Friday night here and just hanging around. Glad to hear from you Amanda....I'm sorry things have been hectic for you. I am glad to hear you are back on track again...that is what counts as long as you don't let it throw you off for good. Good to see you posting Angela, was wondering what happened to you I'm doing ok, still down 16 lbs...looking forward to when I can say 20 Hope you all are having a good weekend, talk to you soon!
This has been a good week as far as eating goes. I've been packing nice little lunches and eating well. I only got the chance to exercise twice, I had a midterm this week that required a lot more attention then i thought it would, buti did alot better on it then i thought. so maybe that was worth it.
i did, however, run around the office for the past few days, so that helped out alot. haven't been going outside, its been WAY TO HOT!!! its been the step-outside-and-within-two-seconds-your-clothes-are-sticking-to-you kind of hot. hope everyone has been keeping cool.
i hope that everyone is doing well I'm sorry to hear about your husbands hand, Amanda, I hope he'll be okay. I'm sure he'll be back in no time
And Gina,I can understand the need for a 20lbs loss, I can't wait until I can see 20 lbs. too. Just hang in there and you'll see tweny lbs before you know it.
Good to hear from you Heather I hate being hot like that, stepping outside and just sweating within minutes. Glad to hear your eating has been going well. I'm still hangin in there Hope you are all having a good day, talk to you soon.
I'm on my way out to work this morning. Glad to see you gals are still sticking around. I've lost 1/2 lb of my gain back. 155.5 this morning. Did horrible this weekend though. I have to get on track. Anyone else in this slump lately?
Yes I've been in a bit of a slump myself. My monthly friend came, so I didn't really do much exercising and had to battle some terrible cravings. It's gone now, but now I have to motivate myself to get moving again and make sure I am eating well. I know I could have lost more by now if I had been more on the ball, I've been holding steady at 15 lbs or 16 lbs lost. I feel I could have been down 20 by now, but as much as thats bugging me....I'm gonna try to just continue on track and know I will get there in time It's nice to hear from you all and to have you check in...helps to remind me I am not alone! Take care and talk to you soon.
Isn't it silly that we're all here to lose weight but a lot of us are "holding steady". What does it take to get past this!!! ahhhh I'm frustrated today. I don't want to starve myself but I'm wondering what to do. I don't want to fad diet either. I've done the adkins thing and lost almost 30 lbs on it but I don't think that it's healthy for me at this point. It helped get me from 200 to 170 but calorie counting and watching my eating and excercising has gotten me to the 150 somethings today. So now I'm asking myself what do I choose now? I've considered South Beach but it has soooo many rules about foods and some of them don't make sense. I don't follow food rules too well and I don't want to start something I can't finish.
Help - I need encouraging words right now.....
Amanda
I know how frustrating it is for sure. I could never see myself doing a fad diet, it would never work. For me doing the calorie counting and exercising is something I can see myself sticking with. I know no matter what I do to lose weight I will hit walls and have setbacks, but I also know I can't let that stop me for good as it has in the past. I get disgusted because I haven't lost much of anything lately, but I know that means I haven't been doing as well as I could be either. I think once I got to the 15 lb loss, I kinda was happy and got a bit lax about it all. Now I am ready to go forward and do the best I can do. Don't let some bumps in the road stop you in your tracks, just keep your chin up and keep going, and know you are not alone!! Hope you had a good night!
i feel the same way with my weight right now too. i guess three's a crowd.
I always feel tempted by diet pills and fad diets, but remind myself that everyone slumps and we will start loosing the weight soon enough. and that watching what you eat and exercise is really the only safe and effective (although slow) way to get this done.
however, many many cultures do fast, and doctors do say its good to do every now and then and just for a day or so. not much longer then that. just keep up with the liquids (espeically this time of year).
Don't loose hope. I know everyone here can do it, you just have to hang in there. We'll all get there, no worries guys!
Just wanted to check in and see how you're all doing. I'm feeling good today, I've gone down a pound, so I'm 3 lbs away from 20 lbs lost, yay I've been keeping on track the past couple days and I'm glad to see a result from it. I hope you are hanging in there too. I know its so frustrating, especially for me the results come slowly which I get impatient. But I also know its healthier and more likely to stay off that way, so keep that in mind if you're dragging a bit like I have been. Hope you are having a great day, hope to hear from you soon!
Congrats on the almost 20 lbs Gina! i bet you're really happy to finally see the big 2-0 right? Keep up the good work!!!!!
Anyway, I've put on weight. Very, very bad. I'm really bummed out about it, but I'm sure my numbers will go back down, soon. I just want to keep them down forever. I did change my eating habits, so I'm hoping that will have something to do with it.
I did the Firm today (about an hour) and didn't eat much. It's too hot to eat. Blah.
Everyone keep up the good job! I hope everything is going well with everyone and will talk to you all later
Yes I am excited to know I am that much closer to the 20 lb mark. Don't let it get you down that you put on weight, it happens to all of us, including myself. I'm sure you'll be down again before you know it, just keep on track as best you can. Good to hear from you
Are we the only 3 left?
Well you were both right slumps come and go. I'm on a real spinning yo-yo right now.
Today I'm at 152......my last "bad post" I was at 156. I'm really going up and down by lots right now. I'm trying to have faith that I just need to get my stress level down and trust in God instead of food.
I've been trying to change the focus in my life lately. Replacing food with faith is a big change but I do trust in God and pray that this is what I need.
Heather - you mentioned fasting before - ever tried it? I just finished a book at the library about prayer and it mentioned fasting just breifly and it intrigued me. I'm just worried that I would do it and lose a large # only to start eating again and gain and feel down.
Anyone else have kids getting ready to go back to school? My son is starting kindergarten and just buying stuff for his lunch makes me hungry !!
Trying to search the web for easy snacks - since I'm going back to school too I'll need something to keep me from snacking on the wrong things at/after classes.
Well gals - thx for staying in touch.
Gina - 3 more girl - you can do it!!! water water water - there really is something to the metabolism and water thing
Heather - been in the slump - it will go away - just don't give in to it
Hi Amanda, good to hear from you. Glad to hear you are out of your slump right now. I ate too much yesterday and was up a pound today So I know about the yo yo thing. My son is going back to school the end of this month, he is going into 1st grade. Hub and I were talking how we're going to need to do back to school shopping very soon. I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by. Despite my weight ups and downs lately, I'm trying to keep positive of hitting that 20 lb mark....I'll hit it eventually When I say my prayers I always ask God for strength and guidance to make the right choices. Most times I do, but like everyone sometimes I don't lol. Just as long as we keep going, right? Hope you are having a good weekend, talk to you soon!
How was everyone's weekend? And speaking of getting ready for school, I don' t have a kid going to school, but I am I have so much to do before then. snacks that i love to take to school is dry cereal. espeically kashi (i like it because its whole wheat, 9 grain type stuff and its good for your heart, has fiber, depending on the kind you get. ) i also take a big thing of water and drink that for the day, just keep filling it up. however, one can only take so much with them. i try to make smart choices at school if i need to eat there. there are places to grab a salad or something better than a slice of pizza or something.
i don't know where i picked fasting up. but i find that it feels good to do every now and then. its just a day or two where you don't eat (but don't exercise) and drink water. it cleans out and purifies your body from all the nasty toxins and stuff. however, many religions (including hinduism, buddist, judism, christinanity and even muslim) fast before a major religious event. now people do it simply to purify their bodies. i looked up a website that has general info on fasting, why people do it, who does it, etc. hope it helps you out. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
Keep up the good work Gina!!! I know you can do this!!! We'll all get through this slump together.
I was in D.C for the weekend and did a TON of walking. it was also really, really hot. at one point i had sweat running down my face and into my eyes. we did the monuments at night (which is really cool! just bring the bug spray, i got so many bites on my legs ) but it was wonderful. d.c. is a really nice city.
i guess that's all. i better end here anyway. i tend to go on and on and on.....
Just wanted to check in, how's it going?? So far so good here, I got on the scale today and was 18 lbs down It's taken me forever it seems to get this far, since I have fallen off quite a bit in the past month, but I am hanging in as best I can, can't help but have some slipups
I got a different Walk Away The Pounds DVD in the mail this week (netflix), so I am going to give it a shot today I think. I am so grateful for air conditioning, because it is so hot and humid here today, there is no way I would want to be out walking in it. Yet my hubby will go out and run a few miles in it, yuck! But good for him I guess lol. Way to go Heather on walking in D.C in the heat, you are more brave than me lol. Anyhow, I hope you are all doing ok & I hope to hear from you soon.
I'm doing ok, still down 16 lbs...looking forward to when I can say 20 
Hope you all are having a good weekend, talk to you soon!
I'm sorry to hear about your husbands hand, Amanda, I hope he'll be okay. I'm sure he'll be back in no time 
Hope you are all having a good day, talk to you soon.
It's nice to hear from you all and to have you check in...helps to remind me I am not alone! Take care and talk to you soon.
I'm really bummed out about it, but I'm sure my numbers will go back down, soon. I just want to keep them down forever. I did change my eating habits, so I'm hoping that will have something to do with it.
So I know about the yo yo thing. My son is going back to school the end of this month, he is going into 1st grade. Hub and I were talking how we're going to need to do back to school shopping very soon. I can't believe how fast this summer has gone by. Despite my weight ups and downs lately, I'm trying to keep positive of hitting that 20 lb mark....I'll hit it eventually 
