Hello my peeps!

Happy 2007 to you! I'm already starting this year as my best ever. My biggest New Year's resolution was to quit smoking. I am now on day two and going strong. Yesterday evening was tough, I kept reaching for one or starting to ask my hubby for one then I caught myself and did something else.

I am now officially down 60 pounds since May 06! It amazes me each and every time I step on the scale. I did some major purging in my closet and now have 7 huge trash bags full of clothes to give away. I went to Old Navy on Saturday with the intention of getting some smaller jeans. They didn't have the size I wanted (14!!!) but I did get some cute camo pants and a sweater (XL!). I also did some online shopping at Torrid yesterday, so hopefully I will have some things to get me through awhile longer.

As this new years begins I can't help but reflect on 2006 a bit. I have made some amazing connections with people here and I can't thank you enough for cheering me on and being in my corner. You guys rawk!!

Here's to 2007!!

Peace.

Congrats on the racquetball Marci! What fun! I haven't played since my college phys ed class...

Well, I think the scales are finally starting to move again... I'lll let you guys know on Monday. Right now my arms are almost too sore to type.. my exercise physiologist completly changed my weight work out last night.. says I'm gonna have sleeveless shirt arms by summer... I've not worn sleeveless since elementary school.. I have always had huge arms.. not to mention the stretch marks.:rolleyes

Alicia.. good luck meeting your goal, you can do it! Drink TONS of water!

Whoa! Racquetball! I used to LOVE racquetball. But with an injured knee from skiing, I can't do the side to side steps anymore. Oh how I wish to play again. As a matter of fact, I still have my racquet and blue rubber balls in a bag as if waiting for an invitation. But without a knee replacement, I'll just have to be a wallflower...sigh....I am so jealous Marci.

Ok, I haven't been treadmilling like I had planned, only getting to the gym about 2 times per week. But am planning on GAINING momentum and not loosing it. :lost1.5lbs:

I went for my 3rd fill on Wed, and after one week of mandatory liquid diet, I am hoping to hit that sweet spot. I want to be a member of the 6oz club!!!

I won't make the I have a dream challenge, have only lost 3 lbs so far, but by the 15th, my revised mini goal is hopefully 5 lb wt loss. (and ya know, I look at a 5lb package of ground meat and think...5 lbs is good).

Keep on.....baby steps better than no steps.

I am interested if anyone has any ideas for a February challenge.

Good luck to everyone in the "I have a Dream" countdown.

Go may bandsters!!!!

Missy - Me and a couple of others are boing a Valentines Day challenge. Join Us!

I was thinking that since V-Day and St Patty's are about 1 month apart we could do the V-Day and then a St Patty's day after that. After that I have my own personal Anniversary Challenge (4/14) and then my B-day Challenge (5/21). Hopefully I'll be remotely close to my goal weight by then!

Sounds good Alicia. My one year bandiversary will be coming up on May 26th and my 36th birthday on July 24th!

My damn scale only budged a pound this week. I am now 219. At least I'm out of the 220's! After getting out of the shower last night I decided I am definatley going to need a tummy tuck. My tummy is gross! What is it going to look like after a baby? YIKES!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Great job ladies! Raquetball sounds so fun. It is a great aerobic excercise.

Drews - I totally agree on the tummy tuck. I am constantly pinching the fat and pulling it up envisioning myself with a flat tummy. I want to have more one baby before I do it though. Not to mention I need to save up the money. Pregnancy took a toll on my stomach. I have NEVER had a flat tummy but it was never so gross until after Harrison. Loose skin, flabby tummy. Gross! I don't even want to describe how my tattoo on my lower left hip/stomach looks...YECH!

Oh yeah, let me add that on top of the gross tummy I have deep pitting stretch marks from pregnancy. My PS will have a field say doing tummy repairs!

I am constantly pinching the fat and pulling it up envisioning myself with a flat tummy...... I don't even want to describe how my tattoo on my lower left hip/stomach looks...YECH!

LOL. I thought I was the only one who pulled up my fat to see what I would look like! Glad I am not the only one! :lost1.5lbs: And speaking a tats, my tribal band on my arm doesn't look bad, but its funny that if I removed the excess skin, it would connect (it is not connected on the under side of my arm)

Well, I am missing this one by a mile. :eek: But the weight seems to have started moving again so I am encouraged for the Valentines day challenge. Do we start that one on the 16th? Are we choosing our own weight loss amount? If not, what is it this time??? I'd like to know and get myself all psychologically prepared.

I have 15.5 lbs to go till goal weight and it's going soooooo slow. :phanvan

Plus I am having some tummy issues...sometimes I can eat a lot and sometimes practically nothing before I am PBing. I don't get any warning...and wham, pressure, burning and yucky stuff and OCC. vomiting. Any suggestions on what to ask the doc when I see him in a couple of weeks? Any suggestions on how to handle this?

Glad the rest of you are doing so well!

AND looking so good, too.

Janey

Okay, okay, all this talk about tatoos has me laughing. I don't have any, don't want any, but have always wondered what the tatoos on all the skinny people would look like if they gained weight! Not that I wish for anyone to GAIN weight, but the pictures going through my mind make me snicker. Probably because as a child growing up, I was always the fat one and my friends would all stand around saying how fat they were and how they needed to go on a diet. Oh how I wished to be normal like they were. Of course, many of them have put on weight after children and stresses of life have taken their toll. I can hardly wait for my next class reunion, I won't be the biggest one there!

Janey - you are doing so good! only 15 pounds to go till goal. Thats awsome

I only have one tatoo, but funny enough, when I got it...one of the main concerns about placement was what it would look like with my constant yoyo wt.

I ended up getting it on my foot. Hopefully it won't change when my fat feet change to slim trim sexy feet....lol :eek: