When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[CrabbyYetLovable]

Amy – Regarding your question, I’ve lost some weight in the girls area, but I just noticed them sagging a bit more. Where are you in your cycle? Sometimes that might have something to do with it. I’d say make an appt and get checked out. It doesn’t matter what age you are, if you feel something have a professional check it out. I’d rather be safe than sorry. It most likely is you are just feeling more mammary glands but you can never be to careful. If you decide to get checked let us know what they say.

Nope not on my cycle. I did make an appointment for Monday at Health Services at the University. I hope its just something normal or benign. (TMI Warning) What freaks me out is that its kinda hard. I might have a girlfriend of mine take a look at it tonight and see what she thinks as well. Needless to say, I'm freaking out. I do not need anything like this right about now, but when is there ever a good time for something like this to happen?

Get thee to a doctor and let the professionals have the say whether to worry or not. nOthing to mess around with and although it more than likely is nothing - I have a former co-worker who is loosing her sister to breast cancer at a very young age. Under 30 - no cancer at all in the family etc. Just see the doc and then - still check the size yourself all the time.

See, I totally knew I had to go, just needed to have someone else kick me into gear. I even felt dumb writing it... You're mind can do some silly things if you don't want to believe whats going on. I made an appointment for Monday at the University, so hopefully its nothing.

Sending good thoughts to your dad. Hopefully that wound vac will bring healthy cells to the area and help him heal.

 

[lizzyb5280]

Getting going again with my tracking! Here's yesterday, I had my niece (12) and nephew (9) here for the day.

Breakfast - none
Snack - approx 1/2 cup grapes
Lunch - 6 slices frozen pizza (I know it sounds like a lot but the slices are about half the normal size, and when we order pizza from somewhere I usually eat about 3 slices. Plus I figure the lack of breakfast helps balance it out.)
Dinner - moderate portion of red beans and rice w/ turkey sausage

THURSDAY JULY 8 DONE

As far as exercise, I did my Wii Biggest Loser training that I missed yesterday (about 75 calories w/ warm-up and cool-down) plus had lots of misc. boxing, bowling, tennis, and baseball with DH later on. I have a Dr. appt. coming up on the 13th where I'll have access to a w/c scale (same as last time) so I'm really hoping the exercise from the BL game will help see at least a couple pounds off.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Bring it on girlie!!
It has been brought! And you have kicked my **** so far so I am motivated!!!

I'm sick of being fat.
I should have a bumper sticker that says that...the issue is we have to be more sick of being fat than willing to throw resolve away for food!
What is this magnet challenge? I need something to get me motivated! Sign me up please if there's someone else that wants to do it.

Magnet challenge is we are pairing up our team for a 3 week challenge for most percent of weight loss. The person between the pair that looses the biggest percent will get a magnet representing the state from the one who lost the challenge. It runs from this Monday through August 2nd!!!!!!

Anyone who wants to join let me know!!!!!!!!

See, I totally knew I had to go, just needed to have someone else kick me into gear. I even felt dumb writing it... You're mind can do some silly things if you don't want to believe whats going on. I made an appointment for Monday at the University, so hopefully its nothing.
You made me get off my hind end as well. At the doc for my feet today and had her take care of some small skin tags I have been meaning to take care of and freeze a mole on my back that was bugging me and made my yearly lab tests for being insulin resistant and my yearly girl apointment. So if I am going to preach - I thought I better follow my own instructions! I will try and get on Monday to make sure you are okay!
Sending good thoughts to your dad. Hopefully that wound vac will bring healthy cells to the area and help him heal.

Amen.

As far as exercise, I did my Wii Biggest Loser training that I missed yesterday (about 75 calories w/ warm-up and cool-down) plus had lots of misc. boxing, bowling, tennis, and baseball with DH later on. I have a Dr. appt. coming up on the 13th where I'll have access to a w/c scale (same as last time) so I'm really hoping the exercise from the BL game will help see at least a couple pounds off.

Good excersize girl!!! Proud of you!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Didn't really track for yesterday (I don't think - my mind is foggy from cold meds!)
I'll give it my best effort:

B: mini bagel w/pb, tea w/honey
L: 1/4c (maybe) greek yogurt, frozen lemonade, something else I can't remember
D: Frozen pizza - about 6 squares

Goes to show how important it is to write stuff down! I have no idea what else I ate. I know I didn't feel much like eating most of the day b/c of this cold/cough.

JULY 8 - DONE?? I probably should not get credit for this!


Today so far:
B: LIfe cereal w/ Blueberries
Tea w/ honey
L: ramen chicken noodle soup w/ saltine crackers (3)
goldfish crackers
Strawberries, cantaloupe

Not sure what dinner will be! Supposed to be going camping with DD9's girl scout troop but dinner is not included. Hope I have enough energy to hike and swim so I don't gain too much from smores! (who knows, maybe I can skip smores!) The good thing about having a cold is I don't have a big appetite. Trying to keep lots of fluids going though.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Whew! I have been craving salty treats since our lunacy at the zoo on Wednesday but I have restrained myself admirably. I checked the calendar and it has nothing to do with TOM so I wonder if my electrolites (sp?) are all out of whack or something. I could tell by my output that I didn't escape dehydration entirely and I haven't felt quite right since then.

At any rate, I've tried to focus on eating properly and have had a few extremely successful strong moments today:

First off, I've been baking for two days for the pasta dinner at church tomorrow night...cookies, squares and homemade rolls. My house has been filled with a delicious medley of smells and I have resisted entirely!! I had DH and the kiddies taste test the desserts and I have to admit that resistance is NOT futile (as I used to believe it was) and I actually have gotten better at it the more that I have practiced it.

Second, I had one of my young women come over to assist with all of this baking and as a "reward" for all of her efforts I ordered pizza and bread sticks for her and the kiddies. DH had one piece of cheesy bread and passed over the rest in favour of a healthier lunch and I passed it over entirely. And it was less difficult to do than resist the fresh baked buns!! So there are two pieces of pepperoni pizza and several pieces of bread sticks leftover in the fridge which I'm hoping DH polishes off for lunch tomorrow because they are calling out to me right now and I don't know that I can avoid the temptation indefinitely.

I am feeling particularly proud of myself at this moment though for my successes so I'm going to continue to pat myself on my back a while longer!!

 

[pipersmom]

Julie- Great job resisting temptation the past couple of days!

Dawn- Hoping the wound vac is going to do the trick for your Dad. I hope you guys have a great time at camp! I'm in on the challenge, will pm you.

Amy- Hoping that the lump will turn out to be nothing.

Barb- I know what you mean about missing your daughter. I miss Piper like crazy if I let myself think about it too much!

Lizzy- Great job getting back on the wagon, that goes for everyone else as well!

Good day here today, Piper and I both did wii fit this morning, then went on a mile walk. She grumped and moaned and groaned, but was proud of herself when she finished. She did notice my loss, which was a nice surprise..complained that my arms aren't as "slushy: as they were..LOL!

Tracking for today-
Breakfast- Pina colada yogurt.
Lunch- 2 RF hot dogs on sammie thins w/ ketchup and 1 slice of alpine lace, FF pringles.
Dinner- Chix breast, peas, peaches.
Snacks- Scone, 80 cal granola thin (these are yummy, btw!), banana popsicle.

Bad calorie day.. only 986 (1310-1660). I need to get back to eating a decent breakfast!

July 9th- Done!

Quote of the Day-

"Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

[stitchfan23]

Happy Saturday everyone,

I'm really looking forward to this challenge. I think it will be just what I need to kick my butt in gear. I am behind on where I wanted to be at this time but I have been good this week and hopefully it will show on Monday on the scale.

Tracking for July 9th

Breakfast - Yoplait Source Yogurt
Lunch - none (just lost track of time running around)
Dinner - homemade lasagne, ceasar salad, 1 small piece of garlic bread, fresh berries (straws, blues & rasps) & 1 scoop of Mac Nut frozen yogurt (yummy)
Snack - 1 homemade rice krispie square, 1/2 medium popcorn at the Movies

JULY 9TH DONE - JULY 9TH VEGGIES DONE

We went to see Despicable Me last night and it is really funny. If you are looking for a family movie or just a good laugh it is worth it.

 

[Dizneydawn]

Update for Challenge Teams:

Duchie & Tlenz!

Office Reg & Tricia 1972!

Stitchfan & Dizneydawn!

Crabby & 2 Eagle!

Stay home & luvs Jack!

October Beauty & Piper's Mom!




Starts this Monday and runs 3 weeks until Aug 2nd!!!!

Person with biggest weight loss PERCENT will be the winner. That way it is fair since not everyone weighs the exact same.

Winner gets sent magnet from home state of the other challenge partner!!!

K guys! I am off to camp! Will check in throughout the week a I can get wi fi access. I am excited to not cook for a week but the food is amazing and not low cal! They bring in a chef from a local bakery and the pies and fresh bread and all is to die for. I am making the commitment to walk from our cabin to the main camp which is about a mile each way - at least 2 times a day and also only having small dervings and loads of veggies sans dressing from the salad bar.

The good note on fresh baked everything is it is not processed junk with high fructose corn syrup.

Weather forecast is upper 70's and low 80's the whole week so some swimming and outdoor activity will be awesome!

Take Care everyone and thanks for the thoughts and prayers for my Dad. The doc said it looked a bit better yesterday!

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

Crabby & 2 Eagle

Ok Amy - it's ON!

Tricia – I hope today is better for you, but good for you staying away from munchies!

Dawn – I know how difficult it is for diabetics to get rid of infections. My brother was on IV antibiotics for a couple of months for an infection in his foot. NOT FUN. I sure hope they get the wound healing. Have a fantastic time at camp. It is probably just what you need a week away from everything, spending time outdoors, and all of the possible activities available. Glad to hear your dad’s wound looks better.

I guess its lucky that I haven’t been into the pool at my Y yet. Although I did forget my socks the other night and had to go naked in my tennis. YUCK! I’ve never had a problem with Athletes foot, but I know it can be really hard to get rid of. Just try and keep everything as dry as possible.

How fun that you got some shopping therapy time with Carsyn. I’ll bet she looks fab in all those new clothes!

Barb – Congratulations on your 30lb!!! You are doing such a good job I’m sure you’ll make good choices this weekend.

Sherry – I hope you are able to get some sleep soon. I know when I’m tired I’m more likely to munch my day away. I had a reverse kid as well, just when everyone was ready to go to bed, he would wake up. At least with him he did get it straighten out after a while. I hope Noah gets into the swing of things soon.

Amy – It could be as simple as a cyst (think pimple inside your skin) that can be drained but its better that you get checked out.

Sheree – I hope you feel better soon. To have a cold in the middle of winter is bad enough, but for me to have one when the weather is nice is much worse. Regarding s’mores, I’ve never been a fan of roasted marshmallows but we made some recently and I just ate the raw marshmallow and a little of the chocolate and it wasn’t such a bad dessert (marshmallows are lower in calories than I thought).

Julie – I’m so impressed that you’ve been able to resist the temptation of the baked goods and the pizza. WAY TO GO!!

Amanda – Great job on getting Piper involved in your exercise. I think the best way to exercise is to have a buddy and long walks are great places to catch up and have some fantastic one on one conversation without any phone or TV interrupting.

I LOVE the quote! I’d also add to not worry about tomorrow since you really have no control over something that has yet to happen. Those are my biggest challenges, beating myself up for “what I should/shouldn’t have done” and “what if ___ happens” thoughts.

Yesterday turned out pretty good. I was really busy at work so I didn’t even think about snacking throughout the day. I even took a walk at lunch so I was able to get some fresh air.

Food Log:
Breakfast: Raisin Bran w/ff milk
Lunch: LC Chicken sandwich flatbread, banana
Snack: orange
Dinner: Taco salad (black beans, chicken, lettuce, salsa) about 7 tortilla chips
Dessert: 2 cups cherries

July 9 DONE – Veggies Done

Today the weather here is perfect. I just finished making three batches of jam (sugar-free strawberry, sugar-free ollaberry, and regular ollaberry) and now we have to go out shopping for a new vacuum cleaner. We just melted our fourth belt, I think the vacuum cleaner we have just can’t handle all the pet hair. When we get back I think I’m going to suggest a walk as well to get some cardio in.

Hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

Hey Castaways!!! Thinking of a challenge with prizes for strictly our team - a way to keep up the motivation for those doing well and a drive for those flailing!

I need your feedback but an idea have is:

Pair up 2 people within our team that are close in weight for a 3 week challenge.

The one who looses the most at the end of the four weeks gets a magnet for the fridge from the one who did not. The magnet can be anything that represents the state from the sender.

It would not be very expensive to send a magnet in an envelope and yet having that motivation on the fridge would be great to see.

It involves nothing else than doing what we do anyway and that is report our weight - I just would then watch the 2 that are competing for the end results.

At the end of the challenge - we would switch partners and it starts over.

Let me know if you like it, hate it or anywhere in between! Just trying to keep us moving forward or moving at all on that scale!!!

This would not be mandatory to participate in of course - you could do it or not as you choose. We can change it up for those who hit goal - and decide on a challenge for minutes exercised for example so those who have done well or do not have any to lose can still be involved!
Let me know guys!

Hi all! Is anyone still interested in a partner? I'm at 185 right now, if you're in that range and don't have a partner, join up with me!! I just got back from vacation and see Dawn has left for a bit, but maybe we could get together anyway....let me know

Hi Everyone,

I have a lot of catching up to do. I have been offline since Thursday. Friday was just really busy and then on the weekend I just decided to have a no internet weekend.

I've been in a diet funk. I want to lose the weight, but I'm so DANG tired of watching every flipping thing that goes into my mouth and I wish I liked to exercise, but I have to admit I'm just a couch potato at heart. I know that losing weight isn't difficult, less calories in than out... I did try to watch it this weekend, but I didn't track and once again I had a gain this week (of course because I had a nice weight loss last week). I just need to get my motivation back. "Help me Skinny Island Group, you're my only hope "(channeling my inner Princess Leia).

I'll try and catch up later tonight and post my food log (tracking again today).

Jane

love the princess Leia reference we're here for ya!

Does running behind count as exercise?

yes.


Ok, so I'm freshly back from vacation. Did pretty well with eating the first few days, then started to add snacks in a little more as the week went on. We shared a house with 10 people, so lots of eating! Do clams have calories??? mmmmm. The lake was great. I sweated a ton (ewwww) in the 90+ degree heat wave in NY and kayaked a few times, so I'm hopeful I'm not too far up for the week.

I read everyone's updates - so many big losers! awesome!! Sorry for those of you going thru stressful things...seems like there's always something that keeps us from taking care of us. Not sure how to remedy that though? What do people do that don't overeat when stressed? Sometimes I think I need to drink more wine...

BTW - no more arm pain since I stopped taking statin meds...hmmmm


egg beaters, hash browns
popcorn, 1/2 PB&J
2 ears corn on cob, a couple bites grilled chix
June 10 done

 

[pipersmom]

Jane- The jam sounds yummy! I think we're both enjoying the walking, though she never admits it until we're done, LOL!

Michele- I'm glad the statins are taking care of your arm pain, sounds like you had a terrific vacation!

Piper and I did our walk today, then she watched while I did cardio max. (She started to try it and then said.. "this is too hard!") Then she did her 30 min on the wii fit. She was down 2.6 from yesterday..prob a lot of which was water weight. This afternoon we went to my bro's house and cooked out burgers..I brought my own.. and played bocce this evening

Tracking:
Breakfast- RF bologna & egg white on sammie thin.
Lunch- Chicken breast w/ FF mayo on thin, cukes & green peppers.
Dinner- 94% lean burger, tomato, lettuce, teaspoon of pasta salad, cukes.
Snacks- Granola thin, rice crackers, RF ice cream.

Cals- 1320 (1310-1660)

July 10th- Done!

Quote for the day-

"One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn't do." -- Henry Ford

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

I was doing pretty well today till we went out for dinner to Fuddruckers (its a burger place). I tried to make a better choice by getting the kids meal (hamburger, sweet potato fries, drink and a cookie). I think they ran out of kids burger buns so I got my little patty on a regular sized bun. I can't find all the items online so I'm not exactly sure how many calories to count, but I think I'm close to goal.

Breakfast: cheerios w/1% milk and banana
Lunch: 2 FF hotdogs on sandwich thin, cherries
Dinner: burger, sweet potato fries, oatmeal raisin cookie

Going to try and not have anything else, but if I get hungry I'll probably have an orange or popcorn

July 10 DONE

Oh, I forgot to report that I finally bit the bullet and ordered a couple of swimsuits online. I hope that one of the three suits fit. Luckily they were all on sale.

 

[stitchfan23]

Happy weekend everyone,
Sounds like this has been a pretty good weekend for most so hopefully everyone will see big losses tomorrow. We went to my Aunt & Unlces yesterday to enjoy summer and spent the afternoon sitting in the sun and swimming in the pool. Had a really good time.

Tracking for July 10th
Breakfast - Weight watchers ham & egg on and english muffin (260 cals)
Lunch - Whopper with cheese (not great), small Coke Zero
Dinner - 1 1/2 slices of roast beef, a small scoop of potato salad, 2 cups of regular salad with citrus vinegarettte, 1 cob of corn
Snack - angel food cake & fresh fruit with small scoop of vanilla ice cream, a few veggies with mint dip

JULY 10th DONE - JULY 10th VEGGIES DONE

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

It's a do not much of anything Sunday here for me. My Mom called me at 7:15am this morning thinking that today was Monday. No sleeping in for this chick. She's going to take my brother to the hospital today to get checked out. He hasn't been feeling well for over a week, he's diabetic and she's afraid his kidneys are shutting down. He's been freezing and under tons of blankets and can't keep any food/liquid in and can barely walk on his own. Hopefully they can hydrate him and figure out what is going on. It does seem that we have a lot of health issues on this board.

I'm just sticking close to home today waiting to hear news. We've cleaned the house, made a couple of turkey meatloafs and a pasta salad that we'll take over to Mom's later so she doesn't have to cook. I'm really trying to not worry about things that I don't have control over, but it is hard.

Food Log so far:

Breakfast: sourdough toast with jam
Snack: Fiber One Bar
Lunch: Sandwich thin pizza with olives, grapes
Dinner: turkey meatloaf, Orzo and spinach pasta salad

 

[Zela]

I am back. Things have been stressful at work (stress=eating) and I haven't made time to post. I haven't been tracking a couple of days. I went up about 5 pounds. But I am starting again with the tracking today and will try to do my daily thing again starting today. Please pray for me about work if you get a chance.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

here's to a good day at work Zela!!



+1 this week. I am actually ok with this, considering I ate just about everything on vacation and drove 4 days in the car with only fast food options! We did manage to find some salads along the way, and never did stop at McDonalds


2 whole wheat pancakes w/ sugar free syrup
cheese/crackers, a few peanuts
1/2 chix salad on whole wheat, veggie chips
2 pieces frozen CPK margharita (sp??) pizza, lite ceasar salad
June 11 done

 

[officereg]

I am –3 for the week! I am super excited. I am 8lbs away from my first goal and my first reward of a massage!

I didn’t make it to the gym this morning. It was storming here so bad over the night that I did not get much sleep and when the alarm went of at 4am, I could not resist but to reset it for 6 and sleep. Jump back on the wagon tomorrow.

I hope everyone had a good weekend. I am still trying to figure out where mine went. Boy the weeks drag, but the weekends fly.

 

[stitchfan23]

I am –3 for the week! I am super excited. I am 8lbs away from my first goal and my first reward of a massage!

Woohoo, congratulations on the loss.

I am having a celebration here this morning as well. I am -2.9lbs for this week which FINALLY after struggling for a few weeks puts me down into the next 10's. I am so happy!

Tracking for July 11th

Breakfast - Yoplait Source Yogurt
Lunch - salmon with ff mayo on 2 slices of weight watcher's bread and 6 baked lays chips
Dinner - leftover homeade lasagne, 2 slices of weight watcher's bread (garlic bread)
Snack - 100 cal pack chocolate pretzels, watermelon, nectarine, 1/2 slice of cheesecake (visited DH grandma and she wouldn't take no for an answer so hubby and I split a piece)

JULY 11th DONE

How is everyone else doing this morning?

 

[Duchie]

Dis Name Name Total Loss
Dizneydawn Dawn -2
Grumpyyoungguy Dan
Stitchfan23 Heather -14.7
Stacybaeasm Stacy -17.8
MulanUSAF Leen
gellybean Aimee -7.4
Leash Alicia
MNdisneygirl Sheree -13
luvsJack Sharon -3
PixiePlanner Jessica
Shellabell Michelle
ski_mom Becky
eliz 991 Elizabeth
Hanutedmansionmommna Michele
Duchie Barb -32.9
Mom2Faith Amy
tlenzendorf Tricia -5.9
CrabbyyetLovable Amy -26
albertamommyof4 Tammy
2 eagle mom Jane -3.2
njcarita Cary
zoegirl Bree
officereg Sara -21
Octoberbeauty Sherry
Scrappy_Tink Kelly
pipersmom Amanda -12.6
stayhomemom77 Julie -19
adnilele Danielle
anna114 Anna
graciejane Grace
pwmitch237 Patrick -12.8
mstinson14 Megan 0
zela Zela
GaRain Lara -6
Tricia1972 Tricia -9.8


Total Loss 207.1

Don"t forget to grab the pictures you have earned!!!

New 30 pound pic for a special lady because this is how we all should live on SKINNY ISLAND!!!! :

25 pound pic

20 pound pic

15 pound pic

10 pound pic

5 pound pic

Thanks for the new pic That looks sooooooo good right now!

Challenge Teams:

Duchie & Tlenz!

Bring it on! Truth be told, I kinda hope I lose this one because I LOVE buying magnets. I think I already have one picked out for you, so you'd better get busy if you want it!

But I have GOT to get back on track. I gained a few pounds on vacation and have had a really hard time getting back on WW since being home. I have to do this. I HAVE to!! I'm sick of being fat.

Me too. I'm doing well and I've lost a lot, but I'm not there yet. That thought alone can sometimes drag me down and it's so dang hard. I was like that much of last week and it took me days to get over it. Emotionally I think I'm in a better place this week.

Whew! I have been craving salty treats since our lunacy at the zoo on Wednesday but I have restrained myself admirably. I checked the calendar and it has nothing to do with TOM so I wonder if my electrolites (sp?) are all out of whack or something. I could tell by my output that I didn't escape dehydration entirely and I haven't felt quite right since then.

At any rate, I've tried to focus on eating properly and have had a few extremely successful strong moments today:

First off, I've been baking for two days for the pasta dinner at church tomorrow night...cookies, squares and homemade rolls. My house has been filled with a delicious medley of smells and I have resisted entirely!! I had DH and the kiddies taste test the desserts and I have to admit that resistance is NOT futile (as I used to believe it was) and I actually have gotten better at it the more that I have practiced it.

Second, I had one of my young women come over to assist with all of this baking and as a "reward" for all of her efforts I ordered pizza and bread sticks for her and the kiddies. DH had one piece of cheesy bread and passed over the rest in favour of a healthier lunch and I passed it over entirely. And it was less difficult to do than resist the fresh baked buns!! So there are two pieces of pepperoni pizza and several pieces of bread sticks leftover in the fridge which I'm hoping DH polishes off for lunch tomorrow because they are calling out to me right now and I don't know that I can avoid the temptation indefinitely.

I am feeling particularly proud of myself at this moment though for my successes so I'm going to continue to pat myself on my back a while longer!!

Cheers! Reward yourself - I think you deserve a pedicure.

K guys! I am off to camp! Will check in throughout the week a I can get wi fi access. I am excited to not cook for a week but the food is amazing and not low cal! They bring in a chef from a local bakery and the pies and fresh bread and all is to die for. I am making the commitment to walk from our cabin to the main camp which is about a mile each way - at least 2 times a day and also only having small dervings and loads of veggies sans dressing from the salad bar.

The good note on fresh baked everything is it is not processed junk with high fructose corn syrup.

Weather forecast is upper 70's and low 80's the whole week so some swimming and outdoor activity will be awesome!

Take Care everyone and thanks for the thoughts and prayers for my Dad. The doc said it looked a bit better yesterday!

Have a great time at camp!

I've been in a diet funk. I want to lose the weight, but I'm so DANG tired of watching every flipping thing that goes into my mouth and I wish I liked to exercise, but I have to admit I'm just a couch potato at heart. I know that losing weight isn't difficult, less calories in than out... I did try to watch it this weekend, but I didn't track and once again I had a gain this week (of course because I had a nice weight loss last week). I just need to get my motivation back. "Help me Skinny Island Group, you're my only hope "(channeling my inner Princess Leia).

I hear ya loud and clear.... and I'm right there with ya. I really do not enjoy exercising at all, but I have to. It's not just about the weight. For me, high blood pressure runs rampant in my family and this is kind of my way to help keep mine down.

And I, too, and tired, tired, TIRED of tracking EVERYTHING I eat. And when I think that I can't quit now, I still have more to go..... yeah, not a happy thought. This weekend I kind of gave myself a break. I was still concious about what I ate, but just didn't think about every bite. And it helped me get my head back into the game. I've got a doctor's appointment later this week and I'm curious to hear what she has to say about the weight loss.

Any updates on your brother? How is he doing? How are you holding up?

This week I'm -2.4. The online WW tool pointed out that it marks over 50 lbs lost. Wow..... just wow. I never thought I could actually do that. When I joined this thread, I was afraid of failing. That's how little confidence I had in myself. I went into my closet and pulled out some of my older "I'll never be able to fit into those again" clothes. One pair of pants was already way too big and I am stunned.

Believe it or not, I'm actually (emotionally) in a dangerous place right now. The success is starting to show. People are noticing (including me) and I'm starting to feel pretty good. But I'm not done yet - I still have 15 pounds left to lose to get to my goal. This is where I normally slip up - I get cocky, think I don't have to work as hard, stop tracking every little thing I eat and sure enough the weight starts creeping right back up. Fortunately I have you guys - I couldn't have come this far without you, and I know you'll be here for the rest of it, even if it takes me another year.

 

[Tricia1972]

I had a crazy weekend, but it was a lot of fun! Went down to Chicago so my husband could do a brake job for my sister's friend and roommate. Spent Saturday afternoon wandering all around Chicago. Ended up at The Cheesecake Factory. Where they tout that their lighter choices are all salads under 600 calories. that's what, half my daily caloric intake. For a salad?!?!

I decided to throw caution to the wind and ordered what I wanted. Navajo Flatbread. I only ate half so it was around 650 calories for something that I loved. Which has to be my favorite thing so far about watching what I eat. It's the most challenging, but it's cool to figure out how to get what you want to eat and stay within a certain goal.

I may have had a small serving bag of cheezy poofs (Cheese Puffs) over the course of the weekend, but I took that treat (which would normally be a serving for me) and stretched it over the entire weekend, which minimized the devastating effects.

Wrapped up my weekend of food at Epic Burger in Chicago yesterday. I HIGHLY recommend them if you are in the Chicagoland area. You can find more info about them here http://www.epicburger.com/about-us

I had their baked chicken sandwich (held the cheese, but not the mayo) and 6 of their AMAZING fries.

Even with all of my indulgences, I am still down for the week. Not at my goal, but a loss is a loss. I am also hopeful that because it was an indulgent weekend, that this week I will realize a bigger loss.

So in the end I missed my goal for the week, which was to say good by to the 18's. I am still shaking their hand at 180.4. That puts me down -2.8 for the week (if my math is correct).

I did log over the weekend, so I'll have to post that a little later on.

Now I need to go back and catch up to see what's new with you for the past few days!