Now i can talk to everyone on my computer....lol!

Koshinogi - yay on the 1 lb! glad you like the allrecipes site.

Vicki - 3 lbs?!?! sweet! great that you could eat your cake without worries. keep doing what you're doing.

Nicole - happy that your weight was water. wow, you are so close!

Burgundy - sounds like you have water like Nicole. vacation food is easy, yummy and salty! you should be back to your ticker in no time.

Sandy - it's not just florida that's humid...ugh! today isn't so bad, but it's not perfect. i have to try and cut the lawn tonight. my friend, ryan (i'm gonna start using his name-it's easier) tried to cut if sunday, but the mower wouldn't stay running (insert sarcastic yipee here) - so we'll see. the wedding i went to friday, OMG, it was sooo sticky outside, i mean nasty humidity. i hope we don't have many days like that this summer. and now that it's officially summer, the days will start to get shorter again. :(

Well, I'm starving. Had a couple pretzel sticks to keep the hunger at bay, but it's back. Today I had: oatmeal-breakfast, LF cheese stick-snack, soup-lunch, banana-snack, 1 serving pretzel sticks when I got home. I could almost eat anything really. If I can just control myself for 1 night!

*update - the grass is cut and tomorrow i will do the trimming. ugh! hot and humid - even IN THE SHADE! made wheat spaghetti with low sugar/LF sauce and ground sirloin. but the sirloin smelled kinda weird when i cooked it. it tasted ok, kinda. so i ate a little bit cause i cooked it before going out so it was ready when i came in. if i had ate before cutting, i wouldn't have done it. then i threw the rest of it out. money down the drain. hope i don't get sick, but too drained to cook anything else. night all!

Lindy: Sorry things are a little rough at home right now. You are doing the right thing if it feels right. At least you and your husband are making your daughter a priority and making her adjustment a little easier. These things are never easy, but my parents "stayed together for the kids" and by the age of 10, I was wondering why they were still together. If you are happier in the long run, that's what is important.

Congrats to Lindy and Rayne for getting back to their "pre vacation" weight. I'm thinking of getting away for a few days with the family. I just need a change of scenery. We're thinking of going up to Madison (WI) for a few days, stay at a hotel, swim in the pool, etc. They have a free zoo there, so we're thinking of taking Madeline.

Still no luck on the hubby's job. He heard of an opportunity through an agency that sounded perfect for him, and the best part? The company is less than 2 miles from our home. The company is a major pharaceutical company, but working on budgeting, so no decisions or interviews have taken place.

I got off my butt and joined the gym...I have a personal trainer appointment on Thursday, so we'll see how that goes. So far, all the weight I've lost is due to changing my diet, so I feel stupid for not doing this sooner. Oh well, what can you do? I'm back to weighing myself every day, which I don't know is a good or bad thing. I was down to 250 this morning and it's TOM! I'm hoping I'll be even lower as soon as that's gone. I'm not sure if it's the WW helping me, or if I'm just determined again. Who cares as long as I'm losing?!?

Completely unrelated to weight loss, I had some pics taken of my little one by a friend who is starting a home business. Take a look!

Vicky - so cute!!! I love the garden pic, she is gorgeous! Good job on joining the gym. In the beginning its hard to stick with a routine but after about a month it gets easy and you start to see and feel the results of your hard work - good luck. If the money was there, I would have definately kept up with the trainer, I mean I learned so much from them. The funniest thing of all is that I learned the most effective exercises that made you see major results were all thing that I do on my own with no equipment, lol - how weird is that.

Kelly - if I consumed what you consumed, I would be starving. How the heck do you do it? If Im guesstimating (is that a word - lol), Id say you fell in the 1200 range with the spaghetti - right? Mmmmm...spaghetti sounds so yummy right now. Ugh...lawn work and my ugh primarily comes from how hot it is! In Florida, we have to do our lawn every 6-7 days, anything past that and its like a forest! I find yard work relaxing for the most part, except my Ipod broke and I feel lost without it and the time goes by SO MUCH SLOWER.

Anyway, Im still catching up from vaca. My desk is piled high but I did get through all my emails finally. I am so tired today for some reason and its only 9 a.m.! Ill check in later.


Anyway,

takeabreath - wow, you sure don't eat much!
maddiesmom - tell us how it goes with the personal trainer - I'm curious to hear what you think. And congrats on the downward slide - nicely done!
lindy - good luck getting caught up at work - that's the toughest thing about vacations : (

I'm down another pound and pretty happy about it. Hope everyone has a good day!

Dance - awesome - another pound! I swear, this forum is just rocking and rolling with weigh loss. Everytime I log on, someone else is down.

Now that I am back at 190, my pre-vacation weight, I promised myself that I would not go back to weighing myself daily. Instead I will only weigh in on Saturday morning. That being said...I had the WORST lunch ever!!! I better go running tonight because seriously...I will probably gain a pound for sure. I started out the day good...1 glass of light vanilla soy milk..yum...yum, I have really grown to love this stuff. Then I had a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and honey, mid morning was pineapple and THEN...duh..duh..duh..duuuuuhhhh...the dreaded rice and beans! Yupper, I had spanish style lunch with yellow rice, red beans, shredded pork and plantain AND I ATE IT ALL!!! Ahhhhhh!!! This just goes to show, I cannot run errands on my lunch break. Everytime I do, I cheat. I just need to go straight home and do errands after work, wait...after dinner too, lol!

Anyway, hope everyone is beating the heat and having a great day. :)

Hey you guys. Long time no see! I need to come on here more, because when I don't.. I gain!!!! I can feel my clothes getting tighter. wrong direction!!!! So anyway, I will make a point to come on here everyday. I have been trying to get under 200 since march. Well.. I have WANTED to rather than trying. I weighed in at 211.4 today (thats up 4lbs in a month.. and up 9lbs from my lowest point). I'm back on my diet hard core starting today. no more excuses!

Hi Ladies,

Vicky - Sooo precious. I love the pictures of your daughter. How cute! I am sorry your husband hasn't found a job yet. It is tough out there. Good for you and a personal trainer. Let me know how it goes and if they are tough like Jillian on Biggest Loser! LOL......

Danceindenver - Congratulations on another pound gone. That is fantastic. You will be in your goal in no time!

Lindy - Yummy on the Spanish lunch! I love Spanish food! You will bounce back, maybe it is just stress eating because of your work load???

Well, today has been good. I got my workout in, cleaned my bedroom carpet, vacuumed and moped the rest of the house. Yes, I am pooped..LOL. My eating has been good and I am hoping I will be down another couple of pounds this week - atleast that is my goal! We will see! LOL...

Take care all.

Lindy - I'm sure you'll get right back on plan with a calorie friendly dinner tonight and a good run. Can you seriously run outside in the FL summer heat? I could barely walk from the parking lot to the buildings when I was there last week.
Neesy - I love the way you differentiate between trying and wanting - I've spent a LOT of time wanting but not doing a whole lot about it so when you put it that way it really made me smile! Glad you're back on track!
mygrits - way to combine cleaning AND exercise - what a workout and your house probably sparkles now! You are doing great!

I just have to say...you ladies really helped me today. I've been procrastinating about going to the gym (didn't go yesterday which I kinda felt bad about). Anyways, I told myself this morning, I'm going to go tonight. Well, today was a long day at work (5 hrs of training) and then I had dinner and played with Madeline. I put her down for the night at 7:30 and then I pooped out and decided I wasn't going to go. So, I came on here and read your comments and thought to myself...I just need to do it. The first couple of times will be the hardest, but I can do this...so THANK YOU!!

I did cardio for about 45 minutes and since I'm working with the personal trainer tomorrow, I called it a night. I tend to overdo it the first few times and then I don't go...does that happen to anyone else?

I'm weighing myself everyday now, which I'm not sure is a good or bad thing. It said I was down another pound...to 250...which would be great. Ideally, I would like to be under 250 by this weekend. If I continue to eat better and exercise, it's possible, right?

Thank you ladies again, it's great to be back I have to tell you. Sandy, what is the name of the new Jillian book you're reading? I'm thinking I'll have to take a look.

Sandy - your goal looks very reachable. I swear, cleaning the house is one of the best forms of exercise for me. I ALWAYS work up a sweat and my legs are usually sore the next day from all the bending and lifting, etc.... I look forward to logging on this weekend and seeing everyones weight loss results because I am SURE there will be some form of weight loss, it seems like everyone is doing an excellent job.

Dance - you fit right in with the original girls of this forum! Your encouragement and dedication is so inspiring and you always know the right things to say to get as all back on track with out occasional slip ups - thank you!

Vicky - I am SO PROUD OF YOU!!! Good job on getting to the gym. Yes, I can totally relate with you and pushing yourself too hard in the beginning. Take baby steps. Once you enjoy going to the gym, you'll feel the need to push yourself harder, now is not the time. Ill bet money that your not enjoying going to the gym, which is TOTALLY normal, but YOU WILL and when you do, THEN you can push yourself a little further. Last month I tried to push myself with 45 minutes of the gym 6 days a week, as well as walking 1.5 miles 5 days a week and THEN added the Jillian video in the evening, after 5 days of that I gave up and realized that it was too much and I was getting burnt out. As far as seeing the scale drop this weekend, yeah...probably...you will see some sort of loss, HOWEVER...when I first started working with the trainer, my muscles were retaining water and I ended up gaining a couple of pounds. Do not get this miscontrude with muscle weighs more than fat...total myth! Your trainer will give you some good tips though...good luck.

Anyway, I redeemed myself last night with a VERY small dinner, lets hope that works in my favor. I skipped the gym this morning due to oversleeping, Im still not in my normal routine just yet, almost...but I am still staying up a little later, which makes me more tired in the morning. 3 more days till I weigh in. I cant wait!

Have a great day girls!

Have you guys noticed that Tifftiff hasn't posted in a few weeks? Was she going on vacation and I missed it? I hope that's it.

Lindy - : ) Thanks for letting me be part of your group!

maddiesmom - way to go on the workout!! I totally agree with Lindy that it's better to work up to things slowly and not set unrealistically demanding workout goals right away.

I don't know about you guys but sometimes I have to play mind games with myself when I don't feel like exercising - like 'I just have to put on my gear and walk to where I usually start my run, then if I can always turn around and walk home' and 'okay - I'll just run for 5 min and then if I want to I can stop there' etc but usually once I start I can keep going. Does anyone else do this kind of silliness? As long as it gets me out there moving, I guess : )Just made myself go for a run but didn't feel like it - at least that's over with.

I'll be away from tomorrow until Monday night so I'll talk to you all in a few days!

Dance - Tiff is crazy busy with her personal life (from what she has shared). She also toggles with being borderline obsessive with her weight loss (this is her words) so sometimes she has to take a break from the forum. She very well be on vacation too but this is why she has dropped off in the past few months. Its ok though, we totally understand where she is coming from and when she's ready, she'll post again. Tiff - we love ya! :hug: Hmmm...I do kinda do the mind game thing, not necessarily with exercise but more so with food. If I dont feel like exercising, I almost always just do it but then take it easy, i.e.: if I go to the gym and just dont feel like killing myself with a workout, I do the bike for 30 minutes. Good for you any which way, your driven and I love that.

Ok, I have never had food poisoning but Im pretty sure that I may have it. I feel horribly nauseated, borderline vomitting, I am sweating and my stomach hurts so bad. I took pepto bismol and it has not done anything for me. Worst off, I am trying to get through the day because I am slammed and cannot take any more time off. I doubt Ill check in anymore today because when I fgo home, I am going to lay down in my bed. Blah....:(

Have a good day ladies.

Well, I went to the gym today to have my first appt with the trainer. Didn't realize it was just an overview and all I got was measured (depressing...but lower than I was when I first measured in January) and she found my "fatigue zone." So, I go back tomorrow to get my customized work out plan. I have 5 meetings with the trainer, so we should hopefully see some results.

Weighed in at WW today and found that I lost 3.2 pounds from last week. Not too shabby. The only thing that I don't like about WW is that I weigh in at 11:30 am, in my business clothes (I have to wear a suit) I take my suit jacket off, but by 11:30, I've already had breakfast, water, etc. etc. so I don't feel that it's a true measure of my weight. I'll keep using my scale at home since it's the one I've used since January.

Anyways, that's my 2 cents. Have a great night ladies!

Woo-hoo Vickie! Kudos to 3 pounds, wow! That time of day would bother me to but you have to look at it this way. If you weigh in everytime in the same "type" of clothes at the same time, its accurate in regards to how much you lost. It may not be your accurate weight but at least its consistent. When I weigh in, I try very hard to consume a lot of water the day before and almost always avoid sodium, I also try to consume a light dinner so when I weigh in Saturday morning, I am not bloated. This is going to sound extremely vain but I also like the fact that I strip down to my undergarments and see my belly **kinda** flat in the mirror.

Anyway, I am feeling better than yesterday, thank god. When I got home I had 2 bowls of cereal and I was done for the night. Well, I got a busy weekend ahead of me. Today, Im super busy at work, tomorrow we are having a garage sale, tomorrow afternoon we are going to start moving John's stuff and Sunday, the last of his items are moved. :( I would be lying if I said I wasnt upset but I am interested to see what happens. Even if there is the possibility of getting back together down the road (Im not saying there is, Im saying if he changes for the better), it will not be for at least 3 months. He needs time to think about it. My issues with John are that he got lazy and relied on me for EVERYTHING, physically, mentally, financially - yet did not support me in my endeavors, so maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder and he'll be more appreciative once he's on his own and fending for himself. Idk. Sorry for babbling, just sayin. Ill try to check in later.

IDEA - I know everyone has their weigh in days and some of us weigh in daily but do you think we can designate one certain day for everyone to post their weight? I know we see it in the posts and the tickers but I think having one day where I can really acknowledge everyone would be great. Thoughts on this?

Dancer-thank your for your encouragement and jumping right in with everyone. you fit right in.

Lindy-my sister is doing just fine. She feels so much better, the doctor told her if she waited another month to have the surgery, her gall bladder probably would have ruptured and she would have died. So we are thankful she had it done when she did. Glad to hear you are back at 190. I am still trying to get down to where I was. Glad you are feeling better.

Mygrits-The heat is bad here in MI, I dont think I could take FL, even though I grew up in AL.

Kelly-The spaghetti sounded yummy, too bad you had to throw it out. I need to get out and cut the grass. The backyard looks like a jungle. I started on it but ran out of gas.

Maddiesmom-Maddie is adorable. Such a cute little face. Good job with the gym and talking your self into going. I need to get back to exerecising more. I have been neglecting Jillian. WOOHOO on being down 3 more lbs. You are doing fantastic

Neesy-I am with you with getting back on track. I have been slacking since vacation, but if we really want this we have to do it. Only we can make it happen, gotta get off our butts!!!


I like Lindys Idea for everyone posting their weight on a set day each week. I know it will hold me more accountable. If I dont like where I am now, I just dont post my weight, but having a day that we all do it might just help me get back in the swing of things.