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Hey everyone. I hope all is well. Just a quick note today. I am not really feeling it at all this wekk. I stiil have an upset tummy and it is now sensitive to the touch. My head is not in the game this week. I am not committed and I have no focus. I am sorry if I am disappointing anyone or letting anyone down. I tend to put others and their feelings before mine and this week I just need to think of me. I have a lot going on in my head right now and I am struggling a lot. I have also decided to skip weigh in on Friday. I have been bad for 4 days and if I have a bad weigh in then I let myself and this team down and I can't deal with that too right now. I am so sorry if I am bringing anyone down. I hope that you all have a great week and a super weigh in on Friday. I will be back soon, but I just need a few days off. Sorry guys.

Bobbie,
You take all the time you need! We will be here thinking, praying and waiting for you! It does hurt to know that you are having a rough time. You are just one of my biggest cheerleaders!

I had every intention of sticking with my plan yesterday, but I failed miserably. I am just having such a hard time with this all of a sudden! I will try again today. So far so good, but I've only made it through breakfast.

I will check in later....gots to run!!

Hello everyone...
Thanks to all of you who have been trying to track me down.... I am so in a rut and can't seem to pull myself out. It's AMAZING (and not in a good way) how easy it is to just throw all of the tried and true methods right out the window and how EASILY bad habits come back... :sad: I'm so unhappy with myself and the sprialing downward hasn't stopped and the sad part is - I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN STOP IT!!!!!!!
Karen - Thank you for the motivation. It's nice to know that others have "been there". I was sooooo proud of myself this Fall, and this really isn't all that hard. Log your food, do some exercise and just pick yourself up when you make a mistake. Ever since, I got into bad habits about a month ago, I can not seem to stop... I just cant seem to find the time to log my food and shop and eat better, and, and and the saddest thing of all is if I do NOTHING, I will still be like i was last summer - Sad and Fat!!! and I don't want that. You know, they say that insanity is doing the same things over and over and expecting different results - so I guess that makes me crazy, cuz i'm back into bad habits and then wonder why the scale either isn't moving or is moving up...
So, here we go - let's try again. I say that everyday and then when I eat something not so good for me, instead of just logging it and moving on and making it a better day, I just make it a segue into continuing bad behavior - someone come over and just shake me please!!!!
Bobbie - I saw your post and that did it for me. You, my friend, are such a wonderful, motivational person and you are feeling bad, because you did not put us ahead of you and I realized that by not doing the right thing, I am also letting all of you down. My cyber friends who keep believing in me and supporting me and telling me I can do it. Well, today has been really bad, but the day is not over, so time for me to make it better, right?
Jena - hang in there girl - you are a little energy bubble and you'll get it back - really!
To all of the rest of you who I haven't mentioned by name - thanks for joining and sharing your stories and I need to sit back and read all of the wonderful (and sad) things you've shared.
For now, I am at 248.... If i had stuck with it, I would have been in the 220's or even less by now, so today is a new day - let's all make it a good one. No need to wait until Monday or tomorrow, we can make the rest of today a good one - even a few less calories will help, right. I'm throwing my soda in the trash and going to go get moving for lunch.
I wanted to be thinner by my office party this saturday, but at least i can not be any fatter, right?
Marcie- miss you, sister.
Tamara - thanks for listening and for checking my pulse. I'm in! All the way in - I will NOT force you guys to come and find me anymore. I will make this my habit! Thanks to you all.
Happy Tuesday! Really - make today the first day of the rest of your life - Ok Deneen? Did you read what you wrote???

:happy: Hello B2BTeam!
Had fun in Vegas didn't eat too bad except for the mucning on the way home. But its ok .
Doctor appt went fine I was down 22 lbs from my highest weight. My dr was amazed how much I knew about nutrition and said noone she has seen in recent memory knew exactly how much sodium and fiber they eat in a day! :laugh:
I told her I have hit a plateu and she said what I already knew.... Up Your Intensity:sad: *sigh* which I guess brings me to my "Challenge Answer For The Day" I AM Strong! I could outlast most thin people in a cardio workout! AND I can do it with 50lbs of extra weight! So Whats Your Superpower??
TTFN!!
Jena

Hey there my wonderful group-
Sorry That I am checking in so late but better late than never huh? LOL. FIrst for the challange- I would like to say that I am so proud of myself. Today I went and filled out the paperwork to join the gym once again.

Tamara- I hope you feel better my friend.ip

Bobbi- Listen my friend first I am sorry that you are in a bit of a funk. I really hope things get better for you but don't think for one second that you are letting our team down. We are a team and we stand by you and are rooting for you.

Everyone- Today I had my first slip up. I ate 3 small handfulls of M@M's but I did count them. I love this team and everyone on it thanks to everyone.

Hey all...haven't posted in a few days. Been nursing myself back to health and I have to say I think my antibiotics are finally kicking in. It's amazing how those heavy colds can totally kick your butt!!!

I haven't exercised but still tried to eat well and am hoping to start moving again today.

I did notice that there are some of you who seem so down in the dumps and I so sorry for that. As cliche as it sounds, you need to treat yourself as you would a friend. Know that you're worth every minute of this journey and if you feel like you've slipped just remember thats all that it is....a slip. Don't beat yourself up. Remember that guilt implies that you've done something wrong. Eating more calories than you're supposed to isn't wrong, it's just a choice. And always remind yourself that when you're fortunate enough to wake up to another day, you're fortunate enough to be able to make a different choice. But whatever choice that is, don't ever consider it "bad" because when you do, it's so much easier to give up. We've all agreed to not give up on eachother, so let's not give up on ourselves either. I don't know any of you that well yet but you all seem like such a caring bunch, so let's celebrate that! Think about the challenge that we have this week...saying something positive about ourselves. What a great way to start the week!

Thanks for such a supportive forum...hang in there everyone!!! WE CAN DO THIS!!!

Hey B2B!

Hope everyone is doing well....I'm back and just been catching up on the thread.
To my ladies whose motivation took a dip...i think we can all relate....focus on something small for the day, and i'm sure you'll be back in no time! Everyone else, I'm so glad to see great drops on the scale from last weeks weigh in. I decided to weigh in today, because i wasn't logging food last week, and felt like i was eating horribly, but my reflection of it all post-essay mania is that i was drinking a lot of coffee, and tea, and just eating a big meal to sustain me...so the numbers aren't bad on the scale.

Oh, and my 30day shred dvd just came in the mail today....will be starting it bright and early tomorrow!!!! will report in on how it goes.


xoxooxo rupi

Hello B2B,

Thanks to all of the motivators out there! If it weren't for this site...I don't think I would be trying over and over and over again to get back on track!!

I am pretty close to being "over" calorie count today, even with my 30 minute walk at lunch. I'm glad I logged the food today because otherwise I would have probably gone way over. I had a double breakfast this morning, hence why I'm so much over. I drive my 10 year old to school and this morning he took his breakfast with him (eggs and little smokies and toast bread), well his belly started hurting and he did not eat most of it....so what do I do???? I bring it in to work with me and eat it. Well I of course had my regular breakfast(oatmeal and banana). I ate both!! His breakfast was 238 calories. I just hate throwing food away. But now I have to pay for it and I must work out tonight or have very little for dinner!

You all have a lovely evening.

OOO yea I wanted to ask if anyone knew what I can do with cocoa powder that low calorie. Im not much of a baker but if I have a recipe I can do it. I have a ton of cocoa powder from when I made brownies with puree in it.

I've been busy, but I've been plugging away watching my calories. I'm cutting it close today thanks to a fast food lunch so it will be a light dinner for me tonight. I don't drink much soda, but I've found on days I have the munchies, it helps to have a Fresca. I think today is going to be one of those days.

I'm not sure how tomorrow is going to go (weigh in). I've had a hard time getting the water in this week.

I hope everyone is getting their diet mojo back. If it hasn't, keep doing what you know you should until it does! The times I want to eat something I know is not a good choice, I think about how important it is to eat that thing in the long run, not just in the moment I'm in. I wouldn't be looking at it or thinking about it if I didn't want it in the moment. When I'm done eating it, will I feel good about having eaten it? If the answer is no, I don't let myself eat it. I cave in some times, but I keep moving on.

Drank all my water today and bought a food scale. I am a happy girl but once again fell asleep at like 6:25 with like 1040 calories left for the day. I did not wake up till 10pm so no point in eating cause I have weigh in in the morning. Anyways reallly hoping to get bak into the gym real soon.

Tamara- thanks for the invite sorry I could not make it. Felt way to beat up.

Bobbi- I miss you and love you

everyone- Good luck on weigh in and lets all keep our chins up. WE CAN DO THIS!!

Not a good weigh in for me either - although I really shouldn't have expected much. I stayed under calories (or just over) every day, but I didn't drink enough water most days. Also, I have my calories set to lose .5 lb per week. I lost. 0.4. It's something though!

The weird thing is the difference between my two scales. I started MFP with one scale. It only measure whole pounds, which can be rough on the ol' motivation. So, I went out and bought a new one. When I first bought it, the two scales were 3 lbs apart. They are now about 1.5 lbs apart. Strange.

TOM is hard! Sorry to the ladies who had that interfere with your weigh in. Just know that weight will be gone next week!

I'll check back in later. Gotta get to work.

Hello ladies!
Funny thing is TOM showed up for me too! ARgh! But its ok, since last week i'm down (approx) 2 pounds :flowerforyou: I'll take it! lol Have a great weekend everyone....
Oh, and i'm skipping the DVD today because i am in pain (like too much pain) and going for a run...maybe i'll come around to the dvd tonite or tomorrow morn, but we shall see.
xoxooxxo

OK so im back at 151. Im going to get outa the darn 150s if it freaking kills me!!! Ive been at 151 since like before thanksgiving!! I gained some and then now I lost all I gained over the holiday so thats a plus. On a good note I noticed my bra is too loose!!!! So I need to go buy a smaller number size , not the cup the number ya know.