Im Home !!
 

Hello Everyone,,,,,


Back home and am exhausted..(its 10:40 pm here) I will read all the posts in the morning and write one also.. I hope everyone is doing well and had a great weekend. I MISSED YOU GUYS!!!

Im going to bed,,, am sooooooooo tired..

See ya tomorrow....

Nancy :wave:

Hah! Good idea, Christine. We'll have a bet going on who stays on the longest. I'm fiercely competitive just to let you know! hehehehe. What's the bet? 5 bucks? I'll buy myself a Dairy queen with that. Kidding, kidding. Wouldn't want to lose the bet, now, would I? Today was just as bad as yesterday but I'll restart tomorrow anyway. Latisia, thanks for the words of encouragement. That really helps. I have to stay motivated, even if I see no loss and just know that the loss is coming. Have a wonderful day everyone. And I wish everyone the best!

:wave: Hi everyone!

Christine - big congrats on the brand new car! Such a great feeling of security, that it'll be dependable. The money commitment is scary, as always; but there's also a sense of control when you can acccount where every dollar goes!

And as for giving you a kick - we won't kick you - just nudge you FIRMLY if you ask us to!:D

Melisa - that is SO great that the 11# disappeared. And so cool that you can see that you look great. Self-love (well, that sounds goofy - I mean maybe self-acceptance? Self-liking?) is so important for us to accept ourselves. And you have pictures to have on your fridge to keep up the great work.

Sprite - your weekend sounded fun! And good for you all that your snacking was low in fat, and that you hiked. My single suggestion for a tankini might be Lands' End? They seem to have realistically sized stuff for women (not all sizes 4/6/8!)

jacklyn - keep going, girl! Getting back to the walking will help so much, as will drinking water and going low-fat when you can. Lean on us for support! I often come and just re-read posts when I'm feeling like I have to eat for no reason, and it does help.

t-girl - congrats on another loss! Are you down like 20# now? Your husband is going to say WOW! And good for you to be encouraging all the others on the other thread!!

Pamela - so sorry that you're feeling not-so-great. Does drinking stuff turn you off? Could you have something like a smoothie drink that has good stuff in it for you? Glad that your son is sleeping better, too.

darmah - it must be so hard both going to school and working. Yeah, you'd think that when you are standing and running around on your job that would count as exercise, but I don't think our bodies think of it that way. Do your legs hurt when you're done working? When my knees ached after a day of standing/running around, I realized I was too young to have aching knees (this was 10 years ago) so I started doing leg exercises with strap-on ankle weights,and that has helped SO much.

Nancy - welcome back! Tell us allabout your trip after you recover from it!

Hi Kanola - hope your doing great! Have you taken your biking test yet?

tryin'hard - are you back from vacation? Hope it's been great!

I went way WAY over calories yesterday - made a dessert for us and had ice cream with it - well, we all enjoyed it so much, especially that my guys are missing having any kind of snack food around (we have UNsalted saltines, and that's about it! No one wants to eat them) so the homemade dessert was especially appreciated. But back on track today!:D

After the 88 degree weather last week, we had snow flurries yesterday - yup - I guess this is why Vermont has such a low population; not many can stand the weather! :lol: It's gray and cold (40's) today - oh well, I won't be sweating like crazy when I exercise!

Have a great day, everyone!

Holly

Just a quick post to let ya'll know I've started thread #9.
We seem to fill these up pretty quickly, no? :-)

Christine

Hi all! I'm back from vacation and glad to be back in the routine! Williamsburg VA was wonderful!
Thanks for all your suggestions! We snacked on carrots and hummus in the car and have discovered the Quakes rice cakes--very good and only 70 cal for 9 of them!
We did a ton of walking! The first day I didn't do "my" walk and kept walking too fast for dh and dd so decided to do "my" walk before breakfast and that helped. I ate sensibly and hope the scale will be friendly!
I saw a friend I hadn't seen since last summer and wish I could bottle the enthusiasm she showed toward me! She kept saying, Oh my God, oh my God!!! It was great!!
One of the best parts of the trip was being comfortable with myself. We went to Busch Gardens and it was so nice to be able to go through turnstiles and sit on rides and not have to wonder what the weight limits are! It was a great feeling!
One word about bathing suits--I have read it in more than one place that sizing for bathing suits is DIFFERENT than regular clothes. You are SUPPOSED to order one size bigger than you normally wear. (You'd think they'd do it the opposite way!!) I have a Lands End tankini and the size 10 is a little snug around the waist, but it's covered by the top piece.
Well, as always, you all continue to keep my motivated! It was a lot of fun catching up on a week's worth of posts!
Make it a great day!

Welcome back tryin'hard! Glad you enjoyed your trip. I haven't been to Williamsburg since I was about 3 years old! Its on my list of vacation spots once I can afford trips again! :) Rice cakes (the flavored ones anyway) are very tasty. People seem to think so negatively of them but I find them to be a great snack. One of my favorite things to do is take an Apple Cinnamon rice cake or a Carmel Corn cake and spread a little natural applesauce on top... yummm! :)

That had to feel incredible, the reaction of your friend. Last time I saw most of my friends from back home in New York is at my wedding a year and a half ago, when I was at my top weight. I can't wait for the day I get to go visit them and see their reactions! Of course, I probably won't see them for a long while yet, so maybe by then I'll actually be at or near goal!

Anyways, I'll see everyone on the new thread . . . :)

Christine
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