GAYLE.......MY CURRENT WEIGHT?????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Just kidding. That is a good idea. Maybe it would give me the motivation I need to BEHAVE!!

Sherry, don't worry about the six pounds. Just try to enjoy having nothing to do and RELAX!!!! You will be busy soon enough when school starts and the weight will start dropping off again! {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}

Shelley, the cocoa brown and ivory sounds beautiful. The guy on "Sell This House" always used ivory candles in the bathroom and it looks so beautiful. I think Gayle has a good theme going here.

Jennelle, I know what you mean about the tiles. Rick FINALLY put the baseboard in my bathroom after 6 years and now we are tearing everything out!!!

We worked so hard all weekend taking out carpet (EEEWWW, 10 year old carpet is sooooo nasty!), tearing out ceramic tiles, taking off baseboards, tack strip, and wallpaper. I'm so pooped and we've barely even started! Part of the sheetrock has come down also, so I'm really beginning to visualize the space. I have two colors painted on the walls and I'm still trying to decide. One is a copper color and the other is a goldish khaki. The trim and the fireplace will be a creamy white called Mother Of Pearl. I'm going to use black and white photographs framed in black. My vanity tops are a sandy granite and I'm going to use a deep merlot wine as accents on the pillows and furniture. My sister-in-law can get pillow at her store that are covered in beads and faux gems for $2.99 each. I'm going to use these as accents on the bed. Sorry, didn't mean to write a book! How does that sound so far?

Dee, how are you feeling???

I'll try to come back later and post to everyone else. We are staying with my dad during the remodeling, so I check in on his computer.

love you all.....

Hi Everyone
Just popping in for a quick HI!
We had a wonderful time out at the lake. Great weather.
I am off to the International Peace Gardens with a friend tomorrow morning.
There is going to be miles of walking but now that I have my wheelchair it will be fine.
My back has been really sore. I see the surgeon of friday. Hopefully with the results from the MRI something will be done.

I miss you all. I have read all the post since I have been gone. I wish that I could post to each one of you, no time right now. Lots of decorating and renos going on.

Hope you enjoy your week.

Dee

Hi All

Gayle: You are not alone. I need support too! I can't speak for anyone but me, but I have been down on myself because I gained back a lot of the weight I lost last year. I could just kick myself. We definately need each other. I am not on a particular plan either. Just trying to make healthy choices and watch the calories. That is what worked for me the last time.

Sherry: How did you do today? I have been staying OP so far, but night time is my worst time. It sounds like several of us need to get back on here posting every day instead of feeling down on ourselves. It is so easy to not post when you feel embarassed or down enough that we don't want to let anyone know we haven't been doing so well at staying OP. At least that is my case....

So what do you say girls... lets get it together so we can all watch those numbers on the scale go down, down, down..

As far as those remodeling, painting, etc., I too would just LOVE you all to come to my house next and we can get sooo much done... I am so jealous of you girls who are getting makeovers of their homes.. sounds just lovely.. *sigh* I have a farmer husband who has no time for such things....

I think I need a vacation from it all...

Debbie: I will be thinking of you and praying for your mom tomorrow when she goes through her surgery. I am sure she will do great and be up and around in no time. Sending hugs your way....

Everyone have a wonderful, OP night and I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW.. Have to get back OP and with all of us supporting each other I am sure we can do it!!!

Hi Everyone...

Sorry i haven't been around I had torn some muscles and ligaments in my knee and having to stay in bed off of the dang thing. Always something.

Go back to the Doc's tomorrow.

Sher.....don't be down on yourself...you will lose again.
Gayle....You are so talented and hope you do well at the craft fairs.
Ramona,Cheryl,Carol,Tina,Deb,Wanda,etc. i will post to you all when feeling like staying up longer.

Love you all....

Vicki

Vickster, take care of yourself!!!! What is Cara's future plans? Is she planning on college this year?

Dee, your trip sounds so relaxing. I hope you get some answers from the doc. Have fun at the peace gardens and remember: no pop'n wheelies with that wheelchair!

Ramona, your future room sounds stunning!!! The goldish khaki sounds great with your vanity. I love the look of khaki and black (frames) together!

Carol, I'm here if you need me. I am getting back serious about this weight loss!!!

Sherry-Maybe once school starts and you have some sort of schedule back you will be able to stay OP. Right now I haven't been very good. I took a bag of lettuce to school to keep in the fridge, but have been skipping lunch because I don't want to sit down and eat by myself (only a couple of people are back right now.) So, I don't eat lunch or breakfast and by 4:00, I am famished and eat too much when I get home. If it weren't for my running, I would be packing on the lbs.! It's nice that you are so friendly with your neighbors and can use their pool.

Carol, Gayle, Sherry, Ramona-We can get through this lull in our plans. We just need to hop on the band wagon and go! The picture thing is a good idea. I think I still have a before picture (but it's in a bathing suit) on my computer that I used to compare myself when I was on Body for Life. This could get quite embarrasing, though!

Dee-I am glad that you are able to get around with your wheelchair. Are you able to get up and walk for exercise at all? I am so worried about you. I hope the dr. has some good news for you.

Vicki-Ouch! Sounds like you have been in a lot of pain. I hope you get better soon.

Ramona-Your colors sound beautiful! I wish I could get a new vanity. Mine is so full of rust on the sink because of the awful water here. BTW, Mike finished behind the fridge for me. I really thought it would never get done, and I am quite surprised that he did it. Talk about the saying "when I get around to it!" That's his middle name. The stereo center cabinet is still pulled out in the living room for him to put the baseboard on. There never was a baseboard on that particular wall, it has been up in the attic since we bought the house in 1987! Now it is standing against the wall behind the stereo. I keep asking him for nails so I can put it up, but he says that he has to raise it a bit off the floor so that when we do get wood floors that the wood will fit correctly. This could go on for years!

I have been starting to get "warm flashes." Not enough to really sweat yet, except at night. Do any of you that have gone through this have any suggestions for something natural to take? I don't want hormones, because I know what it does to your weight, and that would just depress me too much!

Jennelle-If I were you, I would go get a do it yourself book or do a search online to find out how to grout and lay tile. Maybe if your DH sees you doing it, he will get the clue! Mine wouldn't, but maybe yours is different LOL!!!

Good Morning everyone...

Just wanted to check in and let you all know I am here for you. Today is a new day, just as every day is and we have to take it one day at a time. Lets make the most of today. Who wants to have the perfect OP day????

Lets see how many of us can stay OP for one whole day. We are going to do this one day at a time and today is the start!!! Come on now... who is in this with me... Day 1 has arrived!!!!

Seriously folks. I want to get on my own personal soap box and tell you how I feel. Maybe if I say the words it will help to get me motivated!

I looked into the mirror this morning and I hate what I see and that fact that I let myself go like this. I know I have only myself to blame and that only I can turn things around. Encouragement is wonderful and we all need that in our lives to survive this, but I have to take responsibility as well.

I need to THINK before I put any bite of food into my mouth. It has become such a habit to eat without thinking... to munch without even tasting .... to eat so fast I don't have time to taste it... to make bad choices because what someone else is having looks and smells good... It is fun to throw it all into the wind and do whatever, but the price is too high to pay. Bad health, weight gain, depression, feeling bad about myself, tight clothes, feeling uncomfortable, not wanting to go out and be seen in public, staying home so I won't have to be seen and this depresses me even more, not wanting to see people who saw me lose the weight before and now seeing me having gained a lot of it back, and these are only a few of the things that effect me. These are things I want to banish from my life forever.

It is time.. for me to take back control of my life. There are many things in this world that are out of our control and we can do nothing but accept them as facts of life... But I refuse to make my weight one of those things. I DO HAVE CONTROL... I CHOOSE TO TAKE BACK CONTROL.... I CHOOSE TO LIKE MYSELF AGAIN.... I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY!!!

I should make that my mantra every day. This is my life and I choose what it will be!

Thanks for letting me vent!

Have a great day ladies!

Thank you very much Carol for an AWESOME posting! You wrote so many of the things I feel everyday, but I didn't know how to express the feelings into words.

If you have a helpful hint or a motivational message, please post a new one daily.
My helpful hint for today: If late night hunger strikes, drink a hot cup of flavored tea, do something to keep yourself busy or even just go on to bed. I remember in losing my weight before, I would go to bed so much earlier at night just to avoid the binging.

I am going back to my own plan of watching my calorie intake. I tried to keep each meal at 300 calories and two snacks at 100 calories each. This works into 1100 calories, I don't count the veggie calories if it is something like lettuce, cucumbers etc. This works well for me because I'm not a breakfast eater. I can skip breakfast if I want, have an average lunch and a larger dinner. I figured if I would actually count my veggies, I'm keeping it around 1300-1400 calories per day. I am also cutting out sugar, if I choose a sweet snack, it will be sugar free.

Okay, it's my turn to get on my soapbox.

LADIES, YOU NEED TO BE EATING BREAKFAST!!!!!

Breakfast is named breakfast because it's exactly what you are doing: breaking the fast from the night before. When you start your day without breakfast, your metabolism is sluggish for the rest of the day. When you start your day without breakfast, you are hindering your weight loss, not helping it.

There are no excuses for not eating breakfast. I am one of those people who will be late for her own funeral and I eat breakfast every single day. If I can manage to eat breakfast, so can you. Breakfast can be one of the most portable meals of the day. Usually, I'll pop some whole wheat bread in the toaster while I finish getting ready. When it pops, I spread it with a tablespoon of peanut butter, grab a banana or a container of fat free yogurt or both, and go. If you're counting calories, that would work out to about 450 calories. If your doing WW, it works out to about 8 points.

For those of you who are skipping other meals as well, you need to knock that off, too. You really should go no more than five hours (on the very outside) without eating. If you do, your body enters starvation mode, ramps down your metabolism, and hangs on to everything it can. When you do finally eat again, it takes a while to ramp up that metabolism and, once again, you are totally defeating the purpose of trying to lose weight. A good analogy: You get a nice, roaring fire going in your fireplace. The best way to keep it going is by throwing a log on it occassionally, before the fire gets too low. If you wait until the fire gets too low, it takes a lot more time to get back to that nice, roaring fire.

Starving ourselves is not the answer. I starved myself for years and what do I have to show for it? I have no metabolism left. It is at a virtual standstill. It's getting better than what it was, thanks to some habits I'm trying to learn and through God's help. Still, I cringe at the thought of the damage I have done to my body through starvation methods.

Eat, ladies.

Gayle, Carol, and Jennelle, I wish I could get re-motivated like you all are. I just don't understand how I could have so much willpower for so long and now I can't even make it through one day. I'm totally disgusted with myself, but evidently that isn't enough to wake me up. I need all the motivation that any of the Floozies can give. I have all of these beautiful clothes and I can't wear any of them. Please keep up the pep talks and if that doesn't work, you are all welcome to come on down here and kick some bootie!!!!

Oh by the way, guess what the color of the granite I picked out is.......

TORTILLA CHIP!!! I WOULD pick a color that reminds me of food!!!! hahaha

Hi girls

WTG you girls starting a new program. I know the will power and motavation is in all of us, sometimes it is buried deep inside. Even if it takes standing in front of a full size mirror naked and talking to that Fat body...LOL. It is still a daily fight to stay 50% OP. As of yesterday I'm just holding my weight, hoping to get back 100% soon.

My Mom came through her surgery great today. The doctors had prepared us for the worse if that happened but it went so good he said. She has her new knee!!
He said we all just need to keep a close check on her for a long time and keep her well. She will be in the hospital for 5 to 6 days then rehab for 10 to 12 days. They won't let her come home until she can walk on a walker by herself. Bless her heart, she has been in pain for a long time. This new knee is truely one of God's miracles!! Thanks again for all of your prayers for her.

Hugs to all my Floozie friends!! Love ya Deb

Good Evenin'

Well yesterday I stayed OP about 75% and today was about 80%. Good start huh? With all of us motivating & supporting one another...We Can Do It!!!!!!!

Ramona,
I laughed so hard at the color you picked out....Tortilla chip!!! That was too funny! But anyway...I bet thats a cool color! Your decro sounds like its going to be beautiful!!!! I know you can't wait until it's all over. When you start this kind of stuff it messes up the whole house! Do you still have Dan at home?

Gayle,
I'm so happy you decided to hand around! We've been here too long together to give up now. Also..Look at all we've gone through with one another!!! Even though we haven't meet, I feel like I'm closer to you and the others more then I am some of my friends! The before & after pic sounds neat!! I think we should do it!!!

Dee,
Sounds like you had a great trip! But it also sounded like you were still in pain. Please let us know soon what the surgeon says. I've really missed you and can't wait for you to post again soon! Love you girlie!

Carol,
I think what you said really hit home! You are so good with words! We can & will do this! We've done it before! Thanks for the emails..you're such a sweet friend. I hope your Mom & Dad gets well soon. Big Hugs to you Carol! Love You!!

Debbie,
I'm so happy that your Mom came through surgery fine.She's been in my prayers all day. I believe this time will be the one! She will re-coop better and be well in no time! I'm looking so forward to our camping trip!! I need to get away and quit feeling sorry for myself!

Jennelle,
You're so right about breakfast! But I hate it!! I'm one of those who doesn't like to eat until 10:00. But in really sunk in what you said. I'm going to get better and eat better!!

Tina,
Did you play bingo at Mainstreet or Stateline? We have played at both. Let me know next time you go and I'll meet you there! Mom & Dad tried that Frankling steakhouse you told me about & loved it! How's your Mom & Dad doing now?

Cheryl,
How are you? What plan are you following? Are you taking anymore trips this summer?

Vicki,
I'm so sorry to hear about your torn muscles. Take care of yourself! I take it since you've had bedrest that you aren't keeping those kids now?

Shelley,
How's your decorating going? Your colors sound sooooooo pretty! Did you take before & after pics? Thank you for your kind words. I know once schools back it will be easier. I think I need a routine again! Getting too lazy and being bad on my eating!

Doni,
How are you? Hope everything is going good for you. Please post soon! I miss you when you don't post!

Well I guess I better go. I'm getting tired and need to do a few things before bed. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. If so...Please forgive me.

Hugs.....

Wow, I never checked the board yesterday and look at all the motivating posts!

Jennelle-I can't seem to bring myself back to eating breakfast. I did when I was completely on WW, but now it seems my stomach gets crampy an hour or 2 after I eat. Even just a banana does it. I hope I am not going to have a UC flare up. I've been feeling that way lately. It seems to always happen right before school starts. Do you think there is a correlation there (perhaps stress??)

Carol-Your motivation thoughts are tremendous. Right now I am in the same boat as everyone else. I can't seem to make it through the entire day without having some twizzlers! Blame it on me, I was the one that bought the large tub of them from Costco! Also, some nights Mike hasn't been making dinner, since the girls are not always home anymore, so I just snack all night long. Nothing bad, just tons of food!

Gayle-I've been trying to brush my teeth to stop from eating at night. I can't seem to bring myself to stop and make a cup of tea. I'm too busy scouring the kitchen for goodies to eat! Actually, I eat light ice cream (2 bowls.) I know it's not only a bad habit, but I'm not really supposed to eat ice cream because of my stomach. But I have been craving cookie dough ice cream for the past month, and I love the Walmart light. I have always had to have something cold and creamy at night as long as I can remember. Guess it's comfort food for me. (Ladies, get the nasty thoughts out of your minds!!)

Debbie-I'm glad your mom came through surgery fine. I will continue to pray for her.

Sherry-Sounds like you are doing much better on your plan. What do you think about starting another challenge? Maybe everyone is motivated enough to post on it.

Ramona-Taco chip sounds very pretty. Are these counters for the vanity in the bath?

Cheryl-Where are you? I miss you over at the exercise board! I haven't been there since Sunday, though. It's been raining constantly here, and I wouldn't want to melt out there!

Love to everyone--it's getting late and I need to get to work!

Here I sit eating my breakfast... Yes.. breakfast.. WTG Jennelle... Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!!! I used to be one of those that skipped breakfast, but I eat it everyday now. It keeps my sugar levels stable and I don't have those morning cravings. It keeps me from running to the snack bin!!!

WooHoo.... I stayed on plan all day yesterday!!! What a great feeling.. One day at a time... Here goes day 2!!!

I am glad if my motivational speech was able to give anyone motivation.. I just spoke from the heart. It is how I feel. If I can help anyone by telling you how I feel, then it will be worth it. I know that I feel great today for finally making it through 1 whole day 100%.. If I can do this, you can do this.. Come on girls.. lets get 100% back on track. Wouldn't it be cool if we were all watching the scales go down together as a group!!

As I got dressed for work this morning and ended up with half my wardrobe on the bed because it doesn't fit, it gave me more inspiration to stay OP today. I have all these great clothes I bought last year and I WANT TO WEAR THEM AGAIN. SO I AM TAKING BACK MY LIFE!!

So here is our cheer for today!!!
100% 100% 100% GO GO GO!! WE CAN DO IT, WE CAN DO IT..

I will try to post to each one of you this evening. Got to run to work now. HAVE A GREAT OP DAY!!

Hugs to you all.