300+ and Ready To Try Again ..#520
 

WELCOME !!!

We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We recently started a Topic of the Day.

Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
Friday........Friday Facials, Fingernails and Fun
Saturday.......Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Sunday.........Soup and Salad Sunday - recipes

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We have found them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears...joys and celebrations.

WELCOME!

Ooooklahoma where the winds come sweeping down the plain...

HOWDY YA'll !!!!! I can't speak for everyone else... but I had a WONDERFUL TIME !!!!! EVERYONE IS even nicer than they are on line. I laughed a ton :lol: and unfortunately ate a ton too. :o

The two Barbs were the first to arrive... even before me. :o LOL
I had gotten home very late Thursday night and wasn't able to get there until 4pm Friday. (long story)
Geri and Susie arrived about 4:30 and it felt like we had known each other our whole lives. :D We waited on Syn to arrive about 7:30 before going out to eat. We got back to hotel about 10:00-10:30 and Terri had just arrived from Missouri.

As Thin informed ya'll (lol) ... we were up until 2:30 gabbing :gossip: and laughing :lol: and gabbing some more. :gossip: It was GREAT !!! Some of us told more than we should have.... Like ME!!! :o :lol:

As much as we all had a GREAT TIME...one thing was in common for all of us.... WE WISHED YOU WERE HERE WITH US !!!! :love: :yes:

We had great suites that had a living room large enough for us all to sit and feel comfortable... some of us in our pj's. It was like a big ole slumber party. :D

We agreed to meet for breakfast Sat morning and then headed out to my house. I was in a bridal shower mode so I had more games to play. The first was called "Pretty as a Picture"....
I had a bulletin board with four groups of photos.

First group were all of our photos as a toddler... about 2 years old....
Second group were our photos from grade school.....
Third group were teenagers.. mainly High school graduation photos...
Fourth group were wedding photos.

NO NAMES were on any of the photos. We all had to guess whose photos belonged to who.
It was harder than you think... well ... except for Terri... she knew ALL OF THEM !!!! ( I even made the board up and I missed 5.) :lol:
Susie knew all of the grade schoolers... I think ?? Or was high school ??
(Gee.. wonder if we will see this elsewhere soon too? LOL)

We played another game called 7 CHICKS BINGO. It was a get to know each other game. I learned something new about everyone. Like BarbPA was born in another country... and Barb.g was born in the same month I was. I also learned that "We All LIE" on our drivers license about how much we weigh. :lol: :rofl: :lol3:
So much about that.

We sat and gabbed some more :gossip: while nibbling on fruit before heading out for dinner at PF Changs. There we kept hunting for a guy for Lucky !!!! We found a few ... we figured since we couldn't find a 40 yr old... we got a couple of 20's. :lol: Will send you their pics soon Lucky. ;)

Speaking of pics.... Barb took a bunch... but a few of us don't want ours posted on an open forum so don't be surprised when there are only 4 chicks in them. LOL We just decided to let each person be responsible for distribution of their own photos.

After dinner we did a little gambling and several won ... some BIG TIME!!!
Syn won so much she bought us all treats. :T
But I will let her have the joy of telling you her good news. $$$$$

Then we all met back at the hotel for another gab session. :gossip:
You would think we would get gabbed out... but nope. :no: :lol:
We just got too tired to stay up any longer and called it a night about midnight.
(Well most of us did) A couple stayed up until 3am AGAIN. :lol:

Sunday everyone headed for home... but not before agreeing to do this AGAIN ... next year... in MICHIGAN !!!! So start saving that money ladies.... TRUST ME ... you won't want to miss it again. :no:

I feel so much closer to everyone. I am soooo happy they all came and brightened my life !!! :sunny:

Okay... I will end it there. That is a pretty good update I think.
In short ... YOU MISSED A GREAT TIME !!! But ... mark your calendar for next years gathering in Michigan. :yes: :D

OH... I want to welcome all of the newcomers. WELCOME !!
Mark your calendars now too.. by then you will be family here too. :)

LUCKY ... How could you possibly think we could forget you. ??!!
You were a major topic of conversations. :lol:
We did not forget all of you back here in 3fc...
we were just too busy having FUN to post :D LOL

Kat... you and LUCKy did a great job keeping everything going.. thanks... but next year you two better be in MICHIGAN and not here posting. :drill:

Pat , MissMeliss, Joanne, Andria ...thanks for wishing us well in OKLA.
You guys start collecting that change so you too can come to the next weekend gathering.

steph.. welcome back !!! You have been missed !!!

RalphMarie... welcome to our thread. Post often and let us get to know you.

and SUSIE.... quote: I hope you didn't mean the food in OKLA is not great !!! ??? LOL
I thought you said you LOVED those Lamb Fries. :lol:
Which did you mean... OKLA food is not great.. or your food choices are not great. :lol: Inquisitive minds want to know. :lol:

Okay... it is 2:30am so I am off to bed. I think my body and mind thinks it is still at the Spring Fling. LOL

Thanks for the update, 2Cute.

I am happy you all had such a great time. We missed your posts, though.

I think we should give ALL of you Southeners a treat and have a WINTER Fling!!!! :lol:

Off for some breakfast and :coffee:

I also need to find a jar tonight to put my money in!!!!

Hmmmm WHEN will those 2 20's arrive? I will need to get rested up...very rested up!!! ;) :yes:

Good morning ladies!

Boy was I disappointed to get home from OK to find the forum down. It wasn't up for me until this morning.

I had a great time meeting everyone. It is so nice to be able to not only put the face to the words but the whole person. It did feel like we knew each other but yet learned more. We owe 2Cute a huge thank you for all her hard work to find such a great location and all the fun activities. Thank you!!!!

I do admit there was too much good food!! I got on the scale this morning and up a bit. So I have my work cut out for me before WI this next Saturday. DH and I talked on the way home about next years Fling in Michigan. I want to have achieved a total loss of 50 pounds. That's another 25 to lose this year. Doesn't sound unreasonable but for me, being a slow loser, that will be a good challenge.

Since its Motivation Monday! :eek: I'm encouraging everyone to find your focus for this day. Make a goal for today to get some exercise and get rid of the junk food. For all of you who are planning on next year's Fling, I encourage you to join me in making a goal and let's work towards achieving that.

We need to be inspiring one another, yelling at one another or snatching the food away so that we get back on road of better health.

2Cute - I'm humbled that I was an inspiration but I'm here to cheer you on to get to that goal for September. I am so envious of that pool. Now, get your butt in it!

Lucky - I'm not sure that the guys at PF Changs weren't jailbait!!! Cute but young!

Syn - You asked about how to keep each other motivated so that we see less of each other next year? Get your butt in here and post. :o

Barb.G - How was the flight home? Keep Oxycising!!

I need to get a few bills paid and then get to work.

Have a great day!

Just a quick drive-by post to let everyone know I got back fine, and my cats missed me. (I think DH had too much fun to miss me) I'll post more tonight!

Terri: I can't seem to work towards a goal to save myself. I did set one to exercise everyday - I know that is a BIG problem for me. I also think I need someone to talk to about this. Like when I am ready to buy chocolate or sit on the couch for a half hour instead of exercising. I know I feel better after I have exercised so WHY don't I do it??? It's like I deliberately make myself miserable.

I also have to get into my head and figure out why I do this to myself. SO, I plan to start reading Dr. Phil and journaling about it AND finding a "first call for help".

Of course I could get in a lot of exercise if those 2 20's show up you were scouting out for me in Oklahoma. Do they have accents?????

Hi Everyone!
I am home safe and sound after a WONDERFUL weekend in OK! I was bummed to find the board down so I couldn't post any pics last night. Now I am busy catching up on two days of missed work.

I'll be back tonight with pictures and more chit-chat.

:) Barb

Just wanted to pop in and say hi. - Mistie

Lucky... I think you need to go take a COLD SHOWER !!!
See my quote below.... All you are getting are PICTURES !!! LOL
I promised you a DATE if you came to OKLAHOMA ... you did not come so you get the boobie prize... PICTURES. :lol:

Terri.. I am following you and Barbara's prime example.
I am getting SERIOUS about this weight loss !!!
You both have lost and are DOING not just wishing. :bravo:
I know many others are doing too... but those two really helped inspire me this weekend. I am looking at their "before" photos and inspired by their NOW. GREAT WORK !!

Mistie... hello .... pop back in and share some more.
I hope you start saving money too so we can meet you next year too.
Washington is a long way to travel so start today.
Hope all of the newcomers come and join in on the fun.

Maybe we should all pay ourselves for the pounds we lose between now and then. :D
BEtter yet... every time I don't buy a concrete I will put that $3 in the Michigan kitty.

Barb.g ... thank you for letting us know you got home safe and sound.
I can't wait to hear about hubby's adventures while you were gone.

Okay lady... Syn ... did you make it home okay?? They are waiting to hear about your casino adventure on Sunday.
I know Thin and Susie are still on the road. Drive safely ladies.

Hi ladies.

First, I'm very glad to see that everyone had a good time in OK over the weekend. I'm way to shy in person to go to something like that. I'm quite a wall flower until I really get to know people. I think that's another reason I don't post a lot here, because I still don't feel like I know people very well.

As always I'm proud of everyone for continuing the weight loss fight and for always having something positive that they've acheived, even if they haven't lost lbs. Just sticking with it is 1/2 the battle in my opinion.

As for me, I lost another 3 lbs last week making my total lost since mid January 43.5 lbs. I want to be under 300 by the end of May and it looks like I will be. Yippee!!! As always I'm shocked that I'm sticking with it and that it's working for me. I guess it was just my time and I found exactly the right plan for me.

Talk to you all soon.

Huh???????????????? What's a concrete???? I know what concrete is but "a concrete"?????

Yes...please clarify...I was wondering about that!

NO TIME to post, just wanted to say it sounds like it was a WONDERFUL weekend and I'm most envious! Can't wait to hear more and see pix!

Off to baseball practice...

Concrete is Yummy!!!! (Way too much in my Tummy!)

:moo: :ink: :hun: :eating2:

Ingrid -- Congrats on your continued success!!! :goodscale I think you'd surprise yourself if you got together with us!! I am normally a shy person ---- ask the gals this weekend if they could tell! :lol:

Howdy....I made it back home about 3:00 this morning....I am pretty tired today and just know I am going to go to bed early tonite!! Being a night owl for 3 nights in a row is about all I can handle...lol It was a WONDERFUL Spring Fling...2cute was every bit as gracious a "hostess" as one could ever wish for!!! THANK YOU 2Cute!! All attending were every bit as warm, funny, and as slightly nutz as I had hoped for...It was great to put faces and names together in real life!!

We spent about a half an hour at the casino on Saturday and I was lucky enough to make a profit of $112.00 pm quarter slot machines....so I treated all my chickies and myself to concretes!! lol An excellent frozen yogurt treat! Well, then yesterday ( Sun) I had about 1.5 hours to kill before my ride could meet me, so 2cute took me back to the casino...I played quarter slots on the winnings from the day before and added another $80.00 to my winnings....then I went to the DOLLAR ( only do that when I an using winnings) slots....I hit 3 -7's and won an additional $ 300.00 + a bit more...so I quit, and sat outside waiting for 2cute...I knew better than to keep on trying to beat the odds!!! SO now I pretty much have my bankroll for next years Spring Fling! For those who were at the Spring Fling...please note!! I did NOT have 2 men ;) hitting on me Saturday at the Casino ...your eyes were decieving you!!And no one bothered me on Sunday...lol lol :lol:

Two year old Laura is here today, and I am thankful she is sleeping...I am going to try and nap for a bit when I get off of here....

Welcome Newbies...and don't believe everything you hear about me and a boyfriend...he is my friend, and he is boy (must have male genitals.)..since he has a moustache!! lol Other than that I haven't seen him for 30 + years...lol

I admit I am "twiterpatted" meaning I get all idiotic and tickled when I think of or mention him I guess..lol For those who don't know it; I am coming out of a depression ( meaning I have more good days than bad ones) I got divorced after a a 38 yr marriage , and "my friend "has been a widower for about 1.5 years....we re connected via email and have been writing and phoneing each other A LOT since Feb. Scares me to death, :eek: to be in such a vunerable state of emotional twittering!!!! :lol: Can't be a real BF you haven't seen each other in 30 years...but I do have one heck of an email and phone buddy!!!Most joy and delight I have experienced in a relationship in many many years! And yes, go ahead and pick on me about it , I deserve it!! ha ha ha

I hope everyone has arrived home safely from OK...

I would write more , and will later..but my eyes are closing.:tired: ..I need a Power Nap before the urchin child wakes up and expects Grandma R to be cheerful!!

Until Next Time......