Dance and Katy-I will try for 2 lbs by labor day. Gives me some motivation. I rented some different wii games tonight that will get me moving and Walk away the pounds with Leslie Sansone(think thats her name).


Vicky-where are you??????????????

Ladies - it's on! Not sure I can get there but it's always worth a shot. Just got back from my stylist and my hair is all coppery again - very happy. That plus fitting into my size 10 capris has me in a pretty good mood ;)

Oooh! Well done on the capris Dancer! :)

Burgundy: what games did you rent? Argh I really wish we had a wii! There're some pretty cool games out there now :)

Hey and yeah, Maddiesmom, where'd you go?!

Still no exercise today, my back stopped hurting and now it's my waist, on the side of my ribs that's killing me... :( also I went out last night and ended up having a slice of pizza and some salad (I swear my friends are incapable of making anything else when we meet for dinner) and then we got stuck into the mojitos. Woke up this morning very bloated and once again determined to stick to my healthy eating plan. It's just so stupidly hard when I havent had a social life all summer and also we have fmaily staying with us until tuesday so my mum is making all this incredibly amazing food...it's so hard!! :(
I cant wait til I fly back to uni next week and can control what I have in my kitchen!

Hope you're all having a good friday!

Ugh - up half a pound on the scale this morning. I know I didn't do anything wrong yesterday and it's just a normal fluctuation but it always bums you out. Maybe it was good for my mental health to have that scale break for a while ;)

Might try for an evening run today. What's everyone else up to?

Katylil - It's so hard when there's off-plan food right there in front of you all the time. Good luck resisting the temptations!

maddiesmom & aj - how are you guys doing? hope all is okay.

mygrits - we miss you - come say hi!

Dance-not sure I can get there either but we can try our hardest. Doesnt it feel great to get your hair done. I felt wonderful after I got mine done on Monday, still do. I can actually style it like she did it at the salon. Yay for your size 10s!!!!!!!!!!! Dont get discouraged with the scale, I'm the same way though.

Katy-I got a Daisy Fuentes Pilates game, I rented it before and didnt really like it too much but they didnt have many active games. I also got a beach sports game so gonna play some volleyball when Im done. It will be so easier when you get back to uni and can control your food.

Didnt get a walk in today, went downstate and did some grocery shopping. Went to Kroger, the closest one is like an hour and a half away. So now we have plenty of healthy food in the house so no excuses to not stay on plan this week. I am sick of the 190s so I will get to 189!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gonna work in the yard tomorrow so that will be a good workout.

Have a fun weekend everyone.

Hey girls, it's me again. Just trying to check in somewhat often.

Dance, I feel your pain on the non-stop house work...although ours has just gotten pushed into overdrive.

Burgandy, I love my Wii too...I just don't play it enough! I love the kickboxing on the Wii fit, but I haven't played in at least 6 months.

Katy, it really does take some incredible self control to eat healthy and stay on plan when you have a social life (not that I would know...lol). That is something I definitely need to work on as well.

Staccie, every time you talk about your job, you just sound so darn important! I mean that as a compliment...lol. It sounds like no two days are alike.

So, the reason our house is probably gonna be put in overdrive is because we want to move. My husband's family all lives in Ohio and he wants to be within a day's drive of them and we are both getting so sick of Florida. I am not really liking my job and he officially hates his new job. His new boss/owner is psycho from the sound of things! I actually don't mind my job right now, but the future is looking really bad. If things go the way they look...I will be even more busy than I ever even thought of being. Plus, when I got my "promotion" that had been held in front of my face for over a year, they tried to act like it wasn't a promotion. When I asked about the pay difference...I was guilt-tripped for even asking for a raise in this economy (even though they cut out a huge salary when the guy I replaced left). Plus it wasn't "meant to be a promotion". Um, yeah. Going from being one tax advisor's assistant to taking over 240 new clients I have never even dealt with isn't a promotion. RIGHT. Sorry, that topic makes my blood boil.

Anyways, so we are looking to move. Actually suggestions are welcome. I am looking for a decent sized city with extensive public transportation (we want to sell 1 car). It needs to be in Ohio or the surrounding states. He would prefer us or them to have an 8 hour or less drive. Obviously it needs to have a decent job market, although the demand is pretty good for accountants everywhere, my husband still doesn't have a career path and he is trying to figure out what the heck to do with his business degree. Any suggestions.

On to the real topic, weight and exercise. I am doing pretty good. We started power 90, which is the predecessor to P90X. We finished day 3 tonight. Already noticing a difference in endurance. I am down a few more lbs from when I last posted, although I think I am going to have a huge fluctuation tomorrow since I peeked at the scale tonight. It isn't justified though, unless my super sore muscles are retaining water, which is a definite possibility. My triceps are KIIIILLING me. :0

I hope all of you are well!

Tiff-I wasnt using my wii much at all either but lately started renting quite a few games so I have indoor workout options. That really sucks about your "promotion" Dont know much about Ohio so dont really have any suggestions for you. Maybe you can talk to Neesy sometime. Great job on starting power 90, are you liking it? You probably are retaining water if your weight goes up but I notice my weight is always a little higher in the evening. Glad you checked in.

Dance and Katy-hows it going getting the 2 lbs off. I was still at 192 this morning so hoping to see a loss by Monday or Tuesday.

I have a huge pot of chicken, veggie and rice soup in the crock pot. It called for green beans but I wanted to try edamame so we'll see how it turns out. I'll probably have it for lunch tomorrow. I'm making chicken soup for dinner and my husband wants my homemade biscuits with it. Not the healthiest meal but I wont go overboard.

Worked out on the wii last night, probably do the same today and get back to walking tomorrow. I have the boys all day tomorrow, planning on taking them to the beach. Time to find the sunscreen.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

Hey girls! Didn't have my laptop turned on all weekend - must be a new record for me ;)

tifftiff - nice to hear from you! Good luck with the planning for a move - sound like a new adventure for you two.

burgundy - how did your soup turn out?

I was down a pound to 166 earlier this weekend but haven't weighed myself today to see if it stuck around. I did a bunch of organizing and going up and down stairs but didn't do fantastic for exercise otherwise. We walked to dinner on Saturday but that was about it. Am heading out for a run as soon as it gets a little lighter. I woke up super early today and couldn't get back to sleep.

Okay, girls - one week until Labor day - what's everyone shooting for this week?

Dance-The soup was great, took it over for the boys for dinner yesterday. They loved it. Congrats on 166. I dont know if I am gonna make it to 190. I was still at 192 this morning but had too much sodium yesterday. I climbed the stairs 20 times last night after the boys went to bed(didnt count going down) and did some crunches and leg lifts. Havent gotten a workout in tonight but gonna do that dvd I rented.

Where is everyone??

Hi everyone!
dancer: congrats on the 166! :)
burgundy: come on! we can do this! :)

I've had a crazy weekend, meeting up with friends to say goodbye, had family over...it's not been too good foodwise! And yet when I weighed in yesterday I was down to 152. HUH? Exactly.

Hope you're all doing OK! I'm gonna be busy packing and getting sorted before I leave on thursday so I probably won't be around much, especially as we haven't sorted out the internet yet in our flat, so I'll probably see y'all at some point next week (hopefully on Labor Day)!!

PS. Hey MaddiesMom, where'd you go!?

katylil - woohoo for 152! You will be looking skinny and gorgeous back at school. Good luck with the whole process - I know it's such a pain bringing all your stuff back and forth.

burgundy - we still have a few more days - I have a feeling you'll be seeing 190 very soon ;) What's your workout plan for today?

I'm up scary early and not sure why. I'm getting some work done though so not too bad. Planning on an after work walk with a friend so that will be my exercise for the day.

Food plan -
B: whole grain cereal, raspberries and skim milk
L: tuna sandwich and apple slices
D: tillapia, broccoli and salad

What's everyone else eating today?

Katy-we can do this!!!!!!! :hug:Congrats on getting back down to 152. Have a good week.

Dance-workout for today was 100 crunches on ab lounge and I walked about a mile and a half but it was so hot out. I have a walking dvd so I may do that in a little bit. Food was ok today. Bagel thin and lf cream cheese, L watermelon, grapes and a couple chips/lf dip(yea not so good) D was chicken and peppers w/tomato slices and sweet potato.

Its to quiet here lately, hope everyone gets talkative again soon.

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! Where is everyone????????????

I know - funny how it goes in waves, right?

Good for you on the crunches and the walk. I did a three mile loop with a friend yesterday and am planning on some yardwork after work today. Tomorrow and Friday I'm taking off and am planning runs both days. I have no trouble getting myself to walk or run fairly often and I do my weird leg lifts to prevent more knee troubles but I don't seem to be able to make myself do situps and pushups. I'll give it another shot tomorrow and Friday since I'll have lots of free time and no excuses.

Scale is at 166.7 so up a few tenths from the other day but still in the neighborhood. Looks like I need to be extra good for the next few days to even have lost 1lb by Labor day ;)

Hope all of you are doing okay. I just know that I wouldn't have made as much progress as I have (and maintained it for so long) without all of you. I'm amazed at the combined effects of community and accountability and I hope to someday be like rockinrobin, mandalynn, lori bell and those other amazing maintainers that stay active on the board. The next 16.7 lbs seem pretty daunting, especially as my progress has been sooooo slow lately but I'd like to shoot for 160 by my b-day in October. That would be the thinnest I've been in 10yrs. It sounds hard but conceivably possible thanks to you girls.

I see friends struggling to lose weight and go about things in ways that seem counterproductive to me and it's so hard to see. Hugs to all of you for your wisdom and support!