Support Groups - Weighty Issues #11

Welcome to the November edition of the Weighty Issues Thread. We are a group of awesome women who support each other through the highs and lows of every day life--it's not just about weight loss, it's about LIFE. If you have something to say or need a shoulder to cry on, Weighty Issues is the place to be. Come on in, grab a chair and stay and chat a while. You'll be glad you did!

I started us all back up to date. What a mess yesterday huh? I missed you all. I didnt have a dietary day. I dont seem to be able to get myself to eat right even though I feel huge. What is wrong with me. I REALLY cant make myself get on my machines. I miss walking outside. I envy all of you who live in climates without cold.

We got a call from the school this morning claiming Corey got frostbite!!! He has red bumps on his cheeks. From his short walk to school??!!! Huh??? Sounds like they maybe chapped but frostbite, give me a break. What am I supposed to do, That kid has lived outside in the snow with his friends since we got back. Give me a freaking break! I hate this town. I will guarantee you they have recess outside today though. Forgive my outburst but this school is so pompass. The only reason the kids walk to school is their choice because the bus comes so late that the school doesnt let them eat their breakfast when they get there. End rant!!

I did a google search of my name and holy cow the things that came up. My husbands name and how many kids I have,etc. A post I made once about Rebel biting kids. And even a porn story that had my name in it. :lol: :lol: :lol:

So what did we all do yesterday? I really missed you all. I am glad we are back.

Yikes this place it a mess.

Angei you were bored yesterday huh? :lol: I have done a search with my name before and all I get is the origin and I found out that nothing but guys have my name. GREAT!

Don't worry about your food intake, I know you will start again and when you do it will be hard core. I started to record my food in fitday again. I was hoping that this mornign I would get on the scale and see something but I was wrong. Not a move at all. Oh well, I am just going to keep doing it. It worked last year so I think it can work this year.

I don't even know what frost bite looks like. I am sure it is pretty common up there right?

I had to chase the dogs down this morning. They have decided that is is a good idea to head out under the fence everyday. I yell at them when i get them home but they just don't want to listen. I had to drive around this morning calling and I couldn't get them back. Rhea came home first which is weird in itself. I put her in the truck and as I was turing around I see Echo running across the field. I was so mad! It is our couldest day here to so I was freezing. It was 27 since around 10 last night and that is really cold down here. I don't know what to do with those dogs. I thought they would figure out that when they run they get in trouble but when they saty I love all over them. They are worse than kids!

Good Morning Girls

This place is a mess. Wow I feel bad for the people trying to fix it. I missed everyone too. Everyone just gets back from vacation and then we don't even get to talk yesterday. Not to much going on with me today the temp is only 9 degrees.

I know how you feel Kempy and Angie, I want to get that scale moving! But last night we had tacos and I ate like pig. WHY???? I don't think I ate enough all day and then I was starved by supper time. I was looking at pictures of myself from last spring when I weighed my most and I was like no way Never again. Those pics have to be enough motivation. I know what you mean Angie I haven't used my treadmill in such a long time. I wished the winters here didn't get so cold. I think my goal of trying to get to 120lbs is just not reachable. I think it helps me when I do not think about the numbers. Just taking baby steps. Like I use to drink 2-3 regular sodas a day. I feel so much better since I stopped that. Well I got some stuff to get done, Hello to everyone else if you found us! Julie

Good morning ladies :grouphug:. I'm sure glad this place is back up and running at least somewhat. I agree w/ you Julie, I feel sorry for Jennifer/Suzanne and Amy who have to deal with the crash. I think it's totally awesome that they got it up and running in one day :cp:. I was starting to have some serious withdrawal issues. OK don't hate me for saying this but it's cold here too (by HI standards)--it's 63 degrees. I'm wearing a long flannel nightshirt :lol: and yes, I just did roll out of bed. We're supposed to get up to 78 degrees which is fine by me. Ya know, when I'm on the west coast mainland I can stand cold temps down to the 40's because it's supposed to be that cold there at times. When it's in the low 60's at home, I can't take it because it's supposed to be warm here.

I am slowly getting my groove back. The thing that sucks right now is that with the system being restored back to Nov. 17 or something like that, my weight shows 180 or something lbs. I was down to 174 pre-Xmas, then I went to Vegas and over the New Year i ate a whole ton of chocolate and everything else that I avoided the previous weeks since Thanksgiving and the scale is telling me that I'm back up to 178 :yikes:. Oh well, it's no one's doing but my own. Back on the wagon like everyone else right? Let's do it girls! We can!!!!

Kempy 27 degrees? That's COLD! Oh your silly dogs. I can picture you having to chase them around in the cold. Rhea must be getting so big already.

Angie google brings up some interesting stuff eh? I had no idea you were so busy! :lol: :o: I don't know what to say about the school situation except :rolleyes:.

Julie 9 degrees??? Ooh girl, stay inside where it's nice and warm. Keep those pictures around as motivation. You've come a long way too so don't get too down on yourself.

How about we make a challenge on this thread for the month? Maybe like we used to? Cut back on something or pledge to exercise "x" times a week or whatever...lose inches, lbs....... I need something to get me going again. Anybody need a challenge?

Noelle I think a Challenge is a great idea. One of my New Years Resolutions is portion control. So that is my personal challenge if anyone wants to join? Like last night I should have 2 hard shell tacos instead of FOUR!!!! BUt if you or anyone else has any ideas for any of challenges count me in! Julie

Btw it has now warmed to 14 degrees! Yay. Not trying to make you feel bad Noelle. I know when you are use to certain temperatures its hard when they drop:), so you stay warm too!Julie

p.s. when is Jacks coming back?

I would love to be in the challeng but I don't know what to start with. I hate to only say 2 lbs but the way things are going it might be harder than I thought. I will think of something so count me in.

Hey Everybody!!

Man, has this place been crazy or what?? I am so glad that they got it back to working.

It is cold here also, right now it was 40, but yesterday morning it was in the teens. Way to cold for me. I am with Kempy, I can't handle this cold.

I am all up for the challenge also. I just started with WW, but si far am not doing very well.

Well hello to all, I will be back later.

Sarah

Count me in!! I will make it a vow to start in the morning because wouldnt ya know it but I didnt have to work today and I baked a cake.(I told ya we were broke now. :lol: ) I did however do almost a half an hour of a workout today but that is about all I did. I researched Deland a little more. If I could sell my house and keep my equipment for 99,000.00 then I would have like 15,000 left over to move with and open my own bakery front. I would think that would be doable considering I would have all of my equipment with me already. My house is already landscaped and has an acre fenced in yard with a swimming pool and a huge deck not to mention the building we just built to bake out of that could be used for an apartment or something. I always thought my house would be awesome for a daycare center since the yard is fenced in around the bakery but not the pool. Maybe.......

I am sure I sound flighty but you all know I hated it here before I ever left. I would like to show my kids that if you arent happy with your life that it is okay to take chances and try to change it. I am trying to contact my husbands Aunt and Uncle. One lives in Cairo,Georgia and the other lives in Havana Florida to see what it is like where they live.

Did anyone see the huge pile up of Big trucks in Pennsylvania? That scared me since when we came home it was so foggy through there that I thought that would happen to us. Scary stuff.

Oh yeah our temps for tonight are supposed to be 14 below to maybe 0. And tomorrow the windchill is supposed to be 30-40 below 0. :yikes:

Hey Everybody!!

Man, has this place been crazy or what?? I am so glad that they got it back to working.

It is cold here also, right now it was 40, but yesterday morning it was in the teens. Way to cold for me. I am with Kempy, I can't handle this cold.

I am all up for the challenge also. I just started with WW, but si far am not doing very well.

Well hello to all, I will be back later.

Sarah

Gawd, for my challenge this month i'd like to reach 170 (that was my original Christmas goal :?: ) by the end of the month, or at least by President's day in February. It sounds so doable, but I just gotta go it! I've been up and down and up and down for so long, this has gotta be it for me. Maybe we can do a weekly progress reporting thing like Gennel's challenges? I wonder how Gennel is anyway...kinda disappeared from the boards.

Sarah, have you done WW before? I just started in early October and am loving the program. It really works if you work it. I kinda blew the last two weeks of the year and didn't count my points at all and it really shows...vacations do that to me--especially Vegas vacations where everywhere you go there are buffets and unlimited free alcoholic drinks at the casinos...not to say that I drank all the free liquor, but I did eat! I'm back on program and plan on weighing in on Saturday to see what kind of damage I've done. Oh well, gotta face the music right?

Angie you HAVE been busy looking for a new town. I think it's great that you're serious about it. I like people who actually do something about the situation they're in instead of just b*tch and moan about it and do nothing. You go girl. I haven't been near a TV to see the news but I can imagine the carnage on the roads. I'm glad you all made it back safely! You should try driving in Hawaii on New Year's eve. There's so much smoke from all the fireworks everyone sets off that you can't see but about 5-10 feet in front of you.

Well Angie I have to say that you can't go to Deland. I checked it out on Mapquest and it is just to far away. :lol: I got directions from my house and it is about 11 hours away. That just wont be much fun.

I think that is a great idea to do a weekly weigh in. It made me feel more accountable.

HI GIRLS!!!!!

AWWWW!!! I MISSED YOU GUYS SOOOOOO MUCH!!!! Man, it has been **** since I came back last Sunday...so sorry I never checked in while I was on vacation. I was too busy trying to keep my self warm!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful New Years and Christmas. I haven't had the time to check up on all of your posts but I'm sure that you all have been very very busy...and on track with your dietary goals! As for me...well, I lost those 12 pounds and gained them ALL back...probaly more, but I'm too scared to hop on the scale and find out how much damage I did. I feel so gross. My pants are all tight and my tummy has a rash on it probaly because it so BIG!!! hee hee :) I've been on this constant binge fest, I can seem to curve my hunger since I came back. I got so used to eating so much while I was up there. Well...I'd better stop babbling about myself. My new goal is to lose the weight gradually by my wedding date, that was I don't gain any of it back. I start training on Saturday, so hopefully that can boost me back into shape.

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I have so much to tell you all, but don't want to bore you to death, so I'll intersperse them throughout all of my messages later one I catch up with all of your doings! Hope you all have a wonderful wonderful day! I JUST WANT TO SAY, I'M SOOOOOOO GLAD TO BE BACK HOME! Nice 80 degree weather...ahhhhhh!!!

xoxo,

Jacks

Angie I think you are showing your kids a good example if you are not happy or want a change go for it. It is good to take risks in life. They say life is all about change. I wish I was the kind of person who was brave and strong at times.

Hi Jacks glad you are back and keeping warm! I think we are all in the same boat right now, just wanting to get serious and stick with our goals. I am so glad we have each other.
Julie

Kempy, I drove 15 hours a day for 2 days straight just to get to Florida so I am sure I could handle an 11 hour ride if I got to see you. :lol: Heck, It would be fun. haha. The town sounds kind of interesting and it would seem easier if we knew at least one person there. I dont see any listings for a bakery there either. That would be great since up here there are 4 bakeries in the area. I looked up the populations and in my town there are 1500 people and in Cairo there are 9200 people so it would be alot bigger than here but probably not so big that I couldnt take up driving again.

Jacks, We are so glad you are back too. Dont feel bad. I cant fit into any of my jeans anymore so I am going to try to get my butt in gear and figure out how to do this for life.

Julie, I am probably one of the biggest chickens there are in the world. I dont like change at all. I am always afraid I am going to look stupid or something but since we have seen that there is more out there and then came back here and realized that there is no place to expand here and make a good living it just seems like the right thing to try to do. Plus not seeing the snow anymore couldnt hurt either. :lol:

Well for supper I kinda over did it:o? We made eggs, spam, potatoes, and homemade biscuits. Actually Noelle the spam made me think of you because on Foodtv they always say how people in HI love spam. Is that true? I like it fried.

Angie I don't think you are a chicken. I think you are a very strong woman. Three kids and a husband you have to be not to mention your work schedule and all your animals:lol:! But I know what you mean I always worry what people are going to think or if I said the wrong thing to someone. I am really trying to relax about that and just be myself. With all the turmoil over the month of December I just want to make it a better year. In fact I was looking through my one of my cookbooks and it has all of these neat little phrases and sayings at the bottom of the pages. And I am really going to follow this one "Worry is the interest paid on trouble before it is due." Have a good night girls. Julie:)

Hello All,

I hope that you all are having a great day.

Noelle--No, I have never done WW before, but it does sond like it will be very easy to follow. You have done great so far, hope to follow your lead.

Angie--I do not think that you are a chicken at all. just trying to make a better life for your family. Nothing crazy about that at all.

Jacks--Welcome back!! Glad that you had a good time.

Hello to everyone else.

Be back later
Sarah

Happy Thursday everyone! Where is everyone hiding? I had to go and sit through a payroll and accounting audit at my accoutants office this morning...can anyone say fun? :p Anyway, I survived and am feeling like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders for now. I still have a ton of paperwork on my desk but that will never change, so why worry? At least I have a job right?

Sarah, the first weeks of the WW plan are kind of nerve-wracking (at least for me). I bought the food companion book so I could look up all the point values for the foods I would want to eat. After a while, you get to know it in your head. The points slider works well too. You'll soon find that some foods just aren't worth the points! I feel like this plan is for real and fits in with real life. I like it very much. Good luck on your progress--let me know if you have any questions too--I like to think I'm a font of information :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hey Julie, yup it's true that HI people eat a lot of Spam--I think we're the #1 consumer of it in America...rivaled only by Guam which is a US territory but not a state. My personal fave is the hot & spicy which is flavored with tabasco sauce :T :flame:. In fact, Guam was the first test market for that flavor and Hawaii consumers got it next. A Hawaii favorite is the spam musubi--a slice of fried spam in the middle of sticky white rice with a sushi nori wrap. Check out this newspaper article written about it. My sister "spammed" Hormel about bringing the spicy flavor to HI: http://starbulletin.com/2000/07/19/features/story2.html

Angie, if you moved to FL I'd make it a point to visit you, have some of your donuts and then we could make a trip to Disney World--or better yet, a road trip in your RV to visit Kempy! Sounds like a plan?

Howzit Jacks! Welcome back and Happy New Year! How was your visit with the family? Hit any jackpots while in Vegas? You're lucky--if you came home on Saturday, you missed most of the miserable rainy weather we had. It rained CONTINUOUSLY for 3 days when I came home! The island is a beautiful green and lush place today though. I went over to the windward side and boy the view was just breathtaking! Back to the old grind though eh? Just 39 more days to the Great Aloha Run... I guess I should send in my registration soon huh? :^: Don't worry, I'm doing it.

:wave: Kempy, I guess you're in school today. Have you gotten to work on any real live bodies besides yourself?

Hello to Cal, Cherie, Dips, and everyone else. I gotta get some work done. Aloha!

ps. Anyone want to start a weigh-in on Saturday then every Saturday after that until the end of the month? I'm in if anyone else is. :)

Hello All,

My name is Susan, and I've been looking to broaden my horizons so to speak here at 3fc. I liked to look of your thread and was wondering of I could join you. :)

I'm an Enlish major at OSU and also enjoy music and theater. I'll be celebrating my 20th birthday this saturday the 10th. It is my goal to reach 150 lbs by my 21st birthday, which is currently 42 pounds away.

Have a wonderful evening,

:wave: Welcome aboard Scuzin Susan--I like your avatar. I used to play an electric guitar WAAAAAYYYY back when. Glad you could join us. First of all, congrats on your loss so far! You and I have similar weight goals in mind and it looks like we started out at just about the same place too~~I'd be happy to experience this weight loss journey with you. I'm looking to get to goal by my b-day which is in December. Oh gosh, I remember when I was 19...so young and carefree :p.... I'm happy you're joining us--you'll make Jacks feel a little older, hehe :devil:

Welcome Scuzin!

Noelle I can just imagine you playing away on an electric guitar. Maybe if we all get together someday you can give us a little concert:lol:! Thanks for that link, it was really neat. Alot of people ask how can you eat meat out of a can but I love it fried up with eggs or even with cheese on a sandwich. You know I am thinking about moving like Angie and just move out to your island because you know I love all of your foods-spam, coconuts, macadamia nuts, pineapple, and kona coffee! My mom would never forgive me though if I moved away with her Grandchildren.
Count me in for the weigh in. Do we name our weight or how much we lost or gained?

Hey Angie hope your getting back into your routine after your vacation. And I hope it is not snowing by you!

Kempy hope you had a good day at school. When I was shaving my legs today I thought god it would be great if I never had to do this. If I ever get down by you I will be one of your clients.

Hey Jacks hope you are not working to hard. Pop in when you get a chance.

Hi Sarah hope you are having a good day also.

Goodnight. Julie

Good morning everyone :sunny: I'm up bright and early this morning and thought I'd pop in before work. I'm so happy it's Friday. I look forward to lazing about this weekend. The only thing I have planned is a reunion party for all the tour people who went on the Bangkok trip. It should be fun since everyone will be bringing their pictures and sharing some of their purchases...it'll be interesting to see what the other people bought (besides handbags and silk pillowcases). Oh yes, and the dreaded weigh-in at WW...I'll do it though and be on my way downward once again. I say we post our weight tomorrow, then each Saturday thereafter. We can keep tabs on ourselves and each other. I'm gonna do it.

Angie, gosh girl I saw the weather report and it says your town is -5 degrees right now! Hope you're doing ok. I guess it's nothing new for you though. I can see why you'd want to move to a warmer climate.

Julie, I don't think I'd be able to play a guitar or any stringed instrument right now...it's been years and besides, my long manicured nails wouldn't allow it :lol:. Back in high school I was a bit of a tom-boy "heavy metal" rocker type, but now, I've mellowed out and become more of a girlie-girl :lol:. Hey if you really want to move out here, just tell your mom that she can look forward to a yearly warm vacation trip to see the kids. She might go for it.

Well, gotta hop in the shower and start my day. Have a good one!!!

Good Morning everyone

My day isn't starting off the best...just frustrated at my own weigh in this morning.

Electric Guitar huh?....nice! A guy I know made that avatar for me from a video of my favorite band.

Hmmm I wouldn't mind moving to, not necessarily a warmer climate but at least one that has all 4 seasons. Most of the time in this part of Oregon we only get 2, drizzling and not drizzling.

Hope you all have a good day

Good Afternoon!!

Well it has finally warmed up a little here. Right now it is about 50 and very sunny. This is a little easier to handle than the 30s.

Sure is quiet around here today. Everybody must be having a busy Friday.

Noelle--Hopefully I will be totally starting the WW on Monday. I purchased my stuff off of ebay so I am not attending meetings or anything, but hopefully I will still succeed. I also have that book and it does list just about anything that you can think of, but I do think that this plan will be very workable for me.

Welcome Susan I am sure that you will enjoy all of the ladies here they are great.

Hello to Julie, Kempy, Angie..hope you are having a great day.

Talk to you later.
Sarah

Good Afternoon! I went and bought a new border for Brittany's bedroom today and this weekend we are going to go around and touch up the house and call an appraiser on Monday to let us know what we could sell it for. I am psyched and scared at the same time but it is only a matter of time up here before there is no more business. People just arent jumping to move to Maine...must be the cold. :lol:

Julie, Where would you like to move? You can come to Florida with us and we can all split the rent. :lol:

Noelle, If I can actually pull a move off then I think it would be so fun to have a get together at my house. Lord knows there would be more to do there than here

Susan, Maine definately has all 4 seasons. Why dont you come buy my house. haha What is your favorite band?


Sarah, How do you like it in Texas? My grandmother and her boyfriend are full time RVers and they love it there. How much does the WW stuff cost off from ebay. I would like to learn it but I dont want to have to do the meetings either. I definately need something to get going since I havent been on a diet all week. I wake up with the best of intentions and by noon I am done.

Kempy, Have a great weekend. I hope you had fun in school today.

Hey Girls

How is everybody's day going? Mine is going pretty good just busy around the house. It seems like the work never ends. Sorry for the complaining but I know you all understand. The kids are fighting like crazy today. One minute they are best friends and the next its like lets fight!

Angie I don't know if I have the the actual guts to move. But somewhere warm. And the winters don't even have to be like tropical but somewhere around 50 in the winter. I guess I would love to move to Hawaii by Noelle and Jacks. I am so excited for you and your family. What an awesome adventure. Hey lets buy a great big house together and all work at the bakery:lol:! Wouldn't that be great.

Kempy I hope school was good today. What are you doing this weekend? I hope you have sometime to check in.

Noelle you reunion party sounds fun. I too am looking foward to kind of having a lazy weekend. Still kind of burned out from the holidays. But I know I shoud get off my butt and do some excercises. I did do some leg lifts and sit ups today though:).

Hello to Jacks, Susan, Sarah and everyone else. Did we lose Cherie again? Well Hi to you too if you are out there. Julie

Good Morning everyone

Today is off to a very good start, even though I didn't get a whole lot of sleep. A couple friends came over to watch a movie and we anded up hanging out till 2:30am :) We made some plans for today too, which happens to be my 20th birthday. I'm very excited not to have the word "teen" after my age anymore!
However this means that I won't be too focused on the weight loss for today...got to celebrate a little...but back on top tomorrow!

ah yes, and the favorite band would be Chevelle :)

:hb: :hat: :balloons: :gift: :high: :grouphug:
Happy Birthday Susan!

Hope all your birthday wishes come true! This day only comes once a year so enjoy! Next year when we're all at goal we can celebrate with you in Las Vegas... :D

As for me, I just got back from my WI at WW and was up 2 lbs which puts me back UP to 176 lbs. I am VERY happy with that gain since I thought it would be A LOT worse considering what I indulged in over the past 2 weeks. (:^: I actually ate a whole bag of fudge covered mint oreos in Las Vegas over the course of the 4 days I was there :ink: ) So that being said, I am back on track and ready to be a great loser this year :cb:.

How's everyone else doing? Hope you have a great Saturday!

Is anyone else weighing in today?

I've been sooooo very busy getting in all the rest I can before going back to school on Monday. This has been a great 3 weeks. I am looking forward to getting back into a routine.

Noelle: It seems very quiet today. I have not weighed (don't own a scale), but I don't seem to have lost anything. Last time I was weighed was in November and it was 292. My goal is a size instead of a number. So far, still a size 24-26. I hate this.

Hope everyone is just having too much fun to post. Have a great rest of the weekend everybody.

Cal

Good Morning! Today is the day!!! I am going to get my *** in gear TODAY!!!! I have been eating everything in sight for 2 months and my pants dont fit anymore so now I am making the commitment to lose it again.

Remember before I left for vacation and I was complaining about my neck and back and arm hurting? I went on vacation and it all totally went away well about 4 days after we got back it all came back again.It started out in my neck and arm again and now it is affecting under my ribcage. It is on my left side under my ribcage and it hurts to breathe in. It started out being aback and arm pain that went to my elbow and it has been going on for this week. I cant imagine what it is and I dont want to go to the doctor. I cant sleep on my left side either.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUSAN!!!! I hope you had fun.

Cal, I will try to post your pics today. I wanted to wait until they fixed the board because it is easier to post alot at once with the new format. Have fun at school.

Jacks, I got your card and I loved the picture. Did Petey sit there easy for it? I have it posted right by my computer.

Noelle, I didnt weigh in because I wasnt dieting. Sorry. I vow to do my damndest this week.

The first one is of Ashley in Santa Fe
The second one is The Plaza in Santa Fe
The 3rd one is The Painted Desert
The 4th one is Petrified Dinasour poop. :lol: Ashleys aunt told her it was petrified dinasour poop so now she says that is what it is.
The 5th one is the Petrified Forest

Here is Ashley making a snow angel at a ski resort outside of Santa Fe

Good Morning Girls

Happy Belated Birthday Susan. Hope your day was great.

Cal those are really neat pictures. The climate looks so different than here. It looks like a beautiful place.

Angie I know what you mean about getting with it! Saturday night I made chicken parmesan, I ate tons of noodles. I swear when I cook noodles I can't control how many I eat. On top of that my husband made fudge brownies with homemade chocolate frosting. I just felt like I was going to die from bloatation! Angie do you think your pain is caused from the cold weather or stress? I hope you feel better, maybe you should go to the doctor. I hate going to the doctor too.

Noelle I weighed in this Saturday and sorry I did not post it. I weighed in just my undies and before I had anything to eat and it said 141. Again sorry didn't post it on Saturday it was a crazy weekend for me.

Kempy hope you had a good weekend and the big boss man isn't around to much so you can post today. Check in later to see who has been posting :)!Julie

Hey guys. Sorry I didn't pop in over the weekend but school was keeping me busy.

I am not in the best of moods this morning. I think it might be PMS but whatever it is I am not a happy person. Joe and I were going out to eat on Saturday and when I was getting dressed I grabbed a shirt that I wore last year. In fact it is the one I am wearing in my avatar. Well, it was too tight. What a thing to make you feel sexy about yourself. Now I officially have nothign to wear but big baggy shirts. I really am not feeling the best about myself. I feel like I try so hard to make a change and I just get bigger. I am seriously considering going to a weightloss clinic. That sounds great coming from a person who works in a gym huh?

Angie it sounds like you guys are getting closer to the move. How exciting! Keep us posted.

Noelle have you gotten anything in the mail yet?

Sorry I am such a sour puss but I am just in a funk today.

Happy(?) :no: Monday everyone. *sigh* I'm thinking it may be the weather but I'm feeling a bit funky too. After all the nice cool weather we've been having, it's started to rain again and it's getting muggy. Yuck, I hate it. Anyway, my weekend was kind of a bust. We had a potluck dinner at yesterday's get-together and I ate and ate...I ate until it was painful. It really sucks when all your relatives and friends can cook. Let's just consider that my free day. I'm back on track today and planning to lose some weight this week. We have some BIG surf (10-15') here in the islands and it's only gonna get bigger tonight through tomorrow, expecting 20-30'. That's huge.

Angie, you go girl. I know you can do this :cb:. What better motivation than to get back into those skinny jeans again. Maybe the pain is from repetitive motion while working? I hope it's nothing serious....don't put off the doctor visit, it may be something simple and it might ease your mind knowing what the cause is.

Kempy, honestly I haven't gotten anything in the mail yet, I don't know what's up with the postal service anymore. Keep your chin up girl, you'll get out of this funk. A weight loss clinic? I've never thought of that before. I wonder what they do to assess you first? Let us know what goes on if you do go. We're behind you no matter what.

Julie if I could weigh in with nothing but my undies I would, but I don't think the others at my meeting would care to see all of me :lol:. I'll keep a record going of those who weigh in weekly. :)

Cal, I'd love to see your part of the country. It's really different from where I live. Ashely's a doll! Your sister's pretty funny too--petrified dinosaur poop? :D Hey, focusing on getting into a smaller size is a great goal--go for it! We all are.

Hello to everyone else...Jacks, Sarah, Susan...and anyone who may have slipped through the cracks. Hope to see you all posting soon.

Well, school's back and the kiddos are as ornery as ever. One of them had the nerve to say I'm the best teacher ever. AAAAhhhhhh. My goal is meanest. :devil: I still have 18 weeks. :D ;)

Angie: Thanks for posting the pics for me. I still laugh when I think about what my sister told Ashley. :lol: Today was 77 degrees. Beautiful day. Here's some Arizona sun for you. :sunny: It's supposed to stay in the upper 70's through Thursday then go into the lower 70's and upper 60's.

I've never been to a weight loss clinic, but I did go to a gym for a little while just over a year ago. That's when I found out that my lean weight is 177 pounds. I double checked with my doctor and it is correct. He said I should weigh between 190 and 220. I used to play a lot of tennis and run track when I was younger and I still enjoy walking. I'm still very toned. I can also press 495 pounds with my legs. In fact, my legs look pretty good; my problem is between the hips and neck. :lol: I'm really going to try with this. My neighbor and I are going to be buddies and help each other. We're supposed to get together Wednesday night to set up a plan that we can work with. I'm really looking forward to this.

Hang in there everyone. We can do this.

Cal

Hey Noelle I don't even care to see myself in just my underwear :lol:!
I don't weigh myself in front of a mirror. Hang in there with that weather!

Kempy hope you are feeling better. I think I am pms'ing too! God I hate it. I ate four cookies and almost a whole bag of microwave popcorn tonight!

Maybe we all have a little winter blues, mix that with pms and you got yourself :dizzy:, I should just speak for myself wild woman! My hus was just trying to P*** me off tonight. I even warned him that I have pms yesterday. It should have been written in our marriage vows :lol:!!!!
I wanted to steal his cookies that I packed in his lunch for work tomorrow but I didn't I thought let his stomach get bigger than mine :devil: :lol:!!!! Well lets all hang in there and everyone come here to talk, vent, laugh, cry, or whatever we need to say. Goodnight girls. Julie-hope you are feeling better Angie, take care

Why has the thread slowed down? I miss everyone being here all of the time.

Cal I am the same way with the muscle. I have alot of it but the fat is also there too. If I can say so I think I am pretty strong for a woman. I am no Ms Universe but I can hold my own in the lifting department. I just need to figue out the formula for gaining muscle and losing the fat.

Julie I told my hubby last night that I just don't even want to be around people when I am PMSing. Of course he thought I meant him. He is the only on I can tolerate when I am like this. I love going over to him and whinning about how I feel so he will give me a big hug. What a good guy.

Angie what's up with the house situation?

Noelle that is a really high surf. I don't think i have seen waves that big before. I am still waiting on the results from blue bunny. They said they were supposed to anounce the winner around 1/5 but still no name. I am still hanging on to be winner. :D

Well, I have a meeting today with the weight loss clinic so I will ahve to tell you guys tomorrow what they say. I hope they don't look at me and luagh. Poeple never thing that I am serious when I tell them that I need to lose weight. I am really good at covering things up with clothes but once I get them off I can really see the areas of fat growning. I have fat in areas that I have never seen it in before. I hope they can help me.

What is eveyone up to today?

Good Morning Girls

Kempy you are lucky your hus is understanding. He sounds like a great guy. I think mine tries to start stuff up with me. I don't think he believes pms is a real thing that effects every part of your body. I wish you luck at the weight loss clinic. You will have to let us know how it goes. About the muscle thing I too think I have some muscle especially in my arms, I know they are toned from carrying around kids but how to get the fat off to show them off is one thing. Let me know if you come up with a solution. I miss the thread being busy too.

Angie are you packing yet :lol:? I know I am sick of winter too. How did it go with the (realtor?) coming over? How would your kids feel about moving? Would they give you a hard time because they would miss their friends?

Cal that is some pretty good lifting. Wow!

Noelle hope you are hanging in there. Are you busy at work today?

Well it is supppose to snow on and off here until Saturday. Hopefully it won't accumlate to much. My mom called and said that she has more gifts at her house from her brothers and sisters and my step-grandparents, I know this sounds bad but i just don't feel like opening anymore gifts. The kids got so much stuff this place is a wreck! Hope to chat later. Julie

Good afternoon. Well, I caved and went to the doctors. I couldnt find anything on WebMD so that scared me. Well, I had to have an EKG(which came out normal) and some blood taken YUCK!!! She of course got it all ready and had me ready to pass out and totally got nothing!!! So I have a hole in my arm for nothing. I have to go to the hospital at 3 or so and have a chest X-ray and finish with the blood work. He thinks maybe stress or lifting but it doing all the tests to rule out a blood clot in the lung or fluid. I really hope it is okay. I have never had anything like this before so it really scares me.

Cal, That is such a great compliment that the kids love you. You must be a great teacher.

Kempy, Good luck at the clinic. I f^@#*! up last night. I did great all day but scarfed down a lot of chocolate chips and some Chicken bicuits(sp) Why do I do it???

Julie, You are doing great!! You eat what you want to but...you have been maintaining well. I am proud of you..

Confession time.... This is so emberrassing to admit but they weighed me at the docs. I weigh 165 pounds again!!!! I have jumped up over 20 pounds in the last month. OH my god!!!! You would think that would make me want to be good wouldnt ya? NO!! I cant work out because I am in so much pain and I cant control my eating. I am doing it all over again....for the 3rd time.

Oh yeah, Kempy, we repainted the kids rooms and the utility room this weekend so the house is all fresh looking and we are going to get ahold of a realtor right off to get an appraisal and list it.

Oh Angie you are in my thoughts and prayers. I hope everything turns out okay. I know you are scared but we are all thinking of you. Let us know how everything goes when you get the time. Julie

I went and got the bloodwork done and my x-ray. Now all I need to do is wait for the doc to call me and hopefully say it is alright. I stressed out so much that when I got done I ate a chocolate glazed donut with peanut butter dip. Damn those are good. Bad girl I know.

The twins want to move but Brit is at the age and insists that she is moving in with my sister. I told her she would still have to switch to a new school. I wonder how long it would take for someone to get interested in my house? I think it is nice so I would hope not long but ya never know.

Hello ladies...

Sound like everyone is pretty stressed around here. I know the feeling very well. Mabye it is because of the full moon.

Angie---I am not too very found of Texas. It gets a little too hot and way to humid, but it does beat Michigan. That is where I am from. I got my WW stuff in ebay for around $40.00. I just offically started on Monday, and it has not been too bad so far. I am finding it hard to get in all my points for the day. I think that this will be very doable for me. By the way, I hope that you are feeling better soon.

Kempy--It sounds like your school is coming right along. I am happy for you. Don't worry about the shirt, we will all get this extra weight off, one way or another.

Noelle--I am so jealuos of your weather. Although today has been very nice. Right now it is about 73 outside. Very nice for the middle of Jan. But, the are predicting ice for next week. Good ol' Texas weather for you.


Julie--I agree with Noelle, girl scout cookies are pure evil. And i think that you have hit the nail on the head. A little winter blues mixed with PMS and makes for a very unahappy bunch.

Well Hollo to everyone that I missed. I will try to catch up tommorrow, but for now it is time for me to go home.

Sarah

Hey everyone. I feel like a stuffed :ink:...I just got done eating lunch which was nigiri sushi :T . Would you believe they have a drive-thru window for that? At least it's healthier fare than hamburgers and french fries! I also had my nails and feet done so I feel all prettied up ;). Anyhow, my weeks progressing along...I had a nighttime sweets attack yesterday--I gotta get a handle and stay on track or this weight will never get off. I feel like i'm plateauing (sp?) for now as my weight's been wavering 2 lbs up and down for about a month now. Could it be that I haven't been as OP as I like to think??? :lol: OK, I'll give myself a kick in the butt to get going FOR REAL.

Angie, I'm thinking good thoughts for you--I really hope you get to feeling better soon and the tests either turn up something the doc can fix, or it's something that will go away soon. THere's nothing worse than not knowing. Don't worry about the weight gain. The day I got back from vacation my scale said I was up 9 lbs and that was after a 2 week no-dieting pig-out mode--I totally understand where you're at. I made sure I stayed OP for the week before I had to weigh-in and I was only up 2 lbs. I'm pretty sure you've just got some bloatation going on and a lot of the weight will slide off once you get back on track. You go girl.

Hey Sarah. Good luck on WW. I found the first week to be my most neurotic, and yes it was a little difficult to get the points in at first. You'll get the hang of it and be amazed that it becomes second nature--and the weight will come off. I think you got a good deal for your books and a points slider. I love ebay deals too.

Kempy, put me in the PMS boat this week too. For the week prior I'm grumpy and I want to eat sweet/salty/sweet/salty...eat eat eat. I'm crossing my fingers for either you or Angie to win that BB trip! That would just be awesome. You guys can come and see some big surf--it's still pounding out there. We're supposed to even get up to 40-50 feet on the North short Thursday.

Julie, on the bright side you and your kids are very lucky to have so many people that love them and shower you with gifts. On the other hand, those excess toys lying around can drive you batty. I'm boxing up a few things of my son's for a charity pick up next week--BUT he has a b-day coming on Saturday so it's really just making room for a few short days :rolleyes:. Enjoy the beautiful snow fall for me.

Cal, your goal is not to be meanest! You probably don't have it in you :lol:. I think that's sweet for the kids to tell you you're the best--little brown-nosers :devil:. Little things like that make it worth all the stress of teaching I would guess, well some days anyway. You're too funny, already counting down the weeks till next vacation :D

Hello to everyone else...lurkers and slackers, come out and post!

Angie again I hope everything turns out okay. Don't worry about the damn doughnut! Btw there is an hour long Simple Life on tonight I know that will make you feel better. You and I get a kick out of those two. I love the Sonic episode. You take care of yourself.

Good Morning!! The pain pills the doc gave me work good. :lol: I actually got a good nights sleep last night. Now I hope the pain goes away before the prescription runs out. haha

I can not get my fat *** in gear!!!!!!!

Guess how freaking cold it is up here today? -17 degrees!!!!! That is a windchill of -47!!!!! Tomorrows supposed to be -20!! I need to move so bad.

My mother in law bought a bunch of cereal and candy bars for the kids and I ate a bag of mini kit kats pretty much all by myself last night. :yikes:

Noelle, Why are the waves so big there? Forgive me if you explained and I missed it.

Kempy, How was the clinic?

Julie, How was your night?

Cal, How was school?

Jacks, My kids fell in love with Petey's picture. Did he mind sitting there for it.

Good Morning Girls

Not to much to report today. Just that we got at least 5 inches of snow and it is suppose to snow on and off until Monday. Well I look at it this way shoveling is good excercise. I am to afraid to run the snowblower I am scared it would take off and it would be dragging me down the road :lol:.

Angie did you watch the simple life reunion? That was a really nice that the Leding family got a brand new Dodge Durango when Paris and Niki drove it in. Glad you got a good nights sleep. It really helps when you are not feeling good.

Kempy how did it go at the clinic?

Noelle that is a really good idea packing up some old toys for charity. I was going to save some for my brother and his fiance but I don't know how long I can stand to have them around. There is a battered womans and children center here in town that I might think about giving them to. I just love to give to charities when I can, it makes me feel good helping someone else.

Sarah I bet you do not miss the snow in Michigan. Hope you are having a great day.

Chat later! Julie

Hello again,
Sorry I left for so long. I guess things have just been out of ruitine lately. Thanks for all the birthday wishes :) I had a wonderful one. I'll Check back in later today.

Finally made it in. I have been kind of busy here today.

Angie I heard this morning that in NH with the 75mph winds the wind chill was -95. :yikes: That is why I life here for those main reasons. I hope you hear some good news. I think it is probably just stress. You aren't happy there and it is showing up physically.

Julie I love that show too. I think those girls are so funny. Nicole is my favorite.

Noelle when do I ask the post office what happend to your package? I am worried about it. Thank god it wasn't a live animal. :lol:

I went to the clinic yesterday and had to sit through an hour of nutrition info that I already know about but I guess that is just policy. They gave me a meal plan to follw. Nothing really strict just food exchanges to follow and then (please don't think bad about this) they gave me a perscription of diet pills. I hope they help me get to where I need to be. I am not going to depend on them. I am going to follow the food plan and exercise so we will see what happens.

What kind of pills were they? I have used some in the past but my doctor doesnt believe in pills so she would only let me do it for 2 weeks as a jumpstart. Let me tell you, I didnt even think of food while I was on them and absolutely NO cravings. They were called Phentermine or something like that. It was the supposedly safer side of Phen Phen. I would get a prescription of those again if I could.

I think we are breaking records with the cold this week. YEAH!!!! :lol:

I am trying to get my house all spotless for an appraisal. Who would have guessed how many nooks and crannies there are to the house. :lol:

I think that Nicole definately made the show. If it was just Paris and her sister I bet it would have been boring. Did you see the vet one last night. :lol: That is me at the doctors. :lol: I swaer to god!! The actual finnally is tonight. I want to watch My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance too. haha It looks so funny.

That is the ones that I am on. I don't even want to think about food. I am having to make myself eat. That is the weirdest thing ever. I go from not being able to stop to this. A friend of mine took them and lost 12lbs in 2 weeks. I am sure some of it was water but that is fine by me. I just need something to help me out. I feel like I can tell you everything to do but when it comes to me it just doesn't work.

When I cleaned the house for my MIL in July it took me 2 full days of nonstop cleaning. I never thought that my house was that dirty.

Hello All!!

How is everyones day going?? For me this has been the worst possible day and I am hating my job. But, life will go on and I have not self medicated with food.

Angie--I sure hope that you get your results soon, so that you can get to feeling better. I am sure that it is nothing but stress. Good luck with the house also.

Kempy--Good luck with the new approach to the diet. I am sure that it will give you just the boost that you need to get started.

Julie--Nope, I do not miss the snow at all. Hope your day is going well and it gets warmer for you soon.

Cal--that is too funny about your students. i am sure that it did make you feel good though.

Well Hello to everyone else. Check back later

Kempy, What kind of training did you have to do to get your job? I would like to learn how to work in an office but have no idea how to go about it. They have online college courses in my community and they also do them at the high school but I dont know where to start. If we moved down there and just got jobs it would probably be easier but the only job I have ever had was in the bakery. I wouldnt want to do this and be working for someone else because it sucks. :lol: Jay is going to try to get his truck driving license because there were tons of jobs listed down there for truckers. His whole family are truckers.

Aloha Ladies...

Sorry I've been missing these past few days. Trying to get caught up with work. It's a really busy month for us - and it's making me CRAZY!!! Last friday I went on an interview at another company. Just looking to see what my options are. Right now I am hoping for a good offer. If not...I'll stick around here.

I've been training too. My legs feel like jelly! I'm so pooped. Well, I just wanted to pop in and say hello to everyone. Hope you all aren't too mad at me for not showing up in a while. After tomorrow I should have more time. Hope everyone has a wonderful day!

:) Jacks

Hey all. I had a nice long post earlier this afternoon but then my server went down and so did the electricity! It just got back up. We've had some really huge wind gusts and torrential rain in my neighborhood--felt like a freakin' hurricane for a while there. But now it's nice and sunny, the wind's died down and the sky is a clear blue. Wacky wacky Wednesday weather.

I gotta run since it's close to closing time but I just had to pop in and say HI to all. Be back tomorrow with my usual long-windedness :lol:.

Hi Everybody,

Don't have that much time this am but just wanted to stop by and say Hello.
Jacks good luck with the new job. Hopefully it will work out for you. Sounds like you really have been training hard. When is you race/walk?

Angie hope you are feeling better and hear results soon. Waiting is hard.

Hope you have a good day at school Kempy and have sometime to check in before Monday. I know your busy but I miss chatting with ya :). Good luck on those pills you will have to let us know how they work.

Hi to my other HI girl Noelle. I hope that wacky weather stays away. I know my kiddies get scared when it thunders and storms. How do you think you are going to do at your weigh in on Saturday? I am cheating because I don't weigh in with clothes on? I know they only probally add 1-2 pounds anyway without shoes.

Hello to Sarah, Cal and everyone else that I forgot. Julie

I got my results back today. My bloodwork came back fine but my xray came back with a little fuzziness on my lung which he says usually indicates pneumonia but...I am not sick with other symptoms so we are just going to finish out my prescription and if I dont feel any better afterwards then I get to go back for further testing.

Hey everyone, I've had a busy day but not too busy to pop in and say Hi :wave:. I'm glad to see they're restoring the forums back to their pre-crash condition *great job 3 fat chicks!* Did you guys know there's a paid subscription offer now to use the forum WITHOUT pop-ups? I didn't know that until today because I collapsed the Announcements window and didn't open it until today :^:...but anyway, you can do a 1 week trial for $1, a 3 month subscription for $10 or 6 months for $15, just pay via PayPal. I took the $15 option since I really hate clicking away those windows and well frankly, I don't mind at all paying money for this site--I don't know what I'd do without it~~even though we're not as "happening" here as we used to be :lol:. Come on girls, let's get everybody in the mood to get this weight off. I know we can do it!!!

Angie, I'm so happy you're bloodwork is normal. I'll keep praying your fuzzy lungs clear up and all is well and back to normal. Are you seriously thinking about working in an office setting? It's not that hard really--I know you can type and spell and that's better than 60% of some of the people I've worked with in a real office :rolleyes:. If you moved to here I'd be happy to give you an office job (mine).

Jacks, you'd be so proud of me--I submitted my Great Aloha Run application in the mail today, just in time for the regular entry deadline. I'm not running it, but I'm walking it with a few of my sisters and I'm dragging Rick along too. Good luck on your job search! Better to see what's out there than stay where you are and be miserable.

Julie, I don't consider weighing w/out clothes cheating. In fact, I always choose my lightest clothes for my WI days, something like a t-shirt with a pair of yoga pants or something like that. I never weigh with my shoes on either...I think if you're consistent with the scale you use, the time of day and the type of clothes (or not) you wear, your weight loss progress will be accurate. *as far as my WI results, well, I'm not looking for a miracle. I haven't been exercising nearly as hard as I usually do and I've been getting into the chocolates that are still around from Xmas--but all excuses aside, I will post my weight on Saturday, scouts honor. :)

Sarah, I dunno if I've asked this before but what type of work do you do? Hope today was better for ya.

Kempy, how does the dr. or clinic determine what dosage of the phenterimine they give you? Is it based on your current weight? I wonder what my doc would say if I asked her for a prescription...good luck on your new regimen.

Hello to Cal, Susan and all of you great chickies out there.

Hello!
All is well on my end. For Health credit I'm taking a Yoga class. Its great, especially because I HAVE to go but wow are my muscles sore! I plan to take a PE class ever term I can possibly fit it in.

Angie, Hope you get to feeling better :)

Julie, I NEVER weigh with clothes!!!

Hello to everyone else!

Let's get this party started!

on this day 5 years ago I weighed 220 lbs. I was pacing the floor in a labor and delivery ward in a Honolulu hospital, awaiting the birth of my son. He apparently wasn't ready to see the world on January 16 so he hung out until mid-morning January 17 to make his first appearance...He's grown into an inquisitive little boy with a fun sense of humor. I would've hoped by now that he would have had a sibling or two, but that just didn't pan out. So tomorrow we celebrate his b-day at Chuck E. Cheese. I can't believe my baby will be 5 years old :cry: *sniff sniff* :lol: Today I weigh (at last WI) 176, 44 lbs less that the day I gave birth--44 lbs conincidentally is what my son now weighs. OK, getting ahold of myself now :D. So where is everybody? See? No one shows up this morning yet so I have to entertain myself...

Hope everyone is staying busy and warm out there. I'll pop back in later.

HELLO NOELLE!!!!
I have been so busy this am this the first time I have sat down today. God I know how feel about our babies growing so fast :(. Doesn't seem like yesterday they a were born? Give Michael a hug for me and tell him HAPPY BIRTHDAY :grouphug: :gift:! You should be proud of those 44 pounds. I think you are doing great and you are going to meet your goals!

Thanks Susan!

Where is everybody? We are suppose to get more snow tomorrow! I want to lay out in the SUN! There are periods of sun, but I think my neighbors would think I was nuts if went and set up a lawn chair and put on a swimsuit right now. I should't complain though I don't think our temps are quite as bad as Angie's.

I hope you are feeling better Angie and your meds clear everything up for you. Have your hus, kids, and pets baby you ;)! Get some rest.

Julie

I just noticed before the forum crashed my post were way way way over 200 now they are back under! Bummer, I better start posting more. I was so excited when they went over 200. Okay I will stop rambling about something that nobody probally cares about :lol:!

Good afternoon!! Well, I found a house in Orange City Florida that me and the kids fell in love with. It has 4 bedrooms,2 bathrooms and a fenced yard with an above ground pool. It even has a FREAKIN palm tree!!!! :lol: :lol: haha The town is about 4 times bigger than where I am now and it is right by where the Manatees go for the winter so it would more than likely be really busy during the winter and slow during the summer. (JUst what I have always dreamed of) Of course in order to do it I would have to sell my house right away and open a bakery front there instead of doing wholesale since there isnt a spare workshop on that lot. Do you guys think I am crazy? Oh yeah, my house will officially be on the market Monday. YEAH!! I really need to get a hold of my weight and get it back down if I am going to run a front because the last time I did that I was at 265 pounds. I have a low enough self confidence as it is.

Are you all going to come visit me if I can move? I hope so. Daytona Beach is right near by too. We could have some fun!!!

I need to start to exercise but everytime I do my shoulder acts up so now I am paranoid. I havent exercised in so long. Plus the pills are only numbing the pain. I still cant sleep on my left side. I can sleep on my back now so that helps a little. I did come up with an actual grocery list for next weeks meals so maybe that will get me back in gear.

Angie house on the market on MONDAY!!!! How exciting. I really look up to you for following your dreams and just doing what you want. You are so brave. I would love to come visit you. You and I both are so sick of the kind of weather we have. Wouldn't it be great to have a weighty issues party. I can see it getting pretty wild! We would give Noelle a couple drinks and a guitar and party :D!
And don't do to much excercising, you don't want to push it and make something worse. Just watch what you are eating the best you can and in time you will be able to excercise soon. You know what it felt like to be 265 I don't think you will ever get back there again. You are stong and will get things back under control. Stress for me is hard too, because one time I ate a whole bag of miniture almond joys :^:! So don't feel bad you have alot going on right now with the house and feeling better. You will get your groove back! Hugs :)Julie

My joke of the day.......I have pms so bad right now I think I would push the driver out of a hostess cupcakes delivery truck and steal it. And then head for the Frito Lay truck and get some cheetos or doritos! Hahahaha

What a week!!! I'm soooo tired. :yawn: It's tough getting back into the swing of things.

Angie: I know how difficult it can be to make a change like this. After Ashley was born, Alberto and I decided that we did not want to raise her in Southern California. We were not well off financially at the time and it was not easy to go somewhere else. I was offered a job in Ann Arbor, Michigan and we decided to try it. I had lived in the midwest when I was younger so I knew what it was like. It would be better than Calif. After a few months there and a sabbatical in South Korea, we ended up here in Arizona. It took a couple of years to establish ourselves here, but last summer we were finally able to buy a house. I haven't regretted it at all. I love the neighborhood and Ashley is in a good school. Even if your kids resist at first, just reassure them that there will be so many opportunities for them in Florida. They're still young and they'll adjust. I know. My father's job moved us a lot when I was younger. I went to 7 high schools in 5 states and I'm well-adjusted. All the moving we did when I was a kid instilled in me a love of travel and learning. Your kids are really very fortunate. When will you make your big move?

We finally turned on our heater for the first time since before New Year's. I know those of you back east want to throw things at me for saying that, just make sure the tomatoes are not too ripe so I can use them in a salad. :lol: :lol:

Have a great weekend everyone.

Cal

Ok, all of you can yell at me. I know I havn't check in lately. I have been trying to keep myself busy.

Angie I never had any sort of office training. When Is tarted here we were just opening so I just started doing things that I thought would be good for the company. Lots of companies like it if you have a little filing and computer skills but they like to train you there way. Every compnay is different. I kind of like wokring for the smaller places. You may not makes as much money but I think working for someone that actually knows you is better than that. Are you feeling any better?

Noelle I agree, we all need to get our butts in gear and get this thread moving. It is already the 19th of January and none of us has stuck with the challange. I am going to make it a rule for myself that I have to cheak in even on my school days.

Cal I don't run the heater much either. I had the windows open all of yesterday. It was beautiful outside. Are you off of school today?

Scuzin that is great that you are doing Yoga. My mom teaches it where I work. She ahs been doing yoga since before I was born. I think she looks pretty good for her age too. She will be 66 next month. I feel weird calling you that is there something else I can call you?

Julie are you staying warm up there?

Good Morning Everyone

Kempy yes we have missed you. This thread has been slowing down lately. You are so lucky you could have your windows open! Right now the temp is
-1, with the wind chill it feels like -13.

Noelle I hope Michael's birthday was fun. I bet he enjoyed all the attention and presents. I hope you had a piece of cake too! You deserved it.

Angie are you feeling better. I remember when we sold our last house, I was always busy trying to keep it clean and in order just in case there needed to be a showing. We were really lucky and the first people that saw it bought it. I was surprised it sold so fast. I got a good hint from a realtor friend, before a showing bake something which we know you can do, if there is a scheduled open house, because when people walk in it makes them feel cozy and brings out good feelings.

Well check in later. Hi to Sarah, Susan, Cal, and Jacks!
Julie

Sorry I havent posted yet today but we listed the RV for sale because I have equity in it and we figured it would look better to try to buy a house in Florida if we had less debt. Well someone from Northern Maine called us this morning about it and hopefully they will buy it and with the extra money I make off it I can pay off my credit card so the only bill I will take with me will be the car payment. YEAH!!! Now if it actually happens...

I am waiting for the realtor to call and set up an appointment to list the house(He is an old friend of my father in law and his girlfriend had heart surgery this weekend and that is why it hasnt gotten done yet) We actually have the only house listed on the nicer side of town so maybe it will go fast. I hope so anyways. I already have a house picked out in Florida :lol:

I actually made it through yesterday OP!! Shocked the **** out of me too. :lol: I need to try to get back to a comfy weight if I am going to run a bakery front. I dont want to be groaning when I bend over to get donuts out of the case. haha

I am on a pee break so I need to get back to work to finish it but I will be back in a while.

Hey Everyone

I am starting to get scared about this thread dying out? I wish it would get busy, it gives me such motivation but I know everyone is busy. As for me I ate so much yesterday I did not even feel like eating breakfast today. I am going to try and do better today. Well hope we all get posting again because I think it helps all of us. Take and I hope everyone is well. Julie

Julie I just watched one of Oprah's after the show on emotional eating and Bob Greene talked about working through those times to succeed. Maybe you can find it on her site and watch it I know it made me think about a few things. I am trying hard not to eat to much but it isn't easy. Just push on with today. You can't change what happened yesterday but you can control what happens today.

I am worried about everyone too. I check in during the day and no one has posted. I hope everything is ok.

Not to much going on with myself today. My boss is out of town so I brought my school books to work on some homework. Not a very exciting day I know.

Hi. I am still here. I havent had a chance to post because the realtor came this morning to fill out the paperwork. I wished I had more time to post but with the house and all I have been looking up every piece of info I can on Orange City to try to learn as much as I can. I am so scared but excited. If that makes any sense. I do feel bad though because Brittany's grade alone at the new school will have 455 kids in it. That is more than all of our school grades combined up here!! I assume they have one school but it sounds like a seperate building for each grade. Are the schools that big near any of you? I kinda feel guilty about that because I will be more nervous for them on their first day than I will having to run a store front(Which I hate to do because I am NOT a people person. I am so shy.)

I made it through 2 days OP! Night time is so hard but I bought some BB fudgesicle things at 60 calories a piece I eat 2 a night. I am dying for junk though but I need to get back down to 140. I am so screwed if we can actually pull this move off though...:lol: There is a Popeys,Wendys,Pizza Hut,etc. in Orange City. The nearest fast food to me right now is 50 miles a way. How will I make it through that? Plus when I start baking my own carrot cake I am in big trouble. :lol:

When I move you will all have to come stay with me and we can go to the springs and see the manatees.

Kempy, Do you see many wolf spiders at your house or dangerous snakes and spiders? I am kinda nervous about that because spiders scare me to death.

I miss getting on here and yapping all day. We should do a live chat some night so we can all just talk. I think I am about done with the move stuff now I may need to get ahold of the SBA so I can open a front the right way but I will make time to post more often.

Kempy, How is school going?

Julie, Dont feel bad about over eating. You are doing so great in my book.

Noelle,Jacks,Cal and anyone else I may have missed, Where are ya?

Well, Time to get back to work. I will check in on my pee breaks. :lol:

Hello All,
I always hate going back to school/work after long weekends. Oh well. Usually durring the week I am much more in gere and can get to the gym and eat better, which I have NOT been doing lately.
Anwyay, instead of "scuzin" feel free to call me Susan which is my proper name. "scuzin" was a nickname from high school that seemed to work as a user name.
Hope all are well.

Glad to see you here Angie. I know you are busy right now though.

I don't think the school's in my town are that big but I am close to New Orleans and they have tons of school. I think they are all pretty big too. I think I graduated with 175 people. Not really that big.

I don't think I know what a Wolf spider looks like. I do come across a spider every now and then. I think the lizards outside keep them in check. Plus, my shoe keeps them in check. :lol:

I hope you pop in more today. I know Julie and I are getting lonely in here all by ourselves.

Hey Susan you where posting at the same time as me. Do you live close to the coast in Oregon? I used to live in WA when I was little. I really don't remember much of it though I just listen to what my mom tells me about up there. I don;t think she really liked the weather to much. :)

Hi Kemp,

I don't live too far from the coast, about an hours drive from my campus. Actually I was there yesterday! We were very lucky and had gorgious weather.

Good Afternoon Girls

Angie you have so many exciting things going on right now. When you say open a front, does that mean your own business? I think my graduating class had close to around 340 people? I can't remember the exact number though. How do your parents and your in-laws feel about you moving? I hope they are being supportive. Great job staying OP. You are lucky about the fast food being so far away. We have a Mcdonalds, Hardees, and Pizza Hut all within 2 miles. Not to mention an excellent place for frozen custard!

Kempy I will have to check that site out. Last week was full of emotional eating with pms. But that is gone but I guess I was just out of control last night. You are right forget about yesterday and move on. My husband are I are getting along but we have some rough spots to work through so that is on my mind. I am just trying to have a positive attitude and work through my fears and do the best I can.

Susan don't worry just forget about the past like Kempy said and work on today. Its nice to know their is always a fresh new day to start over and get down and work on being healthy.

Hello to HI girls. Hopefully that surf calmed down and you guys are enjoying the beautiful sunshine. Julie

Btw did anyone watch American Idol last night? I thought it was so funny. That scooter girl was something else but she did have a good voice. I wish Paula and Simon would just admit their love and get together. I think Simon is good looking :devil: :o :)!!!! I loved last years finale when Paula and Simon were having dinner and started kissing, I thought it was Real! I was so mad when it was a joke. Okay I am rambling now and I gotta go! Bye Julie

I watched some of it Julie. I mainly saw the fiance one and then I switched over to Average Joe. I just love that show for some reason. I am always voting for the little guy, maybe that is why I like it so much.

I know when Joe and I have a problem I make him sit down and talk to me. It usually takes him a little while to start letting it out but it does come and once it is over we are fine again. I learn from a therapist that when you talk with someone you should never say things like you do this, and you do that. That makes the person go on the defensive. When I get upset I tell Joe things like when you do this is makes me feel..... I know that may sound stupid but it really does work. I think that is why we have such a good relationship.

Noelle I talk with someone at the post office and they said your package should have been there by now. If it still isn't there I should just wait for it to get returned to me. They said that if there ins't anything wrong with the address they would resend it for me. Kind of a bummer since I wanted you to have it around Christmas. Maybe we can just think of it as a Mardi Gras gift. :)

I just read in the paper that a guy I grew up with's brother just died. I have no idea why. He was only 31 too. I havn't thought about that guy in years and it seemed really weird to see his picture in the obituaries.

Kempy I like that show Average Joe too. I always want the "fat" guy to win or the shy nice one. The one with no hair, he was born with no sweat glands? They did self portraits of each other seems sweet from the parts of the shows I saw. You are totally right about the way you talk to a person. It can either bring you closer or push that person away. I am so happy for you and your husband. It is not often I hear of couples having a great realtionship. You guys must make a great match :).
I know what it feels like to be a child of divorce and it is no fun at all. That is the last thing I would ever want for children.

Well everyone have a wonderful afternoon, I am trying to think of something to make for supper? Bye for now Julie

Hello all.

Susan, I am usually the same way as you. I have such a hard time on Saturday because that is my day off and I am usually on the move and dont want to cook. :lol: There really should be an easier way to lose weight and not feel like so much work.

Julie, Yeah I am going to open a bakery front with a showcase and everything. Right now we just cook everything here and wrap it and Jay takes it around and sells it to the stores. I am not sure how much our families know for sure. I really think they just think we are dreaming so they are humoring us until it actually happens and then I am sure we will hear it. I know my parents will never come visit me after we move, even if I paid for the tickets. But what can I do? I cant stay here and lose my *** and have no future. Plus I would like to be able to send my kids to college if they choose to go but I know here I cant send them to the store. haha

Kempy, Arent the lizards cute? I loved seeing them in Florida. Alicia is a lizard freak so she had so much fun playing with them. I think that is why she wants to move so she can have a pet one. I made the mistake of looking on an exterminators webpage last night and almost died when I saw the spiders. EEEK!!!! I think I can handle them since the old house we used to have had a ton of HUGE wood spiders inside. That is where my scaredness came from actually. They would chase me. They were so big. I have never seen spiders so big and so many, like at least one a day. I used to spray Raid around my bed on the floor and sleep with sweatpants on during the summer because I was so afraid oner would get into my bedroom.

Tomorrow I should know for sure how much to sell the business for. We are thinking this We have a 1999 28 x 52 house with 3 bedrooms,2bathrooms(Whirlpool in the master) Plus a fireplace and walk in closets. It comes with the dishwasher,stove,fridge,washer and dryer. plus a 35 foot wraparound deck going around a 27 foot pool with a 20x20 heated workshop with plumbing and water. With a 3/4 acre fenced in yard and landscaping. We should be able to get $95,000.00 for that but if we add in the equipment and our business name and training and accounts we should be able to sell it for $30,000.00 or more extra. I hope. If not then I will just take my equipment with me but it would be nice to be able to sell the name and get a few extra thousand dollars for the bank.

Hey everyone. Sorry to be out of the loop for so long. It was a busy long weekend for me and I'm sort of happy to be back in the office back to routine. Michael had a blast at his 5th b-day party. The handful of kids we invited from his class came and celebrated with us as well as his cousins, friends and neighbors...best of all, only ONE small take-out box of cake was left and few slices of pizza--last year there were 3 boxes of cake and 2 boxes of pizza. Michael ate the pizza leftovers for dinner, and well...I admit to eating the cake myself over the past 2 days--I definitely didn't deserve that. There's someting about that darn chocolate cake with buttercream frosting from Sam's that I just can't stay away from. I swear as long as it's in the house, I will eat it. OK so I'm not doing so good OP right now, but I am still exercising. Now that this b-day is over with, I can concentrate on losing again.

Angie, your possible move is exciting! Great job on staying OP too--that's something that alot of us can't say we've been lately :lol:. Full speed ahead girl!

Julie, the surf's died down a little but now we've got more rain for the rest of the week. It feels yucky and muggy right now and I can't wait for the clouds to blow away.

Kempy, I honestly don't know what or where that package went??? I'll go home at lunch and check to mail again, maybe it'll turn up today? Mardi gras~~another reason to party!!! One of our neighbor's (a 25 y.o. "kid") died in a single-car accident last week Thursday while working. He drove a tow-truck and jumped a curb, then a light-post fell on the truck. The newspapers are reporting that he may have had a medical condition or something...I say it was "lead foot" (OK, sorry, bad joke). It's always a little disconcerting when someone so young or near your own age passes away.

Cal, you're funny...I don't have many tomatoes on hand but I do have a tree full of papayas. You can make tropical drinks to go with your salad. So how cold does it have to get before you turn that heater on?

Hey Susan, I hear ya girl. Getting back in gear is always tough after vacations, long weekends, or just plain old normal weekends. We can do it though, together.

Hello to Jacks and eveyrone else, gotta run for now :wave:

Angie we were posting at the same time...if you were selling your house in Hawaii on that sized lot, you'd probably get away with selling it for no less than $400K...and that's probably a conservative estimate.

Aloha Ladies!

After a week of ****...I'm back and in full effect. So sorry I hadn't the time last week to post anything. Life has been real tough. Work and life is taking a toll on me - as is with everyone!!! :dizzy:

I did go to the bridal expo this past Saturday and getting more and more excited as the days come closer. Giving more motivation than ever to lose this weight that has fused on to my body!!! I did join this basic training/fitness thing that trains you for marathons, which has also taken up most of my time. I'm obsessing on getting back in shape and losing this weight. I'm practically the last person in everytime we do drills and runs! How pathetic is that??? - and I'm the youngest one in the group :lol:

Anyhoo...Looks like everyone has been busy as heck. Haven't been able to catch up on what ya'll have been doing but I do hope that everyone is doing well. I'd love to be in on that weigh in but I threw my old scale away. I'm going to try and buy a new one today...if the bank account allows. :^:

Well - I gotta run again...now to a meeting at the Gov's office...whoo hoo...lotsa fun! I'll catch up with all of you later - HAVE A WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL REST OF THE DAY...even though it's raining like heck here (what's up with the weather Noelle????)

:cool: :o :dizzy: :p ;) :) :D :lol: :smug: :^:

Hey guys, I had to come in an hour early this morning since the boss is out of town. The girl that was at the front had to go teach a class so I needed to be here to cover the front. It wasn't hard for me at first but now I am starting to miss that hour of sleep that I lost. The good thing is that someone comes in at 3:45 to releave me.

I went to my weigh in yesterday and I lost 3 lbs. I am not really certain if it was just water from me starting but at least it is a loss. I went home and got on my scale to see what the difference is and mine is only .5 lbs behind. I was glad that it wasn't something like 5 lbs off. I would have been really upset then.

Jacks good to see you. When is you big day again?

Noelle any luck with the package yet?

Angie how are you feeling today?

Julie, Cal and Susan what's going on in you parts of the world?

Kempy, the package has arrived!!! and it only took 30 days hehe :lol:...good 'ole US postal service. Thanks for the hot sauce(s) and the beignet mix--I actually got to visit the Cafe du Monde when I was in New Orleans, can't wait to fry 'em up :T. That was cute, reusing Angie's box :). How's your day going along so far? Congrats on the 3 lbs lost~~you must feel great.

Hey Jacks, have you picked out your dress yet? I'm getting excited for you :goodvibes: . I offered to take my sister to the Bridal Expo on Friday night but she declined...she's not in a rush to get married I guess--you would think 2 kids and 11 years would make someone tie the knot eh? We went to see the Tribute to the Beatles Honolulu Symphony Pops orchestra instead. That was one good show.

Well, I've got mucho paperwork on my desk and I must get started. I'll be back later. Hello to everyone else :wave:

Thank goodness it finally got there. I was begining to think I was going to have to get replacements. I love beignets. I try to stay away from that place. As you can probably guess neither Angie nor myself won the trip to HI. I guess we will just have to start saving so that we can head out there. And to think I logged onto that site every day. :lol:

I am just sitting here at work waiting for something to do. I got all of my homework done yesterday so I am trying to find site on the internet that are interesting. You would thinkwhen the boss is gone I would be able to find fun things to do but it just isn't working out that way.

Where is everyone today?

Hi Girls

Finally here! I have been busy all day. Its warm today with the high of 27 and a low of 11 here tomorrow.

Kempy you go girl! Three pound loss, that is great! I would love to start saving a couple bucks here and there to go to HI someday too! My little guy loves volcanos and I just always wanted to go. I hope you are enjoying your day with the boss out :).

Jacks when are you getting married again? I remember all the planning and the day came and went by so fast. Have fun!

Hello to everyone else. Gotta go. Julie

Kempy, just had to let you know that I tried the Louisiana hot sauce with my chicken and wild rice soup at lunch. The bottle says "one drop does it" or something to that effect...well, one drop didn't quite do it for me so I put in a couple of dashes...:flame: let's just say it tasted mighty darn good and hot and now my sinuses are clear. :lol: Can't wait for my next meal :hun:

:wave: Julie and Angie stay warm girls!

THIS IS A POST FROM TONYAS...it was posted on the Weighty Issues #9 thread in the support forum. I thought I'd copy and move it here since they moved us to the Support Groups forum. Everyone give her a shout
out :wave:

Heeeeeyyy girls! wow, I feel terrible, how long has it been? I think since September... oh, that's bad :(

so how are you all doing?! I see still doing well, from browsing the thread, Noelle, you are losing and doing WW, good for you! Angie, you have maintained and that's so awesome! hardest part hu? Hiya Kempy, Redballoon.. let's see who am I missing? Hi everyone!

Well I gained 5 pounds over christmas, lol. *sigh*

so I am much in need of motivation. It's probably been at least 4 months since I even touched the treadmill, unless you count moving my clothes off of it that I hang to dry :lol:

So I am back to counting points, using fitday, and excercising, starting TODAY! and to commemorate the event, I am here to apologize for my very long absence, and to gain motivation :)

*goes off to change her signature* :)
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"if you fail to plan, you plan to fail"

my fitday entry: http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=trshields
female, 27, mother of 2
5'4", start (8/2002) : 165, initial goal: 145, current: 128.
new goal : lose 5 pounds, and 2 inches off my gut

thanks Noelle for the heads up :)

I guess that's what I get for staying away so long hu? :lol:

Aloha Ladies!

Hope everyone had a wonderful day. It's pretty late and everyone is probaly all tucked away in bed - except Noelle. It was Opening Day today at the Leg. We handed out information about GBA (where I work). Opening Day here in Hawaii is like a big huge party. All the legislators open up their offices and bring food for everyone to eat. It was pretty hard to resist - they had all kinds of food! I managed to eat a just a small plate of chicken salad. But it was really oily!

Noelle - Have you been to the Capitol on opening day? There was tons of people. Good fun though. Hows the weather on your side? It's clearing up here in town. Your hot sauce sounds good - unfortunately I can't eat anything hot except for Wasabi!

Julie - June 11, 2005. I can't wait! I know its a long while from now, but I'm such a planner, so the longer the better. My house is getting jam packed with all the brochures, catalogs, and magazines that I have been collecting. I'm getting so excited!

Kempy - I hear yah on not finding anything interesting to do when the boss isn't around. Sometimes I burn CD's when everyone's away. Other than that, I don't know where the time goes. I diddle daddle when my boss is gone, then totally stress when she's here!!!

Angie - If I had the money - I'd buy your business right now from you! I would love to bake instead of having to sit in front of this damn computer all day long! By the looks of the real estate market in Hawaii now...I doubt I'll ever be able to have a house of my own!!!

Susan - Ditto on three day weekends! You know what's funny...Hawaii I think has the most observed holidays in the country. This year I have 16 paid holidays...everyone from the Mainland that works here freaks out on all the holidays that we have. No complaints from me though...but I do wish we had a 3 day weekend all the time!

Alohas to TonyaS, Cal, and everyone else! Gots to get home now before I get left all alone!!!

-Jacks

Good Morning. Sorry I wasnt around yesterday but I kinda slipped up the last 2 days. I wished I could get the mentality I had last year. NOTHING could make me stray off plan back then.

Well, Jay told his mom that we definately listed the house. She pulled out the spider and snake card. :lol: Are they that bad in warm climates? I know here we have them outside everywhere but they arent necessarily too big. Are they really big down there?I am still moving if I can pull this off but I will make sure I get an exterminator to visit me regularly if I have to. haha

Tonya, I am so glad you are back!! Nope I didnt maintain. I am back up to 165 YIKES!

Jacks, All those paid holidays sound great! The land prices suck though. How much is a rental there? Are you having a big wedding? Is your family all coming out? I had a nice wedding. We just rented a hall and invited everyone,it probably cost $200.00 total but it was nice because we actually had EVERYONE from both sides of our families come and that would NEVER happen now. I cant stand his brothers.

Kempy, Have fun at school today!! CONGRATULATIONS on losing 3 pounds!!! YOU ROCK!!!

Noelle, I can not get enough hot sauce. I have been making chicken rolled in WOW chips at night(It tastes just like fried chicken) Then I dip it in red hot until my tongue is on fire. YUM! I am glad Michael had a good birthday. I am addicted to the Buttercream icing that Walmart uses too. I could rip the icing off the cupcakes and throw the cakes. haha

oh, I am sorry.. last time I was here you were at 145 (I think), and your CW says 141... :)

O well, you are still doing good Angie!!

I hadnt even noticed that with the crash our signatures stayed with the old ones. No problem Tonya, Thanks for pointing it out or I probably would never have noticed it. :lol: I guess I should fix that. haha

np haha :)

I know you can do it though, you know how, you did it before! Plus you are still 100 under your HW, and that's amazing in itself :D



It's so cold here, but on the news last night I saw that it's WaY colder on the East coast. I actually like the cold weather, I am more chipper when it's cold. Plus I work out in my house, so when it's cold I don't sweat as hard. When it's summer time, I sweat so bad I always cut my workout short a few minutes because I hate it so bad. Even with air conditioning. When it's cold I don't get as heated up .. don't know how that is because the heater is on, but I just like it better :)

Kempy and Jacks, I love to burn CD's at work too, I have about 3000 mp3's on my computer here, it's really a bad influence :P

Ooooo Noelle, and Jacks... do you both live in Hawaii ? I would love to go there someday. I bet it's so beautiful :)

Angie, I hate bugs too!! Where are you considering moving to? I hope it's not one of those places where they have big huge beetles, I have nightmares about that sort of thing :lol:

Well hello to everyone else, and have a good day ladies.

Good Afternoon Girls

Tonya great to see you back. Hope to chat with you more often.

Angie are you hanging in there with this weather? Right now the temp outside is -4 below 0. Its to cold to go anywhere. I am afraid my car would die in this weather. My skin is really taking a beating to from the cold air and the heater constantly running.

Have a great day at school Kempy.

Jacks great job staying away from all the goodies and just having a serving of chicken salad. I remember all the magazines too from planning. The honeymoon location ones were my favorites.

Noelle I hope you are not getting stuffed with all the paperwork today. Have a great day.

I think I am just going to make a frozen pizza tonight or something easy. I feel like eating something hot. Something for sure in the oven to warm this place up. My hus is freaking at our heating bill all ready. The kids are going a little bit stir crazy because of the cold too. Oh well I will stop comlaining about this darn weather now :lol:!!!! Hope everyone has a great Thursday. I can't wait for Friday to come! Julie :)

Good afternoon all...is it happy Thursday? I'm still swamped w/paperwork but then again it's nothing new. I "feel" like I'm busting my @ss but actually it's only because I goof-off so much during the day when I should be working :devil:. Yesterday I printed a bunch of family photos (remember those portraits we took last year in the park?). well, we never did order from the professional printer people, but I wanted to redecorate our walls at home...so, I bought some glossy photo paper, went to WalMart and got these cheap black frames for about $3 a piece (with the photo mat!) and got myself a little project going. I've got 2 8x10's of the entire family and 1 of the grandkids, then 5x7's of all the separate families. I think it's coming out pretty darn good. Mom doesn't know it yet, but all her old photos are coming down.

Jacks, I've never been down to the Capitol on opening day, the food sounds great though, like most local eats. We had a little rain last night, but it's nice and sunny here today. I can do without the humidity though, yuck!

Julie I'm pretty sure you're just about having dinner right now. Enjoy the pizza. I like baking things too when it gets really wet and rainy and cold around here. Stay warm :^:.

Tonya, glad you cold join us again. Hey, 5 lbs is nothing--you're still a little thang :). How's your dad doing these days? I remember last time around you mentioned that he wasn't well and that you were helping take care of him. Is his health better? Hope so.

Angie, what's your recipe for your "fried" chicken w/Wow chips? That sounds good. I love fried chicken, even if it's not really fried. I can't eat too many Wow chips though, the Olestra does a number on my stomach...I don't think using it as a breading would be as bothersome to me though...I'd love to try it. Oh yeah, rent in Hawaii? Well, if you wanted to live in a house (vs a condo) it would run into the thousands...you might as well BUY and pay a mortgage eh? If you can afford the down payment that is... yup, real estate prices here DO SUCK BIG TIME!!!

Kempy how's your day at school today? Are you still having to force yourself to eat (with the prescription and all...)--I think I need some of that! :D

Sarah (where ya been girl?) How's the WW plan coming along?

Susan :wave: how are things in Oregon today?

Cal is it still cold over in AZ? Are the kiddies behaving for ya?

Hello to everyone else...

I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. My kiddies are writing expository essays and my eyes keep getting crossed after reading. This quarter will be heavy on the writing. I torture myself now so that the 4th quarter can be a little more enjoyable and I won't have all the essays to read. I don't even read for pleasure at this time of year. :)

Noelle: It has cooled off here a little. This morning we had a little sprinkle. The weatherman called it rain, but I beg to differ. It did clean the air a bit and kept the temps down. The high is staying in the 60's and the lows in the 30's and 40's. My kiddies still try to see what they can get away with. That stopped quickly when they ended up with a Talking Lesson that they had to copy and have signed by their parents.

Hello to Tonya. I only joined these wonderful ladies in October. I notice you live in SLC. I lived there in 1993 for about 7 months. I lived about 5 miles south of the University on 1300 East. I liked it there; didn't like the snow, though. We will be flying to SLC in June on our way to Orlando, FL. Since we're using our frequent flyer miles (only paid $10 per person r/t to Orlando) we are flying PHX-SLC-ORL. Only have a 1 hour stopover in SLC. Glad to get to know you.

Jacks: Congrats on your upcoming wedding. The date is the day after our last day at school. I will actually be counting down with you. :D

I will try better to post more often. It's just that the next few weeks are going to be a trial with all the papers the kiddos have to write and I have to grade. :dizzy:

Happy Friday!!!

Cal

Hiya Cal, nice to meet you! ;) I do love SLC, lived here all my life. It can be a little too conservative in other cities in Utah for my taste, but Salt Lake is pretty lax. I think it's so funny the image others from the rest of the country have of Utah.. if you know what I mean :lol: - I love winter though, I actually get more bummed out in summer months, when it's so hot I am just miserable. I notice you live in Phoenix.. oooo I would die there haha! But I love to ski, the only thing I don't like is driving in snow.. it can be scary at times :) I know exactly where you are talking about though, up by the U ? My brother played football for the U of Utah for the last 5 years, and he graduated this year, he has a great shot at the NFL too, so our family is really excited :D

Kempy, what are these pills they speak of ? Are they an appetite supressant, or just something you have to take that just happens to lower your appetite ? :)

Noelle, yes, thanks for asking. My dad is doing better, he had to have surgery in October, and is still trying to get a handle on the job situation. Meaning he needs to find one that brings in steady money. Until then I am still trying to help him get some medicaid. The surgery went well though, his back is better. I don't know if I mentioned it last time, but he had an ulcer throughout the course of everything else, and that day, when I arrived at his house, his temp was 86!! The Dr.'s said he had a few hours tops.. so the thought that had I not come over that day, he might not be here today still scares me. No Ibuprofen for him!!

Julie, it's nice to meet you :)

Noelle, I am still small, but I am only 5'4", so 5-10 extra pounds is very noticable to me!! my pants were not fitting right at all, I was squeezing my butt into them, and my belly was folding over the top pretty bad :P The holidays were hard this year, last year I did just fine, this year, I did not. I was like the desert monster. I saw desert, I ate desert, I ate more desert.. ;) Anyhow, I am already down 3 from this week, but I know if I lose the 5 too fast, then go back to bad habits, it will come right back. So I am in this one for the longer haul.

Angie, how's the plans to move going ? Hope you are doing well today..

I hope you are all well today, have a good one!

Good Morning Everyone

I am going to try not to let the stress eating monster get to me today. We are suppose to get another 4 inches of snow. So my husband will be working overtime. He plows. So he is gone alot in the winter and it is just me and the kids. On top of that my in-laws called last night and said it would be unlikely that his grandmother is going to make through the weekend. So he is going on his lunch hour to say he loves her, and that we and the kids do too. He was very close with her growing up. So I know this is hard on him. You guys I hate to admit this but I hate funeral homes. I had a panic attack last time attended a funeral so I hope I can make it through this one. But anyway eating is on track so far this am. Last I got into some microwave popcorn and almost polished off the whole bag though.

Tonya don't you remember me? I believe when I signed on in August we talked a little bit. I remember you doing so well as you are now. And I am glad that your father is okay. I was thinking about you.

Noelle your project sounds fun. I have so many pictures I should make albums for. I am really not into scrapbooking but atleast I should put them into some albums. I heard property is pretty expensive in HI. I like to watch the show Average Joe because it is taped in HI and everything looks so beautiful.

Chat later girls. Julie

Julie, I do now! ack , I am sorry, I do remember talking to you now that you mention it :)


I have a very hard time at funerals too, my cousin passed away in October (it's been a hectic 5 months), she was only 20, she got hit by a car. It is still eating at me so bad. I feel so sorry for her family, she was a twin, and my aunt, and cousin (her twin) are still just having the worst time. Anyways, she was in a coma for over a week before she passed on, and it was agonizing. The funeral was very hard also :(

Sorry to hear your husbands grandma is going to pass on soon, my thoughts are with your family , since I am not a praying woman :)

Tonya oh my gosh I am sorry sorry to hear about your cousin. What a terrible thing to happen and she was so young. Her poor sister and mother and the whole family. My thoughts are with you also.

A little refresher on me last year at this time I was about almost 170, when I joined this site I was 158, and now I am down to the low 140's. Without pms I can get a little lower :lol: So now that pms is gone I might weigh in this Saturday, Noelle has got us all weighing in on Saturdays if we want.

Hello to everyone! Yeah we made it above 0 the temp now is 1!!!! Yeah

Tonya and Julie, I am sorry for both of your losses. Tonya, I know how strong a twins bond can be. My son and daughter are twins and I know it makes things easier for them because they always have each other.

My eating is horrible. I did so well for 2 days and then I let "research"(which means going places and comparing products and prices) for our move mess me up. I found a neat sight. It calculates how much more expensive one place is to live over another. The closest city to where we want to move is Daytona Beach so going on $40,000.00 per year income in Daytone, I would need to make closer to $49,000.00 to live the same in Portland Maine!!! That was so eye opening. It costs so much more to live in this state than any other. I also found a sight that said maine ranked number 48 out of the best states to operate a business in and Florida ranked number 2 as one of the best. Maine just sucks all around!! :lol: haha

Tonya, we would like to move to Florida. If we can sell our house and business up here we are going.

Kempy, How is school going?

Did anyone watch My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance? That girl seemed so stuck up!! Couldnt she just have fun with the experience. You could just see the disgust in her eyes when she looked at him. I like the Surreal Life too. haha

Cal, Since you live in Arizona, I am wondering how often you come across a tarantula or some other nasty spiders in your house. I hate spiders and I am trying to find out about how often I may have to deal with them. haha

Same to you Kempy and Noelle. Can you all tell they freak me out? haha

Julie, that is so great!! wow you are doing good :) I have TOM right now too, but it's around the 4th day, so my weight is pretty accurate, it was higher the first few days.


Angie, yeah her twin is having a hard time, she got married 2 months before her sister died, so that's good. She has someone to be with all the time, but she says it's hard, because she feels like half of herself is missing, and she doesn't want to hurt her husbands feelings, but that's how she feels. It's understandable though, because she and her sister were completely inseperable their entire lives... The holidays were hard for them, I just feel so bad :(

Oooooo Florida sounds so nice, I wonder if I could deal with warm weather all the time though, and bugs, ewww! :lol:

well I am going on 3 days in a row is being so good it's silly. I am always this way though, so very motivated at first, then after a few months I start to slack off, it's always been a bad pattern of mine. Then one day I realize I have gained 20 lbs, and I beat myself up so bad. that's why I am taking control now while it's a small thing.

Noelle, are you still doing WW? We can share recipes :)

Angie: The only insects I've found at our house are crickets. I hate them. Noisy little buggers. :) We don't see too many tarantulas. I can send you one in a paper weight if you'd like. :lol: We have scorpions as paper weights also.
Even more than spiders (and crickets) I hate roaches. :nono: Nothing worse.

Tonya: Congrats to your brother and good luck to him for the NFL. I liked SLC also when I lived there. I loved the change of seasons. Here in AZ we only have 2 seasons: July and hot. :lol: Of course, in Calif we used to say there were 4 seasons: mudslides, earthquakes, fires, and floods. :lol: :lol:
I never learned how to ski. I've been to a couple of ski resorts, but only to watch everyone else. One day I'd like to try it. My sister said it was the best weight reducer she'd ever tried.

Kempy: Has your brother come to AZ yet? I think I remember you said he was going to Peoria.

Ashley has learned to ride her bike without training wheels. One more giant step to independence. We can hardly keep her off of it now. She rides it every day after school. In fact, hubbie let her ride it to the bus stop this morning then he brought it back home. She's growing up way too fast. :cry:

My brother called today and said our grandmother is not doing very well. She's 86. He said that she's tired of fighting. She has colon cancer and has lived 4 months (so far) longer than the doctors thought she would. Her Hospice nurse said that they don't expect her to live through March. She's the only grandmother I knew and I grew up with her. We may go to Calif next weekend to see her. My aunt (dad's sister) has been living with Grandma since last summer; taking care of her. This week they finalized all the financial dealings and the funeral arrangements. My grandfather died the day after Ashley's 3rd birthday. I guess Grandma is ready to join him.

Happy Weekend to everyone.

Cal

Hey everyone. I've been a little under the weather and still busy as heck so I haven't had time to post...I missed ya guys yesterday. Well, I weighed in with a f:censored:n' .5 lb gain --I suppose it could be worse but I hate having to relose weight I already lost before. I guess I could blame it on TOM, yeah, that's it. I didn't weigh in last week, so basically from 2 weeks ago I'm up .5 lb. Now I need to get this big booty in gear and work it. Rick's doing a little work at my cousin's house so I made him take the boy with him so he could play with my cousin's daughter. I'm staying home and being a domestic goddess (laundry, cleaning, etc.).

Julie, wow seeing your stats like that is impressive! You've done GREAT and you should be proud. :) yikes, above zero degrees is warm?!! :lol: I guess we need to focus on the positives eh? Hope it warms up for ya gals up north! So sorry to hear about hubby's grandma--:grouphug: hugs to you all.

Angie we do have spiders here but I don't see 'em much. There's those daddy long-legs type spiders but I only see the little baby ones, then there's the monster Cane spiders--big, brown and almost hairy--they look like skinny tarantulas minus the stripes :lol:. I don't see those much at all anymore, but I know they're outside lurking. Lot's of geckos and B-52 sized flying cockroaches though, especially when the weather's nice and humid. So there you go.

Cal, offering my thoughts and prayers to your grandmother as well. I grew up with my grandmother too and when she passed 11 years ago it was very very hard. :grouphug: Hugs to you and your family. I totally know how you feel about your baby growing up way too fast ;), I feel the same way about my boy.

Tonya, yup still doing WW. Unfortunately, my favorite recipes are the dessert ones--like baking the cake mixes with can of diet soda and no eggs or oil...or the cake mix with the pure canned pumpkin...can you see a trend here? I need to get focused again on the program--it works really well when you do it, I know that and just need to do it, darn it!

Hello to Kempy, Sarah, Jacks, Susan....everyone~~have a great weekend.

Now this is what I like to see. I knew I should have dropped in before now. I was just really busy with school. Sorry.

Hey Tonya it is great to see you back in here. Sorry to hear about your loss. Now that you are back here with us we can get you back where you need to be.

Julie I had no idea you have done that good. I am so proud of you. I hope some of you can rub off on me too. How is your grandmother doing? Did your hubby get to go see her yet?

Cal same for you. I hate that so much of this is going on right now. I mean I know it happens but I usually don't see 3 of my friends at a time having to go through it. Hugs to you too.

Noelle I am right there with you on the anger of .5lbs. These diet pills are really helping me and when I go up a little I freak out. I just hope that I am not losing muscle. I need to push myself tomorrow to lift weights so I can make sure I am not. I ususally use more than one drop of the hot sauce too. I love hot foods. I just don't like the kind that burns my nose.

Anige don't worry about the bugs. It isn't like they chase you down here. they are just trying to scare you into staying. I think if you can make a better life for yourselves than go for it. I loved living in FL. I was on the other coast though. I still wish I could get you closer to me. I guess now that you guys don't hae the RV you wont be coming this year to see us?

Jacks I still don't remember when your wedding is. Can you tell me one more time. One of our massage therapists is getting married on Feb 14. She has officially gotten into freak out mode. I keep trying to calm her down. I tell her if she doesn't relax now she will never enjoy he wedding when it gets here.

Did we lose Susan?

Not much really going on down here. I have yet again spent my only day off cleaning the house. I hate doing that but it has to get done. I have got to figure out a way to do it over the week so I can enjoy my time off. I am down a total of 5.5 lbs now :dance: I just want to make sure I can keep going and then once I hit goal maintain. I hit goal last year and then blew it right back on up and then some. I guess that is all of our problems huh? I wonder how people do it? I see all of these women that lose all of this weight and keep it off for years. Do any of you know how they do it?

OK I will chech back in later with you guys. The dryer is buzzing for me.

Kempy it is so great to see you checking in on the weekend. We have missed you. Sadly my husband's Grandmother died today around noon. He was there with the family when she had her last rights said and prayers. He is having a hard time because he was so close with her and spent weekends with her.
Congrats on the weight loss. You are doing wonderful :)!!

Noelle hon, don't worry about the .5 gain, it could just be water. You are working so hard and doing great.

Hello to everyone. I am watching light snow fall now. By Tuesday we are suppose to have six more inches. Yuck. Oh well, I see the beauty in it also. It is so light and fluffy right now it looks like powdered sugar. I am trying to find the good in things even when they seem bad or down. Take care everyone and have a safe rest of the weekend. Julie

Good Morning!!

Julie, I am so sorry to hear that your hubbies grandma passed away. My thoughts are with you all.

Kempy, The people never bought the RV, instead they had me take pics of every angle and emailed me all day about it and then I never heard anything else from them.

Cal, I would die if I ever opened up a package and there was a Tarantula in a paperweight!!:lol: EEK!! I couldnt get myself to look at a wolf spider in the bakery long enough to spray it last summer. haha

Jacks, I had so much fun at my wedding. Just make sure you take the time to enjoy it when it gets here and dont stress too bad. (I know easier said then done. :lol: )

Noelle, I agree with Julie. Dont worry about the 1/2 pound, it could be worse, you could be me. hehe You have been doing so awesome lately. I have to admit I am a tad bit jealous that you have it all together and I am falling back into my old habits again. Jealous but PROUD!!!

Okay, here is my rant for the day. I need to get this out before I go throwing donuts at my inlaws again!! :lol: Jay went to his parents house last night to pick up my son well when he got there they kinda double teamed him because I wasnt there.(they know I can get loud when they act stupid) Basically assbreath(FIL) told Jay he is stupid for leaving all that we have here for a maybe. We shouldnt be broke but yet they are(hello?? I am raising 3 kids on 1/3 the income they have and yet I am supposed to be rich while they cry broke?) They just basically let him know that they think he is so stupid to just leave and basically that we must be blowing our money if we are broke. I do not get them 2. I really can say that I do hate my father in law. I can not stand him!! The only reason they dont want us to leave is because it will inconvenience them to have to get there own donuts and it may make it harder for them to get their $450,000.00 that they are asking for their business. Which of course noone in their right mind would pay that to work 16 hours a day every day of the week. End rant. I am sorry but it just makes me so mad that a parent is supposed to be supportive and all they do is accuse or try to make you feel stupid. I do have to admit that it definately makes me that much more determinned to leave so I never have to see him again.

Angie don't worry about them. You two will know what is best for you. It is going to be scary at first but you will make it just fine. What is Jay looking in to doing in FL?

Hi guys, sorry about being gone for a few days, I don't do much computer time over weekends sometimes :)

Julie, so sorry to hear about your husbands grandma :( My grandma is 88, and I don't go see her near enough. I feel terrible, I gotta get over there! At least your husband knows he saw her a lot in her last days, and that she is no longer suffering :)

Noelle, .5 is nothing girl! hehe :) Keep at it, I let 2 pound gains get to me so bad that often they turn into 5 because I get that F***- it attitude :lol:

Cal, yes skiing is good excercise!!! your entire body is stiff after a day of it , but it's so fun! :)

Kempy, thanks for the welcome back, it's good to see you too! This time even if I get busy or if I reach goal, I will stick around just to chat... I left for too long last time..

Angie, In Laws are hard eh ? Just ignore them.. all the more reason for you guys to move on and do your own thing.

Hi to everyone else! have a great day.... oh , by the way, I did weigh in saturday, I was at 125, pants are a little looser. I really need to start heavily on the muscle building now :)

Hi Girls

Thanks for the kind words. My eating was pretty much on track this weekend. Went a little overboard at supper last night. We made biscuits with whole wheat flour and they turned out good I was surprised. They have a heavier texture but they are suppose to be better than white flour. My weight is about the same didn't move to much this last week but its better than gaining!

Angie I agree with Kempy, try not to let them get to you. I know it is so hard because mine do sometimes too. Just follow your heart :).

Tonya, thanks. I am glad your pants are getting better fitting for you. I want to get my layers of fat off because I know I have some good muscle defintion below it. After two kids, my lower stomach I don't know if I will ever get that tight and fit?....

Hello everyone. Lets all try to have a good day and stay on track even though it seems like everyone is having some kind of stress right now. We can't let other people get to us. I know easy to say. But I am trying to think on a more positive note. Julie :)

Kempy, We are going to move down and open a bakery again but this time do a storefront instead of wholesale accounts. This way we dont have to deal with a bunch of accounts and we can set our own hours.

Angie is Jay going to stay with you in the store or is he going to get a different job?

Julie I lvoe wheat biscuits. My mom made them when I was growing up and I ate them everyday for breakfast. MMMMMM

Tonya I am so jealous of you. ;) I want to have looser jeans too. I can't wait to be able to wear my cute jeans again.

Whats everybody making for dinner tonight? I might make shredded beef and bean enchildas. I just wish I had some margarita mix. I sure could use it this week :lol:. Actually I woul like to have one before the funeral to calm my damn nerves, I can't handle funerals. I want to use the oven to warm this place up. We are going to have up to 8 more inches of snow by the middle of the day tomorrow.

Kempy, Yeah Jay will stay and run the front with me. He actually will probably be the one waiting on people while I am out back cooking pastries and then after we close for the day we will both do the donuts.

Julie, Geesh, you guys are getting hit hard with the snow huh? We havent had hardly any since we got back but I dont think we have hit anything above 0 degrees since we have been back either. The only funeral I have ever been at was my grandmother's and I hate them too.

I am making fat free hot dogs and fries, I think.

Julie hearing you and Angie talk makes me know for certain why I could never live up north. :lol: I am a total southern girl. I would probably die if I had to be around that much snow.

I am having left overs. What an adventurous person huh? Julie if you have a margarita have one for me. I love those things.

I have no idea what I am making for dinner yet.. probably grilled chicken and veggies or brown rice or something , blah :P

I am craving Quiznos, I love that place! the turkey light is only 6 WWP, .. gah! I want , and I ate lunch already.


Julie, no, my tummy will NEVER be normal I fear. I got the stretch mark thing BAD. It's loose skin with nothing behind it. It's not fat, it's not muscle. I really don't know what to do... I think I need a tummy tuck, which I don't see being able to afford for a long time. So I guess I just keep wearing shirts that cover it *shrug*.


Kempy, I was scared a few weeks ago.. thought I was going to have to go up a size, again.. :( good thing I forced myself to get a grip :lol:

Hey People...just a typical Monday for me--I had a long post for ya gals and in the middle of submitting it I clicked on another window and it lost my post :mad:. I am so not happy right now. Gotta run and do some errand but I'll be back with more interesting and witty things to say, maybe...:lol:

I just got this joke in my inbox and had to share it with you gals... :devil:

For all those men who say, "why buy the cow when you can milk
for free", here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against
marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig to
get a little sausage. :rofl:

Hahahahahahaha.....Thats a good one. It made me laugh :D :lol:.

Good Tuesday morning to ya gang. Nothing has gone wrong yet so I can still call it good.

My mom just called and said that my SIL took my brother to the hospital last night for chest pains and they are going to run tests on him this morning. We don;t think it is anything serious. He is almost done working on his PHd and has has told my mom that he gets a few chest pains right before a big test. All of us have test anxiety and his may just be worse than the rest of ours. She is going to call me later on to tell me what is going on. I am sure he will be ok.

I ordered one of those mosquito deleto things yesterday. This cold weather hasn't knocked them out at all. I was outside with the dogs at around 5 last night adn I was running away from the bugs. They were all over the dogs faces so I had to run for shelter in the house. It is really creapy b/c you can see the mosquitos outside the window like they see us inside. I hope this thing works like it says it does.

Good morning. I am so sick of the fact that I cant get my *** in gear. I am in hybernation mode and to even wake up is a chore. We have to work for about 3 hours a day right now and it just doesnt seem worth it. It wouldnt be bad if there was something to do but there isnt. We have no money so we cant just go riding or anything. I cant get to stay on my diet and I am so sick of it.

Kempy, I didnt see any mosquitos while we were in Florida, It actually surprised me. I hope your thingie works. The poor dogs must hate it. How is Rhea doing? Is Echo still teaching her all the bad things? :lol: The kittens are little pains in the ***. They jump from my dining room table to the top of my hutch and it is pissing Jay off. Tigger is a little chester molester at night. He comes into the bedroom and wakes me up in the middle of the night purring and rubbing his face all over mine. He does it all the time and he wont stop until you wake up and pat him. haha We also seem to have 2 cats living under our house. Poor things but they wont let me touch them so I can get them adopted out. Today one came to the sliders and looked in and Fat Cow didnt like it and hissed and smacked her head off the window.

Noelle, That was a funny joke. I will have to give that one to my sister.

Here is the link for the HGTV dreamhome contest if you all want to enter. They are giving it away in February. The house is in Georgia.

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/pac_ctnt/text/0,1783,HGTV_3936_16290,FF.html

Maybe one of us could win a cool house since we didnt win the trip to Hawaii

Good Morining Girls

Angie thanks for the link. That house is beautiful. I know what you mean about the overeating. Last night I ate way to many chips with supper. I told my husband everytime we have mexican meals we don't have to have chips, because if I see them I am going to eat them. I know what you mean about waking up too, it is so cold here and we got so much snow last night our basement window is completely covered with drifts from blowing. I think we are starting to feel the Febuary blahs coming on. You and I are both sick of winter.

Kempy prayers for your brother. I know when I have anxiety my chest gets tight. I hope he is okay. Keep us posted. Hows work today? Is the big boss man bothering you today? It is so weird to think you have mosquitos this time of year. I hate those annoying things. When I get a bite I get a huge swelled up lump and so does my son. But when hus and daughter get a bite it is just a small red mark.

Noelle anymore jokes for today? Don't work to hard with all of your paperwork! You are going to need another vacation soon!

Tonya yes I would love a tummy tuck, maybe add some lipo and I am all set :lol:.

Well everyone hang in there today. I am going to try and drink alot of fluids so I don't have so much room for food. Julie :)

Hi guys.. ugh today is one of those days. I would love to lay in my bed all day and not talk to anyone, not get dressed, just nothing haha, I wish!

I don't know if any of you remember a long time ago when I posted pictures of myself. I had long hair, to my waist. Well a few weeks ago I finally got up the guts to cut it all off, to my chin... anyhow, really like it, but today, I am in a ponytail, no makeup, mood. And it won't fit into a ponytail, so it's just sorta "there".. ugh :lol:


it's a blah day.. the wierd thing is usually on blah days I crave junk food and lots of it.. for some reason, I don't even feel hungry. Maybe I am coming down with something.

Have a good day guys, hopefully better than mine :)

well today started out better, seems that I lost my 5 pounds... now to keep it off! :lol:

in a big hurry, but I will check back in later.. where is everyone ?

hope all is well!

Sorry to be checking in so late. I have been busy at work today. Since I am not here after today I need to get payroll ready and place a big order with one of our vendors. I still need to get the order together.

I went to my weigh in last night and I am down 5 lbs. I wish I could go 1st thing in the morning. I always weigh more in the afternoon. Plus, I usually weigh at home in the nude. That might not go over to well at the clinic. The doc is already really old, I might give him a heart attack. :lol:

My brother is fine just really stressed. I figured that would be the problem. They did give some medications to take. You know those docs have to presrcribe something. I have yet to go in for a visit and not have some sort of meds.

Is everybody doing really exciting stuff today?

yeah, I'm getting another flat tire fixed :rolleyes: that's exciting isn't it? :lol:

I am soooooooooooo darn swamped it's not funny. Gotta get going yet again--I'll stop by later when I get a breather.

Gosh, You all are so busy. I have been to damn bored to do anything(If that makes any sense :lol: ) I need to get a grip on my eating. It is so out of control that I dont know how to stop myself. Being so bored is not helping either. It is too cold to go outside and walk so I dont know where to start. I am so overwelmed feeling right now. I am way too big. It came back on SO quick and I feel like ****. I am sick of fighting it but I am sick of looking like this too. I am so embarrassed.

I fed my stray tiger kitty today. He was trying to get onto my deck past Meanie so I figured I would give him some food. I wished he would let me touch him so I can get him into pets rescue and find him a home. It is just too damn cold to be a homeless animal in Maine. I have a black and white one hanging out too.

Kempy, I am so glad to hear that there is nothing serious wrong with your brother. I know how scary chest pains are. Tell him good luck on his tests. My pains seem to have left but they also hurt so bad when they were here that I am scared to actually workout again for fear that it may come back. I wished it was warm out!! Have fun at school tomorrow.

Julie, How much snow did you guys end up getting hit with? I saw in New York City that they had already cancelled all of the schools for today last night. This winter has definately been weird.

Noelle, You arent having very good luck with your tires are ya? Glad you are safe though.

Tonya, You can keep your 5 pounds off. You have done so well.

Angie I know what you mean about being bored and not wanting to do anything. I get that way alot. Have you ever thought about getting a few differnt workout videos? I wonder if that might help you get motivated again. I know you do great on your machines but you might be getting a little worn out with those. I know I get tired of the same ol' things too.

Maybe once you start to feed that cat he will warm up to you. I hate seeing animals that are stray. I want to take care of all of them.

Well I'm back from the tire repair guys. They're just caddy(?)-corner away from our shop. It was a leaky valve stem on that brand new tire I got in late November so I got it repaired for free. It sure was scary on the freeway though--I was changing lanes and all I heard was this thudding noise as I rolled over the reflector bumps. Rick was once again my knight in shining armor and put the spare on so I could drive it in for repair. OK, well if that's any kind of indication of how my day will be then I'll just go home and hop into bed so I can start over when I wake up.

Kempy, so glad to hear your brother's ok. Being smart's a b*tch eh? :lol: So are you guys gonna have to call him "Dr"? Hey, congrats on your 5 lb loss- that's great! If only the thought of weighing-in in the nude would keep me from reaching for the donuts...if only... speaking of which, we had our first Krispy Kreme donut shop open on Maui yesterday to the tune of 10,000 customers. Thank GOD it's on another island and not here in Honolulu.

Angie, I know how you feel girl. Sometimes I just want to give up and say I don't care what I look like or how much I weigh. But the truth is, i DO care. You just gotta get through one day at a time just like before. We all know how awesome you've done and know you can get your groove on again. Hey, I like that dream home, that tower room is pretty cool. The Envoy would be nice to drive too. I actually have a first cousin living in Georgia so it's not like I won't have any relatives nearby. :crossed: I'm entering!

Julie how're you hanging in there girl? Sorry, no really good jokes today but the day is still young... :D

Tonya, you had beautiful long hair but I'd love to see your new haircut. Congrats on your 5 lbs too--that's awesome.

Jacks, where ya been hiding? How often are you training with this running group?

Well girls, hello to everyone else...be back later.

Kempy, You have created a monster!!!!! :lol: My daughter loves the song you sent yesterday. She just sits here and laughs her little butt off and makes me play it again. She is a little perv!!!

Angie you let her hear it? :o I laugh at it every time I hear it too.

Noelle I am not a big fan of dougnuts. I think I ate to mayny of them as a kid. I wish I could get that way with chocolate. :D And no I will not call me brother DR. that is just to weird. We call him Danny but his students call him Mr. Dan. That in itself is really weird. :lol: I hope your day goes good.

Hey Girls

Checking in late. Had the funeral today. I feel blah and tired. But I made it through with no major panic attack. Thank God. So was a sweet old lady who I am sure is in heaven.

Angie do not be embarrassed you should be be proud of yourself. You will get back down. Don't give up! I know how you feel with the winter thing. I just want to get out too. You are strong. Look how far you have come :).

Kempy and Tonya you guys are doing great. 5 pounds! Great job.

Noelle I too hate it when something goes wrong with the car. I had to meet my hus at the church this a.m., bring the kids to my moms first and with the wind chill -9 and fresh 4 inches of snow I was praying for the car not to die on me. And I am sure you know how this goes I am all ready late and my little guys says mama I have to make potty. I knew I would never make it on time. I know bad girl being late for a funeral but what was I suppose to do. Everything worked out find though. Well gotta do supper now. I am thinking of you all. Julie (Hi to everyone else i may have forgot)

Oh yeah they all heard it. :lol: I am an open parent I guess. haha I get it from my parents. They were always playing around and joking while we were growing up.

I forgot to tell you guys but last weekend I was supposed to go to a sex toy party with my mom,her best friend and my sis. Mom thought the girl cancelled it because her dad was sick but I guess she had it anyway. They did it at a bar by my house and I guess it was fun. Some snowmobilers from Connecticut got a kick out of the parties Maine women have. haha Now mom is trying to get Wendy(my sis) to throw one.

I wished I knew where to start with this move. I am probably going to need and SBA loan for the extra equipment for a front but I dont know where or when to start it. I need to do a business plan(which I dont get) AAAHHH!!!!

Julie, I am glad you made it through the funeral okay. I am thinking of you guys tonight.

Noelle, I dont get the Krispy Kreme craze. I saw them in Florida and they looked like ****. They are so small. Ours are huge and we cant get a big hype going. Maybe I am jealous of all the money. haha

Kempy, I meant to tell you when you asked if Jay was going to get a job in Florida that he cant because he makes the donuts. haha. I will not sink a tray of 20 donuts into a vat of hot grease. ouch.

Angie I think there is a site for government grants or just grants in general. You may want to see if you could find it, you might be able to get money for your front for free. There is all sorts of money out there for people but you have to know where to look for it. I wish I could give you a site but I don't know what to type into a search engine. Maybe one of the other girls can help too.

I'm finally back. For some reason my computer kept kicking me off whenever I came onto the site. Now it's working again and I can chat again. Of course, I realize with the time difference that everyone is probably already in bed. :)

I've started carpooling with another teacher I work with. She lives only 2 blocks from me and it is great having someone to talk to in the morning.

Angie: Kempy is right. There are grants available, especially for women who want to open a business. I'm sure you'll have some luck. For starters, try the SBA website.

Kempy: I'm glad your brother is doing well. My SIL was put in the hospital last weekend with a severe kidney infection. She had some kind of poisoning. She bounced back well (though still really weak) and she's home as of today.

At school we were told last week (Friday) that we have some new requirements. As if we don't have enough to do. :crazy: Arizona is one of 30 states that use attendance as a measurement of AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress). The attendance at my school is very poor. Parents don't care, kids don't care, parents use kids for babysitters, etc. The state has decided that our school is one of several in the state that needed to be put on corrective action. So we are being monitored to death all because our attendance is low; never mind that the testing scores actually went up!!!! We were told that we are required to have 97% attendance for the entire month of February or the principal would come down hard on us such as not offering new contracts for the fall. In fact, they are talking about not giving us any performance pay raises because of the attendance. We were told that we have to call parents then do home visits to tell them that their kids belong in school. Hello!?!?!! Isn't that what we have truancy officers and a parent coordinator for??? The liability issue alone is enough for this to NOT be a good idea. I spoke to our union rep and she got some action. They cannot make us do home visits, but they can deny us the raise. Amazing to be judged on something that you have absolutely no control over.
Sorry to rant, but I really needed to get this off my chest. Hardly any wonder that over half the teachers at my school don't plan on signing new contracts for next year. Sad really, for the kids.

I'm still trying very hard to watch what I eat. So far I'm so upset about what is going on that I don't feel like eating. I don't even feel hungry. Why can't I feel like this when things are going great??!?!?? :lol:

Hope everyone is having a great week.

Cal

Angie, go to google.com, and type something like "SB loans/grants in [your state]".. it should give you some sites, look for the one with .gov on the end of it, and you probably have your info :) good luck! -- also, You sound so much like me. I am so bad at being WAY too hard on myself most of the time. And when it gets really bad, I say screw it, and i give up. then 3 months later, I am really mad at myself for doing that. What I have to try to do is stay positive. Because I know the harder on myself I am , the worse eating gets. A positive attitude is the best appetite supressant I swear, too bad it's not easier to force yourself into it hu? :) You will do fine! You have done great so far.. it's a small setback, and you can turn it around!

Kempy, I love chocolate too, but really, I love anything sweet. Cheesecake, carrot cake, chocolate cake, donuts, candy bars, ice cream... mmmm! :lol: it's really bad too! Grats on the 5 lbs :)

Noelle, I will get a picture soon of my hair, I am still in shock. When you go so long with hair that sways back and forth across your waist in the back, and then take it to where it barely will tuck behind your ears and won't even fit into a ponytail, it's so wierd! But really, I am glad this style looks good on me, otherwise I would hate myself! It's really easy to do too.. I do miss my hair though sometimes. Ugh, sorry bout the tire, do you know I have had nightmares about having a tire blow on the freeway and not being able to control the car ? :lol:

Julie, glad you made it through the funeral, and that you are doing well. Keep your chin up :)


Cal, in Utah they actually issue tickets for the parents eventually after truancy has become a big enough problem. At least last time I checked that's what they did. My mom would have KILLED me if that were the case when I was in school :lol: -- anyhow, I can't believe they are going to punish the teachers... wow, that's big :(


have a good day ladies! hi to everyone else!

Cal, That is so unfair. It isnt your fault that the parents dont care enough to make their kids get an education. I hope everything works out for you guys but I dont see how the school thinks that by adding more to the teachers to do list will help the kids any.

Kempy,Tonya and Cal, Thanks. I have been on the SBA websights but I dont know how to do a formal business plan. I know how to run the business but I intend on getting an accountant for the books because I know how to keep track of the money but I dont know the legals of it and all. I also need to do it in Florida(I assume) so I am stumped on where to actually start. I would hate to get ahold of SCORE and have them help me in Maine to write up a business plan and then take it to Florida. :lol:

Tonya, You will get used to your hair. I did. Now it actually feels too long when it isnt. haha I will bet it looks great!! I know what you mean though, it is like losing a piece of yourself.

Kempy, Have fun at school!!

Good Morning Girls

Cal I agree with everyone too. Its not fair.

Tonya I remember seeing your picture with long hair. You have a beautiful face I think you would look good with any haircut. I can't wait to see a pic. My hair is below my shoulders right now and I find it is getting difficult to fix and I am kind of tired of it. Yesterday I had to curl it to make it look nice. I am sure you look great.

Angie those sex toy parities sound so funny. I think I would be blushing and laughing through the whole thing. How are you doing staying OP? You have alot going on right now in your life but you will get back on track :).

Have a great day at school Kempy.

Noelle I have never tried those kind of doughnuts. But people around my area here love doughnuts. God I am starting to think of sweets. My favorite are frosted fudgy brownies. Oh my gosh my mouth is actually watering. I better think of something else. Bye for now Julie

Happy Friday girls. Life's been hectic for me lately and I don't have the time to sneak here as much as I'd like. Nothing much happening with me though. Weights still on, not climbing, but not losing either. I think I'm getting the right mindset though, I've been trying to push myself to walk faster (sometimes farther) in preparation of this "fun run/walk" that's coming up on President's day. It's a 8.15 mile course--the last time I did it was about 9 years (and 45 lbs less) ago and it was 5 days before my wedding day. Geez, that was a long time ago :lol:. Anyways, I'm actually looking forward to it.
Does anyone have any plans for the weekend? I'm not into football so I think I'll leave the kid with his dad and go shopping with my sisters... better to be away from the "party" atmosphere and pig out on junk food.

Julie, I like Krispy Kreme donuts but it's probably because we can't get them over where I live--well, not close by anyway. According to an article I read yesterday there are plans for 2 new stores on O'ahu (where Jacks and I live) within the next 5 years. That'll be a challenge. I'm sure the novelty will wear off just like it did when Dunkin' Donuts came back.

Angie, Angie, Angie...a sex toy party with mom??? :o I'd die! Well, with my mom I would, I'm sure yours is a lot younger than mine and more hip. Let us know if you sister decides to have one, I'm sure it would be hilarious. Hmmmm, I'm gonna look into that, after all, I have 6 naughty sisters :devil: and lots of raunchy girlfriends :lol:. I hate looking into SBA stuff too--they make it so damned complicated to get help.

Cal, rules and regulations for teachers suck. That has got to be one of the most underpaid and underappreciated professions in the US. My mom was an ESL teacher for many years and she finally retired last year because she was getting tired of having to fill out so many darned forms and reports just for the handful of kids she was teaching. I always get upset when i think about how the kids' parents don't get involved and try to lay the blame for their children not learning on the teacher--come on parents! It's YOUR kid--take reponsibility and shape them to learn at home! Hang in there, you'll get through it.

Gotta run, someone's knocking the door...hello to Kempy, Susan, Sarah, Tonya, Jacks....everyone :wave: be back later.

Good afternoon!! Where is everyone today? Having fun, I hope.

I was so mad last night. I have been looking for a pie press for when we move. It molds the pie dough for you so you can make pies faster and dont have to roll out a ton of dough. Well to get a used one they cost $1800.00!!! I happened to be on ebay last night and saw one almost ready to go off and the minimum bid was $169.99 and noone had bid yet so I went through the crap of signing up and then put in a bid only to have someone snatch it the minute it was ready to end and of course I couldnt get another bid in in time. I was ready to flip out. That was such a good deal not to mention that I can not find one anywhere. I emailed the seller to see if he has anymore and offered the Buy it now price of $400.00 plus shipping. He just emailed back and maybe getting in another. I hope so. My MIL just had both of her hands operated on from years of rolling dough (I assume). I dont want that to happen to me.

Noelle, I envy you so much. I would love to go for a walk. I am recommiting myself(If I say it enough then one of these times it will stick. :lol: ) to getting back in shape again. My back and chest pain has stopped so I think I will start on my treadmill again on Sunday. I just need to do it and get over it.

Julie,Cal,Kempy,Susan,Jacks,Tonya, I hope you all have a great weekend.

Happy Friday Girls!!!!

I am so glad it is the weekend even though it is going to be freezing because my hus likes to get up early and I like to sleep in so he can have the kids for a little while in the a.m. Not much going on with me. It finally made it to zero outside. Ahhhhhhhhh. Now I am dreaming of the temp just to go up 70 degrees ;). Sorry so short. One of the little ones are having a melt down :dizzy:!! Better go see whats up....bye for now and Hello to everyone. Julie

Hi guys! hope you all have a good weekend, I gotta make it short cause I am in such a hurry lol!

My friend had a sex toy party once, it was super funny :lol:

Julie, thanks! and everyone else.. I feel better about losing my "mane" when people say stuff like that :D


I want to watch the superbowl, but I don't know if I will have time, but anyhow, go Panthers!! :D

have a good weekend ladies. Oh, real quick.. I went grocery shopping today, and I got some Healthy Choice ice cream sandwiches , they are 3 WWP, and SOOOO good. They are caramel flavored.. anyhow, seems Healthy Choice has upped thier product line on healthier treats, my fav! :D

Thanks for all the support for teachers.
Noelle: You are so right about the parents not taking responsibility. I have been saying that public education will never change very drastically until parents are required to be involved.

I'm so tired now. It seems that so many things are going on (and going wrong) that I feel so overwhelmed not only with school, but life. I've learned tonight that my grandmother will not be with us much longer. The hospice nurse is not giving her much time. They put her on more morphine today. She sleeps all the time. I'm really feeling so down and depressed. :cry:

My husband is very understanding, but lately he's been more irritating than helping. I'm so glad he works this weekend; I don't want to put up with him. Doesn't that sound awful??

I have to get ahold of my doctor Monday because the middle finger on my left hand is numb at the joint. Hubbie even pinched it really hard (left a mark) and I never felt anything. We're both puzzled. :?: I noticed it today, but I don't know how long it's been like that.

Thanks for listening.

Cal

Happy Saturday folks. Just wanted to pop in and say hello to all my girls :D. I'm off to my WI this morning and don't expect much--except for NOT a gain :lol:. This month's been cr@ppy with the weight loss efforts for me. It's so dang hard to get into the groove and stay there to see some results. I'm hoping today's meeting will give me a new spark or something to help me keep going. I've had a good week this week w/eating and exercise. I'd love to get into the 160's by the end of February... I took Michael for his 5 y.o. check up yesterday. On our way there we got stuck on the freeway for over an hour because there was a jumper clinging to a lamp post on the overpass bridge :rolleyes:. The police closed off 4 lanes in each direction while they talked the person down. I was so irritated but I kept telling myself that there was nothing I could do about it so just relax. Luckily the guy came down and they sent him for a mental evaluation. Anyways, Michael has grown 2.75 inches and gained 4 lbs in the last year. Doc said he was a bit tall for his height (that's a first for anybody in MY family) but his weight was fine. But I still got a lecture about kids' eating habits and the rise of obesity in kids...he talked about what we feed our kids nowadays, like McDonalds fare, cheeseburgers, french fries etc. and that kids need to learn how to eat properly while they're young because it's difficult to change eating habits later in life--tell me something I don't know doc! Anyway, I am soooooo rambling right now because I just woke up and I'm full of energy.

Cal, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother. :grouphug: I'm thinking of you and your family. Come here and vent if you need to, we're all here for you. Take care of that finger. Were you "giving" it to anyone? heehee...

Tonya those ice cream sandwiches sound great. I love caramel, how cool to get it in a 3 pt snack! ...when I was on vacation in Maui once Rick, Michael and I had two pints of haagen daaz--dulce de leche and chocolate fudge brownie, they were soooo good. In fact, there's still evidence of that indulgence on my rear end :lol:.

Angie, welcome to the world of eBay! I had to smile when I read your post--even though I feel for you getting sniped like that. I have to confess that I'm a sniper too--like it or not, it's the ebay way. How else are you going to save money? What I usually do is check the speed of my computer, like say if my computer takes 3-5 seconds to refresh then I wait til the last 10 seconds of the auction with my final bid and submit it then, that way if it's higher than the other bidder, they won't have time to resubmit another. It also gives you a mean adrenline rush when you win it that way. I'm hoping someone lists another great deal like that for your pie press--I promise I won't outbid you on it :D, I wouldn't know how to use it and it would cost WAY too much to ship it here. Happy bidding!

Hey Julie, you should be warm by now, I've let out so much hot air around here :lol:. Have a relaxing weekend.

Kempy how's your weekend turning out?

Jacks where ya hiding? (must be wearing her running shoes out) hope everything's ok.

Hello to everyone else :wave: Have a wonderful weekend.