LA Weight Loss - March 3 - March 9 Losers and Friends

Wake Up!!!!!

Good Morning ALL:

Lettie: Give us an update on DH! Is everything O.K.? Hope So. I was thinking about you two this weekend.

Morning everyone

So no big change today, i'm only down 4oz from last Monday which i'm a bit upset about it since i've been really good about staying POP. Its too soon in the weight loss for me to slow down. I was going good for a bit but dont know if this has anything to do with TOM who hasnt shown up yet. Anyway i put the scale away so i dont weigh myself all the time and get disappointed. I'll take it out next monday and hopefully i will see some change. I Hope everyone else is having a better monday.

Lettie - How is everything going with your DH? Are you feeling better from your fall?

Have a good day everyone.

Good morning everyone! It is going to be a skinny week!

I have a challenge to all of you. I want everyone to list 5 things that they love about their body right now, not in 50 lbs or so, but now, today.

Here we go!

1- I am very flexible
2- My immune system is as strong as steel
3- I am small and petite
4- My body is strong
5- My body is healthy

Come on everyone, even all of you lurkers, show us your 5! This is an exercise in loving ourselves now!

Good morning! Here's to a fantastic OP week!

Great idea, Katie ... here's my list ...

1. I am starting to see more definition in my arms and legs from the exercise
2. I have an hourglass figure -- no matter what my weight is
3. I am tall, and carry my weight better than most
4. I have a beautiful complexion and very soft skin
5. I've got a great rack! :)

thanks guys. actually I put the update on a different thread. Go read the thread for "Blastomycosis"

one of the mornings this past week I weighed in at 201.6 that is lower than I have been in years. but the appetite is coming back some. so ...... not still that low.

Hi Friends!

Lettie-thanks for sharing everything in the other post. We are here for you!

Stephanie-I'm with you I just can't shake being PPOOOOOOOOOP....ugh-it's like a vicious cycle, no results on the scale=bad eating=bad mood=bad eating=no results on the scale and so on an so forth!!

I'm so proud of those of you who are on the right track with losing or maintaining but for those of us who are just plain over it- we need to START FRESH! Like we are just starting all over again. Get your plans out, get your journals out and let's get to it. I've been pouting and eating all weekend and it just feels miserable and ridiculous. I know what I have to do-I just need to get over this next hurdle and get back in the groove.

I was TOMing which is no excuse, but it did hit me hard. Dbf has been sick with strep throat for days and I'm praying/hoping I don't get it bc we are suppossed to go to disneyland wed-sat with his family!!! I know it will be hard to be POP there-but I've done it before (in july) and it was not that bad at all! When you are in the right mindset you can make any food situation work for you. So anyway, I'm trying to fight off this bug that is going around-and I know eating healthy will only help!

I've decided to do a TO/Fast Forward. I cannot handle the limits of TO so I'm going to follow the 2 day fast forward menu that I did when I first joined LAWL. I don't even care about hte scale at this point-it's more just to get my head back in the game. I wanted to be at my goal by May-yikes! It makes me sad to think that nov, dec, jan, AND feb were months where I struggled to lose a hanful of lbs. I've got to get back into my groove!

Sorry to go on and on. I know you all know where I"m coming from!

Katie-I'm going to try to list 5....
1. I have a nice, naturally defined waist.
2. I carry my weight proportionately.
3. my boobs!
4. I've been blessed with natural rythym-I can dance!
5. I am strong!

Thanks Katie-that was harder than I thought--and it really shouldn't be!

Alright-off to work. It's a new week, a new month and a new attitude! ;) Everyone with me?

Good idea Katie but whew 5 huh?

1. I'm proportionate
2. my boobs. :lol:
3. I have muscular legs
4. I'm healthy
5. I have clear skin

Mornin' kids..

Another week, another trip.. This time i'm off to Reno, NV for a conference on wildland urban interface fire and fire prevention... I'm staying at the Grand Sierra Resort. I checked out the eating venues and there's a little cafe that specializes in salads and sandwiches, so I think I'll be spending most of my time there, just to stay out of trouble..

We're getting pretty fires already this year.. I got to be on our local NBC affiliate this weekend to talk about it.. Sorry for the ego boosting moment, but I thought I'd share it:
http://kob.com/article/stories/S364493.shtml?cat=504

Go out and make it a great week!!!

Wow I miss a lot when I dont check in! Lettie, SO sorry to hear your hubby is sick. I'll keep you guys in my prayers!

On the diet front, first time in a LONG time that I didnt gain over the weekend. I've found the trick to keeping my eating under control on the weekends, stay so freakin busy I dont have time to eat! LOL
I went with my son to the gym Saturday and wow my muscles are still reminding me it had been a while since I had been! Felt good though!

It was absolutely gorgeous here yesterday made me want warm weather to stay!
Hope everybody has an amazing week!

Whohoo Dan! You're famous! Again! It is fun to see what people look and sound like. We should all have footage of ourselves on You Tube or something!

Yay Dan!! Its nice to see what you look like behind that "step away from the salt" sign.

hi everyone. just wanted to do a quick post to say that i'm back from my trip. i lost about 3lbs while i was there too. so that's good.
got lots of stuff to do today. hope everyone has a good week.

Hi Katie and others. Don't know if you remember me, Sy? Well, I've been trying to stick to WW and it's not working. An online friend mentioned that LAWL has a Feel Full Plan and I'm so interested. Are others on this plan? How's it working? Is there a COD left in Upstate NY?

Katie, this is very hard...

1- I am flexible
2- I'm healthy
3- I don't look as big as I feel (for the most part)
4- My legs are firm from the knees down
5- I have a great hairdresser

Hugs to all, Sy

P.S. Looking forward to posting again...

Hy Sy, great to see you! The feel full plan is the numbered plan, I believe. There are a lot more choices, smaller proteins, more starches and dairy. A lot of folks on here are on it an really like it.

Great lists everyone!

Jillian!! Glad you're back, and way to succeed while you were gone.. That's a GREAT example to the rest of us..

You're getting so close to goal.. Time for another before and after shot, if you ask me..

Good Afternoon Everyone. Sorry I've been MIA for the last couple of weeks but I've been helping DD out with the baby and stuff and trying to catch up at work. I'm hoping that everything will be back to normal now. (Or at least as normal as normal is for me!) Everyone has been doing great with the losses. I'm so jealous. I'm officially banning my inner fat girl from talking to me any more. She is so evil!!!

Lettie - my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Even though we aren't right there with you doesn't mean that we aren't there for you. Just let us know if there is anything we can do.

Katie - 5 things I like about myself right now. Hmmmm, that could be a challenge to come up with but I'll try.

1. I'm happier than I have been in a long, long while.
2. I'm thrilled that I can fit into a size 10 instead of the 16's I was in last year at this time.
3. I think I look pretty good for my age.
4. I'm a pretty good mom and grandma.
5. I'm doing really well at exercising on my elitical. Getting a routine established has been the hardest but now it's like second nature to me.

Dan - I'm off to listen to your interview. I'll critique it later. lol, jk

Have a POP Monday. I'll be back later.

Hi all! Just popped in for a minute to see what's happening and to see if I can find answers to questions for a couple co-workers who signed up Friday to do LAWL. I'll search the threads before I post the questions here so you seasoned vets don't have to read the same old questions over and over. :)

Hey ya'll!

Well, I'm back from my business trip and apparently I'm not as strong as Jillian and Dan. I made decent choices for breakfast and lunch, but dinner was difficult. As a result, this morning I was up 2.5 lbs. I'm not freaking out though. I'm going to give myself a couple of days to correct this before I change my ticker.

I did have my Dr. appt. before I left town. Good news...no sleep apnea or thyroid issues. Bad news...high cholesterol and borderline blood sugar, which means a few more meds, watch what I eat and exercise more. Geez...I thought I was already doing that.

I haven't had a chance to catch up on last week's thread, so no personals right now.

Hi All!

ok the 5 things about my self.....

1. My feet, shoes always fit ha!
2. Boobs, hay why not?
3. I also carry my weight well, proportioned well.
4. I am amazed at how well I can manage my eating!
Geez! This is tough!
5. I am a good friend,girlfriend, mother, daughter and person in general!

I am back from my weekend away and I haven't WI yet. That will be tomorrow. I am kinda nervous. Honestly I didn't eat that much friday was pretty on Plan until I drank a whole bottle of wine about 4 glasses. Ha! Not soo good. And then Sat we went to a bar eat, not my choice and had a few fried apps. Which for sure wasn't good. And then I think I was pretty good the rest of the day. I for sure didn't get my veggies in. Yesterday was the end of the trip and we had breaksfast at Perkins I had the scrambler I didn't eat any of the bacon and had it made with egg beaters which were actually pretty good and then it had sausage and cheese sauce, oops! And some pancakes, but when I got home at about 5pm I went straight to bed. No more water or food for the rest of the night! I was soooo tired! I am getting too old for 2 day concert trips! Ha! Anyway I hope you all had a great weekend!

Oh yeah I started Plan 2 on friday not the best day to start that but I am excited for the new week!

Jillian- You are rocking, good job!

Paula- No worries, those 2 lbs will fall right off!

Laurie- Great thoughts! How is DD and the baby, anyways?

Hey Heather- Haven't seen you in a long time. How is it going?

Cecilia- Sounds good! I did not know that you are a mom. Sounds like you had a lot of fun this weekend anyway!

a new avatar. still need to work on getting a full body pic taken so i can do a side by side comparison.

Cecilia, I did not know that you are a mom either!

I am not very motivated about myself to do a top 5 list right now...

I weighed in at COD and I am up 12 lbs since Valentines Day... Ouch.. (I would appreciate if everyone would hold their, "I told you so" remarks.. lol jk)

So I am back on track today no more cheating! I gotta lose more weight before I get pregnant!!

It will come off fast Kimberly!

Hi all .......... I am just gonna join in !!!! :)

1) I am healthy.
2) I carry my weight proportionate.
3) My eyes are my favorite part of me
4) My chest ... lol ;)
5) I am still young at heart

Good job!

Thanks for the exercise Katie! Good Idea!
Yup I am a mom going on 9 years! His name is Braden.

Okay he goes my 5

1. I am a good mother, wife, daughter, and person
2. My boobs
3. I am more flexible now since I started exercising
4. My skin
5. I now have an hourglass shape

Thanks Katie for the exercise

I didn't WI today because I was with my mom at her surgery. She is doing fine. I will WI on Wed. and hopefully get measured.

I went to get some new jeans today and went from a size tight 16's to a size 14/12 (depending on how they were made). I was so happy.

Well, I better go get the kids to bed.

Have a great night and morning.

Wow where's everyone??

Kimberly-you are brave for getting on the scale and moving your ticker!! I know it's just water so I don't think you need to worry that much. We both know what we have to do!!

Hope you all had a great monday!

Where's ANGIE?

Thanks for the great idea! We all think about the bad things about ourselves when we are fluffy instead of the good and this is a great way to start changing that.
Here's my top five
1 my eyes
2.my smile
3 I'm a good person with a big heart
4.my inner strength
5 my ability to choose good people to surround myself with

1) I found my waist! There is a completely new area where my waist actually curves inward.
2) Yoga has helped me stay very flexible and strong.
3) I have great hair.
4) Very nice blue eyes.
5) For the most part my boobs still point forward!! Gravity has had some toll but not bad considering.

On a personal note I have a wonderful family, good health, and some financial flexibility.

Hey al!

Hope everyone is having a POP week.

I have finally managed to see some movement on the old sclae - 5 pounds in the last week, woohoo! I finally get to update my ticker to actually be accurate - LOL.

I do have something I have to share with you all, I got a call from COD yesterday and they want to submit my story to People magazine to be considered for their next "Half Their Size" article. I know the chances are pretty slim, but it would be kind of cool.

WOW!!! Val, that is fantastic!!!! Of course they will choose you, my goodness, look at what you have accomplished. You rule Val!!!

Morning Everyone.

So i put the scale away yesterday and havent weighed myself since yesterday morning and thats a big accomplishment for me. lol. hopefully i can hold out all week.

Val - that would be so cool if you got picked.

Cecilia - Is Braden your BF?

Have a good day everyone, its slow around here huh.

Thanks everyone, for sharing your "5 things I love about me" list. It is inspiring to me! Today I have a new question for you all. Another exercise in seeing the big picture.

Question: How will my life benefit from releasing my excess weight?

My life will benefit because I will am keeping a young body. I want to be able to hike, climb, rock hound, and camp. I love sexy, cute clothes, and I want to be able to wear anything that I want. I want my subconscious and my concscious mind to be so healthy that my body has no reason to hold onto unnessecary weight. My life will benefit because I will be the real me, inside and out.

Katie Thanks for posing these questions.

My life will benefit because i will be able to keep up with my kids. I want to be able to live a long healthy life so i can be here for them. I would love to fit into all the pretty clothes that are made only for smaller people and i would feel great about myself and just be a overall happier person which will be a benefit to my entire family.

Hey everyone, I've just been extra busy at work and probably shouldn't be posting now but couldn't resist checking in.

TO join in...

The top 5 things I like about myself / my body.....
1) I'm strong both mentally and physically
2) I'm a good mother, wife, sister and friend.
3) I have a naturally defined waist and great boobs (with some support).
4) I'm healthy.
5) I'm smart.

How will I benefit from losing weight? My life will benefit because I will be healthy and around a long time to enjoy my husband, daughter, and family.

Hey gang.. Chiming in while on layover in Vegas... Bored. To. Tears... oh well..

I'll talk more later... Have a great day, all!!!

Bored in Vegas? Surely the airport has slot machines, LOL!

How this will benefit me. I will be healthier and able to keep up with my kids. The only thing I can think of that makes me unhappy is my weight. So, after it is gone I will truely be a happy person. I also want to be able to wear whatever I want.

Thanks Katie for posting these questions.

Hi Gang
A quick hi and Lettie hope all is well. The winter weather is affecting my psyche.. or is it psychosis if I dont' see the sun soon I'm going to snap! Another winter storm is heading our way and the whole province seems to be bordering on sanity.
I hope you are all doing well and Katie nice motivating idea! Keep up the great work and keep POP!!

That is great Dionne!

Kristen- Maybe you should go tanning. Normally I would avoid tanning beds, but in your case, maybe a little UV light would lift your spirits. Also, have you purchased any full spectrum lighting for your home? You can get full spectrum light bulbs in most light bulb sections. They put out safe UV light that can really give you a boost when winter weather is getting the best of you.

Katie.. YOU give me a real boost!

Thanks Kristen!

WE ARE HOME! He is looking much better. I found out that the meds that I thought cost $900 a months cost about $650 for the name brand, and $430 for the generic and with our insurance the generic will cost us
$10!!!!!
So again God really has His hand in things. DH is almost back to normal. personality wise..... the bumps are shrinking and fading.

thank you to all of you. Just knowing I could come here and unload and be supported, accepted, uplifted, encouraged.......... it means the world to me.

I love you all......

Wonderful news Lettie! So glad that you are home, and how great about the meds!

My weight starting this week is 246. I hope to bring it down this week. I'm doing a take off to get myself back on track.

The 5 things I like about myself are:
1. I feel I am proportionate.
2. I am strong
3. I am flexible
4. My face is looking thinner since losing some weight
5. My legs are pretty muscular

Question: How will my life benefit from releasing my excess weight?
The main benefit will be to my health. I worry the most about my heart since heart disease runs in my family and I watched my dad die from not taking care of himself. I don't want to leave my kids like that.

Thanks to Katie for helping keep me (us) motivated. Seems like things have been slowing down. I need to take Amy's advice and get the pen and paper, program book, food scale, etc. working overtime.

I had a hard time with top five ...
1) Am a good Grandma (wife, mother, too)
2) I can climb stairs now without thinking I'm going to die before getting to the top
3) I no longer have a blood pressure problem
4) I have more clothes choices
5) I have no hair on my legs right now (had to go shave 'em to have 5!)

Loosing weight will help me to feel healthy, give me the opportunity to buy and wear clothes with choices instead of sweat clothes and a few well worn outfits. I also no longer feel I'm an embarassment to my family. I need to work on feeling thinner, as I still think I'm very overweight, but others say otherwise.

Here's to a good rest of the week. Cindy

Lettie - so glad to hear your DH is doing better and YAY for meds being only $10 a mo.

Cindy - :lol: having to shave your legs to get 5.

I'm still trying to avoid running to get the scale out, hopefully it will work out for the best and i'll realize i dont need to weigh myself multiple times a day. If i get good results on Monday i may even consider pushing to only weigh every 2w.

Have a good night everyone, see you all in the morning.

Evening all!

Well, day one in Reno and I think I did ok.. I had pizza with the gang for lunch, but they were small pieces and I also had a big plate of salad to go with it.. After our seminar, I put in a really good workout and followed it up with a grilled chicken salad...

I'm skipping the gambling tonight to get some work done.. I suck at gambling anyway..

Breakfast and lunch are provided for tomorrow.. I'm sure it will be some kind of buffet affair, so here's hoping I can resist the temptations! The good news is that they have plenty of water in the meeting rooms, so I don't have to break into the $6 bottles here in the room.. SIX BUCKS????

Anyway, I hope you all have a great day tomorrow... Talk to you soon..

hey girls and dan...

i am feeling so unmotivated right now. i don't know what's going on... i think i am blocking myself from losing anymore weight. i just don't feel like doing it anymore. does anyone ever feel like that? like just not doing the program anymore and forgetting this whole weight loss thing? it may have something to do with the fact that i'm sick, but i've been feeling this way before i got sick, so i just don't know! ::sigh:: i think i need a swift kick in the butt to get me back op. the sad thing is... my dbf doesn't try to keep me op or encourage me to do better.. he just lets me. should i dump him?? lol! help. :^:

lettie- aren't generic drugs great! well... health insurance too i guess! either way... happy to hear your life is finally getting back to normal-ish! keep us updated! :hug:

katie- i'm still looking for motivation on that top 5... not feeling very top 5-y atm! but i will give a thought to the other question.

Question: How will my life benefit from releasing my excess weight?

Well obviously I'd be a lot healthier than I am right now! I am not particularly unhealthy, but I'm sure being 50 pounds lighter will make SOME difference! Also, I will be hot! Lol! All my life I have been overweight, I don't know what it's like to be thin, so my confidence and self esteem will soar. And finally, I will be happier than ever before.

now if only i could listen to myself and lose this weight! geez! again.. i need to be kicked... swiftly.. in the butt! goodnight all!

Michie: Here's one of many, I'm sure, kicks in the butt. You CAN do this. Let's all decide it was a coming out of Winter slump and think only positive thoughts. You have a lot of company right now, me included, so group motivation it has to be. I noticed Nicole had a pretty good recent loss on the weigh in thread and Paula's been pretty positive, and Katie's trying to get us to think positive things and Debbie's even giving up scale watching. Dan is handling some pretty tough challenges in a good way so there is hope for all of use! We need to dig deep into some of those motivating past threads and could also use some of Lynn's past "back to basics" thoughts. Amy helped me in her's earlier this week, now all I've got to do is "do it". We're not too late to be giving the "March will be our month" dialogue. Come out, come out wherever the motivators are right now!!! Cindy

Lettie-Great news! Aint God good?

It must be the week for miracles. I truely believe in the power of prayer. One of our students at the highschool where I work is in the hospital with a bacterial infection in his lungs. Middle of the night Sunday night they called his family in and said he wouldnt make it till morning and all they could do was keep him comfortable. He was on a ventilator. This morning he's still really sick but the vent is gone and hes breathing on his own! Thank you God!

Morning everyone.

Another POP day for me today, yes i know in the morning that i'm going to be POP so there is no question later in the day. I guess no one plans to cheat huh? Well in 1.5w my mom is having a religious thing and there are going to be lots of food there, its an all veggie thing which is good but my grandma is a little heavy handed with the salt. The food is never too salty but there is enough in there for me to retain water for days. I already expect that but i spoke to her about the salt and she will cut down for me. Oh i should mention that there are going to be some sweets also, i'm going to try to be good but again its one of those things that i grew up with and that can always be hard to resist especially when i only get it about once a yr. This was my reason for only an 8lb goal for easter, i hope this it doesnt prevent me from reaching goal. ahh the temptations of life.

Michie - You said that you have been heavy all your life, dont you think you deserve a chance to see how great it feels to be thin? We only have 1 life to live and if we dont live it to the fullest there will always be regrets and i know you dont want to get older and still have regrets especially about your weight which is something you can pretty much control. Lots of things happen that we cant control but you can choose to be strong and resist food so you can be a happier you. Dont you want to prove to everyone in your life and yourself that you are strong enough to do this? You have done great so far, let that be your motivation to go on. After all your hard work there is no point in turning back now. You have proven that you can do it so now all you need to do is continue to work at your goal. I know sometimes its like "let me just give up because i cant see the end of the tunnel" but i promise you if you keep doing what you are doing and following the plan you will see the end of the tunnel. You are investing in yourself by putting in the time and effort, you are the only person standing in your way. I think you are worth it, i hope you do too.

Okay, Cindy, you asked for it, LOL.

As many of you know, I am really into metaphysical stuff. I spend a good deal of time studying universal energy, law of attraction, reiki, energy healing, crystals, mediatation, etc. I also give medical intuitive readings to clients on Saturdays. I have helped many figure out what is going on with them physically and spiritually. I have seen some miraculous things come from energy healing. My DH and I have used the Law of Attraction to double our income, buy our dream car, and better our marraige and lives in many other wonderful ways. This is all fantastic, but still I have this roadblock. This weight situation. I have been very frustrated with myself. If I can allow energy to flow through me that heals people and animals, why can't I heal myself? What is wrong with me?! I have done a lot of soul searching on this. I know people who have used the law of attraction to drop a lot of weight without really changing anything else about their lifestyles. So why can't I? I finally turned to another intutive to get her take on my situation. She helped me to see what I have been doing to myself. This leads me to today's question for all of you.

What is keeping you from achieving your ideal weight? List some of your beliefs that keep you hanging on to extra pounds. (This will require a little thought, a little soul searching) Tomorrow I want to work on what we can do about these things that are holding us back.

Here is what I have come up with for myself.

1- I have had 3 children. I have been told a million times that it is extremely difficult to lose weight after having babies. I have believed this statement.

2- My entire family is overweight. I have been told that my weight problems are genetic, and I am destined to be fat. I have believed this statement.

3- I was raised in a very strict and stifling religion. I was always taught that women were to be homemakers and mothers only. Women who worked, fixed themselves up, exercised, and took care of themselves were considered vain and worldly. Bad, in other words. I left this religion a few years ago, but the angry, ugly voices of judment still ring in my ears sometimes.

4- It is hard for me to keep my eyes on the prize. I can't really remember what it felt like to be thin. I keep telling my body that I will love it when it gets to my goal weight. I will be happy with it then. Until then, though..... not so much.

Wow Kim! That's fantastic news.. Lettie - Great news from you too! I think prayer is part of it, but I also think that positive thinking and a strong will to live play into it as well...

Michie.. No lectures here from me today.. But just know we've all gone through what you're going through and you gave us two big clues as to what's up with you..

Weight loss is a big challenge.. It's a lifestyle change and takes maximum effort to get where you need to be.. When we get sick, mentally, we go into a different place and ANYTHING that takes effort becomes secondary.. We just don't have the energy or desire to get anything done.. This is when having your house empty of bad food helps.. If it ain't there, you ain't gonna eat it...

Second is support.. If your DBF isn't supporting you, it's going to be twice as hard to succeed.. You need to sit him down and get him on track with your needs.. Maybe, like me and every other guy, we have to be told something over and over again for a point to stick.. You need to let him know that you can't do this without his help and if he won't help you, then maybe you DO need to reevaluate your situation.. :lol:... I laugh, but seriously. If he won't support you in this, how is his support in other areas.. Jeez.. Now I sound like freakin' Dr. Phil...

Anyway, the point is that if he loves you, he will help you.. You just have to help him help you, if you know what I mean...

Go out and have a great day all!

Dan we like to call you Dr Salty.. but like a Dr Phil!

Hi, all! Hope everyone is having a good week.

I have had opportunities to officially recognize how stress eating impacts me this week. I am REALLY struggling with some things at work -- just lots to do and no time to do it. High visibility, make-or-break you kind of stuff. Add to that it's TOM, and what do you get? GOING OFF PLAN! Grrrr. The interesting thing is that when I do go off plan, I really do feel bad. Not just guilty, but physically, I feel bad. So ... here's to an on plan rest of the week.

Lettie, I was so glad to see your post! Good news on the meds! Glad you guys are home.

Welcome back, sy! You can do this!

Dan, I suck at gambling too. And I loved seeing you on the video!

Michie, I can relate, but I know you can do this! Think about how amazing you look now ... after 25 lbs. And think about how amazing you feel when you are sticking to the plan .. and see the scale move! Think about how you are doing this FOR YOU! You CAN Do this. We are here to help!!!

Debbie, I so totally understand the urge to weight multiple times a day. But please do your best not to. It's so frustrating to see the scale move up -- even if you know it's just water. I mean, it's just not physically possible to gain a couple lbs a day when you have only consumed 1200-1600 calories! So, for your own sake, you can do this! (This urge reminds me of when I was TTC and took pregnancy tests several times a day for several days in a row until AF arrived.)

Hello to everyone else!!! I'll catch you in personals next time!

Katie, I'm loving this exercise ... so, how will my life be better through my weight loss?
Of course, being Type 1 diabetic, I am already at risk for heart disease and other complications. Being heavy increases my odds of this tremendously. Not to mention, I just feel so much better when I'm thinner. I have more energy. I WANT to play with my kids. I WANT to go on vacations. I WANT to be active and do fun things. And when I'm thinner, I WANT to go shopping. I WANT to wear sexy clothes for my hubby ... and I am not ashamed to do so.

:hugs: to all of my dear friends!!! It is so wonderful to see all of you feeling so positive and energic!!! I am sorry I have been MIA.........I have had all of my kids home for 3 days.......yes 3 LONG SNOW DAYS!!!! I promise to catch up soon!!!
XOXO

Hey everyone! Just a quick check in...still very busy but I just can't resist reading even if there isn't a lot of time to post. You guys are great and thanks for the motivation! Michie, I'm in a slump too but we can all do this:)

Thank you.

I know I can turn to all of you and you know the right things to say. You are all such an amazing motivation and I am almost certain I would have given up by now if it wasn't for you. Thank you so much!

Debbie- You almost made me cry! Thank you for your words.. I know I deserve to make this change, and I WILL stop standing in my own way!:hug:

Cindy- I kept thinking the same thing... March will be my month! I am going to see big changes in March! Then I go and sabotage myself. Not anymore. I will do this for all of us who are feeling the same way. :)

Dan- You really are our personal Dr. Phil! I totally understand what you mean about being sick... But I have been using it as an excuse too. So not only has it made me feel icky and like not trying, but I tell myself that since I'm sick it's ok to eat like a dummy. Tisk tisk. I'm fired. I am going to get back to it today though. No more excuses. And that DBF... I'll just have to sit him down and spell it all out again. Geez! Men! :p Thank you!

Erin- Thanks.. I think as soon as I get that this is for me and that I have to do it for me... I will be able to step out of my own way and do it! Thanks!

Katy & everyone else feeling gloomy in March, or looking for some extra motivation... go look in the mirror! Thanks to Katie we all know 5 things we love about ourselves, but how will that 5 change once you're at goal? I know the 5 I am still thinking up will change once I get to goal, so keep those in mind and do it!

On a side note, I am paying for all of my bad food choices today! I woke up with the worst stomach cramps and I've been in the bathroom all morning! (TMI..:lol:... sorry!) But it's good because I know that when I eat yucky foods I will be sick. I just can't handle that stuff anymore. I think I want to do a cleanse. Maybe doing something like that will get me back to the way I felt when I started and will get me back on the track! Any suggestions???

just checking in to say hi. not much to say, so that's about it for me.

Michie I don't have a lot of time, but I just wanted to chime in and say that boy do I know how you feel, sometimes when I give my self and inch I want to take a football field! Ha! Seriously though every once in awhile I wonder why do I have to do this for the rest of my life. It's just not fair and then that becomes a pitty party for me. Something that has really worked for me is when I am doing something out of the ordinary or plan something with friends I keep my self accountable but I also let my self splurge a little bit. You have to treat yourself every once in awhile or you will go crazy, plus anytime anyone says " you can't have that on your diet " I say "I can I just don't want to." Ha! I just wanted you to know I feel the same way a ll the time. If it wasn't for this site I don't know if I would get through it. Thanks to all of you!

Hey everyone,

Ya'll are so great for motivation. I love to come here and read and chat with everyone. Thank you all for the support.

Debbie - I almost cried too at what you said. It really hit home for me too. I copied it to a motivation folder. So, I can read it again.


I went to WI today and was down 2.5 lbs. I have.2 more to go to officially loose 30lbs. I have fought for the whole month of February with my weight in the 170's. I knew when my weight got closer to goal I would have to "fight" to get it off. I just didn't realize I would be doing it so early. I will not even be at half way point until I have lost 38 lbs. However, I am not upset I am still averaging over 2lb weight loss a week and I got measured today and have lost 16 inches in 13 weeks. I only have 2 inches to go to have a healthy waistline for my heart according to Dr. Oz. So, I am happy. I was going to wait to get my hair cut and colored when I lost 30 lbs. But, I can't wait anymore so I am close enough I am going to do it Friday. I am so excited. I have not done anything with my hair since the day I started PWL.

I am also excited because my DH is coming home early from Malaysia. He was supposed to be home until the 12th. However, he is coming home tomorrow. I can't wait.

Well, I better go work on my DS's school yearbook. I volunteered to help out and it has turned into me doing it by myself. I have a deadline of March 28th and I do not intend on working on it this weekend. That is DH time. I will try to check back in later.

Michie

I just realized that we started weight loss on the same day. You are doing terrific. Keep up the good work. This will definitely be your month.

Michie & Dionne i'm glad i was able to help.

Great news. My 1st goal was to be able to wear my wedding band again. After i lost weight the 1st time i had it resized and havent been able to fit into it for a while now and i tried it on today and it FITS. Its still a tiny bit snug but a few more lbs and it will fit perfectly. I'm so happy!

great successes ladies!! Keep it up!

Yahooo Debbie! You are doing awesome!

Nicole- 3 snow days? Yikes!

I had this nice long post to all of you about how you inspire me and how we are all in this together and when I hit the button it disappeared!!! ACKKKK!!! Darn computer anyway. I'll try to remember what I typed.

Michie - I am right there with you as far as being unmotivated lately. For the past month I have just sort of had the attitude that I can take some time off from WL and eat whatever I want. Guess what - iit's not working so well for me. I start off the day all positive that I can stay on OP and by mid-morning I've fallen off the wagon. Very, very frustrating.

Katie - Thank you for the questions. Anything that can help us look inward and figure out why we do the things we do can only help us in the end. The questions you posted today are pretty deep and I'll have to think about them before I answer.

Debbie - Thank you for the post. I printed it and am putting it on the front of my refrigerator. Maybe if I look at it before I open the door I will make better choices. Great job on the WL also. You are doing wonderful!!

Dionne - You too are doing marvelous. 16"??? You have to feel pretty doggone good about that!! So glad DH is coming home early.

Jillian - good to see you.

Nicole - I just talked to DD and she said she was going crazy with all the snow and her son not being able to go to school. She's not sure how many more 5 day weekends she can take!!!

I get to babysit all of the grandkids next weekend. I'm so excited. I love keeping them without their parents. They act totally different when they aren't around. Funny how the kids learn that right away. They can play their parents different than everyone else. I'll have to start thinking of some fun things we can do and make since it will be the weekend before Easter. Maybe decorate some eggs or something. I'll come up with something - I always do.

Better get off here. Just wanted to pop on here and give everyone a shout out. You all motivate me and I truly do appreciate it!! I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good evening.

Hi, all!!! Been a REALLY crazy week for me!

1)My knee is giving me less problems!
2)My heel spur isn't as bad as it used to be!
3)I'm feeling better physically since starting
4)My clothes are so loose on me...what the heck?
5) I found out I lost an inch of my boobs, yay!!!

I'll check real quick tomorrow, but after that, whew, I'm offline for over a week.....SPRING BREAK, BABY!!!!

Hey Michie... I GOT SOMETHIN FOR YA...:kickbutt: Now could you please return the favor? :) (You too amylou, lol)

I have been off plan for 3 weeks. Today is my first POP day. Feels good but I'm starvin'!!! I have felt the same way as you Michie, just no motivation, and somedays I remember tellin myself that I dont care... Whew time to get back on track fast!!!

Thanks Kim! Now if you would just turn around...:kickbutt: gotcha! There... now that we've both been kicked in the butt let's turn this around and get back on track. We deserve this... so no more sabotage and cheating.

Today didn't count though... I couldn't even keep WATER down today! It was bad. I am feeling much better now, but there was a time today when I thought I could die... and it would feel better than how i was feeling! Not the best day to get back to being POP.. but tomorrow will be better!

Dionne- Congrats on the loss finally! I know it must feel so good to see some results since moving plans.. yay!

Laurie- That swift butt kick goes for you too! Get on that wagon! You can do it!

Good morning everyone! Today is a new day, remember why it was that you wanted this and get going!!!

Erin, are you out there?

How about you Sy? How are you doing?

Good Morning everyone,

I'm just checking in. I am off to get the house cleaned and then I am going to get a manicure and pedicure. If I have time before DH flies in I guess I better work on that yearbook. I can't wait for DH to get home.

Well, I better get going on my stuff to do. I hope that everyone has a great POP day.

Katie- It's funny you reminded us to think of why we started this. I got up this morning and weighed and it was down a bit and I was thinking of why I am doing this. Thanks for the positive attitude you share. My DH always tells me I need to wake up every morning and think I am skinny and act that way and it will help me. He is so positive and I can definitely be the negative one. I am working on it though. Well, I really need to go.

Have a great day.

Morning everyone.

Michie - I really hope you are feeling better today, sounds like yesterday was horrible.

Dionne - Yay on being down this morning. Sounds like you got a full day ahead and thats great that your DH is coming home sooner than expected.

Dan - Hope everything is going great in Vegas.

Laurie - Thats great that you get to have the grandkids this weekend, how many do you have? My boys get so spoiled by their grandparents and we get all the headache when they come back home. LOL. My dad is coming next week and the older boys are going to be so happy, i'm betting the baby is going to cry but he always does. My bro is also visiting so i'm excited about that. Anyway decorating eggs sounds fun, i'm sure the kids will like that.

starofsorrow - YAY for spring break!!

Kimberly - hang in there, you can do this. I'm sure you want to have a easy & healthy pregnancy when it happens so get back on the wagon.

Katie - You are always so positive. Thanks

Nicole - are the kids back to school yet?

Hope everyone has a good day.

Good morning, all! Well, I officially am paying for my bad behaviors for the past couple days. This morning I woke up and weighed at home, and between the bad foods yesterday and the day before and TOM, I am up 4 lbs!!! UGH! Now, I know most of it is water, but it was important for me to see the consequences. Bad food = bad WI.

I have 2 days to try to get some of that off before I WI at CoD. I'm counting on myself to do this!

Katie, I'm loving these exercises. I went to a "Managing the Power of Your Presence" workshop last fall, and we learned all about how our beliefs keep us locked, and do influence our behaviors. Then we did a visualization exercise where we dissolved those beliefs. This was from a career perspective, but I'm loving how this all relates to my life overall too -- and my weight. So I am going to really give this some thought. What beliefs ... up until now ... contributed to my weight? (Because from now on, I'm going to be in charge of my own destiny!)

Good job Erin!!! I fully believe in the thought process having a huge effect on all aspects of our lives.

Debbie- How great that your family is coming to visit. Sounds like you guys will have a great time!

Dionne- How cool that your DH is coming home early. Enjoy the mani and pedi!

Checking in one last time before I zip off on my vacation! =)

Another thing that I'm happy about today....I FINALLY got my signature! Wheeee! Now I can keep track of my weight loss goals! :D

Hope everybody'll have a fanastic weekend, and a great week next week, too! My plan is to stay as close to the plan as possible, and not worry about too much happening. =) Good thing my friend and I plan on cooking at his place for the most part! ;)

Good Morning All!

Not much going on with me. Just got back from a trip to DC. Went off Plan so needless to say I am kinda down with myself for not having more will power. I will say to everyone, the More you Cheat the Easier it is to Cheat. That is something to think about. I can't seem to break this cycle.

I have decided that my downfall is yogurt. I am going to have to give them up as my dairy and find an alternative. I just cannot control not eating them when I am having a stressful day. This is because I have to keep them in stock because I require 2+ per day on my plan. Anyway. I will let you know if this works.

Hi everyone. Weighed this am and I'm up a little from last weigh in...about a lb but TOM is approaching and I'm having retention problems of every sort (TMI - Sorry). Feeling depressed over that and hungry I went out for lunch today and had a Zaxby's Chicken Salad -the fried not grilled and real dressing. I'm so bad! I just need to keep reminding myself that I can watch what I eat the rest of day and do some make up. YIKES!

Good morning all, I'm just back from San Diego for 3 days. Not a good thing exercise wise or food wise. Not terrible, and I spent a great deal of the time listening to my stomach growl and then trying to be reasonable when the food actually arrived. Got me all off schedule and it was more starches than I think I should have, but they did serve lots of fruits and veggies, as the company is really focusing on health so much more than they did in the past, so there was a lot of healthy options always. No free time for exercise, as in 3 days they gave us only one hour off. Well I guess we had 10PM until 6AM off, but I do need to sleep sometime. I got a lot of comments about my weight loss, even though I'm basically about the same weight that I was a year ago when we had the same group meeting! I think all the exercise has paid off in my looks and energy, even if it has not been good on the scale at all!

I too have had a time of lower motivation. Michie I always have a hard time when I'm sick. I don't know what it is that makes that a time when it is OK to eat junk in my mind. Junk food is not a healing thing. It is probably more important to eat healthy things. The only thing that I've been able to really come to terms with is my mom also always gave us oranges when we were sick.. So if I feel ill I have some comfort oranges. I haven't gotten this licked at all.

Katie, I love your exercises and although I was gone when you first mentioned them.
Here is my list for things I love about my body
1) I love my legs... All those hours in the gym and they look amazing!
2) I actually can see a bicept now!
3) I can run now! I have so much more energy since I started exercising and lost weight.
4) I can see some definition in my abs... OK not a 6 pack... maybe a 4 pack? OK maybe not after my trip to San Diego, but I will get back on the stick and it will be back there in no time.
5) I feel strong and healthy and my body fat is very low.

Since I've lost weight, the things that are better about my life are.... All my health indicators (cholesterol, BP, blood sugars, etc) are better. The doctor's smile at me instead of looking concerned and lecturing me. I can cross my legs like I did when I was 20. My feet and knees no longer hurt me. I rarely snore anymore and so I sleep better and feel more energetic all the time. My DH is so proud of me now. I ordered a size medium t-shirt at the conference instead of an XL. I can shop in almost any store now. I can stop the constant internal dialog about how bad I am for not being thinner.
The hard part is that I still don't like the number on the scale! Oh well, still working to be OK mentally that for me 165 might just be a really great number and I should be OK with that instead of always thinking I should be under 150.

Hey! :wave:

Well, I've gotten rid of 1 lb of what I gained on last week's trip. I'm on day 2 of FF, trying to lose the rest of it. I don't usually lose well on FF, but at least my head is in the right place now. ;)

Michie - You're struggles reminded me of something that happened to me this week. My DS's b-day was Monday and of course we had cake (sorry, Nicole). I got a modest piece. I saw that my DH noticed, but didn't say anything. That's when I truly realized that this journey is fully my responsibility...I shouldn't depend on anyone else in my life to make me be good, or make my problem theirs. My DH does support me in this effort...by NOT bringing in bad foods or suggesting restaurants that I shouldn't go to...and he encourages me to get on my treadmill. Anyways, all that just to say...I know you can succeed at this...you've been doing a great job so far...keep it up! :hug:

Dionne - Yeah, I'm glad your DH is coming home. :carrot:

Debbie - Being able to wear your ring is a great NSV. :dancer:

Laurie - Have a great time with your grandkids. I am patiently waiting to have grandkids to spoil. DH and I talk all the time about how we are going to be involved grandparents. For lots of reasons I guess, neither of our parents were very involved in our kids growing up years. We want to go to all the t-ball games and dance recitals, and take our grandkids camping and on vacation with us.

Barbara - That's great that people noticed that you look healthier. I just noticed that we are the same height and have the same goal weight...I'm just not there yet. I haven't even looked at size medium shirts in so long...that would be so cool...no, that WILL be so cool.

Katy- Sorry you are feeling down. Spring will come soon and everyone will cheer up!

Paula- Good luck with the FF.

Barb- Wow, sounds like they kept you really busy. Thanks for chiming in, I really liked your list. You are like the big sister setting a good example for so many of us on here. It is nice that you are human and induldge a little from time to time, yet you always come back to a good spot and keep yourself there. Thanks for sharing your journey with us!

Some of you probably remember that my DH and I make wine. We made a 5 gallon jug of Mojito wine today (lime and mint), so that it will be ready for summer. Ooooh, I can taste it now, when it is hot outside! This wine is one of my family and friends favorite. We made a gallon in the fall and it was gone in no time. I want to put up a gallon of raspberry and a gallon of plum, too, to have for the summer. We are sending a bottle of our huckleberry wine into a contest. I can't wait to see the feedback. We are amatuers, so I really want to get some critique from the judges to see what we can improve on. Also, on the wine subject, we are going to a wine tasting tomorrow night. I am psyched about it. I have never gone to one before, but it really sounds like a lot of fun. What does one wear to a wine tasting, anyway?

That's right Paula, WILL be!!!!!

Hey y'all!! Spring Break has finally come!! WOOHOO! :carrot: I took my last mid-term tonight! Whew! I do have a nursing entrance exam to take on Tuesday, but I am not worrying about it! I have studied all I can study for it and if it is meant to be, then all will work out!

I am finally back on track today! 2 days of POP has me feeling pretty good!

Make sure everyone takes a look at thread I posted on the Evenflo carseat recalls... The same seat we used for DS when he was little!!! Luckily I got something in the mail today or I wouldnt have known and I was/am going to reuse it for the new baby (if it ever gets here...) I still got a week and a half before I can test to see if I am pregnant... :dizzy:

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Kimberly- Yahooo for you. Gotta love spring break!

Have a great night everyone!!!

Okay dangit! Wake up everyone!

I have a question and challenge for all of you. It is the weekend, and many of us have a little more time on our hands. I want you to commit to do 3 nice things for yourself this weekend. This is an exercise in loving ourselves as we are, right now. Here are the 3 that I have planned.

1- Today I painted my toenails and fingernails. I always feel sexy with pretty red toes.

2- Tomorrow I am going to buy a new pair of shoes that I have been wanting for a while now.

3- On Sunday, I am going to take a long, hot bath and read a book.

Morning all.

where is everyone not even saturday yet!

I'm probably not going to be on too much, DH is home today and will be home the weekend also. We're planning to remodel our bathrooms so this weekend we're going to be checking out tile stores and such. Busy busy.

Katie - i will try to get my eyebrows done (its been over a mo, ack), take a nice long shower and maybe buy myself something. I know a shower is not a bath but i dont like baths. Dont know what i'll buy myself but i'll look for something.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!!

Good morning :)

Poor Katie.......noone answered you on what you are supposed to wear to a wine tasting. I wouldn't have known the answer anyway......but how was it? It was last night, right?

Ok, so my three nice things for the weekend......
1. I will get my hair cut in Wisconsin
2. I will take a nice leisurely sauna at my mom's house.
3. I will do my fingernails. My toes are cute and red already.....baby steps, right? :)

I hope you are all doing well. I am sorry I have been so absent lately......just so busy with the fam lately. Katie......you are rockin this site with all of your positive energy.....and all of you who are taking the time to do her exercises are pumping in even more. I love it when it is like this. It is so uplifting! Next week.......look out.....I will be back, and hopefully I can re-earn my postmaster status!!!

My sis is giving my DD a baby shower on Sunday afternoon in Wisconsin, and I am very very excited. I will take pictures and tell you all about it when I get home. Right now, I must get my house picked up and finish up packing :) I will try to check in later!!!
XOXO

Nicole- No, it is tonight. I bought a cute red cardigan last night and a slinky black top to wear under it. Now I just gotta find my fancy black push up bra to wear under it. I wanted to buy some new black pants too, buy I couldn't find anything, so I guess it will be jeans. Have fun at the baby shower, how exciting!

Debbie- Oooh, eyebrows. It has been um, uh, well, a year since I had mine done. Good heck, I had better get mine done too!

Katie, Have fun at wine tasting. It sounds like you will look hot.

My niece is getting married tomorrow, so I need to figure out what to wear to that. Plus it is near Seattle so I better figure it out here soon. I had hoped to go and get my nails done, but I don't know if there will be time now.

I'm doing a one day only take off. Mostly to break the chain of bad eating that I started recently. I just need to do better. Plus then I might not feel like I'm all bloated for the wedding.

Debbie, we are remodeling our bathroom too! I can't wait for it to be done. We are putting in granite counters and travertine floors and new faucets and a new shower door and new light fixture and towel racks, etc. We also had it repainted and took off the old mirror and are getting new ones. So we are kind of through the tearing everything out phase and are starting to see the new stuff.

Amylou...........where oh where are you?????

And ANGIE........WTF? We miss you!!!! At least let us know how Cameron is :)
XOXO

Nicole - Amylou is in Disneyland living it up!!!

Gosh, I was feeling bad for not checking in all day, but I guess everyone was busy...not much going on here today.

So, this weekend I will:
1. Take a nice long bath
2. Do my nails
3. Get my hair cut

My very first totally on plan day in a couple of weeks, so Katie's motivating exercises and encouragement are at least helping me focus.

I had no idea what people wear to wine tastings so wasn't ignoring you Katie, just no experience. We actually have a couple of wineries in the area, but are more of the red neck variety so I knew jeans, tatoos, white t-shirt and 10 gallon hats probably wouldn't do. Sounds like you gave it figured out.

What is keeping me from achieving my ideal weight ... hum ...

I think I have always been "heavier than normal" all my life so regardless of what the scale says, feel heavy mentally. Mental block.

My daughter and I started weight loss together and she has not been very sucessful, due in large part to medication and medical issues. I don't really need to loose more because it will make her feel worse.

I was successful in finding smaller size clothes on the out of season sales racks this winter, but don't have too many summer clothes. Maybe I shouldn't loose anymore because I'll look frumpy.

This was actually good because reading these, even I think they sound stupid. I've been going back and forth with the same few pounds for a month or so now. I'm going to replace my "negative" thoughts above with "If I loose four more pounds, that will make 50" thoughts.

Good luck to everyone on being "good" this weekend. Other than Katie trying to keep us motivated, things have been a little quiet so I hope that means everyone wasn't doing what I was...feeling "mad" at myself because I wasn't really loosing or sticking to plan! Cindy

Barbara we just started planning and since DH refuses to do any of the design with me its been overwhelming. Today we went to check out some tiles and OMG there is so much to consider especially in the shower area. The floor tile wasnt hard but gosh i didnt know there was so much involved. We're also getting new counters, vanity, mirrors, faucet light, shower enclosure and all and its soo expensive. We were planning to do the master & guest bath at the same time and then tile our kitchen but it looks like we'll have to wait and get the guest bath done another time because we just cant afford it all at once. I'm guessing we'll spruce up the guest bath ourselves for now. I bet its nice to get everything started, when will the work be done in your home? Did you do alot of research before you started? I think my brain is going to melt soon :lol:. I just want to get everything exactly like i want because i have to live with it kwim? whew.

Katie i hope you are having fun at the wine tasting.

Well its been quiet around here and i guess it wont get better tomorrow. I'll check in tomorrow sometime but the bathroom planning continues thru the weekend.

Nighty night.

Hi everyone. I have a confession to make. I only feel comfortable with sharing this with all of you because I know that this is a supportive group. The wine tasting was a disaster. I was in such a hurry to be ready to go on time that I did not eat dinner, but I thought that they were serving snacks and such. They were not. I just starting tasting this and that, and an hour later, I was feeling very drunk. We decided to leave and go get some dinner, so DH loaded us all up, (My parents, sisters, and SIL), and drove us to Denny's. When I got out of the car at Denny's I started throwing up in the parking lot. Only I can't really throw up because of a surgery on my stomach years ago. So I dry heaved in the parking lot, but couldn't bring anything up. We sat down at our table and I just laid my head down, feeling really awful. I remember my DH trying to get me to drink some coffee, but I couldn't. The next thing I remember is waking up in the emergency room with an IV. Alcohol poisoning. My blood alcohol level was actually quite low the Dr said, but because I could not throw up and because I was drinking on an empty stomach, I got really sick anyway. My poor family was so scared. I had to stay at the hospital for long enough to get 2 bags of IV fluid and phenagren into me. I am still pretty sick tonight. I can't believe that this happened. I was so embarrassed at the hospital. I just don't want anyone to know. Even the word "Wine" is making my stomach churn. Man, I learned a hard lesson about drinking on an empty stomach. Don't do it!

I did manage to take a nice bath and buy my new shoes today, so I am on track to do all of my nice things for myself.

Okay, I am going to heat up some soup, maybe I can calm my tummy a little before bed time.

Oh, Katie...sorry your night didn't go well. It's easy to forget what drinking on an empty stomach can do to you, and the reminder is never fun. Since you were sipping the wine, you probably didn't realize how much total content you were consuming. I don't think it's anything to be embarrassed about.

Hope you feel better soon.

Katie, I'm so sorry your wine tasting went so wrong. I hope the rest of your weekend goes well and you get all of your nice things in. :)

Oh yea, I'm at 25 lbs lost...yayyy! I'm only 2 lbs away from my first 10% goal. Sorry, I just had to tell someone. I'm so happy!

Oh Katie... I'm so sorry that happened to you! That's terrible! Crazy to think anyone can get alcohol poisoning.. and not just for getting completely drunk. You never think about the drinking on an empty stomach thing. Hope you're feeling better! :hug:

As for me... I've done nothing for the past week or longer. Eek! So on monday I am dragging myself into COD and getting some TO Juice and starting over! I don't want to stop here... So onward I will go. Send me some good thoughts gals and Dan.. I'll need them! Have a great rest of the weekend!

OMG Katie sounds horrible. I hope you feel better soon. :hug:

Katie, That sounds awful and I'm sure your DH and family were very scared. Glad you are feeling a little better. I know for me as I've lost weight I can't drink as much which probably played into the sickness along with the empty stomach. YIKES!

I've had a little too much wine this weekend too but the only bad result will be tomorrow am's WI.

Hope you

Katie: So sorry something that was suppose to be nice turned into something so stressful. I would have assumed there would be snacks or something with the tasting, too. There is a silver lining there as a couple of bags of IV fluid solved the "problem" whereas it could have been much worse. Even though you scared your family, I'm sure they were thankful things were caught in time. When you're telling your grandkids the funny story of parents and grandparents almost getting kicked out of a hotel, you'll add this incident to the "do as I say and not as I do" stories!!!

Michie: Sending positive thoughts your way. I think I've got my attitude "almost there" and will be rolling right with you tomorrow. It's going to be a new day, new week, new start. Here's to success!

Cindy

:hug:oh katie, you poor thing. get lots of rest and fluids!:hug: