Lily, congrats. Sounds like you did great. :)

I'm pretty happy with how yesterday went, too. Stuck to my 2-drink max, no seconds and I worked out for an hour when I first got up. Two indicators of victory - I didn't have to change into sweats post-feast and I was only up 1 pound this morning. :)

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend. :)

karyn, looks like you did great.

I'm back on program. Eating right and exercising. I feel pretty good about the holidays. Last night we put our Christmas tree up and I wrapped gifts for 4 hrs. My DD decorated the fireplace. Haven't put up outside lights yet.

I found out Thanksgiving that we are going to have another grandbaby. Our 2nd oldest step-daughter is due in June. They are a very happy couple. She graduates RN school on Dec. 7th. She is the one that just got married in July and they were planning a baby from the start. LOL, it worked.

I didn't have to put on sweats on Thanksgiving either. Actually I kept my tight body shaper on, it would have been too uncomfortable to over-eat in that thing. lol, it was a good strategy.

11/27 I am having a very hard time in my personal life right now. I am depressed and eating very little. I can't find the energy to exercise. I am sad and tearful. My wt. is the only thing that I am able to control for now and it has stayed the same since last week. I have not been sleeping much at all. If this continues, I'm going to see my Dr. I really worry that anti-depressants might cause my wt. to spike and I can't handle that happening.

Oh Lily! :hug: Don't fret just yet! There are normal everyday ordinary reactional depressions that pass with time. There's HOLYMOLY bouts of the blues ... don't be countin your chickens before they hatch. Antidepressants aren't for everyone. And they get an awful lot of bad press.

No matter how this turns out, you have the tools to get right back to where you are -er- fitter even. In your very smart little pointed head, you know that fat doen't build itself out of thin air and there just aren't that many calories in a pill. They may or may not mess with your metabolism a bit but hey ... you've figured it out once ...

Thanks Susan, I am having marital problems and things are getting worse. I don't think it's something that will be solved quickly. I have suggested counseling and he is willing to go. But, I don't hold much hope as he doesn't think there is a problem.

You are right though about the med's. I'm the only one I know that has ever lost a lot of weight on prednisone. I learned that the pills weren't causing the weight problem, what I ate was causing the huge gains. Thanks for reminding me of this. I'm sure other med's would be the same, if steroids are like that.

Thanks for responding, I really don't have anyone to talk to.

Lilybelle:
I'm sorry things aren't going so well for you right now. When feelings like that happen, I try to remember that there have been other times in my life where I couldn't see the end of the tunnel. However, the tunnel usually does end, and at that point I realize that even though I previously hadn't been able see anything positive in the future, that somehow, I made it through. I'm sure it's hard to see the future right now. I hope that things turn around for you as soon as possible. I don't know the specific situation, but try to do what you can to make things better --if it's within your control. Try to analyze the situation from an outsider's point of view -- sometimes are minds magnify problems and make us feel even worse. Then, remember that with time, things may be different than they are now.

(((Hugs Lily)))) I don't "know" you that well, but I sure know that feeling. I'll be thinking of you.

Thanks for the support ladies. I need it right now. I can see an end of the tunnell and it's not a happy one. No problem with eating that's for sure, I'm just not hungry really. I feel distant to everything and everyone right now.
He didn't call a counselor today like he was supposed to do. I'm sure he's trying to just blow it off.I haven't said anything to my kids. I was hoping that with counseling that things would improve and I didn't want to get them upset.

:hug: Think like a giraffe - keep your chin up ;) :hug:

:hug: Lily, I hope you can work things out with your husband. If he is not calling a counselor maybe you can do it and just tell him when and where he needs to be?

Karynlee - congrats on the little black dress! This year I had one occasion to dress up, and I actually bought a little red dress! :o I had to wear a shaper under it though since the fabric showed my belly button.

We survived Thanksgiving okay . . . Went for a walk Thursday and Friday mornings, ate too much Thursday but not too much Friday. Saturday we drove up to the Chicago area for a second Thanksgiving with friends, but when we were going home Sunday we stopped at the Indiana Dunes national lakeshore for some hiking to make up for it (my hamstrings are sore from scrambling up that big sand dune! It's hard to climb up sand!). Yesterday it was back to our regular workout schedule with a half hour on the stair climber for me and the treadmill for my fiance. I saw him running a little, which is good, since he was afraid to after he hurt his knee a while back (hurt his knee because he had been jogging for 30 minutes on the treadmill and then decided to go jog for TWO HOURS outside without working up to it). I know he wasn't getting a very good workout walking, even with the incline turned up, since it takes a lot more effort for him to break out in a sweat than me.

I need to get moving on getting us a membership at a real gym. At the apartment complex gym, the stair climber I was using has a messed up clock (the seconds tick much faster than they should so it's hard to keep track of how long you have been on), all three stationary bikes are broken, the elliptical squeaks like crazy, and the treadmills sound like airplanes taking off. I don't really know how to ask for info on the phone though -- what do you say when you are calling a new gym? I've always used my university gyms but now I'm finally in the real world. :p

Thanks everyone. I have devised a plan to pay off my car. I feel better just knowing that I am planning for the worst. If he hasn't called and set up counseling by the time he gets off work today, I'll do it myself. Kids are smart. My son talked to me this morning, he knows what is going on without me saying a word. I do have my son's support in whatever decision I make.

Gotta run to pay my electric bill. I went to pay it Friday and they were closed for the holiday. Totally forgot to pay it yesterday. Being in the dark, wouldn't be much fun. I 'm not feeling romantic to say the least. LOL

Glad to hear you a bit brighter, Lily. :hug: Having a plan sounds good. Now where have I heard that before? :?: :)

Last night I had problems with very sharp chest pain and massive sweating. I didn't go to hospital figured it was stress. I seem OK this morning, but am going to try to see my Dr. today if he can fit me in. I haven't slept well in several days or eaten much. My clothes are very baggy.
My DH has already told many people at his work that I "kicked him out", so I expect he plans to leave tomorrow when he gets paid. I would have preferred going to counseling, but he doesn't seem to want to make the effort.

:hug: Lily. Thinking of you.

Lily, I'm so, so sorry about DH. I'm glad that you're getting the pains checked out just to be sure. Let us know what you find out, OK?

We're always here for you, in any way that we can help. :hug: