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Silver_Dream

Once again, snuck in a weigh in. 183.8! I hope it says the same thing tomorrow and that today wasn't just a fluke! Yippee! my shorts that I wear to bed are feeling looser. They are those cotton short shorts you can buy at Walmart with the string to tighten them. They are pretty aqua blue color! I'm hoping to have to tighten them soon!

PJilly

I am down another pound too! Slowly but surely, this is paying off. Yeehaw!!!

Jill

ittybittybadonkadonk

Good Morning Everyone:

LisaC sorry your day didnt start out right but hopefully later today will be good
Silver happy to know about your shorts feeling looser

Jill ocngrats on your 1 pound loss

I just got done with my workout ... a lil sore in the arms and legs but not as bad i thought i would be

Happy weigh in tomorrow everyone .. WE CAN DO THIS !!!!!!

Mamakatspokane

Christine - Congrats on getting your excercise in while not at home! A huge accomplishment!

Lisa - I hate days like those! Hope it gets better:flowerforyou:

Jill & Silver congrats on the scale movement!!!

My scale is still sitting at the same spot and I feel huge so I'm not expecting anything tommorrow :grumble: Oh well I've upped my workouts some more so hopefully it'll all catch up. I plan on doing some "graphing" today to see what my average cal intake is and some other things to see if I can figure something out....The in-laws will be here tomorrow or the next day (yes I always get 1 or 2 days notice and no firm arrival date) so I'm hoping keep it up while they are here and say no to eating out and fattening foods......

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Silver_Dream

Jill glad to hear you lost a pound. I was wrong about my weight it was 183.2. A .6 difference, but that is a huge difference to me. Means I"m VERY VERY close to my 2 lb goal for this week. Yay!

LisaC, is your day getting better?

Also, I totally forgot to reply to you post about my custody arrangement. I have shared physical custody of Sharlotte. Shane gets her 5 nights one week and 2 nights the next week. It alternates, 5, 2, 5, 2, 5,2.

I also got my workout in today. I did 10 minutes of the pilates for flexibility and I did 10 minutes of the pilates for abs...Yea, the teaser is too much for me right now. That one was hard. you have to hold your legs up straight and you rock down to the floor on your back and then rock up, hold it for a second and rock back down. All the while holding a resistance band with your arms.

LisaC1026

Roxie - thank you for the compliments! I wish that we could get pregnant the good ol' fashioned way, but that's not going to happen. We'll keep practicing though.

Silver & Jill - Great job with the weightloss!

Christine - I hope your sister gets to feeling better soon. I agree with Kathy, that's a great accomplishment that you are getting your workout in while away from home. Keep up the great work! :flowerforyou:

Kathy - I am feeling very similar to you. I kid you not, my body seems to be able to have a +/- 5 pound range. I know that's a lot, but I can go down fast and back up within 1-2 days time. Not sure what's up with that, but I weighed myself this morning and it was 162, so I am actually up from last week.

I have to admit that I went to a birthday party on Saturday that I totally vegged out on this cucumber bread, it was SOOOO good. Other than that I've been pretty on point so I'm not sure if it's water weight or what. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in though. I think I may be the first one to have an increase! :grumble:

I think I am feeling better after my rough morning. I'm just going to say something to stick up for myself. We are NEVER leaving checks on a Monday again. I wasn't totally for that idea and now I'll be saying something. Other than that I'm over it.

I'm hoping to get in my workout tonight, I did it last night by myself - Josh didn't feel like it. I'm not sure if he'll do it with me tonight or not, but it is harder to press play when I'm doing it alone! We are trying to shift to morning workouts on Monday-Wednesday, but it hasn't happened yet.

Kim - where are you at girl? I haven't seen you around much....

Silver_Dream

Good luck getting in the exercise tonight, LisaC! You can do it!

I prefer to work out alone. I'm a paranoid person, I always feel like I"m being watched AND I know that I don't keep my form for every work out. I'm so out of shape, but it'll get easier with time and practice.

ittybittybadonkadonk

Roxie - thank you for the compliments! I wish that we could get pregnant the good ol' fashioned way, but that's not going to happen. We'll keep practicing though.

Silver & Jill - Great job with the weightloss!

Christine - I hope your sister gets to feeling better soon. I agree with Kathy, that's a great accomplishment that you are getting your workout in while away from home. Keep up the great work! :flowerforyou:

Kathy - I am feeling very similar to you. I kid you not, my body seems to be able to have a +/- 5 pound range. I know that's a lot, but I can go down fast and back up within 1-2 days time. Not sure what's up with that, but I weighed myself this morning and it was 162, so I am actually up from last week.

I have to admit that I went to a birthday party on Saturday that I totally vegged out on this cucumber bread, it was SOOOO good. Other than that I've been pretty on point so I'm not sure if it's water weight or what. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's weigh-in though. I think I may be the first one to have an increase! :grumble:

I think I am feeling better after my rough morning. I'm just going to say something to stick up for myself. We are NEVER leaving checks on a Monday again. I wasn't totally for that idea and now I'll be saying something. Other than that I'm over it.

I'm hoping to get in my workout tonight, I did it last night by myself - Josh didn't feel like it. I'm not sure if he'll do it with me tonight or not, but it is harder to press play when I'm doing it alone! We are trying to shift to morning workouts on Monday-Wednesday, but it hasn't happened yet.

Kim - where are you at girl? I haven't seen you around much....

LisaC cucumber bread sounds YUMMY .... i love cucumbers they are soooo good .... I too am looking forward to the weight in .... i have been working my butt off so i am excited to see what the scale has brought me this week (cant believe i am saying that about the scale LOL ) .... Glad your day is getting better .... and make that husband workout with you tonight

LisaC1026

Silver- I used to feel that way too, and around other people I can be self conscious. But I joined the gym at work in March and it's all guys down there (and they do stare....men) So I got over my fear pretty quick. I figure that I'm not the biggest person in the world and I am trying to do something about it, so who cares what they think. It helped me! Besides, with Josh he's my best friend (and he sees me naked...not sure it can get much worse than that...lol)

Megan - I'm glad that you are excited...I'm not! I already know this is going to be an off week for my weigh-in so I'll get back to the grind for next week.

Did you ever go get your mani/pedi?

ittybittybadonkadonk

Silver- I used to feel that way too, and around other people I can be self conscious. But I joined the gym at work in March and it's all guys down there (and they do stare....men) So I got over my fear pretty quick. I figure that I'm not the biggest person in the world and I am trying to do something about it, so who cares what they think. It helped me! Besides, with Josh he's my best friend (and he sees me naked...not sure it can get much worse than that...lol)

Megan - I'm glad that you are excited...I'm not! I already know this is going to be an off week for my weigh-in so I'll get back to the grind for next week.

Did you ever go get your mani/pedi?

yes i got my mani/pedi yesterday after picking up my truck (YAY!!!!)

LisaC1026

Woohoo - how was it? Did you get anything fun done?

I was just laughing, I just realized that my toe nails match my shirt today...:happy:

ittybittybadonkadonk

Woohoo - how was it? Did you get anything fun done?

I was just laughing, I just realized that my toe nails match my shirt today...:happy:

i have the french manicure on my toes and fingers and i have gold dolphins on my fingernails (big time dolphin lover ) if i could i would have a real dolphin in my pool

LisaC1026

lol - did you take the dolphin pictures that you have up yourself? I think that is so awesome!

Your nails sound beautiful! I love it when I have a french manicure done, it always looks so pretty and classic. Do you have natural or acrylic nails?

I wanted to ask (but I don't want to pry), how long has it been since your divorce?

ittybittybadonkadonk

lol - did you take the dolphin pictures that you have up yourself? I think that is so awesome!

Your nails sound beautiful! I love it when I have a french manicure done, it always looks so pretty and classic. Do you have natural or acrylic nails?

I wanted to ask (but I don't want to pry), how long has it been since your divorce?

no i found pics of dolphins on the internet
my nails are real and long
my divorce was finalized Jan 05(one of the happiest days of my life) and you arent prying

LisaC1026

Well they are awesome pictures!

I'm glad to hear that your divorce made you happy, you just never know what happened or why so you hate to ask! I'm all ears for anything that you want to share!

So, I'm on my own for the workout tonight. Josh is going over to a friend's house for guys night. Ok, I'm going to do this - I can't back out just because he won't be home!

ittybittybadonkadonk

Well they are awesome pictures!

I'm glad to hear that your divorce made you happy, you just never know what happened or why so you hate to ask! I'm all ears for anything that you want to share!

So, I'm on my own for the workout tonight. Josh is going over to a friend's house for guys night. Ok, I'm going to do this - I can't back out just because he won't be home!

I do my workouts 1st thing in the morning .. that way my 3 year old wont be awake and in the way (its easier for me that way) ... and YES YOU CAN DO THIS

Mamakatspokane

I can't believe I'm not doing backflips right now....For some odd reason I didn't even think about it or give myself enough credit this morning when I got dressed. I'm wearing pants that I bought after baby #1 but haven't worn since baby #2....They are size 12!!!! Granted I'm still a 14 in most things but I'm pulling these 12's up and down today without unzipping.....Why am I not happier??? Thought I'd write it down to make myself realize what an accomplishment it is! Guess I just get upset with what I can't wear yet instead of being happy with the fact that I was barely squeezing my tush into my 14's when I started and now I have a size 12 on my tush!

ittybittybadonkadonk

I can't believe I'm not doing backflips right now....For some odd reason I didn't even think about it or give myself enough credit this morning when I got dressed. I'm wearing pants that I bought after baby #1 but haven't worn since baby #2....They are size 12!!!! Granted I'm still a 14 in most things but I'm pulling these 12's up and down today without unzipping.....Why am I not happier??? Thought I'd write it down to make myself realize what an accomplishment it is! Guess I just get upset with what I can't wear yet instead of being happy with the fact that I was barely squeezing my tush into my 14's when I started and now I have a size 12 on my tush!

Congrats mamakat .... thats a big accomplishment BE PROUD and keep up the good work

MissKim

I'm so tired of being fat!!! I went to the mall today on my lunch with my skinny co-worker. She wanted to find some skinny jeans to wear hunting with her boots. (i know, she's funny) So I followed her around the mall from dressing room to dressing room. I got to stand in front of alot of mirrors, I just can't believe how big I've let myself get! I just don't know how it happened without me even noticing it! I know what its going to take to lose weight. I know how happy I am when I'm smaller. Why can't I just do it!? It's like I do good for a day or two and then go on a binge. I feel like I have no control over myself at all. Its just food. Once you swallowed it you feel the same as you did before you put it in your mouth. Is that taste for just a minute really worth being 200 pounds!? I'm sorry guys, I've been fighting my own brain for the past week. I needed to vent. It seems so simple to lose weight but its not! Here we go again!

ittybittybadonkadonk

I'm so tired of being fat!!! I went to the mall today on my lunch with my skinny co-worker. She wanted to find some skinny jeans to wear hunting with her boots. (i know, she's funny) So I followed her around the mall from dressing room to dressing room. I got to stand in front of alot of mirrors, I just can't believe how big I've let myself get! I just don't know how it happened without me even noticing it! I know what its going to take to lose weight. I know how happy I am when I'm smaller. Why can't I just do it!? It's like I do good for a day or two and then go on a binge. I feel like I have no control over myself at all. Its just food. Once you swallowed it you feel the same as you did before you put it in your mouth. Is that taste for just a minute really worth being 200 pounds!? I'm sorry guys, I've been fighting my own brain for the past week. I needed to vent. It seems so simple to lose weight but its not! Here we go again!

Be proud of the 6 pounds you have lost ...... when you feel like your gonna go on a eating splurge drink lots of water and grab that healthy food instead ......you can do this kim have faith in your self and take one day at a time and dont beat yourself up to bad just get back on track the following day .....we are here for you and we all have bad days so your not alone ..... YOU CAN DO THIS

ittybittybadonkadonk

also i drink green tea which helps me curb my appetite.... not saying it works for everyone but it does help me ..... you might consider it

Mamakatspokane

I'm so tired of being fat!!! I went to the mall today on my lunch with my skinny co-worker. She wanted to find some skinny jeans to wear hunting with her boots. (i know, she's funny) So I followed her around the mall from dressing room to dressing room. I got to stand in front of alot of mirrors, I just can't believe how big I've let myself get! I just don't know how it happened without me even noticing it! I know what its going to take to lose weight. I know how happy I am when I'm smaller. Why can't I just do it!? It's like I do good for a day or two and then go on a binge. I feel like I have no control over myself at all. Its just food. Once you swallowed it you feel the same as you did before you put it in your mouth. Is that taste for just a minute really worth being 200 pounds!? I'm sorry guys, I've been fighting my own brain for the past week. I needed to vent. It seems so simple to lose weight but its not! Here we go again!

Sounds to me like your doing good fighting "the battle"....I have fought the battle for my whole life, fat kid, the whole deal...when I lost all my weight in my early 20's I thought I did it, I thought I won and ignored the battle....needless to say when I started on MFP I was the biggest I'd ever been (minus my last few months of pregnancy)....I'm working on changing my mindset to know that I'm not a "lucky girl" who never has to think about my food...I always will have to. I hate the feeling of having no control and I wish I had the magic cure....Food is my crutch, my addiction:grumble: I don't have any great words of wisdom just wanted you to know your not alone. I think your doing great! Your still here right???:drinker:

LisaC1026

Kathy - that's wonderful! I know that we all seem to focus a little too much on the NUMBER that the scale shows us instead of looking at the results that we are getting! Great job! :flowerforyou:

Kim - do not give up on yourself. You know what you want and what you are going to do. I look at food as an addiction (I really do think it is) and it's going to be a struggle. The fact that you haven't given up shows that you are a strong woman! Keep fighting! I have faith in you! I want us all to adapt healthier lifestyles and feel more confident, but no one ever said it's going to be easy!

I'm struggling right now too. I gave in and ate Dairy Queen Ice Cream cake that was left from Elizabeth's birthday party last night even though I knew better. None of us are perfect and we are all here for each other through the ups and downs! :flowerforyou:

ittybittybadonkadonk

Kathy - that's wonderful! I know that we all seem to focus a little too much on the NUMBER that the scale shows us instead of looking at the results that we are getting! Great job! :flowerforyou:

Kim - do not give up on yourself. You know what you want and what you are going to do. I look at food as an addiction (I really do think it is) and it's going to be a struggle. The fact that you haven't given up shows that you are a strong woman! Keep fighting! I have faith in you! I want us all to adapt healthier lifestyles and feel more confident, but no one ever said it's going to be easy!

I'm struggling right now too. I gave in and ate Dairy Queen Ice Cream cake that was left from Elizabeth's birthday party last night even though I knew better. None of us are perfect and we are all here for each other through the ups and downs! :flowerforyou:

Have you tried the skinny cow icecream??... i bought the chocolate truffle bars THEY ARE YUMMY and only 100 calories

MissKim

Thanks yall. I will hang in there. Every day is a new day. I know its going to be a challenge, but I know I can do this. I just get so mad at myself when I mess up. I feel like I don't have control of myself to make the right decision. I just need to stop thinking about it and just do it! thanks for the advice yall!

Mamakatspokane

Hey Lisa - don't sweat the ice cream...today is a new day.

However if anyone is looking for a good ice cream treat...I like the skinny cow but Love the snacksize drumsticks...I bought them as a treat for my kids (perfect size for their little hands) and fell in love. It's all real ice cream & chocolate so it taste's super sinful BUT it comes in a nice portion controlled cone:happy: They are 140 calories and come in chocolate, vanilla, cookie dough & chocolate brownie. The bonus is they are not cheap (I know your thinking what is Kathy talking about?!?!) but they are not cheap so their is NO WAY I'd eat the whole box!:laugh:

Silver_Dream

For some reason Mozilla Firefox wouldn't let me onto the board, so I had to sign on using Internet Explorer! GRR! It was frustrating! I finally got rid of the cake that was leftover from Sharlotte's birthday party. YAY! Though it really wasn't that much temptation. I didn't really like it anyway. It was WAY to sweet.

I am trying a Parfait Delight right now with Sharlottte and it's incredibly sweet! It's almost nauseatingly sweet.

Silver_Dream

MissKim, I'm sure you'll do great tomorrow! Yesterday I was so hungry! Today, I"m looking at my food diary and wondering where I'm gonna put it all!

MamaKat, those icecreams sound great. I can't keep ice cream in my freezer, for some reason it won't stay frozen. So I indulge in Sharlotte's snacks. Flipside Crackers!

LisaC, I can't remember if I said anything about you working out tonight alone, since your last post. But I know you can do it! Let the hubby go out for his guy's night and yell at Debbie on your own! LOL! :laugh:

LisaC1026

Kathy - those ice creams do sound good. I'll have to see how I do with the cake...I can have a bit of an ice cream addiction at time - I do best not having any in the house. If I really am craving it I can go get A cone at our local ice cream stand. That's my safest bet of not binging (and I know it...lol) :laugh:

Okay, I decided that I am going to bump it to the next DVD in the Si6 series. Tonight's going to be Burn It Up. Whew! Bring it on Debbie!

You made me laugh Silver - I'm sure I'll be yelling something. :noway:

LisaC1026

I forgot to ask you Megan - have you wanted to yell at Debbie yet? I was within 2-3 workouts...lol