Hey Girls. We got 10 inches of snow yesterday so today there is no school for anyone. Even church was cancelled yesterday! I'm about to brave the elements and go to my mother-in-laws to use their shower because our hot water heater is broken! I wouldn't care if I didn't have anywhere I had to go but I have a Dr's appt today and you know you just can't be stinky at the Dr's office!

I bought some healthy foods last week but this snow stuff has thrown my schedule off and that makes me eat. Or maybe I just use it as an excuse.

Well, have a great Monday everyone!

Lisa

Hi Everybody!

Congratulations to those of you have lost this week! You are an inspiration to the rest of us.

I’m really frustrated with my self. I just couldn’t stay with the program this week. I’ve been doing a lot of after dinner munching and I know that’s pushing my calories over the top. The scary thing is I’m afraid I won’t be able to get back into the losing mode.
I promise to exercise today
I promise not to give up
I promise to keep positive thoughts

Have a good Monday, everyone!

Lady

Hi everyone,

Lady, I need to make those promises to myself. The weekends are not good for me ( I give myself permission to eat way too much junk) I need a mental pep talk and get back in at losing mode.

Cyan, how is your mother doing?

Happy early 40th and 29th birthday to Miki and Taiwan.

Lisa, I know how it feels to be snowed-in. I need spring!

Does anyone have any no-fat ideas to help my chocolate cravings? Any ideas are welcome.

Have a great night (try not to snack!)

Deb

Happy Monday Everyone.
I hope you all had a great weekend.
Lisa, 10 inches of snow!! I can only pray that doesn't happen here, I HATE WINTER!!!!!!

Debee, have you tried the Skinny Cow products. I hear they are great and you don't have to feel guilty.
http://www.skinnycow.com

Lady, I know you will fall right back into the mode to lose weight! You will guilt yourself back! I do everytime! I wanted to cheat all weekend, but I guilted myself to death about not doing it!

Don't know if I told you all, but congrats to everyone who lost last week, and for those who didn't keep up the work, and I am sure it will pay off in the end.

Well, I will be very busy today, making my son's party bags for his birthday party at his school tomorrow. My baby is turning 4 and I just can't get over it. where did the time go? I remember being in labor with him at this exact time 4 years ago, and now, he won't even let me comb his hair, "Mom, I can do it myself" is what I get.
I want him to be my baby forever!!
Ok, now back to reality, remind me of what I said, when he is 16 and wants to borrow my car and my credit card!

We have alot of March Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to you all, mine is also in March, it is the 30th. I will be hitting 31. I would like to hit 185 by my birthday.
We'll see.

I am off shopping, I need to go fill up my fridge with healthy foods.
Have a good week!

Its been a few days since my last post...so busy at work and at home..well I think you all know that my hands are full there too.

I weighed myself on monday and I lots another .5 pound...I am now at 168...by the end of this week...I will be at 167...my original weight after losing and gaining ...ah this yo yo business is very frustrating.

Anyway, for the month of march..I plan on losing another 4 pounds inorder to be at 163 pounds..I am psyched and looking forward to this challenge

So girls...what are your mini challenges for the month of March?

Let us know.

Reina's Mini Goals for March~

~ to be at 185 or close to it by my 31st birthday (3/30)
~ to cook more meals at home and not rely on frozen dinners to stay OP
~ to get my hair done, and get rid of this darn GREY. In order to do that, I have to be very close to my goal..

Ok, there are my mini goals.

Alex had a great Birthday yesterday. We had his party at school and I brought in Happy Meals for all the kids, with goodie bags and cupcakes for them.
Then Flav and I took him to Chuckie Cheese for a couple of hours. He had such a good time, before bed, he hugged me and thanked me for his party! MY BABY IS GROWING UP!!!

How are you all doing.
Ok, I have to admit, I do pretty good during the day, and I fall apart at night, I snuck a donut gem in my mouth at like 11:30pm last night! I can't help the urge!

Hi everyone,

I'm here and yes, like you reina I am bad at night. Today I was doing great... breakfast was toast with jam, lunch was soup, dinner small amount of chicken with broccoli, snackwas popcorn and then I found the potato chips --I ate the bag I could not stop. I have not had potato chips in two months and I love salt! Reina, Alex's birthday sounded great. I know how you feel about him growing up..moments with my 4 year old Jake are priceless, they are so loving at this age.

I think I am coming down with the flu. I felt terrible today..headache, just bad. I am so sick of cold weather and everyone getting sick. I need spring!. I can not wait until April when we go to Florida.

oh I forgot if you want to see photos of our basement remodel go to http://www.tisoskey.com/

Go to photos and then to finished basements.

Hi everybody! I feel like I havent been here in forever! School was out today because of weather...but ice only...we NEVER get the pretty snow. Even 20 miles from us get snow but not us. Just the yucky stuff.

Havent done well this week AT ALL. No exercise and I've eaten too much and not always healthy choices either. I dont know why I'm unmotivated at the moment. I guess the weather has me down. I will definitely not show a loss this week but it's my own fault. I'm just hoping I dont show a huge gain! On the 9th, when I do turn 40, I know I'm going to regret slacking up this week. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now except try to get back with it.

How cool the 3 of us have March b/days! I wish somehow we could set a date and time when we could all meet and have a virtual cyber b/day party. That would be a blast!

Hope everyone else is doing better than I am! Maybe tomorrow will be a new start. I'll post tomorrow about my mini-goals for March. Just havent decided what they are yet.

Miki

Happy Birthday to all you March born Ladies!

Debee..great basement..looks amazing...can I move in

Miki ,,keep going..dont give up...get back on your plan

I havent been doing to well either...the cals have averaged between 1500 and 1800...yikes and I only exercised on sunday

but I will keep trying

gotta go

work

later

Cyan

Good morning ladies!
well, I had to weigh in this morning, because I am unable to attend my meeting tonight!

I am down 2.2lbs and holding at 191.8!!!!
And, it gets better.. I pulled a pair of jeans that I last wore in October of 2001!!!! AND THEY FIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, ladies, I am starting to feel guilty posting all this good stuff!

Come on, I know you are all hiding out there! There haven't been many posts this week, and that is not good at all. I got much support and encouragement when I was going through my bad times, and I relied heavily on all of you. So, if you are hiding out there because you had a bad week! Get in here an post! We all want to help each other.. Because I know you all helped me. Just because I am having a few good weeks, doesn't mean I won't fall off the wagon and gain on occasion!! And I will be back here asking for support and gaining much needed knowledge on what to eat.
So, if you had a bad week, so what, GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON! and start fresh the next day!

Ok, I am done ranting. Please take no offense to my outburst, I just don't want to lose what we have all worked so hard for! I need your support just as much as you know you need ours!


So come back and post!

Debee, I love the basement! I so can't wait until I get my house...

Miki, you hang in there, I am sure you will find your way back! Hey, Virtual party sounds like fun!

Have a great day everyone!

Hi,

Well, it sounds like most of us fell off the diet wagon this week....I must admit I was happy to see that i was not the only one that was bad. Miki, I think you might be right about the weather..it is harder to get motivated when it is cold and snowing. Speaking of snow, yes they are predicting another storm tonight. If the kids are off of school again I'll scream.

I just got home from the dr. with Jake... he has an ear infection, so I will probably keep him home on Friday. Like I said yesterday I think that I am getting the flu and because I am the mommy that is the only reason I am not curled up under the covers. No instead I am part of the living dead. Sorry, I am sick and cranky and I really want the Pringles that my son brought tonight at the pharmacy.

Reina, I am so very proud of you! It feels great when you get in the losing groove. Don't worry we will all be here posting...I just think it was a busy week for everyone.

By the way, the basement contractor will have updated photos once we decorate the basement and you can see all the art deco stuff, movie posters and movie chairs that will be in it..

I'll post my weigh-in on Friday and my mini goals for March on Friday. Have a great night!

Reina, way to go! You gotta keep coming in and posting those great results....it's a motivator for me. Did much better today on my eating, now if I can just get into that exercise! Night isnt over yet so maybe.

Cyan, girl we gotta get going again. You know I depend on you to inspire me with your exercise!! I think we're all in a winter slump but spring is just around the corner, thank goodness.

Debee, hope you're feeling better today! Cool basement, I love the red! Looks like a fun room.

Lady, you can get back into the losing mode if I can! We've gone too far to turn back now. We want to be REAL losers.

Lisa, how did the dr visit go? Good report I hope. I dont envy the 10 inches of snow but 1 or 2 would have been nice! All we ever get is ice...no snow.

Taiwan, my hubby was just reading some of the posts over my shoulder and laughing at me because I'm about to be 40 and you'll just be 29. Enjoy it....40 will catch you before you have time to blink! lol

Well, better run....started typing this over an hour ago but kept chatting with friends at the same time so now gotta hurry and get things done before bedtime.

Not looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in, but I'll post the results tomorrow nite, good or bad...or hopefully maybe just the same lol

Bye all

Miki

not down and depressed like before, just don't feel like I have time for myself--KWIM? hubby says get up early and exercise,well, I AM NOT A MORNING PERSON!!!-then again, I am not a night owl either finding that time is so hard. And I find it hard to cook for the family. Like last night, I know I shouldn't have eaten with them: macarooni (sp) and cheese with beef. Ok, I used the "lighter preparation" method and I rinsed the ground beef to get off any fat, but still. See what I mean. Our friends had left a box of macarooni, only one. I haven't exercised, nor really ate great (though not really bad either). I just need to regroup, reevaluate my goals and such I guess. I will post more later.

Reina--you are doing great girl. And 4yrs old are so special. Joshua is now 4.5yrs and seems to be changing all the time. I remember when he went to preschool (we homeschool now) and he rode the van. one day, I went to kiss him bye as usual, he looked at the van and turned away "Not here mommy." I felt betrayed but he is growing up. Likes to cuddle at home, but he's a MAN in public

Anyway, I need to get some stuff done while BB (booger butt--our 8month old) is taking a nap of somekind. HE has totally change his schedule on me and I am not to sure about it!!!!

I am still getting over my sinus cold...yuck..but the meds sure make me sleep and boy does that ever feel good.

My Mom is finally getting some sleep with the new meds prescribed to her...which is a good thing for everyone..lets see how that goes. We go see the surgeon in march..I think the 10th to see about her parathyroid gland. I am also waiting to speak to her family doctor because her HB count is very low..almost to the level where she will require a blood transfusion. Lets hope that this wont happen and that the iron tablets will work.

As for me, I have not excercised this week...too tired and sick but I have caught up on my sleep. My food has been up and down...I am taking in about 1600 to 1700 cals...I am just too tired to cook and will eat whatever is around...but hopefully this weekend I will be back on plan and ready to go.

The good news is that I have maintained my weight at 168 ...thank goodness I dont have to relose those pounds again.

Ok girls ..talk to you later and have a great weekend

Cyan