Hello Ladies
Glad to see lots of you are doing well. I've been doing so so on food. It's about TOM and I get crazy hungry during this time. I've greatly increased my fiber and my water after hearing what the lack there of will do to me after surgery in May. SD has been horrid, she's been fighting with me and her dad and screaming at Abby. Happily for me she's doing the same stuff to her dad so he knows what it feels like to deal with the impossible, try to deal with the impossible any way.
I'm not gonna weigh in til after TOM. It's too scary to do it right before TOM. Everything else is about the same here. I guess that's good.
Take care and I hope to be back on tomorrow. But every single time I sit down here to post, my step daughter causes a scene of some type.
Sometimes, life just sucks!

Sorry I haven't been around all day....it's the very end of my semester, so it's been crazy. I'm just popping in before I go to bed...it'll be another early morning for me tomorrow. Thursday is my LAST DAY, though!!! Didn't even make it to the gym tonight, it's been so crazy! Back to it tomorrow, though!

And Annie - I didn't walk a mile, but I did a 7 minute mile on the eliptical!

good morning ladies
its been a couple of days since i have posted, but i have managed to keep up with all your sucesses, congratulations to all the losers i dont have time for personals, i have to go to work but hopefully, this weekend with some time off, i can post some.
ANNIE: im so happy your doing so well, i am proud of you
KAYLEY: welcome back and congrats on the new car.
CATHERINE: i will say it again, you TRULY have been such an inspiration to me, you have no idea. thanks for all your wisdom.
well i am happy to report i have lost 2.6 more lbs, bringing my wt to.............201.5!! i seriously have not seen this wt in YEARS! i am on the brink of being below 200 for the FIRST time in my adult life, and i cant describe the feelings i have. i have been kind of emotional as i look at old pictures and remember where i came from. i am so thankful for all the advice and support here, and to all your wonderful ladies, i know you will be facing the same thing too
i hope everyone has a wonderful day

Hi All,

It’s a lovely day again, thank goodness, though shame on me, apart from hanging out the washing I’ve spent most of today indoors either sleeping, or on here, tut tut Well we might have gone to the Mumbles had my hubby not been online gaming til 5.30 this morning

Patti - did you manage to get most of the housework done that you wanted to? I am so glad I got mine out of the way, mind you give it a day or two and it will all look like it needs doing again!

How are you feeling now, I hope you’re still on the mend

Catherine - finally you are nearly there, nearly officially a Canadian Permanent Resident

wow with those kind of air miles you’ll be able to fly around the world!! Shame that at present you can’t go anywhere out of Canada, and of course that hubby with his meds can’t cope well with time changes. I hope he’ll be OK when you get to come to this neck of the woods. You said you’d both have to come if he got his MBE, would you still come if he didn’t.

I am so glad I am not the only one with a hubby inept at cleaning. When Daren offers, if I say yes, he does such a terrible job that we just end up fighting when I tell him how terrible it is as I do it again properly So now he doesn’t offer, and on days when I am sweating buckets cleaning everything and he’s sat on his butt playing games on the PC well I see red and we argue over that too. He can’t win

Annie - I am going to have to make some sugar free jello again today, I had too many points for my lunch, so haven’t got a huge amount left for my tea. I wonder what flavour I will go for today, blackcurrant perhaps?

Valerie - we get to watch that Idol gives back special tonight. I’ve seen on MSN about the results show though, so that won’t be a surprise to me now, lol. Oh well, I’ll still watch it, I’m hooked

Missy - congrats on 6 lbs down, that is fantabulous You must be so thrilled with that!!

As for the game you and John have for counting your cals and making sure you stay within your limits, well the mind boggles

Sandy - just keep counting those days til SD is 18, they’ll go slow but they WILL go and so will she! I’m sorry she’s being such a nightmare!

Good for you for doing so great with your food and making sure you drink plenty and have plenty of fibre.

Kayley - I bet you are looking forward to some breathing space when the semester ends. Do you go back after a break or is that it now, all done? Either way, what plans do you have for your break? How’s the finger?

Kimberly - another great loss and it brings you so close to being out of Twotown forever I know how you are feeling right now, I am already getting the stirrings of excitement for myself and I am still 20 lbs away from that wonderful event!! I look forward to cheering for joy when you do hit Onederland

Sharon - we might be going shopping this afternoon so I won’t be going on MSN. It all depends on what time Beth gets picked up to go to her dad’s. Anyway if I stay home I will look for you, if not then maybe I’ll catch you on the weekend

Ok time to get changed into my exercise gear and start working out. I may have lazy days but I won’t give my exercise a miss Take care all and bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi

good morning. i did get some housework done.. got a few things to work on today headache permitting. i am slowly on the mend i think.my WIs are not going well so i will just put that behind me lol!my scales have been going up again biut now seem to be heading back down the proper way. i will leave my ticker as is because anything higher is unacceptable to me lol!

Whew, look at all these posts! Amen to those who can keep up with everyone here--I often come in and read everything but then don't have time to post since I'm sneaking on at work

But, yes, I HAVE been reading, and I must say congrats on so many wonderful losses and other successes (like resisting meatloak, etc. ). And big congrats to Kymberly--no need to put your feelings into words...hopefully, we'll all feel it someday ourselves!

As for me, I have been a dieting disaster. I feel like a broken record--I come in here with the same story every week about how bad I am with food and tomorrow's a new day and blah blah blah, lather, rinse, repeat...but I REALLY need to figure out what's going on. I've been so successful in the past, but I'm finding it harder now than ever before to get back to the right path. I have some theories pertaining to my success at work, my recent engagement, recent realizations about my family, and such, but I can theorize about my "why" all damn day--ain't gonna do me any good if I'm being all pschological on myself while digging into a box of Little Debbies

Jill i know how you feel day in and day out i feel like i do really good but yet i continue to see my scales move up instead of down.. it is soo depressing and i just want to say forget it but then i think of my weight i have lost i know i must keep going and try not to let the scale rule my life!

Actually, I would be very frustrated in your position as well--at least you're doing things right, despite the scale. My problem is that I can't get back to doing things right--I'm eating anything and everything I see (and lots of it!)

I hope my doc's appointment in 2 weeks helps a bit. Hopefully, this doctor won't just tell me to lose weight and end it at that...we shall see.

maybe you need a little boost have you tried any thing over the counter to curb your appetite i use some of those every now and then... i use the ones called Green Tea Slim. my problem now has been for the past 2 weeks i have had sinisitus with really bad pain and have not felt up to exercising at all.. barely able tp pick my house a little bit.

Ammi how does Daren play his games til 5;30 in the morning??? my eyes would have to be glued wide iopen to play it that long lol

Well, my exercise so far today has consisted of cleaning the cat box and corralling the escaped furballs back into the house before it started to rain.

Breakfast was one boiled egg and a slice of wheat toast...I still have to remind myself now and then to eat the protein first and of course, wait at least 30 minutes before drinking anything afterwards (or drink before I eat), otherwise, I pretty much defeat the purpose...lol.

If the sun decides to stay out the rest of the day, I would like to get in my two mile walk; otherwise, it is going to look like a Walk Away the Pounds day as well as clean the bathroom and kitchen.

Catherine: Whoop Whoop and a huge Congrats on the Canadian Gov. Finally seeing what we all know.... You are too precious to let go!

Sandy: Hugs. So sorry you SD is making life miserable for you! Keep your chin up doll.

Kayle: Yipee! You are an Elliptical Queen! You must have been booking to do a mile in 7 minutes. Way to go.

Kymberly: Congrats on another -2.6 pounds! You are doing so well. Try not to focus on the past but look happily towards your super bright future!

Ammi: I'm so glad you are having a relaxing nice day. The sunshine is out here today and it is supposed to be 70 degrees! Hope you have a very lovey day my friend.

Patti: Glad you are feeling better!

Jilly: Just a suggestion. I have seen over the couple of years that I have been here the you seem to have gotten a lot, lot out of the support at TOPS. Is it a possiblity to go back for you? Maybe it is the support and accountability you need right now? Hugs hon.

Well, I got up really late for me 10a.m ish. I sneaked a peak last night on the scale. Unfortunately at home I still have to use two scales but my DH took a digital photo of the numbers once they stopped moving. I did this 3 times because I always get different readings but this time I got 2 readings exactly the same and they said 473. If that is the case and the reading is correct I have lost 8 more pounds on this liquid diet. I have never been one to be anxious to see what the scale says but now, I can't wait. Of coarse I won't chart my weight on my ticker until Monday just in case. Everyone have an op Day and Weekend and lots of exercise to you all.

Blessing to you all,
Annie

woo hoo way to go Annie! i am so proud for you!

Yay Annie! Congrats on your loss!

Patti - so glad to hear you are feeling a bit better, at least well enough to have been able to do some of your housework. As for your WIs, forget about them, you've not been able to give 100% to your diet because of being so poorly. As soon as you can give your all again then those scales will start going down again

Daren has been known to pull ALL NIGHTERS when he's playing his game, so 5.30 am is a doddle. Though sometimes it's so funny because he actually falls asleep playing, but somehow his thumb keeps pressing the button

Jill - do you keep a diet journal? Or do you keep a weekly list showing your WI results? I do both and I faithfully write everything I eat in my journal, even if I pig out. When I see too many days showing over eating, or I see too many weeks where my weight has risen it really really helps reign me in. I have had too many diets in the past where I started to see the weight rising, and rising and rising, and then I just quit. I am fed up of quitting, so now like I said when I see too many weight gains, it stops me in my tracks. Maybe you could give that a go?

LAnne - did you manage to walk your two miles outside in the sunshine?

Annie - you naughty girl getting on the scales You could have had a much bigger surprise if you waited til Monday and saw that you had lost 8 lbs + I'll let you off for sneaking a peak though, and of course have to say well done. I'm so happy those lbs are falling off you now!!!

Hugs,

Ammi