Great job on your loss, weekend!!!

I am lucky in that I live in a tropical(ish) area, so I spent all yesterday recharging at the beach. I had a horrible case of cabin fever from being stuck in the house, and it was SO nice to get out and get some sunshine!

I hope everyone had a great start to their week

Weekend great job on your loss!! Glad to hear you got your walk and shopping in before the weather changed! No luck on the furniture, but we will keep looking! I don't have a fitbit, but if it motivates me to move more like it did you, I should look into getting one!! I am going to start lifting weights tomorrow night and then I will take a break from the scale until Saturday.

I am hoping that I can lose a 1-2 lbs. before Saturday, might not happen, but that would be nice!

Going to the beach in March sounds wonderful to me, I am envious, Britt!! It is going to be in the 50's this week where I am at, so enjoy your beautiful weather for me!!

I hope everyone has a fantastic day/week!!

Hi girls waving

Girls, firstly, thank you so much for your support and encouragement It's really nice to come in and see your posts and I am happy we are all here together. I hope you had a great day.

As for me, more of the same for now but I am battling through it and keeping busy, Spring will come soon. I felt so lazy today! I didn't feel like doing my tape but got moving around the house and then did the 20 min. segment which helped. It's the last day of the week and I had to do the tape one more time to real my goals. I have kept busy all week and that has been good.

Britt Oh tropical weather! May I ask where your at, if you don't want to say I totally understand! I am glad you got out and went to the beach, broke that cabin fever, and had a nice time! Good! After I go to the beach (dreaming of it now..have been all winter, lol) I feel so good! I love the ocean! The views, the beauty, the smell of the fresh ocean air, the sun, the feel of soft sand between my toes, yes yes yes! hahaha I hope you get to go again soon!

kfunk Thank you! Yesss, I was so glad! The next day it poured and even with that going out that day (which was a good day) I still felt kind of cooped up and gloomy after so imagine had I not gone! Wishing you luck in finding the furniture. We need a coffee table (listing house) and have to go on the hunt again very soon! I hope they have them in stock in the store. Oh kfunk, regarding the fitbit, it really has made a world of difference. I wear my sneakers and walk around the house even, just moving! I walk now when I talk on the phone and park at the other end of the plaza when grocery shopping.....all those things I always heard and never did! lol smiling, the fitbit changed all that! Go figure! I seem to be challenging myself now, wanted to do as well as the day before or beating my scores, it's cool to see the progress. I hope you have a fantastic day too!

that you all do! Talk soon : )

Oo, it's late, but I'll join. My goal is 146, just a bit over eight pounds down from my current weight at 154.6. One pound a week for me! My hopes are high; I'm on goal so far this year (12.4 pounds in about 12 weeks).

Hi everyone

Hi Princessroja Congratulations on your loss and progress and Happy to have you join us, your not late, every day is a new day and a fresh start.

Please jump in anytime, the challenge is ongoing and each day is an opportunity to work on our goals whether it be making small changes, increasing activity, just making a start and or whatever your goals are.

How is everyone doing? Wishing us all a good day.

Yesterday went well , I didn't sleep well the night before though but I did manage to do the 20 min. segment of my tape and get my steps in. Onto a new day! I caught up with some good sleep last night and feel much better. Today I have a lot on my agenda and things to do. Goal for the day is to keep up with my activity, get steps in, and drink plenty of water which I did not do enough of yesterday.

Have a great day everyone

Welcome, Princess!
Weekend and kfunk, I live in Miami! We did get a bit of a "cold" spell early last week (mid-60s to very low-70s), but the weather was back to normal once Saturday came around! We're now back to the low- to mid-80s, which will be around for the next few weeks until we are firmly into the mid-80s for a while. I absolutely adore the beach and warm weather as well, so I am definitely going to get back into the habit of going at least once a week and going for a long walk outside weekly as well.

I binged on Monday, and I am now focusing on making sure I am eating enough at meal time. I ate more at mealtime yesterday and despite the fact that I had a horrible day emotionally, I didn't end up binging, which is what almost always happens when I am stressed. I think the key was eating until satisfied instead of what I was doing before, which was eating as little as possible to just not be hungry anymore. I will be giving myself permission to eat more for the rest of the month and all of April and allow my body to adjust along the way. I think I will probably end up maintaining or gaining at my next WI since I had been restricting, but I know it will eventually work out to a downward spiral. I know the weight loss will be much slower as well, but I would much rather just eat more and not binge. I hate that panicked feeling and feeling out of control and yearning for comfort before and during a binge. I know that the first step is to make sure I am eating enough and then I need to work on my emotional baggage without using food.

Weekend You are very welcome, and thank you as well for your encouragement!!

Great job on making your goal with your tapes even though you didn't feel up for it. You inspire me, because usually if I don't feel like it, I wont. Last night I did lift weights even though I was really tired and just wanted to go to bed, it felt really good!

Good luck finding a coffee table that you like, and good luck listing your house! Are you excited to move? I found a dresser at a thrift store that I love, but they are not selling it until April 7th. It probably will sell by the time I get back there after work, but I hope not! It is perfect, everything that we are looking for!

I think that I would also challenge myself to beat my previous days steps if I had one, I am glad that you are getting so much from yours! I am going to look into getting one!

Hi Princess I hope that you make your goal!

Britt The mid 80's sounds amazing!! We are still in the 50's here and I can not wait for it to warm up, I am always freezing! Getting to the beach more often would be awesome, I hope that you can do it!

I think that your plan of eating more during your meal is a good idea. I used to binge almost every day and it is really hard to get out of the cycle. I am confident that you will find the approach that works for you and that you will be successful! Great job on not binging yesterday!!!

Thanks, kfunk! You are so positive and supportive. I really appreciate that.

Hi ladies

BrittOh yes, nice weather there. Cold spell at 60's and 70s? lol , smiling here. I totally understand, when you get accustomed to the warm weather it can and does feel cold at that temperature. It's been in the 30's here and the coldest month so far all winter! Not supposed to be but anything is possible in New England. We are due for snow this weekend but today is beautiful, 50 and sunny! It sounds like a nice plan to take advantage of that, yes : ) it really gave you a lift that last time. Regarding last Monday and all that you said I just want to commend you for getting back to it and fighting the binging when you were stressed the other day wtg girl! When I am stressed, it makes everything harder for me. It sounds like you have a plan in place and are focusing on making those changes right now and not putting all of your energy on the scale which is great! I wish you a great day today, keep up the good work

As for me, when I am under stress or emotionally upset or agitated about something I get a type of nervous energy and I also am still practicing handling that type of energy with constructive outlets...it's been heading out for a walk or going to do my tape, and keeping busy. What are some things that help you all at times like those?

kfunk ty ...smile. Oh good for you on your exercise regiment last night and feeling good Thanks for the well wishes regarding the house, I am a bit anxious to get it all set up but it will come...I will be very happy when we find the right coffee table!

I am excited to move, although this place is beautiful we are excited to move back to our old hometown and near my parents. I see it as a new chapter and we have exciting plans going on for there. It will be busy but a fun busy. I will be near the ocean again too

Maybe the can hold the dresser for you? If you know you want it and are planning to purchase it after work I would think they would hold it for you or maybe you want to take a second look at it, it's nice you found something you love and hope it's there for you. Wishing you a great day : )

to all of you


Princess and to all of you , a big hello.

I better move my tail, as for me yesterday went well, I was very busy and active and totally ignored the rotten weather. Today is nice! Wishing a great new day for us all. Oh, I made zoodles last night with meat sauce. Catch up soon.........hugs and happy Thursday

Hi, Weekend: yeah, it definitely is relative! I am from the DC area originally and went to college and grad school in the Appalachians, so I would have killed for a "cold" 60 degree day! I am loving living here now where snow is not a thing (I hope you don't get it this weekend!), and I can get by with a cardigan and/or light jacket on the coldest days.

Thank you for commenting about fighting through the binge. I had to get through another very rough emotional day yesterday and I was nearly 2 seconds from binging for most of the night. I am lazy, so I will copy-paste what I put in another thread:
I am abandoning OMAD for now after really struggling yesterday (you were right, Weekend!). I need to focus on working through my binging behaviors, and I think my body is confusing fasting with starving right now (maybe because I am dealing with a lot of other stressors), and the urge to binge always escalates when I have been restricting. I have never had problems in the past with forcing myself not to binge while practicing IF, but this time seems to be very different.
For now, it was recommended by a friend who also has BED to try eating something small 5-6 times a day (at least every 3 hours). I usually experience hunger and want to eat around 11 everyday (I work a 11-7 schedule), so I will be eating on a pattern of 11, 2, 5, 8, and 11 (this will likely just be my regular glass of wine before bed). I think this will be a better way to thwart binging and help me to lose those 2 pounds per week. I really hope this works!

When I get really stressed, I TRY to go for a walk, practice yoga, meditate, or journal. The issue is that I know those things help, and I always feel better afterwards, but I hardly ever can muster up the energy to do them when the time arises. When I get in a routine of doing them regularly, though, it works as a preventative measure and doesn't seem like such a heavy lift when I am stressed. I think I just talked myself into being better about doing these things. I need to make new goals for April.

Britt, It sounds like your working so hard on finding that way or spot for you that works and that is cool! Your plan sounds great! I know we are all different but a similar plan worked for me! I never let myself get too hungry and by being able to snack on my snack packs and this and that really helped me. That is just me though! You keep on shining girl we all need to find our ticket and what works best for each and every one of us, I do like your approach very much...It worked for me. I used to not eat all day (not intentionally though) and then go ga ga at night, that is the reason I started following a plan this time. I actually had to make a big effort to have lunch, yeap, and get myself on a schedule. Anyways, we are all so unique and must work and find what works best for us but I am excited for you!

Congrats on your efforts and thank you for keeping us posted. Keep up the awesome work!

As for my day, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed! lol Amazing how much a days difference can make. I did not sleep enough and that is never good! I have been so busy and wanted a break, though I did do some walking tonight. I took my chair and sat in the sun a bit to get my vitamin D! lol yes, it was only 50 degrees but in the front of the house it felt so warm and nice, I tell you! I even lathered myself in oil!

So ready for bed right now and I need it so I will be heading off and I look forward to seeing you all soon : ) Happy Friday and weekend! Yes we are due for a storm and everyone here is disgusted but I wont blow a gasket over it..........I figure I will work on getting skinny while all these crazy things are going on! lol Now there is a thought!

Britt you are welcome and you are encouraging to me as well I think that it is really good that you are experimenting to find a way of life that will work for you. It is crazy to me how things work in the past, but sometimes aren't right at the moment, that has happened to me several times! Good luck!!!

weekend We sold our old home a couple years ago, and it is a ton of work!! I am glad that you are excited to move back to your home town and closer to your parents

I have been looking at fitbits and trying to figure out which kind I want. I am leaning towards the Alta HR, I like the idea of being able to monitor my heart rate. Which one do you have?

I am going to go back a couple days before and see if they will put it on hold and that way I can look at it again, good idea!! I hope that you find the perfect coffee table!

You made me smile when you said that you lathered yourself in oil sitting outside I cant wait to feel the warmth of the sun again! And I love your plan of getting skinny while the other folks worry about what the weather is doing!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful weekend!!! TGIF

Weekend - yay! I am happy for your testimonial! I have been a bit hesitant because I am just not used to eating so often. I'm happy to "know" someone who was successful at it! And I am SUCH an advocate of getting vit D through the sun! The sun really does energize and invigorate me in a way I can't quite explain. But I am noticeably more lethargic when I am unable to get my daily fix - even if it's just going for a 5-minute walk. Good for you!

Kfunk - thanks for the encouragement! I have the FB Charge 2, and I absolutely love it! If everyone gets FitBits, I wanna be buddies!

Thanks for the welcome everyone! Had a bit of a sharp drop today to 153.4; I hope it stays! Either way it was nice to see.

Awesome drop, Princess!