Weight Loss Buddies II
 

Well they closed our last one so here we go again!

Tifftiff - thanks for getting us going again!

I'm going to repost my last post from just before the thread closed:

Neesy - Good for you for maintaining! Seriously - any month that goes by when the scale doesn't inch back up is an accomplishment! Sorry you're not feeling wildly energetic though - maybe you needed this break. I've definitely read a lot of stories by successful losers where they took a couple of months of, maintained and then came back with a vengeance and lost the rest. When you were at the peak of your motivation losing those first 34lbs(!!!!), what was the source of your drive? Did you have a particular scenario in mind (looking great at a school reunion/family event etc.)? Or just being healthier?

WeightIwanttobe - Hi there! Sounds like you have a good routine down - what kind of protein powder are you using in your drinks? I've tried a few different things but haven't loved any of them. As far as running, if you don't have knee, hip or ankle issues, I'd highly recommend it! There's a major runner's high that I can't seem to get from any other activity. Lots of people rave about the couch to 5k program so I'm sure that's a good one but I haven't used it myself. My little bit of advice would be if you're starting out, pick somewhere safe and pleasant to run where you don't have to worry about cars or bikes (maybe a local park?) and alternate jogging and walking at reasonable intervals depending on your comfort level (maybe 2 min jog, 2 min walk or whatever feels do-able) and keep tweaking your pattern over a period of weeks until you're jogging for your target amount of time. I think the key is to run slower than you might expect - you can maintain that for much longer. Curious to hear if you decide to try it out - come back and tell us all about it!

Rest day for me - may walk some stairs at the office if I get bored. Happy Friday, all!

Hey you guys. I had a feeling they were going to close that down soon. I found you =) Thanks for starting a new thread tiff.

dancer- you really made me think. I was super motivated when I lost the 34lbs earlier this year. My goal was to be 199 by my birthday which was march 28th. Which was unrealistic at the time. I think I got down after not meeting my goal. Maybe I'm afraid to set goals now in fear of not making them. But nonetheless.. I will set goals and not be upset if I dont' meet them... atleast not to the point of quitting.

Old Group - New Forum - ALL ABOARD
 

Hey chickadees!

I hope everyone made it here. Jump right in.

**This thread will only make sense if you belonged to our old forum. It got closed.**

Man...it is a pain to open a new thread and notify everyone. :) Next time we approach 500 messages, we need to just make sure we start a new thread automatically and post it where everyone can see it before we get flagged. Anyway, hope you all made it. I even sent it to the slackers who havent been posted (just ruffling your feather, I know everyone's busy). ;)

Anyway, quick post and then I have to go. Well, I did it girls...I made it to 190 (technically 189.5), I got to 30 pounds before vaca and I am VERY happy about that. I will touch base while on vacation (hopefully), until then...take care!

Neesy - I definitely recognize that cycle! The 'need to get 100% results in a pretty big hurry' type of thinking. And I'm more than familiar with the getting discouraged when miracles don't exactly happen on schedule. Very curious to hear how it goes with getting psyched up and motivated!

Tifftiff started the Weight Loss Buddies II thread a bit earlier - nice to know you ladies are all over this stuff! Which do you guys want to consider the 'real' new thread? I'm fine with whatever : )

I emailed everyone, I dont think she did because I didnt know about it. Why dont we stick with mine? What is everyone elses thoughts?

I merged the two threads so no one will get confused. :dizzy:

Thanks Mandalinn!

Hey now, i can only do so much on my phone. I can't be pm'ing everyone fromm that tiny little screen! LMAO! Just messin with ya Lindy. No actually, what it really was, I sent a message to everyone but you Lindy, cause I don't like you ;) To take a line from you...I kid, I kid...:D BTW, Love the new pic! AAAAAAAND...CONGRATS ON THE 180'S!!!! I'm totally giving you credit for the 180's cause I got credit for twoterville at 298.8...so yeah.

I'm off to watch a movie, so I'll talk to ya'll later.

PS..still at 295.6, so the "water weight" isn't departing...:(

Yey, I lost a lb this week so dow to 181, thats 25lbs gone, I am so happy.

Just a quick post to share that at the mo will be back later on, going to look at new mini's woohoo

Hey lindy thats a really nice photo you got there, you look so pretty

First of all, I kept forgetting to thank you all for my b-day greetings a couple of weeks ago...Thank You! :)

Wow, i have been gone for a LONG time -so prepare for a LONG post. Thanks for missing me, I've missed all of you and I don't ever plan on leaving the group. Things have been very difficult since I was here last. This week, the did more layoffs and 1 of those people is a good friend in MY department. They have gotten rid of product that tanked, that is where the layoffs come from. So anyway, some of us took her out that night and got her drunk. Her and I got drunk the night before cause of work stress, so I've been tired and recovering from the 2 nights in a row...I can't do it anymore so it's official-I'm old! HaHa! On top of that, I got my first paycheck with a cut....ouch! Just as I thought. So I have to tighten the belt some more. I LITERALLY have to count every penny now. So healthy eating...yeah, this will be a challenge. Looks like I will be eating homemade soup most times so I can cut costs. I will probably have to look for a part-time job, if I can find one. Ugh-I don't have enough time to myself as it is. I've also been helping my mom and it's taking a lot of my time and patience. She just doesn't get what's going on-or rather she refuses to. It's her way and she's always right, so this is why we fight alot.

So between these two issues, I've been very depressed, tired, eating like crap, smoking again and absolutely no exercise. What the **** am I doing to myself?! I know the smoking and eating carbs and fatty foods temporarily induce endorphins and that's what I've done my whole life to try and 'be happy' and feel good. I know it's the wrong way and damages my body in the long run. But lately, it's just been easier and easy is what I need right now. I've had stress for a year now and I'm continually looking for a break, a long break, but I can't find it.

So that's where I stand and why I haven't been here. I just couldn't face you guys with the way I've been behaving. It is time, once again, to suck it up and face this challenge along with all my others. My weight has been fluctuating within 6 lbs. and today I am at the high end of that weight. I went to the grocery yesterday and got healthy foods (and a couple of bad ones so that when I cave in, it's not as bad as eating out-which I can't afford anyway).

I've 'adjusted' my ticker-UGH! I can still hit my 1st 3 month goal, but I gotta kick into gear. I signed up for one of those online calorie/nutrition sites, but don't remember which. I'm gonna check out a few and see which I like best. I would like something like CalorieKing, but without the monthly fee. I like how it gives you a pie chart breaking down your nutrition (protein, fat, carbs, etc). I just want to be able to log on, enter what I've eaten (and it keep my frequent foods listed to choose from), analyze it and get out. Quick, easy and free. If anyone can suggest something, I would appreciate it.

Neesy - Retaking your wedding photos with you dad is a really neat goal. I love it! I think Dancer may be onto something. You may just need a break and time to concentrate on strengthening your relationship with your husband before he leaves.

Tiff - You're wasting away! HaHa! Wow, you are doing awesome, I am sooo happy to see you losing it. And it looks like you are handling your stress the right way-exercise. And you're running, holy (use whatever word you want here, there are so many!)...that is incredible. I go MIA and you go running! I'm sure you are holding water, there is NO way you gained that back in a week. LMAO at kidding Nicole.

Nicole - You got a two piece bathing suit, woo hoo-Go girl! And you have your blond hair now, nice! You look soooo different, and sunny (like your personality). Hope it works out with your cousin (?) rooming with you. Looks like your eat good/eat bad battle is back. Maybe you can look back through the posts to see how you got control of it last time? And maybe find out what was triggering the good/bad eating. I know you'll figure it out. And I'm not ruffled, hehe! Great job on hitting your vacation goal!

Burgundy - I didn't see where you said how your sis was doing, but from comments, it looks like she is doing well. Happy to hear it. I'm not sure when you get back from vacation, or if you're already back. Let us know how it was-I have to live vicariously through all of you that can actually go somewhere! LOL!

Koshinogi - I don't know if I said welcome...so welcome! Neat to have someone across the 'pond', lol! Grilled chicken is great and you can do different spices for all kinds of results. If you like to cook and try new things, I recommend you check out allrecipes.com. You can find anything and all with reviews, suggestions, nutrition analysis and you can create an online recipe box for free.

Dancerindenver - Welcome! Beware, Lindy (Nicole) will work your butt! HaHa! J/K, but she does kick it in when she goes to the gym, if only she could bottle that for the rest of us!

Sandy - I hope you had the best time possible while your daughter was in. And you've lost 2 more since I've been here, congrats!

WeightIWantToBe - Welcome! 40 lbs is great, even if it was a while back. From your ticker it looks like you kept it off and that is great!

quickie, just checked out fitday and sold on it! can anyone who uses this tell me if i can enter percentage goals for fat, carbs and protein or how that would translate into grams?

thanks!

Kelly - you take the good, you take the bad (wait a gosh darn minute...isn't that a song?! Lol). Anyway, there is so much going on right now, your weight will fluctuate. As far as giving up or lessening healthy eating because of your budget. Can you cook in bulk? The soup idea is fantastic, I do that for convenience alone. Do you have a farmers market near by? I buy all my fruits and veggies for the week with $10 each week and then divide them into prepackaged portions. Anyway, you'll get there in due time. I can't update my ticker because I'm writing this from my phone and have major issues changing things but I was at 189 this morning. Today was a bad start to my vaca, we wnt to Cracker Barrell for breakfast and I had a king size unhealthy breakfast with eggs, country fried steak with gravy, hashbrowns casserole, biscuits and gravy, then I had two sugar loaded oatmeal cookies and a mini milky way! Ahhhhhh! When we stop at the hotel tonight I am going to try to get some laps in at the pool.

Tiff - you are so funny! Thanks for taking care of moving our forum.

Ill check in later.

Lindy - like the new pic! The lighter hair suits you - sounds like you're having fun on vacation, lucky you!
Kelly - good luck with all of the challenges at work - we had lots of layoffs in the first quarter this year and even though I'm one of the lucky ones that is still employed, the emotional stress of having friends and colleagues get let go is really tough so I definitely feel for you. On the healthy food on a budget front, something my family has always done is freeze 2-serving size portions of soups, chilis, etc in quart size ziplocs so that you don't have to eat the whole pot of soup that week. Did that make any sense? I don't think I did a great job explaining, but if you freeze everything but what you want to eat that day, then the following week, you can pull out the freezer bags and pop them in the microwave and you don't get so sick of eating the same thing in a row. Anyway, lots of luck!

I was too chicken to weigh myself this morning as I had a run-in with cheddar cheese last night. Am hoping the long hike this morning made up for it! Hope you all are having a great weekend...

I know....I've been MIA....
 

Hey ladies! I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!

Sorry I have been MIA for the past couple of months, the stresses, etc of life have hit me hard since March, so I'm finally back to normal (somewhat) and am ready to reinvest in myself. I've logged on here and there to see how everyone has been doing...so glad that you all have stuck with it. Especially Lindy and Tiff! WOW!

For the newer people, I will reintroduce myself. I started on this thread back in January, but dropped near the end of March. I'm Vicky, live in the Chicagoland area with my hubby and 18 mos old Madeline. I've been struggling with my weight my whole life (thank you dysfunctional childhood) and am finally ready to end this battle with weight.

The past few months have been stressful, my hubby was laid off from his job of over 8 years back in March (a week after I got a job after being laid off in November). The hubby still hasn't found a job and I'm afraid he's not motivated to do so until his severence is gone. He gets unemployment, but that won't cover what we were getting in severence. Needless to say, the stress has compounded and I've gained some weight back. Only 2 pounds, not the end of the world.

I joined WeightWatchers, my company has them come in once a week during our lunch hour, and if I attend 15 of the 17 meetings, they pay for half of the fee. I've also decided to join the gym by work as well...if I work out 12 times per month, the company pays the monthly membership...can't say no to that. Since being on WW, etc. I have lost 4 pounds, so I am down 2 pounds lower than I was before dropping out of the thread. I have joined WW and the gym with some of my co-workers, so with the support of them and my husband, I am going to get back on track.

Hope you will all have me back after ditching you the past few months...I did miss you guys, but life was pretty depressing and I didn't want to be the "Debbie Downer" of the day. Look forward to catching up with all of you!

Vicky

Hey Maddiesmom - welcome back!!! Yay, so excited to hear from you. Sorry to hear about your hubby. Its strange, my step dad was laid off, got a severance package and didnt start looking for another job until the package was 2 weeks from being done with. Needless to say he STILL doesnt have a job but he started invested in stocks and bonds (I know - in this economy!) but its working for him and he's now thinking he is not going to go back to work at all. Just store the "extra" he makes in the event that things go sour. Anyway, glad to see that the stress only put 2 pounds on you, it could have been A LOT worst.

Dance - your line "run in with cheddar cheese" cracked me up. Man do I LOVE cheese. You'll have let us know what you lose when you do have the courage because Im sure you've lost something.

Quick update with me and then I have to get to bed. I did not do great on food but it definately could have been worst. I had intentions of doing laps at the pool but that darn thing was jammed pack with kids doing cannon balls so there goes that idea. Im going to do some lunges and call it night. Ill check in during the week.

Oh yeah - thanks for the compliments girls!

Morning all. GGGRRRR! I did good yesterday until... I went to dinner with a couple friends and we ended up at Carrabba's. Their food is sooooo good, but this morning I tried to find nutritional info and there isn't that much out there. I had their chicken soup, mezzaluna pasta and a dessert shot. I didn't want the dessert, but the one friend had never been there. We each got 1 and rotated it around the table so we could all try. POOP!

So here I am, upset about my first day of getting back on the wagon, and I messed up. I know, it's over and move on, but darn it! Well, today IS a new day and I WILL do it right. Making soup tonight...yummy!

Oh, I have to tell you this, it's actually funny now. I drove my friend somewhere this morning and my car started 'jumping' like the trans was going or something was wrong with the engine, so I'm freakin'. We stopped at the station, popped the hood and I put bout 4 gallons in, cause it was close to needing filled up. If something was wrong, I didn't want to waste money on gas. Well, turns out the gas gauge was stuck and the car was jumping cause I almost ran out of gas. So there is nothing wrong with the car. Sheesh! It never occurred to me it could be stuck. Good grief! Funny huh? Well, maybe you had to be there cause the look on my face and the whimpers coming out of me...yeah it was funny.

I guess since I weighed yesterday, I will make Saturday morning my day instead of Sunday. I hope everyone does well this week.

Oh, oh...and welcome back MaddiesMom! Happy to hear from you again. Sorry for what you are going through. I can imagine it's hard right now. But we are here for you!

Maddiesmom - Wow, welcome back! It was so great to see you on here when I was catching up the last few days. I have been MIA recently. You should be so proud of yourself - 2 lbs being under such stress and all is great. You can get that off in no time.

Lindy - I am so proud and happy for you - welcome to the 80's!!!!! I hope your vacation is going great. You deserve some R & R. How is the roommate working out for you? You niece right?

Neesy - Definitely keep spending some quality time with your husband and making some great memories for both of you while you are apart. He will need those great thoughts when going through bootcamp, as it can be ****.

Tiff - Wow, you are doing awesome. Hey, you and Lindy both hit the 80's at the same time!! How cool is that! And it looks like you are handling your stress the right way-exercise. Your running! Dang, I can't even do that - now you have inspired me! LOL........

Burgundy - I miss you and did write to you on Facebook. I am so glad your having a nice time, but anxious for you to be back with us!

Koshinogi - Welcome! You will find a great group of ladies here, and a competitive bunch!

Dancerindenver - Welcome!

WeightIWantToBe - Welcome! 40 lbs is awesome! Congrates!

Ok, yes I was MIA for a few days, but doing well. I have been having a horrible TOM, but hopefully will be gone soon. So, needless to say, I haven't been able to exercise.......grrrrrr. I DID finally get the kitchen done!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!! I love it, everything is clean and organized....it only took weeks to finish! LOL. Next, the laundry room. I want to get all the chemical cleaners out and replace with Zoe Clean home cleaners, because there are no chemicals and they are EPA stamped and safe. More stuff I learned from Jillian Michaels book. It is a great book if anyone is wondering about buying it. My weight, I am down a couple of more pounds. Yes! I am feeling so good too.

I hope everyones Sunday is awesome!!

Hi there - thanks for the message!!! I've been not very dedicated to much lately other than my job as it's been really busy. I did a major 2 mile hike right up a mountain today, it's something like 2300 steps and it made me realize how much I really need support and to be better. I was doing very well when I was on here with all of you....live and learn.

Lindy - love the pic and congrats on the 180's - you inspire me.

Well I am off to bed, it's 9PM here and after my hike I am beat. I look forward to getting back into this thread!!!

Hello Brown-Eyed,

Good to see you again, and love our picture its absolutely adorable! :D I love hiking, especially in the mountains, as it is such a great escape. I wish, I wish, I wish I lived in the mountains still. :( I miss them daily. Anyway, you are correct that sharing with others helps us stay on target. It seems when we 'step away' which I have done before, we are trying to escape the guilt of not doing what we need to do. ;) Atleast I have noticed this with myself.

Today, so far, has been good. I did get my exercise in, but thought I would die doing it. It has to be in the 90's already today in Florida. :beach: It was like working out in a sauna! LOL..........

Hope everyone's day is good!

mygrits - I'm in the tampa area on business today and oh my god so hot!! Sauna is definitely the right description - I'm giving up on outside exercise this week and am going to stick to the hotel treadmill : ) Hope all are doing well...

So funny Dancer - I know exactly how you feel. It is unbelievable and I hate to think what July and August will bring. UGH! This is when I hate Florida - unless I'm at the beach of course! LOL...

I used to live in Tampa (12 years total). It has really grown since I left. I was recently over in St. Petersburg and barely recognized it anymore. The traffic - good grief!!

Hope Tiff, Lindy, Maddiesmom, Take a Deep, Brown Eyed and others are doing well!

Did a half hour jog on the treadmill in the gym this morning - so very boring compared to outside and I was counting down the minutes. Will give it another shot tomorrow. Doing okay calorie-wise on the food front (oatmeal for breakfast, sushi and fruit for lunch, panera's french onion soup and whole grain baguette for dinner) but need to up the protein tomorrow as I didn't get enough today. It's definitely harder eating healthy while you're traveling! Oh well, just a few more days.

Staccie - way to go on your hike! Do you ever think about the impact of losing weight on your hiking abilities? I hike on the weekends fairly often and I keep thinking how much easier it will be with each 10lbs that I lose (think about putting an extra 10-20lbs in a backpack and what a pain it would be to carry that up the mountain!) - we'll be zooming up those trails in no time : ) That will definitely be a super cool non-scale victory!

Off to bed... Thanks all for being such an excellent support group!!

Hey everyone. I am back too. We are in a hotel tonight, on our way back to Michigan. Welcome to all the newbies. Glad to see the thread so active.

Vacation was awesome. Got to spend lots of time with my sister, niece and mom. Had a blast and wish I was still there. I am trying to convince my husband just to move down there.

I am not going to try to catch up with everyone tonight, the internet here isnt the best.

Ok, so on my vacation I was HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt weigh myself while there and pretty much ate whatever I wanted. So I am not going to get down on myself if I gained, I had a great time and cant go back and change any of it. So if I gained, I gained, I will get over it and move forward. Gonna get back on track when I get home. I will have to get groceries so I can get healthy everything.

I will catch up with everyone when we get home tomorrow night. Have a great night everyone.
Allison

Hey you guys! So.. I weighed myself yesterday.. no change. I'm okay with that for now. Like I said, I'm not going to go die hard dieting until after my husband leaves. It will be easier that way anyway. I will have plenty of time to focus on exercising. It will give me something to do to keep my mind off of him leaving.

Anyway, just been lazy lately.. working and staying at home. It's been pretty rainy out the past couple of weeks and haven't gotten out. Hopefully, it will get sunny out so we can spend some time outdoors. It seems like everyone is on a hiatus from dieting.. I think it's easier to diet in the fall/winter time for some reason. Summer is just the time for fun.. haha

Lindy-Love the picture! Your eyes are so blue! Hope you are having fun on vacation!

Maddiesmom & Rayne- Good to have you back!

Hey Neesy, I completely understand you wanting to just enjoy this time with your husband - memories can be precious! Also, for me it is so easy to really focus when I only have to worry about my foods, and routine. It seems figuring out meals and snacks for my husband, kids and so on, just adds stress, temptation and another excuse for me to munch, munch, munch! I agree with you too on fall/winter dieting. It is so much easier for me also and I attribute it to the cool weather. I love being outside exercising when its cool out. Now in Florida it's in the 90's, hot, humid and lets just say miserable. I hate it and it makes to soooooooo difficult to me motivated. Why do I live here?????

Burgund - So glad your back and am so happy your vacation was great! No needs to worry about what you ate and all that crap because you can always jump right back on your old routine. How's is your garden doing? I am waiting for my shipment!! LOL..........

Well, I am doing good, but have the beginnings of a miserable sinus headache.....ugh..... Florida today is hot, hot, hot, and rainy. So, no outside exercising and as of yet, not real motivated inside either. I need to get moving though, my daughter is coming and bringing two of her military buddies with her. Should be fun and chaotic this weekend!

Check in later.

howdy, girls! back from my florida trip and one pound down thanks to your help!

Anyone got fun plans for the weekend? I'm having old friends from high school over for dinner tonight, getting together with my boyfriend tomorrow (not sure what we're doing yet) and my family's congregating over here on Sunday for father's day, so nothing too exciting but lots of cooking on my end!

I am not even going to try to reply to every thing from the past 2 weeks, just the posts in this new thread. I did read everything though. Just not enough time for it all.

Dancer-Welcome. Looks like you are going strong with your weight loss. I have fallen off the wagon but getting back on now that vacation is over. I hear ya with the treadmill, being outside in the fresh air is always so much better.

Lindy-yay for making it to the 180's. Have a great time on vacation. Great pic. Vacation is such a hard time to exercise and eat right, but do your best but dont have any regrets. You wont be able to go back and change anything.

Koshi-Welcome. I love this thread and hope you do too.

Kelly-I know how it is having to count every penny. My husband makes really good money and I dont work but I have been thinking about getting a part time job. Sounds like your mom is set in her ways and doesnt want anything to change, but maybe over time she will realize she needs your help and become more cooperative. I used to use fitday all the time and I loved it. Havent used it in a while. I should sign on today and update. Glad nothing is wrong with your car.

Maddiesmom-Welcome back, we missed you. Sounds like you have been having a rough time, but losing the 2 you gained plus 2 more is great. WW must be working.

Sandy-I am working on my kitchen today, aaaaahhhhhh. Most of the stuff in there I never even use. I did my laundry room 2 days ago. It wasnt bad, its kinda small. So what is your current weight, I have to catch back up to you. Hmm, my garden, the deer got to it a little while we were gone, but there is still some stuff. I hope most of it makes it.

Staccie-glad to see you back, a lot of us have been MIA for a while. Your hike sounds amazing, I love stuff like that, just wish I could get the hubs to enjoy it as much as I do.

Neesy-enjoy this time with your husband, you can still eat right with him here. And you 2 seem active together. Make these memories now and have fun.

Ok, here goes. I weighed yesterday and I was UP 6 LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That stinks, but its my fault and I will live with it. I am getting back on the wagon and gonna get it back off. Doing some cleaning, mostly laundry. Gotta have some electrical work done in my kitchen and dining room tomorrow, so I have to clean up all the vacation clutter. Have a great day everyone.

Hey girls! Well Im in an airport in Allenstown, PA waiting to head back to Orlando. Im glad to see everyone has been so active in the forum and that several of you are down. I am also super happy that Maddiesmom, Burgundy and Stacie all chimed in this week, even if it was for a quick post, its good to hear from you guys.

Well, I did HORRIBLE on vacation and I had every intention of exercising and did on 2 days, I ran 2 miles but the rest of the time it rained...rained...rained. Not to mention it was in the 50's and 60's the WHOLE TIME and this Florida girl was FREEZING!!! My family was laughing at me because the ONLY thing I packed was shorts and tank tops, I actually had to go shopping and buy a couple pairs of pants to get through the week. Anyway, Im ready to get back in shape tomorrow, including a trip to the gym. Then I am going to weigh myself on Sunday and record the weight, no matter what it is. But I am warning you...I DEFINATELY gained weight. No regrets though, I enjoyed myself.

Well, I imagine the next two days I will be busy taking care of things around the house so I may not be able to check in until Sunday. Have a great weekend and I look forward to my HONEST weigh in on Sunday.

Nice to have you back, Lindy and glad you enjoyed your break! Missing exercise for a few days most likely won't affect your weight loss much at all and I'm sure you'll jump right back on your plan. And, being the girl who said 'bring it!', when I mentioned we should push each other being in a similar place and all, I know you're way too competitive (!!!) to let me get ahead of you in this whole count-down to skinnyness : )

Morning everyone! I am so tired. Last night a storm passed through here that freaked me out. At 2:45 I woke to the sound of thunder that would have compared to bombs going off overhead. At 2:54 the power flashed off long enough to reset all my clocks. So I went downstairs to turn news on figuring there would be someone somewhere explaining the radar cause they love doing that. NOPE! Just a tiny little image in the corner showing a tiny little radar that said t-storm warning but I couldn't tell if it was over or more of it coming. So it was over an hour before I went back to bed and it took a while to fall asleep. After the cats woke me up and I fed them, I fell asleep for 2 more hours on the sofa and I'm still so tired. :tired:

Yesterday was a good day for food in a sense. Since it was my furlough day, I had 2 friends over and made breakfast. Then last night I went with my best friend to a small wedding of a mutual friend then to the bride's parent's house for reception. The 'in a good sense' is that I didn't overeat at all yesterday. The foods were not diet in any sense, just regular food, sodium and all-but I didn't gorge myself like I've been doing for the past week. And yesterday I figured out why I had been doing that...TOM-UGH!

Well, I weighed this morning and I'm down 2 lbs. I have NO idea how considering the food I've eaten and TOM on top of that, but I'll take it. I'm sure it's water and I still feel swollen. I did sweat my butt off cleaning the house like a crazy person for about an hour before my friends came over for breakfast. I suppose that helped.

I think all the rain is done for a few days and I need to cut the grass. I don't think it will be dry enough today, so probably tomorrow. But it will be exercise. :) If I can muster the energy today, I will take a walk or get on my treadmill. I have to.

Oh yeah, my car-Ha! There was something wrong with it. I needed a tune-up. Plugs, wires, rotary cap + labor (cha-CHING!) $213. :faint: But I'm told that isn't bad, actually decent AND I got my car back the same day after just showing up at my garage on a Monday morning. So I guess I really can't complain.
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Nicole and Burgundy - Welcome back home! Hope the vacations were wonderful. As to the weight...you know the drill...back on the wagon! :lol: You will both do fine, I know it. It won't take long for it to come back off.

Sandy - The kitchen is done AND you lost 2 more lbs.! Do a dance..:carrot: I'm about half way through Jillian's new book and it is scary. I want to find 'recipes' online for vinegar and baking soda to clean my house with. All that chemical crap stinks anyway! Your daughter is visiting so soon? I guess it's not like basic. Great!

Staccie - Your hike sounds divine! Although my thighs would have been fried half way through...haha! I would love to be able to do that. I have to find someone to do it with. Also, love your new pic!

Neesy - It's good to hear you're upbeat with maintaining. Keep going on walks with your hubbie and when the time comes, you will be able jump back in, no problem.

Dancer - Down 1 lb while you were out of town is great!

So, I been a little bit pre-occupied the last few days and totally forgot to post, oh dear, thanks for the warm welcome to the guys I aint seen before, :hug:

So I am another 1lb down today, hopefully next week I'll be in the 170's that will be great.

I checked out that allrecipe website - thanks for that, also I have a greek friend who gave me a gorgeous recipe for lemon potatoes and slow roasted lamb, dunno if anyone is interested but it sounds soooooo delicious that I have to try it.

Anyhoo, hope those on vacay have had a fab time, lucky lucky people, mines not till october grrrr:mad:

Cya chicks :hug:

Hi Ladies,
Koshi and Deep Breath, congrats on your losses this week! Breath, GREAT job not overeating at the wedding, I know that can be hard. Most of the food is so good, but you would have paid for it later! :)

Lindy, hope you enjoyed your vacation...a vacation isn't a vacation without indulging a little bit. Once you are back, you will get back into your routine and the weight will be gone in a snap.

As for me, I'm not sure if it's the WW or what, but I'm down 3 pounds from last week. I know that I should be counting points, but I'm not as strict as I should be. I approximate my portion size as well as how many points everything has, so far I'm doing ok. I figure that I'll do it this way to save my sanity becuase I'll actually stick with it than if I had to get out a measuring cup and spoon every time I wanted to eat. But this is the lowest weight I have been in God knows how long...at least 7 or more years. So, once again, I am on the motivation train. I've been eating so well, there was a retirement party at work yesterday with carrot cake (my fave) and I had a piece without feeling guilty...I knew I had the calories to spare.

I am going to the gym today to sign up, figuring that I need to get moving as well. They are having a special on personal training so I think I may purchase some of those, just so I can get my butt in gear and get into the gym.

Hope you are all doing well! Have a great weekend!

Hey ladies!!!

Ok, Im back in the swing of things. I weighed myself today and I gained, just as I thought, but seriously...considering what I ate, this really is not bad at all, so here goes...I GAINED 3 lbs! Back on the wagon. Its not like I tried and gained, I mean, I intentionally fell off the wagon and waved goodbye as I saw it drive away, lol. So, back on the wagon it is. I am confident that I will be back at 189 by the end of the month. :)

Anyway...I am so happy to hear that so many of you are down in weight...good job Kelly, Koshi and Maddiesmom!!!

Dance...your a newbie and know me too well...:) Thanks for the words of encouragement.

I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. I had to catch up on my tanning this weekend because I got NONE in Connecticut. I am also dying my hair again tonight and am going MUCH lighter. My roots are growing out...thats the only bad thing about dying your hair. Hmpf...

Ill check in later or tomorrow.

Hello Ladies,

Lindy - Welcome home! I glad you got away, and just had good food and fun. It's important to 'let go' and not stress over food or exercise or life in general. I know if you kick it right back into your old schedule those 3lbs will fall off.

Burgund - Sorry about the deer, but hey, it probably looked like some 'good eatin.' LOL.......Glad they enjoyed it! LOL..... Starting the kitchen, huh...good luck. I am sooo glad that is behind me. I did get the laundry room done too. I still have other cleaning to do, but am taking a break from it for a week. It's like neverending you know? My weight has been bouncing between 211 and 212. I can't seem to move it, but am going to give it some extra effort the next few days.

Take-a-deep-breath - So glad your reading her book. It is an eye opener, isn't it?! I knew about the chemical water, chlorine, antiobiotics and all in the water since my husband was in the water business for years, but didn't even think about the foods. I always bought healthier stuff, or so I thought, but boy was I wrong. When its says No Preservatives, or Natural - that means nothing! I never realized the foods are stilled loaded with chemicals, antiobiotics, hormones, etc.... So, I am going to read the book again, because it is alot of information. I will tell you though, in 3 weeks, I feel better than I have felt in 20 or more years. I have more energy, my mind in clearer, my weight is dropping, I am not hungry and crave nothing anymore. It is amazing how good you can feel when you get all that crap out of your body and home. Oh, yes, household cleaners, I got rid of all of them and alot of plastic stuff. I only use home made cleaners or Zoe Clean, which are part of my home business. They are EPA stamped & DFE. No chemicals or anything in them. Lastly, my daughter is stationed at Kings Bay, Ga which is 21/2 hours from here, so we are very fortunate enough to see her every 2 weeks!!!!

Maddiesmom - So good to see you back on here. Congratulations on the 3 lbs gone - thats wonderful!! You are catching up to Lindy! LOL.......

Hello to everyone else, and congrate Kosh on the lb lost. I will post more later, but for now I need to get back to work. I hope you all have a great relaxing Sunday!

Will check in later.

Check in later!

Woot-woot, I must have been retaining water when I weighed in because I hopped on the scale this morning (I know I shouldnt have but I did) and Im at 191! Only a couple of pounds away. Yay.

Mygrits - can you believe this freakin weather?! Today is my last day of vaca. I always take 1 day off following the week Im on vacation to "ease" back into my work schedule. So today, cleaning and household projects. Then I might take a trip to the pool, we'll see.

So let me tell you, yesterday we broke the bad news to Gabriella (my daughter) that me and her dad were separating and that he would be moving out on Sunday. Man oh man, I have NEVER felt pain like I did in that moment. She broke down screaming and crying, begging us not to separate...wow, I had no clue it would be this hard. I knew it would be difficult but that broke my heart. To make matters worst, John managed to stay strong but as soon as Gab walked out of the room, he broke down crying. Ahhhh!!! This was my decision and I made everyone in my house upset, it just breaks my hearts. Well, Gabriella got over it relatively fast, I mean, I know its going to be on her mind and bother her but the fact that we are going to have family days and she and John and going to have Gabby and Daddy days seems to have eased her mind. We will see what happens. Sorry for babbling, I just had to get that out there.

Ill check in later.

Lindy - glad to hear the happy scale news but sorry to hear that you're dealing with tough stuff on the home front. How old is your daughter?

Maddiesmom - congrats on the three pounds - that's great!

mygritsconfessions - sounds like you are making great progress on the cleaning front - good for you!

takeadeepbreath - congrats on the loss - way to go!

koshi - congrats on losing another pound! And yes, definitely interested in your lamb recipe - please post it if you get a chance - sounds yummy!

I'm definitely not setting any world records at weight loss. I'm sticking to plan and exercising at least 5x a week. Any suggestions for kicking it up a notch? According to the daily plate, at a calorie level of 1400/day, I should be losing 2lbs/week and I'm losing more like 1lb a week.

Dance...are you calorie cycling? Thats how I started to see bigger numbers. I would do several days at 1600 calories, then one day at 2200 calories, then 2 days at 1300 calories. My body never adjusted and kept on losing, I just started this so its fairly new. Thanks for your empathy on the home front, we have been separated for 3 months now so the pain is over for the most part and its not to say we wont work it out, I just need a break to get my priorities straight and he was definately affecting that, especially with my weight loss and financial situation. Also, I really want him to appreciate me and I think the only way that will happen is by having him fend for himself again. Anyway, Gabriella is 7, going to be 8 in July. Me and John are still great friends and it is not a lost cause, we will see in time.

Well, I did very good with food today, so lets see where that gets me.