300+ And Ready To Try Again...#607
 

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...hello? Anybody home?

I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm off to get a l o n g overdue haircut and color. I just had a GREAT workout, that I won't count, running around here, literally running, tidying up, shifting laundry, doing dishes, making it look like I did something around here today instead of sleep!

I'm hoping to get my 30 minutes of exercise in when I get back...Tae Bo maybe, then a shower and off to work. Everything else is good...food water, journalling. Gotta keep this momentum high!

See you later!

Hi All! :wave: I don't know what I do wrong, but I can't get pictures to post in anything but a thumbnail shot and I tried to steal the Happy Holidays too but it said the file was too big. :(

Barbg: :cp: CONGRATULATIONS on winning the Thanksgiving Challenge!!!! Cool beans, lady!!!

Michelle: :cp: CONGRATULATIONS on the new job! I think they were getting a bargain in you for an employee and that's why they were able to bend a little bit. Good for you!!!

Skittles: :cp: CONGRATULATIONS on the new house! I'm sure you just can't wait. This will be so much fun!!!

Gail: :cp: CONGRATULATIONS on getting day 1 of the Challenge under your belt. Good job!

Sandy: Glad Evan is doing some better. Also glad that you've stopped eating through it and decided to buckle down.

Kerri: Sounds like you've had the week from he!! with the sewer and the auditors. YIKES! Hope things are running more smoothly for you now.

Terri: How are the girls? Has it been too cold to ride?

Chris: That's the pitts that you're stuck in one place because of custody issues. As much as I will probably never again move from Michigan, I think I'd like it to be MY decision, not dictated by someone else.

CD: Sounds like you're prepared. Good luck with all the studying and finals.

Tony: Welcome aboard. We really are a fun bunch!!! :o

Lucky: Hope you're feeling better. I've had a nasty cold for more than a week. Dayquil by day and Nyquil by not is the only thing that will keep me snotfree! Hope that wasn't TMI! :lol:

Joyce: Ahhhh, you already had snow. I'm waiting for our first snow. I can't do any Christmas shopping until it snows at least once. Some years the boys have been very worried that they wouldn't get anything! :lol:

Andria: Thanks for the nice story about you and your honey. It sounds like you have a very special relationship! :love: I'm going to say no to the "do we have to lose the last gain to call the 2X2 loss?" question. But then, I'm not the one who makes the rules! :drill:

Katrina: Bet you can't wait for those 3 days off. And on a weekend too!! WooHoo!!!

2cute: No need to apologize for how you feel. I'm sure it's that "mother hen" state of mind that kicked in. [[[hugs]]]

Lisa: What happened to you?

Susie: Still budgeting?

Jen: Getting ready for another German Christmas?

Went to the Dr. today. Yes, it was routine for blood work. She was very happy with me that I've lost 7 pounds since last I saw her. I told her I was working on it, but it's slow going. She patted me on the shoulder and told me she knew it was hard but that I should just keep plugging. Now, that's the kind of Dr. I like. Not judgemental, just encouraging. We'll see what the blood work looks like.

My car is in the shop. They say $2300 in damage and it might be done next Wednesday. I told them they could have til Friday for no extra charge since we'll be in Vegas.

Somebody asked about movies. We saw After the Sunset and it was very entertaining. "The baby" saw National Treasure and he said it was very good.

I'm working all day tomorrow and I'll haved to see if I can find time to get in here to visit. Gotta run. SURVIVOR nite!!!! Love :love: ya bunches.

ROLL CALL (2x2)
Thin
Joyce
Terri
Barbg
Kat
2Cute
Michelle
Gail
Andria
Leanne

Sorry that I've been quiet - I simply don't have time to read everything and reply right now (head down, tail up in my thesis). I have been filling out my Christmas Challenge ... 3 out of 4 stars for each day so far + one bonus for parking my car at the far end of the carpark last night when I went shopping! :) I just love exercising in the pool and its been no problem to do that or the journalling, but the water is something I've done for both days so far (and will again today) which is already a change since I started.
At the moment I just want to run away - I am asking myself why on earth I took on this honours year with everything else that is on my proverbial plate. But I guess hindsight is always 20/20!
Anyway I hope everyone is well and happy and not too stressed over the silly season :)

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Thin and anyone else who is trying unsucessfully to post graphics and pitctures. The first thing you must do is to go to the UserCP (the 2nd item on the purple toolbar) once you are in your control panel look on the left side and find the words edit options Once that is displayed scroll down to the third options Thread display options and check all three boxes. After that you should be able to add any graphic that you have hosted on a web hosting site by merely checking the image icon (the yellow square with the mountian and stamp on it) If you do not have a web hosting site and are trying to upload the pic as an attatchment you can only do that as the thumbnail view that you were talking about. That was not always the case, but but since all the bandwith ballyho that is what happens.

I started off the first day of the challange with a perfect score, and heading that way today, if I can just may myself journal before I go to bed.

They are starting a new exercise class at the healthclub. It's not in the water, but it is a Pilates class that uses the Preformer, or Reformer, or whatever it's called. It is a group session, but can only have 6 participants in each class because that's all the machines they have. They are going to charge 20.00 a session for it, but for the month of December it's going to be free. I'm signed up for the very first session!!! The instructor said that if I could do it a couple of times a week, I'd see drasticchanges in my body in a very short time. (It's be worth the 20.00 a session if it workes) also I have to get a clearance from my doc, but I don't think this will be too bad on my joings, as there is no pounding and no getting on the floor (both things I'm forbidden to do!) Cross your fingers for me.

Well I've rambled enough for a while and besides I need a potty break!!!

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I am jumping in with Kat's remark:
:lol:

And agree with 2cute on:
Hmmm the whole thing sounds like a family to me - disagree & then make up!!!

I have read all the posts but now I can't remember what kind of doctor Tony wants to be? :( I will blame it on being tired!!!! ;) Anyway, I kept thinking while reading it how I have't gone to the doctor since I gained weight.

I know it's my issue but I feel they would be judging me immediately.

So far the challange is going good. I wish the Christmas Challange included a mandatory sleep time of 10 hours a day but I don't suppose that kind of a requirement can be expected from 2Cute, The All Night Owl.

Thanks, Gail but I know I can add 4 pounds in a day too so I am being cautiously happy!!! :)

Yippee!!! almost Friday!!!

Good evening everyone!! :D

I'm so glad to be here tonight!! And for Thankful Thursday--I am thankful for a 100X better day at work today!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeee!! Maybe I should knock on wood or something and hope for it to be the same tomorrow before I jinx it!? :lol:

I ate well.... got some reduced fat pepper jack cheese and put a serving sized slab of it on an english muffin for bkfst, had a grilled chicken sandwich and small fry for lunch and made a great supper.... rotisserie marinated turkey breast that I grilled up with snap peas, minute rice and some grilled yellow squash!

Good news is the family isn't even missing the beef in this house... they are just glad for a hot meal every night regardless of what it is... there's a few things they won't eat--hubby won't touch squash, zucchini, eggplant, or eggs... the kiddo won't touch cheese and would rather have 3rds of veggies than to dig in too deep to any kind of meat... she's on a grilled onion kick and I'm usually happy to oblige unless her request is after all the cooking's been done. Have a stove top griddle that lays over two burners and I grill away... love that thing!

Hit Curves for a 35-40 min workout and drank all of my water, plus about 20 oz! Funny I don't even miss my Dr. Pepper at ALL. I had a sip of hubby's the other day and it just tasted horrible to me. Wierd isn't it? I'm glad glad glad that I'm craving the water.

Kat- Betcha can't wait for the new 'do! I love getting a new look, makes you feel so feminine!

Thin- Things are Soooo much better around here!! Hate it when a hard to come by 3 or 4 day weekend has a cruddy ending!! Also sounds like you have a great doc on your hands there! Hard to come by... by the way, what's the 2x2 challenge??

I've done my food, water, exercise AND journal for today!! Woohoo!!

Barbg... I just LOVE you pics... thank you so much for posting them. I am green with envy.
Thanks for the instructions to help us post ours too. I just don't know I will make the time to go find them. Besides.. it is so much fun anticipating yours. :D
Congratulations on the perfect "NICE" you have going for you. :cp: I made a clarification in the Christmas Thread about "journaling" ... but the bottom line is... everyone can decide for themselves. LOL
Good luck on your new exercise class. It sounds very promising. I just don't think I could pay $20 per session. Seems like a lot. But it is GREAT that you get it for free in December. That way you can decide from experience if it is worth it or not.

Lucky... I just may add getting 8-10 hours of sleep a night as a BONUS in next month's challenge. :lol: Believe it or not.. I went to bed at 10:30 Wed night and slept until 5:45. I would have slept longer but my bladder just can't last long enough. Grrrr
Tonight I am forcing myself to be in bed by midnight. I am working on improving all of me. I think my lack of sleep has played havoc on me lately. I stayed up ALL NIGHT two nights in a row. NOT GOOD. ( well.. I got 3-4 hours total in 2 nights)

Leanne... I hope you always post about your swimming everyday. Between you and Barbg I just may get back into the pool again. I definitely plan to go in January.
Dec is such a busy month... but I know I need it NOW. Congrats on your first bonus. That is a hard on for me.

Thin... I appreciate you and Kat recognizing my "mother hen" syndrome coming out... but I think I was more like a "mother Tiger". :o I am TOO protective sometimes. Even moms makes mistakes sometimes.

Chris... :bubbles: I really like that smilie too. :bubbles:

Well ladies and gentlemen... I am very down-hearted tonight.
My grandson had his 8th grade band Christmas program tonight and I did not get to watch him. I am soooooooo frustrated with myself. I was too fat to be able to stand for an hour until his group played. We got there on time... but every seat was taken. It was standing room only. There were a couple of seats at the TOP of the bleachers but there was NO WAY I could climb to the top. My knees are in such BAD SHAPE !!! The pain in my legs are sometimes just soooo overwhelming. I looked for a bench or chair... but there were none. I had to leave before he even played. I caused all of this to myself.

As a fat person you like to think you are only hurting yourself. BUT I have always known I am harming many others because of my weaknesses ... my FAT.

When I was younger I could be fat and still be mobile. Heck... I was ACTIVE.
But now .... age is really making a HUGE difference. I am no longer active.. no longer mobile. And the worst part is... the less mobile you get... the fatter you get.
You don't have to eat more to gain weight. You just sit more... and GAIN !!!

EXERCISE is soooooo important. PLEASE PLEASE make time for your exercise.
Don't repeat the mistakes I have made. GET IT OFF NOW... don't wait another minute... another day... another year. Time keeps ticking by. Take advantage of your youth NOW.

Whether you are 20 something.. or 30 something or 40 or 50. The older you get... the slower you metablism gets... and the less you are able to do. Add being 300+ and OLD and it is not a good combination. Train your body now and keep it up so your body stays active.

I know you all know all of this already. You don't need me to tell you. I just know how TERRIBLE I feel when I let my family down AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN.
I pray to God that they can forgive me too. I seem to need a lot of forgiveness lately.
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kerri... i am soooo glad you were posting while I was.
It did my heart good to read your post.
You put a smile on my face. :)
I LOVE to read about people in recovery... they are always sooo positive and that is just what the doctor ordered. THANKS. :D
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I had to edit one more time. We are missing some family members.
BARB PA where are you ???
How about Jennifer, DGrizzle, ljd1223, Skittles, and our new Memoe. ??
I am sure I missing someone. Please come and post again.

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Let me repeat what 2Cute said:
Those of you who are newer than I am, might or might know that my DH has WLS (gastric Bypass surgery) in April of 2004 This was not a choice for him, it was a necessity. We have always been involved in exercise, but as we got older, it was harder and harder to make ourselves actually do it. The less we did, the harder it was to get motivated. We re-joined a health club and were going to get serious again, but ole Alvin was in such bad physical shape that he couldn't get up the stairs to use the equipment, so he dropped out and I stayed. Before his surgery he was so out of shape and so obese that he could not even stand long enough to shower. He would have to get in the shower and get wet, then sit down to "soap up" then finally get up and rinse off. He would go from the bedroom to the den, have to set down and rest, then get up and walk to the car and rest before he could leave for work. Needless to say our social live was non-existant.

After his surgery and all the complications involved with that he was finally able to exercise again. By that time I had changed health clubs, so he joined that and for over two years now, we both go every weekday morning. To us the expense it well worth it, but I realize that some of you, expecially you younger ones with kids at home are not as fortunate as we are, and some of you live in area where you do not have access to the many gyms, health clubs and/or Y's that we do here in Dallas, but find a way to get into the exercise habit! It can literally be a life or death matter.

Okay 2cute you got me up on my :soap: soapbox, but I feel your pain, I hate to see you get to the point Alvin was in.

Well that took up all my time, so I'll end now.

Have a great day everyone, and remember today is Fun Friday!

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Good Morning,

This is quick as my car is warming up and it's time for WORK!!!!! Hmmm, I work at home too so maybe I should say, 'I'ts time to go to the place thay pays me money to work!!' :lol:

So far so good on the challange - I do want to work on doing pilates. I don't know how the ones that do it - do it. I find them very hard - no stomach muscles. BUT I WILL try again. (Kat, did I sound like Scarlett???) :lol:

Okay - time for my :coffee: to be filled for my drive to work.

Lucky, you have to raise your fist to the sky and say out loud, (and with a slight Southeren drawl) "AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I WILL TRY AGAIN!"

Then you will sound like Scarlett!

Great post, BarbG, thank you for sharing! I'll bet that all those trips to the health club is exactly where you left all those lost inches! I KNEW that despite all those times you bemoaned a single lb lost, or no loss at all, that you must be losing inches! Hooray for you! And for ol' Alvin! Maybe you could get him to come and post too!! And congrats on winning the Turkey Day challenge!

Gotta run, back later~

ok, first off let me get this out of the way,

ROLL CALL (2x2)
Thin
Joyce
Terri
Barbg
Kat
2Cute
Michelle
Gail
Andria
Leanne
Skittles

Next, I say Welcome Tony, glad to have ya. I hope you realize that since you admitted to studying to be a doctor, that now means your opinion will be asked on many ailments. :D And since you are a man, well, your opinion will be asked on many of their ailments as well :lol: And you will learn that I am just a smarty pants ;) and enjoy being a silly goose.

2cute, don't feel bad, I say state your feelings because feelings can change and it also helps us to understand each other more, even if there was a misunderstanding. :) Bravo for being who you are.

I have to say I agree with this. As I have gotten older, the less I have been able to do. :( I haven't really had time to exercise this week, but I am packing and cleaning and moving stuff around and packing some more. I think that I am getting a pretty good workout. Not the standard kind but a good workout none the less. However, I need to make some time during the day to do at least 20 minutes of bike riding or something to make sure I am getting some cardio. Thanks for the reminder.

Ok, now, on to something really important, Survivor! :lol: Chris is still there. Go Chris!!!!:D I've been rooting for him since the beginning. Him and Twilla, so if one of them wins, I will be sooo happy. I am really hoping for Chris though. However, maybe Eliza will come through. Or maybe something crazy will happen and it will be Scout. Maybe she's as healthy as a horse, and is just faking the weak old lady thing to be non threatening and pull out the physical stuff in the end.

Ok, I'm late for work.

Love ya all bunches. Only 3 more Saturday's until Christmas. Woo Hoo! and I am almost done with my shopping.

Skitt

Hey everyone,

Thanks for the welcome. I'm sitting in class, bored out of my mind, watching the doc present slides of rashes and ulcers (doing a Dermatology section in clinical medicine right now). Some of these things are really nasty! However, there are some rashes that have the preferred treatment as "active nonintervention" or "skillful neglect". Basically just tell the patient it'll go away in time :)

Skittles: Questions are more than welcome, I'll help as much as I can. I'm near the end of the "book learning" phase of my education (the last two years of medical school are clinical rounds), so I should be able to comment (or at least know where to look) about nearly anything...in theory, at least :) If it's something I don't know about, it's probably something I should go back and study, huh...so it all works out :)

As far as the being male thing, I may be much less help there. I'm not entirely sure the reasoning behind most of the irrational things attributed to my gender :)

Hey to all my Favorite Gals! (and now Guy! :) )

I am de-lurking to say hello! Thanks 2cute for pulling me out of hiding. This week has been a crazy one. Jeff went to work on Monday and was told he had to go to Boston that night for work - he is still there and will coming home tonight. Work has been nuts for me and I haven't been getting home until about 7pm each night and spending the evenings decorating, cleaning and exercising! I miss you all and wish I had more time to get in here and read and post! I will make a better effort, just won't necessarily have time for the all the replies that I like to do.

Bad food habits have been creeping back into my life and I have been fighting with them. I know I need to get back to documenting all my intake and calories. I used to do it diligently with an excel file every day. Once I see what is going in it will surely wake me up! That's it - I'm doing it!

As most of you know, in addition to my struggles with weight loss, DH and I are dealing with infertility issues and desperately hoping and praying to start a family. DH is having surgery again 2 weeks from today to have sperm extracted via a testicular biopsy. I am started to get very anxious and nervous about starting things back up. Assuming his procedure goes well, I will start on the injections for IVF at the end of January.

When I last saw my Dr. in August my goal was to have lost 20 pounds by January and here I sit weighing nearly the exact same as when I last saw him. I feel so disappointed in myself right now!

Ok - I guess I am just getting it all out in this "me post". Sorry! :(

I do feel a little better getting all of that out and letting you all know why I have been lurking in and out lately. I am on a continuous roller coaster of emotions.

On the up side I am getting my hair cut and highlighted this afternoon and then I will get to see my darling hubby tonight! :) I've been sleeping great with the bed to myself, but I miss him dearly!

Michelle - Congrats on the new job!

Thin - Sorry about the car. What a pain!

Andria - So happy to hear that you are up and around and getting more active. Take good care of yourself and don't over do it --- I know that you already know that!

Lucky - Have you tried the Pilates for Dummies tape? I love that one. Yep - it's tough on the abs, but I love that burn feeling the next day that tells me I really worked hard.

Lisa --- ??? How are you???

Kat - I am thankful that wind stopped too. Gosh - it was awful. I lost 2 wreaths off my house and they are no where in sight. I'm agree with the no elevator and stairs only at work --- I have to get back to that - I've found myself using the elevator too much lately. Enough of that!

2Cute - Love the Christmas Challenge! :) Everyone was talking about theirs and I was sad mine hadn't come, but I got it a day or two later and was so happy!

Barbg - Not sure if I every congratulated you on the Turkey Challenge! GOOD JOB!!!!

To the rest of my friends - Kerri, Skit, CD, Chris, Sandy, Leanne, Tony, and anyone else I missed (please forgive me) -- HELLO and BIG HUGS!!! You know I love each and everyone of you! Have a Happy Friday!

xoxoxoxo
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Barb

Barbg... {{{ HUGS }}} Your post is exactly what I needed to read. Thank you sooo much for posting it. {{{ HUGS }}}
And yes I love your little Santa's helper. :)
I think you were a MAJOR Santa's helper in that last post. I will make a note to Santa how much you helped today.

Lucky... hope you are staying warm.

Kat... didn't Scarlett also say... "Oh well... tomorrows another day" or something like that. As Santa's helper I must tell Scarlett... TODAY IS THE DAY !!!

Skittles... so good to see you again. Packing and cleaning is a good workout... but like you said... I think our bodies need more.

Okay... I am off to check out the Christmas Challenge thread.

Morning all! :wave: Just stopping in quickly before heading out to work. I have a couple of bank jobs to do, a lunch at a soup place, and a "showgirl" job that has to be done sometime today or tomorrow. I figured I'd try to do it today so that tomorrow we can focus on Christmas trees and such. :o Since we're leaving Tuesday for Vegas, I guess I better get moving on the decorating. I've been informed, and I guess I realize too, that the new kitchen table we got last year takes up too much space and I won't be able to do my Star Trek tree this year. :( I really don't have anywhere else to put it so I guess I'll be short a tree this year.

Leanne: You are one busy chickie! I don't know how you manage it all. You and Michelle, going to school, working, raising a family. That's a plateful!!!

Barbg: I don't use a web hosting site so I guess I'm stuck not doing pictures. :( I can really appreciate your soapbox :soap: topic. I'm really feeling it since I turned 50. My fat is catching up with me. I prided myself on never having high blood pressure, high cholestrol, or sugar. But now that I'm 50, I've acquired all 3!!! My aches and pains have grown substantially. I hate getting old and how it has all caught up with me. * Maybe if you decide you like the pilates Proformer, you'll decide instead of paying $20 a session, you'll want to buy a machine. My "evil" machine is very similar to the Proformer and it ran me about $400 on QVC. It wouldn't take long at $20 a session to have one paid for. Just a thought.

Lucky: I have to tell you that I was very BOLD when it came to searching for this Dr. I had not been to one in years. I was looking for a woman for a change. I called offices and asked if the Dr. or office staff had any aversion to treating BIG people. Then when I went in for my first appointment, I told her flat out: "I really don't want you to harp about my weight. I'm on WW. I'm working on it. I'm here for you to treat what ails me." She was great! She kinda looked at me surprised, but she was fine with it, understood and we've gone on from there. I like that she is supportive. There are some short-comings with her however, but I sort of overlook those because I tend to self diagnois myself and am more than willing to ask lots of questions and take a front row seat to my treatment.

Kerri: I'm glad everything is going well with you. About the only time MY family gets beef anymore is when we go out to eat. I eat fish, they get there beef fix in. :lol: The 2X2 is the challenges that Terri started. 2 pounds in 2 weeks. The last one started on Monday, November 29th.

2cute: It breaks my heart that you weren't able to see your grandson at his concert. I wouldn't have been able to stand that long either. :( I'll have to post an article that I found recently about the relationship between sleep and weightloss. We BOTH need that one!!!!! :D

Katrina: Did you get enough sleep? What are you going to do with all your days off?

Skittles: Survivor! Once again, there was a shake up! I love that they kicked Ami. I couldn't stand her!!! She thought she was all that and a slice of cheese! YIKES! I'm sure Julie isn't feeling too comfortable right about now. I'd love to see Chris or Twila win. The only reason Scout is still around is because they can vote her off anytime. She'll never win an immunity challenge. I'm not really sure why they picked her to play in the first place. Or why the heck she would WANT to be in it. She had to know how physical the whole thing would be. Maybe she thought she would get voted off real early and have a free vacation on some tropical isle while the rest of the survivors suffered! :shrug:

Tony: Glad to see you back! But "irrational things" that are said about your gender??? Come on now? Do you REALLY think they're all "irrational"? ;) :lol: Now before you get upset, you need to realize that this is just some of the ribbing you will have to take being the token male in the group! :yes: [[[hugs]]]

BarbPA: Glad you came and checked in. If you're like me, when hubby's gone it's like there's a piece of you missing. I'm glad he's coming home for you tonight. Jump back on the weightloss bandwagon. Keep your eye on the prize. 20 pounds now by the end of January is a good chunk, but you can still get a considerable amount dropped by then if you set your heart to it. I have everything crossed :crossed: that this time will be the charm. [[[hugs]]]

Well my dears, I'm headed out. Need to work. I'm supposed to call the witch that hit my car this morning to find out where to meet her for my deductible money. We'll see if she is really going to come through or not. :shrug:

You all have a great day. I think when I'm out at the theatre doing my job, I'll stay and watch the movie. I have a trailer check to do for Closer. I think it has Jude Law and Julia Roberts. It didn't look like something Honey would be interested in seeing so maybe I'll stay and see what it's all about.

Love :love: ya bunches!

Hehe, it's ok. I'm used to being a token (token Asian, token Buddhist, etc, etc). I'll just chalk it up to Affirmative Action :)

Actually, I didn't mean that the things being said were irrational, I actually was talking about the actual attributes of generalized maleness that were irrational :) For instance, I could never explain why some guys are intimidated by smart women, because I don't understand the reasoning, myself :)

WOW... I am sooo glad I checked back in here before getting off line. I had no idea that BarbPA and Tony both posted while I was writing my last post. I came back and saw Thin's reply to both of them and thought "What is she repling to. They haven't posted" So dense me went back and saw we all were posting at the same time. I guess it is true... great minds think alike. :lol:

Tony... I am glad you did not let me scare you off. WELCOME !! I hope you will give me a second chance. That was my evil twin posting before. :shrug: As you can see for yourself this is a very loving and forgiving group.

BarbPA ... There is nothing we can do about the past. Even God himself can not change the past... but we can change our todays and future. Feeling disappointed in yourself is natural. But there is a time limit on that. You time is UP. LOL
Now it is time to move FORWARD !!!

Thin... I am sorry to hear you will be one tree short. You inspired me to put up two trees this year myself. I found a really nice one at a garage sale that is about half the size of our regular one. I am pretty picky about the big one.... but I wanted my grandkids to be able to decorate a tree at grandmas... so the second tree is ALL theirs. :D I have great plans each year to have them come over and make another ornament for it. :)

Now hopefully I didn't take so long to write this that more snuck in on me. LOL

Just checking in quickly. Work is...work. Horrible work. Ugh! Anyway, I'm on program. :)

I'll check in and stay longer as soon as I can.

Hey everyone :) I don't really have any time to be stopping in, but i missed all of you! So I wanted to stop by and just hope you are all doing wonderfully.

I've missed a day or two of water/exercise/etc.. I'm not *blaming* my exams, but I know it is because of them. I really really really need to study like crazy and do well this semester.. but once my exams are over (Wednesday night) Everything should be awesome! I'll have work one or two more days but then I'll have until January off for tons of working out and doing really well.

Well I better jump back to studying. I just want you all know that I'm peeking in when I can but just shouldnt take the time to post :P so I cant. Love you all! Keep up the great work!

ROLL CALL (2x2)
Thin
Joyce
Terri
Barbg
Kat
2Cute
Michelle
Gail
Andria
Leanne
Skittles
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Tony, you have no idea what you are getting into offering to listed to medical questions. :lol:

Buddist, I have always wanted to be one but am not disiplined enough. I have many of the Dali Lama's books and of course admire Richerd Gere and Tina Turner !! As with my weight loss, I don't require enough of myself.

Okay, lunch is over...later

2cute: No blood, no foul. :) I'm sorry for my part in the whole misunderstanding, but since that's resolved now, there's no point in dwelling on it, is there? :)

cd: I know what you mean about exams making you miss workouts; I rarely manage to get in a workout during the week of block exams that I have. Then, afterwards, it gets so hard to motivate again because you haven't done it for the week, and not working out is sooo much easier...

That and it's bloody cold here. Most of my exercise is now weights and the DDR pad, all done within the confines of my nice warm apartment :)

Now I have to head off to study, myself. Blah :)

Tonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!
 

Boy, am I mad at myself. Mom,Sis,Niece & I went to lunch today, and sis order a "log" of onionrings with dipping sauce. I ate some of them. everything else I ate was totally OP, and when niece Lara ordered a brownie skillet sunday and they brought four spoons, I didn't even taste it. Later in the day I got to thinking how I would have to mark my Santa with a Naughty for food today, My first Naughty! So what did I do? Stopped at Captian D's and bought fried fish for supper!!!

Yes, I know that's what's called sabatoge, or however you spell it! I was on such a motivational high, and all of a sudden I hit bottom again, Well that's means there's nowhere else to go except UP!

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Eep, you must have posted right before I did, I didn't see this until now.

I love listening to medical questions, actually...more often than not, the research I have to do for them teaches me far more effectively than sitting in dull lectures. I suppose I learn best by challenge and resolution :)

I was born Buddhist, so it's not a big deal to me. I did, however, come to terms with it and accept it for myself later in life (early 20's or so :) My feelings are echoed pretty well in that movie, Dogma...it really doesn't matter what you have faith in, just that you have faith :)

Tony, I love I am keeping that with me.

I have always been drawn to that peaceful, glowing from within "look". I have dabbled at trying to attain it, but so far have a long way to go. At least I keep trying. :) I got a little deterred when I read in one of his books how the Dali Lama was in a cell with a mouse or rat (does it matter which :eek: ) and let it be his friendly cell mate!!!! I just don't know if I could ever get to that place!!! :no:

Work was busy today and tonight I boxed up my "shipping" presents so I can take them to the post office tomorrow morning. I am glad it's done but am tired now.

Later, :kickcan:

I am sorry that i have not been posting i have been trying to keep up with the posts thought i drive school bus and have to get my 15 year old dd out of the house by 6:30 am . when school first started it was no problelm well now she just dont want to get going i call her at 5:30.,5:45, 6:00 and then i get oh by the way mom i need a shower yet , then at 6:25 she is just getting out of the shower and I leave by 6:30 some how she managed to get dressed and in the car before i left or she would have had to ride another bus to school !!!!
Sorry to vent ....it just came out :o

DH is still sick going on 2 weeks with a cough that wakes us up at night during the day it isnt too bad just at night i am going to walmart today to see what kind of med. i can get that might help brake up the congestion .

As for my self i am doing better i lost 1 pound at my last wi on tue, and went with my dd to her ww meeting on thursday and she was down 4 . it is so hard for the kids to lose weight with the "crap" that is avalible in school to eat . and she wont take her lunch . but i guess she is doing ok she lost .

2cute i got my christmas challenge in the mail yesterday the card is great . 1 question is the exercise for 20 min everyday or how often is it ?

have a great O P Day i think i am going to do some christmas shopping i have been putting it off and dont have much done Ugh ! i should never wait till the last minute. but it is so hard to know what to get everyone anymore because people around me just goes out and buys what everythey want so there is nothing left to get them but may be some thing that i cant afford !!!!

Hello Beautiful People!!
 

Well, I had a big long post written and *poof* now it's gone. sigh. I can't go back to re create it...took too long. DAMN! It was good too!

I'll be back later...

<exit, weeping softly...>

Good morning everyone. I am happy to report that I am FINALLY losing some of that weight I gained. Geeze... I hate losing the same pounds again and again and again.
This is going to be LAST time I have to lose these pounds. I really am determined !!!

MaryB ... glad you got the Christmas Challenge. :D
The exercise for 20 minutes is DAILY. I know that some people only do it 3-4 times a week and that is fine... but you only get to mark your NICE list if you did it that day.
Exercise does not have to be strictly workouts at gyms. It can include fun things like bowling, tennis, horseback riding, dancing, etc. You can divide it up into two sessions of 10 minutes , etc.

I hope I don't offend anyone but I have to say something that may be unpopular again. During the elections of the last year.... our group did a GREAT job of keeping our own Political beliefs out of our thread. Many people have VERY STRONG political beliefs. But not everyone shares in the same ones.

I feel that our religious beliefs are better served outside of this weight loss thread too.
We all have them. Many have very strong beliefs. I think our group as a whole is better served if we keep the many different religious beliefs seperate too.
I am not saying deny your beliefs... nor to never mention God of your belief.
I am just suggesting we need to keep this thread focused more on our weight loss journey.

Good Morning Girls and Guy! :D
DH finally arrived home from Boston last night around 11pm. It was so good to have him back after being gone all week. Well, that is until he started hogging the covers, sleeping on my side of the bed and snoring! Oh well - what's a girl to do? :lol: I am slowly getting my day started with a cup of tea and deciding what to do. I am letting DH sleep late and then we have errands to run and the tree to decorate.

Skit - It's way too early for tears today. But you managed to bring them on - not too hard lately. ;) THANK YOU for your heartfelt post! I am going to print it out and keep it nearby. Everything you said really hit home with me. I am so thankful to have the medical opportunity to try to have my own children, but we realize it may or may not happen and are open to adoption. We know that we have the love to give and it may not be a biological child. I loved the words you found in your post to me! The most difficult thing for me right now is the unknown --- There is so much waiting involved in these treatments. We agree that this is the option we want to explore first and if it's not meant to be we will move on, however it just takes so long to get from one point to another. I just want to build my family one way or another soon. Although if we are not meant to have a biological child I know there will be more waiting and heartbreak in the adoption process. There is so much to consider and we have also considered what our life would be like if we decided to not have children - so far I can't come to terms with that option, but it's out there as well. We know we would still live a happy life, just a different one. Ok - I realize I am randomly talking all over the place now and that my words are not nearly as eloquent as yours! Thank you so much for you prayers and support - they mean so much to me.
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Mary B. - Welcome back. Sorry things are so crazy for you right now. :D Good job on the 1 pound loss! :)

Hello and Hugs to all my friends! I am going to get started on my day!
:)
Barb

Kat... this is too funny. I was writing a post and the site submitted it before I was done and without me telling it to... and you lost yours when you tried to submit it. :dizzy: :lol:

I think it is time to start a new thread. so...
STOP !!! Do not continue to post here.
Come join us in the next ongoing thread... # 608