Great Girlie....sounds good!! We can do this. 1 piece (small) piece should be ok a day. That is like 1/4 of a point for WW, altho candy is not my downfall. :^)

Morning all!

So how many people are in this group? I am going to have to try to keep everyone straight.

Heather- thanks for the welcome. I'm really looking forward to getting to know everyone.

I just took the kids to school, but forgot Taelor's lunch box so I have to take it back up to the school on my way out.
I have class this morning. I also need to get my lab in. I need to go by the store and pick up just a few things. Then I need to come home and give this house some attention. I have been suffering from either a sinus infection or allergies for like a week now and it has really been getting to me. I think- keeping fingers crossed- that it is finally starting to go away. Now if my voice would just go back to normal.

This week I am trying to crack a bad habit. I go back and forth on my water intake. This week I have been consuming way to much coke and hardly any water.

Halloween- why is it that the most fattening holidays are at the end of the year? Halloween-Thanksgiving-Christmas. I am a sucker for the little "bite size" candy bars. I don't like the hard candy or the sweet and sour stuff, just give me the chocolate. I am just going to try to stay away from it. I am going to just buy what I need and try to get the kids the stuff they like but the stuff that I don't like.

I am going to shoot for 220 by Halloween. I'm looking at having to lose 8-10 pounds by then, so I don't think that that is totally outrageous.

So anybody else out there an emotional eater? I think that would sum me up real good! I'm just sick of the weight! I wear like between an 18-20 and I miss my size 12s. There have been alot of new fashions that have come out in the past 5 years that I really have wanted to wear but couldn't. So that has got to change.

Ok, 'nuf gripeing. I need to finish getting ready. Hope everyone has a great day!

Hello Ladies,
I have a cold! It's slowed me down a little with the exercise, but I did walk for 20 min last night and then did a light weight workout. It was important to me to exercise. I'm journaling my food again and making up my "Motivation Me" notebook.

The good thing about the cold is that I'm not wanting to eat anything. Nothing tastes good.

I am in for the Halloween challenge. My goal is to lost 6 lb..that's a pound a week. I KNOW I can do that. I've made a decision and I'm moving toward it.

Welcome to utk: I am an emotional eater also. I just read an article in eithier Fitness or Shape about that and it had somethings that I wanted to put in my "Motivation Me" notebook. I'll work on that tonight and then share those ideas from the article on the board. Hopefully there will be something there that will help you. I think you already stumbled upon something that will help you with that emotion. Think about what you said about the fashions that you want to wear and can't, use that as your motivation to say no to that emotion of wanting to eat to get over a feeling.

Annie: How did the WI go.

Ladies, I'm at work and need to get busy so I don't have time for more personals. I wanted to drop in and say Hi...this place is my motivation.

WE CAN & ARE doing THIS!

Stay stong.
Susie

Good Morning Ladies!

Well go ahead, ask me....yep a loss. 2.6 pounds gone forever! I am so dang happy! My total now is 21.5.

Hope everyone gets on my cloud nine and has a great day!

Hugs

Annie

Moring Ladies! I wish I had more time for personals. I miss you so much.
Burned out already.
I have a very tense neck and forehead. I forgot to breathe this morning. I was up early enough but behind. DS was bouncing off walls but happy. 4 kids on the bus. Picture day for the Kindergardeners. DD looked adorable, hope she stays that way.
School council meeting went well. I worked about 4 hours on the handbook yesterday morning while babysitting. I got a batch of jam done in the aft. I am pooped. I feel I need to qualify my good deeds by the fact that you need a shovel to get through the laundry and mess in my house and last night’s dinner dishes are still on the table.I went to bed at 9 last night.
I ate 2 squares last night. A menstrual thing.
4 preschoolers today. A LOT of laundry to do and a kitchen to clean.

I need to breathe.
I am winding down with all the projects I had on the go.Thankfully.

Have a peaceful day!

Hey everyone,
I've been running myself ragged running errands. The price you pay for living in the country. Everything is 20-25 miles away. In Nov we have a walmart opening up 15 miles away, boy what a relief!..lol.
I've been doing well on food but haven't made it to curves. I hope to go this pm after Dh goes to work.
I gave up sweet tea a few months ago. Now I've had no trouble getting my water each day. Especially since it's been so hot.
I do my WI tomorrow. I'll set my Halloween goal after I see what I weigh. I do love a challenge.
I ordered a new Dell system yesterday.
It's not anything special but it'll be better than this.

Annie: WOW what a loss.. YOU REALLY ROCK (((HUG)))

DDB: Now thats what I call a gym. Sure beats Curves... Are you near Barstow?

WELCOME to everyone new.

Holly: There you go again, not breathing. Go get on you swing with a cool drink. Relax and take time to enjoy the results of all your hard work. Ok.. Maybe after the kiddies are in bed...LOL

Susie: Hope you are feeling better.


I better go I only have 10 mins till I get Dh up to go to work. Everyone have a great evening.

Debbie, I live about 30 miles NE of Barstow out here in "BFE" (hahaha). I hear what you are saying about Wally World lol. The barstow Walmart..well...it's not the greatest or the biggest but hey...it's a Walmart lol.
it just dawned on me that TOMORROW is wednesday lol. Here I am thinking that I don't start going to the gym for two days.
I just got done making....ummmm...FUDGE (is that a bad word around these parts?? lol)
it's ok though...it's not for me (I actually don't like fudge very much)
My hubby emailed me last night and sent me his monthly "grocery" list lmao. Apart from the usual, socks, undies and jelly beans, he wants me to send him homemade fudge.
my boys are just getting home from school and are doing homework (well, that's what they want me to believe lol)
Tonight we are having home made taco's.
I have done great with my food for 13 days now, and doubt if 2 taco's is gonna hurt my chances of losing weight lol. I always buy the 93% lean ground beef cause it is cheap at the commisary so we will be using that.
Well...hope you guys have a great evening...

(OK, that's a quote from a Jenny Craig workout tape...anybody familiar?) HA!

What great posts we have this week! I'm loving the Halloween challenge, although I've already messed it up by not drinking my water yesterday. Back on track today. Did water aerobics last night but didn't really want to go. My roommate is a great motivator; she's also BBW and is doing Nutrisystem - it's working GREAT for her. Anyway, I told her I didn't want to work out, but she pushed me!

DesertDust - Way to have an exercise plan! My dog doesn't cooperate on walking. He just slows me down by stopping every 10 steps, so I may do a casual walk w/him then take my REAL walk by myself.

Debbie - Good luck on the WI tonight! I know you'll have a good report for us!

Annie - Great job on the weight loss, girl! Keep it up!

Shana - A great big welcome to you! I have problems with getting my water in, too, but let's make it habit - we can do it.

Holly - Hope you're doing better. Now it's time to wind down and relax...

Susie - Let us know how the "Motivation Me" notebook works out. Is there a web site for that?

Girlie, Stacey - Y'all doing OK?

Be blessed on this wonderful Wednesday!

Good day, everyone. I wish I had more time like I used to so I can post and reply to everyone.

GREAT LOSS Annie! Whooo!!!!

DH and I took our nephews to Denny's last night. SpongeBob was there and kids eat free! YAY. It wasn't too bad for our first time taking kids out. I had the grilled tilapia with green beans and corn and it was yummy!

The little one fell asleep on the way home, so we had a nice quiet night and I headed to the gym for 50 minutes on the elliptical. It was a good workout, I was really pumped that night for some reason. 8000 steps and 4 miles. Hope to do it again tonite. That is key for me - getting in to exercise as much as possible.

I had a stupid donut for breakfast, people have been bringing in donuts and stuff in the mornings lately. They were PUMPKIN donuts for gosh sakes! So I skipped my breakfast bar and smoothie that I brought and had the donut. Okay, I had two. AHHH. I can't lie! I have leftover grilled tilapia and soybeans for lunch, and a nectarine and grapes. Beef and noodles for dinner - no seconds.

I have been having trouble with bras lately. I found two good sports bras for larger chests (I am 42DD) - Old Navy has one in XXL that whisks away moisture and has great hold, and I got one from the Lane Bryant (store) website, it's made by Danskin. It has SUPER hold - almost too much hold, but it has great coverage. It fits on top like a sleeveless v-neck shirt, so it covers a lot of my shoulders and upper chest.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention. Talk to you all soon.

Girlie

The last 5 hours have whizzed right by. I have sat down quietly for the first time since 6:30 am. Way too crazy for this chick.I even had my morning coffee on the fly. Yucky!
We have started an Coffee Hour drop in time at our church every Wed morning for 9-11. This was the first one.
I organized it but there is a couple hosting it. I had to drop off flyers and a sign board and colouring pages for kids etc. I had 4 kids in tow. It was quite nice actually.The minister was there and another woman popped in.
DS went off to school for his picture day.
I did relax yesteday. I laid on the floor to stretch and did lots of breathing a few times. I watched a soap. I did not run any errands.I watched Canadian Idol and Tommy Lee and then went to bed early to read. Both kids were up crying in the night. I am wondering if they are getting a bug.
I ate a nanimo bar for lunch and a burger for supper. It was all balanced out somewhat with a lot of celery and cucumber. ACK! I am having a menstrual symptom Is usually dont have.
I am going to do Grandma’s hair tonight.
The kitchen is a mess again!!!! Still!!!!!!
I had a interesting chat with the school council prez who I think is an absolute gift to this planet in a bazillion ways and she talked about how I made her feel inferior and badly about herself because of how on the ball I was with stuff, acknowledging it was her issue. Weird because I look up to her in many ways.Ya just never what is going on inside someone. I invited her over with a shovel to get through the wreckage I call home! LOL!! Something has to give!

Okay, Breathe!!!!!!

Hey guys,
I'm down 3!! Thats 15 in 4 weeks. I really like doing weight watchers. I journal everything I eat...almost. I'm finally not hungry all the time. I haven't made it to curves this week. Everytime I try something comes up. I'll make it saturday. We are real busy this week at work so I'll get lots of exercise.

Girlie: It is so good to hear from you. Sounds like you had a great evening with your nephews. Stay in touch (((hug)))


Heather: Drinking enough water came hard for me. I was a real pepsi addict.
But I finally switched from mostly pepsi to water now I drink maybe 1 a day, instead of 5 or 6.

Lisa: I think I know where BFE is..LOL. My husband and I drove a truck for 6 1/2 years so we went thru there a lot. We even delivered to that base once.

Holly: Another whirlwind day I see. I am truly jealous of the things you accomplish. I never seem to get everything that organized.