Needing a daily check-in Buddie!!??!!

[texasmom]

hi there...

ive been at this awhile now and have come to realize that im needing a daily check-in buddy to keep me motivated and on track! if your in the same place with your weightloss journey and need a daily check in i would love to make a new phrend!!??????

[Christy223]

Hey Txmom,
We have "spoke" several times on some of the other threads. You are a great motivation! So darn beautiful and encouraging! I'm jealous! hehe I would love to have a daily buddie, I do sign on at least once a day, usually in the evenings though. I am on lunch now and was browsing around. I love to exercise and am a mom and wife. I am losing slowly but surely. Would love for it to be faster, but then would'nt we all!!

[texasmom]

hi there... yeah i remember speaking a few times on other posts!

thanks for the nice compliments!

would love to have a few buddies that we can share inspirations with! its such a looong hard road to get to where we eventually wanna be! i know i cant do it alone..
im a stay at home mom and am on daily off and on.. i exercise daily also.. maybe not on the weekends tho.. depends on whats going on.. i need to tho.. saturdays wouldnt kill me!! i try to do Curves daily plus bike in the evenings and free weights! its sooo easy to get down when your dieting! feeling like your denying yourself anything is a bummer! but like they say.. nothing tastes as good as being thin!

[stf]

Texasmom and Christy:
I would like to have some "buddies" also...I just started phen yesterday .......my son graduates in June and would like to make him proud of his mom. I took phen a few years back and LOVED it....then 2 kids later I am back to where I started. Water is my friend now and I find myself in the bathroom tons more but am bound and determined to lose this weight and keep it off! Food is not so much a problem as getting up and moving for me! So any encouragement there is welcomed. I am a working fulltime single (well I do have a bf) mom of 3..ususally check the site on and off during the day ...but will try to get computer up and running at home so can chek in more!
thanks for the invite...lets make the most of the next 6 months!

[texasmom]

hey there stf!

the more the merrier! i know we all can always use extra encouragement! im apart of a challenge group on the other thread.. but i think we are losing alot of challengers!! maybe we can start something here.. post daily foods water exercise etc.. anything else that bothers ya daily!?? i know i feel much better after reading posts here! helps keep me centered! its sooo easy to lose focus!! and thats totally NOT what i need right NOW!

[stf]

I think I need to take a few pictures....just becasue I want it in my face ......and then I can really see my progress as time goes on! You look great by the way .....

[gila91]

Can I join??? I also need the daily encouragement as it really helps me. I need to surround myself around those who are in the same boat as me.

My husbands 30th High School reniuon is this summer and I don't want to feel like I did at his 20th! I'm down right sick and tired of being heavy.

I was wondering, can we talk about off topic things too??? I find that I eat because someone or something has upset me and If I could just type it out rather than eat, that would really help me.

My son (20) is my biggest personal problem at the moment and I don't feel comfortable talking about my family matters on the other threads. It seems not too many people come over to this thread, plus they just might get board with our personal problems and quit reading?????

So, can I join you all on this daily journey????

[texasmom]

Hey Gila!! girl.. would love to have ya join in.. and Off Topics are a total must.. too much happens daily for us not to try and reach out for some support!!! diet or NOT! we can make this Our online journal.. foods etc.. and also a daily check in just to say what ever is on your minds!?? be it good or bad or just stress typing! i know i ramble on if im stressed or if i am trying to avoid eating!! it helps alot to just type it all down and know that its going to others that are experiencing the same or similiar issues!! yall UP for it????

[Christy223]

Hey, after reading the last posts I feel comfortable saying that I don't know what the hell I have been doing this past few days....I have not taken my phen and I have been eating like I want to GAIN 50 lbs not lose it!! What am I doing to myself? I just finished with several handfuls of cheetos and ate 3 small bags of my toddlers fruit snaks!! What is the world is wrong with me???? HELP!!

[Christy223]

Food for today...

breakfast - none

lunch - salad w/ sml amt of reg dressing; 1/2 cup peas; 1/2 cup tuna w/o mayo

came home from work feeling puny - BIG bowl of cheerios (honey nut) with 2% milk

dinner(if you want to call it that) - cheetos, fruit snacks, cleaned the bottom of the rocky road icecream container (not much, but too much) thats all I THINK....

its bad when you are on a rampage and can't really remember everything that you ate.

Can I be honest, please........I am not sure if anyone besides Txmom saw it but there was a post today that I innocently replyed to that caused alot of controversity (sp?) and I am SICK to death about it! I know this is why I am eating this afternoon. It is NOT my personality to stir the pot, and I feel so responsible for the uproar, even though there were problems before, I sincerely didn't know about. I am just so afraid that I am going to be FLAGGED or something. Does this make sense? I am one of those people that seriously lose sleep if I think someone is upset with me!!!!!

[texasmom]

aww girl! maybe your just stress eating!
i know sometimes grabbing something like that makes You feel, for a small instant a little BETTER! i know chocolate does that for me!!

go have a few glasses of water! step outside for some fresh *cool here* crisp air! take a hot bath! sit down in a chair and just collect your thoughts.. so hard.. you have already done so well.. stay focused.. how was your overall eating today.. post your foods...etc!

today mine was

~Tuesday~

B- total rasin bran 2 % milk.. 200 cals
L- lean cusine lasagna.. 300 cals
D- turkey on wheat.. baked ruffles.. salsa..
snacks.. apple.. skinny cow fudge bar.. 100 cals

Exercise~
30 mins CURVES
bike and free weights

had my water today..


focus on what you want your summer to be like this YEAR!!???? i know i want mine to be SO MUCH different!! we just put in a pool!!! and i want to feel good about having people over and bbq'ing! i dont wanna wear a bathing suit with a skirt permently ATTACHED!!!

*smile*

[texasmom]

Christy~ i saw it.. and u totally have nothing to be feeling weird about! that was something obviously brewing up from a LONG time ago! not sure about it either.. but it sounds like we didn't miss much! oh well.. but no.. you shouldnt worry yourself about saying something.. free speech girlie! speak your mind.. no one on here would EVER say u did or said something wrong!! not in my opinion.. your foods dont look that bad! your beating yourself up over nothing!seriously, if u added that stuff up in the actual quanity that u ate, it would be nothing!

[Christy223]

Thank you Txmom! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[texasmom]

hey, its cool.. i just hope your feeling better! no need to beat your self up, and eat a bunch of cr@p that u will feel guilty about..

hang in there...

[gila91]

Thanks for letting me join in..Christy, I agree with Tex, it does not look like you ate that much??? I also know how it feels to eat because of being upset....that is where most of my weight comes from....being upset. I missed the post....but if it was a reply, why would they flag you? I mean, if you started something against the rules, I could understand...you were just replying, right????

Christy, stay here with us girlfriend for a week or so, Tex is great!!! Im here for you also. Go do what Tex recomended, take a hot bath, go cuddle with your baby girl, burn some candles that smell good and blank everything out of your head.

Anyhoo..here is my daily foods
B-1 ff eggo
S-Special K bar
L-Lean Cuisine, Lays light
D-broiled chicken wings, coleslaw

112oz water
30 min elipitcal machine
30 min curves

CHEER UP CHRISTY....DONT LET IT EAT YOU UP.....DONT LET IT CONTROL YOU....YOU CONTROL YOU!

[texasmom]

good going Gila! go on with your BAD self!


we gotta get Christy outta that slump! she's done so well already! hate to see ya feeling so in the dumps.. think about the postiive changes u have already made in your lifestyle!

tomorrows WEDNESDAY!! whatcha gonna do to make it a better day!!!

[texasmom]

shoot.. ya know the pants i have on in that
253 lbs pic down there in 8-16-04.. i tried them on tonight for the first time! and WOW!


never again, is all i can SAY! NEVER AGAIN

do that.. try something ON.. man.. made me really realize HOW FAR i have come!

to late to stop NOW.. I'm ON a FAT ATTACKKK!!!!

[texasmom]

well GOOD MORNING!

Wednesday~

fixing to get my butt UP and go to CURVES!

i weighed this morning and it said 213...
WOOHOO!!!

hope yall have a good day today!

[gila91]

Good job Tex!!!!! You deserve to feel good You have lost tons of weight, you are a good inspiration to us that have just begun this new journey....Keep it up!

Im getting ready to get on my nordic track for 3o min., mop my floors, and pay bills yuk.....

Have a good day, I will check in throughout the day.

[stf]

Good morning ladies.......looks like I have to catch up!
1. Christy blow it off it was one day on a bad track ...today is a new day!

2. vent FOR SURE if needed about ANYTHING!!

3. yesterday's menu: coffee, 32oz wate**5, 6in Tuna Subway, sm bag harvest chips, diet coke. no dinner (home toto late and really wasn't hungry)

congrats Txmom that is a great feeling isn't it ...keep up the good work and in time the pants you have on now will be the same way!

My background....I have 3 boys 18,5,3 that are the light of my life ..an exhusband and that I cannot stand and a boyfriend that I love! Work fulltime ...my biggest downfall is SALT and I have a hard time findig time to excercise. I play ball in the summer that is a nice time away from the kids and the men to hang out with just the girls....
Hope you are having a wonderfull day!! we are having a Chili Pot luck at work today ...please help me refrain form overindulgence!!!

take care...Shel

[texasmom]

hey Gila~ MOP them FLOORS GiRL!!
* he he*

stf~ good luck today with that potluck!!..
just have smaller portions!!

CURVES was GREAT! broke a huge ol' SWEAT!!
came home and cleaned my CAR!
now im pooped!.. gonna sit here and watch "young and the restless"!! need to eat breakfast!!

[tamwom]

STF..

Looks like you and I are working for the same goal.

Tammie

SW 232
CW 224
GW 170

[stf]

Welcome Tammie!

Well ladies I didn't do too bad at lunch.....

sm bowl of chili (no cheese or sour cream)
few corn chips and salsa
pickle
and piece of bread (no butter)
and WATER (of course!)

might have to go back for a snack (desert pizza with fruit on it) looked so good!

question: what time do you guys take your phen?

[texasmom]

stf~ i take half of my 37.5 around 8 am in the morning! have yet to take a full pill.. i did a full pill one day last week and WOW.. i was BUzzzing around! been doing half since i started this..

[texasmom]

Congrats on your potluck today!!! good going !!

[stf]

I just started on Monday, and have been taking at 10am (30mg capsule) .....have my coffee in the am(get the buzz going)..LOL feel the buzz at first then seems to go away within an hour of taking it. Makes me extrememly thirsty...which helps with the water intake! My sister and I are going to do pictures tomorrow so I can do a BEFORE..and hopefully there will be an AFTER! if I figure it out I will attach here so you can see who your talking too!
take care~

[texasmom]

cool deal girl! yeah the buzzz part for me on half fades by noonish.. but the thirsty part has still stuck around! i figure i will ride the taking "half a pill" as long as i can! cant wait to see your before and SOON after's!!!!!

i was really hoping i would get below the 200's by my birthday! Feb 1st.. but i think the plateau i had at the end of dec slowed that down.. maybe by valentines day!!!!
i cant handle another one of those freakin' PLATEAU's!!!!thought i was gonna go NUTTS!

[tnanock]

Hey TexasMom,

I got your PM responding to my inquiry for a buddy to correspond with daily. Then not long after I posted that thread, my internet went down. So I'm just now able to get back online.

I would love to correspond with ya'll daily, if you don't mind. Hopefully my internet will stay online.

I'll post more later....baby's crying.

[gila91]

Hey all!

Well, I have been a busy busy bee. After my exercise, I mopped the floors, cleaned the windows, cleaned up the porches, and dust the house! I did not eat breakfast. I had tuna fish on wheat for lunch. For some reason, I have had tons of energy today.

Glad to see some new names anyhoo, I will be back a little bit later this evening.

[texasmom]

yea hey... welcome to all the new joiners here!it's really nice to see such a great group here!

like i said earlier in previous posts! its alwasy soo much easier to have support!!

journal ..post foods.. water..OR talk about anything you want! what ever stresses us!

i know we all already have different days that we weigh on. .. (if your like me) its DAILY!

i figure, lets just post weight lost, when we see it on the scales.. no set day to remember to weigh in on ! make it simple!

i had a good day today!

~wednesday~
B- nada
L~ turkey on wheat baked ruffles and salsa
D~ turkey dog on bun.. turkey chili 2 % cheese..
snacks.. apple.. celery and laughing cow cheese

about 1050/1100 cals today

Exercise.......

CURVES and went for a 30 min walk this evening
fixing to go do free weights for my FLABBY ARSE ARMS!! UGHhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!
hate that.. the arms that never stop waving back at YA!!! i'm gonna die trying to get rid of these things! fuc%ers..oops sorry! lol

ok... im done with my RANT!

Gila.. stf.. christy.. tamwom... tnanock...

hope YALL ALL had a good day!!!

[tnanock]

Sounds great!!! Today has been pretty good. I had my usual to eat:

Breakfast: slimfast
Lunch: slimfast, pineapple
Snack: light popcorn, diet dr. pepper
Supper: tuna broccoli casserole, purple hull peas, baked fries

I have got to get more water down!!! I do good when I am at home, but at school, I get busy and don't think about it until my mouth gets so dry from the Phen that I think I'm going to die!! LOL

Exercise: 2 miles on Walk Away the Pounds. I have exercised every day this week!! Yeah for me!!

Just a little background on myself: I'm 33, married, mother of 3 boys (ages 9, 7, 9 mos), teach Junior High business education.

Started gaining weight in college. (Thought I was fat in high school, but looking back now, I was great. ) Had my first child, started weight watchers and Phen at 210 lbs. Got to goal, started gaining back then got pregnant again. Was never able to lose more than 25 lbs for the next 6 years. Got pregnant again at 222 lbs. So now I weigh more than I did when I was pregnant with my first. Oh well....Once I get it off this time....it is gone for good!!!

Talk to you later!!!

[gila91]

LMAO Tex! I know what your talking about with the arm thingy going on. When I was in the 5th grade, I had this teacher who was very heavy and every time she wrote on the chalk board, her arms moved faster than her hands, LOL...I told myself I would NEVER have arms like that...well, guess what....I have arms like that!

Welcome Kim, glad to have ya!

Hello stf, christy, tamwom, tnanock. CHRISTY??? where are YOU???

B-nothing
L-tuna fish on wheat
S-Apple
D-shrimp salad w/vinaigrette
s-snackwells choc.chips& cream bar (yummy)

112oz water>30 min.on nordic track>cleaning

Have a good evening!

[texasmom]

tnanock~ YAY for YOU! u GO GIRL!!


Gila~ u do awesome on your cals daily!!
im either tooo low or pushing too hi!

uhhhh THOSE ARMS... I know.. my grandmaw had um' and i remember thinking the SAME thing!!! LOL
now look at me!! DAMN!T.. ain't it punny* how things turn OUT!!

ugh...........

its 9:45 pm and i just ate a banana.. dont know WHY i ate that POOR banana.. BUT, I did!

ya know, sometime u just walk into the kitchen and it just seems WRONG to leave empty handed??!!?? i think thats what it was !! lmao

[TheMarinesWife]

Okay ya'll must have been thinking about me too! Because I NEED A "PHEN"!!! CAN I JOIN YA, too! I haven't figured out how to do the "ticker thingy" yet. Wanna loose 40 lbs by Easter.. is that too much to ask????. But 25 would be WONDERFUL! So guess that is my first goal. I am a mommy of 2. been married a great Marine for 11 years...just for the record My CW is 160. last time I weighed myself - GW is 120.
I'll be looking for ya'll!

[texasmom]

hey there welcome to the thread!

i wont say it isnt possible by easter.. gawd knows i didnt think i would lost 40 lbs in the amount of time i have!!just work HARD at it!

Thursday morning!! sitting here fixing to do bills! ughhhhhhhhhh and then go to CURVES! lol work off my frustrations!!

hope yall had a good night!!