We must ALL be drinking the same kool-aid; my weigh in this morning put me in shock so I'll weigh again on Wednesday...5 weeks before the FINAL weigh in!

Hey all!

Sorry I din't check in yesterday, but I didn't go anywhere near the computer. Anyway WI this morning is 260.7.

Is kool aid on the new plan? :lol:

Yes - Kool aid (SF of course) is on the plan!
Val - great job!!
Okay - scale was pretty kind this morning, so I obviously had some water retention going yesterday. So far, I've been pretty good today. I'm about to eat a salad from Arby's - they had one called Santa Fe. I'll see how this compares to the now defunct McDonald's SW salad. I was just too lazy to cook this afternoon (okay, this month). I need a housecleaner, chef and personal trainer right about now!

Joni - today's WI is 139.2 - WOOHOO!!! Hopefully the scale continues downward.

POP again and the scale proved it works! I was down 1.2# (even with TOM!). Feeling successful feels better than eating that hamburger last week! Plus, in yoga I was able to do a forward fold further then ever before in my life!
I feel great. So happy to be TOM and not pre-TOM! :yoga:

Ugh. still at 205.

The good (?) news is that my new office is inthe middle of NoWhere - so I will have to plan lunch and pack it and actually eat it, no last minute changes. So, officially next week I will set out to lose 70 lbs in 3 weeks.

That's my girl, Kim.....always level headed and wise :) You can do it!!! :lol:

Kim - isn't everything in upstate NY in the middle of nowhere??? very funny about the quick weight loss....let me know your plan cause I need to follow it too!

I just ate a yummy salad with those fake chicken nuggets that are really good. I bought some of the Ken's spritzing honey mustard salad dressing I saw advertised on Hungry Girl and it was all quite tasty. Now, hopefully, tonight I can pass on liquid starches and make this a pretty good day!

Joni - I live just outside the capital of the state, so I am in civilization. New job is cow country. And snow country.

Hey, if the 70 in 3 plan works, I'll let you know!

Or was that 3 lbs in 70 weeks????

Oh, that's the plan I've been following! Oops.

Kim - you are not alone! I've been on the 3FC site for 18 months and lost a grand total of 16 lbs. The good part is I haven't gained it all back and I made some great e-friendships.

Okay, Monday - new week. 5 weeks left on this challenge.

Final weigh in days will be Nov 21, 28, Dec 5, Dec 12 (I'm on my cruise so you can check in, but you probably won't hear much from me). Our two main contenders are Tina and Val and it's pretty close. While I highly doubt I can win this thing, my personal goal is to keep my weight under 160 during this tempting time of year. And exercise must be brought back into the program!!!

My local county is running a Biggest Loser type competition: "Better Weight than Ever" Program. A friendly competition among teams that will help you with your weight loss and healthier lifestyle goals. Teams of 5 members each weigh in between Jan 2-11 and then do a final weigh in in May. The team pays $100 to enter ($20 a person) and the Winning team gets a $500 certificate. I'm going to try and pull a team together. Why not!!??? We have to actually go in and weigh together (just like on The Biggest Loser), so, unfortunately, you guys cannot join me :-(

Checking in early...no change this week, Joni :(

Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving! :hug:

Thanks for checking in Tina...I'm sure you'll move the scale next week!
Where the heck is everyone this week...only a couple checked in!

I've been avoiding checking in this week - I keep waiting for a better number, but so far no luck. So 260.7 it is.