Okay you guys we've all fallen like a stack of dominos. LOL at least we're a "do it together" kind of group. Tuesday I too have cried about food, see my post on "the dog ate my Godiva." I was a blubbering mess. I just wish I could not think about food all day. I finish one meal and start to think about what to eat for the next.
We need an intervention, guilt will only make things worse.
I think we should all take a deep breath and try to remember food only has the power you give it. I personally have given it way too much power for much too long. Shellies right, exercise kicks in the endorphins (sp?) and gives you an "I can do it attitude" Keep breathing, drink your water, get moving. The damage is done lets just work on making our next choices better ones. WE CAN DO THIS!!!! 
Sorry you back is still giving you so much trouble shellie. I think having a little breakdown occasionally is good for us, a good release of stress. I always feel better afterwards!
okay okay, I havent been very good this week either. I just ate pizza AGAIN tonight! grrr. my husband was out and you know....it's just an excuse. then I had to rush my middle son to the doctor before they closed tonight because his ear swelled up like 2x it's size. Now all is quiet and I am thinking of the snacks I can have to sort of relax. I dont know if i can resist or not.
I really really want a piece of cake. But I'm going to finish my bottle of water, then if I'm still hungry, I'll have a bowl of raisin bran.
Or maybe I'll just go to bed. I'm looking forward to starting Tae Bo in the morning, now if I can only convince myself to get up at 5:00 to do it!! I want to lose weight more than I want or need that extra hour of sleep...plus, starting next week I am going to work 1/2 hour later, so I have NO MORE EXCUSES!!
O.K ladies...my sanity is some what back now... 
Sorry for falling apart like wet cardboard, I think the stress of 2 toddlers, 1 14 year old and my DH stressing over his business is leaving me drained a bit lately and food just slipped right on in.
But as we have said before....WE CAN DO THIS!
So as a NO CHEAT WED. is upon us let's all do our best to make it our best day of the week.
I'll change no cheat wed to Best day ever day!
Meaning....we do our best all day and kick this week and those fat cells on their arse!
So a jiggling I may go while walking/running but darn it here I go!!!!!!!! 
DIE ALL YOU D*MN FAT CELLS......D-I-E!!!!
I don't want to think about weigh in tomorrow!! I have been pretty good today, though. I didn't work out, I stayed up too late last night fiddling with a design on a cake, and couldn't drag myself out of bed this morning. But I'll try again tomorrow!
every great journey starts with a small first step......SO KEEP ON STEPPIN GIRLS!!!!!!
I went clothes shopping today - and that's all I have to say about that. DH was saying his shirts were feeling looser in the waiste. He's been having salads every day for lunch. That's it, he still eats half a bag of chips every night but he switched his lunch and I started sending him breakfast and he's seeing results. Hmmmmm there must be a lesson in that huh? 
I got my health risk assessment today from my insurance company. It said to eat more fruit and vegetables, more bread, cereal, rice, and pasta, and cut down on the fat. All I am eating is fat, I don't get much in the way of anything else. They also recommend that I start a new activity to go along with my walking every day. I may be walking a bit more every day. They are cutting down on some of the bus service and I may not be able to get the bus after work to downtown.
I am going to make more of a concentrated effort to include fruits and vegetables and some of the bread and cereal group that I don't get now. I am also going to go hook that DVD player up right now and get out some of my exercise tapes. There was a time when I had two tapes and after everybody went to bed I ran them back-to-back twice every night. I have to get into that habit again. I think I will start with my "Sweatin' to the Oldies" tape.
Gotta go now while I am thinking of it! It's never too late to turn over a new leaf!
Checking back in to let you all know that I got through ONE whole exercise tape without killing myself. You all need to remind me to make sure that I use them EVERY day. Boy, that felt good!
Now I can face the scale tomorrow no matter what it tells me. I have taken the first step!
well weigh in day has arrived. On Monday at md I was 140 now I am 137!
Not alot of loss but it shows what eating better and walking that mile or 2 at least 4 times a week can do if I keep it up. Guess that means no excuses to keep doing what I have been this week.
So let's get them buns warming up with a good ol walk or run or what ever you do to get movin ladies!!!!!!!
DIE FATS CELLS ....D-I-E!!!!!!!
I was down two pounds at weigh in this morning. From 160 to 158. I thought for sure I had gained this week or at the very least stayed the same.
Thursday again. 
I maintained which is still up two pounds from when we started but I didn't gain any more and I have been stuffing food in hand over fist. I am way over booked...again. I don't have the energy to fight off every craving. Which is just an excuse so I'll nip it in the bud right now.
Uuuuuuggggggggghhhhhhhhh!!!
Okay I need caffeine, stat! Then maybe I can think straight and figure out how to tackle my life.
Otter I wanted to say WAY TO GO on the video last night!! My girlfriend and I used to do that one with her mom. The original one you know for some reason Richard Simmons is the cheesiet guy in the diet world but well he did make you want to get up and move and if anything you got a great abs work out laughing at him. 
Nice going Otter & Tuesday Amber, your DH sounds like mine. All he needs to do to lose weight is to switch from regular sodas (he drinks like 6 cans a day) to diet, and that's a ton of calories right there. Meanwhile I'm busting my butt (well, not so much lately)! Why is it so easy for men 
I totally forgot today was Thursday, for some reason all morning I kept thinking it was Wednesday & I was gearing up for no-cheat day. I guess I shouldn't cheat anyway, huh? I went grocery shopping this morning and bought salad stuff, grapes, & apples, so I hope to do well with fruits & veggies this week. I also bought two Healthy Choice lunches to try, just for something new.
We did make a double batch of brownies this week, so I don't know how my weigh-in will go tomorrow. This weekend I have one last cake for Fondant & Gumpaste class, and DD is taking the Kakes for Kids class at Michaels, so she needs a cake too. But I think those will be the last cakes for a while & then I can focus on killing my fat cells
-Lisa
I forgot about weigh-in this morning...must be my cubconscious trying to avoid the scale!
I'll do it tomorrow, no matter how much I dread it! I didn't work out again today. I'm busy with cakes, and when that happens, everything else gets neglected. So somehow by tomorrow, I need to finish the first cake AND get my house in good enough condition to be seen by a customer when they come to pick up!
I want to get the original. That is the one I used way back when. I have #2. It really does do something to see someone with so much energy on a video. It makes you want to get moving just watching him. He has someone on the tape who lost over 700 pounds! I also liked the third one when I had it but now everything is on DVD and at the time I got this one all I could find was #2.
Tonite I am going to do one of my other tapes to mix things up. I need to get out like my Boot Camp tape or maybe I will try the Yoga Basics tape I have. I have a few to choose from. I want to get to the point where I can do a few back to back again AND I WILL!
Keep up the good work, All! Don't beat yourselves up!
Wow it has been a long day without cc! I guess I really must be addicted if I miss it and it has only been one afternoon! LOL!
Okay not a good weigh in 152!
I dont think I followed through with any of my goals. I ate pizza like all the time for some reason. Why would I rather eat than be thin?? I did manage to avoid the chocolate cake in the freezer thankfully. For htat I am grateful.
For this week:
Drink 64 ounces of water daily
SBD phase one as much as I can possibly handle
Try to not eat when I am alone!!
Exercise 3-5 times
Good morning all!
Goals for this week are:
1) Exercise every day.
2) Limit the Coca cola.
3) Eat a breakfast every day.
4) Include fruits and vegetables in my diet.
"Positive Thoughts
=Positive Actions
=Positive Results"
Good morning everyone! I knew I had a bad week, but I didn't know how bad...I'm up 4 lbs. How is that even possible??? Well, it's safe to say I didn't meet any of my goals, so here goes.
Goals for next week:
1. No negative thoughts, be POSITIVE!!
2. No more 200 calorie coffee drinks!! Make my own with splenda.
3. Plan healthier meals
4. Work out at least 5 times.
Otter, great job pulling out those exercise tapes! I'm with you on that, I have a collection of Tae Bo collecting dust on my shelf... I'm getting back to it this weekend. And I'm using that new exercise bike that we just bought, so far the only one using it is my 5 year old.
I have been eyeing the exercise equipment myself. I don't want the bikes and treadmills (don't I wald enough?), but I want the weight equipment. I know I would use it.
So far so good today. I went to the gym and did some running/walking....burned 375 calories! Yea! But I DID take my two youngest to McDonald for a treat since big bro was on a special field trip. But I had the southwest salad. Not bad for mcdonalds. But i did eat like half of a cheeseburger that my son didnt eat. Well at least I exercised anyway!
I finally did it...I did my Tae Bo workout yesterday!! I'm a little sore today, but I feel so good about doing it and so excited that it doesn't matter. I meant to do it this morning, but overslept. Hopefully I will get off work early today so I can do it before dinner.
Let's hang on through those cookouts today, ladies!!
Bleck! I have not had a good week/weekend again. I did weigh myself on Friday & was back down to 150, so I lost those 2 pounds (again) from the week before. I am not optomistic about this week though - too much snacking & too much fried chicken & biscuits yesterday. I'm trying for 2 no-cheat days before this week's weigh in!!
DIE FAT CELLS, DIE!!!!!!!!!!!
-Lisa
Hey, I got booted off the watch this post list somehow! Plus my daughter graduated from middle school friday, pool party at my house for 25 13 and 14 year old boys and girls saturday! Then a trip to my Dad's house 2 hours away sunday and then back sunday night! WHEW! Now I have a prospective bride coming today for a tasting and design meeting I forgot about!
So last night I made white chocolate cake cupcakes, red velvet cup cakes, chocolate mud cake cupcakes and french vanilla butter cream dream icing, cream cheese b/c and chocolate ganache too! Plus I made 2 cake dummies for her to "see" her visions in "real life" so she could get a feel. I needed some dummies to display anyway but GEEEESH!
I haven't eaten much this past weekend but I did gorge on cheese squares and I have dipped my paws in the cheetos way more than I should. 
But I am struggling along.......... 
DIE YOU STINKIN FAT CELLS DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I hope you all did better than I this weekend. I had pizza and hot dogs, ice cream and cake...you name it. I dont know why. Anyway I got on the scale this morning and 
. That is all I have to say about that. So I do not know whether or not I can bring myself to weigh myself again for awhile. I am getting so disappointed in myself. I spend so much time feeling badly that I can't get this under control...no scratch that, WON'T get this under control. I need to stop making excuses for myself. It is just a matter of doing it. I keep telling myself that splurging just isnt worth it when i then feel so guilty that I ate it. I did get up for a brisk walk this morning, so at least I feel good about that.
Ladies I have before me 3 different types of cc and 3 different types of icing!!!! 36 cc in all.
Now if I can get through them with out eating them SO CAN YOU!!!!!!!!
SO THROW OUT YOUR CUPCAKES AND K-I-L-L- THOSE FAT CELLS...WE HAVE THEM PANICKING!!!!!!
2sdae, that muffin is too funny.
Sorry for being MIA for so long. Lately, 24 hasn't been enough hours for the day. 3 CC's for Teacher's Appreciation, end of the school year madness, DM's 50th, gearing up for DS's 6th 
birthday party, and all that entails, a 2 year old with a cold, what seems to be a teething 8 month old, and... and... and...... I swear, I'd sit down here to start a message I don't even know how many times, and something would happen. lol, ah, life.
So I weighed in at 178 last week, better to stay the same than go up. But I was horribly bad this weekend. I did good while makings DM's CC, no snitching BC. Then, my order from Sugarcraft arrived, carrying the Creme Bouquet, Creme Royal, Butavan, and Princess flavorings I've heard raved about on here. Used the left over BC to make samples, and tasted them, and tasted them some, and more, and more.... They were so good. I really enjoyed the Creme Royal I took advantage of the free child wrangling that comes with a visit from my parents to bake and freeze the cake for DS's b-day cake, as well as make the MMF & BC. I used the extender recipe from here w/ the Creme Bouquet, and ended up with an extra 8" square that became a taste test cake, and I tested the most, 
I'm going to do my best to be good these next few days, and try to be good when it's time to decorate the cake.
So here are my goals for the week:
1. Keep the BC & cake scrap snitching to a minimum, if at all.
2. Water, water, and more water.
3. Eat my Kashi Go Lean cereal each morning.
4. Not to over indulge at DS's b-day party.
#4 might be pretty easy, since it's a pool party, and I'll already be in a swimsuit, and would probably feel more than a little embarrased to have people see me stuffing my face and making my butt bigger.
Well sounds like everyone is doing about the same. Two cook outs yesterday and a big cake do this week. Too much temptation but I will give it my best shot.
DH "fixed" my computer last night. AND fixed it good he did. So I'm on my sister's for the moment but this will be it until DH can fix it for real.
Hang in there ladies - 2sday Love the muffin, maybe if my cc's did that I'd manage to stay away.
Well, I'm back to work this morning. Had a completely AWFUL weekend. I had no breakfast and ended up eating just one meal a day. Why do I do that to myself? Received my exercise band from Highmark on Friday so I have another exercise "toy" that may or may not get used. Don't really look forward to weigh in tomorrow (is tomorrow really Thursday?)
I did go to the dentist and she is still raving about how good shape I am in, and I was wearing shorts. Maybe this whole weight thing is just me but I really want to try to get the poundage down to coincide with size. I swear I weigh about 20 lbs more than I should for my size.
Well, I'd better go for now. Just thought I'd check in since I hadn't all weekend.
So I had been thinking about trying a 5K race. I just found out there is one in our town on June 9th. Not much time, especially since I have been slacking off. Anyway I got up this morning and ran the route I usually walk with a friend (I think it might be around 3.7 miles round trip). I actually RAN the whole thing! I was so proud of myslef! I told myself, just run to the turn around point...at least. But I was able to make it back and it wasnt too utterly horrible. so maybe I should do it?? I certainly am not worried about how fast I do it, I just wanted to be able to run the whole thing.
Merissa I think you should go for it. Think of all the confidence you'll have when you finish. The runners high might be just what you need to get back on track. If you're already doing 3 and 3/4 (roughly) miles that's only one more. Like you said you don't have to sprint it just get thru it.
That being said, you are a braver soul than I. Though I get stress fractures just walking the dog.
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