Hello my Peeps!

Welcome all our new posters. Keep em coming! Sometimes I forget names, so don't pay attn when I get them wrong or respond to the wrong person. Ooops.

Catherine, Himself is clueless as all Hims are. Ya gotta just shake your head and laugh at some of the stuff they come up with in conversion.

Annie, I hear ya. I'm starting to stretch and move. I'm ticked off that I'm restricting and watching the scale go UP. Of course, stupid TOM showed up today (never fails, right?).

GGG, that's a c.c.. cold pool! Catherine's pool temp was bearable if exercising. I remember getting into some cold pools during year round swim team.. burrrrr.!

Yay Debbie for good first steps of the new year!

Cyn, good luck at the doc. It does suspiciously sound like GERD or a relative of it. Hope you are feeling better soon. One little purple pill isn't bad if it stops the discomfort!

Jacquie, I am SO not a morning person. I'm glad you are juicing your way to health again.

Heatherb, 100 lbs is a lofty goal, but I hear that motivation in your typing! Keep doing what you are doing!!

ProfHeather, how's school going? Did you get a little break over Xmas time?

Hugs to all, especially my lurkers (you know who you are!)
Ratkity

Hi guys -

Just quick! I'm watching The Biggest Loser

I was doing well today until my roommate came home with pizza. Tomorrow will be better!!!

Hi Chickies,

Catherine, that sounds like it was super cold!! BRRRR! You're a better woman than me...I would of headed to the hot tub too. I have something similar to you as far as your leg goes. My left leg, right above my knee, it overhangs more than it does over my right leg. It looks so awful because with the weight gain ,you can tell it more thru my pants. Another reason to lose this weight.

Cyn, sure hope they find out what's wrong. You need some relief from this, quick!

Heatherb, You've done a great job and what a goal to set for yourself for the summer!! I wish you all the luck. I'll be here rooting you on. I'm excited about the Biggest Loser too! I'm watching right now and already cried over some of the stories of these people. There's no way I would of done their first challenge!

Susan, welcome! Lots of support here. I have the Wii too and the Wii Fit. It's alot of fun and I just got the Your Shape. Still haven't started a workout but should be starting on Thursday. The Dance Dance Revolution is great for exercise too.

Ratkity, I had to come back and do something. It's my life on the line and I do want to live!
How's things going with you?

Pink, o those roommates! Dontcha just wanna ....well, I'm sure you felt like doing something to her.LOL

Out today still doing Avon deliveries. Boy it's been a rough week to get them done. Usually I can get them all done in a day or two but this time it's dragging out for the whole week.

I had oatmeal this morning and then we headed out and ended up having a cheeseburger (no fries) from the dollar menu at Burger King. Then came home and made some spaghetti (made my own sauce) but I did portion control so I'm sorta happy with my choices. I know they werent the best, but I don't think I overdid it. Later I'll have some fruit as a snack and that will be it. Still have to work on water. I've gotten one liter down and want to get another one in before the day is over.
How did everyone else do?

toodles

Hello again all!

Deb, I hear ya loud and clear. Less than a month ago, I was 7 lbs lighter. I know it doesn't help that TOM appeared, but geesh!

I got Wii Fit plus (the upgrade). Sword fighting is fun. I also have DDR, but am trying a new program called Just Dance. Doesn't need a pad (which my dogs try hard to play with me.. the cat gave up). Just Dance is hard and not as intuitive as DDR. Hard, as in, I need more coordination.. hehe. The songs in it are great though.

Today was my pre-op physical + ekg + chest xray + blood work. Feb 2nd I will be going in for WLS. Just a meeting with the anesthesiologist and I'm ready to go. I'm trying not to be nervous.

Hugs,
Ratkity

Ratkity, I forgot you were going to go in for WLS!!! Gosh how time flies. I hope all the test went well for you and you pass with flying colors!

I was wondering how that Let's Dance works with no pads on the floor or anything. I think I'm going to wait for the Walk it Off one that comes out this month. It looks sorta cute.

So are you excited about your surgery? Scared? Nervous? Thats such a big step but the rewards are great. I wish you all the best

I'm excited and slightly nervous. Apparently, there is an obligatory "2 week freak" involved. I haven't hit that yet.

I am armed to the teeth with information. Have my supplementation ready. Set up parents to help first week and sis to help 2nd.

Right now I'm more concerned with the state of my house. It's not "mother" clean. lol.

Hugs,
Ratkity

Good evening ladies...loved watching the biggest loser tonight and alot of the stories brought tears to my eyes they always seem to but i was really sad when the 2 teams had to leave after the challenge but then i was happy when bob and jillian stopped the cars and told them that they are still in this and have to come back and square off against each other to see who is going to come back in the house..exciting show cant wait for next weeks episode!

Debbie..thank you for your support i would really love to be 100 lbs lost by the middle of june before my dad and sister come up to visit again from texas cause the last time they saw me was before i started my journey so that is going to give me some motivation to keep going just thinking about what their expressions will be when they see me..i cant wait!

I am really proud of myself today because i am back on the exercise wagon i did a 5 mile walk today plus i ate healthy all day and the biggest thing of all is that I didnt snack tongiht which is a big NSV tonight cause since like xmas time i have been snacking at night when we have gone to my parents or his parents or other family gatherings so tonight i put a piece of gum in my mouth and chewed that so im really excited!!

Well, have a good night all and i will talk to you tomorrow sometime
Heather

I had a horrible day food-wise. I think my intake was still under 2000 calories, so I shouldn't gain, but I didn't burn much either. My teeth hurt from eating Jelly Bellies. They aren't even good. Half of them are disgusting flavors. I mean, really, whoever invented the "buttered popcorn" jelly bean should be shot.

Maybe I am too much of a softy, but I feel like I would enjoy The Biggest Loser without the "game" aspect. I don't like it when people are kicked off, or when they make them do stupid things like that challenge where they had to eat the cupcakes (or was that in the australian thing). I feel like I would enjoy it more just if it were like a documentary instead of a "game".

No idea what I ended up calorie wise today. Had 500 for breakfast, and 440 for lunch, but then ate something stupid for dinner. If I had to guess, about 1500-1700 calories worth. TOM will make you do stupid things. My old roommate used to fall off the wagon once a month, and I get it now.

First day of school went okay except I had an allergic reaction to something. I felt like I had a piece of pollen the size of an egg up my nose. I had a head ache, runny nose, and lots of sneezing. I hope I'm not allergic to my professor. At least I drew one this year who is older than I am.

Good morning all! I can not believe how much better I am feeling already just by changing my eating habits and drinking water like a fish! When I started back this week I thought it was going to be really hard but it has actually been quite easy to get right back into counting my points. (I do WW) Now the hard part is making sure I stick with it for good this time Hope you all have a great day!

Hello all,

I haven't been around in several weeks, either lurking or posting but I'm back. I was in a bit of a funk and sometimes just stay hidden until I feel better.

So glad to see some new posters here and all you "old" posters. I'm also glad to see that you're all still hanging in there, like Annie, Cyn, Catherine, Heather and the rest. Keep up the great work.

Well I've been on Wellbutrin XL now for a few weeks. I was home with my mom for the holidays for two weeks so I didn't really notice a change because if I'm with people, I seem okay. It's when I return to my home and am alone (with my cats) after work is done for the day. So I've been back now for 3 days and things seem to be better despite being all alone so hopefully this new medication will help me.

I'm also happy to report that despite some slip ups over the holidays, I didn't gain any weight and in fact, lost a pound. WhooHooo!

I'm committed that 2010 will be a good year for losing weight and changing my lifestyle. I hope you'll all join me on my trek.

Take care all of you and warmest wishes for a safe and successful 2010!

Dani - I was on Wellbutrin for over 5 yrs. Just recently went off it. I found it helped me a bit as far as energy goes. It also helped at first with cutting my appetite. That side effect wore off after awhile though. But when I was first on it, I lost about 40 lbs. (I gained them back, but that's another story!) Good luck with it!

Hellooooo ladies....

Well...I'm still wrestling with my insurance company, but lol I found out I don't owe the OBGYN anything just yet, so that is cool. Makes me budget a bit more friendly for a short while. Have been on the phone with them and the insurance company, not getting anywhere, will be trying again tomorrow morning. I don't have the energy to deal with it at the moment.

Working on various things, I need to clean, but my boyfriend is taking up the kitchen (which is more like a kitchnook) lol...Been preparing fresh foods for myself and him, which is nice. I actually just got off of the computer and cooked last night, no fuss, so maybe it is just hormones driving me. Oh and I'm addicted to pickled jalapenos! Love em...I put them in my salads lol.

My weight is staying put at 269 at the moment, I'm going not start TOM soon, so I think that is the normal way of things. I haven't been exercising just yet, but I will be tomorrow. Today I have so much cleaning to do, that is at least activity. I do want to look into more resistance training, but something cheap.

I have not cheated at all, I haven't made excuses, everything I've eaten since Jan1st has been healthy healthy. I'm getting good fats and eating, but I do still get full really fast, so trying to balance that is key I think.

I hope everyone is well. *HUGS*