Thanks for the birthday wishes 2cute and syn, I am now 34 years old and have struggled with my weight since I was 12 years old .

Feeling better and have stayed OP today so far and am definately feeling better for it, I definately needed a KICK UP THE BUTT and its working!

Looking forward to christmas and would love to welcome it by being a dress size smaller


speak to you soon




Brenda

I am here for my butt kick!! I had two classes to attend friday and inbetween we went to lunch and from there on the whole weekend was downhill! I actually gained 1 lb this week! Yikes...I have it all out of my system right now and am back on track starting this morning! I have goals to meet...Thanksgiving...Christmas and my wedding day in February! I will do this!! I CAN do this and its back to the gym for me starting right after work!!

I have to catch up with you all from the weekend...but I did see we have a newbie...welcome to the group!

I gotta go for now...I will be checking in today to see who is around...I miss you guys from the weekend...can't wait to get back online at home!

Have a great day!

Michelle K

Hey everyone

Good Monday morning to you all! I took 5 steps without my crutches this morning, and I'm really stoked! This is slow, but as 2cute readily reminds us, we are looking for Progress, not Perfection.

I have to leave for my daughter's Kindergarten class in a few minutes, but wanted to check in with you all first. Have a great day!

Andria

Good Monday Morning... almost afternoon here.
I don't have time to respond. I am on a roll here and this weekend we had company so I have a lot of catching up to do.

I just know it is important for my recovery to check in everyday. I am STILL following my program. I am soooo happy about still being OP.

I promise to be back and post... I just have to get some work done around here first. Love you all.

2Cute....thats me dancing! LOL I love cows...I am a cow collector...if zoning allowed I would probably have one in my backyard right now! I wanted to take one home with me the last time I was in Lancaster!! Cow country!!

I am sooo glad you are so highly motivated! You are the kick in the butt I needed after this weekend!! I am right there with you again! I have goals to make and I mean business!! We are going to the gym after work today and I am going to walk my arse off!!! And swim too as long as my son doesn't have a major meltdown in the babysitting room tonight...they usually give us an hour before they come hunting us down!! At least I can get my 45 minute walk in !!!

Well I have some more work to do...I had to stop what I was doing and create a spreadsheet for the boss lady! Now I need to do some real work! Come out and play you all!! I WILL be back!!

Michelle

Good evening

2cute...funny cow...she's exercising more than I am. That is going to change as of tomorrow. It's back to beloved Richard. We agreed time apart was necessary. I needed to renew my commitment to him. Last five days saw a renewed effort on my part. He just has to perform as usual .

Michelle, how's the weather there? Is it nippy? Do you often walk in the countrysid ? I love walking but it makes TOM make a spotting appearance so I've learned Richard is the one. For now at least. TOM should have been here by now, but it's a no show. I think the weightbearing activity does this.

Did any of you saw the movie preview of Shallow Hal? The basic story is Hal sees the inner beauty not the outer. His price for being shallow. He falls for an overweight woman, boasts about her, and when he looks at her she's thin. Seeing the preview makes me upset, why do they have to ridicule the overweight for a laugh. I'll watch Monsters Inc instead.

We can succeed in this. Find the inner strength and take one step at a time.

Keep moving,
Malia

Wow...between my cow and Prism's Austin Powers... I am almost dizzy. LOL. too much action for this old lady. LOL

Syn... I am also in my 50's now. But I am ashamed to say... I am glad I am not the oldest in here. LOL. But I have to agree with you... I am enjoying it...except for my weight problems. I still have 2 in college and I can't wait till they are totally on their own. I want to be a big part of their life still...just independent of each other. Sometimes it takes it's toll. Being a mother was the greatest... but I am now ready for the next phase of my life.
(that didn't come out right... I still want to be their mother... just easier to let them live their life their way instead of what I think they should do... does that make sense? It is that control issue thing. I can let go of control. )

Malia... I have no plans to go see that movie. There is a part of me that wants to see just how bad it is... but I don't want to give them one dime of my money. I can laugh at a funny fat joke... but that looks like it is degrading not funny. Hey Thinthinker...did you see it?? You are our movie critic.

Speaking of Thinthinker.... WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU???? I know you are a busy woman... but don't you know... WE NEED YOU!!! Please make an appointment with us every now and then too. xoxoxoxoxoxo

Michelle... I love cows. I don't think I like "this cow"... it is a little much. I am thinking about deleteing it. It really is too busy. I am not a cow collector... I like the real thing. I would love to have two calves in a field near my home. While I am dreaming... I would walk past my own private pool to go see them.
I have to ask you a question. Why don't you take your son on walks with you?? Put him in a stroller or a wagon and walk outside or at a gym. That way you can use that 45 minutes for swimming. I don't know how old he is. If he is old enough for playgrounds... find one that has a mini path around the playground. He can play and yet you are right there. That way he gets exerxise and fresh air while you get in exercise.

Andria... what progress you are making !!!! Don't rush it. You certainly don't want to overdo... you would then be looking at even LONGER recuperating time. Let your fingers do the walking like the tv commercial says... and write more in here. We miss you.

Brenda... my first trip to a diet doctor was when I was 12 almost 13. I have been at it for a long time too. But... that is the past. I am living in TODAY. And today... I am following program.
I pray you all follow your programs too and you won't be in here when you are in your 50's still trying to lose. Instead you will be in here saying..." I still take it one day, one meal at a time... and I have been *maintaining* my weight loss for nearly 16 years now". Isn't that music to your ears.

Has anyone ever seen Lovemybabies again?? Her name is Jen. I was hoping she would find us here again. If you see her around some other sites...tell her where we are.

Well... this day is just about over. It is nearly midnight here.
I have been stressed today and that is not good. I did not eat off of program... but it did cross my mind once. That is not good. But what is good.... even though I did not want to come post tonight... I DID. I know it is good for me whether I want to or not. And sure enough... when I got thinking about all of you in here... I forgot about my own stress and I feel better. Thanks.

If I were skinny enough to fit in a tub and still have some water left... lol...this would be a picture of me. I have darn good looking legs I might add. LOL Another fantasy.

Hi

Thought I had posted yesterday but obviously didn't did ok and managed to stay OP I changed my WOE to counting calories and reserved some for chocolate, I know its not healthy but its ok in "moderation" but it helped me to stay on track.

Its the afternoon here and I am still op, managed some exercise and am drinking water, will post later on in the evening as that tends to be the time when I get the late night munchies


Brenda

Glad to see some of you posting!!

2Cute...I have been doing my walking on a treadmill lately. Its getting pretty cold out here these days. I usually do walk my son with me. He is 14 months old...I got one of those jogging strollers at a yard sale for $20...it was like brand new...he loves riding in it...he laughs along the way! But when its cold out I hate to take him out...I don't want him to get sick...he gets colds from the twin boys in daycare all the time! They are sick now and haven't been there in the past two days...thank God! Andrew gets so miserable when he is sick! Typical male! LOL

Malia...I almost ordered the new richard tape from avon...but I wanted to get a toy for my son for christmas so I think I am going to order it next time. I still have all the other videos that I haven't dragged out yet. I think the next time JOhn is working late or on the weekend I will drag out my tapes and move the coffee table and dance around...my son will laugh like crazy...he thinks his parents are nuts anyway! LOL

Bren...Good job on exercising and getting in some water...I find that most times when I think I am hungy I am really just thirsty. So....I usually will have an ice cold glass of water and if I am still hungry its for real...if not it was just me being dehydrated!


Well I managed to get to the gym last night. I only did the 45 minutes on the treadmill, I didn't have time to go swimming...John had plans to take his friend out for a few drinks for his birthday and wanted to leave the house by seven and Andrew only had a 40 minute nap all day so he was way to cranky to take to the babysitting room. He actually went to bed at 6:30 last night and didn't make a peep until 5:30 this morning!! I haven't been to the gym since the accident two weeks ago....and I am feeling it right now...its like starting all over again...but...since I gained 1 lb last week I am determined! I had a great under point day yesterday and I'm working on another one today...I just need to get more water in me today!!

Ok...back to work I go! I will check in again...I love reading your posts...so please please please come out and post today...we can use some newbies here too so feel free to join us if you are lurking...Tara if you are there please come and post with us! Anyone else everyone else!!

Have a wonderful day today!! Michelle K
Thin, Andria, Jen...everyone else...come out and PLAY today!!!

Good morning. I wasn't going to post this morning but who could resist the pleas of someone so sweet as Michelle.

Michelle, your little boy sounds so sweet. I got a big smile out of your comment about how all boys are big babies when they get sick. Oh, how true.
Those jogging stollers are great. You got one GREAT buy on it. Don't you just love garage sales. Susie's little boy is named Andrew also. He is probably about 20 months old now.

Brenda...is there such a thing as "moderation" when it comes to CHOCOLATE !!!! ???????
I love my chocoalte but it is not my main problem thank goodness. Fortunately I can deal in moderation then.

Today is going to be a GOOD DAY. I have made the decision to make it one.
Today is Tuesday Tip day too. Hmmm, what will be my tip for the day? Here it is....

Remember... life can be tough, you need to be tougher.
And... that everyone you meet today deserves a smile.

Life is WEIRD.

Yesterday I felt antsy all day. I wanted to eat all day. I was stressed with the desire to eat stuff bad for me. I did not want healthy foods. I wanted weird stuff. It was always in the back of my mind.

Today... it is after 11am and I just now realized... I have not eatten breakfast yet. LOL. Yesterday I feared that I could not continute eating on program one more day. Today I can't even think of eating at all.
WEIRD.

2Cute...funny how that happens huh? I have no desire to eat much today...I had 3 points worth of chocolate muffins this morning and a cup of coffee w/fat free creamer and I just finished a WW entree for 4 points and I'm having a cup of peach tea right now. I am not even hungry...I usually need more food to sustain me! But I think the determination is taking over my need for food right now! I have managed to get in 40 oz of water so far too...hey who hijacked my body??? I only used 22 points yesterday and I can have up to 34 and today its already after lunch and I have only used 9 points!! This IS Weird! Must be a full moon or something!

Ok...now...where is everyone else...come out come out wherever you are!!

I'm awaiting for you all!!!

Hi To All.

I have made it to past 2:00 PM thus far today without going off my program. I am eating some frozen grapes and cantelope balls that I put in small dishes last summer. THe grapes are an especially good guilt free snack.

I hope I make it this time. I am so looking forward to the pleasure of knowing I can stick to a weight loss program. It will go a long way towards enhancing my self esteem if I can stay as determined as I am today to improve my health, looks, and fitness.

Wonder why somedays we do well and can focus so clearly on what we need to do and other days we procranstiate??

Is everyone enjoying the same wonderful weather we are here in the Midwest? It is sunny and almost 70 degrees.

I am at work and can't respond to all but I will be checking in as often as I can.

Love and wishes for successful OP days/nights to all....

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