Hi Ladies
 

Good Monday Evening to all of you!

Just a quick check in to say I've lost 2.4 pounds. WHOOOHOO!!! Only 1 pound more to go to reach my St Patricks goal. I've been in meetings all day today, so I'm pretty tired and will come back tomorrow to do personals.

To all who had a loss, Congrats. To those who didn't, hang in there, it will happen.:carrot: :carrot:

Cheryl

MAMA - hi back atchya Hope all is good for you! We have to start losing again if we keep exercising right??

Liza - OH NO, that is terrible news. Hopefully a lot of it is water from the salty food!! I dont think you binged THAT bad!

But you will bounce back from it with a loss, just wait and do right and you'll see!

Tina - does that really work for you? Having a one or two days of high calories and the rest of the days regular or is it low calories and then a loss??

Dont pat me on the back too hard, I had two little debbie oatmeal creme pies tonight and manicotti. Mondays are killers for me.

Quirky - I think a lot of the size thing has to do with the way they are made and the material. Some stuff is so stretchy that it defies its size.

Good luck getting into your old jeans, that will be a great accomplishment.

I know what you mean, all my life I have thought I was horribly fat but now that I am horribly fat I realize I was thin I just had a bad body image and a lot of self hate. Still have those but at least i know about it now. Maybe it was all just a self-fullfilling prophecy.

Countess - WAY TO GO!!! Keep it up!

Tricia - I hear you! The afternoons are killers unless I am really busy with something that distracts me from the potential food follys in my house.

Robsia - you are so lucky to not have other people in the house eating junk! I am told if I am going to lose weight and keep it off I will have to learn to deal with temptation. So apparantly I am going to fail because I am not dealing with it all that well. I also got the you're never going to lose weight if you keep cheating do like your mother she is still losing weight speach from my father who was eating a cinnamon roll. I guess I am going to have to get angry enough to get off the stick and stop being sloppy about my eating. I know it is up to me. My motivation is just waning. My attention span is short and it has been 2 whole months. I lasted one month before I started cheating, now it is month three and WI tomorrow. I hope there is a loss but if there is not it is my own fault. phooey. I wish exercise alone would do it, because I like the exercising part of it. Although I have not gotten in my time as much now that mom goes because she gets through so soon. I am going to have to ask her to bring a book or go home and get me later when she finishes and I havent. Bad week overall as far as my "program" goes. WI tomorrow. fingers crossed for no gain.

Lois - slacking on the water will definitely lead to water retention.

Cheryl - WAY TO GO!! You are a lean mean losing machine!

Cassie - I hope everything settles down and works out in your favor, whatever it is!

Good Morning ladies. Well, I'm still not 100% but I really want to exercise today so I'm going to give it a try. I've also been slacking on the water so I'm going to make sure I drink plenty today. Hope everyone has a great day.

Happy Tuesday!
 

Good morning girls!

I'm up another 1/2lb. this morning but I'm sure it's water weight. Hubby made king crab last night and it was a little more salty than usual. I drank all my water and hardly peed (sp? that doesn't look right..LOL). I drank 3 glasses of water in a row and didn't even go. Hopefully it will flush out today.

Quirky, I think definitely sizes have gotten smaller over the years! I picked up a shirt at Walmart one time and it was a 3X, something I have never worn but it was bearly a fit. I wouldn't buy it because of the tag! hahaha I said I have never worn that size b4 and I ain't about to start now.

Countess, way to go!! Good luck with phase 2, I hope you get positive results on it too!

Pattybgud, afternoons and evenings were definitely the hardest for me. I just buy healthier snacks for the afternoon. Low-fat yogurt, cereal bars, fruit, air-popped popcorn sprayed with low-cal butter spray. I finish my supper with a low-fat, low-cal icecream. That sets me up for the evening knowing that I already had my goodie. I don't want to snack after supper knowing you have less of a chance to burn it off b4 bed. It was hard at first but now has become like 2nd nature. Good luck to you!

Mum, yes..things are always easier said than done, but that doesn't mean that aren't doable. You'll spring back, I know it! Like you said if AF is knockin', she's definitely bring luggage! Hang in there girl! I'm so rooting for you!

Lois, it's important to get that water in girl. You need to flush that fat. And if you are like me, (which it sounds like you are) one pinch of extra salt is killer! Hope you have a better day today!

Cheryl, congrats on the 2.4lbs. That's the way you do it!! Keep it coming! Nice to you are springing back!

Cassie, I sure do hope things start to get easier for you. Being stressed is havic on your body. Hang in there girl. You're right you'll be swinging back in no time. Believe it and it's yours!

Garnet, I'm not sure if it works or not. But it sure does keep your body guessing. I think you can easily work yourself into a rut, you might need to change things up a little sometimes. It worked last week anyways.

Teahoney, drinking plenty of water will help get rid of that bug too. Aswell as sweatin' with exercise. Here's to kicking that bug in the butt! Hope you're well soon!

Have a great day girls! Hope you have lots of energy to burn off!

~Tina

Lois, it's so motivating to see you're having a better day! It is invigorating even for me! :)

What do you all think about weight loss aids? I bought these "natural source" pills that help you to lose weight. They claim to break down a barrier inside your fat cell so fat can be easier released into your blood stream. It says with proper diet and exercise that you should have dramatic results. When I heard this I remembered Robsia's theory on old fat and new fat. Old fat is more resiliant. I was always against taking pills for weight loss because you didn't get to the root of your problem, or learned how to maintain. You just sat around losing weight, which we know isn't healthy. But seeing that these are just an aid along with proper diet and exercise I thought I would give these a try to see what happens. Today is the first day, so far no side effects, just feel a little more energenic. Do you guys think I'm nuts? Interested to see your opinions.

~Tina

Tracy...Hope you had a great workout today and broke those new shoes in.:carrot: Don't forget to drink plenty of water, your body will thank you for it.:hug:

Tina...It's water weight girl!! You should flush it out in a couple of days.:D :hun: CRAB :hun: Oh how I love crab! Can't wait for July to get here, we are going out to Oregon and I'm heading to the coast for crab and clam chowder. Then I'm going to walk on the beach to walk off what I ate. :rofl:

Countess...Good luck with phase 2. :goodluck: You have done AWESOME!!!

Lois...Yeah on the 1/2 pound and no swollen feet or ankles.

Liza...Drink lots of water, watch what you eat and get your exercise in. Those 5 pounds will be gone in no time.

Linda...Hope you are feeling better today. Here's a :hug: Hope you are not getting that rotten bug that's going around.

Tricia...I keep plenty of fat free yogurt, fresh fruit and veggies to snack on. Frozen grapes are really yummy. If I need something crunchy, air pop popcorn or fat free thin stick pretzels. You can have 45 sticks for 2 points. If I want ice cream, I buy Skinny Cow Bars, 140 calories and 2 points.

Garnet...Hope you got to stay longer at the gym and do your workout.:carrot:

Today has been going great. I've been up since 4:30 this morning and on the go. Had a meeting in town and I have another one later on this afternoon. Looking forward to Thursday when I can get back into my old routine and stay home. Try to check back later on tonight if there is time.

Cheryl

Trying to find a way there
 

I'm still lurking in the shadows. You know, I saw a post on a different thread by someone that was fighting mad over people "like me" that just lurk and don't post, they're not doing anything about their weight problem and just come to this site for people to talk to. It wasnt me she was addressing, but she was HOT! I'm sure there must have been more to the story, otherwise I don't know what she was so angry about. But I hope people don't feel that way about me, hiding in the shadows. I feel I'm ready to hit it now. I had that "Light Bulb Moment" punctuated with a "Rock Bottom Moment."

The "Rock Bottom" was from getting very ill with stomach issues after some really bad eating. REALLY bad food. Self explainatory. The "Light Bulb" came from a sign. A plaque I saw in a novelty store. It read:

"I'd do ANYTHING to be thin ...... Except Diet and Exercise!"

This hit me like the ton of bricks that I weigh. I held it up and showed my fiance, "This is me!" I said. He knows my struggles, he's my most supportive friend and my worst enemy when it comes to my weight. But how well he understands how it consumes me. That sign really got to me. That's me! I'd do anything to be thin, but in reality, I'm not really doing anything at all. Nothing but whining and complaining.

Anyway, all that chatter aside. I've decided money or no money, plan or no plan, it has to get started. TODAY! If I'm going to stop whining about NOT losing weight, and stop obsessing about my weight, then I have to TRY! This is stupid. I've had a weight problem my entire life. I'm 41, I know HOW to lose weight and regardless of how many ways I've done it in the past, I need to stop living in denial and start moving my Turtle Butt! I don't know what plan I'm going to start, but I know that today is the day, I'll drink more water and start exercising TODAY! Not tomorrow! Today! I have no excuse. No kids nor husband that I'm stretching my time to care for, I have so many tapes, DVD's exercise equipment and free time that it's ridiculous to even TRY to think of an excuse. Laziness and bad self talk are my enemies, not ME! It's on!

I'm sorry to have taken up so much time and space on this thread. But I need a place to vent and find accountabilty, friendship and motivation. I hope it's okay to join you all. Because I'm fighting the battle today! I'm at work now. And I'm writing out my plan of attack right now. I sure hope I can join you all here. I will accept ANY suggestion and/or help. Please feel free. That is, if I'm welcome here.

Java Turtle (AKA Mary)

I just got finished exercising. I'm glad I did it. I'm still not feeling well but I thought to myself that maybe if I exercised I might feel better. And I do. I can breathe again, at least for a little while. I've been so stopped up and I'm feeling better now. It's so cool looking at my ticker move.

Oh, and Mary. I so understand that lightbulb moment. And I don't know who was so mad about people lurking but please don't feel like you can't post here when you feel like it. Join and and have fun. I'm glad you found us.

Mary - we all hit a point when the scales tip.

I think of it like this: There are two conflicting desires, the desire to be thin, and the desire to eat the bad stuff and not exercise. They're both there all the time but one is always stronger than the other.

When the desire to eat the bad stuff is stronger than the desire to be thin, then we don't lose weight. But when the desire to be thin becomes stronger than the desire to eat the bad stuff, then we DO lose weight.

We've all been there, looking at ourselves in the mirror, grabbing the handfuls of flab and saying "I really must lose weight - look at me!" But the desire is not strong enough. So we open another packet of cookies and the exercise DVDs continue to gather dust on the shelf. "I really must" never becomes "I WILL!"

But there comes a point at which those scales tip and suddenly, you ARE ready to do what is necessary. No lectures here - you are welcome to lurk and do whatever but when that time comes for you, and hopefully, this is the time for you, we will all be here to support you every step of the way.

(((hugs)))

patty- yay, well done on resisting those snack cravings!!

Lois - hi, hope your water retention is going down - it can be a real bugger, can't it? Fortunately it's not something I really suffer from although I got it bad when I was pg, I couldn't even get my trainers on.

Cheryl - wow, WTG on losing those 2.4 lb!! And only 1 to go till your Paddy's day goal. You're beating me then, I've got 2 yet!! I'm hoping to get them gone by next Sunday, a week early, which would be great. I bet yous will be gone realy soon, the way you're going.

Cassie - hope your stress goes away soon!

Garnetfairy - you are NOT going to fail, we won't let you fail!! if you cheat one day, you just have to get back on the horse and put it behind you! Don't let it beat you!

teahoney - sorry to hear you're not feeling so good! Try not to overdo it hon!

Tina - sorry to hear you went up again. I went up again on Monday too but it's heading down. It's just water - so long as it's going down over the week, you're going the right way! Which pills are you taking? I tried fat metabolisers but they didn't seem to make any difference - in fact I lost more when I stopped taking them.

Lois - LOL, just read your second post saying you'd gone down 1/2 lb - YAY good for you! All that nasty water has gone now!


Well, I had a "proud mother" moment yesterday. Apparently someone is writing a book on the induction process (little kids moving from nursery to big school) and they are coming in to my daughter's school soon to talk to some of the kids. Out of 90 in the Reception year (aged 4-5), only 4 kids have been deemed "articulate" enough to be able to talk to this person, and mine is one of them!! Of course she never shuts up but I was so proud. My baby will be featured in a book! And she's one of the younger ones, she isn't 5 yet!

Tina, thanks for the support. I can't offer any real opinion on the diet aids... I don't even like taking asprin.

Mary, so glad you've decided to jump in. It's great having you here. You know we're full of support and motivation for all who join us on this journey. The only thing to it is to do it! :cheer:

Tracey, so glad you were able to get that workout in... I bet you'll be feeling back to 100% in no time. Keep up the good work.

I was thinking of the struggles we've been having in the last week and I think the word for the week should be :carrot: WATER! ! ! :carrot:

Catch you all later!


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