Hey lil chickies i have not lost any this week either (157) but i have been bad this week too!!! Terry took Abby and i to IHOP!!!! for breakfast and yes i had pancakes! but i did not eat all of them which is really good for me. And for lunch i had a rootbeer float from Wendys. But for dinner i had a salad. i cannot believe i did not gain anything praise the Lord!!!! And good job Michele i am sooo glad that u are pooping!!! That is a praise. And don't get frustrated because u are awsome!!! and u do need to vent. i will be praying for your basement walls too. We just came home from Temples last home game against Troy Christain and we won!!! it was a awsome game i love my boys!!!! we were driving home in a snow blizzard i kid u not!!! and it was lighting out! it was crazy!! i was so glad to get home. well see u all in the morning. Love ya all and praying for you too!

Ok, here goes my crazy weekend. First I didn't go into work Wednesday night or Thursday night because either I was sick or Mike was sick. And I didn't get any homework done either. Well, not much. So, entering the weekend I have 3 assignments due, an 8 hour shift to work and two 12 hour shifts to work. Also, I found out at the last minute that I was going to have Cody's basketball tournaments to attend on Saturday and Sunday. Who needs sleep right?

Did manage to make it into work all my shifts, but still felt terrible Friday night and not so great Saturday and Sunday nights. Cody lost all of his tournament games, but learned some valuable lessons. I managed to finish one assignment Sunday and the other two didn't get done until Monday.

In the midst of it all I gained another pound back!!!

My life will be back to normal for about a week and a half, because this current term is over as of today! I'm anxiously awaiting my last papers to be graded to see if I maintained an A in both classes. (I'm such a nerd!)

I'm trying to stay on program with my eating. I think the hardest thing for me is eating enough food and eating often enough. I just wish I could follow my own advice sometimes!!!

Hope to talk to you girls a little more in the days to come since I don't have any homework for a week or so!!!

Hi Ladies- Hope everyone is doing well with all this wonderful weather. What a pain. I'm feeling a little cranky. I know this is supposed to be an encouraging posting center. I'm still ticked off from gaining that weight when I thought I had such a wonderful week. I've worked out 45 to 55 minutes Saturday through today already. WHY???? I have no idea. It doesn't help. I feel I should be eating more, I just don't know how to. I feel like I eat plenty already. I have really tried to change the types of things I'm eating too. The past couple of days haven't been great because I'm irritated. I haven't done terrible, just not great. My period is going to start tomorrow (I love being on the pill) and maybe that's it. I usually don't get moody at this time though but it sounds like a good excuse right now. I have chili and vegetable soup on the stove right now. The girls don't like chili and Mark doesn't really like vegetable soup. I swear!!!!! We got our carpet ordered today. A guy is coming to paint on Thursday. It's going to be every bit of 2 to 3 weeks before we're put back together. I know. Some of the Katrina people are still not put back together. I try to remember that. All the chips are gone out of the house right now. Maybe that's my problem. I'll go so I don't depress you any further. Love you all. :?:

Ok, Michelle. Here's the thing...

Yes, this is supposed to be for encouragement, but how are we supposed to encourage or pray for you if we don't know what is going on???

So, by all means, tell us everything!!!

Not to mention according to Jillian (or her mom...I can't really remember) if we get the things that are bothering us out in the open we are less likely to look to food to comfort us!!

How's that for wisdom...hehe

I'm getting ready for my period too...I think that is my excuse I'm going to use for gaining a pound last week ;)

Hi everyone- Well, I just did my last chance workout. I did Tae Bo this time instead of Jillian since that didn't really work out too well last week. haha I have not had a great week at eating. It hasn't been awful, but again it hasn't been great. Last week of being perfect just put me over the edge. I fell off the wagon alittle bit this week. Hopefully the scale won't punish me too badly and I'll start again tomorrow. I hope you are all well. Where are you all? I know- BUSY!!!!!!!!! I do pray for each of you. Take care and good luck in the morning Remember- NAKED is best!!!!!!

I have come to the conclusion that this quarter was not the quarter to join this. I don't have time for exercising. I don't even know how much I owe. I have not exercised all week and I have no umpf to do it either. I work everyday until 11:30 then I go straight to class until 3:20 and then observations and homework and kids schedules and steve's schedules.
Thought we had good news and that has changed. We don't have good news.

Will weigh myself later and post. Not expecting any change.

I have to be at the church most of the day today. see you all tomorrow.

I'm back. I weighed myself and I can't believe the scale. I didn't do anything this week. The same scale I have been using said that I weigh 144.4 which is 1.2 pounds less than the last 2-3 weeks.

Does anyone els think that funky guy that comes out a kicks the screen several times is the most annoying thing when you are trying to get on to the support group???
Maybe I just don't have any tolerance but he comes out like 2 or 3 times. I think it's dumb. I know it's not for this sight because he is advertising for some car thing.

Hey Ladies- Good for you Joretta. Why is it I'm working out 6 days a week for almost an hour and can't lose a thing???? Strange. Well, I had C- week eating wise. I ate lots of chips and loved every bite. Last night after I posted I had lots of chips and 3 handfuls off M and M's at about 10:00. I weighed myself this morning and weighed 147. That seems to be my magical number. Two weeks ago when I was eating A+ I gained 2 pounds. This week I eat much more and lose 1 pound. Well, remember last week I weighed myself naked and weighed 148 and then I was mad and weighed myself again with my nightgown on and weighed 147. So....... who knows how much I weighed. I had my period this week and I really think that coming right off of that makes a difference. Heck- If I had been eating appropriately I may have lost more this week. I really only want to see 139. If I could see 139 one time I would be so happy. The 125 thing is just not going to work for me. I like to eat too much. My schedule is too crazy. I do like eating spinach salad though now. That's a plus. So................. I don't know what to think. Hope you're all well. I'm on my way to a swim meet. YIPPEE!!!!!!!

Hello ladies...its the long lost Hutch... I have been doin ok, eating wise. Im mostly sticking to the no food after 7pm and thats great and all but i havent lost a pound!!! It is EXTREMELY upsetting and makes me want to eat a big mac and a dozen choc chip cookies. However i wont. Still, im super ready for a little nicer weather. I am getting better at this working out stuff...Thanks Karen. :dance: The fat is shifting around, just not leaving yet. Lol So once again no weight loss. Felling healthier, now i'd like to shed my winter coat and be ready for spring blossoming!! I will be praying for each and everyone of you this week that its a great one. I dont think i can follow a strict diet, i have to allow myself some cheats or it will never be a life changing thing!! My cheats just need to be less frequent...lol ta-ta for now

p.s only 2 workouts last week. So i owe for 3 weeks of not being up to par!! Also i just read all that ive missed and im sooo sorry that you all have had such terrible weeks but God is great and he wont kill ya with stuff!! Ya know. Lori i think ur absolutly right. We are all CRAZY, and what on earth is normal these days?? What do we compare that with?? ok gotta run, LOVE YOU ALL!!!

I am with you Beth and Michelle. I have to cheat at times because I love to eat as well. I will go nuts without cheating from time to time.
Karen, tonight is our night to walk. Are we on???

I am so close to a slider.

Five more to go!!!!