Yeah, I'm discovering the same thing. Which may be why I graze all the time when I'm not dieting. Instead of restructuring the way I eat, I'm trying to change what I eat.

When I'm not pre-menstrual, I am not all that hungry. That's when I tend to not eat enough. But boy, lookout when TOM is approaching. I have to be really careful.

I was 193.6 today. Still just hanging around that area. I did a pretty good workout tonight, so I am hoping it did some good. I want a few more pounds gone, soon.

Morning all! Hope Jeni and family are feeling better!

I am woman, hear me roar. Today will be a better day, I will be POP. I can do this. After we got back from the funeral yesterday, I went into the closet and dragged my shorts out. There is one pair in particular that DH always loves on me and I wanted to be sure that they will fit when we leave for vacation. We leave 3 weeks from today. They are snug. I need to stay focused between now and then. Here is how!!

W 100 oz
E Going to do my crunches right now, and the elliptical before my shower, then the stairs at work. Tonight after work, 2 miles on the dreadmill, or a WATP video. Either or, but definitely one or the other.
E Plan, eat only what is on my plan.
D Shut up and do it already. (talking to self, you guys need to keep talking, cause I need to hear you!!)

Ugh....fighting the website again. had a really bad day at work yesterday. actually turned down GS cookies. How do you like that?? Jlea I have zero advice to offer. I'm sitting in a job I hate until I find another one and was told yesterday to not talk about anything because I could influence new people and i'm lowering morale. Gee, thanx for making me feel better at work. I've been busting my butt for what? for nothing *sighs*

I'm sorry girls...i'm just having a real problem with work. I spent all night last night looking at job sites. My options are limited because I don't have programming skills, or other stuff like that. I don't want to work in healthcare, but working in the office at a hospital would be ok. Problem is, the positions available are on call.

I'm gonna make a big salad for lunch. Maybe use some salmon or tuna for protein. I hope you're having a good day. I'll hopefully have no problems reading the previous posts once I get this one in.

Have a good one :)

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

i had a post. Had is the operative word...

Amy did you mean you had ANOTHER post? I see the one above that one, where you talked about work and looking for another job? And not talking about that because you could lower morale for the new people....LOL LOL LOL I love management crap like that. They've told us that recently at work too....only the new girls see FIRST HAND how crazy things can get. Believe me, they will form their own opinions, they don't need ME to "lower morale".

Anyhooo last night = night from **** at work. Literally felt like I was working in the nut house. So many things going on with so many patients at the same time. I don't know how we managed...oh here's how I managed. I ended up working all night and staying over after my shift....UNTIL 9 am just charting. Then so wound up I couldn't sleep. I usually say, working like that keeps me on plan, I run run run and don't have time to stop and eat. Good plan, eh?

Off to pick up the kids. My biggest loser shirts aren't here yet. What a funny thing, but I just cannot wait to get them. I need to get my hair done too. Maybe this weekend. After tonight....four day weekend! toga, toga, toga!

Catch ya'll later. Oh and Shari, believe me, I am praying for ya. I don't have much advice to give but I will be thinking of ya. I can only imagine how it is struggling in this economy while still working through school. Jobs are scarce enough for older people. (I didn't mean that to sound condescending, like I meant "grown ups"...I'm not sure how that came across) But you nailed it, you are FAR too young for that kind of stress. What did you choose for your mother? maybe something like 1-800-FLOWERS? a nice centerpiece you can have delivered? I'm sure mom would be happy just hearing from you.

And Mindy.....not to jinx ya, but I think you are FINALLY breaking through your plateau. The numbers are definitely moving in the right direction. You didn't give up! And now look at ya!

Xoxoxoox Catch ya'll on the dark side (if I can sneak onto work computer tonight!) Michelle

You know we all have crap at work, from time to time. Try teaching mouthy, rude, obnoxious 5th graders. Can you tell how my job is going??? We do the best we can and try to stay positive. I usually spend 10 or 15 min. after school blabbing to my friend while we work out. Then I try to leave it behind. Tomorrow is a new day. It might not be any different from today, but I can always hope.

Michelle- Not worried about you jinxing me. I just know this is my good week to lose. No stupid hormonal crap causing problems. Nope, that will be next week and the next week. Actually today I was down some more, 192.6. Yippy!!! I want to see 192 before things go haywire.

So ladies, my word of advice. Do the best you can, stay as positive as you can and do something nice for yourself.

Hi sweet girls.

Add me to the "people who hate their jobs" list. It broke me today. I cried, and cussed and yelled. Embarrassing, but just proof of how stressed out I am. A coworker asked me a question, and ended it with "sounds more like they are waiting on you (Kris) then you needing them to cooperate". I went off. I wont start again here, blogged about it at lunch, just know that I am one of the biggest cheerleaders in the worst of times, and this frickin place won today. Tonight would be a great night to win lotto. I would seriously love not to go back on Monday. But I have to be thankful I'm working right? Fooey.

Good to see everyone still pluggin' away.
I am off tomorrow. And plan to spend a goodly amount of time here. Soul searching... or just regaining some motivation.

I have monday off, but wish i had more real time. Maybe in a few weeks. I sat in silence at work today and people actually thought something was wrong with me.....like I was sick or something. I must be, I still work there....HA!!!!!!

I got home, missed my snack and paid for it later. After eating too much, I crashed on the floor. I meant crashed out. I just wanted to stretch out for a bit and the next thing I know the movie's halfway done LOL

salad was pretty good today. I plan on making a pot roast tomorrow while i'm at work, and salmon for lunch.

Hugs to all of you who are struggling. I think we all hate our jobs sometimes, but in this economy, it'd be hard to find another and employers know that too.

Hang in there ladies!! We'll get thru it together.

I have been on and off this weight loss train so many times, last week I weighed 148, then this week, I ate everything I could find and climbed all the way back to 156. I am on the down again now, I would like to get to 144 by the end of the month, that would be a new low number for me. I have to make sure all my clothes fit before vacation. That would suck if what I wore last year didn't fit.

W 100 oz, trying to get there this week, have been only getting thru 60 or so, ramping it up today.
E OP, will need to focus today, going out to dinner tonight. I think fish will be on my menu.
E Crunches, done. Elliptical in about 5 minutes & Stairs when I get to work
D I can do this.

Somebody stop me!
 

Hi girls… let me apologize in advance if this is an extra long post. I have a little time to catch up… FINALLY!

Thin – here’s to healthly daughters very soon, and a calm controlled enjoyable visit with your mamma. Glad you and your boy are feeling better.
Grazer – yeah for healthy you too!
Mtiggie – Yes… my benefits rock. I would be happy to adopt ya. I keep telling Boblian to marry me because my insurance will cover his kids too, no cost to me. When have you heard of that, insurance covering step kids? You could be a step kid? J Sorry that you have fallen into the trap of poopy moods and dreary job land. I agree with Nchellie… EVERYONE is fighting the feeling. EVERYONE.
Jlea – Whats up with your BFF? I’m sorry to hear that she puts up with it. I have been there, bones broken and all. All I can say is love her for who she is, not what she does. (Hate the sin, not the sinner… or however it goes). Her self esteem must suck. The only thing that got me out of the relationship (because I thought he’d kill me) was getting pregnant. The best accident that I ever had, and I wouldn’t trade my son for the world. Just be there for her when you can. Its all you can do. On a happier note, how did your mom’s birthday go?
Jcat – Well… did you have a big ole bunch of fun at the happiest place on earth (despite the sicky start off?) I am actually wanting to go. Some one at work has been talking about going and it makes me wanna go to!
Nchellie – So sorry for your hubby’s loss. Jealous of your Mexican and Italian food frollick J but glad to see you got back OP in a hurry. Those shirts get here yet? I fully expect to see a picture!
MMavis – I’m with ya on the crazy scale game. I vote for fish for the menu. I LOVE TILAPIA cooked with only a tiny bit of olive oil and seasoned with this Citrus Grill stuff boyfriend bought! I am gonna borrow 2 pieces of your WEED – 100oz water, and crunches (MMunches) need to be a must. MMunches are on again. I challenge everyone else to either add them in, or add 10% to however many you are doing now.

Did we loose our newbies? E32, Clykk, and what about Lumi, and Auddie. Sheesh … how we miss Auddie.

So me, well… I have not exercised in 2 weeks or better, my food control wavers by the hour, and I need to refocus. Plan to sit down, redo my reward list again, get my plan back in the front of my head, and start tomorrow. Yes, on a Saturday. So, I am revamping my goals, will probably be updating my siggy. I was up above 200 again yesterday, but no surprise after wolfing down 3 doughnuts, popcorn, and anything else I could find to eat yesterday. But I’m just gonna rejoin the power circle of Weeders and get back to the basics. I will be back to report my plans…. Muahahahahahahaha…..

WEED FOR SATURDAY:
W – 100 OZ
E- MINDFUL! No more “oh well I’ll start tomorrow” mentality with food.
E- 45 minutes on TM. Possible visit to the gym too.
D- 7 weeks to a 10 day river getaway… how many fat rolls do you want to take with you?


:grouphug: Lets pump it up again, tune in, and take back control! Need to drop this Easter Keaster!!!!!

AUD, I join Kris in missing you, if you are out there, please let us know what's up (and sing to us)!!

Where is everybody else? So quiet here, it's like the library...

Kris, I will gladly share with you, I will increase my mmunches today. I have been doing 75 & 75, today i will do 90 & 90, 3 sets of 30 instead of 25. Ow.
I did stick with fish last night, I had "voodoo" salmon. It was awesome! I was down .2 from yesterday, so after having dinner out, I was happy with that. I ignored the breadbasket and the dessert menu and I had a diet soda to drink, so all in all, good choices for me!!

HT- hope yesterday was a better day.

Nmichelle, shirts here yet??

Mtiger, look at you go!!

OK lots to rock this am, ttyl!

W 100 harder yet on the weekend!
E Do some, going for crunches right now. Maybe a run later, not raining or snowing, could get off the dreadmill and outside!
E OP, having dinner for the in-laws, need to choose wisely, not so hard since I am the cooker!!
D I am worth it.

MM- Oh yeah, look at me go alright. Right back up to 195 today. We had a work dinner at Applebee's last night. Let's just say Mindy was naughty. Had a cheeseburger and a Long Island Iced Tea. Then another mysteriously appeared in front of me. We have a very bad boy in our midst. He had been saying he would buy me a drink cause he wanted to see me cut loose a little. Well, I did. It was fun and after all the complaining about work, I needed it.
I'm glad I could provide some entertainment.

I am with you girls on the weight loss train. Sometimes (like last night) you just get sick and tired of it. But, today is a new day and it is time to regroup, right Kris??? So let's band together, pull ourselves up by our bra straps and get on with the show. One little slip up is all I can afford my self. So, it's back to work girls. We still have a job to get done.

Happy weekend friends!

Ugh....blew it a bit last night. I faced one of my first temptations, we had people over for board games/drinking/snackies/cards. Well, first I slept all day, worked the night before so having a "short day", sleep til 4, go to bed that night, I could have a few calories to 'play' with. Made this ok, not great, sweet and sour pork over brown rice I found in a healthy-slow-cooker cookbook. I didn't love it and didn't finish mine. So by the time the friends came over, I was noshing all over the place. I even had one drink, which, around this crowd, was a COUP for me! I usually get silly drunk around them. One girl even commented on the fact that I kept filling my water glass and not drinking with them. But I'm sure they didn't understand when I kept going back for more Combos/cheesy popcorn/Sunchips. It was the one guy's birthday too and the other couple brought a cake which I indulged in a small sliver....which was SO stupid because store bought cake is usually NOT worth it, it made my teeth hurt and I swear, the sugar rush made me dizzy. It really did! They all went home around 11 and we pretty much went right to bed.

I'm up and about now, dressed to go to the gym. Looking to 'punish' myself for last night....not really, just an extra 20 min cardio. Maybe some extra MMunches. My gym has this awesome ab benchy thing where you can do 20 crunches flat on your back, straight up, then you tilt your legs to the sides and do them on each side, or put your legs straight up in the air (the hardest ones to do, IMO) or put your legs on the floor and stretch your abs that way. So I do several sets too, but I adjust how I hit my abs. I can't imagine all those sets on my back....YOU girls ROCK those MMunches.

I think today I will make a BIG pot of black bean soup. I've been craving black beans alot lately. If it comes out good, I'll post the recipe. I don't think I need to share the aforementioned sweet and sour pork. Mike liked it though. But it had pineapples in it, which sounds good, but fell short in taste.

Tried unsuccessfully to make hair appt. Oh well. I need my eyebrows waxed more than anything.

Oh here....I need advice to write on a card for a collection for a new bride. I wanted to write something like, "I know alot of people advise new brides/grooms not to go to bed angry, but I think that's a bunch of crap. Sometimes you need to walk away from an argument, maybe even sleep on it, so you can revisit it with a refreshed point of view. Usually you will realize you were blowing up over a very small issue and it won't look as important later." something like that. Or do you very wise seasoned girls have any good advice? Also, what is your favorite bridal shower gift to give? Wedding gifts are SO BORING! Teapots, pots n pans, bowls, plates? LOL I know they are necessary but I like to get cool gifts or at least wrap them creatively.

Bowling tonight, we only have four more weeks. I love the bowling banquet. It is usually tons of fun and we get back $$$ (prize pool) and usually we all go down to the casino and spend it..LOL

What is voodoo salmon? Sounds interesting. Nope, no shirts yet. I only ordered them last Sunday but they should come any time now. I hope. My girlfriend at work ordered Regis and Kelly coffee mugs from on tv, it reminded me of how excited we get about things like that.

Kris nice job with the long post and the personals. I would love Aud to come on and see we all still long for her, mentioning her at least once a challenge.

Be good this weekend ladies. Be strong, stay on plan, get to that gym. Eat the right things. Drink lots of water. See you all soon. xo Michelle