Yeah, mark me down for what Jen said!!! :D

Jo - don't you dare give up. You've got 10 of these weeks to get through - when your people finally get the message. Your body is just saying to itself.... "water? she's giving us water? what does this mean? we'd better save it up because we're probably going to the desert!" Don't you worry - the results WILL be good.

It's like the time I found out my mom put a little orange juice in the pan when she steam-fried pork chops... They were always good and they're still good but I was like "yuck!" when I saw that. It doesn't matter, the recipe works.

Tiffany - sometimes I find myself self-sabotaging just when I'm doing really great! Like that great clothes-fitting experience you had... We're not used to success. But we're going to GET used to it. And I'm sure you were pleased to find that your new clothes still fit this morning. ;)

Some people say that weighing ourselves down with food and fat gives us a sense of security as it limits us, narrowing the range of possibility. Being thin is hardly living without a safety net - but letting go of fat involves some emotional tight spots... The way you fit into your world is physically changing. Emotions will happen. Be emotionally supportive to yourself.

That and the whole new job thing. :p

Tiger, I'm glad you had fun at the water park! Congratulations on TOM. :lol: That means you made it through PMS-week with an awesome amount of flair - exercising and everything... Way to go! If you can hang in there this week I bet you'll like the scale you see!

BTW, Jen, sorry to hear it about your job. Good thing tomorrow's Friday.

Hey gang, should we get an early start on "good weekend" plans? (Tiffany is AT THIS MOMENT saying "****, I've gotta get through day #2 at this job first")

~Smoochies~

I've been thinking about the amount of weight I've lost. Almost 12lbs. It isn't enough for anyone to notice. But, think what 12 pounds of potato salad looks like. Or 12 one pound tubs of butter.
Tiff, 27(?)pounds of potato salad!
I hope someone noticing my loss is just a few tubs of butter away! Or should I say lard...
And, on the list of reasons...
I may have mentioned this before. Sleep better! I think I will sleep better when the weight is gone. Right now, the most comfortable position is on my back. But, I think I'm a side-sleeper at heart. Can't sleep on my side w/o my back hurting. The stomach sag'n forward, no muscles, makes lower back hurt. Sometimes I try to tuck a pillow up to my stomach...technique I used when I was pregnant. :p
I did 2miles of walkaway today. Gonna try to rock on house cleaning and burn some more fat!

Cafe, I hope u are right about the scale next week!
This is the longest I've stayed motivated! And it's all because of you guys! :)

Ok, someone knows I like new smilies!!! They keep giving us more. I would like about 500 more and then MAYBE I can express all of my emotions very eloquently!

Well, you guys were right. Today is a new day and yesterday and all of its stress is behind me. And, again, I am paying for it in the bathroom. Too much food in my system. Overload...vent constantly running in the bathroom, etc. :lol:

Well tomorrow is my first day at work. I am nervous, but not ready to eat my way through the day. As a matter of fact, I am a little queasy today, and as of yet, haven't eaten anything yet.

My job has already changed, by the way, and I haven't told you all about it. The furniture store is history. The hours were funky...9 to 6 on Mond, 12-9 on Tues, then alternating. I would work every Saturday and every other Sunday, my days off being in the week sometime...9 was a little late to be getting home when you have a family to care for. Mike doesn't get home until 8:30, and I am not comfortable with that. So, the temp agency called me with a job in the accounting department at a large corporation right here in my home town. 5 minutes away from work, and the hours are 8-4:30 M-F. Who could ask for anything more? Except them sending me a paycheck every week for sitting on the couch.

This job runs until the end of August and then I would go straight into another job that will be permanent. It is a secretary for an investment company. So, it looks like things are pretty much planned out for me, and that is good. (until spring, when I start school, unless this secretarial thing pays super good.)

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent and confess about eating 3 bowls of slop. I feel better today, both mentally and physically. I am going out for a bike ride here in a little bit. Trying to build up those leg muscles. They are like puny little twigs right now. (covered by lots of fat!!!)

Jo...you will have a HUGE loss after your body decides to let that water go! Keep on keeping on!

Tig, you have so much to be proud of. I am picturing 12 pounds of hamburger, and that is MAJOR! What an accomplishment. It helps to stay motivated when you think about how much you will have lost 3 months from now, or 6 months from now! You are really doing it!!!

Jen, thanks for everything you said. I needed it.

Cafe....you are such a cutie. Thanks for the motivation!

Well, I'll check in later!
Tiffany

Introduction....
 

Hi ladies,

Do you mind if I join you? I've been posting on the 100lb club, but things are just too slow over there right now. After reading most (too many to read them all) of the post here I thought you ladies seemed like a fun bunch.

I guess I'll just jump in. I noticed that there was talk of Texas. I'm not from there and have only been once. I have a friend that used to live in Houston, but now lives in Missouri City. I have family in San Antonio and a friend that just moved back to California, used to live in Corpus Christi. Her husband is also in the Navy (I believe that some's DH is in the Navy).

I am the mother of 3. Plus I have a 9 year old step daughter that we get every other weekend. Adriana is 9, Cheyenne is 3, Lucas is 16 months and my "miracle" baby, Kaleigha is almost 5 months. I call her my miracle baby, because I had to take fertility meds to get pregnant with the first two. Then WHAM, when Lucas was 4 months old, I found out I was pregnant again! Now that was a BIG SHOCK:eek: . So my youngest 2 are less than a year apart, and trust me it can be very trying. Lucas has just started the "my mommy" phase. When I hold one of the other kids he wants me to hold him too, but I can't hold them both, it has to be just him.

In June a friend of mine that threw my baby shower for Lucas in 2001 came over. I haven't seen her since the shower, she lives quite far. Well, she looks FABULOUS :hat: . She was a size 22 and now is a size 8 and according to her she's still losing. Well of course this was a real eye opener :fr: . She's part of my motivation. I wish I could have lost the weight with her, but seeing as how I've been pregnant for the last 2 years, I didn't really have much of choice :lol: . But there's nothing stopping me now.

Even after seeing her, I kept thinking about dieting. I HATE :mad: to use that word! Anyway, I was sitting at home with the kids when a slim-fast commerical came on. I've seen the damn thing about a hundred times......But all of a sudden I had a revelation. I would do this. I would do this for ME and no other. Well since that relvation June 11th, I have stuck to my guns. I'm down 22 pounds and am really trying to enjoy my self. I feel great. I feel a calmness within, so to speak :angel: . I don't have to answer to any body but myself and we all know that we are hardest on ourselves. I've been working out 5 days a week for the past week and a half (which isn't easy. especially when DH works swing so as soon as I walk through the door, he's walking out. Then I'm home w/ all three kids.) But I'm finding the time to do it.

Just the other night I realized that I've lost more weight than what my 5 month old weighs and am well on the heels of losing the equivelant to my 16 month old. Only 3 pounds to go! Then it will be Cheyenne then Adriana, etc.... Man, that's alot of weight. When I pick up Kaleigha (pronounced Ca-Lee-Ah) I think man.... I used to try this much extra weight ON my body. YIKES

Okay, so did I write a book or what? I really think you ladies are wonderful and very supportive of each other. Hope you can room for me.

:wave:

Well, OF COURSE we have room! I love new people. Most seem to pop in once and then we NEVER hear from them again, *cough, Australia, cough* But you sound like you have this thing whipped! What an awesome story!

And working out 5 days a week. WOW!!! You and Jen need to talk! :D We can always use another motivator here! God knows, I just don't exercise regularly. Kind of 3 days one week, 1 the next, 5 the week after. :o

Anyway~welcome to you, and I love your name. Like Dyan Cannon...

Ok, I really AM going to ride my bike now.
Tiff

Tiffany,

I have to say, you are one funny lady. I was reading about your bike "episode", where you had gotten off and started walking it :lol: , you definitely got a chuckle out of me! I'm glad you got back on and rode that block!

I hate to exercise, but know that there is just no other way around it, because if there was I'd be right there, first in line. My kids don't make it easy, I'll tell you that much. While I'm trying to "walk away the pounds" Lucas wants me to pick him up. Monday, he pulled that stunt. So, I picked him up. Within a minute he wanted down. I guess he thought that once I picked him up I would stop! HA, wasn't going to happen :s: , mommy's on to that game! Then he kept crying, I finally picked him up and set him on the couch. I continued working out all the while telling him, that I only needed a few more minutes and that my HAD to be this for me, and that I didn't want to be the "fat" :moo: mommy. Of course he has no idea what I'm talking about. But he did settle down after that. Then his baby sister chimed in..... But I was :smoking: , no one could stop me. I tell them, mommy only needs 20 mins. then they can have my attention. Does it work? Nope. But I tell myself, it won't hurt them to cry for a few minutes. Plus, I pay one of my sisters to help me out while DH is at work. So she'll take the baby.

I always tell people that I'll thank my mom for my name :) . She cracks me up. It took her 5 days after I was born to come up with my name! HA. I said, and Dyan was the best you could do?! She says "wwweeellll, you were supposed to be a boy!". How nice was that? :rolleyes:

I just talked to my other sister on the phone, I had given her one of my step tapes (I had 2 that were the same), she was cracking me up! She was saying that she's not coordinated enough to do it. It's a 45 min tape and I think she said she did about 25 minutes. I usually do 20, and after that I'm sweating like a :ink: . Neither of my sisters are really over weight. I don't think either one of them weighs more than 140 lbs. But the one quit smoking and gained about 20lbs, so we try to keep each other honest on this journey were on.

Real quick, I'm the oldest of 4. I have 1 brother and and 2 sister (mentioned above). My brother lives in Utah and is 2 years younger than me. My sister Andrea is ten youngers younger, she's 25. And the :bb: Krystina, is eighteen younger and she's 17. My brother has a 2 year old daughter and 9 year old step-daughter, too. My sister, Drea (AKA Andrea) has a son 5, and 4 step children that live in Indiana w/ their mother. I just wanted to clarify, so that you know who I'm talking about. Krys is the one that helps me with the kids. Her and my mom live in the apartment above us. It's nice to have family so close. Drea lives about 5 minutes away, so it's all good :D .

Man, I'm I long winded or what? :joker:

Hey, I LIKE long winded. I happen to be a proud member of that club!
Well, I took a quick bike ride, and I think I am dying. But I will recover after a cold shower.

I love step tapes. I did 3 last week, but I look like I have Mad Cow Disease while I am doing them. About 1/4 way through, I give up the arms completely and just clump around on the step.

Anywho...I have two 14 year old girls that need to go to the nail place to get their fingernails done, so I will go to Bath and Body Works and check things out.

Well, back later tonight,
Tiff

Tiff~ Meant to congratulate you on the new job :cp: .

I too eat under stress! I remember years ago when I was getting ready to meet my 1st boyfriends mom (I was about 15). I was a nervous wreck and I swear in what seemed like a matter of minutes I had inhaled a gigantic bad of chips! :^: Needless to say she didn't like me and here some 20 years later she still can't stand me! :lol:

So is this a private party or can anyone come in? :lol: Just kidding! Let me in! I brought veggies and fat-free dip!

Dyan, welcome to the group. I too came found this group after mine kinda faded away. :cry: Glad I did! What a great bunch of gals!

Tiff, knew you'd love all the new smilies. I wanted some other dancing fruits myself but I love the staypuft marshmallow man. :dance: What exactly is that guy supposed to be anyway?? BTW, GOOD LUCK in your new job!!!! I'd be worried about you if you WEREN'T nervous. You're like me. I can't eat if I'm nervous and my stomach's in knots.

...Say!! How about we all change jobs once or twice a week!?!?! The New Job Diet!! What do you all think?? Oh come on. Like there's not every other kind of diet out there already! :rolleyes:

Still haven't heard from the weight loss folks at the gym. :mad: I'm giving them until tomorrow afternoon and then I'm going in there AGAIN and ... um, gently explaining ... that I'd like my money back, please. We're not off to a good start here, folks.

Meanwhile, I keep plugging along. One of the guys here got an apple snack pie out of the vending machine and it looked soooo good. :o I asked if I could have just a tiny corner of it so he gave it to me. It was AWFUL!!! Now I'm so glad I tried it and found out and I'm glad I didn't have to buy a whole one (410 calories and 19 grams of fat!!) by myself.

Hm, before Jo would have wolfed down the entire pie without even tasting it and possibly even gone back for another.... Hm, could she be learning something here??? Hmmmmm........

My last day of no boss so I'm rambling. Sorry. Guess I'll go now and do all the work that my boss thinks I've been doing all week while he's gone. 2 hours to get it all done? Yeah. Piece of cake.

....Who said that!? :cool:

Hi Jello :wave:

Thanks for the welcome. I just went to the cafeteria to get some ice for my diet-coke (Already got in my water for the day. Just starting to really drink it. Promised myself I'd drink at least 64 oz. I drank a little bit more than that, so now I can have my diet coke. I am a diet coke fiend ):devil: So anyway, as I was saying, I went to get ice, and WHAM I was hit with the smells of pure heaven :angel: . I love Italian food and guess what? Today they were serving pasta! You get to choose what you what in it, and what kind of sauce. Let me tell you..... I couldn't get out of there fast enough :sheep: . Even now, just thinking about it, I'm salivating ~ not a pretty sight, mind you :lol: . But I am so proud of me! I'm staying strong :strong: .

I have work to do, but am just NOT in the mood to do it, so okay, I'm game! Let's trade jobs for a week!

Welcome Dyan!
 

Darn is it HOT. I just took a shower, and I'm already sweat'n again. I am really regret'n our decision to buy a widescreen tv instead of install'n central air. It was winter when DH and I decided we deserved a new toy. Not the smartest cookies in the batch. We have window a/c. It just can't keep up on days like this. So anyway...since it's so stink'n hot...I'm not cooking supper. DH wants me to pick up Taco Bell. Should I eat Taco Bell? Voices in my head....Subway is down the street, Subway doesn't have a drivethru, Taco Bell can't be that bad for me, does Taco Bell have a website with calories/fat listed.....
Ok, off to look for Taco Bell info.

http://www.tacobell.com/menu/nutrition1.htm


Probably a little late, but there it is!

:)
Tiff

Welcome Dyan. Glad you joined us.
Thanks for the link Tiff, Taco Bell is one of my favorite places to eat, but I've been staying away from it, since I don't have a clue how much damage I'm doing when I go there. I'm going to hit that link right after I leave here.
At 4:00 tomorrow afternoon, I'm officially on vacation from work for a week. I can hardly stand to wait. I'm going camping with my family from Sunday til Friday or Saturday. I'm having mixed feelings about the trip since I'm doing so well staying OP (for the moment). I usually get plenty of excersize, but the food is a real problem. It makes me mad that I can spend so much time swimming and walking and yet I know I usually end up gaining weight. There's just so much junk food around. My mom always says, "Oh I never plan anything for lunches because we can all just snack throughout the day." Then she spends HOURS baking cookies for a 5-6 day trip. It's nuts. Plus my grandma usually comes and brings peanut m& m's. My sister has 2 teenage boys and they're always eating EVERYTHING. Chips, Candy, Cookies and it's all out on the main picnic table up for grabs. I've tried telling myself it's not my food so I can't eat it. That usually helps during the day, but not in the evenings when we're all sitting around playing cards or board games and everyone's munching like crazy. I wonder if I can pack enough carrots to keep me away from them for 5 nights in a row! But carrots or even any kind of fruit you can imagine is no competition for chocolate!
At least I've made the switch from regular Pepsi to Diet. That should help a bit.
Wow! This turned into a long, whiny post. I'll come back for chapter 2 later.

Jen
238/226/140

Jen, they have chocolate Creme Savers, hard candy...OMG, soooo decadent and yummy. And...if you suck on it, it lasts for a long time, and then you will still be having something chocolate and not wanting to do the repetitive eating, like chips or munchies. I know my arm goes on automatic pilot from bowl or bag to mouth. LOL....I haven't had any for a while and I can't remember the calories, but for the taste and lasting ability, you can't beat them.

Just a thought...
Tiff