I can't believe I've never read this thread before, I love it!! now I wanna play too...

One positive thing about me is...my TOM is starting and I didn't eat the house like I usually do the week prior

One positive thing about today is I thought several times "screw it, I don't want to count calories today, I will just do it tomorrow", but I counted anyways! Here I am stuffed at 815 at night, and I still have about 70 calories left!

Goodness! I owe two positive things! Hmm...

My positive thing for yesterday is really awesome and made me feel so proud. Last night one of my friends and I went to this really cool restaurant for dinner, and I was really contemplating veering totally off-plan just for one night. It was a somewhat "special" occasion, and I'd never been to that restaurant before, and everything on the menu just sounded soooo good. I was even thinking about dessert, since they had this amazing-sounding Reese's cup cheesecake (peanut butter + chocolate = MY BIGGEST WEAKNESS). But instead, somehow it just clicked in me that, Hey, I'm going to regret it if I order that thing. So instead I ordered a soup n' salad thing! The soup was vegetarian chili, with tons of beans (yay protein!) and didn't seem too unhealthy. The salad was a typical house salad, but I ate it without cheese or dressing! And I was so stuffed from all the lettuce that I didn't even take a second look at the dessert menu after that... So yeah... I was really proud of myself in that moment, heh.

Now, my positive thing for today is that I started this REALLY MASSIVE homework assignment that I have due for one of my classes on Tuesday! This assignment has been looming over my head for the past few days because it's like the biggest thing that's standing between me and Thanksgiving right now, and I had been sooo worried about it because I hadn't done the last reading for that class () and the first few times I read over the assignment, I didn't understand it at all. BUT last night I finally buckled down and read the stuff that I had skipped, and read over the assignment a few more times until I felt like I "got" it a little better... Then today, almost as soon as I got up, I sat down and plowed through like 2/3 of the assignment! I feel like I understand it way better now, and I've made so much progress with it. I'll probably even work on it some more tonight! Then there'll be nothing standing between me and my Thanksgiving fun!!!

Wow, this thread really *is* a great "mood uplifter"! It always makes me feel so happy after I've posted here. I feel like it just gives me license to brag about any little old thing that I'm feeling proud about, hehe! I love it!!

sunday nights are always really hard for me bc i come home after spending the weekend with my bf and i get lonely and usually wind up bingeing. but i told myself not this time. i told myself all weekend that i wasn't going to do it. that i was better than defeat. and....

i got home tonight, and i immediately worked out hard. and then ate a normal sized healthy meal, bc i was actually physically hungry, not emotionally hungry.

this was a really big moment for me. yay!

I went to Ann Taylor loft today and I fit into a size 12 petite dress! I can zip it up now!

Also, I went to Costco and enjoyed the samples, but stopped when I was full!

xoxo,
Rachelle

When i hopped on the scale this morning i was for some reason thinking id weigh 167 like i used to weigh in when i would jump on it.. when i saw 137.2 i thought the scale needed new batteries ... then i took a sec to remember that about 3 months ago i started to lose weight and get healthy! and i just about cried! lol

jahjah, that's cute.

Today I wore a close-fitting knit top (untucked over trousers) with a skinny belt around the waist (the real waist, not around my hips). Kind of a retro look. I'd already left the house when I realized, that's not an outfit a woman uncomfortable with her belly throws on mindlessly .

One positive thing about me today is that I made it through the weekend binge free!

Today I am having a good hair day And I smell really good from the lotion my dad got me as a gift. Mmm it smells like satsumas

I did aquarobics today and though the workout was quite strenuous I could do it without much problems. 4 months ago you probably would have me found panting on the bottom of the swimming pool after 10 minutes or so. The change is unbelievable.

I'm so happy it's struck a cord!!! I think the same... sometimes you just need some unadulterated bragging time, because why the heck not? We SHOULD feel good about ourselves for any and every reason. It's a good thing you came up with it.

LOL Panting on the bottom of the swimming pool... that made me laugh. Probably because I can't swim worth a darn and that would definately be me whether I'm in shape or not in shape. Either way doesn't have a good ending. Excellent job on increasing that endurance though! Way to go


POSITIVES:
I LOVE my new hair colour. it's completely different from my whole history of hair colours. It's dark dark brown with a tint of deep red. Add my banchee white skin and blue eyes.... I look smokin. lol

TOM is FINALLY over. It was a brutal one. No further explanation required.

And today's feel good: I'm going to be super good and hop back on the treadmill after my 1 week hiatus and I'm looking forward to it.

Okay mine just happened:

I am at work. I went upstairs to the vending machines intending on buying a soda and a snack. I didn't get any food, because it was all CRAP! But then I was SERIOUSLY considering getting a Coke (I NEVER drink soda). I even got the change and everything, and right before I put the quarters in, I said "no, I'm stronger than this" and left!

Someone noticed my weightloss today. Nuff said

That's awesome! I'm such a soda drinker

My positve thing: I was able to focus and finish my essay for class =)