Welcome Sharon to the forum! I am relative newbie myself, and found this forum full of very supportive people that are going through the same thing as well. Also, people who will give you a kick in the keister if you ask them too! ;) Post often, there are alot of great threads!

Hi All,

Sharon, WELCOME! :wave: Glad you found us! I'm sure you'll find lots of support here.

Tiff, Good for you turning the job down and telling them like it is! :cp:

PJ, Yup, I love all you guys!! :grouphug:

Sharon - Welcome, glad you decided to join us !!

Tiffy - So glad that you took a stand for yourself and turned down that job ! PJ is right, the perfect job is out there !! Good Luck !!

Karen - Those pictures are too cute !! Alex is a cutie !!

Angel - Welcome ! You will find lots of support here !

And yes PJ I love EVERYONE !! :D

Sharon - Welcome! :wave: I know you will find lots of love and support here.

MMM Cheesecake - drool :doh:- I can understand your problem. I am a bonifide sugar addict myself - salt too actually. :hungry: My only defense is to not buy the stuff. Much to the dissapointment of my naturally skinny husband - but he understands that if I buy desserts or snacks of anykind - I will just eat them until they are gone. Fortunately, I can go down the snack isle and not buy - I wish I had the willpower to not eat - then he could have goodies too. :eating2:

That is not say that I dont have a treat now and then. :chockiss::m::cookie: The only way for me to stay on any kind of healthy eating plan (I dont diet - too many psychological conotations) is to allow myself goodies periodically. That way, I never feel deprived and can eat super healthy for days after a nice ice cream cone.

If only I had started my philosophy 2 years ago when I only had 25 lbs to lose instead of waiting until I had 90 lbs to lose - oh well - the past is the past and all that matters is today.:goodscale

So good luck to you - we are all here for you and each other!:grouphug:

Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome. I'm coming over from a different weight loss board, so I'm still trying to get used to everything. If I come up with different smilies its because I'm not used to these yet....watch out I love me smilies! :lol:

RR ~ Happy Belated Birthday!!! I bow to you for not giving into the whole cake thing! My Anniversary is tomorrow and I hope to follow suit on that one!

PJ ~ I am totally with ya on the heat thing, my feet and hands swell up like sausages!!

Chefmaker ~ I have never heard to step up the fiber when you retain water! That's very interesting to me. I'll have to try that because I retain water like a sponge!!

Tiffany ~ Great job on losing 2 lbs!! LOL @ your son shaving his head, my hubby does that for the SAME reason! Good luck with your job search!

Karen ~ Awwwww what a cutie, thanks for sharing!!

LBH ~ Sorry about your gain...but they tend to happen sometimes when we least expect them. Next week will show a loss, I'm sure of it!!

Choc ~ What a beautiful Lab!! How old????

Sharon ~ I am a salt addict! I love the stuff. We can do this together!!!!

Norissa ~ I am laughing at your name, too cute!!

Choc ~ What a beautiful Lab!! How old????

My "baby" ;) is now four years old and still acts like a puppy...

Hello and welcome to all the new people to the forum. :wave:

Sorry I haven't been on much, last week was a much needed vacation and this week it is too hot to be on my computer. My computer is upstairs where the air doesn't reach all that well. I really only come up here to sleep. Even now it is quarter to one in the morning and the temps are 75, but heat index is 78. Whew!

Well I must go to bed so I can go to work in the morning. Good night.

Welcome back Lisa!! GLad the vacation was good..
Tonya--Happy Anniversary!!!Stay away from the cake and just go for the "goodies" :lol: :lol: :s:

AJ&PJ--I have one of those skinny high metabs for a husband..Our deal is I make the brownies and he cuts them and puts them in a container..Once they are in there, I can resist..It is just that licking the spoon and knife syndrome for me...

Tiffy--The right job is out there some where..People should understand that children have to come first and there is no way that could be with the night shift...Good luck!!!

DH is in Boston for a few days and then I am contemplating moving out on my own for awhile...DH cried last night when I told him..but my priority is my baby and living in a house with a 14 y/o that hates me and a mentally handicapped child that pushes my child and grabs her around the neck etc etc..it is not for me..we shall see...
RR

Hi All,

RR, Hang in there honey!! DH will be home soon! :grouphug: I cannot believe #1 has not mellowed out by now! :tantrum: Just think, maybe in another 4 yrs. she'll move out or go away to college and you'll have one less to deal with. And in a couple year, Kaylee will be able to fight back, or at least be able to clearly tell you what happened! :lol:

Lisa, Hope you enjoyed your time off! Try and stay cool...and check in here! :lol:

I guess I should be thankful that my DH is not naturally skinny! :lol: He said he started gaining weight after he stopped playing football in HS. Unfortunately we both have the unhealthiest body type, all the fat is in the middle. :( Basically we're walking heart attacks and diabetes waiting to happen. (Can you tell I have a nurse for a mom? :lol3: ) Seriously though, you'd think that would kick our butts into shape!

:wave: Hello to everyone else!

Good Morning!
 

Hey Girlfriends! Whats Up?:D

What has everyone been up to?

Going to work now - my life never changes.:p

Morning PJ ... same thing here ... same stuff different day !! I am off until Monday ... which is good and bad ... Love having 4 days off ... but then again, no work, no pay ! Other than that ... there isn't much going on around here ... I lead such a boring life !

Same here as well. I go for my weigh in tonight :fr: but other than that work, work and more work. Though I am still learning in my new job, so that is different. I am also counting down to when I am off on vacation at the end of the month! :D

Choc - Good Luck at your WI tonight !! :crossed: :goodscale

Hi All,

Not much going on here. DH is home with Peter today, he's got this horrible cough. Then daycare tells me his buddy Dom has bronchitis. :( So I made an appt, and DH brought him in. No bronchitis, just a "bad summer cold". Ugh, sometimes I wish it was something, so I knew I could give him something to make it go away! :( Poor little guy is miserable at night, barking and gagging. During the day he's tired, cranky and not himself. Sure hope it goes away fast.

Choc, Good luck at WI tonight! :crossed:

Hi Girls,

Not to much going on here. My husband and I celebrated our 9th Anniversary yesterday. We went to a steak house and I feel I did well. I ordered a 10 oz Strip and cut it in half and gave it to my husband, a house salad w/FF Ranch, a baked potato, and one roll. Then when we got home we ate Edy's Grand Light Ice Cream so I came in ok for the day and didn't really feel cheated :)

Choc ~ Awwwwww, ours will be 3 on Christmas Eve!! He's an 80 lb puppy for sure!! Do they EVER grow up? :lol: Good luck tonight at WI!! :cheer:

Lisa ~ Glad that you enjoyed your vacation! I hope it gets cooler for you! I'm in Indiana, so I feel your pain!

RR ~ Thank you for the Anniversary wishes! I am obviously not familar with the situation, but I hope that everything works out for you!

LBH ~ My DH isn't either, and on one hand it's GREAT, but on the healthy aspect of it is kind of scary. I know that his dad had triple bypass surgery and I don't want him to have to go through that! I wish I could get him motivated to work out, but he HATES to! I hope your little guy is feeling better! :(