Hello All

The past couple of days have been horrible....eating....exercising...water....you name it! Just lost it last night and did the major binge thing......what is wrong with me? I am going to end up gaining back everything I have worked so hard to lose....sigh......but today is another day....and hope springs eternal.....or whatever cliche works for you. Gotta 'pull myself up by my bootstraps', as Grandma used to say....and give it another go. I can do this.....

Birdie.....a cruise! How wonderful for you! It sounds like you have a plan with careful eating and the on-board workout. You are going to have a great time.

Drazen....you arre doing awesome with the exercise! 10 miles.....you are going to get your 100 miles in early!

Jenn.....glad you are getting a respite, of sorts, at work. I absolutly hate answering the phones at work!

Hikein.....trying on clothes is such a pain, especially since the clothing manufacturers have no sense of consistency in sizing. Glad you were able to find some slacks.....and on sale too.....WTG!

Elisha......sorry about your cold.....seems like some kind of bug is going around here too. Take care of yourself....plenty of rest and fluids....you know the drill.

Jaymi.....Great to see you again!

Dlzbth.....don't want to hear any crap about being "not worthy", chickie! Stick with us.....we are going to do this together! Changing your plan is a super idea.....that should give you a good kickstart!

Lucy.....so glad to hear about your friend's surgery. Prayers will continue for her. Give DH our condolences on the loss of his grandma......I am sure he will miss her.

Sorry if I missed anytone.....I am tired tonight and have a zillion things left to do yet. Have a good evening.

Although my food today has been less than desirable (I am just not hungry, period, from the painkillers, and I have to force myself to eat, and I have to eat when I take one (every 4 hrs or so) or my stomach tear will bleed), what with not being able to stomach much of anything and blaaaah, etc...
I'm going to have a much better evening!

Good news in a few departments!

1 - Since Grandma did pass on, and my mom-in-law is awesome and we get along great, she knows we need a car, and she's going to sell us g-ma's car for $1,000 even, which we can pay to her in payments!! I did a bluebook value assessment, and the car is worth at least 3k fair market value, and I overdid the milage it has, too. Awesome! Sad but awesome all the same.

2 - I have been trying and trying to no avail to download an Old 97's song (WOn't be home) for WEEKS, and it does not exist for download, period. Hubby & I are going to make a quick slurge trip to the mall and get that CD, plus the American Idiot CD that we've been really wanting for weeks now. And maybe the newest Modest Mouse CD if it's cheap enough. Old 97's are a great band, and I bet that every single one of you who likes country or just rock, even soft rock, would LOVE them. Super great music, awesome lyrics, and the man has a voice that could make women drool.

3 - Hot Topic is having a huge clearance sale, and I am going to stop by there tonight and see if I can find any cute, funky work clothes!! (Yes, even though I work for a snooty company like Macy's!) I found a few cute things online, and most of the stuff I found is about $15 or lower, which is awesome for me. Yay!

Anyway, my day has turned around. Especially since I forced my butt up off the couch and dyed my stupid hair, and now I'm pretty and without grey!! WOO!!

but here's a few comments! Today was ok! I got exercise, water and good food (and some not so good) in! Happy about the day! Hugs to all!

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Jaymi…glad you are back! I missed you chickie! Just start from where you are today! We’ve all had a bad “summer” but now “fall” is here and we are all hoping the pounds fall off!! LOL!! (((((((((jaymi))))))))))

Gab…nice job on the one lb loss…with all that moving of furniture, it’s no wonder! Cleaning makes me exhausted!!!

Drazen…you sound just like you are supposed to when you get to stay home with your baby!! J Busy and having fun! That’s wonderful! I hope you have a good time when you go visit your Mom!

Donna…good job on the weight loss! Don’t worry about losing slow! It’s coming off and you are working hard to get healthy and stay that way, so consider that a bonus!! And BTW…I am personally glad you are here! You are so much a part of this group! ((((((((((((Donna))))))))))))

Lucy…I was going to remind you of that bike of yours, but you beat me to it! Oh…and don’t forget those situps! I started crunches today! I could only do 20 of them, but I hope to be up to 6 million by…oh say…next week!!! ;-) Rest that foot of yours, chickie!

Kelly…Size E???? OMG…I saw one of those bras at K-mart yesterday….they are HUGE!! I can’t imagine dragging those puppies around with me all day! My back hurts enough with just these hooters!!! Loved your chicken comment!!! LOL! Oh…and hope the “little chat” with bf goes well! Those are never easy!

Elisha…Glad you made it back safe and sound and glad you had an awesome time. I just wished you felt better! Hubby came home early today with a “cold” and is being such a baby! Geesh! You’d think the world was coming to an end!! But I know these crazy viruses do make you feel tired! So get the rest you need, chickie and get back OP when you are feeling better!

Lisa…Hugs to you girlfriend!!! And you can HAVE these puppies for a couple of days to lug around! You think your back hurts now??? Mine is still a little sore today! I think it was the crappy bra I wore yesterday, really! I need to throw that one out!!
I am proud of you for the NO Mc Donald’s thing!! I know how much you LOOOOOOOVE Mickey D’s!!! BTW, when are you going to change your miles walked??? I see it still says 25…or are you hoping to get there soon??? LOL!

Jennifer…I’m glad you are back among the living! Hope you had a good day with the b**ch out of the office! Pumpkin Pound cake?? Eeeeeuuuwww! There was a pumpkin coffee drink at the coffee shop yesterday that sounded kind of gross to me, too! I’m not much of a pumpkin fan either! Tried that sweet potatoe yet?

MsRD….Don’t beat yourself up! You deserve to “backslide” and you will regain/lose whatever you need at this point!

UGH - Today sucks. Talk with bf didn't go to great last night. Drank WAY

Sorry - don't know what happened but add that to this great day I am having.

Anyway - drank WAY too much wine. Feel like doo today. Thank God the boss is out having a "mental health day" at the casino!! I didn't eat breadfast and didn't bring lunch and have no money on me to get anything so I have been munching on fat free pretzels that we have in the office and water. I think tonight I'm going to treat us to some crab legs and shrimp scampi. I mentioned it to my daughter today and she is all for it. I'm going to head over to the feelings thread and maybe I can get some things in perspective while I type away.

Hope everyone else is having a better day than me.

Mileage is only up to 24.5 and it's becoming more evident that I'll never make it to 100 before the end of the month. But I've not given up entirely yet. I lost weight at WW today, but I didn't stay for the meeting. I'm not taking anything away from the meetings, so I'm paying $11.00 a week for them to weigh me? Uhhh I have a pretty reliable scale. What's up with this? Oh well. Pooh Bear begged me to stick with it a while longer. I don't know why, he's never been one to push me to lose (in fact, at times, he's my worst enemy on the topic) but maybe I'm just in a slump. I'll hang in there a while longer, but it seems pointless to me. My total loss is now a measely 13 pounds. Pathetic

Gotta run. Need to pack my lunch and gym bag. Maybe going back to work will spur my motivation back on. At least food and exercise didn't slack this week end.

Sounds like quite a few of us are in a bit of a slump. Anyone out there actually doing *good* this week? We need to hear from you!

I don't know what it is. Everything seems so lethargic right now. Maybe it's the changing season, at least for those of us a little further north.

But we can't give up now, chickies! We've all been doing great since the beginning of this challenge, and now it's time for the big finish. Sure we've had our ups and downs--that's just a natural part of things--but that should be all the more reason for us to pick ourselves up and push just a little bit harder. We know what can come of all our hard work. We know how good we can be. So let's buck up and do it!

Ok, now that I have that little pep talk out of my system...

I need a serious kick in the tushie. Come on, gals, help a chickie out here.
~Elisha

Today my tummy = Not feeling so hot. I'll post again later tonight. Just wanted you guys to know I was thinking of you!

Heya

Had a bad day today too foodwise.

Dill

I probably won't have time to post now until after my trip. I wanted to thank the group for helping me to take off about 6 plus pounds in the past few weeks!! I feel so much better already.

I have a ton of things to do the next couple of days before we fly on Friday afternoon. (Including one more day of work)

I did see the scale tip all the way down to 171, however I'm still saying my official weight as 173...which will be what I expect to come back at after a week long cruise.

I was on a cruise once where I ate lilke a complete pig...I gained close to 10 pounds that week! I ATE EVERYTHING I COULD STUFF IN...The last one I was one I didn't gain any weight, I only ate a couple desserts and did a lot of walking and steps. The steps are VERY aerobic!! (12 to 14 floors on the ship)

Another thing that happens to me, is if I eat a lot the first couple days...I seem to get full for the rest of the week and then eat more regularly. Very strange the way I am!!

One thing I won't be doing this trip is drinking any pina coladas, my alcohol days are gone, I get sick everytime I have a piddly drink of anything and this will save a bunch of calories I can use on something else!!

Will see you back here in a couple weeks!!

Birdiegirl

Birdiegirl, have a great trip! I am so jealous!!! LOL

Miss Elisha, I think you are right. There are going to be ups and downs and we can do this chickies! Let's do it!!

Jaymi, I found it hard to read that green type for some reason. LOL Must be my screen. I'm sorry for the ten pounds. I know though that we all will get it off and be healthier because of it. Your upcoming trip sounds like lots of fun. When are you going?

Dill, hang in there too sweetie. We have got to! We owe it to ourselves!

Lisa, sorry you are feeling bad today. I hope you are better tomorrow.

Julie, Ms. RD, Kelly, Turtle, Jennifer, Drazen, Gabrielle, I miss you all today and I hope things are going good. Those who I missed, I'm truly sorry. We have a great, big group and you all are the best!

I have to go out to dinner to a steak house tonight for my youngest sister's birthday. She is a size 3 or is it a 2 and doesn't have to worry about weight.... UGH! Just think we have the same parents. LOL Go figure. Well, anyway wish me luck!

Good evening chickies!

Donna

Hello All

Ok....this has to be short.....on accounta I've had a long day....lol. I think I am back on track.....breakfast was oatmeal, which was sooooo good on a cold morning.....lunch was pineapple & graham crackers.....midafternoon dietcoke and popcorn.....dinner was a turkey club sandwich......so far, so good. Got in all my water....couldn't fit exercise in ( or haven't yet.....maybe later tonite).

Hikein....ty for the kind words. sometimes I just get feeling sorry for myself and lose perspective. Thankfully, it is not often nor long in duration.

JavaTurtle.....i hear you with the lack of motivation....but you have lost 13 pounds! This is no small accomplishment, chickie, so be proud of it!

Elisha.....ty for the pep talk. I know we can do this....and having the support of you and the rest of the chicklets makes it a lot easier than doing it all alone!

Birdie.....Bon Voyage!

Gotta go.......have a great evening!

OK...today started out with good intentions...I intended to walk this morning before work, but remembered that I was getting out 1/2 hour earlier to take DD to horse riding lessons...so....I intended to walk during her lesson but when I got there, I remembered that I had brought the camera and wanted to take some pictures of her tonight, so I didn't walk! <Sigh!> I intended to eat OP today, but when I went to the break room to have my soup and healthy lunch, I saw the chocolate fudge brownies with icecream that were leftover from the kitchen...so ate one!! Then on the way home from DD's lesson tonight, I was soooo hungry and drove right by my favorite Chinese restaraunt! So I ordered Fried Rice and Crab Rangoons!!! UGH!!!! Of course, I didn't eat all the rangoons (just most of them) and didn't eat all of the rice (but did have 2 servings!)

So, I guess I will join all of you and commiserate in a crappy day! Thank God for tomorrow's! You know what they say about the Road to He**...it's paved with Good Intentions!!! LOL!

Here's to a Great Thursday everyone!!! So glad you are all here!

Did well today with points. No flex points used. Just the daily ones. Exercise was not good though.
Even with going out to eat I did well. I watched portions and made good food choices.
Talk to you all tomorrow.
Goodnight!
Donna

Just wondering........have any of you ever gone to the Super Wal-Mart to buy groceries with an energetic 4 year old and a 2 year old, 22 pound human "Slinky" ??
Just wondering.............LOL

Today was just off.......just not good food wise, exercise wise.....

Well, now I have a lot of healthy choices in the kitchen. That helps me. Burger King is NOT MY FRIEND. Well...it's hard when you live practically next door to it.....

Donna....we gotta rack up some miles....you go fire up that treadmill !!!!! When you post...then I always seem to do my walking!! (((((weekend partner))))))

Kelly - I hope you have a better day tomorrow. (((((Kelly)))))

Jaymi - 10 pounds can't get you down girl!!! You can get that right back off!! (((((Jaymi)))))

***Can you tell I am in a huggy mood?????

Julie - Chinese is soooo good...especially as the weather gets cooler. Just jump right back on the wagon tomorrow chickie! You can do it !!!! (((((((Julie))))))))

And Lucy - how are you???? Keep taking care of that foot !!! (((((Lucy))))).

((((hugs to all))))
Have a super evening