aka, try not to get discouraged. You're doing great with your running!
I have to stop with the negative self-talk myself. I'm making myself miserable. I need to get rid of the tempting foods and just try to get back on track.
I got some bad news last night: my firm fired one of my good friends, who has been out on disability for a few months (which they say is irrelevant, but who knows). She's okay with it, but I'm going to miss her. She was my biggest supporter over the last year and one of the few people I could talk to about anything. I'm sure we'll keep in touch but it won't be the same as seeing her every day.
Hi folks! This has been an "up and down" month for me so far. But right now I am at 260.6. I am so close to getting out of the 260's I can taste it! I really hope to kick them to the curb this weekend! I've been working out, staying in my calorie range, and drinking my water. I can and will do this!
AKA Today is a new day. Make the most of it. You can do this!
Steph Sorry about your friend. I'm sure you can still keep in touch on a daily basis. Things might be a little different in the beginning, though. Away with those negative thoughts! Look at all that you have accomplished! You have done such an amazing job!
Healthymewannabe Great job on your hard work! You will be out of the 260's soon!
Steph-My family friend Nancy had the same thing happen to her. She had lunch with her friend at the firm every day for 30 years until she was fired. They are legal secretaries and the attorney her friend worked for retired. Nancy still calls her friend every couple of days on her way to work. It was really hard, but they have gotten together a few times outside of work. Maybe you can do the same thing, and try to invite her over for dinner or to go out sometime.
Diana-Thanks for the encouragement. You are what keeps this thread going, and keeps us all together. Thank you for that.
Stayed on plan until the evening. Had a huge plate of wheat spaghetti and marinara with meatballs, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Agh! I will keep going tomorrow and not give up!
WOO HOO!!!!!! 259.6 this morning!!!!!! I'm so excited to finally be out of the 260's! Here's to seeing that number hold on Sunday for my official weigh in!
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TTOM is still kicking my butt! I have been going to bed earlier and that seems to be helping me get extra sleep with waking a little early. Still no movement with the scale. I don't expect much with TTOM going on, but not a fan of weight being this high and feeling bloated. When we got back from the 4th of July, I was dealing with an allergic reaction from eating regular foods for a day. On top of that, the next week we ate at the Japanese restaurant (soy). It takes a while for a significant reaction to work its way through my system. Then I started my TTOM. I have to make sure I am aware of all of this and not get frustrated. I remember when I was trying to lose weight, before I was aware of the allergy, these reactions would really throw me for a loop. As we all know one or two pounds can really make a difference in our mental state. I would gain 3 pounds in a day or two and didn't understand what was going on. Then it would take weeks to get it back under control. Anyways, I'm babbling this morning. Patience, patience, patience!
Calories for yesterday: 1470 +
Weigh In: 149.6
Up: .2
AKA Great job on that run! I hope you have a great on plan day, today.
Healthymewannabe Look at you! Awesome! Congrats! Some "decades" are really tough to get out of. I struggled to get out of the 230's and to stay below 200.
Emotional life still very challenging - thank you all for the support on that, by the way.
Good news is I haven't binged since the weekend, and the bloat from that is gone along with some extra - I had a nice whoosh today all the way back down to 157. Oh, I would like to stay below 160 for the long term. I really hope I can do it.
I had to be out of town yesterday and tried really hard to stay on plan. I went over on my calories by about 200 and was so tired when I got home that I did not walk. But I did drink all of my water and even though I ate every meal out made good choices!!
So the official weigh-in was this morning, and I weigh ... 238.2, a drop of 3.8 for the week!!
carter - congrats on the whoosh and keep the faith.
healthymewannabe Keep up the good work!!
diana I hope your body chemistry calms down soon so your frustration will be lessened. You are such an inspiration!
aka - good work on the running!! You have some great rewards set up!
Good afternoon everyone! My weight was 150.4 this morning. Things are moving in the right direction. I may not hit my goal of 148 for the month but I'll get pretty darn close. I did some gardening this morning and used some of the tomatoes in my omelet. It was delicious.
Carter great job keeping the binges in line since the weekend. And greats on your whoosh!!! Keep working hard.
I hope you have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!
VENT ALERT - PLEASE IGNORE IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENDED - I JUST NEED TO GET MY THOUGHTS OUT
I woke up two hours early this morning and didn't sleep well in general last night. There was some drama yesterday with a woman that my Mom used to work with. She called my Mom's friend yesterday and was stirring up some stuff. My Mom's friend called to tell me about it. Everyone knows me to be a quiet and reserved person. My Mom was also a very private person. I avoid drama at all costs. So did my Mom. I'm not sure where the real drama is. Sometimes people will make it sound like one thing but it's not really like that. I am about the show the whole bunch of them what I am made of and nip the whole thing in the bud. Ugh! People really piss me off! The sad thing is that I just lost my Mom and these people really have nerve to bother me with such trivial crap. Also, not that I sit around feeling sorry for myself, but I really don't have any family left. In recent years I have lost both of my parents and I don't have any siblings. I have recently made contact with my Mom's side of the family and that seems to be going in a positive direction. I think I have really been strong and handled this whole thing well. I can't believe people would act like this with me. This woman my Mom worked with called my Mom's friend and wanted to know what I was going to do with my Mom's purses! Purses! I will freaking burn every one of the purses before I give her anything! Then she wanted to know why I kept everything hush hush about my Mom passing. It was my Mama, I did things the way she wanted it, and I will keep things hush hush if I want to. It is none of her business. Did I mention that people really piss me off? That woman is so lucky she didn't call me about that crap. She definitely would have gotten an ear full. I won't go into it, but my Mom's friend is on my last nerve, too. Again, I am about to get rid of the whole bunch. They are about to see a side of me they never knew existed. Anyways, sorry about the vent! I can't believe how much this was weighing on me last night and how I couldn't sleep. Scale is up this morning. TTOM is still kicking my butt. I'm sure the lack of sleep last night didn't help matters. Did I mention that people freaking piss me off!
carter, good job staying away from the binge behavior. I know how hard that can be. And congrats on getting back below 160! It sounds like the mid-150s might be your "not too hard to maintain" range. For me, that seems to be the high 130s (I'm a couple of inches shorter). Like you, I'd like to get lower but I'm not sure I can do it without more effort than I can muster right now (or ever).
I'm so excited to finally be out of the 260's! Here's to seeing that number hold on Sunday for my official weigh in!
But I did drink all of my water and even though I ate every meal out made good choices!! 
Keep up the good work!!
