lbs, Walk or bike the new trail just opened down the street at least every Saturday/Sunday.
misspiggy408: Get out of the 140's (FINALLY!!) , Weight/Resistance bands, workout 2-3x / week, Cardio 5x / week.
CanadianCutie: lose 10 pounds by September 30th.
layddi: I'd like to see 190 by the end of September, that would be 11 pounds.
slimmerCindy: I am shooting for onderland in September! (that's like 10 pounds).
inthemidst: get to 178, eat OP, and not let school freak me out--MET GOAL!!
cheri1957: starting in at 238 my goal is to lose 100 pounds...
IgetfitNStrongforme: lose 8 lbs.
saraht: lose 3lbs. to be 155.
sylv: lose 10 lbs.
Matilda08: to get below 235.

*sigh* maybe next month... I started at 233 and hoped for 10 pounds gone. Well this morning I am still at 233... I'll try again this month. I really do have to be more vigilant this month.

Great job to all those who met their goals!!

AWESOME!!!!! all I can say is AWESOME!!!!


You ladies are so inspiring. To those that lost.....great work. To those that stuck to it and worked those goals.....congratulations.

I was bummed when i missed the goal of 249. But I have to go back and look at where I was when I started this challenge. I did lose 10 lbs. this month. That is progress!!!!! :D So I am proud. I did meet a goal.

As for next month I am shooting big again 239!!! So watch me in October!! I will do it. We will all do it. See you all in October.

I truly do appreciate you all!!! :hug:

Way to go everyone!!!

My goal this month was to lose at least 2 pounds - and I did it! I lost 4.6! That is a lot of me to lose in a month, so I am very happy! I hope I can keep it up for next month.

I MET GOAL!!!! My goal for September was 195 and I weighed in this morning at 193.0!!!!!!

Congrats everyone who met or exceeded their goal for September!! And congrats to everyone for sticking to it and doing it!

Nellonello, sotypical, and jellofer CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSS girls on meeting goals, the losses, progress, etc!!!! :) THat's fantastic. :carrot::carrot::carrot: :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::cheer3::cheer3::c heer::cheer::cheer::congrat: wtg chicks! What a nice way to start our new month.

Wishing you all continued success. :)

Im going to go fix that list right now. Having pc troubles today.

econ nerd....congratulationssssss to you on maintaining! :) :carrot::carrot::carrot: See you in our new thread.

September Weight Loss Challenge Team Members and Goals List
Please let me know if I miss anyone or something is incorrect, thanks :)

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES
:cheer2::cheer2::cheer3::cheer3::cheer2::cheer2::c heer3::cheer3::congrat:

congratulations to all of you girls in every respect, for meeting goals, completing a month, making progress, sticking with it or getting right back to it,...etc. etc. :hug:




FullSteamAhead: lose 6-7 lbs, champ. 2x/wk max WK1, WK2, WK3, WK4
juliast27: reach 175's--MET GOAL!!
nellonello: to see 195--MET GOAL!!
Aclai4067: No more than 2 sodas per wk, survive b'day w/a loss, + be 250 lbs. by Sep. 30
sasha: lose approx. 10 lbs. to be 240
Delphi: lose 10 lbs. + reach a normal BMI--MET GOAL!!
AngelD: have breakfast every other day + start + stick with C25K
Nella: lose 10 lbs--MET GOAL!! + fit into one of my old pair of jeans--MET GOAL!! do level 2 or 3 on 30DS w/no 5 second breaks
iDream: Lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!! Lose more inches + Keep trying new recipes--MET GOAL!! Keep trying new veggies--MET GOAL!!
wamama: 08/29: 281 lbs, Goal : 270 lbs by my birthday late Sept.
dcapulet: lose 4-6 lbs, Daily water goal: 64 oz 5 out of 7 days, Keep going with couch to 5 k, Yoga 4 days a week, + Good, clean, op eating most days.
Shrinking Girl: Lose 8 lbs--MET GOAL!!
jellofer2: to be 249 by Sep. 30. Lost 10 lbs!!
Tummy Girl: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 166--MET GOAL!!
Bootsie: Lose 10 lbs.
Late To The Game: Lose 7-10 lbs--MET GOAL!!
susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs. to hit 227.
MyOwnSabateur: I am right now 184.8, My goal for Sept is to be in 179.
Mystical: Lose 10 lbs.
hugmequick: Lose 6 lbs. to reach 258.
Miss Mallee: Loose 10 pounds, Stop drinking soda (even diet).
ruth135: pending
mustbedreaming: My goal is to lose 10 pounds & walk 2 miles on the treadmill (8-10%incline) 3x per week!
matilda: drop 10lbs, + workout 5hr./wk.
ruth135: lose 4-6 lbs., + start Strength training regularly.
MsPerception: get to 144--MET GOAL!! multi-vitamin most days + get back to meal-planning--MET GOAL!!Bigmid: Lose 6 lbs--MET GOAL!!
pucedaisy: Lose 5 lbs. to reach my goal of 140! I'll need to keep my new and improved eating habits and STEP UP the exercise!
Sotypical: Lose at least 2 pounds --MET GOAL!! (4.6)
c laura: lose 15lbs this month and/or drop six inches.
misschloe: i want to stay on the wagon all month, which means no cheating, lots of veggies, lean protein.
Synesthetes: lose 2lbs.
Lewisempire: keep PLANNING my meals ahead and lose 5 pounds.
Wifey: lose at least 5lbs, no pop drinking for 30 days and focus on drinking more water, especially when I'm at work!
HeatherEljohari: Septembers weight goal= 167lbs. do light excerise 3x a week. 30 minutes cardio, 20 situps (unsure on this one but will try). Also 80fl oz water everyday.
econ nerd: lose 10 pounds or get below 223 (starting weight is 233)
ButterflyDiva: drink 8 glasses of water every day, eat healthy... no junk food, no fast food or take out, 5 to lose anywhere between 5 and 10lbs by Oct 1st.
Jacque999: Stay within 4 lbs of 125, Make healthy meals for myself and my son, Continue working out 6 days a week.
KimL1214: CW: 270, GW: 260,Comfortably fit into a size 20 pair of pants.
urockmom: lose 5 pounds--MET GOAL!!
dandk0204: lose 10lbs.
Newshinyme: journal my food intake for every meal.
HealthyBunny: My SW is 160 lbs, my goal for the month is to lose 6 lbs.
MeowMix: My goal is to lose 8 pounds by Sep. 30th--MET GOAL!!Jessicado22: to get into the 250s--MET GOAL!! and to fit into those smallest of small size 20 pants I have in storage and be able to wear them in public--MET GOAL!! added goal, get into the 240s.
mizzmizzy: lose 9 lbs. to get to 161.
Hotsplashes: My goal is to be in the 7's. And as close to 175 as I can possibly get.
aprilcp12344: currently sit at 171 and hope to be at 165 by the end of the month
Bessie Mary Alice : Goal: Reach 150lbs, Walk or bike the new trail just opened down the street at least every Saturday/Sunday.
misspiggy408: Get out of the 140's (FINALLY!!) , Weight/Resistance bands, workout 2-3x / week, Cardio 5x / week.
CanadianCutie: lose 10 pounds by September 30th.
layddi: I'd like to see 190 by the end of September, that would be 11 pounds.
slimmerCindy: I am shooting for onderland in September! (that's like 10 pounds).
inthemidst: get to 178, eat OP, and not let school freak me out--MET GOAL!!
cheri1957: starting in at 238 my goal is to lose 100 pounds...
IgetfitNStrongforme: lose 8 lbs.
saraht: lose 3lbs. to be 155.
sylv: lose 10 lbs.
Matilda08: to get below 235.

Sorry I am late my goal was 10 pounds but lost 6 pounds oh well 6 down 4 to go!

congratulationsssssssssssss on the loss bootsie! :) that is wonderful. I just came from the ex. forum and congrats on your ex. schedule too! wtg! :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot: