Well, no loss. But no gain. I was thinking about it today as I was running errands though...I feel better than I did just a month or so ago! So that is definitely a PLUS!
I think what may have prevented me from loosing lbs/inches was my eating wasn't always spot (TOM creeping up on me or just stress?) on & my exercise was a little down too. The weather wasn't the best & my left foot along with it's buddy sciatica was a little bit bothersome. I took full advantage of them not being a bother today to go for a nice fall walk in the park with hubby! We had a lot of fun...it was very quiet & still, felt like just the 2 of us.

My goals for this week:
1. Watch the eating more closely...TOM be damned!
2. Exercise somehow each day. Need to get H to help me set up my Wii Fit.
3. Stop by often & be a support to those who may need it over this holiday week. I will be an ear for those who's family may not be the most stupportive.

YOU CAN DO IT!!! Don't let aunt so & so/parent or sibling tell you otherwise!!!

ok, weekend over, decided to pop in here this morning to start the week off right. I'm going to try and stay OP 'til Wednesday, get my workout in Thursday a.m., enjoy the meal and visit, we're staying at the in-laws, not sure what Friday will bring, but there is an opportunity for a nice walk from their house, DH has a reunion Friday night, then back to normal Sat.

Deer season starts the monday after, so he'll have more challenges than me, but I usually get invited to the cabin for supper, those guys are definitely not dieting when they're up here, roast beef, spaghetti, hallupki (not all on the same night...lol).

So mini goal remains through the holidays to maintain, maybe get to just overweight bmi, that's a 3 lb. loss, but if I manage to maintain, I'll be happy with that.

Hope all of you have a great week! Here we go!!

Hello Everyone,

Well, I woke up with a horrible head cold today.

Just at an Ezekiel English Muffin with a slice of veggie cheese...lunch is a meeting - salmon salad, dinner will be my veggie stuffed peppers.

I'm hoping this cold doesn't get worse...I really need to run these next two days for the 5K on Thursday - at the same time, if my body needs rest, I know I should accommodate it.

Heading into the office now - one of those bad hair days, and I just feel yucky - I LOOK like I have a cold.....

And PMS - feel bloated on top of it all...UH!

At least it's a short work week.

WOW! Congrats to all you wonderful women who have experienced losses and have such strong plans to stay the course during the holiday season! I am so proud of all of you!

I had a wonderful weekend but was not OP. I get so frustrated with myself because I can be so good most of the week and blow it on the weekends. UGH.
We had a small family gathering yesterday and I saw one of my aunts whom I have not seen for probably 2 years. She looked at me and said your so skinny, I can't believe it. This was so nice to hear (I am not skinny but she has not seen me since I lost weight). It was a reminder that this year has been a struggle to maintain my weight loss and I have not made progress losing the last 10 pounds I want to but I have done a wonderful thing, I have maintained (up and down 5-8 lbs) my loss for a full year.
My goal for this week is to stayed under my calories by 200 so I have enough banked for Thanksgiving and not feel guilty of I have some pumpkin pie and mashed potatoes. Then back at it on Friday. Gonna do some Black Friday shopping on Thursday night and Friday morning. So excited.

Take care all you wonderful ladies!!!

Hi Ladies,

We are having yet another gorgeous day. I am about to go for a walk and enjoy this beautiful day.

I managed to shed some weight last week and scale was firmly planted at 153 pounds...3 more pounds and I am at 140's again

Plan for today
Weight 153
Exercise weights and walk 5 mi

Bfast
white tea
Lunch
Salad
Dinner
Salmon, potatoes and veggie

Sum38 - Here's to the 140s!

NEMom - Good for you for maintaining! That is such a tremendous accomplishment. I know the scale will get moving for you again soon.

Sheila22 - Feel better! You are doing awesome with your exercise and eating!

kelijpa - I'm with you on trying to stay OP through Wednesday! Thursday, all bets will be off, although I will try to control myself during Thanksgiving. Good luck.

MrsTryingAgain - It's the NSV's that keep us motivated. Feeling better doing your daily errands and chores is a tangible success that really makes a difference in the quality of your life.

SeeMyFeet - Hooray for the 5lbs! Way to get back on the wagon!

Zumbachica - Regrouping is always good. Don't be hard on yourself - your progress at both maintaining and losing is nothing short of amazing!

Moving Forward - Good luck over Thanksgiving. Remember that we are all here fighting the good fight with you - you are not alone!

Hello all......I did some serious soul searching yesterday. Figured out that I'm sabatoging my weight loss and my health because of my distress with what is going on in my life right now. I know that this will be the first Christmas that I don't spend with my children and that has been weighing heavily on my mind. I can't turn to food for comfort, because gaining weight is making me feel worse..it isn't a solution. So now that I hung the dirty laundry I'll tell you about the plan that I commit to.

Looking in the past there were only two plans that have worked for me. Atkins and Belly Fat Cure. BFC seems to be a bit healthier since I don't do well when in ketosis. (I feel shakey and get headaches from low potassium)..so tonight I'll be taking the book out and blowing the dust off of it. Starting now would be senseless because I intend on eating sugar on Thanksgiving (I love me some pumpkin pie!) and stuffing should be in a food group in itself...LOL....so starting the day after Thanksgiving I'll be committed. Let's see how much weight I can lose before Christmas! I have a dress that i"d love to be able to wear on New Years Eve even if it means i"ll be wearing it with bunny slippers in the house watching the ball drop on t.v.!!

So thank yiou everyone while I have suffered on this journey. Thanks for listening.....and I hope to be reporting some swooshes soon!!

Hello All,

Well, I made it through the work day, but no running tonight.

Sore throat - I think due to sinus drainage...so I changed into my sweats and will rest and relax on the couch. The only silver lining - I don't want to eat anything because of my sore throat.

It's definitely the international travel that is catching up with me. I'm so glad I'm "grounded" for the rest of this year.

Nervous for the 5K on Thursday - I'm hoping tomorrow I'll feel better enough to run. And definitely hoping to feel better by Thanksgiving. This is one of those "colds" where I know I'm going to lose my voice...and big board meeting on Wednesday... Maybe I'll get some sympathy points... LOL

Hope everyone has a nice evening - it will definitely be an early one for me (hopefully I can sleep)

-S

Sheila22: Sorry you are not feeling well. Funny you bring this up. I was talking about just this thing on Sat. with a co-worker. It almost feels like the whole universe is in cahoots to make you miserable. I'm sorry, but remember it'll pass.

NEMom: Bathe yourself in the compliment! Let it be something to carry you through the holiday season!

Zumbachica: Making needed changes is a way to shake things up & hopefully reach your goals. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

A very quiet day...a day off from work again, which is okay. Had a good breakfast, got some laundry & housework done. I wish I had clothes & a home that would clean themselves! That would be awesome!!!

Have a walk planned for a little later this afternoon. Water & food have been really good so far...I'm just going to have to keep my eye on the goal: a healthy day.

Have work tomorrow & Wed. then off for Thanksgiving. Planning on a very, very quiet,healthy holiday.

Have a great Monday & may it carry you all through the whole week!

MrsTrying Sounds like you had a very nice productive day!!!!

Sheila Feel better!!!!

Guac how are you doing girlfriend?

Sum I love your energy, i can feel it over the puter!!!

NEMOM I can't wait to hit the stores myself for black friday, something I never do but this year I said that I would to get a jump start on Christmas shopping!!

KelijI heard it is deer season which is probably why there was a huge buck in my yard today......this city girl knows nothin' bout no deer....they scare me....and eat my plants..LOL

Sheila22--Get well soon. I was plagued with head colds/sinus last year. They're awful. You're a real trooper!

NEmom--your aunt is my favorite!

Zumbachia--breaks my heart you won't be with your kids. I hope you can plan some fun, adult activities for yourself.


Good day, so far. I packed a snack instead of a meal in my work feedbag and only had about 600cal until 8pm. The calories creeped up on Sat and Sun, and trying to make up for it. Walked 2km with DH and could really feel the calorie deficit. Had some ham for energy, and saving up for a liquid donut and veggie snack. I know I should give that up, but it's been a nice end-of-the-day, child-free ritual for DH and me for some time now. I'm slowly weaning myself off the bottle with smaller amounts of lower calorie LD.

What's in my head today: (to the tune of Righteous Brothers' "You've lost that Loving Feeling) "I've Got that Losin' Feelin' Whoa oa that Losin' Feeeelin'", other fun songs, my short and long term goals, visions of skinny-ness and health.

What's slowly being eliminated from my head: self loathing, hopelessness, feelings of futility.


I found Sarge's No Excuses Boot camp. What a hoot!

MrsTryingAgain--I second your TOM be damned sentiment! Thanks for being a support for us!

Kelijpa-- Your plan sounds so reasonable. I wish I could approach holiday eating with your sanity.

NEMom-- congrats on maintaining your loss for a full year. That's a serious accomplishment. Take the compliment from your aunt to heart. I'm sure she genuinely meant it!

Sum38--I'm a few pounds behind you. When you mentioned the 140's, that got me a little more mentally focused on my goal. I can't wait!

Guacamole--Thanks for reminding me I'm not alone. This forum is great. Without it, I'm not sure how this whole thing would be going for me.

Zumbachica-- Your soul searching will help you tremendously. I'm sorry about Christmas. We are here to support you. I love how you are picking yoursel up, dusting yourself off, and making a plan. Good for you.

Sheila22-- Take care and get some rest!

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I made it through our early Thanksgiving last night. I followed my plan and am hoping for the best from the scale. It was interesting that my mother, who has not seen me since I've lost 20 pounds, didn't even seem to notice. Neither did anybody else. It did come up that my brother is starting Nutrisystem and my sister-in-law has lost 10 pounds. I just kept quiet, grateful I'm fine without my family's validation.

Good morning girls -

Well, no sore throat this morning - I think its just a really bad head cold. Hopefully it will pass before Thursday, and hopefully by this evening I can run - even if only for 20 minutes....

Scale is up - I was at 137 at the end of my trip - now hitting 139 and 3/4!
Not sure what's going on - could be my cold, that my muscles are sore from working out so much over the weekend or PMS....

However, I've been enjoying the liquid doughnuts (wine) a bit too much, and I've re-introduced starchy carbs into my diet...so that could be it too. I really need to pull myself into "bootcamp" after Thanksgiving - I definitely want to end the year on a positive note! In fact, my goal is to be at 130 by Xmas...

So - I need a strategy to get me through Thanksgiving, then another from Thanksgiving to Christmas...

Through Thanksgiving - if I'm feeling better I will run tonight then the 5K on Thanksgiving - - but as a supplement, I'm going to forego the carbs today and tomorrow (Thanksgiving is Thanksgiving - foregoing that stuffing is unrealistic and undesired! )....then Thanksgiving day I will take a nap for Black Friday shopping with the kids at midnight (mall) - and I'm making my Tofurky for my Thanksgiving dinner. My ex makes the best stuffing balls on the planet - fortunately, we are on very good terms and he brings me over a few...lol

Thanksgiving weekend I will still enjoy my wine - but Monday November 26th I'm going completely dry - no liquid calories for 4 weeks and no starchy carbs. Then on the 21st - I can enjoy through year end having hopefully lost 10 pounds (or close) and not feel guilty. And I will enter 2013 at or very near my goal weight!

The holidays are hard aren't they? Even as I type this, I'm thinking about the inevitable invites between now and Xmas to "go for a drink"...I went "dry" before, I can do it again - it's really not worth gaining 10 pounds over the next month by holiday "binging" (which is exactly what I did last year)....I know I will feel so much better if I focus on ME and think of this as a Christmas gift to myself....it's really just another month but I know myself, and will constantly have to "self coach" to avoid rationalizing and using it as an excuse to eat crap and drink wine.

No meetings today - in fact, I could actually work from home. But the guilt is going to take me into the office - at least for the morning...then tomorrow an early conference call then I'm done at 9:30! :-) Hoping my daughter comes over tonight and helps me bring up the Xmas decor....I would really like to have the house decorated by the time the kids walk in the door on Thanksgiving evening.

Feeling better while I'm writing this (think the coffee is helping...lol)...stuffy head, but otherwise much better than yesterday. Hopefully this is my sickness for the season and it's over soon!

I hope everyone has a good day.

Sheila

My accountability confession of the day: I had Pad Thai for dinner and scale kindly rewarded me with 2.4 pound "gain". UGH! Now it will take me days to get rid of that sodium and water weight. IT WAS NOT WORTH IT

So today I will drink extra water and take a long walk.

I am excited over Thanksgiving and the items I am making. -- What speciality items are you making?
I make
-pumpkin cheesecake
-butternut squash with onions and pecans and parsley
-acorn stuffed with apple and cornbread stuffing (gluten free)

Today is my Friday. YIPPEE!!!
I am taking Wed. off work to clean house since we will have a house full on Thursday for Thanksgiving and then friends over for a football game on Friday.

Scale is still not moving but since I still struggle on the weekends and with occasional night binging I am trying not to get too discouraged.
I was able to keep my calories about 200 below my goal yesterday and am hoping I can do this on Tuesday and Wednesday so that I can indulge on Thanksgiving. I will indulge guilt free, just need to watch the binging on left over desserts Thursday night.

I will check in over the next couple days to try and keep myself on track.
Wishing you a a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!