GET THE WAGON ROLLING

**alykat06** · August 24th, 2009, 06:46 PM

Hey everyone, im on night shift for this week so sorry if I havent checked in enough. I weighed in at 190 today so its a loss compared to 192 like last week. I has an overall better weekend, I ate pretty much low carb and made meals at home so I wouldnt eat crap elsewhere. I hope to be down a few more lbs this week, I need to get back on the exercise bandwagon, but for now im still cleaning, unpacking etc. I cant wait til its all done! At least I can make better foods now though. I had scrambled eggs with some onion, bacon, and cheese this morning yummo! Im having leftover green bean casserole, low carb fried chicken for lunch and I packed myself some protein shake, low carb yogurt, and eggs for snacks and dinner. Im hoping to be in ketosis this week!

LZ · August 26th, 2009, 04:54 PM

Hey all,

Been doing well. Lots of exercise. I lost a total of 4 pounds since last Wed.

Have to keep up this motivation!

**hat-lady** · August 26th, 2009, 10:14 PM

LZ way to go!! you are going to knock off those pounds in no time!
Aly ... Are you settled in yet? You will do great, you have come so far!
Angie... Keep on with the work outs!
Val? how is it going?
New gals... Hello! jump in we want to hear from you.

I weighed at WW tonight. STAYED THE SAME!! it seems I did get more walking in than usual this week , Yes , I strayed some from the plan, but still..........
I will not be discouraged, onward.....

**CDCreations** · August 26th, 2009, 10:38 PM

Hello all! I'm having a wisdom tooth pulled tomorrow morning; been in a lot of pain, so I'm glad it will soon be over. Welcome to all the new challenge members, and Hi to you too Hat Lady, glad to be here; have a great drinking water day to everyone; TTYL!

**alykat06** · August 27th, 2009, 01:46 AM

Were getting more settled in every day, the big stuff is done thankfully, now its just little things. I'm trying my hardest not to stress eat, my worst way of dealing with things. If its not one thing its another right? Well I had a 3 week break from school and start my math class on Monday so there goes any of my attention span. I am also having money issues since I dont get financial aid because im so young and Im not a screw up >:I grrr. I have to figure that out, get new tires, and make sure I have enough bill money because its possible that this small move may cost me an extra 120$ a month in electricity! Thats insane, 250$ a month! Then we set up my coffee table yesterday and there is a HUUUGE scratch in it, someone was careless and scratched it during the move. Oh well this too shall pass, ill just take a deep breath and go to bed when I get home. over 100$ in a weight loss clinic is not going to be spent any time soon. Enough of my whining already, ill get over it..thats life.

LZ · August 27th, 2009, 09:20 PM

Hey gang, another good day. I only walked 1/2 mile because it started raining, but I did a FIRM DVD later and I cleaned house hard for many hours-lol.

HL-but you did not gain--next week is your week.

CD, I hope your not suffering too much. Hubby has to have his cut out a week from tomorrow. A great way to spend a holiday weekend.

Aly, my daughter has the same issue. No grants for her as they still consider our income even though She is on her own. Meanwile, she sees several friends of hers with free rides.

**alykat06** · August 31st, 2009, 11:04 AM

Hello everyone, so yeah I ate pretty bad this weekend and had too many alcoholic drinks. My parents had some good friends down from new york state and we had a blast. Now my scale says im up 8 lbs to 197 yikes! I hope that its just the lack of going to the bathroom and the beer making me retain lots of water. I am back on track and I will lose those gained lbs this week. I should be getting TOM any day now (I hope!) and I want to schedule an appt with the weight loss doctor sometime soon. The hubby and I both want to lose some weight.

**CDCreations** · August 31st, 2009, 04:48 PM

Hello all! Checking in to see how everyone is doing - I made it through getting my wisdom tooth pulled, and am now suffering with a pretty bad cold (when will the madness stop??). Hope everyone is staying on plan and doing good with their food choices. I ordered a mini-pedaler online; even though I have a full-size stationary bike in the computer room, I can carry this little machine around and can pedal while I'm watching tv, and can also use it to work out my arms too. It was only $27, so once I get hubby to put it together, I'll see how that goes.

LZ: Hoping and praying that hubby does well with his tooth extraction this weekend!

Alykat: I hear you about weekends, they can be rough to stay on track -- but this is a new week to start anew, and you can do it too! About that scratch on your table, there is a polish from Old English that covers those kinds of marks, makes them hardly visable. They sell it in the stores by the furniture polishes, hope that helps! I see you are doing low-carb, same as me - let's get this show on the road and get into ketosis!!

Hat-Lady - pls. don't get discouraged; know that the walking you did was a good benefit for your body, heart, lungs, all that, so way to go, proud of you!

BrandNewMe: I am also doing a high protein, lo-carb diet as well, so way to go!!

Justkarib: Welcome to the challenge; we can do this, just a matter of sticking to our plan and going day by day - by the way, I like your goal of just moving more, something I need to do as well!

Here's to all of us drinking a lot of good nourishing water today; TTYL!!

**alykat06** · August 31st, 2009, 05:17 PM

Yeah I wish the scratch could be covered but its an ikea table, so its particle board underneath lol. Oh well its not that big of a deal..I have tableclothes.

LZ · September 1st, 2009, 01:55 PM

Hey Gang, sorry to be MIA. Internet prob at home. Will check in when I can.

**hat-lady** · September 2nd, 2009, 02:01 AM

Hello to everyone!
Val... hope you are doing ok... teeth , cold... yikes!! Leg.... you have had more than your share.. hang in there..

LZ life is so intruding.... hope things are going ok. Hang on, we are in for the long haul.
Aly.... moving is so hard .Company too!! Getting things to your liking.... STRESS..STRESS.. STRESS.. You will be ok..it takes time to get to get all our ducks in a row!!
How are our new girls?
My divorced daughter is being very quiet about her "friend" I think it is working toward an end. THANK GOODNESS! I will be going to her place Thursday evening and she asked me to bring tools to fix something. I figure he is not around so much otherwise he would be doing the fixing. Oh, I hope she has seen him for what he is.
I won't elaborate.....
I am hanging on to my losses. Trying to stick to WW plan. Losing seems SO slow now.
Everyone keep on with our battle...HL

**alykat06** · September 2nd, 2009, 09:44 AM

So I am down 5 lbs since monday, up 3 lbs or so from last week still. Im sure they should come off soon as long as I stick to things. The hubby and I went and looked at a dog yesterday (boston terrier) that we absolutely want to adopt, we figure that the dog will keep us in shape and motivated since we will have to walk him often. I hope so, I plan on mkaing an appt with the weight loss doctor soon, just so much going on at this point I havent really concentrated on myself..luckily Im going grocery shopping this weekend and we shall have food! That always makes cooking so much easier

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**CDCreations** · September 2nd, 2009, 12:15 PM

Hello everyone, checking in to see how the challenge is going --

Alykat06: Huge congrats on your weight loss!! I am loving this LC lifestyle, it really works! Haven't weighed myself yet, think I'll wait until the end of the week, but I've been sticking to my plan, and I feel "lighter" today, so we'll see!

Hat-Lady: Gurl, you know I've got my fingers crossed that DD sees the type of person that he is, and she will, trust me on that one ...

LZ: Hope things work out where your computer is at full function, I know the feeling, I've been there!

Hope everyone is doing well with their weight-loss plan and stays strong!!

**hat-lady** · September 2nd, 2009, 11:09 PM

I thought I was having a good week. I have been walking and pretty much sticking to my plan. I weighed at WW tonight. GAINED 2/10 of a pound. Thats about 4 ounces. Not much, but discouraging. Anyone got an idea to get me losing again?
I have only had 3 gains since January 5. ugh!!
Tomorrow I will not deviate from my plan, and I will walk 3 miles either on the tread mill or outside. I will journal every thing I eat.
Is this not an uphill battle? And I fear that there is no finish line.

On the up side.
I have lost nearly 40 lbs.
Recently I have seen some people I have not seen in quite sometime, and 4 of them looked at me very quizically and have said........ " Have you changed your hair? I have not seen you in a while , and you look different." ( or something like that, BUT all refered to my hair ) After the 3 one I just said , " Oh, I'm always changing my hair." And I wanted to laugh. I wonder if they were afraid to ask if I had lost weight.
Or if they really didn't know why I looked different to them. Maybe I should have said "No I have not changed my hair, I just have less face..."

**alykat06** · September 3rd, 2009, 11:28 AM

I feel like crap today! I guess I have the hormone side of TOM but no tom as of yet! I wonder if I will even get it with all the stress I been under. So luckily I get my dog on Saturday..that will force my butt to get out of bed in the morning and my butt moving at night to take him for walks! I was down another lb today..2 lbs away from where I was at over a week ago..now if only I could get back to being 184 and with some muscles...those were the days, I feel so fat now that ive gained like 7 or so lbs since I have been off of phen..grr..so disapointed in myself for not sticking to things..and now I cant seem to find the motivation to do anything but go home and go to bed. I hope this dog motivates me more.

**alykat06** · September 8th, 2009, 07:49 PM

So hey guys..tom came this past weekend so I'm not looking at the scales anytime soon. I worked most of the weekend cleaning organizing and doing lawnwork..I finally got back on the exercise bandwagon and did 20 mins on my treadmill tonight..I hope to see a weight loss doctor soon..I left a message at the clinic but they are only open on certain days each week. I hope they call me soon! I really want to finish losing this weight!

**hat-lady** · September 9th, 2009, 11:41 AM

Hey Aly, Glad you are settled in. Are you enjoying your new home?
You have done so good losing I know you will get to your goal.
Where is everyone?
I am hanging on. I have not walked so much this week. I will weigh at WW tonight.
At my desk today. will be leaving in the morning to visit BIL 14 hr drive. Ugh.
Will return Monday.

**CDCreations** · September 9th, 2009, 03:14 PM

Hello all! Checking in to see how everyone is doing; had a great Labor Day weekend, went to a really big cookout on Sunday, lots of people, and while my carb count wasn't on the low end, I did okay while there. Also went over my carb count on Monday, but am back doing very well yesterday and today!! Just really pushing the water, don't know why I'm having such trouble getting it down ... So tonight I plan to either go to Curves or do the 30 day shred DVD, need to pick up the pace on working out as well -- Have a great day everyone!!

**alykat06** · September 9th, 2009, 04:14 PM

woohoo im excited guys, im going to the weight loss clinic tuesday and hopefully ill be getting my phen!

**hat-lady** · September 15th, 2009, 11:20 PM

CD good to hear from you. Aly hope you had a good results at weight loss clinic. Visit to in laws ok.... long, long drive. Did not get to walk, food served not low cal. I tried my best to keep it down. I will have out of town guests for a week. They arrive Friday. .............. Yikes!! I need to get busy.

Any way last week at WW weight in at 172.5 whoo hoo!!! I keep chipping away at it.

What is everyone up to?

**alykat06** · September 16th, 2009, 09:05 AM

so i am as sick as a dog, but I still managed to get to the weight loss clinic. I got 2 weeks worth of 37.5 mg phen. I will start it tomorrow if I feel better, but for now all im doing is laying on the couch and trying to get this stomach ache to go away!

**CDCreations** · September 16th, 2009, 03:02 PM

Hat-Lady, huge congrats on your weight loss; way to go!! And Alykat, sorry to hear that you're under the weather, feel better soon ...

I'm still doing great with my LC way of eating, and feel smaller too!! Also need to share that I have been swamped at work, so I will not be checking into this challenge very often - but keep up the great work, and I'll peep in when I can; TTYL!!

**shaynsethsmom** · September 16th, 2009, 07:29 PM

hi guys i know i have been MIA ... my weight is up , and my attitude is down ... we have a house that we rent out and the renters decided that they were going 2 move out ! they left our house a mess ... a big big mess , it was so nasty , i was so grossed out just by walking in , so for the past few weeks we have been cleaning and , cleaning , and fixing all the broken things in this house .... i cried everyday , it was our first house my hubby and i bought it a month before we got married in 1994 .... so all the love i had put into this house that was our home for so so long was just so uuggghhhh , i can not even find the words ... now its clean and up for sale . i will never rent again ... the bad part is that we had rented to friends .... uugghhh ,,,now i just want to hurt them ... lol... well anyways .. i am trying 2 get back on track yet again ... i worked out lastnight annd went back and got my phen two weeks ago .... the scales said i was 192 ... my scales were saying 187 ... so i moved my scales 2 match the weightloss clinics .. but i have lost back down 2 187 again on my scales ... am i ever going 2 get 2 that finish line ... YES i have 2 ... THe BIggest Loser came on lastnight ,and that was great motivation for me ... that could have been me that passed out like that ... ugghhh so so scary .SO ok girls .. i am back ... much love ... Ang ...

**alykat06** · September 17th, 2009, 01:27 PM

hey girls so I wasnt just sick with the flu or anything like that, I have a colon infection..ooh joy..so i was at the er til 130 this morning doing tests on me because they thought it was my appendix but it wasnt. I still feel like crap but at least now I have meds. Looks like ill be on a liquid diet until i can handle anything with more fiber..who knows how long thats going to take ugghh! so soup, apple juice, and jello here I come! I better lose some weight on this plan

**blueberry** · September 23rd, 2009, 03:18 AM

Hey LZ!!!! Where are you? You haven't posted in a while. I hope you see this message. I'm back!

**alykat06** · September 24th, 2009, 08:41 AM

So where is everyone? I am finally doing much better and started phen again tuesday. I weighed in at 195 last week after being in the hospital with IV fluids and today I weighed in at 191, so hopefully by the end of this week into next week I will see the 180's again. I always feel so much better in the 180's than in the 190's..amazing what a few pounds can do to ones self esteem. So im back on track, so far exercise has been minimal but the doc said to keep it light at first because he sees a lot of people who get really hungry when they first start phen because they are exercising too much..better to let the phen work first and get the eating right then the exercising comes a little bit later. Hows everyone else?

**blueberry** · September 24th, 2009, 07:17 PM

HI Alykat...not sure where everyone is. Hope you get into the 180s soon. I want to be in the 170s. I guess each 10 lb increment looks better. After being in the 170's the 160s will look even better. It's easier to think like that than thinking of the goal weight. Right now I'm concentrating on getting in the 170s.

**alykat06** · September 25th, 2009, 10:43 AM

oh yeah BB its much easier to lose motivation if we have to look at the picture..im back into the 180's today weighing 189 so I have lost 4 lbs since tuesday...and I'm sure its probably all water weight but heck thats just further away from the 200 mark again and going in the right direction. Now if I could only see past 183, thats the lowest number ive seen on my journey..my body seems to love that number and get so comfortable there! I just have to keep pushing though!