zan - :wave: sup?

lucky - thanks!

Kay - thanks! As for going back to school... I feel you. Something I need to do too but every fiber of my body says NO. Good luck with getting everything transferred, it can be such a pain!

kcx - hey, awesome on the .6!! every little bit counts, and it sounds like you know why the loss was slow this week so that's good too - it's more frustrating to lose .6 on weeks the food court didn't tempt you!

hickory - thanks for the compliment :) I'll probably have a pic in a couple weeks of me wearing the dress to the wedding, so i'll be all put together then and can post another pic. I think it'll look great. Congrats on losing the point! I lost one for age yesterday :/ That's not as satisfying as losing it for weight.

ade - that's a lot of walking. what is your quinoa sautee? I love quinoa but only have a couple (pointy) recipes for it. I hope you got to eat the rest of your points - on a tiring day like that, fuel is necessary!

bex - thanks :) and ZOMG YAY! on your loss! Huzzah! Bex is under 100kg! :carrot: I'm so happy for you, keep up the amazing work :)


Today will be pretty careful eating and hopefully a trip to the Y if I get my work done at a decent time. Last night we went out for another birthday dinner (somehow I managed to get 2 birthday dinners out of my boyfriend :D) to a place downtown we could walk to. I wanted to go there for the fried okra because I love it and get it so rarely. I ordered fried catfish, fried okra, and scalloped potatoes - holy comfort food batman. I ate a slice of the potato and less than 1/4 of the giant piece of fish, and all of the okra - because that's what I really wanted. Took the rest home but I may not eat it. In the past I woulda eaten the whole plate of food, but I was focused on the okra and it was enough to fill me up so I stopped there. Not sure of the damage done, but it was worth it.

Now back to buckling down! Tomorrow's supposed to be my WI day because I started back on the wagon last Wednesday at 199.8 - I'm sure I'll have a loss from there - Just don't know if it will be as low as yesterday's 198 reading. We shall see!

Later ladies. have a great day!

Bex, congrats on the loss, that's awesome and you should be SO proud of yourself!

Abluvion, I adore your dress, and am super jealous you can wear that color.

Kay, I am definitely on team "go back to school now!" but then again, I'm also on team "Math is awesome!" so I may be biased. But in all seriousness, this shouldn't be something you let yourself regret just because it's inconvenient.

kcx, you should definitely be proud of your 0.6lbs.

Hickory, I agree that losing points can be stressful, but you'll find ways to cope. When I first moved into 20 pts per day I was freaking out, convinced I'd never be able to stick with it. I've definitely started to use more of my activity points as I've gotten lower, but I've also tried new things and adjusted how I eat and it's worked out.

I'm in sort of a low place right now. School is hard, I've had a ton of stuff going on, and my brain is just not back on board yet. I had a long talk with my dad last night about how, for the next 9 months, this IS what I'm going to do, and I just have to accept that it won't be fun, get over it, and study my *** off. So no more tango lessons, no more Sunday night trivia, no more game night, no more elaborate dinners, and definitely no more watching tv during the week. I'm still going to make time to keep running and doing yoga,and go to my WW meetings, but I definitely need to make school my #1 prioriy. So yeah... fun times ahead...

Morning!
bex - congratulations!! I am so proud of you!!!

ab - that dinner sounds great! My sister's birthday was last week...and mine is this week...so many birthday dinners are ahead! Quinoa saute...it was in one of those WW booklets. Basically it's cooked quinoa (one cup dry), 1/2 c. orange juice, 1/2 c. (?) cilantro. 1 c. shredded carrots, 1/3 c. green onion (chopped)....I can't remember the exact recipe. lol. I'll get it to you when I get home.

MsGeng - Keep your chin up! (I'm really trying on this pep talk...I'm kinda low too)...9 months will fly by! Yeah. I failed at that.

So yesterday was my first taste of what Mondays and Wednesdays are going to be like for the next 16 weeks. And I'm exhausted. Literally exhausted. Ashley + 12 hour days = no bueno. I went grocery shopping. And I just want to crawl back into bed now. Alright...gotta work I guess ;)

Have a good one!

Ade- I totally agree! Good thing I don't want kids anytime soon! lol

Bex- Congrats!!! :carrot:

MsCoh- My Dad is a math lover too. I used to hate asking him for help. lol

Well I agree with you guys, I do need to go back ASAP.


Well I have been crashing and burning plan wise. I have been crafting my butt off (oh I wish that worked that way) so I have been stuck in one spot for most of my evenings and I haven't been cooking. I actually got taco bell a few times in the past 5 days. :( I have been getting my veggie sub the rest of the time so at least that is good! But anyway. I think I need to workout, cook and then craft the night away. I just have so much to do since I have a craft show coming up in a couple weeks! Ahhh!

Last day of August. Any goals for September?

Grats Bex!!! Woohoo! :hug:

Kay - school, yes, do it! I'm back in school myself. I have been home on unemployment since last October. I guess I figure if I can't work thanks to the economy, I might as well further my education and lose the weight! Just think of all the math you've done while losing weight already ;)

bex - congrats! How AWESOME to be under 100kg! :carrot:

Ade - sorry M & W are so long! Sheesh.

MsGeng - you've already proven you CAN prioritize, now just move it over to school! 9 months will FLY by.

Nothing new or exciting for me. Although...I found a bike on craigslist that my mom is picking up for me tonight (we live 45 minutes apart and the person listing it is literally 3 minutes from her). I've been wanting to get on a bike for a WHILE, but I didn't want to spend the money on a bike. So, this is a great deal and now I won't have an excuse not to try it. Just gotta find a helmet...

Hickory- thanks for the math quip... brought a smile to my face. :D

zan- September goals... Hmmmm... besides the whole staying on plan thing I want to get my new flow going! This last week was the first week my husband and I were on this new never seeing each other schedule and I sat on my butt! I have been mentally prepping myself for the switchover for awhile, now I just need to take some action and take advantage of all my free time!:carrot:

I'm having a bad day. And nothing happened. I just feel like it's been a bad day. But it hasn't. I'm exhausted. I'm tired of driving. I'm a whine-o.
zan-at this point, my only goal is to make it through September.
I hope everyone is doing well. And I hope I can get out of this darn rut I seem to have found myself in.

how are you in a rut with your cute new hair and new suit!? ;) I understand those days. I hope you are out of your funk soon! :)

kay - you are sweet, that made me smile. Thanks!
I'm feeling a little better. Almost off work so I'm gonna go lock myself up and not come out until *sigh...too early* 5am tomorrow.

Oh, and I really wish I didn't have a relationship with food. I accidentally ate my feelings at lunch. Do you think this relationship stems from our upbringing or do you think it has something to do with...I dunno, genetics? If it's upbringing, I've got to get a handle on it and teach my kids that "food is fuel" and not for eating feelings. Ugh. Oh well. Lotsa water the rest of the day. Chinese food has tons of sodium.

Its September here. First day of Spring in New Zealand and that makes me happy.

Ade - Keep smiling gorgeous. Love and hugs from the other side of the world. xx

MissGeng - I feel ya babe. I only just scraped through my statistics assignment so I need to kick my butt into gear.

And to all of you, thank you for the congratulations. Still cant believe it :P

I'm going to make the September thread now. xx