Good Morning!

Well Ladies, I think I am coming down with the 'flu, so I will keep this short.

I am not very happy with myself, I weighed in last night with a 3.5 lb loss, so I made my 22 week loss, but I am worried that I lost muscle instead of fat. I am working so hard to get some nice little muscles, I certainly don't want to eat them instead of food!!!

I need to make an appt. with the dietician because I don't have a clue how much more I should be eating. What is really weird is I ate very well this week. We ate out 3 times, I had 2 steak sandwiches and 1 beef dip, I had a ton of gingerbread, and I have already upped my protiens to compensate for my abilty to complete harder workouts.

I am totally confused as to what my next step should be. Maybe this was a glitch?

Well, now that I have vented I am free from negative feelings so I am sending to you all some clean pure
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Have a good day everybody,

Let's have the willpower to achieve our dreams!

CC

Congrats on the great weight loss CC. All those crunches are paying off. You are building muscles and muscles burn more calories. More exercise would help me, if I would just do it.
Willpower is what it takes.
Hope you feel better soon.

Gotta go!

Nita

I gained the week before, and turtled monday. I'm really down right now, cuz my dad is ill. not sure what is going on.
i'll stop in soon.
wendy

CC,

I hope that you are not coming down with the flu. I had it a few weeks ago and it is horrible. You probably are not losing muscle, the fat is just turning to muscle.

Nita,

I agree it is hard to get in the habit of exercising. I start with all the good intentions in the world and manage for a few days, then I decide I don't have time (read am too lazy). A few days later I start again. I guess that even doing it those few days helps, but it is not enough.

I have my TOPS weigh in tonight, so I'll find out if I've lost or stayed level.

Some days when I'm feeling overwhelmed and the journey to being healthier seems impossible, I come here and read the members posts which often inspire. Suddenly, I don't feel so alone in my struggle to lose weight. And for that I would like to thank you all.

I'm new to the board so I'm in my infant phase, but once I'm past that I'll try and post more often. Suddenly I'm feeling the urge to exercise. Well I'm off to exercise now, but I will check back in later tonight and tell you how the meeting went.


So long for now,
D

Hello all, Just got back from doc's office. Did not see doc as my appointment is tomorrow. Duh!!! I have to go back tomorrow.
CC I think it is great you lost 3.5#. If you have been exercising you are not going to lose muscle in just a day or two. You are doing fine. Keep it up. You inspire us all
Wendy, Sorry your Dad is not well. We are all here for you. You know that
Bev- I am Queen of good intentions. I have been having a terrible time staying motivated for months now. Start out with good intentions and they seem to fizzle out real quick. So know you are not the only one
Welcome D You will find some great people here. Come often
Our weather is great here. Not very Christmasey but it is still nice.
Hope everyone is doing their best. Thats all any of us can do.
Have a nice evening

Hello!
CC~~Great weight loss~~and congratulations on 22 in a row!
Hope you are not coming down with the flu. Take care of your self, and try to get rest ( is there such a thing?).

D~~ you are not alone. We are all here for you. We all need support and this a great place.

Wendy, hang in there and don't get discouraged. You will probably have a loss next week, just stay with your plan and don't throw in the towel. I know it is hard, as that is where I am right now. Just hope I can take my own advise. Hope your dad is doing better. Our thoughts are with you!

To all of you that I did not name, I hope that you are having a good week and just remember to watch what you eat, drink your water and exercise!

Eleni, good to hear from you.

Have a good evening,
Mickey

Hi all,

I am sitting here taking a breathing treatment. I figured I might as well be checking the boards while sitting here since no one else is up. My cousin has 2 dogs and a cat in her house and that didn't mix with my asthma tonight. So I am getting some good air into my lungs so I can breathe to go to bed. The wake was tonight for my uncle. I was fine all night until I read a poem that my cousins friend wrote for her about going to the light. It made me cry. I wanted to be strong but didn't make it. I could really relate to the poem because I told him that he was going home to go home that he didn't have to suffer anymore. So this was too much for me to read. Actually he looked better minutes before he died then he did tonight. Which I thought was strange. But the funeral is tomorrow then it will be over.

I am going to get back to walking either this weekend or on monday with my sister. I have to get back into the routine of it and start eating very good so I can lose this weight once and for all. My new years resolution is to make my goal by this time next year. I can do it if I put my all into it and try. I really wanted to make it this year but I got lazy and stopped trying. I have to start trying again.

Flatlander,

Congratulations on the great loss and for 22 losses in a row. MY hat is off to you with a great big hoot and holler also. You deserve praise for that record. You are doing great and with all the exercise you are doing you are losing fat and replacing it with muscle. What makes you think that you are losing muscle anyway?
I hope you are feeling better soon. I have never had the flu but I know it is a terrible thing to have. Get your hot tea or cocoa out and hit the couch and curl up with a nice thick blanket you will need it. Take care of you. Get well before your mom comes.

Welcome D,

You have come to the right place for support that is for sure. There are so many great people here. We are all like one big family here. Glad we have helped you out so far and didn't even know it. Look forward to hearing from you more.

Bev,

I usually do that also with exercise. I go along great then just quit. Ususally it is because I am not losing what I want to while working out. It seems I always gain when I exercise but the walking was working for me. But I think when I start back again I will only walk 5 days instead of 7 to give my body a break.

Nita,

I hear you with the good intentions also. I have a lot of start over days as eleni calls them also just like she does. But at least we do start over and never give up. To me that makes me farther ahead of the person that just gave up altogether. At least we want to make it to goal. I don't know why I do so good for a certain time then go totally backwards then I get so mad at myself for it. I just think to myself if I could just be good for a few months I would have lost so much weight but I blew it again. Hopefully I will get to goal this next year. I am going to put all my energy into it. That is my job for the next year.

Wendy,

I have been missing you girl. I am sorry that your dad is sick. Is it serious? Let me know when you know something. With that kind of stress it makes it so hard to stay on plan. But then again life in general makes it hard to stay on plan with these kinds of things, holidays, parties, picnics and birthdays. That covers just about the whole year. At some point I have to say it doesn't matter what I go to I still have to eat healthy to be healthier. But it is so hard to do that with such tempting things out there and the stresses in our lives from time to time. Hang in there girl and know I am here for you.

Eleni & Mickey,

Don't give up ladies. I haven't been on plan either lately but I am going to start again on sunday. We can do this. The best laid plans came from good intentions and we have a lot of them. Lets get to work and put them to work for us. We can do it I know we can.

Well my treatment is over and I am exhausted I am going to bed. I will feel better after tomorrow is over with.

Sherri

I went and weighed in tonight and much to my surprise I lost 1#. I figured with the rotten time I had over the weekend I would be lucky to turtle if not gain.

I am doing a happy dance for me.

I am also doing a happy dance for CC. 22 losses in a row. WOW

I went to see about a janitorial contract in a Seniors building today, so wish me luck.

Wow!

Thank you all for you wonderful words of encouragement. I appreciate it.

Well, I weighed in tonight and was level. I'm satisfied with that , but I'll try harder for next week. I've learnt to take it one day at a time and find that works best for me.

My main aerobic activity is very brisk walking. Unfortunately, I was unable to do much this week because of a slightly strained knee. Come to think of it, I'm fortunate I didn't gain anything due to having gone out 2 times this week for dinner.

See you all soon,

D