Selina-sorry to hear your down. :( I wish I had some words of wisdom. I went through the same thing a few months ago. I just kept doing what I was doing and eventually I broke through. I know the main reason someone hits a plateau is b/c your body is adjusting to all the changes made by getting healthy. Anyway, I'm sending you strength and good thoughts! :grouphug: Hang in there, sweetie. YOU CAN DO IT!! :cheer: STAY STONG AND STAY DETERMINED.

M.i.a.
 

Hello all,

Yes, I have been M.I.A. (Missing In Action). I call myself upgrading the motherboard in my computer and it turned into a major project. Well needless to say I built myself a whole new system :lol: thank goodness I'm a computer tech....or this would have cost me a couple of thousand dollars....LOL

I want to thank you all for great welcome to the group. ;) Although I have lost 2lbs since my last post it has been an up hill battle. At first it wasn't so hard, but then I went on a trip with my sister out of town. Now I didn't do as bad as you may think, but we all know we are our worst critic. When I got back home it was as if sugar was waiting at my front door. Ok maybe it was a Honeybun :lol: Oh how I love them with their cinnamon glaze dripping from their plastic wrapper (wiping the drool from the corner of my mouth). Oh let me stop and just focus on the size 12 skirt (previously size 18) I just bought today. YES SIZE 12!! (I'm doin' the "Happy Dance"!!)

We have a week to go .......Let's Do It!!

Skinny~ Is the Gazzell worth it? That infomercial has been catching my attention for some time now.

Soon~ Don't focus on your measuremeants or your plateau right now, because it will keep you bummed. I ran into the same thing a couple of weeks ago and I let it control my actions. A week later there I was not following my regimine and found out I still lost weight and inches. HOwever I was so mad at myself, because it I had not focus ont the plateau I would have lost even more weight. I know it sounds crazy but it does works.

~Tae2Tas

Good morning, my friends!
 

Hope things are going well w/everyone! Things here are good. I've done well w/my points and water goals. I have exercised everyday as well. I have walked/gazelled 15.5 miles since Friday so I'm on track, definitely, for my 20 miles for my walking club. I have about 18 miles to make up from being sick a few weeks ago so I hope to make up a few miles towards that this week.

Bonnie-Thanks for your kind words and encouragement. :) It feels so good to have accomplished so much. It's amazing how much better I feel and how much more energy I have as well. Sounds like you have a good, healthy attitude towards staying on track w/your exercise. There are so many factors that effect our weight so don't get discouraged. Just jump right back into it, which it sounds like you're doing. That little ole pound will be gone before you know it.

Tae2Tas- I like the way you think; changing that old tape (longing for honeybuns) with new tapes (enjoying smaller clothes). That's the way to succeed. :) As for the gazelle, I love mine. I usually do about 30 minutes in the morning and 30 at night on the nights we don't get to the YMCA. It's easy on the knees. It comes w/a video that gives you complete instructions, different types of exercise to do on it and stretching warm-up exercises as well. I think it's been a good investment.

Selina-how are you doing?

Has anyone thought about our next challenge? Maybe Kandice will have some inspiration for us when she returns. The only thing I can think of is a July 4th challenge but that would be an awfully long one. Any ideas? Wait, Memorial Day is coming up, DUH! Maybe a challenge for that?

Gotta run. Have a great day. Take care! Be kind to yourself today.

Hi everyone- I'm back! 4 lbs heavier but worth it! (Chris gained 7 lbs) :lol: It'll all go away now once I start getting back into the swing of things. I started eating Low Carb again today and went to curves- 144 workouts since I started- my goal is to have 200 workouts by June- don't know if I can do it (there 72 more M-Fs left till June 30th)- but I'm going to try!

Selina- 9 miles- WOW! wtg! :balloons:

Bonnie- wow- 195- everyone is doing so good! (and thank you for the kind words!)

skinny- "eggs"cellent work getting to your easter goal early! I bet it feels so great to accomplish it! (and early!)

tae2tas- Welcome back! congrats on the size 12! That's what I'm wearing now too (in pants)- from a 16/18 to start with. Small clothes are the greatest!

I bought a size 12 dress back in September when I wasn't really losing weight and it fit good back then (I'm smaller on top anyways)- I wore it for formal night on the cruise and the shoulders kept falling off- almost time to try on the size 8 dress I have hanging on the front of my closet to monitor my success! and I spoke with an aunt I haven't seen since the wedding and my "evil" stepmom- she's been telling everyone that my wedding dress was a size 10 and I had it taken in 2ce! LOL! yay stepmom! (in reality I TRIED ON a size 10 dress- that wouldn't zip- in that style BUT ordered a size 16- but had to have it taken in 2ce... but it's nice she's bragging about me- even giving me more credit)

I haven't gotten my pics developed yet but will shortly and get them posted- the honeymoon was the best! The weather was terrific the whole time! we sat with 3 other couples our age at dinner and hit it off with one couple from Minnesota- they went snorkeling with us one day. and we met another couple at the dolphin excusion that was married on March 5th- they were on their honeymoon too. we hung out with them a lot too. The dolphins- they are amazing animals. so smart. we stood about 3 feet apart and then the dolphins would swim in and out of the people and you could pet them. 1 of them rolled over for me and chris so we could rub its belly. so cute. at the end of it, they were giving kisses to everyone- so you offer the dolphins your cheek and they come up and put their nose on your cheek. Chris hadn't shaved and it gave chris a kiss and swam right away afterwards- didn't like that he was picky. and everyone laughed- asked if he usually got that response... :lol: and then it was my turn to get a kiss, and the dolphin came to me and kissed me and the lady took a picture and then I stood up- the dolphin was still there- he wanted more kisses from me! :lol:

snorkeling was so much fun too- we got to bring home a conch shell and try conch meat- supposed to be an aphrodesiac (sp?) - so when we started he asked if there were any newlyweds there and it was only us- so we raised our hands and were the first to try the conch meat. I think it tastes like scallops- not really any special taste.

food was good- nothing special really though- I had lobster tail one night and I htought it was rubbery (and being from Maine I KNOW what good lobster is!) and Chris got filet mignon but he had to CUT/SAW at it- it wasn't tender at all. The man of the couple from Minn and Chris both had escargot for an appetizer one night and they were being very "redneck" about it. "so this is snails?" "down south, we pour salt on them (he was talking about slugs) and watch them melt" "too cold in Minn for snails- never seen any" the other woman and I were like "we married these guys?!"

anyone heard from Dena?
keep going everyone- everyone's doing Great! Now I have to get going to hold up my end!

Hello, my friends!
 

Just wanted to check in w/everyone. Things here are going well. I did 3 miles on the elliptical last night. I now have 18.5 miles towards my weekly 20 miles. I'm trying to catch up on the miles I missed when I was sick a few weeks ago. I hope to have 10 made up this week. That will only leave me 8 in the hole. Good eating day yesterday as well.

Kandice-So nice to have you back! It sounds like you had a fabulous time. I'm so happy for you. Be sure to post some of those pix when you get them back. Also, let us know about the size 8. I think it's great that you only came back w/4 extra pounds. You'll have that off in no time!

Everyone else-hope all is well. I'm missing those of you who haven't been in here for a while. Visit soon and let us know how it's going for you.

I think I've found my own personal challenge-but don't leave me out of the new challenge here, for goodness sake! Anyway, it looks like my oldest DD and I will be going on a mission trip in September w/the Baptist Medical and Dental missions. They will be traveling to a place calle Israel (pronounced IzRayel), Nicarugua. It will be a seven day trip and we are very excited. We've never been on one before and can hardly wait to experience it together. The team will be putting up some new buildings, supplying an optical, dental and medical clinic as well as other community projects. It's been 12 years since the team has been there so the need is great. So, I want to be as healthy as possible when we go so I can help as much as possible. Do you think my ultimate goal of 180 is obtainable by that time? I'm at 212 right now. It's the end of September so that would give me approximately 6 months to lose 32 pounds. Input? Advice?

Well, ladies gotta run. Have a great evening!

Skinny- way to go on your miles- you'll be there in no time!

as far as your goal weight- I think you can get there- September's 6 months away and it's easier to be active in the summer anyways. I don't know how fast you're losing but if you follow the 2 lbs a week then there's time for 48 lbs! we'll all be here to cheer you on and keep you on track!

the mission trip sounds so much fun! I'd love to do a mission trip with our church sometime. We're having revival this week and the guest has been everywhere- Brazil, India, quite a few more places too, spreading the word. The feeling of satisfaction and that you helped make a difference in someone's life- wow, I don't even have anything that I could begin to compare it to, that I've done with my life so far.

how's everyone else doing? I had no problem drinking water while we were on the honeymoon, but now that we're back it's a hard time... so that's my small goal for today- to drink all my water. and go to curves at lunch time. I'll have 146 visits today since I joined last June. I think I'm still on track for my 200 visits by June this year, and then 300 visits by December 2005.

I'd be game, Bonnie, for a memorial day challenge- I need something closer than my birthday in july to work towards- and that would be a good half way point... now that all the wedding and honeymoon is done (we still have a reception in Maine in June) but most the stress is over, I can concentrate on ME again...

wait until you see pictures (of the honeymoon, and other misc that was on the film before)- I took pictures of me in my shorts (size 18) last summer, I'm now wearing a 12/14- mostly 14s but I have 2 pairs of 12 pants. I hope I can make the size of the picture small enough so the board will accept it. I have problems sometime making them small, even when I copy them as web-ready. Going to hopefully work on it tonight- to getting them downloaded on the computer...

never going back..... never going back....

Heyyy!
 

Hi girlies!!!

Ty Bonnie and Skinny for the encouragement. I hope to weigh on Friday, I'll let y'all know soon. :^:

And YES I am in for the Memorial Day Challenge. Sounds great! :D

Ty Tae also. Congrats on the size 12!! I have never been in a size 12! So I really can't wait for that too! Are you tall? I'm 5'4" and at around 200, I'm in an 18. When I did get to 179, I was in a 16 pants, 14 top. Ah well, we'll see what happens when I get there.. Note the keyword is WHEN, not IF. I guess I'm getting some of my determination back! This spring is gonna be great! :smug:

Kandice! Welcome baaaack! So glad your honeymoon went well!!! :D

I think this is gonna be OUR YEAR girls. :D Definitely. What do you all think about this...

We could all plan a weekend to meet and share pictures, esp. Before ones, after we hit our goal. Or at least be 10-15 lbs. from it. We can always change our goals. Maybe go to a state none of us have ever been to.. And we can set a tentative date, even next spring. Just one weekend.. even just flying (or driving) there on Friday evening, and coming home Sunday night. Spend Saturday together, eat, talk, go bowling.. lol. Or something, whatever! Might be fun. I'd have to start saving now. I have no clue how much it is to fly lately. If you all think this is too much, I understand. I just know it would be great to meet you all. Esp. if it is next year, look how long we'll all have been friends on here! It would be the round trip flight (or driving cost), two hotel nights, food cost, some type of entertainment on Sat. We can bring bfs, DHs, an older child, or our grandma, with us. But I wouldn't bring my whole family. My DH and I haven't been away together in a while. This would be something nice to look forward to. ;)

We plan to go to Galveston for the weekend in April for his Bday and have some of those black and white, old fashioned pics made, complete with hair in a bun and mild smiles. LOL. :lol:

Well, let me know! Either way is fine. Hugs, and hope you all have a great Easter!!

bonnie- I think that's why I've been stalled here for a while- I'm 5'10 too- so my BMI right now is 25- "acceptable weight". 155 has always been a magic number- I don't even know where I got it from, that I picture people (read= myself) 5'10" being...

challenge starts monday- we need to enjoy easter first! I'm still hoping for some Peeps! we went to Walmart last night and I told Chris AGAIN that Peeps were my FAVORITE... lets see if it sinks in...

Selina- hi again!! just wanted to wave hi and say I think you're doing great... can't wait until friday so I can see how you did!

still drinking my water today- I am going to finish it all before 5 pm- that's only 3 hours... gulp gulp gulp!

just wanted everyone to know that I drank all my water yesterday and today I was down another lb! That is all the honeymoon weight gone now and I'm back to where I was.

so I downloaded some pictures- got some more to do- 4 more rolls- maybe this weekend....

hope everyone is doing good- last day of work for me this week! YAY!

check back later

wow! way to go bonnie!

I was so bad this weekend- eating, and eating and eating. I'm starting low carb faithfully today. Peeps are my favorite and 5 peeps have 40 grams of carbs! So my 40-60 a day went right out the window, and then of course Chris' mom had icecream fro dessert (another weakness) "all that and caramel" with reeces pb cups and caramel swirls! mmmm! but today is a new day and I'm starting over!

look forward to seeing everyone again- and meeting new people in our next challenge! someone set it up?