Hello all! I haven't really posted to this thread at all yet. I've spent the last two days just trying to read through this thread! LOL :)

I've decided not to do personals this time, because there was just way too much to keep up with, but I'm sending healing thoughts and energies your way those of you who have been ill or having physical problems. And those of you having troubles with loved ones' health or deaths, I'm sending you my warmest thoughts of comfort as well.

This first week was a bit strange for me. I started it off just coming back from a trip to Belgium, (during which I could not help but buy a TON of chocolate, lol. Don't scowl at me, it was BELGIUM! What other souvenir would even compare to the best chocolate on earth? :) hehehehe) I did a lot of walking in Belgium, but not much of it was aerobic, just regular walking most of it. Still, I counted it as exercise because if I wasn't doing that, I woulda just been sitting still on the couch probably. lol

I have only eaten a very small amount of the chocolate that I got there so far, I've been very careful with how much I allow myself to have, yet I know that having any is really not what I want for myself at the moment, so I've wrapped up the rest of the chocolate in plastic and put them all in one place. I've wrapped the plastic so firmly and with so much tape, that I'll actually have to WORK to get it open. LOL ... I figure if it's that much effort to get to it, maybe I'll take the time to reconsider the choice I'm making. :)

Unfortunately, with the trip and chocolate and the going away party I had on Saturday for a friend who is moving to New Zealand next month, my weigh in was rather disappointing. It was exactly the same as my starting weight. I must say I'm actually glad just to not have gained! But still I'm going to be working harder this week to start the scale moving downward again!

I'm watching last season of TBL, I had to download it because we don't get it here, and I had never seen it before, so I wanted to have a whole season to watch. The show is surprisingly addicting. lol Man, I don't know if I could do what those people do! That's some TOUGH stuff!

I decided that since the show is 2 hours, I'm not going to allow myself to sit and watch it any more. Instead, I will use my wii fit and do free stepping while I watch. I did it today for the first time and stepped for the first hour of the show. I'm hoping by the end of this week I'll be doing free step through the entire show every time I watch it.

Ok, that's enough from me now, I'll let the rest of you talk for a bit again. Hehehe :)

GO BLUE TEAM!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Echo:
LOL Roni

hahaha !!!

just think everytime you pee, your losing some fat! flushing it out of your system!

Well there ya go! I can live with that! LOL!

Originally Posted by suzie42:
I can totally relate to this!

Hi guys! I didn't post this past week because I was out of town and just wasn't on the computer much. Food wasn't good either...uhg

Even with watching TBL that I DVR'd this morning, I just can't get motivated.

I think it's all the rain we've been having. I haven't seen the sun for a while...

Here's to a great OP week everyone!

I don't think I'll have time to go back and figure out any challenges that are going on at the moment...but I'll try. :)

~Suzie ...who didn't see a new thread yet for week 2, so I just posted here. :)

Yeah I don't think a week 2 has been made yet and I don't wanna do it cuz I don't want it to look like I am stepping o toes or something, lol! Girl I'm right above you in East TN and it's done nothing but rain here too. It can get depressing but I've decided to go with the flow (so to speak) and not let it get to me. I'll just have to live with damp, curly hair, the humidity and carry my butt to the GYM anyways. ;) You can do it!

Originally Posted by Bev:
I didn't do good this week at all. I ate out way to much. It is time to get back on track.

You can do it girly! We're here for ya!!!!:hug:

Phenomenal Woman: I think not gaining is WAY better than gaining! You maintained and that's cool too! And lemme tell ya about Chocolate. I MUST have it. I ALWAYS have a stash in this house because I LOVE it and if I can't have it, or think I can't have it, I'll surely go get some and binge on it. So I always keep some here. I don't always eat it, I can go weeks without any...but I need to know it's here when I DO want it. hehe...The things we do...

Just got home from the GYM and I am sooo excited! my blood sugar is exactly 100!!!!!:carrot: I have not seen it this low in months! I've been struggling like crazy with the High sugar and it gets sooooo frustrating, so this is awesome!!!! Yay me!

Great job everyone on our first week!

I had been down to 178.0, but I think TOM is any moment, so I went up a bit, even though I was OP and worked out a fair amount. Oh well, next week should be better, lol.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Originally Posted by Phenomenal Woman:
Hello all! I haven't really posted to this thread at all yet. I've spent the last two days just trying to read through this thread! LOL :)

I've decided not to do personals this time, because there was just way too much to keep up with, but I'm sending healing thoughts and energies your way those of you who have been ill or having physical problems. And those of you having troubles with loved ones' health or deaths, I'm sending you my warmest thoughts of comfort as well.

This first week was a bit strange for me. I started it off just coming back from a trip to Belgium, (during which I could not help but buy a TON of chocolate, lol. Don't scowl at me, it was BELGIUM! What other souvenir would even compare to the best chocolate on earth? :) hehehehe) I did a lot of walking in Belgium, but not much of it was aerobic, just regular walking most of it. Still, I counted it as exercise because if I wasn't doing that, I woulda just been sitting still on the couch probably. lol

I have only eaten a very small amount of the chocolate that I got there so far, I've been very careful with how much I allow myself to have, yet I know that having any is really not what I want for myself at the moment, so I've wrapped up the rest of the chocolate in plastic and put them all in one place. I've wrapped the plastic so firmly and with so much tape, that I'll actually have to WORK to get it open. LOL ... I figure if it's that much effort to get to it, maybe I'll take the time to reconsider the choice I'm making. :)

Unfortunately, with the trip and chocolate and the going away party I had on Saturday for a friend who is moving to New Zealand next month, my weigh in was rather disappointing. It was exactly the same as my starting weight. I must say I'm actually glad just to not have gained! But still I'm going to be working harder this week to start the scale moving downward again!

I'm watching last season of TBL, I had to download it because we don't get it here, and I had never seen it before, so I wanted to have a whole season to watch. The show is surprisingly addicting. lol Man, I don't know if I could do what those people do! That's some TOUGH stuff!

I decided that since the show is 2 hours, I'm not going to allow myself to sit and watch it any more. Instead, I will use my wii fit and do free stepping while I watch. I did it today for the first time and stepped for the first hour of the show. I'm hoping by the end of this week I'll be doing free step through the entire show every time I watch it.

Ok, that's enough from me now, I'll let the rest of you talk for a bit again. Hehehe :)

GO BLUE TEAM!!!!!!

if i went to belgium, i would have done the EXACT same thing!!! belgium chocolate is the BEST!!

no harm in having abit of chocolate now and again! everything in moderation is my philosophy!

good for you in packing it away though! thats awesome!!

tell me about it. im so addicted to watching TBL!!! i just finished watching season 7. so i wont say nowt! i have seen season 6. and now watching season 4.
i'm gonna be so sad when i wont have anymore TBL :( i find it soooooo motivating.

thats an awesome idea about stepping during the show!! great idea :carrot:

I've had a terrible week and need some encouragement. I did have a day of cheating, but gaining 6 lbs? It's got to be a lot about pre-TOM but heck. 6 pounds!??!?!?! I'm really discouraged, just want to gorge today.

Originally Posted by Diva:
Well there ya go! I can live with that! LOL!

Yeah I don't think a week 2 has been made yet and I don't wanna do it cuz I don't want it to look like I am stepping o toes or something,

Just got home from the GYM and I am sooo excited! my blood sugar is exactly 100!!!!!:carrot: I have not seen it this low in months! I've been struggling like crazy with the High sugar and it gets sooooo frustrating, so this is awesome!!!! Yay me!

hahah Roni!

>> i know i'm desperate to find out about week 2 challenge! hehehehe been checking it. but yah i dont wanna step on anyone toes either hehe.

i'm on a break from revising. i'm using a deck of cards to make my revision interesting! haha i finally pulled a joker, which allowed me a break yipeee ! haha

whilst i was studying, i got a little idea. so i was reading papers, pulling a diamond after a diamond (diamond means reading a paper) and after awhile, got tired sitting down. so i stood up and revised. and then thought of lifting my foot whilst im standing up. remember the biggest loser pop challenge when they had to stand on one foot!! so i did that. and i managed like 2 minutes 24 seconds before i toppled over hahaha.

anyways .....bear with me, i am getting somewhere with this! lol - promise.

so i thought of doing a thread, a pop challenge for the blue team.

i hope its OK and i'm not stepping on anyones toes!! :o please tell me if i am and i can delete it. Hope its okay Dixie!! :o

sorry i just got really excited about the idea. initially i was just gonna add it to the food and exercise thread. but it might be too cumbersome.

like today can be. the longest you can stand on one foot. and you record your time. you can try as many times as you like to get the highest recording!

anyways if anyone is interested in joining in on the little UNOFFICIAL pop challenege. here is the link :)

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/bigg...-week-2-a.html

i'm busy studying this week. i feel too guilty taking out a whole hour to just exercise, so trying to fit random bits of exercise in between studying. a minute here and there. i might exercise after i've studied for the day. anyways thats my break over! time to hit the deck *literally* lol! i'm so cheesy


thats awesome about your blood sugar! way to go!! :bravo:

Well I didn't get to take the kids to the park yesterday. :( DS has come down with a terrible cold and DD was just being a pill. I ended up bowling in a travel league, after 6 games my arm and fingers are sore! Was suppose to bowl again tonight but I chose to set out.

Diva-great job on the sugars. Keep up the hardwork

Echo-great job on fitting the exercise in when you can and for the POP challenge.

Happening-:hug: This is a new week. Just keep eating right and exercising and the preTOM weight will come off.

Phoneomenal-Belgium chocolate...YUM! Of course walking should count as exercise. And no gain while away on vacation its actually pretty impressive.

Bev-Eating out is a big down fall of mine as well. I have a coworker that likes to eat out 3 times a wk. I try to have willpower but usually give in at least once a week.

Muse-great job on the hundred lbs! Very impressive, keep up the great work.

Dixie-you're an inspiration! Way to keep up your exercise routine during your busy week.

Zinke-:hug: I feel for you. I work in the trucking industry and its tough out there. The economy has really hit them hard. Ppl are buying less, shippers are sending less out combined with the price of fuel, its causing a lot of trucking companies to downsize or even close their doors. Maybe if he takes the over the road job it will be a temporary fix until he can find something closer to home.

Ok I better close for now. DS wants to get ready for bed and DD has the Clue game set up. Everyone have a great night.

Echo - I made you the Offical Challenge Leader this week!

That light at the end of the tunnel I saw yesterday.....turned out to be a train. Which ran over me, I think. I ended up popping a migraine and spending most of the afternoon and evening in bed. :p

Yay!!!!! I am no longer insulin resistant!!!!! I am so excitied!!!!! I start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.....hoping that will go well. Just had to let you all know.

Originally Posted by Iwanawurkit:
Yay!!!!! I am no longer insulin resistant!!!!! I am so excitied!!!!! I start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.....hoping that will go well. Just had to let you all know.

That's great! :carrot: I was going to close this thread and start Week 2, but I'm going to leave it open til morning so everyone has a chance to read that!

Originally Posted by Iwanawurkit:
Yay!!!!! I am no longer insulin resistant!!!!! I am so excitied!!!!! I start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.....hoping that will go well. Just had to let you all know.

Wooohoooo!:dancer: That's sooooooooooo awesome!!!!! Congratz!!!

Originally Posted by Idealmuse:
"The Slow Fat Triathlete" its a really good book I read it like 3 years ago when i still weighed close to 300lbs it inspired me to try it out. Sorry you're having a rough time of it. I have several friends whos husbands have been laid off and unemployed so I know what a strain that can be.

Oh cool, I have to track down this book and check it out too! Congrats on the 100 lbs btw. :)

Originally Posted by Iwanawurkit:
Yay!!!!! I am no longer insulin resistant!!!!! I am so excitied!!!!! I start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.....hoping that will go well. Just had to let you all know.

Woooo! Congratulations! :cheer3:

Originally Posted by Iwanawurkit:
Yay!!!!! I am no longer insulin resistant!!!!! I am so excitied!!!!! I start my thyroid medicine tomorrow.....hoping that will go well. Just had to let you all know.

WOOHOOO!!! Great news!!

Originally Posted by zinkemomx2:
He drives semi and was hauling gas locally. He could always go over the road but I know he doesn't want to be gone that long. Unfortunately money is running out and unemployment doesn't pay much so he probably doesn't have much choice.

Do you have any small trucking companies in your local area? My hubby drives OTR but is home every weekend and often a day during the week as well, and he makes pretty good money...he worked for a small local company that just ran him up and down the east coast, with the occaisonal trip to California if he wanted it, but taht was only sometimes. You might look for something like that, a small company may get him home more than the larger companies.

We have been having pretty rough time as well because hubby is running owner contractor now and freight is just slow, then his truck broke down and he just went over a month at home with no pay and HUGE repair bill :( it's not good times for the trucking industry...which is scary when you realize our entire economy and daily lifestyles depend on this neglected industry :hug: I hope he finds something soon, check into some smaller companies though.

Originally Posted by Somni:
Oh cool, I have to track down this book and check it out too! Congrats on the 100 lbs btw. :)

Thanks! Here is the book on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Fat-Triat...3589868&sr=8-1

According to Amazon I bought it July 2006. I did my first Tri July 2008. :)

It's an awesome book even if one isn't in to Tris it's a good read. Funny.