Rhonda . . . You are doing great, don't let the scale worry you. I'm sure it will catch up to all the hard work you are doing!

Jill - Happy birthday!

Faerie - so does that mean we get you back in 2 weeks? I miss seeing you around!

Vix - WTG on the tennis! I used to love playing tennis but haven't in ages. I have a feeling my DH would HATE it.

Kim - I have to say, I'm still just in awe of your 18k. Then you go take your kids to a water park... Man, you have got it going on!

Rhonda - I am the same way. I love good carbs but they still make my body incline towards holding weight. Especially at this time of year I have a really tough time limiting all the yummy summer fruits...

Amy - Glad your WL has restarted! Gotta shake things up sometimes to get it moving again. Don't drive yourself crazy with the scale though


Can't remember if I posted this or not - my weight was up for my official WI saturday, even though it was down earlier in the week. And wouldn't ya know it, Sunday gave me back my lower weight... So Saturday was an anomaly but unfortunately I am a stickler for my 'official' WI days. Just means I should have a good showing this week

It is hot today - hotter than it has been yet. I am wondering about being able to go running tonight. I haven't had to force living room exercise down my throat in months, I really dread doing it... But it might be the best I can do today with the heat so bad. I tried waking up at 6am to run when it's cooler but I laid there and argued with myself about getting up until I fell back to sleep for another hour

Saw Wall-E this weekend... Very cute movie I enjoyed the broader picture aspect of it too, the environmental slant... And how there wasn't some quick cure-all solution at the end, that it was left at "we are responsible for cleaning up the mess we made." I recommend it for any of you who haven't seen it yet!

Hey team - another drive-by posting from me Sorry I'm not being a very chatty or supportive teammate - I'll try to be better.

Jamie - sorry about your gain but I'm glad it was phantom scale weight and is gone again. I also posted a gain this week - only .2, and given the way I've been eating and the games the scale has been playing lately it could have been worse. Sadly, mine did not go away Sunday - it was joined by a friend.

I know that my wl is heading in the wrong direction, so its time to get my tush in gear! I restarted c25k this am, really pushing my speed on the running intervals. It felt great! I also started a new calorie journal today (its a 10-weeker) and will be journalling religiously again. I can get too lazy when I don't write everything down... too easy to neglect the work, ya know?

Rhonda - keep your chin up! You are doing awesome, and your hard work is so inspiring to me. I am jealous of your treadmill I do all my running outside, and it is HOT!!!!

Scale didn't move for like the 4th week in a row I believe. I'm okay with maintaining since I'm not doing much to change it. I'm so not motivated right now so if I can maintain that is better than gaining!

Rhonda--Concentrate on your NSVs! Please don't let the fact that you maintained negate all of your hard work. When this challenge is over my scale is going into hiding until the next one. Weighing in weekly does a number on my psyche!

Jill (Belated). July is the best month ever for b-days! I say that because mine is on Friday . I plan to buy my ipod today so I can get it by Friday. Amazon is quick!

Jaime--Thanks for the movie recommendation. Me and my friend are going out this Sunday for lunch, movies, and maybe some shopping. I wasn't sure what movie to see. I will ask her about Wall-E.

Happy Birthday, Jill!

I just noticed how tall you are Jennifer!

So, I'm back from all my travels! Whew! But, now I'm working at the office EVERY day this week! It's going to be rough getting up early and even harder getting the girls up early each day.

I also am back to counting calories as of today. Months ago I set a date of being at my goal weight on my birthday next year - so July 15, 2009. This is doable. If I don't make it, that's ok - but I do need to strive towards that goal. It will be very rewarding. I have roughly 80 more pounds to lose. In order to do that I need to lose on avg 1.5 pounds a week. I'm only averaging 1 pound/week. So, I need to step it up a bit. I will not do anything that I cannot continue to do. No crash "dieting". But, I need to be more consistant with my diet. Exercise is typically not a problem - although the past 2 weeks have been pitiful!

I've missed you all over the past few weeks and look forward to being more active here now that I'm home!

Yep that's me the tall girl Glad you are back! We missed you! I think you have a great goal and can totally make it!

Shay-Getting motivation back is so hard sometimes. Glad you maintained though!

Ugh. DD woke me up at 5am and would not go back to sleep. Then I found ants in the office. Headed off to the gym and there was a twitch in my hip but after warming up it went away. I finished my workout and headed for the showers and realized someone left the sauna turned on so I enjoyed that for 15 minutes today. I think I might start turning it on more often. Somewhere between leaving the gym and picking up the kids from daycare my hip decided to get all funky on me. I attempted to get the grocery shopping done and only made it through the first three items before calling it quits to head home. I'm hoping some extra stretching and some rest will take care of it.

I've been floating up and down the same .5-1 pound for forever it seems like. I'm so tempted to put my scale away and drop from the weigh ins. It is driving me crazy.

Jill - Hope you had a great birthday.
Nori - Glad to have you back with us.
Faerie - Hope you enjoy those last two weeks. Can't wait to see you back.
Rhonda & Jennifer - I'm almost inspired by all the on plan days you two have been having. They will pay off.

I'm sure I missed stuff but I gotta go chase down the kids.

Jill--Happy belated b.day!

I started to hit that "oh, I won't go to the gym today" late afternoon slump....that's my danger zone. So I came here for some inspiration. I AM going to the gym! I WILL do my planned workout!

*Jill*


the scales are evil.. lol.. they have to much controll of our emotions.. and soon will can ignore them more foten then we do now.. only a few shorts weeks left of the challenge dont drop out becuase of the scales.. wqe are a team and we need to stick together we have battled the same demons over this 12 weeks and we will keep on fighting to the end... i dont want to loose anyone else before the end of the challenge

MJ GET YOU WORKOUT CLOTHES ON AND GO TO THE GYM... NOW!!!!

MOVE IT MOVE IT MOVE MOVE MOVE..!!!!!

that work for you mj??? lol

Hi Everyone. Everything is going well, back on track. Yay! I have just noticed that we only have about 2 weeks left! I can't believe it. I can't believe we only have two weeks, I need to rev it up some. Part of me is glad that I have moved my gaol and I can join in the next BL Challanges. I would really miss the support and accountability if I couldn't join again.

Hi All, I think I'm addicted to plurking now... and that's fine
I worked out 3 days in a row now, I'm sore - also have been counting for 3 days. I gained a lb or two with stress eating this week (after my weigh in), and not eating, crazy - but I'm back on track!

I have tried off and on to get on plurk and been unable to see any posts. It's very wierd. I can click on my friends profiles (you all!!) and see posts (somtimes VERY old posts though?), but when I go to post it all goes blank. i haven't spent too much time investigating. I'll try from work tomorrow and see if I can get on there now.

Hi,

To further inspire those who like to hear these things, I've stayed on plan 98 days. Exercise was not a part of my plan at the beginning but is a big factor now and I have been on my exercise daily plan for 2 full weeks. Off and on before that. I'm even sitting on my stability ball at the computer as we speak! I am feeling the weight training quite clearly which communicates to me I am shaping my body in ways I will appreciate later.

This keeps me going when I almost can't lift that last rep. The weight lifting too has broken my slump (by .6#)

Thanks Nori for your encouragement in this area. We have very similar goals ( my goal is for April 15, 2009 - one year from the start of my plan) and we are nearly the same height (5'6") and weight . Thanks for your inspiration.

Happy Birthday Jill and Shay! Are your goals based around your birthdays?

Congrats on losses Jaime and Amy, and to maintainers like Rhonda. I was "maintaining" at 219 for a couple of weeks, I know it's hard to keep going, but it WILL show - if not on the scale - in some NSV which is much more encouraging - hang in there all.

Dora

Thanks for the birthday wishes, guys!

My eating has been just awful these past few days (today included already, and it's only 7:07am!). I had a planned indiscretion for my birthday meal, but the days before and after my birthday have been bad as well--and not just in overeating, but in eating bad foods, especially sugary things, which will certainly NOT hkep me improve my hba1c at my labs in August. Back on track NOW! Not tomorrow, not next week...now.

I weighed this morning at 3 pounds higher than my posted weight for last week, but I'm sure a bit of that is due to all the junk, and some will be flushed out with lots of water, so I'll wait a few days to post my weight for this week.

I have an appointment with my doc on Thursday as the first appointment in my 6 months supervised diet. I also rescheduled my August appointment for a week later so it can count as my second for those 6 months, too, plus I will have been to both of my possible surgeons' information sessions by then, so I can discuss with my doc and see if she has any input to offer toward my surgeon decision. Despite heading toward surgery, I do need to stick to my plan for the next 6 months to get some pesky fatty deposits off my liver, which will make surgery easier. I'm also thinking of starting a strict every-other-day abs strengthening regimen. I would imagine that would help with the surgery as well (I'm likely having the procedure laparoscopically).