Hi everyone! Curly, Angel, Turtle!

I'm still around but struggling. The scale said I gained 3 pound this morning but I'm blaming it on the pizza last night. I'm trying hard not to fall back into bad patterns. It's fustrating to not be loosing be even more so to be gaining. I swear if I go back over 200 I dont' know what I'll do.

YES i have got to get totally back on track as well!! when i saw endocrinologist i had lost since the last time i was there but not very much so like i keep saying gotta get back on track get the mojo working... umm find some appetite killing supplements or something!!!


UHHHH Angel... pass the mojo plz

Hey Valerie!!! NIce to see you sweetie!!! Listen, pizza shmizza....let that be your one cheat meal. You still do that right? Well today is another day and don't let that little blip on the scale give you any grief whatsoever!!

hmmm, sounds like I've been listening to my own words of wisdom {again}. hehe....boy it sure does sound good to be having positive thoughts about OP and not only saying them, but doing them!!! Its been a real struggle for me too Val, about 2 months worth. When the summer rolled around (summer vacation from school) and both boys were home.....I felt out of charge with my eating habits, out of my working out routine, and overwhelmed with keeping the boys occupied and NOT FIGHTING!!! Then came our vacation, and although I tried to keep things in check.....it was stressfull and I worried about eating all the wrong things anyway. Add into that being sick, dh travelling 4 days a week and stress of a possible move.....NO WONDER I WAS STRESSED!!! And when I'm stressed?....I eat. Well I just decided I was tired of doing nothing about my situation, and at least ANYTHING was better than doing NOTHING!!! Slow and steady BABY STEPS. (I have to remember this as my new mantra!!!) ** okay I'm stepping down off my soap box now....** but you can do this Valerie.....Curly......and yeah, even Me!!!! So here it is and day #4 of OP, I"m off to the gym. Have a good weekend!!!....any plans for the long weekend??

Hi Girls,

Well, I suppose I should poke my head up and give a shout out to you all too. My mojo is down that hole in the sand somewhere. It's just a matter of time & I'll surely find it . I've been so busy at work, and short handed etc etc etc... same ol' story lol. But it's stressfull for sure. This is the last major holiday weekend for the summer then it should settle down some... I've had one girl out on medical leave for the last 2 months- with no end in site, and another guy just happened to have another 'family emergency' (always on holiday weekends- grrrrrrrrrrrrrr). Lee and I have been busy in the yard, pulling brush and falling old icky Pine trees. I actually enjoy that more than flower or veggie gardening lmao.

anyways..... I ramble as usual.

I've never been far from PIC's, checking in every couple days but never feeling I have anything good to report and getting down on myself when I do type something and it's just not optimistic enough for me so I delete it before I post it.........
I'm STILL losing and gaining the same 2 pounds. I've got to commit again!!!! I realized yesterday I've been here, at 3fc for a year now. I should have been done and working on maintenence by now. It makes me want to cry. I have to go to my dr. very soon. My blood sugars are up more than they ever have been before, and I'm out of cholesterol meds.... I'm embarassed and mad! But apparently it doesn't make me mad enough cuz I'm still pushing that junk food into my body, and I'm back to basically no extra exercise beyond daily living routines..... I know it all up here *Points to my head*, but putting it into action just isn't there...... I've started reading books again. Looking at the 4 Corners diet again maybe, or I also have a copy of Dr. Andrew Weil 8 wks to optimum health. I haven't actually read that one yet so I'm not sure how it works for wt loss.

Angel, Curly and Val, Thanks to you guys for being here even when nobody else is posting lol.... It means something when I (or any of us in a funk, i suppose) can peek in and still see our 'friends' dealing with life's issues too. Makes me feel not quite so alone

and (((((Turtle)))))) hey GF!!! Good to see you

Hi Dee!

Good to see you posting. I'm the same way I check in everyday but just haven't felt like I have anything positive to add. We've all been at this for a while and we all deserve a pat on the back for sticking with it this long!

I did have a cheat meal out today (mexican). I'm also having a barbeque tomrorow. I actually stood up to my family when they asked me to bring a cake. I'm always responsible for the dessert and I said I'm not eating it. If someone else wants cake they can go to the bakery I'm bringing a fruit salad! I'm sure someone will be upset that the cake isn't there but oh well. Why always ask the fat people to get desert anyway *ugh*

Good luck everyone & stay strong this weekend!

YEAH!!!! and now its DEE!!!! wow....holy pic's!!!! Nice to see everyone again. Yesterday was an okay day, I got my workout in early but started to feel shake-y and lightheaded so I stopped the treadmill at 45 minutes and went home. Food was good for the day, although I had a little more baked potatoe than I should have but no biggie. I still have that lightheadedness but will just take it easy. I started to take this new multi vitamin and I wonder if it could be that. I was taking them on an empty stomach and I felt nausias (sp?) so I started taking them with food a few days ago to see if it makes a difference. They are the woman's one a day vitamin. Allergies are kicking up again, can't even squeeze a tear out of my eyes they're sooo dry!!! Anywho....enough about me How's everyone doing today?

Yep those one a days make me queasy on an empty stomach also! but it seems to pass after a bit.. if u dont feel like eating at least have a protein shake or a lil bite...

Well ERNESTO played havoc with Marylands western shore (where i live) the water in my moms yard was up to my waist and the yard and road when the water went back down left about a foot thick blanket of pine needles... telephone poles, and other assorted garbage... I swear I raked today till my arms were gonna fall off 6 hours !!!!

lol i better be down a lb tomorrow morning !!!!

great to see everyone back... shoot it doesnt matter if u have an optimistic post thats what we are here for to help each other... and listen even in the bad times! ... just take one day at a time and DONT!!!! give up!

even the small changes add up after while.. but yes i know it wears ya down after so long... Lord knows i iam the starting over poster child...

ok if i can stand up and walk im gonna go lay in the recliner... i am worn out .... the president is sposed to be at my work tomorrow i will prob wake up and not be able to move hahahaha!

Curly sounds like you had a rough day. Just think about all those calories you burned!

I had a good day today. I had a decent deficit & did a tae bo dvd since curves was closed.

Monday: 1332 calories, 1234 deficit, 35 minutes tae bo

ANOTHER 4 HOURS OF RAKING TODAY!!!



THIS WAS MY MOMS BACK YARD THE DAY OF ERNESTO

Wow those are crazy pictures Curly!

Interesting pictures Curly. Was that flooding from a river?

I had another good day today. I'm going to try to post my calories and exercise everyday to try to stay accountable.

Tuesday: 1239 calories, 1503 deficit, 35 minutes cardio, 20 minutes weights

we have water on 3 sides of where we live so when the wind blows in a particular direction it backs it up into the creek.. my parents live on the creek which feeds into the river which feeds into the chesapeake bay and then on to the ocean.. we had winds of 70 mph ... but when the tides go down the water goes back out to the river..

Curly.....Well thank goodness it DOES go away!!! With winds of 70 mph, I hope they did not have any other kind of damage. Their car didn't blow away did it?

Val....nice to see you having some good days and POSTING AGAIN!!!

Petra, Iwmonn, Turtle....where you at? come back come back where ever you are???

I had a good day today also. I got tired of sitting around doing nothing and feeling sorry for myself so I got dressed and forced (willed?) myself to the gym. I was glad once I was there mind you....but I HAVE to get back in the habit of JUST GOING!!! My mantra is ...."no more excuses". I gained 7 lbs since the start of the summer and I tried on a pr of capris and they were snug (mind you I'm pre TOM) BUT STILL!!!! NO MORE EXCUSES!!!

hey girls.....not sure if I mentioned, that I've had this nagging hacking cough for the last week so I booked an appt to see the dr. in a few hours. I hope she gives me something for this hacking cough....last night it was a good 2.5 hours before I could sleep (2 am). I felt really bad coughing and spewing because dh came in really late on a flight back from Chicago....turns out he was so exhausted he didn't even hear me coughing. I ended up spending about 30 min in the bathroom trying to stop....over the counter meds just don't work.

I will try to get some sort of workout in today but won't be at the gym as it closes at 2pm today. Food has been good OP and workouts stellar!!! (so far) Keep those fingers crossed I'm going to lose those pesky 7 lbs I gained since the summer started!!!