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Lynne - Thanks for the welcome!! Its great to see a familiar face errrr name lol!!
Jilly - I myself am suffering from a terrible cold too uggghhh 2 days in bed now!! I haven't been able to walk and I'm kinda having withdrawls lol. I hope you begin to feel better. So whats for dinner guys? I don't know what we're having yet haven't decided. Michelle |
Welcome Michelle! Sounds like you are doing awesome and at the rate you are going you'll be in ONEderland soon enough!
Hope y'all had a great weekend....I can't believe it's 11PM on Sunday night already... where the heck did my weekend go?!? |
Good Morning :)
How are you all this Monday? I had a great day yesterday with lots of gardening. The plants are coming up really well and I only have a couple more rows to weed and the bulk of it will be done. My jeans definately felt slacker this weekend and DH commented on how he has noticed that I have lost weight, which of course felt great! I got dressed up Saturday and for the first time in ages saw in the mirror some of my old self coming back. Still, I shouldn't get too confident, I need to keep focused on eating right and exercising. I'll ring those bells when I get down to under 180! :lol: Got a busy day ahead today, will try to check in with you all again this evening. Have a great Monday :). |
Good morning Lynne!
Great job with the gardening, soon you'll be reaping the rewards in more ways than one when your vegetables ripen. :bravo: on your pants being looser too! That is such an awesome feeling isn't it? You should allow yourselve to feel good about what you've done and how much better you already look, and confidence is never a bad thing. You just use that confidence to tell yourself how much better yet you will feel and look when you reach that goal! Keep up the great work!! :cp: |
Blah Monday!
Hello everyone! This weekend was great and ugh…it’s Monday! It has been a bittersweet weekend. I weighed on Friday night because DH was taking me to Chicago on Saturday…no gym and no plans on what I’d be eating. I weighed at 223, just barely made it. I’m glad I weighed then because I was a pretty liberal eater that day. It’s hard to eat well while traveling and eating out the whole time. We went to the Japanese market near Chicago and they were giving out free samples and the whole day in general I had so many tidbits of food…rest stops, lunch, snack break, etc. We had an absolutely wonderful time and we arrived home around 3am on Sunday. I slept in until 1pm or so and went to the gym first thing. But the rest of Sunday didn’t go so well. We bought all kinds of groceries at the oriental market which included childhood snacks and things and I was munching all day. I couldn’t sleep last night and was up until 4.30am…and I snacked all night. Instead of trying to read or something, I kept going back to the kitchen and I could see my old habits coming back. Of course, eating something, especially with sugar in it, would only make my bout of insomnia worse. I woke up around 7am, super tired and unprepared. I stopped at the gas station for a cappuccino. I have had about two sips and I’m done…these things mess with my tummy! I also got a package of 6 mini donuts and stuffed my face immediately. The sugar rush is gone and I feel like crap…not only tired, but heavy and guilty from the mini-donuts. I can’t let this get me down for the day. All I can do is pick up and start again, make good choices for the rest of the day and go to the gym tonite, right? What an icky way to start the day.
Welcome back Satine and KIKI, and hello to you Michelle Rae! Sorry I’m so down in the dumps today. I’m so tired that it’s hard to keep my eyes open and type. I’ll be so sluggish all day today, running on caffeine. I’ll probably fall asleep as soon as I get home this evening, get up and go to the gym, then have another bout of sleeplessness tonite. Part of me thinks I should just go to bed super early to catch up, and try to exercise in the morning. I dunno, I’ll see…I really wanted this to be a week of great rest and health. I was ready for bed at 10pm last night, read for a while…and then I dunno what happened. I think I’ll go home for a nap at lunch. I hope the rest of you are having a much, much better day than I am! |
Girlie - Travelling sure does make staying on-plan difficult, and it's not easy to make choices when you are exhausted and just want to wake yourself up more than anything. You have to give yourself credit for going to the gym first thing when you go up yesterday, and there is so much of today left that it will be easy to make up for the mini-donuts with good choices for lunch and dinner. Just think of it like this: "Okay I've had an indulgance for the day, now I must use that to keep me from binging beause I ALLOWED myself the donuts." If you don't allow yourself little indulgances every now and then, you'll go crazy and have an all out binge. please don't get down on yourself! You've been doing sooo good! you can get over this little slip up!
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:coffee: 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 :D ! 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 |
jilly- Have fun at the Falls with your mom today! How exciting about the puppy! Just a few more days until your 'baby' arrives :bb: My step-sister had a great dane named Dakota too. I think that is a cute name and very fittinf for your little guy. I hope you share a 'baby picture' once your furbaby arrives!
Elisha- I'm sooo sorry to hear about your loss You poor thing. I think everyone will join my in saying that it quite understandable that you haven't been around and we understand if you still need more time. It can be tough to get through stuff such as this. Just remember we are here for you to turn to when you need us! :grouphug: After your brother finishes your computer and you are feeling more like chatting we know you will be back with us. |
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! :cheer: 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! |
Beth - :bravo: on the 20# gone!!! That is awesome! I see 200.5 on my home scale with no clothes which would be 20# but I have to wait for it to say that at the gym for it to be an official weight...anywho...Great job! :cheer:
Michelle - I know what you are saying about thinking your daughters are talking to your grandfather. Sometimes my niece will look at nothing and get all smiley and happy and wave and giglgle/babble and I always wonder if she is seeing her father's grandparents who recently passed... It's good to see that not everyone thinks that is crazy. Lynne - Look at you go! Another 2# is terrific! Three cheers for you :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: |
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! |
Girlie- 13# is awesome! Don't say you "only" lost... only say 'only' when you are taking about gain! Hehe.
BTW I think that is a great idea to tally up our loss as an entire group... Let's see, with your 13 and my 18, we're at 31...anyone else want to add theirs in? |
I've lost 12 lbs so far to add into the tally :).
I'm glad you're feeling a bit better Girlie. |
Woohoo.... we are at 43# now!
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I've got 15, so that takes us to 58#! Woohoo!
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I have lost 37LBS so that takes us to95LBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cb:
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I have 20lbs to add to the total!
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Wow ladies! We are at 115#! Ladies that is awesome!!! :cheer:
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I have lost 24 lbs as of this morning :) You can add that to the total :) 139 #
Michelle |
:) thanks for all your support and kind words. I'm pretty well over him- at the moment. ask me in 45 minutes and we'll see. And am eating like a sane person.
On top of all that- I did an HOUR on the eliptical tonight. Without realizing. It was amazing. And then I did weights. I amaze myself. :) Weight's the same. Which is a bit of a downer. But considering the way I've been porking out on salt and fat... I'm not surprised. Oh well. I've toned up some muscle(?) and I've clearly built up some endurance! I'm still proud and still motivated. And I'm so proud of you all. Goodness! That's a lot of weight lost. Keep up the good work! |
Rachel - Good for you! I'd say that being the same weight is an accomplishment considering you were/are getting over a breakup and we all know how that can be! And doing an hour on the elliptical is probably more than I could even think of! Keep it up and you will be adding your numbers to this tally soon enough!! ;)
BTW, ladies, I think we should keep a running tally as we all continue to lose, what do y'all think? I'll put the total in my signature and everytime someone loses more, post it and I'll add it in, or if anyone hasn't added their loss yet, yet let me know.... I think we will have an amazing number here! :) |
Wow so collectively we've already lost a person!!! Woo hoo way to go!!
Jenn - where in Mass do you live? I used to live in Lincoln, concord, and newton and also spent a little time on the south shore :) But I live in Montana now and wouldn't trade it for the world! Today is my official weigh in with my doctor so we'll see what she thinks of my progress :) I'm excited! I hope you all have a wonderful morning!! I'll post later. Michelle |
Good morning Michelle! :goodluck: at the doctor's! She should be proud of you... you are making great progress!
I live in Middleboro technically.... but I spend most of my time at y boyfriend's place in Raynham. I have lived in Massachusetts my whole life and sometimes I think it would be fun to live somewhere else but then I remember how close I am to my family and I think that it's not a good idea. My boyfriend grew up in Alabama, then move to Chicago before coming out here and he says he doesn't want to move again because he likes it here, so I guess I'm here to stay ;) |
wow we are a bunch of LOSERS!!!!YAY!!!
WOW :dizzy: Can you hardley believe how much we have lost together....
Amazing..... Kick boxing was GREAT last night we worked on abs at the end of the class and i am a little sore this A.M. :lol: Oh well no pain No gain!!! As the saying goes. Jenn, WOW 1 hour on the eliptical.. I have a girl friend with one and she can do 1/2 hour I'll have to tell her about your accomplishment she would be here with us too if she had a computer.. she has lost 65lbs and it has taken her a year...she looks FABULOUS!!!! Any way gotta run talk to everyone tomorrow(puppy day )....Jill |
Jilly- I wish I could take credit for that hour on the elliptical, but it was Rachel who did it... I was just commenting on how I didn't think I could last that long either.... I'm great that you are loving your kick boxing class - and you were worried about going the first time!
I am going to water aerobics tonight after the gym. I can't wait - I loved it last time, lots of fun...I might go tomorrow night too with my best friend.... I want to see a loss this weekend, hopefully this will help! |
I just got back from my doctor and they are wicked impressed with my progress and dedication to getting happy!! I have lost 16 lbs (with clothes 20 without) since I saw them on April 30th!! They were happy with my journal and exercise and to keep it up. I was worried that I wasn't consuming enough calories but she said not to worry as long as I try to fit in 1000 calories a day minimum.
Jenn - I loved Massachussetts when I was younger and single and no kids lol it was great!!!! But I love montana because its so peaceful and such a great place for a family :). If I remember right wasn't raynham where the dog track is/was? I only lived there for 5 years but loved it while I did :D Well I'm gonna get off here and relax a bit. You all have a great Day!! Michelle |
Hello!!!!
Sorry ladies, I think I missed posting yesterday. It's billing time at work and it's a little consuming!
Jenn, the tally is AWESOME! I'm so proud of us! And if we gain, we don't have to subtract...a pound gone is a pound gone...if you gain one back it's not the same pound LOL. Anyway, great idea. It's so nice to see the number! Rachel, yay for the hour on the elliptical! I haven't done that yet, prob cuz I'm either too lazy or I'm running late at the gym and have to stop in time for a shower before they close. On my long days, I'll go for 55 minutes. 60 just sounds so...long. But it's quite often that 55 mins seems short. Yay for you. Now you can focus on doing 60 more often, and this time trying to increas your rotations. It's a challenge! Jill - hooray for kickboxing. Perhaps some day I'll be so brave! My eating has been terrible lately. I haven't been planning or been prepared so I'm just grabbing things. This morning, I am out of Cracklin Oat Bran and I stopped at Hardees to get an order of hash rounds. For lunch I had a grilled chx salad with the vinaigrette (expensive, but good!) and now McD's here has those apple dippers and that's a great, healthy snack. I have been craving fried foods lately. That's my big bad scary craving. One of my favorite foods ever is fried chicken gizzards. I know, gross...but there is just something about them. You know, they are so low in fat (unfried)...about a gram of fat per 4oz serving, low in calories...but then deep fry them and man...I don't even know what the nutrition facts are. But I really have been craving greasy things. Hope all of you are well. Have fun! I really don't think I'll be able to get to the gym tonite, but I think I'll do my 3-mile Walk Away the Pounds video instead. I'm so tired and have to help my husband prepare for his trip to Georgia in the AM. "see" you all in the AM! I'll try to get on to post. Billing is due tomorrow and I'm already a bit behind! |
Michelle - Yes there is a dog track in Raynham....there used to be one in Taunton years and years ago, but I'm sure you are referring to Raynham. Congrats on the good doctor's visit! I told you that they'd be proud! :cp:
Girlie - I just followed through with your idea! The number is awesome! And at the gym I weighed in at 201.5#! That means I have one more pound to add to the tally! 140#!!! Woohoo! Look at us go! |
Jenn - Way to go on the 1.5 # down!!!! You are almost there girly!!! So awesome I'm really happy for you!! I can't wait til I get there!!
Girlie - I hear ya on the cravings girl!! I don't crave fried foods but I crave cereal like crazy like cinnamon toast crunch mmmmm ok ok I need to stop talking about it lol. Sounds like you are managing though. I hope life slows down for you a bit :) Well I just finished my 2 mile watp dvd so I'm gonna head off to bed I got a long day tomorrow. Did anyone catch American Idol tonight?? Oh it just brought me to tears!!! I was so happy for her!! Ok I'm outta here!! You all have a wonderful evening! Michelle |
Thanks Michelle! I updated the tally this morning... I think we will be at 199 pounds lost before we all get to 199... It gives 'the race to 199' a second meaning! ;)
Keep it up ladies! :D |
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Hey All :)
Well, I haven't posted in a long time - summer time is so busy for me with three kids. Ballgames, church musicals, finishing school - hectic is the only word that comes to mind! I only have a minute to post but I wanted to add my 55 lbs to the tally. I have lost 55 lbs so that takes us up to 195 - I think. Anybody got 4 more to add to get it to 199!!! I hope to have those 4 more by the end of next week! Keep up the great work all! God Bless DeenieM |
Hi Girlie, Lynne, Jen, and everyone...
I got a situation and I need your opinions...I am going on vacation next week...whether it is right or wrong I have told myself that I am not going to diet that week ( not totally pig out and eat 24-7 but ya know what I mean ) now right now I weigh in at 196, and worked hard to get under 200 ( Onederland ) but more than likely once I get back from vacation we are looking at a 5-7 pound gain maybe more...I am making my husband crazy about worrying about "the numbers" when he keeps telling me that I am not on any time line to lose and have done a great job so far so relax and enjoy myself for a week and when I get back just work to get those extra pounds off...what do you all think? I think I should just be proud of what I have done and not worry about it for that week - and not make his time miserable by worrying about it...I have earned it.... |
Wow Deenie! What a loss! Keep up the great work and I'll make your addition to the Tally.... 195, AWESOME!
Satine - I think you owe yourself that week... You've done sooo well! This doesn't mean you go crazy and eat EVERYTHING and as much of it as you want 'just because you are on vacation'....Still exercise good decision making but have fun! You could exercise in different ways like sightseeing tours and such were you walk alot... (I don't know where you are headed but I'm sure you won't be sedatary all week.) Just remember to enjoy yourself and your week with your DH! ;) |
Wow I see that someone said its not possible to lose 15 lbs by july 4th?? I smell a challenge ;) watch me do it!! lol I don't fast either!! I lost 16lbs since April 30th so believe me it is very possible to lose 15lbs safely before july 4th :) Just takes dedication :D
Satine - I totally agree with Jenn you should be able to eat freely while on vacation but you know that there are limits and I bet you can abide by them and still feel fufilled :) Walking is very easy exercise while on vacation too! I hope you have a wonderful time!! Deenie - Keep up the good work!! I hope life slows down a bit for you soon! Jenn - That tally really is a good idea!! 195lbs!!! woohoooo Hope you are having a great day!! Ugghhh I'm soo sluggish today I dunno why either. OH well lol. I'm planning a 2 mile walk for tonight after everyone is in bed. Hopefully I'll have more energy after dinner. Well I better get off here and go chase my kids around lol I'll ttyl! Michelle |
Hello girls :)
Sorry I haven't been able to post the past couple of days but our phone line was cut Wednesday morning! The highway dept are digging up our road, widening it and getting ready to gravel it so we're expecting to lose our phone line again before they get done. Not a great week for me this week, it's that TOM so I'm feeling sluggish as usual, a little bit bloated and yesterday my eating was bad. I didn't eat bad things as such but I did seem to snack pretty much all day. I didn't drink much water either. Still, at least this only happened one day this month, usuall at this TOM I get snacky/sluggish for the whole duration. Got to go, busy day today, I'll try to post more later. |
Michelle - I feel the same way lately...just exhausted, all the time...but I don't let it stop me from going to the gym, because the way I've been feeling, I'd never end up going :lol:
Lynne - That's great that you haven't snacked every day. Maybe the exercise and weight loss is starting to help control those TOM urges ;) Well ladies... Today is the day. I am meeting Tim's mom and sister. He will be picking me up from work early (my car is at the garage for the day getting serviced) and we will be going to pick them up. I was nervous about this, with all the "what if I say the wrong thing" or "what if she hates me" thoughts running through my head. I don't know how, but I managed to push them out of my head for the most part and now I am excited about meeting them. I want Tim to be happy and have a good visit with his family and I want to take this opportunity to get to them at least a little since I don't know when I will have my next opportunity to see them. I won't be able to come online at all this weekend though because I won't be near a computer, but I'll be sure to let y'all know how everything goes once I can get online again. |
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