Hello ladies!

Nancy: I'm glad you are taking this so well. You definately should get a 2nd opinion. I'm done with kids, and still doing all I can to keep my girlie parts. I have the same problem as you, only much smaller. I'm close enough to menopause they aren't even considering serious surgery for it...just a method of stopping the bleeding. I hope it all works out for you.

Ammi: It appears the weight gain may stick. So much for the plateau being over! I dropped 1 lb by noon yesterday, but got on the scale this morning and am still the same as I was then. I don't think I'm going to be able to just call it water! On the up side...it's only 248.2, which may be two up, but it isn't 250 again...(yeah, that's the up side. ) To take my own advice...I'm concentrating on the fact that I am getting healthier! I did 7 minutes on the machine last night and it was better than before. Not too long ago, I wouldn't have been able to do a lot of the things I do now.

Garnet: I had to laugh about your son and you in the sports bra. My DS is only 10 and he's pretty used to seeing me wearing as little as possible. I do the eliptical in leggings and a sports bra. I also tend to wander about in my shortie nightgowns or a t-shirt and undies. I'm waiting for the day when he gets grossed out by it!

Congrats to all the losers! To those needing support - !

Well, even though I ate under points and drank plenty, the weight seems to be hanging on. Tomorrow is the official WI and the person who loses least (or gains most) has to bring a "healthy snack" for the group. The last lady brought fruit cocktail. Any ideas? (Not that I'm being negative or anything!) Got to run. By for now!

Morning all. I'm still not feeling great but not completely bad so I am definitely going to get some exercise in today. I have a goal to meet and I have every intention on meeting it. Plus, I'd really like to see a loss this Sunday.

Hope everyone has a great day.

Hello All

Another OP day, I tried the Turkey & Bacon wraps, SBD and MY are they ever good.. Had that for a late dinner last night,, I passed my test. shewwww,, Now I have another one today, and Friday..... I am soooooo ready to be back in the work force,, School life is NOT for me!

Take Care All,,,,,,

Ammi~~ How did you do on regular water yesterday?

Nancy, so sory for your news, good that you are going for a second opinion, your choice to have children or not is YOURS, I hope it remains so.
Kaley did you get my email about the jeans?
Ammi, wish I could take a few pounds off for you, but all but one were gained on holiday from being greedy and not exercising. I'm sure you will see a HUGE loss next month.
Garnet, you keep it up, I fell offf the exercise waggon, I must try harder to make the time for me.
Jule, saw your dress, its lovely, glad its not mine though, my arms are SSSOOOO fat, and everywhere else come to think of it!
Got to go and do the dinner,
xxxsharon

Hi All,

Well I think the scales upset me more than I realised, it seems to have sent me spiralling down the depression slope. All day today I have slept, Daren made me breakfast and I slept since then. Not getting up to exercise, not going to the doctors for the script I need to pick up. I am only now awake and decided to come on here before I give in to my thoughts of ringing for a take out meal. Help!! It didn't help that I decided to get on the scales again before I went back to sleep. First time I stood on them they said I had gained 1 lb, second time, in the same spot it said I had gained 4 lbs, third time it went into error which means I will have gained nearly 14 lbs, and then finally it settled on the 1 lb gain again. These are newish scales, so they shouldn't be so touchy. But I was hoping that after drinking plenty yesterday, making sure everything was low salt and all that I would see a drop in my weight. But no, just gains. I so want to give up, but I don't, if you get my meaning. I want to throw in the towel, but then I know that if I don't get to lose weight this time I never will and I will have to resign myself to being this size til I die. So I am fighting the urge to give up, and it certainly helps to come here and read all the posts. Thank God for you all and for 3FC for bringing us all together

Crock - hi. Yes I did drink a lot of regular water, even though it's filtered it's so foul. I much prefer cordial. Not that it made any difference to my weigh in this morning. I had about 10 pints!

Luan - Sorry to hear that some of your filling came out. How much does it cost over there to have it fixed? Recently they have started selling stuff to the public, it comes in a syringe and it's temporary filling that you put in yourself! You can get it from various health gadget supply places. A friend of mine has ordered it, I will have to let you know how she gets on with it.

Kayley - I was talking with Crock the other day, and I think we did figure out it would be around that much a gallon for gas. It's extortionate isn't it.

If you ever do want references from people offline, just ask, I am sure I am not the only one who would be willing to oblige. Sometimes I think we know a person far more thanks to the Internet than if we had met them for real.

Jill - that is great that you met your Jeff in a chat room. I used to use Yahoo chat rooms, they used to be nice back then, now they seem to be full of filth bags who just want cyber sex. Gross or what.

Lilion - the scales are so depressing aren't they. But you are right, you must take your own advice and remember that even if they don't show a loss that you are much healthier now than you was, and most importantly you are in control of your future. You will lose the weight, however slowly, and you will get to your goal. WE BOTH WILL

Tracey - glad to hear you are going to try to exercise today, you are better than me, I just couldn't drag myself out of bed today!

Blondie - hope you are having a good day as well, it was nice to catch you on yahoo the other day, I hope we get to chat again soon.

Sharon - I wouldn't have minded a gain or even no loss if I had been a pig. I just think how I told Daren not to get my chocolate on Valentines Day, how we would go out and I would say no to junk food, how I said no to a lot of things, and what thanks did I get, no loss after a month. It's just wrong! That said, moaning about it isn't going to change it, so I shall shut up and try to keep on trying to lose.

I better go now, time to see who is around for a chat. Take care all, and bye for now,

Hugs,

Ammi

Nancy ~ Can you ask your doctor/any doctor about uterine artery embolization? I was reading about this at the mammogram place.

They insert a catheter into your vein in your leg (like they do when people have a heart catheterization) and they go up into the groin, into the artery that is feeding the tumor and they insert something that blocks blood from getting to the tumor. The tumor shrinks to almost nothing once the blood supply is cut off.

The recovery period is like one day as opposed to weeks. Most people usually go home the same day. This is what I've been considering to treat my tumors.

Also, I think the doctors are legally required to give you the worst-case scenario (so that later on if you had to have a hysterectomy, you couldn't sue them and say they never told you). Maybe she's just doing that.

I think a second opinion is necessary any time someone wants to do a hysterectomy. If it was me, I'd also ask about other procedures, including the one I mentioned. A hysterectomy should be a last resort.

There's got to be another way.

Ammi ~ I know how you feel. I often feel I am doomed to be this size for the rest of my life. It is such a slow process. It's so hard to keep going when you don't see any results.

Even if you can't see results on the scale, remember that exercise and healthy eating will make you a healthier person and will keep you around to see your kids get married and see your grandkids. That's what's important. Who the **** wants to be a model anyway?!