[Ms Perception]

That all sounds great...thanks for the suggestions, too. Being up north here, I tend to drop walking/jogging in the winter. I wish I could keep it up, but at least I'm doing something!

[Ms Perception]

Originally Posted by fauxtini

some dvds i suggest are biggest loser cardio max , the biggest loser scult dvd, walk away the pounds 4 fast miles and 1 mile jog.

The Walk Away the pounds....I can't figure out which one you mean. Is it the Walk Slim 4 Fast Miles or the WATP express 4 Miles? I didn't realize this was a walk-in-place thing. My MIL has one of those videos. I should check hers out, too. Thanks again for the info!

[SBD Sass]

Christian - my future dress...if I can be able to pay for it.



Does this dress scream PnP or what??? It was put out by Lazaro in Spring 2008 so it's a newbie but oldie type. I love it.

Faux - so how did you like the movie?

Welcome to all the new comers! These challenges are so much fun!

[mountain mama]

Hey all you PnP lovers! I just finished watching it. I REALLY liked it I expected it to be 'another one of those victorian era movies' but it was really good! i was so caught up in Lizzy and darcy's relationship.. and Darcy was sooo attractive to me to boot! hehe

[princess2323]

sbdsash----i'm so jealous!!! that dress is absolutely amazing---


Name- Wafa
age- 27
weight- 153.6
status- married
kids- 10month old boy
pets- n/a
goals- lose another 10 by new years /exercise everyday /count calories
highest weight- 196 (from pregnancy)
job- location- english professor at a community college-- ohio
favorite movie- Pride and Prejudice is great like you all already mentioned--- for a class i took we watched like every version ever made of it --- it was great but got pretty redundant--- (women in films=consisted of jane eyre/pride and prejudice/and little women)
favorite bands or singer- country music at the moment
last book read- havent read a book in two years since finishing grad school--- definetly need to pick up a book--- but got busy with baby

[Christian]

Ms Perception and Princess2323!! So glad to have you ladies join in with us

fauxtini- I knew you would LOVE the movie, now arent you glad you found all of us PnP fans here And yes...Darcy was a hottie

Sass- WOW what a dress!!! I LOVE IT! Girl that is a PnP dress if I ever saw one, and you are going to be a BEAUTIFUL bride in it

Well today is starting off with a bang, I am up in my weight still but went ahead and posted it, I cant believe I gained so much in just 4 days, oh well I will just have to stay on track now and get it back off and maybe 2 more if I am lucky I want to be 149 by Christmas and it is doable

[SBD Sass]

That guy who played Mr. Wickham (who also dated Keira in real life for a little while) looks just like Orlando Bloom. When I first saw the movie I thought it was Orlando at first.

[mountain mama]

Wicken did look really familiar.. i couldn't place it thought.. maybe that was why! he looked like orlando

Sass: That dress is very pretty! Very classic and nice lines! are you planning a weddinggetting married? If so.. I am too! I'm married on paper but i'mnot having the ceremony until my DH gets back from being deployed. Would love someone to plan with! hehe

[Ms Perception]

Thanks for the welcome, Christian! I weighed this morning and to my delight I basically maintained weight during Thanksgiving! That makes me very happy since we did 2 big days (Thurs & Sat) and I ate what I wanted without stuffing myself. YEAH! YIPPEE! Now I have to get back to exercise and working more veggies into my diet. I am competing with my mom to lose the most weight by Christmas! LOL
Jess

[Luckymomof2]

Hi ladies!!!!

I'm so sorry I skipped out during the last part of the Thanksgiving challenge. It started with allowing myself a free pass to eat whatever I wanted for one day. I should have listened when different people told me not to do that becasue it can send you on a bad spiral down.
I started totally getting back into my old ways of mindless eating. It's like I ate more than normal because I'd missed all the junk I didnt eat when I was losing the weight.
I'm so mad at myself. I dont know how much weight I've gained back. I'm REALLY scared to step on that scale. I'm sure its a lot though. I really pigged out.
After screwing up so badly I was just too embarrassed I guess to come back... knowing all of you ladies were strong enough to keep with it and I didnt want to come here on Thanksgiving having failed the challenge so badly.

Today is really the first day of not eating whatever I want.... I had a huge burger and fries last night for dinner.
I did a little on the elliptical this morning.
I know I probably seem like such a flake... but I'd really like to join this challenge with you ladies if you'll have me.
I really loved having u all around to talk to in the last challenge.

So did everyone reach that Thanksgiving goal????

I dont know what to set for my Christmas goal.I guess to set a goal you need to know a start weight and I really dont wanna see what I weigh.

I see there are new ladies that wernt in the Thanksfiving challenge. That is awsome!!!

I feel like there is so much I need to catch up on with you all.

[urockmom]

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. 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- 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!!! 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!!!

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!!! )
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

[FullSteamAhead]

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 You did so well to get through the holidays and continue with a losssssss, 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 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! 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 . 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

[FullSteamAhead]

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! 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 Let's keep on truckin.

[FullSteamAhead]

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!!!!!

[Ms Perception]

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!
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