Squeeze My Lemons

Congrats on winning that award!

Have fun at the cabin this weekend! Cards and beer sound so fun, and you've been working hard, so I say enjoy it:)

-Sam
 
Girl, you are killing me, look at you go! I'm up from my time out of town and inability (and laziness) to exercise. Going home always messes me up.

Hope you are doing well this week!
 
Hi gals and guys,

I have been absolutely swamped all week so I haven't made it on here for a long time! My work computer has this site blocked out, so I have to get on here from home. Since the weather has been so nice I have been spending every evening doing yard work (my fiance and I own a 3 acre property that we got last year). Hopefully it'll count as weight training.LOL!

So I gained big time on the long weekend two weeks ago (and I enjoyed every minute of it!). On tuesday, I weighed in at 154.5 and by that thursday I was down to 151. A lot of that would be water weight, but I think my metabolism is finally kickstarted.

Yesterday I weighed in at 150, which I great new considering that I really let go on my "spa day" last saturday. We went to a dinner theatre with a buffet in the evening. You can imagine the feast! It was lovely. I only felt mildly guilty. I swear that I probably ate around 3000 calories in that one meal (the desserts alone were probably over 1000). I can't say that I was all that great the rest of the week...you know metabolism boostin (yeah right!). So right now I am only up 0.4lbs from my pre-refeed weight. Things are looking up. Oh and I ran 5k again on monday. Woo Hoo!

I haven't ran since this past monday. I am have achilles tendonitis from the combination of running and dancing. I'll have to take it easy for a little while. Maybe I'll try running this monday. The thought of a achilles tendon rupture scares the beejeezus out of me!

So now I am cutting back again and will rap my knuckles with a yard stick if my eating gets out of hand. I really, really want to cross that 140 finish line. I don't think it'll be the end because when I look down at my body and know that 10 more pounds ain't gonna do it. I'm sure that 140 is going to pretty damn better than now. To be honest, I'd still be happy sticking at 140 if the weight loss stalls at that point. I'm a little worried that if I get too much beyond 140, my wedding dress will need major alterations.
 
Wow, you've been a busy, busy girl, Luscious.

First off, congrats on losing all that weight again from your trip. I know how frustrating it is to see the scale go up after a binge of no self-control.

Congrats also on all of the hard work you're doing to get healthier. I'm so impressed by all of your cardio workouts. It's been about a month since I've ran, so you can imagine my slight envy. LOL. I really, really want to do it again, but work is killing me with all of these long hours. My routine just can't be the same anymore. Ah well, at least work consists of walking around a HUGE Wal-Mart store for eight hours. At least I'm getting in my cardio daily.

Don't worry, Chica, you'll hit 140 by your wedding, I can feel it. Of course, after you reach that goal, you can roughly judge how much more you want to push for. As long as your BMI is where it needs to be, you'll have no health concerns which is the main focus for all of us here, I think.

Wow, I've missed you so much. I really miss coming around here to read up on your (and everyone elses') lives.

I'm proud of you, Lemon. You're really made of alot of awesome. Big hugs to you sweetie, big hugs to you!! ((((hugs))))
 
Hey I'm new here, but your diary is totally inspiring to me. I have 35 pounds to lose, although I looked best at 50 pounds less than I am now. I am working on the 35 pound goal first though. I have been alternating treadmill walk/run with elliptical training. My goal is to eventually be able to run 5K, so you inspire me.:hurray:

Good work! I know you will reach your goal!
 
Glad to see ya popped in :)

That stinks that your work has this site blocked out. Seriously, if that was the case at my work I don't think I would ever be on here, LOL. That is awesome you own a 3 acre property and take care of it. I bet it's a lot of hard work but, to own it I think would be rewarding. 140 sounds like a great goal to hit for your wedding. I'm thinking I got maybe 20 more pounds on my body that I would really like to lose, so that is my goal for the summer before school starts. Then when school starts and my schedule changes quite a bit I want to maintain. I really don't want to let it all go to shit once school starts, and I won't! I know I could probably read back a waze but, when are you getting married? I just ask because I have a friend getting married at the end of June and I'm nosy I guess ;)

have a great weekend,
Sam
 
Rae- It is so wonderful to "hear" your voice again. I haven't been in your diary (or anyone elses) for a whiles. Right after I finish in here I'm heading over to catch up on yours. Can't wait!

Funmom- A new face!!! Thanks for stopping in. I can't really believe that I've lost just about 35lbs. What's harder to believe that is that I was ever that big. I couldn't see it, before. Good work on the treadmill/elliptical. I need to be pushing for that 5K a bit harder, because I've been slacking lately. Maybe August.

Sammy- Yup the work-block is definitely limiting my time on here. I'm pretty much down to once a week. When I'm home in the evenings I'm usually too busy to get on here. I'm missing it.

My wedding is July '09, so my goal will definitely be reached by then (hopefully, by sometime this summer, even). I'd like to get down lower if my body is willing, but I am a little worried about my dress needing to much for alterations. I bought it ten pounds ago (its sad when time is measured by pounds, LOL!). It fit a bit snug then and I had figured 10lbs loss would make it great. It did and it now fits great. I will have to re-evaluate the dress situation at 140. I'll probably need to bring it in a bit, which is fine. I just don't want it to become a massive job if I get lower than 140. We'll see.
 
Guess what...148.6! I'm still having trouble remembering to type in a 4 instead of a 5... I can't believe I'm really in the 140's! So my refeed week was followed by two semi-unintentional-refeed weeks. In other words I really ate bad the last two weeks. Good news: it gave my metabolism a swift kick in the ass! I had some pretty rotten eating days and I didn't run or dance at all because of my tendon. Look at the weight! Holy crap. I must have gotten on and off that scale ten times to see if it was real. Now I am going to kick it into high gear and push towards 140. I have really noticed that not being on here as often has really knocked my motivation down. I always leave here more resolved and determined. I will try to get on here more if I possible can. You guys are wonderful support!

I dug through my "archives" and am resurrecting my "Skinny Me Happy List" for a bit more fun:

Here's where I left off:


#1 -- I will have a lot less surface area to shave on my legs.
#2 -- I will be able to sit down, look down at my boobs and not see "the roll" competing for attention.
#3 -- Chubby will refer to babies, erections, and Chubby Checker... and not to me. (If you think of all of those things together, you'll get a really creepy mental image)
#4 -- My belly button will no longer look like a scrunched up frowning face. It will become a circle, the way all the pretty belly buttons look...


...and a couple more:

#5 -- The scale will no longer inspire me to increase my swear word vocabulary.
#6 -- Eating the occasional chocolate bar will no longer make me feel like I am conspiring with the devil.
#7 -- I will never have to worry about someone asking me when the baby's due (until I decide to get pregnant!).

Feel free to add your own happy points.

See ya guys. On to your diaries.
 
hahahaha i love that list!!!

As for shaving legs, its all good on the lower part, but the upper part for me is horrible with all that loose skin! i keep cutting myself! i resorted to getting some hair removal cream :(

wow on the 140s though! woot! double woot!
 
Hey girl! Glad you enjoyed your refeeds...lol. That's great news that you're in the 140s! :hurray:

#6 -- Eating the occasional chocolate bar will no longer make me feel like I am conspiring with the devil.
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This cracked me up! I know how ya feel...lol

How's your tendon doing? I hope it's getting better. :)
 
Hey there :)

I enjoyed your list as well... Chubby, lol... hehe. For some reason I thought your wedding was this summer... You still have a really good amount of time to get to where you want to and learn to maintain, so that you won't be killing yourself right before you wedding.

Sorry about your lack of time to visit the boards. I'm really lucky I guess. I just sit at work and roam these boards all I want. I do forget how lucky I am to have a job where they basically don't give a shit what I'm doing online, as long as I'm not looking at porn or something, lol...

Take Care,
Sam
 
Hey kids!

Glad you've enjoyed the happy list. I thought of another one:

#8 --When I suck in my gut as hard as I can, it will actually look like I'm sucking it in.

Good news, though. I noticed today that I can actually see ribs even when I'm not sucking in! I forgot about those. For once I get to see ribs that aren't served on a platter with extra barbeque sauce. Although, I still like to see those ones too.

So Saturday was a complete diet disaster. I went into it with my eyes wide open, so it was self-sabotage. It was one of my best friend's 30th, so I went nuts. Now I am going to have to work my buns off if I want to be in the 140's come thursday. I deserve to weigh in in the 150's because I have been veeerrrry veeeerrrrry bad. I'm still crossing my fingers (and kicking my self in the ass). I'm trying to deny that I regret it, but I feel pretty shitty because I've had a good month of being really stupid. Onward!

Liz-- yeah I could see how loose skin could be a hazard. I'm starting to wonder if I'm going to have a bit of loose skin in my belly. Not a major amount but a bit. I'm not really concerned because I'm not going for washboard abs. LOL.

Kimmy-- Tendon is much better. I'm still getting a bit of pain when I'm dancing, but nothing like before. I took a week off of running and dancing, so it got a good amount of healing in. I have a "dance out" (performance) on Sunday so I'm going to have to up my practicing, so we'll see how it goes. Thanks for asking!

Sammy-- It's unbelievable what is blocked out on the internet at work! The IT guys must have decided to be thorough at something at least. Overall work is pretty laid back. All of our meetings or functions are accompanied by beer. A workplace that sponsors afternoon drinking can be half bad. LOL.

Happy Monday everyone!
 
I am so relieved...and them some. When I jumped on the scale this morning I weighed in at 148.2. Yee Haw! After last Saturday, I really wondered. On Monday, weighed myself and I was 152! I figured that it would come down but I didn't really think I would be anywhere in the 140's, especially 0.4lb lower than last week. Whew...

Somethings a bit wacked out with my body lately. For the last month., I've had swollen lymph nodes in my neck. I wasn't too worried about them. I figured that I was going to probably end up coming down with a nasty case of the flu or something. But that's the thing... I never did get sick. Anyways, last Sunday I noticed a huge one back behind my ear and it is so damn painful. So I'm going into the doctor tomorrow, to get some tests. Maybe he can figure it out. Hopefully this isn't the reason I've been losing weight. LOL. Otherwise, I'll want to live with whatever ailment I have until I reach my goal!

Hope everyone is geared up for an awesome weekend!
 
:seeya:Hi my fellow Canuck. How's it hangin' eh. tee hee! Couldn't resist, though I do hope our dear Southern neighbors realize we don't REALLY talk that way!

Congratulations on your major losses at the scale! You go, girl! Wow, you are inspiring me! I had to join a cardio/core bootcamp for some serious butt kickage to try and bust me out of these dang 150s.

Whoot! for your school award! YOU ROCK!:sifone:

keep it up,
ABBA
 
I'm so happy to see you are still around! I disappeared for a while.... bad Tyly! I was up to no good, but I'm back. :)

You definitely beat me to the 140's! AWESOME job!!!! :D
 
So this week was sooooo bad. I think I stayed within my calories only once. Most days were well over 300-500 calorie beyond my limit. I was so bad and I am feeling so crappy about it. Good news is that I only gain one pound (I'm now 149.2). Thank god, it could have been way worse. I can live with this.

I have got to stop giving in to bad decisions. Like this...I made cookies...and probably ate 75% of the batch...it was a big batch. I have not been behaving at all. I looked back and there has not been a single weekend that I haven't gone overboard. This is really stupid and I need to quit it! I should have been at my goal by now.

Onward!

Good news...I am my mind is finally starting to wrap around the idea that I really AM smaller. I caught a glimpse of myself walking past a restaurant with a plate glass window. It was then that I realized that I am not "fat". It is really strange. I had to walk past another window staring at my reflection to see if it was really true. The people on the other side of the glass were probably confused by my strange face. LOL. I realize that I am far from perfect, but I now can start to see how far I've come. It was a good feeling in a crappy week.

I plan to kick this next week into calorie oblivion. I am going to have to really up the ante. I am really pissed off that I have been getting so lazy!


Hi Tyly-- Good to see you again. I haven't been on here nearly as much either.
 
Lemon, babes, I've missed visiting your journal, honey!!

First off, pish-posh with your splurge of calories. You splurged this week, so what? You and I both know all you have to do is transition your mindset and keep your hands OFF the next batch of cookies, and you'll do fine. I have the utmost faith in you, sweetie. You can totally do this. You've come this far, haven't you?

I understand that resturant window moment completely. It takes me a while sometimes, when I walk past a glass panel and see my reflection, to register that that thin person is actually 'me'!

You know what it is? We've been heavy for SO LONG that finally accepting that we're lean now is to change the way we feel about ourselves completely. That's something that is extremely difficult to do. I'm still having trouble digesting that fact that I'm not disgusting physically.

It's a tough process honey, but eventually, we'll get to where we want to be in our lives when it pertains to our bodies. We just have to be patient in the meantime.

Big hugs to you, deary!!
 
Hi Rae...great to have you drop by. I'm missing your diary as well. I've been too busy to get on here to check it out. Trust me its still on the top of my list!

So I lost a whopping 2.6 pounds this week. Woo Hoo! I am completely shocked. I giggled all the way to work this morning. I am now 146.6. I was a good girl this week and it paid off. I ran 5K twice this week so I am pretty proud. Last week I hit a point where I really thought about giving up running. Honestly, I don't really enjoy it. I like the successful feeling after I do it, but I don't love doing it. I'm not giving up yet. I'm going to keep pushing myself. It feels good getting better and better at something. And now with the staggering weigh loss, I know I need to stick with it.

I went to the doctor last week and had some blood tests and everything seems fine. The lymph nodes still haven't gone down but they aren't painful. So we'll just wait and see.
 
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