Good Morning!!! I look at the clock and it says 6:17!! Wow--slept in this morning!! NOT--it is really 4:16 and I am heading off to work!!

Horray for all the successes from Yesterday!!!
Good to see U Fit!!!

Ok--Lauren admit it--U jump around to the Toothbrush song????
RR

Week 2, Day 2 (Motivation: Low)

Let's start off with the weight & eating situation - get that out of the way. Scale didn't change from yesterday which is something I should probably be glad about. First off, I have not been exercising. (It's a constant challenge for me, especially since I'm so dependent on weather co-operating for my exercise at the moment.) Second off, yesterday was an absolute disaster - I was doing great all day. Drank 1l of (pure) water, which is way more than I normally do. Probably can even add another litre of "processed" water: dilute crystal lite, herbal teas. However, when I got home from work, I was ravenous and ended up eating the equivalent of TWO dinners. *sighs* I'm so ashamed. And then it just gets worse....I found chocolate cherry squares leftover from Christmas and got into them. Willpower 0 Cravings 1.


So, it's really not my motivation that's low but my mood. It's sometimes a constant struggle for me and I tend to take something small and *woomp* make it way bigger than it is. It all started with a friend of mine, who I have been meeting for coffee weekly for almost 3 months now, telling me that we're going to have to switch days since our regular time conflicts with a yoga class she wants to take (that's cool) but is unable to reschedule for this week. So, a normal person would just shrug this off and roll with it, right? Well, the clouds in my world start to roll in and I start seeing this one time thing turn into a trend and that something that I have grown accustomed to and really enjoy was coming to an end. (Talk about over reaction. :P) And then that mood leads me into the "DW doesn't care, no matter what I do" mood - again, nothing based on fact...just a lot of self-beating up. And then I'm really feeling quite badly about me...and that's when I find food. Yep, I'm a "food makes me happy" person - but only until I realize what I've done and then it makes me feel worse. And then it becomes a vicious cycle.

Blah. Sorry to dump, but it feels good to get it off my chest.

Hopefully I can be a better role model and inspiration to everyone tomorrow.

:L

Good morning everybody!

Lawrence, I am exactly like you. I eat because it makes me feel good but I feel like crap right after eating. Sometimes, when I am really craving something, I think about how it is going to make me feel after eating it...The guilt sometimes work but of course sometimes doesn't...Let's take it one day at a time...We can do it!

As for me well I am in the water weight be gone stage...4 pounds of water weight is gone. Nothing to cheer about but the scale moved right? I am hoping for another good day eatingwise. So far so good!

Hope everybody will have a good day!

Sacha

i think we all need hugs, and not the chocolate kind (although those are pretty good too)

so here's a hug for everyone

i'm gonna go get ready for work. yippee skipee....can't you just feel my excitement?

have a great one

STEVI WE'RE OVER HERE IF YOU'RE LOST!!!!!

Hi All,

Still feeling like crap here. And for some reason all the bad stuff that I thought was out of the house is still here. Must. Be. Strong.

The boys & I are headed to go look at a used 2006 Dodge Caravan this AM. It's through Enterprise Used Car Sales, you know, the car rental company? It has 21K miles on it and is $15K. I would really *like* to have the 2006 Toyota Sienna, but it's $22K and DH doesn't want to stretch the budget that far. Oh well, must put on my Scottish hat and think budget! Make Gran proud...

Here's to a better day all!

I am also handing out hugs today.
I am pretty excited about yesterday for me...I stayed OP and ate great and even got on the treadmill. I did 20 min at 1.5 incline and about 3.6 mph..it was a struggle to get on, stay on and keep going, but of course the payoff is how great I felt afterwards and how easy it seemed once I was finished....looking forward to another good day and another lb. lost..hopefully....
Lawrence-- Thanks for the encouragement yesterday....Sorry about the bad day...hurry and shrug it off, and get positive again. Don't let it bring you down, we are all similiar in ways I think...once a minor change occurs in our environment, we go back to the thing that give us comfort...but, we are all in this for the same reasons so remember that you can do it.
Lauren--good luck in the car shopping today, used vehicles are always a better bargain...we just saved over 10k in October on a used 06 Jeep Grand Cherokee, you know how quickly new ones lose value so its a logical choice most likely.
RR--You are an early bird, how do stay so chipper at 4am...I am not sure I could be that happy so early...thanks for the mood lifter though by the way...I see your an LSU fan, congrats to you...I love ND and the fighting irish, and I am true to the blue and gold but I won't hold it against you, even if you guys did win...LOL
Lisa---by the way..thanks for the kick in the butt, I needed it and it worked I guess.

Well back to work I go, fighting through the thinking Im hungry mood, I need to do something productive to get my mind off of it....Good Luck for today everyone !!!
Michelle

Hello everybody!
Well, it is a new day. I kind of blew it at supper last night...and I only did 5 minutes on my eliptical trainer. Ah well, so far so good today. I need to get moving though - since being home with the baby it is just too easy to stay home in my pj's all day. So easy to slip into a rut...I think I will take him for a walk after lunch.
Well, have a great day everybody!

Hello Everyone!!

I'm glad to see that everyone is generally taking steps forward.
I purchased an ab lounge over the weekend. For some reason, I really like it. My eating on schedule was not excellent, but I ate better during the weekend than any other weekend during the last 6 or 7 months.
I dont know if I've lost any weight because I refuse to use the scale. However, I feel the difference around my waist.

Mornin!
Sounds like everyone is on the right track! Must stay positive............

I have weigh-in today for the "Biggest Losers contest" at work (i'm on a team of three). Doesn't look real well for our team. Oh well--if I at least MAINTAIN over the holidays, I'm okay!

Mattier ~ good job on the ab thingy....glad you like it!!! Yay! Stay with it...

Scotia ~ I completely understand the "want-to-stay-in-my-pj's-all-day" feeling. I definitely struggle with that when I'm home. It's a curse.

dgrl ~ you rock! wish I could say I exercised last night! I have a class at the gym tonight, so I'll make up for it!

LBH ~ Sorry you're feeling so lousy. Good luck looking at vehicles...we're looking, too. Ugh. So much $$$!!! We have to get something huge in order for all of us to fit----

Sacha ~ Have a great day!

Holy ~ thx for the hugs...really needed that!

RX ~ Don't feel bad about "dumping"...that's what we're here for, right? Don't beat yourself up, dear! Baby steps, right? Hang in there. I, too, suffer from what I call "fatalism". When the slightest thing happens, I think the world's coming to an end. Thank God for medication! It's really helped me....

RR ~ Thanks for the well-wishes... Hope you're doing well.

I'll check in later team!
Fondly,
Fit

What a draggy poo-poo day here..... I am so very tired and have zero motivation.... Yesterday was pretty good for me. I did well all day, and then we had one more portion of leftovers for dinner (soup and grilled cheese). It could have been worse, but the 2 glasses of wine didn't help.

KUDOS to those who had a good day yesterday!!!

Sorry this is so short, but its a busy day at work, and I only have 2 hours left to do 4 hours of work.

Catch you all tomorrow!!

BTW - today has been much better - eating wise

~Becky

Ok I guess the easiest way to do this is to dive in head first - hope thats ok.

I'm new - just joined but look forward to getting to know everyone. I have to agree about the poopy day today - woke up late and that just started the day off right - kids running every direction, uhhhh.

Yesterday I decided to start writing down what I had accomplished daily and I really like the idea - I went to bed last night thinking wow I did well, lots of things checked off - I'm one of those that gets off work and looks for the couch. I walked with my 3 year old and my 16 year old so I had a nice time doing that until the babies 3 wheeler's juice ran out and I pushed it back up the road but all in all it was a good walk and a bit of an extra workout. All in all a good night.

mattie555 I'm glad to hear someone likes the ab lounge. I just got one but I haven't had a chance to use it. I just got it put together and had a time with that!

Gotta get busy - I look forward to getting to know everyone.

Hopefully I am back for a while. I have been gone for a couple of months. School is very busy, we have had birthdays, holidays, deaths , sleepless nights with a teething baby...I am just ready for some normal days and nights. Sadly when I returned to work some of my lost pounds found me. Now I need to get my rear in gear and get active again. It is 70 outside right now I really should go home and go for a walk. Wow just rambling on here is motivating me. I will update my ticker soon since Christmas is over and I went backwards with my goal.

Don't apologize...that is what we are here for...to help and support one another. We will ALL have off days, it is human. The important thing is to pick yourself back up because today is a NEW day!!!

Hang in there!!!!
Becky

Hello ladies
boy some up some down aye
well im with the poo poo club i cant seem to find a routine that works i try getting up early to workout and dont then after work i try and dont nothing is working i cant seem to find my groove (where's stella when you need her LOL) well im gonna TRY again tonight to put a orkout video in i went old school and bought some VHS yes i said VHS tapes from a local thrift shop and dusted off the old VCR and have it ready to go i just wish i was LOL
well as for eating im trying it's just so freaking hard with a strict budget all we have money for is REAL FAMILY food
i will let you all know how it goes after tonight im glad too see everyone here and all the new face's it's nice
i love the support
TTYL
Michelle

oh by the way holy stevi is on my space quite a bit so i'll see how she's doing

Hi All,

Michelle, if you see her, let her know we miss her!

Angela, welcome back! Just hop right back on the wagon.

Allyssa, Kids definitely "help" you get exercise! Good idea, writing down what you've accomplished.

Hi to everyone else! Sorry, kids calling, gotta ruN!