Burned 503 cals between my walk and wii fit. Didnt realize it was so late. Need to pack an over night bag and head to the boys house. Gonna take the boys to the farmers market tomorrow and get some yummy veggies and hope I can find some plums and nectarines.

That is a crazy long day, Burgundy! That's so great you can take the boys to the farmer's market.

Got up too late to fit in a run today :( I'm having an attack of the major sleepies - I go to bed early and can't seem to get up early. Oh well, I'm sure it will pass. Having dinner with my bf tonight - lean steaks, sauteed spinach and baby portobello mushrooms, should be yummy. Tomorrow I'll get in another good walk and probably a run on Friday.

Hope to hear from everyone soon...

Katylil - you mentioned another mini-challenge - how about picking a goal for the end of September? End of October seems so far ;) By 9/30, I'm shooting for two more pounds down which would mean 162, the lowest in 9 years I think. What are you guys shooting for in the next few weeks?

Hi Ladies,

Work and home have gotten in the way AGAIN! Sorry about that.

Katylil: Sounds like you are in a great place right now - good for you! Your eating is definitely impressive and it's great that your roommates are eating healthy also. They has to be a great motivator. Great job on the weight loss.

Allison: I don't know how you do those long days with the boys and still manage to work out. 189 is right around the corner for you! You are doing awesome!

Dance: Thanks for the little pep talk - and you were right - I needed to improve my eating to improve my mood. It helped, so thank you! You can do the 2 pounds by the end of the month, you are super woman! How are your knees, etc. holding up with your running?

Me? I'm back to eating right. I have a spinal injection on Friday (not sure if I told you all that). Specialist thinks that it will help and as long as I watch my exercising, I think I'll be ok. The doc told me to start working out again, that I should do what is comfortable (which isn't much at this point). I have pain in my lower back and hip, so even walking for long periods of time hurts. Oh well.

So last night I went and worked out with Jeff - he customized a workout for me and I have to say, it felt good to be back at the gym. Jeff really doesn't want for me to get the spinal injection, he feels guilty that I hurt myself when I worked out with him. I explained, I have a genetic condition that affects by back, but it is sweet that he cares.

Work has been crazy and will continue to be until the end of the year. I'm going to be applying for another position in the next week or so, so wish me luck! I really want this job, so we'll see what happens. That means I'll be even busier, but it's a great opportunity for me. I will definitely have to get on here more to keep me sane.

Have a great night ladies!

Dance-it was a crazy long day. I am so tired. The 7 y/o got woken up by the 4 y/o at 430 and I am not sure he went back to sleep even after I told him it wasnt time to get up. I know I didnt go back to sleep until I knew he was on the bus. Gotta do it again Friday but school is all day instead of a half day like today. Gonna have the 4 y/o tomorrow for a few hours while his parents are in court finalizing the divorce. Then gonna come home and relax(well kinda, I will have to workout) Dinner sounded yummy. I ended up eating a piece of homemade pizza with the boys, but only one. I'll do another challenge with you and Katy. 2 lbs sounds good to me by the end of the month. That will put me at 188.

Vicky-I did part of my workout at the boys house. They have dirtbikes so they have a trail that goes thru the woods around their house so me and the boys walked that loop 3 times(1 mile) Good luck with the injection Friday and I hope it helps. Glad you get to workout again, I bet that feels great just dont over do it. And good luck getting the new position.

Walked a mile today and just finished working out on the wii fit. I didnt make it to 500 cals today, but I did burn 250. I am exhausted and just want to go to bed. Glad tomorrow is a short day(hopefully) I had a lean cuisine for lunch today just cos it was quick but I looked at the sodium and it was OUTRAGEOUS!!! I will probably be bloated tomorrow. Hope I dont see a jump on the scale, but I will drink tons of water tomorrow just in case.

maddiesmom - ouch on the spinal injection - you are a brave girl! I hope it's a big help in managing the pain. Best of luck with the job opportunity - is it with the same company? Glad your eating is back on track.

burgundy - wow, can't believe their divorce is almost finalized - it seemed like yesterday when you said they were having trouble. That's so great that you have the boys exercising with you. How cool that you're on the cusp of a new decade - the 180s will be calling your name in no time!

Dinner was great last night as expected - we had tomatoes from my bf's garden too - amazing flavor. I think I may have caught up on sleep last night finally and am trying to get psyched for a marathon of productivity at work. Wish me luck!

Dance: Yes, the job is in the same company, same department even (HR), just a better development opportunity. It's a management position (managing projects, not people), so I'm hoping to get it. I may have to take some classes, etc. to get there, but I'm willing to put the work in. Great job on eating well and good luck with your marathon of work!

Allison: The fact that you burned those calories after a super long day - WOW! You impress me. Hope you get to relax sometime this week. Enjoy the farmer's market too!

Well, the spinal injection is tomorrow - it is pretty painful, but so is the pain I've been dealing with for the past 6 weeks. I've gone through it before, so I know what to expect. Should be interesting to see how it goes the second time around. I'm going to have one last workout with Jeff tonight because I won't be able to work out for a few days after the shot. My arms are still sore after the last workout, but I have to get back into my routine.

Hope everyone is having a great day!

Dance-yep their divorce is done. She said it only took like 10 minutes in court. I was only there an hour today, but thats ok. I will be there all day tomorrow. The 180s are taunting me. I want them to come so bad. Im hoping by Sunday. The boys mom gave me some tomatoes from her garden, they were delicious. Probably have some slices with lunch tomorrow.

Vicky-thanks, but you are the impressive one working out with all the pain you are going through. Good luck with the injection tomorrow.

Finally relaxed some tonight. Got a walk in earlier, went with my sil and the kids to a trail near my house. I walked a mile with the dogs before they got there. Then we walked 2 miles together so 3 miles for me today. I did 10 minutes on wii fit so far. Might try to do some more before I head to the boys house.

Gonna take the 4 y/o to the park tomorrow and run around with him. Might have him walk the trail at his house with me again.

The farmers market was great. I am all set for the week now. Had a roast with carrots and potatoes for dinner tonight. I was thinking about my portion size compared to before I started this journey. Most of the time I would get seconds(sometimes 3rds) Now I have one plate with smaller portions. Plus I am starting to see a difference in the muffin top. I'm gonna try to post some progress pics soon.

Everyone have a great Friday.

I have internet! :D Woohoo!

Sorry to hear about your injection Maddiesmom but good to see you back on here! :)

Dancer: good to hear that you're doing good, I wish I could catch up on sleep! :( I keep waking up at stupid o'clock (which is why I'm on here at 9am, because my housemates are still asleep!)...

Burgundy: again, dang you do so well with the exercise!!

I was really really bad yesterday. I went out on Thursday night and woke up hungover (ugh). So started off the (terrible) day with toast and peanutbutter, moved on to egg and bacon sandwich for lunch and finished with a big mac meal at mcdonalds (with my girlfriends, who were also very hungover...) ugh. Paying for it this morning though. I haven't eaten junk in so long that apparently it now makes me feel bad! Weigh-in tomorrow so we'll see what the damage is, but I really don't want to stress too much over it, especially as it's only one day in about I-don't-know-how-many. But I won't be doing it again in a hurry!!!

Hope you're all having a good weekend! :)

PS. Yes I am up for another 2lb challenge!!! 147 by 30th of september sounds good to me!!!

Katy-get back to the grind tomorrow. We can get another 2 lbs off by the end of the month. Drink lots of water tomorrow.

I am taking the weekend to relax, kid free. Their mom wanted me to keep them tomorrow for 5 hrs cos she wanted to go outta town to party tonight, but had to tell her no. I'll have them 2 or 3 days next week. She told me the other day I should just move in and be the live in nanny and go visit Chris. NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont mind a few nights a week over there but not everyday. I would miss Chris, my dogs and MY OWN HOUSE.

Didnt get a walk in, right when I was getting ready to go it started raining. So I worked out on the wii. Did Golds Cardio Gym and Wii fit. I burned 400 cals between the 2. Need to step it up. I know what my prob is. I wait til 9 or 10pm to workout and I tire out faster. Need to start doing it earlier on days that I can.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. Saw on FB, today was Sandy and Bubbas anniversary.

Burgundy: Go you for saying no. I was always really bad at saying no to extra work...I'd always feel pressured to say yes and then really really regret doing it! So yay :) Hope you had a good couple of days off!

So I weighed in this morning... 148.8lbs!

I'm somehow down 0.8lbs. How? I have no freaking idea. I suppose all my being good at the beginning of the week made up for Friday/yesterday?! Who knows. But my girlfriends and me have decided we need a week off partying before Freshers Week (next week - it's gonna be messy and I am so NOT weighing myself that week...) so we're having this one off. I'm hoping I can lose a pound then, and maintain it during Freshers, before losing the last pound last week of September, bringing me to (possibly) just under 147 for the 30th of September! :)

Hope you've all had a good weekend!

Katy-I really thought about keeping the boys, but she just wanted to party so I had to say no. Only have them 2 days this week(Tue&Thur) Maybe more if she picks up other days. Congrats on 148. Maybe that day off plan jump started your metabolism.

CHECK OUT THE TICKER!!!!!!!!!!! I was finally able to change it this morning. I was POP yesterday, gonna shoot for it again today. Yesterday I walked 4 miles, rode my bike 2 miles and jumped on the trampoline. Gonna do a similar workout today.

Our riding lawn mower is on the fritz right now, so my workout for Wednesday is to rent a push mower and tackle this yard. We have a big yard too. That should be fun.

I'll have the 4 yr old tomorrow. Hope its nice out so we can run around outside. I have a few errands to run with him.

Where is everyone???

burgundy - you are a rockstar! Woohooo!!!!! When was the last time you weighed in the 180s, you skinny thing?

katylil - way to go on 148! Are you finding that you notice the difference on your body with each pound as you get closer to goal?

I haven't been nearly as good as you superstars *hanging head in shame* - kind of a bad weekend for me. I think I've had a low grade virus that seems to come and go or something and sometimes I get achy and headachy and that hit again this weekend. So I did some comfort eating (as if THAT was going to help anything). But that's over and I'm back on the wagon. Plan for today:
B: yogurt and berries
L: tuna sandwich and apple slices
D: tillapia and sauteed spinach
And for exercise, I'm going to clean like a mad woman when I get home as I'm having some girlfriends over for dinner after work tomorrow and my cleaning lady has been out of town for a while. Lugging the vacuum cleaner up and down should count for something, right?

Hope you all are riding high, celebrating your new numbers!

Burgundy: Woohoo!!!!! :D Well done you!!!!!!

Dancer: Thanks! Yeah I am actually reaaally noticing the difference (and so is everyoen else apparently!). My arms especially is where I'm feeling it. Can't wait to keep movin' on down though :) and don't stress too much about comfort eating. Sometimes that's what we need! And sometimes (See my example) a day or two off plan can kickstart things back into gear as well :) hope you feel better today anyway!

I just got back from a very long day at the theatre. 2h of Body Conditioning in the morning followed by 3h dance auditions for On The Town (our course term production)...I'm absolutely whacked! And yet I'm now researching 1940's fashion and hairstyles and preparing for tomorrow's singing audition. It's knackering but I love it! :)