Hello All~~

I haven't been by in over a week. I worked a lot this week and with the holidays and all..I've been slacking. I DID manage to lose weight though--the last time I weighed myself the scale said 267 lbs. which means that I've lost 90 lbs. all together. But it keeps fluctuating between 267, 268, 269 and 270 so . Honestly all, my eating isn't my problem--it's getting my big butt to the gym. I've actually made that my goal for 2006--to keep on my eating plan and to RE-START working out. So, starting Monday I'll be at the gym no matter what!

I'm kind of bummed out right now. My wonderful talking scale is broken. This means that I can't weigh myself this week and I have to get a new one. If I had saved all of the information about the scale then the company would fix it for free because it has a 30 year warranty, but did I save all of the information? NO!

Congrats to everyone on staying sane this holiday season. Whether you gained or lost doesn't matter--what matters is that you came back and that means you haven't given up on yourself! Maybe it's me--but that's so much more important than whatever number the scale decides to tell you!

Oh, oh--guess what? I have a NSV to share--my mother and sister went overboard with buying me clothes for Christmas and my mother had bought me several different sizes in shirts and I put one of them on--it was a size 22 and I thought it would fit kind of tight--especially in the boob area --and guess what? It was already too big for me. Of course I kept it on so that I could show it off but I was so happy. I was wearing 26/28 and 30/32 in my shirts so this is a major victory for me.

Catherine--you blow me away! I can't believe how quickly the time has flown since you came back from Canada. And your gown is almost done-- I'm so excited for you and like everyone else I am waiting anxiously to see the pics.

Ammi--So glad to see you posted again. You were missed.

Andrea--congrats on nursing school. Now you just have to "practice" making babies with the hubby and soon we'll have something else to congratulate you on.

Oops--I started running off at the, er...fingers again and lost track of the time. I have to go pick my 3 "babies" (better known as DACHSHUNDS ) at the groomers. I can't believe how much I miss them when they're not home with me. I know there's so much more to say, but know that I'm just so happy that all of you are here and I want to say Happy New Year. I'll see you all in 2006.



Vicki

Hi ladies, long time, no post I have been lurking but havent posted in a while. I have missed everyone, but i feel as if i have kept up by reading the posts. Congratulations to all the losers and welcome to all the new faces.
The holiday season went well, i think i made it through with minimal damage, however, i strictly recommitted to diet and excersise this week
Catherine: i know you cant wait until Jan 11th, i am so excited for you. i have a similar situation in the works, i have kept quiet about it, but i will say this, i am very happy
I wish each and evryone of you the very best with the new year. I hope all of our wishes, weightwise, and other come true. You have all been a great source of inspiration and support for me i will say. i hope to make a resolution to post more frequently, my job is killiing me, lol.
Have a great new year

ps i really need to update this tracker, lol

OOOOOH! Lots of people getting married!!! When I get down to my goal weight, I will begin to plan my own. We have been engaged for about 6 months now, and we'll stay that way until I get my big butt down in the sizes (my choice...lol).
Today, I went to Fashion Bug to get me a pair of jeans (as they are the ONLY place where the jeans fit right ALL OVER). Got a size 26 *sigh* Although, they are a bit loose...I probably could have gone for a 24, but I didn't wanna have them be tight...so I'll just wear a belt, as usual. Hopefully, I'm down to a size 20 or less by my birthday (In June).
Today, I ran to my car in the parking lot at Walmart, and usually, I would be out of breath, and I wasn't! Weird little thing that made me happy, and more motivated with the weight loss!
I haven't eaten but once today, and I'm not even hungry. Should I make myself eat, because I don't wanna eat late at night, and I know by 11 I'll be hungry...
Hope you are had a great Friday!
I work tomorrow and Sunday, so no big New Year's plans. Just here with my fiance watching tv or something... But I like that just fine. I'm not much of a partier anymore, anyhow...

Hi. I'm new to this web site and very happy to find other 300+ chicks to lose weight with. More than anything else, I just want to get healthy!

Happy New Year!

~Kat

New year, new avatar!

Well, apparently it was fluid from eating ham. I got back on the scale and five of the pounds I gained were gone.

I "officially" weigh at the beginning and end of each month and although I didn't lose, I only gained one pound in December. That tells me that my healthy eating habits are sticking and are becoming a way of life. That is a great way (for me) to end the year. Usually I would gain 10 pounds over the holidays so this is FANTASTIC!

I just had to share (and update my stats).

May we all be happier, healthier and stronger in 2006!!!

Hi everyone. I can't believe that tomorrow is 2006. This year went by so fast.

I won't be making my New Years goal. I don't think I lost anything this week but my official weigh-in is not until tomorrow. So I'll give you the verdict then but I should only miss it by 3 or four pounds. I am still so proud of myself for losing as much as I have and now I am looking forward to a new challenge. Everyone have a beautiful New Year. Try not to hang out to late and drink too much tonight and definitely be safe. Lots of love...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!



Hi Chickies! Just thought I'd pop in quickly and tell everyone to have a very safe and happy new year! The kids don't go back to school until Wednesday and they are running me RAGGED!!!

I'll post more after they go back!!

I hope you all have a GREAT New Year's! I have to work until 11pm, but then it's off to my fiance's place for the evening. Be safe everyone, and HAPPY 2006!!!

I finally finished the sleeves on my gown. It was basically 3 sleeves on each side because there is a sleeve, a sleeve lining, and a inner sleeve. This gown is like something the queen of the fairies wore in Lord of the Rings. The gown looks great, but the question is will it look good on me. I'm built more like a Klingon than a fairy. I've got the bottom pinned, and as soon as I sew the bottom hem, I'm done. I actually believe I am going to finish it. I may even get excited enough to finish it tonight. I'm down to my last box of packing, and then all I have left is an eye doctor appointment, a teeth cleaning, and a haircut. I guess I am going to finish everything a week ahead of time. Great, I can sit around and think with nothing to do. We are averaging over 3 hours a day on the phone. Thank God for unlimited calling to Canada. Sometimes we are on the phone with him at his computer on the speaker phone, and me at the sewing machine with a head set phone just listening to each other work and breath without saying anything. He has gotten into the habit of getting ready for bed, and calling me so that he can go to sleep listening to my voice. Aren't we just pathetic? I am having fun with the thought that his suit for the wedding cost 5 times as much as my gown cost. Granted his tailor isn't as cheap as I am. I did order him a tie in his family tartan to wear with it. I tried to talk him into a kilt. His dad will be wearing one, but Austin said no one wants to see him in a dress. As long as leprechauns don't show up, I will be happy.

WOw! So many messages! Happy New Year Everyone (yes, I know I am not out partying it up...)

Before I respond, I encourage everyone to think about joining the January exercise thread. A number of us have found it a great way to stay accountable! Set big or small goals... and then we're keeping a group total! It's been fun!

Rebecca -- Good luck with the move! Try to maintain that even keel... control what you need to, and try to let things happen that you can't control.

Val -- Hope you're okay after the fall! Hope to see you back at the exercise thread!

dolphingirl -- Hope you had a good reunion with your "babies" -- I'm like that with my "boys"!

kayley -- I'd advise not to overdo it -- you want to be HEALTHY, too! Eat regular meals!

teahoney -- sounds like you aren't beating yourself up too much. Look at how far you HAVE come.

catherine -- the image of you two on the phone, working away? Adorable!!!! good luck in the next two weeks!

Welcome to all the new folks, and the returners! Let's start the year in a losing way!!!!

Happy New Year! Haha...I'm still awake, as I only got off of work 3 hours ago, and Andrew decided to be a party pooper and go to bed *sigh*

Well, maybe I'll head that way...just thought I'd wish everyone a HAPPY 2006!

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all, I got a real laugh from your description of your 'Klingon' body Catherine!! I look more like someone in a blow-up sumo suit. Hope the eye doc says that you are ok, I'm sure that you don't want to get home and realise that all your seams are wonky and you have sewn it together on the wrong side!!! (only teasing, I bet it is fantastic)

Got on the scales, over the two week period of Christmas/New Year I gained 8lbs. I feel ashamed, I have had such an awful migraine for over a week, down my neck, jaw, TEETH(?), behind my eye, in my ear and under my shoulder blade, the tablets the doc gave me before don't take all of the pain away so at night I have had a few drinks to help take the pain away. But now I have to get on with it and get healthy, if the pain continues I will go to the doc again and insist on some more tests, this pain is not normal.

I stopped going to slimming world, the class leader is only interested in her own problems, she was really nasty to me just before Christmas, saying one of the women who weighs us in should pull herself together, she had lost her husband two weeks earlier!!!!, yet when the leader's friend died we were all expected to make a big fuss over her!!!! how selfish!!! I have had enough so now I will be weighing in at home (got a battery for them, at last and now I am light (????) enough to weigh on them) in the kitchen as it is the only room with no carpet. I hope some of the gain was from using different scales (I can dream!!).
I hope that you are all doing well, NO HANGOVERS ???!!!! and full of renewed enthusiasm. Kayley EAT something!!!! even if its fruit or low fat yoghurt, your body needs some food otherwise you're opening up a whole load of problems for yourself.

best wishes,
sharon.

I'm just not all about eating if I'm not hungry...and unfortunately, I'm not on the phase of the diet where I can eat fruit or yogurt...I'm doing the phase 1 of The South Beach Diet for 2 months instead of 2 weeks...that's what the book said you can do for maximum weight loss...which I need! I've been stuck at 330 for about 5 days now! I was hoping that since I was sweating so much at work last night that I'd be down SOMETHING....ugh

I feel exactly the same way! I just found this website and forum!