tuende - WTG on the running! That is awesome.

As for me and the running, I have tried it. It is really hard for me to run for some reason. I rented a treadmill for a while, before I had to give it back I was able to run for 10 min without stopping, but it was hard. And I can't seem to apply it to running on the pavement. I can't do 10 min anymore, sometimes I will walk + jog for short spurts. I do enjoy it - the thing that makes me the most sad is if I am walking I want my little dog to come, and a month or so a go we did 7km together and her leg was sore for days after. She has a knee problem, so I feel guilty walking with out her. If that makes any sense.

zephyr524 - WTG on 154! How exciting - and good job on a good weekend.

It's not a long weekend here, but I did okay regardless. Few high days, but I tracked it all anyway and that is big for me. I did Wii Fit yesterday for the first time in 612 days! Bit sore today but it was fun! I forgot how fun it is. The only problem is, it's a bit noisy on the floor and we have people living in our basement suite. My scale was 1.2 pounds higher today from Friday, but that is nothing for me after a weekend; so I am feeling pretty good. Hope I can stay off of it until Friday now.

Tomorrow after work we are having a potluck bbq at a co-workers. *sigh* Hopefully it won't be too bad. There is usually veggie burgers as well are regular burgers, I know the veggie burger is less calories but it is hard to pass up a good homemade burger. Maybe I can skip the bun and have some salad too. I am going to bring hummus + celery (and chips for other people). And then Wednesday afternoon some coworkers and I are going to the spa, OMG - I am so excited. I have never been to a spa. I am getting a pedicure, never had one. And this spa has a Mineral Pool we get to sit in before hand, I have been eying up this pool for MONTHS on the website, it looks soooo nice.



Can't wait! They have all you can eat Tapas in the spa too, but I don't think we are doing that.

Anyway, long enough post for today. Happy Monday and hope everyone in the US is enjoying their day off.

was bouncing around from 160 - 162 for the past couple weeks. went to ny and was scale-less for the weekend. weighed myself today at 158.5 =] hope to be out of the 150's by the end of june :fingers crossed:

I definitely need to get back to the 140s again! Here is to hoping cutting down on the food I eat in the evenings will help. Good luck everyone .

rockstar, that's awesome that you and your sister are doing that. After reading what you wrote I was googling up-coming half marathons! I think you've inspired me to go for it! Although when I get an idea in my head, I want to start working on it now and in this case, I can't. I'm going to be in China for the summer and I have no idea how much I'll be able to run/work out there, so I think I'll have to wait and see where I'm at and start training in Sept when I get home. Still though, I never really thought doing things like that was possible for me before. Now I have more of an oh-what-the-****? attitude... and life is so much more fun! Hope you thoroughly enjoy your vicious plank circuit tomorrow !!!

zephyr, congrats on the 154! Now you're closer to the 140's than to the 160's! That "normal weight" marker was a big one for me... you'll get there soon! Also, congrats on eating well at the big cookout. Those can always be tricky!

optwoobs, now do you know why I hate lunges so much!? Although, as much as I hate doing them, they are great for your legs and through all the whining I do them anyway. Also, way to go mowing that lawn. I mow my mom's lawn for her sometimes and it is exhausting and I'm all sweaty and covered with grass...not an easy job! That is an excellent workout, besides being very practical!

sotypical, maybe running's just not your thing...you should definitely find something you enjoy doing and do that. Although I am a firm believer that all of us can do anything we want, running insane distances included . That spa looks AMAZING! I've never been to one either, but that pool looks so relaxing. You'll have tell us how it was so we can live vicariously through you!

youthquaker, welcome! You'll be out of here in no time!

I've been having a very relaxing 3 day weekend. I've been totally on plan, even went on a couple of walks in the rain because I was starting to feel a little sedentary. It's amazing how doing absolutely nothing can take up so much of your time. I think 3 days is kind of my max though; I'm already starting to feel a little stir crazy.

sotypical - that pool looks amazing. I have been to the spa a few times, and love the pampered feeling although it is expensive. Luckily my hubs buys me gift cards for mothers day knowing i will never go on my own. I hope you have a great time.

youthquaker- Welcome! You will be out of here in no time just stay focused, and chat away!

tuende- Awesome job staying focused this weekend even in the rain! We live on a dirt road so when it rains here no walking for me. Your doing a great job and motivate me alot! Thanks.

Alita - welcome!

tuende - I wish running was my thing, I think it is such a great workout. Having fun with Wii Fit the last few days - not the best calorie burning activity, but it doesn't make me sore.

Potluck bbq tonight; hope I can stay on track! I do really want to see the scale go down on Friday so that may help me. That and my boyfriend is losing a lot of weight and I can't let him catch up to me! lol

I made some cookies last night that ended up being 80 calories each, not bad. One of the first times a recipe of my own has been pretty good on the first try. But really; how can you screw up a cookie?

Hi all! I am sick and tired of sitting in the 150s. I know my starting weight says 160 but I was not sure if I should start in this forum seeing how I have been chugging water all day and know I will be in the 150s tomorrow from flushing out all the extra sodium I consumed this holiday weekend.

I am here to finish what I started in 2002. Started out at 198 and for the past 5years...yes 5 years, I have been bouncing between 150 and 160. I hit a plateau and have never managed to break through it. I am bound and determined to break that barrier this time. I want to drop it all by Thanksgiving so when I travel to New Zealand to meet up with my boyfriend (stationed in S. Korea for a year) he will be blown away...and I will be feeling great about myself once again! So lets do this!!!

Hi Heather, I can totally relate to your journey. I started in 2006 at 215 and got down to 165. And here I am 4 years later trying to finish it what I started. Like you I hit a plateau around 160 (sometimes getting as high as 185) but never any lower. You and I can do this, I see we even have the same goal!

Hey ladies!
Back from FLorida and had a great time although I did horribly as far as food goes! I started today with a shake and swam 10(round trip) laps in the pool. Feeling good about buckling back down.
Congrats to everyone for getting down so low! I am seeing green hope you all had a great weekend

Grrrr. I'm getting frustrated. The scale just won't seem to budge no matter how on plan I am. I've been stuck right around 150 for about 3 weeks. Some days, I'll be a fraction of a pound less, some days a fraction more. It seems like I'm doing everything I can and it is getting me nowhere. A new month and inevitably, I look back at my progress. I only managed to lose about 3 lbs in May. Seriously?! I'm not kidding myself, I know I wasn't perfectly on plan every single day, but still. It seems like it should be more and I'm feeling stuck. I try to stay positive, and think about all the other good things that are coming from my efforts, but that number... that number gets to me. I hate how much I let the number on the scale affect me. It's my motivation when I like the number; it's a huge source of frustration when I don't. It's starting to feel like all the hard work is getting me nowhere. Someone talk me off the ledge?

Hey ladies!! Sorry for the late response it's been a few days lol.

Welcome to the new people and GL!!! We're all here to help and to chat with .

tuende - Do you think that you may have hit your peak? I made a response about my Uncle's theory/action that he took when he hit his peak, if you're curious about it let me know, I'll repeat it on this thread .

sun - Welcome back! I'm leaving for Florida in a few weeks, and may I just say that I am so paranoid with how my food consumption is going to be...and if I'll have equipment there for me in the hotel to workout. You can do it girl and you're on the right track by starting up again.

sotypical - lovely picture of the place, I find spas to be slightly evil though, I get so sleepy. And mmmm cookies.

Well after the few days I was away from 3FC I lost a few more pounds! I'm now at 153 . We had guest over tonight so my bf's mother made an amazing Thai dinner so I portioned it so amazingly well (I thought) hopefully I still remain at 153 tomorrow or maybe 152!

Other than that everything is stiillll the same over here, nothing new until I have my vacation to Florida. I hope you ladies are doing amazingly well!

Welcome to the new people joining us on this thread!!

Tuende~Take some deep breathes.. Is there anything you can change up on your plan to help you start losing again? I know how frustrating platueas can be but you'll be past it in no time and on your way again!!

kruez~great job on losing a few more! You'll so close to 140's now!!


I hope you all had a nice weekend and didn't eat to badly over the holiday!! I had a really good weekend and am enjoying my "vacation". I'm not looking forward to it being over though..*sigh*. Well, I'm off to help my MIL with a yardsale and hoping that I'm able to make some extra money as well. Weather is supposed to be nice today so it's a good day for one.

Tuende - I think three pounds in May is fantastic! I wish I could say I lost 3 pounds in a month. In all honesty girls, I have lost about 3 pounds this year.

Sometimes I swear this is something wrong with me. My boyfriend is losing weight like crazy and I am so happy for him but honestly I just want to cry. I flipped back through my calendar and looked at Jan 1st. It was like 164 and the sale this morning said 161. I know I am not perfect, I know I have screwed up - but I really feel I should be down more then that. Tuende's post really hit me this morning.

My boyfriend is messaging me now, he is so close to his 50 pound mark it is frustrating. I reached my 50 pound mark 3.5 years ago and I can't even hit and stay at the 55 pound mark.

I know it's not that way to go, but I feel like eating 1000 calories a day and seeing what happens. I know I should be going to the gym and strength training or something, but I don't want to. And I shouldn't have to I don't think. Thanks for listening to me rant.

On a really happy note, get to go to the spa today!

sotypical - I did research actually on that subject. After seeing commercials and concerns about why males lose weight faster than females I was really curious about it. Females naturally have more body fat than males, for obvious purposes (boobs and needing the weight for child preparation). Males also have a better metabolism than females (hormones). So a male can cut the simplest things from his diet and lose weight like crazy as to where a female has to cut nearly everything just to lose that weight. The joy of being a chick eh?

On the bright side, we don't have to concern ourselves with building as much muscle as they do, it's a shorter time frame I believe for a female to build a muscular body at it's peak as compared to a male. Basically, men were meant to eat more meat as females were meant to eat more fruits..sadly.