Fruit--YAY!! only 1lb to go!!! Is that for this challenge or for you're ultimate weight goal???

Shylah--YES! We DO have 2 weeks!! actually 2 1/2 since St. Patty's is on a Wed!!! GOOD LUCK!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Susie--Thanks! I have been working hard (we all have!!!) and it just seems like I've been in the 180s FOREVER!! Well come to think of it....since the beginning of December! It's time for a new decade!! LoL

Farn--Congrats on the 1 pound!! And you're absolutely correct about NOT depriving yourself (atleast in my opinion) I feel if we deprive ourselves of EVERYTHING we used to love or crave, then we will cave and engorge (sp?) ourselves when we're having a weak day :o) Hope You Feel Better Soon!!

jdon--It IS hard finding a balance! But you've already come so far in your WL journey, atleast you're teetering and not just going up!!! Good luck finding that balance!!!

Susie-Good job on your WO and Calories today! I'm in the same boat, getting ready to eat dinner (I sleep late bc I work late so all my meals are pushed back from the average times---I don't usually go to bed until atleast 2AM!) and I still have 945cal!! usually don't have that much, but I kept my mind busy this afternoon and didn't "graze" when boredom struck!! LoL

Zoochick---Congrats on the loss!!! And I hope you feel better soon!!! Atleast the scale is moving again!!!

Katy--Sorry you're BF couldn't stay longer...I don't know how I'd handle a long distance relationship!!! Also...Good Luck with Wk4 on C25K...I'm finishing Wk. 7 tonight...but if I remember correctly, Wks 4 & 5 for hard for me!! By that 3rd 5min run, I was ready to die!! But, as I found out, if you keep w/it, you'll be OK...as I've said before, I had to find something to distract me from counting down the time...solved that problem w/a DVD!! LoL

As for me, I did the 30min Walk on WATP and the 20min Metabolism Boost Exercise TV WO this afternoon before work...and I plan on doing Wk7-D3 of C25K tonight before leaving work (treadmill) and I'm OP w/my 1500cal range!! It's starting to be a great week (if ya don't think about TOM! LOL)


***UPDATE: Got busy at work and didn't get to do C25K...will try again tomorrow :(

~hugs to all~ I Am in a hurry ~took me 2 & 1/2 hours to do my nails & I am sleepy........Gotta get a tooth pulled 2morrow....I will be getting partials for those teeth I am missing~None in the front are missing...Just side & back ones....Wish me luck ~I done the cleaning ~LOL But getting a tooth pulled sucks! (No it doesn't hurt It is just a bad tooth & needs pulled so they can fit me for my partials......I am ready to fall over~So Off to bed I go...I will type to individuals 2morrow. HUGS!!!!

:belly::swim::ebike::running::strong::boxing::trea d::workout::running::bike2:

Whatever your workout plan is let's get moving today. I'm feeling really good and I want us to make goal this month. Two weeks left and we gotta make it happen. We are going to be eating healthy and resisting the food that will stop us from making goal. Come one everyone let's make it a great day!!

Oh and I'm so on plan and focused. I did an ab workout this morning and will be going to the gym this afternoon for my cardio and strength training.

susieyarb: Great job with the workout and the cc for the day. Keep it up!

zoochick777: sorry you've been sick, but it's good that your resting. and Congrats on the weight lost that's amazing! :)

Katy05: I'm happy you and the bf got to spend time together and THAT YOU STAYED OP! That's really great! Seriously my bf is my downfall when it comes to bad eating habits lol. Great job on the loss..1lb is 1lb more to being healthier.

KDM322: Thanks :hug:You are so nice and very sweet. The great thing about my new journal is I can really keep track with stickers and color(i color coded everything :dizzy:) So I looked yesterday and noticed I have a problem with binge eating. I knew I had this but needed to see it on paper. So I joined the binge-free challenge on here and taking it one day at a time. And after eating right yesterday, a little over calories, but I lost 1.2lbs of water weight so that's good. I hope everything is going great for you and keep up the good work!


Lori: I wish you luck at your dentist appt. I know it's hard when they pull teeth, but it's worth it! You're going to make your 100lb goal, and have a beautiful smile...you go sexy! :carrot:



jigglefree: OMG I LOVE YOU! lol you are so positive and it's just what we all needed. You are really kickin booty! I'm working very hard to have an OP week and I hope you have a wonderful day! :hug:


As I said earlier I have a problem binge eating. I will do great all week and becuase I feel great and look good i'll celebrate then on the weekends just go nuts! Allow me to give you an example: (This will make you really want to stay OP and barf)......

Friday night go to the bar with the bf after work have a few beers. A few beers turns into 5 beers, 2 long Island Ice Teas, 2 shots, a burger and fries (btw I make sure we get home safely after that, NO DRINKING AND DRIVING!)...then going to Taco Bell....a fully loaded nacho, beef chalupa, and a burrito....the next morning.....Tubby's 12inch sub, two orders of fried mushrooms with extra ranch, then chineese food for dinner.

I'm not kidding that's only one day! It makes me want to cry. This isn't every weekend but it happens too often enough when we go out. The alcohol hinders the choices, then the next day it's like "well i already screwed up so what's one more day?" I've joined the Binge-free Challenge on here and will try and go a few weeks with out doing that. I can see having a night like that once a month or once every two months.

Like I said it's not every weekend, but that's just an example of the WORSE case scenario. My weekends are my down fall because none of us wants to cook and we've work all week and just want to take a break, but I set out to make a life change and I will! Wow this is huge for me to admit all of this.

I hope everyone has a great day and I"ll post more later. Thanks for listening.

hey all, just a quick post today before I'm off to the dr. I hate being pessimistic but this is really turning into a crappy week. I am sick, which isn't bad, but I fell outside last night on my way to work and seriously hurt my ankle. I can't walk it hurts so bad. I'm going to the dr. today to see if it's a sprain or a break. i'm so devastated because now I can't exercise and I feel like this is going to upset my weightloss..ugh right when i finally found the motivation to lose the weight over all these years I get injured. any suggestions on exercises I can do without using my feet? haha

Good morning everyone!

I can't believe it's March already (I keep thinking that)!! The weather here in Texas is absolutely gorgeous and it just helps me feel... good. Busy morning back at the office today caused me to not eat my breakfast until now. I typically eat Kashi cereal every morning for breakfast but today I'm eating a whole wheat english muffin with PB and 1/2 a banana because I forgot to bring milk to the office. Nice change, though. I start W4 of C25K today. I'm worried I won't be able to get through it but I'm going for it anyway. I have to!!

jdonato I admit, it was really hard staying OP with my boyfriend around. Although he is super supportive, he still eats like sh*t AND he stays thin! Not fair! We didn't refrain from eating out but I made it a point to make healthy choices when we did. It was tough but so worth it. I'm so proud of you for admitting your binge eating to us. You know what you're doing wrong and now you're ready to fix it. I know you can do it. It may be hard but you know it's worth it. I'm rooting for you.

farn I'm so sorry you hurt yourself sweetie. Sometimes we run into those bumps in the road and it's up to us to get past them to our destination. I know you feel defeated right now but I also know how badly you want to become healthier. And trust me, you can still do it. Bum ankle and all. If you can't exercise, put more focus on eating healthier until you've made a full recovery. If you're able to do some exercise, do it. Your doctor should be able to tell you what you should/should not do when you see them. You're going to get through this!!!!!!

I'm sorry to hear about your ankle :( I really hope it's not broken. Try looking up some chair exercises, I'm not sure what your impact level is, but they can be modified and made harder.

Do you have any resistance bands? Those can help make more of chair exercises too.

Hey ya'll. Today is a little better. I still can't talk, but I decided to call in sick to work today since whenever I move around a lot I start coughing A LOT. On a whole though I feel better, just hoping the fever doesn't come back tonight. I'm off every wed and thurs also, so I have another 2 days to get better before having to go back to work. I was pretty happy this morning too, I was down to 176.0. I got rid of 1.8 lbs of water weight, so it turns out that not drinking enough water has been my problem the past month. So glad I finally figured it out!
Sounds like everyone is doing pretty well.
Farn Sorry about your ankle. Hopefully it's just a sprain and it'll heal quickly. I tend to sprain my ankle a lot (they roll easily), and it usually heals within 2-3 days.

I really ate too much today(3800cal.), I feel sick. I was doing so good and I blew it. I had 1 lb. yet to lose, and now it will be more like 4lbs. So depressing.

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agh... tired been cleaning today, i figure that's enough of a workout for now.

fruitlady- yeah that's a bummer...I've been doing that lately too... maybe counter balance with exercise and try to head off some of it? It'll work out. :hug:

farn- bummer. Hope you're ok... I guess maybe upper body exercise might help...eh just a thought. It's a pain when ya can't get around... the doughnuts sneak up on you... watch out for those crafty buggers!

Pad thai is sooooo tasty but it's not great for the ol' calorie intake. Mind you, I did at least have only a lunch portion, no peanuts, and avoided the spring roll that came with it. Even with that off-plan meal, I'm still on track for my calories for the day thanks to having my lunch for dinner. And I got back in the pool this morning which felt so good - I forgot how good swimming can be for you!

JD - going back a few posts, you asked about skin cream. I'm very lucky that I have oily skin (yes, hate it for make up but it helps keep the wrinkles at bay!) but I use anti-aging products to try and keep my skin that way! I'm currently using the Olay Pro-X products and love them. I bought the starter kit and instead of buying the full size stuff next, I just got another starter kit - I love the smaller products and they all travel, and being an accountant, I figured out that ounce for ounce, it's about 2 cents per ounce cheaper if you buy the full size stuff. Not worth it! The other thing I have started using at the suggestion of a friend's dermatologist is vitamin C serum. This stuff is not cheap - I got a tiny bottle and it was $55! - but it lasts extremely well and makes my skin feel amazing. Anyway - just my suggestions. Oh, and on the binge eating? I ate a whole bag of salt and vinegar Lays chips on Saturday. And not a small bag - the honkin' big one. Yeah, my body made me pay for taking in that much fat in one go, lemme tell ya!

jdonato ~thanks girl! That is just what I needed to read...cause I am still freaking out over all my future appointments at the dentist. I did however go & get my teeth cleaned the other day and the tooth pulled today...ughhhh~hated it all but its more steps closer to that new smile!
As far as binging goes...I did that my whole first to 2nd month of dieting.
Here is what helped me to solve it......First of all I upped my calorie intake from 1200 to 1400 which worked better for me...Then I switched around nearly everything I ate~Even ate stuff I always said I didn't like~but found out I actually like~such as yogurt~love it~& tomatoes~love em! Then When I am still having a bit of trouble here In there I Drink lots of water and believe it or not that helps to keep u full too & to help u feel fuller...I think your depriving yourself of some daily calorie intake your body needs & it's letting u know this when Ya binge...maybe up your calories a little bit everyday & see if this helps.Sometimes that is all it takes cause I could munch down what u wrote & 3 homemade pizzas in a day when I ate to low of calories~LOL!~HUGS GIRL!!!!

farn~hope that ankle is ok!

zoochick~Hope you get well soon!

EVERYONE ELSE ~HUGS TO ALL!



My mouth is painful from getting my tooth pulled so I am off to bed.Goodnight everyone...........Hoping for a good weigh in 2morrow!

Quick check in ...

Ended the day at 1445 cals. Did Leslie Sansone Walk the Walk 2 miles with lots of upper body included.

Farn: Sure hope your ankle is not broken! Let us know what the doctor said.

Thank you for all of your kind words and thoughts! I went to the doctor yesterday and had to do an x ray because there was so much swelling he couldn't tell right away what was wrong. It turns out that I have a 3rd degree ankle sprain, so its not broken!! which is great news! But, at the same time it is the worst kind of sprain you can have. I apparently ruptured numerous ligaments around my ankle, so until they heal, my ankle joint and what not will be quite unstable. Which is kinda scary...so I have the whole rest of the week and the weekend to rest it up until school next tuesday so hopefully it will be significantly better by then. I have to do some rehabilitation just to get it to not be stiff and function properly once the swelling goes down. So i'm on crutches until then. which by the way is a workout by itself!!! haha. So it's not great news but it's not all bad either!! i'm really cracking down on my food and water intake and making sure that is perfect and trying to find all the ways i can keep my body moving!! Never going to give up!!!!!

zoochick: yeah i'm sick too, it sucks, but keep drinking that water and maybe take some vitamins? I hear they help and the water will flush out the virus!!

katy05: congrats on staying pretty much OP when your bf was there! that would be sooo hard!! and nice job on that pound!! whoo!!! thanks for the motivation too it really helps!! i'm finding othe ways I can exercise, focusing more on strength and stretches now while I can't really walk around.

jdonato: don't get too down on yourself chica, it happens to all of us! That used to be my weekly routine, swear to God. I would go out with my friends for Thirsty Thursday, and then friday, saturday, and sometimes sunday. It would always end with me drinking way too much and then of course you have the drunken munchies and have to eat!! I don't even want to know how many calories I consumed during those drunken nights....all you have to know tho is you can have those nights, just get back out there the next morning and start fresh!! we have to treat ourselves every once in a while or life is gets boring!! :)

lori: how'd the dentist go? ugh, I hate that place!!! I always leave in more pain then when i first get there. haha :)

shylah: thank you for the ideas!! I need all I can get right now to replace my one hour cardio every day that i will be missing. I'm actually going to go get resistance bands, thats a great idea!! :)

fruitylady: don't sweat it!! you still have a lot of time before the challenge is over you will be able to lose that pound or 4 pounds! I doubt you gained four pounds though!! :)

Nightangel: haha yes they can sneak up on you and my temptation is too great, so i can't even have them in the house!!! Otherwise I hear them calling my name! haha yes cleaning is a workout, especially when your house can get as messy as mine can! haha

susiearb: nice workout! I'm jealous! keep up the good work! :) nope not broken thank god, just severe sprain, so I guess i'll take it! haha

jigglefree: you are such a motivation to all of us I really hope you know that!! You seem always so pumped and ready to take on the day!! It's great!! :)


KDM: yes that used to be a huge problem of mine, depriving myself and then one day all heck breaks loose and I eat enough calories for like 5 days....hahaha all i know is it was never pretty!

julesp: omg I love pad thai! I haven't had it for the looooongest time though! I think I am going to treat myself to that some time in the future. nice job with having what you wanted, and cutting out the extra stuff that will just lead to excess calories. I need to learn how to do that. Haha I don't think I have the strength to say no to a spring roll though...... :)

well I am off. to the couch...haha. pop in a few movies and do some sit ups and push ups as well. have a good day everybody!! :)

Good morning! :)

I completed W4D1 of C25K yesterday at the gym and I actually got through it! I felt like giving up several times during it and felt like death afterwards but that's besides the point. Haha. D2 is tomorrow. I'm going to do the stairclimber and elliptical today with some core training, which needs a lot of work!

jules Pad thai is beyond yummy! My boyfriend and I went out for Thai food over the weekend and while he ate his pad thai, I was eating veggie stir fry with chicken. I didn't touch my rice or spring roll but I did eat a bite of his pad thai. It was delicious and worth the bite. :) I'm glad you enjoyed your pad thai and stayed OP with your calories. You definitely practiced self control when not touching the tasty little spring roll!

down to 264.5. 5 lbs to go and see my goal of being in the 250's!

Though I am ecstatic to be officially 10 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight from 2008! ha.

farn i'm so glad it's not broken btw!!

Lori and KDM, thanks for your kind words about my daughter. It does help to hear a little word of hope that things will get better for her.

And, Lori, I'm glad you made it through the dentist visit yesterday. When this is all over, you are going to be so glad that you decided to face the fear and get it done. I know it will be well worth it to feel happy and confident with your smile. (This is based on my personal experience, as I've mentioned before.)

Farn, I'm sorry about your ankle. I guess it's true that you will be getting somewhat of a workout in spite of the injury! Here's hoping that it heals quickly.

jdonato, I totally understand how your weekends sometimes turn out like they do. It's natural to want to reward yourself for a week of working hard and being OP, it's just that a few drinks make you feel like it's going to be okay even if you really overindulge. Good luck with your efforts to go binge free for a few weeks.

Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!

Thanks everyone for your stories and encouragement! Seriously it makes me feel good knowing I'm not alone.

jules: You're very lucky for your skin and I will take your advice about the products. I used Olay for a while and do like it. I have to change it up once in a while because my skin gets too used to one product and then blaah. I'm glad you got back into the pool again i'm jealous :). Oh and pad thai....how many calories are in it? i've been trying to figure that out. I have never had Thai food and a few weeks ago the bf had me try it...omg love pad thai! lol so i'd like to know for future reference. Nice job staying OP.

Lori: Thanks for the encouragement and advice. So I decided to up my calories from 1200 to 1400 and just by eating 1600 the past few days i've lost more of the water weight, down 2.8lbs again. I also looked back at my old journal to see how I did it before, and I saw that I ate a big breakfast. I'm not a breakfast eater but I have to force myself and at the store last night i got some snack packs, not 100 ones the good ones 140-150calories but of more of what I would crave. Thanks again :)

farn: Sorry about your ankle. That's good that it's not broken. Swimming is good exercise you can use a kickboard and do only one leg for kicking, or use a "pull bouy" and just used your arms. It stabalized your legs so they can move and lifts them out of the water and you can just use your arms. many of the girls i knew with foot injuries did that. Also ab pilates is good too or just doing weights with arms. I hope this helps. Thanks for the advice. I know what you mean by Thirsty Thursdays and then the munchies, but you're right I will just keep trying.

emileigh: Thanks, I'm taking it one day at a time. About your daughter....I was in her position a few year back, and moved back home with mom and dad. It was hard with the break-up but worse on my pride of having to be back home again. How my mom helped me...she gave me a big hug said she loved me and told me she's there for me. It helped so much. She also helped me with groceries so I could lose the weight and just by listening really helped. She tried not to be invasive because I was an adult but to be honest...I love it when she was, it was nice to have someone worry about me. You're a great mother for caring and asking what you should do, it shows you really care and you love her. I'm sure she knows that and feels better knowing she has a home to come back to. Good luck!

Katy: Thanks for saying that. I know what you mean with the bf and it feels good to get this out. Thanks for rooting for me :). I hope everything is well with you and that you have a great day.



Today is Day 2 for me for binge free! I'm taking Lori's advice and uping my calories. I'm also being more honest with my snacks and will give in once in a while so I don't over do it. I did want to do my cleanse but that's not healthy and practical for me. I am going to focus on 2 things right now....1) keep to my calories...2) not binge. Those two things will follow by slow weight loss and I am happy with that. If i focus on too many things I will just go nuts. I know I'm at a healthy weight and size so it's worth more to me to keep it than try to go less and end up gaining. One day at a time!


OH SO HERE'S THE STORY!:
the bf calls me last night during class....the trip to the resort is off for me! His boss decided at the last second to have someone else go, which is fine but we'd have to get a seperate room, (the guys would normally share to save money), but the rooms are too expensive for us to get a seperate room. We can't afford it. So now I can't go. There was a martigra(spelling) party that I was rsvp to and before we would just have to pay for my food but now can't afford the rest. I was crushed! It's not the bf's fault but it still hurts all the excitement and work for bubkiss. So I went to the store last night to get food for the weekend for me, since i didn't bother to go grocery shopping because we were supposed to be gone, now i'm alone. He calls me and says pick up a bottle of wine, cheese and crackers..I asked why he said just do it! fine....I come home and there he is with flowers:o. He felt so bad he wanted to say sorry and say he loved me and which I could come. He didn't have to I understood why but it helped and meant alot to me:D. The wine was to soften the blow later lol and relax. so he said we can plan a trip out east this summer together. I'm bummed but still happy that I have an amazing bf who loves me. I'll just be the cat lady sitting home this weekend lol.


Sorry if I missed anyone. I'll get back to you guys later. Have a great day!

Shyla: I'm only 5 pounds from my goal too! We will make it! It will be so great to be into a new "decade" and ever closer to our goals!

Jdon: I'm sorry you don't get to go on the trip, but that was really sweet of him to bring you flowers and understand your disappointment.

p.s. can y'all still see my ticker? for some reason I can't see tickers since last night. just a red x and a box???

all the tickers coming from 3FC seem to be blank with a red x in the corner. All the other ones..."ticker factory" are viewable. I dont know why.

that stinks about the weekend trip :( but big kudos to the BF for being awesome and spoiling you a bit.

Hey everyone. I'm back on the block!!! I had a momentary mental battle that "I WON"!!! Thanks to some ladies on this site. I love love love it here.

Jdonato - Hate you didn't make the trip but I think it's great your bf still had the sense to show you some love. It was classy and thoughtful too. Good plan changes as well. You will get there.

Susie and Shyla - good progress on your goals.

I think I should be an 18v at this point. The 18v means I'm half way to 18 without the w. I'm going to be comfortably in an 18 by the end of this challenge!!

Hope everyone is having a great on plan day. I'll be going to the gym after work for some serious cardio and weight training.

Jigglefree - your 18v comment cracked me up! What's the difference between an 18w and an 18-nuthin'? I don't really understand the difference but I know a lot of stores sell clothing starting at 14w and I've always wondered what the "w" changed.

JD - pad thai is not what one would call weight loss friendly! Most estimates appear to be around 400 cals per cup. Pei Wei, which I love and now avoid having done my research, is 420 cals per serving BUT the dish is over two servings, so it's just over 1,000 calories if you eat the whole meal. Yeah - ouch. But I just noticed that Healthy Choice cafe steamers now offer a chicken pad thai so I will try that. I suspect it won't be quite the same, which is why I now only do pad thai as a very occasional treat!

Me - yesterday turned into a 14 hour day that didn't end til nearly 11pm. For someone who's used to being in bed by 10pm at the very latest, this was not good and I could NOT drag my sorry butt out of bed this morning for a workout. But I will be going swimming tomorrow without fail! Hoping to get to the store this weekend to treat myself to a new swimsuit - I have one that I love but I really could use a spare, if I can find one on sale.

Hi everyone, I stuck to it today. I gained 2lbs. so far, most of the time I gain 2 days in a row from the same binge, hopefully i won't see that scale go up again tomorrow morning, cause I really behaved today, but sometimes that doesn't matter. I was cleaning all day yesterday (9 hrs.), that had to of burned some of the extra amount of calories I ate, which was about 3800 to 4000. Today I had 1060 cal. which is the amount I have if I need to lose weight from a binge. So far I have 3lbs. to lose for the challenge, if the scale go up again tomorrow there will be more to lose!

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Well today was a good day today and my friend and I worked out and had fun. I rally like working out with someone! She's coming back tomorrow!

I'm back again...and again... and again... to 235 and this time I'm beating it to a pulp...tired of this number! :carrot:

Jules: The W clothes are just bigger. I wish like crazy I'd never ever let myself get into them! A 16W is pretty much like a regular 18. My size 18W's fit me from when I weighed 247 (tight) and I'm still wearing them at 214 even though they're about to fall off! It takes FOREVER to get out of one size of W's!!

When I went shopping last Friday for a new pair of size 16 nuthin' jeans I was so bummed that they wouldn't just slip on! I still have a good bit of muffin on top. I could wear them if I had to with a big top. I could have easily slid into a 16W, but I will never from this day forth wear a W behind a clothing size!!

My plan is to try my muffin-top 16 jeans on this Friday and hope they fit much better.

Quick report on my day:

Calorie Count: 1639

Exercise: Tae Bo 45 minutes. This is the first time I braved the Tae Bo dvd and I was pleasantly surprised that I did the entire thing and didn't die. It was taxing, but not killer. I'm pretty proud of myself to tell the truth! Hopefully I won't be too sore tomorrow.

Hoping and wishing that TOM will be gone by my weigh in Friday morning.

Tomorrow is my day off from exercise. I try and do exercise 6 days a week, even God had to rest on the 7th day!!

p.s. thanks JDon for letting me know I'm not the only one who can't see the tickers! I miss them and hope they come back soon!

I am sooooooooooooo tired so Can not reply back to everyone tonight but wanted to say thanks to everyone that said such sweet stuff about the dentist appointments...I think I would have not went if it wasn't for y'all support~I ADORE U ALL! Thanks so much all of you!:hug:

Anyways~gotta pay bills 2morrow....ughhhhh~will be a lonnnnnnnnnng day.Always got them covered ~THANK GOD~but hate going out to pay them~Cold weather just sucks for me~But it suppose to be 40~So that will feel like aheat wave here.
May go shopping too for a few needed things. Not sure yet.
Anyways...................Heading off to bed.........Got 4 days til the 7th(which was my dads birthday) I am working hard to reach those 150's for him~Even uf not I know he is proud.~Still giving it 100% my all for him.
HUGS TO ALL~Off to bed...................I am a sleepy/worn out/wife/ & MOMMA!LOL

:wave:Hi y'all!:wave:

I am NOT dead - just crazy crazy! I haven't read back through the thread - I literally have about ten seconds here - but I wanted to check in tell everyone that I am confident you are doing fantastic, and I am doing - well, fantastic, but the scale hasn't budged from 179.5 since sometime last year. Or last month - seems like last year. I doubt I'll make my goal, but I am not shedding any tears, damnit, because I have been on the horse for many days in a row after a bad weekend in which I just ate EVERYTHING and then a week during which I BARELY squeezed into the acceptable range. On top of that, I'm on day 3 of the 30-day shred, and wow - Jillian, see me in h-e-l-l. Sweaty, gasping for breath, I can't sit down I can't stand up I can't move my arms h-e-l-l. So it's all good in da' hood, I am sweating my bacon off and eating under 1400 like it's my new religion. In case you hadn't noticed, it's giving me tons of energy. The scale will move. It must move. It will move if I have to reset the damn thing 5 pounds lighter <cough> I mean, it'll move eventually!!

I wish you all the best - I'll be back soonest!

Massive super enormous high-energy hugs to everyone!!! :hug::hug:

I'm up to 267 today. wth! :( gonna chalk it up to too much sodium yesterday and in desperate need of some TMI movement :p

At least I went up the day after my good weigh in lol

The sun is shining here in OHIO TODAY~I am sooooooooooooo happy!
were suppose to have 50 degree days this weekend and some of next week~which will feel like a heat wave here! Off to enjoy my day~Spring Cleaning to do.~HAVE A SUPER DAY EVERYONE!
Hoping my weigh in later is super! 3 days to reach 150's~WORKING HARD AT IT!

Good morning! Were all moved in and almost unpacked. Everything is great, the move went pretty smoothly!

Monday i did some yoga & yesterday i did a 3mile run interval. This morning i woke up dizzy and nauseated, my dd had a stomach bug or something Tuesday so i guess i got it. No workout for me today...

Were having trouble with our internet connection, hopefully i can check in tomorrow. Have a great workout/rest today and i will check in tomorrow:)

Thanks everyone for your kind words about the trip. The bf saw what you guys wrote...he smiled and was happy. It was the sweetest thing he did and I feel very lucky and loved:dizzy:. I have a new goal to look forward to for this weekend. I told him I'm going to work on being binge-free this weekend. I can't remember the last time I went a whole weekend w/o going over-board...he can't remember for himself either. My weight is finally back down and I've even taken in more calories. I said 1400 but the past few days it was 1600. Why I'm losing weight is because I'm eating healthier, more smaller meals throughout the day and not bingeing at night. For my age, height, frame, weight, and activity level I can take in 1400-1700 and still maintain my weight. I keep telling myself one day at a time.


Thundah: YOUR BACK! I missed ya soooo much! hehe I hope all is well, you seem very busy and the scale will go down for you...if not...."it fell down the stairs!:o" lol.


susieyarb: only 5lbs that's amazing! You can do it! Good job on the Tae Bo...I heard that's really hard. You will fit into those jeans with no problem...kick some blue jean a$$ :carrot:


ShylahEQ: it's ok about the weight..it probably is sodium, i gain 3lbs sometimes just from a high sodium day. It's hard to find low sodium food these days. I wish you the best of luck!

jigglefree: Thanks for the kind words and motivation. You are so positive and so sweet. Good job winning the mental battle! You can do it!:cheer2:


fruitlady: keep it up, Day 2 is here and we can get through it! I'm here for you all weekend long if you need it.


NightAngel26: When i read your post about beating 235 I though of Michael Jackson's "Beat it" so I'm sending you a "beat it " vibe to kick major bootie :dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer::club:


lori: :hug:I'm glad the sun is out and I believe you can make your goal. Either way you've come so far and have done so much for all of us. We can thank you enough for your support. Hope you have a wonderful day:)


julesp313: thanks for the info on the pad thai...I'll have to do some more investigating. Maybe next time order the peanut sause on the side and only use a smidgen.

misspriss: Glad your all moved in! I hope you feel better.





I hope everyone has a great day and Good Luck....


"Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
"...:dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer::dance r::dancer::dancer:

Good Day all!!

I'm on it today. I have been sticking to plan with my eating and got my clothes to workout after work. I did really well yesterday with my workout. I was too tired to have my evening snack so I took my shower after dinner hung out with the fam and went to bed.

hello everybody!!! hope everyone is having a great day so far! I pretty much am! :) I have decided to not let this ankle get me down. I gained a pound in the beginning of the week, but lost it today. So I only have 7 pounds left out of 20 to reach my goal!! It's going to be tough, but I'm gonna go for it. I have been doing laps around the house on my crutches as exercise, bicycle kicks in the air, and other various exercises that don't put any pressure on my foot. My foot is getting easier to walk on every day. Still pretty stiff and a little sore, but I think I should be fine in another week. Which is great because I leave for Mexico the 17th!! yippie! I'm starting to think that I won't make my goal because I can't really exercise but I have been doing so well with my lifestyle change that i am not too upset. I know in my heart I would have made it if it wasn't for my accident. So that makes me happy. Ya never know I still might! The only thing that stinks is I'm getting pretty behind in school with missing class. other than that all is well, have been OP all week pretty much with calories and water. Just finding exercise to incorporate is the only obstacle. But hey i'm up for a challenge!! Well I'm off to start working on some homework and doing more bicycle kcicks!! haha i'm sure i look like a complete idiot, but oh well! :)

have a great day everybody and keep up the good work!! only 13 DAYS LEFT!!!!!! We are almost there, do NOT give up now!!!!!!!! You guys have to kick butt for me, if I can't make it to my goal, but I sure as heck am gonna try!!!!

Mini vent! Grr. The scale is not budging. But I am tracking my food on my iPod and wearing my GoWearFit and I know I am burning more calories than I'm taking in. So at some point my body will have NO CHOICE but to let the flab go. I have noticed my clothes are fitting better, particularly my pants, and I am starting to see muscles desperately trying to peek through the flabby outer coating so I know things are heading in the right direction. I have to learn to not use the scale as my only measure of sucess.

Thundah - good to "see" you! Glad you're still doing well - I know the crazy life, so it's nice to see you posting when you can.

JD - but the peanut sauce is what makes pad thai sooooo good. I couldn't do just a smidgen!

Susie - thanks for the info on the "W". If you're looking for good jeans, try Lee's with the "no gap" waistband. I'm lucky enough to have a Lee's outlet here in Vegas, so I get them for $20, but they are fabulous if you're curvy (I'm a different size on my waist than hips because of my very generous butt and belly!). They come in really nice dark washes so they're very flattering.

Wow, the scale is down today...was surprised because we were busy at work and I ate a late dinner (930) so I didn't feel like running at 1045...so I didn't get my 25min jog in for C25K and only did the WATP Power Mile before work...PLUS, on the way home, I ate a reese's egg (thought I had enough cal, but it put me at 1550) AND to top it off, DH offered me half of his little debbie swiss roll AND I ACCEPTED! UUUGH! (haven't looked up the cal yet--but it's gotta be 100-150) I dunno, maybe my body likes having more cal...I figure I'll wait til the end of March to see if 1500 is my magic #, but I figure I need to give it atleast 4-6wks before I decide LoL

soooo, I'm 0.8 from GOAL AND a NEW DECADE....plus, 0.6 from 50lbs loss since June 2008 when I was at my highest!!!! (wasn't very serious about dieting from Oct. 08 through Sept. 09...only lost like 10lbs) Getting ready to go WO before I go shopping...I'm wearing the same pants to work that I wore at 230 AND they do NOT look good!!! Need to find some new, smaller ones! lol probably needed them a while back, but they're just work pants and I didn't feel like puting the $$$ into them...but I think it's time...maybe I can find some at Goodwill (don't like to spend too much bc they can get nasty at work with blood/body fluids) AND bc i'm not done losing, but i may have to break down and just buy new....we'll see

Well, I'm off to WO....Good luck to everyone....**Here's to an awesome OP day** plus, Spring is just around the corner!!!!

It's almost Friday! Thank you baby Jesus!!! I hope everyone is having an awesome Thursday wherever you are! It's a beautiful day here!

I weighed in this morning at 195.8! Woohoo! Keep moving scale! This means I'm 5.8 lbs away from my St. Patty's weight goal I set forth. Here's to making it!

I'll be back later to respond to everyone - a lot of woohoos to give out!

Krista: Oh my goodness look how close you are to your goal!! You are so totally going to exceed it! How fun to be so close to the 170's, oh to be so close! I went to Goodwill the other day and they had tons of scrubs, I guess that's what you wear since you get blood and , er'... fluids on you - ick. I know what you mean, though, about wearing too big pants. What once made you feel nice and trim now makes you feel big even though you are NOW nice and trim - crazy!

Jiggle: You are kicking booty with that 30 day shred! What I've read of it sounds scary and you're just doing it!! Glad you're back to your motivational self after your set back the other day. We all go through it, though so don't beat yourself up over it. Just knowing you made it through makes you even stronger! You're going to be OWNING those 18 nuthin's before goal, I believe and in those size 10's way before you ever thought!!

Lori: I'm so glad the sun is out for you. It's sooo nice here in Texas today and is supposed to be all through the weekend, I do believe spring is on it's way! I really think you will make your goal for your Daddy's birthday. But even if you don't get right at it, you have come sooooo far and I know he's got to know and be so proud of all the hard work you've put in.

Jules: thanks for the Lee's advice. I am going to have to try them out. You're lucky you have that outlet there, $20 is great! Don't worry so much with the scale, keep concentrating on those muscles peeking out and your pants getting looser - it's working. I'll bet those muscles are making up the difference in the scale.

Farn: I bet you will make the goal. Walking on crutches is hard work! So if you're sticking to your calorie budget, doing what exercise you can while sitting and just moving around on those crutches, you ARE working out!

Fruit: I hope your day is going well and that the scale wasn't mean to you today. Just keep up the good work and you'll make it through. This group is such an inspiration and support for me and I know they're all here for you!

Shyla: It's got to be a sodium thing if you've stayed on plan! I'd go bonkers weighing every day, though. I know it works for some people, but I'd be on an emotional roller coaster. Once a week is all I can handle right now.

JDon: It sounds like your new plan is working! You are so tiny now!

Miss Priss: Wow, you moved and still did your exercise - way to go! Moving is hard enough! Glad you're all moved and settling in!

Thundah: It's good to hear from you!

We are all going to make our goals!!! Less than two weeks to go, let's stay on our plans and do our best each day!!

Thanks for being such a support to me and welcoming me in!