I'm still "maintaining" at below goal, so I'm doing fine. We're losing one of the five exercise classes we have each week, though, at the end of this month because not enough people were participating in it. I'll need to make up for that one with walking, or using my Wii, or dancing with one of my Zumba DVDs.

Oh my sweetest girls Are you all on a diet to fit your quilting frames??? A totally fabolous thread to put under "Quilting frame conversations". If I knew you gals were hiding under the frames I would have joined you earlier . I am benefiting from my "Healthy life" eating plan and have lost 4lb this week :shock:

Overall, I think that I have a good report. My weight stayed the same, but I lost .5" on the waist. I'm hoping that it adds up to less fat and more muscle.

Last week I did really well on doing exercises on days that I don't go in for training.

This week is not going as well. DD and a friend are here for three days, which always interupts any routine. We love having them here. I do spend more of my time preparing good meals, but I don't mind. Home cooked meals are appreciated after a steady diet of cafeteria food!

Carry on, everyone!

I got off to a bad start at the beginning of the month, so I'm still playing catch-up. Have lost four pounds since last week though!

WELL -- I've gained 1/2 lb; however, we went out of town to visit family last weekend and there was no low-calorie food. I tried to be good, but slipped some. I'm still happy with the 4 lbs I've lost. Hopefully, next week will be better. Mary

Hi everyone! Just checking in with my weekly report, and am glad to tell you that I'm down 1.6 pounds this week! I really think that no snacking after 7PM and starting each day with breakfast seems to be helping. I'm also doing pretty well with my walking program. It helps that DH will go with me on some days. I really miss my old walking buddy who moved away 7 years ago. We sure solved a lot of problems on those daily walks! I miss her, but am trying to carry on.

I do watch what I eat all the time trying to eat small portions. DH and I split meals a lot. (most of the time but not when he orders fried foods).
At lunch time I went to Sears and put a deposit on a eliptical machine. Its a valentine's gift from the DH, (we talked about it over the weekend).
We live on a golf course with over 55 and there is a work out room but for some reason I would rather go from my quilting room to the utility room and work out that way.
Can't wait for it to be delivered

Home from Southern California and it is a new day...back to my full quota of water and off with the carbs that I have added this past week. I wish traveling wasn't so hard on a diet...don't you?

I'm in Houston for my regular medical check-ups and finding out my weight as don't have a scale in GA. Had gained 3# in last months. Not too bad since the first 2 nights here went to 2 wonderful dinner parties and ate waaaaaaaaaay too much. So think scale will be more friendly in a couple days!

After going up two pounds last week, I was down four this week, for a net loss of two. Here's hoping I continue in the right direction. Cheers to all. BJ

After my bingeing in the evenings, I was afraid to get on the scale but bit the bullet and did it today. No loss but no gain either. So I hope to report a loss next week as I think I conquered the evening issue. I am watching portions, going low fat, drinking more and not doing desserts. It helps to put it in writing. It's good to read about other people's success. Gloria

No scales here at Marlos house (still packed somewhere in the garage after the move) so I am not sure if I gained over the past 4 days or not, but I did get in plenty of exercise. Walked all day at the quilt show and then walked all day yesterday at the big swap meet in Orange County. Tired feet, but happy fun time at both places. More about that later in a blog. I find the water intake has gone down and I need to get on that today.
Food wise I discovered something since being careful about what I am putting into my mouth for each meal...I have been getting some light-headedness and found that my blood sugars were dropping a bit too low. I was wondering if I was having other trouble like maybe a vertigo thing but as soon as I added a little more food to my day the dizzy stopped. I think it is the medicine so I will talk to my Dr. when I get home again.
Probably as I loose she may want to change the diabetes meds. We'll see.
As to the "added a little more food" statement...it is likely that there has been more than I think...but I am trying to use the "Eat this, Not that" book pertaining to eating out and what is better for you to eat. I will see how that translates when I get on the scales later this week.

So far I was down 6 lbs as of starting a journal of daily food intake and increasing the water so I feel pretty good about that. Not I will be really interested in the numbers when I get back to my friend the SCALE!
I hope to be pleasantly surprised. And I hope that having some Thai food was as good a thing for my numbers as it was for my soul!

Carole D., you are so right about losing slowly and not weighing in quite as much. My doctor told me several years ago that weight can fluctuate as much as 3 or so pounds in a week! He said his wife (who's a dr. also) still weighs herself every day even though she knows better! LOL I usually weigh myself every two or three days--can't help it. I find when I eat dessert I usually gain weight. Sugar is poison to me, literally! About 7 yrs. ago, I had to lose over 30 lbs. due to a higher sugar count--the doctor's diet was a real killer, but I did it and found out I wasn't diabetic. I've kept most of that weight off but when it starts creeping up on me again, I work on getting it off. Since the middle of Dec. I've had shingles and I've lost almost 10 lbs. I've had to drink ALOT of water with the medication and that's actually been good for me. I'm going to work on keeping up the water intake and eating reasonable portions. I can't exercise until I get well, of course, and I've got osteo-arthritis in my knees (the left knee has really been swelling with activity lately), so until I see an orthopedic dr. next month, I'll just keep controlling portions and drink the water.

Well, considering that we were gone all week in Vegas until last night, the last time I worked out formally was Saturday and the luncheon for my spouse was way rich and ended with a gynormous piece of cheescake (I only ate 1/3) - - - gaining a pound isn't too bad.
We really tried to do a lot of walking, instead of taxis, but when the body starts with stabbing pain, you just need to listen, rest for an hour or 2 and then try it in more moderate amounts.
Worked today, but will hopefully get back on routine for workouts and restore the eating program to get back on track!