http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com Why are the last 10 pounds always so stubborn?? My Journey Of Getting Them Off.... For Good!! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What do you do when people try to discourage you from reaching your goals?  Do you immediately give up?  Do you give consideration to their concerns and re-evaluate your goals?  Or do you just say, This is MY goal, I don't care what you say, I'm going for it! I'm confused, ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/11/20/confused-and-discouraged/ Is just getting bigger and bigger!  *sigh*  It started with gradually becoming increasingly lazy as the weather got colder, then with Halloween it turned into the return of my junk food addiction, full force.  The past several days have consisted of me sitting on my butt and stuffing my face.  ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/11/11/my-lazy-butt/ So this week is about 1/2 over. I stepped on the scale this morning to see how I've been doing... I've kept track of my calories and completed my workouts every day so far, although Monday night I finished off my husband's bowl of cheese dip.  I felt pretty about ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/28/determined/ Don't have much time to post... The kids are being "needy" today. lol  Just wanted to report that I'm down from 131.8 to 128.6, so that's a tiny bit over 3 lbs down.  Hooray!! I'm fairly positive that quite a bit of the weight lost was water weight, and I ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/24/lost-a-little-over-3-lbs/ *big sigh*  I've been terrible lately!! I feel like, all I keep doing is saying what I'm *going* to do, as in future tense, then I just let all my opportunities to do the best/healthy thing slip right past me.  I have a million excuses for everything, and it's to ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/21/mia-lately/ Well, the title says it all.  I've been eating like a pig and doing the bare minimum when it comes to exercise.  I really think I've gained about 5 lbs in the last week, if that's possible.  My clothes even feel tighter! How is it freaking possible to gain so ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/16/predicting-a-gain-for-this-week/ Just wondering how many of you are planning on getting this vaccine? It worries me, because I work part time in a day care, where if it's going around, you're gonna catch it there. I don't want to bring it home, since I have a 2 year old and a ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/15/swine-flu-vaccine/ I have several cute dressy outfits that I bought when I started feeling "small" and they're now way too big. The pants barely stay up and are way too baggy in the butt and hips even with a belt, and the shirts, well... They didn't show cleavage when I bought ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/08/when-to-get-rid-of-over-sized-clothes/ I feel like I've been so lazy for so long!!  Once I made up my mind that I had to rest my injured foot, I sank into a very deep funk and just let myself go.  Thankfully and miraculously, I was able to maintain my weight, but I know I ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/07/ready-to-get-back-in-the-saddle/ I feel like I'm on the road to getting fat again, and I do NOT like it.  I'm sad. Just down.  Can't do any type of impact workouts; BORING.  Not burning enough calories.  I know I need to cut my cal intake back to like BMR, but it's so HARD ... http://ready2bskine.buddyslim.com/2009/10/02/cant-workout-depressed-and-overeating/