angie_ sorry to hear about your dad. Hopefully they can get him straightened out pretty quickly.
As for your brother...dont you just love family!!!!!

scales are up 5lbs again. I know why they are up 5lbs this time. I made some poor choices over the long weekend. Back at it today, with a calorie increase for 2 weeks to see what happens.
Just a reminder to drink extra water today to help flush out the bad stuff.
hugs

Well...I think I'm getting a cold. I've been sneezing, snorting, sniffling, and my nose is raw from all the blowing lol. Or maybe it is just allergies, not sure. I feel fatigued, but TOM is approaching, so i'm crampy, tired, and a bit moody this month. Not depressed though...just a bit irritable at times.

I spent the night on Sunday through Monday in a hotel with my cat. Our water heater went, so it needed to be replaced, that happened on Monday. The cat and I spent the night away from home since we had to clear the kitchen and that meant the bedroom was taken with stuff. The repair guy showed up around 6:30 on the morning so my boyfriend handled things. Cat and I were safely tucked into a rock hard bed, but still it was nice to have a night away. Did a lot of thinking, took a bath (I just have a shower in my apartment) and was happy when I fit into a normal sized tub just fine. :D It was a nice evening...

Water heater works now and I've been cleaning and organizing since then. :D On Saturday we had a family visit, which was exhausting. I made tex-mex casserole, which is really just beans, veggies, and corn tortillas (no cheese). Everyone liked that. I also made a big salad and a raw food cheesecake for dessert. :D That was a huge hit. People were a bit taken aback by it. I mean it has no cheese, no dairy, no eggs, no refined sugar and yet it tasted like lemony cheesecake. Basically it is nuts, coconut oil, vanilla, raw honey, lemon...a tad of salt, agave nectar or dates. :D I put strawberries on top and some of the left over crumb crust I made. It really wasn't a big deal to make either. I mean you just push the crust down, blend the filling, put it in there and put it in the freezer to set. Easy...it is still fattening though. I mean it is a dessert after all. :D It was good, I had a small slice and was happy. :D There was none left though to take home booooo lol.

So, even though I managed some sleep, I'm still tired. I'm going to clean today...been lax on the exercise. I won't make my quota for the group thing, but I'll do better next month. Gives me a goal to shoot for!

I hope everyone is well! :hug:

I'm fixing to go for my walk. First to the mall to pick up a CD at the library, and then to a farmer's market to see what kind of trouble I can get into.

Who wants to her good news? Well, I'll tell you even if you don't :)
I think I told you guys before that I'm diabetic right? Well, my sugars have been avg about 170ish when I wake and go to bed, and eating anything, even healthy stuff normally shoots it up over 250.
For the last two days though, it's been NORMAL. It was 108 yesterday morning, 94 when I went to bed last night, and 117 this morning when I woke up... all this without meds :)
And yesterday, for the first time in years, I was able to cross my legs without any effort. :)
Oh yea, I posted my 'confessional' on our site last night too.
Annette

Annette :carrot:WTG!!!!!!:carrot: It must make you (and your family) SO PROUD!!!! CONGRATS!!!!! xxxxxxx
Weighed in today, only lost ONE pound, :(but I'm still very 'puffed up', rings are tight (normally loose) & face looks a bit swollen too. I was in agony last night, my right hip/upper thigh felt like someone had ground the bone-ends or something, I had to have help to get in & out of bed, to turn over in bed and to get up off the toilet.:o Hubby had to help me with my jeans too, as soon as I tried to move pains shot up my back & down my leg, it was terrible. It is odd that I had a similar thing before when I was having TOM, any hard exercise seems to set it off, the rest of the month there's no problems at all, no matter how hard I work or how far I walk.
I got myself into a state & cried as I couldn't get down to get into the oven to put dinner in. It hurt when I stood, lay down or sat, so I worked (slowly) & feel SO MUCH BETTER NOW.:) I don't need pain meds & flexibility is returning, if I believed in God I would be thanking him! It seems I MUST NOT be too hard on my body at TOM & I'll be ok, I think the rest did me good but I won't be doing too much tomorrow either, even though I really need to weed the garden, any offers of gardening help? lol;)
xxxxxxsharon

I'd help.. but you're a bit far away :)
Annette

Hi ladies,

I'm back on track after a couple of bad days over the weekend. One was a planned high calorie day but I went far over the planned calories; the other was a bleed over from the previous day. All the junky and triggering food is gone from my apartment and thankfully I am not having a hard time getting back on track.

Have a great day.

Hi everyone!

Glad to see that you all are getting back on plan today, even if you slipped a bit over the weekend. I love my days off, but diet wise, I like the consistency of a work day where I don't have to expect the unexpected food wise.

Have a great day!

Hi All,

I am back after a nice long weekend that started on Thursday. I haven't had a chance to read any of your posts so if there is any big news please forgive me for not mentioninig it.

A weird thing happened at my Dad's. On Thursday we got to my Dad's house and Joel wanted to figure out the mileage in our truck. I went ahead and went to the door. My parents were expecting us at about 7 p.m. that night and it was about 1ish, we left extra early and made great time. I knocked on the door and my dad came to the door. He opened the door a crack and said, "Hi, can I help you"? I thought he was joking. His dog was whining to get out. My parents have their home for sell so they can move to Arizona and they have realtors come some times I guess. Anyway, I tried to get in the house but my Dad wasn't moving. I said, "Dad aren't you going to let me in"? He said, "OH my gosh! I didn't even recognize my own girl!" I was so shocked. lol. I haven't seen my Dad since last November and I really don't think I have changed that much but I guess my family thinks so. It was so weird. My Dad told me I look fantastic and he is sorry he didn't recognize me. lol. Funny thing is that his dog recognized me or my smell right away. He started crying, he is a whinny German Sheppard. It was the family joke all weekend long. When I saw my 86 year old Uncle, he said he recognized me right off the bat but I could tell he didn't know who it was. lol.

The rest of the weekend was nice. We played cards and visited long into the night.

Well all, I will try to catch up on your posts and see what has been happening with all of you over the weekend.

Blessins all,
Annie

Hi everyone! I'm new to these forums but not 3fc....ive tried to become part of many different threads but then it turns into everyday i have 7 new pages of posts to read lol...thats a good thing of course but i get overwhelmed and plus i dont have all the time to read it and i don't know if someone said something to me lol....anywho, id like to give ur weekly threads a try! my name is haley im 27 i have a 5 yr old daughter and i eat too much lol today was a really good day food wise until 6pm and then what do i do ORDER A PIZZA....a large pizza and ate the whole thing cause my daughter doesnt like pizza.....omg im pathetic lol well im gonna spend a few min reading the last 2 pages....im glad to be here!

Okay, so we're standing at the bus stop headed to the mall for my walk. A lady stopped at the light starts honking her horn, and waving. When we look over, she screams, "loved your article in the paper." That got us some weird looks from the other folks waiting at the bus stop. Next time he'll have to take out a billboard to humiliate me any more. Even the Archbishop's secretary called to say her boss liked the article. I have a women's meeting tomorrow, a district one. I am going to get so much teasing. If I was smaller, I'd hide under a table. If I tried to do that now, there would be Fire/Rescue involvement, and probably TV cameras. That I don't need.

Oh Cahterine...you are too funny! I love that about you! Enjoy the attention you are a woman who deserves every little bit of it! You are awesome!

Welcome! The gals here are great! The thread usually has 2-3 pages for the whole week. Do personals when you can but dont stress about it. We try to go with the flow and be supportive.

LOL Catherine!!! You deserve a little good attention lady! ;)

Well update on me:

I went to the Dr again today. I was going to march in there, hubby in my arm, and DEMAND a referral to a derm. I seen a lady I had never seen because the other Dr was off on vacation all week. I told her why I was there and what had been going on. Of course holding back tears the whole time. She asked to look at the "sores". She basically told me it is MRSA. I balled as hard as I could. She asked why I was crying..I could not even talk. She said you are not going to die..it just takes a while to git rid of it. She said that I will always have it. Like staph, people carry it. She said that she wanted me to do a Hibelclens, sorry dont know how to spell it. She said for 3 weeks. Wash all linens..and wash my things that touch my body and towels everyday separte. She also put me on another antibiotic with the bactrim that I am taking. She said with MRSA you need 2. Everytime I would cry, she would tell me not to cry..it was a soothing voice. She said she knows people that have it for 5,6,7,8,9,10 years. Some never have another outbreak others get them periodically. She said since I am young HAHAHA with pretty good health, they may never show back up. I asked her why the other Dr wasnt as informative, or talkative..she said he is a man..they don't always understand why we are balling. I agreed as my hubby sat in the corner. She said that she wants to see me in a week. She said once this is gone, she wants me to come back and talk to her about the crying, she said I think you have alot more going on them the infection. I told her I was starting counceling thursday, she said NOT to get on an antidepressant while taking the antibiotics. I agree.

I am not happy with what happened today. BUT honestly her telling me I am not going to DIE from it made it a little better. I am not going to lie, I am still afraid that this will be a long battle. BUT I want it to go away tomorrow..I know it takes time.

I am going to try and post more positve things..it will be hard but I will try.