I guess I'm the whimpy one here but I'm being realistic. It has taken me 5.5 months to lose 27 lbs. I don't think I'm suddenly going to lose 25 in 2.5 months so I think I better stick with the 12 lb goal. You realize you guys are trying to lose 10 lbs a month! That's a lot of weight in a hurry.

Mom-Kobe likes to sleep on his back too. He's a crazy dog!

yeah its a bit much... but if ya shoot for the moon ... u will still land among the stars!

HEY HEY HEY!!!! :cb: :cb:
I would love....LOVE....to be slim and trim for halloween also. That way they couldn't mistake me for a big ol' pumpkin!!! :lol: Lisa, put me down for 25 lbs also. I know its a hunk to do but I've really got the mindset now. Thanks for offering to do the spreadsheet chart. :wave:

Curly.......poor you and old TOM. Have you heard of taking a herbal supplement called "evening primrose"? I have taken it for years around the time I get TOM, and it works wonders. I believe...(all this time I've forgotten) but its an essential fatty acid and it really helps. Just a thought...

Day #4 for getting to the gym today!! YAHOO!!! :tread:

i dont know whats going on... ive never had cramps like this.. well only on the first day and now we are approaching day 5.. which is also very odd ... cuz tom is usually only here for 3 days max

Did we decide when we are officially beginning our challenge ladies?

I've been taking black currant oil which I think is similar angel. I don't think it has made much of a difference but I'm alson on birth control. That has made the single biggest difference for me.

G'morn..grumble, shufffle, what day is this?
 

:no: Da Java Turtle is getting too freakin' old to pull double shifts like I did yesterday. That was rough. I feel like I got drug out of my bed while I slept and beaten to a pulp and then returned, to sleep it off in a ditch. What a day! I'm still tired! :tired: The good news? I've never EVER received so many compliments on my performance in my LIFE! :encore: Certainly NEVER in my twelve years with the State Police :drill: I'm truly appreciated where I work now and that's a great feeling! :yes: :yes:

So NOW I've got to find my way back to a plan and get myself back on track. Nope, despite the two week course of meds they TOLD me could and probably WOULD cause weight gain, I held it together and didn't put any on. Although my weight fluctuated wildly, it's settling back down to a decidely "un-gain". I kept my food sensible (although I did self medicate with chocolate regularly) and I drank a good bit of water. I just couldn't seem to keep an exercise program going. No, I was having to take naps before work, just to keep my head above water. The meds made me very tired.

But now, I've got to move my Turtle butt and get back to working out and setting goals and reaching them. I'm tired just thinking about it. But that's probably just the lingering effect of a double shift on the busiest day of the school year (moving in day). Of course there's the free concert: Cyprus Hill and OAR on Monday night I'm dispatching, upcoming football games and traffic details to look forward to. Yep, school is back in session, kiddies, let the good times roll. :crazy:

Oh and the uniform? I found something in it that wasn't there the last time I wore it.... some lap room! :cheer: Not sure where that came from, :dunno: but I'll take it.

I ALSO need to get reaccquainted with you all and start addressing you all individually. I've missed you. Hip hip and cheerios for now. I've got a journal to write and lunch to pack. Thank goodness it's my Friday (even if I DO only have one day off this week end). :kickcan:

geez im worn out just reading that turtle! made me tired just hearing how busy u have been!

Howdy Everybuddie!
WEnt to WI today and I loss another 2.4lbs. My average but I will take it. Dh weigh this morning and the brat is down 7lbs from last week. He is not going to WW but doing it at home with the food I provide him. He did great!! We survived the teacher visit. She didn't even look in M's room. LOL M said Mom, you made me clean for nothing. LOL Oh well. LOL it is clean and hopefully will stay that way. Proably not because Dave's son and dil are coming over tomorrow. THeir 2 year old is a ball of energy.

PEtra: I am averaging 2lbs a week for the last 16 weeks. I will be close to my 25lb lost by Halloween.(10weeksx 2lbs..real close) I know I have to exercise more but I agree with Curly..we shoot for the moon but still come up stars. LOL

Turtle..get some rest girl. Find your shell and crawl into it. LOL Sorry work is so busy.

Angel: Yea on the gym. Bought me some Richards Simmons tapes to get me through winter and I need to go find the gym again. I haven't had time this month..too darn busy. I need me time but M starts school on MOnday so we will see if I can fit it in with her homework.

Curly: I couldn't do cramps..why I had hystro among other reasons. I don't miss TOM but I do think my hormones see me every month.

TEB: find time for you too! I have been busy at work doing work. I hate the summer. LOL Winter is our slow time but I worry all winter I will get laid off. No pleasing me. LOL

Well..where is L2L?? WHere is everyone else? Check in Check in where ever you are.
Lisa
Wyoming

Lisa?
 

Don't pooh pooh that loss! Great job. Why do we all do that? Down play the losses and bemoan every tiny gain. I'm proud of you. :bravo:

Off to bed. I'll write to you all in the morning.... yawn. :yawn: Oh, it IS morning... well, I'll be back in a few hours with :coffee: in hand.

Lisa 2.4 is awesome. Don't compare yourself to your husband. First, it was his first week so he lost a lot of water and second, men lose faster than women for metabolic reasons so if you get caught up in that it will do a number on your head.

I don't know if today is our official start date or not but my weight today is 212.8. (Had TOM this week which probably created a little stall) Not enough to change my signature but I thought I'd put it out there for the record. I guess that means I need to lose 13 to make it to 199. I've also told myself I can't buy new clothes until I get to 199 as an extra incentive. I think I can survive with what I have until then although they are getting big.

Turtle-get some rest. We don't want you to get sick again.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
 

ok dont know what is going on with my body but my official weigh in this morning was 251.. :( dont understand that but its been a strange week over all ..I have been OP so i dont know why the gain?:?:

maybe when my body straightens out it will adjust again..


had to give a flower back :(


on a bright note- I have gotten the futon all together... but i think its ugly... o well i'll use it till i can save up and get a better one...

Good Morning Partners.

Another beautiful day on the island; although, you can definately feel fall in the air in the morning and at night. YEAH !! I love the fall.

Been having a rather quiet weekend so far, but today I need to spend time going through all my school stuff and start laying out a study plan. The more organized I am the better, so will spend the better part of today doing that.

Lisa ~ congrats on the 2.4, that is great ! I know what you mean about hubby... mine decided a couple of weeks ago that he would start watching what he ate and he seems to drop the weight so quickly.

Turtle ~ it is so good to have you back !!

Petra ~ 13 lbs to onederland.. good for you ! I wish I were that close, but my time will come.

Angel-Eyes ~ so good to see you posting again. We have lost a few members of the group over the summer, so hopefully they will come back as well once the summer is over.

Curly ~ hope you are feeling better... sounds like you have been having a rough go lately.

Mom ~ hope you are having a great weekend..

Okay kids.. well I am off to make a :coffee: and shake these cob webs out of my head. Have a wonderful day and TTYS.

Hi All :wave:. So I made it through yesterday (dd 2nd birthday party). We had to finish the wainscotting in the living room and get the house cleaned. I am telling you it was no fun but glad to have it done. The baby got so many gifts that I am just opening the boxes a little at a time so that I don't overwhelm her. My oldest sister is here from Idaho with her 4 kids so we had a full house. Anyway it was fun but I am glad it is over.

Anyway this is gonna be a quickie as I have to go exercise so that I can go to my parents house for a get together with my 3 sisters, parents and all of the kiddos.

Everyone keep up the good work and Curly don't worry it will come off!!

TTYL

Afternoon Ma'am (s)
 

I've been sort of busy. You can't tell by looking around here. But, I organized my kitchen cabinets in preparation of trying my "simplified version" of SBD. But I've already hit a snag. I had planned on eating eggs and veggies for breakfast, chicken or tuna and veggies for lunch and then taking a South Beach frozen entree to work (and a snack of nuts and/or cheese). But Ruth tells me the dinners are not allowed on Phase I. Oops. Now what? I've got to find something simple (and hardly noticable to the nosy, prying people I work with) to take for work. I'm just NOT a cook. AT ALL! Ugh.

Anyway, aside from some green beans with tiny potatoes (which I'll eat for supper tonight) there wasn't much in my cabinets that I can't keep. Some oatmeal and cereal packets I'll need to give away. I've got lots of cleaning done and I even made like ten quarts of sugar free Kool-aid and three boxes of sugar free/fat free pudding. That's sort of like cooking, right? :lol:

Here's hoping all the chicks that roost here have had a pleasant, peaceful Sunday. It was gorgeous here :cool: , but I mostly stayed in. Except for when I was outside trying to clean some cushions that Squeak piddled on. Ever see chair cushions that big and heavy that DIDN'T have a zipper to remove the covers? :?: I'll probably end up tossing them, but right now they're drying in the sun for a chance at smelling cleaner.

TTFN Back to work for Da Java Turtle

Since u are doing a simplified south beach.. u can be in what ever phase u wanna be ...