Hey gals! WOW we are a chatty bunch... It's hard to keep up with, and there aren't all 100+ who signed up chatting here even. I've done personals below, I'm SOOO sorry if I missed anybody, it was overwhelming.
I'm doing alright. Still not back on track 100%, but getting better day by day. I stepped on the scale today and SURPRISE I've actually lost a pound from my pre-Christmas weigh-in. I had gained a bunch before Xmas, so I'm glad to be working back down.
Tomorrow I have on the agenda to go and buy either a new swimsuit or new runners. I want to start getting off my butt more, and need some new gear to do it safely. Need to sleep on it a little more and then decide what it will be. Probably new runners tomorrow, and a swimsuit in a couple months. The days are getting longer again, so I'm more likely to get out for a walk again now. Tomorrow we're also going grocery shopping, and I'm determined to menu plan more frequently now that school is over - menu is planned through the 5th so that should be a good start.
Tina - I'm so glad you and your family had a great Christmas! How exciting to be able to record your family events now, too!
Shay - I hear ya on the body-not-loving-Christmas-food situation... ugh. How is the prevention planner? I can't decide whether to pick it up or not - I'm trying to cut down on the # of magazines I buy!
Chelle - Yahooo! You're getting your treadmill! Woo hooo!
Roni - Ugh, I'm right there with you on the food and bloating... time to get back on track completely, instead of this half-assed job I've been doing the last couple days! I'm getting back on the water wagon too, and running to the loo all the time too! I'm so sorry to hear you were stalked - how awful! I like the suggestions that you do headless shots!
Selina - I'm so sorry your little one is fighting pneumonia, it can be so scary! Hope it passes quickly. I am so impressed with you sticking OP for over 125 days, especially through the holidays and your recent stresses. You are such an inspiration to me!
sportmom - glad to see you SO stoked for the challenge! I am too. I find that the measurements change reeeeally slowly too, but I'm going to play it by ear and may just end up doing beginning and ending, like you. Also - WOW about that 50% more thing on TV ... I'll have to see if it's playing anywhere up here. Also - LOVE your friends idea with the whiteboard and emotions. Thanks for the tip!
BellyBuster - congrats on 14lbs down! That DDR should help, eh? I've heard it's a good calorie burn!
Melissa - Have you got that workout in? How are you feeling a couple days later? I do journal (see my signature for a link to my blog), but I have gotten out of the habit of journaling my food. I'm workin' on getting back into it!
Karen - Yahooo on the exercise! Baby steps is the way to go! Thanks for sharing your story with us.
I really liked your excuse graveyard - I might have to try that myself.
onthetee - How are you feeling being back OP? How lucky that you can make use of your cousin's skills! Let us know how it goes.
Rennie - if you stick with once a week, I bet you'll be okay. I used to really struggle with the numbers too, but recently I've been weighing daily and NOT letting myself tie the number to my self-worth... ultimately, it is JUST a number, not a reflection on who we are as individuals!!
Frou - LOVE the new mantra! Good call on not waiting til the 1st when you can start now. Hope you are feeling better!
GirlyGirlSebas - Girl, what's done is DONE. All you can do from here is make changes and work with whatever the situation is. I understand being scared of the scale (I sure was this morning!) but just jump on - whatever you weigh, you weigh, and you go on from here.
Catsgetnhealthy - Congrats on getting so close to your pre-Thanksgiving weight! Glad to hear you are getting in lots of exercise... I really need to get my butt moving more.
Cassie - Keeping up with chat is HARD, eh? Just do the best you can to check in frequently, even if you can't do personals - we'll all understand and just want to keep cheering you on!
Andi - Love your birthday goal! My "best" weight (and goal now!) is 160lbs, too, around when I was 18ish.
I did stick to my workouts and have dropped 5lbs since I weighed in on Wednesday. Which I would celebrate but I had gained 7 since Thanksgiving. I preordered the new BL workouts and they rock!! I do both back to back, every other day, I'm at the beginners level, and doing my WATP dvd's as well. I split it up doing some in the morning and the rest in the evening. My goal is 60-90 minutes of exercise 6 days. And it's paying off. I'm also staying OP with my WW. I'm doing Flex. Also getting in a minimum 64oz of water, which is quite a feat for me with it being so cold out. But I've been buying cases of bottled water and that seems to make it a lot easier. And the kids drink a lot more water now too. 
Hope everyone is having a good Sunday.
) I'm not going to lie, I plan on getting drunk as a fish as my last hoorah of the year before I start my real fitness program.
