krampus : there must be something in the water with all the boyfriends situations going on! I'm glad everything is okay for you now! by the way I spat some water I was drinking when I red ''When it rains it pours - haven't been able to stop pooping ever since yesterday.'' LOL

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I wanted to log some tuna (canned in water) on Calorie Count.

Seriously. Who EVER LOGGED THIS!?

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Just checking in here to keep accountable. Think that I am actually coming down with something (achey, fever, chills....) and not just the "induction flu". Left work early. Bleh. No fun being actually sick over the weekend.

Alex Hope you feel better soon! :hug:

krampus : I did not see your personnals about our moving situation. We don't have anything in mind yet for a new house/apartment actually LOL. I'm still don't know about any jobs situation, if I am staying in Sherb or not, so we'll maybe wait a month or 2 before settling on something. I am dreading the boxes process already LOL

Jessica : So I understand you're in a really good position in your weight loss competition! Being assure to at least make the Top 3 is awesome :) I've never been to Swiss Chalet, I don't think there is one anymore in the province but the boyfriend remembered going when he was a kid and enjoying it. Sorry to hear about the situation about your anniversary/in-law birthday. Maybe you can push back the dinner for your anniversary when your weight loss competition will be over?

Joss : I remember you mentioning your were sleeping with ear plugs... That must sucks so bad. Those kind of situation always get me the feeling of not ''being home''. At least both of our situations are almost over! It is still so sad about your roommate having to split up though :(

Alexis : Yikes, hope you'll get better soon! Loads up on Vitamin C and water! *hugs*

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Still 138.0 this morning. I had the most unpleasant little rabbit poops through the day yesterday, sooo not satisfying. I'm still bloated, I guess this is a gracious gift from TOM.

I have to get to my old lab to work on something for the little writing paper contract I have with my prior boss ; the thing I need to get done will include a waiting time of an hour and I will use this to tackle my 10k run.

The boyfriend is heading to his hometown tonight to meet up with some highschoool buddy to eat tons of pizza, drink beers and watch the GSP/Diaz UFC (the GSP guy in from Québec, so it's a huge thing (for guys) around here). Which means I'm alone tonight so I can eat whatever I wannnnnnt! I'm planning to eat something with tons of beans, drink tea and maybe pop pop corn and rent a movie.. ya know CRAZY stuff :P

Have a good day ladies!

Hi girls!!

How's everyone today? I'm just now getting up & at 'em. Baby girl let me sleep til 9...I'm sure the next one will be the early riser since she's a sleeper-inner :/

Had almost a 1lb drop today after my mexican food feast the other day, so that was nice. Just going to keep trudging along.

Turbo - You should try taking some stool softeners & see if that helps. I've been taking them for a couple of weeks & I now am much more regular.

Krampus - Sorry about the tiff with your bf. :( At least you both apologized & realized it was just a silly little bump. Huge giant key to marriage is saying sorry A LOT. It neutralizes tension - & even if you didn't start, you can end it. Sorry about your poopies. Hopefully, all is well today though :)

Morning, all!

Just a heads up that I will probably be MIA from tomorrow through next weekend! It's my spring break and part of it is going to be about me catching up on my writing and reading (non-internet stuff in other words *gasp*) so I'm going to be banishing myself from all forums, blogs, etc. for the next week. I also will not be weighing myself. I'm not planning on eating horribly or anything, but I'm not going to freak if I go out and eat some enchiladas at a friend's house one day or something. When I get back? Then this sh** gets serious because I have been having some DEEP thoughts about this weight loss thing. I've been trying to crack the code FOR ME. It's a complex code.

See, I have a GREAT metabolism considering I have a few things really stacked against me, such as I'm a little older than most of you on this chat and my reproductive hormones are so messed up. Those are the two things I can't control.

Things I CAN control that are against me are: a LOVE of drinking wine, a love of french fries, a guilty pleasure for things that I should have stopped liking, much less eating once I was out of my 20s, like ANYTHING from McDonalds or other fast foods, grocery bakery cupcakes (you know, the crappy ones with millions of horrible ingredients that come in the clear plastic containers), a dislike of lean chicken meat (a gag reflex even sometimes)

But I also have some great things going FOR me, such as a love for running/exercise and an absolute NEED for it (my body cries out for it when I am off running/exercise for a few weeks for whatever reason), a love for most raw vegetables, an ability to say no to chocolate and sweets fairly easily, love of pickled anything, not afraid of eating healthy fats like avocado, olive oil, salmon, etc.

Anyway, I've just been thinking really hardcore lately about all this and how to go about this and how confusing all the information about losing weight is out there. Some people say it's okay to really reduce your calories temporarily in order to have some dramatic weight loss (and dramatic weight loss can keep some people motivated to go on), other people say NO NO NO, this will screw up your metabolism forever, and somehow it becomes about finding this magical calorie number that you can lose weight on a regular basis but without somehow screwing up your body or eating your muscles up. And some people say eating low carb is best and others say no, it really is just about calories in, calories out. Anyway, my point is is that there is SO MUCH CONTRADICTORY information out there. So this is why I'm always asking questions from you all who are/have been successful, really trying to synthesize the information in my head because it seems that what really matters is asking someone who has been successful at weight loss, not some nutritionist who is blah blah blahing about whatever he/she studied somewhere.

So what I think is the deal is that it really is about calories in/calories out, but everyone, based on age/hormones/starting weight/height/activity level has a different "magical number" that will allow them to lose weight. But because it can't possibly be an exact science, there is a range, really. And that you can eat twinkies all day and still lose the weight as long as you're in that magical number range. But eating food that is high in nutrients and exercising/strength training helps you stay full longer and does more to make sure your muscles stay intact while you're losing weight. Plus, you can eat more food if you eat stuff lower in calories like vegetables. Alcohol is the thing I'm not quite understanding yet. I get that my wine habit will likely never help me lose weight. On the other hand, I know that when I sip a glass of wine, it keeps me from craving dessert or anything else that evening. Also I tend to keep a lower weight if I'm having ONE glass of wine a day. Now, if I go past one glass or drink multiple glasses of wine for a few days in a row? Then I see my weight start to go up. But some people say no alcohol at ALL if you want to be in weight loss mode.

Okay, that was just a ramble, stream-of-consciousness thingie. :) I just had to get that out.

Now personals!

@Jossfit - Those foods look TASTY! I wish you could come here and be my personal cook! :) Also I do think that not weighing is very smart for you because you ARE doing all the right things with eating and exercise! :) It'll be really nice when you don't have a roommate situation to deal with! I hear you on all that. I considered getting a roommate to save money a few times, but in the end decided against it because I realized that I valued my alone time WAY too much. I realized that a peaceful home, wherever that is, whether in a tiny apartment or a large house, is the most important thing for me.

@Turbo - :D Yeah, I can laugh now about the Johnny Cash crazy lady, lol. Man, she was a piece of work. Creepy, too. And then she would have demon spawn over (oh, I think relatives who were children) occasionally who would RUN RUN RUN for hours on my ceiling! Good luck on the job! And I LOLed at the Calorie Count thing for the tuna. WUT?? In what universe? :)

@Krampus - congrats on the pooping!!! I had a lame one this morning. Eh. :)
Ugh, sorry you had boyfriend woes. That always puts a damper on the day. Have fun with the Japanese kid!

@JessicaB - yeah, the lady at the place says it's very likely I'll get the apartment because I live in a university town and there is a lot of people that move in and out and most leave in the summer. She just hasn't heard officially, but she says most people let them know in April. I'm not worried about it, I think it will work out. If not, I will find another place! Happy Anniversary, by the way! And you're sooo close to goal, you can definitely do it in the near future!

@Alex - Oh, I hope you don't get super sick!!! Not on the weekend, that's no fun!

@Maddie -yay for the drop!!!

Okay, must prepare for my day. I have a friend coming over to watch season 6 of Dexter (I had it on request from the library and because there's a wait list, I have to return it on Wednesday, so this will be a marathon watching session)

Happy Saturday Feathers! Whoo, I love me some weekend time! :)

Its about 12:05 pm now, and I just ate my first meal of the day. Normally I set my 'eating window' up to be between 10 am and 6 pm, but since its the weekend I slept in a bit before I hit the gym. Once I was done I got groceries and so I just didn't end up getting home to cook my amazing bacon protein pancake until just now. I stopped eating at 5:30 pm yesterday, so that was like a 18.5 hour fast. It was easy! I didn't even really think about it, my workout was great, and I feel fine. :) I like this.

What I didn't like was the crazy woman who almost killed me 17 times driving home! Now, I'm not a 'road rage' person by any means; if someone cuts me off or drives erratically I don't get all crazy on them I just distance myself for safety. Not today! This woman was obviously distracted and kept looking down in her passenger seat (texting, eating, messing with something in the seat?) and was driving all over the place. I don't mean that her tires were inching up on the dividing line, but like HALF of her vehicle was in each lane! Finally I just kept laying on my horn trying to get her attention so that she would stop whatever she was doing!

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Olehcat - I think what most 'successful' dieters have in common is self-awareness about what works for them, so asking all these questions and doing all this reflection is no doubt going to help you! :)

Good luck with all the studying this week!

You are so right on the living situation! Don't get me wrong, I love my roommate but now with her BF here there is just TOO much going on. I did live in an apartment and we moved in together because in this area, renting a huge house with a roommate (or even without) is much more affordable than an apartment. For example, my apartment cost me $1100 per month for a 700 sq foot apartment. Yeah. It was tiny and I was tired of the apartment life! The 2000 sq foot house we have with huge yards, alarm system, lawn care, etc. is $1350 per month and is split two ways to include all the utilities.
Not only that, but it's nice living with someone when you deploy as much as we do. It's peace of mind.

Regardless, I only have a few more months of this and then I get to live alone again until my husband comes back! :) I'm so super excited to move out of the place he's renting and BUY OUR OWN HOME!!!

Oh, and my meals are super easy to make woman! Toss veggies and protein in pan, add seasonings, and eat! I never make anything complicated.

Turbo - The only UFC fighter I care about is GSP because he's cute. :) haha
It sounds like a nice little evening for you! I know you love your BF but that occasional alone time is nice too. Everyone needs it.

Regarding your rabbit poops; is that always the case? Maybe you could consider doing like Maddie suggested and taking something for it to make you more regular. You eat a healthy diet and are active but you seem to have a lot of issues not pooping regularly. Maybe that's just my limited perspective...

Alexis - Ugh, feel better dear!!

Maddie - Thats great that you're back down after Mexi-fest! Hope you have a wonderful Saturday. :D

Maddie : Thanx for stool softeners advice! I'll keep that in mine for next time, but everything came back to normal this morning :)

olehcat : I honestly never met someone on here who was able to say exactly where they were standing on the diet stuff! Diet is a lot about getting to know not only your body but yourself in relation with the food and life in general. I think so far you are acing this! I just wish you would see results as fast as you want too..

Joss : Woah, you seem to have a killing day in term of fasting! I wanted to ask you ; how do you feel about yourself these days? (meaning : do you see any results so far?) :) Sine you are not weighing, what do you look to to see if you are getting results? Muscle definition, probably? I admire you so much for staying away from the scale! :)

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I had a GREAAAAT 10k this afternoon despite the cold weather. Mother Nature is cray-cray, I've been running in light sweater for the past 2 weeks and it was many degrees below freezing point today with a icy wind.

I had an amazing quesedillas for dinner (mixed beans, chicken breast, avocado and cilantro) with greek yogurt and salsa. I ended up being a bit higher in my calories (around 1800) after my dessert but with the 10k, it's really not that bad.

Hope you are enjoying your weekend, Feathers!

Hey Feathers...This week was crazy! I enjoyed my week off, but there was tons of eating, drinking and too much relaxing. I thought I'd be able to stick to my workouts, but I didn't. I did manage 2 this week, but that is not my usual.

I'm pretty worried about the damage but I'm so ready to get back on track...so I guess that's a good thing. I am not weighing in till Friday...this is progress for me :) I know I'm up and TOM is suppose to start this week, so there is no point. I'll just feel guilty about all of the fun and good food I had all week. Plus, I'm going to feel bloated with TOM.

I'll catch-up later and hope everyone has a happy Sunday :)

Happy St. Patrick's day, ya'll! How's everyone been? I've been so busy. Just working, working out, and hanging with friends. Lol. :carrot: I'm getting my widsom teeth removed this coming Thursday--yikes! I'll be eating pureed sweet potatoes and protein powder mixed with plain greek yogurt for a week. Nothing wrong with that, I suppose. My weight has been jumping all over the place this week! Seriously, I've jumped back and forth between 109 and 112... so I just stayed off the scale this morning to avoid the mind-f!ck. I did a 12.5 mile run last weekend with my marathon training group. This week it's still been super cold (8F this morning!) ... so I'm going to be inside again today. Did a FB lift yesterday, will do spin again today.

If anyone likes "healthy" recipes, I found this St. Patrick's Day Muffins recipe ... looks yummy!
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Happy Sunday, feathers!

Baby girl just went down for a nap, & I hardly slept last night, so I'm going to lay in bed & have a Community marathon while she sleeps :) Down .4 today, which is just lovely. Hoping to see 130 by Friday if at all possible...we'll see.

WAIT! DUDES! MY SIL FINALLY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT LOSS!!!!! Huge breakthrough!! She went on & on about how great I look (blah blah tell me something I don't know...I KID, I KID!), & then in her lovely backhanded way, she begged me not to lose more weight because I would start to look "sick & anorexic"...*insert middle finger* I'm 133 lbs & a size 6...not anywhere near anorexic-looking territory. The thing about SIL is that I'm in her territory, so everything related to weight loss, looking good, general hot momhood, I take as a threat like "don't lose more weight because I will not be shown up." And that's how most people take her comments like that. SO, maybe I'll drop to the high 120s just be like WHAT, BIOTCH!? I'm too hot for you?! BAM!

Ok, ghetto black girl is out & I'm pooped. Have a lovely Sunday afternoon, my feathers. xoxo

Originally Posted by MaddieBPhoto:
...SO, maybe I'll drop to the high 120s just be like WHAT, BIOTCH!? I'm too hot for you?! BAM!

I don't want to sound like a jerk, but, does that seem like a good reason to lose weight? Spite? How on Earth would she even know you were in the 120's versus 130's? Thats not a difference most people can see, unless you're naked and getting shredded for a competition.

If you gain it back, will you suddenly be not as hot?

Just food for thought...

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I'm trying to enjoy my last few hours of the weekend... Ugh, NOT ready for it to be Monday again already! I need to hurry up and get out and be a civilian already!

Great workouts this weekend, awesome fulfulling meals, IF is going well, and I had another massage today. Not a bad weekend!

Some other interesting things but I'll get back to that stuff tomorrow when I do longer personals.

Turbo - I feel pretty good! I don't expect to see any results (especially after eating and drinking my face off with the hubby last weekend), as my calories and workouts haven't really changed at all except I'm doing my workouts on an empty stomach. I'm not doing IF hoping for some magic fat loss of million pounds a week, I just wanted to try something that would be more satisfying and easier in terms of lifestyle and so far this is. I know adherence and consistency is the key and this will help with that.

And yep, just going by the mirror... scales aren't my friend right now. :)

Bayzee - Glad you had a good week! I'm sure any 'damage' can be undone quickly, no worries!

Aiden - Those do look yummy! I'm sorry to see you have to have your teeth out... been there! I'm sure you'll do just fine and you'll probably heal up sooner than you think.


**Yeah, I suck... better personals tomorrow!**

No, no. I was being flippant. It drives her crazy when my MIL or I talk about weight loss, exercise, diets, etc...she yells at us...she's a freaking Beach Body coach - it's all she talks about. But when we do it, we are extreme & over the top & near anorexia. It's a hugungous double standard.

Originally Posted by MaddieBPhoto:
No, no. I was being flippant. It drives her crazy when my MIL or I talk about weight loss, exercise, diets, etc...she yells at us...she's a freaking Beach Body coach - it's all she talks about. But when we do it, we are extreme & over the top & near anorexia. It's a hugungous double standard.

Good... you had me concerned there for a sec! :)

Just popping in to say I'm still alive! Scattered and a little brain dead, but alive!

Also, 144! One pound away from my lowest weight!