Wanna Lose Weight? Calling All Chunky Monkeys!
Lounge By TexasSugar Updated 7 Jun 2009 , 10:27pm by TexasSugar
Monkess - OF COURSE we missed you. I miss everyone pretty regularly. There are many monkeys we haven't seen in a while and I worry for them. I just hope they are staying on track and not avoiding us because of guilt.
I weighed this morning at 279. I'm still up from the 270 I saw once on the scale. My husband is back in town and that means I will hopefully get back on a regular schedule again. That will make a HUGE difference I'm sure.
Hello everyone!
I weighed today .... 203.. only down 1 pound since last week but it is that time of the month so probably a little bloated.
Welcome Chippi !!!!!!
Kay- Good Job still managing to be down in weight on your birthday week, I will have to remember the counter balance effect of the Vodka coolers & cake when my B-day rolls around. I only drink a couple times a year, My birthday and my annual 2 week trip to Las Vegas , but that 2 weeks in vegas is usually pretty damaging. hahaha.
The weather is starting to get nicer and I am feeling much more motivated! Of course it will soon be 110 degrees and the motivation will disappear again.
Good Luck this week Monkeys !!!!...
I have mixed feelings about the gain of 0.4lbs this week. It's not really a whole lot, but it just means I gained what I lost last week. Eating wise I did WAY better than the week before. I have a really hard time with getting exercise in. I just can't seem to stick with it. I am getting a pool pass though and that is something I enjoy and will do no matter what the weather is like.
Janelle
Fantastic cakes! I look more like the monkey in the bottom picture but hope to be as skinny as the top one some day! LOL!!
I completely forgot about an apointment I had today when I decided to walk to work this morning. So I walked to work, then to my appointment, then to my husband's work to get our vehicle. 11.5km (about 7 miles) and 2 hours later, I'm feeling great!!
Wow Kay you keep that up your gonna look just like that Monkey in the first pic!!! Congrats girl great job! I just went to weigh myself and my scales are totally messed up it went from 60lbs to 1lb to 300lbs then back to 220lbs I gotta get some new ones today! I wanna get serious about this! I can't wait til I can walk 7 miles......well 3 will work. lol Have a great Day!
Chippi
Cute cakes. I might be monkey number one considering I have been lounging in the hot tub a few times in the past couple of weeks 
I ran on the treadmill last night, I have running commentary on my fb status that my friends find hilarious about my plight with this. I'm going for a pedi/mani today and out for dinner and a movie hehe It's our first official date.
J
So, once again I haven't lost or gained. I have to pick up more thyroid medication from my doctor today and I think I'll ask about their appetite suppressant/energy supplements.
You see, I go to a holistic doctor who has spent the last 20 years developing supplements and such, and they work! I'm taking one to curb my carb cravings. 
He's talked to me before about it but I wanted to lose what I could on my own. But my energy levels could be higher and my weight could be a bit lower. So I'll just ask when I'm there.
Why does this layer of silk over my muscular body have to stick so well, ugh! lol I am frustrated because Im trying so hard and not even giving in when I go out to eat which has been more frequent because there are a bunch of birthdays for my family and friends right now, today is the last celebration day The scale doesn't budge, never, unless I drink alcohol then it shows its down, but thats just dehydration. I'm just going to pout about this for a bit, and then I'll remind myself that I should be thankful to be so healthy and that my body is able to do all it does. 
I'm still hovering at 280 =( I need to figure out what i'm doing that's preventing weight loss. I'll check in again soon.
Thanks Margie, I was excited I wasn't expecting a loss this week for some reason. I tried hard, but I guess I don't like to get my hopes up because I will get really disappointed.
I had a panic attack this past week about my weight though. I was out with friends and after the bar my other friend some how twisted my rubber arm into getting a hot dog outside after. Well anyways I didn't retain the hot dog because I thought it would make me fat. I know terrible logic and I am ashamed that I did that. I wont resort to that though.
*sneaks in and sits in the corner*
I've been bad... very, very bad. I've cheated on all of you, with a crochet message board. 
I've not been in a big cake mood so for a while there I was only coming here just to check this thread. Well we know the struggle I have had so because I haven't been doing anything productive to lose weight I started even staying away from this thread.
While my nephew was in the hospital I picked up my crochet hook and yarn again, and then a few weeks I went looking for some patterns and happened upon a message board. I wish I could say the crocheting has kept me from eating badly, but it hasn't.
I had guy drama, money blues, and just been in an over all down mood lately. We know how those so don't go with trying to eat right. So I just haven't been trying. I'm really trying to find that part inside of me that is really ready to lose weight again (she says while drinking an Starbucks' Iced coffee) but I think it is hiding from me. 
I just wanted to let you gal's know I'm out here, thinking about ya'll and wishing ya'll the best!! HUGS!
Hey there Traci. Really, really nice to see ya here again. Yeah, my will power and dedication have been hiding from me lately as well. Maybe yours and mine have been out partying together 
Soooo, I'm right there with ya sister...... Why, oh why do we do this to ourselves??? I've got absolutely no excuses for not doing well. None, whatsoever. Just had a weak moment which went into a week day which went into a weak week and here is is two weeks later and I'm still struggling to get back on the wagon..... It's getting warmer now and the sun has been shining so I'm starting to feel a bit more perky so I think I'm starting to get out of my funk a little bit. Just gotta get back into the right mindframe and get going. The summer is coming and I'm no where near the weight that I have planned to be. But as they say, tomorrow is another day and hopefully it will be bright and sunny and something will click and I'll be back to my self again......Sometimes we ARE our own worst enemy........
Let's hope our will power have been having a blast together, but return home soon.
I keep thinking about walking on the treadmill, but just haven't gotten on it. I keep thinking about eating better, but just haven't. One of the big problems I have is I'm staying up super late crocheting, then sleeping in ridiculously late totally missing breakfast and barely making lunch. I know what I'm doing wrong, I'm just not fixing it. It is just so hard to talk myself out of bed in the mornings if I don't have to. I just need to find something that makes me get up. UGH. Well that and get out of the funk of a mood I've been in.
On the crochet board they actually have a weight loss thread (that I have totally been staying away from) but their idea is to crochet a afghan to celebrate your weight lose. Like make a granny square for ever pound or five pounds you lose, or a row or what ever you choose. When I read about it I was thinking good lord I'd never get the thing done!!
No change for me this week... Seems I keep getting into this lazy funk, and for me poor exercise habits and bad eating go hand in hand. If I don't exercise, what's the point of eating well and vice versa??
I am exercising tonight to try to kick start it all again.
Ok I have been slacking big time with talking with you ladies.. I've been somewhat good on my diet.. I have lost some more weight. I have cheated on the occasion.. Dang peanut butter cups, I couldn't resist the craving..
On another note. I just got a really big boost of confidence that I can do this.. Not only are people really starting to notice that Ive lost a good amount of weight, I now have a BF. First time in about two years. I'm so excited
So last week I was on vacation and I was a bad bad girl! But you know what? I only put on 2 pounds and I've already lost it!!!
So, that puts me right back where I started before vacation. Unfortunately, I'm sick (again). That means my appetite is not so good, and the only things that I can really taste are the things that are bad for me. So bland food for now (bland only because I can't really taste anything).
Going to call the doctor's office today to see if I can get some antibiotics.
Guess who! 
Well I got tired of waiting for my motivation to find me that I decided to go find it. Guess where the first place I looked was? The treadmill. After two miles on it last night I still don't know if I have found it, but I'm willing to do another two miles this afternoon to search for it again.
I went to bed last night with the plans of getting up this morning, eating some oatmeal for breakfast, working out with a video then doing some stuff around the house. I've been really horrible lately about sleeping in really late and skipping breakfast. Of course since I wanted to get up this morning, I ended up tossing and turning and turning and tossing and maybe had like three hours of completely interrupted sleep between 1:30 and 8 when the alarm went off. I ended up ignoring it and sleeping in until a little after 11. Sigh.
I did get up then though and put a new work out video in the DVD player. I did 20 mins of work out, 10 on my arms and 10 on legs.
The new video I got is 10 Minute Solution: Dance It Off. I haven't gotten to watch it all yet, but the two sections of it I did were do-able and I didn't feel goofy doing it. One thing I do like about it is that you can pick and choose between 5 different 10 mins work outs depending on how much time you have or what areas you want to work out that day. You set it up before you get started so you don't have to grab the remote and enter through different screens to get to the next one. I got it at Walmart for right under $15. It came with two different exercise bands.
Even though I skipped breakfast (I know I know) for lunch I cooked a nice Minestrone Soup. I'll be having a snack soon, maybe a cheese stick or piece of fruit. We are doing breakfast for dinner tonight. So I'll just have to watch how much I eat, but it will be okay.
I'm okay with baby steps. I'm working on getting back into walking. I know the eating will follow once I get that down.
Happy Monday Ladies! Hope everyone is having a good day!
OK Tracy, I guess it's time for me to buckle down too. If you're gonna do it, then I will too. I'll start being really good again but it has to wait until Wednesday. Tomorrow I've got lunch and dinner plans so Wed. is the best day to start getting serious again. I don't know that I'm going to get on those scales though. Might be too depressing. Maybe I'll hold off on that. Tonight I will spend some time cleaning out the fridge and writing up some healthy menus and get to the store tomorrow morning. I've allowed lots of junk food into the house and I've been sooooooooo bad. I mean, really bad. I don't know why. Just cause I guess. Gotta get my mojo working again and find my groove....
Candi - sounds like you've been doing great. I'm so proud of you.
For everyone else who has slacked a little, let's get it together again. I know we all can do it. Remember, summer is on its way and we don't want to be miserable carrying a lot of extra weight. We really need to buckle down now and get serious..... We need to get this thread more active again. We need to get motivated and motivate each other. Let's go girls!!!!!!! Together, we really can do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jade, it sounds like you really did well last week by losing the 2 pounds you had gained. Way to go!!!!!
I'm just soooo sorry to hear that you are sick again. Did you call the Dr today? Take is easy for a bit and try to get well again. Hope you feel better real soon.
Yea Margie is back! Good, cause I can't do this with out you. You always know the right thing to say to help everyone feel better or push us to try/work harder.
We won't talk about the scale yet or the bad food we have been eating (making cookies now to send to my brother at work). We will just go forth from now and do what we have to do.
It is time I sit down with myself and have a talk. I need to set my goals and figure out my plan of action. I can do this and so can you!!
Congrats Jade! We are always going to gain a little here and there. But you were able to tell yourself it was time to get rid of it again. Hope you feel better soon!!
HUGs my Monkey friends!
Oh here is a picture that I took at the Zoo last week. Guess I got some exercise there walking around. I also went to a indoor waterpark with my nephew Friday (he had spring break last week) and walked up two flights of stairs 4 times to go down the big slides.
Quote by @%username% on %date%
%body%