My breakfast is generally an egg, egg white, scrambled with whatever veggies I have in my "tiny chopped up veggies" ziplock and a piece of toast. Sometimes I add in yogurt or some peanut butter if I'm not going to be able to eat lunch until late. (my early weeks, I go in at 7am and don't usually get time to eat until almost 1pm).

My husband surprised me yesterday by showing up at my work at 7pm with some fancy clothes for me to change into (I wear scrubs at work) and promptly whisked me away to see Penn & Teller and then we went and had oysters and beer and walked on the beach. It was amazing. We saw Penn & Teller on our honeymoon 9 years and 11 months ago, so when he saw they were coming to town he somehow kept it secret and made date plans.

Jilu That is so frickin adorable. Love it.

forkeeps, nice job on getting all that exercise in! I think it is important to remember that it is normal for weight to fluctuate based on many factors....I hope your next weigh-in reflects your hard work with sticking to the plan and working out

I like the breakfast ideas! I have been eating a yoplait greek yogurt, a toasted sandwich thin smeared with a little apple butter, and a banana, but I this week I want to switch to something lower carb/sugar that still fills me up

Had a meeting at work yesterday for our health insurance wellness program....next year, we are moving from a participation-based to a results-based incentive program. So, to keep my health insurance at the same rate, I will need my BMI under 30 and blood pressure under 140/90 (and there are also targets for glucose, cholesterol, and nicotine that I should have no problems meeting based on last year's numbers and my improved health). So that is a big incentive to be out of obesity by October! And the year after next, they may make the targets even more stringent. I have to say I am not entirely comfortable with this approach to health insurance; it is kind of intrusive to get tested for this stuff in work and it seems discriminatory (for instance, I have been overweight, but hardly ever visit a doctor and have no health conditions....but I would be penalized? And when they make the guidelines more stringent....what if some people just can't get to the normal BMI range?) But, hey, it is an incentive to lose this next app. 21 lbs before October

jilu awwww how sweet of your husband!

Lost only 0.6 lbs today just 0.6 lbs. Did not meet my April goal. I gained this whole April. Bummer! O well lets move on...

Straighahead Whoa whoa whoa..... WHAT? Is that even legal? Was it a choice? Do you work for yourself? Other people have to adhere to that rule that aren't actively losing? EEEEKKK. That sounds terrible. Is that an every day thing?

I feel like I have been commenting but not really sharing on here lately. And I need to do that. Lots of stuff is going on. Next month I have my sisters college graduation and a friends wedding to attend, so I have my dresses in for alterations right now. I bought them from Asos. Ever heard of it? They have a curve line that I love, and it is fairly inexpensive if you can get the clearance.

As far as WW and exercise... I am not doing too well. I maintained last week, and deserved it. I didn't work out, I still haven't worked out but I am tracking. The weather needs to just get nice already. What the h*ll is going on? I just feel kinda meh. Nothing exciting is happening, but I am also not depressed. I need a workout buddy or someone who I can get psyched with about losing. My sister used to do that for me, but she is all crazy busy with graduating and rugby stuff (she just got asked to be on the midwest team and this could lead to her playing nationally, pretty bad a$$).

Ok, that feels better to vent.

I agree about the active link. I have the pedometer and it works just fine for me right now. I figure if I start to plateau I will invest in one, but until then I can't bring myself to shell out that kind of cash.

What a sweetie!!

Hang in there you are doing such a great job! Always enjoy reading your posts.

Are you using the WW pedometer?

It is legal....my understanding is that it is expected to become common for organizations to go this route (and the affordable health care act may play a role in the legality of this, though I am not totally informed on how it all works). The way that it rolled out in my company was this way: This year, our health insurance would have gone up $600 per year (for a single person...it would be more for family insurance) if we did not participate in the wellness program. This year, the wellness program involved choices like participating in one of several activity options, getting our cholesterol/bmi/glucose/blood pressure checked, getting a flu shot, resppoding to a health coach if one contacted you, and abstaining from smoking. Next year we will have to meet the health targets. Nurses come in one day in October and we have to get our blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol, and blood sugar checked...and those numbers (along with whether we agree not to smoke) will determine our health insurance rates. For those who cannot meet a single one of those targets, their insurance will go up $600 per year (but you get partial discounts for every one that you can meet). So people who are very far away from a BMI of 30, they are SOL. I fear that the trend will make it more acceptable over time to transfer more of the cost of health insurance to the people who need the healthcare most. ANother thing is that this year, our personnel department and health insurance companies did not know what out numbers are - they were confidential between us and the nurses. However, next year, I guess they will know based on how much for health insurance is getting taken from our checks

And I hope you find your motivation! It is easy to slip out of WW mode from time to time

Hey everyone. I have been keeping up with posts, but haven't commented in a while.

Jilu - That is absolutely adorable. I wish my husband would think of something like that.


smashlers - I completely understand getting in a rut. I have felt like that a few times lately. I try to remind myself why I started this journey. Look back at where you started and give yourself some credit for kicking A. Also, I look at motivational clothing items online like sleeveless dresses and cute swimsuits. Also, I am going to Harry Potter World in Orlando in September so I picture myself looking awesome in those pictures. Find some inspiration and you will get back into beast mode!

As for me, I am still losing slowly but surely. About 1.5 pounds a week. I am so ready to be 219. (1.3 pounds to go). I haven't been in the teens since 2007. It will also be my 10%. I had an indulgent weekend, although I tracked it all and only used about 15 weeklies. I walked a total of 6.5 miles today, so I hope I have negated those Strawberry Lime-A-Ritas.

Hope everyone has a great week. We can do this!

We had Chinese Friday, Ruby Tuesday yesterday, left over Chinese for dinner and Red Robin today. I feel so bloated. I have 6 WP left, so it's not too bad. I'm going to need to pound down water before Tuesday morning WI!! But I am proud of myself for not turning it around and thinking I've failed. I ALMOST had a piece of pizza today (even after dinner) when my husband asked if I wanted to share and I decided not to. in turn, he decided he didn't really need one either. Phew!

Back at it tomorrow!

Geekmadre Oh there you are! I was wondering where you went! I hadn't seen you post in a bit. Nice to see ya! And you're totally right. Heck, I am getting MARRIED in 17 months, I would hope the excitement for those pictures would keep me on track!

Holy cow. Last night we cooked so many meals ahead of time. I am hoping that this will keep me on track for a good week... Maybe kick start my attention to WW once again. We made: Enchilades, pulled buffalo chicken, stuffed peppers, sausage and peppers, Chicken and rice, Pita Pizzas, turkey meatloaf, turkey meatballs, and individualized rice and veggie trays for lunchs. All delicious, all fresh, and all happy (organic) cuts of meat. I have never been so excited to eat frozen meals! My knees and back still hurt this morning from standing in the kitchen for so long (I'm gettin' old).

smashlers, your meals sound great! Amazing planning! I feel like a slug for not even cutting up my produce and packaging snacks as planned. Anyone else have anything good on the menu this week? I made chicken marsala with wheat pasta and asparagus yesterday, which should last me a few days. Then I am making a quinoa salad when that is gone. I lost less than a pound this week and want to try to tighten up with the discipline. Really want to break into the 170s in May!






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Ya'll - we backed out of the house contract. We had the inspector come and there were some MAJOR flaws in the house. We had a contractor come and quote us and it was upwards of $25k to every start to fix them. Honestly, we are 100% okay with it. Disappointed, clearly - but glad the inspector caught all of the issues to spare us thousands of thousands of dollars in the long run. Anyhow - I think I mentioned how ditzy our agent was, long story short, her boss has taken over our file and has already shown us two houses - one of which we've put an offer in on. 2 problems though - there is one other offer and because of the way the market is shifting in our area the appraisals are difficult because 1 years ago everything sold for super cheap and now with the market picking back up things are getting very expensive again... ugh. It's a true balancing act.

I did the 10k on Saturday. I walked the entire thing. My mom did it with us and she has a lower back injury, so I walked it with her. I was 100% okay with that. It was nice to just spend the time together. Regardless, despite walking the entire thing I still only finished 1 minute over my best time - which clearly shows how much my training has paid off!

Straightahead That is what I am trying to do. Get back into the swing of WW and tracking and eating. Sometimes, we all have to re-calibrate. In the 100 lb forum I was reading a post by lunarsongbird and she was just talking about how sometimes we lose sight of the bigger picture and that little things like photos or a particular person noticing a difference in you is all it takes to pop back into 'I am on a freakin' journey' mode (my words not hers, lol). So I am trying to get there. Can't stop. Won't stop.

SMF Oy vey!! I guess that is all part of the house buying game. Well crap, I was all excited for your timing with the moving in and the cats the vacation, and the whole thing. LOL. No sense in rushing into something to just turn around and be pi$$ed later.