Hey, all!
Well, it was kind of a rough weekend but I am determined to be back on track today. On the plus side, I had a great workout and did yoga on Saturday. On the minus side, I had a doctor's appointment on Saturday and apparently my problems with TTOM are caused by uterine polyps. Not exactly sure what that means but I go back to the doctor later this week. Plus I was sore from my visit and cramping so no workout yesterday. Today will be a cardio day though.

Keep up the great work everyone!

Hi ladiessssssss : ) , how was everyone's weekend?


Mary, thanks for the kind words girl : ) Hope you had a great weekend. The vaca with dh is going great, we have been doing an awful lot. Friday and Sat. it was sooooo humid here and I wasn't feeling that great but stayed out of the sun and heat to rest up and catch up with a few things indoors. We had company over all day yesterday and it was pretty much last minute, dh went and picked up chinese food. It was a beautiful day and dry air which was a nice break from the humidity. The food and cocktails were flowing freely and though I promised myself not to stress over vaca and allow myself some slack, I also can't go too overboard and need to pull in the reigns a bit so as of today I am very conscience of my intake. I have that heavy tummy in my feeling due to the weekend and Tom nearing and I really miss that nice light feeling in my tummy so I'm taking it easy today girl and all week long because we have dinner plans sat. night with friends.

Dea, that sounds like a great plan! I think fall is a beautiful time to visit Florida, that's a great incentive too! The kids must be so excited too, going to disney and all : )

Lekhika, you rock too girl! Congratulations on the maintenence! You have been doing excellent, you steadily lost all through summer and even the month of vaca. I view the maintenance as a stabilization of all the loss so far and that is not a bad thing! Hold your head up high and be proud because you sure are one heck of a butt kicker! lol :) As for the exercise, I did a few good beach walks first few days of August and absolutely nothing past few days, I am being purely hedonistic at this point. This is the first time in many months that I did not post my minutes in the ex. forum. I don't know, I didn't want to stress over it during vaca as I knew I would be on the go a lot and all so I felt like I wanted a bit of a break but I also know I can't let it go too long, there's that darn fear that creeps up of not wanting to lose momentum so in essence to calm myself, I told myself come mid August I have to get my tail in gear and post ex. again even if it's 1/2 way through the month. I am rambling now, anyhow keep up the great work hottie :).


seasoning, congratulationsssss on the 3 lb. loss :carrot::carrot:, way to go!

Mary, right on girl! :)


Judi, you reminded me of my dh with the seafood diet, lol. He always used to say that. Glad you had a good day yesterday, keep on truckin. That sweater your making sounds absolutely gorgeous and what a pretty color for fall! nice! :)

Lekhika, something tells me that you can do just about anything if you set your mind to it! :)

Killmiss, of course you can join us, it's never too late to join. Welcome aboard :)


Hi bdandy, hope your feeling better. It is my understanding that polyps can be quite common, hope your doc visit goes well later this week. Congrats on getting right back on track after the weekend : ) and that goes to all! So glad we all have each other here for inspiration and support.

It was great to come in and read everyones posts, as always. Let's keep it rockin, the weekend is over and now we start our fresh new day of our new week. : ) Catch you all soon, have a great day.

Hey all, went kinda crazy end of last week and on the weekend. I needed some time just not caring so much about food. I am wondering if the weight I am losing is causing the fat to release toxings in my system?

4 or 5 years ago I went on the birthcontrol shot because I HAD to even though I knew that the pills made me kinda crazy. Well while on it things were meh ok, but when I went off the shot I went nutz. Like really really crazy behavior, paranoia, depression ect. Anyway the way I was acting the end of the week was reminding me of that time so I am kinda curious if some of that was stored in my fat and got released?

Oh well won't make this too long (too late ;) ) I am up a little from eating wheat products but I think in a few days it will go as does TOM and hope to post some progress this week later or next monday!

Have a great week.

Well this is really a mixed bag . . . I've managed to gain 1.2 pounds :( and yet I'm ahead of schedule on the exercising goals. Needless to say I'm praying it's a water weight issue, I seem to have those a LOT on Mondays. :nono: You'd think I'd learn and just drink more water on the weekends, but do I? :no::dizzy:

I hope I can join in, too!!!

Goal: Lose 5 pounds by the end of August, right before I return to college in Chicago. New semester, new look!!!! And exercising at least 4-5 times a week!!

OK I am officially changing my weigh-in day to Monday...Something about Sunday has me cursed LOL. Get on the scale this morning, What do I see....193.5...So I had a 1.5 pound loss for the week afterall Yippppppe!

:wave: everyone!

Welcome all newbies!

WOOOT Mary!

WI tomorrow, let's see if I started August off right.

So I got invited to a keg party for Saturday. No way. I want to go but I know for a fact that I will be too self concious. Damn me.

Shaaaaari! You were invited! GOO! Have fun! Absolutely do NOT be self conscoius! You are a beautiful, wonderful girl. Live life while you can :) You never know when there won't be a tomorrow!

Sounds like a party in here!

Congrats, Mary, I'm glad Mondays work better for you. I backslid a little, but I've got 6 more days to get back on track.

Welcome new folks!

Seasoning...those 3 lbs you lost...I found them!!!
It was such a bad week for me! Every time I went into the kitchen, I put something in my mouth. What's with that?!? Back on track this week though.
On the positive side (I can't believe there is one) I was able to increase my jogging from 1km to 1.5km last week.
congrats to everyone who had a successful week...and lets meet those goals!!!

Hey girls!
I have had my tea this morning, the kids are brushed and fed and clean and I'm off to do some yoga.

Taking care of the wee ones without my husband around at night to give me a break isn't all that bad. We get a little tired of each other in the evenings but...it's not nearly as boring and tiring as I thought it would be.

Congrats on the jogging increase Dea!

Go to the kegger JasonsLea!

My best to all on staying on plan this week!

Well, I weighed myself today and I am down almost 2 pounds! Woo Hoo!

I am going to try doing my workouts in the morning because I am so wiped out when I get home that its easy to talk myself out of it! LOL! I got up this morning and did a Leslie 2 mile workout..but boy was it hard to get up that early! :)

Have a great day!

Dea, I thought I hid those pounds where nobody would find them.

Good for you bdandy and Lekhika!

Mary- my weigh-ins are mondays for the same reason. I alway seem to see the loss on that day!

Speaking of which.. unfortunately because of my vacation I had to postpone my weigh in until today. No loss. But I'm considering this a VERY good thing considering the amount and kinds of foods I ate on vacation. I did however, get in plenty of exercise which i'm assuming helped me maintain my 143. That means I still have 8 pounds to lose and only 24 days to do so. :( But i'll keep positive. TOM is here in 2-3 days, so that'll probably hinder seeing a loss on the scale this coming monday, but oh well, an even bigger one will appear the next monday! Glad to hear everyones doing well. Now i've got to go rub some aloe vera all over my back, I got a nasty burn on the island!

Awwwww Dea I am sorry you gained! Hopefully it's just waterweight and you'll be losing again in no time!

Yay for Yoga Lekhika! I hope one day when I am less round I can attempt this....thing you call yoga.

Way to go Beth!!! :broc: I would love to see two pounds a week! :Broc:

Elegant atleast you maintained! And 2-3 days before my period is when I always gain water weight, so you may have lost but it's just not showing yet! Keep up the exercise and you'll be there in no time :)