Oh Happy Happy Day!!! :yay:

So, despite my tantrum on Tuesday when the scale was up 2 pounds I WI this morning and am down 2 pounds for the week!!!

Lene- you were right-i am totally unrecognizable. Of course, that is probably because this was me :dance: naked in the bathroom this morning!

So, I am sending :goodvibes: and :hug: to everyone this morning. I am going out today to buy some new workout clothes as that was my reward to myself for losing 10 pounds. I have some seriously, awfully, scary workout clothes, which wouldn't be a big problem if I only worked out at home. However, I live in a very small town and when I go out to run someone always honks and waves while I am in my coffee & pit stained t-shirt and shorts with holes in them. :D

Kathy - :welcome3: we are happy to have you on this journey to Thanksgiving (& beyond) with us.

So, I am off with the happy thought that I am a big LOOOOSSSSEEERRRR!

urockmom: WHOOHOO!!! I bet you feel great. Congrats on the 2lb loss.

Well I am so mad at myself this morning.
I did so good during the day yesterday with my eating then DH came home last night and said he wanted to take me to dinner.
We ended up going to Famous Dave's! How the heck am I supposed to eat healthy there? Even if they had healthy choices, how are you supposed to look at all the ribs and corn bread and say no.
Well of course I was weak and I pigged out.
A halk rack of ribs, corn bread, baked beans, fries, corn on the bob and a few buffalo wings.
I am such a pig!
Ugh well I can't take it back now.
I usually go easy on myself through the weekend, not this weekend.
I'm gonna be strict with myself, oh its gonna be hard.

Good luck to everyone today!

Good morning ladies :) My flu seems to be lifting and I am feeling a bit more energy. Finally!

The kids are out of school today and it's rainy and nasty so I can't send them outside so I can get a video in :( Bah. I may take the plunge and drive the $8 to the gym just to utilize the child watch and be able to work out in peace

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"Lene- you were right-i am totally unrecognizable. Of course, that is probably because this was me :dance: naked in the bathroom this morning!"

Urock, You have much shorter legs and bigger eyes then I imagined! :p
Congratulations on the 2 pounds!!! Wahoo! We told you it would be gone before you know it. Enjoy shopping!

mkat~ glad you are feeling better, hope you get your workout in.

Shyleen~ Sorry you oopsed but that sounds really yummy. Try to be good but if you make a little slip don't write the whole day or weekend off. (like I do)

Fullsteam~ YAY!!! on the weightloss and congrats to 3 weeks of SB. I'm sorry you still aren't feeling better :( Take care of your self and drink your water :cheers:

Hattie~ I would definitely try to eat more. Everyone is different but I know I stalled for a while and was exercising like crazy. When I upped my calories I started losing again. Good luck!

Christian, good luck on your mini goal! Exercise is your friend and so am I :high:

I need to exercise yet today. I had to be at work at 4AM (blech). I did awesome with my water yesterday and am 1/2 way there for today. Eating for today is on plan. I need to step away from the computer before it makes me sleeepppyyy.

Have a great day girlies! I'll check in later tonight!

Hi again ladies :)

urock mom, way to goooooo! :) Congratulationssss! :) that sounds like a wonderful reward too! Hope you had a great time shopping today and found some neat new workout clothes! Congratulations on the 10 lbs. urock mom :) wtg!

Lucky mom, hey you girl ...hug. You are NOt a pig! For goodness sakes, this diet and plan business can be hard at sometimes and we all want a night out or whatever here and there so as to not feel deprived. Please dont beat yourself up too much. Honestly, I wouldn't have even weighed in after a night out like that, no way! for me, that could mean a difference of a few to several pounds! ( I used to weigh in a lot). I would be totally miserable if I weighed in after such a night. Just chuck it my lady and keep on going......it's probably fluid retention anyways! Focus on tomorrow and on making it a good day. Drink a lot flu id....... a lot of water and forget the other day okay? It's a new day! hug

Hi mkat : ) glad your feeling better.

Hi leneeeeeeeeee, ty! yikes! 4 a.m! Wtg on the water and op, trying here as welllllll. Not enough water yet today though! Damn, I need my ginseng! lol.

Keep it rocking girls, catch you soon .....hugs

Shyleen- I am in with everyone. We all screw up but to me the key thing is to recognize it as that. In the past I would have sat down with you and had that meal on a regular basis and not thought anything about it. (Of course, that would be how I gained the weight! :D) So, I think you are way ahead by just knowing it and re-focusing.

[Just my two cents: I don't think it is possible to be in front of cornbread and not eat it. Just can't. Just really, really can't. :)]

Hello all, Congratulations urock, 10 pounds!!!! That's fantastic, you really do rock. I'll have alot of time to myself this weekend, and I'm worried that I'll eat all the wrong foods. I'll have to come up with a project to keep myself busy or take some walks if the rain lets up.

This question is probably asked on a daily basis, but here I go anyway. I weigh myself everyday, is this wrong? Somedays, it gives me incentive to keep eating right, but if I've gained, I usually sabotage myself that day.
Just curious... TGIF Kathy

Hi everyone :wave:

Thanks for the advice. It helps to get others opinions!

Urockmom: Awesome!! Congrats on your loss!!

Luckymom: Yum! Just know that you pick yourself up and put yourself right back on the path. Don't be so mean to yourself. Love yourself like we love you! We would never say those things to you!

mkat321: Glad you are feeling better!

Kathy: I do the same thing with the scale. I swear it calls my name! :coach: I know that when I do lose a lb. I feel so happy that I can't wait for that feeling. When I don't lose, I feel disappointed. I think that I will probably have to start WI once a week...but I don't have the will power yet. I am using all of my :dust: on the food and exercise I don't think I have more to use.

I have to say....This is the best thread that I have found on 3FC! You chicks are fabulous! I can always count on an answer back. I think we know that we are important to the others on this thread that we need to check in...even for a minute.

Here's to us :hat:

Hey there chics! ;)

I did VERY bad today!! Had to vent and get to bed quick as my DD has a band trip in the morning and I have just got to get some sleep, I will be right back on track in the morning ( I promise!!) Big hugs to you all, and I will do personals in the morning :hug:

Christie-I am sorry that you had a bad day but I am certain that you will be back on track in the morning. We know you can do it!

Kathy-I think that everybody reacts differently to the scale. Someone on 3FC talked about locking it in their trunk for a month! I was :rofl: because I thought that is probably what I should do but I just can't. I, too, weigh myself everyday but I don't "count" it (change ticker, etc.) till Friday. Soooo, if you have a bad day with the scale-and we do, we all do-then rather than sabotage yourself, rededicate yourself. More water that day, more exercise, stay OP, etc. Even if the scale remains your enemy, you'll feel better. And, don't forget that you can come here and vent. (As I did this week! :) we'll be here for ya!)

Hattie - :dust: right back at you! We all need it.

mcat321: so glad you are better!

lene-4am???? you are a stronger woman than I!

I need and love my scale (most days). I weigh every AM but like urock said i don't count it until weigh-in day. It kinda keeps me in line. I try to not get too disheartened if the number goes up. The physiology of our bodies is such an incredible thing that I try to take into account water weight, sodium intake, hormones blah, blah, blah. I like to see an overall drop in weight over a period of time.

mini water goal
2 for 2

Have a great day ladies!!!

Hey ladies, it looks like everyone is doing well! I haven't been around much, a lot going on lately. But I have been eating as well as possible as well as working out. Just a quick update- down to 198.4 pounds now. Yay! I just might make my Thanksgiving goal! :)

Ok back on track and doing WONDERFUL!! I had went to my grandmas house and then took her to a local Orchard and bought up a BUNCH of wonderful fruit and veggies...BUT then went to Cracker Barrel and made a total PIG of myself!!! :nono: SO needless to say...the scale went up 3 whole pounds!!! It is almost all gone again today I am at 159.5 this morning so I had better get busy for sure now and get really serious if I am going to meet this challenge goal :yes:

WAY TO GO Jen!!! You are doing wonderful in Onderland :hug:

Kathy- I weigh in everyday too, somedays I dont want too but I am an addict :eek: I do think if it causes you to self sabatoge that maybe just 2 or 3 times a week might be better, but like lene said..you have to take into account that we are woman and our water weight fluctuate sometimes and just keep on track, in the end there will be a loss if you just keep up the good work :yes:



Here is a shout out to everyone else :cheer: Have a wonderful Sunday!!

Goodmorning everyone :)

Jen, that is fantastic. Keep up the great work : )


How was everyones weekend? Hope you all had a nice time. I am feeling much better now. Planwise, its been a good weekend until last night. I was still under the weather and not up to going out and ended up having a planned off OP dinner (I could of least had wheat crust). After, I had a hostess cupcake! lol and no, that wasn't planned! Def. comfort foods for me. Good thing my apetite has been reduced and I didn't go too overboard.

This is our last and final week to the month and marks 1 month for me so my plan of attack is to make it a good week. I need to make it a very strict OP from here through thursday and get in plenty of water. Because I ended up having all those carbs (whites) last night I think I'm going to restrict my grain intake the remainder of the week and may do ph1 or have 1 serv. of grains on alternate days and work in some fruit instead.

That's my news for now ladies. I am just so thankful that I feel well again today and can get out for a drive with DH later. I also need to go to the market and stock up on a few things for my salads, etc.

Hope you all have a wonderful day. Tis a new day, let's make it a good one : ).

Good Sunday afternoon everyone :)

As of today we have 32 days until thanksgiving :) I can-not wait. I am still struggling, bouncing between 201.6 and 203 but I'm determined to make it.