The thing that upsets me is that I knew it happened hours earlier and we could have found her perhaps. John just told me "oh, she's hiding." I looked in every spot she hides and started to really fret. I knew she was no where to be found. By the time, I opened wet cat food and he sang and no Cat appeared, he started to worry. Now that I think back, I realize that my kitten was acting funny the entire time she was gone. I hope next time he listens. That's woman's intuition for you!


One vote for exercise minutes.

ohh shannon i hope you find the cat. my dogs went missing once for like an hour and my heart was in my throat. actually it was just one dog lol. we noticed when the other dog knocked on the door.

ach, okay i saw the newsletter. thanks for pointing it out. i think exercise minutes is a great idea!

oh i forgot to answer the question.

my biggest struggle with weight loss is food. portion control, eating when i'm not hungry- you name it. i'm not one of those people that can just cut out the sweets . i love FOOD. all kinds

i dont think i've mentioned it in any of the team threads or on this board. but i'm actually bulimic. the term translates to 'oxen hunger' or the hunger of an ox. and sometimes- thats what it feels like hah. i struggled for years with overeating so really my the biggest hurdle i have is saying no to myself.

I got an idea. Have you ever considered REPLACING things? I tried this with desserts. I replaced ice cream with soy ice cream or fruit pops/cups that you get near the canned fruit. Both are yum-o and makes me not feel deprived. Also, when you are hungry, have you tried first eating a ton of veggies. Even if you overeat on those, that's better than 3 boxes of girlscout cookies. Just trying to help.


Two votes for exercise minutes

yes, both are great ideas. thanks

i try drinking lots of water too, just to FEEL fuller. like popcorn- you can get some very low cal stuff and eat the whole bag. it feels like you overindulged but its better than sitting down with that pint of ben and jerry's =)

i'll try to remember those things, thanks shannon

Also, I read that you are more likely to grab snacks from your right side(no matter your dominate side). So, keep healthy snacks on your right and your not so healthy ones out of reach, preferably to your farrrr left. I know I have ramen in my house and I love ramen when I haven't had it in forever. Well, I keep it in the left cabinet up high. I have to really think/try about it if I want it.

So I went to the gym this morning.. so much better then my old gym! it is awesome!

I am down for the exercise challenge. I did 30 min cardio

I think a cardio challenge would be the best too. That's my weak point i think, I mean, it's my weak point in the sense that I have the hardest time getting myself out to do it. I did 2500 meters on the rowing machine yesterday, and my shoulders are killing me!! I'm planning to get back to the gym today so hopefully I'll do 2500 more!


My biggest struggle with weight loss in the past has been, not sticking to it. I'll lose a little bit of weight adn then stop trying and gain it back. The difference this time you might ask??? I actually don't know. I'm happier now in my life than I have ever been. In fact the only complaints I have about my life right now are directly related to my weight and how I look. I've always eaten fairly healthy, but with lots of extra treats I guess, and when you don't exercise, that's where it added up for me.

Anyways, it's a whole new me this year, so WATCH OUT! Just kidding, good luck everybody with weigh ins this week!! <3

Shannon, I hope you find your cat! Not knowing where your "child" is is a terrible thing . Goodluck!

I'm up for the exercise challenge! Did 30 minutes last night and I plan on 34 minutes tonight (I do 30 minutes of regular cardio in the afternoon, but I do tabata in the morning...gah). Sounds great!

I weighed in this morning and it was a loss at least. I lost 0.9lb. It seems that I have a great week and then an okay week. Last week I lost 4.5lbs. Who knows. I'm trying my hardest for next weeks weighin though!!!

We won't officially start the challenge till next week just so I can put it in our "Apple Newsletter" so that everyone will know since not everyone chats here. ^_^

Stephanie Osbourne, Cass, Shelby, kisskiss, macky, and dizzy have not weighed in. Remember to post tomorrow. ^_^

Dizzy has already missed on weigh in. Post today!

oh i definitely wont forget to weigh in.

i just weighed myself unofficially- and i've gained .4 pounds since saturday or friday. its still a huge loss since last week but i cant stand seeing the number go UP. and i havent even had dinner yet. grrr.

so, tired as i am i'm going to the gym. its my first day back in a few weeks so i'm just going to try to do SOMETHING.

wish me luck!

Weigh in tomorrow after peeing and bm-ing and before eating. Trust me, it helps!