I can't wait until I can work out again - this illness is kicking my butt and I can't get past the first 5 - 10 mins of anything! I'm doing better today, so I may try again tonight.

The only good thing is that I'm still eating on plan - but losing weight from being sick (although I'm sure it's muscle ugh) I may revamp my ticker come Sunday if my body keeps this up since I've lost almost #5 this week from being sick.

Luckily for me my boss understands completely and hasn't given me a hard time about missing work at all. I Love my job!!! That's why I feel bad for not being there... but at least they understand.

Alright...getting back on track has me back down to 136!!! Now i can start my way back down my ticker so i can hopefully at least get close to my goal of 120 by spring break.

I did make it to the gym. And i made it to my kick-butt class. My boyfriend found my gym bag in his closet and brought it to me. I think i slightly pulled my hamstring so i had to leave early out of class. I tried to make it to class last night...but all those darn New Years Resolutioners took up all the spaces last night. Usually there are maybe only 10 of us on Friday. But not last night....there were like 30!!! (Please don't take offense if you are a new years resolutioner this year....it is just frustrating for those of us who go the whole year and then from january to march we can't get into our class because of those who are gung hoo the first two months and then stop coming. I used to be one of those people too...so i know how it is.)

Anyways...going to try to make it to the gym again today. I did stay last night, i just didn't end up working out as hard because i jumped on a treadmill. But maybe that was a good thing anyways, because my hamstring was still feeling kinda tender. I may jump on an elliptical today and work with some upper body weights.

Sorry your feeling ill Enygirl. I hope you feel better soon. Just don't push yourself too hard while you're sick. Hopefully once you feel better, that 5 pounds will stay gone too and maybe it will be fat, not muscle. Good luck!! Feel better soon!!!

Morning everybody, tomorrow is my weigh in day, hoping to be back to ticker weight so I can start counting down again. I was HORRIBLE for the holidays, so not worth it to then have to spend 2 weeks losing it all so you can start moving down again!!

Ok, I will admit, I don't know how the human body works. I weighed myself last Thursday and I was 208.5. I weighed myself yesterday and I was down to 203.5. I knew that didn't seem right (even though I kept getting on the scale--and I made my husband weigh himself just to make sure the scale wasn't off!) I got back on the scale this morning (as this is my official weigh in day), and I'm up to 207! Can you really go up 3.5 lbs in a day? I'm not freaking out, I'm just confused. Oh well, I guess it will take a little longer till I get under 200!


Enygirl-how are you feeling? I hope you're getting better.

Lumifan-good for you for going to the gym. I work out at home, but I remember the days when I'd have to fight the crowds for a few weeks at the beginning of the year. Don't worry, they'll be gone soon!

Mothermavis-how did your weigh in go? Boy, the holidays sure do a number on us, don't they? Thank goodness they only come once a year.

Well, I'm still struggling to get back on plan food-wise. I was doing really well yesterday, until I decided to make stuffed shells. What was I thinking? Two shells was 12 points, and I had 3 ! So, I was over yesterday. Today will be better. I need to get down to the basement and work out!

Enygirl - I'm so sorry you're sick. What an amazing boss - and how wonderful that you love your job! What do you do?

Lumifan - Congratulations on getting back to 135! I've been very impressed reading about you getting back on track. I keep meaning to, and then derailing again. More power to you.

Mothermavis - Good luck on your weigh in - and amen, sister, about the consequences of holiday mishaps being the pits.

Darby1 - I've had a few of those totally wonky scale days, too... I think that your body can be totally off balance with water without you realizing it, except for radical shifts in the scale. Even believing that, I am never prepared for the shifts - I'm cautiously ecstatic when it goes down a chunk, and wildly disappointed when it wings up. Sigh! However, you did end up with a net loss. Congratulations on the loss!!!

I've been bad. I have a good day and then dive into all of the yummy desserts and gourmet candy in the house from the holidays. Or I go crazy with my son's goldfish. On a good note, I did just get back to working out. It's been frustrating to start over - I'd neglected working out long enough to be weak, weak, weak.

I'm starting up again with a favorite step and weights dvd, and trying to be patient with myself. The first day I started back I was able to do the warm up and the first cardio segment. 15 minutes total! I felt like a total loser. It's a little easier to handle since I've been diligently going back to the same dvd every day,and making it through one more segment each day. Not to the end of it yet, but I'm muuuch closer. My brain knows this is the right way to do this, to avoid burning out or being so sore that I can't move for the next week, but sometimes it's hard to get past feeling pretty lame :-P

I'm at 173.5 again, after bobbing up to 175 with all the bad eating. Still not being great with the food, but I think I recall this being my normal pattern -- each time I vow to lose weight, I start compulsively eating more. And I think I usually end up breaking the food thing after I've gotten the exercise under way for a couple of weeks or so. At least I hope so

Not making my 1/8 goal of 171, but hopefully on my way back down.

Hope everyone's week goes well!

I am feeling A TON better! Thanks for asking. I work for a Leadership Development Service Provider - which puts on seminars and events to build personal leadership and mentoring abilities. I work in the Media department in product development project management, and creative

My official weigh in for the week was on Sunday - and it was #184.4 so down #2.6 from last week. I'm feeling good enough to start working out again. I'm off to do that now

OK, not quite back to ticker weight, but to 152.4 so I am not changing my ticker, should surpass that in the next week.

MM- see not as bad as you thought!

Leeza - It's ok that you didn't hit goal - you've recognized, analyzed and now moving on to the next one. Just stick to plan!

I was able to do 16 of the 24 mins last night. Then it was just too much. I'm going at it again tonight. It felt SO good to get moving again!!!

Have a great day everyone! and here's some for you all!

Hey all, hope you are having a great week! I am really trying to stay focused. I want a whole week with NO cheats!! I want to see what I can do by next Tuesday's weigh in, if I am completely focused.

A whole week without cheats??? I have NO idea what thay would be like! I usually have at least one cheat day - this week it was on Monday - so I habve to be extra good the rest of the week!

I didn't work out last night - my body needed the sleep more then the exercise. I was in bed before 9:30 - which in my world is virtually unheard of! I felt a TON better this morning. I still have a little of the sinus infection crap going on - so i'm still taking it easy. I'm hoping to be able to get outside a day this week and keep going on my 5K training. It's in 2 weeks and my goal is to walk it in under 45 mins. I need to get moving out in the bitter cold again!

Enygirl...glad you are feeling better. It sucks to be sick.

Leeza...thank you so much for the compliment. That just makes my heart sore to hear how someone is impressed with me. Thank you. And don't worry about not hitting your goal. The real thing is to just keep focused and motivated and working your way down. It doesn't really matter how long it takes us...just as long as we get there.

Mothermavis...don't feel bad about being one pound off. I am having a difficult time too. I hit 136 then i'm bobbing back up to 137. How am i ever going to get to 135 if i can't consecutively see 136? I feel so frustrated. I am not really going over my calories by much. Oh well...i'll just keep plugging away and see how things go. That's all we can do. Take one day at a time.

Todays weed:
W-64 ounces
E- 1200 calories
E- gym class tonight
D- just keep taking it one day at a time and making good choices.

My focus is working. I am at 150.2 today. Back below Christmas weight!!! Waist is down to 28.5. No cheat feels as good as seeing those numbers go down!!

MM - WAY TO GO!!! I know that it's not an official weigh in - but it's nice to see that your efforts are paying off. I'm like that too - and I weigh everyday, but only change my ticker on Sunday. As of right now I'm #3.1 down from Sunday - I'm keeping this up!!!

what an inspiration you are to me MM!! I don't know if i could go a whole week without a cheat. Although i don't generally consider anything a cheat as long as it fits into my calorie range but i suppose i could have done without having that miniture hundred grand bar last night. But it is so hard to remember the last time i had a candy bar. but i am going to try to be more mindful of what i am eating i guess. maybe i am being too hard on myself. but how can that be when i used to lose 5 pounds a month and for the past three months if i lose 2 or 3 i seem to be doing good????? I just want to fit into that bathing suit this summer soooooo bad. I mean...i fit in it and don't look near as bad as i did last year but i still feel too uncomfortable to be seen in public in it. oh well...how is everyone else coming with their spring break challenge?? 11 weeks to go, i think....

Lumi, Thank you because I always look to you for my motivation!!
I thing you hit the nail on your head for you though, you are so hard on yourself, look how far you've come.

Are you taking measurements, because you may be making changes there without seeing it on the scale. You've come this far, you know what works. Keep on.

Eny down 3.1 with 2 days still to go, you rock!!

Leeza & Darby where are you?? We miss you.