Hey chicks! Well, I braved the scale yesterday morning, (with much dread since diet and exercise have not been a priority this week) and got a pleasant shock. I was still at 203! I know it's not a loss but it's not a gain either!! Yea!! However, I'm joining in the goal planning for the new month. I'm really not following any program right now-I was doing WW, then tried to just count calories, and didn't really stick with either one very well...I tried Atkins last year, but I'm not too much of meat eater. Anyone have any ideas? I've never tried TOPS or South Beach. I'm really a snacker...I like to graze.

April-Sounds like you're determined to stay OP! You go girl! I know what you mean about the candy...it's better for me just not to eat any.

Jodi-Glad you and dh got to go out. I love Chinese-espescially the almond fried chicken and won ton soup.

Nan-I'm glad Atkins is working so well for you. Isn't it more healthy for you to weigh 74 pounds less than not to use this diet? It sounds like you are very much on top of things. What kind of labchick are you?

Holly-I know what you mean about cookies. I love those vanilla creme sandwich cookies and I CAN"T have them in the house or I'll eat the entire bag in one day!

Oh, well-gotta go get the kids ready for school in the morning! Be good chicks!

Jill

Well, so far this weekend has been pretty good. I'm holding my own on my calories and staying OP. I even got to go home early today because there weren't any patients. It was nice to go home in daylight.

Jill - I'm a medical lab tech. I work in a clinic on weekends. I agree with you about the dietician, but I also think she's not used to sitting down with people who actually know a thing or two about dieting. She had a set schpiel and didn't want to stray from it. It's ok, I won't be going back to her after this.

April - hang in there! You are right. So many people judge based on two tiny pieces of information (or less for that matter). Know who you are and don't let them get to you. It is easier said than done, but you gotta keep the faith.

I'm off to class online. Be back later,

Nan

Talk about a fresh start.
I did very well last week with food.Exercise was okay.I drank too much saturday night but did not eat the beautiful munchies.We took our kids trick or treating with all the same people we were out with Sat night. It was just plain nice.I am feeling very blessed.
Hubby is trying out his foot at work. He is bearing a bit of weight on it.He may be home at noon.
My cleaning schedule worked perfectly last week so I will keep at it. I got to rest and read yesterday aft for a couple of hours!!!

I want to start setting daily goals again. Anyone with me????

Today I will stay calm and I will eat only healthy choices at meals and no bedtime snacking.

One more coffee and I am off to tidy up.

Have a perfectly wonderful day and month dear chicks!!!!

Hey everyone. It's November 1st and I'm kinda depressed. For one, I'm nowhere near my goal for November 1st, but I'm just going to rearrange my goals and start over. I admit, after I didn't lose my first week, I only halfway did things. It's hard to work so hard and not see any results. I'm used to seeing the pounds drop when I try.

Also, DH and I are having money problems. We had our very 1st argument about money this morning...it was sort of a half argument because we started laughing all through it because it's hard for us to argue and be serious about arguing. But our 1st anniversary is this weekend and we have no money to go out of town like we wanted...we've just got a broken water heater, a broken fridge that doesn't get cold enough and water in the basement from all this rain. We decided to go out to a chinese buffet last night for dinner and we had to pay for it in quarters from our change jar! And much of our groceries spoiled because the fridge wasn't getting cold enough so all I have is pasta and sauces, noodles, etc; to eat for the rest of the week.

But we'll make the best of it. We had to defrost the fridge this weekend (yes, our fridge is OLD) and now it's staying colder but it's empty except for salad dressings and some tomatoes. The lettuce and veggies I bought last week spoiled. I do have canned veggies we can eat until we get paid on Friday...then we'll try to buy the new water heater and clean up the water damage frome the leaky one we have now.

And maybe we can order some Chinese and rent a movie and have a nice candlelit dinner on Saturday night and have our wedding cake. We'll make the best of it!

Anyway, it's also very rainy and stuff here, a very dreary and depressing day. I didn't want to get out of bed. I will try to do my Walk Away the Pounds tape tonite. But I dressed nicely today, my size 18/20 suit and my heels and at least I look good, so I'll feel better about myself. We have clients here today.

Ok, sorry for the rant. Just feeling kinda down today.

Girlie

We had a pretty good weekend! We even managed to get alot of yardwork done this weekend. There are so many leaves we still have to round up, but a small dent is a small dent. I just had my Schwan's stuff chicken breast. It's only 240 calories and it really fills me up.

Girlie - feel free to rant anytime. We're all hear to listen to each other. I'm sorry about your money situation. We've been there too when my husband was laid off. We ate bologna sandwiches for lunch and dinner for several months before we could finally afford real food. Looking back on it now, it was something that brought us closer together because we knew that we could conquer anything as long as we were a team. I hope that happens for you two as well.

Holly - I'm glad things are going so well for you.

I hope the rest of you are all OP and in good spirits. I'm off to take care of another assignment UGH

Nan

Hello everyone!!!

Girlie--Sorry to hear about your money situation. I think most of us have been in simialr situations where there just did'nt seem to be enough money to go around and had to come up with solutions that worked best for us.


Well after what a wrestler freind had to say on the subject about Rats I feel somewhat better. He basically said that we are not known as Rats and that we are respected b/c we have class and that outshines a "rat" everytime.

I've stayed op these last few days and I am really glad I've been able to. The candy was tempting but I did not eat even one piece. It took a ton of self control but I managed to do it. It was not raining today so I finally got to go outside and do some walking. yay!! I only did a mile....but a mile is better than nothing.

Did everybody have a good halloween? We just took my niece and nephews to a carnival then door to door trick or treating. MY oldest nephew was "hurricane" (a wwe wrestler) my niece was a witch, and the baby of the family my 2 yrold nephew was Mike wilgowski(I know I spelt that wrong lol) off of Monsters Inc...though he just told everyone he was "eyeball"LOL. They had fun and got a ton fo candy....which so far I have avoided.

Tomorrow I have to go vote of course then go to the grocery strore. Geez it makes me soo mad that all the unhealthy junk is so cheap and stuff that is healthy and good for me is almost more than I can afford to pay. Its crazy.

I hope everyone is having a good day and that everyone had a safe and happy Halloween.

Mornin'
I met my goals. I did stay calm with the kids, I ate very healthy meals and I had a 1/2 cup of cottage cheese before bed because I was truly hungry!!
I am off to pick up a few groceries and then tidy up the house again,still........

Hello Everyone,
I was off work yesterday and didn't have a computer, so I'm catching up with everyone.

I saw some losses and a lot of "on plan" posts! Yeah for you all! Holly, I'm ready to get back to daily goals, or at least weekly ones..mine for today is to just get caught up at work. I have my workout bag with me to workout before school tonight, but I'm feeling very tired and my body feels heavy..maybe I'm coming down with something? I might go home and just rest before school. That sort of bums me out because I wanted to really hit the workouts this month..however I know it's important to listen to my body, and I have to feel good, I'm seeing Nora Jones in concert on Friday and then on Monday, I leave for a 3 day work conference. So maybe resting is the best thing?

I wanted to start Chirstmas shopping yesterday but instead I bought a couple of things for me. A new coat, and a new blouse. I told my husband to just count it as part of my Christmas. I did price a lot of things and looked at a lot of things for people. I wrote down the prices and such, so hopefully that will help me when I go to shop again in a couple of weeks.

My computer will be back with me on Friday, and I'm looking forward to having it so I can post without having to be in a hurry!

Thanks everyone for being so faithful in your postings..even if I can't always respond they help to keep me on track.

WHERE IS EVERYONE??!!

It is getting lonely here!
Susie~hope you got caught up at work and enjoy the new clothes!!

I spent the moring volunteering in my daughters JK class. It was beyond fantastic.
I have fultime kids nowe for babysitting so i wont be able to do it much more. Bummer.
I think my food was okay yesterday. It was a sleepy day for some reason.

My goal for today is to be more aware of what is going in my yap!

I will try to WATP. NO! I WILL WATP.

How is everyone doing???

I'm just holding my own over here. No loss, but no gain either. It's ok. As long as I'm burning ketones and OP with the calories, I'm not worried. Sometimes your body has to catch up to the weight loss and just lose inches.

Holly - I'm glad you're having such a great time with your daughter's class.

MyChoice - It's good to hear from you. Christmas shopping is so much work. I usually get mine done in September and then wrap it and hide it for three months. If I don't get it done early, I tend to feel overwhelmed during the season.

Hope all is well with Girlie, Heather, Jill, April, Tardy, and Jodi and anyone else I've forgotten.

Nan

Hi Everyone,
Time for my "drive-by" check-in. Hey, it's better than driving through a fast food resturant at lunch time right?

I was feeling a little under the weather last night, so I skipped my workout. That's huge for me..I never miss working out. I thought about pushing myself, but then I'm trying to learn balance, so I thought, might as well start learing it now right?

I feel much better today. I napped before school last night and then when I got home, I went to bed. Added sleep does wonders!

I'm hoping for a "stay the same" at tomorrow's weighin. I know when I miss workouts, that I don't loose weight. Like Nan said, it's ok to stay the same at times. We have to let our bodies catch up.

Holly: I love your determination to to the WATP tape. How did you feel after you did it?

Nan: Thanks for sharing the thought on our bodies catching up.

Ok..time for me to get back to work.

See you all tomorrow!

hello ladies!
i am still here but not doing very well at all dietwise. i can't make it through a day lately without blowing it. i keep trying everyday but.... well i'm sure you all know the drill. so it is almost 4pm and i didn't cheat yet, well unless you count the junk i had last night after 12am uuuuggggg. labchick, holly and mychoice i am so glad you have it together!!! sounds like you are all doing great! i will be better in a few days i am sure. i am not giving up by and means. i just need to make it through a little rough patch. take care girls, i've been thinking about you all!!! good luck on the weigh ins too!!

Labchick~ love your postive attitude!! It is great you aren't discouraged. I give up too easily.

Susie~ smart move taking care of yourself and listening to your body.I didn't do the tape. I did vacuum and dust though.I find the time change is making me a little wonky.My kids are up at 5:30 these days as opposed to 6:30.Thier little clocks dont change.

Jodi~ I dont think I really have it together. I am in better spirits and health than I was a week or two ago.I blow something every day. i just keep coming here and being brutally honest and hope that something clicks.I am glad you aren't giving up. Positve energy coming your way! ((hug))

I weigh in tonight. It will be interesting to see if I show a loss.I find weighing in the evening is not as good as in the morning. I have consistantly been down 3 on my scale!
Take care chickies!

Hi, chicks! Hope everybody is good. It's been kinda crazy around here the last few days. I worked the polls on Tuesday which was very fun. I have been on a binge since yesterday. I feel like TOM is coming but it's not time for another two weeks. If there was a horse around yesterday I would have eaten it. Sigh! Oh well, I'm doing better today. I've been drinking more water and am going to walk in a little while.

Jodi-You sound a bit down. I hope you're feeling better soon. This diet thing can get to be a drag sometimes.

Holly-I hope your weigh-in was successful. I love the dancing banana in your signature. It's so cute!

Labchick-You have a great attitude and help keep all of us on the right track.

April-You are so right about the healthy food being so much more expensive. It sounds like you're feeling better about the wrestling thing. I used to go to wrestling with my friends many years ago.

Well, chicks, gotta go! Hope all are well and safe.

Jill

good morning everyone!
thank you holly and greenlass i have been totally down in the dumps. i want to break free from this bad mood today!!! i packed a good lunch for today. so i am hopeful once again. i'll keep trying everyday i know it will click soon. hope your weigh in went well holly!! have a great day everyone!