Oh, no, don't get those legs shortened! I didn't notice the straight dress not being floor length when I looked at the picture - I just really liked the strappy back. My wedding dress was tea length (well, actually, it was a bridesmaid suit since I just couldn't get into all the frilly wedding dresses and I loved the detail on the jacket of the suit). I guess there really is no accounting for taste because I loved the STRAPLESS MERINGUE. So, do you think you are go with the high collared one? Your shoulders and collar bones really look great in that one and if you back looks ripped to...WOW.

I'm in a real funk today. I was feeling a little off yesterday. I went to bed at 9:00 and didn't get up until almost 11:00. I'm about to head to the gym and see if I can't work myself out of it. To be honest, though, what I really want to do is go back to bed. I don't think I'm sick, it is just one of those blah days that come around every once in a while. I did start the day (or should I say mid-morning) with a healthy bowl of oatmeal. That should count for something. Especially since what I really wanted to do was pour a big bowl of Lucky Charms.

Hey girls You're all doing great and are really inspiration for me. I appreciate being able to read all your many posts on this thread so I hope you don't mind me joining? I know I'm 27 pounds from my goal but 100 is my ultimate goal weight, right now I'm focused on 110 so I'm only 17 lbs away and sheesh, are these last pounds hard or what? I'd love to be able to support you girls on the rest of your journies and I'd really appreciate your support as well. Good luck today!

Lesel -- I hope that you are really short to be weighing in at only 100# as a goal weight? Otherwise I would find that a bit underweight for anyone over 5' tall...

Lucky -- Hope you had a good workout... What I do sometimes when I get really really tired is go to the gym and afterwards go back to bed...I've done that many a times...

Lucky - in the pics it isn't short, but the one I bought on ebay is that style, however it's been shortened and the train cut off. It's still nice though. I will go with the sparkly high-collared one, I just have one more fitting at a different shop on Tuesday just to see one more. If that's not as good, it will be the high-collared beauty!

I'm also in a bit of a funk too! I took a packed lunch out with me yesterday, but we still ended up going out for dinner and I blew it - again. It's now 2 slip-up days in a row. At least I tried for most of the day yesterday! It could've been a LOT worse!

I'm going to buy a rebounder today! I can't be bothered going outside to run, I thought just having something that I can use while I watch DVDs will be good! I might also tidy the house and do some baking today! Protein bakes of course! I'm going to try the brownies and make some more flapjacks!

Oh and WELCOME lesel!

Welcome, lesel! We are glad to have you. I assume you are as "vertically challanged" as I am. I'm only 5 foot 2 and certainly wouldn't look sickly at 105-110 but I know I couldn't maintain a weight that low. Do you mind if I ask how tall you are? Also, what are you doing to lose weight? Are you following a specific plan or just counting calories?

Thanks, Ilene. I did have a good workout. I felt so much better afterwards too. Is there anything exercise can't do?

2frus, I think you've probably told us this before but I couldn't find it skimming through the threads. When is the big day? Also, I can't wait to hear how the rebounder works out for you. My gym membership will expire in February and I've been debating whether to renew it or start building up an at home gym. I've been looking at equipment but haven't figured out yet which pieces would best suit my purposes. I love going to the gym but, as my children get older and more involved in sports, etc. my time gets more and more crunched. It would be great to be able to get a full workout at home.

I had a great day yesterday. Especially considering how yucky it started out. This week should be an easy one. My in-laws will be visiting so I'll be able to hit all of my favorite aerobics classes since I'll have someone to watch the kids. Plus, the part for our oven finally came in so I'll be able to use it again tomorrow. That will make meal planning much easier. I'm working in the garden today, getting the beds ready to put in our vegetables. You just can't beat homegrown!

Hope everyone has a successful day!

I'm sticking with my penchant for the dresses with dips in the front. My DD the bride-to-be likes the meringue ones too. Hers is kind of Titanic era flavoured with silk, a bustle and diagonal rouching (spelling rooshing??)

There's no way I can pull this bridal shower filled weekend out of the crapper. But I did go for a nice bike ride this morning. And I've been ruminating on the weightlifters holy trinity of clean eats, cardio, weightlifting so ... if I can remember that when the church ladies bring out the trays of yummy stuff ...

I think it's rouching - from French.

I didn't buy the DVD I was going to - it was out of stock even though the box was on the shelf so I didn't buy a rebounder. I still haven't done any exercise yet... I am going to lift weights next. I AM, I really am!

I've done plenty of housework today - onto 3rd load of washing, about 7th load of washing up...

Lucky - the big day is November 4th - DF's birthday!

Susan - I would like a dippy front, but I think those with the big gathers at the front are going to look dated easily and the V neck one didn't really do anything for my waist.

Right - er off to make tomorrow's lunch and to kick some weights into touch!

laters

Thanks for the welcome girls

And yeah, I'm "vertically challenged" (I like that!) as well, and 104-105 wouldn't look sickly on me, I don't think, but hey... I'm like 25 lbs away. If I get to that point and think I look too thin, I'll be glad to put on some more muscle or something, you know? Oh, and I'm about 5'2.

As for my plan, I'm counting calories (just as few a day I can get away with, considering my daily cardio trips at the gym) to lose weight... but that's sort of plateaued. Then I do cardio, pilates, and some weight training to try and get rid of the flabbiness for bathing suit season.

Good luck everyone!

Right, back to it again! I've lost that mojo that I had - back up to 165, that 2lbs is back too! I'm just going to have to fake it today! I woke up with a headache and not feeling particularly good, but I'm here, I'm upright, I might get some caffiene in a bit and I'm going to get on with my day as best I can!

Jenfrus, you baffle me! Even your posts make me tired, you are sooo active!

Oh lesel! I love new calorie counters! I really really believe in it. I do!

Morning Lucky! Morning Ilene! Good Morning everyone!

What's baffling? The fact that I do a lot or the fact that I put on weight when I do a lot? Or just the fact that I'm always up and down like a yo-yo!

I skipped my lunch run - I was too hungry, I might've died! Probably not, but I felt the need of some TLC today. I've got class tonight too, so I think I'll just take it easy.

I'm going to batch bake some more pancakes tonight after KB.

Oh funny story - been sick Thurs and half of Friday, did weights on Saturday since I felt better. Argued with myself about going out for a run on Sunday, didn't but lifted weights. Decided to set alarm early today so I could squidge in the weights I've been skipping, but woke up with a huge headache, so I snoozed instead! I will hopefully manage weights tomorrow morning, run at lunch and/or before kickboxing, kickboxing and collapse in small heap! It'll probably turn out that I just go to kickboxing! But then I've been reading, "Stop planning, just SHUT UP AND DO IT!" on a website, so I guess that's tomorrow's motto!

I wish I spent less time travelling and more time working out If we lived nearer KB I'd be sooooo ripped!

Another vote for calorie counting over here! Zig-zagging or cycling is good too - however mine seem to go up, up peak, then down down, bottom out, then go up in a strange pattern over the week rather than up down up down!

Mine zigzag without any effort on my part! Look there's a donut ZIG!
JenFrus ... we don't want you to shut up. We like your liveliness! Maybe baffle wasn't the right word ... sorry.

OK here's my head scratcher for the day. Most of us have been hovering about 2 or 4 pounds. Why do we assume that we're NOT LOSING? Why don't we figure that we're MAINTAINING?

baffle = confuse?? Now I'm baffled

You have a doughnut... GIMME NOW! It's for your own good... I need it!

I actually figure about this bouncing around 2 or so pounds - I think I'm losing... but just v e r y s l o w l y.

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Holy !! You ladies have been busy. Welcome lesel! Another calorie counter here.

Why is it that these last pounds are so darn hard to take off but yet they come flying back on no problem at all?????? I had a REALLY bad weekend. We were drywalling our basement so exercise was not the problem but lets see there was.......donuts , KFC , pizza and McDonalds plus I didn't drink near enough water and this morning I'm 158!!!! 8 pounds in three days! AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!! I know that part of it is water retention because my feet are swollen and so are my hands but still! I've got my now tight size 10 Calvin Kliens on to keep me in line today.

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Susan, great minds must think alike! I woke up this morning with the same idea in my head. Even with the bit of weight that I've gained (much of which is gone, I think - but I haven't been on the scale) it occurred to me that THIS is what maintainence is. And, quite frankly, it is a huge improvement for me. I don't remember a time when I wasn't either gaining or losing weight. I don't think I've ever just hovered.

But, with that said, I think I'm on a losing streak. Staying off of the scale has served me well. I'm starting to feel thin again and that is really motivating me. I believe that part of the reason I was recycling those pounds was because I had in my head a certain weight I refused to go over. I'd lose a couple pounds but as long as I wasn't near "that" number I'd allow myself to relax my habits. Not getting on the scale means that I have to assume the worst of my weight which means I stay on track without analyzing it all so much.

I skipped the gym yesterday and went for a walk in the park instead. Our weather was beautiful so there was just no sense in working out indoors. DH took the kids fishing while I walked. I felt soooo good when we got home. I knew the cold and wet weather we'd been having had given me the blues but I didn't realize how yucky my mood was until I started feeling more myself yesterday. I've decided that I'll do all of my cardio outside as the weather permits and hit the gym just for weights, the sauna/hot tub, and the occasional class. Well, until our tempertures creep up which, in the South, won't be long!