Originally Posted By smedley Liberty Belle, speaking from my experience, you do have to bite the bullet and buy at least some pants, I don't know if you have something similar but I bought all of mine at Asda (walmart) then I didn't mind the fact I might only be wearing them for a couple of months if I only spent a few pounds on them!
Originally Posted By smedley Ahem, so a moment of silence and a drum roll please... I got on Wii Fit this morning to see if I had shifted what I put on over the weekend, not only have I shifted the lb I gained I have shifted another 2 as well, annnnnnnnnnnddddd Wii Fit says my weight is now in the ideal range!!!! <-- doing the happy dance, where is amazed to dance with me?! Considering I started this journey weigh up in the obese zone 12 months ago, I am beyond delighted, hopefully a few more lbs to give me a buffer so I stay in the ideal zone before I weigh in officially in just less than 2 weeks, then maintenance and a lot of toning here I come
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle Fantastic work, well done! YEA!!!! Can you tell I'm excited? Yeah I think I'll have to buy some pants. I found a pair that had been too tight, and I put them on, they fit perfectly! But I think I need at least one more pair that fits and I'll alternate with *sigh* skirts and stuff...
Originally Posted By smedley Noooo not the dreaded skirt!! Fortunately I only need 2 pairs as I never work more than 2 'business casual' days in a row, the nights and weekends I can wear jeans
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm actually thinking the new schools I'm working at might allow jeans (which my last school didn't) in which case I'm home and hosed and no skirts for me!! At least 2 pairs of my jeans still fit...
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Doing the HAPPY DANCE!!!!!! smeds you did it!!!!!!!! You are "normal"!!!!!!! <<<<now doing the sway with my arms in the air in admiration of smeds In celebration virtual no calorie cake and champagne for all. Or should it be carrots and water? Liberty Belle, when do you start at your new school? My two kids who are teachers have "casual Friday" and can wear jeans that day. I'm glad you have a job for the next school year
Originally Posted By smedley Hey if it's no calorie I see no problems in the cake and champagne ;D I actually have a bottle of champagne set aside to open when I hit maintenance LOL! Thanks for dancing with me amazed! I will totally be here to dance with you when you report normality too, I know you're going to do it
Originally Posted By iamsally Super congrats on the *normal* range. I was just a couple pounds away last night. Hope to hear *that's normal* again soon. And keep it down this time. At least I have stayed out of the 140's for a week.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I'm down 1.3 lbs! Seriously I knew I was doing well on the vacation but I wasn't denying myself anything. I know we did a lot of walking but I think the key was that we have changed our way of eating. We were on the road a lot so stopped and got a healthy sandwich to split rather than a burger and fries. I brought apples, clementines, string cheese, granola bars and almonds to have with our "on the run" Starbucks coffee instead of getting a huge cookie or gooey treat. Dinners we split the salad instead of each getting one and one chose veggies and the other a starch and we shared. Breakfasts were mostly just fruit and a energy/granola bar in the room. If we did eat breakfast out it was brunch and I found I just can't eat those HUGE pancakes or sausages anymore if I want to feel good the rest of the day. Desserts were small if at all but I did bring some dark chocolate and nuts in case we had a late night regret we didn't indulge. I'm going to stop now. I am just amazed. I finally dropped to a weight that I haven't been for years. I'm just trying to figure it out in my head how I did it on vacation! Now our trip next month to DLR will be MUCH more of a challenge!!!! I think DH and I will have to negotiate our "must have's" ahead of time iamsally, you are in the ZONE!!! Congratulations! <<<setting up the no cal cake and champagne or sparkling cider for everyone
Originally Posted By iamsally Isn't great to come home lighter?!? And to not feel gross and bloated from the junk food? I love dark chocolate and nuts and dried fruit. They never give me that high blood sugar ucky feeling like cake and pie.
Originally Posted By smedley WOO HOO! Amazed you go girl! That is truely awesome news Iamsally, in the zone stick with it girl I love when everyone is so positive Where is everyone else and how are you doing?
Originally Posted By Tandelothien That's fantastics news smedley and amazed, good for you!!! I am up 100 grams today which is not too bad considering my bad choices this week. I can take that back off in a day but as for today I just can't seem to care about it. We found out yesterday that my mum's work mate was murdered and, even though I didn't really know her, it's kind of affecting me. I think it's just the senselessness and permanence of it and the fact that this was a person spoken about regularly in our house and now she's just gone and in such a violent manner.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Oh, Tand, I am so sorry. I drove past a church today as they were taking a casket out of a hearse. I of course didn't know who it was but seeing all the people and the sadness, even at a glance, made me sad and really think about life. I think I understand a bit of how you are feeling. Hugs and please pass on some hugs for your mom.
Originally Posted By Tandelothien Thanks guys, I think she may need them. She had to go to the police station yesterday and give a lengthy statement as she was the last person to speak to her before she got home. And of course the media are coming into their work place wanting information
Originally Posted By iamsally That is so tragic. My daughter in Seattle is going through a similar thing. She called me in hysterics. The young (black) man who has been mowing her lawn for two years was killed in a drive-by. No connection found. If anything he was being made an *example* of for succeeding. He had brought his cousin to my daughter's house to train to take over for him when he went to college. I met him a couple of times and it just shook me so. My daughter would make cupcakes for them to have after work. As you say, *the senselessness and permanence of it* just eats away my heart.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle OMG Tand, I'm so sorry I hope your mum's okay. I'm not surprised you're shaken by the news!! >>Liberty Belle, when do you start at your new school? My two kids who are teachers have "casual Friday" and can wear jeans that day. I'm glad you have a job for the next school year << Thanks amazed... I'm actually still doing substitute teaching but I'm pretty much full-time between 2 schools. They're the schools I was referring to, you seem to be able to wear jeans to both which is lucky! I have a cold atm which is kind of good in a way because it means food is less tempting... not much sense in having a fattening meal if you can't even taste it properly! (Is it wrong that I think that way?!)
Originally Posted By smedley Nope! Of course there is always the brushing of teeth if the cold doesn't work
