Support Groups - Scale Addicts Anonymous #9

Here we go ladies! Monday and a new Thread! Weather is gorgeous. I'm on my way out to get breaky and laundry. Ebf couldn't sleep at his own place last nite and showed up here at 1am asking to sleep on the couch cuz it was too quiet and lonely at his place. So I let him. It's gonna suck to be him when the time comes that I say no.

Have a great day ladies!

HS - That time should have already come! Don't let him weasel his way back in... He didn't want to be with you anymore, so he shouldn't be able to come to you when he can't sleep... Maybe he should get a puppy and leave you be already!

HS - That time should have already come! Don't let him weasel his way back in... He didn't want to be with you anymore, so he shouldn't be able to come to you when he can't sleep... Maybe he should get a puppy and leave you be already!


I'll second that Jenn....What a pitiful excuse, "it's too quiet and he's lonely"...tell him to get himself a radio, it's great for company late at night, also a night light, just in case he's afraid of the dark!!! :lol: You've moved on HS - don't let him slow you down, you've got a fantastic job, your scales are being kind to you, you have great friends...you really don't need to start carrying around extra weight again!!

Anyway how are you all??? I'm trying really hard to get on here everyday, but the sun is shinning, i'm working or busy with mummy stuff and then when the kids are home, both pc's are working flat out as i have two DD's revising for exams on them!! so i'll do my best!

Weight about the same, TOM is due so i'm doing ok really, if only i could find that little bit of extra determination i'd drop that last couple of pounds, but it's really hard, summer is great for eating, i'm bieng invited to BBQ's / garden lunches and while most of them are quiet healthy others are not so. I went to DH work collegues house at the weekend and was confronted with a table FULL of processed / ready made food, it was all a nightmare...I ate as little as possible then had a healthy supper when i got home! In contrast i had lunch at a friends house yesterday and it was supper healthy and very yummy, with freshly picked raspberry's for dessert.. But what i'm trying to say is...summer time is for foodies, there is so much fresh produce around it's a shame not to eat it ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :devil: :lol:

Where is everyone??? All out sunning themselves no doubt!!

See ya!

Hey ladies . . . :)

It's me again.

I was under way too much pressure from the four-legged side of my life, and things kind of fell apart with the working out and food thing. *sigh*

But I've found a new place to keep my horses - a HUGE stress relief - it's less than 5 minutes from my house. Shadow is finally resolving all her lameness issues, the supplements are kicking in and easing the spavins stuff, and she's blown two abscesses - one of which was so bad it took off a huge chunk of hoof wall with it. The other one cracked her heel and caused a large hole in the frog. No wonder the poor darlin' was so freaking sore. So now she and Eve are sporting classy new shoes on front to help them get through till the new stronger hoof growth comes in. We'll be moving the horses on the 1st, and we are all anxious and excited. It's a great new facility, and the barn is brand new - actually not even completely finished yet. Wee!

Artemis the wonder-destructo-foster pup has found a wonderful new home and they took her sister Tippy too. Another huge stress relief item. No more glaring, accusatory looks from the BF, no more destroyed mystery items, no more messes on the carpet. She'd gotten better, but it was still questionable.

I can start getting my routine back.

HS - Hm. It appears I missed a few episodes of "As Hotsplashes' Life Turns." Sounds like you've been doing some housecleaning, eh?? Good for you, girl. And yeah.. I would say you really don't need him wandering back sleeping on your couch. He's a big boy, tell him to grow up. Er, just my .02 worth. :D

Tulip - I can relate with having a hard time getting online. The only time I really can is at work because if I'm at home - well, I'm not usually at home, I'm at the stables. ;) No computer there.

Jenn - Poor puppy!!! :devil:

Tonight I stop at Walmart and get myself a new pair of headphones (Artemis destroyed the last two pair) and hit the treadmill tomorrow. Hopefully this time I'll be able to get back on track again.

Sorry that your horses have been sick, but am very glad to hear that are recovering!

Sorry I should have said radio myself... I didn't even think about the puppy being annoyed by him :lol: You are right, poor puppy! ;)

just popping in, to say hello!

HELLO!

Hey Everyone! Life has been really busy for me lately. I went down to Gulf Shores, AL to pick my daughter up on Thursday (she stayed with my MIL for 2 weeks) but didn't return until the night before last Reason being is because my mother-in-law (to whom I am very close to) had a seizure/stroke. She actually died and they had to bring her back to life. We needed to stay a few more days. We were supposed to come back on Sunday but that is when it happened.... on our way back home. We had to turn around and go back. She is fine now though.. They're running some tests to find out what happened and we will know more about what happened later on I guess. So if you guys would keep her and our family in your prayers it would be greatly appreciated.

BUT when I was down there, I ate like crazy.. totally went off my diet. I guess it's to be expected when you jump out of your routine. The funny thing is... I stepped on the scales this morning and I lost a pound. LOL After all that eating. I'm down to 140 now.. Of course I'm back on the wagon and I'm hoping to see some more loss in the next few weeks. Only 10 more pounds to go until I get to my goal weight!!!! :)

Raven-- I'm happy that you are receiving some weight lifters in your life. Feels good don't it? Sorry your horsies were sick though :( I can definitely understand about destructable puppies too.. ugh! It can be so frustrating.

Hope everyone is doing good. I have to go to work now.. although I really don't feel like it. It's been non stop for about a week now.. I just need a breather. *sigh*

TTFN!

Morning everyone! Sorry to have been gone so long. Puter went down...exbf is having emotional issues and still showing up on my doorstep. But the issues are resolving themselves. I'm still sitting 169(haven't stepped on the scales yet this AM) am eating well, working lots.

To everyone out there..Hope all is going well...hope all children and pets and other family members are well. Raven...ewwww shoeing bills! YAYYYy on the new place!

Take care Tulip, Jenn, Shelley, Raven, And everyone else! See everyone tomorrow!

And a good morning it truly is! I went to the gym bright and early and actually almost forgot to weight myself, do you believe that? :lol: I'm glad I didn't forget though....

I weighed in at (drumroll please...) 190.0!!!! That means I broke the 30# mark!!! Do y'all believe that? This is so exciting! It was just the pick-up I needed to get me through the wedding I have to (and REALLY don't want to) go to this weekend.... I KNOW I will look better than his ex and his attention will be on me.... :D Maybe I'll even get attention from others so he'll know what a good thing he's got! LMAO :lol3: I am SOOOO kidding, I'm the one with the good thing, and I know it too!

I'll stop babbling now... Have a great day ladies!!!! :goodvibes

Alright Jenn!!! WTG!!! :cp: I am so proud of you! You're doing excellent! Keep up the awesome work!

HS -- Sorry bout your puter and your exbf... Hope everything gets resolved soon! It's good to see you though. We miss seeing your posts! :)

I stepped on the scales this morning too.. I sure hope they're right cuz it said 139.. I about died! I'm finally away from 140 something. Today, my hubby asked me where my butt went.. ROFL. It made me feel good though :D I sure hope I'm not loosing weight too fast though. Since I started back on my diet back in March.. I've lost 18 pounds. Is that too much in 3 1/2 months??

Found out some news about my MIL... turns out the seizure was caused by an arthritus medication she was taking. It was one of the side effects. Needless to say she's not taking that anymore. I'm just glad it wasn't a brain tumor or something more serious!

I'll probably be real busy over the weekend so I'll just wish everyone a happy weekend and I'll catch up with yall on Monday :)

Take care all...

Howdie Everyone!

Shelley! Glad to hear about MiL! Meds can do strange things. I used to take meds for my vertigo...used to make me feel like my fireants were biting my face...wanted to rip my skin off! Stopped that stuff right quick. HOpe MiL is much better! ANd congrats on getting out of the 140s! 18lbs in 3.5 months is very good. That's just over a pound a week. VERY GOOD!!! COngrats!!!

JENN!!! YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!! So proud of youuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!! Now I can be the cheerleader!!!! YAY JENN...YAY Jenn gooooooOOOOOOOOOO JENN!!!!!!!!!!!! I guess I better get off my BOB(Big Ole BUtt) and get moving! I got some serious catching up to do with you and Shelley! Oh Boy!!!

Well folks..am off to do chores and errands...take care and I'll see everyone tomorrow!

Just a quick Hello ladies! Had a stressful evening. Xbf never came to get more of his stuff. And I found out he busted my stereo by trying to stick 4 cds in a 3cd player. So now I have no stereo. So of course I stress ate...then stressed all nite cuz he always complained how he always wanted his nice stuff taken care of...yet all my stuff gets broken somehow...go figger...ok getting stressed again. Tis sunny and beautiful here. wish I didn't have to go to work. Would rather be riding!!!

See everyone later! Good thing is...all the stress made me do a housecleaning frenzy!lol

Hi all,
Thought i'd pop in and make my post a little bit longer than last time!! lol

I didn't have much time to post last time coz we had a bit of an emergency on...nothing, thankfully like yours Shelley...DH had to delivery a piece of machinary to Ireland, i had to organise the ferry / hotels etc and as a reward i was allowed to accomany him!!! Although i don't get paid as his secretary...i am offically so some times i get good perks!!! Yeh, i've just spent a very pleasant weekend in the old emerald isles...I've never been before, but it was only a 3 hour drive to the ferry port and then a 4 hour crossing! The sun shone, and the people were so freindly! Hotel was very elegant and the restaurant food was to die for (whoops the diet went out on the window!!)

Congrats to shelly and Jenn for lowering those numbers...mine are still the same...I really need to do somthing to getting them moving again!

Well, so much for a long post..DD is bugging to get on here to look at something for her homework!!

Enjoy the rest of hte weekend and see you all on Monday!
Tulip

Well...been sick off and on all weekend...don't know what...but I feel alot lighter. Won't get on the scales till tomorrow...Weather is icky...rain and humid..but bearably cool. Tulip you are sooo lucky to go on that trip! and to get such nice weather too! My friend goes every year and says more rain than not when she goes! Lucky YOU!!

Shelley and Jenn...wherrrrree arrrrrreyouuuuuuuuuuu???LOL I guess we've lost Grassie to greener hopping pastures. Hope all is well with her.

Talk to everyone tomorrow...

Sorry about being MIA... I had a busy weekend.. went to a wedding on Saturday...Then to get Tim's birthday present on Sunday morning, which I gave to him already :^:... followed by my niece's first birthday at the Pawtucket Red Sox game...rounded out with a long trip to the grocery store :p Then yesterday and today I was just lazy and had a one track mind....

I found this condo for Tim to look at... it is actually affordable and looks great by the ad, so I have been trying to get more info and such, and set up a viewing for Friday... I'm so excited for him... I hope this goes well :crossed:

Thanks to everyone one for the cheering! :D It feels good to read the happy support!

Tulip, I'm sooo jealous that you got to spend the weekend in Ireland! I have always wanted to go there! Actually, Tim's birthday present was a gold claddaugh ring:lucky: ...sort of my way of sharing my heritage with him and of letting the rest of the world know he is taken! :lol:

HS - You left us in limbo... what did the scales say??? Were they good to you this week???

I tried getting on here earlier but the site was being Wonky. Scales said the same as usual...169...not up not down...so I'll take that as good sign. Nice Bday pressie for Tim! Spoiled boy! New place too,,,kewl! Now all he needs is new job closer to new home! Good stuff Jenn! Glad to see you are keeping busy!

I'm still kindy pukey from the weekend. Took today off work and am still a regular visitor to the porcelain throne. Don't know what it is...but it sucks!

Keep up the great work ladies! See everyone tomorrow!

Morning, just a flying visit to let you know i'm still here, working a fair bit this week so won't be around much..TOM is here and i'm feeling rather bloated and depressed, so not good company at the moment!

I'll try to eat well this week and hopefuly this feeling will not last!

Try to keep on track ladies...i know it's hard, but we can do it!!!

Tulip

My goodness our timing is amazing...ToM is just finishing for me!lol Still feel bloated...and a bit worn down. Always do. Maybe need to take an iron supplement during the week...I used to before and it made me feel better. Weather is gorgeous. Feeling much better today. Too bad I have to go back into work!lol

Have a great day ladies hope to see more of you on here!

Well ladies I have to make this short because my computer is being really screwy right now, but I just wanted to pop in and say hi! Nothing new to speak of anyways....

Glad to see you are feeling better HS, and Tulip, I hope TOM isn't too mean to you! ;)

I'm here! I'm here! :) TF-- Ireland huh? I have AWLWAYS wanted to go there, you lucky dog you. Did you take some pictures??

HS-- Sorry you've been so sick! Glad you're feeling better though! :)

I've been busy working like a dog. I pull a double tomorrow.. a lot of work, but a lot of money! :)

I'm down to 138 now.. lost another pound! :D Gosh, I can't believe I am doing so well. This feeling I have about myself is just awesome. Makes me wander why I didn't do this sooner. The fact is that I'm doing it now and that's all that matters. I'm on frikkin cloud nine man! lol

okay girls..gotta get ready for a girls night out! I'll see ya'll tomorrow!

OH NOOO we fell off the page!!! Hope we can keep it back up front!

Welcome back Shelley and Congrats on the loss! Keep up the great workl.!

Jenn, I hope your puter is better!

I'm felling much better. Work has been keeping me on my feet. I think I'm going to buy a pedometer and see how many steps I walk in a day. They say between 7 and 10k are good for losing weight. But I'msure that I do more than that. I mean with work and walkign my dogs! Gotta be lotsa steps in there!lol

Well my cat wants to puke on theputer so I'm gonna head out and make sure she don't!

Take care folks!

Well, I have officially lost 30 POUNDS!!!!!! I stepped on the scale today and it said 137. I'm loosing about a pound a week. Which is good.. slow and steady. Everyone at work is noticing and my boss called me "Skinny" the other day!! he he.

HS-- LOL I hear ya. I need one of those too. I must walk at least 5 miles a day when I'm working. Good to hear you're feeling better. Do you have any idea what it could have been?

Well, the hubby is gone, kids are gone for the weekend and I have the whole house to myself! Time to get some major cleaning done. My house needs an extreme makeover!!

Yall have a good 4th!! TTFN!

HEY ya'll.. Where is everyone? Still celebrating the 4th? :) How did ya'lls 4th go anyway? Hope everyone had a great weekend! Sunday was very scary for me. We had the worst storm EVER! It was around 12:30 in the afternoon.. the sun was shining, I had my TV off and I was going to town on cleaning my house. So I didn't know it was coming. All of a sudden it got really dark outside and I hear the wind blowing, howling through my windows. I opened my front door and I kid you not, all the trees outside were bent so far over they were touching the ground. Here I am, by myself in the house, scared to death! I thought there was a tornado out there! I freaked out and called my husband. He was supposed to be on his way home with the kids and I screamed at him to stay there and as soon as I did that, the power went out...and stayed out for hours..

After it was all over I walked outside (along with everyone else in the neighborhood) to see the devestation (sp?). Trees down everywhere.. some were uprooted right out of the ground. We were told that a man at the golf course up the street was hit by a tree and got his head split open. I sure hope he's alright.

TOM is almost here.. I can feel it. ugh. I hate feeling so bloated and fat. I don't understand why we have to have these things anyway. lol Guess I'll be waiting a while to weigh in. Hope I can fit into my work pants this morning!

Well, yall take care.. gonna finish my coffee and get ready for work. :)

Hiya
Sorry i've been quite for so long..........not coping too well at the moment, life is seriously hard work at the moment.
Weight is the same and i'm just concentrating on maintaining my lost rather than aiming for my goal weight!!
Hope your feeling better soon both of you........where is everyone else??? MIA same as me i suppose.
Glad you made it through your storm Shelly, i'd have been terrified!!!

Must go - speak to you all soon
Tulip
~x~

Goooooood MORning all! It's FRIDAY!! :D I'm off for the weekend... woohoo!!

I'm at a stand still with my wieght.. hasn't moved at all in a while. So that's what I'm kinda doing too, TF. But it's more than likely because TOM's on the way. *Sigh* How's everyone else doing?

Well, just a quick note to say hi.. :) We kinda fell off there. he he.. Catch yall later!

Hi,
I'ts friday evening, I've just finished work and am now off to church for the priests induction mass (I would rather go down the pub for an end of week drink, but don't tell him i said that!!! - lol)

I am looking forward to a weekend off work, i promise i won;t eat too much!!1

Have a good one everyone! Hope you feel better soon Shelly, TOM won't last for ever, look at me and HS - back to normal already!! lol

Saturday morning! :coffee:
Got up late, had a very healthy breakfast, planning a shopping trip with oldest DD today!

Where is everyone??? :?:

I'll pop back in later to keep us on the front page :)

Hiya everyone! It's been a lazy Saturday for me. Haven't felt like doing a thing!! Hubby got up and cleaned the house for me... isn't he the greatest?! :)

TOM finally arrived... can't wait till it's over so I can weigh myself.. lol

Yeah, where is everyone?!

It's Sunday evening, had a good day, just as lazy as yours shelley by the sounds of it!

Cooked a lovely roast dinner with all the trimmings, but was very good and only had one helping of dessert, double fruit and a small amount of ice cream!!

Where are you HS??? We'll keep us on the front page until you get back...if anyone else out there can join in i'd be most grateful as Shelley is gonna get pretty fed up of just talking to me until the others get back...lol

Enjoy the rest of Sunday, see you all on Monday!

Tulip

TF--LOL :D I'll never get tired of chatting with you :) I think I'm talking to myself more though.. I'll eventually get tired of that :P

Seriously though.. Guess what.. I fought myself and stepped on the scales this morning and I'm down a pound!! 136... I'm totally flabergasted. I even put on a pair of size 7 shorts that I wore 5 years ago. They're a little snug but I could get them over my thighs! lol

HS-- We miss ya girl.. hope to see you take a breather and come and post soon!!

Good Morning Everyone (!)

Well done Shelley, another pound gone - that's brilliant!!!

HS - We still on the front page...for now!

I'm off to have lunch with some girl friends today, so wish me lunch, i'm determined to keep it healthy! "fingers crossed"

Have a good monday, hope to see a few more on here on Tuesday!

*sneaks in and hopes no one notices she was gone* :wave: Hi y'all! Sorry to have disappeared, but I went on vacation and therefore had a busier day on the Friday before and didn't get to drop in and tell ya I'd be gone for a week...Forgive me? :^:

I had a nice relaxing vacation in NH with my Tim... It was nice to be able to wake up with him there and not have to be rushing around getting ready for work and heading our seperate ways... It would have been better had TOM not decided to join us! I thought I was going to luck out and just have the slight period I had been having for a week and a half before we left, but I'm not that lucky.... Gahhh! (Sorry, that was probably TMI)

Now it is back to carefully counting my calories and going to the gym everyday!

I hope everyone had a lovely week, and I promise to do my share in keeping us on the front page again! ;)

BTW, Congratulations on the 2# gone since I've been gone Shelley!! That is awesome! Keep it up! :cp:

Hi Jenn,
We'll let you off, a vacation sounds wonderful...shame about TOM coming too...I hate it when he comes uninvited :mad: ...he's such a gatecrasher!!! lol :lol:

You sound like you had a good time with Tim, well rested and ready to tackle anything??? Im jealous!! :p :p

Nice to have you back ;)

Speak later
Tulip
~x~

Thanks Tulip! Let me tell you it was hard to get up knowing I had to get to work this morning... I really just wanted to stay home and spend the day with Tim again, but alas the "responsible adult side" of me won out and I am at work.... Isn't the first day back always the hardest? :coffee:

oh i just hate the first day back to work after a holiday...must say though that i dont' see my responsible adult side much.....not even sure i have one it's been so long!!! lol

Well that's the first day done, tomorrow can only get easier!

See you tomorrow!

Oh boy today was just as slow! But that is because it is my baby's birthday and I can't wait to leave so I can get the gym out of the way and go take him out to dinner!

My parents and 4 month old niece are joining us... it should be good if I can get there on time! Got to rush to the gym and back to take a shower so I don' thave to go to dinner being smelly and/or sweaty! LOL

Ohhh noooo! We fell off the front page! Where is everyone this week? I cam back from vacation and scared you all away! :lol: Hope y'all are having a good week!

well luckily when i came in, we were still on the front page...so thanks for that Jenn!

I didn't realise i'd missed a day...I've worked for the past couple of days and have to work the weekend also so thought I'd pop in now otherwise i'll forget over the weekend!
My sister rang and ask me if i'd have her kids overnight.............in-between shifts.....ahhhhh...ok....of course i can no problems......after all your party is much more important than me getting any sleep!!!!!!!!!! No seriously, i don't really mind.....I love having them and her and her husband need to spend some time together, their off to a party with some very close friends!!!

Hope your all ok, it's very quiet around here...where are you HS??? I'll try to pop in over the weekend to keep us on the front page...looks like it's up to you and me Jenn...are you up for the challenge???

Did your "baby" have a good birthday??? Hope so!
See you tomorrow!
Tulip

Hiya!
We'll I've done my work, did my babysitting, and now i'm shattered!!! I'm going to treat myself to a hot bubbly bath, with a chilled glass of Pinot Grigio...after all i feel as if i've earnt it!

Scales say the same, eating well, still no exersice done but haven't sat still for ages so i'm hoping that will count??!!

Well I'm getting a bit bored with talking to myself...

...where are you Jenn??

...Where is everyone???

...Hellllllllooooooooooooooo??

...is there anybody out there????

Sorry Tulip, it been a busier weekend then I've been expecting! I thought I get in here yesterday to share my news with you... but guess I was wrong, sorry! Here it is though.....

I got weigh and measured at Curves yesterday, and here are the results: (drumroll please....)


Measurement/This month's loss/Total Loss

Bust: 36.5"/-2"/-4.25" ( :mad: nothappy about this one!)
Waist: 28.5"/-3.25"/-6.5"
Abdomen: 40.75"/-1.25"/-5.75"
Hips: 41.5"/-2.5"/-6.75"
*Thighs: 25.5"/-2.5"/-3"
*Arms: 12"/-2"/-4"
Weight: 185#/-13#/-35.5#
Body Fat%: 27.6%/-5.9%/-6.5%

* Keep in mind the measure is a single thigh/arm and the loss is the total for both ;)

I am sooo excited! I have met my August 1st goal about 2 weeks ahead of schedule! Nantucket here I come! Woohoo! :D

congratulations Jenn, that great news.....give your self a pat on the back...your an insperation to us all..keep up the good work!!

Promise to post more tomorrow!

Thank you Tulip!

Where is everyone? Did they get to take a summer long vacation and forget to tell us?

I'll try to keep us on the front page. Right now I'm going to use my lunch break to look up stuff for my day trip to Nantucket :D

If they got to go on a long vacation....why weren't we invited???? :( :(
I'll do my bit to keep us on the front page but i must warn you i'm on holiday from sunday for two weeks, so if there not back by then :?: , 'fraid your talking to yourself girl!!! :lol: :lol:

So what is Nantucket??? obviously a reward to yourself for all your hard work, but where/what/why?? tell me about it? You have me intreagued!

Weighed myself again this morning and still no change.....hmmmmm not too bothered at the moment as long as it's not going up i'll stick with it.

One good thing tho- i was in Asda (UK supermarket which has just been taken over by Walmart!) and they have started to sell Atkins stuff, chocolate advantage bars etc...pretty cool, it takes us soooo long to get stuff like that over here...! so i might be tempted to try something...especially the excel (?)stuff for people who have reached a plateau...has anybody tried it? (he he look at me, asking people for advice - there's only you and me Jenn) so let me rephrase that...Jenn have you heard of this excell stuff??? :lol: :lol:

Well that's it from me for today, it's sunny here so i'm off to read my book in the garden!

I'm sorry Tulip, but I haven't tried any of the Excel stuff.... I don't by much of the "diet specific" foods (WW, Slim Fast Atkins, etc.)

Nantucket is an island off the coast of Massachusetts (which is where I live) and my grandmother's family lives there for the most part and I have never been out there (unless you count as an infant, which I don't) so Tim and I are going out there by ferry for the day on the 31st (weather permitting). We are just going to walk around and probably do a little shopping, maybe go to the beach....more than anything I just want to be able to say I've been and be able to have a picutre to go with my grandmother's stories. ;)

Morning Jenn!

Your reward to go to Nantucket sounds like a good one, hope you have a lovely time! Tell me all about it when you get back?!

Well my scales were nice to me this morning, i'm down 1lb!! which isn't a lot but it's better than nothing.

promise to write more later!

Talk about a busy day.... I just got to get in here now... I don't know what's with this actually having to do work at work stuff? You'd think they were paying me or something :rofl:

I will definitely tell you all about Nantucket after we go! It won't be too much excitement, but it will be fun!

Don't worry about not posting much as I've been too busy to catch up all day!

I'll second that Jenn....why does work always have to get in the way??? :D

Well good news i'm down another 1lb which make me 126lbs now...bad news is i'm off on holiday tomorrow, so i'm going to try to be good, and i tend to walk alot on holiday so fingers crossed that i don't gain too much!!

Sorry to say this will leave you talking to yourself for a week :( , unless HS or some of the others pop in to talk to you. :?:

See you in a week! :cool:

Good morning yall :) I'm sorry I haven't been here in a while. Been pulling doubles at work everyday again. Trying to make some moula!

Ohhh Nantucket sounds like fun, Jenn. You'll have to tell us all about it when you get back :) and congrats on your loss! Ya big looser :)

TF-- the 1# loss is wonderful!!! I know it's exciting to jump on there and see even the slightest loss... believe me. I've been stuck at 137-138 for the past 2 weeks and I finally got on this morning and I'm down to 135!!! I was on a plateau that I thought would never break. It gets really discouraging. But I didn't give up :) I think I'm changing my goal weight to 125 instead of 130. The ideal weight for my height and frame is 125-136... I want to be in that size 5 I was in almost 6 years ago. Right now I'm in a 7/8. I'm pretty happy with that but you know us women, never satisfied ;)

Hope everyone is doing well. TTFN!

Tulip - I know you aren't here to read this as you are on vacation and I hope you are having fun, but I wanted to congratulate you on your loss anyways! Isn't that the motivation to be good on vacation when you see the scale dip right before you leave? :goodluck: with the scale on your return!

Shelley - I will be sure to tell you ladies all about it when I go... It won't be too much to tell as I am just going for one day, but it should be fun anyways! BTW CONGRATULATIONS to you as well on breaking your plateau!! That is awesome! And I know what you mean anout never being satisfied.... The other day someone asked me how I was doing it, and I told them counting calories and exercising, keeping my calories about 1200 while I'm trying to lose and they said "you're still trying to lose?!"...All I could think was **** YES, I still weigh over 180 and I'm wearing 12s and 14s....In whose book is that thin??? So everyone sees you differently and you are always your toughest critic! I sit here and read "size 8" and think to myself "i would KILL to be a size 8!" :lol:

Jenn.. I remember getting to a size 12 and was just as excited as when I got into my 8's! It's a far cry from being the size 16 that I was over a year ago. It's amazing the difference between those 2 sizes.. and in everyone else's eyes.. you're "skinny" because you weren't nearly as big as you were. Make sense?
My boss (the owner of the restaraunt) came in last night and told me that if I lost anymore weight I was gonna blow away! LOL When I told him I have 9 more pounds to go he was shocked! I lost another pound btw.. 134... Seems like when you finally break a plateau your weight just shoots down. Then there will always be another one. But I'll be patient just like I was with the rest of them. I'll get there eventually :)

I'll be going out of town Wednesday through Sunday.. so I won't be back until the 2nd. This will probably be my last post till then. Hopefully we can keep this thread on the front page! Hope everyone is doing great! Yall have a wonderful rest of the week and weekend!

Hi Jenn & Shelley

I had a brilliant holiday, the weather was kind to me and now i look all healthy and golden!! And guess what....i jumped on the scales this morning and i havne't put any weight....yippee!!!!!!!!! So i am going to try really hard now to reach my goal before the end of the summer! After all it's only a couple of pounds!!

Congrats on your loss Shelley, i hope my numbers go down as quick as yours has after the plateau.
Jenn, keep up the good work and you'll soon be that size 8!!

Still no sign of HS then??

Took my daughter to the airport yesterday and her flight was delayed by 2 half hours!!! What a drag, waiting in the airport, but she finaly went off to visit my sister in the channel islands for a week, it's really quiet here without her!!

Wednesday morning....scales said the same, i'm trying to cut down on my coffee today, as my caffine intake has gone through the roof lately, it may be the cause of my plateau??? and the headaches!!! lol

where is everyone???
I can't keep the board on the front page on my own guys??!!
Hello?
H-e-l-l-o!!!!!!!!!!
is there anybody out there??
Splashes?
Jenn?
Shelley?
Anybod??

Hey TF! Sorry, been out of town and trying to catch up with things. Got back Sunday night and it's taking me this long to catch up!

Glad you had a wonderful Holiday. :) As for me.. I gained 2 pounds while visiting my MIL. That woman cooks some mean meals! It's hard to stay on my diet when other people cook and there is really nothing else to eat. I'd feel bad telling her I couldn't eat her food. So I just sucked it up.. I stepped on the scales this morning and I lost both of the pounds that I gained so I'm happy. lol But let me tell you, I was in HEAVEN with all that food! LOL

oh boy.. sorry about that delay in the airport. I hate being stuck in an airport!
I know how it feels about it being so quiet around the house without your daughter. Mine went away for 2 weeks this Summer to her Nana's house (my MIL) and it was the first time we'd been apart for that long. I longed to hear her sweet voice. But she had a blast and gained a little bit of independence.

What happened to everyone?!?!?!? Splashes?? Where are you????

okay, gotta go to work.. catch ya later! :)

Hiya Shelley,

Well done on loosing the extra 2lbs...know what you mean about mother in laws though, mine piles my plate high and it's such wicked food, double cream this, extra sugar on that!!! very yummy, but soooooo unhealthy!

Cant' stay here to long today, we are going to a family birthday party tomorrow night in the north of the country, so i have packing and stuff to do, oh and book a hotel (nothing major!!!) lol

See you soon

Sorry ladies.... I've had a hard time dragging myself to the computer to type posts.... My Tim has been sick and now I of course am too! He found out today that he has walking pneomonia, so I have an appointment tomorrow to see my doctor :dizzy:

I'm so glad that the two of you have a good time while you were away. I've kept up with the same old stuff... Going to Curves like everyday, and eatting well.

I went for my "yearly" and had the doctor do some blood work because it had been about 4 years since I had anything checked. He said everything looked great and that my cholesterol was 170 which he called "exceptional". He also said that I have no sign of diabetes or thyroid problems (both run in my family) and that my bp was perfect. Woohoo I like good check ups!

To top it all off, this afternoon at the gym I weighed in at 180.5#! You know what that means? It means I've lost an even 40#! That sounds like a good round number to me, and I liked it so much that it makes being sick slightly more bearable! :D

Have fun at the birthday party Tulip!!! :goodvibes

JENN! There you are!! Sorry you and Tim have been sick :( Hope yall get better soon! Congrats on your loss! That's so awesome. You are not far from your goal weight! Woohoo!

oooooo a family birthday party! :hat: Those are always so much fun. I miss spending birthdays with my family. It's hard to go home when you want too when you live 9 hours away. Plus hubby's in the military and I have a job and if we did go home we'd have to get clearance from mine and hubby's job.. and the kids school. Anyway, lol, hope you have a blast TF :)

TOM is here... a week early at that. I feel yucky.. my back and tummy are hurting and I've been PMSing big time. Yesterday I snapped at my boss for messing with me.. LOL I just didn't feel like being messed with. He didn't say anything because he knows I'm not usually like that. I'm pretty much an easy going person at work. It seems like TOM gets worse as I get older for some reason. I find myself getting more irritable and the symptoms proggressively get worse. Is it like that for you guys?

Morning ladies!

Just re-read the last few posts to catch up, it seems like ages since i was here last. Hope you and Tim are feeling better now Jenn, and you too Shelley, I hate TOM, the only good thing about it is the feeling that while it's here i'm still young!!!! lol

Well we've had another 40th birthday in the family since i was on here...it's all parties at the moment...it's mine in 5 weeks time, i've just posted my invites it's really exciting!

Another exciting thing is my weight, i have been so good, eating only healthy stuff, with the odd bottle of wine! (!) and I'm down to 123lbs!!!!! yeah only 4lbs left to go to reach my goal weight!!!!! oh I'm really focused on this now, the kids are sitting eating cookies and I seriously am NOT tempted to have any!!!!!

Hope you having a good day...I'll pop in tomorrow to keep us on the front page if i can!

Hellooooooooooo Hellllooooooooo HELLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Puter went down and so did cable....construction on mystreet dug up the cables and they won't be back in for another 3 weeks or so. I'm at the internetcafe near my house. Just wanted to stop by and say hello to everyone and good job at keeping up the SAA forum for me! Keep up the great work ladies!

Back at the internet cafe....started running on the weekend...am still on program...ran monday nite and will be going tonite. I'm pretty pathetic...run two blocks, walk one, run two more...but I'm going further each time. Feel great afterwards...always have a nice hot bath. Hope everyone is doing well...keep on pluggin' ladies!!

Missed you all tons!!!

Hiya HS boy have we missed you!!!!!

Glad to see that you have managed to return.

I'm still eating well, drinking loads of water and doing MILD exercise when i can.

Can't stay here long, the kids need entertaining.....2 weeks left of the school holidays to go!!

Hope to see some more of you ladies (or gents) here soon!

Morning!

It's saturday.......I love satuday's, I've helped my DD make pancakes this morning....and i haven't eaten any of them!!!! how good am i?????

Hope this keeps us on the front page until someone else pops in!

Tis Monday, Monday....hayyyy ain't that a song? LOL Eating is off...stress is bad...my paychecks from work have bounced and boss has got no money to pay us....lost it all in Vegas she says....so now I am sans money. Yay...so of course I am stress eating. Will try better as the week goes on

Take care ladies!!!

well...got the eating back on track today. Lunch was a big salad with a can of tuna. Supper is going to be a nice viggie stirfry. I might try to throw some chicken in. Weather is awesome here. Gonna take the puppies out for a run later. Hope everyone is well and happy and sunny!

Hi guys. Remember me? I completely fell away in May. Big mistake. I'm sulking back now. I really need the help and support. It's good to see you still here!! The most successful I've ever been in changing my lifestyle was while posting with you guys!

Since leaving I've gained 20 pounds and have the vacation pictures to prove it. Nothing like being in a biking vacation where everyone is pencil thin and I'm the heaviest person there!

On a bright side - all out of school and stress is MUCH improved! I just need to get my lifestyle back in line and my body back! Not sure how to start yet. I'm going to dig through posts tonight for motivation.

Well good to see you all! I've missed you very much - hope I'm not intruding by bouncing back in.

Howdie Doo Grasssie...Glad to see you back...seems I'm the only one coming in here anymore...but hay..someone has too!lol I'm here on and off..am sans internet so get on at the library or cafe when I can...Jump bakc on the wagon with me!

Well it's good to "hear your voice" :) I've really missed posting with you guys. I went to the gym today. Desided that I was going to start running again - slowly. I walked 5 minutes and then ran 5 - for a total of 30 minutes. I was surprised how easy it actually was :) I'm going to stick with that same plan for a week then up it by 1 minute of running per week. I use to run and loved it - I hope I can get that feeling back.

How about you? What's been exciting in your life??? My computer is very slow - I tried to read some old boards but it's horribly time consuming.

Okay, off to study my sports massage - I have a major client coming in tomorrow. Trained some US olympic athletes and all.......I'm nervous about this one. talk to you soon!

Grassie...Nothing new...just working like mad, I have taken up running too! I run two blocks...walk one...can't do the time thing. I run with my Ipod thingie so I go by songs if that makes any sense.

Good luck with the big client! I hope you get the contract!

Have a great long weekend everyone!!! I have to work a double today and a double tomorrow!

well...I guess I should just give up on SAA! I'm the only one left posting....it was fun while it lasted!

Splashes....please don't give up SAA, I'm 2lbs off my goal weight and about to celebrate my 40th Birthday in a couple of days....and it's all thanks to the support i've got from SAA (well except the birthday bit...mum and dad are to thank for that bit!!! lol)

Grassie good to see you back, i haven't received any messages for ages, then suddendly this one popped up today! Splashes, still no computer hey? Oh i'd hate that, can't live without it, neither can the kids!!!

Well if you decide to close this thread, thanks for all the support you've given me and many more over the last 9 threads, you are a star!

If you decide to keep it running, i'll be back to tell you how my party went!