thanks sabrina!!!!!I defo am hehehe

Down 2lbs to 261 this morning! Trying to decide if I should drag my 3 year old to the gym w/ me this morning so I can workout. I'm super close to talking myself out of going but I'm thinking I need to do this. Can I? Will I? Yes, I will!

Just a little weight history for me. I weighed 155 when I graduated high school in 1996. I started packing on the pounds almost immediately and don't remember any weights until I got pregnant (w/ my 1st son) in 1999 and weighed 238 lbs. The weight came on much slower after that and I was 268 lbs in 2008 when I got pregnant (w/ my 2nd son). Then somehow the charts topped at 292.4 in March 2010 when I said enough was enough and decided to get healthy. Unfortunately, I ended the year at 280. Then in April 2011, I REALLY decided enough was enough and hopefully the rest will be history. Three months into my journey I am down just over 30lbs from my chart topping weight and for the first time feel like I can do this! So today, I'm back under my 2nd pre-pregnancy weight and at the lowest weight I can remember for nearly 10 years!!

Sabrina -- Sorry to hear about the woman issues. Luckily, it was just TOM after all. Lucky? HA! That's a funny one. Did I just say that? Anyway, I'm glad the mystery was solved even though stupid TOM was the answer. My cycle used to be completely out of control but now it's finally settled down and is much more reliable...plus I'm tracking it better now than I ever did before so that helps.

Dreamer -- BIG congrats on hitting that new low. It made me decide to think about my weight history a bit too (so I added a little blub in here about it). Thanks!

Wow! Okay.. it's amazing what just a bit of peace of mind will do. Yesterday, once I realized what was up, I just made the decision that I was going to forget the number and deal with the day one decision at a time. I would make the right decision. I would do something positive and the positive choices would lead to positive results. I just made up my mind that the number on the scale was okay, because I knew why it was there.

So yesterday I ate a high protein breakfast, a healthy salad for lunch, and avoided snacking (which is my downfall a lot of the time). I POUNDED the water all day.. got in 144 ounces total. Then went for my evening walk with my mom, only this time we decided to enjoy the local flavors of town and walked around downtown so we could listen to the Friday night Concerts in the Park. The bands were fabulous.. the scenery was different, my mind was at ease. I even walked through all the vendors and chose NOT to eat any of that food. On the way home, we stopped and I tried the berry almond chicken salad at Wendy's. OMG ladies! This salad is SOOOOOO GOOD!! And for the first time EVER, I left Wendy's without getting a frosty and french fries to dip in it.

So I get home last night and curled up with a good book and fell asleep at a decent hour, instead of staying up til midnight watching TV like I usually do on Friday nights.

And the result of a fantastic day yesterday... I'm down 2 pounds this morning! 262.6 lbs!

Everyone is still snoozing around the house this morning, so I was thinking about taking a walk outside around my complex. I think I should go do that before I change my mind. Otherwise I'll get caught up on the boards and then kids will be awake and the TV will be on and the morning peace and quiet will be broken.

THATS GEAT SABRINA!!! I got and AWESOME surprise this AM too, this week has been going so well with the scale, I just HAD to jump on it and guess what? It read 265.8 thats 4 lbs down from last sunday!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!! this week has been AMAZING! I'm oping it keeps up, though I know it won't :\ It is what I need to stick EXACTLY to plan though

I walked 2 miles doing laps around my complex this morning.. then came in and had a healthy "brunch" and a bottle of water. So far, today is going really well, and when things start out this well, I tend to have a great day all around.

You know what, Dreamer? I truly think a positive attitude makes a lot of the difference. I think when we're thinking positive, we act positive and we make more positive decisions and don't let the stress drive us to those bad behaviors that are usually unconsciously done and end up sabotaging our success. Let's celebrate the positive results from the great attitudes and move our butts down to the 250s, ladies! We can DO this!

Heck yes! I agree, This week even though I have had "bipolar days" Has been one of the happiest and most relaxed I have had and I dropped 4 lbs!! Tell me that isnt case study for positive! LOL

Sabrina -- Your attitude is truly amazing and I completely agree that it makes all the difference. You can see a gain as a failure or see it as an opportunity to improve and do better, which you clearly did! You are truly an inspiration.

Dreamer -- Your attitude is similarly inspiring. With all the that you've struggled with, you still seem to find the silver lining. I am in awe!

Jami - You all inspire me! Life throws lemons and well.. I have enough to make margaritas for the whole united states!! However, I can't let that bring me down. I do *****, moan and groan a lot but in the end I want to LIIIVEEEE!! I have seen a lot of people use excuses as to why they cant do things or blame other people when it is really their fault. My friends tell me I take TOO MUCH responsibility for the things that happen to me or I do, In the end I say I'd rather take too much responsibility than not enough! If I let all those lemons weigh me down how would I make my goals? How would I LIIVEEE?? (Well, I could just make a ton of margaritas) haha but I don't want excuses I want to be the best I can be and you all inspire me to be that! I guess my point is, thank you for calling me an inspiration, I am glad I can help but most of all Jami THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING ME!

To be honest Jami, your quote in your signature was one of the things that snapped me back to reality. I realized that I DO tend to rely on motivation to keep me going and the moment things get hard and my motivation starts to wane, I tend to lose positive momentum and eventually give up altogether. Committing to doing this, whether it's easy or it's hard, is what I needed to do. Some days it will feel easy, others it will be ridiculously difficult just to get out of bed in the morning... but it's making the DECISION to do this every day and doing it, even when I don't really feel like it, that has made the difference. I find that even if I don't want to.. when I start.. I find the strength to keep going, and when I'm done, I'm glad I did it.


Down another pound this morning... TOM can take those extra pounds away with it a little every day until it's gone. Good riddence!

Just a note to ya'll if you are 20-somethings, angeline and I are starting the biggest loser challenges back up again if you are interested feel free to sign up!

Wow! What a love fest this thread is! I well....I LOVE IT! That's why I love 3FC and all it's members! Thank you both for the amazingly kind words!

I was out of town so I didn't WI this morning. I'm dying to find out how the numbers turn out from my first perfectly OP weekend in who knows how long. But...I have to wait until tomorrow morning 'cause theres no way I'm peeking today!

TOM is due this coming week too so I have no idea what effect that's going to have on my weight. I have been weighing daily for two full months but I don't have enough...data (i guess)...to understand how my body is going to handle it.

Hello everyone - I'm still here. I got out of the habit of posting after vacation, and then came back to a very busy week last week (luckily personal, not work). Now all should be evened out though, so I'm going to get back in the habit of posting. I didn't calorie count all during 10 days of vacation. It is kind of hard to get back in the habit of that too - but I have (mostly!). It helps to be back in the regular routine, eating the routine foods. This weekend has been a struggle though. Didn't help that I had to make cookies today for a work event this week. Also less swimming than I'd planned because of the busy week and then feeling allergy-cruddy on Saturday. I swam for over an hour today though and it felt great. Sorry for the stream of consciousness. On the upside, I'm down about a pound since the first of the month - not too bad considering I ate whatever I wanted during vacation and I'm retaining water like crazy due to the heat (and last week b/c of my period). I'm ready to head strong into the end of the month.

I'm glad to see all the new folks in here and that everyone is progressing nicely through the 260s.

I have been lurking on this website on and off for a couple of years, but I never had the courage to post. Tonight, I decided to say “Hi”. I’m 42 years old and have 110 pounds to lose. My current weight is 269 so I fit right in with all of you on this thread.

shoecrazy!!! glad to have you with us!

Thanks, Dreamer! I'm excited and nervous to be "out of hiding." Not only am I new to posting here, but I've never posted ANYWHERE.