TEAM 5 The Amazing Shrinking Women

[Elizellen]

Well everyone ...im doing great

So glad to hear that Roshan :joy

Elizellen.. you sound like you're doing good on the OWL ladder,Im going to jump on the bottom of the OWL rung when i hit 100lbs loss
I do hope you get you're new bike..and that you like it...

OH!! and Elizellen..i hear its much milder in the south of England than here up north so you've no excuse to get those little legs peddling if i can do it lol

You are right - it hasnt been too bad here lately - a bit cold for us but bearable and I promise I shall get out on the bike if I get it.

Thanks Michelle for updating us on Motivated. It is good to know that other team members are hanging in there!

Have you heard from any of the others recently?

If any of the rest of our team are reading this thread can you just drop a PM to Michelle to let us know you are still around - we worry you know :hug

[pesi]

Hi Team!!

Wait for me and Michelle , we are finishing our Boot Camp and we have been very busy!!! However we come with very good results and a lot of optimism and 'can do ' things!!! Everything is possible!!!

You just have to say to yourself 'i can do it!!!

Next week we will reinforce our team!! Good luck to all of you!!

[RunAwayMichelle]

Hi Pesi :wave

10 pounds off during boot camp. WOOOOHOOOOOO. Way to go girl!

[RunAwayMichelle]

I went for a long walk today with DH and dogs. We were gone almost 1 hour and I wasn't exhausted when we got home!!

It seems like only a few weeks ago when I could barely walk four blocks and was totally exhausted when I got home.

This WOL if working!!!! :icondance :icondance :icondance :icondance

WoooooHooooo!!!!

[Elizellen]

That's great Michelle :icondance :icondance
It is amazing when you find you can be much more active for longer than you could before!
I have just put a deposit on my new bike and should have it in a couple of weeks so will be able to up my exercise soon too!
As to our weekly weigh/measure - I have nothing to report :sadblinky
no change to weight or measurements but are we downhearted?
NO way :joy

How have the rest of our team done?
Still sticking to the plan?

[Marji]

Good to hear from those of you who are doing so well. I wish I could include myself. I did fine through day 8 of induction (last Wednesday) and then I am ashamed to say that I gave in to cravings. Yesterday was the first day of a new month and again a new beginning. So now I am on day 2 of induction and praying that this time I will stick with it. I only have another month until my operation (March and I really need to be on track in preparation for that.

[RunAwayMichelle]

Marji: We all stumble and trip and give in to old habits and cravings once in a while. Just pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and get right back on the wagon. Then take a few minutes to look back and see what caused you to lose your grip and fall. What triggered it? Look back at what food you were eating, were there hidden carbs that may have activated your cravings? Did you try something new? Was it an event or a person, or TOM?

Once you find the trigger then think about "how could I have handled this differently" plan exactly what you will do the next time, because there will be a next time.

The best thing you did was to keep coming back to ha and the CC. You can do this we all have faith in you. :hug :hug :hug

[Elizellen]

The best thing you did was to keep coming back to ha and the CC. You can do this we all have faith in you. :hug :hug :hug

Good to hear from you Marji
If you want to talk about how you can avoid slipping again please pm any one of us :hug
We've just got to get you on the losing side again before your op :yes

[Elizellen]

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[Arobinson4372]

Update

Hey everyone. I hope everyone's doing well. I just wanted to post to let everyone know that I'm still around. I just am having a very bad TOM this month and avoiding the scale. Last time i got on I had was up 5 pounds, so I decided to avoid it like the plague for a couple of weeks. I hate when this happens, but everytime I am late starting I seem to gain a few pounds that just lingers for a couple of weeks afterwards.

Happy loosing to all!

Ashlie

[RunAwayMichelle]

Re: Update

Hey everyone. I hope everyone's doing well. I just wanted to post to let everyone know that I'm still around. I just am having a very bad TOM this month and avoiding the scale. Last time i got on I had was up 5 pounds, so I decided to avoid it like the plague for a couple of weeks. I hate when this happens, but everytime I am late starting I seem to gain a few pounds that just lingers for a couple of weeks afterwards.

Happy loosing to all!

Ashlie

TOM is such a pain in so many ways. Hang in there, use you tape measure and ignore the scale.

stay strong. :hug :hug

[RunAwayMichelle]

Progress beginning to show.

In Nov when I started Atkins I could not sit down in any of the chairs in the staff lounge at work. My behind was just too big to even squeeze in. :yikes . Well yesterday I went in to heat up a snack and nobody was there so I tried sitting down in a chair. Guess what, I was able to squeeze in between the arms and sit down. :joy :joy Now it is still very snug and I had to wiggle to get out, but I was able to sit down. :joy :joy

Plus my clothes have gone from skin tight to rather baggy.

[singing and dancing}
Its working :dancingb: :dancingb: :dancingb: Its Working :dancingb: :dancingb: :dancingb: its working.

Sorry I just had to crow a little, I feel so good.

[Sharni]

Crow away girl!! You deserve to rejoice over your milestones!!! Way to GO!!! :hug :hug :icondance :icondance :icondance

[Elizellen]

Yes - Michelle - crow as much as you want :joy :icondance :joy
you deserve it!

[Elizellen]

Not heard much from my fellow Team 5-ers recently - are you all still on plan?