Just starting the thread before running off to work. Hopefully I'll get a chance to post more later today!

Have a great day, everyone!
:Lawrence

Mornin' All! May need more than one XL coffee today...still catching up after the puke fest Saturday night.

I must be PMS'ing, because I was down .6 Saturday AM, up 2.5 Sunday AM, and down .6 this AM. :confused: either that or it's all the salt I had at Cracker Barrel Saturday afternoon with a girlfriend. Or a combination!

Have a great day all!

hey zeph Have a great week

Hello everyone.

Well, today has gone to **** in a handbasket. We had work done in our house (3 months ago!) and inspections started today. We failed. The dumb contractor and decorator tried to do it without permits and we got reported. I am so sick of these people and want them out of our life.

Well, the good thing is that my stomach is so upset I'm not eating or wanting to eat.

GG: Make sure your husband knows how important permits and proper inspections are. My baby still doesn't have a room because of these jackdonkeys.

Good morning thirtysomethings!
Weekend was uneventful, except played some soccer and lost yet again!! (Our team is the losingest team in the league but we have fun.) Shovelled so much on the weekend I didn't feel like doing weights at the gym this morning. Fine by me. My puny arms are mush today.
Had pizza on Saturday but got back on track Sunday with regards to food. Goals for the day include:
-Drink two litres of water.
- ahhh, who am I kidding ? That's my only goal today.
Have a happy Monday all!

wha!! I just figured out how to put a smiley thing deal on the post!

Man I love that little dancing guy. Okay I'm going home. This is too much fun.

Karen, OH NO! What does that mean? Are you just going to have to pay fines? Oh shoot it all.

I had my first interview in a long time. I am not sure that I want the job, but it was still nice to be asked. The job is in Beachwood, OH (a suburb of Cleveland) and it is my old stomping grounds from when I was married. I left a lot of bad things there and I am not sure that I could move back. Not to mention the ex is like 1/2 hr away. ~~~ We'll see, I may not even get the job offer. It was the first of 3 interviews.

I am starting over today counting calories. I have almost gone back to where I started.

Lisa

morning all
i had a good weekend (after work ) didnt do really anything sat but sunday boy i fixed the back fence scrubed the suburban inside and out played double dutch with the kids and then we played street touch football as a family the boys kicked our butt LOL
eating well that went out the window but im starting again this morning
i'll check in later and do the personals
Michelle

Good morning all. Only lost .5 this week but not bad considering my visitor all week. We went to the lake yesterday. We went walking on the trails and I was packing my 8 month old. My thighs are burning this morning. We are going back 2 more weekends this month. Dh's parents are coming and we are parking the camper at the lake. (thankfully they won't be at my house during the week and we still have to work) I don't know if I will be going walking today. I have to run to the bank and get my nails done. But this weekend we had a garage sale (dh's aunt, who passed away, her stuff mostly) and in her box of videos I found all three Walk away the pounds tapes. I am so excited. I may try one of those this evening.

hey all. Been a busy day at the clinic.
Karen- sorry to hear about the house...trust me...DH is so freaking a-rententive that i know he will do it right. That's actually why he's going back to school. A lot of contractors have done the on the job training and never any formal school training. He wants to do it right the first time around.
congrats greenegg and babybelly...yeah for more losses.
llpennington - what is your degree in?
Well back to work i go. We'll see...tonight i'll post later...we have puppy training classes for our clients tonight...so a late night. bye all

Hey all~

I don't post here very often but today I'm needing a big ol dose of support. I started this whole thing at the beginning of the year weighing 180lbs. Low calories and add some exercise was my plan. I lost 5lbs lickety split! And now I'm STUCK! I mean the kind of stuck that makes you want to quit. I've dipped down below 175 a couple of times (as my ticker reflects) but always jump right back up to it. It's about to make me go crazy.

Friday AM I got on the scales and they said 173. I was exstatic. But this weekend I didn't eat so great but I walked a mile both Sat and Sun. I was hoping things would atleast balance out if not result in a loss. Boy was I wrong. Monday AM and I was back at 175!

I know that when I lost those 5lbs the one thing I was doing differently was keeping track of my eating on fit day. I'm going to start that again TODAY!

However, it doesen't look like I'm going to meet my spring break goal. I mean, I honestly don't see myself loosing 5lbs in 7days. That's two missed goals and I really feel like just giving up. That evil little voice in my head keeps saying things like "you're always going to be fat, why don't you just accept it, give it up, you're kidding yourself, etc, etc, etc". I need help.

The good news is, I haven't given up totally. I'm planning chicken tacos for dinner tonight. And I plan to go for a walk with DS when I get home because the weather is nice enough for both of us. But, I could really use a little motivation today. I really just want to quit or cry or stuff my face . I'm not sure which.

I hope you gals are having a good day!

OK, listen girlie...NO GIVING UP!! There's the tough love. Here's a hug in case you're not the tough love type! Don't give up...stop weighing yourself soo often! Try and keep it to once a week. I'm guessing the baby is under a year...have you gotten your period back? Maybe it's PMS? (I know some women that PMS'd every month, even though it hadn't come back yet.)

Hi,
I am new here but I just read what you wrote. I see in your picture that you have a baby. Please cut yourself some slack. Raising a family, being a wife, and being yourself are three things that require an enormous amount of daily, oh who are we kidding, minute to minute focus. Reshaping your body and reshaping your life take lots of time.I am sometimes surprised at how we allow our self worth to focus on the size of our butts and not the size of our hearts, or our brains. Changing your entire life to pivot on new healthy eating habit, exercise routines and overall thinking doesn't always happen by the next season. Don't let 5 pounds knock you down. Instead focus on what you HAVE done. you say you walked two miles this weekend, and I am sure some of what you ate this weekend had a healthy focus. If you are like me (two children, a spouse, a dog, a job and a dirty house) then the time you have each day to focus on you could be measured in minutes not hours. Add all those minutes up and in about two weeks you might have one whole days worth of time spent on the new you. You say you want to write down the food you eat each day? that is great but also write down the things you did well that day ie. I had two servings of broccoli, I walked a mile, I spent ten quite minutes thinking . Good luck to you

Christina

4me4ben- hey there chicha...don't give up...gives you a good kick in the rear to wake you up! First off...you are trying and that's a start....don't give up now...and no you don't have to be fat the rest of your life. Hang in there..that's what we are here for. First off...get back to journaling. It really does help! I can admit that sometimes i'm not the best at journaling...but i notice my weight loss is soooo much better when i do. Second, relax some. Yes you had a quick success at first...but hang in there. Next do different exercises. Try walking one night, then biking another. Also weight training is very important too. This helps you burn more calories! do things with your baby...i don't have a kid, but i've seen prgrams and what not where mom's do chest presses etc with their kids and use their kids as weights. Next make sure you aren't "starving" yourself. ensure you are giving yourself enough calories to help your body out. Don't worry about a mini goal that was missed. Just set yourself a new goal. So what, you didn't meet your goal....its okay...we all have bad weeks/months. Hang in there and relax. Set a new goal...make it more realistic. Shoot for 1 lbs a week...that way if you loose more...great...but you aren't so discourage. Also, make sure you are getting a lot of fresh fruit/veggies. I find that some ppl who calorie count take in a lot of their calories as "empty calories" such as low fat chips etc. I don't know what plan you are doing but no matter what..make sure you are trying to get more fresh fruit veggies. It has really helped me. Also another thing that has helped me is that i have tried to eliminate white carbs from the diet. I've switched to whole wheat pasta etc...and have noticed a difference. SO hang in there girlie....we're all in the same boat. You can do it..don't give up.

4me, I agree with Lauren and GG, sometimes we just hit those spots. Journaling is one way that is very helpful, and mixing up the exersizing also is great. You can do this, It didn't take you this short amount of time to get heavy, so it will take some time to lose it ~ be patient.

GG, I recieved a dual degree in Marketing and Business Management. I figured since there really isn't a job in this area and I want to go to Xavier in Cincinnati that I might as well be studing for the GMAT (for MBAs). I can go down there to school and look for work down in that area.

Lisa

lisa...sounds like a good plan...wonders if the GMAT is as bad as the GRE

As for me...very happy with myself. Tonight i had to work and then was suppose to have about 45min before our first puppy training class. So i had brought dinner with me and planned to eat right before classed which lasted until at least 8. Well of corse we got an emergency in at the last moment. So i barely made it to class on time, let alone eat. So on the drive home abt 8.30 i was sooooooo tempted to take the easy route out. HMMMM mcdonald's frieds, or maybe arby's chocolate shake, or even sonic's fried chicken sandwhich. But then i reminded myself i only had another 15 minutes and knew i at least had deli meat at home. So yeah...i didn't drive into one of the many "houses of fat" and instead came home and ate a turkey sandwhich. I'm very proud of myself. 2-3 months ago..i would have given in and just got a "quickie" at a fast food place. Yea for little accomplishments.

Hope everyone else is doing well.