Long time, no hear.....

Hey everyone!

I am SO PROUD of how everyone is doing!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!

August was nutty for me....I was traveling for both work and family visits. I covered 1700miles in the car and flew for my scrapbooking trips from Tulsa to Valley Forge, PA, then Tulsa to Greensboro, NC...drove to Charlotte and back to Greensboro, then flew back to Tulsa and managed to work 3 out of the 4 total weeks I was gone! CRAZY BUSY!

When I first left home, I realllllly tried to stay on diet. At first, I did well, but it wasn't long before the worrying about what others were feeding me began to take it's toll. My step-mom feed me good healthy foods. My mother-in-law tried....but she's size 4 and in her 70's and she just doesn't "get it." At her house, I survived on iceberg lettuce and boiled ham (4 oz. portions, the best I could estimate) and crystal light. It was hard. And after 3 weeks of this, I began to lose my fight.

Then, I came home and began the mad rush to get 3 kids back to school and started home pre-schooling the 4th! It's been very busy!

So, I haven't been on the scale in FOREVER and I jumped on this morning. According to that reading (which completely shocked me) I have lost a total of 15.2lbs. since we all started this journey!! YAY!!! (and Dana...I failed to take a picture because my camera battery is dead...Marinne started ballet class this week and I killed it there!) So, I will probably re-weigh on Wednesday (my normal weigh-in day) and take the picture. I'm not sure if it will remain or go up...but I travel again this week, so it will be hard because of that. Boo! :(

So, keep drinking your water. I am living proof that works!

Roxann

WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY

Weigh In Wednesday

Well, I am in Oklahoma. I leave on my work trip at 4am. (head to the airport, anyway) I am tired. And I've had a headache for 2 days.

But, I am still staying strong.

I am headed to Wal-Mart so I can get something that I can throw in my suitcase for snacks and to avoid airport food. I hope I can find something good.

Week One......down 4lbs.
Week Two.....maintaining.
Week Three....down 4.2lbs.
Week Four.....down 2.4lbs.

For a total of 10.6 lbs!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!

I am still walking, but it's been raining a bunch, which prevents me from walking. So, I can only do what I can do!

I hope everyone is still doing well!

WEIGH IN WEDNESDAY

Great news to report!!!!

As of today's weigh in, I am down a total of 4.2lbs. this week!

Which makes a grand total of 8.2lbs. for the three weeks!


Thanks again for the motivation, Dana!!!!!!!


The next month will be hard.
I leave on Monday to go to Oklahoma.
We'll be staying with my in-laws part of the time, and she just doesn't get the whole diet thing. She is almost 80 and is a size 4. She's never been overweight.
I've already spoken to her about the diet needs.
Let's see if she supports or sabatoges.....


In addition, I'll be working 15 days of the trip.
I am a professional scrapbook designer and I travel to scrapbooking conventions and teach scrapbooking classes. But travel means, eating out, all the time.

ACK!!!

Anyone have any strategies for this?

Good luck on your weight loss journey, everyone!
I wish you well....


Week One......down 4lbs.
Week Two.....maintaining.
Week Three....down 4.2lbs.

Total of 8.2lbs. GONE!

Maintaining (well, sort of...)

Well, another Wednesday.....another Weigh-In.

And this week....I am the same.
Down a total of 4lbs. for the 2 weeks.

There is no shame in maintaining.
I am proof that you can eat what you want, if you exercise.

Why do I say this?

It's simple. A friend took me out to celebrate my birthday last Thursday.
We went to a post Italian restaurant and I ate bread, butter and buttery pasta.
As a result, I was again....spinning out of control.
For 3 days.
Ate the second 1/2 of my pasta for lunch on Friday.
Then, had a Quarter Pounder on Saturday with my kids from McD's.
BAD....VERY BAD.

And no exercise. Because....I felt raunchy from eating all that junk!

And then, I weighed. Um...yep, up almost 3 1/2 lbs.
(yep, that was almost the entire loss of last week!)

So, that yanked me into control.

I jumped right back on the diet and started walking again.

So.....just remember.....
if you struggle or fall

GET RIGHT BACK UP AND BACK ON THE WAGON!!!!

Good luck girls!!!

Woot! Woot!

Well, kids......

I'm down an entire 4lbs!
(it's working, it's working, it's working!)
And it's been hard work.
But, it's totally worth it!

How are you guys doing?

not a bad start...

Well, I stood strong yesterday and didn't cheat. Although, it was very, very hard when my kids were eating the Arby's Beef 'n Chedder and Curly Fries for dinner! (I had a meeting to be at, so it was a dinner on the run night.) I ate a salad at Arby's.

***TIP: When you eat salad, measure your dressing but still leave it on the side of your plate. Rather than pour it over your salad, use your fork and dip your tines of the fork into the dressing. This way you get flavor in every bite, but I never end up using the pre-measured portion up. (therefore, saving calories and fat!)***

I did go to bed feeling hungry. I don't know if that's good or bad. But, it was frustrating.

So far today, I've done better at drinking water and I've measured all portions. All in all, not doing too bad! Yay, me!

How's everyone else doing?

My Goal/ Wednesday Weigh-In

I got up early for my Weigh-In.

The number was very unpleasant.
(Dana, I will email you my photo today, after I get it uploaded.)

The number reminded me that it is
very, very, very important for my health
that I do this.


MY FIRST (well, goals)
will be....

.....drink my water!
....measure my portions!
....and maybe throw in a walk!

That's a good start!

Hello

Hello everyone! I'm Roxann. I am so excited about this group!
Just want to say GOOD LUCK to everyone!

Thank you Dana for motivating us! You *rock*!!!

Committing to being my Weigh in Wednesday!

I'll be getting up bright and early tomorrow morning to "Weigh In."


LET'S GO EVERYONE AND LOSE POUNDS FOR JEWELRY!!!!!