300+ Chat Thread October 2015
 

Hi Guys and Gals,

Its been 3 days since Oct. started and there wasnt a new thread made yet so I thought I would make us a new one. Anyone is welcomed to join our thread.

To go back to the Sept. Thread Click on this link http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/300-...er-2015-a.html

Morning Everyone!

I can't even wrap my head around the fact that it is October already!! I actually posted twice in the September thread after it was already October lol. One was a big post so I won't repost it here since I'm posting from my phone today.

We got a ton of wind and rain last night. Luckily where I am we haven't had any flooding in my neighborhood. Sometimes the road leading to my neighborhood will flood when it rains bad so I'll just have to see what is going on when I go out later today. Last night I went to the gym and for the first time I did no cardio, just weights. I did upper body for a whole hour. I feel sore today but I have gotten to where I like it when I feel sore...It means my body is changing for the better :) I also am trying to use the glute press every time I go in there even if it isn't leg day. My derriere is starting to sag and become flat so I really want to work on that. I've been pushing so hard this week I hope I end up seeing good results with either my measurements or scale.

I've been reading about carb cycling the past couple days and I think I want to get where I try it, but I feel like I need to do more research on it and get a good game plan going. It seems like you have to plan your meals specifically for a certain caloric intake..but also fats, protein and carbs. On low carb days you focus mainly on eating tons of protein while still keeping your fat on the low side and on high carb days you focus on high carb and high protein. What I've been reading is you want to do high carb days when you'll be training hard at the gym, like on leg day. There is also wiggle room for a cheat day but I am wanting to get the rest of this weight off of me so bad I don't think I could take a cheat day for now.

Also with all of this I want to structure my workouts a little better than I have before. I want to start focusing on weights a lot more to where I work a different muscle group every day and mix in some cardio. I don't think it had been beneficial for me to do a straight cardio day on certain days of the week so I'm thinking some days I'll do only weights and some days I'll do cardio and weights. I need to change it up some so my body doesn't get used to routine, and I think that will help. I will be having a lot of time this weekend at home and I think besides cleaning and organizing my house that so desperately needs to be done I'm going to look up different weight routines online and get them going in a book I can bring with me to the gym.

I just had a nice breakfast...eggs and bacon and a half of a sweet potato with cinnamon. I am on a huge sweet potato kick recently...I guess I am in the fall spirit lol...excuse my while I sip my awesome DD Pumpkin Spice coffee....:) Have a great day everyone!!

Sam ~ You can copy and paste your posts the Sept. thread to this one, Just an idea, I dont know how easy it is to do from your phone though. I use a desk top computer when I use the internet.

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Good Morning Everyone,

I got up for the day at 6:00 a.m. Its now almost 8 a.m. We are gonna go to Dillions to do some shopping at 9 a.m. I'm not sure what else we are gonna do today. I do know I need to work out sometime today and fold and put away my clean clothes and get my dirty clothes ready to be washed. I sure wish our laundry room was upstairs I feel sorry for Scott and my mom when they always have to go take my clothes down stairs and bring them back up. I wish our laundry room was up stairs to I could do my own laundry. Well anyway I hope everyone has an awesome On Plan day today. Take Care All.

Another quick check in, my current course is killing he combined with my full teaching load....

Haven't lost but haven't gained and now it's A week off from weigh in.

Hope you all are doing great!

Terra Thanks. I just decided not to post it in here lol...too lazy haha

Time Maintaining is part of the battle too...Good job on that...I know it can be tough when there is a lot going on around you.

Today was my weigh in...I lost 3.8 pounds this week! My last weigh in I had gained to 219, this week I weighed in at 215.2! I may actually make this goal if I keep truckin with full force! Today I made home made turkey sausage patties with baked eggs and sweet potato hash for breakfast. I ended up having to snack here and there for the rest of the day because DH and I had to leave home due to the flooding. We are on the second floor of our apartment so it wasn't bad but at the beginning of the neighborhood it was flooding and we weren't sure if we stayed we might not be able to get out tomorrow when he would need to go to his doctor in the morning. So we are staying with my grandma tonight. He's making us chicken and steak fajitas. I'll be having mine salad style. Other than that just been hanging around. We almost didn't make it out the neighborhood so needless to say I probably won't be going to work tomorrow, or the gym which stinks. But I may be able to get away with doing something inside.

Hope everyone else had a great weekend!!

Hope everyone is doing well! I also cannot believe it is October. Time sure is flying...

Terra - Good luck with the chores. I just finished laundry. Really wanted to do it this morning to get it out of the way, but the two machines that we have in my apartment building are almost always taken in the mornings/afternoons (every time I seem to check, anyway).

T4M2C - I echo Sam's comments...good job on maintaining. It is definitely hard when you have a lot going on. By the way, where in Canada are you from? Pretty cool that you're teaching in Egypt. Must be a great experience.

Sam - Congrats on the awesome loss! Sorry to hear about the flooding. That must suck. I am sure you will figure out something to do inside that can get your heart rate up.

My update:

So lots happened in September. I was formally promoted to manager, moved in to my own office at work, blood pressure is now normal since starting the medicine a few weeks ago, and I finished off the month with ~21 more pounds lost (close to 80 pounds down now).

My friends all know I am losing weight but I never really took their compliments at full value (since I figure they're just being encouraging)...but I now know the weight loss is actually noticeable. The other day a cashier at the grocery store I always go to said that I am smaller every time she sees me and that I must have lost close to 100 pounds now. I was flattered but didn't quite know what to say as I was caught so off guard, LOL.

October is also going to be a blur and over before I know it. It's our professional development month at work, the second part of my course starts this month, I'm coordinating a volunteer day for our office, and recruiting has to wrap up as well. There are literally like 3 days in the entire month where my calendar is not jam-packed (including weekends).

On that note...I'll be flying down to Toronto twice for work PD. I don't really like flying all that much (for obvious reasons) and we will be using Porter instead of Air Canada. I've never flown Porter so am a bit nervous because I don't know what the seats are like. I've also never flown with coworkers (always kind of got lucky in the sense that my previous work trips were always just me flying). At least it is a short flight though (about an hour in the air). I assume we will also be walking the new underwater tunnel that connects the island we land on to the main land...that's about a 6 minute walk. Glad I'm way more fit than I used to be...wouldn't have wanted to do that walk with coworkers 80 pounds ago.

I also ended up picking up a new fall jacket today as it's getting much colder out and I realized my old one was way too big/bulky. It's a size smaller than I used to wear (pic below):


http://www.emilyfit.com/photos/emcoat.jpg

And...finally...expensive weekend for me. Jeep ended up needing significant repairs this weekend (stupid potholes cost me almost $2,000...good thing I keep an emergency fund!). I actually walked home from the garage and back to pick up my jeep. It took me about 15 minutes each way. Before I would have just called a cab. So much has changed over the past 4 months.

Sam ~ Yeah I can be lazy sometimes too so I totally understand.

Emily ~ Never having the laundry room free has to be frustrating.

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Woke up at 3:25 a.m. Its now 10:30 a.m. I went to bed at 6:30 last night cause I was so tired yesterday and I dont know why I was so tired cause I wore my c-pap mask the night before last. Oh well though. I hope everyone have a great Monday. Take Care Everyone.

Emily
I am from Ontario, just outside Toronto (Brampton).

Sam
I am sorry to hear about the flooding! I hope that clears up soon and doesn't hinder too much more for everyone.

Terra
I hear you about stairs. I work in a 4 flight school and live in a 2.5 floor walk up, no elevators anywhere. My mum also wishes our laundry room was upstairs and not in the basement. Should be mandatory lol

I fully agree, maintaining is awesome for me right now as stress and a less restrictive diet kicked in. I am though trying to get ahead in my course with some time off this week and next, and now that the temperature is less oppressive I will start my workout routine. I honestly had more than a few days at work where I thought I might pass out, my classroom AC barely works. I decided not to exert myself when I felt like that.

I am also skipping travelling this year (other than home for Christmas) and will be booking an awesome holiday to Disney land Paris for next year, if I can lose a significant weight (not sure if I will go in the fall or spring, so my exact number is not decided yet). I talked about it with my mum and the idea of staying at a nicer resort and really earning the trip she supported as a great idea.

Hope you all have a great day!

Time4me2change ~ Yeah all laundry rooms should be up stairs and it should be mandatory I agree.

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Woke up at 6:45 a.m. Its now 8:05 a.m. Scott and I need to start watching for our bus at 8:15 a.m. We will get back home at 11 or 11:30 a.m. I'm gonna cook my lunch when we get home this morning. I'm gonna work out to my new work out dvd "Zumba for Beginners" after I eat my lunch and thats all I'm gonna do today. Take Care Everybody.

Emily Wow! Congrats on 80 lbs down!! That is wonderful!! It always makes me happy when a complete stranger you see off and on tells you that you look great. Only a couple of my clients know about my weight loss but before I told them they would say it all the time...It is a good feeling when you get a compliment that isn't someone in your family...That's when you can get a real idea that you weight loss is showing. Sounds like you are going to be really busy with work but don't let it hinder you....You are doing amazing! The flooding in my neighborhood wasn't too bad so I was able to get out this morning and come to work :-|

Time Thanks! This has been the worst flooding we have ever had here...It has affecting people all across the state. Luckily where I live wasn't hit too bad but there were other places around me that got hit pretty bad. I'm back to work today so I'm sure the phone calls will be flooding in at some point since I am an insurance agent. This is going to be a fun day LOL...The Disney trip sounds like it would be so much fun!!! Glad the weather is getting better for you now. Just take it all one step at a time, you're doing great so far!

Well like I said I'm back to work today. So far the phone isn't ringing off the hook so I hope that is a sign that most of my clients are safe and haven't experienced any flood damage. A lot of our customers declined the coverage so I really don't want to be the person to tell them they aren't covered if they call but I guess it's part of the job. Being cooped up inside wasn't fun. But I decided to take it as time to rest. I never get time to actually rest so I took advantage of it even though I should have done some sort of exercise. Tonight DH and I will be heading back to the gym so I'll be sure to get a good work out in to make up for my time off.

Hope everyone has a great day! Be well my friends! :)

GOOD MORNING FIT FAM!!!!

Can you tell how great I feel today?!?!?!?! :) :) :)

The sun is finally peaking out here today...We do have some flood risks that could still cause a lot of damage in my town, luckily not where I am located though. It's nice to see the sun out and it is a nice cool 57* F this morning. I can't wait until it stays cool like that for good :)

As far as work goes, yesterday was super slow...I take that as a good sign that my clients haven't experienced any flood damage. Right now we can't submit any new insurance policies at all...So basically this week is going to be a catch up week for us I think. The only down side to that is I am SUPER caught up on all of my work. I'm literally doing work for December lol...That is a good thing but also makes me more apt to slack a bit. Yesterday I spent most of the day surfing the net. I have a few things that have to get done today but I think the majority of the day will be like it was yesterday.

On the diet front I am doing fantastic! I have begun to up my protein intake as much as I can. I think that is helping my energy levels. I've switched from eating 1 egg and 2 egg whites to 4 egg whites in the morning. I actually don't mind it much, I add hot sauce to it otherwise it may be a little harder to eat. I just wish those cartons of egg whites only weren't so expensive. I looked at Sam's last night and they didn't have any in bulk I could buy so maybe I'll see what I can find online, or just wait for a deal and buy them up lol...Yesterday DH and I made it to the gym after not going for 3 days due to the weather. I talked him into doing weights first and then cardio if we wanted to. He got so worn out from the weights that he didn't ant to do cardio, which is fine with me. I am trying to start focusing more on weight lifting and minimizing my cardio. I think if I keep this up I may just make my goal for this year :) :). I haven't gone completely 100% carb cycling yet, I still have to figure out how to do that for me...I've gotten a lot of the basics to where I actually understand it now but it is going to be a slow process. Right now I'm just focusing on increasing my protein and when I eat carbs I eat healthy ones. I also need to work this week on getting a good structure for my work outs. With the slow time at work I think I can work on that a bit since DH gets mad when I'm on my phone doing research at night...He thinks I'm just Facebooking lol...Once I get that all taken care of I'm going to keep it in a notebook then maybe log the workouts in the notebook. I put all of my training in MFP but maybe having it in writing in a book will be easier to look back at.

It's been quiet here lately...I hope everyone is ok...I am really missing my friends here....Ubee Betsy Fi ETC....I hope their absence isn't a sign that they have fallen off the wagon :(....

Anyway hope everyone else is having a great day!!! Stay strong....Kill your workouts and push through the craziness with eating....It is SO hard....Especially when you get a bad craving....But I promise you guys you CAN do this....I tell myself all the time I have no idea how I have done this...I really don't...But I am proud, I did it by myself, for myself and I think that is half the battle...Take care all....One love!

Ok where is everyone!?!?!?!?!?!

Hoping everyone is well and staying on plan....We are getting closer to the holidays which is going to make things even harder for us to stay true to our plans...Stay strong everyone!! We can do this!!! I know we all get caught up in our busy lives and forget to post but please remember how useful this tool is to be able to connect with people all across the globe that are in the same boat as you....The support here is so great, I don't think I could have made it as far as I have without this group...So thank you guys!!!

Had a great chest workout yesterday...Did almost break my arm attempting to do one new exercise I wanted to try...My arms/chest just aren't strong enough yet. One day at a time though. I've been working on structuring my workouts this week...I've got a good list going of exercises to train each major part of my muscles each day. Today I'll be doing ab/core training. I bought a notebook yesterday on my way home to get everything put down in there and then track my workouts to see how it helps me improve over time and look back to see where I've been.

My energy levels have been through the roof this week! I think it's due to the extra protein I've been eating. I actually went over my protein goal for the day yesterday! What a plus!!! This weekend I'm going to get back to basics and plan my meals ahead of time. I still plan on what I'm going to eat but I haven't been batch cooking things recently. I think that is going to help me structure my plan make sure I'm getting the most amount of protein I can get plus maybe get into doing the carb cycling like I wanted to try.

Well back to work for this gal! Hope everyone has a great day!

Hey Everyone,

I woke up at 5:00 a.m. but I sure didnt want to get up but I can only have 9 hours of sleep at the most. Its now 8:00 a.m. I dont have to start watching for my bus until 10 a.m. so I have 2 more hours to get caught up on my t.v shows. Today I have cooking class and Music and Movement class. I'm gonna start doing Music and Movement class for 2 hours starting today and every Thursday after today. We're having Chicken and Noodles on Mashed Potatoes with a side of Canned Carrots. I'm not sure what I'm gonna have for dinner tonight, I'm thinking about Spaghetti with sauce and Hamburger meat. I hope everyone has a great On Plan day.

Afternoon all!

Just checking in quickly. Still seems quiet in here...This week is still going well. I had to take an unscheduled rest day yesterday. I was just so exhausted and I think that is because I've been doing weights a lot more than usual. I'm working so hard and I just needed to rest. Tonight DH and I are going though. I'm thinking about either abs or back/shoulders. Those are my only two muscle groups left to train this week. Eating is still going great. Getting my protein in. I feel my TOM coming soon so who knows what next week will bring.

Getting stuff together this weekend for my friend's upcoming baby shower that I am hosting. DH and I are going to Goodwill to get more pants. Mine are just way too big for me now. I need something else. My friend who is pregnant is having a birthday party in the park for her son's 2nd birthday on Sunday so I'll be attending that. Then I'm off Monday so DH and I will have some quality time together :)

Have a great weekend all!

Sam ~ Congrats having to buy smaller pants, Have fun at the birthday party and baby shower. Yeah I dont know where everyone else is, Hopefully they check in soon.

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Been having a good day today. I'm looking forward to trying out my new Zumba DVD for beginners. I cleaned the bathroom. I'm about to go do the dishes. I have to pull off all of the tabs on the pop cans and then put the cans in a bag and throw them over the gate to the back yard. I pull of the pop tabs for ronald mcdonald Charities. My mom and I are taking one of my friend's to go get her car license today. We also need to go pick up Scott's med's but we will probably do that after 2 p.m. tomorrow. I'm gonna start going to school 3 days a week for now on starting Monday. Monday I'll have cooking class(Healthier food hopefully) Wed. we have DA4A Lunch and Bingo and then Thursday I have Music and Movement class. I'll have to pay more for my bus passes but thats okay I'll already budgeted for it for next month and for Dec. I hope everyone is having a wonderful Friday. Take Care All.

Terra Seems like you've been busy too! Hope you enjoy the new Zumba video!!

Well I lost another 3 pounds this week!! Things are looking good and the one thing I haven't done this week is very much cardio! Maybe a total of 40 minutes this entire week. In my measurements I have lost too...I think the increased protein is helping! I'm so close to losing 130 lbs I can feel it! Maybe next week? Here's hoping! The way things are going now I might actually make my goal I had set myself for this year!

Today is my friend's son's bday party. He's turning 2 tomorrow. It's going to be at the park down the street from me. I got him this Paw Patrol toy thats one of the characters and it comes with a dump truck. He is obsessed with that show!

Off tomorrw so that will be some quality time with DH. May try to hit the gym to knock out a shoulder workout but depending on time I may save it for tomorrow.

Have a great day all!

Sam ~ Congrats on losing another 3 pounds, Thats great. 127.6 pounds already is AWESOME!!!!! I wish I was there. Yes I am enjoying my new Zumba DVD.

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Went to bed at 8 p.m. last night, Got up at 4 a.m. but I went to sleep at 6 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. and even then I didnt want to get up but I had too cause I start my new cooking class today. I need to start watching for my bus at 10:40 a.m. Its 10:14 a.m. right now though so I have at least 30 mins to still watch t.v. I'll be back home at 3 at the latest and 2:30 at the soonest. Tomorrow I dont go anywhere, I'm gonna sweep and mop the bathroom floor and I'm gonna do my new Zumba dvd too. Wed. I have DA4A Lunch and Bingo between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Peer Support from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday I have Music and Movement class from 2 to 4 p.m and then after Thursday I wont go anywhere again until Sunday. I hope everyone has an ON PLAN day. Take Care All.

Hey all

Still crazy busy, but have four days off this weekend and I should be able to get ahead in course work and caught up in house work.

Keep being awesome!

Hi Everyone.

I've been struggling a lot lately to stay on plan. I can't seem to find the motivation I had when I started, but I'm not giving up. I'm glad to see you all doing well. Your success does help to motivate me so I am going to try to check in more often. One on-plan day is better than none, so I'll take that and I will keep at this.

I hope you're all having a great day!

Thanks for the kick in the butt Sam! I needed it and I need to be back here at least once a day.
Hi everyone!
I was lurking less and less. Last night I tried to lurk and a message popped up from Sam to support and encourage me to get back here. I have been completely off plan and want my more active/happier life back.
Cindy you are 100% correct one on plan day is better then none. I have not had an on plan day for months. The scale shows it!
Terra so happy to see you trying new things! Zumba looks fun.
Sam you are looking GREAT!
Thanks for being here.

Ubee ~ Thanks, I'm really enjoying my new work out dvd.

Hi everyone.
Terra life is so much more enjoyable when we enjoy what we are doing.

Yesterday was my first on plan day in months!
It is hard for me to remember I am once again eating healthy.
It is also difficult to get back in the daily habit of checking in here.
Have a healthy day.

Hi everyone.

Ubee, I'm so glad to see you back here. And happy that you had an on plan day yesterday. You can do this.

Yesterday was my first on-plan day in a week also and it felt good! I also braved the scale this morning and this last crazy week of eating shows. :( But I am back on track and committed to doing this. Also, we are getting our treadmill today and I can't wait to use it. I will report on how that goes tomorrow. I am so out of shape that I think even 10 minutes is going to be a challenge but that is my goal for tonight. I decided I will add a minute a day to that and in a month should be able to do 40 minutes. who knows - maybe I'll exceed my goal. Here's to thinking positive!

I hope everyone has a great day!

Ubee ~ I Agree

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Woke up at 6 a.m. I wasnt planning on getting up for the day until 6:30 but my back started hurting so I went ahead and got up at 6 a.m. I was going to Music and Movement class today but I decided not too. I dont feel too good today. I came home early from ILRC yesterday too. I hope I feel better tomorrow though cause I have an appt. tomorrow morning. After tomorrow I wont go anywhere again until Sunday. I'll be sure to work out tomorrow to make up for not working out today. I hope everyone has a great day today. Take Care All.

WOW!! I miss a couple of days and everyone seems to come together!!! Maybe I should miss days more often ;) Just kidding!!

Glad we are starting to get some members back here!!

Ubee I figured enough was enough. I sent that message not knowing if you were even signing on but thought, hey if you were, you'll see this message and realize you are needed here. Not only for you, but for the others you were always so loving towards and giving the encouragement. I'm glad you are here, just get you head back in the game and let's do this!! What excuse do you have that is a valid reason to why you aren't doing it? Do you enjoy feeling like crud everyday? Is the food really worth that? I mean this completely out of love, but I want to see you happy and doing things you want to do, not feeling bad every day that you wake up to where sometimes you don't even want to get out of bed...yes I'm reading your mind :)....Get it together and let's go! You know I am always here for you!!!

Cindy Glad you are back too my dear! You can do this!! You've come this far...I am happy to hear about your new treadmill. Let me know how it works out for you and remember...BABY STEPS!!

Time Thanks for checking in! Hope you have a great few days off!!! Keep moving mama!!!

With all this new activity here I hope some of the other regulars pop in soon!!!

This week has been crazy busy at work and at home which is why I haven't posted. My TOM is following me around so I've been all bloated and not feeling 100% but I am still pushing through, getting my workouts done and eating right. At this far in my journey there is no room for slacking, and I don't plan on it. I have never felt this good in my entire life and I don't want to ruin that. Does that mean I'll never have a cheat meal? Not at all...in fact, this weekend I had my first cheat meal in awhile....I ate 4 pieces of pizza and 4 brownies from Dominos. Yes it was too much food, I am aware of that, but guess what....I didn't gain at all! Know why? Because my body is burning the fat and using the energy up....I'm all over the place now and I can thank myself for putting my body into the situations it needed to be able to have the energy and motivation to do things I never even thought possible.

DH is still going to the gym with me...He's working up his weights now that I am lifting every time I go to the gym and minimizing my cardio time. Increasing my protein and weights has been great. I'm feeling more energized...Except this week not as much...Thanks TOM!! But I'm still going!!

Going to Goodwill this weekend to find more pants. I was supposed to go last weekend but never made it. Hoping to find a pair of boots while I'm there too...I am actually able to get boots that go up to the knees!!! This is a first in my entire life for me so you know I'll be buying multiple pairs right???

I'm still at work and need to make a few calls but just wanted to check in with everyone...KEEP POSTING!!! We can do this together!!! Trust me if I can do it, you can I promise!! Need advice or questions and don't want to post it here??? DM me!!! I am more than happy to help anyone any way I can! I am not an expert, I know what has worked for me...But you can do it!!

Hi everyone!
Three days into eating healthy and my good mood is back.
Sam thank you for being our inspiration! I love hearing your success and also I am sorry you have struggles but thanks for sharing them.
Terra how are you feeling? Drink your fluids and rest up. Please take care of yourself.
Cindy it is amazing how even one full day back on plan can make such a positive difference. Treadmills are great and like Sam says baby steps.
See you all tomorrow.

Ubee nice to see you again!

Some craziness has diminished, finally got feedback from my instructor and I am doing well in the course.

Feeling lonely trying to balance work and school, first time in a long time I wished I was in a relationship... But meh, not much I can do about that for now.

Hope you all have a great day!

Hi everyone.
Today is going well so far but I am getting nervous about the weekend. In the past that has always been most difficult for me.

Hi back at you Melissa!

Stay healthy.

Ubee ~ I'm doing much better thank you

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Woke up at 6:44 a.m. Its now almost 7:00 p.m. I'm about to head to bed for the night. I did my laundry tonight and I washed the after dinner dishes and I fold and put away my clean clothes as well. I'll be sure to work out tomorrow morning before we go run our errands. Have a fantastic Saturday and Sunday.

Quick check in...

Been busy busy busy with work but still getting my workouts in and eating correctly. Meal prepping has helped tremendously. I woke up 4 pounds heavier today, not sure what's up but I'm not letting it bring me down. Going to work extra hard to get the weight off. May be from some pasta salad and cake I ate at a birthday party over the weekend. Just a little indulgence but I'm back on track and don't feel like that was a fail.

Hope all is well!

Wow, time flies when I am off plan.
I need to be more accountable and check in here daily.

Quick check in, still surviving and trying to make better choices.

Lots of work for my course and report cards are due next week for my job.

But my job gets easier once report cards are done.

Hope you all are doing great!

Quick check in for me as well as I am at work. I've had two on-plan days in a row and working on my 3rd today. The scale tipped 300 Monday morning and I said that's enough, so back to basics for awhile to shed what I gained and to keep going.

Loving the treadmill. I am up to walking 25 minutes, still at a slow pace, not even a mile an hour but I will get there. It hasn't even been a week yet so I'm ok with my slow progress. Each time I'm on it I add a couple minutes and increase the speed a little too so I will get there. DH is not as diligent as I am, but he is trying and I love him for that.

I hope you're all doing well. I miss being here more and hoping to try to check in more often soon. Keep trying. Glad you are all here.

Time4me2change ~ I'm glad your trying to make better choices

Cindy ~ I'm sorry you hit 300 again, You will go back down on your weight I have no doubt about that. Good Luck!!!!

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Good Evening Everyone,

I had Music and Movement class today and It went really good, The time also went really fast. We wont have class next week but we will have class week after next. I'm looking forward to weighing in on Monday. I hope I have a good loss, I've been working really hard on keeping my cal's at 1200 and I'm been working really hard on working out as well. Well I hope everyone is having a great night.

Hi Everyone,

Glad to see everyone is posting a little more often...let's keep it up! I have had such an exhausting week. So glad it's the weekend. My only plans are to get my workouts in and relax...maybe go looking for pants again this weekend. I also seriously need to stop putting off going through my closet. It's time to purge the crap in my house lol...I've gotten rid of a lot of it over the year but there is still a lot that either needs a better place to be put away or just gone completely. While the clutter of the stuff that needs to go is there I can't put the stuff to stay in it's rightful place.

Even though this week has been so exhausting I've still managed to get my workouts in. It has caused me to have some late nights getting to bed....Well late nights to me is 10:30-11:00. I'm used to being in bed no later than 9:00-9:30. I know I'm an old lady lol. I'm steady going and hitting everything as hard as possible. Eating more protein and pushing the weights around more than usual I think are going to help me on this last leg of my journey. I'm slowly getting there...**** maybe I'll even end up having to crawl to the finish line but I'm going to make it there I can promise you that!

Well I still have some work to finish up here at the office but wanted to check in. Hope everyone else is well!

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Looks like it's been pretty quiet here this weekend. I hope everyone is doing well and have been staying on plan. The weekends can be so hard to fight temptations, but don't forget your end result if you stick to your plans. It is SO hard, we all know that...but what is going to make you happier? Eating donuts to satisfy your sweet tooth that will only provide you with a few minutes of fake happiness as you indulge, or getting to do things you never dreamed you'd be able to do because your weight has hindered that? Just some food for thought.

As for me, things are still going well...my only downfall recently is I have been drinking too much diet soda. I'm still getting my gallon of water in a day but in the evening I've been drinking sodas. I'm sure this has hindered me slightly with my weight loss goals for each week so I'm starting to wean myself off of sodas completely again. I need to get back to drinking the flavored soda water that has no sugars in it. I killed all of my workouts this week...Got all 5 days in and all of my major muscle groups worked. I've changed up my routine to do mainly weight lifting with only a little bit of cardio now. I break up my muscle groups so I'm not working all upper body one day, all lower body the next and mid section like I used to. I usually do one day for abs, then legs, back/shoulders, chest and arms. I get a lot more weight lifting done by breaking it up that way so hopefully I will begin to get more muscle built and maybe that will help with some of my excess skin. I've only been doing about 20-30 minutes on the treadmill and that is always done after all of my lifting unless DH is with me and he insists on doing it first. He's been slacking a little bit with going to the gym with me over the past two weeks. He hasn't been feeling his best so I don't push him too hard. He also needs to work on his eating habits a little bit better...I wish he would stop drinking soda all together but I doubt this will ever happen. He also has been having issues with making fry bread again. This too shall pass and I don't want to get on him too harshly because I know he will do the rebellious child thing and just hurt himself more if I say anything....He could be eating a lot worse so at least he is putting his best food forward and making small changes. I don't think he weighs himself regularly and I know he doesn't do measurements at all but maybe I can help him change that little by little. He never tells me how much he weighs or how much he's lost. I think I noticed yesterday he typed in his weight as 251 on the treadmill. So I think that's pretty good. I believe he was a lot heavier than that back in August when we had to go to his Granny's funeral. He does look like he's slimming down to me, and his suit his dad got him is already too big....So I guess that will have to be tailored because that was close to a $500 suit. Speaking of exercise...I want to get back into doing HIIT at some point. I know I am focusing a lot on lifting but I am finding out that HIIT is also good to do when you do a lot of lifting. I should know this already since I did a lot of HIIT early on in my weight loss. I just need to figure out when to do it since I lift all 5 days of my workouts. I could just work out 7 days in a row and do the HIIT on what would be my rest days, but I don't know if my body can handle that much. If I don't give myself at least 1 day of rest I know my body will get run down very fast.

I'm doing more and more research on carb cycling like I've mentioned before. The only trouble I am having is calculating exactly what I need to take in on my high carb days and my low carb days for my body. Each person is different and this does require a lot of math in the beginning. Being bigger they say it is best to go by your LBM (Lean Body Mass), but the only way to correctly calculate it is to either get a scale that does that, or use calipers. The other methods are either too expensive to do on a regular basis, or is way off on the calculations. There are a lot of calculators online but those too can be inaccurate. The scale is about $50 so I am eventually going to invest in it but I think for now I may try the caliper method since it is a lot cheaper. I just need to buy some calipers. This sounds like this is something I really need to jump start my losing again. This week I had a decent loss considering I did indulge at a birthday party last weekend which brought me up to 214. I weighed in this week at 211.2 so that is a total loss of 2.8 pounds, and only .6 pounds from my previous weigh in, so I guess I can't complain.

I am very much enjoying my rest day today. This is the first weekend in almost 2 weeks that I have had a Sunday to rest. I do have some cleaning to do and laundry and meal prep for a few days until I can buy more groceries, but for the most part everything else is just relax time. DH is taking a nap so I'm able to get most of the housework done.

This is a extremely long post lol. I know, but I really just have not had enough time to do too much posting lately, or at least a thorough one to let you guys know what's going on with me.

Thank you guys for being here...You help me out more than you'll ever know. Please take care of yourselves....I love my fit fam!

Hi everyone.

Just another quick check-in from work. I'm doing well. I had a good week last week with eating and even over the weekend I stayed on plan for a change. Yesterday my scale said 297 and it was good to say bye-bye to 300 again but then this morning I hit 301 again. Ugh. I think it's probably water weight. I had ham last night so I think the sodium made me retain water because I tracked everything I ate and I was within my calories. I'm not going to worry about it. I'm sure it will be gone again soon.

I hope you're all doing well. I miss reading about everyone and seeing how everyone is doing each day, but I'm glad we're here together, even if we can't post every day.

Good Morning Guys and Gals,

I woke up at 4:00 a.m. cause my back was hurting and I had to use the bathroom. Its now 6:40 a.m. I might take a little nap later on this morning but I'm up for now. I'm going to a job fair with a friend today. I already printed off my resumes. I'm gonna wear my purple interview suit today. I sure hope it still fits me. I dont know what I'm gonna do if it doesnt cause I only have jeans and sweats besides my suite and they will not work for a job fair that may do immediate interviews. I should of bought a nice shirt and some slacks earlier this month for the job fair but I totally forgot about the job fair until I was reminded on Wed. the 21st by then I didnt have the money. Living on a fixed income sucks. I cant wait until I get a job. Once I get a job I'm gonna keep it as long as possible instead of quitting after 6 months like Scott did. Anyway wish me luck while I'm at the job fair.

Cindy Great job on staying on plan! Don't worry about the fluctuations. It happens to me all week long. I usually weigh myself every day to see where I am throughout the week, but my official weigh in day is Sunday so that is the day I actually record my weight and measurements. You can do this! I believe in you!

Terra Good luck at the job fair!

So far so good this week! I am slowly easing into the carb cycling thing. I don't have my exact number of what I should be taking in calories wise, and fat, protein and carbs wise, but I'm still following the simple guidelines by doing no carb, low carb and high carb days. No carb days just means no starchy carbs, carbs from other veggie sources are ok, but no fruit carbs and your fats are higher on these days. Low carb days you eat a little bit of starch and a little bit of fruit but still want to keep them on the low side and keep the fat slightly higher. Which reminds me I forgot to eat my avocado with lunch today lol. High carb days you eat starch at every meal. These days are for your hardcore lifting days, ie: leg day. You can decide how many of these days you have a week but for fat loss they usually suggest having 3 no carb, 3 low carb, and 1 high carb day a week. So that is what I'm doing for now. We'll see how much this helps this week. I know it will take several weeks for me to see how this actually helps me, but this is good enough for now until I can get my calipers. I eventually plan to by the LBM scale, but that's later on.

Tonight is abs at the gym and maybe a little bit of cardio if I have the energy after weight lifting. DH is supposed to go with me tonight, we'll see. He skipped last night because he was having tummy issues.

How is everyone else doing? We had a little fluctuation with people posting a little more....let's keep it up guys!! Missing you all and miss the help and support. It makes it a lot less motivating if I'm posting alone all by myself.

Take care all!

Sam ~ Thanks, I hope I get a call back

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Woke up at 5:25 a.m. Its now 8:14 a.m. I need to get ready for school at 9:00 a.m. my friend is going to put me up at 9:30 a.m. We have to be at school by 10:00 a.m. and then we'll leave there at 3:00 p.m. Tomorrow I have an appt. and then I wont leave the house again until Sunday. I hope everyone has been having an on plan week.