Holly - yay for your bonus! It sounds like the r@t is in a good mood lately :) all these surprises - you must have given him a good Christmas present ;)

I can't believe how cold you guys are up there! I am not surprised you find the winters so depressing. I do like the excuse to cozy up with a couple of blankets for a nap though!

I remember my gran had cataract surgery once, and it does make a big difference. It was very quick. I hope your GP is open to the tourism idea, and can help you find somewhere safe!

Kathleen, I'm so glad your son has started his new course :) he has been so brave going in mid-year, but I'm sure he'll settle in. Having to adjust to a roommate is pretty tough, I hate the concept of not having a personal space to curl up in if things get tough, but it's great he has your home to come back to if he does need it.

Your cruise sounds amazing! I really hope you have a fab time :) i'm sure your hubby will find enough to keep himself entertained too. I think it sounds like a great experience for your daughter!

I really hope your test results come back all clear. Our bodies sometimes just do some strange things for no reason (especially with us females), so hopefully it's just one of those times.

Jessica, I hope your test results come back all clear! It's a stressful wait.

I am waiting for results from a PCOS test myself, so interesting to find someone recently diagnosed, but I won't find out for a few weeks yet. I'll be interested in how they treat you going forward, in case I have to do it too. Good luck with quitting smoking!

Well we made it through our first week sugar free! I wasn'the an absolute saint - I had a few crackers that had been made with a tiny amount of sugar, and a small amount of dried fruit. It has been alright, but I am missing having a little after dinner treat. Some old university friends arranged a dinner last night though, so we had to take an evening off - poor us :lol: . I want to get back on track today, but have a bit of a hangover, and really want some fanta! I'm trying very hard to resist.

I was so nervous about dinner last night though, I haven't seen a couple of them for about 5 years, and i've gained about 30-40lbs since then. I would wake up randomly worrying about what they'd think. It sounds so silly, I know! I've become very nervous about interacting with people recently, and a lot of it is coming down to my weight. I'm just going to have to carry on trying to be healthy!

If you can copy and paste your posts before you submit your replies, it helps. I do it a lot and it saves me from losing my long *** posts. :) :D

Monica, mine are doing really well. I joined fatsecret.com, it is so easy to use.
https://www.fatsecret.com/Default.as...nd&id=62163295

I have not missed a day and the most calories I've had in a day is 1500. It really is easy to use. :)

How is everyone one else doing?

I am so glad you understand about the weighing in process. I hate it.

Thanks for the questions I need to ask concerning owning a trailer. I will write them down. :)

I am looking at other places too.

I really can't do anything until I get the money for my house.

Hi Coop,

I have not even started on yoga. I'm not doing very well in exercising. :(

I hope I find a good place for me. I can put down a nice down payment but my credit sucks.

My sister is furious. I really think this will be what splits us up. To be truthfully honest, I'm not upset at all.

This is the sister who is abrupt, has a terrible tone of voice when she talks to me and I can never do anything right. She texts me in caps, which annoys me to no end.
Honestly ladies, it's no big loss. My brother won't talk to her anymore either. Our family unit is broken. I have 1 sister that I am ok with and 1 brother that our relationship has improved.
I am tired of Sharon, this has been building for a long time so it's not simply just about my house.

When we were texting, I offered to help her financially so she can get a storage unit for her stuff. I offered to help her get an apartment. She said she didn't want anything from me.

I don't see us talking anymore. I have nothing to say to her.


Sorry to ramble.

My calorie count today was 1482. Not bad.

hi everyone, I WILL come back here tonight after work to post to you all, slept late and have to get ready for work now, but wanted to say we had our annual Harley Raffle last night, we had about 200 people attend, the caterers arrived on time and had plenty of food, the band came and was GREAT, and we gave away a brand new Harley to a very happy guy!!! (he almost cried!!!) and me, as President, did a good job :D

Holly, congratulations on another excellent fundraiser!

Coop, I know how you feel - after I gained a lot of weight, I always wondered what people thought or said about me - even family members. Now that I have lost weight, I wonder what they think of my flabby skin - especially my chin and neck. And, if I rationalize, I know that some random thought probably goes through their mind, but they are all too busy worrying about our own lives to really delve into someone else's - - or should be.

Lisa, what is going on with your mother's house? Does your sister you are having issues with live in it, or is it a different sister? You should each get an equal share when you sell it, and you have the right to try to get the house on the market. Spring is the best time to sell a house; my siblings and I sold our parents' house in 11 days a few months after my mother passed.

Hello to everyone else. Kathleen, please let us know how your son is adjusting to school.

Monica, I thought that also (about Lisa and her sister sharing the house) but Lisa said that she owns it herself (well, her and the bank :) ) Thanks for the 'grats about our fundraiser! I am SO glad it is over for another year :mrgreen: And stayed at the event til the end, well I have to, being Prez, but it went on til midnight!! so we got home about 12:30 a.m., then dragged stuff into the house, then I guess i got to bed at 1 a.m. I am usually in bed at 9:30 :devil:

Yes we are hoping Kathleen's son is doing alright! :crossed:

Lisa, ugh your sister sounds so unpleasant and rude to you!! I say you need to cut her out of your life. My sister was so unpleasant and rude/mean to me7 for years, then I thought when she was able to abstain from alcohol that she would be better? no, it turned out that she was an unpleasant person even without the alcohol. Some people are just like that. And they are just yuck to be around!!

I hope you hear from the general contractor, and/or bank, soon, Lisa.

Coop, congrats on you 99.9% sugar free week :D and I hear ya about being fretful about how you think others see you. We really, REALLY shouldn't care though!! and more important, best wishes on the results of your PCOS test, my friend!

today I saw the pics that my husband took of our event yesterday, and the ones that have me in them. I don't mind seeing my face..but I hate my legs so much. But I AM thankful that they work :devil: they carry me though my long days at work and support me when I'm dong the things I love, working on yard and on my motorcycle :D

I've always had a bad relationship with my mom ever since my sister lost her hearing to bacterial menengitis and almost lost her life. My mom went into a deep depression and has never really recovered from it. I was in third grade at the time and we never developed much of a relationship besides her yelling at me and me eating my feelings out in response. I spent most of my childhood in my room cowering during my mom's endless tyraids which occurred night after night. In seventh and eighth grade I became incredibly focused on my weight since my mom was demeaning to me about my body ever since I was little because I was a chubby kid. I lost a lot of weight in 7th/8th partially because I grew quite a bit and was making myself sick all of the time. I would continue to make myself sick in high school but that's history now. I switched schools and have gone from being 120 to now 190 in a two year period. I went from having PE and softball practices every day to struggling to even get out of bed for the day. I'm a senior in high school now and are doing a lot better with my depression now because I have cut a lot of negative people out of my life but the only really remaining negative aspect is my mom and she's something I can't change. My dad has been ready to leave several times and last month he rented a condo which he said we were going to move into and I was hesitant but slightly happy to do so. My dad and I haven't moved yet but he is still holding on to the condo. He finally told my mom where he was at and now we're not moving at all. It all confuses me but I don't see anything with my mom changing any time soon and I don't know how much of a relationship I can have with her moving forward. I'm just happy college is 8 months away and I'll be able to build a life of my own.