[FLgal]

Good Morning Everyone....

CC..We are so proud of you, girl.

I hope everyone is doing good this week. I'm going for my walk in a few minutes, but I wanted to say Hi to everyone this morning and wish you a good day.

Today's Thought:

Dream big dreams .... and know they'll happen.

Nita

[coco99]

Good Morning Ladies
Hope this first day of Spring finds everyone ok. Kinda rainy here today. Having flood watches out until 4:00pm. I see the creek is starting to raise a little now. I don't have to worry about my house flooding. But our neighbors. And they are in FL. Also my Mom and Dads.

CC I am so happy for you. You have worked hard to get were you are. Because losing weight is hard work.

Well I weighed in last night. Hubby stayed the same. That makes 4 weeks now that he has stayed the same. As for me I lost 2 lbs. Wasn't sure that I would. Hubby and I started our walk 100 miles in 100 days. I guess I will ride my bike today. Afraid to go to town and walk. May not get back in. Our road floods in a couple of places. So if I ride my bike for 20 minutes that counts for 1 mile. Or any aroebic excercise for 20 minutes that counts as a mile. Took our pup to the mall on Mon and walked. She loves it. Then last night before the meeting started. We walked around our meeting place. So only 98 miles or days to go.

How has everyones week been so far. I know we will have alot of "losers". Our group lost a total of 21 lbs last night. And gained 4 1/2 lbs. That was a good meeting for us. But I have a question. We had a new lady join last week. She weighed in last night and lost 5 1/2 lbs. Someone asked her how did you do that. She said she watched what she ate. And alot of fiber. But what got me was. She said with each meal. She took Fiber All or metamucel. Has anyone ever heard of this. Said she spent alot of time in bathroom. So was just wondering what anyone else thought.

Sherri How are you doing? I know you are doing great.

Shortstack Hows the puppy. Hows Brandon. I think I got that right. Sorry if I didn't. I am still having trouble remembering all names. Am going to make me a list.

To everyone else. Hi!! Hope everyone has a good day. Remember Keep smiling!! It will make people wonder what you are up too.
A TOPS PAL

[shortstack]

Thanks Coco-Brandon sick again. No fever. Tired. Throwing up.
Back at home. Puppy ok, but is chewing on my chairs. just noticed it. Congrats on loss. I worked the gazelle yesterday. Back on trying to get to St. Igance. I stopped for a while cuz I sold the treadmill, plus with brandon being sick, and not having the gazelle yet. All excuses. So anyway, I've started gazelleing, my way, I'm way behind but since Feb I've got about 16 miles on my imagianary trip. that leaves about 241 miles to go. I can get closer.
Sherri- you hang in there. I Know this will work out. You may be more of the leader all the way around than you know. They will straigten up (maybe). Anyway, you can only do what you can. You are only one person. Hang in there.
Eleni-Christie-Lara-Mickey-Bev-Summer
All of us. We can do all things. We can make it. One day at a time.
Wendy

[flatlander]

Oh bliss, a whole day off!!!! What plans I have, laundry, bathrooms and a shiny clean kitchen floor are on my agenda.

Thank you everyone for your kind comments. They really mean a lot to me and you guys have always been here for me.

Sherri, I think we would all get along very well (even though sometimes our opinions differ) because we all care about each other and have a common goal. I know I haven't posted much lately but I lurk, so I am with you daily. I worry about the things that trouble you, and when people disappear from the boards for a while I hope things are well for them. I really hope Bev is not having too rough a time right now. There is nothing I would like more for this board than to have you all achieve your goals and make your dreams a reality. I also think this bunch would move heaven and earth to have a peaceable kingdom and I could sure use that right about now. You keep on doing what you’re doing, your road will lead to success. I think I had another loss, between a ½ lb. And a lb. But I am not counting or posting them, as I didn’t weigh in so they are not “official”.

Eleni, Thank you for being there for me, I am still treasurer, I was re-elected before ever taking office, now that has to be first. Other positions have changed so we will see how our club does. Apparently my letter got a standing ovation so I must have struck a chord.

Mickey, You made me feel so good with your “glad I peeked” comment. I too lurk now, I just don’t have the time to devote to my friends here that I used too, not that they are any less special to me.

Coco, Stay away from the Metamucil et al, that to me is a dangerous path that ends up in bulimia. Literally it is the “crappiest” way to lose weight, This is a shortcut with potentially lethal side effects. Eat your fiber naturally and enjoy every mouthful, you are well on the way to establishing sound eating practices and your dedication is wonderful. Stick with us, there are lots of good healthy ideas here.

Nita, I am so glad to see you back and in such good spirits, you are a ROCK, woman! My prayers are still with you and your hubby and i am wowed by how on track you are with all that is going on in your life.


Dimples, Thanks! I sure miss Alberta but this Sask thing is growing on me. You are doing awesome as well! Must be this fresh prarie air, maybe we will meet in Ottawa next year! I'll make us t shirts that say something corny like "You have to be a good sport to enjoy losing this much!"

Summer Read your PMs girl, I can hardly wait for you to come back! I hope things are OK for you, you are all heart!

Wendy, if you like I will try and post daily what I eat here. My schedule varies so I don’t have a real routine going on like I did before, but here’s what I had and did yesterday.

Breakfast –
2 slices hirtenbrot bread (I come from good German stock)
2 cups strawberries (on sale at Co-op, what a nice treat!) w/ 1 cup vanilla nonfat yogurt
Lots of Coffee!

Lunch
Tuna and cucumbers with non fat sour cream on whole wheat noodles, raw cauliflower and a dab of Caesar dip.

Dinner
(I am embarrassed by this)
4 cups of green beans with a slice of bacon and a bit of butter
3 cups of mushrooms, I small zucchini and 4-5 oz of turkey breast stir fried with Thai spices.
Strawberries with a dab of chocolate sauce

I try to get my carbs in before 5:00 but if I don’t it’s no biggie.

45 minutes treadmill around 9:30 PM and an hour of Pilate’s after lunch.

My breakfast is reasonably the same every morning, bread and fruit.
Lunch is variable, today I am thinking of having spinach salad with motza, walnuts and mandarin oranges.
Supper is always vegetable based and huge. I like my supper and I like my veggies, so this works for me. I do not eat hamburger in any way shape or form. I also do not eat anything I don’t like. Tonight I am having steak, onion & mushrooms on a bun around 4:00 as I have Kickboxing at 6:30.

[lady06498]

CC,
Hey girl no wonder you are losing weight like you are. You are eating very healthy and getting all that exercise on top of it. I wish I liked 1/2 the stuff you ate then I would be doing as well as you are. I guess you can say I am a simple eater. I don't like trying too many new things.
You have supported many here as well as receiving the support and know we are always here for you. You will need us the most when you start to maintain. It is hard enough to lose I think it will be even harder to maintain the loss. You will know soon girl you are almost there.
I know we will have people here online that will reach their goals. Everyone here is dedicated even though we have our slipups we jump back on the horse and start back over again. Being there for each other is what helps us get back on track. I know you care even if you are not here just like the rest of us. We all have busy lives and we can't always get here. But we are always thinking of this board and the people on it. That is what makes us so special we really do care about one another. You are an inspiration to many of us. We know we can do it when we see you doing it. We all know that none of your accomplishments came easy. You put a lot of hard work and determination into your journey and it has paid off.

Wendy,

Sorry to hear about brandon. He just can't catch a break can he? I hope he is better tomorrow? I hope he didn't get the stomach bug that so many people have been getting. I had it twice and it was terrible for me. I can't imagine how it is for the little ones. Are you enjoying your gazelle? Sounds like it is neat. Keep up the great work.
Megan loves this face and always wants me to use it.LOL

CoCo,

Congratulations girl. It must feel great to keep losing weight while your husband stays the same. Way to go girl. So what is he doing different then you that he is not losing the weight?
That is great that you are so dedicated to doing the walk and that you do it together. Keep up the great work. You are doing awesome. How many weeks does this make for you for a loss?
Sounds like your chapter is doing great with the losses. That is always a motivating thing. We had a week like that 2 weeks ago then did terrible the next week. Go figure.

Nita,

How are you doing? Is everything okay with you? You are doing great also. Keep going and we can all reach our goals.

As for me I am running into trouble here. I know what is what in my head but I am panicking. I have been eating very few calories a day in hopes to lose the weight asap. I want it off so bad. I know that I have to eat a certain number of calories in a day but my brain is not thinking that way lately. It is like food is the enemy and I can't stop it. I am afraid to eat so I don't gain. This is terrible. I ended up eating at mcdonalds. I beat myself up about it but overall I didn't do bad at all. I had my fruit drink for breakfast then I had a fish sandwich no cheese or tarter sauce for lunch. I ate the fish and dipped it in the tarter sauce on the side. I didn't eat the bun. Then I had like 1/2 small fry. That was it. I wanted a cheeseburger so bad and I talked myself out of it. I left without ordering one. I was proud of me for that. But then I had a big tossed salad with some ham in it. I made ham steak for dinner and cut up 1oz in my salad and ate the rest. I had a total of 4 oz of ham tonight and then I had 2 SF FF fudgsicles. So I still didn't have very many calories for the day. But I feel like I have eaten soooooo much and it is making me feel terrible.
Anyone ever feel this way? If so how did you get out of this terrible cycle. I know it isn't good and that I can still lose weight every week if I just eat what I should but that is not working for me right now with my mindset that I have. I have to stop acting this way before my metabolism gets messed up. I know it isn't good but I can't help feeling the way I do. I just want to lose this so bad that I can taste it.

Any help out there. Or been there done that? Let me know. I am still exercising also. I have exercised 4 days this week.

Sherri