300+ And Ready To Try Again Weekly Thread #1095
 

Emilmay, great on the weightloss! I wouldn't have chosen English lit but the creative writing degree was full. I would have loved to do a science degree BUT as I'm rather lazy & never revise I failed my '0' level Physics & Chemistry, lol! & nursing, well I feel sick seeing my own blood, good for you being so brave AND determined! And yes it is Lghter Life, I go Tuesday evening for a demo & if I decide to go ahead I go Friday evening & start Saturday, so I'll have my 'last meal' lol then!!!xxxxxx
Annie, I hope you are feeling better now, those scales *%$&&&& well there's next week, YOU HAVE TO BE LOSING FAT!!!!! All that exercise & being OP HAS to pay off!! I hope my pressie has arrived, I hope customs haven't delayed it!xxxxxxx
Ammi, I hope weigh-in went well & love your bracelet, it's really pretty & delicate. I hate those big, heavy ones you can get, though they are expensive they look 'cheap', your looks very classy!.xxxxxx
TOM has arrived AGAIN! just a week after the last one finished, I feel so washed out and low, though I know it's hormones it doesn't stop me from feeling grumpy! I go to see the specialist nurse ( female 'problems' & contraception) at my Dr's & hope she can offer up some advice as well as sign the consent form for the diet, which I HAVE to have before I'm allowed to start it. I hope everyone else is well, happy & OP.xxxx
xxxsharon

Hi All,

My apologies for being absent the last few days. No particular reason why, just enjoying some computer free time. Do you ever get days where you just don’t want to be sat in front of your PC :dizzy:

I had my WI this morning and am happy to report that whatever damage I did before the WI I should have had last Monday has all gone now. I am at 226 lbs still, and am ready to keep on losing now. I had my break, it made me feel far more enthusiastic towards facing the rest of this journey and I want to see those numbers on the scales keep going down :yes:

Em - :woohoo: that’s great news that you lost 3 lbs :cp: :cheer: Seems to me like that gym work is really paying off!! So not only do you love working out there you are seeing great results, you must be one happy lady right now :D

:congrat: on passing your assignment too :cp:

Brenda - :cp: :dance: :cheer2: :cb: that’s wonderful news that you lost 4 lbs. I know how you feel about being the lightest weight you have been in 15 years; it’s been 16 years nearly since I weighed what I do now. It’s an awesome feeling isn’t it. Yay us :rofl:

Sorry that you were feeling unwell the other day, head colds are the pits aren’t they. I hope you are feeling 100% now.

Lilion - the gym we go to only really gets busy around lunch times and when people finish work. So Daren and I reckon if we go at 9 am like we did for our induction we should be fine, no queuing for machines. I must admit the thought of having to queue, or worse still somebody waiting for the machine I am using does put me off. I really hope I never find myself in that position.

Hope you enjoyed you and dh enjoyed having your house to yourselves when ds stayed at a friends house ;)

Torister - I must admit that I wouldn’t have even dreamt of going to the gym when I was at my heaviest weight. Not just because of being embarrassed but because I doubt I would have coped with the work out. Why pay that kind of money to flake out on a machine after 15 seconds :lol: I do love going now though, and I bet you will too when you feel ready and able to try it out. It’s a good incentive to keep on track isn’t it :yes:

Did you get the stationery bike you wanted? Have you tried it out yet?

Nancy - how are things now at home. Do you feel better now that you have finally broken up with your BF? I am sorry it was such an emotional time at the counsellor’s but it was to be expected, it’s a huge scary step you have taken. But I am sure you will be fine :hug:

Catherine - I hope you managed to sing without crying at that dear girl’s funeral. Even if I had a good voice I don’t think I could sing at a funeral, I’d just be a blubbering mess, especially at a baby’s funeral. I hope you were ok :hug:

I am SO sorry that your MIL is trying to stir up trouble with immigration. What an evil witch! I can’t believe all the rigmarole you would have to go through if they do question you, having to leave the country again etc. Is Canada so great that they have these very strict rules? I just hope you don’t have to go through all that you mentioned :crossed:

Annie - you know how I feel about your WI, so just want to send you some :hug: :hug: :hug:

Michelle - seems like a blessing that you have had such trouble with your ears….at least from going to the ER about them you ended up finding out about your BP. I am sorry that it’s so high and that you are having to take medication. Possibly in time as you keep on losing the weight you will be able to come off the meds and your BP will be fine on it’s own.

Apart from health issues, how are you enjoying your new home?

Jill - wow I like the sound of all that lovely food and not ending up gaining a lb. Mind you I bet you would have preferred less stress even if it did help with the WI :yes:

Sandy - I have to ask, how do you get that font on your posts? It’s not on my selection in the drop down menu, and if I do a post in Word as I am now, using that font and I copy and paste it, it still goes back to the normal font on 3FC? What’s your secret?

How are things at home now, did your SD go to the dance in the end? It is such a shame that she wants to go to her mom but that her mom just can’t handle her. How old is her sister, do you think she will let her move in there? It would be such a relief to you I am sure, so I will keep my :crossed:

Kymberly - I am the same as you, I avoid the scales until I HAVE to get on them. Seeing any fluctuations would be a killer for me especially if on days before my official WI I might see a loss but then on the proper day I see no loss or worse still a gain!! So yep, definitely got to keep away from those scales.

Sorry that you are feeling so overworked, can you think of any ways that you could lessen your work load?

Sharon - I see it’s official, Friday you are starting LL. I am sure you will do amazingly on it and those lbs will shift faster than you can say Scale Monster :rofl: When we chat next you will have to tell me all about what you get to eat/drink etc. It’s all fascinating to me. I hope you get the consent to start it.

Sorry TOM has started again so soon after the last one. I know how frustrating that is. I had my Implanon changed and I have still ended up having a 10 day period :mad: And the thing hurts in my arm, I don't know if I will end up needing to have it removed :(

Patti - How are you enjoying your veggie soup? I made a nice big pot of it for myself yesterday and it’s coming in handy as the weather has turned cold. Nothing like a nice bowl of soup/stew to warm you up :yes:

How is your leg today?

Xena - have you been to the Rod Stewart concert yet? It was you that was going wasn’t it? I bought a greatest hits CD of his on Friday, I especially love his song Ooh La La :yes:

Are you enjoying AI? Did the right 4 get voted off? I agree with the girls, and one of the guys, but not the other guy that went. I won’t mention names in case somebody has recorded the show and is yet to watch it.

Well time for me to get some emails written. So take care all and bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Rofl, you JUST caught me, I was getting up to speed with the last page of the previous thread and see the "GO TO NEW THREAD!" post thinking, weird, it wasn't there five minutes ago! :lol:

I haven't been posting and I'm trying to decide if it's natural or worrisome. So far I'm clinging to natural. I'm plugging along with these new habits, no choice but to move forward, developing a comfortable rut, in the good way. And just kind of not feeling obsessy at this moment, though I'm trying to remember giving support is even more important than admitting you need it.

There's a little anxiety—today I'm beginning a set of illustrations that need to be done by March 16. That's probably not so bad. I say probably because I don't know how many there are yet! That's where the anxiety sets in. I've become comfortable planning things. 30 illustrations in 2 weeks? Okay, that means if I work 5 days a week, I should finish 3 per day. However, the person I'm working with is my former boss, my friend, my mentor. We always make such a good team. She figures out what needs to be illustrated, gets me all the information and scans and sources I could possibly need, and is just always so understanding. Stressed, but never angry or taking it out negatively on others. A wonderful person and a joy to work with. <-- this is what helps me to not stress too much over not knowing exactly how many pieces will be coming. :)

Huge, happy SV today: met my first 10% goal. Also completed 3rd ten pounds mini goal and moving into 4th 10 pounds. Not working out lately. That hasn't changed my weight loss at all. I think it's because I allow myself a wide latitude in calories; probably when I work out I eat a few hundred more than when I don't. However, I do remember the movement is so pleasant for the mind and so warming on these chilly days.

May everyone be healthy and happy this week!

Hey everyone-

Well we bought a blood pressure monitor yesterday and my blood pressure was 130/86. So that is a lot better than 171/95! He said most of the home monitors are just fine as long as its not the type that you put on your finger. I am not sure if the medicine has kicked in already or not. I do feel more tired but she said that was a side effect for the first week. So, I am feeling better and glad that I am at least aware that I need to watch it. Also the last couple of days I have been really watching sodium. I really still can't get over how easy it is to go way over 2400mg on healthy food! Some of the foods that have low fat/calories have really high amounts of sodium. I did look at a meal I had at Wendy's (bad day) and the meal I had contained a total of 2800mg of sodium! I really think when I don't care about what I eat I am consuming 6000mg plus of sodium!:eek: Makes me think twice about wanting that fast food...

EMILY~You must be so happy! That is awesome you lost 3 pounds! You have been doing so good!:cheer2:

ANNIE~I am sorry you didn't see a loss hun.:hug:

AMMI~It really was a blessing. And it was sort of strange because these past few weeks I had been telling DH that I really thought my blood pressure was high. I just had that nagging feeling. I will get my ear figured out though soon . I just need to see a specialist. I am enjoying my new home a lot! We have been having a lot of snow but at least its not -50 and snowing!:lol: I am glad you didn't have a gain from the damage. And that is great you feel more enthusiastic about losing again. You can do it!:cheer2:

LUMINOUS~Good luck with your illustrations. Hope having to do so many doesn't cause to much stress.:) And WTG on meeting your 10% goal! That is great!:bravo:


Ok well everyone else I hope you all have a good Monday and stay OP!:hug:

Amy - :congrat: on the great WI, already on your way to that 4th 10 lbs loss :cp:

I hear you on the movement keeping you warm especially on chilly days, today the only time I have been warm was when I did my work out. I hate sweating but it is great to warm up instead of being a goose pimply mess despite having the heating on :rofl:

Good luck with getting the illustrations done without too much stress, can I ask what you are illustrating for?

Michelle - oh yes I forgot to mention that I hope that you get your appt and get your ear pain sorted out ASAP too. Your BP got my attention. Glad to hear that the home monitor shows that it's not so high now.

Glad to hear you are enjoying your new home too. I bet when you hear people moan about the snow you are like, HA this is nothing :lol: So you planning on going on holiday to Alaska any time soon :rofl:

Hugs,

Ammi :dizzy:

Catherine – I am so sorry to hear that your MIL is behaving so irrationally. What does she think – that she is somehow trying to save her son from you? You are two adults who love each other and seem really good for each other. I really hope her efforts are fruitless. You definitely don’t need any more stress than you have!

Annie – Congratulations on being so strong your first day of work! It is so hard to pass those things by when they are right there in front of you. It sounds like the job is going well. Any big change like that can tire anyone out, so don’t be too hard on yourself. It can be very tiring to take in a bunch of new information. Sorry to hear you had a bad weigh in. Changes in your routine can really be difficult to adjust too, so please don’t be too hard on yourself.

Sharon – The program you mention sounds really interesting. I know that for me the emotional aspects are so key.

Michelle – I am glad you finally went to the doctor. That is rough about your blood pressure, but it is better that you found out then to not know. Mine used to be borderline high before I started exercising regularly and now it is basically normal.

Jill – Sounds like you have been super busy! Congrats on not gaining during such a stressful time. Hopefully things will slow down soon and you will have more time for yourself again.

Sandy – I don’t have any words of wisdom, but here is a :hug: Sorry to hear you have been feeling so down.

Brenda – Painting can be such a good workout! That soup you made sounded great.

EmilyMay – Congratulations on being down 3 – that is fantastic!!

Ammi – That is great that your little vacation damage is gone. I think we all need to relax a bit every once and awhile – this is a very long journey we are on! Things at home are a bit odd, because we need to redefine our relationship with each other and that is tough without our living arrangements changing. I will start the conversation tonight about setting a date for our move. I am really hoping it will be able to be sooner rather than later.

Amy – Way to go on meeting your first 10% goal! You should be thrilled! I understand your stress over the illustrations. It is hard when you don’t know the full expectations, but I am sure you will do just fine.


I had a really nice weekend at my parents, although I ate way too much. My family is really into food and it is hard to not eat when I am there. Besides the fact that there is much available and it is good, there are also a lot of old triggers there. It is something I need to work on, but will probably take some time. I also spent the afternoon on Saturday with my best friend from high school. We reconnected recently, and it’s like our relationship picked up right where it left off. It was so great to see her and talk for hours – it felt like old times. It also felt good to go out and do something on my own to start and break the bond.

Annie - I cannot beleive u are having no luck with the scales, I too have many weeks like that, it is SO aggravating I know, and my heart goes out to you. I won't offer too much advice as I'm sure u know what I would say really. Only thing that crosses my mind is the thought I had the other day which was ok, even if I never lose another pound, regardless of that, the exercise u are doing is so good for your body and mind, so at least by acheiving what u have physically, u are making progress and your body is healthier. As for what makes scales move, I have no bright ideas there hun but please do hang on in there and get a result next week,

Hugs xxxx

Nancy - yes I can imagine that trying to redifine your relationship is very difficult as you are sharing a place. I too hope that you will be able to move into a new place sooner rather than later. In the mean time perhaps a lot of activity away from the home may be a good idea? :goodluck: with it all :hug:

Glad you had such a nice time at your parents and that you met up with your friend and had fun. A true sign of friendship is when you can see each other after a long break and it feeling like you've never been apart :yes:

Em - perfect words for Annie :hug:

Hugs,

Ammi :crazy:

Nancy - I was reading the biog page the other day and have to say; i too love the Smiths, the Cure and the film Amelie is one of my favourites!!

Has anyone seen Pans Labyrinth? It is a Spanish film and is so amazing, made me cry more than once but truly loved it!

Ammi good going on the scales i hope mine do the same on friday... i am on the program again now and even did 40 minutes on my treadmill. did you watch AI and do you have a favorite yet? My leg is much better got alittle sore but not enuff to quit exercising today .. i think it is now just a getting older type ache and pain!

Ammi – I am going to try and plan as many things out as I can. Right now I have two dinner/coffee dates with friends lined up for next week, and I will try to get to the gym every day. I am also going back to see my parents next month. It is also a good time to start doing some shopping and deciding what I will want/need to buy for my new place.

EmilyMay –I did see Pan's Labyrinth. It was one of the few films I have gone to see in the theater recently. I did love it, but I agree it was really sad. It was also more violent then I was expecting. But the imagery and the message about fantasy bringing hope in such a dark world were both fantastic. I am glad it won a few Oscars, even if it didn’t get best foreign language film.

Patti – I would love to talk AI too, but that was good of you to remember that Ammi doesn’t get to see it at the same time as the people here in the US.


I have totally goofed off at work today. I need to focus! I got a few things done, but nowhere near what I should have. I think in part I had been hoping for a snow day so much that my brain thought it still deserved one. I have a bit of time left to finish up a few things, so I best get to it!

Ammi -- Thanks for starting the new thread this morning. I completely forgot!

And great news about your weigh in!

I am still stuck at my weight. I know I could be doing better, but according to my "estimates" I also know that I should be losing at least a little. My scale is one of those old analog "dial" scales -- hard to see small changes.

I'm not feeling defeated, though. I am maintaining a lower weight than ever in my adult life!! And I figure if I keep it up, maybe the scales will shift a little... even though I haven't set a new weight loss goal, I am starting to want to see the scales move down a smidge... I guess when I want that badly enough I will eat a little better....

Patti and Nancy I get to see AI on Friday nights, or Sunday nights at the latest, so as far as I am concerned any talk after that is not going to end up spoiling anything! Yes I do have my faves, but I don't remember their names, I am going to check out the site and I'll get back to you :lol:

Patti - If you keep going as you are staying OP and exercising you will have to see a loss on the scales :crossed:

Glad that your leg isn't too bad, and doing 40 minutes on the :tread: is brilliant, well done!

Nancy - glad to hear you have a lot of social activities planned. What about your ex, is he going to be turning his life around too or do you think he's going to take some time before he's ready for that?

Heather - I have one of the dial scales too, and I bought it new back in May last year. I find it far more reliable than the electronic scales even if I can't see the smaller losses.

I think you are right that the more you want to see the scales go down the more inclined you will be to set yourself a new target and get back on track. In the mean time you are maintaining brilliantly. You will always be an inspiration to me :yes:

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Ammi~ The font is called Bradley Hand. I just love it. I don't have Word, so I use Open Office.org1.1.3 I then copy the text, got to "Go Advance"
and then paste it. I hope that helps.


Em~ Great job! I'll be you were thrilled to see the scale move!


I'm sorry I don't have time for more personals. I justed wanted to hop on and say "Hello." Today as been so-so.

Hi all!

Starting my 3rd week OP! To make it more enjoyable (not!), I got my TOM today. I s'pose I am lucky to have lost weight this week with that! :o I felt miserable today, but am feeling better now. I have hidden the scale until next Monday's WI.

Gotta run for now....

take care!

:hug:

Torister - :congrat: on starting your 3rd week OP. It really does get easier as time goes on, especially when you start enjoying the rewards of losing the weight :yes: Sorry you were feeling a bit miserable, TOM will do that for you every time. Good on you for putting the scales away, now don't do a Patti and peek before your next WI :rofl: Sorry Patti, couldn't help myself :hug:

Hugs,

Ammi :dizzy:

Ammi nobody on the show just really grabs me maybe its just me!

It's early days yet Patti, so I guess it's hard to know who we will really like, but I checked out the web site and so far my faves of the boys are; Chris Sligh (curly hair) Sundance Head (weird beird) Blake Lewis (beat box guy), and Brandon Rodgers (cute black guy) and for the girls Gina Glocksen (stripe of red in her hair) Jordin Sparks (17 year old) Melinda Dolittle (shy gal) and Lekisha Jones (big gal big voice) Hmm so I've narrowed it to 8 out of the remaining 20, that's not too bad lol.

I am off to sleep now, so enjoy your night and I'll talk to you all again tomorrow.

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Well, I survived the weekend, and the funeral. I have sung at a lot of funerals, and I hope I never get used to seeing that small casket. It is so hard to maintain your composure, but you just have to for the family’s sake. I can’t imagine losing a 7 month old child to leukemia. There was an article this week in the news that they think leukemia and weird brain tumors that infant/toddlers get are related to a lack of folic acid pre-natal. They are now recommending that all women of child bearing age, not on regular birth control, basically take a pre-natal dose even if they aren’t planning to get pregnant, just in case. There was a nice dinner afterwards, with just about the same amount and assortment of food that one might find at a smorgasbord, but all I was able to eat was ½ cup of chicken soup. I’m the kind that can handle any crisis, but falls apart afterward. After lunch, I had an appointment with my MD. Short story is I’m off to see the Cardiologist next. My husband and I sat in the Second Cup (Canadian Starbucks) for a couple of hours after that. We just sat in the corner by the fire drinking hot apple cider and trying to put the day in perspective. Sometimes, you just need some quiet time.

Ammi-welcome to a post 9-11 world. There are guys here in jail on basically information from the tipline, for five years without benefit of a trial. The Canadian Supreme Court just this week decided that wasn’t right. So things could be worse. In the US, it is much worse, where they don’t even know how many they are holding without trial. I get to talk to the Governor General this May/June at my husband’s investiture, she’s an immigrant too, so we’ll have lots to talk about. Maybe I could get her to write a letter of recommendation for me to CSIS.

Nancy-I think I’d be afraid to look inside my MIL’s head. Mostly she wants to cause trouble just to have something to do. I can think of a lot of things to do with my time rather than scream or make people miserable. I just have to remind myself that healthy people don’t have the need to hurt other people, only hurting people do.

I wanted to thank everyone for your concerns and thoughts about me/us and immigration. Sometimes it just seems like things are so much harder than they need to be, and I get a little crushed by it. I’m going to try to be very gentle with myself this week, and just breathe.

Ammi i like those people too lol

Hi everyone. Just a quick pop in to say "Hi" and let you know I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Just staying pretty busy between work and school. Plus I am preparing to take the GMAT exam. After all that I rarely feel like spending much time on the computer at home. I am hanging in there though. Had a really bad gain last week (6.6 pounds :eek: ). That was after 2 weeks of being hopelessly off plan! I let the usual "I'm too busy" "I'm too tired" thoughts get to me. I am back on it though and not beating myself up which is good progress for me. I won't let a 2 week stumble make me get off track forever! I weigh in again Wed. and I hope to have a decent loss. Just got in from walking little Buster. We both need to lose weight and the weather's been nice so I am trying to take advantage of it while I can before the dreaded Texas summer gets here. :p

Annie - Try not to be discouraged with your weigh in. I know it must be hard to have done everything right and not be rewarded at the scale for it. But let's face it, those darned things lie sometimes!!! :lol: I am sure if you stick with it this week you will see results next week. I think I remember this happening to you a short while back. Maybe your body just works like that...holds onto it for a couple of weeks and then off it comes. Don't give up!

Kymberly - I feel you on the working too much thing. I put my foot down at work last March and started working less hours. But, to be honest, it has taken me almost a year for the guilty feelings of leaving at a decent time to leave me. There is something in me that says I have to do more and be more just to be as good as. I am learning that that is not true. But the fact remains that because of the cyclical nature of my job (accounting) there just are times I have to work a bit more. But I am not killing myself like I have in the past. I really hope you can find the balance you need to take care of yourself. I know just how hard that change can be to make. :hug:

Ammi - I have not gone to Rod Stewart yet. The concert is not until April. But my tickets did arrive in the mail the other day so I am very excited. I am hoping to have a bit of weight off by then to fit in the seats better. I went to another concert at this venue awhile back (Elton John) and I was uncomfortable the whole time because of my size. As for AI, I am watching. I agreed with both the girls who got the boot and one of the guys. I was kind of sad the first guy had to leave. I think it's because his face reminds me of one of my favorite students from back when I was teaching ESL. Anyway, I think so far we have the same favorites.

Well, I better wrap this up and get started on some homework. Which reminds me....I am still crushing terribly on my teacher. :o How juvenile!!!! But how fun! ;)

Take care everyone! :grouphug:

Hi All! My stage name is LKBHouston, but you can call me Lisa. Nancy turned me onto your ongoing chat. Hope you don't mind if I join in. I'm pretty new and have posted a few threads and responses, but not many. I also heard from Sharon too. Like Sharon, I am about to embark on an all liquid diet through my hospital . . . really nervous. I'm removing every piece of food and spices from my house except for water and the prescribed liquid. I'll do anything at this point. I weigh 285 and need to lose about 120 lbs. Seems pretty overwhelming, but I'll just have to take it one step at a time. I wish all of you the best . . . your threads are fun and helpful. Thanks for letting me join in.

Lisa

Hello, I am new here. I am having some problem with my knees and exercising. I am starting slowly with Leslie Sansone 1 mile walk each morning. I hope that by the end of the second week I can advance to the two mile walk. Any suggestions would be great.

Knees
 

Hi! Welcome! Don't try to do too much too fast. Work your way up. If you are already having knee problems, then you may worsen it if you try to go too fast. Just take your time and remember that you have to start somewhere.

Lisa

WELCOME New Faces!! You are certainly welcome here.

MsOneMoreTime, if you like, we'd love to have you join our March exercise thread -- a little accountability for your exercise. We set individual goals for minutes of exercise for the month and then track our own progress. We also have fun tracking the groups minutes and are chasing an ambitious goal of 200,000 minutes of exercise this year!! So, if you join, you help us out too.
Everyone is welcome!!!!

Lisa and Sharon -- I know I don't have the strength for a liquid diet. I wish both of you well. How long are you planning to do it??

Oh, I fell off the wagon tonight. Hubby is out of town for the week again, which I always find more difficult. And my poor puppy just would NOT do his business outside. I don't blame him, the ground is very wet wet snow and just sopping. But I was so frustrated because I knew that if he didn't go outside I'd either be up in the middle of the night or there'd be an accident.

So, I went to the grocery store to calm down. In the midst of my groceries was something I haven't bought in a year and a half: cookies. I have to laugh because even in my binge-state, I bought cookies with no preservatives or trans-fats! But I ate a dozen of them and there's still a lot of calories and fat. :(

Back on track tomorrow. I'm not upset. I just don't want it to happen again.

Ammi I Am Starting To See The Advantages Of Not Peeking At The Scales Lol!
Hello Lisa Andmsonemoretime Welcome To The Site It Sure Is A Good One.

Hi All,

I am sooo tired. I started cleaning the house at 7.30, it took me 2 hours to get it all done, then I did my hour of exercise, had a shower, then prepared the vegetables for tonight’s tea, before making lunch. Now I am finally sitting in front of my PC at 2 pm and feel like I could sleep for a week. Maybe when I have caught up here I will have a sleep, just not for a week lol.

Catherine - I am glad you made it through the funeral OK. It sounds like you really needed that quiet time afterwards with hubby just drinking hot cider. Just reading about it makes me feel relaxed!!

The world definitely is a different place after 9/11 that’s for sure. Actually I was wondering if I should mention about the people high up that hubby knows being able to support your case. I didn’t know if that was allowed though, so am glad you mentioned possibly asking the Governor General to write a letter of recommendation for you. Your MIL makes me see red, and I really hope nothing comes from her stirring!

Xena - great to see you post. Your weight gain recently wasn’t that bad, I put that on in a week once :yes: I am sure you won’t take long to lose it again and I will keep my :crossed: that you have a good WI on Wednesday.

Oh right, April is when you see Rod Stewart, well yes that does give you time to get a few lbs off ready for getting in those seats. I went to an ice skating show once and the seats were so small and with steel arms that after squeezing myself into them I was in pain from the get go. AND the next day I saw that my thighs were bruised!! I am definitely going back there when I am at goal so that I can enjoy sitting in the seats with no pain!

Paul’s song was definitely a wrong choice for him. When he sang with the group and at his auditions he sounded great. I think he did deserve to go based on that performance but not on his other ones.

OOOOH do tell what this teacher is like that you have a crush on?

Lisa - hello and :wel3fc: I think you and Sharon alike are amazing even trying a liquid diet. I couldn’t even do the Slim Fast diet when it was 2 shakes a day and a meal at night. I need to be chewing my food not drinking it lol. I hope it will work for you and that you don’t find it too difficult :hug:

MsOneMoreTime - Hi and :welcome: Could you go swimming for exercise? It’s the best form of exercise when you have any kind of problem like you do with your knees. Have you tried exercising sitting down? There are some DVDs available now that are designed for people unable to exercise standing up for whatever reason. They still get to lose the weight but without the pain of a normal work out?

Heather - I bet those cookies were just fantastic. I could do with a dozen right now myself :rofl: Too soon since I got back on track though, so I will refrain. I am hungry though, I wonder what low fat snack be as yummy as cookies :D

Sorry that hubby is out of town, does he have to go often? I hope you won’t be too lonely, remember you can always come here for company. AND you could use the time to exercise too if you wanted lol.

Patti - glad you are finally seeing the advantages of not weighing more than once a week lol. I bet you will still do it though :rofl:

That’s great that so far we like the same people, it’s going to be tough deciding who I want to win if those 8 are actually the last 8!!

Torister - good for you for keeping off the scales!

Sharon - I may very well be sleeping til tea time so if I am not on MSN you will know why. Email me if you feel up to it about the meeting later on though please.

Nancy, Brenda, Sue, Lilion, Valerie, Annie, Jill, Kymberly, Erica Leigh, Missy, Kayley, Lori, Sandy, Tasha, and all that are reading this that I haven’t mentioned, I hope you are all having a great day. Post soon :yes:

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

:welcome3: :welcome2: Lisa & MsOnemoretime. Glad to have you hear. Everyone is wonderful. Very supportive and great advice.

Wyelle~ Sorry about last night. It is hard to stay on program when your routine is off. I'm proud of you for being back on. And remember, it could have been a lot worse. Your binge may have been high in calories, but at least there wasn't any bad fats in them. I can always think of ways it could have been worse. :hug:

I took dd to the orthodontist today. She got the molds of her mouth, digital xrays of her head and mouth. We'll know the entire cost the first week of April. I know it's not gonna be pretty. But she has to have them.

Patti~ I'm now your sore knee buddy. :rolleyes: I hurt it yesterday. While stretching of all things. It was a regular stretch, but I felt something pop and it started hurting right away, still does. I hope it's not the same thing as last time. Several years ago I had surgery and the dr fixed a tendon, and removed 5 or 6 cysts. I don't know if they were bit of cartlidge or not. But, my knee cap looks like an earthquake. :yikes: He said more could chip off at any time. We'd just have to wait and see. I DON"T want to have the surgery again. For lots of reasons. !~My son is getting married in September and I have too much to do..... again. 2~The thought of surgery while I'm still on meds for the blood clot from last September, scares me to death. 3~I just don't want to deal with it again.
4~Between dd's braces and ds's wedding, I can't afford it. The surgery or the time off work.:stress:
Of course, reason number 3 is the most important. LOL I guess we'll wait and see.
So far so good today food wise. The weekend was horrid. I'm gonna try to work on the gazelle a little while today. Here's to hoping it doesn't hurt my knee.
Check in later.

Ammi -- Well, the cookies were tasty, at least!! I am taking the remainder of the box to work today. I can resist them now, but their siren call will be too much if I let them stay the night!!

Hubby is traveling a LOT for his new job. Almost every week. I don't like it a lot. I do tend to eat more when he's gone.

I have a dental appt today, and then meetings at work, and then over to the gym for a session with the trainer THEN a "Pampered Chef" party. At least I'll be busy!!
:)

Sandy i am so sorry you hurt your knee.. maybe you can get a wrap and wear it for awhile.. that seems to help mine.. when it gets to hurting like this morning i know its time to wear it again. take it easy with it for awhile. i sure hope you wont have to have surgery on it!

Sandy - hope your knee feels better and quickly hun.

Ammi - well done on getting that naughty week under control and being back to where u were, not easily done I know so well done!!

I just had the most fun, myself, my husbandm two kids and my parents met up for a swim,it was great fun, my son and I did 25 lengths (of a 25m pool) and dd had fun diving etc, my parents did quite a few too and I thought to myself, how lucky am I at nearly 35 to have two fit parents to swim with and a lovely husband and children too, when did I get so lucky!!

So thats my exercise, spent the day at work visiting families in crisis at home and learning about how to help with services that are available, maybe thats why I am feeling so lucky!! Put jacket potatoes in oven before we swam, so dinner has nearly made itself, hubby is just getting tuna salad ready while I type this!!

SO feeling on top of the world atm!!!

Em xx

Hey everyone-

Hope everyone is having a good week so far. I have been for the last couple of days writing down all of my food and watching for sodium. I am really struggling with sodium intake! They say a good start is 2400mg or under. I am right about 3000. Still not bad though! I am convinced I was getting in way to much salt before...at least 6000mg! Also I have been doing really well with calories with 1500-2000 a day. Its really been helping a lot with actually paying REAL attention to the food labels. I also have been eating WAY more fruit. It really helps to be able to grab some good fruit for a snack. So I guess I can say I am doing really well being OP. I just hope to keep it up! I lost 20 pounds then sort of just wandered away from really paying attention to what I was eating. I have yet to get to the workout room here at my apartment. So I have been trying to do some dancing and floor workouts. Better than nothing! We have yet to get our other stuff in so I haven't weighed in at least two months. I am nervous I have gained! :dunno: Anyways I hope you all had a good day and stayed OP! :hug:

Sandy - Is Abby excited about getting braces? Caleigh couldn’t wait to get hers, and touch wood she hasn’t complained about them since! I tell you my friend you should move to the UK, braces are free for kids!! It’s crazy how much they cost isn’t it. It’s going to be an expensive time for you with the braces and the wedding coming up.

Sorry that you hurt your leg, it sounds really painful. I hope you’ve got a good support bandage and some pain killers to help :hug:

Heather - Good for you for taking the rest of those cookies to work so that you won’t be tempted to eat them. See, you didn’t have such a big binge the other night. I thought there were only 12 in the pack and you ate the lot, but NO, you stopped even though there were some left, so :cp: well done.

I am sorry that hubby seems to be away a lot with this new job, is it something that will change, or will you both just have to get used to it? It does seem like you are keeping your mind off things well by keeping busy, though I am sure you could have done without a dentist appt :rofl: Hope you enjoyed the Pampered Chef Party, did you buy anything nice?

Em - a great time at the pool, and then hubby making the tuna salad to go with the jacket spuds while you typed your post, no wonder you are feeling so great :yes: Not to mention of course losing 3 lbs and passing your assignment. Life is GOOD :D

Michelle - I bet now that you are cutting right back on your sodium intake you will notice a big drop in your weight. Maybe when you do get on the scales you will be pleasantly surprised :crossed:

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Hi Ladies!
Just a quick post to say hi, and let you know im still here:) One more day of work, then im off for 4 thank god:) im so ready! Welcome to all the new posters, i will surely know your names by my next post.
well i went to the doctors today and had to weigh, and their scales show a 4 lb wt loss for this week. im not ready to take it yet, tommorrow is the "official" day. i hope that scale will cooperate, lol
i need to excersise and do 1,000 other things, so good bye for now, i hope everyone has a great night.
XENA: thanks for the words of wisdom, and good luck on your test, im sure you will make an A:)
Peace:)

Hello! I'm new here and hope no one minds my joining in. :) My name is Ronnie and I'm a 20 year old college student. I posted in the bio thread if anyone wants to know more about me.

I'm just starting on a meal plan that my doctor and I talked about, but it's been pretty hard. I'm trying to stop eating between meals and have three healthy meals every day.

Wyllen - In answer to your question, the liquid diet program is designed to last about 1 year. The first 3 months are all liquid, the next 3 months are mostly liquid and a little food, and the last 6 months is about learning to eat again. The more you have to lose, the longer you stay on the all liquid portion so I'll probably be on it for quite awhile given the amount of weight I want to lose. I have been gearing myself up for quite some time. I've been told that if you can last about a week, the hunger subsides. I hope that's true. This will truly be a lifestyle change. Hope everyone is doing well!

Lisa

Ronnie - Good for you. You have to start somewhere. Just be focused on your goal. Welcome!

Lisa