SG-Welcome to the winter sluggishness! I was SO there in October when we started getting SNOW and cold weather. I just wanted to be warm and cozy...no motivation to do anything. You just have to get your butt moving and eventually the attitude will catch up. I'm so glad you're working on improving food choices. It has to be workable for you, ya know? The rate at which I've lost weight has changed very little with the exception of the first month, so maybe we're the lucky ones that can keep a consistant loss throughout the process. :)

Tummy-Oh, a run in 50 degree weather sounds dreamy when it's been the 30's lately during my morning runs! I already can't wait for the spring and ENJOYING the weather while I'm running, not to mention having daylight! So glad you took the opportunity to enjoy that run. That's a fantastic way to spend your free time! :D

LTTG-Yay on the nice ST'ing session! There are days when it's hard to get the energy for any workout, but it always feels better once you've done it!

KimL-How did the doc apt go today? Here's to a healthy rest of the month!

Gekster-That is frustrating! Examine all your foods/water, exercise, etc. and see where you can make some changes. Maybe your doc set your cals just a tad high, see how your body reacts to a minor decrease. It's all about experimenting with what works for you. We're all gonna be different, but I know you'll figure it out and get to those 270's!!

Well, the majority of the Sunday weight has gone. I'm really hoping/expecting to pass goal in the next day or two. Today I'm doing my run when my MIL gets home from work. It's a "long hills" day for running and the best "long hills" around here are not safe to run on in the dark. They're on a county road about a mile away from the house. Anyway, it also makes it nice to not have to wake up an hour before everyone else to get it in. I think I'll be doing that for the remaining month of this training program I'm following. That way I only have 2 early mornings each week.
Have a happy healthy day, girls!

Just a quickie today, gotta hit the shower and then off to get my new bike :carrot:. And to add another great yahoo for the day, my body got rid of my 0.4lb bloat plus an extra 0.6lbs to boot. Sitting pretty at 146.2 this morning and feeling fine.


Have a great day ladies and I'll bike on over to say hi later, hahaha, I'm too funny.

Thanks everyone for advice on undies. I was worried I’d have to get friends to ship them to me from England.

Tummy - Doesn’t that feel great? I’m not to that point in my running career, but I went for a walk like that a few weeks back and I found it to be an interesting change for me as well. I had gone out to take care of the fish pond and while outside I noticed how gorgeous it was so when I was done tending fish I came through the house to grab my keys and I.D. tag and went for a long walk for fun on my walk I found myself looking forward to when my body is to the point that I can also jog and run for fun. I felt like you, that I had discovered an entirely new me. Congrats on the scale numbers too.

SG - I know, it’s silly - trust me, I know I’ve got a big booty, lol. I feel the same about brands that do the funky sizing for plus size clothing - Torrid and such. I think all women’s clothing should be sized like men’s - in inches, though rather than just waist and length for pants we would need to add a hip measurement and for shirts we would need not just shoulders but bust as well, but that’s doable. I can buy undies or pants for the hubby person no matter what brand or style, he’s a 32 and that doesn’t change, it’s not fair Also, yay for ticker movement! And I hope your funk is gone soon.

Kim - I hope the doc appointment went well.

Gekster - Have you been to the doc to get blood tests and all that good stuff? Is it possible you have a thyroid or other metabolic issue? I am sorry you are stuck and I hope you get it resolved soon.


I think I maybe pushed too hard by jumping on the elliptical so soon after being sick, I felt like crud again yesterday. All my house cleaning plans had to be set aside. I did manage to work out, but I decided on something a bit easier and did wii fit instead of more elliptical. My mind wants to get right back into the elliptical and running and things, but apparently my body says no. On top of recovering from piggy flu, TOM has also decided to come calling again - he better not stay 3 weeks again. We also have a new addition to the family as of last night. An amazingly sweet, gorgeous girl tabby cat. She is one of the strays we have been feeding in our yard for months now, but unlike the others she seems to have once had people, so we had been working on getting her in the house since she showed up 2ish months back. She is currently in a spare room since we have to keep her away from our other cats until she has been to the vet - that happens on Friday, but she doesn’t seem to mind it in there. I go visit her and she has toys and soft places to cuddle in, hubby even built her a little fort with a chair, one of his robes, and some throw pillows. This weekend we are planning to try and trap the kittens that are in the back yard too since they are still young enough to possibly tame. With the kittens though, if we can tame them we plan to rehome them. We will be doing the kitten trapping thing again in another few months since one of the strays is pregnant. We now have 5 kitties in the house and 3 adults and 2 kittens who are permanent in our yard (and who knows how many kittens on the way) as well as a couple cats who visit. The kitties outside are awesome though - they have formed a little pack, or a pride I suppose, they all, including the young adult male who calls this home and the adult male who visits, take care of each other and the kittens. A few minutes ago I was watching the most precious site, we have an arbor of ivy and the mommy and kittens were eating just on the far side of it from the house and the young adult male was standing under the arbor being their guard, and when one of the kittens toppled over while trying to move from the food dish to the water dish, he scurried to it to help. Male cats don’t generally tend to kittens and these aren’t even his kittens (he’s too young to have fathered them), we do think the mommy the same one who had him though. It made my eyes slightly leaky to see that. The non-mommy adults (including our new house guest) have been being fed in a different spot than the mommy and kittens since we didn’t want to change their feeding spot when we discovered she was under the shed with kittens, and other than to do what I assume is testing to make sure it is safe for them, they WILL NOT eat the mommy and kitten food. If they run out of theirs they will cry at the door for us to bring more, but refuse to take from mommy and babies. I’m sorry for the kitty ramblings, but I am feeling very touched by them today. I wish all strays could find a pack to live in and that we humans would learn from how such animals behave.

FGG- I am seeing a doc regularly. I don't have a thyroid issue, but I do have POCS, which she has had me on medication to regulate the insulin resistance associated with it for about 6 months now.

I am in a funk today after the results this morning. I am going to meet a friend at the gym in about an hour, but I'm just not feeling it. I'm trying to talk myself out of it even though I need to go today more than ever since I really don't want to go. They had the H1N1 vaccine on campus today and as I was walking by I noticed there was no waiting, so I signed the waiver and now I am vaccinated. Got to say, the nasal spritz thing is weird.

Good afternoon girls! I've been trying all day to get on here and post and everytime I do, it doesn't load the page! Not sure if it's just me or if the site is having issues again--?!?!

Anyway, super fast fly by post for now--I'm going to try my hardest to come back tonight and post some personals! I miss you girls a TON!

Down .2 today so I'm sitting at 132.6...not changing my ticker as I hope it's back down to 132.4 tomorrow and plus, I don't have time. :lol:

Hope everyone is having a great day and that everyone is Drinking Their Water!!!
:D

Gekster - I have PCOS too, and type 2 diabetic though I currently have non-diabetic numbers. Are you on metformin or something else? There is a pretty new drug called Januvia that they have me on now, there is also a form called Janumet that is Januvia and Metformin in one pill. I’m on straight Januvia and I LOVE it. Almost all my PCOS symptoms are gone and the weight loss has become sooo much easier. I’m still having crazy cycles, but I’ve only been on it since July. If you haven’t already read up on it, you should think about it and maybe ask your doc for it if you both think it might help you. - I've never had the nasal spritz, but my hubby gets it for regular flu vaccine every year. He gets a sniffly nose after it and sometimes his nose gets a tiny bit swollen, but he much prefers it to the needle. I hope it goes as well for you. I hope the gym went well too.

FGG- I am on met, have been since may and it has finally allowed me to lose some. It was so nice because I was doing everything I could and got no results. My doctor seems pretty happy wih keeping me on that for now, though Januvia does sound interesting.

Ugh, i had done personals and I hit post and it all went away :(

So I'll do a shortened version:
All those that are sick or recovering - feel better! Those who are down some - WAHOO!!! Those that are stuck - hang in there!! Those that are busy - take some time and sit for 5 minutes!

Down a bit more to 166.2 this morning. 6.2 to go before the end of the month, so not looking likely, but I'll keep pushing! TOM really took it's toll this month. The 160's have been a tough decade to push through for some reason. I think I need to reassess what I've been doing or not doing and change my plan up a bit.

Have a great day everyone!!

ARRRGGHHHHHH!!!!! I had a HUGE post, complete with personals and PICS and it vanished when I hit preview post!!!! Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! #*(%#& $(*&%#(&%$!!!!!!!

Okay, I don't have time to rewrite it all right now, but I will be back later and I'll rewrite it, oh yes I will! In the meantime, here's the pics, because if I don't post them now--I never will!

Beware, they're scary! I'm fresh out of bed, pre-workout at 5:30 in the morning, no makeup, scary hair and they're uber crappy pics, but well...I promised Tummy...

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...and because I couldn't let MsP and Tummy show off their guns without me...

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Hope I didn't scare anyone too bad! Here, let me make it up to you with some kitty cuteness~

Meet Ham~
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Okay, posting this now and hoping I don't lose this one too. Have a great day and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!

:D

iDream!!!! Wow! You look fabulous!

:bravo: :hyper:

:goodscale:goodscale:goodscale:goodscale:goodscale :goodscale:goodscale

OMG This morning my darling scale gave me 189.2. I had to check it over and over again, got the same thing every time. That number means so many things to me. I'm in a new decade. I've lost 55 pounds. My I.D. card is no longer a lie. I weigh less than I have any conscious memory of ever weighing. I have 1 very vague memory of 120ish, but that doesn't exactly count since I was in elementary school at the time. Even when I was a teen and was trying really hard for a few years I only managed to keep my weight 190-195. Now years later I know that it was because of my undiagnosed PCOS and am actually quite proud of those years of being able to maintain under 200 with no meds. However, dropping below that 190 line feels absolutely amazing. :dance::flow2::cloud9: :dance: :flow2::cloud9::dance::flow2::cloud9::dance: :flow2: :cloud9::woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo::woohoo:

It's also kinda crazy and a bit terrifying, but in a fun way, lol. :crazy: :dunno: :crazy: :dunno: :crazy: :dunno:

I had set my goals and I was trying really hard to make myself believe that I really could get to them, but I don't think I actually felt that I could until this morning. Seeing that scale read below 190 makes me know that if I continue to want it to do so it will one day read 175 and 150 and 125 and 115. :dizzy: :D :dizzy: :D

I know I haven't been part of this group for very long, but you have helped me get here and I know you will help me keep going and I want to thank all of you. Those of you who are even newer than me and you are wondering if you can do this, if you have the strength - you can and you do. If I can get below 190 we can all do anything!

Sandye and Nella - It tried to do that to me too, but when I hit the back button it was all there. Try that next time. It has been doing that quite a bit lately and I have started putting any really long posts onto a temporary word doc until they are safely posted.

Sandye - You look awesome! I think I have that same t-shirt too, lol - mine is still in a much larger size, but not for long, haha! Ham is adorable - looks like a kitten version of our new stray who is no longer a stray. I'm gonna have to show hubby later - We are both definitely cat people, but he has an extra soft spot for tabby kitties.

Hi Girls (and guys ?!?!) :wave:

No time for personals today, just stopping by quickly - got a busy day :comp: :write:

SO I did some re-evaulating of my daily menu and realised I am am eating way too many calories - well some days - I was kinda shocked.

Yesterday I re-designed my 5 day menu plan to make sure I am staying within my daily calorie allowance.

This is what my plan will look like;

Mon, Weds and Fri - 1400 (give or take a few cals)
Tues and Thurs - 1000 (give or take a few cals)

I am hoping that this new calorie cycling plan will allow me to lose weight on a more consistent basis. Right now, I can lose 2.5lbs one week and then gain 0.5lbs the next week and frankly that just doesn't suit me, so it is time I did something about it.

I am 1.5lbs away from November goal with only a week and a bit to lose it. But I feel that if I make these changes I can finally make it to Onderland. Oh how nice that would be :yay:

Long weekend coming up for me (hence the busy day today). Got a A LOT planned this weekend, will be out the majority of the time which = not so good for my diet. HOWEVER I will do my best to make the best choices I can while I am out and stay OP.

Tonight, a little pamerping - a haircut, dinner out with the Fiance, then shopping for some christmas presents (shhh don't tell my SO but I am getting him the new PS3 and some games woot woot) and then heading to Chapters.Indigo to buy me some books :)

Friday, more Christmas shopping ... Saturday, going to catch up on some sleep before grocery shopping then birthday party that night (eeeep! another one!) And Sunday, we were planning on hiking up North all day with the dog (that is pending the weather).

I hope you all have fun, restful and OP weekends!

Ciao,

Sandye - You look great!!!! I wish I looked that good at 5:30 am, lol. And Ham is adorable! I'm such a sucker for kitties.

FGG - Congrats!!! That is a great accomplishment!!! You are doing so awesome!! Oh, and I tried the back button, it flashed up and then went away again. I'll just make sure I highlight and copy before hitting post from now on.

Morning,

FGG - My goodness that walk sounds devine. It's so nice to discover all these marvelous things that have always been there but that we were too oblivious to see before. It's like rebirth, very cool. That was just the sweetest story, I've seen a few stray cats in my day and that sure didn't happen with them so it must be alot to do with how they're taken care of too ;) That was suck a fantastic post to read, you almost made me cry there girl, and usually Sandye has a corner on that market. Those moments when you realize that you can do it, that the goal number isn't just a dream but is possible because we know we can is a gorgoeus thing and I'm just so happy for you, congrats a million times over!

Gekster - Long journey, things happen. Shaking it off it all part of the process. I hope you had a fantastic workout at the gym and that lifted your spirits.

Sandye - I was wondering where you had gotten too, lol, shrinking again. Awesome job, you're almost at goal, again! Those arms are brilliant! And you look pretty darn good at 5:30 in the morning. What an amazing difference, I mean not just thin but strong too, that lady from January didn't stand a chance! Congrats. And the kitty, omg, no wonder you're keeping, precious!

Nella - Great job hanging in there yourself. It's super hard to stay on track when things don't seem to be working but it may just be one of those things and you're doing great.

Lauren - Those calories do have a nasty way of climbing, lol, but glad you got things sorted out and have fun with the girly stuff, love that. Good luck with the ps3 shopping, I love love love mine, and I'm sure he will too!

Back from the big old city late last night and dd was great at our friends but it made for a more abreviated spleep than normal. Got some working out to get to shortly since I decided yesterday that more sleep was going to be the order of the day.

Got some Christmas shopping done, maybe two or three ppl left so we're doing great this year. Picked up the new bike and I'm still shocked what ppl will part with, I mean it's crazy to sell a 700 bike for 50 but heck, who am I to judge, lol. Going to try and break it in later today if I get a chance.

Other than that definitely need to do some tidying up, it looks like we just dumped everything and went to bed last night, what a mess! Have a great day ladies.

Idream- You look fan-freakin-tastic! The progress of you, Tummy, and Ms.P is just awesome. I love the muscle shot! So much definition!

My time at the gym yesterday was well spent. I decided to do something completely different from my normal routine just to see what I was capable of. On the treadmill I raised the elevation to 4.5 and fast walked at a 3.0 for an entire mile! Sure, it took me 20 minutes, but it felt so awesome to do that. I think it renewed my spirits a little bit. Before you put me on a treadmill at 2.0 on no incline and I am done after 1/4 of a mile. After that I did my normal stuff, and ended up feeling pretty good. My boyfriend was sensing my lack of enthusiasm and knew I'd been wanting a new nalgene (my fav brand of water bottle) that would work better for me at the gym because all the ones I have are wide mouth and pour all over me, bleh. I'd told myself when I get out of the 280s I would get myself one. Well he decided that after picking me up last night he was going to reward me even though I hadn't gotten to it. It was nice to see him taking interest and it really boosted my spirits.

In class this morning it was the professor's birthday and in her culture it is custom for the person with the birthday to bring treats for everyone else, so she passed a box of mini brownies around the class. I took the box and passed it on without any hesitation, I didn't even think about wanting them. I think I've got my flow back and it will be a good new start.

Hello ladies, don't have much time today, I am trying to get laundry, shopping, cleaning, and making some soup for dinner. It has been so crazy trying to get things in place for my step son and making sure he has everything he needs now that he is living with us. It has been so crazy around here. I have been pop plan for almost 2 weeks and I am so proud of myself not to mention I have been getting to the gym as well, I am feeling so much better. I was a little discourage today though, I set myself a goal to lose 2 lbs a week and last week I lost 3 and this week I have only managed to get down .3 so far and my official weigh in day will be Saturday I am do everything right why does the weight slow down so much and suggestions? Have a great day ladies I will check in later this afternoon. :)

Mystical - My thoughts would be to wait until Saturday and see. It's possible to do everything correctly and not lose weight for a few days. If your calories and activity are the way you want them then you're fine. I don't imagine that your body has adapted to the exercise you are doing yet either so it's not a needing to mix it up issue I don't think. Just hang in there, you're doing great.

Gekster - how awesome is that! What a fantastic idea to try something new at the gym, I just love finding out all we can do when we actually try! LOL, I had one of those big mouth bottles too and I soo know where you're coming from!

Good morning ladies. or should I say afternoon. I thought I would check in with my peeps before heading back to bed. This cold is a killer. The aches are awful. Not enough tylenol in the world to make them stop.

Anyway.....

242.0 today. yipee. 2 more pounds and then the weekend gain is gone. I am happy with that. I am splurging on soup and sugar free popsicles as my though is killing me. not necessarily raw and sore, but almost swollen. Hard to swallow. So, we shall see what tomorrow brings. Today though is lots of laying around. Thank god for my strength training to burn calories while I am loafing on the couch.

Idream.....those photos are awesome!!!

Sandye-Fantastic pics!! There is so much definition in your arms..nice gun show! ;)

Today was SO exciting, ladies! The construction on our house took a giant leap forward...we now have exterior walls and most of a roof on our house!!! I was pretty much giddy as we got to walk into the house for the first time this afternoon. I was ecstatic and it feels so much closer to completion now. We still have 2.5 months, but now there's so much more to look at. :D
Otherwsie all is well. POP and all, but I'm SO hungry...pre-TOM has hit and I could eat my weight in ANYTHING, I think! But I'm behaving so far....

Helloooo Chickies!

Well, I'm thinking this every other day thing is about as good as I can do aside from the weekend so here goes!

KimL Gosh you're having a rough time, medically speaking, I sure hope things clear up for you soon! Hang in there!

FitGirlyGirl Your outside kitty family sounds precious! You're right, humans could learn a lot from animals, but after studying animal behavior after a while... even they can't get away from the occasional bad apple who doesn't do their part... the difference, I think, is that the animals don't hold a grudge! Also... CONGRATS on the 55 lbs lost... wow is that a huge accomplishment! You rock!

Gekster I guess the funk is going around... perhaps we could turn it into a dance move?

Nella You never know... you could get a sudden and unexpected whoosh of weight loss! Maybe turkey will prove to be the miracle weight loss food for you!

Sandye Holy cow, look at those pics!! You are skinnnnnny! You look fantastic and that's a gun show anyone would be jealous of! You have accomplished sooo much! Way to go! And your baby is adorable. He makes the cat lover inside me squeal with delight and run off to look for some yarn.

LaurenAOooo a new PS3, your SO is gonna be in heaven! I hope you had fun with the pampering!

MsP Wow, that IS excitement with your house! And you're so close to goal, resist those pre-TOM cravings! You can do it!

Tummy Somehow I made it all the way through the last 2 pages without having a personal for you, odd. I'm making one up for you because it just wouldn't be right if I didn't! Have a great day!

Well girls.... yesterday I had my first fall off the wagon. I don't really know what happened. I showed up to work and one of my students came running into my room with New Moon cookies and gave me one. I took it thinking I really wouldn't eat it, but when I tried it... it was so good that I just decided I'd eat it and forgo my midmorning snack. Then at lunch my salad dressing had gone bad and I had nothing else to eat and so I went down to the cafeteria and got the mashed potatoes and turkey with gravy they were serving. I didn't get the pumpkin pie or the stuffing or the roll, but it still was quite a bit more than I'd normally have eaten. And then... oh man :( When I got home I tore through some chips we had laying around the house. It must be stress because yesterday was awful work-wise and I haven't done that in AGES. I made taco salads for dinner and that was fine but then I still ate ice cream afterwards (140 calories but still). It was like I couldn't stop eating. I haven't experienced this in so long it's completely taken me by surprise and made me so upset I don't even know how to move on. Obviously something triggered it, and it was likely stress but I'm one of those people who never recognizes stress and so I'm just wondering how the heck I'm going to stop this from happening in the future. Just awful. I'd come so far and done so well and then BLAMO. :(

Good morning ladies!

No time for personals today (again :rolleyes) but wanted to say good morning and have a great day! Thanks so much for all the kind comments--glad none of you were permanently scarred or anything from seeing my early morning self! ;)

SG~ hun, we've all been there! Don't beat yourself up for one second! I mean, you could have done muuuuuuuuuuuch worse, lemme tell ya! (remember my cheesecake incident? Hmm? ;)) Just move on, today's a new day and you're going to do great!!! I honestly believe that sometimes we fall off the wagon just to give ourselves a break ya know? And since you can't get a break at work, well, your brain told you to take a break elsewhere. But now, break's over and it's time to get back to work! :)

Another day filled with stuff...I haven't gotten any sewing done since Wednesday and I need to get on it! I bought the girls a bookcase, just put it together and filled it, so I'm off to a good start this morning as far as getting things done. However, I did skip my HIIT this morning--my chest is a bit more gunky and I spent a good hour coughing my head off last night, so I decided I didn't want to push it. I still feel perfectly fine, but if I start coughing--who knows when I'll stop. I'll be getting my ST'ing in later today and *if* I can get this gunk out of my chest, I might just to some HIIT later, but probably not.

No loss, no gain today so nothing new to report there.

Okay, well, off to get stuff done! Have a wonderful day ladies and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

SG-Sandye said it well. We ALL have those days...you just start over today. You didn't fail or make some irreversible mistake. You just ate some junk and now you won't. Simple as that. You've made it this long without doing that which means you CAN and so most likely it will be a LONG time before you do it again. It's good to figure out the "why's" but don't stress over it.

Sandye-Another productive day, huh? I thought I was doing pretty good yesterday since I got one more person checked off my "Still need a gift for..." list. Happy sewing today! Feel better...I HATE that chest junk!!

Back down to .2 away from goal...I think it's been a week playing around within a pound of this. It's like a cruel scale joke, but I'm okay with it. I've managed my cravings pretty well this month, so that makes me satisfied with the process even when Mr. Scale is not showing me love. Also, since I've been keeping track informally (about 1.5 weeks), my body fat has decreased by .5%. I like that change a lot! I better get to goal tomorrow morning so it will motivate me to behave myself at my parents' house Sat. We're going to celebrate DD's bday early since it falls on T-giving day this year. It's impossible to track cals there, so I always just watch portions which I've gotten much better at. Here's hoping she makes something very healthy so I can sneak in a small piece of cake! ;)

I am up another .9 this morning. TOM has arrived. Woke up with a sore throat. Feel like crap. And I forgot my phone at home. Does not look like it is going to be a good day. Its a good thing I have next week off, I don't care about the big dinner, in fact I probably won't even go because I don't trust food from the person cooking (very old and lacking in the hygiene department), I just need the rest. I think I may push my calories back down to 1600 because the scale just keeps rising. I don't know what to do.

Mystical - Scales are funny things, even when we are POP. I have weeks where I lose next to nothing and then I will have a week where I lose 4-6 pounds in one week. For me it ends up averaging to about 2 pounds per week, but I rarely have a week where my loss is actually 2 pounds. On the lower weeks I just try to remember not to let the scale be my only measure of success.

Ms. P - Congrats on having walls and almost having a roof. That is so exciting. And good for you having such a great attitude about the scale.

SG - I’m sorry that you had such a stressful day. One bad day does not ruin your progress, but you already know that. Nobody is perfect, we have all been there, brush it off and get back to it. I am sure that you are going to do much better today. One day at a time, today is a new day and it will be glorious.

Gekster - I am sorry the scale is not being your friend. Today’s .9 is probably just TOM though. Plus you say sore throat and not feeling well, I know that my body holds extra water when I’m ill or trying to not be ill, it may be a contributing factor in your scale woes. Just stick with it. I hope the scale makes you happy soon.


I’m down another .4 today. That puts me down 2.4 from where I was before I started gaining while trying to fight off and then dealing with the piggy flu. Including the weight, mostly water, that I put on for the flu, I have lost 7.8 since Sunday.:dizzy: I also spent a few hours at Goodwill yesterday, mostly looking for stuff for someone else, and found a couple cute pairs of 14s that I figured would fit properly in 2-3 weeks. I tried them on and they both fit fine, one is a normal 14 and the other is a 13/14 and neither are stretch. I then tried on the 14P that I had gotten to button a couple weeks back but were too tight for public and while they are still snug, I could wear them out now. That makes me officially a 14 :D and I have to get into my boxes of size 14 clothes and put them in the closet today and try a 12 to see how far away I am and take one pair of 12s out. I have been keeping boxes of the next 2 sizes down as I find them in thrift stores and such, but I keep one pair of pants in the next size down in my closet so that I can keep an eye on how far I have to go. I guess it is also time to start buying 10s for the boxes. YAY! I got into 14s for a month or two a few years ago, but other than that it has been since I was a teen. This on top of being under 190 is so exciting. :flow1: :flow2: :flow1: :flow2: :flow1: :flow2:

Morning!

Jellofer - Glad the weekend weight is almost gone, but even more so that you're taking care of yourself! lol, I agree with the STing totally, even tv time is more calorie burning time now, lol.

MsP - Oh how fun, that must be so nice to see it coming along like that, and knowing there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I would be over the moon too. Oh so glad you're back down, that's awesome, bouncing around the same numbers is not my favorite way to spend the week either but I can't wait to log on in the next few days and see that 135.0. It's the first thing I look for right now, lol.

SG - Since we are all a work in progress, love that quote. When I get something unplanned I spend a bit of time figuring out what the circumstances were, what I told myself to rationalize it (helps me identify negative self talk and sabotaging thoughts) and problem solve for a similar event in the future so that I have a better plan to deal with it. And the other important part, forgive and let go :hug:

Sandye - Coughing does not sound like a good night's sleep either, yuck. Glad you're taking it easy, well sort of, it's 7 am and you've assembled a book shelf, lol. Is the girls' room painting finished yet or is that this weekend's project?

Gekster - Oh that's right, you guys have turkey lurkey day coming up, maybe wait until TOM has gone before adjusting, it's hard to lose in the pre-tom, tom time and it may be that your calories are fine. Hate to see you cut back if you don't need to ;)

FGG - :cheer3::cheer2:14's baby! woohoo, that's awesome. You've been on a success roll this last little bit WTG! Crack into those 12's and you'll be there in no time.

Stayed up uber late last night chatting with a friend I don't get to talk to enough, so I switched my non-running day to today since midnight is too late to get up at 5am. It was so nice to catch up though. This mornimg too I felt so bloated it was nasty but that seems to have gone away now that I've been up a bit. Down another 0.2 today to hit 146.0 so that was nice.

I actually managed to get sore biceps today after STing yesterday, that almost never happens so I'm pretty impressed with the burn yesterday. Going to go grab the mail, maybe bike a little but otherwise a nice leisurely day around the house.

Catch ya later.

Quick hello from me today. Leaving right after work to go to a friend's party out of town.

But I jsut wanted to say Shrinking Girl - I am right there with you, I had double what I would normally eat for dinner last night followed by a large helping of ice cream. No sugar added ice cream, but still bad enough. I probably clocked in at 2000 cals for yesterday. Oy! I just couldn't stop myself. I'm a bit stressed, going to a Dr. appt on Tuesday for some issues I've been having that might be a lot more serious than I thought. I'm trying to not get negative about it, but sometimes I freak out, and this is one of them.

So, I am going to try to have an OP day (doing good so far) and only have 1 glass of wine tonight at the party.

Have a great one ladies!

Hiya ladies--again not much time. Am off for the weekend to visit the ex's gma at the coast for a few days. Just wanted to pop in and say hi though! Also, SG your post caught my eye--and don't beat yourself too hard! We all have days like that---it isn't really falling off the wagon in my eyes. You just had a splurge day! Just don't be like me and allow your splurge day to turn into a splurge weekend or week. ....
I am having horrible TOM. It has come with full force and is intent on making me miserable. Couldn't leave the house as I couldn't be gone longer than 15 minutes from the bathroom!!!!! Flow finally gave a little bit today which was nice as I had work and can't really disappear in the bathroom that often when you teach a class full of unruly teens. Cravings have been HORRIBLE, and I finally gave in yesterday as I was so feeling so crappy. Diet will probably continue to be a little overindulgent with going to the coast and then with Thanksgiving, so the scale will probably not be my friend for a bit, but oh well. Sometimes when your tummy feels as though you are about to birth an alien, you don't really care about your weight as much.

Anyways, hope everyone has a great weekend and is staying more focused than me!

Oh, and I finally got those 80 pound loss pics up! They are here is you want to check em out:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini...st-photos.html

hello everyone, well I have made it a complete two weeks on my new menu and things are awesome. I am finding now that I have a base menu plan and know what the main ingredient is for every dinner I can plan ahead much better and I think the rest of the family is loving it. I have been doing lots of research on new recipes and this week it has been looking up butternut squash and spaghettis squash I am so excited I can't tell you how things have just seem to click in my brain it took too long LOL.... Friday nights in the past have been ok where do you want to order out tonight... Since I cook every night of the week we have decided to make friday night a sandwich night and I think it went well, although I am just going to eat spaghetti squash with a little olive oil and garlic.

Well have to run for now I will check in tomorrow, hope you all have a great night. :) By the way tomorrow my son turns 19 so wish me luck with the birthday cake temptation YIKES!

Just checking in here quick before bed but I had to say something to Jessicado YOU LOOK FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! Also, I hate to burst your bubble but that butt of yours is SHRINKING and so it's not as huge as you seem to think it is! I can't get over how fantastic you look. Really and truly, you have changed so very much, it's amazing. Pat yourself on the back honey and feel darned proud!

Good morning ladies!

Jess~ I gotta second SG, you look AMAZING!!! You are absolutely adorable and your smile is just infectious!!! You're doing a fantastic job hun!!!

I don't have a lot of time, but I had to come and post my 'confession' of sorts...I didn't work out yesterday at all. I was more than able to, but I chose not to. Part of it was the chest gunk and the other part was the fact that I really want to get these quilts done and I was able to finally work on one for a while yesterday and honestly, I didn't want to spend an hour working out when I could spend an hour sewing ya know?

So there you have it, I've come clean. I plan on skipping today's workout too (unless I start to feel really guilty) so that more sewing can get done along with a long list of other things, such as Thanksgiving shopping and prep. I know I sound like a crazy woman with all the projects I've got going on and my priorities sound as if they're getting skewed, but trust me, when I get this 'productivity bug' I NEED to go with it! I get so much done it's not funny and that's not something that usually happens. ;) :lol:

Okay, well I guess I should end this by saying that I was down a bit this morning too--131.6 today :carrot: so I guess no harm was done by skipping a workout! :) I just need to be sure not to let my eating get wonky this weekend and I think I'll come out just fine. :)

Alrighty girls, my 'short' post has gotten really long and I need to get a move on!! I hope everyone has an uber fantastic day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water!!!
:D

Morning Ladies,

Nella - I hope you had a great time at that party, showing off your new bad self and that you're holding strong with the food.

Kim - Hope you're slowly feeling better :)

Jessicado - OMG those photos are remarkable! What a difference and I must say my dear you have a wicked sense of style too, lol. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the alien baby gives you a break and enjoy your time away, sounds heavenly!

Mystical - That's sounding fantastic! It's so nice when a plan comes together, enjoy your weekend.

SG - Hope you have a great weekend to wind down from stress week at work and all the other craziness you've had going on.

Sandye - Ok we'll let it go, this time ;) But we're watching, lol. Congrats on the 131.6, that's great and almost there, again, you are a machine, my goodness. And a whole uninterrupted hour? Who knew that eve exsisted somewhere in this crazy universe, enjoy!

It's a blustery one out there today, more like a mini blizzare but not too cold so I managed to get in a shorter run than I wanted but the ice crystals were blowing into my eyes and it hurt pretty bad towards the end. Not to metion the half foot of snow was making running challenging so I'm going to chalk up a victory for making it out the door today and not worry about the slow pace or less time. I did manage to gt my run in yesterday too as dh worked at 6p and not noon so I may have had my last no snow run yesterday :( At least until spring that is.

Scale is still holding at 146 but I've lost an inch of both my hips and waist in 6 days since I last measured so it appears we've got some muslce building/fat loss cancelling each other out. Love that tape meausre!

Alrighty, gotta go get on with the day. Everyone have a wonderful OP weekend.

Good morning ladies. It has been awile since I have posted some personals here and I want to get better at that. There has been so much posted that I do hope that I don't leave anyone out. Congrats on all of the victories both scale and non scale.

Jess WOW!!! you really look great. Those pictures are incredible. You are looking like a whole different woman. One thing I did notice, as you have lost more weight you are holding your head up higher. You work it girl. Be proud of yourself, how far you've come and how strong you are!!!1 I am honored to say that I know you!!!

Tummy Running in the snow. WOw that takes guts. I wish I could just run right now. No running because of the knee, and cuz of this nasty cold I got. NOt even able to workout since Tuesday. But will try some light weights and stretching. I have to work tomorrow all day and don't want to push it.

Idream I get that way too sometimes. Where everything else is more important. So I give myself 2 workouts. If I have to miss more than that to accomplish the task, then the task is not worth it. It is not worth giving up on me. I do agree though. Sewing uninterrupted is a treat. Because of you I will dust off my machine today and try to accomplish something.

SG So you fell off for alittle bit. Look at what I did this past weekend. I fell off the wagon and then didn't even try to get back on and gained 7+ pounds. Think of it as a learning experience. We are not nuns in a convent who have sworn off foods that are calorie rich for ever. We can splurge. What makes us special is our ability to recognize, reorganize and regroup and march forward.


MsP Man, goal is tough. But you should be so proud of all of your accomplishments. I am excited to see it through with you and to have been able to share in all of your victories. Just think how much sweeter it will taste when you get there.

Gekster TOM sucks. Mine will be here soon. He is lurking around the corner. In the next few days he will call to confirm his reservation. Fun stuff.

Well, not much else to report today ladies. I look forward to seeing less of you tomorrow. (that was supposed to be funny, like cuz we are dropping pounds.) :) Laugh it burns calories.

Love and light to my peeps!!!

Jen

I was gone all day so I couldn't get on here, but I'm finally home and have to report...I REACHED GOAL this morning! I was 134.8 and what an amazing relief to reach that mark! I did have some bday cake today, but the rest of my food was POP and I drank loads of water, so I expect to be okay tomorrow. From there I'm clear 'til Thursday, but I have a plan for Turkey day, too. So, that's all for now, but I really wanted to share with you since you've all been so supportive on this long wait to get rid of that last bit!

Yipee! Msp I am so proud of you!!!!!

Yay Ms. P - :bravo: :woohoo: and :congrat:

Just wanted to say CONGRATS MS.P!!!! I'm so proud of you!!!

Also wanted to say thanks to everyone who provided support for me the other day, I really needed it.

I may be MIA for a bit, DH's grandfather passed away yesterday morning. No warning, total shock. He was out in the field all day Friday seemingly fit as could be and then Saturday morning he's just gone. We're all in shock and worse yet there is still corn to get in from the fields and such and so it's going to be pretty busy around here.... so if you don't see me, it's because I'm off driving a tractor. Take care everyone.

Morning ladies,

Jellofer - Hoenstly, it's easier than it sounds, so far anyway. With a little preparation and the right clothes it's actually really nice. When the wind gets crazy I'll stay in but otherwise it's character building! Glad to see you're still doing something exercise wise, it will make it easier to get back into that full swing in no time!

MsP - :woo::celebrate::balloons::cheer:Yeah!!! LOL, it was the first thing I say this morning when the page was loading, what a nice way to start a Sunday, and a marvelous way to start your Saturday! How absolutley incredible, cognrats a million times over!

Going to enjoy my rest day even more today, thanks MsP, but need to flush out some of this stifness soon, it's a good thing it's my recovery week this week, no weights! I'm feeling rickety, my goodness.

Off to spend some time with the fam, that to you all later.