HELLO Miss Erin. Looks like you have a one visitor diary going on... we'll have to fix that. Welcome. This place is great. Lots of great people who are supportive and helpful.... such as Cabbie! Great work so far... accountability is huge for alot of people. Good to see you have some goals set up, that helps keep motivated. Speaking of that, that Flapper dress is SMOKIN' hot, as you will be I'm sure sporting it. Keep up the good work!!

UPDATE:

The meeting with the trainer went really well! He's cute, but not hot (Thank God!) So we should be good on that level! I think he'll really help me - I'm thinking about 3x per week and the other 2 days on my own -- for now. I was honest about my eating habits (or lack of eating) in the past... he agreed with the doctors NO SCALE. Lame. I will probably still sneak a peak as much as possible on my brothers...He said if I want to see results by my party (24 days - EK!) Than I need to cut the bread and pasta and keep sugary treats to a minimum. The bread will be the hardest!!! But -- I gotta do it!

Yay!!

Dinner: Cheesecake Factory (rare occassion) Had a salad with chicken, parsley, and cashews - WAY yummy. And I ate NONE Of the bread AND took the tortilla strips off the salad prior to eating. Woohoo!!!

My tummy hurts, though... ugh. Not sure why. Perhaps lack of water consumption... I could down some now but that means getting up to peepee all night.... DAMMIT!

Aaaw thanks. You guys are great. Who knew it'd help to chat with strangers about my excess chubb! hahaha

But I guess it's easier to be upfront and honest with people on here 'cause if I don''t want to hear what you have to say, I ignore it LOL

I sure hope the dress looks hot on!!!!!! I haven't worn something like that in months... and right now, I don't know how hot Id feel in something that short and backless... But, even 5 pounds less, I know I'd feel WAY better and look better in it than at this moment!!!!

Fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 3 Followup:

Went to the gym *reluctantly*.... my foot hurt SO bad that I only did 10 minutes of walking/light jogging with a high incline. Than I went and did some lunges with weights and some free-weight upperbody exercises - and relaxed in the sauna for 10 minutes.

I went home feeling like crap. I had a tummy ache and felt bloated and super super fat. UGH! I weighed myself, even though I know Ishouldn't... and I was 2 pounds more than Monday! WTF. Needless to say that put me in a really really crappy mood.

I drank hardly any water, too. UGH.

Day 4...

Feel a little better this morning. Still up a pound from Monday. YUCK. I need to stop weighing myself. But it won't happen. I am too obsessed with numbers and progress. It's who I am...

Breakfast: Eating Yoplait Light Fat Free Peach Yogurt.

Wishing for an UGLY TRAINER! HAHAHA!
Well, good thing he isn't TOO cute

Hey Erin, nice to meet you, I'm Valerie

I was reading your diary and I like your attitude, and I'd just like to add: LEARN TO PAT YOUR OWN BACK, GIRL!!!! Self coddling is a good thing as long as it doesn't get out of hand

I'm sorry your foot hurts and your stomach was upset--I missed what's wrong with your foot?

I weigh myself most days, too, and I learned to have a good attitude about it--THIS article helped, maybe it'll give you some perspective: Why The Scale Lies

Nice to meet you!

My foot... - which hurts like a mother right now! UGH!

So, this is what happened....

I was at a car dealership checking out a new car... I was walking just fine in my usual very high heels... there was a crack in curb that I didn't noticed and I stepped wrong/awkward on it. I didn't trip and I didn't fall. I just stepped awkward; i heard a pop and was an instant pain. BLAH! I went to the doctor after it swelled and was super painful. I dislocated my second toe, broke a bone at the base of my big toe on the top of my foot near the joint, I ruptured a 'capsule' in the bottom of my foot under my toe, and I fractured something in the side of my toe/foot. YEAH! That was FABULOUS. I didn't even fall or anything. WTF!! I got a cortisone shot and refused the cast. I'm still going to the gym but it hurts here and there....Today it's really bad.

I will look into the link for the scale. I'm actually not allowed to have a scale says my doctors/parents. I sneak in a little peak when I get the chance here and there... but I already feel myself becoming obsessive and it's been 4 days! ha

Ah.... cortizone. Works for like three hours, the first shot you have, then subtract 20 minutes each additional shot you receive! Hope all is getting better with it. Don't overdue it and turn things worse missy.

Oh that sucks!

I can't wear heels, I have this major foot love going on, I'm always spreading my toes and massaging them in Yoga class, and getting supportive shoes.

Not allowed to have a scale?!?! Well, if that's best for you, definitely ROLL with it!

I am incapable of NOT wearing heels. It's who I am. HAHA I spend a small fortune on shoes. I am totally obsessed with shoes. I have flats - some super cute ones, actually, I just think heels make an outfit look better! hahahaha

Sometimes it hurts to look pretty LOL

I bet! You need a resident foot fetishist to take care of you

I currently am wearing my orange Roos to go with my fly purple cords, I dunno if it's "pretty" but it's Santa Cruz we're talking, so funky fresh IZ what it iz

I've actually met some guys like that... ha ha ha Whatever works for them!

Santa Cruz - WOOHOO! For Nor Cal Girls!!!!!!!! I'm in San Ramon!!

Hey I'm from Livermore!

EAST BAY, HOLLA!!!!

Woot!

Hell Yeah!!!!

I love it!!!