Hello all!

Well yesterday was a bust However I am so carbed up that this week I am going to have a big ole run this lunchtime in the sunshine, I'm also going to cycle to work on Wednesday if this glorious weather continues.

We had a huge meal last night and I'm so full that it's 9am and I haven't eaten breakfast yet - we usually brekky at 7am!

So plan for this week - CARDIO and less food.

I kinda carbed it up this weekend too. I had excellent intentions to start this week better ... right up until ... I had a crying friend show up on my doorstep this morning with coffee and muffins. I'll gladly eat a muffin with a crying friend. By the time we got her patched up and off to work, we'd laughed off a few calories, I'm sure.

I had a great weekend, it was very physically busy and I stayed on my points so when I weigh myself on Wednesday hopefully there will be a loss. Hope everyone has a great day!

I really love this forum for it's accountability. It's really helping me stay on plan of being active every day this month.

Because of my great med that has changed my appetite and food preferences, I've got the eating thing under control. In fact, sometimes I have to remind myself to eat. Last night I had a healthy salad with teriyaki baked tofu because DH had gone to his mother's for dinner. (I always over eat when I'm at my MIL's, but that's a whole other post for another day.)

What I've always struggled with my whole life is sticking with an exercise plan. For the past two weeks, I've been using this forum and the On Plan forum as my reward for doing my daily routine.

It's so nice to be in a supportive community. Thank you to each and everyone of you.

I did ok this weekend I was down 2# this morning : ...

The plan for this week more of the same ... I get so tired of doing the same thing, over and over ... Oh, well, c'est la vie!

Gym done this morning, chest and triceps... It was a quicky workout since DD and I are going somewhere today because it's our March break...

TTFN ... Let's be careful out there!

Hi all,

Went to a friends house last night. Did pretty well considering. Only had one drink but I am sure feeling it this morning. Thinking about giving up alcohol completely. Todays run was awful. But I powered through so thats good and I didn't eat my friends out of house and home. damage was kept to a minimum.

Congrats on the 2# Ilene!

Carolyn~I'm glad I'm not alone with this problem. Perhaps I should consider doing something like this.

Ilene~WTG!!!! 2 pounds!!!!

Hiker~sorry to hear your drink soured your run. I know how you feel, though.

Susan~so if I show up on your doorstep you'll let me cry on your shoulder? Not that I have anything to cry about right now....

Frus~isn't having lovely weather, just, lovely? It is so beautiful here--highs just below 90, evenings so crisp and fresh with the citrus trees in bloom. It's heaven scent!

lpgoad~good luck on your weigh-in!

My weight is up from the low on Sunday, but still 2 pounds less than my usual Monday weigh-in. Salads are in store for lunch and dinner today and I'm going to try to stay away from the wine all week (well, up until Friday that is).

Everyone have a great day!

I came down with the stomach flu at the end of my trip last week. The good news is that I couldn't eat for 24 hours and dropped 6 lbs in one day! For one day I had an almost flat stomach.

The bad news is that now that I've started eating again, it's all back and I'm still waiting to see how high my weight goes before it levels off. This is the second time this year I've had the stomach flu and it bites. I still can't eat fully normal foods yet, but every day I get a little closer. At the end of last week, I was eating a lot of white carbs and fruit, it was about all I could stomach. Last night I had some vegetable soup with mild turkey sausage in it and it went down fine, so today I think I might even add back dairy!

I also missed two days of exercise because of the flu, but I've been back on track, at least in terms of quantity if not quality, since Friday.

So my goal this week is to get back to my regular diet, including standard amounts of protein, dairy, etc. and hope my weight levels off so that maybe next week I can get back to the business of losing.

It's interesting to her you mention how great the weather is Fru! I've read a couple of postings from people in a wide range of localities mentioning great weather and we are also having a little spurt of sunny and warm weather here in the bay area, CA--a full 14-hour plane ride away from you. It's so warm, if it lasts through Thurs, I think I may go swimming at our local outdoor pool (I can't get there until then, unfortunately). Strange how everyone is having great weather at the same time.

Yes, Allison, you can cry on my shoulder if you need to. Any of you! But please come in the morning ... I find it so exhausting ... emotionally draining. Both my DH and DD told me to go have a nap. I think I will.
A little more 3FC, a load of laundry and a nap. Sounds like a good day to me.

Good morning. Sounds like everyone is doing really well with eating & exercising (or just getting back on track and that is very important too).

Today will be a tough eating day for me only because I got up at 6 am and have to work some overtime from 3:30 pm-12:30 am so by the time I get home and in bed it will be 2 am so I have to try to spread my eating out for 20 hours.

I got up this morning and went to Curves and then went and had a manicure/pedicure done. I think I may try to fit in a couple hour nap before I go to work.

Allison-my son's school pretty much plays only schools in this area (although they are going to Palm Desert this week but it's a non-league match) but he does play in tournaments on his own and we usually go to San Diego & LA for those.

Hope everyone has a great day. Talk to you later. Jane

And now you have to come back every day ChocoBroc .... fess it up, the good and the bad.
For instance you can come back and read your own cheerful and optimistic post.

ChocBroc~Wow, aren't you lucky to have a DH who pushes you!!! My DH would help me come up with new excuses not to exercise!!! Welcome!