Hello Ladies...........

How's everyone doing on this gloomy day in Indiana? Guess it could be worse, we could be in Florida.

Susie - 4 sugar cookies are not too awful bad. Jump back on that wagon, and let's do this! I know you can.

Suzy - baby steps to where we need to be is much easier to accomplish goals then going giant leaps and falling.

Holly - I am sure your pix was not as bad as you think. We are always more critical to ourselves than we deserve. You looked beautiful, I am sure.

Tomorrow is weigh in week 2 of south beach. I am looking forward to it and hope I do really well with it. Auntie Flo dropped in yesterday so I am hoping that helps a lot. I feel really good, have not exercised yet :-( My tummy feels like it has gone down somewhat. Going to do some lawn work in between rains this weekend. Go visit my parents too. My daughter called from college to say her pet fish "Fluffy" died. She is bringing him home with her for a backyard burial. I was thinking a potty flush would pretty much do it for me. It will be hard from me to keep a straight face. :O)

Everyone have a wonderful holiday weekend, as I cannot post from home. Tuesday's post will have tomorrow's WI listed. Hope I don't dissappoint myself or you! Stay focused, read a book, post to this site, work in the yard, take a walk, anything but eat!! I sure can preach a good story,,,,now just take head of myself. Be happy!

Annie

Hello everyone. My name is Debbie and I am new here. I am really overweight and I need to lose about 100 lbs. I would be happy with 50 tho. I just can't seem to do it on my own. I would really like to be part of your group because I need to be around others that are fighting the same battle as I am. Use to I was to ashame to ask for help but I know now unless I get help I won't change and if I don't, I know I will continue to be misserable and in pain and life won't get any better. I am 52 and I don't want the rest of my life to be like this. As of now my weight is 220 lbs.

Thank you, Debbie

Good Afternoon Everyone,

Susie- WAHOO! Great job and Congrats on the loss.

Annie- Have a great weekend and good luck with the WI. You are doing so great. It's always nice to read how pumped you are.

Holly- WOW! You sure are motivated. I wish I had an ounce of what you have to accomplish that much.

Debbie- Welcome to you. You have found a great place for support and encouragement. Please jump right in and post anytime.

Well, I'm having a rough couple of eating days here. I am trying and I am making myself stay connected here. I know it is stress eating but it is so mindless when I am doing it that before I know it I've totally pigged out. I really want to get this right and lose some weight. Does anyone have any ideas to keep me out of the kitchen?
Have a great weekend all. Any plans/challenges?
Sue

Suzy~ Keep the "bad" food out of the kitchen. If you only have healthy choices then that is what you will eat. I Do have tons of energy and accomplish lots every single day. I find it monumentally unfair the I am fat!

Yahoo Susie!!!!!!!! Great loss. Way to go!!!!!!!

Welcome Debbie~this is a great way to get real about your weight and the process of losing it. Best wishes!
Annie~ wa are having glorious sunny, humidity free days. The first of the summer. I must say we are enjoying it.Goodluck with the weigh in!!!

I have been mostly OP. A handful of chips last night and a few crackers this aft...oops./ I hope it doesn't hurt me too much.

We have a nice weekend planned. Another 1/2 bushel of peaches to can tonight, yard work tomorrow and then a BBQ here on Sunday. We have a great crowd of friends coming. It should be very festive!!

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

Hello Ladies!
Wow am I glad that I've found a forum that I can relate to. I can't believe that I am about to broadcast how much I weight - 207 disgusting lbs.
Well... that number looks even worse in a post than it does on the unforgiving scale.

Ok, here the short and sweet version - I have put on weight over the last 6 years and yes I want it off yesterday. I have never truly (and truthfully) commited myself to any one specific weight loss plan. I've been to WW, Jenny Craig and T.O.P.S. I've tried the Atkins diet, flex points (on my own) and the "Ideal Human Diet" - which is really a modified atkins. Most of them have worked for as long as I was willing to stick to them. I would be sucessful in losing 10lbs or so, which you would think would be great motivation... But sad to say, I can't even guilt myself into staying on the diet. Truth be told - I am lazy and unmotivated.

6 months ago, my sister and I opened a ladies fitness centre (similar to Curves). We were excercise machines! I was working out twice a day. Then we got busy and running a business got in the way of excercising. It sounds terrible to admit that I own a gym and can barely find time to work out 3 times a week! Now, since I am on a truth bender - there has been some chaos in my life in the last 6 months which has added to my lack of willpower. I've bought a house, sold my house, my deal fell apart and I had to sell my house a second time, I am working the bugs out of our current business and am in the process of opening a second gym this month. Oh yeah...did I mention that I am getting married in two weeks?? I work well under pressure, but just didn't have what it takes to diet on top of all that.

Ok - long windedness aside. I am going back on Atkins and need lotsa love and support and that's where you guys come in! LOL I plan on spending this weekend cleaning out my cupboards and re-stocking them with protein, protein and some more protein. I want to start on Tuesday and try to lose a little bit more weight before my wedding. I was sucessful in dropping 8 lbs in the last 2 months (on and off dieting) but was able to actually keep them off too!

I think that about covers me...for those of you who managed to read this long post - thanks! And I promise to read any rants you guys might post

Have a good long weekend ladies and best of luck making throught the weekend without having the diet wheels fall off!

Welcome Aymee. I struggle with unmotivation also and I am desperately trying to find my way. This thread has been very supportive.

How is everyone else doing this weekend? It has been very quiet. I am having a terrible eating weekend even though my intentions start out great each day. I am trying to find my motivation and get into a groove. It doesn't seem to matter that there is bad stuff or no bad stuff in the house. I can overeat on just about anything. It seems to be more about getting a grip on what's eating me, so to speak.
Sue

Mornin'
I am having a peaceful morning. It was busy yesterday getting ready for company today, a bday party and a cousin who showed up.It was lovely though. I just have food to get ready today.
I have had a handful( literally) of chips a couple of times. I am thrilled that I could do it and not inhale the whole bag.I am hoping it wont cause a gain. Maybe some day I will be able to eat just 1 oz of cheese and not 1/2 a block!
I have gotten lots of exercise from cleaning and yard work. We cleared out storage from the spare room to the basement. Two flights of stairs about 50 times!
I am feeling great. I hope this momentum keeps going!
Hope eveyone is having a good weekend!

Good afternoon everyone.

It's so good to log on and see the board has postings. I find that very motivating!

I missed getting here yesterday and I was about to go have another vanillia cream cookie (my DH bought them and I love them in milk!)--I don't need another one. I allowed myself a few after lunch and it stops there! So, I logged on. Glad I did. I'm know thinking about going to the gym...thanks everyone!

Holly: I think I'll hire you to come and get my house in order! I cleaned a lot yesterday, but girl you are a machine!

Suzy: I can overeat on anything too. I can totally relate to the "what's eating me" thinking. Do you have something you need to deal with, get out, can we help you with it? I usually find that when I'm "pushing down food", I'm usually pushing down a feeling. Do you journal? I don't (I used to and I want to get back to it). But what I do know when that feeling comes is I type myself a letter. I can type faster than I write. Maybe that would help. It would keep your hands busy.

Welcome to the newbies! We are happy to have you and look forward to your input.

Well, I've got to go devil some eggs for a cookout, and I am going to the gym.

I'll check in tomorrow.

Susie

Good morning Everyone:

I hope everyone had a nice holiday. I sure did. We went to a couple of cookouts, but for the most part we were at home relaxing. I don't get to do a lot of that. It seems like we always have somewhere to go. So it was a nice change.

I did go for a short walk last night. Believe me I needed it! The downside of staying at home and relaxing is that I overate a little. Just sort of a handful here, a handful there...it sure ads up quickly.

I have a veggie filled salad packed for lunch, so I'm hoping to turn things around today.

I just wanted to stop in and see how everyone is doing. I better get busy. My desk is piling up already.

I'll check in later.

Susie

undefined Good Day to you all!!

What a wonderful, long weekend it was. Hope everyone is staying OP. Welcome to Debbie and Aymee Glad to have you aboard. I am kind of new, just a few weeks into posting. I love reading everyone's posts, if you are up or down, you still seem to motivate me. Have not started exercising yet.

WWI went great! I am down another 2.5 lbs. My grand total for South Beach two weeks so far....9.5 lbs. I am very excited!!!!

undefinedMy weekend was long. I worked on the fence with my 16 yr old son. We built a gate, so now we can let the doggie outside without chaining her up. She loves it, and it is easier on us too! It took most of the day Saturday to accomplish, however we worked in the heat, lifting boards, etc, and sweating like crazy. Sunday and Monday we went to my parents house and helped my brother install a new garage door and opener for them. I resisted my momma's homemade, deep fried, crunchy french fries. OMG, I wanted them so badly. But I fought it and won. So far no cheating yet! It really wasn't a matter of wanting the fries cause I was craving them, it was just they looked so dang crunchy and good. My down fall is crunchy and salty things. Sweets don't bother me.

Babble, babble. Can't help it, I am so pumped! Everyone have a great, healthy day! Chat at cha later!!

Annie

Susie~ Enjoy that salad. There is one on my lunch menu too.

Annie~ you sound so happy and motivated! Thanks for the boost!

Our weekend was wonderful. The BBQ was very fun. It was a fantastic crowd. Everyting was perfect. I was up til 2am and then the little darlings were up at 6am. Needless to say I was pooped yesterday. People kept stopping in. Thankfully I had leftovers to feed them!
I ate fine on Sun but yesterday I grazed all day. I didn't eat a single veggie. I am craving them today already.
That is the plan for today. EAT VEGGIES!!!

Formerly known as Aymee
This weekend was great but terrible at the same time. It was ribfest and while I didn't eat huge amounts, I am just thinking of all that yummy carb ladened BBQ sauce. The long weekend was clearly not the best time to even consider dieting. Good thing I didn't make myself any crazy promises.

This week will be the one to get things back on track. My wedding is in 11 days (I was smart bought a dress that fits me - not one that I hoped to fit into - who needs that kind of stress and pressure!) I just bought a new puppy this weekend. I got a 9 week old Boston Terrier and we already have a 3 1/2 year old Boxer. Now both DH2B and I have dogs to walk nightly. The puppy needs the exercise to help work off the excess energy that babies have and I need an excuse to add some extra exercise into my daily routine.

These next two weeks before the wedding will be about de-stressing. I am going to handle one day at a time and not worry about the next until I wake up in the morning. I need to keep things simple. I will adopt a healthy way of life, not bother with any new recipes - just stick to the old standby's (tried, tested and true). Once I become MRS, then I will start being fanatical about weighing, recording, journaling etc.

Padded Princess: I love the name! How exciting, to be getting married. I'm sure you will be a beautiful bride. You are smart to just take one day at a time right now. This is such an exciting time in your life and it's all about you, so enjoy it!

Holly: How did your veggie plan for yesterday go?

Annie: Great job on the weigh-in. Doesn't it feel good to see those scales go down? I like crunchy salty things also. I can taste those fries you described!

Today is my yearly GYN appt. It's my yearly checkup from my hyst. last year. I'm nervous about it. I always am. I've always had something wrong, and I'm hoping that this year I won't. If you could, please say a little extra prayer for me today. I really appreciate it!

While I'm not looking forward to the appt. I can't wait to see what the doctor has to say about my weight-loss. Last year I weighed 288 and this year I'm at 244.50. He should be impressed!

Have a good day everyone.

Susie

Susie-Good Luck at your appointment. I will be sending good thoughts you're way.

Padded Princess- Sounds like you have a very rational plan to take it easy on yourself until all of the wedding stuff settles down. Congratulations to you in advance.

Holly- Hope you were able to get back to the veggies.

Annie- Congrats on the weight loss. You really sound so great right now. I can feel how pumped you are when I read your posts.

I have not been doing well at all. I am having a lot of trouble with motivation and have been giving in way to easily. I am trying though and have not given up. I just need to find my way.
Have a great day All.
Sue

Suzy: It can be very hard to stay motivated all the time. The good thing is that you came to the board and that you admitted to struggling with this.

When I've lost my motivation I'll do a number of things. One is to read the board. You can find past posts from yourself and go back and read how motivated you were, how you planned to attack this goal, and it will renew yourself.

I might also surf the web for weightloss success stories. I might buy a new magazine and look and dream of how I will look in the clothes they show.

Also, take time to notice the little things you have accomplished along the way. Notice how your shirt doesn't bunch up around the arms any more, or how you can now sit comfortably in your pants. Notice how you don't have to breathe so hard now to catch your breathe.

Also, take it one day at a time, if that's to much, one hour, one second.

You can do this! You ARE doing this.

((((HUGGSSS)))
Susie