Sue Thanks I hope this is a short stay for me too gonnab I see that we are both at 216, I'm sure we'll be out of the teens sooner than later.
I have not been able to go to the gym more than 2xs this week due to other engagements. I went to the lab for my 2hr glucose test today. I am looking forward to Monday evening and getting back on track at the gym. I got on ghe scale today and the scale moved in the wrong direction.
Hi there Caramel, MaryBB, and gonnabfitmom! Welcome to the thread.
LesMills, I am so sorry for your loss. It would be so heartbreaking if it was one parent, but both at the same time is so unimaginably overwhelming. 20 years ago, I lost both of my brothers at the same time, so I can imagine to a degree. I wish I had the words that would help, but as you know there are none. My heart goes out to you and your family.
wvu, I hope your brother is doing well in his recovery. I'm glad that you've managed to keep taking care of yourself despite the stress.
I'm so proud of you and garnetrising! Onederland awaits!!
Fingers crossed for you, Sue, on the job and the single digits! You'll do it. Nothing seems to keep you down for long.
SeeMyFeet, what a relief it must be to have a doctor tell you what's going on! I hope the find a medication that works for you.
As for me, the young' un is nearly finished with driving school, so hopefully I'll get in a little more 'puter time.
I'm at 206.5 today. It's so hard for me to believe that 6 months ago, I was at 255 and feeling as hopeless about my weight as I can remember ever feeling. Thanks in large part to 3FC and the Beck Diet solution book, I'm feeling like I've finally got this thing if I just don't give up.
Caramel - Welcome and boo on that scale going in the wrong direction, but don't let it get you down, it's part of the process. We'll kick that scale's butt in the end!
Sue - You are so close to the singles. You got this!!
Jessica - I know what you mean about the jeans. I have 2 pair of 14s from walmart. The faded glory ones are way tighter. I don't get it. I have a pair of 13 juniors that fit about the same as the women's 14 FG. weird.
Mary - Thank you for the prayers and welcome!
gonnab - I know what you mean about the anticipation it is nerve wracking isn't it?
Streudel - You are doing so great! Just remember what it felt like 50 lbs ago compared to now when you need a little extra motivation.
Well this chick is suffering with terrible allergies and sinus issues. It started yesterday and had me up all night. So yesterday I ate out of comfort and the scale showed it this morning. It is very tempting to eat while I'm at work (for those of you who don't know I do IF, where I fast 20 hours a day). But I don't want to go down that road. I did have a cup of coffee with cream and sweetner this morning (the cream being a no no when fasting), but the warm coffee feels so good on the my throat and I can't drink coffee without milk, unfortunately they didn't have skim milk to choose from. Oh well I should be ok and hope that sticking almost to plan helps me get back to yesterday's weigh in before the comfort food.
Fun day at work for me today. My boss isn't here and I'm the decorating person for my company's chili cookoff on Friday so instead of boring old accounting today I get to make signs and fun stuff.
wvuchick, it's crazy. Honestly, I prefer the cut of the Faded Glory ones, too. So sorry about your allergy issues today. Feel better.
In other news, the scale's at 200 lbs today. I found out last night that my soon-to-be-ex-husband was having an affair back at the beginning of the year as I suspected and that he got engaged back at the beginning of July. The ONLY two things that frustrate me about that knowledge are that 1) he lied about the relationship back in March when I confronted him about texting some strange number heavily between February 11 and February 14 when he couldn't even be bothered to call and wish me a happy birthday on February 12. And 2) he still hasn't signed my divorce papers.
Also, I had a store meeting at 6am yesterday that ran until 730am but I didn't start home for the Olympia/Lacey area until nearly 10am. Why is this, you might ask... Oh... nothing. Just, you know, a guy asking if I wanted to grab a coffee, paying for my coffee, and then us proceeding to talk for like two hours....
Also, Ladies... (drum roll) I hit 199! I'm going to stick around in here for at least a few more days to be sure it doesn't bounce back up, though, if ya'll don't mind.
Also, Ladies... (drum roll) I hit 199! I'm going to stick around in here for at least a few more days to be sure it doesn't bounce back up, though, if ya'll don't mind.
Woohoo!! Congratulations! Happy to have you for a couple more days, but I think it'll just be onward and downward from here.
and Garnet! Onderland is YOURS! I am very happy for you! (and sorry about the soon to be ex.. but nice to talk to a new man and enjoy the conversation!)
I am taking a break.... I did find a new job and start today.. but I have eaten so much bad stuff lately that I don't even want to step on the scale. I will read and Cheer you all on.. and hopefully all you accomlishments will kick my Arse!
After two weeks and flying on 11 different planes back and forth across the country, I'm finally home and can start trying to get back to normal. Well, a new normal I guess.
Mom's memorial at her local Senior Center was really nice and we had 3 times the number of people we expected, but the ladies at the Center had it covered and did a wonderful job with food and keeping it all going. We had asked for people to consider donating to the Center in lieu of flowers and now they have a little over $1000 to do something nice there. She would have liked that I think.
Dad had the military honors ceremony at the cemetery. Color guard, flag folding, guns firing - all of it. His American Legion Rider buddies escorted us all to the cemetery...a 45 min trip involving the freeways and somehow they didn't let anyone get separated the entire way. I had never seen a military service before and it was beautiful. Sad, but still beautiful. "Taps" won't sound the same again.
Went in to the gym this morning after 4 days off and stepped on the scale. A couple pounds found me again (too much wine and salt), but the bounce didn't find the imaginary 200 lb line...barely...199. So, I'm sticking around for a bit longer.
gonnabfit and Caramel - Hi and welcome
wvu - Best wishes for your brother and geez the allergy/sinus crap is really getting a lot of people. Hope you're on the mend soon.
Streudel - Wishing you a pre-TOM whoosh for some breathing room
First: Last week, I purchased THREE peaches that were sweet, juicy, and deeelicious! From the Grocery Store! I KNOW!
Second: I can hula hoop like a BAWS! I haven't hula-ed the hoop for a month, and when I picked it up for the first time again last night, that thing just floated around my waist over and over and over. I don't remember having such skills even as a girl.
Whell, I've been on the thyroid hormone for one week now. Sure has helped in the poopy department. (thank goodness!) I've also been gulping the Vitamin D horse pills. I'm feeling so much better, and I don't care if its a placebo effect--I'll take it. It was just becoming impossible to maintain any kind of a good mood and I'm so sick and tired of feeling exhausted and brain dead. Maybe now I can see some progress with weight loss.
My eyeballs are finally starting to stabilize, so I'm trying to stop acting like a big baby and start picking up some light exercises: hula hooping, arm weights, squats, walking. Oh ladees, I have GOT to start making progress.
LesMillr I cannot imagine how tired and hollow you're feeling. I hope you find little joys in your life to help you through this tough time.
WannaSkip: holy cow! another job alREADY! You go, girl!
Well, gotta get back to work. And get back on track with losing weight. (I feel like I should post in the Introductions again!)
SeeMyFeet, so glad the meds are having a positive effect. Placebo effect or not, it's the end result that matters.
LesMills, my heart goes out to you every time I think about your loss. I can't imagine what it feels like to have them both go so closely together. We lost my grandmother at the end of April and that was hard enough.
Sue, please don't be sorry about the ex at all. I'd know it was coming for a very long time. He was never faithful in the relationship - the first time I found illicit messages was two months after we'd gotten married... so... - Honestly, it was a matter of building up enough confidence in myself to believe that I could be okay alone. It may have taken a complete nervous break down and about five and a half years, but I found it back in March and that's why I filed. And look at all the good that has come from finally riding myself of such a negative life influence!
Scale's somewhere between 198 and 199 today. Which is pretty impressive given that my calories were somewhere around 2,000 yesterday. Oh well, one day of over-indulgence isn't going to hurt me.
I got the call and start my new full-time position with Verizon on Monday, the added income might just put me in a position to invest in a cell phone! I also decided to pop out toward work early yesterday and got to spend a few hours talking with the guy from work again. LOL. When I messaged him stating that I was at the Starbucks near his house, reading, if he wanted to join me, he threw around words like "aforementioned" and "lackadaisical"... Never underestimate the power of a good vocabulary!
Hey ladies!! Popping in quickly. We've moved and our net isn't set up yet, highly frustrating considering I've got two online classes. School is going well for everyone but the extra curricular is a killer!! My 9 yr old son has football practice everyday but Tuesday and Wednesday, his games are usually on Tuesdays. My 10 yr old daughter also has softball games on Tuesdays and practices thought the week. Combine that with a highly active 2 yr old, hubby's two jobs and my various clubs and activities for my classes and the gym is a fond vacation! But we've moved out in a more rural area but only about 10 minutes from town and we get plenty of movement. We spent three hours in our field last night throwing the football, practicing with the softball and I held the baby's hand whe he kicked and chased the soccer ball around. Roughly 45 mins of a slow steady jog, then an impromptu family jog down our road and driveway and back and I was wiped out. We've been living out of the crockpot, micro and electric skillet and grill. Our stove is gas and trying to set up a connection date with the gas company's schedule and our schedule is ridiculous. Right now we're betting it'll be holiday break before it's hooked up :/ dinners have been creative but yummy and we've yet to resort to a drive through. Although we did have subway one day. Scale also got broken which is helping me keep closer track of what I eat, when I eat it and why I'm eating it. It's amazingly freeing to eat and know I'm eating from hunger not routine and not have that inner dialogue when I get on the scale. I'm assuming it's going down since I've taken my bras down to the smallest hook and my panties are rolling down under my jeans but it's seriously freeing to just be without being a #!
I'm so axed at the weight you guys are conquering and the stumbling blocks we're all stepping over, keep up the good work!
Welcome to the thread. 
Oh well I should be ok and hope that sticking almost to plan helps me get back to yesterday's weigh in before the comfort food. 
Happy to have you for a couple more days, but I think it'll just be onward and downward from here. 
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