Chicks in Control, February Chat
 

Hi, everyone! :wave:
It's a new month. What are your plans for the day/week/month?

I'm starting my new program tomorrow, and I can't WAIT! I've been eating like a porker all week, and frankly, I am SICK of junk food. :lol:

Ellis~I am so excited for you!!! I can't wait to hear how the program is!

Marrianna~Do we have any news yet??? I have been praying for you and thinking baout you all week.

Rosetta~I hope you are doing better. I know it can be tough to get back on schedule.

I have been good. My mom and sisiter got home yesterday, and I dropped off my siblings. It was so noce to have a quiet house. I have a busy week, cleaning for a small party on sunday (Superbowl) and packing for our cruise. We leave early Monday morning. Sound suicidal having a party just before we leave, but we will manages somehow. You ladies have a great OP day!!!

Hi, all. Happy Feburary. I've had a cold for the past week. Ugh. My head's all stopped up. That sent me right to the chicken soup. But I did lose 4 lbs. last week so I'm doing okay. This month I have a big birthday and I'm anxious about it. That and a few other things. Once it's over maybe I can settle down and be faithful to my fast.

Ellis - I did the same thing before my fast. I only had about five days between the time I signed up and the start date, but I packed in every favorite food I could think of. By the night before I was so sick of eating (threw away a perfectly good chocolate eclair) that I couldn't wait for the fast. What are you planning for your last meal?

Ellen - Don't tire yourself out too much. Where are you going on your cruise?

Hi everyone.. I am not pregnant. I had a massive cry about it yesterday, mostly for all of the fertility problems we have had in the past. Today I am feeling fine.. thank you for asking and being so sweet.

Ellis - I know that you will do great on your new program.. hugs and best wishes for tomorrow

Ellen - enjoy the cruise! We had a big party just before we left on our xmas holiday... we told all of our friends finger food only and take your mess with you :) they were very helpful

Rosetta - congrats on the weightloss. I hope that the events you are anxious about resolve themselves.. good planning always helps.

I have a month off from university and am looking forward to making eating well and fitness a focus.. I just got my last paper back and scored 49/50... so happy about it! So some time to relax before the next round of uni craziness begins would be lovely.

Marianna, I'm sorry, sweetie... :hug: This wasn't "your time", but I just know that everything is going to be alright for you. I'll keep you in my prayers.
And congratulations on your paper! :hat: Enjoy your month off... make it all about you.

Rosetta, I'm sorry you're sick, hon! :hug: But glad to hear you're still losing. :)
My "last supper" wasn't very interesting. Pizza and a small bag of chips. :lol: Honestly, I'm so sick of eating badly that I had to force it down. :lol3:

Ellen, you crazy gal having a party the day before your cruise! :lol: You must be so excited... have a wonderful time!!

So... my program started today. I'm STILL not allowed to eat properly! I see the dietician on Tuesday, and I have to log my usual food until then so she can assess my eating habits. DARN!! :mad:
I DID get my pedometer, and I'm wearing it. :)

I hope everyone has a great day!! :grouphug:

I am off for my cruise!!! See you all next week!!

Ellen, I hope you have a wonderful time on your cruise! :wave:

Hi.. Ellis.. how is the new program going? I was thinking of you today. I hope that you are doing fabulously :D

I am feel really good actually - my eating is going well and the exercise is coming along as well.. hope everyone else is feeling positive as well.

Hi, Marianna! :wave: I'm so glad you're doing well... keep it up, hon! :hat:

My program is GREAT, thank you! I'm on Day 3. Longest I've stuck to a program in about a year. :lol3:
I'm on a 1700 calorie "diet", and I eat breakfast at 8, snack at 10, lunch at 12, snack at 2-3, dinner at 6, and snack at 9.
I'm supposed to lose 1-3 pounds a week, but I'm hoping to drop about 60 this week. :rofl:

Good luck Ellis, I have been thinking about you. The cruise is going well. but is almost over.

Marianna~I am happy to hear that you are doing well. I have been iffy on the eating, but I have been exercising my butt off, so hopefully it will ballance out.

((hugs)) Ladies!!

Ellen, we're looking forward to hearing all about your cruise! :wave: See you soon, girl!!

I'm off to my first exercise class. Weights, I think. I saw the trainer the other day for the first time, and to start, I'm to clock at least 5000 steps a day on my pedometer, plus attend three fitness classes.
I had a slip-up with a bowl of Raisin Bran and skim milk the other day, but otherwise, I think I'm doing well. :)

Upswife.. glad to hear that the exercise is going well :D

Ellis.. I am sure one little slip up would be fine. Good to hear you are feeling positive.

I also want to get a pdeometer to see how many steps I do. I have a feeling it is much less than I thought.

I seem to be going pretty well actually. I just feel like this is "it". I am ready for a change, know wheat I need to do and there you go! I think that tapping has helped as I have less propensity to want to indulge on certain foods. So my next weigh in is tomorrow and I am shapping up to have another loss this week - which is great for me... :D

What kind of program are you all on? I need to shake things up a bit.

I am doing South Beach.. hope you get some inspiration real soon :D

I'm doing a program that's "fitted" to my weight loss requirements.
1700 calories a day, 5000+ steps on my pedometer, and three weight-lifting classes a week.

Marianna, I hope you see a loss tomorrow!
I think you'll really like having a pedometer. :yes: It gets you moving. When you've been sitting at a desk/computer all morning, it's 2pm, and you look down and see... "YIKES!!! Only 456 steps!!!" ... you tend to get your butt in gear. :lol:
I take the stairs in my house more often. We have a three (well, four including the basement) story house with the bedrooms on the third floor, and I'm one of those people who piles stuff on the stairs until I absolutely HAVE to make a trip upstairs. Well, I'm no longer one of those people. :lol: I am now a "frequent stair climber". :D