FINALLY!!!
 

Well, I finally did it. I lost the five pounds. It seemd like the hardest five pounds to lose. :D I need to go back and read through this thread. It seems like I've missed a lot. :)

Congrats, Rycherbabe! Great feeling, isn't it?

Today I'm down 2 lbs over last Wed. But that included a .4 lb gain. So I'm FINALLY at 1.6 down towards my second five. Don't see how I can make it by next Friday but close will do. In fact, right now, just the effort will do.

:cb: Go Patti!!! :cb: Congratulations!!!!

Kaylets - :lol: THAT'S what it is!!! I *do* feel like I should still be 140... if I just didn't feel so crappy (and if my clothes actually fit) I'd actually believe it!!!
Seriously, when I was working for WW I heard a story about a member who got to goal by putting a piece of tape on her scale and writing "135" on the piece of tape - so every time she stepped on the scale it read 135 instead of her true weight. She made it to goal all the while doing exactly that - believing she was already there. The idea of this was, was that if your brain sees it, your body will do what it takes to make it so.

Babette - Yep, it's the kind that measures body fat - however, I believe that part of my scale hasn't been accurate - I can weigh 4 times and get 4 very different readings. Either that or I've lost 30 pounds of ONLY muscle because it hasn't shown any real change in body fat, which I find very hard to believe. It used to be very accurate, but with my ex messing with it, 3 years in storage and a couple moves I think something in the foot pads got tweaked. After Christmas I thought about buying a new one and giving mine to my Mom - who really just wants an accurate digital scale (hers is the old dial kind).

Well, till later all....

Terri

congrats rycherbabe and anagram on your weight loss! Way to go!

i'm getting obsessed with weighing myself in between weigh-in day and i'm 'fessing up to this in an effort to give that behavior a rest. just wanted to check in and say hi to everyone. take care, all.

wsw

Kaytlets, thanks for the wonderful words. I did not meet my second five challenge as I had hoped. A a mtter of fact I went up this week 3 lbs very disappointing but I knew with hoew busy I was I wasn't right on track and when I have too much fiber in my diet my system shuts down for a few days and that is part of the problem so Im hoping that next week it will be all gone and then some. Your words have given me that inspiration to make it happen. If I work real hard maybe I can make that 5lbs down by next week and I sure will try. Thanks a gain .

Thursday!!
 

Thursday and rain!! real downpour, wipers can't keep up with rain, :rain: :rain:

A recurring family issue has resurfaced so things have been off schedule lately. Actually ate out two nights in a row, stayed pretty close to program but just another example of how "Unexpected events" can turn a schedule upside down.

Last night DH and I didnt even think of supper until after 7, tonight was at a better time but again, out.

Luckily, both of us thought to get on the bike or treadmill both days and we both managed to remain in control (emotionally) rather than let the situation control us. The excercise might have nothing to do with it -- might have just been that THIS time, we weren't going to be manipulated. Perhaps its an example of that quote " No one can take advantage of you unless you let them" --

It's a shame when you have to "arm" yourself to deal with family-- you'd hope that would be the last place you'd have to "arm" yourself-- Unfortunately, its one of those situations when you're told "Well, its your fault anyway, you shouldnt have lent, bought, given, helped, me when you know I don't pay, return, etc back"

Interesting how this morning's thought of the day was
"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist" Indira Ghandi.

But, it's still going to be Friday in the morning- and there's no changing that!!

:rain: :rain:

Grrrrrr...my internet went down all of yesterday - it's amazing how far behind you can get when that happens!

Anyway, last few days have been crazy eating days - lots of random snacking and no real meals. I probably way overdid my calorie limit, but I figure since I never stopped going to the gym, I can't be too far behind.

Congrats to everyone who lost weight this week! :dance: There are just too many pepole to name them all! (And that is a great thing!)

And to whoever told the story about the woman who taped her goal number over the real scale number - I did the same thing, and it really does work. I taped it just above the real number so I could see both, but before I got on the scale, I would concentrate hard on the goal and visualize seeing the number I wanted to see. I think it really helps combine the powers of your mind and body.

Good luck everyone! I'm sending out good vibes from here - :goodvibes

Friday!!!!
 

Rycherbabe!! GOOD FOR YOU!!!
5 down is 5 gone!!


Need to get the car to the shop and etc so I just wanted to post the thought of the day
" Remember that Friday is the day you refrain from all negative comments" from Life's Little Instruction Book.

And that includes about myself too!!

Just occurred to me that I might (GASP!) actually make my 5 off by Oct. 8, so it behooves me to ensure the thread doesn't get lost.

Let's GO!

Yo!!! Fivers, congratulations to all of you who've made a success of this challenge!!! :wave: :cb: :cp: :hat:

It's a good thing Amarantha hath removed herself from the roster, she would've kept bringing it bad luck, as she's actually UP a half pound this week!!! :cb: But now she hath several weeks to get to her Halloween goal ... the weight gain was inexplicable, as she's doing everything ******* right!!! Sigh. Going to recrunch the numbers after deadline is over today!!!

Just saying :wave: and will now scurry back to scary hut in the scary halloween challenge wood!!! Wooooo-hooooo!!!!

Monday!!!!!!!!!
 

Hello all!!
Just 5 more days till the weekend is here again!!

Scale was big tease all week long - but this am the official count is .5 down- which I will claim as .5 GONE!!

QVC is showing a Total Gym that DH is very interested in- we have low ceilings in our basement so most machines are too tall-
This is the same one Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley promotes.
Hope DH doesnt expect me to look like Christie !! :o

I was smiling yesterday as CNN showed a story of a very clever Canadian farmer who was dealing w/ a beavers' dam that would flood his property. He was taking apart the dam every day to find it rebuilt the next day. Finally, he realized the beavers were frightened by his voice. He set up a radio to play all night long for 3 weeks. It was an all news station. Beavers left. The question was did the beavers leave because they didnt like the station he was playing. Very clever.

This weekend was very full, gardening, a short trip to Philadelphia to see Cirque du Soleil, fleamarket, etc. We even put a composter in the backyard. Hope to keep the momentum going for the rest of the week.

Today's thought is from the "Life's Little Instruction Book" again,

"Remember that success or failure is seldom an accident"

:genie:

Good Morning ladies,
Im a little discouraged today I don't think Ive had a veery good week this week and Im not looking forward to weigh in tomorrow. I think I told you we were having a surprise 16th birtday party for my daughter well it was a great success she had no idea what was going on. So with that over and my company gone that was visiting from Scotland maybe I can get refocused. I think I have also been fighting a stomach bug, so I will see how things go. Ill check in again tomorrow.

Well 2 more lbs gone so that's 4 lbs towards my 5 lb goal. I don't think I'm going to lose a lb by tomorrow but that's ok. I'll set a new goal after I get weighed at the dr's tomorrow.
Steph

Monday pm
 

Good luck on tomorrow's weighin! Its nervewracking the night before weighin- its certainly no time to be told " its just a number" -

:s:

Which brings me to my Monday survey. Its only one question this week ( after all Monday is now Monday evening).

What is your weighin tradition? I remember some ladies that would take off little tiny stud earrings, not wear underwear, etc
for a lunchtime weighin. I knew another lady who wouldnt eat or drink anything until our noon weighin.

now, since I'm doing WW's online, I weigh in first thing in the am, with as little as possible on- and that means no watch or eyeglasses.

BTW, Aramantha, about the bad luck thing-- NOT! :lol:

Since I usually wear clothes when I weigh in at the doctor's, I now only weigh in when I'm dressed and when it's "later" in the day, either late morning or early afternoon which is when I'd be weighing in at the doctor's. So often in the past I would be disappointed when I weighed at the drs to find I was several pounds heavier than at home where I weighed in starkers and first thing in the a.m. Now I know with what I weigh a pound or two difference is no big thing but I just didn't like that little discouragement so changed my "weighs".