[TOWANDA]

Alaska? My goodness don't lose too much weight, you'll freeze to death.
Definately 86 the candy.
Is it true what they say about there being a ton of hunky men in Alaska?

Cat

[Free_to_be_me]

As far as the hunky men in Alaska, the saying here goes "The odds are good, but the goods are odd." Pretty much true. I live in Fairbanks, which is one of the big cities-about 60,000 people in the general area. Anchorage is the only city bigger in AK. In Fbks and Anch, there are pretty equal numbers men and women, but in most of the bush towns (off the road system) there are many, many more men than women. In my social group, there is a slight shortage of women-all of my girlfriends have significant others and a lot of my guy friends really wish they had girlfriends. I wish they did, too.

So, I am still working on cutting out the bad foods. Today I did really well. I had a small breakfast-a couple slices of cheese and a glass of milk. For lunch I had two tacos stuffed full of lettuce. For dinner I had two ears of sweet corn (not too much butter) a piece of chicken (grilled) and a yummy yummy fresh salad with lettuce, broccoli, carrots, pea pods and green onion. I grew the entire salad myself, so that made it even more fun to eat. Then, for dessert I had a small slice of cantalope. I might have some blueberries for a bedtime snack. I certainly got my veggie servings today...

[Free_to_be_me]

Hey all...where is everyone?

Things are going okay here. My nephew just left-he was here for 3 1/2 weeks. Now I am able to get back into my weighing myself routine. I stepped on the scale and was at my lowest since I bought the scale. Not a lot lower than my previous low, but still lower. That is a step in the right direction...

[katnap80]

Not a lot lower than my previous low, but still lower. That is a step in the right direction...

That's all you can do FREE.....get in the "right" direction and plunge onward. sometimes it's just an UPHILL battle all the way , other times we are fortunate and the ounces just slide off

This week, I lost some more.Total -32.8 lbs. I can really notice the difference in my wardrobe now....as my hips are NOW smaller than my waist WAS. Soon as the cooler weather comes, I plan to start working on the "flab".......
Keep up the good work,
"K"

[Free_to_be_me]

Nice work, Katnap. It sounds like you have been consistantly doing well. I am very happy for you.

I am doing alright. I just started a new job and will see how that effects my weight. I am still staying right at my low, so that is good...

[Free_to_be_me]

Hey everyone! Where are you?

I have been at work. It is going well, I am still right at my low weight. I am at 230 as of this morning. (Yesterday I was at 229.5, which was very exciting as it was in the 220s for the first time...) I am trying to creep my way down a little further...

[katnap80]

YEAH FREE....Great work. How's the new job going. I just got back from vacation and although I ate everything in moderation, still managed to shed a few lbs, surprisingly. Am down to -37 now....woohoo!!

[Free_to_be_me]

Well, the new job is going great, but the diet is not so much. I don't know what happened. I am up to 233 again...was as low as 228.5, blah. I went for a nice LONG walk today. That was nice. I am feeling it, too. The weather is going to start turning soon so I need a new plan...

[KarynB]

Hi guys - is this group still active? I would love to join, but there doesn't seem to be too many posts lately...

I am currently trying to work off about 30 lbs - and I know a support group would be really great for me....

[Free_to_be_me]

Hi Karyn,

Well, that's a good question. I know that I still check periodically. I would love for this thread to be more active. We can make it active!

Right now my goal is to get into the 220s. Of course, when I reach that I will reset my goal. I was at 235 last night when I weighed myself. I was as low as 228.5 a couple weeks ago (in the morning, after fasting and peeing) but have crept back up. I haven't had a ton of motivation since then... I am ready to get it back.

So, do you have a plan? Any specific diet or exercise routine? I am kind of lost right now, but my basic theory is that if I stop eating just before I feel full, I will lose weight and not feel overstuffed. Plus, I have a dog who strongly encourages me to walk and have been very active gathering firewood lately. Chainsawing is hard work!

I know there are a few more of us who have posted fairly regularly...maybe they'll be back.

[janiej]

OK~~ OK~~~ I am BAAAAAAAACCK !!

I guess I just kind of "bailed" because I gained about half of my weight back since last summer. It just really ticks me off ( ME PERSONALLY )..... that I LET myself do it !
So....I thought I didn't have a "right" to post here anymore (GEEZ- THAT sounds familiar from way back when in the 1960's )

I now know that this thread DID help me way back when it was started.....and I need YOUR motivation to get back to our "original chant" of MOVE YOUR BUTT !!

So.......from this day on.....I will come here....and try ever so hard to get back on the wagon.

We CAN do this....we did it before...and we can do it again.

Great to see you Free....and welcome Karyn !!!!

[Free_to_be_me]

Welcome back Janie! Happy to see you. So, did you notice that when you left, I pretty much stopped making any progress? I am pretty sure I blame you....

Okay, now that the blame game is over...Let's get into moving our butts! There is a little bit of warm weather left before winter, let's use it!

[KarynB]

Yay! So glad to see this will be active again...I guess I'll do a quick intro of myself, if that ok?

We are waiting for a baby through international adoption, and somewhere along the line of this waiting thing I think I decided EVERYTHING needed to wait, including taking care of myself. So, I have gained some weight and now have 30 lbs to lose, and honestly some days that seems insurmountable, but I know support from the outside will really help me! I am now in the next phase of waiting - I am going to fill my life up with all kinds of things that I love to do/need to do and once we get a referral I will make arrangements then - but I can't keep putting life off indefinitely....

I don't really have a "diet plan", I am just trying to eat as healthy as I can and exercise, which to be honest is not the biggest challenge for me. The biggest challenge for me is overcoming my brain - I tend to say things to myself such as "well, we'll be eating out tonight and I'll probably screw up so I might as well take today off entirely" which leads to a bad day of eating, no exercise and more often than not, a few days off!

I can certainly try and be a help and support to anyone who needs it - I used to be a personal trainer in my old life, so can offer help with anyone who has questions, etc about exercise or eating and all of that good stuff!

Ok - question for you - do you guys watch the show "Biggest Loser" and if so, does it inspire you? For some reason, and I don't even watch that much tv - we don't have cable even! - it does really inspire me to see those people put themselves out like that and work SO hard - it's great.

So what about you guys - what are your goals and plans? Thanks for letting me join you - this is going to be great!

[Free_to_be_me]

Waaaaah! I wrote a big long response a couple days ago and it isn't here and I don't know why. That makes me very crabby.

Okay, I am over it.

I responded very thoroughly to your posting, Karyn, but it disappeared and I don't have time to do it again right now. I will do my best tomorrow morning to redo it.

Anyways, a synopsis of my day. I moved my butt something fierce today. I chainsawed for an hour and a half and then, if that wasn't enough, I went for a 1 1/2 hour long walk through the woods...stepping over trees, ducking under branches, hopping over swampy puddles, squishing through the tussocks. It was challenging and fun. Oh, and I got lost. Twice. Anyways, I have been pooped out since then, but feel great about it.

I also did a great job eating today. I burned way more calories today than I ate. Talk to you soon.

[janiej]

I did a post yesterday....and it isn't here either !! I am not going to write anything LONG until whatever is happening STOPS happening !

I walked on Friday and Saturday...and was reeeeeeallly good about the eating....yesterday was so-so ( rained all day, and cold, so didn't walk ).

Today...I am eating a candy bar as I write this !
But have still done fairly well....

Karyn--- my "goal" is to lose the twenty pounds I have put back on since last fall. I was doing ALOT of walking....but I have a bad knee...so I am not doing that much right now ( I know...excuses )...but hopefully...being back here...and seeing how great Free is doing ...I will get some MOTIVATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow Free...lost..TWICE. Hope your puppy was with you