I need an "Ate everything & every carb in site" button on MFP!!!
2000 cals & counting!! How much more food can I possibly eat???

I know exactly how you feel today!!!!!!!!
I have my day planned out on mfp (this is supposed to be a low day for me), but I am never going to make it. I see what I have left for dinner and it is just not going to cut it. Oh well, what is a girl supposed to do?
I didn't even start eating until 11!
I hardly ever eat lunch because I eat breakfast so late. Today I needed lunch. What gives?

We can commiserate.

Jo, did you get any sleep? Let's make a pact that we become selfish mothers and refuse to burn the candle of both ends? -- I can't stay up with everyone and be the first one to be up to feed everyone

So let's go on weightloss "strike" Ask them if they want us to cater them at night or at mornings??? I am thinking my kids pick the mornings 'cause I always prepare so many meals in containers that are easy to heat up at night

Hmmm, a weightloss strike sounds interesting.

I still wonder how much lack of sleep affects weight loss. Wonder if anyone else has that problem and if they see a correlation? Or are we just the weird ones. I know Krystal's sleep is all messed up due to shift work. Maybe we are onto something here in our slow dancing thread.

Just getting back out of bed for the second time.
I hate TOM!!! Why the HE!! do hormonal cravings/hunger have to come along with it?? It's bad enough with the "physical" inconvenience.

Kristiina: I hope you are feeling better. Alot of people I know are getting the flu right now. What's really going on?? It's the end of flu season!!
Something tells me your family is going to protest any type of strike you hit them with. I know my hubby does. He just has to get over it though.

JO: The sleep part of this equation is HUGE!! I know when I get like 10 hrs of sleep, I am way lighter on the scale versus when I get 6! Your body burns fat in your sleep!

Star: I'm so glad you stopped in to say hello Your positiveness just makes me smile!! Hate to hear your on a plateau. Welcome to OUR world!!


I'm so glad I don't have to go to work again until Friday. I am really really starting to HATE HATE HATE my job. It used to just be that I didn't know what I was doing, then once I learned, it was tolerable. Now, our management is so bad, I hate going to work. They tell us what to wear, what to say to people, how to greet them, what wording to use, what time to do everything. The workload is insane! They speak out of both sides of their mouth, making it impossible to stay compliant to all of the policies.
It used to bother me, but I liked the people. Now, the people are becoming so mean and cruel to care for, I just want to stay home and do something else.
"Welcome To Walmart" sounds promising!

Oh my goodness I almost forgot to mention I measured myself yesterday.

Last measurements were on 2/18/12, so in about 6 weeks I

Lost 1/2" in neck (I haven't lost anything in my neck for a YEAR)
Lost 1.5" in bust (keep it coming girls)
upper arm and lower arm same
Lost 1/2" in waist
Lost 2.5" in hips!!!!!!! FINALLY!
Lost 1" in thigh
Lost 1/2" in calf

I am not looking at the leg losses to much because I haven't been lifting weights this month, so those are probably attributed to that, but I am extremely excited about the hips. I've been waiting for those fat pockets to start moving. The lower belly and hips are that squishy lumpy feel right now and I think they are vamoosing
I told DH about it and he said "I thought you were looking skinny necked" I was waiting for a comment much dirtier about my hips

Krystal - Thank you I would have kept coming more, but (and this is embarrassing to admit) I keep losing where to find the thread when it changes over. Your plateau length was super long, and now having mine gone on since December (or November... honestly I forget), this is the best thread for me, I am higher up on the scale then where you were for the plateau, but the scale doesn't seem to care. It will come though - physically impossible to not get a difference eventually, especially since the inches are coming off still.

Ok ladies - Prep yourselves for a better day than yesterday for all! *fingers crossed the power of the mind works*

Jo - When is DS birthday? My youngest has a birthday on the 6th, which is why I asked Great job on all the inches lost! And for being a skinny-neck! LOL! Better than redneck?

Sum - Feeling better today? I have to tell ya; I think the strike "sounded" good, but we all know that our families won't actually allow something like that, LOL! Being a mom, you would give in

I actually was able to get some sleep last night for the first time in quite awhile. DH is feeling better, so was able to help out again..thank goodness! Hopefully it will stick so I can get in my workout tonight after work...

I like it here, Itsmyturn! We are all normal and goofy and super supportive! I like more intimate settings anyways. And, we struggle but never give up These ladies have kept me on my path. I would have given up many moons ago, but I did not want to disappoint my sisters.

Jo....I forgot to fast! I just had lunch!

Yeah, not sure I am going to make it to 6:30

Just kidding, I am doing alright so far. I will just take it as far as I am comfortable. I just finished running 2 miles (still taking it kind of easy) so I will see how that impacts me in the hours to come.

Hope that lunch was delicious!

I had the strangest conversation today. I really don't know what to think of this....
I took my walk and as I was almost done I met this lady. Okay....l have this problem that I will talk with everyone....lol...so of course I got talking to her. She is a marathon runner....she told me that she takes a capful of hydrogen peroxide, food kind not the brown bottle kind, before each run. She said it oxynates her blood and gives her extra umph for runs. Have you guys ever encountered that? Is she a nut case or is this something people actually do? Kinda scared me because I use hydrogen peroxide as bleach at home.

Hehe...I was thinking....fishing? Huh? You don't come across as a fisher....hehe

Are you doing better Krystal? Keeping your cake hole shut I mean?