6 lbs in 2 weeks?! That's excellent! I hope I'll lose like you do. ;)

I do not like all these frownies. :( I have been ignoring this thread for that reason. I just give up once I go home from work.

I have planned for this evening for a McD's ice cream cone and I am COUNTING it in my plan! So if that is my only indulgence, then I am posting a smilie tomorrow!

I didn't realize what a stress eater I was until I had a house full of treats and a husband who was suicidal. :rolleyes:

10/11- :( But I don't care. It's my birthday!!
10/12- :( Need a veggie plan for ravenous afternoons
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10/14- :( Best of the days though...just caved with two cookies in the evening but spot on the rest of the day.
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You and me both!

I'm back on track for the time being. I really think TOM put me in the crazy binge-mood last week, because I have no intention (or even desire) to continue that behavior once he's gone. Aiming for a great week!

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I've been weighing in, counting calories and planning my menus for over a week now and I can honestly say that this is working for me. I hope the results will justify my optimism.:carrot:
I've been eating between 1200 cal and 1500 cal a day and going for a 40 minute brisk walk. We'll see if that's enough!

I guess my problem is that I'm expecting perfection of myself. Unless I'm perfect, I get a frownie face. I'm not sure that's the best plan of attack. BUT if I want to lose pounds, it seems I have to go about a perfect eating plan right now. What I'm doing doesn't seem to be cutting it anymore.

TOM is evil. But don't let him have that power over you. When you get the desire to binge, stop and have a hot cup of tea or whatever and see if you can get it to pass. Acknowledge the cause of the cravings and it might help.

(I always laugh when I write posts about TOM because that is one of my son's names LOL!)

You must hate the form it has taken on! :rofl: I always loved the name "Thomas". Who knew TOM would ever come to mean THAT?

I hate being sick!! It's throwing me all out of whack =( I hoped I'd feel better this morning, but no! I feel worse >_<

Yesterday was great! Came in under my calories and that was with a Frozen Yogurt...but its okay. Today is shaping up to being even better! Wohooo! Keep going everyone!!!!! :D

Welcome, Matt! :hug:

Eliana: I know times are tough right now, and I'm the same way with perfection. I think it's my OCD; if I don't have a completely on plan day I consider it ruined and I get very discouraged. I've been taking it one day at a time, writing out my plan and sticking to it. If you have Halloween candy around, allow yourself one piece every other day and incorporate it into your plan.. hide the rest! Another Chickie posted that they're giving out Halloween pencils and stickers instead of candy.. why not try that?

Jelbelle: Feel better! Drink lots of fluids and remember to eat.. don't skip meals, just eat light! :hug:

Pink: I'm SO proud of you! I'm happy you're happy :)

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I was on campus all day yesterday! :dizzy: I packed lunch, dinner, and several snacks so I wouldn't be tempted to buy anything in the cafeteria or vending machines. It worked! BF & I are trying to save as much as we can so we're cutting out unnecessary spending as well.. so that's extra incentive not to go and buy over-priced junk ;) Got a lot of walking in too!

I'm down 12.4 pounds since September 17, 24.3 total! Happy dance, anyone? :dancer:

Time to read and write a paper for my lit class then head to Brooklyn. Catch up with everyone later!

-Stephy

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I'm doing well. I am so proud of myself. Today has been one of my happiest days in a while because I had a great doctors visit. He said I made his day because I am doing so well. My blood pressure has gone down, my weight has gone down...I am on my way to being healthy!! What he doesn't know is that he made my day by telling me that...woohoo!!!

Phew! So far so good! I came home, had a handful of almonds and went out to work in the yard. Three hours later I am ready for dinner and I haven't been tempted by anything! :carrot: I think I see a smilie in my future. :D

Still on plan. Did a weight lifting workout today. I'm still sick, so I didn't feel great physically while doing it, but I felt really good that I got it done.

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Hope everyone's having a great day!

Two days down and both have been excellent.

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Yesterday was under my calories as well as today. I also did a nice run last night and have done a lot of walking today. Tomorrow will be a test, but I am going to handle it no sweat! I have a meetup group thing that I organize and we have a social gathering at a bar once a month. I'm not going to drink and while I will eat dinner there, I will eat something healthy like the grilled salmon. No fries for me! I'll try to leave a bit early as tomorrow night is also a scheduled run day for me. A nice run before bed would be great :)

Awesome day even though my sinuses are still pretty horrible, exceeded my daily exercise and water intake, =) right on!

8/30

YAY Eliana and Pinkhoodie!


With TOM and a sinus flu, I'm glad to announce that I stayed on plan today, it took everything I had within me to stay on plan with both eating and exercise. I sooo didn't feel like moving today but I did it! I could use a nice big bowl of chicken soup with potatoes and carrots tomorrow. I really hate it when it gets cold.

10/11-17 =D
10/18 :(
10/19 :D

Yes!!

10/11- :( But I don't care. It's my birthday!!
10/12- :( Need a veggie plan for ravenous afternoons
10/13- :(
10/14- :( Best of the days though...just caved with two cookies in the evening but spot on the rest of the day.
10/15- :(
10/16 :(
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10/18- :(
10/19- :)

Some days my son can seem like a curse, but I love him good and bad LOL WTG on that smiley girl!!! :carrot:

Jelbelle, I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. Hope it passes quickly.

w00h00!!!!! I knew you could do it!

Stephy, your results are so impressive! Great motivation for me to keep going.

Vivian, nice collection of smileys you've got there! I goto the doc's today and I'm not dreading it. Hope to get clearance to start workouts again. I'm actually missing working out, who knew? LOL

Ok enough of the germs around here skygirl. Lose the ickies. Nice job staying on plan when you aren't feeling well.

Angelic, you definitely earned that smiley :D

Hi Matt, your results have left me speechless.

These crazy work hours are making me tired but I'm sticking with it and am still on plan. I think I'm becoming addicted to smiley faces?! LOL

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OH!!!! I forgot to mention I'm down another pound :cp:

Good job all you!!! I am still on plan but feeling frustrated. I have been at the same weight for about a month and a half now...I cannot seem to shake it! I have tried changing up what I eat and I have tried changing my exercise around a bit...I am just worried that even if I keep going I am going to be here for another month...and then it will just start getting annoying!!! I will be on today though! :)

strange pattern
 

10/11: :)
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10/13: :( (1 bnls buffalo wing, one cheese stick)
10/14: :)
10/15: :)
10/16: :( (Wendy's, beer)
10/17: :)
10/18: :)
10/19: :( (jellybeans)

This pattern I am developing is a little strange. I don't think that my body is getting enough calories. Currently, I am doing about a 1200 or below calorie diet, and some days I run six miles! I think that I just lose all sense of self control. Yesterday, I decided to let myself eat 1500 calories because I ran 6 miles and the jellybeans just hit me! LOL!

Today, I may or may not run (I am leaning against not. I will be bed ridden for the next four days because i am gettting my wisdom teeth taken out. :( However, I will be only drinking those odwalla protein smoothies for four days too, which will be a nice little fast for my body before I start my new job/exercise routine on Monday.

So yeah, I am going to amp my calorie intake to 1500 for days that I work out and 1200 for days that I don't and hope that this creates more results and doesn't end up making me want to eat all in sight!

Librarygirl, you really do have quite a pattern going there! LOL! Well, I predict the next two days are going to be good for you!

Can you put the scale away for a while and focus on other victories. Do you measure? If you're losing inches who cares what the number says on the metal monster, it will catch up to you!

Here's wishing everyone another good day :)

All, I need to post a feel-good moment. My partner brought home a loaf of bakery-fresh, iced cinnamon bread from work yesterday. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! But I didn't touch it, as much as I wanted to, and put it in the big freezer out of sight so I wouldn't be tempted to do so.

that was a pretty close call, as the "just one slice" voice was whispering diligently in my ear. :D Still a sucker, 10 1/2 months in! :rofl: But this time I won. :)

LOL, pink hoodie
 

call me crazy or something pinkhoodie,

But I think the next two days will be good for me too....

:carrot: LOL :carrot:

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I'm doing great. I'm really so proud of myself. I've been eating as I plan to and exercise every day. Even though I was very tired today and feeling like I'm gonna get sick, I went for a brisk 35-minutes walk! :cp:

HAHAHA!


Charms I agree with you, I just recently put my scale far away from my reach and mind. My scale is crazy anyway, according to it, I've gained 7lbs BUT according to my measuring tape, my waist is 3 inches smaller since Oct. 4th. Screw the scale! :censored:

On plan for the day, but wow, really sore, really tired. Sticking with it though.

Ready for this cold to go away. Hope everyone is feeling good today! :)

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Another day in the smiley camp. They add up quickly! That's ten days for me :carrot:

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Three good days in a row. I had a challenge today and didnt cave in even though I wanted to and could have easily done so. I ate dinner at the bar and probably picked the best thing I could have on the menu (grilled salmon with veggie and potato). I didn't drink at all and stuck to diet cokes.

My exercise was pretty much nil though as I was still a bit sore from Monday. Tomorrow night I have to run.

10/21 - :D

I banished my scale, I wish I knew how much I weigh... lol

Yeah! On plan yesterday! I think I'm finally kicking the sugar to the curb! It always takes three solid days and today would be day 3. Sugar is such an addiction, but you don't really see it while you're in the grips of it. It's more of an after-thought.

I have lost three inches from my bra band! I don't know when that happened! I judge success by my pants and my pants haven't budged in months! I don't know what possessed me to measure my bra band area, but I did and it was three inches less than it was in September. So I guess I am losing inches...just not in places I normally check. :rofl:

10/11- :( But I don't care. It's my birthday!!
10/12- :( Need a veggie plan for ravenous afternoons
10/13- :(
10/14- :( Best of the days though...just caved with two cookies in the evening but spot on the rest of the day.
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10/20 :( I had chips!!

Well here it goes I broke I finally broke. I had wanted chips so bad in the last week but did not go for it. I have that if it is not in the house I wont eat it mentality so I don't buy it. Long story short I went with my daughter's class on a trip and they offered us lunch. Not so bad a turkey and cheese sandwich, apple slices, fruit juice, water, cookies (which I passed) and chips!!! I ate them!! Aaaaahhhhh but I know today will be a better day!!

Vivian, in my diet plan, that used to be "on plan". ;) It's ok, in my opinion to indulge once in a while. To me, that's just life and I'm trying to eat for life. Now that I'm trying to get off the last set of pounds, I have to be more "perfect". But I think you're doing great!

Haven't been able to catch up with everyone's posts yet.. I was so exhausted when I got home from class last night I just went straight to bed! Who gets stuck in traffic on the Verrazano Bridge at 10:15pm after taking a gruesome midterm, writing a paper on a 1 hour dinner break and after all that sitting through a fast-paced 3 hour lecture? I DO!! x_x

Still on plan, which I'm shocked because I'm so stressed that I'm breaking out all over my chin. I'm relieved I haven't reached for the baked goods yet, of course, but still shocked :P
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On plan again today. My weight lifting workout felt much better today, thank goodness. :)

Hope everyone had a great day! :)

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Four days in a row!

Today was especially good as I just got home from a 4 mile jog. I took the last couple of days off from running, but went back out there this evening. My food choices today were right on plan and I was under my calorie count.

Weekends are usually my downfall, but with all of your support and encouragement I know I am going to get through this one.

I'm having a bad case of the blahs today. I'm on plan with both my food and exercise, but the rest of me is just in a blah mode. It did help a bit to see all my little dancing carrots (back on my original post on page 3). Hoping tomorrow the blahs move on.

On a side note, it's fantastic to see how well so many are doing. We are almost 2 weeks into the challenge. For those that are struggling, tomorrow's a new day, you still have time to make it work.