Oh and congrats to US for winning weigh-in!!!

Hi Red Team...I hope you are all having a good day. So far my day has been very busy. I have managed to eat well though and I have plans for an evening workout when the kids go to sleep. It feels good to stay on track. I will check in later.

MOM
WTG you have found out the secret we all don't keep ( we tell everyone ), the problem is not everyone listens lol. This is NOT a diet. This IS a change in how we think about, look at and eat food. Nothing wrong with a little treat here and there. Just make sure it is more there than here lol.


Kari
I am so sorry to hear about your little one. Maybe you should talk to the doc about this. I don't watch the show so I forget about the challenges most of the time. Glad to see the scale is going in the right direction for you. Give yourself a few days before you weigh again. Weight does fluctuate you know.


Melissa
Same old same old around here lol. Dwarf hamsters are taking over my house. The cat has decided he is emperor and the doc tripped me again lol.

Utah
Sorry the little one hasn't been feeling well. It really does eat into our sleep time. Hope you have a nice nap.

cakes
Oh my gosh, I didn't realize how fast I walk ( just normal walking ) I walk 3 miles in 30 min lol. No wonder my husband says I have little road runner legs ( he complains he can't keep up with me, I tell him if I walked as slow as he does I would fall asleep lol ). You have to make sure you eat enough when you are doing activities like runny. The body needs energy. You are doing so well. When you think you aren't look at that 3 miles now and 1 mile before. Weight seems to be going where you want it to. Nice going. I can see you smile as you type lol. Will be so nice for your hubby to be home with you. I know you miss him a great deal. Keep it up girl, you are going to be happy with how you look when he gets home. Just remember, this is for the long run, keep at a steady pace and you are going to be right where you want to be.

Spider
It really does feel good to stay on track. We have more energy, we feel good about our selfs.

Laura – I agree with you about using freebies. I’m saving mine in case something happens and I can’t get online. Especially since I wait until Monday’s to post my weight. Of course, I’m not as competitive as most (like yourself. I saw you post something in another thread about being competitive and it really didn't surprise me at all with the marathons. I smiled when I read it!) and I’m here more for support than to “win.” Any loss on the scale for me is a win.

Andi – I’m glad you could make it back to work even if it was without a voice. Are you at least feeling better? Congrats on busting through the bumper weight!

DK – I’m glad you enjoyed the stuff from Dr. Beck. It’s amazing how I can now recognize the feelings of a craving (the tension and yearning in the neck) and realize that I don’t really need to eat something. I have definitely upped the water intake as a result! Can’t wait for you to beat the bumper number!

Melissa (Hun) – I haven’t tried any of the BL show challenges until last night. I get off my second job at 6:30 or later and have to hurry home to catch the show. I’m usually hungry and don’t get done with eating, etc until the show’s half over. I tried the chair last night during one break. I did 30 seconds at a time with 15 second breaks in between. I made it 3 times. It seemed to hurt my knees so I need to see if I am doing something wrong.

Terapet – that sounds like a great class! I’m going to start some sort of body sculpting and can’t wait to see results. I may need to look into a heart monitor, too.

Rennie – you are so right about exercise being good for the body. While it may not be making a difference on the scale, you could see it in inches. I’m anxious to hear how your measurements go.

Kari – my Beck Diet Solution commercial for today: one of my cards about having stuff you shouldn't eat in the house says, “If I don’t throw it out, I’ll be at risk for ‘wasting’ it in my body, where it’ll turn to fat. Which is a better way to waste it?” I think having hubby take them to work is a great solution! I don’t think I could have given up the snuggling to exercise either!

Counting – I just started doing Leslie’s walks that have the boosted walking. I wish I had the problem of needing 2 bras on during it. The grass is always greener, huh?

Diva – I’m sorry you had a rough day yesterday. Try not to feel too guilty. Just acknowledge it was unplanned eating and try to get right back on track. Hang in there and I hope things get less stressful with the teenager!

Muse – 78 minutes is great – numb butt…not so much!

Cathy (Catway8) – Thanks for checking in. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Cathy (Catsgetnhealthy) – I just did my 4 fast miles for the first time on Monday. It was pretty good. I had it on the music only and was trying to guess what they were talking about the whole time. I hope you get to feeling better soon, too!

Melissa73 – Congrats on 46 days OP! I hope you enjoy snow day. Watching movies in bed all bundled up is a great way to spend a day. Rest up and feel better soon!

Mom – It’s great to finally realize that this is a lifestyle change instead of a diet, isn’t it? I’m glad you were able to get right back on track! Kudos!

Utah – I’m glad the move is going okay. I think walking to your brother’s grave everyday is a nice goal to work for. I hope your son is feeling better.

Cecilia – Hi! Thanks for checking in.

Cat – another pound! Yay! I love it when the weight starts melting off after a stall! It’s great that eating more can help you lose weight!

Tina – Hi!!! Have a great day!

Hello, all!

I had a NSV yesterday. At my second job, someone handed out valentine's cards and a couple of chocolates a few days ago. The chocolates have been staring me in the face and taunting me. (I'm not one that does moderation easily, so eating just one isn't an option for me at this point in my journey). Yesterday, I found where the extra candy bowl was and put my 2 pieces back so that I wouldn't eat them and so that they would quit mocking me!

I did my Fast Firming workout this morning. It uses the bands. I'm expecting one of my other toning videos to come in the mail any day now. I'm ready to get started sculpting. I've been slower on my water today for some reason. I need to kick it into gear, I guess.

I just want to say that I really enjoy being on this team. You all are wonderful, and I can never wait to get on here to see what's going on with you.
Thanks for being such a great team!

Well Wednesday is half way over. Only 2 more days of school then i'm on vacation for a week!




Karen: GREAT NSV! BRAVO for you to be able to put those candies back in the bowl and NOT eat them!

Hoping someone here can help me. I have never been one to eat artificial sweeteners. Have read to much about how bad they are for us. I started drinking the south beach strawberry banana drink ( adding twice as much water as it calls for because the stuff is just to darn sweet ). I have been getting headaches for no reason. I found there is aspartame in the drink. I started looking on the web for information on this sweetener and haven't really found any good news. Does anyone here know anything about this sweetener? Thanks, would really like some information.

ksk
I never see big changes lol. Lost about 1/2 an inch everywhere ( the 6 places I measure ) in the last month. That is it, seems hardly worth all the hours I exercise a month does it lol. The exercise is good for me. I can see the toning, I can see the muscles forming. Might sound crazy but I have come to enjoy the videos I do and look forward to them. Nice going putting the candy back. I am not quite ready to have that kind of stuff around. I think I could leave it alone but not sure if it were one of my favorites I could so I keep it away from me lol.

Hi Rennie, you don't really see me here. Aspartame triggers migraines for my SIL...the kind that puts here in bed for about 12 hours with incredible pain.

rhonda
I have lived with migraines all my life but darn not like these headaches. I have just started getting them and have just started drinking this drink about 2 weeks ago. I was wondering if there could be a correlation. Figures, I find something that tastes great and it is going to kill me lol. Thanks for the info. Think I am going to stop drinking it and see if I stop getting the headaches.

Rennie...I've heard about aspartame causing headaches for alot of people. In fact my MIL told me once that her doctor told her that she shouldnt let her diet coke sit around and sip it through the day that once it starts to get warm its causes her headaches...not sure the science about that but thats what he told her. Have you heard of Stevia? I would research that. I use Splenda which is artificial but made from sugar, I havent ever had an issue but you could also research liquid sucralose (Splenda is sucralose)

Melissa73...yay a snowday!! I tried to start Week 4 of C25K today, I did the first 3 minutes then walked for the 90 seconds and tried to then go for 5 minutes...uh uh...not gonna happen. The 90 seconds wasnt enough recovery time I couldnt catch my breath. I ended up doing basically Week 3 Day 1 again. I think going from 3 minutes as the longest run to 3 minutes being the shortest is just entirely too big of a step and not enough recovery. So, right now I dont know what I'm gonna do except that I'm not giving up!!

Karen....doing the chair I feel it mostly in my knees too. I think the key is to put your weight into your hips and thighs if you can. Its hard!

Okay gotta run again! My little one got a tooth pulled so she needs extra momma time!

Good afternoon ladies...I didn't think I'd ever get back here today. This day has been insane. First off the kids had school early today, well I totally forgot that they started early and they missed the bus. I had to warm the truck up and drive them to school. Then after school we all ran to the Dollar Tree and I realized that Joey started my truck with Kev's keys...his don't have a house key on it...so then I was locked out of my house. I had to go to my SIL's and grab our extra key. Just little silly things today that are annoying, ya know? I did a great upper body workout today...I can feel it already. Tomorrow I have a feeling I'm going to be sore The sun is shining here today, and I'm LOVING IT!!! I'm so sick of this cold doom and gloom weather. I'm ready for Spring! I'm just doing some laundry and hanging out the rest of the day. I wanted to ask you all what is harder for you eating or exercise? On TBL last night they were getting into the reason your fat in the first place....it really hit home with me. I know that I need to go and get help for stuff that has happened in my past, but to be honest it scares the heck out of me. The thought of opening up to a stranger and not knowing how they are going to respond is really not something that thrills me. I wonder though if I went to get help if that would solve my binge eating problem. I find it hard to believe that it will, but I've never given it a try so I have no idea. If I knew 100% for sure that going to thearpy would help my eating I would go in a second. I'm just not sure that I'm ready to drag up the past and deal with it. I do know though that I'm not getting any younger, and sooner or later I'm going to have to deal with this. I don't know I just want to feel normal about food...I was watching Oprah this morning about teens getting lap band surgery. They were saying how it makes them control their eating...if they over eat they get sick. I thought for a second that would be wonderful to only be able to eat 3 bites of something and be full. Then I realized just how sick I am...I mean I'm not "overweight" on the charts and I'm thinking about surgery to control my over eating. I know though that I could get back to being obese very quickly...that scares me to death. The only thing keeping me from getting obese again I think is the fear of humilation. I've lost all this weight with my SIL and the thought of me gaining it all back and her not is what stops me from letting my weight gain slip too far. It just really frustrates me because I love to exercise it's just eating that I struggle with...if I could get a grip on my eating I would be a really healthy person. Do any of you have any self help book suggestions for me. Maybe I could start there, and then work my way up to seeing someone??? Okay I'm going to do personals before I upset myself any further.

Tina - I agree with the "No Buffet" rule. We have that too. I have so many friends that make 2 or 3 different things for dinner. That is INSANE! I guess it works for them but my kids have to eat what I serve. Of course I try to make sure that at least one thing is something they love. AND the husband is a whole other story... He is great and supportive but he loves food (like me) and is forever wanting to go out for dinner. It is managable but hard to stay on plan when you go out to eat. We are working to establish a rule of eating out once a week. I think it is going to be helpful in the wallet and the wardrobe!

Melissa: I hear ya on the c25k. I"m not even going to try week 4 yet. i'm going to give it another go on week 3 and build up some stamina. Even if I do it for 3 weeks at least i'm preparing myself for the jump up to 5 minutes.

Tina: I understand about past issues. My biggest issue is that when my mom and dad divorced when I was six, My dad never really had any interest in me or my brothers. He did a little when we were younger and then he got remarried, had to more kids and gave and did everything for them that he didn't do for us. It's like he messed up with us so he erased us and started over and did it right the second time. It really hurts me sometimes but i've always been able to talk about it and cry about it so it's not like it's a buried issue. KWIM? I know it is the lying problem in most of my relationships with men but not sure about the eating!

Shy - that is AWESOME! Look how far you have come. When I first came to 3FC - you were trying to get through one mile. WOW!!!! I have problems with too much aspartame. I know of others that have headaches if they have any at all. DH really doesn't like it and I use it only once in a great while.

Cathy - way to go on 4 fast miles. I really like that workout a lot! It gets my heart rate up and it is a lot of fun

Mom23 - I think that viewing this as a lifestyle change really is one of the keys to success. Good job working the party into your plan

Kari - 1 lb. down

Melissa73 - 46 days - wow - that is fantastic!!!

Utah - I hope your son is feeling better. It is so hard on us when our kids are sick! I still hate it and my kids are 22 and 26 (yes, I KNOW that I have kids older than some of you)

Cat - 3 miles - that is admirable. I jog for 2 minutes with Leslie and I am pooped!

Karen - lol - you are so right! Seems like none of us are content with what we were given. So many women having surgery - some to add, others to subtract. And the rest of us just complaining. I'm actually blessed. Although the girls need a lot of support (especially after breastfeeding to babies, and being overweight so much of my life), and clothes are really hard to find - "
the girls" help me look like I am thinner than I am, which makes me feel great

Tina - there are a lot of wonderful counselors out there. Finding a good "fit" is critical.

I used the Weigh Down series 10 years ago. I am currently working through "Faithfully Fit" which focuses on the spiritual component of weight loss.

Laura - I really admire your ability to stay OP while traveling as often as you do. It is difficult! I can usually maintain, but I find it extremely hard to lose weight while traveling.

I hope you all have a POP day! I'm glad our chickies are getting better So much flu going around right now. Take care of yourselves and stay strong!