hi all

Well I Made it through the wknd. And I am feeling much better...I think I will even be able to work out today. I am taking my Mom into International Falls today(we are on the Canada/U.S border) to do some shopping and will go for a walk and try and lift weights later.

Sounds like everyone had an O.k. wknd. everyone "splurges" a little every now and then it is what you do the next day that counts...don't let it discourage you into not getting back into the swing of things, if you gained anything it will fall off easy and most of it if anything will be bloat anyway!

Our new puppy arrives in Thurs, and we are ecstatic we decided to call him Dakota since he is coming from South Dakota !

Any way talk to everyone soon ....lets all keep working towards our goals with this kind of support from so many places how can we fail?

Jill

Hello everyone. Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I haven't exactly been mentally sound. My grandfather died at the beginning of last week and my entire life was put on hold. Now the funeral is done and the whole ordeal of the past week is over, so now I get to resume my life as normal. Only not exactly.
I feel like today is the day I get to start again, like this is a completely new phase of my life. Today I go back to tracking my diet. Today I go back to exercise. Today I go back to life as I know it. But it's not life as I know it--it's life without Grandpa. So I have to adjust.
Last week I did not pay a single bit of attention to what I was or was not eating. Everyone brought food to both our house and my grandmother's, and there was lots of fast food on the 2-hour trips between. But I haven't gained anything, so that at least is good. Of course, I didn't lose any either, but that's ok. Sometimes it's all we can do just to get through the day.

But anyway, I'm sorry I missed what was going on here. I hope you are all doing well. I'm back now, and I'm trying to be back on track, so I'll keep you updated. Oh! And my brother is putting my new computer together this evening, so technology shouldn't be a problem any more. Yay! So I guess it's not all bad news.

Talk to you again soon.
~Elisha

To Rachel:

Oh boyfriends (exes too) are so awful and I can say that when I broke up with last ex I gained 20lbs in what felt like 1 month. A few years back I gained 30 lbs after another ex dumped me. Hence, what i now know is emotional eating. So if I'm totally depressed I try to eat something sweet like fruit. And I definitely gain weight from salt. Last night I weighed myself after a weekend of wine and salty food and I was back up to 250lbs, up from 246 on Wednesday. Today I ate fruit and egg white omlettes and salad and I weighed myself (a little obsessive, I know) and I was back down to 243lbs which means I lost 3 lbs in a few days. It's all that salt!

So that makes it official...I lost 20lbs. How come no one has noticed and I haven't noticed either??? Maybe it's all the weight I have to lose. 20lbs is just the tip of the iceberg. But I'm motivated!!

-Beth

SW: 263
CW: 243
Goal Weight: 150

Elisha - hugs to you in this difficult period in your life. My grandfather passed away 2 years ago and I do miss him so much but I know he is here with me, every now and again I'll catch my daughters just kind of babbling to nothing in particular and I know its him they are talking to I have an angel to watch over my angels and now you have an angel to watch over you

Beth - I totally know what you mean about not being able to see the difference even after 20 lbs gone!!! I mean I can feel it in my clothing a bit but I can't see it I think I need to hide mirrors and then look in the mirror every 20 lbs gone and I bet I'd see a drastic change Keep up the good work!

You all have a wonderful night I need to hit the sack now! Sleep well!!

Michelle

Good morning

Another 2 lbs gone for me this week!

Elisha, I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I will say a prayer for you and keep you in my thoughts.

Girlie, how are you doing today? Feeling a bit better I hope? You have been a real encouragment for me and you are so bright and bubbly, don't let it beat you.

Jilly I am getting excited for you and the new puppy! We adopted a stray dog last year, well I say adopted he just turned up in our yard one day and stayed, we called him Patch, he is a Pekinese cross and he is just adorable. He brings joy every day to me with his antics. Another stray dog, an adult one this time, turned up in our yard 6 months ago and he stayed too. We called him Jake and although he is much quieter than Patch he is a very loving dog indeed.

Beth I gain weight with salt too but I find that if I have a bad day of eating, the next day if I drink a gallon or four of water and stay to salt free foods, I can lose that horrid bloated feeling.

I'm going out for a walk this morning so I better go make breakfast and get out there before it gets too hot. I hope all you girls have a great day, will ttyl!

Hi Everyone! I'm kinda busy this week but I wanted to pop in! You guys are AWESOME!!! What a great group we have here!

I'm sorry that I don't have time to write individually right now, but Elisha, I'm sorry about your grandfather - *hugs*

And to all of you LOSERS!!!!! You are really motivating me. You know, we should be keeping a tally of how much we all lose as a group LOL...I bet it's a really great number. I'm so proud of all of you!!! A few of you are SO CLOSE to ONEderland..hopefully, I'll be there before long! It's a daily struggle gals!

Today I feel better. I had a Hostess Cupcake for breakfast, but that's the extent of my munching. Yesterday was really terrible...I munched all day. Probably because I munched during the weekend. To the gym tonite! I'm thinking about tanning. I have kinda dark skin anyway (I am black and Japanese), but it's all uneven and I feel like if I get a little darker and even out I'll feel better about myself. My husband compliments me...I've only lost 13 lbs and my husband notices a lot. I notice a lot about my body that has changed. I'm getting my waist back!

Talk to you soon!

I've lost 12 lbs so far to add into the tally .

I'm glad you're feeling a bit better Girlie.

I've got 15, so that takes us to 58#! Woohoo!

I have lost 37LBS so that takes us to95LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have 20lbs to add to the total!

-Beth