Well I may have hit that "starvation mode" Plateu or whatever you call it. A friend has also been going throughthe same thing and she does WW plan. Well I think she hasnt lost a pound in over a month and she's been very faithful! Anyway I mentioned that she shouldhave " Bad FOOD" for one meal or one day. Then go low the next. Well I was afraid myself to eat something fattening . Well she tried it " One day high cal the other low,high low etc.... Well she lost 3.5 lbs in a week! The week before she lost 1.8 lbs! So guys there is something about this that works. I have the page With Wendis Plan saved in favorite places. Its basically going high on points one day and low points the next. I weigh in on Saturday if I see the scale at the same weight ,I am going to try the Wendis Plan Starting Sunday! On the days that you have high cal , do your exercises that day,maybe a little more if youcan. On low cal days exercise very little. I am going to give this a shot. Iwill let you know how it works.

Gen
194/moody scale says 169 or 170! ugh! I guess I will stick with 170 for now! lol

Hi all. Gennel - let me know how your 'Wendi's plan' works out. I've just gotten back on the wagon so I don't have any plateau worries yet, but I know they are inevitable and it always seems like it happens when I am doing my best. Myabe this explains some of that. Your weight loss is awsome, so you're obviously on the right track. Boating - you have me all excited about boating th is year. We really haven't used our boat much in the past 3 years....too busy, conflicting schedules, and so on. We used to enjoy it so much, I think we just have to make time. I think I'm less eager to go out because I gained quite a bit of weight and am not too excited about putting on a swim suit. WELL I'M GONNA FIX THAT!! Do you want us to PM you with out weekly weight loss or just add it to our posts? The weather was beautiful the past couple days. I working in the garden for 2 hours yesterday and planted a tree today. It's so great to get outside and enjoy it!..and I have lots of garden work to do. I have several very large flower gardens. Every year I tell myself I have to cut back, but I never do. I have to thin Iris's and lillies this spring, and I can't bear to throw tubers and bulbs out, so my gardens will probably grow again...One of these years I'll learn

Hello!
Wisconsin, I wish I lived near you...I would take some of your bulbs and tubers! I love to plant flowers and piddle in the garden. I have limited space, but I continue to find places to add more flowers. I planted a hummingbird garden last year, and boy was it fun to watch them! We had baby hummingbirds a couple of years ago. I was outside and thought they were bumble bees buzzing around my head...nope! Really neat to see. I am so glad to hear you talking so positively! You really can do it,,,believe in yourself! I do! Oh, and I don't care if you pm me or just put it in your post. I read them every day so do whatever you want.

You know, since April got here we are all a little more positive! Thats a good thing...cause the BLUES s-ck!!!

Well, I have got to go put the princess to bed. Hugs and kisses to everyone!!! Have a GREAT day tomorrow!

Boating

Boating mommy--forgot to tell you I lost 1 pound. I am not getting back on the scale for at least two weeks. I decided it was making me crazy! For the next while, I am going to get on once a month.
Well, I'm off on vacation for the next week. I hope everyone has a great week and I"ll check in next Friday!

Hi Ladies. Not sure how much I will be posting here either. Lately it seems, I've been lurking and content with reading everyone's success but when it comes from my own...??? I hopefully will be reassured when I weigh in tommorow, last week I was away and now I'm both dyeing to know but also frightened to find out if I['ve gained or not. I've been watching my points, but not so diligent as when I first started. I have to get revved up and get going like gang busters again. Combined with these feelings of frustration I've been trying to cope with some very personal family issues surrounding a brother of mine. Each day, I try to start anew but always get bogged down due to boredom, guilty feelings, frustrations......sounds like an emotional eater to me. So I'm just going to take it one day at a time and see what happens. Hopefully all will be resolved in time. Thanks for being so understanding and just for being there for me!!

Hi Ladies-- just waiting for my son to get ready for his track meet today--his ankle was pretty bad last week but today it seems to be o.k.--we shall see. My ex wife and daughters boyfriend went to watch her tennis match today while I support the boy--the wife will take in my step-D softball game at the same time-- from the track meet to the tennis match is a 200 mile distance--can't be at everything. Went up north to watch my DD match yesterday though--it was a lotta fun--only one more this year for her then she can rest a weary arm---going strong since last SEPT. in tennis.
I have not been posting much although I did type a long one yesterday that did not go through--I really mess up sometimes!! with this contraption. Well the boy is ready-- check in later--Have a great week-end you LOOOOOSERS!! Gary

Hi everyone, (before you read it all I lost one more lb)
I have been doing good until like 2 weeks.0-1 lb loss. This week looked like it would be another week with 0 loss. I weighed myself early wednesday instead of waiting for saturday. Usually by then I can see if I have lost anything. Well it was 0 . So I decided to try the ( Wendis Plan) eat high cal one day and exercise a bit more, then eat low cal the next and exercise little that day. From Wed till today I lost another pound!
I am so looking forward to doing this an entire week to see the results. The scale was 168lb then 169 lb So I am happy for sure that its at elast 169! It feels great to break through the 10 lbs!
I officially reached my first big 25 lb loss today !
So Boatingmommy put me down for another 1 lb loss!
I tried the BK Chicken Whopper and its yummy I ordered with no mayo and just added my Just2good mayo at home, and a bag of Lays Baked chips only 1.5fat. I deffinately dont feel deprived being able to eat high one day like 1,600 calories and then low 1,200 the next.

Gen
Start weight: 194 lbs
Current weight: 169 lbs
Goal weight: 125-135

I weighed in at work - 3# loss. Not sure how accurate this is, since it's a different scale, but I will verify on Monday. Am in a real hurry today, so I won't say much. Will try to check in later.

I guess I got tired of seeing No new messages that I decided to post ! How was everyone's weekend? My weekend was ok, I had low cal yesterday and today was my high cal and lots of EXERCISE! Still have to do Tae Bo tonight
Yesterday I have to admit that by 8 PM I was totally dead tired.
I just realized something that I didnt notice before! When I first started eating healthy I did alot of research on metabolism. How to know if you have a fast or slow metabolism etc.. The first question on the top was this" Do you often find that your hands and feet are cold???" Well this is something Ive always suffered with! I had to put socks on when I went to bed because my feet were as cold as two popsicles and my hands as well were cold. This is summer people! Well the reason this happens is because your metabolism heats your body up, when your metabolism is slow it cant reach your toes and hands which are your furthest extremeties. I dont know how I remembered this from Feb! But guys this past week I noticed something! I got into bed with hubby and he commented how warm my feet were! lol I hadnt realized that for the past month or more I havent been wearing socks to bed. I guess all this exercise got my furnace(metabolism) working again! Hope to see more posts soon!
Gen
194/169/125-135 soon!

Hello!!! Well Summer came to the St. Louis area today. It was 88 degrees today on the bank clock in town. And it was MUGGY! That is the one thing I don't like about Summer.

Had a good and bad weekend. The almost 4 year old came down with some weird virus that's going around that mimicks strep throat. Her throat was all full of puss bags and she cried and ran a fever and wouldn't eat. It was a very long Fri and Sat. But Sunday her fever broke and she ate everything she could get her hands on.

Sweetie pie and I got to go to the Cardinal Baseball game yesterday. Perfect weather...only thing that could have made it more perfect was if the Cards had won! They lost 5 to 4 to the Astros. We still had a good time. Had to have some stadium nachos though. Made up for it today though with double excercise and watching intake.

Well, here is the chart so far for the Mother's Day challenge....

Gennel.....goal 9 pounds....6.5 lost
Boating....goal 10 pounds..3 lost
Wisconsin...goal 12 pounds...5 lost
Trace...goal 10 pounds.... 1 lost
TryNHard....goal 6.....1 lost
I know the work is hard and very trying....but keep at it!!!

If there is a mistake PM me to let me know.
Well...gotta get a shower...excercise brings out the beautiful natural fragrance in me....NOT!!!!

Boating

Hi you guys- Gennel how is that Tae Bo working for you? I see the commercials but am always skeptical of t.v. things-- they always look so real. Boating, can't wait for my DODGERS to whip up on those stinkin' Cardinals--they and o' Jack Clark -who is now the Dodgers hitting instructor--cost us a World Series shot years ago!! Glad you got to go to the game-- I have been in St. Louis a few times in the summer --muggy-- is a nice way of saying it!!!
My son had a pretty good day at the track meet-- he had his personal best in the high jump. His ankle was sore but he had the trainer tape it up real good. My DD didn't get to play in the tennis match on Sat. so she was a little bummed ((( thank goodness-boyfriend was there to comfort!!))) Step-D had 3 errors and the team got beat 11-0 , so the girls were not too happy. My daughter got the acceptance letter to a Christian college closer to home for next year--she may take it, we shall see.
Worked out pretty hard on the elliptical trainer today, am feeling it now in the legs-- took a few days off last week--no good reason--just lazy--will try to work hard and inspire you all this week-- Gotta run- take care of yourselves--Gary

Hi! I just joined this site recently and I'm already in love. I was looking through the lists of topic and realized that this one is PERFECT for me! Reason being, I'm going to Hawaii with a friend on June 20th and I would really love to feel semi-comfortable in a swimsuit on the beach. I'm 5'8 right now and at about 180lbs. I'm currently on the Induction phase of Atkins and trying hard to stick to it. Other than that, I've been walking a mile a few times a week and drinking so much water I expect to turn into a fish any day now! I've been really inspired by all of your successes and I want to say congrats to everyone! Also, I wanted to ask, when do you guys think is a good time to weigh myself? Every other day? Weekly? Biweekly? I've been doing it daily just out of curiosity (even though I know it's a bad idea!) and it's way discouraging because I want results NOW! But it didn't take a week for me to gain this weight, so it's not gonna take a week to burn it off. Sigh, if wishes were horses... Oh, and one more thing, is it too late to join the Mother's Day Challenge?
Thanx everyone, just for being inspirations
-Turtle

Hi all. It's Tuesday morning and the weatherman says it going to be 88 degrees today! In Wisconsin!!! It was a fantastic day yeaterday. Spent more time in the garden, loving it. It's hard to keep in mind that summer isn't really here, and it's too early to start planting. I have a tendency to jump the gun a little when we get a few unseasonably warm spring days, and then things don't sprout real well when we get back to the 50's. DH took the boat up to the dealers yesterday We have two, and we really haven't used the big one very much these past few years. I know it's the wise thing to do, but part of me hates to let it go. We spent do many days and nights on that boat. I think the kids almost grew up on it, and now......Years ago, when the kids were first born my DH sold his corvette so we could get a Suburban. Now I know how he feels. But life goes on, and we can't hang on to the past. (Besides, maybe no one will buy it and we'll have to hang on to it
Turtle..WELCOME..We're glad to have you with us. I don't think it's too late to join the Mother's Day challenge. Just decide how much you'd like to lose by Mother's Day and let Boating know either by PM or in a post here. We weigh in on Saturday. As far as how often you should weigh yourself, once a week is the wise answer. I have a hard time passing a scale without weighing myself when I'm dieting, but that can be self defeating. There are so many ups and downs depending on the time of day, how much water you're holding etc. Even if you weigh yourself more often you should pick a weigh in day & time using the same scale and dressing in a similar manner, and write that weight down weekly. That will give you a better idea of how you're really doing. Not fool proof because there's alway TOM, but it's reasonable.
Well, gotta go. I have to work today at noon It's way too nice to work...but at least I can play outside till then.

Good Morning everyone!!!! And welcome Turtle! Always good to talk to someone new. Our group has gone from large to small to medium....those of you reading....POST!!!! You can certainly join the MD Challenge. Just let me know how much you are going to try to lose by then. Regarding the weighing in thing. Most people should just weigh in once a week. That way you don't get discouraged...and the progress is hopefully more visible. Call me a nut...but I get on the scale every day. It is a matter of habit. And I don't seem to take the daily ups and downs to heart...but I think it depends upon what kind of person you are.

Gary, have you and your wife always been sports oriented? I really want Brooke, almost 4, to take a more active role in sports when she gets to school. Sweetie pie and I didn't play much in the way of sports and I think that had lead us to a more sedentiary life style which we are now trying hard to break. My parents really never encouraged us to play sports. But, I also don't want almost 4 to be a competitive nut who only lives for the game....what's your thoughts? Did you start them out little...or wait until they could make their minds up what they wanted to play?

Wisconsin, forgot to tell you WAY TO GO!!! You must really have gotten on the ball! Feels good, doesn't it, to see that scale move? You are heading in the right direction...don't let yourself, or anyone else, sabotage you. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Gennel, speaking about turning up the furnace...
Socks aren't the only thing I haven't been wearing to bed! Oops, did I say that out loud??? Well, let's just say that I have been feeling good about myself in other ways, too! And my husbands compliments are really helping inspire me to keep going. It doesn't hurt when my friend's husband told me the other day that I was looking good and to keep up the good work! I'll take any compliment I can get!

Well, kiddos...gotta get to work! Hope you all have a great day!

Boating

Hey Boating!
I haved to admit that I totally relate to the bed thing ! lol We are all grown adults in here eh ? lol It's true about looking better and feeling sexier too . I'm not wearing XXLG t-shirts to bed anymore! So far Ive gone nuts buying thongs lol,lace ones, leopard prints,satin ones lol well you get the idea.
Going froma 38/40 D down to a 36 C is a great feeling! Hubby is commenting that I am a whole new person full of energy now! That really keeps me going,him noticing my rear firming up really encourages me too.

Gary! about the Tae Bo thing, I guess it depends on what type of aerobic workout you like? I have all the tapes, I started the beginners tape yrs ago and stopped. The beginners tape was hard on me but Istuck with it. Now it's too easy and I'm doing advanced I can last through the whole aerobic workout,then it goes to abs,butt and thighs. I must say those are the HARDEST ab exercises Ive ever tried! I cant do the whole ab workout so I wait until it goes back to aerobic part and I finish it. This workout is over 1 hr long! So I do about 45 min of it. If you have back problems than I dont suggest it . Ive really gotten into some of the kicking exercises and it works! I started doing Tae Bo 2 times a week now I do 3-4 times a week plus my tons of walking 6days a week.
I wanted to say hi to the newbie who just joined us! Welcome I knew this was the right place for me when I read some of the messages because I could relate with everything !
I suggest you weigh yourself once a week. Weighing yourself every day can get frustrating. If youdrink a large glass of water 16 oz,and weigh yourself welll....duh it will say you gained 1 lb. And of course you probably forgot that you just drank all that water or finished eating I have been tempted and got on the scale earlier , just to see what I should expect on weigh in day. Well it was depressing when it was 0 loss so I knew that Iwasnt going to lose anything that week. That sort of wants to not workout sometimes! So I had to ask my hubby to HIDE the scale from me until Saturday! lol So I dont have a clue where the scale is now lol and I wont weigh myself in any other scale except that one. Ifyou go and weigh yourself in two or three different scales you are probably goingto get 3 different weights. I bought my scale when I started eating right. If my scale is off or not I dont know. Ijust know I bought a new scale and will keep using this one!! But I can tell you this. When I started I was 194 lbs! Imshort at 5'3" . Iknew that if I lost 3 lbs it would show upin this scale regardless . Started Feb1 andsince last weigh in have lost 25 lbs so now weighing 169. I can breathe so much better, I am So MUCH faster now when I go walking! I just feel lighter so I dont have to push myself so hard to move fast. You can still enter the Mothers Day challenge. We still have about 26 days left. So figure out more or less what you might want tolose in 3 1/2 weeks. We set small realistic goals . Iknow I wanted to put 20 lbs! lol I find that when I set small goals 6-10 lbs it's easier for me. I hate to think of 35 more lbs to go , it just makes it seem too far away. You will be looking good in June! As for me , this is for me but also for my family and my extremely supportive hunk at home! I will post pics of us soon ! He's gotten sooooooooo
fine I findmyself with butterflies in my stomach when I see him walking towards me lol. Hey and this July we'll be having our 12th Wedding anniversary! Well let me stop babbling ! I have to go for my walk NOW!
Have a great day everyone
Gen