YAY! you're from around my way... i'm from Alexandria, VA

Hey Diva! Thanks for reminding everyone about the weigh-in today! And now.... instead of a sick husband and a sick baby, the husband is all better and I now I have 2 sick babies. Our son got sick yesterday, our daughter is still sick. And for the irony of it all, we had their birthday party planned for today at Chuck E Cheese. Today is our daughters 2nd birthday. What a way to spend her birthday, huh?

Well, I hope to get on here later today during the kids naptime (school is finally caught up YAY!) and catch up with everyone. I'm so sorry I've been MIA, but I know you all understand.

I did manage to lose a pound this week!

hi guys,
I know I have been really bad at keeping up with the thread, this sickness is never ended, or so it feels...
I lost another 1.2lbs, I've lost the same amount three weeks in a row, but atleast im going down, lol
Tom has finally arrived, and im being attacked by cravings, lol I am trying to control myself, so we will see how well I do at the end of the week!

I hope everyone had a good weekend! I can't wait to see how well we did tomorrow!

Hi Black Team,
Like a lot of people I haven't had much chance to post lately, but I've been trying to read the posts. I did lose one pound this week, so I'm not sitting still or gaining. My weight has been yoyoing lately, but I think part of it is the extra walking I'm doing. Last week it took me 3 days to recover from walking 4.5 miles, but this week I did 6 miles and was over it in about 12 hours. Tho there is a little discomfort in my foot, but I'll keep stretching it and ice it a little and it will be ok. I did 6 miles on Saturday!!! and could have done more I think. My next 2 long walks are 7 miles to allow a little rest time. then they start getting longer. I've also been eating too much of the wrong foods.

Dream710: I love Talapia, and one way my family likes is to take 1 or 2 slices of whole wheat bread and either grate them or put them in a food processer. Mix the crumbe with a small amount of either olive oil or canola oil and season to taste. I use Mrs. Dash, or Italian Seasoniong, or Garlic powder or all three. Toast the crumbs for a few minutes then dip the fish in either skim milk or water then roll in the crumbs and bake in about 350-400 oven until done. You can change the tast just by varying the seasoning so it can be different everytime.

London Julz: My family is pasing around the crud too, 2 weeks ago it was stomach, now it is coughing and stuffed heads. DD also has ear infection. We took her to the Dr because of the coughing because she never complained about her ears until after she found out she had ear infection, then she did a lot of complaining.

To all the Black Team members: I too will be here for the long haul, without the support I get here it would be way too easy to give up and stay fat. Thanks so much!!!!

ooh...I forgot to post my favorite Talapia recipe!!! Our grocery store has a "club pack" bag of frozen fillets that are individually vaccuum sealed and I always keep a bag on hand - sooo yummy, even for being frozen!

I usually just spray some "I can't believe it's not butter" on the fish, then top with pepper, parmesean cheese and breadcrumbs, and then spray the topping lightly with Pam. I bake it at 450 for about 15 minutes, and when it comes out I squeeze some lemon on it. Sooooo yummy!!!!!

Tatiana - oh honey, I am so sorry you are feeling hopeless. I felt that way for sooo long. I know how hard it can be to feel overpowered by food. It sucks. I don't know what you are eating in your diet, but maybe it would help if you didn't stop the fast food cold turkey? You could let yourself have it ONE day a week or something, and maybe just a burger and no fries, or a small fry? Maybe knowing it was okay ONE day would make you feel better and less deprived?

I also thought it was interesting that DH took you there when you were feeling so bad. I know you said it made you feel better for a couple of hours, but how did you feel afterward? I think a key motivator to losing weight this time around has been DH. He has been very supportive of me losing weight this time around and really gets it. BUT, he gets it because we have talked about what I want his role to be. For example, there was a day when he was eating Doritos, and I came in and said, yum, give me a handful, and he did. When I grabbed the bag for more, he said "do you really want them, or do you want me to watch the kids so you can get your running in earlier today?" Now, the only reason he said that was because I had told him to be a "voice of reason" if it seemed I was going to self-sabotage. I re-checked myself, took a small handful rather than the bag, and was good. Maybe you could talk about how he could best support you and help you to feel good even when things look crappy? Don't give up! You can do it, but it is hard work, and always will be. (Why couldn't we get the skinny genes?!?!?!?!)

Tatiana - I'm sad for you!! My experience has been that when I don't stick to my program I get angry with myself. I don't feel like doing anything or going anywhere but I feel restless . . . like I want to crawl out of my skin.

The only thing that helps me is getting back OP. Even if I just do something for 10 minutes. Sit-ups, stretching, walking . . . ANYTHING just to get me off my fanny and feel like I'm doing something for ME.

We went skiing this weekend and left in the morning before the kids ate breakfast. We stopped at McDonald's before we got to the hill and I went inside, the kids ordered, I paid, and I used the restroom and promptly walked OUT of there. I can't even remember the last time I ate at McDonald's. Probably July. I was feeling sorry for myself. I schlepped back to the car and ate my stale Big Breakfast Cookie and pouted.

On the ride home I flipped off the McDonald's as we drove by. I DID IT. I didn't give in. I had a great day skiing and felt STRONG and proud of myself. That feeling was better than anything I could have ordered. It was hard but I did what's best for me and it felt GREAT.

Even though you had something from McDonald's, you didn't have what you normally have so that's a great step forward! Be proud of yourself for what you did accomplish.

WE CAN DO THIS!!

Hi everyone!

Sorry for not chatting more, and also for a crappy 2 weeks. I took last week as a freebee and I'm up one pound this week. I feel so much guilt when I see how hard some of the others on this team are working. I could blame life and being busy, but really, life is always busy, so that's not a good enough excuse for me.

I'll try to have some better results to share for next Monday. Kudos to all of you who are sticking with your plan and making changes to your body!

Afternoon Ladies....
Monday post - take 6...no kidding, I just keep writing and re-writing my post. I can't seem to latch on to a coherent thought....I'm sure I have something really profound to share, but ..... I give up.

I'm going to the gym, and then I am going to make myself a nice chef's salad.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Hi every one has been a busy week had a 2 pound gain about ready to duct tape my mouth shut permanently . Sorry to hear a lot of you are sick or your children or spouses . never fun when some is sick I hope it will pass soon for ya all. Good luck this week .

Hey guys, just checking in. Things have been crazy here with the kids being sick too, it must be going around like wildfire. My cravings are settling down, but I opted for a freebie week, I didnt even go on the scale but I know. (even my feet are swollen, which is a lil out of the ordinary but whatever.)

It's nice to hear of all the exercise that u guys are doing. Congrats! That's my motivator right there. I havent checked the weights yet, but no matter what, everyone is doing their best I will try too I swear to it.

Hey team! Another op day...choices again weren't the greatest but managed to stay within calorie range.

b: kashi hot cereal
s: 1/4 c cashews
L:2 cups chicken fried rice
s: fruit snacks
S: shredded bbq chix on 1 slice of multigrain bread
1 baked potato with molly mcbutter.


Thanks for all the tilapia recipes, I just bought another bag from Walmart so I'm set to try all these great recipes.

Calories: 1398
Exercise-30 minutes power sculpt and 20 minutes pilates
water-94 oz.

days on plan

Are we losing even more people this week if they don't weigh in or are people who haven't been weighing in still in the thread for good? I DO hope they weigh in!!!

How's it going for everyone?

I've been on plan everyday. So busy with school and work. Tired, but plugging along!

Please, don't give UP ladies!!!