Every pound helps. Think about our numbers if each of us lost 1 lb. We would be rocking! I know I speak for us all when I say congrats on the loss

Good morning, Accountability Friends.

Woke up with a sinus headache today. Took something and went back to bed for a while. Now, I'm working madly to get my project finished by tomorrow. Feeling just a bit stressed.

Haven't been diligently tracking calories and no exercise, so the scales aren't moving down at all this week. Today, I'll track every single calorie that goes in my mouth and hopefully I can pull out another loss for Monday's weigh-in.

I have to get going on my project. I'll touch base later today for personals if I get an opportunity. Hope everyone has a great on-plan day. Go Blue!

Good morning,

I hope that everyone is doing great. Sorry, I haven't been on in a couple days. I have been trying to stay busy with DH being gone. Congrats to everyone on the loses. I went to WI yesterday and stayed the same as Monday. I was okay with it since I started exercising this week. I went to Body Flow on Monday and RPM (spin) class on Tuesday and Friday I will do both. They tell me that when you start exercising that you tend to hold water. So, I am assuming that is what is happening. Well, I better go work on Box Tops. They are due by tomorrow. I will try to check back in later.

Have a great day.

They could name him Heath!

I had a very rough morning, doing some planning now to turn it around for the afternoon and evening. I did some grocery shopping this morning instead of exercising, it had to be done! My son was sick over the weekend and now this week he's just been crying a lot, low energy, and grumpy beyond imagination. That lead to a very bad morning, and I'm sure he's torturing the preschool teacher as we speak That means I'll be putting him down for a nap as soon as he gets home, and getting my exercise in. After I get my daughter chaos hits again. She has awards ceremony for cheerleading tonight and son has awards and pizza party for basketball...both starting at 6PM, so MIL is coming to take one of them. It's also Papa's Pizza night for the school and they will be upset when I tell them we are not going. Not only is there too much going on as it is, but I know I will binge big time if i go in there place tonight! It's a pizza buffet and they make this really good dessert pizza as well just can't do it, esp. night before WI. I've worked too hard this week.

I'm hoping for a very relaxing weekend, because this week has just been crazy!

Fluffy Chick-- 1 lb. is good and does help the team! Be proud of every single pound, you worked hard for it.

Our bodies are on the same schedule! I also gain the week before, then when TOM hits all the cravings go away along with the mysterious extra pounds. I have been up 5 lb. all week and begging TOM to come already, so I can lose those pesky pounds before WI Friday. Today they were gone along with an extra pound, so I know tonight or tomorrow probably TOM will be here. I think I do get hungrier during this week before either, it's a new revelation to me, but it's been like nothing I eat can fill me up this week. Very hard to stay under a calorie limit when no amount of food fills you for longer than an hour!

Isn't it crazy with tracking, Rhonda? I didn't get around to adding everything up until before dinner. I was SURE that I'd only eaten around 700 calories, but when I entered it all in (from memory) it was 1000.

OMG, a pizza buffet sounds like a terrible idea! Stay strong, Theresa. I understand if you have to go for the kids sake. It's just so hard when it can cause binging.

Dionne - do you like spin class? They do them at my gym also and they look KILLER hard!

Sonja - GL with the tests. I hope you get answers. 1 pound is awesome.

Missing - Let me know if you like the chickpea burgers. We love chickpeas, especially hummus and falafels around here, and I'd like to try the recipe if it's any good.

Well, gotta get my girls up and hit the gym for lower body this morning.

Have a wonderful day ladies!

Hi team...

Well, I'm just going to jump right into this.

I need to quit the challenge.

I am SO sorry to bail out on you all, partway through like this. I have so appreciated the love and support from everyone, both in this challenge and last. It has been so great to share experiences with you all and keep each other focusing on the positive.

But I need to do this, for me. I've been getting too wrapped up, lately, in hating my body and getting angry at myself for going off plan or whatever. It's effecting me too much, and it's effecting my DBF and our relationship too much, and that's not okay. This last 7-10days has really highlighted that for me, and been quite the emotional rollercoaster.

So I'm going to step away from the challenge, 3FC, and weight loss in general for the next little while, and work to heal my relationship with myself and with food. I'm still planning to learn to run and do yoga, but not as an approach to weight loss, just as goals to be achieved in and of themselves.

I really do feel a lot of love for you all, and I hope that, with some time and mental work on my part, I'll feel comfortable coming back in here to say hi once in a while.

I understand any and all disappointment in me, but I've got to take care of myself inside before I can work on the outside, y'know?

Lots of love to you all,
Marianne

Hello Blue Team!

MARIANNE...you have to do what you have to do so take care of yourself.

Nothing much going on with me today. I did get in 45 mns of exercise this a.m. before heading out to buy groceries. Getting ready to finish it off for the day...aiming for about 60 minutes.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Marianne, it won't be the same here but I understand what you are saying. So much in fact I've been contemplating it myself. My sadness has been unbearable lately and knowing I MUST come here and post is another thing I need to do each day. Sometimes my days are just swamped so not much time, then I feel bad unloading here and venting about my life. But some days I can't think of anything else but the things that are going wrong.

I'm still here for the moment and hope to stay on til the end and do next challenge as well. Love it here! Will miss you lots Marianne! Hope things get better for you very soon. I totally get not wanting to let it make you feel negative and all that.

Hugs, Selina

Marianne, if you are still around to see this I wish you the best and hope you figure things out for yourself

Nori- I do like the spin class. Our class is in a room all by itself and halfway through the class they turn the lights out. That is usually when you work the hardest. Because even though the lights are out the instructor can still see you. It is a hard workout. You can burn up to 900 calories in the one class depending on how hard you push yourself.

I have to go get DS from school now.

It is only 31 here today, but the gorgeous sun is shining and lighting up the world with the hope of spring. I am taking my butt to the road and getting in my walk/run that way instead of on the treadmill. While I will miss my West Wing DVD, I will make the sacrifice for some luxes.

Marianne--I hope you pop back to see what we say to you. Your post cries out for some Sark, if you have not read her. I recommend this one:
http://www.planetsark.com/eshop_prod...ks_feat_04.htm

Best wishes. I hope you get everything squared away.

Marianne - by all means you have to do what works for you! We'll miss you and I look forward to bumping into you here on 3FC in the future if you're around.

How are you feeling, Chellez? I think you had something else on top of the strep? Maybe influenza? With strep you'll be nearly 100% better after 24-36 hours of meds.

I'll have to try the spinning class. It looks so hard that I'm a little shy of it!

I got to the gym this morning, did a warmup and an hour of lower body work, then got on the elliptical for 30 seconds and was paged to the children's room where my youngest dd had thrown up. Luckily, I think it was a fluke because she's NOT sick at all. Maybe she was coughing? She's eaten normal and not thrown up anything. So, I haven't done any cardio today yet and will head back to the gym once DH gets home tonight. Whatever! It's off and on sunshine mixe dwith rain this afternoon, so I've toyed with the idea of pumping up the tires on the double stroller and hitting the road. But if it suddenly downpoured, it'd suck.

Anyone have a good QOTD? I like those, but cannot think of one at the moment!

Marianne- Good luck with everything, we will be here if you need us.

Spinning class- Am I too short for those bikes? I never like the bikes at the gym.

Hi All,
I worked out 2x this week so I am hoping for any loss, if not I will take a freebie, we will see I will weigh myself on fri, sat, and sunday, and post on Sunday my lowest. I have been trying to eat a little better, but still struggleing with eating out.

Good Luck Girlys!