PM, baby.

And to the pesky hanger-on, I say, GOOD RIDDANCE.

I did know that about the highest levels in albacore. And I still eat it once a week or so. Is tongol the darker, more "fishy" tuna? I'll look into other options. Off to read the article.

My brother takes Emergen-C. Actually mixes it with OJ, which I think is over kill. I personally swear by airborne. It's the fizzy tablet you mix with water. You take it when you feel yourself getting sick. It hasn't failed me yet.

I got to bed around 10 every night and get up between 5-5:30. I think that should be plenty of sleep. If I get to bed closer to 11, I tend to skip my workout in the morning.

The weekends lately have been terrible. I wake up. Eat something. Take a 4-6 hour nap. Wake up and wait for the time to be late enough so that I can go back to bed and not consider myself 'lame.' I've always needed a lot of sleep, but this seems like a lot. Even for me!

QOTD - I have strange sleep habits. Some nights I'm out for the count of 8+ hours and others, I'm wide awake about 2:30 (after 4 hours). I think it might partly be age (48) and change of life related. I LOVE to sleep so the short nights used to frustrate me but now I just pop on my ipod and try to let a podcast put me back to sleep. If after an hour I'm not back to sleep, I get up and surf the net or read for awhile.

Summary of weight loss was nice to see, Chellez. Thanks for that.

Hi ALL!
Chellez, awesome idea about the list, I was thinking about doing that for the 20 somethings, at the end of our month, to see who hit their fitness goals (in minutes) but it was too difficult because everyone had very individual goals and it was hard to determine who hit them. Anyway, I will so be on that list soon!

My newest goal is staying away from crap sweets, I know many of you have be dieting (changing lifestyle, however you want to word it) for a while, but this is been really hard for me.

Today I passed up...
Sweet breads,
m&m's,
donuts,
cake,
my friend's Hawaiian salad,
free brownie samples @ starbucks,
cookies,
(it was birthday party at work for someone)
---Not that I eat that stuff everyday, but I'm sure I would have had some of it, as like a 'I am doing pretty good, so this can't hurt too much'
anyway I certainly didn't eat like a vegan or anything, but I have to start somewhere. Imagine how many calories that could have been!?!??!?!

Good Luck Girlys!

OMG Rhonda! You found me out! That is exactly why I am here...for bragging rights...what? That doesn't even make sense. Bragging rights for what? And when have I bragged? Not that I want an answer to that, just doesn't make sense to me. And I know Chellez works hard on this site...but does that give her the right to act like she is superior to others and basically call people stupid? No it doesn't. Excuse me for ever wanting to be a part of this so called team.

Good morning, Accountability Friends!

Today is on-plan day 2....Yipee! I wish I could always remember how good this feels! I spent some time reading back through my blog last night. I am so very glad I started blogging last year as I am learning more and more about myself each week and it helps to remind myself of the reasons I'm doing this. If you've not started journaling or blogging, I encourage you to do so. I found a quote from 'You On A Diet' that I included in one of my earlier posts and it really spoke to me again "……your fat serves as a literal and metaphorical protective layer that keeps you from interacting with reality. You don’t have to play the game of life if you’re constantly making excuses for living on the bench. If only you could lose weight, if only you could fit into that bikini, if only you could take a hike with the family without breathing heavier than a prison escapee. While some people may say that fat is a failure, the truth is that fat - for many of us - is a way of avoiding failure, because it’s an excuse for never competing and engaging in life.” Wow! Do these doctors know me personally?

Purple – Did you get caught up on your rest last night?
Dee- How are you feeling today? Hope you’re getting your strength back quickly.
Nori – Congratulations on the 2 pound loss! You know, Hubby and I have both noticed that having an occasional off-plan meal that is still fairly reasonable on the calories seems to jump start our weight loss.
Sonja – Congrats on the newest cheerleader! You are building quite a marvelous squad!
Vixjean- It doesn’t matter how long I’ve been on this journey, the sweets still are a big problem for me. Congratulations for staying away from the sweets yesterday!
Chellez – Thank you for posting the list of our Biggest Losers! It was so very encouraging to have visual confirmation of the awesome progress our team has made so far.

Today, I must make myself get on the treadmill! Yesterday, I bought two knee wraps from Wallyworld so I can try a few sprints during my walk. I'm hoping that I can be like other heavy runners and start the C25K program at my current weight. Even if I don't do any running, I will definitely be walking.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day!

Wednesday's Question of the Day:
On the latest episode of Biggest Loser, the contestants were asked to do something that was quite scarey for a couple of them. However, they overcame their fear and were able to accomplish their task.

Have you ever stepped out of your comfort zone and done something you're proud of? Is there something you've always wanted to do, try, experience but you're allowing your weight or your fears to hold you back?

I just got a call from the doc' RN/diet chick. They do not set a calorie goal, but tell you how to eat. Eat like a king in the morning, a queen at lunch and a pauper at dinner, then nothing else. Lots of protein in the AM, almost none at dinner.

I have the same thing for breakfast every day. She says you need to rotate that. Have turkey bacon with your oat meal one day. A chicken salad sandwich the next. Roast beef the next, etc. Or throw a handful of mixed nuts in your cereal and have a chicken link.

Dinner should be pretty much salad and bread. Veggies and carbs.

This is pretty much how my skinny mother eats. One of her favorite dinners is steamed veggies and an English muffin.

So, I will do this for the next three weeks, when I go back, and see what happens!

I can't believe this.... I really can't... :mad:

I'm sick.... again! My throat is swollen and my nose is stopped up. I woke up this morning to a swollen left eye like I had pink eye or something. I just can't believe I get better and then get sick again... the day before my birthday no less! I thankfully still have some antibotics left from my strep issue so I'm taking those again. I'm at work today but feeling miserable. Tonight I will go home and probably go right to bed.

I've adopted a new motto for myself. "What I can not see can not hurt me because what I can not see does not exist!" :D

:congrat: on resisting temptation vixjean!

:congrat: on Day 2 Rhonda... :cheers: to working on another day tomorrow

Anna - your plan sounds like a good one. I wish I could do that but my husband would be killing me after Day 1!

:congrat: on being Biggest Loser this week Fran! :D

I am sorry you are all sicky again. That blows chunks.

I think you newlyweds are sweet. You eat the same things for meals! Whatever I make, people eat or they can starve. I never make anything that anyone truly hates if there is not something else for them.

DH makes breakfast around here, which I why it is the same thing every day. He is the model of efficiency. When I told him of the new plan, he offered to make different things for me, but I told him I would manage it. I think tomorrow will be oatmeal with two boiled eggs and blueberries.

Yes... blows enormous chunks! :lol: visual!

My husband is a picky eater to begin with so I kinda have to bow to his food law. Take for instance last week I made burgers (98% lean GB in case you're wondering!) and I eat my burgers medium so usually when I'm cooking them I cook them all at once and they end up the same doneness. Well Daniel likes his well done, told me he wanted his done that way. I kept them cooking for way longer than they should be and they turned out medium - well but because they had some pink in them, he wouldn't eat them. Got himself up from the table, threw the burgers away and pouted the rest of the night.

I also got the "you don't care if I starve or not speech"

Pfff typical male... :lol:

Oh bad girl, Chelle, that is why they tell you to take all your antibiotics - it can come back with a vengeance! You should go ahead and finish that bottle off all the way now. Take all 10 days all the time, even if you feel better, or something stronger might come back and getcha!

Chelle - I'm sorry you're sick too. I'd say that I'd be handing your DH a cookbook and a spatula, except I do the same thing for my DH. He's perfectly capable of feeding himself, but I've got a huge hang-up about it being my responsibilty to cook/clean. He's spoiled, and he knows it.

Rhonda - I am still sick, but I feel slightly better today. I managed a 1/2 day at work yesterday, today I'll try for a full day.

Have you ever stepped out of your comfort zone and done something you're proud of? Is there something you've always wanted to do, try, experience but you're allowing your weight or your fears to hold you back?

I was always a very shy child/teen. I decided I needed to get over that, and my Senior year of High School I forced myself to try out for a school play. It was an play with lots of small parts and I ended up doing two speaking roles. I found that facing that fear head on let me get past my paralyzing shyness, for the most part. When I occasionally relapse I can call up that experience in my mind and I can pull myself out of the fear.