Um, girls...

I'm one lbs off my samhain challenge goal today.
How it happened? I don't know. I had a pizza binge last night. Got on the scale this am. 175 lbs. I'm in shock. I got off the scale. I got back on. 175 lbs.

well, i haven't had much time to post. or for anything that matter, like um exercise! still slowy slooooowly losing weight, but it's from cutting out dairy and walking all over my hilly campus daily. wow, just think if i were actually still doing exercise video tapes. note to self: work on time management.

so my first semester of grad school started and all i do is read. read read read read. i've been really into asking what's the point lately. so gang, umm. what's the point?

ghost - holy schnickees that's crazy you're almost at samhain goal. AND with all the wine and pizza. rock on! how's your recovery goin?

jan - bummer bout the lack of enthusiasm for the end of october. so were you in germany for walpurgis night? how was that? i've always wondered if it's similar ot crazy or what.

nueva - i sympathize. i had a falling out with my best friend. we eventually reunited, but it was never the same. the dynamics had changed between us. but you are oh so correct when you say "Then again, there are no beginnings if there are no endings, right?"

hope everyone is kickin like chicken. back to reading.....

later!

The point is...there is no point. Apparently we need a masters to realize this. Lmao! I'll get on that college thing right after I'm done raising my kid (which should qualify me for a masters and the nobel peace prize).

My recovery is going okay. I've been having problems with doing my crunches, which my doc said was fine to do, but when I get done I have a bloated crampy feeling. And for some reason I have been having huge cravings for strange foods. Could be hormonal...could just be the restriction of dieting. But, all in all, I'm so glad I got the TL done, I love not being on BCP's. I think thats why the weight has been melting off, I stopped taking the pills in the end of July.

Well, after going way off plan and sulking about it and yo-yo-ing between 206 and 209 for about a month and a half, and seriously starting to doubt whether I'd make it to goal for this challenge....I stepped on the scale this morning and was amazed to see that I finally lost that one pound I needed to really get excited--205, yay!

This brings me to a GRAND total of exactly 20 lbs. lost. In 3 1/2 months that's not so bad, right? I'm so excited to have reached this milestone...now I just have to lose those extra 5 lbs before Halloween :p

ghost-congrats on the loss! and I'm glad you're starting to feel better :getwell:

Congratulations to everyone who has lost this past week! :cp:

So, I lost the 3 pounds I gained. Breaking even isn't so bad, but I really need to get my butt in gear and actually exercise. I was actually surprised with the weight loss, because the other day, I ate 6 donuts. Yeah, I wish I were kidding with that one. They weren't even good, but my body was craving something insanely sweet.

:bravo: Ghost! I'm not so lucky I've go seven more to go!

You know, looking back at my food diary I think I see the pattern that helped me lose so fast. I was drinking at least 2.5 liters of water a day and cycling between 1200 and 1400 calories a day with once a week going as high as 1600 calories, but only on days that I was super lazy believe it or not. Like the other day when I had my pizza binge and then lost two lbs, that was a 1600 calorie right after two consecutive 1200 calorie days. I guess calorie cycling does work.

so i'm in at 145.2, but i'll keep it around 146 till i can get rid of it. this is about how much i weighed give or take a couple pounds before i quit smoking 2 years ago. point is i'm almost entering unchartered territory! i'm super close to being 'normal' and not 'overweight' according to BMI calculator. yay!

meowcat - i've lost a little over 20 pounds and it has taken me a year! so 3 and a half months is nothing. to each her own pace and whatever works!

robot - been meaning to tell ya i dig the vonnegut quote. and if ya need some donuts, eat some donuts.

ghost - there are lots of days i want to quit all this school sense and start a family. the grass is always greener......

and i'm down with mauvaisroux in giving everyone a kudos for doing so well!:cheers:

later!

I'll be entering uncharted territory as soon as I break out of the 170's...or, at least uncharted since I was like 17, but who can remember that high school era anyways?

The grass is always greener, I love my kid but somedays I feel like he's growing up too slow and holding me back and other days I wish he's slow down so I can enjoy him being a child. And my SO's kids seem so big and grown up and they are 10 and 9, while mine is 6. Some days I want them all to grow up and some days I want them all to be babies again. And some days my SO begs me to have another one...we won't talk about that though...I got the tubal, those days are over...now we can wait for grand baby girls!

Merry Meet, all!

I'd like to join the challenge, I think there is enough time to really give myself a good kick.

I'd like to lose 7 pounds by Samhain.

Welcome Rhosynn!

I am down 3lbs so far! :)

Hello everybody. I'm in! 8 lbs by Samhain!

Welcome to the challenge Rhosynn and GreenFox and great job on the loss Mavaisroux! Anybody else got any updates? Anybody stagnating. I think the rest of this week is going to be me=stagnating since I am about to have my TOM. I'm super cranky this AM and I had really bad nightmares all night. TOM sucks. And even after 75 minutes of cardio last night and staying on plan with calories I had a 1.5 lbs GAIN this morning, I hate water weight. I can also feel my TOM headache seeping in around edges of my head. All signs point to this being a bad one.

hey ghost..just noticed never responded to ur question re:walpurgis nacht aka hexennacht. in order to celebrate it off da hook so to speak *snigger* (sorry i amuse myself to no end) you need to travel crosscountry to "the brocken" a big slab of rock in the east. very powerful vibes and witches from all over..sadly turning into a tourist attraction. ugh!

ain't got nuthin on good ole halloween, tho!

thanks, jan. actually it was my question...recently read Faust and thought i might get some inside scoop on the real deal. all the good local secrets always turn into tourist attractions! grrr. next thing you know they'll be selling souvenirs like witch's brooms or something.

i'm still hanging around the 144/145 mark, but i am so not complaining. with school being busy as all get out there's been lots of peanut butter jelly sandwiches and eatin on the go. i miss cooking!

ghost, hope it's not as bad as all the signs pointed to...fo' drizzle.

:welcome2: Rhosynn

:bravo: mauvaisroux

it's so getting time for chili and soup, which are two of my favorite things to eat and cook. i'm thinking maybe a Fall recipe thread?

I'm in--10 pounds gone by Samhain!

Here goes...One month, my goal is going to be ten pounds and to do my freaking workout! No matter what three times a week. :dizzy:

Welcome Needlestuck and Thetingirl!

Ollie, I love Faust! Now I want to re-read it. Last night I got into some serious HP Lovecraft, couldn't fall asleep till 3am, but it was worth it!

I MISS MY HONEY! its driving me crazy. I will be on a plane all night Halloween night and will be in his arms on the first. Its over a month away and I'm dying wishing time would go by faster.

ooooo ollie, sorry bout the mispost. grrrrrr. i am so bad at actually reading thru all the posts..just end up skimming. ah, faust. reading auf deutsch oder was? oder was? yup, things sure have changed since goethe's day *hyuck hyuck* (yeah, made a laaaame funny)
ghost...you can do eet! and since i haven't read any of the other posts (obviously) what's the story? why you so lovelorn?
and as for me..my pants miraculously fit! hmmmm now what the frig did i post as my goal?? anyways..i am getting closer!

Thanks Ollie! :)

Welcome to needlestuck, Greenfox and tingirl! :wave:

Janda, the story is he's far away, got restationed and I'm just not ready to move yet. So we are struggling through the long distance thing right now.

I'm not weighing myself till friday. Its TOM and I'm bloated. Thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it. I'm on plan, not using it as an excuse to cheat, but I'm also not going to weigh myself and be disappointed, I'd rather just feel good about myself.

hey ghost. that blows..there's no other way to say it! my dad was a military guy and we constantly relocated. so i can relate. chin up!!! (that's lame i know---i'll hug you instead of imparting cheesy advice):hug:

Lol, thanks Janda! We keep in touch, I'll be visiting him lots and he does get vacay time so we'll use that for together time too. I just can't fathom moving to a depressed job market when I have a perfectly good job right here.
Okay, I couldn't handle it, I weighed myself. I'm down to 171.5, for a loss last week of about half a lbs. Slow loss for me for sure but I deserve a stall if anyone around here does after all the weight that fell off in the last few weeks. I can't change my ticker though, my rule is, I have to see the number three times before I can change it...lol!

I haven't been posting in this thread much because I hit a plateau and it's been a little frustrating. If I had keep up my previous pace with weight loss, I'd be 3 pounds lower than I am now. I'm trying not to think the words "stupid plateau...stupid plateau..." Ever an eternal optimist, I am trying to remember, "A plateau is your body teaching you something you didn't know." Basically, I didn't know I needed more calories than I was eating!

So I'm down two pounds from where we started the challenge. I hope to be at 125 for Samhain.

In Samhain-related news, my boss (who's only been working with the company since February) came up to me yesterday and asked me, "Do we carve a pumpkin in the lobby for Halloween? ...I think it'd be fun." I said, sure, we could, and I can sort out details when I get back from vacation. She said, "That's right! Halloween is next month." She's English, originally. I think it was feeling particularly autumn-ish around here with the cool weather lately, and she was thinking of jack'o'lanterns and ghouls already. :lol:

i need a swift kick in me arse!

Kick!

thanks jan, i needed that. my workouts have slowed down to almost nil and my beer intake has increased. school is drivin me to the bottle, man! i also freaked out this week on some vegan muffins i baked. it was my first shot at baking a la vegan, so i was eager to test it out. alert, alert! too good! too good! next time i bake, my goal is to take half to the neighbors.

so i'm typing this in my emerald green spandex about to log off and head upstairs for a workout video. i'm still slowly losing, but i could be doin so much better!

ghost - dig the lovecraft. i think i'm really close to his grave and it's on my to do list to stop by and see him, give him some love.

welcome to all the newcomers! :cheers:

ollie! beer is da divil in disguise!!!! all that sugar! aaaargh! i went on a beer binge on friday and it followed me all weekend! sluggish, craving-ish. ugh! it's strictly white wine spritzers again for this lady lush.
sharing ur baking is not only a great way to stay lean and lithe..it also endears you to ur neighbours, coworkers etc. :) and bring on the spandex!!! i only have ratty tatty sweats...emerald green spandex must be so much more inspiring. out for a walk along the river rhine ( i should jog but feel stoopid doing it)

ttfn guapas!!

jan! it is the devil in disguise! but it's soooo good. i'm kinda havin a tough go with classes, the move and whatnot; but beer makes it all go away :D. also, having moved from a state where most beer was illegal (craft beer, beer over 6% alcohol are illegal and draft beer is outlawed in the city i lived in) i'm still on the wow and wide-eyed kick with all this craft beer. i need to find a new way to cope.

i, too, feel ridiculous jogging. i'm still at the point where i work out in the comfort of me own home. one of these days though i'm going to do the joggin thang.

white wine spritzers? do you mix wine and sprite or do you actually purchase a spritzer? give me da 411 i need a good recommendation for a switch-a-roo.

home made tortillas and refried beans will be the death of my diet! And wine too. I GAINED 4 lbs this weekend, between saturday morning and this morning. FOUR POUNDS! how does one GAIN FOUR LBS in two days? And I worked out yesterday. There is just no way! I'm freaking OUT!

homemade tortillas and refried beans :drool:

it's okay ghost. if it makes you feel better i discovered soy "ice cream" this weekend. maybe your scale is just measuring the immediate after effects. aren't you the one that waits to see a number for a few days before it sticks? (me too btw). and, dude, you've lost 17 lbs in the time it has taken me to lose 7, so chill! your doing effing fabulous, holmes!
your rocking this thang!

Yummy tortillas and soy ice cream.

I feel like a glutton from the overeating I've done this weekend. I thought I was going to get back on track today, but then found out an old friend of mine was shot and killed by the police :(. I binged like no tomorrow. I need to control my eating, I can't let this destroy me.

This is so cool... I just discovered the Alternachicks?Paganchicks forums here...

I actually set a small goal to lose 5 pounds by October 31st when I first joined the site. I'm getting there.

Robot, I'm sorry to hear about your friend.

I overate a lot too this weekend... but my reason was just being on a flim set and ordering Pizza/Subway for convenience...

oh my god, robot, that's horrible. :hug: don't be so hard on yourself. :hug:

welcome to the boards, priestess.

I have three lbs to go! Yet ARGH! They just don't want to go away...

robot, i am so sorry. sending you virtual support..:hug:

go skullarix! give them pesky pounds HEdouble hockeysticks (still not sure how explicit i can get on this here site:) )

ghost-mebbe natural weight fluctuations..water retention etc? and not just the frijoles (i know it blows but cut the tortillas, add lf sour cream and some lf cheddar-presto:healthy treat!)

ollie-soy ice-cream? yummy?

howdy priestess and welcome

still haven't weighed myself! avoiding my local pharmacy like the plague.....guess i'm skeard....:(

I keep trying to tell myself that, but for some reason I'm not listening to me! My body is just fighting me tooth and nail.

Welcome to the forum and the challenge Priestess!

Its always the last few lbs before reaching a stated goal that seem to hang on for dear life. I'm right there with you! We can do this! *as long as we don't see anymore home made tortillas and beans*

Oh, how i wish it was a natural weight flux, but its still hanging around, even after two on plan days and two cardio workouts. I fear its the real thing, so I'm just focusing on re-losing it all again. One weekend, man! My 8 days with my man in san fran is probably going to cost me 10 lbs!

Thanks ladies for the kind words. I'm still bummed and almost in denial thinking that this is just a big nightmare, but it's not. Life must go on though.

Congrats to everyone with their weight loss so far. I don't think I'll lose more than 3 pounds by the 31st, but I'm trying my hardest.

I'm with you on the frustration of not losing.

I'm seriously considering leaving the challenge, I just need to get my act together. I'm really having a hard time and it's pissing me off.