Me too ladies, with the bra size! I started at a 44D and now, 40 pounds down, I'm in a 42C. Not a big change, but I used to look down and see "the girls", now I look down and I can see my stomach Hubby has definitely noticed! I told him if they get any smaller as I lose the next 65 pounds, he will be paying for implants and a lift!!
I have a friend that had a reduction 2 years ago, and she says it was the best thing she ever did. She didn't lose any weight though(around 300) before the surgery and I wonder what will happen if she ever decides to lose weight? She went from a 44F to about a C.
Well, I will check in later, gotta go pick up hubby.

Kathy

No I don't think there has been one finalized. there was one suggestion that there be no drive-thru or fast food for the month. Wouldn't be a challenge for me personally but if it helps others that is fine. I just never have any money for it and I did take the favorite pizza place out of my favorites for online ordering. I am open to any suggestions.
melissa

Re: October Goals

No fast food seems good

How bout some solid serious play time w/kids/husband/friends/etc... like I don't know park time? bowling? something? like...24 hrs in the month?

I know something I deal with is that whenever my husband and I decide to go out and "do something special" that ALWAYS means going out to a giant dinner. UGGG.

Ummm maybe a goal could be to not say anything negative about oneself for the entire month? Is that even possible?

and I think it would be cool to have exercise hour goals again. I didn't participate in September and would like to very much in October.

Just some thoughts
Carrie

Would any of you mind if I come up with an optional 'get to know you questionaire' ?

I think they are really helpful in catching up on people's personalities and I could really use a crash course.

Carrie

Questionaire is fine with me. I guess we could go with excersize and no fast food for october. I know that would be good for some to take some of the pressure off trying to get a certain loss for the month-it sucks for those who plateau. We want something where everyone can feel the success together and I know the excersize thing would be a big challenge for me personally as I really suck at it. I was going over the journal I kept for september and boy I had some ups and downs for the month but the important thing is I never quit. I commend all who are still here and those who are back. That is what is going to make the difference and make it happen.
melissa

All the ideas sound great to me. Fast food eeeww might have to have once or twice but I can really try not to, just have to make a couple meals ahead of time so those days were you dont feel like cooking its there just heat it up. I think alot of the weight loss and diet is proper planning. If you plan you cant really screw up. Right????I'm hoping to beable to afford a treadmill by mid October so I wont have to go out for my walks.Fingers crossed. I should be able to stick to Octobers goals, if life is easy on me. LOL take care ladies.

How about no fast food doubling the exercise goal. Or, since we all seem to have different means of exercise, how about if each of us posts an individual exercise goal. Maybe also a personal goal. For instance, I turn on the teapot now, everytime I am on the phone or when ever I am stressed. Some days I have 10 cups. I'd like to cut down to 3 cups a day.
Carrie- a questionaire is fine with me too.

I rode my bike today for 4.7 miles, about 2 miles on dirt and the rest on wonderful smooth pavement. The world looks so different from my bike and I love it. I still can't get up all the hills, but then I walk so it's ok.
Food was ok too, 1250 calories.

I'm wondering how many calories those of us who are counting are doing? Please share, other calorie counters. According to fitday. my calories are ok, but the breakdown of carbs protein and fats is still higher in carbs and fats than protein. I think that's cause I'm eating lots of fruit, my most favorite thing in the world. I could probably eat a whole watermelon by myself.
Laura

QUESTIONAIRE:

Cut and Paste

All questions optional of course

Name:
Married/Single/Dating:
Pets:
Occupation:
Height/weight/:
Goal weight:
Have you always been overweight?:
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed?
Chocolate or gummy candy?
Describe your favorite outfit?
Top 3 favorite Movies:
Top 3 favorite books:
Do you like reality tv?
Who's your movie star crush?
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU:
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs:
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be:
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life?
Do you know your neighbors?
Do you like them?
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight?
Was this questionaire way too long?

HAVE FUN!

Name: CARRIE
Married/Single/Dating: MARRIED ALMOST 9 YEARS
Pets: LOTS! 4 CATS;BABY, FRAIDY, MR T AND LOUIS. 1 RABBIT; FRED. 2 DOGS, A DOBERMAN NAMED LAYLA AND A NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF NAMED CASHMERE AND MILLIONS OF FISH
Occupation: 911 DISPATCHER
Height/weight/: 5'0" 174
Goal weight: ULTIMATELY 100LBS
Have you always been overweight?: SINCE 3RD GRADE
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? ALL OF THE ABOVE
Chocolate or gummy candy? CHOCOLATE A LOT
Describe your favorite outfit? MY ANTIQUE WASH GAP LOW RISE, SKINNY LEG JEANS W/MY BLACK AND WHITE FITTED BROCADE CORSET-LIKE BUT NOT LACE UP FLOWERED TOP, BLACK VELVET BLAZER (STILL HAVE TO HIDE MY ARMS) AND MY VERY SHINY BLACK PATENT MOTORCYCLE CLASP 4" HEELS! LOVE IT!
Top 3 favorite Movies: LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, THE GREEN MILE, THE UNTOUCHABLES
Top 3 favorite books: BEL RIA, STILL LIFE WITH CROWS, THE GREEN MILE
Do you like reality tv? SOME
Who's your movie star crush? RYAN REYNOLDS
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: LET HER CRY-HOOTIE (YES I KNOW THAT'S EMBARASSING)
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: PRETTY SURE BRIEFS
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: A JELLYFISH
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? MY HUSBAND AND KIDS (COUNTING THEM AS ONE IS CHEATING I KNOW), GETTING MY JOB AND THE DRAMA THAT ENTAILS WORKING IN A 12' BY 12' ROOM W/SEVERAL CATTY WOMEN, MEETING MY TWO BEST FRIENDS.
Do you know your neighbors? NO
Do you like them? NO
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? ALL OF IT REALLY, WHETHER OR NOT IT'S RATIONAL.
Was this questionaire way too long? YES I DO THINK SO.

hi everyone! glad to see those snotty neighbors are starting to lay off melissa. congrats on getting your sep. goal!
i loved you list of accomplishments sandi! that was awesome.
well you ladies are right on with the pro-breast reduction stuff. i am going to be all over that when i get to my goal. my bras are already loose in the band, but cup size is not really going down. i have all this excess skin and sagging. yuck. i am 25 and should have perky tits. i hate having big boobs. have to hold them when i run. i was a 36g (at 238), and even now 36d feels too big. i think i would like to be around 34c.. maybe 32 since i have such a small frame.
questionaires are so fun!! here it is:

Name: candice
Married/Single/Dating: married 8/04
Pets: none, but i want some fish and a cat
Occupation: i want to be an urban planner, but i currently sell health insurance and tutor some korean nurses in english (which i love doing.. if i could make enough $$ with that i would do it full time).
Height/weight/: 5'4", 163 lbs
Goal weight: in the 110-125 range. probably closer to 125, but i set my ticker low, so i wouldn't have all that trouble with losing the last 15 lbs also, can i have a goal height? i would like to be 5'2"
Have you always been overweight?: since 3rd grade i think. that's when the other kids started teasing me about being fat.
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? not anymore
Chocolate or gummy candy? depends. usually chocolate though.
Describe your favorite outfit? toss up between my new full brown flower skirt and black lace tank top from anthropologie with black platforms, and my green hoodie and "the best girls are from orange county" shirt from urban outfitters with my gap denim skirt and my copper glitter ballet flats. oh man, i red-heart that t-shirt
Top 3 favorite Movies: gone with the wind, steel magnolias, and the ring
Top 3 favorite books: false memory and the watchers by dean koontz, and the bear and the dragon by tom clancy. but i love anything by either of those authors.
Do you like reality tv? nonononononono!!
Who's your movie star crush? nicolas cage and matthew mcconaughey
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: everything i want to be, by save ferris
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: shouldn't he "go commando?"
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: an alligator, so i wouldn't have to do anything
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? becoming a christian, almost-one eloping with my (now) husband, meeting my best friend
Do you know your neighbors? yes (the couple next door) and that's rare here!
Do you like them? yes (also rare in so.cal.)
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? none! as squishy says, "life is a celebration, so come on now and celebrate!" plus.. if i'm blaming life's downs on anything, it's time i waste not doing something about it.
Was this questionaire way too long? not the way it was designed, but i made it long with my goofy answers

I like having the monthly exercise goals...that's where I fall short and need the most help. As for the no fast food goal...I'll skip that one. My "diet plan" is all about keeping it real so I can live like this forever and I do eat fast food on occassion...it's a fact of my life.

Name: Suzy
Married/Single/Dating: Married...almost 24 years!
Pets: A 9 year old shetland sheepdog
Occupation: My husband and I own and operate a sheet metal and heating business.
Height/weight/: 5' 5" 154
Goal weight: At least 140
Have you always been overweight?: For the last 20 years or so I have been about 20 pounds overweight, but packed on an extra 10 on top of that over the past year.
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? Yes
Chocolate or gummy candy? Chocolate
Describe your favorite outfit? Jeans, t-shirt and sneakers
Top 3 favorite Movies: Wizard of Oz, Gone With The Wind, and any John Wayne western.
Top 3 favorite books: To Kill A Mockingbird, Of Mice And Men, The Lord Of The Rings series
Do you like reality tv? NO!
Who's your movie star crush? Sean Connery
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: Then They Do ~ Trace Adkins
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: Cadwell had the best answer for this one!
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: A house cat, so I could eat and lay around in the sunshine all day long!
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? Getting married and the birth of my two sons.
Do you know your neighbors? Yes
Do you like them? Yes, most of them.
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? None, life is what you make of it no matter what size you are.
Was this questionaire way too long? Nope

Okay, having a really bad day here and it's not even 9AM. I'll do this just for ya'll though I feel like just going to bed and being lazy:

Name: Theresa

Married/Single/Dating: Married for 5 years, with 2 children: 1 &3 years old.

Pets: None, since we threw our cats outside. They wanted nothing but to escape and be outside, and no matter what I did they kept getting fleas, which got into my carpet, and then I gave them their wish and threw them outside. They are now living under my back deck, and I feed them, and the seem happy. I am still battling fleas, which just won't go away no matter what I do. So...no more pets in my house! Ever! We do have a dog, but he won't stay in the backyard, digs holes under the fence, and keeps bringing home shoes. Where are the shoes coming from? I don't want to find out.

Occupation: Stay at home mommy, or home engineer as I guess it's called now.

Height/weight/: 5'5", 250 for the last month

Goal weight: 150

Have you always been overweight? No, before I had my kids I skinny. I went on bed rest and food became my drug.

Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? Yep.

Chocolate or gummy candy? Gummy.

Describe your favorite outfit? Sweat pants these days. I'm SO out of the fashion loop, don't even buy clothes lately. I'll get back into it when nothing fits anymore though! Once I get out of the house more than the weekly grocery store trip, I'll be more interested.

Top 3 favorite Movies: I haven't seen a movie in years. I know, pathetic me. Last date night hubby and I opted to stay home and sleep while the kids were gone. It was heaven.

Top 3 favorite books: I could list fifty. True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters. Kite Runner. Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates. Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by ZZ Packer.

Do you like reality tv? The good ones, but not the stupid ones like Please Marry My Dad!

Who's your movie star crush? My hubby. He's a movie star in my eyes.

Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: Can't think of one. Guess I'm one of a kind.

Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: I agree with Cadwell, neither.

If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: I would be a horse, big enough to stomp on people.

What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? Birth of both my children, day I met my hubby, and the day I was walking through the mall and caught a glimpse of myself one of those long mirrors. It didn't even look like me, I was astonished, stopped and stared and wanted to cry. That's when I knew I had to lose the weight. I'm not even myself anymore.

Do you know your neighbors? Yes. Hubby grew up with them but I am just on the wave as you pass basis.

Do you like them? Not really. They tie their dogs out behind their house, have goats and chickens in their yard. We live outside the city so there's nothing we can do about it.

How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? I don't think my problems are caused by my weight, but the weight doesn't make dealing with life very easy.

Was this questionaire way too long? It's okay, but my son hit the escape key while I was halfway through and for some reason it erased all my answers and I had to retype and I have TOM cramps and I think I'm going back to bed now.

Theresa

Name: Melissa
Married/Single/Datingivorced Divorced Divorced
Pets:Fish and a bird named Batty because he hangs upside down and opens his wings
Occupation:Chief cook and bottle washer although we are done with bottles around here.
Height/weight/:5'1" 213
Goal weight:122
Have you always been overweight?:Pretty much always
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? mainly when stressed. If I am tired I go to bed and sometimes eat when bored.
Chocolate or gummy candy?Oh definately chocolate
Describe your favorite outfit? At this point I don't have one-that is one thing I am looking forward to is clothes shopping!
Top 3 favorite Moviesh man-Lord of the rings trilogy, matrix trilogy, fried green tomatoes-I have too many I like-movies are my favorite
Top 3 favorite books: a woman of substance, Envy by Sondra Brown, and the Lord of the rings trilogy along with The Hobbit.
Do you like reality tv? not really. The only one I watched was ****'s Kitchen otherwise nope.
Who's your movie star crush? oh man that is a long list. Jason Mamoa is a hotty, Ben Browder, Mel Gibson, Brad Pitt-ok I am man crazy what can I say.
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU:not sure there is one but I do adore Coldplay.
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs:Candace said it all!
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: I don't want to come back. LOL
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? My first divorce, my second divorce, and the arrival of raising my granddaughters.
Do you know your neighbors? not really
Do you like them? Not really
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? None, I always had the choice of whether to put that food into my mouth or not.
Was this questionaire way too long? naw

Been AWOL most of this month. It started good and then went south taking my diet with it! One good thing, I haven't gained any weight so at least I don't have to catch up on lost ground. The worst has been the overwhelming fatugue. I'm trying to change jobs (not just for me, doc recommended it would help hubby too) but am looking for the right one. It'll just take time I guess.
Congrats to all of you who stayed with it and met your goals, you inspire me!!

Name: Suzette
Married/Single/Dating: married, 11 years
Pets: newfoundland/german shepherd mix (weighs 130!) named bear, yorkie named spanky,cat-snowball, and a cockatoo named sadie.
Occupation: icu nurse
Height/weight/:5'9" 215
Goal weight:150
Have you always been overweight?:since I was 18, before that I was super skinny
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? yes, especially when tired
Chocolate or gummy candy? hands down--chocolate
Describe your favorite outfit? soft pair of jeans with a comfy sweater
Top 3 favorite Movies: Under the Tuscan Sun, Enchanted April, Saving Grace
Top 3 favorite books: I read constantly, anything by James Patterson, Frances Mayes, or Tess Gerritson to name a few.
Do you like reality tv? no, I get enough reallity with my job!!
Who's your movie star crush? Sean Connery, that voice just does me in!!!
Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band.
Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: Briefs, anyone who talks that way has got to be wearing too tight undies!!!
If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: A siamese cat
What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? When I realized I was living in an abusive realtionship in my first marriage and had lost who I was, meeting my present hubby, graduating from college at the ripe age of 44
Do you know your neighbors? not really
Do you like them? they seem ok
How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? I don't blame the event, just how I deal with it. If one brownie makes me feel a little better then 10 will make everything ok!! (The old me used to think that way)
Was this questionaire way too long? not really, good questions made it interesting!!!

Melissa~ Congratulations on your goal! You are awesome!

Name: melanie
Married/Single/Dating: married
Pets: we might still have a hamster around the house somewhere, but he's been awol for a bit now. my dd said it's b/c he kept trying to tell her something but she doesn't speak hamster.
Occupation:
Height/weight/:
Goal weight:
Have you always been overweight?: always chubby, some ages more so than others. I remember wanting a girdle to wear to my dance class in 4th grade
Do you eat when your bored/tired/stressed? is there a better time to eat?
Chocolate or gummy candy? chocolate

Describe your favorite outfit? *squeal!* I heart clothes and I can't afford them and don't look good in the ones I want. My fave outfit right now : jeans, a patterned greenish top with lacey accents, chocolate courderoy (sp?) blazer, long silky skinny scarf and bronze wedges.

Top 3 favorite Movies: hard to think of them right now--Next Stop Wonderland for sure--that movie made me realize I didn't like the guy I was dating and had a direct role in meeting my husband. SHAG--total chick flick.

Top 3 favorite books: Midnight's Children by Salmun Rushdie, Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Immortality or Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (Oh!) and The Sun Also Rises by Hemmingway

Do you like reality tv? is tv real?

Who's your movie star crush? If Matthew McCon-a-hottie ever came on to me I would have to chant my wedding vows aloud as a protective mantra. And Luke Wilson...I heart him too--that jawline! Those longing looks! My husband actually looks exactly like David Arquette without the doofy clothes. (mmm...my husband without clothes! ) I got a crush on David Arquette when I saw Scream before I met my hubby.

Name one song that comes closest to describing YOU: Prince's Sexy Mutha***er HA HA HA!

Do you think captain kirk wears boxers or briefs: Shatner! Free Willy!

If you came back in another life as an animal/fish what would you be: Once I did this quiz thing and the answer was a monkey, so I'm sticking with that.

What are 3 life changing moments you've experienced in your life? The birth of my daughter, The death of my father, the night I realized that my (then) boyfriend was The One.

Do you know your neighbors? Used to, but now we have 2 new households (did we drive the others away?)
Do you like them? so far, so good.

How much of life's down's do you blame on your weight? not much, but I blame my weight on much of life's downs.
Was this questionaire way too long? aw--it's over?