hello ladies! Thank you for all the well wishes! my new haircut is VERY cute. short and choppy in the back and longer in the front. i like it a lot! and the money went to a good cause, so that was good too :) i had to wear a belt with my jeans when i went out of the house tho because they are a bit too big now :) i have belts, but i never use them because they are uncomfortable. this wasnt the best of situations, but it was better than my pants falling off :) i like that my clothes are getting too big for me. i looked in the mirror today and im wearing a pair of capris that used to fit perfect, they are a bit baggy now and i thought... these do NOTHING for my a$$ :)

cadwell125 - i see you are in anaheim. im in Lakewood and i have a gym membership at 24 hour. if you have one and would like a gym buddy we should get together. maybe for broccoli? ha ha ha :)

im glad to see everyone here in good spirits. its been kinda hard today at work because i had to start telling people that friday was my last day. people here are really nice and its sad to leave them. hopefully i will get called to come back soon. damn hiatus!

Bless you all who have children! I do not have any, but my sister, who works full-time, has two boys 3 & 5 and I don’t know how she does it!!!!

My refrigerator is full of fat pictures of me and inspirational pictures of advertisements of people I want to look like and picture of myself from 15 years ago when I was probably 135 (many pounds ago)!

Congrats Melissa on 32 lbs GONE!!! And 3 sizes down in the undies!! That’s awesome!!!

Welcome Luan!!! Joining this group has changed my life! I would never have gotten this far without everyone here!! Sorry about the job loss, you’ll find something else, try not to let it get you down!

Congrats on the loose pants SuzyMc & Sandisuze!!! Isn't it great when that happens!!!

Kayelle - I also love to see your ticker! I know I can lose the weight too!!!

I have been MIA - mainly busy - I did go way off plan on Saturday at my sisters & my B-Day dinner - I ate so much I actually felt ill when we got home. Had two drinks and once again ended up with a NASTY LITTLE HEADACHE, so I have decided that I cannot drink alcohol at all because of the medication I am on. :cry:

I have another B-Day dinner with girlfriends tomorrow, and have vowed not to stuff myself and bring home a doggie bag NO MATTER WHAT! One of my girlfriends has lost 32 pounds and I have not seen her since she lost it and I cannot wait to see her!!

I have lost another pound, so I am happy (a bit surprised too). My goal for the end of the year is actually my mini goal. I figured it out today I am losing about a pound a week overall, so I think I can lose at least 9 more by the end of the year.

Keep up the great work everyone!!!!

Finally! I got back online! This computer is so slow and old! This one keeps kicking me off :( Hopefully I can get in a full post!

:cb: :dance: I got to move my ticker down 3 lbs!! One more and I'll be back to 40 lbs gone( I lost 43 and then gained 10 back :( ) I'll also meet our Sept. goal! WOOHOO! Hopefully now that I'm exercising and really watching what and how I eat, the next 40 might come off a little faster-I've been at this since July 04!
Bad thing for the day-Hubby had been craving pizza for the last 3 days, we finally went for lunch today. I didn't do bad, large salad, 2 pieces of pizza and about 4 cinnamon sticks(okay, not so good!). After lunch we went to WM and I got so SICK :barf: ! I told hubby next time he has a craving- TOO BAD! I will NOT give in to his cravings! :nono:

WooHoo for everyone else going down pounds/inches/clothes sizes! We are an amazing group of women!

Melissa-WOW, what a day! I wish I had that much energy! I usually start 10 things and never finish any! :?:

Hope everyone has a great night! I'll try to be nice to my computer so it will let me back on tomorrow!

Kathy

Hey ladies! I am very frustrated today because I realized I have not lost a single pound all month, and look how close to the end of September we are already! I am going to have to ban the scale for awhile because I keep thinking I did so well, I have to lose something...then nothing. I haven't been good most of the month so that is obvious. But I have for a few days been PERFECT and still nothing...actually, it says I'm up one this AM but I am swollen as well so have to pump up the water today.

My personal challenge is going well, so at least something is going right. My back has started hurting again and I'm afraid I'll wind up going to the doctor...I HATE the doctor and only go if I absolutely have to , so I'll wait another few days to make sure I have to.

Hope everyone is doing wonderful and I'll check back later to see how everyone's day goes.

Hey energizer bunny...what pill are you taking? :lol:

Theresa

Way kewl kathy on the loss! I love to see that scale go down. Aren't you the one with 6 kids? I would never get anything done. Most days with just 3 it is all I can do to just keep up with current messes they make. I just happen to luck out yesterday and the kids cooperated with me.

Just once I would like to have a peaceful morning without josh kicking my walls the fish tank or anything else in his path. This is getting way so old and it doesn't seem to matter what I do, he never gets better about it. I am sick of the constant name calling too. Would be nice not to be told I am an idiot and that he hates me everyday. Guess the optimist in me hopes he will improve over time. He really has made progress in alot of areas it is just this part is so very old. I left his Dad for treating me like this but alas, we can't leave our kids (although sometimes it is tempting I tell ya)

The important thing is that I am not running to the fridge after every episode like I used to. It is no wonder I got so heavy. I am staying on track and determined to make that September goal.
Melissa

Hi all--I've been really out of it for a few days (seems longer!) and I'm trying to get myself motivated again. I went 5 days w/ no workout and then finally managed a pathetic one yesterday. I've been eating horribly--did just okay yesterday, I think my dinner was too big. Right now I'm hungry-I want fast food and I don't want to go to the gym later even though I brought my workout clothes with me and dh agreed to take dd to dance class tonight so I'll have plenty of time. Ugh. I feel like I'm running out of time to get to my mini goal and I lose so slowly that every day counts right now. bleh.

I've got another busy week full of late nights and long days. On a positive note--Last weekend though I made $1300 in gross sales at the artfair! Best show by far but not for a lot of the other artists. Loooong weekend--I spent 20 out of 30 hours on my feet for the weekend. So sore and tired by Sat night! Another showing on this Sat. then I can relax for a week before the next one.

I'm glad to see so many of you posting losses and triumphs. I am trying to decide if I'm really going to weigh myself tomorrow b/c I expect a gain and I don't want to think about it. My curiousity (scale addiction?)will probably win out though.

:angel: Mellissa, you are such a hero for working with your son and enduring all that goes along with him. I complain about my two sometimes but really it's nothing compared to what you go through every day. You truely are an angel, and he was given to you because you are strong enough to handle it and stick by him. Some give up, but you don't. Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do, so it's wonderful you're learning not to run to the fridge after the outbursts. This will all come back to you one day, just hang in there and watch. Great things happen for good people, and you definitely are one of the good ones. Hang in there, you'll get the payoff...just wait and see!

Melra, I've been having the same lack of motivation as you: wanting to slack off, not wanting to exercise, wanting to eat all the wrong things. I am getting it together, but it's been really a tortorous issue of forcing myself to JUST DO IT. I looked at some old photos of a smaller me....the ME I know is in here somewhere but can't feel or touch anymore. Then I went and stood in the mirror naked and GOD if that isn't motivation then there is no hope for me :lol: Just try it! Stand naked in the mirror and REALLY check yourself out. Look from all angels and just take in the view. It's enough to give me some new spark, so I am determined to lose something this month afterall. There is no excuse for sitting at 150 for a month....no excuse except my own slacking. Really, i don't know what got into me!

Theresa

I'm not sure how strong I am-I have recently been watching for the circus to come to town and I am not sure if I am sending him or going myself LOL. Well for those who are feeling a bit saggy-GO GO GO!!!! Get back on the treadmill or gazelle and lift those weights! You know you feel better when you do and nothing tastes as good as a luscious bod and never having to look at an ugly floral dress ( I swear that is the only fabric they make for fat people) or worse yet a mumu! You can do it and I know you can cause you have been doing it! Ok there is your pep talk so go do it LOL
Melissa

Melissa-Good peptalk. Thanks.
I feel like I have been eating all day, but it was lots of fruit and it came to 1250 on fitday.com, so I am ok.
Last night we ate in real nice restaurant, outside, by the river.
The special was shrimp, sundried tomatoes and asparagud tips in a cream sauce served over chicken and cheese raviolis. I had the shrimp etc, served over greens, squash and carrots. They were real nice about it. The sauce went to the bottom of the plate, so I didn't have too much and there were only 5 shrimp, but it was very tasty. There were 4 other people and they had huge plates of pasta, big hunks or meat and fish, and mine looked so much more appealing. It was good not to be jealous of those who order anything and everything and are not busy counting like me.
Laura

Ok I definately over did today. Two ibuprophen and something like bengay and I think I will live. I have just had so much enegery lately that I have just been going nuts around here. I got the dresser all sanded (I believe now I have no fingerprints) and got the first two coats on, raked the leaves, mopped the kitchen, vac and on and on. Between today and yesterday, my back finally said knock it off already.

Great control on your eating out Laura-it is kind of funny how the longer we eat right ect, the more that stuff just doesn't have the same appeal. I got the world's easiest muffin recipe too btw-I can't keep Josh out of them.

1 15oz can pumpkin
1 box chocolate cake mix
Mix together and bake for 30 min at 350 degrees.
3pts and makes 12 muffins

For those counting calories just look on the labels and divide by 12.

Very yummy and not bad points wise.

I did 9 miles of exercise today and feel like I am back in the bus and cruising in the right direction again...FINALLY. I haven't been too bad since I haven't gained, but I haven't lost either. I am almost to the monthly exercise goal of 10 hours though, that gives me a boost of confidence. I can still make the weight goal, but I'm not looking forward to that one so much. It's okay, I'll do the best I can.

WARNING: Don't use Icy Hot while sweating! My back is sitll hurting, and it got kinda bad while doing the gazelle tonight so I rubbed some on and got going again...MISTAKE! It felt very hot then all a sudden it was burning me, it hurt so much worse than the pain to begin with. It took a lot of scrubbing to get it to stop burning and calm down. I've been using it for the past couple days without problem, so it had to be the sweat mixing with it that burned.

Theresa

:dancer: I just took a shower, and when I washed my butt I said "Hey! Where'd it all go?" The scale hasn't gone down all month but I SWEAR my booty has partly disappeared...and enough for me to notice tonight! Finally, something is going right again.

Theresa

i'm just going to apologize in advance for this post b/c I feel really whiney and self-absorbed right now. I made myself go to the gym and I made myself log on to this thread even though I just really want to give up. I don't know why--maybe it's hormonal or something... but it just seems like I am always going to be this size. I'm in a really sucky mood and I can't visualize myself being thinner. I had a horrible workout today. I finally just quit. I just turned off the treadmill and walked out of there b/c I was so bored with myself. I really had to control myself tonight on the eating too and I came very close to binging, but luckily I don't have any binge type food in the house. Of course, I had something like 4 cups of soup for dinner tonight, so that was crazy. I'll be retaining water for a week now from all the sodium.
I'm supposed to be working right now to restock from last weekend and I can't seem to create anything either, so I must just be in some sort of funk. My husband kept singing songs about me in a hot tub in an effort to motivate me and cheer me up, I guess. I finally made him go to the bar for awhile cause man, that crap was annoying.
I have tried all my little tricks and ploys to get my spirits up and I've built up a tolerance to them all. I just have a really really bad attitude right now. This whole weight loss thing just makes me so erratic! It seems like forever, but I just freaking started only 2 months ago. Sheesh! I am so frustrated with myself right now.

Come on Merla! You CANNOT quit now! You have come too far to quit! We ALL have come to far to go back now!!! We all know that this weight didn't come on in a few weeks and its not going to come off in just a few weeks either...it's going to take time. Today is a new day....give yourself a BIG pat on the back for what you have done for yourself so far and start again!

Melra- It's so good that you posted rather than running out to look for food for a binge. Some days are so hard, especially when work or family isn't going right.
It does feel like it's going to take forever and every pound is a battle. I just keep thinking that for every pound I lose, I could have gained one if I had stayed on the destructive path I've been on for so long.
When things are bad, I try to remember how much worse I would feel if I wasn't doing something about overeating and overweight.
Laura