@retiredone - How is your back today?

@Angela - I watched the ceremony today, it was great!

@babygrant - I'm crossing my fingers for you to reach Onederland tomorrow!

Here's to everyone having a good weigh in tomorrow! I might use today's weight for weigh in...it depends on how I feel tomorrow morning. I think I had an awful lot of sodium today and not an awful lot of water. I may skip the scale tomorrow for my sanity!

Same as me! I went to my sisters for dinner and she ordered chinese food. I didn't go overboard....but I always bloat after chinese food.

Hey Blue! Haven't been around much but I'm still plugging along. I'm hoping to be the 170's next week! Not much going on this weekend. Tomorrow I'm finally going to try spaghetti squash. I found a recipe spaghetti squash veggie gratin so I hope it turns out good. My hubby turned up his nose, so I figure I'll have my lunch for the next week (if i like it that is).


Everyone keep up the hard work.

Hi everyone just a quick check in tonight. I didn't get in as much of a walk as I was hoping to as the sun did not shine like it was promised to. The ice fog hung around all day and it was a bit windy so chilly. We did take some pictures to try out the camera but that only lasted about 10min. I weighed myself this morning because I knew I was going to eat popcorn at the theater (and I did) so tomorrow may be worse. I will post tomorrow though. I have to say I have been great at maintaining this time round. Too bad that's not what I was going for. I just bought a new thing for the Wii so maybe that will kick start something in me. Well that's about it for now have a great night and a great weigh in tomorrow.

weebleswobble -

Nixmom - Long time since I've seen you hope all is okay.

Hi Bluezer gals!!!

I will weigh in tomorrow morning and post then. If I forget because it's Valentine's Day then I guess I will use my first freebie but I like not using any at all if I can help it. I just haven't loss much and was hoping more would show tomorrow! :

I wish you all a great OP Vday tomorrow!!!

Sorry I haven't been here much. I found the key to my treadmill, I knew I'd put it in a safe spot. Finally did find it with my hair things, lol. That's my drawer where no one ever finds toys or anything fun so I was smart to put it there thru the holidays. The kids love my treadmill but I have to watch them or they want to use it when I'm not in there which is not good and I won't allow. it's been folded up in the spot where it goes since the xmas tree took it's spot in Dec. So I'm glad to say it gets to come back out and get some use again!

I better go get some sleep. Have a good weekend!

Hugs, Selina

Happy Valentines day girls!

hey girls!! wow we're in week 6. how time flies by. i'm happy to report i've had a 0.4lbs loss. not much, but better than gaining! slow and steady.

its been 2 days since i started my carb experiment, so looks like its working to make it easier for myself, i only let myself have one carb containing meal once a day, usually either breakfast or lunch and the rest of the meals is protein and complex carbs like veg and salad.

Mercy - thanks for the message about jillian saying 2 days rest is good!
CONGRATULATIONS MERCY on getting down to 139, that is FANTASTIC!!!!! WOOHOO


Angela, glad to hear that 6 meals are working for you

Bigmid you're welcome!! hope you get your heart rate monitor. and thanks for the information about how when you workout on an empty stomach t works fine for you. i'm gonna try it myself next week. that's so cool how you got into the training. and you're welcome regarding the podcasts. and i hear ya on not losing anything on this challenge. same here. but i was listening to this one podcast about how its a good idea to lose 10% of your overall body weight and then take a "break" from losing weight and just maintain that weight loss for 3 months. i suppose i've been doing that unintentionally. so its been 3 months now, so now time to get serious and kick butt on losing weight. its all about setting a new "set point" for your body. its about recalibrating.

Thinner- that's cool that the stuff about carbs i pasted is the plan you're following. and thank you

this morning i had a protein breakfast (2 chinese lettuce leaves, tuna, and mustard with melted cheese ontop - it wasnt all that bad, abit dry, would have liked it on bread and DOLLOPS of mayo hehehe, but sacrifices have to be made for the greater good in the future.

babygrant, same here, my TOM hunger has calmed down. good job on the walking

ISabella sorry to hear about your back, hope you feel better soon

Ars - good job on walking in the cold!

i dont have any valentines day plans (single and happy ), just going to have a nice lunch with my parents and grandma

and Babygrant that is sooo sweet you making heart shaped pancakes for your kids, bless

Babygrant i can totally understand what you meant about the money that could be better spent. sorry to hear about your job.

dream710 - good luck on getting into the 170s next week! woohoo and thats awesome about the spagetic squash, let us know how you like it

Selina thats awesome about getting the treadmill up and running! i'd love to have a treadmill to walk infront of when i watch tv hehe

Well here it is another weigh in morning and I have a .6 loss to show for it. What ever happened t 1-2lb losses. I miss them so. Oh well here is to a new week and another new start. Hope everyone has a Happy Valentines Day.

I used yesterdays weigh in and skippd my weigh in today. I am SOOO bloated from that stupid chinese food last night. I had the shakes and headache from the msg too. Good thing I only eat chinese food once a year. But down 1.4 lbs. Hoping to kick up the exercise again this week.

Hey girls!! Sorry I haven't been around much lately. Just have been a little depressed and checked out for awhile. Tired of dieting to no avail. It's my own fault. I do great all week and the mess it all up on the weekends. Been snowed in for what seems like ever. Got two major snowstorms last week. 1st one was 23 inches & the second was around 18 inches. Now it is suppose to snow again Monday night! ugh!!! I am ready for spring. We have already missed 5 days of school and may be missing on Tues. Looks like I will be working until June 30th this year. Anyway going to start again tomorrow. Going shopping today, made plans to start working out again tomorrow. Took a freebie this week cause I pretty much ate all week while I was snowed in. Don't want to get on the scale until next week after a full week of eating well, drinking tons of water and working out.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Happy Valentines Day everybody! Hope everyone has a great day. Its really windy an cold here so I think we are going to stay in and watch Couples Retreat tonight.

I drug my stability ball out the closet yesterday. I decided I really need to focus on my core (very weak and flabby) but have no idea what to do with it. Do any of you have any exercises that you would recommend? I'm also thinking about purchasing a medicine ball or kettleball (or is it bell?) Anybody use either of these? Any comments are welcome. Well I'm off to start my sp squash, followed by playinig wii with dd and then onto my workout....hope I can get this all done before ds wakes from his nap


Mary-its good to hear from you!

Babygrant-way to go on the 1.4lbs. Good luck with the exercise this week.

Bigmid-.6 is still good, it may not be 1-2lbs but its in the right direction!

Echo-Glad to hear your experiment is working. And way to go on your loss this week.

Selina-Glad that you found your key for the tm. I have the same problem with my dd. She always wants to be on there, but I'm afraid if she will hit the level 10 and fly off the thing if I'm not around.

I see your at 196 way to go girl! Keep up the hardwork and you'll be taking that new pic real soon!