How are you loser ladies?! I'm doing good. Except Aunt Flo came from knocking on the door to barging in. What a pain in the AAaaaa....bdominals!

My mom is staying with me this week so it's harder for me to find time to check in. I don't want to alienate her. So far I've been on target, although I missed walking on the "mill" this morning but got it in tonight. My mom (who lives outta town) has to take my grandmother to the doctors, that's why she's here, cause she doesn't drive. So that's why I missed my walk this morning. Another appt. on friday for a catscan.

Tammy, welcome! You've come to the right place to find some great buddies!

Robsia, thanks for the recipe! They look yum!

Linda, thanks for hats off. It came a little easier passing the KFC and icecream this time. Maybe I'm really determined, FINALLY! BTW - I type everything in notepad so I can scroll through the threads as I type. Then I copy and paste everything into my reply box. My memory sucks! LOL

Emily, thanks for the congrats! And may I say congrats on your 6.2lb loss!

Lois, you're doing so great with your excercising. You're gonna burn right through your floor! You lost an amazing amount of inches! Way to go!

Sherry, you are incredibly lucky to have a beach to walk on! I'm so envious! Feel free to think of me next time as I sweat away walking on my stationary treadmill, in my cold, undeveloped basement! hahaha

Lori, woooOO hOOooo on the ten pounds! I think I set mini goals for myself daily, just to stay within my cal/fat counts and exercise. Everyday is a challenge in itself!

garnetfairy, so sorry to hear about your 2nd round of the flu. Maybe you can beat this one before it gets too bad.

Cheryl, hope you enjoyed your pizza! Remember it will not undo everything you done so far. Enjoy a little treat once in a while.

Paula, you must burn a ton of calories running after your kids all day! Twins must be challenging. wow, you go girl! I have one girl (4yrs.) and I think she's a whirl wind sometimes. And like I told Cheryl, enjoy a little treat once in a while just as long as you don't discourage yourself.

well gals, I think I am going to get ready to turn in soon. Hubby should be home in about 10mins. (10:55pm here) See you soon (hopefully)

Great day tomorrow to you all!!
~Tina

mama4dmkd
They say that 1 to 2 pounds per week is the healthy way to lose weight so I would shoot for that and then exercise and watch the calories so you may lose more than that.

You can buy the tonin rings online from www.richardsimmons.com
they are about $10.00 I think.

SB is south beach, yes

SAHM is Stay at home mom

Thanks for the good wishes meowee

Emily thanks for the link

jelynn- whoa t-tapp is way out of my price range! It kinda sounds like callanetics have you heard of that? Im getting a couple of beginer vids on that cheap on ebay and half.com. Congrats on passing up on McD's that was good, I dont know if I could. Just thinking about it makes me want a bigmac and fries. oh shut up janet!

SAHM stands for Stay At Home Mom, as distinguished from a WAHM, a Working Away from Home Mom.

I am down - I haven't lost anything since Saturday and in fact it's gone up a bit.

*sigh*

If I can just get that last 0.5 lb off then I'll have lost a stone and I'll go to weighing once or twice a week, I promise - but it won't go away!!

I KNOW it will come off and I KNOW I'm weighing too often but I'm still down.

I have a theory - the weight I am now is about the same point I got to last time I tried to lose weight so the fat I'm trying to shift now has been there longer and is more entrenched thatn the fat I lost, which was novice fat and more easily scared away.

This is experienced fat and is digging it's heels in. But I have the power to fight this enemy - I have the will and I have the weapon and it will not beat me!!!!

[Winston Churchill voice]
I will fight it at the dinner table, I will fight it at the gym, I will fight it at the supermarket and I will nev-ah . . . surrender!!!!!
[/Winston Churchill voice]

Yay me!

Hello everybody . . .

Basically, Nova Scotia is closed today. Wow are we having a blizzard . . . with a capital BLIZ. Really making up for the lack of snow in January. When it finally stops, I'll let you know how much we actually got, although it is hard to measure when it snows sideways.

This is not shaping up to be one of my better days. Storm woke me up early. Had my official weigh-in and I only lost one (1) stubborn little pound in the past 16 days. Oh well, it's definitely better than gaining. Onward and downward. So after I had breakfast I decided to have a nap (not a good way to keep the metabolism perking) and now I also have a headache. Oh well, it's only one day and it's bound to get better.

Robsia -- I love your theory about "old weight" and, as crazy as it sounds I do think you are right. BTW, how many pounds in a stone?

Mama4 -- I know exactly what you mean. When I was in my twenties (back when the dinosaurs where roaming the earth) I weighed 110 . . . boy I was "hot". I think under 150 would make me happy now. However, the best thing we larger types can do for ourselves is to keep our eye on the closer goal and not really decide what comes next until we get there.

I definitely agree that water, water, water is very important. Luckily for me, I actually like water. It honestly is my beverage of choice. I do admit it's a little harder to drink as much during the cold weather. Did you know (I actually read this somewhere -- think it was the GI Diet) that the colder your water is, the better for you, at least from a weight-loss point of view. Your body has to burn calories to heat the water before it can actually use it.

Time for lunch . . . one thing about sleeping the morning away . . . you don't notice that you're hungry. See you all soon, have a great day.

Mama4 - I don't think there's anything wrong with having an ideal "ultimate goal" - provided you set yourself little goals along the way and celebrate them.

I mean, I put my goal down as 140, but I kind of like the idea of being 130 - which I have not been in a VERY long time. I only chose 140 because that's what I got down to last time. But when (not if) I get down to 140 I may well set out fo that extra 10 lbs.

Linda - what, you think I sound crazy! There are 14 pounds in a stone. Don't ask me why it's called a stone, probably some mad old king had a pet rock and he decided that would be the measure of weight for the kingdom - like the foot.

Well, I got my third round of antibiotics today...this is a different one.. cross your fingers that it works! I am truly over this respiratory infection...totally! Now Myself, Mom, and Brother are all on antibiotics. Maybe we can all get well and keep from infecting each other again. Dad is wearing the apron right now and finding out how difficult it is and how hard it is on the back stand and cook.

I had a slip, I was attacked by a handful of mini-candy bars...I put them in my food diary and counted it as 285 kcal...so that was my lunch...bleah it was so not worth it!!! A hex on whoever left them on the couch, A hex I say! They were hiding under my gym bag and when I moved it there they were lying in wait for me....nasty little buggers! I have decided that chocolate is my enemy!

Other than that, I am doing okay.

Robsia - you are too much! Thanks for the giggle! Okay, make that two giggles. I love the pet rock theory. So you got down to 140 before? When was that and what happened to make you gain it back? Was it a monumental moment, medication, love problem, or did it just creep back onto you???

mama4dmkd - I agree, you might want to rethink your goal because, you can always surpass the goal you set and feel great about it. But if you set your goal to low you will be disappointed if you dont reach it. I would go with a more conservative goal. Plus, I dont know what age you are or anything but 135 may not be the best weight for you now. Besides, that is a lot of weight to lose in less than a year!

Linda - Congrats on the loss even if it was one pound it is another pound down! I agree with you, water is my favorite beverage too. If I cannot have a regular cola that is. ha ha ha. Actually even when i was drinking cola i carried a bottle of water everywhere I went.

I got down to 140 from about 190 in 1997. I started in February and hit 140 in July. I was dieting and exercising but I also lost a lot quite fast and was eventually diagnosed with an overactive thyroid, which had contributed to my weight loss. My avatar is me when I was about 145 - it's my incentive to keep going.

I was put on meds and it crept back on gradually - by late 1999, when I met my SO, I was about 165. I had my daughter in 2001 and put on a ton when I was pg but managed to lose it all and then some. I did pretty well keeping steady at a 14/16 until about 2 years ago when I just started putting on - not really sure why.

But I wasn't happy when I hit a size 18 last year. I'd never been an 18 before and when it became apparent that my 18s were getting tight and I was heading into 20s I decided enough was enough and it was time to get it off again!

Thanks Robsia - I totally sympathise with the weight gain from medication. I had that problem too. I think you are doing great!!

Well, I went to the gym to weigh so I would have an official weight to begin February with. I lost another 2 pounds so that makes 19 total since 12-30-05 and a new weight of 286. Hurrah!

Now to keep the trend going so I may meet my V-day goal!

my dad didnt think I had enough to eat so he made me a filet mignon. 240 calories!!! but I had to eat it because it was so nice of him to do it and he bought them special and had one left over which he made for me tonight. Damn, my calorie deficit is almost gone now. Now I have to do WATP!

Hello ladies! I've not been here in about a week but life got busy and computer time suffered. As did my eating plan. I am struggling to get back into the swing of things. I haven't gained anything back yet (and won't lol) but I didn't lose that extra lb I wanted to before the end of the month. I have my new counter up for feb. goal though so that should motivate me.

My exercising has plumetted as well. I just don't seem to have the time this week. *sigh*Hubyy works long, weird hours so getting in my gym time or walking time suffers since the kidlets are still too small to really get going with me. I am going to try out the new dvd I got today. Its a Walking dvd and the kids DO want to give that one a whirl with me. A five and a three yr old....should be fun

Wish me luck ladies....and happy losing!