Congrats to all of you losers this week !!!!!! I stayed the same, but I am getting close to my

goal as you all know so it will be slow going from here on in.... I am doing great with my eating and exercise so

it will happen ! Santesa how many calories are you supposed to consume daily? I am at 1200 calories and I write everything

down in the nutrition log ... I eat breakfast, mark it down, eat a snack, mark it down... This way I always know

how much Ive eaten and need to still eat. I have trouble some days too... I eat anywhere from 1,000-1,200 cal/day.

For those of you who have watched the show before how long are they actually losing weight for? Is it just a couple

of months from the start to the finish of the show??? Hope everyone has a great week !

 Michele The biggest loser has a 4-5 month delay. It started filming end of May-June and the 1st episode aired in September. So they had an additional 4 months at least to get that additional weight off when the get voted off and you see those results. So they are probably already finished with the show and the only thing that is LIVE is the season finale. See you later. Amanda

 SANTESA  and everyone else, Sorry I'm late but better late than never  Last week 166, this week  165.5.  OH BOY! I know next week will be better  I'm really glad Colleen got to stay.  I felt sooo sorry for her all by herself. I think she is really trying.  Santesa, right now I'm having lunch ( about the same every day) cooked vegatables with 1/2 cup brown rice and 2 oz chicken breast. Oh and 10 almonds.  Kinda make it into a stir fry, without oil. Hope you all have a great day. Have to get back to wrk.  Cyndi 

 I'm at 1800. I'm such a picky eater, I try to have the same things just change them around. I am trying to be a little more open to new ideas. I have to jungle dinner for my family and I. Normall I fix me something different. With the cost of groceries it's a task.

Santesa

Hello Amanda,

I'm a Thursday girl, lol, my weigh-in today was 32 pounds gone, I started Alli on May 22nd this year.  Tampabayb

 Hi Santasa,Cyndi, and Tampa!!

Yes I am glad Colleen got to stay BUT Jillian was right those girls need to take it serious and quit making excuses. There were thousands of people who audtioned for that show who would have loved to have been in their shoes.

Tampa that is awesome !!!!! I can not wait until I am where you are !!!

See you all Later !!  Amanda

Santesa,

   I eat lots of dry cereal,all kinds and I dont care about the sugar content either ! LOL I eat yogurt and

mozzarella cheese sticks as snacks every day. I love spanish rice and make up a big batch and eat it all week

long. (Just 95% lean ground beef,rice,peppers,onions and tomato sauce)Its also cheap and my family loves it!

I also eat a lot of sandwiches , baked potato chips,and strawberries with fat free cool whip.. These are just a

few of my faves hope this helps!

 Amanda you are doing great ! Too bad you didnt live closer we could be sharing our clothes!!! I am a Saturday

weigh in person but when I got on my NOT SO ACCURATE scale today it first said 140 pounds, then 141 and finally

142..... I really need to invest in an accurate digital scale. I started at a size 18, currently wear a getting loose size 8..

I actually fit into an old pair of size 6's but they were a little tight looking in the hips. How are you doing in the clothes

department? The exercises I do are making a huge difference.. In high school I weighed 140 pounds and wore a size

11... Its amazing what a more toned body will do for you.

I agree with Jillian too about the girls motivation, man if I was there and had access to what they have I dont think I

would ever stop exercising!!! BUT.. If she had yelled at me like that I probably would have been crying like a baby!LOL!

 Michele and Amanda;

I am so proud of both of you!  What an awesome feeling to be in your position.  I know just losing the weight I have lost so far-24# makes a huge difference in how I feel and how much energy I have.  I can only imagine what it feels like to be in real clothes lol!  I am almost there.  I have some 18's that fit now.  I still don't have any jeans that I like to wear.  My body is weird because my waist and hips are almost the same size.  Jeans that fit my waist make me look like I'm wearing a diaper and jeans that fit my hips won't zip!  More crunches for me!

Jillian would have to kick me out of the gym if I were at TBL Ranch.  I'd want to spend every moment working on me!  Isn't that what she has basically been telling the women?  Don't worry about anyone but yourself.  That is why they are there-duh!  When I was in college, I went to the gym 2x day.  Aerobics and weights.  I'd go before classes and in the evening.  On Sat I'd spend 4 hours working out.  I was in great shape and I wish I could spend the time doing that now!  My new job will give me an opportunity to get to the gym regularly.  I am so excited about starting back next week.

Good luck to everyone and may we all be losers!

 Hey Michelle , Amanda, Marcia Santesa and eveyone I missed.  Boy I can't wait to get to 140 also.  I have been really stuck lately. at 165, But better than when I started at 214.  I agree, if I had as much time and equipment as them, I would have reached my goal already. Marcia, I am also shaped like you, NO waist, so I buy men's jeans. Not a bad fit and Levi's are Levis.   Good luck and if anyone knows how to break this plateau I'll be glad to hear it.    Cyndi

 Happy Friday Everyone,

I'm so proud of everyone. We really do have our own Biggest Loser Club. You guys are doing so great.  Some of you are already were I'm trying to get to, so I'm excited you are just and email away. LOLOL, I would have been gone too, I don't like for anyone to try and humiliate me infront of people. But I'm so glad she came back in and thought of the "Big" picture. I have to do a better job of writing down everything.  Santesa

Hi Amanda and everyone,

TGIF, SUCH a busy week!  Gas prices here have dropped 75 cents overnite, which freaks me out, my retirement plan is plunging but ALLI support is GREAT and I don't have to eat over any of it.  Awesome.  Tampabayb

 Cyndi;

Funny you should mention Levi's because my goal is to get back into a pair that my brother wore in HS.  They are like 20 years old and I wore them just four years ago.  They hang in a "place of honor" in my closet so I see them everyday too!  Another jean I like are sold at Gap.  I have saved  my favorite "skinny" clothes so I have them to wear again. lol

Don't forget to measure yourself because you are making changes to your body even when the scale doesn't budge.

Marcia

  Hi Santasa,Cyndi, Marcia,Michele & Tampa!! Can't wait for the weigh-in tomorrow !!! I am down 8 pounds since we started this BL challenge and the 16th will have been a month since we started this challenge.

Tomorrow lets post our  weight loss for the week and our total loss since we started the challenge which was Sept. 16th.

Miss you all sorry did not post this weekend was running around getting myself ready for a B-day party and helping prepare International Kids Night slumber party at the church.

See you all tomorrow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    Amanda

 Hey Gals ! I hit a plateau this week, I lost 0 pounds this week. I have lost 8 pounds total since this challenge started. I was really prepared for this plateau I know it was coming sooner or later but I am not giving in. I still have a goal of 179 for next week and I really hope I make it !!!!!!!!! Hope everyone lost lots of weight today. See you all later Amanda