Great motivation! :cp:

You always hear about overeating as a control thing. Where it's ONE area in life people can control. Well, I think it's controlling ME. I've never been able to control anything. Drinking, smoking, or eating. I gave up drinking (for the most part) when I got so drunk I could hear what people were saying but couldn't move or answer (they thought I had passed out). I gave up smoking when I kept waking up barely breathing..but went and lit up again (one of the 3 packs per day I was smoking) anyway. So now I'm down to my last vice. Food. I'm not sure how to control it. In the past couple days revelations have been flying into my head every now and then. I realised I sabotage myself because I'm comfortable being the weight I am. It was always easier saying "I was born to be fat for life." than to do something about it. And now that I've lost weight....it's like I'm the best I figure I'll ever be so why bother going further?? Confusion MAJOR!!!

Rachel - :wave: Welcome!!!

Marie - What more incentive could you have and pretty feet, that's unheard of! Sorry, I just find feet disgusting. Yuck! Maybe it's 'cause I don't have even half way pretty feet, okay, so I'm jealous.

Jane - Try the spagetti squash. I hate squash and finally tried it last Friday. I now have a collection of recipes using it. It's wonderful! Doesn't taste like squash and the texture is great. I'm the same way as far as being picky. I don't eat pork or fish because of allergies and there are a lot of things I should eat but I just can't stomach. it's harder when you're a picky eater like I am.

Brenda - Don't be so hard on yourself. Your allowe a screw up evey now and then. We all do it.

JD - I'm glad you had a wonderful trip.

Star - Always the inspiration.

Morti - was it my food or my excessive drinking that inspired you? :lol:

Star - There is ABSOLUTELY no way in :censored: I could EVER keep up with you! Pre-child, maayybee, now, nope.

I wasn't feeling so great this weekend, but I DID stop in. I think it was too early though. There was hardly anyone there, and you definitely weren't (I don't think anyway). If you look anything like your pic, you weren't there. I think it was around 9pm. We were going to watch the rest of the Lakers game there, but then my BF spotted someone he knew from work and HAD to leave. I know, I know. The antisocial in him I guess. Oh well, another time. Sounds like you had a blast though! What time do you usually get there? Karaoke (sp?) wasn't even started when we were there!

We ended the night watching the Lakers game from bed, eating a piece of Moonstruck chocolate cake. Not too exciting, but still good.

Glad you had a good weekend!

LadyA - Speaking of motivation, I kinda know how you feel. This weekend I went shopping and bought two skirts in size 12. Anyway, after that, I had this feeling like, oh jeez, I look gooood, I can slow down. I don't have to be so serious about this. After all, I'm in a 12! Then common sense tried to kick in. If I do that, I won't BE A SIZE 12! It's a constant head battle sometimes. Maybe we can all help each other through these issues. It's like retraining your thoughts while retraining your body. Sadly, I think it will always be something I'll have to work at, as though there's no actual end to the road. Once the weight is off, the road will fork to a new road, where maintenance will begin. Never ending, so we'd better just find a way to reframe it so we can be a part of that small, successful percentage that keeps it off FOREVER. Just my 2 cents. ;)

Rachel - WELCOME

Oops. Sorry Rachel. Didn't mean to ignore you there :wave: welcome!!


Ohhh!!! Head games! Ya know. I'm normally not a complicated person. I don't sit and try and figure myself out. I should pay someone to do that cuz I can never do it. So these times of enlightenment are WEIRD. :lol: I definitely need to remember that if I DON'T keep doing what I'm doing and slack off then I WON'T be in the shape I'm in. Or even in the shape I truly would like to be. My dream of getting my bellybutton pierced is off unless the belly is GONE. So maybe the head game is....do I REALLY want it done (oh the PAIN of it!) so if I don't lose the weight it's an excuse for me not to HAVE to get it done. Oh man that's just too heavy and deep for me to understand. :lol: There's truth in that statement somewhere I'm sure. lol

Welcome Rachel!!! Jump right on in and congrats on yor loss so far you are doing GREAT!!

Marie I love your "butter face" story (butter face to quote a Howard Stern term, everything was great "But her face".) Turned you right around sent you packin back to the candy isle to return those candies!! I am a HUGE jordan almond and butter mint fan too!