lene & fullsteam-Thanks for your well-wishing. I am better now. I am back to my pre-Christmas weekend weight and about 90% recovered from strep. I thought I behaved well last weekend (watched portions, ate very limited sweets), but ended up with a 1.5# gain, so I'm concerned about the week and a half I'll be splitting between my parents house and my in-laws next week! Can someone please drown me in will power dust?!LOL

MsPerception~


That ought to do it and I got some on my hands so hopefully that will tide me over too!

Hi ladies!
Its been a few ays.
Is everyone ready for Christmas??
I have been running around like the energizer buny trying to get everything done...and I'm still not done.
I've been doing ok with the eating and exercising.... I guess I havnt been trying to do well. I've just been too busy to sit around and eat junk food and my exercise has been running around like a mad woman and taking care of my 2 little ones. I've also been playing my wii and wii fit.
Soooo I could definatly be doing better but I hjavnt been doing too bad. Still havnt weighed myself.
I8'm actually REALLLY looking forward to the valentines challenge. The holidays will be over and I'll be really ready to start shedding some more pounds.
I hope everyone is doing super good!

Hi everyone

I just wanted to check in. I am so busy with my last minute xmas shopping! Darn me anyway!! I am eating OP and fitting in as much exercise as I can.

We can do this!!!

I will check in again....gotta go and SHOP!!


Love you guys...and thanks for being here!!!!!

urockmom- gasp! gulp! THANK YOU!! I'm feeling it!

I cook at my MIL's (she can't cook worth a lick, so she lets me take-over there), so that should be fine and my mom and I are competing to lose weight, so it should be good there. I just know there are always unexpected temptations. The grandma's always have their dang cookies and treats everywhere. Gotta love the grandmas!

Good morning ladies!

Ms Perception. ttally know what ya mean about the grandmas and the cookies. Its my whole family though. Everytime I visit family they are always trying to shove something yummy and tempting in front of my face, lol.

Anyway... just checking in.
Today I'm going to do good!
I feel good about the eating, I know I can stay on track with that.... I just hate the exrecising. I dont know why but it takes every last bit of motivation I have to pull myself to the elliptical or to do any kind of exercise. Ugh.

Hi everyone

Today was a SNOW DAY! I still had to go in though. It just started getting bad so I was able to go home early. The roads are definitely not good. My son is driving up from Tennessee. I only hope that he arrives safely.

I have lost 3 lbs this week. WooHoo! I am in the teens! Great way to start the New Year. Christmas can't stop me. Come on girls! We can do it!!! Maybe by Valentines day I can think about those wonderful ONES. Or maybe I am getting carried away. HMMM

I am getting an elliptical for Christmas...it is already here and driving me crazy! Can't use it until the BIG day. Thank God I still have my treadmill to keep me busy. Oh..and wii fit of course.

Still have a little more shopping to do, but with the snow storm it will have to wait until tomorrow. I think I will go get some wrapping done.

Happy Friday everyone! And again: WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Okay, I'm really late to the party but Christmas is only 5 days away and I'm gonna TRY to maintain my 40lb loss. I'm so proud of myself to have come this far and this will be a real test of my will power! Christmas Eve is traditionally a graze all day and night sort of thing with no real sit down dinner just nibble, nibble, nibble. THAT's gonna be tough!! What are your plans to combat the temptations? I plan on a nice raspberry crystal light drink to sip throughout and hopefully ward off liquor (but oh how I'd love cranrasperry martini's instead!!) and LOTS of veggies to keep my picking and nibbling a bit healthier. Anyone else got a plan?

Hattie--I have to admit I'm very jealous. I want a new elliptical, and a treadmill and Wii fit! I have an old elliptical that not sturdy enough and we're going to get a treadmill...but not 'til after we move. And there isn't a store around here with wii fit, which I want for christmas.

kiki--I am also hoping to limit grazing, but we do have a big christmas meal, too! I have them 2 days in a row...the 25th at the in-laws and the 26th at my parents!! I think the best strategy is LOTS of water/hydration and choosing carefully. Good luck!

Good afternoon everyone!!!

So, I - like everyone else I suspect - have been running around like crazy so I apologize from my silence. Today is another snow day as the flakes drift on down. We got about 8 inches yesterday, somewhere around 3 so far today, and another 8-10 on tap for tomorrow. The up side to all of this is that I am going skiing on Monday. Skiing is really one of my favorite exercises and I have been looking forward to this first ski for months. (You'll no doubt hear more about my raving about the skiing through the winter so I'll control myself for now. )

I have been trying very, very, very hard to stay on plan this week and have been doing pretty well but the scale has just been crazy! Up 3.5 pounds one day, down 2.5 the next, just all kind of really large jumps! I was back to my low of this challenge this morning so I am going to leave my ticker where it is and hope that I will be able to give myself a present by Christmas and actually meet my goal!!

Hattie~ 3 pounds!!! Awesome!!!

Luckymom~Way to go with staying OP. As for the exercise,

kiki100~40 pounds is tremendous!!! You have done so well I am sure you can handle the party. It sounds like you have a solid plan in place. (That raspberry crystal light sounds yummy.) I would only suggest that you eat something filling and good for you before the party like an apple or I find that veggie burgers with a little cheese melted on top (about 120 cals) sit in my gut for hours!

Fullsteam~So glad to hear that you are back online. I figured you were suffering with me. I hope you are able to get out to the post office today. I ran there first thing yesterday morning and got the last package and all the cards off so now I am down to wrapping. DH and I are going out this evening (postponed from last night) to finish up the stocking stuff - if it doesn't keep snowing!

Lene~I hope you have been able to get your run in. I agree with Fullsteam, maybe a treadmill in your future. I am off the roads now due to snow but I know how mind-clearing a good run can be. I hope you find a solution!

Everyone else~ I have to run and get more cookies out of the oven. gasp! but I am not eating them. I hope everyone is having a terrific day. We have just days to go ladies so let's try to finish up with a big push. That way-even if we don't make it to goal or are just maintaining-we'll feel that we really accomplished something at this time of year.

hi girllllssssssssss missing you much! Christmas sure did come up fast ha? It's so nice to have you all here.

Ms perception, am so glad your feeling better. Regarding the wii fit, maybe you can get it online? though I am not sure what the shipping charges would be. Last time I looked, I think circuit city had it but that's up in the air now. There are a lot of deals being offerednow, even online, so you may want to look into it. I live it out in the booneies and I can tell you rightnow I aint driving north to get one right now! lol but I am interested! I am so new to this online shopping thing and it can be quite fun so keep it in mind.

fullsteam <<<< gathers up that willpower dust! lol sure do need it, thanks ladies! Let's keep on truckin.

luckymom, I havn't been doing too well either, on the contrary but I can tell you right now that Im already planning for january big time! In the meantime, trying to not let things get out of control, I wish to keep my loss etc. but whatever it may be or whichever way, come january, I want to kick it so bad so hopefully we can all do it together! Good for you for doing good and having a good day! keep it up! I tell myself the same thing, it really makes a difference. Just imagine, if i let myself have free reighn from here to the end of themonth what would happen, gulppppppppp! nooo! I will shoot for good decisions and days etc. and strive towards getting to the end of the month as best i can so that I can start the jan month . Keep it up girl

hattieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee wtgggggggggggggggggg lady! congratulations on another 3 lb. loss! my goodness girl i am so happy for you!!!!!!! wtg my hatie! keep up the awesome work! You truly are an inspiration. Hope your son arrived safely hon, is here there now? ohhhhhhhhh and congratulations on yournew elliptical! omg hattie! that rocks! : ) you so deserve it sweet lady, keep on rocking it and have a wonderful time with your family.

Kiki, congratulations on the 40 lb. loss! that is super! as far as my plans to combat the temptations, not much! lol. I am greek and going to my aunts house and greeks love to feed one another, lolol basically, just going to try to take it easy on what i put on my plate, as far as desserts go, I luck out there as i dont have a sweet tooth and nevr ever go for the desserts diet or not.

urockmom,. hi there girl! jeez! lol. more snow last night and today indeed! we have to go up to portsmouth NH for kittys appt. monday morning, hope the roads are okay , we really cant put it off anymore. Miss ya lady, ohhhhhhhhhh have a wonderful time skiing

well my dear ladies, Imust run for now but hope to talk soon. I just love having you all here, you guys rock! CHristiannnnnnnn, hey you! hi! Honestly, I have not been good but need to be good and need to kick some butt big time after the holidays so please keep onmy tail girls! lol love ya happy holidays

Okay ladies, I've gotten 1# past my Christmas/New Years goal. Now my plan is to maintain it through this crazy week and exercise everyday (except Christmas day, maybe)--NO EXCUSES!!
Thanks again for all the support here! It has been invaluable! My web access will be sporadic in the next 2 weeks, with traveling, so Merry Christmas to everyone and good luck!

Could I join I haven't anything for along time and its time want to lose at least 10 lbs. by the middle of January.

abigi7

abigi7 You feel free to pop right in girl, I am sure you can lose the 10 , we will start a Valentines Day challenge soon and would love to have you join in there too

Wow! I dont know where to begin!!! I have been so busy with shopping, cleaning and My oldests b-day partys that I have just been a lurker, but am so proud to see you are all doing so good I did not make my Christmas goal, BUT I am VERY happy to have kept off 10 pounds since our Thanksgiving challenge. I have alot of cooking and cleaning left to do the next few days and I am finally done shopping...how about everyone else???
I missed you all and hope you have the most AWSOME Christmas ever..

A toast to all of my Christmas Chics friends!!!

I hope that all of you are having a happy and blessed Christmas with family and friends.

Let us all receive the gift of a peaceful, healthy New Year!!!

I hope that is good to all of you and yours!!!

I don't believe that I made my goal but I did lose something in December so I am happy with that. Plus, I am going to wear a great holiday dress tonight that makes me look like and that I haven't been able to wear in at least 3 years! So that is my to me!!!

Looking forward to chatting when we are all decompressed from the holidays!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS LOVELY LADIES!!!!