DiamondDolls Week 3!

I'M BACK! Lol. I'm still a little sick but I'm back at work where I have internet access.

Way to go everyone who did lose weight last week! I'm so proud of you and I think my weigh in tomorrow will show at least a small loss, if only because I've been so sick!

So let's see.... I MUST have eggs in the house. They're something healthy I can eat when I want a good, savory, comfort-food meal. I have eggs and one piece of small white toast (70 calories and so worth it).

I cannot have candy of any kind in the house. Or peanut butter. I'm not a PB LOVER like some people, but when it's around I do overindulge so I'd rather just not have it.

And my weirdest habit..... hmm..... lol when I get undressed at night to go to bed, I typically do it while walking around my apartment. It just sort of happens that way and then the next morning I have to retrieve my various articles of clothing from the couch, the rocking chair, the kitchen table, the bathroom.... I know it's weird. I also walk around the apt while brushing my teeth.

I did my best to keep in touch while I was away and while I was sick, but I'm definitely back full-force now.

hahaha i do this too, always has to be even numbers although 5's are allowed.
i also have to have all the labels the right way round in the cupboard
and my final "quirk" is that money (obviously notes) all have to face the same way and be the same way up in my purse and i have a weekend job in a nightclub and am the same about notes in the till which can be a bit of a pain when you have 50 people waiting to be served :laugh:

Hey Ladies,
This is not the official QOTD but I wanted to get some action on this thread!! What are you all most looking forward to when you reach your goals? Shopping? Park rides? Becoming motivation for someone else?

For me, the thing I am most looking forward to is ....

wait for it...

NOT HAVING MY THIGHS RUB TOGETHER IN A SKIRT!

oh the burn...the burn....:grumble:

I look forward to wearing a cute sundresses!! The whole "thighs not rubbing together" thing has it's appeal as well though!!

Sorry I missed my turn to start the question of the day on the 6th. I will make it up to you all!!! I'm back and ready to kick some butt!!!

QOTD for July 8th

I notice a lot of posts, or "about me's" speak of an "a ha" or "that's it" moment. This is the point where we decided that we had to make a change to become healthy. We realized that this time wouldn't be like all those other times we had tried and failed. That this time would be different. That this was it.

I guess my moment was in nursing class following a conversation. My instructor is in amazing shape. She's tall, thin, flexible, and runs like a million miles a day. Turns out she used to be heavy, and out of shape. Same boat I am in. I asked her how she did it, how did she go from the state I am in to the state she is in. Her response, you guessed it. Eat smaller portions of "better for you" foods, and exercise.

Why does something so simple as "eating less and moving more" seem so darn difficult?! Long story short, she introduced me to MFP, (apparently I had a profile already that I never used, go figure.) and I have being going hard ever since!

So, that's my "that's it" moment. Can you define yours?

My first "aha!" moment was kind of... lackluster. And also kind of funny.

Have you ever seen the kids' show Arthur? Well, in the show, one family is all dogs, anothe is all rabbits, another is all ardvarks, etc. And my whole life, I always thought that's how it was. Some families were black, some were white, some were fat, some were skinny, some were athletic, and so on. I, embarassingly, didn't think you could change what you WERE. Both my parents were big, my sister was big, I just thought we were all big because that's who we were.

At the end of my senior year of high school I had the quiet-est, calm-est epiphany anyone ever had, lol. I just sort of woke up one day and realized that I COULD change. I realized that being fat wasn't normal, it wasn't good for me, and I could change it.

At the time I couldn't fathom/didn't understand all the amazing benefits that come with weight loss, but I'm the kind of person that when I decide what I want, I won't give up until I get it, so once I decided to lose weight I dropped 50 pounds pretty fast.

Now I'm just under 170 and at 23, I'm finally ready to lose my last 40-60 pounds. My second "aha" moment (which made me realize that 170 is good but not good enough!!) was seeing myself in pictures. Since I had lost so much weight, I had started thinking of myself as thin. Compared to my old self, I AM thin! But not as thin as the me in my head. So now, I want to get to the 110-130 range and truly be a healthy weight for my height.

Mine was when I saw a photo of me from new years eve 2010, I was 30lbs heavier than usual and I didn't like it one bit, even though it was a good pic,I'll go find it and put it in my photos.

So, that's my "that's it" moment. Can you define yours?

My moment was 2 years ago. I was 22 and a mom of 3, chugging along, enjoying life. Then it hit me.....I was halfway to the age my Daddy was when he passed away from a massive heart attack. And he was only a little overweight. My children don't remember him. They know who he is because we talk about him and we have his pictures all over the house, but it's not the same. I don't want my children and future grandchildren to grow up without me.

My major "aha" moment would have to be the day I went to the Dr for my sleep study results. She told me I needed to be fitted for a CPAP machine and she wanted me to get weight loss surgery. I think this is a great idea for some situations, but not mine. SHe told me women at my size couldn't do it on their own. I grew up with 3 older brothers, when you call me a girl and/or tell me I can't do something, it lights a fire under my butt. One year later, and over 100 lbs down.