jiggle~ glad everything is ok. My sister had to go to the ER last week because of chest pain, after numerous tests they concluded she had a strained muscle from her new job. Very scary, so glad you (and she) are both ok.

Lori~ you are not uninspiring anyone. Too me, the fact that you are staying OP and not gaining weight back with so many things to deal with is very INspiring. :hug:I (and I'm sure I'm not the only one) am praying for you. Hang in there. :hug:

I have a busy and exciting morning, will post about it later. WI is on Mon. so nothing new to report about weight. I am sticking to plan, so hopefully Mon. the scale will say nice things to me!:)

I hope everyone has a good day/evening.

Hi everyone! Still doing my walks everyday w/ some jogging for 40 min. Since I added the jogging I get hungrier at night and I don't like it. But, I drop weight like crazy, so it's worth it. It only took me 4 days to lose all the weight I gained from the buffet on Mother's Day. I'm back to where I was, 106.7. I had 1135 cal today cause of my extra hunger, but now I'm satisfied. The sad thing is I have been thinking about where to eat w/ my hubby or what I'm gonna pig out on once I hit my goal of 105lbs. I'll gain again! I'm so so stupid!

I was wondering about your doctors appt as well, glad to hear its monday. Im crossing my fingers that he can give you some quick answers/advice that can help. I know you and your DH have been through so much and there isn't a day that goes by that i don't think about this thread and how inspiring everyone is...thanks you for keeping these challenges going! If hugs are making you feel better at the moment, then here are a few more:hug::hug::hug: take it easy gal, be b#tchy all you want...thats what where here for!! :p

Hugs to you, Lori! Hang in there.

IN a hurry~BUT WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO ALL OF U!
HUGS TO ALL!

Hey everybody:)
Had a busy week holding steady with my weight. Havent gotten too much exersice in.
:hug: To everyone!

Morning,

I'm proud of myself today, I stayed on plan yesterday. Today will be another good day i can feel it. I lost 3lbs of water weight too, so today's weight is 177.8:D

My 2nd interview is in 3hrs, ARG. I really, really hope i get this job. Im so excited.. Wish me luck!!!

bbl i also plan on getting in some kind of workout today.

Susie- You are awesome! WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!!:high:

Jiggles- glad to hear it wasn't anythign serious! Stuff like that can be so nerve racking. Go get back with your 30 DS, You are kicking its butt. :carrot:

Lori- You are still such an inspiration, In the middle of all that crap you are having to deal with, you are still doing a WONDERFUL job! I'm hoping things will get better and keeping you and the family in my prayers.:hug:

I weighed in this morning, since I wont be around this weekend. only .5 lost. which puts me at 201.5 I'm thinking since I'm sore I am retaining a little water. Didn't do the 30DS last night I did the no more trouble zones one. Or should I say attempted! :D That thing kicked my butt. I need to get lighter weights as I only have 10lbs ones right now. Plus I cheated and looked yesterday morning and it said 200, so hopefully this will keep me motivated over the weekend. I KNOW there will be drinking involved but i will make the best choices I can!

On a NSV...First I should say Ive gained most of the weight in the last 2 years or so, for the past year almost none of my clothes fit, and even before they were much to tight. SO ANYWAY last night I was trying to get my stuff together. And I decided to be brave and try on some stuff that hasn't fit in years. Almost all of it fit! except for 1 skirt, and the last time i remember wearing that was over 4 years ago, and I still got it on and buttoned but too much muffin top! I couldn't believe it! I have my wardrob back! I went out to ask my sis boyfriend if an outfit was cute, and he was like "where'd those come from? did you go shopping?" I was like no these are all really old just haven't fit! HAHA he was like I've never seen any of those! and went on to tell me how good I look and how proud he is! It was really nice!

Sorry so long ladies. I had to tell someone! and you guys are all the best! Hope everyone has a FANTABULOUS weekend!!!!

MissP: keep us posted!
Jiggle: missed your earlier post, glad it wasn't serious!!

Those of you snacking at night: I was fighting that same urge earlier this week. Been fully OP the rest of the week though. Not exercising quite as much ad I'd like, but been getting a good 30 mins in everyday at least. Overall, not too bad of a week after essentially taking a week "off" last week.

DH and I have the day off today. Preparing for our 5.5 hour drive this afternoon to attend his grandma's funeral tomorrow :(. I will be so glad when thing get back to "normal" and am not traveling every week to go to a funeral!

Anyway...sorry to be such a downer! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!

Hi how is everybody dong today? I have not been posting because I was in a similar situation to KDM. However, I was reading your post. TOM did not show until yesterday (10 days late) but the delay was caused by the stress that my future trip to Argentina is causing. I do not want to go but I have to. I have not seen my family for 9 years. They have traveled around the world but they never in 9years visited me. Now, I’m going there and I know that they are going to complain about everything (specially my weight). I will try to enjoy what I can and block what I cannot enjoy. I do not know how I will to survive 10 hours in a plane.

KDM: :hug: I understand your situation and feelings.

My update
Sw: 167.4
Cw: 162.0
Gw1: 165 (done)
Gw2: 160 (2.0 to go)
WL: 5.4

I know I'm late in joining this challenge but I think setting a goal for myself will really help. I would like to lose at least 5-10 lbs before the end of this month.

I want to be in the 100s! :D Memorial day falls on my bday this year hehe eee!

Welcome to the challenge Gamerlady and MrsDawson! What a great b-day present you'll have to be in Onederland, Gamer!

Lori great big :hug::hug: to you! I'm sorry you've been having such a tough time. You are always so encouraging to everyone, but no-one can be the encourag-er all the time, sometimes we need to be the encourag-ee! I'll be praying for y'all!

Has anyone heard from JDonato? I miss her!

Jiggle: I'm SO glad it was just gas! I was a little worried about you. Yay for the TSP's fitting!

Aluxa, I'm glad to hear from you. I'm sorry you're not feeling joy about going home to see your family. Maybe they'll surprise you and be supportive!

Krista, I'm on pins and needles to hear if you took the test or if TOM came.

Farn, I'm so happy to hear from you and good job on losing those 4 pounds while studying for finals!! I know you're going to be looking so beautiful when you go to Chicago for that concert! Well, you already are beautiful, but you'll be beautifuller! And YAY for passing your 50 pounds lost mark too!

Miss Priss, I've been wondering how your interview went! One thing I've been snacking on at night is strawberries. They're so beautiful right now and inexpensive and they fill you up w/very little calories. I dip them in the FF Redi-Whip and feel like I'm splurging. So maybe if you just have to have a night time snack pre-plan something that fits into your calorie budget and enjoy it. You can eat like 7 big ol' strawberries for less than 50 calories.

Beach: I can't imagine using 10 pound weights! I'm a big wimp with my little 3 pounders LOL! You are SO going to be in Onederland!!

Fruit: I'm glad you lost your buffet weight LOL. You need to pre-plan a non-food related celebration for reaching your 105!

Ok, here's the scoop on me. Guess what I did today?? I got the 30 Day Shred and did the first day of it! It was hard, but not as hard as I was expecting. I made it through and I thought I'd be dying too hard to make it through. Don't get me wrong, I was near dying! I followed the easier lady on a few things (push-ups and butt kicks) I can't do push ups well at all.

I've been having a hard time staying OP the last couple day. I HAVE stayed OP, but I didn't want to! I have been ready to give up.

Am I the only one who after the initial joy of a big loss or big milestone is ready to just stop? When I hit that 188 it's like something clicked in me to make me want to give up? Isn't that nuts! But that's why in the past I HAVE given up and then put it all back on! I've NEVER lost this much before. 6 years ago I lost from 236 to 209 and then I just quit and regained it all plus 5 more pounds.

I know I'm in a funk and need to work through it. That's one reason I got my bootie to WalMart and bought the 30DS. Ok, y'all who are doing 30ds who still have some tummy on them - do your tummy and boobs jiggling bug you?! I can't stand the jiggling during the jumping jacks, jump ropes and butt kicks. Am I alone in this?

Ok, gotta run. Talk to y'all later!

Hello everyone!!!

Omg best news ever, I totally KICKED BUTT ON MY FINAL!!!!! Whoo!!!!! I studied sooooo much yesterday and it paid off im so happy!! Now I can really enjoy my summer and that trip to Chicago coming up soon!!
Oh and I'm down another pound too! :) that's 5 pounds, 10 more for goal! I'm gonna do it!!!!!!!


SugarRox: that dress sounds soooo cute!!!! :) I totally want to do that too, buy a goal outfit and just work my way into it!! I'm sure your hubby is gonna love it!

lori: I hope you are feeling better soon, you can't be down!!! you are not a loser, never say that!! You have provided soooo much motivation to soo many people on this website you have no idea, for some people that motivation is life saving!!!! :)

jiggle: yay!!!! glad to hear that it was just gas!!! That's great, now back to kickin butt!! :)

misspriss: congrats on the loss lady!!!! that's awesome that you have been staying on plan too!! me as well, we seem to be going through stages together, up down up down haha teamwork!!

beachlover: hey .5 is .5, that's still in the right direction!! haha love the NSV too, that is so great!!! Fitting into old clothes is the best feeling ever!!

northern: sorry to hear about your hubby's grandma too :( Hopefully things will start working out and get better soon!!

aluxa: i'm sorry to hear about the situation with your family...that is terrible that they haven't visited you in so long...families can be horrible sometimes, i know! try to enjoy it however! :)

susieyarb: thank you lady!! :) you are too sweet!! congrats on the 30day shread!! i seriously want to get that so bad, i've just never made time to go out and get it. congrats on your 50 too!!! i know what you mean about making a goal and then going into a slump. that happened to me after mexico. i worked my butt off the few months before mexico and then when i got back i just didn't have the motivation to keep going. i wanted too but just kind of kept cheating every day until i put on another ten pounds! it's like you want to celebrate your victory and then end up doing it by treating yourself and that turns out bad...haha for me anyways

well i'm off to work until 9:30 and then home to exercise! School's out for the summer!!!!!!!

Susieyarb and Farn: I have different kind of feelings but I’m also afraid of their reaction. For my mom nothing is worse than an overweight person, but the worse part is that I will be there for the first time in almost 9 years and I will really feel the empty space of loved ones that are not anymore with us. Susie :goodluck: with the 30DS. I hope you enjoy it. Farn :balloons: and :congrat: for your final!