Yeah they know she's dumb.. but we are short handed and now another girl is leaving so I don't know if they will get rid of her.. I sure hope they do.. I'm going in to work early to talk to my Food Manager and let her know she can't do math.. and yes apparently she did graduate high school...

Kim- atleast it was the first weigh in, that way you'll show a big loss next week!

Jess- she reminds me of a "friend of a friend" that I went to play bingo with one night (lame small town) and she didn't know what odd numbers were, she's 22.

I had an interview for school today, I'm starting a nursing program in October and man the interview was intense and the director had ZERO personality. My next door neighbor/ uncle is the director of the school so I'm pretty much promised a spot but I still had to go through the motions to get in.

Had panera bread for lunch, FYI they post their calorie counts on their menu for every item!! Half a turkey sandwich on sourdough (no mayo or cheese) and chicken tortilla soup, for 350 calories total! and I got an apple instead of bread for 80 cals.

JessicaRT – Whoa.. If I had to deal with someone like that I’d definitely need more than one glass of wine. Sometimes I think it’s easier to work shorthanded than have your workload doubled by someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing.

Ellie6388 – It’s rough when the person interviewing you has zero personality. Makes it hard to judge how the interview is going. When do you find out for sure that you have a place?

KimL1214 – I get stuck whenever there is a rotisserie chicken too. I always seem to cave and eat the skin. Did you end up finding anything on your shopping trip?

As for me, I’ve stuck to around 1500 Calories a day for the past week so I’m happy with that. I went to the doctors this morning to get a Glucose Tolerance Test. I was more worried about the number of calories in the sickly sweet drink you have to have than the needles. Hopefully they’re not too high but I’m not sure if I should factor in a couple of hundred calories for the drink into my totals for the day or just eat up to my regular calorie limit?

Hi everyone! I had a good start to my week today! I stepped on the scale and was down 3 lbs from Sunday I think it was due to the fact that I just finished my TOM. My Scale had stalled out a little on me last week and I love seeing it woosh past the #s!! I am hoping to continue losing at a good rate the rest of the week! I had a goal of reaching a 50 lb loss by the end of august and that puts me only 1 lb away from that mini goal. I am okay if I step on the scale tomorrow and haven't met that goal though. I am very close but tomorrow is the last day of the month. Normally when I lose multiple lbs in a day, my weight can yo yo back up a little then settle down. I guess that is because a lot of the initial loss is water weight. I am sticking strictly on plan and love seeing it pay off! I have so much more to lose so I need the constant motivation and support that is given here! Thanks for that!! I hope you are all having a great week and are losing, losing, losing!!

I keep bouncing back between 187 to 189 sooo annoying. I've seen 187.? on the scale 3 times in the last 2 weeks but I keep going back to 189. UGH.
I need to stop weighing everyday. Maybe that will help (at least I wont be so annoyed) but I keep waiting for 187 to stay for more than a day!

Kim- the chicken probably wasn't too bad, it could have been fried chicken! Hope you had fun shopping, but professional clothes sound... yuck! I love jeans and tees, and scrubs.

Southern- WTG I bet you'll show a big loss this week.

Peanut- I think those drinks are about 120-150 calories, from what I can recall. I should know for sure by the middle of sept.

Bass- I do the same thing, I am trying to weigh about twice a week.

Getting ready to take my oldest to the bus stop and then youngest to preschool. At the church he goes to school at they have a free gym so I go run on the treadmill. Today is w3d3 of c25k. I don't think I've ever made it this far. I'm on day 18 of the 30 day shred, I have really gained a lot of endurance, I can really tell it's helping with my running to. I highly recommend it, it's only 20 minutes long, but it's tough and you work up a sweat. I'm not sure what I'll move on to at the end of the 30 days, I'd love to do p90x or insanity but I'm not quite ready and they're a little too long for me to commit to right now. I'll still be running 3 days a week, so I think I'd like something more strength type for made 2 days a week, I guess it could be longer if it's only 2 days, or maybe I'll just lift weights at the gym or take a strength class. I'm rambling but I just want a plan.

Hey everyone! My name is Allison and I'm 27. I have tried to lose weight probably a hundred times. But at the same time thats one of the things I like best about it... you can always start again. I am a weight watchers/calorie counter. I use the daily plate and then keep track of my points. I find that weight watchers requires me to eat less than the number of calories I would normally be allowed but then because of the flex points eat a bit more on some days. I like that... it works for me. I weigh right around 160 now... at one time I was up to 189. I have been heavy my whole life. Last fall for my birthday in October I was to my goal/lowest weight of 145. Since then I have gotten engaged and gained 15 lbs. I will be getting married in July of next year and really want to lose a LEAST 15 lbs by then and hopefully more.

So I'm just starting back up again now. I am looking forward to this challenge but have to admit I'm really scared. In the past couple months I have re-started a bunch of times and promptly fell off the wagon. My drive and motivation just isn't there like it used to be. I'm angry that I have to watch what I eat and I'm sick of doing it. I feel I've been doing it my whole life. But my wedding is coming up and I feel I have to do this... I don't know why the wedding doesn't seem to be big enough motivation. I'm looking for support and tips and tricks of how to fit the exercise in. I work full time... 8-5 most days... just bought a house back in Feb and have a 7 month old puppy that I feel super guilty leaving home alone all day while I'm at work and then at night too if I want to go to the gym. I don't want to make excuses but what do I do?!? Its nice to meet all of you... I'm happy to get started and support you all too.

Allison My birthday is in October too! I'm starting at 199 and I hope to be in the 180s by the end of this challenge. Good luck! what kind of puppy do you have?

Shari Welcome to the challenge. So are you doing weight watchers now?

Kim bring lunches to work is the only way I can stay on plan.. Remember "if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail"


Well I had a good workout today! Yay. I did some assisted pull ups, seated back rows and some free weights arm work outs and abs! I tried to do 3 sets then I did 30 min of cardio!

Uhg I found out later the new girl was giving out 8 piece chicken meals (the ones that come with sides and a drink) for the same price as regular 8 piece.. 5.99.. I was like "Think about it!! Why would we give some people sides and a drink for the same price as an 8 piece alone??!" all she says is "sorry.. im sorry" gah so now its like a running joke around work "ask for half a dozen corn dogs and you'll probably get them for free!"