Still 146.5 lbs.
I was good yesterday but I had a few extra munchies!!!!

Simba I hope you feel better soon!
Thanks for your well wishes!!!!

16 dec 2012-- 86.5 kg

it seems that my hard work + not falling prey to temptation much has helped me

shy u will do it very soon

thank u simba and i pray that u recover soon........

17 dec 2012-- 86.4 kg

this group is sort of thin, rarely any posts add up, apart from shy, most of us are infrequent, i strongly feel that i should start same thread in our previous forum too so that more posts pour and more boost up added

I had an incredibly busy weekend. One child has three major tests this week and I was trying to squeeze in some time to quiz her. My hubby had to go out of town for the weekend so he wasn't around to at least quiz. She literally had to wait her turn as I was continuoously busy with my son. He had to practice over and over a presentation for Monday. He gets marks taken off if he relies on cue cards too much.... they are encouraging him to memorize it fully. My other daughter had a MAJOR assignment due today. Her friends/partners were here all weekend working on it. They edited it yesterday.... it took them 6 hours to complete a 6 minute movie. They constantly needed my help with technical things.... or they would contact my hubby as I was too busy with the other two kids.
Also, we had to squeeze in some shopping for secret Santas, also for today. We also had to get items for the same daughter with the movie project. She has another huge assignment due tomorrow and needed to buy some things for it. Obviously she didn't get anything done on that and will have to work on it all evening and into the night to get it done....
So much for the last week of school being fun and there hardly being any school work!!!!!!
On top of all of this.... the local school board is going to stage a one day strike. I think everyone is frantic because we don't know what day it is going to happen on and all the teachers are trying to get their things done before the holidays.....

THIS HAS BEEN MY WEEKEND!!!!
Needless to say, I have not posted my weight or my daily intake.
Actually, I've been noticing my weight slowly climb back up and was quite confused why it was happening. I've been eating well and the opposite effect was happening. Then I realized that it is water retention.... it is TOM for me. Seriously???? That's how busy I am??? I don't even realize that???
I hate to weigh myself during this time because I gain quite a bit of water. So.... I'm sticking with my last posted weight until all is said and done.
146.5 or 145.5.... I don't know which is correct.

@Raymh: You are absolutely right. I've even commented on the fact that no one was around before. I was excited when people came back but it seemed it was only for one day.... Many times I thought of just giving up and not posting anymore. However, I had a personal journal and I stopped posting there when I joined this group. I guess I thought that I'll just continue to post like it was my personal journal. I need to document everything so that I can go back to things when I need and see what I'm doing wrong. I figured that if I inspired someone along the way... it was worth it. I got to the point that I didn't care if anyone was reading my posts or not. I posted for myself.

I am still not feeling back to normal. No exercise for me....but plan to weigh myself tomorrow. I hardly have an appetite, but when I do eat it is usually a poor choice like chocolate. lol

It does seem like the others stopped posting. Thanks Shy for keeping this thread active!

thank u shy and simba for posting , i am soooo thankful to both of u

shy u r right, hv gr8 time with ur kids

18th dec 2012- 86.2 kg

Raymh, congratulations on the weight loss! That's fantastic. Keep up with it and before you know it, you'll have dropped a few kg's! May I suggest that you only need to focus on day to day eating and consuming of calories to see short/long term results. It really does work.

Simba; So sorry that you're still not back to normal. It takes time to heal from an infection... give yourself the time you need. Eat right but don't do any exercise yet. I think that you are still too weak for that.

December 18;
My weight is up, of course, due to TOM. I'm still eating healthy and trying to stay focused but the odd craving for chocolate or chips win me over. Hey... it's only a few more days (week?) before I can really see the damage I've done to myself!

19th dec 2012-- 86.2 kg

thank u very much shy :), n take care only 2 weeks left for new year n u have to achieve ur goal weight prior to that

Raymh; That's great that you're the same weight! No loss BUT no gain.... that's an accomplishment in my books.

I'm still up. I have got to stop eating all those yummies around me. I'm going to be extra good today. Back on track.
I'll be spoiling myself tomorrow anyways. We'll be going out for dinner as it is my daughter's birthday!
She doesn't want a party. She says she'll have one next year. Who doesn't want a party??? She has a fantastic group of friends and it would be nice to invite them over. (WE moved into a new area fairly recently)

Sorry girls, but I am not posting my weight during this time.

I weighed myself yesterday. No loss or gain. I did workout today, but my eating is all over the place. I will get more strict with my eating after the holidays.

Keep up the good work ladies!

20 dec 2012- 86 kg

@shy- happy bday to ur dd, n take care dont blast ur diet regimen

@simba-- thats gr8 dear that u r well now, keep it up

@Raymh: I think it might be too late for that!!! I think I was using the excuse of TOM to allow myself to eat this and that. Looks like my weight is a little bit more than is should be. I don't know. I'm not sure exactly. I'll have to wait for TOM to finish.... and it seems to take really long.... and I'll know for sure.
I really have to watch what I'm eating again. I worked really hard to get to where I was and my TOM came at the wrong time.
It's going to be hard today because it's my daughter's birthday. I just have to be good.

Raymh, you're doing great! I see you dropped another 0.5 lb! Keep it up. You're well on your way.

@Simba: I'm glad you're back.... the group is looking a little thin. However, I believe that those of us who need the support and need to document everything and be held accountable, are the ones who will benefit from this group. We will do well on our journey because we have each other to rely on.
I know exactly what you mean with the eating going to be all over the place during the holidays. I, too, will be more strict after Jan 6, 2013. The kids head back to school on the 7th.

Have a great day girls and I'll be back to post tomorrow..... assuming that the world doesn't end! LOL!

I'm here so I guess the world didn't end. However, I've been eating really badly like I believed the world would end! I've made some bad and poor choices over the last few days. I know I was doing harm to myself. I know I was jeopardizing all my efforts from just before I got my period. I don't know what came over me... I'm not usually like this.... I have more control... I'm disappointed in myself and i have no one to blame but myself.

It looks like (and I haven't finished my period yet so...) I gained 3 lbs :( Ouch, right?? I'll know more when I'm totally done. I think I had serious water retention this time as well.