everyone is doing so good im sooooooooo excited... my first OFFICAL weigh in is tomaro.. im really excited about it! hoping to at least see -1lb everyone wish me luck! ill repost tomaro let ya know how it went! ) i had an okay day i didnt eat that good.. i had jr bacon cheese burger and fries.. *we were out all day* and thats ALL ive had today didnt have time to hit up the eliptical.. so ill double it tomaro wish me luck!!!

BRAVO to everyone though awesum job so far! woooohooo )

Hi all:

a little groggy this morning because it was hot and windy last night--weird sleep.

Staying on track--you guys keep me accountable. The hubby left a macadamia nut on the counter last night and I almost ate it but then I realized I'd have to report an off day and didnt do it! 21/21 so far!

It is a bit harder to exercise when it is hot like this but I am keeping it up and trying to walk earlier.

Everyone is posting more! I am sure that is the secret to success!

to nightingale!

Dolly: great to hear from you--I am sure the elliptical will be good--it is supposed to be a wonderful workout--plus less impact.

cuppa: great job with the exercise. and yes, dont let the slight weight gain get you down--I notice if I drop alot of weight in one week, my weight yo-yos a little before stabilizing. also a lot of exercise will temporarily tip the scale--I think the body retains water to have reserves. the key is to up your water intake to keep it in balance

sock: great to hear from you--you are doing really well--and hovering right at the 200 mark--soon you will be below that and you will feel great! I cant wait to get there!

strawberrry: you have pulled it off we knew you could do it! I know it is extra hard with the baby nursing etc but it is worth it! Keep it up!

chunkyb: thanks for the cheerleading and positive posts! a single carls junior burger sounds fine--it is the fries and sugary drinks that make it a problem! sound good. You and I have about the same weight to lose and are going for a similar goal--I want to get to 164--I know we can do it! Over 200 gone forever!

had a pretty good week despite the doctor's visit monday. I am soo happy i went, it was a good wake up call. i have been doing great all week and i will continue to stay on my plan. hope everyone has a good weekend.

woo hoo snow.. im so hyped! i lost my first offical pound since starting this challenge.. i had another bad day... lots of stress and i had some jap food but i split my plate w/ my son and my daughter so im figuring no more than 1300 cals for the WHOLE plate.. and i didnt eat it all soooooooo... but to be on safe side i didnt eat anything else.. and i know i know its not the way to do it but i wouldve felt really gulty if id have ate later tonight knowing id have ate all those calories earlier.. today was not a good day AT ALL!>> my x called tha cops on me lol me and my hubby were fighting.. ive been so stress and so wanting to go in there in dig in that chocolate... but i thought.. when i wake up and stand on those scales i wana c a lesser number not a higher one soooooooo im in here typing this so im not in there snacking on JuNK @ 2am in tha morning... ive got my glass of ice water and type type type away... Im hitting tha elipictial hard tomaro maybe work some stress and aggression (ex hubby) out on it... lol ill repost tomaro let yall know how tha scales look LOVES!

Snow- i know we can do it... i have very high hopes and i know this challenge is EXACTLY what i needed im so thankful its here for me to vent and talk and discus and learn from others

Hi Ladies

Is there any one hear who can not eat wheat? if so how do you know and what do you do when you eat a wrape, sandwiches or cereal what can you replace these thing's with?

I have noticed when i eat meat, chicken and veggies i will loose weight, but i have been told over and over you need fiber so i started to eat cereal in the morning and brown bread and wraps but i do not loose weight and i have a bloated belly.

Please response i really want to know if this is sabotaging my weight loose?

Hi all:

another busy day yesterday, I ended up eating most of my lunch in the evening. Cleaned out my closet and got rid of a lot of stuff--a lot that doesnt fit anymore!! Yippee! I am going to sell some of it on e-bay.

Reasons for wanting to lose weight:

1. NO MORE PLUS SIZES!
2. I want to walk into Gap or Limited or Macys and be able to pick up a regular size outfit! Size 14 would be ideal!
3. More energy!
4. Better health
5. No more thighs rubbing together
6. No more squeezing into small chairs

theres a million others but this will do for today!

chunkyb: great focus unders lots of stress--sounds like you are using the energyfrom that incident to fuel your weight loss not undermine it!

eevey: I know a bit about wheat allergies but sounds like your body is telling what works and what doesnt. How about getting your fiber from veggies? Then you wont have the bloat and they are super healthy for you.

Have an awesome day everyone!

Sno
22/22

I can not eat wheat, for a long time I had bad bruising that was unexplained (nothing like finding a bruise the size of a baseball when you wake up and not knowing where it came from) and my stomach was bloated and my weight would flux from day to day by up to 8 pounds, yeah in a day!

Eventually I went off wheat to see if it helped my son's adhd symptoms....well not his but suddenly when going back on I noticed.

When I make sandwiches and such I often just wrap them in large leaf lettuce leaves, I will even put low fat mayo or mustard on them them way but they definatley need less. You can also get some stuff thru whole foods or trader joes that are wheat free if you suspect an allergy or intolerance. The best way to test this is to avoid all wheat or gluten for a few weeks then go back and try some and pay attention to the signs your body gives you.

Be careful though because wheat is in LOTS of stuff, you have to read every label, soy has it, soup has it, of course pastas and the such have them and a huge one is alcohol, most are grain based and they react way faster with me, that is where the bruising came from. I also have made up a few recipes of my own for wheat free stuff like flat breads as wraps and things like that. If you do want to do it but don't want to go thru lots of trial and error with bad recipes using rice flours and the such www.madebymona.com has some great mixes.

Good luck, PM me if you have any more questions or need help,
Echo

Sorry I've been MIA lately,but it's summer! The kids are out of school now, but of course their last few days were packed full of parties and get togethers and what not LOL Yesterday we relaxed and got hair cuts (I get mine cut about once a year ROFL) Anyway, the man and the girls just got trims, mine went from middle of my back to just above my shoulders, and the boy got a mohawk! He's 9, and is totally shy and unsure of himself, so it's such a contradiction. But his goal for this summer is to be more outgoing, so we'll see if this helps. He was a little unsure of it yesterday, but she did it up with the gel, and I told him he didn't have to do that, that it would look cool even without that. He just got out of the shower, so hopefully he'll like it au natural better. If not, we can just cut it off.

Well, we are getting ready to go to a b-day party today. so I've used fit day and got it all planned out. Should definately be seeing some loss on Monday (unless of course TOM messes that up )

I am very happy to say that I am 19/22! (had a day where I just didn't get my water in. I was driving around all day doing errands and was sipping on diet coke instead of water- cause the coke came with a straw silly reason to mess up, but I take responsibility, and I will learn from it. By the end of today, I plan to catch up for the lost water, so I'm hoping that evens out as far as my body can tell LOL

I need to go get some more laundry done, I took a couple days off getting ready for summer, and I'm paying for it now. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Weekend!

Looks like everyone is doing great. My weight did drop back down so I didn't change my ticker. Still on my exercise plan [today is upper body and cardio] and trying to forma strategy for a party after Church tomorrow!

My best to all y'all!

cuppa

i didnt get on tha eliptical.. but i hit tha pool.. did lots of laps got a good work out about hour and 1/2 so pretty good day .... everyone is doing great keep up tha good work this comming week

Hi all. I hope its okay if I join you guys so late. I really need something to get me motivated. Joining 3fc has helped already. I've walked 3x this week after not exercising for about a year.
I'm 48 and put on a lot of weight when going through a 2 yr bout of depression in my late 30's. Got the depression stablized and so did the weight but just haven't been able to get myself to stick to any kind of diet and exercise program for long. It seems so daunting when you know its going to take so long. While searching for a solution for that mindset I discovered 3fc and everything is changing. I am so in awe of everyone on this site who are so committed. God bless everyone.

I will lose at least 10lbs by Labor Day.
I will increase my fruits and vegetables daily and explore whole foods I have not tried before.
I will walk or bike 3-5x per week.

Okay folks, one more day before check-in and 10 weeks left!

to Justforme! Of course--Monday is the official check in--if you have a different weigh-in day then just make sure to post on Monday and put your total weight lost during challenge! And post as much as you can--it helps keep you and us on track!


Yesterday was a weird day--had some bad news and was distracted most of the day. No problem with eating tho--yay! I did forget to do my leg exercises so that makes me 23/24 for June--I almost made it! Never mind--I did do my walk and I ate well so I cant complain.

My best friend wants to see Oceans 13 today--that will be fun!

take care all and have a wonderful Sunday.

Sno- don't beat yourself up over one missed leg exercise! You are doing terrific!!!

I totally screwed up today- and I'm posting right now trying NOT to screw up even more, I'm just really hurt, and I feel stupid for being hurt over an offhanded comment, so I'm eating everything I can. I don't know why. Not to numb the pain, but to make myself feel even worse. So I can feel sick to my stomache and hurt as bad physically as I do emotionally.

At dinner, my teenage neice was over and was trying to convince us how unfair it was that she's grounded for 3 weeks during the summer (for going somewhere she shouldn't have and then lying about it) Anyway, my husband makes the comment that it's because she's cute. Then he says she should gain 50 pounds, then her mom would let her go anywhere she wants. To me, that is insinuating that if she gained 50 pounds she wouldn't be cute, and couldn't possibly do anything to get in trouble cause who would want to do anything fun with someone 50 pounds overweight?

Which of course, made me think about how I'm 100 pounds overweight, so what does that make me? I was doing really good at dinner, carefully not eating any of the skin on my fried chicken, and only had a taste of the fried rice. I was completley done eating, and was going to end my day with a nice low calorie count (been really strict with myself cause I"m sooooo close to 250, and I really wanna hit it tomorrow) After he said that, tho, I was so angry and hurt that I went and had 2 more peices of chicken- and the skin....and now I want a peice of chocolate pie that I bought for my dad.

I know I shouldn't, but I just feel like crap already. AND I had to raise my voice to my kids because they weren't listening to me at all, and my husband has retreated to his computer to play games with his friends. So, my kids are upset because I yelled and they can tell I'm upset, so they think it's with them. *deep breath*

Ugh. I just want them to go to bed so I can go to sleep. Maybe I will be more in control tomorrow.

Right now, I have no feeling of success. No feeling of pride over losing nearly 50 pounds. No feeling of worth what so ever. And he doesn't even realize that he hurt me. He doesn't even realize what he said makes me want to give up.

I'm PMSing right now, so I know I'm overly emotional. This was the worst time for me to hear a comment like that, and for it to come from him.....

Anyway, thanks for listening to me whine and vent. Hopefully I'll feel better in the morning...

Hey bridget:

I can totally understand how that hurt. I would probalby feel the same way. You need to talk to him about it and let him know. Connecting with him will help heal the pain. The food will only mask the hurt. I know. And then you feel sad because you dont make your goals. I know you can pull out of this, my dear!

Sno

Thanks, Sno I'm feeling a little better this morning. I didn't get to talk to him yet- I was waiting for my family to leave, and as soon as they left he started playing a game on-line with his brother & friends. As far as I can tell, he hasn't even noticed that I was upset....which REALLY bothers me. Anyway, then he had to leave for work early, and I left a note for him to wake me, but he woke me as he was walking out the door (and already running late) so I guess this afternoon we'll talk.

The scale wasn't too terribly mean to me- 250.5 We'll see if that goes up because of my binge last night... Anyway, I'm not really feeling motivated, but I'm going to keep trying because the alternative is to fall into a self destructive depressive funk, and I *know* I don't like that So, we'll see how treating myself right works out for me.

so, that's a total of 5.5 pounds so far this challenge