Modcat~I really like your way of looking at it. Gives me a different way of thinking about what I eat. Thanks! I hear that it worked for you, it will work for me also. Thanks for sharing.

Ladyinflux~ Way to go!!!! C O N G R A T S
Pat

A couple day fast to clean out your system is not a bad thing. But you might not actually see a difference in weight because your body will go into starvation mode. Also, if you're not eating anything - it's not wise to do any vigorous exercise, as that will strain your body and can cause some serious sideeffects - like fainting, dizzy spells, severe headaches etc. --- but like I said dieting from the crap in your system isn't a bad idea.

Things are going good on this end. I'm working on day 4 of being ON PLAN... :) I need to keep it up, and keep up the exercise too. I'm definately feeling it, and since I'm in the first week again I'm TIRED! I usually am like this for about a week to week &1/2 and then my body gets used to the extra burn. :)

Originally Posted by Enygirl:
Things are going good on this end. I'm working on day 4 of being ON PLAN... :) I need to keep it up, and keep up the exercise too. I'm definately feeling it, and since I'm in the first week again I'm TIRED! I usually am like this for about a week to week &1/2 and then my body gets used to the extra burn. :)

I know how it is. I had such a busy day, but I managed to go to get in 12 minutes of biking. :p

I try!


Ahh... I'm so looking forward to the weekend. School is really getting to me. :)

I had a good WI yesterday! Down another 3.4 pounds, YAY ME!!! I can't believe xmas is just around the corner, where doe's the time go??

bigmomma- Congrats on the loss. :cheer: I know what you mean about Christmas. I'm not ready for it to be here.

barbarajean, looks like you and me have about the same amount to lose for the thanksgiving challenge. I think I need 9.7 to make my goal of 20. Ugh, and I wanted to make gifts for xmas again this year, don't know if I'll have the time. The stores are already putting up decorated trees, eeks!!!

Ladyinflux- WTG!!!! A loss is a loss!!!!

Dixiemae- I did a 3 day detox which was bassically a liquid fast. All i had was juice water and broth. It has done wonders. I finished it last Wednesday. I was at 172. I am now at 165. Its not water weight either. The thing is your toxins hold on to your fat because they have to live somewhere. When you dont have toxins you dont need fat! You should so do it!!! It really isnt very hard.

Bigmomma-WTG 3 pounds is awesome!!!

To everyone!!! I have 10 pounds to go!! I am so excited. I got on the scale this morning and I was at 165! Whoop Whoop!!! I am so glad I found this forum. It keeps me going with my goal!!

I've been looking at the fast idea too, hmmm. Maybe I shall try it for the weekend..

bigmomma- That's what I need to lose too. I'm really hoping to make it. I know we all can make out goals. :dance:

wildthing- Congrats!

MM~Back on track with a lot of help from Eny (thanks!) I sneaked a peak weigh in this morning 180.2. I have 1.2# to loose to be back where I was 2-3 weeks ago. I can do this!! I have a plan written in my journal. I will start it tomorrow. Today we(family) they are having a divorce party at my sisters. I will indulge a little, but I will not do any damage to my weight loss plans. I am bound and determined to get to 162 by Christmas. I WILL have a black dress to wear. Stress level was terrible yesterday. My daughters 15 year old cat had to be put to sleep yesterday. His passing was a tragic end to a wonderful friend. Catch ya all later. Pat

Today my younger sister and I are running errands all over town. Then going to our sisters for the party.

Pat - you're doing great. And the plan that you sent me sounds perfect! You'll jump start this yet! :)

I dropped #3.4 this week - putting me back to #186.2, which is nice! :) I'm still working on seeing those #170's!!!!

Wildthing~It sounds like a great idea. I just might try it. I know I was eating way too much salt. A body cleanse couldn't hurt. MM~are you up to it?

Eny~Thank You!!!!! You are a doll.

Looks like rain here today. Catch ya all later. Pat

Wow, 3.4 # loss is awesome!

And Pat, congrats to you too on your plan to recommit! Have fun at your party!

Dixiemae--a divorce party? lol! How nice for them to do that for you! Support for that is just as important as support for anything else, and so go, enjoy yourself, rant and vent and try to laugh. Keep us posted!

My weigh-in was great today--188.8! After my terrible off-plan 5-6 days, I swear the scale when I peeked at it was at 195, when I had 189-something right before I left to go away. I worked my tail off the last three days and ate sparingly--all I can say is, whew! :goodvibes

I put this ticker on my signature, but I'm in so many dang challenges I forgot what weight I started this one! I'll have to go back to read the old posts and find out! I know I'm down a pound or two though! :lol:

Dixie - its been pouring here! Are you in the southeast?

I'm at 293 today, up 0.9 of a pound from yesterday. Probably that fried chicken. :(

Wish y'all the best! :hug:

Hey ladies,
I hope all are well. All I can say is TGIF!! I was fortunate enough to attend a fantastic conference today, but it was SITTING all day. Gotta' get my tail on the rower!
Congrats to all who keep the scale moving down. Progress wishes to all and wishes for a weekend full of fun activity and good eating.

Can I join I would like to be 230 by Christmas. My CW is 256 GW is 160 I am horrible at doing personals, but will definatly catch up later.

Commitment to Christmas challenge the best xmas gift ever for me and my family!

down - :welcome: of course you can join!!! :) Don't worry too much about personals - just post as you can.. we understand. ;)

Stephi~I live in Indiana. It has rained here all day. Been very cool.

Modcat~Divorce party was fun. I over indulged, but it felt good to let my hair down and have some fun with the family. My sister and I hung out all afternoon. Our older sister treated us to lunch. They made it a fun time, it helped to get it behind me.

Eny~You are doing great!

Catch ya all later. Pat

WAY TO GO ON ALL OF THE WEIGHTLOSS!!!! You girls have been busy!!!! I have strep. I just found out today that I get to go out of town for Thanksgiving with my boyfriend to meet his family. I have 33 days untill I get there. I am going to go crazy until I am there. I am gonna eat perfectly and exersice like the devil is after me. Starting in the morning I am gonna do taebo and I dont know what else. Anyhoo I will not be perfect Iwill however be better than I was.

wildthing--you have strep and yet you are going to go do a WO? wow, you are motivated! Be careful, don't overdo it, you don't want to get more sick.....:)

wild - just remember that your BF loves you for who you are - not what you look like! :hug: Stay the course and you will succeed! There's a LOT that you can do in the next 5 weeks before you go and meet his family. Just keep at it!

I'm sorry to hear about the strep though! :getwell:

I'm off for the night! Going to do a little stretching, since my legs are still really sore... and then I'm sitting down with a nice book. Wicked I haven't read it yet - but my BFF said it's really good. :)

Dixiemae--I was born and raised in Indiana, New Castle. My mom still has her house there. I love Peyton Manning and the Colts, after the Bears of course (DH tried and true Bears fan). :)

Modcat~They are a little south of me, but I have been there!! Colts fan tried and true. Monday night I will be glued to the tv!! I need a hula hoop to burn off some of the energy cheering them on. Cubs fan tried and true Ask Mother Mavis about that one!! Catch ya all later Pat

Well I have been on zinc and other herbs as a home remedy and I feel 70 percent. That is way better than I felt. I can talk and eat comfortably now. thank goodness my mom is in to all of that natural home remedy stuff. She hate antibiotics. She says they are bad news. I hate dr visits because its costs so much money to tell me what I already know. So anyhow I followed her rules and I really am feeling quit nice. I took a brief walk this morning with my dog. I did a walk away the pounds tonight. I am not trying to achieve some super woman feat with Andrew's family. I just want to look the best I can look before then. I am not seeting any goals. I just want to try my best to be healthier by then. The holidays are horrible for me. I really want a good foundation on my habits before they hit. So I am gonna work really hard and what I get is what I get. Even if its 5 lbs. I am 5 lbs better. Anywhoo thanks for the get well wishes I really am feeling better.

AHHH I'm having a "THE SCALE HATES ME DAY!" I hate it! I'm a grump - and all I'm planning on doing today is house cleaning! I'm having a Lia Sophia party in a few weeks because a friend of mine just became a consultant and if I don't clean now - it's NEVER going to be done! :eek:

I just DON'T FEEL LIKE IT!!! GRRR!!!

Good Morning Everyone~Today is a gloomy day here. I am stuck at 181. Tomorrow is official wi day. I hope to see a loss. I am on track. I am starting a new eating plan Eny helped me with. I want to kick start a weight loss. I want to get the scale going in the downward direction. I am soooo wanting to wear a slinky black dress for Christmas. I am running out of time! My Ex came by yesterday to talk business. He wants to take me out to breakfast then have me sign the legal papers saying the 2007 car is his all his. By then I should have the final papers from my lawyer to sign ending this stressful period for good. Like I said before he is nice when he wants something. I don't want the car. He asked me if I am using my YMCA Membership. He offered to renew my YMCA membership. I had not planned to ask him. I was VERY surprised he bothered to offer. I will have to think it over, then have a talk with him about it before I make a decission. I don't want him to have any holds or controls on my life now that we are legally divorced. I do want to keep the membership but..............I don't know if I want to drag him along. Catch ya all later. Pat

I plan on having a lazy day today - not foodwise, just exercisewise. :p

I've had such a stressful week, and I'd like a break. Hopefully I can convince my mom to run to Target. Give me an incentive to atleast get dressed today. :lol:

Have a good day everyone! :)

Stephi--enjoy your day off and the Target visit! I love that store! :love:

Eny--I hate "real" housecleaning! Oh I don't mind the basic stuff I do everyday, but the extra stuff--Ugh! It puts me in a grumpy mood as well.... :mad:

Dixie--I'm like you--it would be so nice to have him pay for something for you, but not sure I'd like to be beholden to him for anything anymore. Maybe your independence is better in this case.....:shrug:

wildthing--glad you are feeling better. And yes, it really is better to avoid the antibiotics as much as possible. :)

Swam 2100 yards already and now ready to watch football! Tomorrow--I get a facial!!! :goodvibes

Modcat - I had a good time too! Found out the food scale I bought a few weeks ago for $25 was back up to $40. I knew it was a pricing mistake. *evil laughter*

Enygirl - I just noticed your "custom user title". :rofl: And I just cleaned my kitchen too. I feel your pain girl! Except I decided to skimp out on the vacuuming... :p

See, I'm back! :)

Ugh - I haven't accomplished much today. I did manage to get the grocery shopping done, and I've rearranged the furniture in DD's room - she still has to ge tthe rest cleaned. DH cleaned up the kitchen, so tha twon't be hard to finish... *sigh* I need a laundry fairy though - someone to come over and FOLD all the laundry!!! :eek: Guess I know what I'll be doing tonight huh?

Modcat~I have to be careful dealing with him. He has more twists and turns than a really good "who dun it". Now that I have my freedom I like it. I really don't want to be beholden to him for anything.

Wi 181. I seem to be stuck there. Need to see the 170's soon if I am going to see my Christmas goal. Time is moving on~~~~I have i think 8 weeks to get in done. I will update my ticker when I see 170's on the scale. Y I K E S!!!!!! Catch ya all later. Pat

Hi everyone! :wave: Sorry I haven't been very active in this thread lately.

With Halloween fast approaching and November starting, I am trying to refocus on the fact that I have a commitment to Christmas! This has been one of those threads that I keep in the back of my mind knowing that Christmas is still a ways off. Not anymore! Time to bring it front and center! My calendar says there is 60 days until Christmas as of today. That's two solid months. I'm ready to take advantage of every single day ahead of me as I would love to give myself the gift of being at least 13 pounds lighter! I will make it a point to post in here regularly from here out to share this leg of the journey with y'all! Think I'll decorate for Christmas a bit too in my siggy. Time to get into the spirit!

Hope everyone is doing well! Have a great one! :candy:

I've been gone for awhile. I was at my mom's. I tried to watch what I ate, but it was hard. I'm back on track now. I got 4 miles in of walking today. The weather is getting colder and we got some snow today. Nothing stuck though. I hope everyone is having a good Monday!

Hey ladies, I was kindof MIA this weekend. Ate well -pretty much on plan, except eating out is NOT on plan- but I chose the salad bar with elements of plan. I did 15 minutes on the rower and walked 3.5 miles yesterday. I went to bootcamp for a KICK MY A$$ work out. Whew! My "weigh in" is tomorrow am. WISH ME THIN, ladies!!

LadyinFlux- Good luck in weighing in tomorrow. :goodscale

Hey girls - sorry I haven't been on all day! I'm doing ok, just finished my workout.. now I'm going to go and spend some time with the hubby :) Check in with you all tomorrow! :hug:

LadyinFlux - Good luck!

I'm kinda sick today, so no workout. If I did workout, I'd probably end up like this guy - :woops:

Wish y'all the best! :hug:

Update - weigh in was 3.5 lbs down!!! Yippie!! No work out today - work was INSANE and my day was 12.5 hours. I have boot camp tomorrow. Well on my way to my Christmas goal!!
Feel better Stephi!

Awesome weigh-in Lady! Congrats! :yay:

Take care of yourself Stephi!