Morning all....

Yep I'm ready for shorts wearing season.....not sure my body is though!

Oh well, I have 2 more months though to really worry about it. I'm gonna lose at least 15 more pounds by then.... I'm sure of it.

Lacey, I was in lurkdom for almost a month before I actually posted. Guess I'm kinda shy, of course NO ONE that really knows me would EVER believe that. I guess I'm kind of a talker.

I'm off to bed ladies ... have a great day.

I'm on the run today (at least this morning) so won't have time for personals. Just thougth I'd pop in...say "wave" and let you know the scale dropped NICELY back down to what I wanted it to day for the WI day. Well, there's always this Saturday, eh? Then again, bowling night and soda on Friday. We'll see how that works. If the scale goes up again then I'll know it's the soda. Interesting way of testing a theory. Ok.....on the run I go

Morning Ladies

Lacey~ WTG on getting to your goal!! Im so proud of you. I checked out your new pictures, and you look amazing!! Absolutley amazing! Great going girly!!

to all the new ladies that have joined us

Its been a pretty bad couple weeks. I havent been eating properly and havent really cared to. So, today Im back to it today....again.

I'll check back in later....have a great day

Good Morning

Just plopping in to say hi

Good morning...

Not feeling too hot this morning... had my first "cheat" since starting Atkins last night. Was/am feeling stressed & turned to pasta & garlic bread I feel AWFUL this morning. My head is pounding, I can't think clearly, & I'm tired. The next time I'm tempted to cheat, I need to remember how I feel right now, because this is terrible.

So, back on track this morning. I just hope that I didn't do too much damage. I'm drinking a ton of water & hoping it will get better as the day goes on...

Hope you all are having a better morning than I am!

Moring Ladies:

As I said in my reply to my thread I started, I'm going to try and get back to the gym today.

Susan - there's a question in there for you concerning the fat fast. Sorry to hear about your car. I dealt with a similar issue concerning a bumper sticker on my jeep. Someone actually removed it because it said: In Goddess We Trust. The nerve people have.. It seems to go around in all belief systems. Glad the eggs came off! That could have really been damaging.

Robin - This week will be better!! Right?

Brenda - Congrats! Glad it came back down.. let me know how the soda test goes. Inquiring minds want to know! Ok, at least mine does! LOL

Morgaine - Bravo sweetie! Your halfway accomplishment is wonderful! And thanks for that great giggle this morning.. your reply to your hubby was classic.

Lacey - sounds like the insecurity table turned, and your having to deal with a load... but wasn't there a time when you were so heavy that you were scared he was going to have an affair with a thinner woman? I mean.. you must have gone through the same thing at some time! Maybe he needs to be reminded of that, and that you were worried for nothing because he didn't.. so why does that automatically mean that you would! Trust is a hard thing for some people.. Paranoia is the easy road.

To everyone else - Good morning! Hope you all have a lovely Monday!

Ready or not I will wear shorts when the time comes.... Sure I'd rather look good in them than not, but I'll wear them regardless!

I've spent the morning looking at my bills. Ugh. Depressing. One of them I just couldn't make any sense of. The original bill was for just over a hundred dollars, and because we couldn't pay it it went to collections. The collection agency is asking for nearly 700 dollars? I don't get it. I was going to call them, but then I thought better of it. Wrote them instead. This way they don't get my phone number.

I need a budget. I need to get on top of things. Thing is I don't have a clue as to how to get on top. Hubby had weird work most of last year and we got very behind on a lot of things. He's working now and I'm working part time and things should be better, but they never seem to be. I can't figure out how to reign both of us in. If I reign only my own spending in, I still have to deal with his, and so often he just doesn't seem to get it.

Anyway, that is my stressors for today. Funny to be 50 years old and still not know how to put together a budget. Why don't they teach these things in school?

Scale was pretty high this morning. I'm hoping for a lower number next time I weigh, but may not get it. I did well most of the day yesterday. Not perfect, but mostly ok.

Good afternoon ladies!

I've always worn shorts and a bathing suit going to the pool even when I was at 390. I always figured if people didn't like it, they were welcome to go home or somewhere else in the universe. I lived in Arizona where we spent a lot of time in the pool. If they didn't like the way I looked, they can go find another pool!

Sherry, I keep an Excel spreadsheet with all of our expenses. I made a list of all the bills we have with the monthly payment amounts as well as the current balance. I set up a spot to input my paycheck amount and then did a total so that I can see the total of the bills and it subtracts the total from my paycheck so I know what's left. I also have it subtract things like my automatic transfer to savings. Now keeping DH on track is a different story. We keep separate checking accounts -- but both are joint accounts. He has his own checkbook and his own debit card. I pay bills out of mine and transfer money from his as I need it. We also made a rule that neither person can spend more than $99 without checking with the other person first.

My DH was the opposite from you ladies. We started hanging out in 2001 and he told me he would never marry me because I was too overweight. Well, he did in 2003. We split up and he was sitting at a movie with another date and he said he just kept thinking that this would be more fun with me than the person he was with. Our motto is comfort before beauty!

Brenda, are you sensitive to sodium? Soda does have a lot of sodium in it.

Do you use two different banks or one? I tried the separate accounts thing in the same bank, and when he sufficiently messed his account up, they started automatically taking the money from my account to cover his overdrafts! Which made my account start bouncing checks since I didn't know they were going to do that and I had outstanding checks when they did. I've tried any number of different ways to keep things straight, but he can't handle an account on his own. He always messes it up.

Sherry I feel for you...nothing worse than financial woes of any kind. I have no great advice. Just a

Thanks. We're doing better it is just the playing catch up that I hate.

Robin & Leenie:

Kayla: Hope you're feeling better! Water and a day or so and you'll be back to normal

Falon: Did you make it to the gym? Yup, I'll let you know about the soda. I plan on taking my weight Friday morning..then Saturday is official WI so hopefully it's the same (or less would be nice ).

Sherry: The collection agency INCREASED the amount? That doesn't make sense at all. Not by THAT much. Hope all works out. And I know what you mean about playing catch up! It's hard!

Susan: I love your attitude about the shorts and swimsuit! I WANT THAT!! And I was skinny when my DH married me. He just figured when I was fat guys wouldn't look at me. Go figure!! Not sure about the sodium. Would make sense because if I eat peanuts (shelled) I gain it as well (LOVE peanuts). I'll do a test on those later

Jackie: how's it going?

Well, not so rushed today. I actually have the "morning and afternoon" off Just need to clean the counters and get the dishes done. That's my "must do" today. If nothing else gets done, I want that at least done. Figured I'd do a little bit at a time. THEN maybe it'd actually get clean! One can hope! Didn't get "exercise" in unless you count the walking around or standing while the GS were doing a clay/ceramics class? Water's still going well

Mornin' :

Brenda - I didn'y make it to the gym. By early afternoon, I started to feel like poo.. I can't put my finger on it, but I don't think it's the beginning of the flu from the kids. It's more like nausea, and this kind of burning in my throat and a rattle in my chest. It's really strange, but if it's the start of the flu, it's definately something different. No fever, just that yucky feeling.

Susan : Can I send you a money order for a package of that awesome attitude!?!?

Scale still hasn't moved, and I am thinking of trying the fast in the same method as you do Susan. I absolutely can do that, but i'd perfer something like cashews.. though macadamia's are good too.I think i'll at least give it a try. It might work for me and it might not.

The only thing is, this nausea is awful, and I am wanting a dry peice of toast to help with it. I'm going to try and hold off, but I don't know what else to do. The anti-nausea stuff I have in the med cabinet is chock full of sugar!

Oh and I was thinking about the sodium possiblity in the soda Brenda: I noticed that the coke zero had 40 grams, and says on the bottle 'low in sodium' obviously in comparisson to the other kinds. When we eat chicken with the skin on, we are getting a lot more sodium that way, so why wouldn't that cause a problem instead of the pop? Did that make sense.. Shesh, I feel like crap and shouldn't be posting.. but it was just a curious thought.

I'm just whinning this morning. Hope everyones day is much better!!

Falon, hope you're feeling better. Maybe it's the aspartame in the soda that makes me retain water along with the sodium. Well, the experiment of whether I "gain" water weight again is on for Friday. If I don't then awesome (but will stay away from soda for the most part). If I do then I know better Definitely try the toast. Even if it's regular carbed stuff, if it makes you feel better that's the main thing right now. Refocus on weight loss when you're feeling full strength

good morning to you all. Not much new going on here. I am supposed to be in bed, but haven't made it there quite yet. I'm going there next. Hope you all have a great day.