Suki - are you taking a break or do you have lots of stuff going on between now and thanksgiving that makes dieting too hard?

151 again and still on plan. TOM showed up a little early (what a pleasant surprise - NOT) and that explains a couple of things.

dancer - yes, I did get my Touch! Love the little bugger ... it's an amazing tool/toy and I've already loaded 3GB of music onto it. Not quite sure what's up with the avatar - a pic that I used before won't load. So I guess I need to get a new one up there. I'm kinda overdue - the other one was from June.

Off to the pool tonight.

I'm down 1 pound. It is so nice to finally see the scale moving down instead of up!


sw: 187
cw: 185
gw: 130 or 135 (I would be thrilled to see either number again!)

tired - woohoo for a pound lost!! Nothing is as inspiring as seeing the dial drop!

icu - I have a feeling the 140s will be yours again in a flash. What's your next planned reward? Just being gorgeous or do you have something else in mind?

way to go, tired!

dancer - no more planned rewards, lol! Just going to get to the end of the ticker and see what's there, and then work on holding onto it. I've already got the best reward in the world - I FEEL GOOD AGAIN.

ICU - I hear that! Even though I still have another 15 or 20 (or maybe more?) to go, getting dressed in the morning or getting ready to go out is fun again and no reward can beat that!

Hey CHickies,

Just finished a big project for school and feel like I can breath. Have definitely NOT learned how to eat healthy when I am stressed by school. The next 3 weeks will be a challenge.

My new goal is to do the best I can and not get sucked into the "feeling discouraged so I am just going to eat myself silly" vortex. NOT THIS TIME!

Thinking about all of you. Will write personals tonight.

Glad you got a moment to rest, Midst! Sometimes it does require a little departure from the path to help us see how good the path is - I can relate to that completely. I think you've got a really good goal for this challenge, given your school situation, with working on your head game. If you conquer that one, you truly will be setting yourself up for a lifetime of progress, and the body stuff won't be able to do anything else but follow along!

Back up to 152 again - likely a product of the swimming last night, TOM, and 3 nights of crummy sleep. Taking comfort from my journal ... this will all turn around in the next four days if I do exactly what Midst is doing.

I'm discouraged today - my knee is bothering me just when I'm starting to get on another running kick (small break last week due to snow). I'm dogsitting so I think I'm going to take the dog out for a quick walk to see if I can turn this mood around. Hope you all are having happier days than I am!

My goal for Thanksgiving....I'd like to be to 205 at least.

Also, I'd like to be able to resist the urge to pig completely out!

I'm thankful for my family and my health and the people who believe in me even when I don't.

I'm jumping on your bandwagon ladies. I need all the support you can muster! I'll set my goal as losing 5 pounds before Thanksgiving.
Remind me that this isn't all about losing weight and that we are also striving to live healthier lives.
*sigh*

ROCK ON CHICKS!!

My Thanksgiving goal is five pounds. My short term goal is to get through this weekend in good shape. We've got family coming to town, can't wait to see them, but I am anticipating lots of challenge. I grew up in one of those families where food was always the centerpiece of any get-together, celebration, or crisis. Goodness, we love to eat. I am trying to detach myself from this way of life! I am steeling myself and committed to making healthy choices this weekend. I can do it!

20 days to go! I must have been at this a while. I felt like I absolutely pigged out yesterday, but when I totalled it up it still only came in around 1830 calories. I don't like to go that high more than once a week, but given how I was battling the munchie monsters yesterday, I suppose I ought to just be grateful it wasn't worse!

dancer, I hope your knee is feeling better!

Some aggressive goals here - good luck everyone! Of course, we all know it doesn't have much to do with luck!

Welcome, new folks!

Wow - 20 days! I'm stuck in a bit of a plateau and with my knee issues I doubt I'll be able to do my usual run-like-a-crazy-woman until the weight is gone approach this time around. Somehow I just can't get that inspired with the elliptical or the rowing machine. I have a bunch of stretches and exercises to do that should help.

What's everyone doing this weekend?

I've got a bunch of friends coming over for dinner (I love to cook) and I'm taking it as a personal challenge to make the dinner diet friendly but not in a way that they'll notice. At least this way I have control of the food options - my biggest worry these days is having meals at other people's houses. Restaurants are okay since you can almost always find something but at a dinner party, that can be really tricky.

dancer - agree with you on the dinner party thing! DS10 is staying overnight at a friend's house, and we've all been invited over there for dinner prior to the festivities. I'm thinking I'll beg off, because dinner's not til 6:30 and I need to be in the pool at 7:30 (urp!). Piano on Saturday morning, then meeting a friend for lunch. Supposed to be fantastic weather this weekend so I expect to be doing a lot of yardwork. Great weekends in November are kind of a rare thing and I really need to get all the leaves up and mow one last time. Plus, pull in the drip irrigation, and "deadhead" all the perennials, and check for places that need caulk ... should be busy!