I didn't gain or lose in Feb. So thats not a ggod or bad month...lol. BUT on a bad not we bought a digital scale and it says I am 10lbs heavier than the regular scale. When my last digital scale broke and I switched to the regular one it said I dropped a lot of wieght.. SO i think the digital scale is more accurate since is the closest to the drs. Its ok its a new month and I am leanring more and more about ccounting so I think this month will go well since I want to lose weight for the beach. I have to get back out of my snacking junk moods because I have been wanted junk but dont have any in the house so I cant eat it. It would be great though if I didn't even want it!!

Nicki-one of my dd is going to be 3 in May and she is finally potty trained she would do it if she had undies on but if she had a diaper or pull up on she would go in them instead of the potty. But she is doing well.... I am gonna try to get the bed up tonight cause the 18month keeps crawling out I think cause her siblings taught her!!!
ok catch you all lata

Hi everyone and welcome to the new people joining in the chat. A special "Hello" to Lynn from the 50+ threads.

Dgramie, we want a few pictures now that everything is over. Remember you had that lovely new dress we all wanted to see. So glad the wedding was a huge success and so perfect.

Our next big date is March 19 when our little grandchild is supposed to be born. Our DIL phoned me yesterday and asked me if I was getting excited because she said she was. Ha, ha. Of course we're excited. Wish we could be nearer. In May we'll have mom's 92nd birthday open house and family party and then in July DS's wedding. So it looks as if every second month will bring a celebration of some kind or another. And on a sad note we'll probably have a funeral this month also. My FIL is dying and the family will probably take him off life support this coming weekend.

A big congratulations to you gals who actually did well in February. I am in awe of your weight loss. I have a good feeling about March, though and things are going well so far for me.

Good morning everyone! I am so ready to say goodbye to the 160s! Hopefully I can by the end of the week. Day 6 on Atkins and down 9 pounds and feel great and full of energy. I go for another fitting tomorrow for my wedding dress os I am super excited!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait. Going to marry the man of my dreams! I will miss you all on the honeymoon! You still have about a week and a half of putting up with me

Hello. Glad to read about everybody's Feb...well, glad I'm not the only one who had a blah Feb. But it's March...spring is coming and it just seems like a great month already!!

Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions of ways to track my cals. I decided to just do it the old fashioned way with a calorie counter book and pen and paper. Does anybody track the cals burned during exercise as part of their daily cals? A lot of the websites add them in as negative amounts so that you can eat more that day.

Just wondering what everybody else does about that. Have a great day!!!

hi everyone, i'm a newbie. looking forward to getting to know you all.

i am currently in my 4th week, have lost 4.4 lbs so far.

where can i get a tracker to put in my siggy?

Hi everyone. I am 5 days into calorie counting and I am down 1.2 pounds so far, so I am super motivated. I am dreading this month though and worried about not dropping. We have 5 birthdays this month all of which are going to be celebrated in restaurants and then of course 5 cakes and ice cream. I'm not concerned so much about eating off plan I will look up the calories before we go and pre-plan what I will eat, and I hate cake but the ice cream will be my weakness and there will be pressure from some to eat that ice cream.

Hi Ladies


Is it SPRING yet??? According to what I see on the ground we have a combo of snow with ice on top.[1" of snow what 1" of ice on top].Stupid town didn't sand our street and its like a skating ring. Leo wasn't going out this morning too dangerous,but hopes the sun will melt some of the stuff so I can go to the doctors this afternoon.

DGRAMIE=Glad you had a good time at the wedding,now you can relax again.Sorry about your 6 lb gain,but once you get back to CC you'll lose it again.

RETIRE-Oh how beautiful the birth of a baby. Gee March 19 is coming up see. Big congrats going to be a new grandma.Oh how sad that your FIL will never see the baby.Life always give us ups & downs. Praying that he goes peacefully.

SHANNON-Big congrats for getting out of the 160's I've been trying for years to get out of the numerical,Hope my doctor help me do that soon.

NICKIE-Thanks for the congrats,on my weight loss. Hows your DD doing with her potty training????? I used to have to give my DS 25c every time he want. It got expensive after a while.


Got to go,will be back later

I just started counting calories the last two weeks of February and I've lost 4 pounds so far. I'm going to work hard and hopefully I can lose at least 6 more in the month of March. I'd love to bring my total loss to 10 pounds going into April.

My fiance` and I are going to a concert this Sunday and when I started trying to lose weight, I set a mini-goal that I would be out of the 180's by the time we went. And when I weighed today I was 179! So, I'm pretty happy with my progress so far.

Hi Ladies

I just got home from the doctor's,Leo drove me there.My eyes are fine,he explained why the my eyes are doing that,and that I shouldn't worry.

Now for my food journal and not losing weight.He was happy to see that I lost 2.5 in 2 weeks and said that .5-1 a week is a normal way to lose.Asked him if I should go back to low carbing he said no,just CC with a 1400-1600 range. He looked over all the foods I'm eating and told me that I was eating healthy,my portion sizes were correct.He told me that using a journal helps to see where I went wrong.Asked why I was gaining the same 168-170 for the past month. He told me that I have to stop partying when he saw Super Bowl Sunday on my weight loss chart.

So I guess I will have to except the extra eating when holidays & occasions come up,and plan the best I can to avoid over eating. This month we have St Patrick's Day[corned beef & cabbage and boiled potatoes]April= Easter[NO candy from the EASTER BUNNIE[roast beef,roast potatoes and green beans]Thanks goodness the rest of the year is holiday free until Nov. ,except for Summer BBQ's


That's it,Next month I have a cholesterol blood test ,so maybe he'll ask how I'm doing in the weight dept.
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I've been staying mostly on plan the last few days. It's been hard, work has been stressful and that makes me want to eat. I've done okay so far and not given in though. Hopefully, I can keep it up.

dgramie~ We want pictures! I'm glad the wedding went well.

nicky rose98~ Yay on the potty training! My sister was so excited when my niece finally "got it."

dwarfie & tina81980~

retire~ You sound busy! It's seems like life is always throwing excuses to eat at us, whether it be happy or sad ones. I'm sorry to hear that your FIL is doing poorly.

Well, my lunch hour is almost over, so I best be off. I hope everyone is having a great day!

willow thanks for the congrats!!!

dgramie it is amazing! one day she is in pull ups and the next in big girl panties with no accidents. time flies by!

phy wow! sounds like you did great and you plan on keeping it up! i'm wishing you luck

mom lol!! yeah the older siblings probably had something to do with that!

retire sounds like you have ALOT going on!

shannon good luck with the 160s!!!!!

dwarfie and tina welcome!!!!

Doing okay so far. No loss yet this month. The scale won't move!! Argh!! It's ok. I'm just gonna stick to what I'm doing. I'm hoping to meet with the trainer today. Brianna slept in her big girl bed last night. Not bad!! And I got another night with the BF. So spoiled!!!

Feeling great today, although, my legs are shot from a vertical climb up a mountain and cannot do any exercise, but i do feel great. I learned a lot this month from you guys thanks very much
Aloha,
Paul

Dwarfie- You have to have 30 post and be a member for 30 days to get a ticker? I thinks its either 20 or 30!! But welcome anywho!!

Oh my, so many new Calorie Counters. WELCOME each one of you. You'll find calorie counting to be one of the best ways to lose weight. It's so flexible.

Well, just to stir up the pot, my DIL phoned today and let us know that the baby will probably be born next Tuesday or Wednesday!!! Baby Boo is ready to come. And FIL will probably be buried that same week. Talk about mixed emotions. He's still alive but the family is making funeral arrangements just as if he had already passed away. My MIL has asked me to sing at the funeral. I'm going to do it but if the baby is born it's going to be hard because I'll be torn as to were I want to be. We'll take off after the funeral to see our new baby if he/she has made an appearance.

I fell into temptation today. Had mom shopping and she wanted a few potato chips. I bought a bag and she ate 2! I was going to stay away from the chips but I popped one in my mouth without thinking and that was all I needed to descend the slippery slope of potato chip heaven (****). I had a few dainty nibbles and then went wild and had several large fistfuls that I stuffed very undaintily into my mouth. I ate lightly of soup for supper. Hope I didn't do too much damage. I haven't gone to fitday yet. That's my next cyber stop tonight.

Hi everyone, I've just started counting calories. I'm on my 5th day, and doing okay. Yesterday I was snowed in and went over a little, also, I'm still working on making better choices at the market.

Hanging out here really helps to keep me motivated!