YOU GO ArkieK!!!

Off to work early today - going to Committee Dinner this evening - wish me luck? Also gonna W/I before I go . . .

WOW Sherry! What a Great Post! Insightful.

Something we could all work on together, I think, is the words: "fail" "failure" To me, its just like quitting cigs - ANY amount of time you're not smoking is better, you know? So ANY amount of time we're making good choices is better than the times we are poisoning our bodies with processed sugar/flour? Becoming insulin resistant/destroying our pancreases etc.

Just a thought.

Almost had a peanut butter attack in the Wee Hours brendanerb! Thinking of you and our deal - PLUS - the W/I today helped me to just go on to bed and SLEEEEEEEP. Had a gigantic glass of water instead.

I am the stepmother of adult "children" as well, lilyb. Can so identify!

Confession: I have done NO Christmas Shopping . . . gonna do it ALL on my B-day/23rd.

Confession2: I too have better luck on lc with planplanplan PLANNING. I also "promise" myself that I can OVEReat if I need to - but only on lc stuff.

Daily Menu Thread: I have been allowed to endlessly edit so far on my original Post.

Afternoon

Lily~ I tend to ignore my step dil as much as possible. Simply because I have absolutley no use for the woman! Harsh? Yup, and its well justified. So when it comes to the grandkids....and things myself or my dh doesnt approve of, we try to make up for it in our own ways. When my stepson left for iraq last year,(he's back now) the nonsense that went on with her and the grandkids was unbelievable (they live next door). She realized that she royally ticked me off, and I told her so. I also told her not to ask me for any help every again and that I dont take kindly to having knives in my back in thanks for what I did. (Im venting) Anyway, do what you can for the kids when you can. Thats my best advice. If you can get them to visit without the parents, thats your best opportunity. My step grandkids, get fed! hugged! loved! and their filthy winter coats washed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing pisses me off more than hearing from them that they have been eating cereal for supper for the last week. Or hotdogs!!!! I'll tell dh about it, and get him to call his grandkids over for just "grampa time" so we can feed them! I really hate it when his son is out of town, the difference is just amazing! Ok, Im done ranting........gonna take a big breath!

Eating is great! Exercise isnt!

Aud~ great going on skipping the pb snack!!

K, Im off to get started on stuff I should have started 4 hrs ago

Robin, I know what you mean. My SD has 2 kids ages 2 yrs. old and 6 months old. I don't know how that every time she brings them over they both manage to be wearing a dirty diaper. I constantly bathe them and wash their clothes. I keep outfits for them here so if I need to take them anywhere they have clean clothes. She feeds the 2 yr. old pure junk. Cereal would be an improvement in his diet. He eats nothing but chips, salsa, cookies and popsicles. I cook for him when he's here and he will eat better food when it is given to him. The 6 month old, she is feeding him ice cream and chocolate pudding already. Makes me want to scream. I constantly have to remind myself that these aren't my kids and I need to keep my mouth shut. Kids are very resilient and will live through the idiocy of the parents. Enough of my rant.

Molly is having a hard time breathing. I may be taking her to a vet tonite if these puppies aren't here soon. I finally got her outside and she is digging her hole bigger right now. She did start breathing a lot better after going to poopie. (TMI , I know). I think she just doesn't have room left to hardly breathe. She is humongous. If she hasn't delivered very soon, I'm afraid she'll be needing a C-section. My BIL is a veterinarian and he is guiding me on what to do for her. I am so thankful for his help.

Hi Ladies

Do forgive me for not posting after my return from Hawaii. I have been so jet lagged waking up around 9 AM and than with all the wash and Christmas Presents that have to be wrapped along with the cards,I don't even have a enough time to snack.

I lost 6 lbs so far and I'm very happy it coming off nicely. My DH thinks that I'm not stressed over my weight anymore,and see success for me in the near future. Maybe hes right. I haven't food journaled like I used to,since I'm home maybe,don't know for sure but that might be another hidden stress in my case.

Have to go start dinner, I promise I will post & read your post here tomorrow.

Hugs BB
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yes they are Lily. I just always feel so bad for them. Hopefully our own dd's will have more sense than this.

Hi BB, you're right. Starting now I am back to journaling every bite I take. It slips away from me when I don't. I feel fat and bloated today. Haven't exercised in a while. I'm getting my lazy butt on the treadmill tonite. I'm sure I have gained a few lbs. but it feels like 20. Which isn't possible since I weighed on Sunday.

Robin, my own DD better be great with my grandbabies. I sure won't hold anything back if she isn't. She has been raised better than that.

I did it. I got my lazy butt on the treadmill and walked 36 minutes. 1 3/4 miles. The most exercise I've had in literally weeks.

w00t! I'm in new numbers at last! 3 more lbs and I'll be right at the heaviest I've ever been - previously that is!

Couldn't read much tonight - read my "daily snacks" and you'll see why I'm cross-eyed!!

Good Morning

Aud Nice to see the scale going down!!

Been busy around here, but Ive been able to keep my eating under control. The lbs I put on while eating all those chocolates has finally come back off. So now Im only 2lbs heavier than I was 3 weeks ago Ive still got a good 50lbs to take off before most of my pretty clothes fit. Im down to 4 shirts and one pair of jeans. It really has to work this time!

Im calmer this time. I know it has to come off, and Ive decided to eat lc, with more fruits and veggies. Keep the fats under control and little to no snacking. But Ive also decided that if I need that chocolate fix or what ever Im craving......I'll have it. I'll try the healthy choice of the evil first....but if its been weeks since Ive had something, Im not going to say no. It just leads to week long binges, that turn into months. Last year at this time I was 30lbs lighter than I am right now. Mostly due to fighting off the cravings and loosing.

So.......on we go, day 5 is done and on to day 6.

Have a great day ladies.

Looks like we're all "on the go" today. Just checking in to mention my body is SOOO weird! Last night I had 2 pieces of pizza (not LC) and some chips. Add to that I had a handful of m&m's and to top it off last night I had a cinnamon roll (not sure why I ate it as I don't like that type. Not that type of packaged type that is ). So WI should have been a bust...but I'm down 2 pounds! I'll take it!! Going to do my best today w/the cookie making and such. After the sugar attack from last night I don't hold out for my willpower though. Just going to do the best I can during this time..and make up for it during the week (until after the holidays is my thinking) Have a great weekend everyone!!

When I eat sugar it shows on my face, regardless as to what my scale says

I need to take a photo....

....this is your face
.....this is your face on sugar

aud, WTG on the scale moving down. Yeah.

Robin, glad to see your lbs. coming back off too.

Brenda, sometimes when I have too much sweets, I really have trouble the next day or two with carb cravings. Here's hoping you get through this OK. WTG on the 2 lb. loss. I'm sure my weight is up. I weigh tomorrow.

Last night after all the walking, I became ravenously hungry. I forced myself not to eat again. This is what I will have to do. Exercise makes me hungry every time.

Robin, my face does the same. It's broke out right now from the pudding the other night.

SherryA: I think all you need is a few recipes you can fall back on for a busy night quick meal. There are plenty. And don’t forget the convenience of frozen veggies! Frozen veggies rock when you are busy. Let me also recommend Ross chocolate bars (can get on the net if not available in your area) and Dove sugar free chocolate (OMG those are good, I get them at walmart). And you should know, you are not FAILING, you are winning, afterall, failing would be just quitting, you keep trying again. I’m proud of you! How many folks “fail” and that’s just the end of trying.

Lilly: POOR Molly. Surely she is close now. My last pregger dog paced just before popping the pups, I think from the labor pains bothering her. HA, bottle proppers. We tell them to stop that constantly at the hospital, mothers just roll their eyes and continue to do what they want. Good going on the treatmill. Maybe Molly should try it to get those babies moving.

Aud: Great job – always good to get a little wt loss high.

Lady Adnerb: As long as the scales move down more than up we’re making progress!!!

On my big day out, I lost my diet. Lost it bad. Ate a perfect LC breakfast, headed for Jonesboro, ate lunch. Lunch was at the mall to save time. Great Steak Escape. I ordered a grilled salad. Not very tasty. Was a big disappointment. Ate 3-4 french fries from DH’s plate. Still holding my ground more or less. Ate 2 cookies from Great American Cookie Company. WHAT? How did those get into my mouth!!!! They had cranberry white chocolate cookies. How was I to resist. I love cranberries and I love white chocolate cookies. I was doomed. They were awesome. I won’t lie. I savored those cookies. With my diet coke – HAHAHAHAHA.

Ok, supper was 7 hours later because I went to that graduation and was running late so missed out on supper until after. I was so freakin tired, it was 11PM. We drove through Arby’s. Yes, they had a few salads to pick from. Yep, roast beef without a bun would have been fine. Nope, Cheddar melt roast beef bun and all with curly fries. Mmmm. So bad.

I did get loads of exercise - walked all over several dept stores and the mall. Parked what seemed like a mile from the graduation and walked up hill (in heels, what was I thinking) to it. I didn't manage to park close to anyplace I went shopping so even more walking. BTW, I didn't mean I shopped in heels - I went to graduation in heels.

Now the good news, got pics made!! My friend snapped my photo in my new outfit. Even better, those pants that were too little when I bought them, my DH says they look a little too big! WHAT??? Yep, a little too big!!! Check out my before and during in the progress section!


http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...86#post1499386

I think he's right Kel, but you look beautiful!! I love the outfit! (it looks like more than 13lbs gone tho)

Correction: since that date it's actually 15 lbs, plus situps! YAY situps!