This is my weigh-in. My comments still won’t work. I tried a different email address, a different name, and a different browser — nothing worked.
I even tried going on with Brandi’s browser and typing a comment as her, but saying it was me. Even that didn’t work. So I fear that even Brandi’s comments will be locked out at this point. 
Anyway, here’s my dealio:
231.5/183.5/160
Down three.
Way to go!! You’re getting close now - not too many more weeks at the rate you’re going!
Thanks.
Oh, crap, that comment worked! What’s up? This thing is weird. Anyway, thanks, Dawn. Hopefully I can keep turning in two or three pound losses every week.
Yeah Bird!!! You are getting so close!
You’re melting away before my eyes 
Wow, another 3?!?! You’re on a roll.
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 7:26 pm |Edit This
Yes, on a roll … as long as you forget that last week I didn’t lose jack.
Nice job!!!
I don’t have a CLUE what is going on. Your comments aren’t even going into the spam queue…. Which is what was happening back when Blair and Leann had this problem. And Debs and Elly were just going into moderation - so I approved them and they were back in action…
You just have to be different - dontcha!! 
I’ll ask my brother to take a look…. Course I’ll have to make my chess moves first cause otherwise he’s probably not speaking to me. 
oh- and WEIGH TO GO dude!!
Well, apparently they’re working now, so that’s good!
About the weight loss … I need to lose like 2.2 pounds per week to be done by Thanksgiving. I’m shooting for that.
Good Morning you crazybeautiful people you!!! I’m in good mood today, can you tell?! How was your weekend?
Did you know it’s sixteen weeks until the New Year? Hmmm…. You know, you could lose at least twenty pounds between now and then! Think of how great it will be to start the New Year without guilt, without that feeling of “Yeah…I really need to get my act together health-wise”. Last year, I loved greeting the New Year knowing that I had already made the change, was starting the New Year much lighter than the year before, and was speeding toward my goal. You can do it!!!
So… Where are you today? What’s your goal for the end of 2007? What do you have to do to make it happen? Talk to me people!
Down three pounds this week, finally.
Comment by stephanie — September 17, 2007 @ 7:11 am |Edit This
152/146.5/128 - down a pound! Blest, what a great encouragement about the new year - it always seems like the fall just speeds by and before we know it, it’s the holidays, but you’re right, conceivably I could be at my goal by then! (I’m not getting too set on that, since with still nursing my little one I don’t want to/aren’t able to lose too quickly, but still!)
My goal for the end of this year is 135 - that would be less than I have weighed since before the last two babies! 
To get there I need to keep up with the running (and I think buy some good running shoes fit for me so I don’t injure myself!), and come up with some good strategies for avoiding too many yummy treats around the holidays!
239.8/217/207 by Thanksgiving (Nov.22)
Down .6 I was sure hoping for more, but I guess I’ll take something over nothing.
I’m sticking to Phase 1 this week as well although I will need lots of prayers and a miracle on Sunday because I’m hosting a Scentsy party and making lots of goodies (taste good, definitely not good for you).
Also, I’m setting a goal of -10lbs by Thanksgiving. That’s 207!
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 7:35 am |Edit This
Down 3 pounds this week. 190/175/160. I’m half way to goal and there is no way that I am stopping there. So by new years I want to be at 160 and making a new goal for 2008. That sounds fair and reasonable. I was a bit disappointed that I hadn’t lost more since starting phase 2, but I am retaining water this week. We’ll see what happens next week!
Cristina, let me STRONGLY encourage you to rethink your menu for that party. There are many good recipes on here for parties - we put them up when Bethany hosted a party awhile back. I would suggest making a host of SB recipes that are yummy - and ONE non SB treat. That way you can load up your plate on stuff you CAN have and not feel bad about the one thing you CHOOSE not to have. Know what I mean?
Comment by blestwithsons — September 17, 2007 @ 7:57 am |Edit This
130.
Maybe I would like to loose a couple more pounds before the end of the year. But I’m not really working too hard at it at the moment.
A Big Goal for the holidays is to just not snack so much! The temptations have already started… Candy Corn (which my husband loves!), pumpkin pie will be coming, and then the Holiday Baking. Ach!
143/122.5/120
down 5 (.5 in reality if you don’t count last week’s 4.5 pound gain!)
I hope to be at goal and maintaining by Thanksgiving, New years and beyond
I want to second what Blest said about parties. I am one who has always loved to cook the yummy (and fatty, sugary) stuff. When I do that now I either am miserable or more likely I lick my fingers one too many times and feel bad (physically and otherwise.) It’s just not worth it!
And I find that people are glad when I have made something that is good and good for you.
I need to think a lot about this Thanksgiving. I am known for bringing stuff like banana pudding, sweet potatoes with sugary-pecan topping and macaroni and cheese. Those either need to be majorly made-over or replaced.
Ok Blest, twist my arm. Just kidding, I know, I should make healthier treats. So, I jotted down the recipe for CJ’s Oatmeal cookies with chocolate. You mentioned you added some dark chocolate pieces. Do they sell dark chocolate chips or should I just buy dark chocolate and break it up? For my snacks, I’ve been buying these squares of Lindt dark chocolate, 70%…do you think those would be good? I also found a recipe for a chicken salad and I think the only bad ingredient is craisins, but the recipe calls for 1/2 cup (and mayo but that has no sugar, just high in fat, but that’s 1/2 cup as well).
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 8:26 am |Edit This
And I’ll have veggies too.
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 8:27 am |Edit This
Ugh…up 2 pounds this week. Some is water retention, but some is just plain bad eatin’. I didn’t track food last week and it shows!
I stayed the same this week at 181. A bit disapointing but I am so retaining water. I’m due to start like today! I should start phase 2 today. I thought about holding out for another week since Jeff is 1 week behind me but I think I am going to go slowly into phase 2. I just got back from the gym and am heading out to the DR. so I ate 1/2 an apple with some peanut butter. The all natural nothing added kind. My absolute favorite!
My goal by New Years is to weigh 160. I had hoped to be at my goal weight of 145 by Christmas but is just isn’t going to happen. I really am loosing tons of inches but am replacing with the muscle so the weight tends to come off a bit slower. I am having company this weekend also and need to do a little looking up to find out if I can have crustless cheese cake on phase 2. Okay, timeyto go have some uckies removed.
Hi all.. I have been lurking since the beginning. Blest and I went to the same church in NC. I also cut her hair a few times when we were both stationed there.
To the point… I have been inspired by you beach babes and dude to begin South Beach! Yesterday was my first day and it was tougher than I expected. I went to bed pretty hungry, but I’m hanging in today.
I know the group is probably full..(I should have tried to join last year:)) but I would still like to participate in weigh in’s if you all don’t mind..
168/168/130
Thanks so much for the inspiration..
Comment by Christy — September 17, 2007 @ 8:41 am |Edit This
Christy, welcome! We’re here to help out.
You shouldn’t be going to bed hungry, maybe you didn’t eat enough. Snack on cheese, turkey, nuts, a boiled egg. Eat plenty of veggies and protein (lean meats and chicken). Cottage cheese. Those are just a couple of ideas.
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 8:46 am |Edit This
ChristyF!! (we’ll have to call you that cause we have a Christy) GIRL! How ya doin?!
Welcome, welcome!!! And I don’t think we EVER get full - so hang around and ya never know… 
Comment by blestwithsons — September 17, 2007 @ 8:57 am |Edit This
Weighing in at 128.4
Still swollen and sore from the surgery. I did do some working out today though and although it really HURT in the healing area- it felt soooooo good everywhere else. Ahhhh.
I’m a little…interested to see where I end up when the swelling is gone. I think I may have lost a teeny bit too much. People were commenting at church - and I think my face looks a bit too thin now. We’ll see…
Comment by blestwithsons — September 17, 2007 @ 8:58 am |Edit This
200/163.2/160
Down 0.2 Only a little, but down is down.
It’s been a pretty stressful week, all in all. Much more relaxed now, though stil tired.
Well done everyone!
210/154.4/145
Down 3 this week. I got my first, “Don’t lose too much!” from a friend I hadn’t seen in a couple of months. I assured her I’m still 15 pounds above where I started with baby #1, so no worries!
216/199.6/150
Not sure how much I’m down…I know I missed at least one weigh-in! But it’s 2 or 3 pounds since the last one.
I’m hoping for 20 more pounds before my hubby comes home! 13 weeks…if I can lose 2 pounds per week, I’d lose even more than 20
Comment by Christy — September 17, 2007 @ 12:42 pm |Edit This
198/156/140
I think I’m the same as the last time I checked in, which was several weeks ago. I haven’t been commenting on Mondays because I haven’t been staying on the Beach very well! I haven’t gained anything, but I need to still be losing. My goal for the new year is to get to 140. I just feel…I don’t know…so LETHARGIC about sticking hard to it! Any suggestions for motivation? I feel I should go back to Phase 1 for a week or two, but I can’t seem to get enough ga-whoomph to just do it!
Comment by Caroline — September 17, 2007 @ 1:12 pm |Edit This
216/182.5/140 - down .5 - it’s a downward trend and should even be better next week. Dad’s been going on walks with me, and we go further each day. Started at 2 miles last week, and we did almost 5 miles in a blink today. He goes home on Thursday - gonna miss him!
I have not really been zoned in since early June. I’m gonna ramp it up and set a goal of 1 pound a week - but I’ll even round it up a little and get to 165 by the end of the year.
Thanks for the encouragement and keep up the good work, ya’ll!
Everyone is doing so well! Great attitudes every one. Lorri, Keep at it. It will come off. It’s great that you recognize food as being the issue last week.
Since we’re having 2 couples over this weekend I was hoping to make a crustless cheesecake and indulge in 1/12th of it. I’m not going to though. Really think it’s something to avoid until phase 3 and honestly, I have resisted ALL forms of evil this last weekend (and let me tell ya, Thursday didn’t end the ugly week for me) but I don’t think I could avoid cheesecake. I avoided torts, rice, and chips at the Mexican restaurant Thursday and only ate the fajita meat and veggies (still was loaded in butter I know) but cheesecake is another story. On the look out for some other dessert. I think I will definitely attempt the SB 5 or 6 ingredient peanut butter cookie. It has no flour so it will be a yummy thing (I hope) to munch a couple of while we play cards.
Blest, did you ever in your life think you would have to put on weight because you got too thin? Wow! I’m glad to hear that you want to stay healthy and not just thin. That is what its all about!
Good to have you Christy. South beach gets so much easier as you go. After the 1st week you will have it down! You don’t realize how much food you put in your mouth that you aren’t paying attention to. I never knew how much of my kids food I ate!!!
Debs and Elly’s internet is playing up, so I’m weighing in for them. They’re both at their lowest for far!
Debs is at 259.2, down 2.8 from last week and finally through the 260 barrier.
Elly is at 170, 2.4 down from last week.
Woo hoo! Well done my mummy and my sister!
Tami, Brandi posted a recipe for a sf cheesecake not too long ago, check it out here.
Comment by Cristina — September 17, 2007 @ 2:41 pm |Edit This
Thanks so much for the welcome.. Today was much easier than yesterday.. Looking forward to next Monday with you all!!
Comment by Christy F — September 17, 2007 @ 6:51 pm |Edit This
207.5/149.5/120ish
-2.5 and now in the 140’s- barely! Yay!
Woo-hoo, Gina!
Commenting from work today as out internet is being really appalling. We have computer problems too, our main one just died. The internet seems to be a separate issue but my husband is not rushing to get the company in for the modem in case it is our set up that is casuing the problem.
Anyway Bekki posted the weight for us ao I won;t repeat that. I have a couple more pounds to make goal, which is 7 pounds below my original goal. I would like to get there before the new year and maybe a litlle lower but I am easy about it. The main thing i need to do is tone up and get fitter. Still not good at getting the exercise in. Its hard to know what would fit into my timetable and i also need a little courage to try soemthing new. Should I join a gym? is it good use of money? any comments from you lot. I need to get back to swimming I know? Sorry this should probably be a post but I can’t remeber how to do that from here. need Debs to remind me.
Well done everyone, sharing in your joy at going down. Its good to be in this together. And welcome on board Christy F. South Beach is a good plan so weigh to go. Apologies to you non South beachers it’s just that I am hooked on what I know and has worked for me.
Happy Monday Everyone!! How was your weekend! Did you eat anything legally yummy? Did you move it so you could lose it? I know that some of you have exciting news of the scale variety…so let’s get DOWN to it!!
200/163.4/160
Down 1.6 this week. Hooray! That goal’s getting closer.
Today’s actually being a rather stressful day (work stress mostly), but at least it started with some good news.
I got in a 7 mile bike trek, which made me happy.
151/143/132, down 1 since last official weigh-in.
Comment by lady laura — September 10, 2007 @ 6:58 am |Edit This
Well its a beautiful day at my house. 178. Down 6 pounds! That is 12 pounds since I started the Beach! This is the least I have weighed since before I got pregnant with my 1st baby. Its a very happy day here. I have to gloat sightly. Last night we have a few friends over for dinner. I made a couple of pies and ohhhhh how I wanted a piece. I didn’t even lick the bowl or taste the cool whip! Miraculous! I did however eat sugar-free jello while they all had their fill.
Here is my question. I still really want some things I can’t have. Should I not go off phase 1 yet? Like it took all I had not to have some pie. I read to move on after 2 weeks as long as you cravings have gone away. I don’t know if that will ever happen. Any suggestions?
294/262/260 (short term goal)
216/183/140 down 2. Trying real hard to stay on track. Made a batch of oat muffins to snack on ONE a day. Trying Bird’s boiled egg in the morning - no yolk, though, so I eat 2. My health nut Father is coming in today for a 10 day visit - I’m excited to see him and have a Foodie to share with! Have a great week, ya’ll!
How do you have a boiled egg without eating the yolk? Unless you mean a hard boiled egg (like 10 minutes or so), in which case you can take the yolk out.
136.4 — up about 3 pounds from the last time I weighed-in, which is about what I expected. I have a huge exam in 10 days, so my goal is to maintain for about 2 weeks and then jump back on board full-force. But still — I weigh a full eight pounds LESS than I did 1 year ago; I’m happy!
152/147.5/128 - no change. I did well on the exercising this week - four times, but I think I’ve been slacking in the watching my snacking, thinking that it’s ‘okay’ to have a little bowl of ice cream in the evening, or an extra helping of a delicious dinner just because I’ve been exercising.
Way to go Bekki - you’re so close to your goal! And Nikki, you’re doing awesome - it must feel great to weigh less than before you had your babies! I’m not sure about the cravings, I can’t imagine that my carb cravings would ever go away either (although I’ve never done South Beach). Hopefully someone will know the answer to that.
130. Life is returning to a routine. Exercising. Eating fairly healthy. Not too many snacks. Next week my sister-in-law is coming to hang out for a couple of days. Shopping to look forward to. Yeah!
Nikki, how long have you been on the Beach? Today marks my 1 week and I still have aweful cravings for sweets. I was doing Body For Life before so I’d settle my sweet tooth because I’d have a protein bar or a protein shake and add fruit and now on Phase 1 I can’t have that. I’ve been trying to settle my craving by having a sugar free fudgsicle or 2 pieces of Lindt 70% cocoa dark chocolate squares and that helps a little. Every 2-3 days or so though, I’d have a Hills Bros. English Toffee Cappuccino (made with water). That’s probably a no-no, but it helped me stay away from other bad sweets and snacking.
So, I’m tempted to see what others have to say, if there cravings every go away or do they just learn to manage them.
Comment by Cristina — September 10, 2007 @ 8:04 am |Edit This
239.8/217.6/200 (short term)
Down 4.8 lbs
2TEENS, here I am. Yeah…I am SOOOOO EXCITED…my hard work on week 1 of Phase 1 on the Beach paid off…I finally made it to the 2Teens. It was hard work, took lots and lots of self discipline but I made it. My goal for next week
Comment by Cristina — September 10, 2007 @ 8:07 am |Edit This
Cristina,
You have to do what works for you — if a toffee cappuccino every few days keeps you on plan, than I’d say stick with it (I’m not a Beach-er right now, but I have tried it). Great job and congrats on the 2teens!
207 today, which is down .4lb from last Monday. My initial goal was stopping the gain, so this is definitely a step in the right direction. I made some choices that were better this past week, too, which was good.
Christina-
I am 12 days into phase 1. Its challenging to stay on track, but some how I have managed. I rely on the sugar-free fudgsicles and sugar-free jello. I indulge in an occasional sugar-free vanilla latte with non fat milk. I get that at Starbucks. It helps a lot, and I don’t think it is a no-no. Its hard but I decided I can do anything for 2 weeks.
Ladies, according to the book you need to do what you need to do. Meaning, if you’ve done your 2 weeks and think that adding a piece of fruit would really help then go to phase 2. If you want to stay on phase 1 for another week, then by all means do it. As I read I am finding a joy with SB. It’s not about weighing our food, only eating specific foods with other foods, not totally depriving ourselves. You all are doing so well! I am proud of us all!
So, I totally had to have Jeff read the scale this morning because I was so excited I didn’t want to look. I have weighed daily (against advice) because I’m obsessive like that. Always have been and probably always will. I must say that I told myself I would do this (although there were a couple days where a bad voice popped in my head and said I couldn’t) and I did it. I got through 1 week without bad carbs and fruit. Oh, I’m sorry, are you all waiting to know what the scale said. Here I am just rambling on. You know, I’m great about that. Just ask my husband. Poor man. Last night while he was trying to watch the game I just kept reading to him from the SB book. Oh, ya know what else…wait I’ll put that in a spunk category. Have I gone on and on enough yet????
Last week when I looked at the scale it read 190. This morning….(I’m so giddy) the scale read 181. 9 pounds gone in 1 week. 1 week people. Now I know that it will slow down drastically but I’m living in the glory of 9 pounds in 7 days. I thought that was impossible for a woman.
212/181/175(stg) I’ve had to change my short term goal because of this. Geesh!
I’ve gotta tell ya one more thing. By staying on track and seeing the weightloss continually, it’s easy to not take a bit of the kid’s cookie at Kroger. It’s easy to drive past Pizza Hut and not want the buffet. Stick with it girls!
Wow Tami, that’s awesome! You did Grrrr-eat. Did I sound like Tony the Tiger. LOL
Comment by Cristina — September 10, 2007 @ 8:58 am |Edit This
Oh Nikki, SF NF Vanilla Latte…what a great idea! I think I’ll try that! Thanks!
Comment by Cristina — September 10, 2007 @ 8:59 am |Edit This
Nikki — Hey, I’m commenting here instead of on the Debs-moving-to-the-US post because I think you’ll see it here first — I’m in CA now, too! Just started at Stanford. So you’re not the only west-coaster
Good to have you Anne! I feel better now. I just hate being the only weirdo California. Hehe.
210/157.2/145
Up 3 pounds. I was at 155 on July 25. What the heck?
264/239.6/130 down 2.8, and I’m in the 230s! . Not going back either!
Only .6 to my short term goal of 239/25 lbs lost. I am looking forward to my next goal of 234/30 lbs off - and even more to the 220s. only 9.6 to go to get there.
Tracy, I am so proud of you!!!!! You are doing so well. Keep it up.
220/172.4/168
No change but that’s ok as I went down lots last week. Well done Tami and Tracy and Cristina and Nikki for your great losses and everyone else I might have missed.
I keep recommending the ‘beach’ to people who ask me how I’ve done it. I think its a great programme.
Several spunks today from people who haven’t seen me since before the summer break. Feels good.
A friend of mine is about to embark on the beach and has asked for my support. At the moment she is reading the book and getting her head around it. I would introduce her to the blog but it really isn’t her thing. She has recently come off a course of strong steroids for eye problems which have put the weight on, and she is hoping the beach will be the ‘weigh to go’ for her. Any experience out there? Is it harder to lose steroid related weight gain?
I weighed in this morning at 163.something (I don’t remember the exact number). I was really expecting to be higher because my last month has been nuts. I started working full time again and I’m struggling to figure out a work out schedule with my new work/job schedule. I’ve been this weight now for the last 2-3 months. It is hard to stay motivated because I’m actually pretty happy with how I look right now. I’m in a size 10 and I don’t feel like the fat girl anymore. I eat things that I shouldn’t but fortunately I just work them off at the gym. I really do want to get into the 150’s though because I know that any weight I lose will really improve my running times.
143/127.5/120ish
up 4.5 (sniff)
I am retaining big time…that and I was a bit overindulgent this week!!
This is a new week!!!!!
231.5/186.5/160
No change. I ate too well this past weekend.
207.5/152/120ish
I’m down 1.5 this week
Holding steady at ten pounds above goal, but I’ve been running three times a week. Feels good — no knee trouble so far!
Now weigh in! I have spoken!
332/298/150
Down 3 this week, and so happy to report I AM BELOW 300!!!!!WHO-HOO!!!!
200/165/160
Down 2 and at my lowest so far. Hooray! Yep, September definitely feels like a new beginning. You never quite lose the back to school feeling. Especially if you’re like me and keep going back to studying (starting an MA course in English in 3 weeks time, can’t wait). I’m getting back on track with eating properly and aiming to be at 160 by my birthday (13 October).
Yay, well done Kellie!
WOO HOO Kellie!!!! I’m so happy for ya!!
Comment by blestwithsons — September 3, 2007 @ 7:46 am |Edit This
Yeah, Kellie! You did it! Way to go!
Well it has been a few Mondays since I have joined you folks here at OWOA. I am happy to report that I have lost the 6 pounds I had gained while away. That’s 6 lbs since Thursday afternoon. YAY! 190/184/160. I’ve eaten too. This South Beach thing is really amazing. I feel really good with out sugar too. I told my husband last night that this is the longest I have ever gone without sugar in my life! Hard to believe, but sugar was my life! Did I mention what a beautiful Monday it is?
264/242.4/130 up 1.6
I’m not feeling very down about this. I didn’t do great yesterday and I’ve swelled up as a result. My low weight this week put me below 240, and I figure that I’ll be back there in a day or two.
I’m just going to keep going the way I am - because it is working for sure. I’m going to Curves 3-4 times a week, walking, and working very hard on portion control and food choices.
I got measured at Curves and I’d lost over 6.5 inches, and about 9 lbs of body fat. (I also lost 9.5 lbs from my last weigh in there.) She said that I’d actually replaced that 9 lbs of fat with 9 lbs of muscle! I like that!
Nice Job Tracy! Inches are so much more encouraging than pounds.
I’m ba-ack! Well, kind of. My scale is somewhere en route to California with the movers. So I can’t weigh in. I think I’m up about 3-4 over the last month-ish, some weird water but mostly not making the best possible choices while traveling. But I’m back and on track and headed out to go running right now. Next week I’ll have a real WI. Happy week to all!
231.5/186.5/160
Down 3.5 pounds.
Yes, I don’t know what happened to my four pound loss I reported earlier in the week. I know I’ve been good and I’ve been exercising. Oh well, I’m not tripping. Last week I called my shot and said I’d lose 3 pounds this week — so I’m happy with 3.5.
I’m calling my shot again: another 3 pounds next week!
Woo-hoo Kellie, Nikki and all the rest of you lovely ladies (and loveliest dude )
143/123/120ish
down 2.5
Wow, I have officially lost 20 pounds! Thanks, OWOA!
Bird you and I have the same goal and weigh almost the same. How funny is that?
I am at 144 this morning, up 2 lbs. from my last weigh-in. I have been exercising quite a lot and not much has changed with my eating, as in I haven’t gone nuts, so it’s all good as far as I see it.
On an Off-Topic note, but semi-relevant to our mission: I was at the store this morning and saw a trashy magazine with famous women in bikinis on the cover. Best and worst bodies was the focus. It made me mad but it also made me laugh to see them pointing out these tiny bits of cellulite and putting those women in the worst bodies category. It was absolutely ridiculous and sadly dangerous at the same time.
I flipped all the magazines around and put them behind a copy of Southern Living. Just doing my part for womankind today.
Comment by lady laura — September 3, 2007 @ 8:48 am |Edit This
You are SO not allowed to whine about 3.5 instead of 4 Bird!!
I’m hanging in there. I know my doc told me I wouldn’t feel like doing anything for at least two weeks and probably more…but I always bounced back fast from my c-sections so I didn’t really believe him.
He was very right. This hurts like the dickens and I still can’t sleep in bed! Ain’t no way I can work out yet. Just walking to the bedroom hurts! 
But I am getting better. And I’m eating like a horse…yet I just weighed in at 126.6 - and that’s with a tummy that looks like I’m in my 2nd trimester. (swelling? bloat? who knows…) So apparently I’ve lost a few through this.
I also have a chest cold now dagnabbit. Coughing with abdominal sutres, if you’ll forgive my saying so, sucks.
But I’m in a great mood!! So there!!
Comment by blestwithsons — September 3, 2007 @ 8:53 am |Edit This
yeah…let’s just say that from Friday night through last night I was a carb junkie BUT today is a new day and babies, we’re doing the Beach. Really, I’ve been a bit jealous for a while because many of the yummy things that Blest or others have posted, I could not eat on my plan (LA Weightloss…big money hole that keeps you addicted to sugars! I’m serious…I had to eat 2 of their bars a day and the main ingredient was sugar!). So,
We’ll start the day out at 190.
I’m excited for the week and next Monday (wishing I could eat an apple though…ah well…it’s for the good man, for the good).
130. I LOVE autumn! We just got back from a nice bike ride. And our Bible study is starting up again in a week. I hate summer breaks and am SO ready to get back into it.
Good job everyone! Nice to see all those losses. Weigh to go.
Nikki, wanna’ race?
You know it!
Hang in there, Tami
220/172.4/168
Down 5.6 which seems a bit crazy but maybe I didn’t do so bad over the hols and last week was a blip after slightly naughty eating weekend at my mothers.
This is my lowest ever so am really pleased.
So excited at all your good news. Blest get better soon.
Welcome to the beach Tami and Nikki. Apparently I totally missed the fact that milk wasn’t allowed in phase one and had skim milk in my coffee. Oops! But it didn’t stop me losing.
Your good deed with the mags made me giggle Laura.
294/261.2/260
Down 2
Goal for this coming week - to actually lose 2 weeks running! I really can do this this time.
Wow Elly, 5.6…and over Holiday…wow! Great job!
239.8/222.4/200 up .8
I guess I slipped one too many times because I’m up BUT I did work out 6x’s AND I’m hoping all .8 (or most) is water weight. We’ll find out next week! Either way, I’m going to try the beach for 2 weeks, so we’ll see how next weigh in goes.
I started today. So far so good, although when we were heading out to the grocery store it was snack time and I was hungry and didn’t know what to grab, so I grabbed a protein bar, that probably wasn’t SB approved. But I was hungry and didn’t know what else to grab. Now that I’ve been to the grocery store though, no excuses.
I had turkey sausage and eggs (1egg, 2 egg whites) for breakfast and for lunch I had a veggie burger with pinto beans and cucumbers. Oh, and I just had a sugar free fudgsicle.
Comment by Cristina — September 3, 2007 @ 2:39 pm |Edit This
I didn’t make it to my WW meeting this weekend, but I was down 1 or so when I weighed myself at my mom’s house a few days ago. I’ve been traveling this week and on vacation from work. I’ve been very religious about working out, but I can’t say that I’ve counted my points very closely. This week, I am going to lose 3 lbs!
152/147.5/128 - I don’t think it’s actually a 2lb loss this week, but I had the brainwave that maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to have our scale on the carpet floor of our ensuite bathroom!? So I brought it out to the lino in the kitchen and there’s a lot less variation if I change the way I stand out there, so I’m going to keep doing that from now on.
Yep, September definitely feels like a new start - the smell of fall is definitely in the air here and I’m feeling the uncontrollable urge to go shop for school supplies (despite the fact I have no use for them, lol!).
I haven’t been doing that well about curbing my snacking in the night when I’m up nursing - baby’s been up a lot this week and somehow a little handful of chocolate chips seems to make it easier - yikes! I need to work on that!
I’m still scale free right now. I’m just having a plain ole crappy week. Work was major stress trying to get a grant proposal out and now my rheumatoid is in MAJOR flare up. I broke out in red sores all over my mouth (apparently rheumatoid can attack your mucus membranes??) and I had to get Valtrex of all things. I’m at the pharmacist counter just praying the guy doesn’t think I have warts. Then to top it all off I have strep throat. I have felt pretty much like a half dead person the past couple of days. My mouth has been tingling and burning so that has also been lovely and my poor husband won’t come near my lips with a 10 foot pole. And some smooching would do my soul so much good right now. =O( Hopefully the meds will start to kick in soon and I will be feeling better. Sorry to vent and whine and complain. I feel better now. ;O)
207.4 this morning. Can’t remember without looking it up what my highest weight was or exactly what I’d set as my goal. At the moment not gaining any more is the highest priority!
Yay Lori, good to have you. I’ve got my eye on you…!
Have a good week.
Mandi, I hope you begin to feel so much better soon. Love and hugs coming your way from over the sea
Comment by The person formerly known as Debs — September 4, 2007 @ 4:23 am |Edit This
Thanks for your kind words person formerly known as Debs. (Please tell me you aren’t going to start using a symbol for your name next…..) I’m feeling much better today. I’m getting ready to head to the gym for a cardio interval class so I gues I’ll know shortly just how much better I truly am.
Well I’m working on the symbol Mandi, but translating it from freehand to being able to represent it on the computer is a big step!
Actually I think it is working when I try to comment as ‘Debs’, it[’s just that this is saved on my computer, and I haven’t got around to changing it.
Take it gently though, ok?
Comment by The person formerly known as Debs — September 4, 2007 @ 5:48 am |Edit This
Just to clarify Christina, I was up 3 after my holiday but have been back on track with eating this week and loss seems to have resulted from that. I think the up was a temporary blip.
sugestions for snacks on the go
A few nuts (i usually carry a few in a pot in my handbag for emergencies)Check which ones are allowed on phase 1.
Cheese such as Babybel (light version), laughing cow triangles with veg sticks (celery say)if time allows
Houmous with veg sticks
332/297/150
Down 1 this week. Hope you all have a good one.
Comment by Kellie — September 24, 2007 @ 7:16 am |Edit This
Ok so I’m at 260.2 which is 1 up from last week. I think time of the month cravings coupled with several meals that I ate because I didn’t want to make a fuss (whereas really I could have made better choices, but I need to work on the whole ‘I’ve eaten one thing that wasn’t on the diet plan so i might as well just continue’ issue) (Did that make any sense at all? I know what I mean, but I’m not sure if anyone else will!)
However, I think I am on the way to breaking my lose weight one week then put it all back on the next week cycle. I put back on a pound, but I’m still around my lowest apart from last weeks weight, so I’m putting last week behind me and going for a loss again this week!
Comment by Debs — September 24, 2007 @ 7:47 am |Edit This
Debs, I know what you mean…I do that…if I eat something bad, I’ll just tell myself I already spoiled my day, so I’ll keep eating bad and be good tomorrow.
I don’t do that as much anymore…not since I started SB. But you’re on the right track…you know you do that and you know you have to work on that…so you’re on the right track. 
Comment by Cristina — September 24, 2007 @ 7:53 am |Edit This
143/123/120
up .5
Hope you are all doing well! I am brainstorming about Thanksgiving makeover recipes…..yum!
Comment by Brandi — September 24, 2007 @ 7:55 am |Edit This
239.8/216.2/207 by Thanksgiving (Nov.22)
Down .8 I would have liked more but I’ll take a downward trend.
This week I’m starting to introduce carbs back in, so we’ll see how this goes. Plus this coming weekend we’re heading to Sea World in San Antonio Fri-Mon, so I’m going to take some good snacks and try to stay as on track as I can. Hopefully with all the walking we’ll be doing, it’ll counteract any bad stuff I might eat.
Comment by Cristina — September 24, 2007 @ 7:57 am |Edit This
168/164/130
down 4 yay!!!
I actually made it thru my 1st week with 2 cookouts,a monster truck race(where the kids had lots of french fries) and a birthday party..The good Lord gave me willpower..I just had to use it and I did!!
PS This site rocks!!!:)
Comment by Christy F — September 24, 2007 @ 8:05 am |Edit This
YAY Christy!!
128.4
I’m getting REALLY frustrated since I still can’t workout. But I can’t complain - I’m holding firm at less than my presurgery weight. And my husband insists that you don’t lose muscle that fast…
Comment by blestwithsons — September 24, 2007 @ 8:07 am |Edit This
153/145.5/128 Down another pound - hooray!
Debs - I totally know what you mean about when you eat something unhealthy you feel like you might as well keep it up all day! (And get in as much as I can in that day!) Not sure if I’m just looking for an excuse or if it’s the whole feeling like a failure thing.
I’m on week 7 now of my running plan - no more walking now, it’s all running - yikes!! I don’t like it, but I’m doing it, and I feel great afterwards. I can certainly tell a difference in my body, anyways!
Comment by Dawn — September 24, 2007 @ 8:08 am |Edit This
Christina.. I’m going on a road trip in in a couple of weeks also. It usually means lots of fast food.. If you have any tips when you get back.. Please share
Enjoy Sea World!
Comment by Christy F — September 24, 2007 @ 8:08 am |Edit This
Thanks Blest..
You will be back to working out in no time at all. You are in so much better shape now..it should be much easier getting back into a routine when your body is ready!
Comment by Christy F — September 24, 2007 @ 8:16 am |Edit This
Great job Christy! 4 lbs…that’s awesome! Especially with all you had going on last week!
I’ll keep you posted on my road trip. I know we’ll be hitting lots of fast food places along the way, so my plan is to stick to salads or grilled chicken burgers without the bun. I’m planning on taking a little cooler with some turkey hot dogs, I can eat those cold, and I’ll put some good deli meats and cheese in there for snacks. Our hotel room should have a frig, so I can keep all that stuff in there once we get to the hotel. We’ll see how this plan works out.
Comment by Cristina — September 24, 2007 @ 8:16 am |Edit This
200/164.4/160
Up 1.2. That would be a consequence of last week’s stress. It was a weird week and the effect of leaving my job and starting studying again was a couple of days when I freaked out a bit, including Tuesday night where I ate far too much sweet stuff at a party (old comfort eating habits coming back) and felt soooo bad the next day, a sort of sugar hangover I suppose. Getting back on track this week and trying to work on building good habits and exercise into my new routine. Not that I really have a routine yet, but I’ll get there.
Comment by Bekki — September 24, 2007 @ 8:27 am |Edit This
Down half a pound from last week. I’m back to tracking what I eat, and trying to get a little exercise in now and then. Spent time this morning pulling weeds from the
junglegarden.Comment by Lorri — September 24, 2007 @ 8:40 am |Edit This
212/179/145
Down 2!!! I broke 180 and I will not see it or anything after it again. I make that vow right here right now.
It’s been a good week and boy do I have a recipe for a great pumpkin cheese cake with pecans as the crust. I made it for company on Saturday and they all LOVED it and none of them care for the healthier lifestyle. It is a cross between a pumpkin pie and a cheesecake really. I’ll post it later. Must go shower. All stinky from working out.
Comment by Tami — September 24, 2007 @ 8:54 am |Edit This
Christina–we will be going to Seaworld as well, only on Thursday. It’s Homeschoolers’ Day. We’ll barely miss ya!
Comment by Brandi — September 24, 2007 @ 9:28 am |Edit This
Brandi, how fun! We’ll miss each other by 1 day! We almost headed down Thursday but instead decided to do Fri-Mon.
Have fun!
Comment by Cristina — September 24, 2007 @ 9:53 am |Edit This
174. Down 1 pound. Nothing too impressive. I must say that I am a bit discouraged. I think I need to change things up a bit. Try different foods and such.
Comment by Nikki — September 24, 2007 @ 10:25 am |Edit This
210/151.4/145
Down three! Woo hoo! If I keep going at this rate, I’ll be at goal by my birthday (Oct 6)! Even if I’m not, I’m getting so close!
Comment by Jana — September 24, 2007 @ 10:32 am |Edit This
Don’t even talk to me about your birthday, Jana.
You know what I mean.
*sob*
Comment by blestwithsons — September 24, 2007 @ 11:00 am |Edit This
130. And I have a cold. Too many late nights. But we did see the Steve Miller Band at the fair. And it was fun.
Comment by Anita — September 24, 2007 @ 12:38 pm |Edit This
216/185.5/165 (by 2008)
up 3 lbs!! I don’t understand this. I am power walking 3 to 5 miles at least 4 times a week and eating like a Bird (hehe). I don’t think I’ve lost anything but the few pounds I gain that one week of the month since June. But I KNOW I am getting slimmer. I can barely find anything in the closet to wear and terribly afraid I’ll be on AFV soon! My wedding ring that has been permanently stuck on may hand for almost ten years falls off occasionally. My weight loss only seems to occur when I am on SB Phase I, but I just can’t do it - I am primarily a vegetarian and it is so expensive and takes so much planning. Anyway, I’m just whining. I know what I need to do, and I can do it - I’m just tired of plodding through with very little results.
Comment by missy — September 24, 2007 @ 1:00 pm |Edit This
Missy- it doesn’t sound to me like you’re getting NO results - or even little results. Sounds like really good results - except for the little box on the floor. And that little box is only ONE measurement. If you KNOW you’re behaving and you SEE your results in inches and looks and everything else…then hide the scale if you have to. Don’t let it frustrate you!!!
You’re doing great!!
Comment by blestwithsons — September 24, 2007 @ 1:05 pm |Edit This
Missy - don’t let that number on the scale bother you! I went two entire months without dropping an ounce, but I lost TWO INCHES off my waist. I’m with Blest - hide the scale!
Comment by Jana — September 24, 2007 @ 1:29 pm |Edit This
216/198/150
Down 1.5 since last week. Not the two pounds I was aiming for (12 weeks til dh comes home!) but at least it’s in the right direction!
Debs and Cristina, I do that too! One little slip and then I go and cheat for the rest of the day. And it makes it sooo much harder to be good the next day. It’s like it reinstates all the cravings that you thought you’d beat!
Comment by Christy — September 24, 2007 @ 1:35 pm |Edit This
220/169/168
Down 1, so excited.
And I ate pizza for lunch yesterday. But I picked Italian not deep pan with ham and mushroom as toppings and stopped after eating half a medium pizza. It was part of my weekend taking HP back to Uni so it was take away to be quick and easy and HP likes it. I didn’t feel guilty, but to be down 1 after several not ideal days this week was a definite bonus.
And I went shopping. spent lots of money in Long Tall Sally (is there a US equivalent?). The shop is just around the corner from HP’s uni house so a visit there is a must. we unloaded the stuff into the living room and then just went. Her room is up 2 flights of stairs so we left doing that till (much) later.
Sorry better calm down now but I bought lots of stuff in a size 14 and even a top in 12 (UK sizes) I used to be 20 and they were startng to get tight. It seems too good to be true. I feel like a little kid who is getting over excited.
Yippeee.
PS because I am tall buying clothes is not easy so an opportunity to go to my favourite shop where stuff really fits me is a real treat. And I have the perfect excuse to spend as my wardrobe was very depleted.
Comment by Elly — September 24, 2007 @ 2:57 pm |Edit This
154/198/140
Down two from last week. I’m feeling motivated again, which is a really good feeling. Let’s finish this already!
Comment by Caroline — September 24, 2007 @ 5:07 pm |Edit This
231.5/183.5/160
No change. The past month I’ve had a good average — lose a couple and then don’t lose any.
Comment by Bird — September 24, 2007 @ 6:04 pm |Edit This
264/240.0/130 up .4 from my weigh in two weeks ago.
Yep, it’s Tuesday - I struggled with my internet connection yesterday and gave up trying to get to this page.
I’m stressed and tired. Working on maintaining. Joined the “Curvivor Challenge” at my Curves, so I have to go 3x a week for 6 weeks to get my prize. I love contests. Looking for an aerobics tape for home that I like so I can add aerobics to the mix. I need to move more to lose.
Comment by Tracy — September 25, 2007 @ 9:10 am |Edit This
Single digits, baby! One pound down, nine pounds above goal. I’ll be back soon with a little post about fall plans — I’ve got a short-term goal that I’m excited about!
Comment by CJ — September 25, 2007 @ 9:55 am |Edit This
Man I forgot about this yesterday..
Since I am starting all over I am only posting my starting weight — which will actually be taken on the Thursday at my WW meetings. —
182.75
Comment by Maria — September 25, 2007 @ 5:05 pm |Edit This