1lb. Down And Plenty More To Go!
 

:welcome3: to ~ One LB. Down and Plenty More To GO!

Old friends and New friends,

This thread is open to any and all ladies who have more than a "few" pounds to lose. We all know that if it's more than a "few" that it's gonna take sometime to get rid of it. And when you're in a certain place in your life for a while it's great to have some friends around that know exactly how you feel and know exactly what you're going through. Having support via family and friends is great and certainly a welcomed thought, but sometimes they just don't get it. We'll help encourage you through the down times, discourage you when the dieting alter ego wants to take over and then encourage you some more! Just jump in and make yourself at home. Let's try to live, love and laugh our "weigh" through this! :hug:

A little about me:

I'm 28, married 5 years and a stay at home mom to a soon to be 5 yr. old girl. About one year ago I started to whimper, whine, and cry everytime I looked in the mirror. I knew that something had to be done but I was overwhelmed by how much I would need to lose and didn't know how I would start. So I set myself up that 2006 would be my year, it's all about me! I took the months before I started as a time to prepare myself mentally. I bought new running shoes (put them away), a water jug that measured the amount one is recommended to drink in a day (put it away), bought workout clothes (put them away). My husband thought I was crazy, I'm sure he was trying to put it in a round about way, nicely, that this was a waste of money cause as sure as heck nothing worked before. And truth be told I was nervous as heck about it myself. Whoever heard about someone scared to lose weight? or moreover letting everyone down again in another failed attempt. But this time was different, these things were my way of making a physical promise that I was serious. I was going to take the time to get more and more used to the idea that they will be a permanent part of my new life. Not long after that, January 2nd was rounding up pretty fast and I was prepared (mentally) but sadly I was also preparing all my best friends for a going away party. That's right, my boosom buddies...cookies, chips, pizza, KFC were all there to help send me off. I knew that I wasn't going to see them for a long while and strangely enough I was okay with that. A few nights after Christmas I was planning my trip down this weightloss trail, surfing online for a weight loss chart/tracker. It just so happen that I found one on a site called 3FC. Of course!! This was just what I was looking for! I couldn't have stumbled onto this at a better time. I could actually find support from women who was as serious as I was and would actually know what I was going through. The night before I started my journey I found a thread called "1 year/100lb. Buddy", was it even possible to get any better seeing that I had 109lbs. to lose and would love to have it happen in a year?!! It was a great thread and I met some really awesome ladies there, if it weren't for them I don't know if I could get this far, as you can see I am more than half way to my goal. But I've come to realize that there is no way that I'll lose 50 more pounds by Dec. 31st. I've also realized that putting a time limit on weight loss is setting yourself up for failure. Cause right about now I'm starting to feel frantic that I'm not meeting with my original idea. I figure that this is my life, not a race. I've gotten a good start on my weightloss and I've got plenty more to go. I'll live the time it takes to lose it one day at a time and as long as I try each day to do my best at bettering my health that's all that matters. I hope to continue on with the rest of my weightloss as I started. Meeting great motivators, supporters and inspirers and in turn to be all of that back to them. Who Wants to join me?

Just so you know that I'm not abandoning the thread that got me this far...I've invited my friends to come on over. I was the only original poster left and things were slowing down fast. I thought we needed a fresh start and some fresh faces to get things hopping again.

My name is Robbin and I am following along with Tina from the 1 year/100lb Buddy thread. Just to let any newbie’s know Tina is great support.

A little about me, I have been married for 15 years and have 4 kids ages 14, 12, 6 and 5. When I found out I was pregnant with child #3 I was wearing a size 10 and very happy with my weight, after the birth of #3 I was a size 14 and ready to loose those extra pounds but……….it wasn’t that simple when he was 3 months old I found out I was pregnant with #4. After that pregnancy I was a size 18 and in a state of depression. I just didn’t care anymore I kept gaining and got myself up to at least a 20 but bought mostly stretch pants and oversized men’s t-shirts so I really do not know what size I was but I did weigh 276. NOT GOOD. In January of this year I started playing with the Idea to loose weigh and by March I had lost 9 pounds, not a bad start. In March I found a pair of my size 10 jeans and cried like a baby. But you know what I realized, I did this and I am the only one who can fix it. So I got serious about weight loss. I have so far lost 47 pounds. I have a ways to go but I will make it, and I am inviting everyone out there to join Tina and me for this life-changing journey. This can be fun or it can be a drag, I vote for fun what about everyone else?

Wow, seems like the place for me. I am a mother of 2 (13 year old boy, 7 year old daughter) married 14 years. I also have a history of weight issues. At my highest (nonpregnant) i was 308, i lost over 100 to get down to 193. Then had some personal issues and gained back up to 287. Very depressing. Then lost 30, only to gain most of it back, up to 284. So here i am. Down 14 pounds from 284 and feeling SO much better already. Its funny when you are losing weight how quickly you feel better once you add exercise. I didnt feel this good when i was gaining back up to my current weight.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.

Hi Tina & Robbin!!! :wave: Nice to meet you, Stacy! I love your quote by the way, about losing 10 lbs 10 times! Kinda breaks it down to be more do-able!

Anyhow, I'm Shawn, and I, too, am moving here from the 1 yr/100lb club. As you can see from my Join Date of 2002, I've been riding this wave for a while. I always tell myself, "if I had just stuck with it in 2002.....". Somehow, this time feels different.

Anyhow, I'm 32 years old, an accountant, have been married for the past 5 years, and have twin girls that are almost 2 years old. I also have two stepkids that visit every other weekend, ages 10 and 16. When I was pregnant, I got up to around 250, and while breastfeeding got back down to around 210. However, I ended up with what is fondly referred to as "twin skin", which is the sagging loose belly skin. So I figured, in my backwards thinking, that it might look better if I filled it out. LOL. So I ended up back almost at 250, and was miserable. My joints ached, I was tired all the time, and so on... so now I'm back on my journey downwards, and will just have to learn to accept the twinskin. *sigh* Oh, the battlewounds of childbirth, right? :)

Anyhow, I'm sick today (left work early - have a nasty cough and just feel achy in general), so am gonna go crawl in bed now before I have to pickup the twinks. But just wanted to tell you ladies I found you, and I'm here!!! Talk to you girls later on!

Hi guys, I want to join you. :) I've been overweight most of my life, but during my 2nd pregnancy, over 12 years ago, I weighed 300 lbs. For the next 11 years I avoided scales like they were the plague, even so far as not going to the doctor because I knew I would be weighed. Finally, in August of 2005, I HAD to go to the doctor and I found out I weighed 346. I was in shock!! For the next couple of weeks, I tried to decide how I could lose weight and finally decided to try somersizing, based on the Suzanne Somers books. I had tried it a few years prior and it worked until I quit following the plan. I decided to try it again. I was so certain I would fail that I told no one, except my husband, who I knew would wonder why I was eating differently. For the first few months, I had no idea if it was even working, since I didn't have scales that went past 300 lbs. I finally bought some scales that went up to 330 and they still didn't register, but eventually the weight started coming off and I could see it on my scales. I started walking for exercise in December. Since then, I've tweaked my diet so that I no longer somersize completely. I also count calories, but I still avoid sugar and white flour, rice, corn products. As of September 1st, it will officially be one year, down 110 lbs as of now. I want to lose at least 60 more lbs., possibly more when I see what that looks like.

I'm struggling lately mostly due to the fact that I was hoping losing weight would improve my marriage, and it doesn't seem to be doing so. In fact, we seem to be growing further apart lately. In the beginning DH was fairly supportive, but not so much anymore. :( I'm still hoping and praying things will turn around there.

I work full-time as a system admin, am married, with a 14yo DS and a 12yo DD. I enjoy reading, geocaching, and just spending time with my family. I look forward to getting to know you all!

Hey!
 

Hi everyone! My name is April and I am 19 years old. I have a five month old son, Maverick Ryan. He is the love of my life. I live happily with my mother, step father, almost two year old sister and 16 year old sister. My older sister lives with her one year old and her boyfriend. I have a father of course with a stepmother, step sister and they had a son about two years ago as well. I love my family and I couldn't be happier.

I went on my first weight loss journey the August that I became a senior. I said, this is my year and I'm going to do it. I did it!! I weighed 200 lbs and got down to about 160. I then got pregnant. I was upset at first b/c I'm so young. But, you move on from that after a month. I got very sick for the first two months and got down to 153 but I managed to gain about 40 lbs while pregnant. Maverick's father and I ate whatever we saw that we wanted. So, there was my problem.

Five months later, I have tried to lose the weight, but I looked at myself and said, April, you were so much happier when you could wear the cute clothes you always wanted and you just thought you were so beautiful. I am here at 3FC for support. I need it. Today is my first serious day. I have my son, school, job, and my boyfriend to fit into my day. I now have to find time to exercise. BELIEVE ME...it will be done. My goal is to get back to what I was before Maverick....160. Once I'm there, I can't wait to see how far I can go. I am inspired by your stories and all of you, I HOPE, will be part of my long, yet rewarding journey.

Hi guys!!! I am also following Tina here from the other post, so will give some quick info on me too. I am 39 and determined to be below 200# by my 40th birthday which is December 29th of this year. I have about 40 pounds to go yet so we'll see but even if i don't make it i am healthier than i have been in years! My plan is Glycemic index and a combination of faith, exercise and everything else that has ever worked for me in the weight loss department in the past. I am married and have a daughter 6 and son 4.

For those of you following from the old post, i am changing my starting weight to my true max. Since we are starting fresh here i figured what the heck!!!

Robbin - I am all for the making this fun!! Glad to see you are following Tina too!

I can say to those of you who are not familiar with Robbin and Tina they can put a great lighthearted spin on things to keep the rough times from really getting you down!

Shawn - good to see you here too! Sorry you are feeling bad and hope you can kick it soon!

Jtammy - Nice to meet you!!! This has been a great support system for me so far and I think you will like it as well. Sorry to hear about the marriage troubles but glad that you are not letting it deter your personal goals of getting healthy!

Get - n - Healthy - good to meet you too! Actually I think i saw you on a completely different post not too long ago but nice to hear a little more info on you and look forward to getting to know you more! I hav ebeen queen of the 25# yo yo for years so am glad to be breaking free of that!

Well chicks time to get Amelia from the bus stop! Have a great evening! Erin

Hi - another one coming from the 100lbs/ 1 year club - Tina - I think I was one of the original posters too!! I might not check in every day but I;m still here.

Anyway, I'm 33, in a LTR and mother to a five year old daughter.

I have always been chubby, veering between Uk size 14/16 (US 12/14) all my adult life. I did drop down to a 12 back in 1997 when I hit 140, although I was diagnosed with an overactive thyroid which had apparently helped me lose the weight. Since then I have gradually put it back on again. When I met my OH in 1999 I was about 170 and when I got pg in 2000 I was maybe 5 lbs heavier than that. I did drop all my pg weight and more, getting down to about 160 but it crept back up again. About two years ago my OH said something which changed my life. He said "You know, to lose weight, all you really need to do is eat what you want, when you want it."

BAD advice - I put on 30 lbs in about 6 months.

I had been studiously dashing out of shot every time someone got out a camera for some time but having seen the picture below from last Christmas when I didn't know I was in shot, I realised it was about time I did something about this.

http://www.3fatchicks.com/member-gal...500/fatme2.jpg

So, I ate all my Christmas goodies up and decided 2nd January was my start date. I stepped on the scales and was stunned to see I was 15 stone 3 pounds (213 lbs) - I had thought maybe 14. I was just about still getting into my sizes 18s at that point and was on the point of having to start buying 20s.

My initial goal is to get back to the 140 I hit before, without the assistance of my now-normal thyroid this time. Then, depending on how I look and feel, I might try for 135 or maybe even 130.

I think the moment in my whole weight loss journey that has been most special to me is when my daughter could finally get both arms all the way round my waist and have her fingers meet at the other side.

oooooh a new flashy thread.. LOVE IT !!!

I am a fairly new member of the 100 lbs/1 year club, so following all my online friends over here :D

Lately I have become famous for my "fly-bys" but I am really trying to find some ME time so that I can focus on losing the weight that I have put on over the past 5 years.

During 2000/01 I had lost approx 110 lbs. Unfortunately when I lost the weight all I dealt with were food issues and didn't deal with the mental aspect.... so all the weight is back and it is time to kick it to the curb once and for all !!!!

Looking forward to getting to know you all and taking this journey together :hug:

Hi Ladies...My name is Cheryl I'm 53 and have been married for 34 years. I'm also an original poster from the 100 lb/1 year thread. I decided that 2006 was the year I was going to start taking care of ME. I was surfing the internet on New Years Eve and found 3FC's. I joined Weight Watchers and started posting on 3FC's on Jan 4th. My starting weight was 363, and so far I have loss 36 lbs. I take each day as it comes. I try to stay within my points and do some sort of exercise every day. I have always had a weight problem, and worked real hard to get down to 125 lbs my senior year in High School. Got married, and with the stress of military life, my husband always gone, pregancies and depression, the weight packed on. I have tried every diet out there, and have loss and gained hundreds of pounds. For some reason, this time is different. I couldn't of made it this far without the support and encouragement I have gotten from the wonderful ladies I met at 100lbs/1 year thread. I have two children, 7 3/4 grandchildren and two foster daughters. My hobbies are quilting, reading and listening to music. Posting my picture of me last May and one taken three weeks ago. Welcome to all the newbies. Look forward to getting to know you.
Cheryl

Happy Monday Evening!
 

Wow, it's great to see some posts happenin' here!

Robbin, hey girl! Thanks for the compliment and you ain't no sloppy cheerleader yourself! :)

Stacy, welcome and nice to meet you! I agree exercise means everything when you're trying to lose weight. We all know how important it is to burn some extra calories.

Shyla, glad you came! I hope you're feeling better soon and up at it to kick some more butt. Remember to keep knotching away one pound at a time!

Tammy, welcome and nice to meet you too! Wow, you've done amazingly well!! You should be so proud of what you've accomplished. That is a amazing tally for one year. Kudos to you! Sorry to hear of your relationship woes, I hope things work out for you both.

April, welcome and nice to meet you too! You have a lot on your plate, but seem so determined. And with that determination you'll find great rewards. I'm with ya with regards to being albe to buy some cuter clothing. I love to shop, especially lately. I'm finding I have a lot more wants than needs..LOL!

Hey Erin! I'm glad you made it over too! I would have definitely used my starting weight from the time I began too. You gotta claim every pound you worked to so hard to get off. Thanks for the compliment by the way. I always look forward to your posts aswell, just so you know.

Robsia, I'm sure you'll be able to obliterate your new goal. You've done so well, and it's been so inspiring to see someone so close to their goal.

Hey Louie! Glad you're enjoying the new digs! You can definitely kick the weight to the curb and could you kick some of mine too?!! :)

Hey Cheryl! We have such a similar story about how we began our journey. 2006 is still our year! Woo Hoo!

Ryanmi, glad you made it too! When you say school started today, I gotta ask how your grandmother is doing. You said she had impecable(sp?) timing.

Well ladies, I had an alright day. I spent the first half finishing up painting on my fence. Boy am I glad that's over! Then we were invited out for dinner, luckily it was a fish dish. I tried to be good, but had seconds...my bad! I hope it doesn't come back to bite me tomorrow. I really wanted to go for a walk around the neighborhood but got home too late. I think I'll be up and out early tomorrow to catch up on that.

Have a great nights rest and I'll see you tomorrow!

~Tina

Howdy Chicks!!! Quick post this am and then gotta run! Scale was up another pound this morning but i am really just not feeling right so thinking it may just be www. The new scale seems to be very accurate and i am defnitely liking that! I am not moving the ticker up yet until i get over whatever has me feeling so pyucky! Hope ya'll have a fabulous day and look forward to seeing everyone on this new thread!

April - we must have posted at the same time yesterday and I just saw your post as i was scanning back through so just wanted to give a personal howdy and let you know what a wonderful support this has been for me and I am sure you will find it the same for you! Looking forward to getting to know you more! Erin

Good morning ladies. Hope everyone had a good nights sleep and is ready for a new day. LOL I didn’t want to get up and would love to go home and back to bed, but………well that isn’t going to happen. I did really good on my calorie and fat gram intake yesterday but do not think I did very well at all on water intake. I walked 1 mile last night at the kids football practice and found that taking along my music really kept me pumped up the whole time. So far this morning I ate 2 pieces of whole wheat toast and 1 cup of grapes for breakfast so I guess you can say I am off to a good start.

Stacey – it is nice to meet you. From your introduction it sounds like you have lost weight in the past but gained it back. Yeah me too and that sucks but this time I am gonna keep it off. This is a journey to a new life for me. We can do this together.

Shawn – I am sorry you weren’t feeling well yesterday, hope today is better. Even though I did not have twins I have the excess skin you are describing, maybe it is from having 4 kids and my last two being so close together. Me and hubby have been talking and have decided that after I hit my goal weight I will give my body 1 more year to adjust and possible loose more then will get a tummy tuck. I have to start saving the money now but I think it will be worth it.

Tammy – I have read several of your post in the past and think you have made awesome progress on your weight loss. I am sorry to hear you are having marriage problems and will keep my fingers crossed that things work out for you. I am happy you are here in our new thread and look forward to getting to know you better.

April – now is a good time to start trying to regain your pre-pregnancy body. I wish I had waited only 5 months instead of 5 years. I know how things are to try to fit exercise into your life. I have a full time job 4 kids a house and family pets to keep up. My 3 boys play football and we are either going to a game or practice almost every night and trying to fit homework in there too. Last night I went walking during practice even though I just wanted to sit and relax and you know what, I felt much better for it. I know you might not want to give up a little of your relaxation time because it is so little but you will be happier if you do.

Erin – Glad you followed along too. I have found that one of the ways I can make this more fun is by adding music that I enjoy when I try to exercise. It seems to pep me up and get me going.

Robsia – I cannot wait till my little ones can wrap arms around me and touch fingers. That must be such a good feeling.

Louie – Make the Me time, you have to do it for you cause if you don’t, no one else will. You can do it.

Cheryl – Glad to see you here to, You can really tell in your face that you have lost. By the way it is nice to put a face with the name. You are a very pretty lady. Love the 7 ¾ grand children, how much longer till you have 8?

Michelle – I hope things get settled down now that school has started, I know you have been so busy and have had to deal with some real pain in the backside people.



Well ladies I must get to work now, but I will check back soon...............

Rrvmmm, Yes, i have lost weight in the past, (high of 308, low of 193) i could kick my own butt for gaining it back. The first time i lost it with diet pills and weight watchers. Guess what? Went off the diet pills, ate everything in site and gained it all back. This time, the weight loss is the good old fashioned way. I am really trying to just make it a new lifestyle and eliminate the word diet.

Also, like you, i want a tummy tuck after this whole ordeal is behind me. I know i am going to need one. After 2 c-sections and gallbladder surgery, not to mention i carry most of my weight in my gut, eccess skin is going to be a big problem. It was a problem last time i lost weight and i just wanted to get to goal first...unfortunately, i got close to goal but never actually got there. THis time, anywhere close to goal is good enough for a tummy tuck.

Hey girls! Just a quick fly-by! (I sound like Louie! haha)

I'm still coughing my head off. I went to doc yesterday & I have an upper respir. tract infection. I got 3 prescriptions, so I'm hoping to quit coughing VERY soon! It's driving me nuts! I've come home from work early yesterday & today... can't keep doing that!

My hips are aching today. Don't know if it's from the coughing, or losing weight or what exactly. But owie! Moan.

Ok. Will type more later, once I get to feeling better. *hugs*

Evening Ladies...It's been a very hectic day again. I can't wait for the long weekend to get here. I was up early and had to take the FD to the doctors. Forgot about road construction on the interstate, so made it with five minutes to spare. We were in and out within a half hour and had her back to school before school started for the day. Had to get home and see how my hubby was doing. He is still the same and can't wait for therapy to start tomorrow. I have Weight Watchers tomorrow and I really don't expect any changes this week, which is my fault with slipping here and there. It's all going to change by next week, it back to being focus, focus, focus like I was when I started in January.

Ryanmi...Oh the joys of having to deal with college students. Just think, tomorrow is half way to Friday and the long weekend for you to relax and put your feet up.:D

Tina...You are such a busy lady. Your yard/house I know looks great with all the hard work you have put into it this summer. Did you get you walk in?

Erin...Hope you are feeling better tomorrow and the fairy fat mother pays you a visit.:hug:

Robbin...Great job getting a 1 mile walk in while the boys were at practice.:carrot: Thanks for the complement. I always loose in the face and boobs first. I have gone down one size in my tops and one cup size in my bras. Unfortuately, my hips/belly are the last to show weight loss. My new grandson is due Oct 31st.

Stacy...I also loss weight with diet pills, but like you gained it all back plus more. I could just kick myself for quiting weight watchers three years ago. I thought I could do it on my own, which I can't. But we can't dwell on the what if's! I'm going to be dealing with excess skin as well, but I'm working out with toning ropes and I do notice that I'm firming up. Haven't decided if I want a tummy tuck at my age, time will tell.

Shawn...Hope you are feeling better.:hug: Get plenty of rest if you can, and drink lots of water.

Well chickies, it's getting late and I need to get things ready for tomorrow.

Cheryl

Hi all,

Thanks so much for the warm welcome.

April, I hope your first day went well. You are in the best place for support. I love 3FC and I know I will love this thread as well.

Erin, I would love to get below 200 lbs by the end of the year also. Hopefully, we'll get there together on schedule. I turn 40 on December 18th, and realistically, I don't think I'll make it by then, but maybe two weeks later on January 1st.

Robsia, I wish it was as simple as what your OH said. I'm afraid that eating what I wanted when I wanted it got me into big trouble. Of course, I do eat more often now, and better foods, but it's not quite the same thing. I know having DD's arms around your waist was worth all of the hard work.

Louie, Hope you find some ME time soon. In the meanwhile, I look forward to your fly-bys. Somedays that's all I'll have time to do too.

Hi Cheryl, I love the picture at Crater Lake. We were at Diamond Lake, just 30 miles north of Crater Lake in March and there was about 5 feet of snow on the ground. Too much to continue to drive over to Crater Lake. DH's family live in OR, so hopefully we'll get back to Crater Lake next trip if the weather holds. Is the 3/4 grandchild one on the way?

Michelle, I hope the remainder of the week is easier than Monday, but I'm guessing with school starting, you'll continue to have a busy week. I'm also a calorie counter, although I avoid sugar and white flour also. Do you use one of the online counters like Fitday or CalorieKing?

Hi Tina, Hope you got the walk you wanted this morning. Morning's are the best time for me to exercise. If I don't do it as soon as I wake up, it's hard to find time later to do it. Thanks for your kind words, by the way.

RRVMMM, I agree with what you said to April about exercise. I feel so much better when I take time for exercise. Even if I have to give up something for it. Lately, I've been giving up having a house as clean as I wish, but I figure that's not as important as getting healthy.

Get n healthy, I know I'll have lots of excess skin on my tummy when I'm at goal. I keep watching shows like Plastic Surgery Before and After and wondering if I'll be brave enough. It's also just so expensive and I'm so cheap, I don't know if I could spend that much. :) (But I think I'd like to try...)

Shyla, I hope you get to feeling better soon. :hug:

DH and I had a long talk last night and are both committed to fixing the problems that we've been having recently. He told me how proud he was of the weight loss, so I hope to have his support again. Nothing worth having is ever easy is it, but we'll get through it. I was on plan all day UNTIL my DD brought her trail mix in and my hand went into the bag too many times. I have no idea how to count that in fitday, so I'll have to estimate. I always try to over estimate, figuring that I'll still probably err on the side of eating too much. Luckily, I had some calories left for the day, but probably not THAT many. Take care everyone!

Happy Tuesday!
 

Evening ladies! Had a pretty good day. It was beautiful morning and after the rain we had lastnight it made it nice and cool to walk this morning. It's 9pm and I'm contemplating if I should go out again. I'll never get that scale to move sitting on the couch! Last nights dinner didn't bite me this morning but I'm still not quite reaching my pre-weigh in of 215 before my holidays and I plan on keeping that ticker the way it is, it's making me want to try harder.

Erin, there's too much of that WWW going around. It must be contagious and we need to get the resident sodium soaker out and about. On the other hand, I'm glad to know that you're happy with the scale you've just bought. At least there is one silver lining! ;)

Robbin, kudos to you fitting in a walk during practice! I know you had to feel so accomplished after. And you've gotten off to a great start this morning.

Stacy, sure makes you want to stomp on whoever came up with diet pills in the first place doesn't it. There's nothing about pills that teach how to be healthy and keep off the weight you do lose. I'm glad you're feeling postive about it this time, the final time! You go girl!

It's a bird, it's a plane....no it's Super Shyla! Hey girl, I hope your medication kicks in real soon. A nagging cough is such a pain in the arse! Take care!

Cheryl, you say I'm busy?! Look in the mirror! LOL! We'll get back on course very soon. My daughter starts kindergarten next tuesday and I'm so looking forward to some normalcy around here. Things should start to be a little quieter until I start running the mill that is! :D

Tammy, I totally agree...morning is so much better to get your exercising done. I posted a little tidbit of info on the other thread a while back explaining that if you exercise at least 20 minutes before eating breakfast that you'll burn better and more calories than if you waited to do it later in the day. Reason being that your body is looking for the energy to burn to function the exercise that it has to go to it's reserves and not what you just ate.

I best be going, have a great rest ladies! See you tomorrow!

~Tina

Good morning ladies, just a quick check in, I don't have time for any personals. It is very busy time at work with it being fiscal year end and I have a dump truck load of paperwork on my desk.

Yesterday I stayed on plan very well and got in a short walk (1/2 mile) during football practice, didn't get in 1 mile because of it being back to school night for my 2 older kids and had to be there. But even with staying on plan and fitting in a short walk the scales are up again. My ticker says 229 and the scales this morning said 232. I am hoping it is just Water Retention, my hands are all puffy and I can not get my rings off. I know it is probably because I have sluffed off on my water intake the past couple of days. I plan on drinking at least 100 ounces today. I have gotten off to a really good start with 1 cup of oatmeal and 2 small plums for breakfast, not sure about lunch but I am gonna have Pasta Parmesan with crab for dinner. It is very low calorie and fat.

Well ladies I had better get my rear in gear and get some work done. Hopefully I will make it back later today for a check in.

Good Morning Ladies - just popping in to say hello before I head off to work. Hope you all have a great Wednesday :)

Fly-by Louie... LOL

Hey ladies... I'm feeling MUCH better today. Still coughing some, but not NEAR as much, and just have more energy in general.

The scale has only hit that 232 shown on my ticker once, and it's been steady at 233 since then. I know it's because I haven't been able to work out cuz I've been sick, plus the weight loss slows down after the first 10 or so... so I'm being patient & staying on track. Ready to get back to my workouts, though. (imagine that! who'da thunkit?)

Actually, today I had my first BIG NSV!!! Somebody brought Krispy Kreme donuts to work, and I peeked in the box, and thought to myself "YUCK". !!!!!!!!!!!! Who is this person, and what happened to Shawn?!!! I NEVER thought I'd say that!!! It caught me pretty well off guard!

Okay, ladies, well I need to finish my lunch & head back to work. Lots to do, since I've been off two 1/2 days now.

TTYL! *hugs* :hug:

RRVMMM-Dont you just hate for the scale to act that way, when you are acting right? Mine is doing the same thing. UP 3 pounds since weigh in day. I still have two days to make it right, so today i am drinking water like a fish, since i am already doing well with eating AND exercise...cut a girl some slack already Mr. Scale.

Shyla-Hope you feel better soon. Respiratory infections can really mess with your exercise routine. If i exercise when i am like that i end up having a coughing fit. Not to mention, your energy level is in the basement. Get well soon honey.

Cheryl- I could kick myself too for quitting WW. Woulda, shoulda, coulda though i guess. About firming up, my arms and stuff look fine when i lose weight but probably 90% of my weight is in my gut...no way that skin is going back to normal...too stretched for too long.

JTammy-The price of a tummy tuck will be the main problem for me too. I only hope i can do something so that i can reward myself with it, when the time comes. So glad you and DH are talking things through. Marriage is hard. Anything is possible with communication and respect, especially if there is still love for one another. Talking about the trail mix, dont you just hate that few extra hand fulls....i do that with cashews...i cant eat just a few...my hand just keeps going back, til i end up with about 300 extra calories for the day and boy do those things have the fat. I have gotten to where i dont even have them in the house anymore. Plus like you were saying with the trail mix, not knowing how to count it. I had to do the exact same thing with a thai lunch i had yesterday. NO CLUE how many calories. It was chicken and a very small portion....I guessed high, but who knows.

Hope you all are having a good day. Mine is nerve racking. Lots of stress here at work. PLus a thin new bimbo that likes to show off her breasts and lower back tatoo...did someone say "inappropriate and tacky"? She applied at hooters but took a job here instead, lucky me. I want to tell her "we dont sell hot wings here, we sell phone systems, how bout you dress like you sell phone systems?" Maybe i am just jealous that she has it and flaunts it but she is also after my office. Scary and stressful. This is where stress eating comes in...not this time around though. Hopefully i can go home tonight and my garage will be cool enough for me to workout on the elliptical and take all my stress out through exercise. Dang i am sick of this heat...where the heck is fall? Certainly not in the south.

Gotta get back to work.

Shyla, we posted at the same time i think. GOOD FOR YOU for passing up that Krispy cremes, wow. DOnt you wish our scale recognized all the food we passed up...not just the food we dont pass up. ha ha.

Hey everybody! I am glad to have found this thread. Thanks Tina for inviting me over. I just turned 29. I started on this weight loss journey on January 30, 2006, weighing 278 lbs, and as of my last weighing, I was 235 lbs. I want to lose an extra 70 lbs to get to 165 by next June. Looking forward to some mutual support!

Evening Ladies...Another busy day and the rest of the week will be the same. Today was my weigh-in day at WW and I was up 2 lbs.:( I refuse to change my ticker since I don't plan being at this weight for long. My friend and I decided to change from counting points to doing the core plan. I did that for dinner tonight and I was very satisfied.:D Had a veggie burger, saute broccoli/mushrooms with cooking spray and a cup of grapes. Will see how the week goes.

Tammy...I'm I grew up in Ashland, Oregon and spent many summers at Diamond Lake. Yes we have a new grandson due Oct 31st. So glad to hear you and hubby had a long talk and are working things out.I've been there, so I know what you are going through. We are hear for you.:hug:

Tina...I thought things would slow down once school started, but I'm busier than ever!!! I can't wait for the long weekend to get here so I can stay HOME!!! Your daughter is going to have such a fun year, and so will you.

Robbin...Great job on getting your walk in. The scale will move, it's just being stubborn. Dinner sounds real yummy.

Louie...Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, It's Louie!!! Hope you had a great day!

Shawn...Congrats on saying NO to the donuts!!! Glad to hear you are feeling better.

Stacy...Hope the garage was cool enough for you to get a workout in.:carrot: The bimbo, I'd take her aside and tell her to dress appropriately. Who wants to look at boobs hanging out and lower back tatoo's? YUK!!

Kreen...:welcome: Look forward to getting to know you. You've done Awesome so far!!!

Well girl's I need to get myself to bed. Hope you all have a wonderful evening.

Cheryl

Hey ladies - Just a quick pop-in before bed. I am feeling SO much better today. Actually got alot done at work & around the house tonight, too! Yay! Still probably won't work out for a few days at least, though. Don't want to push my body too hard, so I don't get sick again.

Cheryl ~ you'll have that 2 pounds back off in no time! Drink lots of water! Good luck on core.

Kreen - HI! I think you might have PM'd me recently? You and I are VERY close to the same weight/goals. Will be nice to do this together! I like your user name, btw. Does it mean something?

Stacy - No stress eating!! Or if you DO, then maybe just on lite popcorn. hehe. Hope you were able to get your workout in tonight! I love the elliptical machine! I try to do it 3 times/week at the gym for 30 mins. I'm getting better at it! You should move that thing inside, where it's cooler! hehe

Robbin ~ glad to hear you got a quick walk in anyhow. Keep doing that, and the scale will follow!

Tina - glad you had a good day, with a nice walk. Maybe even two walks?!

Tammy - glad to hear things are improving on the marriage front. You are the geocacher, right? I spent like an hour after I read that trying to figure out what it is! When my DH got home, I told him I wanted a GPS system! That looks like SO Much fun! I even found a website with some listed here in my area... there's several! Maybe one of these days!

Erin - glad to hear your new scale is treating you right! hehe

Michelle - where are you at? Hope all is well!

Louie - how's that "time for yourself" coming along? Hope to hear more from you soon!

Robsia - Where are you, girlie? You can tell SUCH a difference in your pictures! Way to go!!! What an inspiration!

April - hope you are doing well! Check in soon!

Okay ladies... better head to bed (after I surf a few more posts hehe). Anyhow, have a great Thursday, and I hope to hear from all of you soon! :hug:

Evening ladies, or night depending where you are. I did infact go out for a second walk lastnight. Was a little nervous seeing it had already gotten dark and in the newer development their street lights aren't lit up yet. But I made it round and home okay. I was so okay that I had to make another round this morning. Wow! And after all that I'm am still hanging 2lbs. over 215. Yuck! I didn't venture out this evening, it's 10:30 now and I'm not about to try. I kept myself busy cleaning bathrooms, dusting, vacuuming and all the other lovely household chores today so I feel that may add up.

Robbin, I hope you had a big guzzler today to fit in all that water. Knowing you I'm sure it was highly possible. You far out do me in the water department. And with that great start to a awesome yummy sounding dinner I hope the scales cooperate for you tomorrow.

Hi Louie, hope you had a good day also!

Shyla, great to know you're feeling a lot better today. I can feel some pep emulating off the post. Great job getting turned off of Krispy Kremes. I had a similar experience yesterday. I went to the park with my daughter and there was a "larger" lady sitting at a picnic table, smoking and eating a big bag of chips. I thought to myself, that used to be me, handcuffed to a bag of chips and watching instead of getting involved. I was so glad at that moment that I had moved passed that part of my life to where I can now enjoy healthful foods and being active with my daughter. I was imagining each chip going down and adding on to the already "big" problem..turned me off right then and there.

Stacy, does your office not have an appropiate dress code? Nobody wants boobs flashed in their all day long. That's almost as bad as seeing those thongs sticking up passed their pants. Yuck! I hope you're able to work off that stress on the elliptical, it's worth the agression...hehe!

Kreen, nice to see you! Glad you decided to join us. I'm sure you'll find some great support here.

Cheryl, I've got two pounds, you've got two pounds...lets get together and lose those pounds. Let's go...times a wastin'. Sorry, still got the Johnny Cash movie fresh in mind...LOL! I hope your new plan works like dynamite for you!

I'm off to bed to get ready face another fine day tomorrow. Hope you all have a great rest!

~Tina

Morning glories!!! :hug: Well the scale is back down from 241.0 to 239.4 this morning, still not quite to the first day on the new scale but getting there. I have decided to stop taking one of the supplements i was taking and see if that makes a difference, seems like things started going down hill shortly after i added that. Have to say though, new scale has shown no signs of possession :D , and what a good feeling that is to be able to get on the scale and say "that is what i weigh" not "let me average the next 5 times and guess at where i really am!"!! Spent some time trying on some clothes here at home and a couple at walmart last night and the size range of a 20 garment amazes me. Came across some skirts and stuff from the late 80's and early 90's and an 18 held to an 18 bought in the last few years, whew what difference!!! Seemed like about two inches smaller at the waist 20 years ago! :dizzy: just doesn't seem fair, whatever happened to consistency! Anyway, got on some things i have not been able to wear in years and that was nice.

Shawn - Glad to hear you are feeling better and a huge wooohoooo on the passing up krispy kreme's that is a tremendous accomplishment!!!! just think with attitude like that and starting back on your exercise you will be moving that ticker down soon!!!

Cheryl - I missed what is going on with hubby somehow, what kind of therapy, you know as a PT myself i have to be nosey!

Jtammy - how cool we will both tbe 40 this year and will both be working for the same thing. As the days tick by and my body seems to be possessed it looks harder and harder to do it by the 29th but we are going to keep working like there is no other option!!! Glad to hear you and hubby are on the mend, marriage is hard work!!!!

Robbin - I don't know how you keep up with the schedule you have girl, it wears me out jsut reading it!! I know what you mean about adding music, i have an MP3 player i need to take it to the elliptical with me the next time! Good job on the walking by the way, multitasking can do wonders for you! I am feeling your pain on the WWW and if you figure out a way to get rid of it let me know!!!!

Stacy - I agree totally with the eliminate the word diet theory, just gets you into too much trouble! In order to be successful at this long term we really do need to make a LIFESTYLE change, but when life is what got you here in the first place it is really hard! I worry about loose skin too and have surgery planned in the back of my mind but reality may be a whole nother ball game!!! I guess i will see where i am when i finally get the majority of this weight off! Hate you are having such conflict at work, since we spend a large part of the day there that can be exhauting! I love your description of the girl, i can picture her perfectly and have dealt with a few like that over the years, yeah i think she is overly flaunting and more than innapropriate for a business situation!! My experience has been it usually bites them in the little butt they like to flaunt so much!!!

Tina - glad to hear you are so dedicated to plan again! I am jealous of your cool weather although i have to say it has been a nicer day here than usual. Much less humidity at the moment. I am really liking the new scale just not what it is saying at the moment. I am really contemplating taking some of my prescription water pills again but wonder if some of this is rebound from the last time. Will probably give it till the weekend and then go from there!

FLYBYLouie at it again, hope you can stay longer soon!!!

Kreen - hey girl i got your pm and just haven't made the time to reply, will do that asap, glad to see you here you will love this group!!!! wonderfully supportive people all in the same boat!

Well ladies i am off to tackle the day, lots going on here today so need to get at it! Hope you have a wonderful day!

Good morning ladies gonna do some fast personals then off to work.

Tammy – I had to laugh when you said you had to give up your house being as clean as you wish to get in exercise, I had to give up having a house as clean as I wish because I can not keep up with the messes that 4 kids 1 husband 1 house dog and 2 cats make. But I am walking at every football practice now so I do feel much better.

Shawn – WEIGHT TO GO , passing on krispy kreme’s, doughnuts are a hard one to pass on, just like that huge pan of German chocolate cup cakes sitting that a guy brought to work this morning and is sitting on the table just outside of my office door, but I will be strong, I will ignore them.

Stacy – Don’t you just hate those thin bimbo’s that like to show it all off at work. Ya know there is a time and a place for that and work is not it unless you are a stripper. Good luck on keeping your office and ya know you could always slip a laxative in her coffee or coke.

Kreen – Welcome to the group:hug: you will love it here these ladies are great.

Cheryl – Do not move the ticker, but I have a challenge for you if you are up to it. Lets see if we can get back to what our ticker says by next weekend, lets say September 9th. That gives us 1 week and 2 days. Lets work extra hard for 1 week and see how far we can get. Actually Why not make it a challenge for everyone, lets see how well we can all do in 1 week. Lets all work really hard this next week but do not weigh every day wait till Saturday morning to see your results. What do ya all say? A 1 week challenge to do our best, to exercise as much as possible and eat as healthy as we can, then report the results on Saturday September 9.

Tina – When you finish with all that house work at your house be sure to stop by mine, it is a mess. Actually I did not get as much water as I wanted yesterday, I only drank about 90 ounces, I am gonna do better today.

Erin – You will be surprised what the music will do for you, it really keeps me going and adds a little extra hip hop to my walking. The only thing I can figure to do about the WWW is chug chug chug water and that is what I am trying to do today. I guess you just get used to the hectic-ness (is that a word) but I do wish for a slow down sometimes.

Ok so these personals were not so fast but oh well. The scales were back down 1 pound this morning and today I am shooting for 150 ounces of water intake so maybe I will flush out some more pounds. I had the filling to a Low Fat Low Cal breakfast burrito with 2 pieces of dry toast for breakfast and will have a salad with Kraft Light Done Right 3 Cheese Ranch Dressing for lunch, I don’t know what I will do for dinner cause it is practice night again but I will get in another walk.

Well better get to work, check back later.

Morning Gals !!!

Glad to see the board so active, sounds like everyone is doing really well.

In an attempt to get my butt in gear I am wondering if anyone would be up to a challenge ???

With Halloween 2 months away I thought that maybe we could all set ourselves a mini goal to achieve by then. The goal could be anything you want..ie lose # lbs, exercise for # hours, etc. We could put our goal in our signature and all encourage one another to meet it.

Anyone up for that ?!?!?!? Have a think about it and we could get started on September 1st ??

Well I best get a move on and get to work. Have a great day ladies :hug:

Good morning ladies. Hope you all had a good night. Mine was full of stress and tears. It is going to be a death match between me and bimbo. By the end of the day i had been told i was being laid off. I love to lose MY office to someone thinner and younger...now i need therapy. So i cried and cried, thinking she would watch me pack up and just be chomping at the bit to get MY office. Well this morning, apparently the VP had a talk with the head honcho...i dont know what was said, but i am back in the game again. So we are neck and neck, Stacy-1, Bimbo-0. And i didnt even binge, despite the stress, i exercised through it all.

Cheryl-That sucks you are up 2 pounds but that just makes for a REALLY good week next week. Usually when i am a couple up i end up losing 4 lbs the next week...it is just hard to deal with that one week of being up. I will probably have the same problem tomorrow morning at my weekly weigh in and like you, i already decided i was NOT going to move that darn ticker...cause like you said, it sure wont be at that weight long. Oh and about Bimbo- the office manager pulled her aside to discuss her attire and she actually went to the head boss and cried saying that office manager had really hurt her feelings. She didnt know her shirt was cut that low. So of course, head boss thinks with the wrong head and took bimbos side and office manager got chewed out for making "new girl feel unwelcome". Whatever. Just for the record, she wore an equally low shirt the following day as well. Should we all chip in and buy her a mirror so she can see just how low that shirt is?

Shyla-So glad to hear you are feeilng better.

Tina-My poor ellipitical caught torment yesterday. ALL that frustration and anger came out through exercise, not eating. HOORAY for me. I pumped my resistence way up and i was going to town on that thing, like the wicked witch of the west on her bicycle. We have a small office, so we have never really had a need for an official dress code. Our boss is KNOWN for getting priorities of cute chic versus business confused though. He is the stuff sitcoms are made of.

Elem-I am hoping chic does get bit on the butt she likes to flaunt to much. OOOHH i cant stand her. Very good way of putting it.

Robin-OH MY GOSH. I LOVE your attitude and idea...the laxitives are PERFECT. Well she applied at Hooters, so stripper is close. She is for sales, so i keep wanting to say, "Honey, why do you dress like you sell hot wings, when we clearly sell phone systems." ALso, i love your everybody weigh in on saturday idea. Count me in.

Louie-i am up for a halloween challenge.

Do you all ever drink hot tea? I have been drinking it alot lately cause the warmth of it makes me feel full longer and i heard it is good for weight loss. It seems like whenever i drink the hot tea i do lose weight faster and my stomach just feel better. Just wondering if anyone has noticed tea helping.

Morning all,

A quick question to anyone - What is www - I guess something water weight, but I wanted to be sure.

Shyla, I'm glad you're feeling better today. Oh I love krispy kremes. I know I shouldn't say that on a weight loss board but I do. ;) Of course, I haven't had any for at least a year, so maybe I'll someday find out I don't like them anymore. That's a BIG NSV. Geocaching is fun. I'm glad you found some in your area. You might also be interested in letterboxing www.letterboxing.org. It's similar to geocaching, except you don't need the GPS to do it. It's an old fashioned treaure hunt. There aren't a lot in Mississippi but when we travel we find lots in other areas. DH had knee surgery the end of July and he's not able to walk without his crutches yet, so we haven't been able to go lately. When he's fully healed I can't wait to start back.

Stacy, I do better not having food in the house also. In fact, DD was supposed to keep the trail mix in her room (hidden), and somehow it ended up in the living room, and well, you know the rest. I don't think it was too extraordinarily bad. The main ingredient is wheat chex cereal (it's a homemade thing) and although the cereal has more sugar than I would normally eat, it isn't off the charts. LOL at your hot wings comment. I don't want to see co-workers showing their boobs. Yuck. We don't have fall weather exactly, but this morning it was in the 60s. The high today is only in the 80s, so we are enjoying a little cool front. Hope you're getting some of it. Edited because I just read your new post. OMG, I'm glad you're back in the game again at work. Wow, this woman sounds like poison. Good for you for not letting the stress make you binge and for working out your frustration on the elliptical.

Welcome Kreen. I'm new to this thread also, but I know I'll enjoy being here. Everyone is so friendly. :)

Cheryl, Sorry that the weigh-in wasn't what you wanted to see. I don't change my ticker either when it goes up, because I know in a few days it will drop back down again, just like yours will. I weigh everyday so I'd have to change it everyday, since my weight fluctuates from day to day. I'm looking forward to the long weekend also.

Tina, It's great to hear you talk about how you're in a different part of your life now, being more active with your daughter and enjoying healthy foods. I regret that my kids are now almost teenagers and i wasn't as active a Mom with them as I should have been. But that's in the past and I can't change it. I am changing the present and the future. Good for you for doing that while you daughter is younger.

Hi Erin, My scales are the "weigh five times and take an average" also. I think the problem is more my bathroom floor than the scales. My floor isn't level and depending where I put the scale, it reads differently. So I have to remember to line it up with this particular tile to be consistent. :) I've read about how clothing manufacturers keep making clothing bigger and putting a smaller label on it (vanity sizing) now, and it sounds like you have the proof in your hands. Isn't it a nice feeling to able to get into smaller clothing!!

Robbin, Just continue to keep ignoring the cup cakes. That german chocolate icing is evil :devil: It's great that you're squeezing the walking in during football practice. I'll join you on the challenge. I've been pretty good lately, but there is always room for improvement, and the long weekend needs extra vigilance to stay on plan.

Hi Louie, I'm thinking about what I could do for Halloween challenge. I'll come up with something. I'll have a couple of weeks of travel in October where I won't have a lot of food choices, so I may do a number of minutes exercise challenge.

Nothing new or exciting to post. I stayed up too late last night watching Project Runway, so I didn't get up in time to exercise this morning. DS doesn't have band practice today, so he said he would go and walk (well he runs and I walk) after supper tonight. The weather is beautiful today. High eighties, low humidity and it's supposed to stay this way through the weekend. Yayyyy!Have a great day!

Hello everybody and thanks for the warm welcome! Already loving this thread. Happy to have one "anchor" thread as i have none so far, lol. Tried the 20 something for a while, then the 100 lbs club, but I just never got settled into one group I guess.

Shyla-My username is just my name (Karine) spelled differently.
Tina and Robyn thanks for the welcome too!

I am doing well, resting from exercise today, and will weigh tomorrow after not having done so in 8 days.Will let you know how it goes. I am hoping for a good loss,

Hey Kreen- welcome. My weigh in is tomorrow too. If my scale is not nice in the morning then saturday becomes weigh in day and NO splurge meal or special friday treat for me. I wish us both good news on the scales.

Just a quick check in... no time for personals right now. I just wanted to let you guys know that I may not be around much until after the holiday weekend. My dad, stepmom, and grandparents are coming to stay with us on Sat & Sun, and then my inlaws will be here on Monday... all from out of town. So tonight I grocery shopped, tomorrow I try to finish cleaning, and then will be entertaining for the next 3 days. Its the first time my grandparents have ever been to our house, so am excited for them to see it, but want it to be clean! Of course, everyone is really just coming to see the twins. LOL.

Anyhow, I'll try to pop in late at night if I have time... but I'll eventually be back when things slow down again next week.

Take care, gals!

Wow, it's great to see this place so active! I had a pretty good day not much to report. Sadly I didn't make it out to walk morning or evening, it has been wet. But I will be catching up tomorrow. I want to stay as close to "on project" as I can. Seeing that this weekend is the last long weekend before school officially starts I think I'm going to join up with my sister and go camping. And camping for me can be a disaster area! As long as I can keep focus I think I'll pull through.

Erin, at least the scale at least a little cooperating this morning and I'm sure you'll have it fully functioning to the numbers you want it to display as soon as that WWW jumps off your back. I love fitting back into some old clothes that were outgrown...puts everything into perspective of why we're doing this. Good for you! I know that had to feel amazing.

Robbin, you can count me in for that week challenge. It'll get my butt back in gear to start this whole thing back in motion. Especially after camping I may need it! The whole not weighing for a week could prove to be a little difficult for me. ((biting finger nails))

Louie, I have to wonder lately what I'm capable of since I've been staring at the same #'s on the scale for months. I'm the only one to blame for that and time to make myself accountable. Be interesting to see what others may set, I'll think about it and make a new ticker next week.

Stacy, wow..this bimbo is really causing some havoc on you. It's a good thing that you're able to work that stress out in exercise. Such a good thing! As hard as it may be to realize as least she's giving you something outta all this, some kick butt exercise sessions. ;) With regards to the tea I found it helped me eliminate a lot of "water", if you catch my drift!

Tammy, I'm pretty happy with how things are turning out lately. My daughter talks about health and exercise as if it's a normal part of living now. LOL! She even takes part sometimes when I do my biggest loser workout dvd...lets just say she's better at the jumping jacks than I am! LOL! Hope you were able to fit that walk in this evening.

Hi Michelle! Glad you stopped by, don't be a stranger!

Kreen, it's nice to know that you feel comfortable enough here to call it your anchor thread. I'm glad you're finding what you need. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you to have a good weigh in tomorrow...good luck!

Have a great night ladies, I'll see you tomorrow!

~Tina