Hi All! Sorry I didn't get a new exercise challenge posted yesterday. But it is up there now, so join in! The results for last week's challenge will be posted tomorrow right after the weigh-in results.

I gained a little this week, probably sodium bloat from the ham we had on Saturday. I was going to take my last freebie, but maybe I better save it for Thanksgiving..........yes I think I'll do that, so I'll be posting a bit of a gain this week........sorry!

I only lost 8 oz from my previous post, but since I took a freebie last week I actually lost about 2 pounds this week. At this point for me as long as the scale keeps going down I will not complain. I have not gotten to exercise much but I have done better with my eating and water intake. Except for yesterday. I think now I am not eating enough, I just have not been hungry lately. I had my sons birthday party yesterday and I had a tiny piece of cake that just about made me sick and I did not eat one chip or any of the other snack type foods. So that is a big yah for me.

Tonight is the football banquet and we are having it at one of those all you can eat places. Which will be ok with me because I will be helping all my boys and be up and down constantly so I do not think I will over eat. My mom told me last time she ate there that the low fat options have increased so there are some semi-healthy choices and some leaner meats available.

Hope everyone has a great start to the week.

Monte- you are doing a great job!!!

Posted a loss of 1.6 pounds this week. Hubby and I went out for a Veteran's Appreciation dinner last night and I ate some things I shouldn't have so I'm not going to complain that I only lost 1.6 pounds...it could have been so much worse! Gotta go pack my lunch for work...I smoked some chicken yesterday and am going to pack myself salads and chicken for lunch this week. Saving money and calories at the same time!

i need to get more calorie burn going so i can lose weight at a steady pace....i plan to use the wii fit plus and the watp dvds to hit my calorie burn this week....if i plan to fit back into my old clothes hubby bought me before he left, then i best get my butt in gear. lol i dont want him having to buy me more clothes when he gets home cuz the others are too small....i'm gonna work on DD's quilt today and get it finished. and do my workouts. and this afternoon we'll try to walk to school to pick her up (if its not raining or looks like it will before we get home).

I can't believe we're entering week 9 already. Wow, how the times flies! I posted a modest loss, but any loss of 1-2 pounds is a win in my book!

Monte-Good strategy! I can almost guarantee I will use my 2nd freebie the Monday after Thanksgiving since I'll be going out of town that weekend for a 2nd Thanksgiving and visiting my hometown, etc.

AW-Good luck getting into the clothes DH bought. I can't believe your DH bought you clothes. Mine would never dream of doing such a thing anymore! LOL Maybe once I stop changing sizes....

Mommyofsix-Make sure you're still getting plenty of calories, even if you're not that hungry. You don't want your body to think you're starving and hold on to weight. Congrats on avoiding snack foods though! That's great!!

Suzanne-1.6 is a really respectable loss! I think mine was 1.4 and I was happy! Also, good job on the ecnomical and healthy choices! Sounds like you're my kind of person!

The week has started out okay. All is well as far as being OP, but I've got a cold/sore throat my DS passed along to me and it stinks! I'm still doing my exercise and all just because I'm stubborn. It's not like I have a fever and aches or anything, so I don't want to be a wimp about it. But I REALLY hope it takes a hike very soon!

well i had worked hard to lose the weight and got down to 131 before hubby left, and was fitting into some 2, 4, and 6 bottoms....but let things get outta hand since he left again and am waivering around the 150 mark....and cant fit into those clothes anymore, and we'd already gotten rid of my 8s and 10s i wore last year. i initially was trying to fit back into my 8s, but by the time i got to the weight i wanted, the 8s were to big (and they were practically new since i had barely worn them), and he bought me the smaller sizes. so now i really can only wear my workout clothes.lol since i refuse to buy the old sizes i wear now. so am trying to get back into a better eating routine (he likes healthy foods and is going to the gym there for up to 2 hours a day)....and workout routines. so i can fit back in those clothes and wear some to his homecoming so i have a goal - wanna get back to that weight and into those clothes by mid Jan, since i'm not sure when exactly he'll get home, i figure that should be a safe time frame to get to goal in time, i hope lol
but i've started drinking the V8 fusion juice (since i dont like many veggies), and lots of fresh and frozen fruits (since i do like those). am also trying to incorporate those healthy choices into my kids' diets as well. my daughter loves it, my son is the fight. lol but i try to keep strawberries, grapes, carrots, broccoli, apples, pineapples, etc in the house now. so i'm doing much better when i want a snack - i grab fruit (most days) and now buy the big tub of yogurt and mix it with some 1% milk and fresh/frozen fruits to make a smoothie. which is fun i share them with my daughter (when she is home and not at school). i'm trying to make an honest effort to change the lifestyle slowly, so maintenance will be easier this next time. i'm a picky eater, so that doesnt help. lol
well i've had my breakfast (thank goodness for kitchen scales) and about to start my wii workouts for the day, since DS is in DD's room watching her tv (he put in the Huggies potty training dvd to watch - his choice, which might help get him finished potty trained) LOL i can hope

Hi all,

Woohoo just two more weeks! I don't know if I lost anything because no scales here, so I just posted my weight as the same until I get back. So hopefully I have so a good number to help the team.

AW: How is everyone on Fort Hood doing? I saw what the VP said about it being a terrorist act, are they sure it was? My heart goes out to you and your friends and family. BTW your are the enegizer bunny when it come to exercise, I am in awe.

Monte (Antonia): You are my hero, because you always get it done no matter how busy you are. You will have to let me know how the Wii fit is. Happy Birthday again, my friend.

Ms Perception: Congrats on your loss, take care of yourself, the flu is nasty this year.

Mommyofsix: 2 pounds that is fantastic, I would be doing a dance over 2 pounds! LOL Congrats

Luckybustert: 1.6 pounds is amazing! She should be very pround. Congrats!

as far as I know, the ppl here are doing ok. trying to find out exactly why this happened is on everyone's mind. I dont think it was a terrorist thing....but who knows?!
well i like to eat lol thats why i'm trying to make healthier options available in my house. but i have to kick start the workouts to burn the calories if i'm gonna make goal in time for hubby's homecoming. i did 1 hr 45 minutes on the Wii fit plus and 6 minutes on the ab circle pro. so think i had almost 1200 calorie burn (i'd have to check the exercise thread and my 3fc blog - where i'm listing my workouts).....but gotta get fit and lose this weight before hubby gets back....

made the Garlic Chicken Voila for dinner, and decided to try a smoothie recipe i got off the V8 website using the Acai Berry V8 Fusion...but i changed it up some, and it ended up being less calories/serving than their recipe hehehe
it has strawberry yogurt, frozen strawberries and pineapples, the V8 fusion Acai. and makes 2 (14oz) servings for only 185 calories (per serving)....which gives you some dairy, some veggie intake, and a few fruit intakes yummy, even DD loved it - and she almost refused bc she said she doesnt like pineapple - but she ended up loving the flavor because of the pineapple. LOL
I feel great i'm under calories and had a good dinner and smoothie. just not sure what my snack will be.....
if anyone wants the concoction recipe i made up, jlmk lol

Went out of town over the weekend. I indulged a bit but I'm back on plan and in the gym today. I finished a mile in 14:22 today! For a while I kept coming in around 15:02 and was so frustrated because I just wanted to get under 15 min. So today was exciting. Hopefully I'll bust through my plateau this week. I'm sick of playing around with the same numbers!

Thanks for the prayers, our soldiers and families (and communities nearby) definitely need them right now.

And the recipe, I found the forum on here to put it, and have started it in a new thread
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/appe...ml#post3007692
for everything it's 310 calories (28ozs) - I made it into 2 servings (one for me and one for DD), but could be made into smaller servings (just divide the total calories by the number of servings you decide to split it into).

1 cup Strawberry Yoplait Light yogurt (140 cal)
1 cup V8 Fusion Light Acai Mixed Berry juice (50 cal)
2/3 cup frozen whole strawberries (50 cal)
3/4 cup frozen pineapple chunks (70 cal)

Makes 28 ozs - I split this into two servings (14 oz each), but you could make it into more servings if you want.

All ingredients together are 310 calories. Which made two 155 calorie drinks. Yummy The pineapple gives it a little extra kick for sweet flavor

Hello all Well I am back up and around but not working around yet. Just doing some housework wiped me out. So still on the mend but looking forward to a good week.

KimL is suffering from H1N1, and is having internet problems, so she isn't able to post at this time. She asked me to let you know why she hadn't been around.