Hello BJ: Welcome, I see you are from Georgia. I am too. I live in Atlanta. Where do you live? I have been successful on weight watches and counting cals. But, on weight watchers I was eating to many carbs. and was at a stand still. I need to eat more protein. Right now, I am counting cals. and putting it in at fitday.com. That way I know what % of fats, carbs, and protein I am eating. Again, welcome!

Celeste: Being and eating healthy costs so much more, than the junk food. I guess that is why there is more of it given out. I think that it is so wonderful starting your daughter out eating healthy foods. I am doing that too. Even Cookie moster is eating healthy foods now. I tell Jessica what foods make her big and strong. Hopefully, the boys and hubby will eat it all up! Hang in there it will be gone soon. You hubby, body type looks like my hubby's. Where they can eat anything and not gain a thing. My hubby is 6'2" and 156. I could fit in his pants before the kids were born. I am looking forward to doing that again. But, I am 5'6". Boy, I did ramble a bit.

Haley: Wow! Great! You are on the go now.....To onderland.... I can not wait until I am there....It is so hard when there is food everywhere at school. I remember, chew gum alot just to keep me from eating. You are on your way....

Finally, little Charlie slept thur the nite last night and I finally feel more energized. I think I am out of the rut. But, I want to lose the 2 lbs, I gained and another pound before Tuesday. Wish me luck!!!!

See ya!
Karen

Hellloooooo onederland!!! I'm so happy I'm finally here!!! To me, it seems like it took forever, but not I'm very excited. I have promised myself that I will NEVER see the 200's again and I will stick to that for the rest of my life.

I seriously could not have continued on with my weight loss if it wasn't for everyone here, you were there to congratulate me when I had losses and support me and give advice when I needed it. Thank you all for your help! You're an amazing group of people, and I hope each and every one of you know that. Woohoo!!!

weigh-in
 

Haley - Congrats on making it to onederland :bravo:

Hey Ladies,

Here it is, my weekly weigh in;

Week 1 - 190.5 (7/10) - 0
Week 2 - 185.5 (7/22) - 5
Week 3 - 181.5 (7/29) - 4
Week 4 - 178.5 (8/5) - 2
Week 5 - 179.0 (8/12)+ .5
Week 6 - 176.5 (8/19)- 2.5
Week 7 - 176.5 (8/26) -0
Week 8 - 174.5 (9/2) -2
Week 11- 173.0 (9/23) -1.5
Week 12- 172.0 (9/30) -1.0
Total lbs lost: 18.5

At least it's a loss, right? And I am almost to my 20 lb goal! :D
Melanie

Thanks for the welcome-- today is the first day I feel like maybe I am under control-- I dont know what makes one feel like they are at that point --

I agree about just keeping track of what I am eating (calories) I do have a binge problem-- so maybe that will help-- I want to at least pic the healtheir carbs-- leave out the sugar and white flour products.

Karen-- I live in Winder-- which is about 60 miles NE of Atlanta--Barrow County is one county over from Gwinnett. I am a native of San Diego, but have lived in GA since 1994--

just a bit about me-- married since straight out of HS (yes that was crazy) Just had our 21st anniv. Have three children-- 2 boys ages 18,15 and a daughter age 12. I work as a Dental Assistant. My husband is a Mortgage Broker. We are lucky that we both work right here in town and dont have to commute-- especially with the gas prices now--

Luckily my hubbie needs to lose some weight also-- so he is trying to do better also--

So far today I have had a spinach, bacon and onion omelette (I know the bacon was not the best choice) and then I had a large V-8-- lots of water and a few diet cokes-- we are grilling steak tonight so I am trying to save some calories-- my breakfast was more like brunch so I have not had a hunger problem--

Again thanks for the welcome!!

Pic Me and my family

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37...ach2005059.jpg

Haley: I knew you were on your way. Way to go! :cheer: :cheer:

Mel: You are so very awesome! I am trying to ketcup to you in total lbs loss. Funny, I used ketcup....Hummmm.....I am hungry. Way to go! :cheer: :cheer:

BJ: That is kinda far from me. But, my Mother in law lives in Grayson. Good luck on your weight loss. Remember it has it's ups and downs. Sounds like you are on your way!

Karen

Hello, I'm not too familiar with posting here but this thread caught my eye and was wondering if I could join.
I have been doing WW since the end of January and have lost 48 lbs. as of last Monday's weigh-in. I'm 44 years old and a secretary for a photography studio in central Kentucky.
I'll try to check in and get familiar with everyone and say "hi" and hopefully can lend a little support.

Welcome-- I am new here also!! Today was really my first day sticking with it!!

I have a question-- to set up a mini goal do you just make another ticker and add it to your signature? Do you have to go to another site to make another ticker?

I think a mini goal would be helpful

Welcome bigbadbearhugs, of course you can join in!

BJ, Go to the same place you made your first ticker and just make a different one and take the code they give you and paste it into the area where you pasted the last one (in the user cp).

I haven't worked out in quite a while, so I think I'm going to head to the gym in a few and get it out of the way. I feel SO much better about myself when I exercise that I need to learn to stick to it.

Do you guys hate me for not being around very much? :( I kinda knew I would do this when I started this thread a long time ago. It's how I am. I start to eat healthy, then stop, then start, then stop... it's like a never ending cycle. How can I change it? Everyone always says that I have to be ready to lose weight... but I feel like I AM, so WHY CAN'T I DO IT?! It's really depressing, especially w/ me and my boyfriend cruise coming up in a few months. Not that that's the reason I want to lose weight. I want to lose weight for myself and to be happy and healthy, but I really don't want to go on our cruise looking the way I look now.

You girls are great, so if any of you read that, thank you. :D I'm going to try to stop by here at LEAST once a day. That is my new goal!

Also, I wrote up a list of why I want to lose weight, workout and be healthy. I want to read it everyday and through out the day. Any suggestions as to how I can remember to read it?

Thanks girls! :D

Hey Nicki - Put the list on your bathroom mirror so that it's almost in an annoying place so you have to either read it or move it :)

Nicki, I agree with Melanie, the bathroom mirror is a good idea, or the fridge--that may help you to make better decisions when you're searching in there. I know how that is though, you're so determined to lose the weight, but it really is hard to stay on track with eating and exercising, I'm right there with you! I guess it gets to the point where exercise and eating healthy becomes a necessity, not an option. I would much rather lose the weight and get healthy now then have to deal with losing a large amount of weight later on. So, I think of eating healthy/exercising as something I must do, not something I could do. I hope you can find the motivation to keep going, because it is so worth it.

I went and swam laps early this morning on a very empty stomach, BAD IDEA, I felt like I was going to die on my way home or at least throw up. I'm definitely not doing that again, that was very scary! But the laps were great, my arms are so sore now. I could only manage to go for 30 minutes, but I figure that's better than nothing right? I loved getting my exercise out of the way early in the morning, that way I don't think all day of excuses to put it off. I'd like to say I would do that again, but I'm not a morning person, so working out in the morning may be a very rare occurence. I'm exhausted, I'm going to take a nap then go to my afternoon class.

Hope you're all doing well!

Agh sorry! I haven't been on this thread in WEEKS! It's just all sorts of craziness I've been going through. Quick update - I started Weight Watchers a few weeks ago. Things are going well. I had gained back 3 pounds of the 10 pounds I struggled to lose. But then I lost it after the first week, and another 3.5 at my last week's weigh-in! I'm now down 13 pounds! Woohoo!!

In other news, I'm not doing so hot with my eating right now. I just found out this morning that a house my husband and I were about to put an offer on was sold out from under us. I'm so upset...so of course it's pancakes and bacon for breakfast!!

Just thought I'd stop in and say Hi. Hope all of you are doing well!

I am back lol. I am a survivor or Rita. Our town pretty much damaged some parts destroyed but no loss of live. I was here for 9 days no water elec or phones. It was horrible but glad to say it is getting better. I will fill you all in later just wanted to let you know I am alive.

Celeste I know how you feel about the food. Seems all they had was junk food to feed but we were so glad to have cause we had no way to get to store or way to cook after we got there. So glad things almost back to normal in my house anyway. So many more not so blessed.

Debbie, I am SO glad you're ok!!!! Were you able to evacuate? Didn't you say you lived in East Texas? My MIL lives in Jasper in a nursing home, and they evaucated her to a nursing home 30 min from us.

Well, I'm up 2 lbs. It's been VERY difficult to stay on track. The boys are very picky and don't eat ANY veggies. And that's pretty much all I make, are meals with veggies. So, I've had to resort to Hamburger Helpers.

My BIL and SIL checked their house and everything is ok!! They were going to try to get a hotel in Houston since it's closer to Port Arthur but everything is booked.

Hey -- I just wanted to shout out that although I have gotten very far yet-- I am motivated by this group--

But I lost my job today and am having a hard time--

good part is I can exercise more-- bad part is the stress of failure and money

BJ

I live in zavalla close to jasper. We couldnt evacuate cause we had to many people from houston and galveston and still have refugees from lousianna. All we could do was hunker down lol is what the our radio station kept telling us. How is your mom and where did they send her? Email me sometime ok?

Hey BJ, I don't know if I have met you yet? Anyways, I'm Nicki. I'm really sorry to hear about your job! That really sucks. I bet you will find something better, though. Hang in there!

Guys, I have decided that I'm going to join Weight Watchers. I just can't do it myself. I think I will go in tomorrow or Friday... but I'm pretty sure tomorrow. I'm kinda excited about it, though. :p

And thanks Melanie and Haley for the idea! I'm going to for sure put it on my bathroom mirror. :D

Ok, I ate a lot today, so in order to not do this again, I'm going to write out what I ate so I can kind of remind myself what too much is and how I need to moderate. I guess outwardly look at what I'm doing.

3:30pm--2 cups lentil soup, bag of cooler ranch baked doritos
5:30pm--cheese manicotti, piece of fried eggplant, italian green beans (lots of butter on them), piece of bread with butter
1:00am--1 cup mango & salsa couscous, fake chicken patty

It was all wonderfully delicious and I don't regret eating it at the time but now I know I should have opted for a lower cal meal for my dinner at 5:30 and nix the large late night meal, i need to get some yogurt and fruit and keep it stocked up in my fridge.

anyways, hope you're all doing well! i was 198 when i got on the scale this morning, but i'm sure after today i'll be up tomorrow morning. i just need to get it down by friday!

Hello Everyone!

Sorry, my computer had caught some spyware stuff, and my hubby had to fix it. But, now it is up and running. Sorry to hear about your job, B.J. Hope things get better soon. Debbie, hope things are getting easier too. Sarah, glad to hear from you! Haley, some of the stuff you ate sounds so very yummy! Nicki, glad too see you are still hanging in there. Celeste, you are doing so very awesome! Melanie, how is the workouts going with the weights? Big hugs,,, Welcome!

Well, my weight is at a stand still. I guess that is okay for now, my month vistor will be coming soon. This is a question for all you gals, How much is the most weight that you have lose in one month? This helps me to be more focused. Thanks for your answers....

Cheers!

Karen

Newbie...
 

Hi all! I was reading through your thread and wondered if maybe I could join in? My name is Becca and I am 24 years old. I've been on a diet for as long as I can remember, and have just recently begun to figure out what's right for my body. Food is my downfall and I love it! I've got the exercise thing down, but have plateaued, so now I have to "change my habits" as Dr. Phil says... So Monday I started my new healthy eating plan :devil: yick...but so far it's been ok. Moving across the country from the South to the North has been quite a shock, but I'm gonna kick these pounds. Just looking at it as an attempt to start over. Have a great Wednesday!

Welcome Becca & BJ :wave:

Debbie, I am so glad you are safe. I was worried about ya! :?:

The last week has been weird.....I was at my in-laws all weekend where we ate out all the time......then I was house sitting for my parents the last few days and was eating whatever was available, so I really haven't had much control over what I've been eating and I probably ate too much on top of that. My exercise got thrown off too. Anyways, I think I will have gained, at least a few lbs, because I am also ovulating which makes me retain water. Bottom line.........I gotta get back on the horse and ride - YEE HAW! :crossed:

Nicki - I am proud of you for realizing you can't do this alone and I think WW is the best program out there, especially for accountability.

Nighty Night,
Mel

Nicki,

I love Weight Watchers! It's expensive, but so worth it, in my opinion. I weigh in today, but I don't think I'll have a loss, because I've been using my points poorly this week, and have gotten little to no exercise. We'll see!

Sarah

Hi guys! :D

Karen, do you think you have hit a plateau, or is this only because your visitor is coming? I’m not sure what the most weight I have lost in a month is… I usually never make it to a month! Haha.

Hey Becca! So glad you could join us. These girls in this thread are so awesome! You will love it. I see you have already lost a lot of weight! Good for you! Keep it up! :D

Thanks Melanie, my Mom suggested it, because it’s how she lost her weight and kept it off. She knows me very well, and knows that it is hard! So I’m pretty excited about it. She said to just give it a month. Just do it to the fullest for one month, and see where I’m at then. So, that’s what I will do. But I have a feeling that I will lose weight in that month, and be addicted and stick with it. ;) And yeah, just get right back on the horse! You are SO CLOSE to your mini goal it’s insane!

Sarah how did your weigh in go? And yeah, $12 a week! That is kinda pricey! But right now they are having free enrollment, so at least I will save $15 when I join! LOL

Nicki: I think that I have been eating the wrong foods and maybe it is my monthly vistor, but it has not come as of yet. I think that it is great about WW. I got two 25lbs stars when I did it.

Anyway, I think that I am losing again. It is funny about different scales and how you stand on them. Some scales are 2 lbs apart and depending where one stands on them it can be a difference of 2 lbs. So, I try to use the same scale. We will see how I do at weigh in in the morning. When I started my body for life I was 225 with period, last week 213. So we will see in the morning. Hope everyone is doing okay.

Loser,

Karen

Hey everyone! :)

This is VERY off topic, but I don't know who else to ask :shrug:. I currently use Purex (the liquid kind) for my detergent and it doesn't really seem like it cleans my stuff all that well. So, I'm wondering if you all could give me some ideas of stuff to try from your experience. Also, what's the difference between the liquid detergent and the powder detergent? I just want my clothes to be clean, soft and smell good so any help anyone could give would be awesome :p !!

Hope you're all doing well. I'm really buckling down this week and re-starting my exercise routine and my eating healthy routine as I've been slacking on both lately.

Oh yeah Karen! How is BFL going?! Do you like it? I loved eating ever 2-3 hours. :p

Haley I have NO idea about your question, sorry. I just know that we use Tide Bleach, and our clothes come out nice. :D

Where is everyone else?

Happy Monday!

Haley we use the same. My clothes do come out clean. But like nicki uses tide does work well. I guess we like the cheap stuff, since we are living on one income. Maybe, try washing in warm water? However, we wash everything in cold. Also, all works well too!

Nicki it is doing better. I am finally losing again. Since I started I was 225, but had my vistor. Now, I am 211, starting week 6 this tuesday. I hope to be in onederland at the end of the contest. Does anyone know how much weight loss is to fat %? Like if one loses 8 pounds it is close to a dress size. So, how much weight for fat %? Nicki you can do the BFL thing with WW. I think that is the best thing to eat every two to three hours.

Gotta go!!!!!

Baby is crying...

Hi, everyone. I came here once and left soon after due to my father passing and some much needed arrangements. I just wanted to come back and tell you a little about myself. Also, if you have anything you could share with me, I'd appreciate it. I really need to be in a cohesive group of gals instead of just floating willy nilly around the planet. :)

I am Beth. 34. A mother of two children, a girl and a boy, ages 12 and 11.

I used to be a runner, die hard runner. I ran races and miles and miles every day. I had to lose weight just to do it and then I let it all go. It is what I am working for again. I recently purchased a treadmill (expected arrival date is October 26th) to help me with that goal.

Although I have lost weight a few times, this time I can't seem to do anything and stick with it. I have never been so flighty in my life. I want to lose the weight, I need to lose the weight, and then, "Oooo, Taco Bell." I hope that makes sense.

I realize losing weight is an emotional ordeal. I don't think it's about the food. My marriage is solid, but has many ups and downs, which are tied to my husband's bi-polar disorder. I believe I have shut off emotionally to be able to keep even when he is not. I believe I started wanting to lose weight again after I realized I couldn't change him or really help him. I have to help myself. I have to value myself enough to make myself a priority or no one else will.

So, here I am! I hope you will accept me back ... again! Even if I'm not doing well, I'm not bailing out.

Ugh, my weigh in was not great. I just maintained (Actually I was up .2, but that's because last time i weighed in in socks, and this time i weighed in in shoes). I knew that would happen though, because of all the house stress.

Sarah - I know all about those kind of weigh-ins, hang in there girl and go for the gold next time :)

Hi Beth - I am so sorry about your father's passing, what an emotional time, I am sure! Welcome back again :D

Karen- Good for you for all the weight you've lost on this competition! I am so proud of you that you are still going for it :strong:

Nicki - How is WW going? I hope you are doing well on it. :^:

Hi Haley - I am probably not much help with the detergent thing.....I usually get All Free & Clear because it is more gentle on sensitive skin. But, I know that if you add baking soda to your wash, it really brightens things up and keeps them really clean :)

I have been kind of hanging out at the same weight for the last 2 weeks.....I will probably have to get really strict with myself again about what I eat on the weekends and such. I have to! I still have another 30 lbs to go :o

Well, hope everyone is well......it seems that we are losing our enthusiasm and not checking in as much, huh? Let's change that girlies! :cool:

I don't have anything to say about weight loss, but.......


ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! WOOHOOO!! THE BIG 20....haha

take care everyone!!

I have a couple of replies to go. I'm still here. I ordered two new books written by the "Biggest Loser" trainers. I really love Jillian so am interested to see what she says. I haven't weighed in for a long time. I'm rather nervous about it.

I have yet to put down on paper exactly what I should be doing. I feel like I'm in limbo without my new treadmill. I can at least drink my water and not eat after dinner though!

Anyhow, here are the replies:

Melanie, thank you for the condolence and the well wishes. Maintaining is much better than gaining. It's proof you can do it! :)

Haleys, I am not only budget-conscience, but I'm a clean freak as well. The difference between liquid and powder is enormous. Powder cleans better, is more economical, and lasts longer. The recommended amount of powder can always be cut in half. It still cleans, still suds, and doesn't clog up the washer or cause repairs. I prefer Tide w/ Bleach because if I use half of the recommended amount, one box gets me through two months. If I can't find it in the store, I like Gain w/ Bleach. It's like getting two products in one and I swear by the white of my whites. :) I also wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a great one!

Hey Melanie, you can do it! WW is going fine so far. Today was my REAL day of starting, unfortunatly. It was supposed to actually be yesterday, but I didn't do too well. So today was it. I went to visit my sister over the weekend, so I knew I wasn't going to be starting until Monday anyways. Thank you for asking! Weigh in days are still Friday, so that's good.

Karen yeah, I try and eat every few hours! It keeps me from being hungry. Sounds like you are doing good on the BFL program!

Another Day, Another Pound..
 

Hiya girls! It's been a nutty long weekend. My Mum came into town to visit, so of course that meant days spent pigging out in Chi-town. I swear, Chicago has the best food anywhere! We didn't cab it anywhere, so hopefully I walked off all of those extra empty delicious calories. I don't guess I've shared why I'm trying to lose weight right now, but it is for a trip to HAWAII in February! I just want to lounge around on the beach and not look like a whale, so that's not a bad goal right? Now I just have to avoid McDonalds and Tacobell (my arch-nemeses) and exercise more. YAY! Easier said than done...
As for the detergent question, I go with Wisk with Stain Desolver. It's great, my clothes smell good too. But for great smelling clothes, buy fabric softener sheets for the dryer..they're the best!
Happy losing all!

Just stopping in again to say "hello"! I bought a book recently by Jillian Michaels, the trainer for "The Biggest Loser", and I really like it so far. I really needed to look at the mental side of losing and the first third of the book covers just that.

Still waiting on my treadmill, but at least I know it's coming!

I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!

Hey guys! I'm sorry I've been a stranger :(

Things are going well. I'm still losing weight. I lost the 2 lbs that I gained while DH's family was here.

Saturday, I am running the Race for the Cure. Then 10/29 I'm doing another 5K.

Okay, today was weigh-in day.

Here's what we've got:

7/30/05: 204
9/15/05: 197.6
9/22/05: 194.6
9/29/05: 191.2
10/6/05: 191.4
10/14/05: 189.6!!!!

I have finally dropped below 190. This is the first time I've been below 190 without help from medication since July of 2003. I am freaking out!

15 pounds down, almost. Well, for all intents and purposes.

Sorry to everyone for not updating often. Thins are just crazy for me because we're in the process of buying a house. Hope everyone is doing well!

Celeste, I hope your races go great. Congrats on the weight loss!

Suze, congratulations on your weight loss AND the new decade. Awesome!

I am reading Jillian Michael's new book. I love it. It deals with the emotional barriers of losing weight, then eating, then working out. You have to get through the emotional part first.

I think this is why I haven't been doing so well with sticking to anything. I'm trying to change the behavior instead of changing me.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!