Re: Checking in,,,,AGAIN!!

[Guest guest]

I was wondering where you have been!

Congrats on the catch

Dont be such a stranger!

Shonda

> Hi all,,

>

> WOW so many new faces!!!!!!!!!!!! But I see some old ones too,,,I

> miss posting here. It's been a BUSY, BUSY life for me since

> I " caught " the elusive BF!!!

>

> LOL,,,he and I have been turned into a hardworking version of " home

> improvement!! " And have been throwing our hearts and souls into

our

> new company too!!! We have a great boss, so that's easy to want to

> do.

>

> ANYWAY,,,my " ahem " progress,,,halted,,and then backslid at about

the

> same time we moved in together and began our LIFE together!!

>

> LOVE is great,,but DAMN is it FATTENING, LOL. The poor thing,,he

> gained back ALL that he lost on BFL,,,I have gained back about a

half

> a size,,

>

>

> ARRRGGGH,,,the 10s and tight 8s I was SOOO proud

> of???......................ACK a thing of the past,,,,it's back to

> 12s and tight 10s (BUT,,I didn't go ALL the way back,,,for those

that

> know me,,know I started at a size SIXTEEN!! UUURRKKKK!!).

>

> Okay,,,,I have had several (at least 3) false " restarts " back on to

> the BFL program since I last posted. But THIS time,,,, " Luke " (my

BF)

> and I had a LONG talk, we both RE-started the program, I cooked

MANY

> BFL (thanks Joann!!) recipes and froze them for future use) and

BOTH

> of us have been FAITHFUL to our workouts for TWO WEEKS now!!!!

>

> I see that some of my other faves here, such as Dawn

> (helenesbody4life) have had their OWN ups and downs. Funny how we

> can have had SUCH success, and then come to ANOTHER abyss huh???

>

> Anyway,,,,tomorrow is the beginning of the 3rd week of my 4th

> challenge,,,Only THIS time, it's back to business for

> REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I read about someone else's Class Reunion,,well my 25th is on Aug

23,

> I will be fighting LIKE crazy to at LEAST loosen up my 10s a

bit!!!

> BFL is never done,,,even when one GETS to their goal!!!!!!!!

>

> To all the " newbies " (hehe,, now I'm a newbie since I havne't

posted

> in so long) GOOD LUCK,,and to all the " oldtimers " HI!!! Long time

no

> see,,,

>

> To Joann!! Thanks,,GREAT COOKBOOK,,,,I've already used it, a

TON,,lol

[Guest guest]

Hey! Glad you like it :0)

You aren't the only one that has had a set back I too am suffering from that

as well...you or anyone else can check out my journal entry for 7/21/02 at

http://www.mrsbishwitskitchen.com/forums

which will explain it all..it proves that life happens and that it can

happen to anyone of us.

Anywho glad you are back on the plan and are happy with your man! :0)

wishing you the best

Joann

Checking in,,,,AGAIN!!

> Hi all,,

>

> WOW so many new faces!!!!!!!!!!!! But I see some old ones too,,,I

> miss posting here. It's been a BUSY, BUSY life for me since

> I " caught " the elusive BF!!!

>

> LOL,,,he and I have been turned into a hardworking version of " home

> improvement!! " And have been throwing our hearts and souls into our

> new company too!!! We have a great boss, so that's easy to want to

> do.

>

> ANYWAY,,,my " ahem " progress,,,halted,,and then backslid at about the

> same time we moved in together and began our LIFE together!!

>

> LOVE is great,,but DAMN is it FATTENING, LOL. The poor thing,,he

> gained back ALL that he lost on BFL,,,I have gained back about a half

> a size,,

>

>

> ARRRGGGH,,,the 10s and tight 8s I was SOOO proud

> of???......................ACK a thing of the past,,,,it's back to

> 12s and tight 10s (BUT,,I didn't go ALL the way back,,,for those that

> know me,,know I started at a size SIXTEEN!! UUURRKKKK!!).

>

> Okay,,,,I have had several (at least 3) false " restarts " back on to

> the BFL program since I last posted. But THIS time,,,, " Luke " (my BF)

> and I had a LONG talk, we both RE-started the program, I cooked MANY

> BFL (thanks Joann!!) recipes and froze them for future use) and BOTH

> of us have been FAITHFUL to our workouts for TWO WEEKS now!!!!

>

> I see that some of my other faves here, such as Dawn

> (helenesbody4life) have had their OWN ups and downs. Funny how we

> can have had SUCH success, and then come to ANOTHER abyss huh???

>

> Anyway,,,,tomorrow is the beginning of the 3rd week of my 4th

> challenge,,,Only THIS time, it's back to business for

> REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I read about someone else's Class Reunion,,well my 25th is on Aug 23,

> I will be fighting LIKE crazy to at LEAST loosen up my 10s a bit!!!

> BFL is never done,,,even when one GETS to their goal!!!!!!!!

>

> To all the " newbies " (hehe,, now I'm a newbie since I havne't posted

> in so long) GOOD LUCK,,and to all the " oldtimers " HI!!! Long time no

> see,,,

>

> To Joann!! Thanks,,GREAT COOKBOOK,,,,I've already used it, a TON,,lol

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi , great to see you back!

[Guest guest]

> I was wondering where you have been!**************

LOL,,sheetrocking, replacing bathrooms, working on rickety

vehicles,,,the works!! LOL

I'll try REAL hard to try and check in a LOT more often!!!

***************> Congrats on the catch *************************

Thank you!!!!!!! I was SOOO happy and surprised that after all these

years he was FINALLY ready!!!

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Glad you're ok and to see you posting! I was afraid you'd left

because of the mess. Keep us posted on your progress. That half

size will be reduced before you know it. Way to go on your

cooking/planning!

Stasia

[Guest guest]

Hi Canvasshoes! Welcome back. Don't worry too much about your slippage, as you

pointed out, lots of people have had the same problem lately! You know the

requirements to get back in gear, so go for it. And congrats on " Luke " and you

starting a life together... that's terrific. Keep us posted!

Park

Checking in,,,,AGAIN!!

Hi all,,

WOW so many new faces!!!!!!!!!!!! But I see some old ones too,,,I

miss posting here. It's been a BUSY, BUSY life for me since

I " caught " the elusive BF!!!

LOL,,,he and I have been turned into a hardworking version of " home

improvement!! " And have been throwing our hearts and souls into our

new company too!!! We have a great boss, so that's easy to want to

do.

ANYWAY,,,my " ahem " progress,,,halted,,and then backslid at about the

same time we moved in together and began our LIFE together!!

LOVE is great,,but DAMN is it FATTENING, LOL. The poor thing,,he

gained back ALL that he lost on BFL,,,I have gained back about a half

a size,,

ARRRGGGH,,,the 10s and tight 8s I was SOOO proud

of???......................ACK a thing of the past,,,,it's back to

12s and tight 10s (BUT,,I didn't go ALL the way back,,,for those that

know me,,know I started at a size SIXTEEN!! UUURRKKKK!!).

Okay,,,,I have had several (at least 3) false " restarts " back on to

the BFL program since I last posted. But THIS time,,,, " Luke " (my BF)

and I had a LONG talk, we both RE-started the program, I cooked MANY

BFL (thanks Joann!!) recipes and froze them for future use) and BOTH

of us have been FAITHFUL to our workouts for TWO WEEKS now!!!!

I see that some of my other faves here, such as Dawn

(helenesbody4life) have had their OWN ups and downs. Funny how we

can have had SUCH success, and then come to ANOTHER abyss huh???

Anyway,,,,tomorrow is the beginning of the 3rd week of my 4th

challenge,,,Only THIS time, it's back to business for

REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I read about someone else's Class Reunion,,well my 25th is on Aug 23,

I will be fighting LIKE crazy to at LEAST loosen up my 10s a bit!!!

BFL is never done,,,even when one GETS to their goal!!!!!!!!

To all the " newbies " (hehe,, now I'm a newbie since I havne't posted

in so long) GOOD LUCK,,and to all the " oldtimers " HI!!! Long time no

see,,,

To Joann!! Thanks,,GREAT COOKBOOK,,,,I've already used it, a TON,,lol

[Guest guest]

Hi Joann,

Just read your journal - thanks for sharing... must be mid summer slump. I did

my 8 week measurements and was expecting a lot more (or less I guess LOL) than

what I got. I shouldn't complain, as I have lost 10.5 lbs so far in Challenge 3

and my goal was 15 so I am well within reach if I work hard. Your journal entry

inspired me to do just that! Best of luck to you,

Park

Checking in,,,,AGAIN!!

> Hi all,,

>

> WOW so many new faces!!!!!!!!!!!! But I see some old ones too,,,I

> miss posting here. It's been a BUSY, BUSY life for me since

> I " caught " the elusive BF!!!

>

> LOL,,,he and I have been turned into a hardworking version of " home

> improvement!! " And have been throwing our hearts and souls into our

> new company too!!! We have a great boss, so that's easy to want to

> do.

>

> ANYWAY,,,my " ahem " progress,,,halted,,and then backslid at about the

> same time we moved in together and began our LIFE together!!

>

> LOVE is great,,but DAMN is it FATTENING, LOL. The poor thing,,he

> gained back ALL that he lost on BFL,,,I have gained back about a half

> a size,,

>

>

> ARRRGGGH,,,the 10s and tight 8s I was SOOO proud

> of???......................ACK a thing of the past,,,,it's back to

> 12s and tight 10s (BUT,,I didn't go ALL the way back,,,for those that

> know me,,know I started at a size SIXTEEN!! UUURRKKKK!!).

>

> Okay,,,,I have had several (at least 3) false " restarts " back on to

> the BFL program since I last posted. But THIS time,,,, " Luke " (my BF)

> and I had a LONG talk, we both RE-started the program, I cooked MANY

> BFL (thanks Joann!!) recipes and froze them for future use) and BOTH

> of us have been FAITHFUL to our workouts for TWO WEEKS now!!!!

>

> I see that some of my other faves here, such as Dawn

> (helenesbody4life) have had their OWN ups and downs. Funny how we

> can have had SUCH success, and then come to ANOTHER abyss huh???

>

> Anyway,,,,tomorrow is the beginning of the 3rd week of my 4th

> challenge,,,Only THIS time, it's back to business for

> REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> I read about someone else's Class Reunion,,well my 25th is on Aug 23,

> I will be fighting LIKE crazy to at LEAST loosen up my 10s a bit!!!

> BFL is never done,,,even when one GETS to their goal!!!!!!!!

>

> To all the " newbies " (hehe,, now I'm a newbie since I havne't posted

> in so long) GOOD LUCK,,and to all the " oldtimers " HI!!! Long time no

> see,,,

>

> To Joann!! Thanks,,GREAT COOKBOOK,,,,I've already used it, a TON,,lol

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi !

I had the same 'start back, fall off, start back, fall off " and am

starting AGAIN today! I'm almost back up to my beginning weight

(Yikes!). Oh well, we're all human! At least we are " starting back " !

Instead of the 'jean' picture this time I am doing the progressive

pose that EAS uses of the girl in motion. (I look pretty pathetic!)

I'll post pics whenever I have progress.

Glad to hear that things are going well with your sweetie!

Take care!

e

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I've had my share of false starts and do overs. It's extremely

difficult to get back on track once you allow yourself to gain back

some (or all) of the weight that you worked so hard to lose. It's

discouraging, and it's easy to beat yourself up, get depressed

and simply give up. I think starting over is part of the process.

You learn something new each time. The most important thing

is to forgive yourself, refocus and not give up.

I've been doing really well for a month (after having a rocky two

months of do overs), and this past weekend I really blew it. A

free day turned into a free week. I was travelling, and it was just

too easy to give into temptation. I woke up feeling so bloated

again, thinking I'd never do it again. But I probably will. I can't

dwell on that, just on the fact that TODAY I did well, hit my ten

during cardio and ate four clean meals (thus far). I definitely tend

to beat myself up for what I perceive to be my weakness, but you

sound upbeat and positive, which is great. Keep it up.

Dani

[Guest guest]

Hi Park~

Don't be disapointed in the progress you have made this challenge...you

never know when the backsliding gremlins will emerge! LOL

But so far I am doing really good no cheats since I started on Sat. and I

have been really good with my water and supps! So I am happy as well...at

least I am doing something positve now instead of letting denial take over

any longer.

The journal is there to hopefully inspire others [in a good way of course]

;0)

But it looks like there is quiet o few oldtimers that posted they too suffer

at the same fate of the backsliding gremlins. Just in time to achieve hot

new bods for the fall!

Joann