aw geez....
I didn't post that for that...
Thanks- I was exaggerating slightly in that thread. I really do not weigh every day I weighed on the 1st and the 6th and filled in the others.
Like I have said though- I am in the minority here. This is my first time losing weight. I have no experience to fall back on sometimes. I just figured this out yesterday.....
I am trying to ditch the scale- I know why I need to- it is just so flippin hard sometimes.

Thanks Angela. I really appreciate your trying to help a moron like me.

Not a bad way to go at all. That would certainly be a great pick-me-up when you don't see a whole lot of progress in the mirror one week. I might just try something similar.

LMAO @ spreadsheet nerd. That's a new one!

Yes it is.

Lol, you're not a moron. Besides, it helped me, too. Sometimes I have to remind myself of all those things, too. I'm not always right (just don't tell my fiance that! I've worked real hard at convincing him otherwise! )

I am always right- except for that one time I though I was mistaken....

OK, official weight in day . . . *drum roll* . . . 2.2 pounds GONE FOREVER!!! Yay!

Friday, 8:44 a.m.
I am pleased with my loss, particularly since I did something real stupid last night. For whatever reason I cannot imagine I decided that tacos would be a good dinner last night. They were homemade, of course. I used ground turkey instead of beef, ff cheese, no sour cream, and lots of lettuce and tomato. The soft shells were wheat and the tortilla chips were light. BUT all that sodium and right before a weigh in! I know better than that! Grrr! Perhaps the 10 glasses of water I consumed yesterday helped a little. Anyway, I am still pleased with my weight loss. On the positive side, I didn't have very many chips (a serving, maybe less) and although I fixed myself 2 tacos, I only had the appetite for one of them. All in all, not too much damage. I am feeling empowered and cannot wait to exercise tonight. I think I may hit the pool for a few laps.

Ah, the joys of eating sensibly! Goodbye and good riddance to those 2.2 lbs! I just hope they don't find their way onto me this weekend. If they do, I'm sending them back.

Again, way to go! You're doing fantastic.

Thats fantastic loss Angela.
2.2 is very nice indeed!

Ah swimming- I wish it was warm enough to do that here.

Thanks, darlin! *does happy dance*

My apartment complex has an indoor lap pool, which is open year round. They already opened the outdoor pool but really it's not warm enough here for that yet. Not for me, anyway. I love the lap pool because when you use it you are the only one that uses it. You sign up for it in 30-minute increments. If no one is waiting after your 30 minutes you can continue. Surprisingly, it's never really used much. The solitude especially works for me since I am still in that anti-swimsuit phase.

Nice.
I was really thinking about getting one of thise 'endless pools' that you see commercials for. Figured I would just throw it in the basement somewhere.
The damn things are expensive though and take up a good amount of space.

I've seen those! They look pretty fun. They are really expensive, though. Basement? *shudders* That might be a lil creepy. Well, unless it's a nice, finished basement.

Is partially finished now....not creepy at all!
No room to put it in the actual house. If I had a house that big I wouldn't worry about the price of the pool.

I wouldnt call this stupid. I would say you have taken the correct steps to incorperate normal food into you diet in a healthy way. You can expect to quit all your favorite foods cold turkey without failing at some point. I completely believe that you need to allow yourself to enjoy the foods you love. Just dont eat as much or make a healthier version of them.

You are on the right track and I know you will do great. Like Ive told a bunch of other people, I highly recommend keeping a journal of all your calories throughout the day.

Very nice, wish I could have one.

Im anti-swimsuit too, well I guess in my case anti-shirtless guy.

Never thought of it that way . . .

Well, I kind of do . . . I keep track of my Points. And let me tell you, when I started doing that - I was amazed at how much I was really eating!


Well, if you're ever in my neighborhood . . . .

You know Kentucky is just around the block from Oregon. Maybe Ill swing by later this afternoon. Sound good?

Certainly. I'll whip us up a healthy snack. Bring the boys, too.