June 2008 Weddings
trickeytricky
member
Dear Community,
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Sarah, Megan, Melissa, Cheryl & Teri
Random comment on CTC from a Brittney E. (?) ... if this doesn't inspire you to at least make a post today about where you stand, I don't know what will. 
"Thanks for posting this... I'm a mom who's also trying to eat healthy(not dieting) and "cutting the crap" I've been following this blog since August and it's discouraging to see that some of the ladies are losing interest... I'm not one to talk as I've only lost a few pounds, but I want to encourage all the lovely ladies on this blog to come out of hiding! Even if some of them have gained weight... That's what this blog is for... HELP! I would LOVE to see posts of simple recipes or menu ideas, simple exercises... any simple 5 minute thing that is helping you "cut the crap."
Come back ladies!!!! I need you're encouragement!
Because of you ladies I decided in October to go on a walk(pushing my twin girls in the stroller) every day... regardless of rain/ice/snow... even if it was only 5 minutes. Since then I've only missed a few days and I've found a simple loop that takes 20 minutes. I live in a rural area with no sidewalks, but I've made it happen. Thank you for encouraging me to get my butt off the couch and move."
"Thanks for posting this... I'm a mom who's also trying to eat healthy(not dieting) and "cutting the crap" I've been following this blog since August and it's discouraging to see that some of the ladies are losing interest... I'm not one to talk as I've only lost a few pounds, but I want to encourage all the lovely ladies on this blog to come out of hiding! Even if some of them have gained weight... That's what this blog is for... HELP! I would LOVE to see posts of simple recipes or menu ideas, simple exercises... any simple 5 minute thing that is helping you "cut the crap."
Come back ladies!!!! I need you're encouragement!
Because of you ladies I decided in October to go on a walk(pushing my twin girls in the stroller) every day... regardless of rain/ice/snow... even if it was only 5 minutes. Since then I've only missed a few days and I've found a simple loop that takes 20 minutes. I live in a rural area with no sidewalks, but I've made it happen. Thank you for encouraging me to get my butt off the couch and move.
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Re: Sarah, Megan, Melissa, Cheryl & Teri
Glad she was inspired. Thing is, I am not cutting the crap, I am eating it, so I don't feel it's my place to post as though I am doing anything about it. KWIM?
If that means that I remove myself from the site, I'm OK with that. It's where I am.
But like she said, we are here to help each other and speak honestly about our journeys. . . even if they aren't the ones we had hoped to travel when we started this. There are more stories like yours than there are like mine, and I think a lot of people become discourage went they don't here the downs and only the ups of other people too.
Cut the Crap - Weight loss journey of a Few Fat Chicks
Trickey- I really appreciate your attempts to get me back on the wagon and your refusal to give up on me.
I have every intention of getting back on the plan...with the start of the new year. December is a crazy time in our household. If I am not shopping, I'm knitting. We rarely eat meals at home and we have a lot of parties and things. I know these are excuses, but I'm okay with that. It's been a rough few months, DH and I agreed to just deal with the rest of this year and start fresh come January.
I will be going back on my WW, and DH will be doing it with me this time. I am hopeful him doing it too will make it easier.
So, in short, if you can deal with my slackerdom for about 4 more weeks, I will be rejoining you. We also bought a Kinect, so I am hoping to get the Zumba game for it.
Whether it be today, or five years from now, I hope you all get there. I know that YOU have to want to do this, no matter how much I want you to do this. Until then I will continue to encourage and inspire by reminding you that it can be done, and you will feel great.
We're all busy, but we're all strong. Because of that I have a respect for you ladies that I don't think others can quite understand. It's hard. Together we get that.
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And Melissa, I have been so down in the dumps with exercise since the time/weather change.
I don't want to butt in on something that's none of my bees wax...but I'm gonna anyway.
I couldn't have said it better myself (what Trickey said). Everyone is strong but sometimes life's priorities are a little different. That's why it took me 4 years to lose the weight I wanted/needed to lose. (yadda yadda...I know you all hearing that coming from me makes you want to kick me in the teeth. But even though I carried it well - I really did need to lose 30 lb to be healthy)
Anyway - just keep at it and always remember the support group that's here for you. I don't chime in a whole lot - but I definitely support all of you and want the best for everyone.
As far as exercise with the time/weather change - I know it stinks, but you still have to do it anyway. After a while, the chill in the air might make you just feel alive. I mean, think about how unbearably hot it was just in August! Now it feels like Christmas and all is right and beautiful in the world. So get out there and jog!