The weather on saturday at the swamp was nice. It was a bit chilly but we warmed up quickly on such a long walk. We were all dressed appropriately for the cool weather though so it was good. I ran into my boys nurse at the swamp and her family were all wearing shorts. Too cold for that. Anyway, I haven't been feeling well the past 2 days but I never really feel well this time of the month any more. OH well, hope everyone is doing well.

Our weather is really nice today..It's going to be in the high 60's and the sun is just a shinning...I'm off today so i think I'm going to do some yard work...talk to you all later

Donna: Congrats on the 2.4 lbs!!! You must have dropped at least a whole size by now.

Today I wore a size 18 that I couldn't wear a few weeks ago

B: handful of dry cereal, orange L: Lean Cuisine D: leftover pot roast, potato & carrots but then disaster set in and I ate 4 Sugar Free milanos and 1 regular chocolate chip cookie probably still within my points though, I'm guessing Pts: 28? Water: 40 oz. Exer: none

I'm hoping all my walking this weekend will cancel out any extra calories that might sneak by these lips!

Have a great day.

I did drop down one size to a 14 about 1 1/2 months ago but nothing right now...I can't wait till I drop down a size again....Hoping it will be soon...

I'm going to have to come and take those cookies away from you...Have you tried sugarfree hard candies?...I eat them when I have cravings...they are like 35 calories for 5 pieces..

Good morning girls. Can you believe it's spring already? The weather here is warming up nicely to around 80 for the next couple weeks, so they say. Rain is forcasted as well which is much needed. At least it's not 115 out!

I'm still fighting with myself at the moment. Not really doing much of anything except trying to stay out of the kitchen. Some days I win and others I lose. I'm in major transition with meds right now, started the new one yesterday at a super low dose(while still tapering off the old one), and just waiting to get to a theraputic dose to start hopefully feeling good again. So for the mean time I am just laying low and just trying to keep my sanity in tact. I am just mentally exhausted over this whole weight thing and working hard at it, then getting no results that I just can't give it anymore right now. Trying and working to keep myself in a "happy" mood in front of the family so no one worries, no one questions what's wrong,etc. It's all so tiring to me. Mentally I'm beat, been run over by the wagon a few times and just don't have the energy to fight. I know I swore to myself not to give up and in some ways I really feel like I haven't because I keep coming here to find inspiration and sharing my struggle instead of hiding and disappearing like usual. So maybe I will win this time, just may take me a 100 years!

Congrat's to all you losers! You guys rock. Reading about all your doing to, this is very inspiring to me and really keeps me going and wanting to keep focussing no matter how tired or worn out I think I am. Keep it up girls, those goals just keep getting closer & closer!

I am off to look at some puppies today. Been searching for a doggy for a few weeks and just haven't found what I want yet. If anything, at least the little guy will keep my mind off all my drama and give me some sunshine in my days.

Have an awesome day everyone. I look forward to reading some more winning reports from you guys!

Here you are - not sure why the shadow on my face. I was in the bathroom and the skylight must have messed with it? ANyways, now that I see a face shot I see how badly I need my brows waxed...


Gotta go catch up on personals...

Danielle - sorry you are having a time of it adjusting to meds. Kudos to you for facing your feelings. Come here and vent or share all you need to. I agree, just focus on one aspect of you health right now and when you feel balanced again, focus on more aspects of your well-being. I know I had to work through my post-partum depression issues before I even had the desire to get physically healthy. What kind of dog do you want? I'd love to get a chocolate lab someday. DH wants a German Sheppard because that's what he grew up with. I grew up with a little Pomeranian.

Donna - you're doing great. I seem to drop a dress size with each 25 pounds - at least last time that's how it went.

Yeah, Katie!!! You will be looking so good this summer!!! Woo-hoo on turning boys heads!! Even if you don't act on the extra attention, it is nice.

Serena - hope you are feeling better soon. I'm always amazed when I see people out in shorts when it's 50 degrees out!

Mo - WTG on getting into smaller clothes! Do you weigh yourself everyday now? I do!!! I've been at 236 for almost a week now, so I expect to see 235 pretty damn soon!

Well, I'm just sitting in my Mom's office waiting while my oil is getting changed down the road and right now Livi is getting into all of her drawers. (She's out to lunch.) Better go make sure everythings still where it should be!

Hello ladies, Nori: that's a really cute cut I like it on you. I've been going shorter lately and clipped a magazine photo of an even shorter cut that I'm thinking about...maybe next cut (which is overdue!)

Danielle: chin up! Good luck with the med adjustments. I hope you find the cutest puppy!!! If you're thinking about adopting, check out petfinder. com or org, I can't remember.

Donna: I'll try those candies, a friend of mine said they upset her stomach and make her "go" a lot, but I'll try them, I think my stomach is more hardy than hers!

B: oatmeal L: Lean Cuisine & salad D: Lean Cuisine
S: LF graham crackers Pts. 24 Water: 32 oz. Exer: none

No exercise again but I was gone all night picking up some used furniture I bought to restore and had my oil changed too. Didn't get in the shower till 11:20 p.m. Tonight I have to clean, do laundry and pack for the weekend and help with homework and make sure DS finishes his report cover on Socrates. Tomorrow night I volunteered at my son's school for the Banana Beach Bash, I have no idea what I have to do, I hope it's not Hula Hoop! Friday morning we'll be gone early I hope.

We thought we bought DD a used piano and go directions and made arrangements to go get it and a few minutes ago I got an e-mail from the lady that she sold it to someone else! DH is mad!! Oh well, I'm on the hunt again.

Have a great day and send me some willpower dust for the weekend! Where are all the original posters??? Come back Little Sheebas!

Mo

Nori: I have been weighing daily 198 when I took off all my clothes today! Can't officially post though till Monday, plus I normally weigh in my pajamas which was 200.2 today. I have to stay consistent.

Maureen!!! WTG! You are in ONDERLAND!!! I was down 2 this morning - so met my #1 goal and got started on my #2 goal!

That's so annoying that that lady sold the piano from under you!

I only ate 1050 calories yesterday. That's the lowest I've been so far (I aim for around 1,500-1,700 calories), but we are having BBQ tonight and I wanted to "bank" some calories so I could have potato salad and at least a bite of pork ribs!!

I'm so excited that my Dad has decided to "get healthy". He's been very overweight for a number of years now and has a lot to lose - he's probably 350 or so and should be 190-200 I'd guess. On top of that he has terrible knees and docs have told him he needs replacements. But my parents live in a split-split level (so 4 levels) house and he's have tomove out for 2 months for the recovery. He wants to do some exercise, but isn't sure what to do. I suggested swimming. And weight training. I really hope he can stick with it - I want him around for a long time yet and his Dad died at 64 of a stroke so I never knew him.

We've lost a lot of "regulars" recently! Where are you gals????

Happy Wednesday!

Sorry I've been MIA - but I've read all the posts that I had missed, and I just want you ladies who need it to know I'm praying for you. Catherine, keep us posted on dh. Katie-Bug, hope your knees are feeling better from the wreck. Danielle, good luck with the med adjustments!

My good news - I went clothes shopping, and bought all 14s! That's the first time since the year I got married! WAHOO! I also bought 2 12's. Very tight, but they button and zip!

We should start a clothing exchange!

Sorry there's not more time. Trying to buy a house, and took my son to the specialist today. He's going to need tubes in his ears. Anyone have any experience with this?

Quickie post.. I've been buried under piles of homework this week! I still haven't heard anything from the dream college, I called admissions today and they said I should get the letter tomorrow or the next day. At the rate I'm going, it will probably get lost in the mail! I'm been exercising some and updating my sig, and I'm going to do 60 minutes of DDR or Y!F today. Gotta go.. hopefully I'll be back tomorrow with good news *crosses fingers*

Hello ladies, Just a quick note! A whole lot going on. DH is home will go into that later. Going to help my grandparents this weekend. My mom is ok but not talking to me, she is mad. FIL is going to a home for ten days, may be permanent. Trying to work torwards getting to the Martinsville race with a camper not a tent. emotional eating through the roof. Trying to get a new job. Oh so much and so little time. Thank you everyone for your prayers and concern. Mo, I will get hold of you later to talk.
Everyone have a great night. I will be back regularly, right now is just very hectic. LOL to all of you!
Catherine

I guess our sending out an SOS has worked, we found Catherine and Sarah

I logged on to confess now so I can sleep I got the kids Wendy's tonight and ordered myself a salad (good intentions) then I got home to find we had company and he had brought us a big large pizza with meat toppings. The kids wanted their Wendy's and I didn't want it to go to waste, I ate two pieces, then a few fries and 2 chicken nuggets, once I started, I couldnt stop

Hope everyone is doing better on eating than I am! Catherine, I'm glad to hear DH is home, try to take sometime for yourself even though you're going to help your grandparents. Hope to hear from you soon, I'll be away this weekend.

Sarah: Congrats on the 14s and especially the 12s!!!!

Nori: I'm glad your Dad decided to get healthy, it's never too late. My parents are 75 and 77. I wish my mom would try to diet, she's very overweight and has diabetes (always claiming she hardly eats, but she picks constantly...closet eater I think). My Dad was always a big guy even though he didn't eat alot, he's lost a lot these last few years (about 6' and maybe 200 lbs now). He's got emphysema pretty bad, almost died about 6 months ago. He somehow recovered enough to keep smoking his cigars and go out drinking a few times a week.

Well, I'm gonna try to go to bed, I'm going to try to get in on time tomorrow!

Maureen - Don't you get "flex" points with WW? Or you just lose some points every other day this week to "allow" the pizza. 2 pieces isn't that bad really! I can totally relate to howyour Mom says she hardly ever eats - or doesn't eat that much. I'm a grazer - a little here and a little there! That's why eating 5-6 times a day works forme!

Catherine - Thanks for checking in. Take care of yourself! I'm so glad that your FIL will be going to a home - even if it's just for a short break for you all. It's so draining. I cannot imagine. Glad DH is home.

Did you get mail today, Katie??

Sarah - yeah for new clothes!! And new sizes! I don't have any first hand experience with tube, but I used to work in peds and know they are soooo common and usually troublefree. Does your DS get ear infections a lot? I gues so.

Re: sugarfree candies. If you eat a lot of them they will make you "go" alot. It's the sorbitol? I think. But if you just eat 3-4 pieces you should be fine. I don't like them.

Any weekend plans, Serena?

Hey Erin, Lisa, Lori, Elizabeth, Donna! Hope you are all doing good.

So BBQ was so good last night! I was famished by the time it was dinnertime. I'd only eaten 500 calories all day and then ate about 1,000! (Food porn coming up!) I ate a few bites of pork ribs, a chicken breast, a wing, a cup of to die for potato salad, cold slaw with a yummy vinegarette, cornbread muffin with honey! It was so worth the wait. I don't normally do that, but when I can plan for higher days I will.