Blue Bombshells - Week 7 Thread
 

Have at it chickies! I'll be back later, this week looks like a repeat of my crazy last week, except no 3 day weekend to recover! :(

I now need a 3 day weekend to recover from the 3 day weekend we just had :lol:

I will probably have a lot of 3 day weekends or more since my company is having money issues so I'll probably be on unemployment very soon!

I hope not Melwolfe. Unemployment sucks. DH has been laid off for about 2 months. He is a truck driver and could always go over the road but would prefer to stay local since we have young kids.

I think I'm going to take a break from counting calories for a bit. I'm getting tired and burned out from it. I'm pretty sure I'm eating more than I should be but I'm going to focus on my running for now and hopefully the increased focus on exercise will enable me to hold my weight at least steady for the next week or two.

Morning Ladies!

Me4life - holy smokes! That sounds like the plot of a movie... not a life someone should be leading. You're a trooper!

Mel - here's hoping you dont see the unemployment line. And if you do... when one door closes... another will open. BF has been out of work 6 months... it turned into us starting our own businesses (yes, 2) to get going again. A blessing in disguise.

Jacque - DITTO!

K girls ~ my weigh in was miraculously down a pound plus. But I have got to get it in gear. I cant waste the next 6 months of 2009. It would be in excusable.

Have a great Monday. I'm off to get my water!

Hi team!
I totally missed the thread for last week. I wasn't getting any new post notifications (because I was not subscribed to the new thread) and it just slipped my mind.

Mel: Hopefully unemployment won't be in the future for you

Zinke: I think it's good to take a break if you need to.

I have to confess: My last week was very bad when it comes to eating. Have family visiting from out of town and we're still looking for a new place and my schedule was out of whack. I ended up eating outside for most days last week and not making the best choices either. Good thing is, yesterday I decided I was done wasting my time pretending I was actively trying to lose weight when I really wasn't following my plan very well and I re-committed myself to it right then and then. So today is day 2 for me and I am making it my goal to be as committed as I was at the beginning when I was losing weight at a nice steady pace.

As I suspected no loss this week. Better then a gain though.

There is always next week!

i didn't make it to the gym yesterday the kids had me running them all over after i got home from work and eating sucked....but today is a new day.

me4life ~ I'm with ya. Last night my healthy plans got shot outta the water too. And my eating was less than stellar. I'm up for a new day myself!

We got back from our long road trip on Sat night, though the phone and internet were completely dead from some cut wire outside, everything's all fixed now yay. I had a great time but I'm soo glad to be home. It's hard when constantly out of my element, frequently a guest or in a group of people. i feel more in control when on my 'home turf,' the gym nearby and the kitchen stocked with stuff I've chosen.

I have an out of town friend coming this weekend and staying for a couple of weeks but I feel better about being able to stay on track.

I started back to the gym yesterday, after spending sunday alternating between unpacking/laundry, and resting. I was so sluggish and dragging my feet before I left, but I was so glad I went.

quick post - I just got home and realized the usb drive with our team stats is still at the office. I promise last weeks numbers will be up 1st thing in the morning, when I get back to work.

melwolfe-I hope things get better for you, unemployment is the pits, I do wish you luck.

me4life-Wow, you have alot to deal with right now, stay strong

zinkemomx2-sometimes a break helps, great job on the running, you are doing wonderful

Somni-Welcome Home, it's always great to get away for a while, but there's no place like home. So hard to get back into a routine, but I agree it's always great after you do get that exercise in, makes me want to stay OP.

Idealmuse-Yay for no gain, love those weeks.

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well, having a wonderful week off, my company has mandatory plant shut down, so I'm using my time off wisely, getting orgainized, and planning to paint my son's old room, to make that my sewing/craft room, it will be nice to have all my stuff in one room.

I almost done week 2 of my C25K, which is going so well for me, so happy I'm doing this, never thought I would ever be able to run, thought my knees would not be able to support my weight. Well need to start my day, have a wonderful one everyone.

Thanks for the well wishes all, however I will be laid off beginning of August. It's not the end of the world. I'm lucky because my hubby makes decent money so we'll be ok and hopefully it's temporary and the company will get back up and running in a couple months or I'll find a really kick a** job to replace this one.

Hope everyone else is doing well. I leave for vacation next Friday but should have internet access so it's ok.

Good morning everyone! It seems like I never have time to get on here any more. I'm soooo sorry. At least I've been remembering to weighin. Not much time for personals either, I have to processes a tax return. Have a great day everyone!!!

I'm back too! Sorry I missed the weigh in yesterday and I'll have to use a freebie. I'll be better this week.

I've been struggling- doing enough to 'maintain' but NOT enough to lose. Ugh. I'm ready to get back to the losing thing. THe whole month of June was basically a wash for me in terms of loss. However, rather than beat myself I'm going to remember my 'hipocratic oath' of weight loss- First do no harm. So, even if I didn't LOSE, I didn't have a huge gain either (still up a pound from my low weight but I'd consider that within maintaining). I REALLY want a decent loss this week though so I'd better get off 3fc and over to the gym!

Melwolfe- I'm glad unemployment won't be too damaging for you but hope you can find something else quick (but not so quick that you don't get some needed 'down time').

Looks like we need to get back on track Bluesers! :carrot: (I know I need too!)
I have been really bad about writing down my food lately, which I was being really good about for a while there! Then 4th of July hit and the weekend was out the window for me. Although I did do most of my workouts and walking was good too.
OK, back to getting motivated! At least for the next 2 weeks, as I'll be going on vacation for a week in 2 weeks! :beach: And it's really hard to stay on track then! :dizzy:

Have a great OP Day everyone!

~Suzie

:cheer3: :goodluck: everyone! :cheer3:

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So far so good for me. On Sunday I resolved to get back on track and I've had a few good days in a row. I have not been absolutely perfect but still much better than I had for the entire month of June.

My mom is coming for a visit starting Saturday, so I need to make the most out of the rest of the week (although she plans on sticking to my eating plan while she's here).

Morning Bluesers!

All is going well here. TOM hit this week but my weight is staying steady. Lower back is sore so going easy on the workouts this week. Reading the Thin Commandments book it has some interesting concepts in it. I don't actually like the specific diet too much but I like the principals of it all. Let you know more after I finish the whole book.

Me4life-Hope all is going well with your new situation.

Newshiney-Good for you getting back on track. It is one of the hardest things for me to do. I have been wondering around in limbo since April. Hopefully we can all get back on plan together. Enjoy your visit with your mom.

Everyone else have a great Thursday!!

This evening... I went on the treadmill for 60 mins :dancer: I ran most of it! I sweat more tonight than I ever have before. Im not much of a sweater but when I looked into the mirror after, my armpits were almost drenched to my breasts and my back was more than half soaked. That's A LOT for me!

I'm also counting my calories and logging my exercise into Fitday now... I started at the end of last week...

Still no improvement on the scale but it may take a week or two before my body notices the difference I'm making. I hope so.... I want out of the 150's soooo bad! I've been here for AGES.

In my experience... this is what happens. When I was in the 170s, took me months to get into the 160s.... when I was in the 160s, took me months to get into the 150s. And since it's been a few months stuck here... my turn should come to get into the 140s! !!!

Congrats Sweet Scrumptious! It's amazing how good we can feel after we really push it.

I've got the same pattern going as you do. I just broke into the 180s after a long run in the 190s (and flirting with 180s and then going back up). Sigh. I'm hoping to spend a little less time in this decade than I did in the last though.

Good luck to you! I'm sure your body will notice soon.

Hi Everyone-Hope you all have a Great Friday!

Sweet-I also spend alot more time in each decade than I would like, but I find the slower I lose the more my body likes it, meaning I see more inches lost than I did, when I would go done faster in weight. If that makes any sense. WTG on the running, I also just starting running and I really love it, not so much, during, but after, I find my body is really likeing that I'm pushing it a bit.
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Love being off from work, this week, enjoying it so much. Able to get some things I've been putting off, and best of all staying OP and right on track with my running. Hope all is well by you, take care

Hey girls!

Seems like we are all trying to regroup!

I walked the dog for an hour for the 1st time in weeks. Hope that it just the beginning of getting back to good. Its my friday off, so I'm gonna clean the house then get some computer clean up done that has been driving me crazy for a month!!!

Have a great day!

Happy Friday everyone!

Nixmom -have a great day off!
SweetScrumptious -way to go on the 60 min run on the treadmill and the sweat! :)
I have to really pep talk myself into sticking with it for a full hour myself.

Everyone else, here's to an OP weekend! Weekend's are my downfall, so I'm really going to crack the whip on myself this weekend before the weigh-in.

~Suzie

:cheer3: :goodluck: everyone! :cheer3:



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Oh wow, I meant to take a freebie bc of TOM but I forgot totally. So busy this week with us hosting our British soccer coach and going to Emily's soccer camp all week and all the other stuff I hafta do. Anyway, I'm really bad about drinking tons of water and I am feeling tired bc every single day it's about 100 degrees outside literally. Everyone's grass looks like hay and unless u water all the time, which we are and ours is fine, it looks pitiful. It just takes everything out of you when it is this hot.

Anyway, enough whining. I am hoping to be finished with TOM and our sweet new friend Joe is heading to another Texas city to coach once more by Monday so things will be back to normal for a bit then Daniel will be here around the 17th. We'll be traveling some when he comes so here comes more restaurants, etc. JOY. :(

If I can just maintain I will be happy til things are more normal. Heck, I am happy to maintain anytime. But we'll see how things go soon. Wish me good determination everyone!!! :D

Big hugs, and those of you still losing right now, way to go!!!! I'm so super proud of you. :cp: :cp: :cp:

Selina :hug:

Ladies, I am slowly clawing my way back OP. I got up early and went to the gym this morning - :woo: Tomorrow I plan a trip to the gym or a long walk.

Sitting here eating handfuls of blueberries, trying not to think about the treats in the freezer.

I climbed back on the wagon and got back to business this week, even posted my first loss of this challenge!! (From my start weight)

Sign of things to come I hope!

I'm just stopping fast to say hi. Have tons of computer work to do for our business online and so can't stay long. :( I am not doing well lately. When things are chaotic around me, I tend to fall right in with it. And I hate that. White-knuckling right now but hope to get back to smooth sailing soon. :woops:

Big hugs to you all. I need to go get some watermelon soon, need it for a snack. :hun:

Ok, bye! Selina :hug:

Hey, this is a shout out to all of you, Blue Bombshells, hope all is well and enjoying your weekend.

Going to enjoy my last day of my vacation, by doing some gardening, {thank goodness for weeds, gets in some much needed stretching} then I plan to relax this afternoon, work on my scrapbooks, just do something fun, or maybe I can talk the DH into a long walk at the park, I'm always trying to include him in getting in, some exercise, without making it seem that it's exercise. Hope all are having a OP weekend, and tomorrow is ours, and we win the weekly challenge.

take care!

Happy Sunday everyone!

I put up some pics in the Mini-Goals section to try and motivate myself to get ALL the way back on plan. http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini...lfway-ish.html if you want to check them out!

I'm going away for a short trip to see some friends and family in Ontario. I'm looking at a 5-hour flight each way... what should I pack to eat on the plane?

I'm still here! We did a ton (literally) of hardcore yard work this weekend- including offloading a ton of gravel from the back of a truck. I worked out in the yard the whole day and I'm still sore from it!

I have a dilemma of sorts. MY SCALE BROKE! My hubs thinks I'm weird for being rather traumatized by it. I just can't believe it. It was supposed to take this whole journey with me so I'd know exactly how much I lost etc. It lights up but will not weigh anything. Sucks!

So, I broke down and bought a new one. And guess what? The *&%%* thing weighs me heavier than the old one did. I've been struggling and struggling to get and STAY under 190. I FINALLY get back there and the dang scale breaks so it looks like I'm back up at 192 again. Intellectually I know I'm not really re-losing the same ^(#(&@( pounds again but emotionally that's exactly what it feels like. Like I'm in that Groundhog Day movie and everytime I get to the moving on point, everything flips back again.

I am really, honestly, more discouraged than I've been. I was supposed to really use this challenge to push myself and instead I'm doing WORSE than I was before. What's wrong with me? I'm not going to quit because that just guarantees I'll regain. The good news is that even if I did 'quit' my tastes and eating habits have shifted so I don't even know what 'quit' would mean. Then again, I'm sure I'm just a few naughty meals away from the place I used to be always. Ugh.

So I guess my weigh in will show a gain for sure even though I've lost. I'm feeling cheated. It's irrational but I'm feelin' it all the same.

Bindersbee - That sucks aout your scales. Don't let it get to you. :hug: