New Year, New Thread, New EVERYTHING

[Krys]

Hey ladies! Hope you are all having a great weekend.

So, I swore revenge on the OCharleys for making me go up .2 yesterday. And I actually DID. Today, I was down -1.8 !!!

I am so happy! There is nothing like working your butt off then seeing the scale go down the next day. So that takes me to 8 of the 17 we are trying to lose girls. Its not perfect, but I think its pretty good. I think we have 8 days left to make it to our goal. Man, thats a tiny bit over a pound a day for me. Not sure if I can pull that off or not. But...HONEY and TEX I am gonna try

Keep it up girls! Everyone's success is so motivating to me!

Krys

[texasbeauty1982]

haha So, I had my "date night" last night and we went to Olive Garden I had a Chicken Ceasar Salad....and a Margarita lol hehe I know....I shouldnt have done that, but it was sooooo good!! lmao And now I am paying the price for it I am UP .9lbs today grrrrrrr..It probably would have been more if I hadnt freaking done lvl1 and 2 of the BL dvd AND a few Just Dance songs AND ran for 30 min on the wii...Oh well, dont think Im gonna hit my Monday goal unless I can shed 2.3lbs over night!! lol Thats OK, I will be kickin butt today so probably by Tues or Wednesday I will hit it instead...Its all good, everyone needs a swift kick in the reality a** every now and then right? hehe Oh, the movie LEGION, it was good, but kinda weird! I wont spoil it for anyone, but yea, definetly good!

TAZ- If they had a little blushing happy face on here I would post it right here and say Thank You lol The way I look at it is this: When I hit 199lbs that will be a huge milestone for me for 2 reasons; 1) Im in ONDERLAND! and 2) Its my first 50lbs gone so Im half way there to where I really want to be...150 then when I hit my ultimate goal I will have lost at least 100lbs...I cant believe I am carrying that much extra weight around, but I wont be for long...I pray that I will keep up this motivation and strength to get to my goal without quitting...So far so good! Keep up the good work and ur an inspiration too ya know

[Honeybaby]

Good Morning!!! Well, now that TOM has left my weight is back down to 213.5. Only a 4lb loss on my 17.5lbs I wanted to do, but you know what I am actually happy to see that loss. I know I've been doing really well and I think my body is just starting lose weight a lot more slowly now that I am getting down in weight. At first when I was 235.5 I lost it pretty quickly, but it just seems to want to go more slowly. Soooo I am happy with this!!! How are the rest of you doing? How are you two doing Tex and Krys? We already know Tex is doing amazing! lol

So I got my mom all packed up and she left today. Kind of sad since she'll be in another state now. But, it's for the better because she's going to take care of her mother who is in the last stages of life. She's 87 so she's had a good one.

Well, hope you all have an awesomely blessed day!!!

[ryleighsmommy15]

Well today i gained .2 I was so hoping for it to be down but im okay with it. I am almost to my vday goal.I am currently at 196.9. I wanted to be 195 by then but I am going to try my hardest to get to 190 by then

Everyone is doing so well and im so proud of all of you. Be proud of every ounce you lose because you worked hard for it. Keep it up girls and I will update in the morning.

[tazgirl31]

Tex, ur welcome, u made me smile at that little blushing smiley it's sooo true tho ur just going strong at this and kicking some major butt! I'm sure u will b down more tommorow, working out like u do ur muscles retain water, but in the end ur gonna loook fabulous!!! I can't believe how much u work out lol!!! Ahhh when u hit onderland u will drop even faster! Seems like soon as I got into onderland my weight started coming off fast! It was getting to 200 that was hard I would sit at 199 then 199.4 , and so forth! Drove me insane!! Then once I seen 199 I just wanted to stay far awAy from it as I could cause I never wanted to see that 200 again! It feels good to drop ur first 50 pounds then yr first 100!! U will b sooo proud of urself that u will never go back to ur old habits! It just makes u proud of all ur hard work and time u put into urself! I'm sure ur boyfriend is soooooo proud of u!!! Just keep it up and no matter what don't give in to any temptations it's sooooo not worth it! I'm really proud of u))))) can't wait to see some new pictures!!!! Taz

[tazgirl31]

Ryleighsmommy, ur doing a awesome job tooo !! Congrats on being in onderland!!! I hope ur little one is doing better! And .2 is nothing to worry about u will get that off! That's so awesome ur gonna make ur valentines day goAl!!! Keep up the goood work!!! Taz

honey, sorry to hear about ur moms mother! I'm sure ur gonna miss ur mom, my mom has been staying with me until my surgery and when she leaves I feel so lonesome here lol! She's coming back down today so I will have her a few days, thank god cause she's soooo much help to me!! Couldn't live without my parents!!! Oh and be proud of what u have lost cause any loss is awesome and sure better then gaining!!!!! Taz

[ryleighsmommy15]

Thanks Taz... Yes my little peanut is doing sooooo much better. The doc said she was surprised she pulled through this without being admitted to the hospital. She can go back to school on thursday. It breaks my heart to see her in pain.

Oh im busting butt today to make sure i drop at least .2 tomorrow lol. now off to go work out again lol

[geminihoney]

I havent been on here in a few days mayb longer-i couldnt read thru all tha pages i missed but i did read a few and got a damn good laugh outta tha car situations! I feel tha same way-i cant stand to b blocked in or hafta work to hard to get outta a spot!

I think that i must b the exception as far as losing friends while losing weight! All of my friends are pretty supportive-thank God cuz i cant stand haters!!!! IMO-if sum1 that is ur friend it shouldnt matter how much weight u lose-to me sounds like they are truefriends if they stop talking to you or wanting to be around u bc u r getn healthy!

Dimediva-i hear on tha bn stuck-it ****s! I think i mite hafta take tha advice of putting it on concrete to get a more accurate reading!

To everyone else-you all are doing such a great job! Im hoping to get my a** back on track! Hope everyone has a good wk!

[DoNiSe2009]

ugh losing and gaining the same few lbs over and over

ok back on track now and can start working out again this week!

I am giving myself 3 weeks to get out of the 180s i have been stuck in them way to long!

( i do have 1 month worth of phen that i had left over I am thinking about starting that up to give me that extra push ) so close yet so far from my goal

[Poisonivy005]

Howdy Y'all!!!

Well...today I did much better then yesterday! I have been waiting on hubby to go do something so I can do the Fit...but not sure it's gonna happen! He's not working on our housing development's books. He's the treasurer...and watching the Vikings/Saints game. So don't know if I'm gonna get to tonight! UGH...I at least have to do my body test!

Nothing really going on here today! How about you all?????

[southernbelle88]

DoNiSe- I know it's really annoying to gain and lose the same few pounds but stick with it!! It'll get better! Stick with it! Maybe a change in your food intake will trick your body?

PoisonIvy- I know how you feel about waiting until he leaves to work out! I have my workout dvd's but I won't do them as long as he's in the house haha. And my fiance is a HUGE football fan. If the vikings win, he's taking off work to watch the superbowl!! What a nerd. The Vikings have 2 players that went to University of SC and that's his team so now he pulls for Vikings lol. Men and their football!

I did horrible today. I mean absolutely terrible!! I went walking though but I ate soo much. I'm hoping to recover... scratch that.. I WILL RECOVER tomorrow and be very very very good for the rest of the week!! I have a vday challenge to win! lol

good night!!

[tazgirl31]

Thanks Taz... Yes my little peanut is doing sooooo much better. The doc said she was surprised she pulled through this without being admitted to the hospital. She can go back to school on thursday. It breaks my heart to see her in pain.

Oh im busting butt today to make sure i drop at least .2 tomorrow lol. now off to go work out again lol

Oh I'm happy she's doing better! At least no hospital stay I'm sure u will b down tommoriw that .2 plus more!! I can't wait until I can kick butt and work out again! U and Tex make me wanna be at that gym everyday lol!!! Taz

[tazgirl31]

Donise, I'm happy ur surgery went well and ur up and at it again, don't worry u will get back on track now! Hang in there girl!!! Taz


Belle, girl we r both gonna kick butt this week and be soooooooo gooood lol this weekend has been crazy for us both we can do it tho!!!! Have a good nite, taz

[Krys]

Hey everyone! Just have a second to check in before bed

I stayed exactly the same this morning. No change at all. But, thats ok, because I took my two year old to the movies last night and ate lots of popcorn.

So, back to the hard work tomorrow.

TEX and HONEY: I have lost 8 of our 17. We still have a little time left....think we can make it???

Krys

[amber1w12]

I'm hoping everyone had a good weekend and happy Monday!! (if you can call it happy) 'Tis the morning to work that tail off and I hope everyone's day gets started on a good note. For myself it was a bit of a rough weekend, especially with the lack of sleep. I've slowly become more accustomed to the night hours and now I have to swap back to daylight operations again. Starting this morning. Not so fun. This morning's workout should be pretty intense--might try for the extra mile today and see how it feels. I have to get going for now, but I will look in later and post up

Ryleighs--Glad to see your little one is doing better!

[Honeybaby]

Good morning everyone! I hope you all are having a blessed day!

My mother made it to Louisiana just fine. She was mad because her cruise control didn't work all the way there so she was tired from having to drive 10 hours. My grandmother got out of the hospital yesterday and was very disoriented when my m other showed up.

So this week I am kicking up my workouts, because I am meeting my guy friend on Saturday. Realllly nervous you guys!!! Anywhonie, I am having to get rid of my gym membership, because I just cannot afford it now that I have to pay for childcare. My wonderful mother was watching my daughter for me while I was at work, but now a friend of mine is watching her and I am paying her so I can't pay for the gym and childcare. It's ok though, I have learned a ton of exercises I can do outside, at the park, and with the videos I have. So I am going to be walking a lot, doing the cardio video and 10-20 minutes of the sculpting video. I think the weights are part of what's keeping me from losing weight. Also, I want to be in onderland so badly it seems like these last pounds are taking FOREVER to go away.

I see everyone else is doing wonderfully. Just remember, even if we have a few hiccups it's "OK" as long as we don't get off the wagon! Thanks to all of you for your support!!!

[ryleighsmommy15]

Good Morning Ladies.... So I made my Valentines Day goal. I lost 1.8 lbs this morning and am now at 195.1 I am going to push hard to make it to the 190 goal by VDay. I should be able to do it. Its less then 2 lbs a week.

Hope everyone had a great weekend.

[Honeybaby]

Congrats Ryleigh!!! WOOT! I think I might be making my vday goal to just hit onderland, because I am certainly not going to make my 17.5lb goal by this Saturday.

[ryleighsmommy15]

Taz- It really does help when you have someone to keep you going. Even tho I dont live near Tex we talk all the time and let eachother know if we slacked or how much we have worked out and honestly if i didnt have her to keep me on track i prob wouldn't have lost 24.4 lbs in just under a month. Thanks TEX


Honey- Thanks I workout A LOT!! I try to do at least 2 hours a day with the wii fit plus, dvds and the EA Active. (I stay home so it makes it so much easier to do). I also try to drink about a gallon of water a day, but i have a cold and my throat is killing me so im just not up to doing a whole lot today. I realized that i do so much better when i set small goals. I usually aim for 5 lbs in 2 weeks or something of the sort. That way when i hit it, it keeps me motivated and want to lose more. Your doing great and just keep it up.

[southernbelle88]

Ryleighsmommy- I agree with setting small goals! It makes you feel accomplished when you achieve them but it's so tempting to set bigger goals!! I guess that's setting yourself up for disappointment lol :-/

[ryleighsmommy15]

Southern- I found that i dont do nearly as well if i set bigger goals. If i dont reach them i get down and disappointed and want to give up. I have learned the hard way for myself lol.

[Honeybaby]

Ryleigh - Southern - Thanks for the input from the two of you. Honestly, I am not really "down" that I haven't lost a whole lot. I actually can see a difference in my clothes and inches even though I am not losing actual "weight". So I am VERY happy about that! Now, if I wasn't seeing that change then I would be very discouraged.

I think I will try setting small goals. 5lbs in two weeks really isn't that much if you think about it and it seems like a reasonable goal!!! I might try that just from now on trying to lose 5lbs in two weeks and see how it goes. Thanks for your help! So, that means I "might" be at or below 200 by Valentines day if I do that as my goal. However, I am not looking at that, but rather just looking at getting down 5lbs in two weeks. Awesome goal!!!

I certainly do not have time to workout more than I already am. I workout anywhere from 45minutes (the minimum on my off or down days) to 3 hours. My daughter cries so much when I do the workout videos it breaks my heart. I come home and play with her and go walking with her and take her to the park so we get some time together. Then when I get home we play a little more and then I put her in her playpen while I do the workout videos. She's only 14months so she doesn't get the concept of "can't climb on mommy while she's laying on the floor doing bicycle wheels, etc." She cries the entire hour I am working out. Ugh it just crushes my heart. Anyhow, so working out more than I already am really isn't feasible. I'm glad you guys are really go getters!!! I'm stepping up the intensity this week to try to shed some of that extra weight that keeps staying attached to me. So we will see what happens by the 30th!!!

[texasbeauty1982]

Ok, so I didnt hit my "monday" goal of 225lbs, BUT I did lose 1.3lbs today bringing me down to 226.0 so I wasnt too far off, but thats my fault for drinking that deliciously yummy margarita this wknd lol I lost 4.4lbs this wk bringing me to 9.9lbs lost out of the 17lbs...So I have 7.1lbs to lose by next Monday...hmmmm probably not going to happen, but I know I can lose around 5 of that 7 though...close enough if I get there right?? lol Oh and I lost 4.5" this wk too for a total of 9" gone in 3 wks woot woot! So I went to my doc today to get a refill on my phen and since I weighed in with all my clothes on there, it said I was 227.8lbs and I always weigh naked, so it seems about right They were very impressed with my new and improved attitude and my weight loss so hopefully I can wow them next month too! hehe

Me and RYRY made a promise to each other that we CANNOT eat out at all b4 V-day...that way we can lose the max amount of weight possible b4 V-day and then be able to go out with our hunnies and have a "romantic" din din ON V-day Becuz of this promise, I KNOW I wont cheat now becuz I have someone else depending on me to keep that promise. THIS is why I love competitions..becuz I will give it my all

Hope everyone had a wonderful wknd! I've got a case of the nasty mondays...lol..I dislike mondays very much

[Krys]

Good morning everyone! Its been snowing here in Southern Illinois today. Very pretty but cold! I was down -.5 this morning. Not too bad I thought since I didn't get to work out at all yesterday. I did laundry and chores all day, so I guess that helped some.

TEX and HONEY: That puts me at - 8.5 of the 17 in our challenge. I don't think I will make it to the 17, but I am still working hard. I want to get as close as possible! I have lost 17.5 so far this month. I REALLY wanted to be at -25 for my first month. I am going to try super hard for this. But, it is over a pound a day and I am not sure if I can pull it off.

Thanks for keeping me accountable.

Ryleigh: What part of the sticks are you from? I live in the sticks too

KRYS

[repeatoffender]

Hey everyone! I was out of work again Thursday and Friday so I haven't read since Wednesday (since I don't have the net at home), but it looks like everyone is doing pretty well. The daughter was still sick (but is doing better now - I think she's finally getting over RSV and the other virus that she had). I haven't been taking the phen as regularly as I should, but I have been drinking more water when I do and I feel MUCH better. The husband and I are hoping to start the shred this week since Addison is feeling better. I've got to do something and he's determined to finish his 30 days before softball season.

I just don't feel very motivated. It's to the point I don't even want to leave the house (or the couch for that matter) much less get up and work out. We went to the mall to walk around on Friday and I felt horrible because I had to leave the house. I've got to get out of this rut! Maybe once I start working out I'll feel better...

Good luck to everyone, hope you have a great day!!

[Honeybaby]

Tex - Girl you are doing so great! I weigh in today at my dr's office. I hate weighing in the afternoon because my weight is always higher than in the morning. I consider my scale the official weigh in since it's in the mornings. However, I weigh with my clothes on everytime... Maybe that makes the difference in why sometimes my weight is up .5 and other times it's not. I am going to do a little test when I get home and see if that makes that big of a difference.

Krys - You are doing great girlie!! I worked out yesterday and did chores! Golly, this weight just likes to attach itself to me it looks like!

Repeat - I'm sorry to hear you are down!! Do you have a specific reason? Maybe if you kick that reason in the butt you will feel more motivated? I don't know just trying to lighten it up some. You can do it and I have faith in you!!! Now, get out there and kick some major bootie!!! =)

[repeatoffender]

Thanks for the motivation Honey! I'm not sure what the problem is, I think it's that I've just got a lot going on right now and I don't feel like I'm getting anything accomplished - personally or professionally. I just feel like I'm in a fog and I've got to do what you said...kick some major bootie - especially my own. I think I need to set some small goals (in every aspect of my life) so that I don't feel so overwhelmed - maybe that'll help. By the way...good luck with the weigh in today!

[texasbeauty1982]

HONEY- I did a little test when I first started losing weight to see how big of a difference there is from wearing clothes and NOT wearing clothes at weigh-in and yea, no matter what there was always a difference of at least .5lbs or more depending on what Im wearing so I always wear the same thing when I weigh in on my wii...Its just a really light weight shirt and my britches On my personal psycho scale I go nekked cuz that scale likes to play games with me lol

[sgtwife]

I notice you have little ones I have 2 3yr olds all day and I am pretty much alone to and need lots of motivation. How does the phen affect you so many of my friend keep putting it down I think because they can t get a prescrip for it or they try to us scare tactics your picture are so awesome I reall need motivation and positive feed back any advise will help thanks.!!!!

[texasbeauty1982]

SGTWIFE- I dont know who exactly u are talking to or asking these questions to, but I personally have 2 little rugrats that r 6 & 7y/o and I am a single mother to them so I am alone too, but that is what gives me the motivation to get in shape. Nobody cowering over my shoulder, making fun of me for being so sloppy with my jumpin jacks or squats and such lol I dont know if u have any "side effects" to being a little over weight even though I wouldnt call 138lbs over weight (what I would give to be that weight again lol) But, there has to be SOME reason as to why u want to lose weight right?? What is that reason? Use that reason to focus hardcore on ur ultimate goal to be 120lbs. I dont really have any side effects on phen now. The 1st 2 wks I was on it I had headaches, dry mouth and such, but not anymore. The other day I called Jenny Craig about getting on their food plans and when they found out I was on phen, they freaked! They pretty much started putting me down and telling me that I must not be ready to lose weight after all if I feel I need a "stimulant" to help curb my appetite...Whatever lady! Its not like Im gonna get addicted to phen! geez! It just helps adjust to the new lifestyle change that u wanna live once u hit ur goal weight...They cant seriously expect everyone out there to drop all their bad habits immediately and just start eating very healthy foods ya know?? lol Are you ON phen yet? If not, u should set an appt with ur doc to get started on it if possible..u do not have a lot of weight to lose so I dont know if they will even prescribe it to you, but every doctor is different k? If u really want to lose this weight, you will Use this forum for the motivation to keep going k? Good Luck and hope to see u around here!

[sgtwife]

I weighed 138 in October of 2009 and I have not updated my profile. I weigh a lot more now and I am short for my weight the Dr's said I am over weight and unhealthy I am almost 40. They did prescribe phen to me. My friends did Jenny and nutri system and are telling me they heard phen is dangerous blah blah blah and I should not take it if I have small kids at home "you never know what the effects are" So this is why I am asking . I can see they are not going to help me get and stay motivated that is why I am joining the sight because I see everyone is so help and kind to each other. The Dr. didnt really say much other than take these and come back in a month that seriously about all except half it one in the a.m. one in the p.m. not after 3. I am just looking for support. Thanks for all your feedback.

[repeatoffender]

Tex and sgtwife - It really bothers me when people criticize other people for their methods of trying to lose weight. How dare they say "you must not be ready to lose weight". Different people have their own personal battles that they must fight and weight loss is not easy or there would be very few overweight people in the world. How one chooses to fight his or her own battles is his or her own business (as long as it doesn't hurt other people). No matter how one chooses to lose weight, there can be risks but being overweight in itself is dangerous. I'm in agreeance with you Tex, I take phen so that I can learn to eat better without starving all the time. Food is like an addiction to me and it's easier on me (and everyone else) if I use phen instead of going cold turkey. Changing your life isn't easy and it requires a lot of determination and motivation and that lady at Jenny Craig wasn't very motivating so shame on her.

I'm lucky in that I have a husband who supports me. But that wasn't until April of last year. Until then, I was a single mother of two boys so I know how it is to feel all alone. Now, I have a husband and three children and it's still hard. My boys are 10 and 12 but my daughter is 4 months old and the phen hasn't prevented me from taking care of her. This site has been helpful to me and I hope it is to you as well sgtwife. Good luck!!

[DoNiSe2009]

i was 187 this morning my V-day/birthday goal ( bday is feb 17th ) is to be 177 ( I will finally make it to my pre-prego goal weight of 177 and what better way to do it before my birthday!!!! )

went for a walk today after i took the kids to the park and have drank tons of water! today was the 1st day out of the house since my surgery so i am taking it easy but getting back into the swing of things.

( this is hard without phen but i can do it and not giving up )

[ryleighsmommy15]

Krys I live in a small town of about 7000 ppl. I live in Sandwich which is about 40 mins from naperville.

[sgtwife]

Thanks so much for your feed back. I am starting the presrip tomorrow and I am going to track my intact. I have two 3 year old running around and I am an emotional eater also. I try so hard but that sometimes seems to be the only break I get and the bad food always tastes so good. Lol!!!! I really just need to control my cravings and hunger. So I am really looking forward to this site and other women in the same situation and mainly not being judged. Thanks a bunch. Also if you guys have any tips for eating right, constipation ( I read was a side effect) or any other helpful info that would be great.