Sweetbaby, well done and WELCOME I've seen you posting before though, I think. Well done on losing weight. Are you on W/W? Ammi is & she's doing really well.
xxxxsharon

I just found this list of goals that I'd written last year when I was starting this journey. I always look at goals starting now, rather than looking back, so this is a different perspective for me...

2005 - Some of my important goals are:
I want to be able to wear my wedding ring again. - Yup, no problem anymore
To break the first 00 - Yup, did it late last year.
To fit into my wedding dress - Not quite, but getting close, just another 10-15 pounds.
To walk my treadmill for a full half hour without a heart attack - Yeah, I can do that... not that I HAVE lately
To ride my old horse again before it's too late - It's too late.
To be able to climb the mountain to see the Timpanogo caves in Utah -Haven't had the chance, but I'd try it now..
To pass my DOT physical in October without high blood pressure - YES! It was 128/76!
To look way better at holiday time, when I have to smile at my mean, hateful, skinny step-daughter -
- - - Well, there's always another holiday coming, and I probably have to go to her wedding next May ... It'll be like smiling at Darth Vador, only in white lace. HA - Bride of Vador - HAHA!!!
To break the second 00 - Definately still a goal! WYLLENN just drew the line in the sand... again!
To ride my new horse next spring, instead of watching someone else - OK, missed spring. How 'bout this fall instead?
To be able to wear dresses again, without fat ankles - Nope, not yet. Still got more than my share of ankles.
To go to job interviews with confidence, instead of feeling like I should be apologizing Nope, cuz I still got more than my share of ankles.

So there's my last year in retrospect. Not all in the win column, not all in the loss column. I guess I'm still a work in progress.
(Still chuckling over Darth Vador in a wedding veil -HAHAHA - you'd have to know her to appreciate this hahahahahah!)

Sharon -- I think I definitely look more "normal" but in the side views you can still see that I have some losing to do to not be obese... I'm not complaining though...

Valerie -- That's a great list. I look at your responses and see a lot of progress! Commend yourself for that! You could have come back and said no to everything ,so YAY for you!!!!

I have been trying to get 5 minutes all day to come on and post. Work has been so busy. I'm an accountant not an IT person ! It just seems like everyone is having problems and they are all coming to me.

I am SO sore today after my first day back at the gym yesterday, but it feels good knowing it is from having done something. I have a check up with my gyn tonight (post-procedure check in), so I have to leave work a bit early to get there. I will have to skip the gym, but I can do my weight training stuff at home.

Ammi - I am using my jealously over how fabulously you are doing to spur me on (the only use for jealousy). You are just so right now.

Wyllen - your new pics look so great!!!

Crock - You too! You are looking fantastic.

Sharon - Thanks for posting pics of your family and I loved seeing your pics on the horse. That is something I definitely want to do again someday. I did it once when I was young (in England in fact) and have always used my weight as an excuse not to try again.

Melissa - You can already see a difference in your pics! Way to go and keep clicking (both pics and with your lifestyle).

Angie - It is always great to put a face to a name (although I liked your cat pic too).

I am hoping to get some computer time tonight after I get home - we'll see.

Sharon~
Yes I am on Weight Watchers.....I love it!!! I am following it pretty strictly and making sure I eat ALL of my daily points and fitting in alot of salads!!
I started my excercise this week!! So I hope to be losing more....

I have posted before...But I get ohh so lost in all the posts at times....I am slowly learning!!!

Thank you for all of your kinds words.

Way to go Melissa!!! Whoo hoo girl!!! I am so very proud of you!!!

Good Evening Ladies!

Ammi - Yes I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall at work when my manager gives it to the person he's on the warpath about! No I haven't tried the WATP DVD yet. It's not exactly that, it's kind of a "generic" one, but the same concept. But I want to try it out.........

Allison - I was thinking about trying WW. Is it really easy to stick too? I need something that is easy to do that I can stick too.

I Hope everybody has a great evening! We are going to our friends house tonight. I will be meeting the wife of our friend for the 1st time. A bit nervous about that. Hub has met her already and they have talked on the phone about her hubby's bday present. I get so nervous meeting new people, I'm always concerned how they will react when they see me. (being overweight and all) Especially since our friend has told us that his wife is very critical of people. So that makes me even more nervous. But I know its good to meet new people and so what if she doesn't like me, won't be the first person and definately won't be the last! lol. I just have an extremely hard time keeping women as friends, for some reason. I don't understand it, I don't think I'm that awful of a person, I mean I do have lots of guys as friends. I'm not a girly girl, so maybe that is why. I don't get into all the girly crap, but I do enjoy a few female things once in a while, just not to the extreme that some women take it. (hopes this makes sense and doesn't offend anybody?) I've just never been a "Girly girl". I used to fix my hair and do the make up thing in HS/early 20's, but that was about as "girly" as I got.

Anywho, I will let ya all know how it goes tonight, wish me luck!

Lilion just popp'n in! I'm alive, well, and still fat - but working on it! Had to make one little comment -

Wyllenn! Way to GO!!! Hope I see you someday soon in Onederland!

Valerie - Are you drinking plenty? I wonder if it's a myth I have heard that drinking water when it's hot helps to stop you bloating? Being unwell in this heat cant be very nice for you. Let's hope the meds will work soon.

I appreciated seeing your list of goals from a year ago. You must feel great knowing that you have achieved so many of them. I will have to sit down and make a list for myself.

Hmm, I gather your step daughter isn't the most wonderful one you could have hoped for Loved your darth vader comment, you have a fab sense of humour

Alison - well done on the 3.8 lbs lost, you are really doing brilliantly well. It's so wonderful to see the lbs coming off isn't it!

I will add you to my yahoo messenger, our time difference might not give us much opportunity to chat, but I will keep an eye out for you. My name on yahoo is ammi32.

That's a beautiful photo of you and your husband/BF

Heather - I love your new avatar photo, you look great in it, and orange really suits you! I went to see your progress pics and all I can say is WOW, you look so different than before, and as somebody else said on that forum, you can see your collar bone!!!

How did your baking go? I often think of making some healthy muffins or something, but I am at a stage where I think I still couldn't stop at one. Maybe it's something I will try after I reach 100 lbs lost

Annie - thanks for the congrats on my 5 lbs lost. I look forward to be giving you a big on a loss for you this week

By the way, I have watched two episodes of Ghost Whisperer now and both times I have been in tears. It's definitely one of those shows

Crock - did you get to have Austin come over today? Who got to be the Hulk if you did

Sharon - what salad do you eat? I only like the fattening stuff like coleslaw, potato salad, pasta salad etc. Though I will eat lettuce and cucumber in sandwiches. I found a few recipes for low fat coleslaw, but was shocked at the amount of ingredients in them. All types of vinegar, different mustards, loads of seeds, even yogurt!! There I was thinking it was just cabbage, carrot, onion and mayo

Mel - yoohoo where are you? Are you still rushed off your feet? Speaking of which, have you had chance to go to the docs about your heel yet?

Melissa - well done on another 3 lbs lost All that walking you are doing is definitely paying off

Jill - I am very pleased to hear that you and Jeff are doing so well. It's a shame that it had to come to a big argument first. But it cleared the air and you are happy now which makes me very pleased

Well done on yet another NSV with food, not making that smaller cookie pizza for you and Jeff to share. Making decisions like that is what is going to help you get those lbs off

Nancy - you have lost more weight than me, so definitely no need to be jealous

Sorry you are sore after your first day back at the gym. I bet it's a beautiful soreness though because you are able to work out again

Sassy - I know you asked Alison, but just so you know, I find WW the best diet there is. It's not regimented, you can eat whatever you want provided you stay within your point range, so you never feel like you are missing out on anything. I am never hungry, and so far I am losing weight well on WW. I definitely would recommend it!

I hope you have a good time at the friends house, and don't worry too much about meeting that woman for the first time. So what that you are overweight, you are still a friendly lovely person, and if that woman cares too much about what you look like rather than your personality, well I don't like her, and you probably won't either So it doesn't matter so much if she doesn't like you anyway

I used to have a friend who had a LOT of male friends, she just got on better with them than women. A lot of women hated her because they were jealous, and threatened at how well she got on with men, so maybe that's why you find you don't keep your female friends for too long. As I told my friend though, it's their loss!!

Lilion - glad that you popped in!


Bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi

Jill -- That's a great NSV about not baking the cookie!

Lilion -- WHEN you get to ONEDERLAND, I will be here to cheer you on!!

Ammi -- The muffins came out good. Hubby, surprisingly, liked them too! I know exactly what you mean about baking and not eating them all. That is one of the big reason I haven't baked for a long time. I don't think I'll be baking cookies any time soon, but so far so good with the muffins! I'm hoping to make some different ones later this week...

Crock: I'm with Wyllen, You are shrinking to tiny girl.

Val: Thanks for posting your goals. I love that you have accomplished so many of them. I think you are doing terrific. Feel better soon.

Vilandra: Wow. Congrats on -21.5

Jillybean: Welcome back. So good to see you back and see that you and Jeff are doing well.

Nancy: I am so sorry that I was MIA on Saturday so I forgot your Birthday. Happy Birthday to you my dear. I hope you had a wonderful birthday.

Sassy: I am shy to meet my hubby's friends too. I hope you have a wonderful time and that she is kind to you and becomes a good friend.

Lilion: I know you will be in onderland before too long! Nice to see you here .

Ammi: Glad that you are enjoying Ghost Whisperer. You have to watch the finally when it comes on now.

Blessings to you all and take care,
Annie