Hmmm...almost 6 days and Lindsy has still not checked in. That is not like her at all.

Please check in soon, Lindsy...even just to let us know you're okay!

Hey there I am checking in. I do wonder where Lindsy is that is not like her. Hope all is well with everyone. I weighed and I am at 168.5. Yeah! I just have got to work on my weekend eating plans. I am excited about the time change because now it is easier to get up in the morning and exercise. So that is my mini goal this week get up and exercise. Hope all is great and going swell for everyone.

Morning everyone..... I peeked at the scale this morning but don't log my weight until Wednesday. This morning the scale said 187.8 which would put me at 5.6 lbs gone since I started. Only 3.4 to go until I meet my gooble goal. I'm secretly hoping to be down 10 lbs even though I set my goal at 9. However, now I am freaking out I'll do something to make myself gain UGH!

Nikki

Yippy! Looks like we are all doing a great job heading towards our Thanksgiving goals. Congratulations to you both!!! I'm also down another half pound, making it 4 pounds that I've lost since we started.

Erin, I'm the same as you; I need to get into the habit of working out in the morning. I should just set a time and, no matter what, just do it then...like it's an appointment.

Nikki, even though I would be thrill to just reach my Thanksgiving goal on or before that day, I, too, secretly wish to be at least a pound under it to put me into the 180s. No harm in wishing, right?

Ugh. The past two weeks have sucked and I'm fighting the urge to binge every single day. I'm just not in a good place right now. I'm tired of being by myself, I'm short with my kids because I never get a break, I'm hurt because my parents no longer want anything to do with me since they have their new families.

I'm sorry. I feel like all I do is whine to you guys but I'm having a rough time. I'm glad all of you are having great success. Hopefully we'll all reach our Turkey Day goals!

I'm so sorry, Lambie! (((HUGS))) You don't have any siblings or friends nearby to lean on during this time? I know it's not the same thing as having someone right there to talk to, but you can lean on us any time. Don't be afraid to vent. We all need to do that sometimes.

And I know you already think of your husband daily, but keep that picture of yourself and how you want to look and feel in your mind constantly of when your husband first sees you in January. He is going to be so blown away. Do you have any idea of what you want to wear that day? A special coming-home outfit to knock his socks off perhaps?

Thanks, Sandy. I don't really have anyone. When we first moved here, 8 years ago, I had a lot of friends. They have all moved to different military installations now and we're the only ones left. I've attempted to meet new people but they seem to either have no kids and want to go out all the time or have a ton of kids and want to use me for babysitting. My only brother lives in Okinawa, the rest of the family is on the east coast, and my husband's family lives in China.

I've been thinking of coming home outfits. My choice is really limited since it will be freezing and probably snowing. Thinking skinny jeans, boots, and a cute top or a sweater dress, tights, and boots. Either way they'll be covered by my winter jacket.

Thank you so much for understanding. I'm usually a very upbeat person but the constant deployments are really starting to wear on me. This is our seventh in five years and the last two years he's been gone more than he's been at home.

That has to be so difficult. I'm sure you miss him terribly, as he does you.

I know what you mean about the friends with kids who want to use you as a babysitter. I've been a stay-at-home mom on and off for 20 years. When I wasn't working and my girls were young, people assumed that I just sat home and did nothing all day, so it would be no problem for them to dump their kids off on me for free baby sitting while they went out to make money at their jobs. Yeah...I live to wipe your kid's snot. LOL I put a stop to that really quick.

Does your husband know how much longer he'll be in the service?

Lambie- I wish I could hug you. It must be incredibly difficult to deal with all ofthat. Will this be his last deployment? If you need to talk pm me and I will give you my email. I check it 100 times a day.


Checking in this morning before my day gets hectic. I'm still feeling good. Tonight I will come home and workout.
My food so far today looks like this :

breakfast : coffee with .25 cup milk and chobani pomegranet yogurt

Lunch: 6 ounces basil garlic portabello mushrooms and 2 cups zucchini in an olive oil onion / garlic sauce

Dinner : 3 ounces of talapia and steamed brocolli with lemon.

I also packed baby carrots and cherry tomatoes in case I get hungey at work.

Nikkih, that menu sounds yummy!

No change in weight from yesterday. Today was my offical weigh in day and I've lost 1.5 pounds for the week. Not bad, but I'll have to lose 2.5 pounds per week from here on out to reach my Thanksgiving weight loss goal. Time to step it up and move more during the day.

Happy Monday everyone!

Thanks for the congrats, Nikki!

I'm just checking in quickly to let you all know I'm still doing good. I have been very proud of how much exercise I'm getting in, since that hasn't always been my strength. Eating, well, there is a mostly empty bag of Tapatio Doritos on my counter at home that proves that yesterday was not my finest hour. Today's a new day, though, and I'm completely on plan.

Good luck to everyone this week!!!!

Oh, and I posted before/after pics on my goal post if you wanna check them out.

Busy day just wanted to check in! Weighed myself this morning and I am at 197. Woohoo, not sure if I will make my goal by Thanksgiving but I will be happ with any loss! Hope everyone is doing great!

Weighed in at 161.2 the past 2 days. I was wavering between 163-165 for a while, but the scale is moving again. I've been mainly on plan, ate a little over budget due to some weekend social events, but back on track.

Breakfast 11/7: oatmeal (150), strawberries (80), coffee w/skim (30)=260
snack: Fiber One brownie (90)
Lunch: Amy's brown rice, black-eyed pea bowl w/ added kale (300), peppermint tea (0)
snack: vanilla greek yogurt (130), baby carrots (50)=180
Dinner: salad: tuna (100), salmon instead of tuna (200) spring mix, Zima tomatoes, sugar snap peas, red pepper

Keep up the great work, everyone!

So far I have a 5 pound loss in 2 weeks! I'm perfectly happy with this, and I'd be thrilled to keep that kind of progress up but I know that isn't likely to always be consistent. Dare to dream, I suppose!

Hey-
I am a little late! But would love to join the challenge. I would love to lose 5lbs. by turkey day!!