200+ Hot For Halloween!

OKee this is my attempt to reply to all..my last one before I leave Friday for Italy. Wow. Its here! I am SO tired already hehe.

Crystal - thats rad you've managed to keep your weight off. I saw Charlottes birthday pics on fb, so cute! What kind of phone do you have?

Hailie - sorry to hear about the ongoing female family issues. That sucks.

Welcome cloneme_losehalf!

Jessi - I think we all go through that..despite our hard work we don't want to believe the number on the scale.

Welcome Apryl!

Kristina - good job owning up to your choices and logging your food. I bet tomorrow you will do fantastically because of it.

Welcome Fi!

Hi Megan!!

Annette - I like that you are doing a wide array of things to both make money and perhaps to see what you find that you may want to do with yourself in the future. When I get back from my trip, I would be more than willing to partner with you on your diary and give input. It would help me out also.

Katie - you are right, that is quite the stress load you are dealing with right now. I can't say that I've seen employers take that long to hire someone, but not all of them are good at removing the positions on the internet after they've found a person to hire. Also in this economy the market is flooded with highly employable people and I think that it can be overwhelming the amount of applications that come in for a position. Sadly at our place we are having a hell of a time finding someone who actually wants to work right now. It is very odd. I hope that everything works out soon for you and your wife..and we are always here to listen.

Kendal- first, your hair looks fantastical! I am reading this blog you posted about the girl who lost 135 lbs. Good stuff.

SarahWNT - that is COOL that you were running and someone recognized you because they probably thought that it was so cool!!

Welcome Shirley!

Amy - skinny cow icecream sandwiches. That is all. Oh, and the fact that The Count Down can begin. One week girl! One. Week.



Okay thats all I got. I am going to try a sleeping pill tonight to see how they affect me. I've never taken them before and the doctor gave me a low dose one (starts with an A) to take with me on my trip if I needed it. Hopefully I won't need one..but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting into before I go over there and all.

OKee this is my attempt to reply to all..my last one before I leave Friday for Italy. Wow. Its here! I am SO tired already hehe.



Okay thats all I got. I am going to try a sleeping pill tonight to see how they affect me. I've never taken them before and the doctor gave me a low dose one (starts with an A) to take with me on my trip if I needed it. Hopefully I won't need one..but I want to make sure I know what I'm getting into before I go over there and all.

Oooo, Italy, I hope you have a blast!!!

So manypeople to keep up with. I'll try better in the morning. Right now i'm just plum wore out.

Checking in for the evening. I was under on cals, and successfully managed to avoid/turn down cookies at work for the second day in a row. Three mile walkl (it helps that I have to walk a mile and a half to get to work, and then again to get home...guarenteed work out . But I am so tired this evening I only managed about 10-15 mins of dance before my whole body was like "forget it sister."

Anyway, I'm off to shower and read, and most likly be asleep way early.

-Katheryne

WOW i've missed a few pages here! Super excited for another challenge! Totally bummed that i GAINED on the last one, but considering the "Situation" that came up for me, i'm just thrilled i didn't gain more!

My goals for last challenge:

- Lose at least 10lb (4.5kg)

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> FAIL. Oh well.
- Keep up water intake - i'm usually great with this, but it's good to have it as a goal anyway!

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> WIN. Love water.
- Exercise at least 3-4times a week

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> TOTAL win. I exercise at least a little bit almost every day now!

Goals for this challenge
- lose 13lb. This would take me to my first mini-goal of 207lb - which is the lowest weight i've managed to reach in the last year, inbetween gaining and losing. I want to be there again!
- Go on the Wii fit EVERY DAY.
- Find a way to be happy in my job. (i know this is not weight related, but it's super important from a health perspective.)


Re-Introduction: I am Hosanna. I am a nurse. I am getting married in four months. I hate my job.
Not really enough info? ok i'll do it better.

I live in a rural centre in south australia with my Other Half and our silly pups (chihuahua crosses). I love them all so much, and i'd be lost without them. I met the Other Half on the internet nearly two years ago, and after dating for a while, i moved out here to be with him. My parents live in Tasmania, so i don't get to see them very often, so my man and the pups are my family. I work at the hospital here, and i hate it. It is so depressing. I did nursing to look after people, but all i do here is wait for nursing home beds to come up so we can ship out the people waiting in the hospital for a bed. We don't actually get to help enough sick people for me to get any job satisfaction whatsoever. Isaac (Other Half) is so good to me, and so supportive. He hates seeing me miserable, but is wary about me looking for a career change in case it turns out just as crappy. I've applied for a job with a travel agency, and i just had my "second stage interview" over the phone. It went super badly, but fingers crossed she liked SOMETHING about me!
I am getting married on the 14th of January, and i have never been more excited about anything in my life. This man is the absolute love of my life, and as we discovered last challenge, he's willing to do anything for me. He is my absolute rock, and he supports me through everything. And living with depression and anxiety issues, there are a lot of things he ends up needing to support me through.
That all sounds rather depressing... Here's some happy stuff: Our dogs have just learned how to sit. I still have the teddy bear i got given by my grandma when i was four. The Beatles used to be a huge part of my life, and if it weren't for them i wouldn't be the person i am today. I have a giant portrait tattoo of john lennon on my Left leg. I have other tattoos too. I have a nosering. I babble crap. I love people very very much! I'm going to stop talking now.


Now, to try and catch up with everyone.

Amy - First off, you have created a MONSTER in this house with the crack wraps... last night we were trying to work out what to have, and Isaac pipes up with "How about those hommus wraps?" This morning... "Hey baby, i'm pretty keen for those hommus wraps for breakfast..." I'm gonna have to make more hommus soon, and i already made a double quantity!! Way to go with meeting your goals!!

ALL NEWBIES! - welcome! I only joined this group last challenge, and i'm telling you now, i'd be lost without these girls! They've become some of my closest friends already! :ohwell:

Nava - sorry to hear the family *kitten* is still worrying you :frown: also, that's awful about your friend! That's a SERIOUS "misread" for sure!! ... you gave YOURSELF a VitB shot??? You are BRAVE, girl!!

Hailie - Those are some awesome goals girlie!! Good luck! (teehee, boobie...)

Victoria - 50% is a D-... so still a pass! Also intrigued by the concept of half a dog...

Kendal - Theoretically, i think you may have had a bit of "low-impact" exercise... so you DID meet that goal! I also love the idea of a gym that gives out free pizza!

Pam - Omg on the NSV!! I'm so happy for you, and WAY envious!! I totally don't have the self esteem to do anything like that for Isaac... one day i hope i will!!

Natalie - HURRAH for another person in Australia!! Everyone else here is across the pond, so every morning i wake up to three new pages of posts, and there's no one awake to post with me!

Lacey - i'm so sorry to hear about Bart :frown: thinking of you!! :flowerforyou:

Katie - HIIIII!!! Great to see you again, girl!! So sorry things aren't going so good for you and the wife {{hugs}} fingers crossed things get better, and you know we all care about you here!!

Annette - i'm not sure i realised you were a nurse! Or else i forgot. I'm so very over my job at the moment... i actually took today off just because i couldn't face going in. Of course, being treated for depression doesn't help the situation.. what made you leave nursing?

PHEW!!! That took ages!! Now going to go and help the man with dinner.

Now that I've caught up with everyone's posts, I figured I'd pipe in a few comments and my re-intro before bed.

I'm Crystal, and I'm a 26 year old single mom of a beautiful now 1-year old. I have "baby daddy drama" lol, this may come up a time or two in my posts. I have an AAS in veterinary technology and work part time at a clinic I love. The rest of my time is spent being Mommy. I live in Minnesota and am SO not looking forward to winter. If humans could hibernate, I today would. I'm sure I'll need more @$$ kicking as the temperature continues to drop.

Lacey - Thanks! Yea, her birthday party was a blast and we got so many cute pictures. I have T-Mobile so I have an Android phone, Samsung Galaxy S to be precise.

Fi - I LOVE your profile pic and couldn't agree more. :laugh:

Apryl - I'm also in small town Minnesota! I'm in Montrose, about 45 ish minutes west of the cities near Delano and Buffalo. Where are you at?

Ok, I've read through all the pages, but there's no way I can comment on all. I was still 2 pages behind in that last challenge! lol

So, I'll just reintroduce myself as well. I'm Megan. I'm 27 and live in Arkansas. I joined this group of girls when i first began MFP. This will be my 3rd challenge and they are some great folks. This weightloss journey will be my 3rd time i've lost 60+ pounds. I'm 25 pounds into it and have been struggling around the 205-210 mark. The same thing has happened the other 2 times i've lost weight as well. (You'd think I would have learned my lesson by now!) Anyways, I work at a heavy equipment (think backhoes and excavators) dealership working with our corporate managers. I do have a boyfriend at the moment. We've been dating off and on for almost 2 years. It's still rocky somedays, but hopefully it'll be more seamless soon. We just love each other too much to let go, ya know? For exercise, I like to take step aerobics at my local rec center. I've been an athlete my whole life and need a 'coach' to push me. My step instructors fill that role nicely. In my spare time, I enjoy reading and watching tv. I also enjoy drinking whiskey and beer. This has been a major pothole in my weightloss, but i'm working on it. I've cut drinking out during the week so that is big step. I also enjoy cooking and baking. It is my stress reliever.

Anyways, welcome new people. you'll love it here. I know I do.

As for the rest of you, glad to be back in another challenge with you! I know I didn't reach my weightloss goal (or come anywhere near it actually) for the last challenge, but I'm hoping I can on this one.

My goals are:
1. To be under 200 lbs by Halloween. This morning I weighed in at 210, but that is due to this week's work retreat. (Booze and food that def aren't in my plan.) I just wanted to see the damage that was done. The true test will be tomorrow's official weigh in for me.
2. I'd like to work on being a more aggressive listener in life. I tend to talk a whole lot and it's causing some strain in some of my relationships. And these relationships mean the world to me so this is something I need to work on.
3. I'm going to exercise 5 days a week. Step for an hour 3xweek and walk at least 20 mins 2 other days.





Also, i know a few you have HRMs. I've done the whole search and read on this topic on here, but i'm still confused. Is there one that you just wear during exercise??? and another type that you wear all the time??? I'd like to know how many calories I burn in my step class. MFP says that an hour of step will burn 700+ calories. I think that is an outrageous burn so I usually just input 30 minutes. I also think this is why I'm not losing at a steady rate. MFP has me set at 1200 calories (during the week, i'm on point every day). I try to eat some of my exercise calories, but if i'm burning more than what i put in my diary, I could be in the starvation phase and not losing. I'm looking into purchasing something to let me be more accurate in my calories expenditure, but i'm so confused on what to get and how it all works and when to wear it!!

Kendal: We SO go to the same gym! They have bagel Tuesdays as well in the morning.

Apryl - I'm also in small town Minnesota! I'm in Montrose, about 45 ish minutes west of the cities near Delano and Buffalo. Where are you at?

Stacy, it's about half hour north of the cities on I-35.
Glad to know there are 2 other Minnesota people in here!

I'm so sorry, I didn't introduce myself properly. I'm Jane. I'm 40, nearly 41. I live with my daughter, who is nine, and my partner. We have two dogs - recently lost both our kitties (and I don't much like being a cat free home!). I'm a university lecturer by profession (a psychologist). I was born in the UK, and live here now, but grew up in South Africa. I love music, and sing, play guitar (classical and acoustic), cello, and a few other instruments.

In terms of fitness - I've been overweight for decades. Got a lot worse after my daughter was born. I lost a lot of weight on weightwatchers, gained a bit back during a two year break, and am back on track now to lose what I regained and get down to a healthy weight. I love to run, but am out of condition, so doing the C25k at the moment to get back into it. I am an avid gym freak, and also like to walk with my dogs.