Hi ladies! I'm currently docked in at about 170. I hoover between 168-171 and it's so extremlly frustrating. My main problem is that I work in a deli/bakery and I have absolutely no will power. So happy i found this forum. You gals motivate me!
I can totally relate! I am stuck in the 170 range. I just got my bum back on track at the beginning of this month and found 3fatchicks yesterday. I am super inspired to become even more dedicated to my goal.
Speaking of having things to work toward as other posts have mentioned, I am preparing for a tattoo on the front of my hips/lower tummy area at the end of January and assuming that I am 170 right now, my goal is 160 by the date of my tattoo. There is nothing like a goal to keep the fire under your bum alight!!!
Digging Deep Do tell about the tatt! I wanna hear what it's gonna be!
ghost So what you're saying is you aren't in the 170's... hahaha, j/k-- That is just the way it goes, isn't it!! Womanhood, anyway! poo! Well, hopefully that lower weight is the one that maintains. I know this is probably too much info, but sometimes I weigh myself first thing in the morning, have breakfast, but then go #2 and then go weigh myself, and I'm down a pound or two, all within like an hour of eachother. Weird, I know, but maybe you had a good poo?!
Dazzling I agree with Ursus- that was my issue, too, some days I wasn't eating enough and other days wayy wayyyyy wayyyyyy too much! It didn't work out for weight loss. Good luck!!
UrsusMaritimus Great pix, you go girl!
So how is everyone doing today? I'm trying to stay OP but... I'm either PMSing or pregnant. HAHA I'm pretty sure I'm PMSing, my period is due any minute and I am really restraining not to stuff my face. I did indulge in a little too many Ritz crackers & goat cheese, but at least it's not like as bad as it could have been... And I counted it as lunch, just heading off to grab an orange to finish "lunch" up and I'm still well within calorie limit for the first half of the day. Just felt a little guilty for have like 4 servings worth of Ritz- those babies are fatty. And full of enriched flour- naughty me. I have to do my workout still, but I'm feeling emotional/bloated and would rather not. I will, just not this minute. HAHA
Well, You girls are awesome, let's keep on keepin' on and helping one another stay in check!
mmmm, goat cheese. I had a bad experience with it on a salad a few months ago, but I think I'm ready to try it again. For the record, it was crumbles and it was moldy, but with a fine white mold so my blind self couldn't see it...but I sure as heck could taste it *barf*
Ursus Those pics are HOT. honestly, although I applaud your weightloss and healthy lifestyle, you were absolutely gorgeous before. not that you aren't now. you know what i'm saying.
I'm always like ooo a tatoo I want one, but I have one I Just forget because its on my back and I never see it. When I catch a glimpse I'm like oo whats that oh yeah its my tatoo.
I'm realizing how many people on here have children, have been/are married. I'm absolutely amazed by you ladies. amazed. I'm 170 still but I'm hoping I'm lower by monday because i was 172 after breakfast and lunch oo lucky lucky.
mmmm, goat cheese. I had a bad experience with it on a salad a few months ago, but I think I'm ready to try it again. For the record, it was crumbles and it was moldy, but with a fine white mold so my blind self couldn't see it...but I sure as heck could taste it *barf*
arg that sucks my dad's colourblind so we have to be careful with mold and throwing things away quickly. Others he'll just eat it without noticing its there >.<
Ya, it really sucked because before that fateful salad, goat cheese was a daily occurance for me.
Kelli, I have no tattoos, my mother would kill me. My sister however, has tattoos on her face...HER FACE for crying out loud and made my mom cry. So, therefore, not to cause my mother more misery, I've opted to wait till she's dead...which, in my family doesn't happen early or often. I'll probably be getting my first tattoo when I'm 80 or so.
i had the same experience with yogurt. once you've had old yogurt thats warm, you'll never taste it the same way again.
and obviously the fates want me to be fat. the dairy queen in my town are trying to get rid of their ice-cream cakes and they were giving them away! it took sheer force to keep me from stopping. i hate temptations.
My major vice is that I work in a therapy department and we seem to order out every other day. Usually its Chinese food (which is loaded with MSG and therefore turning me into a human reservoir).
How do you guys usually stay away from temptations? Any advice
for temptations, i just try not to even consider them. Once you get into the weighing up of the pros and cons of a temptation (you know, the sort of "i could have it if i dont eat anything else for the next few days" self talk, or the "its probably not THAT bad just this once") its just too hard to say no. I just try not to even consider it, and walk away
Girls. I had a rough evening. Hubby and I went to Starbucks for late night hot cocoa (he asked me on a date I couldn't say no...) And he brought me Winger's for dinner-- basically deep fried & battered.
I feel gross.
I really really want to see progress. I'm like, seriously, feeling so discouraged today. Honestly I am trying so hard not to think about the past, but I have literally been over 170 for 8 months ladies! I just can't imagine that this is ever going to happen for me. I just miss being skinny so much. I can't believe how little I used to be- I thought looking at skinny photos would motivate me, but it has just made me feel like crap. I wish weight loss happened faster, but maybe there's a lesson I'm supposed to be learning here- like patience and perseverance. But just trying to be optimistic and cheerful makes me want to gag right now - I'm really just pretty miserable.
Ok, sorry for that quick little pity party. I think I'm going to go to bed, now. Maybe I'll wake up feeling better, haha! Hope ya'll had a better day than I did!
I'm realizing how many people on here have children, have been/are married. I'm absolutely amazed by you ladies. amazed.
OK you officially crack me up. Why does that amaze you?! You are in school and getting ready for a new program - grad school, right? Well, that's amazing to me. I miss school, and I really want to finish but I got married young and had my baby early, too. Going to school was really hard for me, I was sick a lot after I had her. So... I still haven't gone back. BUT, maybe someday. I'm proud of you for sticking with school- it's an awesome thing for a woman to have an education. It makes you strong and gives you so much power. You da woman.
ICONISED: Yeah, well. I had to alter something, so counting calories and doing 30DS is fairly new- like within the last 2 weeks. I know I'm not goign to lose like 20 pounds in 2 weeks, I just feel like... I don't know. I blame PMS, honestly.
oh carcar! I'm sorry you feel badly. That must be so frustrating for you. But you should be proud! Because you have stuck with it, you are still trying, and regardless of what the scales says I bet you are totally healthier than you were a year ago. Think of your Jillian Michaels made strong muscles! I know you'll get there!
Iconised: Thanks for the advice. I will think hard about the pros and cons, like how yucky I feel after eating Chinese food and about my thinning wallet.
Carcar: Don't get discouraged, you will get there. Just consider these few things, you may have heard them all before:
1- are you taking in enough calories
2- have you added a component into your workout routine that challenges you more than you were challenged in the past
3- Are you drinking enough water
4- Are you getting enough sleep (sleep is a crucial part of weight loss)
and think of it this way, it could be that your body is getting so much stronger with muscles, and muscle weighs more than fat (yada yada yada). So maybe you are losing tons of inches, which are equally, if not more important than pounds.
Keep up the good work and remember that you have us for support
Last edited by unstoppable; 11-15-2008 at 09:25 AM.
Whoo! Go Ladies!!!
So happy i found this forum. You gals motivate me!
