Hi everyone,
I am new here too. You've probably seen me other places but I've never introduced myself and I thought this looked like a good place to do that.
I am 35 will be 36 the 3rd. I am married to a wonderful person. 11 years on the 11th. We have 2 girls Allison 6 and Jessica 5. My whole weight problem began of course after Jessica. I could not get her weight off of me. Then i wanted a third child. That pregnancy ended in a miscarrage. Then my husband 2 months later got a vasectomy. Apparently the wrong thing to do. That put me on the biggest emotional roller coaster I had been on. At the time I was too lost in it all to know what the problem was. Suddenly one day I weighed myself and I weighed 3# more that i did when I gave birth to Jessica. I was up to 184. Normally I was around 145 so I felt miserable. I tried and tried to lose weight on my own but I was down two weeks and I'd gain it all back the following week.
Finally off I went to WW. I did not tell my husband because he does not know why women need support(pay money) to lose weight. Mr.6'2" 190 lbs.(He runs marathons) After 3 weeks he commented so I told him what I was doing. Then it wasn't so bad since he was seeing progress. So anyway, I lost 34 lbs. I was receiving all the complements and feeling great about it all. Apparently too great because I went lax on the program , quit going to the meetings and began to lose control again.
January 1 arrived and it was time to get back with it. January 23rd, my mother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. March 10th she went in the hospital. March 12th she was told the cancer was terminal and March 18th my sister-in-law came home from Georgia to take care of her at home. (Lucky for us Sis is a cancer nurse) April 6th my mother-in-law passed away. Death has to be the worst thing to watch happen. I am just thankful it was quick. So that takes us to now. Thank goodness
On April 15th I along with my husband began our journey to lose weight. He added a few extra lbs. during his mothers passing also. 3FC has been the greatest thing for me because I refuse to pay WW to lose the same weight 2 times.
Just reading and not even replying is very inspirational and therapuetic.
So here is where I stand. 168/164/138 The 138 might be a great challenge. I may settle on 143. I will see how it all goes.
Thank you for taking the time to listen.

Hi All,

Meikka- Welcome!! Sorry to hear about your MIL, but you're right, at least it was fairly quick. That's great that DH is supporting you, and even doing it with you. It's a great way to stay close.

Daphne- I hear ya'...I need to have a lot of self control when grocery shopping near AF time!! Sometimes I am completely out of control, but lately, I seem to be OK.

Pryia- Congrats on the new man!!

Jul- WooHoo on the miles!! I think you deserved a brownie...or 2!! I'm with you on the water pressure!! Ours isn't that bad, but I like the old kind, before the new water savers shower heads come out, where they're shoot you to the other end of the shower!!

Elisa- I will type up my list in Word, then come paste it in here, because I don't think I could handle losing it again w/o throwing my computer through the window!!

OK, gotta run...

I only walked 1 mile this morning. That was because I found a small turtle about to be smushed by the school bus. I brought it home to put in our 'turtle habitat' in the back yard. We'll keep him a week or so and watch him - they love bananas and strawberries. We have a vey nice little habitat built in the back yard with sun and shade. The boys love to study any kind of animal so this week we'll do a unit study on turtles again. I'll have to spend a little time on-line finding info that we didn't study last year on turtles.

Hopefully tonight I can make up for that lost mile. The brownies are gone so they won't be around to tempt me. If I make anything it will be fat-free chocolate pudding for dessert tonight.
I'm trying to switch to pudding and get away from all the ice cream we were eatting.

I fit into a pair of 12 jean shorts I bought - still a bit snug but progress!

jul
215/173/169 May 15 goal/155 year end goal.

Hi all. I'm still op - but unfortunately have not seen the scales move yet. I know I need to give it time, but I want progress!! Maybe it's the salty popcorn?

I'm leaving Thursday (again) and will get back on Monday. The thing that is so tough about being gone is trying to figure the points. I usually give it up after a couple of days. Ofcourse, that doesn't mean I have to do it this time.

Pryia - GOOD LUCK with the new man!

Daphne - I don't think it's selfish at all to do that. You have to take care of yourself. If you don't, you won't have anything left to give anyone else.

Lost & Found - Welcome. Sorry to hear about your mil. Good luck on your weight loss efforts, nice that dh is involved.

Jul - cool that you saved the turtle & even cooler that you are turning it into a lesson for the boys. They are fortunate to have you. ~ Yeah on the size 12's!!!!

later all - Rabbit
OP since 4/22/02

Well, something is working. I am drinking more water again, and one bottle with lemon juice. And I have increased my calories, but only slightly. So, I don't know which has helped, if not both together. Whatever the case, I am glad. I just hope it keeps up. If I get down to 155, it will be the lowest I have been in 6 years (when I got pg with #3), and I was only there for a short time, before that I had not weighed that low for 4 years before that (since the birth of my almost 10 yo.)

Rabbit - The salty popcorn could be holing your water weight, and that may be affecting your lack of weight loss.

Jul - The turtle sounds like fun. We found one once, but it got worms, and we had to put it back in the wild. Now I know what method you use for curriculum, Unit studies. I have often thought that would be a nice way to home school all 4 kids together, but I am not there yet, the Switched On Schoolhouse computer curriculum works better for me right now (not as much grading). You will get back with the running.

LBH - I am with you on the water saving shower heads. I wished they would come up with a better alternative that still saves water.

Meikka - Nice to have you join us. I understand about the weight coming from having kids, I gained 30 lbs with each kid, and couldn't get it off. Sorry to her about your mil, my mil died from lymphoma 1 week to the day after ds was born, he was her only grandson after having 5 grandaughters, and she wanted him really bad. Her prayer the whole time she was sick was that she would live till he was born, I just wished she had prayed that she would get to see him, because she never saw him. It is a hard thing to go through, and to watch our husbands go through. It is nice that you are both working together to loose weight, it is definitely easier for me to loose weight when dh is loosing with me.

Daphne - have a safe trip to Seattle tomorrow. Good luck getting your run in. Too cool about finding out you are walking more than you thought you were.

Pryia - Too cool about the guy!! Now that I think about it, I think I crave the salt any way during PMS. However, you better watch out for that mood for food, as I now know, too few calories is as much your enemy as too many!!!

Bailey - Yes, it helps to share, and it helps to realize what those "demons" are and to deal with them instead of "stuffing" them with a Quater Pounder and French Fries supersized. It is also a little helpful when I realize that I actually have issues I need to deal with, and that I am not going crazy. Which is what I feel like most of the time. Hope you are feeling better today with the TOM issue and all.

Elisa - How exciting about the house. I hope it is everything you want, and that you get it for less than you are hoping for. I do know that you should be sure and look under all of the sinks and water areas to check for signs of black mold.

Elisa-

• Run all water taps, shower and bath, laundry sink, flush toilets
• Check floors, do they need to be refinished, new carpeting, linoleum, tile.
• Check fountation for cracks, roof for damage. How old is the roof? Normally they should last 20-30 yrs.
• Is there paneling on any walls? Is it in good condition - no bubbles or cracks?
• Is there hard water? Will you need to purchase or rent a water softener?
• Bugs...
• Is there a basement? Check for water damage. If it's seems freshly painted, that's a red flag.
• Are the windows newer thermopane? If not, are the old windows in good shape? Screens in good shape, not bent, dented, ripped? Do they open and close correctly?
• Is the house empty, or someone still living there? If empty, how long? How long on the market?
• Is the driveway in good condition? No potholes, cracking, rough. Is there a garage? Is it in good condition?
• Bring a tape measure, measure the rooms. Measure your furniture first, and make sure it all fits!

I had soo much on that other list, if I remember more of it, I'll post more!

Man, I can't keep up with all of you guys!!! I've been lurking but everytime I try and get a few minutes to respond I get interrupted and sidetracked.

Welcome to all the newcomers!! This is a great place with wonderful supportive people. Everyone here has been a tremendous help for me and not with just weight issues.

And to all those people who are on plan and having losses -- I'm jealous. I'm suffering an ugly case of PMS this week. Time for me to head to the closet -- I'll bring the flashlight Bailey and we can make hand puppets on the wall!! I thought I was doing okay but each day this week I'm getting nastier. I've also got the bottomless stomach going and craving everything that's on the "bad" food list. Hopefully the bottle of wine I'm gonna drink tonite will curb my appetite!! Only a few more days and this will be over.

Lauren - thanks so much for the tips. I've already got some of it covered and our real estate agent used to be in construction so he's great for finding the "hidden damage" signs. I'll let you all know how it goes - we're going after work today. Thanks again!

Hello All,

I have decided I am not cut out for manual labor. Man do I ache . We missed WW yesterday because we went to the home center to buy the stuff for the flower and garden boxes and by the time we bought it, loaded it, drove home and unloaded it it was too late to go to WW. My dad came over today and helped me build the flower box, we used the landscaping bricks, it looks pretty cool. Now I just have to fill it and plant flowers. I'm hoping to get it done this weekend. Then I get to build the garden box in the back and fill and plant it. Then I get to go back to work for a break . Actually it probably wouldn't be bad if I were used to it.

Anyway enough about me....

LBH - After I lost a few posts, I started to copy the text so if it didn't post I could paste it in word or something for later, saves a lot of agrevation. Have you heard about the job? and/or decided what to do?

Jul - Transmission trouble must be in the air, my car was in a couple of weeks ago, my sister's truck was in last week, and now your truck....Congrats on the shorts .

elisa - Good luck looking at the house tonight.

liz - Sorry to hear about the PMS. Hope you're feeling better.

Rabbit - If you hang in there the scales are bound to move soon. Good luck while out of town.

Meikka - Welcome! Good luck!

Daphne - I'm with Rabbit, you've gotta take care of yourself first.

Pyria - I'm in the I want chips band wagon (lately it's been doritos), but it's usually at ovulating time rather than PMS . Nice to have a man who makes you happy.

Baily - Hope you're feeling better too. I feel better, but it's supposed to start raining again which stirs up my allergies .

KarenK - Congrats on the 3 lbs .

Need to check in more often the thread's been so busy lately. Have a great day everyone.

-Tech

Lys: I try to do a lot of unit studies since the boys want to know everything about whatever it is they are interested in at the moment. Also since they are little K and pre-K we're mostly trying to learn letters and numbers. They both love math and every day start out by asking to do math first. I thought Switched on Schoolhouse looked like a great program for those a bit older. I tried Five in a Row for a while but that didn't do much for me. We're taking it one year at a time.

I just found out that soda had salt in it. Another reason for me to avoid it since I have high BP. I'm going to go check the Fresca can as soon as I'm done here because I really want to drink something with bubbles right now. Its so hot and muggy today, only high 70's but feels like 90 with the humidity. I refuse to turn the air on yet since I needed the heat just last night!

Made Ginger-dogs apointment for her to lose her womanhood on Monday - that'll be one less thing for me to worry about there are several 'real' male dogs in the area and I don't want to deal with puppies.

- jul

Hello everyone!!! Hope ya'll are having a good day. Wow, this class is definitely gonna kick my behind. I've got homework that I do NOT want to do. I have to get out of this not wanting to work mood I've been in. These are the hardest units and here's Karen counting the days until it's over!! (23 weeks + 1 class = 47 more classes) EWWWW, I better not bother to count that exactly again!!

Pyria: Cool on the guy!! Hope it works out.

Lauren: Any news on the job?

Liz: Better be careful in that closet guys. Two PMSing women with only a flashlight, it might get MEAN!!

Tech: Hmm, I have some gardening that needs doing. Do you hire out?

Rabbit: You will get there. Perseverance pays off!!

Jul: Yeah on the exercise!! I'm looking at buying an elliptical machine. It's the only exercise that I actually enjoy doing!!

OK, gotta go do the homework. Have a super evening.

Wow - lots of posts! I wanted to check in again in case I don't have time before I leave tomorrow.

Lyssa - glad something is working for you. I'm going to do the lemon thing when I get back. And I think I'm going to have to watch the salty popcorn.

Liz - hope the pms is gone soon!

Tech - have fun planting your flowers! I want to do that when I get home, that and tomatoes. ~ Thanks for the support!

Jul - oh no, I'm not ready for ac yet either! (or the bills).

Karen - I don't think you should think about how many classes you have left either. ~ Thanks for the support.

Have a great weekend all.

Rabbit
OP since 4/22/02

I know that women living together tend to end up having their TOM at the same time. Somehow the body chemistry 'speaks' to each other. It seems like the same thing is happening here - so many of us hit TOM at the same time - wierd! PMS hit me big time about 4:30 today. I feel better after a half mile walk (was going to be longer but I found out that Ginger-dog is very afraid of small girls on small pink bicycles). We were only 1/4 m. from home and she broke away and I chased her all the way home. She was too funny. She prances normally, vey pretty walk, but she would bounce straight up and down (3 times) barking give a big yelp turn and run 40 feet and do it all over again all the way back home. I ended up mowing the front yard instead (takes 40 min.) its hilly too so I feel good about my exercise for the day. Just in time too - big storms are moving into the area and its starting to rain (oh well, more exercise next week).

- jul

Hello...really rough evenings sooo I just read and wanted to say hello......Me and the porcelin thrown are becomming great friends !!!!!!
Vicki
PS>>HEllo to the new people!!!!

Hi all!

I just have time to say hi. It has been crazy, I have read everything and caught up just not enough time to post.

CONGRATS VICKI! I am so happy for you and Refman and the girls. This is wonderful.

Take care everyone.

Nanci