Hey everyone-

Finally I am able to post on here. I am having a bad bout with swimmers ear.It just has not gone away in months! I did find a Dr. and making an appointment. Thanks for all of you just listening to me vent about the Dr. Its not a matter of anxiety anymore.... I gotta go! Especially now that I can. In barrow it used to cost 1000 just to fly out to Anchorage for the Dr.(doctors can only do basic care in Barrow,AK) So I should realize I am lucky to be here where I can drive down the street to the doctor.:)

CATHERINE~Thank you for sharing how you deal with the Dr. stuff. I have before gotten my DH to call and ask if my size would be a problem. It does help sometimes. Thanks again for suggesting that.:)

LORI~I was wondering where you went! Congratulations! You must be so excited!

SHARON~Thanks for the advice hun. I will seek out a doctor. Or actually I may mention it to the endocrinologist I have to see. Maybe also with my thyroid meds being low its causing more anxiety. I will look into it. Thanks!:hug:

LILLION~I am sorry hun you didn't see a bigger loss.:hug: Hang in there!

PATTI~What a great NSV about your pants! I always notice if I have a loss by the way my clothes fit.

KYMBERLY~Thanks. I am feeling a lot better about the doctors. I am glad you all understand. Congrats on losing two pounds! :cheer2: And you are right about the people starving themselves. Thats for sure is not the way to go!

ANNIE~Congrats on the other job interview! Good luck hun! Your little charm sounds cute!

SANDY~Thank you so much for just sharing your experience!:hug: It for sure has to be a "git r done" thing!:lol: And WTG on not gaining any winter weight. In Barrow I felt like eating up a storm. Cold and snowy most of the year...I am shocked I didn't gain a lot more! As far as a scale the one I have goes up to 330. I want one that goes a little bit further to like 350. I saw a few that go up that far on Bedbathandbeyond online.

VAMP~:welcome: Glad you joined!

SHARON~I am sorry you are having TOM problems. I sometimes skip a month but usually that is a sign for my my thyroid is either running to high or low. I hope you get it all sorted out soon!:hug:

PATTI~WTG on the scales going down!:cheer2: And I am glad to hear your knee is doing better.:)

VAMP~I am glad you are feeling more motivated. This support group literally makes me feel better all of the time. And the great thing is if I am down about something with my weight everyone understands!:)

CATHERINE~I am glad to see you are feeling better.:hug:

NANCY~I have felt that way also about stuff in my life. :hug:

BRENDA~That is great you are enjoying your new diet! Good luck at WI!:goodluck:

EMILY~WTG on all of the exercise!:cheer2:

Well I hope everyone had a good day. Take care!

Michelle!

I too am a transplant from Alaska to Washington.. In this case Anchorage to Spokane.. :) I miss it tons but it's great to find another Alaskan (former as it may be) around..

VAMP-

Wow vamp you live in Spokane? COOL! I lived in Louisiana my whole life then up and moved to Barrow,AK! I am sure you know where that is! In the middle of nowhere in the Arctic. I don't miss it! *lol* Anchorage was beautiful! I just moved to Spokane last week. Also Annie (dogpal) lives in Post Falls,ID. Its cool having people on here that live right next door! :)

Nancy-- As others have said, I think there are many reasons people settle for things in their lives, and then they change somehow and realize those things they settled for may not be the things they want.

You have changed. You have different motivations, you want different things from your life. Your BF may or may not fit into that picture. But I think this is something that happens a lot! You're NOT full of it!

lilion: Way to jump back on the bandwagon!

Vamp: Welcome. I am your neighbor here in the North West. I live in Post Falls Idaho just about 15 or 20 minutes from Spokane. I hope you like 3fc as much as I do. Welcome again.

Sharon: You are so sweet. I will let you know when I get something in the mail. lol.

Patti: Woohoo. Glad the scales are moving in your favor. I can't take credit for the bracelet thing. I think it was Nancy's idea. Not sure but I loved it.

Catherine: I thought about what you said about making sure I don't beat myself up if I make a dummy. Get better real soon

Nancy: Everything you said makes sense to me. Take care!

Brenda: Good luck on your weigh in tomorrow.

Emily: Way to go on all that working out. I know what you mean about it being hard. I battle it daily when I ride my bike the whole 30 minutes. I am so proud and happy when I am finished though.

Mechelle: Good luck at your Dr. appointment. I hope they treat you both kindly and with the utmost respect that you deserve.

Blessings all,
Annie

Nancy, I think the 'closing doors' analogy is very true for a lot of people, I did it, partly through my weight & partly through Gareth's Autism. OPEN those doors!!!!!! I have made a concerted effort to smile & speak to more people and to try new things, it's scary but also FREEING!!!!! I hope that your guy can accept this, if he can't don't let him hold you back. I am so pleased you are making these changes, I promise things can only get better. You are so kind finishing the lady at the B&Bs books, it shows how good, kind & special you are, BE HAPPY!!!!!xxxxxxx
Well TOM arrived yesterday, relieved that I'm not an 'old lady' yet, lol though on my birthday (42, sob...) I told Aiden (my 3yo) I was an old lady & he said 'You will get better mummy' which made me laugh. It also explains the weight gain yesterday, phew.
Patti, you take it steady on the treadmill, do a mile for me, lol.xxxxx
Catherine, I hope everything goes well at the Dr's & your health stays good.xxxxx
Gotta go & clean, for a change,
xxxxxsharon

Morning Everyone!

Well I'm kinda nervous this morning. I know I have lost weight. I am down 7lbs on my scales. I am going by there's though now since it is a big professional one and mine is just a little digital one. There's was 7lbs lighter than mine last week. We will see in an hour what the verdict is. My tracker will reflect my weight loss and not the first 7lbs (The ones I actually didnt lose LOL)

Patti~ We bought a WII last night too. Well, we put it on payments but I am going to pick it up on Wednesday when I get paid. I can't wait!

Ammi~ You are most welcome. :hug:

ok I have to run. Time is ticking!
Brenda :wave:

Brenda you will love the WII i do!
well i lost another pound today so finally all this christmas weight is almost gone !

Hi All,

Just checking in to let you know I am still alive. Just feeling really blah. I don't know why, it's not a weight related thing. I just don't want to do anything except sleep. I will post more when I feel I have something positive to say :grouphug:

Ammi

Hey girls
Just here for an update. I didn't lose the 7lbs that I thought. I lost 8!!!!! :dance: :cheer: 2 more lbs and I will be at my lowest since I started my journey!! I'm beamin from ear to ear.

OK, lunch time. I am about 3 hours behind my eating schedule today but thats ok!! Time to work on losing again for next week!

Brenda :wave:

shadiepurple i know how you feel with knee that is a major pain cuz you cant really do anything with it. Ammie hope you get to feeling better soon. Brenda way to gon on your 8 pounds!

Annie-I’m not sick, I’m just nauseous. It seems to clear up by afternoon. My husband has promised me new shoes if I go to the doctor for the test.

Ammi-I had that about a week ago. I guess it’s contagious. Maybe you caught it from me by computer virus. I promise I’ll start wearing rubber gloves when I do my posts, if you promise to feel better soon.

Shadie-I used to have dimples. Of course if they reappear at my age, they will probably be called wrinkles.

Brenda-8 @#$%^ POUNDS!! Wow. Were you just snowed in without any food or what?

Catherine~ :lol: no we don't have much snow, about an inch :) Very unusual!!
With this new plan that I started we are trying to kick up my metabolism since I have no problem GAINING but can't get below 327. Next week will be the test. I am already nervous! :lol: I have been eating less carbs and more salad. And of course the dreaded water!

UGH, coming down with a chest infection ladies. Just what I want when I am trying to boost my cardio. Gonna go tonight after supper and get some cough syrup to break up the heaviness in my chest.

I love peanut butter. Today I decided instead of going out for a big elaborate meal on cheat day (Like we were doing) if I show a loss on WI day than I get my crackers with peanut butter. Just 1 cracker for every lb lost. Let me just tell you, I enjoyed those crackers *L*

I think we still will go out for dinner tonight but I'll have the salad :)

Brenda :wave:

Annie~Thanks! Have you heard anymore about your new job?

PATTI~Congrats on your loss!:cheer:

SHADIE~3 inches lost is awesome! WTG! And that is so great about how you avoided eating pizza.:)

AMMI~Glad to see you post!:) Hope you feel better soon!

Brenda~Congrats! WTG on losing 8 pounds! :cheer2: Hope your chest cold goes away soon!


As for me not much going on. My ear is driving me nuts! I really hate to go to urgent care for swimmers ear...but I will if it gets worse. I'm waiting on a call back about when I can see the ENT. Anyway, its really nice and sunny here today. Its amazing how the small thing of the sun shining is such a big thing since living in barrow,AK. (5 months 24/7 darkness!)Also, I can't wait until our scale comes in! I haven't weighed in 2 months!! I really don't want to spend 50 bucks on a scale when we already have one. It should be here soon with the rest of our stuff from moving. Well I hope you all have a great weekend! Take care all!:hug: