Good morning!

I can't believe how much I've come to rely on my elliptical! I have a course tonight and I'm seriously cncerned about getting my exercise time in. Very wierd (for me).

I am wearing size 4 jeans and heels to my meeting! Yessss!

woohoo Susan! that must have felt goooood

TOM for me. but haven't experienced cramps at all so far, maybe because I've been so active? my first TOM since I got off the bcpill, so I thought it would be bad... I had to go off the bcpill because it was causing (or one of the probable causes for) mood problems.

Happy Friday everyone. Oh wait it's still Thursday for you guys.

Susan size 4 lucky, lucky YOU

I am constantly amazed by how complex this shrinking thing is. Although I've wobbled aroung the same weight and bobbed in and out of a 'healthy weight' for a couple of weeks now ... I am shrinking.

It's too weird! And it's not just in my head. I've heard more comments in the last few days ...

How can we express to strugglers that it's not always the number on the scale that tells the tale?
How can we express that 'perfectly on plan' has nothing to do with this either? I haven't even begun to get persnickity about protein/carb/fat ratios yet. Even with exercise ... just get on the freakin' elliptical today ... is not much of a fitness plan

Can we bottle and sell the 'oh please just try for a couple of weeks' plan????

I'll buy some of that Susan !!

Today I feel really good, I can now get back to a routine of exercise, food was good this week because I wasn't that hungry anyways...

I am down 2lbs this morning, again, the same 2 I lose weekly then gain on the w/end , let's see if I can keep them off this weekend... I can't drink because I am taking antibiotics so maybe that will help ...

Susan - Congrats on the size 4!! And I hear you on the scale issue... my scale refuses to budge but the clothes I've been wearing for the last 5 years are now too big so I've pulled out some of my skinny clothes from the depths of my closet. As much as I'd like to see that number drop accordingly, I can't complain about the changes in my body. And my eating plan is "try not to eat junk" and I workout/run 5 days/week... not exactly rocket science here.

Ilene - good luck keeping those 2lbs off this weekend! You can do it!

Things here are good - eating has been decent and I ran W4D3 of C25K today - whew... that has been a killer week... I'm almost looking forward to next weeks - on paper it looks slightly easier! My biggest problem is that the voices in my head throw out warnings "stop! you can't do this! you should walk! you're going to DIE!" but I keep going anyway and you know what? I survive! I have GOT to find a way to get that voice to shut up and just let me run. My body is fine... Am I winded? of course! but I'm not going to kill over or anything.

October summary time?

I've lost something like three pounds, which (like Amy) doesn't really coincide with how much slimmer I am. DH can't believe that's all.

I did not track the 3 or 4 days I super-over-ate, so (for what it's worth) my average is 1320 calories.

Fitday says I did have alcohol this month. I'll go back and see when and how much but ... I have a sorry notion that (not having) it probably coincides with a more decent loss.

I've done enough preening about exercise. I'm happy, yup.

I'll do a bit of thinking on all that and get back to you about November goals.

ETA ... I haven't had a drink since the 11th and yes that was my highest weight this month. Have lost more or less steadily since then .... sigh ...

Well I'm only down 1.4lbs... but as we've discussed, I'm still happy! Hard to believe that tomorrow is November 1st! 4 days till I'm on my way to Grand Cayman! Woot woot! I'm going to have a hard time staying anywhere near plan. I do plan to take workout duds and hit the gym at least twice, preferrably 3 times so I don't fall too far behind on C25K.

I'm hoping once my TOM passes I'll have a bit of a drop on the scale, but I've gained a little in the meantime, I think due to water retention.

But I'm on my 4th consecutive day of doing Jillian's Banish fat boost metabolism workout, which I'm pretty proud about.

Oh it's November now... I guess there will be a new thread?

Amy - how exciting that your vacation is coming up!