TOM. Skipped exercise today, had been 263 and this morning was 264. Crap.

Well...drum roll please....I'm up 0.9 to 265.7 this morning! I wasn't OP but I was careful and I'm happy to see that my conscientiousness paid off. It was actually a nice challenge to see that I can maintain control even in situations that are less than ideal. Sooo...overall, I'm pretty darn proud of myself.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE SUPPORT!!!

Shylah -- Woo hoo! Great loss this morning!!

Mandy -- With that injury still plauging you, you are still doing amazing! I bet your measurements are going to be good...can't wait to hear!

Trish -- So close to your mini goal! You are doing it!!!

freefall -- "Crap." Love it. This simple, succinct honesty cracked me up. Sometimes that all you can say, right?

jami - i'll be doing my measurements probably next thursday since i'll be off and curtis will be at work and i can do it without him looking at me like i'm nuts muttering to myself :P congrats to you on the minimal gain while out of town!

trish - i found this: desk pilates and am hoping to use that if the doc tells me to limit my walking/jogging (yes, i've started jogging... it's only walk 10min jog 2min, but it's still jogging!) so i can at least get *some* exercise in.

also, i have to share this, because i'm strangely excited by unusual smiley faces... and this guy just makes me happy

Hi all - remember me?
I've been lurking, but in a really bad head space for a while. So, I'm back posting here today with you, and as Friday's are my official wi, I am -2 to 265.

Glad to see most of you from the 270's thread are here! I missed you guys!
I will post again on Monday - hope you all have a great weekend.

freefall-You will get back. TOM always screws me up, even if I stay on plan.
Jami-congrats on the minimal gain. Now you know you can do it in real life.
Mandy-desk pilates sounds interesting. And the thing about jogging is you have to work up to it, so way to go.
Laura-I remember you and congrats on the loss.

Well stepped on my scale again this morning and was down again to 264.6 lbs. My official weigh in day is on Monday, so I think that I can lose .6 by then. I have been doing around that everyday, so I am so looking forward to the pedicure next week. YAY! I hope it happens.

Trish

261.9 today! getting so close to the 250s

260.8 today! Looks like everyone else is getting close too I hope I don't rebound back up, and that we see each other in the 250's soon!!

Mandy - how is your ankle doing? Hope you are resting it and that it is healing. Seems like you are doing great on losses even with out the extra exercise time. Also, I have been doing my measurements every six weeks (and photos at the same time) and it definitely makes me feel better when the scale isn't moving as much as I'd like. Love the smilely!

Trish - You are rocking along. Can't wait to hear what polish you chose for your pedi (I'm a lamo who always does some version of red/pink). 250s, here you come.

Freefall - I hate TOM (for more reasons than its effect on weightloss!), but love the post-TOM woosh!

Jami - glad to hear the business trip wasn't fatal - not only did you not tip back into the 270s, you barely were up at all.

Laura - I was wondering where you've been. Keep your chin up, you are doing well. You know you can come to us for support when you are feeling low, right? If anyone understands, it is this crew! WTG on the 2 pounds down!

Sounds like most of you are going to be in the 250s in no time at all. I've still got a while here, but hopefully you'll all keep a seat for me in the next decade (not that I'm asking you to stick around there!) - just let them know I'm on my way.

As for me, I've just crossed the 35 pound mark and in 2 weeks, I'll have been at this 6 months (1/2 a year!). I think this milestone is bringing up all kinds of feelings - good and bad. Feelings of accomplishment, excitement, anxiety, etc. Doesn't help that all kinds of nuttiness are going on in my professional life. The only good thing is that when I'm at work until all hours, I don't have any time to snack (or even think about food), so my eating has actually been better than normal.

I'm a swirling mess of emotions right now, and to make things worse, haven't been getting enough sleep (which makes me more emotional/crazy). At least it isn't that I can't sleep, I just don't have enough time to get enough. But that should hopefully be temporary. I did take a long nap yesterday, which helped a lot.

All I have to do is get through this week at work, and then I have 10 days of vacation where I'll spend time with family. I'm hoping that will give me the emotional recharge I need right now. It will be interesting to see how my eating is in a less controled environment (others cooking for me, no set schedule to the day). And I'm not sure how I'm going to manage swimming away from home, but I'm taking my "stuff" so if the chance is there, I'm ready.

Sorry for the novel.....

Mandy and freefall - I am right behind you and hoping to catch up soon.
ilbnej - Congrats on the 35 lbs. That is quite an accomplishment and I hope that your vacation goes well and work gets better soon.

I woke up to the scale reading 263.4. If it holds for tomorrow pedicure here I come. I am so excited.

I pulled out a shirt to wear to church today that I haven't in a while that was nice. But today for some reason I am HUNGRY! I don't know what my problem is hopefully I can get the feeling fixed soon. I have lunch cooking and hopefully that will be enough. I hope everyone has a good day and I will talk to you all later.

Trish

Well it is official. I get my pedicure! The scale read 263.2 this morning on my official weigh in. That means 10% of me is gone!

Hope everyone has a great day. I will talk to you all later!

Trish - Congratulations! What colour did you pick? I'm a licensed natural nail technician and I love giving people pedicures. It really makes me smile when poeple choose daring colours for their feet - especially in summer when you know they'll be showing off their tootsies. My fave for my toes is a lime/neon green, and then going barefoot in the grass and seeing the difference in the greens.

Mandy and Freefall - wow - you guys just blew thru this one! Good for you. Keep up the hard work and dedication! Mandy - when are we going to see wedding pics? Have you psoted them on your blog yet?

JamiSue- proud of you girl! Encouraging to know you have control over your body isn't it?

Jen - Thanks. I've been kind of pouty and emotional and screwed up lately, so usually it's just better if I avoid spreading my dark cloud around. I did vent once or twice on a different thread, since I know this is the forum for sharing our struggles, but I get very angry and hateful when I'm in these moods. So, as my momma says: if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.

I'm back op as of yesterday - doing IP, and this time it's for good. I'm going to commit for 6 months, and re-evaluate from there.
Let's keep up the good work everyone - look out 250's, the crew is on it's way!

i posted a thread with a bunch of the pics: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/gene...ng-photos.html

Oh brother! Up another 3lbs to 268.5 after a weekend out of town visiting family. I am just about to "get out of the 260's" but in the wrong damn direction! What am I thinking? So much for control. K - I've said it and now I'm moving onward and downward. Made it back to the gym this morning after 11 days w/ no exercise! I'm drinking my water and watching what I eat closely. I'm determined to give a big push for these remaining days of June.

Trish -- Congrats! You are doing great! I just realized that we started our journeys at almost the exact same weight. My 10% is 263.2 too! LOL! I hit mine Friday before last Friday but unfortunately, I lost it again! Boo!

Mandy -- You are doing so amazing! Especially considering you still aren't able to work out! Keep up the great work!

freefall -- Woo hoo!

Jen -- So sorry that things are so crazy right now. I hear you about the benefit of working so much - I also eat much better when I'm at work. I hope things do settle down soon so you can catch up on some much needed rest!

Last time I posted I was feeling down because of a horrible binging weekend with cookouts and birthday parties (last weekend)... I lost a measly 1 pound (I usually average 3 per week) even though I worked hard and stayed on plan the rest of that week. I think the fact that I could not control myself that weekend is what hurt the most, not the losing only one pound part- any loss is better than a gain. I am so excited to say that I made up for it this week! I am down to 261 this week- that's 6 pounds!!! All I did was decide that enough was enough, and amped up my workouts, eating the same. I pushed through it and I am proud of myself today for it. I hope to be out of this thread and into the 250's thread next week!You know what that means? 100 lbs. to my final goal- which sounds like a lot, and it is in theory- but it gives me even more motivation!

I am not getting my pedicure till later in the week, but I will post pics when I get it done! I have been thinking about what to do for my next goal and I think I may go get a facial.

You guys are all rocking it or at least you have the right attitude about things and that is what is important here. We want to all make it through this journey together. I plan on being in the 250s thread next week and I would love to have all of you there with me!