Quick check-in today. 202.5 this morning, not sure what happened. :shrug:
I did my walk again last night, did 3 loops this time. Maybe I'll go for 4 tonight. Still need to measure the distance. I'll be away for the weekend so I probably won't be back on here until Sunday night or Monday. I hope everyone has a nice weekend and I'll be in the 100s for my next post. :crossed:

Good morning and TGIF. I'm about to get into the thick of my training at work today...just waiting for my trainer to arrive.

I had a 2 lb loss last night! I was really excited about it because I felt like I really worked hard for it. Already starting to work hard for the loss next week too.

I'll post personal's later. Trainer is here.

Good morning! I'm cleaning house this morning and have my eye on the clock to take a walk around 2. I haven't exercised since Wednesday and it's time to move this body--I can hear it calling for it.

We have a birthday dinner to attend tonight. So, that walk is very important; I plan to enjoy my dinner but not overdue.

Angela: I hope you are having a great weekend away. Tell us all about it when you return.

Mindy: I know the stress of waiting for decision to be made that affects you but you really can't do anything about it. Just know this, whatever the outcome you will be dealing with something new, but that can be exciting as well. I saw of FB that you survived the 1st week of school! :D
Are you starting up the exercise group there again?

Ok..back to cleaning for me. :dizzy:

My weekend was great! Weight loss, not so much, though. 204 this morning, so a little gain. I'm getting right back on track. Had a bowl odf cereal for breakfast, a nice big salad for lunch. Eating starts going downhill after that most days, but I'm trying hard to stay focused. Unfortunately, my walk got rained out tonight.I made it around the block once and it started raining with thunder and lightning, so I came in. I have a sales meeting to go to tomorrow night, so I'll get that wokout in earlier in the day. Then I'll resume with the walks and workouts again on Weds.

Susie- Congrats on the 2 lb loss! :cp:

Just finished my walk. Boy, is it hot out there! Still about 90!! Part of the walk was nice because I was walking into a nice breeze, and then the other part was directly into the sun, so although I would have liked to have gone further, I got in three laps and that's not bad. Also, my foot was aching most of the time, so I'd had enough of that. I think I'm going to try some different shoes and see if that helps. I have had this problem for a while now and it hurts every once in awhile when a shoe is putting pressure on the spot or rubbing, so I need to find the right pair that won't bother it. It's kind of like a bunion, I think, but on the side of the pinkie toe instead of the big toe. Oh well, if it's not one thing, it's another, right?

Hi! Sorry to be MIA for a couple of day; I was just so tired when I got home from work from training in my new position that I just couldn't get on the computer and I have not worked out much this week. I have SWORN to myself that this is the last week I will let worklife get in the way of my weight-loss goals. My food has been pretty good--a couple of snack size KitKat's twice since last Thursday but not to bad.

However if I was weighing in this week (I'm not due to the fact that I have a hair appt on Thursday night and will have to miss TOPS) I wouldn't have had them at all. It's hard to admit things like that but I can not keep it inside or I just put more junk like that inside my stomach!

Angela: I'm glad you had a good weekend and it looks like you have a good mindset...renew that every day. Say to yourself (when you stay on plan): I did it yesterday and I can do it again today, or if you didn't stay all the way on plan say: I will correct what kept me off plan yesterday and make today a ON PLAN day.
I KNOW you can do this! I hope you get your foot issues taken care...no fun to walk when your feet hurt.

Mindy: Where are you girl? We miss you

Kelly: We miss you too!

202 yesterday, so heading back in the right direction. :) And I went 4 laps around the neighborhood last night. I'm going to guess that's probably like 2-3miles, but I still haven't measured it, so I can't be sure. The news reported today of 2 cases of West Nile in my county (one death, one hospitalized), so I'm a little worried about my evening walks, but taking precautions. Nothing much else to do. I'm not going to walk in the middle of the day when it's 95 degrees, so dusk will have to do and I'll keep wearing repellant and cover as much skin as possible. It's a big county, so chances are slim, right?
How is everyone else doing? The weather is cooling off for you up there, right?

Busy weekend for us. We cleaned house last night and were gone most of the day today spending time in Columbus, OH with my cousin. Her son had a freshman football game and he has been wanting us to come to one; I should have worn sunscreen because I have a sunburn! I haven't had a sunburn in at least 5 years.

Tomorrow it is my company's day at Kings Island. We are going to be there for most of the day and I will wear sunscreen for sure.

I am trying to be careful with my food with all this running around and eating out but for sure tomorrow I'm going to have a funnel cake at some point. At least tomorrow I"ll be walking around a lot and on my feet most of the day when I am use to sitting most of the day.

Angela: Keep up the good work with the walks; it is helping those scales to go in the right direction. By all means wear that repellent!
You asked about it cooling off here; the mornings and nights are cool but the days are hot! Today it was 86 degree, so it's pretty warm but the humidity is gone for sure.

Fall arrives on Wednesday I think and it's going to be 88 degrees here! I'm ready for it to cool off into the 60's and 70's.

Stay strong and on plan ladies!

Okay...Oh my goodness. Where has the time gone. I have been so busy with school starting and dealing with home issues. Can't believe it's been this long. Well, I am still holding around 175, still working out almost everyday and working. Trying to get into a routine that works right now. Haven't found it yet. My ex will not be going to NC, but he did get his old job back today. He will be getting more $$ than unemployment. That's good!!

I really need to move forward in my life and I feel stuck...in so many ways. Hold on gang ..it could get bumpy. I am going to try to be more consistent with posting, gonna gt back to a good schedule and hoepfully some new beginings are coming my way. We shall see.

I was so looking forward to getting to the Y tonight but I just packed to much in-I had an appointment at 6:30 p.m. and I planned on going to the Y right after work, but left wokr 45 min late and then that just pushed everything back, and my workout didn't happen. I will not let that happen tomorrow!

Other than missing my workout; I'm doing pretty good with food. I even worked through a craving tonight--I wanted to eat because I felt rushed and frustrated so I faced that and didn't eat; instead I figured out what needed to give and just went forward with it. Unfortunately tonight it was exercise that had to get put aside but since I am an emotional eater I feel I did ok to face the emotion and figure it out instead of eating my way through it.

I went to Kings Island yesterday and I was able to ride most of the rides, but there were a few that I wouldn't get on because I was afraid I wouldn't fit and to avoid embarrassment I just by-passed them. This made me feel very sad; I don't usually let my weight stop me from things but it did yesterday and that is the LAST time I will deal with that fear, next year I will KNOW that I will fit because I'm working hard right now to ensure that.

Mindy: It is good to see you back and I hope you get the routine worked out soon. The good news is that the people in your household are back to work and that should help!

We are right here to ride the bumps out with you and help you as well.

Angela: How did the weekend go?

Biggest Loser starts tomorrow. I'm excited! Is anyone else planning on watching?

Susie- yes i am watching BL, so this post will be short. You keep working girl. Kings island next year...ride everything.

I have gained for 3 days straight now and thought WTH?? Just checked calendar and TOM should be here areound Friday. That one kind of crept up on me.

What a week this has been! Work has almost all of my attention. I haven't worked out once this week but I have been very good with my food. I hope that will help at the scales on Thursday.

I watched BL last night; I think it will be an interesting season. Not sure who I am connecting with on there right now.

I've got to get back to work but wanted to do a quick check-in. I'll do personals later!

Did BL bootcamp DVD tonight..feel it in my butt!!! The show has some real depressing issues this season. Why so much drama???

176.6 today..looking for TOM.

Wow, it's been 6 days since my last post! Sorry about that! Still hovering around 201-202, although it was a little higher today. I've been weighing in every day this last week because I was so close to 199, but, like you, Mindy, TOM is approaching and the food cravings have been taking over a little, I've been indulging in chocolate and can't seem to stop. Once this next week is over, I know I'll be fine and back on track, but for some reason the cravings have been worse than usual and the indulgences harder to avoid.
Not only that, but between rain and meetings, I haven't done my evening walks since Sunday. It's raining now, at 3:00, so hopefully it will be done before walk time.

Susie-Thanks for the BL reminder. I had almost forgot, but then I got a call begging me to go to an event that night, so I only saw a little bit. If I remember, I'll try to catch up on Hulu or something before next week.

Mindy- I guess we can both hope for better weeks after next week. Hang in there.

Happy Friday! I sure am ready for a weekend! We don't have to much planned this weekend and I am looking forward to just being at home in my house.

I went to TOPS last night and I was pretty sure I had stayed the same but I had a 1 lb gain :mad: I was hoping that by doing good with just the food would give me a apprieve for a week but it didn't, so I hear my body talking and it's saying if you want to lose weight it's going to take both, food control and daily exercise!

I used to love to exercise and once I get started I still love it; but I feel like if it's late when I get home from work then I can't exercise. I really don't see that thinking going away so I'm go to approach it this way; I am going to re-join the gym at work and make sure on those days that I know will be very busy for me and the potential is there that I might need to work over then I will workout at lunch time for sure.

Kelly & Mindy: It is amazing how TOM affects our bodies. I still experience PMS and TOM to a degree (I still have my ovaries after my hyst). I still get the cravings and the headaches and the occasional skin breakout. This would have been my TOM week as well, so maybe that added to the 1 lb gain issue.

Mindy: I felt like there was a lot of drama on BL too...not sure why it's there but I will still watch--I find it inspiring. Good for you for doing the BootCamp DVD! Sounds like it is working!!

Kelly: It sounds like you are having outside issues affect your workouts as well. Can you find an alternative so you have it on hand for when it rains and you can't get outside? I would suggest the Walk Away the Pounds DVD.

I'll be around this weekend and posting; I hope you guys are too.

Food for thought: Before we know it, the end of the year will be rolling around; this year I want my New Years Resolution to be : I will continue to lose weight to reach my goal--continue is the key word here!