I want to sign up for the blc but don't see where, can someone point me to it?
I am still sick from the last weeks deal, this congestion is just hanging on forever. To top it off, I burnt my fingers on my iron while refilling the water chamber. I sure do take my hat off to serious burn victims, how they cope with such intense pain is beyond me.

My mom just called and my brother had to have 2 units of blood this morning. His surgeon was in and is not happy with his progress. He thinks the repair surgery was a sucess but isnt sure what is going on. HE has the other specialist looking into things as well. Guess we should know more later today. They are still talking about trying to get him off the vent today. The longer he is on it the harder it is on his body.

Even though i am upset I will not eat junky foods today!!! I will stay on my diet plan!!!
just wanted to let yall know what is going on..
hugs and keep sending up the prayers

Debbie, I pray your brother carries on with his healing & this is just a tiny blip on his road to recovery.XXXXXhugsXXXXX
Annie I shall check the pic page in a mo. Love snow as long as I'm in the warm, lol!!! We have coal fires in both our dining and living rooms, great for extra heat when it gets cold, trouble is it sends me to sleep.xxxxxx
Catherine, sorry you struggled with the exam, at least the results from your class & homework show that you ARE up to the standard.xxxxx
I hasd my slimming club Christmas party this week, I SHOULD have been slimmer of the week BUt they didn't do one coz of ther party, DRAT!! I lost 3 1/2lbs, I'm so pleased! I am going to aim to not gain over the Christmas period by following the tips below.
NO GORGING OR EATING FOR THE SAKE OF IT
ONLY LOW CAL DRINKS (brandy/vodka etc) NO BEER/WINE.
LIMIT CAKES/PASTRIES (hopefully to just Christmas Day & Boxing day)
Zelma I'm so sorry you've had such a rough time, health and emotionally xxxxx You deserve better. I hope you have a FABULOUS holiday & get to meet some of the lovely 3FC ladies. Next year how about coming to the UK for a white Christmas??? (hint..hint...)xxxxx
Gotta go & sort stuff out... BETH tell your mum she is SO NAUGHTY buying me a pressie, I had to go all over Derby for hers & ended up with something from my own town..DOH!!xxxxx
xxxxxxsharon

Americaninuk, ok, I've signed you up. It will run from January 1st til March 29th and we'll have to weigh in by Sundays so I can post who the biggest loser is for that week on Mondays. If you weigh in on a different day, you can still use that weigh in day, but just post it by that Sunday. If you have any more questions just let me know and I'll try and answer them the best I can. It's my first time doing this, and I just thought it would be fun for all of us.

Debi, that's wonderful that your brother is doing so much better. Hopefully he will be out of ICU pretty soon and back to normal. That's great too that you've stayed on the straight and narrow with your eating. I would of been a mess I'm afraid. Keep pumpin that water!!!
Just read your second post so I'm kicking up the prayers for him. I hope they can find out whats going on with him quickly and he can get off of the vent. Hugs!!

Annie, the party was so nice!! The owners of the company are just so sweet and they even give the women of the working men, little ornaments. The food was great, didn't go overboard either. Jim got a bonus of $1000 this year so that really helps out alot. We've got at least 2 feet of snow. Our county got slammed the hardest. It's the most snow they've had here in 20 years! We still have my son and dil staying with us and for now, no end in sight for the snow. It's just gorgeous outside! Where we live we are the only ones back here since we live at the end of the street so, so much of the snow is flawless and just looks like a sheet of white. The trees are all laden down with snow too. Just beautiful!!
I've got you on my BLC list!

Toni, I've got you on my list!!! I'm the one doing the BL challenge!
How's the fingers feelin'?

Purple, your so lucky to have time to plan and clean before your family comes!! My son and dil were sort of a spur on the moment thing. Thank goodness the house wasn't in too bad of shape. Sounds like the menu planning will be key for you and your family to make sure everyone gets the proper meals so they don't have any side effects.

Hi Sharon, good to see you!

Well, still snowing and getting ready for another storm to hit. Have to get to the store today for my parents since they are running out of food!! Its beautiful to look at but so dangerous to be driving in but we just take it slow and easy. We've seen so many spin outs and abandoned cars on the side of the roads. I also feels so sorry for the lost animals outside. I just want to take them all in.
Have a wonderful day ladies!
Debbie

I'm having a cranky day. It's too cold (-22) to do anything outside, and my pool is closed until January. I actually threatened to take my portable disc golf target and go play in the pedway. That's the heated underground walk ways down town leading between the subway and buildings. The primate I live with vetoed that idea. He said I'd end up on the news and then in a holding cell because that area is all covered by video cameras. He is such a drag at times. I'm going to get out my putter and see if I can dimple the hallway walls.

Hello All,

I am feeling rough today. My Sweet's Syndrome is flaring and along with the ugly lesions I have flu symptoms, heck sometimes it even feels like I have arthritis because of it. So add to that that I have sciatica and am having a serious bad hair day and you can imagine how rough I feel.

But the good news is that despite feeling so yuck, I've not taken comfort in food. And believe me, there is plenty of yummy food here to tempt me. So yay me.

Catherine - I always said you have an amazing way with words, and you have proved it yet again. I want to thank you for what you said about my coming back here, even though I'm not even dieting and that I've put back on so much weight that I had lost. I am determined to give my weight loss my all in the new year, and coming back here is already being a help to me.

Sharon - I am not naughty because I bought you something lol. You are naughty for chasing around trying to find me something! Seriously I never expect anything in return!! Well done on you losing 3 and 1/2 lbs, it's such a shame they didn't do the loser of the week in your slimming group because of the party. Oh well I'm sure you will win it again soon enough. I think you are amazing being back on track this close to Christmas. Well done you!!

Beth - how is this, is this post long enough to be worthy of your nagging lol. You wait til the new year, I'll be making people fed up of my waffle, including you lol.

Debbie - see I'm off the Wii long enough to post lol. Got to say Animal Crossing is soooooo addictive. I promise I'll email you soon, definitely over the weekend if not tomorrow.

PurpleOrc - pleased to meet you too. Where in the UK are you? I loved the photos of your dog. My DH used to have a Staffy and he broke his heart when she died.

Debi - what marvellous news that your brother is improving daily. Do you think he'll be home in time for Christmas?

Annie - my friend, how are you doing? I remember a time when you didn't post here much, and now look at you, you are the new queen of the board. And you are definitely the queen of weight loss. Nearly 300 lbs, that is AWESOME :carrot: I am so proud of you.

To everybody I haven't mentioned, hope you are all having a great day. Take care and from one big fatty to all you wonderful 'losers' keep up the great work.

Hugs,

Ammi :hug:

Thank you Annie for asking about me. I am around, but not doing very well. I've had some health issues as of late and I am still trying to figure out a good balance. I will try to post more as I feel better.

Hugs to all of you, and my thoughts and prayers are with all of you as well.

Hey all,

I will come back and post more later, but I just wanted to say hello. I'm finished my exams (just got my grades today... and they're great) and now I'm in full fledged 'catch up mode', including some cooking stuff. I've got to run (I'm going out for something for my mother before the storm we're supposed to get shows up), but I will come back and try and catch up a little. Two personals before I go though:

Debi - I'm so sorry to hear about your brother's problems. I do hope they get him off the vent soon.

Debbie - I'm in for January, as long as it's just the gals here.

I hope everyone else is good, but I will definitely come back tonight and do a few more personals and ramble on for a bit.

Okay, I went out and did my errand. We're supposed to be having a winter storm tomorrow. You know, blowing wind 8-12 inches of snow and such. I did some grocery shopping this morning (and errands) but my mother had a call from the doctor late afternoon and needed a prescription. So I decided to be a dutiful daughter and go pick it up for her. Nah, I just didn't want her asking me to go out in a storm tomorrow. Of course, this means that we probably won't get a storm tomorrow, but it really doesn't matter.

I'm finished for the semester (last exam almost a week ago) and I got my grades today. I did very well, like really well, so I'm very happy about that. I took a week off tracking / planning / counting last week, with an idea of eating maintenance calories. It was officially a year since I'd gone back to the weight loss mode and I think I was feeling a little burnt out. I don't think that I ate a huge amount of calories but it was definitely skewed away from my usual higher protein diet, including some Christmas baking. Oh, and a large amount of alcohol on Saturday night (party at the neighbours). I weighed in Sunday about 9 pounds higher than the week before, but then dropped 8 pounds in two days (so definitely water). So, this week I'm back to the usual routine, and feeling better about it, so the break was a good thing.

Overall I'm spending less time on the computer, but still following (basically) my plan for diet and exercise. I still update my blog daily (and a training log I keep on another site). Around the last couple of weeks of the semester it was actually the exercise that became a problem, the food seemed to be okay. I've popped into the forums from time to time, but for whatever reason have been reading here and there, but not posting much. Although I will likely spend a little more time here over the next few weeks, I suspect I'm really kind of going into lurk mode for a while, perhaps a long while. I have enjoyed catching up a little reading the threads, but if I keep playing catch-up I'll likely never post. On the personal catch-up, the freezer is getting a little empty, so I'm also spending my break time doing some cooking (lunch stuff, soup, etc.). So, a few more personals and then off to bed I go.

Purpleorc - I'm glad to see you posting more. Just having someone else around that is almost at her goal is very inspiring. It helps to know that some of us really do make it.

Sharon - I've learned in the past that lurking when you're off plan can be brutal. Please, let the ladies help you get back on track. Lurking when busy is one thing, but lurking when off plan can be dangerous. Good luck with the holiday parties, they can be pretty rough to keep on track during.

Annie - every time I look at your ticker you're slowly going down. Congrats! I definitely couldn't do such early mornings for work. Best of luck on the job search in the new year.

Catherine - take the accomodation if you end up in the same situation. There's no shame in it, although I do think I understand why you don't want to do it. Congrats though on passing the course, and good luck next semester. I admit that I kind of miss being in school (but I won't tell my fellow students that in January), and I'm looking forward to going back.

Carol - I tend to want to be a couch potato in bad weather myself. I've been trying to make a point this week to get up and at least move around the house. Some days it works, some days it doesn't.

To those I've missed, how about a :wave: as I head off. I admit that sometimes I find the personals the hardest to do. Once I start with one person I feel like I have to do everyone. And I just don't have the time anymore. Anyway, I do hope that everyone is having a reasonably decent holiday season, and that you only eat what you choose to eat... not what your body wants you to eat. I admit that I struggled today and ended up eating far too many calories in cookies this afternoon (although still within my calories). It left me very hungry waiting for dinner, something I usually try and avoid. I've managed to give most of the cookies away... I'm hoping to get rid of all of them in the next few days. Out of sight, out of my mouth! :)

I had my interview this am. I think it went really well, but I wont know anything till tues or wed. they are interviewing today and monday.

didnt sleep a wink last night .. was too nervous, so gonna have a bite to eat and hit the hay.. hope everyone is doing well today:)

Hey ladies... :D

Well...I was brave and went to the Avenue store and this was the first time I've set foot in a clothing store in like 6 years...maybe more! I felt like an alien, shifting my eyes around, but I managed to buy a few things. I didn't try anything on, not there yet, but you know I really enjoyed the experience. I have to go back and return a bra I got, too small, but no worries. I did purchase an "inspiration skirt" that is two or three sizes too small. I love it and am going to make it a goal to fit into it!

:D :D :D :D

WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

You know buying lingerie, another new experience for me, really makes you feel good. :D