shelly- Join the club! I ate waaaaay too much over the weekend and gained the 3 pounds I lost last week. I finally got access to a gym, so I've been throwing in some extra workouts and trying to work off the extra weight. You can do it!

Trying to recover from my Memorial Day weekend eatfest. Just trying to eat clean, drink lots of water, and workout a ton!

I haven't posted in a few weeks. I hope everyone is doing great. I haven't been on my plan in almost a month. I weighed a few weeks ago and as usual I gained like 5 lbs back. So hopefully monday I'll be starting back. I have too much to do this weekend and I know im going to cheat so monday it is!

Tailee- Congrats on losing 50 lbs! That must feel great.
Shelly- I also wasn't do too well during May but I just kept trying to better and better each day until I got back on track. Good luck.

I am at 274.5 right now I have been doing fairly well these past two weeks I really hope I can last throughout the summer. My best friend is moving in with me and she is going to help me, so this summer should be fun.

Hi all! I hope I can hop in this thread! I'm at 282 (roughly) right now... I haven't weighed myself today because I was very bad this morning. Bah. I'm grocery shopping tonight, though, and getting a whole bunch of healthy foods so I'll be back on the wagon soon! <3

Hi ladies! Hope everyone's doing well. I've been 272 on the nose the past couple of days, which is good because it's the lowest I've been so far. I'm really hoping to be in the 260s by my birthday--two weeks from today! Just 3 pounds, I'm so close!!

Well it had been a few days since I had been on here so I figured I'd check for updates, and it looks like I need to bump our thread! Lol. I just got TOM so I've gained like 2-3 pounds, and last night for dinner I bought a bunch of unhealthy frozen food and a bag of Doritos and ate a ton of it. Definitely not a good choice, BUT my eating hasn't been as bad as the last time I PMSed/had TOM, so hopefully when it's over I'll be right back down again (if I do well the next couple of days).

What a week! I've been pretty busy. I actually like my new job at Old Navy, I'm just SO tired by the time my shift is over! I know it's mostly because I need better shoes. Fun fact about me: I hardly EVER wear anything other than flats, and I don't have any socks (if I do, I have no idea where they are) because I either wear tights or just the flats. Which brings me to another fun fact about my wardrobe--I own one pair of jeans I never really wear, and two pairs of pants. It's not that I don't like them, I just prefer dresses/skirts lol (and the more dresses/skirts I wear, I've noticed, correlate with how happy/satisfied I am with life, haha).

Hahaha so there's my random, off-topic blab for the day.

I'm heading to a big graphic design conference in Portland (I mean here in Maine, of course) tomorrow so I should get back to bed. My face is all sunburned from being at the beach all day yesterday, and I've been chugging water like it's going out of style haha. Hope everyone is doing well!!!

Hi taliee!, well Im not a 280's lady anymore but oh well lol, you seem to have had a hectic couple of days. Congrats on the new job!

I am now 267, I've been working really hard and It's been paying off, Im almost at 30 lbs lost from my starting weight of 295, I kind of fell off my plan for the first 4 months of this year but I've gotten better. Im going to be moving back to California with my friend and my sister in October, that's going to be exciting. I am hoping to be at 230 by then or at least some where near it.

Glad to hear from you, Honeybee! Maintaining your loss is always better than gaining, so good for you!! Good luck with your move, I'm sure you can get to 230 by October!

Well ladies, I have TOM and I'm up like 4 pounds. UGHHH. Yesterday was an absolutely terrible day food-wise. Today's not looking so great either, but I'll try to do better as the day goes on. Tomorrow I need to get back on the ball. I NEED to be in the 260s this month. Need to need to need to. My July 1 goal was originally 265, and right now I'm 276 (but, will hopefully go back down to 273 after TOM ends)--at this point I'll be happy if I'm 269 by then! AHHH OK...low carb it is for a little bit. Goodbye sugar, after today I'm kissing you goodbye for a week!

Well I've gained about 5 pounds. So frustrated. Not sure what to do. I feel out of control. LEss than 5 months til this wedding, my mom will be here in less than a month and I feel like I'm fatter than the last time I saw her (even though I know I'm not). Ugh!!! I've been struggling on trying to decide whether I want to stop doing my new graduate program for awhile so I can concentrate on my weight loss. I'm also considering buying a house in the next year. I feel like every single weekend and weeknight is taken up by my friends and homework. I don't have time to just be able to chill at home or go to the gym anymore. I know it is partially my fault too. I need to better manage my time but I'm soo incredibly tired all the time. It's ridiculous. I still feel way out of control.

I hope everyone else is doing better than I am right now!

Shelly! You can get back on it. I know you can. I know it can be difficult to concentrate on weight loss when you're trying to juggle a zillion different things, but I know you can do it. Start with ONE good day. Just one. Go one day low carb/sugar, and don't drink soda--I think that's what works best for you, right? I know for me it does lol. It may give you the woosh you need to get you motivated and back on track (again, it does for me, haha)! I wish I could help you more as how to manage time and feel better overall, but I kind of suck at time management hahaha. I hope you start to feel more in control soon, with whatever you decide to do. We're on your side!!!

TOM ended two days ago, and I've been really good since then, so I hit a new low of 270 this morning, YAY!!!! Almost in the 260s, I can't effing wait!!

Tailee--Thanks girl! i need the encouragement sometimes. Although i know i haven't lost all of my motivation , it sure feels like it at times and little pushes from your guys definitely help to keep me on track here!

Speaking of TOM, I don't get mine unless I take my birth control, which you shouldn't take if you smoke plus it makes me gain....so it's a lose/lose situation. Here is the even more unfortunate part...I don't get the actual TOM but I have all the symptoms. Lower back pain, salt and chocolate cravings and not to mention the serious cramps and fatigue. It sucks so badly because I can never tell if I'm just having a bad week and gaining or if it is my body just freaking out with its ghost TOM. Either way, it is very annoying and I have been going through that this past week.

I went swimming the other night, sort of. Spent a lot of the time talking to my friend who was outside of the pool but I was still moving around. Afraid to get my hair wet and mess up the beautiful color that I spend a small fortune on!

I still haven't lost anything, i was 240.0 the other day. This morning 240.8 and I've been good and calorie counting but i have to remind myself that even last year when I first started calorie counting, it took my about 2 weeks to see real results. i think my body just has to readjust again. I am still trying to stick to low sugar and cal foods but I'm not going to deprive myself as much as I did before--for fear of indulging of course. I have decided to allow myself one night a month to go out and drink and party. Other than that, if I go out--no drinking!!!!! It has really stalled me and I have not lost anything since the wedding....in fact I have gained a little. I'm ready to do something drastic but I am keeping myself at bay and telling myself everyday that it will catch up. The good work will pay off. I'm going to try to go swimming at least a few nights a week and work in the gym too. I need to start working on my muscle building so I don't get jello-y!!


I hope everyone else is doing well!

Hi ladies!

First, let me say I'm sorry for being AWOL for a while. I have been around, pretty much lurking and not posting. I have been under tons of stress (for financial reasons) and I am trying my best to overcome them quickly. To make a long story short, I gave up on all my diet goals and got all the way back up to 278!!!! I was so ashamed I didn't even want to post. Well, I am trying my best to be optimistic (I am thinking things will get better soon) and I have started eating right again. I am back down to 263.2 so I am hoping to see the 250s again very soon! I will try my best not to go so long without posting, we're on a little bit of a hard time right now(nothing I can't get us out of) so I get stressed and try to hide sometimes.

Imtrying - I have been off for a while to and I'm just now getting back on track! It is so hard to let ourselves slip when we have lots on our mind! Just take it one day at a time!

Honeybee - WOW! Congrats on your lose! You are doing great! Glad to hear you are going to have a buddy working with you. I'm sure it will help to have each other to motivate! Keep up the good work!

Jen - Welcome to the thread! Glad to have you hear!

Taliee - You are sooooo close to the 260s! I can't tell you how proud of you I am friend!!! You have done soooo wonderful! I am so glad you like your new job! I love your random sections of your posts, it is always good to hear things about everyone besided weight struggle. It makes you feel more real to me, does that sound strange? Look how far you have come so far!! OH! I wear flats as well, I think it is because I have a complex with my height. I'm 5'9 and my husband is 5'10 so even a one inch heel makes us the same height and that just makes me uncomfortable. I'm sure that sounds silly, but I've always had that complex I suppose. Anyways, I think you are doing fabulous and I think your July goal of 265 is soooo reachable!! Congrats!

Shelly - Oh buying a house is a wonderful thing and very rewarding in the end! I have been off plan lately as well and I'm just now getting back on track! Swimming is a really great way to burn calories and I think with your plan to swim and work out you will start melting those pounds away again! I think your idea of allowing yourself one night a month to drink and party is a good thing. If you try to completely cut out something you like doing, then you are more likely to binge! I think your goal is perfect, moderation is key! Keep your head up, you already look fantastic and look how far you have come!

Well ladies, it is lunch times and the kids are getting restless. I am glad to be back, sorry for the small vent, I am just stressing! I'm glad to be back and see that everyone is still here

Shelly--I will keep the drinking thing in mind. I turn 21 tomorrow and all my friends have been saying we need to go to the bars when I get back from Vegas!! Just take it all one day at a time, you can do it! ;D

Lorie--SOOO good to hear from you! I was wondering where you went! Hahaha yeah sometimes I think it's good to talk about other things besides weight loss because of how long we've "known" each other...over a year! So crazy. I'm very glad we've kept this thread going. I'm happy to hear you're back down to 263, that's awesome!! Keep it up, and hope everything's less stressful soon!

Good news...I'VE BEEN 269 THE PAST TWO DAYS, NEW DECADE YAY!!!! Lol I was so excited to get here and now I want to be 267, 262 because I'll have a BMI under 40, and then 258 because it'll be not only another decade, but 65 pounds down AND the lowest I've been in 5 years.

It's not only my 21st birthday tomorrow, but I'M GOING TO VEGAS! So I'll talk to you all soon. Have a GREAT week. <3

Hello Everyone!

Sorry that I haven't posted in so long! I've been super busy and just returned from my trip to Japan! My weight loss was put on hold for the last several weeks to get everything ready and whatnot. My trip really changed my view of meals. Food in Japan is so SMALL. Servings are tiny compared to Americans. I went to a Golden Corral when I got home and was embarrased at how much food others had and ashamed that I used to eat like that all the time. I got a plate with a salad, a piece of steak, fruit and mashed potatoes and I was STUFFED after 2 weeks of Japanese eating. I got just a little more and felt almost ill. I used to down two plates of food and salad and desert. Uhhg. I dont know where I am weight wise, but I am hoping that my two weeks of healthy food will put me on a track of better eating.

I havent read anyones posts so sorry that I dont really know whats going on with you ladies, but I hope all is well! I didnt want to make anyone worry anymore so I decided I ought to post. Anyways, Im very sleepy (my body hasnt adjusted back to local time yet!) so, hope you all have a good day and hope everything is going well! Until next time!

Hello ladies!

Taliee - OMG!!! I am sooooo excited for you! You are in the 60s girl!!!! That is so great! I know what you mean about getting your BMI under 40, I just got mine under last week and I'm talking it was like 39.8, but I can't tell you how good it felt just to have a BMI under 40! You are going to get there soon! I am sooooo proud of you! OH Vegas sounds like so much fun! I hope you have a great time! You deserve it!

Phoenix - It is good to hear from you again! I am glad you had a great trip, Japan sounds great! I think it's wonderful how you got to view another culture's eating habits, and it sounds like you learned from them too! I think you may be pleasantly surpirsed when you step on the scale next time! Glad to see you back on the threads!

Ok ladies, I stepped on the scale this morning and it read 260.0 lbs!! This is even with my visit from TOM right now, so I am having high hopes to see the 50s by next week! I am going to start a part time job soon so with housework, working, the kids, the hubby, classes, and clinicals I am going to be really busy, but I'll still be here on the thread. I'll do my best to check in daily, and I always read everyone's posts, but I may only post once or twice a week if things get hectic, but I promise to be around. OH! I was wondering if anyone had Facebook accounts. I do and if you want to be friends let me know, I have loads of pics and things on there, that way if anyone is wondering more about me or my family (I know it is sometimes easier to put names with faces) I'd be more than happy to be facebook buddies as well! Well, I'm glad everyone is still here and still doing great! Keep up the great work ladies!!