For Chicki from last week!

<--- so not a runner

Vanetta: Not a runner either!

Well, I didn't try my couscous last night b/c we ended up eating at a Greek restaurant! Yikes! The first day of the challenge I only ended up with 3 veggies!

Today may not be much better with my Mexican lunch and pool league tonight. Tomorrow I must make a better effort. It seems this week is packed with plans that will make me eat out more than I should.

Congrats to everybody on a good showing at the weigh-in.

Can't stay, but wanted to say 'Have a Great Day Folks' and good luck with the challenge!

sxulcmnky- congrats on joining a gym!! I love going to mine, it is the only thing that will get me out of bed at 5 AM, it is so weird- I can go to bed at 11 and wake up at 5 and go to the gym, but if I sleep till 8 and don't workout I am in a slump all day.

vanetta- spaghetti squash is YUMMY! you will enjoy it!

dea- did you make the bean and lentil soup or is it canned? I love lentils!

heather- I am glad your pain is going away!

Hope everyone is having a great day today!

Last go around with the challenge, we did a Black Team PUSH for just trying for losing 1 pound a week. If we each ONLY lost 1 pound a week, we'd lose 44 pounds as a group (yep, out of the 57 people that the Black Team started with, we have 44 left). Pretty neat to think about, huh?

I am so sorry, but I rather fell off the deep end in the past week or so. I had decided to try getting back into the dating scene after breaking up with my bf back in February and it left me a bit of an emotional wreck. Nothing bad happened, I just went on several dates with one guy and then had to tell him I wasn't interested and then another guy I was interested in decided I wasn't interesting enough. I wasn't really prepared for it emotionally and ended up using food as a coping mechanism. Not good, but a good lesson and I am now pulling myself back together and getting back on track. So I just wanted to check in and let everyone know that I will be back participating again. Sorry for dropping off the radar for awhile there!

Nancy...glad to see you back on track! For us "emotional eaters", it's always something pulling us in the wrong direction...a constant struggle for sure! Hang in there, I am with you all the way!
Caitbeans...the beans & lentils were dried in a package with peas, barley and rice, and then you add the rest...soup base, meat, other veggies, whatever.
I am very lucky to have a MIL who loves to cook, and is very good at it!
Julz..I think a one pound challenge would be great..how did it go last time around?
Vanetta...I am a runner wannabe, as I am not co-ordinated enough to get involved in too many sports that require equipment!! I am planning on starting the C25K program in March...need to do it outside...no treadmill or gym membership in my near future

Just a quick post to say I've already gotten in 5 fruits/veggies for the day.

Also Congrats to Amy our biggest loser for this week. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Nancy- It's good to have you back again.

I'm also not a runner. It's just not in me. cbl I've got to run for now.

very funny comic in our newspaper today!

A distraught lady is holding a smoking gun that she just used to destroy her scale with. She is being lead away by a couple of police officers with a speech bubble that says something like "I'm sorry lady, but this is considered a hate crime". There are some days when I just hate my scale too!!

Hey Ladies!
Just a quick duck in to say that we did such a great job this past week!!!! I too am glad that we only lost one teammate.

Chellez, thanks for the banner...I didn't actually realize that we got a banner, but it is nice..thank you....

My In the Out Box Challenge today was good:
had cabbage, broccoli, berries, banana, salad, and 2 kiwis...in the mix of the other food...

was also happy with myself because there was a going away dinner tonight and it was basically pancakes with icecream...so I ate a bunch of cabbage and broccoli and some nuts before I went... and I was so happy that I did cause I probably ate half the amount of food I would have otherwise, and I didn't have any of the ice cream... never actually used that strategy before but I think I am going to employ it more and more often...

Thank you everyone!! I am beginning to feel better. I just hope I will keep it off.

I might not be on for a couple days. Hubby is getting deployed and I am going back home to ky for the time he is gone!! This will be the first time he has deployed since we have been married. So we have been lucky!!!!! I am just hoping that being back home will help me emotionally with the kids!!!

Diva...we do have a community centre down the street, but it is basically a gymnasium, and a bunch of multi-purpose rooms that various groups use for kids clubs, meetings etc.. They do run some fitness classes, but never at times that work with my schedule. Now, my hubby works at a community college, and has access to a fantastic gym with loads of top-notch equipment, a pool and an ice rink...but does he ever use these resourses????NOOOOOO!!!
I actually love being outside...just not in the winter!!
chicki...pancakes and icecream vs broccolii and cabbage????? Kudos to you girl. I am afraid the pancakes and icecream would win hands down for me!

Wow, I missed a lot in a week! I'm glad everyone is showing some unity again, I got rather discouraged while reading for a while! Let me say congrats to everyone for pulling together and:

Losinitin07: CONGRATS!!!! I miss the lil ones sometimes Another special one for a great person.

Things have been nuts around here. The kids have been sick for over 2 weeks now. They've been switched from meds and I swear I am not getting anywhere. I am ready to take down the dr.

I gave in to my cravings during the PMS stage, though did have a loss. (honestly I think it was a water loss but **** I'll take it anyways.)

I've been freaking about my crappy job situation and knowing that I have to get a new one with my useless degree *sigh*. I would just like to have the $ to pay my bills. I dont ask for much.

We got some bad news on Fri that my fiance's best friends younger brother who I graduated hs with, killed himself. It's been tough for my guy since he knew him forever. We'll be going to the memorial on Sat...

So, I dont have much hope for this week, though I am trying I swear. Good luck to all.