Hi everyone!!! I am back! I got back on Monday but have been busy going back to work and doing laundry. Blech. Washington was BEAUTIFUL! We only had 2 or 3 days of rain which surprised me...pleasantly. Heh. We went to Seattle of couple of days and I got the rental car towed. D'oh! I felt like an idiot. Apparently none of us could read the HUGE sign that said you would towed for parking there between 3-6pm. *facepalm* Oh well we got the car back after a 10 dollar taxi and 180 dollars in tickets LATER!
The wedding was beautiful! Went off without a hitch. I was busy ALL week and her mother, bless her heart, is such a skatterbrain that I ended up picking up the pieces...such is the job of the maid of honor. However it did get annoying after a while. I really wanted to just go CHERYL! HELP ME OUT HERE OK!? QUIT BEING LOOPY AND FOCUS! In the end it ended up beautiful and Chamar was gorgeous and I was looking pretty hot myself. Heh. Although I don't have any pictures of me in my dress. Oops. :/ Well there are pictures of me in it, I just don't have any right now. After the photographer sends them to Chamar, I will post them.
I was pretty much OP all week too. Her parents were so sweet and made sure I had the food I needed and would ask me if they could have certain things for dinner or if it would make me want to eat it too. I wasn't perfect, but considering I didn't gain anything and actually of this morning I have lost 2 pounds (I didn't weight while I was gone) I figure I did pretty well. We did go to Ivers and I had to get clam chowder and fish and chips...however I couldn't finish all of the fish and chips. That might have to do with the fact that I was hungover though. All in all it was a good week. I just now need a vacation from my vacation! Ha!
I missed all you guys! I did think about everyone and hoped everyone was staying op. From what I read it seems as if everyone is! WHOOPEE!! It was this forum that helped me choose the right foods to eat while I was gone, so thanks! You gals rock.
Well, I am off. The house is out of OP food and its driving me nuts.

Voodoo~ Hey there, I am full of Information on the SBD, do you Yahoo? I will be happy to help you with any questions you may have. The time was right for me to begin my Life change, and I did not have any trouble with the first two weeks.. The only thing I reallllllly suggest is plan enough meals and food for the first two weeks so not to get bored,, We can do anything for 14 days. I have found this life style to be the best for me, Of course I did not know that going into it.. I reasearched for a couple of months before I found what suits me.. I will do anything I can to assist you just PM me if you yahoo, or Messenger. I will be happy to help.... I hope for the best..

As for me, well I am weak and sooooo tired today, I am getting ready to lay down and Nap, I never do that during the day, I am affraid I will miss something, I have just no energy, no appetite, I cant breath well, and I feel as if 50 lbs is lying on my chest. I will be checking in periodically, Sorry if I dont seem informative or answer what I should girls.. Kim is going to a big yard sale in OHIO.. Saville , Ithink, I will be babysitting starting this evening untill Sunday evening,, I volunteered, She would not ask due to my birthday being Sunday, but when I ask her she stated thats why she did not ask... but the KIds,, Mandy and Austin are my Best Friends They light up when I come in the room,, What better way to spend My birthday..... That is how I feel about it anyways... Just got to love Kids.. OH I hope one day to have two of my own...... taking applications if there are any Single Men lurking...LOL........Take Care everyone...

Mom went golfing this morning, so I went along, and walked the course with her...definately a good hour of walking all said and done! Then, we went out to lunch. I'm going over to Andrew's house tonight, and get on the recumbant bike, and do some weights. If I can do another 60 mins on the bike, and the weights, it'll be another 1,000 calorie burning day! I've been having them a LOT lately! I know I'll step on the scale, too. I've been doing really good, and I'd like to see a loss...but I won't change my ticker until Sunday...official weigh-in and all!

Monday is going to be so hectic. 8am, Andrew has to be at his consultation for the Vasectomy, and he wants me to go with him. And then, I have to be at work at 10am. Busy busy.

I'll be back a little later!

Val - Hope you're able to go home soon! Are you guys going to be able to stay home for a little while, or is it right back to the open road?

Misti - 45 pounds! You're rockin'!

Redhotmama - Personally, I'm doing the South Beach Diet. I started off with cardio dance, because I've always been sorta FIT for a fat person...but walking is a GREAT way to exercise! Walking every night a couple of years ago, and not changing my diet at all, I lost about 30 pounds in a summer!

Nancy - You're almost to the 2's! So close you can almost TASTE it, right? lol

Sharon - Hope you are feeling better by this weekend!

Ammi - LOL about Myspace! They are always having issues...bleh. You are DEFINATELY going to be seeing those 2's next week!

Stephanie - to 3FC, and to the board! Sounds like you've got it all figured out, and great job losing 10 lbs so far! This is a great group of people, and I'm sure you'll love it!

So I have decided to do calorie counting. I think that would be the most easiest for me. I am going to start this monday with the **official** start date. It is going to be a challenge, but I am going to do it.

My goal by September 20 (28th birthday) is to be a size 18/20, so I can buy clothes at Old Navy in the regular section.

Thanks for all the support and welcomes. Plan for me to be a regular here!!!

My biggest challenge...going out to eat with my boyfriend. He loves to go out to eat! It is so hard being tempted, that I usually fail miserly. But now that I have this place, maybe it won't be so hard.

Hpnotq - no you didn't say your hubby was in hospital, you said you were getting ready to take him there, so I was just hoping that he wasn't kept in. Do they have any idea what is causing him the jaw pain? It's a shame antibiotics can't help that as they hopefully will soon clear up his throat infection. Poor guy must be feeling pretty blah right about now.

Wyllen - I am reluctant to join the exercise thread because right now it's just house work and occasional walking that I do. I never know how much of either I will do, so it makes it hard to set a number and then stick to it. When I start proper exercising, hopefully with a Gazelle Rider, if I can ever find one, I will be on the thread with bells on

Stephanie - good to have you here. Making the decision to lose the weight is a great start, and knowing how you plan to do it is even better. WW is great, and I think it's so cool that you are going with your grandpa, does he need to lose much weight, or is he mainly going with you for moral support? Either way, it's great. Good luck to you this week, the first is always the hardest, get past that and it gets much easier

Patti - yep I am having the same problems as you are when it comes to finding an affordable elliptical that takes my weight. I even found one earlier that only takes 140 lbs, what good is that to somebody our size!! Gazelle Riders go up to 300 lbs, but one of them goes to 350 lbs. They are easy to get over there, and really priced well. Over here I can't find any except on ebay and I always get outbid. Grrrrr.

Idril - so glad to hear that the wedding went well and that you looked lovely. I look forward to seeing the photos when you have them. Ooops about the fine, that was nasty wasn't it!

Well done on not gaining any weight while you were away, and for losing 2 lbs as of today that is really brilliant. You should be really proud of yourself!

Crock - I know you love to babysit Austin, but with being so unwell I really think you shouldn't have offered. Not only won't you get the rest you so terribly need but Austin could catch your germs too I hope you will be able to cope with him, he's a handful even when you are well. Take care

Kayley - wow Andrew is young to be having a vasectomy isn't he?? Don't you two want kids?? I guess not, or you would be more upset about the procedure I guess.

That's amazing that you have worked off 1000 calories today, and that it's not the first time. Boy oh boy you have fantastic determination. Can you send some my way please

Myspace sucks, lol, I wouldn't even try to join up but I wanted to see my friends stuff. Oh well she will just have to send it to me by email!!

Redhotmama - glad you have decided what diet plan you will follow, I hope you won't find it too difficult.

I hear you on the going out thing, it does make dieting very difficult when you have any kind of social life, I guess in the beginning you just need to cut back portion sizes maybe, or learn what is the least fattening thing on the menu etc. It can be done, it just takes some time and planning.

Bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi

Ammi~ Thanks, I offerred a week or so ago to watch him, I have Mandy as well and she is a tremendous help.. she is 12 going on 30.. So I will manage, I asked the doctor about being contagious and she said NO,, only if I get fevered... after my nap, I am actually feeling better, Today is a Cartoon inside day for sure.. Austin is being very well behaved I think he can tell his Aunt NONNIE is sick.... Thank you for the concern.. you are, my friend, appreciated......

Ammi i am like you what good is an exercise machine if it has a weight limit.. and then when you find one it is always higher priced!

Crock - I am glad you are feeling better after your sleep. I am also glad that you have Mandy staying with you too, you definitely have got yourself a good little helper there. Well as you assure me you are feeling ok, and that Mandy is there to help, then I just want to say have FUN with the two little darlings.

Patti - I think there should be a law that if a person is over a certain weight they should be able to get exercise equipment at a reduced rate. We shouldn't be penalised and put off exercising because to buy stuff that takes our weight is impossible!! To be honest, the main reason I want a Gazelle Rider is because it takes my weight and isn't too expensive!

I am going to sleep now, hoping to go to the Mumbles again tomorrow if I feel up to it and if the weather stays dry.

Hugs,

Ammi

Ammi hope you have fun at Mumbles! i will still be dealing with the vinyl sidng folks and no satellite.. Lord this just isnt my week!

Hey guys!! Think I skipped town?? Things are OK here. It STILL is raining although tomorrow is supposed to be beautiful.... for 12 days so the weather station says! Lets hope!

Steve and I are setting camp tomorrow until Monday. I can't wait! 3 beautiful sunny ( I hope) days alone with hubby with no TV, video games etc. Another bonus is that we swim and walk alot while we are out camping. That is great for my butt! haha

I prepared the menu today and it shouldnt be TOO hard to stay OP except for the JiffyPop over the fire. That is one of our treats for our last night. I will just have to watch my portions.

Anyway, I am off to bed so I can get up and be ready for 630am when Steve gets home from work. He can sleep AFTER the tent is set up *L*

Happy Birthday Crock! I wont be here to wish you one on Sunday!!

Have a great OP weekend everyone and I'll catch up on Monday!
Brenda

Well ladies, I've apparently fallen further off the wagon than I thought. No matter what I do lately, it seems as though I gain weight. I've stayed OP for the most part, with a couple "oops" days here and there, but nothing to explain the weight gain. TOM is due, but that doesn't explain a majority of the weight. TOM was actually due a few days ago.. guess we'll have to wait a few days and see what happens. I'm not too worried at this point, because I have PCOS and it has only recently become regular.

I'm not changing my ticker until Sunday, but it doesn't look good =( I'm getting in exercise (probably not enough, but I'm still doing some of it), I'm getting in water (definitely not enough, but more than I have been getting for a while), and I'm not eating too horribly. I just don't know! Either way, I have an appointment with my doctor next week. She's going to test my thyroid and do the normal workup to see how my cholesterol, lipids, glucose, etc are.

Anyhow, welcome to the new ladies. Congrats to the losers and those who stick with it. Hope everyone who's ill starts feeling better. And, of course, I hope you ladies have a wonderful weekend.

Yes that is where WE come in! Many times when placed in tempting situations I am able to resist because of the thought that I can come back here and post sharing my victory!!! You can do this!

Wow so much to comment on, Crock, playing with the kids might take your mind off being ill, PLEASE STOP SMOKING! My oldest son has asthma, my then new boyfriend stopped smoking 4 weeks after we met as I was going to introduce him to Philip. Sadly Philip smokes, even though he comes from a smoke free home, the boyfriend is now hubby, he'd smoked for 20 years!!!! but stopped for me & my son. If you want kids it might be a good time to cut down now you're ill anyway, I'm an ex-smoker too, been 20 years since I stopped (when I got pregnant with Philip). About Yahoo & stuff I'm on msn as voodolady65 so msn me if you like, any info would be appreciated, my SBD starts on SUnday, possibly Monday, as it's Steve's birthday then too.
Kayley, thanks for the well wishes, I'm amazed they let Andrew get a vasectomy, in the Uk they won't let you unless there's a medical reason or you already have children. I understand now how strongly you both feel, I was the same but things do change as you get older, you may both want a child when you hit 30 or so, then it's way too late for a reversal. Sorry to preach, I respect people who CHOOSE not to have kids, it's just that it is so permanent, Steve had his 2 years ago & still wishes he could have more kids, it was me who said NO MORE!!! please don't think I'm being bossy or like a mum.xxxx
I'll post some more in a mo, gotta take Gareth to school.
xxsharon