hi ladies

this last couple of days have not been so good. Not only is tom is town, but i have not been to the gym or really ate that well.

I found out friday morning that one of my good Crystal's husband and his brother (Eric and Kevin) never arrived home thursday night. They were found Friday morning after a fatal crash had happened within 5 miles of Crystal and Eric's home. They had been married less then 1 year and just bought their first home this month. They had just finished moving it Tuesday afternoon.http://newsok.com/seat-belts-did-not...rticle/3340446 Crystal is also a co-worker of mine, so I've been working with our company and friends to get money raised for her to be able to take the time she needs and also help her pay her bills. The funeral is Tuesday morning so until then...

Sorry I didn't mean to be a downer, I guess I needed to share.

i hope you all are doing well, work out extra hard for me.

Hi Family :grouphug:

uronckmom - some days are like that....and being that you had to
a funeral makes it little harder on a person to focus....so just dont
be hard on yourself...today is a new day...keep moving forward.. :)

Hattie22 - Hehehheehe ya it was funny......I know what you mean that you are
glad no one was around to see that happen... whew your thinking. Yes when I added
the weights...I tend to get off balance because we are focusing on our walking and holding
the weights we get out of sink...hahaha...I think it is great that you are one more pound
towards your 50 mark. It gives me an insentive knowing that I can do this too :)

mlholston - OMG.........that is so sad..... I got chills watching that video...the car
was completely distroyed. I wish you luck on raising money for your co-worker Crystal..:hug:


I really hope that everyone has a good week this week....keep your chin up, and for those
going through the tough times...we are here for you....I will be back later to say hi and to see
how things are going.




Cheers~

Madi--So sorry to hear about your friend's tragedy. Best wishes in raising funds for her.

Today has been interesting. People coming to look at the house, one this morning and one tonight. It's a little awkward with 3 kids and a cat, but let's pray these ones will buy it!

Today has been OP, which is a miracle since we went to a playdate at McDevil's for lunch. I exercised last night and feel good today.

1-3: n/a
1-10: 186.6
1-20: 184.6
1-26: 182.6

Slow and steady wins the race...that's what I say to myself over and over. It's so funny I just noticed it's been exactly 2 pounds each week...I'm THRILLED with that! I'll definitely make it if I keep this up.

MsP~:bravo: for the loss, and keeping a positive attitude. You are too right, slow & steady not only wins the race but it keeps the pounds off for good! Excellent job!

Madi~So, incredibly sorry to hear of your friend's loss. I am sure that you and your co-workers will rally around her at this terrible time. I will keep her in my prayers. :angel:

Thanks for the support over the weekend. I got through the day yesterday just fine as I didn't really much feel like eating anyway. :( Weighed myself this morning and only up 0.5 pounds for the weekend so that is better than I would have thought. Really hoping to get in some great workouts this week and, of course, stay OP. ;)

Shout out to Lene, bikiniready, Neast, Baileyseg, jellofer2, buns, AND FullSteamAhead!!! YouuuuuWhooooo???? Where are you?

Madi: I am sooo sorry for you, your friend and the whole family! :angel::hug::hug::hug::hug::angel:

As you try to help your friend don't forget to take care of yourself. She will need your strength! I will keep all of you in my prayers!

Hiiiiiii girls, wow it has been a long while. I am well and still with you all, just been busy and getting over a yucky bug past sev. days I beleive I caught from DH.
Oh I have good news! I lost 4 lbs. :). I am so happy to see that scale reverse in the direction I want it too! Yes, I am still smoke free too! The first few weeks (of Jan) were so hard, trying to get back on plan and all (last week of CHristmas vaca I was not on plan at all and gained). I have been keeping a journal religiously and after each week I would look at it and see where I could improve. It was painful having to write everything I ate in there, boy was it ever! It was also hard seeing it at the end of the week. I was very upset and kept telling myself I have to do better. Luckily, I was able to turn around myt hinking and say well I least I have a lot to play with, there is a lot I can do. The third week my apetite was under control and I am doing much better. Oh the first 2 weeks there I was keeping a close eye on the scale to see what would happen, I had a gain of 1 1/2 lbs. I then put the scale away and just kept exercising and staying OP and voila! :)

I really need to be back in here posting more, I got a new pass and its easy to get a new one if you l ose it! lol I hope you are all well. Congratulations to you all girls for the weight loss. Hattie, urockmom,madi ms. perception, christian, and so many more of you! Congratulations girls :carrot::carrot::carrot: keep up the great work!

Madi, I was so sorry to read the news about your friend/coworker....gosh I am so sorry girl :hug: How are you doing mads? Hope your okay, I saw your weight loss....bravo, high five.

Christian, I was also sorry to hear of your daughters ankle! ugh! I broke mine 3 years ago and sure is no fun! I can empathize. How is she doing? Luckily she is young and will heal fast. Has she gotten used to her crutches and all? and how are you dear lady? Hope all is well.

urockmom, hi thereee. Brace yourself, another storm tomorrow! I am just hanging in there and trying to take it day by day (the winter gets to me big time after awhile) and am thinking from now about changing the clocks ahead on march 8, lol :). I saw that DH is back from florida, oh how the warm weather appeals to me......I just love the warm sun and you can bet on the first warm day fullsteam will be out on the deck tanning ;). Hope all is well there with you and your family.......Your going on vaca next month, yes? oh oh, I just scrolled up and think I missed something, you had a loss...ay ay ay....Im sorry! :hug:

Hattie, hi there! :) Congratulations on the loss and keep up the awesome work. Are you on feb. vacation soon from school?

Hi lekhika : ), wtg on being on plan and clean eating, keep up the great work.


ms. perception, good luck with the house sale. Congratulations on the loss :carrot::carrot: and losing the 2 lbs. a week is awesome! :)

Jaya, happy belated birthday, I hope that you had a lovely time.

keeperofthehome and backatit, hang in there and keep at it girls. Hope your both feeling better.

Hope I didn't miss anyone but a big hello to you all. Keep up the great work everyone. I miss you girls and so glad you are all here. It really helps so much and it is so so nice! :hug: Hope you all have an awesome day, talk soon.

Hi Family :hug:

FullSteamAhead - glad your back to chat girly :)

Well today has been a really hard day just all around, except the first part of the morning was not that bad. I took my daughter to get minor surgery. She had a mole removed like about a month ago because I wanted to make sure that it was not cancerous, and am happy to say that it is not :) so, today she went for the finishing touches....they gave her another shot of fluid in the forehead to numb the area and then burned the raised edges....for a 16 year old this is a big deal only because the mole has been with he for all her life. She would always hide half of her face, and you would only be able to see one of her eyes. She never wanted people to know that she had the mole. Of course when she was younger it never showed..well that is because this mole was beneath the skin and grew outward. All in all she has been a trooper through the whole thing and no longer hides her eyes... :) She is happy and is looking forward for the rest of the area to heal.

I did not work out today and I am bummed :( .....I just ate, and I am so tempted to work out on the trampoline at 8:30 PM for like 30 minutes.....debate dabate...I will let you all know when I get back what I decided... :)

Where is everyone :mag:

Cheers~

hello ladies

Not going to lie to ya... i haven't worked out in almost a week and I ate like crap today. All I can say is.... oops, I guess it happens. The funeral was this morning, very beautiful but very emotional. The weather her is horrible so I really haven't got out unless I had to. Its about 16 degrees right now and the ice is now covered with snow. I will watch Biggest Loser tomorrow and get myself motivated again!! Thank you for all the nice things said.

FSA...good to hear from u

Goodmorning girls,

Hope everyone had a good night last night. I went out to dinner with DH last night and had a big burger instead of the fish, yup! Going to make sure I get my workout in today. I had been craving one for days so let myself have it. It was nice getting out as we knew we would be snowbound today, DH took a vaca. day and is home with me so I like that!

Jaya, ty! : ) Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery from the procedure that she had done and am glad that she is feeling more confident now, etc. Regarding your day yesterday, tis a new day today and hope your having a good one.

Madi, hi there girl! Missing you. THe funeral must of been real hard, hang in there sweety :hug: Regarding your eating and all that, it's been a tough week for you and all, just know that we are here. I am sure that when you are feeling better you will get right back to it! : ). I am stuck in the house today too, we are having another snowstorm. I sooooooo can't wait for nice weather! I miss sunning big time!

Hope everyone is having a good day. I have a pretty busy day planned out between my workout, chores, cooking, etc.....it's a good day to get some stuff done around here and then I will be free tomorrow to go visit my folks, whom I miss very much. Okay gals, here is to a new day! Talk soon.

Well ladies, I am losing this week for some reason. Yippee! I have been busy and feel like my brain fell out, but shoot, I'll take it if it comes with a weight loss!! LOL
Anyway, more people are coming to look at the house, so it's more cleaning. I'll be gone a couple days for a mini vaca of sorts...hope all the eating out doesn't kill my hard work...I'm feeling soooo good right now! I promise myself to be careful to not make stupid choices. I'll let ya know how it goes.

Hello Ladies...

Well I really have no excuse for today .... I didnt work out :( I went to a customer service brunch for two hours and ate mexican food which did not agree with me...so I took my vitamins and drank my water...and I started to feel a little better after a half hour. I think because there was a lot grease or something ...so I last night I did not work out either....arrgg....so tomorrow I willlllllllllllllllllll be working out :) and Friday, and Saturday and maybe sunday since I have missed today this week...

I will log on later to see how everyone is doin.... :)

Chat with ya all later... Hugz:hug:

Cheers~

I'm in a bad way this week, I have a migraine thats killer so exercise is totally out of the picture until I feel better.
Catch ya all later!

Hey everyone,
Just a quick note to let everyone know that I am down 5 lbs from last thursday. Hubby is leaving Monday(Feb2nd) for possibly 10 weeks so I am going to work my butt off to be in the 140 or 150's by the time he gets back. Currently at 177 lbs!

Hi everyone:wave:

Just have a little news for you...

I have reached my 50 lb lost mark!!! Whoo Hoo!!!


I am so excited! I have a lot more to go but am thrilled at my success so far!

I couldn't have done it without you wonderful ladies on this thread!!!
Thank You!!

Yay Hattie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of you!!!!!!
50lbs lost is fantastic!!!!:congrat::broc::yay::yay::celebrate:: dancer::flow2::flow1::flame::cb::carrot::hug:

:turkey: <<<<< and look how happy this funny turkey guy is too!

You're awesome Lady!!!!!!!!