The "All I Want For Christmas Crew" 252 days to go!!!

[Melly]

Happy Easter to everyone!!!!

I hope everyone is enjoying this special day in whatever way you and your family celebrate it. As for me and mine we began the day at church. Aliyah looked like such a young lady. I wanted to cry She is growing up TOO fast.

The rest of the day is going to be spent resting. I was so totally exhausted Friday night and ALL day and night yesterday that I think I am going to lay around and do nothing and answer my body's pleas. Laundry is on the agenda unfortunately but other than that ....NOTHING!!!!!!

Congrats Tippy!!! I am very proud of you dear......you amaze me. I do not have a clue what my body is doing right now. Clean eating and MORE than enough exercise and nothing is changing. By nothing I mean no change on the scales and no change in my clothes. Yes I feel better and yes I have more energy but nothing in my weight or size. After 5 weeks I truely thought I would see something. I am not giving up but am getting very depressed Now don't come back at me with awww Melly........I'm not THAT depressed.....just disappointed........I will be fine.

I hope you all enjoy the rest of your day........might check back later

[Lisa Rae]

Ugg...ok..well was hopeing my "new program" was going to do the trick..apparently not. I weighted today..and bounced back up to 149
Not the best way to start my Easter.

Anyway..since I have no clue what to do now..I'm going to ride it out untill next Sunday.

Menue for today ( so non-traditional)

Marinated pork
Cauliflour cassarole
Bacon green beans
Maybe a side of dreamfields ( haven't made this for the boys in eons)

No candy...but did manage to make some rather nifty hard-boiled Easter eggs for my lunches this week

I got Jake some toys for his basket ( and a few low-carb candies) Plus I always get him one small stuffed animal. He's 13..yet still refuses to give them up. He has a spare bed in his room..where they are all lined-up. Glad he hasn't totally grown-up quite yet So he has added "puffy" a very cute very big-bellied light brown bear to his bed. Scary part is..it kind of looks like my Hubby!!!

Joe got a talking Homer Simpson magnetic bottle opener
( I did say non-traditional didn't I????)

I Hope your all having a wonderful day....with muhc Love, Family and Friends!

Happy Easter or Passover All!!!

[Loner]

Hi everyone....

ok its 5:11 pm and i have not had any easter bread or candy or

any of the cannoli's, brownies, or cream puffs my b-i-l brought over.....

omg i felt like just running....

have been filling up on ham kielbasa and diet chocolate soda.....i will be floating by tomorrow.....

may have a salad later.............

Just ran a race with my 8 year old we tied....

challenged my dh but he wouldnt go for it.....wooos that he is

have a great day

[Loner]

Hey all,

I just noticed that the picture I had posted in the gallery of my 1/1/2006 shot is no longer there? story of my life....maybe i should go eat some candy.

Was it that bad that they pulled it for some reason ??

I was just gonna put the new one next to it and its gone!!

[Loner]

ok im done with the ham/kielbas kick...enough til next year

now im having a arugala/spinich salad, w/pizza cheese, bacon bits olive oil and left over steak

omg im gonna have alot of food stress to get out at the YMCA tomorrow.....

kids are off so i may be able to stay alittle longer....

[Loner]

I read that you know when they are going to hatch when the female is standing over them watching...says it can take 24 hours.....

[cdn_gal]

I read that you know when they are going to hatch when the female is standing over them watching...says it can take 24 hours.....

Thanks for that information Lil Miss Eagleholic.... I hope your not getting as bad as me... I'm at work right now, but have to run in the office about every half hour and check on them..... Now isn't that pathetic!!

[that1redhead]

Wow - it took me forever to catch up reading all your posts. I am sorry I have been missing lately. I really need to be here. My DH has been on a "diet" for a few weeks now and he is losing. I think he has lost about 15 lbs. My DS is low carbing but has been having a bit more illegal things here and there and he is still losing. I, on the other hand, am gaining. I don't know why. I haven't been cheating, I haven't been doing anything different, but I am inching up a pound or so every week. It is depressing me and yesterday I snapped. I ate most of the kids Easter candy. I have been on this WOL for 2 years and this is the first time I totally pigged out. This morning I was up 4 more lbs. I am up 17 lbs from my lowest weight. AUGH!

Anyway, I guess I need to get serious now. No more little bites here and there. I am going to try to do induction for awhile.

Glad to here everyone had a good Easter. I had my parents and my in-laws over. It went well despite the crisis between all of us earlier this week.

I am going to be working on my resume and cover letter today for the new job I am applying for.

My Tahoe is in for repair. I took it in on Friday and spent $200 and pulled out of the driveway of the dealership and it did the same thing. So, today it is back in for repair. They are talking transmission which is a couple thousand dollars. I sure hope that isn't what it is. Meanwhile, they gave me a 06 Suburban to drive. Sure is nicer than my 98. Payments wouldn't be so nice though.

Melly - your DD is gorgeous. They grow up so fast.
Cnd - glad to hear your daddy is better. My parents are older and my dad has had a lot of health problems - it is so stressful.
Lisa - I searched for lc candy for tys basket but couldn't find anything
Loner - put the gallery picture back on, or ask Cheri about it?
Get - sounds like a great place - hope it turns out for you.
Everyone else - nice to meet you newbies. we have a lot of fun here and hello to everyone else.

[goalinsight]

Ate too many sugar alcohols yesterday so I spent the evening you-know-where. We watched movies as a family and even my mom was laughing at Meg Ryan in I.Q.
Still no word about the house.....
TTFN!

[Tippy Toes]

Red, sorry you had a candy blowout. I too had a rougher time than I expected. While watching Desperate Housewives I broke out low carb peanut butter and low carb jelly and went to town... I know I can't do that but I could not stop myself. My reward is a weight today of 189--putting me up by 3 lbs. So today is a new day. I did 45 min of hard E and as I sweated I reminded myself that all I was doing was burning off the damage I did last night. But now I am moving forward, just like you!

Wavin to all the rest of you!

Melly, 5 weeks at the gym already? How many days and how much time do you spend in a session? Tell us what you do there.

Making George Stella's lasagna again today. I am going to stick to a VERY low carb menu today...

Wavin to the rest and hoping you all had a great Easter!

[Melly]

Awesome workout this morning!!!!!!!!!

Began with 25 minutes on the treadmill. Then got on the eliptical and did another 10 minutes.......now 10 minutes might not sound like much to some of you but you OBVIOUSLY have not been on an eliptical!!!! Those things kick your butt!!!! I think I am going to try to switch the cardio to strictly the eliptical and see if I can build up to 30 minutes eventually. You burn 4 - 5 times the calories on that thing and it is much better on your feet and knees. Finished up with weight resistance machines for the rest of my body. Even did 100 crunches on the ball!!!! Are you impressed? I am in shock.....but feel great!!!!!!

[Lisa Rae]

Morning all,

Ok..so yesterdays weigh-in was not great..but I'm still feeling motivated. I feel way less bloated this week ( go figure!) and TOM is still hanging-on. So going to keep a possitive attitude and see if I was possibly still holding some TOM weight on Sunday.

The rest of the day was very nice. We had a lovely dinner at my moms...and one of the big highlights was Melly calling me and us beetching abut our lazy good-for-nothing hubbies!

Let me tell ya..I hate hate hate how so much of the household stuff seems to end up my jobs....but I always feel better after talking to Melly! Somehow..knowing such a stong smart woman goes therough the same drama..makes me feel a LOT better

[Loner]

wtg on the eliptical melly....i did 10 minutes too on it....that thing is a killer i agree!! did you try going backwards yet!!! hold on !!!

Tippy i did the natural peanut butter thing yesterday too...i have my own jar, and just eat right out of it...i add a bit of davinci's chocolate and im off! but im on owl so its not so bad....

No weigh ins until Saturday.....end of biggest loser contest....this week i am going to try to stick to low calories / high carbs from berries and veggies....

i know i wont win but what the heck, might as well try to sprint the last week!!!!!!

then my next goal is TENNEEESSEEEE !!! right around the corner!

[Lisa Rae]

Redhead,

I usually end up finding some stuff in Big Lots. Also..most drug stores ( at least in Ca.) have a candy section with a decent variety of s/f candies( Htye now make low-carb versions of most of the Hershy's cadies like peanutbutter cups, chocolate with almonds..etc.). They even now make s/f licorice robes in red and black! Just have to really check lables..as the Malitol, if not eaten often, can be a HUGE problem for young and old alike

[monet0329]

hello Ladies.. I am glad your Easters were great for you all :O).. mine was as well.. NO candy.. hehe.. my mom was trying though.. I mean.. she bought me a chocolate and peanut butter eggs.. sugar free. but it was loaded with carbs.. so.. I said.. aww thanks for thinking of me.. took it home and said.. here ya go hunny.. Happy easter.. ... so dh has been eatting on it..lol..

ok for my questions.. on this M/E 3 day thing.. came we have tuna.. shrimp and fish.. or id it just beef.. pork or hatever??? .. I am hoping all the goodies..lol.. because today I wanted to start.. and I have has 2 boiled eggs.. and a can of tuna.. plain.. so help ladies.. heheh

another question.. this is for loner2.. what is the brand of the chocolate soda?? I think I would love these..lol.. so HELPPPP..

thanks ladies.. keep up the graet work.. :O)...

[cdn_gal]

Phew, another work week finished.... Exercise routine done, well almost... I did 30 minutes of Pilates, my crunches, put my shoes on and headed for the lake.... Got there, such a beautiful day today, started my jog around the lake, not paying attention to anything, listening to the birds singing..... Next thing I knew I was doing a tuck and roll, crash and burn kinda thang.... Seems while I was gazing around at everything, I missed seeing the tree root in my path, and snagged my toe on it... Anyways, that was only bout half way into my run when that happened, and I hobbled back to the car.... My ankle is killing me, guess I kinda twisted it during the tuck and roll process.... I never could get that move down right So, the jog was not a complete success, but I did give it my best shot.... Came home, showered, to get all the bits of moss and twigs outta my hair....

Monet~ Yes, tuna and fish are allowed on the M/E plan.... Basically, it's just lean meats and eggs.... They say to try and keep your carbs under 5 a day, most of that 5 carbs will come from the eggs.... Stay away from dairy, cheese, fats, anything cept eggs and meat... You are however allowed diet soda's... It's an awesome way to kick start your body, but I wouldn't reccomend it for longer then a week..... And make sure you drink LOTS of water, and take a vitamin supplement daily!!! Good luck to you..

Loner~ Peanut butter and chocolate??? Yummy, thats one of my favorites!!

Lisa~ Hang on to that positive attitude, your doing awesome!!

Melly~ 10 minutes on the eliptical? You rawk girl!! That damn thing kicks my butt every time...

TT~ Today is a new day, and I have no doubts you'll get right back into the swing of things..... Desperate Housewives is enough to make any of us go off plan...

Red~ Sorry to hear about the death of the easter bunnys evil treats.... But look at it this way, you probably saved your kids a trip to the dentist!! Get back on track, drink tons of water today, and it shouldn't do too much damage.... And good luck on the new job outlook!!

Getten~ Where are ya girl?.... I'm missing reading your posts.....

~~ Waving to everyone else, hope ya'll have a grerat day!! ~~

[monet0329]

Thank you Lei.. :O).. wo0o0o0ho0o.. I am just going to do it for 3 days.. while I am off work..I dont really need a kick start.. I havent cheated or anything.. but thought I would give it a shot.. .. thanks again.. hugs

[Loner]

Eliptical Challenge!

[Loner]

Originally Posted by Loner2

Eliptical Challenge!

Dont hurt me ......

[cdn_gal]

Originally Posted by Loner2

Eliptical Challenge!

Nevermind, was gonna comment, but I changed my mind.....

[Melly]

Loner are you FRIGGIN nuts or just trying to be comical?

[Pizzamama]

Hey Everyone!

Had a great Easter as well! Ate just a little off plan but not too bad ~ at least not til full

Melly ~ you need to get past that first 10 minutes and I swear you won't feel it anymore and you have to make yourself stop ~ the first time I tried it I quit within 10 minutes and layed on the floor like rubber but pushed myself next time and do 30 minutes everytime now! I love to watch Food TVNetwork while doing the elipitical

Hard day at work today, the other girl I work hand-in-hand with was off today and tomorrow so we had a temp that worked that department before called in and the girl in shipping helped too ~ we are soooo busy right now it was crazy ~ non-stop and I went in at 4:50am and worked til 4:00 and doin the same tomorrow Hey goin for the overtime now ~ how motivating is that!!!!!!

Well just wanted to stop by and say hi to everyone.....

[Loner]

Melly I would ask Pizza the same thing

[luvdanrs]

What a bunch of liars there are in here...next they're gonna tell ya that Cadburry eggs are only 1 carb.... you can end up dead on the floor next to that machine... yeah you'll just forget youre on it an pretend you are floating on your back in a pool.... a pool of your sweat and youre dead. :hyst shhhh if ya believe that I have some ocean front porperty in Arizona you may be interested in......