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300+ Weekly Thread #1185
WELCOME! We are a group of individuals who weigh or have weighed 300+, or near there. This group was formed to provide a place for others like us to find support, inspiration, and hope. We are aware of the distinct problems that come with weighing over 300 lbs. We want to invite everyone (roosters as well as chicks!) to join us in our journey. We share laughter and tears, heartaches and fears ... joys and celebrations. We also share what works for us and what doesn't. We know the thread can move very quickly, and that people often make "personal" remarks and keep a number of conversations going. Please feel free to contribute even if you can't make personal comments all the time. Finally, we also have several extra threads going on simutaneously such as Monthly Challenges, Weekly Weigh-ins, Recipes, Bios, Photos, Exercise, Info for Getting Started and more. Many of these threads are stickied at the top of the page. Please feel free to check them all out. We have found this thread to be more than just a support group... we have found it to become a home. We invite you to join us. I know you'll all agree that we are really thankful for the free services here at 3FC. The sisters offer all of this support and information with no charges to us. There are a couple of ways though that we can help out. If you are thinking about buying anything at Amazon, why not help out 3FC at the same time? You can do this by clicking on the button for the Amazon "store" in the upper right hand corner of the screen on the PURPLE tool bar. A portion of your purchase price will be given to 3FC by Amazon. It doesn't increase your price at all, but it does help out 3FC. You can use any of the Amazon.com links that you see on the site in order to help contribute to the site. Also, BTW, in case you didn't know it, you can view the message boards "ad free" for a minimal charge. I think it's $15 for 6 months. A very small investment to be rid of the annoying ads and make your pages load quicker. There have been some concerns expressed by the powers that be about copyright infringement. So please, if you are directly quoting someone else or printing an article in whole or in part, please give credit where credit is due!!! |
Annie -- I love your new avatar!! :)
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Hi!!!!!xxxxx
Annie, that's the pic I saw, you are SO MUCH like your Dad!!! LOVE the hair too, it really compliments your colouring & brings your eyes out (ALWAYS the sign of a good cut/clour!). Hope you're continuing to feel & get better.xxxxx PurpleOrc, we too have a Staffy he hates baths:devil: & just recently(a skin condition) he's had to be bathed every FIVE DAYS, he HATES ME NOW,LOL!!!;) Whereabout's are you in the UK? I'm between Derby & Nottingham, near D H Lawrence's birthplace.xxxxxx Well I'm feeling ok, except for the fact I feel about 5 month's pregnant!! :oMy tummy is swirling, churning & generally feeling like an over-inflated ballooon. I know I can't be but it's not a nice sensation to have, unless you know it's a baby swimming around inside!! The weather here is horrid, grey, rainy & cold but I lit a fire AND have the heating on. Just ate cod in (fat-free) sauce, mashed potatoes and petit pois..mmmm. My slimming club introduced a new plan & it's great, though I can't believe I can eat all this AND lose weight!! (slimming World, a UK club/company) Thursday I'll find out if I've done it right, ;)lol. xxxxxsharon |
Good Monday Morning everyone!
Purpleorc: thanks for the nice comments on my hair. I so hope you get to try on a size 14 and it fits. I'm so excited for you. Carol: Thanks! When are you going to Denver? I know th is week I mean what day? Angie: You are soooo sweet. I'm a Raiders fan and I like you so much I can almost forgive you for loving the Steelers. lol. I sometimes fathom the changes I've made with my health but when it comes to my looks I generally still see FAT when I look in the mirror or at full body pictures. I guess it will take time. That is what I hear anyway. Bernice: Feel better very soon! Toni: Thanks sweetie. I love all of your quilts. I just took a quick peak because I need to exercise and don't like to put it off for long but I will go back and really look them over. Do you sell them all or are all of them already sold? They are amazing. I love the photos of your grandbaby's 1st Birthday too. It looks like she is enjoying that cake soooo much. lol. Too cute. Heather: Thanks! Sharon: Awww. That means so much to me. I adore my Daddy. He is my hero to the core. Sorry that you are feeling bloated or preg. Hugs. Well, we got word today at work that our hours will be changing to needing to get to work starting at 4 a.m. I'm not thrilled with that change because I already get up at 3 or 3:30 depending on the day to get to work by 5 so we will see what happens with it. Most people were complaining..... loudly. lol. I haven't heard anything from the county about the interview I had on Friday but either way it will be okay. I need to get moving, literally. I took the entire week off last week of exercise pretty much so I need to get my body moving now. Blessings all, Annie |
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Good afternoon ladies
Nice to have a few days that are not going at 90mphs per hour as the past couple of weeks did. It seemed to be a like a fast moving car that you can not get off. SO nice to have the time to relax come by and post here on 3fc. voodoo1 Firstly :congrat: on the pregnancy. I have never been pregnant so can not really fully understand what you are going through carrying a child inside you. I know my sister who has had 4 girls has told me and how difficult that sometimes can be. I live not to far from the QMC in Nottingham. So we are not so far apart. I can fully understand what you are going through with your staffy and the skin condition. My staffy Rizzie (pictured below) had an skin infection between his toes akin to athlete's foot and had to be bathed every day for a couple of weeks. To say that was murder was an understatement. I was so glad when that time was reduced and eventually allowed to wash just his feet. Mind you that wasn't that easy either by that stage he hated me with a passion so would do everything to avoid it. I hope your furry babies skin infection soon improves so the baths decrease :D dogpal Did not get to the right shops to try on a 14 blouse but did get a couple of bras. I did not realise until today how much loose skin I have on my upper body. I suppose it migrates south with gravity but lifted north with a bra :D I had done some calculations what size I need now well that was a disaster I had skin bunched up under my armpits. Poor DH waited so patiently as I was in and out of these changing rooms like nobodies business. Eventually found one even if it is not totally perfect it is heaps better. The old one had oodles of room in the cup and about zero support. Now very little room in the cup and loads of support. Wow never thought I would be the bra size I am now so pleased in a way that I am now 36 F. Though a little upset that I thought it would be easy but now it looks as though I must be careful to find the most comfortable for the loose skin which I have. Unlikely to have surgery to correct it as I do not have the funds so it is a matter of living with it the best I can. I would rather live with the loose skin that be 300lbs. There are so many more positives to being this much lighter ones I never imagined as well. So the fact getting a bra that is comfortable is only a small negative in sea of positives. |
Hi all,
I am AGAIN starting, after months of beating myself up. I keep telling myself "you are an intelligent woman so just DO IT". But that tactic hasn't worked yet. So I am going to make small changes first, and try to be more mindful about my eating. I think a better thing to do when I talk to myself is to ask "What is it worth to you?" Or "What will feel better, continuing to eat that {whatever} or being healthier and feeling good?" Wish me luck...and any tips or encouragement will be appreciated. |
Annie, It's good to get moving again isn't it. I have started walking again and it feels great. The weather is helping, it has been really nice with sunny afternoons.
Some of the quilts on there are gone, some given and some sold. Right now I am working on three twin size ones for the guy who is building a house across the street from us. His wife left him and his 3 little girls all alone, I guess it reminds me of my childhood and I wanted to do something for the girls. |
Hey all,
I know I've been quite absent, although I do pop in now and then and try to read a little. School is pretty busy and last week, again, I picked up whatever virus was going around. It put me on auto-pilot for the week, and even today I'd say that I'm not back to 100%. I'm really just hoping to hold everything together for another month. We've got three weeks of classes left, a week of exams, and then I'm off for pretty much four weeks! So I do hope you're all doing well, or at least holding your own. Now I'm off to make dinner, and start studying for a test I have Wednesday night! Take care all, Anne |
I've been working on my paper all day. I'm feeling better about it. It's not due for another 10 days, but I need to get it finished because I got the last three assignments from my harder professor, including a paper worth 30% of my grade. I'm basically going to hurry my 50% paper in a class I'm doing better in to put more time on a 30% paper in a class that's harder. I'm actually looking forward to being able to clean house for our Christmas party, just because it means I never have to see that one professor again. He's retiring, unfortunately, a semester too late for me.
I'm going on two weeks completely OP. I haven't weighed yet because I'm afraid that if I see that ERR again, I'm going to send this set of scales to the great beyond to join it's brothers. I no longer have a car, so I can't actually run over it, but they are doing construction in front of my college, so I have access to bulldozers. I could have so much fun. I did have an oops on Thursday. The new highway is going right through our chapel, so the province bought the whole property. They are working around us until our new facility is ready. They detoured around the front, moving the bus stop. Going in the morning isn't a problem, because the bus driver drops me right at the driveway. Coming home, I have to navigate a muddy culvert/incline, cross 3 lanes of highway traffic in rush hour, hop the concrete road divider, and cross the other 3 lanes of traffic to get to the bus stop. Okay, I know that is pushing the whole, "stubborn, doesn't want help, independence streak," thing to the max. Plus, before the detour, we could see traffic for about a half mile in either direction to the nearest lights, and could see when the traffic was stopped. The detour is elevated and curved, and we can't see more than a about 100 yards. As I was waiting for the traffic to clear on the other side before hopping the concrete divider, I sure got a dirty look from a lady driving a Mercedes. I guess she was wondering what this large woman with a crutch was doing in the middle of the highway. I got across just fine, but when the bus stopped to pick us up, I tripped getting on to the bus. He didn't kneel the bus, and there was no curb there on the highway shoulder. It was so cold, that I immediately went to get on as soon as he opened the door, so it's possible he didn't have time to kneel it, and was afraid to once I had started up. I went face first straight down. My classmate behind me was terrified. I just rolled over on my butt, shimmied down to slide off the bus to get up easily, and tried again. This time he kneeled the bus, and I got on no problem. Nothing hurt but my pride. My husband however, has put his foot down. I have to now accept a ride with a classmate to the bus transit center to catch the bus home. It was at least dry on Thursday. This week it is supposed to snow. He is such a spoil sport. I hate being crippled. |
PurpleOrc, NO NO NO!!! ;)I'm not PREGNANT!!lol Just 'feel' like I am, I have three boys, that is too many, lol!!! Hubby had the 'snip' four years ago so I know I can't be! Your Staffy must be special, I've never known one who can 'sit up & beg'! They all fall over or just won't even try, you must know how stupid/stubborn they can be! Tiga is getting better & I might take a pic of him if everyone promises not to laugh/report me for dog cruelty!!:;) I actually live in Heanor, I didn't bother to say where as no one knows where it is, even in the UK, lol. Great to get new bras, it amazing the difference they can make to your figure & yep I get the underarn 'over-hang' too & I've only lost 3 stone!!!!xxxxxx
Annie, I'm feeling okay today, just about to do some exercises. My tummy still feels big but maybe TOM will be visiting. How is work & have you heard anything about any other jobs?xxxxx Toni, how kind of you to make quilts for those girls!!:hug:xxxxx I hope you enjoy making them & get lots of hugs for doing them.xxxxxx Anne, great to see you back, sorry you've been ill.:hug:xxxxxx Catherine, you really ought to take offers of a lift, I'd be terrified crossing all those roads; having been run over and knocked off motorbikes I'm WAY nervous around busy roads. Better your pride hurt than your body!!!!:devil:xxxxx Well I'm off to exercise & do more laundry, feel like all I do is wash, dry & iron clothes all DAY!!!:dizzy: xxxxxxxsharon:hug: |
Good Morning Peeps - I'm heading to Denver this morning. One worry out of the way this time is the seat belt - now I'll have to find a new one.
I believe patience must be a lesson I am to learn on this journey - WI this morning found me down .25 of a pound. Remind me - slow and steady. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE. Hugs, Carol |
Stayed home from work today due to this cold! Wooping cough is loose in our county there was a case of it in our school....but I don't have contact with that student........so I doubt it is anything serious....just a chest cold....I'm doing breathing treatments and taking some congestion meds.....hoping the rest today will make me better for tomorrow & the rest of the week!
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Good morning my Peeps,
Many sorries for being MIA and I'm afraid the news hasn't been good. Work stress has me reaching for comfort foods and I've put on 15 lbs (not water weight). My knee had me sidelined from cycling and that didn't help (still no clue what I did, but the mcl was involved). The family has had illnesses and I've been trying to help as much as I can. The knee has gotten better without a 2nd cortisone shot, but still is weak. My sister had a hysterectomy and then got a bad infection and abcess, and she has a drain in her left rear tailend cheek (poor baby!). She went to get it taken out yesterday and they want to leave it in and repositon it because they don't think the infection is over after 15 days on 3 antibiotics. She is very upset. The other sister that had hip surgery is recovering nicely. Work has me running in circles yet again. I've again gone to the employee assistance (EAP) counselor to help dealing with the anger from having too many bosses that want input or control over a single written document, preventing it from being published. I've even called a name given to me for outside counseling. I haven't gotten a call back yet. Writing all the above doesn't describe the anger and frustration with the people I work with and myself, as well as watching my sister struggle with this infection. In all respects, I feel like I've failed. One of the hardest things for me to do in this mindset is to ask for help and I have a tendency to isolate. Going to EAP and calling someone for outside help has been proactive, but it's all still in the early stages. Thanksgiving week at the Outer Banks is next week and I'm not prepared or organized like I usually am. So my steps to crawl out of this funk is to continue to contact EAP, continue with guitar lessons (those are going well), and try to enjoy the Outer Banks next week. Another good thing is that I'm wearing my cpap mask more often than not. Hugs to all my peeps out there! Annie, your avatar and picts are awesome!!!! Deb54, hugs for the loss of your old companion. All my furry kids mean lots to me and each loss is the loss of a little part of me. Catherine, glad you are getting rides instead of playing Frogger in traffic (rem that old game? hehe). Asking for help is one of my faults too. It's akin to guys not wanting to ask for directions when lost. Why do I have to insist on doing things the hard way? Sharon, hope your bloating and icky feeling goes away soon. I get that when I eat too many wheat products. Realist, Christmas stuff up already! Go girl! Hugs to all, Ratkity |
Ratkitty, HUGSxxxxx Hope you get the help & support you need at work. Don't be hard on yourself, everyone has 'blips', at least you're working on getting back OP. Don't forget looking after yourself, your family needs you to be well, so have a long bath, read a book, whatever relaxes you & remember you DESERVE it. I hope both your sisters get better soon.
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morning chickies..
Bernice: I Hope you get to feeling better! Ratkity: (( HUGS)) Carol: Soooo Jealous that you are going to Denver!!!! Colorado is where we want to live! Anne: We have missed ya posting!!! Jewell: Welcome!!! The most imporant tip I can give ya is..post often! It sort of keeps ya inline. And there is so much support here! As for me: Well work is stressing me out. Seems everyone is so anal lately! Sometimes I just want to tell people to shut up..lol..but unfortunatly I dont have enough to retire when they fire me hehehe. My carpool friend, which is a good friend outside work..is having man problems. So I get to hear about that all the way to work and all the way home. It is an hour ride each way!!!!!!! UGH!! Sometimes I play the devils advocate and try to make her see things from his point of view..usually turns into silence :) As people we dont always like hearing some of it MIGHT be our fault! Toodles ladies! |
Good Morning all,
Purpleorc: Woo hoo on the new bras down so many sizes too. I hear ya on the loose skin. It is better than being 510 pounds for me. I have a lot of loose skin to deal with. Jewell: Welcome back. Small steps are definately the way to go. You can do it. Toni: What a blessing those quilts will be for your neighbor's girls. Hugs. Anne: Feel better soon and nice to see ya. Catherine: Congrats on being 2 weeks op! I'm glad that your DH put a stop to your playing "Frogger" in the highway. Sharon: Glad that you are feeling a bit better. Work is fine. I am getting quite speedy at the movies. lol. I do close to 800 movies per hour which is excellent. No word from the interview yet. I suspect they chose someone else. I am still considering school soon. Carol: Have a safe trip sweetie. Congrats on loosing another .25. Slow and steady will win this race. Bernice: Feel better soon. Rat: I missed you so much. So glad that you decided to post. Sorry that you are stressed so much right now. I will keep you in my prayers that something changes for the better very soon. Sorry about the small gain and your sisters both being not at their best. I got a phone call yesterday afternoon from the man doing the commerical that my Dr.'s office asked me to be in. My commercial is today!!!! SO, at 11:30 a.m. I am going to get my hair and makeup done then at 2 p.m. is the commercial. I am so nervous and my tummy is full of butterflies so I figure that I need to work some stress off and work out for at least a 1/2 hour before jumping in the tub to help me relax too. I hope that I don't look just as awful as I think I do and I wonder what possessed me to say yes. lol. I think the commercial will be on their internet site. If it is, I will let you all know. I hope you all have a wonderful op day. Blessings, Annie |
Hello all
Quick fly by visit not long returned from my MS therapy centre treatment so never a great deal of time on this day it seems to just rush by. Sorry if I miss anything out in this post but I am being a bit quick and not as through as I normally am. Any omissions are not intentional. jewell0607 Welcome back and nice to meet you. If you make those small changes gradually so that you can get use to them slowly. Maybe one a week could be something to aim for. All this little changes can make big difference in the long run. One easy thing that I did was tweak my recipes that used minced (ground ) beef and used minced turkey that way less fat. Now I love cottage pies and bologneses made with this for example. Change to low fat or fat free produces is another change that is not huge but will make a difference. I did my changes gradually and that helped me a hugely. RealCdn Hope you get better soon horrid when you are not firing on all cylinders and relying on autopilot to get by. Good luck with the school work. Ratkitten Sorry you have been having a really tough time lately. Seems that everything landed at your door at once. One of these issues can so easily side line us from healthy eating never mind all that you have had. The best thing is you are back with us again. Hop back on the waggon and hang on tight :hug: voodoo1 Oops :sorry: trust me to put my foot in it :foot: I really hope I have not offended you. Can't believe I got the wrong end of the stick so sorry. Yes I have heard of Heanor but I know what you mean that folks may not have heard of it. Congratulations on your own three stone lost that is a great achievement. Yes bras make a huge difference to how garments hang on you and they can make you feel better about yourself. Yes Riz is a lovely dog it took me hours of teaching him with lots of bribes of treats. Now he begs easily now. But stubborn oh yes they can be the most stubborn creature going I know they say stubborn as a mule well they obviously haven't met a staffy :lol3: Love the name Tiga is it due to his colour of which I think is called brindle? DMPLS Get well soon. dogpal After what you have told me about the amount of weight that you have lost I know really I have nothing to complain about. You must have a lot more loose skin than myself to have to camouflage under clothing. I should be grateful that I have come off pretty Scot free really you have reminded me to be thankful of my lot in life. You have done so well with your weight lost and such an inspiration to us here on 3fc. Well must shoot so take care ladies till next time look after yourselves purpleorc |
Ratkity, wouldn't be nice if we could share some of our pain and stress with someone else? If I could, I would take some of the burden your carrying right now. But since I can't, all I can do is give you a big cyber hug {{{{{{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}}}}}} and hope that things settle down for you soon. I really hope you have a good time at the Outer Banks. I remember last year you telling us how you had DDR contests with the family and it sounded like so much fun. Maybe that's just what you need, the time away to enjoy yourself and your family. I hope your sister gets rid of the infection soon. That must be painful. Take care!
Annie, That's alot of movies you put out in one hour...wow!! Have fun at your commercial. I can't wait to see it. Catherine, I'm glad your not playing dodge 'em with cars anymore and you have a ride. Hope the paper gets a good grade for you. Bernice, feel better soon! That's it for me. Gotta go do some orders and make some earrings. Toodles Debbie |
Well, no one has to worry about me playing frogger anymore. I just got an email that they are removing the bus stop tomorrow morning. I suspect I was a major cause. The drivers now have to pick us up on our side and allow us to loop around through the transit center without charge. Normally that would cost and extra $2, because our stop was the last one for Edmonton, and the next ones are in St. Alberta. It will take an extra 15-30 minutes to get home, but will be less stressful. It is typical though for me to cause upheaval wherever I go. I guess I practically halted the highway construction so that the bus stops could be worked out.
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Evening all,
I just got back from a much needed weight loss support group. My commercial will be on line and it is no speaking. They took hundreds of photos of me today. I don't know it it is because of I photograph so badly they couldn't get a good one or they were just having so much fun with good photos. lol. So, when it happens I will let you all know so you can go check it out and read the bio and stuff. It was fun with the photographer but the guy in charge was .... not my cup of tea. I left there feeling like I wasn't "thin" enough for his liking or that he really hates "fat" people including his (his words here) HUGE Dad that is over 300 pounds and should just go on a diet to save his knees he complains about! I was really frustrated and went away from speaking with him feeling icky and not very highly of myself. Luckily my friend was with me and I spoke about it in group and they are hopping mad and will let the Dr. know what kind of person is doing their photos for him. I didn't mean to make anyone get into trouble but he was very inappropriate. Oh well. AT least the photographer was nice and very complimentary. Hopefully the photos will turn out good. If not, I will tell them they can't use my image on screen. I have total control over it and whether they use it or not I found out tonight from the group leader. I do want to help other people who may be struggling as my main focus so I will have to pray about it. Okay, enough of that. Purple: Hi there. HOpe you are doing well. Catherine: I am so happy that you won't be playing frogger anymore especially with all of the ice/snow coming up soon. Only cause we love you! I went to see DH after I had my photo shoot and makeup done. He was so enchanted by me, lol, that he invited me to dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was kind of like a date and fun to be with him. I had shrimp over rice with lots of veggies and some melted cheese on top. I ate about 1/4 cup before I got stuffed and brought the rest home for DH to have for lunch tomorrow. He is looking forward to it. lol. Mostly it was nice just being with my best friend. I don't know if I told you guys or not but my last charm that I added says "friends forever" and it is dedicated to all of you chicks that have supported me and helped me along the road to health and weight loss. I just wanted you all to know that there is a charm representing you. Okay that's about all for now it is getting past my bedtime. Blessings all and see ya tomorrow. Annie |
Hiya Peeps -
Rat - I'm sorry for your stress - sounds like you have your hands full with everything going on. I'm proud that you are reaching out exploring various avenues to take care of Rat. I have to say though I MISSED YOU. I'm with Debbie - I remember your trip last Thanksgiving and the DDRfest. Annie - wow what a jerk that guy is - I'm glad you weren't there by yourself. He obviously has no clue about dealing with people. I can't wait to see the pictures/commercial. Well yesterday at the airport I got patted down again - this time around the waist for my "big" shirt. Gotta laugh about it at this point. I guess I should probably try to get some sleep - I don't do so well in that department while on the road and I still have 2 long days to deal with. Hugs to all, Carol |
morning ladies.
not alot going on here...thank GOD!! The 3 kids i keep are very active this week and are not liking being in the house all the time. I really miss going outside to play myself. Today we are suppost to hit 50. I wasnt ready for winter this early!! Yestrday eating was an easy day...hadnt had one of those in while. I hope they continue. having a really hard time getting exercise in. I get kids at 6 am and have them till 5 pm...then its dinner time and clean up the kitchen and then im wiped out. Scales appear to be moving down but much slower with no exercise. I really need to find time to get some in. The other day i did my pushups after the kids got here and they thought i was a horsey...now picture this...me on all 4s and 3 kids age 2 climbing on me.LOL LOL annie- as you know my brother is having wls...well you said you ate 1/4 cup and was stuffed is that about the normal amount. It would just be nice to have some idea of what he can expect. I am so proud of you !! You have done an amazing job!! Im sorry that guy was rude and crude...but he is stupid!! never feel bad about yourself!! You are amazing!!! carol- better get some tighter shirts before you fly again!! lol... catherine_ glad we dont have to worry about you going to school anymore. Have a great week! debbie- are you getting lots of orders?? I am so excited for you!! Your work is great!! purple- how are you today?/ anne- glad to see you posting...hope classes are going good for you. toni- hugs and great job on the continued loss! rat- sorry your sister is having a hard time. I hope she gets better fast!! Hang in there and stay with us. bernice- hope you are feeling better and keep that whooping cough in your half of KY please!! jewel- nice to have you with us!! sharon- glad to hear you arent prego...i got a good laugh out of that...seems like you were worried a few months back because tom was late..middle age stuff sucks!!! hugs and have a great day!! realist- hope your having a good week!! to all our lurkers hello and have a great week. |
Hello my sweet Peeps,
Thank you for all the cyber hugs. I needed every one of them. Funny thing about asking for help, ya get it when you do! Cyn, I feel your pain about having to listen to someone else for a needed car ride. My sister is that way, believe it or not. I hate long car rides with her! (((hugs)))) to you. Sharon, thanks for the reminder. I tell my head the same thing, but emotionally, I take on everything. Nothing rational about that! I never said I was sane.. hehe. Annie, wow about your photo shoot! I had a big smile on my face when you described how enamored your DH was! That's so cute!!! I'm glad you talked about the head guy in group and his behavior will be called out. That's not how to run a biz and very unprofessional!! I love your new avatar and picts. You are an amazing woman! Your new charm gave me much needed warm fuzzies. I didn't see Jewel say hello last week cuz of being a little too involved with my head. Welcome!!! See how wonderful these ladies are?? I love them. Purple, I have goofy golden retrievers. Nothing stubborn about them! It's slightly below freezing outside and they are as close as they can be to the gas fireplace. I have a heavy metal grate in front of the glass because there's nothing stinkier than burning golden fur!! ewww.. well, maybe they've been smellier (that loverly fishy smell at the lake comes to mind). I've been lucky and they've never met a skunk. Thank you for your encouragement during my stress period. I need to remember that the situation is temporary. Deb, thanks for the hugs and the reminder how much fun we all had last year at the beach. We have many on the injured list this year except for my 75 yr old Mom! Just talking about the stress to you wonderful ladies and doing proactive things has me looking forward to the Tday beach trip. Catherine, phew.. glad you aren't playing in traffic anymore. I never was good at the game Frogger. I never got past the beginner levels.. and then you were ready to add winter weather to the game!! Carol, patted down again?! Yup, gotta laugh. I don't sleep well when I'm on travel either. I have 2 days of in-house training that will be difficult to stay awake through.. bleh! Thank you all again for the hugs and positive energy. I'm not out of the stress woods yet, but I will be giving updates. Hugs to all! Luv, Ratkity |
deb, you posted the same time I did ((hugs)) you have your avatar so Xmas-y! Too funny about your pushups. My dogs think I'm on the floor to play with them. Even when I DDR (dance dance revolution), they try to help by stepping on the mat.
Hugs to all! Rat |
Morning Ladies..
Annie: Your going to be in a commercial?? Awesome!! And you know what SCREW that guy!!! People that have never been overweight will never understand. What he said about his dad will come back to haunt him, heck he might have to end up serving his last days taking care of his dad..what a poor soul. I watched biggest looser last night. I was so sad to see coleen go! i cant stand that Vickie chick..she should have been voted off! As for me same ole same ole! |
Hi Ladies and good afternoon.
The weather has turned a wee bit chilly here. I know to most of you it will seem really hot right now in England when your experiencing minus temperatures. It is about 10C/50F but feels actually 3C/37F. Weekly shop now completed this morning so now have plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit. After cupboards looking like old mother Hubbard's for the past day or so :lol: Ratkitten I can only imagine what the outcome of golden Labradors and skunks must be like as we do not have skunks in our country. Though why oh why do our dogs insist in rolling in the most disgusting thing that can find is beyond me. My dog decided that rolling in weeks old Chinese or Indian takeaway was a brilliant idea. We had come out and were about 30 miles from home so still had the journey home. It was mid winter we drove home with all the car windows open as the smell was absolutely awful. It took 3 or 4 baths to remotely get rid of the smell. Needless to say with his hatred of water he has stayed clear of rotten food since associating it with baths :rofl: dgramie Good day today feeling well so one of my good days so very thankful for one of those. Glad of the rest I am having at the minute after doing the shopping, putting it away and doing my exercise for the day. So this cuppa :coffee2: is well appreciated I can tell you. gggirls Poor you and airport security you seem to be attracting the pat down. It is so hard when you are losing weight that clothing can soon look "baggy" upon you but you are kind of loathed to part with this garment as you only bought it a couple of months ago. dogpal Has I told dgramie it was a good day for me. Though I expected that I would feel stiff as a board after a heavy stumble in the ladies bathrooms at the MS centre. I fell backwards and hit my bad on the corner of the wall. Made me see stars :stars: for a minute or two. I suppose I will have a bruise or two well a few more to add to my growing collection :lol3: . I am stumbling/falling more recently due to my balance which seems to be deteriorating. I expected this could happen at some point I know I have been so lucky to have gone this long without issues in this area. I am so thankful as I know things could be far worse and there are many in this world whom are worse off. Great news about the commericial that you are going to be in that is a great achievement so well done you. Such a shame that it had to be mard by an idiot and his comments. I think some people who see over weight people they think we are either deaf or don't have feelings like normal folks. It should be reported behaviour like that should not be tolerated. He did wrong by commenting like that in a rude and derogatory way and need to be retrained in dealing with people on a personal level. It costs nothing to be polite and it can go such a long way. CatherineM Good news about the bus stop and so the days of "frogger" have stopped. Really glad as it sounded so unsafe for you and other users. Nice to drop by and answer all the lovely posts and catch up with the latest :gossip: and :blah:. Been a great excuse for a rest and a cuppa :coffee:. Time to start making tracks towards the kitchen and commence making some tea. So till next time take care all. :wave: purpleorc :hug: |
Annie, I'm so glad you had fun at your photo shoot but you're right, the guy that was directing should not be the one doing that job if he makes comments like that. He had to know what your background was and why the photo shoot was happening in the first place. Sheesh...the nerve of him. It's good you got to go talk it out with your group and know that you are a beautiful person, inside and out no matter what size you are.
OOOOOo a charm to represent all of us sisters in lose!! That's so sweet. Take a pic of it so we can see. Carol, ooooooooooo you got felt up at the airport....how exciting!!! :rofl: Do you take some pics of your hubby and furbabies with you? Maybe setting those out at night would make it feel a bit more like home and then you could sleep better. Just an idea. Debi, I can just see you on the floor now with all your little cowboys and girls getting up on the pony ( you). How cute is that!! And what a workout for you. Yes, people see something that I already sold and want to reorder it maybe in a different size or color, so I make a special custom order for them. I've gotten a couple repeat orders from one lady. It's exciting and fun! Ratkity, {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}} just another one for the heck of it Cyn, I'm with you. Vicki is such an evil person and they all know it yet they don't vote her off. Coleen is so pretty and she looks fantastic now! Today is so pretty out but rain will be rolling in soon. It's just super chilly! Is everyone ready for Thanksgiving? I'm sure not! Have a great day! Debbie |
I finished my next to last big term paper. My brain is goo. I have a meeting tonight, I hope I make sense. Tomorrow I have class all day, and then a meeting after that. Friday I will rest/sleep/lounge.
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Good morning Ladies
I am just about ready now for going out only a couple of minor little things to do. Just finished the most time consuming one as I decided to put my hair up in a bun but use a doughnut or some people call it a sock bun. It makes a lovely shape to your bun. Then because I have long hair I then have to plait the excess hair and wrap it around the bun and pin it to stay in place. It is my fault it took so long I should have selected a quicker hair style but going out for lunch today so I thought I would make an effort :D Later today I will take some meat out to defrost for lunch tomorrow. Then this afternoon will do the vegetable preparation. It helps me a whole host if I can break tasks like this up rather than tackle it all at once. I can see me making a vegetable soup later in the week as I seem to have a lot of vegetables and it will be a good way to use them all up. Not any hardship as I am extremely fond of homemade soup and have been since I was a child. Played cards (whist) last night but did no good in actual fact we came last. So won a jar of pickle which is nice with cold meat or salad. Or even sandwiches. CatherineM It is tough doing those papers for college/university. I can remember many a night burning the midnight oil often going to bed when everyone else was just getting up :dizzy: Yep by the end of it your brain is frazzled out. What course are you taking? :goodluck: with the paper and hope it passes with good marks. Have a lovely Friday relaxing, resting and sleeping. It will help I am sure to recharge those batteries and catch up on some lost sleep. Debbie54 Sorry for my ignorance what day is Thanksgiving Day? Though by that question you will have guessed it is not celebrated in the UK. I can imagine that if your hosting a dinner there is much preparation to it and often a last minute rush to get everything done. Must shoot else I will not be ready to go out and DH will be waiting for me :o Take care ladies and will drop by soon :wave: purpleorc :grouphug: |
Good morning Peeps - Happy Thursday! How's everybody?
It's 4:10 a.m. and I'm ready to head home - unfortunately the flight isn't until early evening. Today should go fast though. Debbie - yes I have pics to remind me of home with me. I slept a little better last night but thin I have a little cold coming on too. I will sleep good tonight for sure. I am wishing I would have brought my workout clothes since I've been up so early. I decided to take the week off - my last injection in my knee left me really bruised and sore so thought timing was good. I'll be back in the water bright and early Saturday morning though. That's about it for me. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE. hugs, Carol |
Today is a bitter sweet day for me...packing up oldest daughters life to send to her new house. She closes on her house today. Packing up her precious moment collection was the hardest so far. Her cabinet has been in the living room for so many years i feel like it was my collection. As i wrapped each one i thought about the specail occasion she got it for. My youngest collects dreamsicles so im sure i will go thru the same thing with her someday.
Her room is mostly packed but it will be different knowing she is in her own home and not in a dorm room. I am so proud of her and her life...but sad to let go a little bit more!!! My little ones are wild again today..i think its time to start reminding them the holidays are coming and Santa might be watching...LOL ho ho ho!!! yesterday was another good food day..got beans on for today. I will have greens with mine and hubby can have the fried potatoes and mess. drink your water everyone!! hugs!! |
Purple, Thanksgiving is on the 27th, next Thursday. We won't be having alot of people, probably just my mom and dad, Jim and I. My son and dil have to work so they're coming over on Wednesday. I'll probably make a roast for them with all the fixins!
Carol, glad you got to sleep better. Have a safe trip. Debi, o the memories when we have to pack up a grown childs belongings. Just hang in there and be thankful that she is doing so well in life. It's not easy these days and it sounds like you did such a wonderful job with her. Yes, it's time to tell those kidlets it's close to Christmas. Nothing calms them down faster than a visit from Santa. Catherine, wow! You've been busy!! Glad you get to rest up tomorrow. I'm doing ok. Still not the best on food but getting most of my water in. toodles Debbie |
Thank you for your warm welcome. I am inspired by all of you.
Purpleorc--To me, pickles would have been 1st prize! Congrats. gggirls, sorry you aren't feeling great. It's terrible to be away from home and not feeling fabulous. Annie, what is your commercial for? It sounds so cool! |
Hi Everyone,
I had such a bad day yesterday. I just stewed over the comments that the guy made to me and felt awful. Then he emailed me a couple of the pictures just to show how they turned out. I look soooo awful and fat in them. It just made me have a bad day. I decided to have a better day today and am concentrating on that. Not too much time for personals but hugs to everyone. The "commercial" as they called it turns out to be a thing on the website. I don't talk at all in it but I do have a "bio" that they will be placing along with before and after photos. The commercial or website thing is for Weight loss surgery and Optifast program for those of you who don't know. I am regreting saying yes honestly and am really thinking about asking them not to use me until I reach my goal weight. I am going to pray about it and think about it. Again, hugs to everyone and many blessings to you all, Annie |
Oh my darling chicks! I have missed you. My computer is done being a pain in the arse for now and I can once again join you daily!
Not going to catch up on weeks of personals. But will take some time reading them. Still on somewhat of a plateau weight wise. But I have not been putting in 100% either. But I keep plugging away at it. I just cant beat myself up after a bad food choice to badly cause it leads to another bad food choice. So I am tacking on more exercise to compensate. Shovelling snow will help! Still struggling to get enough water in. But now that the heat in on I do feel more dry and desire more water. Also discovered I need to keep my chewing gum well stocked as keeping my mouth busy helps. And if I talk enough to keep food out of my mouth I will drive myself and everyone else crazy! LOL Anyone have any recommendations for healthier christmas cookie recipies? Have a great evening! Many Hugs! |
PurpleOrc, oh no, not insulted or upset about you thinking I was pregnant, it just made me laugh! Yep Tiga is brindle, we bought him from some people who mistreated him (I'd have bought their kids too if it was legal, they were druggies) & he was called Tyson. We had to take him to the vets the next day as he was infested with fleas, had earmites and an infected claw & we needed a 'new' name quickly that sounded similar to his old one. People laugh as it sounds like a cat's name but he doesn't mind, lol. You ought to post a pic of your hair it sounds lovely.xxxxxxx
Annie, I can't imagine you looking fat in ANY pic, please be kind to yourself & remember how far you've come! Just think how many of us you've inspired & how many other sad, suicidal, depressed or house-bound people you can offer hope to, via the drinks or surgery option.xxxxxxxx Well I was 'Slimmer of the week' yesterday, lost 2lbs & got a huge bag of fruit as my reward. As it's so close to Christmas a lot of people aren't doing as well as they normally do. I was upset as a lady is going to New York next week & was calling Americans, about their size & dress sense, or lack of it. I was angry & upset as you are all my friends & I hate judgements like that on people she's never met. Anyway I'm late again, so must take the boys to school. xxxxsharon |
Hi Ladies
Going to the dreaded dentist today lets hope it is good news and nothing needs doing so :crossed: for good news. It is my 6 monthly check I don't feel I have any problems but the dentist might think otherwise :lol: Went to play cards again last night as this is one of my hobbies. We mainly pay for groceries. Nothing big but there again we do not pay much to go in either. Plus the entry fee gives you tea/coffee with biscuits. (which needless to say I avoid like the plague) I won second place last night and won some porridge oats. My DH won first and won bacon and a tin of baked beans. So both very useful prizes. JuliaHood I do so sympathise with you having PC problems. Many a time I have threaded to throw my PC on the front lawn when it is not playing ball. Touch wood and all that it seems to be working fine at present and hope it stops that way for a long time. I look at plateaus as time for practising for maintenance. If I do not gain anything then it is a real bonus. Yes it is counter productive bashing yourself up about bad food choices. I am sure snow shovelling will be hard workout and I do not envy you one iota. dogpal Sending you some cyber :hug: and hope you feel better soon. So sorry that you had a bad day yesterday. The man who made those awful comments is not worth getting upset about. Look at your wonderful achievement so far and best of all your still steadily losing weight. I am sure that you are really pleased with the weight loss especially when you see the before and after shots. I think we all have these days when we think we look dreadfully fat even "skinny" people. My sister is miss bean pole herself and always has been but still thinks she looks fat some days. So it make me thinks it happens to all of us big or thin. jewell0607 Hope you are finding your way around the site and getting lots of useful information. At the beginning I spent many a hour browsing through and gleaning as much information as I could. I thought the more information I have the more chance I am of success and knowing the pitfalls from others experiences. My poor DH thinks he is a guinea pig with all the new recipes I have tried over the past 20 months ;) Debbie54 :thanks: for letting me know when Thanksgiving was in the USA. Not long now to the big occasion. It may just your mum and dad at the feast but I am sure you will have nice time. Shame your son and DIL can not make it due to work commitments. I know all about those missing out on many occasions due to work with being a nurse( when I was able to work before the MS deteriorate too bad) we don't close any holidays. Saying that we all made the best of it and enjoyed ourselves whilst we where there. dgramie Must have been a tough day yesterday. A kind of bitter sweet pill. You want to have your children grow up and be independent on one hand but on the other you would like them still at home with you. Must admit I have been to google again looking up dreamsicles as I had no idea what they were. I can see now why your daughter collects them they are adorable. I think many parents, guardians and carers of little ones are using those same words Santa might be looking so be good boys and girls. I can remember my mum saying it to my little sister when she had her naughty head on as kids do. When I say little sister she is a grown lady now of 39 with 4 girls of her own but to me she is always my little sister. gggirls I hope your knee recovers soon after the injections. I think you have done the wise thing and rested otherwise it may take a longer period of enforced rest to get it better. Gosh your up with the birdies this morning at 4.10am and I bet the day with drag all the more as you want it to go safely. Hope you have a good flight home. No "baggy" clothes so to avoid the pat down ;) No more news here ladies so bye for now :wave: purpleorc :grouphug: |
voodoo1 Looks like you had posted and vaguely around the same time as me so I missed it.
Aww poor Tiga why some people get dogs it is beyond me. I can not bear to think of them being mistreated. I know I spoil mine rotten probably more so as I haven't any kids. Saying that my father absolutely dotes on our Rizzie and and Rizzie switches loyalties when they stop with us. Our Riz came to us when he was 19 months old and we got him from a couple whose marriage was breaking up and neither could keep the dog. We kept his name but it was not our choice to call him Rizla after the cigarette papers ! so we just shortened it so he would still answer to to. Then my Dad who swears blind he is is not deaf misheard is name and thought is was Grizzler :lol: so he calls him that even though he knows it is not his name. Next time I do my hair in that style will get DH to be photographer and take a photo of this bun. Mind you I bet he think I need my bumps read wanting photos of my hair style ;) |
morning ladies,
didnt get much packing done yesterday. She is coming home at noon today and helping me. The uhaul will be here tonight and we are loading it and moving her in the morning early. Its hard to get much packing done with kidos running around. We had snow flurries yesterday!! I have to admit as much as I hate winter I was kinda excited!! We are getting down into the teens tonight for lows.BRRRR I am going to have so much room in my house i dont think i willl know what to do with it. Daughters stuff has taken over to the point i cant move in my dinning room. I am excited about seeing her house and having my space back. Of course it will call for a good cleaning after moving her stuff out. My scales are staying the same but i have done great this week!! I am proud of my eating for the week and my water for the most part. I really do need to pump up the exercise more...yesterday i picked up pecans at the playground again...and today i will get lots of exercise lifting and tugging on boxes and carrying them down from upstairs to the moving van. I need to get to the basement and clean up the kitchen table and chairs that she is taking with her..you know how things get when they sit in a basement for a few years. LOL... oh guess what...now with all her stuff moved i can actually get to my weight machine easily. guess i have no excuse for not using it more. julia- good to see you back!!! hugs to all |
Morning Ladies....
Well yesterday was CRAP! My car has been squeeking up a storm! Hubby finally got a chance to look at it. Looks like the a/c pully is going and once that snaps the whole car wont run cause its on one serpentine belt! So he calls the garage where I take it when hubby cant fix it..and the grand total will be $800 !!!!!!!!! Needless to say I dont have that right now...soo my carpool friend is going to drive to work for a while and I will just pay her gas money. I hate cars! Give me a good ole horse and buggy anyday. So yesterday was a big ole stress day for me..I gave in and had some chocolate! Which I have been doing good about not eating it when stressed only when I really wat it. But yesterday..that was the last straw. Sorry my post is so blah.... toodles |
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