Yay osuche, sounds like you had a great day!

Ending my day now, just under 1900 calories, so in my range again. And glad that I'll be back on my weekday routine again tomorrow.

Uh OH... Where are the posters? I have been looking forward all day to stopping in and hearing how wonderful everyone is doing (I know you ARE!)

Tomorrow's weigh in for me... I THINK I am going to do well (tho I type this with a Weight Watcher's English Toffee IceCream stick stuck in my mouth). LOL.. So send my skinny vibes tomorrow morning :)

Hugs to all :)

Hi All! Just checking in from a weekend away - one where I didn't really keep track of what I consumed. I made some good choices and some carefree and indulgent ones. I made sure to have fun though!

I'll let you know what the scale says in the morning.

Just so you all know ... if you started your lifestyle changes on January 1 this year ... you've now been doing it for 100 days! YAY!!! (or as Sharni/Alasse would say ... "good on ya!")

I go for a check in w/ Doc tomorrow so I will be curious what their scales say. I have that I am still up.

I have to get back to the beast before it become a clothes valet.

Ending my day on track ... just over 1700 calories for the day and did my usual 45 minute routine plus added steps to my day a couple of times. Happy Tuesday everyone!

I weighed this morning and the scale bobbled a bit for a minute, but I'm playing safe and going with the higher amount. I lost a total of 1.5 lbs last week - 0.5 of that over a long weekend vacation. I know it's not due to the great manner in which I ate, but the fact that I did a lot walking to compensate for some of the indulgent eating.

I have now hit the 25 lb lost mark and am on the cusp of a decade that I am anxious to break through.

I was down a lb yesterday, but I am back up that lb today. I am due to be in the Hut in 2 days and my body is NOT happy with me -- also in a bit of a flare-up arthritis-wise. I suspect that the rain and the hormones have something to do with that. :rolleyes:

I am taking 2 doses of Aleve a day and gutting through it. I WILL work out today -- if only because I need to stretch my body (but I likely won't push it). As for the diet -- as long as I stay under 2000 calories a day I am not going to punish myself. :)

Lil -- good luck at the dr.
jenna -- ((((jenna))))
maddy -- congrats on the decade! That's awesome!!
fzzy -- your dedication continues to be my inspiration.

Lil, I'm curious to hear what happened at the doctor's. I go in Thursday morning myself for my three-month evaluation and bloodwork, so I'm kind of anxious about that.

maddy, congrats on the loss, even with your weekend away--that's awesome!

fzzy, your dedication to your goal is amazing...you are focused and determined. :)

osuche, speaking as someone who is just coming out of the Hut, I sympathize totally.


As for me, I am fighting the scale this week. I am allllll over the place--up one day, down the next. It's dang frustrating. I did an hour or more at the gym Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and I was practically too sore to move yesterday. :) But I did do almost two miles with the girls at work today during lunch, so I feel pretty good about my activity level this week.

But the best news, whether the scale is showing it or not, is that I squeezed into a pair of jean capris tonight that are four sizes smaller than the clothes I was wearing four months ago, a size I've not been into since about 1993. Definitely made me smile. :)

My doctor was thrilled at the weightloss. She said I am down 20 pounds from this time last year, 8 from my last visit. She is most happy cause it appears to be a consistent loss. I still have to go do labs. I work a 10- 11 hour day plus most Saturdays and just can not get to the lab when fasting. I'm going Saturday. I have to have some more tests run due to some medical issues but I am sure all will continue to be well. My blood sugar was 102 while I was there which is great for me!

Lil, that is simply terrific. I'm thrilled to hear that your doctor is pleased, and I'll be waiting with crossed fingers on your lab results. Congratulations, definitely, on the 102, though.

My blood sugars are actually something I will be discussing with my doctor on Thursday. Since going off of my diabetes medication a few weeks ago, I have consistently been running what I consider to be low sugars. My fastings are in the low 80s, and averages throughout the day run from my two-hour after breakfast average of 85 to two-hour after lunch of 117 to two-hour after dinner of 98. I had one huge slice of pepperoni pizza plus a half of another for dinner tonight. My two-hour after dinner number for pizza? 103.

The scary part to me is how quickly the numbers drop. For instance, my blood sugar, thanks to a mid-morning granola bar, was 108 before I did the two miles of walking today. Immediately after we finished, I took it again--and it was 79. And then yesterday's two-hour after lunch was a paltry 82. A half-hour later, I felt a little funny, so I took it again--and it was 71. That's 2-1/2 hours after lunch, and at least three before when I planned to eat dinner. I'm wondering if I should be focusing on stabilizing my sugars more and not be so darn focused on future weight loss. I do know that if I keep having to eat something every 2-3 hours it's going to make counting calories/points difficult. :)

Yay maddy ... congrats on hitting that mark and on being so close to another one!

osuche and IAKG ... thanks for your kind words ... I think I've mentioned before that I've never been able to do this before ... so I'm not sure that I qualify as an inspiration ... every day I'm surprised that I'm still managing to stick with this ... AND very grateful as well!

Wonderful Lil .. hope the tests go great!

IAKG ... it's all moving you toward a better place ... sometimes when you lose weight, it takes awhile for your body's various functions to stabilize, that may be all that's happening with your sugars at the moment ... but of course it's something your dr should know when you go in next.

Ending my day and doing ok again ... I've been having a tough time in another area of my life ... my very best friend ... been best friends since we were both 11 years old ... is going through tests right now ... things look like she may have MS, so some days have been a bit tough emotionally for me ... amazingly it hasn't translated into anything with my eating though ... really amazing to me! :)

Good job fzzy cause the two are unrelated and eating won't truly make anything better. I am sending good thoughts and peace for you and your friend.

I suck. I absolutely suck. 2400 calories yesterday and I was *still hungry*

Damn the Hut. Damn it to Hell and back. I have water weight, I feel bloated, I am already cramping. And did I mention I was in a bad mood???? :p Oh, and I haven't been working out because work is so freaking demanding.

<sigh>

Glad all of you are doing better. ((((fzzy)))) ((((Lil)))) ((((IAKG)))) and ((((jenna)))) and ((((((((((((((maddy)))))))))))))))))

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Osuche you don't suck alone. I'm eating OREOS as we speak. I can dish out good advice but not take it.