Chickadee: I think most of us are just weighing once a week. You are wise not to step on the scale inbetween. I mad that mistake today and it put me in a BAD MOOD!! I've been soooo good.

Oh well. I'm keepin' on it. Here it goes for day 3!
Jen

3/0/1

Jen,
using the scale too often puts me in a bad mood also!
MOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See ya later, and good courage to you all!
Chantal/Chickadee
1/157(?)/1

Well, here I am at the end of day three just getting ready to go to bed so I won't be tempted to munch. I made it through another day.
I KNOW that with the amount of calories I eat, the water I drink, and the exercise I do, it is physically impossible for me to NOT be losing something somewhere, be it pounds or inches. I can only assume it was some sort of fluke with the scale this morning and keep going. If I give up now I know for sure I will gain, so I have to stick with it. I WILL NOT get on my scale again until Friday. Hopefully it will have something nice to say .
Anhoo, I'm off to bed. Talk at you all later,
Jen
3/0/1

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure how I did today. I'm distracted. I was on plan, but slacked off on the water. I'm thirsty right now. I feel bummed from work. A new job was posted today. I'm applying for it. I have mixed feelings. Every time I'm on a weight loss plan, something happens in my life that causes great stress. In 2000, my dad was diagnosed with cancer. I lasted for two months. In 2001, I started and my dad passed away. Now this. I thought the conditions were perfect for my total concentration on this goal. I am thankful I have my exercise to keep my emotions in control. Still, it will create chaos. Sorry to be a whiner, but it bugs me. As much as I want to be in control, life throws a fast one at you. Hope I past the test this time around, I don't have a good record.

Here's to challenge,
Malia

Hey Blockettes!

Still making it, although still at the same weight. Sooner or later (sooner I hope!) the number will start to go down. A few of us are having problems making the numbers change, but as long as we persevere, they WILL!

Jen, you're so right about giving in now. If we're doing great and the weight isn't coming off yet, it would surely pile on if we stopped trying!

Malia, it sounds like you find the idea of the new position very stressful. You aren't sure if you want it? Why don't you go over your feelings about it and write them out? This doesn't sound like something that should threaten your ability to look after yourself, but it seems like it affects you in some way that you're having trouble coping with. Remember to take care of yourself -- make it a priority!

That said, let's make this a fabulous day, Blockettes

xo
babette
9/214 (-1)/1 !

Hi yall!
I did good yesyerday. Drank my water, ate within my points. Did not exercise, though. I came from work exhausted.
Had a little fight with my hubby, but did not resort to binge eating. Which means SUCCESS to me!
Have a great day!

Chantal/Chickadee
2/157(?)/1

Day 1 AGAIN! Third times a charm!

see you later...

Mornin' ladies!

Well I'm on day 4 today. It's going to be a tough one!! My son had a nightmare last night, and my daughter is a light sleeper and heard him get up, so at 4a.m. I had the two of them in my bed. That would be OK if they had gone back to sleep but they kept bouncing around so I kicked 'em out. But still I could not sleep. They were hungry, they were thirsty, and by the time I got them set up in front of the T.V., I was pretty much awake and VERY hungry. I've already had 500 calories for today so I'm REALLY going to have to pace myself to get through the rest of the day.
I'm going to have to plan for my daughters b-day party next week. It's going to be at Chuck-E-Cheese. Their pizza sucks so I won't have a problem passing that up, but I make a pretty darn fine cake which will be hard to pass up. I will have to approximate the calories and plan for them. I will feel deprived if I don't get even a tiny piece (especially after slaving away on it all day!). I am, however, making a much smaller cake than usual so there won't be any leftovers to tempt me.

Malia: Don't we all know it! Life just doesn't seem to cooperate with our plans. These things happen and always will happen, so I guess we need to learn to work around them. I haven't learned that yet, which is why I gained back 13 pounds over the last couple of months while going through the bankruptcy and my husband leaving for boot camp. I wish I could be of more help.

Babette: WOW!!! DAY 9!! That's fantastic!! You go girl!!

Chickadee: Congrats on passing up the binge! It's all the small successes that add up to big success later!! Keep it up!!

Katrina: Good luck on day 1 today!!

Talk at you all later,
Jen

Let me start off with a quote:

"One who fears limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again." ----Henry Ford

Day 2 of stress. I may not even get the job. It depends on the decision of a senior field rep. I've been the substitute for the job for 9 years. I know I can do it or how to get training for it. It's change, I guess. I wanted everything to stay the same while I lost weight. Like the quote said learn from your fears and failures and start again.

To be honest with you, I've backslided the past two days. I've been slacking on my water, veggies, and ate junk food. I kept up my exercising though. It's disappointing how I let changing my life affect me. WAIT A MINUTE....it just dawned, this may be a case of PMS. If I'm not aware of the sneak, it'll sabotage my life. Hey I feel little better. This happens to me every month. Some stronger than others.

Jen, thank you for sharing. I've been a scaredy cat my whole life. I should move on and begin anew. You inspire me.

Kat, three's a charm...we should create a sub 21-day block club.
the one day block challenge. Everyday is the first day. Hee hee.

Here's tomorrow,
Malia

Working at home today! I just love working at home. No long commute. Quiet. The cat nudging my leg.
I did good yesterday. Ate my veggies, drank my water. Had my snacks : not too many
I think I will go and weigh myself.
I know ... I know ... I am not supposed to!
Well, I will go for a shower and see.
Do you guys have that strange habit of mine? I weigh myself BEFORE the shower, because the water might add some extra weight?
Crazy, han???
See ya!
Chantal/Chickadee
3/157(?)/1

Good Morning Blockettes!

Here I am on Day 10, still only down a single stupid pound. But I shall persevere. I KNOW that if I keep it up it will work. So I will keep it up. I've been pretty careful not to eat too much, but maybe I can be a bit more careful yet.

Felt kind of depressed yesterday, for no real reason that I could think of. I did what I could to make myself feel better. Didn't go off p. which is a triumph, for sure. I had my 6-month-old grandson overnight last night. This morning, I intend to take him for a nice long walk around the harbour. We just moved back into the neighborhood where I lived most of my adult life, near a park and the city harbour. I'm looking forward to spending time with little Noah at the park where I took his Dad and my nephew all the time when they were small (REALLY doesn't seem like that long ago)

Jen, don't I recall that you lost 7 pounds at your last weigh-in? That just occurred to me. Maybe that's why you didn't lose any this week. WOW! If I lost 7 pounds in THREE weeks I'd be happy! But I bet you have a good loss again next week. And I'm not even jealous - much

Malia, I'm glad you figured out that your uneasiness could be PMS. I still remember working out that I always felt depressed and anxious before my periods when I was about 19 (I'm 46 now ). I would be really upset, feel almost like life wasn't worth living. Ugh. And in those days, believe it or not, no one knew about PMS! I felt a lot better when I knew that it was something that happened to other people too, and that it would END! Now, I'm at the other end of it. I just finished menopause but still have hot flashes and mood swings -- I kind of miss PMS, because at least then you know that you'll feel better soon. Ah, well, that's life, huh.

Chick, WTG on getting through the dust-up with your DH without resorting to a binge. Anxiety is one of my worst triggers, too. If I'm seriously upset I don't want to eat, but anything vaguely uncomfortable and I want to dive into a bag of doughnuts

Kat, hope you're doing well. We can do this!

Let's make it a good, one Blockettes!

xo
babette
10/214 (-1)/1

Babette,
for you it is doughnuts, for me, anything sweet!
That is the hardest part, of my weight loss journey. Learning to express my emotions, not eat them!
I used to be an alcoholic and a drug addict : I stopped taking drugs and boozing, 19 years ago.

Then I became a smoker (and believe me, I smoked, like an industrial chimney! 3 packs a day) ... I stopped this also. 3 years ago.

But, I can't stop eating! I gotta learn to eat sensibly.

God! I am anything but sensible! I am an extrovert, and everything I do, I PLUNGE in it!

See ya xxx

Chantal/Chickadee
3/157(?)/1

OK. Here I am on day 5... sort of. I'm not sure if I can count yesterday or not. I was just slightly over my desired calorie range, but let me run this by you. I had been up since 4am. I used all my calories by 5pm. I went shopping at 8pm and was positively STARVING!! I was going through the store salivating. I picked up Oreos, then put them down. I picked up donuts, then put them down. I picked up cake, then put it down. I picked up ice cream, then put it down. EVERYTHING looked sooo good. I bought a box of puffed Kashi and some Splenda and fled from the store. I came home and ate a bowl of that and it was SO GOOD. I was still kinda hungry after that, but not in a way that was driving me mad. Overall, I'd say that yesterday was a success. I'll take votes and if you all think I should start back on day 1 I will. I don't think so just cuz calories vary day to day and there have been days when I used less than my range, so I figure it evens out. Or am I just making excuses?

Anyhoo, I did wiegh in today and am down 2 pounds for the week putting me at 189. I was happy with that cuz I just wanted to get below 190.

Malia: I think the one day block club would be a lot easier to manage!! Hey, even if every day is day one, at least that means you're not giving up. Endless day one's are better than never trying again. You deserve a pat on the back for keeping up the exercise!! And that PMS does have a way of sneaking up on you. I know I spend a few days every month going "What the heck is my problem?" before it dawns on me that it's that time again. Anyhoo, I think you're doing great. Keep with it!!

Chickadee: You better believe I weigh before I shower. I have super thick hair that goes down to my tail bone. If I weighed with all that hair wet, I'd weigh 7 extra pounds!! I often thought a fast way for me to lose a few pounds would be to just cut my hair! Congrats on quitting smoking. I still have yet to manage that! I know it seems ironic if not stupid to be eating right and exercising to be healthy and still be a smoker, but I just can't seem to let it go yet. It's something I'm going to tackle when I get a little better handle on my eating. If I quit now I KNOW everyday would be one long buffet for me. I can't IMAGINE smoking 3 packs in a day. *cough* I've had a bad day if I smoke over 1. 1 pack is about average for me.

Babette: OK...you got me. I did say I lost seven pounds last week. It was actually 6.5 but I rounded up. I lost 2.5 this week and will round down to make it even. I'm just SO impatient. I know that 2 pounds is good. I'm having a hard time with the numbers though. I gained back that 13 pounds over the last few months so I'm basically re-losing the same weight I lost before. I'm eager to get back to where I left off and go down from there. Then I'll feel like I'm making real progress, see numbers on that scale that I haven't seen in over 10 years. It just doesn't seem as rewarding to lose weight that you've already lost once. It seems more like punishment for gaining it back in the first place. But I am getting close. I have 4 more pounds to lose to get back to where I left off at 185. My lowest was actually 182, but that was only cuz I got sick and didn't eat or drink anything for a couple of days so I don't count that. 185 was my lowest HEALTHY weight. FYI: My starting weight in February of last year was 242. I had been higher than that, but not sure how much cuz after 250 I wouldn't get on a scale anymore. My goodness, look at me. I'm writing a book here!!

Anyhoo, give me your votes. Am I on day 5 or day 1???
Talk at ya later,
Jen
5?/2/1

I was going to point out that you would need more calories on a day like that, anyway.

Thanks for your vote babette. Day 5 is a record for me I think. Too bad tomorrow will be day one again. I knowingly blew it tonight with a bunch of cookies. At least they are gone now. Starting new tomorrow.
Later,
Jen