I'm here! I'm here! :hug:

i'm here but alas due to my stupid laptop i replied very nicely to everyone's posts and then poof it was gone :tantrum:

so when i get over it i will repost all of my lovely thoughts. i know u wanna hear them lol

Hey Ladies! I have been MIA since Friday and my belly shows it. I have sort of been "not as happy as usual" due to the fact that my wedding plans feel through due lack of parental finances. My fiance and I can not afford the wedding we were planning alone. So we are moving the party to Florida. Yay because getting married on the beach is awesome,.....not yay because I feel like it more of an awesome thought for me.....I wanted a totally different more traditional thing. Okay i am done whining. All this had led to terrible food judgement and no exercise. Yeah I know ......I have exactly 2 weeks and 5 days to my birthday and I REFUSE to be still in the 170's!

I hope everyone is having a great day thus far!

beaka- how is everything? Are you staying on plan?

bjeweled- I hope your laptop starts working we need your motivation lol

cake-Im sorry to hear about your wedding plans, hopefully everything works out. I also start WW today. I may be coming to you for some advice from time to time I got a lot of info from my cousin and a friend of mine who does it. I am going to eventually go to one meeting because I want to at least experience that but they have lots of info on this site as well.

I have done great for the past week. Never mind my ticker its always off but I started at 247 in July when I had my training session now down to 242 this morning and I know it has a lot to do with diet I have been watching what I eat to the t for the past few days.

WTG Matilda on starting WW and being down 5 POUNDS! :carrot: That is great. You can ask me questions anytime....GL

Cake-Tell me about it. My fiance and I are in the same situation, where we are paying for the wedding ourselves. It does suck, but your wedding can be and will be beautiful. I also feel you about being in the 170s. Enough is enough.

Matilda: Yeah, I'm ok. I'm on plan. Ate pretty well today since I've been forcing myself to log my food again. Been doing a lot of walking.

Cake: It's ok to whine. It's your wedding and you only get one. Whatever kind you decide on, just make sure you and your fiance will be happy with it. :hug: And how far are you from Richmond? I was thinking about going to the Happily Nappily Day. And YAY for our birthdays coming! :D

So guess what I'm doing tonight. Speed dating. We'll see how that goes...

My fiance dragged me to the gym yesterday (because I did not want to go in all that rain) and squeezed out 5 miles. I am glad I went though because I was so down yesterday after my dad called to tell me he was glad I changed my plans since what I wanted to do was such a wasted of money....yay I was thinking eff you and get off my phone. But anyway the rest of the evening turned out fine. I have a WI tonight so I hope I am down a teensie bit. Have a great day ya'll!!!

Beaka - Speed dating....sounds interesting....I am only one hour away from Richmond! I would like to go...when is it. Thanks for letting me whine. And YES YAY FOR BIRTHDAYS!!!! GJ logging your food it is a very important part of ym dieting and I have come to realize that.

Unstoppable - Thank you. We plan on it being just the was WE want it.

Hello ladies hope all is well!

Went to the gym this morning and killed it lol that low impact class was def a workout but as always it felt great after. I hope everyone is on track have a wonderful day

CAKE: You know I'm slow! You cain't be using all those acronyms with me. It takes me a minute to process. :dizzy: Speed dating was cool. Most of the dudes were cool. Some of them were a bit too old for me. They're supposed to email you your matches tonight.

Hi, Matilda!

WI last night and I gained ANOTHER pound. THat is 3 pounds in the last month!!! Yeah I know I am tripping and I officially put my ticker BACK to 174....Booooo! But I think by looking at it that will be one way to help me stay focused. I think I am pretty focused now anyway since reality hit me ....not to mention my WW Leader said, "You have to stop all that Love Eating honey". I wanted to slapp the **** outta her bit instead I said...."I got my period". Effn B*tch. But I think it made me mad enuff to stay focused. Okay Have a great day guys.....

Beaka - THat is so funny! I used to spell EVERYTHING out. But between, here and texting wow! I learned alot of acronyms...lol

Cake- sorry to hear about your 3lbs gain but as long as you get back on track you should be fine. I personally know that its harder to maintain weight then losing. Back in feb as I said before I was down to 220 two months later I was at 247 :( Its really a life time change thats why its so important for us to learn what active things we enjoy. Im sure you'll get back on track.

I brought my food scale yesterday and I feel good about that. Usually i dont work out on fridays but ill sign up for the beg cycling class for tomorrow morning.

How is everyone else doing? Have a great weekend

Matilda lately my problem has been writing stuff down. But I am on track Cause I was real salty yesterday! I think this month has been a reminder of how much of a lifestyle change this really was. I thought I already had that menatality but it seems that is oh so easy to slide back the way it was. Thankfully there was a guard rail up and I am working my way back before I got all the way to the bottom

A food scale is one of my most important tools. I am no good at eyeballing. I have a party to go to tomorrow (a cookout really) so I am going stuff myself with healthy nutritious food at home rt before I leave so I won't be tempted.

Hello Ladies, I have been looking over this thread and I see that you all are very supportive of each other. I am starting the Fat Smash Diet again and I wanted to set up a support group so that I can remain accountable. Right now I am at 174lbs and I have 3 weeks until my wedding. My goal is to lose at least 10 lbs in those 3 weeks and then continue the journey after I return from my honeymoon.

Hello everyone! I have finally gotten serious about getting heathly and losing weight. I am hoping this forum will help give me the support that I need. I always have a problem getting really motivated, but I am tired of being overweight and unhealthy.

I am starting phase 1 of the Fat Smash diet on Monday! Any suggestions or tips will be greatly appreciated.