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Bummer...can't work out like usual this morning...have to drop off a car at the shop with my husband and then have committments at my son's schools...

I hate getting off my routine...glad we have an elliptical...going to have to get on it tonight after the boy's hockey.

Goal today is to stick with 1200-1300 calories in case the workout doesn't happen....

Of course I woke up starving...going for the protien bar or the oatmeal...can't decide.

Good morning and have a great day all!

Been stuck at 155/153 for weeks now too--don't fret, it will come off (I have to say it too, otherwise I don't believe it either).  Stick to your plan, and you will see the change.  ltlmsmfft is right, change up your exercise routine--I have upped my cardio from 30 to 60 min per day, but I just started and I haven't been consistent. 

We can do this! 
Dee

mmm... welll the scale doesnt like or hate me this morning, i suppose..  still at yesterdays weight so i didnt gain anything but didnt lose anything either..  not sure why, maybe its the taebo i am doing, building muscle..  cos i didnt get into the chocolate yesterday or anything like that.. in fact, my son gave me a small heart box of chocolate with 3 pieces in it, and i gave a piece to each of my children :)  my tummy is giving me problems this morning though.. its feeling achey.. :(   am hoping it goes away sooon, cos i dont want to do ddr,  and all that bouncing that comes with it, with an upset tummy.. :( ugh...

my husbands submarine came in yesterday :) yay :) he called me yesterday @ about 11 am, asking me to be his valentine :) he didnt get to come home in time for "valentines dinner" but he did get home in time to take a nice looong shower and go to bed lol...  glad he is home for a little while at least (although he did have to get up and go in this morning lol)...

all of ya'll who ate that yummy chocolate yesterday, back on track today okay?? lol...  and everyone at a "plateau" the best advice i have seen is either up your calories by a couple hundred for a couple days or change up your exercise routine :) 

hope all are having a great morning :)

hate that scale...up 1/2 lb.  Since I've started in January I've only lost 3 lbs.  I know I don't follow everything as well as I should, but the ups and downs kill me.  I will keep it up though because losing is better than staying the same or gaining.  But I do wish I could just feel a little more successful at this.  I'm think I'm in a funk because we have this business trip to Naples FL and I'll be in a bathing suit with all the "wives".   I hate the corporate wife thing sometimes...going to try to hang out solo as much as I can because that's what I like, but I know I will have to be chummy here and there with them.  someone smack me for complaining about a vacation....

I'll be better about my water today...I was lucky if I got 24 oz yesterday. 

today....water water water...I will eat well and get some self control.

lol... i know what you mean about the "corporate wife" thing Pooh... we have the submariners ball coming up in april and i have never gone to one... the thought of picking out a dress that will meet the other wifes approval is killing me.. lol..  but hopefully by then i will be a much thinner me, and will look hot hot hot...  i tend to stay to myself also.. so it will be quite the event to have to socialize with them lol..  although i am slowly fitting into their little group (there are only like 34 wifes on my husbands submarine.. . the rest of the submariners are single or dating sailors....)  as we meet once a month to support each other while the guys are gone...

and drink that water... 24oz is nowhere near what you need :)

I have a massive headache today - can too much sodium cause a bad headache?  My VDay dinner last night was horribly processed and very salty.  I didnt really enjoy it but it was a night out.

I got an iPod nano yetserday (yes I am like the last person in the world to get an iPod...) and am looking forward to building playlists for workouts at the gym.  I am going to start going after work to the gym (instead of working out at home) once it warms up a bit.  I hate taking the bus home when its minus 43C out... frostbite in 5 minutes is not fun.  I figure working out at the gym will allow me to change up my routine - when I work out at home its pretty much the same thing every day with a few minor changes.

Today I am going to try and drink LOTS of water to get this salt out of my system.  I am going to work out at home - 40 min cardio and weights.  And I am going to TRY to get to bed earlier.  I need more sleep... 

poohct-  don't be too hard on yourself.  i live here in south florida and let me tell you something naples is chock full of senior citizens!  i wouldn't worry too much about any hot body competion there!  like i said it's all old people with gobs of $$$.  very quit part of florida.  i'm with you on the corp. wife thing.  antisocial is the way to go!

Joyrae-  your not the last person to get an ipod..... i still don't have one ;0

unicat- i say screw their approval and strive to have the most shocking, revealing dress! ohhhh and some stipper shoes!!!

lol..  thanks for the vote of confidence ltlmsmfft :)

heather going to the gym will definitely change things up for ya :)  hope it warms up quick..  and enjoy your ipod.. i loved mine when i was going to the gym.. it seemed to make time pass so much quicker :)

ohhhh i'm so excited.  on saturday i'm going to artigras w/ my best friend.  it's a really cool artfestivall w/ music and stuff for the kids and sun & mon i'm off to orlando to hit sea world, islands of adventure and universal studios!!!!!!  the co. i work for owns the raddisson worldgate so i'm hoping i can get last minute rooms.....or ThriftLodge here we come.

How many calories do you think you can burn walking around a theme park for 10 hours????

lol sounds like fun..  you will be walking with your child right??  so cc says this for ten hours of it, lol..

Pushing or Pulling Stroller With Child or Walking With Children 600 1,718

but i am sure it wont be a full straight ten hours of walking.. lol.. 

Thanks all...needed that.  Excited for this trip, but dreading it, you know.  Sounds pretty posh though, so I better enjoy it.  4 nights at the Ritz Carlton spa treatments, the whole works.... I could use a beach right now.  Freaking a little because my mother in law will be watching the boys for the time we are gone.  She's never watched them that long...hope she's good to them!  Doing terrible with the water so far and ate a piece of brownie...smack, smack.

ltlmsmfft...sounds like a blast! enjoy it!

unicat...you're going to be hot! hot! hot!

joyrae...drink lots of water!

Laurie

I am sitting here at work and want a sweet snack.  I have money out to go buy a few candies from the candy jar... I REALLY want those candies!  But at the last minute I decide to have some fruit.   Normally I would give in and have one little candy, but I ate something better and it tasted really good - much better than the canides.

Whew!  That was hard.

Ok better log that and then back to work.

yay Heather great job on choosing the right snack :) yay :)

If you find yourself at work with a little cash to buy crapola, find a donation jar and drop the spare change into it--you are doing something good in two ways--donating to charity and getting rid of the money to buy empty cals.

unicat--definately stripper shoes--they make your legs look 3 miles long!

Dee

Oh hey!  I don't know how I could forget this--but I jumped on the scale before dinner and ---down to 152.5!!! Yay me!

YAY Dee :) down a lb and a half, whoooohoooo :)  and thats the day after a major sweet holiday :) WTG :) thats awesome :) AND  most of your day was over, so wonder what you weighed this morning :)

i dont know about those stripper shoes lol..  last time i wore heels it was for my sisters wedding and i was dying to get out of them like ten minutes after i put em on..  but then again i was 56 lbs heavier :P  haha....  and i have time to lose more weight, so we will see.. its not til the end of april :)

You know, there is nothing like cardio first thing in the morning!  I used to swim 3 days a week before work, and I forgot how great it feels!  Now i have been getting up at 5 to ride the stationary bike for 30 minutes!  WOW!  I feel great!

I am committed to behaving this weekend--going to Long Island to see my bf's daughter at college--so lots of eating out!  I'm gonna be good! :)

Just checking in. Weighed myself yesterday and it was up two pounds b/c of v-day. But, I'll check again when I go to the gym tomorrow. I'm confident it'll go back down.

Had a great day yesterday. Didn't spread out my calories as I should have, but I had extra strength willpower. Planning on being good today and this weekend. My hubby is out of town which either means I'll eat everything or really healthy. Plus I have meetings to go to today and they're serving pizza. That's my red flag food. I'm going to try and stay away from it completely. I just can't control myself  around pizza!

Goodmorning!  Well I totally cheated last night.  I had 6 of those reduced fat ritz crackers and they were soooooooooo good.  Of course it was right before bed too..... and some check mix.  So that wasn't so good but I'm back on track today.  I guess in the grand scheme of things it wasn't so bad I mean I could have had a piece of cake or some of the valentines chocholate lurking about my house..... 

mrswuktisch-  One tip with the pizza, take a piece and pick the cheese off.  Eat the crust and tom sauce only.  In south philly tomatoe pie is pretty popular

poohct-  I'm jealous.  4 nights at the Ritz is pretty sweet.  The beaches are beautiful over on Marco Island which is right next to Naples!  I don't know if you guys will have a car but you wont be too far from the everglades, miami and tampa (busch gardens).  If you want to know what there is to do let me know what your interests are and I can tell you what's around.

heather-  Good for you skipping the candy!  I could have used your willpower last night.

djrizzo-  I wish I was more of a morning person and I didin't have my son's father sleeping on my couch.  I would love to do my cardio in the mornig!

It takes some discipline to do cardio that early--I love to hit my snooze bar, and I am notorious for hitting it 5 or 6 times!  If I get up every morning for a week, it will become a habit--It's trying to get myself to do it a week straight! 

I am going to get serious about the weight training--I have been looking up routines and stuff to do to build more muscle--plus my goal is to be healthy, and weight training is good for arthritis--strengthens the bones.

OMG I am going to float away on all the water I'm drinking! 

Keep up the positive spirit everyone!  WTG for not agonizing over yesterday--today is now!

Dee

ugh my tummys not feeling well still this morning, i have heartburn really bad, and my whole tummy is bloaty, achy feeling..  and the scale is just plain mean...  up a lb from yesterday and i didnt eat anything out of the ordinary :(   i even forced myself to do my ddr yesterday :(  dont think i can make myself do tae bo this morning though,... it would just be tooo much :(

dee - yay on getting up early to do your cardio :)  wtg :) and be good this weekend :)  keep up the good work :)

mrswuktisch - stay as far away from the pizza as you can lol...

ltlmsmfft - just get back on track today, you can do it :)

gotta go get my kids up.. ugh...