Posts by michelle1979

Hi everyone!  I hope there is room for one more dieter.  I was a religious calorie counter last year and lost 32 pounds in about 2.5 months (by March of 2008).  Then it all went downhill:  I lost my job, moved, blah, blah, blah. . .Let's just say I am back to exactly where I started.  Here we go with round 2.  I really want to lose about 100 pounds when all is said and done, but right now I want to lose 10, and then 10 more, and then 10 more. . .I turn 30 this year, and would like to spend this next phase of my life being happy with myself, instead of trying to hide myself.

I have this great vision of myself when I reach my ultimate goal.  Isn't if funny that as bad as we want to reach this goal, and as unhappy as we (most of us) are with how we look now, it is soooooo hard to create a plan and just STICK WITH IT? 

Wish me luck with this round. . .

Hi everyone! 

Sorry I have been away, but we have had a crisis at home. On Monday I took my husband to the local hospital 'cuz we thought he had food poisoning.  Turns out he had been having a heart attack since Friday.  They airlifted him down to Robert Packer in PA and he ended up needing an internal defibrillator put into his heart.  He is only 35!! So, last week was pretty stressful.  He is home now and doing great, but he has a long road ahead.  All prayers are welcome.

Anyway, somehow I managed to have a slight loss even while eating the nasty hospital food and having no exercise. This morning I saw 237.6 for a total loss so far of 28 pounds. It's going slow, but somewhat steady.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Congratulations Rhonda!! Keep up the great work!

I finally reached one of my mini-goals and am down in the 30's

Last week: 240.0

This week: 238.8

Finally! This new number has got me motivated all over again, which is good, cuz I sure needed it!

Diva--Hope you feel better soon.

Have a great weekend everyone.  It is supposed to be in the 80's here in NY this weekend, I can't wait!

Oh, happy happy Friday!!!! I have had a horrendous week at work too! 

Last week: 242.6

This week: 240.4

Everyone have a great weekend.

A:  Utterly Freaked Out

B:  What direction are you going if you follow the compass South?

Inventions.com

A.  They are too busy stuffing food into their mouth to use all fours.

Q.  Who was the first female senator?

Hi everyone...

Sorry I didn't get a chance to weigh in on Friday, work has been insane! 

Last week: 244.5

This week: 242.6

Still working to get down into the 230's. Unfortunately, I have to backtrack, because 2 weeks ago I was at 241.  Oh well, you play you pay, right?

Have a great week all.

Congratulations Kiba!!! You are doing excellent.

Diva- I have noticed that I have not been drinking nearly enough water.  I bought a 12 pack of Diet Pepsi this weekend.  I am fine without soda, but when I have it, it is all I drink.  NO MORE!!  I am on water only this week.  My eating has been better than usual, but no loss last week.

Yay!! It's Friday....finally.

Last week: 244.8

This week: 241.8

3 pounds this week!! I must admit, I was getting pretty discouraged with myself the last couple of weeks.  This week I fit my exercise in, ate right, and logged EVERYTHING.  I realize that I just am not disciplined enough to try and wing it without logging.  

I didn't get bold with adding a new twist on my exercise, I just added weights to my walking.  I bought some 5 pound ankle weights, and though it doesn't seem like much, it made quite a difference.  I could really feel it in my legs, especially uphill.

My goal for this month is to get to the 30's, preferably low 30's, but at this point I will take anything I can get!

 Have a great weekend all!!!

TGIF!!

 What a week! I have never been so happy to see that I only lost a half a pound.  I thought for sure that I would have gained at least 3 pounds this week.

Last week:  245.4

This week:  244.8

Next week I am taking control again.  If all goes well, I will be reporting a nice loss.

Have a great weekend all!

P.S.  Diva--thank you for your prayers.  She is in quite a bit of pain, but so far she seems to be managing it well. 

Hi all!!!

Doost--Way to go! I am so jealous!!

Last week-246.2

This week-245.4

only .8 pounds, but actually better than I expected.  I didn't make it to the gym at all this week, and have made some pretty bad food choices earlier in the week.  I cleaned myself up by Tuesday, but I MUST stop indulging on the weekends.  I am fine all week, but once Friday hits, I don't know what happens.  Oh well...next week I am shooting for 3 pounds.

Congratulations everyone on their losses! 

Happy Thursday everyone...

Sorry I haven't been posting this week.  It has been a crazy week at work.  

Diva--let me know how your new scale works when you get it.  I have seen them and have always been curious.

I just wanted to share this...I went to Applebee's last week for lunch, and they have an awesome menu for those trying to lose weight.  It is Weight Watchers, but it tells you exactly how many calories are in the entrees.  I was so excited, cuz usually I try to guesstimate when I go out, and always think I am guessing too low.

Anyhoo...I'll check in tomorrow...Have a great Thursday! 

Happy Monday all!!

I HATE WINTER...It was 2 degrees last night and this morning. I woke up to frozen pipes. Brrrr...Supposed to get about 7 inches tomorrow. I can't wait till May.

DIVA--congrats on the training with hubby! I would say somewhere between 5 and 5:30 would be okay to eat. Let me know how it goes.

Have a great week all, talk to you soon.

I have found that it is very motivational for me to track all of my cals.  For the first week, I tried writing it down, but soon gave that up in frustration and impatience.  CC is great b/c it tracks it for me and shows my daily progress.  I am down 15 pounds so far, the most I have ever intentionally tried to lose.

I also do not track on weekends.  I know deep down what is good and bad, too much or just enough.  It is whether I choose to listen to my inner "me" that I gain weight.  For example, Super Bowl Sunday I made a huge lasagna and totally ignored the inner me.  Along with bread, dip, beer, blah, blah....I weighed in on Monday a pound and a half up!

I have to let myself cheat every once in a while, otherwise, I think I would fail.