MsP: 10 pounds! Really? You must've REALLY enjoyed the food, lol! Hope you're little fantasy eating spree was fun 'cause it's time to come back to reality! I'm very impressed that you kept your running up and even made a new record for yourself--imagine what kind of damage you could've done if your exercise had slacked off. I'm sure it's nice to be back with the kids and back in control. It totally sucks that putting weight on is still so easy, no matter how much you learn about yourself. I'll cross my fingers that those pounds come off as quickly as they went on, and that you reach your maintenance weight before your b-day.

eryn s: that is a big bummer that the wall was tricking you into a false sense of accomplishment!

TheBunneh: hope you feel better. Whatever you do, don't let the scales get you down--especially not enough to feel defeated and give up! Daily fluctuations are normal, and you are looking for the downward trend, because you can't expect it to be less everyday, as much as you want it to be (that was a note to myself as much as to you. lol).

Welcome to all the newbies on this thread--it's a great support group, although personals may prove to be difficult with this many people, eh?

I was down to 164.6 this morning, so things are heading in the right direction (I'm only 2.2 pounds from reaching my June goal.) Happy Friday everyone!

That's a good way of looking at exercise. Something else you have to do not something you try to fit in. I can honestly say I have never felt worse after finishing a workout. I've felt sweaty and exhausted but anytime I do a workout I always feel great that I did it...and even better about it after a shower

Meeeee too. I swear that post workout shower is the best thing that ever happened. lol

When I was thinking about exercise as another thing to do, instead of a necessity, I was more prone to taking significant amounts of time off, not sticking to my plans and in general it was just harder to stay motivated.

It is also much harder for me to stick to my exercise routine if I put it off until the afternoon. Sometimes my mornings just wipe me out and I'll be exhausted by the time the afternoon comes and even the thought of exercising seems impossible.

So now, I literally go to sleep in my workout pants, roll out of bed when my alarm goes off, go and go and brush my teeth ... when I'm standing there thinking about how much I don't want to workout and how I just want to get back in bed instead it's even harder, because well, I'm halfway dressed! Plus, as I said, it has really stopped being an option to me, but just another part of my day like eating breakfast, taking a shower or going to work.

I feel so terrible today. I just don't get it. I hoped things would get better this afternoon but I'm just feeling worse.

I tried working out. And I did - sorta. But my energy isn't there. I tried Turbo Jam cardio party 2 and I pushed through 30 minutes of it before turning it off. (So only 10 minutes early, but still...) Then I did 15 minutes of strength training, which surprisingly was easier because I could push through the burn a lot better then I could make myself jump around and do kicks. But I quit that earlier then I would have too cause my muscles just gave out. Because I felt bad for quitting both early I tried to do some step aerobics but simply had no energy at all. And then I felt like crying. =(

I don't know why I feel so sad about it, since I'm still fine on calories, and I had good workouts all week. But I feel awful. I suppose my body just needed a rest day but I can't get past the "fail" feeling. I guess I'm just being silly...

LouisaH - Thank you. I know logically day to day weight doesn't mean anything, but the little negative voice in my head wants to use it as proof that I can't do it. I know it's silly! If I don't get better at shutting that voice up I'm going to hide the scale in a cabinet and only bring it out once a week.

Quick drive by post for me, but definitely have to keep myself accountable. The day was good for the most part and I did get about 45 minutes of walking in...so all around a good day. You ladies enjoy your 4th of July weekend and stay safe.

So today has gone great. I had planned to do 30 min on the stair climber, but once I got off and stretched, I got back on and did 5 more! Then I moved on to the bike. I had only planned on 10 min of short sprints, but added an extra 5 to that too. I konw that those are both small victories, but they made me feel better the rest of the day and I stayed very well on track. Its not technically exercise, but I bleached the kitchen today and washed the floors. To give you an idea of how it was before I started, I live with a 25 yr old guy. lol. Im just glad we don't share a bathroom. I also picked up the livingroom and my bedroom. Tomorrow I am going to put the finnishing touches on my bedroom and clean my bathroom. Yay for a productive day.

So far today has been a WONDERFUL day. I woke up and weighed myself. I lost 3lbs
I think my goal was to lose 15 by August 1st. 12lbs to go. That doesn't seem hard at all and I'm even more pumped now.

I hope all u ladies out there are off to a good start and keep it up!!!!

Today has surely been a more successful day for me! I ate OP, ran and worked for almost 5 hours with my mom on her gardens to make them ready for a garden tour next week. I should see some progress back toward the 130's on the scale tomorrow. I debated not weighing for a while but decided I need to monitor progress. So, yep back to reality and it's not so bad!

LouisaH-Yeah, can ya believe it? There were days when I wasn't too bad and other days when I just kept eating. Like I said, I was fairly aware of what I was doing and would temporarily eat better, then fall back into the overeating the next meal. CRAZY! Ah well, onward and downward!

Delphi-Glad to see ya checking in. How are things?

Just checking in today, On plan, but struggling. Thank goodness it is almost bed time. Hope everyone else is doing well.

Checking in - hope everyone's doing well! My pants are a little looser, so that's nice. I don't have a scale, although i may buy one next week. I'm on plan and working to slide into those size 18's nicely.

Hey all....

Busy, Busy Thread! Awesome!!

It looks some of your are rockin' it right now.... so WAY TO GO! For those of you who are struggling.... YOU CAN DO IT! he he he

So true! I loved the way you wrote this..... It's a great way to think about exercise. Some days it's a real struggle to get to the gym, but I just say go.... if it is really so terrible once there then leave after 30 minutes.... most of the time I do 60 minutes once I am there-

I weigh in a little bit later today for WW.... I am hoping for a loss because last week I had a gain!! I'll check in with everyone later.

Check In Time
Yesterday was OP. Planning for another OP day today.

Hope your day is a good one

MsP ~ Its been a rough 5 months but we have managed to finally see the light of day again. Went to school, graduated with honors, got a job, and the kids are happy. So out of tragedy...we rise. Just haven't paid much attention to what I've been eating and completely omitted exercise. But I'm going to change that.

Congrats on the big drop to. Its exciting to see so many of our core group at or nearing their goals. But a comfort knowing that I wont have to do this again all by myself either.

At any rate, I was just checking in this morning. I'll be working 3rd shift soon, so I don't know if I'll be checking in here after my shift or before, but I will. Alright, I gotta get out of here. You ladies have a fantastic day and stay safe out there.

Good morning,
I am checking in, and avoiding my date with the Nordic track this am.
I managed to get to bed last night before any damage was done, and according to my scale, it was the right thing to do! I love that thing when it is reading in my favor!

Delphi- You will have to keep us posted on how you like 3rd shift. I have worked a lot of them in my day. And we can kick a$$ together again. Although, I remember you kicked a lot more a$$ than me last time. But now I am ready to keep up with the Jedi master! (I think)

Susiemartin-Hope you have a great day On-plan!

akacutie- Good luck at WW!

dcapulet- I love when things start getting loose

sarahcruze- YIPPPEEE! Congrats!

MsP-Glad to see you jumping right back in. That cruise weight will come right back off, if you keep this up. I think it is awesome you kept up your running. It is not an easy thing to do on vacation. Have a great day.

Ok girls, I can't put it off any longer, I have to get on my magic machine before I get called out to work today. I need to log some minutes for JULY! I hope you all have a plan for today and stick to it!!!!!

Great morning so far! I woke up and weighed... down 1lb from yesterday! woo hoo! I guess all that work paid off. *just keep swimming, just keep swimming...*