20-Somethings - !! Weekly Chat: August 2 - 8 !!

I'm starting the weekly chat! Whoo-hoo! Maybe that'll make up for not being around for the last few weeks. :) Life's been busy and crazy and amazing, and I don't even have time to breathe, much less hang out on 3FC. But I miss you guys, so I'm B-A-C-K.

This morning I woke up and hopped on the scale. Lo and behold! I'm down to 209. It was a huge surprise, since Friday was an unplanned splurge day and Saturday was a planned splurge day. Lots of sodium and sugar and ice cream floats and eggplants w/ goat cheese.

Quick recipe:


Slice an eggplant (or two!) the long way into 1/4" thick strips.
Salt and drain them for 30 minutes.
Rinse slices and pat dry, then toss in olive oil and red pepper flakes.
Roast on high heat on a grill insert until soft, flipping halfway through.
Let cool, then spread goat cheese on each one.
Roll the eggplant splices up and hold in place w/a toothpick if necessary.
NOM NOM NOM.


So amazing. So filling. SO FREAKING EASY.

I also wanted to say that you ladies are absolutely amazing. I know it's hard to see progress when you're looking in the mirror at yourself every day, but popping in only occasionally has been a blessing, in that I see how far everyone's going, and how hard you are all working. Even the small set-backs aren't so bad, when you consider all of the progress you've made over the last few months. Congrats on weight loss, law school, grad school, and staying on plan! You ladies are such an inspiration!

Good Morning Everyone!!!!!

Man I am in a sleep induced haze for some reason this morning. Maybe because it's Monday.

Other than drinking too much beer Saturday night I'm feeling pretty good. And I was really proud of myself on Saturday when I went to lunch with the parents - we went to Chilis - I got a chicken sandwich on whole wheat, but I thought it automatically came with the veggies because it said "guiltless grill - steamed veggies" right underneath it. UM NO... came with a plate of fries. I ate mabye 3 or 4. Other than the chips and salsa prior I would say that was a win. LOL

I'm house sitting all week so I even though the people I'm house sitting for bought me some groceries I went and bought a few things last night to be well prepared for the week. Including Sugar Free pudding packs which I haven't eaten in... I don't even know how long. YUM!!!

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Theresa - sounds like you've been doing really well, girl! Your egg plant sounds delicious!!!! Congrats on the loss! Sometimes our bodies do weird things. I like to think that every now and then we need a shock to the system to get things movinga gain. :)

Morning all! Happy Monday!! I have 19 days till vacation! :D

Anyways, I was totally off plan yesterday. Good reason, though. It was my Mom's side of the fam's reunion in PA. Great italian food, all homemade. I couldn't not eat it. Really. Besides, that's been my only off plan day since 6/8! Woo!

Back on plan today! WI on Saturday was 238, so hopefully I didn't screw something up with my day off, but it doesn't really matter, it'll come back off eventually! :)

How was everyone's weekends?

Good morning ladies!! I am exhausted from this past week and this week is going to be just as busy as I work every day except today. So I weighed myself yesterday and got an amazing 209.6!! YAY only 10 more lbs and I will be under 200 again..woohoo

Theresa- its been sooo long since I've had eggplant that I dont remember what it tastes like but that recipe sounds delicious and I love goat cheese!

Feral- way to go with only eating 3 or 4! I feel like I'm good at not eating stuff like french fries....but bad at eating enough veggies right now.

Grumble. Morning.

I had a crappy drive back to Maryland yesterday (Delaware, you SUCK) and I ate my way through traffic. I didn't eat bad things, just went over calories. So I'm at 167.4. Which really, not terrible. I didn't eat stellar on Saturday, either, because of concert food, but I'm back today. I think a lot of that is water from the chips I had yesterday.

Becky - Way to go :)

Feral - You are like the professional house sitter :)

Theresa - Welcome back!

I died this weekend....

that is all

Morning everyone!

The kitchen is almost all done except for some touch up painting and our counter top. We're just without a kitchen sink for one more week. It SUCKS!!! But the kitchen looks great and I'll take a pic of it when it's all done!

The pool party was good, I got some nice compliments from friends who haven't seen me since may. I went nuts on a buffalo chicken wing dip that I'm in love with, so when it came time for BBQ, all I could eat was a little bit of pasta salad and one bite from my hot dog. And because of that, I ended up drinking more than what I had wanted. So to sum it all up, the scale is back at 135 today and I am sodium bloated. But it was all worth it and I'm back to somewhat on plan today...I'm tired of ordering turkey hoagies from the convenience store...we can't really cook anything right now :( But I've managed!

I'm really hoping that Greg will take me to see Dinner for Shmucks tomorrow...I really want to see it, it looks hilarious!!

Theresa: that recipe looks yummy, too bad I hate eggplant! hahah! Welcome back, and congrats on the weight loss!!

Feral: Have fun with the house sitting! Pudding packs rule! They make me feel like a little kid again!

Becky: Kickin' butt woman!!!

Stella: Delaware does indeed suck.

Hi all,

I am new here. I weighed myself this morning and I am 149lbs. It probably is water weight. After years of yo-yo dieting, my metabolism is shot and I can't get below 140 no matter how hard I try. So, now I am trying a healthy approach to weightloss. I am eating much better instead of binging, and started on an exercise program.

Here goes nothing!

blah i think TOM is on its way here.....i killed a pint of ice cream last night and perhaps earlier in the day. ate like crap really but it may have evened out caloriewise. wasnt paying attention to everything i ate.
i hope to be down a few more pounds by end of the month i'm going to NY for my lil cousins bridal shower

hope y'all have a good monday

Good morning Girls!!

Wonderful news! I weighed in at 164.2 this morning. Thats a 4 pound loss from last Monday! Woohoo!!!!!! I am not officially below my goal. I need to be at 165.5 to be halfway there.

I blame this on Haley. I wanted a new dress for our Anniversary dinner this Saturday night so I went to Ross yesterday. I tried on 7 dresses and bought FIVE of them! I didn't get one of them because it was falling off of me. It was a 13 in juniors (Yippy!) and the other was kinda see through and I'm not a slip girl. I got 5 dresses for me and 1 fr my 7 yo niece for her bday and only spend $77. I count that as a win.

I love my DH. I got home from shopping and was mentioning that then I make $150 on this Online job thing that I'm doing, that I wanted to use that money to go shopping because I am really running out of clothes that fit me. He said "For our anniversary, would you rather get new clothes or get a Kindle?" I said immediatly new clothes. A kindle would be nice, but the clothes are a current necessity. So he handed me $140 that he had earned as a bonus a work. Needless to say, he may have gotten lucky last night. :) I'm gonna save that money for a few more weeks and probably buy some fall-winter clothes with it.

Nina - Welcome!!! Everyone here is great! Lots of support to come your way!

Samantha - I bet you CAN NOT WAIT for your kitchen to get done. I know it will be worth it in the end but the getting there part can be frustrating. Buffalo Chicken Dip...mmmm.....

Haley - whats wrong love?

Becky - Yay! You'll be below 200 in no time!

Kate - You can't pass up yummy homemade italian food. You just can't.

Feral - Yay for getting to stay at someone elses house. Its kind of like a vacation.

lol jenn wtg on the shopping

I'm a new girl here, but might as well jump in.

I had an amaaaazing weekend, and by amazing I mean super awesomely fun, if rather unsuccessful in the diet department ;) Too much calorie/fat/sodium laden food at a friend's housewarming, and two nights of drinks with friends. The scale reflected that this morning, but I'm on my water and veggies and fruits today. I'll be 2 pounds down by tomorrow, I'll bet, and all the way back to starting or lower by Friday.

Weekends kick my butt... if my friends weren't so great, I'd be tons better off (diet wise) with no social life :p

I'm in desperate need of a mani-pedi, but holding out on myself until I get a couple of pounds below where I was last week. Gotta have that incentive. I'm four short months out from a 7 day Western Caribbean cruise, I've got to kick it in high gear!

Happy Monday Everyone! I am once again, back on the wagon. I have been pretty busy the last few months and also pretty bad in the eating department. My whole side of the family has birthdays in summer so there have been a lot of parties, aka a lot of cake. I've done pretty well, only had 1 slice at my 5 yr old's party. Threw the rest of it away real quick :hb:

My mini goal for this month is to lose 10 lbs. Final goal is 165. I want to be here by January. Wouldn't it be nice to start the new year at the weight you want to be instead of at your starting weight? New Years resolution would be maintaining, not losing the weight. How many people get to say that? "My resolution is to maintain the weight I'm already at!"

Anyway! Good luck to you all and have a great Monday!

Good afternoon ladies!

I hate mondays I dont feel like working out today so I know today will be a treadmill day lol I feel so tired and drained I did have a decent weekend! Heres to a better day.

Just jumped my fat arse on the scale to see if I had done any damage last night when I got home and ate what I consider to be a ton!
Drumroll please..............208.4! Winner winner chicken dinner:):)

Becky that just made me laugh so hard I spit water through my nose....

Lucky lady, my scale was worse today than yesterday.. I kind of expected it though, always takes my body a day or two to catch up.

Stella- Glad I could make you laugh:)

Going to shower and get cleaned up soon to take the boys to target and a little play date at the mall play area. Then probably going to make spaghetti squash pizza tonight since its totally OP and I'm craving pizza so taht will have to do

Winner winner chicken dinner:):)

LOL.
thank you for that!



I just painted my nails so I can't eat the frozen snickers in the freezer that's yelling at me.

Nothing bad happened I had an awesome awesome awesome time all weekend...I'm however super sad that I'm leaving these people

Jenn- Yay for new dresses... I tried on a ton saturday morningand didnt buy one...this is the first time ever... I was so upset :( but I bought some super hot peep toe pumps

Welcome to all the new faces

I'm gonna post pictures

My best friend and I
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx67/urlilhayhay/summer048.jpg
She's really gonna miss me :(
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My husband and I (seriously not married)
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx67/urlilhayhay/summer043.jpg
College Roomies
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx67/urlilhayhay/summer021.jpg
My cousin and I
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Good afternoon Ladies!

Having a wonderful day so far - I work weekends, so Monday/Tuesday are my play days. I always take Mondays as my 'rest' day, because it does wonderful things for me mentally! I never have a crappy, slow, horrible-day-at-work Monday. I feel kinda lucky in that sense.

Today I took the dogs to the beach. I live in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, and when I say beach, I really mean a gorgeous, secluded, hidden away on conservation land that's hard to find, crystal-clear mountain-spring-fed lake 'beach'. I love it, it's a slice of heaven. Often little to no people there, and its very dog friendly.

Still got my upper body workout today! Threw the nice floating dog toys for a few hours straight out, until the pups could swim no more. Then a super relaxing nap in the sun, with a dog on either side.

Back to the gym tomorrow.

Stay motivated ladies!

Haley - You are such a gorgeous girl!

Haley - I love your pictures. You are beautiful and such an inspiration.

Sorry for the lack of anything else in this post everyone. Busy day. Kinda blah at work. 6 month anniversary with the BF tonight. We aren't celebrating until next week as he's in the middle of moving. That's okay...TOM is visiting ;)

I love you ladies!

Becky - where'd you get the spaghetti squash?! i've been searching for that forever!!

Jenn - Yay for cute, cheap clothes in smaller sizes!! Ross is awesome, I love TJMaxx and Marshall's too!! Aww, your hubby is totally a keeper :) I have a Kindle and love it, but if you need the clothes, go for it. That's a tough choice...

Haley - Wow girl, you look awesome! What diet and exercise plans are you following?

Samantha - Great idea about painting your fingernails, I'm gonna have to use that one.

It's a Monday, and I hate Mondays. I think we've got this whole work thing wrong, and should be working two days a week, and have a five day weekend! Hoping for a big loss this week. I'm attending a wedding on Labor Day (horrible day to have a wedding, but i digress...) and want to look great! Would love to lose a few more pounds by then, and that Indian buffet yesterday certainly did not help. Gonna have to work my tush extra hard today!!

Hey everyone!!! Today has been yucky!! Today is my first day back on track. I planned with my cousin to rejoin the gym today. She called me at around 12 to let me know she won't be able to. AWESOME! The real problem here is she and my mom (and the gym) are half an hour away from me. I don't want to waste a trip up there if I'm not going to accomplish everything. So, I feel like today was a total waste. I'm thinking about starting 30 Day Shred tonight. I've eaten pretty well today so as long as I get some type of work out in I'll be alright, right?! lol! Oh and I started a blog last night! Never though I would do that but I did and it feels pretty awesome too! Haha! :)

Hi girls!!!! I have been super busy. Im gonna try to keep up this week... I dont like disappearing like that. Official weigh in thos week was 158.0 :D Annnnnd my half marathon is less than two weeks away!!!! I'm very excited for that.... And excited for it to be owr with lol. I made myself a workout schedule for the month of august, and I really think I shouldn't have too much of a problem sticking to it. I just need to watch the junk food. Healthy healthy!!!

Whats up. Sorry I haven't been around...I've been distracted by makeupalley.com. Oops?

But I'm almost to onederland!

Thank you ladies

Misstraveler- Clearly I survive off of beer and chips and dip... but seriously I just do an hour of cardio daily... really sweaty cardio and I watch my fat and count calories

Jazzy-I'm so proud of you!!!!

I dumped my boyfriend :)

haley - dumped the boyfriend!!!????? details????? and ps your pics = gorgeous

samantha - :LOL: lol at your snickers craving fighting skills. paint the nails. so awesome, love it.

feral - guiltless grill, what a scam!!!! haha

Dumped the boyfriend for a hot husband ;)

Ookay, I just had to throw my pita chips out with the kitty litter.

So I have an obsession with guacamole, I crave it like crazy. Obviously the chips that go with the guac are a disaster waiting to happen. SO, I bought some celery sticks today to dip the guacamole with. Very satisfying and tasty. I'm pretty excited about my new found favorite snack!

Hey ladies, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and a great start the the week. I've been having one of those weekends that hs left me confused and flustered.

Blah, going to call it a super early night tonight and take a sleeping pill to catch up on some much needed sleep. I think that'll help me feel better in the mroning.

I ended up eating the snickers anyway. Apparently the nail polish was quick drying! hahahah!!! But I still have about 370 calories left so I'm going to have a pear and a piece of bread.

But at least my nails look fun now.

Have a great night everyone!

Good morning :)

My body and I aren't speaking today.

Morning Ladies!!!!!

I was going to take today off of work for the concert, but decided not to go out til later anyway so I would rather have Friday off than Tuesday. I did get to work late though. Ooops. Couldn't pry my *** out of bed.

My physical trainer KICKED my A$$ hard last night. Unfortunately I didn't eat before I went. I always try to have a protein bar or some nuts within an hour or two of going to the gym. My schedule was off yesterday and I didn't get a chance and even my trainer could tell. I got a slap on the wrist. LOL

Tonight is Rob Zombie and KoRn *stoked* You guys know NO ONE took me up on my ticket offer... not a SINGLE person. WTF? I'm going regardless. :)

Hope everyone has a great day!

ugh... Why cant my fat magically melt away like it used to when I was a teen!!! :blah:

/end pity party

i'm feeling blah, i did a little workout on the wii fit, my weight is up 5 pounds...i know exactly what that means me and ben & jerrys wont be speaking for a while and i can only hope it all goes whoosh with TOM (seriously i have to ask hubby when it comes i just know its soon)
i gotta get my butt in gear if i want to be 15-20 pounds lighter by my birthday

Alright you guys...


Don't make us bust out the positivity police.

I know things are rough. Summer is winding down, everyone is tired and frustrated, but really....


let's stop all the griping and pat ourselves on the back for the small things we are still doing.

KTHNXBYE!

Haley I LOVE your hair! its so cute.....


How is everyone else? Im having a lazy week I havent worked out but have been op with diet. I hit a new low today of 233.0 so im happy about that!

I said good morning, that was positive :)

I'm trying to figure out what to do with myself after work. I may go to the gym again.

Good morning!!

I'm gonna be lazy and skip personals. Like Feral said, we are doing amazing things. We can't let little things get us down. Just think of all of the wonderful changes we've been making to our lives. So you ate 8 million chicken nuggets last night? Well, learn from it. It's gonna happen. We can't let it ruin our day, week, month, or life. Way to go on everyone's losses, and hang in there if the scale isn't telling you what you want it to.

I had a completely off plan weekend. Migraine. Throwing up. Bleh. But yesterday I started right back on, and I'm "eating clean". I feel pretty great today. I have a lot of energy, which may just be in my head. My boyfriend moved and last night was our first night in the new place (and our 6 month anniversary!). It's a really nice high rise in Los Angeles. Valet parking...and the best part -- a gym! Woot. I haven't worked out there yet. We are still busy with unpacking and such.

I hope you all have a fantastic day! Keep your chins up! WE CAN DO THIS!

Any of you guys eat quinoa?

Any of you guys eat quinoa?

Every once in a while - I make stir fry with it.

Matilda - CONGRATS!!!! Hey at least you're doing something right? Diet is part of the battle! My problem is the reverse, great about working out, just the eating isnt 100% all of the time.

Ade - WOW and congrats!!!! I have to ask because I'm curious... what do you and the bf do for a living?

I don't even know where to buy Quinoa or what it is. Please explain. :)

Feral - I'm a student and I work at my university as a staff member in the fund raising department. It's going well. I'll be graduating in December with a bachelor's in geography. I'm considering grad school. As a staff member, they'll pay for 6 units per semester, so that would be a good opportunity. BF works at a video game company as an assistant producer (but he pretty much does everything). He loves it. It's so refreshing being around someone that loves their job! :)

Hey guys,

I don't really have anywhere else to talk to about this stuff, so here I go. I know, I know, wooeee is me. lol

I had a totally off point weekend, I had dinner at a mexican restaurant, ended up eating some ice cream, a chocolate covered strawberry, a pretzel ... Yesterday I had half a Philly Cheesesteak and then this really rich pasta sauce ...

I promised myself, I PROMISED myself that I wouldn't weigh myself until Friday but I couldn't resist, and fully clothed I hopped on the scale. The number devestated me, even when I take out how much my clothes weigh -- woah. I can't believe I may have gained more than FOUR POUNDS during one weekend.

Now, really I just want to curl up in a little ball and go back to sleep. I've been so stressed out lately, it's unbelievable, I need to stick with my plan and stop doing things to sabotage myself. I know it's just a temporary set back but BLAH.

On top of everything else I have going on, sometimes it's all too much.

audrina - don't let it get you down! I'm sure you didn't gain four pounds of fat. With so much sodium, it's got to be partly retained water. Hang in there! You'll see those numbers going back down! Think about how much you have accomplished! 83 pounds lost! That is incredible! I'm so proud of you. Keep your chin up! Learn from your experiences! We are all here for you!

Thanks ade, that's the thing. I don't FEEL like I've accomplished anything. At 278lbs I looked in the mirror and saw a fat cow, at my weight now I look in the mirror and still, all I see is a fat cow. I hope you are right about the water rentention and I'm sure that's what it is. I've already had 34 ounces this morning and am working on my second bottle now. I am NOT weighing myself until Friday now and hopefully those scary pounds will have disappeared.

I really appreciate the encouragement. Sometimes I wish life was 1,000 times easier than it is.

do you have pictures from before and current? Those have got to be inspiration to keep going. 83 pounds is huge. You have worked really hard! Maybe try on some clothes that are too big that used to be snug. You need to believe that you've accomplished great things, because we all know that you have! If you feel the urge to weigh yourself before Friday, come on here and we'll talk you out of it! :)

I definitely will come to you guys for support if I try to weigh myself before Friday. I do have some pictures of me before and not really any of me now. I'm still a little too ashamed to really take pictures of myself.

Thank you again for your kind words, it really means a lot to me.

Happy Tuesday!!

So I reallly really need to workout today, like as in an actual workout...not just going to work and running around or shopping...those do NOT count.

I was exhausted yesterday but went out to visit my parents since I work all the rest of the week and weekend. Made a tentative wedding guest list and discussed our options of where the reception should be, whether we get tents and chairs or rent a hall.

Both the boys are sleeping right now and I'm exhausted...but I'm slowly losing this baby weight so thats a positive:)

Feral- totally jealous of the Korn concert...i've NEVER in my life even been to a concert....probably the only person who hasn't. LAME-O

Audrina- I wish it was easier too BUT we probably wouldn't feel any sense of accomplishment if it was....or at least I tell myself that after all the crud I've been through as an adult. I will go right along with you and say that I will not weigh myself until Friday....which is sooo hard considering I usually step on the scale at least once a day!!

Have a great day/night ladies...I'll be poppin in to see ya'll bright and early tomorrow morning I'm sure.

I do the same thing Bl, and yay for joining me! lol, that'll help me stay off it. I hope you get to work out today. I'm planning on going home and going for a run, W2D2 of C25k.

feral, i saw Rob Zombie in concert just once. i was in the moshpit at that for general seating with a coworker and his 2 friends.

Do you have a recipe? I just bought a box of quinoa and I have never tried it before. DH is boderline diabetic, and I hope it doesn't make his blood sugar spike.

nina - quinoa is great for diabetics, b/c it's high in protein and lower on the glycemic index than flour based pastas. I like to use it as a substitute for rice, or pasta depending on what i'm making. I am a diabetic, so I use it a lot.

Thanks for the info misstraveller.

My recipe is at home somewhere - but try googling Women's Health Quinoa Stir Fry.

In other positive news, our intern from New Zealand (niece of the company president) is back in town for 6 months. She's pretty friggin awesome, and I'm going to force her to go speed dating with me.

I also enjoy hearing the NZ accent on a regular basis.

I had an awful weekend too, Audrina.. just when I finally hit the 220s, I screwed up and threw myself well into the 230s again.

But you know, sometimes it helps... because I have cleaned things up and am losing the weekend pounds already. It is nice to see results so quickly sometimes, you know?

The rest of my life is kind of fail right now.. I've had no energy so my house is suffering, I've been grumpy, depressed, and ridiculously down on myself so I'm sure my husband isn't the happiest. But life is life, and it all comes out in the wash. The better I feel about myself the more energy I'll have and the more my moods will improve. At least I have this one aspect of my life I'm in charge of.

In other positive news, our intern from New Zealand (niece of the company president) is back in town for 6 months. She's pretty friggin awesome, and I'm going to force her to go speed dating with me.

I also enjoy hearing the NZ accent on a regular basis.

Does she say fawk a lot? ;)

Today I'm going to strangle someone

^_^

I've been completely on plan for a few days, however the scale said 166 this morning. That's plus 2 pounds. According to mydailyplate I took in double the amount of recommended sodium yesterday. I definitely did not drink as much water as usual. I've been drinking water like crazy today, I've already had 80 ounces. I'm hoping this helps. I eat a lot of canned soups and microwave dinners. This is how I lost the weight before because it really helps me with portion control. The only down side: SODIUM.

I've been feeling great since being back on plan... lots of energy. AND I found a new pair of running pants at Old Navy that have a tiny pocket that my phone will fit in perfectly, I love this because I hate carrying my phone when I go for runs!

^I've become so salt phobic, but at times i really miss frozen meals. I've had the same dinner for over a week straight, sigh. I used to eat them a lot too. I bet that weight will be off in no time with adding in extra h20, i'll keep my fingers crossed for you casey.
(4 egg whites + various veggies + laughing cow lt cheese wedge on a rice cake. oh so exciting)

Hello all,
Eh i hate how i keep obsessing over letting myself gain so much weight. (um...i gained more weight in such a short time i really wonder if anyone else ever has. as in i was underweight before...the shame...and i did this is less then 8 months. horror and shock.) The amount of time i sit and obsess and hate myself over it does not change the fact that it happened. Small favor is i moved back in with my parents pre gain and really none of my friends have seen me, and well i refuse to visit b/c of my weight. Its a sad life i live.
My weight was stuck after really quickly losing for 3 weeks, and its finally *knocks on wood* starting to go down again, thank god. I seriously was LOSING my mind, i never expected it to be this hard so soon, esp considering how quickly i gained/am so so far above my body's set point. I also am now using my post gym weight, which maybe "cheating" but **** whatever gets me through this.

I just, the depression is pretty intense lately, but i keep on trying to focus on rebuilding my life, trying to be sane about losing the weight, and hopefully never allowing something to ever happen again. I just hate how i let this happen.
(and am really starting to worry about having excess skin and such...eek. terrified)

Sorry this post is so self-centered, i swear i won't be so all about me next time!

Dudes - it's been way too long!

I was going to come back here yesterday and let you know how much I missed you all after taking a few months off from weight loss with all the work stress and wedding stuff I had going on. I had a fantastically good time with everything, but to say I went off plan with food and exercise is a bit of an understatement... Fortunately, I only seem to be up a pound or two and I'm sure it'll come off quickly.

But then yesterday (technically the wee early hours of Sunday night/Monday morning), the condo next to us (we live in townhouse style condos) had a pretty serious house fire that took the life of our neighbor. My husband and I and our cats are all fine, and we're incredibly, incredibly lucky to have had minimal damage to our unit, but it was definitely a scary situation.

Needless to say, that derailed my plans a bit. So for now, I'm just checking in. I'm guessing things will still be crazy for a bit - at least until we figure out whether or not any of our shared wall needs to be replaced - but I'm going to do my best to keep my eating in check.

Hope you all are doing well - you're all looking fantastic! (And if I could just have a second for a mini-PSA, check your smoke detectors and have a plan for getting out of your house in an emergency. It's amazing how fast things can get out of hand.)

I'm new here and I have to say I loved reading this thread. At least I know I am doing the same thing everyone else is doing over the weekend. I am going to be a bridesmaid in 2wks and I am getting nervous. The dress fits but I need to cut the crap. I'm hoping everyones posts help motivate me to get off the couch and start doing something. Thanks everyone!

Welcome to all of the new faces!!!! :)

SMISEN - Welcome back love! I posted over in the photo album but you are a GORGEOUS bride!!!! You look wonderful and happy and I'm just so happy for you!!! :) I know you were stressed about the wedding and the dress (which you found and is beautiful!). I'm sorry to hear about your neighbor. That's so scary but I'm glad you and your new husband are okay. Please stick around. You've been missed! More pictures, please.

Okay ladies, this is going to be a bit of a bummer moment just bare with me. I found out Sunday and old friend killed himself on Friday. Now, I will preface this by saying I only saw him when we were out partying. He was more than an acquaintance but not a BFF. I hadn't even talked to him in over a year and the last time I did was probably online. I had a HUGE crush on him. He came off as a hard *** but was a huge teddy bear. He was just an overall really awesome guy. My group of friends has lost a lot of people over the past 4 or 5 years. 3 of which were in a 2 month time period. I didn't realize how upset I was until AFTER the fact last night. All of my friends in ATL were at the funeral last night, another funeral I wasn't able to attend. Needless to say there may have been a bit of a binge. It could've been a lot worse, but I realized it in the middle of eating and continued to do so anyway.

Please don't look at this for a plea of sympathy or condolences. It's really more or less about my emotional eating.

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HAPPY HUMP DAY EVERYONE!!!! One more day of waking up early for me and then I get to sleep in. So stoked. And I'm almost half way through a week of house/dog sitting. You're right Stella - I should be a professional house sitter.

Today is a NEW day with a brand new start.

Thank God for therapy today as well.

One of my coworkers just came in and said "I don't know what you're doing, but every time I see you you just keep getting thinner and thinner, you're doing a really good job."

I need all the motivation I can get right now.

How's everyone's week?!

Smisen! I'm glad you're okay! And you looked beautiful! I really liked your flowers, as well. (sucker for flowers)

Okay. So Wednesday is kind of fired. I woke up early this morning because of really loud rain that freaked me and the kitty out. Then I overslept. So no gym this morning, but not a big deal as I can go after work and have a long work out (kind of excited). I'm just really dragging, so I'm eating my cookies now (100 calorie packs ftw).

Smisen! I'm glad you're okay! And you looked beautiful! I really liked your flowers, as well. (sucker for flowers)

Okay. So Wednesday is kind of fired. I woke up early this morning because of really loud rain that freaked me and the kitty out. Then I overslept. So no gym this morning, but not a big deal as I can go after work and have a long work out (kind of excited). I'm just really dragging, so I'm eating my cookies now (100 calorie packs ftw).

omg, it is wednesday :dance: For some reason I thought it was still tuesday and was bummed out that friday was so far away.

Btw, I tried the quinoa and all I can say is I <3 quinoa

ETA: I am down 1 lb today!

No work today :)

But I have a lot of laundry to do. :(

I ate cereal about an hour ago, but I'm going to wait another 30 minutes. For whatever reason, my stomach has been cramping up after 5 minutes of running. I ran a couple days ago on an empty stomach and I was fine. But for the past 2 weeks I've cramped up to the point that I couldn't even walk until it was gone. So I'm guessing my stomach has gone back to being high maintenance and I have to wait 2 hours before running.

My scale has not been accurate..I don't think I trust it anymore. It tells me 3 different weights on the same floor at the same time. That's what I get for owning a cheap 10 dollar scale.

And my gym membership expires in 5 days. BOO.

Smisen: I saw your photos...you looked beautiful! congratulations on your wedding!!!

Feral: I'm giving you a ginormous air hug girl!!

casey: just get a good workout in and drink that water!! It happens sometimes and that's ok!

OMG it totally is wednesday! Today has NOT been a good day so far. I have this massive headache and its mostly over my left eye...thinking maybe its almost like a migraine but I've never had one so how the **** would I know. The boys are being good so thats a plus. I vowed to be completely OP for at least a week and I need to get back on the working out train which I dont think is going to happen today because of this headache.

Feral- I've never house sat before but I would think it would be kinda boring:(

Samantha- YAY for no work today!!

Stella- If I had something I KNEW would you give you a pick me up this morning I would totally help you out girly. But seeing as how I dont get much sleep myself...work about every day and have 2 kids...a carb free rockstar is about my only vice haha.

Smisen- Glad to hear that everyone is ok. That would freak me out! Love your profile pic too

Good morning! Happy Wednesday! ...Friday, please hurry!

Smisen - how scary! I'm glad you are okay, sorry to hear about your neighbor.
Feral - *hugs* you rock, btw.
stella - good for you being excited about a long workout...oh I long for that day!
nina - how did you cook the quinoa?
Samantha - you can have my gym membership. lol. I've had it for seven months...haven't used it in six..going to cancel it today. BF's new apartment has an amazing gym. Even a sauna. Oh, the life of the rich. I feel so out of place there.
BL- my migraines sound like you described. And anytime my heart rate increases, my head pounds and I want to die. I hope you feel better. I wouldn't wish one of those on anyone.

So the BF moved to a downtown city-type area. Do you know what that means? Yeah, there are about a million restaurants and bars within walking distance. So last night, I was way stressed out from the drive (So Cal traffic is just ridiculous...especially in Los Angeles)...and BF decides champagne would solve all of my problems. Well, I felt better, but then he decided walking to CPK for pizza was a good idea. And he decided to order us drinks. So I went from high energy from eating "clean" to low energy drunkenness from eating crap. At least the pizza had whole grain crust, right? Ugh. And I felt like crap this morning, too. I just need to start remembering how I'm going to feel BEFORE I put the pizza in my mouth...or the alcohol...or the [enter bad food here].
On a good note, I decided to leave the leftovers at home. I am not going to eat them. I've got my oats, apple, banana, strawberries, zucchini, celery, hummus, and tofu curry wrap all ready to go! AND --BF bought me a crock pot, so I'm cooking dinner as I sit here at work! ;) I'm making Thai Peanut Pork. I made homemade teriyaki sauce, too. I haven't decided if I'll make bulgur or quinoa to dish it over...moral of the story - we are NOT going out tonight.
As for this weekend, we are seeing Rent at the Hollywood Bowl (Neil Patrick Harris directed it and Wayne Brady is in it) on Friday (can you say way too excited???). Saturday will be a birthday party for a family friend. They always have the best food. But I'm going to bring my cooler full of "clean" food. Because I'll feel so much better.
Have a wonderful day my lovelies!

The scale said 165 this morning. That's 1 pound down, but still not where it was. Oh well, I'm just going to keep on truckin' :).... I feel so much better since I started working out again. It is soo ridiculously hot here though. I can't wait until I can go for my jogs in the afternoons.

BL-I get migraines. Mine are related to stress. I get them on the left side of my head, and behind my left eye. I've tried prescription medications but I have found that the best thing for me is excedrin migraine (rapid release caps) and a diet mountain dew. My doctor recently prescribed Klonopin for the anxiety and stress and my headaches have gotten soo much better, I feel like a new woman haha. Anyway, I hope you feel better soon, migraines are the worst!

Becky - I get migraines a lot. Honestly, the only thing that works for me is hydration and Dr. Pepper (its the caffeine). I can't have diet anything, but I'm sure that would help too.

Yay the day's halfway over!!!

caffeine helps my migraines, too. Those wonderful little Excedrin migraine pills have a lot. I usually have tons of coffee when I get one. Yet I still crash. A couple of months ago I was prescribed Immatrex (sp?) and it has become my new best friend. Only thing is you have to take it when you feel it coming on...if you wait it's too late. And I am able to function and work while on it. So really, I don't know how many migraines I've prevented, but I know I haven't been dead for four days because of a migraine!

I took Imitrex once - I had gone to the hospital because I was throwing up due to a migraine (lovely, I know) and they gave me a shot of it. Weirdest sensation ever - I could feel it moving in my brain. Cool, just weird.

That's interesting. It supposedly widens the blood vessels or something. I don't really feel it, just my migraine goes away. I went to the hospital after having a migraine for four days...they gave me a muscle relaxer and percocet. Oh man. That, I can feel. I felt so much better, but it was temporary (6 hours later it came back). Haha I was so "high" it was crazy.

Amanda, I'm sorry that you're having a hard week too. I can't really say it's any better today but I'm working on it. Sounds like you're in pretty much the same place as I am right now, so I wish you nothing but the best of luck. I've been pretty depressed too and it's so hard to stay motivated, but we can do it!

Smisen, so sorry to hear about the fire! I'm glad that you and your family are ok, and my thoughts go out to your neighbors friends and family.

Feral, I'm so sorry for your loss. I've been emotionally eating as well. I have been under a huge amount of stress and while I'm eating in my calorie range, I am just making the WORST choices. Normally I would have thought it would have been the sweets I'm after, but no - it's BREAD. And I'm having a really hard time stopping. It's got to stop today though.

Bl, sorry to hear about your headache, try drinking a glass of tea, if it's a migraine there's a chance the caffeine will help it. -- haha, nevermind everyone has said the same thing. I've been a long time migraine sufferer but recently found something that works for me. I've gone from getting 2 - 3 migraines A WEEK to one a month. :D No migraine medication ever worked for me...


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Edit: lol, I forgot to write anything about myself. Haha, that's ok, life sucks. Just trying to get through another day with a smile. :)

Thanks ladies...my headache is gone after 4 ibuprofen tons of water and 2 cups of coffee. So I think I'm going to actually do an hour of working out before going to work tonight:):) I dont know if it was a migraine or not but I usually never even get headaches so I felt like i was dying!

As a migraine sufferer myself, the only thing that works for me is Aleve and Magnesium. Works like a charm. Actually, since I've been eating better and exercising, I've only had a few headaches and they've all been around TOM. Huh...that's actually REALLY nice!

Glad it went away Bl!

Caffeine is a vasodilator (sp lol) so it makes sense that it helps with headaches/migraines. Or so I was told when I had the only migraine i ever had :lol:Throwing up because of them sucks so bad, i never even thought about it but the pressure increase in your head when you throw up is incredible when you have a migraine lol. Best thing was when the accident and emergency people asked if i saw the anti nasea pill come back up :P

I used to have horrid migraines, was on several rx's (imitrex was one) so i also know how much they suck, glad it went away Bl.

Smisen-congrats on the wedding and such. That had to be so scary with the fire and how horrible what happened to your neighbor, thank goodness you all are ok.

Feral-I lost my best friend to a suicide, and several others throughout the years, i am so sorry for your loss. Take care of yourself.

Well on a plus note, these jeans i had gotten (i pretty much borrow these horrible shorts and t-shirts from my mom...i dont want to buy clothes at this weight, and some days even at my goal i wonder if i'll fit into a lot of my old clothes so i gave a lot away...but there's a longer story to that too-moving, etc) when i needed some for a job (they had gotten too small, eek) are big enough to take off w/out unbuttoning. Then again they're a size 15 in juniors so i have a long way to go. It was nice to "see" actual evidence that some parts are shrinking bit by bit. My weight was done today too. I however am exhausted b/c i'm having the worst time sleeping and only got 4 hours. I did however get in my workout, so i was proud.

OMG you guys are chatty


I just filled my uhaul full of my life... I'm so upset :(

someone kidnap me so I dont have to go to ohio... My eating is out of wack... like hardcore out of wack... hopefully I can get it under control... I think I'll probably maintain for a little while

So J sent me this song... it's amazing. The production on it is so freakin' sick... sounds way more analog than digital. I know, total nerd moment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBkhZmuiDIk

just as i suspected TOM arrived right on time...so hopefully next week i'll show a real loss again. super sneaky rotten TOM i didnt even get a warning its gonna show just the urge to freaking eat.
i'm hoping to be down between 183/175 by sept 5th or lower by the 25...

ok i'm gonna go pig out on the last piece of cheesecake for the night and settle in to knit on some socks so i dont get all sorts of pms-y

omg i am so impressed with dell. I dropped my laptop a few weeks ago (my beautiful alienware :'( ) and bent a screen hinge and i emailed them saying that thats what happened and is there anywhere i can take it to get assessed and repaired. I was willing to pay, I mean I did drop it lol. But they asked me to send photos of the damage and sent a guy out today who gave me a whole new screen free! Because apparently my laptop came with dell's accidental damage warranty or something. Instant win!

I've kept my promise of not weighing myself until friday, I just have to tell myself only one more day! Hopefully I will see a loss

Haley- do not be sad...its kind of fun to see different places and what they are like. Doesn't mean it has to be permanant. But I've lived a couple of different states and its always amazing to me how many people have never left their hometown and dont understand what its like other places.

Icon- YAY for Dell! That's amazing...most companies really dont give a you know what. Even if they do have warranties its usually a scramble to try and get them to fix anything.

Lissa- UGH for TOM...I was sooo tired of all the post partum bleeding and then BAM The worst TOM ever hit. Thank goodness its over til the next month haha.

Ladies its thursday I'm exhausted as always and brewing some coffee so hopefully I can wake up. I DID do my hour of Tae Bo yesterday and finished the whole thing:) not bad after over a week of not working out at all. And I didn't cheat even a little foodwise! Yay for a good day...hopefully I can repeat that today. My friend finally brought over a dinign room table and chairs for us last night too, for the cheap price of 120 bucks!! YAY no more sitting down for family dinners on the patio furniture, INSIDE haha.
So here is a picture of the wedding dress I have picked out. and Bridesmaid dresses...only those will be in canary yellow

http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Crinkle-Chiffon-Short-Dress-with-Back-Cascade-Detail-83697
http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Short-Chiffon-Dress-with-Sweetheart-Neckline-BR1038

I am wearing size 10S slacks from Limited today. They fit perfectly (except for being too short to wear heels with.)

YAY!

That is all.

My scale is a tricky little liar. The scale said 129.8 and I almost cried. I moved it to the right just a tiny bit, and it said 131.4. Now that seems true.

The scale should not lie about me being in the 120's. I've never been in the 120's, except when I was probably 10 and that wasn't healthy. The day that it happens, I'll be bawling my eyes out.

But I went for a 30 minute run this morning. It's so humid, but I have to get used to it since my gym membership expires on the 9th. Every time I scan my card at the gym now, instead of it kindly saying "welcome!", it now says "MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES SOON." Thanks for the reminder....

So I don't know how many of you know of Ritas Water Ice, but for those who do...THEY HAVE TASTYKAKE BUTTERSCOTCH KRIMPETS CREAM ICE!!!!! I tasted it, and it didn't taste exactly like the real deal, but it was pretty good! But I went for a key lime water ice instead. :)

Alright, I'll do personals tomorrow. I work until 7, and then I'm going to the gym, and then I'm going to bed. I have to be in at work at 6 in the morning, which means I have to be up at 5. I haven't been up that early in more than a month so I'm not going to be a nice person tomorrow hahah!

Have a great day everyone!!! TOMORROW'S FRIDAY!!!

This week... it hasn't been my friend. My weight started inching down from my redic weekend, then I get slammed with a 2+ pound gain this morning. I haven't mustered the energy to do ANY workouts, and I wish I could say that was because I was catching up on my very neglected laundry pile(s) and house, but I haven't done jack.

AND, we've twice eaten out because of lack of food in the house. I'm all kinds of fail this week. I know if I kick myself in the butt and do things for me, even it means working out instead of doing a load of laundry, I'd feel so much better. But when I feel down about things, I get lazy, and the lazier I get, the harder it is to get back in the swing of things.

But today is a new day, and Friday Eve, and I can still salvage this week. I hope... because if I end on a crappy note, I know I'll carry it into the weekend, and I'm determined to make this a good weekend. I have a going away party for my best friend's little brother.. He's leaving for bootcamp. I'll plan on eating a healthy dinner before so I'm not tempted (as much) by the snacky party food. I also pledged in the August exercise challenge to get in 25 work outs this month and I'm sitting on 0.. so I need to get it going, including the weekend, when I slack most on working out.

Haley - Dont be too sad about coming to Ohio. It gets a bad rap, but it's pretty cool. We have GREAT metroparks around Akron, lots of things to do, and some *awesome* heath food stores. :)

Side notes for me:

237 today. I'm doing a little dance! Staying steady. Working out. Way to go me. I'm on track to reach my 230 by 8/20. Gonna run tonight, keep my calories in check today. YES!!


And THANK GOD tomorrow is Friday. But, tragically, I have to have dinner with my DH's parents. Big sigh.

i killed myself for 30 min this morning with a workout. i did my 7 min form one, 60 jack knives, 901 steps and a few yoga, strengthening things as well.
btw downward facing dong and me ehhh its gonna take me a while to get into that one i threw that in to finish my workout

Okay so BF got me a crock pot this past weekend so yesterday I made Thai Peanut Pork! It was amazing. So I'm posting a picture of it. I served it over Quinoa. It was a bit high point/cal-wise, but still manageable. Oh, and I've got the BF hooked. He was so impressed with my "cooking" it was adorable.

http://i953.photobucket.com/albums/ae15/ade903/Food/th_ThaiPeanutPork.jpg (http://s953.photobucket.com/albums/ae15/ade903/Food/?action=view&current=ThaiPeanutPork.jpg)

Weigh-in tonight...think good thoughts for me! Rent (the musical) tomorrow at the Hollywood Bowl, I'm so excited!
Have a great Thursday everyone! Friday is in sight!

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!

I have to stop weighing myself everyday. It's not good, I obsess over it, and I get pissed off when it doesn't say what I want it to. On the up side, I'm back down to 164 (which is where I started) I guess it was just water weight. blahhh.
I don't know if I mentioned this (pretty much everyday), but it is soo effing hot here. I want to get back into running, but I HATE the treadmill. I think I'll force myself tonight. I am really in need of a new iPod, that would definitely help matters. Anyway, I hope you girls have a great Thursday!

Yessss, on the heat! I can't make myself run on the treadmill and I try to wait until after sundown, but by then I'm either in the middle of other things or wound down too much to get out and jog.

Hehe, Friday Eve, I like it, Amanda. I like it.

Becky - I was all excited about dress pictures...and then my work computer blocked it. Way to go on the Taebo, and hopefully that coffee helps :)

Icon - YAY Dell!!! I have to call them. My keyboard does odd things. Feral can attest to this.

Ade - I LOOOOOOOVE Rent. Its one of my favorites. Have you ever seen it?

Okay. So I had a little argument with myself this morning about whether or not I should go to the gym - then I weighed myself. Apparently I've gained 3 lbs since Monday. Not sure where they came from, as I've been exercising and eating well, so I got really irritated and went to the gym. I was down a little bit afterward, but not enough to quench my annoyance. Its fine, it'll go down, its just fake. I'm staying positive, as I munch on my crackers and spicy hummus :)

Stella-poo on the 3 lbs AND dumb work computers!

I did another hour of tae bo just a little bit ago. Now I need to make some lunch for me and the kiddos. Then off to work in a couple of hours woohoo

Good morning everyone.

I still have some MAJOR stressors going on in my life and it seems like they keep piling up. I couldn't resist weighing myself this morning so I jumped on the scale with my clothes on and those pounds I saw that scared me so bad were gone. Naturally I had to take off my clothes and weigh myself again to see if it's true and it looks like I gained a pound, but that's ok, I'm still on track, working out every day and counting my calories. As long as I keep doing those things I know I won't fall too far off the weight loss wagon.

I am so excited tomorrow is Friday I can't even tell you guys. All I want is one day to sleep in.

I have a random question.

How do you count how many dress sizes you've lost? Do you just subtract the number (size 14 to size 10 = 4 sizes lost) or is it started at 14, went to 12, went to 10 so I lost 2 dress sizes?

Yeah Jen, because there isn't a size 11, or 9, etc I could just the actual sizes I've gone down.

i'm with audrina on this jenn i would just count it like going from an 18 to a 16 i lost 1 dress size.

So I bought a bottle of the Emerald Almonds with the portion control bar on the side. Which I love, because portion control is my downfall. However, they were kind of pricey. So my friend, came up with the idea to just keep the bottle and refill with less pricey almonds/nuts when I am finished with this bottle. She's such a genius!

Just wanted to share!

Casey - I will be a large bag of baking nuts (because they are raw and unsalted) and then split them into the snack size bags as soon as I get home from the store. That way I just grab a bag and throw it in my lunch box. Plus the baking nuts are much cheaper than those in the smaller cans.

Just a note for you - I don't know what diet you are on, but South Beach doesn't really require portion control (nuts and sugar free items are the exception.) As long as you are eating the correct foods, you dont really have to limit how much.

Just a note for you - I don't know what diet you are on, but South Beach doesn't really require portion control (nuts and sugar free items are the exception.) As long as you are eating the correct foods, you dont really have to limit how much.

...but you probably want to keep practicing portion control, because eventually you'll have to maintain and that's one of the keys to maintenance...

...but you probably want to keep practicing portion control, because eventually you'll have to maintain and that's one of the keys to maintenance...

I definitely have to practice portion control no matter what. I am an over eater, and I have to keep a constant check on it. Even if it is healthy food.

Stella my sister got me hooked on rent last year. We finally got to see it in Oct or Nov. I'm excited because Neil Patrick Harris directed this one. Will be loads of fun!

I'm at my WW meeting. Down 1.6 lbs! Body must be liking eating clean especially after how bad I was this weekend! I'm only 8.8 lbs from no longer being overweight! I hope everyone has a wonderful night!!!

I went for a 40 min. jog without feeling like I was going to die! Woo!

We had a slight "cold" front go through and the temp was actually below 90 and there was a slight breeze. Not too bad.

I've heard of two people dying this week from heat stroke while running. Scary!

^good for you, i really need to start running again. I used to be quite the runner.

Today was ok, i made it to -30 which i am really happy about...but i just started getting overwhelmed about how much i have to lose still. Can't ever have a day away from that. I met up with a friend, and had some celebratory wine, and then dragged myself to the gym. Wasn't a pleasant workout. I had planned to skip (or i would not have drank!) but i started getting so worried about gaining any weight and went. Oh well.

Cataclysmic: Congrats on the 30 lost!! That's a huge accomplishment!

Casey: awesome job at the 40 minute jog!

Ashley: Awesome job girl!! Congrats!

So our counter top was supposed to be delivered to Lowe's today, and it wasn't. We got the manager to call them tomorrow to see what the heck happened, but most likely we won't he having a counter top and a kitchen sink for yet another. freaking. week. They only deliver on thursdays. This will be week THREE without a sink. I'm so tired of eating wawa hoagies and just not having enough fruit and protein and the like. I just want a whole kitchen to cook in!!

And since I haven't been eating right, I just pigged out on a bowl of dry cereal. and a frozen snickers bar. I'm trying to hang out with Greg tomorrow so I can mooch another home made meal off of him hahaha. But tomorrow once I'm done work at 1 I'll be living at the gym so I'll feel better tomorrow.

aww samantha that sucks so bad, i remember the horror of having my parents kitchen redone late last year, it was a nightmare in terms of cooking and really drives you nuts! And no one understands! Because you dont realise how much you rely on it lol. I totally feel your pain

hi girls!! just checking in. had a great kickboxing session today. that's all for now!!!

Good Morning Ladies -

HAPPY FRIDAY! WE MADE IT!!!!

Unfortunately its wayyyy too early to be up on my day off but that's what happens when you have 4 dogs to house sit for that are on a schedule.

I got here last night and there was NO food and needless to say what WAS available wasn't the best. I had a GREAT workout with the trainer last night and I could tell a big difference in my attitude which made it a completely different work out from Monday night. And I ate before I went so I was feeling a lot better!

I'm going to try to convince my work out buddy to do a cycle class this afternoon. Although its called "Cycle and Balance" so I have no what that means. I couldnt find the description on the gym website.

I actually get to swing by MY house for a few to see my furry love and pick up some clothes... and there will be a small grocery trip so I have something to eat and HEALTHY stuff here for the rest of the weekend.

It's been a long week, I'm ready to get back into MY bed.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

Feral- Good morning!! Glad to hear that your housesitting is almost over

Sooooo I however did NOT sleep well last night. I was hot and everytime I woke up it was always something, either I felt like I was gonna throw up, or rain was coming in the window, or my baby was crying. Sigh...I am absolutely exhausted and I still have 3 more days of work before I get a day off to semi-relax. BUT I need the money and have been making quite a bit so its all worth it. Going to brew myself some coffee and get a work out in later before I have to run around at work.

Good morning! YAY for Fridays!!!

Casey and Stella - I think i didn't word my last comment appropriately. Of course portion control always plays a part in healthy eating. I guess its just easier for me not to have to do any weighing of my food or counting calories, fat grams, points etc. With SB you eat six times per day, which I think helps keep portions on the smaller side with out purposefully making them that way. Also, if you eat protein and fiber packed foods, you feel full longer so you'll eat less at your next meal. Thats what I meant by the right foods. We all to find what works for us. I think that is the most important step in the weight loss journey.

I'm super excited for the weekend! DH, little one and I will be going to dinner tomorrow night to celebrate our 2 year wedding anniversary. Its a family owned Italian restaurant and I am going to have a cheat meal (I never cheat.) I'm also going to wear one of my new dresses! Then on Sunday we are talking little one to a kids museum and I think he will have a blast!! I can't wait to see how much fun he has!

On another note, I've lost 1.5 inches off my hips in 2 weeks! Apparently the 4 pounds i've lost recently all came off of my hips! SCORE!

I hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!

ugh.. I am back upto 150 today. I haven't been eating bad, and have been working out everyday this week. I feel like such a failure :(

Yay for Friday!

Jenn: I totally get what you are saying. There is just something about counting calories that makes me feel in control and I feel like it's something I need at this point. I can't wait until I'm maintaining and I don't have to be so strict. However, in order to lose, I know from experience I have to be very strict with my calories.

Tonight one of my favorite local singers is playing in town. I can't wait. You guys should check him out. RandallShreve.com He is amazing. I love his music.
The bar he is playing at will be ridiculously hot, it's like a sauna, maybe I will sweat off a few pounds haha.

I hope you girls have a lovely Friday :)

Happy Friday! Rent day (the musical, not money rent) in Hollywood!

Casey - way to go on that jog! and have fun seeing your favorite singer.
cata - congrats on 30 lbs! That's a huge accomplishment.
Samantha - thank you! Good luck with the kitchen! It would be so easy to fall off track without a working kitchen. You are doing great!
Feral - let us know how that "Cycle and Balance" class goes! I'm interested to hear about it!
bl - Happy Wednesday? :/ I hope you catch up on sleep!
Jenn - sounds like you have a fun weekend planned!
nina - perhaps it's muscle gain! Have you been drinking lots of water?

As for me, I'm doing well. only 8.8 more lbs until I'm considered a healthy weight for my height. Going to see rent with the mom and sister tonight, so I'm really excited. We are hitting up Soup Plantation for dinner, which has an extensive salad bar and fruit bar and some soups that'll be pretty diet-friendly. I just have to make the right choices (won't be totally clean [I've been eating clean this week], but will be better than if we went to Italian!). Tomorrow is a beach party and I'll be bringing my own cooler full of goods, so that shouldn't be too bad. All in all, it's looking pretty good. I was really surprised at my 1.6 lb loss last night (Weight Watchers meeting). I had an off plan weekend and an off plan meal on Tuesday, but M-Th otherwise was considered completely clean. Lots of water. No soda (started out with regular soda addiction, then when I started in July I only drank diet soda...that became quite an addiction..haven't had soda since Sunday). So I'd say it's been a good week overall. I already have more energy.

And good news - my pants feel loose...like I have to keep pulling them up. I feel like 6.6 lbs is too few to have that result, but I'm not gonna argue with it! They used to fit snug, but now I'm thinking I need a belt. YAY!

Ugh, I had a horrible morning. I think I'm going to spend a week trying to maintain my weight and not worry about losing. I just need to eat something to make me feel better. I know how bad this is, I know.

Next week will be better.

Yup, we got the call from Lowes today that they will deliver it on august 11, but they cant even promise that.

I am not happy.

5 Gin and Tonics last night FIVE :nono::nono::nono:

BUT, I had a fantastic time. I love Randall Shreve (randallshreve.com). He's a local singer. I feel like the world is missing out... he is amazing.

I don't feel terrible today.. I will be eating super clean, and I will be going for a jog later :)

And don't worry that won't be happening again for a long long long time. I don't even really like to drink, but for some reason I felt like it last night, and I just kept them coming lol.

A busy life, I like. A busy life I didn't have time to prepare for? Not so much. It has been one of those weeks: no proper grocery shopping and constant going so we get lazy and do take out. I tried to order has healthy as I could last night, but that Chinese food found its way to my scale this morning.

I'm at work now, started with breakfast of skim milk and cereal. I probably won't be hungry until after I get off (2) so I'll have a healthy snack/lunch at home before going to the gym! I haven't been this entire week, once I go I'll feel back in line.

Hi girls!!! I am not even going to try to do personals because I feel like I have missed this whole thread!!! haha I have been in Canada (yes...AGAIN!) for this past week and am now sitting in the airport waiting for my flight home. Pearson now has free wifi though, which is very enjoyable!! I don't want to go home though. I'm not going to be coming back to Canada until at least the first weekend in October. That's like a LIFETIME to me ;) I think I have spent more time in Canada this summer than I have at home.

I have not been very good at all during my vacation except for the fact that I have been walking EVERYWHERE. We went to Montreal first and literally walked (in the pouring rain no less) for 7 hours straight! But we also had Dairy Queen blizzards too much ;) LOL But when I get home, I am back to business. The skater that I love so much actually commented on my weight loss for the second time when I saw her this week, so that is big time motivation to keep going and finally get back into my routine that I need so much to see any type of results.

I have about a half hour until we board...so I am off to read this entire thread. Hopefully I'll have enough time ;) LOL

I ate home made ice cream and I enjoyed every friggin bite... LOL

Chele - Welcome back! I'd like to go to Canada one day. I don't know why, but it seems like it would be such a laid back place.

Feral - LOL! I'm eating REAL italian food today and I plan to enjoy every friggin bite also. I never have cheat meals, so I'm looking forward to it!

LO and I went shopping today for DH's anniversary present. Got him some shelving units for the garage (he wanted garage stuff.) Other than that, spent most of the day playing with LO, cleaning and getting myself ready for tonight.

Thanks for the kind words you all! I was shocked to have lost a bit more, b/c the last time i took a rest day i gained a bit. I'm glad i was able to take one rest day (trying to aim for 6x per week) and not make bad food choices, as i am so all or nothing about things. I had a glass of wine while helping my mom cook, which was quite yummy. It was a big step for me (i've um..had quite a few issues surrounding alcohol) to just have a glass and not 1)OBSESS over getting a bottle + in and 2)not make bad food choices.

Samantha- Grr, how annoying! When i moved into a new place last year the kitchen was in the midst of being redone, and i had to eat out a good deal more then i planned. Hopefully they will get this done this coming up week for sure! (and i read a bit of your blog and your pretty kick ***!) Fingers crossed the 11th happens for you.

caseygail- I checked him out, i'm always on the lookout for any and all new music, interesting. I've only listened to one song, but i liked it...it had a bit of a haunting quality. And back in the (not too distant past) drinking was ironically what kept my weight down. Go figure. When your not insane like me, lol, a few good times out are well deserved. Esp since your keeping yourself on track!

audrina- The 2 weeks prior to this last week, my weight was S.T.U.C.K. I seriously wanted to jump off a cliff, and i often wound up in tears (sad sad). You've obviously come one **** of a long way, never let yourself lose sight of that girl! It sucks, and i worry about this fact that sometimes no drug (and im not proud of this, but i've tried too many) seem to hold the appeal food can. Just hang in there, focus on taking care of yourself, and as much as our bodies can drive us insane, getting/staying on track will eventually keep you going on a downward trend.

ade903- Isn't it such a great feeling to have loose pants! And even better to have that happen as early as possible, and its an even better sign that you've most likely had some increase in lean body tissue as well!

nina- I think we all understand that feeling at different times, it however is not the truth.

cata-His music is kind of dark. He calls it "circus music". It's so artsy and different, I'm in love. When you get a chance, listen to deja vu and welcome to the show. They are my favorites. The whole album is really good, and he is quite the entertainer. He has an amazing band, complete with a trombone player. The piano player is outrageous, they call him "Tim What the F*** Grace" lol. They put on a **** of a show. And all though, I drank 5 gin and tonics I danced alllll night :)

I thought I was feeling good earlier this morning, but then a migraine set in. I didn't get a jog in, but I've ate really clean all day and have had lots and lots of water. Hopefully, I'll be back on track tomorrow, and feel like a work out.

I just bought some new running shoes, they should be here at the end of this week. I'm really excited about them! http://www.sidelineapparel.com/womenskswiss-supertubesrun50-92499085.html

Morning everyone!

I ate even crappier crap than the crap I've been forced to eat for 2 weeks in the past two days (ugh hello run on.) and my stomach is making me VERY aware of this!
Friday...the good news- the frozen milky ways are gone. the bad news - I ate both of them. I've officially added candy bars to the list of banned foods. Pints of ice cream and peanut butter are both on that list. I also wanted a light dinner, and Greg's mom made us gnocchi instead. So I beasted the salad she had and then had a bit of gnocchi.

Yesterday Greg and I went to the Franklin Institute because we wanted to be kids again. They had this little tiny cute restaurant thing on one of the patios there that was Cleopatra themed since their traveling exhibit is on Cleopatra. Greg and I split rice, raisin, and date stuffed grape leaves. They were so good!! They had some tangy vinaigrette on them too...OH MAN. They also gave us a basket of pita chips...and we killed the whole thing. I also got this basil-lime spritzer drink, and that was amazing. I never thought of basil being in a drink, but it was delicious!! And when we got home we ordered from a restaurant that whenever I go there it's mandatory to get one of their delicious burgers...I ate half, and then ate only the meat on the other half.

I'M DONE.

Today I'm going out to dinner with two of my close friends. I told them that I didn't care where we went because I'd be only eating a simple salad. They'll make sure I stick to that while they eat their wings and wraps.

Oh, and my mom called the manager from Lowes yesterday. He indirectly called her a liar because we had said that the person in charge of countertops pulled out his planner and told us that we would have it on august 5th. So because of the whole fiasco, their district manager called my mom and profusely apologized. He said that the reason we didn't get it on thursday was because of a manufacturing error. No one could have called us about that?!?!? So he said that we will definitely get it this thursday, and that we will be getting a discount because of the whole issue! WOOHOO!!

Casey: hope that migraine goes away soon! I've never had one, but my mom has had plenty. There's no word to describe how horrible they are! Those shoes look awesome!! Break them in slowly though, don't start right off the bat with running in them! I did the big mistake of doing that, and I ended up getting blisters so I had to retire them for a couple weeks.

Feral: homemade ice cream is the BEST!

I love you guys and will get back to this Tomorrow and start a new week...

I've eaten like crap and had a horrible stomach ache everytime I eat something crappy....

I moved into my apartment...its cute...pictures coming when I actually move in and stay... I'm back in Maryland until Sunday...

I watched my best male friend from college get married yesterday...it was beautiful and I'm so happy for him.

I'm hopefully getting back on track tomorrow with the eating...I never stopped working out I just missed 3 days due to the move :)

Love all you guys

Ps I didnt real everything but I saw the mention of RENT... never seen it just love that freaking song that starts out five hundred twenty five thousand six hundred minutes... haha