Well it is Monday morning and I have officially weighed in. I am up 3 lbs. I'm not letting it get me down though because I am back on track and going to work hard this week and have much better results next Monday AM. Hope everyone checks back in soon....

MJ

Hey since I am on the top of this page today just wanted to remind people to go back a page cuz I posted there yesterday. Hope that makes sense.

Oh my gosh, Emjay, you dont know how glad I was to check in today and see you're back!!! I thought everyone had just dropped out. I am definitely here to stay. I cant do this alone, I know. I am not able to check in as often as I'd like right now due to work, but just know I'll always be back as soon as possible.

Ok, the bad news...I have gained 12 lbs since I started my new position at work!!!! I am devastated and had gotten really really down for the last month and pretty much just got in that mode where I was thinking, "Oh well, I'll never lose this weight."

Good news....I'm out of that stinking way of thinking and this week I have done great with my eating, believe it or not. I have cut WAY back! I know without a doubt I'll have a loss on Monday so I'm really excited!

Well, I am going to be late if I dont get ready for work now so I better go. WELCOME BACK EMJAY!:D

Everyone else....I miss ya'll! Come back soon!

Miki

Miki,

Good for you on doing well this week. We can't give up we got to keep on going. Even if we did have some setbacks. The eleven lbs I lost before we went to FL was just enough so I could fit into last summers clothes. But I want them to be too big this year. I have been doing ok w/ my eating and trying real hard to get back on the excercise routine. This week I worked out Monday and Thursday, so I have to increase that.

Make sure you check in Monday and let me know how you did...

MJ

Grrrrrrrrrr...I'm trying to get my tracker back but everytime I look it's still not there!

Ok finally got my tracker working. Kinda depressing since my last one showed my current weight as 211! I'm right back where I originally started! (well, this time around anyway) Guess it could be worse. There was a time when I actually saw 256 on the scale. I CANNOT ever let myself get back to that point!

Miki,

Don't get too discouraged the scale will start coming down again. Well I have to keep this short I have to fit in at least the 1-mile watp before work. I will surely check back in tomorrow am with my weigh in results.

Hey, how is your shoulder doing? Did you make a full recovery?

MJ

Miki,

I weighed in this AM. I'm down 3 lbs.:carrot: Full speed ahead! Can't wait to hear how you did.

Hi Emjay! Sorry to be so late getting back. Stupid dial-up wouldnt dial up for some reason last night.

I"m right with you...I also lost 3 lbs as of Monday!:D I think I really have my mindset on track again. With me, that is 90% of it.

My shoulder is still sore at times and it's been 4 months! It's better tho.

Well, I better run. As always, I"m running late.

Miki

Congratulations on the weight loss. I myself was very pleased and am looking forward to another weight loss on Monday. Is your shoulder better enough to use your excercise machine (I can't remember what it is called)?

Remember, we can do this. Keep on track...

MJ

Hi again. My shoulder is much better and probably well enough to exercise. So far tho I havent found time to do that. I've been working around 11 hrs a day with most days not even taking a lunch hr. By the time I get home and do supper, help with homework, etc, I just cant do it. I'm hoping that starting Monday, I can find time to fit in the exercise. One of the girls will be back from maternity leave so that should help. I've been doing her duties and mine for the past 5 weeks. I know the exercise will help with the stress I've had since the new position at work. I actually like the work but everyday I seem to find something else I need to learn. Gets overwhelming at times. Anyway, I need to go for now. My house is a mess and needs to be majorly scrubbed. Hope you have a good weekend!

Miki

Oh and Happy Easter! :)

Miki, 11 hours a day? Wow. I hope that the maternity leave girl coming back really does alleviate some stress for you. I could not do it. Well I have been checking the scale throughout the week (I'll never break myself of that) and if I behave myself today I should be down a few lbs tomorrow on weigh-in. But we are supposed to go out to breakfast w/ the inlaws and to my sisters for dinner at 4 today. So hopefully I can keep in control. I will definately find time to workout today or maybe take a long walk outside. The weather is decent here now. What is it like there?

Well gotta go. Have a blessed Easter. Talk to you tomorrow.

MJ

Miki,

Good news! I am down 3 lbs. again this week. My new job is really good for weight loss, I'm on my feet all day long w/ usually minimal time to eat and noone I work w/ is very domestic therefore no one is bringing goodies in (unlike most of the offices I have worked at in the past).

Bad news! I sprained my ankle yesterday (pretty bad). I am on the couch w/ it elevated right now. I did go to work today and worked half a day, I took 600mg. of Ibuprofen and am not in pain. But it is very swollen and I don't dare fitness walk on it yet. Hopefully tomorrow I can ease back into a 1-mile watp. Argh, I hate setbacks.

I hope you check in soon w/ how you did on weigh-in day. Keep up the good work...you can do this.

MJ

Emjay, Sorry to hear about your ankle! Dont get back on it too soon...those things can be worse to get over than even a break at times. It is frustrating tho to be in a routine and have to stop for something like that.

Congratulations on 3 more lbs down! That's great! My loss this week was only 1 lb. It's down tho so that's a good thing.

I honestly think it's really more than that. I have figured out through trial and error lately than I just cannot drink diet drinks without showing a gain on the scale. I know that sounds crazy, but for 2 weeks I"ve tested this theory. Last week I lost 3 lbs, remember? Well, the next week, I ate exactly the same except that I had a Diet Coke almost every day. By Thursday, I showed UP 4 lbs! I was sick about it. Anyway, Sunday, all I drank was water, and by Monday morning, I showed back to less a lb rather than plus 4. Thats a huge difference.

I've decided that if I just have to have my Diet Cokes (well, really it's Diet Vanilla Coke at Sonic that I am addicted to lol)...anyway, I will only drink them at the first part of the week and stick with water toward the end. If not, that stupid scale makes me get discouraged even though I know I"m eating right and that it's just the Diet Cokes. Have you ever had that prob with diet drinks?? It's amazing to me that two diet drinks honestly can cause the scale to show a 3-4 lb difference. Very frustrating. Maybe it's just me, I dont know.

Really nice weather here right now. Sunny and around 80 degrees with a breeze. I should be out walking but my sister is still having feet probs and I just hate going by myself. (I know..excuses, excuses)

I actually only worked from 8 til 5 today plus took a one hr lunch! It felt soooo good doing that!!! Makes my mood MUCH better.

Well, better run for now. Need to take advantage of getting home earlier today to get some things done around here.

Miki

Miki,

Congrats on the weightloss. That is awesome (it is always awesome when the scale goes downward. My ankle is doing well. It is still swollen but pretty much pain free. I walked 2 miles this AM and may do 3 tomorrow. The weather is about the same here (70's and sunny).

Maybe the problem w/ the diet coke is the sodium??? Sometimes diet foods have more sodium for flavor to compensate for less fat or calories. I bet your plan to only drink it early in the week may help. I rarely drink soda so I have not tested the theory myself.

Hope to talk to you soon, have a good week.

MJ