Happy Tuesday Feathers! Tuesdays are probably the day I like the least of the week. Mondays feel good just to get back into a normal routine, Wednesday is mid week, Thursdays are good because its almost Friday, and then well yea, Fri-sun is great! lol Ok thought Id share that hah

I am very pleased that I still managed to lose 1.2 pounds this past week with very minimal exercise and my horrible binge on Saturday (3k+ calories). I am so thankful. I will NOT mess up like that again.

Dorian I am so jealous of your hip size! I have such a bubble butt that no matter how small my actuall hips and thighs get, I will still have a larger hip area.

Sumire Ugh men!! They can eat pies and still lose weight. My oh My. To be a man lol jk! Glad you two could work out together!!

Skinnyelle Hows the detox going?? I am interested to hear if you feel full or not. When I did it, I felt hungry after every hour!

Philana Dont you love feeling the muscles in your stomach?! I did hot yoga for the first time the other day and I loved feeling the soreness in my muscles the next day!

Have a great day everyone!!

Happy Tuesday, all! Terribly busy lately and trying to cut computer time and trade it for reading my Bible. Normally I sit down and catch up with my blogs/boards while I eat breakfast. I always say I'm to busy to read my Sunday School assignment...but that's EXACTLY the excuse I HATE when people say why they don't exercise!! So...anyhow - that's my life...

Diane042425 - Glad you were able to have a confident boosting weight in. You are WORTH eating right and exercising!!

I got overwealmed with how many personals I missed and only have a minute on here - so sorry to neglect replying to you all. I decided to just go from this page forward!

Another 3 miles on my healing hammy - it went okay. Sunday I rode the spin bike at the Y for an hour. What's UP with the SEATS on those things!?! I was uncomfortable at the 30min mark but gutted it out. I thought road bike seats were bad! S'pose I will do some upper body work over nap time today - I have a meeting tonight with the Retreat Planning Committee...arg - seriously - WHY can't we just all be emailed and reply - why do we have to meet?? We are doing some skits and the Chairperson wants us all to meet with the script writer for us to agree on it. W

Yikes - methinks I need a snack or a nap - I sound like a grouch!!

Have a great Tuesday!

Haha skinnyelle I used to think that would be good too, losing a bit of muscle from my legs. Since I had foot surgery, one calf has lost muscle (because I can't tense my foot and don't use it to walk) and the other one hasn't. Wonky legs! I hope it goes away soon. Good luck with the fast anyway.

Philana No pond between us, but Germany is! Greetings from Vienna, hope your stomach muscles get better soon!

Sumire It will get better but my PMS is defo much worse since coming off the pill, but the days directly after it finishes are so much better because of it! Everyone (including myself) is just happy I'm back to normal

Dianne By the looks of your new picture, you don't have a big hip area! You look really skinny, congrats on your 1.2lb loss.

I am going for Mexican food this evening, nom nom. I will stick with fajitas or some kind of salad but will defo squeeze a cocktail in there too. One of my best friends is going to work in an orphanage in Mexico for a month, so we are having a girly night to celebrate. Alcohol will be good because uni is stressing me out with all their ridiculous paperwork. It is touch and go whether they will accept my exam date because some other piece of paper has been delayed (through no fault of my own). I will be mightily pissed off if they don't let me register it, seeing as though I have found 3 professors to examine me and the room and everything. I thought actually revising for the exam and preparing to defend my thesis would be the hard bit, but it seems Austrian bureaucracy is a force that cannot be matched. Matched it will be though, by my British polite but curt argumentation skills if they don't do what I want. Gah! I will try not to drink too much tonight, but I feel a few cocktails coming on already

I am adding on another .5 of a mile by month's end to be jogging a whole 3 miles. Not bad for a gal who up until two months didn't run for 3 decades, lol. I also want to up my HIIT cardio to twice weekly and reduce my weekly runs by 1 totaling just 3 days. I want to be at least 116 by July 31st and maybe my body fat % has moved downward. I also want to maintain the strides I've made thus far when I go to Disney next week with my family for a much-needed rest. And I just want to enjoy the rest of the summer with my boys before school starts again.

Nice to see everyone is doing well.

dianne042425 You arent thick at all! Tell your frenemies to shut it! How long did you do the detox for? Fruits and veggies only? What was your experience like in term of weight loss, etc?
Im not having too much trouble staying full but I am eating every 2 hours or so. I have loads of fruits and veggies and dried fruits to snack on and I try to make sure Im drinking a lot of water to make sure dehydration isnt the culprit when I feel hungry. It hasnt been too bad honestly. I dont go to bed or wake up with hunger pangs.

claire0412 haha that would make for funny looking legs. Im sure it will return to normal once you get moving again. Goodluck with all the school events and examinations! Enjoy the mexican dinner and have a cocktail for me!

fitmom Good for you on all the exercise!

sumire - funny you should mention greek yoghurt, i read about it on another board on 3FC and i bought some today and had the most amazing OMGWTFBBQ experience in a while. I usually don't like yoghurt, but this is so good! And so filling. Had it with an apple and 2 teaspoons of sugar. No problem! Tempeh, I should really take some time to figure out how to make that properly, I love it when i get veggie roti at the indonesian place.

dianne - happy for you that the binge didn't set you back too much. So! Just don't fret over it anymore and move forward

claire - well hi there! coolbeans. What's in Vienna? (except you.. duh) Enjoy the mexfoodies. It's nice stuff. And if I were you I'd enjoy a nice taco instead of the coctail way more filling for the same calories!

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So, I'm super happy! I just got home from the gym, I slacked just a tiny bit but that's no problem, since as of this week I'm going 5 times, and I am riding my bike to work 3/4 times a week also (50mins total back and forth).

Why I'm happy is because I've eaten a TON, but barely any calories. I barely make it over a 1000 today. Wasn't the plan, but I decided to skip the carbs for lunch and had a nice omelet with tomato and onion and some lettuce with lemon and dill on the side. And then as an after-lunch snack I had amazing greek yoghurt with half an apple and a bit of sugar. And then an eggcake. And now I'm having dinner which is just a massive bowl with chicory/witloof, garlic, mayonaise, other half of apple, egg and some couscous.

I've still not lost an ounce since I started last thursday evening. But I'll not focus on it so much, because I'm just happy to eat really nice - my skin feels better and my energy is up. And the gym and sauna are just a nice addition to daily life!

Just checking in! Pulled in an awesome haul from Whole Foods and made dinner and all my food for tomorrow. I had a big, awesome veggie burger for dinner tonight with onions and tomatoes and mustard, yum! For a side I baked "fries" made out of summer squash from my grandmas garden that were OUT of this WORLD! I still have some calories left for the day so I will have a greek yogurt after my run tonight.

I have a gigantic salad for lunch tomorrow with all of my favorite things on it, like grilled chicken and onions and cucumbers and tomatoes and carrots... yum! I have cantaloupe and cottage cheese for a snack and a big fruit/fiber/protein filled breakfast. I love going to Whole Foods.

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skinnyelle39 - You are doing a fantastic job and looking great (the 20-something thread pictures were amazing, you are so cute -- where the **** did that pink skirt come from, omg! cute!)

sumire - Ugh, smack your husband for me for making weight loss seem so easy. Haha. I'm on the pill now, I can't remember the last time I had a cramp or any PMS or anything like that, I am scared now, gulp!

claire0412 - I like the idea of you sticking to what you're doing -- we're supposed to be making lifestyle changes here, after all. So have your piece of cake! In moderation of course. Sorry to hear about paperwork stressing you out, but yum to mexican food!

fitmom - You are BURNING it UP! NICE WORK!! Can't wait to hear about Disney!

philana - Sounds like you are doing a fantastic job, I love the motivation! Be sure that you are fueling your body for all those workouts though, I would imagine at 1000 calories you're at quite a deficit for the day, be sure you aren't doing any harm to your metabolism. Your food sounds EXCELLENT by the way, I am a couscous FREAK.

Dianne042425 - Wow, talk about damage control, you totally undid that binge, nice work!! My hips just recently slimmed down, I finally got that pocket of fatty nonsense under my belly button to cooperate with these last couple of pounds. You are doing fantastic and I can't wait to hear about all the pounds melting off of you and how confident you feel!

mortonpixie - Phew you sound so BUSY! Anyone who uses the excuse that they're "too busy" need only look at you to be guilted into working out! I think I'll go for a run now...

krampus - is missing! I hope you are doing well and your stress level isn't too high from moving!

YAY! The scale moved!!! 2.2lbs gone Finally. I'm at 150 lbs now

Dorian - your food sounds amazing also, very nice! How many calories do you eat every day? And I agree, 1000 is too low, but it just happened that way after a bunch of fulfilling foods that day. My goal is between 1250-1500 every day. My average for the week has been 1350, so no worries!

I'm not missing! I'm here! Sorry for being quiet. Actually today I found out I don't have to move all my furniture like I thought - big win considering I totally BORKED my knee running yesterday and can barely hobble up and down a flight of stairs without it feeling like it's going to collapse on itself. Always something dumb. Today is my great-grandmother's 100th birthday. She died in August 2007 but she got close to the century mark. That, combined with today being literally the last time I'll ever have my favorite school lunch from the cafeteria at work, makes today somewhat of a funky "off" day.

Weight is up a bit still. 131.3 this morning, sigh.

fitmom Yay for HIIT! It really got my 5k time down and made long runs more interesting.

philana Glad the scale finally moved!

Skinnyelle I did indeed have a cocktail for you (and one for myself), ahem. PS: after everyone mentioned them, I looked at your pics in 20 somethings. You look great, I'd be happy if I was at where you are now. Krampus you look great too, I liked your green/blue dress! You American girls know how to dress up, I am so lazy when it comes to making an effort. The most I will ever do is put a dress on with some flat sandals, and maybe a bit of eyeshadow. Laziness personified!

Dorian Mmmm wholefoods, I loved that shop when we were in NYC. We ended up going there for lunch most days because a) we didn't know where we were going to eat b) we always ended up finding fried food and we were worried we'd have a heart attack before we came back to Vienna! The salad bar was my fav!

Krampus Oh no! Rest your knee, ice and elevate it! Good luck moving and I hope your day gets better!

Mexican food was delicious last night. I opted for beef tacos, which were quite small (like 3 tiny taco tubes and salad). I also had two cocktails (Mojitos) and a shot of tequila, which I did not order myself. I still don't reckon I went over 2,000 calories yesterday so it's not too bad! I'm going to make 2 salads from my salad cookbook today though, one with tofu and roasted vegetables (for dinner) and one with avocado, sardines and blue cheese (for lunch). No wine or chocolate for me today either, just fruit, salad and lots of water!

I've been doing strength training for the last week or so and I am loving how much better my posture has become. I walk straight and everything, and my arms are looking a bit better. Doc was pleased with my foot too, but he says my other toes are a bit weird so I am going to self prescribe myself some foot exercises to strengthen the tendons etc. I addition, I have found some facial exercises to make me look younger (I am 25, I am ridiculous!). So my daily routine will include exercising my abs, bum, arms, face and feet. LOL.

I've been in absentia! My bad. More later, but just wanted to say I hope everyone's doing awesomely! I've been doing a lot of weight training the past week, and it made the scale budge! Will come back later to discuss and catch up.

Happy Hump Day ladies!!!

Im on day 6 of my detox. Yesterday I felt off for the first time since starting. I was doing JM Boost Metabolism and it was kind of hard to keep up. I think it was a combination of eating too many apricots beforehand that did not digest, being tired, and the fact that I haven't done exercise like that in over a week so I got a little winded.
My boyfriend and I went to see Horrible Bosses around 10pm and I could barely keep my eyes open. It was hard to not eat popcorn during the movie. I love movie theater popcorn and always treat myself to a small bag of it ( shared with my bf) whenever I go.

Dorian5 Ive never actually been inside WholeFoods ( too lazy to drive over to one nearest me which isnt that close at all) but I know itd be like heaven for me. Especially with this detox... Im a little nervous about the prices too. Is it much more than regular supermarkets? If not Im definitely making the switch!
Thanks again for the photo comments! The entire outfit came from a store called Love Culture, very similar to Forever 21. Really cute clothes and really reasonably priced. I need that fry recipe! Your veggie burger sounds delicious also was it a veggie patty or did you sub meat for a mushroom or something?

Claire 0412 Hope you enjoyed our drinks last night! I swear you ladies are going to have my head super huge. Thank you! Also please share these facial exercises. Glad your strength training is going well. It seems like that is the key for all of us.

krampus Happy Birthday to your Great-Grandma. Mine is 103 I believe and still living its amazing. Shes out-lived all three of her sons.

Philana I told you one day at time... It would eventually happen!

Kat999 Im happy to hear your weight is back down where you like it!

Happy half-way-there Day!

Mortonpixie Busy? Whats that feel like again? Its been so long since Ive actually had work to do at my job its mind numbing. Talk about really appreciating a stimulated mind at work. Its no wonder I worry about the most stupid things Good job on the exercise!

Claire Good job on taking it easy with the Mexican but still allowing yourself to indulge. I think that kind of moderation is what keeps the weight off in the long run You said you noticed a difference in your arms after a week of training. Does it really show results that fast? I really need to get into lifting.

Skinnyelle You are too funny; "Frenemies". Thank you for the nice compliments. But that picture is from about 2 months ago at around 130. My goal is about 10-12 pounds less than that. The dress hides the horrid legs! hah jk I shouldnt talk about myself like that, but they are my problem area for sure. I only did the "detox" for a day so I cant really say anything for weightloss. Sorry :/

I totally understand about movie theatre popcorn. I have a comfort with the movie theatre so its SO hard for me NOT to get something there. I get in a bad mood when I cant lol

Philana PLEAAASSSSSEEEEEE tell me what you are eating that is so abundant and keeping your calories at 1000?!?! It's so hard for me to keep my calories under 1400! And I eat pretty darn healthy. My stomach is growling every 2 hours. Its ridiculous. And I am eating plenty of protein. About 100g a day!! Congrats on the 2.2 loss!!!


Dorian Thanks for the recognition! I had a feeling it will be around the last 5 pounds when all the problem areas start to really melt off. I think thats why I always fall off wagon around 128. Maybe I am scared to actually see how I will look with smaller legs since Ive had them for so long now. It can almost be compared to a prisoner being released after so many years incarcerated. Some are scared of the freedom. Yes I know that is a drastic analogy but I kind of feel like I always get "scared" around 128. This time, no way, I am going all the way till goal!!

krampus Go easy on yourself today. With your knee, your grandmothers 100th birthday and your last day favorite lunch, you should just relax and enjoy a bit. Mental health is just as important as physical

Katt congrats on the scale budge!!! You amaze me with your weightloss and great attitude

I feel pretty hot today.

Going out to dinner tonight, hoping I can manage to make smart choices! (I wish Whole Foods posted their nutrition information at their hot bar, damn it!) They have that brown rice sushi, might just get that... yum.

I can't wait until the weekend! I keep trying on my sexy jeans for my movie date to see if they fit a little better each day. (Haha, I'm crazy, you guys. )

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philana - I try to eat 1200-1400, more if I'm hungry or work out hard, I've been getting in a lot of protein and fiber lately. I'm thinking of upping my calories because I'm pretty tired while running lately, we'll see. I am SO STOKED that you finally got to see your loss, nice work! Woohoo!

krampus - I'm sorry to hear that you're having a weird/funky day, and I hate to hear about your knee borking! Ouch, you are just having a hard time! I hope things can calm down for you once you get the stress of moving behind you. I know that you'll be at 120something again soon.

claire0412 - YUM your salads sound AWESOME! I am going to the Whole Foods deli/salad bar/hot bar for dinner tonight. I had a big salad for lunch, don't know what I should get for dinner, especially since they don't have their nutrition info for any of the bar stuff! Yikes. Nice work on your strength training, I need to get back to working on mine, I just am running now for the most part. :/

kat999 - Can't wait to hear about your weight training and losses!

skinnyelle39 - It's pretty pricey at Whole Foods, but I like to go get things that I can't get just anywhere. The grocery stores close to me don't carry a lot of the veggie burgers I like (I did use a veggie patty last night) and they carry PLAIN greek yogurt which is my favorite, the other stores close to me only have really fruity ones. That outfit was CUTE I'll have to find that love culture site because I LOVE Forever 21! I'm going to the movies on Saturday but I'm having a full out cheat day anyway, soooo some theater popcorn is in the works for me too.

All I did with the fries was cut summer squash (the little yellow ones-- I used 4) into eighths so they were skinny wedges (I didn't peel them since summer squash is tender anyway, but for butternut or something you would peel it) -- then I just salted and baked them on a pan (sprayed with Pam) at 425degrees F for 15 minutes on one side (until they were really dark brown around the edges) then I flipped each one over and baked 10 more minutes. YUM, awesome in ketchup! I ate the whole pan.

Dianne042425 - That's you in the avatar? You are itty bitty teeny! You look like you have skinny hips? Cute dress, too! You are definitely getting it done! I'm trying to beat down some diet apathy now since I'm feeling pretty good with my body - I know I'll be even happier at goal, so I'm keeping my eyes on the prize! We'll get to the end!

Thanks claire and skinnyelle - i'm so glad it moved. I needed that! haha.

Dorian - to me 1400 really makes me feel like I've had plenty. Except on workout days - but I work out in the evening mostly so i just have a tiny snack and go to sleep. And thanks! I'm so incredibly happy too. I just started and I know im gonna stick with this for months and months, but it's good to see that in months I could possibly be back to nice looking again. Hihi.

Dianne - I don't know what happened yesterday, because I ate high proteine foods, but I still never get over 60g of proteine a day. Yesterday I had crackers for breakfast, an omelet with salad (but without bread) for lunch, greek yoghurt with an apple and some sugar for snacktime, an eggcake for snacktime and couscous (half a portion) with witloof and apple and mayonaise and garlic for dinner and felt absolutely stuffed.

But, right now I had a big pasta (over 550cal!) and I'm hungry.... so I think it was the lack of carbs yesterday, I only ate 90g of carbs compared to my usual 190g. I'm definately gonna try it again tomorrow - way less carbs!
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So, I don't know why but I'm so not wanting to go to the gym in 20 mins. My pasta was really not a good choice, I've not eaten a meal that was over 400 calories in a week - so eating 550 in one meal all at once has me feeling all icky. But I was having dinner with a friend and didn't want to act silly so just at a plate and a half. Oh well. Ill kick myself in the butt in a lil bit. It's also darned cold out here today. Rain and all. Doesnt help!