Hello everyone,

Lilmiss - :congrats: on your engagement! I hope you're having a good day so far.

laceyj :welcome: I also had a gad April & May but I"m turning it around this month. It's hard to get back in the groove but I'm taking it one day at a time. I've had one pretty decent week so far. I hope you're doing okay today.

Kaitie - Congrats on losing 35 pounds! That is an awesome accomplishment. Keep up the great work.

Cecilia - Enjoy your vacation!

Hello Junebug & Hoopty

So far I've had a good day. I did a Firm DVD this morning and I may do a walk or another DVD this evenng.

I hope you all finish the day strong :carrot:

Lacey: Hello! I've got my fingers crossed that something is going to happen with all those resumes. First interview was really short. Dang. Short isn't good but don't tell my DH that. He has another interview on Thursday, more residential type district than the last interview so here's hoping.

Happy Father's Day Everyone!

High OP for the day, nothing terrible just a few extra calories. I did 62 minutes of wfp.

Tomorrow all my classes are doing Jump Rope for Heart so, easy day. Wednesday are Kindergarten and 5th grade graduation, easy, Thursday is Field Day, another easy day. I only really have to teach on Tuesday and Friday and they are already my keyboard days and they are on auto-pilot. Sweet last full week of school!

*Happy Monday Everyone!*

Gaaah, have been terrible with personals, I'll get better, I promise!

Saturday + Sunday were totally off plan. We had the family BBQ on Saturday which was awesome. But I reached for a lot of left over cake on Sunday.

However, I managed to stay OP today, rode my bike for a total of 30min and was on my feet all day long. I'm hoping for an acceptable weigh-in on Saturday.

Have a great week girls!

Hi everyone - Missed you guys!

I've been away on an 8 day overeating feast . I think maybe it is PMS related, but I wish I didn't go off track like this. Part of me felt like I've lost too much (all emotional feelings b/c I have way more I need to lose) and part of it was intense cravings. Also I was traveling for part of it, which is always harder for me. I think if I was at home I could have cut it off a few days sooner. I ate lots of bad stuff, and by the end was up 11 pounds! I've been somewhat OP for 8 days now, and 6 of the 11 are gone. I'm really struggling. I keep wanting to eat sugary food!!! And carbs, but I haven't for the 8 days. I can't seem to get fully back on plan, I've been doing some things, like calories and no sugar or starchy foods, but I have not been doing all my exercise or everything else I was doing before. Feel like I can easily go way off plan for a long time now & it is really hard to hang on, but I'm trying to do as much as I can and hope I will be able to get fully on track soon.

Ugh! Why do I do this to myself???


Hoopty - glad you made it safely to Germany & that you found a job so quick!

Hello everyone,

Today was pretty good for me. I ate decent and I did a Firm workout tonight. I was offered a cupcake at work from my favorite bakery. At first I said yes but then I thought about it and said NO. It felt good to say no.

Hoopty - I've been terible with personals too and I'm going to do better. Since I started this new job I'm so busy during the day that I can't log in and when I get home, I have so much to do that I don't have much time. I am going to make sure I check in every day though.

Have a great evening everyone and let's all stay 100% OP:carrot:

I seriously am sick and tired of all the bs that has been happening this year. I'm so done with it all. S.O. D.O.N.E.!!!!!

OP for the day and did 63 minutes of wfp.

People annoy me.

Haha Kaitie9399. People annoy me too!!!

Did go a little bit off plan today with a little bit of chocolate and a moccachino... but otherwise have been relatively good. I'm hoping my slips don't affect the scale, but it's so hard for me to tell at the moment if I'm gaining or losing...

I'm trying to weigh weekly.... I didn't want to get into weighing daily. What does everyone else do with regards to weigh ins?

Lil: I weigh myself twice a day. Right after I get up in the morning and right before I got to bed.

Morning: You probably think that's crazy but when I weighed myself once a week I would get SO mad if the scale didn't move in the right direction. This way I can monitor my weight and avoid the Saturday morning weigh in nightmare.

Night: Prepares me mentally for potential ups in the scale that will seriously ruin my day.

A little bit obsessive but I think I need obsessive in order to stay on track.

Good evening girls,

BonnieL - I feel you! I swear, I'm in the same boat right now. I've been off plan after only a few days OP and I can't stop eating sugary foods. Once I start I can't stop and it's so hard to say NO in the first place. Gaahhh. :(

Kaitie9399 - Glad to hear you have an easy last week of school. By the way: Congrats on your 35 pound loss!!! :cheer2: I'm so happy for you :)

lilmisschattabox - I used to weigh myself once a week but I haven't done so in weeks now. I'm gonna start to have daily weigh-ins once I'm back on track and hopefully it'll keep me committed. Small slip-ups won't affect your weight too terribly, especially if it's "only" a little bit of chocolate and a moccachino. You'll be fine! :)

GettinFit - I know exactly what you mean! I was able to actually take my time with personals and now that I'm back to working I only get to read all of your posts and check in quickly. Also congrats on saying NO to the cupcake :)

laceyj - Hello and welcome! :wave: Ugh, April and May were really bad months for me as well. I hope that we'll be able to help and support you in every way possible! :)

SuperCecilia - Hope you're having a great and fun vacation with your DH! Looking forward to hearing from you soon :)

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I've been terribly off plan for the past couple of days. I don't know what it is. I am always so determined to eat healthily but once I get home from work I tell myself "I deserve a little bit of ice cream" especially after a stressful day. But it doesn't stop there. I have some more, and more and more and then I add Nutella. And then a few hours later I have more. Then, when I go to bed, I feel like absolute shhiitt and I tell myself "Tomorrow I'll eat HEALTHY food ONLY, no excuses" and I end up eating junk again. It's terrible.
My skin has been really bad lately, too. I don't know if it's the stress, or the water (since it's different over here, much better by the way, love drinking tap water!), or the new body wash, or certain foods. But it's bad. And I can't sleep because of it. I'm really itchy and it burns. I do have eczema and I know what to avoid in terms of food but it's usually never this bad.
So tonight I told DH that I needed to re-commit to being healthy. And I'm telling you girls the same thing: TIME TO RE-COMMIT!!! I wanna lose another 20 pounds and it's not gonna happen if I keep treating my body like this.

What is wrong with me??!?!
 

Seriously what the heck is my deal?! Do great for 3 days then BAM eat some crap!!!! Work so hard for something then sabotage it a day later!!!

Totally frustrated and overwhelmed!!! :tantrum:

Almost all the way OP today. I'm going to try to get back fully OP tomorrow. It is so hard!! Still up 5 pounds from the regain. grrrr.....

Hoopty - What you describe sounds so much like me - espcially the ice cream. that is a huge weakness for me. i'm telling myself that the struggle to do some of my plan is better then going off entirely. But it has been very hard. I've been eating greek yogurt with some frozen berries and cacoa powder every night and it is almost like ice cream (but not what I really crave).

Junebug - I came pretty close to doing the same thing. I feel for you, it is so hard sometimes! But don't give up, keep trying!

Good Evening Everyone!

Sounds like we're having a hard time of it this week. So, I'm trying hard not to reward or console myself with food. 'oh today stunk, let me eat cake' 'oh today was great, let me eat cake'. No cake!!

OP for the day and did 45 minutes of wfp.

Carnival day tomorrow...oh joy. On a happy note, here's a quote from one of my students:

"Mrs. M. (that's me), my mom told me to give these flowers to my favorite teacher---so here, these are for you!"

Totally awesome--almost makes me forget about the bs of yesterday.

I'm thinking I should maybe weigh more regularly cos it's driving me nuts not knowing if what I'm doing from day to day is having an effect or just putting on weight. I'm weighing again tomorrow, then I'll see I guess. Already really nervous about stepping on the scales :(

One of the reps brought a whole box of chocolate into work for us today.. Luckily one of the girls I work with will eat it all and save me from my lack of willpower though... but it still sucks lol.

Possibly having dinner with my family this weekend and unsure what to feed them that they will eat (my brother is fussy) and isn't going to hurt my efforts. Any ideas?

Kaitie9399 that's so sweet of your student!
Junebug try not to beat yourself up, 3 days being OP is a great success!!
Hoopty it's prob just your complete life change up that's flaring you up. Way to go with the re-commitment :)

Lilmiss: I have two easy dinner ideas that are delicious.

1. Chicken with artichokes. It uses 4 ingredients and you can put it over pasta. (chicken, artichokes, diced tomatoes with peppers, and sun dried tomato paste)

2. Salsa Chicken. It's taco seasoning, salsa, chicken and small bit of cheese on top. I serve it over rice.

Both are easy, low fat, and absolutely delicious.

So I'm annoyed on several levels.

1. Because that certain person complained with all that bs about me I feel like I'm just not liked by any of the parents in that class.

2. One of the teachers that went on the trip is now mad at me and I don't know why. I asked her if she was mad at me and she said no but everything else she's doing says yes.

3. I am grateful for my job but at the moment I'm burnt. I'm crispy on both sides.

4. My blind neighbor has only one living relative--a niece who moved to Georgia about 4 years ago. Anyway, last week Monica (neighbor) asked me to take her shopping, no problem. As I was leaving she asked me to help her with her bills. I said sure. Well, it's been really busy so I haven't gotten over there yet. Turns out her niece is visiting today and the niece called me and basically said that I'm not taking very good care of Monica. Excuse me? I'm a friend, a helper, someone who is being charitable. I'm doing my best. If you were so concerned about your Aunt then you shouldn't have moved to Georgia. I already hate it when Monica calls me up and says in a creaky old sad voice 'Kathy girl, oh help me.....' Hate it. I'm trying to be nice and helpful to a little old lady who has no one else I can't take it when my charity turns into an expectation and that I have somehow let her down. It seriously bothers me.

OP for the day, filled and carried at least 20 full buckets of water 100 feet because of the activity I was in charge of for field day. This principal went all out. 6 different bouncy blow up machines, a Ferris wheel, ponies, leis and sun visor for every kid and teacher (NSV: all they had were kid sized grass skirts and I could wear it!). Crazy! Seriously bad DJ though, playing songs about sex and taking either others clothes off, the f-bomb!!---seriously bad dj.

62 minutes of wfp and I walked the dog.

Sorry I dumped it all her.....I just vent vomited all over the thread but I needed to get it out. I don't like it when people make me feel useless.