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I feel your pain. I am pretty new to this as well and am losing the same 3 pounds and gaining them back again. I know that it is because I have been letting myself eat all the holiday goodies instead of being strong for myself. For me, I know that I just need to make the commitment to myself and follow through, come hell…

It has been a few days since I've checked in--due to my utter shame of pigging out on Christmas cookies! But, alas, I need to get back on track before I gain back every pound I've lost. On a positive note, I did really notice that I felt physically ill most of the three days I blew it & ate whatever I wanted. Who really…

I had a wonderful time making Christmas Cookies with my girls this weekend, but I ate way, way, way too many of them & my scale is reflecting my weakness! I need to stay on track from now on, or I will end up right back where I started!

Day 4: Ugh!!! Madie Christmas cookies with my girls last night and more to bake today. So, so hard to control myself & so far I am not succeeding. I woke up at 4:30 am yesterday just thinking about all the different kinds of cookies we were going to make and how they would taste so good. I just might consider myself…

Day 3 Day 2 was okay for me. I ate over my calorie limit, but still under my deficiency, so hopefully no weight gain at least. Tomorrow is our annual Christmas Cookie baking day, so my goal for the next several days is to STAY AWAY from the Christmas cookies. I have been feeling weak-willed all week, so I am already…

Congrats on the new baby in the family. That is always exciting! Day 2 finds me down a pound, which is lovely and very unexpected. (TOM--probably no need to say more as all of us women probably have the mad cravings and water weight-gain every freakin' month!) Water, water, water... I'm on it! Thanks for the awesome…

Back on track today after a wretched past 3 days over over-over-over indulgence. (TOM--get out of my life!@!@!) I think I have myself under control again!

My dad didn't necessarily have a specific saying, but the men on my dad's side of the family have a habit of swearing profusely and in a most inventive fashion when fixing things are not going as planned. The tone of voice is something of a caress, but the words coming out are just plain vile! My husband does have…

I would like to join as well! Tristalin (Tristy is my real name) SW: 213 as of today GW: 197 One Unweight related goal: Play with my kids more, worry about housework & life less! Your motivation: To look and feel better, to be a good role model for my children. My 3 goals for today: 1. Try a new healthy recipe for dinner…

Still here. lost another pound this morning & on track to meet my first goal by Dec, 15th! Thanks for this awesome challenge! :flowerforyou:

Just checking in. Down 2 pounds since last week, despite my mom coming to stay for the weekend and making every blasted one of my favorite dishes (Swiss Almond Chicken Bake, Chocolate Elaire Torte, those stupid pretzel cookies with the hershey's kiss & m&ms...the list goes on & on!) I keep waiting for the epic fail on the…

Old Time of Rock'n'Roll--Bob Seger (1979)

I read Guernsey as well & it was fantastic!

I second The Help--it is a wonderful book! If you are looking for a lighter read, The Starter Wife was pretty funny. If you don't mind a longer book, Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet (sp?) is pretty amazing. Other books I've read that I really enjoyed: "Angry Housewives Eating Bon-Bons," by Lorna Landvik "Pilot's Wife,"…

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too funny, though I would not call it my favorite!

I eat light during the day and heavy at dinner as well. I do it because I know that late afternoons and evenings are my weakest moments for indulging. If I leave extra calories for dinner I can eat until I feel full and have some calories left over. If I eat them, there is no harm done, but if I don't I have a bonus pound…

You are not alone! When both my husband & I were working he would do his fair share of "cooking" (ie: open a jar of spaghetti sauce & boil some pasta), but for the past 6 years that I have stayed home with our children, he doesn't cook a thing. Now, I really do not mind making dinner for my family, but what I can't stand…

You could change the tradition a little bit & have a soup swap instead. I just had my 2nd soup swap earlier this month and I'm going to have another one in January because it is so popular with my friends and family. It is a lot of fun!

I don't personally drink Crystal Light or any other drink mixes, but I think I recall my BIL talking about a product sold at Walmart that was along the same lines as Crystal Light, but it was sweatened with Stevia, which is a natural sweatener. I want to say that the product name is maybe Zinger or Zingers??? He did say…

Okay, still here & logging every day. Thanksgiving I was under my calorie limit...surprisingly it was the day before (due to my being on dessert duty for the holidays) that I went over...I ate a few too many of the mini carrot cake w/cream cheese frosting cupcakes. And, Black Friday I ended up going way over my calories…

I am way past the cold that I had for 5 weeks. I gave myself two full months to recover before attempting to run again. I always run indoors on a track...no treadmill & no outdoor temperatures to contend with. I was thinking it was maybe just because I am not used to breathing so hard for so long? I cough the most right…

:blushing: I just don't think I can do that...I love my Gram's home made pie crust! I will sacrifice my roll for the pie crust!

Thank you, you are AWESOME!

I was in a rut too, then I ran into an old family friend who asked me if I was pregnant again. (which I'm NOT!) That lit a fire under my a**!

Don't undersell your success! I have been contemplating the C25k program starting Jan 1st, but it is daunting to me! You are my new hero!

Dear Baby, It is wonderful that you are an enthusiastic eater, however, can you please turn the suction down a notch or three? Mommies nippies feel like they are going to fall off. Love, Mommy

Ughhh, it has been a hard week for me! I have had a very hard time with cravings this week. The past couple of days I have eaten over my calories, but I may have gotten the motivation I need again! Yesterday afternoon I was out shopping with my mom and we ran into an old family friend that I haven't seen since I was a…

If you go the gift card/cash route, a fun way to package it is to put it into a zip lock bag, then inside of a canning jar full of gumballs. You can decorate the outside of the jar or wrap it in a box. While they don't get to play with the gift card, kids always love having a ton of gum to chomp on through the evening. I…

Wow! You look fantastic...definitely looks like more than 36 pounds gone, too! Great job!