Ash: could you....use your husband's membership card? Or maybe see about transferring his benefits to you?

1Hope Boys are always welcome and what do you mean you can't talk about what you're going to wear?! Some men I know, my fiance included, are HUGE prisses. We've been to like 3 different stores trying to find the 'perfect' pair of board shorts for him to wear to Vegas.

Hotaruchan Tokyo is amazing! I spent a month there getting my blackbelt when I was a teenager. What district did you stay at? Do they still have those epic ice cream vending machines which give soft serve ice cream in a cup? I want to go back someday but right now finances are tied up in wedding stuff, ha! Also, I'm sure you looked just fine in a bikini

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So I FINALLY dropped 2 lbs after 3 days of sitting at 218.2. I ate well one of those days, another day was beer, burgers and pringles (I know, bad Kat, BAD!) and the next morning I was sure it would go up...nope 218.2. I'm hoping to lose another 2-3 lbs before the week is done but I might be dreaming on that one, ha! Also, my university is stupid when it comes to pool hours. I've been meaning to go swimming forever but their hours are like....one hour in the morning at 8. 45 minutes at noon and occasionally, 3 hours after 8pm. And never on weekends. Because, y'know, students and staff (and I'm both!) wouldn't want to go swimming....after work or on weekends, right?

Katbot24 It was meant to be a joke because I don't wear bikinis lol, I always did suck when it came to humour. But on the subject I have never been into what I wear much to the displeasure of people I happen to be around. My fashion sense is non existent, I find it really hard putting nice clothes on because I find myself so unattractive. Its always been a problem of mine, having BDD really doesn't help the matter. It would be really nice to one day go out with someone and feel worthy to wear some really nice clothes, maybe one day.

I wish I could go and have some booze, crisps and burgers ooooo heaven lol, I'm sure you stand a good chance to lose those 2-3lbs if you behave yourself haha.

I hope you don't mind but I'm going to steal your little dashes so I can separate my post like you.

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Just finished my power 90 weight workout and had a shower, surprisingly I have energy left over which is something I couldn't say last week!

1Hope - Taking care of yourself definitely will boost your self-esteem. Hang in there!! And yay for energy that you didn't notice last week! That definitely shows your health is improving! Woohoo!

Katbot - My husband is the same way when it comes to finding clothes and shoes. He's so picky about it all sometimes and I promise, he has more clothes and shoes than I do. Haha!! Gotta love 'em tho! About the pool...do you think they are just having trouble finding people to staff it during those days/hours? Maybe you could ask about it and see if you could actually work it on the weekends and then maybe get a few swims in too!

Hotaru - being with the 1st graders sounds like lots of fun! Take advantage of that extra exercise!!

chel3 - Where in the south will you be moving back to?

As for me, we are just hanging around the house for the holiday. DH has pretty much been in the bed all day. He goes back to work tomorrow. I wish I had the luxury of just laying around all day. Anyway, getting back on track today with my eating and recording all my food on MyFitnessPal. I think Baby Girl is teething...ugh! So not fun. She just seems fussier than normal and when I give her the teething tablets she seems to get some relief because she's all happy and giggly again. So, if it is her teeth, let's pray that they come on through because no parent wants to deal with a teething baby!

Ok, I must go. I have a ton of things that I need to do around the house. It's a never-ending battle, I tell ya!

Katbot: I was staying with a friend in Shinjuku, but we ran around all over the place...we hit up Shibuya, Akihabara, Ueno...we randomly found a guy that we'd studied abroad with 3 years ago and he invited us to a party...where we stumbled into another one of our ryuugakusei friends. Small world! We also went to the zoo at Ueno, though that was slightly less fun in the rain than it would have been on a clear day. I didn't stop at any soft serve machines, but I'm sure that they exist. Japanese vending machines are awesome.

General news: The scale told me this morning that I'd lost my first 20 lbs! I know most people on here have lost a lot more than that, but it made me do a little happy dance

Hey everyone! I've been around for awhile (more recently since may) but haven't joined
In the chat thread. Anyways.. i'm so close to 199 i can taste it! I haven't been under 200 since i got pregnant with my son over 9 years ago! Ive been in size 20 forever.. i recently went to walmart and saw this cute summer dress.. but the biggest size they had was 15/17 so i thought wth and tried it on and it fit! I havent gone shopping for clothes since i started back up in may.. so i was very happy!

I made goal a week late for last month...finally under 80 kg. Keep going scale...I need to make up for last week's weigh-in for the Halloween challenge Work's been really stressful of late...one school has absolutely no respect for how much work I put into their kids and announced yesterday that they'd probably cancel a lot of my classes for the rest of the semester because they want to practice for field day...Nice to know that I rank lower on their priority scale than trying to make kids run extra circles in the school yard after their normally scheduled gym class. I've been trying really hard not to eat my feelings with mixed results, but thankfully I've been doing a lot of angry exercising to try to get rid of pent-up rage. It's not WORKING, but at least I'm trying.


krystalb: Welcome back and congrats on a smaller size. Look out onderland, sexy lady on the way!

Krystalb - Welcome to the chat thread!!! I definitely know how you feel. I feel like I've been between 16-20 for as long as I can remember. Yay for getting to fit in the smaller sized dress! I'm sure that was an amazing feeling!

Hotaru - Congrats on your 20 lbs!!

Kystalb- WHOOO HOOO, good for you! And welcome to the chat ( although I’m new in this thread as well)

OK, I don’t know what I was thinking trying to start my journey in the middle of the week, no plan wrote out, bad foods in the fridge, my purse, and at work. I need to refocus and get my game plan together. Taking the GMAT this weekend. Have I been studying? NOOOOO, which is sad because the test cost $250 and I act as if I have money to blow and Lord knows I don’t. UGHHHH, Any who, I hope you all have a great weekend....I may not return till Monday when I’m back in the office.

lisa - Good luck on your test! Sending positive vibes your way! I think it's ridiculous how much they charge for those tests. And then when you do study, it really doesn't seem to prepare you. Anyway, hope you do well!


I've been trying to just stay busy between meals so I don't have the desire to snack. I've decided that I should eat a large breakfast and lunch so I'm not wanting to snack before dinner. I have realized that is my biggest problem. So, going to try larger lunches for the next few days and see if it helps my cravings in the afternoon around 3-4. I would be fine if I didn't have much to snack on or I only had good low-calorie snacks around here, but unfortunately, I don't. Haha! So, big lunch today and no snacking before dinner!!
On another note, Baby Girl is cutting her molars. It is NOT fun for me or her. One has cut through, but she has 3 more that will be trying to work themselves out before too long. I'm not looking forward to those evenings, which is when she feels her worst.

TGIF! Hope everyone has a good weekend. My SIL is having a baby shower this Sunday. Can't wait!

I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!! I have no details on the start date and grades and all that, but I got an offer this afternoon! For an English teaching position and I know it's going to be high school grades. You should have seen this girl dancing. I'm sure I've lost about 800 calories with my level of excitement. Hahaha!!

lisa: Good luck! I'm sure you'll do fine. That's not to say that a few little cram sessions wouldn't be a good idea, but a lot of stuff on standardized tests can be taken care of by just taking a moment to logically think it through.

sgregg: CONGRATS!

NSV: (Not proud enough of it to post in the mini goals or make a thread, but I wanted to post SOMEWHERE) I just sent sexy pictures to my boyfriend. Normally I hate pictures (particularly if I'm not completely covered), but I figured I'd send a late 4th of July present to one of my nation's very finest. I looked at one with my belly in full view and didn't feel like crying! It's a miracle! I still have a looong way to go, but my self-loathing has decreased considerably.

Hotaru: good for you! (and your boyfriend ). I wish I had my body confidence back, sex with the fiancé has been...up and down, sometimes I can't get over my body and get into the moment. He swears up and down he loves my body but I can't see how! I feel so....deformed! It doesn't help that he's naturally lean either.

Sgregg yay for jobs! You'll have to keep us posted

Lisa34t ew GMAT, I took the mcat when my parents were trying to force me into med school, worst exam ever! I'm sure you'll do fine though

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We put in an application for a huge 2 bedroom apartment for about what we pay right now for an icky basement. The guy said he liked us and that he'd call us with a yay or nay today, but he didn't! Now we have to wait till Monday to find out, grrr. To top it off, my weightloss has stopped again on account of bloat, my stomach feels like a water balloon, I think it might be bc playing **** with my hormones. Hope it goes back to dropping soon!

Hotaruchan, sgregg, lisa34t - Thank you for the welcome!

Hotaruchan - Congrats on the under 80!

sgregg - Congrats on the job! and the pics!

Katbot24 - I hope you get the apt!


Well I went shopping last night for some capris and got a size 16! so excited!! Than I went shopping tonight with my mom (shes going through a divorce and has lost a lot of weight) and she wanted to start dressing better than a stay at home mom.. so I went with her to give her some fashion advice.. and she got tons of cute clothes on sale.. but she also bought me a tank top.. and i have never worn a tank top in public.. but it was so cute! and I actually dont mind my arms showing.. and she got me a cute pair of wedges.. which i have never worn before because it was just too much weight on my ankles and my feet... plus i couldnt walk in them.. and now its no problem.. been wearing them around with my jammies! lol.. But its off to the lake this weekend for a belated 4th celebration.. lets see if I get any comments on my weight since ive lost a bunch since ive seen them last!

OH! and I got a job today.. start monday!

Hello all, can I join in the chat thread? I'm new. Been calorie counting ish on My Fitness Pal for the last week and done quite well keeping on track, although because MFP adds on lost calories through exercise to what you can eat I think my intakes have been quite high. First big challenge is today as I am off to a wedding, lots of food, cake and potentially alcohol, not decided if i'm gonna have a drink yet. Have a fab Saturday all :-)