Good morning ladies!!!

Hi, my name's Michele...and yes I stepped on the scales bright and early this morning....and I've lost 2.5lbs!!! I am down to 180.5!!! What a way to start a new week. I kinda don't want to do weigh in on Thursday....

Shelley, yes...stay away from the scales while TOM is visiting...I ALWAYS put on 3-5lbs when ToM visits... Good luck at not looking at the scales in the dr.s office!!!

AWESOME, Michele!!!!!! What a WONDERFUL way to start the new week! GO GIRL!!

Yeah I FEEL like I've put on about 10 pounds right now.. lol ugh.. so bloated and yucky

Thanks so much Ceara!

Hi Guys thanks for your concerns,
My daughter started her new school today, fit and healthy [yeah!!] I'm back on track, my water intake was great my diet was impeccably! No exercise though... hey ho you can't have everything!!!

Also think the weight gain could be due to PMT!! oh great..that time of the month again...I'm off to look for this months victim...bye!!

Ceara, those evil scales can certainly play tricks! I know mine does...up a pound in the bathroom, move the scale and down a pound in the Kitchen!lol They are masters of Illusions!

Tulip Fairy, glad to hear your daughter is all better! And GOOD FOR YOU! For being back on track. Eating correctly is the big thing. And don't forget your water intake.

Shelley, You are amazing...you'll be down to a size 6 in no time. I was a size 6 at 135/140. It's because I was very low in body fat and very high in muscle. It is all those curves and where they are placed. I bet if you put your mind to it not only will you be down to your target soon, you'll be in a size 6. It's amazing how you can weigh a certain weight yet still be a small size. When I was 140, pretty well everyone thought I was 125. And it's all because of the muscle mass. So make sure your exercise works for you!

As for my eating today...I was VERY good! LOTS of water too! AAAAANnnnnddd...I did lots of exercise...not in a gym tho. I cleaned 4 12x12 stalls, drove 3 horses a total of 12 miles...and trust me, it's NOT easy when they are "feeling their oats" after a day off from training, then I swept the barn, washed buckets and filled them (carried 3 20qt buckets 2 times each 60ft either way!lol) and boy am I sore. I need to do a lower body work out at the gym tomorrow because all the work I did today was upper body mostly. It's the shoulders that hurt and the back...but it's a good hurt!lol LEGS TOMORROW!!Lol (and my big fat butt!)

Let's keep Scale Addicts Anonymous on the front page ladies!! WOOHOOO...I'm going to be starting a new thread for us on Wednesday so look for SAA2 on wednesday!!

Have a great nite ladies!!

yeah.. TOM can be extremely vicious! Dude.. I'm not having any more babies.. why do I need it?? lol I wish there was something I could take to stop it.. lol

Anyway, Thank you for the wonderful encouragement Michele.. You are so sweet! I know I'll get there one day. For now, I need to be happy with where I am now.

Well, I'm going out of town for 3 days tomorrow. So If I don't post anymore today then I will see you gals on Saturday!! I'll miss yall!

Hello Fellow Scale Watchers! I have been on program most of this week, at last night's official weigh in I was down...drum roll please.......63#!!! Today, I had a good breakfast-a raisin cinnamon English muffin with some light Peanut Butter_I love that flavor combination-and some OJ. For lunch a small salad and a weight watchers double fudge cake with cool whip free.

I have court all afternoon for a client up for parole after 15 years of max prison...should be interesting...have a great Tuesday!

Thanks for the welcomes! I meant to come back earlier but had kind of a hectic week. I'm a single mom, I work full-time and go to school part-time, so sometimes it's hard to find time for myself, but I want to be healthier for my DS's sake, to be a better role model for him as he enters his teenage years. I'm walking quite a lot, drinking lots of water, and "eating right," and not-quite-often-enough working out with free weights. I am a major chocoholic and am quite unwilling to give that up for anything (chocolate does TOO taste better than being thin feels, lol) but have been trying to limit myself to just a bit of dark chocolate occasionally, as a treat or reward.

Weighed myself today and have lost NOthing this week. Sometimes I hate the scale SO much...but I can't stay away from it! I'm addicted, all right! Oh well. I've lost 17 pounds since the end of May, so I guess I'm doing OK, overall. But now I'll probably want to jump on the scale again every day this week, in case I should be below last week's weight, so I can record a loss for this week.

Helloooo ladies...

I HUUUUURRRRRTTT....started my new job as an assistant trainer of a big racehorse facility....I tell ya...lots more muscles used with the harness horses than with riding horses. My back and shoulders are killing me. But I keep telling myself, "Think of all the calories you are burning! Think of all the muscle you are building! Think how much weight you are losing!"

That keeps me from whining too much.


Ceara, I do believe we are neighbors!lol I live in the Banana belt too!lol The SCale isn't up??YAYYY that's a good thing...I find that when I don't gain, and I just sit level for a bit...I stay away from the dreaded scales and my next weigh in I'm down more than expected. Shake up your eating plan or your workout/aerobics plan...that'll help. Keep up the good work!

Topaz! Glad to see my fellow ONtarian back...I know we have a few more here at SAA, just haven't seen them lately! You are ONE BUSY LADY! I wish my sister and brother in law had your outlook, losing weight not only for yourself, but thinking of your children's future. Both my Sis and bro in law are SEVERLY obese. sis is only 4'7 and weighs nearly 200lbs...bro in law is 5'7 and weighs in at nearly 300. Find time for yourself even if it after the kids are in bed. Skip a day of school if neccessary just to get your batteries recharged. Tell your teacher you have to go away for work and ask for the assignments ahead so you can do them at home.

IdealPerson!! WOOHOO on the Loss! Way to go!!! And a law maven in our midst. Hmm I wonder if you could sentence all Demon Scales to life imprisonment in a closet or something? As for bagel/spread combos....I love blueberry bagels with Strawberry creamcheese! Keep up the good Losing Strategy and good luck in Court!!!

**SniffSniff** Buhbye Shelley! We'll miss you!! Send us a post card!!lol And get us tacky tshirts!! Enjoy yourself! And we'll see you Saturday!



OK LADIES!! Since Shelley is leaving us for a few days....It's up to US to keep SAA on the front page of the Message Boards!! Let's see all the rest of our scale addicts out there posting! See you all tomorrow!!!

Hey, I'm back, the court case was denied with a 20 min. discussion. Sometimes life is so fun! For those with the chocolate gene running high-try the weight watcher's double fudge chocolate cake (sold at Wal-Mart by the frozen pies). It is only 3 points, warm it up and with cool whip free on top it is so good.

Hey SAA ladies! Sorry I've been MIA for a while. I've been pretty crazed with stress lately. I've still be getting on the scale just about every day though. And it's not making me very happy. I need to get focused on me. Make me a priority - that is, eating right, drinking water and exercising. I'm going to really try to stay committed to taking one day at a time this week and not looking at the scale again until Monday. Anybody with me? It's just 5 days. We can do it, can't we?

Ideal, you bad girl! Tempting me off my Doctor's prescribed Diet!!lol I'll have to ask him if I can have that. Probably too many carbs...and too much sugar. I am resorting to awful protien bars. Fake chocolate....but for now they are filling the void of real lchocolate. When I hit 175, I'm going to treat myself with a piece of cheesecake from my local bistro. And it'll have chocolate on it!!lol

I'm with ya, Aussie! I weighed myself yesterday so I won't weigh myself again until Monday! I want a big surprise when I step on the scales after all this hard work I'm doing at the farm!

Please don't sentence ALL scales to life imprisonment....I really can't live without them at the moment!!!

How about just sentencing the ones that show a weight gain????

Pretty please?!!

Hi Aussie Bikini, I'd love to support you.....but as for joining you in not looking at my scales until Monday!!! NAH....couldn't do it..please see previous post..

I NEED MY SCALES DAILY otherwise i just forget to diet and scoff chocolate allday!!!

No willpower me...not an ounze...without jumping on my scales first thing in the morning!! It sets me up for the day, if i'm up (lbs) i'm really careful all day, and if i'm down (lbs), i get motivated to keep on track!!!

Nothing stopping me supporting you tho- so an email dedicated solely to you, daily until monday will be coming your way!!