No time for individual responses this morning (ugh, running late, as usual!), but I weighed in at a new low this morning! 141.2!! SO excited. It's so possible to be 140.something tomorrow if I eat clean today!

*needs some of sum38's will power dust* :D

Have a great Thursday, all!

Good morning all!!! Boy, I love to read all your lovely ladies daily posts.
I am sorry I do not have time to reply to each one but want to send hugs to all struggling and high fives to those of you having success!

My food has been okay. Some days I have been on track at 1200 calories and some days I have been closer to maintenance at 1700 or so. My scale is not moving keeps bouncing between 167-165 wish it would go down and not up. If I hit 164 by the end of the month, I will have made my 3lb loss for the month. Of course, I would like it to be more but doubt it will happen.
We have a holiday lunch of pizza today and while I will limit myself to one or two pieces, that is all that will be available to eat.
I am on day 10 of not smoking reg. cigs. I love my e-cig and have found a wealth of information on the net about them and a very active forum for e-cig users. Still not shouting I quit smoking from the roof top because I've been there done that so many times but am hopeful because I do not even crave a reg. cig right now and my brain is not constantly looking for ways to get them.
Have a wonderful day ladies!!!

Thanks for the Welcomes! As SUM said, We are an active group. In an effort to stay on top of things – I’m going to start gradually with the most recent posts. I have read all of them but replying to them all is daunting!

guacamole: So sorry you and your son had to endure the ‘fat mom’ comment. I was the child of a ‘fat mom’ and sadly I was embarrassed. Who knew I would become one, too? About a year ago my younger daughter (21) posted a little blip on her FB about “not wanting to end up like my mom’s side of the family. They’re all fat.” It hurt. AND I was thin at the time!! In my mind the thin times cancelled out the heavy ones. Not so…. Looks like the heavy times outweigh the thin ones:D. Sounds like you are an amazing mom, though, and your son clearly loves you! I wonder if all kids are embarrassed of their moms for some reason or another? My DH tells a story of the last time his mom embarrassed him: He was 8 years old and forgot his lunch money. He was sitting there in the cafeteria when he heard his mom yelling his name across the room. When he turned – there she was – tube top (braless), ripped off super-short -shorts, and flip flops - waving the money in the air. His friends started laughing and pointing at her. He hunkered down in the chair and pretended he didn’t know her. When he saw her give up and leave, he said she looked so hurt. And it was his fault. So (even at 8 years old) he realized that the kids teasing couldn’t hurt him – but if he listened to them - he could hurt his mom - and that wasn’t okay. Incredible man I have!!

mrstryingagain: I hope hot flashes burn calories, too!! I didn’t even know what peri-menopause was until last January at my yearly. I thought I was too young @41. Both my sisters are older (52 and 54) and are M-A-D at me. They say I always get everything sooner/better/or more than they did just cause I’m the baby!:yes: Great that your DH is so supportive! Mine says he has a ‘plan’ for his Jan 1 start date but won’t tell me what.
To ALL: Great job and Keep it up!

Hello Ladies~
whoever thinks the 40s is easy obviously hasn't been here yet lol! sometimes i seem so organized and on top of things and most times.... so not UGH!
had a head cold all last week and its all i can do to function when i have them but got thru it in a matter of days yeehaa! for my dd n dh to give me a new round of something that i felt coming on bright and early yesterday morning. but on the up side ive stuck to my daily work-outs even if i didnt give them my all i did stay on schedule there. i dont eat much when im sick so over doing it isn't a worry or issue there its just lack of movement that gets me.
nemom~ think of it this way... it defeats the purpose of trying to get healthy with food and exercise if your gonna smoke! i "quit" in july but didnt make it official til almost september myself and thats my reason for sticking to it. im more active and energetic and enjoy the taste of my food even more. you can do it!
guaq~ you said it the best way ever... its tough growing up and its tough being a grown up! talking is the best medicine getting everything out ive found!
hello all you ladies of the 40s and welcome to an awesome and caring group of like minded ladies!
zumba~ don't let life get the best of you, you get the best out of life! just step back and look from the outside in and you can always find that silver lining!
sum~ you have an awesome fashion sense and cant wait to be able to wear awesome clothes again! i'm slowly emptying my closet of "fat clothes" so that when im at goal i have room for all the new "skinny clothes" i wanna get lol!
liz~ please send some of your warm weather my way, winter always gets the best of me! i think im part plant because i crave sunshine, warmth and fresh air lol!
ok time for the 2nd half of my day to begin im sure i missed some of you ladies but its not intentional hugs to all and in the words of guaq... keep plugging along lol!

okay guys just a quick one today..i am sure some of you are breathing a sigh of relief..lol..lol...okays went to funeral yesterday and strayed off plan...making up for it today with shakes and veges..but might sneak a turkey burger in there for the evening meal...not sure though....cannot use the 25m pool...it has a ramp and it is sooooo much easier to get in and out of...when you have done the exerises you feel like you weigh a tonne...anyways the big pool only has ladders of course and i am sooooooo afraid of being stuck in there and not being able to get out i don't think i will brave the water but wait until monday..going to have a sort of rest day from exercise today just doing one session of pilates and some walking with dh and doggie early this evening...giving my back and legs a bit of a rest....won't do the pool on the weekends either...will just do some walking and pilates instead...back at it on monday...just wanted to say thanks to everybody for being so warm and welcoming here and soo helpful too..i have learned sooo much in this short time...oh good news i have gotten into a top my bestie bought me and it is loose..it was not when i tried it on for the first time..whoooooooooot whoooooooot..i have lost a bit i think but there is stilll heaps to do!!..working on it!!...anyways wishing everybody good health and a happy day!!...cheers liz

Good afternoon, ladies!

I actually got to sleep in some this morning. It was nice! When I got up, I made H & I a healhty breakfast of oatmeal & fresh fruit. NUM! NUM! Had to make a few phone calls..seeing about med help for H (we should have hear something by now) & also calling the dr. to see what pain relievers H may be able to take. He is taking Warfarin, a blood thinner, so he can't take aspirin or any other things like Tylenol. We'd like to know what would be OK since he does have muscle aches & headaches now & then.

dangerouscurves: Glad you were able to keep on track, even if your heart/soul wasn't really in it! That's proof of your commitment to be healthy. Thank you for setting a great example! I'm so proud of you & NEMom stoppping smoking! Major applause from me!

2fatcats: Yes, bullying is B$! I'm putting it lightly. I don't get it & what's sad is some IDIOTS do not grow out of doing it! I once had a co-worker who basically bullied myself & 2 other employees..one for having a hearing problem (legally deaf) & another for being a minority. I finally had my fill & went to HR about it. Needless to say, he NO LONGER works for the company. I also found out his girlfriend kicked him to the curb for being a jerk (being kind) & he can't hold down a job...gee, I wonder why?!!! :?: Bullying like what he was doing...is called harrassment in the work place. Joking is one thing...being a horse's behind is another. Just know this, we can lose weight & get healthy, but most times they'll still be MORONS. :yes:

NEMom: :bravo::bravo: I'm sooo proud of you for not smoking! That's soooo awesome! Keep it up! Ya know your weight might fluctuate due to your ceasing smoking...your body is used to nicotine. I'm not sure, I've never smoked, but it kinda goes to reason. You've taken away something your system is used to. Please don't get too discouraged. Keep up the awesome work & the results will come! :hug:

Gotta run. Stuff to do...more house to clean, errands to run & a walk to take. Cyber-hugs to you all!! Be good! ;)

Okay girls -

Decidedly, the holidays are HARD.

I am trying (not fully committed) to keeping the scale under 140 this month...very difficult.

Just wanted to post...I'm doing my best but WOW...this month is a bear!!

yes i second that sheila...this month is a real doozy...i have had a bad day..i think i am a little depressed..a good friend passed and i went to her funeral yesterday..i could have eaten a double cheese burger or a sub or anything really but i did not..instead i went home from shopping and cooked up a turkey mince pasta (the no fat..no carb stuff) with garlic, hbc sauce and some hot stuff with a bit of tomatoe/mustard sauce...it was really yummy then i sat down and watched hysteria the movie and loved it and downed a whole bag of those air popped sour cream and chive potatoe thingys...supposed to be low in fat compared to normal potatoe chips..hmm did not feel good doing this at all....in fact will not in future...would rather stick to my meal plans but never the less i believe i made the best choices i could cosidering i was craving fat and carbs....would have loved a bag of buttery popcorn..actually picked up a packet but put it back..did the same with some pringles as well....my calories per day are very little and so is the carb intake...so i am still under my recommended level of calories for the day...as per my fitness pal...tis interesting to use it..i am also not very active today...wallowing a bit in sadness i think...and very sore back..so had a day of rest..but hoping to go walking with hubby and dog this afternoon though...one good thing is that i won a 4kg ham this morning at bingo with dad and step mum...uncle is coming to visit for a few days so i will not be on much if at all...wishing everyone a good happy and heathful weekend....see you on monday sometime i think....oh i hope to stay on plan...i feel sooo much better doing so....cheers liz

I have officially lost 10 pounds since my high of 151.2 in October. My weigh-in this morning was 141.0, which was a miracle considering I had frozen pizza and wine for dinner last night. :-p I finally got some sleep last night because my doctor prescribed me codeine cough medicine for my awful cough that's been keeping me awake. That didn't stop my cat from wanting to play at 3 a.m., though!

@MrsTryingAgain - yay for getting to sleep in! Sleep can really make everything seem better.

@sheila - I hear you! This time of year is HARD for weight control.

@lizard - I'm sorry about your friend passing.

@NEMom - WOW! You are awesome for not smoking for that long. Keep it up! I know it's hard.

Happy Friday everyone!

:cheer::cheer:olehcat:cheer::cheer:

I am so sorry Liz

MrsT I slept till 9:45 am yesterday morning. It felt sooo good. I don't remember last time that happened. Glad that you got some zzzz's

I'm seein a littler silhouetto of a w'man!
Had a whoosh! Had a whoosh!
Will you do the fan-dang-go?
Thunderbolt and lightning....Getting more slight-ning! ME!!!
Galileo. Galileo.
Galileo. Figaro. Magnifico O o o o..
She's just a fat girl, nobody loves her.
Spare her her life from her monstrosity.....

ok ok.....you get the point......I've had a tough TWELVE whole days with that scale and battling demons :devil:....Been tryin to stay on the wagon...hanging on by the fingernails sometimes. Finally, one whoosh and I'm finally out of the 40s!!!!! :goodscale: Ha-le-LU-ya :carrot:. Been worried I was on the wrong track and doing everything wrong.

OK...I'm gonna change my ticker/tracker now....yay!....and go do a happy dance on top of the doghouse.

Check in with ya later.

Hi All,

Seemyfeet: you had me giggling with the song, now i'm singing it in my head....

I'm popping in quickly before i have to get into the shower. That Aqua class always has me drenched to the bone, it is SO HOT in the pool room..UGH....I can't tell if i'm sweating form a workout or from the humidity in the room.....

Today is day ONE of my Belly Fat Cure diet. So far so good. Got to have bacon and eggs this morning (yummm) and i just had pecans for a snack. Afternoon I get to have tuna fish and some greens....dinner is protein and vegetables....I really have to do this, i've been feeling so SICKLY lately.....really bad digestive problems probably from all the junk food and unhealthy way of eating.....not enough water.....back on track so far....hope to continue this until Christmas :p:p

I consider teaching class this morning my workout but i'm going to try and get my yoga DVD done tonight......I feel the need to stretch.....

Have a good day everyone...i'll catch up with everyone later. I don't think anyone here should feel that they HAVE to personally address everyone else, this thread should not be stressful .....:)

hugs.....

Office holiday party this morning at work - everyone brought food in - and I completely went off the wagon!! Feel HORRIBLE - just stuffed and bloated...ate a bagel with cream cheese (at least it was whole wheat)....then for lunch not one, but TWO trips through the buffet - cheese, pasta salad - a complete BINGE.

My daughter and I have doctors appointments this afternoon - so I am now home for the day and because we don't need to leave for an hour, I am getting on the treadmill and running a 5K. Maybe burn at least SOME of it off - and I know I will be going into the doctor all sweaty, but I don't care - - I need to kick up my metabolism to process all of those stupid carbs!!!! UH!

Tonight - SOUP - uh, NO CRACKERS....sheesh the holidays are HARD!!!!

Okay - just got off the treadmill - sweating like crazy. Only did 2.75 miles (32 minutes) - I just feel so literally HEAVY after having binged - - hopefully my metabolism is on overdrive burning some of that junk off!!

Glad I did it though - again, I'll be sweaty for the Dr, but he should applaud the exercise effort (uh, he's an eye doctor, but oh well..LOL)

Tonight - no kids - - aaaaahhhhh....so I'm going to wrap presents and just relax!

I hate to say this, but I'm ready for the holidays to be over. The needles are starting to fall off the tree...everyone is rushing around - WAY too many food temptations, invites out for drinks....I'm sincerely trying to appreciate it, but honestly am looking forward to having a more stable schedule back.

Well - gotta go and get ready for my last appointment of the day!

Hope everyone has a great evening....

Happy Friday all!
I totally agree the holidays are so hard. Went to a college holiday party yesterday for lunch and stuffed myself with pizza. I did have salad but I also ate one cookie and 4 pieces of pizza. Surprisingly, my scale is still stuck on 166 thought I would show some type of gain after my binge but only up 1 lb for now.
Tomorrow we are having one of our family Christmases. We do soup so that is not so bad if I can stay away from all the candy and treats.

Hoping you all have a wonderful day and weekend!!!

GOOD EVENING 40s SUPPORT BOARD! HOPE ALL ARE WELL!

Eventhough I don't celebrate the holidays...the last few months have been stressful, so I may as well be in the midst of them. On top of H's medical issues, our truck decided it needed $350 in repairs today! Decided to loose the power steering! :faint: Oh, well, we've been through worse...just another stupid bump in the road!
Took H in for his blood test. This is when we found out about the truck's issue. H also had questions about taking pain relievers while on Warfarin. Warfarin is a blood thinner & there's a warning about taking anything. Made me furious cause we tried for 3 days to get an answer. But we have it. Fortunately H can rest more easily now...his legs don't hurt any more. :)
I was so frustrated today. I couldn't believe all the garbage going on (slowness in answers & truck). Then I hear about what happened in CT. WHY? WHY? Innocent children who just started living their lives? I just don't understand such violence ESPECIALLY against someone who's never harmed anyone. I just had to get out my own head & walk...so today with my MP3 player blaring I walked for 1.5 hrs (probably 5-6 miles). I know it's good for my health & it would be the only way for me to wind down to sleep tonight.
Am I the only one who does this? That when it all builds up & you just can't add any more...the exercise is on the verge of being a rage in & of itself? It's the only way I can process & crank it all down to where I'm calmer.

NEMom: Good luck tomorrow! Forget about the stuffing of pizza. It was a minor slip. Move forward & keep going, lady! You can do this! :)

Sheila: Good job on the treadmill! Wish I had $$ & space for a treadmill/eliptical machine. It was really cold outside this afternoon, but I needed to walk & burn some calories. enjoy your time wrapping gifts. I always have fond memories of wrapping gift with my mom (for her grandkids) on Christmas eve. We'd have carols playing & have hot tea/cocoa & cookies. Just think Christmas is only 11 day away...hang on, lady! Then you can look forward to 2013! We'll be right there with you!

Zumba: Sometimes a good stretch is all you need! Just ask my cat! :lol: Glad your getting a good start on your "Belly Fat Cure". Go, Zumba! Go, Zumba! :cheer2::cheer3:

SeeMyFeet: I'm holding out my hand, I'll help you stay on the wagon! Together we can do this! I was a bit off on food today, but I'M NOt going to let that derail me! Together we can do this! I pull you, you push me...then someone else pulls someone else, who pushes someone else. We're a good crew & we'll help each other reach our goals!! Let's go, girls!!

olehcat: :congrat: Good job on the weight loss! WOO HOO!! :woohoo: PROUD OF YOU! Gotta love your cat! Sounds like mine! She DEMANDS attention when she WANTS it! Clock be damned! I hope the meds your dr gave you are helping. I hate coughs that won't go away! :hug:

Liz: So sorry for your loss. :hug: I wish I knew what to say. Loosing someone you love, especially at this time of year, is rough. We're here for you. :grouphug: Sending you :goodvibes: :dust: to carry your through til you are with us again! Will miss you. Be healthy! Be strong! We are with you in spirit!



:dust::dust::dust: TO ALL OF YOU! AS THE HOLIDAYS GET INTO FULL SWING! CHECK IN OFTEN FOR SUPPORT! :dust::dust::dust:

Good morning everyone!

Busy day today - I just got out of the shower and will wrap some presents before going to my kickboxing class. Then after class we are all going to go shopping for a family we are sponsoring for Christmas, then a group lunch...hmmm...guess it's not that busy after all because then I'm DONE! LOL

Am committing to NO STARCHY CARBS today - and also no cleaning ;) - saving that fun for tomorrow. Hope everyone has a great day!

Sheila

Sick to my stomach over the CT tragedy.....close to home and feeling overwhelming sadness today.

I think even though I was following BFC yesterday I took in too many calories late in the day.....I can't weight to see this scale go down.....

Snowy sleet tomorrow.....so I'll be getting some shopping in tonight....no money but I'll make do.....

More later........

hello ladies, im sitting in my fuzzy jammies drinking my morning coffee n hoping the sun will shine soon cuz my dd n i have a day of hiking n being outside planned n we r so excited! Now if the sun will cooperate lol. Hoping for another good scale reading monday ive officially earned my yr membership to the YMCA for 2013 that was my prize to myself IF i made onederland before or by end of 2012! Now out of 190s by tax time (jan-feb) n cpl new work-out outfits! Well time to get dressed have a great day yall!

Feeling so gross right now because I ate totally off plan today. ;-p I hate that. I have some success (like my low weigh in on Friday) and then I self-sabotage. Such a pattern with me. And tomorrow I'm going out to lunch with my mom and there won't be a lot of healthy choices. Well, at least I'm not surrounded by holiday cookies! :D

Seemyfeet – congrats on the whoosh!!!!!

Zumbachica – good luck staying on the straight and narrow! Your food plan looks like it would be very effective! I’m feeling very sick over the tragedy, too. It’s very close to home for me, as I am a teacher in an elementary school. I was crying last night, just imagining all my students that I work with (I’m a reading teacher who works with multiple grade levels). I can’t wrap my mind around it.

Sheila – I hear you. I feel so gross tonight because I had frozen pizza again and it’s just sitting in my stomach being gross. Blech.

Mrstryingagain – the meds are awesome! I’ve had a few cough-free nights! Not cat-free though, *sigh*

Well I hadn't heard the news or read Lizz's post when I posted yesterday. Feeling foolish for being happy about a silly whoosh.

So sorry for your loss Lizz.

I thought the CT governor's speech last night was appropriate, poignant and elegant. Nothing can really be said. Things will be better in the future, I am sure. Better prognostics for potential mental health disorders. We've seen a lot of changes in our society over the years, 40s ladies, and I am confident that we will witness drastic improvements in the mental health field.

Sleep well, ladies, and work hard tomorrow! Be strong for those who need you.

A quick post. Tomorrow is my weigh-in day. I'm hoping for a loss, but if I don't get one...I'll understand. It's seems like with me going through the change...my weight loss is kinda slooooooooow.
I walked for 40 mins this AM. It was really, really cold out, so I was about the only one out & about! My the scale gods make it pay off! ;) Ate healthy & ran my bum off at work today, too! I'm tired, so heading to bed soon.

SeeMyFeet: I know what you mean. I'm just baffled by what to think. But then I felt that way with Columbine, the moive theatre attack & now this. It makes me wonder what the freak is wrong with parts of this world.

olehcat: Pick your healhiest options. Enjoy the time with your mom. I love my time with my mom. Sorry about the cat...sounds like yours is a twin of mine! She cried in my ear this AM at 5:30 & I wasn't getting up til 8! All she wanted was a head scratch.

Zumba: I'm just numb basically about CT. I think it's emotion overload. Whatever you do, your kids will love. Cause they love you.

dangerous: Hope you got a hike in! I'll be doing that this spring. :crossed: Hope you get that membership! I'd love to get one, but we don't have a Y near here. Oh, well.

Sheila: Hope your busy day was still a healthy day! Kickboxing looks like fun. How long you been at it? Is it hard? Would like to know, maybe even try it some day. :)

Well, I've got work in the AM again. I hope I'll be able to get up early enough for a walk, even if it's cold & wet out.

BE HEALTHY! BE STRONG! BE THE AWESOME LADIES OF THE 40s BOARD I KNOW YOU ARE!!!

Hello everyone,

Yesterday was a good day. :) One of my new years resolutions is to try to expand my social network outside of work (like everyone here! :) ). Kickboxing is definitely helping with that and also with toning and strengthening my core!

Trying Again - I think the kickboxing classes are all a little different some like mine use bags and gloves, others are more like an aerobics class and just make the motions in the air...but we kickbox to music and at the end we are all soaking wet from sweat (aka: "fat tears" ;) )....we work EVERY muscle - and everyone goes at their own pace and level of capability - you should try it!!!

I've been kickboxing for years but it's been off and on and in 2013 I'm going to start making it to class at least 2 times a week and run 3 times a week. I love to run, but this group of people are just great.

Which brings me back to yesterday! As a class, we decided to sponsor a family through the "adopt a family" Christmas program. So after class yesterday, we all went to Target with their "wish lists" broke into "teams" and filled carts :-) We all had to chip in a little more money because it was a little more expensive than we thought it would be...but it was awesome bonding time for us and we all felt really good about it. :) Then after we were done shopping we all went for lunch and drinks...sat at the restaurant for 3 hours and just talked and laughed....now I'm going to a Christmas Eve party and also a New Years Eve party!! :carrot::carrot:

It really is funny how everything is connected to everything...by making this group and my kickboxing team my core social networks, I am also fueling my health and weight loss because all of us share core values! :-) So for those of you who haven't joined an exercise class, you may want to consider it! It's worth the money for so many reasons! :-)

Today is cleaning day (sigh)...it must be done. But first I have several presents laying in the living room that I have to wrap, and I also need to pack a couple of mailing boxes to ship out tomorrow. Then when the floor is cleared I can clean. :-) I think I'll be able to start cleaning at 8:30 - - and with any luck, I can have the first floor done by noon...then the second floor hopefully by 2 or 3...that will be my workout today....then tomorrow kickboxing in the evening again (and then after we are going to all wrap the presents we bought for this family :) ).

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Sheila

I need to whine for a bit. All my fault. Nobody else's fault. I've eaten rather poorly from Thursday evening through yesterday. Not a huge amount of food, no binging. I never felt FULL. Just not good choices. Thursday evening had some frozen pizza for dinner and wine. I just was so sick of the healthy soups and salads I'd been having. Friday I had candy and popcorn at a movie. Again, I didn't have a lot of either. I ordered a small popcorn and probably ate about 1/4 of the bag. But you know, lots of butter and oil on that, as well as salt. And the candy was yum and I ate it fast. AND I had a soda and I haven't had a soda in ages. Oh, and I had had a doughnut that morning. Ugh. Yesterday, again, didn't eat a big amount of food, but it was mostly not healthy food. Breakfast was okay, as it was an omelet and was delicious. Lunch was okay, a lentils and beans dish but I did have tortilla chips on the side. Then for dinner I had frozen pizza again, SIGH, and more wine. I had planned to eat really clean yesterday so I can enjoy my lunch out today with my mom.

SO I weighed in at 143.2 this morning, after having my low of 141 on Friday. I know I couldn't have actually gained 2.2 real pounds in two days, but it's going to take DAYS for this water retention to go away, isn't it? And I can't eat totally clean today because I'm going to a Mexican restaurant for lunch.

I guess I will try to order shrimp fajitas without the tortillas for lunch and try to avoid eating the chips and salsa.

I hate it when I can't handle continuing to eat healthy on the weekends. I think it would be fine if I had ONE cheat meal or situation, like if I had treated myself to treats at the movie on Friday and then gone back to eating healthy right afterward. But I have this history of just thinking WHEE, it's the weekend, I get to eat whatever! And then it takes forever to get back to where I was, even with perfect clean eating during the week, and maybe if I'm really, really lucky, I might lose like .4 of a pound. This is why my weight loss is so slow lately.

That, and I haven't been able to exercise. I still have chest congestion that is making taking deep breaths as you get during heavy exercise really difficult. I'm hoping to start up again today. We'll see how that goes. I tried once this week and found it to be very difficult to keep from having a coughing fit. But now I'm feeling flabby and icky, after about 2 weeks off from exercise.

Sorry, I just totally needed to vent and whine this morning. Thanks for listening!

thanks for the good wishes all, I'm only on page 8 with a wicked headached, as DH says I'm as dry as a cork, it's windy as heck out here, maybe that dried things up, thanks for the smiles, making me feel better and still have pages to go to catch up!
:goodvibes :sunny:

SeeMyFeet~thanks for the smile, it's nice to have a bright spot in the midst of the sadness about unthinkable acts.

thanks Olehcat, reading through here made me feel better, I think I'm going to boil a little water on the stove and breathe in some steam see if that helps and take the little dog for a walk.

Went to NYC with my mom and dear friend yesterday, not the best OP day to say the least 176.6 this morning, so I had me a scrambled egg, going to make sure I get some exercise and water in me today.

Liz, so sorry for your loss.

best to all

whee, I'm excited, though - I just added a diet blog to my profile!!

kellijpa - I hope you feel better soon!

Liz.....so sorry for your loss....

Well I screwed up yesterday because I baked cookies. I was going to allow myself two....I had way more than that. I would have been OP had it not been for those cookies.....atleast theybhadoatmeal in them so I got some fiber. :D:D

I notice that I now "feel fat"....I'm walking differently and thighs are rubbing together.....I feel heavy....I keep thinking about my obese friend and me helping her out of her hospital bed to get her to the bathroom and what an ordeal it was for her....not because she was in pain but because of her weight.....the human body was meant to move.....it wasn't created to carry around a ton of extra weight.......I'll get off my soap box now...

I'm going to head on over to Walmart....get a few gifts for my boys...and then get a chicken because my younger son is complaining of stomach ache....that didnt stop him from eating two big slices of challah french toast! I have the skinniest kids alive ..I used to be that way....never thoughtbthendaynwould come that I'd be worrying about my weight......or a divorce.....or having a job.......

Have a good day ladies, I'm off to make myself pretty. I make it a point to do my face and look decent every day no matter how I'm feeling...because the sweatpant look makes me even more depressed.....

:dizzy:

12:30 - Done with the first floor! Now need to gear up for the second floor (sigh) - I'm thinking of it as a day of exercise...LOL And I will feel SO much better going into the workweek with the whole house CLEAN!

Over the holiday break I am going to seriously CLEANSE and PURGE a few clutter zones...I know I'm going to have to make several trips to Goodwill, but it will feel good to 1. Know it's not all going to the trash, and 2. To start the new year without all of my excess "stuff" that I never use!

Break time - then second floor!

Being good, ended up bad
 

Happy Sunday All!

I was such a good girl yesterday! DH and I went to the movies with a plan! - I took water and my normal snack - fiber muffin w/ low sodium pb and sugar-free (plus fiber) jelly for my snack. Turns out my jeep had other plans for us though. Dead battery- 20 miles from home, too! After getting a jump, driving to autoparts store, buying and installing a new one, we missed the movie by 5 minutes. AHH! Rather than drive back home (40minutes) we walked around the mall for 2.5 hours. Free exercise I figured!:) My snack wasn't going to make it for 2.5 hours then a 3 hour movie, though. So we ate at the healthiest place available - subway. No sauce, nothing fatty - total of 356 calories. DH had a sauce-laden/extra cheese footlong with a regular soda and 2 cookies. Sigh. And then bought peanut butter m&ms for the movie - with another soda. Sigh. I was super good, even had grilled chicken for dinner. I was even under my total calories for the day by 100! SO - imagine my dismay this am when the scale read UP 1.6 lbs!!!!!:mad: That's over 5200 calories EXTRA!!! TOM is a week away so it's gotta be all the sodium, right? :?: . I was shy 2 of my normal 6 (20oz) glasses of water, too. I should have known when I woke up and my mouth was so parched I could hardly swallow. So today I am drinking drinking drinking extra water to flush it out. And I thought I had been so good. But - still better than eating like DH did. He says he has a 'plan' for Jan 1. Can't wait to find out what that could be. . . .
Mondays are my weekly weigh-in and if I don't GAIN again I will still be down 3lbs for the week. So I'm happy!
Monday starts the new exercise week - 5x instead of 3x.
-C

Fat cat.....the nice thing about sodium weight is that it isn't fat....drink extra water and you will flush it all out! I give you a lot of credit...I couldn't go to the movies and not get popcorn and snocaps!

Sheila...I love decluttering! Hard for me since I am a pack rat but it feels so good afterwards! Clutter makes me depressed......good for you for cleaning your house today.....kickboxing rocks! It's the only thing that got my triceps hard....

Olehcat...how do you add a blog?

Kelij....feel better...

OK laaaadeeees,

After an emotional weekend (for many reasons), time to hit RE-SET :drill:.

But 1st......a few words to those of you who keep mentioning buttery popcorn. My TH (aka "the enabler") introduced me to this luxury and convenient foodstuff, and I, too, would get the cravings when he would simply ask: "want popcorn?" .....drool like Pavlov's dog.... We used to munch on the microwave version....now I can't stand the stuff...Part of what helped curb my interest was knowledge of how artificial the product is....plus burning it a few times!.....If you haven't already....google Dangers of Microwave Popcorn, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), Popcorn Workers Lung, and diacetyl. Yeah, I know, everything causes cancer, and diacetyl is a natural substance in butter....but hopefully this info will give you pause the next time you reach for this stuff....it really is unnatural and unhealthy.....worked for me anyways....

zumba--Thighs rubbing together?!?!?!?! At your wt?!?!?! Nahhhhhh... More likely your bulging thigh muscles reaching to kiss each other in admiration!!!!

Sheila--My goal is also to improve my social network....at work (I work for a large organization) and elsewhere. I've been in a work/kids/work/kids grinding cycle for too long, and my immediate cow-orkers are self-centered bullies and AHs (perdon). I need Toxic relief. This forum definitely helps. All the ladies have been so supportive and non-judgmental. What a welcome relief!

OK....RE-SET....well.....I had my 1 month New Birthday a few days ago and I was not in the mood for reflection or celebration much.....Disappointed because I had not achieved as much weight loss or done as much exercise as I had planned. But.....I did hang on to a 10# loss in the 1st month and I have hung on to the mindset (barely)....I know I can do this, but I clearly need to work harder on training my brain....not letting life events or AHs get to me.....I also need to get religious about exorcise. Stronger in mind and stronger in body. I have been overwhelmed because, frankly, I have TOO MANY big and important goals...and holidays have been adding to that drowning feeling. Sometimes I just get paralyzed because I have so many directions I should be running. At the same time, I have A LOT of weight to lose....& I am too impatient. That Event next summer is constantly on my mind.....sometimes it's motivating.....other times, deflating......I don't want to feel like a Big Failure next summer.....

OK.....money where my mouth is....going to exorcise RIGHT NOW!!!

ZIP! Out the window it went! :( I didn't get up early enough to go for a walk this AM...the bed was just to cozy. So I told myself, "Well, I'll eat healthy & have plenty of water." ERROR! Ate well til about 7, when I got off work. Ate tons of pizza, had soda (which I haven't had in over a month)...will try again tomorrow.
What happened? Work. We are severly short-staffed & busy than a one legged man in a butt-kicking contest!! My boss? MORON! He doesn't schedule well, he doesn't hire people & to make matters worse we have a broken door at work. The stupid thing will not stay closed, so all the cold air comes blowing in! Today the shop was about 56 degrees & we are expected to work, be happy & effcient. It's been broke for over 2 MONTHS!!! Tomorrow I think I'm going to contact HR cause this is ridiculous & sub-standard working conditions. I'd just prefer to have the worthless jerk fired & have our asst. man. take over! We'd all be happier & probably warmer!
Sorry, I'm just really super frustrated. If I could quit tomorrow, I WOULD! I guess if I were to ask Santa for a gift this Christmas it would be a decent job!!!

SeeMyFeet: I'm a big popcorn fan too, but I have found that since I've started eating healthier I don't crave it as much. Fact is I think I've only had it 2 or 3 times in the last month & a half. Used to be 2 or 3 times a week! Re-set...affirmative. I wish you the best of luck with it! Let us know how it goes!

2fatcats: Good job on making the best of your situation. I wonder if my truck talked to your jeep! Mine lost power steering, yours the battery dies. IT'S CONSPIRACY!!! :devil: Subway is pretty decent for a fast food type place. What did you see? Was it good?

Sheila: You inspire me. I've got a lot of things to clean out & get rid of! I guess I just need to take one of my days off from each week, go through some & haul it away. Slim down my junk as I slim down myself.

olehcat: I'll have to check it out! I have one too. I forgot how much I enjoy writing & it helps to get things out of my head.

Lastly...the scale gods DIDN'T smile at me. :mad: I'm holding steady. I should be happy, but compound it with work stress & I'm not. I think I'll toss out in front of a moving bus tomorrow! The stop is basically right outside my door so I won't get too wet or cold! :stress:

Hello Ladies!

Monday (sigh) - - LOL. But my LAST week of work for this year! WOO HOO!!! :carrot:

I am so ready for a break! Just going to take this week one day at a time. Today after work I will kickbox for an hour then we will wrap our presents for the family we are sponsoring...

To make matters worse - PMS...grrrrrr...

At any rate, I am going to focus, make my "to do" list, and work it. :)

My goal for the rest of this month is not to lose, but to simply "maintain"...it is just TOO difficult. So that's why my exercise is so important...as long as I'm breaking a sweat every day, I can be a little "bad" and hopefully not gain for these last two weeks...PMS definitely isn't helping.

TryingAgain - uh, lower than 60 degrees?!? Really? Unbelievable!!! Yes - you should definitely take this up with HR!!!!!! Sheesh - reminds me of Scrooge - just ask them if you can have at least ONE lump of coal...SHEESH!

SeeMyFeet - I had NO IDEA about the popcorn! OMG! wow. Thanks for sharing! And hang in there with the AHs...;) And don't let the holiday slips get you down - I've decided I'm going to do my best to get through them, but I'm not going to beat myself up (until January 1st!! LOL)

Zumba - I've been where you are - divorce with kids can definitely rock your world....hang in there - I think you are doing FABULOUS!!!!

Hope everyone has a good day!

Sheila

Good morning ladies...it is a cold, dark rainy Monday......son threw up this morning so he will be home from school.....scale is up to the scary number again........I bought five days worth of nutrisystem that I saw in Walmart yesterday....curious to see how much I can lose in five days......then I regretted it and I'm thinking of returning it...does anyone here have an opinion...?

I teach my classes today and I have to admit I feel very self conscious....I know people notice the weight gain.....then I feel ashamed..what kind of example am I?

Trying to feel positive today..sorry if I sound like Debbie downer but I am just reeling from the sad weekend. Winds up I know the mom of one of the kids that was killed in CT...she went to my high school.....was a sweet girl....no mother should have to lose a child that way....

Okay...I'm looking at the nutrisystem box...what should I do?...

So today and all week (hopefully) I am going to eat as clean as possible. Tonight may not be completely possible, as I’m going over to some friends’ for dinner. They generally make pretty healthy food (often squash-based or lentil soups), but they are also amazing bakers with wonderful breads/desserts sometimes. I didn’t even weigh myself this morning. I knew it would be bad and why set myself up for disappointment first thing. Last night I suffered stomach cramps all night probably because of my food choices all weekend.

@zumbachica – I never thought I’d be divorced either, it’s totally surreal. This whole year has been surreal to me. I know what you mean when you gain a little extra weight how you just feel all over heavy. My thighs easily rub against each other, even when I’m at a low weight (my body is just built that way). As for the blog, I just went to the 3fatchicks main page and there was a section on member blogs. It takes you through the directions. It’s really easy! Now if I can remember to update it…(no time this morning!)

@sheila – I LOVE decluttering and purging! I did that in my kitchen last weekend. It felt so great.

@2fatcats – I think any time you eat out, there is TONS of sodium, even if it’s something full of vegetables like Subway! I know every time I eat out, I weigh in way heavier the next day. Stupid sodium! So annoying!


AND I've run out of time to reply to everyone else -- but hope you ALL have a fabulous day!

olehcat - I totally agree about the sodium in restaurant foods. This morning I went to Dunkin Donuts and bought a special breakfast for my son who is visiting, but only bought a bag of ground coffee for myself. I went home and made eggs, because at least I can control how much salt I put in them. I love the D&D coffee, but I buy it in bags and make it each morning myself. I used to buy a cup at the drive-thru every morning and be tempted to buy their donuts, muffins, and sandwiches. This way, I can make the coffee at home and avoid unnecessary temptations. I've been doing this for almost 1 year and it works out well.

In other news, holiday meals and treats galore in my neck of the woods! I feel very bloated and disappointed in myself. I keep telling myself I am worth abstaining from fattening foods! My evil side tells me I am worth indulging in fattening foods! Saw the Hobbit yesterday with the family and had popcorn and Milk Duds! The movie was great - I did enjoy the treats, but man, is there anything more fattening than movie popcorn? At least we didn't get any butter on it. Also, my youngest son hogged the bag to himself and only doled out small portions to his dad and me! He actually did us a favor!

Anyway, went for a 2 mile walk this morning, although my eating is still not on track. Also, I guess I can pat myself on the back for not ordering food at Dunkin Donuts. I was really thinking about a box of Munchkins! Glad I passed.

Good luck today, everyone!

Greetings All!

To all the 'disappointed' ladies: Don't be - learn from the past but don't live in it! Focus on today and be the best you that you can!

On my homefront: Turns out it was the sodium. I double checked the website and that 'healthy' 380 calorie lunch had over 3500mg of sodium! Yikes! Double yikes since I already have high blood pressure and can only have 1500 a day. I weighed in at 175.8 today, down from 177.6 yesterday! I drank so much water I got up three times last night to use the bathroom, though!

Zumba- no idea about nutrisystem. Googled it (webmd) and found that it limits women to 1200 calories. As active as you are - are you sure that is enough? That's too few for me -I eat about 1500 a day (5 mini-meals) and I measure and weigh all my food and keep my macros at F-20%, C-35%, P-45%. I have a handy little app on ipad that tracks every morsel I eat. I have discovered that when I eat too few calories - it actually slows down my weight loss- not to mention I'm STARVING and (according to my DH) cranky at 1200 calories. I think that's why I can't maintain for long - once I get to my 'goal weight' I have been deprived for so long that I tell myself I deserve this cookie/pizza/chips, etc. So now I am telling myself that I deserve to be fit and healthy!

Incorporating weights into my routine next week. I read a little blip on a website that said: Skinny girls look good in clothes. Fit girls look good naked! So I figure, why not me?:D Weight room here I come!

Happy Monday all!
I had a terrible weekend as far as eating healthy. I have not gotten on the scale today and do not know if I will until maybe Thursday or Friday because the number is bound to be bad.
I did not get anything done this weekend. Did not get the laundry done, did not get the house cleaning done, did not get Christmas present wrapping done. I am embarrassed to admit that I was so hung over on Sunday I could hardly functions. Usually, I drink smarter. I try to have a glass of water for each mixed drink but not so much Saturday night.
Good news. still have not smoked a regular cig in 14 days.
Hope you all have a wonderful on plan day!!!

:cheer: :woohoo: NEMom :woohoo: :cheer:

2FatCats~did you see the Hobbit? we went to the 3 hour movie friday, that's what we saw, enjoyed it.

Sheila~ I want to declutter as well, I was thinking about that myself, that's a good idea for going into the new year...

I went for a long walk, it was great and there was a little sprinkle off and on that really helped my sinuses, so am feeling better, thanks for all the good wishes. I lost 1 of the 3 lbs. I gained over the weekend, so am trying to get back at it.

Zumba~I know what you mean about feeling fat at your current weight, I go back and forth, weirdness....I don't know what to say about the nutrisystem, I've done a couple day juice fast to "reboot" but not any of those shake type of things, i'm more likely to go all fruit/veg.

SeeMyFeet and MrsTryingAgain, you guys are doing great, just keep pecking away or just keep trying to keep off what you got off for the holidays, stay positive, we're in this for life, I know what you mean about being impatient, sometimes I feel like I'm doing it, can't I just skip to goal...

best to all :sunny: