Your daughter is too cute! My daughter is now 15 and I do remeber her first swimsuit....it was pink w/ lots of butterflies all over it. I do miss those days. I LOVE veggie burgers also but do love my beef burgers when I want one.
Kristy!!! I was just thinking about you this morning! I was going to send you an e-mail asking for your home addy to send you something in your mail to cheer you up! I hope all is well???? You sound very motivated and ready to go.
Oh Marion...you know we all love ya'. I have arthiritis and I do know some days I can't do much of anything. Take it easy and relax. As for the lonliness and depression, I wish I could come over and we could go for a walk, go to the movies or ???whatever. Why are you depessed???? I'm wondering why you feel so lonely??? I feel lonely alot here but it's not because of what some might think. My husband put me over the edge last night and I told him me & the kids were moving out. He didn't care. I found out he cheated on me...AGAIN!!! This is the 5th. time. I had enough of it. So I have been looking for a house all day. There...you gals are the first to hear my personal problem. I'd thought I would never tell anyone. I feel better now. Marion, please go for a walk, or get together with a group of people. I worry about you and my "peeps" when they feel bad. I'll say a little prayer for you if you don't mind. I am not a "religous freak" but do believe in prayers.
WileyB got chosen to pick a challenge for this week........ I'll wait until tomorrow night before I e-mail her. She might be having problems with her computer, or a storm like I had.
Got to go ladies..... it's 6:50pm Pacific time and my daughter made dinner tonight.....
Hi all,
I finally have 5 minutes to write to everyone. It was a crazy busy weekend here with work and a huge school assignment. But I am down to 232.5 pounds!!!! That's about 2.5 pounds down from last week! I am back to exercising and boy am I sore! I tried out the Biggest Loser DVD last night and it kicked my butt! A great workout though...I can understand how they all lost the weight.
Morgan- sorry to hear about your yucky student nurse...trust me I am getting pretty good by now. I am thoroughly enjoying my psych rotation although I have clinicals at 6:45 am this week...yuck! If you like veggie burgers...be sure to try vegetarian bacon. It is sooooo good and much less greasy!
Kristy- glad to see ya back girl! Hope this is your best week ever.
Marion- so sorry to hear you are having such a rough time. I know how tough it is for me to watch what I eat and to exercise when my fibromyalgia flares up...it always makes me feel a bit sad. Just do what you can do...but don't risk hurting yourself. Just remember this is about changing for the long run...not just one day or one week. If you need anything let me know...I am here for you!
I'm so glad to see that everyone is so caring for everyone in this forum. You can definately feel the love!
Marion - I'm so sorry to hear that you are feeling depressed and lonely. What a challenge to be eating healthy while feeling down. Thats when I have the most problems eating. I am sure you are struggling. Just keep in mind that if you have nobody else in this world, you have us ladies here at the Mixed Nuts! We are there for you any time of the day....just drop us a note and we will help out the best that we can! Please hang in there, this too shall pass.
Gloria - Sounds like you are a very strong woman. I admire that. I applaude you for not putting up with your hubby's BS anymore. I dont know what I would do if my hubby cheated on me. It would be completely devestating. Over here, we have a problem with chatting with ladies online....searching for ladies on various websites and porno. I confront him often, but it never seems to stop. What is it that makes men the way they are? It seems to be such a selfish trait that most, if not all, men have. I cant imagine seeking out other men?? Whatever it is, it sucks for the person on the other end. And my heart goes out to you Gloria. Keep your chin up, your gorgeous inside and I am sure you are outside too....we're here for you in whatever decision you end up making.
Vanessa - I bet you are a great nurse, I wouldnt doubt it for a second! You keep on trucking, soon it will be over and you will wonder where the time went! I'm glad to hear you love your psych rotation! Theres nothing like a whole bunch of crazy people to help you realize how good you have it!!! Chin up chica!
Alright ladies....me and billy have a date and its time to change into my *shudder* exercise clothes. Keep smiling girls, you are worth it.
Sorry ya'll, had a death in our family, and just got backtoday at 2:30. Had to feed baby girl, and am off to get the boys from school. The challenge....how about 10 ( or at least up to) situps on the first morning, then add 2-3 each successive morning. I know that we all need to work on our abs- me big-time, I haven't seen them in ages! Will talk to you all later. Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Did you all know that they list the birthdays? (My hubby reminded me that it was my birthday this afternoon, how ******ed am I?) They listed me! I feel so special!! Another year older....and I have to work tonight, I think I need to retire soon hehe.
Sorry to hear about your loss WileyB. If you need to talk, we are here for you. Good challenge, my abs look like....well....they dont look like anything but rolls I will start that tomorrow morning.
Kelsey got one of those Jumperoo things for Christmas....and this afternoon she was jumping in it while I was tiddying things up around the house. It got really quiet so I came out to check on her, and she was SOUND asleep. I grabbed my camera because I thought it was cute that she jumped herself to sleep and all of a sudden, she started jumping like a mad woman....still COMPLETELY ASLEEP! I have never laughed so damn hard. She would stop jumping, and lay her head down....then start jumping all over again with her head straight up and her eyes shut. It was cute and all on video. Wish I had a way to share it with you all, its the most hysterical thing I have seen in months.
Off to work...hope its not a crazy crazy night. Ciao Chicas.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MORGAN...I can't believe you forgot your own b-day..Hope it was great...ooohhh I wish I could of seen your baby...I bet it was really cute....I remember my daughter love her jumpier...
WileyB-sorry to hear about your loss..hope your doing okay....I love the challenge..it is actually what I was going to say for mine....you know what they say....Great minds think alike..
I can't stay on long...we are storming again!!! Hurricane strength winds and my whole house's electricity keeps going in & out. So I'll try to get to you gals tomorrow......sorry!!!
Thanks for the birthday wishes guys....Its been so crazy that I'm lucky if I remember what day of the week it is let alone my birthday. I ended going home early from work last night because my blood pressure skyrocketed and my pulse did the same. My head felt like it was going to explode so I spent most of the evening in the ER with morphine on board. Yuck. Needless to say, my headache is gone. Thank god. Otherwise, it was a great birthday lol.
Time for me to go lay on the couch and watch a movie with the baby, today I'm going to relax so no Billy for me. Have a great day gals and I will check back later to see whats going on with you all.
Okay... I haven't been on here in forever.... I havebeen super busy and traveling out of town over the weekends etc. I will try to have the calendar updated by tomorrow and have our totals for the month... our goal was 20 pounds... think we are close???
I am starting back at the Body Shop (our local gym) today. I am SOOOO excited I can't stand it. I got out my old gym bag ( a REALLY nice Nike one, I must say...lol) and it had my old journals and workouts in it....WOO HOO... I am ready ladies.... I gained a pound last week so I am like at my starting point AGAIN (I think)... I haven't looked at it, I am frustrated...
I told hubby that my main goal is to get into the lingerie that I bought LAST year for our honeymoon... I have 8 things that still have tags because I don't like myself in my skin right now.... He bought me an outfit TWO YEARS ago for Valentine's Day and I STILL haven't had the darn thing on because I don't like myself in it.... Sad sad thing...
Hey everyone I just realized that today is Feb 1st...so don't forget that starting today we start our new points challenge...so start keeping track of your daily points..
Thanks for your sympathy guys...I spent most of my childhood at my aunt's house because her daughter and I were best friends. They found out she had Parkinson's about 8 years ago. It's an awful way to go, but I am glad that she is no longer suffering with it.
Morgan, hope that you had some bright spots on your birthday. Sounds like you need a do-over on your special day there....I think your little one and mine are close to the same age. Mine turned 4mo. on Sat. the 28th. How old is yours?
Deanna, at least you kept your clothes. I gave all of mine to Good Will. I said that if I ever got back down to my original size, that I would spend the money for a whole new wardrobe, despite the cost! Besides that, by the time it takes me to lose what I need to, all my clothes will have dry rotted!
Gloria, move down here to Texas, and you won't have all of that awful weather! Hang in there! Sorry to hear about your trouble, but please be sure and take care of yourself because those kids need you!
Donna, you know, we are both from Texas, so what can you expect? Sorry I got your challenge, I had been thinking about it for quite some time. It's something that I use to do every morning before work, and have let it fall by the wayside. Just haven't started it back up yet til now. I need to get out my TX map and see where you are. I know that I have been through you town before. I am from a small town close to Nacogdoches, if you know where that is, and I think you will....
Hi all!
Morgan- happy belated birthday! Thanks for the encouragement with school...I am sure you can understand how tough it can be at times.
WileyB- I am so sorry about your loss. If there is anything I can do, please, please let me know. You are in my thoughts and prayers. On a happier note- great challenge. I got the DVD for 8 minute abs and have been doing it every other night....I am actually noticing a difference- I can feel the muscles now even though there is still a bit of fat over top them!
Deanna- I think your goal of fitting into specific clothes is a fantastic one. It kinda helps get your mind off the scale. I am trying hard to remember that the scale weighs fat and muscle so the real way to gauge my loss is that my clothes fit soooo much better...I think I am gonna HAVE to buy new clothes by the end of the month...else I might end up mooning someone as my pants are beginning to fall down!
I hope all is well with everyone...keep on truckin ladies!
I LOVE veggie burgers also but do love my beef burgers when I want one.
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I will start that tomorrow morning.
