Hi All! We were out of town this weekend but I did well journalling, drinking water and eating better. I will miss WW tonight but my home scales are showing me down. I have an extra journal for this next week. We're moving oldest dd tonight so lots of exercise. I walked a mile when we got home last night and will walk again a bit this morning. The head cold is better but I'm still taking meds, just not as frequently, just as needed. I woke up this morning with a stuffy nose and took a dose. We finally got some rain and as far as I know, we didn't have any tornadoes too close by here last evening, just lots of strong winds. The rain has settled the dust which will help my allergies.

Have a great Monday everyone! I'm so looking forward to being in better shape for the beach this summer. Also, got an email yesterday from an old high school buddy about our 30 year reunion and getting together this summer so now I have another reason for getting in better shape by summer! :carrot:

Hi ladies
How was everyones week end? Was on a road trip this weekend too.....didn't do the best eating but didn't go over points....Lost a pound too

Hi everyone!! How was your weekend. Mine was okay. Busy doing this and that and running calls.

Hey Desertdreamer, is that transfirmer anythingl ike the fanny lifter? They sound to be the same. :D

Hey Pooh, where's about in Oklahoma do ya live, my grandfather lives in Oklahoma but I have to find out which town specifically - I can never remember.

Well, weigh in is Tomorrow, but I may skip it because for the past week and a half the scale had not moved, but I am also at that TOM and I usually retain a lot of water weight and stuff. So.... I am really really hoping.

Anyways, everyone have a happy Monday.

Hey marshro,
We live in very north central Oklahoma (Newkirk). Actually, we're in the country so we are close to Arkansas City, KS. The biggest town in this area is Ponca City, OK - 25 miles away from our house. We are 60 miles from Wichita, KS and a little over 100 miles from both Tulsa and OKC. :)

Hi everyone!

I actually maintained this weekend! I have not done that for a long time.

Someone in a past post mentioned a website for tracking calories other than fitday. I do well with fitday but I am open to trying another one.

We finished sooner than expected with the moving today so I quickly changed and went to WW. I lost 6 lbs. this week - whoo hoo!! :cool: I may have to change my goal for the end of May to be down 10% instead of just down to below 200. I'll see how I'm doing by the end of this month.

The scale hasn't changed but the tape measure has!

Have a great week.

GREAT JOB Pooh and CheeseBurger!!!!:cheer:

Dee- Wow thats awesome 6 pounds ...YOU GO GIRL :carrot:

Cheeseburger- Would would take the tape measure lost over weight loss any day ..GREAT JOB

Yay! Good job on the lost pounds and inches!

How's everyone doing? The weather has been nice here. It's nice to finally open the windows and get some fresh air in! Smells like Spring! We're nowhere close to the crazy weather other parts of the country have been getting but it's still nice :)

Lost 3 pounds last week. Woot! Lately, I was always around 1 pound a week but I started tracking my food every day and found out I probably wasn't always eating enough. :dizzy: But I also added a 5% incline to my cardio on the threadmill and it seems to be helping a lot.

I survived Chinese takeout last Friday! Oy! Since it was take out and we were at someone else's place, there was not much choice. Even with trying to keep portions small, the calories added up faster than I could count them lol And the sodium content...Yikes! Good thing it's not an every day thing. I was extra motivated on the threadmill when I got home. lol

Keep up the hard work girls! :) Have a nice week!

WTG, Cheeseburger on the inches lost and Fit Boo on the Chinese take-out.

I got in a total of 4 miles walking the dogs today. Both me and them will be more ready for summer - just gotta keep it up! :carrot:

My day started great, but then, BAM, everything went down hill. I had a really bad day so my husband took me out for Chinese and then I had a small shake. On a possitive note, I am having less bad days than I used to.

Tomorrow is a new day and I will be extra carefull!!

wow you guys are doin awesome!! congrats on the losses!! i am not getting anywhere from the stress and anxiety of my health. im waioting for my tests results to see what the deal is w my stomache and liver.

Andrea - hopefully the test will show nothing seriouse.:hug: It is always easier to say not to worry than it is not to worry.

I gained a pound this week so far. Weekend and Chinese are catching up with me. I did walk 2.5 miles this morning. I will continue to work hard and do my best. As my 4 year old says, "Do all that we can do."

Good luck everyone!!

hey adeam,
thanks. im sorry you had a bad day&hope that you enjoyed your chinese. the test showed nothing....shes leaning toward ulcer which given what i have to put up with am not at all surprised. she wants me to undergo another test but i cant, i just wanna be left alone.

Howdy Beach Babes!

I've been super busy and ate 2 meals out yesterday. I really didn't make bad choices, but it didn't help. Also, we went out with friends on Thurs. night and I drank way too much beer. So, I figure all my flex points are shot. I better be good this weekend and get some walking in. Glad I had done well earlier in the week. I'm determined to be able to fit into a decent looking swimsuit this summer!:cool:

Hello, Beach Babes!

I've been doing my best for the past two weeks and have managed to lose 4 lbs! I've just been watching portions and exercising daily. I think trying to eat strictly healthy foods while watching my family eat what they normally do was keeping me depressed and feeling deprived. I decided a few days ago that I was going to eat what I wanted for my meals, just less of it! I eat slowly and actually enjoy my meals instead of woofing it down like a starved animal. :o

Of course, I stay away from the sweets because I know I can't stop at just a little. I have no self control around chocolate, so if I need a fix, I eat a fudgesicle which only has 40 calories. The rest of the day, I'm drinking lots of water to keep me from feeling snacky. I chew a lot of gum, lol.

For exercise, I'm using a treadmill and an elliptical machine. I also lift some weights and do toning exercises. I love love love yoga.

I hope everyone else is finding success as well! The beach is coming, and so is less clothing, sunshine, and fun activities. We can do this, ladies!:carrot:

hey dee,
dont beat yourself up!(says the queen of self-beating.. lol) now if only i could take my own advice.... im stuck in the 'why cant i do this' thing.
wtg kam! im concerned im not gonna fit the suits i bought......

I had a very bad weekend - eating wise. I went to a scrapbooking weekend with my sister and it is very hard to eat good. The meals were not healthy and Sat. night they had 7 (yes, 7) different kinds of cheesecake. It was just really bad. I do not even want to get on the scale tomorrow. I know that I just need to get back on the tredmill in the morning and just get back to it. I can't let this weekend bring me down!!

Kam - what a great idea with the fudgesicles! I would have never thought of that.

Well back to the weightloss grind in the morning. My stomach will thank me!

Lost 3 pounds this week....I'm very excited about that :carrot: My walking DVD came in yesterday and will add more exercise to the mix as well. Went to a fried chicken place to eat yesterday and I can't believe it but I took ALL the skin off....ALL OF IT :) That meal could of easily been a full days points if not more. Stocked up on low calorie snacks and ready for a new week.
Can you believe it ladies Spring is here........summer is creeping up and will be here in no time :o

WTG, Losing! 3 lbs. gone is great!!

Kam, thanks for the reminder about fudgesickles. I used to have those as treats all the time and need to get a box.

Have a great Monday everyone! I go to WW tonite so hopefully will have good news but have eaten out a LOT this past week. I've been journalling everything but haven't been able to get much walking in due to the rain and helping our dd's both move at the same time.

hi guys!
wtg losing! have fun w that dvd! go get em!!!!

hey dee good luck tonight! im sure youll do great:)

Good Morning ladies. I've been MIA for a few days. Not sure what my problem is, just feeling so blah lately. I haven't exercised or really done very well with eating. I think I've let the mental game get to me and I need to get past this and get with the program. Summer will be here and I don't want to be bigger than I am now that's for sure.

Congrat's ladies on all the losses, you are all doing super! :cheer: Spring has sprung and before ya know it, summer will be here and time for those shorts and bathing suits! You'll all look wonderful cause of all the hard work you're doing. Go you!!!!

Have a great day girls. Time for me to go clean something (anything, I didn't do any housework this weekend either! lol) and get my place looking back to normal. I'll peek in on you later. :)

hi daniel;le! i think im havin the same prob....

Hi all! It's been a while since I checked in. I was doing great up until Friday, lost almost 3 lbs but then I hosted a wedding shower on the weekend and... well... the scale wasn't so happy this morning. I'm right back on track with eating and exercising today though so I hope I haven't done too much damage. I guess we'll see at the end of the week.

Carol

hey moby...
good for you. sometimes splurging is ok

I think I am at a stall but I'll kick it up a notch this week.

I am going to get some heavier weights because the ones I have are not challenging me as much anymore.

Have a great week.

Got a work out in today YAH!!! I still feel it....may be a little sore tomorrow

Dee- how did WI go today......hoping your a LOSER :)

Cheeseburger- Only half way to go on your March goal...Your going to do it :carrot:

hey cbt.... thats the spirit!

hey losing....wt kick butt!!!

Originally Posted by andreaphilip3:
hey moby...
good for you. sometimes splurging is ok

Thanks, and apparently you are right. The scale is back down again today plus some! I'm not getting too excited though because it is TOM and official weigh in isn't until Friday.

My lovely niece did send me a gorgeous bouquet of flowers today to say thank you for the shower so that really made my day!

enjoy the flowerrs:)

my tom is due in 2 days...sigh.

TOM is just finishing visiting here. I did not make WW Monday night due to work. However, I'm showing a loss on my home scales and am still journalling and drinking my water. I've been on the road a LOT and feel good about how well I have done. We are having colder weather here and had a lot of rain (finally) for the past few days so the roads are MUDDY and walking has not been possible (no time on my part anyways). I hope to get back out there later this week and weekend.

have a great Hump Day all!

keep it up dee!:)

i am trying one last attempt at scoring a clinical nutritionist to help me taylor something liveable. i have the name of a person that so far i cant get in touch with-my luck she prob stopped practicing. if not, i will be playing around w the ww plan and see what i can come up with bc i certainly cant keep doing nothing.

Well I am officially out of the 160's!

I am quite pleased.

who hoo!!!!! wtg!!

well i been puttin it off but sat. mornin im goin bk to ww for the last time!

hey! where is everyone!? did yall find some magic potion and the fat went poof or something?

I'm here, just been really busy. Did get 5 miles of walking in this weekend. Going to WI tomorrow - did u make it back to WW yesterday?

hey pooh!
yes i did and so far so good! how ya doin?

Good question, where is everyone???

It's a new week. I haven't weighed myself yet. I need to drink some water because I am so thirsty. Right now I can't tell if I am thirsty & hungry or just thirsty so I'm going to try the water first.

Have a great week!

hey cheeseburger!
smart move! sometimes its hard to tell. catch yall later im off for a swim and then itll be bed time after that.
good luck w your weigh in!