My 4 year old has been saying "mom, youre pretty" I will take what I can get!! When I wear a dress (which is rare you know) he says "mom, why are you dressed like a princess?"
How cute is that!? 
Gotta love those shining ego boosts from your kids! Of course that comes with the side effect of their innocent (and blunt) honesty, "Mom? Is there still a baby in your tummy? Why does it look like that?" 
We all went to the gym and had a good workout tonite. Hubby, DD, and myself. We are working with DD so that she is prepared and ready for basic training when she goes. She ran a 14.5 minute mile. She is supposed to run a 15 minute mile to graduate from basic. Hubby's foot is still bothering him so he did not run with DD, and I worked on the weights to tone up so I didn't run, either. I also didn't get any cardio in but then again I am still walking to work every day. And they did take my evening bus away so that adds another mile onto my daily walk.
Hehehe...you girls crack me up! I'm sorry I missed the positive thinking day, but I was running around all day (and finally got my hands on a 2008 Yearbook ). I'll have to have my dream day tomorrow and go buy myself some size 6 clothes 
I've been on the treadmill the past two days & went to the gym to lift today for the first time in forever. I still think I'm snacking too much, but at least I'm getting back into an exercise routine.
When I wake up, I'll be a size 6!!! LOL!
-Lisa
Postive thinking must have worked because I got on the scale and I am 2 pounds less than yesterday 
! I dont know, but I will take it. I did have a pretty good day exercise and eating wise, but I did have a few spoonfuls of BC. Why can I not stay away from that?
My mom encouraged my dad to go to the doctor. He's one of those types that never ever ever goes unless his arm is falling off or something. Anyway looking like he is heading towards diabetes if he doesnt actually have it already. My mom says he is taking it very seriously. My Dad isnt huge, but he does have a nice beer belly and the man really likes his food. I dont know what he is going to do. so I am going to keep that in mind that I will try to eat better in support of my dad.
I HATE FAT
Yep, positive it is!!!!
I will be sporting my new thong bikini as I vacuum my pool out today.
I will be watching my well behaved 1 1/2 year old playing sweetly with my older 2 1/2 year old as I float in the pool on my tanning floaty thingy!
My curvy 14 year old will be smiling along with me as we teach the two younger ones to swim after our lunch she made for us!!!!! 
Then in comes my DH with out his buddy/worker, to play in the pool with us as we grill our salmon and veggie kabobs on the grill.
Then we'll go in for our baths and relax with some tv and lay the little ones down while the oldest is off to practice her violin, drums and guitar, <this part is real>
So DH and I go for a walk in the cool moonlite and slip off to sleep with me in my white tank top and boy shorts that flatter my thighs of steel! 
THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKIN TO IT!!!!!!!!!
I love all the positive thinking!! I'm sorry I've been an absent cheerleader, but it's been a crazy week at work.
It's NO CHEAT WEDNESDAY today, so let's make the most of it!!
Say it with me, loud and proud....
DIE FAT CELLS...DIE!!!
Yep, positive it is!!!!
I will be sporting my new thong bikini as I vacuum my pool out today.
I will be watching my well behaved 1 1/2 year old playing sweetly with my older 2 1/2 year old as I float in the pool on my tanning floaty thingy!
My curvy 14 year old will be smiling along with me as we teach the two younger ones to swim after our lunch she made for us!!!!!
Then in comes my DH with out his buddy/worker, to play in the pool with us as we grill our salmon and veggie kabobs on the grill.
Then we'll go in for our baths and relax with some tv and lay the little ones down while the oldest is off to practice her violin, drums and guitar, <this part is real>
So DH and I go for a walk in the cool moonlite and slip off to sleep with me in my white tank top and boy shorts that flatter my thighs of steel!
THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKIN TO IT!!!!!!!!!
REPEAT OF YESTERDAY!!!!!!!
DIE FAT CELLS......D-I-E!!!!!!
I so love life as a single digit jean size. The only time I've felt uncomfortable in my body this week was when I went to yoga class. Too many mirrors (which you need to check your alignment) but I just couldn't keep up the positive talk. Tonights class I'm going to "hide" in the back. Aside from that I haven't been self conscience (sp?) at all - AND why would I be now that I only weigh 135 lbs, people are no longer interested in what's in my grocery cart or dinner plate. Though since I've lost all that weight it's pretty boring stuff.
Reality update: I've lost 2 more "real" pounds since Monday thats 223. I am so addicted to this guiltless, confidence building, effortless way to dieting. I just hope y'all don't get tired of my "now that I'm a size eight" mantra.
Ok, I'm going to try this. I was thinking and I guess the positive thinking worked last time I did it (when I was pregnant I told myself for nine months that I would not have a natural birth. I would have a C-section and I would feel nothing at all. They gave me a C-section and I felt not one contraction although they were coming close together).
I am down to a size 4 and I am wearing my new wardrobe of clothing that I bought just for myself. No more hand me downs from my niece or my daughter. It is so nice now that it is just my husband and myself and I am glad that I had my baby when I was young enough that now that she is gone I am still young enough to enjoy myself.
AND why would I be now that I only weigh 135 lbs, people are no longer interested in what's in my grocery cart or dinner plate. Though since I've lost all that weight it's pretty boring stuff.
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This is interesting. I DO notice a lot of times what people are putting in their carts . But usually I am noticing someone carting around all of the fresh produce and "healthy" stuff. I like it when my cart looks like that. But usually I am pushing around a cart with frozen chicken nuggets, boxes of fruit snacks, popsicles and other kid stuff and I am oddly embarrassed when I pass the "healthy cart". I think next time I go to the store I am going to make an effort to make people see my "healthy" cart.
I think I do this comparing just as I do with my size, how I am constantly comparing myself to everyone I see. Again, not in a judgemental way, but I am always thinking am I bigger or smaller or I like the way this this or that person looks. I am thinking, I wonder if that person needs to work really hard to have that body, or if it just comes naturally.
For REAL I would like to think positively about my body. There really has only been one or two times in my life that I felt really good about the way I looked. Even in high school (I would kill to have that body again) I thought I was too big. But there were a couple of times that I lost weight and I was really satisfied with the way I looked, and that feeling is really good. It feels a lot better than the way I feel now, constantly judging my appearance.
We can do this!
AND why would I be now that I only weigh 135 lbs, people are no longer interested in what's in my grocery cart or dinner plate. Though since I've lost all that weight it's pretty boring stuff.
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This is interesting. I DO notice a lot of times what people are putting in their carts
. But usually I am noticing someone carting around all of the fresh produce and "healthy" stuff. I like it when my cart looks like that. But usually I am pushing around a cart with frozen chicken nuggets, boxes of fruit snacks, popsicles and other kid stuff and I am oddly embarrassed when I pass the "healthy cart". I think next time I go to the store I am going to make an effort to make people see my "healthy" cart. I think I do this comparing just as I do with my size, how I am constantly comparing myself to everyone I see. Again, not in a judgemental way, but I am always thinking am I bigger or smaller or I like the way this this or that person looks. I am thinking, I wonder if that person needs to work really hard to have that body, or if it just comes naturally.
For REAL I would like to think positively about my body. There really has only been one or two times in my life that I felt really good about the way I looked. Even in high school (I would kill to have that body again) I thought I was too big. But there were a couple of times that I lost weight and I was really satisfied with the way I looked, and that feeling is really good. It feels a lot better than the way I feel now, constantly judging my appearance.
We can do this!
O.K You guys are not allowed to read my thoughts!!!!!!!
I too look at carts and compare every woman to myself and wonder the same things.
I was really going rock bottom yesterday when I walked with my 2 little girls and kept glancing to see if all the passing cars, and construction workers took notice of me at all.
Pitiful I know!!!!!!! 
But since we are doing such a killer job at this I just know........
YOU CAN HEAR THOSE FAT CELLS CRYING OUT IN FEAR AS WE UNLEASH OUR FIRE BREATHING DRAGON METABOLISM TO JUST MELT THEM AWAY!!!!!!
But there were a couple of times that I lost weight and I was really satisfied with the way I looked,
We can do this!
The big help for me is that memory in the black dress. When ever my inner brat starts to whine, telling me something is jiggling, or give up and have that row of oreos I simply close my eyes and remember in detail, from the smells to the swish of the dress against my panty hose, to the click of the heels on the tile and the bounce in my step. It is exhilirating and renews my positive attitude.
The trick so far has been to actully live like you're already there. Not when you get there but, "Now that I'm a size (X) (insert all the wonderful things you like about the differences.) I'm going the next step and writing the number 8 in all my pants with black sharpy so you can't see the actual size. It's a good thing my dh doesn't pay any attention to things because he'd think I've gone completely bonkers.
Add me to the "look and compare club"! It's why I just started tossing those Vicki's catalogs, they were just making me too depressed, and I figured it was doing more harm than good to sit there all sad over not looking like them. Finding consolation in that hunk of cake, pile o' cookies, donuts, or whatever else sweet that was lying around didn't help much either.
It may be a bit late, but I came across this today, and thought it fitting for "No Cheat Wednesday":
http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/12977/why-you-should-eat-what-you-crave
I did ok, moooostly. Did steal a bite of cake, but I managed to keep my calorie count low today, so I figured it wouldn't hurt.... right? 
O.K I survived my no cheat Wed! I have to brag a little, I had thebest no cheat day in weeks! No cheating and all my water made it in, plus exercising and I even washed my 2 dogs....wheew!!! Who would have thought a 110 lb. and 35 lb. dog could really just whoop you by standing there and getting bathed! 
Well I weighed in at 133 this morn which is 4 lbs. down since last week!!!!!
GOLRY TO GOD, WHO'D A THUNK POSITIVE THINKING COULD SHRINK MY WAIST!!!!!
Don't know why but it works and I am sticking to it!!!!!!
Goals for next week:
1. water -too hot not to thankfully.
2. exercise, mow that grass girl!
3.curb snacking to a halt.<bad snacking that is!>
I pretty much met my last week's goals but mine rarely change too much.
I also want to thank you all for the help, laughs, and inspiration you have and continue to give me. It keeps me afloat and accountable to you all and myself.
So thanks Ladies!!!!!
DIE YOU STINKIN FAT CELLS DIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I maintained this week and I'm really frustrated because I had a good week (I thought). I went to a new dr. for my back yesterday, and he gave me some new meds, but said one of them causes weight gain. So I need to really get serious because I just can't get any bigger!!!
I've got a 'positive thinking' story in my head, but I just haven't had time to post it.
I'd like to pass the cheerleader pompoms to Amber this week, so she can keep us going!
good morning. I hate to brag but I am a LOSER this week!! I weighed 151, which is down about 2.5 pounds. Ive been up and down and now I am back where I started. I loved the positive thinking week...it was fun and beneficial....I'd like to hear some more "stories"
I am really getting into these 3D cakes and that is a problem because there is a lot of cake leftover from carving. I made one yesterday and I did snitch some, but I threw out a lot of cake. I figure it is waste either way because either is "waste" in the trash or it will end up on my "waist" LOL!
Anyway goals for the week:
1. Stop snitching leftovers from cakes to include buttercream and cake and filling!
2. Continue diet plan
3. Drink 64 ounces of water daily
4. Exercise 3-5 times including wt lifting
My dad officially has diabetes, so I am going to do this in support of him.
good luck everyone! congrats on your weight losses and maintains.
Well, back down a fraction of a pound. I just don't know if I can do this scale thing for much longer. It has me frustrated to see that my sizes are down but the scale is not. I think I will give it a couple more weeks of the gym before I weigh in again.
I was watching that "Buff Brides" on Fit TV yesterday and the same thing was happening to one of the women there. She dropped two dress sizes and only one pound. So I am not the only one.
I was looking forward to going to the gym yesterday but hubby came up with an excuse. I would have gone by myself but he was supposed to bring my clothes with him and I would have had to take the bus home and then back out the other way if I went home to get them. Today I have my clothes with me just in case he starts with the "I don't feel good," again.
My goals for this week:
1) Drink my water (have been falling short on this one recently)
2) At least three days working out at the gym. I am paying for it.
3) Continue with breakfast (have been doing really well with this one)
I think that is why it is important to find alternative ways to measure your progress in case the scale isnt cooperating. Like you said if you are dropping dress sizes you know it must be working! Could also try measurments or body fat measurements or even just trying on clothes or taking photos of yourself. Sounds like you are doing great!
I was just out for a walk with the kiddos. I was thinking we should make sure we are LIVING the life of a thin person too, not just thinking it. Like while you are out grocery shopping make sure you are one of the people pushing around the "healthy cart" What would a thin and fit person be buying? And it takes work to get those sexy abs and firm thighs and butt, so I HAVE to work out! Since I have worked so hard to get to my size 6 or 8 or 10 or whatever then when I go out to eat I dont want to spoil it!! So order me up a salad and glass of water. good luck!
Wow I am so proud of all of you. AND you all confirmed the theory - Mind over matter works. BTW I weighed in at 135 this morning But I lost a total of 8 lbs in a little over a week!!
I was telling my local diet buddy, and best friend, my newest "program". Aside from her and all of you I've kept my mouth shut about this one. She has been struggling along with me for the past 2.5 years but is now pregnant so she's on hold. Anyway we were planning a pedicure trip and she says, "yeah but at least you have a slender size 8 leg" That little boost carried me all day long. And for the first time EVER I didn't cheat on No cheat day! I actually haven't cheated at all
Merissa is right, you have to Live as though you have reached your goal. While I was on vacation, eating all that crap my dh bought I truly tried to be a fat girl. Or at least as I feel they are portrayed (which is hardly accurate) I ate nonstop, stuffing in unhealthy food hand over fist, I didn't thnk about what to eat or when, I just did what I wanted when I wanted. It was wonderful! I have obssessed about my weight for at least 4 years now. Truly obssessed, riddled with guilt over what I did or didn't do, what my next strategy would be (check out some of my old posts ) To let go of that was quite liberating. Of course after about three days of this I was sick to my stomach and it dawned on me, "I'm not a fat girl." I never was until I started to believe I was and pow, hello 200 mark.
So I'm rambling, sorry! Shelly made me cheerleader so I hope you're all up for some more self brainwashing. First off before I forget, Otter quit looking at the scale. If you feel it in your clothes it's working. That number is only distracting you from that happy feeling of buying a new smaller pair of jeans.
I will be back with the first challenge after I wrangle my kidlets.
Remember life is great as a size 8 (or 6 or 4 - eight rymes though )
Wow Amber 8 pounds ! That's reality right? Congrats!!! It feels good to be "winning" and that in itself is really motivating.
LET'S LIVE THE DREAM
Somebody get me her diet plan!!!!
I wanna loose 8 lbs this week ,no scratch that.
If I loose another 8 lbs. mydoc will kill me as I would be under weight and too thin! *wink, wink*
So I guess I'll just go for a walk after my salad and apple slices dressed with strawberries and walnuts and blueberries.<o.k. that's real> 
Keep on keepin on!!!!!!
Yes 8lbs in "reality"and I didn't even try (well consiously anyway)
So the challenge for today. Picture yourself at your very fittest, or if you've never been there go for a time when you were doing REALLY well on your goals. Think about a typical day in your life then, and recreate it.
Here's my example. My thinnest was a comfortable size 8 and I was a junior in highschool. I try not to think how depressing that sounds, but no car + no money ='d lots of exercise and limited food. I got up got ready and ate either a granola bar or a pop tart on my way to the bus stop. I got to school and bought a can of Diet Pepsi (I love the taste of aspertame even back then) Lunch consisted of a sad sandwich my dad made and a single serve bag of chips and a Big Gulp (I walked to 7-11 with other carless friends) I bought another soda for the bus trip home then I walked up to my sisters school picked her up and walked her home where we usually split a package of hostess treats my mom had left. Dinner was at 5 and usually consisted of meat and potatoes and canned veggis. I consumed a gallon of sweetened tea while at home but after dinner there was rarely anything worth snacking on. (BTW my mother did not win any nutrition awards from our food supplies )
Aside from my bus stop walks I also walked three minutes every hour, carrying ten pounds of books and was required to take a PE class that equaled about 30 minutes of actual exercise.
SOOO....I obviously can't stick to those nutritional guidlines, I am raising two impressionable boys. But there are still some basic facts in there. I didn't really snack, I didn't have "treats" daily, I consumed A LOT of liquids and I don't ever remember being painfully hungry. Something I seem to have convinced myself of since then. I must have walked about 1.5-2 miles plus my 1/2 hour of PE
So there it is my new diet plan and the big thing is I KNOW I can do it, because I already have!!!
Amber you have totally convinced me...so here's my new way of thinking...
Today has been a fantastic day! I got plenty of sleep last night and am exicted to get home and work out before dinner. We're having a delicious meal of fish, fresh veggies and cous cous that is totally going to stuff me. I won't have any room at all for snacks. Oddly enough, even though my dr. said this medicine would cause weight gain, it's making me lose my appetite. My fat clothes are all shoved to the back of my closet and I'm finally pulling out some of those cute tank tops from last summer. I look and feel great!! I'm so proud to have gotten back into my size 10 pants...except now they're a little baggy...
I am clapping and cheering everyone of you!!!!!!
YOU GUYS SO ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock like our abs, thighs and butts!!!!!!
Okay ladies it's Friday and the big bad weekend is here. Aside from temptation this also means my dh is home and my computer time is prime. So here is the challenge for the weekend.
"I am stronger than you think!"
My little whining voice tends to chime in about the time I start to feel good about things, especially diet wise. Yesterday she had to pipe in and remind me I'm floating on a losers high and I'll crash and burn as usual. I told her that was silly as this wasn't a diet but a life style I've already lived. Of course she then asked what I'm going to do when I hit a platue like I did on ww. I snottily reminded her there could be no plateu as I've already over come all of them and weigh 135 lbs. She switched tactics and suggest I grab a few oreos to celebrate. That's when I said the magic words. "I am stronger than you think" And what do you know she shut up.
So keep your whiner at bay. This particular phrase worked for me but it might be something else. Just keep fighting with her until she goes away. You may want to do this all in your head as people will think your crazy. I actually said it out loud as my family already knows I'm nuts.
I'm such a loser! Loser of 3 pounds! Weighed in at 175 this morning. Woo Hoo! I'm so happy and proud that we all are on the losing side this week! And Amber, and extra congrats to you on your 8 pounds gone! Woo hoo!
Goals pretty much stay the same:
1. Keep the food log (met, and I attribute it to my loss!)
2. Drink my water (met, kinda hard not to when it's in the 100's)
3. Excersize 3 times this week. (met! Kids discovered a new game that consists of them throwing toys in the pool and me constantly swimming to the bottom to get them.)
4. Do my best not to let the 4th of July fun get to my head and lead me down the path of overindulgence.
Now to the challenge:
I was at my smallest in HS and college, moreso college, at around 125 and a size 6-8. I would wake up and get ready for school, stopping at Keva Juice, a smoothie place, and get my "breakfast in a cup", pineapple, strawberries, bananas, oj... yum. Since the college parking was limited, most people parked at the football stadium and rode the 2 miles to campus on a bus that my friends and I christened the "f@*k you bus" because it always seemed that it would pull away when you were a few feet away, causing you to exclaim "f*@k you bus!" and have to wait for the next one. Once on campus, my classes were so spread out, I did a lot of walking. I often skipped lunch, but somedays I would get a green chile beef burrito from "The Burrito Man" on campus, and sit in the grass and do some homework during my free time. After school I'd head home and get ready for work as a front dest clerk at an extended stay hotel. 8 hours of standing, and a walk of the property when I needed to deliver mail to some of the longer term residents. At this time I HATED fast food, except Scholtzky's, so would either get that, or a salad or sandwich from the food delivery service in the city. I'd head home around 10 and either go out with my friends or do homework (we went out mostly ) Granted these were the good days, sadly, more often than not, I survived on caffine, nicotine, and Keva Juice alone.
I am not sure when this weight snuck up on me. I think it was after we moved to Florida and were managing the self storage place. We used to eat out every day two or three times most days. There was just nothing else to do.
Last time I remember having the weight off was right after my daughter was born. I don't remember exactly what I did all day except for take care of her and take pictures for the scrapbook that I made for my husband while he was away at basic training. After everybody went to bed I used to put three exercise tapes on back to back and then put one of them on again after that was done. I just had nothing else to occupy my time. I got back down into a size three. Now I am wearing a size ten. The same size I wore when I was nine months pregnant. I am really getting tired of this. Although I can fit into an eight sometimes. Today was no help. Sam, one of the PO's I work with, bought me a Coke and of couse I drank it with my lunch.
I am afraid I can't go back to the time when I stayed up to exercise with my tapes. I am now working full time and I get up at six, leave the house at 6:30, and don't get back home until after 5:30. I am hoping that this gym membership will help with the exercise. The walking is no longer helping me to lose anything. And I just can't get myself to add any more miles to all of this walking.
I was looking my best in high school. I probably didnt weigh more than 120. I cant say I ate a lot, but I probably didnt eat well. I ate what I wanted for the most part. But I was busy so I didnt have time to eat a lot of snacks. Though really what kept me in shape was the swim team. I swam anywhere from 2-4 hours a day and sometimes more in the summer pre-season where we had 4 hour practices in the morning and then came back for another 1 1/2 hours in the evening. So doing that again is out of the question! LOL!
But in more recent years I was in the best shape about 3 years ago. I wanted to lose a little weight after my 2nd son was about 1 year old. I did the Dr. Phil diet and worked out about 3-4 days a week. The weight just FELL off and it didnt feel that hard to get there. I think I got down to 127 and I was a size 6. I have to tell you I felt really good that summer! It was short lived though. I gained a little back (but only to about 135, a good weight for me) and then I got pregnant again and....well here I am almost 2 years after my 3rd son was born....struggling this time. I think I could do it again, but I have to commit like I did the last time. I am struggling with the commitment...I need to be monogomous with the healthy food...I am now a cheater! This weekend is going to be tough.
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