Hey everyone! So far I'm down 3lbs post TO.

I love Nicole's idea to have a weigh in thread, and to have a dedicated day to do it. I'm going to go check it out and see if anyone made one yet.

BTW -- Kristen & Dan, I'm totally on board. We'll be there in a week Dan, and I'll see if we can get Geddy Lee to agree to come over to a dinner party while you're occupying our homes.

Not missing the COD!
 

Well another week without my COD and I am down 1# and not missing having to rush into get weighed. I do not need the advice of some little girls, I have you all.
I saw my favorite counselor working at Trader Joe's today. she quit several months ago because she hated being pressured to sell needless products to her clients. She seems happy at TJ's. I really feel sorry for the employees who really did not have anything to do with corporates screw ups. Ah well, whatcha gonna do?
I am back to school next week. I have really enjoyed my break and do not want to lose my spare time.
Have a good weekend, Tuesday

Cool on the WI thread :) I do have to say though, this was not originally my idea. Someone mentioned it a while back (sorry, I can't remember who it was), and I just put it out there again. If ya'll want a different day besides Monday's, just say the word. Joni says that people tend to be more successful with Monday morning WI's, so that is why I chose that. And, I am a bit worried about Jillian also. I will try to get on her myspace later and check in there :)
XOXO

Sweet, eh? :celebrate:

ooooh I have been thinking about this idea too! I like it and I like Mondays. Monday WI-ers are the best losers! It makes you be good over the weekend knowing you have to face the scale first thing monday morning.

Hi everyone! I started in July on the RED plan, lost 15 pounds, then nothing once I moved to the numbered plan (well, actually I gained and lost the same 2 or 3 pounds MULTIPLE times and that's equivalent to nothing IMHO). So after much frustration, I am BACK and on the RED plan again. Time to get this weight loss thing moving again!!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Best wishes,
Suzanne

:carrot:Debbie: court went okay.....nothing FINAL yet....of course, but we do know that termination papers have been signed and Department of Child Services has them! sooooooo that means DFD is now legally FREE for adoption! YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From what our attorney tells us it's a breeze now.....the hard part is over. We have been calling her by her new name for awhile now (we knew birthmom was either going to sign or the state was going for termination and with mom in prision would have won)....but we pretty much call her Emma-Claire now! It's still not over but it's close enough to see the end!
:cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::cheer2::hat::hat::hat::

Lettie: There's a crown involved???? THEN I'M IN!

I bought a scale today for the first time in 150 years....and i like it! It wasn't as evil to me as I expected it to be! So I've changed my ticker....and I'm doing something....not totally sure what yet....but something! Okay all for now.....off to bed a bit early tonight the crazy weather here in Indiana has made me sick yet again!
Bye ya'll!

Hey everybody!

I've been lurking again for a couple weeks and have PM'd the Kims here in East TN as well as a few others. I figure it's time to pop in on the rest of you now. :)

It's so encouraging to see how motivated everyone is after the holidays and also makes me feel a little better to see we all struggled a bit - not just me. I had a rather sympathetic new counselor at the COD this week who said our little slip-ups are to be expected - we've had bad habits for 30-something years; these new habits are just a few months old. I could have hugged her! She was exactly on target.

My problem during the holidays is that I feel like I'm personally insulting my mom when I try to say no to all the sweets she takes all that time to bake. I know she's not offended, but those goodies are as much a part of my Christmas memories as my family and friends. I have a little container of the last few things mom sent home with us that, again, I feel like I'd be insulting her if I throw them out. Now, if they get stale and icky sitting there, then it will only be practical to throw them away. :) I'm not tempted by them anymore, but I just can't toss 'em yet! Silly, I know.

Anyway, like many others on here, I've been doing the plan most of the time, but not 100% all the time. I'm doing TO this weekend and am not liking it at all! However, I know I will feel better and more focused Monday morning. I wish I could do TO every weekend! It would save me so much angst in the long run. Unstructured weekends do me in.

Off to bed. I can't seem to sleep enough these days and since I'm hungry, asleep is probably the best place for me! I don't think I'm a sleep-eater...yet!

Heather i'm so glad to hear that everything went well at court, it does sound like everything will be smooth sailing from now on. Emma-Claire is a pretty name.

Also glad to hear that the scale wasnt too mean, i hope it keeps being nice.

Everyone - I so cannot keep up with you all so all i'm going to say is HI!!! :) & i'm definitely in on the Monday WI thread, great idea.

Nicole - I'm in for the Monday WIs!! Maybe, JUST maybe, I will try to only weigh one day a week. Today was the first time in a long time that I had a doctor-type scale weigh in...it was for the weight loss challenge I'm doing in my county (called Better Weight Than Ever). Turns out the county got great response and they have about 15 teams competing. Our team of five gals (we're using the team name Diminishing Divas) came in with a total weight of 853 lbs and the guy running the challenge said we were one of the lighter teams...but it's all about total team percentage lost, and my goal for this 18 week challenge is to lose 10% of my weight...17 lbs! Today was a day of good choices for me....grilled chicken at lunch; I ate my last meal before 7 PM; no popcorn at the movie; no junk!! I feel so good.

Went and saw P.S. I Love You and enjoyed it, although it is a bit of tear jerker, but it also made me laugh a lot.

Here's to our strength and wisdom to do what's right for our bodies!!

Hi friends! Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. We've been laying low with this awful weather. I managed to stay POP at a baptism reception earlier today!! I felt like I was finally back in it.

My scale rewarded me this morning-I'm back down to my pre-xmas weight! I can't wait to see it go down and get out of these 40s for good! I am definitely in for the W/I thread- let's stick to it!

Deb, we are still standing! The neighborhood is a bit disheveled and several friends are without power, but we are ok! I'm from an area in southern california where there is really no weather! Little rain, little wind, mostly sunshine and fog! So this was a big experience!! haha, I'm just glad everyone is safe, there were a ton of accidents with the wind.
I'm going to PM you for your cookbook! Thanks for the offer!

Welcome back Heather TN!

Heather- congrats on your victories with CPS! Bless you for giving these children a chance!

Welcome Suzanne!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Hi Joni! Keep us posted on how the DDs are doing! Sounds like a great thing to be involved in!

Hi guys,
I didn't realize that new posters couldn't PM until they post a certain number of times. If you guys can't PM and want a copy of the cookbook, email me at my screen name at aol.com with cookbook in the subject.