Well, I went to the gym today with mom for our evaluation and sales pitch for personal trainers. I weighed in at 279 which is down from 286 but Im not taking it until Tuesday, if it is still there to take. Good news is, my bmi is down from 54.something to 49.5 I dont think that losing 20 pounds would account for that much of a decrease, do you? I think maybe I have added some muscle. Either way, I'll take it!

Sounds like everybody is moving right along in the right direction! Way to go women!!!

In 40 pounds lost, I've gone down almost 10 bmi points...so I don't think that's an unreasonable amount at all! Hopefully that loss stays with ya!!! :D

I'm literally ITCHING to exercise! I don't wanna hurt my muscles more, but I wanna work out! I think that's definately a NSV! :D lol

Hello all!

Just a quickie to catch a few folks I missed!

Julee! Sorry I missed your birthday! :woo: :balloons: I really hope it was happy!

Kaylee: I'd call wanting to work out a NSV. I just finished the six minute's from H**L on the elip. But I didn't WANT to! :lol:

Zelma: Forgive me if I'm prying...but you really look so slim in the photos...have you verified that the other 15 lbs is necessary to put you in the "healthy" range? I can't imagine you being considered "overweight" the size you are now. Of course, I'm the girl who's initial goal is to weigh what I say I do on my driver's license...which was considered "fat" even 20 years ago! I just tend to think the charts are a bit low for some folks, based on bone structure, etc. You look just beautiful now, but if another 15 is where you need to be by all means go for it! I'm blown away every time I look at those before and after photos!

Garnetfairy: Congrats on the loss! :cp:

Nancy: :bravo: on that goal!

Time to run...so I can collapse for the night!:D

Thanks Kaylee, I was wondering if it was just me or if it was how it works. If this is the case, getting down to a healthy BMI will probably come before I get to my goal weight. Sounds good to me!

Definite NSV to WANT to exercise! Congrats on the new mindset!

Amazing birthday....truly amazing.

Jason surprised me with having roses delivered to work....and then I left work around 2...which I loved.

Dinner with the girls was a riot. We went to the Cheesecake Factory....which was actually fine. I got the turkey burger with no bread and spinach instead of fries. YES...I did have cheesecake...with peanut butter and stuff..and it was amazing...and I'm fine with it. As I told my friend Wendy "It's my birthday and I'll eat if I want to."

Here's the kicker...tonight at dinner I was wearing size 16 pants. My friend Boni shops and forgets what she has bought..and she has been losing weight too..so she finds 2 pairs of velvet jeans in her closet..tags on..and gives them to me. The dark brown ones were tight in the waist but fit soooo well. So I found a sweater that covered the waist and wore them tonight. That should have deterred my eating..but oh well. I loved my birthday cake. I don't care how many points it was. I'm not repeating that performance any time soon....but hello...size 16 pants!?!?!?!?!

I am so excited for this weekend...to see my stepmom and my best friend..to shop for a dress..all of it!!!

Hav a good night...

yay julee!! im so excited for you! what an awesome thing to be in a smaller pant for your birthday!! thats awesome. Monday is good for me if you want to do a late lunch. i have to take my car in and get the radio replaced at 1, that should take 45 min-1hr, so i can be out that way by 3ish. or we can do another day when it can be earlier. either way :)

ammi - lol if i win the lotto im there too :)

kayley - im the same way about excersizing, if i dont go to the gym all i want to do is go to the gym.

nancy - congrats on being past your goal. you will be back in the 2's in no time.

Valerie - i also get discounts as an artist, so that is awesome too. i have yet to see a downside to this whole thing. its awesome. that is so cool that you have horses. i love riding. ive only done it a handful of time, but i love it. hey, if you give one lesson, you are a bonafied business and you can write it off :) yay!!

well my sweet chickadees im off to bed. i have to be at work at a reasonable hour tomorrow and im gonna make my lunch now... im gonna try sloppy joes with morning star crumbles and roasted garlic chopped tomatoes. sounds good in theory...

night

Good Morning Ladies

Up and at em, Cold here this morning, slight snow, I am getting ready for a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon and about 6 or 8 cups of coffee.. Cant make it without my coffee.. Today is Math Mid terms,, I am Trying not to stress it, but it is slowly creeping up on me..
Stayed OP, event though I could have eaten a house yesterday, Not particular craving sweets, just ate a lot. it is Aunt Margaret time so.. I am glad I was OP and was not having the cravings...

Ammi~Will and Grace was not on again, due to lets make a deal.. I am getting upset with waiting...

Take Care All and Have a good Weekend

Hi, everyone.

I had my second mammogram yesterday and boy did they really squish it this time. They even put on this small plate so they could really smush it hard. The lady told me not to breathe ~ uh...I couldn't if I wanted to because it hurt to move.

The technician told me that what they found is a lymph node. She said I don't have to come back for a year. At least I know it's not boob related. I am waiting to see if the doctor calls and says anything about the lymph node

I'm still bleeding and I'm going to sit down and write my GYN a letter this weekend. I was kind of upset when I got the bad reading on the first mammogram so I tore up the referral that I asked him for so we could check the size of the tumors in my uterus to see if they have grown. I just couldn't handle it all so I decided not to do it then and tore it up. I'm going to ask for another referral and demand that he does something about the tumors and the bleeding in 2006. I'm not going to put up with this crap until menopause!

I had a bad day yesterday ~ it felt like I was holding a grapefruit in my uterus (heaviness, bloating). I did some research and some of the symptoms I went to the other doctor about are actually caused by the tumors ~ the fatigue, the pain down the back of the legs, etc. Guess what? It's the tumors and not because I'm "fat." (Imagine that.)

Lilion ~ When I was in the radiology office yesterday, I found pamphlets there about ablation and embolization. I was glad to see them and I'm going to check into the procedures and having one of them done.

Julee ~ Congratulations on the size 16s and happy belated birthday too!

Also, congratulations to anyone who can do the elliptical for more than two minutes! I tried it once at the gym and didn't get very far (I have short legs though, and I felt like I was being stretched).

Good morning ladies. Happy Friday!!

I haven't exercised for the past two days and I'm disappointed in myself. But today I exercise, no excuses. At first I was telling myself to just go ahead and wait until Monday to exercise but why does everything always have to wait till Monday when it comes to diet and exercise?? No, I will exercise today and then again tomorrow and take Sunday off like I normally would have. I can do it and I will do it.

Tracey -- Yes, exercise today! That's the right attitude! I'm feeling like a slug because I've been sick with the flu all week and haven't yet managed to exercise. I'm starting to feel guilty about it even though I know that's silly.

nancy -- Congrats on getting to your mini-goal, that's awesome!!!

julee -- I'm jealous of those size 16 pants (I am only just now getting into size 20!), but glad you had a great birthday.

luan -- glad you're enjoying your class.

zelma -- you're sounding better -- are you feeling better too?

garnetfairy -- BMI is based solely on height and weight, and you can calculate current (and future!) BMI here: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/

I hope I am starting to kick the flu, cause I am well and truly sick of it!

Luan....

Not this Monday...I've got family leaving town and a bunch of work stuff to deal with and I have to teach that night...but for sure another time very soon!!!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!

:balloons: :balloons: :queen: :queen: :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:

Happy Birthday Julee! So sorry it is a late wish but I really hope your day was wonderful!

:welcome: Countess, Lchin1978 and Stephanie!

:tread: To all the loosers a great big Way to Go!:carrot:

To all of the ladies that are struggling, a great big :hug:

Tashabella: Thank God about your "Boob" news. I have been praying for you that everything will be ok with that. :) I hope that the rest of your medical problems will be corrected soon.

Hi Valerie: I'm here. I had a bit of a melt down. My younger sister lives in Montana just about 3 hours from my house. I haven't been there yet and I am looking forward to it. Glad you are safe and you have your little puppy for company.

I have been mia for a few days. I woke up on Tuesday night not being able to breathe. My DH took me to emergency and after tons of tests... of coarse it was a panic attack. I had been having them quite often and am so looking forward to my medication kicking in. I came home from hospital very drugged up which caused me to miss my second day of work on my new job. Basically they let me go because they don't want someone who is "mentally disturbed" so, I am once again unemployed. I am going to take the next well, maybe until about June to focus hard on loosing weight, gaining some endurance by exercise and hopefully some self worth feelings before I try to get another job. The good news is that I am down another 3 pounds today. So I am slowly climbing back to my original loss.

Well, blessings to you all and have a great day,
Dogpal

blah,.. I am in a rut. I need to exercise but keep putting it off. I will at least get in a little bit of Dance Dance game today... or at least I better!

I have been saying I will do it for the last 3 days...

bad me!:mad:

Dogpal: Just wanted to pop in and say I'm sorry about the job. It's amazing how NON-understanding some people can be. But things happen for a reason...I bet it just wasn't the job you were meant for! :hug: Stay positive!

Dogpal ~ Did they say that to you (mentally unbalanced)? They can't do that to you. There are laws to protect you. However, I can understand why you wouldn't want to work there if they did say that ~ it's not worth the battle.

Frankly, I wouldn't have told them what the problem was. I know you are a Christian and so am I so telling the truth is something we want to do, but I have found that employers don't appreciate the truth. I would've just said "breathing" issue or something, which is sort of true.

I am so, so sorry that it didn't work out for you. They don't sound like very kind or caring people to me. Maybe they are all in the wrong business.

Just take care of yourself now. Don't worry about it. It WILL work out and I will pray for you just like you did me.

Also, I don't know if you want my advice about panic attacks, but here it is: I used to have them really bad and one night I got fed up and said "I am stronger than these feelings. You cannot have control over me." I told them in Jesus' name to get out of my life. I ordered them out of my life.

I don't have them anymore.

Andrea, you are stronger than those feelings and you just tell them to get the heck away from you, get out of your life and leave you alone! They cannot win ~ you are stronger and you will kick their butt! Don't you forget it. Next time ~ command them to leave and take back your power. Speak out loud to them like they are there and you can see them. Let 'em have it and don't stop until that feeling goes away. Get mad if you have to, but drive them away.

I made up my mind that night that they will never have the power over me again. I will not live that way. You are stronger and so is God. Just don't forget that.

:hug:


Teahoney ~ Now that's the attitude! You'll feel so much better after you exercise too! Good for you!