Have lost 1.2 this week. Not bad considering I am so freaken tired this week, and I think Im coming down with a bug. I haven't been into the center to weight in just using my scale at home, since I have been feeling like crud!
Im still flip flopping..up 1 down 1 up 1 down one! Frustrating,but I am trying my darnedest to keep motivated. If anyone has new lunch ideas I would greatly appreciate it, hitting that boredom rut for ideas.
Congrats to everyone with there losses, and Laura I did the no FX for a week and it did help and it wasn't too hard. I just had to shift when I had my snacks around, I always looking for something about an hour after supper. So I had my snack then!

Laura - Thanks. I asked if one was better and they said the second one :)

Skimmy - Congrats on being down. Have you tried omelettes for lunch. That's been my big thing right now and I'm loving them :D

This past weekend was brutal for me - I couldn't stay on plan to save my life. I think it's partly disappointment with the nice girl leaving the center and a whole lot more of no willpower. I had candy too - I only got 2 kids at my house when i should have had alot more since I live in a pretty populated area! But the damn treats where calling my name & I ate them. But that's all over & done with....weighed in this am & was down 2.4lbs for the week.

I am finding that I am on plan about 97% of the time. Usually(but not always) one meal a week is an "off-plan" meal. I find if I am not at home, cooking my own meals, I struggle with staying on plan. I do go out with friends or over to their house for dinner but it's not like they are going to cook specific meals to match my foods so I try to do the best I can but also not sit there & eat veggies only.

Uggggg sorry I think I just had to vent & see what you all think. I like the plan, don't get me wrong, I just have struggles sometimes...as I am sure you do too.

Thanks for listening :) Let's see some big losses this week ladies!

Have a great day,

HMj.

HMJunkie - That's awesome that you were down 2.4 lbs and you weren't on plan. It is hard, but like so many of us we need to sit and think of why we started on this journey and try to get back on track. I agree that it is so hard when you eat at someones house because like you said you aren't going to have them cook special just for you. Hang in there :hug:

Finally out of 150's
 

Yay - I weighed in at 149.6 this morning - woo hoo! That felt like it took forever to get out of 150's!! I feel fantastic - totally remotivated :carrot: Thanks for all the encouragement everyone! :grouphug:

I understand the 'off meal' HMJ. I fear going out for dinner, cause you know restaurants are adding fat and salt. But definetly what's worse is going to friends for dinner - you have no choices, and are pressured to eat everything including dessert. It's terrible, but I sometimes dread seeing my friends. Oh well, you gotta live - I mean this is for life right.

Way to go Skimmy - that's a great loss! And you're right - day two so far, but no FX isn't too bad. Drinking lots of tea again.

And Tamara you're right, it's only a week. How is the cook book - found anything fun yet?

Ok - I'm off to try and fix my ticker and change my stats - ha ha!
Have a great day everyone!!
Laura

Congrats Laura! :bravo::bravo: That's awesome. I hope to be joining you in the 140's soon. I feel like it's taking me forever to get there myself LOL.

Well I have looked through the cookbook but not the whole book, but I will definitely be trying this one on the weekend.

Legal Margaritas

1 pkg Crystal Light (any flavour)
1 oz vodka
2 cups crushed ice

Prepare Crystal Light according to package directions. Process Crystal Light, vodka and ice in a blender at high speed for two minutes or until smooth. Garnish with your choice of fruit.

Serves two.
One serving equals 1/2 free exchange :stir:

So I had my second wi of the week and was down another 0.4 lbs. I am really hoping it's just because of my antibiotics (which I'm finished today :) ). I know I shouldn't complain and I should be happy because I'm down (which I am) but I just hoped it would be a little higher numbers for this week.

While I was there I was asking about Skinny Cow for free exchange. They have a new ice cream cone that is 150 calories. I bought them last night and had one and she said I should probably stay away because she hadn't heard about them yet and that I also shouldn't have the sundaes either. So now I have to check out all the calories etc when I go back to the store to see the difference.

Hope everyone else does well with their wi's this week.

Hi All!! Well went for my WI yesterday...and was only down 2 lbs...which is better than being up I know...that was 8 days between WI's and i was hoping for a little better...but its alright! I was impressed with my inches lost...down 10.75" in 2.5 weeks! SO that brings me to 26lbs and 32" lost in 8 weeks! I feel really good about that! I also had a fantastic moment last night when I tried a pair of jeans from a couple of years ago...they fit with room to spare...that was such an awesome feeling, considering I tried them on a month ago and I couldn't do them up to save my life!! lol
Congrats to everyone...we've made it through another week ladies!!
Now everyone behave this weekend! lol

26lbs in 8 weeks Renee - WOW!!! That's amazing!!! Had to admit I thought 'why is she hoping for better than 2lbs' - now I see why - you are a machine! Congratulations!!!!!!! :)

Wow that is amazing. Congrats! Here I thought I was doing well. Guess I better kick it up a notch LOL

Well tomorrow is the big WI day....here's hoping for good numbers!!

The last 3 days at work have been crazy for compliments, lastnight I went and got my hair done....and that just brought in the compliments like crazy...I have been called HOT....GORGEOUS.....SEXY....AMAZING....so needless to say I have had a great few days in that department....LOL....I will take them...never get sick of hearing them....Look at the new do to go with the skinny body....was another good one...LOL

BUT here is the BEST one...I bought 2 scrub sets about 8 months ago, and when I bought them the seller tried talking me into buying and XL...and I refused to buy them, I bought a L. Well I never got around to taking them in to have them shortened, and now they are HUGE on me....so they came into work today and I went to look to see what she had, and I asked about scrub pants....she looked at me and said well I think I would put you in a size MEDIUM....it felt so great to hear those words....then I reminded her about the last time she was there and how she tried talking me into buying a Extra Large and how since then I have lost all this weight and no longer can fit into the brand new...still with tags uniforms I still have.....long story short,I took them to work with me and she let me exchange them for mediums. I do find them a wee bit small...so my goal is to get into those puppies!! Cannot believe the difference between the medium and large. It felt so great to hear her say she thought a medium would be what I would need....ME IN A MEDIUM.....WOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I went to a visitation service this evening for a resident from work, gosh how I miss her so much. It was very hard for me, but I had to do it. I was ok until I seen her favorite blanket there. I know she is in a better place, but she was such a little darlin...and I miss her. Everytime I walk by her room I expect to see her lying there, saying YOO HOO everytime she see's someone walk past her room. And she's not there...:( I have so many good memories of her though and for that I am thankful...the last one being before she got really sick, she was lying in bed and I went into her room and rubbed her arm and she rolled over and looked at me and she said..."I like you" and I said "I like you too XXXX" it was so hard because I knew she was not doing well...but at the same time it made me feel so good. I guess I have to try to learn to not let them in my heart so much...but it is so hard. This is the 2nd time in 6yrs I have taken it badly.

Ok, enough of the sad talk....makes me feel better to get it out of my system, I am dealing with it much better then I was Sunday night...that was the night of my meltdown.

I did take a pic tonight of me dressed up in my new do before I went to the service....Will share the pic!!

Way to go to all the losers!!!! Hope everyone else is doing well!!! I have been doing great once I get my head back on straight.....yippeeee!!!!!!!

Will tell you guys how I made out after the WI tomorrrow!!

Looking good! That's awesome that you are in medium.

I had a similar thing happen with pants and sizing myself. I bought new yoga pants because they were on sale. I usually buy large, but grabbed a medium and tried them on. They fit, but were a little tight, but hubby said get them because I'll need them that small soon enough. Well my 2 year old grabbed them out of the bag and I wasn't sure who they belonged to and looked at the tag on the pants (not the paper tag I looked at at the store) and they were a small :carrot: I can't believe that my butt fit into a small. Normally I wouldn't even be able to pull a small half way up :) Have to say it feels good.

Ahhhh!! I've missed out on so much!! Congratulations to everybody!! I've had a rough week!! My friends baby had to have surgery on her liver and now she needs a transplant. Then my husband and I have decided to seperate. When he left, he took the computer so I only have access to the computer at work. Anyways I'm hoping to be a bit more regular on here again! I miss you girls! My weigh in on Friday was 164.5...so close to the 150's!!! Hope everyone is having a great weeken!

I'm so sorry to hear about your friends baby and about you and your husband. Keep you chin up and keep up the good work on the weight loss :hug:

So sorry about whats going on in your life Alberta! Stay strong and keep positive :)

So sorry to hear that Alberta! I'm really impressed - you're still losing weight even with all the stress in your life - you're obviously a very strong person!! I really hope everything gets better very soon.

Congrats to all you gals with the skinny pants too!

Sorry to hear about all the stress in your life. That I find is the hardest time for weight loss so bravo for carrying on!!

Fallon...I am soooo sorry to hear about all the stuff you are going through. That is so tough...if you need someone to talk to at all send me a message. I don't want to sound like I am imposing but sometimes it is nice to have someone to talk to that isn't right involved. Stay tough darlin, we are all here for you!!

Well I had my WI this morning and I was down...which I am happy about..BUT ..it was only 1/4 of a pound. AND the thing that ticks me off is that the scale read 174..my mom and I both clearly seen it....but she said I was 175.25lbs.....I don't know why she would said say that...I even looked at her with this look on my face and said WHAT DID I WEIGH THE LAST TIME?? she said 175.5....I said that is what I thought.......anyway....it is the girl I don't have a whole lot of love for....I didn't question her on it...I know what I seen and my mom seen it....and without her glasses...LOL.....oh well the way I look at it, is I will be down forsure Wednesday...atleast I better darn well be....LOL

They have a clothing exchange going on there right now and I got some clothes today...and I was soooooooo excited to get into a size 12 jeans...ME IN A SIZE 12.....HOLY CRUD!!!!! Then MISS SNOOTY PANTS says to me, well they do look like they are really stretchy and I said to her...hey my A** is in a size 12 jean....I don't care if there really stretchy or not there a SIZE 12and I am in them!!!!! Then she laughed at me....stupid B with an ITCH...LOL

I am so proud of myself tonight....I went to the gym twice today...did 76 minutes in total on treadmill...and the ab workout machines...and I feel awesome!!! Going back tomorrow am....I need to get back into a routine...these last couple of weeks have been tough on me and I haven't been able to get there....I think I went twice in the 2 week period.

I wish I could get up enough confidence to run on the treadmill...I have NEVER ran EVER....I need a start-up program or something to get me going.

Well ladies I am off to facebook for a while....take care everyone. Hope your having a great weekend!!

Kim
BL

Hey guys I started a new post...threads only hold 500 posts!!!
It is called

HERBAL MAGIC #6

See you all there!!

Alberta-You and I need to start a new group, our hubbies left us while we were on HM....

Mine has left me this week, I have been under a lot of stress with work and school and our relationship so I think I am relieved a little... I think it was the motivation I need to stick to program and lose this weight... so when he sees me in a few months time he will see what he's missin lol maybe il get myself a pair of kelli pickler red high heels? are you with me?

Good to see you are all doing awesome, I had a few weeks where I wasn't feeling it but back on target and more determined than ever!

xoxo ladies!