Good Morning ladies...Well, today was weigh-in day and i was worried that it wasnt going to be a good one because i think TOM is coming but i was wrong..I lost 3 lbs! and i am truly happy with that because that means that i have 5 lbs to make it to 50 lbs lost!!! and I have 4 weeks to meet my goal of losing that 5 lbs for my mini-goal of a xmas party that i am looking forward to on december 18th on my husbands side of the family and i will get to see people that i havent seen in 2 months along with his parents who i havent seen in two months since they went to florida so i am really excited for everyone to see me but not only that...I feel better and I have more confidence which i think is really going to help me when it comes to going to interviews for jobs and stuff...

and not only that....I started this journey 5 months ago tomorrow!! I cant believe it has been that long already!

Sorry this was so long but i just had to share my joy and excitement with everyone!

Heather

Day 5 went great, I was too tired when I came in to post. I had the day planned out to walk at the big mall before the birthday party, and had picked out where we were going to have lunch. Instead we did some heavy re-arranging of stuff, so only walked 90 minutes. We went to a different place for lunch saving about 200 calories, and there was no cake, or dessert at the party (got to love eating out with models who don't eat), so that saved even more. I ended up only having 1404 calories and 21 grams of fat.

We bought a new digital kitchen scale, and I've got 20 pounds of chicken breast braising in the oven that is almost ready to cut up and measure and put in zip locks in the freezer. Feeling much better today. I got plenty of sleep last night, and that really helps.

Day 6 over, and I was able to get in 1653 calories with 19.5 grams of fat. Did okay, but didn't get much work down. It seems like the day after I do a lot of work, I kind of crash. I'm hoping my stamina will perk up some.

Zelma I'm so sorry, :hug:just don't know what to say except you were there for your brother & family, you did everything you could. Get lots of hugs from Neil and be kind to yourself.xxxxxxxx
Peggy so sorry about your sister, it's hard enough when some's old, incredibly hard when they are still young.:hug:xxxxxxx
Twilight you were there for your mum, that's all anyone can do, I hope you can be kind to yourself too.:hug:xxxxxxxx
Catherine, well done!! :carrot:Though I thought your calories were a bit low considering your size (hope that doesn't sound bad as I need more than that AND I still lose) BUT you know your body. It is so good that you are in the right place now to get this weight down.xxxxxxx
I've been on my Gazelle, I managed a whole 20 minutes yesterday!!! I watch (re-runs-family & friends/pairs) of The Biggest Loser & pretend I'm training with them, LOL!!!! Wish I could drop 7lbs a week!!!! Wish I had Jillian or Bob to train me and of course nothing else to do other than exercise and be healthy. Still I'm doing what I can, when I can & that's all we can do.
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catherine: sounds like it is going well.

Kayley: Sorry that your sick. UGH!

hb: wtg on the loss ;)

As for me: it is sunday that means football and crafting lol. I am actually going to joanns to use their coupon and the to michaels later on for another sale. I need to get a few things..which will turn into alot of things lol. I am going to start my Leslie Sansone video tomorrow. I think I am good as far as the gallbladder surgery...not really sore anymore. Basically her dvd is walking so i should be fine. I wont over do it.

Have a great day all!

A week in, and I'm feeling pretty good. I only got in 1366 calories today, which I know is much too low, but I'm going to have 437 more calories before bed. I've been kind of low, but on purpose. I wanted to really re-set my body clock so to speak. Now I'm going to shoot for 1700-1800 a day, especially with the amount of exercise I've been getting in.

I think posting my calories everyday has been good for me as incentive to keep doing what works.