Hi chicks!

So, I have been off line for 2 days and it took me 2 pages to catch up on the posts! :) It's great to see so many new faces here and I can't wait to get to know you all.

I am in the same boat as Christian & Lene and gained weight over Thanksgiving BUT I refuse, simply refuse to change my ticker until my WI day on Friday. :mad: I am finishing up TOM so I am going to blame that and an overall lack of water and increase in wine ;) over the long weekend.

Sass-That dress is gorgeous!!!!!
Lene-Officially the Turkey Trot is 3.2 miles but I ran 3.25 because I was on a track. If there is going to be one for Christmas I'll probably try it again and try to lower my time.
Shy-:welcome2: BACK!!! We missed you the last few weeks of the Thanksgiving challenge. We knew you were eating badly-you had warned us that your silence meant bad things-we just kept calling out into cyberspace to get you back. So glad that you are back on track and joining in with the Christmas Chics!!!:carrot: No, I ended up 3.5 pounds short of my Thanksgiving goal but did lose 12.5 along the way. I am setting a much more modest goal for Christmas because of the overabundance of temptation and for once I'd like to actually get to a goal!!! :D

I promise to be more faithful in my posting between now and Christmas. That movie marathon (we are through Episode V in Star Wars) took all of my time over the weekend. Oh, and I have to confess that I have never seen PnP as well.

Ok, so here is my bio stuff:
Name: Amy
Age: 42
Weight: 155.5 (2# more than ticker!!! :devil:)
Status: Happily married
Kids: 2 DDs, Ages: 14 & 11
Pets: 2 large dogs, brother & sister that we rescued, essentially 1 dog; 8 legs
Goal: Get my fat a** back into that black leather skirt by Feb 2009!
Highest weight: exactly 1 doughnut shy of 180
Job: Mom
Location: New Hampshire
Favorite Movie: Wedding Date
Favorite Book: No way, I am a huge reader and couldn't possibly pick. Really good ones: God of Small Things, Ahab's Wife, Ireland, Wicked
Last Book I Read: The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett; Just slightly past the middle of World Without End by Ken Follett

Hiiiiiiiiiiii everyonee : )

I really miss you ladies and even though I got lost for a bit I thought of you often. Welcome to all of you who joined in, looking forward to getting to know you all. This is a wonderful group of people here, I am sure you will just love it! :)

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and time off with loved ones. Boy, it feels so good to be back.....but more on me later.


Hattie and urockmom, congratulationssss on the losses ladies :carrot::carrot::carrot: You did so well to get through the holidays and continue with a losssssss, :bravo::cp: girls :) keep up the awesome work.

Christina and lene, hi there girls : ) Those gains have got to be primarily fluids and it has been my experience that when the gain happens in such a short amount of time, that those lbs. come off fast too after going right back on OP so keep at it dear ladies and keep on truckin'. You h ave both been doing wonderful on this journey and I know you gals will get rid of those lbs. and then some!

Miss you all very much too, a big big :hug: to you all. Now that the holiday weekend is over let's kick some butt! :)

Hi ms. perception, welcome and congratulationsssss on maintaining through the holidays! :carrot::carrot: Good for you! So your in competition with your mom ha? :) That's nice that you are doing it together and can help to keep each other motivated, etc. Keep up the great work.

Hi there Sass : ), that dress is absolutelyyyyyyyy stunning!!! love it.


Hi fauxtini and princess, welcome as well. Hope I didn't leave anyone out, I am a bit behind on the posts.

luckymommmmmmmm, so niceeee to see you. I am glad that you came in to post as I am sure all of us are, we miss you very much. Regarding going off plan and feeling embarrased to post, awwwwwwwww you...get your tail over here girl......big :hug:. Going off plan and spirals like that happens to most of us along this journey, it is not rare for it to happen....if your a flake because of it, ohhhh you, I have been a flake a million times over ;). Keep in mind that the most important thing is not giving up and managing to get yourself back on the horse. An old dear freind of mine here (lekhika) used to have this awesome quote that said, "you do not fail unless you give up". I just love that! You have not given up and remember also that if at first you don't succeed, try try again! Re: "failing challenge so badly", try and be mindful to not get too caught up in the numbers and remember that the most important thing is that you keep trying. I understand completely about your being afraid to weigh in, after such a time it can be discouraging to the point of taking your focus and energy off the plan and make it harder. May I offer a suggestion? Just concentrat getting back OP and take it one day at a time and don't even weigh in until you feel comfortable enough to do so! Good for you sweety for reaching out and writing to us, so happy to see you and we are here to help one another. Ok im going to post this before i lose it! lol

ok back again, I wanted to get that post out for fear of losing my connection, etc.

My news, I had a real nice time with hubby and was happy to have him home. We did get very upset about my kitty which took and abrupt turn donward but we managed to stabilize him with fluids at home and some special meds. Luckily his doc comes back from holiday tomorrow so we can plan some more future testing to see exactly what is ailing the little guy.

I caught a bit of a cold as of a few days ago so just focusing on taking care of that because I dont want any more long stints of not being able to see my folks! I wont even think about that! I can tell you one thing though, if I end up with bronchitis again (tell me noooooooo, lol) I am not taking any more of those darn antibiotics!!!!!! I hadn't said anything, but some of my hair fell out and it was around the time of taking those strong antibiotics so I know its that! I still have a full head of hair but I def. see and feel the change and just try not to let it get me down. The hair will grow back, the main thing is that we are well!

okay, planwise: Lene? I got lost in the world of food porn! :lol: I ate a lot ladies, I don't know how I managed to gain only 1 lb. this past week...that has me somewhat awed but I wont analyze that one too much! lol. I can say this though, I don't feel nearly as well since I have been off plan....I feel and look like I gained much more. My tummy , face, and eyes are swollen from the carbs and I ohhhhh so can't wait to feel that nice light feeling again. I went back OP yesterday, I knew the sooner the better. So it's right back at it and I am looking at today as a new day and just getting through the day OP. I want to be as strict as possible until Christmas as I will be seeing everyoneeeeeee and I want to feel good, thus, I am aiming to lose the 2 I gained (gained 1 last week too) plus 6 more by Christmas.
I hope you all have a great and successful day ladies :hug: Let's keep on truckin.

urock mom, I think it's smart to refuse to change your ticker.....I wouldn't do it, lol, no way! You will get that gain off and then just take it from there. Congrats again on the loss of 12.5 lbssss. : ) wtg! Black leather skirt you say? Now that's incentive!!!!! :)

I am sorta on track today. Bfast was a challenge since due to circumstances, we ate at Hardees....not exactly healthy bfast options there. But I did the best I could and took it easy for lunch. Sounds like some of you are on a reduced carb plan (maybe SB?). I am trying a kind of hybrid approach. I am totally a whole grain girl, but do realize I need to watch even that so I don't over-do those "good carbs"...unless I exercise like mad! How often do you weigh yourselves? Once a week? Sometimes I don't want to wait that long between weigh-ins....another self-control problem I guess!:D
I'm so glad to hear all your stories. You ladies are already inspiring me! I think I'm going to try working out in the morning tomorrow as I see many of you do. Evenings can be tricky sometimes. I will just get my butt outta bed and do it!
Jess

Oh!!! I am soooo excited!!

Luckymom....you came home!!! We were so worried about you! Don't you dare get down on yourself! You just dust off that stuff and climb back on. Which is exactly what you just did by coming back to us! I agree with Fullsteam...one step at a time. Don't worry about numbers, just try to eat OP and exercise. The weight will come off!! I am so glad you are back!

Fullsteam...You are back also!!! I know you weren't gone for a really long time but I missed your post immensely! I am praying for your kitty. I got a cold again too! My husband got my last one and I guess he decided to return it to me.

Ms Perception and Princess2323 :welcome2: You will love this group of chics!

Christian... I know you will do it! You have done an awesome job!
SBD..That dress is awesome!! You are going to look beautiful in it!!!

Lene, urockmom,fauxtini, Hello!

I'll check in again later... oooooohoooo!! I am so happy that our friends are back!!!

Oops...I forgot to welcome two people...

Marybeth..:welcome:

Kelsy123..:welcome3:

Thanks Hattie!!I love this group.:)

Fullsteam & Hattie~So, so, sorry that you both caught colds! That is a miserable way to start the Christmas season! Fullsteam~Hair falling out! Yikes, I would be incredibly upset about that. I agree, stay away from the antibiotics or at least the kind they gave you last time.

I was in a rush before so I want to extend personal greetings to

:welcome: Marybeth

:welcome2: Kelsy123

:welcome3: MsPerception

:hohoho: fauxtini

:ginger: princess 2323

:clause: kelsicc

:rudolph: JaimeJo

:tree: Idealperson

OK, I think that covers everyone so far! (I love these little Christmas guys! :D)

Here is a big :grouphug: and some :dust: for you all!

MsPerception~As far as exercise goes, I don't really do any DVDs. I am strictly a gym & running/biking/elliptical/swimming kinda gal. I always exercise in the morning because that's when I have the most energy. The most I do at night is sometimes I take a walk while my DD is at swim practice. I am with you, I love the carbs but I really have to limit them pretty severely to lose the pounds.

OK, I am going to go start unpacking the 6 (six!) boxes of Christmas decorations that we hauled down from the attic yesterday. And that's just inside decorations, nothing for outside and nothing for the tree. I told you I was kind of nutty for Christmas! :elf:

urockmom-I used to have a y membership and did all that stuff you mentioned, but we are trying to move, so I dropped the membership for now and am winging it a little. DVD's work for now. Somebody needs to buy my house so I can move and get back to a normal routine!! Anyway, thanks for the encouragement. Down with too much bread! Down with pounds! That might be my new motto! LOL
Jess

Holy guacamole, look at all the posts!
Welcome Jess and princess!:welcome3::welcome:

Jess, I run primarily for my exercise. I also have an exercise bike, a weight bench and a newly acquired ellipitical machine. But for the most part it's man push-ups, crunches and running. I used to do Power90 which was effective but I scratched the dvd up too much and never replaced it.
I lost most of my weight doing SB. I love my whole grains. I have been maintaining this weight for the last couple of months. My eating habits are off plan more than on plan, but I have gone down in size thanks to the exercise. Oh and I weigh myself everyday but it doesn't count until my weigh-in day.

Sass~I love,love,love the dress. It's beautiful!

Shy~ I knew you'd come back! Don't feel bad about stepping out of the picture for a while. We are just glad to have you home.

urock~ beating your time for Christmas is a great goal. I think I'll do it too.

Fullsteam~ :hug: yay, you're here! I am sorry about your furbaby. I hope he's okay. And you're sick again? I think you are having a tough season. I hope you feel better soon!

Hattie~ Sorry you have a cold. I hope you recover quickly.

Ideal, Jamie, Kelsic and Kelsey~ don't forget to post, we'd love to hear about your plans/accomplishments or to give you a :kickbutt:

I have been doing GREAT with my exercise and eating the last couple of days. I'm back on the wagon folks! :carrot: I'm going to look superfly! :lol:

Fullstream! I am losing hair too. like in handfulls. I hope stopping those antibiotics will help you out. im going to a dermatolgist tomorrow and im TERRIFIED. They say it's probabaly stress related and reversable. But i wont know anything until the blood work and whatnot is done.

I hope it's extrenal forces that are cause it and simple meds will get me back on track. I almost had a breakdown at the hair dressers today. it's scary!

Anywway.. i didn't mean to veer off of talking about you.. but just know that I know your pain and wish you luck!

I haven't weighed myself for a few days (because I had my period) and today I am up 2 pounds! Thanksgiving was not good to me.....

I am back in action and ready to lose!

I weighed myself today and I am not budging on the scale, but I know I'm making better choices :) and working on consistency in my exercise. :carrot: If it doesn't get better in a week or so, I may have to be more aggressive in my eating adjustments and/or exercise!:?: I also started a blog to help me stay on track. I goota beat my mom in weight loss...though I'm totally rooting for her, she needs it as badly as I do (emotionally).:)

Good afternoon everyone :)

Jess (ms perception), I started the SBD plan on Oct. 3 and followed it strictly and did very well initially, since then I am definitly on a hybrid version! lol I follow the basic principles and for me it was the best plan as I craved carbs (bad carbs) often and needed to detox from them to help break the cravings. I'm getting off the carbs again for a bit after overindulgence over the holidays and I too must watch my whole grain amounts as too much impeded my loss. It sounds like your doing great, keep up the good work. Oh, I usually weigh in once a week....I have found this to be the best for me.

Hi marybeth and kelsey, welcome girls : )


Hattie, aw youuuuuuuuuu.......ty and same here girl! :hug: I am sorry to hear you have a cold again, wishing you a speedy recovery from it. OH, regarding kitty......ty! He seems stable today, his doc gets back tonight so I am happy about that. Hope your having a super day and keep up the awesome work :).

urockmom, hello thereeeeeee. It's so nice to see you all again and read your news ladies. urock, they gave me azithromycin as I was allergic to penicillin once when I was kid. You only take it for 5 days and it's the equivalent of taking an oral antibiotic for 30 days acc. to the pamplet. Anyways, since stopping it I havn't noticed more of a loss....I was keeping a real eye on it and now try to ignore it a bit, lol. THanks for the willpower dust, sure need it right now! HOw is your Christmas decorating going? :)

Leneeee, :hug: right back at you! : ). :cheer2: on exercising and eating great the past few days, keep rockin' it lene, that's super :) Here's to looking superfly :cb::bravo: wtg my lady :).

Christian, wtg!!!! keep at it.

Fauxtini, hi there. As mentioned above, I stopped them and appear to be ok now. I attempted and attempt to not worry about it too much so as not to exasperate the problem and do other things that make me feel pretty like doing my nails, etc. Most often, whether it is medication induced or stress etc. , it is reversible. Hang in there, I hope the appt. went well today and please keep us posted if your up to it. I saw your pic and your beautiful chicky :hug:

idealperson, welcome and wtg on getting back in action!


I have to run but a quick update on me. Yesterday went okay, not great not bad....just okay. I have the structure back in place (sheduled eating etc.). Today is going very well and I feel good that I am drinking plenty of water today, it helps so much. So here is to a new day ladies, may it be a good one for us in all respects. Let's keep on truckin' :hug:

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone is having a good OP day today. I have been trying to up my water a bit to detox from the weekend and that is going OK but I am spending a lot of time in the bathroom! ;)

MsPerception~It sounds like you are doing great! I have found that consistency is really, really important for me. Even if the scale doesn't move for a bit if I am exercising and eating OP then it does eventually get going again. :hug: to you to keep at it!

Lene~You are certain to look superfly! Probably something like this: :mrsclaus:

Idealperson~ Funny, I also had TOM over the holiday weekend and had a 2 pound gain! I am happy to report that one of the Thanksgiving pounds went away again so it :goodscale: today. I am sure that you will get them off quickly.

I had a super :running: today as I wanted to try my Turkey Trot again (without cramps & bloating), ran outside, and took 3.5 mins off my time. I was panting pretty badly at the end or I would have been :dance: but I am doing that in my mind. :D

Let's keep losing ladies!!!!

Hi everyone!
Thank you all for the warm welcome back.

FullsteamandHattie~ I'm joining you on the sick train.
I felt congested yesterday... but thismorning I woke up with a fever and can't breathe at all outta my nose. My 4 year old also has a fever and DH droped my food processor blade and cut his foot open pretty bad.
Thank good ness our 4 month old is doing just fine.
But the rest of us are feeling like crud and I was also supposed to start decorating the outside of the house today and I dont wanna move at all.
What a way to start out the challenge.

I've decided to not really set a goal weight for Christm,as right now. I dont wanna weigh myself for a bit.
I want to concentrate on eating right and getting back into an exercise routing. If I see a bad number on the scale I'm just gonna get in a bad mood.
So maybe I can just set a goal weight a little later.

Fullteam and Hattie. I hope u 2 start feeling better soon. I know it stinks... especially when there is so much to do for the holidays.

Ms Perception: Way to go ! Sounds like u are doing great. I think we all get in a little funk every now and then where the scale doesnt wanna budge even when we're doing good. The scale WILL start moving soon since your stickin with it.

Ideal person! Today is a new day! Dont fret those couple pounds. I'm sure it'll come back off real quick.

Have a good day everyone!

Hello Ladies!!!
Im new on here and have been reading all of your posts and sounds like an awesome group of girls.
If its not too late I was hoping I could join in on the fun!
A little about me....

Name- Sarah
age- 24
weight-148, although after Tday I was 149 :(
status- married
kids- Nope
pets- 1 dog, Gracie, who I consider my daughter LOL
goals- To be down to 120lbs, a long term goal is to run a marathon.
job- Medical Billing
location- AZ

SarahD: HI! and welcome! I want to run a marathon someday too! I have a little ways to go yet.. haha but i can manage a 5k now! baby steps i guess! lol Do you run a lot now?

Fullstream: thanks for the kind words. I messed up and my appt is actually TOMORROW. I will def be on filling people in on what's up :) I went and got my hair did and my eye brows waxed and stuff yesterday.. and im feeling ok today :)

urockmom: Way to go on shaving some minutes of your turkey trot time! I'm gonna see if I can do the same at the gym tomorrow :)

I just went for an hour walk around my neighborhood tonite. Everyone's getting all their christmas lights and everything up. Makes me relaize.. DANG i better get on getting my tree up soon!!

Im actually training for a half marathon right now, its in six weeks. So I got a late start so I am just now starting the training. My goal is to run 3-4 miles tonight, we will see how that goes LOL.

Hi everyone! I'm still pretty new here..but i want to try this =]

I'm going to aim for being 130 by christmas. I know that will be hard and possibly not very plausible but I want to try anyways =]

OK so I gained 4lbs from my Thanksgiving Challenge back bleh! I ate a Whopper with cheese meal and I almost ordered in a large...God help me! And I had a baby ruth candy bar for snack. I am waiting for aunt flo and I'm getting nervous cuz she's kinda late, but I do feel some activity in my tummy off and on and I'm craving and stuff. I'm also depressed. I got my Cathe beginner kit and I don't feel like doing it today. I was so excited to be getting it. Instead I went for a 10 minute power walk outside. :(

:carrot: Well, I did sit-ups, push-ups, and jumping jacks during Biggest Loser commercials. I missed my walk tonight so I could go to parents night at swimming. I hope my little commercial break stuff made up for it somewhat. I gotta keep going. That scale better be nice!!:dizzy:
Jess

:welcome3:Ryaner!
:welcome: SarahD!

Its awesome to see the thread grow and so many people join in on the Christmas fun!

SarahD~Wow! Congratulations on training for a half-marathon! That sounds like a big challenge but you rock girl!

Sass~OK, so we all fall apart sometimes and eat things that we shouldn't. You just get right back in here so that you can fit in that fabulous dress!

Rayner~With hard work and persistence you can make it! I set a really big goal (16 pounds) for my Thanksgiving Challenge and I didn't make it but you know what.....I was thinner!!!! :) We are all here to support you in whatever your goal might be.

fauxtini~I know, I know, I am really behind on my Christmas stuff and I am usually first! I am going to have a good go of it tomorrow and see how far I get. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and let me get the wreaths up.

To all of our sick chics~I hope that you all feel better soon. Especially LuckyMom with a fever. :angel: to all of you and the kids.

Wow!! Lots of movement here ;) I LOVE IT!!! :welcome: to all the newbies!!! You wont be a newbie here long, everyone is awsome and you become like sisters in no time flat! I dont have time for personals this morning but I wanted to pop in and say that I am still here and POP, need to add in some exercise though, Hope you all have a wonderful day and I will be on later to personalize :hug:

OH SHY!!! I am SO glad your back sis!!! :grouphug:

Good morning ladies!I was out for the day yesterday and made terrible food choices:mad:.I'm back on track so far today and now i'm going for a long walk.:carrot: Marybeth

Ladies, I'm so happy :cloud9: to say the :goodscale went much better today! Finally some pay-off! :broc: I am down a couple! Yeah!!
To the sick chics...feel better soon. It seems like EVERYONE around here is getting sick. My DH has been fighting it for a couple weeks now.
I just want to thank everyone for the encouragement here! :grouphug:
Jess

Rayner-
Im in the same boat you are (even thoug I have a couple more pounds on you) :(
I would love to be on the 130's at christmas!!!!
Its a stretch but we can do it!!:carrot:

Good afternoon ladies :)

Sara and Rayner :welcome2:

urockmom, congrats on getting rid of that 1lb. and clipping off 3.5 minutes off your time! :carrot::)

Luckymom, so sorry to hear that you and the little one are sick with a fever and of Dh's accident, wishing you all a speedy recovery. The lights can wait, stay warm and get better. Hope your all feeling better today and once again, it's very nice to have you back :).

Sara, it's never too late too join in on the fun : )

Hey Sass, Hope your feeling better today. Sometimes just prior to TOM my hormones do flip flops and I get depressed (for no rhyme or reason) and sometimes yup, I will get cravings too and those 2 things together are not fun. Hang in there, it will pass. TOday is a new day. Good for you for doing that power walk!

Hi fauxtini, glad to hear you feeling better :). wtg on that one hour walk around your neighborhood, that sounds so nice : ). I just love to see all the houses lit up, sooooo pretty! Every year DH and I go on a ride/rides just to see the lights.

Hi jess, yeahhhh on that ex. during the commercial break :carrot:. I didn't see the episode last night but that show is just soooooo inspiring.

Christian, hey there girl :) it's good to see you, keep it rocking sis.

Hi marybeth, wtg on getting right back on track on our new day! : ) HOpe you had a super walk. You gals are all very inspiring.

Jessssssss, I just saw your post!!!!!!! :) congratulations on the loss :carrot::carrot: That's a great way to start the day : )

Hattie, how are you? I hope your feeling better and all is well there.

Lennie, hi as well. Same as above and I hope you girls are having a great day there.

As for me, I got TOM today and aside from some cramps I am feeling pretty fine. THe cold has not spiraled (which I was afraid of as I just recovered from bronchitis a few weeks ago) and I have been taking care of myself, keeping warm, and taking some medicine. OH yesssssss, I decided I aint letting this bugger get a hold of me this time! lol andddddd today I am going to take my fish capsules and vitamins (which have been waiting for me).

TOM totally snuck up on me as I was not due until Sat. but I am so glad it is early because that means I will be ok over the weekend. No wonder I was feeling so bloated and all. I drank a lot of water yesterday and that really helped. THe day went well yesterday, pretty OP except for some carbs and today is going to be even better! :yes: I have my mindset strong right now, whew!

3 weeks from today is CHristmas eve., my plan is to work hard and be OP to strive for a loss by then and then use the remainder of the month to stabilize it or get rid of any gain during the holiday. Well here we go ladies, a new day for us all! Hope you all have a super one, chat soon :).

Hi everyone :wave:

:welcome2::balloons:to sarahD and rayner!!

I am finally feeling a little better today. This cold got the best of me for a few days. I have been POP (thanks Faux) except for exercise. I did one hour of wii fit today and that exhausted me!

Fullsteam: I am so glad that you and your kitty are doing better!!

Ms Perception: Way to go!!!! :cheer::cheer: on the couple of lbs.!

Go Marybeth!! You can do it!!

Christian: Don't you just love all the activity on here! It is awesome! Good going on being POP!

Luckymom: :getwell: Is your hubby ok? Ouch!!!

Hi to urockmom, Faux, Sass, and Lene! OG I hope I didn't leave anyone out!

OH...I almost forgot! I watched Pride and Prejudice yesterday! It was awesome! I really didn't like Darcy at first and wanted Lizzie to be with Wickham(or whatever his name was). Oh...but by the end...Darcy all the way! Wow! That scene where he first proposes to her. You could feel the electricity between them! I also couldn't believe the mother! What a pain!I got really teary eyed when she spoke to her Dad.
I watched it with my 23 year old daughter and then threatened to tell her boyfriend that he could have a word with her ...PRIVATELY! LOL I did love it and was even saying things like they did afterwards. (I was not feeling well ..remember)LOL Anyway...Thanks for advising me to see it!!!

Talk to you soon!!!

Morning ladies!!!
Sorry I didnt check in yesterday.
Man this cold is starting to feel more like the flu. Ugh. I havnt been doing so well with the eating. I have just been craving comfort foods. DH keeps bringing home junk food cuz he wants to be sweet and make me feel better. Last night we had chicken and dumplings for dinnr... I know... so bad.
I really need to get better quick.
My DH is a toughie, he didnt wanna lose any $ from his paycheck so he went right back to work on that foot... I just hope he doesnt make it open back up.

I wa thinking ladies... if you all wouldnt mind... I'd like like to make my Christmas oal to just eat clean until Christmas...
I reall just dont want to weigh myself after eating so much junk for like 3 weeks before Thanksgiving and now being sick.
Is it ok if I just eat and exercise the best I can and weigh myself on Christmas to see how I did?

Reyner: Welcome! I think it's great that you are setting high goals for yourself. I think you can do it!

SBD: Sounds like you've been eating a bit like me, lol. Except I had been eating like that for a few weeks straight. Just shake it off... all that matters is that you get back on the horse. Good for you for taking that walk. Its so nice outside here in california. Its cold and sunny at the same time, lol.

Jess: I like to exercise during the biggest loser too. I just stay on the elliptical for as long as I can during the show. I'm sending you " nice scale" vibes.

Christian: Thank you!!! Even though I've been sick and not doing so well with the challenge I really missed u all and all the support. It sounds like ur doing great... as usual, lol.
I cant weight to hear in more detail how you've been.

Marybeth: I think there are a few of us here that have been messing up with food choices lately. Maybe its because of the cold and we are all craving that warm comfort food. Today is a new day and you are back on track!!!
Have a wanderful walk.

Fullsteam: Ugh dont ya just hate. TOM.. it can really make you feel awful. It always made my weight go up a couple lbs. I havmt had a period in over a year though becasue of being pregnant and now I breastfeed so thats caused TOM to not come back yet. hope thats why its back... hopefully I'm not preggers again, lol. Glad ur cold isnt getting any worse!

Hattie: I'm glad to hear that you are starting to feel better now. and wow you stayed on plan through it all!
Do you like the Wii fit? I dont know much about it but it sounds interesting and I was thinking about looking into it. Ya DH is ok. He went back to work on it... silly man, lol.

Hi Gang!

Rayner and Sarah~:welcome3::welcome:
Sarah~ how many miles are you running comfortably now? Good luck with your 1/2 marathon!
Rayner~ there's nothing wrong with challenging yourself, best of luck

Shy~ sorry you aren't feeling well :hug: This is a very hard time for actively dieting. I think it's very realistic to get your exercise in and try to eat the best that you can with out putting unfair pressure on yourself. But watch it :devil: because Christie's Valentine's Day Challenge will be coming next and then you will have to kick behind and get it done sista! Isn't Valentine's Day your anniversary? I'm totally going to go :drill: on you. I know you want to be smoking hot for your honey. :flame:

Hattie~ Yay you loved P and P!!!!! I'm glad you watched it but I'm even more happy that you are feeling better.

Faux~ you have been in my thoughts. I'd love to hear how your appointment went. I started losing my hair too. But I'm now taking vitamins and hoping I just have a vitamin deficiency.

Sass~ I hope your cycle straightened itself out. I know my went haywire months ago with my exercise and dieting. :hug:

Jess~ great job with the workouts!

urock~ thanks for the smoking hot Mrs. Santa. :mrsclaus: I love it!

Fullsteam~sorry about TOM and feeling yucky. It sounds like your head is really in the game and I love your plan to get it done.

Christie~ Hi girlfriend! Good job staying POP. Post more when you have time, we understand

Marybeth~ I hope today is going better for you regarding food choices. We all have those times.

Hope I didn't miss anyone.

I have been exercising like crazy. My food choices have been 90% in the good. I didn't drink enough water yesterday but have been doing well today. I'm happy to say that our tree is up and decorated and our lights have been up (dh did when it was still warm out). Presents have been bought but still need wrapped. I have all my ingredients on the counter to make my Christmas candies and cookies but I'm half afraid to do it. I think I will wait until after I weigh in tomorrow. :D
Have a fantastic day Chicks!!!!

Hi lene!
Yes Valentines day is my anniverssary and I do wanna look smokin hot. I plan to kick some major butt in that challenge!
Wow it sounds like u are really on the ball with your Christmas stuff. I havnt finished the decotating, I havn't bough all the gifts... and you're already gonna start the cooking. LOL. You go girl!

luckymom- :thanks: so much for the good scale vibes :D...I think they worked!! I was down over a pound again today.:cheer2: Yipee! Also, I think it's a good idea to do your best to stay on plan during this sick/recovery time then check it out on the scale when you feel better. It's definitely no fun fun to check out the damage when you know you've strayed, but you'll feel good to be on track again...especially once your cold/flu passes. :getwell:

Hattie-I am hoping to get a wii fit soon (maybe Christmas:present:). It's cool to hear it gives a good workout. Keep up the good work! I'm so glad you enjoyed PnP. It's such a classic.

Jess

Hi everyone:wave:

Today I weighed in and I lost 2 lbs from the start of this thread. Now I am getting eager to be in the teens! I know...one step at a time..

Luckymom: Just do what you can do! I know you will have a loss on Christmas and a loss is a loss! Don't worry about weighing in at all. I weigh myself too much and really need to cut back!

Ms Perception: You will love wii fit. I hope Santa brings one for you because you are being sooo good!

Lene: You are so far ahead of me on Christmas preparedness. I have done all of NOTHING! I love Christmas but I am one of those procrastinators. I think that is one reason I got so heavy. I always say tomorrow. Finally I have said TODAY! (not on Christmas stuff though...that may still be tomorrow) oh yeah.. I laughed when you said that my real name was not natural to you. Hattie is fine. I kind of like being someone new. Well at least here at 3FC. So keep calling me Hattie. :smug:

Hi Fullsteam, Christian, urockmom, Sarahd, Rayner, Faux, and Sass.

Hope all is POP with you all!!

Hey guys :)

Lene and fullstream and all: I
went to the doctors yesterday. Got about 8 vials of blood taken. That was not fun.. haha They all came back fine. At least it's good to know i'm in good healthy physically :)
Had an appt with a dermatologist about my hair coming out. She told me that it's due to my stressfull year no doubt and my eating and exercise is ok and stuff and not effecting it. She said that my hair is all in one stage right now.. well more than usual is and that it will continue to fall out but will all grow back and it's nothing permanent. That makes me feel better. She said to come back if it gets worse and that more or less.. chill out and i iwll be fine.. haha
It's weird though cause i dont FEEL stressed.. like anxious or anything like that.. but i guess my body chooses shedding my hair as stress.. ANyway.. THANK the heavens above it's not permanent and i will have myluscious locks back someday.
For now i settled with a new haircut to keep me smiling hehe


Anyway.. I put up my tree last nite! It was the first time i had put up a fake tree and it was my first tree as a married lady.. hehe Since DH is deployed, I took pictures of the stages of me putting the tree up for him.. and he watched me put it up via webcam until it was WAY past bedtime for him over there.. it ade me happy to find away to still do it together even though he's so far away. :)
Bare in mind.. ther'es like 10 ornaments on it.. we will get more :) hehe Oh yeah.. and moms making me a tree skirt.. hehe Next year will be our glamourous christmas.. this year it's ghetto christmas hehe!

here are some pics of the whole ordeal.. lol

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Yay Faux! That's great news about your hair! You really have had a stressful last couple of months with the move, marriage, Dh's deployment, the visa nonsense you went through. (I think that was you I remember reading about on one of Eny's challenges months ago, right?) That's a ton of good and bad emotional stuff to deal with. Oh and the pictures are adorable. How great to be able to share it with your DH. I remember when my ex was deployed how fortunate I felt to be able to e-mail him almost daily. When I gave birth to our son he was able to see pictures of him that very same night on his ship. I couldn't imagine what it must have been like in past wars to not have contact for months and months at a time.

Hattie~ Congratulations on seeing a loss!!!! You really are super in these challenges. About Christmas, I am more prepared then I normally am at this time.

Good Luck girls!!!!

Hi,everyone! I did alot better today.I had a 90 minute walk and made better food choices.The week is almost gone and my first weigh in is on saturday.I don't think i tried hard enough and i'm not expecting to be down.I will be extra good tomorrow and cross my fingers.:carrot:
marybeth

Great pics faux!

I'm down a couple of pounds from last Friday.
start of challenge 155
12/5 152.4 (-2.6)

I would be thrilled with 148 for Christmas.
Have a good day!!