Wow, it will be a bit until I get to 199, but I will be around here to join you all. Congrats to those who are close!

Welcome Pixie and JEO!!

Sunny Saturday!!
Been to market. Took lots of orders and handed out books. Brought home a homemade lamb stew, YUM!!!
I think I will go out with hubby and do some more raking and yard work and then in for some tidying.Hockey at 7pm.
Food was goos ofr half of yesterday, sigh. I really do like to nibble at things.
Time for a tea and some raking. Happy Fall Saturday ladies!

Hey guys,
I'm having a great saturday. Just sitting around... woohoo.
I've done fair on food I went over my daily points thurs but I had about 10 activity points for the day. And I still have all 35 of my weekly points. I still need to get more veggie in my diet. That is my new challenge.

Pixiefalls, Jeo1982: We are glad to have ya'll here.

Susie: I think any downard movement on the scale is a great sucess. I'm with you I'm thrilled with a 1/2 lb... Good job girl.

Holly: Glad you had a good day at the market. Hope ds has a great hockey game. Enjoy yourself. (((HUG)))

Annie: We miss you. check in when you can.

One day at a time.My days are so full that I really do live one day at a time. I live in the moment. I do plan my day 1 day ahead. I put everything on my calendar sometimes hour by hour. So yesterday I realized it was Nov 13 and we are having hubby’s family here for Christmas dinner next Sunday on the 20th. It really crept up on me. So today i will plan the meal and delegate side dishes. Hubby’s folks will pay for the turkey. I want to decorate for Christmas to make it festive. We dont do gifts but it should still feel like Christmas. This will be the first year we are not all together right at Christmas. Thanksgiving was good just the 4 of us here and we will only spend an afternoon at my Sis’s christmas day. I am loving this!!!

I still have residual anger towards my aunt.With any other person I would try and work it out but I have learned that in the past when I thought we had had good open convo about things it was a a lie and manipulation on her part so there is no point. I actually donated gifts she has given me in the last few years to the playschool silent auction. Every time I looked at them I cringed at the duplicity they were given with.Hopefully they will raise a lot of money.

Yesterday was a pefect Saturday. it was sunny and breezy and cool. I had a great morning at the market. I came home and had a yummy lunch. Hubby and I did yard work together. I love that.Kinda turns me on LOL! The kids stayed in jammies til supper and watched cartoons and coloured and played with the kitties. I went into town for an errand and the grocery store had beautiful halloween costumes on special for $4/reg over $20. I bought kitty and puppy costumes for dress up. And makeup kits for 44 cents. What a blast. Very exciting!!!
We had a quick supper, DD went next door and then we went to hockey. I took 2 Avon orders there.giggle.
I watched all the decorating shows onTLC ( love their Sat night) and folded laundry and tidied up. This aft i will clean.
We have church this morning. Hubby and the kids are going skating at 2. I really want to go watch but also have tons to do here. I like to skate too but hubby gets worried cause I have a bad foot and he doesn’t want me to get hurt.
I made a curry peanut dip to have with some left over shrimp from dinner yesterday as my snack last night. it was yummy. The problem is that I would have eaten twice as much if there was more. I did go browse the cupboards but didn’t eat more.
Okay need to get the kids in the tub and me in the tub and get ready for church at 10:15.

Love to the chickies!!!!

Good afternoon ladies!

I am only three days into my new plan to lose weight and keep it off (for good this time) and I am already feeling in a lull. I know it is too early to say that, but I am coming down with something that the little girl I watch brought home and I am sore all over... The plus side is I am not the least bit hungry so it might help me get used to smaller portions quicker.

Yesterday was good other than feeling under the weather. We went out to get a new matress because even hubby is starting to feel sore in the morning. We should have it on Friday I was very proud of myself after the shopping trip because I resisted temptation... The furniture store had a "on the house" cafe and we had to wait there for the salesman to process the order. There were all kinds of cookies and even ice cream all free and taunting me with their wonderful smells, but I had nothing other than a drink of sugarless lemonade It may be this cold/flu thing I'm getting that helped me do it, but I don't care, I still did it and I am going to pat myself on the back for small victories this time, because every step(no matter how small) is just that much closer to goal.

Now it is time to go look for shelving... I need organization!

Thank you all for the welcome! I really look forward to taking this journey with y'all!

Holly- Glad you had the perfect day! Sometimes the simplest things are the best you could ever ask for!

Hope y'all are having a great Sunday!

Confession: I've been on a sugar binge since Friday nite! Why am I allowing myself to do this. Because I'm STRESS eating. I've not heard anything about the job interview I went on, BUT my current employer, out of the blue, came and offered me an Inside Sales position. The girl who is in that position now is leaving because she wants to be a stay-at-home mom. The job includes some light traveling and also a lot of relationship building with the Distributor...I love this sort of thing, and I like my current employer...great company, but I didn't like doing claims. I'm going to accept it; I will get out of claimes this way and it's something I will like, but what if that other job calls? and I think they will...I don't like to many choices....

I tried to start off today with no sweets, but I've had 2 cupcakes and icecream, I know I have to stop..that's why I'm here. I'm going to go back and read some more old posts..get my mind straight...would love feedback...

Welcome to the new people.

Hi guys,
I know when you read this I will be able to hear ya'll laugh all the way here.
I've been wearing a size 44DD(or as my guys say 44DA-DAMN) bra. but I wasn't getting much support from them so I thought I've lost some weight so maybe a smaller size would help.
Well, it did! My new size is a 42D...

Glad everyone is having great w-end.

Susie: Tell that sugar beast to take a hike. You are in control.

Jenn: GOOD JOB!!! saying "no" to snacks. It's might seem like a small thing but it's not. You pat yourself on the back, because these small thing will take the weight off and keep it off...YOU GO GIRL.
Hope you are feeling better soon.

Holly: (((HUG)))

Later

Hello everyone!

I used to follow this thread closely, but for the last 2 months I've been so horrible on my "diet" and gained back all 13 pounds I had lost At least I didn't gain any more than that back...

So starting right now, I am back on track! I am currently 238, and my goal is to get below 200 by mid march! (Totally do-able if I'm good I think!)

My husband started at 260 3 months ago and is now 220...I know men lose weight faster than women, but still...I don't like him being skinnier than me!

Hi legally brunette,
WELCOME BACK! I do remember you. Glad to have you back. Just get back on track, you can do this. We all just keep struggling on but we will all make it to onederland.
I told the others about a sign I saw the other day that pretty much says it all.
"FAILURE...Is not falling down..It's not getting up. Your up girl.
NOW LET'S GO!

Deb~ LOL!! My friend just had a breast reduction and brought a BIG bag of 42DD's to me at church. Of course people asked, "what's in the bag?" LOL!!!

Deb, thanks for the welcome back 53 pounds lost! What an accomplishment! We have a similar loss goal by Christmas! Let's see if we can do this

Holly, That's HILARIOUS!! People are so nosey sometimes!

Debbie~ WOWSERS> 53!! Really!!!! I didn't even notice!!!! Fabulous. You are doing so well. Yahoo!!
JEO~ I am obsessed with organizing. I love shelves, basket, tubs......... I lose steam wioht dieting quickly too. Keep it exciting.Plan your food. Try new things.

Susie~ you asked before about mindful eating. Plannig help. not having junk to graze on.I try to ask, dont always succeed, is the food I want to eat for my highest good, what am i eating to fill up?
I ahve done better woth not eating to relax at night. I love making myslef decadent(savoury) snacks. A little would be okay but I dont quit.

Annie~ glad your Dad is doing okay! How are you?

LB~nice to see you here. Sorry about the gain...arg!

Holly: The 53lbs is from my highest weight of 300lbs on 1/4/04. When we quit driving the truck. I didn't have much sucess until I started curves. Then when I started doing WW. The scale started moving again. It's been very slow. But I hope it stays off this time.

I just got back from a short but brisk walk. only about a 1/2 mile. But it's better than nothing.

Everyone have a great evening

Jenn, Organizing your closet is a HUGE accomplishment! Be proud of that!!!

Debbie, 53 pounds is 53 pounds! And you've kept moving in the right direction, no matter the speed! I hope in 2 years I can say the same... I am curious, you drove a truck? As in 18-Wheeler?

My day has been wonderful Sure... food-wise I wasn't the greatest, not bad...but not good! (Pizza for lunch with hubby!) But I did walk for an hour at 2.9 mph on the treadmill! So I got some exercise done....

I don't understand how my hubby can eat and eat and eat (Pizza and steak and ANYTHING) and then walk an hour on the treadmill and still lose weight!! GrRrR! Why is it that men are so much quicker at losing than women??