Monday, Monday
 

It is so sweet that some of you are able to address everyone individually! Unfortunately, I'm not such a giving type of person. I hope everyone has their eye on the prize this week and does incredibly well!
Today is a pretty incredible day for me in regards to the SBD. It's my last day on Phase I and I'm going to the gym for the 1st time in almost a year tonight after work with my DH. Tonight it's a weight lifting class and tomorrow it's step arobics. I even convinced DH try the latter! If you knew what he looks like you would laugh! My schedule is going to be crazy: I work Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, go to gym from 5:30 - 7 Mon, Tues, & Thurs, and starting next week I have to attend AA from 7-8 twice a week for 5 weeks in order to keep my DL.:dizzy:.
I'm a little scared to add stuff back into my diet like I'm sure everyone is. I can be a potato & pasta freak! I think I'll start with a piece of WG Bread with breakfast every other day & next week start a fruit. It's cool that I'm joining the gym today because I think it will keep any Phase II "stalling" at bay. I can't wait to be athletic again! I used to be really great to most sports . . . . then life happened.:devil:.
Talk to you chick-a-doodles soon!:df:

Hey girls! Thanks for the b'day wishes. I had a great workout today. I need to stay off the scale. I lost 1 lb this week, but I added weight traing into my schedule so I hope I built some good muscle:D I am moving into phase 2 at the end of the week. I am just going be on top of what I add first and take it sloooowly. I bought some organic veggie juice and drank it with my eggs this mornign, boy did that make me sick! I will be adding spinach to my eggs instead from now on. I am going to allow a small sliver of carrot cake for my b'day tonight but I am going to be mad at myself! ok, gotta go feed the kids dinner.
Good night ladies!

Hey Chickadees!
Well Monday is going so well so far for me. I am working a lot this week both with my photos and with my phone job, gotta save save save for the new move. I have started PH1WK1 and I am OP and sinking like a ship I have been drinking so much water. DH is going to go to the gym with me which is great and so unexpected lol. We bought our memberships when we first moved here like 9 months ago and he has yet to step foot into the place. I have been a workout aholic lately (following in weezle and freaky's examples hehe) and I think seeing me go has motivated him. Now I am having to stay motivated for two lol. Well I have to get back to work but I am so proud and motivated by all of you ladies who keep losing those unwanted pounds. You show a "new years resolutionist" like me that this is not a diet, it is a lifestyle and I can do it!

H-ko - it is so hard to have children being sick, you sound like you are such a great mommy!!! I hope your DS gets to feeling better.

tazcat - congratulations!!!!!! Jodis is sucha beautiful name...and original, I do not think I have ever heard it before.

freaky - you have guts girl. I always wished I could muster up the courage to cut my hair really short. It looks really good on some people, and boy would it be easy to take care of. Take pics for your avatar I would love to see it.

KYEMOM - Congrat congrats congrats, one lb at a time thats how we have to take things sometimes. I am thoroughly impressed with you staying OP during all that temptation, great job chickie!

Bridge - Happy birthday to you chickadoodle! Great job on not cheating, I am not sure if I would have had that willpower.

Weezle - I am so glad that your loss has picked back up. I know you were getting frustrated for a while there. That is what your hard work with keeping up with the workouts does? Maybe I should follow your example lol.

Demeter - Going to the gym for the first time is the hard part. Once you have gone you will be on such a workout high you can pretty much get your butt there on a regular basis. It is when you start missing days, weeks, years lol that it is just hard to get back into the swing of things. Great going getting the DH to go with you, two is better than one :)

Here is to finishing out the day OP and on to Day 2 I go, good luck ladies!

How did I Miss Bridget's BIRTHDAY???? Well. I hope you had a GREAT DAY !!!

Look a Calorie Free Cake!:hb: For You!!!

Hi Girls,
This is my first chance to check in today, and WOW!, so many posts! There's no way I can reply to everyone, so -

:woo: to everyone who lost weight this week!

:hb: to Bridget!

:bb: Congratulations, Tazcat!

:welcome3: to all you Newbies!

I have tomorrow morning off, so I'll be in to post early then.

Bridget - Happy Birthday!

DS slept until 2 in the afternoon - combination of being sick and the Tylenol, I guess! So I did get some sleep, after all. He's had a cold, and I suspect the eye thing is related to that. His fever was down this morning, so I stopped the Tylenol. Also, his eye is less crusty and he's rubbing it less (although still somewhat crusty and itchy). Still no redness, though. He did just start whimpering and pointing to his ear, which could mean one of three (that I can think of) things: he has an ear infection; his ear itches as a result of drainage from his stuffy sinuses; or he has another molar coming in. It could be any of those, really. I have a call in to his doctor's office for the nurse to call back. His appetite is so-so, but he's still energetic, so I don't think he's too awfully sick.

Despite it all, I managed to drop another pound! I'd been kind of bouncing between 243-246 the last few weigh-ins, but it looks like I'm finally over that. <Whew!>

Oh, we tried another dump chicken recipe. I /think/ it might be one that is posted here already - I'll have to see. It wasn't entirely OP, but it wasn't too far off. It did have some brown sugar in it, but not much, and we didn't have any rice or anything with it - just veggies. Actually, I didn't eat it (I'm a little sick myself, and didn't feel up to eating garlic), but DH said it was yummy. I tasted a wee bit of the sauce, and it seemed pretty good. It was a teriyaki (sort of) recipe, with some garlic and lots of fresh gingerroot. It would be easy enough to replace the brown sugar with a sugar substitute; I chose not to since we both hate artificial sweeteners and like I said, there wasn't that much in it.

Hello all. I'm new to this forum, but not to 3FC. I'm usually on the 300+ page. I've been on phase 1 for about a month and a week. I'm doing it for 2-3 months for maximum weight loss, and I've already lost 26 lbs. :) I hope to be able to get lots of hints/tips/ recipes! :)

Kayley- WOW, congrats on the weight loss! That's awesome!

H=KO- my little girl who's 10 months, she always gets a yucky eye when she gets sick with a really bad cold and it goes away when the cold does but I always get drops from the doc for it. I hope he gets better soon;)

Shatzi- thanks for the cake. Calorie free is the best!

Steph- enjoy your membership! I wish I had one, thinking about that more, but I'm a shy one and want soemone to go with me but then I'm shy infront of who I bring, lol. I'll be happy for weather to get better so I can walk outside. I've eben walking and jogging in circles in my house:stars: :stars: :stars:

Freaky- we want to see your new hair:^: I think it's a great idea! I got myself new bra and panties for my new weight loss and today I waxed my eye brows. Trying to update the whole picture, ya know? It'll make you feel good probably.

Well, I'll see you girls tomorrow.:hug:

Wow there are alot of post so I'll just say congrats to all the losers

Happy Bday Bridget

Congrats Taz

And H-Ko I hope DS feels better soon

I had a hard weekend my DH lost his wallet when we went to Tennesse so I wasn't able to buy the food I was suppose to eat I had to eat what everyone else ate and it was not OP so tomorrow I am starting over again. I did however get in some exercise at the resort we were at so hopefully that conter acted that. Will weigh myself in the morning and let you all know.

Good luck to us all !!!