Good morning gals! Today I'm really struggling with allergies. My Allegra is just not even taking the edge off and I've had to start using my allergy eye drops again. My whole face itches and I just wonder where in the world all this snot is coming from! I don't know whether it's related or not, but the longest stretch of sleep I got last night was about 45 minutes. I woke up CONSTANTLY last night - like wide awake. Couldn't get comfortable, mind racing through just about everything, itchy face, sniffly nose, etc. etc. etc.

I feel a bit like I've been slugged with a sack of bricks this morning, so needless to say getting out of bed and going to the gym was very LOW on my list of priorities. I don't know that sleeping in did me any good, but I did it anyway.

Paradise: I would definitely see your doc about your skin - sounds frustrating! And how exciting about the possibility of starting school! Maybe it'll work out to get you started sooner. Btw.. I LOVE your little profile icon. Very cute :)

HB: Yay! for clothes shopping on super sale and in smaller sizes! :) And congratulations on good food choices at a pizza/fast food place! Maybe the scale will be kinder to you than you think!

Catherine: I'm sorry to hear about your class being cancelled, that must be so frsutrating. What all do you sew? I wish I was crafty!

Kayley: you are such an inspiration on the gym. You always go and your workouts always sound so tough! I wish you were closer so you could keep me motivated! I hope your leg feels better soon.

Cat: I know what you mean about not wanting to take pics, but you'll be glad you have a before picture. I took mine after a month of dieting and 19 lbs, and I wish I'd done it sooner because now that I'm 50 lbs down, I want to see ALL 50 lbs difference - not just the 30.

Ok, need to focus on work today!

Zelma SO happy for you & your family..I had tears in my eyes for you.xxxxxxx
Paradisep, might it be acne rosea (sp??) sounds like it, is it worse with spicy food, booze & stress & are you 30+ year's old? Hope it clears soon.xxxxxxxxx
Kayley, glad you enjoyed the workout!... lol!!!! Son is still here & still driving up the walls...xxxxxxxx
I re-joined the slimming club, got weighed..OWWWW said the scales!!! Still onwards & downwards....
xxxxxxsharon

Good Morning ladies...

susanna..i think you might be right about the scale possibly being nice to me cause when i got on the scale this morning it says that i am a pound down and only .2 away from my first mini-goal!

Well, just wanted to come on here and say hello to all you ladies i am getting ready to head out the door in a little while but i plan on working out tonight to try and hopefully lose that last .2 so i can meet my first mini-goal tomorrow so keep your fingers crossed! but if i dont meet it this week i should definately meet my mini-goal next week..a week early!

hope you guys have a great day
talk to you later
Heather

I'm here...
But just appreciating how quiet my house is when the kids are at school!

I've spent the morning cleaning. I talked to the dean this morning, and the one last class that was at a time I could attend, can't be used for my degree, so I am officially off for the semester. I'll muddle through somehow. Next semester I'll have a car, so this will all just be a distant inconvenience. My next class with be Old Testament stuff, so I guess I can brush up on my Hebrew between now and then.

Tomorrow we have a football game with Calgary, one of our biggest rivalries. Kind of like Notre Dame/USC. They have pre-sold over 40,000 tickets, and since it is a Friday night, and the weather is supposed to be a beautiful 70 degrees at game time, we may get a few walk ups. They are even opening the gates early in anticipation of the crowds. I'm sure I will come home covered with grease and smelling of hotdogs, but I love it even as much as I complain.

got the hair done today, got a fringe put in i love it but as per my last post re my skin i have had to clip it back already as it is causing my forehead to itch :(

Hey everyone,

My eyes are still bothering me I got some new drops so hopefully I can finally get rid of these eye infections. It's still hard for me to read so I can't read everyone's posts but as soon as I'm 100% I will see what's going on with everyone. I checked my weight yesterday and was happy to see that I've lost 50 pounds. It really shouldn't have taken so long to lose the 50 but now that I know what to do I should lose another 50 in no time. I hope everyone is doing great.

good evening ladies..i did a 5 mile walk tonight i am hoping that it will help to get rid of another pound so that i can make my first mini-goal of being under 300 lbs! im sooo excited and keeping my fingers crossed that i will lose at least 2 lbs tomorrow so that i can make my first mini-goal official and not only that i will be under 300 lbs for the first time in at least 3 years! so everyone please keep your fingers crossed and say a little prayer for me tonight lol i know i will be!

talk to you ladies in the morning with my weigh-in and hopefully good news!

Heather

I’m still so sore from my workout yesterday. I wasn’t able to get any cardio in today, because it still hurts when I walk, but I did 45 mins of Yoga, so I could get all stretched out, and hopefully by tomorrow I’ll be good to go back to the gym.

Savannah – My boyfriend is having a rough time with his Allergies as well. Hope you are feeling a bit better by now…I know how miserable they can be.

I really love to exercise, and I’ve really just made it into a habit. If you were closer, I’d definitely make sure you were there with me! ;)

Heather hb – Good luck with the weigh in tomorrow!!

wow southern gal 50lbs thats amazing - how long is so long ?

hbieber2006 i hope you get your mini goal thats fab.

I am totally stuck someone please help me and give me a kick in the ***. i as switching to calorie counting from ww just dont eve know how many calories i need to intake a day to be loosing weight its somewhere between 1200 and 1800 but thats a huge somewhere

The scale is stuck and my inches have went down by half an inch so am not going to complain, just wish the scale would move, it's kind of hard to keep on track at work, when I am eating fewer calories and not drinking enough water, so my body is probably thinking oh no starvation mode again.
Have a good weekend everyone and good job on your goals.

Kayley - you go! I have been thinking about trying yoga but have been a little self-conscious that maybe at my size I won't be able to do all the positions and all that. Tell me I'm being silly and to get over myself! Allergies have had a little rest today, hoping its done for the season, but probably not. Yuckko.

Paradise: I use FitDay - it seems to be pretty accurate. It's free and allows you to track your activities and calories and body measurements and all that.

Southern Gal: WOOOOHOO!! I hit my 50 lb mark this week too. Only 9999 to go for me *laugh* :)

HB: Let us know how your weigh-in went. I don't know if the 5-mile walk will pull the pound off, but the positive attitude will help! I'm not up to 5 miles yet - but this weekend I attempt my first 5k (3.1 miles).

Tracy: Remember that muscle weighs more, so you it's totally possible to see changes in your figure but not see the scale move - it'll budge eventually. But congrats on the inches lost! Love that NSV!

Good morning gals. I slept pretty decent last night and so woke up raring to go to the gym. I guess I'm glad I took yesterday off, because my knees felt so much better today. I did the second day of Week 3 of the Couch to 5K program and did my lower body strength training this morning. It kicked my rear, but I did it. My heart rate was out of control on the last 15-20 seconds of the last run cycle (like 170 or something) so that's kinda scary.

Today I have ALOT to catch- up on to make up for how lazy I've been all week. I need to buckle down - anybody ever notice that when you focus entirely on one thing (for me, nutrition and health) other things go to pot?

Anyway, I took my first dose of my new vitamins today - it's a liquid blend of vitamins, full-spectrum minerals, amino acids and antioxidants. It tasted AWFUL. But hopefully it'll do me some good. The stuff is EXPENSIVE ($30/month/person). The trainers at my gym all use this stuff called VEMMA or VERVE and it's even twice as much.

I also took my measurements yesterday and I can report positive LOSSES in all areas - except my fore-arms. What's up with that!?

Ok - back to the grindstone!

Good morning ladies....guess what??? I DID IT! I lost 1.6 lbs this morning weighing in at 299.7!!! Im so excited that im under 300 and that i made my mini-goal 2 weeks early!!!

Ladies i have not weighed under 300 lbs in at least 3-4 years maybe longer than that it feels so good and i feel like i really made my first real accomplishment today with my weight loss!!!

Hope you are all having a great day i know i will!
talk to you ladies later
Heather

Originally Posted by hbieber2006:
Good morning ladies....guess what??? I DID IT! I lost 1.6 lbs this morning weighing in at 299.7!!! Im so excited that im under 300 and that i made my mini-goal 2 weeks early!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! :carrot: I can't wait til I'm in the 2's too!