(((((maddy))))) ~~ I'd take the cold back, rather than sic it on you. I hope you feel better soon.

Welcome to Tess!!! Sounds like you're already making good progress.

I worked out today and also made some progress on the job/boss front. One step at a time. I am about 150 calories over for today, but I burned about 400 at the gym so...who the heck knows?

I was feeling VERY frustrated and pretty hopeless about ever losing weight tonight -- and stresed about work and home -- and was considering eating a chocolate bar...until I logged in here and read posts from all of you. I think I can make it through another day without eating even more......and I'll hold the damn binge off. It's emotional, not physical.

Thanks to all for inspiring me.

maddy ... sorry about the cold ... hope you get feeling better soon!!!!

osuche ... yay for your positive decision!

Lil .. we love ya ... hope you find what you need to get to that right mind set ... heaven knows, it's taken me long enough to find it! :) ((((Lil))))

I'm ending my day just under 1700 calories ... and going to bed a bit early for me ... my feet and ankles are all swolen from the pre-hut water retention ... seems to be a little worse than usual ... probably due to the massive salt cravings I've been having ... staying in the calorie range, but taking in too much sodium ... gratefully the worst should be over in a couple of days! Have a great Friday everyone!

What a wonderful surprise to log in and see the new faces in this thread! I think it's wonderful that you all have joined us, and I'm looking forward to "watching" your progress. :)


And maddy, don't stress too much over the treadmill just yet--get yourself feeling better before pushing things, you know? ((maddy))



Personally, I've had a very weird, very interesting week. I've been under a great deal of stress at work the last month or so, but the woman I work with and I sort of cleared the air with our boss Tuesday, at least for as long as it lasts. I've also had stressors in other parts of my life that have distracted me a bit as well.

But, despite that, and despite the fact I had a glass of wine, Italian food, pizza, and two birthdays, I got to the gym for four good workouts, and I ended at my weigh-in this morning down another pound. The program I'm using to track shows me at an even 2.0 lbs. lost per week since I started, and I'm a half-pound away from 25 lost since 12-30. I have 23 more to go.

Maybe more telling than that, though, was the episode I had yesterday afternoon, which honestly scared the crap out of me. For the first time since I was pregnant with my daughter and giving myself insulin shots, I had a hypoglycemic episode. Fortunately, I knew how to handle it, and I called my doctor afterwards. She confirmed what I kind of already suspected--I've lost enough weight and have been active enough that my body has again started to use the insulin it produces...but I am also still on medication designed to jump start my body to do that very thing. Obviously, it kicked my body into overdrive.

For the next three days, we're playing scientist and experimenting--I'll be diabetes medication-free. I'll watch my sugars, and, if they're within an acceptable range, I may not have to go back on them, controlling it with diet and exercise. I've got all fingers and toes crossed.

And did I mention that, for the first time in the four Fridays since I bought them, I'm wearing my new (smaller) jeans? I've tried them on every Friday morning since purchasing them, but no luck until today. They're the same size as a couple of other pants I've worn recently, but jeans are different, of course. How cool is that? :)

Superb! Smaller jeans is a happy thing for sure.

Osuche~ good job recognizing that you were depending on chocolate to do something that it really can't do (ok well it can comfort us temporarily but we pay for it later). ((hugs)) <~~~~ work better

((((IAKG)))) ~~ congrats on the meds!! That's awesome, and good luck finding the right balance.

Lil ~~ I think sometimes you forget (as do I) to be gentle with yourself. You've had a lot changing in your life, and a diet is a big commitment. Don't get too discouraged by occasionally falling off of the wagon. You've made big progress and sometimes your body needs time to adjust! I know you'll be back on board soon...if not already.

Thanks osuche. I do have to find some outlet for the stress. I need something that takes oh about 4 minutes. It seems that is all the time in a day I can scrounge.

I can read your mind. You're thinking about:












SEX

Ending my day ... just barely under the top of my calorie range ... but I made it. Off to bed now.

fzzy you are amazing. You have consistently kept to your goal!

funny girl ;)













yes I am:D

Let's see...ended yesterday with 1800 calories -- which is good. But I took the day off from the gym, too. Woke up this morning about a pound up. I'm hoping it was water weight -- been eating more salty food than usual. But who knows?

I'm going to try and do my Pilates tape tonight after I get home from class. Not a complete workout, but it truly kills my abs...so hopefully is doing some good.

Off to class...Hope everyone has a GREAT Saturday!

I've only been on the treadmill once this week due to being sick again/still. I'm hoping to get over this soon so I can get back to the treadmill. I have a couple of trips coming up that will be challenging to my eating and I'm not completely sure how I will cope yet.

I'm feeling slightly better today and am going to head out soon to do some shopping. I did my weekend "feel better" routine and tried on some of my smaller clothes to see if I'm making progress. Today I managed to squeeze my gut and butt into jeans from about 6 years ago. The odd thing is I know I was about 30 lbs lighter last time I wore them. Granted they are not remotely comfortable right now, but I can force myself into them. I also got out my one size smaller than my current baggy jeans out, and they are now fitting comfortably. I can zip and button them without a challenge. Lastly I pulled out my dressy capris that I wore last summer/fall to work and I can now pull them down without undoing the zipper and clasp. These are the last of my work pants to go in the goodwill pile. They were the only dress pants I had that didn't have some elastic inset in the waist. It's a shame I really liked those capris, but I'm not keeping them.

The scale also smiled upon me this morning...and I'm only about 4lbs away from where I want to be in the next two weeks. I'm still hopeful I will reach that goal I set for myself.

I came in a couple hundred calories under my limit yesterday. And today I went out and did a month's worth of grocery shopping. So that was more calories burned than usual. Tonight in my Red Hatters get together. I'm looking forward to it, but also dreading it. We're going to Olive Garden. I would have a lot easier time resisting the cream sauces if I went there more often. But I don't know what kind of will power I'll have tonight. I've deliberately held back on eating too much today just so that I can relax a bit tonight. I won't be consuming any alcohol, nor ordering dessert.
So maybe I won't do too badly. I haven't been to Olive Garden in over a year and I really do love their foods.

SS, I recommend taking a look at their website before you go and see if they have their nutritional information available - that way you can make an informed decision before you even set foot in the restaurant. It's been my savior for dining out.

thanks Lil .... I think I may have mentioned this before (a couple dozen times or so) but this is the first time in my life I've been able to consistently stick to the plan for any length of time, so I'm happy, but recognize that it could so easily change to the wrong direction with me if I do not keep pretty firm control on myself ... I just have such a long way to go that I am trying to focus VERY much on keeping within my personal limits so I don't fall off that wagon....

Good job with the calories yesterday osuche ... and the plan for the pilates today!

maddy, that's wonderful about the weight loss and the clothes ... I'm so pleased for you!

SS ... have fun at Olive Garden, it sounds like you have a plan going for that!

Me, I've been having an interesting day ... had to take my car in for a tune-up, etc., left the house this morning just before 8:30 ... no time to eat anything and I didn't want to take a snack pack with me, cause I knew that would just get me wanting to eat more ... the work on the car and another errand got me home about 2:30 was feeling pretty hungry by then, so I've hand my lunch and a snack with it and hopefully I'll be able to keep myself in sufficient control ... I wouldn't have done that, but the car has been needing the tune-up for a long time and I was starting to get concerned that it wouldn't keep running if I didn't fix it soon ... and you know how Saturdays are at car places ... BUSY! Anyway ... $550 later, the car is running really GREAT ... so it was worth the time and money I guess.