im ok here... went to workout after work... but am fighting these cravings for sugar!

hey where is every one??? i had to go all the way back to page 3 to find us

I'm still here checking in! I just got back from work out world.

This is my third week with no loss. Maybe I'm due for a whoosh?

Hi everyone!!!! MISS ME?....lol....I had my girlfriend and her son visiting from Ottawa Canada for a week. They kept me running I tell ya!!.....phew, sure glad I don't have a third boy. I did fairly well eating wise, and managed a good 30 min brisk walk every morning but I'm sure I gained slightly anyways. I dropped them off at the airport this morning and then promptly went to the gym (like a good girl) and did a good walk/run on the treadmill. NIce to be BACK in the swing of things!!! Yeah, I noticed that our PIC thread has been a little slow.....anything up PIC"S?

Did everyone have a nice Easter? long weekend?

Curly.....Any new challenges yet? Let me know 'cause....I'm in. I would like to lose another 10-15 pounds by July (20 would be fantastic though...hehe)

Valerie.....No whoosh yet?...it will !!! hang in there.

Iwmonn.....Congrats on the 5 lb drop......woohooo!!!

Petra..... hi

Hey everyone. I have been browsing the threads and decided to plant myself here in this forum. Hope you all don't mind. I have been battling this weight problem for 2 years now. It is time to get this off. I am hating myself. I am at 204.4 and want to get to 150. That is my goal. I would like to lose 10 pounds in the next month and a half. I feel that that is a good goal. Well, hope to chat with you all tomorrow. I am not going to go home from work and eat and eat and eat. It is time to get myself into a new routine.

Hi Lexus! Welcome to the group! Good luck with loosing weight! I hope it helps you to be here. We are a determined bunch!

Angel good to see you! Sounds like you had a busy week! Good job on getting back to the gym!

Tuesday: 1402 calories (1366 deficit) - 30 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes weights

Hey Hey PIC's!!

It certainly has been a slow week in PICland.... no thanks to me either lol.... things are ok here... the sun finally came out today (for a few days they say)... I went into the small city (about 60 miles) and got books at the thrift store! YAYYYY... i couldn't find any good clothes for me tho Lee did major work thinning the trees around the yard. It looks great, and he mowed!! I LOVE THE SMELL OF FRESH MOWED GRASS!! Tonight I am getting on the radio for the first time! YIKES LOL... I'm now known as KI6DJF

Ummmm I ate at McDonalds today and I didn't make good choices. As a matter of fact I haven't made great choices all week. I'm wondering why I keep sabatoging myself. Every time I have a good weight loss week, I screw it up the next week... I can't wait for spring to actually show up!!!

Angel~ Yes, I missed you very much!!!! Nice to see ya back GF! I'm happy to hear you had a nice visit! Now back to work WB

Val~ Hang in there sister! Let your body adjust and don't get too flustered, K? We're all here with you

Curly~ Here I am

lexus420sc~ Hey Now!! Welcome to PIC. I may be biased, but I think we're a pretty great group. Hang in and hang on for the duration!

Alla you other PIC's~ Do we need to do a formal roll cal? heheh... TTYL girls

Hi Lexus welcome to the thread! great to have u join us!

well guys ... i have sinned lol wont go into details here but i ate something yesterday i had no business eating... to the tune of 38 carbs per serving!!! oh well i will chalk it up to an Easter indulgence and get back to cracka-lackin and get my self in gear!

I am off today!! have to go to the dr and get some drugs... dang pollen is driving me insane... the count yesterday was over 1500

also.. dont know if i mentioned it previously... but i have been having problems with my car... all the grand ams have a passlock anti-theft system.. but the crazy car thinks even the owner is stealing it and shuts the gas off to the motor.. you can reset the computer.. but my dad who is a mechanic says eventually it will burn the ignition out.... no pontiac isnt gonna recall them...

anyways....... today i am going to look at a hyundai elantra.. and see if i can get a deal going, my car payment would be almost 100$ cheaper per month and it has 100,000 mile warranty so i have that security if anything goes wrong they have to fix it...

my dad agreed to co-sign with me... since ive had some financial issues in the past and my credit score is not so great right now...

so i may be commming home with a new car!!! ** thats a sharp looking car for only 14,000 isnt it???

Hey Girls,

Gettin' us back on page 1 again!
Today is weigh-in ... Even tho I know it's not going to be a losing week, maybe i'll have maintained. I'll continue to go every week as long as it takes.
I mad an appointment for next week to consult about my snoring lol... It's been a problem for years. My sister used to throw things at me all the time. and now I think it's gonna cause a divorce!!! time to do something about it.

hehehe I love this one~
Angel~ I think of you when I see it cuz you at the master buttkicker PIC

Curly~ That is a sweeeeeet car! Good luck with the financing. for you just cuz your you today Enjoy the day off !

Well I was down a pound today. My normal weigh in day was Monday but I think I was messed up from Easter meals so I counted todays weight for the week!


Curly nice car!! Dont' worry to much about the carb mistake.

Dee good luck with your weigh in!!!

Hi PIC's.... lexus!!!

hmmm, so Iwmonn....I'm the master buttkicker eh?.... AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT!!!....hehe just call me ol' sarge.

Valerie....I'll take a pound loss any ol' time!! good job, it was Easter anyways

Curly......Good luck with the new car!!! Gotta love a reduced payment. My car payment ends in Dec..... woooohoooooo

Well just got back from a workout and an allergy appt. Turns out......I have severe allergies!!! NO WAY....and just maybe the allegra 180, flonase and optivar eye drops aren't working....hmmm.....I'll be taking the scratch allergy test on Sat am to finally get to the bottom of all THIS ITCHINESS AND SNEEZING!!! I've had (seasonal?) allergies for the past 6 years now, and nothing seems to be giving me relief and I keep moving into cities with more and more pollen counts!!!! DUH!!!! The allergy specialist suggested I wear goggles and a dr.s surgical mask while I do my vacuuming!!! huh? LOL

What an awesome welcoming from you all. Thank you! Today I have been really good. I weighed in at 199 today and have recorded all that I have consumed. I hope that keeping journal will help me along the way. It is a real pain.
Angel: I use to have severe allergies and they have seemed to trickle off with age. I also get a shot called Kenalog-it is not actually for allergies, but it suppress the immune system and therefore suppresses any reactions to substances that trigger allergies. If you are generally healthy, you should look into it. I use to have to take all those prescriptions as well. Good luck!!

Guess I should get back to work! LOL

No, I didn't fall off the face of the earth. Things have gotten so bad at my job I'm starting to seriously think it just may not be worth it. Stay tuned......Since things on the internet aren't exactly private, I can't go into details.

Welcome to Lexus. Journalling is a great help. I should be doing more of it myself. Kenalog is a steroid. It certainly would help your allergies but it also has some other side effects.

Curly-hope things work out with the new car. Having a reliable car is invaluable.

Angel--glad you enjoyed your company.

Dee-congrats on the whoosh. What's up with the sabotage?

Val-this definately gets harder as you go. Don't lose patience.

We are having fantastic weather. Too bad I don't get to enjoy it. I'll try not to be such a stranger.

Hi Petra! Good to see you posting! Sorry about your job. I'm looking for work myself and am a little lost since I've been in teaching so long. It is getting a lot harder for me. Its so fustrating to be loosing so slow after being such a consistant looser. I kinda knew this was coming. Hearing so many people talking about plateus. At least I was prepared and know what happening!

Lexus I journal and calorie count. Its what works for me. Sometimes I feel like its such a pain since I probably spend 1/2 hour or more on it every day. That plus my hour exercise everyday adds up to a lot of time every week. But its all worth it when you see that scale move!

Angel I think I might have allergies this time of year also. The trees are all blooming around here now and the Tree polen is supposed to be moderate in chicago but I think it might be even higher in my neighborhood. I tried doing a nasel rinse today and that seemed to help a bit.

hey guys...

got my new car today! my payment dropped by 55$, i didnt need a co-signer, however i did have to come up with the cash for tags & title and my dad loaned me the money for that... i could have had a lower payment but i went ahead and bought the extended warranty for 14$ more dollars a month so now its covered bumper to bumper for 10 years

and got an rx from the dr for some allegra!!! woo hooo!

i used to get allergy shots.. ugh they were worse than what i was allergic too!!!