LOL! You're going to love this...I have an "acurate" scale...it weighs in ounces. Anyway, I got on this morning and I laughed so hard I snorted and snot flew across the room!!! :dizzy: LOL!!! I lost.2 oz.!!!!! LOL! At least I lost, okay. :p I wanted to lose at least 1 lb. due to my period and back injury...but I'll take that! ;)

I heard horror stories about little kids and treadmills. My youngest is 15 years old...but my grandson is 9 months old. I will NOT use any exercise equipement unless he's in the playpen! (That's when I get my treadmill next week.) How sad the little ones that get hurt. I also fell on a treadmill once...about 4 years ago. I didn't know how to get on one..LOL.. I swear I'm not stupid! :D Somehow, my shoe got caught on the metal part that wasn't moving and I fell forward and landed on my right elbow and then I was moved backwards. I still have a scar today. :(

Congrats on the loss to all those who lost! I am going jogging tomorrow. I was told lightly jogging for 30 minutes helps the muscles in your back strengthen. Crossing my fingers it does work.

Have fun this weekened! I have lots of things to do. Hoping I'll burn a few calories.................

Take care & stay strong!!!!!

Gloria

candoit... LMAO... I am sorry, but you may get money for that one.. I busted when I read that...lol My treadmill is in the livingroom and when Patrick was here, he and his dad decided that they would use the clothes basket to make a projectile.... Then the BRAINIACS decided that Patrick should RIDE in the basket..lol They are silly.. but it made me laugh...lol Boys will be boys, I guess...

Trying to get the calendar updated... If I have missed anyone, please PM me... thanks

I'm sorry gals - I've been busy!!! I'll come on soon, I promise!!!! :hug:

That's okay Kristy....I am pretty sure we all have been busy. ;) I have been soooo busy I forgot to eat today. It's now 6:01pm...Pacific time and I AM HUNGRY!!!! ARGH!! I better go eat soup, or sandwich, or something..LOL! I cleaned my son's apartment today, babysat my grandson, and drove kids, & friends, and family members around as though I was a taxi driver. Nope, never got tips nor nothing. :mad: You'd think I'd get some gas money out of them.

I'll leave you guys for the night...don't do anything I wouldn't do.... :devil: LOL!

Take care!

Gloria

I apologize also.. just haven't been on... We went to Cabela's today for a Steelhead Fishing Seminar and the goof that was supposed to present it didn't show... AND>.. I feel TOTALL HORRIBLE (actually I just remembered it..lol) I was testing the flexibility of a fishing rod and the damn thing SNAPPED in my hand!!! I INSTANTLY started to sweat.... I looked at hubby and asked what I was supposed to do now... and he so graciously said "just put it back and we'll leave this section"...lol I knew I married him for some reason.... we think alike.... Well, I didn't get arrested and I didn't have to buy it so.... I survived my trip to Cabella's...lol

Anyway... will check back in soon!!! Talk later!

Well guys, I hate to say this but I'm on the verge of tears.
I haven't lost a thing this week and I did nothing different
than last week (whereas I lost 3 pounds).
Previously to losing these 3 pounds, I had been losing nothing.
It was put at a hault for reasons unknown.

The clock is ticking as the date for me to lose 87 more pounds
rolls closer and closer. I am more than frustrated - I am an egg shell.
I'm not sure what to do now. I'm so sick of re-evaluating my diet
and exercising. I've worked so hard this week - as I did last week
but as least last week's results gave me a purpose to keep going.

I'm feeling very low right now. I'm sorry to vent on you all. :stress:

I got ya girl... I PM'ed ya...

Remember, that's what we are here for, to vent, to laugh, to cry, to lose, to gain, to support, to hunt those down that are sabotaging our diets... we are in this together!!! We love you Kristy, don't be sad...

I hope this finds everyone in good spirits... We can get down from time to time but always know that the sun will rise in the morning (Gloria knows this, she's up BEFORE it does... she's going to call us JUST in case it doesn't...lol) and it will be a NEW day... full of surprises, gifts, memories, losses, gains, etc... but you will always have another day and another try!!!

I have to go wake hubby.... STEELERS are on and I HAVE to let him watch them win...lol (He is an avid BROWNS fan... poor boy....lol)

Talk soon!!! MUAH Girly Girls!!

Hey Girls,
Sorry I've been a little busy the last two days....I just looked back at my journal and I only missed one day of exercise last week...but getting in all those steps was a tough challenge but I'm still loving them fruits & veggies..

Kristy - Sorry to hear your scale is stuck...I know how you feel...I was stuck for 3 weeks straight and felt like giving up too....You just have to stick with it girl...I don't know what your menu looks like but I was told to up my protein intake and so I started eating more fish & chicken and I also started using protein powder and then my scale starting moving..with the exercising your body needs more protein ...Just hang in there

Hi.... Oh, dear. I wish I had a magic wand for you Kristy, to make you all cheery.Don't worry. There will be weeks when you don't lose, that's just how it goes. You aren't doing anything wrong. As for me, I haven't lost but I haven't been working hard enough on it. (bad girl!!) I've just been really depressed and kind of "giving in" to a few too many comfort treats. I hope you'll all forgive me and let me stay in the group. I'm now re-focused and ready to work hard. I'm still depressed but totally fed up (ha!) and determined to be strict with myself and stick to my program. Talk to you later.......M

Hello

I have been busy also. Kristy hang in there girl. Remember that just cause the scale doesn't read lighter doesn't mean you didn't add muscle. Muscle weighs more.
Glad to hear those of you who lost. Way to go. I on the other hand am scared to even get on the scale. I am scared to know how much i weigh. I have been like this for 2 weeks. This week I have been on the period. Having a hard time pulling myself together. I have the endo. And just started having really bad lower back pain. Not sure if Endo, or Colon or kidneys. Anyway I am done venting. Have a good night everyone.

Anske

Hope ya feel better anske... I don't have the probs with endo but I hear it's pretty painful...my sister has it.

I think we need to interact more.... I mean... this thread has been so slow... I don't know, maybe we are just busy, but maybe we can get something going... I have an idea and I will post it tomorrow (I have been posting stuff on ebay all night and I am about to hit the sack...

I will get at you ladies tomorrow... take care, lose, lose, lose and lots of laughs while doing it!!!

Okay ladies...what's going on???? :?: Kristy, watch your carb intake and dairy products can sabatoge your diet also. I really don't know what to say but If I had a way to come and get you and go walking, jogging, or do some DDR'ing, I'd do it. :D You know we are here for you; for each other. "Negative Nelliie" seems to have found us and we need to kick her out!!! What we need is to get into an uplifting mode. Deanna, can't wait to hear what you got in store for us...Crossing my fingers it will help out.
Kristy, we LOVE you!!! :hug: Never worry about not losing any weight for 1 week...we all have been there. Hold your head up high and start over. You are worth it!!! I'll also think of ways to help everyone along...I had a really good idea then decided not to introduce it into the group but I am now reconsidering it.
Deanna, I'll contact you sometime tomorrow to let you in on it and to see what you think. :)

anske, my sister had endromitrosis. She had a hysterectomy last year. Now she's 100% in perfect health! Hang in there, I know it's painful. If you need to, do not exercise so much. You do not need to be in any more than you have to. Walking was a good pain relief for my sister.

I love you gals so much it hurts me to see how you do so well and then the scale tells you you didn't try hard enough. That happens to me also. But, I can tell you that just because the scale says something , it doesn't mean you didn't lose anything. I didn't lose that one week but when I measured my hips and waist, I lost 1/2 inch on my hips, and a tad bit over an inch on my waist!!!!!! Why don't we all start measuring our waist, hips, thighs, arms....I can promise you you are still losing.

I wanted to let you gals know what the nutritionist told me last week. Because of my many allergies, starting tomorrow, I am only suppose to eat veggies, fruits, and nuts. Then the second week, I add brown/wild rice. Then the third week, I add chicken, turkey, and fish. I can no longer have dairy products and have notice a BIG difference in my weight loss. My face is getting thinner, I don't have an "icky" tummy any more, I don't have to "run to the toilet"..LOL!!! I do miss my chocolate milk though...very favorite sweet treat!!! :smug: I am hoping to lose these last few 33lbs. before my b-day in July. I hope this new diet program works out for me.

I need to get to bed...It's 9:33pm Pacific time and I have to get up early to take care of the farm animals. I'll say a little prayer for all. I have faith we WILL succeed!! I have come to far to fail!! Failure is not in my vocabulary!!

Take care and STAY STRONG!!! :hug:

Love & many hugs,
Gloria

Holy Cow....what a weekend. This is the first time I have had to myself in nearly 3 days. Yikes. I agree, we are all slacking in the motivational department. Seems like everyone is busy. Which is normal, things will start to pick up again and we will all be better with posting I am sure.

I am interested in hearing your ideas to get the gears moving again.

I havent exercised in almost a week :( Its ridiculous! This morning I picked Billy back up and am getting back on the bus. Its too easy to just say "I'm tired" "I'm ragging it" "I just dont feel up to it today". I am not taking those excuses this week!

Kristy Honey, you will get that scale moving and I know you will keep it moving until your wedding day. We have your back.....together we will make this happen for you! Chin up girl! This is your off week....everyone has those. For instance, this week is mine ;) We have all our moments....You can do this, I know you can.

Alrighty girls....Keep on moving, and keep strong!

Heres my quote of the day:

"Dont get overwhelmed by the amount of weight you need to lose. Take it one day at a time, one pound at a time." ~Ryan Benson

We Can Do It !!
 

Kristy, I seriously doubt that there is one of us here that has not already felt just as you do. My self esteem is probably at the lowest point of my entire life right now, but I know that it is going to get better. You are a beautiful girl who is going to marry the love of her life...what is better than that? You will always have time to lose weight, but don't waste what time you do have being unhappy, it's not worth it. Just keep on staying focused on your goal, and don't worry about not getting it, just try to enjoy the journey towards it. We all know that you can do it, and we can too!! Put that pretty smile back on your face, raise that chin, and let's get going girl!

On a personal note, I have fallen off the water wagon. I got tired of having to refill my jug over and over, so I found this really big water jug at the dollar store, and it holds 10 cups of water. I am going to start off with it every morning, and hopefully it will be empty by night.

I must be fruit and veggie intolerant. I really do like them, but really have a hard time fixing them so that I like them, and don't get bored eating the same thing over and over. I found some recipes on the Jello website that include fresh fruit, and am going to try to get in some fruit that way. They are made with the sugar free gelatin and really sound good. Now where is that veggie website.....

I don't know how many of you like to cook, but the Quick Cooking and Light & Tasty magazines are pretty good at having good recipes to choose from. I recently went to the web site and signed up so that I can look up recipes. Some of the recipes have the nutrition facts with them. I am going to try and count calories...we'll see how it goes. But anyway, these recipes usually have what is usually in my kitchen, that is why I like them. I'm not a fancy cooker, just the basics for me.

Hope everyone is off to a great week!

A Bit of Humor
 

ok, please don't anyone get offended. I just thought this was really funny, and would pass it on to you all. I hope that it is ok to even do this, someone let me know if it's not, so I won't be in trouble with you all. Hope you enjoy it

A husband was in BIG trouble when he forgot his wedding anniversary.

"Tomorrow," his wife angrily told him, "there had better be something
in our driveway that goes from zero to 200 in two seconds flat!"

The next morning, the wife looked outside and saw a small package in
the driveway. She brought it inside, opened it ... and found a brand
new bathroom scale.

Funeral services for her husband have been set for Saturday.