SG - Grrr at BK for messin you up! It’s ok though, just look at it as it could have been worse and then let it go and get back to doin your thing. I feel ya with the counseling thing, I hate it, but hopefully it will do what it is supposed to and then in hindsight we won’t think it was so bad. I’m sorry you had such a rough night. It may be good that your dad knows about the husband now though, you need all the support you can get. Congrats on getting done everything you set out to do even though you had such a rough time of it.

Tummy - Congrats on the test scores, awesome job!

Mystical - For salad dressing I use some plain fat free yogurt, I add some herbs and a tiny bit of ff milk to thin it down (DH doesn’t want milk in his, likes to leave it thick - so that’s parts just personal preference). Sometimes I use a little bit of lemon juice to do the thinning instead of milk, the lemon with some dill is awesome on a spinach salad. The plain ff yogurt I use is only about 13 calories per 2 tablespoons. I even use the hidden valley ranch mix in it sometimes, that only adds another 5 calories, but it is pretty bad on the sodium, so it’s a treat.

Dixie - I have had a few experiences like that. After I ate about half a cookie it took me about half a day to feel normal again. If I am going to have cookies I have to make real cookies now, I can’t eat that processed junk anymore. Not that I’m complaining.

Louisa - Congrats on having a decent scale and on not being obese, woohoo!


I have been up about 2 ½ pounds these last 2 days. I know it’s just TOM, but I’m annoyed none the less. I’m even more annoyed because yesterday I was in too much pain to go to the gym. Right now I mostly want to crawl back in bed and get DH to make me a pan of brownies. I’m not going to do that of course, but it’s what I WANT to do. What I am GOING to do is change the water in the fish tank, clean the bathrooms, sweep and mop, and go to the gym. But I want brownies, WAAHH!

Good Morning Ladies and Happy Saturday to you all!!!!! :D :carrot:

Okay, so I didn't make it back last night--but that was only because I got sucked into my embroidery--NOT because I was off stuffing my face with bad stuff and avoiding you. :D Hee hee

Time for personals...

Eclipse~ ahh, those scales--they do like to toy with our brains don't they? Good for you ignoring the gain!!! You know the truth! :)

LouisaH~ sounds like you and I are of the same mindset when it comes to food--give me a beer kinda meal any day! I'll go ahead and save to fru-fru food for the other folks. ;) And yes, I get cold too! It's all the body fat you're losing! :D I knew I was in trouble when is stopped being chilly all the time--the fat was back and it was time to get back here and buckle down! ;) Congrats on getting out of the obese category!! :carrot: That was probably one the best days of my life, you should definitely be proud of yourself!!!

Shasha12~ I'm anxious to hear about your WI today--did you make it to the 150's? I'm rootin' for ya!!! :cheer:

Nello~ sorry to hear your achilles is still bugging you! Don't push it too hard, just take it easy and it'll heal. Don't you hate how things that you can't rest take the longest to heal? It's not like you can sit on your butt 24/7 with your feet up! Geez! Have fun with your parents!!! :)

Roxy~ Girl, your 'rest' days even look tiring! :lol: You're on fire!! :carrot: Congrats on beating your hubby! Okay, so I guess that doesn't sound right does it? ;) LOL But, you know what I mean! :D

Narn81~ your post made me laugh! I always find it hysterical how much personal info I post on here for all the world to see about my weight! But, it does help keep me accountable!!!

Kawfee~ :welcome: GL with your goals this month!!! :)

Dixiemae~ so, how'd you fair with the snow? We didn't get as much as they were predicting, but it's more than enough to please the kiddos and mess up the roads! :lol: I'm regretting not getting out earlier this week for Superbowl stuff...but, hubby's at work (on his day off :rolleyes:) clearing snow off his lot so perhaps I'll have him pick it up so I don't have to drive in the mess. :eek: Congrats on the loss hun!!! That's awesome! Keep up the great work!! :)

Tummy~ congrats on the great score girlie!!! WTG!!! :lol: Dang those skinny guys, who do they think they are anyway? Hubby hasn't worked out again since, but I'm not surprised. He has, however, scaled back on his grub. And I have put my foot down about fast food. He had to go to work today and last night he asked the boys if they wanted to come. First thing out of his mouth was, 'Yeah, on the way to work we can stop off for breakfast' (aka McDonalds) to which I replied, 'Uh...no way Jose! No more 'stopping off for breakfast' for you guys!'...needless to say he looked like a little kid who got caught with his hand in the cookie jar! :lol: I'm layin' down the law now baby!!! :lol:

mjluvya829~ :welcome: and GL with your goals this month! :)

jellofer~ atta girl, pick yourself up, dust yourself off and move on down the road to better health! You know ya messed up, no need to dwell on it! You rock for getting right back onto healthy living! WTG!!!!! Hope your session with the trainer is fun! :)

SG~ Aww geez! Sounds like you had a doozy of a night! I'm sorry hun! :hug: However, you are my HERO!!! Look at you going through all of that and then going on your run!!! :woohoo: You are AMAZING!!! I'm sure I would have run straight into the arms of my other men (ya know, Ben & Jerry) after a night like that! So give yourself a HUGE pat on the back hun, you ROCK!!!!!!

Okay well...no work out yet this morning, but that's because I CHOSE to make sleep a priority. I've been getting far too little of it these days. I'll get it in when hubby gets home. :) Still POP and feeling soooooooo much better for it! Ya know, it boggles my mind how on earth I ever fall off the wagon in the first place! I feel soooo much better OP and I eat such yuumy stuff! I guess it's just pure laziness that gets me. I get lazy and don't want to workout, I get lazy and don't want to cook stuff that requires a lot of prep...yup. Laziness. Pure and simple.

But, I'm back on track and fighting the winter funk! I'm looking forward to starting my garden this spring and planting lots of zucchini, summer squash, spaghetti squash, strawberries, plum tomatoes (if I can find any seeds/plants)...oooh I'm getting excited! Only thing I can't do--have chickens! Girls, I would soooo do it if I could! I eat so many egg whites it would it would really be worth it! Plus, they're such great animals to have around. :)

Lastly, down a bit more today so I'm pleased about that. 158.6 Still nowhere near where I was, but it's better than were I started right? Yeah. It still amazes me how badly I retain water!! Good gravy!!!

Okay girls, I gotta run. Have a fantastic weekend and be strong!!!!

GO COLTS!!!!!

Roxy~ awww, stupid, stupid TOM--why does he mess with us so? Mmmm, brownies...ACK! They're the :devil: I love them so much, but they're so not worth it!!!! You be strong girlie and you'll come out on top!!!! :hug:

Oh what a onederful moooorning, oh what a onederful daaaaay. Yeppers, 199.6 this morning. I had to leap out of bed, strip nekked and hop on the scale because I woke up dying of thirst, so I bet the first sip of water put me right back over the 2 mark, but I am taking that 199.6!

eclipse: I had to look up what a mirena was (and of course found a site with all the scary side effects). So is it your ToM or do you just spot randomly throughout the month? I'm sure your body will take a while to adjust to the hormones, and if you are having a visit from ToM, you are probably just retaining a little water.

mjluva: welcome and good luck! Hope you check back in with us throughout the month.

SG: Ugh, what a hard night you had. I am soooo proud of you for handling it well and getting your exercise in despite the emotional turmoil. I'm sure a good workout was what you needed to move all that negative energy out of your system.

Jellofer: Maybe you need to borrow some of that gorilla glue that's going around! Hope the run, swim and visit with the trainer this morning counter all of it.

jellofer2 good for you for jumping back on the wagon. I know in the past, my problem has been thinking things like "Well, I messed up today, so the whole week is shot!" How ridiculous is that? So now, if I have a bad day (or even a bad meal or bad snack), I just keep on keeping on, doing what I can when I can. So, you learned you can get back on AND you reminded yourself why you're doing this - that nasty food makes you feel good for about 30 seconds, and then it makes you feel awful. You got a reminder, and sometimes we're boneheaded and need reminders :lol:


Shrinking Girl Oh my, that does sound like the night from ****! I'm so proud of you for doing your run (and cleaning the bathroom - that's one I always put off!).




FitGirlyGirl
Step AWAY from the brownies! :lol: I'm sorry you're hurting - I hope you feel better soon.

iDream
Ebroidery is much more productive than face stuffing. Go you!

Louisa whoo hoo I'm going to call you Louisa in Onederland today!:carrot::carrot::carrot::D


As for the Mirena, I actually haven't had a real TOM since I got it put in in November - I will go for a couple weeks with nothingg, then spot for a bit, then nothing, then have more spotting, sometimes heavier. Who knows? I know a couple of women who ended up not having a TOM at all. Who knows?

Well, my scale is still messing with me. I'm wondering if it's time to get a new one. I weighed myself before bed last night and I was at 254.4, which was a reasonable weight - up from the morning, but that's typical. Well, I woke up this morning and, after emptying my very full bladder. . .I weighed 254.6. That doesn't even seem possible, right? I mean, between the night time and the morning, I peed, so i clearly released something, right. So, I tried a few times and got the same number. Then I pushed a whole bunch of buttons, waited a few minutes, came back, and weighed 253 lbs, several times in a row. i'm going to go with that number, because it seems more reasonable than 254.6, but it almost feels like I'm cheating. I'm just going to not be disapointed if I have a low loss week next week, since I can't be sure of my numbers. Anyhow, today is my "official" weigh in day - I was 255.8 last Saturday, so that's -2.8 lbs for the week. My goal is 245 by the end of the month, so I have 8 lbs to go.

Oh, and I posted this on thee 100+ board, but my pants fell down in public! eek! Thankfully I was wearing a long shirt and felt them headed south and was able to grab them before i exposed myself to the preteen boys at the daycare across the street :lol:. I tried on the next size down (20's) just a few days ago and I could button them, but they weren't comfy. I tried them on today and they totally fit :carrot::carrot::carrot:. That's another reason that I'm comfortable taking the lower number on the scale - I've clearly lost more than a pound since last week.

FGG: I can relate with the TOM pains. I get them so bad I'm just miserable, even with keeping up a prescription dose (4) of ibuprofen. And as if we don't have enough to complain about then, the scale tests our very last nerve. Good on you for sticking with it, because you know you'll see some good results when it's over.

Sandye: have you grown salad greens before? It's awesome to go pick your salad out of the back yard, and you can start them early and they grow pretty quick.
Keep up the good work and you'll be back to where you were in no time!

eclipse: I'd suggest tracking your spotting so you can try to determine your cycle, as wacky or non-existent (lucky) as it might be, so you can know when to expect some water retention each month. Definitely take the lower number because it will keep your enthusiasm up, and if you are retaining some water, it will continue to go down. Right on on the pants--I'm doing the same thing with all mine--it's very rewarding!

mystical: I haven't bought salad dressing forever, I always make it. Here is one I like a lot. 2 parts rice wine vinegar, 1/2 to 1 part soy sauce (I use low sodium, but only Kikkomann's), garlic (you can use powder, but I just squeeze in a clove), a little fresh ginger if you've got it (I cut it into about tablespoon size chunks and store it in the freezer), and a tiny amount of dark sesame oil. Sesame oil is great because it gives a lot of flavor with only a little bit. If you like a thicker dressing, you can add a little miso paste, which also makes a variety of really delicious dressings. If you want to add a little heat, a tiny bit of garlic chili paste is a good addition. It's nice to get away from the standard dressing variations sometimes!

Thanks everyone for your encouragement! I so need it! It is awesome seeing and feeling changes in your body. My DD did some measuring last night. 37-35-42. Aint that something. I wrote down the measurments when I first started this journey. 40-42-49. Now I have a question ladies. I need new bras. is a 36 going to be too tight? A 38 too big? Odd to ask I know, but not sure. Ex brought some of my skinny jeans. Hopefully I have some that fit. SANDYE they are 14s giggle giggle I will try them on in a few. Just down in the dumps and have to prepare myself if they dont fit. Tomorrow is weigh in and dont want to mess myself up. More in the dumps I have a ton of 12 and 14s. He brought me his jeans 38-32 SCREAMMMMM. thought I had some jeans to fit until I can afford some new ones. This day is kicking my butt.

Sandye~we got 4-5 inches of white stuff. Less than was thought. But the roads are slippery but passable. We get more Mon Tues Wed. All added we will have a pile of snow. Yes, the kids love it. Snow man and snow balls.

Ok done raving for now. Im going to cuddle up with the dog. Pat

Dixiemae, measure your torso just under your breasts (where your bra band would sit). That number and round up to the nearest even number, then add two. That will be your band size.

Shrinking girl congrats on last night. Explaining things to your dad took a lot of courage, but it is important to keep the lines of communication open. Congrats on the workout and scrubbing the 2 bathrooms after all that emotion. Having your parents support is very important. I know my husband and I had an issue and to be able to turn to my mom really did help me.

Idream Thanks for the kind words. Back on Plan 2 days in a row. But I keep doing this to myself. Relosing the ame 5 pounds over and over. Oh well.. I am good at it. Congrats to you for coming back to the good side of life. Glad to hear that things are happening. Even the smallest movements should be celebrated expecially when they are minuses on the scale. I too will forgo an early workout to get some sleep. It is very important. Especially with all the exercise and eating stress that we are putting on our bodies. The workout with the trainer was tough, but good. I really do enjoy my time with him. I find that I am able to push myself more with him and then am able to carry some of that over to my workouts by myself.

Louisa nope, not even close. But the scale is moving down again. Thanks. i will look for the gorilla glue and see if it helps. OMG I almost missed it........Congrats on ONEDERLAND>......tell me how it feels.

eclipse this may sound funny but, Congrats on the pants falling down!!!! Celebrate that huge victory


Diximae woohoo!!!! little pants!!!! Boy have your measurements changed. Congratulations. I wish I would have taken measurements when I first started. But i finally did take them just over a month ago. I will find out Wednesday if there have been any changes.

Tummy Awesome test scores!!! Keep up the great work.

Ok ladies. Day 2 of eating on plan. So far so good. Even grocery shopping was good today. Great workout this am with the trainer. Bench pressed 55 pounds, I know it is not much, but for me HUGe!!!! Also less stiffness and pain in the knee......maybe this swimming thing is gonna be good for me.

I have officially registered for the triathlon. Sunday, June 13th. Gonna be great.

Doctors appointment on Wednesday. Gotta get some more of this weight off before then. Just need to stay on plan and keep up the exercise.

Have a great day ladies. I do apologize if I missed anyone. So much is happening on this board it is hard to keep up.

Love and light to all the peeps!!!

Hello, I wanted to join in for the month... I'm weighing in today at 242, My Goal For February- 230... I'm ambitious... I'd just better start behaving better!!

I understand the scale issues.. I wanted a digital, since my old school scale is hard to read... and digi seems more accurate... well my new digi actually put me in at 4lbs heavier, so I had to lose that too... so... Finally... here I am. The only thing about this scale is that it cannot be read by any angle, and when I lean back a lil to read it, it says E.. and I have to try again... stupid picky things!

Anyway, good luck all, hope everything is working out....

Eclipse~Jellofer~ Thanks for the encouragement and help. Im a 40.

Dixiemae, I thought it was 2 inches to add, but I was just reading that it's 4. so you might be a 42.

According to this http://www.whatsmybrasize.co.uk/ I should be wearing a 46H. yikes! I think I'm in a 42 or 44 DD right now. I know the cup size is way too small, but it's so hard to find affordable bras for big boobs!

Just a quick howdy, busy day again today, fixing a big dinner for the family. They've been requesting a "heartier" dinner so today's the day. I even made some pineapple upsidedown cake to use up the last of a pineapple I had. I have never made one of those before and it's looking pretty fancy on my counter. Almost too pretty to eat, almost ;)

Still hanging out at my 137's I do like it here but one day I'll meet that 135 again. But day 6 going strong with no unplanned food and I should be good since I did plan on cake too. Have a great day ladies, off to study and finish up my research paper for my other class. Afterall, tomorrow we have a Super Bowl party out of town and there will be little school type work going on.

ok...ordered the body bugg!!!

Hey all! Struggling with my food choices still. This whole thing of not being able to cook normally is totally killing me. My decisions have SUCKED as a result! I'm (at the same time) annoyed that I keep eating poorly and resigned to the fact that things will get better Tuesday and have decided not to sweat anything before then. I guess it's not a good attititude to have, but it's keeping me sane. I'm not gorging or eating total crap all the time (certainly some of the time, though). I'm just not necessarily tracking cals or avoiding any particular foods. It also isn't helping that I haven't exercised in a week. Tomorrow I plan to try the treadmill at school and see how it is. I've never really run on a treadmill much, so there will be an adjustment period....not to mention the fact that I haven't been running since mid-December. I'll ease into it, of course. Well, that's what's going on here.
Sorry for no personals! I have so much I want to say to everyone! I love you girls!! Keep up the good work!