Good day, everyone.

I had a good weigh-in yesterday, but unfortunately, I went a little crazy with the eating last night. WHY do I do that? Anyway, I want to have another good weigh in next Saturday, so I'm going to have another good OP week. I bought groceries today and stocked up, and I'm marking points on many of my foods and separating boxes of crackers and things into individual size snack bags so I know the points of everything in the kitchen!

I can't remember who suggested the hungry-girl.com, but if you haven't visited the site, I suggest that you all do - lots of great tips and foods to try!

I'm going to make a stir-fry for hubby and I and settle down to watch the oscars before bed. I will get up at 4.30am every morning this week for about an hour of cardio at the gym. It's nice having the weekends "off" from exercising, although I did housework and lots of walking at the mall/grocery store, so I did burn some calories (not to mention a hole in my pocket LOL!). Talk to you ladies later, and here's to a good week for all of us.

Let's take this time today to plan the week. I love the saying, "if you fail to plan, you plan to fail" - it's SO true in this race to 199! I have to take time every singe day to PLAN.

Girlie

Hi girls!

Nothing much to report really, pretty quiet weekend altho I lost another 4lbs this week. I actually ran today - not jogging marathon type running but I had a race with a mate across the parking lot at the supermarket and won! lol I wasn't out of breath either! Amazing what not eating sugar and more healthy foods will do to your outlook! I didn't even think about the running, my stepdaughter said Don is racing up behind you and I just did it!

Keep going girls, we can all get to 199!

Sarah

Good evening ladies. I did not have a good weekend on the food end. With TOM and everything else, I have eatten everything I can think of. I am going to get back on the horse tomorrow and plan for a better day. I need to get my water in and some exercise. I will see how well I sleep to determine if I do extra or not. I have to get some sleep...just finished watching the Oscars and it was pretty nice. Have a great Monday all!!!

Good Morning!

Busy day ahead of me. LOTS of phone calls to make for Avon and School Council.
I will keep DD home from school. She has a bad cold. 4 kids here all day. I need to find out if DS has hockey practise.
The house is not clean at all.I did do laundry and tidy all day yesterday between church and hockey but 3 other people just go around behind me and get stuff out, leave stuff out, eat....................not a single thing has been put away.
I ask, I make games out of it, I do charts with allowance............it just doesn’t happen.
DH did not do one single domestic thing all day. I am not sure why he gets a day off? Or 2 even?

I played piano for a half hour last night and went to bed and watched some of the oscars. Went to sleep by 10. I did have a nice day at church and my folks took us out to lunch.All the bedrooms are cleaned and vacuumed.

I need to focus on my business. I need to ignore the constant mess.
It is hard to work at Avon and run a daycare when there is not a single open surface in this house. Literally.
I will have to clean in the kitchen just to make breaky and pack lunches.I will have to clear a weeks worth of stuff from the diningroom table to so my Avon work. Crumbs on the kitchen floor stick to feet. DD left paints out in the toyroom. DS’s hockey gear is spread acroos the diningroom floor to dry out.................

I am aiming for only whelmed today and not overwhelmed.

Hubby’s cousin came Fri night and stayed most of the day Sat. It was total chaos. By the time she and son left both my kids were in tears and I sat down and cried for 20 min when they were out the door.
I lost 8 hours of home alone time and housework time.

I dont even want to talk about my weight. There is no ME time/walking time/time to think.

I spring cleaned for 3 days last week and tossed tons of stuff to clear up soem mess. Looks like I need to toss more.

I haven’t even started taxes.

So, I better get off my sorry butt and just do this. Kids to feed and pack up. A life to live.

susie-thanks so much for the help,i appreicate it,and yes i do have that "one" reason to be losing the weight,and i will try to focas on that more,thanks again.

Hello all, just a quick update.

Doing well. But it is 11am and I've only had a can of diet Coke. 12oz. I need to figure out how I can get more liquid in me. Maybe I can switch off, a can of diet something, a glass of water. I hate water - I admit it.

I'm feeling organized. I'm feeling OP. It was a little tough to get up at 4.30a this morning...I hit snooze. I went to bed after the Academy Awards and it was too late. Tonite is the Apprentice, and then I'm going to record the Miracle show that I want to watch at 9p and hit the sack.

Holly:
Hugs to you. I can only imagine trying to juggle so much - and I have nothing but a husband and two cats and sometimes feel overwhelmed! Take your time, and just change one small thing at a time. We talked in my WW meeting this weekend not to focus on the whole scheme of things, but just to wake up each day and tell yourself you're going to change ONE behavior or do ONE simple thing that day. One thing is better than none!

Charlie:
I haven't properly said hello. I hope you stick around - please stay - and as I mentioned to Holly, just say that you will change ONE behavior today...if you do nothing else, you are going to do that for the day. It's all you can do - baby steps!

Have a great day to: Ellen, Lily, Sarah, Susie, Debbie & All. Hope to hear from you today!

Girlie

Hello Ladies.

Here it is, Monday, once again, and yet I am "re-starting" my new "old" plan. Tracking my points, weigh is tonight at WW. I want to at least 30 lbs off by the end of May for my trip to the Bahamas.

Seems everyone is struggling right now, must be the weather. It is cold, foggy and gray here in Indy today. Supposed to get better by the end of the week. That should help me jump-start the exercise.

Everyone hang in there, welcome to the newbies. There are so many of us now, it is almost impossible to personalize these days.

(((HUGS)))

Annie

Hello,
Just a quick checkin. I packed my lunch so I wouldn't go home and eat more than I intended to and it's a good thing, because after I finished my lunch I thought about going to go get something (like a cookie) or something from the lunch room, but then I talked to myself and decided that I could go ahead and have the sweet then OR wait until after dinner. I'm choosing to wait until after dinner.

I know that the weather has a lot to do with my motivation. When it's warm and sunny, I think about summer and how I want at least 15-20 lbs off by Memorial Day, so I'm motivated. But I've got to remember that even though today might not be sunny and warm, the time when it will be is coming and I must prepare now.

Hopefully someone who is struggling with the same can use that thought and do some self-talk and get theirselves back on track or keep on track with it.

I think self-talk is very important. Ladies, we must remember that this is our addition and we have to fight it every day and renew our resolve everyday. Just like a drug addict or an alchololic.

I must get back to work. Talk to you tomorrow.
Susie

Good evening ladies. Gosh, the one day I'm not here in the afternoon everyone here is busying posting.

Had a very rough weekend, so glad it's Monday. Saw the dr today re: my medications. Decided to taper one off that may be the culprit to my lack of losses. I am praying that this will work. She(dr) was hesistant to put me on another med that would "aide" in weight loss supposedly, but it's not a given to she didn't do it. I am NOT a patient person! I guess I don't really have a choice to but to wait and see if it works out. I guess I should think that all this weight didn't come on overnight (sure feels like it did), so I can't expect it to come off the same way.. I just would like to see some progress, something to show for all the hard work I've done with working out and eating right. I now this is supposed to be a lifestyle change and that this is how I'm supposed to eat regardless of trying to lose weight (just a little tighter w/ the reigns while losing) , but I can't help feeling that all this is for nothing. I think of the many many times we've gone out to dinner and I've been 'good" and chosen things ultra healthy, made the family choose different restaurants because of my "limititations", etc...and for what????
Sorry to be so whiney girls...just needed to vent I suppose. The longer I take with this weight loss thing, the less I feel supported at home. Thanks for being my ears girls.

Hey everyone,
We had a nice ride yesterday. Our weather is very warm.
I didn't do too bad my first day of my restart. I didn't get up early or do my watp (dh was home). But I did stay within my pts range and I made it to curves. Better than I have been doing.
I stayed the same when I weighed this evening. I'll take it because I know how bad I've been.
It'll take a little while for me to get to know everyone, but I'm glad you are all here.

Susie: I really wanted to be at 199 by july when I see my sister. The last time we saw each other I weighted 306. I'm at 224 now. I think she will be surprised. I don't talk much about my efforts to loose.

Holly: I see you are still busy.

Everyone I missed: HELLO, I'll try to do better tomorrow.

Later

The day DID get better as it went on and i had a few sucesses with life in general.

lots of warm fuzzy hugs!!!

GOOOOD MORNING!

I started off better today. I did get up at 5 and I did my watp for 1mile. I'll have my usual b-fast oatmeal and nat applesauce.

Holly: we can do this my friend

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!

Susie, you are so right on the self-talk. I have just started doing that lately and it does work.

Holly - Here's to even a better day today! Cheers!

Debbie - Great job on the re-start. One day at a time. If I think too far ahead, I lose motivation. I am re-starting today, as I weighed in last night at WW. I am up a total of 4 lbs of the 10.6 I lost in the beginning. I am motivated to do this, one day at a time. We can do this, girlfriend.

Danielle - Hope the med switch helps. Mostly it has to come from you tho, all in the right mind set. That is sometimes hard to get.

Michelle - you sound so positive, what great motivation of the rest of us. Thank you.

Girlie - You are on the right track, keep on rolling.

Ellen - I only made it till Jennifer Aniston on the Oscars, I was too pooped to finish watching it. I did see Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman in the audience and got depressed. I mean, what does she have that I don't? haha He is such a hottie.

Sarah - Congrats on the 4 lbs loss. That is awesome!

Lilyb - I think we all got in a funk. Now enough funk time, come on girl, you can do this, we all can do this. Think positive, re-focus.

Hey to all I have missed. Hope your day goes well.

I actually stayed for the WW meeting last night instead of just weighing in. I felt I needed it, as I had lost focus. It helped. My leader gave us her email addy, she has many recipes to send us. I intend to lose this 4 lbs I gained, this week. With the right attitude and motivation, exercise, I know I can do it.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday, stayed motivated, focused, and OP.

Hugs to all you lovely ladies.

Annie

I made it thru yesterday and it went quite well and happily after a rough start.
I am going to write up a job description for SS superintendent and see if anyone wants to take it over.