Can I join in, too?
 

:grouphug: I wanna be in your little support group...After reading all of your posts, this is the group for me!

I am Amy and I am also a 5th grade teacher. I have 3 children who are 7 9 and 11. I weigh 208 and want to get down to 150. I have been working very hard since school was out...I lost 4 lbs, then gained 3. I go to Curves, too and went today. I am a bit discouraged.

I joined this forum 3 weeks ago, but I am just now posting. I would love to have a bit of support from some others who seem like they are in the same boat. :tread: I feel like I can do this...but then I am not sure. I lost 50 lbs in 2001, and have only gained 15 of them back. The time before, I was in a Weigh Down group Bible study and became very aware of my body's food needs. I need to get that back....

So, ladies....hopefully, I am IN!
LOL!

tgif~~
 

And a happy good morning to you all!!!


Friday is the best day ever!! I hope you all had a fabolus day and evening yesterday. My day went well I had a borning work day and a great workout I think i need to step up my workouts make them harder and longer. Then number on the scale is still the same wont go down and its about to drive me over the wall :( I just cant understand why after one month i have only lost 13lbs but im starting to see that my clothes are bigger and fitting better i just cant explain what is going on but im about to cry Maybe I need to cut back on food and start getting tought and counting every cal and fat that goes into my mouth again.... I dont know I need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Amy~ Welcome to the group, anyone is welcome here to our buddy group!!! My name is Viana and Im 27 years old I may not fit into this group as well as everyone else meaning I do ont have kids but i do have cats ;) I need to loose over 100lbs actully 125lbs... please think of me as a buddy

To everyone have a great day and Ill talk to you soon

Vi~ My hubby had the same problem. Did you know that muscle weighs more than fat? 13 lbs in a month is nothing to scoff at BTW..You may be converting to a trimmer build, not weight. Listen to me...after being depressed for the last couple of days because my scale has snapped the wrong direction...LOL! :lol: But, I do know that. It is what keeps me going...

I need to get to some exercise today. I feel totally unmotivated. I have been sitting here online for the whole day....yuck! We are going to my hubby's Nan's tonight and she is fixing supper...a PA Dutch carb feast, so pray that I will fight the urge to binge! :devil:

Thanks!
 

Amy~ thanks for the reply, I have been told to throw away the scale, ive been told only weight once every couple of weeks, Ive been told that muscle weighs more than fat Howvere I swear im not 273lbs of muscle!!! if I am god help me id rather die :( Its just very hard for me to go threw this I am becoming very very discouraged I know im starting to see a very very small differance however I just want to wake up and have all my fat gone and a new me there.. Its alot harder than I figured it would be.

For one month (monday ) I have been full on with my diet and workout and I feel that i have been working so hard and yet not seeing a huge differance is very upsetting to me..

Keep on keeping on Vi! At least you can look in the mirror or scale and say "I am doing what I am supposed to and I will feel good about that!" Yep, you are not 273 lbs of muscle LOL! But you may have converted 3lbs of that fat to 3 lbs of muscle ;) .

I did well at Nan's last night. I had only one serving of each carb laden dish and man was it GOOOD. It is no small victory that I didn't binge and load up. I resisted the urge to have the spice cake with peanut butter icing so that is another victory. Go me!

I am off to Curves now and I will work my fat off (not my buns...they aren't my problem area).

YAY for weighing again....
 

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OK, so I was soo discouraged Thursday because I had lost 4 then gained 2...well I was at Curves this am and weighed in...I was down another 2 from the original 4 lost. I guess the scale shouldn't make me that happy, but at least for the moment I feel like I am getting somewhere LOL! See, Vi...I deal with that too! ;)

Ok, I got on the scale this morning and it is 3 pounds down...Yea, but, I went to a local festival last night and ate what I wanted. Not as much as I usually would...1 slice pizza, nachos, watermelon, but my fear is that the scale is on delayed register...that tomorrow or Monday it will EXPLODE to reflect the pounds I have to have reaped from the festival food. I wll be so bummed if I have to move my ticker back.

Amypa, I too did weigh down many years ago. I found it really opened my awareness for when I am hungry or satisfied. Even after all these years, I say to myself "approaching full" as to not keep mindlessly shoving food in my mouth.
Lynne

K, tchrnow...just be happy with what you have and start making good choices now. that is all you can do...right?

Everyone Is Welcome To This Support Group!!!!
 

HI GANG!!!!!!

Sorry I've been MIA-I've been doing ok.

Got a little bit more busier than my doing nothing days.

I did do 3 days at Curves! Yeah!

:dizzy: (that's from my son-he saw me and wanted to add it....hence this will a short post....) :?:

I'll be up early tomorrow so I will post away!!!!!

LOVE YOU GALS!!!!!!!

KEEP IT UP!
Did you schedule your dates for next week?

Good evening everyone! :D

This has been day 4 of my vacation and it's very weird not to worry about what day it is, what has to be done, or even what time it is! I don't even look at the clock until my stomach starts growling then I know it's time to eat, and honestly that's the most important time, right! :lol:

My husband is leaving to visit his mom on Wednesday for 10 days. He's only going about 3000 miles away so I get the house to MYSELF. :cb: No kids, no husband, no nothing. Don't get me wrong, I'm going to miss him, but holy crap! I haven't had any alone time in 5 YEARS!

I plan on staying on track and being extra good because I won't buy any bad stuff for him to eat, or go out to dinner by myself. Plus we have 3 dogs so that means 3 walks a day on top of my workouts. So I'm going to be a walkin' fool! :yes:

Welcome to all the new people here! :grouphug: We all can use all the help we can get.

Right now, I'm going to bed, to sleep in, because I don't have to work tomorrow. :dancer:

TTYL!
Kathy :wave:

Amy and Lynne-WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Kathy-I can totally relate to the not knowing what time/day it is. It has been like for me since the beginning of June. Last week was the first week that I had to be somewhere at a certain time! Enjoy the time! AHHHH 10 days alone! I like just getting a few hours! LOL

Amy and Lynne-I use to get on the scale every chance I got. It actually got to the point where I asked dh to hide it and only take it out once a week. I’ve settled a bit on the scale now. I’m not going to get upset about the numbers……..ie…..yesterday I got on-UGH the number was WEIGH HIGH! Two minutes later-I lost 7 pds! I am going to go by the numbers at Curves. I weigh in once a month. I think my month is coming up again. I’ve been doing ok


Amy-teachers rock! LOL……I’m getting a bit nervous about teaching 3rd—I told my new team member…I should have stayed in 5th! She said NO WAY!!!! (she’s looping with her 2nd grade class to 3rd-we’ll be the only 3rd grade teachers on the first floor-and we are next to eachother)

I’ve never done the Weigh Down. I do know that my body needs fresh foods-veggies, fruits and some proteins. It craves WATER.

Nathan had his first formal swim lesson today. He did great. He actually has been doing awesome in the water. He is swimming underwater (not that graceful-but he’s under and moving forward!). There are a total of 6 kids-we might get another one. It’s not one-on-one…but that’s ok. We went to the pool on Sat. and Sun. It is suppose to rain later today so we are staying in-it is HOT! We’ll probably go to the pool on Tuesday and Wed.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!!!!!!!!!!!

debs

Date Time!
 

WHEN ARE YOUR DATES THIS WEEK??????!!!!

Ok ladies........get your calendars out......get ready to mark your dates for this week.

Debs
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
I should be able to go to Curves every day this week. Three days is a must. I will aim for all five! WOW.....I can do it!

What about you? What/when are you planning on your exercise dates? Post to let us know!

Happy Dating!

mONDAY mORNING
 

GOOD MONDAY MORNING ALL~

I hope you all had a good weekend, mine was okay I had to miss they Gym on SAturday :( however I worked out yesterday 2hrs and 45 min to make up for it. I did eat out Saturday with my sister but had baja fresh so it was okay for me but Im trying not to stress about it. Today make 1 month that I have been on my new way of life and my weight this morining is down 14lbs it was 16 however Im going by what you all say and all that up to muscle or that im PMSing ( i know TMI) Anyway still no love from my sister when we went out Saturday she told me I will fall on my face and that I wont get to where I plan that made me sooo damn mad :mad: I just cant believe it and she said that because Im always at the gym I am not seeing my Nephew and am being a bad aunt :mad: :mad: :mad: How can she say that I see him every weekend I cant help it if I work 10 and a half hrs aday and then work out for an hour and half every day I mean how often am i suspose to see my nephew????? what if i lived in a different state????? im so angry i could just spit nails :mad: :mad: :mad: I told here well u said after i get out of the gym its to late to come see zach and she denied that she said that.


anyway moving on~

I am so happy for all of you guys you all are working so hard you give me hope and faith that Im not alone and that I can do this!!! if any of you need anything please ask

Have a great day
Viana :D

I worked out at Curves this am...I am planning on going Mon, Tues., Thurs., and Sat. so I won't miss for the 4th.

I made my children walk to the library today, so we could all get exercise and some good reading material. ( I didn't tell them that, I told them it would be fun ;) ) We walked another half a block to get water ice at Rita's. One of my students gave me gift certs. for end of year. We got a kids size, and I can't find the nutrition info for that...if any of you know. I figured that walking with the kids somewhere they had been begging to go was a good way to get them moving and save some $ on gas. I think we at least walked off our Rita's :)

Really working out for 1.5 hrs a day? Man...I wish I had the time, VI. And BTW...I have 6 nieces and nephews and I am lucky to see them 4 times a year, so don't stress. Just use your sister's annoyance as inspiration to prove her wrong on all counts. Grr...that would make me angry too!

getting up the courage to speak...
 

Hi everyone

I am Nickie. I am a stay at home mom with 2 kids ages 10 and 6.
I'm not going to tell you how many diets I have been on or how depressed I have been regarding my weight. I'm sure there is nothing I could say about myself that you all haven't already said.
I WILL say this though. If I don't go thru with this lifestyle change this time...
Do you remember the movie "what's eating Gilbert Grape" I am not far from that point. I am 5'8" tall and, in the past, have always been able to carry extra weight without any problems. Now my feet are swollen, my legs hurt and the floors in my house creak when I walk around. The last time I weighed myself it was close to 350lbs. I know I have gained more since.

I'm not asking for anyone to feel bad for the pains I have talked about, I just need to announce to myself and to anyone listening that this is it. It's not about how fast I lose this-It's about doing this without a doctor having to rearrange my organs in order to stop me from eating.

I know there are a lot of believers in this type of surgery but it is not for me. Death isn't for me either, which is why I am taking control. I don't believe in Bullemia or eating nothing but grapefruit for months. I believe I have found what works for me-being a big girl with an oversize appetitie and no energy because of that.

You're not going to hear a drum-roll when I tell you that I am now on a low carb diet. The bad carbs I was eating was slowwwwwing me down in a big way. I'm a strong girl, I can carry this weight-but not when I have white carbs inside my body. That is all I have gotton rid of. It's been 2 days.
Would you believe that I am not tired anymore? It's ok if you don't. ;)
It's my first milestone down this long road of mine.

Thank you for listening...and for being here.

Any Michigan members?
 

I live in the Metro Detroit area. I would love to have a walking buddy sometime!

Welcome Nickie
 

Welcome to the group Nickie :dancer:

This is a GREAT group, My name is Vi and I am happy to hear that its time to change, I am at that point also its been a very hard long battle and its just starting however with these great buddies I have made from this group its easy to go to the next day. Please if you need anything please just ask.

I know its easyer said than done but just take it day by day (I dont even do this..lol ;) ) But its the best I am slowly trying to live by that but I want it all off now.. I need to loose 125lbs and im down 14 as of this morning and its so hard to keep my mind on tract, are you also starting a workout plan? I find that the low fat and low cal thing is working for me I am also taking trim spa (so not working ) how ANNA Nichole did it Ill never know...

Anyway I wish you the best keep up the good work

Hi, NIckie! Good for you...We will be here working on this thing together. Your kiddoes are about the same age as mine...I am sure that they keep you hopping. I am trying to become healthy without drastic measures too. It is amazing how eating right has a way of pepping up your energy!

Hello Vi and Amy!!!
 

Thank you for the encouragement. I So appreciate it!

I am 37 and have been fighting this battle since my early teens. Everything else in my life has been great. I have a loving (and gorgeous) husband who proposed to me in 1992 at a weight of 250lbs. I knew he was in this for the long haul, you know??

I am doing some non impact excersises at home until my legs are stronger. After that, I'm hitting the pool. I am a swimmer. Was on the team in school, competed and all of that. My 20th yr class reunion is next summer. I did not go to the 10th because I knew the reaction would be too much to bear. I'm looking forward to the next one.


Congratulations on the 14 lbs, Vi! WOOO-HOOOOO!

Amy...Do they keep me hopping? If it weren't for my kids, I wouldn't have half the determination I have now. I am truly blessed.

Hellooooooooooooooooo Tuesday
 

Welcome Nickey! You said you were at good swimming-check your local pools-they might have water aerobics-it is really great exercise. Take it slow!


Vi-arggggg at your sister....did you say she is overweight also? She's probably jealous-You are taking your life in your hands!

A bit overcast here--it rained a lot yesterday. Didn't make it to Curves-dh got home too late for me to go. He said he had to go to the store after work-I told him to come straight home! I won't be able to go on Friday-I forgot that we are going to a surprise 40th bday party at 6:30.

Swim lessons beckon.....talk to you all later

Debs

I just got back from Curves. I am so glad that my kids are old enough ( my oldest is in middle school) to leave for an hour. It doesn't take me that long to work out, but it is nice to have the freedom to go for a short while. I am starting to push myself a little bit more in the workout.
I also left some of my pizza last night. I only had 2 slices of homemade pizza. I feel good about that. Jim and Hannah made fun of my 98% fat free popcorn and told me it wasn't worth eating :p LOL! I don't like it much either. :lol: But hey...I will sacrifice some things!

Hi Debs!
 

I do have a pool nearby and I use to go to it before I gained the last 30 lbs. I will go back to it-I'm giving myself til the beginning of school so I can do it when the kids are in school all day.
(Last year my daughter was a half-day kindergartener)

We live down the street from Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum so we spend a lot of time walking there. (it helps to have an annual pass!)

Vi...
I think Debs hit the nail right on the head regarding your sister's comments. Some people are just like that. They don't want to look bad standing next to someone who has taken control of things and is moving swiftly in the right direction. It makes them feel like they're going to be left behind. You're doing SOOO good.

When it comes to a scale, It was suggested to me that this time-I don't use a scale. I get so sad when I know I have worked my butt off and don't see the number I expected to see. It makes me so sad that it gives me an excuse to stop the effort all-together.

Anyone else have that happen?

Tuesday Morning.
 

Morning all ~

Okay so lastnight I did it I fell off the wagon, I had 2 peices of pizza and 2 pieces of garlic cheese bread :( Im weak im a loser I have failed :mad: I am just like my sister said ill never get skinny if I keep doing this i cant even begin to tell you how much fat and cal's were in what I ate!~!!!!!!!!!!!!! :( Today im very emotional and very upset with myself that I can be that weak after a month ive crumbled into a billion little pieces. Also my work out was lame I only worked out for an hour and did not do all of my fat buring on the stair climber and did not do the weight machines :( What to u think my problem is???? is this normal????

As far as my sister goes yes she is also heavy, my mom and dad are also heavy and we grew up in a house hold that lived on fastfood and junk food. My sister lost weight when she was in highschool but soon gained it all plus more back. I have asked her to go with me to the gym there is one very close to where she lives and she said she could not when she is nursing the baby so maybe after. Im sure she is jealous however she is my sister and she should respect me and love and support me no matter what. I would never act like how she is, i support her in everything...

So the guy at the gym so not into me as like most me :( :( Im afraid I will be single old hag with a billion cats...................

Vi....give yourself a break! I bet 2 pieces of pizza and garlic bread was less than what you used to eat. Start with now....you will only defeat yourself if you keep up the self talk about your sister being right......You are sooo worth keeping going and renewing your motivation...YOU WILL do it! I know that you can!

Yes it is normal and the reason people give up on weight loss. Change that negative energy to positive and work even harder. We all fail...but I have found what I think is a failure might have been a victory at one point...perspective is everything. Beating yourself up will not help anything... ;)

Vi...Guess What!!!?
 

You've been granted a do over!! Do you know what last night did to your body? NOTHING. It didn't make you gain...It didn't make you lose. You maintained your present weight. Eat some fiber today and you'll most likely get rid of it by bedtime! It's as easy as that.

Don't you dare get angry at yourself!

When you were gaining weight, you also ate healthy things from time to time right? It's only normal that the reverse has happened here. You were eating healthy and you made the decision to allow something extra. That's it.

The only way for this do harm (because it hasn't harmed you yet) is if you give up control and decide to chuck it all.

That means that those 14 pounds were all lost for nothing.
Do me a favor. Do good for the rest of this week and Do not weigh yourself til Friday.

I PROMISE YOU...what happened last night was normal, and added no weight back.

WOAH VI!!!! :jig: Don't be so hard on yourself - you are NOT a loser and you are NOT weak. It's only a couple of pieces of pizza, not the entire thing!!! What I like to do is write down how I feel when I'm down and then pull the paper out when I'm tempted to cheat. However, you really need to cut yourself some slack and cheat every now and then or you're going to go crazy. Cheer up girl, we're here for you :grouphug:

This is crazy, Vi is way down about eating 2 pieces of pizza and Amy is way happy about only eating 2 piecse. Good job to both of you for not eating more! I ate a whole medium pizza 2 months ago, that was bad!!! :T

Hi Nickie! :wave: Welcome to our group! We're always happy to have more people for support.

Debs, howyadoin'? I've set my dates this week for Tuesday thru Sunday. *holding right hand up* I promise!

This is day one without my hubby, so far I've taken a nap, had some pasta, worked out and dinked around on the computer.... ahhhhhhhhh no worries here :smug:

Have a good day guys!
Kathy

Hi I'm new here but I agree with Kathy, Nicky and Amy you are not a loser. Let me tell you what I did today. I went to a backery to order my oldest daughter a birhtday cake for next Tuesday. While I was there I ate a slice of cake and I took a piece home. Now I weigh 207.5 pounds and I need to lose weight. I felt a little bad a first but that is only one day. Do you realize how many more days in this year to get it together? The most important thing is to get back up and do your best. Stop saying horrible things to yoursel. When you say negative things you are full filling a prophecy in your life. Start telling yourself how wonderful you are, how beautiful you are, how caring you are. Loving yourself has to start with you first before anyone else can love you. If you don't love you or feel good about you why should anyone else? and realize that there are going to be people in this world that in order to make themselves feel good that have to make you feel bad. This is very sad to me but like I tell my daughters, never let someone elses opinion be the guide for who you really are. Start loving on you and you will see how things and people will change around you.

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Well, the joke is on me!
 

You know those great low/no carb candy bars loved by us Atkins fans? I just read on a post here (in another forum) that they may stunt weight loss!

WAHHHHHH! :(

It's ok, but I'm glad I found out early in the game. I feel sorry for my husband...

I ate 4 of those bad boys!!!! :lol:

You got that right. boy when you think you are doing something great there is always somehting happening. I'm glad you have such a great attitude. I exercised this morning and I feel great. Now I have to decide what is the healthiest food that I need to eat today. I was thinking about eating salad and fruit today for lunch and dinner. My daughter want to go to the Taste of Chicago tomorrow. Oh my I will need some self control for this event. There is so much great food to eat. I think that the hardest part is that there is so much food to eat that I haven't tried so this is the prime opportunity to eat at the different vendors and try new food and see if it is worth going to that particular restaurant.

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Good Morning all
 

Good morning buddies!!!

I want to thank all of you whom has given me support a huge hug :grouphug: your posts helped me so much yesterday it really means alot to me that you all would take the time thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Today is going pretty well so far Lets see I got stung by a yellowjacket it flew down my pant leg and into my boots :mad: but im okay..lol I worked out hard yesterday and stuck with my diet, I am sorry I got all pitty party on myself yesterday.

Hope you all had a great day

Viana

Morning All....I hope you are doing well. I feel like I am really controlling my eating and my psyche today... YAY me! ;)

good morning!
 

Hello ladies!

You know what? I think this low carb thing is going to be too hard since I found out my favorite low carb treats are not so good for me. (granted, eating 4 in 1 day is not the norm...but this chocolate need happens once a month!)

I am going to raid the local fruit and vegetable market and load up on my favorites!
Viana...Pity parties are ok if you just need to get all these emotions out-no apologies! Glad you're not letting it take over. I "indulged" in the last 12 hours too! I got over it and made a new plan!

Yvette...have a great time! You're certainly within your right to sample and figure out what will make your body and mind happy.

Have a positive day girls!!

Hey Amy!
 

Amy, where in PA are you from? I married a PA dutchman! We lived outside of Philly in a small town called Harleysville.

Glad all is well with you today! yaaaaaay Amy!

Good morning everyone!

Today is day 2 of being by myself until my hubby comes back, and I'm bored! :lol: I really do like being around him and now I miss him like crazy. :cry: I though I was going to enjoy this time by alone, doing whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted to do it, but I don't really care about all that. I just want my hubby home. I've already played with the dogs, had breakfast, worked out, took a bath, ate lunch and now I don't have anything to do. Maybe I'll go shopping! :chin: That always cheers me up! LOL

Vi, good to see you're back on track! Sorry about the whole yellow jacket thing. I hate bee stings.

Nickie, I don't think I could EVER do the low/no carb eating. I love my pasta way way too much. I just know to eat them in moderation-most of the time. :lol:

Hi Amy, keep up the positive attitude, it's very addictive to everyone around you. Maybe you should go be around Vi's sister, I hear she needs an attitude adjustment. ;)

Have a great day everyone! I'm going to try to find something to do -that doesn't involve cleaning - I hate that crap! :D

Kathy

I'm here...really I am....
 

;) Hi Buddies! Wow we have a great group going! The more the merrier! I might have to think of some fun"game" to play as July hits us!

Vi-honey glad you are back and not going to give up!

Welcome Nikki and Yvette!

Kathy-hee, hee

I had a LONG post ready this morning......but I didn't know if you guys wanted to hear about my friend that drives me crazy!

Rained here again. Went to the movies--I didn't get popcorn and ohhhh it smelled so good!

Went to Curves. Have to admit--didn't push myself that much today--I wasn't even sweating! I usually am huffing and puffing. I guess my mind was on other things--I couldn't even remember how many times I went around the curcit!

I think my friend who drives me crazy is coming over tomorrow.....ack.....my house will need to be sparkly. I did talk to my very dear friend-she lives in NY state. I told her I wished she lived here. She wishes I lived there. My brother and his family spend yesterday evening with my folks out on the boat...the boat I haven't even seen yet. :mad: I guess I'm missing home a little bit, especially since I have to look for a new house to live in. We are going to rent, then probably relocate to NC. Summer is almost over....boo who......Not going to the beach this weekend...2 parties! Maybe the beach on Monday.

Sorry....I'm really ok......

I must go......
Debs

hiya
 

Good morning buddies!

I had a pretty good day and night lastnight, After the gym I went to see my nephew, my sister actually and finally said she was proud of me.. However knowing my sister that is the only time I will ever hear that. I had a great work out at the gym did do as long as I would have liked but ill double it up today after work. I weighed myself this morning and I am down 1.5lbs... that makes a total of a weight loss of......(drum roll please)15.50lbs!!! I now weight 270.0 :dance: :cb: :goodscale

I hope you are all doing great today and once again I would like to thank you all for your help.

wooo hooo
 

Way to go Viana!!!
I gotta go run some errands, but had to give you a pat on the back! Good for your sisiter too. I'm glad she finally gave you a pat too! :D

Will someone please tell me how to join. I am tech challenged. I want to join this group. You all sound like you care. My name is Connie and I am a 3rd grade teacher. I am older than you girls, but just as eager to get in shape. I have 77 lbs to lose. My knees and ankles are killing me. I also have to take hypertension medicine. Please help me with instructions on how to join.

Hi Connie!
 

Well, I am also a newbie...but I think that if you are able to post here...you must already be a member! Feel free to look thru the website and join in on the many forums here!
TA DA! Was that easy or what??? ;)

We all usually check in just to say hi and to see how everyone is doing. This is a great place to get ideas or give them and to support each other in our quest to battle the bulge!

My name is Nickie. I am 37 and I have more than 100 lbs to lose.
Welcome to the group!!!!

I need to lose about 100 lbs to be completely happy! Does it seem as if you will never get there? How are you losing? Weight watchers? I lost 30 lbs on WW 1 1/2 yrs ago, but am slowly gaining it back...am up 10 lbs. I'm trying to lose again, but am not nearly as active as before because I have a newborn at home, which is how I've gained back 10 lbs!!! Makes me want to cry! But I'm not taking two kids to WW meetings. I'm very frustrated right now! Sorry to unload..hoping you all can offer some encouragement?? I'd appreciate it more than you know!