Burgundy - awesome on the food control even on your cheat day, it truely reflects your "lifestyle change" opposed to just "dieting". Kudos girly, Im super proud of you.
Tiff - WELCOME BACK!!! Oh, I am SO...SO...SO happy to hear that you are back with us. I know its hard when your obsessive, trust me, I can completely relate but the end result is going to pay dividends in so many ways. If you can log on only once a day, heck, even every other day, thats better than nothing. We are here for you and KNOW that - YOU CAN DO IT!!!
Takeadeepbreath - it is known well and true that you are facing some major obstacles in your life and my heart goes out to you, I know I certainly couldnt handle it and I have said time and time again that the fact that you are trying to lose weight, maintain you and your moms lifestyle and stop smoking was super impressive. It is very obvious that you took my post personal and I apologize that it came off that way. It was not directly pointed at you and to be honest, if someone needs to step away from the forum to handle personal matters, who am I, a personal stranger to fault you or anyone else for that matter. You were not part of our original forum that started back in December, so you do not understand where that post is coming from. This had happened before where our whole forum pretty much broke apart and yes, we re-built it with some great, dedicated new members but my post was aimed at keeping people dedicated and on track. It is obvious that it worked because I have received several personal messages (Im not going to name names) stating that they needed that accountablity and kick in the but and thanked me. So, my point being is. Speaking for myself - had no intention of making anyone feel bad or guilty or anything to that nature. I have been nothing short of supportive and an open listener to all of you and that post was not aimed directly at you and Im sorry you took it that way (cause thats the way I am interpreting it). I genuinely care for you girls (especially you - my heart goes out to you, you are dealing with so much right now) and want to stay friends and get through our challenges TOGETHER. Maybe not everyone see's this forum as "real friends", but I do and I am here for all of you. Sorry for the long post and Im even more sorry that my original post came off as hurtful.
That being said, Im not going to touch on that subject anymore.
Ok, so heres the deal with me today. The Jillian Michaels DVD was killer (as stated yesterday) and my legs are feeling it today. It was POURING this morning when I woke up to go to the gym, so I reset my alarm to sleep in till 7 a.m. this morning, that was SO nice, an extra 2 hours of sleep. Its going to be another crappy, rainy day here in Florida, so I am not going to make any attempts to go out of my way to drive anywhere else but home today, so I am skipping the gym all together. But, I will do the Jillian DVD tonight. Heres an update on my food. Today is a 1400 calorie day so its gonna be a little tough:
Rye toast - 120 calories
Coffee - 50 calories
Yogurt (fat free) - 90 calories
Ill check in later. I hope everyone has a great (and successful day)!