I'm seeing a lot of new faces!! If you aren't new, maybe I just haven't seen you before so welcome!!

Ziggy
Casey
Renee
Hippie
RussianDoll

Well girls, me and Amanda spent the week bouncing from ER to ER. No one could tell her what was wrong. She finally got an answer tonight!! She has what is called lipomas (http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic242.htm). She has to go and see a surgeon on Monday. I'm hoping that it doesn't require surgery, but it may. *PLEASE* keep her in your thoughts!!

Zelma -- I don't know if you will see this, but I am keeping you in my thoughts!! WE LOVE YOU!!

Nancy -- I am keeping you in my thoughts too!! I really hope that things can work out. Amanda and I have had our issues. We almost split once before in our other apartment. I really think that for us we were both stressed with no money and the small and icky apartment. Now that we are both working and living in a bigger apartment, we don't fight half as much. Other things in life are going good too!!

Has anyone seen Kayle? ( I know I spelled that wrong...but gah I can't remember how!!) I miss that girl!

So here is me wishing that things are going better for everyone!

Erika Leigh

Welcome: Rusian Doll, Casey and Renee.

Emily: Thanks. I am back on the wagon.

Catherine: Thanks for helping me feel normal and not like a freak.

Nancy: Hugs to you. Hang in there.

Michele: Hugs. Things will be so much better for you real soon. Just try to pack up, eat right and concentrate on all the exercises you will be doing in your new apartment with the cool exercise room.

Erika: Sure hope Amanda is okay and doesn't have to have surgery.

Zelma: Huge Hugs to you sweetie. So, so very sorry about your Father. My prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time.

Everyone else big hugs and take care.

Blessings all,
Annie

Welcome, Renee! I wrote this above, but will say it again...

Don't forget to check out the threads stickied at the top of the page. I'd also love to invite you to join our exercise thread if you're interested -- we set goals for the number of minutes to exercise each month (what you do is up to you). Not only do we post individual progress, but as a group we tally our minutes to see how much we can do! Last year we exercised nearly 200,000 minutes!!!!! You can start with a tiny goal of exercise -- the point is to learn to make it a habit!

It sounds like you're getting started with what I would call "baby steps" -- make a commitment to this process -- add other steps as you can and you CAN make it!

I'm not sure about your food question. What's going on in your house? Can you say more?

<pant> <groan>
I'm taking a workout break. I bought the biggest loser workout #2. I really like it cause it is customizable. Only thing is that my back is killing me today (the way I slept?) and the second part is done with a ball and is hard to do today. Thought I would take a mini break and say hello to renee and everyone else. I am back on track as of this morning with NO cheating!!!

I MUST EXERCISE!!

I'll be back later!!
Brenda

Hi - I need to ask if guys are allowed on 3 Fat Chicks? I couldn't find anything in the stickys or FAQs but if it would make you uncomfortable, I would rather not post. So, let me know. I stepped on the scale for the first time in 4 months and had gained 20 lbs. more topping me out at 298. I have to do something and do it now. My insurance will cover stomach "stapling" which is a joke - they actually cut your stomach. I really would prefer to find a better way. On New Year's Day I watched a marathon of The Biggest Loser (had never seen it before) and when they showed Marty after he had been home and was down to 140, I started to cry because I realized it isn't impossible to lose weight - that maybe I could actually reach a weight that seems so out of reach. Well, let me know if guys are allowed here and I'll stay around - if not, I'm sure there is a place for someone like me. Thanks!

Not so jolly- You certainly are welcome here at 3FC! We are here for support!! We are all in the same boat here

Brenda

Not so jolly -- you are certainly WELCOME! We don't have many roosters, but you certainly can join!

I know what you mean about not believing you can do it -- that was one of the biggest impediments to weight loss for me. I finally committed to doing something about it. I wasn't sure I could, really, but figured I had to try.

However, on The Biggest Loser they lose more quickly than we would in the real world for the most part -- I don't exercise that much!

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

As you can see by my ticker, I've already lost a fair bit of my excess weight but still have a way to go. I lost most of it on the Cambridge diet (VLCD meal replacement) which I started on March 24th 2006.

Now I have 55lb left to go, I'm about to switch plans to a more conventional method and do the final stretch more slowly, learning good eating practices along the way.

I'm starting a Rosemary Conley diet and fitness class on Thurs 11th (I don't think you guys have this in the US - it seems to be a UK thing). It's based on low fat / low GI and incorporates a fitness class alongside the weigh-in and motivational diet chat.

Another positive thing I've done is to sell all my big clothes on Ebay (I'm not ever going to wear them again - that's a promise!) and with the proceeds I paid for a year's subscription to my University gym. How's that for poetic justice? lol

Hope you're all well and 'in the zone'

hi everybody! i've been missing in action since the holidays, but just wanted to get on and say hi to everyone! to all the new faces i saw as i skimmed this post and i hope everyone is enjoying the site as much as i do!

not so jolly, it's cool to have a guy on the site now! hope you stick around!

catherine--your weight loss so far is amazing! way to go!!!

zelma--i don't know if you'll see this, but i gather from the other posts i've seen to you, that your father passed away. my heart really goes out to you. my father passed away right before thanksgiving last year. i understand what you're going through. i hope that you have lots of family and friends and love at this time. take care of yourself!

so, i'm so far behind on posts, i'm not even going to try to catch up. i'll just jump in from here and keep going. i hope everyone else had a great holiday and fun new years! i don't have too much to say right now. i haven't really been exercising that much, but since the last time i posted, i haven't gained any. i'm still at 292, even after all the holiday parties and food--yeah!

hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend and i look forward to catching up with everyone! take care, lori

Catherine, You truly are an inspiring woman. I really appreciate what you shared about
relationships. I'm married to a wonderful, wonderful man, who like me, has food for his "drug of choice." He's not currently doing anything about his weight. And he's diabetic.
I worry like mad of course, but I can't nag him into taking care of himself. Once in a while, I ask him why he's trying to kill himself and leave me and dd alone, or something else just as dramatic. I had not considered that my losing weight might add to his insecurities. I certainly will from now on though. He, like all of us, has enough issues to deal with without me adding to it. (it also explains why he'll bring naughty stuff into the house sometimes too, things like reese cups, chocolate kisses, ice cream)
So, thanks again for sharing. It'll help all of us be better partners.

Renee', Ziggy, Casey, Hippee, Russiandoll, Not so Jolly
You'll get lots of support here. Glad to meet you. Yes, guys are allowed. I'm trying to get my husband to join us too. Hopefully he will.


Erika, I'm so sorry about Amanda. Please keep me posted and feel free to pm any time.
The two of you are in my thoughts! It is so scary when you first hear tumor.
My dh had one removed from his neck. It took all of about 20 minutes. They did it in the out patient surgery room of the dr's office. The dr just shot him up with stuff like Novocaine, made the incision, removed the little bugger, put in about 3 stitches and off we went. I even got to be in the room. I just couldn't touch anything in the sterile field. It was pretty cool actually. The pesty little thing was smaller than an eraser on the end of a pencil, but made a big lump on his neck about the size between a quarter and half dollar.


Michelle, You poor thing. Hang in there Honey. You're healthier and more fit NOW than you were even 3 months ago. And my word, -45 degrees! I would not survive ONE day.
I gotta have the sun, I mean GOTTA have it. As for the cold, I hate the cold. I can handle it down in the teens and twenty's with NO wind, but I certainly prefer it in the 80's.



Not so Jolly, It's so nice to hear of another man besides my hubby who's not afraid of emotions. We have another guy, Nathan, who posts here too. Please, feel free to post. We all need support. Besides, like I said before, with you and Nathan here, maybe I can get my dh to join.


Russiandoll; What a great idea. Using the $ to pay for a gym membership. That's cool! And congrats on your great progress!!


Well, I wasn't op yesterday.
I know exactly what set me off, so I know now what to avoid. I went over my calories by 220. I know that in itself isn't terrible, but since I'm an all or nothing personality, it's not good. It was completely impulsive. I'm NOT going to let it drag me down and ruin today.
DD wanted pancakes for breakfast this morning too. We had them, and I COUNTED them. It means I have to be careful for the rest of the day, but I'm GOING to do it. And she helped make them so they were especially delicious.
Happily, I did buy healthy snacks this week. GUESS WHAT I FOUND!!!!!I found the 100 calorie packs of Sun Chips.
I LOVE those things. I feel good about those 100 calorie packs. I know they're more expensive than buying a big bag, but, let me tell ya, I can't buy a big bag and portion it out myself......not yet anyway. I'd eat the whole flippin' bag. So it's the 100 calorie packs for me. It's weird how I can eat just one bag as a treat once in a while, but if there's a big bag in the house, I'm doomed.
Well, now that I confessed about blowing it yesterday, I feel better and more responsible.
It's time to work on the laundry I blew off. My NY Giants managed to make the play offs ...and are playing today so I gotta get the laundry done NOW.
I'll catch up with y'all later. to all Today IS an OP day!!!

sandy i had a bad day yesterday too but i am back on program today. not exercising but doing better on my eating today. legs are still not acting right but i am hoping tomorrow to get back on my treadmill

Sandy -- look at it this way, in the past "blowing it" might have meant eating an extra 2000 calories (at least it was for me). 200 is, like, 90% better than that and THAT'S progress!!

I am working on a couple of 3fc related projects right now, but my dogs are making it difficult. They are adorable, but needy sometimes... sometimes? who am I kidding...

well its been a while (gave up again) but i'm back and this time i'm a bit more hopeful, i have a friend thats doing it with me, she has about 30lbs more to lose than i do, but is really kicking my butt, and dragging me out to exercise just what i need.

tomorrows the first official weigh in so i guess we will see how it go's.

kate

Wyllenn, Thanks, you're right about the 2000 calorie splurges.

Patti, Glad you're back OP too.

I have a nsv I MUST share. I was on the gazelle for 10 minutes and decided it was just too easy. I asked dh if he was ready to add resistance to it and he is too. So, I did. It's the first level of resistance, but I felt it EVERYWHERE! I was only on 10 more minutes, but I felt the burn. It was awesome!
Just had to share. Let's keep it movin', my Friends.

Someone said they were gonna put a penny or a bead in a container for every pound they lost. I want to put a dollar a special container and not get into it til I get to goal. Then, I can use the money for some cool NEW SMALL clothes. I'll buy only stuff to get me through til I'm at goal.
Thanks for the idea! Now, I need to craft up a special container!