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Way To Go Ms.crockett!

Kayley and too~~Thank you.. be prepared to help me when my stall begins........ I am anticipating it.. dont know when but it will come...

Do any of you ladies play Spades on Yahoo.?

It has taken me a while to catch up and I know I am going to miss a few people with personals – sorry!

Zelma – :hug: about the skin cancer. I am so glad they found it now and were able to remove it. It is definitely a shock and I can imagine that it took a few days to register. I am surprised that the other teacher is getting on your case about teaching fitness and nutrition. I really wish schools taught more life information and skills that could benefit children for a lifetime. It is great that they are learning this stuff young. I also wish schools would teach the basics of personal finance and household management (how to choose a mutual fund, what to do with your retirement savings, how to buy a house, how to hire a contractor to fix your bathroom, etc.) These things could be SO much more important in the person’s life than many of the other things in the general curriculum. Not that I think we should get rid of core knowledge areas, but knowing about the world includes things like nutrition and finance that are part of people’s every day lives.

Annie – Fabulous on another 4 pounds! What a nice surprise to find the math was a bit off and you lost even more inches than you originally thought.

Misti - 25,000 steps in one day – can I just say WOW! Hope you have a fabulous time on your cruise. It sounds really great.

Maria Lucia – I definitely agree with your therapist. There is only so much we can handle at once and you really have your plate full. The last thing you need is to feel down on yourself for your food choices when trying to cope with everything else. The important thing is not letting your commitment to your health go completely. Even if you only hold on to one thing, that can pull you back in when you are ready to continue.

Julee – I just don’t get the mentality of guys like PigFriend. He is obviously a sad lonely person. If he ends up coming I would definitely warn all the ladies about him. That is so great that you got your dress. It must feel like all of the pieces are falling into place.

Ammi – That is great that you had a great time watching the Eurovision contest without all the food. It is so great when we can break those patterns and still enjoy our traditions without feeling the need to eat badly. I have always wanted to see the Eurovision contest – I have heard a lot about it. Maybe I can find it somewhere here – they might be replaying it. Oh, and I love your new pic!

Sharon – Definitely go to the doctor! If the pain is so bad that you can barely bend over that doesn’t seem right. Also, from looking at your picture I still can’t believe you have a teenage son.

Heather – You mentioned exercises you can do with your son and I remember someone else mentioning an Elmo video that they liked. I am not sure which one it is, but it seems like a great idea to find things you can do together. Oh – and I just love Wallace and Gromit!

Crock – You just keep on losing! That is so fantastic. You can definitely see it in your new pic. Glad you had a good weekend. The bear cub sounds so cute!

Wyllen – What a great NSV to have your dress feel loose! I suppose if it gets too loose you can put it away and then have it tailored when you are ready.

A big welcome to all of the new people – Dusty, Hpnotq, imnotfluffy and I think there were a few others I missed.

Imnotfluffy – no matter what age you are, weight, etc. we are here to support each other. If you just want to read, that is fine – what ever you are most comfortable with and what helps you get the support you need for your own journey. I have considered myself a loner for most of my life because I didn’t feel like the world around me understood – and in many cases they don’t. But here you have the opportunity to talk with people who will at least understand what it is like to be a large woman and how that affects us all. You don’t sound lame at all and never worry about rambling on. As you can tell from all the posts we like a good bit of rambling on!

I got on the scale this morning expecting a several pound gain from all of the eating I did on my trip, but instead I was down a pound to 310! (I will wait for my official weigh in on Thursday to change my ticker) I did not always make the best choices, but I certainly enjoyed myself. I also didn’t record everything I ate since I do that online and I didn’t have access. I started to write it down in a little notebook but didn’t keep it up. Now that I am back it is back to tracking. Having the pedometer was great though. It was good to track my miles. I got nowhere near Misti’s 25,000 steps in one day, but I did get to 13,690 – not bad for me.

Overall we had a really nice time. It was great to spend the day in Savannah on Thursday walking around and seeing the old houses and beautiful gardens. Wednesday and Friday were spent entirely at the beach. It was lovely to just lay out under the umbrella listening to the waves and either dozing or reading. It felt good to be so much more capable to do things – next time it will be even better. I didn’t end up trying the bathrooms in the airplane – again, that will be for next time. Hopefully I will have pictures uploaded today and will be able to post a link. My BF is in charge of the camera so I am at his mercy for the moment. He is trying to catch up on some work stuff and needs to get that done before the pics. It was a good vacation, but it is good to be back!

Good Morning!!

Another quickie just to say hello. Beautiful day here today.... sat outside listening to the birds while I read the paper and had coffee.. Love starting a day that way.

Welcome Hpnotq :wizard:

Crock -- what a great place, your camp. My family spent quite a bit of time camping, especially in the woods of northern Michigan as I was growing up.... sounds like heaven. Keep an eye on those momma bears, though. ;) congrats on that 4 lb loss! wish I could say the same.... :^:

Yea Kaylie!! A new all time low!! and soon.... before you know it... you'll even leave THAT behind. You are doing SOOO well!

Heather -- Have you checked out any of the LOST websites with explanations and theories and all that? There is even one that looks exactly like an online reservation system for flights.. and has that flight on it and all sorts of extras. Lost definitely keeps your imagination engaged :dizzy:
As far as the threads go... it took me a while to get used to that too and I really didn't get it, either. But... what I was told was it helps to keep them a bit smaller because of loading issues for those with dial-up.... and a lot of people like having the new ones. I sometimes find it hard when you're looking for something someone said but, other than that, I dont' feel strongly one way or another...

Ammi... enchiladas are a traditional Mexican dish... basically rolled up, stuffed, corn tortillas... covered in a sauce and baked. I make them with shredded chicken and onions and chile peppers. I cook the chicken first with some Mexican spices, then shred it. I dont' use a lot of chicken in each tortilla, and use reduced fat cheese, and low point tortillas, so the actual WW points stays pretty low and they are really yummy.Of course, I loooove spicy things, so I have to add jalepenos and salsa :T . Not sure when I'll make the sheperd's pie, but I definitely plan to try it-- especially since you liked it even BETTER than the original. Great recommendation!

Julee-- hope the laser show was fun. I used to LOVE those. I, too, haven't been to one since college when we used to see them at the planetarium (and, admittedly, not necessarily always in a sober state of mind... heh heh). they were amazing in the planetarium becasue the music was loud the lights were amazing... pretty cool!

Well... I can tell I was gardening a lot yesterday---can feel it in my hamstrings... a good indication that I'm just not getting enough exercise.. but, then, I knew that. :o But maybe all that stretching and carrying things and working in the garden will be a good start. If I can get that vegetable garden going, maybe I can keep it up so I dont get so sore each time. I do have to admit, it was nice to walk in my front yard today and see it look so nice. Can't wait for everything to get established really well and get more color. ALmost everything there are perennials, too.... so hopefully next year it will be pretty early on. Next up-- besides the vegetable garden -- flower pots! We do a bunch of pots to put on the porches. Bright colored annuals, mostly.

I've been having a pain in my foot for a couple weeks now. It feels as if I stepped hard on something and bruised the bottom of my heel. Some days it get really painful and makes it hard to put any weight on it, especially if I've been on my feet a lot. I'm a bit worried because as my job gets busier, and we're almost intothe busiest time of year, it's not unusual to be on my feet pretty much all day and walking all over campus. No exaggeration, 15 hour days are not unheard of, and on my feet for most of it. My secretary thinks it might be a bone spur... I've looked it up on the web and... maybe. Anyone have any personal experience with that?

Speaking of pain......Sharon--hope your pain goes away soon... to get to the point where you're crying in the laundry room... whoa. That sounds miserable. Hugs, babe! :hug:

Gotta get my rear moving.... a few things to do around here and somes friends are having a garden party this afternoon. Everyone brings a plant with them to the party, and we do a fun "plant exchange" and everyone goes home with a different one. I got a beautiful Morning GLory plant with a little trellis to contribute. fun fun....

Will check back later... Hi to EVERYONE! :wave:

Mel

Nancy - Welcome back. Glad you enjoyed your vacation and lost a pound to boot!!!! Can't beat that with a stick!

Crock - Congrats on another 4 pounds gone. You are really on a roll.

Stop!
Don't post here anymore!
Instead, come to 300+ And Ready To Try Again...#813!
We'll see you there!!!
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Valerie -- Welcome back! You seem ready to move move move!!!! Please come back to the exercise thread -- we miss you! As for not noticing I'm Heather, you didn't miss anything -- I just didn't post it until recently!

And the dress was only really slipping at the shoulders (it's wide at the shoulders). I think it fit perfectly 10 pounds ago, but I can certainly still fit into it.

Nancy -- Congrats on the unexpected loss!
And Crock, down another 4!!!!

Hubby and I went shopping yesterday, and I am apparently an 18 now!!! :carrot:

Though I must continue to express my frustration at "women's" sections of stores. We were in a new mall, in a major store, looking for the plus size section... we thought we saw it in the directory and did two laps around the floor looking for it... nothing!

When finally, in frustration, I asked a cashier where it was, turns out, it was on another floor (next to kids) and not even IN the directory. I tried to complain to the manager -- saying that it's bad enough there's little to buy, and worse that it's stuffed in some stupid corner, unmarked, making me feel like a second class citizen -- but she did not want to take the complaint in person. :mad:

What completely eludes me is that there are TONS of women who need plus size clothing. Don't the manufacturers and stores get that they could make more MONEY if they gave more options to all these women???????? Am I missing something here?

My husband, who is my height and weighs about the same is now in the position of being able to find clothing that fits him anywhere, while I am still relegated to tiny, hidden bits of the stores that deign to serve plus-sized clothing. I don't get it :?:

That all being said, once I got over my mood, I had a great time shopping! 85 pounds down and it's my first big shopping trip... I actually went shopping a couple of months ago, but ended up returning everything I got, as I found smaller clothes in my house.

Finally, as I understand it, we keep the thread to about 30 posts to more easily track the number of posts over time... thinthinker (moderator) explained it much better.

All things considered, the posts/thread is not overly problematic, but, I do wish we went longer before switching for a couple of reasons. I think I sometimes don't make all the personal responses I might because they are 3 or 4 threads back and not on the current thread. And I find it frustrating when I type a response only to find out the thread closed while I'm typing (as just happened).

Finally, I don't follow how the number of posts in the thread affects load time. I would think it would be number of posts/PAGE... which you can change in the Options area. If you set it so that there are 40 posts/page (which I have) it will take longer to load, but if you set 5/page, wouldn't every page load faster? I guess it's harder to find your "place" -- where you stopped reading -- with a lot of posts... but I wonder if there's a better compromise between load time, tracking posts and continuity... but I doubt there's enough hue and cry to change... I guess we just get used to it!