Well it's Tuesday, and what does that mean for me? WEIGH IN TIME!!! WHOO HOO!!! Good news everyone: another 5lbs off for me!!! I really hope that this never slows down because I love changing my signature every week!!! LOL!!

I think I could have done better, though, because honestly I cheated a few times last week, and it has been raining every morning so I can't go walking. Next week will be better.

BUT...I don't understand because I still look the same, and still fit into my pants the same. What's up with that? When will I notice a difference? I LIVE for the day that someone tells me: "Have you been losing weight?" WHOOOO HOOO!!!

Sam

Sam

Whoooo Hoooooo another 5lbs off

I'm hoping to be in the same boat on Thursday!

Hi Sam congrats on the 5lb loss keep up the good work just a short note this morning off to do my workout bye for now JULIE

Hey ladies, it is so great to check in and see all the posts. I love reading them all. This is my time.

Sam: 5 lbs. That is so awesome. How are you doing it???? You are losing so fast and steady. That is so wonderful.....

Laura Lynn, I am glad you are feeling better and more motivated, but when you are down is prbably the BEST time to log in, bring in your stuff, so we can all help you, listen to you, hug you I believe we all feel the same, we care about you. Bravo on asking to change hours to fit your needs. Good luck.

Well it is awesome to read all the on plans, and exercise programs all going so positive. I myself have been doing better, not perfect, then again I will never be perfect.... because I am human. I walked around the track 5 times, and I will do that 3 times this week. I am going to write out my schedule for exercising, cooking, and cleaning and make it a point to open my planner every day so I can follow my schedule and create a habit.

Well I hope all of you have a wonderful night and I will check in later.....
Keep up the good work...

Thank you guys for the support. I think the reason that I am losing weight so quickly is because I DRASTICALLY changed my lifestyle. I seriously (as much as I hate to admit this) ate fast foods 2-3 times a DAY! I went from having 4-5 (sometimes even more) cokes a day to none. I would wake up at about 11, get ready to go to work, sit down all day at work, come home and sit some more, and then go back to bed. OMG I am so disgusted with myself that I used to do that!!! I noticed that I was getting lazier and lazier, to the point that my house was a mess, my car was filthy, my life was falling out of order! (My house still isn't perfect, but definitely a step up from where it was!) It got to where it was a chore just to do something as simple as vacuuming!
Also, I think alot of my weight is water weight, and I doubt that I will continue to lose this quickly. (Although I really hope so!)

Morning Everyone
Everyone sounds like they are so positive I LOVE IT. Samantha keep up the good work you are doing awesome.Welcome Julie you have joined an amazing group of women.I have been doing ok I just wish hubby cold go back to his regular shift so I could exercise in the morning but I will work out something.It is exactly 4 months today that I leave on my trip so I really have to get busy and exercise so am going to start to walking in the morning at work before I start.
LauraLynn get on here and post even if you are down that is why we started this group was for good and bad and we all care about you and want to help so don't feel that you can only be in a good mood when you come on here.I always had a problem exoressing my bad emotions to people because I didn't want to bring them downso kept it in myself but no one is here to judge and alot of times just typing it out helps you to feel better.
Lynne it sounds like you have a good plan going there keep up the good work.
Joy you are a busy lady and glad that you post when you do.
I am off now to get ready for work and weigh in tonight so won't be on until tommorow so have a GREAT DAY and talk to you tommorow.

WE CAN DO THIS

OK so last night I decided that I deserved a nice hot bath. So I get into the bathtub, and lo and behold, I noticed that MY KNEES DON'T HURT ANYMORE. I hadn't realized it. I used to blame it on the rain when my knees hurt (and in all honesty it WAS worse when it was rainy) but it has been raining here for about 4 days and my knees don't hurt!!!! Wow.

So here are my new reasons why I am glad that I went on this diet:

1. My knees don't hurt anymore.
2. I have more energy
3. I sleep better at night
4. My heart doesn't feel like it is going to explode after walking up the stairs.

So maybe I can't SEE my results yet. That's okay with me. One day I will feel better. Someone showed me this story, and I think I will share it with you guys here:

The Paper Towel Theory - by Bob White (paraphrased)

"Here's a little inspiration for those of you who are worried about not seeing any changes in your bodies so far. It's what I call the Paper Towel Theory.

Let's assume you go out and buy two rolls of paper towels, each with only 84 sheets on it. You put one aside, and keep it for future reference (it will be your "before" picture.) The other represents you (I'll call your Paper Towel You, "Ed.") The cardboard core represents the lean Ed. The towels represent the fat that is covering the lean Ed. For the sake of argument, let's say that Ed wants to lose 21 pounds of fat, so (84/21) each sheet represents a quarter-pound of fat lost. Let's also assume that Ed loses his fat equally during each of 84 days (1 for each paper towel sheet.)

Each day during the first week, you tear a sheet off of Ed, representing the fat he has lost for the day. Next, you put Ed next to the untouched full roll ("Big Ed") for comparison (that's why you need 2 rolls.) No noticeable difference! Even at the end of the week! This can't be working for me, say you!

But, being a good Ed, you continue to follow your diet plan, your new way of life. At the end of weeks two and three, you continue to compare Ed to Big Ed, and still notice very little difference.

But Ed is determined! He works hard! Three more weeks go by, the sheets peeling off day after day, before Ed gets up the courage to stand next to Big Ed again. Holy Nonfat Cottage Cheese! Ed is skinny! Ok, not skinny, but less huge!

By the end of 12 weeks, Ed is down to his lean dream, or somewhere near it or on the way to it. Ed is happy. We are happy. Big Ed - well, he's not so happy.

The lesson to be learned is that fat, like paper towels, comes off in sheets. When you are heavy, you are big around. And when you are big around, that fat is spread over a MUCH larger area - just like that outside towel sheet. The closer you get to the lean you, the more each lost pound of fat shows, because it is spread over a smaller area.

While the outside sheet may only cover 1 layer of the roll, the inside sheet may go around 4 times! That last sheet looks like it gives you 4 times the results of the first sheet, but in reality, the results are the same -- your perception is just different! And you'll never see the inside, if you aren't patient while the outside is coming off."


Guys I would love to hear the reasons you are glad that you went on this diet!!

Sam

Sam

Thanks for reminding me that there are lots of other benefits to staying OP other than those that are measurable (tape & scale).

I also have knee problems and you're right they are less of a concern now that I have been active and losing weight.

I feel better when I excersize on a regular basis. I too, hate that pounding chest at the top of the stairs, never mind all the sweating.....

I'm going to try to focus on this today and think of more benefits.

Well it's 8am here time to get to work.

Talk to ya later.

Hey all
Sam....the paper towel story was great. I too noticed in my knees...they didn't hurt quite as much...and being a catholic....I could actually kneel on them during church when I started to lose weight...Its a wonderful feelign and congrats on your weight loss...you are doing so good
redswirls..you are so right about a "lifestyle change" it is...and when I gained back that 20 some pounds...that was not my thinking...I do have to change how I eat and what I eat....forever....Gone are those days of eating a full 7 course meals for 3 meals and daily...But I feel so much better and its worth it....by golly...I"M WORTH IT
THis is a good place to vent our emotions...whether they be good or bad...I think we all know...we can't bottle those feeligns up...vent them here....
Everyone have a good day....Mary

Hi Everyone
Loved the paper towel story.I haven;t gotten weighed in yet had some time before I left so thought I would come on and see how eveybody is doing.I do agree with the knee and leg thing.My legs do not hurt nears as much as when I was 24 lbs heavier.And when I exercise I do feel so much better.I noticed that the days at work when I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off that I have more energy at night that the day's where I am sitting.Guess it goes to show the more active we are the better we feel.Now if that would sink into the part of my brain that refuses to listen to reason about exercise I would be a size 10 and would be driving my husband nuts with energy.But now that the fall is here I even feel better even though our summer was not that hot just seem to have more energy latley which as MARTHA say's
that is a good thing.Here's hoping that my weigh in goes well tonight and I will see you all in the morning.
Trisha

Hi everyone hope your all well congrats to all your losses thanks for the paper towel story SAM I,m feeling a bit down today after scoffing pizza for lunch yesterday but after reading that who could stay down it gave me a good laugh and put things back in focus thanks again bye for now JULIE

Hi everyone

I'M DOWN 6.4 POUNDS THIS WEEK

I was in the celebration mode, all excited to change my signature...... when I lost my message. I was so excited tonight ready to share my good news. Don't ever try to change your signature in the middle of a post .... it goes to lala land.

Hubby lost 7.6 pounds. He was so happy, he was telling everyone at the meeting that he was doing all the cooking. What a good plan to get him to come with me Had to make him think it was his idea though. (actually it really was) maybe he was playing me to lose weight .... anyways which ever way it was - its working.

Laura,
I'm glad you have realized that you are lovable the way you are. Making healthful eating choices is the way you love yourself. Thanks for including the strong message in John Meyers song, I love John Meyers voice, now I'll have to purchase the CD so I can further appreciate his lyrics.

Sam,

Thanks for continuing to keep me inspired....

Well, I really do have to have this 9 page report done by morning ... it's past eleven o'clock now so I must now focus on the task I need to do

Joy - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! WHHHHOOOOOOOOO HHHHHOOOOOOOO!!!

6.4 pounds is AMAZING!!!!

Whatever your husbands motives were to get you to go, it doesn't matter, right? Look how good you feel now!!!

Laura - I love the song, have never heard it (or of John Meyers, for that matter) but it sounds really motivating.

Julie - I am beginning to think that just because you eat pizza doesn't mean you "cheated" on your diet, unless you eat pizza all day long every day. I don't ever like to think that I "cheated" anyways, because that will just make me mad at myself, and I will come dangerously close to quitting this lifestyle change. So, I say, if you have pizza, you have pizza. The next day you can make up for it by eating healthy and excersizing!!! At the end of the week, probably your caloric intake will all even out, anyways!!

Trisha - How did the weight loss go? It is weird because I always thought "Well, I am too tired to excersize today" Little did I know that if I would make my lazy butt go excersize, I would have more energy later than when I started!! Ironic, isn't it?

Mary - I am sure that you are glad that your knees don't hurt anymore - My mother is Catholic, as a little girl I would go to mass with her, she would get tired too, but I was just a little girl so I didn't think twice about the up down up down up down - I could have done it all day LOL.

Angie - I actually noticed yesterday that my pants fit a little looser, we'll see how they fit when I first get them out of the dryer next time lol. See, you are lucky being so tall, because I am only 5'3 1/2" (When you are as short as I am, you count that extra 1/2 inch lol). I don't mind being short, I actually kind of like it (or I would if I was skinnier).

Lynne - How are things for you? I hope everything is going well in your neck of the woods!!

Oh and everyone I have some news - my husband surprised me yesterday with a gym membership. I am excited, but nervous at the same time. I haven't been able to walk lately because it has been rainy here, so I have been doing my pilates video. Now I don't have any "rainy day" excuses. But I am nervous because I don't want to go work out in front of all the skinny mini girls (I have developed a distaste for skinny girls lol) They should have a gym called "The Fat Girls Gym" - no skinny girls or cute guys allowed LOL. Also, I don't know what to wear! OMG I am making such a big deal out of this!!!

OK guys I hope you all have a marvelous day!

Sam

Well I did it! I went to the gym.
I sat around this morning drinking coffee and trying to talk myself out of going.
Then I decided I was tired of looking like a
So I went....I pulled up the the gym and this REALLY HOT GUY was walking into the gym. I almost turned around and went back home.

BUT I DIDN'T!!! Scared to death, I walk in to the gym.

I don't know what I thought - that everyone would laugh at me when I walked in? That my pants would fall down in front of everyone? That they would stare at me while I was working out???? I have no idea what I thought. Nobody even cared I was there.

I am proud of myself, though, because I did it. I stepped outside of my comfort zone and went. And it wasn't half bad!!!



YOU GUYS ARE MY CHEERLEADERS!!!

SAM

Hi everyone thanks for the input about the pizza Sam I,m a gloom and doom person need a kick in the butt every now and then I know a slip is not a failure, good luck on your membership at the gym am inspired by your courage to walk in the door joining a gym is something I,ve wanted to do for awhile now I might just do it keep up the good work bye for now JULIE