Time Sounds like you've been busy!! Bet you can't wait to get home for Christmas break...Enjoy it!

Cindy So glad to hear you aren't giving up. It's this time of year that is the hardest on everyone. I have been planning and planning for Thanksgiving so I don't psych myself out and go overboard. If I do I'll just have to work that much harder from then to Christmas when I go on vacation so I don't stall my progress any longer than it needs to. Keep posting! Even if it isn't a happy post still post...This place is for support too and we can't help you through it if you don't tell us about it...Always here for you hun!!

I'm headed to bed so this will be a quickie. Had my rest day today. Went out to dinner with my grandmas neighbors and did good with food. I ordered a spinach salad that came with apricots, chicken, feta, shitake mushrooms and walnuts. I had balsamic dressing and completely forgot to have them put it on the side. They drenched the salad which made it a bummer so I didn't eat the whole thing so I wouldn't eat all of that dressing. Will be back at it tomorrow with a crucial leg day!

Take care all...Have a great day tomorrow!

Hi Everyone.
Sam stay strong over the Holidays. We all want to see you make it to below 200! I agree with everyone you are inspiring! Thank you.

Cindy so glad to see you are still at it. I am also on a crazy sugar thing. I need to go cold turkey.

Hi Melissa!

My food intake does not even resemble someone making an attempt to lose weight. I need to show up daily, especially on bad days.

Have a peaceful day.

I fell off the wagon for several months, but finally back on and working hard! Just wanted to stop in and say hello

Hi everyone.

Sam, thanks again for the support and encouragement.

Ubee, glad to see you posting, and sorry to see that you are struggling too.

Mae, welcome back. Glad to see that you are back on the wagon.

I am still off the wagon and can't seem to get back on. To make matters worse, I was dealt a crushing blow at work Thursday morning. After 15 years my position is being eliminated. It's not because of anything I did wrong, and wasn't my bosses decision - it was administrative. My last day will be December 31st. Since hearing the news I've pretty much run the gamut of emotions, and I'm still somewhat in a daze about it. I'm not worried about money yet I will have 6 months of severance, and then there is unemployment as well if necessary. The thing that scares me the most is starting over at the age of 54. I always thought this was the company I would retire from. The company is huge, so I may still be able to find another position there, which I think is what I'd want to do, if possible. For now I'm still trying to process it.

I hope you're all enjoying your weekend. I will check in again soon.

Hello everyone! I'm not new to 3FC, but this is a new account. This is also my first time posting in the 300+ thread because according to my new scale, I've gone up to 344.8 lbs. Last time I weighed myself I was 290 lbs. I guess new medication and depression can do that to you. I've decided to do something about it though, so that's why I'm here.

I was laid off April 2014 (without any warning...company cut 90+ people that round) and thankfully was only unemployed for 6 weeks. My previous employer was fairly generous with severance and covering insurance for 2 months. During that time though, I pretty much stopped all weight loss/exercise programs because I spent so much time job hunting. It's not an easy place to be, that is for sure!

Welcome!

Ubee Thanks. I always need the support too so keep showing up ok? Seems like for me the closer I get to goal the harder it gets, but I'm not giving up!

Mae Welcome back!! Keep posting, we're here for you!

Cindy I'm sorry to hear about work. (((HUGS))) Starting over is hard, no matter what age you are. I work for a small independent insurance agency. There are only 3 of us in my office and one of them is the owner. I really like my job and hope this will be the last place I ever work but with jobs around my area there's no telling. Glad to hear you will at least get severance. Keep your chin up darling and don't let this make you emotionally eat. I know that is easier said than done. I haven't done that is such a long time but a couple weeks ago when I had that baby shower and the stress from work I over ate at the shower. I'm still trying to make up for it now. When I'm upset or angry I go for walks, do some sort of exercise and that seems to help me get away from life for a little while and focus on myself. Always here for you lady. Keep us posted.

kswizzle Welcome! I too suffer from bi-polar disorder and depression. I started on a new medication earlier this year and luckily that has not affected my weight. Glad to see someone who I can relate to on that front. It can be so hard sometimes. Hope to see you continue to post!

Well my weight went no where this week. I am still at 207.8 which is what my last weigh in was after the baby shower. I guess I need to update my ticker even if it's only a .4 change. I'm still fluctuating in my measurements though. I think a lot of this has to do with the fact that I am doing WAY more weight lifting now than I ever have. I've read you really can't go by a regular scale when weight lifting because you could stay the same weight but be losing fat. This is another reason why I think I need to invest in one of those home body fat scales. It not only gives you your regular weight but gives you your % of body fat too. Without having extensive testing done at a doctors office, that is the closest method for finding out what you % of body fat is. This is something I plan to buy in the near future. I also think I am going to start back to incorporating HIIT training a couple days a week at home, and if I want to do any lifting on those days I'll make it light. My legs are starting to look pretty beefy though and my inner thigh fat that I have is shrinking! If only my stomach would continue to go down without all the extra skin. I'm seriously getting to a point to where all I want to do is wear leggings. It's just easier for me to wear because it's stretchy enough to hold my sagging stomach in and still fit around my waist. I purchased some jeans from Goodwill awhile back and they were slightly big but needed the extra room for my stomach. I haven't even worn them in weeks. This is the one part of extreme weight loss that sucks, but I will keep moving on.

Already finished my workout for today and need to get a shower. DH is doing a benefit show today and I need to be ready in an hour so I better get to it.

Take care all!

Good morning and Happy Monday! I finished my workout about 45 minutes ago (lots of yoga....my arms and legs and torso are quivering still LOL) and having a bit of breakfast now before getting ready for work. SO thankful for a shortened work week!

Hello all

Course number 2 is officially over! Now I wait for the results and get back on track.

Posting here daily
No more pop
Daily movement instead of working my laptop
Better food choices

I fly home for Christmas in 3.5 weeks, so a bit of time to feel better about myself.

Hope you all have a great day!

Mae Sounds like you had a great workout this morning!! I too am happy for the short work week!!!

Melissa Yay for the end of course two! You can do this girly...So happy to see you getting back on track. You sound like you have some great goals going there for you. Hope you enjoy your time back home!

Short work week for me this week. We are getting out at 12PM on Wednesday to have our Thanksgiving/Christmas luncheon. My boss gives us our Christmas bonus at this time of year so we have it early enough to start our Christmas shopping. DH and I haven't really done Christmas shopping for each other in years because we've always been too broke to do so. Whatever money we happen to get as Christmas gifts from family we will spend on ourselves going out to a nice dinner or finding something we both can enjoy and buy it. I know my Christmas bonus probably won't be much, it was only $200 last year, but I will be happy with whatever I am given as I know so many places have done away with bonuses for their employees and that is just sad. I'm really hoping to get my wedding rings resized with that money and have some left over to maybe buy some better fitting clothes. I miss getting to wear my wedding ring...I think it was beginning of summer when I finally had to stop wearing it so it will be a nice surprise to see what actual size ring I wear now.

Tomorrow evening DH and I have to stop by my grandma's to put the turkey in the brine on our way to the gym. Wednesday I'll be getting any left over things we need for Thanksgiving...drinks and some other odds and ends I told my grandma I would get. I'm also going to make DH his favorite pie and keep it our house for him to enjoy. It is an apple butter pumpkin pie. It is so dang good I must admit. Makes me feel good when he said it's the best pie he's ever had and he is a HUGE pumpkin pie fan I didn't come up with the recipe though, I got it from Paula Deen LMAO.

I am pushing through harder than ever this week with eating right and exercise. Thursday will obviously be a rest day for me this week instead of Wednesday but I will be back hard at it on Friday training my legs. I really hope not to gain much weight this week. My biggest challenge will be portion control on my favorite foods.

Just finished up my work out. Today I did Fire 55 again. I was going to do some chest exercises, but I might work that in tomorrow when I go to the gym and do arms.

Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow and a great Thanksgiving if I don't hear from you before then!

Mae Love yoga! Used to do it before, really want to get into it again. My yoga mat is taunting me, haha.

Melissa Sounds like you're doing really well! Good job.

Sam You are on fire, girl!

It's my second day on Weight Watchers and so far so good. The points are way easier to track than counting calories, and I'm hoping that I wont get obsessed like I was with counting calories the first time around. My name is Kendra, btw. :P

Hi Everyone.
Sam they do make this inexpensive ring sizer adjuster thing that fits inside your ring. It has a spring like action so as you lose more you can still wear it. That way you only have to get it resized once. Also when you do have it resized your jeweler should buy back that extra gold and that helps with the cost.
Melissa from what I hear giving up pop should be a big help with weight loss.
Welcome back Mae! Good job on the yoga!
Welcome kswizzle! Yes, depression and medication can do that to you. I am weaning off some meds that contributed to my 30+ pound regain. Of course how I use food to deal with my depression and anxiety could also be to blame.
Cindy I am sorry to hear about your job. I will keep you in my prayers. I am still struggling with my sugar crazy cravings. I think I am going to have to do a one day fast to detox myself.

My food has been terrible. I will be done weaning off my meds on Sunday. That should help. I am planning on doing a fast on Monday.

I will be visiting family for Thanksgiving so I will be back on Monday.
Have a safe, happy & healthy Thanksgiving!

Ubee Best of luck!

Almost forgot, Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans.

Kendra Thank you!!! Glad to hear you are liking WW!!

Ubee I had one of the ring sizers that are plastic but have never seen a spring loaded one. I really don't see my finger getting any smaller than it is now but who knows. I'm used to having sausage fingers for my whole life so they look pretty small to me now lol. Getting off of meds can be really hard when trying to lose weight and control your eating. Keep going and please don't give up...Keep posting!

Just quickly checking in. DH and I got the brine going for the turkey this evening at my grandmas. We were going to go to the gym but that was a bust. I did come up and worked my arms anyway which is what I was planning to do at the gym so it wasn't a total waste of a workout day. I'm having a late dinner and heading to bed. Half a day at work tomorrow then our Thanksgiving/Christmas luncheon.

Will try and check in tomorrow if not everyone have a great Thanksgiving..Remember portion control!!! I luckily have DH to help with that. We have already planned ahead to help each other out.

Good morning everyone.

I wanted to do a quick check-in. DH and I are leaving this morning to drive to Long Island, NY to spend Thanksgiving with my sister and her family and I was so happy last night to find out that my other sister, her husband and daughter will be there too. I haven't seen any of them in a little over 3 years and haven't spent a holiday with them in forever, so I'm really excited. We always do everything with DH's family because they live so much closer. I love them, and all the grandkids, but I really do miss my sisters, nieces, nephew and all their kids, and I'm really looking forward to this.

Eating has been somewhat better the last couple of days, but far from perfect. I am going to try to watch myself and not completely overdo it during the next few days. Monday, I am getting back on track. No excuses. I can feel and see the weight I've gained back, about 10 lbs. now, and I don't like it, and can't let it continue. I want to be back to my tracker weight (at least) by the time I go to Florida in January.

I hope you are all doing well and I hope those of you who celebrate, have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. I will check in when I'm back home.