Hi Ladies!!

Do you guys mind if I join in.... I know you've been going for a while already but I'd love to hop in and give support as well as receive some. When is your final weigh in date so I can figure out how much I should be losing before then.

Andrea ~ I feel like I recognize your name.... I was here a couple years ago and then left and came back this past fall... maybe we used to be hooked up before?? I'm from NY too so maybe that was the connection??

Have a great night ladies ~ looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow. :hug:

:sunny:

How the ninth day went ...

NOT GOOD! Received a food gift from a friend ... and I ate some of it ... :( Marzipan and gourmet chocolate were involved so NOT PRETTY! :devil: I don't even know how far over my calories were so I will put it behind me and move on! NO SCALE today as I don't want to know ... :^: But I'm back on program as of this morning, and will be back on the scale tomorrow! (I did do a short walk yesterday, but really needed a LONG one ... but today will be better.)

Hi there, OneLastTime! I am so happy to welcome you to our little group. :hug: I find just calorie-counting works best for me, though there are any number of good *official* plans ... I say, whatever works for you! My dates: I started Sunday, January 26 and will end this Challenge Sunday, March 2. I weigh in on Sundays, because that's when I started it. You can follow my schedule or set up one of your own. :)

Nascar, great on getting to the gym! I knew you'd do it! :) ceejay, using the FitDay is a good idea (I've done that before.) So glad you're getting going again here with us. Andrea, hope your back is getting better as the week goes on.

Again, welcome, OneLastChance, and let's all have a great day! :flow2:

hi guys!

babe give yourself a break just pick yourself up and dust off you xcan do it!

welcome sandra! im actually in tn now but perhaps we were in a previous thread together iove been on the forum for years.

Thanks for the welcome ladies~ :hug:
I'm in!!! My weigh in days are Mondays so I will use yesterdays weight of 196.0 and end on March 3rd at a goal weight of 188.0 so I'm on the 2 lb/week plan as well. That is certainly achievable if I stick to it!!

At least you don't have to deal with the snow anymore Andrea... or at least not as much as we are up here!! ugh.

Have a great day ladies! :hug:

hey sandi!

you can do it!

yeah... no snow here!

Hi everyone
:welcome: Sandra
We had tornado warnings last night so I was inmy safe spot from 7 till11 p.m.
Calories came in at 1527.

I'll be back to chat a little later. I'm at work.

Morning Ladies ... :sunny:

What awful weather with the tornadoes in the South! I can't believe the pictures I'm seeing on my TV this morning. ceejay, I'm glad you're okay! We have warnings about severe storms in Central NC this afternoon so I feel a bit jittery!

How the tenth day went ... a good day, 1700 calories (should have been less), scale still holding. I think I will stop weighing every day now, as the scale is slowing down, and the important thing is that I KNOW I'm doing much better with food and exercise, and it will eventually show in pounds. So I may not weigh again until Sunday ... then I don't see the water fluctations. I walked 45 minutes yesterday.

Hang in there, guys, and have a great day! :grouphug:

hi guys!

yeah we were too but we just got wind mostly

:sunny:

How the 11th day went ...

1650 calories (tomato-cheese toast, grilled salmon, creamy grits, apple, peanut butter on ww bread, wine, Snackwell cookies)

Scale: 226 lbs. FIVE pounds off! YES! :D (I always say I won't weigh every day ... then I do ... :^:)

I didn't walk yesterday, to rest a sore ankle, but will be back out on this beautiful day for walking.

Andrea, ceejay, LadyNascar, Sandra ... hope you're all doing well, and that you're getting good sunny weather that encourages you to get up/out and move! That helps me ... :)

Have a good day, all!

babe
I weigh in daily just to keep myself more accountible.
Another pound down that's awesome.

Sandra
Your plan is doable.

Hi to Andrea

LadyNascar
Who's your favorite driver?

Okay Babe I'm going to follow your pattern

Day three went like this. Calories=2002 with no exercise. I told myself that I need to do an exercise marathon to burn an an extra 830 calories. My weigh in revealed 182.8 this morning. I would really like to see 179 by next week end.

hi guys!

youre doin great ceejay! i used to wi daily but now its just 1x prob bc weighing isnt as convient as it used to be.

no one take this wrong, but im sooo glad that i dont count cals! god bless core!

Hi Ladies ~ :hug:
Glad to see you are all doing so well. I'm adding to my exercise program and told my 12 year old daughter that I will do DDR with her. Ugh!! I know we'll have a blast together once I get used to it. She's been wanting me to do it for about a year and I just didn't want to cuz I knew I would be huffing and puffing through the whole thing. Then I realized that she doesn't care, she just wants to spend time with her Mom so I should take advantage of it and spend some time with her while she still wants to. Soon enough she'll be asking me to walk 10 feet behind her at the mall cuz Moooommmmmm, you're sooooo embarrassing. lol Of course that's when I'll tell her that is my entire goal in life... to embarrass her... oh ya, and make her life miserable!! :D

I am on a serious M&M kick lately. UGH!! I gotta stop this. Somebody kick my butt please.

sandi-good for you for realizin' she just wants her mamma/:)

:sunny:

How 12th day went ...

1800 calories (scrambled eggs with salmon, linguine with red clam sauce ... from scratch, cookies, pretzels, wine)

Scale: Holding at 226 lbs. (down from 231)

Exercise: 45 minute walk

ceejay, you're doing really well. Glad to hear that scale is dropping for you! :)

Sandra, what is DDR? :^: BTW, I have a problem with Hot Tamales ... if they are anywhere near me, I EAT them! :o So I understand about the M&Ms. If I buy certain things, I eat them ALL! :devil:

LadyNascar, where are you? We miss you ... :hug:

Andrea, in the Core plan, you've already had the calories counted for you, in a sense, and I can see how much more convenient that would be. If I were a WW, I would probably do that, too. I don't mind counting calories, though. Have been doing it so long that I can calculate a day's meals in my head pronto ...

Hope you girls all have a fun weekend planned. I'm going to see "Michael Clayton" today, and might go see some flower gardens this weekend. Just noticed daffodils in my yard yesterday! :D

Have a good one! :flow2:

hi guys

good job babe! youre thinking of flex. core is no counting literally. its not a low cal plan. its only limited by physical satisfaction not cals.

tom. is my wi.

hope no one minds, but i am trying to keep my chart on each page for easy access:)

sw:148

goal: 138 (7.8)

week 1: 146.2 (- 1.8)

week 2: 145.8 (- .4)

week 3:

week 4:

TOTAL=2.2

Hi Ladies ~ :hug:

Andrea ~ Of course we don't mind.... we all gotta do whatever we can to make this thing work for us. Plus I think seeing it right in front of you (and all of us) will help with accountability. Thanks for the comment about my daughter!!!

Babe ~ Ya, I think we all have something we can't stay away from if it's in the house! I was driven to the M&M's by a miserable day at work. Gotta change that habit. I dream of the day I would be driven to exercise instead. LOL DDR is Dance, Dance, Revolution - You put the DVD in and it tells you on the TV screen what to do.. you have to follow the steps they show you and place your feet in certain places on this mat on the floor. It grades how well you do and it's all set to different music. My daughter is amazing at it!!

CeeJay ~ Thank you for the welcome and the encouragement. Awesome job on your progress so far... keep it up!!!

OK... gotta run ladies ~ getting my hair cut and a pedicure after that. Woo Hoo!! :hug:

thanks sandi:)

you might want to throw those away-i know it might sound bad but in situations like that, its either that or i eat it so i choose throw. actually, i dont buy stuff like that. i only go out ion sat nights and buy one thing

enjoy your pedi!

:sunny: Happy Saturday, ladies! :sunny:

How the 13th day went ...

1850 calories (Sausage McMuffin - homemade, V8, linguine with red clam sauce, cookies, wine)

Scale: Holding at 226 lbs. (down from 231)

No exercise yesterday but will walk today.

Sandra, that's great exercise ... the DDR, and so great to do it with your daughter! When I was younger I used to dance for half-hour at a time to songs like "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, and work up quite a sweat! :)

Andrea, has your back totally calmed down now? You haven't mentioned it for the last couple of days so I hope so.

Today is vege-wich day for dinner, one of my favorite meals, so I have that to look forward to. Would sure LOVE to be down another pound by manana! :p

I want to add here ... this Challenge has three more weeks to run, until March 2nd. If anyone else would like to join, and go for "6 in 3" ... please feel free to join us! :flow2:

hi guys!

happy saturday!

good job babe keep it up! enjoy your dinner---i know i will!(i get lunch and dinner off today)

lost 1/2 lb not much but will take it.

my back is fine babe thanks for asking:)
ive lots going on right now but my current plan is to pick up exercise the end of the month after my sis goes home.

Congrats on your half-pound, Andrea :flow1: Every bit counts ... Glad your back is better!

aww thanks!

you know what? spoke too soon. its hurtin now:(

prob wont make my 5 week goal buty i will take 5, and im only 3 away so i think i can do it.

Andrea, considering that you'd lost quite a few pounds the three weeks before you started with me, I think whatever you lose is great! :) As long as that scale is going down ... that's how I'm trying to think.

Feel better ...

A quiet Saturday.

Andrea
Sorry to hear about you back hurting once again. Feel better soon.


babe
I see you are still holding at 223. That's very good.

I've been on a binge. I'm eating everything in sight. I think the reason is that my blood tests came back good in the cholesterol. The doctor wanted me to get it down to at least 100 due to heart disease in my family history. The LDL was 76. I felt like celebrating. Going to quit this starting tomorrow.

Been doing a mini exercise marathon to burn more calories. However it didn't work that way. Five minutes out of every hour was not enough. I'm going to do some more in a few minutes. I've also worked in the yard for 60 minutes. It was a beautiful day.

Official Sunday Weigh-In
 

:sunny:

How the 14th day went ...

1650 calories (sausage mc-muffin, banana, apple, blue cheese dressing, Vege-wich in pita, wine, fig newtons, tea)

Scale: STILL holding at 226 lbs. (down from 231)

Exercise: 45 minute walk

Really had hoped to see scale drop today, but the vege-wiches had a ton of raw veggies with seasoned salt poured on so I know I'm holding lots of water. Maybe tomorrow ... :?:

ceejay, glad to hear about your good cholesterol count! Are you doing it with a statin drug or just changing your diet? Several people in my family have taken statins to get theirs down, but they had side-effects so I won't take them.

Everybody, have a great Sunday! It's a beauty of a weekend here. :)

hi guys!

thanks babe. yep thats hopw im trying to look at it. i purposely joined in this b/c i find if i set high expectations, i can usually pull out at least half.

ceejay- sorry about your binging. i have that too sometimes but you know what? do not wait---make your next bite OP! and believe it or not, it makes a differnce! good luck!

my back is better today thank god.

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How the 15th day went ...

1650 calories (vege-wich, pork chop, cabbage, squash, cookies, wine)

Exercise: None

Scale: No weigh-in today

Andrea, glad your back is better! Ceejay, Sandra, Nascar ... hope you're all doing well! Drop in soon! :)

hi babe

youre doin awesome! have you reached your 10 yet?

ceejay hows the eating? i passed up a huge hot pretzel in sams today--ssooooooo hard!

morning ladies,
Sorry I've been mia for this past week. Just don't seem to have a lot of time.

Andrea
You did good passing up that hot pretzel.

Babe
You'll hit that 226 mark before long. I'm not on cholesterol medication
but I am taking fish oil and I have been watching my fat grams. Now I need to watch my carbs and sugar.

Today's goal is to drink at least 80 oz of water and exercise for 45 minutes.

hi ceejay!

how are ya? thanks. tom is my wi. maybe babe will come back now---she thought it died im glad it didnt

Andea
I'm still hanging in there. Think I've been a bit depressed, but I'm bouncing back. Good luck with the weigh in. I need to set myself I'm not sure about the calories some new guidlines
to follow for next week.

Still no exercise and only got 60/80 ounces of water. I'm not sure about the calories today.

Babe
where are you?

hi ceejay! aww its ok......i know you can do it! this is for you ceejay---:cheer: CEEJAY!

:cheer:CEEJAY!

:cheer:CEEJAY!

babe come back! ill PM her.

im down 3/4. im not gonna make the 10 in 5 goal but its ok.

sw:148

goal: 138 (7.8)

week 1: 146.2 (- 1.8)

week 2: 145.8 (- .4)

week 3:145 (-.8)

week 4:

week 5:

TOTAL= 3

Andrea
3 pounds is great. :bravo:

Hope Babe hasn't given up. She's been doing great also. I'll pm her as well.
Has she started a new thread?

My weigh in is tomorrow.

hi ceejay!:)

whats up? thanks, thats sweet.:) good luck tomorrow! babe hasnt given up but she thought no one wanted to post anymore. lets see if we can get to her to come bc we miss you babe!

hey ceejay, it looks like we are going to try alot harder to get her back---i think shes embarassed bc she has had a rough week w foood.

Andrea
I've pm'd her. I most diffinately understand on the food conflicts. I have had that this past week also and it showed up on the scales. I've gained two pounds. Plus not getting to exercise or should I say not wanting to exercise.

Had to go to City Council meeting last night to recieve my 15 year certificate and a pin and shake the Mayor's hand. I'm going to ask the boss if I can hang the certificate at work with my license.

Food has been planned for today, however, I just pigged out on some chips.

hi ceejay!

thanks for the support esp. since yestyerday was a day just like prev. two, not good! i have 4 days starting today to get 'straight' so im gonna give it my best shot.

guess we just have to keep pluggin huh? dont worry about the chips...just make your next bite op and youll be fine:)

Andrea
It looks like it's just you and me. I'm mainly focusing on water and 2 veggies and 3 fruit today. Maybe if I wash away the sodium the scale will be good to me next Monday. I should go back to weighing daily because that seemed to help me more than anything. Have you thought about the 21 day challenge thread?

I have drank 60 ounces of water so far today. Fruit=orange and apple sauce.
Veggies has been a tomato and 1 green onion. I'm not sure if the green onion by itself is considered a full veggie. Dairy will be 1 cup of plain yogurt with blue berries. I have taken 900mg of calcium.

hey ceejay!

youre not the only one flushing away salt. i still cannot believe i ate 2 burgers w fries, pizza and 3 desserts since sat. have you tried apple cider vinegar? 1 tb 3x day really helps flush. i myself did 500mg calcium today.

iim good right here if you are:) if not, check out the losin ladies thread. right now its 2 of us.