Lissa, those are so awesome. I would kill for a for a crocheted string bikini (in 50 lbs, not now!). Are you on Etsy?

Jen, I hate going out w/ coworkers for lunch. Tomorrow, I've got a lunch (still don't know where yet), and tomorrow evening, a buffet at a really nice Indian place to welcome some new coworkers to Benin. You sound like you've got it under control, though!

My exciting weekend plans are to stay home and catch up on work for the business. We've got dinner out at my husband's high muckity-muck must-impress mentor's house on Saturday, so I'm planning lots of exercise and eating extra-smart for the rest of the weekend, since I know my food options will be a) limited and b) unhealthy then.

Man, 6pm already. Gotta start making dinner. Stir-fry and delicious salad, here I come!

Lissa ~ That's so awesome!!!!

No big weekend plans for me. It's the last weekend of freedom before school starts up again on Monday. So, I plan on doing absolutely NOTHING!!! haha

i have an etsy shop its just empty currently since everything i'm doing is small personal stuff or really slow knitting

Lissa- how cute! I love the idea of a swap. I am a crocheter though, never learned to knit. :( Yay for craftiness!

No weekend plans here either. My husband works 2 jobs and 1 of them is asking him to do overtime this weekend. He is doing a double on Saturday and working both jobs Sunday (so basically another double). So I am all on my own. Kind of looking forward to it. More time to craft and start up my C25K training again!

Well it's Friday morning here, so I basically count it as the weekend. I only work 4 hours on a Friday afternoon so I don't think that really counts as much work!

Lissa - I have a friend who did some knitted underwear and pasties as part of her photography project a few years ago! Good stuff!


I just did 45mins on the stationary bike, and gosh I am sweaty. Gross. I am now officially down to 79 kilograms, I hope to never see the number 80 or above again! That's 174.1 pounds for you lovely ladies not in metric.

No plans for the weekend as yet - I have been avoiding being overly social as social in my group of friends (actually, in most of the 16-30 year olds in New Zealand) basically means going out and drinking. Some do it in moderation, some go overboard. I used to do it fairly regularly, not really getting "trashed" or anything, but I'd have a few (maybe 5-8 throughout the course of a long night) and get a little tipsy. Since I know this is not healthy, and a HUGE calorie eater-upper, I'm still trying to work out how I can go out, still enjoy myself, and not look like the odd one out saying no to drinks.

I am still wanting to see Inception so maybe that will happen! My boyfriend wants to go mountain biking, and I momentarily considered going with him and his friend, but I'm thinking it's a bit scary and above my comfort level seeing as I'm still kind of frightened riding my bike on the street haha - I broke my leg when I was about 7 literally just falling off a bike. Not hitting anything, not going super fast, just falling off. Had a cast up to my crotch for 3 months. UGH.

Anyway, I better go have something to eat - pre-cooked some chicken yesterday in lemon and herbs to have with my salad today, sometimes I think I need to up my protein during the day!

Have I mentioned this week how frustrated I am with the scale!? :(
I had that thought fly through my mind yesterday "well there is no sense in working out because it's not working anyway." "Well I might as well go over my calories because I'm not losing weight anyway."
I quickly batted those thoughts out of my head and I worked out and I stayed under 1300 calories. This is exactly how I ended up gaining back 15 lbs before. Because I came to a stand still and I gave up. I know I just have to push through this. It really isn't about the number on the scale. It's about being healthy and active. The second I let myself slack on working out I will be unmotivated again. Right now, I love working out because I've gotten into the routine and I can keep reminding myself how great it makes me feel.
I just have to get these thoughts out of my head. I know that the scale will go down eventually. It has to, unless there is something medically wrong with me, and I don't think that is the case.

Moving on, this might be TMI....but I think it may contribute to the scale going up and or not moving at all. It seems that every time I get back into the groove of this eating healthy thing, I become irregular. This seems odd to me, because I'm eating more fiber than ever. I mean I eat celery every single day, how can you get more fibery (pretty sure that's not a word. ha!) than that? Before, I took equate fiber therapy from Wal Mart and that seemed to help a lot, so I am planning on getting some more. Does anyone else have this problem though?

Yes, Casey, I've been wanting to ask that question, but didn't want to gross anyone out. I find I have to practically over-do it with my water intake to be even remotely regular. When I'm really sticking to plan I do tend to be rather monotonous and bland with my food choices. Maybe I'm not getting my body enough of what it needs to keep things moving? I try to mind my fiber also, and I try to eat copious amounts of fresh (always fresh) fruits and veggies. Who knows.

Hey guys,

I know I've been pretty much MIA lately, I just have so much going on it's impossible to keep up. At least I'm still losing weight. I've stopped counting calories, but I'm hoping that I'll still be able to lose weight, I realized that counting calories isn't going to be a lifetime thing for me, I need to learn control and how to eat correctly without being so ... regimented. Have any of you done this before and been successful?

Who knows, maybe it's just this funk I'm going through and I'll get over it before long and be right back on track. I'm so close to my goal I can practically see it, but I'm still SO far away it's frustrating. Blah.

Too many stresses in my life right now to even make it worth talking about. But you girls are great and I hope all is well. ♥

Good to know I'm not alone! I plan to get some fiber pills this weekend. They really did help in the past. Maybe you should look into it. I just don't want to have to depend on these things to take a ...:o

I'll give them a try. I know what you mean, I hate taking too many pills a day.

I think TOM is nearing because I am a freaking wreck. I've just been so deflated, depressed, frustrated, down on myself... I'm sure my husband is enjoying this emotional roller coaster. I must look really sad and pathetic; when we were at the mall last night he wandered off to Dillard's and surprised me with a new Coach bag.:o He's a spender, but very rarely on something as trivial as a purse..

Anyway. I have invites and plans for the whole weekend, and honestly, it exhausts me just thinking about it. I am not interested in being social at all right now. I'd like to hide under a rock.. but I'll stick with what I've committed to so far, and decide on the others when I have to. I haven't worked out at all this week (aside from some walking and swimming a few nights), maybe if I actually get moving tonight I'll feel better.

Amanda - I <3 your hubby! Can he call my hubby? Everyone gets in a funk now and then, you'll climb out of it anytime now. Just focus on all of the positive changes that you are making in your life!

Casey - as i was reading your post I was munching on my Fiber Choice fiber tablets. :) I have never been regular. Once to twice a week is regular for me. And it seems like lately, its even less. A few weeks ago I started up with the fiber tablets, I don't really see a huge difference, but I will keep up with them.

Audrina - I recommend that you get the South Beach book. I just bought the newest version (SB Super Charged) from amazon.com for $12 after shipping and taxes (I read the first version back in 2008). It teaches you the healthy way to eat. The only thing you have to count is the amount of nuts you eat. Other than that, no counting or measuring required. To me, its more of a way of life than a diet program. If you have carb and sweet cravings, you can start in Phase 1, otherwise you can start right in Phase 2.

Nothing too exciting here. Work today. Taking the little man for his 2nd hair cut tomorrow. Might get together with some friends tomorrow evening. Gonna try 2 new recipes this weekend (chicken tomorrow night and roast beef sandwiches on Sunday.) I will report back on them next week.

Sure, Jenn, but it might not do much, haha. I'm thinking I must have looked as though I was about to find the nearest bridge, it was so out of character for him! I looked at him sort of dumbfounded and managed to say, "Thanks for your momentary lapse in sanity!"

Looks like I'll need to look into those South Beach recipes.. they sound delish, and the not needing to measure thing would be great for my on the go life.

Hey I'm kinda there on the fibre thing as well - I don't know if I'm getting enough and I am (stupidly) not as aware as I should be on what fruits/veges/etc actually are good in terms of fibre levels. If it's celery, then blech, I will only eat that cooked in soups and stuff - I HATE it raw.

Feeling pretty good on this Saturday morning! I had a few drinks last night but kept within my calorie limits and also avoided the temptation of the small Snickers bar sitting by the bed - usually when I drink I always want to eat something before I go to sleep, but last night I didn't! I was kind of annoyed because I wanted to actually go out but none of my friends texted me back so I ended up having a few drinks with my boyfriend and a couple of his friends (who I guess are my friends as well) and going to bed around midnight.

Just got done exercising! I always feel so proud of myself for getting up on a Saturday, the only weekend day I don't work, and exercising. I know it's silly and so many people do it without thinking about it, but I feel awesome anyway so I'm going with it.

It's finally cleared up (the weather) and I feel like I should be out doing something to enjoy it, but my boyfriend has gone mountain biking and I'm seeing some friends later on tonight, so I will probably just chill out at home for a bit - I am craving playing some Wii! I have this awesome game called The Munchables and I haven't played any video games in a while, so I might just have to do that.

Hope all you ladies have a wonderful weekend!

Hi,

I figured I would jump in. I am new to the site. I was on the Jillian Michaels site a few months back and I find now I am missing the connection of talking with people about the process.

For me, a lot of things seem to be right in my life. I feel like things are coming together, and my healthy and weight loss is one of them.

My weight loss for the past 7.5 weeks have been going well. I had an obsessive moment last week. You know when your weight loss is going well, but it does not seem good enough or quick enough and you try to do too much of a good thing? I reached that point and took time to refocus, look at the bigger picture and calm down.

I am in class all weekend (work related) and then back to work on Monday. I don't have as much time to myself, but I will make the most of my time. I did get up at 5am in order to make it to the gym before my 8am class. Yeah! Waking up to go to gym is becoming so easy. I find days that I workout after work, I spend the whole day debating between "should I work out or should I not workout". In the mornings, I get it over with before I even wake up...lol.

I am going out for Korean food tonight. I am double dating with my friend (first time ever) and I've never been to Korean food so I am loading up on veggies beforehand (chomping on a bowl of steamed broccoli right now). Its all about getting 8 servings of fruit and veggies a day.

Amanda, when you feel like that (as I often do) make sure you take some time for yourself. The hardest thing for me is to work out. When I start to feel depressed, I don't get that workout high and feel like every activity takes 100% more energy than it use to.

"It too shall pass" like everything else in life.

Welcome Risssa!