morning girls!

Alyssa - that's interesting! I think most of us weigh less then - you're weighing before breakfast and stuff, right?

staccie - good luck today - hope you're feeling better! just saw my first olympics commercial on tv last night saying 100 days till the olympics - wow!

neesy - congrats on your nephew! your visit with your hubby will be great no matter what the rules are and who has to observe - sorry about all the restrictions though!

aj - My job just changed to a much busier one (still visiting properties but also working on some big projects that take lots of meetings) so I may not be around quite as often as I was this summer for a while while I settle in to the new gig. I still think about you guys all the time though! No exercise for me today unless I walk some stairs at work. How about you? I can fit in a run tomorrow - wanna get in some miles then?

maddiesmom - what a tough time! Hope you feel better before the big b-day!

Ok, I'm going to bore you guys to death but starting today and until after thanksgiving, I am going to post my daily cal consumption to get me back in the groove as what I've been doing lately is tracking breakfast and lunch and then getting lazy/sloppy from then on and not adding it all up and going over, etc. That is officially over!! Anyone else want to join me with a daily cal post???

Good Morning everyone.

Today is my tough exercise day because we do our volunteer work immediately after work so I am not always in the mood to exercise when I get home. And I am already in a funk today. :(I hope I get through this week okay - I am starting to worry and I haven't even hit my big test which is next Thursday through Sunday when my kids come home.

Simple - Good luck with your new eating plan. I get tired of counting the calories too. Unfortunately with me, when I don't keep track I start to eat out of control. I may have to resolve myself to a lifetime of journaling.

Staccie - I hope you start feeling better soon and that you get through your first day back at work okay.

Lindy - Maybe we should create a game show for people like you and me who can name the caloric content of every food item. LOL It does seem like there are people out there who can eat whatever they want but honestly they probably make better choices at times that I don't see them. As for me - if I go down - then I go down in flames when I don't account for what I eat. I guess I just love food too much. :(

Tiff - I do the eat all the candy to get rid of it game. Candy can just be so darn tempting. Good for you for passing up Steak n Shake.

AJ - glad you are back in the game girl.

Maddiesmom - being sick sucks, especially when you are on a diet. I am sorry about the pulled muscle. I pulled some kind of muscle below my rib cage and I thought it got better and then I reinjured it last week getting a case of water out of the car. It is really beginning to tick me off. I hope you are better soon.

Neesy - good to hear from you. Congratulations on your new nephew. Way to focus on the positive aspects of your upcoming visit with your hubby.

Alyssa - I am thinking we may have to wait until a weekend in December unless you want to meet this Sunday morning? My Saturdays are scheduled until Saturday, December 12th. I have a last agility lesson this Sunday. I like to walk in both Forest Park and Tower Grove Park.

Dancer - I think posting your calories is an awesome idea. I am on another thread where we post our daily plan. Even though it is not part of it, I also post if I met my daily plan for the day before. That helps me stick with it each day knowing I am going to be posting in the morning. You need to do whatever you think will help you.


Hope everyone does well with their plans today.

Hey Everyone - Yeah, I have a day off!!

Simple and Lindy, I am with Dance on the logging my food. I do envy anyone who can discipline their eating without counting calories, or whatever logg they are doing. I am an emotional eater, or bored eater, or eat whenever eater, and I have to stay accountable. I know this because two years ago I was within 15 pounds of my goal weight (lost almost 100lbs), so I thought I had 'control' over it all and quit counting calories. Over a 6 month period I slowly put back on almost 40 pounds of it. It was weird because I know I may gain a pound here or there, but was almost in denial that I had gained that much. When I did see I had put on a couple, I had the attitude "Oh, I know how to take it off, no problem." So, I know I have to logg, that is what works for me, but I soooo wish I could just have the freedom as you both do!!

Dance, at work I can wear whatever I wish, so I tend to alternate between cushy flip flops (thick and soft) and my tennis shoes. There are the only two shoes that seem to keep my feet and legs as comfortable as possible for all those hours. I am glad your back to walking and running. I always hate having to break in new shoes, because I seem to battle the new blisters sometimes. Hope your park run is good today!

Popcorn, I love changing up my foods, so the veggie wrap was a wonderful change from other foods I was enjoying. I am hooked for now, but I do rotate many of my favorites from day to day. ;-)

Neesy, awww I am sooo glad you and your husband are having sometime together - even if it is over the web! I hope your upcoming trip will be wonderful, fun, and full of great memories!

AJ, wow you sound focused! I hope your accomplish all of your goals today and with NO slacking........LOL.........You may hit your goal by Christmas! What a way to start the New Year!

Alyssa sounds like yesterday was a On Target day for you! Your bath and relaxation is something I desperately need too and may do today! Thanks for the idea ;-) That is so cool that you and Popcorn can meet to workout. An accountability partner always makes getting healthier so much more fun.

Staccie I am glad today is a little better for you and I hope your workout helps your system balance more. I wear Clinique too and yes, "pricy" but great makeup that is low on the chemical side (toxins). I love my dark chocolate and it seems to keep my sweet tooth calm....lol. I just eat a few squares a day and always feel better after ;-)

Alyssa I too weigh in the morning, before breakfast.

Dance I will post my calories each day, as I log them anyway. I will put the total in my nightly posts.

Ok, wow this is a long post, but in just 24 hours I had to read back 5 pages!! Today since I have the day off (finally) I decided to clean my bedroom carpet. I love the smell and feel of clean carpet. I bought a Bissel Carpet Cleaner 2 years ago, instead of paying Stanley Steamer to do it, and I love it. It is easy and does a much better job:-). I am also going to try to do some yard work later. I still can't decide weather to workout today or rest and do it tomorrow. I am down another pound to 209! YES!!!!!!!!!! My goal this week was 208, so I need to lose one more, or maybe two more just to be safe.

Bye for now.

mygrits - girl, the calorie posting is ON! :) Thanks for joining me! I have a feeling this will make a difference. I love my carpet cleaner too - my oh-so-exciting plan over thanksgiving is to shampoo my bedroom and walk-in closet carpet - it's the little things, right?

popcorn - hope the mood gods are smiling at you today! and that exercise fits in effortlessly. I'm thinking I'll take a stair walking break mid-afternoon to get over the afternoon sleepies and burn at least a few calories. Is that something you can do at your office?

One other quick thing that has made it much easier for me to keep track of what everyone has been saying - I changed the number of messages that display per page to a higher number - that means less switching back and forth between older pages to figure out what you missed. Here's what you do - go to User CP then Edit Options then Thread Display Options and change the number of posts to show per page to 40 (or whichever option you prefer). Hope this is helpful...

Thanks Dance that will help with seeing messages. Oh and yes, the little things like clean carpet between the toes........LOL

Ok, calorie logging is on!

Thanks Dancer. That cut the number of pages for this thread in half.

Does anyone have any creative gift ideas for this christmas? I am totally behind on shopping this year and would love any great suggestions for adults - the kids in the family are pretty well set.

Hey ladies- man oh man am I falling behind these days.

Stacie- how is work going today? Im so sorry to hear that your struggling with getting off the meds, I am super proud that you made it to the gym, though--thats awesome!!! I am excited to hear aboutyour results with the personal trainer, if he gives you any good tips, you'll have to share. :)

Maddiesmom---awww, you are just struggling lately with injuries nad being sick, sorry to hear it. How old is Maddie turning again, I forgot?

Neesy - Supervision with the hubby, really? Is this because of his incident with his peer or is this just normal procedure? Also, in the end of all this, are you going to have to move? If so, is there a designated place you guys are looking into? You had once considered doing the nurse thing through special services---does this whole process make you reconsider that?

Alyssa- LMAO on shaving the legs and your hubby! Being in FL, you really do have to shave every other day because we are constantly in shorts and skirts, Im envious of you northern girls who can use that as an excuse, lol. I dont know what the deal is with the flututaion with your weigh in, weird...thats always been the opposite for me but ya know what, my daughter likes to weigh herself and that happens to her a lot. Things that make you go hmmmmm.

Dance - Im so with you guys, I really think I need to do that too, Im not gonna give up like I said a couple days ago, sorry---Im hormonal and flip flopping back and forth, lol. Thanks for the tip of posting, that makes such a difference.

Mygrits- yard work---yay! Good exercise and its sooo beautiful out. Im doing raking this weekend. Oh and another pound---yay you! Whos a rockstar---YOUR A ROCKSTAR!!! lol

Ok, so lets go over my calories for the day:

Breakfast - oatmeal and 2 chocolate chip cookies, 400 calories
Mid-morning - Ezekial bread and organic pb - 360
afternoon - large coffee- 100 (with sweetner)
Lunch - chicken soup with rice - 350 (which I havent eaten yet)

So, roughly 1200 calories (give or take), that leaves me with dinner, which Im doing eggs whites and turkey bacon on ezekial bread, which should end my day at 1500 calories. I did terrible as far as fruits and veggies, but I have to wait till Sat. when I can get to the farmers market.

Hiya all new here would love to become members of as meny groups as poss need all the help i can get .only joined today so not sure how it all works . seems evr3yone is in states. im in london england. xx molly

molly - welcome! We're mainly US and Canadians but we'd love to have an honorary Brit among us! This is a very active supportive board so come back and tell us what you're doing in terms of exercise and eating to lose the weight!

lindy - glad you're calorie posting with us! You sound right on plan today - and EVERYONE's allowed to change their minds when they're hormonal ;)

mygrits - I had to go back and re-read your earlier post - woohoo for 209! I swear, even the exercise girl on your ticker is looking slimmer these days! You are CRANKING! Good for you!!! I couldn't be happier for you and I bet your hubby is super proud! Do you have a gorgeous thxgiving outfit to show off your skinny self in? Maybe it's time to hit the thrift stores or the clearance racks at Ross to celebrate your success.

I'm going out to dinner tonight for the THIRD night in a row - usually I'm much more of a homebody - it just so happened that a bunch of social stuff overlapped this week. Am going to order fish and veggies for the third dinner in a row - yum. Except there was cilantro all over the veggies last night which made me so sad. I have a major major cilantro aversion - it basically tastes like dishsoap got in the food to me. Bummer as it's in so many things. Taking into account my planned dinner and an after dinner snack of grapes, I'll be at 1200 for the day. Back on plan!!

Lindy-The supervision is standard up until they "phase." Meaning they earn priveleges... at which point they can go off base. Well.. because of the incident, he didn't phase yet. Not until the final decision regarding his punishment is made.I will definitely not be doing army nursing. Yes. This has changed my mind. It also changed my mind about having my husband in the military. I thought.. wow. it would be great to retire after 20 yrs. But.. now i'm scared that I wouldn't see him at all.. with deployments. I don't want to go throught that for 20 yrs. So.. once this term is up.. i think we're done with the military. Hopefully, we'll find out where we'll be moving by christmas. We should move around early february...

Dance- way to go making healthy choices when you go out. I know it's hard. But don't you feel better afterward, knowing you made the right choice.

Thinner- Welcome!

Dance- wow 1200 calories, awesome! Its so hard for me to be at 1200 without feeling like Im dying of hunger. My stomach today is beyond bloated, I mean HUGE. My sub yesterday was LOADED with jalapenos and banana peppers which always makes my stomach petrude to look like Im 3 months preggo, lol. But it also makes up for it 48 horus later, lol...sorry TMI. Sounds like you have a healthy meal planned for tonight and Im with you on the cilantro, not a fan.

Neesy- I can only imagine! Financially this may be good but its not worth all the headache. Just think, what doesnt break you, only makes you stronger; I know..I know...thats the last thing you want to hear right now, remember you have a friend in me though if you ever want to send me a PM or you can do what me and AJ did, we exchanged cell phone numbers and text each other everyday. :)

Almost quitting time. One of boys asked me to go to the movies tonight but with Gab, I doubt Ill go unless it can be after 8 pm. My cousin is sleeping over and she wont even know Im missing. The point of my story is--the movies! Ahhhh...since Ive dieted I have yet to see a movie, I can resist the popcorn but its the act of sipping on a soda and eating sour patch kids that kill me. I think I can handle it if I do decide to go, but Im really leaning more towards not. Oh well, have a good nite girls, Ill try to check in later.

Neesy I must have missed that post, what happened with your husband and an incident???? It sounds serious or am I misinterpreting?? :?:

Lindy and Dance, thanks for the Woo Hoo's! :dance: The made me smile and feel good. You both are sooooooooooooo awesome. Lindy I am also glad your posting calories. You really cranked it out last time you did that.

Dance your advice on shopping sounds like a winner. I may just take you up on that and a 'hair' makeover. Can we say gray??? God I am rooting and re-rooting gray hair lately. :fr: It is sprouting like weeds!!!!!

Molly - Welcome. :welcome3: Tell us about yourself and how we can help.

Ok, other than cleaning the carpet and vacuuming I have been lazy. I don't know why I drank coffee......LOL. I consider working out, but no way. I was having to reboot my energy just to take the dog on a walk. So I accomplished somethings, but no enough. Hopefully tomorrow.

So far my calories are at 1070. When I have my dark chocolate at 8pm that will bring me to 1260.

Tiff how's it going? Are you working out today?

Hey ladies! Sorry Im a little slow with my posts lately but I am swamped with stuff to get done before Thanksgiving. Im literally fixing to pull my hair out. Im ready for my bf to get here already but I just have sooo much to do and not enough time to get it done in. I have missed my morning walks all week :( I have still been working out with my tapes but I miss my walks dearly. I did get an hour long taebo tape on Monday not realizing it was an hour till I had already finished it. Plus I did my own workout routine during the biggest loser last night. I have done enough workout tapes to make my own and I almost consider it free exercise because I watched the show. I only have 4 more days of the 30DS and then I dont know what im going to do. Sorry I don't have time for personal I dont even have time to read back any posts. Im hoping to be able to catch up soon but who knows for now :/