Wow, I am sorry. The article I saw said it was free! Marketers lied to me! I am shocked, I tell you. Truly shocked!

Nori - I am having trouble lately with my breathing due to allergies (I have asthma). Hoping that this new medicine I am taking will help. I haven't been able to work out much lately and this is totally affecting my weight loss. If you can't breathe it's kinda hard to workout!

I hope your allergy tests go well.

I am hanging in there with my weight loss but it sure is slow-going right now. I long for more than 1 pound a week. But oh-well. Better than going up -right??

Cheers,
Ginger

NSV:

had my Circle last night where all the women's cook or bring amazing food and beverages. I did not over eat, and I did not drink a single calorie. It always has been my night to go crazy and do whatever, but I have been having such great scale victories that it was not worth it to me!

Yeah Anna!! That's great!

And you're right, the site did offer a 90 day free trial, but I suspect they would have wanted a charge card to set you up and then you have to go thru the hassle of canceling later, if you remember to. I jsut didn't want to go thru the full page signup only to find that out in the end.

Wow, Anna. That is a great NSV and it really hits home with me today. Tonight is our monthly neighborhood Ladie's night. We all get together at someone's home...sans kids and hubbies...and everyone brings something tasty and we all get just a bit tipsy..and we talk and laugh and play games and just have a marvelous time. But,needless to say, this is not always a great on-plan event for me. Actually, this event sometimes throws me off plan for the next couple of days and I struggle to get back on-plan. I'm finally showing a small loss for my official weigh-in on Monday and I need to try to hold onto that. I haven't really decided how to handle things for tonight. I'm considering saving some calories and having a little bit of each thing tonight...plus, a single glass of wine that I'll sip on all evening. Or, I was considering eating a healthy meal before I go and sipping on a glass of wine for the evening. I haven't decided what to do yet. We're going shopping in just a bit and I'm picking up something to take. I'm considering a veggie tray with some low fat dip.

Hope everyone has a great on-plan weekend. I'll be back later this weekend to check in with everyone.

Hubby and I were going to go out to eat together since we won't have the kids, but now MIL has invited us to go to a buffet with them hubby wants to go but it's going to be hard for me. Today is day one of a new goal I've set for myself, and I full of determination, so I know I can make it through. Just wish it wouldn't be so hard on the first day!

I keep telling myself "I can do this" and hopefully I can.

Theresa - Good luck with the buffet. Those are always so hard for me.

Anna - I thought about you today when I was hanging my laundry on the line. I hope you're enjoying St. Louis.

Diva - I think the meetup site is free, or maybe I joined before it became a paying site? I've only used it for scrapbooking meetups. I was going to meet some folks for for walking, but we had a couple of abduction attempts in the area and DH freaked out when I told him I was meeting up with strangers to go for a walk. He works in Law Enforcement, so he's more paranoid than most.

I don't know what's up with me today but I'd eat a horse if it stood still long enough. I've tried to keep busy, but I've still go the munchies. So far I've washed and lined dried every article of dirty laundry in the house, vacuumed, cleaned my fridge, washed the dog, gathered up my recycling, gone to the grocery store, dusted, surfed the web, cleaned the bathroom, washed 2 loads of dishes, watered the garden....and I still want to eat, eat, eat. I've even tried the pressure point tapping technique I saw on the Paul McKenna show; DH asked why I was smacking myself in the head.

Dixie, feel free to come on up my direction and use some of that energy here. I've got lots to choose from. Cleaning, more cleaning, 3.5 year old twins to chase, a load of laundry to put away, dishes, floors to scrub, fridge to scrub, freezer to defrost, I can keep going.....

I am trying really hard to get back in the groove. I allowed a few days of stress to take over my life and after 2-3 weeks of gains I am back to where I started. I had a friend offer to pay for the tattoo I want so I am trying to use that as motivation to stay on track.

I have also decided that I really need to start taking my glucophage again whether I want to or not. I was trying to remember when I quit taking it and looking back I think it was about the same time that my weight loss stalled before this challenge even started. I was hoping to use the challenge to stay off my pills but obviously by looking at my results that is NOT working. Today is day 3 so hopefully I will be good to go for the next challenge and see some results.

I am also vowing to get back into my morning before anyone wakes up workouts. There is no reason for me to stay up until 11pm or later. I just surf around on the net wasting hours and then I don't get up until the kids wake up. I am going to be in bed before 10pm and get up at 5:30. That will give me at least 1.5 hours before the kids usually start waking up. Maybe more on some days. I don't think I want to try doing the treadmill when I first wake up. It is only about 8 foot from their bedroom wall. But, I can do videos or body weight exercises and then get on the treadmill at 7am. If it wakes them up at that time so be it.

Purplefirefly- Hope everything went well with you and the buffet. I always over eat at the buffet, everything looks so good, and I have to try everything that looks good.

Me? I am a big fat bloated lady right now. I am either getting my TOM, or ... umm... not? I ate like crap today, topped off with a small serving of rice pudding, that really wasn't all that good, I was GREAT for the 2 weeks before Easter, now I am sneaking some treats back into my allready high calorie diet... AHHHH! I am so bloated and stressed out...

I have been studying for this test for 2 months and I am just dying to take it April 7th. I seriously took it out on my bf the other night. I have been studying and drinking coffee, and still working my *** off doing laundry, and working my stressful job. I just can't take it anymore! I haven't got that angry in years, I seriously threw something across the room and broke it! I know there is an end in sight, but I don't know if I can make it!

So Rhonda how did your plan go?

Hi all - sounds like you all had a fun week!!!

I am taking another freebie week - I am still 1 pound up - hoping it will budge this week plus a couple more! I am looking forward to continuing in the next Biggest Loser Challenge. I have lost 11 pounds and proud - I had a lot of family problems during this challenge with my father's heart attack but I have enjoyed the opportunity to vent on this board and feel supported by everyone. I havent chatted as much as I would have liked, but you have made me feel comfortable. Best of luck in out final week of the Watch Me Bloom biggest loser challenge!

Just throwing it out there.....why would you go?

When I was in WW, I had a leader that said something that changed every bit of food I buy. She told us not to put ourselves in situations where we can fail. "You already flunked will power, or you would not be here. If you had will power, you would not have a weight issue." She told us not to put ourselves in situations where we are testing ourselves. Our past would indicate that we would fail and then we would feel like crap for failing and then we would eat to comfort....you know the cycle. She closed the meeting with 'having cookies in your house is dangerous and stupid'. I loved her.

And I always look for any excuse to ditch my ILs.

I did really well last night! I had more calories than I would have had at home, but it was 99% fresh veggies, fruit, grilled chicken breast. I did not have any of the yummy rolls or any dessert. Had MIL take the kids to the dessert bar, because I knew if I went up there I was coming back with the cherry topped cheesecake I watched them eat it, but didn't even sneak a bite. Very proud of myself.

We spent today working in the flowerbeds...hard work! Considered that my exercise for today, and I stayed completely OP. I didn't get all my water in because it was freezing outside, and it's hard to drink water when you're cold...or is that just me?

tee--I could have easily passed, but hubby wanted to go so he could talk to his mama about something, and the kids were really wanting us all to go so we could "be the whole family." I did not go up to the dessert bar though, that is the big downfall for me.

vixjean--You have a week left..you can make it, you can! It is rough being under that kind of stress, esp. for that length of time. Hang in there, it is almost over!

dixiedieter-- the smacking yourself didn't work? I think we all have munchy days, hopefuly tomorrow is better.

Well, I had a fun but rather off plan weekend.

For the fun part - we took an outing to a children's museum where the girls as well as DH and I had a great time. I went shopping and got some things I needed for a long time. Like replacing all my undies as Victoria's Secret. I've been wearing the same ones for like 5 years and they weren't sexy in the least any more! I finished up my shopping for Melina's 3rd birthday. She's in love with Raffi and his music and I got her some Raffi books. "Baby Beluga" is her all time favorite and she's going to be so excited to see the book. She's also into stringing beads, so got her some of those.

Now the bad - It all started when DH *found* a southern BBQ yesterday owned and run by a guy from AL. (DH is from AL and anyone from there is automatically his BFF!) He came home with 10 chicken wings and a few ribs. The sauce is to die for. And a piece of homemade pecan pie. So while it wasn't awful, the fat content had to be out of the roof with the 3 wings, 3 ribs, piece of Texan toast and 4 bites of pecan pie I indulged in. I told DH and he agreed that we cannot do this even once a month. I had gone to Costco and stocked up on veggies and didn't even have the appetite for them after eating these foods. I heard my inner voice as I was scarfing the stuff down and didn't listen. I know I'm up on the scale. I can feel it in my rings and my neck. Today was better, but not 100%. I'm done eating for the day and planning for a fantastic finishing week to this challenge!

Zinke - Yeah, going off you meds can mess things up, I'd think? Getting enough sleep is so important. I kick myself on those nights I stay up past 11. I'm up almost every night with the girls, so I usulaly don't get more than 3-4 solid hours anyways.

Theresa - good for you for staying strong!

Hi everyone else! See you Monday!!!