HI Everyone,

I'm pretty new I thought I would join in your chat seems to already be super long even a week into June! This forum must be very active!

Anyway, I'm just saying hi and saying that I'm a calorie counter too. I jsut took the plunge and actually paid money for FitDay software since I figured it was time to upgrade from online. This is the first money I've spent on diet related stuff even though I've been dieting on and off for about 2 years but I always resisted spending money because I hate how the industry makes so much money off of people trying to lose weight and their are so many scams and so much nonesence being marketed at people. I figured though since I used FitDay so long for free online I ought to buy it and support it online since I already knew it was legit. Anyway, I'm hoping this will motivate me well and such. I'm aiming for 1500 calories per day and 500 calories of exercise. Good Luck everyone!

Lara~ Family history is the main reason I'm trying to lose weight. DH is heavy too (with fam history as well~though not as bad as mine) and because he eats what I fix he's lost 50lbs (without trying of course.) Whip your DH into shape! He needs to take care of himself for you and your children if he won't do it for himself.

The only thing I can grow in doors is lucky bamboo. It likes low light and it can sit in water and rocks. Unfortunately it's poisonous to the animals so it ended up in the bathroom where they can't get to it.

Is there a puppy virus going around? Our pup was sick last night and a few days ago. He gets all shaky, whines, and then out it comes. Poor guy! We were thinking that he got into something he shouldn't have eaten, but we have no idea what it was. He was fine this morning. If it happens again we may have to take him to the vet.

Music addict!

Music Addict ~ This is a wonderful, supportive group and I love it here. I look forward to getting to know you. By the way, I am the chatty one. HEHEHEHE!

Zenor ~ You should check and make sure you don't have any of the latest tanted dog food. It is starting to get really scarry with all these pet food recalls. I would say if it happens again take him to the vet.

My lucky boys, my furry children, get to go to the vet next week for heartworm check and booster shots. I am taking them back to a vet that we used to go to. The new we have been seeing saved my dogs life but I think he has been sampling the herbal dog meds if you know what I mean. STRANGE! One of the vets at the old place, she is great with my horses, wanted me to put my dog down because he hurt his back and she said the only solution is surgery and that cost $2000 - $4000 with no gaurantees. So I took him to another vet and the new guy gave him some herbs, muscle relaxers and some baby tylenol. Sammy isn't perfect when it comes to walking but he isn't in pain and is very active. So I really debated on going back to the old vet. I guess it was one bad call, could have cost my dog its life but we all make mistakes. I hope I get the head vet, its a vet that hires other vets that work under him. I like the big guy and I should have insisted on seeing him when she made the call.

Oh Zenor ~ Feel lucky you can grow Bamboo because mine died. HAHAHA! I have it sitting in a window, I had no idea they like low sunlight. I will have to look at it again, maybe I can save it.

Bobbo posted this on the 50 something page:

GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED:

1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats.
2) When your Mom is mad at your dad, don't let her brush your hair.
3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always
catch the second person.
4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.
5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food.
6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair.
7) Never hold a dust-buster and a cat at the same time.
8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk.
9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.
10) The best place to be when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.



GREAT TRUTHS THAT ADULTS HAVE LEARNED:

1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree.
2) Wrinkles don't hurt.
3) Families are like fudge...mostly sweet, with a few nuts
4) Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
5) Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside.
6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not
the toy.



GREAT TRUTHS ABOUT GROWING OLD:

1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
3) When you fall down, you wonder _what else you can do while
you're down there. _
4) You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a
rocking chair
that you once got from a roller coaster.
5) It's frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody
bothers to ask you the questions.
6) Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician.
7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.



THE FOUR STAGES OF LIFE:

1 -- You believe in Santa Claus.
2 -- You don't believe in Santa Claus.
3 -- You are Santa Claus.
4 -- You look like Santa Claus.


At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . . having friends.
At age 17 success is . . having a driver's license.
At age 35 success is . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 70 success is . .. . having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends
At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.



Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh.
Always remember to forget the troubles that pass your way;
BUT NEVER forget the blessings that come each day.

I'm partially proud of myself, and partially not. My friend suprised me with a pizza for lunch, a small on, thin crust with veggies, and I ate half. (It was a small on from Papa John's.) But she also brought along chickenstrips. I ate 6, and when I looked it up on FitDay, and It wasn't bad. So I don't know whether to be proud or not. =/

I'm getting my hair done in an hour.

music addict ~ I guess I'm no longer the new kid on the block! LOL!

Lara ~ You're getting close to 180?! Congrats!! I wish I was in wonderland. Once I weighed 180, and I looked pretty good, if I do say so myself, but when my parents divorced I put on 100lbs in 4 years! I'm so ashamed!!

That little list thing is hilarious! it!

Zenor & Lara (Again) ~ Puppy virus? My word! My doggy's going to the vet today because he's having a problem with his little foot. His nail grew into the pad of his foot and now it's all swollen, poor thing.

Well I gotta go to the hairdreser! Talk to y'all later!

<3 Charlene

Hello everyone!!
I haven't posted in awhile. I was working and getting everything ready for yesterday. We went down to Ohio and to the Prelude to the Dream (Big Dirt track race with Nextel Stars). Oh it was fun when we got there, but we had some problems on the way down there. My dad and his GF were going to go, but ended up having to call 911 to take my dad to the hospital for chest pains. So then my DH had to leave work to go with me since it was such a long drive (4 1/2 hours). Then in Ohio they don't like to post Detours very good or if it the North or South part of the detour, so we ended up getting lost alittle 2 times. Course if we would have went the way I wanted to we probably wouldn't have hit the detours, but since my DH use to drive truck he thinks he knows all the short cuts, we took my way home and we got home quicker, hmm....LOL. My dad is still in the hospital today the are going to be doing a heart cath. He has had 3 bypass surgeries, where at least 2 had to be done. Then a pacemaker and some other fun stuff. So hopefully everything will be ok. It should be.

Because of being at the race track yesterday, I didn't eat too good. Had a double cheesebruger on the way down, a huge slice of pizza and a coke there. Which I guess isn't terrible but more than what I ususally have after breakfast. But I was surprised that I was down to 140.4 this morning!!!!

Well I have to finish loading all the pics I took yesterday!! Everyone have a great Friday!!

Calories for today~1457
Fiber~44 grams

Grammy~ I check about every week to make sure the puppies food is okay. I'm paranoid! The brand we use isn't on the recall. The company's website even says they have done in house testing and no melamine. There isn't even any gluten in his food to begin with. It's rice based.

I'm going to strive to be one of those nuts who stands their ground and becomes a great oak! Lol.

Everyone have a great evening!

chatty group as usual! that's why I came over here from the nursing mom's forum. I could easily fall off the wagon over there...one post every few days. LOL

Welcom Musicaddict!

Charlene...sorry about the stress you went through with your parents separating . My little nephews ballooned up really heavy after their parents divorced. I feel so bad. They are only 11. I'm sure a lot of it was also the transition to single parenting and a lot of drive through food.

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I'm still on track and I'm getting so close to the 160s!!!!! It was 171 this morning! wooooohoooo!

sooo, weigh-in day comes, and I am UP 3/4 of a lb!
Truth be told, I deserve it and i'm surprised it wasn't more. I had some refined sugar earlier in the week and that gave me the nibbles all week. I even succumbed and bought one of those 100 calorie boxes of cookies (I told myself I wouldnt do it bc sugar is a big trigger for me) and they weren't even very good, but I'm sure you guessed that they are looooong gone...well at least I can start from scratch again..so I'll be changing my ticker.

I thought my marriage might have been on the rocks a couple days ago,(finally confronted dh with what I was thinking and my insecurities and what I needed from him or else it wouldn't work ) which caused me to graze even more..and I've been physically unable to exercise this week except once, so all things at once kinda made for a bad week.
So, my commitment this week:
1. at least 1.5L of water a day!!!!!!!! Every day!!! even if I am not thirsty (I know I really should have more but drinking more than 500ml a day is a huge struggle even..baby steps)
2. NO REFINED SUGAR!!!!! No matter the calorie count..I gotta chase those nibbles away...

I did tell myself all week that I could have an ice cap today after weigh in (I usually have my treat meal on thursday night) so I stopped and got a small iced cap with 1/2 and 1/2, and a 6" club sub with double meat , no mayo..I'm glad I upped the meat bc I wasn't even hungry tonight which is a really good thing
150's-- here I come!!! Progress, not perfection, baby!
When I wasn't oh so wise all the above would have sent me totally off plan and spiralling into a week long binge..not anymore

Zenor- what kind of food are you feeding your puppy?