Hi, everyone. I hope everyone is well. I've been popping in on the board ~ it has been moving quickly.

The woman I told you about started work this week :stress: . I had an open and honest conversation with my boss before she started, telling him I knew about her past problems working in the company and my concerns about working with her. I have been in **** :flame::flame::flame: ever since.

She started Wednesday and has been argumentative since the start (you can't tell her how to do something/train her because she starts arguing and gets an attitude right away). She is weird and acts like she's strung out on crystal meth :bomb: . She wears a wig and press-on plastic fingernails. (I told my friend that if we got in a brawl, I know who'd come out the better of the two. All my parts would still be attached. LOL.) The boss has treated me like a jerk ever since.

I also told the boss about another employee who has been bullying me and he basically said it was my "misinterpretation" of things :yikes:. He asked me why it was a problem "now." I said "because I'm not taking it anymore." I have worked my butt off for this company for 11 years so you can imagine how I feel. I am seriously at the end of my rope and have been extremely depressed over it. :sorry:

I'm starting a job search by responding to ads this weekend. Please cross your fingers :crossed: or say a prayer that I can find a good job that pays me what I need and where people appreciate people who work hard. I have to get out of there before it kills me. I don't deserve any of this. It is very hard to deal with. :cry:

One of the only good things at work is my friend who works in the same building. We started back on our Weight Watchers at-home plans together this week so hopefully it will go well. (When I'm upset, I want to eat :cbg: so that's not good. :nono: ) Fortunately, I went out and ate last night, but I had enough Flex Points to cover the meal :D . I will weigh tomorrow. I'm trying though -- no matter what they do to me, I have to keep the focus on me! (I have to keep telling myself that I am important and I have to focus on myself and let the other stuff go ~ but it's so hard ~ especially when the hardship accompanies making a living.)

Brandnew ~ I'm sorry. It can be very hard on you to have extra people living with you. Try to make time for yourself no matter what. Maybe you could make a chore list or something and give everyone a job to do to ease some of the strain.

Congrats to those of you who lost :carrot: . Hi to everyone else and "hang in there" ;). For our sick chicks, I hope you will all get better soon :beach: .

Love you guys. :grouphug:

Kayley!!! congrats on the loss!!

Ammi - this week i am going to be a movie and television background extra. basically, i will not have any lines and probabally never even be seen, but they need people to fill out scenes. the first real project im working on is Spiderman 3. i will be in a huge crowd at the theatre. also, i got into a really prestegous, and expensive, makeup school about 30 miles from my house. now in los angeles traffic, that translates to about a 2 hour drive :) but its nights, so it shouldnt be too bad :)

Tasha - congrats on sticking up for yourself. is there anyone above your boss you can talk to? anyone in HR? even write a letter to the president of your company and copy it to every manager and hr person. show them you arent going to be pushed arround!

other than that, things are ok. im a little bummed out today. i had a fight with some of my family members last night. i live with my great grandmother, aunt and cousin (17). well, my grandmother had a stroke earlier this summer, and although for the most part shes ok, shes had some vision and memory loss. my aunt stays here sometimes to help out with things and her oldest son lives with us too. well, hes pretty much a delenquent. although he doesnt drink or do drugs, he pretty much dropped out of school. all he does all day is ride his dirtbike (which isnt street legal where we live) and hang out with his friends. he even made a hangout in our garage with a couch and tv and everything. so now all his friends ditch school every day and hang out in our garage. ive asked him several times not to have them here because if someone calls the cops because there are a bunch of kids that should be in school, hanging out i would be the one to get in trouble because my grandma is incapacitated and his mom is at work or with her other kid that lives an hour+ away. so after asking SEVERAL times, only to be ignored, i finally tried to enlist the help of my aunt. that was no help. shes an emotional wreck. i dont know what her problem is, but she cant deal with ANYTHING without crying. its really annoying sometimes. so i called her and told her that she needs to tell him that the kids have to go because they cant be here all day, and my cousin brings the kids IN THE HOUSE. i told him that he needed to have them leave. they werent allowed there, much less in his moms room. so he started getting all mouthy and being a total jerk, so i called his mom back and told her that if he cant live by the rules of the house, that he would have to go to his dads. well she freaked out because its already hard on her that her younger one lives with her mom (she lives there too, but works out here, so she stays here for work and to help with my great grandma). and she didnt want to have them split up any more than they had to be because the older one wont go to where the younger one lives. - this is complicated now that i write it all out - at any rate, she flipped out and was telling him that i dont know anything and i only have 1/2 a brain anyway and i just cant let him have any fun and be a kid. ARE YOU SERIOUS? this kid gets kicked out of school starting at 12 for gluing another kid to his seat, gets kicked out of this school for fighting, and now has to be in EPHS which is basically home schooled continuation school. he goes to school - well when he goes - for one hour a week, and has to do packets. he should be a junior (3rd year) but has like 55 out of 235 credits to graduate - and i just dont want him to have any fun and be a teenager. right. f-that. im really pissed right now. its really frustrating because every time i try to do the right thing im villified. this happened before when my grandma first got sick, my aunt has a very short temper and yells at her kids a lot - yes were disfunctional. why do you think im fat :) - so my grandma kicked her out. well my aunt went to her moms then grandma had the stroke. for a while i just tried to handle it, but she couldnt be alone, and i was working a bit then, so one night i had a breakdown and called my aunt and begged her to come home. her mom basically told me that i should just suck it up and deal with it, my uncle basically said the same thing (my grandma's son). eventually my aunt came home, but its just a nightmare. i seriously wonder how i was born into this family. my mom is a complete joke of a human being - if you can even call her that, my aunt is a freak, my grandma and uncle are completely unfeeling, my great grandma is crazy, my cousins are delinquents. i dont get it. im the only one in my family who graduated high school like they were supposed to, some have gone back and gotten thier GED's from adult school or whatever, but still. im the only one to have gone to college, im the only one that wont stay in a job if it sucks. im the only one thats responsible for themselves. im the only one that didnt have a kid in thier teens. seriously. i was switched at birth. its just really frustrating. *sigh* ok i think ive vented enough. at least i dont eat my emotions, right?

Thank you all for the warm welcome. I finally weighed today, it wasn't as bad as I thought, but I had gained over 20 pounds in two months. So...I guess now I can actually track progress. I'm excited and scared about the whole process, but I figure if I can take it one day at a time and break down my long range goal into smaller short term goals that are more attainable, then maybe I will be okay.

Right now I'm doing the Leslie Sansone "The Walkdiet" 1-mile DVD twice a day. The DVD has a 1 mile and a 2 mile workout on it. I am going to attempt the 2-mile tonight because the 1 mile isn't much of a challenge, but I have been building up my endurance. The 1 mile on this one is basically just walking and three other steps: side steps, kicks and knee lifts. I know in the 2 mile she adds in some other steps, I can't wait to be able to do it. I am still trying to figure out how to add in strength training to get the most out of this whole process, but between time constraints and the girls, I will probably just end up using dumbells instead of the universal gym in the garage for the time being.

jjmoreta--I had a pizza buffet today at lunch. I had a big big salad with a little dressing and four croutons (I got 6 but my neice ate 2 :) ) and the toppings off about 4 pieces of pizza...no crust. So it wasn't too bad on the carb front, the fat front is a whole different story.

Tashabella--I'm very sorry to hear about your difficulties at work.

christineu--I hadn't thought of looking for exercise equipment at Goodwill or the Salvation Army. I will have to go check there in my area and see if they have anything.

dogpal--good luck on your dinner, I'm sure you choose wonderful dishes.

brandnewme--I'm sorry you aren't feeling well, and I do hope that you get to feeling better soon.

christineu--Good luck on the procedure Monday I hope it helps with the headaches.

Christineu ~ Yes we do wear floatation belts :) Today when we went, it was only my friend and I there as it was an extra class that was added *L* It was SO much fun :) They bungee-corded us together. What a hoot! We had strength races to try and pull each other to the opposite end of the pool. There certainly was no winner but it was "fun" exercise and that is the best kind :)

Christine – It sounds like your cat has definitely earned his keep. That is great that things are settling down for you.

Honiangel – Welcome!! This site is such a fantastic place to come for support.

Ammi – I totally wanted Bo to win last time around too. I thought he was so much more talented than Carrie. I was also probably biased because he reminds me of my brother. They look somewhat similar and my brother is musical too, although he plays the bass.

Jjmoreta – Way to go turning a slip into a learning experience. Buffets are so difficult. My problem is I feel I am wasting money if I don’t eat until I am stuffed, which is ridiculous. I have started noticing the restaurant clientele as well, and it is amazing how in certain restaurants there are a higher proportion of larger people.

Brenda – Here’s rooting for you that you will break that plateau. :cheer:

Kayley – Way to go on the loss! That is fantastic.

Tashabella – Good for you to get out of there. Work should be a place you enjoy going to every day – we end up spending so much of our time there. I hope you get an even better job – money, opportunity, enjoyment, etc. You totally deserve it!

Felicia – For some reason your link to books didn’t work for me, but that is a great idea finding online books and rigging your treadmill like that. My library just started offering online books, which really surprised me.

Luan – :hug: Wow – your home situation sounds really rough. You should NOT have to be dealing with that. That is fantastic that you aren’t letting your family keep you down. Congrats on getting into that makeup school.

I have spent the day at work – 75% of the time I have been goofing off. I have been reading posts, articles, surfing the net, etc. The stupid thing is that I could have gotten all of my work done if I had used my time wisely, but instead I will need to come back here tomorrow in order to be ready for my audit on Monday. I will be SO glad when it is over. I am also still fighting this cold. I thought I was getting better this morning, but it is still lingering. I just want to be well enough on Monday to start using the gym. I was too sick to start my personal training sessions this week, but I am booked for Thursday.

I was down one pound on Friday. I am totally happy with that – especially having been sick for most of the week. I am feeling well enough that I should be able to get back to exercise today. In fact, I should get out of here now and go do it!

Sorry girls, i hit the wrong button and posted instead of previewed :)

Honiangel ~ Welcome to you!!!! You will enjoy your time here!! One piece of advice.... dig out that gym girl! You will thank yourself in the end!!

Kayley ~ That is wonderful that you showed a loss this week!!! yeah!!!

Tashabella ~ Good luck with your employment situation! hopefully that new job will be more rewarding for you!

Butterflyns ~ I so hope your kitty is ok. Maybe he got into a fight of some sort when he was outside! ooo it is awful when they are sick or in pain!! I have a beagle and 2 kitties.

Felicia ~ The links didn't work for me either. I will search for some online. Great idea!

k girlies! I have figured out a way to keep my munchin under control. My lil sis found out she was expecting this week (her 3rd) so I am going to make something for the baby. I am not quite sure WHAT yet :) I can crochet and cross stitch a bit so I will do a lil search through mybooks and online to try and come up with something oh so cute :) Keep your mind and hands busy they say! When I sit and watch TV all I want to do is eat!!! I'll keep you posted :)

Night for now!
Brenda :wave:

Evening ladies,

Just popping in for a bit to read how everyone is doing today; I'm pretty tired from both my walk today, as well as cleaning house, arranging my living room furniture, and then two loads of laundry. I would like to think I got more than enough exercise today! LMAO.

I will have to get in my weigh-in for the week tomorrow morning, being the game starts at 3:00PM Eastern time--I ended up being invited to the neighbors' for the game and dinner afterwards...she is making lasagna and since I limit "no no" stuff to the weekends, how could I say no to that? Plus football games are more fun to watch with friends! :D

Hello all!

I went for the second time to the gym today and managed to do the whole Sprint Circuit (strength training and aerobic) it takes 25 minutes to do and I was so hot by the 1/2 way point I could probably have heated the whole building, I sure hope that was fat burning! I also did some time on the eliptical and I had the trainer teach me how to use the StabilityBall! What a lot of fun that is. Now I know why everyone likes them so much. I was scared at first but the trainer showed me how to walk until I had my back centered on the ball and then had me do some crunches. I was so excited to be able to do that, I was sure that was something I wouldn't be able to manage. I am going to get one of those balls for home.

Have a great night everyone...

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum except I have posted pictures on the photo thread. I did not know I was supposed to write on this forum if I posted my pictures. My bad, Thinthinker told me I needed to post to this thread.

I too am getting over respiratory and chest infections. Now if I could just get rid of this cough! I have not worked out at all for a week and a half at least. I joined the gym on 1/1/6 and have only used it 3 times. This is my 3rd infection this month. Surely this will cover me for the rest of the year, right?

I hope the kitty that is sick gets well and back to loving mode.

I am impressed to hear about the rescue kitty, that is awesome!

Eating out is also my biggest challenge. Sure, there are salads on the menu but why pay $4 or $5 dollars for a salad when you can get something tastier. I avoid going out for this reason. But when I visit my friend we eat out all the time because she does not like to cook. Wouldnt be such a big deal but I usually stay at her house for several days because she lives on the other side of Houston from me. Gas costs too much for a day visit.

So, I am doing South Beach and counting calories. An online friend is going to send me the WW points system stuff and I may add that to what I am doing now.

My ticker starts at 345 which is my highest ever recorded weight. But I weighed 304.8 when I decided once and for all to get rid of the extra person that walks around in my body. So I have had an 11 pound reduction so far. I weighed on Tuesday so hopefully it will be a bigger reduction next time I weigh.

I saw the Biggest Losers TV show for the first time this week (the wedding show) and I think I am going to try to remember to watch it every week. It is the only reality show I like. I dont watch a lot of TV because I am usually at the PC.

I just bought a ton of exercise videos on ebay. I hope I will use them and keep up with it. I have a 3 dvd set of WATP but I ordered some Richard Simmons and some others that came in a group of 17 tapes all unrelate except there are 3 tae bo tapes in it. Have any of you done Tae bo?? For that matter do any of you do any exercise tapes at home?

Nice to meet you all, keep up the good work!!

I haven't posted in a while...I don't think I could ever catch up right now so I apologize for not addressing most of you.

Why do I keep screwing myself? I went to dinner tonight with my friend and his folks for his birthday. No probls with dinner...rotisserie grilled chicken and double steamed veggies. All fine. Then of course they got birthday cake. Matt asked if I would please have one taste of cake for him. Mind you, he has been a HUGE supporter of my progress and it was his birthday. So I was good and had a really tiny taste (way too much chocolate there) and immediately popped a piece of gum into my mouth. Done deal. So from there Matt and I went to run the youth group program we had tonight...which involved the kids building houses out of junk food...and frosting. I made sure there was a lot of 94% FF popcorn for me to muhc on...which I did...yet somehow my hands kept landing on mini marshmallows, frosting, pretzel sticks and m&ms....argh! I honestly don't think I had that much but I couldn't stop for the life of me. I am just pissed at myself for being so weak.

I now own 3 different Leslie Sansone tapes...WATP 2 and 3 mile walks and Walk & Kick, which is a 30 minute workout that is part her usual walking stuff and part kickboxing moves. That was actually a really fun workout. They dont track the distance on that one but it's neat they ay they mix it up and I enjoyed it. I also just got a tape by The Method called "Step up to Dance." It was $3.99 at Ross so I figured why not. The reviews I have read on Amazon about it are all raves. It uses a step, but everyone says it can be done without it and still get a great workout. it is about a 60 minute workout and some of the steps are a little challenging..which works for me because although I like the predictability of the WATP tapes, I do like a challenge. Today I was at Target and I bought another Dance style workout DVD that came with a pedometer...Monday morning I'll try that one out.

The balance ball...I bought one and a set of hand weights. As of the present, the hand weights keep the balance ball from rolling around the living room. The ball isn't big enough for me to sit on it and work on the computer because it isn't as high as my chair. I think I have a DVD somewhere with a wrkout that goes with it...but in the meanwhile I need some basic exercises that I can do with it.

Luan...we should get together one of these days. I'm in the SFV. I love reading your posts and I am sorry you're so stressed over the family situation.

I think I am booking my wedding photographer this week...wish me luck. I kind of wish I could just go and buy the dress I want already and get that part over with. I'm not going to suddenly be that much smaller by the time I get my dress. What will be will be. I am still losing and I am happy enough to get it over with already. I'll keep losing and if they have to alter the dress down then they will do it. I wish I didn't have to wait until March, but I promised everyone they could come along. *sigh*

I need to go put my clothes away and finish my latte (NF/SF of course).

Good night chickies.

OH...check out the brand new "Your Diet" magazine. It is oublished by the same company as People and is loaded with recipies, tips and other good stuff. My ONLY problem with it is that they said that 7 mini York peppermint patties are only 72 calories...which is a LIE!!! Other than that it's good stuff!

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Hi everyone,
I've been "lurking" for a few days now, browsing all the different forums and whatnot but I believe this is where I belong. I'm about 5'9 or 5'10, I weigh well over 300 pounds, and have been heavy all my life. I have tried many times to lose weight and have failed. I have never had any support when I go on diets,etc. I want to do the NutriSystem plan starting in February but right now I'm just cutting down on calories and not eating all the junk food I used to eat. Also, I've slowly been giving up soda which was one of my addictions. I know that's probably gonna be the hardest thing--giving up soda, but I know I can do it. I posted my bio in here a few days ago so you can check it out if you wanna know more about me:) I know I'll be welcomed with open arms here:) I look forward to being a part of this forum. Bye for now!:D

nancy - thanks for the thoughts. i swear, i was switched at birth.. lol

julee - i would love to hang out with you sometime. i will be out that way a lot starting in february. the school im going to is in burbank. also, if you need someone to do your wedding makeup... well keep in mind that im going to school for that... lol

lovelylatina - giving up soda was hard for me too. but do it, and do it cold turkey. i swear once you taste one in a week or 2 it will be the grossest thing ever. when i get a carbonation jones i make a fruit soda - 4oz fruit juice and some seltzer water. my favorite is blackberry. good luck with your loss. this definately is the place to do it :)

sleep well chicks! i have to be up in 5 hours. and i have a long shooting schedule, and a script i havent read... lol

Hello All,

It's Sunday afternoon, and I am happy to say that I passed by another night, a night including watching DVDs, without eating over my points. I am so happy :carrot: Oh I still have the argument with myself, saying things like, well it's just a few extra points, or if you eat that, then you may as well have a really nice roast dinner tomorrow with roast potatoes etc, or you can't be expected to stick to points every day, go on, have something. But that voice has been beaten down by the one saying, you want to be fit and healthy, you want to go on holiday and not look like a beached whale on the beach, or be uncomfortable on the coach trip there. I am glad my 'good' voice is winning at last. I am sure you are all getting bored about hearing about it though so I will just tell you if I have been bad :lol:

I watched a really upsetting programme on the TV last night it was called Fat Girls and Feeders. It was about how really obese women are in relationships with men whose only goal in life is to make them as fat as possible. One woman went from 400 lbs to 812 lbs and her husband made videos of her naked as she gained the weight, then he sold them to other 'fat admirers'. I was nearly in tears at one point where he showed how he filmed washing her, and then said that he sold that too. She said she let him feed her up because he made her feel like the most beautiful woman on the planet, as did all the men who emailed her to compliment her on the videos. He said he did it because it made her happy. In the end she nearly died and had to have WLS to get some lbs off, and her husband nearly left her. The impression I got is that he is just waiting until he can convince her to start putting the weight on again. He is even building a house that can house a supersize woman without having problems getting through doors etc. He has told her he doesn't find her attractive even though she is still nearly 400 lbs. Oh and they even showed how some feeders go on websites to share tips on fattening up their fat person, and there was a tip about putting a funnel with a pipe attached directly down the persons throat and tipping pure fat right into the stomach. Oh it was so wrong. My hubby was so angry he couldn't sleep when we turned the TV off!!

Brenda - hmm 12 days to break a habit, that's good to know. So that's another 9 days to go :carrot:

I love the sound of the fun you have in the pool, one day if my wounds ever heal and I work up the courage to be seen in a swimming costume I would love to go swimming again. Fingers crossed that all that extra water running you did will help you see a good loss on the scales this week. But, remember, muscle weighs more than fat, so you could still be losing the fat and not have it show so clearly on the scales because you are building up muscle.

Congrats on finding out you are going to be an aunty. I hope that whatever you decide to make the new baby that it will keep you too busy to think of eating. I like to knit when I need to do something to keep my mind off food. But as always, with the sleeping, watching TV, or being online I don't find much time for anything else. I really have to sort myself out!

Kayley - oh good, I am glad you can still go online when you go stay with Andrew on the weekends. :carrot: :cheer: :bravo: that is fantastic news that you lost 3 lbs and have already met your Valentines Day goal, especially as it's still only January!!! 30 lbs lost :carrot: :carrot: and only 21 lbs from being in the 200s, that's awesome. You are doing brilliantly and should be so proud of yourself!!

Christine - glad to see you post again. I looked for that mattress pad, but couldn't find it in this country. I did find a place online that sells mattress protectors and although it doesn't sound as imprressive as the Sealy ones it is supposed to be 'breathable'. I can't stand the waterproof protectors that make you feel like you are sleeping on a hospital bed. We used to have one and I had to change the sheets daily because of how much Daren and I sweated. So fingers crossed that the one I have ordered isn't like that!

Does your brother have an ostomy, I am just wondering what surgeries he would have had if not that. Ulcerative Colitis was a nightmare to have and although the surgeries and recoveries haven't been easy, I am much better off now than when I had it. I am so sorry that your brothers wife left him for a 'newer' model. What a cow. My hubby has had to put up with so much. Since the day I met him I have either been ill, or having surgeries, or long nasty recoveries. Our sex life is non existant, and with my depression I am often a moody cow, but he is sticking with me. That's what love and marriage is all about. I did tell him before I had my ostomy that if he wanted to leave me I would understand. He told me in no uncertain terms to stop being so stupid. I am a lucky woman. I just hope that your brother finds himself a lovely new woman who will love him and be there for him.

Tasha - I am so sorry to hear about your problems in work. I wonder if your boss is related to 'that' woman or if he is friendly with her or something. You went to him with grievences and he is so out of order treating you so badly since. Whenever there is bullying or problems in work you are always encouraged to go to management about it, and yet when you have done just that you are penalised for it. I agree with Luan, go to somebody higher than your boss, or write an official letter of complaint. I know you are going to look for a new job, but until you find one it would be good if your life wasn't going to be made like ****.

Good luck with your job search. I hope that you find a new job where you will be appreciated!!

Felicia - LOL :lol: I am sure you will work a way to fix your IPAQ to the rider when it comes. Do you have a show over there called Kath and Kim? I have been watching it today and they showed a couple of characters using the really old fashioned riders. I have to say I love the new look ones much better!!

I clicked on the link to go to that site for free books, it didn't work for me. I might just do a search to see what I can find. Mind you I find it hard enough to read my 'real' books. I am either too busy sleeping, online or watching TV. I have to try to keep awake a bit more LOL.

Butterflyns - sounds to me like you kitty might have been in a fight, or just hurt himself being curious. Either way, I hope if you have had to take him to the vet that he will be ok.

Don't worry too much about breaking your diet. Sounds like you are getting things back under control now.

Luan - sorry to sound like a starstruck teenager now lol, but Caleigh is insane about the Spiderman films. Do you get ANYWHERE near to the stars of the film? It must be fun being an extra in a film even if you don't see the stars. At least you know you are an actress of sorts :D

That prestigious make up school sounds brilliant, I am pleased to hear you got into it. I hope it's a lot of fun and not just hard work.

That's a shame that you are having to deal with all that hassle with the family. It all sounds like a big nightmare and I am so proud of you for not giving into the comfort eating. I guess you just need to focus on how you are making a much better life for yourself than anybody else in the family, and look forward to the day when you can move out and have a nice quiet place to yourself with no delinquent teenagers to worry about!! :hug:

Honiangel - you have exactly the right attitude to dieting, making small goals does make all the difference, they are reachable. It's far better than looking at your last goal and thinking you will never get there! My first goal is to lose 30 lbs. That will take me into the 200s for the first time in so long I can't remember!

That Leslie Sansone 1 mile dvd, you mentioned 3 other steps other than walking, what are they? Not the dreaded lunges or star jumps I hope? I really am thinking of buying it myself if it is as low impact as it sounds. I am not ready for any jumping about yet lol.

Nancy - glad to hear that you wanted Bo to win as well. I mean Carrie was too nicey nice for my liking and like you said, she wasn't as talented as Bo. Of course you had the added incentive of him reminding you of your brother, but seriously if he had sung awfully you wouldn't have voted for him I am sure. Sadly they play the shows about a week or two behind over here so we never get to vote. I wish we could though because even a few calls to the USA wouldn't bother me if it could help me pick my winner :lol:

How are you feeling today, is the cold letting up enough to make you feel up to exercising. :cheer: well done on the 1 lb lost. You are right that that is great especially as you have been unwell and not up to exercising.

Shame about missing out on starting at the gym, fingers crossed you will be up to it on Thursday!

LAnne - I hope you have a great time watching the game at your friends house. Hope your team wins!!

Sheri - sounds like you had a great work out, well done on doing the whole circuit even though you were so hot after only doing half of it. That's great too that you were shown how to use one of those stability balls. If I had a bigger place I might contemplate buying one, everybody seems so keen on them. But I don't, so I will just have to live without one :D

Garnetfairy - hi and :welcome2: it's lovely to see you posting here. So sorry to hear you have had a chest infection 3 times this year already. It makes losing weight so much more difficult when you are feeling unwell.

I know what you mean about eating out being your biggest challenge. I actually had words with hubby about eating out last night. He said we could go out sometimes but just be careful what we order, like just get a salad. I HATE salad, and if I am going to go out it's such a rare occasion that I want to eat what I want, not what I should. In time my tummy will shrink and my portion sizes will go down accordingly, but I still want to eat what I want lol. And yes, it does grate to have to pay so much for a salad when you can use the money on something far nicer and fullfilling.

I hope you have a great time working out with all your new exercise DVDs, I see you sure do look the part in your photos on the photo page. I can't even get exercise gear to fit me, I just wear a baggy tshirt and trousers! I haven't tried Tae Bo, it's a bit too energetic for me I think. But I have done Richard Simmons Disco Sweat, well two songs on it lol, again too much energy for me at the moment. Rosemary Conely a UK based exercise mogel does a Salsasize DVD and right now I am enjoying trying to get fit using that. It's low impact and still makes me work, so I enjoy it.

Julee - I know it's going to be wonderful when you get married, a nice big wedding will be lovely. But having said that, when I read anybody's posts about what they are going through getting everything ready, I am SO GLAD Daren and I went off to Vegas and got married with just one friend there! The wedding was broadcast on the Internet so if anybody was going to moan about not coming to the wedding, they could still watch it live as it happened, but just on a PC lol. I hope that the rest of your plans go smoothly and you get more enjoyment than stress :hug:

Don't be so hard on yourself about not being able to resist all those treats. I know you feel like you let yourself down, but you will let yourself down a lot more if you don't forgive yourself and carry on with the diet. Just think of how many years it has taken us to gain our weight and get into the habits we have of eating what we want. It's going to take a long time to retrain ourselves and learn that sometime it's ok to have treats and not feel guilty about it.

Lovelylatina - hello and :welcome: it's nice to have another new person here. I think we all know how difficult it is to diet and to fail many times. I have been on and off diets for the last 18 years and I am heavier now than I have ever been!!! I am sorry you haven't had any support when you diet, well that all changes from here on. You will find all the support you could ever want here. I hope you will post often and tell us more about yourself.

Well I have been typing this for what seems like forever, it's time to get myself moving and make a start on tea now. Look after yourselves everybody and happy weigh ins this week.

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug: