300+ And Ready To Try Again...#439

[thinthinker]

God Bless America!

We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We recently started a Topic of the Day.

Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
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Sunday.........Soup and Salad Sunday - recipes

We chat on Wednesday and Sunday at 8:30 EST, 7:30 CST.

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We have found them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears...joys and celebrations.

WELCOME!

[thinthinker]

Hi all! :wave: I waited until midnight so I could be the first one to come and wish Tina a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Soooooo:

:balloons: Happy Birthday, to you! :gift: Happy Birthday, to you! :queen: Happy Birthday, dear Tina! :wizard: Happy Birthday, to you! :hb: And many more! :bubbles:

I hope you have a wonderful day! :)

To everyone else: I had a great weekend. We had a wonderful time. I don't have time right now to tell you about it as I'm jammed with paperwork. It doesn't pay to take a couple of days off, trust me. :(

I have not had a chance to read. I copied all of the threads I missed and was going to read them while I waited for a Dr. appointment yesterday, however, when I got to the professional building, I found out that the Dr.'s office wasn't there, it was located somewhere else....long story....so I have not read everything I missed.

I went to WI (not Wisconsin) and I was UP ^ 9 pounds. Yes, you read it right 9 (NINE) pounds. I have no idea what happened. I just couldn't believe it. It has sent me into an eatting frenzy which I am not proud of. Just can't seem to start again.

Anyway, this has turned a nice birthday wish into a pitsy post (sorry, Tina) so I think I will let it go at that. I'll talk with you all later. Love :love: to all.

[2cute2Bfat]

It's not fair !!!! I came in here at midnight to be the first to wish Tina a HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! but it turns midnight in Michigan an HOUR before it turns midnight here. Grrrr. LOL

Okay Thin... you beat me... but not fair and square. LOL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR TINA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUuuuuuuu !!!

:hat: :hb: :cb: :gift: :balloons:

All hail to our QueenB !!!! :queen:

[foxfyrez]

Happy Birthday to Tina...

I am new here... I wandered into this tread because the subject seemed to fit me best. I weigh over 300lbs, ouch it hurts to type that!

I have tried many times in the past to lose weight. Now I have a really big motivation to. My best friend is getting married in Jan 05. She asked me to be one of her bridesmaids. I met the other girls last week. They are all very sweet and all very thin.

I was in my sisters wedding last year (a quickly planned one) and thought I looked good until I saw the pictures. I don't want to go through all that again... and really dread the thought of going dress shopping with the girls. I would like to lose all the weight I need to before my friends wedding but I know that it wouldn't be healthy to lose too much too quickly.

My ultimate goal would be to weigh 145. I am 5'8 tall... do you think that this is a good goal weight? ... I look back at all the times I've tried and after a couple of weeks I lose motivation so that's why I'm here. I hope to be a regular if you all will have me. Thanks for reading!!!

Jeanine :)

[MichelleK]

:balloons: TINA HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!! :hb: :gift: :balloons:

Jeanine of course we will have you!! Welcome to our humble little group! You have come to the right place for support and motivation! Let me just say...145 lbs is all fine and good but don't make that your first goal! Start small and work your way down. My first goal is 3 lbs...my 10%...then I will work on a second goal from there...its more attainable that way then trying to look at the whole picture and getting discouraged. Post often so we get to know you!

2Cute...don't you hate those time zones?? I could never figure them out!

Thin be sure to come back and tell us about your weekend!

I gotta go dry my hair, get dressed and get the boy dressed all in the next 30 minutes.

TTFN Michelle

[Grannie39074]

Happy Birthday Tina
Welcome Jeanine

[Terri in MO]

Happy Birthday Tina! :hb:

Welcome to the group Jeannie! :wave:

Last night was a miserable night sleep. DH kept coughing and coughing. He is finally (men!) going to the doctor this A.M. I'm exhausted but have to go to work, get my nails done, and then on to church class at 7pm. Its going to be a long day. :(

Tina - No more pity! Stop right now and regain control. You can do this. Put yourself first.

I've got to run now. Have a great day - be strong! :strong:

[pjkdreamer]

Morn' Girls!!:dizzy:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!! I LOVE YA! YOU ARE SO AMAZING! YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL! YOU ARE STRONG! AND YOU CAN DO THIS!!! COME BACK TO US!!! WE ARE HERE WAITING WITH OPEN ARMS!;)

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome Jeannie!! So glad you found us. I couldnt make it without this group of phenomenal women, and they are all just that PHENOMENAL! SUCH LOVE AND SUPPORT!! I am looking forward to getting to know you. Like Michelle said mini goals is the key. I try to maintain 2 lbs a wk, and only weigh myself about once a month, dont want to become obsessed with the scale....the way I feel is a much better measure!! Keeps me motivated. I do need to exercise more, was doing 6 days a wk, now I get 3, sometimes just 2, felt so much better when I did it more often. YOUR BODY REALLY DOES LET YOU KNOW!! I JUST SPENT SO MANY YEARS NOT LISTENING TO IT!!!!!!!!! lol. I ate my way right up to 356!!! I am down 50 now. Started this adventure on June 5th!!! I am feeling better than I ever have in my entire life!! AND I AM SO GRATEFUL!!! I attribute much of my motivation and inspiration to this forum!!! You will love it here! Great!!! If you want write me at pjkdreamer43@aol.com, anytime you want to talk we are here for you!!

Okay girls, gotta go, I have my tennis shoes on, and I am off take that walk!!!!!:D

Bye for now!:dizzy:

[BarbPA]

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Tina, Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!!!

[BarbPA]

Good Morning All!
I feel like I am finally getting my groove back this week - I just hope it stays. Food has been good, I went to the gym Monday, did a pilates tape on Tues, and just got back from the gym today. :strong: The weekends are killing me --- it's not too tough to stay OP during the week, but Fri, Sat & Sun are so tough for me because we are always going out. At least I am already thinking about the weekend so I can mentally prepare myself.
:)

Jeanine --- WELCOME!!!! This is a fantastic group of women! I don't know what I would do without them all!!! I hope you will hang out with us! Like the other gals said, focus on a little at a time. I am happy with 1-2 pounds a week. I have lost 43 pounds since February - Slow, but fairly steady. The past couple months have been rough because I've taken a couple vacation so I blow a month's work in a week and then continue to catch up! I'm getting back on track though! I haven't really set an end goal for myself because I just want to focus on getting healthy. Honestly, in my adult life my lowest weight has been 211 - I was 19 at the time. I would give anything to be back there now.....OK, I have rambled. Sorry!! The last thing I want to do is scare you off with my babbling! :lol:

Kat --- Girl, you've had a crazy time lately with the car and the glasses and your daughter....need I go on??? You know how crazy things sound!!! You always manage to stay in such good spirits!!! I love that about you! Always have a smile for us!!! I too was very sad when Savage got the boot last week. He was one of my favs. I am now rooting for Ryan O. and Rupert.

Thin - Can't wait to hear more about the fun weekend you had! I bet that 9 pounds is not for real! I remember the day I got back from the cruise being devastated at the scale, but within a couple days it dropped back down a bit.

Pam - I love your enthusiam --- I just smile reading your posts!!! :sunny:

Terri, Kat, Michelle --- What are the thoughts on meeting in NYC? Jeff and I are going to Atlantic City for Thanksgiving and will be coming back on Friday, so that day is out for me, but I could take the train up on Saturday morning.

I've gotta stop talking and get to work! Catch ya later!
Love Ya!
Barb

[2cute2Bfat]

Jeanine... WELCOME !!!!!! We would love to have you join our group. I too have a wedding... my daughters... coming up in May and I truly need to stay on program so I can lose at least 50 lbs by then.
We all can relate to going strong for a few weeks and then losing motivation instead of pounds. :rolleyes: But in the past I would not only gain all the weight back.. but I would also add on a few more. :mad: I have dieted my way up to over 300++++.
With the support of this group I keep hanging in there.

Hope you come back regularly... tell us more about you. :)

[qsilver]

Hey everyone :)

Happy Birthday to TINA!!! Hope your celebrations are even half as wonderful and special as you are. :)

This is the morning of Day 12 OP. I can't believe I'm saying that! Makes me feel all warm and that giggly, squealy, pre-teen kind of thing. I'm in love with life and in love with myself and feeling all glowy.

Jeanine, so glad you found us! Welcome to our circle of friends :) Jan '05 is a great goal date to have lost your weight. I'm a number cruncher by nature and like to break goals down into bits. You would have approximately 60 weeks to work with, and with a healthy weight loss of 2-2.5 lbs. a week, you could be at your goal. I can't say much about your goal weight, because I know absolutely nothing about your body type, structure, etc. If you are athletic, there is going to be a lot more muscle than fat, and 145 would be completely unreasonable. I have an aerobic instructor friend who wears a size 6-8 and is 5'3". She weighs in over 150 lbs., but there isn't an ounce of jiggle on her frame anywhere! So, without more info, it is just hard to say. I've set a potential goal weight for myself of 180, and I'm 5'6". I want to be fit and healthy and about a size 12. :)

Barb, How Barb Got Her Groove Back, the story to continue :) It truly sounds like you are in there, chick! Tell us more about Pilates? I do so want to get into more of that sort of thing, but I'm not sure if it can be done with a cranky knee.

Pam, I love when you post, especially when you write out your stats. You are the queen of slow and steady weight loss!

Terri, sounds like another rough night. Thought you had that stubborn man convinced to go to the doctor the other day? Men!!!

I've got to quit doing replies before I run out of time to pack up some lunch and snacks! Take care all! It is a gray, cloudy day outside here, but the clouds make all the other colors stand out so much brighter. I hadn't noticed how many roses my neighbors still have on their bushes until this morning. Sometimes it takes a change in perspective, eh? :)

Andria

[j-ann]

I'm Baaaaack! I missed you all!!!!

I haven't caught up on the old threads yet. I apologise to you all for being among the missing. :cry: My brothers funeral took a few days to arrange then I had some vacation time coming and just didn't get near a computer. But I did get a lot of stuff done around the house. :)

Weight went up in :flame: Didn't even get to my WW meetings, but I'm back to work, back on track, and I'll try to catch up with you alll over the next few days.

A retirement offer came thru from work and the figures were fantastic. I was really considering taking the package when I got a phone call that they'd made an error in the calculations and new "numbers" were in the mail. I'd had a feeling it was to good to be true. :( It was! So I guess I'll be working a few more years. (The second set of figures was 1/2 of the amout of the first set.:mad: )

I'll try to get back later,

[Duckie25]

:gift: :gift: :hat: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA !!! :cheer: :cheer: :hb: :hb: HAVE A GRRRRRRRRREAT DAY, and get your butt back in here, I miss your post's. ;)

[SusieH]

Hey ladies. I have fallen off the wagon. I am pitiful. I am trying to work on the budget and I have to cut 5 million dollars just to match last years budget (fringe and salary costs have skyrocketed). I did exercise this morning, but it sure didn't make up for my eating. I am going back to WW on Saturday (Thanks Thin!!!!) and get my true weight (I think that I will probably have a 5 + pound gain). Maybe the reality of it will knock some sense into me.

Anyway, I am still around, just busy....

Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day.

Susie

[j-ann]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINA!!!!

May it be the best one ever! :gift: :hat: :hb: :grouphug:

Don't you dare leave us. You are the person who brings us smiles :) :) and laughter :rofl: and
encouragement :cheers:


We're here just for you :high: because you are our :queen: Bee!

[BarbPA]

Hi! Me Again! I just had a yummy lunch from Panera - Soup w/ FF Dressing and onion soup. :T That's my new favorite place to get a healthy meal.

Andria - Day 12!!! WooHoo! Keep it up!!! :cheer:

Judy --- So good to see you back!
:wave:

Susie - C'mon, I know you can do this! It's hard when work is stressfull --- keep some healthy treats at your desk and grab those when you feel the need to munch.

Back to work I go.....

Hugs to all!
Barb
:grouphug:

[j-ann]

Originally posted by BarbPA
Hi! Me Again! I just had a yummy lunch from Panera - Soup w/ FF Dressing and onion soup. :T That's my new favorite place to get a healthy meal.

Hugs to all!
Barb
:grouphug:

Huh? Soup with FF Dressing? Is this something new I've not tried??? ;)

Barb, I'm guessing Salad. Sounds scrumptuous.

[BarbPA]

Opps! Yes, it was a Salad w/ FF dressing! :lol:

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[katrinabgood]

Happy Birthday, Tina!
:cp: :hat: :grouphug: :cb: :joker: :love: :balloons: :crazy: <---Hey! New smilies!

Soooooooooo, where the heck is the guest of honor??

I hope your day is fun filled and special just like you!

Boy, I'm gone all day and you guys have blasted through the old thread and onto a new one! It was great coming back to lots of posts and a newbie in our ranks! Welcome, Jeanine!

I was down in Steph's area today! :wave: Hi Steph! Are you still lurking? Time to come back to the fold, my child! I had to take my son for his check up at the heart and lung center where he had surgery as a baby. He goes back every two years for tests, and passed once again, with flying colors! I must say, other than having had surgery, the boy has NEVER been sick a day in his life!! (knocking wood here, crossing fingers, toes and eyes!) :crossed:

We stopped to see my parents on our way home. Turns out my dad has a mass in his throat...he's going to an ENT specialist on Monday to arrange for a biopsy. If you would, please say a quick prayer for my dad. A nicer guy you will never meet...he'd give anyone the shirt off his back. :angel:

Barb...Saturday morning would be great for me! Now Michelle, what about you, Missy?

Start spreadin' the news, We're leavin' today....
we want to be a part of it...
NEW YORK, NEW YORK!

We're coming, Terri!! Won't this be fun?

Andria...day 12! You are my hero!

uh oh, I smell dinner burning, :flame: gotta run!

[MichelleK]

Oh Tinnnna....come out come out wherever you are!!!! :twirly:

[MichelleK]

Kat...I just caught up with the threads...glad to hear your daughter and her friends were ok. My nephew's best friend from school was a passenger in a car accident and he died last weekend. Really sad...he was only 19 years old. Its just so scary to think that we could lose our children. I don't think I am going to let Andrew drive until he is 30 !!!

Ok you all...I was just procrastinating with my school work...gotta go finish it and get it submitted.

TTFN Michelle

[LuckyLadyBug]

Happy 34th Birthday, Tina
:cheer: :grouphug: :gift: :cb: :cp:

[qsilver]

Hey everyone :)

It is raining and raining and raining! So cool! We've been in a drought long enough now that they say we need one good rainstorm every week for a year to replenish our water supply. That's a lot of water.

Today has been good. They've finally decided to take a serious look at the applications for my position. They are deciding on two at town council meeting next week. I hope they do it in executive session instead of in front of everyone. They plan to interview those two people the following week. Yeah, I'm a little nervous, but I should make the first cut. Either way, the waiting will be over. They've been dragging their feet on this for nearly 3 months now, and job or no job, I think I deserve to know one way or the other. Oh, and the clerk realized she had underpaid me by $120 between my first two paychecks, and I get that money tomorrow. That was really good news!

DD is making dinner for us tonight and I just realized the leftover spaghetti sauce I had her using has bits of pasta in it. Doh! That means I have about 5 minutes to come up with an idea for the little one's dinner before I have to run off to a meeting! Wish me luck, cause I've got to run put on the SuperMom cloak really fast!

Andria

[Terri in MO]

Saturday morning would work for me too in New Yawk City.

We'll be staying at the Grand Hyatt Hotel which is on Park & 42nd street (I think). It says its next to Grand Central Station.

My free time is 9 am to 1 pm.

Food was only so-so today. DH had such a miserable night and on top of being tired and cranky from that; I had dull cramps. I'm going through a phase right now that I'm blaming on hormones but salad just isn't appealing. While I didn't eat non-stop or totally out-of-control; I ate things that were high in points. Its accounted for in my journal, so I will just move on and try to make today the only day of doing that.

On the exercise front, I got home in time to get on the treadmill a little bit before church class. I'm determined to get going on exercise that is more than the dog walk again. I only did 12 minutes but it was mostly jogging on the treadmill then walking until I could jog again. It felt good and it was a start. My goal is to be able to jog a mile on the treadmill - not sure how long it will take me to get there but that's a goal.

I did bundle up to walk the dog when I got home from church. I must be a sight out in the neighborhood - big black dog, hooded camo hunting jacket, and scarf around my face. A beautiful night with the stars out. The dog doesn't even know its cold - just that he wants to walk!

I better turn this off and go to bed. Since I have the wireless router working again, I'm working on this while laying in bed. :D Goofy as it sounds, that thrills me.

Goodnight all!

[2cute2Bfat]

Hi guys... just peeking in to see if Tina saw all the LOVE sent her way.
I was saddened to not see her. :(
I don't want anyone to worry about her... I spoke to her and she is okay.
If we all focus REALLY really hard ... together maybe we can send our karma over to her and "will her" into posting.... ready... send those vibes NOW!!!
:goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

Can't stay long... just wanted to say I swam again today and it felt good. :D
My food was okay... went to my favorite Mexican restaurant so I ate too many chips and salsa.. but brought half my dinner home.

I mainly came here tonight for one reason.
And that was to tell ALL OF YOU how very very special you are to me. :grouphug:

I am amazed how you all spend the entire day with me.
While swimming I think of each of you and the activities you are doing to improve your health. I think of the soul searching many of you are doing. I admire your enthusiasm, your commitment, your sense of humor. I just really love and appreciate each and every one.

I am truly saddened when you don't post.
It truly hurts a little bit inside when don't even say hello.
I think of Sandy, Tina, Sara, Connie... to name only a few off the top of my head.... and wish you would post again.

I have a friend who told me about this 3fc site. She had a group that had been together longer than we have been.
That group has folded and disappeared because people always assumed someone else would keep it going.
Well.. the day came when no one showed up any more.

Although I don't see that in our immediate future.... it is always possibilty.
WE make this group work. And without the we it is just an I ... and I don't have a very good track record of doing this on my own. "I" tend to give up on myself. But WE keep each other going... even if it is being drug along. LOL

I am rambling... sorry.
Just know.... I LOVE AND APPRECIATE EACH OF YOU !!!

[foxfyrez]

Hi all, thanks for the welcome. I thought the soup and FF dressing was funny too ;)

Well I do have a couple of small goals that didn't have to do with actual weight but the way I eat or what I choose to eat. 1. stop eating fast food...I am a fast food junkie. 2. stop drinking regular pop or should I say cola ;)

So today was a small victory for me. I didn't eat any fast food. I made all my meals today. I did drink 1 glass of regular pop but it was the last of a 2liter so now I only have water, milk and diet pepsi in the refrig. I just have to resist the temptation of the vending machine at work - lol.

I understand that I should not be concentrating on # of lbs but I'm a numbers person... I can't help it :P but I'll do my best to not let it bring me down.

Thanks again for all the encouraging thoughts.

[j-ann]

MORNIN' MORNIN' MORNIN'!

40 - 60 mph winds with rain turning to snow later in the day. Doesn't it sound lovely? (Yeah sure!) Wish I was at home instead of work but I need the $'s. What can I say?

I need to get exercising too. You've all heard that before. Have my meals all planned out for the day. Now I just need to STICK to my plan.

Have a happy, OP day,
Back later,

[Terri in MO]

Good morning! :wave:

Get your butts out of bed! Make a special goal for this day and get at it. Haven't been exercising? Choose something and do it. Been eating too much? Then STOP IT! Too lazy to plan your food? Too whiney to journal? KNOCK IT OFF! No more self-sabatoge for this day. Offended anyone yet?

Yes, I am talking to myself first and foremost.

DH did finally make it to the doc. Yes, I've been asking for 3 weeks now. Dumba$$ has walking pneumonia/bronchitus. Do you know how hard it was not to say "dumba$$"?? He has a strong antibiodic so he should be improved by the weekend. At least we slept much better last night.

Judy - Welcome back! I missed you! After reading about your weather - I will not complain about ours! It will be brisk but the sun will be out and I'm planning on a walk at lunch.

Jeannie - Good plan on getting rid of your two big bad food choices. Concentrate on a little at a time. Gain success then move on to something else. Good luck!

2Cute - Here here! Very well said. Good for you for getting back to swimming. Make up for the chips and salsa today by eating a little less today.

Andria - You're doing awesome. Go girl! I don't blame you about the job frustration. I get kind of crazed when I can't get resolution to things like that. Hang in there!.

Michelle - That is so sad about that young man. It just goes to show that we never know when it will happen to us or our family and that we need to cherish each and every moment as best we can.

Kat - I'm a little belated but I'm glad to see that your DD is okay. I'm sorry to see about your dad but I'll be praying that it turns out to be nothing much. {{{{hug}}}} I can't hardly wait for NYC. You're always an inspiration on the exercise front so keep working hard!

Barb - Good for your for getting back in the groove. You also inspire me to keep moving. I tried pilates for abs CD but lordy it was tough. I too can do great throughout the week and lose my mind on the weekend. Something we have to conquer to we can keep that darn scale moving downwards.

Susie - Read my opening paragraph. Back away from the food! Go to WW on Saturday but don't make the gain any worse. You CAN DO this. Haul yourself back on the wagon, girl!

Pam - Its always a joy to read your posts. You've done great this year and now you're tackling remodeling!! Doesn't it feel great to be able to do all that? Keep strong and smiling!

Mary - How's that new computer!

Tina - You've got lots of people begging you to come back and who are a little saddened that you didn't stop by on your birthday. No one cares if you're OP or not - just that you're a friend who is missed. Take care.

I need to get moving so I can get to work. :tired:

Have a great day! Thanksgiving is looming rapidly for us in the lower states. Let's kick butt and keep our control so that we don't undo all our hard work.

See ya! :wave:

[Terri in MO]

Its Survivor night!!

I hope Jonny Fairplay or whatever he calls himself gets booted. I truly dislike him. I finally got caught up with last weeks and where did that come from? Why Savage? He was good looking even in his bagging shorts (bet he was glad he wasnt wearing silky bikinis) and his suit jacket. :D

[j-ann]

TERRI: Yes Ma'am. We'll behave Ma'am. We'll do our best to improve Ma'am. :drill: Glad DH is finally on meds. SURVIVOR I'm with you Jon has to go!

MARY: A new computer??? Wheee! You'll have fun!

JEANNIE: I understand Fast Food stops too well. It's one of the first places I end up when I start to slip and, darn it :nono: I don't even really like the taste of the stuff. :shrug: GOOD LUCK!


KAT: I'll be thinking about your Dad. :crossed:

[BarbPA]

Hi Girls!!!
I know we need a new thread, but I don't have time to start one. Hopefully someone else will have a chance. I am just finishing up my breakfast (egg white omelet & fruit) and I have to get to work. It's going to be a busy day.

I just wanted to say hello :wave: and send good vibes your way :goodvibes: for a great day!

Love to all!
Barb

[Grannie39074]

The new computer is great still working the kinks out getting stuff hooked up and transfered over.

[thinthinker]

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