I started the morning off good. I made it through my first day 30 Day Shred level 2 better than I thought I would. I'm so happy with me. Getting ready to get my foods ready for my work day. Still working on my regular size 18. Time is drawing to a close.

Okay everybody let's make today a great day!!! WE WILL make our goals for St Patrick's Day!!! :goodscale:goodscale

Lori: I came on to see if you'd made it - it's so close I think WE ARE ALL on pins and needles waiting for the big news from you! I also can't wait to see that 80's inspired outfit on you.

Jigglefree: I was dealing with this fear of trying on clothes last week. I went shopping on Friday and I think one problem is that it's sooo overwhelming! I've been so limited on my choices for nearly 15 years (relagated to that small little nook called the Women's Plus Size Section). To have all the rest of the store to choose from was very overwhelming to me. I was wandering around like a thirsty person in the desert!

Jules: That chili sounds really good. I think I'm going to try it with some ground turkey. Good for you on your run! I sooo look forward to the day when I can run! I can do a burst for 30 secs to 1 min at a time but then I'm dying.

I'm just keeping on my calorie plan today (1600-1700). I'll do a 2 mile Walk Away the Pounds and Denise Austin abs workout. I need to go to the grocery and get some more fresh veggies and fruit. TOM came to visit today, ugh, so just dealing with that. Up at 6:30 and got Hubby and my 9yo dd out the door for the day. It's a rainy, dark Monday here and the baby is still asleep after being up in the night, so I'm wanting to just lie around on the heating pad all day . . . but I won't - up and at 'em time for me.

jules, I'm glad you are here even if you are having a hard time keeping up. I know the feeling:).

Lori, you are so close that you really can make the 100 lb milestone, and I know your dad is proud. If you make it by March 7, that will be great, but even if you don't, he must still smile to know how well you have done.

I would really like to pick up my weight loss but we are going through stress in my household because my daughter just broke up with her boyfriend of 3 years. She has been living with us because her job is in our town but spending weekends with the boyfriend. Now she is very sad and will be here full-time for a while at least. I am happy to have her but it is hard knowing that she is in emotional pain, and not knowing what the future will bring.

Good luck to all today and this week!

jigglefree`AWESOME JOB! Most of the time we can do what we think is impossible if we put our minds to it & u are doing it ~SO DANG PROUD OF YA!!


susieyarb~heheheh I am on pins & needles too Waiting! I was 162.2 but my breakfasts on the weekend are within calorie range but different then what I take in of the week so they make my weight go up & down a day or 2 at the beginning of each week usually...I am on plan though & determined...So I AM hoping the day will arrive soon....BTW~So proud of ya for all that exercise~Walk away the pounds I here is a super thing for exercise. Hope your gloomy Monday turns into some sunshine for ya.Hugs!


emileigh~thanks girl~cause that meant alot to me. As far as your daughter..being hurt after such a long relationship is so hard on a person.
Maybe they will end up back together...Cause if it is meant to be God will find away for them & if not he will send her a new improved prince charming to ease her pain Eventually when the time is right. Hope your family stress goes down soon...I know how hard it is to stay on plan when your stressed.HUGS!


Well just did my morning walking...Getting ready to eat some breakfast...PIZZA! LOL YUMMY!
I am hoping I have a good day & I hope y'all do too!!

STAY STRONG EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

I went off my mini cleanse this weekend and gained 3.6lbs! I know alot of it was water weight, and to be honest, that's ok. I will get back on it and continue. I have to get back to working out, now with school getting harder i've been busy but it's still no excuse because I could find time to work out. I have to be more efficient in my life and today is March 1st! Start of a new month and 16 days left of the challenge. The bf is doing his challenge because his bday is March 16th, he wanted to be at 200lbs but he's at 225lbs. He can't complain because he's lost atleast 15lbs so far and he's not even putting alot of effort:mad:(men suck for weight loss! lol). I hope he gets close to his goal :). He's having a hard time with this birthday, 30 was hard for him, but this one is one of those "I should be further in my life, I should have accomplished more....". That's ok I'll be there for him to reasure he's done so much with his life and I'm very proud of him.


So friday we leave for the trip, it's at some resort and spa, I can't complain for a business trip lol. Tomorrow I plan on getting my hair highlighted (roots are looking bad!), whiten my teeth, mani and pedi and fake tanning. I use lotions, I'm very fair and burn easily plus prefer to be skin cancer free! It's spring break for most colleges in the next few weeks so pale is not something I feel like being. And I will keep up my eating and CC and feel great! Last night I got some new skincare stuff. I'm having a hard time with my bday this year. In my adulthood i've noticed wrinkles on my forehead, and little around my eyes. My sister is more eyes and less forehead. So i've managed to reduce around my eyes, but my forehead is looking worse, and now i'm noticeing smile lines! What the crap! So I got a higher spf day cream, garnier, and a thicker night cream, garnier. Hoping a little tlc will help it. I know I'm crazy but this is what's getting to me. If anyone has any idea how to reduce fine lines and wrinkles please help! I need to take better care of my body, I don't moisturize as much as I should, body and face, and watch the food that goes into my body, CC is good but 1500 calories of ice cream every day or 1500 calories of fruits and veggies you know? On a positive note i've managed to get debt taken care of in my life. with my tax return I was able to pay off my last credit card and be personally debt free! This does not include student loans, that's a different story. Plus Im working more hours so that's really helping. :)

Well that's it for now, i'm going to quickly get ready for class, I will get to everyone personally later. Hope everyone has an amazing day!

:wave: Hey Everyone.
I can't believe it's March and we are coming up on the last 2 weeks of the challenge already. Time to kick up the :workout: a little more.

The weekend for me was pretty good. I finally got a chance to run outside on Sunday. I am so glad. Being on that treadmill all the time was starting to get to me. Then I went out with the kids for a little while. On the way back I hit a pothole and now my car is making funny noises:mad::(:mad: I am trying not to let it get to me, but it is really driving me crazy. We leave for our mini-vacation (my Disney 5k run) on thursday, so I have decided I am not going to let it spoil my plans. I will get it checked when I come back.

My weight is holding pretty well. I was at 196.5 this morning. So even though I finally got off the bubble of 200, I still need 3.5 for the challenge. The time is short but I plan to stay on course and just try my best.

Have a great day everyone!

jiggle--good job w/30DS....i've heard it's super hard...I may try that eventually :) you're doing awesome!!

susie--TOM here too....HATE IT! Here's to not letting it keep us down! We must continue to exercise!! LoL

emileigh--sorry to hear about your daughter...we all know how much it sucks to break up after a long relationship (well probably most of us know) give it time, and she'll realize it'll be OK...she probably doesn't wanna hear it will, but she'll realize it sooner or later...**Hoping the stress goes away for ya**

lori--mmmm pizza for BF! I love that!!! Also, can't wait for the 80's outfit!

jadon--that water weight will come off faster than ya know it! but you knew that already! lol CONGRATS on being debt free(minus the student loans)...we're currently working on that too..paid off our credit card last fall, then we'll be sending our last payment on my car this month (tax refund helped w/that)...then the plan is to have his car paid off by the end of the year...then to start working on those HORRIBLE student loans I have...I did this debt snowball calculator that said we could have that loan paid off in 3 years, but I don't believe it! LoL I guess it MIGHT be possible if we cracked down and didn't have a life (no eating out, no vacations, no gifts, etc) but what kinda life would that be!!!

jae--that's cool you got to run outside...i'm terrified to even try that!! i'm the TM i can run at a steady pace, but i'm afraid i'll try to go too fast outside and not run long enough...also, POTHOLES are the devil! i'm sure all that ice and salt they put on your roads didn't help w/the road conditions! I hit one here last year and it bent my rim! they just come up on ya sometimes there's no way to miss 'em...hope you can get if fixed for cheap!! HAVE FUN IN DISNEY!! And GOOD LUCK with the 5k

As for me, I'm down to 181.2!! WOWSERS!!! I might actually make goal! I worked out ALOT this week AND tried a new calorie range...seems like 1500 might work for a while...we'll see if it continues...Only 1.4 more to lose for this challenge!! I only set a 3lb goal because I was setting the previous goals a little too aggressive and it was getting frustrating never meeting a goal! LoL So, hopefully this one will be conquered!! Off to do WATP and an Exercise TV WO...maybe C25K Wk7D3 tonight after work???

I had 1080 cal. yesterday so the scale rewarded me! I'm down 1 lb. from yesterday with little effort. 1 lb. away from goal!

i was a little down thinking that i only had a week to lose 5 lbs to hit my goal of being in the 250's, but we have 2 weeks. Hooray! i have to get my mind back on track, i'm in a winter haze.

jigglefree- what is the 30 day shred like? i've heard of it , but don't know anyone who has done it.

susie - it's hard to get motivated on gloomy days. i know how you feel there.

emileigh - sorry to hear about your daughter and her bf. seeing her sad makes you want to beat up the boyfriend for causing that pain i'm sure ;)

Lori - pizza for breakfast is my kind of breakfast lol

jdonato - a resort / spa for a work trip?! nice!! i'm in michigan too and anything to get out of this snow is welcome i'm sure

Jae - sorry to hear about the car. :( but thanks for pointing otu there are 2 weeks left to this challenge lol, i was just thinking 1!

Krista - grats on the loss!!

Jae: I'm so envious of you getting to do the Disney 5K! We went to WDW in November and when I was researching the trip, I saw a lot of talk about the 5K and thought, "I could never do that." But now, just a few months later I know I COULD! WDW is such a magical place. Wishing you extra Pixie Dust as you run!!!

Krista: congrats on getting that one pound to disappear, I know you've been working at it a while now!

Jdonato: What a fun time travelling you've had lately! I'm all into the fake tan too, I'm as white as a ghost realistically! Have a great time!

Lori: I was wondering about that pizza you were having for breakfast too! I made pizza for the fam last week and the cold pizza in the fridge the next morning was calling my name (but I didn't cave in)! I love cold pizza for breakfast! I think yours must have been a different kind, though?!

thanks lori for the support!

I kind of slipped with those two items but apparently not as much as I thought I did. All I did after that was adjust what I ate the rest of the day and made sure I hit my water goal and find some time to exercise regardless of what i was doing. It wasn't the traditional exercising, but i found ways to keep my body moving!

I'm actually down a pound today which is really great news for me. I hadn't lost in a few days and ate some things that I didn't think I should have but apparently still can. Yesterday made me realize that on a diet I don't have to deprive myself of everything I really want to eat, and as long as I maintain on plan the rest of the day and adjust accordingly i can still succeed. I unfortunately have come down with a pretty bad cold so i have like no energy to exercise. The motivation is there, but not the energy. I only have 7 pounds left to lose until I hit my goal. I'm pretty sure I can make it as long as I shake this cold and get workin on my fitness!! :)

ONLY 16 MORE DAYS LADIES!!!! We are almost there!! Don't give up now! Try and make it a goal to stay OP the rest of the time!! a mini-goal within our goal!!! Good luck!!

Jae165: Sorry to hear about your car. But amazing job on the weight loss so far! You've come along way.

KDM: I know what you mean about cracking down and not having life. But i'd rather have that then feel the stress of the debt. Oh how the student loans are going to hurt. I did anticipate the water weight, and I think I set too high of a goal for this challenge. My weight seems to fluctuate within 4lbs. It's hard finding a balance to keep it off. I do so well and binge on the weekends! ahhhh. So you are right, small goals first. Congrats on your weightloss :)

fruitlady: keep up the great work!

ShylahEQ: i know what you mean I need to get out of the state, but it's in illinois lol so not too much warmer, just relaxing.

susieyarb: i am so white right now, and i feel so much better when I am tan(fake tan hehe). Yes traveling with the bf on his business trip is amazing and fun time for us.

farn00a57: you go girl!:carrot: you will reach your goal and then some! good luck :)

I got my rear in gear and did my 2 mile WATP and Denise Austin's abs workout. 45 min all together.

I'm running low on my calories today, under 700 going in to dinner. We'll see how I come out for my totals!

Hey everyone. Well the past few days haven't been so great. All of a sudden Saturday evening I got a sore throat. Then yesterday I felt horrible all day at work, was really weak with no energy..turns out I had a fever most of the day. Then today I wake up and I feel better, but I can't talk. Now I'm starting to cough a lot, which is making my throat really hurt again. On a good note though..I'm getting a 30 min massage, manicure, and spa pedicure Thursday FOR FREE! It was a present from my boyfriend's parents. I can't wait! Also, I was down to 177.8 this morning. The pounds are FINALLY starting to drop again.

Hi everyone! :wave:

It seems likes it's been forever since I've been here! I'm so glad to read that everyone has been doing well. My boyfriend flew back to California this morning. We had an awesome time! Celebrated my dad's 55th with family/friends and then just spent quality time together the rest of the time. It was perfect up until he had to leave. :( I stayed OP food wise but didn't exercise as much as I wanted to. I only did my last two days of W3 of C25K. I was supposed to start W4 today but I skipped on the gym. So, tomorrow I start W4.

Official weigh in today puts me down 1lb from last week at 197lbs. I'll take it!!