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I dont know if it's too late to join, but I would like to try with what time is left to lose 8-10 pounds. :)

job stress made for a bad week. up to 171.6 (+1.2 this week )

Here we go....

beagonzalez ~ :welcome: and its never too late. Glad to have you join us!

emula ~ Well, not 2 am but I get up at 3 am Sunday through Thursday! You get used to it I suppose. I was working night shift for the longest so this isn't so bad, though sleeping late to me is 5 am in the morning..:lol: Now about my attitude, thank you! It has come at a heavy price I must admit BUT its where I ended up. I have seen the time where I was broken, discouraged and lost all hope. For me there was a catalyst. I think for many there is that one moment, event, tragedy, scare or simply just frustration with life in general. You will find your way emula especially since you want it. I have my bad days, those days where I want to scream at the world for spinning while I'm standing still. They are moments really. Then I just remind myself life is too short to spend it upset and in regret. Yoda sums it up best, “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” But beware. Anger, fear, aggression. The dark side are they. Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. (Sorry couldn't help it!)

wolfgirl ~ Sure hope you guys have a great time. Dress is cute! I hear ya on the funky temperature spikes. I live in Tennessee and I swear the weather is bipolar here. One day its snowing and the next its in the 90s! Craziness!

angel82 ~ I get that some of you do not want to be found here and I respect that. Everyone deserves as much privacy as they desire!

zoesmom and elvis ~ You guys :hug: I get it! I really haven't had a huge support system most of my life. It was just me for years. Recently after my son passed it seemed all of sudden my family came back in my life and of course after being single for 6 years I finally allowed a man in my life. It all turned around for me. Even now with the support I have its still lacking something. This is where the site fills that gap for many us. I'm thankful that it has had such a big impact on so many people who come here. Though, the site is only as good as the people you interact with. You can read inspiring stories, advice etc.. but its the actual interaction with users on a more personal level that can have a life-changing affect on some. These are real people behind the user names, real stories, real struggles and when we relate to that and become a part of that it really breeds hope where there was none! Oh and elvis, I do the same thing about telling my boyfriend about usernames! This one did that and I'm so proud of this one. I like to share not only my accomplishments but I'm just so dang proud of all you, I have to share it to...well with my boyfriend anyways. I like you, can't wait to log in here and check all the threads and see how everyone is doing. Like I said before, this is part of my weight loss journey and it drives me, encourages me and allows me to give back for all the wonderful things I have received from many users here. It takes one raindrop to the raise the sea and its just pouring around here!

2fat2jump ~ Thrilled that you are still keeping up..gosh its hard. This thread just keeps moving. It shows that your accountable! :bravo:

amandie ~ Have fun at the casino. Sounds like a busy weekend. Win lots of money!

kidlets ~ Sometimes it does take stepping away from the PC to get anything done. I could sit here forever and just bounce from site to site. When I was unemployed I sure did a lot of that but at some point you have to find balance. You can't make a PB and J without one or the other. I think a lot of times we try to exclude things from our lives that just are not sustainable without consequences. Its all about moderation, heck everything in our lives require moderation. Thats the hard part, finding that happy medium.

theshort1 ~ No worries. I'm sure you will have a better week next week. Sorry about the stress though. It seems like its unavoidable at times.


Well I think that is about it! Its Saturday and it is still raining. Gosh it sure would be nice to have a Saturday where it didn't rain. I'm still a little bit sore so I think if I can keep myself from doing too much today and hydrate properly, I might not be sore tomorrow and can get back to exercising and being active. I hate just sitting around not doing anything but mostly because I know when I sit, I'm not burning calories. If I'm not burning calories, I'm not getting any closer to my goal. Oh and the good news is that my boyfriend is coming back Tuesday. Now I'm trying to figure out how to squeeze a workout in before I pick him up from the Airport that morning. Its been a long time since he was home, so I don't want to pick him up and be like, well have fun, I'm going to workout..:lol: I get off at 9 Tuesday, so I think I can hit the gym, push it hard and get done in an hour again and have enough time to pick him up, though I would have to leave straight from the gym, so I'll be all sweaty, icky and in my workout clothes. He said he prefer me to do it before I come get him as opposed to after which I understand but I really do not want to have to go get him all sweaty and in my workout clothes. I would like to get all smexy and have pheromones just oozing from my pores :lol: I don't know what to do!!! At any rate, hope you folks having an amazing weekend!

well spotted amandie! I actually weighed in at a further pound down yesterday too, so seems like I got away with the weekend binge!

How is everyone's weekend going? It's so so rainy here in the UK so no chance of a run for me :( Just got drenched going to an exam practice with classmates. booo.

Just joined

Start stats as of this day are

SW=187
CW=187
GW=165

wish me luck

Popping in to say hello to everyone in my favorite thread! ;). I hope you all have a fabulous Mother's Day, whether your a mother, soon-to-be mother, or a child of a mother! :preg:

I'm having an AMAZING on-plan weekend, down nearly 4 pounds since my official weigh in on Friday! :trampo:

:welcome: to the challenge, Beagonzalez and muddpies! Glad to have you gals with us! :)

Wolfgirl- I love your dress!! How was the movie??? The weather has been weird here too, cold and hot. Kinda annoying, really, lol.

Tehshort1- Sorry to hear about your bad week and stress from job. Hopefully next week will be better for both! :crossed:

Delphi- BF coming back on Tuesday is definitely good news. Whoo-hoo!!! I'm sure you'll figure something out somehow! :)

Leaves- Boo on the rain!!!

Way to go, SuperHeroTeacher! That is awesome!
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I didn't go to the casino or bingo today since my mom was a bit hungover from the early Mother's Day celebration. :lol: It was still a nice day in all anyway. Still OP with food and workouts because I really would love to make 164.0 on Thursday but we'll see. Hope you all had a great Mother's Day!!

Ok I had 2 bad weeks and so I kind of fell out of this but I have updated now and I apologize for the lack of keeping up! Like I said 2 bad weeks kind of just had me posting to complain and questioning why I was even doing this!!! But my body and scale have caught up with my hard work!!

I'm here! I'm here! I'm alive! Blegh.

So, this weekend involved baking and dcorating 8 last minute cakes for Mother's Day, plus the three that had been kind enough to place their orders in advance (they ultimately ended up with a 10% discount upon final payment due to this fact.) Gah. Next time this happens, I am going to turn the work down. I ended up throwing out my back somehow during all of this insanity over the weekend, so now I am wobbling all over the place. To top that off, I gained some weight...I am not sure if it is TOM weight gain or water retention weight gain due to my back, but none the less, weight was gained. BOOOO!!! And I didn't even so much as touch any of the baked goods around me all weekend! (I actually don't even like cake despite the fact I bake them. It's just an artistic hobby that I discovered could net me some extra money, so why not?) AND...on top of all of that...I ended up having an ARDS/asthma flair up this weekend. The asthma part isn't so bad. The ARDS part well...that netted me a trip to the emergency room as I could not get my breathing under control. Stupid tree pollen. Or grass pollen. Or whatever is floating around in the air right now. Of course, the trip to the ER netted me a pack of predisone. And when ever I am on predisone, despite whether I stay on plan or not, I ALWAYS gain weight. Last time it was only a five pound gain, but usually I look at a 10-15 pound gain in the period of 7 days. Steroids REALLY like my body. :( So...here's hoping everyone had a much better weekend and Mother's Day than I did. I'm going to take it easy the next couple of days, probably very light walking or less until I can stand up straight again. So...diet don't fail me now! :lol:

:welcome: beagonzalez and muddpies

SuperHero - 4 pounds?! You totally rock!

wolfgirl - dress was too cute! Did you have fun?

JustB - gald you came back to us! Don't worry about falling off the wagon. Worry about getting back on. If it wasn't for our failures, we would never learn what didn't work :)

amandie - kudos to you gor staying OP! Hopefully you hit your goal, you are on track for it.

Delphi - I am SO excited for you!!!! I can't go one day without seeing my hubby, I couldn't imagine weeks! And I am much like you and elvislover - my poor husband just nods his head and agrees. He has no clue who I am talking about :lol: It took nearly 7 years for him to figure out exactly which person was who with my friends, and then I went and added in a bunch of people from a forum. Every now and then he throws in "Good Job" or "Cool" but yeah, he has no clue. Doesn't stop me though!

ange82 - yep. I was told protein shakes are the easy way out. I was calorie counting, I was carb counting, I was doing a journal, you name it, and not losing an ounce. My pulmonary specialist threatened me with the "loss weight or I stop seeing you" speech, more or less telling me he has done everything he could and now it was up to me. So, I walked next door to the weightloss clinic, which mainly focuses on WLS. I told them I didn't want surgery, showed them my journal, asked for help, and ta-da...I go in twice a month for all the doodads, they change my plan up every so often, and all that. It isn't a coach I see, it is an acutal doctor. The suspicion on why I have problems when counting calories is that I have to take so many medications laced with steroids, so shakes were really my only option there in the beginning. There is talk that in the near future, they are going to try and move me back to counting calories, but until then, shakes it is. And it was hard, harder than counting. But...I'm doing it. And not missing food as much as I had thought I would.

Anyways - hope everyone has a slam bam day...and keep up the amazing work on what you are doing!

Good morning, everyone!

JustB- Welcome back! Totally understandable. Happy your body has caught up with you, whoo-hoo!!!

Zoesmom- Whoa! You definitely had a busy weekend! Yay about not touching any of the baked goods, I know I'd have a hard time. Sorry to hear about your back, the trip to the ER and your temporary gain from the steroids but glad you are okay for the most part! Do take it easy until then. :hug:

Whew! What a weekend! Friday afternoon DH came home because he hurt his leg at work. We spent the rest of the day in the ER. They think he tore a muscle. Sent him home with a splint and crutches and said to see an orthopedic doc early this week. So I spent my weekend mostly watching him, making sure he wasn't overdoing things. Mother's day was quiet since we couldn't do our original plans of having a picnic and the weather wasn't cooperating either. My mom came over and we did go to a park and watched my DS fish and DD play at the playground. Came back to my house and grilled dinner.

And...I lost 2 lbs last week. Yay!! I must not have been getting enough calories in before. I'm so happy!

[B][/wolfgirlB] how did you like the movie? Were there a lot of people dressed up?

Delphi thanks, good analogy! Balance is the key, it's just hard waiting by the phone all day every day, waiting for an email or a call. I want to be working so badly right now that I tend to get all worked up and every once in awhile it explodes. Ha! I would spend some extra time in the morning getting ready instead of hitting the gym.

SuperHero Wow! You're doing great!

Just B welcome back! Now pick your chin up and march forward soldier! Don't dwell on where you've been, concentrate on NOW and TOMORROW!

amandie Good luck! I hope you make your goal!

Zoesmom woo hoo! You rock girl! I used to make cakes as a hobby, more for my kids birthdays than anything, and there's just something about being up to your elbows in frosting that kicks all the desire for cake out the window. At least for me any way.

Good Morning!

I sure hope everyone had a great weekend and a great Mothers Day! I've had a busy weekend and another busy day today getting ready for the boyfriend to fly back home tomorrow. I did manage to get my workout in this morning and I'm glad I did because I just do not know if I'll get to workout seeing as I have to pick him up after I get off work. Staying on-plan and keeping busy and yet my scale is going crazy. I know its water just can't seem to get a fix on what it is. I'm experimenting with different stuff, so hopefully I will nail down the culprit soon enough. I really want to see 180s this week. In any case, that is about all for me today. Sure hope you guys have a great day! Keep smiling!

Kidlets ~ Sorry to hear about your DH. Sure hope he is okay. :bravo: on that 2 pound drop! You are definitely doing something right!

zoesmom ~ Sure hope you are doing better! Sounds like it though. Still spunky as ever. Do you take out of state orders? Perhaps a millennium falcon? :lol:

JustB ~ Sorry you had a couple of bad weeks but you are back and that is all that matters. Getting back on the wagon and kicking some butt!

amandie ~ No casino..eh? Well saved a little money right? :lol: Sending my special mojo your way in hopes of the number you want this week.

superheroteacher ~ :woohoo: on that 4-pound drop! That is amazing. Still doing a great job!

:welcome: muddpies!

leaves ~ :congrat: Keep up the groovy work!

Sorry to hear about your DH, Kidlets. Hoping he is okay! Congrats on your 2lbs down!

Delphi- So excited for you about tomorrow with your BF coming in. Sending you good vibes back to you to hit the 180s!!! :) :crossed:
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I did great food-wise all morning/noon until some stupid unnecessary drama came up and the rest of the day turned $h!tty, I basically said eff it. So... I went over my points by having 3 beers, 9 pieces cheddar ale pretzels, 2 pieces of dark chocolate covered coconut and 2 tbsp PB (very surprised I actually limited myself to just 2 tbsp so that's a NSV in itself, ha.) While it wasn't a binge, I had already dipped into my weeklies yesterday for Mother's Day and wasn't planning on doing it again until at least after Thursday. Just disappointed in my choices this evening. Tomorrow will be a better day.

Have a great evening, all!

Oh, jeez. I think I forgot about the top 10 for the 3rd week! Sorry, y'all!!

Tibbits2u- 54.55%
NathalieMargareta- 48.42%
SuperHeroTeacher- 41.43%
Warrior- 39%
Tontus94- 38%
adlea- 37.10%
2fat2jump- 36.80%
Jessicado- 34.62%
Saggzz- 32.69%
Shannysmomma- 32.50%

Way to go, top tenners!!! You guys are so close to to your challenge goal! Everyone else is still doing fantastic! Keep it up!

Hiya ladies, just a quick check in. Congrats in all the losses! And to all those who seem to be stalling (there seem to be a few these past couple of days) -- you are not alone. I know that the scale not moving for 4 days is no big whoop, but it is so frustrating to eat clean, and work your ars off on the treadmill -- pushing through the pain, shortness of breath and dripping sweat -- only to have the scale stay the same the next day. And the next, and the next, lol. I know eventually it will all catch up, but right now I would like to kill my scale. So ladies, you are not alone, but WE CAN DO THIS!!! Stick with it and our time will come :)

Amandie - Your "effing" it is actually really impressive if that makes sense quantity wise. Not enough to make you feel too guilty, and yes -- tomorrow is another day! Great way to look at it :D