I actually LOST 3 lbs since Thanksgiving day!!  I was shocked!!  Did that happen to anyone else?  I was a good girl too (well, relatively speaking anyway  ;-) lol  )  I ate a taste of everything I could deal with (not the cranberry sauce), even had a bite or two of stuffing (which was cold by the time I got to it), but turkey, some mashed taters, squash, green bean casserole, even a little bite of banana bread.  I'm sure there was something else, oh yeah, I made some pumpkin fluff and that was delish!!  (recipe on OH someplace, can find if you want/need it)   But I just couldn't believe it when I weighed myself on Friday am (that was -2 lbs and this morning was another 1 lb down -cooleo  :-)

and I have to admit, I indulged in wine on Thanksgiving too and it set very nicely on my pouch and tasty too.  Tried Riunite Raspberry (yummy) and something called Red Cat (1st time I had ever tried that and it was tasty too). 

All and all, we had a great Thanksgiving.

WTG on 209!!!  I'm so jealous!

I hear you on the getting motivated stuff.  But I've started getting on my treadmill lately because the scale is moving at a snail's pace and I know if I exercised more that the weight would be coming off faster.  It's hard making that first step to get on.  Ugh!  I used the excuse that I didn't know where the key was for too long, when I knew right where it was the whole time.

I love Basset Hounds!  We had one when I was young.  His name was George, lol.  The stuff we remember.

I would love to join a gym too but that is not feasible right now.  We actually do not even have a real gym in my town, but there is one at the junior college that we can sign up and use so I guess that counts.  My hometown has a gym but I don't think I would drive the 30 mins to use it.

You're doing fantastic!  Onederland is right around the corner!!!

So I got approved for a Sears card so I am going to buy myself a treadmill for Christmas! I am so excited! I am going to go this week and test them out at the store.  No more excuses! I'll have to put it in my kitchen since my apt is so small, but oh well! I want the one that is compatible with ifit, but they are expensive! I wish I could buy one outright, but I look at it like a monthly gym payment! You guys have helped motivate me.  Thanks!

Is there any reason why you haven't start to exercise now? I have been since my surgery as tolerated. Exercise is very important in our weight loss journey. I am 204. 4 I somtimes have increase due to either muscle or water in my body. Which makes me more determine to exercise. I have a habit of weighing myself every morning. If I see a gain I increase my exercise, protein and water. Sometimes it dosn't help but i try to do what I can. It is my body plateauing at times. It is so frustrating. But I believe that exercise will help my body better. And that maybe I won't have to much skin hanging. I use a recumbent bike and the wii alot. I love the biggest loser wii game. I also have biggest loser dvd's I use as well. And also richard simmons which haven't done in awhile since I am stuck on the wii. I got almost all the wii fitness games but don't have the your shape which comes with a camera.

Hello everyone!
So I hopped on the scale this morning (I don't do it everyday anymore) and I was at 209! Yee-pee! So I have decided that when I am under 200 I am going to resume my work out routine.  I have had a hard time getting motivated when the weight is coming off on its own, but I know that contiuned weight loss and maintance depends on exercise.  I'm not going to do anything crazy, but I am going to do something aerobic at least 3 days a week.  When I say aerobic I mean something more that walking with kids (and soon my puppy! 7 week old Basset Hound! OMG, she is so freaking cute! I can hardly contain myself.  But I digress...) I would love to say that I will join a gym but that is not realistic.  I don't get much time without the kiddos to go to the gym.  The best thing for me to do is work out at night.  I wish I had a treadmil but I don't.  I wanted to put this out there so you guys can help me be accountable.   Hope you are all doing good! We are really making progress aren't we! Keep it up guys!