Ever have one of those days when you would just like to crawl back into bed? That was me today. I was just feeling tired and glum. Well, got up anyway. Jogged (a little walking) 2 miles tonight. Tom. is weigh-in and I'm just not sure. I thought TOM would be here today to offer some relief, but nope. Don't know what it's waiting for.

Wardhog- Hope those pounds are disappearing.

Susie- Weigh-in tonight? Hope you get good results.

See ya tom. with the news.

I hope you're feeling better, Mindy, and that your weigh-in goes well.

I did Group Power plus 50 min of cardio today. Eating is on plan. I am down six pounds, to 128.2, so the vacation weight is halfway gone. See you tomorrow.

Hi Everyone,

I am back from my trip and trying to get everything caught up. I'm feeling very overwhelmed and therefore overeating.

While I'm not caught up I think that if I really work on it tomorrow I can be and as for the overeating, I think I'm finished with it...NO, I KNOW I am..i'm feeling so sick from it. It's from all the sugar. I will be detoxing tomorrow, no sugar, drinking water, a lot of protein and veggies and moving. I feel like I'm hungover.

I did really well with food on my trip; I feel of the wagon when I got back on Wednesday night and I"ve been on a binge ever since.

I wish I wouldn't do this to myself, but I did and now it's over and once again...I'm starting over and I will not do this to myself again..not to this extreme. I swear this is what drug addicts deal with!

I have had a heart-to-heart talk with myself and I've decided that I am tired of messing with this. I'm giving myself a year to loose at least 50 lbs; if I don't do it on my own in a year then I will look into other measures. I had thought I might just say I would give up this fight but I can't do that. Here's the deal, there is no way I can have one of those weightloss surgery's. I have a huge fear of being put out, so much of a fear that when I had my hyst. I did it awake with a epidural, so see, there is no way I can have a weight loss surgery, but I've got to get at least 50 lbs off of I'm going to start having all sorts of medical issues, so that is my new goal and my foucs for the next year.

Ward: I'm glad to see that the 12 lbs are coming off. I hope that happens for me to. I don't know what I gained as I haven't been on the scales; I'll get on in the morning. Saturday is my "new life" day.

Mindy: I hope you are feeling back in sorts soon.

Ok, time for bed. I just wanted to check in before I let one more day go by.

I'll see you all sometime tomorrow or Sunday. I have a lot to do tomorrow but I will do my best to get here to report in.

Well I just seem to be stuck around 204-205. I've been here for a while with not much change. TOM is late also. I excpected that on the 10th and no sign yet. I wish that would get over with so maybe I could lose a few pounds. This is one of those frustrating times. I'll just have to stick with it.

Ward- Glad to see you getting rid of that vacation weight.

Susie- Good recommitment. This is one of the hardest things I've ever done. It is my second job and takes a lot of commitment and time. I'ts not easy, but well worth it when you see progress. Hang in there.

Susie, you can do it. One day at a time, like they say.

Mindy, I hope TOM shows up and you get to losing again.

I did Group Ride and 55 min of cardio today. It wore me right out. Eating is on plan, but for some reason I have been very hungry the last couple of days. My stomach is probably all stretched out from last week. Oh well. See you tomorrow.

Hey guys! How was the week-end?

I ran ~8 mi yesterday, 1:27. It was beautiful, a little windy but the perfect temp. It felt great. Then the rest of my day went downhill. It started when my car battery died, then I went to McDonald's with my husband while they fixed it. So, I did ok there, but the "off plan" alarm went off in my head. He left to go out of town (the kids were at my parents') and I had a horrendous binge. I felt so sick that I couldn't sleep last night. I got up and exercised, Group Ride then Group Power. I have stayed on my eating plan so far, but I am thinking of things that are in the house that I could eat (not on plan). What is wrong with me? I remember how I felt last night, yet I want to do it again? I really don't want to start on the road to weight re-gain (AGAIN)!

I am hoping coming here and writing it out will help! See you tomorrow.

ward- Don't do it. Kelly was complaining about her crappy weekend of eating and how sick she felt. just don't do it. You are strong.

I was 203.8 today. I am really hoping to get to a new low this week. TOM has struck full force today. I have the world's largest vice grip grasping my innards. OW!!! So it better be doing some good.

See ya tom.

Thanks, Mindy. I made it through yesterday on plan and I feel soooo much better. I had a kick-a$$ workout today, too. Husband will be back late tonight, so I just have one more night on my own. The Biggest Loser is on, though.

I bet you will drop a couple of pounds in the next day or so. Fingers crossed.

Ladies,

You have all been on my mind; I am so busy with being away from work last week and from home. I'm starting to get caught up.

I'm doing well with keeping my food journal and getting in my exercise. I had a struggle with some trail mix on Sunday--so I finally threw it away. I just couldn't stop eating it. A 1/2 a cup is good...a 1/2 a bag is not!!

Ward: I'm so glad you made it through yesterday. I do think it helps to come here and write about those things before we do them. It's like a AA person calling their sponsor.

Mindy: I would say that you will get below 200 in the next 6-9 weeks. I've seen other people really plateau at those numbers and it takes a while to get through it.

Kelly: Mindy mentioned that you overate on the weekend and that you were really feeling sick. I can so relate. That happened to me on Friday and that's when I made my recommittment.

No time to log the food here but I will start that again soon. I am keeping it in my journal.

Oh my gosh. I am hoping to break through this plateau in less than 6-9 weeks. I really hope it doesn't take that long. I get too frustrated. I have eaten good today and have my workout clothes on to do WATP after BL. It will be late, but that's okay.

Keep up the good work ladies.

Susie and Mindy, keep up the good work!

I had one of my short attention span workouts today: 30 min on the stair mill, left to take my son to school, came back and did 11 min on the treadmill (1 mi), Group Power class, and 19 min on the recumbent bike. Eating is on plan.

See you tomorrow.

Ate good today and worked out. of course. Scale is still sticking to the 204's.
Can I have some progress around here? Please!!

Nothing much else to say.
Keep working hard girls.

Another day, another workout. Group Ride + 52 min of cardio. I am really loving the new Ride release. Every three months they launch new music and choreography and this release is really tough!

Eating is on plan, but I have a challenge coming up. It's our turn to provide "snacks" for t-ball. Since the game is right around dinner time, the coach suggests we make it more of a meal. I ordered a tray of subs from the grocery store and I'm bringing small bags of chips and brownie bites for dessert. I know I can resist tonight; it's all those dern leftovers that I know I'll have at home! It's always something, right?

See you tomorrow.

Well I must say I was happy today. The scale said 202.6. That is the lowest I have gotten. I just hope it means I am going to start losing a bit and continue on the downward slope. We did some kickboxing after school today, to release some stress.

Today was another day of our state achievment testing. It was stressful. My class spent almost 4 hours testing today. I am warn out and I wasn't even the one taking the stupid thing. Poor kids.

Well tom. is weigh in at school. I think I may actually show a loss this week instead of a gain. Wish me luck.

Hi Ladies,

I'm not caught up on everything yet but it's to a manageable place.
I'm doing well with my workouts and my food journaling and I'm staying at about 1500-1600 calories a day and it's working. I had a small loss at TOPS last night. That's the way I usually loose, small and slow.

Ward: I love it when we get new music to workout to in our classes. It makes it seem like a new workout and it is tougher. I think it's because we get used to the other music and we know where we can sort of "cruise" in the workout. How did you do with the leftovers?

Mindy: That's great you saw the scale move. You have to be excited to be getting so close to 200 lbs. Good luck with today's weigh-in.

I must get to work but I wanted to be sure that I posted today. I can't wait until I can get back here daily. Hopefully in the next couple of days.