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300 + Weekly Thread #1189
300 + Weekly Thread # 1189
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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!!! |
Good morning Peeps - stay warm today!
Debi - glad to see you back - prayers still heading your way. Jacquie - love the new avatar! You are beautiful. Thank you for posting it. Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE. Hugs, Carol |
Good morning
Well my weekend of catching up with the chores has caught up with me and I am shattered and did not surface out of bed until 9.45am :o I will go early to bed tonight as I have to be up early tomorrow at 7.30am. I know getting up at that time in the morning is going to go down like a lead balloon. I did manage to get all my chores done and also made a big batch of cereal bars a bit like granola bars. The main ingredient is oats, and then add egg plus sugar (I use half and half sugar. which is half sweetener and half sugar). Then add in what ever you like, nuts, dried fruit the worlds your oyster what you put in. I then put it into a tray I have lightly sprayed with one cal spray. I made double batch so the others are now residing in my freezer along with the fruits of the forest muffins I made after lunch. I sure did not take any rocking when I went to bed I was so tired. I managed a couple of pages of my book before I called it a day. Can not even remember DH coming to bed plus when I woke up this morning he wasn't there either. I can remember when it was me who was always up first as I never need much sleep about 4 or 5 hours and that was it. It is more like 9 or 10 hours now. Gggirls Sounds like your instructor has been giving you a hard work out and I bet you will find muscles you never really knew existed. The muffins are really simple and easy to make. It takes just about 35 minutes to make and cook if that. They freeze beautifully as well. When I have defrosted them throughly I sometimes pop in the microwave for a about 10 to 15 seconds to slightly warm. I find them yummy that way remind me of just coming out of the oven. I think we all have a melt down with food at one time or another. It for me is so easy to slip back into my old ways if I am not mindful of what I put in my mouth. Like you I just brush myself off and ensure that I just eat healthily from that point on. Shows how far you have come that you do not let a hiccup like this knock you off course. Well done you for changing your ways and not it steer you away from eating healthily. Baz xo Glad to hear that you are feeling better regarding the TOM. I am hoping that my tearful mood decides to go away soon. Though it is difficult to tell at times which is TOM or MS related. MS can alter your emotional state. I just saw you asked Zelma what an UTI was? I was a nurse for many moons so can shed light on it for you. UTI stands for Urinary Track Infection or known more by the general public as a water infection. They can be very painful, cause you to feel generally unwell and may also pass blood in your urine in some cases. If you are prone to these a natural prevention is cranberry juice providing you are not on the blood thinning drug of warfrin. You are unable to take cranberry juice as it alters the blood results for the clotting fact they are checking for. I did like Alex whom won the X Factor but maybe that is because I am from an older generation. I can understand how JLS and Eoghan Quigg ( I think I have spelt that correct) would be very liked they are very good looking and can sing to boot. I feel they will both have a career in music which will be very fitting after all they were all good who were in the final. I was recently in your neck of the woods I see by where you live. I went to do an delivery with my DH to the Vue cinema in Swansea. It was a pity I did not have more time to have a little wander round but it was straight back off home I am afraid. It was a long drive there and back. Jacquie668 You are doing the right thing focusing on clearing up your skin issues rather than wanting to be a certain weight. Look how far you have come you are 61lbs light than when you began you weight loss journey. If you continue to eat healthily and watch your portions I am sure you will be surprised how much you will lose in that period of time. I thought I was at a standstill regarding my weight but that is not true I started the biggest losser challenge on here and low and behold I lost 6lbs during that time. So it appears I am losing about 1/2lb a week which I didn’t really know . I am sure with good nourishment inside your body of healthy food it can only help your skin. My skin condition has improved since I have ate better. Oh it isn’t cured by any means but any improvement is a bonus. Azcyn Happy birthday for yesterday. Though sorry to hear that you are poorly at the minute. See you went for a trip down memory lane with the visit to the house in Phoenix. Aww such a sweet thought from your eldest about Grandma can see this all the time now. I really would love to see these ice sculptures you talk of we have nothing like that in the UK ours is a too temperate climate for such wonders. We have a house near us which is very highly decorated there is hardly an inch of it which is not covered in lights. Even the garage and front lawn, hedges and gates are lit up. There is another one not too far from that you does this to raise money for charity which is a nice thought. Realist Good for you doing 60 minutes on your bike and managing 16 miles that is wonderful. I am sure that the possible trip to do flying will be a great motivator. I know aircraft seats belts are our worst nightmare. I am sure that you will be pleasantly surprised if you are exercising regardly you will have gained muscle which as we know is heavier than fat. So the seat belt will probably be no issue. You and I are different in where we carry our weight. My weight as been mainly in my thigh, butt and hip region not so much in the tummy. So trousers (pants) are pain I have them to fit over my hip then there is a 2” gap at my waist. Fortunately since I have lost weights it has made that better in the fact these not so much of a gap at the waist. Dogpal Thanks for the compliment regarding my weight loss. I am waiting for me to lose another 1lb and then I will get DH to play photographer. Then that will be 10lbs lost since my last photograph. I have 2lbs more to lose to get to a milestone in my weight loss which will be 126lbs lost. Strange figure I know but it equates to 9 stones lost which is a weight system we use in the UK. I would love it to be my Christmas present to myself but I am losing weight slowly now so maybe that will not be the case. Maybe I best have a word with Santa ;) tell him I’ve been a good girl and sees what I get :lol: I see you have 11lbs to reach your next goal in your weight loss jourey. I am so looking forward to celebrating this milestone with you. When I started my journey you where one of the people whom inspired me to think yes I can actually achieve this. I found that once I reach a size 16 clothing (18 UK) I was not in them for very long. Not that I was losing weight any faster but the fact you had to lose less to get into the next size. I am now in size 12 (UK size 14) I can not believe how rapidly I have gone down in sizes since I hit that size 16. I was so glad I never bought too much only a few pieces which I could mix and match. Dgramie Thanks for the update on your brother. My prayers and thoughts remain with you. It maybe a long road to recovery but it will all be worth it in the end to have the life that he deserves. bye all and take care. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Debie, so sorry about your brother, I'd hoped once they found out what the problem was he would get better quickly. I REALLY hope he fights this and recovers.HUGSXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I've been lurking, not wanting to moan & bring the mood down, I think I'm out of the mood & back to being OP. HUGS to you all, stay warm & well. xxxxxxsharon |
ggirls: TY...I guess that is my way of coming out of my shell and showing myself more and more. That picture was taken when I was sick and when I weighed about 330 pounds. So, I'm hoping to take some newer pictures later... :D :hug:
purpleorc: I think you're right about focusing on the health part instead of a specific weight. I have one big area of skin issues I'm trying to get clear and it is working, but I need to get back to stabilizing my diet. The more raw food I put in me, the better my skin is lol. Skin issues, weight issues, does it ever end? lol |
Hello ladies :D
I hope everyone is having a good Monday. I didn't go to school today as I was feeling tired and queasy in the morning when I woke up. :barf: My boyfriend told me that I didn't miss a lot of work in school so that is ok. Even though I'm not on my weight loss journey yet, I had a small NSV ~ it was very cold today and I needed to post a card for a friend so I wrapped up warm and walked to the nearest town to stop at the local post office, rather than drop the card off in a letterbox on the corner of my street. After getting some bits and bobs from the shop, the bag was heavy so I caught a bus BUT I got off a bus stop early than my usual one and walked uphill and all the way to my house. :carrot: Jacquie ~ It seems like everyone on the thread is on TOM! That's a shame that you gain that much lbs while you're on TOM. Before I used birth control, I only gained 2 or 3 lbs when on TOM. I have to say, you look very pretty in your avatar! ;) Cyn ~ Thanks for being understanding. I doubt if I'm a woman yet because I'm only 17! :lol: Annie ~ I am feeling better now, thanks for the concern. How are you today? I hope all is good. :hug: Debi ~ I'm so sorry that your brother is in critical condition. I hope he pulls through. :hug: Purpleorc ~ MS sounds like a very difficult condition to cope with and it's a shame that you're affected with it. Thanks for explaining what UTI was. I am actually prone to UTI, I just thought it meant something else for Zelma. I have had it all my life and had to take medicine everynight but I stopped a couple of years ago when I learnt to drink more water. I actually wanted Alice to win but she got voted out the week before the final. Although, Alex is very good and I agree with you that all of the finalists will have a career in music. :yes: Oooh, which part in the UK do you live? I went to the Vue cinema last weekend! Swansea is a nice town but it can get really busy around Christmas. What does DH mean? I assume it means your husband, but if it is, then what does the 'D' mean? I have noticed that other people on this board have used DD and SD? I'm new to this so bare with me please. :D Hi Sharon ~ Nice to see you posting. Just letting you know that my mam (Ammi) is back on the forum after a lot of persuading from me! ;) I am off now but should be back on later if there's any more posts. :) Take care all and keep warm. Beth xx |
Good Morning all,
Cold, cold, cold!!! lol. It is freezing out and very windy. Carol: Hi there sweetie. Debi: Hugs to you and love and prayers coming your way. Purple: I am so excited for you being in a size 12. My 16's are a tiny bit loose in the tummy so maybe soon I will be in a 14. I was walking in my underwear and my DH was teasing me about how baggy they are in the bottom. They are new and size 18's so I guess it's about time to get a smaller size undies. lol. Sharon: Hi there hun. Don't worry about bringing the room down. If you want to moan.... let it fly. Hugs. Jacquie: I love your avatar picture. You are such a cutie pie. Beth: Glad that you are feeling a bit better. I'm really impressed and proud of you for the walking you did to mail your letter. Great NSV. Well, I guess I am all caught up and need to go exercise. I am so chilly I just want to snuggle on the sofa.lol. Blessings all, annie |
We got a little positive new just now. They have been able to reduce the meds to keep his blood pressure high enough. If it stays up they maybe able to take it away. That is the 1st positive step.:O)
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Debi: That is wonderful news. Thank God! Hugs sweetie.
blessings to you, Annie |
Hi ladies. I posted an introduction a while back, then didnt have internet for a bit, so thought i would just jump in and say hey. As you can see by my ticker ( which i got the priveledge of using while i was awol lol), i have loads of weight to lose, but im doing it in 15lb increments so it doesnt seem sooooo unreachable. Im looking forward to getting to know you all and i want to thank you already for the inspiration your posts have given to me already:)
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I was going to say Happy Monday all, but as I just looked at my clock and it has gone midnight, at least here, well it's Tuesday now.
Just wanted to pop on and say hi before going to bed and to say when I can drag myself off FaceBook, or Animal Crossing on the Wii, and when I'm not sleeping lol, I will post a longer post. In the mean time my precious Beth can keep me up to date on all of you and visa versa. Hugs, Ammi :hug: |
DGRAMIE, just wanted to say I'm so sorry that your brother is having such a struggle. I worry for you both and surely keep you both in my prayers.
SHARON! If I can come dragging my sorry behind back here, You surely can. I know what it's like to not feel like it, but let's do it anyway! I FINALLY had my first really good day, where I know I burned more than I swallowed. I even had a single cookie at work - and it was worth it - but then I went grocery shopping for the first time in 2 months, ate carefully, and even started a pot of chili. Late for bed, but hugs to you all! |
Hi :wave: fellow chicks.
I am up with the birdies this morning it is 7.45am and I am up at this time as it is the day for my oxygen therapy. Normally you would not see me for love nor money at this time of the morning ;) My messy little tyke namely called Rizzie ( my dog) I gave him a treat yesterday which he normally eat without a trace. Though yesterday when I went into the kitchen if I did not know better I would say he had been stamping up and down on it. It was smash to smithereens and all over the place. The trouble was every time you went to the kitchen it picked up on your socks and trailed through the house. So needless to say the Hoover soon came out for a second appearance that day. Having dogs at times can be as messy as children any day if not worse ;) NoLifeWithoutHorses Good for you in your calories eaten and expending lark. Two days in a row is a great especially at this time of the year when there is so many things to make us stray. AmmiUK Hello nice to meet you. Time can whizz away from you especially this time of the year with Christmas shopping etc to do. Americaninuk Hello and welcome back. Nice to meet you. Like yourself I also use small increments to achieve my bigger goal. I use 14 pounds strange amount I know but in the UK 14 equals a stone and that is part of the weights system we use here. dogpal I bet a size 14 is only just around the corner. I kinda wait till the last minute to try the new size on when the previous size is virtually hanging off me. Not wanting to believe that I can possibly be a size smaller. Usually when I try the new size on there is plenty of wiggle room and could have got into this new size quite a while back. Talking of undies I really do need to get some of those before I end up with an embarrassing moment of them dropping around my ankles in public :o My undies are 20 - 22 size but run on the smaller side. I am sure that i could manage 14 - 16 now easily. dgramie oh that is such wonderful news about your brother for me to wake up to that his meds for high blood pressure have been reduced. It must be a relief to your family to have a bit of positive news after days of worry and stress. Baz xo MS is not an easy illness or disease. You ride a roller coaster. Though the worst time for me through all this was the time in limbo waiting for the diagnosis. Then the diagnosis itself was a relief I had a name to why I was feeling as I was. I wasn't going crazy. Then bang my world seemed to cave in something that had defined me for years a nurse was gone virtually over night. I loved nursing with all my heart and the variety it brought. Eventually I came to terms with it and have concentrated on my health. I have stopped smoking some 7 nearly 8 years ago. Then 21 months ago started to tackle my weight issue. Yes drinking lots of fluid can help prevent infections as it does not allow the bacteria time to cling to the wall of the bladder and multiple. MSer can be prone to them as well. My friend whom has the condition is always fighting one. Diana Vicker the contestant whom was voted out one week before the final had a very unique distinguishable voice. I must admit I did find that her voice did not lend itself to all genre though with the right song she was good. Jacquie668 I know when my skin condition eczema was at its worse and I was covered virtually head to toe in it. I was so down in the dumps people thought I had the plague and you could see them pull away from me. I tried to concentrate on the food I put inside me. It helped my mental state until the condition was more under control. The weight loss became a by product of the healthy eating and exercise. voodoo1 I hope that you feel better soon. It is horrid if you suffer from depression or "bad moods" nothing much you can seem to do. Hope your days on plan continue and you see results for your efforts :) I hope this post all makes sense but I am not my best when it is this early. I hope I have not missed anyone out, if I have a big sorry. so catch up with you all soon. :wave: :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Purpleorc= i have been here a few years and still dont think in 'stones', but i should. when i made my mini goal, i never even thought about it lol.. i will prob change it as it would sound good to say i lost a stone:)
I havnt felt really well the last few days, went to the dr yesterday and i have a really bad sinus infection.. started antibiotics, and hoping i feel like riding my stationary bike some today. yesterday i didnt do real well on my food:( I had a scone and two mini choc bars from a celebrations tin.. have no idea why i succumbed other that its TOM as well as being sick so.. back on track today! |
Purple- the meds were actually to keep his blood pressure high enough, it had been dropping way to low. They say this is a sign that the antibotics are working now. They told us one baby step on the road the right direction.We all know about baby steps!!! We we all want everything fast!!!
Carol_ HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! everyone_ thanks for the prayers and good thoughts! I know that is why he is still with us!!! I have been doing alot of thinking during the past week. THis just reinforces why I have to get the rest of the weight off. I dont ever want to be in the shape he is in. I have heard them say so many times over the past 3 days that his weight is such a problem for him. That his weight is making it so much harder for his body to heal. I hope and pray that everyone who is struggling right now will learn from what my brother is going thru and get exercise today and eat right today. Just take one step at a time !!! I love you all and dont think I could have survived the past few days without the support I have gotten! |
Flying by this morning..
Arizona is cold and rainy yeah!! Also Northern Arizona got its first snow this morning!! YEAH!!! I am going to drink extra water today for everyone! |
Americaninuk: Welcome back. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better. Glad that you came back. I hope you feel better soon.
Ammi: Hi sweet friend! I miss you. So happy to see you post. Glad that you are enjoying your gaming though. Val: Woo hoo to having a good eating day. Way to go! Purple: Your Rizzie sounds so cute. Doggies sure do make messes. lol. Go to the store and get yourself some new underware. lol. Debi: I am glad that your brother had a baby step towards health. It will be a long road but one step at a time he can get healthy. I love you too and I am so sorry that this happened to your brother. I really feel for you. I have to say that when I lost my brother John in 11/06 it hit me so hard that is when I started really trying to get healthy and loose weight. Thank you for reminding us that it really is all about health. I'll continue to pray for your brother's health. Hugs. They asked me to work late today to run a machine called a sorter. I don't want to learn to run any machines. I am going to concentrate on getting a job after the first of the year. A job that I enjoy and I don't have to get up so early for. lol. I have been up since 2:30 and I am sleepy. It is so cold in the building where I work that those DVD's felt like ice cubes. I am happy to be home where my furbabies are glad to see me and where I am warm. I am down another 1/2 pound today which is so wonderful. I have been trying so hard to get to my next goal and now If I continue on the way I have been this past week, I may just make it very soon. I couldn't have done this without all of you pushing me and encouraging me along the way. So, thank you one and all. Blessings, Annie |
dgramie: I'm happy to hear your brother is doing better. I hope he is on his way to recovery and even though it may be a long haul, you and your family are in my thoughts. :hug:
*** TY for the avatar compliments. I have since updated with a recent picture in my new duds lol. I went bathroom mirror picture taking crazy today...though I didn't take a full shot of my body, I'll do that soon. I guess I can post some pictures in the progress section, but they are just waist up shots lol. I'm happy to report my jeans fit, I got them at Old Navy (plus size online) for like $12 bucks. WOO! :carrot: I feel a bit sexy in them...aside from my tummy...god it is huge. TOM is moving on, but I've been doing a lot of research into PMDD and I think I fit that. So, next month I finally go to the doctor and ask about what I can do. I also have a few other issues I need to get looked at. I'm thinking I can ask about that Yaz pill as it does birth control and PMDD/PMS... :D |
Just a fly by before a VERY busy day at school. JUST TWO DAYS TO GO!!! I am moving out of my two rooms (IT and Music) and am not really wanted in the two rooms I am supposed to move into, which feels REALLY good. We have a few staff members who are acting a little selfish lately and it is kinda a downer.
Just an update on the latest health 'things' with me. On top of being on depression meds, and still getting over my FIFTH bouth of laryngitis for the year, and being on strong antibiotics for a UTI... I now have THRUSH from the antibiotics!!!! Yes, you can all chuckle now. When I told people at school yesterday they just laughed. I suppose I was a 'little' dramatic when I told them. Sort of like "what ELSE could I want huh?" Still, if I didn't laugh about it I may be tempted to cry, so I'll just keep giggling and make people think I am going insane on top of everything else. I suppose at least it is ONLY thrush, so it can be easily treated. When I first got the pain it felt as though someone was sticking a knife in my abdomen, so I went into major panic mode. I can't believe the number of medicine packets I am getting ready to take on holiday. With all the pills and creams, I am not sure what customs is going to think. They will mostly go in check in luggage, so hopefully it will be OK. There is nothing illegal in there, just LOTS of it! Someone (I think Cyn, but am being lazy and not going back to check) asked if I was just going to Hawaii. We are spending just over a week in Hawaii, just on Oahu, then just over a week in Las Vegas, then about 12 days in Southern CA, going to Disneyland, San Diego and Los Angeles for a few days each. We then go back to Honolulu for a couple of days before flying home. It is a long trip home - 10 hours to Sydney, a couple of hours in the airport there, then 4 hours home - so I think I will be VERY happy to get home after all that. But I can't WAIT to actually be on holiday after all of this mess at school and with my health. I want my mind and body to be able to just rest and unwind. Well, off to get ready for my second last day at work for the school year!!!!!!! Take care, Zelma |
More good news on my brother.....if things continue to stay the same they are going to try and start weaning him off the vent. HIs wife said alot of the swelling is starting to leave his body so thats awesome news.
Now me...well I have tried to eat the house today. I know that Tom is close and that exhaustion has set in.Cant go back and change it and was aware of what i was doing. SO tonight i am drinking another bottle of water and then going to bed early. Tommorow is a new day and day 1 back OP.I didnt weigh in last week on sat. SO i am going with a stay the same ...i was the same on friday. I am going to behave myself until christmas eve dinner. I will eat one cheat meal on christmas day. I will get right back OP and stay there until my bday and have a meal out. Then right back OP till the wedding. |
Christmas office party today at the new job, and MAN! They know how to party! Oh, did I mention that I work for Pizza Hut/WingStreet? I didn't go way overboard and am reasonably happy with the day.
It's AMAZING how much better, mentally sharper, more energetic, I feel even just greatly reducing the garbage I've been putting in my body. It never ceases to amaze me that I eat things that make me feel awful, time and time again. If feels so good to eat better! |
Hi all,
Things here are ok. Worked until about 9pm last night...from 7:30am. Another busy day. But I got my workout in. My strategy for work and workouts is set now. I will work until 5 or 6 pm, come home, eat a little something, workout, and the work more if necessary. I will work very hard to make myself a priority, as well as my work. We will see how it goes. Happy birthday Carol!!! That's about it from me tonight. Later all, Angie |
Goals...
What are your goals in life? I am not talking about new years resolutions...I am talking about goals. I have been pondering this some lately. I don't have kids, therefore my goal isn't to provide for my kids...blah blah blah. I am trying to find things that I think would help define me (probably to me). Accomplishments. Things to strive for. Here are my thoughts (off the top of my head). I think I need to invest some time thinking about them, to see what they mean to me.
- Climb a mountain (preferrably 14er) in Colorado. I want to do with with DH, to look over the mountains and just enjoy it. Take it all in. - Complete some sort of "race". Most likely a 10K. Not necessarily running. - Do meaningful work. I try to remember this, but I forget it a lot. I work for a great biotech company that makes extremely meaningful meds. They help people every day. I am a key to this. I need to know this is meaningful....but it is what I want? I don't know. - Retire. I don't know how. I don't know when. But I want to enjoy retirement. I feel like that isn't a lot. I need more goals. But not quantity, I want quality. Just some pondering for the evening. Angie |
Thank you all for the special birthday wishes - they mean so very much to me!
Jacquie - please take full body pics - you will regret it if you don't. I will post pics later from my 50th bd as well as my 51st bd today - not as different as I had hope but certainly quite different. Hugs to all, Carol |
Well, I think im feeling a little better this am, but yesterday sucked lol.. I am on 2500 mgs of antibiotics a day and yesterday they made me so nauseas and all i seemed to crave and keep down was carbs.. nice:(...felt too blah to ride my stationary bike or lift weights... so im sure i gained some from yesterday but im not gonna let it get me down. one thing i didnt give into is i used to be a big soda freak, and even tho i was sooo queasy and would have killed for a soda, i didnt.. not one swallow..but 7-up would have been so good lol.
the good part, is the pain is gone. my sinus infection was so bad it had gone into my cheek bone.. didnt know that could happen and dont want to ever have it happen again.. feels like your cheek will explode. my mother was going thru her old pics, and sent me a few of me when i was in my 20s.. i thought i was so fat then.. about 170lbs.. what i wouldnt give to be there again lol.. new motivation:) hubbys work breaks up on the 23rd til the 5th of jan so im looking forward to having that time with him. i dont know anyone in this country really cept his parents and him, so i get pretty bored during the day. been looking for a job, but with the economy and xmas, i havnt had any luck. DGRAMIE- Im glad your brother is doing better. it can be so scary when someone you care about is that unhealthy. |
Good morning Ladies
Last night we escaped the frost instead we had something we never see any of rain ;) Well joking apart far safer on the road with a light covering of rain than a sheet of ice. Looks a lovely crispy sun shine out side today lovely day for walking providing you wrap yourself up warm. Next week at the oxygen tank will be my last time for 2 weeks as the centre goes on its Christmas break. I will imagine that the session will be very busy indeed due to the fact of the holidays. I really do not like more than 5 in the tank but they do hold up to 7 people. Though 7 people is a tight squeeze and you have to just about book your turn to move your elbows and move your legs ;) I have only been in with 6 and that was bad enough so I am really hoping that it is not that full. Next Tuesday not only is it my tank session it is also a day for a meal with my DH works. So I had a try run yesterday could I get ready in the morning with war paint on, get dresses and do my hair. Well I managed it just about. It is not ideal situation by any means I would have preferred to have not gone there but DH does voluntary work at the centre so he knows how important that is to others with MS. Must go and get dressed and go to do the weekly grocery shop. Plus coming on 3fc site at a more humanly hour and not with the birdies;) is much nicer for me. Americaninuk Sorry to hear that you are having a pretty grotty time due to the antibiotics and the infection. Antibiotics are renowned for making you feel nauseous or have the trotters. Hope you will feel better soon. I only have ever had a sinus infection once and I never would like the return of it again. Like you say you feel your cheek or above your eye is going to explode due to the pressure. Concentrate on getting better first do not worry too much if you stray from your healthy eating for a couple of days. Exercise is wise to be put on hold so your body repairs itself. Then after 2 or 3 days rest you can start a fresh. I try to have nutritious meals but do not worry so much if I slip up with the odd sweet or cookie. It is what you get use to and you was brought up using pounds so it is the way you are likely to think. During my schooling we went from imperial measurements to metric. Even though I understand metric I still use imperial more often than not. I suppose as my parents and others still use it I still do so we are all talking on the same wave length. gggirls Looking forward to seeing the pictures of your progress from your birthdays. Realist gosh you have set me thinking what are my goals in life. Like yourself I have no children so my values will be different to others I know.
NoLifeWithoutHorses Glad you enjoyed the works Xmas do and you did not stray to far from the path of healthy eating. I know how sweet it feels to have been good not to mention how much better the body feels with not being fuelled with rubbish. dgramie Great again to wake up and find that your brother has more positive news. My thoughts and prayers are still with you and your family. It is no wonder weight ins and eating on plan did not happen with all that you had going on they were least of your worries. Nice that you have set yourself Little goals of being on plan but little treat meals for birthday's and Christmas. This way makes it more achievable as you know that there is going to be a reward at the end, first a nice meal and second you looking fabulous on your daughters wedding day. ZedAus Sounds like your life at the minute is going at 100mph with all that is going off at the minute. I hope that you have a fabulous holiday and recharge those batteries. Antibiotics are renown for giving you thrush as they knock out bacteria full stop good and bad. They do not know the antibiotics which are good or bad bacteria they just kill them. So hence you are vulnerable to thrush which in turn needs more potions and lotions to kill it. Hmm you got me thinking if I were to go through customs with my suitcase of medication. OK so I exaggerate a wee bit but I am 9 different sorts I think so a fair whack. I sure if you shook me I would rattle :lol3: Jacquie668 Glad your trousers fit and you feel a little sexy in them. That is one step closer to feeling that more often. I do hope you get a diagnoses soon and even if it is PDDS you can at least be treated for it. Half the battle is knowing what is wrong and then you can do things to make it more bearable. Medication can be helpful, maybe diet may play a factor but I am not 100% sure as it is an area which I know very little about. I hated being in what is called limbo-land not knowing what is wrong yet you know yourself that things are not right. You do not know what to do to help yourself as you do not have a name to the syndrome or disease. You feel like you are walking on egg shells fearing anything that you do to try and help might make the condition worse. dogpal Yes Rizzie is cute( mind you I am bias :)) but can make as much mess if not more than a child. I must admit though since he has got older he has got better. When we first had him he would shred every bit of paper in site. Never touched the furniture or anything else just paper. He is nearly 10 years old now well will be in January. Here is a picture of him earlier in the year begging and the second about 3 years back in Scotland http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...orc/rizzie.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...c/DSCF0045.jpg Time to shoot for now so take care and will come back soon. I have to go grocery shopping now. Sure is nice though to come on when the birdies aren't even out of bed yet :lol: Till next time :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
PURPLEORC- i am going to take it easy and not worry too much, but i am going to try to get on my bike for at least 15 mins today. my biggest downfall to losing weight is when i do go off plan for even a little while, i cant seem to get back on forever . i had been doing so well, i just dont wanna lose all the headway i made. i put my cals for the day into daily plate, and it came up 1825 counting dinner tonight, so thats not too bad. hubby, bless him, bought a tin of celebrations the other day and i had a couple pieces yesterday. this am i made him take it to work and put it in his locker lol. he is usually pretty good about bringing junk into the house, but with xmas season, oh well lol.
i dont like 'christmas pudding', hot crossed buns, or any of the other christmas stuff over here which is a plus i guess, so i wont be tempted by any of that.. now if pumkin pie with cool whip was on the menu i would be soo in trouble lol.. i hope everyone is having a good day and staying op. |
Very Quicky as I am heading out to work.
Carol: Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday sweetie. I see a huge difference in your last year pics and your this year pics!!! You look so amazing and beautiful!! I love the blouse you are wearing in your this year pics. So pretty and such a wonderful cut. Sexy! Hugs and blessings to everyone. I will be back later today after work. We are expecting major SNNOOOOWWWW today. Annie |
I cant believe its Wed already. Kids are out of school here today as we got another layer of ice over night.I will be suprised if we have school tommorow by the way things look and knowing we are not getting above freezing again today. I wasnt ready for winter yet!!!
I woke up this morning and scales are up 7lbs...YIKES!!!! I had to get up last night and takes some tums..(they are hard as rocks because i havent had to use them in 11months). I dont want to feel like that again!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been doing alot of thinking...about changes in my life; This year I have lost 80lbs...I have gone from a 28 to an 18. I have became a mother in law...(son got married last newyears eve). I have became a grandmother(awesome feeling). I have 2 college graduates..my daughter finished yesterday My baby started college and did great this semester. Hubby has made it thru the year to this point without a hospital stay. Last year he had 3. I have attend church pretty regular and grew closer to GOD. I had a big garden and enjoyed working in it. I am eating healthier and getting more exercise(not enough now that the season has changed). My blood pressure med has been cut by 3/4 this year. I feel like my outlook on life is better. My cabinets are clean... I enjoy my job..I play with the kids more than i use too. my goal are: to get to my ideal body weight...i dont want to be skinny just healthy. To get more exercise and maybe someday do a 5k . I would love to get to the point i can jog a mile straight. Have a closer relationship with God and do my daily bible study. Be the best mother and mother inlaw and grandmother i can be!! Get our house paid for in a few years. Keep my hubby healthy and maybe get his meds staight so that he can be level. encourage him to exercise daily and lose weight before the wedding. Get off blood pressure meds completely. spent more time with family..coming close to losing a brother makes it seem silly that i dont see him more often. Today is day 1 back OP. Carol_ awesome pictures..You look amazing. What a difference..you look so much younger now!!!! Your whole posture is different!!! hugs to all those who are sick.. off to drink my water..and jump on the minitramp. |
Okay, I am going to be quick today.
Annie, I looked at you pictures updated and wow you are doing great! Keep going! Carol, Yes, I can see a big difference. So confident and beautiful. Keep up the good work! Hope you had a wonderful birthday! I am off to eat breakfast and then get the girls out the door for school and get ready for an interview today. Yucky weather and have to drive an hour for it today. Not in the mood either. Just really been blah with Christmas so close and haven't really been able to get anything yet. Hubby has a few things bought so that is good and we know what we have left to get. Well, I better get moving. Penny |
morning ladies..
I watched TBL last night! I love that show :) Today is our holiday party at work. Although I know I will be munching I am going to really watch what I eat. Not just not to eat to much, but I always feel like crap after eating to much junk. Also not going to drink soda. Arizona is still in a sea of rain/ snow up north!! Wonderful!! I got to pull out a sweater and wear it!!! Zelma: That was me that asked about your holiday to the states! You will enjoy it! Vegas is fun fun! carol: Happy Birthday lady!!!! Purpleorc: The rudolph ice sculpture is basically a big block of ice that they use a chain saw or something sharp to sculp out a design. In this case rudolph. I hear alot of cruise ships have them. Arizona is normally warm even in the winter so they melt quickly..but its been cold enough here they have been around for a few. Angie: Colorado will be my home..one day. We hope! I have been up one mountain there..not wlalking ..and that was mt Evans. Beautiful! |
Carol: Happy Birthday! :D
Zelma: Doh! All those meds and now thrush?! Goodness...it is so irritating when the meds cause other problems. LOL I remember when I had to go to the ER because of my legs spawning palm sized blisters in under 12 hours and I'm sitting in there and they give me all these pills. So, I blindly take them, then they explain what they gave me. I'm out of it from something and then they tell me they gave me an antibiotic, but the only thing is you're not supposed to take it without friggin' food. So, I'm out of it, sick now, and turning red from something else they gave me lol. You have to laugh about it, or it would drive you mad. I hope it all works out for you and you are on your way to healing. dgramie: Good to hear your brother is doing a little bit better. I hope every day is better than the day before! :hug: gggirls: I will soon I think. I am a bit skittish about the full body shots, but it is something to overcome. I mean I walked around Target last night with such confidence, who cares if I show all my flaws in a photo lol. purpleorc: Well my boyfriend thinks that my monthly sabotages me greatly in my life. Meaning, I get really depressed, I physically hurt obviously, but the thing is my body changing already so I think that just adds to it. My depression I get, which I try to hide but that never works, really interferes with my diet and my life. So, I think finally taking that plunge to go to the doctor is key to get some help. *** As for me. Well, you know you deal with stresses and I've had a few, but things are looking up and moving toward positive things. It was funny, last night I was wandering around Target giggling at the ugly plus size clothes (seriously who wants to wear dark brown pants with an ugly grey sweater?) and had so much self confidence. I wore my new jeans, I had on an oversized teeshirt, but I decided against wearing one of those button down shirts I always wear over my shirts to cover me up. Apparently, according to my boyfriend, I look like I'm wearing huge tents or mu mus when I do that. So, I had on things that fit I guess...anyhow, I'm walking around and giggling at everything. I couldn't help it, the shoes alone made me laugh. I mean I saw BRIGHT BLUE ankle boots...ack! lol...Anyhow, random people started talking to me. That hasn't happened in a LONG time. I usually just avoid people and people avoid me. Last night, people smiled, nodded, had brief conversations with me. How is that for a change? lol :carrot: |
Hello fellow chicks.
I have just returned from my grocery shop talk about shop until you drop, well that is what I feel like now so I have now sat down to recharge the batteries before heading out to night. I feel proud of myself I never indulged in any naughties even though they were calling big time and sure they had my name on ;) I get big cravings for sweet things especially chocolate at this time of the month. Then to top it off there was free samples of cake around the bakery section of the grocery store. Phew fortunate the samples were not chocolate based but fruit, if it had been chocolate based in any way I would have ate the lot :T. I suppose I will have to be satisfied with my hot chocolate tonight before bedtime. Jacquie668 It sound like TOM impact upon your life greatly each month. Bucking up the courage to go will I am sure pay dividends. Take you boyfriend if you can for moral support if you feel you need it. Write symptoms and signs down if like me you forget half of what you wanted to tell the doctor that way you tend to cover everything you wanted to. azcyn The more I hear about these ice sculptors the more I would love to see of them. They sound spectacular to me. I am wondering whether I might get my first white Christmas :crossed: in 30 years. The last one was when I was a teenager of 14 :yikes: when did I get to be this old ;) dgramie Wow what changes you have made in a year that is wonderful how far you have come. I am really please for you. It shows you that not only does it mean we wear lower clothes sizes but it impacts greatly on health. With your medication being reduced greatly. I love your goals that you have for the forth coming months and years. dogpal Look forward to reading your post on here later on when you return from work. Sound though you will be having bad weather later with the major snow fall forecast. Has I was telling azcyn I maybe lucky and get my first white Christmas in 30 years. We very seldom see snow and when we do it is a light covering. Americaninuk Getting back into the swing of things when you have a few days off can be hard. I often have to walk that path with having MS and can not exercise when I want the mind is willing but the body is not playing game shall we say. Then after a few days off it is hard then to motivate oneself when your body is able to do it so I have to give myself a few :kickbutt: to sort myself out. I will not exercise today as I have walked quite a lot today and that will suffice for my daily dose of exercise. Sounds like it is a good job pumpkin pie is off the menu around here :lol: It is something I have never tasted as pumpkin is not used a great deal around here as you have probably discovered since living here. gggirls Thanks for sharing the photographs between you birthdays. Wow what a change in you your an inspiration to us here on 3fc. No wonder you doctor was over the moon on your last visit. You look wonderful and love the black and white top your wearing. It reminds me of a black and white top I own that I get many good comments when wearing it. Unfortunately it is getting a smidge on the big side for me so not much more wear to come out of it. Time to go and sort a bit of tea out when I say tea I mean food. Here in the UK it can refer to something hot or cold. Traditionally high tea was sandwiches, cakes and a cup of tea. Though as people work it has become a cooked main meal of the day. Take care and catch up with you soon. :wave:purpleorc :hug: |
Good Morning all,
I got off work at 7:30. It stinks when the boss asks you to come in earlier than normal only to get off earlier than normal. Ugh! Oh well, I came home and put on the Biggest Looser from last night and rode my bike to it. I have 2 Jillian Michaels DVD's to workout to. I think I will try one in a bit. As promised, we are getting tons of snow. lol. It is so beautiful and it just makes me happy and wishful for a fireplace or wood burning stove too. Oh well, another thing to add to our wish list for our house. Jacquie: Woo hoo for your new pants! I'm so happy that you are feeling good about things. Hugs. Zelma: Get better soon hun. Poor thing. Debi: I am so glad that things are going in the right direction with your brother. Hugs and prayers still coming your way. I think your goals are very lovely. Val: Good job eating better. Angie: Congrats working out despite all of the hours you have been working. I love your goals too. Americaninuk: Feel better soon. PUrple: Your Rizzie is just as cute as I imagined him to be. Thanks for sharing the photos. Penny: Thanks sweetie. Good luck to you on your interview. Hugs and drive safe. Cyn: Have a great time at the party at work. I posted a picture of myself and DH from his work party on Saturday night. I love that shirt that I have on in the photo but it is getting too large already. I bought it more than a month ago and saved it to wear for DH party and now it is getting too large. Oh well, someone will have a beautiful shirt when I pass it on. Be blessed and stay safe, Annie |
Beth, sounds like you are really excited about losing weight and can't wait until the new year. Walking all that way to the post office and getting off of the bus a stop before yours is great!!! I'm so proud of you for working on yourself even sooner than you planned!
Americaninuk, great bunch of ladies here huh? Glad you can join us and I can't wait to get to know you better. Hi Ammi, get offa that Wii!!! :rofl: Zelma, sounds like you've really had a bout of bad health here lately. I hope all the meds will get you up and running!! Take care Debi, that's wonderful that your brother is improving! So happy to hear the good news!! I think your plan on staying OP til Christmas Eve and then right back OP is great. Val, YAY on controlling your intake at the party!! Whoo Hoo!! Angie, the goals that you set for yourself are great! Very doable too once you set your mind to it. Carol, :bday2you: Happy Birthday!!! :woo: Purple, cute doggie!! Penny, good luck a the interview!! Annie, the pic of you and Joel turned out so nice. It's just amazing the difference I see in you. Well ladies, we are having more snow than I have ever seen in my life. It's so amazingly beautiful and I feel so blessed to enjoy it and be safe and happy. This year is so much better than last. I have my family all together. Right now my son and dil are staying with us because of all the snow and neither one of them has the experience to drive in it so Jim, being from Illinois is chauffering us around. So it's been fun having them here. We decorated the tree the other night, and went to go look at all the Christmas lights and even road the little Christmas train. Last year at this time, we weren't even talking and I didn't know if I would ever see him again. And now with the snow, it couldn't be more perfect!! Now, don't forget to sign up for the BLC here on our very own thread. I hope more of you join because as the saying goes, the more the merrier!! We're up to 6 brave ladies, do I see anymore brave souls??? Just let me know here in the postings or send me a PM!! Have a wonderful day! Debbie |
debbie54= Im looking forward to getting to know each and everyone on this part of the forum as well.. and youre right.. great bunch of gals:)
purpleorc= you are lucky you dont have the pumpkin pie monster on your back lol.. its so good. between that, twinkies, ding dongs, ho hos, and little debbie not being sold here, i usually do fine sweet tooth wise. one bonus to moving to another country:) I got called today for an interview on fri am at 10. I'm so jazzed. Its right up my alley as its something i did for years in the states and that is collections. in the states i did both sales and collections for a phone co, and also worked for bank of marin in cc collections... so wish me good luck pls. I'm kinda nervous as i havnt gone to an interview over here as of yet and im not sure if it is the same or not. well, i ended up only doing about 10 mins on my bike today.. got hot, sweaty and felt crappy so i figured i shouldnt push it. did well on my food tho:) hope everyone is having a super day:hug: |
What is BLC? If it is another weekly weigh in thing, I want to join in.
My goal of 100 pounds lost is so close that I can't stop thinking of it and my cravings for crap have gone off the charts! Agh, I can't deal with this! Send me some "don't think about it" everyone... |
Debbie-I haven't had time to post, but I have been praying for your brother.
Ammi-I of all people understand how hard it is to come here when you aren't losing, or are actually gaining. It's been so long since I changed my ticker, I'm not sure I remember how. The hardest part isn't the losing, it is the maintaining, and frankly, learning how to live a new life. We put our failures on public display in order for those that are new, to understand that this isn't a one stop destination, but is rather a long term continuous journey. We also give support to others having a hard time that they aren't the only ones who are having a hard time, or "failing." We are stronger with your presence. Carol-So you're still celebrating birthdays? I do too, but take the battery out of the smoke detector before they light those candles on my cake. Annie-We were having such a nice fall, and all of a sudden you decided to send your cold weather up north. Thanks. At least we got snow for Christmas. It was starting to look like we weren't going to have any. Americaninuk-I also like pumpkin pie. What I do is take a can of pumpkin, add the artificial sweetener of your choice, some cinnamon and nutmeg, mix in a little low-cal whip cream, and it makes a great pumpkin pudding. Pumpkin is actually very good for those needing to lose a lot of weight because it helps maintain skin elasticity that can help with sagging skin. I've been AWOL because I've had to do some serious contemplation (and cleaning for our Christmas party). I had a really hard time with my pastoral theology oral exam. When I had my brain injury, one of the oddest things was that I could no longer speak or understand French and Spanish, but I could still read it. The neurologist concluded that I had stored oral and written in different parts of my brain, and the oral part had been hurt. This class was my first pure lecture class. We had no textbook, and then an oral exam. I had a horrible time in the exam. It's never a good thing when a professor has to keep answering the questions for you. I'd say, yeah I know all that, and then he'd tell me that he still needed to hear it from me. Being half my grade, I was fairly sure I had failed the class. I just couldn't seem to comprehend what he was asking me. It was as if he was holding up a banana and I was saying pencil. I talked to the Dean of Students. I wanted to explain why I was probably going to fail the class, since she is the one who decides on scholarships, and I saw mine going bye-bye. She talked to the professor, and he is going to pass me anyway. He thought I was just nervous, and I had demonstrated in class that I understood the material well enough to be teaching the class. He had been puzzled more than anything else by my oral exam performance. The Dean wants me to take an accommodation if this happens again and request a take home exam. I told her that I would never accept an accommodation, and I think she knew that before she suggested it. It’s possible that my cognitive issues were made worse by stress. I foresee some more neurological testing in my future. In the meantime, I’m taking only one class in the Spring, and that’s going to be an online option so it will all be in writing. I decided to take the Spring semi-off so that I could go to the pool 2-3 times a week. I’m going to work on myself first. I intend to spend the next 8-9 months really working on me hard, so that I can go back full time next Fall. Really being confronted by, and coming to grips with my limitations has been hard. I’m much more accepting of my physical limitations. I don’t even mind having to walk with a half crutch anymore, but being confronted with my brain not working right makes me feel really defective. |
Toni, I'm starting a Biggest Loser Challenge just for us on this thread. I'll write your name down if you want to join.
Debbie |
Debbie54- what exaclty is involved with the biggest loser? is it a time limit and the one that loses the most wins? kinda new still so just learnin lol.. if so, sign me up pls.. would help me to have some kind of challenge i think:)
CatherineM- I may have to try that soon (the pumpkin pie thing) once i get to the point i know i wont eat the whole thing at one sitting lol.. it has been about a two and a half years since i have had any pumpkin pie, and i think(i know) i would go overboard. but thank you for the info, cause it Will come in handy soon i hope:) Good morning ladies. Usually i would get on the scale this am and see how im doing, but after being sick and not being able to exercise i dont wanna get depressed lol.. so im gonna wait a bit:) I feel like a brand new woman this morning, no pain, no more nausea(must be getting used to the antibiotics), and looking forward to getting totally back OP. I'm going to have hubby take some 'before' pics of me this weekend. I'm kinda nervous to post them but i have seen how brave a lot of women have been even to the point of posting pics in their underwear and bras and i think that is awesome. It will be great to have 'show all' pics to look back on and see how well you have done. Im not sure if i have the cajones to be in underwear and bra, but i will wear something that hides Nothing... not that you can really 'hide' 290lbs lol. I wont be smiling in any of the pics as i am in the middle of dental work and missing my two front teeth.. just in time for xmas right? lol.. Well, gonna get off here for now and have some breakfast.. i hope everyone is doing well and staying OP:) |
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