I am on track today, being true to the promise I made myself to do better today! I walked 4 miles, and have a pot of low-cal/low-fat chili on the stove. I'm hope-hope-hoping for an okay weigh in tomorrow. We will see!

ICU-- getting the tree decorated is a big accomplishment. So is staying on plan over the weekend. Congrats to you!

maenad -- sounds like a rough night, but also sounds like you've realized some things you need to change. Be proud of yourself for taking an honest look at your behaviors and vowing to change them.

Ms Perception...glad to hear grandma is doing better. My 95 year old grandma stayed with us this weekend (partly why I overate yesterday). Having her here was special, so I totally can relate to your feelings here. Forget about the candies and just move on in a better direction today!

Susan...KFC? Did you do the grilled or the fried? I've been wanting to try the grilled, but I've never made it over there yet to try it.

lackadaisy........bad eating for you also, huh? I swear it's this time of year! Forget about it and start making better choices today. You can do it!!

Just the plain old kind that my DH picked up on the way home from somewhere. And then on Sunday, we dropped in at my Mom's amd guess what they were having ... yup ... more KFC and fries

I ate better today.

Yesterday i was around 1210 calorie wise. I spent the day cleaning and preparing for my BF's birthday (which is today) and worked in the evening. Today I made a pancake breakfast, only had two small ones, and am going out for Lunch. I will most likely be over 1200, but it won't kill me! We are going to meet up with some friends tonight. i am not going to drink...stay on the diet coke.

hope you all have a wonderful Tuesday!

hi everyone-- so i disappeared for a while. but i'm back!!!
i was on a tropical vacation which was great and i didn't watch what i ate at all but still only managed to put on a pund. i was expecting to put back on all the weight i had lost! trouble is, when i got home i kept on going with that...and along with the crazy stress of finals and my usual post-finals depression (not sure why that happens) i've gained all the weight back. usually at this point, i would give up, never come back to 3fc. but i'm sick of giving up and so i'm giving it another ****. because i promised myself that this year would be the year that i don't give up...
it's super late so that's all for now, but i'm happy to be back.
hope you're all doing well!

Hey there jiggles - I have disappeared a few times myself when I gain weight - I'm currently at my highest weight I've been for 18 months - just getting up the courage to face it and change my ticker, as it's at least 10 lb out at the moment.

Just so long as you keep coming back and face up to it.

Hi everyone, just wanted to say I'm still alive and reading.

As per SusanB's suggestion, I made my "epiphany" a signature... nice to have something there...

keep on keepin' on!

Excellent Skyra! Excellent!

Spouse made Cajun macaroni and cheese. It's got andouille sausage and an ungodly amount of cheeses ... and is peppery, spicy, cheesy chewy paradise. Fortunately, it's also incredibly filling. It did motivate me to hit the pool! All in all, I have been low-glycemic load lately, which is *almost* but not quite, as important to me as the calories. Thank goodness there's no Christmas cookies around!

jiggles and robsia, you know how to do this "losing thing". I'm scared to death about maintenance - the losing at least has positive feedback. There's a goal, a light at the end of the tunnel, people notice, you get to have new clothes, and it just feels great. I look at maintenance ... and it's all the work with none of those rewards except continued good health and slimness. Is it enough? I have no idea, but right now, I'm afraid to ever leave 3FC. This is the first place where I ever got "losing" right, and you'd be horrified at how many hours a day I have invested here. I'm a bit concerned that I'm like a little kid who can't let go of Mom's leg and be independent. At what point does "support" in itself become an addiction? Dunno - would love to hear your thoughts!

I hate to post this, but I did my weekly weigh-in today and I was up 2.4 lbs! Yikes! I still am in disbelief, because although I ate not so great this weekend, I didn't feel my behavior was bad enough or enough extra calories to cause such a gain! I'm very frustrated with it, because I guess I feel I don't "deserve" such a gain based on what I ate. It was NOT a crazy amount of calories, so it leaves me confused and scared about how I could possibly maintain once at goal! I ate more calories than normal, but not THAT many more! I only weigh weekly to try and eliminate daily fluctuations, but I've been a little down over it today. SIGH. I just wanted to walk into the holiday week at a lower weight, not up 2.4lbs. It's frustrating!

That being said, I'm going to eat well this week. I got a compliment today about how "skinny" I looked, so I guess the 2.4lbs isn't that noticeable. LOL. Trying to finish up all the Christmas stuff, trying to find time for exercise too.

Hope everyone is doing well in their shopping and holiday preparations. I "think" I'm done shopping for gifts!

Hi all! I'm working off the candy weight from the weekend. Today was a busy day picking out and buying all the paint for our house. It took me 2 hours at Home Depot, but it's another thing I can check off my "to-do" list.

so i didn't eat great today but i did manage to keep my serving sizes in check.it's good because i've been eating so much and the more i eat the more i need to it seems...hopefully tomorrow i'll do a little better and add in some exercise.

robsia-i agree, it is a matter of coming back. i did manage to change my ticker and i think coming back here is a big step. it's not all bad...i had only lost a few pounds so putting it back on isn't the end of the world..if i give up now i'll only gain extra on top of that!

icu-i know what you mean about maintenance...it worries me a little too. for me it seems like i'm always gaining or losing but rarely staying the same...but i have a ways to go to even start thinking about it
i wouldn't worry too much about 3fc becoming an addiction. everything in moderation...right? if it's helping and you're not spending too too much time on here, i think it's a good thing and can continue to be whther you're losing or maintaining. it's always good to have a support network.

kellost- maybe it's just one of those weird days? i had one of those a little over a month ago..did my weekly weigh in and it was uncharacteristically high...try to keep going and i bet by next week it will all even itself out...

Nothing much to report. Trying to be diligent with the logging, trying to get in the habit of stretching a bit in the morning, trying to wean myself off the computer (anybody else on Farmville? Good grief, what a time suck!). So glad I have 12 days off work ...

On the positive side, it's day 4 under 150.

ICU, my name is Losermom and I am powerless to the lure of 3fc... I would consider myself in maintenance and I am hopelessly addicted to 3fc. It keeps me on track. Personally, farmville holds no interest for me because i grew up on a farm. Day 4? It's official and time to change all tickers!

Strangely, I've weighed in at 133 for the past 2 days. I'm having a hard time accepting it because I feel like I've been somewhat overindulging. TOM came yesterday and I'm not all bloated either. I am not appreciating the frequency of TOM's visits--every 3.5 weeks and he stays for 10 days everytime! Not good timing either because we are heading out of town this weekend. Yuck! A weekend with my dysfunctional family and tons of food. I may need to have a couple of drinks and hide in the corner with my sister or daughter... Wish me luck.

losermom, you have to count 133 to keep me company, I weighed 133.5 this morning Don't want my body to decide it's lonely there ...

losermom - re TOM - I'm doing the identical thing! I have freakin' HAD it! I'm putting enough money into my flexible spending account to have ablation done next year. I'm done with babies, and I can't find one single reason why I should have to tolerate this BS any more. Hormones can do what they will ... but I am so done with the messy part. I know several women who've had it done, and while it's not perfect (except for a very lucky few), all agree it's a massive improvement.

I can totally relate to your wanting to hide in the corner, too ... I'd like to chuck the whole holiday and flee the country for all of December! I try very hard to choose to be amused instead of annoyed, but it does seem to require a few alcohol calories ...