Booty:
MEH. Whether it's permanent or not, it's still so good to see a loss!
(See my update!)
I hope work wasn't TOO painful for you, going to work sick is a really crappy experience. It's like being double-teamed by ****tiness. Not only do you feel horrible, you have to go to one of the least fun places for hour upon hour!
*HUG*
Wannabe:
Welcome! Come, post, join in!
(See, people, THIS is why we're so overloaded in these threads, I'm advertising and encouraging people like mad.
)
HopeToLose:
Hey sweetie. I've absolutely been struggling as well. It's really frustrating, it's usually as a result of some temptation being around. I had to run a program and I had a big (mostly full) box of ice cream sandwiches leftover when it was done, and for three days, I couldn't keep my hands off them. I mean, I didn't have like 6 of them a day by any means, but I did have one or two, when I really shouldn't have been having any.
And hey, you're right around the weight that I'm at; I find that it's a pretty finicky weight to be....You and I, baby, fighting the good fight!
We can keep each other accountable if you want...?
Tinsica:
Firstly... crappy gym scale doesn't sound overly reliable. I would really suggest sneaking out and getting yourself a good scale to keep at home in a closet and weigh yourself on the reliable one once every week or however frequently you do now.
There's something about a scale at a
gym, I feel like there's just been too much weight on it over TIME for it to stay perfectly zeroed and constant...
Secondly, I would never ever weigh myself at night. I find that my body is REALLY erratic when I weigh myself during the day. I'm scale obsessed, so I sometimes weigh myself during the day-- case in point, yesterday. Yesterday I was about 167 in the morning, 169 sometime during the evening, 166 right before bed, and 164.2 this morning. If I just weighed myself the one time in the evening and saw 169 I probably would have been really upset. It's just based on how much you've eaten, hydration level and whether you've gone to the bathroom, the tiny fluctuations.
Anyhow, keep working out and staying OP, I'm sure before you know it, even the tiny fluctuations won't be able to keep the number so high!
HappyMomma:
Well ****, you were damn close to that goal, and that's what counts! Sorry that your TOM is approaching, but look at it this way-- how much fun is it to see the scale go up, then watch it drop rapidly the next week when all your water weight falls off??
And... it was your birthday, you can get back on the wagon now afterwards, there's no point in beating yourself up over having a birthday treat.
Before you know it, that scale'll be down again.
Good luck darling.
Sonja:
Question... what is a daily thread exactly going to accomplish? I mean, I have no problem with it, by all means, go for it and post it up!!
I'm just curious. Because people who can't keep up just tend to read the last few pages anyhow, and maybe reply to one or two people... I don't really see much of a difference between reading the very end of the thread only or ignoring yesterday's thread and replying to today's, y'know?
But maybe I'm just missing something, or I'm being weird and illogical.
It happens where I'm concerned, since I'm a bit nuts.
Lisa:
Ooh, do you have a dial scale? I always find those ones a bit funny. I love my digital scale, I could stand all on the very edge, feet half-on, and it still turns out the same weight.
(Which means I can't delude myself into thinking I'm littler with some fancy footwork.
)
Lizzabee:
I'm getting images of you sitting down to catch up with posts with a Big Mac and Fries instead of working out and eating well, and the irony of the image entertains me thoroughly.
I think that exercise and your health are priority over replying to my inane posts.
All you people feel so guilty when you don't have time to reply, but.. that just means you have a life and I don't!
Yay for your boy, Liz!! I'm so happy for you that he's staying! *happydance*
Ew, Richard Simmons type workouts?
"LIKE A PONY! LIKE A PONY!"
"Oh dear god."
You should get Carmen Electra workouts. They're very badass.
I feel pretty hot doin' em in my room by myself in skimpy workout clothes that I would never wear inFRONT of people.
Bronwyn:
I just read a book called
"Confessions of a Carb Queen" that is fabulous. It really puts into perspective YOUR binges, because this woman (who at her peak weighed 468.2 lbs) was a binge-aholic, and we're talking... fast food runs like.. one drive-thru after another, after another, after another.
I was freaking out over having eaten an ice cream sandwich, then I read this book and was like, "Whoa-ho. Okay. So. Ice cream sandwich.. not that big a deal..."
Anyhow, the book is hella inspirational, funny and really HONEST about her weight. She talks a lot about dealing with daily routine while being morbidly obese, things like meeting guys online and "fat sex" and simple **** like worrying whether there would be arms on chairs in restaurants. It's an amazing book.
Sorry, this has kind of gone off on a tangent in my personal response to you, Bron.
Also, it's really great that you're so AWARE of your "binges." Yeah, you ate when you weren't hungry. But afterwards, you were entirely conscious of what you'd done, how many extra calories you'd taken in, etc. It's a good incentive to not do it again, whereas people who aren't conscious of it can really easily forgive themselves the frequent mindless munching.
Booty:
Yay for them fitting albeit a little tight still! I'm so happy for you!!
Augh, you are so close to your Valentines goal, I'm really proud of you!
*pridepride*
Cookie:
Yay for writing out that plan and everything. It's a really good idea to keep you on track and everything!
I'm sure that people will start noticing the weight loss soon! It can be a bit frustrating to be working so hard and not having anyone saying, "wow, you look great!"
Sometimes it's a decent call to prompt people too. A few of my students know about my weight loss efforts and I was chatting to them about it, and cupped my hands around my face and neck and said, "I just can't wait until the chunk starts coming off around my face and things get a little less ROUND, haha.
" and both of them at the same time said, "It's already coming off, you can already see a difference." I have never been more shocked or felt more complimented. But when you see yourself everyday you don't notice things like that, right?
Anyhow, if people KNOW about your efforts, they might be more inclined to look for losses and improvements. Are your efforts publicized at all? Or are you keeping it a bit hush?
Me:
I'm hungoooooover.
MORNING ALL.
I went to the bar last night with friends. One of the girls I met in Ireland (who lived there for a full year as opposed to the 4 months I was there) moved back home and she and I went out last night along with another couple of my friends. It was so much fun, I had a blastieblast.
I also had two pints of beer and a shot, BUT... I checked the calories on my giant alcohol binge? Less than 500. I figure that's not really the end of the world.
This morning I woke up and initially weighed myself at 164.2. Which was a big like, "holy ****, that's low!" because I haven't weighed in that low since just after Ireland. Made me pretty happy, gotta say.
Then again, I'm all good and hungover, so what are the odds that that's like.. entirely my dehydration weight?
Then again, my abs hurt like **** this morning, so Sadistic Sue (my bootcamp and cardiopump class instructor) might have something to do with helping me along on my weight-loss efforts.
Man, if S.S. makes us do 8 reps of something, then chucks on another "8 more!" one more time... I'm going to go ballistic. If she KNOWS we're gonna do 16, SAY sixteen!!!!
Alright. Lotsa love ladies. Have healthy, happy days and I will talk to you soon. <3
After the beginning of the week I don't even try to catch up... but if we had littler threads I know I'd post more.
I'm happy for you.
You go girl!!
