[MicheleR]

Thanks for that visual as well! Yikes... maybe I should be doing more chest exercises haha or at least put the tube socks in the bra to keep it filled lol

[mememegogirl]

You girls have me almost in tears...too funny!!!!! But this is part of the journey and it is nice to share these kinds of unexpected challenges with one another.

[Dria]

Well Ladies..... Tomorrow is weigh in...... I should make if not BY pass my 40lbs.
I should have beat it on Wednesday but it was snowing here so I wore jeans (which I havent in a good month of W.I's) And a big sweater.... and when I went Wednesday for weigh in I was up .2 which I was easily wearing 1.5 worth of clothing lol.
SO Im thinking Ill bypass the 40 tomorrow easy!!! 16 more lbs to lose once I hit that 40.. so close.......... so exciting I am now sitting here thinking... dont count your eggs til they hatch but ah. Heck with it.... Im excited for tomorrow. Cross them fingies and toes.

[Dria]

Hey Michele and Meme... can I ask where abouts in Mb you are?
Maybe if close enough of in same spot we could go walking LOL

[MicheleR]

Hey Dria! Good luck at your weigh in tomorrow (although I'm sure you don't need it!!) I'm about an hour west of Brandon. Yourself?

Meme: I totally agree. Sometimes it's nice to talk about those topics that may be "socially unacceptable" in a lot of cases (although in my close circle of friends we are pretty open, which is nice since none of us have to pretend to be something we're not - even on our bad days haha)

Hope everyone had a good day! Didn't end up going to the gym as a few of my friends were already hanging out at my house waiting for me. We did however manage to get a bit of Wii Fit in which we haven't done forever... like 17.2 pounds ago! (So obviously I put on more after I quit playing it for a bit). I was at 187.5 lbs on it and just about out of the obese range...yay! Just not sure how that scale measures up to the one at HM. Guess we'll see Saturday! I really hope this week is a good one... for all of us

[Dria]

Thanks!!!
Ahhhh your darn near in sask then lol
Im outside of Portage.... Not born and raised here so no judgement hahaha

Good luck with any of you ladies going to W.I tomorrow. Cant wait til hear some scales dropping!!!!

I agree with the sentiments of having people to share this journey with... Some friends get tired of hearing it, It doesnt get old though does it, not while your living it anyways!!

[chunksoflove]

Hello ladies!
I got the link to this thread on the HM facebook group and thought I would check it out. Seems like LOTS of updates here... I like that.

I started HM on Wednesday for the 3rd time ...and this is going to be my LAST time! I'm glad there is a great forum on the net to keep me motivated - i didn't know about it the last 2 times!

I am down 2.5lbs and have 86 to go!

Where is everyone from?

[mememegogirl]

Welcome chunksoflove! Way to commit... 3rd time is a charm

Dria: I am east of Winnipeg. Good luck with your wi! You are so close! That must feel so great!

Michele: Gotta love the wii fit... I do really... except for the blowing up your mii part where they make you look like a short fat person I too am just about out of the 'obese' category. The first time that happened it was a real wake up call!

Regarding the journey... who better to talk about it with than people that are doing it?!?
My home scale has me showing some positive results. Hopefully at weigh-in tomorrow it will be good times! Have a successful day everyone!

[Dria]

W.I has come and gone..........
I now have my petty new purple Magnet!!!!
Lets see here
Monday W.I 136.4lbs
Wednesday W.I 136.4 (heavy heavy clothing worn it was darn cold)
Friday W.I 134.8lbs
I started my journey at 176.2 lbs. 14 weeks ago. 56 lbs to lose goal date Aug 17 2009
Which means as of today I am 41.4 lbs lighter....
56-41.4= 14.6 more lbs to lose.......

Monday the shop is closed so Ill go Tuesday for my next W.I and measuring... I think Ill have a 2.5 week by then
FABULOUS!!!!

On the Wii front. Id love to have one. But Im not a video system type person but its the only one thats really ever caught my eye. But.. I still havent bought one. Ive heard all the good things heard about that nasty person that grows and shrinks accordingly LOL
Hope to hear of some great weight losses this week from you all!!

Oh and with my 40% off I got some more of my stab pills (stocking up early and cheaper) And my fave bars YUMMY

[MicheleR]

Welcome Chunksoflove! Hopefully this is the right time in your life to let the program work for you!!

Dria: Great job at the weigh in! I'm sure there's nothing we can say that will top the pride you must feel in yourself for a job well done!! I'm hoping for a magnet on Sat. (although I'm not sure where my last one went). Is it a certain percentage off per pound or did you just get a good ticket??
I am almost a gapper.. but not quite, I'm about a half hour from the border! (no offense to anyone that may be a gapper ). Moved a lot when I was young and then moved for university. Now back in the same community I was in from grade 7 until graduation.


How do the pills change for stabilization? What's the cost? Glad to hear you can use your discount for them!


I had the Wii for over a year before I got the Wii fit. I however do like video games so it wasn't a big deal to spend the $100 on Wii fit since I already had the system. Really hoping my Mii gets rid of the roll between her pants and shirt once I hit "overweight" haha that sounds horrible. Not sure how I like the BMI on the Wii since it's only a height/weight comparison... the majority of my friends who have played it are at least overweight if not obese (and I would by no means consider them obese or overweight just by looking at them)

Wow, way to ramble Michele... sorry!

[mememegogirl]

I think the BMI on the Wii is based on Japanese people... as it is made in Japan non? That is just my 2 cents that makes me feel better. And I hate Video games... but I love the Wii fit... go figure... oh yes... and I love ABBA singstar... but that is it for gaming!

Dria: ... you do know that we are going to be picking your brain more and more as your creep closer to stabilization... Just an fyi for you...

[chunksoflove]

Thanks everyone.

I love the wii fit! I have been using it a lot more lately.
Today I was down 1lb. And they made a mini goal for me to be down 2lbs on Tuesday's weigh in. I love the first 2 weeks, it really gets me motivated!

[MicheleR]

Meme: Think it was first released in Japan but heard that they had to make a few changes before its release to Canada and the States. I heard that rather than saying you were obese or overweight the release of the game in Japan would just say "You're fat" Good thing mine didn't do that or I would be out looking for a new tv haha

Dria: Anytime you're feeling a little too harassed just let me know!! Sometimes I get a little ADD and can't concentrate on what I'm doing but rather were I want to be!

Chunks/Love: Great job! I had the opposite experience than you. I was only down one pound the first week and told myself that I would only give the program one month to start showing results.... glad I stuck with it now! I'm sure it must feel great to already be down almost 4 lbs since you have barely begun!


Just remembered that I am supposed to take my mom out for AYCEat Crab tonight... oh oh. Totally didn't budget that into my day (although I did stop eating my rice cake so that I have an extra 1/2 starch to work with!!) Not too worried about the meat as the ladies at the clinic said I could add an extra protein due to my level of exercise... it's just all the other stuff I'm worried about. Only have 1 veg, 2 fats, 1/2 starch, 1/2 dairy, 1 fruit, 1 protein left! This is more than enough for a normal day... but a smorg?? Maybe mom won't be feeling up to it and I can schedule my food better next Friday..

Hope everyone has a great long weekend! I'm about to leave on my half hour drive home, hit the gym, mow the lawn??, and then head into the city! Talk to you all later!

[HappyGirl]

Wi this morning and down a total of 2.0 lbs since Monday. Woohoo for me! pI think planning if the key. And during the week it's easy....work then home. The weekends are somewhat different. My kids are 6 & 8 years old and had lunch at the mall food court today (no school and I took the day off work)....hard to make good choices but ended up with Edo Japan. Terryaki chicken and rice. I am guessing that the sodium content in the terr. sauce will be high so I'll drink my water with lemon to help flush out the sodium. Next wi on Monday (my center is open). Hoping to get on the treadmill or on my Wii Fit. Love it! I also have the Jillian Michaels workout so I might just dust that off and use it too!

Hope everyone has a good weekend with not too many cheats! Planning on making the Shipwreck Casserole out of the HM cookbook for supper tonight.

[mememegogirl]

Way to go HappyGirl and Chunks of love! That is a great start! Good luck with the Jillian Michaels workout there HappyGirl.. ouch!