Hi all. Just checking in. I dropped my laptop and broke the screen so I haven't been around as much. My bloat somehow dropped away and I lost 5 lbs in a day so back to ticker weight...go figure. :shrug: I am holding the course and doing fine on calories. Maybe I'll see a loss for this month after all...

168.5 this morning.

brigettedavis- this is rare. you have no idea. i usually operate on the "i sees it, i eats it diet". the men i was around this weekend, were NOT people I was trying to impress (as research states women typically eat something around 200 calories LESS a meal when they are on a date- fact haha). i actually usually have the whole "little room for digesting?" FILL 'ER UP issue as well. this is news?? if it makes you feel any better, sunday's eating was exactly like yours. i had some ham and pinapple and a jr chicken from the night before for breakfast, then a diet coke, then a tandoori chicken wrap + fries (it was huge, i ate all of it, down to the last fry) - then a ff mocha from starbucks, then a ham sandwich, a grapefruit, and some chicken thighs around dinner time. how did i weigh in less then the week before? nobody knows haha so you're not alone!! keep pushing!!

4star- you can do it!! dropping the computer is no fun though- any chance you can get the screen fixed?

toobig- WOOHOO!!


Me: 179.4 this morning. i saw 178 after yoga yesterday, after only 1 meal and 90 minutes of sweating lol. i definitely ate closer to maintenance yesterday, and REALLY late. like..i shut my mouth at around 10 30 finally, whereas i usually stop eating around 7 lol i do not have any big plans today except for the studio, so i am hoping for good numbers tomorrow!!

Have been too afraid to step on the scale. Been overeating for past few days and binged yesterday. I'll woman up tomorrow, step on the scale and push harder.

Feeling discouraged today. Had to buy new trousers for job interview and am still a "fat" size (UK size 20). They are a little loose but the 18 is still way too tight on me. I felt like a big sweaty whale in the changing rooms. Also feel really bloated in general. Ugh.

Nothing like trying on clothes to make us feel like crap. Just remind yourself you've lost 24 pounds and you'll be in those 18s soon.

Bad night again last night.. my friend had to go to the ER and I went with her.. I visited the vending machine... 4 times. and went to taco bell.. and noodles and co... and got some donuts at the gas station. stupid stupid. back up to 178.8 this morning this is getting really old. Something has to give to get my *** back into how amazing I was doing.

Northern rose - you'll get there!!

65.7 kgs this morning. OMG. Not going to go all psychotic on myself. I'll just revert to what I was doing and focus on the small goals. Wondering now whether it all started with that one cheat day. Lol.

169 this morning--I made my August goal!

Mer du Japon- Way to go!!!!

170 for me this morning. I am coming down with a cold which some how turned into me eating hundreds of extra calories yesterday. I do not know what my problem is.

bridgettedavis- i did that a couple of months ago. please don't beat yourself up and keep posting updates!!

mer du japon - CONGRATS!!

toobig- colds are a pain. but you do need to give yourself extra calories so that your body can fight!!

me: over ate (will spare details, it included the cake from my birthday which is still hanging out in my freezer. fondant, tiffany blue, and everything else is in the fridge.) today: studio, went to the fair, ate half a blooming onion, felt gross, walked 3 k. weighed right before bed. 181.6. praying to the scale gods that i see 179.8 tomorrow- i will be okay with that.

i have some pretty packed days coming up including a going away, a bachlorette, and a job interview, and i need to hang in there. i also bought a groupon for a 2 month gym membership. i neeed to activate it tomorrow. since i wont be able to make it to the studio (and if i do , it won't be until 8 pm tomorrow) i WILL go check it out.

ALSO my trip to Ottawa this weekend? so i was talking to a friend. i have gained about 10 lbs since i left ottawa at the end of april (aka i gained 20, and re-lost 10 hahah). regardless, i practiced there and my friend told me the studio director made a comment about how i have a smoke show body? HELLLOO. maybe that was what made the blooming onion okay? anyways, yes i know it's gross. but blooming onions and funnel cakes are my FAVOURITE fair foods. this is my second blooming onion this summer, and i've had 1 funnel cake haha.

sorry for the ramble.

170.5 this morning. I don't even want to talk about it.

I feel you on the fair foods. We have our fair coming up and the chili cook off. I love fair foods.

180.6. going to the new gym this morning (After i finish caffinating + oatmeal-ing ha ha).

toobig- fair foods, are a glorious catch. you know you're going to feel gross. but it's so delicious. pick one thing, look forward to it, and eat slow! that way the grossness kicks in faster and you stop lol

I'm trying to get a little protein in for breakfast instead of cereal. Two fried eggs on a piece of toast with a little saracha and a couple strawberries. Mmmm! Not bad for 300 cals.

207.8 on the scale this moring. Heading in the right direction.

66. something this morning. Wonderful. I honestly don't recall what the something was; the 66 grabbed all my attention. I'm hungry all the time. And tho I'm not snacking as much, I'm overeating like crazy.

I didn't weigh in this morning... due to not being at home, but it was an awful day yesterday and another awful day today. This weekend is the fair and the cabin. Yuck. I am going to try to stay true to my diet for the entire weekend.. it's so annoying and frustrating that everyone can just eat all that crap at the fair and I don't get to... but I know if I can avoid it all together I will be much happier as I'm walking out. I will regret eating it I will not regret passing it up. How do I remind myself of that at the fair though? I'm thinking I'll be back up into the 180ies tomorrow morning.. maybe 179 or so. I feel myself actually gaining weight.. not just water weight and bloat so it's time to stop allowing myself to binge. Changing my ticker today too.

bridgettedavis- my "go to" tricks are: 1. iced coffee, 2 splenda, little bit of skim (the skim just for colour)- i ballpark it around 50 cal for a grande at starbs. so i mean, iced coffee + the same combo at the fair= same thing. unsweetened iced tea (or iced tea with splenda) or a diet coke. more frequently i go for the iced coffee, or the diet coke. coffee fills you up. diet coke- the bubbles fill me up. fairs also have corn on the cob! there ARE healthy choices. if you really want something "BAD". candy apple, or a ice cream cone. those are the minimally "bad" foods. personally, im carbosaurus rex, so ...well you see where that's got me hahaha

carryonloosing- don't freak out. don't try to compensate. you're hungry? eat. eat at maintenance. the more you freak, and punish yourself the worse it will get :( im back tracking 20 lbs because of this.

coolmom- i personally find that toast makes me ravenous. so does cereal. how about 2 hardboiled eggs and oatmeal? or 1 hardboiled egg and oatmeal? or eggs and yogurt or something?

nightly update: i saw 178.6 post studio tonight. do you like how i manage to lose 2 lbs of weight throughout the day? hahaha. i know it's totally just water and i will get it back pronto, but if i see anything below 177.6 tomorrow, i will scream, that's where i stopped updating my ticker!! hahah i did 2 workouts today. i actually bought a groupon for 29 bucks for a gym that's like, 2 major intersections away from my house. surprisingly, it's great! given my current uh, "gainful underemployment" i have lots of time!! lol BUT this weekend is going to be super hectic. going out with friends. to the bars tomorrow night, and going to a bachlorette on saturday night. i am pretty much socially obligated to drink:( which means i'm eating REALLY clean, no extras, and as high volume/low caloric density as humanly possible hopefully this weekend. the bachlorette is also going to have "snacks". i am terrified. actually TERRIFIED.

Stimkovs- one of my fav breakfasts is oatmeal and two strips of bacon. Mmmmm!

Tonight's dinner is a winner. Frozen yogurt and a Bud Light Lime. Woot! Lol still within my calorie budget.

167.5 this morning. Y'all have me worried about myself at the fair. I really want to hit goal before the holidays.

toobig not only will you hit it, but you will REMAIN AT IT.


also, 177.4 eat your heart out.

:D

206.6 this morning and I felt confident enough to change my ticker. That's almost three pounds down. It would be awesome to hit 200 by the end of August but it's only a week away so it probably won't happen.

looks like i won't make my goal of 132 this month, through sporadic stress bingeing i gained weight. :( maybe next month.

174.8 this morning... off to the cabin today... if I can just remind at 174.8 I'll be happy!!

After making my July and August goals, I can only hope I can keep this up and make my September goal of 10 lbs as well!

169 Anything under 170 makes me happy these days

178.6. im with too big- anything under 180 makes me happy. danger day 1= complete. i actually didn't consume that many "booze" calories last night, but i did decide to eat some crap RIGHT before going out. i was STARVING all day, guess it evens out. today is the danger day, so i will be practicing self-control. both with delicious creamy boozes, and the best desserts/cupcakes/snacks EVER. the thing with this bachlorette, is that the "food" is ALWAYS very good. but all calorie bombs.

206 this morning. We are going to a pool party today so i need to make a plan and stick to it. I'm bringing a dish so at least I'll know the cals in that.

168 this morning.

Chili cookoff next weekend so I will be trying to save back a few calories this week. I see lots of veggies in my future.

i ate some carby, carby things at a bachlorette party last night, that i won't even admit to.

then i had a little...pig out session nice and early this morning? pre-coffee? i can't explain it.

didn't weigh this morning, scared to weigh at the moment. i think i am going to try to wean myself off the carbs and hold off the scale for a few days- then do one weigh in at the end of the month. i know iwon't see the low 170's, but i am hoping to be in the 178's!

208 this morning, up two pounds. I had a brat and chips and seven layer bean dip at a party yesterday. I actually did pretty well as far as keeping it small but I should have left off the bun. Lots of water today to flush out the water retention for my official weigh-in tomorrow.

Well, I have been away & all over the place this week. I weighed myself when I got back today & was same weight I was at weigh-in last Sunday. So, pretty chuffed considering I was off-plan and not paying a lot of attention. Since I weighed in the late afternoon, I hope to be a little lighter tomorrow morning.

Yep, 219.4. So lost 0.6 lbs :) I'm very pleased considering I was off-plan for the week!

166 this morning. I am very pleased at the number but wondering how someone who has weighed everyday for almost three years can still get surprised on the scale.

I hope everyone has a great and on plan week.

i am not weighing, i know what i did. today- i am back on plan.

i slept for 11.5 hours today (yes, that rought of a weekend lol). going to the studio for noon, then going to try to go to spinning at the gym tonight at 6 30. maybe a rollerblade to the bank in the middle. but the hard one will be not to up food. i have never tried spinning before so i am excited and nervous lol

woowhoo toobig!! you are killing it! I've got to recatch up with you! I don't even want to talk about this weekend. I didn't do well at the fair... at all. But I am back on plan today and I am seriously going to kill it to be back to 165 by Sept 10th!! 2 weeks... that is 15lbs in two weeks... I think I can do it since I'm not sure how much of the 180 is actual weight and how much of it is water weight/bloat ect ect... I have got to stop making excuses and giving up on what I've worked so hard for thus far... :( it's very discouraging. I am actually really ready for summer to be over with I have a much easier time in the winter not making excuses and I could for sure do without the cabin which is where I always seem to pig out... I need to see those 160ies again and if I could just stick to plan for more than 2 darn days I know I would. I don't know what's wrong with my brain lately but it's time to kick it back into gear!! I won't be seeing my goal for the month that's for sure, as of now it's to see the 160ies again... UGH I am a firm believer in the quote if you're tired of starting over quit giving up... I just need to start living it again!

brigettedavis- i am with you.

i would kill to see those pesky 160s again.

i have a big wedding on sept 15th, my date (as in i'll know for sure tomorrow) is somebody i met at the begging of this summer, and is somebody that has both changed my life, and inspires me even from 500 kms away. he is, exceptionally fit and healthy, he knows (and doesn't question) my issues, i have THE PERFECT dress, which currently fits. it's one of those, classic jcrew "Teaparty" dresses, so think, lily pullitzer at the derby- summer dress, printed, strapless, very cinched at the waist. 1. it is gorgeous, but i have the "Extra boob" overhang a little. also, this is a dress that i in no way, shape or form can put on by myself, i cannot wear a bra with it (it has like, little clasp things on the inside, but it needs an extra pair of hands, which means somebody is going to have to zipping me into this thing (cough cough my date)- and it better be an easy operation =).

so, game on for september? mouth shut, gym clothes on, rain sleep or snow?

you know what's better then fair food? a lb of celery. ya, i said a lb.
HA

(sorry guys, too much coffee again).

65.2 kgs this morning.

Whew! Lucked out with a .6 pound loss at my weigh-in tonight, even though I've puffed up for TOM.

Mer du Japon - congrats!!! I can't wait to be able to say that!

65.6 kgs this morning. Made a decision to quit with the self- sabotage. Taking it a day at a time.

168 this morning. REALLY happy with that. Can't believe after all the crap I ate yesterday that I'm not up from salt.

I am also ready for cooler weather. It is easier for me to lose weight when its cooler. Maybe I feel more like cooking when its cool out?

Hope everyone has a wonderful day!