I need accountability to get BACK on Track!
 

Hello! I am 42 yrs old, married for 21 yrs and have 2 sons 13 and 16. I have been a member of 3FC for quite awhile but haven't found time to really post regularly for the past yr. Since that time, I have regained almost all of the weight I lost when I came here originally. :( My highest weight ever was 256 but last June I was down to 189. I am back up to 220!!! :o I know that a huge percentage of my earlier success came directly from the support, motivation and accountability I found here. I belonged to a thread with several wonderful ladies who posted regularly for a couple of years then one by one we all got busy with other things and posting became a rarity. I am ready to recommit not only to 3FC but to getting back on track with my eating and exercise. I would love to have others join me. Anyone interested??

Welcome! I just wanted to let you know that you will find the support & motivation you need here on this board! and if you ever need an extra push or a kick in the pants, let me know and I'll be here for you! :)

Hey, not much time to chat now. Just a little background info. I'm 42 also, 5'6, and 188 pounds. I think I'm going through the change already because of hot flashes and lack of periods. I don't know if this is the cause of my weight gain or my 3rd shift job, but I don't like it!! I need some accountability too. Maybe we can help each other. Gotta go carpool now. Talk later.

Thanks Sunny, I'll take you up on that! I'll need that kick in the pants regularly I"m sure. And being the good buddy I am, I promise to return the favor when needed. :D

Sharilyn, from the sound of your post, you stay busy like me. Makes it hard to find time to get in here but I am determined to get back on track. I know support and motivation from others like us will be a great help. It's worked in the past and I know it'll work again. Let's really do this ok?

Miki

Hi my name is Mary. I am brand new to 3fc and I am just learning how to navigate the site. I am ready to lose weight and thought it was great that you had success in the past when you utilized this web site. I now have about 60 lbs. to lose and am ready to get started. Would love to be your buddy.

Welcome Emjay :) 60 lbs would put me pretty close to my goal also so I'd love for you to join me here! I think you'll love this site. It has lots of information but what helped me the most was the accountability of having a close group of friends here that would encourage me when needed, praise me when I did well, and give the occasional "cyber kick" when it was deserved also. We got to know each other really well, not only concerning our weight issues but other issues in life as well. I am hoping for that experience again. I'm sad that my other group has one by one lost contact over the last year but I know there are lots of great people still here! I"m excited to get started on this journey once again.

At this point, I have yet to get my eating under control, but I am walking 2 miles each morning before work..around 6 a.m. I want to increase that but mostly I need to work on my eating habits. My husband has been researching "Fit for Life". Ever heard of it? I had never heard of that program but he's interested in us giving that a try. He's buying the book this weekend so we'll see if it's something I think I could live with.

When you have time, please tell the rest of us something about yourself. I'm glad you joined our group and hope you find 3FC as helpful as I did in the past. We're all in this together and everything is always easier when you dont have to do it alone.

I better hit the shower before I'm late for work. ( I work at a bank, by the way) I'll try to check in again tonight. Have a good day!

Miki

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Miki,

Currently I am unemployed so I have absolutely no excuse for not losing weight. I know how hard it is to work outside of the home and find extra time for excercise and meal planning let alone everything else you have to do. I have been walking 3 miles twice a week with a friend. However I live in a colder state and we are getting our first snow fall of the year today so I fear outside walking is done now. So I busted out my Leslie Sanstone walk away the lbs. tapes and did a mile yesterday and a mile today. I hope to continue that everyday so if you hear me making an excuse as to why I can't do it kick me in the butt. It takes less than 20 minutes. Oh yeah, I'm going to salsa dance lessons tonight (great excercise). Better with a partner though and my husband won't go. He is not as supportive as I would like him to be, mostly because he has never had a weight problem and his profession is very physically demanding and is all the excercise he thinks he needs. It is great that your husband is as motivated as you are. I have not read the book you mentioned let me know if it is good.

I lost 70 lbs. about 8 years ago and have gained all but about 5 of it back. I attribute that weight loss to Susan Powter's book "Stop the Insanity". I know she is thought of as radical or crazy but I found what she had to say made perfect sense and her eating plan was kind of easy. I'm thinking of doing it again. I did weight watchers but found that way too restrictive and it made me think about food all of the time. What else have you tried?

Oh yeah, I'm 34, married, and have no children. Sorry this was quite lengthy. Hope to hear from you soon. Emjay...

Hi again ladies :)

Hope you all had a nice day. I actually did pretty well with my eating for a change. I was running late as usual so there was no time for breakfast. For lunch, I had a Diet Dr Pepper and a roasted chicken sandwich from Subway. Tonight although the family had fried bacon sandwiches which smelled soooo good, I fixed me some broccolli, cauliflower, and carrot stir fry. I drank water with that.

I walked my 2 miles this morning and I think we walked faster than usual. Yesterday morning, it was almost 70 degrees already at 6 a.m. but this morning it was in the 30's. :eek: Had to walk fast to keep warm. I walk with my sister and she isnt going to be able to go tomorrow or Friday. I know I'll never go alone, but I am going to TRY to make myself go ahead and get up anyway and use my XL GLider (airwalker type exercise thing) for at least 30 mintues. We'll see how that goes.

I'm excited about coming here. Looks like we've already got a great bunch for a good support system.

Emjay, I've never done salsa dancing. Sounds fun! In answer to your question, I've never really done any specific diet plan. If I think about doing without fats, or carbs or anything for that matter, I automatically think I'll just die without it. Crazy I know. All I've ever really done is to just cut back period or count calories. That's what I did when I was here before and I lost about 50 lbs between Oct and April of that year. I also used my Air Walker alot. When I started I could only make it 5 minutes and eventually worked up to doing it an hr at a time. I'm going to TRY to make it 30 min tomorrow but I know that wont be easy for me now. I'm disgusted that I've let myself go the way I did. Very depressing. :(

Sharilynn and Sunny, hope to hear from ya'll soon. Let us know how you're doing.

Sorry this was so long, but I am sooo excited to be here and to feel motivated once again! :carrot:

Bye for now
MIKI

Miki,

Have fun on your air walker. I didn't make it to salsa lessons, the first snow turned into a blizzard (tretcherous driving conditions). Walk away the lbs. for me tomorrow morning. I am also going to make a conscious effort to eat healthfully. I am like you, crave carbs and sugar and feel as though I could not live w/o them. Everything in moderation usually works best anyways. I need the accountability. Do you think that the weight tracker on this site is a good motivator from your past experiences? I may do that if I can get past admitting my weight, yikes... Well have a great Thursday. Talk to you soon.

Emjay

:dizzy: I'm at work so this will be short. I didnt admit my weight on here for a long time when I first joined. Nobody in our group did. But then we all got to know each other and decided to just go for it. So we all posted our weights AND our measurements!! :o It was horrifying to see my measurements in public. It actually was cool tho as we all kept on the journey of losing and were able to repost them as we lost some. It was surprising to see the progress. Sometimes there was no actual weight loss by the scale but the inches were gone. Even when someone didnt lose weight or inches for a long time, there was just so much encouragement from everyone else that we all kept posting. We made a deal that no matter how we did, good or bad, we'd be honest with each other so we could get the support we needed whether it was a scolding or a pat on the back. (never really got a scolding, just the occasional kick in the rear..haha) The tracker things werent available at that time or I dont remember them and I havent taken time to find out yet how to use them. They do seem neat tho on the posts of others that I have seen.

I managed to do 20 minutes on the Air walker. I wanted to do more but time didnt permit. I am ALWAYS running late in the mornings. :dizzy:

Well, this wasnt so short after all. I better get off here and get to work.

Have a great day! :D
MIKI

Sounds like the group you chatted with here last time was very supportive. That is great, no wonder you were so supportive. I am going to Chicago for the weekend so I'm not sure if I will be able to check in much if at all. But on Monday I plan on doing that weight tracker. I really don't want to gain weight over the holidays, actually I'd love to lose weight over the holidays but would be happy if I stayed the same.

I actually controlled my eating fairly well yesterday, while some friends I was with had some nice comfort food for lunch I went with a modest salad, and was satisfied. That is unlike me, I was proud of myself. I hope to eat decent this weekend and exercise in the hotels fitness room. Its a girls weekend so I should be able to find time for it.

Well I need to keep this short I have a lot to do before I leave today. Keep excersising (is the weather nice there?)! Have a great weekend if I'm unable to talk to you.

Mary

Talk about frustrating! I had just typed about 3 paragraphs when somehow my page went away. I hit "back" hoping to get back to it but the whole thing was gone. :mad:

Good for you on choosing the better lunch yesterday! That's a success in itself! Keep it up..I need the inspiration!

Healthwise this wasnt a great day for me. I had fried deer steak and mashed potatoes/gravy tonight plus I havent done any exercise. Tomorrow we are supposed to take friends out to dinner to repay plumbing work the guy did for nothing...wouldnt accept any payment. That and the holidays practically being here already make it seem a bad time to try to change eating habits. I might not lose weight during the holidays, but like you, I do NOT want to gain any. Bad thing for me is that since my parents are divorced, we have Thanksgiving with hubby's parents, my mom and then my dad all at 3 different times during the week. I honestly would like to just skip them all but feelings would be hurt so I just have to try to keep the eating moderate.

I plan to get in some exercise tomorrow before we go out to eat. It is nice here right now. Low 30s early in the morning with highs in the 50-60 range and sunny during the day. It's perfect for walking.

A Girl's Weekend sounds like fun. I have 3 sisters and last summer all 4 of us went for a weekend without the husbands and kids and we had a blast. Hope you enjoy yours.

Well, I better run. My 16 yr old son is playing in a playoff football game tonight and we weren't able to get off work in time to make it to the game. (it's 5 hrs away) The game is on the radio and I want to be sure to pay attention in case they say his name. This is their 2nd playoff game...not sure how many more they have to win to make it to state but they won their first one last week 42-6 after being picked to only win by one point. Josh is a sophomore and lettered this year already so we're thrilled.
Just SICK that I am not there to cheer him on.

Have fun this weekend and I'll check in again probably Sunday.

Sharilynn and Sunny, hope things are going well with ya'll. Have a great weekend!

MIKI

Hi there. I'm not really sure how this buddy up thing works...do I just post in this message thread? Hmm..Well, I will start by telling you all a bit about myself...

I started TOPS on September 24, 2003. I weighed 247.5 pounds, I am 5 feet 8 inches so that is overweight. I lost weight very quickly at first, due to the fact that I was delivering the daily paper, and that took me an hour and a half each day. I started on the slim fast diet as well. I lost 16 pounds in less than 2 months, but then after that I gained 10 of that back. In the last 2 years I have lost a total of 35 pounds, but did do some gaining. I am currently at 217 pounds. My goal is 170 pounds.

I go to the gym as often as I can..so far it's been 5 out of 7 days, so my physical level has greatly improved. My eating is PRETTY GOOD but I do have my bad days. I keep a food journal. For the most part, I write in as I eat but usually I do plan a day or 2 in advance so that if I'm hungry I'm not standing there at the fridge and/or cupboards trying to find something. This way, I just go to my meal plan and I know what I wrote down.

I have 2 girls. One is 7, and the other is turning 4 in a month. They keep me fairly busy. I am trying to set a good example to them by going to the gym, and eating healthy. They see this and I'm hoping it is going to rub off on them soon. My husband on the other hand...well, he's gaining the weight as I lose it lolol He eats a chocolate bar, sometimes more, every day.

Anyway, that is a bit about me. So, I'm not sure if this group is the right one for me but I need some buddies to keep me on track so I don't lose my focus.

Miki,

My girls weekend was fun. I ate so-so and did not utilize the fitness room in the hotel but we did spend most of Saturday walking a huge mall in Chicago. I guess that counts for something.

Did your son win his game? Even if he didn't that is an awesome acheivement.

Does your husband deer hunt? Mine hunds avidly. We don't eat venison though, neither one of us like it. Too bad because I know it is better for you than beef. We give it all away. Good for you for eating it even if it was fried.

I have two Thanksgiving meals on Thanksgiving. I plan on eating only the things I really like and skipping the rest. Good luck to you w/ your gatherings. I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning and write it down and challenge myself not to gain thru the holidays. Talk to you soon.

Shawna,

Good for you it sounds like you are off to a great start with your weight loss. Your goal is getting closer. I think you will really like this buddy system here. I just joined last week and feel very good about it. It's especially nice if you don't have tons of support at home. My goal weight is 170 too so we have something in common. Are you still doing TOPS? I've considered doing that in the past. Sounds like you like to excersice, I do to. It is just fitting it in that gets in the way sometimes. Hope to hear from you soon.

Emjay

:welcome: Shawna! We would love to have your join our group. Sounds like you are off to a great start already. 5 days at the gym and journaling too...you're definitely on the right track. Hopefully you can help motivate me and Emjay! I am just under 5 ft. 8 myself and I would be thrilled to be 160-170 lbs so looks like we all that in common.

I didnt do so well with my eating this weekend PLUS I didnt exercise Saturday or today. :sorry: Starting on hubby's new diet plan tomorrow tho. He's been reading the book "Fit for Life". Basically you eat only fruit until noon every day. At lunch and supper, you have either a protein and veggies OR a starch and veggies but not a proten and starch in the same meal. For example, I can have a chicken breast, steamed veggies and a salad OR I can have a baked potato, steamed veggies and salad but I CANT have chicken breast with a baked potato. Can't have 2 starches and 2 proteins in same meal. They recommend 20 minutes of brisk walking or comparable exercise a day, but I'm going to do more than that. Normally I walk 2 miles each morning unless my sister cant go with me and then I use my XL GLider instead.

We're both going to weigh and take our measurements in the morning. I think it's going to be cool to have him doing this with me. They tell you to have one "free" day so Thursday will definitely be our free day this week. I still am going to try not to overdo it because it would be awesome to lose weight during a holiday week. :dancer: (altho I'd settle for at least just not gaining!)

Emjay, glad you had a fun weekend. I think walking at the mall counts for sure as exercise..I know when I do that I'm even more tired sometimes than if I had exercised for an hour or two. My son's team didnt win. :( They did great the first half and were ahead 13-12. Dont know what happened after that but they lost 52 to 26!! :shrug: Josh made 3 tackles though which was exciting. My husband does not hunt but he's one of the very few men in this area who doesn't. My sister and all of her family hunts so that's where we get the venison.

I cant remember if I've told much about myself here before but if not, here's a brief summary of me:
I am 42, married for 21 yrs (half my life lol), have 2 sons, one is 16, the other will be 14 in January. I work at a bank where I worked for 13 yrs, then quit to work at my kids's school for 3 yrs, than went back to the bank. (during the 3 yrs I still filled in some at the bank during school breaks and summer so it wasnt like I ever totally quit) We live in a small town in Arkansas, and most of our time revolves around work and the kids.

Well, It's after 9 pm and I still need to iron before bedtime. Guess I better get off and get things finished up around here. Ok girls...tomorrow is Monday, the start of a new week...Let's all stay on plan and come back with a positive report! :cheer:

Miki

Hey guys, I'ld like to join your group, can you use one more, I am trying to lose 50 pounds, wow just typing it in gives me chills, I have always been a little over weight but gained alot the past few years, that is because I just tried to deny it and ignore it, but everyone else could sure see it, anyway, I have never been more serious about just eating right and getting healthy, because I don't feel very healthy lately and cant do much without getting tired. I joined Tops 6 months ago, didn't bother to show up much till 3 weeks ago, but since then I have lost 5 pounds, and since i have got on here I have learned soooo much, and got sooo much support
I also need accountablity, I owe it to my self, so lets work together and Do this for OURSELVES.
lynda

Hey girls,

Well here it is, my pre Thanksgiving weight. 234 lbs. That was hard. But I'm on a mission to not gain any weight during the holidays. Please remind me if I forget to report my January 1st weight as well. Today went okay food wise, could have been better though and I haven't excercised yet. But I'm hoping to do my walk away the lbs. tape before I go to bed. Hope everyone else is having a good day.

Lynda, Of course we have room for another. I could use an army to help me get my weight off. Congratulations on the 5 lbs. I would love to lose 5 lbs. And then another 5 and then another 5. I hope we can all do it together.

Talk to you soon, emjay

Hi again :)

Well, I am pleased to say I just finished 40 more minutes on my AirWalker! With the 20 this morning, that makes an hour..Yeahhh :cb:

Tonight I had a big salad of lettuce, tomato, carrots, cabbage, black olives and Fat free ranch dressing. With it, I had a bowl of rice. (weird combination I know lol) Wanted the salad but wanted something filling also.

I'm really excited to have ya'll here!! It's sooo much easier to stick with something when you have someone to talk to about it all. (Hubby's doing the diet with me I know but nothing beats girl talk..lol)

Emjay, admitting your weight is a big start toward reaching your goal! Wasnt easy for me the first time either. My husband knows mine now but I wouldnt tell even him for YEARS!!

Well, once again I still have to iron for tomorrow. Better get off here for now. Cant wait to see how we all make it through Thanksgiving but until then, Let's all work HARD ok?

Bye for now
MIKI

TOPS last night....argh!!

Down half a pound. I was down 3 last week. So, a total of 4 pounds in 2 weeks...not to bad. It wasn't what I wanted but it wasn't a gain. I have been working my BUTT off and to see the needle go down only half was discouraging...but it didn't go up so I need to keep that in my mind.

Just Remember
 

Hi My Name Is Brandy And I Have A Lot More Then 50 Pounds To Lose But Dont Always Look At Just The Pounds I Bet You Are Losing Alot Of Inches With All The Hard Work You Are Putting In. Im Not Formally In Any Group As Of Yet But I Have Read Your Post And Think You Guys Are Doing Really Great. I Need To Keep A Journal And Im Already Back With The Excercising And Cutting Back On The Food. Anyways I Just Wanted To Give A Little Credit Where Credit Was Do And Keep On Losing... Brandy

Hello everyone!

Thanks for dropping by Brandy and we'd love to have you join us regularly if you'd like. :)

Hope everyone is having a good day. I'm at work so not so great lol. (jk) Only have a minute to post. I did that 40 min on my AirWalker last night so that I could sleep in this morning, but then instead of doing that, I actually did 20 more minutes of exercise this morning. Definitely not what I would have done 2 weeks ago!

Shawna, 4 lbs in 2 weeks is a good pace. I hope I do that well. Remember, taking it off slow is actually more healthy. I've seen people lose it really really fast, and Man, sometimes it ages them doing it so fast! (of course most of the ones I know that did it exceptionally fast used drugs of some kind to get that result)

Emjay, I have those walk away the lbs tape. I really like them.

Lynda, keep up the good work of going to that gym. We dont have a TOPS around here. (or anything else for that matter...its a small town)

Well, better get to work. Just wanted to check in.
Have a good day ya'll!

Miki

Ok, scratch that remark about going to the gym, Lynda....I thought that's what TOPS was... :lol: A co-worker just corrected me. :shrug: But she says TOPS is a good program so Still keep up the good work! :D

THANKS I WOULD LOVE TO JOIN YOUR GROUP AND JUST LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO BECOME A PART OF IT


:carrot:

Welcome Brandy,

I don't think you have to do anything in particular to join our group except join in. That is what I did last week anyways.

Shawna,

Congratulations on the half pound weight loss. Don't get discouraged, some weeks are better than others when it comes to weight loss. And it usually has nothing to do with what you are doing but with how your body is adjusting. I noticed that alot when I went to WW. Plus it is so much better than gaining a half a pound.

Miki,

You are doing awesome with your excercise routine. Keep up the good work. :carrot:

I did my WATP tape last night, I'm only doing 1 mile right now but trying to do it everyday. I bought the 2 mile one this morning and will do that today. I plan on doing the 3 mile one on Thursday (I'll need all the help I can get on that day).

Talk to you all soon.

Emjay


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I'm new to the site but boy reading all your posts makes me see that I"m not struggling alone out here.

My weight has been an issue of mine my entire life. Yet i look back at pics when I was younger and geez, how I'd love to look like that. Well now here I am with 50 lbs to lose and I was working hard at it and had lost 20-25 lbs but, I've now gained it all back. I was doing the Walk away the pounds tapes but after a daily routine over 3 months of the same tape it quickly got montonous and boring which quickly lead to not getting out of bed to do the tapes. And getting up at 4:30 each morning to exercise, I'm in serious need of something enjoyable. Course for me, is any exercise enjoyable????

Any event, I'd like to join in your posts.

I also joined another thread of the 30 something with 30 something to lose. I'm 37, barely 30 something anymore :( As I said in that thread, I"m so depressed, just hate me and hate the fact that I"m getting nothing but older and never gonna be the happy person that I so badly want to be. I love to eat, it's the one thing that does make me happy yet the one thing that makes me happy is the very thing that causes me to hate myself even more. My husband tells me time and time again until I learn to like me, within, that it doesn't matter what I weigh. I've lost weight several times in the past, only to gain it back again.

Any event, it's comforting to read your posts and see I"m not alone with my frustrations and the turmoils of a weight issue.

Well, I'm at work, I'd better get going...........

Debbie

:wel3fc: Glad you decided to join us Debbie. I can totally relate to what you said...I too love to eat, then get sooo mad at myself after doing it! Vicious cycle I stay on. But together, this group is going to break that cycle. :strong: I just know it.

Brandy, all you have to do to be a part of our group is post post post. We need all the motivation and support we can get and hopefully we can give some back in return. :)

Emjay, way to go with your WATP tape. I should dig mine out for variety instead of getting stuck on one thing.

Shawna and Lynda, hope you did well today. Post when you can.

Miki

What A Great Day
 

I Have Kept Up With The Excercise And Trying To Keep Up With The Water Intake I Need. Im Just So Tired And Depressed Also But I Know That I Can Do This. And I Know All Of You Can Help Me With What Needs To Be Done. Im Low On Cash Right Now So I Have Not Bought Any Of The Watp Tapes Do You Guys Enjoy Them And Can You Do Them Indoors? Anyways All Of You Have A Good Morning...

I have WATP 1 mile get up and get started, 2 mile high calorie burn and 3 mile super fat burning which all uses the weighted balls. Luckily my mother-in-law had bought it and wasn't using so I got from her. These are the tapes I had used faithly every day, sometimes twice a day for probably 3-4 months earlier this year. I do believe I was firming up and I had lost a good 20 lbs; however along came summer and bordem with the tapes so I haven't used them and now I find when I go back to try to use them, I'm just irritated with them because it's the same old jokes, same old laughs, same old expressions, etc. A girl at my work had the WATP express tapes so I borrowed and copied :o them. they use the stretch band, again they're ok, I just can't get back in the groove of using them, bored with the same old moves. No matter the tape seems you do the same moves/routine. BUT...........I have them out again today and I'm gonna try to do the 3 mile with the weighted balls. I just need to get past the bordem and realize it's for a good cause and I do feel less guilty after I've done them, guess I don't hate myself as much because I feel like I've done something good.

I want to look today and see what other tapes she might have. Does anyone else know any good tapes?

Today, being home is gonna be a tough day for me. I seem to do ok at work with my eating, but it's like I"m home, not having to put on any "front" so I comfort with food and sleep.

Hope everyone has a good day :)

hey girls how is everyone doing this morning, just getting ready for work, yuk, oh well can't be helped. See we have lots of new people joining the group. WELCOME ALL. Will have more time later to chat just wanted to stop by and say hi.
Brrrr. sure is getting cold here
Lynda

Hi all,

I kind of get bored with the WATP tapes too. But I was walking out side during the summer and not doing them so it seems kind of new again. I feel so much better physically and guilt wise after I have completed them that I just try to block out what they say. It is almost easy enough to follow along with that you could probably turn down the volume on the TV and turn on some motivating music. I also have the windsor pilates tape. I have never done them religiously enough to notice a big difference, but I do know that they are great for the abs because after the first time I did the 10 min tape I really felt as though I worked my abs. A lot of the celebrities do it so it probably works good. Too slow paced for me though I like the activity of the WATP. Oh yeah Watp is done inside in front of you television.

More later, Emjay

Hi everybody :)

Well, I only made it 15 min on my Air Walker this morning. The batteries went dead in my portable CD player and I just cannot make myself do it without the music. I guess 15 min is better than nothing though, and I went at lunch and bought more batteries.

Last night I had chicken sauteed with bell pepper and onions with corn on the cob and a salad. Had fruit for breakfast this morning again and homemade soup for lunch. Tonight I had more homeade soup and a big salad. For a snack today, I had baby carrots dipped in Fat Free Ranch dressing. So far so good...wasnt easy....my boss kept offering to treat us all for ice cream or sundaes or whatever we wanted. I kept saying, "Nooo...I am NOT eating that stuff!" He kept saying, "Yeah sure..you'll want some." Well, that definitely made me determined to stick with it just to prove I could do it. (to be honest, he doesnt need it either..he needs to lose more than I do..haha)

It's so cool to see how much our group has grown in just a week! I love reading everyone's posts. All of you are inspirational to me...thanks!

Has anyone ever tried the Tamilee Webb's "I Want That Body" exercise tape? My sister and I did it back when we both lost before. At first we didnt feel like it was doing anything. It lasts 30 min but it literally only felt like 10 minutes! We loved the workout. The first time we did it, we thought it was just intermission and the thing was already over. Now that's my kinda workout for sure. You need 2-5lb weights to use with it, but it really works. We didnt realize how much until we quit using it for awhile then took our measurements again. We both were several inches bigger in a very short time even though we still walked and were eating right. We didnt gain weight, just inches. We figured out that we could lose with the walking and eating right, but that workout with the light weights really firmed everything. I need to get up the energy to try that one again.

Well, tomorrow is the big day, the big "test" I guess to see how much I overdo it. I am going to be realistic..I know I'm going to eat things I dont need. I will probably also eat more than I need, BUT Friday is right back on program. I also plan to exercise before I go to my Dad's for Thanksgiving. (Saturday noon and night are two more "thanksgivings" we have to attend...dreading having 3 but once again, on Sunday, I'll be on program again until Christmas. I am going to try hard to only moderately indulge myself during these holiday meals. I'll let you know how that goes.

How often are ya'll going to weigh yourselves? That's another problem I have. I tend to get obsessed with the scale when I'm trying to lose. I am constantly wanting to check my progress. I think I'm going to weigh every Monday. The biggest weigh-in will be January 1 to see how I really did throughout the entire holiday season.

Maybe in January, for the new year, we can all come up with some challenges to do together. Like not eating after 6 or drinking our 8 glasses of water, etc. Just an idea.

I guess I better get off here for now. Have a fruit salad to make for tomorrow. (not a diet one either :p ) Hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow.

Later,
MIKI

:happ3:

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

I went to country line dance lessons last night. Dancing is such wonderful excercise and a lot of fun too. I've decided to stick w/ the line dancing and skip the salsa because salsa almost requires a male partner. I have a few friends that will attend the lessons every Thursday night. Our only obstacle will be weather. We are have a blizzard today, a chance of 6 to 12 inches of snow before tonight. Yikes!

I have two dinners to go to today, I'm going to try not to overdo it. I feel very motivated to lose weight so I think I can do it. Good luck to everyone else too!

Miki - I plan on weighing in on Tuesdays. I can't wait to see the scale start going down. I have a friend that weighed 100 lbs. more than me and she has been going to WW (also going thru a divorce) and has lost over 80 lbs. Watching her get smaller is very motivating for me. I have not heard of that Tamilee webb tape but I will be looking for it now. I also can't wait to see how well your new eating plan works, it sounds like you are sticking to it quite will. Good for you.

Well I need to sign off - tons to do. Emjay

I did it!!! I dragged my butt to the gym today. I think I worked out for about half hour on the machines and then I did my abs...2 sets of 10 of everything that I was doing. Siiiiigh. I wish losing weight happened just as fast as GAINING weight. hehe

Well, we just got home from my Dad's. I did eat too much but I didnt overeat as much as I normally would have. I wore pants that were already tight before I went, so I felt miserable pretty quick. It made me feel like I ate a ton of food but when I got home and out of those pants, I felt fine. Guess that's a pretty good trick...if you wear something tight, you honestly can't comfortably eat very much more than normal. (oh yeah, I skipped desserts..only had the other stuff, just plenty of it)

I didnt get to exercise. I was just stepping onto my AirWalker this morning when my mother, my mother-in-law and then my sister all called. I was on the phone so long there was no time left to get my exercise in before having to get ready. Kinda put me in a bad mood because I really really wanted to get that done before eating lunch. My husband told me I needed to try not to be so rigid with things like that and not let it ruin my day just because I missed my exercise, but I dont consider exercising once a day "rigid"..Plus I know me...it wouldnt take but missing a day or two for me to be back out of the habit. I am going to TRY to get it done before bedtime. I refuse to get out of this habit.

I hope everyone is having a nice Thanksgiving Day.

Way to go, Shawna!!!:ebike: You'll be seeing those lbs go down faster than you think if you keep up that gym workout!

Emjay, don't ya just hate having 2 on the same day? That's how we'll be here on Saturday. One is bad enough temptation. Line dancing with friends sounds like fun...you wont even think of it as exercise, just fun. Congrats to your friend who lost 80 lbs..that's great. I'm envious.

No cool weather here today. It was high 60s and sunny. We sat outside most of the afternoon after everyone was finished eating. The kids played football etc. I joined in basketball for a very few minutes but I was too full to keep up for long. ( I have 3 sisters who all have kids and my stepmom has 4 sons, 3 of which have kids so there's a big group at all holidays) We're kinda like the Brady Bunch and except instead of 6 kids there are 8. We didnt grow up all together tho because my parents didnt divorce until I was 21 yrs old.

Debbie, Lynda, and Brandy, hope to hear from ya'll soon.

Everyone remember...tomorrow is the day to get right back on track from our excess eating today ( at least mine was excessive) Even if we all eat well on Thanksgiving and again Christmas, if we stay moderate on all the other days, we should still be able to maintain or even LOSE by the end of the year.

Guess I'll go for now. My posts always look like I'm trying to write a book! Sorry, I just get all caught up with the excitement of losing this weight!:D

Miki

It's me again:lol: Just trying to see if my new tracker turned out ok and shows up on here.

Hooray...it worked!:yes: :cp:

Hello all,

I overate today too, who didn't right? It's Thanksgiving! I didn't eat as much as I normally would have though... I did my WATP tape this AM which I was very happy about. Yup, right back on the program tomorrow.

Miki, Breifly tell me how you got your tracker on your signature line. Thanks. Oh yeah and your idea about the challenges sounds great. I'd love to think of one that we could do thru the holidays that pertains.

Talk to everyone tomorrow!

Emjay

hello everyone
Hey Miki great idea on the tight pants, I have also been wearing my Jeans instead of my wonderful ol track pants, I have to feel uncomfortable to remind myself not to eat so much.
I feel for you US girls and guys, Hope you had a wonderfull Thanksgiving, know it was hard.
emjay keep up the line dancing, I use to do that, mmmm.... wonder if it is still available around here, you sure sweat up a storm doing that, I remember

Good for you Shawna going to the Gym, way to go GIRL!!!!!!
Lynda

hey WannaBe3 and Brandy hows it going ????
WannaBe3 what if you just crank up your favourite music cd and turn off the sound of your tape and go to town!!! this way you won't have to listen just watch, good luck
Good for you Brandi, KEEP UP THE WATER, and exercise I know about being tired believe me, I feel I live half my life being tired, it really sucks, but I hear others telling me IT WILL get better, so I keep going, we can do it together

golly I am back again, I just love this place, I just wanted to tell everyone I weighed in tonight at TOPS weight loss center, and I am down 1.5 pounds, more motivation, slowly paying off....
Lynda