Susie- I am sorry to hear about your gain. I totally understand. All week I inched down little by little. Got to 198.8 and then have gone up almost 3 pounds in three days. What the ****?? I get very frustrated. I am starting to feel like I am never going to lose any more weight, just keep going over and under 200. You have the right attitude though. Just keep plugging along, keep working hard and good things will happen. We can do this.

Ward- Thanks for the info on the bodybugg. Isn't there a monthly fee for the website also? Do you feel it is really helpful? I'm starting to grab at straws here. My current plan seems to be failing me.

Tomorrow is another day. Let's see what it holds. Once again, I was on plan today. Maybe hit 1500 calories, worked out 45 min. and drank a good amount of water. Don't know what more I can do.

Ward--Thanks for the bodybugg info. That was really helpful! I will have to look into it more--especially watch for deals on ebay.

Susie--I am so sorry to see the gain. I am sure you are right about gaining over the holidays. It just doesn't seem possible to gain after doing everything you have been doing. Keep your chin up and keep plugging away. It will happen!

Mindy--I don't know what more you can do either. Maybe your body just wants to maintain for a while. Either way, everything you are doing is making you healthier, if nothing else. Eventually the scale has to drop. Your body is just very stubborn about giving up its fat stores.

I was a little off plan today with eating, just because we had a staff breakfast at work. I tried not to overeat, but I did eat some things I wouldn't normally eat. All in all, I had a bagel with light cream cheese, fruit, and some scrambled eggs. I tried to make up for it by eating a lunch meal that was only 180 calories, so hopefully it won't have ruined my whole week. I also had 2 cookies tonight. Man, I messed up worse than I thought. But, I won't let it get me down. I'll just plan on playing the Wii or something tonight, even though Mindy and I did WATP after school. Anyway, have to run. Children are waiting to be tucked in!

See you ladies tomorrow!

Hi all. I'm not very happy today. I had a great week, working out and eating, and today I go up 2 pounds. A half pound away from where I was a week ago. Yesterday's eating was not the best, so even though I worked out with Mindy, I still did another 30 minutes on the Wii Fit. Maybe I am not eating enough for the amount I am working out. I also read somewhere recently that working out in the morning helps burn more calories throughout the day, so I wonder if working out in the afternoon isn't helping as much as it could. I also read that the majority of calories should be consumed during the day and not in the evening, so I wonder if I am eating too much at night, even though I am staying within my calorie range. I don't know, it just gets frustrating, but you all know that for yourselves. I guess I will maybe adjust my calories a bit, and try to eat more of them during the day and less at night. We'll see how it goes.

Kelly- WTH?? Are you tyring to be like me? I thought I was the only one who could gain 2 pounds a day even though I worked out and ate pretty good. You know, our bodies are just freaking out. They don't understand what we are trying to do to them. They will catch up soon. We just have to keep telling them we are serious and they don't have a choice.

Today I was down almost a pound. I am hoping and praying the gain was just because of TOM and I can get this party started. Went grocery shopping today and picked up lots of stuff to try out some new recipes. Should be fun. I'll let you know if I come up with anything fantastic.

Hi Ladies,

It sounds like we are all on plan and waiting to see the results on the scales. I think that there will be times when our efforts just don't show there.

Ward said it best in her post where she told me to not let a temporary gain derail me...the key word here being temporary.

So, while we want the scales to show the numbers we want I think that we also should have other goals too that have noting to do with the number on the scales, like we did so many minutes of exercise, or logged our food so many days in a row, of we can now go up the stairs and not breathe hard and we need to share those things as well.

We will all keep at this and soon those numbers will follow.

Speaking of food log..I need to get mine caught up and totoled. I haven't done that at all day and we are going out to eat with friends so I better see where I am.

Mindy; What sort of things did you buy and what new recipies are you trying?

Kelly: Keep your chin up about that gain...it's going to come off.

Ward: Did you get up off the couch?

Ok....got to get that food sheet thing done by the time our friends get here.

I'll see everyone tomorrow.

Susie- I bought the Biggest Loser Family Cookbook and a couple of magazines. They are full of recipes that are low cal and good for you. I have some muffins on the agenda for today and there are a few yummy looking chicken meals. I have to get off my butt today and get busy.

The scale is going back down. It never goes down as fast as it goes up. I can gain a pound or 2 a day, when gaining. When losing, I might squek out a 1/2 pound a day. I was 200, even, today, looking for that 199 again. Really, it is time to get past this plateau.

Hi,

It's so cold here in Ohio. It made it hard to go to the Y today for my workout but I did and I'm glad I did it. I did a 35 min walk. Got in 2 miles. I am not feeling to well today. I think I've mentioned here that I have a chronic condition called I.C. it can feel like a UTI when I have a flare. I might have a UTI or I might be having a flare, eithier way it can make me feel uncomfortable and tired. My urologist has me treat a flare the same as a UTI. Some cipro and Azo for the symptoms and a lot of water. Also heat helps. Hopefully I'll feel much better tomorrow.

I'm doing well and on plan...even with 2 pies in the house (they are going to work with hubby tomorrow--we had company over last night).

Mindy: I need to look for some new recipies. Did you manage to get busy today and get in a workout.

Ward and Kelly: Looking forward to your posts.

Time for some dinner, get the kitchen cleaned up and watch a bit of TV. See you all tomorrow.

Hey y'all. Have we lost our new posters already?

Mindy, how did the muffins turn out?

Susie, you resisted two pies? You are a rock star.

I had excellent workouts yesterday and today. Eating is on plan and I am looking forward to another binge-free week next week.

See you tomorrow.

Hello Again! So sorry I haven't been posting! I started back to work last week and it's been a really busy time ... I've been so exhausted when I've got home! Also, for some reason, I haven't been receiving any email notifications when someone has posted, so I'd assumed there were no new posts ... until I checked-in today and found 4 pages!!:dizzy: I promise to check-in more regularly from now on, and I'll try to post most days.

Anyway, I'm pleased to say that when I weighed-in on Friday I'd had a loss of 2lbs which I was pleased about ... not a great loss for a 1st week, but a loss none the less:)

Only a short post today just to let you know that I haven't fallen off the waggon and I will be back more regularly! ... I have to go to take my son to meet his driving instructor now for his 2nd driving lesson so I'll be back tomorrow

Nichola! Welcome back and congratulations on the 2 lbs lost. I think it's a great start. :)

I did Group Power and then Group Ride today. Eating is on plan. The weight still won't budge, but I really feel better than when I was eating all that crap. I just need to keep telling myself that.

I hope you're having a good day - I'll see you tomorrow.

Nichola--Glad to see you back! Woo Hoo on a 2 pound loss! I think the weight coming off slowly is a good thing! Maybe it will stay off more easily! Good for you!

Susie--Good job resisting the pies. Sorry to hear you are not feeling well. Hope things look up soon!

Wardhog--So glad you are feeling great even though the scale doesn't budge. I am feeling the same lately.

Mindy--You know you are going to have to bring those cookbooks to school so I can make some copies. That popcorn/cereal mix you brought today was YUM!

I had a good weekend. Ate well, didn't work out, but didn't binge! Weekends are definitely my downfall. On plan today, but only got in 20 minutes of workout today because I was running my yapper instead of changing my clothes to work out. Hopefully I can do a bit more tonight. I am feeling great, like I am starting to tone up again, which I could tell I was losing over the holidays. I have an uncle coming into town this weekend from Florida who I haven't seen in over a year. I am excited to show off my new body. He's commented that he's heard I have been losing, but he hasn't seen me. Can't wait! I am back down that couple pounds that I gained a few days ago, but I am going to wait until tomorrow to make sure it is really gone to change my mini-goal ticker;)

Have a great evening everyone!

Wow. look at you guys, all getting here and posting. I am just getting home and getting things settled around here. I stayed later than Kelly so I could get in a full 45 min. workout. Then I gabbed a bit, gathered my stuff and got out of there.

Stress greeted me at the door. Heat was out because we had run out of propane. Apparently just before they came to fill it today. Over $1,000 worth of propane. Then I got my monthly bill from them in the mail. They raised my payment from $200 to $400 a month. Then my student loan bill came, it went up over $100/month. And to top it all off, my IRA statements came, and I lost $700 this quarter. Can it get any better??? How in the world are we going to make it? Sorry for the rant.

The scale was kind. Back under 200, 199.4. Hope I continue the downward trend. I am going to make muffins tonight. Yesterday I made a snack mix. Kelly's right, it was yummy. I am on day 13, I believe, of being on-plan. I have worked out 7 days straight now. YIPPEE!!!

Keep up the good work girls.
Kelly- More pilates tonight?
Ward- You are one buff chick.
Susie- Keep on keepin on.
Nichola- Yeah!!!

Hi,

I'm feeling a little better today. My workout made me feel better yesterday and I noticed it did again today. I did the bike at lunch today.

I need to get my food sheet caught up for today but it's been on plan. I did have a piece of pie tonight. I just felt like I wanted it and I had room in my calories so I had it.

Ward: It's hard when we don't see the scales move down but focusing on how you feel is important too. Keep up the good work with your eating and your exercise.

Mindy: I'm glad the scales have moved down again. I hear you about the stress of the income. My hubby's car is in the shop, something we weren't expecting. I need to reorder my meds for my IC and take them like I should. These meds are expensive. They cost me $150 for a 3 month supply but not taking them like I should have been has me back to square one with the pain and so now I have to take them and deal with the time it takes for them to work, sometimes 3-6 months.

Kelly: It will be fun to have your Uncle see you and your weight loss. Did you get a workout in tonight.

Nichola: Welcome back. I know I'm looking forward to your posting. Congrats on that 2 lb loss!

I'm going to catch up my food sheet. See you all tomorrow.

Kelly, your uncle will be blown away! How exciting.

Mindy, I am sorry about the financial stress. It seems like many of us are feeling the pinch right now.

Susie, I am glad you're feeling better. Get that medicine - there are some things that you can't scrimp on. :hug:

Same old story from me - great workout, eating on plan ... no loss. I will not give up. See you tomorrow.

Evening all. It is cold here also. And it keeps snowing and blowing. ICK!!! It is Jan. isn't it?? I think I'm on day 15 being on plan. Goods for me. I have worked out 9 days straight. We did P90X with our other friend tonight. It was kind of fun. It includes lot of thing we have done on other DVD's. Some Yoga, kickboxing, planks, etc. A good 45 min. workout.

Susie- Hope you get the meds and start feeling better. Good job keeping up the food log.

Ward- You are so close to your ideal weight. That must be so nice. Hey, we can fudge a few pounds, can't we??

Kelly- Hope you had fun at hockey practice. I also hope you chose well at Taco Bell. I love the place and can always work into my calories. Well, once in a while.

See ya later. Oh, by the way, 198.8 today. :smug:

Hi Everyone,

It's nice to see that so many of you post regularly on this thread ... it helps to keep me motivated. Many others that I've posted on in the past can sometimes go for days, or even weeks without having a reply posted, which doesn't help much when you're looking for some support.

Susie ~ Glad to hear you're feeling a little better. I see you fill in a daily food sheet, that's something I keep meaning to do. I know it helps to keep you on track because I've done it in the past and have found that usually when I do it I always have a loss. I think I sometimes try to kid myself that I'm not eating as much as I am when I don't write everything down. Although I haven't got around to doing it yet, I have still been eating much more healthily since Christmas, so I'm moving in the right direction.

Ward ~ It's great to see your determination continuing with your workouts and staying on plan even when you haven't had a loss ... I'm sure it'll all pay off and things will start moving again soon. Keep up the good work!

Mindy ~ Good see your scales have gone down again, well done! It's really cold here too (well, by Hong Kong standards anyway!), although not as cold as where you are I'm sure. However, we're so unused to this kind of weather because the winter in HK is such a short period (most of the year it's hot & humid). Generally, because the climate is mostly hot, houses and apartments here are not built with any kind of heating:eek: Consequently, we have to plug in small oil filled radiators of electric fan heaters and the running costs are astronomical ... hence I haven't succumbed to switching them on yet ... just keep adding extra layers of clothes!

Kelly ~ It's great when you lose weight and you haven't seen someone for a long time ... your uncle's going to be amazed I'm sure. I've just found out that there's going to be a big family wedding in August, so my family and I will be going back to the UK for our summer holidays so that we can attend. It will be a couple of years since we've been back to the UK so I'm hoping that I will be well on my way to goal by then so that I can show off my new slimline figure to everyone. I've been overweight for so long now I'm sure none of my family can remember me when I was slim. Anyway, it's certainly given me an incentive to do it and helps to keep me motivated.

See you all tomorrow!

Hello,

I can't believe yesterday got by me without a post! It was a challenging day time wise. I think in my last post I mentioned that DH's car was in the shop. That can really throw us off because we both communite about 40 miles one way to work but he had that worked out.

Yesterday DH wakes up with a severe sore throat and a fever. So, he couldn't go to work & his work requires a doctor's excuse, so we had to find a way to get him to the doctor. I went in early to work so if I could get him an appoitment later in the day I could leave early. I was able to get him a 4:00 appt. so that turned out well. So, I drove home, picked him up took him to the doctor, took him to get the car, then I went to the Y for a workout. I got home about 7:30 and fixed a quick grilled cheese for my dinner and watched Biggest Loser. I realized at 10:00 p.m. I hadn't posted. I had been up since 5:00 a.m. so I just went to bed!

Despite the crazy day yesterday I was able to stay on my food plan and I got my workout in.

Watching the Biggest Loser is very inspiring to me. I was crying during that show last night. My DH, who is very supportive of my weight loss efforts, looked at me and said, I think I'm beginning to understand the pain that this causes you sometimes. I cried even harder.

Ward: You are like the Energizer bunny! Do you realize how long you have gone without a binge? Even though the scales aren't moving, you are accomplishing what you are setting out to do.

Kelly: I love Taco Bell! How did you do there?

Mindy: I see you are doing planks in your workouts. Aren't those killers?!

Nicola: Yes, I keep a food sheet. It has taken me a little while to get into that habit. Just keep at it, it will happen for you. The week that I had a whole one filled out and hadn't missed a day doing so was a small victory for me. I too have some summer events that I'm using as a goal post for my weightloss to be noticed. Together we can do this!

Ok..got to get back to work. See you all later.

Did P90X with our friend again tonight. It was a different workout from yesterday. It was 58 min. None of us went that long. I did about 48. There was some tough stuff on this one. More muscle work than cardio, I think. Inched down again today, 198.2. I'm getting there. Hope to see 197 tom.

Susie- Some days are just crazy like that. Good for you sticking to your eating plan. And you got in a workout. YEAH!!! You are doing the right stuff.

Nichola- It was 6 degrees on my way home. Now you understand the $1,000 propane bill I got the other day. You can always count on at least one of us to post each day. Keep up the good work. Write down that food. It really helps.

Ward- How was the workout today??

Kelly- Tonights not as busy. I expect to see your post.

Mindy--Ha Ha, tonight's not as busy? You heard Micque say today she is giving Science and Social Studies tests tomorrow, right? I have to help my daughter study. (For everyone else, Micque is our other friend we have been doing the P90X stuff with, and my daughter is in her class!) I can really feel the muscles in my arms and upper back from all those sucky planks and push ups. Can you tell I don't like exercise??

Susie--What an ordeal having to deal with only one car. I guess keeping busy is one way to stay out of food temptation, though, I guess! I am so glad you are enjoying the Biggest Loser! I wanted to cry last night when Jerry was voted off. That darn Jolene needed to go home for sure!

Wardhog--I know you are working hard and staying on plan. That loss will come soon!

Nichola--I hope you are staying warm. Our wind chill is expected to be negative 17 degrees tomorrow. We are all hoping for a snow day off school! I'm glad you are eating more healthily these days---It really pays off to write it all down. I just started being faithful about writing everything down again, and I am glad! I have dropped 4.5 pounds in the last 10 days.

Eating good, staying on plan, did about 40-45 minutes of P90X the last two days. Feeling great! See everyone tomorrow!

Susie, I cried during TBL last night, too. I really wanted both Jerry and Daniel to stay (and Joelle to go home) so it made me really sad when they picked him. But then I was so happy when I saw how well he did at home. You did a great job getting through the roadblocks you faced today. Those are the times that I tend to binge.

Mindy & Kelly, tell me more about p90x. It sounds interesting (and difficult).

Nichola, keep on posting - we'll be here cheering you on! :cheer2: It's cold here, too (to me). We do have central heat, though. Central air is a must in the summer, too.

Yep - I did a double today. Group Ride, then Group Power. The rest of the day was pretty productive, too. Eating was on plan, so I hit all of my targets. Yay! I hope the scale will be kind to me on Friday.

See you tomorrow.

Ward- P90X is sold on an infommercial and probably online. Not sure. But it is a series of workout DVD's and a plan as to how you should work through them based on your goals. There are several different types of workouts. Cardio, with strength moves, yoga, kenbo, basically something for every part of your body. We have only done 2 with her. They are a good workout.

Susie- I know you are going to TOPS tonight and weighing in. You have been working hard. I just know you are going to see a loss. My official weigh-in is tomorrow. I will be down, I hope alot.

Kelly- We have done great this week. Gotta keep it up. We should both have good losses. :smug:

Tonight we did WATP for 45 min. Not as tough as the P90X, but still pretty good cardio. Tomorrow we will throw in some strength. I was 197.2 today. Still creeping down. Just hope it keeps moving in that direction.

We are supposed to weigh-in tomorrow at school for the begining of our BL competition. If we don't have school, it will have to wait until next week. It is frigid here. I'm sure it is in Ohio too.

Mindy, you are shrinking day by day! :woohoo: Those workouts sound interesting.

Susie, how was the weigh-in?

Kelly, Nichola - I hope you guys are doing well, too.

I had another kick-butt cardio workout today and my eating was on plan (day 18)! Tomorrow I weigh in, but I'm not too hopeful. I'm not sure what's going on; I guess I will keep at it. What choice do I have?

See you tomorrow.

Hi Everyone!

I am well today. Yesterday I went up a pound, but today it was back off. Mindy told me I was probably retaining water to repair the muscles I have been using on those P90X workouts. It looks like she's right! I have been on plan with eating and with workouts. I have done 3- 45 minute days of exercise in a row, and that is very abnormal for me. I must be getting stronger, because by the third day, I didn't feel like I was going to die by the end. ;) I am glad to hear everyone is working hard and on plan. Susie--how was your TOPS weigh in? We will not start our BL competition at work today because we have a snow day, which is really a cold air day. The wind chill is -27 today, so it is too cold for kids to walk to school and wait for the bus. So, our BL competition will begin next Friday instead. Oh well. Have a great Friday, everyone!

Hi Ladies,

Happy Friday to you all. I'm having a great day at work. Most of my department is out and I'm getting so much done...it's amazing how much of my work doesn't get done daily because I'm helping my group with their work! It's ok though, I work with great people. I just hate to have things pile up..makes me anxious and when I get anxious I binge. I felt that tug to do some this morning. I wanted some peanut M&M's badly. But I just dug into the work and reached where I wanted to be on my work goal by lunch and low and behold...that craving was gone.

Now...drumm roll pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! I lost 3.25 lbs at my weigh-in last night! Yeah!!!! It has set me up to want to do it again. I hope I don't have a disappointment like that one girl did on the Biggest Loser...she worked so hard and only lost 1 lb! I couldn't believe it when I saw that. I mean...she puked from exercise....I would expect more of a loss...I bet this week she shows a big loss.

Ward: I hope you get the numbers on the scale that you want today. I am with you, I was excited when I saw how well Jerry has done on the BL.

Mindy: I'm here in Ohio freezing with you guys. It was 4 below zero here this morning! I see those scales creeping down for you...keep going Mindy!!

Kelly: Glad to see the scales going down for you and I think Mindy was right about the water retention after the muscle workout. To get through that be sure to drink a little more water than usual when you do a muscle workout.

Nicola: I hope you are on plan and doing ok.

Ok..back to work for me. I'll be around this weekend. See ya!

Well today is my weigh-in day and it's not as good as I hoped. I think it is my day to do the water retention thing. I was up about 1.5. For the week though overall, I weighed 198.8, down 2.8 pounds. I hope I lose some of that back tomorrow.

Susie- YEAH!!! See you are doing the right stuff and reaping the benefits. Keep it up.

Kelly- I am glad to hear it came back off. Now don't skimp on those workouts today and tomorrow. Gotta make time for yourself, somehow.

Ward- I'm thinking your body likes it's current weight. You are so close to your goal that it is just getting difficult. You just stick with it because I know how great you feel, and look.

I can't believe it. Here I am posting twice in the same day. Usually when I am at home for the day I never get around to working out, but guess what? Today, it is done! I did BL Yoga, and it definitely was easier than last time. I feel really good, though, my arms are still tingly and warm!

Mindy--I am so glad to see a loss for you. FINALLY! We have got to keep it up and keep working hard. Cardio tomorrow? Make sure you do strength today. I think the combination is working well!

Susie--:bravo: You have been working so hard! Congrats on the loss, and on staying away from those evil M&M's.

Ward--I know you are on plan. How did your weigh in go today?

Nichola--How are things going for you?

Hi Everyone!

I've had a really busy couple of days getting my son sorted out to fly back to the UK to university. We had to be up at 4.30am this morning to take him to the airport and I can hardly keep my eyes open now:tired: Things have not been good at home for a couple of days either ... son lost his brand new iPhone on Wednesday night, which we had bought him for Christmas!! Hubby is mad!:mad: ... that is an understatement!! Thankfully, after many arguments and lots of upset, we are all ok now, although it was rather upsetting this morning when he left ... probably worse because of all the emotions over the last few days!

Daughter has been out all night doing a 24 hour sponsored walk with a team of students from school. They will be going on a month-long expedition to Madagascar in June and are raising funds for the underpriviledged people there. They will be doing community work in schools, orphanages and villages. A lot of hard work, but I'm sure it will be a worthwhile, once in a lifetime experience for them all. We visited them on the walk twice last night, at around 7.30pm and again at around 11.30pm, to show our support ... not suprising that I'm so exhausted today!!:dizzy: I have to go and collect her at 5pm when the walk is finished, then I think we'll all have an early night!!

Onto the weight-loss issue ... no loss on Friday I'm afraid:( So, it' back to writing everything down ... let's hope that will help me to have a loss next week!

Well done to all you losers this week!:cp: Hope I can join you next week:)

Just as a matter of interest, what sort of plans are you all following ... WW, calories counting, etc.?

Have a great weekend everyone!

Nichola--Mindy and I are counting calories. We use calorie-count.com quite a bit to look up food items and calculate how many calories we should eat, and then set a limit. Mine is between 1400-1500 a day. I think Mindy's is about the same. Usually if I don't work out, then I try to stick to 1400 that day. If I do work out, I go up to 1500. So far it seems to be working pretty well.

Last night I had pizza with my husband's family. I had a salad first, then a couple slices. I went up on the scale today, though. Back up to to 188 from 187. Although it is only a pound, it is irritating. I need to get past 187. I haven't been below that yet. Come on!!!!

Yay! Everyone is doing so well! :cheer2: Congratulations on the losses!

Nichola, I am counting calories, too. I use my bodybugg to tell me what I'm burning, and I journal my food at the same site.

Well, I worked my a$$ off last week and only lost 0.2. So I was disappointed and binged. What an idiot. Anywho, I am back on plan today. I had a great workout this morning and I am moving on.

See you tomorrow!

Well I am happy to report being back down today. Here's a coincidence. I had pizza 2 nights ago and went up 1.5 yesterday. Ate better yesterday and went down. Kelly had pizza yesterday and went up today. HMM??? No more pizza for us. I was back to 197.2 today. I want to see 196ish desperately.

Nichola- Kelly was correct. I count and log calories. I had gotten lax on measuring and recording every single thing. I have gotten back to that and started losing again.

Ward- Just curious. What does a binge entail? You don't have to tell me if you don't want. That has never been one of my problems, so I was just wondering. A few hundred extra calories or you eat everything in sight?

Kelly- Did BL Bootcamp last night 25 min. Then WATP for 30. Yeah, that was alot for me. Probably why I went back down today. Cardio today, remember!!
You will probably go right back down tomorrow. I don't think pizza is evil, but I do think it is packed with sodium and that is probably why we gained.

Susie- Stick to your guns this weekend. You have been doing great. I know weekends can be tough. Kelly and I both have a 4 day weekend. We';; have to be vigilant.

Hi Everyone,

My day was pretty busy yesterday. I got up at 8:30 and was at a dead run all day. We went to Dayton, OH--about 40 min from where I live for 2 birthday parties, one in the early afternoon and one in the evening. In between we went to a movie.

I did pretty good with my food. Not as good as I do most of the time but ok for not being at home with my own food. One party was at Chuck E Cheese, and they have a salad bar so I had salad. The other was at Olive Garden. I ordered Fettucine...but only at half the order--I'll have the other half for lunch tomorrow and then I had salad and 2 bread sticks. I really only wanted to eat 1 bread stick but I *sigh* I had two.

I've been keeping my feeling journal and my food journal everyday and I know it's helping me to stay on track. I'll get back to my workouts today. I plan on going to the Y for a 30 min walk and then 15 min on the elliptical. I'm starting back slowly with that. It can flare up my IC--the bouncing does it. I've been feeling pretty good with the IC the past week--I'm not having acidic foods--that's why I didn't have something with red sauce at the Olive Garden.

Ward: Ok..so you binged and it was because of the disappointment at the scales. It is hard to work as hard as you do and see those scales move so little but you know it's because you are so close to your goal. Muscle through it! and good for you for moving on after the binge and getting back on track.

Mindy: I think you are right about the pizza having a lot of sodium and therefore the temporary gain you and Kelly saw was from that. I know you get frustrated when you see those scales going up and down but hang in there. Maybe you should make a goal to get to 196 and then work on holding it there for a couple of weeks and keep inching down like that. Your body is tring to do a set weight but you can change that.

Kelly: You are doing so well with your workouts, and posting here. You are going to see results soon. I think you know what your next goal is..to get under 187 and stay under it.

Nichola: It sure sounds like you had a lot going on with your family. I am keeping a feeling journal--so that I write instead of binge, and a food journal and I count calories. My range is 1500-1600. I am at the upper part of it right now. I am one that I have to write the calories down right as I eat them so I have a book calorie counter that I carry with me.

Ok..I need to go get ready for church. I'l see you all tomorrow.

Even though the weekends are harder for me, I have done well. Eating is on track and I've kept up with my workouts. I only did 20 min. of Jillian's Shred last night, but it was level 2. Got me sweating. I went down a little more today, 196.6. YEAH!!! :carrot: I saw that about a month ago after I had food poisioning. I think this is the real deal though. I will really feel success when I get under 195 and never see 200 again.

Susie- It is hard to eat on the go all day. I just realized yesterday that since Jan.1, I have only eaten out once. That was a Whopper Jr. one night. I've had Subway, but that's not the same. Keep logging and journaling, you are doing this.

Everybody else- Hope you are doing well this weekend. Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi everyone. I feel like I have had a rough weekend. I started off ok, going up that pizza pound from Friday, but then I proceeded to be busy and out all weekend, hence more eating out. It is depressing. Lunch Saturday at McD's (yuck), then dinner at a local mexican restaurant Saturday night. Went to a movie with my hubby, and ate nothing (Yay!), but then went to my grandmother's house today. She kept asking me if I wanted one of her homemade brownies over and over again, and I avoided them altogether. I had a couple cookies instead:(. Then came home and proceeded to have pizza for dinner (yes, again). But, tomorrow is a new day, and I am proud of myself for working out 6 out of 7 days last week. Monday through Saturday. I am giving myself today off. Back on it tomorrow. I am not giving up! I want under 187, and keeping at it is the only way I am going to get there.

Mindy--YEAH! I am so excited to see the 196's for you! Now let's hit 195! I am up for 45 minute workouts this week. We just have to start a bit earlier. We ARE going to do this!

Susie-- Good for you making smart food choices while out and about. I hear ya on the breadsticks at Olive Garden. They just lay there in the basket calling your name, don't they :devil:?

Wardhog--Glad to see you back on plan. It is so hard to see that scale stuck. I get disappointed and binge as well, therefore ruining all the hard work I did through the week. But, as long as it is not a life long binge and you get back on track quickly, you can work through it. Keep your head up!

Kelly- Like I have said before, weekends are hard. We get totally off track and life gets in our way. I, unlike you, have done nothing this weekend. I think Friday and Sunday I didn't even leave the house. I have stuck to my calories and worked out everyday. I have been cooking also, trying out new recipes. I am down to 196.2 today, almost ready to see the 195's. I figure I have a few good days before mid-cycle gain time. I hope it won't be too bad.

We will get to it on Tuesday. I also want to do some P90X again, if that works out. 45 min. seems to working well. I need to stick to it.

Susie and Ward- Keep up the good work. You know it will pay off.

Hi,

I'm sitting in my house watching it snow. It's not a lot but I sure am tired of winter already.

I have been piddling around the house. I got a closet straightened up and also my home office. I tackled the filing cabinet and cleaned out some old papers. I've been reading a book too. I thought I would go to the Y for a workout but I just don't feel like getting dressed to go out and so I'm giving myself permission to not do it today. I did go yesterday and felt better for it.

I'm seeing some sweets creep into my food log each day. I've got to cut that back and get to my fruit instead of a cookie.

I think I'm a little down today because I was talking to a friend last night who had the lap band surgery in October and she was telling me that she has lost 55 lbs. I guess I'm a little (ok..a lot) jealous. I just am tired of being the "fat girl". I know I'm the only one who can change it. Just feeling a little "why me" down today.

Mindy: I'm glad to see that scale below 196.

Kelly: You will be back into your routine tomorrow so don't give up. You are doing so well.

Ward: Were the kids home from school today? How are you doing?

Nichola: Have you been writing in your food journal?

I'll see everyone tomorrow.

It sounds like we're all having some challenges. I am finally back on my eating plan and I really want to stay here. Exercise has been good.

See you tomorrow.

Ok, I am over my pity party. I am back on plan, and feeling better for it. I ate well today, I am under my calorie goal, so I'm feeling good. I still need to work out tonight. Gotta get my cardio in. Hopefully I can fit it in while we are waiting for a plumber to arrive. Our main sewer line is beginning to back up, and we want to catch it before it actually does back up. So, we'll be waiting around tonight.....

Mindy--You just keep going down! You have been waiting so long, you deserve it.

Susie--Just remember, you will lose this weight on your own, and you will feel better knowing you did it by yourself without surgery. Be proud of all you have done! You have worked so hard!

Ward--Glad to see you are on plan.

Nichola--How's it going?

See everyone tomorrow!

Hi Everyone,

Had a relatively quiet weekend and did ok food-wise ... except I probably had a bit too much wine:o Then last night I had to go to a surprise birthday dinner for a friend of mine who's husband had arranged it, so not so good with the plan yesterday. I ordered fairly sensibly for my starter (Prawn/avocado salad), and my main course (Lamb Rack ~ it was small! With Veggies) ... but her hubby had arranged a wonderful chocolate birthday cake and the waiters cut it all up and put a slice in front of everyone ... I should have declined, but didn't!:devil: Oh well, what's done is done. I'm back on plan today so I'm hoping that I haven't done too much damage ... we'll see on Friday when I weigh-in again.

I'm afraid that I haven't done the food journal thing yet ... I've been a bit slow off the mark ... although I did go and buy a new book at the weekend, so I'm ready to make a start on it ... I'll start it tomorrow!:)

You all seem so motivated, I hope some of it rubs off on me soon. I'm trying to encourage a friend to come walking with me, I'd be far more inclined to do it regularly if I'd got someone to share it with ... then I wouldn't be able make excuses for not doing it and to talk myself out of it!

Keep up the good work all of you!

Okay, you all know me so well. Well today starts mid-cycle gain time. I went up 1.5 pounds and I am relaxing about it because I know what it is. I just hope it keeps to a minimum this time around. I don't want to go back up to 200, no way, shape of form. Wish me luck. I have stayed on eating plan and worked out everyday.

Last night I tried some Tai Chi with my DD. I don't get it. I had enough after 45 min. and she got mad at me for stopping. 45 min. Come on. We also spent a good hour and a half in the barn yesterday. We were trying to clean up some poo. It was frozen like granite. We hacked away with a pick for about an hour. Want a good arm workout. Come on over. There is plenty to do.

I bought new DVD's yesterday. So today Kelly and I did Jillian's kickboxing, for about 30 min., then tried a Latin dance workout for 10. That was funny. We have no clue what we're doing. :smug:

Ladies- We are all doing so well. Stick to your guns. Eat right, move that body and never give up. We are strong and capable. :)

Hi Ladies,

Yesterday was a busy day for me. I wanted to get here and just didn't get a chance but I was thinking about you all. In fact, I had a very stressful evening with DH and some work issues that he is dealing with and there were chocolate chip cookies in the house that he baked BUT I only had one after my dinner. I just kept thinking about all of you and your motivation. So, see Nichola...it will rub off! ;)

I've got to catch my food journal up from yesterday and today but that I'm still on plan and doing well.

I did Zumba at lunch today. I just love that class, it's a fun workout and I don't realize how hard I'm working until it's over with. Tonight I'll walk with my friend and round out my free weight workout working those areas that I haven't worked this week.

Ward: I'm so happy to hear that you are back on plan.

Mindy: The Latian dance workout sounds like my Zumba class.

Nichola: Don't sweat the cake. I think it's Kelly who plans that sort of thing into her calories. I think that is a smart thing to do.

Kelly: I've got to ask..was it "Joe the Plumber" that you were waiting on?! Did you get your workout in before he came.

One more thing, are you still watching The Biggest Loser? That show is so motivating to me. I'm glad that Mindy and Kelly talked about it so much last year and made me want to watch it this year. I couldn't believe that those 2 girls jumped for over 2 hrs! I would have puked!!