Good morning, everyone! Peggy I am jealous of your paid day off. Enjoy! Great job for getting in your walk nice and early!

annie wow thats all i can say lol. i think i too will look for twister dance!

Hi Everyone!

I had my weigh in this morning and lost 3.3 pounds. That brings me to 39.9 pounds lost (I'm calling it 40!!!) in the last 3.5 months - average of 11.4 pounds per month. Hope everyone is doing well!

Lisa

Annie – You are totally rocking the exercise!!

Catherine – That is fantastic that you have been on plan for two weeks! Sometimes we just need to find our groove and then make sure to stay stuck in it.

Stormie – I have heard of flylady and I actually have the body clutter book in my “to read” list. I know I feel a million times better about things when the house is clean and tidy. It just makes so much more feel possible – like blank canvas rather than something that needs to be done or worked around.

Robyn – Where in CT are you?

I think I would totally love DDR, although now that I will be above someone I will have to gauge how loud the floors are. I don’t want to invest in something I can’t end up using without driving my downstairs neighbor insane.

I wasn’t planning on it but I ended up working out last night anyway. The major road I take to get home – a major 3 lane highway, had all lanes closed due to flooding from this amazing thunderstorm we had yesterday. I had meant to go to my new place to get a few things done, but after working out and then getting suckered in to looking at one of the trainer’s vacation photos until after 9pm, it was too late. At that point I was so hungry that I just went home. Luckily the traffic had cleared out from earlier and I made it home ok.

There is a new trainer/nutritionist at the gym who introduced himself to me last night (although I can’t remember his name right now). He had that eager gung-ho “I’m going to change your life” vibe, which of course immediately turned me off. I don’t feel like I need a nutritionist. I know what to do, it’s just actually doing it that is the problem. Also, I have a really hard time taking advice from a man (#1) who has probably never been significantly overweight (#2). I know it is somewhat prejudiced of me, but I can’t help it.

I can’t remember if I mentioned it, but I got the time off work. So, I have from tomorrow through Wednesday to move in and start to get settled. I take my computer down tomorrow afternoon and won’t have my new internet installed until Monday, so I will be offline for a few days. I promise to report in on how the move went as soon as I can.

way to go Lisa keep up the good work!

Annie-It isn’t just the creepies that can hide out on your walking track, you have to remember that there is always the chance that you could simply sprain an ankle. If you need to walk alone at the very least take a whistle. That can be heard farther than your voice, and for longer if you get hurt. I’ve also got one of those panic alarms you can wear around your wrist. If someone messes with you, you just pull the cord, and it’s like a burglar alarm going off. Himself thought I needed it. In this neighborhood if the meth addict prostitutes who weigh about 80 pounds soaking wet are crazy enough to try to mug someone my size, they’d only try it once. In winter I have my cane with spikes on the end. That would ruin a mashers day pretty fast. I’m taking much better care of my feet. I’ve got two pairs of very cushy shoes that I trade off everyday. I wear my crocs for choir and concession stand duty, so while they are still a bit sore, especially in the morning, they aren’t really painful. I’m taking it easy on them.

Stormie-I find that not only when I’m in clutter that I have trouble losing weight, I have trouble keeping from being depressed. When the house is clean, I actually feel “lighter.”

Peggy-A paid day off is definitely better than a punch in the nose.

Nancy-I hope your move goes easy, and no one gets hurt, or anything gets broken. I agree with you about not taking advice from someone who’s never been overweight. I wouldn’t mind it from a guy who had been there, but not if he was younger than me. This guy sounds too “happy” if you know what I mean.

I slept in until almost noon today. I just couldn’t seem to wake up. I don’t know if my body is adjusting to the new diet, or if the school work is tiring my out too much. I haven’t gone to school since I had the head injury, and I am expecting some fatigue as I get back into the swing of things. I’ve also been doing some freelance photography work, something I did to help with tuition in college. I sold some photos to a magazine in Ontario, and I promptly spent the money on something really frivolous. I bought 4 seasons of the cartoon “home movies.” The package is at the post office now, and I sent him after it. I can’t wait to plug them in.

Stormie: I'm glad that you are getting un-cluttered. I am a super obsesive neat freak. lol. My sisters tease me and calle me "sleeping with the enemy". They like to come over and look in my cupboards and drawers to see if they can find something out of place.lol. I myself have been like this since I was a child. I used to change my sheets weekly without being asked to and I also wanted to wash all my blankets and comforter weekly but my dad (mom was out of the picture) told me that I could only do them once a month max. lol. Hope that it works out super for you.

Peggy: I loooooovvvvvve your new avatar photo. You are such a doll. I love your baby too. What is his/her name. I am a lab freak. I have two 1/2 lab and 1/2 Golden retrievers that I adore.

Lisa: Whoop Whoop to you on loosing 40 pounds. You are doing so well.

Patti: lol hi girl did you move today?

Nancy: Good for you working out when you didn't plan it. Good luck with your move hun. I hope it goes smooth for you. I agree, that trainer sounds like a a$$! I hate when I work out and get some jerk telling me I'm doing it wrong or giving me unsolicited advice. Hugs.

Catherine: You are right about possibly getting hurt. Not to mention there seriously could be cougars or bears. lol. I went to Walmart for the first time in YEAR all by myself and walked and shopped for over an hour so I am counting that as my walking today! I was pooped. I am swimming this evening and still need to do abs and jump on the bike for my second 1/2 hour of biking today. I got all mixed up because one of my sisters called this a.m. to chat for a bit. I'm glad that you are taking care of your feet. Have fun with the cartoons! Hugs.

Well, I'm off to move the sprinkler in the front yard again. lol

Blessings all,
Annie

Hi ladies
I've been lurking but very much on program, just too busy to post. WOW, it seems everyone is doing awesome i am happy for everyone enjoying some victories.
CATHERINE: good luck in school, im sure you will do great. thats awesome you are finding a food plan that you like
ANNIE: all i can say is, WOW you are doing so good!!! i am very happy and proud of you.
NANCY: im glad you found an apartment you like, the pictures are adorable!! it looks like a really nice place.
XENA: i love your pictures of your trip, and i must say, you are very pretty
PATTI: glad to see you posting again.
TORRISTER: great picture! your doing so well!
MISTI: it sounds like you are back on track glad to have you back too
LISA: wow, impressive job! you have done awesome, even off the liquids, you go girl!!
TO all the people i havent addressed, hope you are doing well
As for me, i am continuing my quest for healthier, and yes, thinner me . my weigh today was 191.2 i truly cant believe i am doing this, and the fact of the matter is, its not hard anymore everytime i even think for a minute of giving up, i look at the new me, remember the "old me" and say never! the compliments and encouragement i have been getting help too!!
i hope everyone has a great night, and an on program week. just remember, you DESERVE to be healthier and happier

thanks Kym.. and yes Annie i moved on my treadmill today gotta find a time to work in my ddr

Hello everyone.

This week has been outrageously busy, I have barely had time to read everything that is going on, but it was good to be back in here for a while.

At weigh in on Monday, I lost 5 pounds! I remember that the weight loss was pretty good the first few weeks and then leveled off, so I am just going to enjoy it for now and wait for the hard work to keep paying off.

Today was so busy at work, I didn't get a lunch break, so I munched some carrots on the way to the other hospital. When I got home, we decided to order pizza (can anyone say danger zone??) I swear there were horns and a little forked tail on that box when I picked it up from the restaurant. So, hopefully, I don't pay too dearly for the salt and grease overload I had tonight.

I hope everyone is getting ready for a nice weekend. The weather here has been gorgeous the last part of this week, so maybe I should actually get out and walk a little.

Take care everyone!!

Okay, accountability time ...

I've spent the last month being lazy, both in my eating habits and my exercise. I haven't gone wildly off plan, no binges or major overeating, but I haven't been as strict with myself, eating too much and too many of the 'safe' snacks, and not enough of what I'm supposed to be eating. I've been rationalizing and justifying my food choices, one of my old habits. I've only exercised a few days this month, and there's really no excuse - I have plenty of time to get out there, I just haven't. I haven't been drinking my water, but I've been consuming way too much diet soda. I haven't lost any weight in about 3 weeks.

So, time to get myself back on the wagon. I haven't come this far to go back now. I have to get my momentum back and stay strong. No excuses. I need a Time to set some rules for myself so I can get back in control:

- at least two liters of water a day, and no soda until I've met that goal
- stop eating at least 2 hours before bedtime
- eating at least 5 servings of veggies/fruits a day
- a maximum of one legal snack/dessert a day
- exercise in some form at least 5 days a week

I can do this. I can and I will.

Oh, and guess what? I got a job - finally! I'll be working in the marketing department for a children's book publisher. Funds are getting beyond tight so it's a big relief and I hope will alleviate most of the stress I've been under these past few months.

Thanks for those who expressed concern and support for me over the weekend when I got those lab results. I'm trying to think positive and not worrying about it until we can see a specialist and go from there. I managed to avoid the cupcakes, so yay me. Anyway, I appreciate you helping me through that.

I'm so far behind I'm not even going to try for personals, but I have read all your posts, and a big to all those having a good week in one way or another, and a for those who aren't.

Hi everybody! Just rushing through this time... just got home...

Kym, thanks for the welcome back! Yah I think I am cranking again.

Blessings to all

Ladies, I will be out of commission for a bit. DH and I are moving back to my home town, so the next week will be spent packing, and then there will be the down time of getting everything disconnected/moved/etc. Take care and best wishes!

Hey everyone!!

Congrats to everyone with losses!! Keep up the good work!

Me I am still alive! And still losing. As of today I have lost 75lbs! YAY!! My next goal is to get to 240 with a date of Sept 1st, I sure hope I can get there!!