Caroline-Big hugs to you as you deal with your bingeing, etc. I honestly don't know the entire situation, but I do know that it's great you are admitting it here and are being accountable. I know you can conquer this daily!!
Interesting sounding date tonight! Have a great time!
Thanks for your wishes of a day of good choices, Moondance. I certainly need to do that today.
Went out for a meal last night with a few people, and ate heaps (curries, breads, rice) and drunk at least a bottle of wine, so i've woken up feeling a bit seedy and a bit guilty and ready to do better today. So that would be my 3rd lapse this month. I allowed myself 4 which means the second half of the month has to be more disciplined than the first.
Caroline - sounds like you're having a positive attitude after your binge, which is the most important thing. Good luck with the coffee date!
Ange-Sorry you had a rough night! It is probably very difficult to stay "on plan" when you are away from home. I don't know if I will get an official vacation this summer, but I've been thinking about how to stay "on plan" if I do.
Well, although Thursday is my "official" weigh-in day, I stepped on the scale this morning and saw a one pound loss. Since it officially brings me to 30 pounds lost, I decided to change my ticker. It gives me a thrill to see it there. Hope I can hang onto it.
This weekend my sons are supposed to be with me but since it is Father's Day here in the U.S., they will be spending it with their Dad. Then back to their normal scheduled weekend with him next week, so it will have been three weekends total w/o my boys! I really need to get some things done around my house though, so I plan to do that. I told fiance if he needs me to come out and do anything there that I will be "on call" for that. His sick neighbor is still in a hospital bed most of the time and has family coming to visit, so if I need to go out and cook or do anything else, I will. If not, I hope to get lots done around my house. It will be nice to have a weekend to myself, even though I will be alone.
I hope you all have a wonderful day/evening/weekend!
Annie - Congratulations on reaching 30. Those decade milestones feel good.
Ange - I like that you allow yourself an alloted number of cheats a month. I don't strive for perfection either.
I'll try to keep my update brief, but I had an eventful night. I was biking to meet my date & a car was pulled over. A woman was screaming aside the car, "He's dead." I stopped to assist, which was good. I talked to 911 while the woman was frantically trying to revive her cousin who was passed out in the car. I went to nursing school briefly, so I knew what to do, but I hadn't had CPR training in over 5 years (must recertify asap). Thankfully, he wasn't dead. He had a good pulse & was breathing (not well, it was apneic). I was calm, but felt helpless. We couldn't do anything, but wait for the paramedics. I don't know what his health issue was, but based on the way the medics reacted, he wasn't in danger of immediately dying.
I was late for my date, but I had a really good excuse. The date went well, I think. He told me I was pretty and we talked a lot. We'll see if there is a second date.
As for food, I was on plan all day, but picked up a bag of pretzels and nibbled on them in bed. It wasn't a binge, but not on plan behavior. It was emotional eating. I think I did that to calm myself from my night. The scale was down this morning, which I expected because binge weight is mostly water weight. I hope to be back down to 128 by Monday, which is change my ticker day. I don't like the idea of moving my ticker up.
Chickie-How scary to deal with the ill gentleman! I always wonder if I could remember my CPR if needed. I suppose if you are going to emotionally overeat, pretzels aren't a bad choice!!
I'mOnABoat-One pound is good enough to celebrate for me!!
Well, I made a reservation for a little cabin in the woods for a short trip with my boys at the end of July. I am so excited that my stomach is upset! It is at a state park in far SE Oklahoma and will be our official vacation this summer. I had hoped to be able to do more, but this will be a nice time with my boys. Can't wait!!
Good evening. The weekend is finally here. It's been a long week, but I stayed close to plan on the eating. Could have done better on the exercise, but I did well enough.
That darned scale refuses to hit the 130's. Just one more half pound to get there. Probably not for tomorrow morning's weighing--I ate my treat for the week tonight, and I didn't exercise today. I will exercise tomorrow, maybe even twice. Maybe by Monday I will see that half pound gone.
I hope you all have a good weekend, if not a great one.
Go Kitteh!!! I'll bet you'll see the 130's before the weekend is out!!
In other news....I know this is getting tiring, but I honestly don't have anyone else to tell these things to. I went and bought two more shorts outfits tonight at Penney's (they are having a great sale BTW). I bought size 14 shorts (not stretch....REAL waistbands). I actually tried on a 12 for fun and I was able to wear them, not comfortably, but I got them on and zipped!! I did have to buy XL tops (not plus size), but I guess my top is always going to be bigger than my bottom with these boobs of mine. I bought two new bras (still bullet proof vests, I'll never be able to wear cutsie, sexy bras) and I still had to buy 40D, but they are so much more supportive than my old worn out ones. I really didn't need to spend the money, but I think I deserved it so I went ahead and splurged on myself. It was hard to stop at two outfits. I bought 5 new pairs of panties and tried them on (over existing underwear) and was able to buy a size 7!!! I can't remember when I wore a size 7 panty....maybe in my twenties?? I need to throw out my old size 10's and 9's. I'll keep the 8's, they don't look too jakey....yet.
woo hoo Annie. New bras are a good purchase. Of course you'll definitely be able to buy cutsie sexy ones. Make it a promise to yourself when you lose another 5lb....
Hi Everyone! I hope you all our enjoying the weekend.
Annie - I love cabins, hope you have a great vacation.
KittehMomma - I hope by the time the new week starts you will be in the 130's.
Annie - It isn't tiring, I am really happy for you that you are finding some really nice things that you will enjoy. Thanks for the sale info at Penneys, might just have to go check it out.
Ange
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I've got my black jeans on at the moment!!!
This means i must have lost some size off my thighs - although i don't think i've lost weight so it must be due to the exercise. Hurray!
Last night I started out so proud of myself. I went with my daughter to her friend's graduation party. Practically all the food there was high carb and/or really high fat. I made the best choices available and drank enough green tea that I sloshed when I walked and stayed clear of the dessert table, but when I got home I was famished and ate half a box of cheap, nasty mac & cheese. I might just as well have eaten the more tasty offerings at the party. I'm not looking forward to the coming week. I'm supposed to be teaching VBS and am unprepared and have no helpers.
Good morning. I just had to post the scale reading this morning: 139.5
It may disappear tomorrow, but for today, I have touched the 130's and they are good!
In other news, I realized Friday that my largest pair of jeans (the only ones I've been able to get into without grease and a lot of jumping and tugging) were hanging a bit too loose on me. Either I needed to get a belt or move down a size.
So I moved down to my next largest jeans. They're tighter than I like (bending over is difficult and my muffin tops are accentuated), but in a couple weeks, if I keep on as I've been going, they should be only a bit snug. (Since I don't wear jeans M-Th, it isn't a hardship to wear them a little tight a few times before they loosen up.)
Frog Princess--sorry to hear about your travails at the grad party, and after. It was just one day, though, so don't beat yourself up over it.
Ange--yay on the jeans!
Annie--congrats on the new clothes/new sizes. I had to laugh (or else cry) about the bra size--even at my heaviest, I'd have had to do some serious cup stuffing to get anywhere near that. That ain't bragging, BTW--that's a lament. Do you know how hard it is to find a 38A?
Side note: I had a friend from high school who was always overweight. She frequently talked about losing weight but never seemed to manage it. She finally admitted one day that she loved what it did to her bra size and didn't want to give that up.
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Reason: clarification
Just a quick drive-by, I've missed too much to get caught up on all the personals : (
Caroline: I just read an article on being too picky about the wrong things that suggested you should go on 2 or more dates before you write someone off...I'm very guilty of making up my mind on the first date, though sometimes I think you just know right off the bat!
Annie: vent away, I'm glad I'm not the only one with clothing/shopping issues!
Frog Princess: this weight loss journey is a matter of 2 steps forward, 1 step back. As long as you don't give up and keep taking that next step forward you'll get there!
I'm maintaining, still bouncing between 162-164. Have become a community activist of sorts in my "spare" time due to an issue with the local bus service. Am totally amazed that my mother has given up yoga classes that she didn't enjoy and joined an actual gym - and she went and worked out today!!! First she becomes a social butterfly now the gym....I asked who she is and what she did with my real mommy : )
I really need to get on the ball with excercising. Have not taken advantage of having a pool and fitness center 24/7, and I've been here over a month now! Part of it has to do with not feeling well, and the walking I have to do for the bus in temps of 102-105 is so draining. I can't for the life of me figure out how I don't lose weight in the summer due to the amound of sweat involved!
I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend, and has a wonderful, successful week ahead!!!
Then back to their normal scheduled weekend with him next week, so it will have been three weekends total w/o my boys! 
I went and bought two more shorts outfits tonight at Penney's (they are having a great sale BTW). I bought size 14 shorts (not stretch....REAL waistbands). I actually tried on a 12 for fun and I was able to wear them, not comfortably, but I got them on and zipped!! I did have to buy XL tops (not plus size), but I guess my top is always going to be bigger than my bottom with these boobs of mine.
I bought two new bras (still bullet proof vests, I'll never be able to wear cutsie, sexy bras) and I still had to buy 40D, but they are so much more supportive than my old worn out ones. I really didn't need to spend the money, but I think I deserved it so I went ahead and splurged on myself. It was hard to stop at two outfits. I bought 5 new pairs of panties and tried them on (over existing underwear) and was able to buy a size 7!!! I can't remember when I wore a size 7 panty....maybe in my twenties?? I need to throw out my old size 10's and 9's. I'll keep the 8's, they don't look too jakey....yet.
