no at all !!! :) i'm glad you did !! nice to have do it too!! :carrot::carrot::carrot: we can keep each other accountable ;)

will catch up on personals tonight :)

but for now thanks so much Dora , you really are amazing! :hug:

and thinner thank you! and just a quick note, this thread is for sharing the ups and the downs. that's what we're all here for! and i know its frustrating, believe me i can so relate, my scale has been going up and up too! but what gets me through is to think longterm. like they say to win the war you have to lose a few battles. but winning the overall war is what matters.

Awwww thanks! You guys are the best! heavens all the cookies, banana bread and junk in my house are driving me nuts. I decided I'm going to try out a healthy treat recipe that fits my plan.

I'm thinking my always bizarre hormones might be contributing.(TMI ALERT!!!) Last tom started 12/23. I had super pms for 2 weeks before that tom started. I am on day 14 of my cycle and have had really sore breasts since Dec 10. Wonky hormones or what?!

Since I was complaining earlier let me share what is good:
~ I am off metformin still

~ my blood sugar is beyond awesome on a daily basis. being diabetic most of my adult life this is always awesome!

~ my jeans are much looser

~ I'm actually getting some sleep :)

Isabella~ I'll look for that little hole. Your a great example! LOL on that silly ground hog. We usually get snow into Mar/Apr no matter what he says.

Dayone~ thanks. I'm doing it right so it has to pay off soon. On a good note you may not have lost what you wanted but if one wasn't trying it could have swung way up

Nixmom ~I promise I'm holding to my guns. Shall I shoot your fibbing scale too?

Bigmid~ thanks and have an awesome time!

Salina~ hope things are going better with your dad!

Echo~ i like the way you put that :)

Just curious but how many members did we start out with???????

Just back from the gym. It was super busy but I managed my run followed by free weights. All the guys were on machines so I felt a little superior and smug, haha!

Now I'm buzzing, I'm off to prepare dinner. Feeling good! :flow2:

Thank you for the welcomes!

Cats - I'm with you on making February a good month. I really need to add some exercise to my routine. I work 3 12's a week and have been justifying that as my exercise, but now I think I need to add some additional cardio to my life on the other days with walking my pup.

Cape - I feel ya on the cold weather. We got 8 inches of snow down here, which the majority of people aren't used to snow so the town basically shut down. We have only a few snow trucks so it really makes getting around town a little risky. But for me, being from the north 8 inches was nothing! I almost miss those cold winter days like your describing. Curling up with a warm blanket on the couch with a movie and my heated blanket. BUT probably not :p

Thinner - you can make it through your wall. This is your chance to knock it down. my suggestion would be to stop watching the scale so hard and focus on your habits. Eating right, exercising the things you can rely on to help you get to your scale goal :) I know it's easier said then done, but I know you can do it!

dayoneagain - You are motivated! Making it to the gym is half the battle, you mind as well work hard when your there. My motto, I admit it doesn't always work.

retire - I could have gone without knowing about the 6 weeks of winter and lived in my blissful world of summer is just around the corner :)

I just caught on to alot of Scale checking. I guess i'm the opposite. I can't look at that scale or it makes me crazy!! I'm supposed to be tracking my daily weight for a little bit of fertility assistance and I just can't even. It makes crazy. I"m a fan of doing my best all week and then when I see it on Sunday it is what it is. If it's up I need to work harder, if it's down, Keep doing what I'm done. It makes the little mistakes throughout the week a little easier I think. :o

Oh Well, I work the next 4 days straight, so hopefully I'll pipe on here a few of em! Have a wonderful week, can't wait to see this weeks weigh in results!!

-AphiMira :hug:

Hello my peeps:D

Awesome day today. I had my consultation from my Colonoscopy today and well......... Yah!!!!!!!!!!! I don't have to see him for 5 yrs(not long enough if you ask me lol) My biopsy came out clean and no sigh of crohn's and minimal divertulosis, so I can pretty much eat a high fiber diet with no consequences.

I am going to the gym now, I need to work off some of the stress that I have been holding in.

I don't have time for personals, I really need to read like the past week lol, but I hope everyone is doing okay.

NELLA! You are in my thoughts Chica and Dr. Echo, I've missed you!

Happy Groundhog Day, to all! Hope you are all off to a good start to the week. Started the second phase of Chalean Extreme last night, Push. Wow! You lift single exercises very, very heavy. I could feel it this morning when I got up. Hope this jump starts the scale. Most of our school biggest loser contestants were able to pass up the donuts yesterday during in-service, including me! Yeah, me! Tonight, pilates and treadmill, and biggest loser at 9:00. It's gonna be a great night! Hugs :hug: and smiles :) to you all. Have a great week!

Angela - awesome idea with the meals already calorie portioned out! Is that similar to zig zagging your calories?

Michelle - please don't feel bad for venting! You are doing sooooo well and you won't feel any better if you fall off plan. You might feel better for a couple of hours after the euphoria of a "bad" meal...but you'll kick yourself in the bum later (or I can do it for you :s: ). 11 pounds so far is awesome! Just go to the grocery store and check out 11 blocks of butter! Crazy stuff!

dayoneagain - It's only February 2nd....lots of time to get your feb goals achieved! Hope you had a fantastic gym workout!

retiredone - Very chilly here today too! -4 celcius. Brrrrrrr. Hope you warmed up!

Nixmom - day 3 of no smoking! Great job!!!!! Thankfully I've never smoked, but after watching my hubby try time and time again and how horrible the withdrawls are for him, I am proud of anyone who is able to conquor the horrible habit!

Soon2BFitChick - I am also amazed at what the scale does day to day. I used to be so frustrated and seeing the scale number could just blow my whole day, but I read an article a couple of weeks ago about the reasons why the scale goes up and down and it was really cool.

Echo - I totally agree with you that we need to think long term. I always loved the quote "It's not a sprint, it's a marathon!"

aphimira - I hope your 4 days of work go by quick!

Mercy03 - yay for no more colonoscopies for 5 years!

mageorge - I thought about buying ChaLean Extreme....but not sure if I'd survive, lol.


Today has been good for me. I made an error first thing in the morning which set me back a bit. I ate breakfast when I woke up this morning at 7. Not huge on the calories, but I figured I'd be home most ofht emorning. I forgot my youngest son had library time, so I packed him up and off we went. We were there till 11, and right when we were leaving I had a major drop in my blood sugar. I was so shaky, had a hard time talking. So I packed DS up, and started driving home. I was still 10 mins from home and had to stop. DS was hungry anyways, so we went into subway. So that was huge calories for my lunch. It should be illegal for ONE subway cookie to be 210 calories!!!! :o But I adjusted my dinner and snack tonight to fit according to my calories. I'm going to throw a few snacks in my car for situations like that! Tommorows another day and I've learned my lesson.

To the team. due to personal relationship issues, I can't continue. I'm very sorry, but it's just not in the cards for me right now.

Please feel free to take me off the list. Maybe another time it will work out better.

Sorry to see you go.

Sorry no time for personals tonight, but...

@retiredone - Zig zagging calories is just varying calorie intake on a daily basis to supposedly "trick" the body into keeping metabolism up and not adapting to a lower calorie intake and thus creating a plateau situation. Some days during the week, you might eat 1800 calories, other days, 1200 calories. Some people have an even bigger stretch between high and low days. I'm still reading up on it. I will certainly report back if it works for me!

Mercy - So glad to hear everything was A-OK at the Dr.!!!

Decent day here. It was yucky cold and raining, so DH and I decided a nigth of cuddling on teh couch was just what we needed. I'm trying to build up my time beign able to run on the treadmill. I've never been able to run for more than a minute because I have bad asthma, but I'm getting my time up a little at a time. I'll run for 2 minutes, walk for 3 or 4 to get unwinded, then rinse repeat. It also helps that something else instead of that stupid timer on the display.


Hope everyone is having a great week!!!

Me too, but it's just no longer in me to keep up the fight with the hubby. Although he likes it if I'm at a good weight, I get nothing but crap, about the time it takes. This has been a 3 year fight. I went to WW for 18 months, I loved it, he loved my little butt, but wouldn't let it go about me not getting home till 7. So I quit, then I found 3fc. I've gained some back in the last year, w hich he gripes about, but also gripes if I'm hanging out here. I love the biggest loser, OMG! That 2 hours once a week, is like the only time he NEEDS to talk to me. He actually stood over my shoulders tonight and griped about everything under the sun while the BL was starting. Half hour later I put it on record and went to listen to all his ranting. He's asleep now. Thank God.

I talked to my sis last night, she's doing a biggest loser challenge with the college kids she supervises in the dorm and I was so pumped to get back on the wagon, and was gonna join her challenge, but after the fit he threw tonight because I wanted to watch the biggest loser, and told him I wanted to take a day off and drive 80 miles and see my sis, I only get to see her about 4 times a year. I give up.

It's just too much emotional trouble.

Yes, he snowboarded!!! And he loved the rain and snow . . . the only things opposite about us, otherwise we were (inner) kindred spirits. But I like the idea . . . Saw my therapist today, with a list of 25 "events" that have occurred throughout my life, and we honed in on 3 that are at the core of my "disturbed" inner life. Nonetheless, he wants me to focus on grieving for Seth. He said because I have lost both my parents, and my husband has PTSD and can't deal with the emotions, I will have to work on this by myself, or as I offered, in the arms of the Lord, which he wholeheartedly agreed. But it's good to know even though I have this old baggage to deal with, dealing with the new grief is paramount to my "recovery". I'm good with all the stages of grief, understanding they will fluctuate for awhile, and logically I understand when they are occurring. The hardest part is just plain ol' missing him.:( You are so very sweet and make me feel cared for, which is so healing - thank you for your kindness on my behalf, so appreciated.:hug::hug::hug:

Nella - Thank you so much for that poem, very meaningful, and how very sad losing an infant, such a short little dash . . . Yes all these efforts of you girls do definitely bring peace and comfort, thank you so very much. And . . . those kids are tremendously lucky to have you, hang in there.

Bigmid - Thanks for understanding about me falling into old habits for the comfort of it. "Don't fret" is way good advice, but I rarely listen . . . obviously . . . I'm here trying to lose the same X amt of pounds. But I'm also an eternal optimist. Go figure.:dizzy:

Thinner - Thanks for the info on the shoes, how are they doing for you now? I'm really happy to hear your blood sugars are getting within a normal range and that your realizing some NSV (Non-scale value) by having your jeans feel loser. And sleep . . . nothing can replace it or compare to getting enough. A sweet gal like you deserves these blessings.:) Awesome.

Nixmom - :hug: I love hugs, virtual and real ones, love them all . . . a lot!!!!Thanks so much.

Dayone - It's neat to hear how positive you are feeling, showing off with the free weights and all . . . you go gf.

Aphimira - I haven't said hello and welcome so yeah. Is that your name or a combination of other words . . . I like it.

Mercy - So, so happy for your healthy report. Nothin' better . . .except losing a few, eh?:carrot:

shcirerf - Really sorry your dh sounds so much like mine, but as he has aged, he has gotten a little mellower. Does he have a hobby or friends or some other distraction you can direct him toward? I know how hard it is to live with a controlling force, definitely an emotional power struggle, and you sound like me . . . don't like confrontation. Come back if you just need to talk, dear one. Peace praying for you.:hug:

I'm proud of our team, even though I dragged you down with a pound, some of you are doing fantastic. Hope I can come through soon. If nothing else, you're all lifting weight off my chest, which is immeasurably invaluable to me at this very moment. Thanks.:hug::hug::hug:

Dora

Are you sure? I mean, I can't even begin to imagine what you're going through... it's just so sad to read. I just think that maybe giving this up is giving up a part of you that you might need to keep hold of? Obviously you know what is right for you in your situation.. just really think it through. It sounds like you might need this support system even more at the moment.

Is this a long-term issue? It just sounds like such a controlling and horrid environment to be in. Whatever you decide, I hope things turn around for you.xx

Good Morning. Well staying OP finally paid off in more than baggy pants! I made a deal with the cookies last night that if that scale went up one more time I was having a cookie. Guess Carma knew a diabetic doesn't need a cookie LOL

Dayone ~ sounds like you had an awesome workout!

Janelle ~I sorry to see you go. I have no idea what to say about hubby sabotaging you. I'm kind of speechless! Big hugs!!! If we can help or support you please let us know



Amphira I totally get what you are saying about the scale. I never owned one when I was most successful. I'd trying to do a weekly average to see the trends. I had to giggle about your snow comment. We don't shut down here either. It's normal.

Mercy glad everything turned out well for you!

Babygrant thanks for the pep talk. I was just getting cranky seeing the scale go backwards for over 2 weeks. Hum 11 packs of butter! That is a bit!
Have you ever considered carrying glucose tablets in your purse??? They have saved me many times when I am late on a meal. That low bg is frighting sometimes.

Nella got to love cuddling! :)

Dora you are just so darn sweet!!! Those shoes are very comfy for standing all day. Never think your little gain drug the team down (hug)!!!