*sigh* i am totally PMSing and eating everything in sight. my friend was here from vegas and all we did all night was drink and eat. AAAAAHHHH!!!! ok. today is a new day and even tho i feel like a total cow because im about to start my TOM any day now, no distractions. i am DEFINATELY a social eater.

i need salad. now.

Just a quickie, I stayed the same weight, so I'm not too upset, hopefully by Wednesday I can exercise again.:carrot:
Nancy if I were you I'd wait and see how the weight loss goes, your BF might be pleasantly suprised by your new shape, it will be gradual anyway, so I would see how it goes. In a year's time if you are healthy, slim & sexy(er!!) it will be good for you & if he doesn't like it it will be up to you what you decide to do, whether to gain some or lose him. In other words get healthy & try not to worry whether he will still fancy you 40 or 100lbs down the road, you might decide to be larger but fit & healthy.:hug: I hope you sort it out, I would probably gorge myself silly if my hubby was a FA!!!!!! :devil: I have gained 40lbs since meeting him, though I have had two sons as well. He prefers me on the plump side, say a UK 14 or 16, but he says he still fancies me at this size but worries about my health.
Sorry about not replying to other people's posts, I have loads to do, so keep well & OP.
xxxsharon:hug:

Luan - I can SO relate to the PMS eating. I never had that problem for years and I'm still not used to it. I'm sure my period is due very soon as my weight has been sitting still - even crept up a little over the weekend - and today I had the 'munchies' something chronic after school. I rarely feel like nibbling, but had extra fruit and nuts this afternoon. I'm sure I'll regret it tomorrow, but it was the healthiest nibble I could lay my hands on. This almost makes me want to go back on the contraceptive needle, so I don't get my periods. But I was having problems with that, so I don't think that is a feasible solution. Oh well... I suppose I'll just have to cope with it like any normal lady huh?

Jill - I met my husband on the Internet too. We hadn't planned on meeting people, it just kinda happened. We were much the same, I sent pics before we met (he was in Canada and came for a holiday to meet me and we haven't been apart since) and he was actually surprised that I would even consider my weight to be an issue. It just never actually meant anything to him. This was SO wonderful! He has been my greatest supporter on this journey and I know he will love me when I get to my target weight, just as much as he loved me the day we married, which was when I was close to my heaviest weight. I'm not sure we are just the lucky ones either. I know that there must be lots of guys out there like this. Problem is, I know that there are also lots of people who only look at the 'cover' of the book and never bother to find out what's inside. Sad really.

Well, I'll get off my high horse now... I do tend to go on huh?

Today was pretty good really. I got in both lots of exercise, even though I was short of time. Parent/teacher meeting went well. About half my parents turned up, which is not a bad turnout seeing as I've been at the school so many years and many parents have heard it all before with other kids being in my class.

I saw a lady who taught at our school a couple of years ago and has kids still there. She was at a meeting for her own daughter. It took her a while to work out who I was and she still had to look at my hubby to realise it was me. She thought he had a new partner at first - that has happened a lot. She said that she kept having to look at my eyes to see that it was really me. I don't think I'll ever get bored with surprising people like that.

Take care everyone,

Zelma

Good Morning Chickies~

Thought I'd post quickly before running off to the Dentist - I HATE dentists!

On the subject of men and fat. I've always been a "big girl" and I've always had men when I wanted them. Can't say I've always had the highest morals to get them :o but I had a lot of fun in my younger days. Back then, I just didn't make weight an issue at all. The only time I think it ever bothered me was if someone tried to pick me up! :lol: I think my attitude in general was a big thing. I had a beautiful skinny friend who would literally cry and scream and moan and go on and on about how worthless she was and how no one would ever love her every time she didn't have a man in her life. And she had a BF way more often than not...she just expected too much. I, on the other hand, wanted to have fun and if I wasn't having a good time with a guy...Bu-bye Guy!

DH says he likes big women. He grew up in a home with five sisters, three of which are overweight and one of which is morbidly obese. He says he feels like he'd break a skinny woman. But of course, he also looks at the Victoria's Secret commercials with a TEENY bit of lust. He's a man! Basically, he just doesn't care how big or small I am. Being as tall and big-boned as I am, I'll never be delicate, so I'm not too worried about him being afraid he'll break me. Being as flat chested as I am, I'll never look like a VS model. Guess he'll just have to deal with a "real" woman.

Catherine: It was nice to see your post. I've been wondering where you were! Good job shocking the doctor! :lol: Hope we hear more about life in the frozen north soon!

Zelma: Great NSV! Must be so cool to have folks just dumbfounded! Did you get my PM?

Gotta run. Wont be able to eat lunch ( :censored: dentist) so I' making a nice big breakfast! Later ladies! :D

Jill ~ Thanks for your post, That makes soooo much sense..

Just another quickie, I got an email from Ammi, she is having problems with her pc, it is being fixed, hopefully, tomorrow. So if you were wondering about her absence now you know, otherwise she is ok.
xxsharon

Friskipixie - "Thick"= I mean curvacious, little bit of meat on the bones, voluptuous. I am from SC we call a girl who has a little extra padding on her thick. I have never heard of the thick=stupid. That's kinda funny. :D

Nancy - I know I have heard so much about so many diets, I wish drs would just make up their minds! Everyone has always said drink milk it is good for you, makes strong bones, helps prevent osteoporosis, etc now I'm hearing that it may not do as much as they have led us to believe. The Adkins diet started out being good and now it has it's set backs, salads used to be good for you now they have said there are risks with that too. I'm starting to think maybe we should all just give up on food altogether. I'm just plain confused, so I know that my low fat diet works for me and what I exactly mean by low fat is "healthy foods" not worrying as much about the fat grams just keeping an eye on them. The normal foods of my diet consist of grilled chicken, salads, fat free/low fat snacks, jello, lots of water, baked fish, shrimp, yogurt, fruits, lots of vegetable etc. and most importantly portion control! I do the healthy choice meals and snackwell snacks and stuff like that.

But if you have any suggestions on diets or if anyone else will give up what works for them I would be grateful to try something different. I am really trying to lose atleast a 100lbs by October, I know it sounds like alot but I lose weight pretty fast once I get started. Any ideas anyone?

Oh yeah I forgot "fish", fish is supposed to be good for you depending on how it is cooked, I just read in my newest addition of Glamour that certain fish have high levels of mercury and you should avoid those types as much as possible because they can cause pregnant women to have babies with developmental delays, also could cause unexplained headaches, joint pains, etc. Good Grief!

Voodoo1~~ Thanks For The Information About Ammi, I Was At The Point Of Wonderring If She Was Sick,,, I Have An Overactive Imagination,, Thanks For Putting It At Ease,, Sure Do Miss Ammi

Nancy ~ My husband doesn't care what I weigh, which is kind of bad because it doesn't give me much motivation to lose. I say "I want this or that," and he says "have it." His being agreeable is not very helpful to me.

Your guy may love you fat, but that also means he may not care about whether or not you will be alive to be with him for a long time. Is this person going to care for you when you can't walk anymore?

I think I know what I would do. I hope you will think of your health and the length of your life before "love." Love can fade. A heart attack lasts forever.


I haven't been around much because I've been so frustrated with the dieting. I was so frustrated that I made an appointment with a dietitian this month to see if they can tell me how to lose weight (not a nutrition lesson, but someone to actually crunch numbers and tell me why I can't lose no matter how hard I try). I go on the 27th. I'm currently counting calories again, but hopefully this person can help me. I also am going to the doctor Thursday to see what he has to say about this stuff (and stopping the Metformin). I feel like they have given up on me. The only thing they offer me is the optoin for surgery. They don't want to hear about the other stuff like how hard I try, etc.

I also get to have my first mammogram Thursday. Woo hoo. I am seriously not looking forward to it!. Oh well, hopefully they won't smush them too much.

Wish me luck.