July Weight Loss Challenge-thread2
 

Girls....the threads are designed for optimal functioning below 500 posts, thereafter we may start experiencing some thread problems so we typically do a continuation thread andddddd here we are :)

Today has been really hard. I have no motivation and just want to eat. So far I have not succumbed to the temptation but the kitchen is on my mind. I usually think TGIF but it seems the weekends present more challenges. I just need to remember I am doing well and need to keep truckin' to make my goal.

There. Now I feel better that I got that off my chest. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and I can't wait for Monday to read about everyone's losses.

Nello-The weekends are usually more challenging, but you can make the good choices even when it's harder. That what'll separate you from those who don't make it long-term. Just remember portion control! Have a great weekend!

I am gonna relax the rest of the day and enjoy family time. Hope you all are doing well. I am missing some people. I don't know if they're on vacation or just busy, for example where is NewShinyMe? I miss you girl!

Thanks for starting this continuation thread, FSA. Take care chickie...you're still rockin' this!

hey FSA! :wave:

nello ~ Don't fret my dear it will get better. :hug:

Sandye ~ You know, I don't think it is. I think I've stressed myself out so much and just got off routine, that my body is trying to readjust itself. Lets just hope I can get it straightened back out in the next week. ;) Prep work sounds good. Lets do it. Can't tonight though, gonna enjoy those thirties. :lol:

LTTG ~ Thanks :hug: Oh you guys will hear about my evening tomorrow. With a disclaimer of course. ;) I hope your well darling and still trucking.

MsP ~ :congrat: on the pound and all the encouragement. You're a peach! :hug:

I'm going off of memory here, and I probably missed some posts, but I'm in a bit of a hurry. Need to get the house clean before my company comes over this evening. Hey LaruenA, mystical, tummy, NSM, jacque, jacqui, gekster and all you other ladies. Keep up the groovy work and I'll get in here and give you guys the full scoop tomorrow. I have reintroduced some things to my life now that I feel like I have a good grip on my exercise and diet. I'm hopeful this will counter the stress about Canaan. Anywho, gotta run ladies. Luv you gals.

nellonello weekends are always hard for me! Hang in there! Sending you some :dust:

LaurenA :wave:

Delphi :carrot: Good job on getting a grip on the diet and exercise. Please let us know the full scoop. Take care! Have a great evening.

Ms Perception Hope you get some good relaxation and have a good time with the family. Have great weekend :cheers:

nellonello I have to agree weekends are always the hardest for me. That is usually when the family wants to go out to dinner. :tape: Just kidding! I just have to make choices and enjoy myself. I concentrate on portion size and I go for water to drink. :goodluck: and have a great weekend.

Hope all you other ladies are having a good day! :hug:

good Morning Ladies!
Just wanted to bump this thread to the top, because our other one should be closed off soon, and I noticed some still posting as I almost did on the wrong one~ I hope everyone has a Grrrrrrrreat day!

Ladies I just had to get on this morning and say....Oh My Goodness! I've Met my July Goal!!! This morning I weighed in at 156.0 on the nose! WOO HOO!!! This means I didn't wait until the last day of the month to reach my goal for this first time in a LONG time!!!! Please show me some red, Jacqui!

Just wanted to share that, since I'm on cloud nine right now. Thanks to all you wonderful supportive ladies for helping me stay on track and making this my best month so far this year!

Time to go get some exercise and keep on being a big loser!!! :D

MP- Congrats on Goal :cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2:

Good morning, chickies.

NELLONELLOWeekends are tough for me too. My DH loves to go out to eat, which, after a long week is tempting. However, times are tight, and I don't think I have the willpower to eat just of half a good meal! So it's actually a good thing that money is tight-no temptation! Keep on trucin'!:moped:

MSP Woo hoo on the panties, girl!:congrat:

DELPHI Well ?;)

SANDYE Everything okay? It's not like you to not check in.:write:

I fully expected to be up this morning. I didn't drink my water, had a good ST session, and I felt puffy when I woke up. So I was pleasantly surprised to be down a wee bit, .6. I've lost just 4.2, but I swear I feel smaller, and even look a little smaller. :cool: Hope you all have a great weekend, and since Sandye is incommunicado, I'll say it:

DRINK YOUR WATER! :wave:

Way to go MsP! :bravo: and :woohoo: on the panties girlfriend.

LTTG ~ I'm just now gettin' around to posting this morning. Eleven in the morning if that says anything at all. Unfortunately, no hanky panky, but a good evening indeed. ;) :congrat: on being down a little bit. It all counts in the end darling.

Hi Le, mystical and lauren. :wave:

As for me, I'm a bit short for time. I have some things to take care of around here. Gotta a late start and all and just returned from running errands. So hopefully, I can get a few minutes a bit later and catch you gals up on all my NSV and adventures. ;)

You ladies take care...ohhhhhhhhh, I almost forgot. Finally down a smidge this morning, but I'll take it and that 197. FINALLY! :lol:

Hello ladies just thought I would check in before the workout and the rest of the packing begins. Today is the day we get all the rest of our apartment packed and ready to move on Thursday. I hope you are all having a wonderful day.

I am struggling with things this week. I am doing well with my eating habbits and just don`t know why I am like a roller coaster. I mean I lost almost 8lbs the first week and then every day since that weigh-in it has been up and down. Up 2lbs down 2lbs. It took me all week to get that weight down and for the week it ended up just .5 loss and now I am doing the same this week. I am up 1.5 lbs already and don`t know why. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong.... Please help it is driving me nuts. I will check in soon

Good afternoon girlsssssss and happy weekend :) HOpe your all having a great weekend. I closed our other thread to avoid any confusion.

MsPerceptionnnnnnnnn congratulations on having MET GOAL . :carrot::carrot::carrot::cheer2::cheer2::cheer::ch eer::cheer::congrat: awesome news dear girl :) You have a beautiful weekend :hug:

HI Nello, Hoping your having a better day today. As msP said, the weekends can be more challenging. (they are for me) Having foods in the house that are not OP makes it a lot harder.........though we dont all have the luxury of being able to always do this it really helps. When I have jsut my OP stuff around, when I get those days that I feel extra hungry , I think of what's in the kitchen to eat and boy does it help just having my OP stuff in there. Anyhow, congrats on doing well and hope you have a great weekend too! :). Dh is away so this weekend is like any other day to me but when he is here I need to be more careful, lol .

Delphiiiiii, hiya girl! OH I hope you have a fabuloussssssssss time with your company tonight! wtg girl! :) I look forward to hearing how your night went. Keep up the great work .....chat soon.

HI Lauren , Mystical, Lewisempire, late to the game, and all of you other chickies! :)
Lewisssssssss, you have a ggggreat day too sweety...enjoy the weekend.

Late to the game, that is wonderful! Congrats on your loss :carrot::carrot::carrot:

Mystical.... our bodies are all unique and respond in different ways as im sure you know. It sounds like because you had such a good loss the first week, your body is stabilizing that loss (thus the up and down). Mine is very stubborn but usually yields as long as i keep at it. Aside from that...I don't know...do you keep a journal of what your consuming? Sometimes certain foods impede our loss or clinge onto fluids (like carbs, salty things). Honestly, you just hang in there and keep on fighting. I want to congratulateeeee you on that loss thus far....it really is super :carrot::carrot: :) NOt sure how frequently you are weighing but if it gets really frustrating maybe best to spread it out a little? then again...if your working on seeing which foods work for you right now, etc...you may be keeping an eye on how your body responds. In a nut shell......even though you are playing with a few lbs. right now (which is natural for a lot of us) you are maintaininggggggg that awesome loss and something tells me it's going to start nudging down for you so you just keep at it girl :)

A big hi to all of you chickies.....hope everyone is having a great weekend.

I need to run as I too am getting off to a very late start.. I am doing well here, staying OP....not seeing the scale move much but I am eating well etc. Dh gets back on friday. I am keeping busy with the chores around here and have been swimming when I can (did again yesterday). I did very well with my water yesterday. I feel so much better eating light and healthy after that vaca stint a while back. THe bunny rabbit still comes around for the carrots! lol. I put a big carrot out yesterday and the day before and they are gone. I better go....miss ya all. Looking forward to chatting real soon. Ladies, keep up the wonderful work ........:hug: pssssssss....my daddy is feeling okay :)

Good afternoon ladies!!!

FSA~ thanks for starting a new thread for us!! :) Keep up the great work! I'm glad to hear things are going well and that you're just truckin' along!

Nello~ I hope you're feeling better today! Weekends can be tough for sure! I'm finding that the further along I get in this journey the easier it's getting though. And on those days where we have people over or go somewhere to eat, I'm able to just control my portions and I'm good. However, when you have the urge to eat, eat, eat--it can be tough! Just remember, we're here for ya if you need a nudge in the right direction. ;)

MsP~ Woo Hoo on the Panties girlie!!! Man--you are smokin' through the 150s hun!!! Yeah baby!! Congrats hun! :)

Delphi~ there you go proving me wrong again! No plateau for you! Yeah! Congrats on a loss--even if it did take forever! Geez! I am so proud of you for toughing that out, a lesser woman would have caved! :) Can't wait to hear all the juicy details hun so hurry up and spill it! :D

Mom~ ahh, it was nice chatting you this morning amid the deafening silence that surrounded me! :D I'm home now, just ate and yes, I'm here checking in! Thanks for filling in for me as the Water Woman! :) Congrats again on your loss, now just keep moving forward and exercise patience young grasshopper! So...have you gone to the gym yet? Hmmm?

Mystical~ I agree with FSA, there are so many things that can make your weight bobble around. You lost so much at first that you're bound to stall for a bit while your body plays catch up, kwim? Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll see more weight come off soon! :)


Well, I'm back after a busy morning of getting my drivers license (finally), shopping and much needed Me Time. I went to get fitted for running shoes and left without buying because they only had 2 pairs in my size to try on. If I'm going to spend good money on shoes, well, I want to try them ALL on! ;) It was neat though because they video taped me running and showed me how I pronate and that I need shoes to support my ankles. I can't wait to get new shoes, mine are so beat up and cheap!

Then I went Barnes & Noble and bought a cook book and a small calorie counter book--alone! Ahhh, it was glorious!

After that I went to Goodwill to look for some clothes. All of my shorts and capris (with the exception of one pair of capris) are all falling off of me. I have nothing else left in my closet or dresser to reach for. (Yay!) And since I'm not at my goal weight, I don't want to go spend tons of money on clothes that I don't plan on wearing for long, kwim? Anyway, I was in there for almost 2 hrs just going through everything and then actually got to try everything on that I picked out--something I NEVER get to do when I have the kids with me--I walked out of there with 7 bottoms and 6 tops and spent under $57! Now that's what I call a deal! ;)

After that I called my mom and went to the grocery store and bought some things for my fil's bday picnic tomorrow. :)

Ahh, just a wonderful morning I tell ya! It even makes me forget that I was up .6 lbs today! ;) (I'm retaining water today! Ugh)

Anyway, so that's what I did this morning! :D Oh and I did my HIIT before I left too!! Yeehaw!!

Okay girls, well, hubby is home with the kids and I need to get going. He mentioned something about going to a pet store! Perhaps we'll be looking for a pet? I dunno....I'll keep you posted! :)

Have a wonderful day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Wow, I guess I'm the only one without a life! I have been off work for two days and have not left the house. It's too dang hot. It's still 110 on my patio, which is in the shade. Sorry, Sandye, I did not go to the gym. I guess today will be my rest day, and tomorrow, I'll get up early and hit the gym before it gets too hot. Hangs head in shame.:cry:

MYSTICAL sending good vibes your way. :goodvibes: I don't understand why we go up and down. But 8 lbs in one week, crikey! I think you're adjusting somehow now. Don't give up!:hug:

FSA Glad your dad is feeling better.:yes:

Hey guys!

Just when I got so depressed over a gain last week...I went down 1.2 :)
Just goes to show you that the human body is a strange thing...up and down and up and down.

Stay strong, fellow 3fc-ers.

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Just checkin' in momentarily to read up on you guys. I'll be back later to do personals. This weekend has just been crazy...and LTTG, believe me, my life is about as interesting as watching paint dry. ;)

Goooooooooood Morning Chickies!!! Happy Sunday to you all! I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!!!

Mom~ don't think of it as not having a life, think of it as having some good quality down time! ;) And you know my life isn't super exciting--I spent the rest of the day putzing around not doing much of anything. Then we went to Gander Mountain (a big burly hunting/fishing man store) after dinner and wandered around there before heading to Walmart to pick up eggs and milk--oooh, ahhh....I could barely contain my excitement! :lol: Hope you get your workout in--wait, scratch that--you'd better get that workout in!! You don't want to be kicking yourself tomorrow if you miss it do you? And I'm not afraid to :kickbutt: and :rollpin: you, so don't tempt me! ;)

SMB~ Woo hoo! Congrats on the loss! You're absolutely right, the body does strange things doesn't it? Keep up the great work! :)

Delphi~ hmm...no details yet? Come on girlie, quit holding out on us! You know that I live vicariously through you! ;) Hope your weekend has been crazy in a good way, catch up with you later! :)

Well girls, it's Sunday! I'd down .4 of the .6 I was up yesterday so I'm sitting at 154.2 today and down another 2.75"!! :carrot:

We're heading to the park this afternoon for my fil's Birthday picnic so I'm going to be having a higher calorie day today. I might bring a Boca burger to throw on the grill so I don't go overboard with calories, but I have to check them out first--they might be a tad freezer burned :barf:.

I asked this on the exercise thread, but figured I'd ask here too: I'm coming to the end of my 8 wk HIIT program (Mystical ~ sorry, I keep forgetting to post this link for you: http://www.intervaltraining.net/index.html HIIT- High Intensity Interval Training, check out the link, lots of great info! I'm doing the Lose Your Belly Fat Fast program :)) next week and I'm trying to figure out what my cardio will be next month (I like to mix it up every month). Anyone have any suggestions? :D

Okay, well, I better get going. I need to make deviled eggs for today and shower and get Abby out of bed and, and, and...;) Have a great day everyone!! And remember to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Alright ladies, lets see if I can finally sit here for more than five minutes this time. ;)

So here's the deal. In April of this year, I started to realize that perhaps I needed to regain some focus in my life. As I mentioned before, I was a competitive gamer and a lot of my time was spent with my union, competing and doing text and video reviews for various gaming websites. Coordinating my life around my virtual one, was indeed a juggling act. So I decided, no matter how hard it was, to take a hiatus from the gaming world, community and cut out all things gaming. Minus the Wii of course, but in the gaming community the Wii is what they deem a "casual console" and isn't really intended for "real gaming". But I digress. The point is, I completely blocked out any outside stimuli from my life. Personal and virtual. I thought the only way to refocus myself was to not have any distractions outside of me and my children. Period. I closed all my accounts and let all the proper people know, I needed to take a sabbatical and that I had no clue when I would return.

So that's what I did. I left that world behind and refocused my attention on my health. I constantly had to delete emails, turn away friends and say NO more than I really would have, but this was the only way I could concentrate on myself. However, after this stint with Canaan I realized, I couldn't deal with the stress for some reason and the fluctuations with my weight proved that. Even my energy felt depleted. I couldn't seem to get anything off my mind and the harder I tried, the harder I failed.

But the point of this post is of my realization that life is a balancing act. It was good for me to say No to people and to take a break from some of the things that I was completely passionate about, but at the end of the day, you NEED those things in your life. You can't give up a part of you, hoping to repair the other parts of you. This works momentarily, but it is short lived.

See, gaming, even since I was a child has been an outlet for me. But when it became more than a hobby, and money was involved, it becomes almost a chore. However, it was that one thing, I always loved. My stress reliever. Then I was hit with a little stress and had no outlet for it. We need those extras in our lives to preserve our sanity. So I decided to take up residence within the gaming community again and stop becoming so obsessive about my weight.

I know that I will always count my calories. I will always have to watch what I eat and exercise. I know that now. I also know that I have learned some very good habits that I will implement daily. I also promised myself that if I ever started to slip again, then I would cut out those things from my life again. Sounds counter-productive to the point of this post, but I'm sure you ladies get my drift.

I guess what I'm trying to say, is that I have resumed my life. For the past three months it was on hold. I regained my focus and I was ready to stay on the wagon but at the same time, let the darn horse start pulling it again. And you know, I feel loads better. As you gal's know, I started seeing my friend on a regular basis again and now I have integrated all my union members back into my life and as well as having the feel of a controller in my hand again, which was amazing by the way. Didn't even lose my touch.

It really may sound trivial to some of you. As gaming is still the only hobby that isn't given it's due respect. It is looked upon as the plague of all hobbies. It's ok, to play golf or spend 1000 bucks on a set of golf clubs, because golf is a respected hobby...so it's OK to invest your time and money into it. Pfff...I say, we are all different. What works for you, won't work for someone else. We all need something in our lives that we are passionate about. Isn't that what life is all about? Not just living your life, but enjoying your life.

So I have reintroduced all these things to my life again and I feel great and I have seen movement in the right direction on my scale again. I think I have all the right tools and resources at my disposal now and of course I have all of you ladies in my arsenal, so I'm not worried in the slightest that I can't moderate my life and find the balance in all of this. My problem has always been obsessing over things in my life. I gave up gaming and nutrition and exercise became my obsession. But for me, it can't be one or the other, I need all this things to work together to keep me happy and healthy.

So in a nutshell, my life is back to normal and I have my smile back. The only thing different this time around, is that I CARE how I look and feel. I love the attention, I love the way I feel when I'm in public. I love the way I feel in those jeans. I love that I have my confidence back. All of these things, will keep me headed in the right direction, and of course Sandyes rolling pin. Luv ya girly. So that's about it. The kids are screaming now, or fighting...one or the two and I need to get on with the day. Thank you ladies so much for all the support and encouragement. You all have been my saving grace.

DELPHI ~ Wow. You are an amazing woman. Taking that break was what you needed to do at the time and it was wise of you to recognize that. It must have been so hard! But you used that time to learn what you needed to do to live a healthier life, and you found this great group of chicks.:D I am so glad that you were able to rejoin your community, and didn't lose your edge! :yay:To have a passion like that must be wonderful (I'm still looking for mine). We all need a way to deal with stress. Of course, having your friend back in your life helps too, I'm sure! ;)I hope you won't be too busy to keep us updated. :hug:

As for me, I am down 1 lb today. I flaked on my workout yesterday, so I went to the gym today and did 2.10 miles. Hey, for me that's good. Have a nice evening everyone.

Down a bit today which was a pleasant surprise since I actually ate a real hamburger for supper last night. My 9 y/o DS made supper last night and it was great but I wasn't sure what the scale would have to say about it. Thankfully it wasn't too bad, because it was SO yummy to enjoy a nice homemade burger!

Delphi-Thanks so much for giving us a peek into what's been going on with you. Sounds like you're finding your balance and making it work. AWESOME! We love ya, girl, and want to see you succeed in life, not just your health, so BRAVO for making the necessary adjustments to get there!

LTTG ~ :congrat: on the loss. I will never be too busy for you gals. These challenge threads and you ladies have given me so much. I want to keep giving back some of what I have taken away from our conversations and our experiences with each other. I need you gals. I need the accountability, support and encouragement you ladies give me. :hug:

MsP ~ :congrat: on being down a bit. You are just amazing and you have an amazing few weeks..eh? Even with the vacations and everything, you held yourself accountable and you just kept pushing forward. You really are an inspiration darling. :hug:

Sandye ~ One day, I'm coming to Indiana. I can't tell you how many days I have come in here and your words always made my day brighter. Just know that you are so important and a very special woman. Never let anyone tell you different...and that's including yourself darling. I hope you guys had a good time at the picnic today and I'm sure you did just fine with your food choices...as it has become second nature for you to do so. Talk to you in the morning dear. And in case you haven't heard it today...I think you are AWESOME! :hug:

Soulmeetsbody ~ :cheer: On being down dear. Try not to get discouraged by those fluctuations, they will come and go. :)

FSA ~ It's amazing the little guy is still coming around for those carrots..eh? How ya been girly? I do hope all is well with you and yours.

As for me, it's been a groovy weekend I suppose. I am kind of revamping my exercise routine as well. I think I will be taking weekends off and putting my focus around strength training with small cardio sessions throughout the week. I want to tone as I lose the weight, I just wish I could do ST everyday..that would be awesome. I just can't get enough of it. So yeah, I guess I need to get off here and I'll see you ladies bright and early in the morning. :)

Hello ladies just checking in and wanted you to know that I will be gone for about a week. I am packing the computer tomorrow. We go on Wednesday to do our walk through on the house and then Thursday night we are moving YEAH!!! It's finally here. I just hope that I got everything completed that I needed to. I just feel like I have forgotten something LOL. As for my weight I have been doing pretty good with the eating. I am still up and down but I am sure it will even out. I have finally got my exercising program going thanks to you ladies and get up early. Yippee... I don't know how much I will get in this week but with moving I am sure I will get my workout in since I live on the 8th floor right now... Hope you all have a great week and I will check in just as soon as I can.... Hopefully I will get my last 2 lbs lost before the end of the month for my goal. Keep your fingers crossed for me. :)

Good Morning Ladies :wave:

Mystical ~ No worries, I'm sure all that moving will burn loads of calories and give you a good workout.

Jasonslea ~ You're so lucky. I wanted to go see it to, just haven't yet. You take care now. :)

As for me, we have a little swoosh on the scale this morning. A little over a pound...so now we are getting somewhere. :carrot: Hey I'm just glad to see it moving again. At any rate, I need to get to it this morning. I'll check back in....in a few. You ladies have an awesome day and don't forget your smiles this morning. :) :) :)

DELPHI My but you are up early! Woo hoo on the lb!:carrot:

I fully expected to be up this morning but I am down .8, which means...I'm in the 170s!! 179.6 to be exact!:dance:

Good morning girls!

Delphi~ As usual, my Mom is right! You are an amazing woman! It takes a really strong woman to walk away from everything like that to better herself! And no, gaming doesn't sound trivial at all! Everyone has their passions, it could be golf, knitting, gaming, photography...and might I add I think it's insanely cool you get paid for doing what you love! :) I'm so happy that you've found a balance hun! I'm still trying to find that. ;) I'm also beyond happy that you're sticking around here!! I don't think I could take it if you left us! *sniff* You're such a positive upbeat person and in this day and age, that's hard to come by! And listen up, you're welcome here anytime hun! Anytime!! :)

Mom~ woo hoo! I am so proud of you! WTG getting that workout in--BEFORE the paper too!! *gasp* I can't believe it! Now that's determination!! :) Congrats on the loss too as well as getting in over 2 miles!! :carrot:

MsP~ congrats on the loss! Nothing beats a homemade burger, that's for sure! I didn't fair so well after mine though...:(

Mystical~ we'll miss you!!! Be sure to check in often (well, as often as you can what with the moving and all ;))!! Be careful moving, lift with the legs, not the back! :D And be careful on those stairs!!! 8th floor--egads! We'll be thinking of you!

Shari~ sounds like you're feeling much better, so glad to hear it! I'm jealous that you saw HP as well, I still haven't read the books, but I do so enjoy the movies! Congrats on the scale moving in the right direction! :) Good luck on the apt and the job/s!! Keep us posted!

Well girls, I did a bad thing. Wait, scratch that...I made some bad choices. Yesterday I ate more than I should have at the bbq. Not only that, I came home and decided to take it further and let hubby go get Qdoba (a little Mexican place). Now, it wouldn't have been awful had I only eaten my half of the burrito he bought, but he also brought home chips and queso...and a chicken quesadilla. I don't know what came over me, but before I knew it, my burrito was gone and I was munching on chips and queso and in the blink of an eye one piece of the quesadilla was sitting like a brick in my stomach.

Oh and it just gets worse...I decided that since I'd blown the whole day why not go for gold? I harfed down a ice cream sandwich (one of those 100 calorie ones, but still) and 4 mini Peppermint Patties.

Oh the horror! The shame! Sigh...I just, well heck, I dunno. It's not like I was having a moment of weakness or anything--I made the choice to eat that burrito and it just snowballed from there. I kept making bad choices the rest of the night. It was an odd thing, I didn't feel out of control with my eating as I have in the past, but I just kept telling myself that it was okay to have an off day every once in a while...I dunno. I mean, this is the first time I've done this since April, so I guess it was okay in the sense that it's not a weekly thing, but geez...

And I feel absolutely horrid this morning! Not only am I up a TON, but I'm retaining more water than a dozen camels (which I'm hoping is what the massive gain is all about)!!!! I fell hung over, depressed and mad at myself. Not to mention I had a bad dream to boot--ugh...

But, I'm trying to shake it off. I've gotten my workout in, I've opened up the house and getting fresh air and listening to the birds singing...I've got my water by my side and I plan on drinking at least 128oz today to get rid of this water!!

Lastly, we got some sad news yesterday--my bil and his wife are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. I can't say that I'm completely surprised, but it was a bit of a shocker in the sense that it was unexpected news. My mil is just so sad about the whole thing and well, it's just sad. :(

Well girls, I'm off to drink my water and clean my kitchen--it looks like a bomb went off in it!! Sigh...it happens every weekend and every Monday I'm stuck cleaning the whole kitchen! :lol: Ah well...

Have a wonderful day ladies and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!
:D

Mom~ WOO HOO on the Panties!!! 170's!!! Congratulations!! :celebrate: That's fanfreakin'tastic!!!

LTTG ~ :bravo: on the loss and making it into the 170's. :woohoo: kiddo!

Sandye ~ Shake it off darling. It was perfectly OK to indulge. I did that on my birthday. But I know the feeling the next morning as well and it isn't a good one. It's totally ok to have a day like that, as long as you feel like you are in control. If you have chosen that day to indulge, and know that tomorrow, things will go back to normal, then you are fine. That's living maintenance. Life happens and it's here for us to enjoy. So don't feel bad, just do what you are doing and get back on the horse.

Sandye-I'm sure we all have days like those every rare once in a while. Sometimes it just serves to remind us why we don't eat like that anymore, kwim? You'll be back down to you normal weight in no time.

I am up a few tenths this morning after unwisely choosing to have seconds at supper. I wasn't even hungry enough for seconds. It just tasted good and I wasn't thinking. Live and learn, huh? Today will be good, though. After that I'm going to be MIA for 5 days again. We're going out of town and will be eating out nearly every meal. Here's where I meet the challenge of healthy choices. It'll be fine, though. This is real life. I gotta make it work for me.

Back again and OMG could it be almost 3lbs lighter?!? OMG 190 on the nose this morning! I think I should vacation more often, the scale just seems to let go when I'm away.

MsP - Congrats on goal, already and it was only a little bit past half way!

Delphi - Glad to see you have your mojo back my dear! And good for you, as always for taking time to think things through and make the best choice for you. And woohoo on that scale, it was the first thing I saw this morning when I logged on, a great big 36lbs gone! And i'm a big fan of gaming myself, I have a PS3 (and am a lot better at it than any guys I know;)) and dh plays some online stuff too so you've got a big supporter over here. And getting paid to do what you love is one of the greatest gifts we can give ourselves.

Mystical - Enjoy your new house hun and way to put yourself first in the morning, it's one of the hardest things.

JasonsLea - I'll keep my fingers crossed on the jobs for you, it's so difficult to concentrate on things when that piece of your life isn't sorted out. And honestly, we all just jabber about whatever anyway, no need to have something profound to say.

LTTG - 170's :congrat::cheer2::cheer3::cheer2::cheer3::cheer: So weight loss runs in the family pretty good then? Congrats that's just awesome.

CMo4 - :hug: for knowing exaclty how you feel, may it serve to remind us all that's it just that easy and sucks that bad afterwards. But I can see you back firmly on the wagon and moving in the right direction. It's not if we make bad choices, it's when we make bad choices how do we recover and you sound like you have that under control! Show that watery nastiness whose boss!

Happy to be back home and my comfy routine and my comfy bed and my sweet dd and dh. Wonderful time away, it was fantastic to see the girls and chat for like, 72 hours non-stop, I mean if we didn't need to sleep we'd still be talking. One friend just started WW last week as it was great to learn abit about that program and we yattered about what I'm doing. It was like a four day weight loss/nutrition seminar. Even though they knew I had lost a lot it was the first time that someone had really stopped and noticed the difference in how I looked and that was a nice pick me up after my week of scale stubbornness.

And like I said I would, I went running only I did thursday and saturday instead of friday and saturday. But honestly, I don't think I would have if I didn't have to report back.

Gosh I don't know if we're all having weird mid-summer lulls but today was the first day when that alarm went off at 6am when I rolled over and had no intention of going running. I had a bit of a headache, I was tired from the flight and then the subsequent grocery shopping in the Edmonton before we got home at 10pm, unpacked, etc. and on and on and on. But at about 6:10 I don't know what happened but I stood up got dressed and went running. I do believe the ONLY thing that got me up was knowing that if I didn't I would not likely make my July exercise goals, I'm about 5 minutes over goal if I stay on schedule. And I'm not gonna lie, it was hard, it sucked and I hated it today, every frickin minute but fortunately if it sucks it still burns the same calories and when it doesn't.

And just to make stuff extra challenging today, I'm going to try a week without coffee. I mean other than today, not really tired at all anymore so why do I do it? Habit I guess. I've gotten rid of all my diet softdrinks and that was tons harder so this, hopefully, will be easier. And anyway, it's just a week ;) Or maybe longer, we'll see.

That's my novel for today, or this morning at least and I missed you all and am so glad to be back!

Delphi & MsP ~ thanks so much girls! :hug: I know you're right, it's just hard not beating myself up over it a little after being so good for so long, kwim? But a friend and I were talking last week about how sometimes you just have to endulge and live life--even if you're trying to lose weight. I planned for a few higher calorie days this month, I guess I just didn't think I would go as overboard as I did, kwim? I think that's what got me all irked is that I thought I had more control than that. Ahh well, as MsP said, 'Live and learn'!! And heck yeah, it definitely helped to remind me why I don't eat like that anymore! Blech! I feel like eating nothing but salad for a week! :lol:

Okay, kitchen's clean and now it's time to get serious about my water! It's chugalug time! ;)

Tummy!!!!!~ Welcome back girlie!!! Thanks for your kind words too, my butt is firmly back in the saddle again and it's not budging! :lol: So glad you had so much fun! It sounds like it was a blast! Isn't it wonderful to have people notice all the hard work you've put into a healthier you? You deserve all the recognition and praise girlie! :) I hear ya on the mid-Summer lull...we need a pick me up don't we? Hmm...perhaps a mini challenge of some sort is in order, maybe something quirky and fun like 'funky ways to prepare zucchini' or something equally silly to get the giggles going. ;) Anyway, so good to have you back hun!! Bravo for getting up and getting that run in, even if you did hate it! ;)

Hi ladies, its sounds as if you are all doing so well. congrats to all you losers and those of you who continue to work so hard toward your goal...

Something incredible happened the other day,I can now take off my wedding ring (not that I want to) but it was great that I can slide it off.
I went shopping this morning with mom and I can fit into a size 18 so I decided to buy myself a pretty dress, and looked damm good in it too!

Anyways I am now at 237 and have 6 days to go until surgery. My aim was to be at 235 before surgery.
Wish me luck......

Evening Ladies,

Yes Cmo4, I love zucchini and the only really good thing I cook with it is chocolate cake so that might be a delightful learning experience. And thanks, it's pretty great to have ppl notice. So far only one person has that didn't know already but I'm into that level of loss where it's becoming more obvious and 10lbs really does make a difference. I'll just soak it up but not let it go to my head. :) As far as cardio, I don't know what you've already done, I'm trying P90X in August to shake things up, have you done the C25K? I guess you're kind of already running with HIIT though. It's a toughy. I look forward to what you decide, after all I will be done it soon enough myself. And you're right week 4 was brutal!

LTBH - Congrats on the new clothes, how entirely marvelous! Watch out not to fling the ring if you move your hands to fast, likely to blind someone like that ;) I have no doubt you'll make that goal, good job!

Going to go hit the sack early tonight and maybe not resent every minute of exercise tomorrow, here's hoping.

Good Morning Ladies! :wave:

First of all, I am down a little over a pound this morning putting me into 194 category, which in turn means I have met my July Goal, and met it early. :carrot: :broc: :carrot: I got on the scale fully expecting to be up due to ST yesterday and I was like "what the hay" this morning. I think my body is playing catch up. All those pounds I should have lost during those almost two weeks, I must have lost them..eh? I guess I must have been retaining water like a mad woman and then the stress probably caused some weird things to happen as well. Because they are just flying off of me now..eh?

But you see, I waited it out ladies. I kept the faith and I believed in myself to do this no matter what ol' bitter darth scale said. ;) So yeah, I am so happy this morning. Whew, am I glad I stuck it out. I KNEW I was losing weight, but the scale just wouldn't show it and gosh was that torture.

At any rate, I'll be back after my cardio to do personals. I love you ladies. Thanks for keeping me on track and for consistently pushing me in the right direction. :)

Tummy ~ Sweet! I'm not a huge fan of the PS3, but it's a good console none the less. You are like the Canadian version of me or I'm the American version of you I think. :lol: Too cool. Thanks for the encouragement, per usual. Sorry to hear you running was a bust for you yesterday. But ya know, you did it and that's really all that matters! So :bravo: for sheer will and determination. We are NOT destined to be in these big bodies for long. Come Christmas, we should both be almost to the point of maintenance mode. Which is exciting indeed. I've been thinking about Halloween. I should be looking pretty good about that time, and since I know I will be trick or treating with the boys, I think this year I may actually dress up. Do you guys celebrate Halloween in Canada? Anywho, I have no idea why that came up, but it did. Randomness is my specialty! :D Oh and welcome back home slice. :lol:

Looking ~ Good luck on your surgery and :congrat: on that NSV. You have done an amazing job with sticking to your plan and accomplishing the things you want. :cheer:

Jacqui ~ I hope your well and remembering to eat. :hug:

Where is everyone? We switched threads and everyone went MIA. :( Well where ever you ladies are, please know you are in my thoughts. Haven't heard from urockmom or supachix since June. :( We miss you ladies! And NSM, come back to us girly! Is gekster still on vaca to? I remember her saying something about it, but didn't remember. Let's see, I guess that's about it. I'm hungry and just finished my shorter cardio session. Actually all this revamping I have done has really helped tremendously. I just feel better all around. Like I'm living "real" life now and still managing my time, my calories and my exercise accordingly. Dude it feels fanfreakintastic...speaking of my word there, I have the guy down at the store saying it now. I guess he got tired of me moaning about him always saying OK...and ALRIGHT, when I asked him how he was doing. :lol: I love making people smile, there is no greater feeling than that. :) :) :)

So you ladies have an uber fantastic day and remember your smiles. :)

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

Weight Loss goals are in this list. Exercise goals are in the sister thread--July Exercise Challenge http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html.

Okay Ladies, it's about that time when our chickies start meeting goals!! So if you meet your goal, please be sure to let me know so that I can change it to RED on the list!!!

FullSteamAhead: Get back on track OP consistently; lose between 6-7 lbs
Sunflowergirl68: Lose 8-10 lbs; drink more water
NewShinyMe: Keep track of water intake; reach the 160's; stay accountable during the weekends
Jelder227: Lose 8-10 lbs
LaurenA: Lose 5 lbs
Lene1974: Drink 64 oz of water daily; lose 5 lbs
Velveteen: Reach 85 kg or less
Delphi: Reach ONEderland--MET GOAL!!; lose 10 lbs--MET GOAL!!
Jacqui_D: Lose 7-10 lbs
JoyinSF: Lose 6-8 lbs
Crazymamaof4: Lose at least 5 lbs; eat even MORE fruits and veggies; try out a new recipe every week; stay POP at least 85% of the time
Jellybellyjess: Lose 7-10 lbs
Susiemartin: To be under 230 lbs
Nellonello: Lose 8 lbs; maintain a 1000-calorie deficit 5 days a week
Linzluv: Lose 10 lbs
Mystical: Lose 8-10 lbs
Robbynmarie_k: Fit into a size 18; reach 48 in waist measurement; maintain a 1000 calorie deficit; reach 220 lbs
Sugarbaby269: Lose 8-10 lbs
Stephanielllll: Lose 8 lbs; drink recommended amount of water
Gekster: Lose 9 lbs; be more accountable on the weekends
Peachykeen62: Lose 8-10 lbs
Merose: Reach "overweight" on BMI chart--MET GOAL!!; lose 9 lbs to reach 185 lbs
Joyra: Lose 10 lbs to reach 145 lbs; lose 10 inches
CakeBatter: Lose 6 lbs to reach 165 lbs; try to eat "clean"
JazzyPeggy: Lose 10 lbs to reach 273 lbs
Ms_Perception: Lose 5 lbs--MET GOAL!!; take a multi-vitamin at least 85% of the time; lose inches, especially around the waist
Canadianangel: Go gluten-free
VickieLou: Lose 15 lbs
SuzyQ: Lose 5 lbs
Wifey: Lose 10 lbs; drink a LOT of water
Ashley4012: Eat no fast food; lose 10 lbs
Annie96: Lose 8 lbs; drink water every day; do not do mindless munching; measure and prepare food to stay consistent with Fitday journaling
TexSue: Lose 5 lbs; drink 48 oz of water per day
Glutio: Lose 10 lbs
Late_to_the_Game: Lose 7-10 lbs; drink more water
Iamren: Lose 12 lbs
Janis427: Lose 10 lbs
Lookingtobehealthy: Lose 6-8 lbs
JasonsLea: No "pigging out" in Alabama for BFF's wedding
Ruby5839: Lose 5-8 lbs; stay OP at least 5 days a week
Blondie32: Lose 10 lbs
CamiToo: Reach 220 lbs
LewisEmpire: Drink 64 oz of water every day; lose 8 lbs
Tracy: Lose as much weight as possible under 277.6 lbs
SteelersGirlie: Lower number of bad carbs eaten; eat more vegetables; lose 10 lbs
SkinnyJeansInWaiting: Lose 10 lbs
Moralia: Reach the 130s
Candtlove: Lose 10 lbs; drink more fluids
Just_a_dreamy1: No bingeing; drink at least 6 bottles of water a day; fit into size 7's with NO muffin top; eat as healthily as possible
Mommaof2lilmen: Lose 5 lbs; drink more water
Couch: Lose 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) to reach 96.5 kg (212.3 lbs)
2beautiful2Bfat; Lose 10 lbs to reach 202 lbs
Paisleyprincess: Lose 12 lbs to reach 235.1 lbs
Mothermavis: Lose 11 lbs to reach 145 lbs
SoulMeetsBody: Drink 10 cups of water a day; try not to "pig out"; lose 4-5 lbs
Tummy_Girl: Lose 10 lbs to reach 189 lbs
Jacque9999: Stay in the 120s
Petunia418: Lose 10 lbs
PaperSkin: Reach the 160s
Synesthetes: Lose 2 lbs
Splitsun: Lose 2 lbs; maintain and monitor calorie and fat intake; drink 2 more glasses of water daily; add more fresh fruits to diet

DELPHI ~ Woo hoo on the panties! Met your goal with 11 days to go!! :carrot:

TUMMY No coffee? Gasp, you're tough! Every time I quit (while pg), I would get massive headaches for a couple of days. I hope that doesn't happen to you.:no:

I'm up 1.6 today, oh well, I was kind of expecting it since I haven't had a gain in days. Dephi's words reminded me to stay the course. Hope everyone has a gosh darn super day!:wave:

OMGosh, ladies, having my computer down has been awful! I have done my best to vaccuum it around the fan, hoping that would help and at least it has stayed on long enough to let me log in and to move the list! Oh, how I held my breath because I couldn't "edit" on the 1st July thread (since it's locked) in order to copy the list as it is, so I had to just copy it from the screen and then add all the bold and red and the link at the top and then the title again! And I just kept thinking "Please let this work!"

Ms_P, CONGRATS on making goal!!! :bravo::yay::cheer::congrat: Let that red shine on!!! :trampo:

Delphi, I'm glad you've returned to your normal life again. It's sounds as if you are an all or nothing person like me and it's always great for us to find a middle ground! CONGRATS on making goal!!! :carrot::broc::cheer2::cheer3::yay::congrat:

Ladies, my computer's fan just ramped up a bit and it's starting to warm up around it, so I'm going to make this short and come back for the exercise thread after a bit! As for me, CMof4, my eating and exercise has been atrocious, so by comparison, your little misstep is nothing! I'll explain it all later when it doesn't sound like my computer is about to quit on me! Gotta run, ladies, before I lose this! I miss you all!! :hug: