Ferumbras-- Congrats on the ticker! I am totally motivated to move that damn thing, hahaha. I love when the # goes down!

Good3shoes-- Our insurance system really sucks. I'm sorry for your loss, too. I'd say look over your calorie intake and see if maybe you've been too low? Sometimes it's just a natural fluctuation. I hate them too, but it's part of this whole process.

fromtheobx-- I am very intrigued by this weight lifting program! Sounds challenging. It's great that you're feeling good about yourself, too. We need more good vibes like that!

Miz-- Very cute hair!

doubtingJulia-- Brave girl! Some people never muster up the guts to do classes in a group setting. Be proud of yourself. I've done my fair share of face/as$ planting too. It's mandatory, in my opinion. hahaha

TurboMammoth-- Welcome! Post away :) It's horribly frustrating to work hard and then not see it on the scale. I just had a bout of that myself. I sort of just realized that it was more important to stick to my healthy eating, moving around as much as possible, drinking my water, and letting it all play out. Patience (which is NOT easy) is the name of the game. Hang in there, you can do this!

Today is my "Sunday," as I am working the next 3 nights. Only upside to that is saving money and calories by not going out/having fun. Siiiigh. Hahah

Plan for today:
-My favorite dance class at the gym
-Food shopping/prepping healthy stuff for the weekend
-Run w/ friend tonight

Doubtingjulia-hahaha I love your yoga story. I felt the same way when I first started it ages ago! Now I miss that I can't do it! Can you just imagine how you'll feel when you are one of those skinny yoga girls?!

Fatpantsskinnyjeans: Yay for 'sundays' but sad to not having fun! I hate that going out and having fun always has to revolve around food or activities that will eventually lead to food.

Turbomammoth- That first plateau sorta thing you hit can be so frustrating that I quit a lot of times, good for you for posting here and sticking to your goals! Yay!

It's entirely possible that my calories have been too low. I still struggle with some eating problems after being anorexic a few years ago and it's really hard for me to eat a normal amount of calories without feeling guilty. I have a devoted boyfriend and a watchful best friend who check my livestrong account so I have someone to make sure I don't go back to eating 300 cals a day. I've been hanging around 1200, though it usually ends up being lower since that's what Livestrong tells me to eat, but I get the boyfriend shoving food at me if I do fall below that lol I did increase my calorie levels for a weekend over mother's day because I was going to my grama's and she always has a lot of junk and that might have pushed me out of the slump I was in.

Thanx for the support, FatPantsSkinnyJeans and Goddy3shoes. It means a lot! :)

Plateau sucks but I'm gonna stick to the program! I started doing more sport again for the last 2 weeks, I might have gain some muscles... Well that's what I'm telling me to confort me ahah!

Keep up the good work with your calories counting Goody3shoes! 1200 might not be enough but is already better than 300 :)

Feeling stressed, anxious, a bit down today. Wondering a bit about why i started this internship, when i would have been perfectly happy with a researchy job, crunching numbers and looking at stats. Not to mention be earning money and have an actual work/life balance. Been thinking about quiting, but i know i always have those kinds of thoughts when things get tough and i never act on them, so thats good.

fatpants- i love artsy stuff too :D I go through phases where i dont do anything, i think i forget how important it is for me

aggie- i think you can purchase them but possibly only from their physical store, which is a bit of a way to go for you xD

goody3shoes- sorry to hear about your pain and insurance woes :( I hate it when weight loss doesnt make sense!

doubtingjulia- i think you are pretty brave to go there when you're the only overweight one, i really wouldnt have had the guts to do that. Although its likely that at least a few of thoe girls have struggled with weight and probably also admire you :D

turbo-welcome! looks like you've started exercising too- when i first started exercising my weight loss stalled for a week or 2 as well, i think its cos your body goes "omg less fuel, more energy needs, whats going on here??" and then you retain a bit of water too :dizzy:

@Goody3shoes: Stupid insurance companies. Sorry to hear you're having so much difficulty right now. On the other hand, congrats on the woosh! And hey, even if it's confusing, my attitude is take what you can get. :) Good luck on your finals!

@fromthebox: I'll post pictures after the wedding. :D I can't really move my fitting. We're doing the ceremony in MI, leaving here on July 1, and David's Bridal mandates that you give them a month for alterations. So I have to go in on the 2nd to begin the process. I went in today for underwear and was _amazed_ to see how much better I look in the dress already. The assisstant had to clip it for it to stay up! Yay! I'm going to tell the tailors to make it very tight, so that when I do come to walking down the aisle in it at the end of July, it'll fit well. I'm sure they'll hem and haw over that, but there are David's out in MI and I may see about getting an appointment for right when we arrive, which'll be about 2 weeks before the wedding, so that any last minute adjustments can be made.
I am confused: how do overefficient quads make lunges difficult for you?

@MiZ: I love the hair cut! And the glasses. :D

@doubtingJulia: I'm doing the same -- trying out all the classes. I've only managed zumba and step so far, but really want to try the rest. I know what you mean about feeling like the only overweight person around. Zumba that's not the case, but step is full of these lanky, hot women who look awesome in their yoga pants and can do all the steps perfectly in time with the instructor. I try not to look in the mirror while doing it, lol.

@Turbo: Welcome, though I'm sorry to hear you're a bit down. If the scale isn't moving, and you think you're gaining muscle, the tape measure may be your new best friend. I was amazed today by the number of inches that have fallen from my waist.

@FatPants: I so agree! And I love the angry chick. Showed it off to my DH this morning. It reminds him of Tweety Bird.

@Iconised: Sorry to hear you're feeling stressed. What kind of internship/research are you doing? How long is it for?


I went to kickboxing this morning, which was a lot of fun as usual, but succeeded in twisting both my right ankle and right wrist. Grrr. The wrist is now better but the ankle twinges occasionally when I walk on it. Stupid thing. With any luck, I'll be getting my hula hoop and arm hoops in the mail today. Can't wait to start! It looks like a lot of fun.

Thank you so much for the support, Iconised Ghost and Ferumbras!

The tape mesure is a great idea!! I'll definitely try this in the following weeks!!

Ack. Wish me luck you guys, i'm going out to lunch with my best friend and it's gonna be an emotional one since we have to talk about me maybe moving away with the boyfriend and EEP my ex is meeting us afterwards because we're still friends and it's gonna be difficult since its the first time i've seen him since he kissed me a few months ago, almost destroying my current relationship and causing a rift between me and another friend who he was dating at the time. *GASP* Drama usually leads to stress eating. :o

@Goody: What an intense day you have planned! Good luck!

Godd3shoes , oh my god!! Pretty intense! Good luck with all those potentially dramatic meetings :S and for resisting to the stress eating!

So I ended up eating more that I ought to have. Around 1800 calories, which I guess isn't so bad, but I usually stick around 1200 usually. It wasn't too terrible a day for all the drama. :carrot: Plus it was healthy food. A tuna sandwich, low fat blueberry muffin, whole wheat sandwich thins, fat-free fro-yo and cheddar broccoli soup. I splurged and had soda and a gummy bear, which i desperately needed with everything that happened today. It's nice to be able to come here for support. <3 Thanks everyone. :hug:

Awww, cool everything went well, Goody3shoes :)

So this morning I did a BodyPump class, which is like a weight lifting to music kind of thing. It wasn't too hard, although I did go easy on the weight since it was my first time. I will be too sore to move tomorrow though. That step class will have to wait.

This time, I was one of two overweight people, although I think the other girl was a little smaller than me, hard to tell, since she was top heavy and I'm bottom heavy.

Also, I couldn't do a single triceps push up, not one. I may have been able to squeeze one or two out if we hadn't spent the previous two minutes doing extensions, but it was still kind of embarrassing.

Hey everyone!
I'm pleased to say that my hard work is (so far) paying off. The scale is trending in a general downward fashion, I'm feeling less grossed out by my appearance, and although my clothes still don't quite fit right, it's getting better.

I'm sad to be working all weekend. :( Hope you've all got fun stuff planned!
Time to go squeeze in a bike ride before work, and trying not to be so crabby about work.

*I am thankful for my job* *I am thankful for my job*.... hahaha



doubtingjulia-- Those tricep pushup things are the bane of my existence. I HATE them and generally fall on my butt halfway through, or I just sort of hang there and imagine I'm moving. We'll get better, though!
goody3shoes-- Glad your night went ok!

Thanks guys<3 So today suuuuuucked. Got on the scale this morning, so should not have because I know i'm filled with water from all the salt i ate yesterday, buuuuut ack, I did. Still under 180, so I'm glad. but up to179, which is kinda depressing. I'm gonna try and drink a lot of water today, but it's my boyfriends game night at our apt. so snacks will abound. I refuse to make them dinner though. I have my last bloody final.
You;re doing so good doubtingjulia, I'm jealous! Keep up the good work!:carrot:
Fatpants skinny jeans-woot for the downward trend! Sorry you have to work! Sending fun thoughts your way annnnd a :carrot: dancing carrot!!!
Thanks Turbomammoth, things went wonderfully and I was glad for a chaperone when I saw my ex, YIPES. He lost like 15 lbs doing NOTHING, I hate him lol

@Goody: Good luck on your final!!

Thanks Ferumbras! I just finished it. SUMMER VACA! WOOT!

@Goody: Any fun plans for the summer?

Goody: A dancing carrot! What an honour!

So, the kid and I are going to brunch tomorrow. (He begged me!) Suggestions/strategies anyone?

@Doubting: Depends on the kind of place you go to. Most brunch places, though, will have omelettes and other simple options. Get bacon or sausage as opposed to hashbrowns or pancakes. Or get a fruit bowl. Unsweetened iced tea (or hot tea) if you want something other than water. I find breakfast/brunch is usually the easiest meal to eat on plan in restaurants.

So bad today. probably Maintenance level calories but they've all been carby. I've been trying to kill the pasta bake in the fridge before it goes bad, and it is delicious but it puts my daily carb levels way up, and makes me crave more carbs. I'm also stressed out and can feel TOM approaching, it's due tomorrow and I already woke up to 136 today which has me feeling down, plus the stressful BS took away my workout time as well.

The cause of the stress? Suddenly my weekend is double-booked. I am leaving for Las Vegas after work tonight to support my best friend who is bartending at a steampunk event on Saturday. We had planned to stay over in Vegas on Sunday night as well. Add in my dad who was supposed to drive down here with my car (finally) during the week but has a conflict so is coming down on Sunday and I have one pissed off best friend who has to leave Vegas early to get me home Sunday night. On top of that I've had to spend today finalizing the steampunk outfit for her and trying to get housework done for dad visit and had zero time for me to workout or anything. Oh yeah, Vegas is going to be difficult for staying on plan.

sorry for that rant, too much PMS. I hope everyone else is having a better
weekend.

MiZ Love the haircut, you look smokin' hot!

FPSJ Sorry you have to work but congrats on the scale moving. I love biking to work, makes me feel eco-friendly and like I'm getting some exercise in.

ferumbras My quads are too strong in comparison to my other leg muscles so they are taking on more of the weight in the exercise than they should and throwing off my balance. I was a cheerleader in high school so my quads are very good at upward motion from lifting people and jumping but really very bad at lunging, I'm always pushing back up immediately and almost falling over from bad balance.

Goody3shoes, turbomammoth, doubtingjulia welcome, I am reading your posts just not around as much right now.

@fromthebox: No wonder you're stressed! I'm sure your friend will come to understand and turn her annoyance from you to your father. I know that's no help right now, sorry.. I hope you guys still manage to have a good time.

Hi everyone, it's been a pretty hectic week for me. My boyfriend was here from Saturday 14th and since then I've been super busy with editing his film and working at my job. I've neglected my weight loss regime, which means I've been completely knocked out of my exercise. On the other hand I've not been eating too much, and because my job is very much on your feet (work at a cinema) I'm hoping the scales don't hate me.

Also been feeling a bit blue recently, don't know if it's just me or the fact that I'm approaching my period - but either way it's not been the best motivation! Feel like I've got a lot to catch up with on the board too - really love having people to talk to here!

Hope you're all doing well =)

@Riestrella: Sorry to hear you're a little blue. How's the film editing coming along?

This weekend was a mix of joy and sorrow.

Joy: AMAZING time at town festival with friends.
Sorrow: Drunk sugar binge eating Friday night, Saturday night, and to an extent today shortly after waking. I wish I could be one of those "wahhh I had 2 cookies I BINGED" people but sadly when I say "binge" I am talking about thousands of calories of crap I normally would never eat.

Balance is the hardest part. I can't eat junk food in moderation but it's not realistic that I will never have it again. In some sick way I am managing and maintaining my weight by swinging in a dramatic clean diet-binging pendulum, but that's not healthy.

Sorry for being a dark cloud. It will get better, but for now I feel pretty down.

@Krampus: If I may offer a suggestion, consider some protein replacement meals -- there's lots of sweet stuff in my plan that satisfies the desire for a treat without taking me off plan. The chocolate cake I had tonight was 120 calories, 4.5g of fat, 9g of carbs, and 15g of protein.

Hang in there, though. Bingeing is tough to kick. There's some stuff I just can't have, like chips. Or drinking. That's a huge trigger for me. I need to only drink when I'm at a restaurant, so I'm literally paying for it financially and physically, which slows me down and keeps things under control.

:hug: I am glad you had a good time, though. That's worth a lot!!

Since you all seem to care about my class quest, here's my report on BodyVive, which I did yesterday morning.

This was half a traditional aerobics class and half "functional strength training" which means using that resistance tubing stuff. I discovered one new thing about myself. I HATE resistance tubing! I trip over it more than once and it was just awkward and in the way all the time. Why is this stuff more "functional" than free weights?

Also funny, the cardio part involved holding a purple bouncy ball for the whole time. I'm not sure why, but apparently it was important to hold it with just your palms and not your fingers. Whatever, they're purple.
This is the class where all the other overweight people at the club have been hiding themselves, which made me feel less like a lump. It was fat people, old people and a pregnant lady. I fit right in. Although I did have trouble following the instructor, but that's to be expected.

Now, I'm going back to BodyFlow.

Loved this!

Whatever,they're purple... funniest thing I heard this weekend. lol Great way to start off a monday morning. lol Thanks doubtingjulia.

So this has been my ultimate binge weekend, but it's not my fault...there were boys and free food and a giant party with amazing food and lots of it at this bloody mansion that made me really regret being in a relationship because the rich guy kept hitting on me. lol. Just kidding. But seriously, two guy friends of mine took me and my girl friend out to play pool, where the sodas kept flowing (cream soda-I COULDN"T resist) then to Dennys where they plied us with more soda and CHEESECAKE. But then we walked four miles so I didn't feel that bad about it, still over by a few hundred calories, but not too bad. Then they called us up and invited us to a party the next night....with lots of delicious catered mexican food....yeah...irresistible....then the real boyfriends of my friend and I took us to the movies where junk food was plentiful-managed to stick to a handful of popcorn and a few gummy bears and a few sips of the boyfriends soda. But low and behold later that night another friend calls up and wants to hang out so Dennys to the rescue because there is nothing else to do in my town at 11 at night. *sigh* didn't go over on calories though so it's all good. Time to start over. And i definitely need to start watching my water intake when I'm out. I feel so hungover even though I don't drink. It's RIDICULOUS. WATER PLEASE!

Wow, Goody, it sounds like you had an amazingly fun weekend! Part of me is saying, so what about the food? enjoy life!! Oh yes, and the other part of me is just jealous of your weekend compared to my homebody one, lol.

Don't worry Ferumbras, you're not alone in the world of the ''quiet weekend'' lol! I planted spices on my balcony yesterday : not the most exciting thing ever LOL! (though I'm so bad with everything that concerned plants that it will actually get exciting to see if they grow or not, I'm thinking about betting money about it with my bf ahah!)

I don't work today, it's a holiday in Canada. :) It's sunny and hot and I'm thinking about going for a walk this afternoon to tan a bit! hhéhé!

Have a good monday everyone!!

Thanks, Turbo, good to know I'm not alone. I ended up watching some Biggest Loser over the weekend. I just started 30 Day Shred and was thinking "wow, Jillian seems really amicable, I wonder what she's like on the show?" so I searched it out on hulu. Oh, and since it gets referenced on this site so often, I thought it only right to check it out and know what everyone was on about.

My problem is that I get hooked on tv series and just start watching episode after episode.

But not today! I'm going to actually do my work today! I have a chapter to write. :)

Hmm... shouldn't we be starting a new Weekly Chat thread?