MM- You will bounce right back after surgery. You can always walk, right??

Back from vacation. It was tough going to work yesterday. Would like to just stay on vacay. Hopped on the scale yesterday...190.4 Ate good , got in a walk/jog and this morning..189. Time to settle into better eating and working out.

Yesterday's WEED was okay. For some reason I could not get my water in and I was so tired.

I may not be checking in for the rest of the week because I am competing with the dog for the next five days. It is enough if I get time in at all to exercise and by the time we get home we are wiped. He and I usually hit the couch and crash for several hours. I have to be careful with my eating too because there is a lot of down time.

Dott - I have been struggling with eating too these past few days. I think part of it was because I worked so hard the last week and the scale didn't move that much for my extra efforts. I need to not throw in the towel though because I don't want to start gaining. Hang in there. Let's try to do this together.

Mindy - you are much more dedicated than I am. I always do terrible on vacation. I will exercise but the eating does me in.

Mavis - you definitely need to keep up the exercise. It made my recovery so much easier. In fact I was able to very slowly add walking back in so that by the end of my six weeks I was able to return to exercising seamlessly.

Today's WEED -

W - 64
E - metabolism DVD (done) and walk 35
E - 1200-1300
D - scent training and signal exercises

Wishing everyone a successful WEED week.

mavis-its much better to be as healthy as possible before your surgery I think sticking with it will make it easier to get back to also. Glad you had a nice easter!

mindy-it seems like you were really active on your vacation which is awesome Now that you're back though I'm sure it'll be easier to stay on plan and the weight will keep dropping.

popcorngal-yes we must hang in there! I did well yesterday and am planning for another good day again today Good luck with your show!

Bleh still up on the scale and feeling a bit bloated I had eaten a good amount dairy over the weekend which was super bad of me because I'm lactose intolerant and usually eat very strictly ovo-vegetarian. I need to buckle down a bit more. I'm not doing my best with eating lately which is silly because I exercise so much its insane, but then its all ruined by my food intake Not this week!

W-100
E-session with pt
E-1600
D-make today count!

I am new to 3 chicks...not new to diet and excerise. I have been feeling like an utter failure when it comes to wait loss. I have two great boys (10 and 16) and for most of their life I had managed to eat fairly well, excerise, keep my weight down and stay in pretty good shape. Then a few years ago my marriage fell apart and I went through divorce. I sincerely never realized what an emotional eater I could be. Since that time, I have gained over 50 lbs.

These last two years I have tried to start something...diet plans, fad diets, start exercising, stop exercising...i just never seem to stick with it. I don't know what's worse...being overweight...or failing at trying to loose weight.

Your thread makes me excited. I like challenges. The last time i hit my goal weight, a close friend of mine bet me that I couldn't hit the weight i had set. I worked my butt off to get there...though actually i never did hit it. I was within 5 lbs...but it really motivated me.

I want to feel healthy and have energy...first and foremost. But I also want to feel attractive and be able to shop in any store i want.

So count me in....

W - 80 Ounces of water
E - Walk/Jog/Bike 15 minutes
E - 1500 Calories - Add Fruits and Veggies
D - day 1 for me....the past is behind me

lisa! You can do it!

So far I'm doing well on my calories. I've almost lost any gain from my poor choices last week which is good I REALLY want to lose 5lb this month. Going to stay super motivated!

I hope everyone's doing well this week and staying strong!

W-80
E-session with pt
E-1600
D-every day it will get easier

Welcome Lisa!

Had the migraine from **** this morning. Hoping will be all gone by tomorrow. If it is, Ill post more then.

Keeping my fingers crossed that this losing streak continues. I have lost 5 pounds this week. I was shocked this morning when I got on the scale 185.4. I have been doing intervals of walking/jogging and cutting back on food. Hopefully I have found a trick that works.

That's so awesome mindy!!! great job!

Mavis-I hope you're feeling better today!

Eating wise I'm doing really well so far this week really hoping to see a loss next week!

W-80
E-something light
E-op
D-today is another day to succeed

Morning all!

Mindy, sounds great, good for you for the loss!

Dottington, congrats on great food choices!

I finally got out of the office at lunch and went for a walk yesterday. Also did pretty well with my food choices other than a handful of chips. Need to stay focused this weekend. It is going to be another crazy one.

W need to get this back up, definitely retaining and I could use more water to help
E another walk
E op
D keep at it.

Well 185.2 today, so at least the loss stuck. Hopefully I can get down some more over the weekend.

mavis-glad you got to go for your walk

mindy-I'm sure with your hard work you'll be down more next week!

I'm not doing well with eating at all.....I need to re-evaluate my plan or something. I tried dropping my cals this week and did well for 3 days, but then totally have ate at maintenance the past two days...I guess dropping my cals was a bad idea. I should just stick with 1800 and not get greedy for more weight loss since obviously the lower calorie amount is not sustainable.

W-80
E-?
E-too many
D-let go, two days won't undo all your hard work

Still working at getting back under 160, bit progressing I think!

w 100
e went for a walk, took the dogs to the vet, believe me, that count's!
e pop
d one good choice at a time

Yesterday was in the 80's, today feel more like Dorothy Gale, so crazy windy today!

w 100
e likely just a nice walk at lunch
e pop
d count your blessings

Hey, everyone I am back for a few days. I have been sliding on the eating probably because I was in the hormonal craving peak. But now I need to be careful because the eating is just getting to be a habit. I was awful last night. There was not time to exercise this past week although I did force myself to do it last night and it felt great. Of course, I sabatoged that effort with my bad eating.

I have another busy weekend and my birthday is Friday. I generally cannot behave myself on my birthday so I am not even going to pretend this year. I will just try to keep the damage to a minimum. That means I need to really keep my nose to the grindstone for these next three days.


Mindy - good job on the weight loss. That is sweet!

Mavis - sounds like you are doing a lot of walking. Good job. I need to join you.

Lisa - welcome to the group, keep checking in there is a lot of support here.

Dott - I am struggling right along with you on the food. For me that is the most important thing to my success or lack thereof. Let's just see if we can make it through today. Hoping you check in.

Today's WEED -

W - 72
E - 30 min
E - 1200-1300
D - stop snacking early

Have a good WEED day everyone!

Happy early birthday popcorngal! And we can stay on track this week!

mavis-glad you're making progress towards your goal

So I discovered something really weird this past weekend....it seems that whenever I start doing well I sabotage. So whenever I get to a new low weight for example or get close to one I just go crazy with eating. Its like I eat completely OP for a few days, then go crazy for a few days. Doing this I've maintained, and I'm super sick of it At least now that I'm aware though I can work on it....yesterday was good eating wise and today is going to be good also!

W-80
E-session with pt or gym
E-1800
D-just keep stepping forward