Hello everyone! What a day! It's just been one of those grumpy days--kids are grumpy, I am grumpy... :tantrum: My Dad offered to take us out for lunch and I was prepared to get something bad and eat a small supper because I was stressed and apparently I eat when I am stressed. However, he suggested Applebee's so I was able to get something off the WW menu. Now that I have calmed down and the kids are napping, I am glad I chose the healthy meal!

Melissa--thanks for sharing your info. You have done an amazing job. :cheer: I hope I can do it, too. We are about the same height (I am less than an inch shorter) and have the same goal weight so that's neat to see!

Alisha--Thanks for your nice words! :thanks: I always need the encouragement.

Really, ladies, I am so, so, so thankful for you all! It seems to make a huge difference to have somewhere to go with the frustrations and the successes. :grouphug:

I hope that this time I can lose this weight--I am almost afraid to hope. And, can I just say that I am kind of blah about losing weight because my hubby and I are thinking of trying for another baby and it scares me to think of losing 60 lbs just to get pregnant and then have more weight to lose! Does anyone get that? :^:

Happy Thursday, all.
Rikki - Taco salad - ummm....oh oh (stop fantasy). Those Laughing Cow wedges are so handy. Good for you resisting the blizzard. As for pregnancy weight gain, if you lose weight and learn to eat healthy before you get pregnant perhaps you can forestall any major weight gain during. (That being said, I admit I've never been pregnant. lol)
Ellis - we miss you here. Hope you find some time to chill out.
Melissa - girl - go for that pedicure!
Alisha - water doesn't fill me up either. I'm not much of a water drinker. Forget to do it. The clinic has been bugging me about it. Am trying to improve. Glad you lost that .5 lb. I know you can stay on track if you put your mind to it.
Today is donut/croissant/bagelcream cheese day at work. As long as no one toasts the bagel I'm fine. Last night I got home and my apartment house was filled with the delicious smell of Prime Rib or London Broil. Oooh. Fortunately the smell didn't carry over into my apartment. :lol:

Hi, girls! :wave:

I'm so sorry I'm not around much. :( This program is really filling my days. I'm enjoying it, and get a lot out of it, but it'll be nice to get back to my regular routine. :)
The best thing is that I'm walking there and back, so I'm continuing to get my exercise in. :hat: Something I might not be doing, otherwise.

Rikki, I can totally relate to your fear of losing weight, only to gain it back through pregnancy. :yes: Our second child was unexpected. I had finally gotten back into shape, and I was so depressed at being pregnant that I went hogwild, and gained 80 pounds! :yikes:
But that WON'T happen to you, hon. :grouphug: You want another baby, so it won't be a surprise. You're going to lose weight, and be one of those fabulous women who eat well and exercise moderately throughout the pregnancy, and you'll just DROP all that weight with the baby! I just know it!! :cheer:

Alisha, congratulations on the 4 pounds!! :hat: You're doing so well, sweetie!! You reminded me... I have a friend who used to eat his cat's kibbles. :lol3: What a weirdo. :dizzy:
I'm so sorry about the IBS attack. :( Why do we DO that to ourselves!? I did the same thing yesterday... had a big bag of chips, and I was violently ill and in agony all night with acid reflux. My eosophagus was killing me today.
What really bothers me is that we don't seem to learn from the experience. :shrug:

Melissa and Rikki, I am so with you re: parents. :rolleyes: What's up with them? Do they WANT us to be fat? Do they think we're starving to death?
I saw my mother on the weekend. She weights about 60 pounds less than me. She said, "I know you don't want to hear this, but I've lost 2 1/2 pounds!" Ummmm... hellooooo!?!? If you KNOW I don't want to hear it, then why tell me!? aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!

Rosetta, how did it go at work today? All those smells! You need to put a clothespin on your nose, darling! :lol: Stay strong, girl!!!

Manu and Sisley, how are you doing? :wave:
Leenie, I hope you're enjoying your vacation, hon!!

I've lost the two pounds I gained during my first week of walking. :p Now if I can just learn to stick to my diet, I might drop a couple more.
I AM feeling better cardio-wise. The shin splints have just about gone, and I'm having brief moments of being able to "speed up" during my walks without killing myself. :D

Hello everyone. I would like to say my day was great but it wasn't. I didn't do horrible but I think I let myself have one little cookie and then suddenly I could eat whatever I want! What is that?? :?:

Rosetta--Thanks for the advice on the pregnancy thing--your guess is as good as mine even if you haven't been pregnant! I hope you made it thru work all right. I was just telling my mother-in-law I was glad I stay home because my dad was talking about donut day and she was telling me about candy corn and tootsie rolls at work. Man! I just have to resist my own food! :)

Ellis--I am glad you found time to post. Isn't it nice when you fit exercise into your regular day? I am not great at that. I still like the easiset route. Thanks so much for your vote of confidence. Women do things like that all the time, right? Why wouldn't I be able to? I lost my last pregnancy weight right away so maybe it'll be that easy this time--and then I won't pack on the pounds as I adjust to being a stay at home mom! And, parents are just crazy and I can only hope I am not like that! My Mom says stuff like your mom said all the time!! :crazy:

Well, I leave tomorrow for most of the weekend so I won't be posting anything for a bit. I hope everyone has a great weekend. I hope I can manage to eat out and choose wisely!! :crossed:

Rikki

Hi ladies, happy Friday! Drive-by post here... I am actually busy at work. ;)

I am back down to 162 and still have my period so that bodes well for next week. Yay! I ran my four miles today and felt great until a tall, skinny, young blonde girl got on the treadmill next to me and kicked my butt. I don't think I could run that fast if rabid monkeys were chasing me! :D

Have a great weekend y'all! :)

Edited to add: Hungry Girl did a wrap up of all the best fast food. Love her site and this post is a winner!

I haven't been around for a couple of days. I really want to reply to everyone individually, but it seems so overwhelming right now after a few days of not posting... :o I really hope that everyone is doing okay!

:grouphug: Ellis, Melissa, Rikki, Alisha, Rosetta, Sisley, Leenie :grouphug:

Me, I hate these ups and downs. I'm doing really well for a day or two, then I slip, then I give up, then I do great again. It never seems to end. But I'm trying to stay positive, because some good days are better than none, and that's an improvement from having only bad days.

Manu--we are on the same page with this up/down thing. Read on...

I just got back from my conference and I ate horribly. I gained weight which is not a shock. I am back to square one and I hate it! But, no whining, right? I will just start over! Why do I do this and can I succeed for LIFE?

Well, hope everyone else is doing great. Talk to you later...Rikki

Rikki, big hugs, sweetie. :grouphug: I know you're feeling terribly about cheating, but you're not giving up, and that's the best. Don't look back... just move ahead.
I've been learning something about "failing" during my program.
We need to quality the statement, "I am a failure." We HAVE lost weight before, so we know we can do it again. It's not a wrong statement to say, "I can do this. I can lose weight."
So we need to change the statement, "I can't lose weight," to, "I'm having trouble losing weight because I'm not tracking my food (or whatever), and I know that I can do it, because I've done it before."
Does that make any sense? Do I need another coffee before I go on? :lol3:

Manu, don't worry about posting to everyone all the time. :) I know it's overwhelming. We know that you love us. :lol:
You have a good attitude, girl! :hat:
It's so frustrating doing the up and down thing. :( If only we had a switch in our brain that would let us go a good month with healthy eating. Just so we could see some real progress to give us hope. sigh.

Melissa, too funny about the girl on the treadmill. :lol: I can so relate. I always find that if there's someone "buff" beside me on the treadmill, they "make" me run faster. Which is a bugger and a good thing, all at the same time. :rofl:

I gardened for SIX hours yesterday!! :yikes: I had a wonderful time, and today my body is KILLING me, but in a good way! :lol: I forgot that I had muscles in my back beneath all these rolls.
Today I'm going to make a comfort box. Does anyone here have one? When you're feeling down or need a distraction, you pull it out and go through it. You put things in it that make you happy/calm/etc.
In mine, I'm going to put stuff like photos, incense with a holder (and matches!), some special cards I've received from my children and other people, some of my favourite quotations, some cartoons that make me laugh, a pair of earrings my daughter bought me when she was four...

And laundry... must do some laundry... talk to you later, darlings! :wave:

Hello everyone! I`m so thankful for finding this site, and for you girls :) However, I am having a hard time getting open with all my problems and I feel it`s too hard for me to be here every day. So - I just wanted you all to know that I`m very thankful for the welcome you girls have given me. I will hopefully feel better about things - and join your thread again some day ;)

Take care everyone.

~Sisley~

Rikki, yes, you can succeed! I'm sorry things have been hard, I know how it feels. But don't give up, it's just a little setback, not the end!

Sisley, I hope to see you back here sometime. Take your time, and come back when you're ready. Take care!

Ellis, when you find that switch, let me know. ;) I love that comfort box idea! That's so great! I'm already planning mine. ;) Actually, I wish I had read this about an hour ago and started working on it, because...

... I went on a horrible, stupid, senseless binge. After exercising. I know I have that control somewhere in me, I just don't know where it's hiding. Probably in my big ***. ;)

But, as usual, not giving up. Tomorrow's a new day, a new week even. Let's all make the best out of it. :grouphug:

Hello everyone!

Sisley: I hope you are all right and feel like you can come back whenever!! Best of wishes to you.

Ellis: Thanks so much! :thanks: You are such a help and you are totally right about those things we say. How many times have I been taught to watch the words I use?? Yet, I still insist on my negative speech. Hopefully, I can improve that. Your comfort box is a cool idea!

Manu: Hey, binges happen, right? Your attitude is so good, it's amazing! Way to get back to the program. :cheer:

Hope everyone else is doing well. Later...Rikki

Hey guys! I'm not new to 3FC, but I've been on a *long* break from dieting and need to get back on track. Can I join the group?

I've started a new job, so right now I'm working 2 jobs AND school. So sometimes I'm almost too busy to work out. But I need to make time, right?

I'm going to start back up on FitDay.com when I was keeping track of every single thing I ate the weight came off more easily.

How have you guys been?

Good morning ladies!

Ellis! That much gardening is crazy! :dizzy: I don't do yardwork. I do almost everything around the house, but for some reason it just doesn't appeal to me. I bet your garden looks fantastic now!

Rachel, You are busy - but you are right - there is always time for exercise. All you need to make a difference is 30 minutes, 3 days a week. You can find it somewhere.

I had a great weekend, it was beautiful out, we did a lot of fun things. And I stayed on plan! I did earn my pedicure but I never found time to get it. Maybe this week.

Congrats on staying OP! It's really hard for me, ESPECIALLY on the weekends! I have been eating unadulterated junk for the past month to month and a half. And I feel awful. So it's time for a change!

Hope you get time to fit in that pedicure sometime this week!

Wow, Ellis SIX hours of gardening? I bet you're really sore! How'd you do it?

Well everyone, gotta run. There's some Geography homework that's calling my name. ;)

Talk to you guys later!!!

Just a quick hello. Weigh in is tomorrow so think of me because I am expecting a gain--at least it won't be a surprise. I hope to just start over with a positive attitude! We'll see...

Rikki