Can I join? I need someone to be accountable to, other than myself. I've been hinting to my husband that he should follow WW so I don't feel so alone at this and he isn't getting the hints.

I weigh in on Fridays (I've jumped from Wednesdays to Fridays to Mondays, back to Fridays). I haven't had the best week...I'm pretty sure I've stayed within weeklies, but I didn't track Saturday 5pm to Monday morning. Then Monday I binged. Yesterday I binged...(pattern evolving?) but today I have stayed on track, wrote everything down and stayed within my points target. I even exercised today!

My goal is going to be stay on plan, track every BLT and get to my next weight loss goal (15%, see signature).

Well....
I tried a new recipe for dinner--Chicken Pot Pie Soup, from skinnytaste. It sounds decadent full of fat, but it wasn't! 1 1/2 C. serving was 7 PP! It was also delicious. I'm keeping it in the recipe files for this fall/winter!

Tomorrow I am going to Curves to see what it's all about. I have a free week pass too, so I'll be going for at least a week. I'd like to get myself on some kind of plan, especially having to do with toning. I've never seen Curves inside, kind of nervous to try something new. This location has Zumba too. I interviewed for a new job and if I get it I will look into a gym membership, probably at Curves (though the price difference between curves and planet fitness is throwing me for a loop...).

I guess that's enough for now!!

Mrs.D,
Glad to have you join us! I love the gals and the support they show here.

As a bit of help, a couple of posts ago in this thread Princess summed up a challenge that Bandit suggested. It's clearcut and I know when we follow it, we'll all get results.

Today is going to be another good day. I can feel it!
Cherry, you are not confusing me at all since that is pretty much what I'm doing too. I'm getting as much weight off as possible as quickly as possible.
Then I'll worry about the next step. I figure whatever works, works!

Gotta run----we're all doing great. Kudos to all of us.
Judy
234.6/191/180's and thinner
I am 9# away from my lowest WW weight. I hope to have that off by the end of our Biggest Loser Challenge. I watched it last night. It is amazing!

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday to you all! It is getting real chilly here now, the air is changing, fall is coming, it is a wonderful time of year!

DH and I took the dogs to the park last night for a quick trip around, nothing major but it was fun and the dogs enjoyed it. I did notice that the park was really full of walkers and runners last evening, must be the nice weather is bringing everyone out. We were going to go for a bike ride but DH was a bit sore from our ride the night before... LOL - so we took a stroll instead.

I have W/I tonight, I am not expecting much but will be happy with not having a gain, I could have done better this week but over all I did not do terrible but I do need to step it up or I am not going to get where I want to go.

Bandit: Ok so I looked online and it looks like the final weigh in for TBL is on December 13th so is that the week that you want to set as our target date to reach our goal and the end of this challenge? However you want to do it is totally fine for me, I was just wondering as I think I am going to set up a ticker with my weight loss goal on it so that I can keep track. Good luck at W/I tonight!

Judy: Thank you so much for sharing that recipe, it looks wonderful and I am going to print it off and try that soon!

Cherry: I would think that you just need to make the list of the challenge items and get started - pull out a tablet or journal and start tracking your food and exercise along with how much water you are drinking, pick a weight that you want to be at by the end of the challenge and that should get you started. Chime in here as often as you can to give support and you are set!

Rebecca: Your recipe sounds fabulous, would you be willing to share it with us?

MrsD: Welcome to our group! We are thrilled for you to join us!

Life: How is your week going so far?

I have to run but will check back again in a bit. Have a great day all!

Welcome Mrs.D!! Glad to have you here
Cherry-You can call me whatever as long as its nice lol....Rebecca is fine.

It's going to be a GREAT day!!!! Thank you Jesus for a new one So thankful I can start over every day and forget about yesterday! Or at least learn from my mistakes and start new.

I did well for breakfast, 1/2cup of egg beaters and 2 pieces of turkey sausage (5p+)

I'll take my lunch and a piece of fruit. Last night we had some italian type chicken from the crock pot with brown rice...it wasn't too bad. I think I"ll take that for my lunch and for dinner its baked chicken, mac and cheese, stuffing and mixed veggies....I'll skip the mac and cheese and stuffing...I'll eat all those veggies that the kids won't touch lol.

I WILL stay on plan today! I will drink my water, I will eat my fruits and veggies. I can/will do this!

I wanted to ask, what do you all eat with your FF Cottage Cheese? I have never liked cottage cheese, but I'm about to try it again as an adult lol. Hopefully I'll like it and the bowl won't go to waste. I just want to make sure I'm eating it the tastiest way

Have a great day!!! Weigh in is tomorrow for me, I'm excited to see what happened....a little nervous, but excited just the same. I haven't stepped on the scales since last Friday when i joined WW. I haven't done the best this first week, but I'm learning as I go

Ok - I have added a tracker for the challenge, I know it is very aggressive for me to put that kind of a goal down but I really need to get my butt in gear and would love to get into onederland by the end of this year.

Mrs.D - Welcome. Its nice to "meet" you. I am 28 yrs old married almost 8 years and have three kids ages 2, 4, and 6.

Ok I want to set my goal for the challenge. Princess mentioned a date in Dec. and I know it isnt set in stone yet but I will go with that for now. My goal is to be down 12.6 by the end of the challenge bringing me to 215. Wow I havent seen 215 since I got pregnant with my 6 year old. So six years. How do we let ourselves go for so long?

Hello everyone!

Does my goal have to be weight related or weight loss related? To me they seem like two different things...maybe they're not!

lots2go--When I eat cottage cheese (I limit it because it hurts my tummy) I like to spread an English Muffin with sugar free jam, then spread a thin layer of cottage cheese on top. I can't remember the exact point count because I haven't had cottage cheese in forever. I also like it with pineapple or peaches. But I buy the FF plain kind and add my own fruit. My mom used to sprinkle a bit of salt on it and dunk celery and carrot sticks in it, but I have never done that.

I have WI tomorrow morning and I am hoping for just a small gain. I'm expecting a gain because I wasn't on plan Saturday afternoon-Tuesday. But, I'm back on plan now! I wrote everything down for yesterday and I exercised. So far today I have stayed on plan and written everything down. I'm going to Curves for an intro and I have a free week pass so I will workout there. I'm really hoping I get a job I interviewed for this week. If I get it then I will be able to join the gym. Fingers crossed!

Hi everyone - we are still having pretty good weather here, which is nice
We got abit of rain yesterday, but today sunny again.

Princess - OK lets make the end of our challenge Dec 13th, sounds good.

Judy - your chicken recipe sounds divine! Gotta try it soon.

Lots - with my plain cottage cheese I like to add mandarin oranges or
flavoured yogurt.

Last night I did Zumba for the first time & what a workout that was!
My goodness - dancing, jumping, bumping & grinding for an hour.
We just tried to keep up best we could - what energy the instructor had.
But I did feel like I had a good workout when done - so that is a 12 week
class, so fits in nicely with the challenge.

So this week - I stayed OP, journalled, did Zumba (bowling tonight), checked in daily here & hopefully gave some support. So successful week, I think.
Tonight is my weigh in & for those who are new, I start my new week
each Friday a.m. & weigh in Thurs nights - easier for me to keep track of things this way.

All - hope the scales behave this week!

Mrs D - a big welcome to you! This is a great group of ladies &
all of us are here for each other & I have received so many good tips,
support & inspiration as I am sure you will too!

I think I might try a bite of cottage cheese tonight

Bandit-Good luck tonight!!

The recipe I made yesterday?
3 boneless skinless chicken breast
3/4 jar ragu
a good bit of Parmesan cheese

cooked on low in the crock pot all day shredded chicken at the end of the day and put it on top of brown rice.

IDK the point+ for sure, but I'm figuring about 6 or so. It should be about 6 servings. Of course that's not totally accurate. You may want to double check with the recipe builder.

Lots2go, recipe sounds yummy. THanks. I love crock pot meals for the winter. They are so handy.

Bandit, Zumba sounds wild! You go girl. Good luck at you WI.

I'm so psyched we are all doing this.

Terri, I know you're busy. How are you doing?

Life4evr, how goes it?

Seabiscuit, give us a shout out so we know how you are. I'm attached to you already!

Everybody, have a great day. For everyone who's doing well, great. For those struggling, get through tonight and remember tomorrow's a new day.
Judy
234.6/191/180's and thinner

Hey All I am here!!!

About me! I walked 3 mornings this week for a total of 3 hours, went to 1 45 min aquafit class the instructor kicked our butts!!! Will do a mini tracker for a dec 13 goal, will have to think about it!!!

Still haven't had time to catch up on posts but will later, off today but many chores!!!

Welcome to the new gals great group of women here!
Terri

Good morning everyone and happy Friday to you all! And happy first day of Autumn! Today is my B-Day and I am taking a half day off, nothing to exciting just want to get a quick trip to Sam's in and my house cleaning before DH gets home from work and then we are going to go out to dinner.

It is rainy here today, we were going to do downtown for Indianapolis's first annual Oktoberfest but I don't really want to walk around in the rain so we will go to plan B. They are calling for rain all weekend so it looks like inside activities for us!

Ok so I went to my meeting last night and had W/I - I was down .2 lbs, I was ok with that I guess but if I am going to get 19 lbs off in three months I really need to get my butt in gear which I am so things are moving along and like Judy I am super excited about this challenge.

Like Bandit, I weigh in on a Thursday night and start my weeks on a Friday... so, previously, Thursday nights were a bit of a splurge night for me... not anymore, last night we had frozen flat bread pizza which normally I would not limit myself, just eat mindlessly, not last night - i made a big salad and DH and I both had that first and only ate a couple of slices of pizza so we really did much better. Things are turning around!

Bandit: Hope your W/I went really well last night, Zumba is a work out... LOL - I remember my first time in a Zumba class, I thought I was going to die! So since we all weigh in on different days of the week would our last day of the challenge be on our regular W/I day of that week? (Like ours would be December 15th?) Sorry for the questions, just trying to get my game plan in place

Terri: Wow! You are getting super active and that is wonderful! I love Aquafit, just wish they would keep the water a bit warmer at my gym - it takes me forever to get warmed up. Any plans for the weekend?

Judy: Any plans this weekend? Have you read any good books lately?

Rebecca: The chicken recipe sounds really good, i am going to try that this coming week! Thanks so much for posting it. Have a great weekend!

Cherry: How are you doing? Anything planned for this weekend?

MrsD: Good luck at W/I today, I hope it goes well for you! Have a great day!

Life: How are things with you? Are you still working so much extra time?

Hi Turtles,
We are hopping!
Bandit, thanks so much for setting up a challenge. I did a toning DVD yesterday and today and I wouldn't have if you hadn't set up a challenge.
Kudos and thanks for your constant support.

Cherry, Yay you!

Mrs. D,
You had a question about whether our goal should be weight directed or weight loss directed. I think it's up to you and how you view things. For me, I want a certain weight loss which shows up as a lower weight on the scale. Oh, that's as clear as mud. But go with what makes you comfortable and will result in the goal you want to reach.
for being back OP and and for the exercise you're doing. Good luck with your week at Curves. And more : coming your way to get the job you interviewed for.

Terri, I love all the exercise you're doing. Hey, I like the idea of a mini tracker for our challenge. Maybe I'll try and set one up.

Princess, first of all Yay! and and I hope you have a lovely day in spite of the weather. I love that you've got your butt in gear. I think my new motto will be: butt in gear, mouth closed. That elicits a funny look but we all know that exercise and reduced eating equals weight loss. Yay. : Glad your WI showed you down. You're heading in the right direction.
As far as good books, I just discovered Harlan Coben----a male mystery writer known for his twists at the ending. Also, have you read "What Shamu Taught Me about Life, Love, and Marriage?" It's non-fiction about an author who was interested in how exotic animals such as dolphins and killer whales were trained and then realized she could apply those learnings to human behavior. It's a short book and the connections to relationships with spouses and all the people in our lives is great.
This weekend we've got the same weather as you. Hopefully the sun will break out so we can go pumpkin picking locally or do something outdoors.

Gotta run!
Life4evr, sending you :
Seabiscuit, sending you

Have a great day, everybody. Hey I read a quote I liked: So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then seem improbable, and then they soon seem inevitable. I guess the idea is that if we hear that "click" every day, eat less, exercise more, that we will reach that dream. Good luck to us all!

Judy
234.6/191/180's and thinner

Hi everyone - just a quick post until later when I can get back & do personals.

Princess - yes, lets make it our regular weigh in day for the final week.

Was down 1# last night so kicking off the challenge with that. I am setting
my challenge goal to be down to 175 which would make a 10# goal. IF, I can do that would be happy. I will be missing my next 2 weigh ins since I am off to Cuba next Thurs a.m. for a week - so that will be challenging being in
hotel for the week. I have been to Cuba before & food is OK nothing spectacular & lots of people complain about it, but I always find something tasty. Anyway, will check back in later.

My gf is coming today & we are going shopping, then making dinner here & she is staying over - so I have to get ready

Have a nice Friday!