Good morning ladies~ Sorry for not checking in this weekend, but it was a crazy one. My daughters b-day was Saturday, and she was sick. She still is sick. My son had a fever for 5 days last week, and now my daughter has the same exact thing. I felt so bad for her, and she just looks awful. Today all the kids have off school. I just woke up...this is not good. I had a pounding headache though at 7:30 this morning, so I went back to bed. I need to get moving over here. My eating was okay over the weekend. I didn't break my abstinence, but it was not as clean as during the week. I didn't ever feel out of control though, so that is good. It's hard with b-days and going out to dinner. My exercise was good though I'm looking forward to a nice clean eating day today. Well I better get moving over here. I hope you all had a great weekend~

Shay- What does IE mean? I can't for the life of me figure it out Your doing so good. Have a great day~

Heather- Great job on not eating when you were bored. That is something that I really struggle with. We made it through one whole week

To the rest of the ladies have a fantastic day~

Hello Everyone! Today is my first day, and I would love to join your binge free challenge. I'm using superfoods to get healthy and lose weight, and I'm going to keep control over my binging! Day one for me, and I've been excited about it all morning, until the last half hour or so. Thoughts of walking to the pantry keep creeping in, so I came on to see what threads I could read for motivation! Going to start a journal too, I think it will really help get past these moments!

Tracy

Hello Everyone,
This is just a quick note to let you all know that I have NOT fallen off the ends of the earth. I'm back from my business trip to Boston. Sorry - I am way way behind in all things at work and home, and I don't have time to get caught up on this thread. Please just know that I am jumping right back in and that I care about all of you.

I did reasonably well for most of the days while I was away. No exercise, though, and that's difficult for me. Then yesterday, after 5 days of eating fairly well, I suddenly lost it and started cramming unmentionables down my throat. Weird - I'd just gotten home and I guess the "reentry" was difficult. Ugh!

Today I'm still not feeling quite in the "zone." I don't have decent groceries in the house, and that's part of the problem. Gotta go out and get some.

Tomorrow will be Day 1 for me.

Hugs to you all,

Birgit, here's to a fresh start tomorrow

Welcome Tracy - I journal and it helps me a LOT! Good luck!!

Tina, you did so well over the weekend - that's great! Hope you are feeling better soon, and your daughter, too! I think IE is Intuitive Eating, if I've been following Shay's posts correctly.

This is Day 7 for me. It's amazing to be at almost a week of clean, controlled eating... but I don't think I will spend much time actually 'thinking' about it, if you see what I mean Just keepin' on keepin' on...

Heather

Heather--I also commend you on the not eating when bored. A very easy trap to fall into. Not thinking too hard about it being Day 7 is a good idea.

Tina--Sounds like you did a great job this week. Definitely take care of yourself and your daughter. Heather is right. IE=Intuitive Eating.

startanew--Welcome! I find my 3FC blog and my new journal very helpful.

Birgit--Good to "see" you again. I hope Day 1 has been going well for you.

Well today is Day 13 but days 11 and 12 were difficult. I almost crossed the line last night. I am feeling the satisfaction or fullness but want to ignore it. Definitely something I need to continue to work on.

Welcome back, Birgit! Hope you enjoyed your trip. Good luck with day one tomorrow. Believe me, I'm going through the exact same thing- lost it, went home for a visit, tried to be good, lost it again. tomorrow's another day, that's all. You've been doing great. Just think about those gorgeous flowers you'll have next week!

Tina, I hope you and the kidlets feel better! How terrible your poor daughter was sick on her special day. Hope all is well now!

Tracy, We're happy to have you! Good luck!

Heather, congrats on day 7! You're doing great, keep up the good work.

Shay, on day 13! You've come so far and I'm so happy to hear your good news. It definitely *is* difficult sometimes, but it lessens over time once you see how well you're doing and how strong you are, consistently. I'm so glad to hear you've stayed on track despite the toughness of it.

Okay... so after 26 days I lost it, as I posted a few days ago (and thank you all so much for your support.. it means a lot, really and truly!) Then I went home. On the first day I was good but on Saturday and Sunday I was definitely not. Today was no different; I am disgusted with myself, but surprisingly I'm not too discouraged. I'll be back at the gym tomorrow and I'll make up for this last week I haven't been working out and the four days I ate disgustingly. And I'm skipping this week's weigh-in, that's for sure.

Sorry I forgot to create a new thread for this week I went ahead and took posts from yesterday and created a new thread from those. If any newbies are confused about how the challenge works, please look here: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135316 Sorry again chickies!! Let's all have a GREAT week!

Morning everyone! Yesterday was day 1 for me and I did really good! It was a real struggle, mainly because I stayed hungry most of the day, even right after eating. I'm hoping this will get better after a few more days. Last night was terribly difficult for me. I work at home, and usually work late at night, and thats usually when I binge/graze. I kept a glass of water by me and pushed through!
I checked the scale this morning and I'm down 4 lbs, so thats a great motivater for me to get through another day!
Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning ladies~ Yesterday was a good day. I'm onto day 9...and feeling good I have to read some of my OA stuff today. I haven't had time to sit and read with the kids not feeling well, but today I'm making a point to get some reading in. I always find that keeps me going. I'm starting to feel really good about this. I feel like my head is starting to catch up with the rest of me. My brain is usually the last thing to get on track, so I'm glad it's catching on Today my daughter is staying home, she has the fever Kyle had last week. I'm so sick of people being sick in this house!LOL! I'm going to the gym today for cardio, but other then that a pretty chill day. I have laundry to do. Hope your all having a wonderful day~

Tracey- Welcome! This is a great group of gals Great job on day 1

Brigit- Welcome home Have a great day

Heather- I like that "just keep on keeping on" great motto

Shay- Great job on getting through those rough days...your doing so well!

Dana- Good for you for getting back into the gym. You'll get back into your groove. Hang tight~

I use to give in to urges while at work. We have an open snack section filled with sugary items (candy bars, chips, cookies, donuts etc) where we'd just put our money in a bucket and take what we want. I know I didn't need a candy bar but sometimes I use to make two and three trips buying chips and donuts, and candy bars (can't believe I'm confessing lol) to eat while I'm working at my cublicle. So far this week I haven't been!! So I am happy to find this forum and join it!!

Hello everyone! I have been combing through the forums trying to find a thread like this one! I have been dieting for 6 weeks now and have lost a total of 13 pounds and I think it could be more if I could stay away from candy. Food isnt my main problem, it's chocolate. I have began working out and this past week after my weigh in I decided that I was going to go a whole week without "bad stuff" and I was doing good until I took my kids to a birthday party and I went in the goody bag. I'm so ashamed!! I'm trying this once again!!

omg. hardatwork i so can related to the CHOCOLATE addiction. see earlier today i was pumped about not eating from that snack section at work? well now i have an urge to get up and get me a candy bar! (chocolate!). i reaaaally have the urge man! my mouth is yelling to taste some chocolate. it's yelliiiiing.....so..instead i decided to ramble on while i have the craving until the peak of this urge goes away!!! man they have snickers, m&m's, hershey's bars, hershey's bars with almonds! (i'm talking like they just put them there or something lol). but its so tempting, and so wrong. they are promoting healthy lifestyles by having periodic exercise and fitness sessions even paying for WEIGHTWATCHERS, but have an area full of tempting snacks (OUT IN THE OPEN) to stray us off our path of good health for only a sweet glourious decadent moment of chocolately pleasure in our cubes!!! agh...ok....urge gone now...

Hello Whitlock and Hardatwork - WELCOME! This is a great thread and I'm glad you found us. We are here to support you on your journey, and are looking forward to you support as well.

I am sure there are other Newbies here as well since I've been gone for nearly a week. Sorry I haven't had the time to read everyone's posts, but I'm glad you are here. WELCOME to each of you.

Shay and Heather - you're doing great... way to go! Feels great, doesn't it?

Tina, I'm sorry to hear about your family being sick. Sounds like you're holding it together, though, despite the stress. That's great news.

Startanew - I'm concerned about you saying that you're still hungry, even after you've just eaten. Is that true? If so, then I strongly urge you to eat more, or to eat something that's more filling. If you are always hungry, you are setting yourself up to fail. Your body will not allow you to underfeed it for long. Having said all that, however, I have to share with you my own experience: When I first started on my weightloss program, I found myself to be hungry all the time. I was several days into the program when I noticed that I wasn't really "hungry." What I really was, was "not stuffed." I'd been regularly bingeing and gorging myself for so long, that my brain registered that "stuffed" feeling as being "not hungry." So once I reset my brain to recognize that "not stuffed" actually feels good, I was OK. Hope the same happens for you.

Dana, my friend - I hear your struggle and I'm right there with you. It's so hard when we step out of our routine for whatever reason. Funny how "going home" will screw us up faster than anything else... Pushes all those buttons... Same thing is going on with me. I did reasonably well for the first few days in Boston, while at the workshop. Over the weekend, however, I was with family and friends... celebrating my very belated birthday... involving (among other obscenities) homemade carrot cake slathered with cream cheese frosting... and well, I have not been entirely able to pull it back together since then. This morning, despite my promises to have today be "Day 1," I opted to drive to work rather than walk. My reasoning was that the weather report looked nasty, and I wasn't feeling well. Guess what - the weather is just fine and the reason I wasn't feeling well this morning is cuz I was hung over from yesterday. Soooo... still, I hadn't totally descended into food-**** yet, until my boss decided to take us all out to lunch. Strangely, on the entire menu the ONLY thing that looked appealing to me was fried clam strips with fries. They were delicious, but....

But I will eat a decent dinner tonight and will recommit to NOT eating ANYTHING while alone in front of the TV. Tomorrow is another day.

(The worst thing is that I have to go to Boston again next Tuesday for a second workshop -- UGH!)

Dana - I'll climb back on the wagon if you will...

Hugs to all of you,

Just checking in, chicks- I'm still doing okay to our new friends - and to our regulars

Today is Day 8. I'm strong, I'm capable, and when there is a 'hole' inside me, I do NOT need to fill it with food.

Chat tomorrow -
Heather

Birgit- I don't know thats an interesting thought. It feels like hunger ot me....but I'm eating 1400-1500 cals a day, lots of veggies, fiber and protein. 3meals and 2 snacks, lots of water. So really I shouldn't be hungry, but my body is used to being stuffed full of double cheeseburgers, etc. I'm hoping in a few days I'll not have that feeling, if I do , I guess I need to think about upping my calories.