congrats to everryone on the scale moving in the right direction...I'm very jealous but I am not doing the work so.... can't wait to return from CA so I can get back on a normal eating and workout schedule.

To all of the animal people here...The cat I adopted from the shelter probably has ringworm and I am just freaking out. The vet will not treat until the culture comes back, which could be 10 days. In 2 weeks I will be returning with 3 children and a dog and do not want them infected. Websites are saying I must treat my entire home for spores!! OMG. this is way more than I bargained for...I just don't know what to do!! Any suggestions?

As far as I know the most likely way to get ringworm from an animal is from skin to skin contact, so try to avoid touching the cat as much as possible and try to confine it to one room. Also ringworm is a fungal infection and can be treated with an anit-fungal cream( in humans)

As long as you do A LOT of vacuuming and wash the hard surfaces with Bleach the humans in your house should be safe. The animals could still get ringworm outbreaks from the spores, but hopefully that won't happen.

Treatment for cats are usually pills and anit-fungal baths, maybe you can convince your vet to bathe the cat at least before it starts the pills. I don't see how the shampoo would hurt.

Oh my goodness...I can't believe we are already at the end of our second week! I can tell this challenge is going to fly by...especially after our 18 week marathon prior ;-) Hope you are all doing well! I've been really struggling the last few days...it just seems like June is one celebration after another! I do much better when I have a stable routine. This upcoming week should be pretty normal though...so at least I have that to look forward to. Hopefully I can get some good days under my belt before the madness that's going to ensue mid-end June thanks to my brother's wedding (i.e. bridal showers, bachelorette party, receptions...) my Mother's birthday and a slew of graduations. I hope that some day I am going to be able to enjoy celebrations without worrying so much about it...a girl can dream right?

Don't forget tomorrow is WI day.

TOM is here!!! The scale has gone down a little. I am hoping it goes down a bit more before tomorrow's weigh-in. It is time for me to deserve some good losses.

Anybody try calorie cycling. One site tells me to eat 1520 on a low day and 2092 on a high day. I only eat 1400 a day now. this sounds like a lot. Whatcha think???

QOTD - Since you have begun to lose weight, have you noticed and change in the things you like to do for recreation?

As I lose weight I find I'm more comfortable participating in group/team activities, whether they're physical or not. Maybe I just feel more comfortable in my own skin. I have a little more energy, so I'm also getting a lot more done around the house, and spending more time on hobbies as well. I spend a lot less time eating recreationally.....less going out to restaurants, etc.

I've read about this and your calorie intake is the same over a week, it just varies day to day. I think it is probably a more realistic plan....I mean really now, who that is not on a diet regimen eats the exact same amount of calories each and every day? And maybe by varying your calories from day to day you could be less likely to hit stalls or plateaus? I think it's worth a try. I think you'll lose weight anyway because your overall weekly caloric intake is going to be the same, and if there are additional benefits then so much the better. :)

QOTD: What is a healthy food/food items that you can not live without?

Frozen cherries....I love them! Followed very closely by a green salad with thinly sliced steak and olive oil/balsamic vinegar :)

QOTD: What is a healthy food/food items that you can not live without?
I love berries =)

Sorry chicks I had to take a feebie this week. I usually use my lowest weight from Fri-Sun but wasn't able to get on the scale this weekend due to being so busy.

Good Luck chicks you are all doing great! Hope to have a good weigh in for us next week!

MTiger - I have had some success with calorie cycling when I've hit a plateaus in the past - but not currently. I currently just hoping to keep calories down for now.

I've done great with activities this week (walking and playing tennis) - so hopefully the scale will be kind tomorrow.

QOTD - There isn't currently a healthy food I can't live with out. I guess if I had to pick one it would be creamsicles (lower cal) I can substitue those instead of my true icecream cravings.

Tsap- Years ago I had a cat that had ringworm on her ear and the vet told me to treat with over the counter fungal cream.

QOTD: activities? I can walk without getting so out of breath,so when a group of friends wants to walk back from somewhere instead of taking the bus, I'm in.

How's everyone doing? I pop in so infrequently - such a busy schedule, and my DH is off to the states for a week tonight, so pressure's on!

BUT - I'm happy to say I clocked a loss for the team this week, and not a gain :)

Keep rockin, rockets!!

Up 2.8 pounds....I am so disgusted with myself :(

TOM is a factor, but so is too much stress eating this past week and not enough exercise. Time to get back on track.

Congratulations! That has got to feel awesome :)