Hello everyone!! I hope you all had a great day! Mine was TERRIFIC!!
I decided to weigh in this morning...I pulled out the scale that I usually keep tucked away out of sight to avoid climbing on it everyday...I closed my eyes as tight as I could, crossed my fingers and slowly climbed on. I probably stood there a good two or three minutes before I was able to gather up the courage to open my eyes and look but when I finally did..WOOHOO 5lbs down from my last weigh in!! I think I probably woke up the entire apartment complex with my whoop of joy. I was sooooooo excited. I have been on that plateau for soooo long. Feels good to have finally seen the scale dip a little more. Let me tell ya, it totally set the mood for my entire day!! I think people thought I was a little loopy all day. But how do you explain to them..hey I lost 5 more pounds...and have them understand just HOW much that actually really means?? I work with guys...I dispatch for PepsiAmericas, and I deal with salesmen and truck drivers all day. They would NEVER understand. So, I just let them all believe I was a little off my rocker today. Kinda kept them on their toes.

Anyway...got home from work, did some gardening in my tiny little garden, had some dinner, and sat down to read all the new posts, when I thought to myself...it's still sunny out, why am I inside? So I pulled my boyfriend off his computer and made him go walking with me!! My mood from this morning has just carried through the entire day, and it feels amazing!!!! It had begun to feel like I would never crack 37lbs lost...now I can say I've lost 42!!! Woohoo!!!

Okay, I'll try and calm down now....

I hope all the rest of you had a great day, too. You're all so sweet and supportive. I've only been on this board since Saturday, but already I can totally feel the encouragement and good vibes coming from you all!!! Thanks a TON!!! You have no idea how much it means!!!

Hi Barb,

How did your job interview go? I hate interviews!! I always get soooo nervous. I hope everything went well for you!!

Funny thing happened with the cookies for the American Cancer Society event.....the town I live in flooded!!! So...the event was canceled. Now I'm sitting here with 16 DOZEN cookies..yes that's 192 cookies....and no event to sell them at . If THAT isn't a temptation, I don't know what is. So I did the only thing I could think of at the time, and I wrapped them all up and stuck them in every tupperware container I could find, and FROZE THEM. True you cant even fit a single ice cube in my freezer now...but it's a little harder to sneak a frozen cookie then a thawed one. My sisters and I (they were doing it also) are trying to decide what to do with them all. If all else fails I'll take them to work and sit them out for the drivers to eat. I doubt they'd last the morning. I guess it's one of those things where it's the thought that counts.

Anyway, I hope you're doing well and that you faired your interview well, also.

Take care!!!

Just getting ready for bed and thought I'd check in...

I had kick-boxing tonight and have only one more class till the instructor takes the summer off. She will be starting again in the Fall and tonight told us she is 7 weeks pregnant...so she asked if anyone might be interested in taking the class for free,getting paid to be there and doing the moves beside her as she will be quite far along and does not want to do the higher impact stuff for the next set of classes, she will call out the moves and the person will do them in front for the class to follow.....I am considering this...am I CRAZY or what .........I can not believe I am sefriously thinking aboutdoing this when just a few weeks ago I was afraid of going at all.....what do you guys think..I need your imput on this sooooo bad......I don't want to look silly I am after all still 201lbs(hopefully alot smaller by the time a new class starts)

Anyway let me know what you think....be honest PLEASE!!!!

Courtney and Angel : staying away from the scale for a while is something alot more of us should do ...I am addicted to it ...I had my husband hide it from me I only get it once a week (on fridays)and then he takes it away again .I think I might need a 12 step program sometime in the near future for this weird fixation ! It feels great to step on the scale after not being on it for a while and see a lower #...You girls are GREAT... keep up the good work!!


Well I have got to get to bed...My lastday of painting at the store is tomorrow..I can hardly wait to be done .......

Goodnight Chickas.....Jilly

Hi Girls- Just a quick check in! Yesterday had a job interview that looked pretty promising. Today, have to return a call about another potential job. I really miss working! Food good- yesterday was day off from exercise, kind of by default. Will get to gym today, I promise! Take care everyone!

Hello Hello All!

I see that everyone has been active as ever here and I had lots of successes to read about this morning! Wonderful!

Courtney - Congrats!!!! 5lbs. is a MAJOR success! +40 lbs ---- WoW! I would have been running around celebrating all day too. And you're right...those guys you work with wouldn't understand any of this!

Jilly - I think you should go for the class. Here's my reasons: 1. It's Free! 2. You'll be way under 201 when class starts 3. You're already in the class - so what's the difference of where you're standing? 4. People will use you as a motivator. 5. It's Free!!!!

Also - 12 step program, lolol! I think I need one too, but for wearing other people's jewelry, lol. Since I don't weigh myself I've found that I obsess with my two friend's jewelry. When I started, I wore a size 10 ring. My two friends wear a size 7 and 7 1/2. So I keep trying their rings on to see if I fit them yet, lolol! I found a friend who wears a size 8 that I just got into so I'm thrilled, lolol. Hmmmm....they are so used to this that they don't find it strange and they just laugh....maybe I need a scale, lol.

Barb - Good Luck on the job search! I will give you a little prayer today hoping you get the job you want!

Have a rockin' day girls!

Angel

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to start my day out right and the way to do that is to check in.

I have my weigh-in tomorrow and I fear that I might be up a little. I had trouble with those vanillia cream cookies and milk on Saturday and Sunday. You know..it takes no time to put it on...but forever to take it off. I'm hoping that I'll stay the same or only gain 1/4 to 1/2...but you know, I know I did it to myself and I can't undo it..just go on...and I have. I've been doing my workouts and not really "beating" myself up about it. The old me, would have just said...you messed up, so go ahead and eat the rest..but I stopped..that's an accomplishment for me!

Jilly: I think you should teach the class! Do it for you..do it for those people who want to be like you and think they can't do it...show them that they can..you did..you are an inspiration!

Barb: Good luck with the job search...we are out here thinking good thoughts for you.

Courtney: I'm celebrating those 5 lbs with you..they are a BIG deal!! Pick up a 5 lb bag of potatoes..you will see how much you really lost!

Tardy: You are a size 8...who cares if it's a ring size! lol!!

Jenn: Girl, those pictures are great! You look small to me! I can't wait to have my stomach look like that!!

Everyone have a good day. I must get busy at work. I'll check in this afternoon.

Susie

Jenn...
You are welcome! You can tell that you have worked hard and you are looking great!

Hi, I'm new here could I join the race? I have been on South Beach Diet for 3.5 weeks. My first goal is 199 also. I started at 225 and am heading for 135 (or 145 if I get realistic)

I am a 33 (almost 34) yr. old mother of 4, 2 are step children. We have cutody of all of them. I am a Criminal Justice student. I have a very busy life. My heaviest weight was 296 lbs. I am now at 271 lbs, and I seem to have hit a plateau. My goal is to be down under 200 lbs. I desperately want to be thin. I try to walk 3 times a week, I am going to join a Gym, I feel that if I am paying a membership fee, I will be much more likely to work out. I try to watch what I eat with the occasional slip up. Chocolate is my weakness. Actually, FOOD is my weakness!!

I am a very happily married woman, my husband adores me as I am and isn't alot of help in the encouragement department. He is also heavy, but I like him like that too.

I am from Arkansas,, woooo pig sooooieee!!

I did not realize that you had reached your 199. Good for you! Thank you for sticking around, you will be a role model and source of encouragement. I hope to be there with you in a couple of weeks, I do not lose weight fast, my body just loves it's fat and doesn't want to let it go Anyway good luck with your weight loss efforts. God Bless You