Welcome sotypical, paja, boston, and jj! Good luck to all of you!

Tuende, I weigh in on Mondays. And I am not looking forward to this Monday!! I've been bad at home (bf visiting) and bad at work (cupcakes, muffins)! My calories have been between 1600-2000, instead of 1200-1400.

Fashin, I hope your son feels better! :(

weird nsv. My bf called me "Bony" today bc of my ribs. I can't be bony at 160, lol!!! I don't particularly like the comment, but it must mean I'm doing something right! Lol

Sorry about everyone who is sick - hope everyone is feeling better soon!

stargzr - congrats!!!!!!!!! I am throwing a HUGE party when my scale is out of the 160's. After I see 150's for a few weeks in a row - I am seriously, I dunno. Having a party. lol

My weigh in this morning was good - the scale was down, so that was a surprise. But I will see it if I believe it next week. It has been down to 162.4 before, but it goes right back up and stays up. So *fingers crossed* been trying for since January to get the dumb thing to go down and stay down, lol.

My stupid hair straighter wouldn't turn on this morning. I finally put a bunch of money into a good one and the stupid thing lasts just 2 years. What a waste - so mad and not impressed. I know there are worse things in life then a flat iron breaking, but to me right now this is just the icing on the cake. It's so petty and I know that, but it still makes me mad.

Thanks for the welcomes :)
My gosh this thread does move fast though, I am having trouble keeping up with everyone!!
I hope the few of you who are sick get better soon, being sick sucks :(
Good luck everyone we can bust out of the 160s!

Thanks everyone for the comments about my son. He is doing much better today I think he's in the diarreah stage although it's not too bad. And I feel fine thank goodness. :)

tuende, thank you! And I'm glad your week is getting better! I'm hoping that when I incorporate exercise later that it affects me like that. It probably would if I would stick to it long enough ;). And I also am having a girls night this weekend, so let's stay strong we are so close we can do this!! My official WI day is Monday so I'll have my official update then.

Lilly, that sounds like exactly what my son had. Luckily he got over it fast and it sounds like you did too so thank goodness for that!

boston, yay for 169! I love it when you get that confirmation, sometimes I feel like maybe my scale was messed up or something when it reads a lower # and I'm afraid it will have gone back up but it's such a great feeling when it doesn't!

kirjava, I totally agree maybe it's our metabolisms or something but I plan to add exercise when I am firmly in the 150's so hopefully it won't frustrate me so badly. And congrats on the baggy clothes that must feel so awesome! I've got my fingers crossed that this week will be a big loss for you.

stargzr, wow 158-159 I'm so jealous! ;) This is def your week and I'm hoping to join not long after! You'll be able to reach your Spring goal I'm sure of it! And I'm glad your hubby is feeling better and that you didn't catch whatever he had!

Valentine, lol! Boys say the weirdest things sometimes but at least he's noticing! And good luck on your WI I know that dreading feeling but maybe it won't be as bad as you think.

sotypical, yay for the drop on the scale and I hope it stays down! And I feel you about straighteners I'd be pi**ed if mine broke after 2 years cause I spent alot of money on it. Hope your day gets better :hug:.

161.4 this morning! It's not my official WI but I'm excited and hoping to see 160 on the scale Monday. But....

Today is one of the guys here's last day and so we are having a "food day" today (that's literally what they call it). So I'm trying to resist all the snacky foods and NY style cheesecake (my weakness and just writing about it is making my mouth water, lol). And, I'm having a girls night tomorrow night. I'm planning to limit the cocktails and eat something grilled/green at dinner but drinking always seems to make me retain water. I'm just going to be really good today, Saturday day and Sunday and hope for the best!

Way to go reaching the 150s, stargzr! I hope we can all reach them soon so we don't have to be split up for long!

Nicole, hopefully going off plan won't affect your weight loss on Monday too badly!

fashin, I hope your son gets over the diarrhea soon. The poor little guy. I'm still hoping you won't catch it, too!

For both of you, it's really tough when there are temptations at work! I'm glad we don't eat lunch at school, or else I bet we'd have lots of teachers bringing in treats for everyone, and I'd be really struggling! And fashin... NY style cheesecake... *drools*. If you can resist that, you're strong!

I'm glad you've seen your scale go down, sotypical! I hope this time it stays that way. Sorry about your straightener, though. Do you think it could be repaired?

Kirjava - I would like to think it could be repaired, but I don't even know where to start! And then how much would it cost?

It sucks, because there is a site that sells CHI's (good ones) for $70! But by the time I get it into Canada it is going to be more then $110 - so I might as well try and find it here. :( Sometimes I really wish I live in the US haha.

sotypical, congrats that the scale moving in the right direction. And believe me, I understand the frustration of the small things!!

little jj, this thread doesn't always move this fast. for some reason, we're all just on a roll!

fashin, good job avoiding the pitfalls of "food day." Sometimes I miss the time in my life when something called "food day" sounded like a great idea. Ignorance is bliss I guess. Good luck on your girls weekend- I'm sure we'll both be fine...

kirjava, I think it's awesome that you've gotten to the point that you can really read your body. I know when I started all of this I had such a hard time making decisions about how to move forward. Was I eating too much or not enough? Was I drinking enough water? Was I exercising too hard to could I push myself further? I've gotten much better at understanding my body over the last 6 months or so. Hope you see amazing results with the new plan!

stargzr, CONGRATS!! Are you ready to join the ranks of the 150's? We'll try to meet up with you soon! Also, that is too funny about thinking of me when injuring yourself. I'd have to say you're probably not the only one with this association.

I'm just plucking along today, nothing much exciting happening right now. I'm weighing in on Sunday and am really hoping to see another number in the 150's. I think I'll make it official if that is the case. However, this all hinges on being good this weekend. I'll be thinking of you all and trying my damnedest.
:)

I don't know anything about straighteners, but are there any repair places in the area? Maybe getting it fixed would cost less than buying a new one?

I do feel you about the shipping! What I hate the most is that Amazon.com has anything and everything under the sun, but the sellers charge an arm and a leg for shipping, and some don't even ship to Canada at all! All we have is Amazon.ca that only has books, movies, and some electronics. I found some great Super Mario party supplies for my nephew (who is turning 7 this year but has desperately wanted a Mario party since he was turning 5) on Amazon.com, but the sellers wouldn't ship to Canada. My parents have friends who live in Florida, so we're shipping the supplies to them, who will in turn ship them up to us. What a pain in the butt!

tuende, I think the only reason I "know" exercise is slowing me down this time is because it happened before and I had success again after ditching the exercise. I don't feel like I can read my body as well as I would like.

But with all the (not-quite-confirmed) success I've had this week being off exercise and back on carbs (I thought I would stick out low-carb one more week, but on Saturday night I just said, "I'm not happy on low-carb, and I'm not having success. What's the point?"), I've finally realized why low-carb was working so poorly. I wasn't having nearly enough calories. I probably wasn't even taking in 900 calories a day when I was doing low-carb. In fact, I think 900 would be a high estimate! I was so focused on avoiding carbs that I didn't even think of my calorie intake. I think the only reason I didn't feel deprived was because protein is so filling and I was having delicious snacks like bacon.

So low-carb wasn't a failure. The way I was doing low-carb was a failure. That said, I don't want to restrict my diet by doing low-carb anymore, and I already have so many things in my cupboards with carbs that it's stupid to waste them. I was worried that being back on carbs would make me gain, but I think it's actually the opposite; I think I've lost this week now that I'm back to a good calorie level of 1200-1300. Of course, now that I've said that, the scale is going to humiliate me tomorrow. :lol:

I'm glad you're not leaving just yet, stargzr! I'm glad most of us are so close that we'll be moving on together. This has been a great group, and while I'm sure those in the 150s thread are awesome, I can't imagine them being as helpful and supportive as all of you have been!

I'm not in the 150s yet, but I did have a decent loss! 1.3 lbs! This brings me down to 160.5, so next week has to be my week!

Still, being at 160 brings me down to my lowest weight ever!

I hope all of you have great weigh-ins this weekend!

kirjava, thanks! And I'm really glad you realized what to change, I was going to ask you how many calories you were eating. I guess we don't realize how many calories carbs actually have and I can imagine if I cut out carbs that'd probably be half my calories! I should def work on that... Congrats on 160.5 you are so close! I'm hoping to be somwhere around there on Monday so hopefully we can both move on by our next WI's!

tuende, thanks girl I think we will be fine too. It's just kind of scary being so close. And you are absolutely right ignorance is bliss. My manager even made the comment that we should make "food day" a monthly thing instead of just on special occasions. *sigh* I can only hope that i'm off those days. Anyway, I've got my fingers crossed for you that you'll be able to make your 150's official and that I'll be joining not long after!

stargzr, thanks girl! And I'm glad you are sticking around a little longer, but hopefully we'll be ready to join you very soon! I think this week and next is when most of us will be moving on. I'm hoping so anyway!

I'm proud to report that I stayed completely away from the cheesecake and didn't even have a bite! That's a pretty big accomplishment for me. Now I just gotta focus on being good for the rest of the weekend. I can do it, I can do it.... ;)

kirjava: Congrats on being so close! .5 Pounds away!!! That's sooo exciting! You'll be outta here in NO time!!

sotypical: Ughh I can imagine the frustration. I've had my straightener for years and I wouldn't have a clue which new one to buy since I LOVE mine (watch me jinx it by saying this). My friend recently bought a really expensive new straightener and she said it wasn't even as good as her old, cheepo one lol.

Fashin: Oh man there's cheesecake at my house right now too because of a birthday celebration. Usually cheesecake isn't my weakness (although it is DEFINITELY hubby's weakness), but it looks so darned good! I'll stay strong, though. I know it. :)

stargzr: MAJOR congrats to you! I'm sad you're leaving us on sunday but we'll be following right behind!

tuende: It looks like you may be leaving us on sunday, as well! Good luck at the weigh in!!!!

Valentine: I actually love little comments like those, because they are kind of innocent. Little slips like that reveal what people are REALLY thinking. This probably makes me sound paranoid lol but I don't know when peoples' comments are real or just out of kindness, but when someone refers to you in a way that IMPLIES you're slim, it's just awesome!! Congrats on the NSV! :)

As for me, I weighed in at 168 this morning! Moving along well. Last night hubby worked late and I came home early from being out with a girlfriend of mine, and I had decided earlier in the day to make yesterday one of my rest days, which was just a lazy decision because I usually have two rest days in the week and I had already taken wednesday off so although it was "legal," it was kinda too close. Anyway, I came home early, and around 8:30 I got the sudden urge to workout. And I did lol! Little NSV for me. Anyway, in my head that helped me get to 168 this morning hehe!

Hope I didn't miss anyone! Good luck today guys!!!!

Kirjava - congrats! You can do it for sure next week!

jkinboston89 - congrats on working out last night, I always feel good when I do that!

I did pick up a new straightener last night it was a pretty good deal for what I got. Before I open it though I might run around for a few mintues today and just see what other kind of prices there are. I really wasn't planning on buying on so it sucks to spend that kind of money. But I use it almost daily so it is hard to go without. And the old one I found under the sink is just horrible, it works though - but its cracked down the middle and doesn't feel right, lol.

I want to do a worked out dvd today but I also need to clean my fish tank. It's only 7:30 and it's driving me nuts already. haha - I really dislike doing the fish tank, it only takes about an hour and looks so nice after but talking myself into doing it is hard.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! For a great NSV, I tried on this pair of American Eagle size 14s I've had for five years, and they finally fit!

boston, it's great that you're down to 168, and that you worked out! You'll be out of here fast!

sotypical, I hope your new straightener lasts a lot longer than the old one did! And ugh, cleaning the fish tank! I used to have one, and cleaning it is not even that hard, but I procrastinated a lot on that chore!

fashin, excellent job avoiding the cheesecake! Also, I know what you mean about thinking about how many calories I take in being from carbs. Even before low-carb, I really wasn't counting calories at all. I was just eating smaller portions of the things I love, and avoiding really fatty and greasy stuff. When I really thought about it, I figured I must be taking in around 1200 a day, but I have no solid idea.

Because I wasn't really counting my calories even on the calorie counting diet, I didn't even think to do it on low-carb. Before low-carb, evening snacks were usually NutriGrain bars, which are 140 calories. On low-carb, I was having a hard boiled egg, which I now know is only 76 calories, or two slices of bacon, which would be 80-100 calories.

stargzr, you just keep on shrinking! Way to go!