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Wow...did I have a surprise this morning. I did not get to work out last night and I got on the scale and I was down 26.5 lbs...I was shocked.

I'm super tired tonight too from three weeks of nonstop running and I should have worked out but I didn't. I work out after work tomorrow and do an extra long one to make up for today. I'm just wiped and hitting the hay early tonight.

My life is chaos but I'm grateful that among the chaos, I'm still staying strong on this. I have 21.5 lbs left to go but I am looking SO much better. I am starting to see the old me again which is one of the reasons I started this again. I didn't even recognize myself when I looked in the mirror and I do again.

I have done this since early January, like the 5th or somewhere near there so I am tickled with my success thus far.

Keep up the good work ladies....

You are just rockin' that scale SW!! Good girl!

I have my own excellent news.

I finally bought a tape measure and took my measurements tonight.

I am officially in the dress that I ordered a size too small!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND I am an inch and a half away from being in the next size down. Bust size and Hip size is already there.. but I need another 1.5 inches off my waist.

Anyone know any good exercises that target the waist?

Oh my "In your face" momonet is drawing near LMAO!!!!

That's great!!!!

You guys are doing so well and you should be so proud of yourself for all the hard work.

Well, I didn't get on the scale this morning because it's been bugging me!

Broken...

I can not suggest getting a tape measure highly enough.

The scale jumps around .. but inches don't lie. And I lost more inches than I would have thought possible.

Give it try.. you should be pleasantly suprised

I'm going to use a tape measure too. I'm not losing as fast as I was and I'm sure it's because I'm down to the last 21 lbs and I'm also building muscle. I do need to start working on my abs. That is something I haven't had since I had kids. Both of my boys were over nine lbs and they trashed my tummy. I never really worked on rebuilding it but I'm going to try. That's where I carry most of my weight anyway.

I went to a trivia night Friday and survived. Brought a bunch of low or zero point food and ate like a pig but didn't waver off plan. I did good yesterday too. I worked out hard this morning and it's 67 degrees here today so I might take the dog to the park and walk for a while. The sunshine and fresh air is heavenly today. Long overdue for a break in this year's harsh winter weather.

I hope everyone else is doing well....

One step forward guys....baby steps is still a step forward. Just keep going forward.

It was quiet tonight and I was caught up on everything so I went and did another 30 minute hard workout. I figure I may as well use my idle time for me...not used to giving to myself so I just took advantage. Felt good. I'm going to treat myself to a pedicure tomorrow for all my hard work.

[This message edited by severely wounded at 8:28 PM, March 2nd (Sunday)]

Is this just for people doing WW, or any diet ok?

Any diet is okay....anything to get us all healthy is fine with me.

Welcome...

How's everybody doing? I feel good! Baby, dog and I went for a long run this morning---I love my babyjogger! It was so nice out this moring, we got to see a beautiful ocean sunrise. It kept me from wanting to quit. Sunday is my free day to eat what I want so I try to run extra far on Monday mornings, time and weather permitting.

Monday evenings are chest, shoulder, and triceps day.

I had a pretty crappy weekend. Just let myself get derailed. It was Nowhere near as bad as I could have been .. but I didn't track my food or exercise. I was aware the whole time that I was getting off track but I just hid from it.

The good news is.. it wasn't all that bad.. but it's Monday.. I'm on track again and today is a new day.

The weather here is beautiful today (well that's a relative term.. it's still yucky looking but it's above zero so it feels awesome )

So, deffiantely outside for a walk today and maybe to the Aquafit class at the local pool.

That would be two miles there.. 45 minutes swim.. and 2 miles back. I'm up for it

I've totally crashed and burned.

Two weeks of barely tracking, not sure why, H was away last week, and I'm bad at going to bed and eating when he's not around.

Plus my car died finally and I had to make the decision to give up my fledgling business because we can't justify buying another car right now. So had to get rid of the car, and sort myself out getting around by bus and stuff.

Having read that back - I'm not surprised I've gone off the rails a bit

Must stop eating the wrong stuff - but on the upside, hopefully the increased walking will help.

Oh well, onward and upward

Is it completely horrid of me to skimp on breakfast so that I can have a Mountain Dew every now and then?

I love Mountain Dew. I crave it. Like a junkie needing a fix. And no, I can drink the diet version it tastes disgusting.

My best suggestion would be to substitute it for something other than breakfast.

Skipping breakfast is really really bad. And all kinds of studies I have been reading link obesity and skipping breakfast. (guess who used to skip breakfast all the time ).

In fact.. I have been trying to reverse my meals.. so the biggest one is in the morning.

So I would say once in awhile have a good breakfast (low fat protein, high fiber carb, fruit) and add your Mountain Dew to it. That way you have the rest of the day to burn it off and your blood sugar isn't going to go too crazy from the soda.

JMO though..

Just had another though.

Pay attention to when you crave it. it's probably more than you just liking it. It may be happening when your blood sugar is low so your body wants that punch of easy energy from the sugar.

I didn't totally skip breakfast. I had a Mt Dew and a granola bar.

Meta- interesting you would mention that. The only time I ever crave the stuff is right away in the morning.

Hey everyone!

I’m back from my conference. I did well the first few days. I made good choices eating out, I asked for the conf. lunch without sauce, etc. But by the last day – there was no way to fix the conference lunch, and there was a big piece of cheesecake staring at me that I couldn’t resist a few bites of. On the way home felt like I was getting a UTI and chugged cranberry juice – 300 calories a bottle!… it could have been worse, but when I WI tonight I’m worried about what the scale will say. I forgot anything but dress clothes and didn’t workout, only a few short walks.

But I’m back on track today. I hope everyone is having a good week!

DCK, MD is loaded with caffeine, isn't it? Do you drink tea or coffee?

I was totally bad for most of the weekend. But I'm back on track this week. I maybe didn't eat enough yesterday, but I got so busy cleaning last night that I was not hungry. I usually like to graze at night and try to leave make sure I leave room for that.

Yes MD is full of caffeiene. I drink tea, coffee, or diet soda from time to time but nothing is as satisfying as MD. Nothing. I don't even know if it's about the caffeiene boost. I'm not sure what my MD obsession is about. Was not craving it today though- so yay!

Yippeee!!! I didn't gain on my weekend away.

I'm really relieved, because I found out that this one thing that I had for dinner was loaded with more calories than I thought.

DCK, if you really want mountain dew, then I'd build it in to your eating plan - no sense trying to do something that won't work for you. Much better to have a plan for eating that incorporates your "must haves."

For me, I've found that getting off the sugar makes it much easier for me the rest of the day. The sugar shoots up my blood sugar and messes me up for the entire day.

If you want Mountain Dew, then have it. I will never, never EVER, give up heavy cream in my coffee. Not just 1/2 & 1/2, mind you. I like the full fat heavy cream.

The rest of my diet is pretty clean except for my Sunday cheat day, so I go ahead. I tried skim milk in coffee once. Has anyone else done this? It looks like a mud puddle. And tastes like one, too.

How did you all get the motivation and will power to stick to your diets? I have 50 pounds to lose, thanks to my XWS's A and completely rejecting me. I'm all about the emotional eating. I feel like crap. I look like crap. I'm the heaviest I've ever been and I'm miserable, but I can't seem to get motivated enough to do it. Any advice? I want the OP to be jealous and my X to drewl. But most importantly, I want to feel good about myself. HELP!!

How did you all get the motivation and will power to stick to your diets?

For me, two ways, Secondchance. first, putting on a pair of tiny pants and looking good tastes better than any piece of cake ever could. Secondly, I get motivated from results. When I see the changes in the mirror, form pictures, clothes size, comments from friends and strangers, it keeps me on track. That's one tip I would advise everyone. TAKE PHOTOS!!! You'll be amazed at how even a 10 lb. loss is noticeable.