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Ups and Downs Thread Jan 2017
Welcome to the Ups and Downs thread of Jan 2017.
It's a great thread to vent and share your life comings and goings. We truly care about each other and only want the best for everyone. Come join us and post. We'd be thrilled to have you. :balloons::welcome2::welcome: |
I am slowly waking up this morning. My soc sec disability check is in my savings acct this morning. I'm going to head to my town and pull some money out. I can't leave until Jennifer wakes up this morning. Her car is blocking mine.
I have a nice long list of things I need this month. I doubt I'll be able to get it all today. It's a long *** list. lol I get my suppliments on Wed. I am excited to get started on those. It'll be nice to have a guide to follow. I'm going to color my hair tonight and then get my hair trimmed tomorrow. My roots are come in gray. yuck We've been having trouble with Felix, he's been a lot more aggressive lately, mostly with Ruby. He chased her last night and jumped on her back. She screamed bloody murder, it was awful. I'm going to have to continue to spray him with water, when he does that crap. Where is everyone? Have a great Monday. |
Ya know, it's really great to not feel wanted. I gotta get our of here.
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Lisa thank you for starting our New Year thread for our group! and thank you so much for your nice concern for me :hug: I haven't given therapy a good chance, I once met with someone, had to pay about $70 and did not like him at all :devil: Through our years here together you have told me things that HAVE helped me :love: and I do try to remember those positive things . Thank you :hug:
I hope you were able to get the things on your long *** list :) I'm glad you get your supplements on Wed. and feel positive about following a guide. Yay you! Bad Felix for jumping on Ruby! Yes spray that bad kitty with water. Have you had your appt with the bank ? BEST wishes and much love to you Lisa. Monica, so good to hear from you and that you got through the holiday season, with enough for a new computer!! JesikaBeth, hello and best wishes to your mom, and to you and your family for dealing with her illness. Hi Coop, Hi Kathleen! I had to be at work on New Years Day at 6 a.m. :eek: and as always, this week is killer busy. Yesterday in the deli, myself, my young co-worker, and the Rat B*stard boss made over 320 sandwiches in about 4 hours :eek: it was crazy. The floor was littered with slips of paper, lettuce and bread crusts :rofl: I can laugh about it now but the same will happen today. and all week. It's tourists plus there are whole ski teams coming in. It's a small store and it's just overwhelming sometimes. But nothing hurt when I got home :D I wore my heavy Merrill boots and even though they are heavy, my feet and knees feel great afterwards. I will *finally* get my "Christmas" bonus this week, he always waits until January to give it to us, I think he waits til he sees what we get him for a gift and if we are still alive after working so hard for him :rofl: It should be the equivalent of a week's pay so its pretty generous I guess. We are getting rain, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, whatever today, I hope it doesn't make the roads too bad, or our driveway. I still have 200 pounds of sand ready to spread if needed. Our Harley Raffle is in 2 weeks, we raffle off a $12,000 Harley and it is a fun time ... for everyone else :devil: I find it stressful and am always relieved when the bike is awarded, release papers signed, I can have my first beer, and then we dance to a live band til midnight. And then I'm thankful it's over for another year :devil: I haven't done a workout yet for this year but I am going to right now. I had good success that I joined the "Chicks up for a Challenge' section for a monthly Exercise Challenge. Just to make myself accountable. And in December accomplished my goal of working out for 600 minutes in a month, rather than the 5 times a week for 30 minutes. enough about me, please check in! |
Hi Everyone :D
Thanks for the well wishes for my mom. She got d/c from the hospital on New Years Day. Still not doing great, but it is what it is... TBH my wife and I are thinking this was possibly our last Christmas with her :( Doing ok otherwise, getting some answers health wise. I have an endoscopy on Friday and I was just diagnosed with PCOS as well. Trying to be proactive with all of this. Thanks for starting off January's thread. My wife and I started Weight Watchers yesterday. So far, so good :carrot: Have a great day everyone :p |
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I did, for the most part, get all my shopping done. I hate going to wal-mart, I still need to go back. i need some caulifower, carrots, mozz chese and a few more things. I know for sure, there are places out there you can go for therapy and pay on a sliding scale. If you are seriously thinking about trying therapy again, do an online search, call around. It would really help you come to terms with your body. I have been in therapy 22 years, I have to be because I take meds. Not only that, but it really helps me. It helped me a ton when my mom passed. I think I came to terms with it faster. I have my next appt on the 9th. I cheated on my Food Journal. I missed about 3 days, so I just filled it up. i have no idea what I ate those days. I'll try to do better this upcoming week. I get my supplements today. When I start taking those, it'll be easier to fill out my journal. JesikaBeth, good luck on Weight Watcher. You'll do great. :) I went out to my car, last night, to get some groceries out. It was dark out and unknowingly tracked dog poop on Jennifer's carpet. I was pissed. I was shocked that she was NOT upset. It's like, "Who are you?" Man, she is ****ing moody. If it had been my carpet, I wouldn't have blamed anyone but still been upset. She was not in the least, upset. I go for my weigh in this afternoon. I am nervous again. I don't feel like I've lost any. That's about it for now. Much love to all. |
Hello and Happy New Year! Here's hoping we all have a good, peaceful, healthy and happy one.
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I have been on a chocolate binge since Christmas - no damage on the scale yet, but I need to stop. I keep buying Hershey's at 75% off at CVS, convincing myself, every few days, that I am buying enough for a week or two - isn't that one definition of insanity??
Holly, as far as body image goes - sometimes I am shocked to see how big I look in photos or the mirror; other times I am shocked to see how small I look! We always take the dreaded group photos at several holiday gatherings, and when I get it, I check my face, neck, chin, boobs, etc. and, I must admit, compare them to those of my old friends..........how bad is that? Your deli must have a great reputation - I cannot imagine making all those sandwiches. I enjoy your sense of humor - the old rat b*stard waiting to see what he gets before he gives had me LOL ! ! Lisa, if the insurance company and contractor are dealing with each other, you should not have to get the bank involved for your home repairs. Jessika, good luck with Weight Watchers; it is a sensible, practical diet - I tried it twice, and while I did okay, I did not like the meetings. At one people brought little kids who screamed and disrupted, and the other time there was a woman in the group who had lost 50 pounds, was about a size two, and dominated every meeting I went to. I hope you have better luck than I did. There are some women at the Y that I go to who lost weight through WW years ago and have kept it off and sing WW's praises. Kathleen, please let us know how everything is going for you - we know how anxious you are about your son going to school Hello to everyone else. Take care, Monica |
Hi everyone, I am new to 3fatchicks. I am so glad there is a specific forum for depression and weight issues. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder along with other mental illnesses at 18 years old. I am 25 now, and have made great strides but still struggle. I am 6 months postpartum from having my first child. They never officially diagnosed postpartum depression, but I went back on my antidepressant at about 1 month postpartum, it helped tremendously. Ever since winter started I've been down much more... I still wonder why I live up here in the U.P. of Michigan. The winters are brutal. I really don't want to face another winter up here, but we'll see what my fiancee thinks. I've just been extra down lately. TMI, but my period has been a bit wonky lately so I think that is a factor, and I am just stressed... and not too sure why. I really need to get my weight under control. I have an optimistic feeling this will be my year. It has been a slow start already. I've been exercising the past 3 days, now I just need to get my eating under control!
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I love 3FC forum! Our little thread here is a nice refuge and of great support. Glad you are here, and congrats on the new baby! Happy New Year :D |
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I've done it before and always had good success. My weight loss has been stalled for about 4 months now, so we decided to go ahead and start WW. My wife has a significant amount to lose, and WW has worked for her in the past as well. So we figured, New Year - why not! ;) We are actually not going to meetings, we have all the stuff from the old PointsPlus program (they now do something called SmartPoints), so we are doing it on our own from home. Hoping for success, to end my weight loss stall, and to reach my UGW :carrot: Thanks, again! |
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Hope you're able to pull yourself out of it with relative ease :hug: |
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I'm on day #3 of tracking, and surprisingly it's going ok on my end. BUT... that's how it always happens. I do good for like a week or two, and then I fall off completely, get bored, or something... I'm hoping that doesn't happen this time. Why do you think you missed those three days? Is it a pattern you get into as well? Hugs! :hug: |
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The insurance company has already cut a check and the bank has it. I am meeting with the bank and GC this morning at 11 am. I just want to get this going. |
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HI and a big welcome to you. Make yourself right at home. We are here for you. :) |
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Yeah, not good. I gained a pound. I am just not going to be able to eat supper with Jennifer. I may splurge once in a while but for the most part I'll have a supplement at supper and a low fat snack before I go to bed. The bars and pudding I got from the hospital are gross. I doubt I'll eat them. I will hit Wal-Mart and get some bars from them. I'll go into more detail later. I'm really tired this morning and i need to get my hair washed before i leave. |
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I totally understand about the food journal. Perhaps we can inspire each other to keep going? Yep. I do the same thing you do, give up after a short period of time. My meals are going to be a lot simpler, so making the food journal is going to be easier for me. For the most part, I'm going to be having shakes, bars, yogurt and bananas. Like I said, I'll have a meal every few days but I really need to start being more careful about what I eat. |
Hey everyone,
Like I said, I did gain a pound but I'm not ****ing giving up. I am going to start being a lot more careful. I have trouble in the evening with eating too much. I need to be more aware at that time of the day. I need to have something with protein so I don't get hungry before I go to bed. I have not had ANY Mountain Dew in a week. I walked by it at Wal-Mart, the other day. It was hard but I kept on a walking. I cannot tell you the last time I've had chocolate in a week. I have not gone to fast food in about a month. I am making small progress. I'm going to head out now and get my hair washed. It's driving me nuts. Much love to all. |
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thank you for your input about the therapy. I know it takes work and I just always want things to be better right away. I do subscribe to someone online who sends motivational emails and they are helpful. And I always kinda bounce back once the weather's nice :roll: but thank you so much for your concern Lisa nd I applaud you for sticking to therapy for so many years! did you have the appt today with the contractor? and yes it was odd that your daughter did NOT get mad about the tracked-in-poo! yay for small miracles :D |
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Hi to EasySpirit Monica, I'm glad you got a LOL from the R@t B@stard story :D
yeah I do the comparing thing All the time, something I need to STOP. Hey here's a benefit to our consistent exercise - today I tried to get into my car, i say 'tried' because 3 of my 4 doors were frozen shut! The rear right passenger door did open.. I have a small car, a Chevy Impala, and it has a center console that is bulky! but I climbed in through that rear door, wormed my way inbetween the front seats and over that center console, with my huge boots making it difficult, then plopped down into driver's side and putting my weight into it, shoulder/elbowed the damn thing open :devil: |
Hello to Coop and Kathleen :wave:
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I had a doctor appointment today. The scale said 274 (I think?), up 3lbs within a few weeks. The scale has fluctuated a lot lately. I am still not sure if I should weigh in weekly or daily. I know weekly would be better for me, but it's hard for me to stay off of the scale. The doctor I saw today was a neurologist (I get migraines). I decided to go back on the med I was on before, this one can even help with weight loss.
Anyway. I exercised again today, this would be day 4. It seems as if exercising is easy for me, but eating healthy is not. I don't know why it's so hard for me. I am so tired of abusing food. Food is used to help fuel our bodies, instead I just keep trashing my body with excessive amounts. I am trying to keep in mind that sure I can have 2 cookies, but there's no reason to eat 2 in a row. Spread it out throughout the day. I made a list of all the reason why I want to lose weight/get healthy. The only con I have is that the only weight loss/getting healthy/eating better ordeal is a lot of work. :/ Ugh! |
Hi everyone and Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely end and start tof the Year!
I wrote out a long post yesterday, but had trouble posting- thankfully I managed to recover it so I could try again today, then you’ve all gone and been so busy overnight! Hi hiimawkward! Welcome to the forum, I wish you luck in battling your postpartum depression. It’d be great if your medication did help with weight loss! I know how it feels with junk food taking over – I used to be great at stopping myself, then I lost all control. I find it easy enough to not buy junk food, but as soon as it’s in the house, I can’t stop myself. I’m going to give up sugar for a while, see if I can kick the habit. Also, I’d recommend you don’t weigh yourself daily. It’s not good for you. Bodies fluctuate every day depending on how much you eat/drink/exercise, and if you weigh every day, you get hung up on the ounces, rather than the bigger picture. Weighing weekly on the same day each week is best. Weigh yourself in the morning too. Lisa sorry to hear you gained a pound. I hope it will shift fast with your new supplements. I’m so impressed with you for kicking the mountain dew and junk food! That stuff is just so addictive, it’s a great feeling when you can say you haven’t had it for a while. Make sure you have some fiber in the evenings as well, that helps you feel fuller for longer too. Do you have a start date for your kitchen being fixed? holly I'm amazed how many sandwiches you guys made! I hope the r@t b@stard gives you a decent bonus for it :) I agree therapy can be quite good - I was terribly homesick, and it threw me into depression. I started visiting a counsellor, and it improved my mood enough to allow me to come off my meds. If you do your research, i'm sure you'll find someone you like. Do you have a SAD lamp at all? It might help you in the winter months. Well I didn't start any food diary yesterday - i'm still off work, so we have been going out for walks and having a few too many treats while we’re out! I'm finally through our Christmas chocolates, the last of the pringles and 90% of the drinks. I wanted to start my sugar detox yesterday, but we still had a little bit of junk left. I think i'm going to try starting this Saturday. I'll start my food diary tomorrow too. |
Hi Holly, hi Coop, hi Hiimawkward, HI everyone,
I had a really good appt with the bank yesterday. Before I tell you my story i need to tell you this, I did not have great insurance on my house. I had just enough to cover getting the kitchen fixed. Now with that being said, both estimates that i was given, to fix the kitchen were high, $26,0000 and $27,000. I have decided to simply sell my house, "as is." I am going to take the insurance money and pay the house off. Sell the house and take what I am offered, free and clear. Their are general contractors who buy houses like mine, fix the damage and resell them. The house was given an estimate, with damage, at $25,000. I will go no lower than $15,000. I know this may seem to some of you, the wrong thing to do but I would not have to worry with fixing the kitchen myself. The bank will clean out the house, I won't have to pay to do that. As you remember, most of my furniture is no good so the bank is going to get one of those huge bins and clean out my house. I just really feel like this is the thing for me to do. Let someone else take up the weight of getting the house fixed up. I am going to move, what I want to keep, in the next 30 days. Things like photo albums, scrap booking stuff, Jennifer's baby pictures (I have boxes and boxes of those upstairs) Mocha's ashes, etc. I have a cherry bedroom suit that was my mom's, I want to take that. I may take my tv to see if it's any good now. Sorry, I've rambled on. I wanted to update you on what is going on. Coop, Yes, I am drinking smoothies and protein shakes along with snacks. I had a pretty much normal lunch today. I am doing my best. I had a McDonalds salad for lunch yesterday. It was so good. Tonight, I would kill for a hot dog with ketchup. I had a strawberry shake, instead. I am getting thirsty, I need a water. Holly, I won't bug you anymore about therapy. I just want the best for you. :) Have a great Friday evening. Much love to all. |
I feel so much better now. I had 3 small scrambled eggs, they tasted so good. My total for the day is 1411, it's a little low but that is ok. I must have really been dehydrated, I have almost had 800 fl oz of water in 30 minutes.
One last thing, I have found the best web site to help with food journals. It is called https://www.fatsecret.com/Diary.aspx...29722&dt=17172 For some reason, I find it easier than myfitnesspal. Have a great night ladies. I'll try to post again tomorrow. |
Hey ladies,
I pretty much blew my "diet" today. I'll get back on the wagon tomorrow. Jennifer has been gone all weekend. I did get some chores done tonight. Tomorrow, I need to do dishes, run the sweeper and clean the cat boxes. I'm going to go Monday and start loading up my car with things I want to keep, from my house. It's supposed to be 20 out and I have an appt with my therapist at 9 am. I should go to Wal-Mart tomorrow but I think I'll do it on Monday too. I know the Bellefontaine store better than where I am living right now. If anyone wants to follow me on Instagram I'm lisa.4141 Have a good night and stay warm. |
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Hi Coop did you start your sugar detox yesterday? it is so hard when you have to throw out the holiday junk isn't it! but our bodies do so much better without the crap food right. Hi Lisa, hey congrats on your big decision about the house and I think it is a good idea also! Oh and I never consider any good advice 'bugging' me :D I appreciate it!! I have to see a new general practitioner this week, my old doctor is retiring and I had to find a new one. I go to the doctor , truly, about once every 4 years for simple things, bronchitis, a tetanus shot..maybe this new doctor will tell me that if I take Wellbutrin, I should talk to someone too, and have suggestions. and HI to Kathleen, we miss you! |
I want to post this before I post anything else.
I came to the conclusion today that I am not going to continue with the weight loss clinic. It's not that I am giving up on losing weight, that is so far from the truth. I am going to keep going and never give up getting healthier. I am going to continue with all the skills I've learned. Drinking shakes instead of meals, healthy snacks, keeping a food journal, etc. What I don't like is being weighed every week. It's way too much pressure for me. I hate it. It makes me want to cry. I dont' like having someone looking over my shoulder. I'm not going back. So with that being said... I still have a couple of chores to do today before Jennifer gets home. Clean the litter box and run the sweeper. The dishes are done and my clothes are out of the dryer. Quote:
Hey Holly, Yeah, I feel really good about just selling my house and not worrying about fixing the kitchen. I'm going tomorrow to start getting my things out. I have my couch loaded up with things I wanted to keep. Now, I just have to load them in my car. I have a huge fake plant I'm keeping. I've had this plant for over 10 years. It's silly what things wind up meaning to us. I'm also getting Mocha's ashes. My Kurt Busch stuff. All my picture frames of Jennifer. It's going to take me the whole 30 days to get what I want. I have tons of boxes with Jennifer's homework assignments, as she was growing up. Holly, I'm glad you are not mad at me for talking to you about therapy. Good luck with your new Dr. :) I have a therapy appt at 9 am in the morning. Where is everyone? :( Anyway, that is about it for now. See you all soon. |
Lisa - how exciting for your house! I hope you get on well moving all your stuff out! Have you decided where you want to move to? I'm sorry the weight loss clinic isn't working for you, but glad you have learned enough to help you going forward. You could always try speaking to them to see if there are any alternatives to let you carry on attending without the weighing bit? I know how daunting it is though.
Holly - I did start with the sugar free sweep, we started Friday. It's going OK so far, but my OH is pretty p'd about some of the stuff he can't have. Sugar is in everything - even ham! I'm a bit irritable, but I think it will pass. How is work going? Has it calmed down after New Year? Hi to everyone else! |
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Things are moving so fast here. I went to the house this morning and starting moving stuff out and into my car. Man, it was cold out. My ficus tree was in the back seat on the way back to Jennifer's and I could not see out my back window. I was so happy I did not get pulled over. Things are happening so fast here. I have someone interested in the house, one of the general contractors, who gave me an estimate on how much it would take to rebuild the kitchen, is interested. He called me today, I returned his call. He's interested. If this happens, man, I am going to ****. Nothing ever happens this fast for me. I had to take a clonazapam, I am too wired. I'm going to get a migraine unless I calm down. Coop, I have an idea of where I'm going to live for a while. Do I have somewhere picked out? No. I'm going to try to find somewhere at Indian Lake, just to rent. The future is uncertain where I will end up so I am going to simply rent. Yes, the weight loss clinic isn't my cup of tea. I have so much good information, I will be fine losing the weight on my own. I am eating one regular meal a day along with 2 supplemental meals, protein shakes, plus healthy snacks. I'm not giving up, this lifestyle change will work for me. I have no doubt. I'll post again if I find out anymore information on what is going on here. |
Talked to the general contractor again. He's getting a contract pulled together, we'll have to go sign in front of a notary.
He said I could have the money by next week. I hate to put something so personal on here but I trust you ladies. I can also take it down in a few days. I'm getting $ free and clear. He'll fix the kitchen, clean the house (hoping to get the smell out) and resell it. I'll take down that amount down soon. I'll continue to keep you updated on what's next. |
Lisa how exciting that this is happening for real and so quickly! I am applauding you :cp: for the courage in just going ahead and making these decisions that are gonna be great for you!
I was imagining your car being like a little jungle in the back seat with your ficus, I am glad also you didn't get police attention :D I also applaud you on the decision to go ahead with your weight loss plan but without the pesky group aspect, you can do it!! |
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Yes it has calmed down a bit, thank goodness!! though for each day on Saturdays and Sundays, it is always super busy for a couple hours, then dies down. Yesterday (Sunday) I had sooo many crabby customers!! mostly complaining about our prices. I get so tired of it. I actually said to a man, "you know, everyone has a choice" - meaning, you have a choice NOT to shop here! get the **** out :devil: And the SECOND I step away from the register, to do something I have to, THAT'S when people rush to the register! why is that :devil: gosh I hate people, lol oh did I tell you I finally received my holiday bonus from the R@t B@st@rd, it was almost the equivalent of a week's pay, I appreciate it. how are your bunnies doing, Coop? It's been VERY cold here, -5 F at night, barely 10F during the day. We have to put the weatherproof booties on our dog Eddie he is so good about having them put on. iHe jumps up on the couch as soon as he sees me pick up the booties. t's the only way he can go outside and do his business when it's so frigid. He looks so cute in them :D I have been putting something off..I have to face that I need cataract surgery. I have researched, that it is the MOST common surgical procedure in the U.S., it is painless and it improves vision so much. But I have crappy insurance, I hate that I pay over $400 a month, and I have a $9000 deductible!! So I have been researching medical tourism, specifically Cuba...I don't know. I think around here, the surgery is about $3000 per eye. |
Happy New Year!
A belated Happy New Year to everyone!!! :celebrate: It's good to see so much action here on the thread! I'm sorry, once again, that I've only been able to touch base periodically. We are going on a cruise for 5 days soon, so I will be MIA for a little while after this post. But, after that, I will work on checking in more regularly. I always enjoy reading your posts and catching up with everyone. A special thank you, as always, to our dear friend and leader, Lisa, for keeping this group going in good times and bad! :hug: My son started back to college at Otterbein today. We moved him in to his dorm over the weekend. His roommate seems nice, but he had his own private room when he lived in a dorm at the University of Dayton, so it will be difficult for him to adjust to having a roommate at all. He had three classes today and came home (to our house) afterward. He is actually spending the night tonight. He was exhausted tonight and seemed very down. :( Since he is moving in during the middle of the school year, he said everyone in the dorm already knows each other, which makes it odd for him. He can be pretty shy about making new friends. To be honest, I have a feeling he will end up moving home and commuting to school. But, I want him (and I am encouraging him) to give the dorm life a fair chance. After all, this was only his first day. Of course it's going to be hard to adjust to new circumstances. Plus, he's used to not having any real obligations at all during the day since basically the middle of last February when we had to medically withdraw him from Dayton! So just having the daily responsibility of classes is going to be an adjustment. Anyway, please keep him in your prayers (for those of you who pray). Monica, I appreciate that you always ask about him and pray for him. :) I worry about him so much... as you know. He had come such a long way since he moved back home from the extended stay, and I don't want him to sink back into a deep depression, so we will closely monitor this situation. He is not going on the cruise with us and I worry that we won't be around for him to come home to if he's lonely (bad timing for a vacation), but he has other relatives he can visit if needed. I just hope he will reach out to them. I'm sorry to always ramble on about my son. It's the main thing on my mind and has been for the past year at least. He has really been struggling and I just want my "baby" to be okay! :^: I am doing pretty well otherwise. I'm working out more consistently lately. Food has been better now that Christmas is over. I have to go for a uterine ultrasound this Wednesday. Sorry if TMI, but I've had some breakthrough bleeding, which I'm not supposed to have since they put me into menopause as part of my hormone therapy after breast cancer. They need to check the lining of my uterus and, if it appears thickened, they will do a biopsy. YIKES! :fr: It seems as though we ALWAYS have something that comes up to worry about before we leave for a vacation. I guess this time is no different. I am just hoping and praying for a positive outcome. I am seriously NOT ready for any more diagnoses! :(
Lisa: Sounds like a great decision to me to go ahead and sell your house as is. Now, you won't have to deal with the hassles of fixing everything. And you already have a buyer, which is awesome! Please keep us posted with how everything goes. And, of course, since I love Indian Lake, too, I know you will love living there, even if only temporarily. By the way, I applaud you for giving up Mountain Dew for a week and fast food for a month!!! :carrot: :cp: :bravo: Lisa, that is HUGE progress!!! Are you still doing it? And I can't blame you for not wanting to be weighed and having someone looking over your shoulder at the weight loss clinic. That is what finally made me stop Jenny Craig years ago after I lost a lot of weight with them. I felt like a third grader in trouble if I gained weight. :( I do hope you will continue to eat healthier and take better care of yourself, because YOU ARE WORTH IT and you deserve to be healthy and feel good!!! :D Oh my gosh, and since I am a huge Buckeye fan, too, I have to share in your misery of how horrible we played against Clemson on New Year's Eve!!! :( It was pathetic! I just saw Clemson beat Alabama in a heck of a game earlier tonight (Monday), so at least we lost to the National Champions. It was still a terrible and embarrassing loss for us, though. Holly: So happy to hear that you received a decent bonus from "the boss formerly known as the r@t b@st@rd!" :lol: :rofl: I feel guilty calling him a r@t b@st@rd now. Okay, well just a little. :lol: I love your story about putting the "snow boots" on your pup! :) Would LOVE to see a picture of that! ;) He sounds so adorable! :) Good luck deciding on what to do about the cataract surgery. Wish I had some advice for you, but I don't know anything about it. Please keep us posted on what you decide to do. Hey, stay warm in those freezing cold temps you're having, okay?!? :snow4: Monica: It's always nice to hear from you! Thank you for keeping my son in your prayers. I really appreciate it. He needs all the prayers he can get right now. I hope all will go well with this new college experience. I am doing okay, as described above. My daughter is doing well. She's kept very busy with schoolwork lately and she's trying to finish some projects and tests ahead of time before our cruise since the quarter ends while we are gone. At least her teachers have been nice in helping her to work everything out. She continues to absolutely LOVE any and all times she can get out on the ice to play sled hockey. She just had a Women's USA Development Team camp over Christmas break. She is actually going to miss her hometown tournament for the first time in seven years this year while we are on vacation. She's okay with it, though. We hope to meet a lot of the country music stars on this cruise! It's a "country music cruise." She and I are into country music. My hubby is just along for the ride for the most part. I honestly don't know how we talked him into going with us! :lol: Coop: How is your sugar-free eating going? Good luck with it! I simply could not do it. I guess you could say I'm literally addicted to sugar at least to some degree. As you say, it is in everything. I don't know how you do it. But I sure admire you for doing it! Hope it goes well for you and that the irritability passes quickly. JesikaBeth: Sorry about the PCOS diagnosis. :( I hope you will be able to manage it well. How did the endoscopy go? I hope all is well with you. Best of luck to you with Weight Watchers! You have done such a good job with losing a significant amount of weight already. I know you can lose the rest of the weight you want to and get to your goal weight! And we will be cheering you on! :cheer2: :cheer3: hiimawkward: Hello and :welcome3: to the group! :) Congratulations on your baby! Sorry you are suffering from postpartum depression and just feeling more depressed in general. Way to go on working out so consistently. I, too, find it easier to work out than to eat well. I tend to overeat, too. It is frustrating and makes me feel ashamed of myself. :( Maybe we can help each other overcome this bad habit! ;) |
so good to see Kathleen! thank you for your nice long post!! Oh gosh best wishes to your son, yeah first day would be really hard and i hope he can adjust to having a roommate, plus the stress of joining mid-term. again best wishes to him and to you :hug: his loving mom!
Oh and please DO still refer to my boss as the RB, he is still a jerk at heart, he was making fun of a woman who did not fit his idea of ideal attractiveness :mad: I hate that so much!! and he was trying to get me to agree with him?? what is WRONG with people. Sorry, negative thoughts, I am trying really hard to think more positive and not let jerky people bother me :devil: as much. Hi to Lisa, Coop ,Monica, JesikaBeth, hiimawkward! :wave: |
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Thank you, Holly. I just want to sell this house and move forward with my life. My backseat was totally a jungle. That damn ficus went clear across my car. funny stuff. I had to laugh but just so glad I did not see a sheriff on my way to Jennifer's. I did not do very well yesterday with my eating. I am on the wagon today. It's great to see you post. :) |
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I am so excited that this whole house thing may be done sooner than later. i missed the game last night. Jennifer doesn't have ESPN. I am so disappointed I did not get to watch it. Yes, Ohio State was embarrassing. I turned it off, couldn't watch it. awful. Yes, no Mountain Dew in a couple of weeks, Kathleen. I'm not going back, it's too hard for me to stop this habit. |
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