Kelly- How funny. I didn't even realize I did that again. Well, I was 184 today. WTH??? Can't I just lose weight and stay there?? NO!!! Well, you all know me. I'll just keep working and someday i will be where I want to be,

Hope you ar all doing well. Susie, hope things settle down for you soon.

Hi! I am happy to report a .75 lb loss. I'm happy with it, it was a .25 more than last week so for the 1st two weeks towards my goal I have lost 1.25 lbs. It's in the direction I want to go and I will be changing my tracker.

I just found out that on Friday's (starting in 2 weeks) they are adding another Body Pump class workout at noon....like the one I do on Monday's and Tuesday's...I'm so there!

How's everyone else doing and what are your weekend plans?

Susie- Isn't it nice to see those smaller losses adding up. Progress in the right direction, YAY!!! Keep it up.

I was 182.8 today, down a wee bit. I really waht to be back to that 181ish area. Just did a 4 mile walk/jog. Thought I would pump it up a little bit.

Gotta tell you girls about Kelly. I know she won't say anything, so i will. We went to lunch yesterday and when she walked in the door, OMG!!! Did she look skinny. I want to look like Kelly. You keep it up girl. You really do look awesome!!!

Mindy--Thanks! I will have to make sure I wear that shirt a lot more often! P.S. everyone else...it was a size Small! Who woulda thunk. By the way, Mindy bought a pair of jeans the other day, I think she told you about them. HOT! This is truly the fun part. My body image is slowly starting to change and I am loving it!

Susie--Excellent job at the scale! All that hard work is paying off! Keep it up.

Ward--Hope things are ok with you.

I haven't weighed myself today because I wasn't at home in the morning, but yesterday I was 169 even. I am liking the direction I am finally going. I hope this plateau is over.

See you ladies tomorrow.

Hi Ladies--I went to see the musical Mama Mia this afternoon with some friends...so much fun.

I'm anticipating a very BUSY week at work this week. They are moving 650 in our building starting Friday at noon and we have to have everything packed and ready, plus trying to get work done. I know I'll be working late this week. I've already decided that my lunch time workouts will be the only workouts I get this week.

Kelly and Mindy: I think we need some update pictures!

Ward: Were are you?

Susie- I was thinking about the pictures myself. We will have to do that pretty soon. Take it easy at work. Don't let the busyness derail you. Stay strong and committed.

DS had 21st BDay party last night. I did too much celebrating with him. Spent most of today recuperating. Now it's back to the ole grind.

Kelly- Just called your house to talk and got your husband who was just going to workout. What have you done to him???

I am not happy. My scale is up today and not sure why. 183.8 That is 2 pounds from my low last week. I really hate these fluctuations. Well, I have eaten good today and going to workout here in a bit (waiting for food to digest a bit).

Hope things are going well for you guys. see ya tomorrow.

Hello,

I wanted to get my day started off right and I thought the best way was to to come here!

I am doing well and on plan. Thank goodness that I have a place to workout during lunch at work. It really helps so that I get it done and can still work late and get all that I need to get done this week.

Today I'm packing one of the new Healthy Choice meals for my lunch. I'm going to eat with some friends today. No working out at lunch. I will work too late to get to my Y classes tonight but I am planning a walk around the neighborhood around 8:00 p.m. tonight. The weather has been so nice here in the evenings...I want to enjoy it.

Mindy: I'm sorry that the scales go up and down like that for you. It is my understanding that they do that every day. Do you weigh the same time every day in the same place in the same clothes? If not, I think you should.

Kelly: It sounds like you and your hubby are working out a lot===together. That's so great!

Ward: I need to hear from you. I miss your workouts!

Ok..got to go get ready for work. Have a good day ladies!

Gosh Susie- You really are busy these days. Hope you get some time for yourself somehow. A few workouts will be better than none.

Kelly- you keep it up with that man of yours. You'll be a size 10 before you know it.

I was 183.4 today. So I was up 2 pounds yesterday and 1.5 today. Don't know if it's my mid-cycle gain or not, but if it is, 2 pounds is not bad. Now I just want to get back to that 181ish place. I really want to be in the 170's when school starts. Just did a 2 mile run, running most of it. I need to work my legs. They are not pretty.

Hello Ladies--Just got back from Zumba. I LOVE that class and it's so nice to get it in at lunch time.

Work is still crazy busy. Everyone in my buidling..that's 650 people are moving cubicles on Friday. We have been going through files, cubes, closets and cleaning, trashing, boxing all while still getting the daily work done. That's why I have been working from 8-7 for the past 3 weeks!

I had a wonderful thing happen to me this morning. One of my co-workers was walking with me down the hall and he said--so..how much weight have you lost...you look great! It was so good to hear. This year I've lost about 15 but I've lost a total of 11 inches since June so I guess it shows.

Mindy: I have no doubt you will reach your desired number in no time! Keep up with that running!

We seem to have no food in our house. It simply disappeared. Payday is Friday, so I'm not going shopping till then. So... I have been eating out like everyday. This is bad. However, the scale is sticking to 183 something everyday. I need to eat at home, so hurry up Friday.

Susie- Isn't it nice when someone gives you a compliment. My DD BFF asked me yesterday if I had lost like 20 pounds since she saw me last. I said NO, only about 5-7. She was very surprised. Keep up the good work.

Kelly and Ward- Keep working towards those goals. Ward- I am feeling worried about you. Are you out on a bender??? Come tell us all about it.

Hey, where is everybody??? I am here still doing my thing. Ate at Chili's with Kelly today. It is hard to find something lower calorie there. I had a half a turkey sandwich and a cup of soup. It was good!!.

I am still at 183ish. Any time now, can I see some movement in the correct direction please??? Hope to hear from you guys.

I had a gain this week. The scales were up 1 lb. Dang it!

This will not happen again.

Mindy: I think you did well at Chili's but you are right that eating out all the time is very hard on the diet. I also notice that I seem to "crave" more when I've been eating out even if I make good decisions.
I hope you got to the store today!

Kelly and Ward: Looking forward to hearing updates from you guys!

Where is everyone? It was a very rainy day today. The kind of day that I could have curled up with a book. I had a garage sale instead and made about $200.00. I think I"ll buy some new workout shoes and maybe some new jog bras.

But then I might spend it on a Blackberry. I've been thinking about getting one. I thought maybe it would make it easier to put my food in one of those online calorie counters. I know that they reason I don't do as well with my weight loss is the food factor. I need to keep track of it better and if I don't do it when I finish eating it then I stop keeping track. So what do you think?

I'll see you all tomorrow.

Susie- I keep my journal with me at all times and write things down as I eat them. Or at least shortly after. It is the only way I can keep track and not forget something. The blackberry might be a good idea, but you need to remember to log immediately. Are you still getting in your workouts??? SOmething is not in sync (my opinion) or you would be losing probably.

If you go to caloriecount.com you can figure out how much you should eat and log exercise also. It gives you total calories burned vs. eaten. You might find this useful. I used to do it all the time during the first year of weight loss.

I was up a little yesterday and back to 183.6 today. This is certainly mid-cycle time so the gain is understandable. I am hoping it will go down some now.