Well it is slowly coming back together! Better day to day. Walked for 20 mins. Ate better can still do better. water was better. Gosh what a struggle it can get to be.
You forget that it took a long time to get here so it will take awhile to get to where you want to be. It is also so much easier to mourn your failures than focus on your success'.
But each day is a new opportunity!

Hey did not to bad. hit PMS this week and still did good except for the hamburger with buns I had this week. I even threw out frenchfries. i did manage tow ork out three days this week. mon no as I was just tired from working the night before toll 12 am tuesday yes wed no as I worked over nights and thur and fri yes. water is still poor but on thursday I do great as it is bowling night and I drink a lot every time (water)

I did cardio the last two times at the gym and I do feel more energised. just let me get over this PMS and going on with things i feel I will do great.


You have done so great so far Pat I do not want to see you fall down. get your self back on the path look at how well your pants are starting to fit. Come on I will slow the bus down and my hand is out the door grab on!!!

Got you!

OK seat belts! this is a rock road, lets get going!!

I will get going now the kids are holloring!!


Have a great day!! and great weekend i will be watching you !!!

You are awesome! just what the dr ordered! Great job on your efforts! PMS is God's cruel joke for what ever reason! Got your hand and am buckeled in the road is very bumpy!

What is with this weather? That is not helping at all. Sounds like work is still crazy! Whne will it end. I saw a hearse yesterday and thought about working with dead people. I don't think they would give you a hard time,

My work is crazy. I have taken next thurs and fri off for a 4 day weekend. I will not bring home any work. SO, boot camp restructuring.

Have a great weekend and thank for the hand. We can do this!!!

Well another opportunity to get my stuff together!
So so weekend.
But I am prepared for meals this week. Went shopping yesterday.
Back to the exercise. I was reading in SHAPE magazine about the importance of traing with a positive attitude. that if you don't enjoy it you will not stay with it! Well I really don't enjoy it. I find it boring and time consuming. Clock watching al teh time.
I am going to try to loook at it differently this week and see it that helps.
Hey Sue how are you?
Pam where the heck are you lady??

Good Monday morning!
I have printed off some pilates exercises from the internet to give my routine a jump start!. Trying to get motivated and enjoy the workout expereince. Never liked sports in school. Or gym class. Have really never played sports anywhere any time.

Need to think about stress relief on a regular basis rather than a reactive one. Very hard to do. Was speaking to my boss about it, hoping that the regular exercise would do it and he reminded me that if I am menatlly working while exerciseing I am not getting teh full benefit. HMmm.

Well again anothe opportunity to make me a priority and make good choices to get healthy!

hi, Pat and all. I got your reply to my post and thought I'd drop in and say hello and introduce myself.

I'm 40, living in NY with bf and cat, Chloe (who wakes us up in the night all the time, grrr ).

I'm exercising at home right now, and taking 1/2 hour walks. I'm looking into joining the local Y beginning of April. I think I need a kickstart, since I've been seeing losses since January but then have been stalling out, gaining and losing the same couple of lbs, for the past several weeks.

Hey Marge a big welcome!
I am Pat I am 42 married for 100 + years live in NNY and have struggled with my weight forever.

I had been stalled for 2 years after taking on a new job. Had allowed myself to eventually put back on 20# and recently decided eneough was enough. Have been doing Oprah's boot camp since 1/31 however while the clothes are fitting better the scale is evil

You have made great progress so far! It's hard to keep the motivatiion going. The Y is a great ides. Sue works out at a gym. I am working out at home too.

Well you are very welcome to join us!

Hi, Pat Thanks for the welcome. I've been heavy since I was a kid. Then in highschool I lost 100 lbs, whew! I wasn't quite at goal weight, but close. Did it in weight watchers. Over the next 10 years or so, I gained that back and a little more. I lost small amounts at WW, then I tried Jenny Craig and lost about 30. I gained some of *that* back and then started my own program, generally following the JC routine and exercising, and that's how I've lost this 40 plus. It's taken me a couple of years.

As for going through maintenance periods, I spent from May (when we went on vacation) of last year until about January at the same weight. January I recommitted to getting the weight off. It's slow going, but I really want to do it. A new job can be a huge change and depending on the job a big time stress. Not the easiest time to think about weight, that's for sure.

I get crazy over the scale number sometimes. I know that there are so many factors, like muscle and water weight. Sometimes it just seems like having the lower number takes over. I had to relax this week since I was going a little too loony and gave myself a huge headache on Thursday.

I saw that Boot Camp episode on Oprah. That's a lot of exercise, so I can see why the clothes would loosen and maybe the number on the scale wouldn't go down as fast; lots of muscle being built. I love her weight loss shows, they're inspirational to me. Guess that's enough jabber for now!

Hey Marge
SOunds like you have been focused for awhile. I hate the scale but it at times keeps me focused and then there are times when I see a loss that I play games with my eating.
They say that the slow loss is better for you and more likely to "stick".

I really need to focus on stress management and taking care of myself. It has been easier this time around because DH is working at it too. He recently was diagnosed as pre diabetic and put on meds. He has been working out and eating better.

The bootcamp has been a challenge. I am up to 40 mins/30. STill haven't had a perfect bootcamp week, but anything is better than nothing.
have a good day

What a pretty picture! And an awesome place to be able to go to regularly. Yes it spring is slow to show up this year. We might be in teh 40's next week. I am eager to get outside too. The longer days help.
Well I am still focused this week. I have been using those weight watchers frozen meals to keep my portions in check.

I am off the next 4 days and it is a challenge to stay on tract.
But my motivation is high!

How are you doing?

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

I'm hanging in there. Managed to take my walk yesterday, a mile around the neighborhood, even though I almost talked myself out of it because of the cold!

My eating is good. This past weekend I pooped out on several exercises, so I'm not expecting great results this Friday (my weigh in day). We'll see.

I didn't weigh myself at all this week, which was a NSV for me.

Have a good one!

Good morning all
Well eating OK, no workout since I have been off. Have to go to a funeral today. Love to ruin a day off.

How is everyone else doing?

I am here and fine. I have been sick all week so i have been absent. I did not do the greatest as in eating a sandwich almost every day but that was better than McD's. I have finally seen the scale move but I will not believe it until it is down for good.

Pat you have been doing great. bit by bit. work does tend to side tract everybody but slowly if you take it one at a time you can get it.

Marge welcome to the group although you have been here more than Me lately. I am Sue and have struggled with weight since I was a kid and have never stopped. I love weight lifting but working 10+ hours a day and kids it is hard to get there. I hate cardio. UGH it seems a waste of time. (I know better) but I clock watch when I am doing cardio. I figured out my DD2's mp3 player and crank that up for what it is worth and place a book over the numbers and go to it. I can stand that if I close my eyes and hope to god that I am not really singing out loud. # years ago I was down to a glorious size 12 which I will get to again but I went back to work and lost who I was and what I am. I gained 80 lbs. I am trying to fit by but in my 20's (soon) and trying to find my lap when I sit. I do lower carb, not no carb and really try to cut it down dramatically. if I carb it is not the end of the world. Every body has their own what works for them.

Well I am glad that you Pat have not been allnone trying to post. I am just now starting to feel better head is still pounding and extra work has not been my friend this week.

Dh has also been tearing out the bathroom and doing it over (needing my help frequently) I have been trying to do a make over int he house. UGH it will look good when I/we are done but again it is time consuming. and work is also trying to take up it's over alotment. Where is the me time??? that is the gym time that I so desperatly crave. i als o have been pampering my self with self indulgences of avon and some jewlry. just to keep my sanity. and self value.

So being almost OP is just great!!! I have managed to pass cookies and many other things over to say no. I am starting to seem my cheek bones again. HUGE MILESTONE. that was the first thng I fond last time. fat is softer. (Cells shrinking) but not enough to make a difference.

Hey Sue! I am sorry that you have been sick! Huge congrtas on teh scale moving!! Also being almost OP with being sick AWESOME!!!! I too avoide McD's last week. I remember when it was KFC! sounds like things are better w/ you an DH! although in our house home improvements projects can be the start of fire works!
Marge, Sue is a wealth of good weight loss information! And also great in the support dept!

I was thinking and regrouping thisweekend. And reminding myself that I am getting back directly in proportion of what I am putting in to my weight loss efforts and their is deffinatley room for improvement! So that is my goal this week! rededicating myself in for the long haul that these are life changing habits not a temp diet thing!

Looking forward to some warmer temps this week. Pretty bad when 39 is something to look forward too.

Good Tuesday morning to you all. WOrked out again yesterday and had an OP day!
BAck in the seat again. It is all about planning and making myself a priority! But slacking off fir 4 days sure had it's back wards effects.
Bot progress is being made!

Hey Marge is theweather a bit better for you? It must be warmer there. We had sunshine and 40 degress here.

Hey Sue how are you feeing, how is teh back ?


Gotta go to the treadmill!