I had a horrible week... youngest dd was sick with high fever for 4 days, then turned into a rash, which I figured out was Roseola... So i haven't exercised over the last week.. Blah! Feel horrible too... I feel so run down.. but my youngest seems to be feeling better, hoping tomorrow all is well and I plan on exercising my @ss off over the rest of July! lol!!

On the upside, I did eat well all week, no crap, just stayed kinda low 'cause was stressed and not hungry at all, but that's probably my own saving grace. My weight stayed the same all week too...

Tomorrow is a new day, right? ;)

Moralia~I hope everything gets better for ya.

And at least weight stayed the same~you had a pretty busy /stressful week so I am proud of you ~LOTS OF HUGS!


Ok......Hey everyone~hope all is well.
I am at 190.2 Which is soooooooooooo exciting Because I am soooooo close to the 180's!
For some reason Being under 40lbs to lose to get to my goal is like been a Huge goal for me for weeks....and now I am nearly to that place in my journey~it's so hard to believe really.I am so proud of myself....EXCEPT~I am having some health problems.....My hairing is coming out badly~It has before~and always been thin~but It is horrible....Plus I am having swallowing problems~My period is not coming right......And I feel like I can not remember anything~I go to the doctor on Monday ~I googled my problems and came up with thyroid And low iron as possibilities~I also have severe anxiety~And allergies ,asthma, ECT.I also wake up outta my sleep fighting for air for the last few nights and can only sleep with the light on because as soon as I turn it off I feel all my air leave and I feel like I quit breathing????? That all just came on about 6 to 7 years ago...And the hair loss started then and then just kinda stalled but the hair loss is back badly as is the I need a light on issue.......I am so dang depressed about it. I Hope nothing changes my progress....Anyone have problems like these? I did same thing last time when I was near this weight But I Took metabolife diet pills to lose my weight....This was the 6 or 7 yrs ago.
I did notice that my neck/my back/ and my jaw all feel out of place when I reach this size....It did before also....at that weight. HELP!

P.s. My tubes are tied also and all my problems started about 1 year after they was tied~And anxiety disorder runs in my family.
I had a brother go blind in 1 eye from high cortisol levels for about 2 months and He has same symptoms as me~Other than the girl stuff of course but I haven't had blindness happen ever ~THANK GOD. so I thought I would add that also
Oh.....I not checking for errors so please ignore them Because I am soooooooo tired~goodnight everyone.

Hey peeps, just a flyby, since I need to get to bed. :hug: to all my peeps that have been having a rough week! I'll check in tomorrow after the gym, when I have more than 2 braincells to rub together. :faint:

Lori, you're doing fabulous!!!! :carrot:

As for the other stuff, I have nothing to offer but I'm very glad you have a drs appt! I'm sure he'll run full bloodwork and get you some answers!!!

Cheryl, lol!!! Hope you have a great day tomorrow! :)

Moralia, I'm having a great day already...got up on time (for once), and got a new low on the scale: 167.2! :carrot: Now, if the caffeine would just kick in, I'd be all good!

You guys are doing great!

I've been keeping up with my exercise and eating pretty okay. Trying to get in the pool. Today my weight was down another half a pound! So that brings me down to 133.5 lbs.! My workout is getting a little dull though:) It's mainly kickboxing, dancing, and walking... Oh yeah, and strength training, but I think I need to get some new moves in! I guess I could look some up and print them out. I am really not all that creative:) My niece's birthday is tomorrow, and we're having a party. Should be nice! Not too excited about the party food though.

Okay! Well, I'm off now! Thank you for reading!

MrsLovett

CC Peeps, where are you? Big news! I met one of my challenge goals today. (drumroll, please) I got my kipping pull-up! Woot! I've been wanting one bad and really working seriously on it since about Feb of this year, and I finally got it today. :carrot:

Also, got a new low on the scale today: 167.2! Maybe this is a sign that the scale will be moving downward again? Or, yeah, I'm probably deluding myself, but I'll ride the happiness wave today, and reality can smack me upside the head tomorrow, lol. Okay, got to get to work, just wanted to check in, share the news, I'll be back! :wave:

That's awesome Jam!!! You have been working so hard on that kipping pull up goal....I'm so excited that you got it :)

I've been kicking butt at the gym this week and I'm quite proud of myself for it!!! I like having the summer off and being able to pretty much roll out of bed and head straight to the gym. It makes it easier to get there....plus, around 10am, the place is pretty dead!!

I did about 50 minutes on the elliptical this morning and when I was getting off to wipe down the machine, I hear "Hi Miss (insert last name here)" One of my kids from school was there with a friend of his. We talked for a bit about how summer's been going and whatnot and then I went back to the machine. Walking back is when I caught a peek at myself in the mirror....bright red and soaked!!! LOL, I looked good ;)

WOOHOO JAM!!! YAY on you!!!! Since you usually pass out the highly coveted Flamey Awards it would be my honor to present you with one....
:flame:

Yes...I was finally able to move my ticker one more pound last week. This week I'm back up a part of a pound. It's that time of the month....hopefully I drop back down. I'd love to see a few more pounds by the end of the month. I celebrate my one year weight loss anniversary on Aug 1. :D I didn't anticipate the last couple months being so challenging, but I am certainly not complaining about the 110+ pounds lost in the past year.

My trainer and I came up with a new strength workout today....all on the stability ball. Pretty cool and a good change to mix things up.

OH....cool news....another trainer that I worked with this past year (who works for my "main" trainer") just moved into a new fulltime job working in Philadelphia running a non-profit health program. He has asked me to come in a speak with the people about my journey and thinks I can provide some inpiration to them. I'm nervous about it...yet completely honored. I'll let you know more about it when I have more details. :o

Gotta get the kiddos ready for bed...more soon!

:sunny: Barb

Awesome Cheryl!!!! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: Congrat's!!

Barb...what an honor that the trainer wants you to talk with some of their people. That is wonderful :)

Thanks, peeps, and thanks for the Flamey, B! Now, to work on that handstand...sigh!

Barb, I'm feeling you on the scale thing. I've been floating within a few pounds of 170 for weeks. I keep hoping for a whoosh. Not sure what to do to help it along any faster. I already feel like I'm eating the minimum I can, and still keep my energy up and try to build muscle. At least something is coming off, just agonizingly slowly at this point. My weekly average has gone down, little by little. I would love to see something else besides high end 160s/low 170s, though, after all this time! I would just LOVE to be done with the weight loss portion of this journey, and be at a good maintenance weight. I'm so tired of trying to get the scale to go down! Would not even care at this point, as I'm pretty happy with my size, but I need the 155 to be clearly into the lightweight women's division for the strongman competition next year, and I don't want to wait until next year to try and take the extra weight off.
Congrats on the opportunity! I'm sure you'll do great! :hug:

I'm wiped, and my forearms are toast. I hope my arms work tomorrow, because my trainer said I can learn some strongman (competition) lifts tomorrow. :strong: I'm excited to give it a try. Hopefully I don't knock myself in the head again (today I hit myself on top of the head with a 30# dumbbell...oops! luckily, all I got was a knot on my head, no real damage, except to my ego).

Chele, WTG with the workouts! :carrot:

Moralia, Lori, David, and everybody I don't have enough brains to list by name tonight, :wave:!!

I'd better sleep now. Can sleep in a little bit tomorrow, since the gym doesn't officially open til 9:30. I think I'll shoot for arriving at 9, though, at the latest. I want to go for a run first, so if they're not there yet, I can park across the street and go run while I'm waiting. Wish I had enough time/energy to load up my new mp3 player. I still have a stack of CDs I want to load on the 'puter, then have to figure how to work the new mp3 thingy. I'm excited, though. My sister gave it to me for my bday, and it's a tiny one, so I'll be able to use it on my runs! Maybe I can get to that project this weekend. :crossed:

Hi All,
Just popping in to say hi, as I've been extremely busy. One thing that sucks about being an online instructor is that I have no weekends - Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays are my busiest times because those are the times that students have assignments due (since it's their least busiest times) and I have a ton of grading! Plus the added training for the new university, while very fun, adds a lot more pressure :(.

Despite all of that, I have managed to keep on track with my eating. Here are my stats from yesterday and today:
Yesterday:
Weight: 149 (out of the 150's - whoohoo:carrot:)
Bust: 40.5 (lost 1/2 inch)
Waist: 39.5 (no change)
Hips: 41.5 (lost 1/2 inch, I think)

Today:
Weight: 148
Bust: 40 (lost 1/2 inch)
Waist: 39.5 (still no change)
Hips: 41 (lost 1/2 inch)

I'm very happy that things are going down, especially because I have an job interview in another 2 weeks and I want to fit into some of my bigger interview clothes and not feel like the biggest person in the room. I'm a little afraid of this weekend though - weekends are typically my worst times and I'm trying calorie cycling for the first time and today and tomorrow are my highest calorie days. They're not extremely high (since I don't have a lot of calories to play with, I'm not doing the "1200 calories one day, 1800 the next" thing) but they're high enough to make me nervous about weighing in this weekend.

I did get back to my exercise routine yesterday (no migraine!) so I did a 3 fast mile walking DVD which includes some strength training in there. I enjoyed it a lot, although it was tough, since I haven't really done much exercise for 4 days before that.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend and relaxing like I can't!

Tam

I'm trying to decide if I want to take today as a rest day. I'm just really not feeling getting in the car and driving to the gym. I'm sure once I got there, I would be fine....but I woke up with a headache and I must have slept wrong because my neck was sore. I might just go for a walk later on instead since the fog is burning off and it looks like the rain's gonna hold off.

Chele, hope you're feeling better soon! :hug:

Just a flyby peeps, as I have to go skating in about 15 mins..ack! Got a new low on the scale today: 166.8! Got to try some strongman lifting today, which was great fun. My trainer said I can do more of that, now that I know I like it. :carrot:

Tam, congrats on the progress! :celebrate: Good luck with the weekend!

Everybody else, :wave:!

Well, I decided I am going to hop on board now that I am done celebrating my new Onederland status. I have somehow managed to lose 3 more lbs while eating on more of a maintenance level. I have only been making it to the gym about 4 or 5 times a week lately. Which is honestly much more manageable, but I am worried I am slacking off too much going from sometimes 2 a days 6-7 days a week.

Anyway, my goals are to get to 180 and/or a size 12. I want to be able to lose on 1500 6 days a week and eat on a maintenance level 1 day a week. I am also going back to logging all my calories on tdp. 5 days a week of cardio and 3 days of strength training.

HI! I was reading over all of your posts and this seems like a very supportive/motivating thread. I have a (almost) 6 month old and have decided that it's time for me to start counting the calories because this nursing thing just isn't doing it for me. So, in an effort to get serious, I want to make some goals.

*Actually be aware of the calories I am eating and keep a record.
*Lose 5 pounds (I have to eat at least 1800 cal a day to bfeed).
*Exercise on a more consistent basis and do yoga more often.

I think that's enough to start with. I don't want my goals to seem too overwhelming for me. I look forward to being part of this challenge and having such a great support system!

Hi!

Just wanted to say Hi to linds, and those are great goals! This *is* a very supportive and motivating thread.

I've lost another .5 lbs. as of this morning! 4.5 pounds down, 8 more to go! So far today, exercise has been pretty good. Got my 60 minutes in for the day. Actually, slightly more... and all before 6 a.m. I think...? I'm odd, I have insomnia.

Yesterday was my niece's pirate-themed birthday party! She said she "loved her pirate birthday party":) It was great. I think she liked her Play Doh set best, out of all of her presents.

Grr... gotta go help my dad out!

MrsLovett

Hello everyone. I've missed the last few challenges, being overly swamped by DS's wedding preparations. The wedding was last weekend and I'm ready to start again. I'm on holidays now but I have my trusty laptop with me so there will be no excuse not to count calories. So my goal for this challenge (albeit a late) is to keep track of calories and eventually get some exercise in. (I've hurt my back but it's on the mend.) Must go conjure up fitday again. I'll try and post regularly, also.

Hello Everyone~been a long few days~I ended up in the emergency room on friday (ithink) my days are a bit confused I am still weak Anyways, I was woke up in the middle of the night with extreme stomach pain/Then throwing up about 10 minutes later several times....I was in Horrible pain and bad breathing...I was told I had the flu more than likely and gave i.v. treatments. but Also told that I had low hemogloben levels and to tell my doctor to have this checked again at my upcoming appointment tommorrow....So thats kinda freaking me out....I feel like crap.
My hair is coming out pretty bad today~Not like balding but enough to notice horibbly~it's making me feel so dang ugly & my stomach is out like I am pregnant~Not cute on me.(and no chance of that ~my tubes are tied and blood work was done)
I am sooooooooo close to my main goal and now this stuff is come to make me feel like crap~I am gonna go lay down...I am soooo tired...I can not even exercise because I am so weak. Sorry to complain on here But
Thanks for listening everyone.
I think I am just scared to know end because I have this dang anxiety disorder that causes me to freak out worse than others might when things go wrong.
Plus my hubby is having to totally tend to the kids~poor Guy.(he is great about it though)

Hopefully next time I post I will have Better news or at least be feeling better.
I am down to 188.4~And nearly 2/3 of the way to my main goal but just do not feel like celebrating that fact.
maybe just keep me in your prayers everyone...I am feely really bad.

Mind if I join you all? I love the idea of a challenge! I've read your posts and you all are doing great!

My goals will be:

• Work up to 1 hour/day on treadmill.
• Drink 8 glasses of water/day. (This is super difficult for me.)
• Maintain food journal faithfully.

I'm into my second week of counting calories, and I make low fat food selections when when possible, and I've lost 6.5 pounds (couldn't figure out how to get my ticker to do half pounds).

I've honestly tried every "diet" out there and found that they all pretty much work IF you stick to them. LOL!

But, I also have learned that the basic foundation of most of them is counting calories. They just come up with a catchy name or marketing angle to promote it. And, many of them do the work for you ... the counting, planning, preparation, etc.

I finally realized that I'm bright enough to do that on my own and don't need to pay someone to do it for me. So, here I am - back to basics ... counting calories, exercising and making healthy food choices.

Thanks for letting me join you on this journey!!

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Lori - Hope you feel better soon!

Lori....I hope that you start to feel better soon and that your hemoglobin comes out ok at your next appointment. That sounds scary!!!! Definitely keep us updated!!!

I absolutely kicked butt at the gym this week, going everyday except for yesterday and doing an hour a day there. I feel like I have been eating well, with good decisions. I splurged one day with a hot fudge sundae, but I had worked out at the gym intensely and had a low calorie day up to that point, so I figured it would all work out in the end.

So, I weighed in today and I am still standing strong at 195. With the exception of two weeks ago when the scale whooshed down to 192, I have been stuck at 195 since mid April! I can't help it.....I AM GETTING SO FRUSTRATED!!!! Seriously, what am I doing wrong?

you know your diets not going well when you start a Harry Potter thread!!!

Lori - Gentle hugs your way, I hope you're feeling better soon :hug:

My scales decided to die on me this week, I think it's just that the battery has run down so I'm waiting for some of those to arrive - should have an updated weight for next week. I'm only panicking a little bit without it... :?:
*headdesk*

Overall, I'm feeling pretty good about my progress - yesterday was my "cheat" (i.e. eating at maintenance) day, and it felt like an obscene amount of calories.
Back to calorie counting today, which feels pretty good - I like the routine, not having meals planned now feels a bit strange.

Good luck to everyone! :dust:

Chele - You've done great on your weight loss! I was just wondering - when you've lost as much as you have and if you find that you've plateaued, do you do like when you were starting out and decrease your daily calories by 100 until you reach a point where you're losing again? I'm just guessing, since I'm obviously not an expert at this .. but, it's something that crossed my mind and I was just curious about it.

Up after a nice nap & lots of extra resting~my hubby & kids are the greatest....Taking care of me and each other...Anyways Thanks everyone.
I go to my doctor 2morrow so hopefully he can figure me out and get me back on track & back to good & healthy.
I will let ya'll know how it goes.
Proboly will be test I have to wait for the results...UGH...But At least it's a start.


Anyways~sorry to drag it all into my post but I was scared and Really sick.
Ya'll are super also...Like my family.
THANKS GUYS!

p.s. Keep up the good work everyone.

Lori, glad to hear you are feeling better. That must have been scary!

I went for a hike yesterday. And swam and biked on Saturday. And the scale is still where it was 10 days ago. (it actually went up for a bit in there, and is back down this morning.)

I'm going to up my weight training and try to get a couple of bike rides in this week.

I know my muscles are getting stronger, I can feel it, but I really would like the scale to move, too.

Hope all is well, Lori and that you're better soon.

And welcome to TexasLoser, you've got some good plans there.

Okay, 2 weeks down and 4 lbs lost. Super cool. I'm happy :carrot:

Goals for the week are to continue with what I'm doing, eating at a deficit and easy exercise.

I have a doctor's appointment today to talk about the possibility of fibromyalgia. It would sure answer a lot of my questions/problems/issues.

went to the doctor today and he placed me on a multi-vitamin.I guess to see if I feel better from that ~Who knows?
And set me up for an appointment with a dermatologist for the hair loss(not until december~That seems like a long time to wait.Since I feel hideous at moment! Its not horrible but by December it may be! I already have to brush my hair another way to hide the super thinning spots~YUCK! I am so depressed about all of it.

Anyways~I am still gonna lose this weight regardless~Maybe I will be a hot, skinny , Bald Momma In december for my 34th birthday and my appointment.
LOL! UGH~What a day.
Anyways~I am 9 lbs from my challenge goal so hopefully I get the rest of them pounds off~since I am so sick the last few days I have been not doing so much because I feel to weak to ...But I am doing as much as I can.

...................I guess I can always wear a wig if it comes down to it.
So no biggie ..I guess...I must stay positive.

Lori, I'm no doc, so it may be a skin condition, like the doc says, but it may be the stress, too, right? I don't know for sure about people, but I do know for sure that stress can cause hair loss in animals, so I bet it's a possibility for people. So, maybe, I'm thinking, when you get past this scary number on the scale where you expect to get stuck (and you won't, if you make yourself get up and do what you've been doing...walk, keep eating right, walk, walk...right?) I think when you see you can get past that, then a lot of that stress will be relieved, and maybe that is what is causing the hair loss right now.

In case it is just a skin problem, though, 2 ideas:

One, my sister has had a similar or maybe the same skin problem, and she got a prescription for a shampoo that is expensive, but it helped her. I can ask her what it is.

Two, call the dermatologist's office, and ask them if they have a list you can get on to be called in on short notice, in case they get a cancellation. Some places do that, and you might be able to get in a lot sooner than December, if you do that. It can't hurt to ask, anyway! Meantime, a big :hug: going out to you!

If you need a challenge buddy to get you walking again, let me know, you can PM me, and I will walk with you. Freaks stick together! Or, I will match your walking with yard work... that would be good for me, because I have been putting it off, and it needs attention badly!

Alright - Thanks so much for the welcome! You're doing great - congrats on your loss! Even though I wouldn't wish that diagnosis on anyone, if you're experiencing symptoms, then at least you'll have a plan of care to alleviate some of the discomfort. {{{HUGS}}}

Lori - So glad you're feeling better! Hoping the vitamins help you. I experienced hair loss in the past when I tried to eat a diet that was too low fat. It's such a scary feeling - I got to where I hated to brush my hair, knowing I'd see more and more of it in my brush.

Had a pretty good day today. Back to work. Sticking to my eating plan is always easier for me during the week at work than it is on weekends. Probably because I'm occupied nonstop at work - no down time.

Hope everyone had a great start to the week! :D

Okay, that last one was just for Lori, since it was practically a novel all by itself. I just realized I haven't checked in for 2 days or something...sorry, peeps!

Sunkisses, welcome to the challenge! You are new, so you don't know, but you get a Highly Coveted Flamey Award, for reaching ONEderland! :flame: Congratulations! It's funny, but sometimes a change like that, taking a rest week, or having a higher calorie week, can result in weight loss. I don't totally understand it, but it's great when it happens to somebody!

Linds, welcome! I like the goals. That will be a great start, totally doable, and motivating. Congrats on the baby! We have a couple of munchkins at our gym that are close to that age. After the workout, I always have to get my "baby fix", and carry around somebody's baby (my boy is almost 13, so he's way too cool even for hugs, most of the time, lol).

MrsL, congrats on the weight loss..you are rocking this challenge! I'm so glad to hear that the party went well! Pirate theme sounds like fun to set up. My son has a castle/dragon themed bedroom, and that was a lot of fun to design and put together. He's almost too big for it now, so I suspect we'll have to change it up and make it more teenager-ish soon, but he hasn't mentioned it yet.

Isabella, welcome back! :hug: I've missed you on the challenges! You've obviously been doing well with the weight loss, though...so close to goal.. woohoo! Anyway, glad to have you back, and I will look forward to hearing more about what you're up to these days! :wave:

Texas, welcome to the challenge! You can go to the User CP, just like you do to edit your signature, and track partial pounds using the "Edit Profile" option. That shows up on the left side, like on mine where it says "S/C/G:" (that is for Start weight/Current weight/Goal weight.) I think there are some tickers available on tickerfactory, too, that will track the tenths of a pound, but I just use the profile for that, and just move the 3FC ticker when I get below the next whole pound, if that makes sense. :dizzy:

Chele, :congrat: on the buttkicking at the gym! Now, the stubborn scale, I know all about, because with the weightlifting, the scale is all over the place, up 3 lbs, down half a pound, whatever, it's crazy. However, 2 ideas that may help. First, I'd start tracking the weekly average. This has really helped me, to see what my weight is really doing, long term, since the daily numbers can be so crazy. What you do is to weigh daily, same time, same scale, just track that number. I weigh in the morning, first thing, then on my old weekly "weigh in day", I add up the last 7 days of daily weights, take that total and divide by 7, to get the average for the week. Now, if you track that, you can see the trend, whether your weight is going up or down or staying the same. So, first thing, get more data, and find out for sure if you're stuck. If your average goes down, you are losing something, for sure. Either way, you'll know what's going on, and can make a plan from there. Second, take a look at your diet. You may have to tweak the cals, or you may just need to tweak the macros. Some tricks that may work: look at carbs. If they're a high percentage, they could be holding things up, so if you are getting 40 or 50% of daily cals from carbs, you may try dropping that to 30% ish, and see if that helps. Other carb tweaks are to replace some of the grain/pasta/starchy carbs with lower GI carbs from veggies like broccoli, asparagus, spinach, etc. Another carb tweak is to take half your daily carbs, and have them with your post workout meal, or split between your pre-workout and post-workout meals, rather than, say, having half your daily carbs very late in the day, or at a time when you don't really need them. Anyway, if any of that sounds good, I hope it is a help to you! :hug:

David, don't make me come over there and :kickbutt:! You can do this, my friend, so vacation is over, and it's time to take control and become the weight loss machine I know you can be!

Amma, thanks for the update. I never can do cheat days without them turning into several days or a week, so I try to avoid them like the plague. I've heard they work great, though, if you can stick to the plan the rest of the time!

Seagirl, glad you mentioned the bike ride. I really need to fit in more time on the bike, so I can build up my endurance there. The bike just is so hard for me, I'm not sure why, but I'm sure I won't get better mileage if I don't ride the thing more than once every two weeks. :frypan:

Alright, good luck with the doctor's appt. Congrats on the weight loss this week! :celebrate:

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Phew! That is all the replies, at least up to when I started this novel. If I missed some in the meantime, you get one of these :wave:!

My update:
Let's see. I'm having a good week! I got my kipping pull-up Friday, then Saturday I got to learn some strongman lifting, which was fun. Saturday night I went skating, which is normally fun, but I was SO sore from my workouts that it was mostly painful, and took forever to get warmed up and loosened up enough to do any jamskating (dancing). Yesterday was a rest day from exercise, and I was sore all day, because the only thing that really relieves the soreness these days is to keep moving, and I sat too much yesterday, for sure. This morning, I was back at the gym, had a good time and worked out all the kinks in my muscles. Also, I think my trainer is going to let me be one of the weekend "clean the gym" peeps, and if I do get that, then all I have to do is spend 2-3 hours each weekend cleaning up the gym (with one or two other people), and for a trade, I don't have to pay for training, so it's a great deal for me, since coming up with the training fee every month has been a struggle, but I love my gym and don't want to quit!

What else...oh, I hit a new low weight this week, 2 days in a row of 166.8, my lowest since I started last year, and my weekly average was also the lowest ever, so I know I'm headed the right direction, at least! My weight was back up this morning, but that's not unusual after a rest day, and my weight is always up and down on a daily basis, so I've learned not to pay much attention to the daily weights, anyway.

I think that is all my news, and I really need to get off here and get something useful done around the house, and might even get my lazy butt out on the lawn tractor to mow. Just about can't see my little red dog when she's out in the yard, so I guess it's time to cut the grass, lol.

Hello all. I'm down a couple of pounds from the weekend. It's not an official weigh in but I had to see if I was going in the right direction.

JAM~You are my " forever freak friend" The girl that ran inside while I walked inside and made freaks rule!. You so made me smile...You rock!

As far as the dermatologist.....
I am on the waiting list to call if someone cancels which is good.
But I felt more like it was stress related also or a vitamin deficientcy(I hope I spelled that right LOL)
I think maybe I was low on certain vitamins and hopefully I see some change after taking them for awhile.
Sometimes I do not always eat what I should .
I eat within my calories but may skip out on something needed for something more yummy! (I know a bad choice~but sometimes I just cave for some chips instead of fruit or veggies~I know bad choice )
But then again ~ It may be just a certain fear & or stress of getting past cartain number on the scale~That could definetly be it.

I also have an anxiety disorder~But I seem the same with it as far as stress~
I was actually Shocked my doctor was sending me there to the dermatologist. But maybe he is on to something.~Hopefully nothing major.

Anyways~I appreciate everything you said Jam.

I am definetly not giving up.

I did walk some today as I felt a little better.
I walked 35 minutes 1 time and 55 minutes the next time.
(i have been walking 1 hour 2 x's a day so I will get built back up to it)
I Also did 15 leg lifts per each leg (I usually do 50 of them as a new added exercise But I guess 15 is better than none)

I will do as much a day as I can~I am gonna try to get my 2 hours of walking in 2morrow at least and as close as I can back to my 50 leg lifts back in~If I do not feel weak I will do it all.

I am started on the vitamins so hopefully they offer some change for the good.

You do not have to match me ~Unless you wanna for fun reasons~cause girl you already do so dang much....But I do appreciate the offer of help.Your a super hero!
THE JAMINATOR!

HUGS EVERYONE~I hope tommorrow brings us all a day full of happiness and good health.

Hey Gang! :wave:

The boys are watching Nemo before bed so I thought I'd pop in to chat.

Lori - Yikes Girl! I hope you feel better soon and figure out what's going on. :hug:

Sunkisses - ONEderland! WOOHOO!!!! :cheer: Figured just a lil more celebration was in order. :)

Linds - Welcome! :) Awww....6 months. What a fun age. I have a 4 year old (well, a week from today) and a 2.5 year old. Both boys.

MrsLovett - You are doing Awesome!!! Keep it up! :D

Retire - Welcome back! I missed you! :high:

Texas - WELCOME! Make yourself at home! :cool:

Chele - Great work at the gym! :strong: I'm with you on the frustration. We've been stuck about the same amount of time. I guess we just keep on keeping on! We'll get there!

David - :lol:

Amma - Enjoy the break from the scale. Keep working hard and hopefully you'll have a nice surprise when you get back on it! :D

Seagirl - The scales will move! Just keep up the great work!

Alright - YAY on the loss so far! :)

Jammy - YAY YAY YAY on the new low! :cool:

HELLO to anyone I missed! :wave:

As for me...all is pretty good. We had a sort of lowkey weekend. Just did stuff around the house. Got in the gym on Sat and a bike ride on Sun. Tonight I had a good weight lifting session. A solo one tonight. I've got to kick back in more cardio this week. I've been doing it, but I can feel myself slacking a lil on the intensity. This is going to be a challenging week....we have friends arriving on Wed and they will be here until Monday. We have lots of activities that involve eating. Luckily most will take place at our house so I have control. We are going to the DE state fair on Sat....fair food scares me!!! I will be packing a snack bag.

This morning I tried on a pair of pants that have been hanging in my closet but the waist hasn't been quite comfy enough to wear...today I could certainly feel a difference in how they fit. So, even though the scale hasn't changed much my body has changed. Tonight the gym owner stopped me and said, "You are looking better and better everyday". :D It's always nice to hear stuff like that.

Well...I think I've used up my movie time...gotta get the kiddos to bed.

Night Friends!
:)Barb

Hi All,
Insanely busy this week but I had 2 courses canceled (or rather, postponed until next week, as I got 2 offered for next week :D) which helps a little bit. I'm flying out to San Francisco in 2 weeks for a job interview, so things are just very hectic.

I'm still doing fine with the food plan, though. My stats as of today:
Weight: 148
Bust: 39.5
Waist: 39
Hips: 40.5

I've lost some inches even though my weight has stayed the same for 2 days, which is fine with me :D.

Had to fax something today so I decided instead of driving to FedEx I would walk to another one, which got my walking in today, which was nice, since I haven't walked outside in a while (too darn hot!)

I hope everyone is doing well and surviving the heat.

Tam

did great yesterday...even when its not going well i know if i keep checking in the motivation will come....have a great day everyone

WTG, David! :hug:

Everybody else just get a :wave: right now. I've got to get out the door to do a yard job before it gets any later, but if there's anything left of me tonight, I'll check in and do replies...otherwise, tomorrow will hopefully be not so rushed.

Today we did some fun stongman stuff at my gym, just trying to lift heavy stuff and carry it across the gym and back. We carried the farmer's walk barbells, some kegs with water in them, atlas stones (big concrete stones), and sandbags. I carried 200# total on the farmer's bars...luckily I didn't ask how much they weighed until after I'd done it, because I can't even deadlift that much on a barbell. :faint:

Have a good day, peeps! Oh, and I did get the cleaning job at my gym, for sure, so I will start that in August, and won't have to pay cash for my training anymore. Woot!

Hi, all! Thanks for the welcome, Barb!

Had a good day today staying on plan. But, a coworker brought fresh figs from her tree and I ate a few too many! LOL!

Dinner will be an English Muffin with apricot all fruit. mmmm! :o)

Am going to hop on the treadmill. Hope everyone had a great "on plan" day!!!!