I'm so sorry to hear of your difficulties, Tuesday. For sure, weight loss shouldn't be your primary concern right now. Hang in there, God won't give you more than you can handle, even though I imagine you're incredibly overwhelmed right now.
If you get a chance, please stop in every once in a while and let us know how you are and how your family is adjusting. Blessings to you and your newly extended family.
Hi...I'm here. Sorry I ave been slacking. I have been busy with the family, cakes and working more. And NOT DIETING! I weighed in yesterday at 164 (somehow....)
If you all will forgive me for being gone so long, I'd like to come back.
Will you still have me???
OF COURSE!!!! Welcome back with open arms, Monika!! 
We've missed you!
here I am........I have been busy making just over a hundred cookies for easter baskets. And today I gotta make a red hat for my MIL for her b-day. Lemme tell you how much I love red icing 
!! Good thing it's for family. I just cant get the color right and I dont wanna waste the buttercream so it'll just have to do. Well I weighed in yesturday and Gained! I figured as much! I feel like I am in self sabbatoge mode!!! I just cant get on track. Once I get derailed it gets hard to start over again.
Good to see you, Christine!! Sorry your bc is working against you, I'm not a fan of red, myself.
Alright, everyone, it's time to steel ourselves against the temptation that's coming this weekend...ham and candy are my biggest worries! I have to stay strong!!
Well, I was 152 AGAIN this week I know it's my own fault because even though I didn't have any junk food or sweets, I still snacked when I wasn't hungry. I'm feeling really frustrated now because I've been stuck at this weight for a month now 
I told DH that at least I know I can maintain. *snort*
I am so motivated for this week, but am worried about Sunday. It's not the "regular" food that'll get me, but I need to resist the candy. Delicious candy..... I am also making a cake for Course 3 on Tuesday (present cake), so we'll see how much of it I can not eat.
DIE FAT CELLS DIE!!!!!! I told DH that if I didn't lose anything this week I'm going to do Slim Fast for a week or two, just to shock my body into doing something. Then I figured I'd probably shock it the wrong way and I'd gain 5 pounds. 
-Lisa
Wow, Tuesday, that's some serious stuff you have to think about. I'm sure it's completely overwhelming right now, but try not to stress about it too much. You'll learn what you need to learn, and you'll do what you need to do, and you'll all be just fine. If the diagnosis is accurate, you are very lucky to have been made aware of it at this age. I believe many children with autism are not diagnosed until they're closer to 3 or already in preschool. There are some great programs out there for kids with special needs; it may take some looking, but you'll find a support group and resources that are right for your family.
-Lisa
Sad as it is to say, I don't even remember when the last time I was here. I also don't remember what I last weighed while I was here and I only have a quick minute to visit and not enough time to go back through the old messages to find where I left off.
I've been crazy busy at work and we have torn apart our basement in order to get our house ready to sell and in doing so, took down the computer. Anyway, exercise has been almost non existant for me but I've been trying to watch what I've been eating. I've lost two pounds in the last two weeks which brings my grand total loss (which is less than grand) to 9 pounds. Better than a kick in the shorts that's for sure.
My cruise leaves in 10 days so I'm going to spend those 10 days drinking my water, making good choices and losing every ounce I can before I step on that ship.
Hope everything works out for you Tuesday, your little one is in the right spot, lots of love and support, the kind of parents every child should have.
Wow Lisa if you haven't decided on a cheerleader I vote for Shelly. Talk about going out and gathering everyone back to the group. Glad everyone is still around, even if it sounds like life has started to take it's toll. Though weight loss is our common ground this little group has definately grown into supporting each other thru it ALL. And I for one find it hard to chug on without you all.
Okay so I finished my cake, still need to take pictures but I've decided I need to do more sheet cakes. By the time I'm finished anything sweet just grosses me out. All that cake and frosting up to your elbows for three days. I'm off to collapse in a chair for about two hours until delivery.
HAPPY EASTER and as the card from my SIL said, beware of the brown jelly beans! 
Hi guys! I am back from my vacation and ready to be involved here again! I am thinking of all of you that are going through tough times at the moment. even though we are a weight loss group, we are a group of friends and I am glad you all feel close enough that we can share like that.
okay so I go on vacation, spend oh around 45 hours in the car, get very little exercise and I pretty much ate what I wanted. i wasnt a complete hog, but you know I got what I wanted. I didnt gain any weight. I dont know if that is a good or a bad thing! It really makes me realize I need to take focus off of the scale. I know sometimes when I really work hard, eat right and exercise and I gain weight, it is really frustrating! I think I am going to really try and focus a little more on jsut living healthy, and that should be more what I need.
Anyway tomorrow I really want to get back into this, after my easter meal that is! Still have time before summer to shape up. Though I have to say I am actually kind of sick of food right now. I wish that would last.
Welcome back Merissa! Amber, ITA about Shelly. Shelly, the cheerleader torch is passed to you this week
I completely forgot about one thing that I was sure to eat over the weekend. We are putting together DD's science fair project called "The Science of Baking." We made 2 batches of cookies (regular chocolate chip), and left out the baking soda in one batch to compare the two. Needless to say, I ate a lot of cookies. I did have to sample, because we are noting the taste and texture differences (among others) between the different cookies. There was a difference in taste that I couldn't quite put my finger on, so of course I had to keep eating them Finally we took all of the remaining cookies to my parent's house yesterday so I couldn't eat any more.
But today is a new day!! We're going outlet shopping today and DH wants to go to IHOP. I loooove IHOP but since there's nothing remotely healthy on the menu, we're going to TGIFridays or Ruby Tuesday's for lunch instead because I know I can get a salad there. One small victory.
DIE FAT CELLS, DIE!!!!!
-Lisa
Okay, how did we survive the holiday??
I didn't do too bad, although I did sate the ham-craving beast inside of me. I didn't bake anything, so no temptation. I had a little candy, but not too much. It's just not Easter unless I get at least one Cadbury Cream Egg! As long as I stay on track, I should be okay this week. I made a huge batch of pasta salad that I'm planning on eating for lunch all week.
Are we all ready for another FAT CELL BUTT KICKING week?? Say it with me...DIE FAT CELLS DIE!!
I was bad yesterday, but I planned to be. I am trying to be not bad any more this week, but I am still having financial troubles and the urge to smoke is very strong. I might hve to be bad to kepp that temptation out of the way.
My Easter was pretty good. MIL hosted at her house so she has all the left overs and the Easter Bunny didn't go over board stuffing the plastic eggs so the candy isn't over flowing.
I did have one major set back I'm still trying to figure my wy around. I have to give up my nightly walks. My ankle is swelling and throbbing and I've developed a hobble. I think it's stress fractures, as I had them when I was a teenager (a thin teenager) and now I'm packing extra weight onto my poor weak ankles. Unfortunately all my other options, aerobics and dancing, aren't going to be an option either. I'm going to have to hit the yoga pretty hard and see if I can't strengthen my legs. SO watching my diet has been moved up on the priority list.
Seems like every time I get excited something goes wrong. At least this time I'm not totally discouraged.
Hang in there, Amber!! I know how you feel, it's so discouraging to not be able to get in the exercise when you REALLY want to! Just take it easy and give that ankle a chance to heal. Don't push yourself too hard.
I think I did ok. Well sorta. I didnt buy alot of candy for the baskets and what i did buy I wasnt that fond of to begin with. We had a turkey for diner which barely made it to the table cause everyone here has been so sick. I didnt get to finish my MIL's cake cause i just didnt have the strenghth to. I got about as far as the crumb coat then tossed it in the spare fridge and forgot about it. Feeling a little better today and have stayed on track so far. Fortunatly my hunger pangs have subsided so I'm doing MUCH better. One of the kids reminded me that we leave for the beach in exactly three months.....Yikes! I HAVE to do this and stop playing around!!
D_I_E F_A_T C_E_L_L_S !!!!!!!!
Oh, I ended up having a bad day yesterday. I hit the chocolate BIG TIME. Bless my DH for finishing the Cheetos before I got to them! 
Fresh start today! I'm challenging all of us (especially myself) to a NO CHEAT TUESDAY!!
Let's do it...DIE FAT CELLS DIE!!!
hi Shelbur,
I'm right there with you!! I came home and finished off the peeps and chocolate eggs in the Easter Basket! Thank goodness when I got home from my Bowling Banquet my son had polished off the chocolate bunny!!
I'm going to try to only eat healthy today!
hi Shelbur,
I'm right there with you!! I came home and finished off the peeps and chocolate eggs in the Easter Basket! Thank goodness when I got home from my Bowling Banquet my son had polished off the chocolate bunny!!
I'm going to try to only eat healthy today!
Peeps aahh - I used to eat a complete package every day from the time the selling season opened until it stopped. And I wonder how I got so heavy. I ate 6 (individual peeps) this year which considering my past addiction isn't too bad. I must have gotten sick on them enough in the past becuase there is no way I could even consider doing that again.
I did really good yesterday until about 7:00 when the candy bowl was brought down into eyesight. Those darn Recess PB eggs, I must have eaten 12 of them. I can NOT get over my PB kick these days. I'm spreading it on everything and still can't get enough.
OMG, I have had such a terrible day. Don't even talk to me about Peeps! LOL! I love Peeps, but it wasn't the bags of candy that was my downfall today. It was this stupid cake for Course 3 tonight (the present cake). I made my MMF last night, no problem. I only have one 8" square pan, so I knew I'd have to bake twice because I'm anal and want a nice 2 layer cake even though this is just practice. Ok. Then cake #1 comes out of the pan and has a giant wrinkle/dent thing along one side of it 
I have no idea where that came from, so I told the kids we could eat that one & made the two layers I'm using with no problems.
I only meant to have one little piece of the wrinkled cake, but that turned into several pieces. Then I ran out of BC & had to make another batch 
I don't know how that happened either but I was rather irritated by the time I got it all on the cake. Have I mentioned that I hate square cakes? I can't do the edges/corners to save my life. I've done a few sheet cakes but can always cover it up with a border. I know this will be covered up with fondant, but it was still frustrating so I ate some more of the wrinkled cake. Oh well. I'm getting on the treadmill tonight when I get home from class!
-Lisa
Oh Lisa that sounds exactly like something I would do. Everything gets shot all to heck and back and so you figure why not just top it all off with some cake.
Hang in there, you're cake will look better if it's taller. I was the only one in my course 3 who baked up two because it was supposed to be tall and it made a huge difference in the end.
As for the "wrinkled" cake, you can't undo the damage just compensate with the treadmill - but don't kill yourself.
Good luck in class tonight. 
Hi guys! I am teaching my very first class tonight and I am sort of stressed about everything I need to bring and to do. Plus I committed to 2 cakes for this weekend that I havent even started on yet. When I get stressed, I eat. Fortunately I havent been to the grocery store much since our vacation so I dont have a lot of goodies to choose from. If only the kids could not be here for like 24 hours I could get so much done. I guess I should get off this computer and get to work. Wish me luck!
Good luck, Merissa!!
Oh, I will be so happy when the Easter candy is gone!! At the rate I'm going, it won't take long.
BUT, it's no cheat Wednesday today, so let's hear it, ladies, LOUD AND PROUD....DIE FAT CELLS DIE!!!!
Whoops! I forgot it was Wednesday. I had 3 pancakes for breakfast...
But I am still here! I will try to do better the rest of the day.
I am so excited! A guy I know just delivered some rock to fix our nightmare of a driveway. He knows I can't pay him right now, too! I will pay him something as soon as I can. I can't wait until my hubby gets home! I am surprising him with it.
Ok, I am going to go make a salad so I will have no excuse to cheat. Plus I have strawberries with Splenda that soaked overnight. Hmm, 100 calorie packs, fruit...Maybe I will make turkey chili for dinner. How bad is corn bread??
I cheated a tiny bit this morning & ate a small piece of my cake from last night. I still don't like the texture of MMF on cake, so I didn't eat that. But I went grocery shopping & got stuff to make a salad with and low cal dressing, so we're having grilled chicken & salad for dinner. I need to get the rest of this cake to my parents before I eat any more of it! For some reason I don't care what they do with it, if they want to throw it out or whatever. But I still can't bring myself to do it
DIE FAT CELLS, DIE!!!!!!!
-Lisa
OMG. I am realizing just how stressed I am. My shoulders and back are killing me! I think I really need to learn to say no to things. It has started snowing here and part of me is hoping this class will need to be cancelled tonight. Oh and I volunteered to help out in my son's class today. Do you all take on too much too?? I am not following my diet plan today, but I am not even hungry. I didnt exercise today because I wanted the sleep. I need to learn to take care of myself. I just feel like I cant get in control lately. Too much stuff too little time. I feel like it is such a crime to take some time for myself. When i do sit down and relax at the end of a day, I am still thinking I should be doing this or that. Tell me I am not alone!
good for you Lisa! You have been doing so well, I am proud of you!
Merisa you are not alone. It's mommy syndrome. SAHM or working, we are the nurturers and therefor we want to take care of Everyone and to do that we put ourselves on the back burner. Set your timer for 15 minutes and sit down with a cup of your favorite something. Then when you go back to work set it for 45 minutes and force yourself to stop and take another break. Eventually you'll no longer be listing off the things that need to get done, when your on your break.
Oh and BTW thanks for the comment on my cake. That baby just about did me in.
Now I have to ask...how long has it been since any of you Hula Hooped?? Since my walks have been put on hold I went to Wal-Mart today and looked around for things to do that won't stress my feet. I got one of those mini trampolines (shock absorbtion when you jump on it??) My kids will use it if anything. And I got a Hula Hoop. My goa isl to get it to actually stay around my waist instead of dropping like a lead weight to my feet. Funny you'd think my 'baby bearing hips' would help, but they don't.
Hey Lisa, I LOVE to Hula Hoop!!! I bought my DD a hula hoop last year and discovered that I can still do it. Unfortunately, my dr. is still pooh-poohing any exercise that requires twisting, etc. But I've still got the hula hoop for later on this summer.
Merissa, sounds like you've got my problem...the inability to say no! And when you do get a few minutes, you actually feel guilty for sitting down and doing nothing. You're not alone. But you HAVE to take some time for yourself. You'll burn out quick, then you're no good to anyone. Take a little time for you whenever you can, even if it's for five minutes at a time.
Well, it's two steps forward and one step back for me this week. I gained back 4 of the 5 lbs I lost last week. It's been cold and rainy all week, so I haven't been able to do my walking. It's also my bad week, so hopefully that has a little something to do with it. I think it's mostly the Easter Bunny's fault, though.
I'm doing better with my water, so my big goal for the next week is WALK!!!
I said Lisa, I meant Amber...sorry, I haven't had any coffee yet...
One more thing....
Amber, would you take over the cheerleading duties this week?
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