I can't neccessarily see it being jealousy... maybe in my neighbour but she does also see me somewhat frequently so maybe it's harder to see... I saw my mother in law a few days ago who hasn't seen me since christmas and about 15 pounds ago and I thought for sure she would say something... but nothing... and I'm not sure she has a jealous bone in her body... especially looking so good at 52!
I'm not sure why no one has said anything... Maybe it's because I was so good at hiding it before ... We all like to think we do, dont we?
I'm sure i'll get something when I go to the shower... If for no other reason then they all know i'm losing weight and will be obligated to lol
I do know I can't wait to have my picture taken with all the girls (they all seem to take millions of pics together these days) and see what i look like through someone elses camera lens...

OH! BTW Welcome to the forum Kells! And thanks for dropping in on my diary!

Ugh my weight hasnt budged since tuesdays weigh in... starting to second guess my birth controll\weight loss assumption... hopefully i can get a pound before the final weigh in for the challenge but who knows... i'm hoping maybe its just because this is when i would be ovulating (i read something about that somewhere)... we'll see i guess

stepping on the scale this afternoon i saw a harsh 196.8... i'm trying not to freak out on the inside but this is easier said then done... it's like when you get used to seeing a consistent downward trend then suddenly there is no movement and when there is it goes up it feels like complete CHAOS! there have been a lot of different variables this week so hopefully next week will be better... too bad it happens to be the last week of the 6 week challenge, but that how it goes i guess...

*UGH* Cassey Im sorry for your scale frustrations weigh tis gfunny and so are our bodies...You started doing yoga, I know you where doing it before but maybe with stepping it up to different routines and poses has you building more muscel and such...just a theroy

It has been great being team mates with you, Im so glad you joined the other challenge and Im gonna make a point of coming around now that our team thread is gone...

it was also something ive been considering... the yoga i'm doing now is more intense then what i was doing before. plus ive been taking in a lot of extra protein i dont normally take in wich would make it pretty optimal for muscle growth... I also belive I've ovulated within the last few days which i read a lot about it affecting weight, especially when you havent ovulated in a long time like i have... it could be a lot of things, i'm just trying to keep to my plan and try not to second guess my methods. after all i've spent the last 6 weeks consistently losing weight, theres got to be an outside reason for it to stop and jack up so abruptly.

I've really enjoyed being on your team as well... And i actually had to make a point to post in my own journal let alone others just because I was posting everything in that thread. I will most definately have to start making some rounds to diaries now thought

I'm really trying to hold on to my sanity... stepped on the scale this morning to 197.4... i doubt that ill be down 4 lbs by this afternoon to get that extra 1 pound in for the challenge.... i feel so out of control of my own body. its easy to not let the scale bother you for the pound or 2 gains when it goes up and down from day to day but it just keeps going up and I can't seem to control it
I just gotta keep on truckin and hopefully it will all melt off plus some... but situations like this kind of send me into panic making me feel like i should figure out how i'm going to fix it... i'm just get really worried because it took so much time and effort to get here I don't want to have to do it all over again just to get back where i am

Hey girl, dont feel too bad . Your body must be going through hormone hell right now! Give it a little time and things will likely go right back to normal. Guaranteed way to get those pounds back off right now: cut out bread, pasta, and all other grains for a few days. I've noticed that's the only thing helping me these days..

Thanks Blancita. I was thinking about cutting carbs for a bit to see if it helps... one of the many things i was thinking to shock my body with but on the other hand maybe it's because my body has gone through such a shock this week with different excersizes extra protein and what not.
It's going to be hard since carbs are my FAVOURITE lol I was planning on having spaghetti tonight my all time favourite! mmm... but I will give it a try especially with my appetite being up as well... yesterday i think i ate ALL DAY LONG! I just couldnt be satisfied... my husband kind of chuckled at me as i took a big bowl of salad and an orange with my to bed last night lol better then chips though...
i might not be able to cut it out completely since you dont have many other options than grains or veggies through out the day... and i've already had toast for breakfast... but i think ill be sticking to soup and salad for the next few days except at dinner when I'm almost forced to eat what i feed the rest of the Fam.

I just spent 30 mins on the treadmill walking/ running. I only managed 2 minutes at a time of running, it's kind of a little sad that i can only run for 2 minutes being 22 (in march) and a non smoker... but i am trying to remind myself I havent ran since 9th grade gym back in 2002 30 lbs ago lol so it will take some time. I spent the first 5 just warming up, then after that i did 2 minutes running 3 minutes recovering for every 5 minutes for a total of 10 minutes out of the 30... i'm going to try to do this every morning for the rest of the week and maybe next week i can pull off 2.5, 3 minutes at a time.

Yesterday I did that 30 minutes of walking/runninn, I also of course spent 20 minutes in total walking my daughter to and from school, then i did 30 minutes of step aerobics and 25 minutes of intense yoga... My body is DEFINATELY feelin' it today! by yesterday afternoon i had dropped a few pounds of water weight but its back up to 197 this morning... I really hope this is over soon... i read that it may not go away until I finally have my period which I dont know if i can hold my sanity that long lol..
yesterday My H tried to tell me to just sweat it out and dont drink more water... I'm like uh that doesnt work that only make it worse... I tried to explain it to him but I dont think he bought it lol...
I wish it didn't bother me so much... I spend quite a bit of time thinking about how I can make it go away. should I work harder? eat less? take a weeks break from excersize? not eat certain kinds of food? use alcohol as a diuretic (not all that seriously, but it's crossed my mind..). Trying to think of what I might be doing wrong, I dont put salt on anything EVER try to avoid satly foods, What have I done differently? realistically theres probably nothing I can really do but like I said before I cant help but get into panic modes where I feel like I need to do something about it.
Well I guess I've been up for so long I've been bound to have a down... it's the pattern of life.. I just have to remember to keep pushing... I cant fail unless I give up

You can try apple cidar vinagear pills...it is a natural vitamin that will help you pee lots qand get that water flowing...On Monday I drank 4.5 liters of water adn finally dropped my weight down a fair amount by at least 4 lbs...Mind over matter baby, you made a few changes, you started yoga, your working muscels you havent before...I was up my water weight for 3 weeks, very frustrating indeed.I started takin apple cidar vinager pills, i use to take them before as i would have major probs with sodium, it is worth a try.Up your fiber...I drink a crystal light that has preobiotics in it and it has 3 grams of fiber per package...you could just be holding things up in general, the body is funny

I'll definately look into those things! I took the applecider vigegar pills a long time ago when my mom started using them but I think at that time i was too ignorant of my own body to notice how they affect me. I've been thinking about crystal light lately really for no other reason that i've realized I havent drank anything but water in months (other then the occasional vodka drink and yesterday I drank tea) lol. Luckily I love water so thats not a problem but it might be nice to have something flavourful to drink once in a while. I'm also thinking I should start taking some sort of vitamin supliment, one of the main things i'm sure i'm lacking since i've mostly given up most dairy, I dont drink much milk since I dont like wasting calories on liquid lol and i've cut down on things like cheeses tremendously just because of their calorie content (which sucks because I LOVE CHEESE, but who doesnt really?)
ANYWAY, I was actually just about to post that for some reson I have been using the bathroom like crazy this morning... I'm hoping this is it! Maybe the systems are flowing again.. I hadnt been going to the bathroom the way I normally would lately and I figured I was probably a bit backed up on top of retaining water. at this point I'm sure I've peed like a gallon of water and dropped a pound of waste lol. I can't wait to weigh in this afternoon to see if this is it and since I wont be running this morning due to some seriously achey legs I know it wont just be water I sweat out. lol anyway I have to pee AGAIN!

I sympathize with your experience, trying different things only to see no results. Highly frustrating but I'm pretty sure yours will pass soon. Too early to hit a plateau. I'm sure its to do with the hormones from coming off the pill, so I would just keep doing what you were doing before and ride it out.

Thanks Blancita! I think your right. And in reality i knew theres probably nothing i could do about it I just have to ride it out. lol I just don't like the idea of not having control.. BUT I also think your right about it being over soon. I just cannot stop peeing today! even right now i went pee like 10-15 minutes ago and I can already feel it brewing again lol... I feel lighter already and my mood has improved substantialy today... last night i was feeling a little irritated... my husband talks like 90 miles an hour(you could swear he were a woman the way he talks most of the time) and last night i so badly just wanted to tell him to shut up lol but today I feel great despite the achiness of my body! thanks so much you guys for being here when I feel I'm about to lose my mind! I know you have been doing this a lot longer than I have and you've experienced all this stuff before so your input means ALOT to me! Thanks again