sparrow82! Yes you can!

Ms Perception: I agree! Just knowing you are eating right and exercising is an incredible feeling! One that I haven't felt in a very long time! I know I am doing the right thing for my body. My mind is more peaceful when I am eating and exercising. It must be that word "guilt" that causes a lot of strife. When you eat right and exercise, you are keeping free of that guilt and shame. It feels soooo good! Better than a chocolate mousse cake!

Scarlet: On coming on here and still posting!!! That is the ticket to a healthier life! I am giving you this because you deserve it! It is a badge of courage!! Wear it and keep going! Get back on that horse and keep riding right into health!

Nicki: Congrats girl! You are awesome!

Fullsteam: You are awesome ALWAYS!!!

I know its late in the month, but I want to join in! I already set a 10 lb goal for myself at the beginning of the month, so that is what I'm going for!

So far I have already lost 7.2 lbs!!!

Welcome Sparrow and Amber, and thanks for the encouragement ladies....!!

Today was a good day, I hope the scale likes me in the morning....have a great night everyone!!

I just went and re-looked at my goals. I have reached my St Patty's Goal so that's fun. As of today my BMI is 30.22 so I'm getting close to that one. I have stayed OP with my exercise SO FAR and I'm 7.5 pounds shy of my march goal.

I may not reach that one overall goal of an ending weight of 185.5 but I think all in all I have done great! So I'm super proud of myself.

Hiiiiiii girls Happy to see everyone andddddd to have my pc!


Sparrow and Amber, Amber, that is a wonderful loss, congratulations!


MsPerception, great, wtg! I think we are supposed to have nice weather here too, ohhh it just feels so good to be outdoors after being cooped up all winter. SOunds like you and the kids had a wonderful time outdoors and I'm glad your going to have nice weather all week : ).
I think your thoughts on summer are just wonderful, thanks for sharing. It's coming and I am looking forward to it too....oh I have to have a real good rest of month, I want to go shopping down the road and get a few cute things ok more on that later, lol.

Scarlet, I think it is superrrr that your posting and I am real happy you had a good day yesterday! Good for you getting right back to it, keep up the great work.

Hey Hattie, ty for the support and kind words to us all and what you said about the psychological part (feeling better) and health....so so true and so important....

Nicki ROse you are doing great! Your focusing on your progress and accomplishments which is super too....wtg!

Okay girls, as for me, I managed to maintain this week which is a nice and positive way of saying....no loss this week. I know why though (too many carbs, less ex.) so at least I have some rhyme and reasoning to it so I am okay with it in the sense I know what to do and I am looking at today as my new day and already thinking about how I am going to kick butt this week .
You all help so much, so so much in keeping that positive attitude and focusing on all the good things and on progress......ms. perception with her refreshing thoughts of summer and how much more enjoyable it will be and quality of living and health and mental well being as Hattie also said, Scarlett having a good day and showing all that determination, Nicki showing how the concentration is on the progress and accomplishments, etc. etc. the list goes on! OH my goodness, going off on a tangent again lol, I'm sorry girls. I am just trying to say that I feel that sharing is so helpful in this way to us all, I know with me (where I might of otherwise got down) seeing fresh perspectives and the reminders, just the whole shebang, makes such a difference........a big ty to you all I am thankful we are here together to share our journey. I am focusing on what I have and am accomplishing, NOT on what hasn't met my criteria thus far....it's very helpful to have these reality checks.

Geeeeeeee, I am not even close to TOM, I'm just a mushball . Well, I don't like taking things for granted and show my appreciation and feelings. I have to runnnnnn. OMG, i thought i was out of a pc yesterday! DH fixed it (for now) more on that later. Hope you all have an awesome day, talk soon, to you all.

nicki rose..look at you go!! You are doing awesome reaching those goals!

Well, I am on to losing new weight, ladies. That's the good news. I'm not changing my ticker yet, just to see how the next couple days go. I am close to TOM, so you know how that goes. It can be a rollercoaster ride. The bad news is this week is DH's birthday and we're spending the weekend at my parent's. That alone often requires 2 days of detox!! So, I am already trying to arm myself mentally for the challenges that are coming! I know it's up to me to make the good choices and limit the cake and ice cream. I just have to DO it!

Lea, before what making decision? Hey you, hugs...not sure I understood but don't rush into anything okay sweety? So true about the economy and all. hang in there.

I'm beat, yes I know it is very early and I must get some shuteye. Today actually went very well and I am in good spirits and looking forward to a new week and all. How is everyone doing? We still have two weeks so remember the battle isn't over . I am back to drinking my green tea and I just love it!!! It is decaf but I do get high from it and if h istory repeats itself....I am going to have a good loss this week! Well it raises metabolism but the studies are varied and you need to drink a lot of it but it is also a replacement for water in a sense.....works wonders! makes me feel good, fills me up, etc . etc.

MsPercpetion, it is my DH's birthday this week too! I am taking him out tomorrow night and yesssss I did pick up a little cake, oh yes, no way I wasn't going to! I plan to have a sliver and I am okay with that but the problem is having it sitting in the fridge after.........I don't want (or can afford) seconds, thirds, etc. I am just going to have to be tough and stick to my guns, luckily I am feeling strong.

The other day girls, I had carb cravings (for whites primarily and cheese) from here to china! Intense cravings! I can see it happening around or before TOM sometimes but this was just out of the blue! Anyways, I did the bean trick I had mentioned before but not to much avail. Needless to say, seeing as today is my new day and the start of my new week.......I managed to give that craving a good kick goodbye and somehow a fresh mindset meant a whole new physical reaction!

Tis a new day for us all ladies, I hope everyone had a great day. We are starting our new week so let's hang tough and keep on truckin'

fullsteam Thanks for the kind words! I'm working really hard. My scale isn't moving but it's okay. I think I'm starting to gain muscle which isn't a bad thing! LOL. It's okay to be mushy!!!! Let it all out girl!!! Glad to see you are in such good spirits!

perception I'm glad to see you are mentally preparing yourself for the upcoming challeng that lies ahead. Maybe pack some extra healthy snacks. Limit your indulgence and try to make healthy choices. Portion control!! You can do it!

jasonslea I know you're young honey. Don't stress yourself out too much. It usually leads to overeating. Take a deep breath and rationalize the decision that you need to make. It'll come to you!

I'm doing well. I don't think I'll make my March goal though. I'm at 193 and have less than two weeks to lose about 8 pounds. I don't think that will happen but it's okay. I know that my weight loss number has slowed because I think I'm gaining muscle. Which is good. I'm still losing inches (slowly but they are dropping). Plus, I was doing so good that it was bound to slow down. LOL! At least it's not slowing because I've been bad or fallen off the wagon!

Yesterday I got two new DVDs in from Flirty Girl - "Ultimate Upper Body" and "Chair Dance: Tone and Tease". They came with free weighted gel balls which is like a mini version of the ab balls you can do crunches on. Super excited!!!!! I did "Ultimate Upper Body" with my 30DS last night. Love it!

Hi everyone

Nicki rose, ty right back at you! I think your doing great! I' m sure your putting on muscle. My body composition (lower half ) has changed so much from all the walking I was doing past few months, I can literally see the difference.....the exercise whittled me right down. I didn't take my measurements at the time though and I think it is smart that you did so t hat you have something other to go by instead of the scale, the endorphin rush and feeling so good is worth it in and of itself!

I too would need to lose 8lbs. to reach my goal and I, like yourself, am not getting too hung up on the numbers (hasn't done me any good in the past) . I am just focusing on doing the best I can and taking it day by day and eating healthy and doing my exercise....then I'll see what I end up with for numbers and of course hoping for good ones but my main objective is to control those things which are in my control.

Congratulations on your new DVD'sssssssss I saw the flirty girls on the comcast exercise channel and tried it once, now that was a sight to behold Very fun way to exercise, enjoy them



How is everyone else doing? I hope well and if not OP never too late to get back on, just keep on trying! One of my fav. mottos is "If at first you don't succeed, try , try again".
It's a beautiful day here, 60 degrees! I tried to talk DH into taking a half day but he is busy. He may try and get out early though. I must get outdoors in this weather and take advantage of it. I wrapped all the presents yesterday and picked up so everything is in order here....I better go do some working out, tis a new day and I am focusing on that right now and making it a good one. Talk soon

I finally got the official date of my double knee replacement surgery...it is June 24th.

So I had a very long talk with myself last night, as the whole point of even joining this site and this challenge was because I want to get as much weight off as possible before the surgery!! I want to do this, but I am also scared about the surgery (I've never had surgery before; I had my second child at home with a midwife even) so I think I've been sabotoging myself a lot...

So there it is, I don't have the luxury of any messups, bad days, pirate days, last calls, emotional upsets, one of a kind treats, pizza, meals out, any of the excuses I give for eating the wrong foods...I need to stay on plan, every day, strict as can be for the next 3 months.

That said, I am challenged and anxious to really do this--I am hoping to lose 25-30 lbs before surgery, which if I eat right and do what I'm supposed to do is a complete possibility.

Congrats to everyone who is still here and still working on success. We may not all make our goals but we've still accomplished something, a willingness to keep trying no matter what!!

Jasonslea, sometimes I love my job and sometimes I don't....you are in a difficult position so just take time and don't make any decisions about your job purely from an emotional reaction...think it through so you are happy about your decision no matter what it is...good luck!!

Scarlett, I was about to log off and saw your post. OH you, so happy to see your post and having you here I love your writing Scarlett and the questions you have been posing, etc. Your very insightful, areal cool lady You can do it we have each other as a team and we will keep rocking it, yessssssssssss, "a willingness to keep trying no matter what"! Nice!

Hi again : )

Just checking in. I just got back from a nice walk and so glad I talked myself into going, it is so beautiful out! Ok girls, need to go do a few things before DH gets home. Hope your all having a great day

Just a quick post:

I am frustrated again at the pace of my losing. I know I am doing right by eating and exercise. Just this body won't give up anything. Ok...it has been only a week and a half since I lost 2 lbs.. It just seems so long. The first six months of this journey, I was losing 1-2lbs a week. Not that any more. I knew this could happen but just wanted to state the it is soooooo frustrating. Ok... I can go on now. Thanks for listening!

Hattie,

One of the worst things for me is when I don't lose for a bit---it always gets me down and frustrated, especially if I AM doing the right thing---so you have my sympathy!! Please please keep going, if nothing else you are learning good habits that will keep all the weight you've lost off!!

FullSteam, you are very kind to me and make me smile---if I could just listen to my own advice, I would be a skinny chick, wouldn't I?

Today has been good, I'm solidly on plan and feeling like I can stay on it....hooray!!