Jelbb - hope you feel better and glad the date went well :)

Forestroad - congrats on 141 - woohoo

Ruby - congrats too on your weight loss :)

Me...just got back from a marathon cardio session with my sadistic, yet very hot, personal trainer/friend. My legs really hurt and I'd better see 139 tomorrow or else!!!

Jelbb- I hope you are feeling better! It's so hard to do anything when you're sick, so exercise is often out of the question. Congrats on the date, as well!

Forestroad- 141! Amazing. I feel your pain about the measurements, though... I am never quite sure how exactly to measure, whether I am supposed to fit several fingers between me and the tape measure, etc. I'm wavering between 28 and 27, I'd like to say 27, but I think the tape measure is a little bit too tight at that number. My hips haven't budged.

Stringbean- Much luck for the 139!

I'm in a bit of a plateau, at 149.2. I'm still doing 30 Day Shred, though, and started Level 2 on the 31st, so perhaps my body is getting used to it and I'll see a drop in a couple of days. That's what I'm hoping for, at least!

Thanks kasmel - I bet you'll have a 'whoosh' soon...sometimes the body needs a few days to adjust. Good luck :)

147 - finally in the 140s..and now on my way out :P

Wow, congratulations on all the losses everyone! It seems we're having a really successful week! I hope it rubs off on me!

Down another .4 today.

I'm gonna rant about something off topic for a few minutes, if that's okay.

BEGIN RANT

So today is the end of my first full week of law school. My classes started last Thursday, so last week was more like a taste, and this week was the real deal.

Unfortunately, the end of my first week of law school, which has been one of the most emotionally draining experiences of my life, has lined up with the 2-3 days before my TOM. Even when I'm not in a stressful situation, I tend to burst into tears for no reason in the days leading up to TOM. This means that today, after my legal writing professor made me feeling woefully ignorant for not knowing a grammar rule, I came home for lunch and sobbed. For an hour. Even at this moment my eyes are still leaking a bit, which had better stop soon because I have another class in 45 minutes.

The thing is, even though I logically know that I am crying because of TOM and because I am under an expected and reasonable amount of stress, the FACT that I'm crying is making me feel like maybe I'm not prepared for law school, and I hate doubting myself when I know logically that I have no reason to. It's really, really bothering me and making me cry even more, which is making me doubt EVEN MORE my decision to come here and do this.

Sigh.

END RANT.

Ruby- I am also a TOM crier. I drive my bf nuts.

As for being prepared for law school, I GUARANTEE you that every one else is feeling the same way. Princeton has a graduate program I want to apply for, but it only accepts 8-10 students a year, so I'm wondering if I should even bother applying bc even if I get in I'm not smart enough to be worthy of a coveted slot. So kudos to you for even showing up. Just think how much better next week will be :)

Forestroad - Heh, thanks for the kind words. And I think you should definitely apply to the program at Princeton! If someone had told me a year ago that I would be at an ivy league law school come September of 2009, I would have called them nuts and edged away slowly. I thought when I started applying to schools that I'd be going to the local law school, which I was pretty sure I could get into, maybe with a small scholarship. And instead I'm at one of the best law schools in the country.

Seriously, if that's what you want, you should go for it. The worst that can happen is that you won't get in and you'll be exactly where you would be if you didn't apply at all. So do it!

139.8 this morning...FINALLY some weight loss after about 2 weeks hovering around the 140 mark. I won't be leaving this thread until I'm a little lower, though...this is such a nice and supportive thread :)

Ruby:
Aww, honey, I just FELT for you while I was reading your post. Try not to stress. I hate professors like that, the ones who treat you as ignorant and ill-educated for not knowing something small and relatively unimportant in the grand scheme of things.... besides, not knowing a grammar rule is probably a flaw in your earlier educational system. I know that my grasp of MANY grammar rules is incredibly flawed because the Canadian educational system didn't hammer into us effectively enough things like... adverbs, and pronouns, and prepositions.... I'm a very well educated individual, and believe myself to be quite intelligent. Off the top of my head, I could not tell you what an adverb or a preposition is. I couldn't point them out to you in a sentence. I was simply never taught properly... and I never cared enough to go hunting for the information on my own.

Not your fault.
And I agree with Elise. I bet pretty much everyone starting off there feels out of their depth. Don't let one professor's douchebaggery ruin your whole experience. Guaranteed, you'll adore it in no time. <3 And the TOM will pass, and I'm sure everything will look better without the hormonal haze of that evil time of the month! :) :hug:

Me:
I'm running late, so I've gotta get moving, but I just wanted to stop in for a quick pat on my own back....
I've been eating intuitively for a little while now. I haven't counted calories in daaaaaays.... I've been way too busy, and sick, and spending time with English Boy... so I've just been eating intuitively. Stopping when I no longer feel hungry when we're eating out (which means leaving food on my plate, god forbid!!!) and only suggesting to English Boy that we go grab food when I genuinely feel hungry. I HAVE been drinking beer, but.... I've never really been all that restrictive on my alcohol intake.

And... dun-dah-dah-daaahhhh.... 143.6 this morning, down from 143.8. I'm just so happy I'm able to maintain without one eye glued to the scale! AND with eating out on a fairly regular basis. I'm pretty proud of myself! :)

Adore you all! <3

Originally Posted by Jelbb:
Don't let one professor's douchebaggery ruin your whole experience.

LOL
amazing
and good advice too :)

Jelbb-- I'm soooo excited to see that eating intuitively is working for you!

I've been doing the same thing lately, for maintenance, and am finding I'm still losing more or less unintentionally. I haven't been to the gym since Thursday so I'm not sure how I'm doing in relation to that "official" scale, but the needle on my bathroom scale is not even reaching the 140 mark. Last time I thought I was 140, though, I got to the gym and the scale said 143. I'll check in officially on Tuesday, but there's a chance I might be out of this thread with StringBean. I'll still be hanging around this thread and maybe the 130s thread, since I won't really have a thread home and I like talking to you guys :) Thanks for helping me get here :)

I'm still at 143 this morning. It's the first 143 I've seen since I actually weighed it in. I haven't been on-plan either, so we know where the problem is. i have to stay on-plan next week, because it's otherwise so discouraging.

Hello ladies. I've been out of it since I was on here on Friday, since that evening I got really sick. On Saturday I went to the doctor and was told it was bronchitis and given anti-biotics, but now I'm on day 3 of the anti-biotics and I still have a fever, so I supposed I should call my school's health services once they open, and not go to class today (swine flu is about).

Jelbb - You are right, of course. I had also forgotten that I just generally don't deal well with change. My uneasiness will almost certainly pass.

Weight wise, I'm still at 142.2.

Ruby: Feel better soon! Bronchitis sucks :(
Jelbb: Congrats on the weight loss and glad things are going so well with the English Boy :)

Me...139.2 this morning...I think I will move on to the next thread as then I won't have any excuse to bounce back into the 140s. Hope to see those of you who wish to go thru the 130s there soon. Forestroad - I'll be looking for ya!!