Jen I totaly know what you mean! I could just curl right back in bed and sleep the day away. Sad thing is my husband is doing just that. But he's sick. I hope you can perk up and enjoy your day, if not enjoy loafing around that's fun too LOL!

Welcome Back Bev! How was your vacation?

Krista- I think I know what you mean about not ebing ready. I haven't really committed the way I should have. You are welcome to continue to post and we're here for Support. I'm sure there will be new trheads and challenges after this one.

Well I'm going to go see if DH is alive up there LOL HAve agood one all!
~misty

I didn't get to the gym today after all. I found myself a project to keep me occupied at home til I had to go to work but I will for sure go tomorrow and do both cardio and weights.

You know, just because this thread is titled Oprah's bootcamp doesn't mean ya'll can't just come here and post. I've been barely following the program as she's got it but so what?? It helps me to come here and find support with everyone and that's what it is all about. One of these days it will totally click with me and I'll follow it much, much better but I'm not gonna put my weight loss effort on hold until then. I honestly don't think anyone is really ready for just about anything in life, we just have to do the best we can with what we've got. So just jump in whenever and post and get and give support!! Nuff said.

I couldn't have said it better JEN!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

OH LOOK! little leprechan smilies Happy St. Patricks day everyone!! Enjoy your day! I'm going to go lay down until the kids get here, their Dad is dropping them off so I might get 20 minutes. I am so sick, they are so sick, my kids are so sick, it sounds like a TB ward in here with a bunch of Darth Vadar breathers LOL! BYES for now!
~misty

Happy St. Patricks day everyone. Foodwise yesterday didn't go so well, though I did exercise. Today is starting out to be better. I had a breakfast that was on plan plus I exercised. I know that watching the white stuff works for me, I losed 6 pounds before I went on vacation. SO I just have to get back on track to lose the extra weight I gained while on vacation.

AHHHH... DARN THOSE TASTEY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES! Thats all I have to say.. you know what I'm talking about! I am setting myself a goal to re-read the entire book this weekend. I am SOO far off track its pathetic.

And on that note-- Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Don't sweat it ANgel I just ate McDonald's for lunch (and it wasn't a salad)!

The little boy I watch fell of his trike and burnt his arm on that d@#n floor furnace that almost burnt down my house! It's supposed to have a sensor in it so it doesn't get that hot! I think it's broken. The poor kid has a grid patterned burn the entire length of his arm. So DH brought home some stuff for it at lunch (I had already cooled it with a wet cloth and then put some ointment on it). I had no gauze in the house. So he brought eveyrone McDonalds and I just ate it without thinking I was too stressed out. I feel awful that this happened to him!

I called his mom and she said as long as he's up and playing and I don't think it needs to been seen by a Dr. then she'll wait until she's done with work. If it were my kid I know it's a bad burn but I wouldn't run to the ER. It didn't blister but he's not my kid and I feel really uncomfortable making that call and I told her that.

Well I nee dto clena up teh left over frenchfries covering my kitchen. have a great day all!
~misty

Misty - I understand your concern, I'd be the same way if it were my little boy but if it hasn't blistered and he's not having pain I'd say there is nothing to be worried about. That furnace thing needs to be fixed ASAP! I know it is a pain to have anyone come to your house to fix something (and generally expensive too) but this is not something you can afford to put off. Believe me I know. I had a problem with my muffler and put off having it fixed and in the end it probably cost twice as much if I'd had it fixed right away. Don't sweat the McD's. If you're gonna go for comfort food you might as well go for the best!

I went to the gym this morning, did my 40 minutes of cardio and weights so I feel good about that. I was so desperately trying to talk myself out of doing the whole 40 minutes but now I'm starting to feel bad if I don't push myself a bit. I guess that is a good thing as long as it stays positive.

Bev - sounds like you are going great, keep it up!

Angel - GG cookies should be illegal! I don't know which cookie company makes them in the US but here in Canada they changed companies so they are not as good as they were so it is much easier to refuse them.

Have a great day everyone!

Happy St. Paddy's everyone ( a day late)

Sorry I've been MIA...just real busy and very little time to post...but I have been keeping up to the best of my ability. I received my little Oprah pep talk email this week and it said that we should be seeing a 3-4 lb loss. I've lost about 5...so I am feeling pretty good about the changes I've made.

I do eat some 100% whole wheat bread... had a couple of junk food blips, but other than that I have been following the food guidelines. I cannot seem to fit in the vigorous daily exercise that they advocate, but I am getting exercise. I do the best I can.

The big changes that I believe are helping me the most:
No sugar
No alcohol
Stop eating three hours before bedtime

At a glance, it appears people here are having some success! Congratulations - we are almost half way...time just flies by...

Hi all, great to see you back Katy!

I'm thinking about changing the name of the thread. I think that since we are all following the plan within our own means a more appropriate thread name should be used. Something that more suits our efforts. Something like "3 month sprint to better health" or "Letting go of the white stuff and embracing exercise 12 week challenge" Ok those aren't catchy, but it seems like alot of folks are turned off by the boot camp name. It's all about support, being here for each other.

Well Ben had his 6 month check up and shots today and I'm wiped out! I think it's more stressful fo rme than them, he's sound asleep. Have a great day all I'm going to go find some lunch!
~Misty

Good morning fellow boot campers,
How is everyone this morning. I decided to get up early to get some studying done while DD is still sleeping. I din't ahve much to say but I just want to say good luck to all of you this week.

Misty, I understand what you are saying about changing the name and on one hand I think it is a good idea for the reasons you've stated but on the other hand I think it would be good to keep the name to keep us focussed on what we are trying to accomplish. My feeling is that people who don't think they can post because they aren't ready to start losing weight or commit to a particular plan or whatever aren't going to post here no matter what. I follow this program about 50% of the time or less but it isn't stopping me from posting. It isn't the name of the thread that is stopping people, it is their own way of thinking about what they are doing or trying to accomplish. I mean how many times can we say it that everyone is welcome to post regardless of what they were doing?? If people who were following any particular plan 100% or losing tons were the only ones allowed to post there would be about 3 people talking to each other :LOL It is up to you because you were the one who started this all, makes no difference to me really because I"ll keep posting no matter what.

In retrospect I had a good week with the exercise, I got to the gym 4 times this past week. I really, really didn't want to go on Friday but I talked myself into going for 30 minutes of cardio and I"m glad I went. I feel really bloated and nasty today because I'm just about at TOM. I'm so sick of these PMS symptoms. I never had them before I had my son and I got switched to a different kind of birth control pill because I wouldn't have a TOM and I was thinking I was pg every month! Right now though I'm taking pills non-stop for 3 months at a time so I'm not really worried about that now. I ask my dr to switch me back to the pills I was on before I had my son so hopefully I won't be having all these symptoms. How do women get through this every month??? I went for years without them and they've really hit me just the past 3 years or so and I gotta say that it really bites.

My eating hasn't been great and I feel like I"ve gained again but that could just be water, it is really hard to tell with me around TOM. I should be drinking more water I suppose and that would probably help.

anyway have a good weekend everyone, see you later. take care!

Hi everybody - hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

I had a bad day yesterday diet-wise, but I'm hoping that it'll shake things up a bit on the scale-front, haven't seen a loss in awhile, despite being angellically good diet-wise, so maybe one day off will help lower that number!

hey everyone! i got a new burst of energy and my focus is reconsentrated. I finally forced myself to excercise tonight and now i feel so much better and i am more motived. woohoo. well- just throwing out my good news! have a great week!

Hi all just a super quick post to say I had a rough week, ate awful today was bad!! But fun! LOL! Going to start next week's post.
~misty