Morning ladies,

Its one of those days when we start thinking of September. Hot, muggy, July day. Thank goodness, the A/C is working again. Looks like three of us have had recent A/C problems and IT IS NOT FUN!

Judy - Good to see you back. I have the Dyson and love it. I seem to get dogs that have lots of shedding hair. I've never regretting it. I'm not sure which model it is other than its purple. You'll love it. Yep, I'm falling back into the ice cream habit. I think it started with all that dang cake a few weeks ago.

Ammi - Welcome to the group. I lurk over on the main thread as I can't keep up there either! I do remember you and look forward to getting to know you more. Do you follow a specific plan?

Ruth - That storm sounds pretty scary to be that close. I'm glad that you didn't have a lot of damage. How long before you'll head off on your road trip? Is DH getting any better?

I better get off to work. Have a great day and to all!

Holy Crap!

I am officially approved to sit for the CPA exam. Now I have to get focused for real and get ready by October. OMG. OMG.

At least I'm not complaining about work!

Terri, congratulations!! Oh, and Ruth

Crack those books girl!

Hello All,

Well it's 10.25 pm here and I've had a very good first day back on track. I kept active helping hubby with some DIY and I even managed 10 minutes on my Gazelle. Keeping busy helped keep me from even thinking about food. So yes, I've had a very good day.

Judy - thank you for the welcome, I'm happy to be back at 3FC.

Terri - ooh good, I'm glad somebody remembers me. I guess it was hard to miss my posts, they were normally very long and took a long time to write. Hence me being happier here where I can still participate but not have to spend hours writing.

I'm following the ancient WW Points system, it worked so great for me in 2007, and it was only through circumstances, that I ended up not bothering with my diet. After gaining back so much of what I lost and having my health suffer I really need to lose the weight again, and hopefully keep it off. So here I am

I am not sure what a CPA exam is but you seem pretty pleased about it, so to you.

Time to get some emails done, so I'll say bye for today. I hope everybody is doing well,

Hugs,

Ammi

Ammi - I saw your post and I had to pop in. I don't normally post here much but I do lurk on occasion. I always thought you were so insightful and inspiring and I'm glad you are back. Stay with us. You haven't gained everything back and if you've done it once, you can do it again. It is a hard struggle and we all know that. Stay strong

Happy Monday everyone! I am so glad that 3FC is not blocked on my job . You gals are a great sanity reliever -- even if I just lurk .

This weekend was camping with the kids -- two 5 y/o boys and a 13 y/o girl. It went pretty well actually, at least until it started rain/drizzling on Sunday a.m. We didn't run to pack up camp, but we did move with a bit more haste than if it had been sunny and warm . We went to a place called "Frog Lake" up by Mt. Hood. A well-named lake -- the boys were scooping up tadpoles by hand and when I had to make a mid-nite excursion from the tent, a frog dropped onto my sleeping bag. Fortunately it was about as sleepy as I was and I did not have to chase it around my little 2 person backpacking tent to get it back out!

Ammi -- Welcome back to 3FC! I remember you -- always enjoyed your posts. I am a returnee -- having gained 60 of the 65 pounds I lost a couple of years ago, I'm starting over. So far, I am down 37 of the 60 and on my way to less than 200# for good .

Terri -- Good for you for getting approved to sit the CPA exam! Does that open up additional job opportunities either at your current workplace or elsewhere?

Judy -- Well, they say the first thing is to acknowledge the problem -- sounds like you've done that, and you sure have a lot of support here!

Ruth -- Bummer about the storm. I hate it when the power goes out -- it used to happen a lot when I lived in Colorado. So much of my entertainment requires electricity that I get bored when the power is out. Plus, as you mention, there is heat/humidity to consider (in the summer) or cold (in the winter). I am glad you are ok. Tornados scare the heck out of me!

Lilion -- Good for you for your WI! and hope you did well at the casino!

Hi ladies,

Just dropping in to share something. I got a link via email today to a video that was truly amazing and just good for the soul. It helps to really like animals.

If you go to Youtube and search for "Twin Baby Moose and Sprinkler", you can find this video. It is a mother moose, might be a cow, and her twin that wander into a back yard in Anchorage. The babies play in a sprinkler. It was so heartwarming and it reminds me why I like animals so much better than people.

Good Morning Ladies!

AMMI! I remember you and I'm so glad to see you! Don't you feel bad about regaining some of what you lost - as you can see - I did too, about 27 lbs total - and I'm trying to get it back off along with losing what I had left back when I fell off the wagon. Something about losing a 3-digit number made me just go nuts and forget I wasn't done. But, back in the saddle again as they say. Although, as you'll see at the end of my post, I kind of fell off the horse again this weekend.

Ruth: Sorry your vacation is still on hold - How is your DH?

Terri: Wow! The CPA exam is a big ordeal I hear. I can't even add - which is why I took the bar exam instead but I have a friend who's a CPA and I have great respect for those who can do that!

Elmay: I know I had something to say to you - but my brain died a few minutes into this post!

Heather: You back yet?

My three-day weekend on the up side, was fun. At one point, starting with $50, I was up to $200 at the blackjack table. However, DH wasn't ready to go, so I kept playing. In the end, I played five hours and lost $10. But I do enjoy it. Six Flags was also fun. Their water park isn't worth the admission, but it was free with the park so we did both. I did discover that the white linen capri's I changed into for the park become pretty much transparent when wet. I disovered this after riding Thunder River. You get the picture. As did everyone else in the park who saw me.

On the down side, the weekend was also a three-day binge. I started with fast-food on the way to the in-laws and ended with fast-food at 9:30 p.m. last night. Burgers and cookies in the car. Pizza and ice cream and Chinese food at Six Flags. Some odd Italian casserole at the casino covered with a WHEEL of cheese! And the ONLY place I have any defense is Six Flags because your options are pretty limited then - but even then Chinese and ice cream weren't the best they had available.

Today I feel positively bloated and icky. On top of all the food, the fact that I consciously and with forethought purchased cigarettes before we went to the casino pales. After all, they don't make me fat and I really can just quit again. I'm already back down to two or three a day.

I do this all the time and I really don't like that about myself. I just don't do well with going out, even though I could! I COULD have ordered a salad at the casino. I COULD have gotten grilled chicken sandwiches, hold the mayo, in the car. I COULD have said "NO" to the ice cream. - Well - probably not NO to the ice cream, but I'd have felt better about it if I had made the other choices better ones. At least I never let my MIL make biscuits and sausage gravy like she wanted to.

So. I had a great time. I regret the food splurges. I start the week (a day late) attempting to get back on track. I have had a healthy breakfast. I have a healthy lunch and snacks with me. If I can just not gain come Saturday's WI I'll consider it a good thing and if I do gain, I'll know I deserved it and promise not to whine about it.

Hi there! Blast from the past here, peeking in on all of you. Wow! It's great to see you all!!! And AMMI - You've come over from the busy side!

Last week was our county fair and I've spent weeks - months - getting ready and running girls all over. Both girls that ride my horses were at Fair for the first time this year. One took reserve champion in her division, and the the other took 7th high point out of almost 30 riders in another division. I saw some growing and maturing, and a lot of learning and good horsemanship, and that's the greatest part. I'm so proud of those girls I could bust! Pretty proud of their ponies, too!

My morab, Cody, is 20 years old but has never been to fair before and has only been shown a couple of times. I thought he'd hate the noise and commotion and work, and just want to go home. But he had the time of his life! He loved the endless stream of kids petting him and was fascinated with every little thing.

OK, so about the weight thing, I'm still sitting about where I have for a year or so - 283-5. At least I didn't go up as fast or far as the price of gas LOL! At fair I stuck to one fair-food item each day. Yesterday it was back to work and back on track... until DH took me out to dinner, which is a rare treat. (He's still driving truck and is rarely even home.) We ended up at Quaker Steak & Lube, so hot wings and ribs were mandatory. Diet food? Ummm, not so much. We even had dessert.

Today, my sweetie is heading out of town again, and I'm back on the lifestyle eating project. It's neverending.

Have a fantastic week dear ladies!!

Hi all! Its going to take me awhile to get everybody sorted out but I'll get htere!
Terri- I hear the exam is tough but if you can do this, then it should be a breeze!!!
Lilion- I so get the food part of your weekend.Did it taste good? Im often surprised that it doesnt taste es good as i think it should.
Elmay- I love camping and Mt Hood. I havent been there for years! I envy you that!!!

We had a 5.8 earthquake here about 2 hours ago. Very exciting. I teach preschool and the kids were scared but all is well now and they are napping (hooray for naptime). I had a great vacation. we went to lake havasu with some friends who have a house there and a boat. 117 degrees. I learned some things about myself: 1. i have a big butt (i really should know that but hey, its behind me so... 2. its hard to do some things at this weight. I dont notice in my regular life because i work around it 3. even when i ate far less than the 2 thin women, it is perceived as more This might be the kick in the (big) butt that Ive needed. I didnt like not being able to do the fun stuff- and looking at myself squeezed into the lifevest---eww yuck!!!!

Hello All,

It's day two of being back on track and although I have gone 2.5 points over my allowance, I've still made good choices, and didn't use the fact that I knew I'd gone slightly over my points as a reason to just 'forget it'. So although I'd be happier if I'd stayed true to my points, I'm trying to not to be hard on myself about it. I keep looking at photos of myself when I had lost 112 lbs and right now I think WOW did I look that good. It's so weird because at the time I just felt very fat still. Oh well I can't wait to be that fat again

Nelie - I remember you too, thank you so much for your kind words about my posts from before. I still email with a few people who always said they loved my posts. I guess it's hard to believe that anything I have to say could be anything but a load of me waffling lol. I really must get some more self confidence. But thank you anyway, and thanks for taking the time to post. I knew all along since putting my weight back on that everybody here more than anywhere else would appreciate how I feel about it all, and I wouldn't be judged. I just feel like I've let myself down and everybody here too. But I'm getting over that, and am back on track and that's what counts. And yep I am here to stay

Elmay - thanks for the welcome back. I'm sorry that you too gained some weight back, but a big to you for getting back on track and losing so much of what you had regained. You are doing it, and I will too.

Sounds like you had a fun time camping, and I have to admit the story of the frog landing on your sleeping bag sure did make me smile.

Terri - I love animals and will definitely check out the video you told us about. At the moment I'm totally hooked on a series on TV here called Monkey Business. It's all about a place over here that is a sanctuary for primates. It's only on for half an hour a day but I honestly could spend hours a day watching those adorable creatures. If you want to see the place and some of the 'babies' there, just put Monkey World Dorset in your search engine.

Lilion - for the welcome back. You always did have a wonderful way with words, just like when you said about how you got to having lost a 3 digit number and forgot you weren't done. I know that's what happened to me, that and the fact that mum died, and then I got yet another health problem. I just gave up on everything for a while, but as my every day health is suffering more and more with each lb I've gained, it really is time to stop gaining and start losing again.

It sounds like you had a fab weekend away, even with the bad food choices. The thing we have to remember is that with the huge journey we've had to undertake for our weight loss and really, keeping it off, that it's OK to have some days off. Just as long as we get right back on the wagon, and not do what I did last year, fall off the wagon and stay off. I am glad you are back on track after your weekend.

Valerie - wow another familiar face, how lovely to see you here. Yep I've come from the busy side lol. I loved that thread but I like to make personal replies and it just got pretty overwhelming over there. PLUS there are so many newbies over there that even lurking I felt like a stranger. I figured if I was going to get to know new people and hopefully see some old friends, I'd do it here where it's not so hectic

Big kudos to you for at least staying at the same weight for the last year. Much better than me who's put on so much of what I had lost. It's so hard to maintain and you've proven you can do that, sooo, when you do get to your goal weight at least you know you can keep it off. I've still to prove that to myself.

I'm glad you are still getting so much enjoyment from your horses, I always loved hearing about them.

LittleAnnie - I'm not a newbie as you can see from the number of my posts, but I have been away from the board for a long time, and am posting in this section for the first time, so I'm kind of a newbie. All the same

I am glad to hear that you had a great vacation even if it did make you stop and think about how your weight effects you. Like you said though, it's given you a kick in the butt, and I'm sure it will help you stay motivated to lose that excess weight.

As for the earthquake sounds like it was a doozy and I can imagine those little cherubs being frightened. I wonder how many will dream about it during their naps.

Today we had an exciting moment here, there was a lightening strike right out front of our house and almost immediately as it struck there was a huge clap of thunder. We were stood by the open front door waiting for a cab and hubby and I both jumped when it happened. Talk about getting the adrenalin going lol.

Well it's bed time now, so take care all and I'll 'see' you all tomorrow,

Hugs,

Ammi

Just goes to show, go away for a week and everybody comes and visits your space!

I've learned something about myself - every time I get another infection, I eat pizza. But I am better now, and I worked out last night with my trainer.

My dinners are a little shaky, but day eating is under control. I don't know if I'm losing, but I am shaping up. Pants that were tight a month ago aren't.

I needed to just make the commitment to post today.
Tomorrow, I'll do better.

Sue

well well look who i found today hi Ammi i am back too !lost 8 pounds so far too !