Gained. Shock. Surprise. No way. 224.8 1.4 pound gain.

OWLS: 10
House Points: 45.

For once I'm glad I'm not into football. Parties, chips 'n dip, hot dogs, cake... that would bother me any normal day, but on Superbowl Sunday it justs rolls off the back.

Although I've lost this past week, I do find myself mourning those 70 calories I lost during the adjustment. I have no clue how people can eat only 1200 calories a day and I dread everyday I get closer to that number. If only food didn't taste so good.

I am digging the talk about birthdays. My birthday is in June, but I've already got it planned out. Screw the cake. The frosting is awful, and it's not worth the price. Most of it goes to waste anyway. I want my birthday at a bakery. The cake will be substituted for one of those big, warm, soft loafs... with candles in it. Any type of bread, all at my fingertips. And the smell! Man I miss bread. Can you tell? I plan to eat my birthday spoils as if it were my last meal. I guess it's a good thing I don't live above a bakery... it'd be all over.

On the bright side, I ordered my FitBit, which should arrive either Monday or Tuesday. I can't wait to try it out!

good morning everyone!!!!! Didn't do so badly last night- some wings, a handful of chips, and 3 beers (lite). Still over but not as bad as I thought I would be. Its a new day/week

Good Morning Everyone,

Just to let you know I will usually totally disappear on the weekends. It's one of the hazards of working in the pizza industry. You would thank constantly being around pizza would be a huge challenge but I have been making and delivering the stuff most of my adult life so I'm actually kinda sick of it. I do struggle with snacking as I drive though. I have built a habit of eating in the car when I'm at work and that has lead me to feeling hungry most of the time at work. That part is annoying but thank God for popcorn and beef jerky. Those are my go to convenience store foods which are only 160 and 120 cals per serving respectively. The best thing about work is I met my friend Dave there and he has been a great motivator. He used to be about the same size as me and noe he is totally ripped. His fitness mantra is "do the opposite of what everyone else is doing." I kinda laughed when he first said it but I look at it now 5 weeks later and realize that's pretty much where I am. This week has been less productive than the previous ones but I put on a couple pounds last week because I had multiple birthday celebrations. I had to knock that back off and managed an extra 2 lbs. Ok I'm going to stop writing before this turns into a book.

I'm losing ground. I haven't been very careful about logging my calories this week.

Finally back to a normal schedule. I have really stepped off my path over the past few weeks but this week will be a different store. I missed my monthly weight goal by 1 lb - which i know isn't that much but is still a bummer.

Hope you are all doing great and I look forward to being more active one the boards and getting to "know" you all.

Kris

I'm digging wearing my 3x clothing. They're big on me, almost too big. But I just bought these clothes about 4 months ago, so I'm trying to get my mileage in them before I can't wear them anymore. Which is a good thing. Last week I got to wear one of my 2x shirts. This, as they say, is a good thing. I'm glad I kept all of those clothes. I'll have something to wear while I step down.

I wonder if anyone has had any of their clothes "taken in". Is it worth it in price? Seems like a waste to get rid of new clothes. I was thinking that might be an option. Any thoughts?

Thanks for the input on veggies, Sue! We're still rocking microwaveable food... just not enough time or desire to do everything fresh. But since eating anything "green" at home is still new to my family, I think we've come leaps and bounds. I still have a ways to go before I reach the "1200", but I will think about getting a steamer. We used to have one, but tossed it since we never used it. If that's changing... might be time to re-invest.

Wow, I have so much to catch up on, but no time to do it just yet. Let me just send out some hugs and to you all, and get down to business instead.

Looks like most of you have already weighed in (thank you!), but here are the weigh-ins we still need:

cherubcrnp (house points only needed)
karinane
Matchamatcha
mish3131
mommyoftwins08
psb13
pufff
Samiwhereareyou
WhatsEatingYou

Also, I took Bethany's lead and made my own set of weight loss jars. ( http://photos.myfitnesspalllc.netdna-cdn.com/images/photos/907/165/10907165_101.jpg ) Hard to see really well in the picture, but I'm excited about them! Made a set for my husband, too. Oh, and I realize that green is very uncharacteristically Slytherin of me, but it's my favorite color. Don't judge me >.> :flowerforyou:

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Also, I took Bethany's lead and made my own set of weight loss jars. ( http://photos.myfitnesspalllc.netdna-cdn.com/images/photos/907/165/10907165_101.jpg ) Hard to see really well in the picture, but I'm excited about them! Made a set for my husband, too. Oh, and I realize that green is very uncharacteristically Slytherin of me, but it's my favorite color. Don't judge me >.> :flowerforyou:
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what is the weight loss jar? ( i saw the pic)

Good Morning Ravenclaws,

Yesterday was a really good day for me even though my wife decided to be bad. She brought home fried chicken for dinner. Thankfully she got me some grilled chicken and I was able to keep within my goals. Furthermore she made cookies after dinner but I only had 3. I've been looking into adding some running to my daily routine and I've decided to try the couch to 5k program. My brother-in-law is a former marine and a distance runner and a really cool guy. I would love to be able to do a race with him so I am shooting for one in may. Also, I have a question. Where do I find what the OWLS are?? I saw January's on Kelly's blog. Are we just repeating those this month?

had my first physical therapy appointment yesterday- can't believe how much strength I have lost in my leg . . . makes me sad, but my physical therapist is hot

I love those pictures, missklara! Thank you so much for sharing!

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And for the questions about the weight loss jars, bethanyweathers updated her profile picture a bit ago to show these weight loss jars she had made to track how many pounds she had lost and how many she had left so that she had a visual reminder to keep her on pace each week. I loved the idea, so I made my own set and I have them out so that I can see them every day, and when I weigh in on the weekends, I move the # of stones I lost (hopefully) to the 'pounds lost' jar.

Beautiful pictures!!

I lost 1 lb on the home scale, 3.2 on the doctors scale. Although they had different starting numbers (by 13 lbs!) there was the same amount of time between them and weighed at the same time of day as the previous week. I'm logging the -1 to be consistent with the one at home, but I really wish I could use that -3.2 and not throw everything off, lol!

About the jars: I think that is a great idea! I do something slightly similar--I have a sheet hung up on the wall with a box grid on it. Every time I lose 2.5 lbs (that's just the number I calculated from the amount of boxes drawn and how much I have to lose) I get to color in one of those boxes. Every time I reach the end of a row (which is every 25 lbs) I get a super reward. My first reward was a new computer game, and my final reward is a brand new wardrobe. Dont know what the next ones is going to be yet... But I got 15 lbs left to think about it

Right, you've inspired me, am definitely making weight loss jars this week!!

Thanks for filling people in about the challenges Azsuzi ad Kelly, and I think Croatia looks stunning! Will hopefully be in Europe next year and Croatia is high up my wish-list...

Am really sad but just made a huge salad for lunch tomorrow (lettuce, spinach, plum tomatoes, cucumber, red cabbage, yellow pepper, parsley, broccolli and grilled chicken) and am already really looking forward to eating it! Such a loser!

Happy hump day Ravenclaws Xx