So far Phase 1, Day 1 on South Beach (redo #8 or 9?) is going well. Probably because I've been busy. ;) I've got plans for some spiced edamame with chicken, and probably a salad. I've never fixed edamame before, so this will be an adventure.

I finally found software to combine my music from my different itunes libraries (work and home) into one. I've eliminated the duplicates and the Christmas music, so I'm ready to hit the pavement again. That's my goal tonight, walk, somewhere, for some length of time. As long as I actually get off my butt, the rest is negotiable tonight.

Happy Birthday Rhonda
:genie::grouphug::balloons:

and to everyone who stayed with their plan:
:flame::dance:

for those of us who maintained: :dust::goodscale

Here is to a great week for all of us bluesers let's :kickbutt: this week!

Linda

Hi All,
I took a freebie this week. My weight only went up about .5 lbs, but my head is just not in it.
After BF losing job, I am really sad. I miss driving to work with him and taking our breaks together, I am sure that many would get sick of their SO, but we are best friends too. It just breaks my heart. Plus, it is SUPER uncomfortable to go into work now, just hard to explain. Anyway, what I am getting at, I am not very hungry. I eat a little and stop - I know that's good and everything but - it's just not me. I took some treats today at work and just threw them out. Then I threw out half my lunch, then only ate half of dinner. Just feel sort of NOT hungry. Do you know what I mean?

Anyways, just ranting. Just want everyone to know that I am still reading the posts, but not really into chatting now.

WOW - I haven't been on 3FC for 9 days! Missed you. I'm home for 2-3 days and then off for another road trip...

I wanted to break 240 while away, but only managed to eek out a .2 loss as far as weigh ins go for this challenge...in fact I am up 1.5 pounds from my lowest weight during the previous week, but I had taken a holiday freebie and not recorded it. So good for you all, but bad for me personally. I didn't go crazy with food, drank lots of H2O and managed to walk a fair bit. But I did eat "packaged/convenience" foods quite a bit more often than when I'm here at home...

I read a few pages of stuff I missed but honestly I had to skip the past few pages...

I did manage to see both Jo and Vix's before and after pics and am so impressed! WTG girls!

Happy Birthday Rhonda!

I'm in laundry **** here...DH had house perfectly clean and now it's a total disaster.

Vix - you chat when you need to. We are here for you ... just keep reading until you feel like posting.

Rhonda - Happy B-Day!

I was VERY bad this weekend. We went away with friends I lost my little mind. So I came back with a gain and am try to just break even right now. I am hoping alot of it is water weight from sodium, and that it will be gone soon. I am working out got my Elliptical run in this morning along with my hoop, lifting. and 100 situps. I'll be back up tomorrow for another round, hope to get in some yoga if I get up on time along with my 60 minutes on the Elliptical. I am doing my week 9, which is 5 minute warmup, followed by a 25 minute run, then a 5 minute jog, 15 minute run, 5 minute jog, and a 5 minute cool down. I was a little slower this morning, but I hadn't been on the elliptical since Thursday.

Does anyone know when the next season of TBL comes on? Haven't seen any advertisments for it, so was wondering if anyone knew.

Have a good night everyone, and Amy have a good day:D

Vix - lack of appetite totally makes sense. I react the same way to any stress situation. Some people stress eat - and to some extreme I think it's mild stress eating. When there's huge stress, like financial layoff, serious family illness, etc., I just cannot eat. I'd be shocked to hear people can eat their way thru that serious stuff, like I think it's stress eating for day to day stuff like job stress, stress from parenting etc.

You are in shock and you will eventually come out of it, and you will feel like eating again. Hang in there.......

Morning chickadees!

Some of you may know, others may not. I'm on antibiotics for Lyme disease/Rocky mountain spotted fever... but that doesn't mean I can't set goals for myself!

My biggest pitfall is the mornings for breakfast. I usually wake up with avg 10 to 15 mins to wake up, get the dog fed and taken out, get dressed & look halfway presentable then its off to work. So this morning I made a point to wake up with almost an hour to get ready and have breakfast (mostly because I didn't know how my tummy was going to act being that my body is at war with me at the moment.) Everything went smoothly. I had 2 eggs, a bowl of grits and some coffee. Lexi even got some time to "brush" her teeth with her Dental Kong toy. :D

I find I'm a bit tired this morning, but I stayed up til 1 cause I couldn't sleep... damn those mid day 3 hour naps. Tonight's another semi late night as I have online game plans til 11.

Well I better run... results need to get posted! :carrot:

Week kicked butt this week! :yay:

Congrats Faerie for being the Biggest Loser this week! :carrot:

Good morning, Bluesers!

I'm sorry that I only have time for a quick check-in. I am a bit behind on my work and have quite a bit to accomplish today. I stayed on-plan yesterday and am planning on another on-plan week. Today, I will re-start the C25K and the 100 pushup challenge.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan day. Go Blue!

WTG on the fabulous week Blue Team!!! :cp::hat::hyper::twirly:

And congrats to Faerie for the enormous loss! :carrot:

I'm tired and achy and munchy this morning. I should go make a smoothie to fill myself up and do some stretching so I can walk properly. I pushed myself last night and polished off a 5K run in 32 minutes but I'm paying for it today. Bleh.

I'll cheer up and come back later. ;)

Way to go Faerie, congratulations! :congrat:

WAY TO GO FAERIE!!! :carrot:

:woohoo: Fae!!! Congratulations....awesome job. I know it can be hard staying OP living outside home for a while and in a totally new environment. But you did it!!!!

YEAH, Faerie!!

Congrats all around to this great group of losers!

I forgot about the push up challenge while I was away. Guess I'll restart.

I've got a ton of things to do today, inclusing packing up again and then heading out of town with the girls tomorrow. In a couple more weeks my life will be more normal and I can spend time online!