Wednesday
 

Hi ladies:

Where is everyone lately? I've not done that well today (gumdrops). I did do some raking outside yesterday. I can't believe I didn't gain weight yet, I'm waiting for it to show up on the scale because I have been eating extremely bad.

I'll check back tomorrow, I like to pretend I'm busy when the boss is here :D

Mo

I'm getting in a rut of only doing yardwork and no cardio. Gotta break this cycle. I love getting some sun too. I do wear sunscreen now though.

Sorry - I have a confession - I had a binge last night. Home alone, girls in bed and I didn't follow my own rules of waiting for a few minutes before making a decision. Usually I can talk myself out of a binge. Anyways, I made a little batch of those no bake oatmeal cookies - your know with PB, cocoa, butter, milk...bad idea. Why do I think I can just eat one and put the others away? Sometimes I can. But I cannot be trusted alone yet. I NEVER binge in front of my girls or DH or anyone else for that matter. I ate the entire small batch (not so small actually: like 1 cup of sugar, 1/4 c butter, 1/4 c PB, 1 1/2 c oats!!!) - most of them before they were even cooled and have a terrible headache today.

Sorry to be a downer. This is my ugly side. But, I'm in a good frame of mind today and not going to let it get me down. In my right frame of mind, I sit here and wonder "When will I learn?". Being honest is a start.

my goodness..lol
 

Well guys..
Sorry I have been MIA for a while..lol
I have lost 2 lbs but have been cheating a little...I havent been eating the greatest but have still been excercising...Need to get back on track with my eating

My computer had the terrible blue screen...

Well I will check in tomorrow..

Mary:hug:

Welcome Nancy!

Danielle, Nori & Mo - I love pilates, too. My friend at work just gave me 4 Winsor Pilates dvds, so now I have those in addition to the basic set. I haven't tried them yet, but I'm really looking forward to getting into them!!

Mary - what's the blue screen?

Nori - I binge sometimes, too. But unlike you, it's always in public! Social gatherings, I snack and snack and snack until I'm in PAIN from being so full. I'm getting better, and that's what counts. I'm aware it's a problem.

Mo - I'm with you - we've been a quiet group lately! We need to get back to our posting more.

Back to work for me! Happy Thursday everyone! Keep up the great work!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

What's new in your world? Are you feeling motivated? Are you noticing changes in how your clothes fit?

Roll call! Check in check in!

Mia
 

Hi everyone, I've been gone awhile. I haven't even been worrying about what I eat. I've been so stressed and depressed to care. I'm not sure that I'm even capable of getting out of it right now I just thought I would check in to see if it would help me. I have managed to stay active though. I walk atleast every other day but usually everyday.

I AM IN SEARCH OF A USED RICKSHAW/PEDICAB: I live in the same neighborhood as my mother and I live very close to the school. I was discussing with my mother how expensive gas is and we came up with the idea that I need one of the 3 seater rickshaws to shuttle my kids around in so I don't have to load them in the van to go to her house. Plus, I can take them to school in it. The bonus being I would get exercise in the process. Unfortunately a brand new one like what I need is about $3000.00 I'm hoping there is someone out there that has a used one that may need some refurbishing for only a few hundred dollars.

Anyway, I hope everyone is doing well. Hopefully I won't be such a stranger

Serena - did you check ebay and craigslist?

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Sarah: I have tried ebay. They have a lot of the 2 seaters which would probably work while the boys are all so small but for future use I would need the 3 seater but the only 3 seaters are too expensive. I've never heard of craigslist. Is that a web sight?

checking in!
 

Hello ladies! Well, here I am at the end of another week. Eating habits still s***! I have had a ball with my trainer, I am going to miss him after next week.

Thank you all so very much! Knowing that everyone can admit to binging helps. I have been binging a lot. I have stayed bloated with it. I try not to binge in front of others either. If there are other people around , Ihide the food until I can get to it in a private place. I know what I am doing wrong and kind of what I need to fix it, I guess I am just more at a loss then I think. I went on the eating disorders forum and found something that fits me to a tee. Haven't talked to my doctor about it yet. Then of course a lot of it is habit too.

Nori, I would have eaten the whole batch too. I love preacher cookies! I know that does not make you feel better, but I figured I would tell you! My legs are much tighter. I skated in shorts last week and a friend of mine said she couldn't even see in cellulite. She said she saw muscle when I was skating. Then of course I was not wearing a pair of Daisy Duke's! HEHE

MO, I hope you are doing well. I need to get in touch with you. Hopefully tomorrow I can sit down and write.

Hello to everyone else. Hope all is doing better then me! Dinner time so I will talk to all of you later!

Catherine

Catherine - I believe I have something of an "eating disorder" also. I've never looked over in that section here. Probably something of an "ignore it and it'll go away thing"? Yeah, right, since I've been in this cycle for over 15 years now. I am the fat person who always eats "healthy" in front of everyone - while they must be rolling their eyes at me because obviously I didn't get this body eating clean foods!

BUT, I actually enjoy eating healthy.

I love how I feel when I'm not eating lots of sugar or fatty foods.

I love how my skin looks from eating healthy.

And I like how my moods are even when I eat balanced and healthy!

The extreme guilt that is associated with binging sucks. Since I have kids now I can never binge in my car which was in the past my favorite spot. And since I never do it in front of anyone, it has been happening less and less -- but I have to deal with it because what happens when I start working again and am alone in my car, or my girls are in school and I'm home alone? I am learning more about intuitive eating these past 2 weeks. While I haven't had another binge since that cookie one a few days ago - I guess I haven't quite forgiven myself and have been doing some restriction of food during the day and then getting so hungry by night and overeating sometimes.

I long to find balance for this part of my life. Everything else in my life is so good - and I'm happy and content except for this issue. It's a heavy burden.

Sorry for the ME post. Just had to unload. Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend. It's 80 here and I've been outside in the yard a lot. I love the Hawaiian Tropics (I think that's the name) self tanner. It's really evening out my lines I get while working outside.

Hey ladies! It's been a while since I last posted. I've been quietly maintaining, but not working out at all (except for walking a lot around school, the mall, etc.). Prom was last night, the theme was "A Night in the Spotlight". We even had our own red carpet! My dress fit perfectly - it hugged the curves in the right places, so I was very happy. The first attached picture is a closeup of me, and the second is a more full-body shot of me and my boyfriend (with sinister red eyes!)

Now that prom is over I don't have to worry about my dress not fitting. I'm going to start exercising a lot again. I love the way exercise makes me feel!

I have an interview for a major scholarship tomorrow and I'm EXTREMELY nervous. Wish me luck!

Monday
 

Hi ladies:

Well, I bit the bullet today and weighed in after several weeks of not dieting or exercising. I gained 2 lbs. but I guess it could have been much worse. It's a wake up call to get back on track. I'm going to try to concentrate on walking and exercising and hopefully then the eating right will fall into place.

Serena: www.craigslist.org is the website then you click on the city that's closest to you (on the right margin). Then look for the block that says "for sale" and then look in baby/kids category. This is a great site and it's free to post classifieds. I've used it before to sell and buy.

Nothing much new here except my bargain hunting on Friday and Saturday, I'll make a profit reselling some of it :D

I bought some annuals and DD and I filled four of the plastic bag hanging things yesterday. The bag holds 10-12 flower plugs and then will hopefully fill out into a big hanging display of flowers. We have two more to make and I have a wheelbarrow to fill with flowers as well. I'm not a good gardener but I'd also like to try some perennials this year.

We're thinking of buying a used above ground pool for the kids this summer. There's a guy near us that's selling one for $75.00. I don't really like the looks of above ground pools but the in-ground are too expensive and as long as I get maybe 5 years out of the pool then I don't mind trashing it. By then the kids will be teenagers and will probably prefer the beach. DH has to take it down though and then put it up in our yard, I think it's too much work but he said he'd do it.

I'm still trying to plan a deck too. DH has been busy and I can't decide between a small deck and larger patio or just a large deck.

Well that's all that's new here.

Nori: don't sweat the binge, at least you admit it.
Catherine: great on the rollerskating! Send some exercise motivation my way.
Sarah: how's the househunting going?
Katie: great dress and photo!
Mary: I hope your computer problems are all fixed

Talk to you girls tomorrow!

Morning everyone! It's great to read your posts. It looks like we all have taken a little break here and there. LOL I'm ready to be back on track. I even brought my lunch today, instead of planning on going out and pigging out.

Mo-We found a house! We close on it a week from today. :)

I was all ready to stick to plan today, but my baby got so sick during the night - and I grabbed a p&b sandwich on the run this morning along with a 16 oz latte - not "bad", but not my "plan" of a nice protein shake with fruit... She's has a cold/cough for about 5 days, but it developed into wheezing and sleeplessness for all of us. Anyways, I took her in and she has pneumonia, bronchitis, RAD and a really bad runny nose. She's on nebulizer teratments every 4 hours and a strong antibiotic. Hope she's feeling back to her perky self soon.

Mo - I'm doing lots of yardwork also. It's suppoed to get really windy here this afternoon - 40+ mph winds - so I'm not planning to going out today. Glad you are getting back on track. 2 pounds isn't bad at all.

I'm actually up 1 pound this morning. I'm not sweating it though. My exercise hasn't been all that great and my eating has been sloppy.

Katie - you looked stunning for your prom!! Glad you had a fun night!!

Well, got to go do some housework. You should see my list of stuff to do!

Hi everyone!!

Thanks for the compliments :) My interview went well, but I felt wiped out afterwards. I'm glad it's over with! It was for a $4,000 a year scholarship. I might have a chance! Eating's been good today, but I feel absolutely no motivation to work out. Not really sure why. Hmm.

Nori - I hope your daughter gets better soon!
Mo- Your bargain hunting sounds interesting. Where do you buy your items at? (yard sales, flea markets, etc.)

Talk to you ladies tomorrow (hopefully)!

Tuesday
 

Hello ladies:

Boy am I hungry!!! I started off good yesterday but it didn't stick, I didn't pig out but I'm sure I went over my 26 points...probably 35 or so.

I do my bargain hunting at tag sales, estate sales, salvation army, goodwill, and classified ads. My latest buy was at a tag sale at a local farm, they had a lot of vendors and a woman was selling her entire collection of Boyds Bears. She was selling them for $10 each or 5 for $20 which didn't make any sense but anyway I bought 5 for $20 because she had a monkey and my daughter loves monkeys. Anyway, I found that one of them (Victoria Bearybright) sold on eBay for $88.00 and they have one with a Buy It Now option for $269.00!!! The other four pieces weren't valuable at all so I'll give them to my daughter for her birthday! Victoria is going on the auction block soon! Now, I wish I had bought more. I guess this one is valuable because it was a Yankee Candle exclusive bear. I also bought my husband a box of old Penn salt water reels for $20 which he later told me he didn't want to hurt my feelings but didn't want them. Friday I got two quilts and a rug at an estate sale, I think I overpaid for them but I'm keeping them for my sun porch so as long as I liked them it was worth it I guess.

Where is everyone??? I'm hoping to walk tonight during DD soccer practice. Last night my TOM was so bad though. I couldn't wait to get out of the grocery store, when I got home I laid down and slept fully clothed from 8 p.m to 5 a.m.!!! I've got to get this period under control, it's going on 4 weeks now.

Hope to hear from everyone soon.

Mo

Wednesday
 

Hello ladies:

I guess everyone is busy. It's raining here today and it seems my pattern the last few days has been breakfast good, lunch good and dinner whatever I want. Well I guess 2 out of 3 isn't bad!

I didn't walk last night because it was raining. I did start to organize the CDs, movies, etc. with my son. Right now there's crap all over the place so hopefully we'll finish his room tonight and then I can concentrate on my room and DD room. Luckily, the school is having a used book drive so I have a place to bring all the books.

DD wants to make her own soup so we'll be chopping and dicing and in the kitchen for a while tonight I guess. Nothing else new, I hope everyone checks in soon.

Mo

Hi Mo! I'm with you - hope everyone checks in soon. I loved reading about your bargain hunting! That's great about the collector bear.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Sorry I've not been here this week. We have a big engagement party planned tomorrow for my sister and I've been cleaning and doing yard work for days! Finally everything is ready except for the shopping. Gotta go do that this afternoon. Melina is doing a little better - still doing nebulizer treatments every 6 hours and she's getting her appetite back. Poor thing. I hate it when my kids are sick.

I'm maintaining my weight this week. I haven't done any "official" cardio or pilates for a week now - but I sure can feel all the cleaning and gardening in my muscles!

I will be back next week! Have a great weekend ladies!

Friday!!
 

Hi ladies: I guess everyone is busy!

Nori: I hope Melina is better soon. You'll feel so good that you've got the house and yard done I'm sure. Have fun at the party!

Sarah: I can actually can go to tag sales tomorrow morning! My daughter has a night game and my son is playing soccer on Sunday. My son has a friend coming over Saturday but not till 2 pm!!

As for tonight, both kids have soccer practice one from 5-6 and the other from 6-7:15 that makes for along time! Actually I hired my nephew yesterday to watch the kids for me after school so I don't have to take so much time off from work. He'll bring my son to practice tonight and then I'll just have to pick him up when I bring my daughter. Last night I just picked up a pizza on the way home and my nephew said the kids had their homework done. Thanks to that I was able to finish cleaning my sons room. I ended up with 3 small trash bags of junk and two boxes of videos and games the kids don't want anymore. Tonight I'll try to attack my daughters room and then the family room over the weekend.

DD is having her party at our house next Friday night and I know at least one mother is coming to stay for the entire time (her daughter has seizures) so I'll have to plan some grown up food/snacks. Do you think 10 ten year old girls will keep themselves occupied for 3 hours? I wanted to plan some games just in case. So far I bought a valley ball kit to set up and I'm going to borrow my neighbors homemade outdoor beanbag game, depending on the weather I was thinking maybe water balloons, relay races, etc. I also bought 4 hula hoops and 4 balls. We have a basketball hoop and a cul de sac so I was thinking of drawing a 4-square on the pavement. I also bought little inexpensive toys for game prizes. For food I think I'll do pizza, snacks, punch, cake, etc. Any other ideas???

Thanks, Mo.

Notice I didn't mention a word about dieting!! :o :o

on the road again and off
 

Hello ladies, or rather it seems hello Mo! It seems everyone has spring fever. I have actually been helping my parents move. We drove ( my husband and I ) to Cleveland on Thursday and then we moved them to Northern Virginia yesterday and then back to Southwest Virginia where I am at. It was a long haul for two days. We slept a good part of today. I am happy to have my parents back in state. They are only 3 hours away now. And my mom is now only about 25 minutes away from her Liver Specialist. That makes me very happy. I have only one session left with my trainer, I am looking forward to it but I am going to miss him. Right now with TOM and a very bad cold I feel like two ton Tess. We have alot to do tomorrow outside. We are actully attempting a garden this year. It will be a miracle if we get anything to grow. Well, I think I am going to go to bed and take some cold medicine. Hopefullly I will feel better in the morning. Hope to hear from all of you!
LOL, Catherine

Hi everyone! Happy Monday!!!!!! Okay, I borrowed Turbo Jam from a friend, and I'm determined to work out more this week! My goals for the week are drink more water and work out more. :)

Catherine- glad your parents will be close!
Mo - wahoo on Spring cleaning!!!!
Nori - hope your little girl is all better by now, and that the engagement party went great!!!

Monday
 

Hello ladies:

Well it looks like we're in a ghost town here! I haven't been doing good on eating but I did ride my bike yesterday to the town dock with my son and back 5 miles! (yes my *** is killing me today!) and I walked about a mile total to and from his soccer game. I also did a little yardwork and planted some containers with annuals.

This Friday is my daughter's birthday party and I did most of the shopping already, I just need candy for the pinata and a few decorations, balloons, etc. I think I'll just order pizzas for the party and make the cake myself.

My hip has really been sore lately, I've got to get on my pilates machine! I think I'll go take some advil now. Check in later and hopefully will see some posts here!!!!

Mo

Hi strangers! I'm back! Except now DH is off for 3 days so we'll be out a lot and that mean I will not be online...

Nice new pic, Stacye!

Melina is almost totally better now.

I felt so bloated this morning that I didn't even weigh myself. I went off plan this weekend - in a very bad way. Doing good today though and am determined to stay on course. I cannot let myself get comfortable with just meeting my first goal. I want so much more for myself and family!

I'll check in tomorrow. Maybe I'll weigh mysefl and see the damage done.

Well, I did weigh myself this morning. I am up 4.5 freaking pounds! I don't feel like adjusting all my numbers here, so I just will not show any weight loss until I get back down to 225.5. I know some of it is water, but still!! I'm very bloated and unable to take my rings off. I am slowly learning that no matter what is happening around me I have to take time to exercise - no matter how busy I am. No excuses!!

So on that note, we're off to the gym.

So this morning the scale said 226 - so if .5 pounds is the true damage, I'm just fine!

Where is everyone ?????? It seems I have no none to talk to. I miss all of you!!!!! My last day with the trainer was a blast! We actually played ball. I don't throw a football very good but I had fun. I can catch though! LOL to all of you, Catherine

Hi there ladies! I would like to join you in your weight loss journey. I'm chatting on another "accountability" 3fc website also but thought if I joined more than one, I could get feedback more often? What type of eating plan are you girls doing? I'm counting points but trying to eat the southbeach way - better carbs and not so much white stuff. I'm anxious to hear how you all handle hurdles - weekends are my hardest - any tips? I love pizza. Have a nice Mother's Day!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

We closed on our house on Monday. So we're officially first time homeowners! WAHOO!!!

Yesterday I went to the dr. and was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Anyone here have any experience with that?

I've got to get back on track. I'm up 3 pounds!!!! Just being lazy and not exercising is a bad habit!!

Congratulations on your 1st house!!! That is soooo exciting!! You will enjoy making it your own and get a good workout in the process of putting things away!! You'll get those 3 lbs off soon - the change of your routine with the house and all probably didn't help! What type of exercise do you like to do? I do the ARC trainer at the Y. Have a nice weekend & with your new home - a wonderful Mother's Day present!

Hi girls. Long time no talk huh? Sorry to go MIA again but I have been super sick. Went off all meds I'd been taking for a year and it all just made me very sick. Feeling loads better now and back to the land of the living finally!

Sarah, big congrats on the house!!!! Go you! Have carpel tunnel in my wrist, got a big lumpish thing in there that hurts ever so often. Only way to fix it would be surgery. Well, I can't even get shots for my teeth so you think I'm going in for surgery? LOL I hope yours isnt bothering so much???
Those pesky 3lbs will be gone very soon, you know what to do.

Welcome to cheeky chick! these girls here are amazing. Always a kind word, someone to pick you up when you are down. Your stats are fabulous, you are well on your way!

Time to go fetch the kids here in a bit, wanted to drop in quick to let ya'll know I was still living. lol

Talk soon!

I've been so bad about posting here and in about 30 minutes I'm leaving to visit one of my sisters for 10 days. I'll try to log on at her house to catch up. hopefully we'll all get back into posting. Summertime is just so busy and I don't feel like sitting at the computer as much as I did whan it wasn't nice outside.

Monday
 

Hello ladies:

Sarah: Congrats on the house, best of luck.
Nori: we'll miss you for 10 days, hopefully you'll get to check in.
Cheeky Chick: Welcome to our newest member :welcome3: In my mind at least I do WW counting points and I always intend to do some exercise but it doesn't always happen that way. Maybe I should just think of this week as starting over.
Catherine: glad you enjoyed the trainer, keep up the good work!
Danielle: good to hear from you, we miss you. I hope your CT isn't too bad. Where a work it's common from repetitive motion. Fortunately for me, I don't do much motion at all!
Stacye: glad to see you're back!

Well DD birthday part went well Friday night. I had a big mess to clean up on Saturday but that was ok. She also had soccer on Saturday and Sunday and a family party yesterday with 15. We did a cookout but stayed inside. DD then asked if she was bring cupcakes to school! Will it never end????
DD is 10 and just starting to ride her bike. She got a new one for her birthday and hopefully she'll learn the starting off by herself soon and we can go for family rides.

I was in shock today to weigh in and find that I didn't gain anything according to the scale. This has to be wrong because I've eaten anything and everything and haven't exercised in 6 weeks. I really need to get back on track. If the weather is good I might go for a bike ride after DD piano lesson tonight, if there's time between when DH gets home and before it gets too dark. I was disgusted at myself today. Even though I've been gaining weight steadily over the past 20 years, I never really had bad legs. Today I noticed that they're very flabby at the top of the thighs, now I have to work on those too!! :o :o :dizzy: :?:

I found my pedometer although I forgot it today. Maybe I'll try to join a walking challenge :^:

Send some willpower vibes my way for eating and exercising!!

Mo

where oh where is everyone
 

Well.

Mo it is really nice to hear from you. Congrats on getting the party over and that things went well. I am glad your weight has stayed where it was. I gained1 I am working to get it back off though. Went to the gym today! The first day without the trainer. I did well. I am sore so I guess I did well.

Nori, hope to hear from you soon. You are such an inspiration!

Danielle, nice to see you back! Wish I could say that to more people.

Sarah, I am so happy for you ! One of these days I will be able to get a nice new house too. Best wishes on getting it all together!

Cheeky Cheek you are so very welcome! Look forward to hearing more from you! Pizza oh that sounds so good. I love the South beach diet food. trying not to spend too much extra food above the food for the rest of the family.

Well, I am going to go need to check on another thread.
LOL to all of you, Catherine

Good morning, Cheeky, Danielle, Nori, Mo, and Catherine! It's so great to see posts from you all.

Thanks for all the well wishes on the house! Since we've been married, my husband and I have always lived in base housing. So this will be the first time we've been able to paint and everything!!!!

My wrists are still hurting, but I haven't been able to get into occupational therapy yet - still waiting for the referral to go through.

Yesterday, I decided to take control again! I ate reasonable portions, and I made healthy choices! It felt great! I'm planning for another day of the same, too!

I hope everyone has a great day! Back to work for me!!!

Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm looking forward to losing weight with you guys and giving each other encouragement. I need it!! I do good Mon-Thur and then seem to blow it on the weekends and it is so frustrating cause I try really hard during the week so I don't know why I do this to myself. :( I did order some Fit n Free pizza off the internet - it isn't too bad and it is only 3 points! I top it with tons of veges (peppers, tomatoes, artichokes, red onion, garlic) that I stir fry in some Pam while the pizza is cooking and then top the pizza with those. It is yummy - hopefully a cure for pizza addition on the weekends.

I read this week also about the Wendie plan regarding Weight Watcher points. You alternate the point value each day tricking your body into not getting use to the same amount of food intake each day regarding points/calories. They say this can help you get off a plateau. I'll let you know how it works if I start losing weight again!!

I'm curious to see also if my chlosterol goes up when I get my blood work done on the 26th. We raise chickens and I've been eating eggs every day - they satisfy my hunger on my salad at lunchtime & I eat them alot for breakfast. From experience, has anyone seen their chlosterol levels go up because of these?

I'm excited - I've just completed my 16th week of exercising 4 days a week on a consistent basis!!!! This has always been a challenge for me cause I have 2 bad knees. :carrot: Thanks for listening to me rattle on. Pass on any advice you have or recipes!!! Have a good day girls!

Tuesday
 

Just a quick hello, I got to work late and have been busy lately at work. My boss decided all of a sudden he's going to be organized :dizzy:

I'll write personals tomorrow when boss is away.

Skinny wishes to all of you! :D

Wednesday
 

I guess I only have myself to say hello to!

Hope everyone is doing well.

Mo