Hey Nite! Welcome! Glad to have you join in our chit chat ^^

That incident with the lady was odd O_o How did she not realize that some squiggles were just... squiggles? Bet she felt funny when she saw they were just marker! :lol:

Spangle - Squee! ^^ He's so great. I mean Gambit. Though your BF is a gem, too, for giving you the comic ;)

;) Haha, I knew what you meant, Lovely :p

Happy Saturday, gang!

Anyone got fun plans? I'm eating breakfast while I read the forums, and then it's off to get chores done. Food shopping. Then cleaning chores at home.

Then my walk on the treadmill in the afternoon. Looking forward to the movement all day! ^^

My mum and I went shopping today, it was really nice to hang out with her =) Then we went for dinner at an Indian restaurant for my dad's birthday- wasn't as bad as it could have been, as I stuck to a dry curry and plain steamed rice. Woot!

Spangle - Sounds like a lovely day :) I'm jealous of the Indian food! :drool: That's some of the best foodstuffs in the world! Anything with paneer in it, truly :x

Dropping in again! I've had a couple of bad weeks, eating-wise, but I think I'm finally getting my **** together. Whenever I hit a big milestone it seems like my head freaks out and then I go off the rails for awhile until I can figure out how to get back on track. I have to stop doing that!

I worked yesterday so I am off today and tomorrow. We are supposed to be going to a Ciroc-sponsored white party in Ocean City tonight but I'm not sure if I feel like going. It is so hard for me to be around liquor and food, especially when I'm just getting things together, and I don't have anything white so I would have to go out and buy something.

We will see!

Right now I'm drinking a huge mug of coffee and puttering around 3FC. This website helps me so much. I've also been figuring out google+, if anyone is on there let me know and I'll add you. Right now it looks like facebook AFTER the zombie apocalypse lol.

Hey Spooky! Glad to see you in this thread, again! ^-^ You're not the only person that has a mini-freak out after a big milestone. I see it a lot around 3FC! I wonder why we do that? Let us know if you end up going to the party! I have yet to check out Google+, but I don't use Facebook much.

Well, gang! Happy Sunday =)

I had the motivation to get my walk in immediately after getting out of bed, so I used it and did my activity early. Love the days when I don't have to force it! =) Just checking in on the forums. Later I've got more around-the-apartment chores to do, but I'm actually looking forward to getting things more organized and cleared out.

I don't mind organizing or decorating. I just hate cleaning. At least it's added activity, right?

See you guys later! <3

The tongue piercing has really started to be a lot easier to work with this past day or so. Eating is a bit tough, but I did manage to eat a whole cucumber yesterday. I have to constantly remind myself to eat fresh veggies. I know it will be worth it in the end.

I had my tongue pierced almost a decade ago. I remember how sore it was the first week or so. I used to run the barbell around my teeth and every now and then I would forget and bite down on it. Ouchies.

I gradually went to a larger and larger barbell. It was AWESOME and I felt badass.

And then I took it out to get my first 'professional' job and never used a spacer or anything to keep it patent. So it grew over and I haven't had one since. I miss it a little.

Hey everyone! Have a good weekend?

Mine was mostly productive and active, which was great! I love the feeling after moving around. Not the sore part, but the part when I look back and realize how much I was walking around or taking stairs.

Today I don't have as many "active" plans, but I still need to take my walk and might do some laundry (which requires stairs). My husband has so many dirty clothes... it's like they come out of the walls! -_-

Fun news, though! I should be picking up my glasses today! I'll have to take a picture of them to share, they're pretty cute, and I've never quite had anything styled like them. :) I'm excited!

YAY for new glasses, Lovely! Can't wait to see them!

I've had a lazy weekend. Actually I've been really inactive for the last month or so, sidelined by a mystery illness that nobody can quite diagnose. I'm on new meds (again) and had a bunch of labwork this morning so hopefully they will figure it out soon. I am usually so active that it kills me to stay at home and sit on the couch and do nothing. I can't wait to get back to the gym for my zumba and spinning classes but right now I have no energy for anything.

It stinks.

I'm trying to be good about my food intake, though, since I can't exercise for a little 'wiggle room'. I'm working tomorrow, off Wed, and then working T/F, so at least I don't have any long stretches to get through and that is a blessing.

Hope you are all well!

I've been a bit AWOL for the past week, but last Wednesday I had an interview with Target and I'm trying for a corporate management position but if that doesn't work out then the hiring manager wants to take me on as a guest services member. It will be nice to be employed after a month and a half of doing NOTHING!

Since the 4th of July weekend my schedule has been a little wacky. Over this past weekend there was a pre-release event for a card game that I casually play with my boyfriend and a few of our friends, so we were up late Friday, Saturday, AND Sunday. In fact Sunday, we didn't even get to sleep until 4 am Monday morning...

Today I'm trying to get back on my sleep schedule AND eating schedule, but it's been rough so far. I just feel like poop and I realize that we need to do some maintenance grocery shopping to boot, not to mention cleaning, laundry et al. Can I go back to bed now? =_=

Spooky - I love your signature, the skulls are cute!!

Lovely - We've had this pile of scary laundry accumulating ourselves. The boyfriend DEFINITELY has too many clothes and he goes through them like wildfire!

Trip - mmmm cucumber :) My mom has this recipe for a cucumber salad where you slice them thinly and then add a combo of vinegar and some sugar. Kind of reminds me a fresh version of a sweet pickle. I think it's a common German thing, and I found an approximation of what she did if anyone's interested in trying it: http://germanfood.about.com/od/midda...ucumbsalad.htm
You can substitute fake sugar (or just reduce the sugar a bit) if you're worried about calories :) It's probably best to wait until your tongue is healed though because the vinegar would sting!

I'm sure I've had that cucumber salad in Austria =)

I'm feeling really good today! 40 minutes on the exercise bike in front of Friends :D

Hey guys!

Picked up my glasses last night. These are them! Cute librarian-esque with a hint of retro. I've never had anything like them. My glasses are usually very simple light brown, very thin frames. These ones are a little more stylin', and I'm kind of excited to find clothes to match.

Michi - I hope you get to start working soon! :D I hear you on the sleep schedule. I get caught up in fun things and before I know it... it's the next day :dizzy:

Spangle - Awesome job on the exercise! I like walking on my treadmill while watching TV. Bike/treadmill...they're both great ways to be active while still catching up on "lazy" activities like watch shows.

Spook - I hope they figure out what's going on! :hug: I know when I'm not well enough to exercise that he food part definitely becomes harder, but it's still doable! :yes: You can do it! Especially with our WW challenge to work towards, right? :D

I'm doing well today. Got dinner planned. Laundry's in the dryer. Took my walk. I know there's more I could do around the house, but I'm feeling pretty upbeat in general.

Lovely- Thank you :) I'm so glad that I came home to an exercise bike in our living room! Haha. Oooh, those glasses are cool! I see what you mean, quite retro-y!

I've always wanted a pair of those cat's-eye style very retro glasses. Never found exactly the style. Of course I don't need glasses but I'm not above wearing them for fashion.

Michi -- Good luck with the job, hopefully you hear something soon!

And wtg on the exercise, Spangle!

AFM: I'm off today so I'm spending a lazy day at home. Planning to knit and maybe watch a couple of movies and not do much else. Eating has been a challenge but I resolve to get in all my fruit and veg today.

Have a good one, all!

I upped it to 45 minutes today, lovely chicks! First half of that was in front of a Cradle of Filth documentary (lol!) and the second to Beauty and the Beast. God, I love that movie!

Spooky- Thank you! :D Lazy days at home are always good :D

Hey ladies, I hope you are all having a good week :)

Heya e'rebody!

Ryeb - Hey girl! :D How are you doing?!

More. Laundry. For. Me. -_- Endless...endless...laundry *sigh* I'm down to the last four piles before it turns back into "normal". At least the three flights of stairs are good for my legs.

Plus there are boxes to go through... and trash to throw out. Blah. Thinking about it all is too much. Gotta look at it like weight-loss. One day at a time. One item on the list at a time.

Back to tossing trash while I wait for the dryer to finish! See you ladies later!

How are you today Lovey? How are the boxes going?

I am doing ok. I haven't really been to the gym, I had a lot of pain, found out I had ovarian cyst =/ I have my first prenatal appointment on July 25th. I have been stressed, but oh well.

I don't want to be at work today. :(

Hello ladies!

Hope everyone is having a great week. Pour moi, I'm gearing up for holiday in a couple of weeks and have so much to do, the mani/pedi, hair cut-n-color (gotta cover those grays!), cleaning the place (hate coming back to a dirty kitchen!), packing, all that stuff.

@Lovely: Got your new eyes, eh? Sounds great. Mine make me look like John Lennon in drag, I think! Every time I put them on I mentally begin singing, "Imagine." Yep, I'm nutty like that! :dizzy: But, DH says I look good in them so I think I'll keep the same style when I get them upgraded.

@Spooky: I love cat's-eye glasses! They're so cute.

You girls have a great weekend.

Ellie

I'm not having the best week, ladies :( We go on holiday as a family (potentially our last-but-one holiday as a family, being my brother, myself and my parents, ever) a week on Tuesday, but we can't find my passport, and I won't be able to get a replacement in time :( We're doing a trip to Estonia and Finland that we've been planning for years :( I am so gutted, it's really tempting to break into the ice cream and cheese that I know is downstairs.

Ryeb - :hug: Miss seeing you around as much! Really sorry to hear about the cyst =( I hope everything goes well with the prenatal appointment.

Ellie - Love it! Imagine, indeed ;) Have fun getting ready for the holiday!

Spangle - :hug: It'll turn up. You'll get it! In the meantime, you KNOW that ice cream and cheese won't actually help find your passport. Deep breath. One thing at a time. You'll find it!

The downside to having crazy colored hair: I can't go swimming. Swim caps don't do much in keeping the water out of my hair. I need to get some serious exercise into my life. I wish it wasn't a hundred degrees outside so I could go for a walk. Not that I'd go for a walk in this area. I wish I still lived with my mom. Southern California has way better neighborhoods to walk around in.

Hurray! I'm celebrating 3 months today! AND I've accomplished my mini-goal of no longer weighing 300 pounds :faint: I'm now in the Two's :D

Crazy what 3 months of healthy choices can do for a body! I still can't believe it. I'm going to be taking pictures tonight, along with measurements so that I can graph all that stuff :)

I feel silly, but I'm already looking ahead to 6 months on plan trying to imagine what great things I can accomplish by then :lol: One thing at a time... one thing at a time.

I've got some tofu in my fridge and I'm trying to figure out what to do with it this week for dinner. I could marinade it and slice it thin in a stir fry over some brown rice... which sounds good... Hmm. I think I'll look up a couple recipes, but I'm keeping the stir fry in the back of my mind especially since I have broccoli, carrots, and mushrooms on hand.

Triptriptrip- I love your hair. I so badly want to dye my hair, but don't know how to do it myself and don't have the money for it right now.

Lovely- Congrats on getting out of the 300's

A lot of people talked about having bad nights. I haven't been able to sleep for two nights. Last night I didn't get to bed till 4 this morning and slept about 4 hours. So far I haven't been able to sleep at all tonight.....I mean morning. -_-

Hey guys!

Hi Msdarkmetal! Welcome to our little area ^_^

I've been having strange sleeping nights, but last night I passed out early... and so here I am up early :lol:

I took those measurements and pictures. At first I didn't think there was really much of a difference, but after the calculations and comparisons... I'd lost 4 inches off my waist! Another couple inches off my thighs, and arms... not as much off my hips, but still!

I've got another week and a half before my sister and her kiddos come visit my apartment. They've never seen it as they live a couple hours away. I'm trying to make sure things are cleaner. Having someone come look at my house is sure motivation to make it stay neat!

Congrats on making it out of the 300s, Lovely! I am so looking forward to Onederland! I've lost about 25 lbs so far this year and I'm going to aim for another 25 before the new year, even if I fall a bit short I should still be further along than I am now! I haven't seen many of my family members in at least a year, if not more, it would be fun to surprise them at the holidays looking a bit thinner.

I love love LOVE scrambled tofu for breakfast. I also like it stir-fried, I usually press it for awhile to get all the liquid out so it will firm up and be crispier.

Spangle - I hope you can find your passport!

My hair is gray(ing). I have dyed it every 6 weeks since I was 20 or so and now I'm taking a break. Sometimes I love it, sometimes I hate it. It is shocking just how gray it is around my hairline. I think there's a terrible double standard between men and women and graying hair/the responsibility to stay youthful as long as possible. Not promising NOT to dye it again but right now I'm taking it day by day.

Hey girls. I've been kind of barely hanging in there on the plan since 4th of July Weekend due to a string of events. I've managed to maintain what weight I have lost already but that also means I'm 2.5 pounds heavier than I would be if I had stuck on plan :( I'm feeling kind of down because my cousin (who's yo-yo'ed in the past) started losing weight right when I re-committed in May/June. She's doing Weight Watchers and now she's getting to the point where she's about as heavy as I am - I was always getting her old clothes that she was too big for - so I guess it threw me into a bad mood. I know it's unflattering to say that, but I think I'm just disappointed that I can do SO well for two months and then get stuck on a major holiday.

On the happy side, I went to Orientation for Target yesterday and will be training over the next 2 weeks for cashier. Everyone was very nice and they were able to accommodate a small vacation I had planned months ago for the last weekend of July, so no worries about losing money or re-booking :)

Lovely - Congratulations on your mini goal!! I feel you on the clean apartment thing - in college when I knew my parents were coming I would spend the day or two before doing laundry, organizing, washing dishes, etc so they didn't think I was a pig :)

Spooky - I also am looking forward to Onederland but I still have a ways to go. I estimated that I was about 225 - 230 lbs when I met my boyfriend so I'm sort of setting that as a mini-goal on the way there.

msdarkmetal - You know, I went to sleep at like 11:30 last night and woke up around 9:30 this morning and though it seems like it should have been plenty, I'm still feeling kind of cranky and tired. My boyfriend's been keeping terrible hours since becoming unemployed (he's still sleeping now and probably won't be up, showered, and functioning until 11) but I'm trying to get him back on track so I'm not falling into bad patterns again too!

Spangle - That's just the worst :( I'm sorry about the bad luck. Is it possible that you have it still packed in a box from moving? I'm sending you good vibes in hopes that everything will turn out okay!

trip - I wish I had a pool to exercise in! It's one of the few ways I enjoy exercising. I've also been wanting to go for walks/jogs or bike around the neighborhood but the heat and humidity are terrible :/

Michi: 230ish is sort of my set point. I can diet and get down to somewhere between 200-210 but that's the lowest I've been as an adult. Once I give up (as I usually do) I go right back up to 230 and sort of hover there. My highest ever was 260+ and I was so very uncomfortable. It's funny how my body can accept 100 lbs overweight but that extra 30 was just too much. I'm determined to make it this time and it is exciting to me because I've never seen myself at a lower weight. Interested to see how it will look.

And I understand about your cousin, too. I have a friend who is heavier than me and I usually get the work clothes she can't squeeze into anymore. It sounds mean-spirited but I would be upset if she were suddenly my size or smaller. I know she is sort of depressed that I am so much smaller than she is now. Now her too small clothes are too big for me.

Hey guys ^^

Happy Friday! :) Anyone got plans? I've got shopping to do. Promised myself a little reward clothes shopping trip after 3 months, so tomorrow's the day!

Spooky - I definitely know what you mean about that set point. Seems like I was always "okay" with the high 200's. It was just normal. But slap on that extra 30 lbs and suddenly it was NOT okay. Very weird... I'm going to press that tofu nicely to get it great for the stir-fry I'm making Saturday night :3

Michi - :hug: Don't let anyone else affect your success. You're doing well! Holidays, new jobs,... cousins. You hang in there!

I'm going to jump up on the treadmill in a short bit soon as my food is digested more, and then get on with the day! Much to do :) Have a good one, all!

Hi All!


First, congrats to Lovely for hitting your goal! Way to go! :cp:

@Spooky: I know how you feel about "set points." For some reason whenever I reach the 259 mark I think that's my cue to go back to my old eating habits, then I gain back everything I lost and a little more. I wish I could get over this psychological border as I'll be coming up on it again soon and am dreading it.

@Michi: Wow, going through a stressful phase right now, but hang in there, things will slow down in a bit and you will be able to catch your breath. :) I just love Target, btw. Our store is so clean that it's a joy to shop in.

As for moi I'm going on holiday this week to the mountains. Gonna go stay in an inn, swim in an ol time swimmin hole, hike (well, more like walk at my weight!), and just generally get outta the concrete jungle. Woohoo!

Have a great week, girls!

Ellie

I worked yesterday so today is my only real day off this weekend. Working again tomorrow, off Tuesday (and I have my follow up 'mystery illness' doctor's appt), and then I'm working until the weekend. So not a lot of down time for me. That's something new. My last job I worked 3 days a week so I was off more often than I was working and this place I feel like I am at work looking at the same people EVERY SINGLE DAY. Oh well. It's a trade off I will gladly make for state benefits, job security, and daytime working hours.

I've been doing great, eating-wise. Still not working out. Hoping to see a loss this week, I WI tomorrow night.

Ellie - I am *so* with you on that psychological barrier thing. Mine is right around 209-210 lbs (so about 1 lb away from where I am now). At this weight I am the smallest I've been as an adult and am approaching more of a normal size, getting much more attention (especially sexual attention from men, which I loathe), and it makes me very very uncomfortable and that's when I shut down and gain it back. I am determined to make it through this time but it is so hard. I'm still recovering from being off plan for almost a month and this is all I can attribute it to. Psychological discomfort. Losing weight is so much more than calories in, calories out. It's a total mindgame. For me, anyway.

Hey everyone! :D

Ellie - That sounds like a great trip, and so active! Have an awesome time, and be sure to tell us all about it when you get back! :)

Spooky - :hug: It really can be so much more than just eating less. I think it's a huge success that even though you haven't been able to workout that you've stuck to your points and are focusing on sticking around. :yes:

This coming weekend is when my sister and the kids are arriving so I've gotta get my bum in gear and make sure the apartment looks nice. I got off the treadmill, and I've got a list of things to do today and the rest of the week. I'm hoping it'll keep me busy and moving. More activity, less thinking about food. It'll be good!

Hey girls! Just a quick update from me today. I finished my first solo shift cashiering today and man were we busy. I was so famished that I grabbed some Subway afterwards and kind of splurged a bit on calories which makes me upset. I did burn about 430 calories though, but I hate eating into that surplus. I'm gonna have to start planning a bit better :(

Ellie - Enjoy your vacation :) Sounds like it'll be fun!

Spooky - What an adjustment going from 3 days to 5 days. I'm not looking forward to doing 5 days next week, after doing 2 weeks of very easy 'training' schedule of just 8 hours a week. I know I'll love the money (or what little I'll see of it after loans and all that jazz) but man I've been a little spoiled while unemployed!

Hey ladies! I'm new to this site in general and feel like I would fit in over here. Everyone seems positive and supportive! I need some people to help keep me accountable to get my booty in gear and keep it there! I've got some medical issues going on that compound my weight issues but I gotta do it. Thanks in advance and hopefully I can be helpful to others too!
Good luck everyone!

Nest - Welcome! :) Dive on in, we'd love to have you join us!

Michi - Way to go on starting up the cashiering :D It's gonna take a couple weeks for you to get into the full swing of things, but you'll be able to come up with a solid plan for your work days :hug:

I am awake, unfortunately. I would be sleeping, but I woke up... and now I can't get back down.

Yesterday I had sort of an "iffy" day on plan. It wasn't the worst, but it really could've been a lot better. So, I opened up my tracker just a minute ago and planned more thoroughly for today. Hopefully that will help considering I won't have a lot of sleep to rely on.

Back to quietly watching old British TV shows... ;)

I'm jumping into this thread also. I kinda chatter a lot and the Featherweights is slow sometimes. I don't want to spam - but I really need to keep touch with this board to not go off plan. LOL. Kinda silly. But that's how it works for me right now.


A tiny bit about myself I guess:
25 year old to be 26 by friday. (WHAAA!) - for the first time in my life I am enjoying a thing called "excersise". And I'm eating super healthy. I'm on a tight budget here for the coming year which has me feeling ick somewhat. But taking control of my foods helps with that ick.

I'm into politics (Green Party), sustainability and all that other "be good for others and the planet because that's the only way to be" stuff that one can do in life. But mostly I'm suppose to be into graduating this year and my job. And my health. So - it's gonna be boring. I feel a bit trapped - but after the life I've been living the past few years (lots of politics, debates, major backpacktrips) it's destined to feel a bit "small". Oh well - once I'm finally graduated I can travel the world again, and most likely in much better shape :D


So. Howdy Folks!

Howdy right back 'atcha Philana =) Glad to have you join our little group. :D

Spam away whenever you'd like. We're not a "super busy" area, but we get around and do stuff. :yes: The more chatter the merrier!

Nest - Welcome! Hope you enjoy the chatter :)

Philana - I love your True Blood picture :D Pam and Eric as so great. Alex Skarsgard himself is so sexy, I always drool a little bit over him when I watch the show ^^

Lovely - Wow you were up early today! I have to be up pretty early myself Thursday to catch a train at 7 am... yikes! I'm definitely not a morning person :(

Today I changed my tracker back to what it should read... I bought a scale at Target after not having access to one for 2+ months and yep... I'm back where I started weight wise. It was a major bummer, but I think now that I have access to the scale I can get my butt back in gear. I did my best when I could weigh myself each day and see the gradual .1 or .2 loss pile up. I thought it would be unhealthy to do a morning weigh in so early into my journey but I really think it's done more harm for me to not be honest and see that number.

So here's to (another) new beginning. A big thank you to all the chicks who have listened & helped along the way! :)