Hi Mindy!!!

Good morning/afternoon gals! I am back and just skimmed through posts since about page 7 of the last thread. There is no way I am going to be able to do personals. Nope, not gonna happen! Sorry...

Okay, so yeah, our flight into Denver was early by about 15-20 minutes, but then our flight out of Denver was delayed by about 30 minutes and we ended up arriving late in Omaha. We didn't get home until about 20 minutes before TBL ended so I did get to watch most of the end...up until Amy P was voted off then the my mom made me turn the channel so she could see that Tori Braxton was voted off of DWTS. I've gotta go check NBC and see if they have uploaded any of the show from last night yet... :lol:

I had a great time in AZ. It was 95 and sunny during the day every day we were there so it was really hard to come back to 55 and rain today :( I do have some great pictures from our trip. On our way to the airport my mom took a picture of my husband, son, & I together which we will use in our x-mas cards...I looked at the picture and couldn't believe that that was me in the photo, I almost started to cry!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...era145-1-1.jpg a year ago there would have been bulges all over the place.

The scale was not so nice to me this morning, but considering I was expecting to be up more than I was and I actually got a visit from TOM this morning I will take it. It's just water weight and it will be gone fairly soon. The sad part about that is that I had my yearly girly physical scheduled for today so that had to be rescheduled until the middle of next month :(

Andi - You look great! I'm glad you had fun!!

Andi that should be your new avatar. What a nice flattering picture of you! You look great girl!

Enygirl - what is your schedule like during the day? If you work all day 5:30 might be hard but it just means earlier bedtime. If you don't work or work later in the day you can always go back home and take a nap. Or nap in the middle of the day if you have that time off. Free personal training is awesome though! Might be worth a try!

mtiger - sorry you are having bra issues. that is one area i didn't exactly fill when i gained weight. before kids i was a 34B after I was a 40D then shrank to a 38C. Now I am between a 34-36 C and I think there is still some fat up there that will shrink and I will be back to a B :(

Were you looking for workout bras or just regular ones? I can ask my friend who is well endowed where she gets hers. Whatever she gets they look great LOL.

Hey everyone! Thanks for the congrats!

Things in my life have been hectic with the puppy, the last week of my class, project software problems, etc. I am really trying to work through it though. Unfortunately, I haven't been to the gym since who knows when, but I am walking everyday at lunch. I guess that is helping.

Tonight we are NOT eating out. I don't care if I do have homework, laundry, etc. I wish I could get to the gym. I may try to get there tomorrow after work.

We got great news about my grandpa. His cancer wasn't nearly as bad as initially thought. They are 95% sure that they removed it all and they will be doing bladder scopes and tests every 3 months to make sure. They feel that there isn't a need for chemo right now, which is great b/c he is 85 and that would be a lot for him to handle. YAY!

Friday night we are going to our favorite Mexican place to celebrate. I know that is going to be like temptation island...enchiladas, tacos, fried ice cream...MMM! I will behave! Saturday we are going to walk around Scream Zone, so that should help. Maybe I will get my butt outta bed and go to the gym Friday morning!

I hope everyone is having a good day! Work is crazy...Gotta go!

TTYL
~Misty

My continued thoughts are with you and your family! I am so glad to see that you received good news on your grandpa.

Thank you cakses...I do need to update the avatar! I think I will use that photo ;)

Thank you Eny!

Hi all! Just a flyby :)
Trying to stay OP!!!!

Hi everyone. We have a really cold day here and it's snowing right now. I went out to get a few groceries and wore my spring jacket and nearly froze.

Andi, I'd never say you were the same person on your old avatar. You look so pretty (not that you weren't before) and slim.

Misty, so glad to hear the good news about your grandfather. You all must be overjoyed with the news.

Mtiger, I was looking at bras on the weekend and I don't think they make them to fit the human body anymore. What's with all the foam?

Enygirl, that sounds like a pretty tight schedule in the morning, especially if you have to get back home to take care of DD and get yourself ready to go. I think a one week trial like you are doing will give you a good idea if you can do it or not. Mornings are so hectic at any time, I think. Good luck though, I hope you can swing it.

I'm not ignoring the rest of you. I've read all the posts and so far everyone seems revved up for the week and doing pretty good.

I'm going to my MIL's 76 birthday party tonight. It's actually just "a piece of cake and a cup of tea" sort of thing. I'll try and skip the cake or just have a sliver. I've got just over 200-400 calories left for the day but I don't want to blow them all on a piece of store bought cake. I've gotten in all my exercise since Monday so that's 3/3 so far in the allowance challenge and I don't want to eat back the calories I burned so far in that, either.

I swore it looked like it was doing the evil S word here as well, but it's just icky rain thankfully.

Thank you so much!! I can honestly say thanks to that picture I can now see progress has definitely been made!

Hey everyone. :) I can't stay long. I need to get back to my rest. I spent most of late last night and early this morning in the ER. I won't go into too much boring detail, but terrible left side chest pain (that has been building steadily for weeks) and pain when breathing finally made me go in. After an EKG, chest x-ray and a high contrast CT to rule out MI, malignancies or a blood clot, I was diagnosed with severe chest wall muscle and tendon strain and inflammation. So, it is rest, high doses of ibuprofen and no cardio for me for a while. I'll be fine, with rest and lots of Advil. :)

I am still going to eat properly and try to walk gently as much as I can, tho. So I shouldn't hurt my progress too much. I am eating like an idiot, today. I am fried, I am so tired and feeling sorry for myself. I will get it back on track tomorrow.

Okay, I have to go. Sitting like this is causing me pain, again. I'll catch up with you all later.

Hugs!

Hi Rain...
Hope you feel better!!!
~Misty

Rain Dancer, I'm so glad it wasn't your heart. But in the same breath I'm so sorry you're not feeling well. Rest up and you'll soon be back in the swing of things.

I ate the birthday cake. :( But it was good.

So, good new is the scale was kind today. 201.2. I am getting ants in my pants looking for that magic number. I just know I can do it before the end of the month. Have on a new bra today and so far, so good. Big "girls" need big coverage. They make all these cutsie little things that leave most of the "girls" hanging out. Come on, really.

Andi- Great pic. You look wonderful.

Tina- Good job on the Jillian. She is on tap for us tom.

Cakses- Everyday bras. I want the girls up and perky and covered up.

Blue- Glad to hear about gramps. Keep up the good work girl

Retire- I know. I had things pushed up, together, all over the place. I just want some comfortable support with coverage. Is it too much to ask. The one I bought though seems to be doing the job. p.s. a little cake never hurt anyone. You just can't eat the whole darn thing.

Rain- Sounds terribly painful. Hope you get back on your feet quickly.