Shake your money-maker

[Bejewelme]

Christine- I think you enjoy the smoking because you are giving yourself permission to enjoy it, and it is something other than food which you are trying not to turn to. I loved smoking, yesterday was 6 months of no smoking, but I am a crack head I cant have one puff or one, if it helps you get through these difficult times, then it is OK, just know you will want to give that up some day as well! Your 190's are my 200's. for the love of God I would hack an arm to finally be rid of them!

[MagieDen]

We ALL need support for "strong days" Christine so I know you know that you are not alone on that? Such a good post about your journey, you have such insight about yourself. I know you will be successful in whatever you set your mind to and being down in weight to fit in those trousers just may be your ticket for motivation as you have said.



Oh and Amber, pleaseeee don't chop your arm off because there won't be anymore left of you my dear, you are sooo small already!

Have a good day Christine.

[skyesmom2002]

Hi Christine,
Hope you had a great day. Clothes are a great motivator! When I can go in and try on something right off the rack and it looks good, than I'll know I'm where I want to be . Right now it's maybe 1 out of 10 outfits that pass that test . You can do this.

Night

[ChristineCQ]

Thanks, ladies. And Tanya, 1 in 10 is better than 0/10, right???

Maggie, as usual, I appreciate your wise words.

Amber, you are right about the smoking. I will surely give it up in the future (congrats on your six months!), but I think I need it as a crutch for right now. And if it prevents me from devouring a whole cheesecake, then it's worth the trade-off!

Looking forward to tomorrow; DH and I actually have the day off together, which will be nice. I've had to adjust my remaining vacation days for the summer given the major change I mentioned earlier, so we won't have any more time off together this summer. And tomorrow we'll be running errands, which isn't fun, but at least we'll be hanging out together!

Food yesterday was good, and WE WENT TO THE MOVIES. How about that for avoiding temptation! We took DS, his friend, and met another family there (their son is another one of DS's friends). Everyone had juicy tubs of popcorn, the boys had some candy (chocolate, even), and I had..............nothing. I wasn't even hungry, really, and the popcorn was NOT appealing to me at all. We stopped at Fresh Market beforehand, and I didn't even buy chocolate almonds! Given that I hadn't eaten dinner, that was a surprise. But I wasn't hungry, wasn't craving them, and was just fine. I'm so happy to be back in control.

B: Coffee
L: Chef Salad
D: Nothing
S: 2 bites of left over chef salad after the movie; 1/2 leftover HB egg

I'm at a square 190 today; 189 tomorrow, please? Thank you, LC gods.

[Bejewelme]

Yeah on the movies it is always good to feel in control!

[MagieDen]

Oh Christine, way to go on being in control at the movies and avoiding those chocolate almonds. I can tell by your post that you are feeling good about yourself being in control of your food choices.

I know you will see the number on the scale change, it's just a matter of time.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

[Maximoon]

Good morning, Christine!

Just wanted to check in and see what you are up to...enjoy your time with the DH! It's nice to be together no matter what you do, isn't it?

Good job as well with the control at the movies!!! That is a feat. I am tempted by buttery popcorn myself...

Have a super day, friend!

Hugs, Jenna

[DesertGurl]

Enjoy your day with hubby! WTG at the movies, that's awesome!

[ChristineCQ]

Alright, 188.6. I haven't been weighing myself much these days, but once I was on the brink of finally breaking out of the 190s (again!), I was at it every day this week!

Off to a challenging weekend. DS and I are going out of town with a good friend of mine and her DS (the boys are good friends), and she's virulently low-fat, which is a challenge!!! I'll be bringing much of my own stuff, but meals will be a challenge because we'll be meeting her family at their condo, and they'll be doing the cooking. Fortunately, it'll end up being only a few meals: Dinner Saturday, breakfast Sunday. I think the rest will be more "informal" and just kind of grab and go.

We'll also be engaging in some cocktails on Saturday night; the boys will be with her parents and we'll probably walk down to see a live band down the street from the condo. I haven't really had anything to drink this summer, so I'm hoping a drink or two won't cause too much damage to my progress.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[MagieDen]

WTG on working that scale number down! Will be thinking of you this weekend and you having a few drinks. If you indulge I know that scale number will eventually go down. Hang tough Christine!

Have a nice weekend!

[DesertGurl]

Great numbers!

Have a great weekend, sounds fun!!! I know you'll do great.

[skyesmom2002]

Have fun with your friends . If the scale bumps up, you know what to do.

Goodnight Christine.

[Maximoon]

Hi Christine,

Hope you are having a great weekend and greatly enjoying yourself. Don't worry too much about the eating...I'm sure you will make the necessary adjustments to get the scale back down, if it goes up at all.

Looking forward to hearing a report on your busy weekend!

Hugs, Jenna

[JCWANNABE]

So sorry your poor friend is low fat! Poor her! She does not know what she is missing!

[ChristineCQ]

Happy Monday!! Hope you all had a great weekend; I'll catch up on your journals tonight! Just a quick note to say that I survived the weekend, fairly unscathed! One of the greatest benefits of this WOE for me is rarely feeling hungry, so if I need to live on a smaller portion of food, no problem! Here's how it worked out:

Saturday:
L: They had BLTs; I had BLTs wrapped in lettuce leaves
D: They had pasta, I had salad
(I had some LC adult beverages that night, no problem)

Sunday:
B: They had cereal, I had a HB egg w/ string cheese (so did DS)
L: Hot dogs, deviled eggs (they had pasta salad and chips; I did not. I just ate my bunless hot dogs)

I managed to survive drinking my coffee with Lowfat milk, too ()!

All in all, not bad. I rowed a canoe for miles and miles, so I count that as a workout!

Have a great day, everyone!

[skyesmom2002]

You did great ! I'm so impressed with the way you just rolled with punches and made it work for you. I'm taking notes . Yay Christine!

[Bejewelme]

SOunds like a fun weekend and good choices for you!!!!

[ChristineCQ]

Thanks, ladies! I was really concerned going into it because I was afraid I'd just throw in the towel, but I'm so glad that didn't happen!

Back to the gym yesterday for some weightlifting, which was challenging. Some days are harder than others; yesterday's print-out called for 20 lb. dumbbells on the incline fly, which is a difficult exercise (but very effective!). I'm getting better at managing heavier weights over my head, which I will take as a sign of improvement.

Food yesterday:
B: Coffee
L: String cheese x 2
D: Hot wings! Salad

Back in the 190s today, but TOM is lurking, I have a bit of sun damage, and I know I had some sneaky carbs in the past few days (I have a sense that the bacon I ate was turkey bacon and the hot dogs low fat!). Hoping it all drains away by the end of the week!

[Maximoon]

Hi Christine,

Glad you are back in the groove. I'm impressed with your weight-lifting. I just do simple movements with my 5 pound weights and my sculpting DVDs, so I don't know if that is considered to be actually weight-lifting, but it works for me. Great job!

Have a great night!

Hugs, Jenna

[skyesmom2002]

Hope you get a whoosh soon

[MagieDen]

Awesome on the lifting, I so want to be you when I grow up! Hope Tom isn't so hard on you, it stinks when he is in the house.

Have a good Wednesday Christine!

[Blonde with a Rose]

Christine congrats on your drop into the 180's, you'll be there a again in just a few days, TOM no longer lurking and the scale true once again.

Thank you so much for your encouragement and thoughtful words. I'm here to declare that JUDDD is going to be my only WOE, starting with my first DD tomorrow. I'm back in the saddle and hopefully the horse will not have to bear so much weight very soon.


~Blonde

[ChristineCQ]

Good for you, Blonde! You can do it!!!

[kittycitygirl]

and

[Maximoon]

Hi Christine,

Here's what I am hoping for you---whooshes and happy days! Talk to you soon.

Hugs, Jenna

[skyesmom2002]

Hey Christine

How are you doing????

[JK130]

Go Christine!!! I hope you are having mega fun in the sun

Jan

[ChristineCQ]

Morning, ladies! Just a quick note before we head out of town for a few days! Last true weekend of summer for me. See you soon!

[DesertGurl]

Have a great time!

[Maximoon]

Hi Christine!

I wish you a wonderful time out of town. We will look forward to hearing about your trip when you get back!

Hugs, Jenna