It's Tuesday, and all is well here. I managed a .5 loss last night. Wasn't really happy with it, but it was showing what I have been doing. I was checking out the Year of Kops post, and since april, i've only lost 9.75 pounds. I know I should be happy with it, and I am to a point. I'm also disappointed with myself cuz, I know I can do better. However the lunch I packed today is enough for an army. I just couldn't make up my mind. So it's time to buckle down, and do this thing. I'm the only one that can, and the more effort I put in it, the more rewarded I will be for it.
Eleni- A lady in our tops chapter went and seen the movie "Greek Wedding", and she said it was great. She laughed through the whole thing. Her husband went with her and didn't want to see it, but she said he laughed through out it also. Eleni- shake this thing off of you. Stop and breath and start a new day. Focus. You still have 3 days before weigh in right. You can pull off a loss in that time. Go by a book, mag, or a relaxation tape to help you focus. Consintrate on you.
NIta- you hang in there girl, you can do this. Take it one day at a time. You can do this too. We all can. Focus.
Everyone else. Missing you and I'm sure it's cuz you can't get on this thing yet. Hope to hear from you soon. I'm going to work today, and doing their motivation class there. Well I'm not sure about it.

Good morning, just stopping by to say hello
Thanks Wendy. i am not giving up.Just kinda stuck and unmotivated. You are doing good. You are steadily losing. Can't beat that.
Have to get ready for work. Have a good day

Good Morning,
I would love to join this thread. Do you have certain requirements. I'm also new to 3FC. I've been doing TOPS for about a year now(on and off) But I'm trying to stay motivated and continue without quiting this time. So how does this thread work?

Good Morning Ladies,

Welcome Leggs. There are no requirements to join this thread, just jump in and post. You'll find a great group of TOPS members here and we try to help each other stay motivated.

Wendy...That 9.75# weight loss is wonderful. I haven't done nearly as well. Just keep on losing the way that you have and you'll be another dress size smaller by Christmas.

Eleni....We all go thru times when we just don't want to watch our diet. Usually, I can give myself a good talking to and get over it. Sometimes, being with people who are losing and listening to them talk about it helps. Hang in there and I know that you'll soon be on the losing track again.

Hi to all of that are missing.

Gotta go, I have to be ready to go out the door in 15 minutes.

Have a good day, everyone and stay on plan.

Nita

Hi All,

Well I started off with a bang and was hit with unexpected things over the weekend and last night. So of course I went over my points. I hate this. I have to plan for everything and when things come up I go nuts and go off my plan. Even though I know I want to do this. Why do we do this to ourselves?
Anyway we went to the fair last night. I did eat there for a snack because we already had dinner. But I ate more then I wanted to. So that wasn't good. We are taking our daughter and my best friends little girl to the fair today. My husband took the day off so we could go as a family today. So I should be able to do better that I am prepared. Hopefully

Nita,

I hope that your husband finds a car soon for your sake. I know what it is like to be without a car. It is not fun. It always seems like you need it most when you don't have it.

Eleni,

How are the sitting exercises going and the piano lessons? You hang in there. I am with you now a days on the gaining. I hope to put an end to it soon though. I can't stand to gain anymore. We will pull ourselves out of this.

Wendy,

I hope you are feeling better today. Today was the first time that I could get into this site. It feels great to get back here that is for sure. You have a great day. Also that 9.75 lb loss is GREAT
You just keep up the great work. Remember:

SLOW AND STEADY ALWAYS WINS THE RACE!


To everyone else out there have a great day.

As for my friend that thinks she lives here. She saved seats for us at the fair last night. It was just her. She sent the kids home with her husband. We were with her all night at the fair until 10:30 and when she said what are you going to do now? I said go home and go to bed. She was not happy. She said I was blowing her off. Well she had to get over it. Because it was late and I was tired and I didn't feel like having her come over until 1 am last night. I wanted to go to bed. Plus I had to get up at 6:30am this morning because my friend was dropping off her daughter before she went to work. So I stood up for my decision last night with her and it felt great.

Have a great on plan day everyone.

Sherri

Hello. I'm Mila. I'm new to this 3FC and have also heard of TOPS before. I'm 25, married, no kids (yet), full time employed, and desperate to keep on a healthy eating plan.
I have been trying to lose weight for over a year. I've lost about 20 pounds, but have started to gain the weight back and I haven't even reached goal weight yet. My sister and I went to a dietician to get us started last year, but she can't make us stay motivated and eat what we're supposed to, we have to do that and we suck at it.
Like today, I totally blew it again. I vowed to be good from now on yesterday, but today I ate a huge hoagie, THREE cupcakes, a whole bag of potato chips (I don't even like potato chips), and I topped it off with a bottle of chocolate milk. And that was just lunch!!!!!!!! I am out of control. I really don't have a good support system. My sister and mom mean well, but they are having a hard a time as I am and we seem to make one another worse.
I hope y'all don't mind my venting. I really just had to get that off my chest. I hope to keep up with this 3FC and if anyone has any support to loan me I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks, Mila.

Hi,
You guys may think this is sappy, but here goes. I have always had a problem with my weight. I am an emotional eater. Any thing went wrong and I ate, anything went right and I ate.

After years of yo you dieting, counseling to deal with the past, I finally had a breakthrough with my eating.

I decided that when my family hurts me, (dad, mom, siblings) when my friends, etc. I decided it was ok to love them more than they hurt me.

I have a sign tacked up by my computer. It says, I love them more than they hurt me. Everytime my feeling get hurt and I want food, I go and stand in front of the bathroom mirror, and say, I love them more than they hurt me. Because deep down in side its the truth.

Anyway, I joined tops. Since that 5 weeks ago, my aunt died, three weeks later, by uncle. My kids were in a terrible car accident (thankfully they were not hurt) and my counsins son was shot in the head and killed. Last week we were coming home from Tops and my son met us out side and said"don't freak, but grandpa is at the emergency room."

I have not over eaten once. We truely can choose to be in control. Is it easy? No! But once you take back the control for your life, the entire world is yours.

Anyway, I wish you all support and encouragement.
Nancy L.