SANDYE~Jeans at Goodwill for $5.00. Really, no fooling!!! There is a store bout 2 mi up the road. Guess who is going to give them a visit?? Yup me. Thanks so much for the clue in. There is a thrift store just up the road. Their jeans look well worn. Hmmmmmmm snow 3 inches and snowing. No school for the kidos. I will have to get out and shovel. Id rather go to Goodwill. I have 2 pair of jeans that fit. All the rest are way to big :D. Being in 6 pounds away from what my sexy DD weighs Im excited :D

Ok I have to come clean here. I have been op eating. BUT exercise has fallen off the wagon. I exercised for an hour last night with the WII. I will post to the other board. Got lazy and didn't get motivated. I got on the scale this morning at 159.4 Labs coming up next week gotta get moving to the grove or fall in the deep end of the ocean. OH HOLEY COW!!!!!!!! weather service has just issued an extention on the storm watch. We will get another inch of snow and gusty winds till 1pm. Sandye batten down the hatches cuz its going get worse. Back later with my snowshoes.:mad:

SG and iDream, THANK YOU for the support!!!!!

I weighed again yesterday morning, and was 160.8 again, despite eating a clean 1200 cals (lower than my usual 1500, which i thought would jump start the scale moving in a downward diection!) So, obviously, I was freaking mad. haha. When i got home from work I was pissed off at my body, the scale, the world, whatever, and decided quite consciously to have a mega cheat day! and promptly ate 6 oreos. then I ate a lean pocket (op), and another 2 oreos. then another 2. then my sister came in and we did our workout, after which i ate another 2 oreos. That's 12 if you're counting. After that, my boyfriend and I went out for groceries and I was SUGAR CRASHING at the store, and not in a very good mood, and decided that, upon getting home, I would finish off the Newcastles we had in the fridge(4). Which I did while having a portion each of Doritos and Salt and vinegar chips. And the sushi that handsome and I picked up while at the store. For a probable total of 2500 cals for the day, and an evening of feeling like crap, followed by a morning of feeling not very good and looking quite puffy in the jowls. Good times.

Yes, it was intentional, and I enjoyed it while it was happening (in a sick, take that body! kind of a way), but i really much prefer to eat right because i felt like CRAP physically, I was angry emotionally, and all i really wanted was a green bean.

BAH! :stress:

SO, :hug: to me for facing my fear of over eating a bunch of junk leading to a slippery slope kind of thing--or whatever. I'm back, I'm not going to weigh but once a week (to record), and I'm buying a body tape-measure-er thingy this evening, based on the sage wisdom of 3FC and my Dad.

F the scale! :carrot:

personals tonight...

Morning Ladies,

Wow I've not posted, omg, whatever is wrong with me. DH is on days off right now so it's kind of my weekend family time. It's nice to know I'm missed :) you guys are awesome. Sunday went poorly, it turned into one of those days I'd rather not remember except for the fact that I need to figure out what's going on so I actually need to think about it. I've had three nasty bouts of eating since Christmas and I'm not terribly amused by it, it's since goal weight and whether part of my brain feels entitled or justified or whatever I'm not sure. But I'm doing some journaling and ordered a workbook on compulsive overeating/binging that my friend recommended to see if I can find some hidden issues as I work through it b/c goodness knows something is up. Happily though, I'm not a bit of dispair or guilt or that stuff, I don't find much use for it, I need to put my energy into fixing it, lol.

Sandye - the cake was great, and not even part of the problem, lol, but well worth it and not totally sweet which is my preference. And I too hate playing in the snow. DH says my middle name is "no fun." I will join you in the bad mother club anytime.

SG - I wish! Vacation would be great but not in the current state of mind I'm afraid. That would be disaster. I hope your back is alright, and better safe than sorry is my motto right now too. Better to run none today and two next week then not to run for a very long time.

Pokeycactus - I won't say that's cheating at all. I more see the before and current weights as a shout out of where we've been and where we are now and if someone was 300 but joined the site at 150 to lose their last 20lbs, that would be a very different life experience than someone who only needed to lose 20lbs and weighed 150 at their heaviest. I don't know, that's just my thoughts on it. Regardless it's all your loss so whichever way you did it!

MsP - So glad you're back running. That does sound a bit interesting with time management right now but the warmer weather is coming! I hope to join you on that open road once again. I can't wait, I've had dreams, lol.

On the running front, hip isn't hurting during regular movement anymore, which is a huge step in the right direction. I went on the treadmill on Sunday to try it out and did incline walking at a 15 incline which felt great but running still isn't cool. The joint is still feeling unstable, hard to describe but it feels like it wants to move laterally instead of forward, once again not cool. So I'm going to work on strengthening the muscles around the joint and doing other cardio for now since all that feels fine.

I don't have time for all my personals right now, I need to go do some heavy lifting right away. We're also spending the day in the city tomorrow getting our passports and shopping so I'll try to stop in before we go. Have a great day.

Good Morning, everyone. The scale is still not beiong kind to me. Poo. :lol: Oh well.

Today I'm going to the doctor for a check up, and I'm kind of excited. The last time I was there was down about 15 lbs, and now I've doubled that. Woot! The first time I went to see her, it was to talk about weight loss surgery, so I'm thrilled that the scale is moving down through non-surgical means. I have no problem with people who decide to go for surgery, but I think even the people who have had great successes with it wish they could have done it another way. My guess is that she'll order some labs, so I'll get to see if I've made any progress in that way.

Also, I'm going to check out that bra shop Gekster recommended while I'm up in the states today. I don't know if I'm going to buy anything, but I want to try a few things on, at least.

That's all for now!

Good (late) morning all! Yesterday did up OP which was quite an accomplishment. Today should go well also, as I plan to actually attend my WW meeting. It's been a coulpe weeks with all the moving stuff. I should be okay there weight-wise, but it's time to go and be accountable. I can't keep skipping or I'll never have my other reason to stay on track. Anyway, things are good so far today, but it's time to get a bite. I missed breakfast for a number of reasons and I LOVE breakfast, so I'm having a late one now. Just wanted to check-in and say tell of my proud OP day and hope to see it continue.

eclipse-Bet it feels good to know you're doing it without surgery! Good job!

Tummy-I can't wait to run outside once the temps are better again!!!

shasha-Believe me, I know. It's a new day and at least you know what sparked it and maybe how you'll do things differently next time.

DixieMae-Yay for Goodwill!! I love that place!!

Gekster-Feel better soon!

Sandye-I have Fix It and Forget It Lightly. It's a fantastic crockpot cookbook with all kinds of low-fat/cal recipes!

LouisaH-I have put some thought into it, but sadly, my mind keeps going to cookies...OOPS! I think I'll end up making a chicken and rice casserole for supper, so that'll be the first thing, I guess. I am also looking forward to a nice hot bowl of oatmeal!! SO many things!

FGG-I wouldn't even say things have been hard here, just weird. I can deal with it for sure. Could've done without getting stuck in my own driveway this morning, but otherwise, no complaints!

I guess that's all the time I have for personals...trying to keep up!!!!

I haven't lost a thing :-( Little discouraged but very proud of what I haven't been eating and what I'm not craving. So.....the scale is stuck but positive it will move............................SOON, lol

shyscorp Keep at it!!! I get where I won't lose anything for a week, and then the next week, I lose five pounds. What!

tummygirl and iDream...okay! I'll do it. I have to say, it looks far more encouraging to see my start at 242 and my current at 210. :)

Here is an over view of my afternoon so far. After Sandye gave me the idea to go to Goodwill store for some jeans. I decided to brave the roads and the snow. Headed to my local Good will store. Wasnt feeling confident about things but thought what the heck get something that fits. I cant go around with 2 pair of jeans that fit. I looked through 4 racks of jeans.picked out 6 pair of 14"s. Went to try them on. OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!! To my shock and suprise they fit me. Just snug not tight at all. I got 3 pair of blue jeans and one pair of black jeans. I was so excited (still am!). To add to the joy they had a store special buy 3 pair get the 4th free!!! Went to Wallys to check out the bra situation. Thought Id try 36 first. OH MY GOSH!!!! If they didn't fit! I pulled my shirt on over it to see what I looked like. Was all I could do to keep from crying. I couldn't believe I was seeing myself in the mirror.

I have a body imagery issue. Im smaller but my mind still sees me as I was. Im going to have to work on this. In the mean time I am happy with my new clothes. Thanks everyone for the clue ins!!!

Ms P~where did you buy the cook book?? Inquiring minds have to know! :-))

Ms Perception Congrats on staying on plan especially with everything going on. Good luck with the WW meeting, I know it is good feeling when you get back to a schedule. Good luck.

eclipse Good luck with the doctor visit I am sure she will be so proud of you. By the way what kind of bra is it that you are checking out ?

Tummy Girl I hppe that journaling will help you out. I have started do that myself. To try and figure out why I started the overeating the emotional eating to begin with. Glad to hear that your hip is better. Sure do miss you around here. :dust:

shasha12 I am only stepping on my scale once a week as well, if I do more than that it drives me crazy to see my weight up and down everyday LOL.... I think the tape measure is a good thing. Good luck!

Dixiemae I fell of the wagon with exercising as well, my knee was hurt and then I guess I just got lazy. But today I am back to my dvd work-outs and the wii, at night the family goes to the gym 3 days a weeks so I should be getting back on track very soon. Wish me luck :)

pokeycactus Sounds yummy!! I love spicey soups. I have a taco soupd recipe I fix for my family

Gekster Great job with maintaing especially when you have a busy schedule. How does the body bugg work? I am thinking on getting one but wasn't sure if it is worth the money and do you pay a monthy subscription?

iDream I never did like playing in the snow, thank goodness my kids are all older now. It has been hard work getting my 30 day meal planner together (it is only for dinners). I finally got all the cards completed, as we eat the dinners everyone will rate them and if everyone likes them I will keep them if not we will look for another recipe. I have three cookbooks by the Dieticians of Canada and I am loving them, my DH also bought me " Eat Shrink and be merry. So I have many options for recipes LOL.... I'll keep you posted on how it goes. I am now working on the master grocery list for the dinners.

Shrinking Girl Yes I will share my meal plans with you. I have lots and lots of recipes, so I will give you a list of dinner recipes and if you want any of them just let me know. I try to keep all of my dinner plans to under 400 calores since I can only have 1500 calories a day now DH and all my son's can have more so they can always have 2 servings LOL.

As for me, things are going pretty good. I actually stepped on the scale this morning and to my amazement I was under 213 actuall weight is 212.8 can't believe it I hope that it will keep going down. So wish me luck. I told hubby maybe this is a good month for changes since we have little money no temptations to go out or buy junk hahahaha Well gotta run have a wonderful day !

mystical I'd like some recipes too! I'm trying to get my husband to "eat outside the box" (he only likes stuff that can be made out of a box, haha), but I only know a few low cal recipes, so we've been eating repeats, and while I don't mind, he definitely does :)

SG - The difference between when that picture was taken and now is amazing. I know the feeling with the arm thing, I have those thoughts looking at some of the pictures of me.

Sandye - You do not sound like a horrible mother. I don’t have kids yet and have not had to do the snowsuit thing on my own, but I have helped friends with their younglings on snowy days. I do not envy you having to deal with 2 tots on your own for that. For healthy crock-pot recipes head over to recipezaar.com I LOVE that site because it is so user friendly and you can search for crock-pot recipes and then filter the results according to other requirements, such as looking for ones labeled “healthy” or you can search low-fat, low-sodium, whatever it is you are aiming for at the time.

Shasha - I’m sorry you had such a day. I’m having scale issues right now too, I’m with you, F the scale!

Tummy - I’m glad to hear there is improvement with your hip. Working on strengthening the muscles is probably a good plan.

Eclipse - I hope the doc visit goes well, I’m sure she will be very proud of you.

Dixie - Congrats on the jeans and bra! All the hard work feels so much more worth it to me when I put my changing body into clothes that fit. Hubby has offered to take me shopping today since he is out of work for a snow day again.

I decided that I would take a day off of the cardio yesterday. I did my ST program because it is designed to be just a few minutes every single day and I don’t want to get off track with it, but all I did was the ST. I also decided to eat a little more than usual, still healthy, and not crazy amounts more than my norm, just up to maintenance level in order to give my body a true day off. Today the scale did not go up on me again, it didn’t go down either, but it didn’t go up, so I’m calling that a win. I’m going to go back to normal today and hopefully it will start heading down again now. I am so annoyed. This place is so insane. We have gotten a total of maybe 5 inches of snow and they have completely shut down the base and told us we are only supposed to leave our houses for emergencies. That means no gym for me and I also can’t do my full grocery shopping which I am supposed to do on Tuesdays. This is insane. Hubby is from NY where they have more real snow so he’s really baffled at this situation. I’m from Florida and even I can handle this. I know the base officials are only trying to protect us because the locals really don’t seem to know what to do with snow (I‘ve heard sirens at least once per hour so far today), but it is crazy makin’ anyhow. We are heading out very carefully, watching for other people who don’t know what they are doing. To go shopping and then I guess I will have to do DVDs and Wii to burn some calories today.

Mystical- I really like the bodybugg, I feel like it won't let me lie to myself. I got mine from Costco so it was cheaper and I have a longer time on my subscription. If you don't have a Costco card you should look into the GoWear Fit which is about the same thing, but for a lot less.

Got two new bras today. I went in wearing a 44 DDD, and left wearing a 40 H. I'm not sure what the H really means, because I also tried on a G and a GG - I'm not sure how many steps there are in this brand between the standard A B C D and my H. All I know is I have huge knockers :lol:. The girls are definitely standing at attention now. It was $100 for two bras, but it was totally worth it. I'm going back after we get our tax return to check out the sports bras.

Doctor appointment went well - I was down about 15 lbs since the last time I was in. My blood pressure was down wear it should be - even toward the lower end of normal. She thinks if I lose just a bot more weight, I might be able to go off the meds, which would be awesome.

I got my hair cut today too. I expect the scale tomorrow to reflect the huge loss from my head :lol:. My hair was to my waist, and now it's shoulder length, thinned and layered. It feels much nicer and should be easier to take care of.

I ate out today at Applebees and had their new Paradise Chicken Salad. It's spiced chicken breast, romaine lettuce, apples, Mandarin oranges, I think maybe some pineapple or mango, cabbage, and some sort of light dressing. It was really yummy. It's from their weight watchers menu- 7 points (I'm not doing WW, but I know what it means :)). Nutritional info said it was 417 calories, which is more than i usually eat for lunch, but i didn't have a morning or afternoon snack today, so even accounting for the inaccuracies of restaurant calories/serving size, I think I did great - way better than the burger and fries I could have gotten!


Anyhow, I ned to go figure out what top make the kids for dinner. I'll be back tonight!