Lala, I'm so happy for you, sweetie!!
Oh, my gosh... I KNOW how good that feels!!
You're a whole new person, girl... there's no looking back!

Jodi, I have news for you. You're not giving up at all! Look at you! You're down 13 pounds! Have you felt how heavy that is? Pick up a 10 pound weight at the gym... it feels like a ton!
My dear girl, we are DOING this, and we are not going to be deterred by a couple of crappy days. Big hugs, and get your tushy off the couch.

I think I'm down a pound this morning, and I'm feeling VERY good. Still sick with this cough, mind you, but I've got the day to myself, the coffee is on, and I'm up for doing some laundry and other assorted dreary tasks. Things I've not done for over a week.

lala you rock!!! great job!! keep it up girl!! (gosh i love this carrot)

oh ellis- i'm not quitting!! thanks for your (ahem) encouraging words . feeling much better today really. i had a few rough spots this week. i took it like a big girl and went over my food logs and all the "bad" days started off with a different breakfast. i really think this had something to do with my evening problems. well i won't make that mistake again!! hey congrats on the pound!! glad to hear you are up and moving , hope you had fun with the laundry...tomorrows my turn

hello and happy weekend to all the rest of you chicks out there, hope you are all doing well!!!

Howdy! I hope everyone had a great weekend? I've already complained about mine on the exercise thread, so I'll shut up now!

More good news to report... it's weird, but the pounds just flippin' rolled off last week. My calorie intake/output was way off base for the amount the scale has moved. I'd be worried that the scale was broken except that it's been okay for hubby's weigh-ins... So anyway, I went from 261 last weekend to 255 by yesterday morning... that's a big drop for me, I have been keeping steady at a pound or two a week. But, I had pizza for dinner last night... evil, evil pizza... and am up two pounds again today, but I'm counting that as sodium/water weight and not fretting about it.

We actually had a nice spring day here in sunny fla today. It has been getting way, way too hot, but we finally got a nice rain on Sunday, so that really cooled things down and today was very pleasant. Very windy, too, though that was nice on my afternoon walk around campus. It's funny how much I've changed since January... I used to never want to stay outside for any length of time. Now I really like it... won't get to do that too much when summer really hits though... ugh... can't breathe!

So, I guess I should quit rambling, trying to postpone my workout... I'm still very tired. This is the worst TOM I have ever, ever, ever had...

(cue that funky music) (summon the energy to boogie on down!)

-Lala

lala!! wow!! that's a big drop!! keep moving it down girl!!

Jodi, I'm glad you're not quitting. You know I won't let you, eh?
I hope you're having a good week!!

Lala, wow!! Don't you love it when you have a drop like that? That's awesome!!
I hear ya re: summer weather. Last summer was just horrible. I seemed to stay indoors most of the time to avoid the humidity.

I'm leaving shortly to get weighed in. I'm not expecting much, if anything. I'm only just STARTING to get better from this cough, so I know I'll be back at it very soon.

well i was down .5 (thank god for the digital scale!!) this week. i had a bummer of a week last week and a pretty rough weekend so i made some changes and am feeling and doing much better this week!! you know i started tracking my sodium intake sheesh!!! there sure is room for improvement there. all this time i though low fat cottage cheese was fairly harmless??? it is CHOCK full of sodium!! what's up with that??? no wonder i'm retaining so much water.

oh well enough about me, how are you all doing???

wtg jodi!!!

Jodi, congratulations, hon!!

Good job, Jodi! I can relate with the sodium thing... I have been looking at that myself lately. There is so much sodium in everything, especially anything packaged, even if it's otherwise good stuff. I have been completely unable to keep my sodium below 3500 on any given day, even when I'm trying. I am going to start checking the whole foods stores for low-sodium choices in salad dressings and sauces and so on... wish us luck!

-Lala

Hey... where did everyone go? Did the Easter Bunny leave eggs and take you away?



-Lala

I'm here, Lala!
How was your Easter weekend? I don't know about you, but I am just sick to death of chocolate.

Mmmmm chocolate.... Well, luckily enough, we don't do holidays, and now that I am not working for a while I was able to avoid Easter candy in all its forms! Everyone in the office used to bring in leftover candy from filling their kids' baskets and dump it all in the break room... what a train wreck for me!

Here's my choco fix though: Hubby and I hadn't had dessert in a while so we ran out to our grocery store and each got a slice of chocolate cake and split a half a little pint of Ben & Jerry's one night. I'm glad we only did half of the ice cream though, 'cos it really wound up being too much as it was... next time we may have to split the piece of cake instead of getting one of our own. Sugar shock! And just imagine, my hubby used to be able to sit down and eat better than half a half-sheet cake by himself... and I was once good for at least three pieces... plus ice cream with each... and all of this in ONE NIGHT! And we did this almost every weekend... We've both come a looooooong way....

-Lala

lala- nice way to share a little sweetie with your sweetie!

ellis- sick of chocolate?? next year all the easter bunny is bringing to my house is fruit and veggies LOL wouldn't that be a hoot. screaming kids and all!

ok so my new leaf is turned over yet again today!! (thank goodness this leaf has 200 sides!!) i am back on the good track. i should of never stopped for the damn chocolate!! i'm not going to get anywhere if i don't re-focus myself! are you all with me??

I'm with you, jodi... I first need to find my leaf and then turn it over. I don't seem to be depressed but I am feeling a bit off this week... just can't get with it. I dunno, maybe I am depressed, it's just not the deep pit that I'm used to so I can't tell that I'm depressed!

So, we have a bit of a road trip this weekend. Maybe that will cheer me up... fun with friends, the mountains in the spring... I'll be back on track come Monday... it'll be all right (ah, now I'm humming me some Jimmy Bufett! or is that Buffet? Hrm...)

-Lala

Jodi, I am so with you. I've been eating SO badly, but I've got my calorie journal out on the counter this morning (haven't looked at the damned thing for about a month), and I AM WITH YOU!!
(fruit and veggies next year... heh heh heh)

Lala, I'm with you on the depressed feeling. My meds have been working, but I'm questioning my mood a bit lately, you know? Big hugs, sweetie... we'll get through this.
Congratulations on splitting the cake, and enjoy your road trip!!