Hi everyone! Things are going well, just busy with work stuff. Workouts have been good, food is also good. I should have my pictures back from my trainer any day now...I can't wait to see the one year difference!

Kitcherella--FANTASTIC!!!

Auty--OOPS! Yep, I did. That's what happens when I read too quick!

Beverlyjoy--Hope you are doing well.

Hi everyone, I'm down 1.8 pounds as of today (taking me down to 269.4), but I refuse to celebrate until I know it will stick .

mj5 - That's great to hear I hope you'll be very surprised and happy when your photos return!!

Auty - Wow, I'd love to be able to see solar flares! I'd also be up and snapping pics I don't blame you one bit. I'm glad you did get out of there, did the moose follow you?

Kitcherella - Winter what winter? This season hasn't been much of a winter season where I live. Which kind of stinks because I like cold weather. Lately here it's been rather hot and muggy (as usual with Florida weather ).

Hi folks... things are going pretty well. I had put on three pounds in the weeks before and after my surgery. I've been feeling like I can tackle it. I've lost two and am only one pound above my ticker weight. I am grateful for that.

Mostly, I've been fulfilling many of my goals - aiming for these daily
journal
meditation
plan/measure/log good
TASTE the food
slow mindufl eating
no seconds
eat seated only
read my helpful materials
exercise/water

I have been dealing with DH and his bringing candy home all the time. He's not overweight & good 'health' numbers. The man loves candy. Me too! So need to ask him again to keep it out of my sight or not to bring it home.

MJ - so happy for you to see the scale go down.
Auty - glad you checked in. Sounds like things are exciting!
kitcherella - wonderful accomplisment weight down and a week smoke free. I am doing a happy dance in your honor. Carry on.

Have a great day.

Hey all!!!

12 days smoke free and I am feeling way better than I had anticipated.
Thank you so much for supporting me!!!
In terms of food, it was a pretty good week, nothing new or very interesting to say about it. TOM so no weigh in. It wasn't the best week regarding exercise.
Have a great weekend!!
Auty - thanks! solar flares, a moose, it's like you are living in a fairytale (compared to my 5th floor flat in the centre of the city).
Mj - thanks for the kind words! I am waiting for your pictures too!!
Jinxy - I had a looooong and miserable winter, I live in Greece and it was much colder than usual and it was miserable (the worst ever). Florida sounds pretty nice!
Beverlyjoy - thank so much for the happy dance! I see you are doing so well, great to have these daily goals. My husband eats constantly and he is the slimmest person I know.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
Anton Chekhov

Hi everyone! Things have been pretty insane at work. Some really icky stuff going on at work. I have a feeling it will all come to a head on Monday. Soooo not looking forward to it! I am so stressed over it. I know I didn't do anything wrong, but that may not matter....stress stinks!

I should have my pics sometime today. I'll share as soon as I get them!

FANTASTIC news, however....the cancerous cells did NOT come back! My dr is going to do a minor procedure (in office) on Wed to make sure that they never come back, since I am at super high risk for that happening now. SO relieved over that!!!

Have a great day!

It's been a few days, ah how life sometimes gets in the way! I weighed in this morning and was 253 (I wont log it on my ticker until I have 3 consistent days of the same weight or less). Thats 43lbs down and I am amazed, and hope it continues.

I have had to stop with the C25K for now, my right foot started to hurt and I was worried about getting a stress fracture so I have slowed it down some. While it would have been nice to be able to stay on a steady track with that, I cant allow myself to get injured and not be able to exercise at all. I have a pretty good doctor that has me email him questions and such and he said to take this as a positive and not a set back. When I first started the C25K I was walking at a 2.0mph and jogging at a 2.5 and now I am power walking at a 3.0 average and a 3.5 peak speed, so even if I had to stop I still benefitted from the program, and I am going to start it up again in May once my bones that were not used to moving or having pressure build up some more strength.

In the food department I am learning that my body will adjust its cravings to whatever I am putting into it. On my one solid month anniversary of my life change I decided I was going to give myself a treat, since I was proud of myself and I said to myself that I would feed my body whatever it wanted no matter what it was, and I had chicken breast, kale, and diced tomatoes with basil and balsamic vinegar dressing. At first I was a little disappointed that I didn't want french fries but that didn't last . Then last week my husband, who bless his soul has deprived himself of pizza (something he ate more than once a week sometimes 3 times a week) so that he could show support for me, asked me if he could have some. Of course I have been telling him that he can eat whatever he wants, so we got the pizza, and brought it home, and baked it in the oven and the smell was to die for. I was telling myself that I have been sooooo good and I can have one slice of toppings (minus the bread to ward off PCOS problems with gluten). I took a bite of cheese, pepperoni, and sauce and couldn't swallow it (literally spit it as my husband looked at me with horror for wasting this precious commodity lol). It smelled so good, it was the same brand of pizza that I used to always eat and love, but all, and I mean ALL I could taste was grease and not pleasant grease it was like the grease that sits in the bottom of a deep fryer for 3 years kind of grease.

Today was another experience, I spent the day with my mother shopping and she wanted to go out to eat, and this time I was prepared unlike when we went to Qdoba. We went to Wendys and I had a small chili with onions and no cheese and no crackers and a side salad and even carried in my own drink and dressing, it was actually empowering!

I went back to the coastal trail, and wouldn't you know that moose was there again! This time I took a few pictures before I ran away and I will post some as soon as I empty my sd card onto this computer. I also take pictures of most of my meals and some of my exercising, maybe I will start a photoblog for my weight-loss journey, that would be a fun way to document my progress.

I really appreciate all of you and enjoy this forum, I really feel like its a key to the success I have experienced so far!

jinxy- I am really glad we got out of there too and no I think the baby was curious and would have walked right up to us and played probably but it was Mama that I was afraid of, and once we got a safe distance away she stopped acting agitated! Congrats on the weightloss!

Beverlyjoy- I tried the "fork down" between bites and it really helps me be more aware of my meal, it also helps me slow down and actually taste what I am eating! Thanks so much for sharing that. Plus I believe you can tackle anything!

Kitcherella- I feel like I live in a fairytale, there is a lot to be thankful for living here especially since my hobby is photography but I sure would love to see Greece! Awesome job on the not smoking, that is so great and super proud of you!

mj5- I will keep you in my thoughts! That is super good news and makes me happy to hear it! Cant wait to see your pictures!

Hi! Well...the work drama has settled, thank goodness! I still have a job (even better!). I really cannot stand people who create drama for the sake of creating it. I think it's time to start looking for something else. I would really like to work in the fitness 'field', so that may be my new career path...we'll see!

Auty--You are doing fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still no pics to share, yet....my trainer said I will have them soon.

Hope you are all doing well!

Stopping in to say hello since I have the time to. My weight is going back up bit by bit but at least it isn't zooming up like it has in the past. I went biking today and did 40 mins , my stamina is getting a big boost I guess because I haven't been able to get that much in, in years. So, even though my weight is inching up I have a plus for the day .

Kitcherella - I heard about the winter your having in Europe. From the reports we have been getting it's the worst that it's been in years over there. I'd offer to share (only if you could share too) if only the weather worked that way .

mj5 - Can't wait to see the pics.

Auty - Yeah, I have heard moose can be very mean tempered when your on their turf or near there young (but so can other animals and humans ). Glad you too got away safely.

Hi guys! Just stopping by. So glad to see MJ and Beverly are still hanging in there. You ladies are amazing!

I've been back on-plan for 4 weeks now. This time, I'm striving to learn some valuable lessons and make some permanent change in my lifestyle. Hopefully, at the ripe old age of 47, I'll get it right.

Oh man...my post didn't, well post! Grrr!

My procedure was yesterday. SOOOOO glad it is over! It was bad, but after...omg...I was in so much pain. But...feeling better this am.

Jinxy--Go you!!! I have been battling the scale lately. Very frustrating. Keep doing what you are doing!

Rhonda--So good to "see" you!!! 4 weeks op is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!

Beverlyjoy--Hope you are doing well.

I have an appt with my ortho this afternoon (dh is driving me). I am going to talk to him about the possibility of starting to run. Even if it is only a little. Cannot believe that I am actually going to ask about that! HAHA!!

Next weekend I am visiting a friend outside of NYC and we are doing a 10k in Central Park. It's a race, but we are going to walk. I cannot wait!!!

Hello all,

I hope everyone is doing fine. I can hardly wait for the Easter holidays as I need to rest. I will have two weeks to relax.
I haven't smoked 358 cigarettes according to my ticker - nearly 18 days. I wonder what the scale will show on Monday. It would be great to see a loss.
I am getting an exercise bike for free (from a friend). So I'll be

Auty - Thanks for your lovely words. 43 lb wow - Brilliant!! Isn't it weird how much your taste changes? I can't eat french fries anymore. In fact, I think they're awful. I'd love to see the pictures and I am sure you'd have to bring plenty of memory cards here Great idea to start a photoblog.

Mj - Fantastic to hear such great news! Good that things at work cleared out too - I can't stand drama queens (or kings). Enjoy your 10k! walk

jinxy - I certainly would! We are starting to have some sunshine now, thankfully. 40 minutes is excellent

Rhonda - hello 4 weeks good job!

Hey guys

Phew been busy keeping up with all that the husband has to do in this last month of school before graduation (in May and only his Masters but still intense! Only one more degree to go then he will be done.

I did start somewhat of a photoblog, its on facebook and I am working my best on it. The reason I chose facebook is because a lot of my family and friends are familiar with the layout and how to use that social site so I figured it would be easy for most the people in my life. Today I posted a progression picture, I was so embarrassed at how large I allowed myself to get and cried my way through posting it to the whole world. Of course all the people around me could see how big I was but I never wanted to admit that. If any of you are interested in seeing it I will gladly add you if you have facebook. The name of the page is Losing Onefifty, and the email if you cant find it that way is - [email protected]. (unsure if this link will work and you will have to copy paste it to try, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100003699223913 )

I have started to slowly increase the jogging into my workout, I just love that feeling when I run/jog and the high I get after it even if I cant do it for very long.

I made home-made salsa this week and after weighing and calculating its only around 50 calories for an entire cereal bowl of it, and nothing bad in it since I am blending tomatoes, onions, cilantro, garlic, black pepper and a dash of hot sauce. Loving finding new things to eat!

The scale read 249.8 today but that was in underwear and in the morning so I wont count it on my ticker yet but was still excited to see something other than the 250s . I think this burst of weight-loss is because of eliminating gluten, which has improved the effects of my PCOS significantly. It has been a real challenge but totally worth it, but still you would be surprised at what you find gluten in and I have tried losing weight before with the PCOS and never was able to lose this fast and steady and keep it off no matter how hard I worked out. I am ready to accept that I may hit a plateau soon and I expect the weight-loss to come to a complete halt or even reverse into gain as I come upon my monthly again.

I hope that everyone else is doing well and enjoying Spring! Even tho its Alaska I am enjoying myself, very wet and icy as everything melts but at least we are thawing out!

mj5 - thank so much! Awesome about running! And wow 10k thats intense even if you are walking! I know you will have an awesome time tho thats so exciting! Sorry that you were in pain, but this procedure was probably worth it from what I understand! I will keep you in my thoughts and glad everything went well at work!

Jinxy - a plus is a plus and stamina is amazing, eventually thats what it will take to have a break through! Good job!

GirlyGirlSebas - welcome back! even if I didn't know you before!

Kitcherella - I could just jump up and down for joy about you quitting smoking and the success you are having with that! Congrats on getting a bike, thats how I got all my gym equipment, free The smell of any grease makes me sick to my stomach now there is a McDonalds in the walmart that is in town and its right beside the produce section and it just makes me sick and makes me hate myself just a little bit for subjecting my body to the junk!

Hi everyone! Hope you are all doing well!!!

Auty--I'll have to check out your photoblog. What a great idea! Your salsa sounds yummy and probably SO much better than store bought. I have made salsa before and it is YUM! PCOS stinks! Idk if I hav ementioned, I have it as well. I am going to wait to start expiramenting w/ running until after our 10k next weekend. I don't want to do anything "different" and be in pain for that. I am SO excited about it!! Yes, the pain sucked, but it was totally worth it.

As for me...it's been another rollercoaster week at work. The work drama is back. The last thing I was was told about it on Friday was "it doesn't look good for you". Last weekend I literally made myself sick (migraine) over it. After talking w/ my husband and a couple of close friends I have come to this conclusion. I know the truth. If after all these years they actually believe I would be capable of what they are saying (and there is no real proof..it's based on someone not remembering something), then I don't need them in my life. Now...the reality is it will hurt us financially, a lot. But...we'll figure it out somehow. I guess I'll find out Monday.

I feel FANTASTIC today! Phenomenal *ss kicking Kickboxing class this am, errands done, amazing deep tissue massage where the MT told me 1. The tension in my body has gotten so much better (kinda funny after the past couple of week's of work drama) AND 2. not to weird or creepy, but you have gotten so small! Nope, not weird or creepy, kinda made me happy

Now for some sweet beagle snuggle time before hitting the books!


Enjoy the weekend!

Good Morning! FINALLY, I can share my "anniversary with my trainer" pics!!!
3/17/11 and 3/16/12. 113lbs and 56" lost so far! Oh....ignore my hair in the recent pic...I had just gotten home from kickboxing, haha! For a little perspective....the pic on the left I was wearing a 3XL shirt and pants and on the right M shirt and S pants.