Hey ladies, sorry I have been MIA lately. I have really been half a**ing my healthy lifestyle for a few months now. Ever since I moved out of my apartment with the gym (which was in May), I have hardly even worked out. I haven't worked out at all in at least a month. I tell myself it is because it is too cold to go out jogging, but obviously if I was REALLY committed, I could do at-home exercises. Other than that, I have been hardcore binging for the last 3 weeks due to breaking up with my boyfriend of 3 and a half years. FINALLY the last 3 days, I have been back on plan. So I feel like I am slowly starting to recommit to being healthy.

I got down to 210 in May, and now I am back up to 225 (hang my head in shame). But most of all I just feel so tired and sluggish all the time from being unhealthy. I don't feel energized anymore. I SERIOUSLY considered going for a jog today, but have yet to do it. so that's where I am right now. My eating is really good right now, just haven't got the motivation to work out yet. I mean, I love working out. I just HATE going outside, in public, in the cold. when I had an apartment gym, I worked out 6 days a week. Dammit.


Well thanks for reading my rant/update.

MOD: yeah this thread has been slow. I guess people are posing elsewhere? the 20-somethings have a WW thread, they all need to come over here! how much weight have you gained so far, if you don't mind me asking? girl, when I am pregnant, I will be eating EVERYTHING! HAHAHA! I always wondered if what you eat while you're pregnant affects the baby's food preference later. My mom ate a ton of spicy food while pregnant with my sister, and my sister is still a spicy food love to this day. She ate a ton of cornbread with me, and now I am a sugar/carb fiend!!!

Suite: Awww I hope you are okay soon m'dear. Great job on planning, I find it way easier to stay OP when I plan as well. Without planning, the hunger just kind of takes over, and I end up stuffing my face!

Okay so I jsut posted that after reading only the 1st 4 pages...for some reason I didn't see the last two. So disregard anything that doesn't make sense...haha

Vdaybaby~ Sorry to hear about your break-up Feel free to rant as much as needed. I know how you feel with the emotional eating, don’t feel bad about it, at least you have been able to pull yourself out of it.

suitejudyblueeyes~ I haven’t got the new complete food books yet, which I need to do because they have all the filling foods in them, although our leader said most of the core foods are considered filling foods. I’m a big fan of popcorn!
PS~ You’re a good person and you deserve better, remember that!

chiquita623~ How long of a recovery was it after getting your knee scoped?

Chest X-Rays are clear!!! One blood test back which shows that I am anemic, which explains why I’m tired all the time, but nothing to explain the fever yet. I have a DRs. Appt. this afternoon, so hopefully I will learn more then. I’ve been doing good food wise this week, but am just too tired to exercise each morning. I’m exhausted right now and could easily go to sleep.

Happy Friday everyone!!!

I had a scare last night - I woke up with an allergic reaction. Luckily, a dose of Benadryl got it to stop and I didn't have to go to the hospital. I didn't know if I could use my EpiPen or not. I had an appointment with my OB today and we discussed that. She said next time to take the EpiPen and immediately go to the hospital even if I start feeling better so that they can check on Phoebe. Basically if I start having breathing problems, she can not be getting enough oxygen. Scary

To end in good news, I got my latest remission test results and they are still NEGATIVE!!!!

Oh and the doc didn't say anything about my weight. I didn't ask either, since she and I had discussed that at the beginning of the pregnancy and she said she would only mention it if she thought something needed to be done about it.

CakeBatter - Congrats on that 10%!!!!!

Jaime - Way to keep that binging in check. Be realistic! There are a lot of things going on in your life right now. Maybe it would be better to focus on maintaining for a few weeks and then go back to losing? I had to do that after I was diagnosed, except I had to do it for months instead of weeks. Too much of everything else going on in my life, weight loss was last on my list of things to worry about.

chiquita - I know what you mean about family gatherings. DH's family is like that (when they aren't following WW - they are on the plan, off the plan, on the plan, off the plan, etc). Hard to know what type of a meal we will be having when we go there!

Kim - Glad that your tests came back OK for the most part!

vdaybaby - Haha eating everything was my problem in the first trimester! I have gained 27 so far, which is more than what I should have gained. I ate to quell the nausea in the first trimester. Bad idea, since it didn't really work AND I gained too much weight. Since then my weight gain has been steady and on track. You can't stop gaining because you gained too much early on. Oh well I have read that what you eat can effect numerous things for the baby, but I haven't read anything about passing on tastes!

Also, I think a lot of people just end up disappearing during the end of November and all of December and then they come back in January or don't come back at all

Well speaking of...I'm back-sorry I was gone so long, looks like I'm going to have to play catch up... Hope everyone had a very Happy Everything...

a few personals from this last page, I will have some time this weekend to catch up on what I missed...

modkitten-congrats on your baby girl-Beautiful Name, you will be so thrilled, they are so much fun to dress.
Wow, that sounds scary! So happy that your test results are wonderful.

KimL1214-Hope you are feeling better very soon

Suite-Sending you a ton of hugs

vday-Also a ton of hugs are coming your way

Well Hi to everyone else, I will post more, need to catch up on my reading

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Life sometimes gets in the way, no real reason why I haven't been visiting, other than, not been on-line much. Had some challenges these last couple of weeks, but put the brakes on slipping too far backwards. I did sign up for the Biggest Loser Challenge, we are just finishing up week one. Happy to say that I've stayed the same since last week, and only have .6 to lose, to be, my before Christmas weight.

Well I really need to hit the hay, it's been a long day-hope to stop by tomorrow,{well actually today} have a Great Saturday

Instiches - welcome back

Mod - Thanks. And I am sorry to hear about your scare. But I am glad things are okay now.

KimL- Congrats on your test.

Vday - It only matters that you are back on track. Though it looks like you pulled out before got too far....Congratulations on that.

This weekend was not fun, I just felt very uncomfortable. Lots of stretching going on. I need to take some new belly pics and post them

We haven't started on the nursery yet. The oil company is coming on Thursday to install the ductwork into the room so there will be a heating/AC vent. A couple of our friends are going to come I think on the 31st/1st to help us put up drywall and then DH and I will install the floating hardwood floor ourselves. Still lots of work to do in there!

My mom got the hall for the baby shower. It will be March 1st. The theme of the shower is going to be safari animals too. My mom sent me a picture of their attempt at a centerpiece for a table - a small diaper cake. It was cute! Apparently they have like 7 more of them to make!

I went out yesterday and tried to finish registering. Its so overwhelming! I think I need to go back to Babies R Us one more time. I'm getting sick of that store hahaha

stitches - Welcome back!!! I didn't go online much at all when I was off of work for 2 weeks. I try to avoid the computer unless I need to use it

vday - I'm sorry to hear about you and your boyfriend!! Take care of yourself! If you don't take care of you, who will?

Kim - glad your xrays were clear. Anemic is easy enough to fix. Keep us posted

Mod - yikes about the allergic reaction, and HURRAY about the remission tests!

Stitches - Hey there! Congrats on not putting on a bunch over the holidays. It's nice to be almost even in the game at this point.


Well despite all the stress going on and the weekend binge a week ago, I have lost over 2 lbs for two weeks in a row. I'm pretty much back down to my lowest WW weight (like .6 away). L is leaving for good on the 20th. We have signed a separation agreement and will be able to file for divorce in 6 months - on our wedding anniversary, actually (how's that for irony). At least he's on the same page as me now, and not all naive about being able to work stuff out over the telephone thousands of miles away.

So Saturday I went to a running shop and got my gait analyzed and such and fitted for proper running shoes. They are FANTASTIC. Apparently I am a terrible, terrible over-pronator and my old shoes had ZERO stability control. Probably why I messed up my foot and knee so badly after Thanksgiving. I went running for the first time in a mnth and a half last night and sucked terribly, but at least I did it. I've lost a lot of my stamina... I'll get it back.

modkittn~ scary stuff with the allergic reaction and happy stuff with the baby shower coming up and getting the nursery started. I love redecorating/ decorating rooms!

suite~ Sorry to hear about the divorce, but it is good that he is finally waking up and seeing things the same way as you. Congrats on going for your run! I want new shoes! Does it cost extra for them to measure your running gait?

So we were hoping one of my meds was causing the fever, but today was the cut off point and I currently have a fever of 99.8... blah... means more tests... icky...

Kim - suck about the fever! That must be so frustrating! And no, does not cost extra for them to watch you run. A good running shop should do that no matter what if you are there to get new shoes. "gait analyzed" sounds way more interesting than what it was - employee squats on the floor and has you jog away and then back while he watches your feet, ankles, legs.

MOD It must be frustrating but exciting all the same. I planned the babyshower for my sis and boy did it run me ragged. The nursery sounds like it is gonna be really cool.

Suite Divorce sux I would think but at least you guys are on the same page now. I been saying I was gonna go to a running store for months. But I got new running shoes for Christmas so I guess I will be putting that off for a while. And Congratulations on your lose. You GO. I hope I have a good weigh-in this week.

Kim That sux about your fever. I hope you get an answer soon.

So I signed up for my Bellydance classes and they start on Wed. I am so excited and it provides me an extra 1-1/2 hr of exercise. I am thinking about buying the 30 Day Shre - Jillian Michaeals. Anyone here tried it? I heard it was good but a bit boring.

What if I waddle instead of run :-P

My new sneakers are ripping blisters in my heel (new as in August) and the plastic has broken through the fabric. Soooooo I need new sneakers... I'm kind of broke right now though, but I keep using my broken sneakers as an excuse not to do stuff.

I couldn't help but lol at this. I think I will be waddling instead of WALKING soon

Kim - Sorry to hear that fever hasn't let up yet

Jaime - Men! I can't believe he ever thought that things would work out over the phone thousands of miles away. Honestly, I don't know where it comes from with them sometimes. Are you happy (in some way) that things are at least moving forward?

CakeBatter - Where do they offer belly dancing classes near you? A gym?

MOD They offer them at a dance studio. I am hoping be to be good enough in a year to perform in the Dance Troupes.