thanks guys.
Pure-thanks I am at times a very giving person and I have to make myself be realistic. I am just trying to figure everything out in my head...

heather- I hope you start feeling better that you can get out and do more things. My stepmother in law had that done and I know she was in a lot of pain for a while. thanks for not judging me


Well our trip to the zoo was eventful. i told my dh something was wrong with my tire the night before but they thought it was a belt and it would be fine. Well it got worse and ended up blowing luckly it started making a loud sound before it popped. so we had to go a little ways and get another one on that cost a lot my parents paid for it but I need to pay them back...BLAH I hate money special with me not working and only on one income!!!! but it would cost me more to go to work with child care.... i am trying to do some babysitting at home just not getting very far..

Trying to sort everything out with my foster daughter. She told her mom she didnt want to come back here. But kids play the head games between parents. She tells me when she comes home she is glad she lives with me cause of stuff that happens at her moms. Her and I have gotten close and her and the kids. She has broken my dh trust and he has long term issues with that so it takes a while to get it back and she expects it to be over night. I am just trying to figure out what she really thinks. I am not going to be another person that gives up on her.

I dont know I am exhausted and a lot to think about.

Have a good night everyone!!
lata

:wave: and :hug:

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Hi Ya. :wave:

Sorry been mia.......our computer at home is totally hosed so I can only get on at work and just haven't been able to get here......

TG its my "Friday" :D

DH and I have bought a new car. :cool:

Its a 2009 Kia Optima, Black.

Anywho, no real plans on my days off, except getting our new kitten fixed. Thats about the end of it. lol. I would like to go and do something, but I don't wanna leave her at home alone when she will be recovering from her surgery.

Well I hope you all are doing well!

:hug:

Sassy, congrats on the new car! Very nice!

I'm sick of being fat. Did I mention that brownies are the devil? :devil: I think I've said that before. TOM is visiting and I don't feel well. Can you tell?

:hug:

Good Morning,

Boss lady is back.. can you tell lol. So I can't stay long. Who said brownies ;) yes they are evil but in a good way.

Have a blessed day everyone, I'll be thinking about you.

:hug: Leenie

Mmmm, brownies... :lol3: Hang in there Hope - we can win the war on brownies! :yes:

Nothing new here, bored bored bored. Hahaha - SO not like me to force myself to rest, so I'm making little plans for something every day... finish a book that taken me ages, read magazines on the deck, have a friend over for lunch... walk a little bit almost every day. That last one is SO hard for me - yesterday I walked 12 minutes, then turned around and came home... so about 25 minutes all told. I was so tired - I've run 10 miles and felt less tired! The body is a funny thing, isn't it?? :yes:

Well - have I bored ya'll enough?? Have a great day everyone!!

Heather :D

hope-TOM IS EVIL....not the brownies..I can tell mine is coming soon and it will probably end up being while we are camping which will SUCK!!! I have just wanted to eat junk and am forgetting my meds...

heather-Atleast you are planning stuff and not allowing depression to overtake you. Since you are having to rest you can easily slip into a depression so that is awesome your keeping yourself "active" LOL..Your doing more walking than me and I dont have an excuse...that sucks.

I am sick of being fat but feel soooo trapped. Every time I get dressed I want to cry when I go anywhere I feel like everyone is looking at me and making fun of me (i am sure they probably dont even look my way) Its a CONSTANT thing that I deal with but YET I cant, dont, wont whatever eat right and excercise. Yes I am busy and have lots of kids and things I am responsible for but that is all excuses. But like today I had so much to do but couldnt even get myself off the couch like couldnt even MAKE myself...granted I have missed ALOT of meds this week so that is part of it. I think maybe I should do biggest loser because then there is no turning back. I never sent in my application cause I figured I would have lost weight before that next show. But I think maybe I need to...I dont know...UGHHHH....I had done well drinking soda so I was like I will have one since I have went with out for a while...AS SOON as I drank it then I wanted more. Its like I cant just have a little cause then I just want more...it must be that sugar sensitive thing....ERRRR


I feel trapped and cant get away and do what I should be doing...anyone ever feel like that. It is an awful thing.

Hi Ladies :wave:

I haven't been up to posting or doing anything. I'm completely tired. I've only been sleeping about 2 or 3 hours a night and yesterday I couldn't even fall asleep when I tried taking a nap. I only slept 5 hours last night. All I want to do is sleep but I try to stay awake during the day.

:hug:

Hi y'all. I am new here. I just posted in the new member thread and burned our dinner while doing it. UGH!!! I'm micro-defrosting another steak, hubby is looking at me like I have lost it.. At least the steamed vegetables arent burned...just mushy. Gotta go...the microwave just beeped.

Looking forward to chatting with all y'all.

Welcome oogi


marbear ~ What's going on? How are you feeling today? Congratz on the losing 5 lbs.

momof4 ~ I'm the same way.. Always giving. It's good to figure out things in your head, but at times you'll drive yourself crazy doing it. It normally helps to talk things out. It's good that your parents were there to help you out with your car. My son has being doing the same things. He tells me one thing and then tells my parents something else. Don't give up on her, just let her know that you are there and wait for her to come to you. I also hate looking in the mirror when i get dressed.

Sassy ~ Welcome Back and congratz on the new car.

Hope ~ Brownie are the root of all evil along with chocolate.

Heather ~ Being bored is a terrible thing. it's good that you are trying to find things to do.



I finally took a nap this afternoon and feel so much better.

I'm sleepy...:yawn:

I'm baking brownies for a bake sale tomorrow at work. Yes, the root of all evil is in the oven at 325 degrees. :rolleyes: I don't plan on having any now that the pan that was in our house is finally gone, but there is a girl at work who is needy and will benefit from their sale.

Welcome Oogi, looking forward to getting to know you.

Momof4--I feel your pain on the weightloss front. I'm sick of this fat and having to think about it, or ignore it, or overcome it, or whatever I'm doing with it on any given day. :p You are not alone.

Purefire, glad you finally got some sleep. You deserve it after all the cleaning you did.

Marbear, :hug: back at you. Feelin any better?

Heather, I know you are bored but try to think of all the times you wished you had time to read and catch up on stuff like that. Try to enjoy it, you'll be back to work before you know it.

On a good note, I did get my workout in today and yesterday despite TOM. :s:

:wave:

:welcome: Oogi, glad you joined us.

Heather the rest will be so worth it in the end, I'm gathering you really don't want any scar tissue to build (which is very painful btw). Keep plodding ;)

Mom :hug: feel better hon, and yes, i feel trapped and not able to come out of it (pretty much all the time).

Hope YEAH on the workout :bravo:

Purefire I know what zombie feels like too, if I get 3 hours uninterupted sleep a night thats alot.. some times I don't know how I got to work.. can't remember I'm so tired.. scary huh. hang in there and try to get some good sleep :hug:

Sassy, Jelly, Blue, Buddly, Marbear :wave: and to all the other beauties on this board.

TTYL, Leenie

Morning Ladies. :hug:

I think I'm just tired of being tired. I went to bed somewhat early last night and even had the chance to sleep in but my body didn't agree with me wanting to. I was up at 7:45am instead of 7am. :yawn:

I finally started doing my walk again. My legs are sore but I liked getting back out there. I was trying to walk when I got up in the morning and then late at night before I went to bed. I actually slept better when I walked at night.

Going to go spend the day with my son. Hopefully we get to go see Harry Potter :dizzy:

Have a Good Day Ladies.

Hi Ladies - Thanks for the warm warm welcome! Dinner last night turned out great after I cooked the second steak. The burnt one :devil: will go to the dogs...

Purefire - Good for you on your walking again. :carrot: I have problems translating wants into actions (like WALKING) but walked the dogs for a mile this am. It feels great and gives you energy, doesn't it? I'm hoping to creep into making it a habit in spite of the translation problem.

Did someone say chocolate? argh...

Hi ladies,

Just stopping by to say hi. Nothing interesting to share. :hug: to all!

Me too :wave: same old same old!

Tgif .... Sosdd ... Ttyl ;)

Good Morning! actually it is afternoon here...just got back from walking one dog. If it wasn't for this forum, that would never have happened. YAY 3FC!

Back after 2 years....
 

Hello everyone,
I really didn't know where to go after such a long time. I'm needing a place to vent, sometimes, but don't want to get on anyone's nerves.

I've gone through so much the last 3 years,(or, our family has) I doubt if anyone would even believe me. I've eaten so much, that, I'm larger than I've ever been. I tried venting in the thread I was in 2 yrs ago, and was told I wasn't the only one with problems. That I needed to get over it. So, I guess my feelings got hurt.

Here goes. If you don't want to read, it's ok. I just need to put it down, somewhere.

Our son (then 26) got on drugs, his ex-wife told him that his 2 little girls were being molested. While high one day (she had supplied him the night before and spent the night with him.) our son shot the guy(thinking he was protecting his daughters). The other guy drew his gun, but, police was told he didn't have one. He didn't die, but, had surgery. His ex-wife told that our son just went in the house and started shooting, and she didn't know why. She got a court order against him and he couldn't see his daughters. (They were his life.) While waiting our son's trial, the guy dies of a heart attack and charges were dropped on our son! His ex-wife is close to her brother, and they knew our son would try to see his girls. May 18, 2008, while my husband and I were at church, her brother burned our house down. Our son was inside the house asleep, and, thanks to passers by, was awaken, and escaped. He burned my husband's work truck and all of his tools. There were a lot of witnesses, especially from a church that is straight across from our house. He went on trial, and was found not guilty! We have found out that one of the guys on the jury was a friend of his! Our son lost his mind......between not seeing his girls and shooting someone, and almost burning up. He is now in a mental institution.
We took his ex-wife to court for grandparents rights, and have the girls 3 weekends a month. We are having to get reacquainted with them. Our son can't see them until he is out. The girls won't talk about him. The other family has turned them against him, and the youngest, now 7, doesn't remember him.
We have been so blessed with help from everyone! It was on the news, and in the paper. We were helped and are still being helped. People around here don't like what happened, and know that he's guilty! We were even given a mobile home to live in. Through friend, neighbors, strangers, etc., we have been encouraged.
We know, though, that when our son comes back, that there probably will be more trouble.
Of course, there's a lot more. After all, it's three years! I know there's a God taking care of us, and he will take care of this evil family some day. We won't have to worry about that. But, this is all so hard to live with. I never dreamed we would ever have to go through anything like this!
Now.....I can't stop eating!!! Maybe by coming back to the forum, it will help me. I hope so.
I've been reading some your posts, and hope things get better for you. Maybe I won't write so much next time. I'm not on depression meds. I have severe RA, and other medical problems. I have a feeling I need depression meds, but, holding out.
Thank you for letting me vent.......

Oh ladies, I'm such a turd!

My guests this weekend got me off track, and I couldn't put myself back on the wagon... hence my "non-posting" this week. Haha. I feel like posting while being bad is like going to class without having done the homework. So I don’t. Eek!

I was sick Monday & Tuesday - which put a downer on my week. I need to be extra good this weekend and next week. Thursday one of my best friends from high school is coming up for the Bday and my parents are here the following week. Friend from HS = Drinking = Not good. (But oh so fun! :) ) Therefore I MUST be good until then!

I'm oddly positive today. May be the sugar and chocolate in the large hot chocolate I just finished. Wheeeee!

Oogi - I'm sorry about your dinner, but it made me smile :) You should think of it as a tribute to how dedicated you are to succeed! I'm glad dinner #2 turned out well.

Momof4 - :hug: I understand the paranoia of being in public and thinking everyone is staring at you. Don't let it get you down! Have you tried the Poland Springs or other flavored Seltzers? They've helped me overcome the soda crazes I used to have.

Hope - Mmm. Brownies. Ha, they are the devil. Seriously.

Heather - I'm glad you're feeling well! 25 minutes is better than no minutes at all!

Purefire - Amen on being tired!

Angel - Welcome back. I'm at a loss as to how to respond to your post, but by all means vent away. I'm sorry the people on the other forum weren't supportive of you. Hopefully we can help you feel better :hug:

Leenie, Sassy, Pure, and everyone else - Have a great weekend!

(I’m going to give the shift and 1 keys a rest now. I went a little ‘!’ crazy today…)

I am going go crazy..rainy days are crappy and my head is going to spin and green stuff is going to come out...I feel like I am goign to just go off the edge. Kids are fighting, screamin, crying, just awful.

Angel, I agree, I don't know what to say. You are most welcome here to talk about anything you would like as much as you want. To say you have a reason to be depressed is an understatement but I hope we can be of support. :hug:

Oogi, :bravo: on the walking! Good job!

Marbear, if I didn't post every time I went off plan you'd never see me! :dizzy:
I'm always behind on my homework.

I actually got my workout in today. Yay me. Now I need to be in bed. See y'all tomorrow.

Good Morning,

SOSDD but better because its Saturday and I'm home. We are off to see FIL today, they don't think he will survive much longer, he is really doing poorly (he is 86 and in hospice care). I need to get a wee bit cleaning done today lol.

Angel Lover :welcome: back to 3fc's. I'm sorry your feelings got hurt way back when from another poster :( My stars lady, my heart sank reading your post. Food is comforting and everyone needs a release, I'm glad you recognize its become a problem :hug: they say thats the first step. Your Faith sounds incredible, I admire you for that as its not always easy to leave things in God's hands. Please know you can always post here with us regardless if you are on meds or not. Again, welcome back.

Hope yeah for you ... exercise is not easy :bravo:

Mom I agree, rainy days are very depressing, if we have more than 2 boy do I feel it.

Marbear, you need to post whether your doing good or bad... thats what support is about, besides you'll receive no judgment here. We love you the way you are so please don't feel you need to be perfect to post :no: Ok Gosh if I only posted on good days, I'd have about 10 posts out of my what... 10k lol

Oogie good for you for walking ;)

Heather :hug: <--- gentle of course

Have a great day Chickies :wave:

Good Morning Ladies.

Angellover ~ Welcome.

Hope & Oogi ~ Woohoo on the exercise and walking.

Marbear ~ continue posting whether you are having a good day or a bad day. We all have them both and it's always good to talk about them instead of hiding from them.

Heather ~ :hug:

Jelly ~ Where r u? Thinking about you.

Mom ~ I agree. Rain does suck.

I'm going to Maine this weekend. So I'll be mia until Monday. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

:hug:

Good Morning Ladies. We are up and off early this AM to Pepper Place - a weekend farmers market/craft thingy downtown. I'm looking forward to grabbing up some fresh fruits and veggies. Ta-Ta

Morning chickies! :wave:

:welcome: to our newest members - you are very welcome here!

I ventured out last night with my niece to see the new Harry Potter film... it was very good, but I was SOOOO tired afterwards - it was long!! Sitting for two and a half hours really made me stiff and sore - I feel about 900 years old!! :lol:

Nothing new here - managing to stay on top of things, take it easy and not go completely batty!! ;)

Have a good Sunday, all! :yes:

Heather :D

:wave:

Jesus decided to take my FIL home this morning... I know he's glowing.

Have a great evening :hug:

Oh Leenie, big hugs to you and your hubby. :hug: I know it's hard but you are right, he is healed now and happy where he is. Is your hubby taking it ok? I think it is a little easier when it is expected though you are never completely prepared.

I was off today and slept most of the day away. We got up at 1pm and had some left over mexican. I finished up a referral for a friend and dropped it off to her then we took a nap! I had to set my alarm so I could get up and go to my friend's house for dinner. We ended up taking a walk which I needed to do to wake up. I hate when I end up sleeping the day away. Now it's midnight and I didn't get any cleaning done or my bills taken care of. :mad:

Heather, you may feel 900 yrs old but you will you'll soon look 18 again (probably better)! I'm still jealous. ;)

Purefire, how was your trip?

Oogi, how was the farmer's market. Get any good veggies?

Marbear and Momof4, doing ok?

Buddly and Sassy--where are you guys?

So sorry leenie..

was sick this morning...had the runs and made myself go to church after the immodium kicked in because I had kids church to do...couldnt let the kiddies down!!

Ok day other than that...typing with a sleeping child on my lap so its a little difficult.

get my hair done tomorrow...ya...we leave for camping on my birthday wed!!! This is like my last happy birthday cause next year I will be 30 I am telling you I never thought I would get to that age and I will probably cry...I better be in shape and atleast looking younger by this time next year..

ok arm is hurting from typing with the girl laying on it...gonna go read then crash!

lata all
have a good day!!

Leenie:hug: condolences to you and your hubby.

Hi everyone:wave: and a big Welcome to all who are just joining us.

I'm around, sort of. Been a bit of a draining day as the community where my in laws live has a couple of forest fires burning. My in laws were evacuated yesterday, thankfully they have a vacation condo a few hours away that they were able to head to today. Thankfully no one has been hurt in these fires and so far not many homes have been lost (9, last unofficial report) Hopefully the winds stay low as the one fire still isn't contained and a shift in wind will bring it back towards the homes. I've been wishing for the summer heat here, but if thats what it brings I'm grateful for our cooler, damper weather. We were planning on going down there for a visit in a couple of weeks but I guess we will have to wait and see how this all plays out.
I honestly don't know what I've been up to, still feeling very low. I have my last anxiety and relaxation group meeting on Tuesday and I finally get to see the counselor again next Monday.

I should get going and go to sleep. Hope everyone is doing alright.
Take care all,
K

G'day ladies

Lennie - :hug: I'm so sorry for your loss.

Hope - We all need to sleep all day sometimes. Don't let it ruin the part of your day where you are awake.

Pure - Enjoy Maine? It was pretty nice up here this weekend. Hope it stays that way.

Buddly - Keep us posted on your inlaws hopefully everything will turn out ok.


It's been a good day so far. Being that it's only 8:05 - haha :)
Nothing new really going on. Hope everyone has a great day!

Leenie - HUGE :hug: to you and yours - thinking of you. x

Hope - now I want Mexican food - LOL!

Marbear - hope the day continues brilliantly!

Buddly - those fires are awful. How was the meeting? Are they something you can do more of, if it was helpful??

Mom - 30 is NOTHING, you spring chicken, you! Have the best day you can - don't cry, just make it a super day to remember! When I turned 30, my friends took my out bowling and we played dumb game like 'Whack-a-Mole' - it was great! I still remember laughing til I hurt!!

Oogi, Purefire - how are you girls today? ;)

Sassy, where you at, chickie??

Nothing new here - starting to move around a whole lot easier, swelling is under control most of the day (nice and slim in the morning - dough boy by bedtime! :lol3:) and no real pain, just discomfort, and Tylenol is taking care of that. :yes: It's all progressing as it should, I'm sure - back to the surgeon tomorrow morning, so hopefully I'll get out of this one-piece compression garment and into something more manageable! hahaha

Have a great day, my chicks!
Heather :D

Hola Chickies.

How r u all? Me? Better than yesterday! lol. I called off work I was up and down all night and day to the bathroom.......:barf: So that combined with Zero sleep yeah I just called off and slept.

The new car drives really nice. We took the inlaws out to eat last week for a combined Anniversary/My mil's bday and they got to ride in our car and they liked it. I think my fil likes it better than his car and he has the exact same model, ours is just a year newer.

Thats about it. AF came to visit last night too! I am SOOO lucky! :rofl: I just woke up and was like "Seriously??" lol. But at least she has been consistent, coming every month at the same time by herself! :woohoo:

We got our kitten spayed and all her shots. You couldn't have telled that she even had surgery unless you looked at her belly! So she is doing good.

Well thats about it.

Take Care!

:hug:

I got home from work about 10:30 tonight and I have been eating ever since. I haven't done this in a long time now. Fried chicken, laughing cow cheese and crackers, fruit, nuts, whatever. I just hope I don't get sick from it. What on earth was that about? :?:

Hope - it's so odd, isn't it, when we don't KNOW why that happens? I did the same last night - no idea why...

Hang in there, hon. :hug:

Good to see you Sassy!! Feel even better soon! :)

Everyone else - have a great Tuesday!

Heather :D

G'day ladies.

Hope - TOM? That's usually what makes me go crazy with the munchies.

So... There's an ice cream social today at work. I'm NOT going... I'm Not going... I'm not going... My coworkers are boys and can eat whatever they want, adn they keep asking me why I'm not going and telling me how good the ice cream is. Blah! One of them told me I'd break down and go - which is good becuase now he's challenged my will power and I have a point to make so I can't give in. Incentive is good.

Coffee time!
Have a great day! :)

Good morning y'all! I'm overloaded with southern peaches here. What do you do with all these peaches? Maybe grilled chicken topped with warm peaches served over rice? hmmmmm

Packing for camping....foster daughter coming back home tonight...hopefully that goes well...Thats about it not a lot of time to chat....lata