Hi all,
I know i'm new and all, but I thought it would be cool if we had a daily check-in to liven up the board. Sorry for the repeat if you already have this topic going elsewhere.
This week is my second week on JC and so far so good. It's TTOTM, so all I want to do is eat and eat. It's hard, I try to have a cup of coffee to take the edge off. I lost .8 this week, which is to be expected around this time.
How'd everyone else do?
Kat

Kat,
It's that TOM for me too, so I showed a gain when I weighed in on Saturday. SIGH! Hopefully, this week will be better.

Well count me in for the TOM club too...sheesh!
I am still battling each day to heal both emotionally and physically, so the weight thing has been put on hold for now.
Last week the doctor and therapist both agreed that you cannot heal and diet at the same time...at least not with burns.
Still, we got a treadmill from a neighbor (heck it was a freebie). We finally got it moved upstairs this weekend. Dont' worry Woo - I did not help...
Two months ago, I could go on the treadmill at the gym for up to an hour (granted at a funeral pace...but at least it was something)...now because of the painful scarring phase, I can barely walk around much less walk on the treadmill, but, I will give it a try tonight when I get home.
Gained two more pounds last week and it is very depressing. To think that 3 months ago, I had been maintaining my 140 pound weight loss for over a year and a half and than BLAM!!!! SLAM!!!! WHAM!!!!
Okay, I have vented enough. I am trying to stay positive, but, sometimes it is hard to do, especially when you are reminded every day by just looking in the mirror and feeling the pain...
Whoops there I went again... somebody SLAP ME!
Okay, I am going to try to do my best not to eat for emotional reasons this week...it's all I can do.
I wish everyone a very good week.
I will check in later.
Jen
Began at 285, size 30
Today at 167, size 12 (eeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!!).

i'm lovin the idea, so here's my spill up to today::
started a couple of weeks ago & i have "cheated" only one time every week. which, for me is monumental! even with a slice of birthday cake & a sub i managed to lose. jenny craig is really showing me results.
my biggest fear is a PLATEAU! ahhhh! well, i prepare myself every week for that possible result.
this week i'm singing the same song as some of you this week TOM & i'm bloated as f*ck, but it's all good. i'm sure it'll be cool by the end of the week.
stay strong fam!
peace

Hi everyone,
Jen- I'm sorry your in so much pain. What happened, if you don't mind me asking? 2mths ago you were 140# and now your 167#? Is it the meds?
Woo- How are you doing?
iamdanny- I'm scard of plateau as well. I just started JC 2wks ago, and I feel like i'm not looking anything, then again, I started JC in my TTOTM cycle, so who the hell knows. I'm glad you can have the occational slip and not pay for it at the end of the week. That's how I am to when on a loosin streak.
So far so good for me w/ JC. I'm a little diet hoho. I can't stick w/ one diet to save my life and i've tried changing lifestyle eating, etc. and nothing. I eat emotionally, were taking happy, sad, bored, etc. so it's so hard. I'm sure you all understand. But...so far to good. I am about 10# away from my personal first goal. I hate when the hot weather comes and i'm afraid to take off my sweater for fear of being fat.
Until tomorrow, have a great day!
Kat

Hey KitKat:
No, I don't mind telling you what happened...so here goes...On January 6th, I had a freak accident in which my bathrobe caught on fire and within seconds I became a human tiki torch. I spent some time in the Oregon Burn Center and had to have some skin grafts done on the 3rd degree burns on my neck and chest.
As for the weight gain, I actually was maintaining a 140 pound loss...I wasn't quite to 140 pounds, but, almost...I was at 145 and had been maintaining this for quite some time.
Anyway, within the first week, I gained over 20 pounds . They tell me it happens when the fluid in the cells goes outside of itself and goes to protect the burned areas...sort of like a cushion if you will.
Some of the weight did come off initially, but, then with inactivity at home and some emotional eating issues I crept up to 167 on the scales at JC.
I am trying to get a handle on it, but, they tell me I could possibly hold on to the extra weight for 6 months or so. The body needs it I guess for healing purposes.
But being the stubborn person I am, I am trying to lose some of this weight as it is physically very uncomfortable for me and very depressing. I guess whatever will come off will be up to my body and not me and for a control freak such as myself, this is not an easy pill to swallow.
So there is the gory story for you.
I am glad that you are now on the boards. Hang in there while you begin losing weight...soon you will see the changes both in your mind and body.
Danny: Glad you are doing well. Keep it up.
Woo: What can I say girl, except I love ya!
Take care everyone...I will check in again soon and hopefully with better news. I am weighing in today at JC, but, unfortunately, as it appears for everyone here, it is the TOM so I am not expecting much of a change, if any at all.
Jen

Hola Fam:
Things are okay here. It's been a long, tiring week. I'm soooo living for the weekend. Philly Black Pride is later this month, so I'm hoping to step up my exercise from now until then... a girl's gotta look hot! Even though I'll be on my partner's arm, I still like to keep 'em droolin'. (And partner enjoys it too! )
Anyway, I haven't been too active this week... been working long hours. But, I hope to step it up this weekend and keep it up, especially now that warmer weather has arrived. I JUST LOVE SPRING AND SUMMER! (And you would've never heard me say that at 405 pounds!)
Have a good one!