I got my second workout in at lunch and felt great. I think I've done too much because I just want to eat now. I did a mile on the treadmill..incline 5.5 and 3.8 speed. I did those in intervals and then I did some leg presses and leg lifts. One thing I will say is I can see the muscles in my legs coming through when I'm lifting. I will have to check when I'm squatting. Long as I don't over do it after dinner.

manders- hang in there. It is a bad idea to go to the market when you want to binge, I can never resist all the temptation either. I go through binge stages too, I know how your feeling. The day will come when you put your foot down and say that is it! you'll be ready then to get back on track, and you'll be rewarded with a loss!

As for me, I rode the bike for 22min then went food shopping for my mom. I seem to lose better if I only do 20-30min a day, it's stupid & not normal. Had 1518 calories, about 100 over limit. Not bad considering it was from eating too much fruit. I'm just being as careful anymore! I did lose 2.5lbs.!

Thanks for the encouragement! And can I just say, I love these little pictures? I've always wanted to use this one, but cannot think of a time to use it. Now I know - when I don't get a shower until 1am and have to be functional the next day

Today I was back down, thank goodness! Still in the 150.something range, so still no 140's, but hoping this weekend will push me over. I've got a lot going on, so thank goodness, not a lot of time to sit and eat

to everyone who is having a poor week, I agree with Fit4Lyfe, lets end this week strong!

So sorry to be M.I.A. ~To tired to catch up on all the pages~But I love y'all & I hope everyone is doing great.~My kids Have been keeping me busy (& this awesome weather~I AM FREE FROM WINTER & CAN GO OUT & NOT HAVE ASTHMA ATTACKS AT THE MOMENT)~cold air sets them off badly & Muggy hot~But hopefully we don't have many of them this year.Staying inside can so suck! So I have been outdoors & eating like crazy~Been eating about 1800 But I am sure exercise wise just from walking outside I am burning 800 or more of them a day~Was 131.2 this morning during weigh in so that was good. I FINALLY GET MY PARTIALS On the 20th ~(of side & back teeth~they saved all my front teeth) Been months of work But I am nearly to reaching my teeth goal~I set like 2 years ago also LOL~Anyways I am so sleepy~off to snuggle with the hubby!

p.s. Hopefully The avatar pic is the last one with a sweater till Fall.~I So wanna wear some shorts & short sleeves!

Please Count me In!!! I'm New to the forum.
I'm a calorie counter.

Current weight as of this morning was 190.6lbs, Easter Goal 182lb.

I am down about a pound to 181.9! Considering that I wasn't expectig a loss this week, I will gladly take it Exactly 2 lbs to go until 179.9!! (Hoping for 179 even, but I will take anything in the 170's!) I may just make my goal yet!

Have a great Friday, laides!!

Tomorrow is measuring day and I'm hoping for something!!! I have been feeling really tired today and it's only 9am. I'm feeling melancholy today. I have no idea why but been a little teary eyed but work must go on.

Sounds like we have gotten back on task. So lets finish this week with a BANG!

I was kind of hoping this would be a specified challenge. But that's okay! haha Hhhmm. A goal reasonable to reach before Easter. Let's see....
To lose 5 lbs! I think that's reasonable. I'm still at the beginning of my weight loss and the 1st 20 lbs always go fast. I'm certain this is a goal I can achieve. As a sub goal....no sugar! I'm addicted! No sugar intake except for what's natural...like in fruits and such. So far so good! Good luck to everyone on their goals!

Ok so this morning I weighed myself and I gained .2lbs...how is that possible...because I drank a crap load of water, walked around the office as much as possible and went to the store walked around for an hour, had only 1350 calories, and took in a crap load of veggies, the only thing...i was 2,000mg over my sodium intake, and i'm a week before TOM. So those are the only things i can think of. I was in and out of the bathroom constantly yesterday so I thought i was gonna lose more this morning...booooooooooo!

Anyway, went to the store last night got my frozen meals and snacks. It sucks cuz I know they have alot of sodium, but it's the only way to get me to start eating less and counting calories again. After a couple of weeks i'll begin to substitute whole foods back in. Ive been craving cheetos lately so instead of getting the regular ones out of the vending machine, I picked up the bakes cheetos and counted out the serving size in a little baggy so i have them here at work. Way less calories and fat and sodium.

The frozen meals are basically lean cuisine and kashi, then i picked up the green giant frozen veggies so i can add more to the meals and mix more veggies in. The only problem is some of the veggies, even though they say "healthy weight" on them, normally have a sause with it and I don't want the sauce, but the smaller ones are easier to keep at work. so something im' trying to tweak on. I've been having to use the crystal light packets to get my water down. I've been drinking pop for so long I lost my taste for water. I will develope it again soon just to drink it plain.

so i guess i'm wondering is it bad that i'm doing the frozen meals for a little bit? I don't know anyother way to make it easier to stay within calorie and watch portion control. I don't have time to cook food always for lunch, and don't have desire to cut up fresh veggies and cook them. Anyone know of some good frozen meals with low sodium? any comments and suggestions would be great thanks

sigh....yesterday was another day off plan for me. I am back on plan and staying there now though. Yesterday was just an awful day.

Usually I fluctuate by up to 4lbs during the day, but for some reason TOM has me at 276.4 every single time I get on the scale LOL. I am hoping some of that weight comes off by Monday (which is weigh in day), but if not, then I know it will come off by next Monday.

Since I have been off plan for the last 2 days, I am going to cycle down to 1400 calories for today and tomorrow (rather than my usual 1600-1800)...I was far more than 200 calories over each day I was off, but it's better than nothing! LOL

I didn't weigh myself this morning because A) I spent the night at the boyfriend's abode, and he doesn't own a scale. (whenever he dares to step onto mine when he spends the night we me, he's always mortified to find that the number went up, so he doesn't want one. ) and B) last night I ate more food than anyone ever should ever, ever, in any one sitting due to the wonderful restaurant that his employer took us to.

Can't wait to get back on TRACK today! TMI, but my TOM is totally weird this week, I technically started on Monday, but it was barely there. And it was like that for 3 days, I didn't even need any coverage because it was so light, I just noticed it when I went to the bathroom. But it kicked in hardcore yesterday (almost too much, gah.) SO weird. I am almost glad, because that could explain why I was sooo up on the scale until yesterday!

I just want to know what I weigh!! I won't even get to weigh myself until Sunday, official weigh in is Monday, so I have to stay on track until then to see a loss!

Good morning...

jigglefree 2 workouts a day!?!?! I'm barely eeking in the one and I'm exhausted, you go girl!!! And I'm sorry you're feeling so sad today, is it sunny where you are? Go and sit in the sun, studies show the Vitamin D boosts your "feel good" chemicals and you you'll feel better HUGS!!!

Missjessica Right? Today's a new day and we can still end this week with a bang!!!

Ariesgirl

Northern Exposure WTG!!! Kick that goals a$$

MrsMomOrtiz to the Easter Challenge

jdonato I have relied on frozen meals in the past and box things like Rice-A-Roni or Hamburger Helper, but the trick my mom taught me (as a busy mother with 6 kids working up to 70 hours a week sometimes) is to add too them; she would add skinless chicken, canned and fresh vegetables and water to cut the saltiness. Lot's of Lean Cuisine and Kashi meals have Low Sodium recipes...and to me, as long as you're going the healthier route then who cares if you don't have the time right now, just do it

ohmydogs It will get better, I like cycling, it gives me high days and low days, so I can "cheat" on certain days

Dorian5 at your boyfriend not wanting to get a scale (although I mildly understand) and you've got 3 days, you can make some headways by then...


Today I am Super Excited b/c I weighed in at 240.6 today!!! that's half a pound past my Easter Goal, but I am going to try to contain my real excitement until Monday, official weigh-in. The key this weekend is to keep that loss or lose more and by Monday I'll really have something to be excited about!!! Okay, off to walk...Happy Friday Ladies!!!

Tried an interesting experiment yesterday. I completely disregarded my calorie intake and burning yesterday. I let myself eat whatever I wanted (polished off the cookies from the night before from breakfast, HUGE bowl of pasta for dinner). And you know what? I basically felt like crap all night! My heart was racing, I woke up in the middle of the night because my body temp is off, etc. I stuffed my face because I gave myself permission to do so, not because I was hungry. I missed eating veggies, I didn't feel satisfied after snacking and after a while, nothing in my house even sounded good. I came to the conclusion that while sometimes, the odd item that I typically don't eat sounds good, for the most part, I love what I typically eat!

I'm still thinking about my food future. How to stay on track, how to lose to my goal, how I want to live my life for the rest of it. And in doing so, have decided to stay on my little break of not logging calories eaten or burned. But only the logging, not the crazy eating. I plan on eating reasonable, typically sized meals and keeping up with my exercise. I think maybe all my craziness may just stem from being burnt out! I mean, I've been at logging and having my calorie intake and burning at the forefront of my brain for 18 months. It might be time to chill for a bit! And I know how much things add up to, about where I'll be, etc. that I'm not particularly concerned about blowing my calories on a daily basis. So today begins my that experiment. I don't know how long I won't log stuff in but for right now, I don't have a set time that I will restart.

I'm hoping that this break will do me some good both mentally and on the scale. I would be nice to get down close to my challenge goal, or even hit it, by the 24th.

Thank you! The funny part is that I didn't even think about the binging potential until I was at the stores. I so had it in my mind that I have to get stuff for dinner and for my business that I didn't even think. But I was able to resist the temptation to run to the store yesterday and pick up more junk.

Did a quick search and found Amy's make some low sodium items. Hopefully they are available at your grocery store.

FIT4LYFE! Great job! You might need to make a new Easter goal, huh?

Manders01 I've been thinking about not logging my calories for a little while too, my life is completely ruled by them. I'm eating numbers now, not food, so I'm barely enjoying myself. I'm thinking that maybe at the beginning of May I'll try my hand at eating intuitively.

P H A T It's beautiful in my neck of the woods as well, I'm definitely thinking that the dog and I need a loooong walk outside when I get home from work! Great way to start the weekend off right. Hope you have a relaxing day!!