:welcome: to montrrealgal! :) please visit often :) and talk as much or as little as you need :cool:

Lisa, hope you're all loosened up for your PT today :) I am very sorry that you are having a crummy month!! wishing you all good things :hug:

wishing all good things to ALL of you!

it's sunny :sunny: here but 4 degrees !!! but I would rather have cold than active snow.

When I'm driving to work, and dreading whatever fresh h3ll awaits me there :devil: I think of my summer job and get much happier :D

Hi Everyone

Lisa, I hope your PT appointment went well. I hate early mornings as well. I was up til 1:30am working and hit snooze about 3 times this am on my alarm.

I’m doing ok. The (bf-ex-whatever he is now) texted me last night while I was working to tell me he was headed to the ER- but four minutes later said he wasn’t and was ok. He often sends me panicking messages.
It really doesn’t help my anxiety.

I made it to my double workouts on Sat and Sunday, and have been doing well with meals. Months ago my local grocery store closed and everything was 50% off and I stocked up on many cans of salmon. So lately I have been eating that for protein.

The scale tells me I am losing fat. I do worry when losing weight because of course I want to see the lbs drop but I really don’t want to lose muscle. My scale shows estimate percentage for fat and water so I am glad the fat percentage is going down as well as the lbs.

We may get another storm this week or maybe just a bit of snow and wind. If it isn’t too bad I would like to avoid canceling any workout classes.

This weekend I am visiting family and cannot break my weight loss plans! I will have to just pretend to eat or just decline/ no thank you. I am not going for lunch or dinner; it was just to visit, so ppl shouldn’t assume I will eat there, and I will not cave because if I eat just to try to not offend people or make someone uncomfortable, I will end up being so angry.

I see the sunshine through my window and looking forward to spring.

montrrealgal, Hi and welcome to the 3FC!

The “bf” texted me to dump me, again.
If he wasn’t suffering with health issues I would consider blocking him. Because of his issues, I feel I have to reply to him in some cases.. But I’m not going to reach out to check in on him.

My weight has been up 0.8 past two days, so the lower earlier wt was a fluke or I’m just up now on muscle repair water or whatever.. I was thinking that what’s frustrating about this is if I lost 20 lbs, seeing the scale go up and down by 2-3 lbs wouldn’t be as bad but if I lose 5-7 lbs and the numbers fluctuate by 2-3lbs it makes me feel like I’m back to starting weight.

Work has been busy plus we’re getting a storm so I did have to cancel some scheduled fitness classes.
If I am not overloaded with work during a storm, I should try some in home exercises.

Wishing everyone a good day

Hi friends :)

PandaCupcake, I'm sorry you're in the path of yet another storm! we very luckily are not going to be affected by it. Hopefully, if you can't get out, you can find something at home to do, for your workout.

I would sure want to block the ex bf's texts at this point! how can you tell what is reality from him?

also I hear you on hoping to not get flak from people this weekend, on what you chose to eat or not eat. Some people have such a hard time accepting what we say we want to do! :tantrum:

I am having a wonderful lazy day off :) I did get the recycling and garbage bins up to the top of the driveway ahead of time this morning, and did an extra long workout (15 minutes of Leslie Sansone and then 30 minutes of Gilad toning, he's a tough son of a gun :devil: ) right after that in the morning and have been lazing about ever since :carrot:

HI :wave: and hope to hear from some of you :)

I found out my weight today: 200 lbs. I'm ~5'4.5" (164cm). BMI 33.7.

Also saw psychiatrist today, and was prescribed an additional antidepressant.

Hey everyone! I did it again, and didn't stop by for several weeks! The days are passing far too quickly just now!

I'm seeing a lot of new people on the forum just now, it's so lovely to have you all here! I need to go back and read all about you all, but want to say :welcome2: first!

Hi to Holly, Kathleen, Lisa, Monica and Jessica too! I hope you're all defrosting now Spring is here :)

I'm still on my diet and nutrition plan, went onto the final (super restrictive) phase last week, eating just meat, fruit, veg and lots of coconut at the moment. Getting a bit fed up with food now, I just can't be bothered coming up with meals - would love to just come in, stick something in the oven and come back 30 mins later.

I fell off the wagon a bit at the weekend - we had a surprise party for my OH (he's 30 next week) and I drank a bit too much, then ate a whole pack of salami! :lol: I will probably be worse next week, we are going on holiday to Spain, where I'm sure wine comes out the taps. Maybe if I stick to sangria it counts because of all the fruit?

I have lost about 35lbs now, and in another 6lbs, my BMI will be overweight instead of obese :dancer: but it's so frustratingly slow. At least it's going though.

Coop!! so good to hear from you :) CONGRATS on losing 35 pounds!! and being so close to just overweight, :carrot: and oh boy at your upcoming vacation to Spain! (i can just see the wine flowing from the taps :D )

Congrats :carrot:

I'm here. Just not up to posting much.

I have been writing in my journal a bit. I realized today that I don't have to write about the difficulties going on in my life. I can journal about anything.

Hope you all have a great Monday.

Hi Lisa! that's a great idea, I have to focus on good things myself. Come back to talk to us when you feel like it :) :hug:

HI :wave: to everyone else!

I found out that I will NOT get my usual time off in April :( Really stunned me and bummed me (haha stunned and bummed :devil: ) but seriously it has been what keeps me from murdering both customers and co-workers :p
My latest strife with the RB is that, I needed to renew my certification to sell alcohol and tobacco, the online course is $25, and the RB refused to pay for it, as he is only my boss for another 7 days :rolleyes: The new boss assured me I will be reimbursed. This last week with him is gonna be awful. Oh well.

Hi everyone,

I am doing ok. I have a lot of fitness classes scheduled and made it to all my classes this weekend.
I tried to go lower on calories but found it difficult to get enough protein. I really don’t want to lose any muscle. So I am going to try to average 1200 cals or so.

Thankfully I haven’t had to deal with any texting from the ex. Hallelujah
Enjoying the peace.

Went to PT today and over did it. Now I have lost the ability to move my knee in certain directions.

Not good.

I"m a little scared. You should see me attempt to walk.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do tomorrow.

Oh no Lisa!! :( something like ibuprofen to reduce swelling? ice packs??? call you call the PT therapist and ask their advice??? I HOPE it gets better soon!!! :hug:

HI :wave: to everyone else :)


I do NOT want to go to work today. My co-worker just texted me about our young dumb co-worker, Young Dumb Co-Worker came to work today wearing a PINK FUZZY ONESIE . Yes. and she has no clothes on under it, and nothing to change into. I have to work alongside a freaking idiot 26-yr.old person wearing a pink fuzzy onesie in a deli.

Lisa, I’m sorry about your knee. I hope it’s not terribly painful and your PT provides some care advice.

Holly that seems very immature- a 26 yr old woman should not possibly consider that to be acceptable to wear to work.

I’m aggravated today because the scale went up again. Grrrrr
I have some fitness classes this evening and nearly want to cancel due to work but I need to go.

Today wasn’t a good day. I was frustrated about the scale going up again and I ended up snacking all day and cancelling my workouts.

I am thinking about skipping the scale for this week but still trackimg meals and exercise..
maybe even avoid the scale for a month..

Thoughts?

PandaCupcake, I am sorry that you are frustrated about the scale going up and down! it IS frustrating , especially when you are rigid about tracking, and doing your part by exercising too. I once put my bathroom scale out into the garage and stuck to my diet for 2 months, then weighed, and I think I had only lost about 8 pounds..but it kept me from going extra crazy for 2 months. But now, I am weighing myself every day, to keep accountable, and I have gone up and done myself by about 2 pound increments for 2 weeks now. I guess I have no advice :p except I think you should stick to watching your calories, and do keep exercising.

Oh and I didn't do it intentionally but my reaction to the young dumb co-worker, when I saw her standing there in her bright pink fuzzy Onesie, was so vehement, that she started crying and left the room.

Good god!!! HOW could she have ever thought wearing that was acceptable, like you pointed out?!? She came back about 20 minutes later, and was silent except for throwing things around :devil: We do have to work side by side, and it was uncomfortable for a while, for sure.

I finally relented and gave a half-@ssed apology, I said 'I'm really sorry my reaction was so upsetting to you" which isn't really an apology at all, is it :devil: but she took it as an apology and said that she didn't have any clean clothes to wear. Right. I can't WAIT until the new owners are here next week and they see what she is like.

Lisa, are your knees any better at this point?

Kathleen,

You have a lot on your mind. I hope that post helped you. I know when I have a lot going on, I clam up.

Try to have some faith about your daughter.
I'm sure you'll get calls, her needing you but you can't control everything. Whether she is disabled or not, it's ****ing hard to let them head out. It truly is but you'll have more worries than most parents.
I bet she is excited.

And by all means, come post when you need to.

Don't worry about personals. I tend to ditch them too when I start stuffing my feelings.

My knee is better almost 100% but I think I'd better not go back tomorrow. I'll call them in the am. He may not want me back until Monday, anyway.

Lisa that was VERY intuitive and helpful advice and could only come from a person who has gone through the same thing! :hug:

I'm so glad your knee is almost 100% back to normal!

Have a great night Lisa :)

Kathleen so good to hear from you! first Yay for the mantra Progress Not Perfection :D it is so true. And yeah, why else would we want to eat when not hungry, because food is so darn good :) I hope HOPE HOPE that your statement of things being good at the moment does not backfire!!! And of COURSE you are worried to no end about having to release your daughter to be part on her own, that is so hard for a parent and yes, especially a mom!! but you have raised her well and she will have support and professionals around her and she will do great :D and yes Hooray for Spring, it surely takes aLOT longer time to arrive here :D but things are moving in the right direction for sure. How nice for your nephew and yay to celebrate good things together on Easter Sunday!

well the day is drawing near when the RB will no longer be my miserable, idiotic, immature boss :D :carrot: This Sunday will be my last day working for him, yeah working Easter Sunday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. :rolleyes: And the very next day I meet the new boss and we do all the paperwork to become his employees. And we will have a meeting on expectations...finally, some structure to that madhouse!! it will be a total 180 degree turnaround from the no rules circus that it's been. The other employees are quaking with fear and anxiety..I am welcoming the new Mr. Rules, Regulations, and Consequences For Your Actions :rofl:

Hi everyone,

I’ve been kind of blah lately and discouraged.
Tonight after work I’m going to take it easy and get a pedicure.
I am looking forward to my workouts on Saturday and Sunday.

Sorry you are struggling panda. Keep up the exercise, it'll do you good and remember, do it for yourself.

April is almost here. I'll be 51, soon.

I am in limbo. I don't get paid until Tuesday. Hopefully, it'll get here soon.

I get weighed on Monday. I have an appt with Trudy on monday at 10 am. I'm worried.

Lisa good luck for your weigh in today - I hope all your hard work with the personal trainer shows :) I'm glad your knee is nearly better.

Holly I'm clueless why your colleague wore a pink onesie out the house, never mind to work! Hopefully the new owners will sort her out. Let us know how you got on today :) sorry you lost your time off though, we all need a break, and you deserve one after all your snow shovelling!

Kathleen I'm keeping fingers crossed (was going to say touching wood, but don't know if that's a saying over there, otherwise you'd think I was giving TMI :lol:) you aren't jinxing things! I have to say though, when I went to college, all the high school cliques faded away, and people were far more accepting of who you were. People who were mocked for any disabilities in high school just didn't have the same exposure in college, so I'm sure your daughter will be ok!

pandacupcake sorry the scales are going up despite all your hard work! Do you take any measurements at all? Sometimes the scales say one thing, while the measuring tape says another. Take things easy for a bit, maybe step down to weekly weigh-ins instead?

We had a really nice week in Spain, it was sunny, warm and dry - what more could you ask for! Oh boy did I fall off my diet though! I think I ate a bit of everything I had cut out, except gluten, and I suffered for it big time! But despite that, we ate less and healthier than ever before on holiday, and I gained more than I have ever gained before - 8 lbs in a week :tantrum:!! Back to the diet today :)

I hope everyone is having a Happy Easter!

Coop27: I’m glad you had a great vacation. I don’t know what areas you went to but last year my bf took me to Barcelona and Madrid and both were great.

I had an ok weekend. It’s snowing now.

I made it to all my weekend workouts.
I have my annual dr appt today/ day off.

I’m going to stop at my storage unit to pickup some fitness dvds.

Just Barcelona for us :) I would love to visit other parts though!

Well done on making it to your exercise classes! Hope you see the benefits on the scales soon!

Hi everyone- I just made a new thread for April- see you there!
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/depr...ighlight=April

Hi all
I am back again. I thought I could post again in my regular 3fc thread. But I am just too depressed to be anywhere on 3fc but a thread where I know its okay to be myself. I removed my sig. So just to let people know, I lost 108 lbs. Have stayed within reasonable range for around 5 years now. Gaining a bit. But I had lost a bit too much. So that was perfect.

Maintaining is sometimes more precarious than losing. Although I never want to put myself again in the position of gaining a lot. I did that most of my life, up and down. Depression, anxiety etc was not a small contributor.

I will do personals in a couple of hours. I think the way I need to do this is post every day even when no one else has posted. Just keep posting my progress. I have to lose some weight to visit my elderly mother. She does fat shaming. I will lose what I can of what I gained. And then gain it back when I get home. Sorry if this is TMI. Feeling very vulnerable right now. But I will survive ......and prevail !!!!! Personals in a couple of hours. Thanks for this thread.

Hi flower :) so glad you posted. Here is where we are now for April -> https://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/dep...on-thread.html

Thanks VermontMom <3