Congrats jill on your weight loss!

Hmm, I dunno about the labor day splurge. I feel it may turn into the september splurge for me.

God, I'm having the worst cravings today . And I was so enjoying not having sugar cravings. I also have had a constant headache and have been in an agressive/hostile mood for two days. And I'm not PMSing! Is it possible to go through sugar withdrawl two weeks after giving it up?

Has it been a higher temperature there than normal? and if so, are you drinking enough water? heat can make a person cranky and too much heat can give you headaches-heat stroke. My first thought was PMS but you put a halt to that one lol. I actually drank 1.5liters of water today!!!!! That is a first for me I tell you but it has been a bit warm here too the last couple days. As with all cravings, these too will pass, try doing something "busy" to get your mind off it. It might help.
Melissa

Uncovering- have you had less coffee or tea lately? That sometimes gives me a headache. Are you an emotional eater like me? Lot's of times I eat to stuff down feelings, especially when I'm in distress over one of my children. If I eat I won't have to feel bad. So maybe you're feeling hostile cause you can't use food to help when you are distressed. How's that for me playing shrink?

I am one of the women who rush to the fridge when something goes wrong. When one of my sons was having troubles, I would open the fridge as I answered the phone expecting some awful conversation that would upset me. My biggest weight gain came several years ago when my absolute best friend moved 1000 miles away. I was distraught and every night I would wait till everyone was asleep and eat a whole gallon of ice cream.
I am trying to be more aware now, but it's so hard.
Laura

Good insight-never thought about caffeine intake and I can so relate to emotional eating. I know if I miss my coffee, I have headaches so I don't miss my coffee lol.
melissa

Laura - OH MY GOD good catch! When I look at the past week, my coffee intake *has* decreased (I liked my lattes full of sugar). And you know, it really helped for me to stop and think about the emotional part of it. You know, I have all this time now that I used to spend eating alone. I suppose that time is now spent actually feeling my emotions, and I'm probably pissed as all get out that I can't stuff a muffin in my mouth to numb myself. Thanks.

Melissa, good idea. I think I'll go clean my dresser.

You know, this is my first week on the site and it is becoming such a support in my life. Amazing.

I'm an emotional eater as well...I always have been. I eat when I'm happy, sad, mad, worried and especially when I'm bored. Those are hard habits to break!!! I'm trying to find something else to do instead of eating...drink a glass of water, clean, or work on a quilt for a few minutes. It seems to be working, but I'll admit there are still times when I REALLY just want to sit down with a spoon and a carton of butter pecan ice cream!

I am definately an emotional eater. That's why I decided to make Labor Day a falling off day. Even if I can't figure out exactly why I want to eat now, tired, bored, lonely, angry, mad, worried, etc, I can tell myself it's ok, I'll eat it Labor Day.
I'm not worried about Labor Day becoming a month long binge cause I am planning it, and the big part of the plan is that at 8:00 pm, it's over.
I've never been able to that before. Falling off was always the beginning of the end whatever I was on. It's just good to know that I'll be able to stop.
Laura

Whew! I was getting scared there for a minute. Yesterday the scale was up all day -- like 3 lbs. But, fortunately, today it is back down. I guess that's why we're supposed to weigh ourselves more infrequently. I think I need to hide the scale.

Anyway, off to exercise. More later!

I am terrible about weighing every day. I just can't seem to stay away from it but even if I happen to be up one day I say it doesn't count and look at the big picture and only Wednesday morning counts. My goal today is to drink at lease 1.5 litres of water again. That is something I have to work on-not sure why-I think I just get so busy during the day, I forget to drink after my morning coffee.
melissa

So last night I went shopping. There are some great sales out there right now. Unfortunately, I just bought a bunch of tops off the rack with trying them on and not one thing fits nicely. I am cursed with a large chest, which is only compounded by the fact that I am still breastfeeding my 3 mo. old son. Everything is sooooooo tight across the chest. The only luck I had was in finding shoes for the wedding I am in next month.

I know exactly what you are talking about! By the time I get a shirt to fit me across the chest, I have about a foot of sleeve that goes past my hand. When I was nursing my son (long time ago), I was a 46G. I used to tell people my chest got there 10 minutes before I did.

Ah, so you know what I mean! I am pretty sure the last bra I special ordered was a 40G. I think, however, I was bigger with my daughter because my friend told me I carried her in my chest!

And I can't believe nursing is not a recognized activity on fitday.com. I thought it was supposed to burn some ridiculous number of calories a day.

Yes it does burn alot of calories but it doesn't bring the heart rate up or work the muscles ect. I know when I was losing weight after my first child, I was eating like 2600 calories a day and losing weight like gangbusters. Of course only being 19 at the time, didn't hurt matters.