Aargh! I did resist sweets yesterday, but went for a carby/salty lunch with my husband yesterday. Although I stayed at 1300 calories for the day, I saw a 1 lb jump on the scale this morning. So discouraging. I put on my running shoes to take advantage of warmer temperatures outside, only to find it raining. Oh well.

Wish me luck and the same to you!



Starting weight
1/25/13 - 159

Current weight
1/30/13 - 156

Goal weight
2/14/13 - 150

Sw 166.2
Cw 164.2
Gw <160

natamars good job watching what you ate. Must have been a difficult afternoon and evening! Hope your son is feeling better.

guac I hear you re carb/salty. I'm still working off the Indian restaurant on Saturday night! Hope you still found a way to get your exercise in.

Here, just made Irish oatmeal for breakfast and cooked up some black beans to throw in dinner tonight. I'm trying to replicate a dish I had at Whole Foods last week, with no recipe... Just the ingredient list.

Slow and steady... down almost 2#. Too early for exercise today but yesterday was terrific! I will do it again today...later, lol.

Keep it up everyone!! Just 15 days to go until V-day!

Oh my goodness...look at the date ! And i still have a huge bum!! Well the countdown is on my Valentine Chicas.....I'm at a standstill..can't get that scale to move downward and its making me angry...but I have noone to blame but myself. I"ll have a good day and then a bad day.....yesterday I was stuck at the train station and starving and bought a pretzel and then a pastry from starbucks..ate it on the train like a fool with powdered sugar all over me....no wonder I can't get a decent guy to ask me out..ahahahahaa...seriously though there really is no margin for error at this point.

Mini goal for today: get that water down. No bad carbs.....

Everybody hang tight..imagine yourself looking slim and happy on valentines day...cupids flying around your head and your hair shiny and flying around like the old Breck commercials!

Ok girlies I'm BACK! All my kids came down with a flu bug, one after another....the poor things. Did the mother thing, lots of hugs and kisses and cuddling on the couch.
So I've only just got back to the challenge ...the good news ....due to distraction I think...

Start 01.25.13 - 193
Current 01.31.13 - 191


1. Yes I am drinking more water...
2.Yes I am running again picking it up slowly but definitely feeling those endorphins
3. Have started the dreaded squats and lunges...yes in full view in our local park...I am beyond caring about people judging....and channelling those awesome Valentine's day girliees!!

Thanks a mil each and every one of you! Let's keep going...


Start 01.25.13 - 193
Current 01.31.13 - 191

Sw 166.2
Cw 163.2
Gw <160

Hello ladies. Thanks for posting your progress and struggles because it really helps me. I went for sushi for lunch with hubby yesterday and today the scale isn't moving from 156. No restaurant meals today, so I am hoping to shed any potential salt water weight from the food I ate over the last 2 days. I am feeling pretty frustrated with myself.

Good luck today!

Starting weight
1/25/13 - 159

Current weight
1/31/13 - 156

Goal weight
2/14/13 - 150
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luvCats hope you got in that workout yesterday!

zumba how did you do on your water and carb goals yesterday? Love the Breck imagery.

culeyCarr I hope your kids are all well again! I'm so beyond caring about other people judging, too. With age comes wisdom, no?

guac I love a sushi lunch! Yum!! A spontaneous lunch with hubby is worth a little salt gain in the long run... Don't be frustrated; drink your water.

Here, everyone boycotted me trying to replicate the Whole Foods dish last night so we called out for pizza and wings. Well, they did, I mean. I just had some homemade soup for dinner. Little do they know, but I'll try the WF dish for tonight.

Wednesday: 1245 calories, 20 min stairs at work, 4 miles on treadmill(3 miles jogging)
What made me proud: Almost everything. I rocked today!

I keep playing with the same .6 lbs - up one day, down the next. Waiting for TOM to be done.

Felt good on the treadmill last night. Going to sign up for another race soon.

newleaf, VERY impressed that you stuck to soup while everyone around you had pizza and wings. you rock!

guac, smart girl, give it a few days to flush out. you're doing great.

curley, sorry to hear about the kids..glad everyone is doing better and FANTASTIC that you managed to drop weight through all that!!

zumba, hope the rest of your day went better! Penn Station is EVIL!!

luvcats, WOO-HOO on the 2 lbs!

vegangypsy, if you check in, I made the lentil stew and have been enjoying it all week! 1 cup of it is only 150 calories - I'm having it with basmati rice and salad for lunch and it really fills me up!

Off to get my egg whites and turkey bacon - see everyone later!

newleaf123 - loving the fact that you are having Irish oatmeal for breakfast,considering where I'm from....I too indulge...also thanks for the thoughts on the kids...little troupers they did bounce back!

guacamole - Yes lets get that water down together...I am experiencing sushi envy though ....you'd walk miles to find some where I am...

natamars - Fair play to you! Do sign up for a 5km race and we can bask in our communal glow...took a leaf out of your book and registered for free park runs around Dublin...I'm a step closer

Zumba - Already seeing that floaty harp music in your future...

Luvcats - Good on you ....-2 !!!

Junem - That really sounds impressive on the running front...and the good news is tomorrow is the first day of Spring!!

V day cometh....

Hi all! I've been crazy busy, so I haven't had a chance to post, but I have been trying to read your posts!

Curleycarr: glad your kids are better and congrats on the loss! I've only been to Ireland once, but I loved it so much!!

Natamars: your dedication to working out is inspiring! I need to move more!

New leaf: I bet the WF recipe is good!

Guacamole: salt kills me on the scale too! (And I love it)

Zumba: hope the no bad carbs and more water is going well. I keep imagining a slimmer me by V-Day. This challenge was such a great idea, thanks!

Luvcats: congrats on the loss! 2 is great!

I'm still doing pretty well food wise, and still not exercising enough. I did manage a 20 minute brisk walk today! My weight was 193.6, so hopefully I'll reach my Valentine's goal!

Thursday: 1290 calories, 25 min stairs at work, 40 min elliptical
What made me proud: Resisted candy at work

Friday is my weigh-in day..not looking good for a loss this week. Hoping it's TOM related, because I feel like I worked hard this week.

Jennifer, it's hard to get motivated to exercise, but I always feel better after, so I try to think ahead to that feeling.

curley, I looked up races today in my area..not much coming up that I can make..thinking about doing a 4 miler in March.

still hanging in there, not making the 20K steps, but getting in around 15K a day and it's working, looks like it could happen...

what a week, but mixed good days in between the bad and ended up down a little over a pound, so thrilled with that, now to tackle (no pun intended...) the super bowl challenge, we're making it our treat day but having taco salad, so lean beef, lettuce, salsa, with some other not so good for you stuff, hopefully will balance out, as long as there's a plan, right...lol

best to all
thanks for the challenge, these little challenges really work for me

Sw 166.2
Cw 162.8
Gw <160

Thank you for your encouragement, everyone! I did well yesterday with my food and the scale rewarded me. Just gotta keep going. I really want this vacation weight off!

Good luck today!

Starting weight
1/25/13 - 159

Current weight
2/1/2013 - 154

Goal weight
2/14/13 - 150
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