Hey Takeadeepbreath (Kelly):

You did not post your minestroni/dumpling thing recipe (lol), please do. So far, I have tried 2 of the 4 recipes listed from this forum and loved the two I tried. My lunch was SO good today, my Subway sub (great minds do think alike) with Baked Lays were delicious and super filling. I ended up having fish for dinner and although I'm under my calories for the day, I think I am going to take it easy the rest of tonight. My Grandma told me today that she is making a big Italian meal on Sunday and I am going to indulge, however, I will use the wheat pasta I bought. It doesnt save a ton of calories but every bit helps. I am also going to keep my 5 meals for the day, because I really think my metabolism is speeding up.

Have a good night everyone.

chili/ministroni/dumpling thing (delicious)

1 lb ground turkey
2 celery stalks diced
carrots diced equal to celery amount
onion diced equal to celery amount
1 can petite diced tomatoes with juice
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can light kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 can northern beans, drained and rinsed
2 small cartons chicken broth
1 package frozen dumplings
fresh ground pepper to taste

cook and crumble turkey. drain. add celery, onions, carrots and broth. add pepper to taste. bring to boil. when veggies are softening, add all beans and tomatoes. cook at medium to high boil for bout 15 minutes. add dumplings as per package instructions (mine said cook for 30 minutes). serve, enjoy!

Ok so I just posted this in another thread...but I'm posting it here too! Ugh, I had a rough night! Did great with the pts today...but I'm just in kind of a slump lately...went to the grocery store to pick a few things up and...I bought a mini cheesecake...and a Kit Kat...and I ate a piece of the cheesecake and the kit kat....and now I feel like crap...I am such an emotional eater its ridiculous...so while I bought the cheesecake, I also bought baby carrots...maybe I'll turn to those next time I feel down and just wanna shove food in my mouth!:halfempty

So tonight I went to the gym, third night in a row, yay for that. To things happened, one kinda good, one really depressing. Lets go for the depressing one first. I did the treadmill for an hour tonight. First I did 30 minutes, then I did this fitness test where it increases the incline and measures your heart rate and it shuts off when you do a certain time at a certain heart rate. So I was up to a 5.0 incline and it lasted like 5 minutes and it shut off on me. Guess what it said my fitness level was? ZERO! I'm not sure what kind of scale it is on or how high it can go, but I knoe how low it can go...ZERO! I swear it had to be broke. There is no way I have been working out for a month and a half and have a fitness level of zero. :(

The other thing is, that when I finished my workout and was about to leave, this woman that I see kinda often in there said "Man, you work out hard!" All I said was a mixture of a laugh and a "humphf". I mean really what do you say to that. I mean it was nice to know someone notices, but I have no idea what to say to that. I felt bad that I didn't say anything else and just kept walking, like I seemed like a B**** or something. I just never know what to say when people say stuff to me completely unexpectedly. I usually just laugh.

On another note, my health is completely depressing me. When I started watching what I eat, I got bad heartburn like every other time I diet. I think I talked about it earlier in the thread. But so I wanted to eliminate every possible excuse to give up. I went to the dr. and he prescribed my Nexium which I took for about 20 days which was all he gave me. I finished that up a week or two ago. I hadn't had heartburn once since I began taking it and I thought my problem was solved. But No. Today I had awful heartburn all day long. 2 days after I canceled my follow-up appointment because I thought I was completely healed. So now, I have to go back to the dr., which I can't afford. I still am on my mom's insurance since I am still technically a student (starting my masters ina couple months) and she has a high deductible insurance combined with an HSA. She just had some health issues so I am pretty sure the HSA is drained, so I will have to pay cash. PLUS, I am also have menstrual issues for which I will have to go to ANOTHER dr. to deal with them. They are really starting to worry me. Warning, possible TMI coming up: Usually my period is relatively predictable. I am not a perfectly scheduled one who knows exactly when it is coming and when it will end, but I generally know what week it should come and about how many days it should last. The past 6 months or so though...first I just started having 'different' periods than I was used to (rather than starting heavy and getting lighter as it goes, it started being very light then heavy then lighter). But, the past three months it has been as follows: a very, very light period, followed by a very late period that lasted three weeks long, then one week off, a 4 week period, then one week off, an 8 day period, a week off, and I am currently having the weirdest one yet. I won't go into anymore details because I know that was already alot, but has anyone ever experienced anything like this or know anyone who has? I am going to make an appointment tomorrow because this is really starting to worry me, but would love to hear any insight anyone has until then while I wait to be seen.

What's up with that...I started losing weight so that I won't have health problems in the future, and what happens...I get health problems while I am losing weight. :(

Hey Syvena- it is super important that when you go into a grocery store, make sure you are full, not just a little full, but just ate full. It keeps you from craving things and buying junk food. ÷ou'll rebound from your little snafu, just eat those carrots you bought. I can hardly eat any veggies as a snack, fruit - yes, veggies - not so much. I do eat a big plate of veggies with my dinner every night but usually snack on fiber one bars, applesauce, pudding, etc. If I want a snack.

Tiff. - I can totally relate. In fact, I had the exact same issue the past 6 months and went to my ob. He said it could be one of two things:

1. My change in birth control
2. Change in lifestyle, whether it be diet, exercise or stress.

I tend to favor the birth control because I was not eating healthy or exercising beforee January, stress - maybe, but I don't know. To be on the safe side, he did a pap and tested some other things and it came back clean so for now, its just a pain that I have to deal with. Of course, I suggest going to your ob, but I would at least ask him about #2. I wouldn't stress too much about your gym incident, I mean honestly, who is a ray of sunshine after working your butt off for over an hour! And I'm sure she understands that. If it really bothered you, I would just approach her at the gym next time you see her and just apologize for being so short, tell her you were having an off day, all women can relate to an off day.

I hope everyone is doing well. I am happy because I was able to fit into an outfit comfortably that was a bit too snug before, although I did try a different pair of pants prior to the ones I have on and they were still snug, but hey - Ill get there.

Where did everybody disappear to? Hows everyone doing this week with their "diet" and exercise plans?

I went out to dinner with some family tonight and I thought about just eating whatever I wanted and get back to plan tomorrow. BUT, I ended up ordering a salad. I thought, why eat whatever when a salad will taste just as good. So I am happy with that and that will probably be the only time I eat out in a while.

Tiff-I wish I was as motivated as you. Seems like your days are filled, work and then 2 hours at the gym. I have to make myself get up and exercise.

I am hoping to have 2 more pounds off by Sunday. I hope everyone else has a good weigh in this week too. Wishing us all Luck!!!!

So, I've had a good and a bad day. The good news was that I weighed myself today (yes, I know I weigh in on Sunday) and I was under 260 for the first time since I can remember. I've now lost 15 pounds since 1/3/09.

Bad day? Because I went out to eat with a friend of mine and we went to Chili's. I was really good and looked online for their calorie content before deciding on what I wanted to eat (I'm a sucker for steak and portabella fajitas, but not for the 1,500 calories that comes with it). I am so happy that I look online prior to going out!

Well, here's what happened...I ordered the guiltless chicken sandwich which comes with steamed veggies on a whole wheat bun. Instead the server brought me the regular chix sandwich with french fries. I asked her, "Doesn't this come with steamed veggies?" and she said "only the guiltless chix sand comes with veggies." I asked "isn't that what I ordered?" and she said no. So rather than throwing a fit, I peeled everything off the sandwich and ate the fries. Granted, I had the calories to cover the fries, but it just irked me that I didn't get what I wanted. I didn't even enjoy the fries, and I didn't eat the bun because of the honey mustard on it (yuck).

I guess working in a restaurant for 10 years makes me too nice to the server. She got my order wrong, but I ended up paying for it (and paying for the calories). I just need to stand up for myself, but I just let it go. But what it comes down to is that I'm responsible for my body and what I put into it, so you'll be damn sure that I'm going to throw a fit next time!

Am I allowed to post links in here? Has anybody ever heard of Dottie's Weight Loss Zone? I always refer to that size when I'm going out to eat...It has just about every restaurant there is...and the points values for the meals...very helpful!

Lindy - I was full when I went to the store lol...had just eaten dinner...I don't think being full or hungry would have made a difference...it was just an emotional thing I believe!

I keep editing this lol because I just realized that I'm not in a Weight Watchers thread lol...or am I?? I'm so tired I'm losing it!! Anyway DWLZ is for WW....

K, I think that's it!

morning all! i see 'good and bad' here so I guess it's my turn.

Tuesday morning I was down 5 lbs in a little over 2 weeks. yah! so I got cocky and thought to myself that I could be bad a couple times and get back on track-which I did...4 days in a row. sheesh!

Tuesday night I went out with a friend and didn't get to eat before we had drinks. So it went straight to my head and then I had to eat because I was starving. We split a meat/cheese/crackers plate and mini quesadilla rolls. -Strike 1.

Wednesday was a food day at work. Didn't do too bad, but couldn't stay out of the sausage balls. -Strike 2.

Thursday I did kinda good. I didn't want my low-cal, LF chicken for lunch, so I ate a snack bag of Fritos instead. -Strike 3.

Friday (yesterday) I did good all day. That is until my buddy called. He had a few hours till he had to pick up his brother from work and wanted to get together for drinks. I was about to eat dinner, so we decided to go to Friday's. Another friend came along, so the night was me hanging and drinking with the guys. I had blackened chicken with alfredo and 4 beers. Then we went somewhere else and I had 2 or 3 more beers and then someone ordered queso pretzels and nachos. So I had some of that to 'soak up' the beer (which by the way is a myth. you have to have the food in you first because the alcohol is already in your bloodstream and I know this but ate anyway). -Strike 4.

The end result...this morning I weighed myself and I'm back where I started. Crap!!!!! I just have to quit drinking so much during the week. AND drink lots of water. I have not been getting enough water.

Now, last night while we were waiting on the 2 brothers to meet at the 2nd place. My other friend and I were talking about eating, cooking (he likes to cook and apparently is very good at it), working out, etc. He's a rock and knows what he's talking about. He also has a simple and positive outlook on everything and he got me thinking. He told me - No one can be 100% all of the time. I have heard this many times before and I know this to be true. Yet I still try to do/be it. To which he said - You will fail. Again, he is correct and I know it. Trying to be 100% is a recipe for failure. We also made plans that when it starts warming up, we will go hiking together because we both like it.

So, as I start this all over again today, I will hear him in my head like the zen master that he is and move forward by not looking backward.

Tomorrow is my 'official' weigh in date, so I will not change my ticker until then. Who knows, I could be holding 5 lbs of water...HAHA!

I forgot...

Burgandy and MaddiesMom - WOW! You are both doing great. I am so happy to see it!

Tiff - Try not to let your TOM throw a wrench in what you are doing here. It sounds like a stressful situation and we all know stress and depression can be hard to deal with. And don't forget, we are here and we will listen.

Neesy - Hope to hear from you soon and hope that you are doing well. And, just want to thank you for starting this thread. We have a great bunch of supportive ladies here.

On a side note, my pants fit better this week. Actually, they fit like they are supposed to.

Oh yeah, sorry for the long posts. :eek:

gggrrrr... I forgot Lindy...

Lindy - The wheat pasta for your Sunday Italian meal is a great idea. Every little thing you can do helps.

Having a bad morning
 

I don't know if it's PMS or what, but I just feel like I'm in the crappiest mood. I don't feel like doing anything, and I have a very strong urge to go to Starbucks for a frappucino. Not sure what's going on with me, but I hate feeling this way.

What do you ladies do when you feel like this? I usually eat super fattening foods (Wavy Lays and french onion dip or chocolate are my downfalls...of course there are none of those in the house!)

I wonder where Neesy is? It seems like it's been a while since she posted...I'm to lazy to scroll and looke for the last time though :D. I am at work right now...it's a freaking saturday and I am at work :( That's tax season for me. I am not even slightly in the mood to focus and get work done though. I have to get a few things done though and I can't leave until I do, so at some point I will have to focus.

On a fun note, last night I went and bought a Wii! and a Wii Fit!!! That is what I am really thinking about right now, lol. I wanna go home and play Wii! What's really amazing is that the Wii fit worked! I am so borderline 330 it's not even funny. Like if I have a couple glasses of water or some food and wear clothes, then I am over 330. So I didn't put on the carpet feet and it weighed me like 10 lbs. less than I really am. Later I put the carpet feet on and tried just to see if it would let me, and it said I was too fat. oh well. soon I will be able to play with the carpet feet. So I did 30 mins last night on the Wii fit and we didn't go to the gym. I didn't get off work until 7:!5 and was so starved and made a bad food decision. I wouldn't have regretted it if it had actually tasted good. But it sucked!!! We went to a sports bar and I got chicken fingers and fries, while my fiance got a cheese pizza. I ate all of mine and one slice of the pizza. Like I said it was not good, but I just had this really strange mindset that I wanted to eat until I got sick or something. On top of that, I like instantly swelled up. I guess I figured out why I was swelling all the time before...because I was eating crap like that. But oh well, we live and learn. We then went and bought the Wii from Walmart, and on the way home from walmaart we both got blizzards from dairy queen. But I am not upset over any of it, I am just back on focus today. I stayed away from the scale this morning though cause I know it woulda been bad. I'm still swelled in my hands and ankles but not as bad.

Well, it seems like we all had a rough week. We just need to not lose focus and get back to what we came here to do.

Burgandy: Yeah my days are filled up, but it's getting exhausting. I know I won't be able to keep it up when I go back to school in May. I am jsut trying really hard to get into the habit now, and maybe it won't be so hard then. I just wish I didn't need so much sleep!!! I just cannot function without 8 hrs, and now that I am going to gym at like 8pm, I cannot fall asleep until like 1 or 2 and I need to get up at 7 to be to wokr on time. THat is not enough sleep, or me anyways. And I don't work out 2 hrs EVERY day! That's like a once a week thing. Only when biggest loser is on! ;)

MaddiesMom - Sometimes I try to hook up with some friends because they are not as obsessed about food like I am. That will make me distracted and forget what I'm wanting. Other times, depending on what it is and how bad I want it (usually thinking about it for days), I just give in, eat/drink it and get it over with. Then it's out of my system and I can move on. Though I almost ALWAYS feel horrible for having done it and that sticks in my head-how I feel after. So I have been using that to stop myself from overeating bad stuff. Probably not what you wanted to hear...LOL!

Now if it's PMS and I realize it is, I'm just like, 'oh OK, it's just hormones, not some issue I'm trying to push back down' and I'm fine. How far is Starbucks? Can you walk there? Then you wouldn't feel as bad about getting it and maybe once you are there, you won't want it because you walked.

Take a deep breath gave great advice. Any one of her suggestions would be good. I would jsut try to keep busy so I don't even think about it.

Well, for those of you waiting on pins and needles to see if I went to Starbucks...I didn't. I figured after the horrible meal at Chili's last night, the last thing I needed was Starbucks. It's a good 4-5 miles away, and since it's a whopping 9 degrees outside (I live in Chicagoland) there's no way I'm walking through the cold for a cold coffee.

To keep myself from going? I dressed in my grubby clothes that I wouldn't be seen dead in, and that kept me from going. Instead, I scrubbed my bathroom and cleaned the house. How fun is that? (I think the Starbucks would have been better...for awhile at least). I think it's PMS, so if I can get through this week without a major disaster, I'll be ok.

Thanks Ladies! :)

Hey ladies!

Way to go Maddiesmom - what will power?! Today was NOT a good day for me, but its strange, I did everything consciously (sp?). I KNEW when I got breakfast it was bad, I KNEW when I got lunch it was bad and dinner, well I ate one of my husbands chicken wings but its only 445 and I KNOW I'm going to be hungry. I was going to indulge tomorrow in Italian but I am going to see how the scale thing goes, if I gained weight (which is what I'm afraid of), then I might have to stare clear. I think we all are in a WHATEVER mood, because all of honestly knew what we were doing wrong (and its not wrong, its not just a good choice) and still did it. I'm afraid I might be PMS'ing too - I just feel bloated and lethargic. Oh well, Ill get back on track and Im trying to talk myself into a long walk.

Takeadeepbreath - great advice, I completely agree with you.

Im not going to beat up on myself too bad, although I may change my tone tomorrow morning when I log in to record my Sunday weigh in (GOD - please dont let me have gained weight).

Ill check in later. Im glad we are still sticking together. I dont feel AS BAD when I know that I am only human and others who are dieting are having the same challenges - thanks ladies.

Hey Everyone! It's nice of you to think of me! I've been a workaholic lately. Which is great for the diet and my wallet! I missed you guys! I do get on here and read the posts when I get a chance, just haven't had time to write.
It's so helpful to have you guys. Everyone is doing great! I see everyone's scale moving down! YAY!

I've been good all week so I'm about to go to TGI Fridays to reward myself. We can't be perfect ALL the time. Although.. I'll still probably just get grilled chicken and veggies. It's crazy because usually when I diet.. this is about the time when I give up and eat whatever. But, I really don't see an end in sight this time around mainly because of this forum! So, thank you!!!!!!!

I'll check in later. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Hope everyone has a weight loss tomorrow.
So I ate pretty well today, fruit for breakfast, baked chicken for lunch, grapefruit for a snack and homemade beef stew for dinner. I might have some SF jello in a bit, but I have been trying not to eat after 7.

I am hoping I am still down the 2 lbs from the other day. We'll see in the AM. Good Luck to all that weigh on Sundys. We can do it. :D

I'm in too. HVEECK congratulations on the weight loss - you have done great! I will get my ticker on tomorrow when I weigh in. I lost my weight so far by counting calories.......calories in / calories out. I have slacked on the workouts, because I was getting depressed due to my flabbiness. I really need to get into strength training. Anyone else have this problem?

Well, I was hoping to be able to put a 2 lb weight loss on my ticker this morning but I am only gonna be able to put one lb right now. But hey, 1 lb is 1 more lb gone, right. I am getting a little discouraged. I think I am gonna have to change some things. I have been at this since 12/29/08 and I have only lost 5 lbs, I see some of you on here and ya'll have lost almost 20 or more. What can I do, ladies?

Hope everyone else has a loss today, good luck.

1 lb. is great! Your going in the right direction!

Do I have to wait to get a ticker? I see they have stipulations on having a signature for a certain amount of days, and I am assuming the ticker is part of that, correct? Please let me know. Thanks and good luck everyone on your weigh-in! :D

Sandy

In order to get a ticker, you have to be on the forum for a minimum of 20 days and have a certain number of posts (not sure how many...I think 20 or 25). It automatically will show up in your "User CP" as soon as you are eligible. I just got mine yesterday.

Burgundy - dont let just 1 pd. discourage you, 1 pd. is 1 pd.; at least you didnt gain! Thats an accomplishment right there. Try to google food, metabolism. There are certain foods that can help speed up your metabolism, you may want to substitute those for something else you are currently consuming. I am SUPER proud of you for taking off a pound. 1+1= 2, 2+1=3. 3+1=4 - do you get where Im going with this? If you do 1 pd. a week (which is where you are right now), you will be 20 pds. skinnier by summer and that is awesome!

Welcome mygrits! Your ticker wont show up until you have posted 20 posts and it has been 20 days since the day you joined 3fc. Its great once you get one, I know I was SO excited when the ticker feature was available to me (it doesnt take much to amuse me-lol). Anyway - there are several of us in here from Florida, so the advantage for us is that we have great weather to go out and do an activity. Also, several of us have a Wii Fit (which is highly recommended if you have the money), its fun and helps you with your weight loss journey.

Ok, so I wish I could do my "drum roll" for weight loss today, but sadly I maintained, but hey - at least I didnt gain. I know I had a horrible day yesterday and I feel bloated, so it does not surprise me. I think I am going to try and weigh myself on Wednesday's too. Nothing more than that. If I weigh too much (and see a gain) I get bummed and depressed, but I realized I cannot rely on just one day to weigh myself, especially if I am retaining water or have an "off" day like yesterday (and boy did I have an off day). Anyway, I look forward to checking in later and seeing if anyone else weighed in and how they did. My goal is to lose 10 pounds a month. I'm at 8 for this month and hopefully by Wednesday I will be at my goal 10. Then if it continues - by June (my first vacation), I will be at 170 (which is GREAT) and by my cruise in October, I will be at my goal. Woo-hoo. Lets see how it goes.

Ok, thanks Vicki. I thought that might be the case, since I couldn't find the link anywhere. Well, I will just write my loss on here till then, atleast that way I am being accountable. Thanks. Here we go:

Starting weight 270
Current weight 222
Goal weight 150

72 to go! Ugh...:(

I'm down 2 pounds from last week, at 260, but am disappointed because I was 259 on Friday, before I had the salty fries. I'll take the 2 pound loss, don't get me wrong, but I was just hoping that I could flush the salt out of my system yesterday to have the 259 on my ticker. Oh well. A loss is a loss, and once I'm not bloated anymore, I'll just have a bigger loss for next week.

Congrats to all of you who lost and maintained. I'll take a 1 pound loss or maintain over a gain any day. We are all doing so well. I'm proud of all of us! :)

At least I didn't have the unnecessary 350 calories that would have accompanied the frappucino.

Hi ladies. I'm am so happy to see that no one has gained so far. I will be the one to break that streak. From my last post, you see that I had a bad 4 days. The result (here's you drumroll lindy) - i'm back up the 5 lbs. and where I started 2 weeks ago. poop! I'm not too horribly upset though, at least not about my weight. I'm looking at it as a lesson and here is what I learned...

1. I must keep track of what I eat each day. I was doing this on my blog and was losing. I stopped and now I'm gaining it back.
2. I can occasionally (not 4 days in a row) slip, but I have to make up for it by exercising, which I started. I walked/ran on my treadmill then did toning bands for 30 min yesterday and today.
3. I can't drink beer if I want to lose weight (at least, not the kind I like). If I drink, it will be a long beach or shots of tequila (yuck) per Jillian Michaels..haha.

So I am having family issues again, but I will get into it later today. I don't want to get to chatty about it and I will if I continue right now. This is what has me so upset at the moment. But I hope to hear from more of you today and that everyone is fortunate enough to maintain or lose!

20lbs down. Finally!

So.. I'm inching closer to my end of January goal. I just wish I would get there already. I'm so anxious!

I went to Carrabas yesterday. It's an italian restaurant. I don't know if you guys have one by you... but it was DELICIOUS! I got a ceasar salad, chicken marsala with garlic mashed potatoes, a lot of bread with olive oil, and two "shot glass desserts" But I weighed myself tonight and still had a loss. So, thats good. I know I have eating problems though. If I eat a big meal, I won't eat anything else for at least 24hrs, so that it evens out. I know I shouldn't be like that. But, it's easy for me to do. I don't get hungry at all. It's weird. Hopefully once I get down to my goal weight.. I will start a lifestyle that I can keep up. Just had to vent. Thanks for listening=)

mmmm...carraba's is my absolutely favorite restaraunt. Their fettucini alfedo is soooo good. And the bread & olive oil!!!!! OMG. :)

Hey Tiff. Never had the alfredo. I'll have to try it. What am I saying?! Ah.. This dieting crap is so hard.:(

LOL...Neesy. Almost made you slip! But I do have a good tip if you do try it! Last time I went there, I got a "small" side of Fettucini Alfredo with mushrooms (their mushrooms are amazing on anything). It was only four dollars and I split it in half and took it home. So I really don't think it was that bad, and I still got to eat my absolute favorite meal. And the mushrooms count as a serving of veggies, right? ;)

I looove my new Wii Fit!!! I got it Friday night and by alst night, I had already accumulated 2 and a half hours on it! Some of thos exercises really work you hard. My absolute favorite is the aerobic boxing! It's so fun and you have to like stay on beat (hard!). Does anyone know how long it takes to unlock everything?

Hi ladies!!
Just checking in, looks like all of you are doing awesome! that's great. I hope you are feeling proud :)
I did not weigh in as my monthly friend is still here and I have that bloating feeling and would rather not see the numbers the scale is offering right now!! LOL

I will weigh in the middle of the week.

I have not been working on Fridays, and have weekends off. I feel like I miss out so much over the weekends with you all. I wish I had more time to check in on the weekends. :( I will have to try harder.

Nessy- If you don't mind me asking, what diet plan are you trying right now. I noticed that it really did not take you long at all to loose 20 pounds! Less than 2 months. That's super!!! Please share your secret.
I am going to start working out on my elliptical. I was waiting until I got the eating somewhat under control and then I wanted to add exercising in at least 3 times per week. I feel like it's time to get the exercising in. I am ready to see some results towards my goal.

I'll check in later.

Hey Neesy! Congrats on your 20 lbs. you are so close to your goal, whos a roxkstar?! <eeesys a rockstar! lol. Im proud of you.

Tiff - I absolutely LOVE my Wii Fit. The only problem is my daughter loves it just as much, we fight for time on it. I told her we need to buy another remote so we can race under the running section of the Wii Fit. I havent tried the boxing, I am going to soon. I have had my Wii Fit for about 2 weeks and have unlocked like 5 things already, Im not sure of the exact amount of time it will take you though.

I hope everyones having a good day.

Hi! I am brand new and just starting today. IS this a good place to be for weight loss buddies? I need all the help I can get!

Hey bchlover!

This is a great place for buddies. We share our trials, tribulations and accomplishments. Everyone is very supportive and close nit. We all are talkers, so our posts are sooooo long ( b ut enjoyable). What's your plan? What "diet" are you on? A lot of us are just counting calories or doing ww.

Glad to have you.

Welcome bchlover...this is the BEST place to come for buddie...though I might be a little biased. And when Lucky says "our posts are soooo long" I am the one she is talking about ;)

Kity: good luck starting in on your elliptical! Adding exercise will really help your weight loss and helps even more with inches lost! I know what you mean about the weekends! I rarely come on in the weekends.

Neesy, congrats on losing 20 lbs. How did you do it? I have only lost 5. I want so bad to lose the other 5 and be at 10. Let us know your secret.

I am on the search for a wii fit. I called the local walmart and they are sold out and so is kmart. Maybe I will just have to order one off amazon or something. It would really help me. I used to play my wii sports all the time, but my nephews never put it back in its case and got it all scratched and now it doesnt work. :(

I did take a walk yesterday in this freezing weather, couldnt go to far since it was only maybe 15 out. I bought myself some weights today so I can add those into my workouts. They are 5 lbers. I need to get a treadmill.

Thanks for all the support, I know 1 lb is awesome, I was just hoping for a little more, but I will not stress over it. I will get to goal!

Lindy, I know you can make it to all your goals, just keep going and you will be ready for your cruise before you know it.

Maddiesmom-2 lbs is great, congrats.

takeadeepbreath-you can take those 5 lbs back off and get right back to plan. It will be off in no time.

Tiff and Lindy-Ya'll are making me jealous talking about your wii fits.

Kity-goodluck with your middle of the week weigh in

Bchlover-Welcome, this is an awesome place to be for support or just to vent any frustrations with you weight loss. We are all here to listen. All the ladies here are amazing. :cool:

Everyone have a goodnight

Congratulations Neesy on your loss! I like your short term goals too, as it is a nice steady, healthy weight loss.

I haven't been to Carrabas. They do have one in Daytona Beach. Sounds yummy! :p

Sandy

Carrabas is SSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good! I LOVE their lentil soup, steak and garlic mashed potatoes...mmmmmm. Ok, we totally have to get off the subject of Carrabas.

I had a bad night tonight, we had company over and I ate pizza. Ill get back on track tomorrow. God, I NEED to!

Talk to you later.