m0use - you're so good! I've been out of town all week in Atlanta visiting family (checking out Nicholas Lodge's Gallery shop tomorrow! YEAH!). We're actually also moving this week but my hubby is facilitating the move without me (the boys are with me so it's kind of helpful to have us gone but it's very frustrating at the same time because there's so much I need to be doing at home!) I planned this trip back when we were supposed to move in April. It will be interesting for the boys to come home to a new house.
I haven't been good about working out since I've been here but I'm so anxious to get back home and into my routine again!
Hey Everyone~
Sorry I haven't been posting. 
We have been so busy since April that I haven't been to the gym even once. Now my DH has been jogging every morning... I can't get motivated! I've been stuck in my going back to bed after I do my bus route mode. I'm trying to break myself of that. I stayed up yesterday & today Yeah! I say I'm going to start working out once school is out & I have more time to concentrate on me. So ya'll bare with me. I will get back into taking care of me soon. I have been tanning. That's a start. I think I stayed in the tanning bed too long today, my legs are stinging The things we do to look good!
Hang in there everyone!!
Well last night I was up and down on the stairs almost all evening cleaning, organizing and doing laundry in our downstairs living room/laundry room. I then did 50 combo hinge crunches before bed.
I weighed myself today and I am at 145.6 lbs! 
Yay for me!
Good morning everyone, I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was the longest two weeks ever...I had no way of working out and the food in the convention centers is awful (not only taste, but in quality) I forgot how hard it is to eat well when on the road. I havent been out since November. Both hotels had a workout area, but both charges 10 bucks a day....cant afford that. I got up and worked out this morning, boy did it feel great! I am back to my normal eating habits also. It is so hard to eat a little bit of healthy every two hours when you are standing in front of people explaining our products. When ever I tried to take a bite of at least a granola bar, someone would come up and I would have to put it down. Anyone have any ideas, also how to eat a healthy lunch in those places when all they have is burgers, dogs and pizza. I have no way of bringing anything either, no fridge..... My numbers have also been all over the place for the past two weeks. I can see that eating well affects the blood sugar. I have not noticed this too much since I started to test because I was alwasy watching what I ate, these past two weeks since I have not had much choice on what I ate, I saw the difference. I have one month to figure out something before my next trip.
Sami, welcome, great job on the loss and keep up the great work.
Tina, I had to laugh when you talked about your tummy not seeing the sun for years, as mine has not seen it either. Make sure you get back to your excercise routine, dont slack too long. It is so easy to slip and then WAY HARD to get back to it!!!!!!!! Take it from me, I have done that so many times in my life......
m0use, I am so happy for you your blood work is normal, that is such great news. Keep us informed on the new diet and how it works for you. That dancing is such a great work out, I love when I get a chance to dance! Hope you are feeling better now from those shots, I learned long ago not to do those!!!
Carol, where is Nocholas Lodges shop? I will be in Atlanta in August, and if close enough I may try to get there. Hope your vacation is going well, remember to get in a bit of work out time, even if it is a walk with the kids or playing in a near by park. Have some fun running around the back yard with them playing ball or something.
Well I better run, get some work done, have a pile of it on my desk. Took me all day yesterday to find the top of my desk and get it organized as to what needs to be done right away and what can wait!
Have a great day everyone.
Yeah Michelle! Your back! I was going to email you today to check up on you 
Could you bring breakfast bars, granola bars, peanuts, nuts with you on your trips? That would be better then what they have to offer. You must stay busy all day. What about fruits?
I'm burnt big time!!! My belly & my lower back are the worst! What was I thinking?? I'm not even going to be showing my belly! HELLO!! I hope this burn will turn into a really good tan so I won't have to go back to the tanning bed! Ahh!! Next time I'll only tan for 8 min. I did it for 20 min! Stupid! Michelle I promise I will be walking starting Fri!! No excuses!
Carol, where is Nocholas Lodges shop? I will be in Atlanta in August, and if close enough I may try to get there. Hope your vacation is going well, remember to get in a bit of work out time, even if it is a walk with the kids or playing in a near by park. Have some fun running around the back yard with them playing ball or something.
I went to his shop today. It wasn't as big or extensive as I expected but if you're in the area, it's definitely worth the trip. He had a lot of cutters, veiners, etc . . . in addition to the regular stuff (gel colors, tips, chocolate molds, etc . . . ). It's in Norcross which is very close to Atlanta. Check out www.nicholaslodge.com and you can get more info. It's off of the I-85 on Jimmy Carter Blvd. It's only open Tues - Sat. from 10-4, I think.
Good morning all
I got up and worked out again this morning. Feel really good.
Tina
I thought about those, and will have to make that effort to bring something that is "finger" food and will at least get me by until dinner.
Carol, thanks for the info. I'm not sure I will be able to go, if not a close ride in a cab. I dont rent cars. My salesmen usually cart me around where ever we need to go. Oh well, I will still look into it.....maybe.
Hmmm, I'm driving down to NC in July....wonder if I could convince my hubby to let me drive down to Nicolas's store with my stepmom or my dad. (Since my dad used to be a cook/chef.)
Yesterday was more house cleaning- my allergies are going through the roof with all the dust bunnies downstairs. I did 100 combo hinge crunches before bed.
Good morning everyone!
I did not get up and work out. Just too lazy.........
OK so I was so scared to get on the scale after the last two weeks being on the road. My clothes feel tighter and I was not looking forward to seeing what that number was. Well it was 209.4, not even a full pound heavier!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so happy, thought I had gained the full 8 pounds that I had lost. I am very happy and looking forward to getting back into the swing while I am at home for this month, before my next trip to Atlantic City.
Have a great day everyone!
Good morning everyone
I will get my workout today by moving a friend so am just enjoying a very quiet morning going over my emails and looking at cake!
After the move we have two parties to attend today. Whew what a day!
Everyone have a great day!
Good morning everyone.
Got up and worked out, just did the treadmill, not sure why it is so hard for me to put in the DVD and do it. It is still just a 30 minute workout, no longer than the 30 minutes that I do on thd treadmill. I think I have become addicted to the Nick@nite sitcoms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I soooo did not eat well this weekend. My morning number today was 142, hasn't been that high in months. Better keep better control on my self!
Had a great weekend, hope you all did too.
Lets keep this thread going, I dont want it to die!
Hey Ya'll~
Well my summer vacation has started!! Yeah!! WE did so much over the weekend that I didn't get my butt to the gym today Ok... I'm gonna try tomorrow! All day Sat we worked in the yard trimming trees & pulling weeds (we have an acre & about 20 trees so it's big job) so I guess that is a workout right?
Last night we bbq at our friends. I only ate a tiny bit because I was saving up for some icecream! We had an icecream social afterwards! LOL~ Yummy!!
Today is back to reality & no more icecream for me for awhile! I want to get down to 145 before July 25th (the day I leave for the ICES convention). I haven't weighed in about 2 wks soooo I don't know if I've gained.. I hope not! My clothes are still fitting loose so hopefully that means I've stayed the same. I haven't been eating crazy I just haven't been working out again.
I'm planning on swimming alot this summer. I even bought my 1st swimsuit in 10 yrs!!!! I actually feel good in it!! Now that's something that doesn't happen very often. It was the 1st one I tried on too. Now if this tanning bed sunburn would go away I could actually go swimming! I can't believe I let myself burn this bad! I'm starting to peel now but I still have a lot of very sore, soft spots where I burnt really bad. I'll never stay in a tanning bed for more then 10 min again. 20 min is tooo long! What was I thinking??? 
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day! Look at the link at the bottom of my signature please... it's a tribute to all our military men & women!!
Ya'll have a fantastic week!!
PS... Friday I will find out if I get hired FULLTIME for the buses or not. I will have my OWN permanent bus route!!!! There are 11 new bus routes open.. I'm #5 at the top of the list so I know I will get hired it's just where will the bus route be? So if ya'll would say a prayer for me that I will get a good bus route close to my house so I can park the bus at my house & that I get a good neighborhood to drive in I would appreciate the prayers!! Thank you so much!! Prayers go up Blessings come down!!
Michelle you will get the numbers back down! You did it before & you will do it again!!!!!! You have the will power girl!!!! Go back to eating the way you were eating when you 1st went to the dr. Back up some & start over~ You are a very important person on this earth & we would hate to lose you!! I know I would!! So get back to taking care of yourself YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!
Thanks Tina
I know it is because of what I ate yesterday, we had pizza for dinner, a scoop of ice cream with chocolate toping and a bit of choco cake with choco icing, all before bed......... I know what I did!
I have taken a step back and will try to get back on that track again.
Good morning all
I did not get up this morning. Should have since I will be out of commission for the next couple of weeks. Not sure I will be able to get my regular bra on never mind a work out one.
If you dont remember I have my hand surgery tomorrow.
How is everyone doing? Where is everyone.
Haven't checked in for ages! Hope your all well.
Have been working out heaps but have not weighed myself for ages so have no Idea what I weigh. My clothes are slowly getting looser but I still sabotage myself by eating midnight snacks!!!
Hope your surgery goes well Karate.
Take care everyone!
Sandra
Hey socake! Great to hear from you! I know what you mean about sabotage! We're our worst enemies! Hang in there! Explain your avatar. I can't see it very well but it looks so pretty!
Michelle,
I didn't know you were having hand surgery! I hope all goes well. Prayers are heading your way! Get well soon~
Hello all, has been a really long time since I have checked this thread. I have probably been avoiding it to tell you the truth. I have not been doing well at all! Have not had any self control or motivation. Nothing seems to help get me off this scary ride the scale is taking me on. Been on WW for over a year and lost 25 lbs. but I've put 5 lbs back on. That is terrifying but not enough to stop wanting to shove a spoon full of butter cream into my face!!! Oh and lets not forget the cake scraps!!!! Ha ha, wish it was funny. Truth is I've been depressed and discouraged for a long time and not sure why. The main thing in my life that is not as I'd like it is my weight. And that is something that I have full control over, or at least I would like to. Does anyone have any advice? I'm getting desperate and scared that all the weight will come back and that would be horrible. Does anyone else get stuck in this kind of "mood"?
Anna
hi everyone. would anyone mind if i joined you? i'm not sure if this is more of a 'closed' group or not, but i thought i'd ask.
thanks much!
jes
hi everyone. would anyone mind if i joined you? i'm not sure if this is more of a 'closed' group or not, but i thought i'd ask.
thanks much!
jes
Me too? I have avoided for ages attempting to join in this thread--not because of all you wonderful people--but I was just not ready to commit myself. At this point, I don't believe I'm still 100% committed, but maybe if I have CC buddies in addition to my friends here at home "yelling" at me, maybe I can do this! 
I joined WW today for the umpteenth time (we have an At-Work group here so it works great with my schedule) and my how much has changed since I dropped out (again for the umpteeth time) last summer. New materials and it seems that the explaination of the core program is better. Anyway, that is my story. Will you take me on as a challenge?!? 
Hi TC! my avatar is a phpto of my first oil painting. I bought a red lounge cover and I needed a touch of red on the wall so I painted a magnolia! now i am hooked on cake decorating and painting!!!
jescapades,
Of course everyone is welcome! Why would you or anyone else think this is closed? We all try to help one another out & push each other a good bit. We've continued to be moral support for each other for over a year now. WOW! I talk to these ladies every day & believe me they have helped me through alot of stuff! So YES you are welcome!!! The more the merrier!!
Anna31,
I do so understand how your feeling! I am very scared of gaining even 2 lbs! That's why I haven't been on the scales in a few weeks because I am afraid I have gained some. My clothes are still fitting loose so maybe not but I'm still scared. The thought of failure scares us all to death. More reason to fight & win this weight problem that we all have!! So instead of feeling depressed go out & walk a little longer then yesterday, go swimming. Talk to us! We'll listen & know exactly how you feel~ Just because we have lost weight does not make those old eating habits go away. We have been eating wrong for a lifetime. It's going to take awhile to train ourselves how to think & act around food. I think if your only eating 1 T of BCI verses the whole bowl that you have accomplished something!! So take a look at the simple things that you have done! You have lost 25 & gained 5 so what! Look at the real pic.. you have lost 20 lbs!!! Turn that into a positive thing. You've come this far you can continue! I promise!!
Missy welcome too!!
Get your butt to WW & challenge yourself!! I'm getting on the scales tomorrow.. oh gosh! & whatever it says I want to get down to 145 lbs by July 25th. Wanta make a bet? I'm, up for a good challenge!!
I had an exciting day!! I just have to share this with ya'll!! I was in the middle of carving a cake into a army tank when we got a fire call!! We got paged out to a trailer fire. OH my gosh!!!! I drove an engine to the scene!!! YEPPEE!!!!! I even bunkered out in my gear & helped fight the fire!! This was the 1st time I've ever bunkered out!! Oh wow what a rush!! I hit 75 MPH in the engine!!! I loved every minute of it!!! 
This is the first time I was able to make it all the way to a fire in any firetruck without one of the firefighters saying they didn't need the truck I was bringing!! So I was so excited!!!!! I must have lost 5 lbs in the bunker gear!! I was sweating like a pig when I took the gear off! My goodness what a day! I came home stinky & dirty & gosh I felt like a FIREWOMAN!! I had to share that with ya'll.
I forgot.. Sandra your pic is pretty!! I'd love to learn how to paint! I draw alot but have never painted. You'll have to show us more paintings! I'd love to see~
hi tc, thanks! i just wanted to make sure it was okay to join. i tried joining another group (on a different site) once and was promptly kicked out. i'm thrilled that you are welcoming newcomers!
so about me, i guess. i have always been small, since i was a kid (we're talkin' skinny minnie). i never had to worry about what i ate and had a wicked metabolism, then i got pregnant with my twin boys and gained 65 pounds!
i didn't lose much after i had my boys, then realized i don't like the way my body looked (besides the millions of stretchmarks, which i know i can't help). so when someone offered me a free weight watchers kit, i decided it was time to do something about my weight.
weight watchers has been working well for me so far. I do it all myself, though, i can't afford to go to meetings. i started off at 138 in april and am now down 14 pounds to 124, and would like to lose at least another 9 (and get down to 115).
i am 5'2" and have a tiny frame, so 110-115 is the ideal weight for me.
i am also hoping to teach my boys good eating habits so they will be set later in life.
tc, that's awesome about the fire call! congrats! what a rush that must have been!!
i can't wait to get to know you all better! i am so glad to have found support and a group who will push me to reach my goal!
Hi Jessica! I'm doing Weight Watchers to! I started last February. Not doing it as strictly as I should be anymore though. I do it myself to. I started out going to the meetings but since I had to take my three year old DD with me I decided to forgo the meetings and do it on my own. I lost about 25 lbs. but have about 20 more to go. Especially since I have been stuck in a rut and been slowly gaining. YIKES. I am 5 ft. 6 in. so am supposed to be about 145 lbs. but would be satisfied and happy with 150!!! I'm a 31 year old stay at home Mom of two. But enough about me! Congrats on your weight loss!! You are doing amazing!! That is allot of weight to lose in such a short time! You must be one determined Woman!!! You go girl!! Oh and welcome to this thread!! I can't imagine anyone "kicking you off" when you wanted to join them. What the heck is wrong with people? You won't find that here. Everyone is great and so helpful!
Take care! Anna
anna, thanks so much for the warm welcome! and congrats on your weight loss! that's great!
my biggest fear is being able to keep it off. am i supposed to be recording every meal and snack for the rest of my life? i imagine that after a while, i will be more familiar with portions and such, but what if i lose it then just gain it back again? 
Jessica, I have found that I have to write things down every day. In the mornings I sit down and write down what I call my "meal plan". Then when I have eaten something on the list I just cross it off. That way I have a plan for the day and I know how many points I have left. I am a real list maker though. I have to have a list for everything! HA! It helps me to have a plan. I think I will not have to write every thing down for the rest of my life though. But who knows. For now I have to, I guess we will cross that bridge when we come to it. It is really scary to think that it can all be gained back!! That is my biggest fear to!!! My biggest nightmare actually!!! So we just have to stick to it. I'm talking to myself here to because I need a swift kick in my own rear end!! Take it one day at a time and make small short term goals. Don't look too far into the future or you might lose sight of what you need to do today. If that makes sense. Good luck!! How did you do today? Did you stay with in your points? I stayed with in 20 points today. I would normally get 22 but after I stepped on the scale this morning I decided I didn't deserve those two points! I am so hungry right now so am going to bed! Good luck!
Anna
anna, that makes a lot of sense, thanks! i needed that!
i guess it would help to explain the plan i am on. i get 20 points per day and 35 'flex' points to use throughout the week (wednesday to tuesday) to use any way i want. i used my 20 points and then 2 flex points today. i am really hungry right now too. i like to go to bed at 10, so i only have 10 mintues left to be hungry.
oh, i also found out yesterday that i have an ulcer (i had one years ago because of taking too much advil) and had to get blood work to see if i am anemic, and then have to go to a specialist to see if i need a scope. (i don't even know what that is! ) so watching what i eat is especially critical now.
So if I join, I have to post my REAL weight?!? Oy! Even the DMV doesn't know the real answer to that question. LOL!
Ok, ok... Here's the deal. I was in a car accident a couple of years ago, and was stuck on the couch for 3 months because my back hurt so bad. I never had to throw on a pair of jeans, and was always in my PJ's or sweats. Elastic waistbands are EVIL! Before I knew it, I had gained 17 lb. (in 3 months!) Then, I went to culinary school, (where elastic waisted pants were part of the uniform) and gained another 17.
Last April (10th), I had a starting weight of 217. At 5'6, 160-165 looks good on me (I have big boobs and a nice figure at that weight), at 150, I look anorexic. As of last October, I was down to 172 - and quite pleased with myself. But then came the holidays! And the cookies. And the candy. And the egg nog.
Right now, I'm up to 187, and want to get down to 165 before my birthday (July 19). I can do it! Especially with the support and encouragement of those in similar circumstances.
I've purchased another 9 day Isagenix plan, and intend to start that today. After that, it's back to coffee in the morning, a Lean Cuising for lunch, and a small meal at dinner time. If I can't make my goal by mid-July, I'm going to punch myself in the head.
Good luck to the rest of you - I hope you're all making progress, even if it's the usual 2 steps forward, one step back... that's still progress!
Hello everyone!
Welcome to all of you new comers. Of course everyone is welcome and we encourage everyone to share you comments, hints and even the well deserved butt kicking.
Sandra: so glad to hear from you. Your painting is amazing. The only painting that I did was the ceramic pieces with the paints and directions. I painted my whole christmas town. Thanks for well wishes for the surgery, its only a few short hours away now and I cant wait to have the normal use of my hand back in a few weeks!!!!!!!!!!!! I can finally start to weight lift and tone some.
Tina, thanks to you also for the well wishes. I will post tomorrow and let you all know how it went. WOW on the fire call. I have the upmost respect for fire fighters (police also). You run into a burning building to save people, just amazing. How fun to drive the truck too. We sell the warning lights for police cars, fire trucks, ambulances and such!
I look into the fire trucks when I am at the fire conventions, I will have to picture you in one of them the next time!
Anna, I have been on this thread since the beginning and have lost only 8 pounds. Yes I am embarrased, should have met my goal by now. But things happen and I am still trying and still here. Dont feel that just because you are not doing well that you cant our shouldnt post here. I get my best boosts here from everyone. I truely believe if it wasnt for this thread instead of loosing the 8 pounds this year I would have gained. At least I am maintaing! Like Tina said twist it around and say you have lost 20 pounds and be proud, dont make it all bad because you gaine 5 back. Get back to it and if you slip, then just pick your self back up and keep going! I also get very scared thinking that I will never loose what I want, and I have to since I am borderline diabetic. Thats normal, push thru it.
Jes welcome and of course you can join, I also cant see how anyone would kick someone out if they want to improve their lives! Great job on the loss, keep it up! The trick to keeping it off is to do it the right way, which is to say make a lifestyle change. I have lost 50 - 60 pounds 3 times in my life (the wrong way) and gained it all and then some back each time. I did the drastic diet thing, the metabolife thing (which was great, worked fast, but then.......) and did the dont eat anything thing. None of these was a lifestyle change, but a quick fix to the problem. It is harder to make that change for the rest of your life, so just remember you are changing your life style for ever, not just for now!!!!!
Missy, welcome and I challange you to commit yourself 100%, and stay on WW. Make small easily attainable goals, to stay committed. If you just pick the one large, loose 50 pounds, goal then you will slip here and there then just give up. Start small, loose 5 pounds in the next month, then 5 the next, easier goasl, easier met, better feelings!
Brandisbaked, welcome I am 5'5 and weigh 208, I lost 8 pounds since Jan this year. Sorry about your accident, that stincks!!! I too have big boobs and am happy to say that my boobs are still bigger than my tummy!LOL
Wht is Isagenix? I have never heard of it. Good saying: 2 steps forward, one step back is still progress!!! I like that.
I was on WW on line but stopped. I think I will join again, I liked watching my points, it helped to see how much I was eating and where I was going wrong. Plus when I was on it my testing numbers were stable (diabetic testing for those of you who are new).
OK I think I have made a comment on all of the new posts since yesterday morning. Glad to have more members of your happy loosing family!!!!!
Off to shower and get ready for surgery, cant wait for it to be done I am so thirsty I can hardly stand it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Michelle
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