The Seasoned Phenster Challenge

**elemteach5** · October 19th, 2009, 11:11 AM

Hello all, and thank you for all the warm "welcome backs."My first week on this challenge I lost 6 pounds. WOOO-HOOO!! I'm so excitred. I got my second B-12/Lipo combo shot Thursdayand I'm not going to weigh again until then. I was out of state over the weekend at an all girls get-a-way, but I didn't do to badly. I hope the shots really do help, but we'll see!! Good luck everyone!!!!

**tmreese** · October 19th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Good to see that everyone has survived the weekend! Weekends are always the worst for me! I just cant exercise when everyone is home. (everyone hold up your glass of water)So here is to another fresh start for a fresh week.

**tazgirl31** · October 19th, 2009, 12:50 PM

Im doing just horrible and had a horrible weekend.....my sisters entire family is infected with the swine flu!! Its so bad. her 14 year old was in hosp last night it all begins with a bad aching pain in ur side and bad headaches, this is how theirs all started out.....I was at the hosp last night before I knew my neice had it cause I was thinking it was just her appendix, well now i HAVE been exposed to it and Im scared to death cause I have been sick all weekend and now feeling even worse......plus I been moving for the last week and its just been stressful.....my dr is hopin I dont get the flu cause my immune system is depleted and I have weak lungs already so Im just really scared right now......please say some prayers for my family.....theres been alot of people dying around here from this flu,,,,,Im also bummed cause my weight is going up and down and driving me crazy Im just not gonna weigh no more I dont care its stressing me out to much.....Im begining to feel like that hcg plan was a quick fix and once u get off and have to eat more u gain it all back...thats my opinion of it so far......cause Im doing it all by the book no cheating and its just not working well now that Im off the injections......we shall see,,,,,,,,sorry this is a not so good post but Im just sick and stressed right now I gues...hoping it all dont get the best of me.........Taz

**Vixena99** · October 19th, 2009, 03:26 PM

Ok so I just found my phen! I have been taking a BREAK from it, hoping it would work more effectively if I took a couple of months off. I am starting it tomorrow and that gives me about 40 days before my Wedding! November 30th is the big day BTW! I weighed in today at the same 187 lbs. The good thing is I have been maintaining and not gaining. But here we go....I want to drop the weight from now on. I would like to get to the 160's even if it is 169 by the 30th of November. so thats like 18 pounds! OMG that sounds like so much to lose in so little time, but I am MOTIVATED! Hopefully the phen will kick in good and with diet and exercise get me there faster.

ELEM!!! GLAD you are back I have missed you!

Marievas! I have missed you too and WELCOME BACK!

**alykat06** · October 19th, 2009, 04:39 PM

18 lbs Vixenna, you can do that! I know I have faith in you and everyone on here does as well. Youve come a long way and I doubt a few measly pounds will stand in your way lol. I lost 10 lbs my first month back on phen and it really helps, I just dont budge without it!

**alykat06** · October 20th, 2009, 12:24 PM

hey there everyone, its weigh in day. I havent weighed in because of my TOM being horrible to me but I dont think its that bad, im probably around 186 from the water retention..at least I hope its not that bad lol. I'm getting my water in today and I am eating small meals and trying not to give into any cravings lol. I hate TOMs, especially on phen because they are so much worse. I'm fighting the will to want to take naps today. I took 2 small naps at work yesterday...shhh dont tell anyone. during breaks, they were like 15-30 mins long, after having coffee yesterday morning, no sugar or carbs that could have put me to sleep, then went home and almost fell asleep on the couch at 8pm, and was asleep before 9, and still didnt want to get up this morning lol. today is better than yesterday but I still hope tom is over soon. My goal for this week is to not give into cravings from tom, not gain any weight this upcoming weekend (im yo-yoing because of stupid weekends!) and try and get as close as possible to my 50 lb goal. That means I need to step up the exercise. Motivation is lacking in that department, im hoping that my hubby gets stuff finished with the exercise room this week/weekend so I acctually use my equipment. Its so boring sitting in there looking at clutter, no tv, and working out. I have been exercising by playing with the dog, cleaning, household chores, but not much else. I need to break out the 30 day shred grr..need to catch that darn motivation, lock it in a cage and throw away the key :P

**Vixena99** · October 20th, 2009, 01:40 PM

Aly, thanx for the motivation! I am about to take my first phen pill in about an hour. I slept in late and had a small bowl of cereal as soon as I got up......so I will wait about an hour and take it on an an empty stomach. I weighed in today again at 187......so I am hoping to see some different lower numbers by next tuesday! I plan on doing the wii fit today and working abs tonight. Plus drinking lots more water than I have been, and keeping better track of the food I put in my mouth.

**04montecarlo** · October 20th, 2009, 02:25 PM

OMG! Looks like I popped back in at the perfect time!!!
My name is Kristin, and I have been MIA for a LONG time!!! Started in 12/08 weighing in at a hefty 257 (height 5'9), now down to 197. Used phen on and off during the last 10 months. Hoping to take off another 20 lbs. The best thing has been being able to buy all new clothes! Even my shoes from last winter are too big

Problem is, like alot of you have also found, I have lost motivation to continue! I haven't been gaining back anything, but I know it's a risky gamble. Going to try really hard to start working out again, at least 3 days a week, and need to get back on the weight watchers wagon. (I lost 10 lbs in September thanks to WW)
Lucky for me, I tend to lose more weight in winter, just cuz I am bored so it's easier to work out. Not much else to do when it's 20 degrees outside, right! Hopefully this winter works in my favor again!
Good to see you guys! Ive missed ya'll!!

**tmreese** · October 20th, 2009, 04:41 PM

Ops!! I forgot to weigh in this a.m. I will do it tomorrow.

Taz, I will keep you and the family in my prayers. There's been 8 cases here in my small little town. My Son is sick and they tested him but he was negative so I was happy about that but he does have broncittis (however you spell that)

I must confess that I have screwed off for the past 6 days!!!!! Yes I am a big fat loser and I deserve whatever you want to call me.

Kristin~ Great to see you!!

**JustaRandomGirl** · October 20th, 2009, 05:07 PM

I went to the doc today and I only lost 6 lbs last month. That is better than nothing I suppose, but losing 15 like I did in the first month would have been nice. I have been sticking with low cal (I was doing Atkins, but kept falling off that wagon) and it seems to be working for me.. I must say I like having more variety in what I can eat. It's nice to be able to eat an apple or a whole grain something or other...

**miswoo** · October 21st, 2009, 05:13 AM

Come on Kristen - I have eaten an estimated 2000 calories (13 servings - 150 a serving) worth of Mother's Frosted Animal Cookies this week (I only thank God it was in more than one sitting, lol) I almost worked out while my hubby was at the dentist, but decided to go to Hobby Lobby real quick since it's right next to the gym. When I finally got to the gym I was confronted by my trainer who was trying to get me to come in this week - told him what's the point, since I have lost more since I haven't been working out...a look of horror came across his face before he laughed and said we need to make sure I'm not losing muscle - I said of coarse it's muscle (what else could it be??) About then my phone rang and hubby was ready to go home, so never did work out.

Still 154 and other than the cookies I have done really good this week back to eating more like I used to. Figured I would have dropped a few, but think TOM is around the corner.

**tazgirl31** · October 21st, 2009, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by tmreese

Ops!! I forgot to weigh in this a.m. I will do it tomorrow.

Taz, I will keep you and the family in my prayers. There's been 8 cases here in my small little town. My Son is sick and they tested him but he was negative so I was happy about that but he does have broncittis (however you spell that)

I must confess that I have screwed off for the past 6 days!!!!! Yes I am a big fat loser and I deserve whatever you want to call me.

Kristin~ Great to see you!!

Thank you so much Trisha! Its going around so bad here. killing young kids, thats so sad,,,,Yea be careful when the test comes back negative cause thats how my familys did to and the hospital said that the H1N1 test comes back a false negative on some people and some comes back positive right away......they had a family here of 6 and 4 came back false negative and the other 2 positive but when they sent them off to another place they were all positive.....so even if the test come back false here they are treating people who still have the symptoms and are sick......its just really scary whats going on.......but my sister and her kids and hubby they are so so sick.......Im starting to feel a little better just really worn out....Im trying to stay away from everyone and away from public places as much as possible.......Thanx for all ur prayers we need them all.....I hope ur son gets to feeling better, just watch for the signs and if he has trouble breathing alot take him back to dr.....they say the H1N1 weakens and thins out ur lungs, and then sets up pneumonia and this is why people are dying from it cause they cant breathe,,,,my hubbys 1st cousin age 41 just died last week in ohio from this.....Taz

**Vixena99** · October 21st, 2009, 01:54 PM

Just wanted to let you all know what I did yesterday on the official day 1 of my 40 day melt down!
I got up had a small bowl of cereal 110 cals with 1% milk, waited and hour took my phen, 2 hours later I had a lean cuisine for lunch it had 280 cals.
Then I did about 200 crunches (split up in sets of 50. I then had a cookie at my mothers and a cup of coffee. (not sure of cals lets just say 200 to be safe and over estimate). for dinner I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a few french fries.....no idea about the cals there so I will round up to 700. Then I gave in and had a small bowl of vanilla ice cream with choc syrup and cashews....I know BAD! But it was my first day and I and gonna slowly ease into the low cal diet. I got home and my fiance' and I worked out in our gym. I did 60 rows with my hands facing down one way and 60 rows with my hands facing up both with 45 pounds of weight.
I did 50 leg extensions sitting up with 70 lbs. of weight and 50 leg extensions laying on my stomach with 50lbs of weight. (not real sure if these are the correct terms but I did it! I also managed to drink 80oz. of water yesterday which is good but I need to up it another 10-20 oz.
Compared to what I was doing before this was a good day (except for the cookie, ice cream and french fries) I feel good though and I got on the scale this morning just to see and I was 186! So yeah 187 has been my stigma for like a month and even with a few bad choices I made enough good choices to make it finally budge! I hope to be 183 by the next weight in!
BTW I am posting daily just so I can keep more accountable. I feel even worse about the ice cream and cookie now that I have admitted it to you all! from now on I will see a temptation and think "Will I want to tell my phensters about this?"....then hopefully I will make the right choice and just say no!
You all help me so much more than you could ever know! Seriously I love ya all! I will be reporting agai tomorrow.

**tazgirl31** · October 21st, 2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Vixena99

Just wanted to let you all know what I did yesterday on the official day 1 of my 40 day melt down!
I got up had a small bowl of cereal 110 cals with 1% milk, waited and hour took my phen, 2 hours later I had a lean cuisine for lunch it had 280 cals.
Then I did about 200 crunches (split up in sets of 50. I then had a cookie at my mothers and a cup of coffee. (not sure of cals lets just say 200 to be safe and over estimate). for dinner I had a grilled chicken sandwich and a few french fries.....no idea about the cals there so I will round up to 700. Then I gave in and had a small bowl of vanilla ice cream with choc syrup and cashews....I know BAD! But it was my first day and I and gonna slowly ease into the low cal diet. I got home and my fiance' and I worked out in our gym. I did 60 rows with my hands facing down one way and 60 rows with my hands facing up both with 45 pounds of weight.
I did 50 leg extensions sitting up with 70 lbs. of weight and 50 leg extensions laying on my stomach with 50lbs of weight. (not real sure if these are the correct terms but I did it! I also managed to drink 80oz. of water yesterday which is good but I need to up it another 10-20 oz.
Compared to what I was doing before this was a good day (except for the cookie, ice cream and french fries) I feel good though and I got on the scale this morning just to see and I was 186! So yeah 187 has been my stigma for like a month and even with a few bad choices I made enough good choices to make it finally budge! I hope to be 183 by the next weight in!
BTW I am posting daily just so I can keep more accountable. I feel even worse about the ice cream and cookie now that I have admitted it to you all! from now on I will see a temptation and think "Will I want to tell my phensters about this?"....then hopefully I will make the right choice and just say no!
You all help me so much more than you could ever know! Seriously I love ya all! I will be reporting agai tomorrow.

Im sooo happy for u that u have got past that horrible 187 girl...I no how happy u must have been...I hate hate when Im stuck on the same number for days and weeks.....I no u are going to get that 40 pounds off and I think it will be faster then u think....keep up the good work and no more cheating haha......have some low carb ice cream or some jello and whip cream its so good and low cal and low carb.......Im happy for u and cant wait to see ur wedding pics!!!!!!!! Taz

**Vixena99** · October 21st, 2009, 02:35 PM

Taz Thanx girl! Except I don't have 40 pounds to lose. I have 18 pounds to lose in 40 days (well 17 now.) my ultimate goal is 162 and a lot of toning which I am incorporating now so that would put me at 24 pounds to lose total. I just want to lose 24 pounds of pure fat. These last ones just seem to creep off! BTW CONGRATS on reaching the 170's! THATS AWESOME! I am right behind ya girl!

**s_mkalfred** · October 21st, 2009, 05:36 PM

I was on Phen last year End of Sept - End of Dec and lost a lot then lost a little more after going off Phen then I was stuck for months! I'm back on Phen so i can try hard to get the last 20-30 pounds off and it comes off so slow. I know you all understand how it is. I'm also excited about the weekly exercise challenges, are you still doing them? What is this weeks and who comes up with the new exercise every week? Sorry lots of questions but I am so excited to o this with all of you.

**JustaRandomGirl** · October 21st, 2009, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by s_mkalfred

I was on Phen last year End of Sept - End of Dec and lost a lot then lost a little more after going off Phen then I was stuck for months! I'm back on Phen so i can try hard to get the last 20-30 pounds off and it comes off so slow. I know you all understand how it is. I'm also excited about the weekly exercise challenges, are you still doing them? What is this weeks and who comes up with the new exercise every week? Sorry lots of questions but I am so excited to o this with all of you.

I need to do better for sure. I'm trying to psych myself up to getting up 45 mins earlier in the morning for abs or more "aerobic" type stuff..

**s_mkalfred** · October 21st, 2009, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by JustaRandomGirl

I need to do better for sure. I'm trying to psych myself up to getting up 45 mins earlier in the morning for abs or more "aerobic" type stuff..

If you don't get up early just get yourself to do it later in the day. I work out at night cause I have to force myself up when the alarm clock goes off already. I already have to set it for 6. 5 would be too much for me.

**tazgirl31** · October 21st, 2009, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Vixena99

Taz Thanx girl! Except I don't have 40 pounds to lose. I have 18 pounds to lose in 40 days (well 17 now.) my ultimate goal is 162 and a lot of toning which I am incorporating now so that would put me at 24 pounds to lose total. I just want to lose 24 pounds of pure fat. These last ones just seem to creep off! BTW CONGRATS on reaching the 170's! THATS AWESOME! I am right behind ya girl!

Oh gosh Im so sorry girl, I read that 40 day melt down and got it all wrong lol....well u can for sure lose 17 pounds I no u can!!!! thats not much at all.....I hear u about the toning I NEED SOME toning also...I feel wiggly jiggly when I walk in my upper legs lol.....not good.....Thanx for the congrats!!!! keep going girl ur almost there and will be a beautiful wife!!!!!!! Taz

**alykat06** · October 22nd, 2009, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by s_mkalfred

I was on Phen last year End of Sept - End of Dec and lost a lot then lost a little more after going off Phen then I was stuck for months! I'm back on Phen so i can try hard to get the last 20-30 pounds off and it comes off so slow. I know you all understand how it is. I'm also excited about the weekly exercise challenges, are you still doing them? What is this weeks and who comes up with the new exercise every week? Sorry lots of questions but I am so excited to o this with all of you.

Right now everyone is sort of setting thier own exercise challenges for the week, while we want to lose wieght some of us dont weigh everyday so we have different goals. Mine right now is to get to the 50 pound mark, but others may have goals of getting in more water, losing inches, eating less, etc. If you would like to post a challenge for the next week or two feel free, anyone can chime in anytime.

**sunshinegrlsmom** · October 22nd, 2009, 08:35 AM

Hey guys,

I am back too, I have been crazy busy with a new job and the family (blah blah blah) and I think it is time now to get back at it and try to get the last 25lbs off, hopefully before my birthday in Jan! I had a 60 day ** of phen since June and it is all gone so I am going back to the dr. so I can refill, and get back on track. I have managed to not gain any weight back so I am still at 150 for now...

I have really missed you guys, the support is so amazing!

**alykat06** · October 22nd, 2009, 08:43 AM

Vixenna your first day sounds just fine, heck you did more exercise than I have this entire month, so I would say you burned that ice cream and french fries off lol.

I weighed this morning, the scale said 187, Tom should be gone soon and my weight loss should go down again. I need to go get some different groceries and mix things up a bit, I think by body is bored with what I have been eating. I also have been eating a bit late I think, I used to eat around 5-530 but now I dont get home til 5 and sometimes wait to eat til 7 and go to bed at 9. So I need to get some bigger meals in during the day and have something light on my way home. I really hope I have this weekend off so I can get this gym room set up, still no real progress on it yet. This weekend seems like its going to be a movie weekend, we are going to see saw 6 and cirque du freak as well. Maybe a couple of others, hopefully I wont have too much popcorn and my weight wont stall again. I havent lost any more weight since my doctors appt last week and I dont want to go there empty handed lol. Heres to me getting back into the exercise routine!

Welcome back sunshine!

**luvinmybabies** · October 22nd, 2009, 03:02 PM

My goal has been to get on my elliptical at least 3 times a week. So far, I have been doing pretty well with it. I just get so bored after being on it for 20 minutes or so. I feel like I am running, and getting nowhere

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When I first started back on it, I began to gain weight...water retention maybe?? Talk about frustrated!!! I swore that if I didn't see that scale go down, the elliptical would be removed from my house...STAT! But today, the scale said that I had lost the two pounds that I gained since starting, who knows if it will stay that way?
I have been at this "lifestyle change" officially for a year now, and I feel like I should have met my goal long ago!

My motivation department is closed, and I need to open it up again...soon!

**Vixena99** · October 22nd, 2009, 03:55 PM

Day 2 went pretty smooth. I had a small bowl of wheaties for breakfast, a small bowl of raisin bran for lunch (I am on a cereal kick) For dinner we were in town and stopped at a burger joint called Culvers. I had a hamburger and small fries and split a small frozen custard mixed with fresh strawberries with my daughter. For some reason I have been craving sweets more than I ever have in my life. I never used to care for them, but lately OMG I want them......and NO I AM NOT preggo.
I walked a little over a mile yesterday and thats about it as far as exercise goes....I will be going back to the gym tonight. (We do every other day with the weight training.)

**miswoo** · October 23rd, 2009, 02:30 AM

Originally Posted by Vixena99

Day 2 went pretty smooth. I had a small bowl of wheaties for breakfast, a small bowl of raisin bran for lunch (I am on a cereal kick) For dinner we were in town and stopped at a burger joint called Culvers. I had a hamburger and small fries and split a small frozen custard mixed with fresh strawberries with my daughter. For some reason I have been craving sweets more than I ever have in my life. I never used to care for them, but lately OMG I want them......and NO I AM NOT preggo.
I walked a little over a mile yesterday and thats about it as far as exercise goes....I will be going back to the gym tonight. (We do every other day with the weight training.)

Vix - what is wrong with us (not preggo either fixed back in 2000, lol), but man when I say I'm craving sweets I mean NEVER in my life has it been like this. I don't know if it's that I have cut out sugar for so long and been using artificial sweeteners or not (I heard that you crave it cause your body needs it, but not sure about that). I was saying a few days ago that I ate an ENTIRE bag of frosted Mother's animal crackers (you know the pink and white ones??) About 2000 cals in the entire bag - but I freeze them so I ate the 13 servings in about 5 sittings! Since then I've only had 1 apple fritter - have no desire for the mounds of cupcakes at work tonight so that's good.

We need to pray for each other, lol! BTW I know what Culvers is - only been there once and it was REALLY good!!!

**luvinmybabies** · October 23rd, 2009, 10:14 AM

I did 45 minutes on the elliptical last night. That's huge for me! I was so proud of myself, and then I stepped on the scale this morning...UP a pound!!! WTF???

I've been drowning myself with water and not eating late at night.
I'm really thinking about busting out my Phen again...but I'm a very stubborn person ( I know...newsflash!!), and I'm at the point to where I don't want to depend on a pill anymore. That's just me...I'm not knocking anyone else. Part of me feels like if I went back on the Phen, that would mean I failed at doing this on my own. Does anyone else feel like that???

**JustaRandomGirl** · October 23rd, 2009, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by luvinmybabies

I did 45 minutes on the elliptical last night. That's huge for me! I was so proud of myself, and then I stepped on the scale this morning...UP a pound!!! WTF???

I've been drowning myself with water and not eating late at night.
I'm really thinking about busting out my Phen again...but I'm a very stubborn person ( I know...newsflash!!), and I'm at the point to where I don't want to depend on a pill anymore. That's just me...I'm not knocking anyone else. Part of me feels like if I went back on the Phen, that would mean I failed at doing this on my own. Does anyone else feel like that???

I am still taking mine, but I can totally relate. I know I can't depend on them forever and I am very nervous about when the time comes to not take them anymore. You should give yourself props for doing this on your own. Even in gaining a lb. You are making good choices and that is awesome!

I am going into my third month and not feeling the energy like I did in the first. Kind of bums me out, but hopefully this will help to prepare me when I am not taking them at all. I think I am building a tolerance too fast. Next month I am going to ask my doc to switch to a different one. I hope he will. I have roughly 50 lbs to lose and I want to get close to my goal before I stop taking them altogether.

Anywho, I am going to add some interval training three days p/week to my running challenge. I really hope it works. I was going to do it for a month at least and see if it had any effects on my fat loss.

**alykat06** · October 23rd, 2009, 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by luvinmybabies

I did 45 minutes on the elliptical last night. That's huge for me! I was so proud of myself, and then I stepped on the scale this morning...UP a pound!!! WTF???

I've been drowning myself with water and not eating late at night.
I'm really thinking about busting out my Phen again...but I'm a very stubborn person ( I know...newsflash!!), and I'm at the point to where I don't want to depend on a pill anymore. That's just me...I'm not knocking anyone else. Part of me feels like if I went back on the Phen, that would mean I failed at doing this on my own. Does anyone else feel like that???

Have you seen my thread "how it works" yet? Well my dr. believes that the main reason we gain weight is because of chemical imbalances in the brain, and that there are other foods/supplements that can be taken that make us lose weight without trying so hard. Your doing great! When you push yourself harder, try not to look on the scale, remember the water retention because your muscles are inflamed. Also to help with that eat protein before/after your workout. You wont be failing if you go back on phen, you have come to a rough patch and have plateaued for a while, you wont fail if you come back on phen and lose more weight, in reality you would be winning! Plus based on what my doctor said, I have a chemical imbalance that may not be cured once I get to goal weight, so he might keep me on low doses of phen to maintain, so I may need to rely on the pill, but I will be able to enjoy my losses for a long time

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Check it out guys if you havent already, to me it makes complete sense because on phen I feel like a normal person and I dont have to do too much to lose weight while on phen, its off of phen that I feel weak, unmotivated, and cant control my appetite. Maybe you guys can relate to one of those chemical imbalances.

JustaRandomGirl - you know you sound just like me when I first started phen, but really phen still works and your not building a tolerance, were just slow losers. Its not easy for us to lose weight on our own, and being on phen is the equivalent to being able to lose weight on your own. I don't lose a darn thing on my own, while other people have slow losses on their own. When they get on phen they lose a bunch, but we sort of have a normal person's loss, you know what I mean? So we just have to be grateful that were losing at all and that we will eventually get to goal. I have to depend on this pill for now because I lose slow, giving up the pill would mean giving up my losses. I always thought I was building a tolerance too, but really it worked great, I just didnt realize it, it wasn't until I came off for a break that I realized how tired I was without phen, how hungry I got etc. We just feel normal and therefore we feel like were getting less than everyone else.

Finally TOM is dead and gone! I weighed 186 today and I can see myself around 183 next week (I hope!) I'm going to get some much needed housework done and hopefully it doesn't rain I can do some outside activities. So far it looks like the hubby and I will be at the movies most of the weekend lol, were going to see Cirque du Freak and Saw 6 for sure! I think I finally figured out my halloween costume so I'm gonna go search for it this weekend, I have to try it on before I buy it, I have a bad feeling my hips are going to look retarded! get this, I measured myself yesterday, my hips are 44inches, my waist is 32!! an 12 inch difference, yikes!!!!! so I tend to look stupid in clothes since my upper body is smaller than my lower body, oh well, I really want it anyways..hope it covers my butt too :P:

http://www.spirithalloween.com/produ...-plus-costume/

**Vixena99** · October 23rd, 2009, 01:53 PM

MissWoo- This stinks huh? I really never EVER liked sweets before other than when TOM would visit. But this is like all the time! (I will pray for you too girl!)

Day 3 was really good. I had a small bowl of wheaties for breakfast, a diet shake for lunch, took my daughter to the pumpkin patch and ran around a bit with her there. Then we went shopping because I needed to get a few colder weather tops.
I had 3 of those "Austin" peanut butter crackers at about 32 cals a piece as a snack.
For dinner we had chinese. I had a half order of the almond chicken with steamed rice.
We came home and I worked out the same as I did in the gym on day 1. Rows each way 60 reps each. 50 reps of Leg curls and 50 reps of Leg extensions. I am sore! Trying to avoid the scale is super hard, also trying to get all my water in is hard for me. I just am not thirsty until night time and then well who wants to drink all that water at night and have to get up umpteen times throughout the night?
Ok ok, in a rush now, but that was my day 3.

**elemteach5** · October 25th, 2009, 11:23 PM

Ok, so just when I feel like I am going to have time to focus on just me, something else happens. Stress eating is my problem and I have to find a way to deal with it. I only lost 1 pound my second week, but I wasn't as strick as I should have been. Snacking when I AM NOT hungry... GRRRRRRRrrrr... how do I stop this??? My son and DIL have seperated, and she is in school full time and he works 1 1/2 hrs away so they have decided it will be best if we keep the baby so I can take him to and from preschool/daycare. I love him more than life, and I really don't mind, but having a 15 mth old again after so long really takes so getting use to. I didn't work when my kids were little so now I feel like a working mom. It really isn't easy!!! So, I have to figure out how to be able to focus on me more and stop stress eating. If I don't, I'll never lose this weight. Tips on how all of you young moms balance it all would help!!! LOL

**BubblesisGlam** · October 26th, 2009, 01:14 AM

I'm Courtney, been on Phentermine off and On since the middle of 2007. Worked wonders for the the first time but now I'm off to a rough start since starting up again in August of this year. I am having a hard time loosing the lbs but I'd like to loose 30lbs ASAP! I'm currently 5'2 [[5'3 if I don't slouch hah]] and 160lbs. I have two beautiful child ages 2 1/2 and 2 months. && A wonderful husband who I haven't been very nice to lately since I've been seriously upset with my weight issues. I'm alittle late on the whole challenge but I'm here now and thats all that matters heh

**alykat06** · October 26th, 2009, 07:31 AM

Hey everyone, I'm back at work after a 3 day weekend and man I hate mondays lol. I would have loved to stay in bed and sleep in lol. Overall I think I did pretty good with my eating this weekend. I limited my portions on bad food and did better than most of my weekends. I didnt weigh in this morning, I forgot since I was more concerned about getting dressed because I was freezing lol. I hope to be down a couple more lbs this week, I dont want it to seem like I havent lost any more weight come my weigh in on thursday, hopefully this week isnt too stressful and I can exercise more! we still havent completed working on my gym room, hopefully it gets done soon!

**JustaRandomGirl** · October 26th, 2009, 11:16 AM

I did pretty good over the weekend with eating (except when it got later in the evening). I didn't eat much at all during the day as I was pretty busy with housework, etc. But what bugged me was that when we had all settled in for the evening, I started munching on stuff like popcorn and even some candy. Jeez. I have got to stop doing that!!! Any tips on how to leave stuff alone at night??

Anyway, I did really well with my running challenge over the weekend. Today I am going to start some interval training. I will be sprinting as fast as I can for 60 sec (actually probably 30) and then walking for 90 sec and then doing as many reps of these as I can in 25 min. I hope this helps to spead up the fat loss. I was going to do it for a month and see what the end result was. I will do the interval training on mon, wed, fri and then do the regular running I have been doing on the other days. What do you guys think??

I have thought about getting the 30 day shred or doing other aerobics, but I havent found the willingness to exercise at any other time except for my lunch hour (well, besides the weekends)

Actually this weekend was great for exercise, thank goodness it was nice outside. I took my kids to the church where I run and they played outside and had a picnic while I ran. I could keep my eye on them, they got their exercise too, we had a great time.

I hope everyone has a great week.

**hmhuntr** · October 26th, 2009, 11:15 PM

Well ladies- it's been a free for all. I think I've eatin everything that hasn't bitten me first. I know I'm getting ready to start but man, WTH!?! It's almost like I've picked up this mind set that because I'm working so hard and going back to school that I deserve a little indulgance and food is it! INSANITY!!! What is going on with me? Someone slap some sense into me before I eat the house

Hubby is still doing well at maintaining from the HCG protocol. We had our family pics taken last month and couldn't believe the difference in his face. I just look older (booo!) there is about 1.5 years between the pics. Plus I wanted to share some of my heathens (I have no shame

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**luvinmybabies** · October 27th, 2009, 10:22 AM

I refuse to get on the scale today!
Our daughter has been sick and having trouble with her asthma, up coughing all night. I was up all night with her Sunday night (sitting her up, doing breathing treatments, etc...), so at work yesterday I was overloading on sugar, chocolate, coffee, caffeine. Anything to get me through the day!! Why is it that when you are exhausted, all you want to do is eat??

So I know I am all out of sorts right now, and getting on the scale just wouldn't be a smart thing to do...I might wind up hurting somebody!

HUNTR...
Girl, what is going on with you??? Step away from the snacks!!! They have an evil plan to s u c k you in and never let you go!!
I might need to re-plan my little road trip to come give you a swift kick in the rear! (Although we could probably take turns kicking each other!)