Wow this board has like completely died. You think with winter it would have come alive but it didn't. Summer this board was crazy!!! Its really sad we only have 3 pages and we are almost half way thru Jan. We used to do three pages by like weds of a week!!! Ok just thinking, missing the liveliness!! have a good day!!

Yep dead. I am the only person that posted today!! Only two people posted yesterday...Why do we have this board again?? ok well ill check back later!!

I'm here Momof4! I know what you mean. I miss everybody showing everyday. I look forward to reading about everybody when I get home.

I'm worn out today and now that I'm typing I can't think of a thing to say. I'm just brain dead after work, laundry, and cooking dinner I guess.

What are the rest of you up to? Come out, come out peeps!

Hey Atleast one person showed up!!! Its a good thing I wasnt depending on this board to keep me going....i wont be going very well...LOL...I have to run to the store and stupid stuff that I am not in the mood to do...blahhh....the plow trucks just went by and that makes me not want to go even more...err... well I gotta go...

Hi there
I'm around, just feeling a little icky. The anxiety is back so I've sort of retreated as much as I can. And today I'm fighting off a cold, plugged ears sore throat got to love winter. Unfortunately tomorrow I have to drive DdA to uni and DdC to judo tomorrow night.
Hope thanks for the birthday greeting.
momof4 I hate it when the plow truck goes by usually means more shovelling.
Hope everyone has a good day tomorrow,
Take care,
K

Hi Girls,

I'm here. We have a new boss so I'm laying low. So many changes :shrug:

I'll try to catch up with personals one of these days :rolleyes:

Love you !!
Leenie

Have a great day ladies! I've gotta go or I'm going to be late for work...

I hate unpacking...I am so unorganized and its very frustrating and makes me want to just lay down and sleep rather than try to get organized...blah...talk to everyone lata

I'm new to this board....
 

...but not new to dieting or depression...well, actually I don't know if it's true depression or grief. Hello, my name is Cheryl. I have a post on the intro page, but Ill do a quick intro here. I am 58, married for 4o years, 5 children (all grown-1 still at home) & 4 grandlittles. I was thin until I had my kids when I started to gain weight, but never had the problems with my weight this bad until my 18 yr. old son, Brett, was killed in a MVA the day before my birthday in July of 2005. Since that time I have gained 58 pounds & now is affecting my health. I get the 'I don't cares'...and I EAT...sometimes until I am sick. Since we got back from our family vacation (Jan4th) I have been successful at eating sensibly & healthier...I only hope I can continue. I know in my heart that destroying my health isn't going to bring my son back nor stop the pain of missing him, but that did not stop me from eating. So, I am working at not letting grief ruin my health.

awww cheryl that is aweful...its almost like I can feel your pain just from how you talk. I dont know how I would ever handle losing a child...I would def. lose it. I hope we can be of help to you here. Our boards are running slow for some reason this winter....not sure if everyone is overly depressed and dont want to right or just really busy with school...but they should pick back up (hopefully) Sometimes it used to be so busy you couldnt keep up!! if you need anything you can send a private message!!

Ok to the rest...Completely a blizzard and a mess out there...kind ya but then my dr. appt for meds is in the morning and like 30mins away so I REALLY REALLY need to get to it since It will be close to a week I have been out of meds and I am starting to feel it and will probably lose it soon!! Ok lata all!!

:welcome2: Cheryl. So nice to meet you. I'm sorry for your loss. I hope we can be of some help or at least some company to you. Congrats on the healthy eating. I'm envious!

It was a long day today. I got off at 9:15 and then went to pool league till 11:00. I did win my match so yay. I'm just tired, tired, tired. This no day off thing is getting to me I think even though it hasn't been that long.

Momof4: Unpacking sucks! I think it is really hard to be organized with the depression thing going on. Everything seems so overwhelming.

I'm jealous of everybody's snow!

Welcome Cheryl! I'm so sorry to hear about your son! D:

Hope4Me: You can take some of my snow! Please do! We got a few inches this week, and today it's supposed to get to about 30-40 below zero. Luckily school was canceled so I have more time to study for my finals which are next week.

Good morning everyone :wave:

Cheryl :wel3fc: I'm so sorry for you loss. This is a great place and I look forward to getting to know you better.

Hope you are more than welcome to some of our snow! Congrats on winning your match last night. And remember to take a few minutes for just you.

momof4 drive carefully. I'm really hating the winter driving, because we got so much snow at once the road maintenance has been a little behind. Good luck with the unpacking.

skinny lucky they cancelled school for you they don't seem to do that here unless the power is off. The only time my kids get an unscheduled day off is if the bus can't make it because of either snow or ice. We use to have the policy if the temps went below -35*C the buses wouldn't run, but they cancelled that, so if the buses start they run.

Had a fairly decent day yesterday with going to town. While DdA was at uni I had cofffee and a chin wag with a friend and then picked up my mom and went to costco and picked up some meds. Thankfully DdC decided she was tired and didn't really want to go to judo, so I didn't have to go out again.
Just laundry planned for today oh and I suppose I should cook a real dinner for tonight.

Take care everyone and have a wonderful day!
K

Buddly, what is a chin wag?

Heather, still sick?

Oh, and thanks everybody for all the snow. :D

Not much going on here, work & come home, work & come home. :kickcan:

Hey Hope, a chin wag is just a way of saying talking, visiting etc.:)

Hi Everyone,
Welcome Cheryl! Not much is going on with me but just wanted to check in. It's finally Friday! :)

I got my meds back YAAA....I actually got upped to 150 2x a day. I told the dr I thought my body was getting used to it and he said I was on such a low dose to so he thought we could put it up to 150 if thats not enough 200 he sched. a 2 month check up. I managed to not have a break down since I ran out of pills...wed. was tough I almost flipped out but I did good. So I hope this works better. He also did blood work just to make sure everything is fine with my thyroid and liver and all that. Ok gotta start school with boys....have a good day!!

Hi everyone,
Greetings from Amsterdam
I am new to this site and I am so thrilled to have found it!
2008 was a bit of a rotten year for me and at the end of it I was exhausted, very depressed and at the highest weight I have ever been.

So I have decided that this year I am going to take good care of myself, and losing weight and finding some support are a very important step in this.

hope to be meeting you all on this site often!;)

Carla

Hey all. :wave:

I know I don't post much here anymore, but seems like I don't belong anymore. :(

But just wanted to come in and wish everybody well and also give :hug: to those struggling right now.

ME? I am basically done with people who are selfish and only think about themselves and only get in touch with DH and me if they need something! So like that Jo Dee Messina Song, My give a D@m!'s Busted!"

Well that is about it.

Have a good one.

Hi everybody,

Sassy: I wondered why we didn't see you much. I hope by not fitting in you mean you don't feel depressed as often? We've missed you.

Welcome Dutchgirl! Sorry about your year.

I don't have a lot to say since it seems that all I do is work, plan dinner, cook, and go to bed. I may try to have lunch with a friend tomorrow after work. It's so hard to make time for friends when you work everyday, and forget cleaning the house...

Buddly, I should have figured that out! :o

Sassy-nobody seems to be in here anymore I guess everyone else feels like they dont fit in too!! ok well just got home from work catch you all lata

I hope everyone is doing okay! I am feeling down and not up to anything. I'm just really frustrated with myself wondering how I could possibly let myself gain all of this weight and if I will ever get down to a decent size. I want to jump on the scale and see if I've made progress but if I haven't lost any weight or worse gained I'll feel even more discouraged! :(

Hi everyone :wave:

Sassy, so good to "see" you!! I've been wondering where you were. I miss your posts!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Nothing much going on here. Feels cold. Hubby replaced a different part in our furnace and its still not working properly. I just don't know any more. We've had three techs from two different companies and still have the same problem. I'm to the point of saying to heck with it and lets get a wood stove!! Actually I would love a wood stove but I have no idea where we would put it. We are sure collecting a lot of spare parts!

Well I should go and find something to fix for dinner, kids are hungry.

Take care everyone,
K

Hi All :wave:

Yeah I just haven't been feeling as "blue" as I used too so I just guess I just felt like I didn't "fit in" here. But I really like the people here.

I am trying to decide which plan to follow. Having a tough time. I was all gung ho about the new WW's Momentum plan then I just saw another plan on tv just now that I am looking into. Its the Michael Thurmond WL Plan? I saw lots of people at 3FC's are on it or have tried it, but have had conflicting stories. Some say its great and others say it was way too restrictive? So I dunno? :shrug:

So far I have just been trying to eat as healthy as possible but I have had a lot of trouble with it. But I am not sure about spending the $$ on either plan. Maybe it would be more beneficial to spend that $$ on a gym membership instead? I do have the WATP DVD and I just recently purchased a Denise Austin Daily Dozen DVD too. We also are being given an almost brand new tread mill from my fil, we don't have room for it right now, but we are going to be moving, hopefully soon into a house or a condo. We looked at a house, just waiting to hear if the landlord is gonna let us have it or what.

So I dunno I am just confused. :?:

:hug:

:wave: Hi girls,

Hope everyone is doing ok. Cant' believe how fast the day goes by.

Have a good week a head :hug:

Leenie

Hello all :wave:

I feel a bit of an intruder, it's been ages since I last posted here... been feeling kind of blah I guess, too much booze over Christmas and New Years, always leaves me on a downer.... and several pounds heavier.

Anyway, I just wanted to say hi to everybody. Hope you're all well and that all who are having a really hard time right now continue to find the strength to cope.

Have a good week :hug:

Mimzy, you are always welcome here. I packed on a few over the holidays as well. I should be trying to do more about it than I am.

Firstly let me say that no human should be up this early. :tired: Anyway, since I have NO day off for as far as the eye can see I was just trying to figure out how I can cope with this a little better. The only answer is not the one I want: exercise. There's nothing that gives you more energy and a better outlook than that. :no:

Crap.

Have a good day all. :D

good morning gang :wave:

I just wanted to drop in and wish everybody a great week!

I have to share that I walked 5 miles with Leslie Sansone on Saturday. I was pumped. :strong: I've walked 4 miles lots of times when I had the time to walk for an hour HA but I don't think I've ever walked 5 whole miles at one time. yea for me :cp: I walked a total of 12 miles last week which I was glad about since the week before I was sick as a dog with a stomach bug. awwww life, there is always something going on ;)

I also walked 2 miles this morning. The walking feels great!

Sassy - can I put my 2 cents in for what's its worth LOL personally, I don't see the need to pay money for a gym membership if you have stuff that you can do at home like the dvds or treadmill. For me, I would never make it to a gym, but I can get up at 5 (most of the time) and get my exercising in for the day. If I was gonna put my money somewhere it would be with WW where I knew I would be going in each week to weigh in and have meetings that would really help and to work a plan that we all know works - but of course - this is just me. Everybody has to do what works best for them. I know I have friends that tell me they would never work out at home, but if they pay for a gym membership then they make themselves go and they work out harder bec they are around other people - so yea - everybody is different and I'm just saying what works for me. Let us know what you decide to do.

Hey Hope - I totally agree with you on the exercise stuff :) how nothing else gives you more energy or a better outlook. it makes a world of difference for me in so many ways!

I hope everybody has a GREAT day!
hugs,
Cathy

Sassy - I was looking at the Denise Austin Daily Dozen dvd on amazon. they have a clip from the dvd. I was wondering have you gotten to try it yet, and if so, what do you think about it? I might want to get this one but was wondering what you thought about. thanks, Cathy

I'm glad I'm not in a cranky mood like the other day!!

Hi Mimzy, your avatar is cute. I'm a huge fan of candles. I always have at least one going in my house. I also gained a few pds during Thanksgiving/Christmas season. I personally think it's just the hardest time to lose weight

I'm sorry Hope that you didn't get the day off. I think you are right about the exercising. I tried drinking tons of diet pepsi (caffeine) last week and only crashed or was so hyper and stayed up until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning.

Hi Cathy, I'm glad you mentioned the walk off the pounds and other dvds. I'm getting a bit bored with my treadmill and sometimes it's too cold outside so I'm looking to add some variety. Have you been successful doing the walking dvds?

Everyone else hang tight! :)

hey butterfly girl - I love Leslie's dvds! if you are already walking on a treadmill I would get some of her new dvds that are more of a workout then the older stuff - like her Walk Slim series or her new 5 mile Fat Burning Walk. You might want to check out our posts on the Walk Away the Pounds thread at:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=159867
hugs,
Cathy

I am feeling much much better finally!!! I actually want to get up in the morning. Like this morning I was up before the kids and getting ready...which the last two weeks I would only get up because my 2 year old was up!!! Like since I started feeling better I realize how bad it had actually gotten. I might actually pay for a yearly membership with income tax. For me if I put the money into it I WILL DO IT because i dont want to waste the money I have that hanging over my head. Plus they have child care so I can get a little break without taking away family time from everyone else. When I am home I always find other things to do than to work out...so I really think that the gym will work for me. Ok well I am going to go...

Good for you momof4! I think that is a great idea.

Good to see you Cathy. I'm impressed with all the walking. Way to go.

I'm fight a slight cold. I refuse to be sick! I have no time for that. :snooty:

Thanks Hope :) Yeah, I feel the same the same way about exercise... so beneficial and yet, hmmm, somehow I can't help wishing there was something else that could do the job equally well, preferably something that involves lots of lying around doing nothing. I hope you manage to get a day off soon.. and that you manage to beat that cold... lots of hot drinks and vitamin C!

Hi Butterflygurl, That's great that you're feeling better, I know how bad it feels when you have those days where you just beat yourself up. My avatar is actually glasses of juice BTW! I have mad cravings for fruit juice. Now that you mention it though, they do look like coloured candles! I love candles too, when I feel stressed I often light a scented candle to cheer myself up.

Momof4, glad it's starting to work out for you, that feeling when you can hardly drag yourself out of bed is just the worst, so that's really something that you've found the energy to get up and go!

Hi to everyone else :)

I'm off back to bed, it's early morning for me, 4am.... woke up too early. I just know that I'm going to be wide awake and then just when my alarm goes off at 6:30 I'll suddenly be ready to sleep.

:wave:

Hi Everyone ;)

good morning gang :wave:

momof4 - that is a perfect example of how different situations work best for different people. In your case, I can see where a gym membership is the best way for you! It sounds like it's almost impossible for you to work out around the house when you have little ones. Going to the gym and having daycare for them will be perfect for you! YOU GO GIRL! I'm glad to hear you are feeling better!

Hey Hope - I hope that "cold" takes a hick! I know exactly what you mean about no time to be sick! I always take extra Vitamin C if I feel it coming my way.

Hey Mimzy - I hope you got back to sleep before that alarm clock went off. ;) Somedays, the only part of exercise that I like is undoing my shoelaces bec I'm finished. But I do have to say, that for the most part I "like" doing Leslie's dvds (as much as anyone can like exercise). We all just have to find something, some kind of movement that we don't mind or dread doing, and somedays still, all we can do is "just do it" ;)

On that note, I did 3 miles this morning and I feel GREAT :cb:

Leenie leenie bo beenie - it's great to see ya! how ya doing girlie? how work? and how's yoru little sweetie pie?

hope everybody has an awesome day!
hugs,
Cathy

Hello Everyone
Long time no see...in fact I just saw I had a Birthday Wish from Leenie from last Sept....thanks Leenie.

How in the world is everyone..I see a lot of familiar names still here!

I am still working for Weight Watchers. In March it will be my 20th..yes 20th year being a Leader:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:...this is also my BIG Birthday year..of course BIG means a different number for everyone....HONESTLY I cannot believe I will be 60! I don't feel it! (Praise God)

I still work in Childrens Church and love the little ones....my grandchildren are 81/2,10,13& 14 now! Wow..hard to believe!

Just thought I would pop in and say "Be Blessed..everyone..if you have a job be Thankful for it..if you have family and friends..be thankful for them..if you woke this morning Be Thankful!

Take Care:hug:
Cin

It was long day at the tax office...10 hrs. We didn't have anybody for the first 4 hours. I guess they were watching the inauguration.

My cold is worse, but I still refuse to be sick! ;)

Congrats CIN on 20 yrs. Very inspiring.

I'm going to take some nyquil and shower and hit the hay.

Well I was excited I EXCERCISED today??? Can you believe it...lol I am sure I get a lot in normally but not a straight her I go. I had a really really rough day and a little annoyed and a tad stressed (TOM is visiting..explain everything right!!) So when my husband came home I left him cook supper. Finished up the school paper I was working on with my son. Told my husband I was going to the basement for 15 mins then shower and be back to the table for supper...LOL...I know 15 mins isnt much AT ALL...but its something right!! I did the treadmill, then the bike, then pull ups on the weight bar, lifted some weights, then treadmill. I did ok with eating. Didn't over eat just didnt have the most healthy stuff i could. We had a salad with chicken so I got my veggies & protein and had light dressing. I applied for a position at home. There is a customer service training center coming in to our Town. So they will train people to work at home. So if it is meant to be then so be it! OK well my 2 yr old is laying on the couch waiting for me. She wouldnt go to bed with her father. While I was excercising early I guess she wanted to come with me so after I was done and came up from the basement she was screaming at the top of her lungs. Here she went to her room and just screamed cause she couldnt come down with me. I warned my husband I didn't want them down there and if they came down to be prepared for screamin...LOL...ANYWAYS...have a good day
Hope-I hope (hehe) you feel better!!!
lata chics


PS. Those are my monkeys in the tub!!!

good morning gang :wave:

CIN it's GREAT to see ya on here! CONGRATS on 20 years! that is awesome! and thanks for the encouraging words - that are so true! I can't believe the ages of your grandkids! time just flies way too quick!

Hope - I hope your cold gets better soon!

Momof4 - CONGRATS on the exercise! and I love the picture of your kids!

hope everybody has a blessed day!
hugs,
Cathy