Hi all! I just got back from my vacation and I have to admit I fell way off the wagon (and got run over by the wheels). But today I am back and ready to start again. I'm going to the gym in a bit and and plan on eating right. And I found out that my trainer quit and didn't let me know. Now I have to meet with some new guy that took over some of his clients. oh, well.

libchick Hope you had a grand ole time. Welcome back! And good on ya for getting back to the gym and eating OP. One day at a time!

Holyteror Sounds like you're handling your stress in all the right ways! Keep on keeping on!

musictchr A good kind of scary though, eh?! Isn't it wonderful what a support group can get you dreaming about? You must feel great sticking to such a healthy program.

aud Have you had your water today, missy?! Drink up now, you hear?!

I'm feeling good today. Yeah! Here's the plan:

W - 8
E - OP 1 bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios w/o milk
E - None
D - I feel light and happy. Hold on to that great feeling!

hey all. im alive still. not dropping much though, i keep going back up and back down ??????

clykk- my ex is still trying to get back with me, dont know. i havent gone to the gym in one week. i have to try to motivate my butt to get up, im in a lil bit of a slump. . ..

freeqeegrl I'm so glad to see you came back! I know it is hard when you're off program. It seems to be my sermon today as I was on another thread saying the same thing. The sermon is: Keep coming back ESPECIALLY at those times when you need the support. Even if you just let us know that you are in a slump. We can lend you some support for those down times. Lord knows, I have been riding the rollercoaster of late and I have considered not checking in, but I did anyways. I spoke about what was bothering me and lo and behold, I feel better today. It took a few days, but I know the constant contact here at 3FC aided my comeback. YOU DESERVE SUPPORT!

Tx for being here thru thick 'n thin, so to speak, clykkie! Just refilled my meager water tx to your reminder! Glad you Post when you are up OR down OR just in-between, clykk AND ALL!

Hiya libchick &freeqg! KNEW some WEED'ers were missing - Welcome Back and let's get to it!

Speaking of slumping . . . I reacted to mega-unexpected work stress in a typically negative self destructive way last nite - but pulled myself out of the tailspin with the help of Mr. Dancing Carrot Visualization! (Actually really did think of my buds here at 3fc and what it would be like describing how I reacted, ya know?

Hey, I've been thinking I'll run again someday too musicT! Right now I just need to keep my walking committment first, right?

W: More

E: Staying OP

E: Just Do It - for YOU auddie!

D: When demanding folks get demanding - take even MORE time to make yourself HEALTHY - not less and not self destructive cycle!

Hello friends!!! Before I get too far in, let me say HEEEEYYYY to libchick and freequegirl!! We've been missing u guys!!!!

What a strange 24 hrs. Last night went into work at 7p to find out I'm being pulled to overflow (when the rest of the hospital is full and need more beds, they open an extra wing for people, oddball staff, no equipment etc. but we make do) and they had EIGHT patients for THREE NURSES! So I suck and ended up EATING to stay awake and stay entertained. Not to mention the sweetie I worked with who went on break and brought back cinnamon buns (MAPLE, no less!) for us to have with our coffee.....sigh, I KNEW I should have said no thanks! But whatever. I've been pretty good until then. Ended up not straying too far, but did kind of munch all night and drank too much coffee (the creamer is the kicker)...but we all deserve a "slow" night at work now and then. Though I'd rather be busy so the night goes faster.

Then a dear friend called that morning and said she woke up early and couldn't sleep, did I want to meet her for coffee/breakfast? So I did, and what the HECK did I order!?!?!? LOL, your typical greasy-spoon runny eggs, hash browns, buttery toast, Oh for GOODNESS SAKE MICHELLE! Then she broke down telling me she is leaving her husband, etc.....and it became so sad! I just SUCK at saying the right things. I do understand it's good just to be a listener too though. Ended up staying awake until at least 9:30 am.

The alarm went off four hours later at 1:15 calling me to the gym. BUT I went! YAY ME!!! Oh waaaait for it, here it goes.... Decided my muscles were sore from all week's exercise (this week I upped my weights! Not back to pre-ankle lifting but getting there) so I decided, being half tired, I'd just do a good hour of cardio....30 min elliptical and 30 min treadmill on hill mode. OH DEAR GOODNESS. Cardio is so different broken up into 30 min before and 30 min after lifting! I am a total dirtball, sweatball. BIG ring of wetness around the front of my shirt, bright red face. HOW do those young skinny chicks RUN for an hour, barely break a sweat? I'm not complaining, I kinda like to sweat, like to feel like I'm doing something. Even if I'm not in great shape, all that sweating, pumping heartrate, I KNOW I'm getting there.

Now I have to get showered, pick up kidders, dinner and back to work again. I hope I'm not going back to overflow, I don't know if I can do that sloooow pace again. But I will eat right, maybe even do a bit of exercise at work, the steps, walking lunges, squats, that kind of thing.

Almost done with the 2nd Harry Potter book, skipping along.

Personals tomorrow but I can't wait to hear how 25 minutes of straight jogging/running goes for glit, and I can't wait to hear how Clykk does DAY ONE. I think I'll start day one next week. It can be my warm up 20 min cardio.

xoxooxoxoo Michelle

NMichelle & I are leading parallel cyber lives . . . different industries - similar weights - similar coping styles.

* . . . humming Twilight Zone Theme . . . doo doo doo-dooooooooo . . . . *

* . . . dusty tumbleweed blowin' and rolling lazily thru Thread . . . *

OH WEED'ers . . . come out come out wherever y'all are!

Got my WEED on yesterday - feeling centered and oh so powerful as a result. Hope everyone is having a groovy Saturday! Time for some WEEKendWEED:

W: Saturday adjusted level

E: Gonna try for The Trail

E: OP all the way (these two lines may need switchin/?)

D: My buddy at work Mom passed - proceed to the wake with compassion but not let it trigger the devastational feeling/eating from when My Own Dear Mother Passed.

It is rather quiet in here isn't it?!! I was out frolicking in the sun today. Got home around 8:30 tonight. I brought the equivalent of 32 oz of water, but it was hard to convince myself to drink because I knew I would have to visit the public washrooms more often. I did manage to drink that much at least. I was so aware of how much more hungry I was. I believe it was from being dehydrated. I really notice now how a glass of water curbs the hunger.

My DS and I had a great day together with a scary end to the adventure. We went to Ontario Place for the day. We rode rides and went to the water park. I got much exercise walking from Land to Land (it is very spread out with not much inbetween), but I also got an unexpected 30 minute cardio workout when we went on the Paddle Boat. My DS did the steering while I was on my own paddling those legs of mine. His were a bit to short, so it was not easy for him to reach the pedals. Man! It was a true work-out. I was sweating and short of breath. A great work-out! So, I definitely got my cardio in, not to mention my deep knee bends as I worked with my DS picking up foam balls off the ground for him and reloading his stationary foam ball gun. Up, down, up, down, (repeat this one hundred times!). And then, of course there is the ascent up the stairs to the top of the water slides with a 2-person tube slung over my shoulder. And then there's the sprint out of the water park in bare feet after my son and I were ganged up on by some bullies (2 mothers defending their darling delinquent children from the likes of little ole me.) Long story, but suffice it to say, I came to understand very quickly why these kids were so disrespectful, rude and bullies. It was a scary end to our day. I am glad to be home safe from the madness of bullies looking for a fight.

musictcher Woo Hoo on the further weight loss! 40 lbs gone!!

Camping woes---Diet-wise, I think everyone appreciates watermelon when camping or any other seasonal fruit. Have whomever is driving, stop at the side of the road where these things are being sold and I think you'll have everyone joining in with their delight of the local harvest. Corn on the cob is also loved by everyone I know. And what about a great big salad. I don't think you'll find anything but agreement that a salad out in the open air is GREAT! Everything tastes better when camping, even fruit and vegetables. How about getting a plate of raw veggies out on the card table next to the chips and watch people enjoy them.

Going for an early morning walk by yourself is a great way to start a camping day. You might even find others tagging along with you. Or how about suggesting doing some exploring without mentioning the exercise that will happen?

aud Way to go with staying OP yesterday. I hope it went equally as well today for you! As to being triggered, you probably will be, but choose to feel what you have to feel and then go for a long walk, followed by a bubble bath. You know pigging out won't take the sadness away. Why not just let it come and pamper yourself in a new way. What about writing a story about your mother or doing something in her honour. I heard that once and I thought that was a neat idea. When you know you are going to be mourning her loss, find a way to celebrate her life through the mourning process.

Or eat, and start a fresh the next day!!

W - 4
E - 30 minute cardio, 20 minutes deep knee bends, 100 stairs climbed and the mad dashing sprint
E - OP - Did good with the choices I had. Leave it at that.
D - Home safe and sound. All is well!

i haven't done well today but i'm not feelin great either. the cold keeps getting worse, although i'm not currently running a fever. Lots of congestion but i'm staying hydrated and on mucinex. I will try to get some exercise in tomorrow. it's hard when i want to workout but my chest just itches at me...those boogies are frat partying it up in there.

Speaking of frat parties....
well not really but close to..

I've made an important decision....I'm going back to school...hopefully starting at the end of august at univ. of phoenix. I'll be able to do online classes and get my degree in business managment. I think it will help in the long run for A) jobs now, and B) when dh decides he's done with the USAF. We were originally not planning on reenlisting but he thinks he has no choice. I know with those lovely initials B.S. behind my resume my value will go up some. I'll be paid better in the long run with ANY degree. So i'm gonna do what I can. i know i just paid off my loan last year, but here lately I'm starting to wish I finished something. I really wanna walk across that stage with my degree.

Also, that puts a LONG LONG LONG goal ahead of me. I'll be sticking with ALL challenges that come up. I'd like to be closer to "dr's goal weight" by the time that comes around. I'll be happy with MY long term goal of 150 by then. I can wait on having babies. I'm guessing no longer than 2 years to finish up school.....

my nose feels like i've been snorting drano again. dang summer colds are awful!!

Weigh in day was today, and I got great news.

I lost 5 lbs this week, finally reaching my first mini goal of 220 and getting past both the 10 week and 30 pound milestones. Yay!

I'm considering increasing my diet to one more healthy snack per day, just because I want the weight to come off more gradually than it has been. I'm never really hungry though, so I don't know why it's coming off so fast. It's probably a combo of working out and the fact that I've stopped my binge eating habits (I used to have a serious binge eating problem). But in any case gradual weight loss is permanent weight loss and I want this to be a permanent change. So next week I'm only aiming for a 2 pound loss which is much healthier.

But anyways here's my WEED for the day:

W- 10 glasses of water
E- Slim fast Optima diet
E- Rest day. Amen.
D- I've met mini goal #1, now I have to move onto my quest to not only one-derland but also towards a healthy weight (aka not being overweight anymore). It will be a long journey but it will be worth it.

P.S. Coming soon (sometime this week)- Mini goal #1 pictures in the mini-goal photo album

: Glitter. When I eat every 3 hours I find I lose weight faster.

Hi ladies, I just wanted to say Hi really quick. I have been so busy with work this month (I have worked over 250 hours this month) I finally took this weekend off (even though I ended up being scheduled for overtime, I turned it down). My family and I took a day trip on Saturday, the kids were the best! We drove down the Oregon coast. our destination was the oregon coast Aquarium. It was great, 5 hour trip one way, but we broke it up with various stops along the way. We were going to stay overnight, but ended up just driving back after the aquarium because we were done so early in the day.
Still at 160. I can complain because I haven't been to workout in a while. I am just glad that I am not gaining. The 8-12 miles I walk while I am at work though has helped me drop a pant size! I cant hope for any more than that!

Hey everyone. Here is the new weekly thread. See ya there!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119219