Support Groups - Home of the Loozing Floozies, #73

Here at McSkinneys, Our mission is to motivate,support and lose those pounds & inches.We must keep those Loozing Floozies losing!!

Feel free to join our group of wonderful ladies.Come on in.....Give us YOUR motivation,support and ideas.We would love to have you!!! Don't forget to go back to thread #72 to catch up!

Cheryl thanks for starting a new thread for us Floozies! You are just soooo sweet.

Now that we have a new thread I can't remember what was just posted on the old one! What a poor excuse.

Shelley I hope that being a day care directer is a better job for you. I am glad that Mike was able to get more money from his company. I hope that he gets a job that will pay well and that he will enjoy.

Gayle thanks for the update on your little owl. He is pretty lucky. I hope you do well at the Garage Sale. I use to have one every year and now I just donate the stuff every month.
Our arbor went up wonderfully. Larry had made it for me a few years ago out of lattic, I just decided to move it and makeit higher. I grow purple clematis on it.

We had some sad news today. A friend of mind past away last night. My tea time girlfriend's husband has been treated for cancer this last year. He was in remission for awhile but on his last check up a month ago they said it came back. He didn't even feel sick. I am not sure what happened last night. All I know so far is that he was rushed to the hospital yesterday morning and passed away last night.

I want to phone my mom and dad now and let them know what happenned. They went to Dominican with them a few years ago.

Dee-Prayers being sent your way. I'm so sorry about your friend.

The daycare director job is a done deal, but it is in addition to what I already do. The desk is on the other side of mine. So at 3:00, I'll just switch to that desk and start from there. The pay is awesome though, and will be worth the extra hours. I'll get an extra $100. per week for working 6 hrs. With a kid in college, we are going to need it! I'm kind of excited. I am just bummed that it will take away from my running time.

Gayle-Good luck on your garage sale. Hope you get rid of a lot of things and make a ton of moulah!!

Suzy-Have you heard from Travis again, yet?

Carol-I know you're lurking! Just check in and say hi to us!

Cheryl-Thanks for starting the new thread and taking care of us. You are doing a great job.

Janice-I still think you are doing great on your weight loss!

Sherry-Come back soon.

Doni????????? Debbie??????? Ramona!!!!!!

Shelley I didn't realize that this daycare director job was in addition to your other job. I hope your kids realize how much their mom gives them. They better treat you right this Mother's Day or I will have to come down there and have a little chat on how to treat Mom like a Princess......lol

Gayle I wish I could come and snoop this weekend at your yard sale. I bet I would be the biggest buyer. I love yard sales. Good luck.

Gayle I was just reading a message from our mayor and he was talking about Kansas City. Apparantly Kansas City is our new economic partner. It is a unique arrangement to create jobs and opportunity by jointly marketing the two cities with similar economies. Isn't that cool partner!

Dee ~ I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. :hug:

Shelley ~ I talk to Travis almost daily either by phone or computer now that he is back in the states. They just got on a waiting list for NCO housing. It is so much nicer than the townhouse they have now. Hopefully they will be able to get moved and settled into the new place before he has to go back to Iraq this fall.

I spent the day mowing lawns today. I guess it's a good thing I got them all done...the weatherman says were in for about a week of rain. We need it though...it's been a really dry spring here.

Did any of you watch Dateline last night? The setting was here in Ft. Myers. It was about the online sexual predators. I missed most of it because I was watching AI (what a bummer about Chris being voted out!)

So sorry to hear about your friend Dee. We just never know do we? We really should live life to the fullest, except it is so hard to do when the responsibilities of daily life play into it.
So we're partners now, huh? COOL! KC is about 5 hours away from here and a LARGE city compared to our little town. We will be going to KC in July to see Sylvia Browne.

Shelley, I liked Chris too... something about the girl, can't figure it out, but I really don't think I care for her. And Tyler (grey haired dude) is really nice, sings good, but he seems kinda goofy. He drives me nuts the way he moves up on stage. So, at this point, I guess my vote is for Elliot. Really, by this time I have a standout favorite, but none of them are appealing to me. I liked the girl with one name (can't remember it) they kicked her off already several weeks ago.

Suzy, I didn't realize Travis would be going back. Treasure every second you have with him. Isn't it a blessing to have internet access? Think of years ago when the only contact made had to be via mail.

Well off to work I go! Then on to rummage sale marking! I told Steve it is way more work then what it is worth!

Suzy I bet you burned off the next few days calories. lol You are such a hard worker. Are you maintaining your weight? I have been fluctuating up a bit. That is why I started to go to the gym every morning this week. Now my back has gotten really bad again. I don't know if it is from the TOM or from the gym. I am not sure if I am going to go this morning. Usually I leave at 10:00 but not this morning. I am still sitting in my pj's at 10:00.

Shelley I didn't watch Dateline. There are a lot of sick people out there. What did you do aboutthat magazine or package that was sent to one of your girls? I don't even remember the specifics of it.

Gayle do you have anything special to spend the money on from the yard sale? It is a lot of work that is why I give my stuff away. I hope that you do well.
You have one thing right..........every day living gets in the way of living today as your last day. Hmmm, today I would love to be on a small Figii Island having a few drinks with my Floozie friends. Now that would ba a heck of a lot more exciting that what I have planned for today. Who would love to meet up with me?

I don't know who Sylvia Browne is. Is she a singer?

I just bought tickerts to Cirque Du Soliel. It is such an awesome show. Larry and I have seen four of the shows. This one is a traveling circus that will be in Canada and in the states. We are lucky that it is coming to our city because our city is pretty small. They aren't performing here til August. I bought the tickets for Larry's birthday. The show is only a couple of days after his big day. Here is the link if any of you want to check it out.

http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/delirium/Default.htm

Time to get out of my pj's and start the day.

Love you all.

Hey y'all!

When I was out walking and collecting cans from the side of the road the other day a couple pulled over and asked me if I would like to come by their house and pick up the cans their son was saving but gave up on. I told them I would, but I needed to go home and get some more bags to put them in. The wife said they were already bagged, but the husband said the bags were falling apart.

Anyway, to make a long story short--they gave me SEVEN big orange leaf bags full of cans!!!!!

I sold all of them but two bags the other day and I got $17.50 for them! To me that's incredible. That's money that those people just "threw away!" It made me happy :)

Next Monday, which is my day off, I plan to take the other bags plus several of the bags I've collected while walking to get some more $$$$$. Guess it "pays" to recycle those cans!

Cheryl hey that is money in your pocket that you didn't have. It bothers me to throw anything in the garbage that I can recycle.

Shelley ~ I missed Dateline because I was watching AI too. I still can't believe that Chris is off the show...he has been my favorite since the beginning! I really think that something needs to be done with the AI voting system...

Gayle ~ Travis' unit is deployed for 6 months and then home for 6 months. Right now they are waiting for reservists to come in and they will spend the next 6 months training and getting them ready to go to Iraq.

I agree, getting ready for and having a yard sale is much more work than what it is worth! Most of my old things go straight to Goodwill. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you will have good weather this weekend and will make a bundle!

I didn't realize that Sylvia Browne toured. I've only ever seen her on the Montel show. Dee, she is a psychic...a pretty fascinating woman.

Dee ~ I sure can tell that I did something yesterday...I am so sore today! I think it's from running the weedeater...we got a new gas powered one and it weighs a ton! I guess it's a good workout for the arms though! :lol:
I am actually down about a half pound, so maybe these last few pounds really are going to come off, but I'm not stressing about it as long as I'm not gaining.

I've never had the chance to see Cirque Du Soliel, but it looks like a wonderful show! It will make a great birthday present for Larry! Will it be a surprise or did you tell him about it?

What time is the flight to Fiji? I sure am up for drinks on the beach with you all...wouldn't that be so much fun?! :beach:

Cheryl ~ You are really making out great! It's like you are getting paid to exercise and you're keeping the roadside clean too. Way to go!

Okay Dee - I'm all for Fiji, wouldn't that be fun. I would love to meet everyone in person. I feel like I know you better than many people I see each day.
Gayle - You will love the Sylvia Browne show. I have been to see her in person twice. Audience members get tickets that are drawn to ask her questions. It is amazing. You will come away from her show feeling good.
I have stayed on program all week, so I hope it shows on the scale. The WW leader told me last week I was losing too fast and to expect weeks with little or now weight loss while my body adjusts.
Gayle - Good luck with your rummage sale. I love to go to garage sales. I have to work this weekend so sometimes I go out looking for them on my lunch hour.
Dee- I know how you feel. I am sure feeling my body these days. I have been stripping four layers of tiles off the kitchen, hall and bathroom and laying new tiles. I am finished the bathroom and hall and just starting the kitchen. My body hurts. My butt muscles ache, my leg muscle ache, I am one hurting floozie.
Hello lurkers!

HAPPY, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MY MOMMY FRIENDS!



A MOTHER...

When you're a child she walks before you,
To set an example.

When you're a teenager she walks behind you
To be there should you need her.

When you're an adult she walks beside you
So that as two friends you can enjoy life together..

~Author Unknown~

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MY FLOOZIE FRIENDS!!!:hug: :wave:

:val3: Happy Mother's Day! :val3:
I hope everyone has a wonderful day whatever your plans!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!
I hope you all have a wonderful day.

I hope everyone had a nice mothers day! We went to an aunt's house for breakfast Sunday. Her adult children were there and prepared a small feast for us. Last night we met my brother and his wife and took my mother out to eat. Sooooooooo today I am way over calories! LOL! I should of worked some of it off though...I just finished cleaning for 4 hours straight!


How is everyone?

Gayle-Is all I did was eat yesterday. If I'm okay tonight, I will have had an OP day.

The way it sounds Shelley, you better keep an eye out for gators. Did your neighbor ever get rid of the one in the pond? Is it the heat causing them to attack?

You ladies look like you have a great thread going here. Do you mind if I join in. I need some motivation and other women to share my weight loss woes with. My name is Chris. I'm 35 and am a sahm of 3 girls and also a full time student. I'm working on my Bachelor's in Business Administration. I have been working on trying to lose this weight on my bod with very little success lately. I've been stuck at 201 for like a year now. My highest weight was 223. My lowest weight was in high school at 119. I'm shooting for 155. I do have rheumatoid arthritis that makes it a little more difficult to lose weight, I think. I am fairly active and pain free for the most part. I work out at the gym as much as I can with my sister and I try to stay within 1200-1400 calories a day.

Well before I bore you to death anymore...I'd love to join in with you.

:wel3fc: :welcome2: :welcome:

Join in Chris! We are always happy to have new Floozies here.

Gayle-I'm not sure what happened with the gater in the pond. So far we haven't seen it again. There was a picture this morning in the paper of a big gator at someone's house. Have you checked in at healthwalkers lately? I have been doing that darn progressive survival. This is the last week, and they have me slated for 46.8 miles. My knee is beginning to hurt. I don't know if I'll make the end or not. I really need a DOR! It's supposed to finally rain here, so I might rest today.

Shelley-Thanks for the welcome. A gator? Thank God we only get things like mosquitos here. :D

Geez I can run around and tell everyone I'm a real "Floozie" now. LOL. What is healthwalkers? I'm always looking for something different to do. I work out at the gym, usually 3 x a week, and we've been doing more outdoor stuff, but you can only do that so long too.

Well gotta check out my other pages on the 'puter and then order some more checks for my husband's business, and fold a ton of laundry, sew up my MIL's pillow cases, and head to my sister's to paint her daughters bedroom. Naw, that's not a busy day. :)

Chris

Shelly, I promise the world won't end if you skip running for a day! (It'll just feel like it's going too!! :) )

Chris, so glad to have you here! Please check in and post regularly! Anything from a simple "hello" to a full-blown rant/ramble is totally acceptable here!!!!! Also, if you plan to stick around for a while, please check out the Floozie bio thread and add yours!

My news for the week: I sold the rest of my cans yesterday. I had 53 more pounds (it pays to walk the roads sometimes--I don't care how stupid it looks!) and they were .55/pound for a grand total of (drumroll, please) $29.15!! :carrot: Added to the money I got from the cans those people gave to me I've made $46.65 from my recycling!

WOW Cheryl! Your getting healthier plus making money! Whatcha gonna buy with your earnings?

WELCOME CHRIS! We always have room for another Floozie! You sound like your a busy lady! Please post on our bio page when you have a free minute. How old are your girls?

Shelley, you continue to amaze me! If your knee is hurting, it may be better to not meet your goal. Not meeting goal is better then not being able to run at all for awhile. Besides that, you have to be able to keep running from those gators! LOL!

Janice, how did weigh-in go this week? Are you still busy working on the housse?

Dee, where oh where are you princess chickie???

Suzy, did you run away on the mower??? LOL!

:welcome2: Welcome Chris! It's always nice to have a new Floozie in the group!

Cheryl ~ Way to go with the recycling! I just love the idea that you are getting paid to exercise!

Shelley ~ It sounds like your knee is saying that you need the rest! A day off won't hurt you!

Gayle ~ I'm glad that you had a nice Mother's Day and I'm sure that you burned off a lot of those extra calories with all that cleaning!

There hasn't been much going on here, but quiet and uneventful can be a good thing too! ;) Have a great OP day everyone! :)

WELCOME CHRIS, Glad to have you join us.
Weigh in was not great. .4 lb loss grand total of 18.8 lbs. going into week eight. I have to get totally on track. I find if I don't write everything down I don't do as well.

The Princess Chickie deams you an officially a Floozie Chris. Welcome to out group. I am looking forward to getting to know you. We are friends first and then we are losers.


Cheryl you are making good collecting those cans. That's good money. It sure helps clean up the enviroment too.

Janice hey a loss is good. Keep journaling. If I don't journal I eat like a piggy. When I journal even on my bad days I am not as bad because I am accountable then.

Shelley take it easy. I know what chronic pain is like and it isn't good. You can do yourself more harm than good jogging on a bad knee. Really what would happen if you don't jog for a couple of weeks? I don't think that the sky would fall. I know that to you it would seem like it would fall.

Gayle you called me back. You seem to post to everyone but you sure don't say much about what is going on in your life.
Yesterday I went and had my dog ear snipped. I am not sure how many stitches I got but I think five. It is a bit sore when I bend or twist. I am suppose to take it easy, like I don't lol.
Yesterday was also my friends funeral. There was about three hundred people. My poor friend was just shaking from losing her husband. She is going to need a lot of support and prayers.

Today is Dez's birthday. I can't believe that she is twenty. My baby.
I am making a dinner for her today and then tomorrow we are having Jay and Ash down for cake. Like we aren't going to have cake tonight too!
Geez after all my hard work of losing this weight I am struggling with keeping it off. I am up to 131 or 132. I noticed the difference. I feel fat but when I look in the mirror I look thin. I have gainned 4-6 pounds. I have to get off the sweets and get back to the gym more often. It is hard to workout because of the pain. I think that the only thing that doesn't hurt is walking a maximum of two miles.

Well I better run my washing machine is calling me and I have to wrap Dez's gifts and do some gardening.

Love you all.

I went to Jonesboro with my Mom on Saturday. When I left everything was fine. When I got back Stewart was drunk. Mean drunk. He kept trying to pick a fight with me. I finally got mad at him and threw a package of hot dog buns and some cling wrap at him (2 buns in the package, so I knew they wouldn't hurt him), got up and went in the bedroom and started getting dressed (I also put up the clean clothes that were on the bed so he'd have a place to "crash"). A minute or so after I got in the bedroom I heard him stomping down the hall. He kicked open the door and said "What the F*** do you think you're doing!?" I said "I'm cleaning off the bed and getting dressed!" He said "Where do you think you're going?" I told him "To your mom and dad's house--we're fighting and I don't want to stay here when you're drunk like this!" (MY parents are having problems with their other kids--I don't want them to have to worry about my problems, too--I figure HE is HIS mom and dad's problem. I didn't go into detail of our problems when I got there, though)

At that point he grabbed and squeezed my arm and said "you're not going anywhere!" I didn't say a word, just stood there looking at him until he let go. Then I walked in the bathroom, got my toothpaste and toothbrush and left the house. The next morning I had bruises on my arm where he grabbed me.

I really thought that after I showed him the bruises he would realize what he had done and calm down some, but for the past two days every thing I have said to him (or anyone else has said to him, for that matter) has just made him teeth-clenching mad. I told him this morning that I really think he needs to go back to the doctor and get his blood checked, because the last time he got like this his thyroid was out of whack.

Anyway, I talked to my best friend about this and she thinks I should just pick up and leave him (as you all know, we've had problems in the past--never anything physical before this, though), but I think this is his one chance. I want to stay with him and try to help him, but I want him to stop drinking so much and at least go to the dr and get his meds checked. I do not appreciate having physical proof of his temper on my body.

The way I look at it, one of two things will happen now--he will either be truly sorry that he hurt me while drunk/angry and will never do it again ~OR~ this will make it "easier" for him to do it again in the future. Option #1 I can live with, option #2 I WON'T. I just hope it doesn't come to that. . .

Sorry for the ramble.

HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEZ!!!! I hope you have a great day! Enjoy that yummy homemade birthday cake!

Dee, what is a dog ear? Like a skin tag or mole?
Prayers sent to your friend. Do they have children?
Nothing new to post with me...life is hectic as usual and my life consist of working at the store, playing mom & wife, mowing, and playing nurse maid to my mom. She is doing really well on her own now but I still oversee appointments, business details, medications etc.
I wish things would slow down so I actually could enjoy life! LOL!

Janice, when you break down your weight loss, you have lost 2.35 pounds per week over the 8 weeks! Not too shabby at all!!!! In fact, EXCELLENT!

Cheryl, we posted at the same time. I don't have time right now to write you, but I WILL BE BACK! Stay safe & strong sweetie! You are worth so much more then to be treated the way Stewart is treating you!

Cheryl ~ My husband is a recovering alcoholic. One night about 20 years ago I gave him a choice of drinking or living with me and our two boys. I went through the house and poured every drop of alcohol down the drain and told him that if he ever came through the door with alcohol on his breath again that the boys and I would be gone...no second chances. I was scared to death, I had no job and no place to go, but at that point in time living in my car would have been better than living with the madness and abuse brought on by the drinking. Thankfully for all of us, Tim made the right decision and has not had a drop to drink since that night almost 20 years ago. It certainly wasn't at all as easy as this short paragraph makes it sound, but I just wanted you to know that I have been where you are now and if you need someone to talk to I am here. :hug:

Cheryl if Steward won't help himself you won't be able to help him. I know that Gayle and Suy can give you better advise than I can. Take care of yourself.

Suzy sorry that I missed you on my last post. i just realized it. It probably won't be the last time either. How is your journaling going? Once we get to goal weight it is a chalenge to keep it off. Does Travis know when he is moving to his new house?

Gayle I will pass on the birthday wishes to Dez. Dog ears are like a little point or a nipple that you can get from a tt. I had a small one only on the right side. My girlfriend that had a tt has two larger ones. The doc cut it off and stitched it up. It has to do with the way you are stitched up after surgery. It is very comon. Mine was hardly noticable but the surgeon didn't like it so he asked me to come in and get it fixed. Weird name for it. I thought that I had mentioned it in another post so that is why I didn't explain it.

Cheryl, my first marriage was to an alcoholic and much like Suzy's story. After threatening divorce, we did rehab and had a decent marriage for about 1 year. On his 1 year anniversary of sobriety, he chose to drink and I chose to FINALLY get out of a horrible marriage. He was physically abusive to me while he was drinking but the next day would apologize and promise to never, ever do it again. There are many warning signs or red flags to alert us of problems, it's just if we are open and willing to look for those signs. Please don't think I am Stewart bashing, but from the things you have written over the past few months, it sounds like he could have a drinking problem. Does he drink daily? Can he drink one drink and stop? Does he get extremely moody if he doesn't have a drink? Is he sneaking alcohol? This is some questions to ask yourself. Again, I don't know Stewart, but I do know & love you and I don't want to see you suffering this way.

Now I know Dee!!! Then I had to stop and think what a TT was... I'm kinda slow but now I finally caught on!

I can put in my two cents I guess. My ex husband is an alcoholic. He started drinking heavily while we were still married. I got in more than one battle with him. I don't know how many times I went to a bar to find him hitting on another woman or whatever and be so stinking drunk and come home with an attitude. Two nights really stick out in my mind. One night he busted our Christmas Tree in half cus he was mad at me. One other night he twisted my neck really hard to the side and my air was cut off for a bit and I felt like I was going to pass out. After that he held a gun to my head. I didn't want anyone to know. Still don't. We divorced. He was having an affair. He married her 15 days after our divorce was final. Then he drank more..got 2 dui's and arrested for domestic abuse with her. Then he got hooked up with a much younger girl, and they were both drunk one night and got in a big one and he threatened her with a gun too. Needless to say...he was put in prison for felony assault. He's been out for 3 yrs now, married again (to a former drug dealer of all people). I'd love to say he changed and often pray that he will for the sake of my oldest daughter but that is all up to him and in his hands. I'm just thankful that I have a terrific husband now.

ANyhow, if your husband is violent when he drinks...be careful. Leaving was probably the best thing you did that night.

chris

p/s going to the bio page....

Cheryl-Mike is a recovering drug addict (I say recovering, but he is still on heavy script meds for his neck.) He was never, ever abusive. Just the opposite. I really think you should stay at your parents house for awhile. This doesn't look good. He could only get worse before he hits his bottom. You can't change him. He can only do it for himself. You may want to go to Alanon, if there is a meeting near you. I know you love Stewart, but you have only been married for a short time and maybe he is showing his true self. If drinking makes him violent, then the only way you can protect yourself is to stay away. He may not want to give up drinking. I don't want to see you hurt either emotionally or physically.

Dee-Happy belated birthday to Dez! Give her an extra hug from me. I still don't know what a tt is. You'll have to spell it out for me.

Gayle-What's happening with you. You have been very quiet lately, as I have also. I am just too lazy to post, I guess.

Janice-Your weight loss has been wonderful. Keep up the good work!

Suzy-Thank you for being a regular poster and keeping us in line.

Chris-I read your bio. Very interesting. www.healthwalkers.com is a website that Gayle got me into. Most people on there walk, but I run all my miles.

I have been eating too much and am very disappointed in myself. I am depressed, fat, not wanting to run, my baby is going to college, Mike still doesn't have a job, and my life sux!!

Do you need a hug today, Shelley???

{{{{HUGS}}}

You are not fat, you just feel like it....you are a beautiful woman, inside & out!!!

Your baby is going to college, but she will still come home to see you plus she is going to (already has) make her mom so very proud!

Mike may not have a job, but I know he loves you & the girls dearly. You are blessed with a great husband!

Your life may be troubled right now, but do stop and look at all the blessings. You have both parents still with you, you have your health and are able to run miles and miles and you have an awesome family. I wish also, you could see yourself as I do and realize you are a WONDERFUL person!

Shelley I am sending a {{{BIG HUG}}} to you. We all have down days, and fat days. Take a look at yourself in the mirror and tell that person looking back at you that you love her. You are special.
I know that it must be stressful that Mike doesn't have a job. He was off work last time for quite some time wasn't he? I am sorry that I forgot to ask about him this week. I am so scatter brain.
A tt is a tummy tuck.

Chris it sounds like you have been through a lot in your life. I am glad that you have a wonderful man now.

Gayle do you still have your pond going? Are there any fishes in it or just plants?

Cheryl how are you doing today? I hope that you listen carefully to the advise of the girls and decide what it best for you.

Suzy you have been pretty quiet this last week or two. Are you doing ok? I know that you have been busy with yards but you can't be doing it all day every day. Is the business up and running again?

Hope you all have a good day.

Gayle and Dee-Thanks for the hugs. I'm feeling better this minute, and am going out for a run now. I can't believe I didn't put tt together as tummy tuck! I threw out the package of pecans that I have been munching on for the last few nights. Maybe that will help too!

Shelley--getting rid of the pecans will probably help tremendously!!! I'll bet those salty nuts have been causing you to retain water and that'll make you feel fatter everytime! Add another hug to the ones from Dee and Gayle!

Thank you all so much for the input on the Stewart situation. I know I'm in a bad place, but I really want to try to make this work out for us. I see myself eventually having to give him an ultimatium (the alcohol or ME), but I'm not ready to do that yet--what if he chooses the beer? :( I don't want to do anything until I'm READY to follow through with the outcome--whatever it may be! I have started saving money, though, just in case I ever have to get out.

Chris--I love cats and basset hounds, too!

Cheryl ~ It took me 4 years to work up the courage to tell Tim to choose, so I understand completely! You're wise to put some money away for emergencies. You might also want to store an overnight bag with some clothes and essentials in it someplace safe too...just in case.

Shelley ~ I'm glad you're feeling better now. You really are being bombarded from all sides right now...no wonder you are feeling low! Hang in there...everything is going to work out and you're going to be just fine. It's all just going to take some time. :hug:

Dee ~ I wondered how you got that cute little tummy after losing all that weight! My belly looks like a balloon that someone let the air out of...a stretched out wrinkled mess. I can live with it though...it's a lot better than being 30 pounds overweight!

Gayle ~ Sounds like you have been one busy lady, but at least you have been able to get your mowing done. It's been raining here for about a week now and they are saying that the sun won't come back until late this weekend. I can't imagine what it's going to be like trying to cut grass once it does finally dry up...it's going to be a foot high!

Chris ~ Woohoo...another quilter in the group to talk quilting with! Are you working on anything special right now? I just finished an underground railroad sampler quilt top...I'm cheating though and having it professionally quilted instead of quilting it myself.
Here's a link to a picture of the finished top...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y287/SuzyMc/IM002178.jpg

Shelley I am glad that you are feeling better. I am not sure if the pecans are that bad. If they are raw and not sugared or salted they would be good for you. It might be just what you need for energy after jogging. How is the knee today?

Suzy your quilt is beautiful. Why is it called an underground railroad sampler? It sure looks like a lot of work. A little jiggle is better than being 30 pounds over weight. My muscle in the middle of my tummy was split from being pregnant. It looked deformed and really bothered me. It is the best thing that I ever did. It has been almost 9 months since I have had the surgery. Sheesh that is a scarey thought I could be having a baby instead. We will leave that for the kids.

Cheryl we are here for you. What ever works best for you is what we want as long as you feel safe. Take care.

Dee ~ According to legend, quilts were used to help slaves escape through the underground railroad. The quilts were placed one at time on a fence or clothesline (since it was common for quilts to be aired out frequently, the master would not be suspicious when seeing quilts displayed in this fashion). Only one quilt would appear at any one time and each quilt signaled a specific action for a slave to take at the particular time that the quilt was on view. Each block in my quilt represents a quilt that would have been used in helping slaves to escape to the north.

How fascinating Suzy! So, the quilt we are seeing is pieced together, but still needs sewed? You can tell I am unfamiliar with quilting. It is absolutely gorgeous and the history behind it just adds to the beauty. You are very talented!

Hey Gayle...nice to SEE you! Your new picture looks great! :)

The picture is of the quilt top after it was all sewn together. I just took it to a friend of mine who is going to quilt it on her longarm quilting machine. That means that she will layer the top with batting (the fluffy stuff in the middle) and the backing fabric (it's a black, red and gold stripe) and then she will quilt (sew) all the layers together. Once she gets done with it I'll sew a binding around the outside edges and it will be all done!

Wait a minute...I swear there was a picture of Gayle here somewhere! :lol: Now I'm seeing flowers...what happened to Gayle? :?:

Suzy, Okay...that's a bit more of a quilt than I can do. I did a couple of basic ones and then did a rail fence. My next one is going to be a log cabin quilt. THis one is supposed to be easy because you sew the pieces with the backing and the batting at the same time. I'm excited to start. I'm just a beginner. My mom has done it alot longer than me. I get my pointers from her. I'll have to see if I can get a pick of the quilt I did on here. I have it on my other computer.

So how did everyone do today? I was okay until I ate those dang animal crackers. (carb carb carb) and then it went all to pieces after that.

Out of curiousity...What do you each do for exercise and eating plans? I'm thinking about going back to weight watchers. I am going to a weight loss doctor but I haven't seen much in results and I just feel like I"m wasting their time and my money.

Chris

YEP! I had the pic of me, but it stayed tiny and I couldn't get it the right size. You thought you were losing your mind, huh??? LOL!

The pic now is a wet on wet painting I did a few years ago. I started with a blank canvas then painted in acrylics the background colors of blues, mauves, greens, then all I used to paint the entired painting was white oil paint. As I painted, it lifted the color to reveal the underneath shades. Cool, huh? I keep thinking I want to paint another one, just not enough hours in the day!

Chris, we posted at the same time. I try to follow the WW core plan...a big emphasis on TRY! LOL! I then TRY to get in some form of exercise per day such as walking or toning. Feel free to join the exercise thread. Shelley & Dee are the QUEENS of exercise and they will welcome you with open arms. Please post a pic of your quilt too!

Ahhhh....an exercise thread! I'm on my way to check it out.

Chris

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I'm hoping it worked. If not, I'll have to try posting a pic of my quilt later

Chris

GORGEOUS CHRIS!!! I couldn't tell by the pic...what colors of fabric did you use? It looks like bright colors? You are very talented too!

I used very bright colors. The striped fabric reminded me of a mexican fiesta print, and I used a lime green and I a blue polke dot fabric for the rails. The border was a primary colored ABC print and the back is a pretty yellow dotted fabric. It turned out pretty good. I was trying to sell it on ebay but no one wants to buy a quilt at the tail end of spring. I'll try again in the fall. I'm going to make some more quilts though before then. I have the whole summer off from school and as soon as I get all the kids' dental appt out of the way and my regular doc. appts, then I'm free to work on it. Of course, I have to find the time to get Quickbooks going for my husband's business too...Why does all those tedious work related projects always get in the way of my fun???? LOL

Chris

Wow, we have some very talented people here. Chris and Suzy, your quilts are beautiful. Gayle, of course we know you are a talented artist and make beautiful things.

Cheryl-We are here for you, whatever you decide.

Chris-I try to follow WW Core, but lately more Flex. I run at least 30 miles per week as exercise.

I am so disappointed in Becky. She is saying really nasty things about Mike, since he lost his job. She thinks he can find a job by the snap of his fingers. I know she is upset because we were going to get her a car and a laptop before she goes to college. We will be getting the laptop, as soon as we can put enough money together. The car will have to wait until after Mike gets a job and my equity line is completed. They approved the equity, but that was before Mike lost his job. I have papers to sign so they can check employment, and I want to wait until he finds something.

Suzy-We have had very little rain here. It did rain Tuesday, but not nearly enough.

Dee-It's been 9 months already? I can't believe it!! You are right about the pecans being healthy, but not when you eat a cup at a time! That's probably 1000 calories and 100 fat grams! There was no sugar, salt or anything on them. They are gone now, though!

Shelley, I did Flex before and liked it. I'm thinking about going back to that and saving me some money at the doctor. I did get up early this morning instead of laying in bed and did 35 min of WATP Kickboxing. I'm tired but it felt good.

Okay...HI EvERYONE! I have to go and get ready for work now. THen its off to the dentist with the girls.

CHeck back later.
chris

Wow it was nice to come here this morning and see all the new posts. Keep it up girls.
We had a nice get together last night with the kids. Dez was happy with all her presents. She thanks you for all the birthday wishes.
I have been binging on sugar. I have to stop eating it. I dropped one of my heart pills last week because its side effect is sugar cravings. I have never had such strong sugar cravings before. It has to stop before I put on too much weight.

Suzy that is quite an interesting story behind the quilt. Very cool. Larry’s mom has done a lot of quilting. She has a quilting machine. The part I would love to do the most is the quitting stitches. I don’t know how to sew good by machine but I love to hand stitch.
I guess you aren’t losing it after all.

Chris I journal daily and have lost my weight through ww’s flex plan. Gayle boast that I am an exercise queen but you will not find any post of my exercise. I tend to be to competitive so I stopped posting for now. When I feel that I have things under control I will post again. I swim, walk, jog, bike, work out at the gym, aqua size and lift weights.
I love your quote. I couldn’t stop laughing when I read it.
You put a lot of detain into your quilt. It looks really wonderful. It would go perfect in my basement. I have a Mexican theme going on down there.
Do your girls have braces?
Good for you getting out of bed to exercise. I am off for a walk as soon as I post this.

Gayle what method did you use to paint your picture. You did an awesome job. It looks like a lot of fun. I have been thinking about the artist in you lately but I didn’t want to ask because I figured you were to busy and I didn’t want to sadden you.

Shelley that isn’t very nice about Becky putting down Mike. I know that she is upset because this directly affects her getting her lap top and a car but it isn’t fair. I rule with a tough love method. If it was Dez and she was being really harsh and continued with the attitude I would warn her that she would be losing the privilege of getting these goods or that she would have to pay for a part of them unless she changed her attitude. I am sure that Mike is feeling bad enough already.
The pecans are good for you Shelley. Are you sure that you are eating enough when you count all the calories that you are burning when you are running?

Please stop!!

A new thread has been started---

See ya at #74

Gayle ~ I'm glad to know that I wasn't seeing things! :lol: Your painting is gorgeous! You're a very talented lady! (I still would like to see a picture of you over there though. ;) )

Chris ~ Your quilt is beautiful! I love all the bright colors that you used in it! I made table runners for Christmas presents using that one step quilting method this past year, but I've never seen it used in a log cabin...sounds interesting!

I basically cut out a lot of the junk food I was eating and started eating healthier. I also count calories and watch portion sizes. I walk for exercise. Lately I have been thinking that I need to add something for toning and firming up...but I'm not sure what to do yet.

Shelley ~ I think I have to agree with Dee about Becky's attitude towards Mike and the whole situation that your family is in right now. It is the perfect time for her to learn that things don't always go your way in the real world and that sometimes family hardships mean that everyone in the family has to make some sacrifices.

Dee ~ I like handquilting the best too...I like to do it and I love the look of it! The underground railroad quilt is going on the bed in the spare room. My grandgirls sleep in there and play on the bed a lot, so I wanted this one machine stitched. I'm thinking that it will hold up better to the wear and tear of two bouncy little girls! :lol:

Cheryl ~ You've been on my mind a lot lately...how are things going?