Ammi, y'all can just call me Story. I think I noticed another Kimberly/Kim (my real name :) ) or a few of them when I was going through the Introduction thread up there. :D

I like being tall, sometimes. hehe Only becomes a problem when having to get into small cars. ;)

Hello Ladies,
Just a quick note to say hello. I'm officially on medical leave now. Abby has an orthodontist appointment in a little while, so this will be short. My second oldest son, the one who is getting married in September drove 90 miles+/- to bring his mama some wood for my fire pit and gave the most wonderful mother's day card. On the back page, he wrote that I was a good mom etc. Brought me to tears cuz life has been hard with this young man. Very very hard. His fiance has a 16 year old monster daugther...she makes my step daughter look like an angel, for real. So now he sees things through a "parents eyes".
Gotta run to the orthodontist.
Check in later.

Hello All,

I’m late posting today, no real excuse, just been lazy lazy lazy :rofl: I have to tell you all that I have heard from Annie (dogpal) she’s having a bit of a tough time lately, and isn’t up to posting. But she promises she’ll be posting again soon with all of her news :yes:

Kayley - I must have missed your post about a guy giving Andrew grief in work. Why have the employers let the guy still work there. He must be being a real pig if it’s ended up with Andrew’s doctor telling him to take 3 weeks off work!! It’s a shame it has come to that, but on the good side at least you guys get to spend a lot of time together.

Your mum certainly has my empathy, it sucks to really put your all into losing weight only to have your hubby drop the weight with no effort :dizzy: It definitely is unfair :yes:

Great idea to copy all those recipes from WW. I have a few WW recipe books and there are some delicious meals in there, including desserts :drool:

WOW those sirens would have freaked me out too, but I LOVE storms, so after the initial freaking out, I would have loved watching them all. Does the place you live actually get many tornados??

Jenn - you are not the only one who’s ever ended up looking silly courtesy of the sun :sunny: Last summer I finished putting sun block cream on my arms and automatically just wiped the residue from my hands onto my face. I didn’t have even coverage and although I didn’t burn, I ended up with a patchy tan :crazy: Like a jigsaw.

I’m sorry that your sons ended up crying at soccer, I think you are right leaving it for now and trying again when they are a bit older.

Congrats :cheer: on another 2.5 lbs loss taking you to 10 lbs down in just 2 weeks :cp: You must be thrilled with that! I agree with Kayley and of course yourself that you will make your July 1st goal :yes:

Scarlet - :wel3fc: lovely to have you here. I follow the WW diet and I really do find it the very best way to lose weight. Of course I still have times when even though I know I can eat what I want with WW I still want to eat MORE than I should. Those times I give in and eat more then I gain weight, but as soon as I am back on track it comes off again. I definitely would recommend WW :yes:

:goodluck: on losing some weight and having fun trying for your first baby :D

Cris - thanks for explaining how weighing daily helps you. It’s good that if you see a gain you don’t let it upset you if you know why you are seeing it. I am not that strong, I don’t want to see a gain no matter if I know what’s causing it :lol:

Sandy - I have a really sweet tooth as well, I am the only person I know who wants sweetener in hot chocolate (the instant stuff that is supposedly already sweetened).

I guess you are feeling pretty nervous now, good luck for tomorrow and happy anniversary for today :hug:

LAnne - so glad you are loving being able to use a ‘normal’ scale, tape measure and be able to sit in arms with chairs :D

Catherine - funny how you mentioned those meringue cookies. Right now I am eating my all time fave low fat snack, meringue puffs with Belgian choc chips in them!! Half a point each, so sweet, I love them.

Michelle - you are right, I will lose the weight again and you WILL soon get under 300 lbs :yes:

Brenda - I’m sorry that you aren’t feeling well, tummy bugs are the pits. I hope you will be feeling much better really soon :hug:

Lilion - it’s good that you didn’t gain weight especially after that meal out. I know that even knowing you did eat a lot that day that it would still have been wonderful to have seen a loss. :crossed: that you will see a good loss next week :yes:

Story - ah yes we do have a couple of Kymberly/Kimberlys here, so Story seems a good idea. I had to laugh about what you said about being tall and fitting into small cars. My hubby is 6 foot 3 and the only cars he loves are small ones, especially MINIS. I told him that if we ever can afford a car we are not getting a little car, I mean he’d have to sit in the back seat to be able to drive it :rofl:

I have to go now, Ugly Betty is starting. Take care all and bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi :chicken:

:wave: Hi Everyone,

Well, the visit with my MIL was horrid. I reacted horrid and treated myself badly over it. I am feeling so much better today. The visit brought back so much Cr#p that I endured with my own mom that I just kind of reverted back to my old self image of thinking I am not good enough for better treatment. I ate plain green salad with 2 tbls of home made ranch dressing on Saturday night out of frustration. On Sunday I ate a taste of every single thing I cooked for my in laws. From leftover sausage in the morning to enchiladas, speghetti, macaroni salad, you name it I shoveld it into my mouth. So, I was expecting a gain on Monday's weigh in. Luckily I actually lost 3 pounds! I wonder to myself if I am secretly self sabataging because I have never been below 460 in sooooo many years. I am so dogone close to getting there. I confessed my eating and reaction in Group therapy that I have to go to for this Optifast and I felt so much better to not have the food I ate as a secret. The thing I learned is that my MIL doesn't know that she pushes my buttons. I am as cool as a cumcumber around her. I don't show stress but man oh man later I either explode or stuff it. I am going to really work on not stuffing my feelings anymore. I have some exercises from the group therapy counselor (mental exercises) I have viewed my MIL as a threat and it took my Group therapy to show me that she is no threat. I don't need to have her love, apporval or anything else to be acceptable and a good person. She is not my mother and my mother was wrong. Tee hee, hopefully some day I can believe that last bit about my mother being wrong about me. ;) I know this takes time and I will do my very best to work though it because I fear if I don't then all the weight loss surgery or optifast in the world won't cure my desire to fill a void left by my mom's negativity. Okay, coming down now. lol. :soap:

Looking at a postive note, I am only 3 pounds away from reaching my first ever weight loss goal that I set for myself. I mean, I have reached small ones but, not anything that I have set for myself where other people know about it. I am almost at my first 10% of my body weight gone! Yay me. :carrot:

Catherine: I can't wait for you to be able to go swim again. I know how much you enjoy it and I am going right now 3 times a week. I love it. I just started up again and I spend 30 minutes swimming in place with an swim cord that is a bunge that only lets you go so far. :swim: It is super for smaller pools like I am going to. I have done it 2 times now and I feel fantastic after wards. I then do water aerobics for the other 30 minutes. I am so happy for you also that all of your dreams are coming true and you are finally feeling at home. That is a awful feeling to look around and not feel like you are home. Hugs :hug: to you.

VAl: Sounds like we should all come to your house for a yummy harvest party :broc: this summer! Hugs sweetie. How did your MIL B day go?

Xena, Emily, Cris, Donna, Lilion, Kymberly, Metachick, Patti, Wyllen :hug: to you all!

Sandy: my Sister just had a surgery that sounds similar to yours. She is recovering well with the exception of (hopefully not TMI) constipation issues from the pain meds. So, remember if you are on them to counter act them with some prune juice or milk of magnesia or something because that was causing her soooo much pain. I will be praying for your surgery to be a huge success and that you are not in too much pain. :hug:

Sharon, Sharon, Sharon: I want you to know that you are the pretty sister too my sweet! :queen:

Zelma: I am so excited for you ;) to be able to do some things that you wouldn't have done when you were larger. So wonderful for you. Have a ball with it. Also, I don't know if you have lots of loose or extra skin or not but I wanted to mention to you that you should remember that your skin weigh's something too and perhaps you are closer to your goal weight than you think (minus the extra skin) just a thought!

Kayley Wahoo! :dance: Congrats to you and Andrew on your losses!

Jilly: I don't like :yikes: spiders either.

Nancy: :hug: :hug: You are under so much stress take care of yourself sweetie.

Ammi: You will rid yourself of that :yes: gain and keep right on going in no time.

Shadie, Peggy, Leslie, Viki, Jenn: :congrat: to all you LOOSERS! lol

LeeAnnC::whoo: Great NSV.

Brenda, Brandnewme: :getwell: Really soon.

Story, Bloomer, Scarlett: A huge :wel3fc: Glad you are here!

Michelle: :hug: Sorry that your mom is a pill sometimes. I hope she is on her very best behavior when she comes. Heck, have me come over and she will see the two of us side by side and you will look sooooo tiny next to me. :sumo: lol. Maybe she will focus on something other than your weight this time!

If I have missed anyone, please forgive me. I tried to remember all of my dear sweet :queen:

Blessings to you all,
;) Annie

Well, the orthodontist visit went well. I got some shopping done and while at the store someone stole my cell phone from my bag. I am so upset about it. I had practically my whole life in that stupid phone. The service has been stopped so we won't get stuck with calls we didn't really make.. But how am I gonna call my family tomorrow and Friday while I"m in the hospital???? I am always stunned at people's dishonesty. It'll take forever to replace all those phone numbers.
Thanks for letting me vent. I need to get ready for tomorrow. I have laundry to put away, finish packing my bag, shave my legs lol etc. I probably won't have time to post again for several days, but I'll try to read stuff in the morning before I leave.
Hugs,
Bug hugs to all of you.

Sandy

Best of luck to you and lots of prayers and hugs.
Annie

Hi everyone
I am starting to feel a bit better tonight. Thank goodness :)

I just finished watching a local show called camp xxl. It was about a group of teens who were sent to a fat camp. It covered all aspects, diet, exercise etc. Then it came to emotional. They started talking and man, I started crying. It hurts me knowing that 12-13 year olds are struggling with the exact same thing as we all are. The same emotions, the same struggles. It all ended on a positive note but we all know that at least half those kids will be obese grown-ups. It was just eye opening and heart breaking all at the same time

Anyhow, I am going to head upstairs and curl up for the evening. If I stay down here all I will do is eat.

Have a good night... Brenda :wave:

Ammi~ Elliott just made a guest appearance on Idol. Hope you enjoy him :)

Lillion-Mexican food can seriously derail you. At least the fried tex-mex version you guys get in the states. I stick with tortilla soup now when I go. Cerviche is also good.

Sandy-I’ve often thought that we only understand that our parents did the best they could when we are confronted with the same no-win situations. I’m sorry about your cell phone. My SIL had that happen, and she called her number until someone answered, and offered them $100 no questions asked to get it back, and did. She thinks it had already been sold to the person who returned it.

Ammi-I have found that I actually do better in small cars than bigger ones. I had more leg room in a geo metro than a lot of larger cars. I think it is because the seats have less padding, and the doors, etc. Cheap, small cars have less padding and less molding.

Annie-I understand how you are feeling. At times I feel like my head is going to explode if I don’t eat. It is not a coincidence that we both ended up over a quarter of a ton. That is a lot of stuffing of feelings. It also means that we had more feelings to stuff than other normal people. We are only as sick as our secrets. Admitting to your group and to us what happened is so important for you. You don’t have to hide in the dark. I certainly understand how you felt. The internal pain and guilty, and feelings of worthlessness. Read Romans 10:9-13, 1 John 1:9, and Proverbs 28:13-14 and you will feel the burden lift.

Hi everyone, just a flyby to report I am doing well. Lost 3 at my weighin today putting me past the 15 pound mark that has eluded me so long. So I got another 5 pound star. Yay! Oh, and that also puts me under the 300 pound mark. Double yay!!

I've been so busy between work and cramming for the GMAT which I am taking a week from this Saturday. Wish me luck!

Hope to have some time to catch up better this weekend.

Take care everyone. :grouphug:

Wow, this thread is hopping this week! :gossip:

We've had awesome storms here this evening. One thing I love about living in the South is the frequency and magnitude of summer storms. The thunder booms, the lightning flashes, and the rain pours down. It's quite the spectacle of nature's power.

Nothing much going on here these last couple days. I've been staying OP and exercising so hopefully the scale will continue to be good to me. :D

I went to my niece's high school awards night yesterday and wore an outfit that I wasn't able to fit in a couple months ago. It's the first time my SIL has seen me in fitted clothes since I started losing weight and she was quite taken aback by how different I looked - or so she said, anyway! She kept gushing about how great I looked and how small I was getting. It certainly made me feel good, although I think I've got a long way to go before I start resembling anything near small. :D I took a couple pictures and posted them - of course, when I saw them, I thought to myself that the changes are not as drastic as I thought. I think I have something like reverse-anorexia, and this has always been the case. In my mind and when I look at myself in the mirror, I think I'm less fat than I actually am. It takes looking at a photo to see what I REALLY look like. Is anyone else like this or is it just my own quirk?

Anyway, enough about me!

Sandy, I hope your surgery tomorrow goes well and is as painless as possible. You have my thoughts and prayers for a good and healthy recovery. :hug:

Cris, thanks for keeping me in your thoughts! I hope, hope, hope I can finally manage to get pregnant. Glad to hear you're staying OP! :cp: I meant to tell you when I saw one of your posts from last week where you mentioned eating at 99 that hubby and I were just talking about that place the other day! We used to live in RI and loved their buffalo fingers ... mmmmmmmmmm. We were craving them so it's a good thing there's none down here!

brandnewme, I'm sorry to hear you've been so sick and hope you're feeling better soon. :hug:

Kayley, I've been off the pill for over two years, and I haven't been able to get pregnant. I finally decided it's time to try and figure out what's going on and if we can do anything about it. I used to think I had all the time in the world but since hitting my thirties (I'm 33 now) I feel like I've got a clock in my head ticking down the time I have left. It sounds like you are doing quite a job of making your house a home - good for you! Those storm sirens would have freaked me out - glad to hear it was nothing major this time. Stay safe!

Jill, good luck with the home search! One of the reasons we moved back to the south from New England was the high cost of housing up there. We have friends in DC who when they went house-hunting, ended up buying a place in Fredericksburg. I'm so jealous you have a Whole Foods near you! That is one thing I don't like about the area we live - no WF or Trader Joe's or anything like that. It's an area that's being gradually built up though, so I'm hoping eventually we get places like that here.

Zelma, I've seen nature shows about the spiders and whatnot you have in Australia and they make me :yikes: I'm so glad you're in better spirits, regardless of the reason - you certainly deserve to be happy. And that literacy conference sounds really interesting!

Donna, thankfully the male doctor just did the procedure and took the xrays; he's sending them to my female ob/gyn for analysis and she'll be the one to explain the results. I am totally with you on RR - she drives me up the wall. :frypan: I'm glad you didn't let your Mother's Day indulgence turn into a something more - good for you for getting right back on the wagon! And I wouldn't beat yourself up over treating yourself a bit anyway - that's part of life!

Lilion, sorry to hear you're feeling out of sorts. Perhaps you've gotten a bug of some sort.

Peggy, I hope your body adjusts to the meds soon and you get your energy back.

Vicki, good for you for losing half of that weight - you'll get rid of the rest soon, I'm sure. Sorry to hear about the dumping - or are you glad it's over?

Shadie, :congrat: on losing 10lbs - that's awesome! And glad to hear you're breaking in that treadmill!

Ammi, I'm glad to hear your week is going well and that you're sticking to plan. Those pounds that creeped back on will be gone in no time! I'm one of those who weighs-in everyday, although I only count my Monday one as 'official' - I don't get too stressed over the numbers but it helps keep me on track and motivated. :dizzy:

Catherine, OMG living downwind from a donut shop! You are a saint! That would drive me bonkers. Oh yeah, they call them palmetto bugs here, too - but to me, they're roaches, plain and simple. I about freaked out when I realized those buggers could fly! We lived in an apartment complex when we first got married that had an infestation of them - yuck! I've heard about borax before - is it harmful in anyway to animals? I can see my cats trying to eat the stuff if I put it down. I hope the procedure works for me too, but my goodness, my heart goes out to you. I think it must be worse to get pregnant and get your hopes up and to deal with those emotions when you miscarriage. :hug: and you'll be in my prayers for a successful, healthy pregnancy. But that is wonderful news about your degree! How sweet for your hubby to do that. I'm sure you'll get such a feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction from finally being able to finish.

Brenda, sorry to hear that your hubby has another mole but it's probably the same deal as last time. At least he knows what to watch for and get it taken care of asap. :hug: I imagine it's very stressful regardless. And why is it that families can be the worst ones when it comes to support? Or at least being tactful? Maybe you could have a heart-to-heart when she visits and explain to her how hurtful she's being. It could be that she just doesn't know any better.

Jenn, congrats on losing those pounds! :cp:

Scarlett, :welcome:

Brenda, goodness! It seems like the bugs are making their rounds this week! I hope the one you've got passes by quickly and you feel better soon.

Annie, my dear, big :hug: for you for making it through this tough week. I am so glad to hear that you are starting to work through those emotions and not just cover them up or ignore them. It sounds as though that group therapy is a really good thing for you. I hope you realize what a special person you are and how deserving you are of a healthy, happy life. :hug: And hurray for being down another 3lbs - you'll break through that 460 barrier before you know it.
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Okay, I'm falling asleep so I'm off to bed. My apologies to anyone I missed and congrats to all the losers and those celebrating NSVs and :hug: to anyone having a tough time this week.

Lesley, WOW, you can see a BIG difference in the pics, you're so pretty! LOL about getting 'small', though we'll take ALL the compliments going, right?xxxxxx
Sandy, XXXXXBIG HUGSXXXXX & Good luck for the op. I'm SO SORRY about the phone being stolen, some people are so selfish & thoughtless, I bet they only get a few dollars for it, yet it's priceless to you. Doesn't a family member have one you could borrow? At least it would have your home nuber in it, I'll be thinking of you today.xxxxxx
Annie, sorry MIL was a pain, but you were SO GOOD not eating TONS OF STUFF, just having a mouthful, tha is progress you know! WTG & HUGSxxxxxxx
Xena, FAB you lost & are so CLOSE to getting to one of those 'magic/cursed' weights, I'm sure you'll pass it no probs. Before long you'll be looking at the next goal.xxxxxxxx
Lilion, don't be too hard on yourself, I know you want to lose more but you've come so far!xxxxxxx
Well I lost another 2lbs, it's so WEIRD, the loss is SLOW but I'm losing so many inches!! My rings (wedding & engagement) are loose & had to have clips in them, jeans which were tight 3 weeks ago are FALLING DOWN (!!!!!!) I wish the scales were moving faster though, I fel silly dropping sizes yet hardly dropping any weight! I SHOULD be losing 14lbs or so each month, I've lost 32lbs in 11 weeks, so I'm really WAY below what I should have lost. oh well at least I can exercise now TOM has gone...woohooo.
xxxxxxsharon