Everlasting - Ooooh, good luck with the boy! Keep us updated :) I'm doing the same thing with my summer clothes - though I've kept some of my longer shirts that have now become shirt dresses on me. I told my mom and my family not to even get me any clothes for the holidays, because I'd rather pick out my own things (I usually prefer doing this anyway) and I don't want to shop for clothes until I'm at goal.

Hey Gals!

Long time no see! I have been totally slacking on doing weight loss as of recent and life has been so crazy crazy busy. I am going to do another one of those newbie profiles because I think alot of stuff has changed even in the last few months since I have been MIA. But I am back for good. I am going to the gym tomorrow for the first time in 2 months. I smell a small victory coming already.

Welcome back Bee!! Good luck at the gym tomorrow :)

I just got back from my step-sister's wedding in FL; it was a short trip (I left Friday after work and was back in WI today by noon), but it was great to spend a whole day in warm, sunny weather! I'm really proud of myself for making generally good choices, eating- and exercise-wise (I actually got up early and went to the gym yesterday!), with the exception of one slip up this morning.

I had to the hotel at 5:30 am to get to the airport in time for my flight, so I wake up super early and the zipper on my suitcase completely snapped off. There was no way to get it back on (and nowhere to buy a new suitcase at 5:30 am on a Sunday), so I pulled out the stuff I'll need right away and called up my dad, who's going to ship the remaining stuff back to me.

By that point, I was running pretty late and I still hadn't had a chance to get breakfast, so I wound up grabbing a ham, egg and cheese breakfast pocket from one of the restaurants in the airport. It wasn't the best choice, but I didn't have a lot of time to shop around and find the healthiest option. But I compensated by getting a green tea as a snack on my layover and eating a healthy, lower calorie lunch when I got home.

I'm curious to see what the scale will say tomorrow at my official weigh in, with the traveling, wedding food and TOM, but I'm not worried about it - if it's high, I'm pretty confident that I'll be able to get back on track right away.

Hope everyone else's weekends were great!!

Welcome back Bee!

Smisen - Glad you had fun at the wedding! That really sucks about your luggage though :C

ETA: My mom was asking me questions about weight loss at dinner today (she's a trend dieter) and it made me happy because she's trying to eat right and I was able to bestow some wisdom on her for once! She also asked me about spin classes and if I would take one with her (HECK YES! I've been dying to try spinning!) soooo ladies that spin: can you give me some info about how many days a week you take a class and if you need to be a member of a gym to take a class?

platform- I spin monday/wednesday and my gym lets you pay for class. It's so much fun, I always look forward to going; some days i work really hard and others I just cruise bc no one but you knows how much resistance you have on :)

welcome back, bee.

I'm working like mad on grad school apps. I almost have NYU done...I was supposed to have them all done 2 weeks ago and now I'm freaking out...

Forest - Thanks! Good luck with your grad school stuff!

I miss spinning :(

There's a YMCA around the corner, I have to see if they have classes. Their fees are usually pretty low, so I can possibly afford it.

And okay, speaking of eggs, I bought this chili butter at the food expo last week. Yes, its butter, but its got tons of chili in it, so you only need about half a tablespoon. I put it in egg whites - so good and it makes up for lack of cheese.

Okay. So tomorrow it is back on the darn wagon. I'm going to sleep soon, and I will get up tomorrow and do some exercise. Tomorrow is my long day, but I should be able to squeeze 30 minutes in before work. I'm feeling lots better, and I just took Sudafed so I'm nice and uncongested for sleep.

The forum has been down here for the past couple of days...i thought i was gonna die!!! Soooo glad to be back up and running. Did anyone else have problems?

This weekend was not good for me. Had a get-together at a friend's yesterday and we drank wine and mimosas and ate waaaayyy too much. Ugh! However, I'm under my calorie goal for today and I even had IHOP this morning. But I haven't had a decent lunch or supper...haha. Guess I have to pay for those pancakes somewhere...lol. I hope everyone has done better than me this weekend! I got some catching up to do.

I did it...I submitted my first application to NYU. Now only 6 more to do :(