First of all, congratulation on hitting your 20-pound mark! :carrot: Now, about what you PT told you about not going over 30 minutes with aerobics or you'll start burning muscle...I wonder if you could ask him why the trainers on Biggest Loser have the contestants training aerobically for hours at a time if he feel this to be true. Because by the end of the season, most of those men and a lot of the women have lots of added muscle. Don't get me wrong, I hate doing aerobics and usually don't do over 30 minutes at a time myself. I'm just wondering what your PT's thoughts on this matter would be.

Fiyah, a big congratulations to you on getting into the 200s!!! :hug: Bye, bye 300s; don't come back now, ya hear?!?

I've got my self-cleaning stove on and it's stinkin' up the house. I've got such a headache from the fumes. :dizzy: You'd think in this day and age they could figure out a way to prevent such strong fumes from this process. Next time I plan to do this I'm making plans to be out of the house for a few hours.

Had a great day, as I hope you all did. I was bummed to hear that Davy Jones, my childhood crush, passed away today at 66 years old from a heart attack. RIP Davy. http://bbs.roddenberry.com/images/smilies/eusa_pray.gif

Sandcar, thats a good point, although I have never really watched the biggest loser. I would bet they counteract with extra muscle building as well but idk for sure. I have been averaging 2 pounds a week so I am going to stick with what is working for now. Hopefully I will not plateau any time soon:smug:

Sandy, I think Davy was pretty much everyone over 35's childhood crush. I remember me & my best friend used to argue over who was going to marry him. Silly kids. He brought so much laughter to so many people. It's unbelievable to think that their tv show actually was cancelled in 1968. I watched it in the late 70's early 80's growing up. R.I.P.

Stlrsgrl43, great job on reaching the 20 pound mark. 2 pounds per week is great & definitely if it's working for you don't change it.

Four days ago I had bounced up to my begining February weight & over the last 3 days I've lost 3.4 pounds. Whoosh! Yay. Just in time for me to begin holding water for my TOM. Just my luck. Hopefully I get another day or two of the whoosh.

Hope everyone has a great OP day.

Kim

Happy to report in that at my weigh-in this morning I was down 1.8 pounds, but better than that I am excited to say hello to the 160's again for the first time in a very loooonnnnngggg time! It is a beautiful day today and I am excited to go home and complete day 2 of C25K.

Stlrsgrl43 and kandd416----congratulations on your losses as well!! We are headed in the right direction:)

Everyone have a great day and keep drinking water and moving:)

Well, I've been 1/2 on 1/2 off plan. A little stressed the last few days as my daughter had her knee surgery yesterday morning. Did get my workout in today while she was sleeping. Everything went well and she should be back to school on Monday. And it doesn't help that my 17 yr old son is mad at me because I don't like his new girlfriend. She's one of the "popular" girls and is not a pleasant girl. I've known her since she was 12 and she's always been mean to my daughter...especially when they were on the same lacrosse teams. One of the reasons she switched to softball. Why are men so stupid sometimes? And why can't they accept the fact that mom knows best?

Congrats to you as well tlbrwn on your weight loss. Bethann, I'm glad your daughters surgery went well.

Hi everyone! I'm still on vacation, so I haven't weighed myself all week. It will be interesting to see what happens. I haven't been too bad.

Sandy - I know you are right about the muscle/weightloss relationship. Some of my friends have recently told me that they really saw the scale begin to drop when they started doing resistance exercises. I really need to think about that. I do some light free weights, but it is not consistent enough to make a difference.

I'm reading everyone's posts.

Great losses, girls!

Fiyah - Special congrats to you. Those milestones are so important for us.

I was sad about Davey Jones, too. He'll be forever young in my mind.

Glad to hear you gals are loosing... Way to go!! Wow lot of post to read since last time I posted lol... Sorry for not being able to reply to everyone but keep up the good work it will all pay off...

Well I am getting more and more stress. School and looking for a job has been so stressful lately.. Well now my bf lost his job so one us has to find one ASAP.... Hardly anyone is hiring around here so major stress with no money no job and bills coming up.... Things where starting to look up then he loosing his job ... STRESSSSS

I was so upset today and disgusted with myself that I couldn't really eat today...I never realized just how big I am till now looking in the mirror side ways.... I just busted into tears.. I have gained weight back that I lost.. I am guessing that it is from all the stress... ARGGG!!!!

I don't even know how much I weigh and really don't want to know... I will weigh in the morning but really dont want to see what the number is..... This is where I would usually lie about the number but that will not help me and I know that so I have to be honest and accountable...

Good morning, I amd down 1.4 pounds this week, heading out to the gym now, trying to build some muscle. [B]Countrybarbie[/B,sorry to hear about your bad luck, I hope things start looking up for you.

Good Friday morning ladies. The end of yet another work week. I don't know why, but it seems like the older I get the quicker time flies. March already. Come on Spring.

Tlbrwn, great job getting down to the 160's. It's another big step towards your goal!

BethAnn, glad your daughter is doing well. As for your son, you gave him a little warning, but keep an open mind, people do change. I hope for your son's sake she has. Plus, sometimes kids just have to learn things the hard way. It's amazing at how much smarter my parents are now that I'm older. LOL

Barbie, I'm also sorry about your luck, but hang in there & take care of yourself.

stlrsgrl, great job one again. What you're doing is definitely working for you. Keep it up girl!

Hope everyone has a OP weekend. Talk to ya Monday.

Kim

Tlbrwn, I bet feeling awesome to get down to the 160's. Keep on keeping on

stlrsgrl, whatever you are doing is working so keep with the awesomeness lol


Today is better.. I am trying to look at the good things in my life and know that god has a plan for me.. When one door closes another one opens... I ain't feeling so depressed today.. I know I have to keep my head up and instead of eating alot(which I can't cause we are on a BUDGET now) so I have to base out the food so I guess exercise and music is what will have to be my food crutch....


Everyone have a great weekend.. I am making a grocery list, since no food in house have to go buy some lol

Grrrr...I am in the worst mood ever! After trying so hard to get my weight down and seeing ever so slowly inch down to 194.4, I wake up this morning to see 197 on the scale! I am frustrated beyond belief and, yes, let out a few tears because of it. I really am trying hard, girls, but lately it seems like I'm taking one step forward and then three steps back.

I won't give up, though, don't worry. Sorry for the vent, and I do hope you all have a good weekend.

Hellllooo my beautiful 3FC lady friends! I have good news... I got my whoosh! FINALLY! I really needed this girls, because I was really feeling down and out in that I was religiously OP, and no movement on the scale was about to have me throwing my hands up in the air and saying "JUST FORGET ABOUT IT!" But nope, my persistence paid off. I weighed twice (yesterday and today) and am now back down to 168.6. Whew. So, this leads me to my next statement... HANG IN THERE DARLINS! Seriously, when you really sit back and think about it- if you're staying OP and doing what you know is right, then there is NO WAY you're gaining weight... even if the scale says you are. I have come to the conclusion that the scale is the devil :devil: Please ladies, just keep on keepin on and it will pay off. Now, I need to hear this VERY SAME THING next time I'm hitting a plateau. Which is almost a definite.

I'm so proud of all of you ladies, whether you're seeing losses on the scale or not. The fact that we log in here and post our ups and downs almost daily shows that we're tuned in. :hug: to you all! Hold your beautiful heads up and show this weight-loss business WHO'S BOSS! :carrot:

Also, I've taken on a new 'job', if you can call it that... I'm keeping a sweet baby girl (6 wks old) 4 days a week, along with my 3 yr old (I also have a 12 yr old that's in school the majority of the day). So, that's keeping me super busy, hence the lessened posts here! But I'll check in as much as possible. :D XO ladies!

Oh! And tlbrwn... I just have to point out some similarities we have: our height, our weight, our goal for this challenge, we are both in VA, and we both love camping! I thought that was too neat =) (I went through the posts in this thread for some inspiration and noticed all of these things!)

Hi Friends.........I have been trying to catch up on what I have missed this past week with everyone - HUGS to everyone :hug: ! Regardless of how much weight people are losing or aren't, we are all still here and not giving up. We are the greatest aren't we!!!

Well I am down 1.6 lbs this week. I certainly was not on point this week so any drop is a welcome surprise. Hope to be a bigger loser next week :cool:!

Good Morning friends.......so I saw a loss of .6 lbs since yesterday. Not much, granted however it means I saw 310 on the scale for the first time in years!!!! Also means I am within touch distance of 309......I love the feeling of reaching that next 9 at the end of weight. Which puts me a short hop away from 299!!!!

Ok.....a lot of rambling but anything that motivates me right :carrot:!

Hi Everyone!

Back from my sunny beach vacation. Will weigh in tomorrow - it will be interesting. I had a fairly OP week. I'm pumping H2O today, as you all know, even when On Plan, restaurant food is salty etc.

40lbs- You go girl!!!!! Doesn't it feel great!
Congrats also to Country, Vicki, Stlrsgrl

Sandy - I hear ya. I havent' lost that much since the beginning of this challenge, but I'm going to hang in there.

If we all focus on our plans, it will come off.

I'll check back in tomorrow.

Have a great OP day everyone!

Lost 1.5 this week and am in Onderland and hope to stay here!

Way to go on the big loss, DrivenByAmbition!

To my great disappointment, when I stepped on the scale this morning it read just a hair shy of 170. (I have an old analog scale, so it's not very precise). That's the same number, 3 weeks in a row! But I was down to 168-169 earlier this week, so I'm stacking it up to TTOM. I've been at this losing weight thing for about three weeks, and I started just after my period, so I have no sense of how that affects things. (I normally go by the old "how tight are my pants test)... But I've been mostly OP, and working out a lot, and the pants are looser, so hopefully it's just water weight!

I'm headed out of town for a big conference this week - pretty much all meals from a buffet or served plated. Any tips for staying OP when travelling? (It's a great hotel and supposedly has a nice gym, so I should be able to fit in my workouts, at least.)

SW: 172
CW: 170
GW: 162

Weigh-ins:
February 20: 170
February 27: 170
March 5: 170
March 12:
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 8/Final:

OK, so I gained 2lbs on vacation. I'm up 1lb over my challenge start weight. YIKES!!!!
The bad - I've lost a couple of weeks.
The good - There would have been a time when I gained way over 5lbs on vacation.

I'll just keep going.
Congrats to all of you who are having success!!!!
Congrats to all of you who are struggling and staying with it!!!!

:bunny2:
Start: 185
Current: 186
Goal: 172

DrivenBy, congratulations on getting to Onederland. I know what a huge step that is & you should be so proud of yourself!

Roncy, I hear your frustration with the scale. I was bouncing around at 184 for almost a month, but it finally gave in & seems to have finally dropped. Now I'm bouncing around 182. LOL

I love the fact that my jeans that were previously too tight are fitting the way they should now & my jeans that used to fit pretty good are getting a lot of sag to them. It makes me forget all about that evil scale.

Annie, great mind set. Get right back on woman & don't give up! Woohoo!

Hope everyone has a great OP day.
Kim

Just stopping in mid-week to say I saw 309 on the scale today! I love it when the number ends in 9 !:carrot:!:carrot:

See you on the weekend my friends!

Hello everyone! Sorry for taking so long to check in. I hurt my lower back a few days ago. It's so much better now, but it really hurt when I did it. I'm still exercising through it but taking it really easy. Obviously, no waist twisting disc for me for a while.

Congratulations to everyone who has lost weight since I've been away. Vicki, my goodness...you are so close to being in the 200s! I'm very happy for you.

I have no idea what I weigh. I didn't weigh in on Saturday after I found out I had gained weight after that one meal. I want to try really hard staying super strict on my diet and exercise plan (limit the salty meats) and weigh in this coming Saturday. I'll tell ya...I am so sick of the 190s, ladies. I have been here waaaaay too long. Time to visit the 180s for a while. :D

Good morning ladies!!! I have not been AWOL, just a super busy week for me. I had my weigh in this morning and was down 1.9, so I was happy with that. I am on week 2 of C25K and it is getting easier every day.

I am at work so I haven't had a chance to go back and read everyones posts for the past week, but I know you are all doing well and sticking with it!!! Hope to have a chance to catch up tonight and will post more then.

Everyone have a great day and keep drinking that water and move, move, move:)

Congrats to all who have made progress. To those who aren't having the results they want, hang in there. I know my weight has been bouncing erratically the last few days and I don't like it, it makes it really hard to stick to whatever it is that you are doing. So, like I said, hang in there.

I am down 2.9 lbs this week and am thinking my goal might have been more than a little ambitious... lol. So I am now putting in a caveat of reserving the right to adjust it (o:

2/15/12 SW: 307.3
CW: 295.4
GW (for this challenge): 262.3

2/22/12: 304.2
2/29/12: 298.3
3/7/12: 295.4
3/14/12:
3/21/12:
3/28/12:
4/4/12:
Final 4/8/12:

Driven- congrats I bet it feels wonderful to be in onderland you go girl...

Sandy- Sorry to hear about your back.. Mine has been killing me in my lower back alot lately so I kinda know where ya coming from... I hear ya not about being in 190's I would LOVE to be there but hope you get to 180's soon...

Well I don't post much been busy being stressed. I ain't been weighing, exercising, or eating right lately.. All my fault because I let myself stress eat... I am going to try and stay on plan this week..

I am had a pretty good day today and am loving life. Thankful for everything I have just stress about not having a job and all the bills that are due and trying to get school work done..

Just skimmed through the post so I will try to read everyone post prob tomorrow
Hope everyone have a good weekend..

Hello my friends! This week has been crazy at work but there were no party lunches so it made life easier. I have something going on in my stomach - my Google diagnosis is an ulcer but I see the Dr. on Monday for his input. The good news is I have not wanted to eat the past 2 days since it hurt. This had me go from 309.9 on Wednesday to 306.2 today. Ok...not really good way to lose but sometimes I will take the loss where I can get it. :)

As I was reading thru the posts it made me really grateful for all of you. This forum provides along with a challenge, a place to be supported and completely honest. I have really got from this that it doesn't matter if I lose 1 lb., 5 lbs. or gain a lb. in a week. It matters that I have a place to be honest about it and that I don't give up. That is what I get from all of you. Thanks and :hug:

Hi Everyone! I got into the Girl Scout Cookies the last couple of nights - enough said. I will buckle down today and tomorrow for a Monday weigh-in. Yikes. After coming back from vacation with a 2lb gain (not too bad) and then having a fairly decent OP week, I'm disappointed. I can feel the belly bloat. Anyway, I got them out of the house.

Here's a thought for myself - I ate too many cookies. Yes, I over ate. But..... I will not hate myself. I will not do the self-loathing thing. I think if a thin person overate, they would just say "wow, that wasn't good, I'll have to cut back somewhere else." Would they emotionally punish themselves?????

Can we focus on the remedy and not do a character assassination on ourselves? We must do this to succeed, otherwise we seek food for solace. I know we all say "get back to it, today is a new day" but do we really take it to heart for ourselves. Do you guys get what I mean?

Sandy - Sorry about your back. Take it easy, and it will heal up quicker.

Vicky - I hope all goes well at the Dr. Whatever it is, it will be good to know about and deal with.

Fiyah - My weight has been bouncing around too, but I know why ;). 2.9lbs is fabulous!!!! Congrats on that.

Kandd - Loose jeans - a huge Victory.

Have a great day On Plan everyone!!!! Love yourselves.

Where is everyone??????

Hi folks.....quiet here this weekend. Hope everyone is well. I am going to change my official weigh in to Sundays......when I weigh on Mondays I don't seem to get back till later in the week to check in here.

SW 315
CW 304.2
GW 298

Four weeks till Easter and 6 lbs to go :carrot: Here's hoping!

Have a good week - we can all do this!

Thought I just multi quote so I could remember what everyone said lol

I would say eat salad with dressing on the side and drink mainly water. Maybe you could fix you some things to take with you.

I think my scale is broke.. When I didn't have one I based my progress on how my pants fit.:D

We all gain weight on vaction. Can't but to eat all the good stuff that you never get to get at home.

When your pant are loose it always over rides what the scale told me also lol[/QUOTE]

If your dr comferms with your google diagnosis then that will suck. Ulcers are no fun I use to work with a girl that had bledding ones :(

I have to say that I love this forum. They really are some good chics here. I can actually be honest and no one really judges you gals are all supportive. when loosing weight and being obese like me it feels soooo good to have support..


Omg I had a couple of girl scout cookies about a couple weeks ago. A guy that flys at my club brought some and I couldn't say no lol. So after eating a couple I was like dang that was good. I went to walmart and the girl scouts where there selling cookies... I try to get my bf to buy me some but he wouldn't :(

Yea thin girls get down on their selves. Anarexic chics are bigger critics about over eating than we are. You are right we shouldn't get down on ourselves when we eat to much. Go you for not beating yourself up, especially since they where girl scout cookies. No one can hold back from those YUMMMMY sooo good should be illegal cookies:D:carrot:




Well I am having a ok op day. I am going to the field today and get some flying in. It helps relieve stress as long my bf don't rake my nerves lol... I fly RC planes(not toy ones from walmart) the ones I fly cost from $50-$5000 depending on the size and what you put in it lol. I have vid of me flying on my youtube if ya want to see. my user name is countrybarbie22...Also you have to check out matt botos on youtube he a heli pilot at my club and rated number 6

I went flying yesterday and tried to get in as much walking as I possibly could. Walking from one side the field to the other. I plan on getting as much walking in today also.

Sorry for the long post just thought quoting would make it easier on me. This is the only forum that don't quote or multi quote lol

Good Monday Morning everyone!

I had a horribly off plan weekend. It started on Friday with drinks & dinner with friends at the Mexican restaurant, continued Saturday with my girls night out & after the club munchies. I was sooooo bad. But, it was my first off plan weekend in two months. But it totally destroyed a weeks worth of hard work. Lesson learned. So I'm back on plan today & will have to work harder to recover from the weekend.

Hope everyone had a much more on plan weekend than I did.

Kim

Hello all! I have been sooooo busy lately, but it's been a good thing =) I miss 'seeing' you gals daily but hopefully I'll find a groove here pretty soon... still adjusting to having a newborn in the house (even if it is only a few hours a day, 4 days a wk... it's still an adjustment!), and now ball season has started for my oldest boy and that's always got us shuffling around! Oh... and we uncovered the camper this weekend, so let the camping season begin! WHOOP! So yes, busy in all good ways =) I stepped on the scale this a.m. to find I'm the exact same weight as last week, JOY! :dz: TOM is here so I really didn't expect to see a drop. In fact, since I've started this weight loss journey I've learned a lot about my cycle. 1st wk- very little or no movement on the scale (up or down), 2nd & 3rd wks- water retention, usually up a lb or 2 or 3, and I've been getting my whoosh around wk 4. We'll see if this remains true this cycle. If so I won't see a loss for another couple wks. I hope all you beautiful ladies are doing well, I hope to be back in full swing sooner than later! XOXO :D

Oh... and let me just add: I'm really not feelin I'll meet my goal weight this challenge. Which SUCKS. But, it happens. I won't quit trying, I'll re-evaluate and update soon. Have a fantastic & OP week everyone!!

Hi all,

Hope everyone had an okay week out there.

Kim, I have had that kind of weekend many times myself and I know how disappointing it is to watch all your hard work go down the drain. But you have worked hard, and I'm sure you'll be able to get back on track with no problem.s

Angie, I'm so jealous that you live somewhere warm enough to start camping season! Hopefully the great outdoors will inspire an even more active life. Enjoy!

I finally had my woosh! The scale had been stubbornly staying at 170, but it dropped by 3 pounds this morning! Extra exciting because I'd been away and unable to weigh in.

SW: 172
CW: 167
GW: 162

Weigh-ins:
February 20: 170
February 27: 170
March 5: 170
March 12: 167
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 8/Final:

SW: 264
CW: 259 (- 5lbs)
GW: 250

5 lbs lost, 9 to go.

Hello lovelies!

I feel like I'm missing out by not coming here as often as I did last year during these challenges. But, on the good side, my house has never been cleaner and I'm finally sticking to my exercise program 5 days a week, since I'm not living on the computer any more. :D

I hope everyone is doing well. I still need to read up on everyone's progress. I am just so utterly exhausted right now and have to hit the hay.

Miss you all. (((HUGS)))

Return of the Prodigal
 

Hey Beauties!

Just finished catching up on all the goodness I've missed these last few weeks.

First, THANK YOU to everyone who shares their stuff here. Vicki, you described my experience to the word -- losing weight has become almost secondary to recognizing what unfolds in this process. One important "aha" moment was to admit how much I procrastinate - especially when going through a rough patch (at work, at home). There is no promise in the attitude that "I'll deal with this tomorrow." For me, tomorrow comes and I'm pulling out another excuse.

All the encouraging posts I've read here tonight allow me to recognize some part of my own experience in everyone's story. I feel an immediate connection and my emotions get a bit of a workout too! :carrot: I cheering the victories reported, and empathizing with the challenges some of us are facing (finances, relationships, career, etc). :hug:

Nothing much else to report. Just very thankful for the opportunity to share in this challenge with you.

Hugs,
Jean

Good morning all. I love coming here & checking to see how everyone's doing.

Yay for Roncy! The scale has finally moved for you. It's so frustrating not seeing it move with your hard work, but you persisted & look at that big drop! Great job!

I'm dreading my weigh in tomorrow because I'm pretty sure I will still be up a little despite being very strict yesterday & today. Plus I'm still not feeling 100% from my cold. Just a little wore down & no ambition to do much exercise. Making up for my bad behaviour this weekend stinks! Next weekend I'm going to be very good.

Have a great day all.

Kim

Jean, how very well said. I couldn't agree more. The support here is amazing and everyone's successes (and setbacks) add to the connection we all share.

You ladies are all so inspiring. I know in the past, whenever things have stalled or just not gone as I had planned, I would throw my hands up and eat junk (don't want to name it because I don't want to get my brain thinking on it). Reading about how others persevere, and then to see their success has really helped me stick to it.

I have had a really good week, I am down 5.7 lbs this week, and completely out of the 290's. My doctor would like to see one more week of really strong effort, then he is cutting me off so to speak. He says that he will want me to go to a maintenance diet for a few weeks. He says it will help set the weight so that I will be less likely to yo-yo back up to where I was. Of course I want to keep going, but this is working, so I am going to follow his instructions and change my goal a bit. I want to reach 285 by next Wed, then my goal for the rest of this challenge is to maintain 285 +-2 pounds for the remainder of it.

2/15/12 SW: 307.3
CW: 289.7
GW (for this challenge... updated): 285

2/22/12: 304.2
2/29/12: 298.3
3/7/12: 295.4
3/14/12: 289.7
3/21/12:
3/28/12:
4/4/12:
Final 4/8/12:

To update my stats:

Starting Weight: 184.4
Goal Weight: 175

Weigh ins, the week of:
February 20: 184.0
February 27: 183.4
March 5: 183.0
March 12: 182.6
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 8/Final:

It's nice to see that I'm definitely on a downward trend, but I would like to see a little bit bigger numbers. Ha! I'm going to need some huge numbers to reach my goal. Huge for me is 2 lbs. btw!

And as said above, the support here is great. When I'm discouraged, it's so nice to know that most of us have had or setbacks & have learned, moved on & are still hanging in there & losing weight. It helps me to not give up. Thanks for that!

Have a great day ladies.

Kim