Hi Everyone!
WI today - woo hoo!!! Down 2lbs since friday!! I go to my centre lots, at least three times/week, which helps me keep on track. Normally I don't lose over the weekend, but this time was fantastic! Fitting into all my skinny clothes, and some are already too big. LOL!

Congrats Better Life!! So good to move into the next set of numbers.

Wannabe - sorry, I don't know about Effexor. Hopefully you're through the worst of it now.

Great job Laura!! That's awesome! You're getting pretty close to your goal! Way to go! I wish my center would do something fun like that. It would totally motivate me!

Betterlife- I'm so glad you had a good time at Keith Urban...there was never a doubt in my mind that you wouldn't! :love: and GREAT job on the weight loss!! The 170's are feeling great!

Wannabe- Have you talked to your doctor about going off the Effexor? I'd see what he had to say. I too have never been on it, so I'm sorry I can't be of more help.

I was down 1 lb at my weigh in today putting me at 178.6! :D I'm consistently getting comments from coworkers and customers about how good I'm looking! I never get tired of hearing it! Makes my day!

Everyone is doing so well!! AMAZING WORK everyone!

I am nervous. Go for my WI today and I haven't been in since Friday because my centre just changed their hours.

good morning! I went to weigh in yesterday and i was at 158.4 still but that is ok cuz i kno i was retaining water! ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TODAY!! Im sooo excited for the weight loss part to be dwindling to the end! i feel great! I would like to be anywhere from 150-155.. and im not far away from my goal. i've been going to the gym a every other day or so... its fun! i enjoy going alot now that my aunt comes with me cuz we are just sitting and laughing most of the time! She is soo excited to be eating healthy and exercising its only been a day or two but i can see that even the effort is making her feel so much better! Its great to be helping her in this... I feel like what I am doing is very worth while :) Well ladies I hope you all have a good day and good luck on your next weigh in... I can't weigh in until friday so i must stick to it cuz time is winding to a finish! have a good day!

happy to report a loss of 1.2. Better than nothing, i'm having trouble with water retention and late night snacking. I'm ravenous from about 630 to 8pm. (I don't eat anything after 8) Popcorn isn't doing it for me. Any suggestions of what you do would be awesome!

I was down 0.8 so a total of 3.8 lbs so far :)

No suggestions for you as I have the same problem :(

Congrats to all the losers!!!

Weighed in this morning - down -1.2lbs :)

HMj.

Great job everyone! Anyone else nervous about upcoming turkey dinner?

I was down 1.8 yesterday but took in a bit too much salt I think and now the scale is not looking much like my friend. I am drinking tons of water and hoping to flush it out before weigh in tomorrow.

I am lucky as we are just doing a family BBQ for Thanksgiving and it is potluck so I will bring chicken and a salad and then I am good to go.

The challenge is staying away from the munchies that will be laying around and limitting myself to one glass of wine LOL

Congrats on all the losses!

Thanks Momo - the wine is always a challenge for me :)

Skimmy - I probably drink about 6 cups of decaf herbal tea in the evening with just a touch of splenda. I get a ton of different tea flavours and just keep filling up my cup. That helps me with the munchies (cause I get full with that much volume of tea). And while I still get my 8 glasses of 'clear' water every day, I think the extra liquid probably helps me. Hope it helps

I have talked to my doctor. He cut my dose down to half and then I was supposed to take it evey other day until I ran out of pills.

I am feeling way better today I would say almost 99% normal.

I went into my center yesterday and I was up 3 lbs from last wednesday but I am back on track. I am heading to oregon this weekend so I bought some extra stuff. I bought some VHP shakes, so S/B's and some WM4000. The girl recommended them because I have been going up and down so much.

I hope to have a good weekend and come back down in weight!!!

i have a question about peanut butter?? can we eat it like as a fat or something.. ive been on the program 7 to 8 months and i have never asked about it lol... i was doing a tea testing thing last night and it really helped to fill me up... i drank like three different kinds and my boyfriend and our friend just thought i was crazy.. they say no caffeine but boy o boy sleeping was almost impossible :) have a good day ladies and let me kno about the peanut butter if you can please!

Yup, peanut butter is in the "expanded food guide" part. I think it is 1/2 tablespoon = one fat.

Hello all! Glad to hear about everyone's progress! Hope that Thanksgiving isn't too much of a struggle for anyone... don't think my family is doing anything special so no major concerns here.

Peanut butter counts as a fat... should be on your list somewhere.... it's supposed to be low sodium and low fat but I couldn't find one that was both. The girls didn't think it was that big a deal... I use the Kraft Smooth PB (in the green jar).

Very excited to have 3 pounds til goal... just not sure when I'm weighing in this week. I'm about an hour from my centre so usually only make it in on Saturdays and this Saturday I'm busy with a wedding... hmm.

Been working my butt off at the gym so hopefully that helps with the last few pounds. Got over 5 miles on my hour long run last night -- maybe not much for some, but a personal best for me!! May not have the stamina to do it again tonight though. Also received some nice blisters from my new shoes lol

Hope everyone is having a great day so far!

Thankfully I am not worried about Thanksgiving either. I think it will be pretty easy for me to stay on plan.
Congrats Michele! Almost there!! How excited you must be!

I had such a good weigh in today. I was down 2.6 lbs from Monday and 1.75 inches, that gives me a grand total of 45 lbs. I'm lovin the 170's but I sure hope they don't stick around for long. Very very very excited for the 160's!!
Hope everyone had as great of a weigh in as I did!