Ayah, WYG on staying away from the bad stuff & exercising, I know tons about nutrition (came top in my year in a test for it at school) just wish I followed it through to 'real' life, lol! It feels so much better to be OP, just think what that burger/whatever would be doing to your insides now...ick Well Done!xxxxx
Catherine, so glad you finally got the parcel sorted, I hate dealing with those sorts of people, they think they're doing you a favour! WTG on the new laptop, you deserve it, even if it means doing some stuff for hubby (I have to do all of our correspondences too) it will be so much easier to use, especially as you seem to know what you're doing; I'm from the school of 'trial & error' when it comes to technology!xxxxxx
Nancy, thanks for the info, I really thought pain was the main thing with fibroids. I had Aiden at 38 & before then I bled badly (since I had Gareth 3 years previously)& I thought fibroids affected/prevented pregnany, anyway I'll know Monday afternoon for sure. Your film sounded odd, though I hate music in films, I like to concentrate on the screen, but as it was totally SILENT no wonder it seemed weird.xxxxxxx
Well I was totally OP yesterday & I feel better for it.
Ammi's face is truly shocking, I'm glad she found out what was causing it, just hope the Dr/specialist can do something to help FAST. It's bad enough getting a spot or coldsore, I used to want to stay in with them!
Ammi, I hope you hear from the Dr's today, big hugsxxxxxx
wel time to do 'something', lol
xxxxsharon

Ayah -- That's a great NSV!!!

Sharon -- Sounds like you're doing okay staying OP!

Good morning all - just a quick HI - off the see the ortho about the knee that has been abused by all this weight - I did manage to walk on the treadmill again this morning - there is something very liberating about knowing I don't have to do more today - but hopefully I will. Dreading this visit - new doc - I can already hear - how much do you think your knees can take with all the weight. Hubby is going with me and I am a little nervous they will ask my weight in front of him - he has no idea - in his mind I weigh 140 - he's the greatest!

Good Morning!:coffee:

Vicki: Wow, that sounds like so much fun. I think I would probably pee myself though!! I am such a believer that even though the "man" who visits here now and again doesn't scare me one bit, I think in an unfamiliar surrounding I would just :faint:!!

Ammi: I am so sorry your beautiful face is having such a problem.:hug: I hope this Dr. can help you and make you feel better!! I hope Darren is pampering you, as you deserve some extra TLC!!!:hug:

Nancy: I don't think I could have sat through a movie with no sound, as I have Tinnitis and the silence would have driven me crazy!! Have you ever tried the Boca "chicken" patties?? Sammi and I had them last week and they were delish!:T

Catherine: I am so happy you finally got your computer!! Did you tackle the delivery guy?? I would have paid to see it!!:rofl: I think it is really cute that you miss Himself so much when he is away!! Doug works 3 7pm-7am shifts and I am so happy to have the bed to myself!! I am actually thrilled when he works OT. But then again, we have been married 20 years...not like you newlyweds!! :love:

Battle: I think your :devil: has been visiting here every afternoon!! I am chowing down on 100 cal packs like they are going out of style!! I don't know why, but my hunger has increased and I don't know how to control it.
I am hoping to wear some of my Grandmother's jewelry and carry a card from my FIL so maybe they will come through. I actually found out about John E. from a book my neighbor's nana gave me a long time ago, and have always been fascinated.

Sorry i have to cut this short, but it is very hard to type 1 handed since my cutie Jack has decided he wants to be held and is sleeping like a :bb:

Have a Great Friday!!!:cheer2:

Donna- goodluck with john edwards i hope he has a message for you.
ammi- again so sorry about your skin condition. I hope they find something that will make it go away faster.
gggirls- hope ypur visit at the docs goes well. Maybe he won't ask your weight isn't it on your charts? mabye not if it's a new doc.

well good news. I lost 1lb and a hal. I started out a 818.5 but the ticker didn't want to to the .5. O well i still lost it even though i was a little bad. Yay! I am going to try to cash my check today then get the exercise stuff i want. I'm still thinking about doing jenny's lowfat muffins see how they work out. I might also try the cookies. But that is a lot of money. But then again I might indulge. Besides i won't be the one eating them all my mom will share the muffins with me and my dad and mom will probably share the cookies.

I love fridays. I have no school or work so i can sleep in as late as i want. The only thing i should do is my homework but i am a horrible procrastinater so i usually out it off till sunday night. it's bad of me i know but i always do that.

Hi all!

Ammi - I'm never, ever not never whining about anything on here again until your skin condition clears! I'm so sorry you're suffering through this and it must really want to get you down sometimes. A proper diagnosis is something I suppose, but still it must be hard. Get better as soon as you can. I'll miss whining. :)

Annie - Your new avatar REALLY shows your progress! So exciting. You look great....good luck with all this job stuff.

Story - Congrats on the pants victory! It's so nice when we fit into new sizes.

Donna - Enjoy John Edwards...a very special opportunity for people interested in that end of things. Can't wait to hear about it all.

Catherine - Enjoy your new 'puter, and try not to miss hubby too much. I think you'll really enjoy Ottawa. I really love the city and it's one of my favourite places to visit in Canada. You guys could zip over to Quebec to the Museum of Civilization if you have time. It's literally within walking distance of downtown Ottawa and a great tourist stop. Then you could add one more province to your 'Been there done that' list. :)

Ratkity - You and I are the same height, have some of the same body challenges (apron - blech blech blech) and I've got 10 pounds on you. Today I'm wearing size 20 pants. With much love I'd like to say BUY SOME NEW PANTS! Your much reduced bottom deserves NEW PANTS. :)

The scale has moved a little this week and my official Monday weigh in should bring a little ticker move. It's somewhat silly that so much of the joy of my day depends on the number on my scale. I need to work on that.

I'm a music fanatic and I had a little treat the other night. My local movie theatre broadcast a 1981 Queen concert filmed in Montreal. They have huge screens, and it was in HD...amazing sound as well. Beautiful filming as well... amazing tight shots you'd never experience otherwise. Other Queen fans out there will understand that it's always great to see Freddie again, ya know? It was a nice evening. This Saturday is the symphony, so from one end to the other musically this week.

I LOVE FREDDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I saw Queen at the Boston Garden that same year. I was in high school at the time. It was AMAZING!!!!!!!! Freddie is sorely missed! That sounds like a great thing to see again.

Hi Ladies,
The winds finally died down and we are getting sunbreaks with rain. It wasn't even as bad as they thought it was going to be. There was one fatality in Seattle I guess and lots of damage to people's homes, which is so sad, but around here, I think things weren't too bad.

Annie, after reading about your big brother, it hit home. It's so sad that he died so young. If he only knew how he's saving your life though, he would be so proud. So with that said, I will try my darnest to get back OP and stay there. I don't want to die, I know there is something left in life for me to do, I just don't know what it is yet. So thank you so much for posting about your brother. BTW, you are just doing so well, and to think, a doctor telling you to eat more!!!! WOW!

Story, sounds like you're doing so well. And no fill!! That's a good thing, right?
Good news about your back loosening up some more and being able to get out and enjoy the weather and a nice walk.
We used to live in CA and boy, some of the quakes we got were pretty bad. After a while though, you get used to them, just duck into a doorway or ride it out in bed. I laugh about the people up here because they think a 2 pointer is something to report on...pretty funny. Where abouts in CA do you live?

Carol, I hope you are enjoying your day off. Wow, after 5 years and hardly ever missing, I'm sure you deserve it. Have fun with the pooches!!

Catherine, I think it's cute that you will miss your hubby that much. Just don't eat too much while missing him.

Ayah, that's wonderful that you did get up and exercise. Guilt really has an impact on us huh? I think that is what gets me motivated once again, because I feel like I'm letting myself down when I blow it.

Hi Sharon, Ammi, Heather, Nancy, Battle, Luan, gggirls, and who ever else I didn't mention

Donna, That's going to be so much fun and so interesting to go see John Edwards. I've wanted to go for so long because we have an aunt who disappeared in Florida and we think that my cousin, her son, murdered her for drug money, but they never found her...so it would be interesting to see if there was a message from her. I hope he picks you as one to do a reading for.

Midnight, congrats on the pounds lost!!

Ah Queen!! They were soooooooooo good. That must of been a fantastic time just watching and listening to them once again.

Today the plan is to stay OP. I feel better today and TOM should be exiting pretty soon here so that will help tons.
Have a great day and be safe!
Debbie

Hi ALL!!

Sharon? A Robin Hood festival and Nottingham Castle, and YOU're jealous of ME? That sounds like a riot! And THERE, even the accents would be authentic! What fun!!

Annie, Best Best Best of luck on this new job! (Or jobs, as the case may be!)

Catherine - Kudos on your victory over the delivery. I hope some fur flies behind the scenes now!

My computer at home is, in fact, HISTORY. Dead. Kaputt. Donefore. So I'll keep this brief while I'm at work. Otherwise I'd have so much more to say to all of you!

I RODE GABE LAST NIGHT!!! Actually, for real, RODE him. Not just got on and sat there a few minutes. Not just had someone lead him a few steps. RODE him! I have a friend that's not familiar with anything but really dead-broke, slow-poke quarter horses. She thinks the first time I rode him I should be out galloping through the fields. She SO doesn't get how strong, quick and reactive this horse can be, or how very green and new he is to this. She thinks just because he's sweet he'll be perfectly willing to carry me around calmly from day one. Yeah, right. ANYWAY, we walked over lots of different ground poles, did a little leg yielding along one wall, and HE DIDN'T DROP ME ON THE GROUND! Even when the kittens were pouncing around in the hay just beyond the gate. Fortunately, he doesn't care at all about the goats either. It was a good first ride, I'm giving it another go next Wednesday, and I'm SOOOOOOOOO inspired to keep myself on track right now! It's actually depressing to think of how much more weight I could have lost - nothing really in the last year - and how much better a rider I could and should be. This horse is the dream of a lifetime, and I've let him and me down so far. I have to do better, and I know I can. If I didn't believe I could do MUCH better than I have, then I wouldn't be so disappointed in myself. But I know better. I know what I have to do.

If I'm going to spend any of my lunch hour walking, I better get with it. I'm so saddle sore from all the riding I've done this week, even before I rode Gabe, that it will be a task just to loosen up to walk.

BEST WISHES EVERYONE!!!

I have not been having a good eating week. Last night at Girls Nite, I started drinking wine. It tasted good, and since I was home and not concerned about driving, one glass led to 3 or 4. I'm not used to drinking much, so all the wine caused me to lose control over my eating. It wasn't pretty.

Today is another day.

Battle, ooh wine, love it, just a shame it ALWAYS leads to MORE wine & then cheese, crisps (you call them chips) & other bad stuff.:o It is a shame that low or no alcohol wine tastes icky. Still you enjoyed it & it's a new day today.:hug:xxxxxx
Valerie, WTG on riding Gabe,:carrot: my horse was 7 when I got him & he only had to see an open space in front of him & poof he was off with me clinging on for dear life! So I totally understand you being careful, I'm still sick with envy though! You have a horse, well a couple, sob... to ride any time you like, the festival is once a year, hmmm hardly any competetion, eh!!!lol. I look back at what I could have lost, :obut look what you could have GAINED over the year! :pNow he's ready to be ridden you can use it as a very REAL & IMMEDIATE incentive to keep you OP!!! Good luck & have a nice long soak in the bath when you get the chance:hug:xxxxxxx
gotta get the boys ready for bed,
so bye (7.20pm here)
xxxxxxsharon
ps Ammi, hope ur ok, I'm thinking of u & praying something gets sorted SUPERFAST for your skin.:hug: xxxxxx

Battle – Alcohol is a tough one for me. I really love to drink – especially good red wine. Recently I have been trying to occasionally have a small glass at dinner, but it is hard to just stop with one glass. Plus I know that if I have too much it limits my inhibitions and I will likely eat more. That moderation thing can be so tough for me. I wish I could get good wine in small, single serving bottles.

Valerie – That is so cool that you road Gabriel last night!! I am so happy for you.

Donna – Yes – I love the Boca chicken patties, especially the spicy ones. That is so cool that you got tickets to see John Edwards. I can’t wait to hear all about it!

Carol – I have been at this for about 2 years now. I am not a fast loser, mostly because I can’t seem to give everything up and firmly stay on plan for long stretches of time. I really enjoy food and eating out so I do things in moderation. I also went through a really stressful time earlier on this year when I broke up with my BF of 5 years and then spent months apartment hunting. My philosophy is that it doesn’t matter how long it takes me to get there as long as I get there eventually. I also realized I need to work with my tendencies and not fight them. If I try and be perfect it is too stressful for me, so I do the best I can. It can be hard sometimes when I let myself compare myself to other people who have lost much more quickly, but I try not and do this as the journey is so individual.

Annie – I hope your interview went great today!

Ammi – Oh no!! Your skin condition sounds horrible, although I am so glad you found a doctor who knew what it was an could properly diagnose you.

I know I missed a number of people - sorry!

For those who asked about Laughing Cow cheese, they are 35 calorie wedges of spreadable cheese. They kind of have the consistency of cream cheese, but have a bit more of a tangy taste. They have the original, plus a garlic and herb version and a French onion version. They are a great substitute for mayo on sandwiches. One of my favorite uses for them is my faux Eggs Benedict, where I take a 100-calorie English muffin, a wedge of Laughing Cow, a piece of lean Canadian bacon and top it with an egg. It is one of my favorite weekend brunches. They are also great as a snack on celery or a whole wheat cracker. Lastly, if you are trying to keep your calories low but are craving a creamy sauce, you can melt one or two in the microwave, add just a dash of fat-free half and half and some salt and pepper to taste and it makes a great alfredo replacement.

I am thinking that I am very soon going to need a new form of exercise. The gym is starting to bore me. I would love to take a dance class or start fencing or kendo, but I still feel a bit too unfit for those. I feel like I would be out of place unless I could find a plus size group. Either that or hopefully it is just a seasonal change blah factor that I will get over soon. I will start looking around and see if there are any possible classes nearby.

Hello all!

It's great to see folks talking more. Sometimes it feels LONELY *sings..Oh so lonnnnnnnely* on the thread.. hehe. About the pictures and the pants.. well, to add insult to injury, there was a VIDEO of the entire picnic (and pinata smashing) shown today, so we all got to see the baggie bum again. I tried not to be horrified by my looks and everyone was more focused on the beheading of the pinata and the fun we all had.

Ammi, omgosh about your skin thingie. I'm sending special over-the-ocean healing vibes to you. I think a posse made of us would scare the beejeebus out of any doc! BUT, we would get you care. I'm glad you have a doc that will help and nag for you.

Realist, I shall buy new pants! I promise. I did try on a bunch of 18s and was somewhat depressed because I'm not in a real 18 (whatever that is). Some were impossibly tight and some were loose like 20s. The sizing over here is schizophrenic, I swear!

Deb, I'm sorry you are in a hormonal funk and that mean old TOM slinks out soon. I haven't done any hard exercise since Tuesday! I hurt my surgery foot a little and didn't wanna push it.

Annie, I was so sorry to read that your intervention was the death of your sweet older bro. You didn't say it was related to living an unhealthy lifestyle, but any loss is a wakeup no matter the cause. Congrats at the 40 minutes and doctor being pleased with your progress! I know your bro would be proud of you today. I am!!

Story, w00h00 on the pants NSV! That would make me feel absolutely wonderful :) You can keep your earthquakes.. little or otherwise.. hehe. I'll keep the hurricanes. A least I can move out of the way of those.

GGG, I'm so glad you were able to take a day off for you! I have 2 goofy golden retrievers and they are so funny playing together. They love it when Mommy's home. I can walk each separately and each is an angel on the lead. Together, they are monsters!! It's hard to control them. What goofy things. I love them lots. Good deal on the treadmill. I have one knee that hurts me, but I did that before I was morbidly obese. Bleh.

Catherine, w00h00 on the new laptop! My baby sister got a new one too and I'm so jealous. Mine is doing just fine (2 yrs old) and there's no reason to get another (yet..Muhahhaha). Sounds like you are feeling better! It's so cute that you'll miss him so much when he's gone.

Ayah, great job on the exercise!!! You go girl. I love how positive you are.

Sharon, do you still have your horse? Is the festival this weekend? I have a friend that does blacksmithing and makes swords. Man that takes some muscle!! Too bad he's married. hehe.

Donna, awwww about cutie Jack. I like the Boca veggie burgers.. the ones with roasted veggies. I might have some for supper tonight. I do need to get some more sweet-hot mustard. I love that stuff!

Yay Midnight for -1 gone! Keep up the great work! Unfortunately, if I want a muffin, I have to buy just one. If there's a box, it'll continually taunt me until they are gone. But, for me, there are no bad foods. Just bad amounts.

Meta, I'm so jealous about you seeing Queen in HD!! I love them! I miss Freddy too.. alas. I know I shouldn't be so happy at the sight of a lower scale number, but I do it too. It's just that we are working so hard for that one result (and all the associated effects of feeling better).

Valerie, YOU ROCK!! Go girl!! Riding on that sweet Gabe. Very inspiring! I know about horses that are touchy and powerful (although I do like the ones that are a bit calmer). We need picts!!! Keep up the great work and don't think about what could've been as far as your progress for this last year.

Alas Battle, I understand the alcohol thingie. I used to love the light mental effects, but now my stomach gets so upset with any alcohol that I can't drink it anymore. Ugh.. that means any binge I have is done when I'm mentally all there!! ACK! hehe. Yup, today is another day and it will be a better one.

Nancy, I have some laughing cow FF cheese in the frig and didn't think to sub it for mayo. That's a good idea. Thanks!

Phew.. omgosh I did it!! I caught up with you loverly peeps. You all are very special to me and I love hearing about you, even if you are just doing the same!

Luv,
Ratkity

:wave: I am new. I just wanted to stick my head in and see what is going on. Starting next week I will try to post something everyday. My life has been crazy the last few weeks. I shall post if you would like.

I'm getting exercise by cleaning houses and walking at least 30 minutes on days I don't clean. As far as eating I just counting points at the moment but will be doing WW starting Nov.1st.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

welcome jessiebug
Rat- i hope you find a pair of pants that makes you look awesome. I hope seeing that video wasn't too bad of an experience.
Valarie- congrats on riding the horse. I hope it was great fun.

I just got a bunch of exercise stuff so i have variety. So now the idea is just to actually use them. well i am going to go play with them now. so i'll check back tonight.