Hi everyone.

I'm still on my high over losing down to 145 so if I'm in a lull I haven't paid attention! Nothing happening right now, but would hardly expect it to as I'm settling in to no more than 2 pounds loss per month.

I posted a thread last week in the "Plus to Petite Shopping" forum here called "Sewing our own, Altering, Fitting Anyone?" or something like that. SusanB already found it. Thought I'd mention it here with our Featherweights in case anyone here has tips/secrets/advice.

Definitely a "Biggest Loser" watcher here so will read the article. Generally I think it has been a good phenomenon. I was saddened last season by such hard first workouts that the contestents were running to windows of the workout area to vomit, and also thought making them all sleep miserably in sleeping bags on the floor of the workout area the first night was kind of emotionally/mentally a weird message to send. I'm a big advocate of exercise along with diet and so making exercise into something outrageous/shocking is a bad idea in my book. I notice they won't make diet into an outrageous or shocking thing on camera, certainly not as it affects their food sponsors. It's like they make diet Dr. Jekell and exercise Mr. Hyde. Oh well, I'll be watching next season, too!

Good luck challenging, Doughnut.

Good job on 2 pouds, canadian mom.

I did about a half-hour floor workout today.

Here's the link http://www.time.com/time/specials/20...626456,00.html The other articles AquaWarlock mentioned seem to be just as accessible. Cool.

Hi folks. There's a thread here somewhere that Hrbabe started about that Time issue. I think there's a link in it.

I've pasted the TIME article link in the current events sub-forum of 3FC, thread here:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114331

I ate beyond full at dinner today :( Chinese with friends, options are more starchy than I would've liked (which I realized after I got up from the table) but not too bad (and I don't believe it took me off plan either).

I also did my weekly 10K today and an hour or two earlier than usual (dusk), it's amazing how a few little degrees can make the workout so much more challenging/exhausting. But I survived, and it's actually nice jogging my way back with the light out.

Thanks Warlock! I've been catching up on today's posts and forgot all about it :) That might mean it's time I shoulda gone to sleep!

Morning!

Good morning Susan and everyone else :wave:

Went to my son's tennis banquet last night. He got MVP :high: plus 4 other awards between his team and the league they are in. He was pretty proud. I got a horrible blister on my foot from some shoes I wore. I don't really understand why since I've worn these shoes many times and never had a problem. I guess I'll just slap a bandaid on there and go walk on my treadmill though.

They have mexican food at the banquet last night. I did "ok"! They had great chicken fajitas with beautiful chicken in it but I also had 1 cheese enchilada and just a few chips. I had saved lots of calories for it so hopefully that will be fine.

I took the night off last night for the banquet so that was a nice treat. I go back tonight though for my regular 10 hours then I have to stay after for a meeting so 13 hours total but I have Wednesday night off so that will be fine.

Hope everyone is doing great. Talk to you later. :gossip:

Good morning Susan! And everyone! Hope everyone's week has started out well enough. :)

That Time article is really interesting, especially the Biggest loser part. I'm such a fan of the show, it's interesting to see a behind the scenes look. And no wonder Kai seemed really dazed and kind of drunk-looking at the season finale last year, in the sauna and trying to basically purge herself.

One thing that bugs me about the show is that there is only one winner. I think there should be at least a male and female winner, since the women usually weigh less than the men to begin with... so they'll have less to lose.


Anyway, so far so good for me this week. I have four days left on this detox, and I'm looking forward to being done. Not necessarily because I want junk food, but because I'm bored with the food I can eat. I really want to have regular cold cereal and milk in my coffee and a muffin. ;)

I made it to the gym today and it's amazing how much stronger I feel after just ONE week of steady strength training, that's definitly a motivator. And since my mom wants to get back in shape she and I have been out walking everyday at least once (we're aiming for twice, but time doesn't always allow for that).

Good morning everyone!

Whittlin~I wish I could settle into 2 pounds per month!!! I've realized that I haven't been maintaining like I should be (139-141 since January) and have decided to kick it up a bit to get back to 139 by the end of the month. That's going to be 4-5 pounds (yes, I was up to 144 yesterday) for this month. I haven't sucessfully lost anything (and kept it off ) since September. I think that since my body has had such a long rest, I should be able to do 1 pound a week!

Aquawarlock~I don't think I'd be as upset with the starches as with all that sodium. Water weight gain with any Chinese food for me!

Catstoungue~you're inspiring me to join the gym. That and I was looking at the profile of my DH this morning and he REALLY needs to get moving. When we got married, he weighed 155 to my 165 (we're both 5'8") and now he's 175 to my 143. I just don't know how to convince him. Perhaps I'll just walk over and sign us up and TELL him that he has to go with me at least twice a week. Once he sees the change, he'll be more willing to go more often (I hope).

Jane~isn't it neat when the kids earn kudos like that? You should be very proud of your son! We went to DD's band awards on Sunday and it was really nice because the director was introducing some of the members when he stopped at DD. He really praised her for going above and beyond this year. It made me proud of her (and it made me cry).

Susan~work must be keeping you very busy. You pop in, but it isn't the same.

Well, gotta go check for that thread and read the Time article. Oh, yeah, I guess I ought to get some work done, too!

I think my issue with TBL is the one episode I watched was a finale and the female would have had to become seriously underweight to have beaten the male who won. It should at least be a % of EXCESS weight, not a % of total weight. It really puts the people who start out right around 200lbs at a huge disadvantage compared to the heavier contestants.

Didnt record yeterday after yoga, I was probably a bit over. I could go back and do it, but not feeling inclined at the moment. I have leftovers from dinner though, so maybe when I get around to figuring out what they cost, I 'll put it in.

OK I read some of the time article...I totally believe the apple/pear insulin thing. Until I did South Beach I could not lose weight except on ridiculously low calories, and this time around it practically slid off. I also think that may be why I am stalling a bit, I kind of migrated back to older habits, so while my calories are the same, my food isnt as insulin friendly.

Aw thanks Allison ... I am working lots (drat!) but I do read whenever I can.

Right now, I'm beside myself because I can't get into the hussman fitness site to calculate my BF caliper measurement. I should have written it down somewhere. I think 11 mms is less than last time.
Obsessive you say?:yes:

A regular person would be brushing her teeth or something :D

I cannot get the link to the article to open every time I try internet explorer shuts down on me. I have been trying all day. Oh well I guess I am just not meant to read it.

I am such a 3FC addict! I got home from work and DS#1 was on the computer! I had to wait ... imagine!

I'm pretty happy lately. I seem to be able to watch what I eat even if I'm working every day. I had a few sweet treats at work tonight but nothing damaging. Even though I couldn't seem to get the exercise thing going when I was working 7-3 last week, I'm doing OK on my days off and on 3-11.
And it's working. I'm swooshing down very nicely.
Which is a good thing but it's reminding me of my pooooor record at maintaining. I'm reading Ann Fletcher again and hanging around lurking in the Maintainers Forum more.
Then there's the old how light is light enough struggle. Hovering under 130 has been my goal for months. 125 or so? I do slosh about 3 or 4 lbs easily. Maybe 122 would be safer. That'd be 40 lbs lost which sounds good :D
But honestly I don't care much for the number on the scale. I'd just like to be rid of the little tummy rolls.
DS#2 told me earlier today that my size 4 Austin jeans (my favs) are kinda almost too big. I've had a really discouraging battle for small clothing before. Since then I've discovered tailoring which might help circumvent that trouble. When I couldn't make larges go around my belly, I sure never foresaw having that problem.:dizzy:

It's a trick being almost there, isn't it? And I'm sure this kind of quandry is what starts us back on the upward climb.

I am aware that I'm rambling but sometimes it helps to write this stuff down. And I'm so sure some of you will have something wise and comforting to say :hug:

I do so appreciate you all. Thanks for listening.

alinnell - An inspiration? Me? Ahh, thanks. And do get your husband out there. Having a gym buddy is great (I'm lacking one at the moment). A great way to get in shaped and spend time together.

Whittlin - I've basically lost 2lbs a month since January as well. And since I didn't weigh myself in between I have no idea what the fluctuations were... And even though it might seem slow I just keep reminding myself that in another four months I may have lost twice that! Which will be 20lbs... and that will be crazy. So even if it takes you till christmas to reach goal, you know you'll do it. :D

Susan - I always wonder what weight will be good for me too. I know that in high school when I lost weight before I became too obsessed with reaching that far off goal. Even though it was obviously too low for me to be healthy at that goal weight I pushed towards it. Needless to say that the weight kind of jumped really quickly back on because my body had been a little deprived.

I think a part of me was also scared though, to be smaller, to be "thin". I'd spent so much of my life identifying as "chubby" that to not be able to call myself that... And the idea of no longer "dieting" but maintaining was just a concept I didn't understand. It was a mental block, and I know that the weight I gained was mostly from mentality and poor self-esteem.

Anyone else find that their weight goes down more when they're feeling good about themselves?
Instead of vice versa: feeling good because their scale is going down?

Night, see y'all tomorrow!