Cadwell, you have the perfect attitude. Slip up and just get right back on track, you'll be fine. I saw a big truck today that said "CALDWELL" on the side and I thought of you :lol: I even saw your little picture in my head.

Theresa

Cadwell - LOL i know all too well what you are talking about. I will PM you about the gym! YAY!

Just a quick note as I am baking MUFFINS LOL
I wonder what would happen if I dumped a can of lite cherry pie filling in a cake mix - no eggs etc.. and baked like the choc- pumpkin ones?? I am gonna try it and see what happens ??
I love the attitudes where we know we've messed up but can just jump right back on track!! It makes me KNOW i can continue this without giving up just because I made 1 slip up.
We just scheduled a new picture directory for Feb 06 so I am really gonna be careful- I will NOT be fat in this directory. I don't want to feel icky and depressed during this photo session.
I'll let ya know how the muffins turned out
Sandy

Let me know how they turn out-the only thing I know is it will change calories/points since it will be a filling and therefore sugar added but hey if they are tasty I would be willing to add a point to them.
Melissa

Okay, everyone--I just gotta say that everyone on this thread is wonderful and thank you thank you thank you for all your encouraging posts. I am trying really hard to stay focused but my resolve has just been crumbling lately. I did have a better cardio workout last night than I did earlier this week, but my eating is not so good. After a long time avoiding the breakroom treats, I just couldn't take it anymore and had a treat today after lunch. I am up 2 pounds which means that all the work for the 2 previous weeks just flew out the window. bleh. Today was supposed to be like an all salad day b/c I think my dinner last night (chicken mole' don't get me started --the genius of both chocolate AND mexican food?!? *brilliant*) pushed me waaaay over calories for the day. I should have known better than to make something so good for dinner.

Theresa, I must commend you for choosing the veggies over other things. I am impressed and a bit jealous for your discipline. Your workout sounds like a good one and really close to the one I was/have been/need to get back to doing. It's actually best for you to rest 48hours btw weights b/c your muscles build up during that time. I'm supposed be doing weights 3xs a week right now according to my schedule, but I'm only doing 2 only I'm upping my weight.

LauraB~great job on being able to go to a dinner party and still come out of there with no diet casualties. I will try to channel you when I am at our family dinner--did I tell y'all that my MIL was trained by a gourmet French Chef? And a fastidious size 8? yup.

fancyfrog~You must be so proud of yourself with the soda! Cold turkey! That's awesome. I bet you'll see a dramatic drop in your weight soon--I mean, that's a lot of extra calories per day you've cut out of your diet for 3 straight weeks! Congratulations! I can't wait for your ticker to move!

cadwell~my brain has been telling me all sorts of things lately and my mouth has been totally ignoring it. I have to add on an extra amount of cardio somewhere in my schedule to make up for the treat I just had a few hours ago. I liked your point though that before you never would have thought twice about eating that burrito and now everything is different. I feel like since I started up the weight loss thing again I can't ignore my body anymore...now if that's good or bad...(wink)

melissa~you are doing an amazing job on your Sept goal!

sandisuze~have your "weird" cravings mellowed out? you seem to be handling them pretty well, which is awesome.

suzymc~be careful about your back--don't injure yourself to meet a goal!

I had told myself I was going to do 25min cardio and then weights tonight. Now I gotta figure out how to get an extra 10min cardio in before I have to pick up my little one. I have decided that I am going to add extra minutes to my month as penance for any extra "treats" or calories I consume. I am hoping that will help me avoid them in the first place. I am also going to read through a lot of posts on this site and see if I can shake off this attitude I have right now--talk about cheapskate therapy! I will probably make my Sept exercise minutes, but I don't think I'll make the weight goal. I'll measure myself next week and see if I at least have any inches off.

Thanks again for all your posts...You're all awesome!

Good to hear from you Merla! I was afraid for a minute that we may have lost you, but I can tell you're going to be fine! Hang in there, it's going to get easier!

Sandi, I have a recipe for a chocolate cherry cake like that, but it has two eggs in it.

1 chocolate cake mix (two layer size)
1 21-ounce can cherry pie filling
2 eggs well beaten
1 teaspoon almond extract

It makes a really moist cake, so you may come up with some pretty good muffins without the eggs.

The frosting is what really makes this cake, but we won't even go into that because there is no way that it is low calorie!

Hello Ladies,
I have my puter back know and will read all the posts I missed 6 pages worth tommorow. I just wanted to sya I will be back on track next week, this week is bad. My grandmother who was sick passed away on Saturday so I have been out of town, I went and signed my bankruptcy papers today, and hubby is mopvin out at the end of the month. So yah no good well thought out plan would work this week, but my aunt has joined Curves in another town and is gonna call me three times a week to make sure I go a long distance exercise buddy which is good starting tommorow. It was a total of 5.25 inches I lost, I didnt callculate the thighs twice, LOL. Well ladies I will catch up tommorow on all the posts, while kids are at school and I will have time. take care.

HEY Melra I am glad you posted! Oh yes Chocolate and Mexican YUMMY
I am making a lofat/local version of what used to be a zillion calorie enchaladas saturday. I just changed the hamburger to extra lean and make my own sauce wih no fat and use WWheat tortillas.. saves a zillion calories but tastes GOOD.I only eat red meat once in a blue moon and this weekend will be my blue moon.

The cravings are still weird- I AM NOT PREGO :lol: I think it's my body just adjusting and mentally I am going, "oh poor me I can't eat __________( fill in the blank) so i want something to replace what I can't have.. Tonight was fresh green beans cooked and I added diced tomato, onions and italian dressing- very good.
Suzy- I have made that cake before and the icing is so goood.. ahem I mean bad.. The Pumpkin choco muffins are to die for. the cherry ones need a bit of tweaking. they were ok but maybe I can add egg whites next time. I am gonna figure out calories for muffins on fitday - somewhere I have the Dr. phil calorie book- but I can't seem to find it- there are times i can't check fitday
( ARRGH must check under the bed-Scary!)
Ice- I am sorry to hear of your grandmothers passing- ((( hugs))) I know with all you have going on, if it were me I couldn't even consider dealing with exercise and diet..

I just saw on the news about a earthquake in ca- I hope cadwell and princess are ok..it was north of L.A.

everyone have a good night!!

im good. im in LA right now and didnt feel a thing... hmm.. wonder where it was?

It was on the USA today site it said a 4.7 north of LA - it said at 5:11 p.m. but I don't know if it meant Pacific time or my time good to know you are ok.

it was up in the mountains. i didnt even know anything about it til i read it here. thanks for thinkin of us tho! that was really sweet :)

i didn't feel the earthquake down here. but y'all are sweet for thinking about us. i have been worrying about a big earthquake hitting here ever since the hurricanes in the gulf started getting bad. but 4.7 ain't no thing. kind of reminds me of that ca. cheese commericial where the cows are raving about the "foot massages," but say they don't last long enough.

duh
 

I feel so foolish--hellooo? Uncontrollable salt and sugar cravings? Crazy unexplainable mood swings? Bloat for the ages? I've managed to go fairly unscathed by hormone craziness the last few months, so it was only a matter of time before I had a meltdown. I think I could have survived the cravings much better if my mood hadn't been so affected. sheesh. My eating has been all over the place.

Workout last night was good though--I got 35 min of cardio and weights in. My abs are really sore today and I don't want to think about lunges ever again...at least until I have to do them again this weekend. Ow!

Glad to see you are back on track Melra-knowing what it is is half the battle. I was playing yo yo with one pound the last couple days and thinking what the heck is going on and plus I just was plain hungry! Well Tom made his appearance last night so other than feeling like crap, I am under control at least. I had lunch with Mom and Grandma today and was completely in control and declined desert and didn't even care about it. Tomorrow is my big girl's second birthday and I feel even more in control since I am the one preparing everything and it is at my house. I really want to make that September goal and there is less than a week left. I can't believe how fast time flies! Hope everyone else is doing well and talk to you later. I have to make icing and try and get most of the muck cleared for company.
melissa

Man where the heck is everyone???? I hope everyone is ok. One pound from my September goal and I am stoked. I am getting closer to that 200 mark. Do you realize I haven't been under that weight for like 9 years? Talk about a waste of life and so many things I wasn't able to do. We have been saving for Disneyland and this will be the first time I can go on the rides-any of the rides because I won't have to worry about not fitting in the seat! My SIL was also able to make it for Amanda's birthday. He is a truck driver for Swift and just finished his training with them so that makes me happy too. I haven't seen him since July right before he left. He is such a good kid makes me sad that my daughter blew it. He has come along so far in the last couple of years. Well I suppose I should start putting things together since I am really not sure what time people are going to start showing up. Post people so I know you are all ok!
Melissa