Rennie, unfortunately my in-laws own a gas station and it's right next door to our home. The trail is actually marked through the ditch that seperates our lawn from the highway. We've a big lawn. This shouldn't be a problem, some think it's much easier to just go through the driveway (home and business connect). In these times you don't do much to discourage the business especially since there's a Kwik Trip (convenience store w/ gas) just a quarter mile up the road. You wouldn't believe how quickly the snow melted yesterday. I had piles in my yard that were a good 10 ft high that are now maybe 5 ft high. A cold snap is supposedly on it's way, but I'm going to enjoy it for the couple of days that I can.
Michele, May the Lord bless and keep you each day. May He give you the strength and courage needed to face your trials. May you feel His loving arms comforting you while He keeps your son safe. Amen

Michele hope your son gets on all right today. You're in my thoughts.

We have some crazy weather here today. High of 68 dropping to 14. There's a huge cold front heading this way. So of course we're now under a tornado watch.

I'm under the weather,got a nasty cold/cough.

I've been doing good eating,staying on plan. Got to get that cholesterol down.

Crazy weather here too. 41* and sunny yesterday.... today.....it was just announced the kids are getting out of school early....the freezing rain has started and more snow is on it's way....down to 10* tonight and not rising for a few days again ugghhh.....but no tornados predicted.....hope you feel better Clyde and hold on to your hat!!

does anyone here remember me? :dizzy:

imin
I don't remember everyone but nice to have you back.

lovn
That is why fencing was created lol.

Good evening everyone.

Thomas' surgery went well and he is resting this evening. Thanks for all of the support and thoughts and prayers.

I am glad to see some chatting going on here, now!

Have a wonderful evening and a healthy day tomorrow.

Michele

Laura, I had taken some time away from 3FC so I can't say I've ever met you before. I'm glad I am meeting you now and hope you'll join us. Great job on the 10# loss.
Michele, I'm glad to hear all went well for your son. Take care.
Hi Rennie
Another day home from school for the wee ones. We got some snow and ice yesterday, but nothing serious. Almost all the schools are closed due to the very low temps. Our wind chills are 35 and 40 below?????? It was just 2 days ago my girlfriend and I walked in 41* above and everything was sunny and melting. No wonder people end up depressed this time of year. As for the health front...I've walked/jogged 80 miles so far this month and am down 2# this morning...of course my official weigh in is tomorrow so I'll be all anxious all day today about what I eat and drink. Will it make me retain water, will I blow it and actually eat enough to gain, should I run or just walk, because sometimes running makes my knees hold water etc.....for the crazy crap. I'm doing so well at living healthy and feeling so good. It seems so silly to feel this way over a number. I have had fluctuations throughout the month. They haven't bothered me...it really only affects me the couple of days before the end of the month. I only change my ticker on the LAST day of each month. I get so anxious because I want so bad to be able to change it by 2 pounds each month. Pray for me. Not for weight loss, but for full release from the sanity lol
Have a great day!

Hi Laura!
I remember you cuz of your boat quote! Glad you're back. I'm gonna be leaving for awhile too. End of March we're headed to Albuquerque. I am so excited that I get to buy a coat!!! AND sweaters too! Our Burlington Coat Factory doesn't do too well here.
Anyway, have a great Superbowl Sunday everybody. Going to the NFL Experience on Friday, just to snoop around. Gonna check out the beer prices-probably 12 bucks a beer!!

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I'm new to this site. I joined WW on Saturday for the umpteenth time. I need to do this, I am diabetic type 2 and my numbers are up. I need support. Nights are the worse. How do you get the ticker tape at the bottom?

Welcome back Laura and welcome shortshine.

There is some info on the ticker tapes let me look see if I can find it.

You have to have 30 posts or 30 days before you can do it.

Go to the top of the page , click on user CP. Then click on edit signature. The instructions are there on how to do it.

Welcome shortshine. Good luck to you on your journey. I have trouble with night time eating as well. I try to save like 200 calories (# of points?)throughout the day so I can have a yogurt or something. That way I don't go over, but I don't feel cheated either.

Hey all. I've been lurking, but honestly I'm in such a bad mood I didn't want to contaminate anybody else. So what else is new, eh? Michele I sure hope everything is going better now, and welcome to all the newbes!

So, anyway if I don't get some of this off my chest I'm going to implode. Consider it venting and ignore everything below this, I just have to get it out.

January. I've gained 3 pounds since the first, cannot get the scale moving in the right direction to save my soul. Went back to Fitday, it's tracking along with where I was when I was losing, so I'm not sure what's up. Good news is some of the new habits have "stuck" and I'm not totally backsliding. Yet.

Work has gone from 90 mph to less than 3, I'm killing more time than I'm actually working. It's mind blowing how frustrating that can be. We have folks retiring, work being reallocated, all they say is wait it out. So what is my normal method of dealing with frustration and boredom? Yup, really helping the situation, isn't it?

Got on a new exercise program by way of Flylady called Momentum, cannot get the heart rate monitor to work. Got new batteries for it, but can't find a screwdriver with a small enough head to fit the screws. So I have to go find either a jeweler or a watch repair man to see if they can help. Meanwhile, it's do my best at the gym and pray.

After several months of pure crap my nephew (I'm heavily involved in raising him) has been banned from his hockey team by his coach. Long story, he was injured 10/21 in a game. The coach says he talked to the neurologist and they agreed we're pushing too hard, the child must be banned until April at the earliest. The neurologist is against all contact sports period, so I'm not sure he's the best reference for a healthy kid, let alone one who had been injured. What the coach is telling us is not what he's telling the other families, so basically we're lying when we say we aren't allowed to come to practices or games. Can't win, can walk away with a real heavy, broken heart.

I accidentally knocked something off the counter into the toilet at my Mom and Dad's house, while it was flushing. Whatever that stupid item was it is now stuck in the u-bend. Nothing can flush around it. The only way to fix it is to pull the toilet. Mom won't allow it to be pulled & replaced, she wants a new toidy. They're now down to one working bathroom. Then their furnace went out (after 35 1/2 years, man they just don't make things like they used to!), trust me another long story but there is pretty much no way it's getting fixed until they get a tax refund or mid spring, whichever comes first. It's moved on the list ahead of the stupid toilet. Dad is a noncompliant diabetic/cardiac patient, his blood sugar dropped to 30 on Saturday and he lost consciousness. Mom called me, I went over and called the paramedics. Five blessed hours at the hospital. Can't wait to see those bills. Anyway, because I can "manage" dad better than mom can, I'm at their house every day. I should just move in with them, it would be a lot easier but man oh man do I want to avoid THAT for as long as possible. Mom needs Flylady more than I do, but she isn't ready to hear the message yet. Meanwhile the mess piles up and things break and I cannot financially help (the last time I fronted them the money I put a new roof on their house. I'm still paying for that), so the stress builds . . . and I'm rambling.

I need a life, a super duper sized valium or a 32 oz Long Island Iced Tea. But I also need to learn to cope better, accept what is beyond my control, and just be at peace within my own head so I can let go of the freaking weight. Something has to start working, whether it's the weight loss, my job, my house, the mess around my nephew or my folks!

Ok Kappy you said to ignore this, but I think I have a little testosterone in my system and always feel the need to fix lol
Feel free to ignore me if you'd like.
The 3 pound gain. It is what it is. Maybe extra calories from Christmas and New Year ended up tallying up to a gain. I know sometimes I feel I "dodged the bullet" after some bad choices, because I don't show a gain. Then I seem to gain a week or two later when I think I've been being good. Let it go. Stick to your plan and move on. It's not easy, but it's good advice.
Stress at work. Breathe. Walk during your breaks. Pack only healthy feel good foods. Avoid simple carbs that will send you up only to slam you down.
Heart monitor, inexpensive eye glass repair kits can be purchased in your local drug store. Don't spend money on professionals.
The nephew, that's tough. I have children in sports. When a kid misses practice it doesn't take long for some to become jealous or petty. However you want to say it. Is a second opinion an option since you seem to not really agree with Dr.? "There's always next season" is a tough lesson to learn. My DD had to miss the entire soccer season last year, because she dislocated her knee the first day of school. I'll say a little prayer for him.
The parental home problems....at least they have 2 bathrooms....they could live here where it's 40 below zero today. Sorry, a bright side spin is all I could come up with there.
Your dad's health problems. Can you get help from anywhere else. Siblings? Neighbors? Their church? Social Services? I don't know how old they are, but don't be an enabler for your mom or others to avoid responsibility. Best I got.
Skip the Long Island Ice tea...too many sugary calories. Have a bloody Mary or a vodka and orange juice. Vodka's lower in calories and you can claim to be getting your vitamins.
Other than that I can keep you in my prayers and wish you luck.

Hey everyone. I'm back, too. It's been awhile. I have been really sick, so just no energy at all to write anything. I went to Denver for a 3 day meeting, caught a cold (I thought), came home and quickly went downhill. When I would stand or walk even a little bit, my muscles in my back and the back of my legs would tense, almost like a cramp. It got to the point that I couldn't move around much. I'd try to take a shower, but I got so out of breath and my heart would just race. I couldn't walk from our bedroom to the living room without a problem breathing and with my heart racing. I went to the doctor and we ran a bunch of tests. They even did a CT scan to check for a blood clot because one test came back elevated. Fun. Anyway, it all turned out negative, so they think it is just a flu virus of some kind. I'm getting better now, but it took awhile. The latest symptom was water retention. My feet were swollen like when I was pregnant (and, NO, I'm not pregnant!!!). Anyway, I'm on the mend. Afraid to even look at the scale now, but I'm coming back. Exercise has been non-existent for a couple of weeks now. I'm going to try to add that back next week if I'm feeling stronger by then.

Fun and games... let me tell you!!

Laura! I remember you! So glad to see you again. How is everything??? I want to see you start posting more often!!! I have missed you.

Rennie and Lovn: Thanks for holding the thread together. I'm glad to see both of your posts!

Kappy: Glad you posted. That's a lot to hold in all by yourself. Keep posting here and you'll get lots of support.

Clyde: Always good to see you posting!

Welcome to everyone new. Keep posting so we can get to know you better! It's always more fun when there is a lot of chatter going on. I'm working on getting back to the land of the living, so I hope I'll be more fun now.

Slash
Hope you are feeling better. You know me, I have a big mouth. I have to chat or I die lol

Kappy
The weight gain came. Now you are going to get rid of it. Don't let it get you down to much. Take the Valium wash it down with the long island ice tea. Play a video game with the nephew, wrap mom and dad in blankets, put your hand down the toilet and get out what you flushed. Take a deep breath lol.