jmko ~ So glad you and your bf made up! I'm sorry to hear about your cat though. As long as you're continuing to be OP, don't worry about the numbers! It'll go down! Yep, that guy mentioned is one of the Chinatown ones, but coincidentally, we had a bowling banquet last night and the other Chinatown guy was my 'date.' Ah well, casual is fine for now.

pinksparkles ~ Great job with staying OP! Breaking a scale-ationship is tough (IMO anyway), so best of luck!

Cake ~ Welcome back! Hope you're doing well!

nightprowler ~ Mini goals definitely make the "long haul" look shorter and more in reach. Keep strong!

SoMuch ~ Hope your hubby gets the job! Also, gawwwwwd, sodium's such an evil thing. Well, in a sense that your weight adjusts to it because of water.

Ballerina ~ Definitely hope you can find a place! Flakers are sooo annoying.

bea ~ Great job on giving up carbonation! Yep, that won't ever happen with me, so I set a daily limit as my "reward" if I stay on track all day. Also with the Monopoly, I've heard the ratio of winning is wayyy lower than 1 in 4. My poor aunty and her family are at like...1 in 32 I think? A fun game, but not worth that many extra calories!

mimsy ~ Hopefully switching up your calorie count and adding that extra workout shows some results!

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Oookay, haven't been around in a couple days...busy with life. Yay, I actually have a life!

Yesterday was all kinds of terrible though. well, in terms of eating. I started out breakfast like I normally do, then I went to work. I don't bring lunches when I work until 12:30, since I just eat at home...but my boss wanted me to stay in because we were gonna sing happy birthday to my coworker. I told them I could have a smaaaaall slice of cake, which I had...but then I got home at like 3, so I debated on whether I should still eat lunch or not.

...Because I was going to have a buffet dinner last night, I opted out of eating lunch. Gah, I haven't skipped a meal in sooo long! Hopefully it doesn't affect me later down the lines this week. Anyway, I stayed OP at my banquet dinner. Fish, chicken, crab, prime rib, and salad. Yuuum. I even got to sneak in some mashed potatoes! I skipped out on dessert and had one light beer, so overall pretty good!

At least the company and rewards were good too! Since it was a bowling banquet, we all get a minimum of $40 as a door prize, and on top of that we could buy raffle tickets for more prizes. I bought $10 worth and my "date" bought $20 worth. (He wasn't actually a date...but we had an extra ticket, so that guy was asked LOL) anyway, two of his tickets were called, so he ended up with $50, but the sneaky guy threw it at me as we were dropping him off! LOL. What a sweetheart.

Anyway, sorry for the pretty long post. Hope all is good with you girls!

ballerina: Sometimes I need to remember that I need to explain things to people instead of just assuming they understand! Sorry to hear about your roommate situation. Have you looked into the room/shares section for other people with pre-existing places who need a roommate?

penmage: Hope things get better!

SoMuch: I did fall apart and still do sometimes. I miss her Sorry about your keurig. I don't know what I'd do without mine. I'm so dependent.

bea: Okay, so after re-reading that sentence, it totally makes sense now! Haha, I just wasn't looking at it in the right way! My bf says stuff like that, too. Instead of asking "where are you?" he'll say, "where you stay?" UGH. Drives me freaking crazy. Did your kitty eat something bad? He might be sick. And I LOVE the mcdonalds game. My cousin and I used to go everyday just to see if we'd win. We never did, got really sick of mcdonalds after that, but had lots of fun. I understand the addiction.

mimsy: Glad to hear work is getting better! I used to lift weights every other day or sometimes only twice a week. I know you have to build muscle to burn fat, but because I wasn't used to lifting, I was afraid to strain myself. I would maybe stick to it every other day for now?

atarimae: My love for prime rib started right before I started my diet! It kind of kills me. Glad you had fun at your bowling banquet, though!

Okay sooooo, round and round we go with the bf. He's mad at me this time. A few days ago I was reading one of those eharmony articles about what not to say during a fight with your significant other. I haven't looked at the internet on my phone since then, until last night while we were grocery shopping. Of course, he only saw the "eharmony" part and flipped out at me this morning and now he thinks I'm looking for someone else. *sigh* I tried explaining, but he just says that he doesn't trust me now. Ugh. Now what? I'm getting tired of this. Between this and my missing cat, I feel like I can do without it. It's just stressing me out and I know it's affecting my weight loss.

Anyway, it's almost Friday! Anybody have anything fun planned for the weekend?

JMKO – WOW!!! Sorry to hear about your BF issues. I had a BF like that was stressing me out so bad it affected my whole life. I have also been in a similar situation where the last thing I looked at on my internet was questionable but of course he used it as leverage instead of just listening. IDK what you will do but for me it was best that we were not together and I have been MUCH happier. I just really hate fighting

Atari – That was not a terrible day at all. It sounds like you did great actually. Stayed OP at a banquet nonetheless! Sweet on the wins!!!
Nightprowler – I understand, even though it is not realistic, my heart still sinks if I am ‘up”. But it sounds like you know exactly what the problem is so check back in a few days, I am sure it will be back to normal.

Fattitude – You seem like you have awesome all around!!! *crosses fingers* for your husband’s interview.

Bea – Congrats on the new beau!

Ballerina - Thank you for the welcome. I hate roommate hunting. My last one left me high and dry to live with her boyfriend. And the one I have now we do not split it down the middle because I wanted to help her and myself out….but I think she takes advantage of me. Too bad there is no one at work or something. If you don’t own your house maybe you can move in with some who does that is searching for a roommate.  *Good vibes sent*

Penmage – hugs! I am sorry you hade rough day…but today is your mulligan (do-over) and I hope it went splendid!!!!

Mimsy – We can start over together…I am back after a long hiatus too. I am sure you get permanent soon. And as far as managing workouts….my strategy is “JUST GET IT OVER WITH ALREADY”..i go straight after work. Works best for me, the minute I prolong it *POOF* I don’t go.



So for me I had a great workout last night and did well eating wise. I had to go to sleep by 9:30 before I ate something though. I usually count calories (at least I have for the last few months) but I am back on WWs now and I am eating less then when I was counting…I didn’t think I ate that much but whatev’s right? I just use the flex points on the nights that I lift because I need the protein shake for recovery. I am dead lifting 100lbs right now!!! YEA!! I hope to be 140 on my squats (currently 90lbs) and 150 on dead lifts by the end of the year.
So my boyfriend got an interview and he has a good chance because someone is putting in a recommendation for him….but it’s in the same department as my ex BF WTF!!!! OMG NOOOOOOO!!!! I cannot believe this. I want him to get the job but I really don’t want them working together. I don’t talk to the ex any longer but when I first started talking to current I was still communicating with said ex. *SIGH*

Going to edit this later when I have time, but i didn't want to forget:

beahawkins Maybe instead of the monopoly game, you could do a $1 scratch off instead? haha less calories (and less money!), but still a fun game with a (small) chance to win?

Atarimarie: I think you did pretty good!! and congrats on the winnings!

JMKO: That really stinks about your boyfriend. I know when I start itching to get out I start self-sabotaging it, to the point that I don't realize I am doing it. And then when they break up with me, I'm like wtf?

If you love him then great, I hope you can work it out. but I couldn't be with someone that didn't listen to a VERY logical explanation.
Granted I am terrible at relationships and often not very logical.

Cake: Hope your bf gets the job and the exbf isn't a super jerk when he realizes you're together.

Ballerina: I really don't need to play either game. It's just stopping the thought of "oh, but it's fun and not REALLY that much more" HA!
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I had my first weigh in since I started again yesterday. And surprisingly at 12pm I only weighed 239.2 which is a less than 3 pound gain. So, hopefully I will shed it quick and get going again. Though last night I opted to go to Sonic with my stepmom. I HAD BEEN GOOD ALLLLLL DAY!!! so mad at myself on that one.

I have had the loudest morning today. Some how I heard everyone taking their showers. My 4yearold bro was running around the wood floor directly overhead. My cat was moaning at a silver fish on the wall so he could kill it. And my dog was barking at my bedroom door to come in. ugh. I like mornings where you slowly get out of bed and there's minimal talking

If you don't know what a silverfish is, click this:
http://letterstofuturelifeforms.file...silverfish.jpg

it's really gross and does not induce happy sleep thoughts.
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Well the weekend has started. Somehow, I have to spend time with the bf, the mom and still have time to do a major cramming for exam week. Ideally, 20 hours study time. ahh!

Hope everyone's weekend is more fun than mine!!!

Whoa Bea what a morning! And yes silverfish are disgusting...i see them occassionally too.

I am to a good start of the weekend. I am feeling refreshed. Sadly I have to work tomorrow but the bright side is that I am getting OT and I can not sabotage my eating because it will be like a regular day for me WOOHOO

SoMuch Were you tired after waking up from that dream? Dreams like that make me tired...

bea Thanks. I'm trying to find one, but I feel like it's so difficult!
I'd definitely get your cat checked out.

Atarimae oooo Nice winnings! That would make for a good evening. Very nice of the guy.

jmko The only problem with the rooms/shares section is that I have furniture for the common area....and if there are already roommates there with stuff, there won't be room for mine. And there is absolutely no way I'm parting with some of it. (like, one of the things is something my great grandfather built.)
Geez....does your boyfriend have something else going on in his life that could be stressing him out? It seems like he's trying to pick a fight with the e-harmony thing.

Cake I thought about buying when I first moved here, but houses are insanely expensive (like, half a million for a 2 bedroom condo in some areas) and I think I'm only going to stay here another year or two. So it didn't make sense to buy.
What do you think of WW? I thought about signing up for it recently, but for now I'm trying to track using sparkpeople.

beahawkins eww....silverfish....that makes my skin crawl. yuck yuck.

Well, I started getting my hopes up after emailing with a new potential roommate, and he said in one email that I was by far his #1 pick....and then in the next email he nearly did a 180 and was like "and if it doesn't work out...bla bla bla" we haven't even met yet, so I'm at a loss. All I did was send him a lot of links to apts I liked (per his request). Sigh...need to think happy thoughts.

No set weekend plans for me. Going to look at a couple of apts/condos, going to meet with the latest potential roommate. Homework. Yada yada yada....

I want to go to the movies to see Pitch Perfect and Taken 2. There was a groupon deal yesterday where I could get a movie ticket for $4 (value up to $12) so I bought two. I think it's a pretty awesome deal when I can go see two movies for less than the price of one!

This guy brings in this huge breakfast for people who work the weekends...I told him please do not worry about me. Everyone is ragging on me because I will miss it. UGH I hate that..You f*ckers do not have weight issues and those of you who do, simply don’t care!!! Sorry End of my rant

cakebatter: I know what you mean about being happier outside of the fighting relationship. Our relationship isn't all bad, we've a lot of really good times but we've also had some really REALLY rough patches. Does it sound like I'm justifying? *sigh* Boyfriend AND ex-boyfriend? No bueno. People in the same departments tend to get really close with each other. Did things end badly with this ex?

bea: Self-sabotaging sounds like me. I'm trying to be an adult and not do it this time and not let my pride get in the way. But it's really hard sometimes *whine* I do love him. He just drives me crazy. We're still kind of new so we're still learning about each other. My cat used to stalk, paw, and eat silverfish. Ugh. I don't miss that.

ballerina: Sometimes I think the bf is just really immature and is just trying to get even or whatever. I'm hoping to give him the benefit of the doubt, but who knows. I know about the furniture...hm...I'd keep an eye out at both sections. You never know what you'll find. There may be people with minimal common room furniture. Anyway, hope things work out with the new prospective. If not, move here! I've got plenty of space in my house, haha! Movie tickets for $4??? That would never happen here.

It's finally FRIDAY!!!! I'm so excited for the weekend. Last weekend was totally shot from fighting with the BF and my cat drama. So, I still haven't found my kitty, and after walking around I've found 5 different cats that all have the same coloring as mine, but are NOT mine. And two of them keep following me home and now hang out on my porch. *sigh*

No real plans for the weekend, but I'll be glad to be away from work! I also weighed in this morning at 162.8! It's not really weigh in day, but I'll take it! I keep wondering how long I'm going to have to be on Medifast to drop all the weight I need to. I know I put 130 down on my ticker as goal, but the Medifast weight calculator suggested 122. That seems so far away!!!! I was always about 110 in high school, then in college hovered around 130-145 and I thought I was fat then. Oh jeez, what I would give to be down to 130 again. The last time I did the weight loss thing my goal weight was 135 and I stopped at about 140 because I was satisfied with the way I looked and felt. I'm wondering if that's what's going to happen again. I guess it depends on how badly I'm craving french fries, haha.

Atarimae - I hope switching my stuff around works too! Yay for getting 50 bucks!

jmko - I know I'm going to do it twice a week regardless, maybe 3 if I can get it in a 3rd time. I'm not a gym rat and I don't want to be in the gym every day, lol, but I know what I need to do to get to where I want to be. I've moved up to the 40lbs pre-loaded barbell and that makes me feel good, lol. As for your boyfriend... that is ridiculous and honestly I wouldn't want to be with someone who had so little trust in me or wouldn't talk things through with me. And for your cat, did she run away or did she pass? Either way, hugs for you cause I know I couldn't imagine what it would be like if I lost my cat. Hopefully things get better soon!

CakeBatter - I suppose I could go straight after work too, but it messes with meal times and such and I can't work out on an empty stomach. Since I lowered my calories I'd probably have to find some kind of filling snack I could eat in the car. I don't know what that would be right now though, lol. As for the other things, glad your weight training is going well! I wish I could lift that much, lol. And as for your bf, I hope he gets the job but that is an awkward situation! Hope everything turns out well.

beahawkins - I've learned that if I want fast food, Sonic, McD's, whatever, it's best to just go with either an entree or a side -- not both. However, < 3lbs of a gain isn't too serious, so you should be alright! I wouldn't worry.

QuietBallerina -- That right there is why, although I would love to move out, I'm seriously considering waiting until I can afford to live on my own before I try to live on my own, lol, unless I meet someone I can live with before then. People are so sketchy!!


As for MEEE... weight loss is meh. I didn't lose a single pound this week. I'm also in the week prior to my period now, so hopefully I'm due for a woosh or something soon. I've been really good about being on plan, though, so hopefully things will move along.

I found out one of the full-time employees in my department at work is retiring at the end of the month, and I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that's available for a full-time position out of the people in my team! I'm really excited and honestly, if I don't get this position, there's seriously something wrong because I do far more than my fair share for my department and for my store. I don't know what they did before they had me to cover their asses!

I need to go out and be social. I wish some of you lived around here so we could go to the fair together and ride rides, lol.

I'll do personals tomorrow, when I'm feeling better I promise. I really think that I just need words of comfort, since right now my best friend is giving me the harsh truth, which...IMO, I needed to hear anyway.

Anyway, things with the so-called date were really nice, but with flirty guys, you can't really tell where they stand, right? Yep, I ended up falling for the whole "maybe I'm different" situation. He did ask to set up a day to hang up and did ask for my number yesterday, which is why I was like oooh, maybe the feelings could be reciprocated!

The thing is, which IMO yes, it was very stupid of me, that when my friend had me hang out with her bf and friends, she kind of asked which of the two guys I like better. So I made a choice on first impressions, but wanted to get to know BOTH better. Problem is, one comes w/ some drama, so I decided to turn the other cheek. But theeen, the one w/ the drama (guy who went to banquet) was actually told by my friend that I was interested in the other.

Yeaaah, so come to find out, I misinterpreted everything. The flirting, the wanting my number, the hangout sesh...everything. And on top of this, my friend's upset with me because this includes her bf and her friends. I don't blame her, but I need to wallow in my self-pity for the next day or so.

Oooh, no to mention I have a birthday dinner w/ few other friends tonight! Considering my tendency is either binge or completely miss meals, I really don't know how I'll handle myself. Ughhh, serves me right.

But yes, as stated above, will continue w/ personals tomorrow. I'm just not in the mood right now...at least the half hour of cardio helped a bit.

cakebatter stay strong! Does he at least bring any healthy stuff? If there was some fresh fruit in there I'd probably have a taste of that.

jmko it's a little funny to picture you walking around, being followed by random cats.

mimsy haha oh man, I know! I have the worst track record for picking roommates.
oooo exciting news about the job possibility! Keep us posted.

Atarimae Aww...*hugs* sorry things with the guy didn't go well. I don't like what your friend did though. Why did she make you "choose" right away? And why tell him? That would frustrate me.

Grocery shopping today! I have a set list and I am sticking to it. Have a meal plan worked out for the week, so hopefully I stick to that too. Will have to prep as much of it as I can tonight.
I can't believe it's already almost noon. I slept too much today. Add to that a "Walking Dead" marathon that's been on since yesterday....new season starts tonight!!

I still have lots of homework to do too. Laaaaame. Gotta get on that.

Ballerina ~ I really don't understand how she thinks many times, but I know when it comes to these things, it's in my best interest. From a previous situation, she was right...LOL. Anyway, what I didn't understand is why ask about both of them and push both of them if only one didn't come w/ strings attached? Hope you stick to your plans for the week! I didn't go grocery shopping, but I live with my grandma during the week, so she tends to spoil me.

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I definitely feel better than I did previously. However, I did choose to deactivate my fb until thinks die down a bit...I just don't want to deal with drama at all for now, especially when I know it affects how I eat. Been maintaining my weight the past few days, so at least that's a good thing.

Hope this week is a better one! Weigh-in is tomorrow!

Yes, I officially suck. I wont even mention why I have been MIA since I started the new thread and committed to a 30lb my new years. Im so disappoined in my self. I had new gadgets , a new hrm and everything. I was so motivated before this set back. I fixed it non the less, but overall these last two weeks have been **** on my body, emotions, just me period. I also have noticed since I have been being a slop, im so much more tired then when I was eating better and exercising.

I see a few new faces...WELCOME (from late me).... I will share my "get back on track gameplan" and do personals before I leave work today.

Ballerina – I made it out alive! He does not bring anything “safe” like fruit at all. I just stayed strong! BUT then I got home and ate cereal for a snack and turned out to be 10 Points for freaking cups!! I may as well have eaten at work SMH. When I found out I went immediately to the gym. I was so upset. How did your shopping trip go?

Mimsy- I actually do eat a snack on the way to the gym, maybe a banana or a small of oatmeal before I leave work…just something to put on my stomach. If I am hungry at the gym it’s all I think about through my workout. I am in the same boat as you…week before TOM…Good luck!

Jmko – how did your weekend go?? I used to Medifast…but I couldn’t stick with it. Kudos to you!!! You seem to be doing great on it.

Sooooo I had a pretty ok weekend. I have to weigh tomorrow at WWs meeting…I am little nervous because its week before TOM because I always get bloaty  But I relaxed yesterday and I plan to have a nice long workout. Weights and 60 minutes cardio. Even though my scale doesn’t seem to be moving (mostly because it’s not digital) but I notice my jeans are loosening up….woohoo! I must be doing something right!