:blush: Thank you all sweet ladies! for your cheers and warm heartfelt congrats... I appreciate it so very much! I MISS you all already!... Please hurry... There are only 3 of us in the 240's (I think JOE is missing).. So I am sending fervent prayers of LB losses to you all!... and more important.. a Happy Day. I see that there are some newbies here now too! YEAH and :welcome2: to the new weight loss losers!! Woo Hoo!

HUGS to you all my friends and HURRY! :)

265.4 this morning.

Nagazim- I know that feeling. I've had a few people mention my weight loss and it feels great!! Before I started losing I heard the opposite way to often.

I'm already seeing my weight loss in my clothing.. I have various sizes in my closet and my highest weight clothes are now too big and some of the ones that were tight before are getting too big as well. Then there are those that are still too small but I know I will be able to wear them as time goes on.

We recently went to the nursing home to visit my husband's grandmother and she was visiting with another resident who is also a relative of my husband. I know her too but haven't seen her in years. She looked at my husband and said, YOU ARE A BIG MAN!.. then looked at me and said, "YOU ARE TOO!"
So, even though I've lost weight I'm still hearing how big I am.. and apparently I look like a man. :lol: (edited to say a man with big boobs and very long hair)
My FIL was there and for once he didn't mention how much I weigh and how much I've gained since I married his son. Usually he always talks about how fat I've gotten and how good I looked all those years ago. I am looking forward to the day I won't have to hear from someone that I'm big or fat every time I go out.
I'm wishing you all a great day!!

Up to 262.6 this morning, but being a daily weigher I know how it can fluctuate so hopefully tomorrow it will be back down to 261 or less. Happy hump day everyone :)

I'll try to hurry to the 240s Sue but my body may not cooperate lol

Only Believe try to ignore those type of comments, or use them as fuel to drive you harder, just don't get discouraged!

I'm up today as well Mandy! 254.0 (+1) But as you say it is just a fluctuation and should be back down again tomorrow **fingers crossed**

Just in case I am planning to drink coffee and water today, the last couple days I had way too much diet soda which I think contributed to the bump. I'm still sore from the gym on Monday so I'm skipping a day to give my muscles an extra day to rest and going tomorrow. This evening me and dh will go for a swim instead. And if the weather cooperates maybe I'll go for a long walk this afternoon.

Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!!

This made me so sad. :hug: I'm sorry you seem to be surrounded by idiots. I know it's a harsh term but I can't think of a better name. You'd think people would learn that tearing someone else down doesn't help them help themselves. If being bullied got positive results, it wouldn't be called bullying. So so so sorry. I agree with Kat, let it fuel that fire. We're here for you, no judgements allowed :)

Daily weighing drove me batty, I would either have happy loss days or depressed gain days. Friday mornings are my only scale days now and my brain is thanking me for it. Though I do want to step on and "check" everyday still.

I had my first diet Dr. Pepper in over 3 months this past Saturday. It was heavenly. As good as icecream even. I'm trying to be a "nothing but water" drinker. So far I've done very well and don't want to break my streak anymore. Plus the sodium makes my scale mean.


Today has been a pretty good day for me and eating. I'm slowly starting to want to snack a lot at night time again. DH isn't dieting as hard as he was before which helped with my no snacking in bed. I am getting healthier snacks and not pigging out on junk, but it's the amount of extra calories I'm intaking in that 2 hour span of "fun". I'm telling dh I'm not participating in the snacking anymore. I'll just chug water if I have to but I've got to keep myself in check so that the scale doesn't go the other direction. I think by knowing my old habits and trying to be aware of the excuses I make up in my mind to convince myself of why I should eat more... maybe it'll help me keep myself accountable. :dizzy: Fingers crossed!

Hi all. 264.8 this morning. Hope this keeps up!

I was getting frustrated with dieting today. I got over it though. Here's how - I had a home spa day. Wasn't hard to do. Now I feel great and back on track. Would have loved to go to real spa but 1 too expensive and 2 too fat. I really went all out.
1. Gather up all bath stuff. You know the crap from the xmas gift baskets. I had actually made my own bath salts and brown sugar scrubs. (Google it)
2. Made lemon water and cut up cucumber slices.(for eyes)
3. Light scented candle and turn on relaxing music (found on YouTube).
4. Start indulging.
5. Finished off with body firming cream.
6. Do make-up if desired.

I was going to do my nails too but changed my mind. I might do them later though. I really needed to find something to pamper myself with that wasn't food.

That's a great idea Ainslie.

nagazim - Sometimes I can be a water only girl, but it only lasts so long, I love my soda WAAY too much. I know how bad it is supposed to be and all but I can't seem to make myself care lol I try to limit to 1 can a day but the last few days have been so hot that I keep giving it to the cool goodness, need to pick up more carbonated water to drink instead..... Can you plan for your nightly snacking? save a certain amount of calories for it every night and plan out what you will have so you stick to it?

NJchick Good job! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Ainslie thats awesome! way to treat yourself without adding food into it!

My day went well, came in just under my cals for the day. It was cooler here today then it has been so I walked a 5k with some jogging thrown in here and there. I am doing a c25k program with my phone and have been repeating week 2 (30 sec jog min walk) for the longest time because by the last jog drill I could barely finish, but it seemed so easy today so I'm thinking next time I move on to week 3 and see if I can do it yet (I want to say it is 1 min of each yikes!) but YAY!

Hope everyone has a great evening!

I miss a couple of days and everything changes...way to go Sue!!! I suppose I'm technically in the 240's, but I'm not writing anything down until Friday...although it's TOM so who knows what that crazy scale will say on Friday!

Thanks for the kind words everyone...and the word is in - I am not diabetic, I no longer have high cholesterol, and my blood pressure was perfect. It felt so great not to be embarrassed by going to the doctor for once and to not have to make excuses for myself.

Ainslie - congrats on the size 16's!!! I'm pretty please with squeezing into a size 18 right now - not that I would wear them in public yet...serious muffin top on my end.

And a spa day sounds absolutely heavenly!

Welcome Mandydawn! I've been a little slothful that last couple of days so I haven't had a chance to say hi yet. And that is a great attitude to have!

Only Believe - your FIL sounds like my mother...and she's a miserable woman so I'm assuming your FIL takes the same sort of pleasure pointing out others faults. It's so great when you can tell the difference in your clothes though - I get some of the same comments...it's probably because we are tall - maybe it takes longer for people to notice. I've lost over 60 and I have yet for anyone in my family to say anything nice...I'm doing this for me though - they can all go kick some rocks.

Nagazim - I'm a guilty late night snacker too, although I've noticed that now that I make myself eat a snack in between lunch and dinner I've been a lot better about the late night snacking. I know mine is mostly out of boredom though...I have to do something while I mindlessly stare at the picture box.

NJchick - Hello - way to go on your progress so far.

Someone needs to help me though...I've found dark chocolate covered frozen banana chips. They are so amazing...but I only get 4 per pack (100 calories)...and I pretty much want to eat two packs at a time.

last post!!!! lol :p

HA HA I am sneaking 1 more in!!!! Oh I am so happy for you Punkrock... NOT a DIABETIC Hazaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa and :D and hugs for such a big relief to you and your mind!!! YEAHH!!!!!!! May you still be in the 240's tomorrow (TOM go away!!) I need you in the next thread..

ACTUALLY I NEED YOU ALL IN THE NEXT THREAD! I miss my friends!!!

Today was my weigh in at work for our weight loss challenge and I weighed in at 261.8, that's down 4 pounds since last Friday's weigh in. I took the day off tomorrow so I had to weigh in a day early. It put me in the lead, at least until everyone weighs in tomorrow lol. We are going by percentage of body weight lost and since June 14th I've lost 6.78% and the person in the lead last time was at 6.5%, so if she lost any more she will pass me up. The last weigh in is the last Friday in August so it's not too far away. I want to win, so I have to step up my game. I haven't missed any zumba classes. I wasn't missing them before we started this either though because I really do enjoy it.

On the late night snacking - I really have to try to force myself to go to bed sometimes when I get that urge to eat. I had a very light dinner yesterday and was still hungry and gave in to a spoonful of peanut butter, but I still came in under my regular calorie limit for the day. I try not to use the extra calories it gives me for doing zumba.

punkrock - I love chocolate covered banana chips. Luckily the candy store I used to get them at stopped selling them, but they have some truffles that are unbelievable! I have to stay far far away from that place lol.

Congrats to all of you who moved on to the 240's thread! Hopefully it won't be too many more weeks before I get in there too.

ainslie - Great Idea! I need to have a spa day!

I want to be a runner so badly! I just really can't do it. I have started trying to "jog" for 1 minute intervals all throughout my walking on the treadmill at night. Just pop the speed up and hope I don't fall off lol! It's actually MUCH easier for me to jog that minute than it was just 2 weeks ago. My hubby and I have talked about doing the C25K this winter. It's so hot and humid here during the summer plus the mosquitos would carry us away.

Awesome report! Did your dr compliment all the progress you've made? That's usually when I feel justified. When someone in the medical profession sees I'm working hard and curing myself from the inside out.

I hope you win the company weigh in! That would be so fun to have a group working together to be healthy. I'm a stay at home mom so no co-workers here. But I do have all of you :)


Ok about my late night snacking. I think the reason I got so fat was because I feel like I should be tasting something while sitting no matter what. So even though I've saved 400 calories at night for my snack. After I make my 300 cal popcorn and think I've got 100 to spar... I think, "hmmm I'd like a mustard and turkey half sandwich... that isn't much... oh I better eat a pickle too... that's not too much either.... well, maybe a few pretzels too." So I end up with this full plate of "healthy" choices that just blow my calories out of the water. I try to justify it with "you did just walk 2.5 miles. And you played with the kids outside. And breakfast really was low cal and low fat... maybe it won't hurt." I seriously convince myself to eat more. I do this to myself and I know I'm doing it. I'm not even hungry, just think I 'deserve' it somehow. My brain will screw this all up if I let it. Last night I had 300 calories left over, and I went to bed. I was angry since I knew I really could eat something and it would be ok but more or less attempted to punish myself to prove I do have will power over my obesity. It's tough to lose weight. I don't think a lot of people realize how mentally commited we get with food, and how sometimes it's like breaking off a long term relationship.

DH and I have made a 30 day commitment to no eating out. So it's all home cooked and counted. I need to do this. We need to do this not only to save money but to also break away from the "food rewards" system we've established. You know, " We've done amazing this week, lets go eat Chinese and Ice cream to celebrate!" I guess we're both foodies. So I'm going to figure out a way to cook our favorites healthy style and save the difference.

Tomorrow is my official weigh in but I couldn't resist checking the scale today. I'm down to 253! I'm 2 lbs away from my lowest last Halloween before I gave up (again). I'm going to smash through that number and into the 240s!

Nagazim - My mind works against me the same way. I can totally relate. I eat when I'm bored even though I'm not hungry. I just love food and that's how I got fat. I'm sure I will struggle with it my entire life, but I've got to get it under control. If I blow it I usually blow it big time. Not just a cookie, but lots of cookies. I do best if I just completely stay away from them altogether because I have no self control once I get started. The most difficult thing for me is that I live in a house with a TON of junk food everywhere because I am the only one dieting. It's not just my house so I can't control what everyone else buys. There were two boxes of fresh donuts sitting on the stove this morning before I came in to work, but I moved them over and made my scrambled eggs. I can't tell you how many cookie packages I have stared at just wishing I could have some, but I know myself and I can't just eat one. I'm taking the kids to the movies tomorrow so wish me luck on not giving in to the dreaded movie theater popcorn. I always bring baggies of pickles, beef jerky and nuts to snack on. The last time I did sneak a few pieces of popcorn, but only a little. It's just so hard to resist. Grrrrrr I hate being addicted to food.