I'd eat that. You're making me hungry!

motivated chickie - You're right...running around a track 12 times is maddening, so I decided to run along the river today. I didn't stop once to walk - probably ran about 3 miles. It's discouraging that just 2 months ago I was able to run 7-8 miles non-stop, at about 7.0 mph, no problem. I am much slower now, and I hate that my legs aren't as toned as they used to be, but hey, at least I got back on track now with my running rather than waiting another 2 months! Are you from Philly? I am living in Boston right now, but I am originally from Bucks County - will be moving back home in September to go to graduate school in Philly! I am planning on running the Rock N Roll 1/2 marathon in Philly at the end of September, so I better get serious about running again!

thesame7lbs- I have tried mapmyrun.com but it's really complicated and annoying. I will definitely try gmap pedometer! I'm usually pleased with anything Google-related :)

Hey, ladies! I hope everyone is gearing up for an awesome week!

I am SO ready for this to be the week I finally break 130 for good! My scale flashed 129.8 this morning but then locked in on 130. Planning to start Jillian's 30DS in addition to my gym time, and I have all my fat smash friendly foods for the week ready to go!

Have a great week, everyone!

Today, I had my last weigh in before I go on vacation tomorrow & I weighed 131, so I'm losing weight again. Then I felt a wave of sadness because I thought to myself, "When will I ever see this number again?"

I have thought for hours about this vacation and how I want to deal with eating. My binge eating pattern will likely be triggered by the chaotic schedule, lack of sleep, alcohol, and the abundant availability of junk food. However, I know it's in me to not dive face first into a bucket of fries and a foot long sausage. But I have to be gentle on myself. There will be times when I will give into cravings. I hope I have the good sense to stop & move on with my day.

My goal for vacation is to maintain my current weight, which may mean I'll weigh 1-2 pounds over what I am at this moment.

Serious thinking aside, I am very happy to be going on this trip. I haven't left my region in over 6 years & I am seeing friends I haven't seen in 9 years. This will likely be the best trip I've ever had.

Have a great vacation. For every treat you allow yourself, try to balance it out with a surge of self-control and then promise yourself another treat later.
Do not over worry. How long will you be on vacation? No way are you going to gain 50 pounds. You know what to do when you get back. Enjoy this time with friends.

Thanks, Danni.

I'll be on vacay for 9 days. I am recovering from BED and a relapse into the disorder would be bad. When I get into binge mode, it's kind of like an addict on heroin. The food becomes my focus, not the fun.

The last time I was in disorder mode, I was having a night on the town in NYC. Instead of dancing all night, I left the party early and ate junk on the streets of NYC for 4 hours. That was two weeks ago. I hope the memory of that horrible night reminds me the consequences of relapse.

So many things trigger my BED, so I have to be careful about getting enough exercise, sleep, and solitude while I'm away.

I'll be logging onto 3FC via my phone. I don't know if I'll be able to post, but at least I can read your inspiration.

MotivatedChickie, :hug:

Do any of the friends you will be with know about your BED? Could they help, or is that just setting up an uncomfortable situation? I will be thinking of you and hoping that you are having an enjoyable, healthy vacation. You deserve it! (and, BTW, congrats on the 131! Wasn't your goal 132 for the trip?)

I'm trying to figure out how to stay on track this summer with my two older children out of school. They are happy enough to go to the gym with me as long as we don't go too much. I'll have to find a happy balance. My son has been waking up brutally early (4:20 this morning) so I will make lemonade from that lemon and take him on some early-morning runs, but I do get creeped out running alone so early in the day.

Weighed in at 128.2 this morning and had a great run and am feeling back on track after a high-calorie day yesterday. No more rice. Just not a good idea. :(

Hello ladies :wave: Just checking in. No, I didn't disapear again and I have been reading, just not posting. My weight has stayed the same for the last week but that is a good thing as I quit smoking 9 days ago. So I guess I have been concentrating on that and not posting so much. I have been logging my food in Fitday (most of the time) so that I can keep my weight in check. I did walk around the lake (maybe it's a large pond) a couple of times last week and Saturday I acutally went two laps around :encore:

I went to a picnic yesterday at my son's and ate a little more than I should have but I'm back on track today and ready for a good week.

Have a great vacation, Chickie!

I'll try to check in a little more this week. Have a great Tuesday everyone :exercise:

abbyin, just wanted to say that is AWESOME that you quit smoking! To accomplish that and to maintain your weight loss at the same time is fantastic!!!

Monthly bunco party was at my house last night. cooked all day. beer and food all night. and now you know I'm not throwing that food out. so I will just work on getting back to sane. go on vacation in 2 weeks so that will be another monkey wrench in the plan. I guess I will just keep in the slow lane and still try to stay below 130 for the next month. One of these days I do plan on getting back on the fast track.
Have a good day, everyone!

Good morning all. My food was very good yesterday and this morning my scale rewarded me with a 1lb loss, down to 143 :trampo:

I'm not going to change my ticker yet, though until I see if it sticks.

Have a great day!

Good morning ladies (and any gents lurking out there!)

First of all, :cheer::cheer2::cheer3::cheer2::cheer3::cheer: for you, AbbyIN! Quitting smoking is the absolute best thing in the world you can do for yourself! I know it is hard and I will be pulling for you and sending you :dust:

Hope everyone is well today. I have had a good couple of days OP in spite of TOM arriving yesterday. Today is a run day but I might take a walk instead and run on Saturday (usually a rest day). My first full day of TOM is pretty uncomfortable.

I also got 7 hours of sleep *in a row* last night! DS slept until 6:30 -- absolutely unheard of. He's usually up around 5, sometimes earlier. So I'm feeling rested today, something I'm not very accustomed to. :) My husband is taking the kids to see his family this weekend, and I'm staying home just to have some quiet time and get some projects done around the house. I'm *so* excited to sleep late and have the house to myself for two whole days!

Is it silly that I'm already dreading winter? I seem to lose weight every spring, keep it off through the fall, and gain it back in Jan-Feb. March is always my heaviest month. I try telling myself that the sooner I get to goal, the more practice I will have at maintenance before those months arrive. :) I guess it's good that I'm thinking about it now. Failing to plan is planning to fail and all that.

Wishing everyone a great Wednesday!

ETA: Decided TOM was a lame excuse and ran 4+ slow miles. And in an NSV, decided it was hot enough (and I LOOKED hot enough ;)) to wear a cute little running tank I bought last month. :)

I lost 3 pounds in Month, which at my weight is extremely good!! I have another 5 more pounds to reach my final goal!!
Congratulations to everybody that did good this month. If you didn't, hang in there, we all have rough times during our weight loss journey...

Caribbeangirl02

Bahhh! 140.0 this morning. I know it's just water because I didn't gain 2.5 pounds overnight, but it's so frustrating! I have been in the same range for a month and I feel like I am not accomplishing anything at all, even doing around 1200 calories and working out for 30 min. every day! How do I break through this?:mad: