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We today I am now back to my pre-party weekend weight. Yay, but kind of frustrating how bad one day can set you back. I've been stuck in 150's for quite some time now. (I too didn't change my weight BL).
But let's be positive.....the goal is going to be so much sweeter knowing that we fought through this. We just need to stay the course - small weight gains can mean big weight losses next week. Think ahead.... - by next week BL, the bus is gone and along with it 4lbs! :) - Alberta, knowing you, you'll be having your eye on the 150's. - and Sunflower will be bragging about 15lbs. Good luck everyone! Laura |
Lost my weekend 1lbs i was up. Happy about that, but I am also back to the teater totter I was at the first time I joined HM. All the chicky told me was keep doing what Im doing and sooner or later it will come off! ARGGGG frusturating as all ****.
Lets hope the rest of the week is awesome for everyone! Im trying to stay positive. Sending those vibes out too all those that need it this week!! |
Good Morning Ladies...and thanks so much for you kind words and for putting up wth me!! Didn't have the best of nights...stupid teeth....and the thoughts of going on the 24th of next month to have a wisdom tooth pulled scares the crap outta me.....I also have to go Monday for a filling...I think I might reschedule that sucker until a later date...never sounds like a good later date!! Go get my teeth grinded out/filled...then go see Daughtry...sounds like a great Monday..LOL
Getting very excited about going to see Chris...have been a fan since he was on American Idol...I was so devastated when he lost that show...my mom refused to watch he rest of the season when he got voted off..LOL He has done so amazing though I think the best thing for him was to have gotten the boot!! Alberta...I hope you can get yourself back into the swing of things...you can do it!!nI know it's hard...but you have come too far to give in now!!! Sun.....Tamara...so nice to know your first name.....mine is Kim..:) One can hope things will only get better right...;) I mean seriously...how much CRAP can one go through....no pun intended...lol...oh nevermind, I was going to add to that but I better not...ha ha ha Laura....Glad your back to your pre-party weight!! It does suck that 1 day/night can set you back like that...that scares me because all I can think about is how in the heck am I going to make it on my own?? You girl are going to be out of the 150's next week!!! I can just feel it!!!!!! Thanks so much, I like your way of thinking....4lbs works for me! skimmy...glad youlost what you were up....can they not switch things aound to get th scales moving? That chicky needs to realize it in not her pocket that is paying for the program, sooner or later...what **** kind of answer is that. When my mom got stuck they changed her food groups and the weight started coming off again. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!! Well I am going to go back to bed for a while and rest. Be back later. Have a great day you much of HM LOSERS!!!!!!! |
Hi all :) I am still trucking along on the plan & am now down over 14lbs & finally in Onederland! But I got some bad news from my center & I am totally bummed - the awesome girl that runs my center has sold it back to corporate. Her part time girl is going to stay on but who knows what's going to happen now with that place. This sucks :(
Hope everyone has a fabulous day :) I go for W/I today so hope my numbers are going down more. Hmj. |
Down another lb :) Wahoooo!
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Glad everyone is having a good week. I can't go for a weigh in till next Thursday because of my work schedule..but thats ok.
I was SO strong today! I surprised myself. First.....I had a meeting to go to at work..they brought in 2 big boxes of Tim Hortons donuts....I said no thanks as they passed the box around 3 times...THEN...here at work for lunch they had an "Octoberfest" BBQ with smokies etc....I sat and ate my salad while everyone else pigged out on smokies and pretzles etc.....Surprisingly I actually have willpower....lol Just thought I'd share my story with you all.....If I can do it...for god sakes anyone can!!! :) Be strong my friends!!! |
HMJ...way to go girl!!! you are doing amazing!!!
Renee.....that is so great....doesn't it feel so good to pass up those things that we know got us here in the first place...we have family members at work that bring in baked goodies and donuts etc....and I always pass them up, most co-workers are good about it, but there is a couple that tend to give me a hard time about it, I think they do it just to bug me, but still...this is my decision and please respect it!! In all my complaining lastnight, I didn't add something GREAT that happened to me yesterday, and that was that I stopped into work to tell them I wasn't able to come in because of the procedure I just had done. I seen a co-worker that I haven't seen since before I started the program as she had been off due to surgery and I don't see alot of evening staff as my shift ends at 2:30....they come in at 3pm. ANYWAY...she didn't even recognize me at first then he came over and said...OMG KIM I DIDN"T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS YOU STANDING THERE....LOOK AT YOU...YOU LOOK AWESOME...WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO LOSE IT?? Then she asked me if she could touch my tummy to see it, she couldn't believe how small I was. Damn that made me feel good!! I cannot wait to get back on track...hoping tomorrow...things still have not moved at all and I am not very happy about that, weighed myself this morning and did not like what the scales were looking back at me with..it sucked!! But I know why, between that and not being able to eat properly and I haven't taken any pills since yesterday morning. I don't weigh now until NEXT SATURDAY so atleast I have a good amount of time to get things going again. Cannot wait to be able to hit the gym again as well...haven't been there since Monday night. Well I better go get dinner done....be back later!! xo |
Great Job HMjunkie...Doesn't onderland feel amazing?!
Renee- You go girl!! Maybe you could pass some of that willpower my way! Laura- You're right, I do have my eyes on the 150's. Man I want it so bad! Betterlife- Thats awesome!! I never get sick of hearing how good I am looking. It really makes my day! I am really trying to get out of this funk. Today I got some really bad news though. My bestfriend's 2 month old little girl needs to have emergency surgery on her liver. She's really little and the doctor isn't quite sure if she is strong enough to handle the surgery. I have this whole flood of emotions that the last thing I care about right now is my eating. Some things are just more important. I'll be staying with her at the hospital, so who even knows what kind of meal plan I'll be able to stick to. Anyways...keep up the great work everyone! Oh and my name is Fallan :) |
Fallan...what a pretty name!! To go with a pretty lady!!
Your friend and her daughter need you right now and the last thing you need stressing you more is food...you know what...do the best you can do, choose the right choices that you possibly can. That is all you can do, I will be thinking of you!! Thoughts and prayers to the wee one and her family as well. Big hugs!! |
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skimmy - Congrats and keep up the good work :) Kim - hope you are feeling better soon. That's awesome about your co-worker. It must make your feel great! Keep up the good work. Are you keeping up with your fats? The reason I ask is my centre told me that I need to eat everything and especially that fat because if you don't eat all your fats you get constipated. Maybe try switching up your fats to see if that helps. HMJ - You go girl! :cheer3: Renee - That's great you had such will power. I surprise myself every now and again myself :) Fallan - so sorry to hear about your friend. I'll be sending lots of positive thoughts their way. So I had my second wi of the week and was down 0.6 lbs which takes me to a total of 11 lbs in 4 weeks :woohoo: I have to say I was very surprised and very happy too. I've only been doing the program for 4 weeks and I worry that every time I go the scale is going to go up. I did have one bad week which was the week of af so I'm assuming that's why. Do you guys find the week of af hard with the weight coming off? |
week of AF totally slowed down, usually went up alittle due to water retention. I do lemon and water during that week, or water with a splash of cranberry juice. Seems to help a little.
Having a Halloween party at our place tonight. It is my intention to keep the drinks to a minimum, but part of me wants to go and have fun seeing as DH and I are going to start trying for a family. hehehe Hopefully I can the willpower that Renee had! Hope everyone has a fun Halloween and I will see you on the flip side! Positive thoughts out to everyone! |
Thanks for the tip skimmy. Do you have any S/B's? or can you get to your centre to get some? I found when I had my girls weekend I had them and I was down a lb after my drinking weekend. I didn't go crazy, but I had a few drinks but stuck to the diet pop and liquour route as opposed to the fruity drinks or coolers I usually would :) That's awesome that you are and DH are going to start trying to have a family. Kids are so much fun (most of the time LOL)
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Sounds like everyone is getting on a roll again - congrats to the losers! Fallon - hope you'll still be able to take care of yourself! I haven't lost this week, but that's okay - last night I had a good chat with myself and I'm ready to go again. Over the past week or so I've been cheating more and more - just a cracker here and there, counting tea as water, or not measuring my food. Funny how one can lie to oneself! Anyway I think that's been slowing me down, so it's back to basics today, and I already feel great! Hope everyone has a fantastic Halloween! Laura :) |
Laura.....I need to sit down with myself and have that same chat...the last couple of days I have noticed have been getting tough again, especially when Wed/Thurs all I could eat were soft foods, it was not easy to find food friendly choices...this afternoon/evening have been tough as well....I need a kick in the A**. Back on track tomorrow.
I was eating earlier and bit down right where the teeth were extracted hurt like a SOB and I think I loosened up the stitches....feels nasty as all get out...and has been swollen all day...guess that is what I get for eating a banana I shouldn't have been eating....grrrrrrrr. Fallon....hope all is going well with the Baby/Mommy/Family and You!! Tamara...yes I eat my fats, I have 2 per day, not usually hard for me to get in. It made me feel good with the co-worker which is why it ticks me off that I can so easily fall off track....I am so scared that I am going to fail when I get to goal...I know I shold be thinking about NOW and not then, but it is hard...and it scares me. Way to go on the loss as well Tamara!! Skimmy...hope your party goes well and you have a great weekend!!! Well I am off for the night....thanks for listening to my whining....what would I do without you all....you are such a great support system to me. Kim |
Thanks ladies :) I'm glad I found this board. I need the support and don't have a lot of it IRL so it's nice to be able to talk to someone that is going through the same thing :grouphug:
I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only one that does that Laura and Kim. I started doing that yesterday "oh it's just one XXX" and then I thought, well if I keep doing that all day it will turn into a lot so I better stop LOL. Happy Halloween everyone. Try not to eat too much Halloween candy. I went and picked up some 100 calorie chocolate bars ;) |
Happy Halloween to everyone!!! I'm finding today a really hard day. Not so much in the eating dept! But just overall...I even had a moment where I thought that "this is it" I'm mad at the world and I'm gonna eat whatever I want....but I didn't! I wonder if its the weather, turn of the season thats making for some bad moods??
Just wanted to vent! Thanks. I'm on my way to my sisters to hand out candy...it will be hard not digging into the chocolate...I'm a total choc-a-holic! Wish me luck........and good luck to all of you for keeping treats to a minimum :) |
:hug: Renee. I don't know the weather where you live, but here it's been raining a lot and I know that doesn't help with my mood. Hang tough. You can do it and we are all here to support you. Good luck with not eating too many treats. I am struggling with it myself tonight :o
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Did everyone fare okay last night? I had an extra glass of wine and some cheese - not too too bad I suppose. Best of all, one girl dressed up as a pregnant girl - I told her she had a great costume - she said, well I gave up competing with the skinny chicks like you. Ha - amazing! :)
I figure now Nov is here, it's a good month of strict clean eating before xmas starts. And hopefully lots of sunny days Tamara and Renee - I TOTALLY get the cloud thing - grumpsville! |
I did not too bad. I think one M & M LOL and half a small bag of potato chips :) I totally agree that I need to get strick for November so I will be good for Xmas and still meet my goal in March.
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Well it was an enjoyable weekend, and yes I already know I will pay for it this week! Back on the band wagon tomorrow morning. I dont think the twizzlers I had to day count as a free exchange! lol
Back on track, totally agree with the clean eating for November so we can sail through Christmas with ease!! I'm only human and fall off the wagon once in awhile, but at least I have been taught how to get back on!! Also feeling great having gotten myself for workouts all last week. Looking forward to next week...love seeing the muscle details starting to show up in my arms! Good luck this week ladies! Kim(skimmy) |
Thanks Guys! I made it through.....didn't have ANY treats! Gave out candy, then we were going to order pizza, but indtead we had a multigrain think crust (Mccain) in the freezer...had that with salad. Thats the first pizza I have eaten in almost 8 weeks...there wasn't much to it..but it was damn good! lol
Yes the weather sucks. I live in NWOntario...been snow/rain here for a while now...I guess its that time of year! I'm totally feeling back on track..last night wasn't as hard as I thought! I'm gonna try my best for the month of November...and as far into December as I can go..until the christmas outtings start! Then be as good as possible throught christmas! lol Lets give it all we got girls!!! Have a good week everyone |
What kind of workouts is everyone doing? I am so bad at getting to the gym. Between 3 kids in activities, a husband who works shift work and me getting sick I can't seem to stay on track. I was starting to do the couch to 5k program, but the problem is you have to run 3 times a week non-consecutive days and I keep getting stuck at week 3 :( I'm not sure if I should just stick to something else or keep trying LOL
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Just wanted to pop in and say Hello and let you know I am still here.
Worked all weekend...off the next 2 days thank goodness. I need it to pull myself together. I am struggling once again and I feel like I have hit rock bottom...having a very tough time since having my teeth pulled...and not eating properly. Just feeling very down tonight....I know what I need to do I just have to do it!! Back on track, I have the next 2 days to get myself back there...and I will do it...I have to. I have come too far to let it go now. Seeing myself in the mirror at the gym tonight and wanting to cry because I looked so fat and bloated...was enough to make me really think..WTF am I doing....sorry for the language but dang. Okay enough already..... Daughtry tomorrow night...cannot wait...have liked him since the American Idol show, he has an amazing voice...so excited for it....seats next to the stage....hopefully I can get some good shots!! Hope you are all doing well...sorry to be such a downer. Kim |
First off...sorry for being such a whiner!!!! Was having a very bad night lastnight...and I am so very sorry!!
Gave myself a good boot in the rump...and now I am back....took a good laxative and I am ready to go now...LOL...well not literally....already been there and done that....Sorry...TMI....just hoping it all clears before 2pm when I leave for Toronto...that could be BAD....LMAO Hope all is well with you all, Alberta, I hope things are going good for your BF's baby....still thinking of you all!!! Laura....a special thanks to you for being so great!!! You are all wonderful people, and thanks for listening, responding...just being here for one another.....okay enough of the sappy stuff...I am off to straighten my hair...I have a ~~HOT~~date with Chris Daughtry to get ready for!!!!! BL |
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I wanted to take a pic today to see if I could the difference from 5 months ago on June 6th when the first pic was taken in Detroit...right before I met Keith....the next one I just took. It is very grainy but you can see it well.
I can see a HUGE difference...wish the first pic was more of a side shot...to see the difference better....that day was the bottom line for me, when I seen those pictures from that day, it made me feel ill that I let myself get back to that point, not only that but oh so embarassed that I looked that bad. Yeah for me....I am soooooo proud of myself right now...and I think I look damn fine today!! My tummy looks flatter and smaller...my BUTT looks good....LOL....look how fat my legs looked...jeepers. Make sure you click on the box in the corner to make the picture bigger!! LOL |
Better life - glad you seem to be doing better. The pics are great - umm, I think your butt is missing in the second one? (hee hee). Congrats! Have a fantastic week!
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Looking good Kim :bravo: Keep up the good work and hope you have a great time!
I can relate on the feeling down lately. Not sure why I'm in a funk and I kind of worry about it since I am so new to the program. I just feel very discouraged that no one is noticing the hard work I've put in. I had a talk with a friend today and she said something very important to me. It doesn't matter what other people think. I am doing this for me and I need to remember that. As long as I see an improvement that is what is important. She is right but it is nice to hear "you look awesome" LOL I know I say this every week but I am nervous about my weigh in tomorrow. Apparently the small bags of Halloween chips aren't the same as the 100 cal chips :shrug: That and the couple of handfuls of popcorn at the hockey game last night make me think the salt is going to kill me. So I've been downing water like crazy and am hoping for the best. I also have to stay off the damn scale too :dizzy: |
GOOOOD MORNING LADIES!!!
Well....my show was good lastnight....I was a little disappointed but it is because I am so use to watching Keith who has such a stage presence about him and he has sooooooo much energy....that just wasn't in the venue lastnight and I missed it. Chris isn't ready to be a headliner yet, too many ballads, he did however do an AMAZING cover of Phil Collins In the Air Tonight, it was fantastic!!! I did get some video of the show...I took the whole video of NO SURPRISE that song just melts my little heart, I guess it says so much in the lyrics that sometimes kinda hits close to home. I had the best time with my BFF, she and I have been friends since we were 11 years old....25 years is a long time....and we always have so many laughs...and the best time ever. I did go for dinner at a restaurant called The Loose Moose, there weren't alot of appealing items on the menu, I am sooooooo sick of salad right now it is not even funny...if I see 1 more piece of lettuce I think I will hurl..... I chose the burger and fries with gravy....I had only eaten a cup of grapes and my yogourt yesterday morning and saved the rest of my intakes for my dinner. I ate 1/2 the fries, half the gravy which was in a little cup about the size of what you would get sour cream in for a take out container, so maybe 4tbsp in the cup if that, half the bun and about 3/4 of the burger. And boy was it yummy....but oh I was soooo full. I could literally feel my stomach bloating and I felt sooooo uncomfortable for about 30-40 minutes. I even took a pic of my plate...will post later....LOL I was worried that by choosing what I did it would throw me off, but I feel very in control again, thank goodness!! So how are all of you doing? Things are kind of quiet again around here...hope you are all doing okay! LAURA...LOL about my butt missing...I LOVE IT!!!! That means so much to me because I have a BIG BUTT...it is like a bloody trademark on my mom's side of the family, some of us lucky ones got blessed with it...:( TAMARA....thanks so much, it helps so much to see those pics, I couldn't believe the difference in the 2 shots. I think I am going to make a collage of pics and keep it as my wallpaper on my laptop as a reminder as to just far I have come and are coming along. If I get time today I might do that, or even this weekend when I am off. Good luck with your WI today as well Tamara. I am sorry no one is noticing all your hard work. Maybe they are afraid to say something as I am finding it is so hard to compliment people on weightloss anymore because you don't know if they are losing weight themselves or if it is something health related. Keep your chin up, and listen to your friend, because she is soooooo right!! But I do have to agree it is nice to hear how good you are looking!!! Have you taken updated pics of yourself yet?? I am telling you, if not you need to do it, because when you see the difference that will be all you will need to boost you!! SCREW THE REST OF THEM!! LOL I better go get something to eat and get some work done...not off now until Saturday/Sunday and I don't want to have to worry about working around here. Have a good one all!! |
That's awesome! It must feel great to feel like you are in control. I'm not there yet and can't wait for the day LOL
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Everyone is doing great today - good to see. I'm actually down to 150.8 - I know that's what my post has said for ages, I just couldn't bear to change it to 151.4 which is what I've really been at for over a week. Only .9 pounds to go - gotta be easy, right? ;)
Tamara - nobody noticed my weight loss until I hit 15 lbs when I got some comments. Hit 20lbs and get tons of comments. I think Better Life is right - some people may notice but don't want to say anything. I mean if you weren't dieting and they said it, then it could be taken as "well you should be dieting". I bet you'll get comments in a couple of weeks. Good luck at wi today! |
Tamara...it is not easy...you just have to get your mind wrapped around what is really important and just do it....and it is hard...but not everything is easy. If I could control it, I wouldn't be here in the first place. Don't just sit around and wait for it to happen...MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!!
Laura...way to go on getting back to 150.8, I think once you get that .9lbs off you will do amazing....you need to get passed that number!! I weigh this Saturday, even if I am back at 174....AGAIN....I will be happy with that number. Honestly just because of the week I have had, I am not expecting to be under that number. Think I might go for a nap, feeling a little tired right now....I am too old for this going to bed at 2 and getting up at 6:40am stuff.....LOL Let us know how you make out Tamara. I just re-read this post and came to the part where I said I am getting too old and realized...O M G....I am 36 next Friday...and now I just realized my B-day is on Friday this year...FRIDAY the 13TH!!! 4 years away from the BIG 4-0....yeah for me...:( |
Tamara....I thought I was the only one who felt like that. I'm almost at 25lbs gone and no one has really said too much at all. I've been feeling lately that maybe this is pointless, but then I remember the reasons I'm doing this. My sister and I started at the same time..shes just over 20lbs lost, and I can notice a HUGE change in her...I'm like you though..I wish I could see it in me.
I just wanted to share that, to know your not alone! I'm glad you shared too. As for everyone else...hope all is well! I haven't been for a WI since last Tuesday...and I finally get to go on Thursday...days off!! Thank god! lol I'm hoping for a good loss..I've been so good at my eating..I'd be disapointed if it wasn't! I'll keep you all posted. FYI...I've started walking/jogging on my Treadmill for exercise. I don't on days I work..but I do on my days off. 30 mins - jog at 4.5mph for 5 mins...haha thats about the most I can do right now...but its a start :) |
Thanks ladies :grouphug: It's hearing things like that that keep me going. I had a talk with the manager of the centre as she did my wi today and she said that I am doing awesome and that considering I've been on antibiotics for over a week she is surprised I've lost at all. She said that a lot of people retain water. She said she wouldn't be surprised if I had a HUGE drop next week. She also said not to get discouraged about people not noticing and that the other thing to consider is if I am wearing the same clothes people probably won't notice. It's when I have to get new clothes that are more form fitting that people will notice. I know I can do this I just have to keep my mind set on my goal. I am seriously thinking of buying the cookbooks though. I really need some new ideas.
So after all of that I was down 0.4 lbs :carrot: So considering the few OOPS I had over the weekend and not realizing that the balsamic vinegar I had numerous times with salad that I didn't realize was a free exchange I'm good with that :D Heck I'm good with anything that isn't an increase LOL Laura - that's awesome that you are down. You are so close to being out of the 150's. You go girl! |
Woo hoo Tamara - you are rocking! Come to think of it - probably about 15lbs was when I bought new clothes. Congrats!
Doesn't it totally suck that balsamic vinegar counts as a free. I'm still not sure why? But really, would you rather have a whole glass of wine, or a couple tablespoons of vinegar?!?! Too funny. |
Good luck on Thursday Renee - sounds like it'll be a great wi!!
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Even though I go to my centre almot every day, I actually weigh myself on my own scale every morning. That way it takes out all the extraneous variables like clothes, when I ate last, water, etc.
So this morning I weighed myself and was 150.0. Oh so close to my 149.9 - but that's okay, cause I'm down 0.8 in a day. Then I went to my centre later that afternoon (in jeans, after lunch, and 8+ glasses of water later) and I was actually up about a pound. Again, I'm thinking that's okay, cause I know I'm really down. In fact, I'm really thinking it's okay cause I know it's the time of the month and I'm constipated (yeah again, what else is new), so I'm thinking I'll be kicking butt by the end of the week. But....the staff seemed to think it's time to kick the weight loss up a notch, and said I should go without my free exchanges for a week. Eeks!! I LOVE my one glass of red wine every night!! I mean, I was gearing for a strict November, but no free exchange?!? Needless to say I'm a bit nervous. That said, I am a bit excited too - maybe I'll have some dramatic loss this coming week, and that will make it all worth it. :) Hope everyone did okay with their wi's this week, and that some energizing sun is in your area!! Laura |
Wow Laura no free exchange :dizzy: That would be tough, but it's only for a week and we will cheer you on. I never wear jeans to my wi LOL. I actually make sure and wear the same couple pairs of pants that I know are both light weight :lol:
I think I am going to cave and buy one of the cookbooks tomorrow. I have a 10% off coupon and then thought of telling hubby that someone can get the other one for me for Christmas. I'm just getting bored of the same old stuff and although they have given me some recipes I think I'm just going to bit the bullet. I took a glance through one book and looks not too bad. |
Thanks Tamara - hey, the staff at my centre said only volume 2 is any good - don't bother with the first one. I got volume 2 and I like it, it has some ideas. Have fun with it!
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