Thanks for the welcomes!

wannaskipandlaugh and punkrocksong, you're both so close the the 240's! That's awesome!

Hello guys! Sorry to be MIA for acouple days. I am having to go to a couple dr. appointment for some unusal syptoms. Hopefully it is something small. :) I have an appointment with a GI doctor today. And I am still at 255.

Great job on the losses guys. Sue you are rocking it. :)

Weight is moving, got through the July 4th though the scale went up and down all week.
Down to 256! Down 3 more pounds and total loss of 20 pounds!

tarragon - punkrockdong??? LMAO...that's the greatest thing I've seen today! Not to pick you apart for a typo...I make them on an hourly basis...that was just a really funny one.

Way to Go cleancowgirl! When I hit 20 lbs. I knew I was in this for the long haul.

Sue - I may have forgotten to mention the mini-chocolate chips I was shoving into my mouth throughout the day and the left over pizza I had for lunch. I ate like 2300 calories yesterday...I just hope the scale is forgiving on Sunday. It's funny - I fell back into bad habits of stress eating because I was fighting with my husband over...well...eating. I've spent the day detoxing from the sugar and grease high from yesterday and am back to being Zen. Boredom and stress are never a good combination.

Mara - I hope everything is OK.

Oh my god!! I'm dying over here. Sorry about that typo! Thanks for taking it so well. :)

So glad to see the scale continuing to decline for everyone. In a moment of sheer weakness my dh and I splurged on chips and cheese dip. Afterwards we felt so horrible, but I guess it's a lesson learned. As a result of all of the salt and sugar, I'm STARVING today! But managed to keep it within my calorie range. Maybe a little over but MUCH better than last nights. I just hope the scale isn't too hard on me Friday.

Hello all! I hope that today is good for you all... I am up again for NO REASON.. ARGH... so sometimes even eating well and on plan Cr*ppy things just happen GGRRRRRRRR

Punk.. Oh please don't kick yourself. Sometimes the bad food just finds its way to our mouths..... trying to take away some of the pain/frustration/unhappiness etc... its all our mental fight with food and our medication with it. It just happens.. BUT YOU GIRL... knew it and have gotten over it. That is the important part! I hope that everything has calmed down in your house and onward to a happy day! You help motivate me! :)

Mara... I hope that there is nothing seriously wrong with you... I hope that its just something that a vitamin or something easy can take care of! I will send you prayers and positive thoughts!

Cleancow... GOOD for you and your loss! WOW the whoosh fairy visited you and I am happy for you!

OK WHOOSH FAIRY... I NEED A VISIT... if not for my body.. I need it for my mind! I really do... (hm need to think of a phrase for the woosh fairy)....

I also do hope that everyone else is doing well, sticking with it, and showing that we are going to the the 240's Enmass! LOL

Nagazim - we all have little splurges here and there, and there is nothing wrong with it as long as it's occasionally and you don't go overboard. Hoping the scale gods are kind to you!

Sue - Thanks! You're my motivation too. I wasn't upset about the food - I was upset because I felt I was staring the binge monster right in the eye. That was by no means a full blown binge, but I felt like it could have been. I thought I was moving past that, and I almost fell right back in over something as silly as an argument about eating out. I guess food still has more power over me than I would like it to.

Yesterday was a good day though - I took a walk, as long of one as the 92 degree would allow me, and did some cardio, and made a fabulous pork tenderloin for dinner.

Thanks Sue and Punkrocksong. It looks like everything is okay. The dr. thinks it was a bacterial infection in my colon, so it looked like ulcercitis/crohn's. I go back in a few weeks to see if everything is back to normal. Was pretty happy that he thinks it was the infection, since that means nothing permanent.

Way to fo cleancow! Send that whoosh fairy our ways. :)

Sue you are doing great. Give it a day and you're going to be dropping the weight like crazy.You have to give Ian a run for the goal. :D

Nagazim I love chips and dip. Particuraly the cheese dip at Mexican places. Those chips get me everytime.

Welcome tarragon!

Punkrocksong way to go on exercising in the heat. I know sometimes it makes me not want to move.

Mara - Glad the dr thinks it's only an infection. We just went around in circles over thinking my son had a urinary infection of some sort and the dr being very adamant that boys don't have those so it must be something serious. I'm the last person to tell something could be seriously wrong with my child. I was fuming since I (the mother without a doctoral degree :rolleyes:) was positive it was infection. The dr finally, to shut me up, prescribed him an antibiotic. After 2 days dosage it's all cleared up. It doesn't always have to be doom and gloom. :lol:


Thanks for the pats of encouragement. I really don't understand my relationship with food. Since it's not just for sadness or stress. I just emotionally eat. If I'm happy, "Lets have cake!" If I'm sad, "Cake would make this all better!" It's just a fun time filler. I'm embarrassed to even admit that I find eating fun. Almost like a hobby. Shameful. :( I just want to beat this thing.

PostiveAttitude I do not take probiotics, but have thought about it. I am looking to add more fiber to my diet. It is interesting looking at the nutritional info on things and realizing there is no/little fiber. Thank goodness for Raisin Bran. lol

Nagazim I'm glad your son is better, but sorry you had to struggle with the doctor.

Positive Attitude - The 3rd season that was the most recent. I forgot to record it on BBC America, and then I forgot to record it when it was on PBS...so I stuck it out until it was free on Amazon. I had already read about what happened at the end (accidentally) so it was rather anticlimactic for me. I like the historical aspect...I could do without all the drama. I have the same problem with Doctor Who...but at least with that show aside from announcing when the latest pretty girl is leaving there isn't a whole lot in the way of spoilers. And you should never skip breakfast!

I remember Sixteen Candles...I was young enough that my mother had to watch it first, but I love all of those 80's movies - Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire, The Breakfast Club, Say Anything (still one of my all time favorites).

Nagazim - I don't think there is anything wrong with enjoying food for the sake of enjoying food. I've found now that I can somewhat cook I actually enjoy the taste of it - I'm talking more about eating as a coping mechanism. I have stories about my binging that would probably make you gag. I know quite a few "skinny" people who are foodies - it's an important part of our lives, we just need to know how to manage it better.

Mara - Fiber is something I've been struggling with...I'm lucky if I have a BM (as my grandmother would say) 3 times a week. I've been thinking about taking a probiotic to see if it helps at all.

I'm hoping we all bust out of the 250's soon! I don't know why but I think in my head I'll feel so much smaller at 249 than I do now.

Wishing the whoosh fairy for everyone this week. Although a couple more 90+ degree days and all of the water in my body might just evaporate.

Oh Mara... I am so glad that it is something treatable and not a horrific thing! OH Yay and Thank God! Fiber is always good if you don;t eat enough. Trust me! LOL

Punk... its the Number.. 249 is closer to 200 than to 300! It is on the other side of that mtn for this century! LOL Me Too I think the same thing..

Down to 253 and its sticking as my high from this day forward.. now to get rid of another!!!

That's a good point Sue - I haven't weighed myself at all this week, but I don't know if this is the week for 240's. I seem to be going through a cycle where I hold steady for a week and then lose 3-5 lbs the following week. A loss is still a loss...I'll get there when I do. Plus, my pile of clothes that are too big is much larger than my pile that still fit me. It's frustrating getting ready for work in the morning, so until I have some extra cash...I really don't mind if the weight loss slows down a little.

Plus I'm going to see Goo Goo Dolls and Matchbox 20 with some girlfriends tonight. I might have to drink to get through it - I'm doing it as a favor, not so much out of enjoyment. I can't stand Goo Goo Dolls, and I haven't listened to MB20 since I was a teenager, but my best friend is in love with Rob Thomas and she wants us all to experience his glory. She flew by herself to Atlanta last year to see him solo.

Punk!....Oh that is good to have a pile of too big clothes!!! WOO HOO! Thats a nice problem... Have you tried Goodwill? They really do have some nice and very inexpensive clothes to transition with! Tops $2 Can't go wrong... :) and Have a great time at the concert.... I know its not your choice.. but you are making your friend happy and that is good too!... You can just people gaze too! Sometimes that is more fun then the entertainment! You are a GOOD friend!