Lisa: How have your meetings for weight loss classes been going? I hope you are finding them to be beneficial and motivating. So sorry that you are having trouble with your knees. I am glad that you have an appointment with a specialist on Wednesday. Please let us know how it goes! Things are pretty good with me for the moment. Thanks for asking. I have been doing much better with exercise lately, but I have much room for improvement with eating only until satisfied instead of until too full or stuffed. It is a constant battle for me. It takes a lot of self-discipline. Although my son is still struggling quite a bit, he is showing some small signs of improvement, for which I am thankful. I hope and pray that things continue to go in the right direction. Last but not least, I was so pleasantly surprised and excited to hear that you are considering moving to Indian Lake! We have a place up there!!! I think I've talked about our lake house in this group. That is where it is! What a small world! We absolutely LOVE it there! We added on to our house up there and it is now WAY nicer than our regular home. I would also like to live up there one day. I say GO FOR IT!!!

Coop: I'm happy to hear that you've gone to some hypnotherapy sessions for pain and that you've experienced some change (even if small) already! I am SO hoping it will help you. Please keep me up to date on your progress. I'm sorry if I missed something and I know you were experiencing pain, but I didn't know you were on painkillers. So sorry they are making you miserable when you come off of them. Just keep that trip to Rome on your mind and think of how much fun it will be and hopefully that will help everything feel a bit better! Sounds like a wonderful holiday for you!

snapple: Comfort eating and depression are so difficult to conquer, but you CAN do it!!! And we will be right here cheering you on every step of the way! Take things one moment and one small change at a time, like when you forced yourself to take a short walk. That's progress and you should feel proud of yourself for every baby step you take to improve your health! YIKES on the ghost tales before bed!!!

purplecow: Good for you for signing up for the "Walk for the Cure." Which "cure" are you walking for? Sorry your meds still have you feeling screwed up. That is an awful feeling! Do your best to stay strong! I will keep you in my prayers. Please let me know how your appointment with your psychiatrist goes on Tuesday. I hope she can help get you feeling better! Sending you a big hug!

Waving hello to Holly, Monica, & JesikaBeth (and anyone else who might be lurking)! Please let us know how you are doing if you get a chance. Hope all is well!

Kathleen - good to see you! I'm so glad to see your son is improving a little. It must be such a relief to see he is going in a positive direction! Can't believe you and Lisa are maybe at the same lake, that is a small world! A lake house sounds so lovely, I wish we could have a little bolt hole like that.

I don't tend to mention my meds a lot, I don't notice them unless I'm starting something new or stopping something old! But nothing has worked so far. I'm almost over withdrawal from the last lot. I am less dazed, but in the last fortnight I've run 2 red lights by mistake, just because my brain is off.


Lisa - wow to your move idea! It sounds like you just really need some change in your life, which is totally understandable. What a year you've had! It would be so much nicer for you to be nearer to Jennifer. Hope your weight loss classes are going OK!


Purplecow when is your walk? It is really good to have a fixed challenge to work towards. Hope all goes well!

Hope everyone else is well

Lisa, hope you got that good nights sleep! I meant to ask how things are going getting your house back in order as well? Are you still staying with Jennifer?



I was listening to thr radio today, the were talking about people spilling over in their plane/train seats. I suddenly realised I have to fit in a budget airline plane seat in a few weeks! I'm getting really anxious now. I really do have to try to shed a few lbs by then...

Lisa: Hope all goes well with the MRI tomorrow and that it will give you some more information on how to proceed to get you some relief from the pain you have been experiencing. Sounds awful! Is there anyone or any place that can help give you guidance on how to rebuild your house after a fire? That sounds overwhelming to me. I hope you can get some help to relieve some of the stress of it all. Keep on hanging in there, Lisa! You are doing great under all of your stressful circumstances!

Coop: Yikes on running 2 red lights!!! Please be careful as you come off of your medication! Maybe you are totally weaned off by now? Try not to be too anxious about fitting into your airplane seat. I'm sure you will be fine. I must admit, though, that I get a bit nervous every time I have to buckle that seatbelt on an airplane these days. I look forward to the days when that isn't even a concern anymore! I just want you to ENJOY every minute of your holiday!!!

Hey friends so very sorry and apologetic for abandoning you for so long. Nothing bad, just the 'usual' working 6 days/week beginning back from May and then in September and October, added 2 to 3 evenings a week in the dining room. The money was good so I went for it.

My good job ended Sunday but I KNOW I consistently did excellent work, was a good co-worker, and loved every (well almost) minute. Got a couple great cash tips from appreciative members, that is so nice of them.

Got the miles in on my motorcycle, the summer was so great weather wise, I took the cycle to work mostly all the time, I was averaging 1000 miles a month just by commuting on the bike.

My flowers and veggies were spectacular this year gave me SO much pleasure when I came home, to spend a couple hours outside just working on the lawn, tending the flowers, admiring the 11 huge squash and 10 pumpkins we grew! Took most of the squash to work to process (they averaged 20 pounds each) and made squash pies for the dining room many times.

I have NOT been exercising at all, well just the weekly lawn mowing and weed whacking, and eating just about whatever I want, not good. Trying not to get too crazy on myself about it.

Stressing about the construction next door, the buildings are approaching monolith size and appearance and it SUCKS. We had such peace and tranquility for 30 YEARS and now it's been constant construction since mid April and our view and privacy from the side are ruined. I did go Full Bore Biker B*tch last week and knocked on the owner's door at 6:45 am and TOLD them to tell their crew not to start work before 7 am, they have been arriving with their trucks all summer at 6:30 am and I was sick of it. Now I hope they think I am in a biker gang, lol. Keep them scared, that's good.

Well,.onto my friends! Lisa thank you for keeping this thread going. So you are considering staying closer to home? the lake location sounds so nice, and how kewl you would be close to Kathleen How is your little brave rescued kitty? I would google Kitchen contractors in your area, and hopefully find sites that have reviews for their work too. So sorry to hear about the pain in your knees!! hope you get relief from that! knee pain is bad because you can't really escape it can you. Hugs to you!

Kathleen Hi girl! well I am so glad to hear that you son is somewhat improving? i also hope and pray that continues!! and how is your daughter? I am cheering you on with reading that you are accomplishing exercise, way to go!! give me some of your will Did you use your pool much this summer? we had hardly any rain this summer and our state is in a drought.

Coop Hi! I am equally excited hearing about your trip to Rome next month, and anxious about you going through red lights! ack! no good! I hope that vagueness gets settled! we don't wnt anything to happen to you!!

purplecow, HI and I need to get re-acquainted with you

flower123 I do remember your name previously, welcome back and best wishes to you on your endeavors! wow you have lost 100 lbs previously??? that is incredible!!

Hi Monica !! I do try to keep you in mind as my exercise inspiration.

Hi snapple!

I do have to work a couple days this week for the Rat B@stard, then hopefully next week I can have a full week off.

Hello everyone! I'm new to this weight loss journey and I'm trying to find my footing. I don't even know where to start. Its seems like every time I get one part in order another falls apart. I was able to get the food under control (for the most part) but I just am not motivated to move. Its always been like that. Friends ask me to do things and I would rather stay home. I take my daughter to the park and try to walk around with her but shes only 20 months so that doesn't last long. My biggest heartache is my family. My father wants to move in with us so he can 'save' money for a house in my town. If I thought he would actually save money I would be cool with it but they (my parents and 4 siblings) moved in with grandma 10 years ago for the same reason. We ( my husband and daughter) have finally got all settled in to a routine and it would suck to disrupt it. My mother in laws house was destroyed by the hurricane so we are trying to help her to move back. My biological mother just lost her partner so she is moving to town too. She also wants to move in with us. My brother (who is autistic) was transferred to a public school this year and has had nothing but problems with other kids on the bus. He was so upset that he told his teacher he wanted to kill himself and he was committed for a week. I feel like I'm being pulled in all directions and I can barely keep a hand on everything.

Ok. I'm done ranting. I swear. I can't wait to get to know everyone.

Hey Ruby Lebrechaun, Hi and wow you sure do have a lot to deal with, I hope you can handle it one thing at a time.

I am in a really bad place right now. I tried to cover over it but I see nothing to look forward to. My summer job is over, the cold weather is going to take my beautiful flowers, I'll have to put the motorcycle away and there is nothing else in my life. My kids are adults and self sufficient, my husband is now working nights, the dog is the only one around. The construction next door with the 34 foot house looming over our property, the banging, pounding, heavy equipment, the loss of our privacy and peace, this started in April, I got on the phone to the owner in NJ and tried to be reasonable but just got hysterical and cried on the phone.

no one needs to advise me, I think I just needed to vent. I won't be so dramatic to say I have nothing to live for, but I am surely feeling that I look forward to nothing.

Hi Rubyleprechaun! Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you're going through one of those 'never rains but pours' periods. I don't know what to suggest, but it sounds like with both parents wanting to move in, you just have to say no to both, don't have space for everyone, something like that. Things will pick up.

Holly, I'm sorry you don't have a lot to look forward to just now. Could you book yourself a quiet weekend away somewhere to get away from the noise and be something to look forward to? That sort of noise can be so distressing - it's constant, and loud and disruptive (I work in construction so I know!) And I have sympathy for your views changing after so long. You do get used to the change, but it takes a year or so.

kathleen the red light thing was just in the week after going cold turkey off my meds - I'm better now, so hopefully won't let it happen again! How are things going with you otherwise? Are you getting out to you lake house much? I imagine a lake at this time of year would be beautiful!

lisa how did your MRI go?