Hi Amanda and to our small but mighty group congrats on taking the step on making the appointment, and I hope very much that the meds will help you!!

Hi to everybody else

we got a dump of snow, nowhere near as bad as many others, 'just' 11 inches or so over 2 days but I have been shoveling alot

today is my "Monday" as I just had my 2 days off and oh boy do I hate going back to work takes alot of self control not to snap at my co-workers AND boss AND boss' wife

I have to draft a letter to our state's Attorney General's office of consumer protection, about the restaurant that we had cater our raffle back in January, i've given the manager ample time to respond multiple times and he hasn't, I really don't like feeling like he's trying to blow me off, well a letter from the Attorney General will get his attention I hope .

have a good day!!

Hi ladies,

Things here are difficult right now. I'm messing with insurance coverage, mostly it's Medicaid crap. I don't feel like details, my mood is bad.

I'm trying to count my blessings.

My legs were weak for PT, this morning. I was dehydrated, I think. Won't do that again, gotta drink more when I go in early. I feel good, always do after PT. Gets the blood moving.

Welcome to the new ladies. Welcome to the oldies but goodies.

Things will be better, financially, next month and no, I do not get that $400 back, that was taken out of my check this month. My medicare premiums are being paid now so that is good. Everything else is in the crapper.

My phone is on this month, it's wonderful to be in contact with Jennifer and my friends. Like I said, hopefully now, with a lower rent, things will improve. Lord have mercy, I miss TV.

Much love to you all. Thanks for letting me rant.

Welcome, Amanda.
Lisa, I’m so glad you got your phone working so you can keep contact with your loved ones.
Vermont mom- that’s more snow than we got.

The storm knocked power out for someone on my team so I had extra work to do to cover. But at 3:30 i powered down my laptop.
I put on some makeup and thought I would at least take a walk down the block, but i fell asleep around 4:30 and woke up 3 hrs later. Still tired- debating what to do next..

I’ve been isolating myself from friends but I really feel i need to focus on myself right now. I’m at the point where i am just announcing that i am too busy and I no longer i no longer worry that anyone will be hurt or offended.

Hi all
I think I have been on this thread before. Yes I live with depression. I have been sort of maintaining for around 5 years. But The weight inches up. Am going in 5 weeks to see my "family" for a few days. So I must lose some of the weight I gained when I saw them last. Last Sunday I was 12 lbs heavier than they last saw me. I lost 3.5 of that weight. I will settle with losing around 5 lbs more. But I am not in that great dedicated strong willpower place right now.

So here I am back at 3fc asking if I can come in to this group.

Sending light to all!

Welcome Flower123

I didn’t sleep well last night. I had a nightmare.
Feeling blah today. Was going to put some laundry in but the machines are shared with other tenants and are currently in use. I’m bored and trying to get myself out for something that doesn’t involve spending a lot of money or eating a lot of calories. I wish I could just “take a walk” just for peace and fitness but I always feel I need to combine a walk with at least some errand.

I’m not in a good mood. My bf had dumped me but then apologized and indicated he wants to stay together but this makes no sense to me. He’s been traveling a lot for work and now it’s the weekend and we have no plans. This is stupid. I can’t have a boyfriend that i never see. I saw him once last month when he texted me last minute on a Friday night to come over.
I think I preferred when we were broken up rather than this on the fence stuff. I should move on.
I think he has been looking to meet other ppl but thinks he can keep me stringing along as a back up.

Boys pretty much suck.

Life is too short to spend your time being unhappy and being used. One person is not worth that much pain. Spend time with people who care about you.

You sound very strong. You'll get it all figured out.

You don't need to ask. Everyone is welcome.

I attempt low carb eating. The past 2 days, I've failed miserably. Time for me to get back on the wagon. If you are interested, I can help. I've lost 35 lbs since Nov.

I have a headache this morning but a large crazy project just got canceled which is actually a relief and means my work calendar will lighten up considerably, at least for now.
We are getting a snowstorm but I think it starts after my french class tonight so i should still go to that. Next week is the last class. I have missed a couple classes and haven’t been focused so actually glad it’s ending.

Lisa, thank you for the encouragement.

Wishing everyone a great day!
Update: the large crazy project is back (no longer canceled). Ugh

back to Flower123! I think I remember your username from being here before but I forget specifics about you but glad to see you here

PandaCupcake, booo to more snow for you and extra booo for the project coming back

HI Lisa you gave nice advice to PandaCupcake!! I hope things do improve with the lower rent, and so glad you have your phone, and I sure as heck would miss TV too!

Hi to Kathleen, Coop, Monica, JesikaBeth, and the new ladies!!

more snow coming here too tomorrow, 5" to 8" tomorrow, another 3" to 5" Wednesday, bit more Thursday, snow showers Friday, UGH. I have to remember that March is typically a very snowy month here. My upper body is really doing good with all this frickin shoveling, LOL!! I'm just glad I can do it.

The sale of the RB's store is AGAIN delayed! now supposedly it's March 31st. I am just going in and doing one day at a time.

That's such a pretty phrase!! love it

Thanks everyone for the welcome. Really nice to read!

PandaCupcake sorry your bf treated you so badly. Everyone deserves someone who treats them well. Sounds like you know that. Sorry the "large crazy project" is back on.

Lisaloveshearts 35 lb loss since Nov? That's a lot of weight. Congrats.
I have had great success in the past doing a very low carb and low calorie diet. Now I am doing something more moderate. If that doesnt work, I will have to adjust things and do a low carb/calorie sprint.

VermontMom I live in Vermont, Champlain Valley. I remember you ride. That's about all I remember. Guessing you are ready for some warm riding weather. And here we go, round three of the nor'easters. the letter you are writing to the attorney general, are you writing it to the consumer protection division? I have a lot of luck turning things over to them. I usually call them first. Wishing you the best with that !!

I was craving bad food today. But held strong. I need to find a way to give up my addiction to low calorie hot chocolate. Made with cocoa powder, cashew milk and stevia. its bad for me in every way. Holding pattern with the weight loss. Even though the calories are not higher than 1100. I think it's because of inflammation. I could cut down more on the carbs. Will do that in a sprint in April if I have to. Going to find a grocery store where cod fish is on sale. I think eating that might help move the scale.

Hoping everyone has a good Tuesday.

good morning! Flower123 oh my gosh you'd think I'd remember that you are about 50 miles from me?? and yes I am a rabid rider. If you are ever in Stowe, I work at an overpriced deli/convenience store on the Mountain Road and my real name is Holly: Yes I sent the info to the Consumer Assistance Program of the AG's office, I did call first, then used their contact form on Friday. Haven't received a confirmation email yet but I will be patient.

I need to commit to do a daily weigh in, I think. This will be about the third time in my life I've done a major weight loss, and you'd think I'd be so delirious with joy that I'd maintain forever, but you start to slack here and there and it comes back so easily.

PandaCupcake, is the low calorie hot chocolate really that bad for you? or is it because you have it alot?

White fish is a great protein source. do you especially like cod? man I am old enough to remember when cod was super cheap.

I recently found a recipe for a microwave 'chocolate mug cake'. It isn't low calorie or low fat or low ANYTHING, it's only a portion-control thing, but I actually regret finding out about it, because it is SO GOSH DARN DELICIOUS and QUICK and no-fuss to make, from ingredients I always have on hand.

HI to every one else!! have a good day

Hey Holly. Nice that you get to work in Stowe. Had to laugh when I read "overpriced" convenience store and Deli. Most places there are pricey. I have not been on the mountain road in a long time. Used to go there to a healer. But that was maybe a decade ago... or more. I used to go to McDonalds on the Mountain road and get a fish filet. And stop at Green Mountain Chocolates in Waterbury Ctr. Those were the non diet days. I would say if you ever are in Burlington to stop by where I work. But I am retired. Hope you are not deluged with snow. BTW everyone, I am Pat.

Everyone, I hope you are doing well. Today I gained weight. I have no clue how that happened. Got some Cod fish. But the store also had fattening samples. Chocolate and then sausage with potatoes. So I guess my plan for low calories sort of went out the window. Still it was only 1400 for the day.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

Hi, I'm here. Just not much to say right now. I'm OK, just not up to adding anything.

I haven’t been doing so great.
After I exercise, the scale goes up.
It eventually goes back down but I hate seeing the number going up.

I’ve been tracking my calories, protein, and carbs and could definitely do better. Some days i am at 1500-1600 and should aim for 1000-1200.

Work is better than last week.

My “bf” said he would love to see me this weekend but now that it’s nearly the weekend i asked tonight what his weekend looks like and he said busy but “maybe” brunch Sunday.
Then he later texted to dump me again and then said that i am fat and have a fat a** and was just generally saying i am too fat now. I can’t write exactly what he texted but it was very direct and mean.

So that’s a big wake up call as he’s the second guy to tell me i am fat But the other guy wasn’t as mean about it. The other guy acknowledged in an indirect way that i am fat, and i had asked him first. The bf wasn’t asked and I think already knows i have been trying to lose wt so there wasn’t a reason for him to say everything he just texted me now.

And yes of course i also meant ‘wake-up call’ as in my “bf” is a jerk that abandons me every month and now this.

I just feel very alone. My best friend moved out of state a few months back, and I can’t deal with most ppl right now.. so i wish my bf and i could be back to how we used to be when things were better, but it isn’t seeming like it would.