Val: So very sorry to hear about your dear friend Bene. Hugs to you sweetie.
Battle: What a wonderful feeling you must be having to not hate your picture anymore. Super for you!
Nancy: Have a nice weekend.
Chrissy: Sorry your friends are not being such good friends.
Debbie: Congrats on 298! way to go.
Storey: Feel better soon.
Heather: Hi
Well, it is almost 1 a.m. I am so silly for staying up this late after getting up so early. I was catching up on some tv programs that totally could have waited. Duh. I get a "prize" for reaching my goal tomorrow. I am going to a reflexologist for an hour session on my feet. I can't wait and I'm nervous all at the same time. lol. I went to the Dr. tonight for my hip pain and she thinks I'll be okay with some water therapy. oh, darn, more time in the pool and this time it is prescribed so my insurance will pay for it. lol. I am so happy. Now, I just need to find the time to do it during the day. Wish me luck.
Another quickie post here....SORRY
ANNIE WTG!!!! I can't believe how far you've come, and to think you had so many worries about the surgery! It has given you a new life! I wish I lived near you so I could give you a hug and throw a (low calorie, lol)party for you!xxxxxxx
Debbie, WTG, ditto party for you too & of course a BIG HUG. Sorry about your dog, I hope he's better soon.xxxxxxx
Valerie I'm so sorry about your friend, I don't know what else to say except some people are taken WAY too soon. I hope you're getting hugs from hubby & kisses from Gabe.xxxxxxx
Battle, a tv star? I'm so happy for you, I smiled as I read about your photo NSV and the good food choices, without even having to 'fight yourself' too!xxxxx
Zelma, I agree with what everyone else said, we all struggle, it's just that you are ALMOST 'home', people like me are lost from the dieting path. But I do think you are right to put another effort in to lose that few pounds, better losing 5-10lbs than 100! NEVER STOP POSTING!!! or you might get a nasty letter from me!lolxxxxxxx
I started the diet yesterday, really enjoyed it, eating BREAD, gasp (after SB it is a luxury) wholemeal, of course! Then I got a nerve problem with my hip, it flares up whenever I'm a bit 'off colour' the pain is unbearable and runs around my hip, down my leg and under my foot, it's like an electric shock or open cut (being rubbed with salt) so I had 2 glasses of port and two cans of beer to wash down some painkillers; it works better in this combination, the tabs on their own don't touch it. So today is ANOTHER fresh start, sigh... but at least I know I can do it, AND I'm not getting any more booze so that stops that weakness!
Hugs to everyone, IDRIL- I had a friend like that too, shame she never actually told you what you did, seems very childish of her, like she wanted an excuse to 'drop you'. I'm sure you have lots of other friends who are grown -ups too!xxxxxxxx
xxxxsharon
Did you know that we have a dietitian here at 3fc until the end of March to help answer any of your dieting questions..... her name is Molly Gee, RD (sponsored by the Biggest Loser and Wrigley's gum).
Good Morning Peeps - well last night didn't go as planned - normally I stay away from alcohol because I tend to lose my way and overeat - and the same thing happened last night. I feel really sluggish this morning - not from the alcohol but from too much food. We live in a very small community that is surrounded completely by the big city. This event last night was city sponsored for it's board members - so everyone was from our little world - many of us travel out of it for work and play. It was wonderful to see everyone - not to mention it was at the best restaurant in town. I made good choices but simply ate too much - OK - yesterday is over.
This morning I'm off to yoga and then to the kitchen - today will be chicken tortilla soup (minus the tortillas for me). YUMMMMMMMM.
Move you bodies, drink your water and SMILE - really smile - enjoy the journey we are on.
Hi everyone. What a week I have had. All I want to do is sleep. Lots of overtime at work plus school on top of it. I ended up skipping 3 days of my 5:30AM bootcamp simply because I could not fit it all it and get a few hours sleep too. Two days this week I went to work at 6AM, stayed til 6PM, left in just enough time to make it to my 7PM classes, and then got home at 10:30PM. Needless to say this hectic schedule wrought havoc on my eating and exercising. I will try to do better next week but due to the cyclical nature of my job there really isn't much I can do to avoid the long hours at this time. I just need to figure out how to manage myself better. All I know is I need good sleep every day or I am useless and all I want to do is eat everything in sight.
Just wanted to send a big to Annie and Debbie on getting out of the 3's and into the 2's. Yay!
OK, I am off to do errands. My treat for today will be a pedicure once I have all the things done I need to do.
WOW as usual I miss a few days and the thread keeps rolling..lol
Just wanted to say hello to all and hope everyone is doing fine. I have been doing my walk and kick video and loving it...now I have to take it back to the library think I might rent it again though...
Eating..well I have not changed anything yet...trying to get a feel for how many calories I tak in to get a baseline for it.
I just finished my one mile WATP for the 6th day in a row! yay! I had a 6 inch lowfat sandwich from Subway for lunch and a fat free yogurt, so I'm pretty much at my usual calorie count for the day. Now on sodium that's another story. Ugh. Good thing I don't do the Subway thing often but it is a nice little treat every once in a while.
Hubby wants to take me to the CheeseCake Factory for my birthday this week. I always say I want to try their cheesecake. I'm annoyed because I honestly don't know how I will fit a birthday dinner into my healthy plan I've been working hard at for the last few weeks
This afternoon things got quiet for a bit, so I took the time to look at the photo pages for this group (I'm so visual; it helps me when I can put faces to names). I'm so inspired by the before and after pictures. I'd name names, but I'm afraid to leave anybody out.
Thanks to all of you who have posted pictures - you are amazing.
Story, sorry to hear about the troubles you're having right now. I would be scared too. Just take care of yourself, think positive and things will be fine. I wish there was something better to say to comfort you. Just know that you're in my prayers.
Hi Heather, and thanks
Ok Annie, you're suppose to be getting rid of pain along with the weight, not the opposite. Good thing on the pool though. I know you just hate that. Have fun with the reflexologist!
Sharon, hope your nerves settle down to where you can get back to you life journey. Take care.
Carol, ya gotta pat yourself on the back for at least making good food choices even if you did indulge a little too much. Don't be hard on yourself. I hate the sluggish feeling afterwards too.
Xena, wow, you are busy!! Just make sure you take time for yourself which it sounds like you will be with your pedicure. Some day I hope to get one of those. I never have. Will your job settle down to where you can get back to normal?
Heather dw, it is so hard to go out and make the right food choices. So good luck on that. I just try to pick the least of all the evils on the menu. I want to wish you a happy Birthday now, because I suck at remembering stuff like that....so
We did more DDR last night, and I'm thinking of getting the dust off of the treadmill just for a change of pace.
We've had a little snow, but nothing sticks...darn it.
I have to say, I'm going to eat a big no-no for dinner. I've been craving fried chicken. I will be making it skinless, soaked in buttermilk dressing and then floured...but I'm still only having my 4 oz. and have worked it into my calorie intake for the day. It's totally planned, I just miss something fried. I'll have it with salad and a veggie.
We usually stay away from the fried goodies, so this will be a treat.
Other than that, I sat thru my husband eating trail mix (which I love) and chips last night. I was so proud of myself. So I think or should say, I KNOW I'm in this for the long haul.
Drink that water, move, move, move!!
Debbie
I was able to keep some mini-wheats down today but I had to wait until after 2:30 in the afternoon to eat breakfast. I'll bet my bust has gone up 2 sizes. None of my bras are the right size, and it's not like I can go bra-less anymore. If they didn't hurt so bad, I'd stuff them into a too-small bra. I think I'm going to have to wear one of his undershirts instead. I'm trying not to feel bad about putting on weight right now.
Heather DW, if it's your birthday why are you going somewhere you don't want to go??? For my bd I might pick a nice fish restaurant... someplace I can get something nice I don't always get but not break the calorie bank!!
Debbie -- That chicken sounds great! What makes it a no-no????
Sorry I haven't been around. I've been SUPER busy the past week.
Went to a rave last night, and had ONE drink, only because the drag queen bought it for me, and insisted. Haha. And it was like a $6 drink, so I didn't wanna say no. :P
Got some good news about my new job. I go for my physical on Monday, as long as we don't get the 12 inches of snow that's predicted. They also want me to drive a van for them. I'll have to get my Chauffer's License endorsement, and it'll start out at $11 an hour, instead of $10.
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Xena: Please look after yourself with all that working you are doing.
Cyn: Sounds like you really liked that one video.
HeatherDW: Maybe you guys could go someplace else for your birthday like Applebees or someplace that has a healthier choice? Happy Birthday to you sweetie.
Debbie: The reflexology was awesome. I loved, loved the chair. It was one of those zero gravity type chairs. I was just about upside down and she really worked over my feet. I learned a lot too and made a new friend. She invited me to come play Bunko with them.
Catherine: Hugs. Sorry you are hurting so much right now.
Well, it is snowing again and looks beautiful. I am hoping to be able to stay inside tomorrow and do laundry and watch the football playoff games. I love football and the Chargers are probably going to loose but it's a great dream while they are still in it. lol.
I checked my myspace page a bit ago. I had written a blog entry about how I lost 2 pounds and I was trying to be healthy. This comment I got from a person on my friendlist included a little something like this: "oh, I used this diet drug called _____ (I can't remember, it was something with an A. I've have to go look at it again) and I lost 90 pounds. It was such an awesome drug. I had 3 kids though, so now it's all back"
Uhh.. what??? I guess she's trying to be nice by telling me about some diet drug that her doctor gave her, but what happened to people encouraging health and not just popping pills?
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Another quickie post here....SORRY
I can't believe how far you've come, and to think you had so many worries about the surgery! It has given you a new life! I wish I lived near you so I could give you a hug and throw a (low calorie, lol)party for you!
xxxxxxx
ditto party for you too & of course a BIG HUG. Sorry about your dog, I hope he's better soon.xxxxxxx
too!xxxxx
But I do think you are right to put another effort in to lose that few pounds, better losing 5-10lbs than 100! NEVER STOP POSTING!!! or you might get a nasty letter from me!
lolxxxxxxx
(being rubbed with salt) so I had 2 glasses of port and two cans of beer to wash down some painkillers; it works better in this combination, the tabs on their own don't touch it. So today is ANOTHER fresh start, sigh... but at least I know I can do it, AND I'm not getting any more booze
so that stops that weakness!
Have fun with the reflexologist!
