Hello girls,
I hope everyone is having a good day.

I've had a pretty good week - on saturday I recorded a loss, despite my maintenance mindset. I was pretty pleased as I was feeling really heavy was had thought I would see a gain.

I haven't really exercised much, although the BF and I went for a big 2 hour walk on monday. I was a bit nervous. I wore my black nike workout pants (tight lycra bootlegged). It took me forever to wear these outside the home, let alone outside the gym! Anyway he told me they did more for my figure than some of my jeans (which no longer fit.. but I have to have at least 6 pairs in rotation, otherwise I feel lost. I am a denim junky) or other pants. So that was nice, along with the sleazy guy at the work drinks on friday night telling him I had a great ***. yech. BUT, at the moment, I'll take my compliments where I get them!

Yesterday was a bit of a disaster food wise. I had 3 functions all with yummy savouries and nibbles. My new "no-alcohol unless it's a special occasion" ruling is going well, but I think I tend to eat more now when I am out as a distraction. I am going to add "no more deep fried food unless it's the only thing on offer" to my list of challenges. I have no problem avoiding these things when I have to pay for them, or they're not right in front of me.. it's just when they're FREE!!! I suppose it's a hang over from being a student for so long.

Anyway tonight I have a farewell dinner for the friend. I am wearing a dress I bought a week ago, and it's white SO it will be a motivation to be sensible when I am ordering. And I'm looking to get some more walks and maybe some yoga in this weekend too. :)

Britomart these things are so random, it can be infuriating. At least it was only your 2nd and 3rd choice schools you got declined from. Here's hoping for your 1st choice. ;)

sushi - I hate that feeling too. I prefer to go clothes shopping by myself now, or with the BF as he is very supportive. As for photos, well I love the digital camera world, I get to delete all the ones I feel are unflattering (i.e 90%). Just think though, you can use those pictures to measure your progress in a month or so, and see how far you've come!

About an hour ago i experienced my first binge eating session for comfort. I'm not really sure how to feel right now.

Feel back on track...everyone has setbacks like that but the important thing is to not let it throw you. I hope you are feeling better (emotionally) now. Next time come here and get some support from us girls...that's what we're here for right?

Don't beat yourself up about it, that will just lead to worse self-defeating behaviors. Accept what happened, deal with the emotional trigger and neutralize it, and move on. This process takes more than a day for me, I don't know about other people... I always have guilt afterwards which perpetuates the problem for a couple of days before I can turn around and change back. Good luck, and we're here if you need us!

So after 3 weeks and 3 reclaimed pounds, I've finally lost one again! So instead of being at 196.5, my WI this morning showed 195.5! I feel totally back on track, I'm hoping that my next WI will show me at least to be back to the 193.5 I was when I last changed my ticker ;) Here's hopin'!

I had a good talk with both my thesis advisor and the undergrad English chair about grad school stuff. They were both very reassuring that it is most likely NOT my credentials that they're turning down, but rather that maybe what I'm studying is not in the direction in which they want their department to grow, or that the programs were so small that even if they got one person who got a higher GRE or something who is interested in my area, they accepted them and turned me down, etc... So many variables. So I'll keep anxiously looking for the mail. I know one other school has already decided about me, I'm just waiting for the mail! :fr:

Oof, it sounds like most of you have been having bad weeks. Feel better, ladies!


As for me, I have not really been paying attention this week. I still feel uncertain about my job, so rather than let it stress me out I have not been thinking about it. I have been focusing on my trip next month instead! The downside of that is that I have not been paying attention to anything else going on with me. I have been good about walking to and from work, and walking when I can on the weekends; I have been eating decently, but I still binge every few days. Even though I can tell myself I am not stressed, my appetite knows better. :-\

Hey Girlies,
Sorry I have been MIA for a while...Ive been pretty busy. Eating has been going well, I have enlisted the help of my husband who also needs to lose some weight. With both of us dieting and working out things have really been easy. He has lost 11 lbs since we started and I am down about 7 or so...Got a new lens for my camera, and secured 7 weekend gigs for the summer...so hopefully I will be able to get caught up on some bills.

Andreahope - I went through the same scorn when my boyfriend and I moved in together. Times are a changing, it is so hard for parents to deal with though. How much were you looking for hourly? I do an at home job just to supplement my photography income and it is soooooo easy, plus you can just surf the internet the whole time you are doing it, as well as being able to work in your pj's being a big plus.

stacy - I am so sorry to hear about all you have been going through hun, I cannot even imagine. How rude of that guy at the gym, you should have mentioned something about hearing about his small package to the person on the machine next to you - let him hear that and see what kind of a binge he goes on lol. Here is to things getting better!

sushi - I say you grab that photo and put it in your wallet. Use it for motivation hun...you know things do not get any better unfortunately. It is like us girls are programmed to see something wrong with ourselves no matter how great we are and covet other womens bodies.

stephanie - You are so close to your goal hun, you know with all the success you have had I am absolutely SURE you should be a trainer/nutritionist hehe

jess - I would say not gaining is sometimes just as good as losing. That sucks about your ipod...where are you staying in vegas?

britomart - You know unfortunately Canada sometimes can be like an international country. I am sad to say a lot of Americans (including myself) have very little knowledge of anything Canadian and if your grades were formatted differently there who knows if an American School would notice. Most of the people that work in admissions offices are students who are just doing it for the financial aid...

teahoney - Love your avatar, pink looks great on you, brings out the warm tones in your skin. Props on walking, hey any way we can squeeze a little more exercise in the better!

NBK - I have the same problem. I travel a lot for work and my meals are paid for by my client...oh my gosh how can you pass on free decadent food?

trnsfrm - Whats going on girly? It doesn't seem like you to binge and skip you workouts...

Hi ladies. :) Slipping in here to congratulate everyone on their progress and give a brief view of what's going on with me.

Aside from the psycho scale {can show anything from a 4 pound gain in 4 hours to a 12 pound loss in 24 hours, even though it's in the same place 24/7 and checking it with hand weights it always registers them perfectly...} things have been going well here. I've lost 2 lbs according to said scale, in the last two days. What I know is that I have been doing far better on my water intake, stopping when I feel full, and being more active. Today I did the first half of Boot Camp Basic Training. Boy am I feeling it, and I'm happy with that. When we first got it, we made the mistake of doing the whole thing. Ouch. We could hardly move the next day, and were unGodly sore for a week solid.... I'm going to give it a go again Saturday and see how it goes. If I can make it five minutes further each week I'll be thrilled...

hi ladies

been mainly lurking this week - i have actually been busy at work believe it or not.

trns - where are you! don't beat yourself up. we all have our moments and it sounds like this is very out of the ordinary for you. it is a minor set back and you just get back on the bike tomorrow and start again. :hug:

will jump on later and have a good read and see what you have all been doing. finally get some 'me' time at home as the kids are back with their mum tonight for the rest of the week until next friday :faint:

Hi all

Well this week i have been flat out - flat out like a lizard drinking :p

The kids came over last friday night and it really hasn't stopped since then. i seriously would be going to work at 7am and then getting home about 6pm (1hr commute) and then straight into the kitchen to do dinner. finally get to stop around 9pm once everything is finished - dishes, ironing, feeding dogs, etc. phew! if ever a carefully thought out routine was more needed, it is now. anyway, i will kick back tonight, see if i can find anything on tv that is not the commonwealth games and get into it tomorrow.

Megan - welcome on board! you seem to have your head in the right space and are so enthusiastic. i know you will do great :)

mkat - well done on the boot camp. it sounds intense. good luck on saturday!

NBK - great compliment! I can't wait to get back into a pair of bootleg pants - they are sooooo comfy. hey where in nz are you? i have family in christchurch (previously whangamata - forgive my spelling). my dad grew up in nz. i can't wait to go back for a holiday - been way too long.

i know what you mean about the functions too. part of my job is to event manage and although i go for the food all the time, i avoid the booze. seeing as i am coordinating the function i would rather be sober in case something untoward happens :)

ladyjames - so proud of you for not letting your stress affect your program. good job. it will all work out soon.

britomart - sending good vibes your way :goodvibes good luck

ncola - OMG french toast :hyper: :hun:

I'm kind of sad that tonight is the last night of the play I've been helping with -- I'm crew for my friend's production of "The Queens" by Normand Chaurette, and they have this elaborate set design thing where we don't actually use the stage, we build one every night and take it apart at the end. I've been getting a GREAT workout moving these heavy wooden contraptions around every night!! Tonight is closing night, though, so I'll have to return to my regular exercise stuff... It's been so fun!

Anyway, have to go prepare dinner before going off to set up the stage one last time. I'm thinking I'll make a veggie taco-themed wrap -- veggie burger crumbled with taco seasoning, some tomato/lettuce/onion and ff plain yogurt... Mmmm :D

Thanks ladies. :) :grouphug:
No, I'm not going to put that picture into my wallet, or use it as a progress picture... I was just annoyed about getting caught off guard in a way... I tend to stick my stomach out, and with my bum naturally sticking out way much than I'd like, my torso ends up looking something like this from the side: ) ), only the curve goes much more in in the back, and much more out in the front.
I look so much better when I pull my stomach in, but I often forget. Recently I've been practicing it more... like when driving - I pull it in whenever I catch myself.

Thanks everyone for your support.. I'm trying to get back on track. :hug:

I'm down 1 pound this week. Woohoo!!!

Yay for losing a pound!!!

Is it me or has it be really quiet on the chats lately. Usually we have like 4 or 5 pages. I miss all the commotion!

Anyway. Grrrr. I have been OP and everything, ate out 3 times and made really good decisions! Which for me is huge because usually if I go to a restaurant I say who cares! Haven't really seen any progress the last 2 days which really makes me mad, but I just gotta learn to be patient! Anyway, I just wanted to say hello to everyone!