Hey ladies! Today was just insane, we went to get that car we wanted.. but the salesman was just being a b*tch with the numbers.. so after saying no for 2 hours, they finally let us go. We still have our car, but with renewed satisfaction, because we own about 3,000 less than we thought Afterwards I came home, got ready and went shopping with my friend, we were out for 9 hours!! I bought a hairband (it's really cute), a new ring, and a little wedding present for a friend. Also I went to Old Navy and got a pink cardigan for 5 bucks! I was impressed with my spending, or lack of. Sorry this is such a short post but I am SO tired after such a long day! Have a great one and I'll try and post more tomorrow!

-Aimee

Oopps.. I also got on my scale today (for some reason I thought it was Thursday), and I am down to 256! I had been steady between 259-257. Yay!

La la la...Shopping, friends, weight loss....Sounds like a great day! G'night -- I'm heading bedward, too.

I survived lunch with our friends, we went for a long walk before lunch, no tapas, as they were on a "Friday menu" which was just filled baguettes, so no wandering off plan for me.....until...our friends suggested we come and stay with them and go out for dinner. They are big drinkers, and I can sometimes fall off the wagon with drink and end up over eating. Anyway I had one glass of wine and reacted to the sulphites, went red, blotchy, puffed up and wheezing so no more drink for me!!! That's one way of staying On Plan!!!

Then we went to a Spanish place for tapas, and I stuck more or less on plan (I did have dessert but I kept my choices for mains healthy so I could lash out)

I am so proud of myself and am feeling really good, I have had a good week. I weighed at my friends place and found over the last two weeks I have lost 8 pounds, I have revised that to six, as I normally weigh with clothes, but at my friends place I could weigh nekkid, which I can't quite do in the middle of my gym!!!! It would make my I-have-lost-weight happy dance a most alarming sight!!!!

Great for you! Sounds like the day was a success (with the exception of the sulphites fun, but that had its own backwards purpose).

I slept in and started cleaning before I'd eaten -- just now eating! What a tasty brunch it is, too: Kashi GoLean with 1 oz. slivered blanched almonds, blueberries, a banana and skim milk. It's 560 calories of sublime goodness!

Sounds like my kind of breakfast, except I don't know what Kashi is like, not having that in this neck of the woods. I got 4 boxes of blueberries today, they were so cheap!!! Normally they are £2.99 (that's about $4.50 to you guys I think) for one little box, but I got four for that today!!! I love them!!!

I always have oatmeal/porridge for breakfast, except on special occasions, I have baked beans with wholemeal toast. I can't believe I never used to eat breakfast!!!

Swimming tomorrow morning, I can't wait. Going to try for a mile tomorrow, 60 lengths. It might take me two hours, but that's ok. Then leg weights in the afternoon. Did arms yesterday, my gym instructor IS trying to kill me (see your non scale victories thread in the 100 lb forums for details) they hurt today!!! Back to work Monday I like this staying at home thing.

GM all, I am back!!! anyhoo, WTG everyone with weight loss, jobs, cars, etc...I got my gorgeous Jet Black Camry on Friday...woo-hoo, pure luxury really...Dh is buying me an elliptical trainer after I get to 250...so that is a goal within my reach.. I will be at curves 7 weeks on Tuesday...Went to a first BDay party for a lady's baby down the street at 1pm, no worrys about going off plan there she had about 35 people, and only enough food for 10...other than burgers...they had plenty of those. we each got a tablespoon of store bought potato and macaroni salad, too...needles to say, by 6 pm we were starved. Oh, same with the cake we each got a tiny sliver and one little spoonful of icecream too...I guess with me, I make everything myself, so I always make more than enough food, never quite been to a party that had too little, so little that people were afraid to take anything. But, what do I know, lol... anyhoo, raining today, so am inside, doing some crafts and the like...will measure myself tomorrow morning...cannot find my tape measure so will be using the one at the gym...And, yes, Heather my dear, it is 12 years going on 13 since we have been together thanks to BEEAZLEBUB...I am so excited...I am not even thinking of dieting while I am there, MEXICAN, CHINESE..nah, won't even worry about it, will just be very very careful with things the week after to make up for it. My friend's mom and her hubby went on Physicians Diet plan and since Easter weekend they have each lost 25 pounds, so she is making copies of everything for me. She says you eat so much food, it is unbelieveable. And they love the food choices too. I figure, with that, Curves, Biking, Some walking, and when I get the elliptical, WOWWWWWWEEE! When Heather comes to visit me, ( And they had better or else j/k) I will be a totally different looking person...okay ladies, guess that is all for now, HAG next cpl of days if I don't see ya all...Where is our Marge? Wow, she has not been on in awhile...Hope all is okay with her...Take care, Diana

Morning ladies! I feel hung over this morning.. lol.. I'm totally not though. I got enough sleep last night and now feel funny, possibly rested?

kykaree - It would be easier to lose weight if we were at home all the time, eh? I know when I had a few months off from work, and didn't have to go look for a job, I was working out 2-3 times a day. I'd get up, go for a run, and in the afternoon I'd do weights, and at night I went for a walk, that wasn't for fitness though.. I needed time to think. That was great how you stuck to plan.. even if part of it wasn't intentional (the wine thing), I think I'd eat light and splurge on a really GREAT dessert

Kimberley - blueberries are my FAV ever I've been having oatmeal with strawberries on it every morning this week, the strawberries are really good this year. I am addicted to fruit this year, I'm seriously eating 1-2 fruit salads a day.. it's like I'm craving freshness.. lol.

Diana - Can I have an elliptical too? Uhm, and a new car too.. lol. 7 weeks at Curves, wowsers... I remember before you started... and your first week. Time really flies, eh?

I'm doing alright these days, Friday was my "cheat day", it was a pretty good cheat, and it made me pretty ill.. lol. Totally worth it. I am back on plan as of yesterday, doing good. This thing I've been trying has been going pretty good, my body feels pretty good. I gotta do some laundry today, and am going to take it easy mostly. This is my first day off where I can actually do nothing, yay

-Aimee

Morning all. Feeling quite under the weather today. On Friday, I had a sore throat, but I had blamed it on sleeping with my windows open on a cool night, so I thought little of it. On Saturday, though, my nose started running like a leaky faucet all day! And of course, that was the day of the big music festival in Baltimore, so needless to say, I was pretty miserable. I hadn't anticipated the runny nose, so I had to use public restroom paper towels and napkins all day instead of tissue since I hadn't packed any. Now my nose is still runny and VERY red and sore, my throat still hurts a bit, and I am sooooo hot I'm sweating even sitting still--should be good for business at the restaurant tonight

Other than being sick, the weekend was pretty good. The concert was excellent except that it started raining toward the end. We left before Coldplay and the Foo Fighters, but I was feeling crappy and cold and wet and I knew Jeff didn't really care to see either of them perform anyway, so no biggie. We were there for a good 8 hours anyway, so certainly go our money's worth for the tickets. Yesterday, I slept nearly ALL day. I got up arounf 9:15 and took a shower. Then I fell asleep on the couch while Jeff too his shower, and he came down and woke me up. We relocated to the bed to watch a movie, and I immediately fell back to sleep. It was almost 5pm before I actually woke up and stayed awake. Then we went to get some dinner, and on the way, he got a flat tire. Neither of us had ever had to change a tire before, and we were sure we could have figured it out if we had to (it's really not rocket science--jack up the car, remove old tire, replace with spare), but I was still tired and feeling crappy, so we took the easy way out and just called his cousin to come help us since we were only about 3 miles from the house. So this morning, poor Jeff has to go in to work late so he can get a new tire first. Turned out there was about a 6-inch screw stuck in his tire, and as the air had slowly seeped out from where the screw stuck it, it actually ripped a hole in the outside of the tire, too. So once th tire was good to go, we had dinner, then went back to his house, watched I Heart Huckabees (pretty good movie, if you can follow it), thenwatched the new Family Guy episode, and then I left. I was home around 11, in bed by 11:30, and asleep by about 11:35--I thought I might have trouble sleeping since I had slept all day, but nope! Not a problem (and I feel like I could go right back to bed about now, too)! I didn't bother calling out sick today only because I don't have a whole lot of sick time available (it's cumulative throughout the year, so it's not like I automatically get 5 days at the start of the year, it accumulates a certain number of hours per pay period until you reach 5 days total). Hopefully I will be better by Friday when Julie (my sister), her fiance (another Jeff), and Jackie (his daughter) come up.

Well, I didn't pack any food today. I didn't have time/didn't feel like it. I doubt I'll bw too hungry anyway--I don't even feel like drinking any water (though I know I should stay hydrated to help beat off this cold). I suppose loss of appetite is okay for today since I definitely ate my share over the weekend (as per usual). Alright, I'm too beat to keep babbling. Hope everyone else feels better than I do!

Good morning ladies! I've been so busy at work the last few weeks! Been keeping up with your posts but haven't had time to put anything in myself!

I had a great big leap off my darn 3 week plateau this morning! 7 pound drop! I couldn't believe it!!! Sam made me get off and move the scale 3 times to make sure! Was still reading 257! I made it to the 50's!!!! woo hoo for me!

Got a new vehicle on thursday, a 2001 GMC Jimmy. It's really nice. Big enough for all our camping gear and the dog and her kennel. Our first camping trip is at the end of this week already! I can't wait!

Today is my last day of work for the next 9 days... finally some time off!

Goodmorning ladies!!

Jill - sorry you are feeling so sick.. take some vitamin C and get tons of sleep! As for working at the restaurant.. if you are serving, be careful! I would think they would send you home if you are sick.. as a restaurant go-er... I wouldn't be fond of a sick server. Get better soon! I spent most of my day in bed yesterday.. watching cheesy movies on TV. It's my only day off this week where I can be lazy, the rest of the week will be spent cleaning because my mom is coming for the Canadian long weekend. Cleaning sucks.. but my mom will be here

Sara - woohoo! Congrats on those 7 pounds, thats so awesome! That time off will be great... everyone around here is getting time off.. I WANT SOME TOO!

As for me, I'm heading to work soon, I'm closing by myself tonight. I'm not sure how I feel about it.. everyone keeps showing me different ways. grr. After work tonight I am walking home... yup.. hiking 2km's straight up! Great exercise after a 8 hour work day... I am looking forward to getting home.. lol. Have a great day gals! And Marge? MARGEEE?!?!? Where are youuuuu?

-Aimee

I've been lurking this weekend, too, reading but not posting. We have to cram so much socializing and stuff into weekends because of Howie's hours...They're not always real relaxing. Come Monday, I'm ready to relax a little, LOL!

Sara, that's GREAT! Yes, I'd say you sure broke through that plateau!

Jill, hope you feel better, too. I agree with Aimee...Get thyself home and bundle under some covers with your sweaty hands wrapped around a cup of hot tea and a bottle of vitamin C.

Aimee, nice to have a day to laze around finally, eh? I can imagine. You'll definitely have your exercise in for the day after hoofing it up 1.24 miles (had to convert it to wrap my mind around the number, LOL).

Wow Ladies! I FINALLY have a day off to get caught up with everyone and there is not a single post from anyone since yesterday afternoon!?!?!!! This is crazy!!! I'm missing super late night posts from Aimee and Kimberly, a way too early post from Jill and a random one from Diane who probably is still in her room crafting away, and where IS Marge?! I fell like I'm missing my family! Where's all my sisters?!

I'm here, I'm here! I had a project to work on this morning first thing, so I didn't have time to post. I also came in to find the fire alarms going off. There were signs posted that they were testing the system and to ignore the alarms. They went off for over an hour straight!! I had to go in someone else's office and close the door so I could actually think and not cover my ears.

Well, busy day for me, I have more work to do. I'll catch up with ya'll later!

Goodmorning Gals! I stopped the late night posts because nothing has been happening when I'm gone! Also last night I was feeling SO sick, and when I got home I pretty much went straight for the couch, and stayed there until I had to make food.

I've been going pretty good with this whole eating more healthy thing, and watching my fat grams.. and calories. I somehow expected to lose some more weight, I lost the initial water weight I was carrying. And on Friday I weighed at 256, and today I was 257-259, I got off the scale when I saw 259 and got back on and it said 257. I just expected to see 256 again, and feel discouraged! I know my period is approaching, I can feel my belly expanding a little. That could also be why I feel so discouraged this morning, but it's hard to want to eat healthy when I feel like this. I've packed left over spaghetti and extra lean ground beef, and low fat spaghetti sauce. bad bad aimee!

Alrighty! I'm going to go fake being happy, even though I switched a shift to have today off, and then the girl called in sick, and my manager told me I was the only one who could take it (she lied, because a staff member called after she left). Big smile!

-Aimee

well, I had a long post ready earlier today, and *POOF* I had a browser crash. In a nutshell: Hey, great to see ya'll...I haven't had a lot going on other than sinus headaches and can't take pseudoephedrine because the doctor told me to lay off of it until my BP is back in line.

Whew, all that in one breath!

Jill, I hate those ear-piercing alarms. I had a really fun time when I set off our church's alarm one time, back when I worked in the office. Still makes my toes curl to think about it!

Aimee, the scale is not your friend. Do the right things, keep moving and eating right, and the weight will fall away. Maybe measurements and clothes sizes would be better for you to track, more encouraging? The main thing is, stick with a plan for more than a week or two -- give it a chance. You'll find what works for you!