Finally got my computer back. It's not quite right yet, but I am posting quickly.

TOM is looming. Should be around the 5th. It is wreaking havoc on my weight. I am all the way up to 188, like 3.5 pounds. I HATE this. I am eating right and working out everyday still. I hope this drops as fast as it went on.

I want to be in the 170's by the time we go back to school. It would be great to say I've lost 75 pounds. That is my goal.

Ladies, keep working. Never give up. That's right Susie. You tell those cravings!!!

I am still on the good workout track. I have been eating pretty well the last few days, but I am nervous about the next 5 days. We are leaving tomorrow to go on vacation until Sunday, so there will be continuous eating out. I will do my very best to make the best choices I can with my food. I am looking very forward to spending some time relaxing, though.

Mindy--Glad to see your computer is up and running again. I will miss lunch on Friday, maybe you are available tomorrow?

Susie--I am glad you are right back on track after all the leftover ice cream. You can't change the fact that it is eaten, you just have to move on from here.

Ward--Hope all is well.

See you all on Sunday!

Hi!

It's good to see Mindy back online!

Mindy: I"m sorry that TOM gives you so many problems. I used to think it would be great to not have TOM but since I still have my ovaries I go through most of it. 170's is my goal as well and girl,,,I'm over 100 lbs from it.

Kelly: Enjoy the vacation. Make the best choices you can and walk as much as you can. The most important thing is to relax...we all need that....relaxing isn't overeating and not moving..it's just the opposite..it's having the time to do those things even more than on a usual day. You will feel much better for it! Do you mind sharing where you are going on vacation.

Ward: Where are you? Usually when you go missing it's because you are off track....you know we are here to help you and support you.

I have my weigh-in tonight and I don't expect it to be pretty. It's ok. I need a new "beginning" again and today is going to be it. I had my annual checkup at the gyno yesterday. I got a good report. I still need to go get my mamogram but I think (and hope and pray) that all will be ok there. I dread these appoinments every year. I have had so much female problems in my life that I always expect something to come up...when i get that over with for a year I feel so free! So, I think that is a good time to have a new beginning and wouldn't I like to walk in there a year from now and have lost 100 lbs. That's my goal ladies....one year from July 2...100 lbs gone. It's going to take some hard commitments from me...especially where the food is concerned. Exercise is easy for me. I LOVE it....watching my food intake...I don't like. But I don't like being 100 lbs over weight...so....here I go.

I'll see you all tomorrow.

Susie- Good luck with the weigh-in. And also with your 100 pound goal. When I make my goal weight I think I will have lost 105. Sign up for a new committment today.

Kelly- Have fun!! We'll hear from you on Monday, right???

Ward- Come back to us.

No movement here, one way or the other. I know I won't see anything until after TOM. Just holding steady is good, right??? I think I will go for a good long walk tonight and maybe do some arms.

Hey, where is everybody. I know where Kelly is, but what about Susie and Ward???

Susie- How did the weigh-in go??? Hope you lost something.
Ward- hope you are on track. If not, come on girl. get back with it.

My weight has come down a little. Still waiting for TOM, but hopefully I'll be a little ahead of the game. just did jillian's Shred for 20 min. I am sweating my a** off. Tomorrow is the walk with Kelly. Should be fun.

Hi,

I knew that I would show a gain on Thursday and I did--1 lb. I really honestly thought it would be worse than that.

I am doing well this weekend with food. I have had to do a lot of "self-talk" to myself. We have been to a lot of outdoor festivals where there are so many good things...like funnel cakes, carmel corn. I'm eating a regular meal before I go and so I tell myself that I am not hungry and that those sort of things will bother my stomach and they will..they will make it bigger!

When I"m not at the gym I don't feel that I'm really exercising...unless I plan to go for a walk. At these festivals we have to walk far...last nights walk from the park to the car was a 2 mile walk, carrying lawnchairs. That has to count for something?

Tomororw morning I am going to observe my first ever trialthon--my manager is competing in one and he invited me and my DH to come. I'm thinking that seeing all those in-shape people will inspire me!

Mindy: You amaze me how you just keep plugging through this. It's very inspiring to me.

Kelly & Ward: Mindy and I are here waiting on you to come back.

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday. I'll see you all tomorrow.

Kelly

Kelly and i did our walk today. Man, I hate walking. I get so bored. I would have much rather sprang into a jog at times. Oh well. Just about got run over by a deer that came crashing out of the woods. That was fun. Well the scale is down a little more today and TOM should be here tomorrow (if on schedule). So hopefully the losing will begin.

Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Susie- you go and get inspired at that triatholon. It could be you someday. :p

Hi,

The triathalon was fun to watch and I couldn't believe how old some of the people were and they didn't look their age. That just goes to tell me there is another reason for eating right and keeping ones body in shape.

It didn't inspire me to run. I'm just not a runner. I like to walk (sorry you find it boring Mindy). I was watching those people today and you could tell who was born to run, they make it look so easy and it's fun to watch them.

How's everyone else doing today?

I ran 13.2 miles today - just for the he** of it. LOL

Sorry I have not been around much, but I will write more when I have a bit more time. Kids are finally in bed and now I gotta go see what the husband is up to.

Ward- 13 miles!!! Yikes!!! That's like a half marathon. You are awesome!!!

Susie- I say we let Ward do the running for us. :smug: Just kidding. I do like to get my own runs in.

Okay so it wasn't 13 miles..... but I did run 1 mile last night and then 20 min. of arms. Had pizza with my son and his GF. The scale is up a little, most likely because of that.

Keep working hard and giving it your best effort girls. See ya later.

Hi,

I'm on track today. Workout is done..1 hr of Body Pump class. Going to the movies tonight and forgoing the popcorn...I'm taking apple slices and almonds.

I did have a piece of cake today...a birthday celebration for a co-worker. I did count it into my calories/points for the day.

Ward: Lady...you are AMAZING! 13 miles for the h*LL of it....you are crazy...but you look good! It's good to have you back!

Mindy: Hey..you keep doing the runs...I'll do the walks..and the yoga, and the weights and the Zumba and the belly dancing...I think that I have to have a variety! Good for you for doing that mile run and then arms. That's why your ticker has gone down, down, down!

Kelly: What's up?

Hi all! Had a nice vacation last week. We went to Ludington, MI for a few days, which is one of our little beach towns here in Michigan. Although the weather was gloomy and pretty cold, we still had fun. Then we went to my mom and dad's area and hung out for a few days. Did the 5K walk with Mindy. Ate way too much along the way and came back 4 pounds heavier. That was yesterday, and today I was down 2.5 of that, so I think it will come back off relatively quickly.

Ward--I agree--Yikes! 13 miles is a long way!

Susie--Keep doing great with that calorie counting. I am glad to see you counted the calories for the cake and didn't give up on the rest of your day's food.

Mindy--I am with you on the walking. Even though I have no desire to be a runner, walking is kind of boring at this point in the game. It is nice to throw a jog in once in a while just to take away from the monotony.

See you all later!

Just finished 3 miles. Walked and jogged. It feels like a much better workout than just plain walking. Holding at 185ish. Looking to drop some soon.

Susie- I agree with Kelly. You counted the cake and adjusted for it. We should be able to have a treat once in a while.

Kelly- Glad that gain is coming off. You should be back to normal soon.

Ward- hope you got in a good workout today.

Hi,

I was crazy busy with work yesterday and thought I would post last night but when I got home from my 2 hr cardio workout--I could barely keep my eyes open after I had my dinner.

I've already done my big cardio workout for the day--Zumba. I have bellydancing tonight and then yoga.

I was so very proud of myself this afternoon. I brought watermelon and a rice crispy square for something sweet to eat, knowing I would have one at lunch and the other on my way to my workout classes. I was going for the rice crisy square first and then I told myself that the healthy thinner Susie would choose the watermelon first..and I decided to let that Susie choose instead of the current Susie. Hey...it's the little things!

Mindy: I think doing a combo of walking and jogging are good..it's like interval training which we know is very good for helping to burn calories

Kelly: Is all that gain back off yet. I want you to know that I got the idea of planning to account the sweets into my daily totals from you. It leaves me feeling less deprived this way.

Ward: How are you doing?

Susie- Yay for the watermelon. I haven't had any good melon in a while. It sounds good. I get to do some serious grocery shopping this week (payday). Plan on re-stocking our new, barren fridge.

I need to do a workout tonight. I am bored though. What shall I do??? TOM started today, so I am looking forward to losing some pounds, hopefully. That's the plan anyway.

Keep with it girls. I need to eat some food today. I am only at 1000 calories right now. How do I do this???