200+ Haulin' Off The Weight

I am ready to cry. If the number for weigh-in this week is any indication of today then it will be ugly. End of story.

Joann: I just had an orthopedic surgeon hack off a heel spur. I'm still on crutches. It sucked but the pain in my heel is already a gajillion times better than it was before surgery. Welcome to the group!

Hailie: Take a deep breath and step away from the scale. You have a few days before you have to weigh in. Drink lots of water, cut back on the sodium and I'm sure it won't be as bad as you think. (((((HUGS)))))

Sarah: Welcome, I think you're our 3rd Sarah.

Victoria: Since I've been rubbing the scar on my chest, it has flattened out a lot. It's not totally flat yet, but at least I have hope that one day it will.

Nava: Your description of rouladen seriously made me almost vomit. I gotta say that German food is not my favorite. I love their bread and pretzels but their meat and potatoes diet is icky. Thanks for the props for my chair aerobics. I have been sitting on my @ss for a week and it's driving me insane.

Karen: Good luck with the new offer on the house. I hope that works out for u. I hope Melodie's bum gets better, she's been going through this for too long.

I just have time to jump on, find the new thread, and bump! Things have been hectic, eating hasn't been great, and little to no exercise. I'm almost back to where I was at the beginning of the last challenge. Grrr. The nieces are still in town until Friday evening, then I'm watching my nieces Friday night and have friends staying with us for the weekend. AAAAHHHH!!!! I'm feeling more stressed and busy than when I was working. Haven't read anything, but I've been thinking of all of you. Hope things are going well.

Lacey, do eet! On a cheat day, obvi. My friend doesn't do the mustard though.

I don't know about Kervel soup, but seriously, hit up Neuhaus chocolates in Belgium. Jeezum crow, it's the best. Also, never do the Brussels waffle. It's all about the Liege waffle. I once had one with nutella, bananas, and vanilla ice cream.

Huh... wonder why I'm overweight. :grumble:

Nava: you and I posted at the same time. I am ALL about the Belgian chocolate. And what is it with Europeans and nutella??? I like nutella but they have a serious addiction to the stuff.

I'm seriously looking forward to going to the Grand Market in Bruges.

That pub/restaurant looks good, I totally want to eat "•Cocktail of North Sea schrimps " Schrimps!

I definitely want to check out some of the castles, churches in Bruges area too.

As for chocolate...well. I could live with out it. Gasp!, I know right? My mom and I used to run an organic truffle factory for my cousin Tammy and we made so many truffles and whatever else we could think of to eat that honestly...could live without it. For a person who previously never ate fruit flavored candy or icecream, etc...I choose it every time now. But the museum looks good and I want to bring back some for peeps. We used to use chocolate shipped in from Belgium or Sweden or something. I can't remember what it was called right now, but it came in these enormous 10 lbs bricks. You can buy chunks of bricks at stores like Whole Foods for $8 for 1/2 lb or something.
Apparently there is a chocolate festival in Bruges in April Amy!

Amy do you not like pickles? I heart them. As long as they are dill. Otherwise its instant gagfest.


Oh OH Nava - about six months ago I bought a thing of leige waffles from Costco. And hid them from Jeff and Gracie so I could eat them all. I cannot wait to have one warm fresh off the griddle there in Belgium! I am TOTALLY going to be all "when in rome" about the food...yes, i will try to watch it, but I'm eating the food because who knows when I will get to go back.

WOW, this thread is going off! It's so great to see, and i'm really excited about being involved with so many motivated and supportive ladies!

Thought i should probably post some goals...

- Lose at least 10lb (4.5kg)
- Keep up water intake - i'm usually great with this, but it's good to have it as a goal anyway!
- Exercise at least 3-4times a week

Sorry i've not been around the last couple of days, i got struck down with a NASTY gastro bug which stuck around for 36 hours. I was one sick chook. The funniest thing though was i was laying in bed feeling sick and sorry for myself, and thinking "well, at least it's a great way to lose weight!!"

I'm dreadful!

Also, anyone who would like to add me as a friend, feel free to do so, i'd love some more motivation on my wall! (just let me know you're from this thread!)

Next Friday is girls spay day/night paid for by work.

I know this is a typo, but I just had to discuss how I didn't think jobs had the right to determine anyone's reproductive status anymore??? LMAO

Oh my, all this talk about food and drinks and stuff...I wish someone would send me some of those schnapps filled chocolates. I had a friend whose family would send her some fairly regularly...so good!

Next Friday is girls spay day/night paid for by work.

I know this is a typo, but I just had to discuss how I didn't think jobs had the right to determine anyone's reproductive status anymore??? LMAO

BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! I hope I can keep up with everyone, lol.

Kendall -

I'm currently attending the local community college here to knock out my core requirements for my bachelors of science in early childhood education and development. I'll be transferring to university next summer to finish up. I plan to use that degree as a stepping stone for my child psychology degree.

As for favorite exercises, I have literally tons. It's not the motivation to do them that's the issue, it's the chronic pain and fatigue during and especially after that I can't handle. I have fibromyalgia as a result of several medical issues, including degenerative arthritis and degenerative joint disease. My exercise is limited to extremely low impact and not for longer than 20-30 minutes max, doctor's orders. My doctor wants me to focus on stretching and light walking for now, and water aerobics when available. The swimming is on hold due to the cost of membership at the nearest indoor pool that offers water aerobics. Being a full time student and single mom, our budget is limited.

That's about it for now, past my bedtime. I'll catch up with everyone when I have more time to spend reading everyone's posts.

Check in for Wed: 2069 calories burned (not bad for a lump on a couch!)/ 1540 calories eaten/ 529 deficit. I'm really proud of those numbers. It's sooooo hard for me to eat less than 1600 calories.

Sarah: You are seriously amazing with your weight loss! Good luck with the extra kiddos.

Kwick: I have fibromyalgia too. It was mistreated as spinal arthritis for a couple of years (along with all the friggin' arthritis drugs that went along with it) but I switched over to a homeopathic internist (when I was still in the States- I'm in Germany now) and started receiving acupuncture and eating organic foods and my symptoms went from having a disability placard due to my inability to walk to being able to run 5 miles. Good luck to you!

Karen: I started running at 220 pounds. If you go slow and listen to your body, you will be fine. BUT - LISTEN to your body. I am saying this because I have not been good at listening to mine and it resulted in this stupid surgery. Don't be dumb like me.

babyworms: I hope you're feeling better!

Lacey: I heart dill pickles majorly. I just don't want it wrapped in meat and stuff. I'm totally down with eating my way through Paris and Bruges (I know it's terrible to say on MFP, but it's true). I love food and I love trying out other cultures food so to be all diet conscious while doing once in a lifetime stuff just does not compute for me. At all.

Nava: The military post offices here have warnings about sending the kindereggs to the US being illegal. I don't know what the big deal is, they're just hollow chocolate eggs with a toy in them. Is it cuz it's a choking hazard or what?

Dude! The Kid and The Hubbs just brought me french toast with strawberries that they made me for breakfast. Today's gonna be a good day. Have a good one ladies!

Omg I am really doing this .it's Thursday and 7 am and I have a small walk under my belt and I mowed the front yard. Now a shower and off to work. Yay joann keep this up.

Working all this overtime is shutting my brain down. I have forgotten to weigh myself the past 2 days and I've also not worn earrings, which is my favorite accessory, two days this week. UGH. lol By tomorrow night, I will have 19 hours of overtime for the week.

It's going to rain here Saturday so the water park is out of the plans. Now we're trying to figure out something else to do. I've given him a list of suggestions, we'll see how it goes.

I'm not planning on working any OT Saturday, but will have 6 hours on Sunday. Gotta make the money while I can since I will have 2 weeks this month where I won't be able to. Plus, each podiatrist visit costs me $150. That's my out of pocket cost. Freaking RIDICULOUS! ESPECIALLY since I work for a giant freaking health care company- they give us some of the worst health insurance plans they have available. And then they have the nerve to send an email out bragging about their 8% year over year revenue increase. stupid, selfish, greedy corporation

Victoria- you're right, I'm glad TOM is here now cause I know I won't have to deal with it on either camping trip.

Hey ladies, just checking in. I've read everyone's posts, but I'm still struggling to remember/figure out who is who. Bear with me!

Yesterday was a rough day for me, and today I'm left feeling kind of bummed. I finished W3D3 of C25K but my shins were screaming. I did an extra half hour on the treadmill and ended up logging just shy of 3.5 miles. This sounds dumb, but I wish I was finishing these weeks with a little more ease. I know its supposed to challenge me, but I'm starting to panic and get overwhelmed. I don't know where to go from here...do I keep pushing through and attempt week 4? Do I scale back and try to walk at least 3 miles at a good steady pace everyday until my leg feels better? Ugh. So frustrating.

Sorry my first post is a negative one!

Whoever posted about being an English teacher, thanks for the excellent advice. I've been overachieving a bit in my courseload and therefore have some wiggle room for "extras." I'll be sure to look for a literacy course. I'm actually not certified, so I'm doing a program that lets me get certified and earn my masters simultaneously ( I have a BA in English and Communications). Once I'm certified and teaching I want to work on a reading specialist cert as well.