Hello, my name is Melissa

And I am a slacker blogger.

Well, not on my own blog - but I put off coming here for a couple of weeks (like, around CHRISTMAS!) and it's like skipping church - the longer you stay gone, the easier it is to stay out.

Well. Enough of my "sermonizing."

When last we spoke, it was the Christmas holidays and I was determined to maintain.

I think I ended up with a net gain of half a pound, but I guess that wasn't too bad.

In February, though, I realized that the Weight Watchers "Flex" plan was no longer working for me - I don't know if I was getting complacent, or spending too many POINTS on junk, but I was at a virtual standstill for MONTHS - so I switched to CORE.

One of the best decisions I've ever made.

I'm not penalized for eating fruit! Or drinking fat free dairy! Or eating whole grain rice or pasta!

(Well, as long as I only eat the pasta, or potatoes, or rice once a day. I can usually handle that.)

I'm eating way, way less junk now. I'm cooking better meals at home. And I'm feeling "freer" about my choices.

I've also lost another 10 lbs. since Christmas, to put me at 146.5 (a total of 90.5).

My three-year WW anniversary is coming up in a few weeks, and it kinda bums me out that I haven't lost my 100 lbs. yet. But I keep reminding myself that 90 lbs. is nothing to sneeze at, and that the longer it takes me to lose it, the more chance there is that I'll keep it off.

So, I'm sorry to have stayed away so long - I've been reading, even if I haven't always commented - and I'm glad to hear from those who are keepin' on keepin' on!

Checking In

Hi gorgeous ladies! Well I, like Kristina, haven't posted in forever so here I am. I'm still running, now stuck smack in the middle of marathon training in the hot (HOT!) Texas summer and really sort of thinking that this might be more than a little bit crazy.

I get up at 4:40 most mornings and meet a friend to get in a run before the sun comes up and then on weekends we do a long run. This weekend we're scheduled for 16.5 miles early Sunday morning and I don't mind admitting that I'm more than a little bit scared. Nevertheless, I'm getting excited about the race this fall and keep thinking to myself that I'm going to be a marathoner. It never even occurred to me to think I would ever say that before this last year.

The problem is that in addition to being a runner, I eat like a runner too. That is to say: I eat A LOT. Since I'm burning mucho calories but also consuming more because I get a lot hungrier, it's all pretty much evened out and I haven't gained any weight. That said, it is occurring to me now how much easier it would be to haul my carcass 26.2 miles if I weighed, say, 10-15 lbs. less. I'm still in the fantasizing stage - not yet the planning or commitment phase - of losing this weight but once I figure out a strategy, I think I will implement it and see where it gets me.*

*The problem with this idea is that you're not supposed to lose weight while marathon training. You need to eat enough to keep your body fueled, and if you're losing weight, chances are good that you're not taking care of yourself like you ought to. So you have to find the precise balance between eating enough to be healthy and running enough to burn what you eat (without overtraining). So needless to say, any weight loss strategy has to be slow and subtle.

I miss each of you, and figured that we'd all come down with a big case of the blahs. I hope more of you post and update us on what's been going on!

XOXO,
Lisa

Feelin' the need to post...

I've not posted anything in quite a while... in fact no one has, accept Elicia. : )

 I stepped on the scale again this morning, I'm up three pounds. I've been flexing the same 10-12 pounds for about the last six months. I'm exactly where I was two years ago weight-wise, when I had my high school reunion. So for the most part I've maintained the weight loss.  It gets hard to stay motivated with healthy eating, heaven knows I love food. At least my working out has been a constant this last couple of years. But I'm looking for new inspiration. I know that I look pretty good, but I'm not satisfied with that. I want to get more of this weight off and feel gorgeous again.

So Robyn....

Do tell,

What are your weight plans? Do you currently have a schedule or program you're following? When you say you have 'a lot of weight' what does that mean? Did the weight accumulate around a specific time in your life, or have you always been a bit heavy?

We're so glad you're here - please make yourself at home and post, post, post!

I find words become "THINGS" and you can use this as a space to create your NEW BODY!

Big love, little waist,

Elicia