hello Everyone!!!

i Am Sitting Here With This Evil Heffa At Work Tonight. I Swear If She Wasnt Here My Life Would Be So Much Better! Anywho, I Hope All Is Well With My Sista's. The Instructor For Tj Cousin Posted On 3fc The Other Day And She Is Looking For B4 And After Pics To Put On The Website. I Think That This Will Be Another Motivater For Me. I Would Love To Be On The Infomercial!!! Lol

Ok Peace Out Yall!!

Im down right miserable...house is a mess its obvious both kids didn't do their chores the last few days. Hubby usually doesn't say anything to them about them doing their stuff,,,so leaves me to be the bad guy,,,and if Im not here then things pile up. So Now,,,Im about to blow a major BF,,,Ive warned the holdest he may have to fine another place to leave, so he can live how he wants. Cause the way hes living in my house isn't how its going to be. Either that or he can start paying for a house cleaning to come in weekly to pick up after him. See how long that goes for before he clues in. The youngest one was causing me grief yesterday,,,hes now grounded from computer and game station. Hmmm wonder if he realizes he shouldn't of pulled nothing with me yet...cause the list of chores Ive piled on is pretty long.
Eating has been good,,,water intake good,,,need to do my exercises though...lazy.
Still haven't planted any flowers...and don't want to right now since my neighbours are outside...don't really care for that side...their son is an evil child. Thinks its funny to ring our doorbell and run...kid is not too bright since we know its him.
Anyways,,,going to go finish everything up...
later all

Cassy, that is great about your clothes going else where....

Im going back outside to work on my flowers,,,only have half a dozen more big pots to fill...lol I feel so grungy from all the dirt. Can't wait to shower and go to bed,,,,
have a great night all

I've been away for awhile getting back on track - the rest of you look like you are doing a great job with the challenge!
Angelia - I'm with you on the teenagers and their mess. I hate this time of year! Schools almost out and they don't care about anything. One is graduating this week and I told him he'd better start looking for a place to live if he no longer wanted to be part of the family!
Amanda - you are an inspiration to all of us! Trying to turn my jealousy into motivation that I can do it too! We all can!
Congrats GoofyGirl on the 5lb loss - hope you were able to stay with the veggie tray at the party!
Hope you all have a good week!

Hello Ladies,

I just wanted to check in a see how everyone's weekend went. Here I struggled and struggled. The veggie tray was there and so was everything else. I did it again. This is so a never ending cycle for me. I was doing so good this past week then I messed up. What's wrong with me? Can I not follow through on anything. What the ****. Let me stop. I better go and chill out . I'll talk to you all later.

Hi Everybody! I've finally moved and am getting settled. The start of the challenge hasn't been going too well for me. I was living with my inlaws and their idea of a healthy dinner is fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, and homemade macaroni and cheese. My MIL actually said, "I made this dinner especially for your diet - nothing but chicken and vegetables." The next night was pork chops breaded and fried and then soaking in a gravy that was so oily it separated as you were spooning it out of the dish. YUCK!!
Now we're moved into our own apartment, but I haven't been able to unpack the kitchen so we're eating out every meal. But I'm drinking as much water as I can and I hope to be able to unpack the kitchen soon. I would do it today, but I just started my new job and I'm really tired - I haven't worked since I started the move in April. But my new apartment has a pool and a fitness center. I hope to check them both out this week.
Well, I hope everybody is doing fine. Congratulations to all who are "loosing" this weight loss battle!
GoofyGrl - Don't beat yourself up over the party. Those are the temptations that are the hardest. If it were easy, we would all be thin. Just pick yourself back up and start again. And remember, we're all in this together.

FURIOUS....YOU ARE TOO FUNNY SUGE! I AM SOO SORRY YOU HAVE A DEMON CHILD LIVING NEXT TO YOU! I PLANTED SOME FLOWERS ALONG MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TRYING TO BE ALL CUTE AND PLANT DIFFERENT ONES THAN WHAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER PLANTED. WELL THE DAMN ANIMALS OVER THERE BIT THE HEADS OFF OF ALL MY FLOWERS!! I WAS SOOO MADD!!! THE ONLY THING THAT SURVIVED IS THE PETUNIAS. SO I HAVE TO DIG UP THE DEAD PLANTS AND PLANT PETUNIAS INSTEAD. I AM TRYING TO MAKE MY HOUSE A LITTLE MORE SPECIAL THAN IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN OCT. LAST YEAR. NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I PLANTED NEW GRASS OR SOMETHING!

REGINA...JUST REMEMBER SUGE "... IT WILL NOT TASTE AS GOOD AS LOOKING GOOD FEELS" THAT STUFF IS NOT WORTH IT GIRL. I AM SITTING HERE MUCHING ON GRANOLA BARS AND WATER. THE GRANOLA BAR HAS FRUTOSE CORN SYRUP IN IT, WHICH I AM TRYING TO AVOID- USING THIS NEW PLAN BY DR. OZ. BUT THAT IS ALL I HAVE, THIS DRIVER BRINGS ME WATER AND GRANOLA BARS EVERY NIGHT. HE IS SO SWEET TO DO IT SO I TRY NOT TO DISAPPOINT BY NOT TAKING IT. THAT IS HOW I FEELS AT SOCIAL GATHERINGS TOO, LIKE I HAVE TO EAT WHAT THEY HAVE TO NOT OFFEND THEM. ALL THIS IS MINOR MINOR SET BACKS.. TODAY IS A NEW DAY BABY!

4 THE FUTURE...SOMETIMES CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENT YOU FROM DOING WHAT YOU NEED TO DO. FROM WHAT YOU SAID, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU REALLY COULDNT DO WHAT YOU NEEDED. BUT IT IS OK GIRL, MAYBE PICK HEALTHIER CHOICES AT THE FAST FOOD PLACES. WHICH IS SO HARD, I KNOW. NOW THAT YOU ARE GETTING SETTLED I AM SURE IT WILL BE OK.

AND MOVING IS A WORKOUT GIRL!! CREDIT YOURSELF FOR THAT!!!

Hey all...
Cassy,,,we have large rabbits populating the neighbhourhood at an alarming rate. Some are bigger then my dog, Jack Russel. They ate some of my pretty plants that usually come up each year. Just saw some lil chew marks along one leaf...great..... (almer fudd,,,going out to hunt rabbits)
4thefuture,,,sounds like you tried,,,and well some times instead of freaking you just go with the flow...eat as less as you can of the man made food...ie: gravy and other no nos and fill up on fresh fruits. Which you can buy...

well Im off to bed,,,I have a bad cold and feel like Ive been carrying around a head that is 4 times bigger then it should be. Drugs are my friend right now...lol Nyquil is calling me name....
night

Thanks for the encouragment. I have been eating as healthy as I can when we eat out. Last night I had a turkey sandwich with no cheese and no mayo and all the veggies they had when we went to try out a new sub shop. I also subbed pretzels for the chips and, of course, had water to drink. I'm finding that I have a lot of time with not really anything to do at work (my boss went out of town the evening of my first day and nobody knows what I'm supposed to be doing so there's noone to train me) so I've taken the time to walk around the campus and explore. There's lots of hills around here (I'm in Charlottesville, Virginia) so it's quite a workout.
Furious - I hope you feel better soon. Summer colds are the worst!

HELLO MY SISTA'S!!

WELL I HAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM TJ TODAY. I SWEAR I WAS NOT FEELING PERKY ENOUGH TO DO IT.. BUT I DID THE TJ AB WORKOUT AND DID A BELLYDANCE WORKOUT TAPE THAT I FOUND. IT WAS REALLY FUN.. TOO MUCH FUN I THINK, I FELT THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE WORKED OUT AS HARD AS I SHOULD HAVE.

DOING SOME SCULPTING TOMMOROW. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP UP ON THE WATER THING, FOR SOME REASON IT HAS BEEN HARD LATELY.

FURIOUS...WHAT I WAS TOLD WOULD HELP WITH RABBITS IS TO PLANT MARIGOLDS. THEY REALLY HATE THEM AND WILL STAY AWAY FROM WHERE EVER THEY ARE. I TRIED TO PLANT A MINI GARDEN WITH ONIONS, CILANTRO AND BASIL. WE WILL SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT!

OK LADIES, BYE,BYE FOR NOW

Ya Hoo. Lost another 2.4 lbs. I'm hoping this keeps up. I've tried to setup a whole new plan and so far it's working.

1] Eat 6 mini meals Breakfast, snack, Lunch, Snack, Dinner, Snack which add up to 1,200 per day calories

2] Reading and learning on how many grams and % of fat, carbs, protein etc...I can consume on a 1,200 per day calories program

3] Reading alot of info from the ladies in the 3FC Maintainers part of forum on how they lost their weight and have kept it off for years. How that losing weight takes alot of work but its' well worth it in the end..

4] Started walking just a little but hey it's a start === need new running shoes that's for sure

5] Going to Weight Watchers and staying at the meetings

6] Changed my thinking about losing = even it's 1/2 lb. or stays the same at least I didn't gain!!

There is probably other things. I'm quite happy the way things are going and I really don't feel deprived at all.

I really wish the best for everyone, talk again soon.

ELAINE...CONGRATS MY SISTA!!!! I NOW WILL DANCE FOR YOU AND THE HOMELESS POUNDS

IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE REALLY FOCUSED. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU! IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE KEEPING A FOOD JOURNAL..DOES IT HELP YOU?? I CAN NEVER SEEM TO DO THAT AND STAY COMMITTED TO IT.

I WANT TO GO HOME AND DO SOME ABS TONIGHT...I AM ALL TALK NOW, WHEN I GET HOME I KNOW THAT I WILL BE EXHAUSTED!

How is everyone doing? Here totally happy becasue today is the day my mom comes and we head out on our vacation together. My whole family is going down to San Antonio to see my dad and spend some time there. Hope the challenge is going good, here I am managing. I didn't gain anything so that is good.

My new job is nice, I know this may seem dorky and all but I have always wanted to work where I had my own cubicle space and I do and it is in the corner area, even better so I am hidden... I think I am going to enjoy it.

Well I just wanted to say Good Luck to everyone and I will be out of commission until the 19th of June. So I will talk to you all then. I will miss my sistas and will be thinking of each one of you. Until then take care, be safe and have a great weekend.

Regina,,,I work in a cube too,,,and have it so I am away from everyone else...mostly.
Cassy,,,belly dancing moves...well what video is that? Gonna have to try that.
Elaine you are going well...keep it up.

Amanda Mae where are you?

Had my second interview yesterday and by the time I was done I was done. Migrain...haven't had one in months. My eating has been good,,,could be better...I did mention the ice cream cone thing on Tuesday didn't I?
Well Im off to shower and get ready for work. Later