I'm just keepin on keepin on. My most recent nsv is that I fit in the chair at the eye doctor better yesterday than last year. My big goal right now is to fit in the theater seats at my daughter's dance recital at the beginning of June so it was encouraging. I hope everyone is doing well!

I'm around, but have been stalled. I'm dealing with feelings of being deprived and weak will power lately, so all I'm managing to do really is maintain. It also doesn't help that I've got slow moving "pipes" or down right clogged ones, and I'm fighting the whole regularity battle, which also makes my scale jump up pretty badly and masks any true weight loss I might have. Long term trend while, I've only managed to truly lose about 5 lbs this winter, which is really frustrating. Course, mom looks at me the other day proud of herself because she only gained 5 lbs this winter *laughs* at least I know where my 5 lbs went! lol

I'm doing great. Hubby and I started a year-long hospital taught class for weight loss last week. We are committed to seeing it through (especially because if we quit then our insurance won't cover the $700 per person cost! - how's that for motivation!?!).

NSV I was able to fit into a pair of jean shorts that I haven't worn for about 12 years. I will probably never wear them out in public, but I keep them around as a way to measure my success. They were hella tight, but got them buttoned and zipped up! Next stop, wiggle room in the shorts!

Hi there everyone,
I too noticed that we were all quiet. Last week was super busy! My son is graduating this year and he had a ton of deadlines last week for yearbook things, bursary applications, entrance scholarships etc. In addition to that, it was the week before March break and so it gets a little crazy in middle school.

But here we are, day one of March break. I spent 90 minutes in the pool already today and have accomplished some chores at home and am getting caught up on my marking pile. I calculated that I have about 350 writing pieces to assess, but did about 90 of them last night!!!

In terms of my weight loss, I am pleased with my progress thus far (24lbs in two months) and am thankful for the support from my family, friends, and MFP colleagues! Let’s keep the progress going!

the cold weather has set back in here, but I'm looking foward to daylight savings time this coming weekend - that extra hour of daylight in the evening will make a world of difference! Now to just get temps warm enough that I can walk without fear of slipping on ice.....

A railroad track runs behind my parents house and would make a nice place to walk except the last 2 times I tried it, my tennis shoes slipped treacherously on the ties; I guess they were too cold yet for the rubber of my shoes to get a good grip. So my walking gate was thrown off trying to step on the gravel and not the ties.

I think my biggest issue, however, is that I am simply not a morning person and have never been, despite the number of years I've been getting up at 5:30 in the morning. It takes me most of the morning to finally wake up enough to think clearly, and by the time I get home of an evening, all I want to do is crash. I do much better on days where I can sleep in to at least 8 am; unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to negotiate coming into work at 9!

Otherwise, I'm hanging in there, but I'm definitely stalled and not moving on the scale. I'm not gaining, at least, but I'm very frustrated because since I hit the 100 lb loss goal, I can seem to get any further than that!

On the flip side, this weekend I did some jeans shopping as I really, really needed new jeans - all my old ones were baggy! - and found that I'm definitely starting into size 20W pants now. I bought them in 20's because they were comfortable, though tighter than I usually like to wear; I figure if I buy them a little tight, they'll last a while, right? lol

@Keeblerelfkin that is INCREDIBLE! Very well done on such an amazing loss!

I've been struggling to get on track since Christmas, and last week with bad burns to my hand, being snowed in, and a wedding cake to make (and wedding to attend!) I didn't log on at all for a few days.

But this week I have properly found my resolve again, and I'm going to kick some butt!!!!!

I started an exercise program yesterday - finally. I went with the "Launchpad" series by LiveExercise. It starts out as a seated program to get you started. It is like $10/month and the "offical" program is Mon/Wed/Fri with the remainder of the week as rest days. It is divided into 3 levels and each level is designed to be a month long. I did the first workout yesteday, day 1 from level 1. It was too easy for me so tomorrow I am going to do the Wed workout from week 2 and see how that feels. I looked at the very last workout of level 1 and it looks like it would be a challenge for me so I have to find the right spot for myself going forward.

For NSVs - I had been stopping to sit on a bench 3 times shopping for groceries. Now I don't need to stop at all!

I pulled my fitbit out the drawer and put it on. Hoping this will motivate me to move more in general.

And my challenge for the week was a Dr's appt. I had to see my GI. He is the one who prescribes prednisone for me and then gets on me about my weight. I was all excited to go and my weight be DOWN for a change. He didn't comment much on what I have lost, just said I need you take off 40 more pounds. grrrrrr

Wow you guys are all doing great.

I stalled, and then fell off the wagon a bit last week. Did a trip to North Wales to check out a horse for my daughter, which she loves and is coming home soon hopefully! The trip meant two nights away with Hotel breakfasts and eating out. I didn’t go mad, but didn’t record very well. Then when we got home loads of very cold weather and snow which left me wanting to hibernate and eat a lot. I managed to not fall right off the wagon in that I didn’t go mad on crisps or cakes or chocolate etc but I have put on 1lb. I’ve re found my motivation though now that I’m not cooped up in doors and I’ve reminded myself that I want to be able to eventually ride the horse we’re buying! I need to lose twice what I’ve lost already to be able to do that. So I need four months more dieting! I got back on yesterday and have used my faithful treadmill a great deal again these two days.

My NSV for this month has to be having a work colleague notice I’ve lost weight and tell me I look fab and she’s really impressed, it was a really pleasant kick up the *kitten* for me!

I was called in to work storm trouble on Thursday morning, and have been working around 12-14 hrs. a day, sitting in front of a computer, analyzing trouble tickets and sending them on to the correct service department. The overtime is nice, even if its only straight time (even today, Sunday ) but they feed us WAY too well! Its been a huge challenge to stay out of the snacks and the food itself, and I have been going over every day, but I've managed to

1) not drink my calories other than the milk in my coffee
2) stay out of the candy, cookies, cakes & other sweets
3) stay away from the dinner rolls - which is huge for me, because I love bread!
4) load up on veggies and salad

I've had a time with the potatoes, though, and I'm still going over on my calorie counts because I know the veggies are cooked in too much butter and oil (they're catered), and its really hard to judge how much I'm eating - this is why I use measuring cups and a food scale at home!

Friday and yesterday, I took a couple of breaks and walked the building, and yesterday I did it twice, walking the hallways and the north and south stair wells. I could make it up 2 flights because I had to stop, so I'd go up 2 flights, down 2 flight, down the hall, and then repeat on the other set. I'm hoping all the stair-climbing helps to offset at least some of the extra calories! I know my heart rate was up, at least