Good Morning,

The month is flying by, pretty soon kiddy's will be back at school.....ohhh don't go summer !!!!!!!!!

I'm going into work a little late b/c I have a Dr's appt, so I thought while DD was sleeping (I'd be sleeping too but I forgot DARN !! LOL ) I'd start this up for today.

How's everyone this fine Hump day ?

Good morning Leenie: Dr's appt? Everything ok?

Ok, so I am trying to attach this picture of the blouse I made again! Let's see if it works.

Question for the day......
Why do I hate exercise?

1. Takes too much time
2. Other things I would rather be doing
3. Too much work
4. Doesn't seem to really help speed up the weight loss

I have an answer for each one of my complaints but it still doesn't make me change my mind.

1. 30 minutes for cryin out loud....what's 30 minutes
2. Other things can wait until you get done....they aren't going anywhere
3. How much work can walking be....one foot in front of the other.
4. Doesn't work cause you aren't doing it enough.

Good Morning Leenie: School started back almost 2 weeks ago here! Sure was a quick summer!! Good Luck at the Dr's! Hope you have a great day!

Just another day here! At least it's getting closer and closer to the weekend!!! I work today and Friday, but am off work tomorrow. Have a Dr's appt. Hopefully they can do something to make me feel better! Well, got to get ready for work. Hope everyone has a great day, and I'll check back in later this afternoon!!

Lisa

Leenie: Hope the doc appt goes well.

Jane: That blouse was so awesome it knocked me right off the 3FC website Good job and thanks for showing it to us!! And your exercise questions fit in quite well with my thinking lately of that subject

Lisa:Hope your doc can give you something to make you feel better!! I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Well, blew the plan yesterday. And today I really don't give a I'm VERY crabby, and tired (woke WAYYY too early), I'm not feeling well (stupid TOM is kicking my this month. PLUS I woke up with major pains in my gut this morning and thought I'd have to call off work AND my "vacation"!!), and I'm sick of my children fighting over the stupidest things (tv switchers, the air they have to share, etc). ARGH!!! Lord help me from PMS (and beware wicked witch boss!)!!!!!
I won't be here tomorrow or Friday. I'll be in MN walking the mall with my MIL. And not sure what time I'm going to be home on Friday. Hope you all have a good 2 days!!

Lisa: Hope the doc can do something about the morning sickness....let us know how it goes

Brenda: Oh my you are in a bad way today. I'm sorry you feel so bad. Stick the kids in a room together and just let them duke it out! just kidding.
Maybe your vacation will help put things back in order for you. Just try to get through today.
Thanks about the blouse. I worked really hard on it. Hope you could see the detail.

Thanks Brenda and Jane! It is just really getting to me not being able to eat anything! That along with not being able to sleep is putting me in a really crabby mood! I am tryng to stay upbeat where I won't be so darn depressed, but it's hard some days! I just want to get over all of this where I can really enjoy being pregnant like a lot of women talk about. Well hopefully tomorrow she will put me on something where I can at least eat something! I have lost about 17 lbs so far since finding out I was pregnant. I'm not fussing about losing weight, but this is not the way I want to lose it! Well, no more moaning and groaning from me today!!! Heading to work! Hope ya'll have a great day!!!!

Lisa

Leenie: Summer has flown by, hasn't it? Hope everything is OK at the doctor's appointment.

Jane: Beautiful blouse!! The detail is amazing! Is this the one that gave you so much trouble? Try exercising for a few days in a row. The hard part is getting started (Believe me, I know.) I know this sounds far-fetched, but once you get started, you won't want to stop -- you'll actually miss exercising if you don't do it. Your mood will be better, you'll sleep better, you'll just feel better in general, and it does help with weight loss -- there are so many benefits!

MrsH: I really hope the doctor can help you out. Let us know how you're doing!

Brenda: Hope you get to feeling better! Enjoy your vacation!

OK. Low-carb "treats" and I just don't work. I always think, "Oh, these will be great to have around to just have one every now and then, kind of as a reward." Well, that thinking never works out. I always eat them all in a matter of days. I still have issues with the food I had problems with before I started this WOE. A low-carb cookie is just as much of a problem for me as a regular cookie used to be -- I just have no control. I do fine as long as those types of things aren't around. So, I can't buy them any more. Yesterday's eating was terrible. It included the rest of the low-carb cookies I bought (seven!). Then, I felt sick and didn't eat dinner until 10 p.m. NO MORE cookies for me!!

At least I've got walking/jogging going for me. Otherwise, I'd be in really bad shape!

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

Take care,
Jina

Thanks Jina, yes that is the shirt that gave me SOOOOO much trouble.
I am not a sweet eater but I love chips etc so if I had any low carb ones around I would be in the same boat as you. I would not be able to stop. So I just don't buy them.

I made some low carb cookies the other day......they are chocolate....and VERY dry. Good thing I am not a cookie eater. I can just have one and not bother with them again until tomorrow.

good morning chiquitas!!!

Jina: don't feel bad you and I are the same, I cannot be trusted with real or LC treats.

Jane the blouse is beautiful, what a great job!!

B: you are in need of vacation!! or maybe a massage, poor girl I hate feeling like that!

Lisa I hope you feel better soon and Dr. can help you, Awh forget about those ladies who are like "Oh I just Looooove to be pregnant and it is soooooo easy" To heck with them it is all lies, they have the same aches and pains as everyone else! I know how you feel I love my babies but I was not a good pregnant lady. Plus with each pregnancy I got the stomach flu each time which was ****! Not sleeping is the worst but I think that the pregnancy insomnia just kinda prepares you for what is in store for you after baby comes. Don't forget ask people for help....people will be happy to come over and clean your house or make a meal or two for you DH if you feel yucky, and by all means if you feel sick or tired go to bed!! THats what friends are for! ahahahaha Hope you feel better soon.

HI LEENIE!!!!!!

Well I wa OP all day yesterday (although my carb count was 27 grams, I guess better than 500!!) I missed the gym (female issues) so I am hoping those issues are resolved today so I can hit the gym! We have a family looking at Toad (our pup) today to meet him so keep your fingers crossed that they are the right ones!!

Happy day,
Love TG

Is it morning already?

Leenie - You started this when I was going to bed

Jane - The blouse is gorgeous! I love the detail in it! As for the exercise, think of it as induction. It's going to be hard as you adjust to your new lifestyle, but the more you slip, the more you have to fight to stay with it. Like Jina said, stick it out for a few days in a row and see how much better you'll feel!

Mrs H - So sorry about the morning sickness! That's just no fun at all!

Brenda - Hello, grumpy-butt! I know it sucks, but try to find the positive. Negative energy just sabotages your world.

Jina - I think we're all that way with the LC treats, which is why people who do 'low carb' without understanding it are going to go the way of the 'low fat' people who don't understand it. I'm limiting myself to veggies for now and trying to get thoughts of McDonalds out of my mind.

TG - 27 is good! Be proud, sister! I hope all goes well with the people coming to meet Toad. He is such a cutie-pie!

I stayed good and OP yesterday. I got myself out of the house before it got dangerous. I ended up and my friend's house helping her paint her step-daughter's room. It's bright pink on 2 walls and brown on the other 2. Let me tell you the new math I discovered: Paint fumes + rum = wicked headache in the morning. Oy! I know, it serves me right, but do you have any idea how hard it was to still go with the decaf this morning? But I was good and did it! Now I'm just kicking myself for not remembering to bring more than string cheese for my mornings.

Have a great Wednesday, everyone!!!

Jane: want to know something??? I HAVE made my kids fight each other. Told them if they wanted to fight they'd do it punching and quit the sissy stuff That didn't cure them for long. And that blouse was GORGEOUS!!! The picture sure showed you did a GREAT job

Jina: I'm in the same boat you are. Even LC treats are a no-no for me. They tend to set off wanting MORE stuff. And I completely agree....the cookies DO taste good

TG: Hope the family is a good one for Toad!!! Congrats on staying OP!!

Star: Ewww@paint fumes & rum!!! Does sound like a lethal combination Hope you feel better soon!

Well, decided I'm so far in the hole I'm going to sink myself even further. I haven't been watching what I've been eating (correction...I've watched it....AS I stuff it down my throat) so I'm sure I'll need a royal butt kicking next week. Hopefully by that time TOM will disappear. Then I plan on staying OP until daughters birthday....having a BD treat with her. Then staying OP until MY birthday......have MY treat Then I want to do my best to stay OP until Thanksgiving...and give myself stuffing as a treat. Decided a plan of action was....I'm going to write "choose" or "choice" on one of my hands to remind me to watch my eating. I'm allowing myself to have this vacation and this weekend of carbs. Then I need to kick butt to get BACK into the swing of things. I've been WAYY too lax on myself lately. That's the plan anyway.

Hi all! Busy day, but just wanted to report 3 days OP so far! Will make 4 by the end of today!!!

P.S. - Jane: Beautiful blouse!

Thanks everyone for your compliments on the blouse from
I feel weird posting the picture of that but I guess I just needed some pats on the back! I knew you would all come through

Brenda, Brenda, Brenda: What are we going to do with you (and me )
We need to figure out why we can't stay OP these days. For you I could guess that it is because you have already lost most of your weight and are so close to goal that you feel "ok" where you are.
I may be close but I am definitely NOT happy where I am. I think I am just burnt out. When I am tired I cheat. Like Star said "Negative energy just sabotages your world"

LOVE2C135: congrats on staying op!

StarPrincess: I know, I know, I know.....if I get into the habit it will become A habit. Just can't seem to get off my duff lately. I will try I promise. How is your headache?

Theo'sgirl: for Toad

Oh god, I'm going to carb ****! The headache is better, but the cure was sooooo not a good choice! Let me tell you, being menstrual AND hungover is not a good combination for making rational food choices. It's my fault. I did it. I'm going to the batting cages after work to deal with all of this in a more productive way. Bad Star!!!