Friends for Losers (the good kind of loser....)

Hello all!!

A big shout out to my girls from the "Lose 10 lbs by date, 2008" post.   ( :    Since starting that post, I am down almost 18 lbs.  

People asked about a new post.  Here it is! 

Weekly Friday weigh-ins?
Motivating friends? 
Friendly challenges to get moving, eat and drink right, and be conscious of all we do?

This is the place for you!

All old friends --JOIN ME!!!!  ---  new friends always welcome!

Actually, I hope that this post can bring people in from all my different cc groups....that way when we all meet one day, it will be like one huge reunion show!  ( :

TODAY WEIGHT:  166 
GOAL WEIGHT for next payday (7-20):  160

"How does that work?" Yeah, they don't even have opposable thumbs! lol. Don't their hooves poke...oh, never mind.  Oh and the dream, I haven't had one of those for a looong time. I actually did show up at a final just as it ended once -- wrote the time down wrong. I guess I really looked pathetic because the prof let me take it later. I still have waitressing nightmares though. I DO NOT have the proper temperament for that job.

I've taken benedryl from time to time. I just don't dare take it too late or I'm very groggy the next morning. My daughter has really weird dreams when she takes it so she doesn't feel rested.

 

deer contraception is just weird.   good, i guess ---  too many of them, but weird.  lol

Good reminder on the Benadryl.  I even have some in the cabinet already.  Will try that.....   I have to get some/enough sleep.  this sucks. 

I use a box of color from WalMart.  lol -- cheap.   love the color too. 

OH TO BE 133.....  that would rock.

and cool job/college trek, bells.   I need ot get my butt back in school for my library degree......  

I am proud of you ladies.     you just keep plugging along with your busy lives AND weight loss.   and I just sit around feeling sad and whining.    =P  working on that

saw 151.4 this morning ---  150 the last 2 days, and that's after a massive, DELICIOUS homemade dinner last night.    :) 

hope all ofyou are well and happy!!

134.2

not thrilled. Not devastated either so I guess that's something.

I bought a pair of Gap pants at a resale shop yesterday. Don't know what it is about their sizing. I already have a pair of size 8's that fit perfectly and a pair that's a little too tight for my taste (tight in the toosh and a little hangover in the waste -- only one side due to my scolyosis which just makes it weird.) Well, the new ones fall into the second catagory. Grrr. I don't know what I need to weigh to fit in them, but that's actually my goal. My guess is just 5-7 lbs would do it. Darn it!

not devastated is good ........... and I loath clothing sizes...... they never stay true... I got a coat this year where the M was smaller than the S.... go figure

not devastated is good.  lol --  we love you, chris!    and it is only a matter of time. 

131.7  hmmmm???

I will try to be careful over the weekend.  Tonight the zoo has an art auction....paintings done by the animals.  The keepers put paint on the paper and let the animals walk on it or roll on it.  They use non-toxic paint.  I checked some of the pictures out this morning and the snake ones are really beautiful.  Anyway we will be serving wine and finger foods so I WILL eat and drink in moderation.

I hear you about sizes.  My favorite brand is Levis because they have such a selection of fits.  I do like GAP also but I wait to shop at the outlet store in WA when visiting family.

oh no.

something is going on - i cannost seem to muster the motivation to keep losing.

still battkling a flu - nothing serious BUT somehow i think it entitles me to chocolate etc.

not good.

the weight keeps going up of course.

any motivation/advice for a struggling person? there is nothing bad apart from this going on in my life really - some work related stress and a pay cut at the second job are no biggie, so that i do not think it is because of these

oh no.

something is going on - i cannost seem to muster the motivation to keep losing.

still battkling a flu - nothing serious BUT somehow i think it entitles me to chocolate etc.

not good.

the weight keeps going up of course.

any motivation/advice for a struggling person? there is nothing bad apart from this going on in my life really - some work related stress and a pay cut at the second job are no biggie, so that i do not think it is because of these

miss luna ------  TODAY is a new day, month, year, you name it.     Why is it so difficult these days to take such good care of everyone else, but not you, gorgeous lady???    ((((HUGS))))

hey kim puppy!!!  how was the art auction?????  I SO WANNA SEE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!   any word on the rescue pups?

miss ka ----  PM me please.   tell me why.    that said -----    Ka ---   why not make the change?    you have done well many times before.....   what is the roadblock this time???     to solve it, one must know.     

I had the best of BESTEST weekends ever!!!!!!!!       it is so nice to smile and be happy and not be faking it.   I feel rejuvenated. 

Ka- I think it is normal to get unmotivated... I know I go through cycles... plus you don't feel well, that makes it really hard to get motivated to do anything.

One thing to try might be to set a date, say next Monday or something and in the week working up to that make a small plan everyday... like one day, make a food plan, the next a workout plan, get new music, whatever gets you excited to jump back...

J- great to hear that you had a great weekend!

133.7

Must be the weather....I am so unmotivated.  I have just been treadmilling at 3mph for 30 - 40 minutes.....I do not want to over do it when I am unmotivated.

I am going to sports authority to look at a barbell set and see if it is on sale like it was at Christmas....if so I may get it????.....or not!

132.2

Went to gym twice this week.  I feel better about my motiviation....it is coming back.  I decided to not get the barbell set because I do live so close to the gym.  I just hate going when it is so cold out.  The weather is nice today but not sure what the weekend is going to bring....I like to leave it a surprise.

glad your motivation is back!

Move over in the unmotivated boat and make room for me! I'm about half there...I don't pig out, I watch what I eat, try to get my walking in (not enough though) but then I pick up desert or make cookies so it's all for nothing.

I think I'm going to start looking at pictures from places with fair weather. I need to remember that this cold will pass and that there's more to my wardrobe than bulky sweaters.

ka, it is hard when you feel sick and tired. Maybe if you try to change one small thing a day (or week even) you can feel successful and get back on track. I started using a bathroom on a different floor at work yesterday. It's silly, but it's a little reminder during my day that I need to keep moving.

I need to start walking zoo grounds again.  I used to do it everyday even if it was snowing or raining.  It seems with age my core temp tends to always feel cold.  I know I will be complaining when the hot flashes start but maybe not considering I am always freezing.  Maybe I will start tomorrow....I do not have a hat to cover my ears today

the silly little things work as reminders just fine:-)

 

i am doing much better now - my energy is back and i have been sticking to my plan for several days, also the wather got better co i was able to work more than an hour today

I'm so glad you're feeling better and more enthused, ka! I think I'm getting back into living well again too.  I always feel better about it once I get a day or two of living right under my belt.

I'm doing my best to log religiously, plan my eating, and get that darn scale moving. Someone asked about starting weights and goal weights on another thread and I saw that I've been on here for almost two years and 'lost' approx. 6 pounds. I don't think that's even accurate though because the starting wt was probably a one day high. I think it's more like a steady 4 pounds. OK, better than the other direction so I'll take it.  BUT I really want to beat my demons and get to my goal weight FINALLY!

Also, though my free time is very limited right now, I'm not ignoring toning. I'll turn these puny little excuses for arms into something useful yet! lol.

132.2

I am going to get more serious also.  I have finally agreed with myself on calories.  I just get so confused but I think 1300 is my number but if I get close to 1400 I will still be at a decent deficit.  I am working out hard 2 days a week and I will start more than walking on the treadmill on off days.  I bought a new armband for my ipod so it will be easier to run on treadmill.  Here is to the next weigh in!!

Ka - glad you are feeling better.  Grandson's daycare, babies sent home because of the flu.  DD3 will start working there on Monday...oh joy now grandson and daughter can share germy germs with us...Breakout the Airbornne!!!!

everyone has fallen too silent!! Please come back!! I miss you all :) I know, I haven't contributed either.... I had a bad last five days of not taking care of me, but I refuse to let it go further....

oh boy puppy- I hope they don't bring home too many germs- hose them down with antibacterial stuff before they even get near your door-lol.

Hope all is well!