Hi Ladies,

Today was another on plan day. I have not seen the scale move for awhile but it should one of these days soon. Today was both body sculpting and Zumba at the Y. I am so happy to be able to go to my classes again.

Rochester-Congrats on the signature. They're cute!

Aleks-Your progress has been amazing. Sorry to hear you are feeling frustrated and sad right now. Hang in there girl.

cheerios-what are you studying?

dancer-back to summer for you.

ALEKS- aw, girl just keep going like you are and as the pounds keep dropping you will see big changes that will make you happy! I wanted to lose weight because i was not happy with the way i look and as the pounds keep dropping slowly i began to see something i like about myself and it wasn't entirely just about my body but my personality i was a bit shy and didn't talk much to others before and now i have come out of my shell cause of my new found confidence it gave me the guts to ask a guy out for ice-cream on a card though hahah so just keep going and as you lose more weight you will realize its just not about your body image you will find out other good things come from losing weight this emotional wall that is holding up will soon be knocked down it takes time you will see...i understand how you feel and you already dropped 52lbs reflect on how good that makes you feel and what a big accomplishment that is!!!!!!!!!

TERAPET- i am studying a variety of things atm because i don't know what i want to do right now and these are the classes i am taking now introductions to occupational therapy, medical terminology, and family consumer science...blah that medical terminology has taken its toll on me so many terms to remember lol and i had an exam this week i study my butt off for that exam! no joke! Isn't zumba crazy fast?

Heeeeey everybody.

I still did the happy dance with my scale this morning... Same 247 number, but I'm perfectly okay with that for the time being!

Today was nothing overly interesting to talk about, except for the fact that I just got home after yoga, a bunch of other stuff, and picking up a perscription... Which lead me to Walgreens, which led to a sudden craving for mini chocolate donuts. You know those bags they sell by Hostess? That's what started it. I wanted to buy one, and I wanted to eat them all. I went the more sensible route - Bought one of those little sleeves of only six. So now I have them, and I'm slowly snacking on them... And at least happy to say that I had self control in some way shape or form. An extra 400 calories? Yep. But it happens. Tomorrow will be another day.

Hi!! Has anyone else tried the Wii walk it out game?? I love it!!! If you already have a Wii, definitely give this a try.

I'm thinking about buying some other fitness games for the Wii. Any others that are any good.

fcmonroe, I haven't tried the walk it out game! I do have EA sports active... Certainly gives you a work out! Only thing is it can be kind of finicky sometimes and it doesn't always catch you moving when you do, but I don't worry too much about that when I play with it, because the point is to get a workout, not to get the little virtual rewards or whatever! I also have wii fit, but I never use it much because the cardio stuff just doesn't get my heart rate moving at all... Though I hear the push up challenges and whatnot are great!

246 the first time I weighed today, 247 every other time. Such a tease! I'm not *too* worried about it though. It'll come down. And I didn't exactly encourage it with those donuts last night! LOL

cheerios-Your classes sound interesting. I loved college myself even though I stress myself out unnecessarily. Zumba is crazy fast but I always modify. I enjoy trying to copy the dance moves. I am always somewhat careful though because the instructor is about 30 yrs old and skinny and I am not!

fc-glad you found some exercise you enjoy.

ninepaw-good for you for not buying the large bag of donuts. I love those donuts also.

I went to step class this morning and then shopping at Macy's one day sale with 3 $10 off coupons. I tried on swimming suits and some dresses but nothing really looked too great. I am between a size 14 and 12 so one was too big and the other too small. I ended up getting some size 12 shorts because they were really cheap and a new suit for job interviews in size 12. I have an interview next week. It looks terrific as long as I am standing. The pants are a bit tight though so I am a little bit concerned the bottom could tear when I sit down. Wouldn't that be awful? I just don't see any point in buying a suit that is too big though.

ninepaw & terapet- i love donuts as well if some donuts were to magically appear in front of me i would tear them up! donuts shops are everywhere and so tempting but i am too lazy to drive into one and get some ahaha i prefer fresh made ones oh yeah GL on your interview and careful when you sit down :P

Anyone tried Pinkberry? It's a frozen yogurt shop and it's so yummy and the mango and pomegranate flavors are awesome!!!!!!! I am glad they open one in my area. Have a wonderful Saturday ladies!

This morning I had one of those wooshes on the scale. I'm thinking that it's because I stepped up the exercise! I've been waiting for this woosh for about 2 weeks. (I thought I would see a big loss right after TOM, but it just didn't happen this time around.)

We're going to see Toy Story 3 today, so it should be a fun day.

I had a little stumble last night involving a hot fudge sundae. Well, two sundaes, to be perfectly honest. But today is a new day, and I've already been out for C25K W2D3!

Going out in a bit for the city-wide yard sales and the first day of the Farmers Market. I LOVE the Farmers Market! Fresh local produce! Yummo.

The rest of the day is laundry, cleaning, and other fun housey stuff.

Have a fantastic Saturday everyone!

Morning Girls,

I just got back from a step class at the Y. It was not my best effort though. I had a vente Starbucks coffee last night after dinner and was waking up off and on all night. I am pretty sensitive to caffeine so that was just a dumb thing to do. I was still pretty jittery this morning so it made doing cardio kinda weird. No more caffeine in the evening for me!

Tonight I am meeting friends for dinner for a birthday celebration at an Italian restaurant. As usual, I will probably stick to salad and fish or chicken, hold the cream, hold the cheese, hold the bread, hold the wine, hold the dessert. I am still trying to make that number on the scale budge and it is being very uncooperative.

Rochester-cheers for sticking with your C25K program.

cheerios/ninepaw-This may sound kinda lame but my favorite donuts were chocolate and maple. When I crave a sweet breakfast I eat one chocolate and one maple South Beach diet bar. Kinda silly but it works for me.

Yummmm....Starbucks!

I pretty much have a take-or-leave-it attitude towards donuts. Except. The high school band has a booth at the county fair and sell fried cake donuts with icing. Not only are they yummy but it's a tradition! I'll have to decide in August if I want to risk the calories and the wheat.

The Farmers Market was pretty unexciting. Not many vendors and not much selection. It's early in the season though. All I got was broccoli, beets, free-range eggs, and goat cheese. No strawberries, which I was really counting on.

I scored at the yard sales, though. Some super cheap clothes (in new smaller sizes!), a mini-blender (for protein shakes) and some hand weights. The woman selling them is an personal trainer; we talked for a long time and she was very encouraging about C25K.

Now I need to get to work and clean this house...

Oh, and good luck at the Italian restaurant Terapet! I don't think I could do it!

Wow, I'm talking to myself here. The rest of you must be having an amazing weekend to have been gone so much!

Just wanted to check in with my weekly weigh-in. UP half a pound. I'm not really surprised. It wasn't a great week for either food or exercise so I need to do some tweaking.

Hi Rochester I'm here too.

The Italian restaurant proved nearly impossible. Almost everything had cream or cheese or bacon or something bad except the fish of the day which would have cost a small fortune. I ended up with spaghetti and meatballs and only ate half of it. I was kinda the wet blanket at the party though. Everyone else was drinking wine and sharing these outrageously yummy but outrageously caloric tapas before the main course and I was sitting there drinking unsweet tea and watching them eat. I used my "I've been sick" card so that made it okay. I am still fighting a few last vestiges from my illness so it was a good idea to avoid the alcohol and heavy food.

I am making a cake for my husband for Father's Day. Now that is something I am going to eat. Somethings are worth the calories! It is a new recipe for me for banana cake with fudge frosting. Plus, guess what---we are going out to eat again! My husband just did not want to deal with making a big meal for the three nearly adult kids plus boyfriend/girlfriend. They are all pretty lazy and we would end up doing all the work. Love them like crazy though so we are always happy to be with them whenever we can.

Hi Terapet! Bummer that the Italian restaurant experience didn't go very well. Hopefully tonight will be better!

Ok, so I was kinna bummed that I only lost a half pound this week (even though I knew it my own fault!). So I decided to check measurements, which I had planned to only do once a month. And...in three weeks (in which I've lost only 5 pounds)...I have lost 4 inches from my waist and and 3 inches from my hips! Woot!