Hey all!!!

Skittles: I LOVE fitness blender!! I just frickin love the INTERNET...lol. sooo many places to find free stuff where as before you'd have to rent or buy in order to have. I'm going to check out that arm workout cuz Yeah...it ain't pretty when I lift my arms!!! LOL. And YES!!! You have the PERFECT attitude!!!! (I'm so proud of you!) WHO CARES if you are the biggest??? It IS YOUR MOM!!! She loves you dearly and wants you in the wedding so WHATEVER to anybody who has a problem with it!! But you know what? I bet no one even thinks about that but you. lol. That little voice in our heads that say weird/stupid or mean stuff to us just needs to shut the hell up! Just go and enjoy yourself and support your mom!

Sadie: Sssaaadddiiieee where arrrrrreeeee youuuuuu???

Zombie: YES!!!!! It's crazy!!! I can't believe it's here! I'm looking forward to it but I'm also anxious. lol. This is my 3rd one and I'm always freaked out right before! And awwweeeeeeeeeee you are the Sweetest!!! I think we are all good to each other here because we ALL know the struggle! We know the pain, the heartache, the frustration, the depression, the self doubt and even sometimes the self hate that comes with being larger and trying to lose weight. So, at least for me, I don't feel like I'm in any position to JUDGE anyone...just accept and support. And on that note...I'm glad you caught yourself mid-spiral!!!! just keep checking in here!! We'll try to help you through!

Unknown: Skittles said everything I was going to say. The only thing I would add is that I'VE BEEN THERE...I know when the scale is saying ugly stuff it's hard on our minds. HOWEVER just know that if you are eating right and doing your exercise then it is PHYSIOLOGICALLY IMPOSSIBLE for that weight to be FAT. That's just not the way it works. So the only thing that it could POSSIBLY be is water weight (I mean unless your scale is wacky?). So, knowing that it's water weight..and like Skittles said, your muscles hold on to water when we exercise...a lot more than we think...have you been drinking boatloads of water??? you gotta drink water to flush water...I know that seems counterintuitive but it's true. Keep pushing girl!!

As for me, did another brick workout this evening and hide the bike on LEVEL 15!!! and not only that...I broke my fastest time record by about 30secs! Not that I'm going for time, but I just wanted to push myself. UNFORTUNATELY my running has gone backwards. I think during that time when I got a little lazy my stamina slipped. Soo, I havent been able to jog a mile in a few weeks but that's ok. I will do jog/walk intervals and that will be MORE than what I've done in the past. Also, my workout buddy and I are going to try to get an open water swim in on Friday at a nearby lake. EXCITING!!! My eating has been better!!! YAYY! I think when I exercise I tend to eat less for some weird reason. lol.

Anyway...have a great day tomorrow Ladies!!! I'm rooting for each and every one of us!!!

@Star - Yay! On beating your time, that's awesome.

@Sadie - I'm so impressed you're going for walks and managing your food when you're so busy. You rock!

@Unknown - have a fantastic day today!

@Skittles - oh no! I once rushed to the gym for an aqua aerobics class and waited in the pool for 25 minutes before I realised I'd arrived a day early! Lol. Have fun at your class this evening.

I did the biggest loser workout today and did some walking too. I tried on some clothes I haven't been able to wear for four years and they fit! I might be brave enough to try on my jeans soon.

Have a great day!

@Unknown - I hope you have a great day today! Just take one day at a time. I joined MFP last September. I took the first month just logging what I normally ate to see where changes had to be made and then started keeping to my calorie goal in October. Didn't start losing weight til November.

@Skittles - yeah, it is like getting new clothes! I went from a size 16/18 to size in about 5 months, then up to size 30/32 in a couple of years. I still have all my 28s and 18s waiting for me in boxes. It will be nice to be able to wear them again, I actually had some nice clothes! I am looking forward to wearing jeans again. I've been wearing the same four dresses for about three years now, because they are the best at hiding all the nasty bits, and they are literally falling to pieces!

I am sympathise with the breast reduction, ladies. Six years ago I lost 70lbs and went from a DD to a B cup. Then I put on 150lbs + and I'm still a B!

@Star - You are so right to remember that we all have a different journey. I'm not surprised you were frustrated with that person. I often feel like a failure when I see people losing huge amounts of weight in a week and think am I not working hard enough, but I have never been able to lose a lot of weight like that and I never will. But I'm losing consistently and that's awesome.

Did some cycling on my stationary bike today. I find it easier on my joints, but need to build up my stamina. Going to do the biggest loser workout later and get some walking in.

@Sadie - hope things are going well! How is Sadie doing?

Have a great day everyone!

Star - That is exactly what happened....on Wednesday anyway. Yesterday was terrible too, and it is one of my biggest hurtles. I work mostly in the daytime, but every other Friday I work until midnight. So on the Thursday before, I try my best to stay up until past midnight so that I can sleep later or nap on Friday before work. Because I am up so late watching TV (I usually go to bed between 10-11pm) I want to snack, and snack, and snack.....if I do not stay up, I won't sleep enough before work, and am not alert enough at work. I need to find a way to correct this. I sit around all night watching TV and it makes me lethargic and snack-y.

Today I slept until 11:30 and then had brunch, so now I just relax and get ready for work kinda putter around the house and do a few things. I do not go out when I work late shift because then I am too wiped out both mentally and physically to work all night. I have a problem with bad anxiety so I need a lot more downtime than the average person to function properly. For example, if I am working at 7am, I have to be home by 5-6pm the night before to have enough downtime to be able to sleep that night. I can't even take phone calls too late or I am up all night. I need a minimum of four hours between being active or social and sleep time.

I am going to just surf online a bit and then get my ad matching/couponing paperwork done for shopping tomorrow and then head out to work.

I have been a member here for a couple of years, and usually check in daily, but I do not always finish my log. I am going to try really hard to log everything and get to the gym twice a week.....now that we are finally out of the below zeros here too, I can try and get out for a walk on other days. That is my plan for now anyway.

On a side note, you guys have me freaked out about what is going to happen to my boobs lol

Star, is today your race?! If so, I'm thinking about you today!!!!! Go girl!! WOOT!WOOT!WOOT!

Skittles, you girl are an inspiration to me. You are rocking this new lifestyle!

Zombie, you too are doing so fantastic, so happy/proud! :-) I love the new pic of your puppers and kitty. I have one of each too. :-) Thanks for asking after Sadie, she's doing great. Finished her round of meds and she's back to 100%.

Unknown, WTG! Awesome for choosing to walk instead of cabbing it. You need to pat yourself on the back for that one!

Today is good, errands are done. Walk with the dog, racking the front and back yard, picking up winter garbage. Taking a rest now and then will probably do a couple of loads of laundry. Busy day! It's sunny and warm here and it makes me so happy after this harsh winter.

Have a great day everyone!

@Sadie - Aw, thank you! That's Hans (my dog) and Fudge (my cat). They love going on walks with me around the garden. They're such great workout buddies! I'm glad Sadie is all better. She is beautiful. And is that Rose in your profile pic? So cute. Sounds like you have been really busy! Isn't it lovely when spring is in the air. I went outside this evening and the birds were singing and the bats were flying around above my head and the moon was out. It was beautiful.

@Skittles - Wow! WTG Skittles! :drinker: I am so jealous of your step count! I struggle to make 6000 a day (my current goal). I've only recently been able to reach 10,000 and that was a number I never thought I'd see. I try to get 2/3 hours of exercise in a day, but I am very sedentary apart from that because I don't leave the house and I care for my mum, which means I spend most of the day sitting beside her. How did the vet trip go? And how was bowling? It sounds really fun.

@Unknown - Sorry! Didn't mean to scare you! :flowerforyou: I think everyone's breasts react differently, and mine were never anything special to begin with. Way to go walking to work! Woot! :drinker: That's awesome.

@Star - How did the triathlon go? :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

My back was sore this morning, like I had pulled a muscle, which put a damper on my plans for today. It is really weird, I don't know what happened. I did carry a really heavy bag up stairs on my right shoulder last night, and the right side of my back was sore, so maybe that was it. Anyway, I thought I would do some walking but that hurt my back, so I did some cycling instead.

I tried on my size 28 jeans last night. I couldn't get them over my hips - but it is getting close!