Afternoon Ladies!

I put up a thread for the Flight to Weight Loss Freedom exercise challenge that you all are more than welcome to participate in.

I'll have to black team thread up tomorrow so you can start on your way!

Thanks everyone! I guess I am feeling a little nervous about my big loss. Silly, isn't it? I wanted a big loss, I got it, and now I feel...I dunno. Like, what if my scale is playing a horrible joke on me? LOL. Hopefully that weight will stay off, and I can lose another 2 or 3 this week.

Those of you who lost nothing or gained--hang in there! It's frustrating, but if you stick to it, you'll get 'er done.

- Cassie & Amy - great numbers for this week!

I've got a question.
Saturday I helped my friend paint at her new house, we're talking ceilings/walls/everything, we worked for like 5 hours with only a little break for food. So about how many calories do you think that burned?

Thanks everyone. Its only .8lbs so hopefully all the walking and exercising I will do will take that away and then maybe do a Cassie and burn the actual 8lbs hehe .. Way to go to everyone that did awesome!!!

Southern_sweetheart - I googled "how many calories do you burn painting?" and it came up with this neat site from Fitday. It asks for weight, height, age (which means it's probably more accurate than just a guess) so you'll have to fill it in to get the info you need.

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/burned/...emodeling.html

You know I felt the same way with my 10 pound weight loss last week. I did find out that my scale was off, but it was off in total weight, not weight lost. So instead of starting off at 246 and dropping to 236, I actually started at 265 and dropped to 255. My scale is old though and when it weighed my 8 year old at 45 pounds instead of 65 pounds I knew it was off!

We will all hit plateaus and we are women so we also have to deal with TOM. It's easy to get frustrated but we will get through it and those pounds will melt away!

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Stacie....just so you know....Chellez invited you guys to join in on our challenge....please feel free to join in on the challenge starting tomorrow since Chellez invited you guys!

So.. I have new drama going on in my life right now trying to push me off the wagon...

But I'm not going to let it!

Last night after my walk I go home to my fiancee, who just got off work (we live in his parents basement) He breaks the news to me that next week he is moving in with some women. He claims they are just friends and I can come over if I want, but I don't find this right. I think I'm finally done with him this time. I've tried numerous times to get him to get an apartment with me, but he wouldn't. PLUS we have an apartment that I own, that we have been trying to remodel so we could live there and he hasn't done work on it in MONTHS. I'm so confused. He thinks what he is doing is okay and it's not.

I could very easily turn my fustration into eating, but I'm not going to.
I want to lose this weight to make him see what he missed out on, I want to flirt with all of his friends (who already like me) and I want to finish this house we started on together and invite HIS WHOLE FAMILY over for an housewarming party so I can show it off and my weight loss.

I'm done with him. I don't deserve this and if he wanted it over, this was the wrong way to do it. There is so many other details to our relationship and things that he's done to me that I'm not even going to get into, cause I could go on FOREVER. Aghh... I can do this.

I'm kinda excited to be single again after 4 years. I already have plans with MY friends this weekend to go out, which I NEVER get to do... at least get to do AND have a good time without having to be harassed by him.

Also, this is going to sound tacky or something, but last night.. after packing up all my stuff, crying myself to a MAJOR headache, after realizing I was going to be okay... I was driving home, telling myself I could do this, I saw 3 of the biggest, most beautiful shooting stars I have ever seen. I think it was a sign that I CAN do this and I WILL be okay.

Okay fustration out. Sorry.

Furthermore, I'm going walking at my aunts lake today and my new DDR is on its way. So I'm good.

HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT OP DAY!

Wow! So sorry to hear about your situation. It sounds like you are okay with this though! You are a very strong woman and will be able to make it through this without him! Congrats on not diving into food and chosing to exercise! If you want to chat, PM me!

Valentine -

I've been in your shoes twice now. That's right, I've had TWO called off engagements. I was with one for 5 years and the other one for a year and a half. So, if you want to PM me please feel free. I'm here to talk with you ANY TIME.

But, in the end I think you'll feel so FREE from all of the drama and being treated poorly. You deserve THE BEST. WE ALL DO. And, it's damn time all of us scrape our self esteem up off the floor and remind ourselves that we do not have to put up with this crap! There is nothing wrong with us! There's no reason anyone else out there can have that "perfect life" and we can't. So, go out and do it for yourself. Demand nothing but the best. STAY POSITIVE. In the end this is just going to turn you into more beautiful of a person on the inside and outside.

Thanks Amber and Andi.

I guess inside I knew this was coming for a long time now. I was just in love with the idea of "getting married" and doing the whole "family" thing. He's not right nor good for me in many aspects that you probably wouldn't even imagine.

Thanks for the support and help. Amber you're right, We ALL deserve the best. There is nothing wrong with any of us. Thanks agian girls!!

Valentine -

I've been there, done that, too. We managed to work it out in the end, but just barely. You're strong, determined and you have a lot of support available here on the boards. Take this as an opportunity to focus on YOU and what you want outta life. Let me echo the other posters and say that if you want to chat you can PM me too.

After a big breakup I always have the urge to make a big change, so let me add one piece of off-the-wall advice. Don't cut all your hair off, dye your hair any color found in a Crayola crayon box, tattoo anything, pierce anything, drastically change clothing styles, convert to a new faith, sleep with your boss, sleep with some stranger, etc**. You'll only regret it later and it won't make him feel bad/mad/sad, etc.






** Not that I've done any of these things. Really! And if you do these things make sure there are NO PICTURES!

Haha Dixie Thanks for the great advice! I have actually thought about cutting my hair off, not really because of him (even though he loves my hair long) I've been growing it out for our wedding, which isn't going to occur now and it's SOOO HOT! I'm afraid of needles so no Tattoos or Piercings. And the only pictures I'll be taking is of my weight loss and I may have to rub that one in his face.