This just cracked me up! Is it Extra gum? And while you're chewing it do you tell everyone around you that it's only 5 calories per stick? (This of course won't make sense to those of you who don't watch TBL show)

I'm down a bit this week, though it doesn't feel that great b/c it's basically just SLIGHTLY lower than where I started after my gigantic gain. But onwards and DOWNwards, right ladies? This week I am getting back on track and my big change is going to come from making sure I get some good cardio in every day.

laura
Things are going in the right direction and that is what you should keep in mind. Keep the body moving and the mouth closed and the weight will be off in no time lol. I tell myself that, keep the body and hands moving and the mouth shut. You can't put food into a shut mouth lol.

Cassie
Oh be quiet lol. I have never ever lost that much in one week lol. WTG and enjoy.

Ideal
WOW another big looser. Nice going. That would kill my back being bent over to ride that bike. What ever happen to bikes you can sit up straight and ride.

dk
I have heard a lot of people that like slim fast. This is my problem with it. You should NEVER replace food with a drink. The body needs to eat. It loves to eat. Just the action of eating food fills a desire the body has that drinking doesn't fulfill.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks so much for the advice concerning my son's weight. I guess we will just keep on limiting the junk food in the house, try to offer good but healthy meals and invite him to go to the Y with us. That is one good thing about him dropping out of school-no more dorm food.

I was looking at the weekly results today. I don't know about this week specifically but there are some big losers when you look at the entire weeks completed. I am really impressed. I have got to try harder this week not to overeat!!

I am on lunch break and need to get back to work. I will try to do personals this evening.

I also don't like the idea of replacing food with drink. I love food and to eat. The plan that I was looking at consisted of a shake for breakfast, a combo lunch (a shake and about 200 cal from food), 2-3 snacks and a meal at dinner. I thought this was much more managable than two shakes and a meal at night. I also thought of doing the shake thing 4-5 days per week and healthy eating the other days. I am not sure if it would be very effective. It seems like your body would get used to the shakes everyday..... Anyone tried this method?

Hello ladies~ I'm just popping in for a quick hello! I woke up this morning to a crusted eye that is very swollen. It makes it really hard to be on the computer I'm going to the doctor this afternoon to get it checked out. It is really swollen, itchy, red and watery though so I'm thinking I've got pink eye. It wouldn't surprise me with all the sickness going around my house. Hopefully by tomorrow it will feel better and I can get on here for personals. I did well over the weekend though and I'm on day 15 of my abstinence! I also lost 1.5 lbs this week! I'm going to still workout today...I'll just have to be careful not to drop a dang weight on my head!LOL! I feel good though besides my eye, so I don't want this to de-rail my exercise schedule. Have a great day ladies~

Hellooooo Ladies!

Mom, congrat's on the loss this week! Huge hugs and prayers in action for you and your family.

Cathy, hope weigh in went great for you! Enjoy time with your family!

spidermonkey, I did slim fast about 6 or 7 years ago. Loved it, I lost about 80lbs. The plan has changed tremendously in recent years that is for sure! Back when I followed it, it was a shake for breakfast & lunch and a sensible dinner w/ some snacks in between. I tended to go for the meal bars so I still had the sense of chewing something. LOL The shakes you make in the blender though are yummo and I would have one of those with like say, half a sandwich and a piece of fruit--even before they changed it to that way. What I loved about the plan was that it was completely easy and it actually taught me about portion control. I have to say that the way that I am able to eat now stems from alot of what I'd learned back then. Now obviously, I didn't keep the weight off, but that's not because the program didn't work, it's because I made the choices I did when it came down to eating emotionally and chose to ignore the scale. Even now, occasionally I will have a shake or meal-on-the-go bar if I'm in a rush. Good luck to you, I think you'll do great!

Muse, wow girly, you've got all kinds of good news dont you! First off, congrat's on a great loss this week. Secondly, fantastic stats-- 30% is simply magnificent! Third, love the bike!! How exciting!!!

Cassie, what are you talkin about missy! 3.5 pounds is FABULOUS! Be very proud of all your hard work, you did great!!! Great to see you here today BTW!

Laura, I know you can do it! You're right, onwards & downwards, keep pluggin away it will happen for you!

Terapet, best of luck with your son. I know you will find a solution that works for all of you and hopefully he will get on the road to good health. I agree, aren't there alot of fabulous "losers" on our team!?!

Tina, aw hon, I'm sorry to hear about the eye. You've just had a rough few weeks with the sicky haven't you? lol Hope you get it resolved quickly. WTG on the loss this week lady!!!!!! 15 days is AMAZING!

Karen, Renni, hope you ladies are having a beautiful day!!

Mel, where is you??????

And Melissa73 too, for that matter?????

Good morning ladies!!! Well had a great weekend. got Zachary's old clothes put on Ebay. Nothing is selling yet, so that's a bit discouraging.... Oh well what can ya do. Went to a new church yesterday, well it was the 2nd time there. We really like it. Then we went for a bike ride. Let me tell you those seats are TOO small! My rear is still sore!!!! lol But I felt great that we did it. Well better get things going around here.... Plan on doing some spring cleaning this weekend and want to get a jump start on some of it. My family is just thrilled that I am making them do this...lol

Andi, thank you so much! I have truly enjoyed doing the page for sure, it's kept me honest and motivated. We are definitely going to keep going with it! It's something that took me totally out of my comfort zone, putting it out there for God knows who to see. LOL Hey, you girls did an amazing job as well, much to be proud about!!!
Congrat's on your loss!!! Hope you're feeling better today!!


I am way happy, I managed to lose the .5 I gained last week, along with 2 more! So long, sayonara! It's starting off to be a fabulous week!

dk
Now that might be an idea. Combine the drink with food. Get the vitamins and such in, lower the food a bit. I know they taste great. There was a time I had to live on baby food and slim fasts lol.

WOW look at everyone losing weight. Nice, real nice. Those that haven't lost any this week. Don't let it get you down. There are so many reasons, hey might be you are gaining muscle at the same time you are losing fat. It is DOT time so I hope I am down. The pants are a bit snug around the waist from a bit of bloating. We shall see what we shall see. Wednesday when I go to the doc for my weigh in.

Rennie, love that motto - it's a great one

Tina, I used to get pinkeye all the time and I hated it! I switched over to daily contacts (that is, I throw them away every day and go for a fresh pair) and that cleared things up. Made me feel guilty though because I swear I was cleaning my two week ones!

Cathy, congrats on the NSV! I am very bad with once food is in front of me, I eat it. That is TRUE willpower to turn it down when it's right there in front of you!

Danielle, it is indeed shaping up to be a fabulous week! Good luck everyone - sounds like we're doing pretty well.

Okay!! I can come up for air!! I'm so glad too because I feel completely disconnected from you guys and I know that has ALOT to do with why I had such a horrible week last week. Even though I did post a loss there is no reason for it. And before anyone says maybe I didnt do as bad as I think lemme just tell ya...bacon cheeseburger, french fries w/ ranch dressing, alcohol, cheesecake, movie candy, carrot cake, chili cheese dog, macaroni and cheese, gosh thats all I can remember right now but I know there is more!

So this is my jumping off point! I'll be back to doing personals from here on out! I need to sit down and figure out how many days till my last final because my goal is going to be to stay OP that many days. I can do that! I'll let you know the official number. I'll have to take inspiration from Melissa73 and her almost 100 days OP!

So I hope everyone is having a fantastic monday! Dont forget weights are due tonight!! We need a red team win!!

Hun
I am sorry you had a bad week. This week is going to be great

Laura
It is easy to let things get you down, to see the dark. Sometimes, what we need is to find that pin point of light. You know, a pin point of light turns into a great sunrise.