Good morning to everybody! And hang in there CMo4, my best friend gets wicked panic attacks too, I'll be thinking about you.

Well, I'm down 3 lbs and right in the middle of TOM so that's rather promising for next week I hope. Cardio has been brutal with all the bloat swoosing around but getting 'er done. A nice 209 now, only 10 pounds more to go, sweet.

Have an inspired day everyone. Gotta go sweat on purpose.

Yay! 1.4 pounds gone today! It may bounce around more, but I'll take it for now. I was so thrilled to see the drop today since it's my WW weigh-in day also. Now I have to eat OP today so it shows up on the scale tonight. :D Seriously, I think being back online with you all is providing the perfect motivation to get past those barriers I set up in my head like: "I'll never be able to get back to the 140's, let alone the 150's again" or "I'll never get into size 10's" or whatever I've told myself until now.

FSA-I hear you on trying to shake things up because you're frustrated or bored with how things are. You obviously know certain things work for you, so stick with that. I have to laugh because I actually came out of my rut when I STOPPED tracking everything so carefully and just ate what I knew I should when I was hungry. (I do NOT suffer from the forgetting to eat problem!!) Anyway, you are awesome and I know you will continue to work on things until you find YOUR solution. It's different for us all, as you know. But maybe one of us will offer some piece of wisdom from our own experience that will help you. You deserve it since you're such an inspiration around here!! Take care of yourself and keep being your wonderful self! (P.S. Let me echo what Delphi said. If you need to talk, I'm here for you. Don't feel like you have to handle whatever life's handing you right now on your own!)

Time to go post some minutes on the exercise thread...

June Weight Loss Challenge List of Participants (so far!)
 

Weight Loss goals are in this list. Exercise goals are in the sister thread--June Exercise Challenge: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=172728. If anyone sees something that they'd like to have changed or edited in their info, please just let me know! I'll continue to add new people as they join in. Good luck to all! You can do it!

FullSteamAhead: Lose 6-7 lbs
Delphi: Lose 10 lbs; keep a 1000-calorie deficit everyday; eat at least 1200 calories everyday
Blondie: Lose 10 lbs (?)
Jacqui_D: Lose 10 lbs to reach 177 lbs; eat breakfast within 30 min of waking up; eat at least 4 out of 6 times a day, not missing more than 1 full meal a day; do not miss eating any 2 times consecutively
VickieLou: Lose 12.5 lbs to reach ONEderland
Gatorgirl6: Lose 10 lbs; stay OP 6 days a week; drink more water
Crazymamaof4: Lose 5 lbs to reach 166.4 lbs; lose inches; stay OP at least 85% of the time; eat more fruits and veggies; try at least one new recipe a week
Lene1974: Lose 5 lbs; take a vitamin daily
JasonsLea: Lose 10 lbs; apply for at least 10 jobs; set a bed/wake-up time
Wifey: Lose 11 lbs to reach ONEderland
Ja23: Lose 8 lbs
LaurenA: Lose 8 lbs
Susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs
Glutio: Lose 10 lbs
Biju: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach 125-123 lbs
Jacque9999: Lose 4 lbs; lose inches
Squeeze: Lose 10 lbs
Babes315: Lose 5 lbs by June 11th; reach 175 lbs by the end of June
WormwoodDoll: Lose 10 lbs
Hattie22: Lose 7 lbs
Blondie32: Lose 10 lbs
Michelle0630: Lose 5+ lbs to reach the 140s
Plexi: Lose 10 lbs to reach 159 lbs
NewShinyMe: Stay OP 6 days a week; reach the 160s
Wistfulgirl: Lose 7 lbs
Nellonello: Lose 8 lbs; keep a Sensewear calorie deficit of 1000 calories per day
100percentME: Lose 9 lbs to reach 130 lbs
Dragonfly: Lose 10 lbs/4.5 kg
Fattopia: Become a Size 20
Lookingtobehealthy: Lose 8-10 lbs
Kswood87: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach at least 179 lbs
Leigh: To reach 211.6 (20 lbs down goal)-209 lbs (10 % goal)
AtlGirl: Stay OP; lose 11 lbs
Tummy_Girl: Lose 12 lbs
Tracy: Lose 10 lbs
Ladyfyre: Lose 12 lbs
Sheena41: Lose 3 lbs
Mizmizzy: Lose 12 lbs
SupaChix: Breawna: Lose 8 lbs
SupaChix: Jodi: Lose 6 lbs
HisSweetGypsyRose: Lose 8 lbs
Mtphotochick: Lose 10 lbs
Janis427: Lose 10 lbs
Dollypie: Lose 10 lbs
Odysseygurl: Lose 12 lbs
Lewisempire: Lose 10 lbs
Urockmom: Lose 6.5 lbs
Lowandfat: Maintain weight loss (?)
Ms_Perception: Reach 161 lbs
Abielle: Lose 10 lbs
Canadianangel: Wear size 14 pants
Couch: Lose 4.2 kg, (9.2 lb) to reach 99.9 kg (219.8 lb)
RubyJan: Stay on Atkins' induction
Bahecasmart: Lose 10 lbs
Gekster: Lose 10.7 lbs
Saramommy: Lose 8 lbs to reach 147 lbs
Velveteen: Reach 85 kg or less
Iaradajnos: Go to most successful calorie restriction of 1300; reach highest weight within "healthy" weight range on BMI chart by June 18
SuzyQ: Lose 5 lbs
Econ_nerd: Lose 10 lbs to reach 234.6 lbs
Dandk0204: Lose 15 lbs

tummygirl ~ :carrot: :broc: :carrot: Way to go on the three pound drop. That's amazing especially during TOM! :congrat:

MsP ~ :woohoo:on the panties...erm, on the drop. Seeeeeeeeeeeee, we told ya to hang in there and you did. Going a little off plan can sometimes, boost our metabolism, or at least readjust it, hence the loss. So it isn't such a bad thing when you stall out. ;) I'm so proud of you for sticking in there. :)

:bravo: to MsP, LaurenA, & tummygirl on the losses!!! U are rockin' it girls!!! :cheer3: :cheer2: :congrat: :cheer2:

Got my run in this morning but felt a bit bloated. Could it be that TOM is around corner? Don't know but I'd like to get it over with early in this challenge so I can really push at the end of the month. Nothing is more depressing than working hard for weeks and then TOM screws up your progress at the end! :tantrum:

I'd like to say :yay: for Delphi for always being here when any of us need the support!!!

:lol: Oh man, I hear ya urockmom on wishing it would come on. I'm mentally preparing myself for it, but dang it if I don't want to deal with it towards the end of the challenge. Perhaps, it will come soon for both of us. ;)

Good Morning
 

Good Morning Girly's,

:carrot: Hope everyone is doing great.
Delphie looking beautiful with that long hair.
Tummy girl congrads on the 3 lb loss and I know what ya mean about the swooshing when your trying to exersize when Toms around.Sucks big time.
Going today to get a new scale or better batteries. I'll be weighing in Monday. That makes me be good this weakend. I am looking forward to tuesday and thursday nights. The city pool is having womens water arobics.:carrot: Hopefully with that and lunch jogging each day I can get somewhere.:D

Oh heck! Where do I even start!!!!!!! This thread is AWESOME!!! What a fantastic bunch of women! Like I said on the exercise thread, I have been under the influence of Nyquil (my drug of choice when I have a cold). So I have been reading all the posts, but not brave enough to post. Luckily, I am feeling a bit better today, thanks for all the entertainment!!! WOOHOO on the Panties!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
msperception! Wtg on hanging in there! The pounds will come off if we are on plan!!!!!! You are living proof! Glad to hear about the internet connection!

Delphi What can I say girl, your new pic looks Fanflippin HOT!!!! And you are Fanflippin' hysterical! Love your nerd moments, makes me feel like I am not alone in my nerdness! Woohoo on the Panties, girl!!!

LaurenAWOOT,WOOT!!;)
Tummygirl- WOOT, WOOT for you too!

Dollypie-Yay for the stretches, I used to never do them, but now I can't miss a day.

Urockmom Happy birthday to DH! Have Fun! but not too much fun;)

Econ nerd Welcome back!

Jaqui9999- Wow, sounds like your gonna have your hands full! Be careful! Enjoy your new grill, Full steam ahead go me started on grilled chicken and veggies that are sooooooo yummy! and easy!

Full steam ahead :hug: I wish we had a magic wand to snap us out of the funk when it hits.... Just know we all get it, and we are all here for you! Hopefully, by the time you read this, You will be back at "Fullsteamahead"!!!!!!! I made you \_/, so you can be stressfree, and plan your renewed attack on fat!!!! You can do this!!!! Don't listen to that little voice trying to sabotage you....You can do this!!! How about we all grill out tonight, I am thinking chicken and veggies.....YUMMY;) Don't forget that we love you, and need you on this thread, and we got your back!

Ok, Iknow i missed a bunch of you ladies, But I am with you all in spirit, and you all inspire me every day!!!!! let's keep truckin', **** YEAH!!!!!!

OK girly's I totally am lost on the pictures and the panties. Where do look ? what page? whos pictures?

So... i've had 2 days OP... exercised both days... yahooo! I did my first day of the 30 day shred last night... ouch.. i'm a little sore today! BUT.. i'm keeping on it... and hoping it will get easier as I go along... I was only able to get through about 3/4 of the workout last night.. so let's hope for a full workout when I do it again tonight!

haha.. blondie 32 - more importantly..what panties?

morning girls,

I just read all of the posts and I want to say ty so much for the kind words and the support...Delphi, MsP, Jacquee, Jacqui, Lewis, urockmom, crazy, and newshiney me, thanks chicks :hug:

urockmom, Happy Birthday to hubby :celebrate::woo:

MsP, thanks girl! hug. I'm so glad we are still doing the exercise thread, it makes the journey so much more fun. Love seeing you over there, I need to get over soon too and post my minutes.

delphi, nice pic you got there! :)

lewissssss, thanks for putting that pic up too :)

I have to go, sorry for not doing more personals right now. OH my goodness, where are my manners! To those of you who joined in :welcome: girls, look forward to getting to know you all.

Girls, keep up the awesomeeeeee work and have a super duper day :)
we'll chat soon.

Well, I weighed in this morning, and it matched what I saw last night, so hopefully its not a fluke. Down 1.6 in 4 days!

SW 175.6
CW 174 (-1.6!)

Delphi, I am the QUEEN of lists! Lol!! I've made lists all my life for everything you can think of. My DH makes fun of me, lol! He even finds it funny and not at all surprising that I keep the lists in these threads, lol! In recent years, however, I have not stuck to my daily lists as closely. It used to be that I was very linear, and I would do everything exactly in the order of my list. Then during the last couple of years of teaching, I was going to grad school and I became a part-time librarian at my high school, as well as teaching English and heading up multiple committees, and I made lists like mad to try to keep up, but too much was going on, too much multi-tasking had to be done on the spur of the moment, and I learned to "wing it" while keeping in mind the things on the list that absolutely had to get done. So now I make lists, but I am still in that mindset of winging it while keeping in mind the main things on the list that must get done. If making a daily list is working for you, I think that is wonderful! It's a great tool! There are definitely days when I get stressed out and following a list exactly balances me, like when I was forgetting more and more to eat multiple meals and snacks each day, so I created a schedule and posted it in the May thread to follow exactly for a while. But I find, overall, I can't stick to following lists exactly like I used to, day after day. And that's probably a step in the right direction for me since I've been a perfectionist all my life. It's good for me not to try to have perfect control because it's an impossible feat and I only end up failing and beating myself up because of it. Now I try to allow myself some leeway, so although I still make the lists, I no longer carry them around in my pocket! Lol!

CMof4, I too am susceptible to depression and anxiety attacks, so I know what you are going through. I am so happy to hear that you are aware of the patterns and symptoms to watch out for. I am not on meds, so I constantly have to be vigilant of my moods. I'm glad the meds are working for you and that you decided to go back to them. They did not work for me and only made matters worse, but what I am doing now--therapy, alternative coping skills, and constant monitoring--has worked for me, for 6 years now! Just keep paying attention and remember that anxiety attacks are caused by a brain chemical balance, nothing more. Things are not really that dire in real life, although the anxiety can sure make you think they are by the toll it takes on you physically! Just keep monitoring it, and if you feel like you need to up your meds, do. Meds sometimes need tweaking, and that's okay!

Well, ladies, I'll come back for more personals. I have to go to the gym, but hey, it's around noon, so I think I'll eat lunch first! And yes, I remembered breakfast! Thanks girls! :D

Oh!! :welcome: Dandk0204!! I've added you to the list! Glad to have you! Wow, 15 lbs!! You must have a fast metabolism!! Good luck!

June Weight Loss Challenge List of Participants (so far!)
 

Weight Loss goals are in this list. Exercise goals are in the sister thread--June Exercise Challenge: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=172728. If anyone sees something that they'd like to have changed or edited in their info, please just let me know! I'll continue to add new people as they join in. Good luck to all! You can do it!

FullSteamAhead: Lose 6-7 lbs
Delphi: Lose 10 lbs; keep a 1000-calorie deficit everyday; eat at least 1200 calories everyday
Blondie: Lose 10 lbs (?)
Jacqui_D: Lose 10 lbs to reach 177 lbs; eat breakfast within 30 min of waking up; eat at least 4 out of 6 times a day, not missing more than 1 full meal a day; do not miss eating any 2 times consecutively
VickieLou: Lose 12.5 lbs to reach ONEderland
Gatorgirl6: Lose 10 lbs; stay OP 6 days a week; drink more water
Crazymamaof4: Lose 5 lbs to reach 166.4 lbs; lose inches; stay OP at least 85% of the time; eat more fruits and veggies; try at least one new recipe a week
Lene1974: Lose 5 lbs; take a vitamin daily
JasonsLea: Lose 10 lbs; apply for at least 10 jobs; set a bed/wake-up time
Wifey: Lose 11 lbs to reach ONEderland
Ja23: Lose 8 lbs
LaurenA: Lose 8 lbs
Susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs
Glutio: Lose 10 lbs
Biju: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach 125-123 lbs
Jacque9999: Lose 4 lbs; lose inches
Squeeze: Lose 10 lbs
Babes315: Lose 5 lbs by June 11th; reach 175 lbs by the end of June
WormwoodDoll: Lose 10 lbs
Hattie22: Lose 7 lbs
Blondie32: Lose 10 lbs
Michelle0630: Lose 5+ lbs to reach the 140s
Plexi: Lose 10 lbs to reach 159 lbs
NewShinyMe: Stay OP 6 days a week; reach the 160s
Wistfulgirl: Lose 7 lbs
Nellonello: Lose 8 lbs; keep a Sensewear calorie deficit of 1000 calories per day
100percentME: Lose 9 lbs to reach 130 lbs
Dragonfly: Lose 10 lbs/4.5 kg
Fattopia: Become a Size 20
Lookingtobehealthy: Lose 8-10 lbs
Kswood87: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach at least 179 lbs
Leigh: To reach 211.6 (20 lbs down goal)-209 lbs (10 % goal)
AtlGirl: Stay OP; lose 11 lbs
Tummy_Girl: Lose 12 lbs
Tracy: Lose 10 lbs
Ladyfyre: Lose 12 lbs
Sheena41: Lose 3 lbs
Mizmizzy: Lose 12 lbs
SupaChix: Breawna: Lose 8 lbs
SupaChix: Jodi: Lose 6 lbs
HisSweetGypsyRose: Lose 8 lbs
Mtphotochick: Lose 10 lbs
Janis427: Lose 10 lbs
Dollypie: Lose 10 lbs
Odysseygurl: Lose 12 lbs
Lewisempire: Lose 10 lbs
Urockmom: Lose 6.5 lbs
Lowandfat: Maintain weight loss (?)
Ms_Perception: Reach 161 lbs
Abielle: Lose 10 lbs
Canadianangel: Wear size 14 pants
Couch: Lose 4.2 kg, (9.2 lb) to reach 99.9 kg (219.8 lb)
RubyJan: Stay on Atkins' induction
Bahecasmart: Lose 10 lbs
Gekster: Lose 10.7 lbs
Saramommy: Lose 8 lbs to reach 147 lbs
Velveteen: Reach 85 kg or less
Iaradajnos: Go to most successful calorie restriction of 1300; reach highest weight within "healthy" weight range on BMI chart by June 18
SuzyQ: Lose 5 lbs
Econ_nerd: Lose 10 lbs to reach 234.6 lbs
Dandk0204: Lose 15 lbs