128 again this morning. One more day to pack before we leave for Texas.
My goal is to stay under 130 by the time I return in 2 weeks. But 2,000 miles of riding is alot of sitting and snacking. I should really be ready to get back on plan when I return.

Stay cool - we are talking 90's here in the South this week.

Hey, Feathers Since last month I've reached my pre-summer goal a few weeks early! I'm now down to 135.8 as of this morning !!! My goal is to be maintaining between 120-125 by the end of the summer/beginning of the school year. I'm off to run 2.6 miles!

-Elana

ElanaRose

122.5lb for me. This is absolutely amazing. After 2 weeks of not daring to get on the scales and eating all sorts of stuff that isn't too healthy, i've lost about 0.5lb!

I have been exercising lots more, but that normally makes me put ON weight.
So maybe i was just dehydrated etc, but still, it appears that i've not put on weight and now i'm motivated to be good with the diet again. Hurray!!

Isn't weight-loss a tease? You try really hard and go nowhere, then get grumpy and have less discipline, but then don't pay for it.

Why can't it just be that you lose in relation to the effort you put in?!

(I guess this happens over long-term, but not over a period of weeks it would seem).

I know this is so delayed, but I might have a solution for you I come from an Italian family as well, so I know how you feel every Sunday when the family comes over and mom makes spaghetti and meatballs with sausage and homemade marinara. So what I did a few weeks ago is that I asked her if she would get some ground chicken and make baked chicken meatballs. My 90 year old grandfather and 85 year old Calabrian nana even liked them, and they're sometimes hard to please Plus, instead of pasta, why not slice up some zucchini into slivers and steam it? It has similar consistency to a thick noodle, and you can even put a little bit of sauce on it! A restaurant near me makes it, and I get it every time I'm out there with my family

ElanaRose! Congratulations on your commitment and your success!

After being at 128.8 yesterday, I am at 126.6 today. Yep. Down 2.2 lbs. I know I'm not dehydrated because I drank a ton of water yesterday (suspecting the 128.8 had something to do with water retention). I'm in the middle of my cycle, and I actually have more trouble with bloating now than I do during or just before TOM. I do drive myself crazy trying to analyze every pound gained or lost. I need to be a little more zen and just roll with it.

Ange, I've often found that a couple bad weeks don't usually set me back. For example, I'm not usually up on January 5, but by February 15 I'm in trouble. I wonder if it's that our indulgences aren't always as bad as we think, or if it has to do with how long it takes our bodies to process calories and figure out where and how to store them. Is it a few days? A few weeks? I don't know, but I've always wondered.

Danni, have a great trip! Texas in the summer -- I sweat just thinking about it...

Hope everyone has had a great weekend!

Hi Feathers!

I haven't posted in awhile, but I'm right there with most of you in needing to re-commit myself to eating right. I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm almost back at 130 after hitting my goal of 125 a few weeks ago. It's my own fault, but it totally stinks to realize how crazy diligent I need to be to keep the weight down. I'll admit to eating ice cream sometimes with my kids, and Chips once in awhile when I know I shouldn't. Other times, I eat too much of healthy things, like Grape Nuts. Sometimes, it has to do with dining out and just eating more than planned. Regardless, the scale is up, and it's kind of depressing. I want to get my weight down before my trip in July, because I know eating healthy will be a real challenge then. Good luck to all of you who are trying to get the pounds off in June.

I'm sorry, I was thinking it, but since I was posting as I was running out the door it didn't make it to my fingers. When I said that I didn't get how what you eat was more important than exercise, I meant eating 1500 calories of junk food as apposed to 1500 calories of whole grains, fruit, veggies, etc. I find that when I stick to my diet very well, the weight loss slows after a few days. Its actually very frustrating! I really lose better when I'm cheating as long as it's not too much. I know you can't eat 3000 calories a day and expect to exercise that off. I guess that's what was meant by what you eat is 80% of the equation.

Woooo! I finally lost a pound! 137.0!

Hey, I'll take it...

I hope everyone had a wonderful week last week.

Hey Bama Girl, a pound lost is a pound earned! Congrats!

Kellost, you can do it! It's hard to have a deadline like a vacation, but think how much more relaxed you'll be about eating on your vaca if you have a little "wiggle room."

We leave for a week on the 19th, just the five of us at the beach. I should have a lot of control over what we're eating -- with three little kids, going out to dinner isn't exactly a relaxing treat, so we will eat in a lot. However, it is vacation, and what would a beach vacation be without gin & tonics? (Diet tonic, of course!)

Today's my "rest" day -- just the usual parenting exercise -- but I might do some curls, presses, etc to work on my shoulders. All those bare summer clothes, you know!

Hope you all have a great day!

Yay for vacations! I just decided spur of the moment last night that I'm going to the beach for the weekend with a friend. I can't wait. And... I'm wearing... GASP! A 2 piece bathing suit for the first time in YEARS! I ordered one from Victoria's Secret last night because, being a 34D (sorry if TMI, but let's face it... we all have them) I figure I can use as much support "up top" as I can get, especially if a bathing suit is all I'm wearing! The top is an underwire triangle top, so it's more revealing than I am used to, but I got a little more full coverage on the bottom. I'm nervous, but I know that this is a huge step in learning to love my body as I say goodbye to these last few pounds.

On that note, kind of off-topic, but I think I might fake tan (a little bit, not a lot) before going as my skin is WHITE, but I am kind of scared because I don't want my skin to end up matching my hair. I ordered some of the VS self tanner with my bathing suit, so wish me luck that it will work! Haha. Has anyone else that's really pale had experience with that?

Sorry for the novel. How's everyone doing today?

I'm back from vacation for a week & I am trying to get back OP. My weight is okay - 131.5 this morning - but I feel completely out of shape. My clothes are tight, so I think I've gained a bit more than what the scale is saying.

Philadelphia is in full summer season right now, which means that there are constant activities every night of the week. That's fun, but it's wreaking havoc on my exercise and sleep schedule. I didn't realize that it's easier to get in shape before Memorial Day than after. Even though I'm outdoors more, I have less time to get my running in.

For today, I commit to eating on plan and running. Unfortunately, I won't have time to run until after dark. I don't like doing that, but I am going to experiment with finding a loop that is well lit & has a lot of pedestrians.

I've had a few good and a few bad experiences with varying types of fake tans!

For me i prefer the gradual build up types that are mainly moisturiser with a hint of colour, so you have to put them on for 2-3 days before you see any change, but at the same time they're very natural if you apply it sensibly. I use this stuff most days. The olay one (cream bottle with a turquoise top is my fave cos it doesn't smell, and most others are pretty grim - not sure if it's got global distribution or not though).

If what you've ordered is a one-hit thing and you've not used it before, then i'd recommend trying it today, sparingly and see how it goes, then if you stuff up it'll have faded by the weekend and you'll have time to do a better job!!

Enjoy the beach!

Happy June ladies

Missed the end of May (reading and posting) due to my struggle to quit smoking. I've been on again, off again. I'm on again now, so hopefully I have this quit thing figured out; at least as much as you can figure it out .

Anyway, I have been eating like a pig and the scale is up to 146 lbs . I refuse to let it get any higher so I got back on track today and plan to stay there for awhile. I'm gonna wait til Friday to change my ticker. Hey, you never know - I could lose that weight

bamagirl - I really have'nt tried any tanning lotions so I can't give you any advice about that, but if it's nice where you are maybe you could catch a few rays before the weekend. Just short intervals, maybe.

I've been walking and lifting some hand weights the last couple of days. Feels pretty good

I'm almost afraid to jinx myself by posting this, but I totally cleaned up my act food and exercise-wise this week, and at my weekly weigh in I was back at 125! Yippee! I was dealing with some major bloat I guess, because I was feeling so heavy last week. Seriously, my pants were not zipping and there was a definite extra layer of pudge around my midsection. It's so weird! Has anyone else experienced this? I was getting so mad at myself for making poor food choices, but after a few days of healthy choices it seems to be gone. Major water retention I guess?

I am really trying hard to do well now before my vacation. I want to walk into the vacation feeling confident and at goal. Summer can be easy and hard at the same time....grilling foods is easy, lots of fruit, lots of outdoor activities. But there are vacations, and picnics, and ice cream stands calling my name. And my kids are home, so I watch them snacking all the time and it makes me want to snack, too.

Come on, Feathers, let's stay on track this June!