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Good Morning ladies...hope everyone had a good weekend..i cant believe tomorrow is gonna be december already..geesh!

Anyway, today is off to a good start i did 1 hr circuit training and a 45 min 3 mile walk so i am feeling really good especially since my weight was up on saturday to 288.5 and i didnt change my ticker because i had a feeling it was water weight and the last 3 days i have really been paying attention to my eating and i have been working out for about 2 hrs and i think it is helping becasue as of this morning when i stepped on the scale is read 285.5!! so i am hoping to lose another couple lbs by saturday but i will be happy as long as it says less than what my ticker says now!

Kayleystar...how are you and where are you? I know that you were sick last weekend but i havent seen any posts from you since then..i hope everything is ok

later,
Heather

ps i decided after all to change my tickers to reflect the weigh-in yesterday so that it will be correct for next saturday

Thanks heather for the email i shortened my signature sorry about that i didnt realize there was a limit to how long it could be

Heather

I've had 1300 calories so far today. I'm still struggling to get enough calories. I really don't know why. I just haven't been hungry.

Hello all!

I am home from Cape Hatteras, NC. Me, BikerMa and the entire crew go to the beach every Thanksgiving. I have yet to step on the scale to see what the damage is from the week.. eeks!

Hope all the US peeps had a great Tday.

Hugs to all!

Ratkity

evening..well I talked to my sons girlfriends mom..I cried she didn't..its a mess. So off to a lawyer Thursday for advise. I was civil to her..all the while wanting to scream my headoff..but i didnt.

I skipped dinner because I was so upset. Which means I will be starving my morning.

Off to bed for me..I am sleepy.

Cyn im so sorry your having to go through this hun.


So I made the meatball pita last night for my parents, my sister and my hubby. They all loved it! I was so happy that i made something good for you that everyone could enjoy.

I cant wait to try out more recipes! My dad even said he wants to try out some.

Hey beauties! Sorry it has been so long! I have been just spending all my time sleeping. Turns out that I needed an increase in Synthroid and I was getting sick. It serves me right for making fun of the swine flu paranoia, but guess what I came down with??? I started feeling really ill about 4 nights ago. Normal flu symptoms, and then I developed a cough and I started throwing up a whole lot. Then that night I started feeling delirious and I managed to get with it enough to call my mom, who took me to the hospital. They gave me some IV fluid (oddly enough, my temperature was dangerously LOW, although usually people get a high fever) and warmed me up, and sent me home. So I am recooperating at my mom's house, mostly because I cannot deal with looking after myself OR my pups right now. My roommate is looking after them (she loves them and has dogs of her own at her parents', plus she used to work for the SPCA), so I am going to give her some money off the rent. I am finally able to sit up to use the computer for the first time in God knows how long. I am totally behind on school stuff as the term ends on Wednesday, but I think that the profs are being lenient because of the whole swine flu thing.

I JUST WEIGHED AND I HAVE MADE MY GOAL FOR DEC 1ST!!! I am now officially lower than I have been in about 4 yrs! (with a little help from the swine diet lol)

Well ladies, I went through a bad depression last month and then spent the rest of the month in stress so I've had enough. I'm tired of taking care of other people and not myself. I'm tired of letting people pile on so much pressure and you know what? I'm just plain tired. I do so much for people and they don't really appreciate it. I get treated like crap in my "relationship" day in and day out and I've had it. I'm not a doormat! I'm NOT here for people to abuse, for people to use, for people to be mean to. I'm not a punching bag and you know I've just had it.

My life is overly complicated, when really it shouldn't be, but it is. I have this huge list, like we all do I'm sure, but the problem is I just simply do not know where to start. As soon as I get going someone always does what they can to stand in the way. I don't get it...

My weight is up, by like 4 pounds, which isn't much but it is enough to upset me. I'm deep in my thoughts right now and just...well I'm under a lot of pressure still. lol...bah. Sometimes I think I'm just fooling myself with everything...I'm rambling.

I hope everyone is well. I know quite a few of us are struggling. *HUGS*

Jacquie: I ended a bad relationship a few months ago and I have not regretted it a second! If it comes down to it, you have to choose YOURSELF! You are gorgeous and you deserve someone who treats you like a princess.

Kayleystar...sorry to hear about your stepdad but glad to see you are back and that you are feeling better.

Today was a busy day for me..I didnt workout i have worked out for 2 hrs a day for the last 3 days so i gave my body a break today but i ended up kind of getting some walking in anyway cause i went over to my moms and she decided that she wanted to take back some bottles to the store today-ok not some a TON! We made 4 trips back and forth to the store and we had to go to three different stores cause they only allow you $25.00 and it took us about 4 hours to do but as a way of saying thank you she spent some of the money from the bottles and bought me some groceries..I love my mom she is the best! but i was soo proud of myself today because in the past i would have only made 1 maybe 2 trips and i would have been really tired and my back would have been really hurting but not today i felt like the energizer bunny lol so that really shows me how much my body has changed just in losing this 43 lbs and i think that i am gaining because i have been doing weighted workouts every other day for over a month so i probably have more muscle which weighs more than fat but hopefully i will start losing again soon cause i am still trying to make my goal of 50 lbs by december 19th!

sorry this is soo long
talk to you later
Heather

I played chauffeur today. While he was at a meeting, I got my walking in shopping. A friend of mine had her 7 month pregnant daughter in law die yesterday. I've had some things to deal with arranging things at church for the potential funeral. I've had 1400 calories so far today, but promise to have 300 more before bed.

Hope you all had a great day! I got in a quick workout on the Wii this evening. You wouldn’t think that it’d be a good workout, but it’ll really work ya! I did the EA Sports Active, which I love, customizing my workouts.

I’m just finishing up watching The Biggest Loser before bed. DVRed the beginning, because I wasn’t home.

So, I’ve lost 45 lbs. When I first started this, I told myself when I lost 100 lbs, I’d start the couch to 5k program, and start to train to run! 55 lbs to go, and I’m actually REALLY excited!

Bought some pajamas in the junior plus section the other day, and got the 22’s. Love it!

Heather hb – Giving your body a rest is always a good thing. Good to hear that you’re getting your workouts in. Building muscle is the best!

Hi, Kayley, so sorry about your step-dad, how is he doing now? I watch the 'free' old BL and get to see the whole week in one episode, the changes in their bodies & fitness is nothing short of miraculous! WTG on the loss, you deserve it, I'm SO glad we don't have thanksgiving in the UK!xxxxxxx
Ratkitty, hope you had a great time with your family.xxxxxx
Cyn, sorry about your son's ex, I hope she calms down soon & that this is just hormones. It must be so hard on you & son.xxxxxx
Pinkflamingo I hope you are feeling better & that your pups aren't pining for you.xxxxxx
Jacquie, sorry things are so rotten for you now. I hope you can make the right decision for YOURSELF. I know how awful words can be & I too get sick of looking after everyone, you get to feel like an 'un-person', just a care-giver (you are cared about here you know!xxxxxx). HUGSXXXXXXX
Heather(HB) I'm so pleased for you, exercise & weight-wise. WTG!!!!! What groceries did you get, anything extra nice?xxxxxxxx
Well I'm sick of hubby...long story... BUT I'm going on the gazelle & ball & being good. Bil is slowly getting better, he's eating more and getting a bit more mobile, he's grateful of the care & stuff I do for him, which makes a nice change!! Kids & hubby just sort of grunt before being prompted about manners. I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving.xxxxxxxxx
I'm THANKFUL to you all for being here through good AND bad times.xxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxsharon