Well don't fret on that one pound Nicky. I know you can do it. Keep up the positive attitude and you will do good, you have the desire and that is great. I am sure it is the meds but like you said you want to stay above it. Well my weekend was non stop just like yesterday. I hate being rushed or should I say feeling rushed. We had our first weigh in yesterday. Totally lost is 6 pounds. We have 3 ladies at 10 each in one month and all 3 are doing different things. One is Atkins, the other is low fat and the last is WW. Everyone is losing though. Next weigh in the 15th of this month. I gotta get cracking. Well let me go. Take it easy and keep on smiling.

Congratulations, Regina!! 6 pounds is amazing!! You're office challenge sounds like it's going to be a tight race. I have been known to loose track of entire days, but I'm confused by your next weigh in. Do you mean the 15th of next month (September)? Please tell me that I haven't lost a week.

Anyway, I went to the doctor and he agrees with you. I need to let that pound go (or take it in depending on how you look at it) and chalk it up to adjustment. He liked my plan of action and thinks that as long as I stick with it I'll be able to stay one step ahead of the meds evil plan to pack weight on. OK I think I may be watching too many cartoons with my daughter.

Well, I have a ton of work to do since I had to leave early for my appointment yesterday. Hope your day is not so rushed today!

The office race is going good, I did mess up on the date for next weigh in it is the 18th of Sept. I am hoping to get a little bit more off. This week is going to be hard as I have no energy right now as my "Grandma" is coming to town real soon. So how are you doing Nicky? Are you drinking all of your water, here I was when I was doing Atkins, now I drink problem about 5 glasses I need to push myself for the rest. Do you all have a Zaxby's where you live, if you do you need to try the Blue Salad....delicious. Well I am getting ready to head to work, not wanting to go today. Have a good day and stay motivated chick. Cassy where are you my buddy....miss you.

We don't have a Zaxby's here, but the Blue Salad reminds me of a time in childhood when my brother and I decided that we wanted to eat blue pancakes. It's funny, we just added food coloring so they tasted the same as regular pancakes, but the look of them was so disgusting that we were unable to eat them. I'm sure your salad is much better.
I took my daughter to see the Wiggles in Concert last night. She had a great time. I really enjoy seeing her so happy. Those are the times when it's fun to be a mom. She was still sleeping when I had to leave for work. I wish I could have been there when she got up so we could have talked about it. It would be funny to see what she remembers best about it.
Some days I drink all of my water and others I have trouble. My problem is mostly one of accessibility. I'm not allowed to drink where I work. It sounds weird, I know, but we can't ingest anything in the work area, even at my computer. So if I want to driink something I have to stop what I'm doing and walk to the break area. That's great for my exercise, but it means that I generally go thirsty and just wait till I'm going for lunch or to deliver something to another building and can drink on the way.
Do you have any plans for the weekend? We don't really have much going on. Just trying to keep the exercise up and the kid entertained.
Regina, Thank you for hanging on to this thread. It's really great to have support and someone to be accountable to. I really need it!! Have a great weekend!!

So you saw the Wiggles. I remember when my daughter was little and we use to take her to see Barney and Disney on Ice. She loved it. Now its concerts for her. My daughter has seen Hilary Duff and Avril. That was an adventure. So did she have a good time? I'm sure she did. How has your weekend been? Here pretty quiet. Yesterday I went grocery shopping. It was starting to look like old mother hubbard lived at my home. After that we came home had some lunch and I just chilled. I had a really bad headache all day so needless to say I was not happy at all plus my visiting Grandma doesn't help with the mood either. Today we are all going to the movies, we have a 99 cent movie theater here so I think we are going to see CLICK. Then home after that. I am roasting a chicken today, trying to do the Martha thing. So how is everything going in Virginia? Here is TN o.k we are planning an outing to OH next Saturday, me, my husband, sister-in-law and her kids plus our daughter are going to Kings Island for the weekend, amusement park. I'm so ready then my 36th Birthday creeps up after that, nice. Well I better close for now need to start getting dressed. Hope you have a good day?


Cassy- Where are you girl?

Well let me just say that this week was crappy in regards to my eating, I did some binging not a lot but had some cravings as it was that time. The ladies at work also were feeling it too as some were just wanting to eat in general. With the holiday coming up and the fact we are going to an amusement park this weekend my will power is out the window for the next 3 days. I plan on refocusing on Monday since we are having our weigh in a few weeks later. I can't let this hard work go out the window. I do know that I will not be eating as though I have never eaten before but I will not be so anti food either. I am about to get ready for work, I hope you all have a good weekend and a nice holiday. Talk to you all later.

Regina, I was so happy to see your post. I really had a feeling of - So it's not just me!! There must be something in the atmosphere because this past week has been a real trial. And to add injury to insult, it's my TOM. I love what you wrote about your attitude about food this weekend. It's a great attitude to have and one that will make this work in the long run. Sounds like you have some fun plans for the weekend. My daughter and I are going to DC to see my parents. We're excited . And BTW, she had a great time at the Wiggles. Is your Grandma still there? When exactly is your birthday? Well, I have a meeting to rush to, but good luck this weekend and ENJOY!!

well I am getting ready to head out the door to go to Ohio. I am ready to have a little fun, but right now my daughter is being quite moody and I am not having that at all, little miss attitude to the max. In regards to my visiting Grandma she has gone away...I refer that as TOM.

Well I am glad to know I haven't been the only one having issues with the food. I figure we are only human and if we want to eat it, then eat it but don't lose control you know what I mean. I have been having these dreams that I am thin, I look so nice and healthy. I only wish we had a button to change the way we have become inside and out.

Well Monday is right around the corner and I need to step my game up if I want to lose some more weight. 6 pounds lost isn't a worlds record so I need to get my toosh moving and refocus once again but this time do it for me instead of everyone else.

I hope you have a nice weekend and enjoyable holiday. Be safe and you asked when my birthday was Nicky, Sept 7. Well let me go get the car packed. Talk to you later.

I hope everyone is having a great Labor Day holiday weekend. I've been spending the time in DC with my parents. It started out rainy, an East coast hurricaine, but ended up quite nice. We went to my Dad's garden yesterday and picked beans, tomatoes, eggplant, carrots, bell peppers, okra, and bananna peppers. It was fantastic! And the best part is that I'm bringing a huge bag of veggies home with me!! That should help with the eating - nothing better than fresh from the garden veggies!!
Regina - I'm actually a little relieved to hear that your Grandma was your TOM. I thought that you just had a Grandma that you really didn't get along with and she was coming for an unwelcome visit. I wanted to ask what you had against your Grandma, but I didn't want to be rude. After all we don't get to choose our relatives and sometimes they really aren't the nicest people. Anyway, I hope you're having a great time in Ohio and that your daughter's attitude has adjusted.
Best of luck to everyone!!

Good Morning to you all-

In regards to my Grandma I do love her to death so do not fret, I don't think there is one relative I don't like, and you are right we can't choose our relatives. Ohio was awesome, we all had a great time. The weather was nice and the park was filled with so much fun. We got up there Saturday evening and spent the night and then headed to the park Sunday morning. We left there at 5:00. then headed home. My daughter did great too. I am glad you got to be around your parents Nicky, sounds like you had so much fun. I wish my parents lived close by to do that. So how has your weekend been going? Good I hope. So what delicious meals are you going to be serving with those tasty veggies?

Be on the look out Nicky for a PM from me either later today or tomorrow. It's an idea so let me know what you think o.k. Well let me close for now, I talk to you later. Any recipes you have that are easy to make?

Well today is Saturday and I am planning on going to the mall to spend the money I got for my birthday Thursday. At work they had a little get together with WW friendly food. It was nice. My husband and daughter took me out for dinner on Wednesday. Overall the week went great and I am back at my current weight that is displayed. Now my goal is to get past the 180's since I keep playing in this ball field.

Hope you all are doing good. Did anyone weigh in this week? How was it?

Well I need to work on my drinking of the H2O. I was doing good for a while but I need to step it up. I better start getting ready.

Today is Tuesday...where is everyone at? I am getting ready to head out to work. Things are going o.k. Just need to start taking my vitamins again. I am getting so tired during the day. My eating habits have been o.k. except this weekend, I didn't do too bad but it wasn't 100% WW either. We're only human right. Well I better go for now. Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Nicky...How are you? AND Cassy....you doing o.k.

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. My computer at home never recovered from a power outage that we had and work has been completely insane. I went from not having enough work to having too much work for 3 people to do. But I think I have a handle on it now - at least to be able to check in.

I'm really sore today. I went White Water Rafting with a group of people from work yesterday. Nothing like seeing your boss in nothing but swim shorts and a life jacket. We had a great time, but I think we're all paying the price today. Even so, I would love to do it again (after my muscles have a chance to recover).

I hope you had a great birthday, Regina!! I finally responded to your PM, so you should have a message in your box.

Well I know it has been a long time since I last posted. My intention was to get us a new thread started but I have not had the time. I don't know if I mentioned but my daughter plays soccer, she plays on the Middle School team as well as a rec team plus she is in yearbook. So my weeks lately have been non stop and I am tired. I was so glad to get the phone call this morning at 7:10 that the game has been cancelled due to the weather, do you think I stayed in bed, nope I got up and started doing the motherly chores. Anyway my life has been hectic lately. My weightloss journey is stagnet. I know I need to exercise each day but I am so tired when I get home that I say forget it. I have been doing a weekly menu for my family and that has worked but I still want to snack periodically. Why can't I stay focused? Any suggestions?

Hope you all have a good weekend.

Things have been pretty busy around here too. I've been working on a big project at work and my boss has really been hounding me to get it finished. Now I'm pretty good at multitasking, but there's only so much one person can get accomplished!! Anyway, my daughter went to spend the weekend with my inlaws so I went into work and got it finished. So maybe I can get back on track with the whole weightloss thing.
I went to the grocery store yesterday and bought a lot of fruits and vegetables and good snacks. I haven't been excersising at all. In fact, I can't even take the bus and enjoy my walks anymore because the bus system has gotten so unreliable that I was late picking up my daughter from daycare. They charge $2 per minute and are not very nice about it. Plus it was traumatic for me sitting on the bus, completely out of control of the fact that I was late, watching people pull the stop cord making me later and later.

Regina - I like your idea of a weekly menu for the family. I'm glad that it's working for you. I think that maybe you should also schedule snacks in. I know that when I a little something every 3-4 hours I did much better with portion control. A small scheduled snack between breakfast and lunch and another between dinner and bedtime may help.