Helloooo Chickies!

Well, I'm thinking this every other day thing is about as good as I can do aside from the weekend so here goes!

KimL Gosh you're having a rough time, medically speaking, I sure hope things clear up for you soon! Hang in there!

FitGirlyGirl Your outside kitty family sounds precious! You're right, humans could learn a lot from animals, but after studying animal behavior after a while... even they can't get away from the occasional bad apple who doesn't do their part... the difference, I think, is that the animals don't hold a grudge! Also... CONGRATS on the 55 lbs lost... wow is that a huge accomplishment! You rock!

Gekster I guess the funk is going around... perhaps we could turn it into a dance move?

Nella You never know... you could get a sudden and unexpected whoosh of weight loss! Maybe turkey will prove to be the miracle weight loss food for you!

Sandye Holy cow, look at those pics!! You are skinnnnnny! You look fantastic and that's a gun show anyone would be jealous of! You have accomplished sooo much! Way to go! And your baby is adorable. He makes the cat lover inside me squeal with delight and run off to look for some yarn.

LaurenAOooo a new PS3, your SO is gonna be in heaven! I hope you had fun with the pampering!

MsP Wow, that IS excitement with your house! And you're so close to goal, resist those pre-TOM cravings! You can do it!

Tummy Somehow I made it all the way through the last 2 pages without having a personal for you, odd. I'm making one up for you because it just wouldn't be right if I didn't! Have a great day!

Well girls.... yesterday I had my first fall off the wagon. I don't really know what happened. I showed up to work and one of my students came running into my room with New Moon cookies and gave me one. I took it thinking I really wouldn't eat it, but when I tried it... it was so good that I just decided I'd eat it and forgo my midmorning snack. Then at lunch my salad dressing had gone bad and I had nothing else to eat and so I went down to the cafeteria and got the mashed potatoes and turkey with gravy they were serving. I didn't get the pumpkin pie or the stuffing or the roll, but it still was quite a bit more than I'd normally have eaten. And then... oh man When I got home I tore through some chips we had laying around the house. It must be stress because yesterday was awful work-wise and I haven't done that in AGES. I made taco salads for dinner and that was fine but then I still ate ice cream afterwards (140 calories but still). It was like I couldn't stop eating. I haven't experienced this in so long it's completely taken me by surprise and made me so upset I don't even know how to move on. Obviously something triggered it, and it was likely stress but I'm one of those people who never recognizes stress and so I'm just wondering how the heck I'm going to stop this from happening in the future. Just awful. I'd come so far and done so well and then BLAMO.

Good morning ladies!

No time for personals today (again :rolleyes) but wanted to say good morning and have a great day! Thanks so much for all the kind comments--glad none of you were permanently scarred or anything from seeing my early morning self!

SG~ hun, we've all been there! Don't beat yourself up for one second! I mean, you could have done muuuuuuuuuuuch worse, lemme tell ya! (remember my cheesecake incident? Hmm? ) Just move on, today's a new day and you're going to do great!!! I honestly believe that sometimes we fall off the wagon just to give ourselves a break ya know? And since you can't get a break at work, well, your brain told you to take a break elsewhere. But now, break's over and it's time to get back to work!

Another day filled with stuff...I haven't gotten any sewing done since Wednesday and I need to get on it! I bought the girls a bookcase, just put it together and filled it, so I'm off to a good start this morning as far as getting things done. However, I did skip my HIIT this morning--my chest is a bit more gunky and I spent a good hour coughing my head off last night, so I decided I didn't want to push it. I still feel perfectly fine, but if I start coughing--who knows when I'll stop. I'll be getting my ST'ing in later today and *if* I can get this gunk out of my chest, I might just to some HIIT later, but probably not.

No loss, no gain today so nothing new to report there.

Okay, well, off to get stuff done! Have a wonderful day ladies and be sure to...

Drink Your Water!!!

SG-Sandye said it well. We ALL have those days...you just start over today. You didn't fail or make some irreversible mistake. You just ate some junk and now you won't. Simple as that. You've made it this long without doing that which means you CAN and so most likely it will be a LONG time before you do it again. It's good to figure out the "why's" but don't stress over it.

Sandye-Another productive day, huh? I thought I was doing pretty good yesterday since I got one more person checked off my "Still need a gift for..." list. Happy sewing today! Feel better...I HATE that chest junk!!

Back down to .2 away from goal...I think it's been a week playing around within a pound of this. It's like a cruel scale joke, but I'm okay with it. I've managed my cravings pretty well this month, so that makes me satisfied with the process even when Mr. Scale is not showing me love. Also, since I've been keeping track informally (about 1.5 weeks), my body fat has decreased by .5%. I like that change a lot! I better get to goal tomorrow morning so it will motivate me to behave myself at my parents' house Sat. We're going to celebrate DD's bday early since it falls on T-giving day this year. It's impossible to track cals there, so I always just watch portions which I've gotten much better at. Here's hoping she makes something very healthy so I can sneak in a small piece of cake!

I am up another .9 this morning. TOM has arrived. Woke up with a sore throat. Feel like crap. And I forgot my phone at home. Does not look like it is going to be a good day. Its a good thing I have next week off, I don't care about the big dinner, in fact I probably won't even go because I don't trust food from the person cooking (very old and lacking in the hygiene department), I just need the rest. I think I may push my calories back down to 1600 because the scale just keeps rising. I don't know what to do.

Mystical - Scales are funny things, even when we are POP. I have weeks where I lose next to nothing and then I will have a week where I lose 4-6 pounds in one week. For me it ends up averaging to about 2 pounds per week, but I rarely have a week where my loss is actually 2 pounds. On the lower weeks I just try to remember not to let the scale be my only measure of success.

Ms. P - Congrats on having walls and almost having a roof. That is so exciting. And good for you having such a great attitude about the scale.

SG - I’m sorry that you had such a stressful day. One bad day does not ruin your progress, but you already know that. Nobody is perfect, we have all been there, brush it off and get back to it. I am sure that you are going to do much better today. One day at a time, today is a new day and it will be glorious.

Gekster - I am sorry the scale is not being your friend. Today’s .9 is probably just TOM though. Plus you say sore throat and not feeling well, I know that my body holds extra water when I’m ill or trying to not be ill, it may be a contributing factor in your scale woes. Just stick with it. I hope the scale makes you happy soon.


I’m down another .4 today. That puts me down 2.4 from where I was before I started gaining while trying to fight off and then dealing with the piggy flu. Including the weight, mostly water, that I put on for the flu, I have lost 7.8 since Sunday. I also spent a few hours at Goodwill yesterday, mostly looking for stuff for someone else, and found a couple cute pairs of 14s that I figured would fit properly in 2-3 weeks. I tried them on and they both fit fine, one is a normal 14 and the other is a 13/14 and neither are stretch. I then tried on the 14P that I had gotten to button a couple weeks back but were too tight for public and while they are still snug, I could wear them out now. That makes me officially a 14 and I have to get into my boxes of size 14 clothes and put them in the closet today and try a 12 to see how far away I am and take one pair of 12s out. I have been keeping boxes of the next 2 sizes down as I find them in thrift stores and such, but I keep one pair of pants in the next size down in my closet so that I can keep an eye on how far I have to go. I guess it is also time to start buying 10s for the boxes. YAY! I got into 14s for a month or two a few years ago, but other than that it has been since I was a teen. This on top of being under 190 is so exciting.

Morning!

Jellofer - Glad the weekend weight is almost gone, but even more so that you're taking care of yourself! lol, I agree with the STing totally, even tv time is more calorie burning time now, lol.

MsP - Oh how fun, that must be so nice to see it coming along like that, and knowing there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I would be over the moon too. Oh so glad you're back down, that's awesome, bouncing around the same numbers is not my favorite way to spend the week either but I can't wait to log on in the next few days and see that 135.0. It's the first thing I look for right now, lol.

SG - Since we are all a work in progress, love that quote. When I get something unplanned I spend a bit of time figuring out what the circumstances were, what I told myself to rationalize it (helps me identify negative self talk and sabotaging thoughts) and problem solve for a similar event in the future so that I have a better plan to deal with it. And the other important part, forgive and let go

Sandye - Coughing does not sound like a good night's sleep either, yuck. Glad you're taking it easy, well sort of, it's 7 am and you've assembled a book shelf, lol. Is the girls' room painting finished yet or is that this weekend's project?

Gekster - Oh that's right, you guys have turkey lurkey day coming up, maybe wait until TOM has gone before adjusting, it's hard to lose in the pre-tom, tom time and it may be that your calories are fine. Hate to see you cut back if you don't need to

FGG - 14's baby! woohoo, that's awesome. You've been on a success roll this last little bit WTG! Crack into those 12's and you'll be there in no time.

Stayed up uber late last night chatting with a friend I don't get to talk to enough, so I switched my non-running day to today since midnight is too late to get up at 5am. It was so nice to catch up though. This mornimg too I felt so bloated it was nasty but that seems to have gone away now that I've been up a bit. Down another 0.2 today to hit 146.0 so that was nice.

I actually managed to get sore biceps today after STing yesterday, that almost never happens so I'm pretty impressed with the burn yesterday. Going to go grab the mail, maybe bike a little but otherwise a nice leisurely day around the house.

Catch ya later.

Quick hello from me today. Leaving right after work to go to a friend's party out of town.

But I jsut wanted to say Shrinking Girl - I am right there with you, I had double what I would normally eat for dinner last night followed by a large helping of ice cream. No sugar added ice cream, but still bad enough. I probably clocked in at 2000 cals for yesterday. Oy! I just couldn't stop myself. I'm a bit stressed, going to a Dr. appt on Tuesday for some issues I've been having that might be a lot more serious than I thought. I'm trying to not get negative about it, but sometimes I freak out, and this is one of them.

So, I am going to try to have an OP day (doing good so far) and only have 1 glass of wine tonight at the party.

Have a great one ladies!

Hiya ladies--again not much time. Am off for the weekend to visit the ex's gma at the coast for a few days. Just wanted to pop in and say hi though! Also, SG your post caught my eye--and don't beat yourself too hard! We all have days like that---it isn't really falling off the wagon in my eyes. You just had a splurge day! Just don't be like me and allow your splurge day to turn into a splurge weekend or week. ....
I am having horrible TOM. It has come with full force and is intent on making me miserable. Couldn't leave the house as I couldn't be gone longer than 15 minutes from the bathroom!!!!! Flow finally gave a little bit today which was nice as I had work and can't really disappear in the bathroom that often when you teach a class full of unruly teens. Cravings have been HORRIBLE, and I finally gave in yesterday as I was so feeling so crappy. Diet will probably continue to be a little overindulgent with going to the coast and then with Thanksgiving, so the scale will probably not be my friend for a bit, but oh well. Sometimes when your tummy feels as though you are about to birth an alien, you don't really care about your weight as much.

Anyways, hope everyone has a great weekend and is staying more focused than me!

Oh, and I finally got those 80 pound loss pics up! They are here is you want to check em out:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/mini...st-photos.html

hello everyone, well I have made it a complete two weeks on my new menu and things are awesome. I am finding now that I have a base menu plan and know what the main ingredient is for every dinner I can plan ahead much better and I think the rest of the family is loving it. I have been doing lots of research on new recipes and this week it has been looking up butternut squash and spaghettis squash I am so excited I can't tell you how things have just seem to click in my brain it took too long LOL.... Friday nights in the past have been ok where do you want to order out tonight... Since I cook every night of the week we have decided to make friday night a sandwich night and I think it went well, although I am just going to eat spaghetti squash with a little olive oil and garlic.

Well have to run for now I will check in tomorrow, hope you all have a great night. By the way tomorrow my son turns 19 so wish me luck with the birthday cake temptation YIKES!

Just checking in here quick before bed but I had to say something to Jessicado YOU LOOK FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC! Also, I hate to burst your bubble but that butt of yours is SHRINKING and so it's not as huge as you seem to think it is! I can't get over how fantastic you look. Really and truly, you have changed so very much, it's amazing. Pat yourself on the back honey and feel darned proud!

Good morning ladies!

Jess~ I gotta second SG, you look AMAZING!!! You are absolutely adorable and your smile is just infectious!!! You're doing a fantastic job hun!!!

I don't have a lot of time, but I had to come and post my 'confession' of sorts...I didn't work out yesterday at all. I was more than able to, but I chose not to. Part of it was the chest gunk and the other part was the fact that I really want to get these quilts done and I was able to finally work on one for a while yesterday and honestly, I didn't want to spend an hour working out when I could spend an hour sewing ya know?

So there you have it, I've come clean. I plan on skipping today's workout too (unless I start to feel really guilty) so that more sewing can get done along with a long list of other things, such as Thanksgiving shopping and prep. I know I sound like a crazy woman with all the projects I've got going on and my priorities sound as if they're getting skewed, but trust me, when I get this 'productivity bug' I NEED to go with it! I get so much done it's not funny and that's not something that usually happens.

Okay, well I guess I should end this by saying that I was down a bit this morning too--131.6 today so I guess no harm was done by skipping a workout! I just need to be sure not to let my eating get wonky this weekend and I think I'll come out just fine.

Alrighty girls, my 'short' post has gotten really long and I need to get a move on!! I hope everyone has an uber fantastic day and don't forget to...

Drink Your Water!!!

Morning Ladies,

Nella - I hope you had a great time at that party, showing off your new bad self and that you're holding strong with the food.

Kim - Hope you're slowly feeling better

Jessicado - OMG those photos are remarkable! What a difference and I must say my dear you have a wicked sense of style too, lol. I'll keep my fingers crossed that the alien baby gives you a break and enjoy your time away, sounds heavenly!

Mystical - That's sounding fantastic! It's so nice when a plan comes together, enjoy your weekend.

SG - Hope you have a great weekend to wind down from stress week at work and all the other craziness you've had going on.

Sandye - Ok we'll let it go, this time But we're watching, lol. Congrats on the 131.6, that's great and almost there, again, you are a machine, my goodness. And a whole uninterrupted hour? Who knew that eve exsisted somewhere in this crazy universe, enjoy!

It's a blustery one out there today, more like a mini blizzare but not too cold so I managed to get in a shorter run than I wanted but the ice crystals were blowing into my eyes and it hurt pretty bad towards the end. Not to metion the half foot of snow was making running challenging so I'm going to chalk up a victory for making it out the door today and not worry about the slow pace or less time. I did manage to gt my run in yesterday too as dh worked at 6p and not noon so I may have had my last no snow run yesterday At least until spring that is.

Scale is still holding at 146 but I've lost an inch of both my hips and waist in 6 days since I last measured so it appears we've got some muslce building/fat loss cancelling each other out. Love that tape meausre!

Alrighty, gotta go get on with the day. Everyone have a wonderful OP weekend.

Good morning ladies. It has been awile since I have posted some personals here and I want to get better at that. There has been so much posted that I do hope that I don't leave anyone out. Congrats on all of the victories both scale and non scale.

Jess WOW!!! you really look great. Those pictures are incredible. You are looking like a whole different woman. One thing I did notice, as you have lost more weight you are holding your head up higher. You work it girl. Be proud of yourself, how far you've come and how strong you are!!!1 I am honored to say that I know you!!!

Tummy Running in the snow. WOw that takes guts. I wish I could just run right now. No running because of the knee, and cuz of this nasty cold I got. NOt even able to workout since Tuesday. But will try some light weights and stretching. I have to work tomorrow all day and don't want to push it.

Idream I get that way too sometimes. Where everything else is more important. So I give myself 2 workouts. If I have to miss more than that to accomplish the task, then the task is not worth it. It is not worth giving up on me. I do agree though. Sewing uninterrupted is a treat. Because of you I will dust off my machine today and try to accomplish something.

SG So you fell off for alittle bit. Look at what I did this past weekend. I fell off the wagon and then didn't even try to get back on and gained 7+ pounds. Think of it as a learning experience. We are not nuns in a convent who have sworn off foods that are calorie rich for ever. We can splurge. What makes us special is our ability to recognize, reorganize and regroup and march forward.


MsP Man, goal is tough. But you should be so proud of all of your accomplishments. I am excited to see it through with you and to have been able to share in all of your victories. Just think how much sweeter it will taste when you get there.

Gekster TOM sucks. Mine will be here soon. He is lurking around the corner. In the next few days he will call to confirm his reservation. Fun stuff.

Well, not much else to report today ladies. I look forward to seeing less of you tomorrow. (that was supposed to be funny, like cuz we are dropping pounds.) Laugh it burns calories.

Love and light to my peeps!!!

Jen

I was gone all day so I couldn't get on here, but I'm finally home and have to report...I REACHED GOAL this morning! I was 134.8 and what an amazing relief to reach that mark! I did have some bday cake today, but the rest of my food was POP and I drank loads of water, so I expect to be okay tomorrow. From there I'm clear 'til Thursday, but I have a plan for Turkey day, too. So, that's all for now, but I really wanted to share with you since you've all been so supportive on this long wait to get rid of that last bit!