OMG Kelly! We're like weight sisters! Well, I wasn't 132 6 weeks after giving birth, more like 142. BUT! My weight is 132.5 right now, the highest it's been since losing my baby weight. My lowest recorded I think is 126, while I was nursing. I have been hovering in the low 130's all month, but with an upward trend. I've really been studying my weights and calories the last couple days. I need to be eating around 9000 calories a week to lose weight consistently. I'm considering cutting out the booze during the week during August with a few free passes. That'll save me some calories.

Beeps, that's great! I tend to lay around the pool/beach and drink a *kitten* ton of wine on vacation. And I eat cheese. And hummus. And snacky things. I do have plans to run in South Beach. The path along the beach is about a block from our hotel and I think about 3 miles round trip. I already mapped it.

I went to PF Changs last night becasue we had $50 in GC's (and still spent almost $40! with tip!). It was good, but I just am not a fan of chain places. First off, way overpriced. Secondly, so much salt and oil and sugar! It's amazing I don't feel like @ss today. Thirdly, we actually had to get in the car and deal with tons of traffic which is just annoying. OK, back to being a food snob and only like going to local places in my ecelctic neighborhood.

Lifted this morning and it was great. Hoping for a solo run this weekend and finish off with my last lift for the week. Have a great weekend ladies!

Kelly--that sucks that you weight is up. Have you been logging consistently? I'd take a little time and go back and look through your food and exercise log and see if you can notice any trends. Maybe you just ate a lot of salty food the last few days and are just retaining water like Beeps said? Or maybe you haven't had as much of a calorie deficit as you think? But don't get discouraged, you just have to stick with it and the scale will cooperate eventually!

Ashley--You're allowed to be a food snob Local places are almost always better.

My vacations are usually a combo of Beeps's and Ashley's--lots of booze and eating but also lots of activity. It'll be interesting to see how it goes without being able to partake in the booze part; hopefully I won't just substitute excessive snacking.

Holy crap this thread moves fast - just quickly checking in, will catch up with everyone's posts later. I still have not been able to log. July was just too crazy, so we will see how August goes. I know I have eaten way too much bread & stuff because my belly is way bloated so I need to get that back under control. I am also looking at new workouts as I am all done with Les Mills Pump. I liked it, but I am getting bored & need something new. I will think about it over the weekend and will post a new challenge on Monday. Oh yeah I FINALLY tried the yoga class at the library down the street from my house last Saturday. I felt so good & so relaxed afterwards yet I was sore the next day so I know I still got a good workout so I am going to continue with that. Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey ladies. Quick check in here. Had a so-so week. Drank too much Saturday for sure. Didn't eat a ton over the weekend, but didn't eat "good" foods. I had a great 4.2 mile run Saturday. It was tough, but felt really good. Also did lots of walking as usual. Stayed busy pretty much all weekend with the exception of 2 hours of blissful reading in the sun yesterday during nap time.

I'd love to get a couple good workouts under my belt this week, but my sister and her family arrive Wednesday right when I'll be getting home from work, and I have cleaning, laundry, and grocery to get done in the next 2 nights. Plus a couple other little things around the house, so unless I wake up in the morning, not looking good. I would love to lift one morning and run the other, so we'll see.

After they leave, I'm limiting drinking to Friday and Saturday and need to focus on diet again and consistently strength train. I've been doing 2x a week, and really need to be at 3x.

Have a great week!

Hi, my weekend is still "on" since this is the holiday monday.

I had a great weekend. Fasted Saturday, in preparation for some food indulgence on Sunday. Fasted again, today. So, I feel REALLY in control of my calories, just now.

Work-outs will wane as this week bleeds into my long-awaited vacation time. We'll be SO active on vacation, I'm not gonna worry about anything - and I've photocopied some bodyweight exercises so that I can still get in a little bit of resistance training while abroad.

I'm not logging my calories for the rest of this month....well, at least until Aug 26th. Then, I'll be UBER-STRICT logger while I am on my "forced exercise break".

Wow...you all are so after it!! Amazing!! My kids go back to school next week and I am more than ecstatic about getting back to a routine. Enough neglecting my weights and nutrition, time for the balance I had back in the Spring. I can't believe I was 2 lbs from my goal at Mother's Day and then lost it Anyway, my husband told me today, when I hit my goal, he will book a trip to Vegas, so I have a great carrot dangling in front of me! I started the Bizzy Program from bodybuilding.com today with a friend, so excited about that. Can't comment on everyone but quickly:

KC - I am back to my strting weight on here, so I absolutely get it! But you are still here and I know you can do it!

Better - LOVE South Beach!! Enjoy!!

Ramalem - great goals!

Jewel - OMgosh, where in Spain?!?! I used to live there, absolutely love it there!! Sounds like you have a great plan

My goals:

1. No soda
2. No Alcohol Sun - Friday. Alcohol only Saturday (have a wedding)
3. Min. processed carbs
4. Bizzy Program 2x/wk, Body Pump 1x/wk


2 weeks ago I taught 9 classes/wk, last week was 7/wk and this week is 8. My friend has been restricted from exercise so I've been subbing...ya think I would've been losig weight, but no...just made me like crap. Not this week though. It's time for business.

Have a great week ladies!!

I am gonna have a good time....5 more sleeps!

I've decided to get a work-out in today, tomorrow and thursday. Friday is "team building" exercise with my team....it's a mini-putt thing-a-ma-doey, so can't do weights that day. And, Saturday I'm gonna aim for some cardio.

That's my plan. Oh, and trying to fast daily until supper this week to push my weight down so that, starting my vacation, I'm in a good spot.

I expect that my vacation won't be spent "eating and eating" given all the activity we have planned. And, no worries about "late-night-snacking" because there is NO PANTRY where we are going!

It's gonna be AWESOME!

Sounds like a fabulous plan, Beeps!! You will rock it out like always!!!

Wait!! What did I miss...what surgery, Beeps?!!

cataracts, jenohaha. i have O-L-D eyeballs (apparently).

I actually think you are TOTALLY LUCKY, Better_Balance, that you can just "drop drinking" and drop weight! I don't have any "vices" to "drop" to permit anymore fat loss. Booooooooooo. I already don't drink (very much), don't eat (bad) carbs very much, don't eat breakfast, etc., etc. I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO DROP (except "calories" themselves, of course!)

Also, you can do "goblet squats" holding 1 dumbbell in each hand (tight together at the chest) - that would end up being 80 lbs of weight, which is pretty HIGH, if you ask me!