~~~Weekly Chat May 16 to May 22~~~
 

Good Morning ladies, it's monday and as usual nothing is going on.

My scale hasn't moved, I haven't done any productive workouts my eating habits are alright, but over all it sucks.

I have a cold that won't get better or get worse it just stays where it's at.

And a needy guy who likes to texts a billzillion times a day yay me...I think my issue with needy men is because I want to be the needy one haha that's my problem...booo

Hope you all have a good day.

I'm joining a gym today! Yay! I never really liked the gym in the past, but now that my schedule is a little more stable, I hope I'll be able to commit to some classes.

My son is really starting to develop a taste for my breakfast porridge concoction, as long as it involves a lot of strawberries and he really likes how I've been insisting that we sit down to lunch together before be goes to kindergarten.

And I lost 3 pounds last weeks. (!) And I'm still single, so no needy man, unless you count the four-year-old.

It's my first week back home after graduating college! Of course, I still don't have a job yet and I'm living with my parents until I find one. Since I am unemployed, my two jobs this summer will be finding work and losing weight! It's great to be back on 3FC, even if the 20-somethings board is a little quiet. Hopefully we're all out enjoying the summertime :)

Hello all,

I moved offices 2 weeks ago and i am slowly getting used to my new extremely busy surroundings .. change is always good right? hehe well i had a so so weekend food wise.. and i was not as light on the scale this morning as i was on saturday which also sucks.. but onwards and upwards..

Going to try put in a good week, although on Wed my dad has a big birthday so that will include champagne and dinner out ... so 1 bad day in 7..

on the upside Mondays over..roll on Friday :)

Oops, forgot it was a new week. Thanks, Miz!

I just posted this in last week's thread:

"Hey guys,
Totally discouraged this morning. Have been exercising like a fiend and staying on play food wise (with the exception of the weekend, but that's nothing new) and the scale is not moving. Ugh.

Still going to do my run today before work.... I won't give up.

I might mope a little, though.

Hope you're all having a good Monday so far,
-FPSJ"

Everyone--I sadly failed once again! So I dusted myself off this more and today has gone smoothly. So far so good & only 2 more hours until bedtime! I also gave in and weighed this morning because I messed up so badly yesterday I wanted to see how much it affected my weight. I weighed in this morning at 131.0---I keep saying that I'm 5 pounds from being back in the "overweight" category on the BMI scale! So heres to a new day and hoping for the best! I know yall are sick of hearing about me bouncing back and forth! lol. Sorry! :(

MiZTaCCeN - I wish my man was needy. I swear, if I didn't text him or call him first, I'd never hear from him again. I know it's because he isn't good at conversations unless he's in person....he HATES telephones....but still, it would feel nice to be a little more needed. Don't get me wrong, he's an incredible guy and I love him to death, he's just been used to taking care of himself and no one else (I'm his first girlfriend and we started dating when he was 20....he's 21 now) that he doesn't really need anyone else to get by. He also has a habit of getting caught up in what he's doing. lol

Myself and my boyfriend Eric....He always makes silly faces when he gets in front of a camera. I know it's because he's self conscious, but I REALLY wish I had a better picture of the two of us...lol

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doubtingJulia - I absolutely loved my gym membership, until after I had foot surgery and couldn't do much there anymore. Make sure you check out a spin class and a Zumba class!

chloekinsicle - Congrats on Graduating! What did you get your degree in? =D

galway girl - One bad day out of 7 shouldn't hurt you, as long as you stick to plan the other 6 days. I used to give myself one meal out every week, and I lost 70 pounds doing it. If I hadn't gotten content with my health and body and stopped caring, I would still have been doing it and have been long past my goal by now. Just make sure to get water or diet soda at the restaurant, and request things like a wheat bun or bread, no oil, vegetables instead of fries....or different things like that depending on where you end up going. At Chili's I always got a cheeseburger on a wheat bun with no oil and broccoli instead of fries, and I ate half of the burger and all of the broccoli. Yumm.

FatPantsSkinnyJeans - maybe all of that exercise is paying off and you're gaining muscle. Muscle is more dense then fat, but weighs the same. Have you measured yourself lately? If not, I would suggest it....and then you'd have something to compare it too later as well. It could be possible that you're not losing weight but you are losing inches!

JLNichols - I wouldn't call it failure. Maybe just a slip up? If you failed, you wouldn't still be here on the forum talking to us, and you wouldn't be back on track today. There is nothing wrong with bouncing back and forth. I used to do it all of the time. I would get so sick of dieting that it would be hard to stick to plan...and I would go back and forth. It literally look me 11 times going between 200 and 190 before I finally broke through to 189 my first time around. Maybe you should set yourself a goal...not a number goal but a food or exercise goal...and see if that helps? You could try and get a certain number of workouts a week, or you could try and stay under a certain amount of calories, or not drink any soda, or drink a certain amount of water....and see if you can reach that goal. If you focus on something other then the numbers, I've found that sometimes it makes it easier to push past those kind of back and forth stalls. Just an idea.



I've been having serious trouble sticking to plan. I'm back up to 231...which is right where I started before surgery. I'm on plan so far today though, and I'm STARVING. Seriously...my stomach was making so many noises today that my Pre-K kids were asking me if I was sick. My boyfriend is bringing my Chipotle for dinner, but I'm going to be good and measure it all out and count all of the calories and save half of it for lunch tomorrow. I also told him not to bring me a soda, which is not something you'll usually hear me say...so that's good.

I wanted to come home and work out, but I went bowling with my boyfriend on Saturday and on Sunday and I'm still really sore. We used to bowl 3 games every saturday and 3 games every tuesday (We were in two different leagues). I was in the Saturday league ever since I was 5 years old until I graduated high school....It's actually how I paid for my first year of college...all of the scholarships I won at tournaments....and ANYWAYS, I guess I thought that I could still bowl 6 games in a weekend without getting sore...even though I hadn't bowled in over a year. I have to tell you, you use A LOT of muscles when you bowl, if you do it right. I am sore all over. I can barely even stand up and sit down. I think we're going to start bowling every Sunday from now on (games are $1.99 on Sundays) just for the workout. My legs already look more toned. Next fall we might even join an adult league. That would be fun. We could win money =D.

I guess I'll get back to my Zumba tomorrow after the new episode of Glee! Tonight, I'm taking a break. Anyways, chasing around little kids all day at work counts as a workout, right? lol

Oh, and I dyed my hair red. It's not super bright....I've had little mermaid colored hair before so in comparison this is dark, but it looks nice and red in the sunlight. You can barely tell in the picture. In full sunlight it's much brighter then that.

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I think once my hair grows out and I get it cut again, I'll go for a more unnatural red. My boss said she doesn't care as long as I'm willing to dye back over it if a parent complains, which is fine by me. =D

Well, I hope everyone else had a good day!

I've only got a few minutes because I have to go back to work to give a presentation at 7pm >.< But I thought i'd throw down a few quick personals!

aggie- haha no much more exciting than just choosing beads! Well, imo anyway :D I love sciency arty hobbies. I totally consider walking around exercise. Generally though, for good aerobic exercise, you want an elevated heart rate so if walking gently was all you were doing and you werent seeing a loss you might want to up it a bit. Still good for you though!

fatpants- i hate it when the lack of loss doesnt make any sense :( Keep at it though, at some point something will give :) or you'll have an aha moment

krampus- oh back pain is horrible! I hope it clears up soon. Take it easy but stay active! Your progress is awesome, make sure you take care of yourself :) Thats true about one being better than none :D I am trying hard today, I feel a lot better.

doubtingjulia- aw thats so awesome about your son! Im craving porridge now >.<

chloe- congrats on graduating! Im (not) enjoying the winter so everyone else better be enjoying the summer! I miss it already

JL- well done on picking yourself up from it and moving on. Thats the most important thing, learn and move on.

Divine- you are so pretty! Sorry about being starving, maybe more fibre? protein? fruit??

Iconised Ghost - Thanks! Everyone tells me I'm pretty, and I see it to an extent, I wouldn't call myself ugly...but a lot of the time I just can't get past my size. I don't think I'm huge, but my arms are as big around as my neck, and they jiggle...my double chin has been growing back...and I'm in a tight size 18s. I think I'll feel a lot prettier when I start to feel healthy again. Oh, and about being hungry....I don't think it's what I ate yesterday. I ate a lot of healthy fats, I always have a high fiber diet (I have IBS and PCOS, and it helps to regulate me), and I actually ate plenty of fruit yesterday. It was just my first day SERIOUSLY back on plan since the surgery....and so my stomach was used to having a lot more food.

Oh...and I got so hungry that I binged on my chipotle. My boyfriend brought some over yesterday evening, and I usually measure it out for 2 or 3 meals and count all of the WW points for it and everything....but no...I ate the whole thing. I felt so sick afterwords. I guess it could have been worse. I have been known to get a double whataburger and 2 large fries when I'm binging....so chipotle is probably a lot healthier. I still wish I had been able to control myself. That's okay though, today will be a much better day. I went to the grocery store last night after that and got only healthy foods that fit into my diet, came home and gave everything else in my cabinets and refrigerator to my mom and dad. I don't have temptations laying around anymore. Now I've just got to fight the temptation to eat out. lol

Have a good day everyone!

DivineFidelity: I know exactly how you feel about not being able to see past your weight. All I seem to see in the mirror is how my thighs protrude in the front and my chubby cheeks.

Also, I thought I'd share this. Just to show off.

Thank you everyone! I can say that I'm very proud because I have yet to give in to drinking a coke since September!
But what IT boils down to is I have no time to work out and my meals are OFF schedule because of work. so Its either me having slip ups or me not making any money..and sometimes I'm about to half tempted to give up my job just so I can continue doing well and taken care of myself!! But if I gave up my job me and my family wouldn't have any "EXTRAS" like going on vacation ... or random shopping..so i guess i got to get it together while working! lol.

thanks everyone, i figured my walk was great on most days but realized i needed something more, and got up this morning and joined curves! :) and btw, the one in my town, kicked my butt! i was breathless halfway through! yey!

UGH!! So frustrated.

I was supposed to find out whether I got into this internship today. I called the admissions office and found out I will have to wait at least another week for the decision. I literally got no sleep all weekend anticipating the decision.

Now I have another week of being ridiculously anxious. I wish they would have told me 2.5-3 weeks instead of 1 when I first asked. This internship would mean getting out of my parents house this fall and starting my career. If I don't get it I have to stay here and take some more grad classes (which wouldn't be terrible, but I really want to get out).

Also this stress has been horrible for my weight loss efforts. *deep breaths*

It's a wonder how quickly the female mood can change.... I feel remarkably more positive today! Weird. Anywho, I won't argue with it. hahaha. Weighing in tomorrow, and might even take some measurements, as you suggested, Divine! I don't have measuring "tape"... but I do have an actual tape measure, so I can rig something up with string. :lol:

Miz-- How's the cold? Feeling better yet? I'll trade you for the needy boy... I've been in a dating Desert for far, far too long. Like, I'm starting to have a complex about it.

doubtingjulia-- How do you like your new gym so far? Hope you have lots of sweaty fun there!

chloekinsicle-- Congrats on getting through the semester, and best of luck on your weight loss this summer. It'll be sunny before we know it :)

galwaygirl-- How is the new office treating you? Sending you Willpower vibes for the dinner for your Dad.

JLNichols-- No one is sick of you, hush! Hahaha I have really enjoyed watching your journey. I've always only had somewhere between 5-15 lbs to lose, but the amount you have lost is truly an accomplishment. Glad you are doing better today. Keep us posted!! PS-- I am in the overweight category too :( BUT we're gonna change that!

Icon-- Seems like your new position/work is keeping you on your toes! Keep us posted :)

Divine-- Thank you for the kind words! How did it go today after getting the healthy stuff at the grocery store? I know that for me, if I haven't planned out balanced protein/carb combo snacks, I get ravenous and eat waaaaay too much at the next chance I get. If you like Turkey Chili, I have a great recipe that I can send you. It's low on calories/fat, tastes reeeeaally good, and it literally takes 15 mins to assemble if you have a CrockPot. It will feed you and the BF with plenty left over to take to work during the week!

aggie2006--Hello there! Congrats on joining Curves. Are ya sore?

Scarlett-- I am terrible at waiting for news like that, too. I have even called potential employers on occasion because the suspense just swallows me up. So, I feel for ya. Hang in there! Sometimes when I get in a serious stress funk like that, I stick in my headphones and go for a long walk somewhere scenic/away from home (like the waterfront, or even just a different neighborhood), and I bring my journal with me. When I get tired, I sit and pour it all out on paper until I'm ready to go home. At the very least, you get a little extra exercise out of the deal!



Welllll..... I had a busy night at work last night, and it did wonders for my mood. I got so wrapped up in all the stuff I had to do, I forgot to be crabby. Go figure.

Exercise plan for tonight: 3 mile run with friend.

I've got the exercise under control, especially with the half marathon training beginning next week. I just need to reign in this eating situation. I'm not sure why I think I can continue to go crazy on weekends/multiple nights out and not see a stall. I'm in denial that I've gotten older, my metabolism is slower, and that I am legitimately 4'11'' and there is no reason for me to need so many calories. A once a week treat day, which most people do, is fine-- but I can't keep going over my calories several times a week. No deficit = no loss.

As such, I've decided that I need something to work toward. It seems like mini-goals work well for others....so, if I can stay within my calories every day for a week, I will let myself get a pedicure next week. :)

Thanks. I actually have been writing in my journal a bit. I was at a local coffee shop yesterday with it. I have one that I write in sporatically. It doesn't help that I literally have nothing to do. I've been avoiding calling/contacting friends, since my life situation is sort of in "limbo." I was going to wait until I found out my fall plans before I made summer ones. Now that I have a little longer to wait I'm going to start looking for summer work Thursday. Reguardless of what I end up doing I'll need money. The sitting around waiting is driving me crazy, I need to do something.

doubtingJulia - don't you just hate the whole thighs protruding in the front thing? I mean seriously. How are you ever supposed to find a cute pair of underwear that looks good when your thighs stick out in the front?! It's so annoying. I'm sure my boyfriend hasn't noticed it....he never does seem to notice the things that bother me....but still. I KNOW it's there and it bothers ME. ugh. Is that your son? He's so adorable. =D

JLNichols - is there any way for you to pack snacks for work? I'm not sure what you do, so I don't know how practical it would be...but I know I eat a snack around 3pm in the classroom (lunch is at 11:30 and I don't get home until around 7pm so I need something in the middle to get me through). All of the kids know it's Ms. Rachel's snack time...and it never bothers them. I've found that eating that snack helps me not be so ravenous when I get home to the point where I overeat.

aggie2006 - That's awesome! I've always thought about joining curves...but I don't have the money for it right now anyways.

Scarlett - That would frustrate me so much. I'm a super impatient person and I hate waiting around for someone else to decide something. I would be calling them every day and probably annoying them to the point where this no way they would offer me the position. Good luck with staying patient, with the internship, and with finding a summer job if the internship doesn't work out!

FatPantsSkinnyJeans - I got plenty of good stuff at the grocery store. Some frozen stuff, sandwich stuff, soups, lots of fruit, and some of my old staples that made me feel like I was indulging like sugar free pudding cups and jello cups, and weight watchers fudgesicles. I would definitely love that turkey chili recipe though. I actually prefer turkey Chili....and I have 3 different sized crock pots. lol



Well so far so good today. I've stayed in my WW points allotment...and I have written down everything I ate in my food journal for the first time in over a year. Keeping track of it all definitely makes it a lot easier....and knowing how many points I have left for the day makes me think more about the things I'm going to eat later. It definitely keeps me more accountable.

I'm fighting a craving right now though. I am SERIOUSLY craving some fries and a burger. If my feet didn't hurt so much, I would probably have gone back out already to get one. My boyfriend might be coming over later to watch glee with me...and I've been known to ask him to go out and get it for me when my foot gets really swollen....and I've already told him that if I ask him to go get me fast food that he should say no....but I know he would probably give in if I pleaded enough...and I don't know if I'm strong enough to resist. This is one of the worst cravings I have had in a long time. I can't get it out of my mind. I need to focus on something else. Once Glee comes on I'll be distracted...and if the swelling in my foot goes down after that (with the help of the ice i've got on it now) i might do some Zumba tonight.

I absolutely HATE that my foot swells up like this. It gets so sore and by the end of the day it is so painful to walk. My foot surgeon said there isn't much that can be done about it, and that it will probably be like that for the rest of my life. I used to want to run a marathon, and I had a secret dream of some day training for the Iron Man in Hawaii....but there is no way that could ever happen anymore. Walking hurts...let alone running. I'll never be able to run again. Even Zumba hurts...I just try and ignore it. I can't even jump rope anymore. It's so extremely frustrating. I always dreamed of this healthy, active lifestyle...and now I wonder if I'm ever going to be able to accomplish it.

I'm going to go shower I think. One of the 2 year olds dumped dirt in my hair earlier and now my head is all itchy. Lol. I'll probably keep checking back in to stay away from the junk food. Bye for now!

Scarlett: I hate the waiting game too. My teacher's college application results were two days late and I was pulling out my hair. I got in by the way, but only to my second choice school.

DivineFidelity: Yup, that's my Freddy. He's been super supportive. He's been eating the same food as me and doing my yoga video with me. (He's better than I am, not that that's hard.) He just love him.

Scarlet-- I'd do the same thing! I'm very, very bad at being idle/patient. Life's too short, anyway. Starting early with your job hunt never hurts, especially in our still-whacked out economy.
When I was in that in-betweeny time (post-college/pre-work) I would actually "schedule" my days off. Like, I'd write down the chores I had, errands, my exercise for the day, the times my favorite shows were on, even giving myself a mani/pedi. It helped to make the days feel purposeful, and it calmed my mind. I still do that to this day-- I find comfort in structure. I don't know if you're the same kind of person, but if you're feeling restless from all the question marks in life, this can help give you a plan while you sort it out. Hope that helps!

Divine-- I'll be checking in a lot too, purely to keep me out of the kitchen!
Sounds like you got lots of good stuff at the store. RESIST the burger and fries!! Just visualize the solid fat clogging your lovely, healthy arteries. Treat yourself to some fresh fruit & yogurt, ice your foot, and do crunches/push-ups during the commercial breaks :) (<--- Sorry if that was irritating, but I love it when people give me strategies, so I threw it out there just in case. If it's too much, just ignore me!)

Here's the chili link: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/01/c...-3125-pts.html

Busy day at work today, so I'll just pop in to say hey everyone I'm not dead. I weighed in at 134.4 this morning, finally broke thru 135 just in time for TOM next weekend to send me back up lol. I had a great weekend with boy, who insisted on cooking for me all weekend. We made Tom Yum soup, a pasta bake with garlic and rigatoni, mushroom soup (catching the soup theme?) and a bunch of cookies, half of which I took to work. I didn't count calories at all and was active, we biked or walked around 4 miles every day. I got off track for my lifting program last week so I'll be firing it up again this week, hoping it sticks this time.

Good morning all!

I'm sitting on the cusp, 130.1 lb/59.0 kg this morning - down 0.2 lb from yesterday. The weather is great, I finally slept through the night, and I got up early to do an "intermediate" yoga "class" I found on Youtube. There were only a couple moves I couldn't do, and it was an issue of balance rather than lack of strength. Haven't jogged or done Tae Bo since the day before yesterday due to back pain; impact makes it worse.

I just want to be in the 120s again dammit. Getting impatient.

Thank you so much guys. The support means alot. Comming on here has been keeping me semi-sane.

FatPantsSkinnyJeans I think thats a good idea. I tend to make todo lists in general. The problem has been I haven't been sleeping, then I've been sleeping too late. It's been hard to get on any sort of a schedule. Also I've tried to read my book but haven't been able to focus on anything. I'll have to find a few "mindless" taskes to keep myself busy for the next 1-2 weeks.

Just poking my head in and saying hi. Still getting over jet lag. May try to work out tonight, but we'll see...

Hope you're all well!

fatpants~ not that sore this morning, but i am down .5pounds =)

divine~ i dont have the money either! i had an old treadmill sitting in my basement which i sold for 200$ and that got me enough money for a few months at curves :) this way i dont feel guilty going :) im sorry your in pain all the time. theres no physical therapy for it? theres NOTHING you can do? what about weightloss, will that help? btw you look very pretty in the photo you posted. how is it that some people dont look their weight!? lucky girl!

having a good day today, .5 pounds down this morning...in the past with my crash dieting, i lost so quickly. but doing it the right way is a slow process. a little discouraging, but im determined to stick at it. 1 week down! tons of weeks to go!

Gooodmorning! Glorious day off here.. even though it's rainy and cold, again. Booo.

I'm probably still going to explore the farmer's market (and will probably walk halfway there if it's not downpouring), and will be taking my strength training classes at the gym tonight.

I also feel good about one more thing-- I declined to go to a bar tonight to watch a sporting event with a few friends, for several reasons. In the past I would just go because I have nothing else to do. Then I realized 2 important points: a.) I don't, and likely never will, find sports interesting. b.) There is no reason to subject myself to all the alcohol and food that will likely tempt me, just to be in a setting with my friends where I can't even hear them.

So, I'm making a choice to take care of myself today, instead of just blindly going out of a sense of obligation to my friends.




fromthebox-- Your boy (and all the fun stuff you did together) sounds lovely, so hang on to him! I can't wait for it to get warm enough to play outside... siiigh.

krampus-- Back pain is just the worst! Are you icing at the end of the day? Glad the scale is going in the right direction, and congratulations on NO BINGES! :)

Ferumbras-- Be safe at work if you're sleepy!

aggie2006-- Slow n' steady wins the race :)

@Fatpants: Work? You're funny. I'm a grad student. Worst thing I can do to myself is poke myself it the eye with my pen (it's happened! and after I turned 5!).

I made it through yesterday fine, but turned in early, so no exercise for the day. But today I will do Zumba and then the treadmill, weights, and possibly rower at the gym. Yes, yes I will. So it is written, so shall it be, and all that jazz.

I'm also thinking of buying a hula hoop. It sounds like fun, and if it really does work to tone the stomach (which I very much need), I'm all for it.

I'm getting nervous about my fitting... On June 2nd I go in to get my wedding dress altered. The wedding isn't until July 23rd, and I really don't want to stop losing weight in between. Right now it's been fantastic watching the pounds melt away and I really want to look great for the wedding pictures, and of course my DH. But I also don't want the dress to fall off, lol. Since the wedding is in another state, I have to get the adjustments made early. Guess I'll have to talk to the tailors and see what they recommend. Boo. I suppose there's always duct tape. :p

hey everyone, having a good week (minus the migraine, which was on monday so we can forget about that). My weight is down and I picked up my beads! So here are some photos!

Edit: these pictures are really big >.< I dont know how to resize them at the moment, if it bothers someone then shout out and I'll have a poke around at them

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These are basic beads, practicing making them nice and even and doughnut shaped

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These are where we were practicing making beads with a different colour in the middle and then making flat dots on them (the one that is darker and the odd one out, that looks really even and symmetrical was made by the teacher xD )

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This one is my favourite i think. Practicing using 2 colours, flat dots and raised dots. I like how it swirled in the middle. That was because white glass gets molten faster than other colours, so i must have over heated the bead and the core got too hot when putting the orange or the dots on. But i think it looks nice :D

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This is one the teacher made- ie what a simple bead should look like with many years of practice :D

Wow!!

Ugh, I am having one of those days where losing weight just seems insurmountable. 120 pounds and I'll still be overweight. I wish I could just "poof" the weight away, but if we could do that I wouldn't learn anything? I just wish I hadn't gotten to this point in the first place.

Sorry for the whiny post. Just one of those days when you need to vent, ya know? I'll try and do some personals later!

Exciting aye! When i go into town today I'm going to keep an eye out for a bracelet to put them one. I'm going back to make more next week :D I'm excited :hyper:

Edit: sorry chloe we must have posted at the same time, im not excited about your meh day :( I've been where you are before, admittedly with less weight, but some days its just like "why did i do this to myself?""why didnt i start to fix it sooner, i could be done by now?" Because you just werent ready :)

:hug: I know the feeling. Hang in there; you can do this.

Sorry ferumbras, I read "work out" fast and saw "work." Woops! Are you so excited for your wedding?!

Icon, those beads are way cool! I love artsy fartsty activities :)

Chloe, you can do this! And, you are always free to vent whatever feelings you need to get out here. Type away!

@FatPants: Yes and no, lol. We're already married, just doing the whole ceremony for family and friends. It'll be good and a lot of fun, but right now it's a lot of extra stress and work that I don't need. But I don't regret deciding to do it. Besides, I love my wedding dress.

I just wanted to say: woohoo! I have a signature/ticker!

inconised~ i loooove the beads...can you purchase any of the work the ladies at your class do? id love a big chunky necklace!

So this has been a really weird week for me. I've been in a bad mood, partly because it's finals week for me and partly because my back problems have been really bad. I haven't been able to go for a walk or anything. Plus they told me because of my back injury (I fell in a restaurant and fractured my tailbone and slipped a disc) I can't get medical insurance, which really sucks. The reason I don't have insurance is because I had insurance through my grampa while I'm in school, but he died so no more health insurance. Basically a bad week altogether. But I was staying on track and doing well, but the scale would not move! I kept steady at 181 which was starting to really get to me, being able to see over the not obese horizon and being unable to get there. UGH. So I had a big breakdown last night. I took the boyfriends leftover candy from the movie theater and had a slice of cake. All in all I went 668 calories over my caloric goal. Then this morning I weighed in...177...CONFUSING or what? but i'm thankful. I'm just expecting it to bounce back up like this is some evil trick or something. Sorry for all the complaining I just got on a roll with the ranting. lol. :hug:

FPSJ I am definitely hanging on to my man, not letting this one get away ;) Congrats on turning down the sports bar outing, good cost/benefit analysis!

Ferumbras Now I really want to see your dress. Is there any chance you can move the fitting to last week of June? Nearly two months is a large window where you could make progress. You could have them fit it skin tight or with an extra spanx on maybe. W00t for your ticker, by the way. :hug:

Second workout in NROL4W today, had some trouble with deadlifts as I started with only the bar and it was hard to reach that far over. Also suck at lunges, the mechanics of them are really hard for me. I think it's due to my overefficient quads. weight is up to 135.0/.2 going to increase as I head into TOM too. Feeling strong and generally happy with my appearance this week. It's nice.

Morning ladies, can't get to personals right now. Just stopping in and saying hi! I got a hair cut this week which I have to say I'm very happy about :D check it out!

Goody3shoes: wow, that insurance problem really sucks. It's when I hear stories like that that I'm happy we have a pinko socialized health care system. As for the surprise loss, maybe your calories were too low. Did you try that think where you increase your calories for a while and then go back down? I'm sure it has a fancy name.

I made it my goal for the rest of the month to try all the classes at my new gym. So yesterday I went to BodyFlow, which is a yoga, pilates, tai chi thing, and it was pretty hard! Mostly because I have no sense of balance and kept falling over and because I just started running again and my legs were already a little sore and the whole thing seemed to be "stand on one leg with your arms in the air" kind of things. And I kept sliding around on my fancy new yoga mat, which I got from my mom. The instructor said this is either because I have to develop the strength in my ankles and wrists to keep that from happening or because there's a shiny, slippery layer on my mat that will go away the more I use it.

And also, I was like, the only overweight person in the class. I guess that's a good thing, especially considering I got through the whole thing with only a couple ***-plants but I really felt like a misshapen lump beside all the skinny yoga girls.

Hey everybody, I'm new around here, I hope you won't mind if I join your weekley chat :S I'd be cool to talk about people about your age who know how you feel and everything!

I'm a bit depressed this morning, I started dieting (WW) 13 days ago. I lost 4.8 pounds after a week, but this morning, I checked my weight, even if I officially weight on fridays, and I was at the EXACT same weigh that I was last friday :(

I know my body has to adjust and everything but damn, it's annoying to see no results like that.. kinda hard on the motivation.

Anyway, have a good day everybody :)