Fit & Fab Fem 1/1/2007 to 1/7/2007

[jinner]

HAPPY NEW YEAR
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I finally got a chance to read all the post. I promise I will be back on tomorrow, back to normal. Just wanted to wish you all a Happy New Year!! Hope you all are feeling good and not doing too much recouperating today (MARCIE!).

Catch you all later!

[Mary P]

Happy New Year Everyone!!!


I hope everyone has a successful new year.
I semi took off WW from Thanksgiving to the New Year. I knew that I would not be able to stay focused on tracking or portion control. I WI and watched the lbs slowly increase. I am still smaller then when I started and I really didn't gain too much so I am happy about that. I am refocused and back on track.

I have made some small resolutions, ones I know I can do. Get organized, lose 15lbs by my birthday, get some excersise in weekly, etc.
We purchased a glider for me on the 30th and plan on getting an eliptical for everyone with part of our tax return. So the equipment is there for me to use.

I also VOW to celebrate the LITTLE successes in life as well as the BIG successes and I hope you will too!

[Melissa73]

Hello ladies,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

Sooooo sorry I have been MIA but I didn't want to be a hypocrite and post here while I was off program and being a very bad girl. For about two weeks now I have just eaten whatever I wanted....not that I over ate or anything (well not all the time) but I didn't write anything down and I didn't go to the gym either. The Holidays got the best of me and I did whatever I **** well wanted. YIKES! I"m up a little over 3lbs and I need to get my butt in gear. It could totally be worse...but tomorrow I will try to get to the gym and I will defintiely start writing down everything I put into my mouth again. I have too. Especially if I want to run a 5k in the spring and look hot in the summer. I MUST DO THIS!

Hope you all had wonderful Holidays. Mine were good but i'm glad the chaos is over and I can't wait to go back to work tomorrow. :bcb_grin I'll be back to posting regularly starting now.

Missed you girls.
XOXO
Melissa

[snowdin]

Hey gals!

Just a real quick, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Had a great time last night celebrating with friends. DH is feeling the effects of last night! Funny! I am doing ok, not near as bad as I thought I would be feeling!
Tomorrow is my spin class. Yikes!I am looking forard to it though!
I will write more later, have a lot to do!

Have a great OP day!

[Mary P]

Good Morning Everyone!
Back to work and the "official" start of 2007.

Melissa-I am glad to see I wasn't the only one who decided to enjoy the festive holidays. Time to reset goals and get back on track.

Laura-So happy to hear you had a great time with your friends and really enjoyed celebrating the new year.

I Hope you can spend a few seconds today remembering President Ford.
Enjoy the day everyone.

[beanie_26]

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Hello Girls!

Happy New Year!! Well, I have been away from the BCB board and fell way off program. I threw caution to the wind New Year's Eve. I'm back OP today. My scale (which isn't always accurate, said I was up 4.5 lbs...yikes.) Hopefully by WI it won't be so high. It's my own fault.
I'm not doing personals this morning, I have a few errands to run today. I'll do them later. I have to get my butt in gear exercising again. It's been a while. So I deserve kicks from everyone. :bcb_kick:

I hope you all have a great day!! Take care!

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Fems!

Happy New Year! Well, I have been to the gym for days in a row (I got up this morning at 4:45 and went before work). I have been earning about 6 APs each day. Now for the bad part; my scale says I am UP 6 pounds! I don't know how it happened. I haven't been writing down what I eat, but I haven't been that bad. I think my body is going throough some changes as I exercise more, but it is sooo depressing. I am not giving up though. Hopefully it will drop off in the next week or so. I am starting to write everything down today...so I can see where I am falling off track.

We had a good (quiet) New Years Eve. We went to DH's niece's bday party last night and had fun. DH's SIL is one of 5 girls and they are all really nice and fun. We always have fun when we are invited to their family functions.

The weather here is going to be in the 50's all week. Hoping I can get out and walk at lunch for a half hour each day, but my priority is the gym each morning. I need to keep up with it.

Katie: So glad to hear from you and glad that you had a nice holiday.

Jinner, Mary P, Melissa, Laura, Adele and all the other Fems...here's to a skinny 2007!!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[cay517]

Happy New Year Everyone!! I could just copy and paste everyone's posts...I, too, fell WAY off the wagon over the last 2 weeks...but I am back on plan. I really believe that it would have been much worse had I NOT been doing ww.

Thank goodness it's a new year and a new beginning. I just hope my WI tomorrow doesn't show too much of a gain because I'm on my 4th week of maintainance and I want LIFETIME!!

I'll check back with personals later...My house and kids need my attention right now. Did anyone take down their Xmas decorations yet?

Have a great day everyone!!

[linda505]

Happy New Year 2007......Well just like most of you I have not

been good either. I have not gone on the scale to see the damage.
I was good yesterday for the most part. It is warm here as well.
Yesterday was 70. What happened to winter. Oh well. We have
been taking some good walks for about 3-4 days and that feels good again. I have to get back to my mindset when I started this but am having a hard time. I just love to sabotage myself I guess.
Glad to see you all are doing good. Will try and post personals again on a regular basis. We are still waiting for my brothers
biospy results that they promised last Wed. would be here.
It is no surprize that they do not do what they say.:bcb_mad2 Hate to
start the year off on a negative note but it seems that that is
how every new year is for us. Last year it was my dh sister that
died. Oh well. what can you do. Talk with you all later.


Hugs
Linda

[jinner]

Good Morning!

Yes! Dh is back to work today which means I (after 4 weeks or so) am finally back to my normal daily routine...just me and my best buddy, ds! Not sure what we have planned for the day (which is the best).


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Are you all done confessing? I'm kicking the butts of anyone who needs it! Now I say it's time to get back on track!! We have a whole brand New Year out in front of us! I know we can get to our goals! Let's go ladies!!

My xmas decorations came down Dec 31st. Luckily since DH had his surgery, we bypassed the xmas tree and I just put up garlands and lights and stuff. The decorations were few and it made it much easier to put away! DS had a ball with his snowglobe which housed Rudolph and the Abominable snowman and played different xmas tunes.

Marianne - I really think exercising helps to put on your pounds. The reverse happens to me when I DON"T EXERCISE...what I mean is I notice I lose weight when I stop exercising...which I think is because I am losing muscle mass. So I do think you are gaining muscle mass. Don't be upset by it, though I know how hard it may seem not to be. Keep doing what you are doing and you will find your clothes get looser and inches are lost. I think something similar happened with Adele. The scale may take a while to catch up. DON'T WORRY!! It will catch up! You are doing awesome!!

I promise to get to the new intro link and get my info up there. Just want to go through some pictures so I can put before and after pictures up too. For all you others that have yet to post on the NEW info page, the link is here http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1055187#post1055187

Hellos to you all, Katie, Melissa, Mary, Liel, Denise, Laura, Jennifer, Linda, Marcie, Carrie, Adele, and everyone else!! Sorry I've been MIA too but YAAAAY it's a brand new day!!

I gotta get going now so I'll catch up with you later!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!

[beanie_26]

I'm back!!

Well, I just finished my BL workout and earned 2 AP's. Boy did I feel it (after not exercising for a week). I feel good now! I hope I'm not too sore tomorrow...hehe! I took my Christmas decorations and the tree on Thursday.

Jinner- Thanks for the butt kicking! I needed it. Glad everything is getting back to normal for you!

Linda- I hope your brother's results come back soon. It stinks having to wait for things like that.

Carrie- Yes, we all fell off the wagon too. You're doing the right thing by getting back on track!!

Marianne- WTG earning all those AP's!! Yes, Jinner is right, when I was working out a lot, the scale went up. It took a LONG time to go back down, but I felt the difference in my clothes. Keep it up...it will all work out for you!!

Mary P- Nice to see you back!!

Marcie- Any news about the job yet?!?!

Laura- How was spin class? Sounds fun!

Melissa- Glad to see you back too!!

Anyone else I missed...have a great day!!!!

[shannonsmom]

Good Afternoon Fems!

I went out for a walk at lunch and earned a few more APs. I have been eating OP and writing everything down. I know I am doing everything right, I just need my body to adjust to it.

Work is really boring right now. I got organized last week and just knocked off the last item on my to do list for today! My boss is back from vacation so I can't leave early. Oh well...that's why there is the internet!

Jinner and Adele: Thanks so much for the support. It means a lot to me. It is nice to know that others are in the same boat!!

Linda: So sorry about your brother. Hope you hear something soon!

Carrie: Good thing we all have each other to kick us back into BCB mode! Hope you had time to get your decorations down today (mine came down on 12/26; DH did it while I was out with DD).

I hope everyone has a great night!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[doingit4lib]

Good morning Fab Fems...well I for one am glad the holidays are over!!! WOOHOO! I am looking forward to 2007 to be a great great year. It hasn't started off so swell with work...had issues yesterday and am just done with it. I haven't heard from the other job but thought I would call and follow up today. The HR person just got back in the office today after being gone a week. If I do not get this position I will resign on Friday and just do some temp work in the meantime. Life is too short to be this miserable. As for eating...it wasn't good and I have been scared to get on the scale...I WI on Thursday-tomorrow-so we'll see!

Jinner-Cracked me up about the recouperating! I didn't do so bad...no hurting days for me! Glad you are back to your old schedule!

Adele-After a week with no workouts...I bet you could feel it...great job getting back on track!!

Melissa-Hey girl...ok...time for us to get to 220 right??? Let's do it!

Marianne-Great job on the exercise...I am sure it is your body hanging on b/c it is not used to the exercise..don't be frustrated..it will all come off in no time! SO PROUD OF YOU!!!

Linda, Mary, and Laura...HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Well gotta get DD up and going..have a great day!

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Fems!

I hope everyone had a great night last night. I got some organizing done which always makes me feel awesome. I love to organize. I am working on getting our tax stuff ready and new folders set up for 2007.

I didn't go to the gym this morning. Wednesday is going to be my one day off from exercise. I do have to go to WI today and am not looking forward to it. I think I am up 4-6 pounds. I know it is because of the exercise, but it still stinks.

I have a lot of meetings today for work so I don't know if I will have time to get back on before tomorrow, but I will try.

Marcie: Glad you had a great weekend. And good luck with the job. I hope you get it. I think you are making the right decision to quit this horrible place and temp for a while until you find something right for you.

Hope everyone has a great OP day!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[jinner]

GOOD MORNING!!

Any one watched "Web Junk" from VH1? I was laughing at the Japanese English Teaching aerobics that taught stuff like "I was robbed by two men" and "Spare my life". If you missed it, you can go onto VH1 online and see the footage.

Nothing much going on which is great! Got DS signed up for art class which starts again on Monday. He woke up early from a nightmare so he is dressed and watching Winnie the Pooh's Heffalump movie until breakfast time. DH is back at work so my routine is back on track.

Today I have a bunch of errands to do. Drop of prescription requests at the doctors, go pick up a few things for dinner prep, post office...etc. I also started my homeschool preschool of DS. I am trying to be more organized and do something daily (if only for a few minutes each day). Basically I have him begin doing some worksheet and computer stuff with specifically teaching in mind. Disney has free "games" where (for instance) the child has to uncover a picture in order so the block with one dot, then the block with two dots, then three. A little counting. I have tons of workbooks that I have picked up here and there and lots of worksheets I've found on the computer.

I still have to get to those Thank You cards for relatives from xmas.

The one weird part is I have this cooking bug. I know, me in the kitchen?! I'm pouring over recipes and eager to try out stuff. Tonight will be lemongrass chicken. It will be my first attempt so hopefully it won't suck too bad.

DS is coughing a bit this morning. Sometimes when he goes out to play, he ends up coughing the next morning due to whatever he inhaled. Allergies and stuff. I get a little like "oh" but I know to just wait and see if it develops into something I need to be concerned about.

Marianne - Good Luck with WI. I know it is so hard but remember that the increased weight is due to muscle being guilt and that is good. Although muscle is heavier, it also burns more calories for longer periods of time...so when you are resting, those great heavy muscles are still burning calories!! Reassess your weight in 2 weeks. I know you will see the wonderful difference! Especially as you said, you are doing everything right! Don't get discouraged. Think of it as a test, a bump in the road. Roll over it and keep on going. Don't let is slow you down!

Marcie - I am so hoping you get this new job. I know how it just absolutely sucks to be in a job that you hate. I remember crying because I didn't want to go back to my "sucky" job. I think it is a great idea for you to do temp work if you can to keep your sanity. While income is important, if you are miserable at work, it does affect you away from work too. Here's rooting for a work change for the better!!! Good luck with the WI too!!

Adele - Yaaay!! Back exercising for you!! I slacked off for a bit too and it is great to get back to it. I am waiting to see some new before and after pictures so get to it girl!! And how is ds doing? Are the hearing aids working out?

And I am going to be a nag! Get your info on the new post. You have the link. You now have the time. GO! GET 'ER DUN!!

And Have a nice day to all my FEMS!!

[beanie_26]

Geesh...I'm slacking...I haven't posted yet. I just put DS down for his nap. I am not exercising now. I need to take a nap too. I haven't been sleeping well for the past few nights and I don't know why (I can't even blame DH's snoring). I'll fit it in later in the day. So for obvious reasons, I'm not going to post personals (nothing personal lol). I'll bbl.

Have a wonderful day girls!!

[Mary P]

Hi all

Hope everyone is enjoying the day. Today we are supposed to be in the 50's
usually we are in the 30's. Kind of weird to have spring like weather in January.
Gonna run to the store later and get more lean cuisines. They are on sale at almost all the grocery stores around here. I had the Chicken Stir Fry for lunch. YUM!

Jinner-I don't watch webjunk to often because I never seem to catch it. I have enjoyed some of the goofy stuff on it before though. I will have to check out the website.

Marianne-Every January I get in the mood to organize. Probably because I feel new year, new beginnings.

Have a great day!

[jinner]

Dang! Slow morning here so y'all must be really busy. I'll forgive you if you come play soon!!

I did all my chores. Came home and made my lemongrass marinade, deboned the chicken and put the marinating chicken in the fridge.

Recipes...right now I am into Thai and Vietnamese stuff. Since I know what kinds of stuff should be in the food, I just look at the recipes that I think will reproduce the same tastes I like. The one I am trying tonight is from here (http://www.templeofthai.com/recipes/lemongrass_chicken.php).

Oh, and a word I heard on the tv that just took me back... "Trippy."

Now I am going to unglue little dude from the television, do some "sah-cool" work with him, then grab a lunchable and maybe treat my little dude to lunch at the park.

[shannonsmom]

Hi Everyone,

I am back from WI and it was just as I expected; up 5+ pounds. My leader was really nice about giving me more information about the strength training. She went through the same thing and said it could take 6-8 weeks to get back to where I was. I know I am doing something very good and very important for my body so I know I need to be in this for the long haul and not give up.

On plan again today; I have 9 points left for the day and have drank 4 waters so far.

Hope to have a relaxing evening at home tonight. Maybe watch so more Beverly Hills 90210 re-runs. DH plays hockey on Wednesday nights so he won't be home hogging the remote.

Jinner: Thanks again for your support! I really appreciate it! I am getting my booty over to the intro section now...

Hugs,
Marianne

[doingit4lib]

Marianne-I know it must be sooo frustrating to see that gain..you sound like you are in a good place though and undestand that it is truly just temporary..in a couple of weeks when your clothes begin getting looser you will be so pumped!

Jinner-Sounds like you got your computer time back...nice not to have a tree to worry about it..we don't either since we aren't in our own home! You are so right about being miserable at a job..it just makes you miserable period b/c you are there 5 days a week for at least 40 hrs. I think just getting out of the house will help more than anything and maybe I'll even meet some friends! How cool would that be??

Well ladies..just sitting here waiting for the phone to ring...did a follow up call today and got voice mail...my gosh..I just want to know something one way or the other! ERRR..thanks to all you guys for listening to me babble about this for weeks..you guys are great!!

[snowdin]

Don't know about you but I plan on bringing sexy back! hahahah! Look out ladies, I am in a darn good mood right now. Not really sure why, b/c I TOTALLY wussed out on WI this am. I went, but I used my get out of jail free card lol! Silly leader gave me another....gee, wonder when I'm gonna use that....

Anywho, I know me and if I go and see a big gain (over 2lbs) I will say screw it and never go back. I am debating about updating my online tools to read my new weight and use that as my starting weight, Just to motivate me a little more. I don't know if that makes sense or not but what I mean is use my new weight, not my old. A part of me wants to just start new and rededicate myself as opposed to using my old stats and relying on those. I think subconciously I am thinking, WOW, that wasn't so hard, look at how much I have lost and I am going off plan. So, not sure what to do about that. I have been off for a few weeks now, not really going way off, my scale says I am up 2 lbs, which isn't a lot considering all of the carp I have been shoving in my mouth. So that is where I am at gals. Feel free to kick me wherever needed. Oh, and I guilted myself right out of my first spin class. I kept telling myself that it wasn't fair to my dd that she be taken out of the house again and that the house needed cleaned from the christmas chaos and blah blah blah. What is wrong with me? Would 1 hour really kill me? Would my house still be standing? Not in my mind I guess!:bcb_huh:

Tomorrow is another day, and my first class. I am not going to wuss out of this one either, I have 7 days to get my big a$$ in gear and get the strength to step on that darn scale come next wed!

Onto personals....

Marianne- Man, I think you are doing great. A 5 lb gain sounds like a ton, but you are training and those muscles that are finally being worked are revolting and trying to hang on to the comfy fat they are used to being cushioned in! :bcb_grin So you have to show them who is boss!:bcb_drill You will be amazed at the difference it will make, just give it time sweetie! You can do it!

Marcie- I really hope you hear about the job soon! I don't blame you for leaving there, it doesn't sound like they were doing you any favors. Go and get your RE license so you can sell you house and make $ buying a new one~! yeah!

Jinner- There's my girl! Back in the swing of things! woohoo! I think you have so much fun with ds! He is a lucky little boy to have a fun mom to do things with! I am anxious for summer to come so we can do fun things outside. Dh and I took dd swimming for the first time the other night and she loved it! I am going to start taking her after my spin class so I can cool down and she can have a good time too! Anyway...what do you think of me starting new with goals..is it better to look ahead and start new or look behind? I'm stumped.

Adele- Girl I am right there with you! Exercise? WHo? What? I'm confused...lol! ummm, yeah I need to get off my booty too. So, here's to you and me getting off the couch and making time out of our schedules and doing at least 30 min a day!

Hi Mary P! Glad to see you with us!

Melissa- :bcb_kick: :bcb_kick: :bcb_kick: are you feeling me yet? Oh, wait I need one of those...

Carrie- Go Go Go Lifetime would be awesome! that is my goal too! you can do it, only a few more weeks to go!

I am out of here. I found sexy, now I have to figure out how to bring the stuff back.....

[jinner]

Hey...it's me again. Just real fast before ds gets up and dh gets home.

Hoosier Daddy asks here (http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1061506#post1061506) "2006: What did you learn this year?"

I thought it was a great question. So I'm asking that of you.


Here was my answer.


Inspiration is around me. Motivation comes from within.
Perseverence is the key. Just keep doing what you know is right and it will all fall into place eventually.
Eating healthy and exercising does not make me a miserable health nut and it is the best way to lose the weight and keep it off.
I have more inner strength than I ever knew.
Taking care of me can make me seem like a b*tch to others and I can deal with that.
I cannot be too concerned with other people's opinions of me. I've been too fat and too skinny. Now I am learning I need to be only concerned with my opinion of me. And I like me.
Laura - I think you should do which ever would feel more of a motivation for you. I would keep a log somewhere so you know your "real" weightloss and prolly go ahead with the new weight. It sounds good. Like you have to work hard since you are at zero weightloss, kwim? And BTW, I think you are a hottie with those dimples (and I'm not just talking about the ones on your face!:bcb_wink3 ). Now that we have that settled...get your butt to spin class! You haven't lost a pound all year! WTH?! Don't make me come over there!!:bcb_drill And don't use that "free card".

Marcie - Hoping that phone rings. Ring. Ring! RING!

Marianne - Yaaaay!! You sound like you are on the right track, my friend!! Sticking with the plan is the way to go. We get tons of things that will make us want to stop and back track, but you gotta work on that internal voice. If you KNOW what you are doing is right for losing weight the healthy way, do it and ignore all the other stumbling blocks. The key is not to give up. You are so right! And I am so glad you got control of the remote. What does that mean? Is it the thing in my husband's hand that I refuse to let "sleep" on my side of the bed?:bcb_grin

Alrighty...gotta go. :bcb_march

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning All!

I had a good night last night and was able to stay OP all day yesterday. I also wrote every single thing down that went into my mouth. It is very satisfying to sit back and realize that I ate well and wasn't hungry. I also realized that any type of nut is a trigger food for me. I can't have just 1 oz, so even though nuts are a healthy snack, I am putting them into my not allowed place. So far, that is the only food there, but I may need to add bagels there at some point too.

Anyhoo, I am happy to say the scale was down 3 lbs today (I didn't exercise yesterday), so it is definately something with this new exercice regimen. I am sticking to it...went to the gym this morning and did the total body workout #1 (built by my personal trainer) and the ellipitcial machine for 30 mins. Earned 4 APs.

What I learned last year: Life is not fair and you cannot sit and stew over things that may seem uncontrolable. Take control of YOUR life and learn to deal with others than you cannot control. I want to live to a very, very old age and look fabulous in my 80's and 90's. I can do that by taking care of myself..I am the most important person in my life; I am no good to ANYONE without being good to myself first.

OK, philosophy class is over. Getting back to work. Going to try to walk at lunch (it is 50 degrees here again today). I'll BBL!

Marcie: I think I hear a phone ringing!!!! Keeping my fingers crossed!!

Mary P: Where are you? Too busy organizing?? :bcb_grin Hope you are doing well!

Laura: Get that booty to spin class! You can do it! I think to get yourself motivated you should do whatever it takes. I like to read diet books, don't know why, but I get some tidbits from them...

Jinner: Hope you like my lessons learned! Not sure where you are going with the remote :bcb_grin . I am hoping for some ME's tonight.... we shall see!!

Hope everyone can stop in and say hi soon! We miss you!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[doingit4lib]

Well ladies...I DID IT! I TURNED IN MYRESIGNATION! HAD ENOUGH!! No phone call yet...still a waiting...but I will just do some temp work in the meantime. I will find something else! It will all be ok! Had a good OP day yesterday...I have WI today so we will see how much damage was done over the holidays!

What I have learned in 2006-Stop worrying about things you cannot control. Quit trying to keep up with the Jones's and live your own life and be happy with it. Get a job that will make you happy..if you are skeptical going in..then that is a red flag!

Laura-Wish I could get my realtor's license and sell my own house...but I live in AL and the house is in LA...lol...oh well! PLEASE TELL ME THE MARKET IS GOING TO PICK UP!!

Jinner-Good morning! Hope you have a great day!

Marianne-Glad the scale was down for ya...are you drinking enough water? Just a thought! Great job exercising this AM!

Adele-Good morning to you too! Hope you have a good day!

To all missing Fems...hello to you! Come visit us soon!

[jinner]

Good Morning!

Recipe turned out pretty good. The only thing I might try different is to grill or broil the chicken.

Had a nice brief picnic at the park. DS found a little boy to play with and luckily they left the park at the same time so much less fuss than there could have been.

Just found out from DH that we have been driving around without our new insurance cards for over a week. TG we didn't get stopped for anything. So I found the new ones and they will go into the cars.

Not sure what I have planned for today. I think I am going grocery shopping (again). I've been trying to perfect a recipe for something called Rad Na (thai noodles-kinda beef broccoli style). It's from my mom and she's one of those "taste, add a little this, taste, add a little that" and I'm like "a pinch is 1/8 tsp". I usually need dh to help since he is a taster too. Oh, I so don't get men. He wants me to help by cooking. He has told me in the past. So I plan to cook and what happens? He comes home from work at the same time I get dinner started so instead of going into the living room to relax, he has to stay in the kitchen with me. So I do what any sane woman would do, I give him stuff to do so actually he ends up cooking! I think he doesn't trust me on my own.

Marcie - WOOHOO!!! WAY TO GO!!! CONGRATS on saying NO MORE to that awful job! Here's a huge WISH for much better things for you!!

Marianne - YAAAY!! Loved your philosophy and your acceptance of the exercise and foods! Regarding the bagel...can you do 1/2 a bagel or a 1/4? I know, sounds kooky but I was doing that when I had a bagel. GOOD JOB tracking! It is really an important part of this whole thing.

Okay, taking off for this morning. Catch you all later. Don't think I haven't noticed some MIAs!:bcb_mad2

[snowdin]

Good morning, or afternoon I guess!

Ok. I am not sure who the sadistic SOB is who invented spin class, OR the microscopic seat you have to be perched on, but he needs to be hurt. Severly.
Seriously, I went to class this am and when I went to pull a bike out of the closet and I saw that seat, I knew I was in for a world of hurt. So, one of the other newbies laughs and says she was so sore from Tuesday that she went and bought one of those triple gel seat covers. I think I am going to have to invest in one of those if I plan on making it thru. Ok. so I get over the seat thing. I'm on the bike and now I have to literally strap my feet into these little cage like things. Which means you can't just leave class gracefully, you have to kind of make a show out of it, which means your butt is on the bike unless you are peeing your pants. Some of the regulars were telling us newbies that you get used to it, but I think they were lying. Ok, so now I am on the bike and strapped in ready to go...feeling pretty confident, feeling loose, spinning around before the class starts (cause everyone else was) and then the instructor starts. It took me about 30 seconds to realize I had signed up for self torture. Holy cow! Are you kidding me? These are things you do to make yourself feel good? Mountain climbing? Sorry, I didn't sign up for a freakin trek up any freakin mountain. Is this really a spin class? Then the leader, bless her heart, after seeing my lost puppy face tells us all that we shouldn't get discouraged and that this is a hard class. That it takes awhile to get used to, just do what you can. So I did. I feel good. I couldn't do everything, but I don't think there was one person in there that did. I never stopped moving (except the few times I paused to drag the seat out of my you know what) and I felt good about at least moving around for 45 minutes. And then we finished the class with some free weights, that was a nice cool down. Then I took dd swimming again and forgot about my sore parts b/c sh'e so darn cute! Anyway. Had subway for lunch, only 6 pts. Have some left for a good healthy supper tonight, don't know what it is going to be but I will figure it out!
Take care, peronals later!

[cay517]

Oh my Laura! I am howling reading your post!!! I can't even imagine the torture! Good for you making it the whole time...before you know it, you'll be a pro!

So far today is another busy day. DD15 has walking pnuemonia so I had her at the dr.'s this morning. Dh is working so I had to take ds3 and dd2 with me. ugh! Had to go and get a prescription filled, take dd to school, run to the store for dd's b-day present which is tomorrow, stop and get a card, get gas and finally make it home. I like to get my housework done in the mornings but it looks like I'll be doing it later today.

I stayed the same at my WI last night and I am perfectly happy with that. I have been counting my pts again for the last 2 days and I WILL have a loss next week!! I would like to take a walk later today when dh gets home. I'll keep you all posted if I make it.

Jinner~I say, if he wants to cook, let him!! I don't mind cooking (for parties, picnics, potlucks, baking, etc.), it's just the day to day stuff that I don't like to do. My dh does chili, steaks and some of the grilling in the summer and I love those days!!

Marcie~Congrats on resigning! It's terrible when you don't like your job. I was in sales before, and I dreaded going to work every day. That's why I stayed home after ds3!!

Marianne~Congrats on the 3 lb loss! Love your philosophy! I need to keep that in mind myself!

Adele~Hope you got enough ZZZZZzzzzz's last night!!

A BIG hello to everyone!!

What did I learn in 2006?

*It's okay for me to take the time for myself by going to ww meetings once a week. DH and the kids will be fine without me.
*If you go back to your old way of eating, you go back to your old weight.
*That I need to quit thinking of it as a 'diet', this is a healthy way of life!
*Planning ahead is key and drinking my water is a must.

[soya]

Hello Fits and Fabs!

I am Soya and just posted on the intro thread. I would like to join you all in your journey because it seems really supportive here!

I have, for the first time in my life, made a New Year's Res. that has to do with weight loss. I am at my WW GW, but I want to lose the last ten to get to my PGW of about 124-128.

I am trying something which I used to do when I lost the bulk of my bulk.:salut I am going to eat more Core foods, but still track with FLEX. I also used to make a weekly menu and stick to it. I think I will do that again too.

I went to step class this a.m.. I am always glad when I get my workout out of the way early!

Hope to get to know you all better soon!

[jinner]

OMG! Laura, that is too funny! I, too, don't have a butt made for bicycling. I have been known to use a pillow but of course this was just at home. I don't think flat butts were made for bicycles! I can't see the pictures though. I wanna see something cute in a bikini (besides me of course!).

Soya - :welcome: I look forward to getting to know you. You picked a great group. We're all at various stages of our WW journey but we are definitely here for each other and try to have a bit of fun too. Congratulations on tying the knot and maintaining. I'm ready to cheer you on towards the last 10...beyond the goal goal!

Carrie - You sound biz-ee! Hope your dd is feeling better soon. Hope you get a chance for some ME time today. Congrats on 0 wt gain. Much better to maintain than gain! But even better is to hit that dream number of 148 which I see very soon in your future. So let's get going!! You can do it!!

I'm in the middle of cooking for tomorrow's dinner. It is kinda like a Thai stew so I'm actually taking the extra time to cook it a day earlier since stuff like that tastes sooooo much better the next day. Plus you can skim off all the fat you don't need! Catch you tomorrow!

[Mary P]

Hi all!

Busy busy at work. 2 clerks quit, so the 1st of the year we were blessed with their work. AUGH! Oh well, job security right. LOL

Laura-OMG, I think regular seats on a bike hurt, I can't imagine what the mini seats are like. Be gentle sitting!!!

Marcie-Congrates on your resignation. That sounds so weird to congratulate someone for resigning but I know how you feel. I was in a bad situation at a job awhile back and felt to stay sane I had to quit.

Jinner-Rad Na sounds yummy. If you tweek it to where you like it, share!!!

Carrie-I hope your ds15 feels better soon. Walking pnuemonia is no fun. I have had it. But it is worse when someone else has it and you have to play nurse.

Hope everyone has a great evening!

[beanie_26]

Hello ladies!

I didn't forget about you all. It's been a horrible week. I'm still not sleeping. Waking up every couple of hours and getting super hot. (If I weren't 29, I'd think I were going through menopause). I took another preggo test to rule that out...it was negative. I don't know what it is, but I'm beyond exhausted. If it doesn't get better soon, I'll make a dr's appt.
I had to run DS to his dr. appt. today and he had PT. I haven't been home much (which is why I haven't posted). I just don't feel like doing personals tonight...I love you gals, but I'm too tired. However, I did read all your posts. My scale is up 5.8 lbs. I gotta get back in control. I don't know if this whole not sleeping thing has something to do with it. Who knows...tomorrow's another day. I'll won't be on in the am (Friday...cleaning day). I hope you all have a good night!!! xoxox
:bcb_kick: Just kick me!!!!

[shannonsmom]

Good Morning Fems!

TGIF! I am glad the weekend is almost here. I miss spending quality time with DH and DD. During the week, we have fun, but it is too rushed. I guess I was used to having more days off with them and now that everything is back to "normal" it seems as if it is not a lot of time.

Anyway, I went to the gym this morning and did the ellipitical for 30 mins, the treadmill for 20 mins and my cruches and stretches. I am meeting with my trainer tomorrow at 11 to learn "Total Body 2" so that I can do the strength training everday (switch between 1 and 2). Then I am meeting my friends from 4-10 to scrapbook! Yeah! I need to start on my Disney pages. I think 5 of us can make it so it should be fun.

On Sunday, I am going to the gym at 7, church at 10 and then bringing DD to a birthday party at noon. WE ARE GOING FOR CHINESE FOOD ON SUNDAY NIGHT :help: It is my MIL's birthday...SIGH...I LOVE Chinese and was hoping to stay away from it for a few weeks...I need to think about what to do.

Marcie: I am so happy for you! Hopefully you will hear something about the other job today or early next week.

Jinner: What time do you want me for dinner tonight? Or should I say midnight snack for those of us on the east coast. Sounds yummy!

Laura: I was going to try to get to the spin class at my gym this Thursday...I don't know if I want to go now. I have a big butt, but (no pun intended) still think that seat would hurt...OMG I was laughing so hard at your post! I hope your butt is better today.

Carrie: A maintain is great! This year I am going to be happy at WI as long as the scale doesn't go UP. Maintain or a little loss (or a big loss) is fine.

Soya: Welcome! Looking forward to getting to know you!

Mary P: Hope works calms down a little for you. When work is overwhelming for me, I tend to start eating badly...so hopefully nothing crazy happens here.

Adele: Hope you got some sleep last night! Have you ever tried taking melatonin before bed? Have fun at mom's house cleaning today! Earn those APs!!

I hope the rest of the missing Fems (Liel, Denise, Katie, Linda, Melissa) and anyone else I missed, check in soon! We miss you!!

Hugs,
Marianne

[jinner]

Dinner was okay. Still need to work on that recipe. But the stew is going to be just delicious! I think I have gotten that recipe down correctly. It is called Palo if anyone is interested. It is not something you will be able to order from a Thai restaurant, at least none that I have been to. So, Palo is for tonight.

More errands to run today. Plus dh is taking his car to the shop so I have to pick him up. Also need to vacuum and do some house cleaning and y'all know how much I just looove that. Adele I am not!

Mary - sucks about the people at work and your extra load! What a way to start the new year. Hope you get some help soon!

Adele - You poor thing! Hope you are feeling better and getting some rest!! Hope nothing major is wrong!! HUGS!!

Marianne - You are doing just great! Here's some tips for chinese dinner.
Eat a salad before you go.
Drink lots of water before you eat.
Keeps portions in mind. Have small ones! Have an idea of how much 1/2 cup or 1 cup of noodles/rice/meat is. What do you normally order?
Keep drinking water.
Try to eat veggie dishes, keeping noodles/rice small. I usually try for at least 1/2 plate veggies, 1/4 meat, 1/4 rice/noodles. Hope that helps.

Okay, I gotta go.

[linda505]

Hello ladies,

Sorry to be MIA again. We went to Pa. yesterday to look at
antiques and to just get away. It is so warm everywhere that
it seems more like spring than winter. My brother is seeing another specialist today to see if his lymphoma has turned into leukemia. Some things never change for some families.
I am so tired of hearing the word Cancer.

Adele, I was reading your post on waking up hot. It sounds
hormonal which can include you thyroid. If you are tired and having problems losing your weight you should have a thyroid test done with a TSH. If you are on BC pills it will throw off your T4 and T3 but the TSH is a must. Are you just
hot or are you sweating? Do you itch? At your age even though menopause is not likely, peri-menopause is not.
Some women start as young as late 20's early 30's.

Marianne, Love chinese food too. It is my favorite. You sound like you are busy with exercise, scrapbooking, and
family.

Jinner, Are you becoming Martha Stewart????? Cleaning,
cooking. lol My dh likes to cook but I can not stand the mess and all the questions on where everything is. He usually wants to cook after I just spend hours cleaning the kitchen. That way he knows I will say no. Sounds like you are back in your routine. I look forward to reading your stories on MYspace.

Carrie, Sorry to hear that your daughter has walking pneumonia. You sound busy as well with your family.

Soya, Welcome to the group. Some of us are absent from posting but I try and read the posts everyday.

Mary, Hello.

Laura, your post made me laugh. I did not know that spinning was like that. When I lose weight I have no butt so it would be torture for me. I thought spinning was just plain old stationary bike riding.

Marcie, Glad that you gave that job up. Life is way too short to spend even a day at a place that gives you saddness. I spent nearly 20 years at one job not liking it for the last 10 yrs.cause I did not want to hurt the doctors feeling and leave him. Big mistake. You did the right thing to move on with your sanity intact.


What I learned in 2006: That sometimes your prayers are not answered in the way you want them to.
That saddness can rule your emotions to the point that you can not see the end of the rainbow even though it might be there.
That having peace in your life is the hardest thing to obtain
on a continous basis.
That as long as I have negativity in my life it lends no room for all the good things that happen.
That when you no longer feel hope you stop feeling all together.
What I look forward to in 2007 is peace, hope and happiness in the life I have despite all the difficulties that
life throws at you.

Sorry if I missed anyone.

Hugs to all
Linda

[snowdin]

Good afternoon my lovely fems! :bcb_bigsm

I can't stop eating! What is wrong with me? I am eating good things though. I ate a huge salad for supper last night and then a huge one for lunch. This one was kinda bad though, had a lot of meat on it. I don't know... I am not going overboard but I am not watching it as much as I could be. The switch hasn't flipped yet, but it will soon. I have decided to start fresh with my tracking logs and my weight graph, everything. Tricking myself into starting new is a good thing for me.

Thank you all for your well wishes regarding my spin class. Just as a follow up, I am in fact as sore as I thought I would be. :bcb_huh: This weekend I will invest in a triple gel seat cover and then bear with it on Tuesday. It really does seem like a fun class! I am optimistic that I will like it even more in several weeks. After I regain sensation in my left leg and whoha.

What I learned in 2006. Mine aren't as deep as some of yours but they sum it up nicely.
-Having a child is the most amazing experience I will ever have and I now understand what it means to love unconditionally. Cheesy, but very true
-Mom's have super powers- they appear overnight. I still can't fold a fitted sheet though. Maybe that power comes later?
-Don't get excited until the deal is done. "Don't change anything, not even your underwear" until the keys are handed over
-Family is family and business is business
-You aren't going to like everyone and not everyone is going to like you
-Prioritizing your life isn't going to make everyone happy, but they get over it.
-You have to be comfortable with yourself before you can make others feel comfortable
-That watching my husband interact and take care of his daughter is beautiful beyond words.

It was fun to sit down and actually think of some things like that. I also sat down and listed my goals for 07. Some of them attainable, some not. Always interesting to see which ones come out on top though.

Adele- The waking up hot does sound hormonal. I am still getting hot flashes from the pregnancy hormones, but they aren't near as often as they were. It's horrible isn't it! Sometimes I wake up and wonder what dh did to me b/c my clothes are off and I don't remember how it happened! Oh well! We both need butt kicking's don't we! need to get back OP too lady! WE CAN DO IT! How is ds doing with his hearing aids? Are they still helping him out like you thought?

Marianne- Oh how fun! A scrapbook night, I so need one of those right now! And they have such cute Disney scrap stuff out there too! Have fun and I hope you gals get something done. When my friend and I get together we usually don't get a lot done! lol! Oh well! Still enjoying the trainer? It sounds wonderful!

Jinner- What time did you say to be over? The stew sounds yum-o! I love new reicpes.

Carrie- A maintain is awesome at this time of year, just get going and you will be therebefore you know it!

Soya- WELCOME! I am glad you joined us! Post often so we get to know you. This is a great bunch of gals!

Mary- I hope things calm down for you a little bit at work, what a way to start out the new year!

Have a great weekend, I will ty to post and catch up with you all!

[shannonsmom]

Hello Fems,

Just dropping in quickly to wish you all a great night and weekend. As always, I will try my best to login this weekend, but don't know if I can find the 'puter time. Went for a walk at lunch; it was 64 degrees here today in New England. Unbelieveable.

Just found out I may be up for a new job and am going to ask for some flex time benefits (I would like to work at home one day a week). So, please keep your fingers crossed for me. It will be a few weeks before it all gets approved, but can't hurt to start thinking about it now!

Gotta run, hope everyone has a great night!

Hugs,
Marianne

[Mary P]

Hi everyone!

So glad it is the weekend. I got up early to go WI. I am happy I stayed the same. No gains! Not bad for my 1st week back on track. I wasn't expecting a loss because TOM should be visiting any second now. I am blotted and have all the other signs. Got home ate breakfast then spent some time on the glider. Man when you listen to toons while doing it, you really get going. Got off if it sweating.
I now have errands to run. My DS15 ripped a pair of jeans on accident over winter break so I told him we would replace them before school starts up again; that would be Monday so I better go and get him some new jeans today.

Have a great weekend everyone.

[cay517]

Hello eveyone! Just a quick check in for me today...I have been staying within pts this week! Yeah! It feels good to be back in control. We have a dinner tonight for my work 'after-xmas-party'. Roast beef, mashed potatoes, homemade noodles, etc. I plan on eating light for the day...cabbage soup (0 pt) for lunch and I am NOT eating those noodles, no bread and no dessert. That's my plan. I'd like to have a drink or 2 so I wanted to save a few pts for that! :bcb_wink3


DD is feeling a lot better...still has the nasty cough but she's on the mend!! Thanks for all the well wishes!!! She appreciated it!

Have a great weekend everyone!

[soya]

Hello Fits and Fabs,

I am Soya. I introduced myself a few days ago.

I have been feeling terrible because my kitty is MIA or AWOL. It has been two nights now, and I feel like something bad happened to him because he doesn't usually stay away for more than a few hours. I have done everything to find him, put out fliers, posters, called shelters.... He is michrochipped, has collar. I guess all that is left if strong hoping that he comes back!

I finally weighed myself on my home scale... and I had not actually gained any weight from the holidays! Wow.

I have been sticking to 24 pts (Target plus a few Flexies). I have not worked out other than walking the neighborhood calling my cat's name. I will perhaps today after lunch.

I am going to my bookclub, and will have lunch there. I am committing to eating only one piece of bread, and eating light on everything else!

Good luck, and send prayers for my cat.

[beanie_26]

Hi girls!

Well.......WI is tomorrow. I don't want to face the scale. TOM should be here any day now. I will go (because I refuse to go back and now I can see how easy it will be to do so). See...I've been slacking on the BCB board, and I've been slacking on my WW. I have a $100.00 gift card to Old Navy from Christmas. I will NOT use it until I lose the weight I put back on. That is motivation to me. My mom got me the FIRM dvd's. Has anyone here tried them? I need a change. The BL workout isn't "doing it" for me anymore. I gotta switch it up! I'll post again in the morning. I hope you all had a good weekend.

:bcb_drill

[soya]

Hello Fits and Fabs!

Snowdin: I like your list of what you learned this year! I am going to do one too.
Beanie: I know what you mean about not wanting to "face the scale". I actually read in that book "Thin for Life" a quote by a successful loser. She said that when she knew that she had had a small gain she did not weigh for a week or two until she thought she had lost some. She said that it made her depressed, so she tried to lose weight first, then weigh. I tried it this week, and lo and behold, I was back to my pre-Xmas weight.

On the other hand, I usually do weigh in most days, because I feel like I shouldn't be scared to see the number. It tends to keep me in check, but slightly obsessed.

I am going to get back to exercising seriously. I worked out about four times this week, but I'd like to get it up to five or six.

I am seriously committing to work on my emotional eating of sweets! Maybe I need to report everyday. I use all sorts of excuses to justify eating "junk food" (ie high calorie sweet or salty things):

I deserve it.
I am hungry and need to ward off my hypoglycemic migraines.
I will just have one each day (regarding sweets in my house.)
I am sure it won't impact my weight.
It is so little that it won't matter.
I won't get another chance to have one of THESE.
I have already started to eat it, so I can't help but finish it.
I will start stopping junk when I have finished this bag/box/carton of junk food.

Instead, I want to keep my eye on the goal with the following messages:
I will be so proud and confident when I am at my goal weight.
I will be able to be satisfied if I don't waste my points on empty calories.
My body keeps track, even if I don't.
I will be healthy and strong if I eat healthy foods to satisfy myself.
Sweets will not change any stressful situation.
I know what sweets taste like, I will not die if I do not try every special thing out there.