Hi Gekster :)
Glad you're back.
Know just what you mean about WI before you lose your nerve.

Good Morning Ladies!!! :D

Ruth~ Mmmm, pizza!! I love a good pizza! That's what started the whole binge-fest last weekend! :lol: Yours sounds much healthier than the junk I ate though. I really need to try to make my own sometime.

MsP~ hope you're able to find everything you need for the lasagna! I had to go to 3 stores before I found the fat free ricotta! :rolleyes: Congrats on the loss, I hope you're able to resist the pre-TOM cravings--be strong!!! Your run sounds like it was nice, I'm really enjoying running outside in the cooler weather! Thanks for the link hun, I'm going to check that out today!

Tummy~ yeah 10 lbs!!! Can you believe that? I mean for the love of Pete! I'm still trying to get rid of it...Solo showers are the BEST! Ahh, especially after a good workout or if you're chilly--ahhh!:lol: Thanks for posting the almond milk recipe--I haven't ever had the guts to try almond/rice/soy milk before--it kind of creeps me out a bit to honest, but I might just try the almond milk and maybe make a milkshake out of it! :D You're so close to 150's!!! :carrot: Come on scale--MOVE!!! Hope you're not coming down with a cold too!! Vitamin C baby!!! Hey, btw, what kind of mat do you have in your basement? I really need to get some!!

SG~ :lol: a 'mental idiot' I'm right with ya hun!!! :lol: Sorry to hear the internet is out again--we do so miss your witty posts! :) Hope everything is going well at work and home and everything!! :)

jessica~ glad to hear the weekend with the ex went well, although awkward at times. I think you're being so smart about not rushing things!! It must be so hard, especially given that you still love him and all, but you're doing the right thing!! He needs to work on his issues so that they don't cause any stress on you and your dd. It sounds like he's really working on it, so that's fantastic! So glad TOM finally left!! Geez! That jerk really overstayed his welcome huh? If you get him back next month, I sure hope it's not a repeat of this last one!! :hug: You did a great job toughing that out hun!! And thanks for the sweet words about my pic. :) Congrats on the loss too!! :woohoo:

Kelly (wnabapinup)~ :welcome: You've found the best bunch of girls around!!! Jump right in and good luck on your goals this month!! :)

Delphi~ I hear ya on the treadmill boredom! I did my 3 miles on it yesterday and even with the TV on I was bored to tears! Hopefully you got to work with Maya and that you got a good workout! The boys are holding up okay, my oldest isn't having as good a time as last year and is struggling a bit with math. My younger one is having more fun, but maybe a little too much as he is getting himself in trouble with chatting in class...hmmm, wonder where he gets that? :blah: ;) Have fun with the boys on their break! I kinda wish the boys had a long break like that--their Fall break is all of 2 days! Sheesh!

Molly~ sorry to hear you were sidelined with a cold, hopefully you're feeling tons better by now! Sounds like you gave those pups quite a workout yesterday!! Now if you can do that, you're definitely getting in a good workout yourself! :)

shasha~ oooh, diet grumpies stink! I get uber grouchy when I'm hungry so I can totally relate! In fact, if I'm not pms'ing and I'm super crabby, hubby always asks me, "have you eaten anything?" :lol: he knows me well. My oldest is the same exact way, he can be quite a bear in the mornings! Sorry you're getting sick of meat--I felt the same way when I did Atkins years ago. Maybe you could eat some cheese or eggs instead? A nice omelette for dinner perhaps?

Mystical~ hey hun! Sounds like you've been busy lately!! So, did you sign up for the gym? How exciting!! I'd love to have time to go to the gym--alone that is :lol: However, we don't have the money right now anyway, so alas, I'm stuck doing my workouts here--but I'll survive. ;) Have a great day!

Cle~ oooh, it sounds like you're going to have a lot of people at the party! That's going to be so much fun!!!! :carrot: Refresh my memory, is the party this weekend or next? I can't wait to hear all about it!! :)

jen7~ :lol: 'how do you get your hubby on the treadmill' well huh, lemme tell ya, I'm still trying to figure that out. I've been trying to get him to work out regularly for a while now and he's just not wanting to. He's gotten on the treadmill a couple of times, but he loves to make up excuses!! He's either too tired, not feeling well, has a headache, doesn't have time, blah, blah, blah. The kicker is, he's the one with the health issues that make exercise so much more important! He has high triglycerides and a family history of heart disease...and yes, he's overweight too. It's a fine line trying to get him on board...I don't want to nag him to death or make him feel bad (I know I would have gotten mad and it would have hurt my feelings if he had ever nagged me work out when I was overweight), but at the same time, he needs to do something or he's facing an unhealthy future. Congrats on staying on plan!!! I hear ya on this thread--we're a chatty bunch so it can be hard to keep up. :)

Jellofer~ :carrot: congrats on the loss!!! Have you entered a new decade today? Congrats on joining up with a gym soon! I know once the snow starts falling I'll be thankful I have my boring ol' treadmill to run on! :)

FitGirlyGirl~ Happy Anniversary! Hey listen, don't sweat the gain, it's all water. You'll lose it in no time!! And if it makes you feel any better, I splurged on our Anniversary last month and gained 4 lbs!!! :lol: It took me all week to lose that dang weight--but I did!!! So hang in there, it'll be gone before you know it! :)

Taurie~ Congrats on the loss girlie!! :carrot: Woo hoo!

Velveteen~ Well, I hope you still have both your arms today! ;) :lol: Congrats on the loss hun! Sometimes the body is a weird thing isn't it? Keep up the journaling, it really is helpful! :)

ButterflyDiva~ :carrot: Congrats on the loss hun! That's awesome!

helpmelose~ we all have days/weeks like that! Planning is tough for me too--and I'm a sahm! I don't know if I'd ever eat OP if I had to leave the house for work everyday. Great job on the exercising! Now just plan, plan, plan and you'll be set!!! :)

JasonsLea~ hey girlie! Hope that you're wrong about possibly losing that job! Hang in there hun!!! Hope you get some down time soon!

Nella~ thanks hun, I'm feeling loads better today! :) Sorry to hear your SD is sick--I've got one of my boys home today too--it's going around. :( Pretty much everyone in our house is feeling it in some way.

Susie~ :wave: Hey girlie!!! Nice to see you hun!!! Hope everything is going well with you! :)


Well girls, I'm feeling much better today. Still got a little something going on, but I don't feel like death warmed over so I consider myself 'well'. I haven't gotten any workouts done yet today which, as you can imagine, has my feathers all ruffled. I overslept (girls were up again all night) and since I was able to squeeze in both my workouts yesterday with the girls awake I figured I'd try it again today.

Yoga is on schedule for today--I'm a little nervous, I've never done yoga and all that balancing looks tough! :lol: I'm having some serious DOMS today still too--I imagine I'll be hobbling and wincing for a while until I get the hang of this new workout. Perhaps some Motrin will help huh?

Still holding onto a bit of my weekend weight, but I'm down some more today. I really need to up the water today, I've only gotten in about 64oz the last couple of days and I'm still retaining so I know I need more.

Well girls, I better get going, I need to call in ds' absence to the school and then clean up the kitchen. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Hellooooo Chickies! (betcha thought you were rid of me!)

Wellllll, the internet is stupid and hates my house. It's been on and off now for about what, 2 weeks? No biggie except I don't like to take the time to post here during work so much. So let's see... the big questions:

How's the Weight Loss? It sucks. I'm so impatient and I seem to lack a clear concept of how quickly one should lose weight. I'm hovering within the 205.8 and 206.8 range and I really should be much lower than this by now. It's only disappointing because I was so hoping to see Onederland and quite frankly, I doubt it will happen. However, I will continue to think positively.

How's the Eating Eating is good. I even passed up cake in the teacher's lounge the other day and didn't even really blink. "Meh... cake is so sugary." hahahaha Apparently, if I pretend I'ma food snob, my body/brain believes me!

How's the Exercise Well, I missed my work out for the first time.... um... maybe ever on Monday and I agonized over it and then realized the world won't end because I didn't burn those 250 calories. I don't like missing the work outs though.

I'm sorry I don't have time for personals. I miss you girls sooooo much and will try to catch up with everyone's news this weekend when you are all MIA and having fun!

May you all be losing weight at a faster pace than I! And may you all wake up tomorrow totally in love with the way your thighs look. (I don't know, it just sounded good.)

Morning Ladies,

Still feeling life death warmed over, so I'm taking it easy today, will try Yoga this afternoon but just going to cuddle up on the couch for most of the day. Dh is off work today so I can actually be lazy!

Not feeling up to long computer sessions today so just wanted to say welcome back to Gekster! I was just thinking about you and Glutio yesterday during my run and hoping things were alright. And the only shame is giving up so jump right back in.

Sandye - I have those interlocking foam mats that they make for kids playrooms in my basement. I use the Yoga mat as well for ab/yoga/stretching but to cushion the impact the mats work. I bought 16 squares (4 packages) and put them together in a four by four square and ta-da a gym floor! I believe you can get them at wal-mart, I see them everywhere. Hope that helps and Yoga will be fun, it's pretty challenging and you'lll fall all over but it gets so much easier when you stick to it, good luck!

Down another smidge to 160.6 today, it's coming, like jaws, I can here the 150's lurking.

I'm so glad the weekend is almost here. My friend is visiting and she loves disney land. We might be going on Saturday. I hope we do because I haven't been in a long time and we would be walking around a ton. I would just have to keep eating in check while we are there. I have had a couple of slip ups on Phase 1 so for of SB. I had a lean pocket yesterday and I have ordered some salads at restaurants that have had some shredded carrots in it. I felt bad, but it has not affected my weight loss yet. I hope I can report a good number tomorrow.

Hey Ladies,

Sandye Yoga is difficult, but I think it's more so with a video. I tried it on a video in the past and hated it. Then for some reason last year I signed up for yoga through college and loved it!

Well ladies, I'm doing great. A little chilly and the cold is trying to hold on, but the past couple of days while I've been eating OP and at least walking the dogs it seems to be slipping away and so are the pounds! I contribute the pounds to the eating and water. I'm back down to 214. Which means I am no longer going to weigh myself (practically) daily, only once a week. And it means I have 9 more pounds until I get to my October goal.

Yesterday I went ahead and did the C25K despite deciding I was going to wait. Man, are the front of my thighs sore! I also decided that on the days that I do C25K, I'll go to the park and run there and then come home and walk the doggies.

Also, this morning I just walked the dogs and my pedometer-watch said I already walked 5818, from just walking the dogs. I was shocked! That explains why I can see myself thinner this morning. Which made me realize that instead of holding off on the C25k, I'm going to hold off on STing until I hit a plateau. I'm just going to keep walking the dogs, walking to and from school, the C25K and when I get home (after I've done all that and school) I'm going to see how many more steps I need to get to 10,000.

I just need to loose 3 pounds each week to get to my goal. If I keep eating every 3 hours and walking like a maniac, I'll get there and look amazing for my friend's wedding. :)

Well, now that I'm done rambling I'm going to go get ready for school, pack my two meals. (I eat right before my first class and right after my last class, 12 and then 3.) And then I might have a few minutes to read my text book before going to school.

We Can Do It Ladies! <3

Hi Ladies

I was MIA yesterday, just so busy trying to do stuff. I made some cultured veges (can I hear mega probiotics and enzymes!). Today I made yogurt, its incubating right now. I'm not for sure whats going to be for dinner tonight, I think either chicken or shrimp, red lentils for sure, and some kind of green vege. Things are not going that great up til now for the week. Tues and yesterday no exercise and cravings have been crazy (thanks PMS). Last night I wanted a potato dish (specifically mashed potatoes or potato salad) so bad I couldn't stand it and I didn't have any potatoes. MIL gave me some instant potatoes. I know, I know that's terrible. I rarely even cook potatoes but it was the need for carbs that was driving me insane I guess. If that wasn't bad enough FIL calls to say he made cake, "Cake!!" (the kids and I jump in excitement) so he brings up cake AND ice cream. So I go to bed filling full and disgusted with myself. Oh well, today is going well so far and I'm determined I will get on that treadmill before the day is up.

SandyeThanks for the well wishes!!! Nope, haven't joined yet. Was thinking about it today, but I think I will wait til next week. I have much to accomplish the rest of this week and another exam on Tuesday. Then will add gym to my regime. Plus, TOM has called and although he will not tell me when he is coming, my body is telling me in the within a day or 2! So, why waste money at the gym trying to get started with him around. I gotta work all weekend also. So, next week. For Serious.

I haven't made it into the next decade yet. Still hanging. But, I am thinking after TOM!!!

ShrinkingAMYI know how you feel. I sat with the same 251 for over a week. Then finally it moved. I started to get a bit encouraged. I truly believe that the body has to make it's own adjustments at times and then will follow what is actually happened. Sometimes I feel that the scale and the inches lost don't keep up with one another.

Have a great day ladies.

Hey ladies just a quick drive by LOL I am so busy with getting things ready for the family Thanksgiving my husband's family is coming over and I am a little stressed over it all.... I am a southern cook and I hope that they like my food , cornbread dressing will see LOL....

Haven't got to sign up at the gym DH got hurt the day we were going. He hurt his leg and hip at work so we have been tending to him, he should be better soon, no matter I am going to go Friday afternoon and get everyone signed up so I can get to the gym next week.

Sandye Can you believe that the gym is only going to cost me $15.00 a month that is the o nly reason we are going to a gym now LOL

Almost forgot I have lost 2.5 lbs so this month finally the weight is moving in the right direction :)

There is going to be lots of people there.....craziness Sat 17th....hopefully my sisters will remember in the madness to take pics

Hi everyone! Today was a rough day TOM is here and the scale is up 2lbs....it is what it is!
Hope everyone has a gn!

Well, today was good and all, but to be honest I cannot wait for tomorrow. It's my day off exercise, which my body is sort of begging for, and we have NO plans. Honestly, I'm hoping to just be a total slug (and eat OP, of course). I know that sounds awful, but I really need a down day. I love my running and ST'ing, but I'm a little worn down. We've been having crazy busy weeks with getting the construction stuff lined up on our house, the kids' school stuff, DH's work stuff, dental and chiro appts....the list goes on and on. This will be a much needed break is all I'm saying. I know you all can understand that from your own experience. Anyway, have a great night ladies and I look forward to hearing from y'all tomorrow!

My batteries in my scale died three days ago and I'm going nuts! I have GOT to get to the store tomorrow!

I hope all sick people are feeling better.

Amy: I would go nuts too, get extras so you don't have to go nuts next time.

Ms Perception: I hope you are having an excellent slug day

Imdedicated: I was there with you on the weight gain a few days ago, here's hoping yours goes away fast and takes some extra with it as well.

Mystical: Cornbread dressing sounds yummy. Oh so tempting! Congrats on the great gym deal and the weight loss.

I have lost my anniversary / start of TOM weight and then some and having weighed in at 199 yesterday and 198.8 today am firmly in Onderland, woohoo! 5 more pounds to go to get to my October goal. I can do this!

Good morning and Happy Friday to you all! :carrot: Am I ever glad the weekend is almost here! Well...sort of...

SG~ girl, just so you know, if you leave--I'm going to hop in my car and find you, drag you back to my house and make you post daily on my working computer!! Your students (and your hubby) would just have to suffer without you until I finished pounding some sense into you for leaving--of course, that would never happen right? Because you wouldn't even think of leaving our little group...Riiiiiiiiight?:club: I hear ya on the weight loss! I think Darth is having fun punishing me for my binge last weekend and my body is making darn sure that I don't do it again by taking forever to purge the junk out of my system and get me back down to my previous weight. I'm even up a little today! :mad: You just keep fighting the good fight, as Delphi says, and you'll see those numbers drop! WTG passing up the cake! That's mind over matter for ya! ;) Hope the internet is up and working again at your house soon! I'm missing our daily SG wit!! :)

Tummy~ oh I do hope you're feeling better today! I hope the day off yesterday did some good! :) Yoga was fun! Tough but fun! I had no idea I'd be doing it for 90 mins though! :eek: Somehow I managed it with 3 kids up and around so for that alone I'm happy. ;) I haven't done my P90X today yet--I've decided that trying to do my 3 mile runs after hubby gets home, or after the boys get home and before dinner is just too tough. I like running in the morning darn it! So I'll tackle Legs & Back and Ab Ripper X this afternoon. Oh, have I mentioned how crazy hard Ab Ripper X is? Yowza!! Thanks for the tip on the mats--I had some of those, of course I got rid of them :rolleyes:. I'll have to check the resale shops around town and see if I can find some cheap! Hubby's not thrilled with the prospect of me spending more money on exercise stuff right now. :lol: And I'll be needing 10 lb hand weights next!! ;)

shasha~ oh Disneyland!!! I love that place! Oddly enough though, I love it without my kids more than with them. :lol: My kids aren't big on rides and stuff--weird huh? I was once plucked out of the crowd and pulled into the parade to dance and stuff! It was fun. :) I wouldn't worry too much about eating bad at the park--that stuff is crazy expensive and if you just keep that in mind, that should be deterrent enough! ;) Pack some SB friendly snacks/meals and take them with you and you'll be good to go! :) Have fun!!

Molly~ Congrats on the loss and for starting the C25K!! Your doggies are going to be worn out by the end of the week! And I bet they lose a few pounds too! ;) Now, as for the strength training...I know you've decided to hold off until you hit a plateau, but...if you add st'ing 3 times a week you'll see the weight come off faster. Not to mention you'll look even more amazing for your friend's wedding! :D No pressure of course, but just wanted to remind you that st'ing is so beneficial to getting the pounds off and getting that fat burning! :)

ruth~ I would love to spend a week at your place just following you around the kitchen! You made your own yogurt?! And cultured veggies? I've never heard of that! All that and you home school...amazing!! And here I was super proud of my homemade granola! :lol: Sorry to hear PMS is messing with you--cravings are so hard to fight sometimes!! Hang in there!!

jellofer~ makes sense to me! I mean, if you're not going to use the gym for a week--why sign up? I just read an article by a lady who signed up for a gym and she compared it to buying a car! She said that the people who sign you up start off with the highest possible fees and if you hold your ground and refuse to sign up for that price that you can get them to reduce the costs. She was quoted a crazy price when she went it, something like $85/mo each for her and her husband and a $300 initiation fee to boot--when all was said and done, she ended up not paying an initiation fee and their membership was $85/mo total for the both of them. Crazy huh? Hope you get a great deal on your membership!! :)

Mystical~ Aww, your poor hubby! I hope he's feeling better today! $15/mo?!?! That's crazy cheap!!!! Where on earth did you find that smokin' deal? Now see, if I could find a deal like that, I'd sign up in a heartbeat!! That's awesome! Have fun this weekend with Thanksgiving! I'm sure everyone will love your Southern cooking! I mean, come on, who doesn't love Southern cooking? :) Congrats on the loss too! That's fantastic!! :carrot:

Cle~ aha! So you have time yet to prepare, that's great! I'm a total last minute planner and I end up making myself crazy! :crazy: Dang TOM and his water weight! No matter, shake it off--it'll be gone soon!! :)

MsP~ hun, I hear ya! And for what it's worth, I'm tired after just reading about how tired you are! :lol: Enjoy the day off and relaaaaaaaaaax!!!! You've more than earned it!! :)

ShrinkingAmy~ :lol: I'd be going nuts too! Hope you get new batteries soon! And thanks for reminding me--I need some 9Vs for the smoke detectors!!


Well ladies, I think the cold is nearly outta here! It's gone enough for me not to be bothered by it anyway. Now if I can just get the kids healthy, we'll be golden!

Scale is up today--not sure why, but I'm not going to fret over it. Perhaps it's water from all the P90X? Maybe I'm eating too much? (around 1500 a day) Maybe because I'm not calorie cycling? Maybe I'm not eating enough and the old bod is in starvation mode? Although I'm not feeling hungry so I doubt that's it. Maybe my body is just punishing me still for the horrible way I treated it last weekend. :cry: I'm sorry body!! I really am! Now let go of it and let me get rid of this weight!!!!!

:lol:

Guess what I made yesterday? :D Homemade peanut butter honey granola bars!!! Oh they are yummy!! And there's 9 grams of fat per bar so I'm getting my healthy fats in! (you ladies know how I struggle with that ;)) I found it on this blog: http://www.activelifecooking.com/ so many great recipes on her blog and I can't wait to try more!!! I made the bars slightly bigger though, so they're higher in calories. ;)

Anyway, nothing new to report here--boys are both at school and I need to hit the grocery store today. Yay...NOT! It's raining, raining, raining here and I love it! Although I doubt I'll be loving it when I'm loading the girls in and out of the van later! :lol:

Okay, well ladies, I'm outta here! Hope everyone has a great day! And for you ladies who go MIA over the weekend, here's some :dust: for you all! Stay strong, stay OP and take care of yourselves!!! Now get out there and have a great day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

FitGirlyGirl~ you snuck in on me!! CONGRATS on Onederland!! :woohoo: That's awesome!!!! Keep up the great work hun! :yay: