Well, for my eating I try to get it in under 2k calories. At my weight, I thought that would be a good spot? Sometimes I'll fall at 1800-1900. Maybe I should try to stay under 1800 now?

Dogpal: LOL I think My Driver's license says 170 or some crazy thing.

Battle: Ooooohh... I'm so excited for you!

Julee: Thanks! 'm just impatient. I hate knowing that I am working hard and nobody can tell

thewalrus: That's great! yay you!

Debi, They told me I had to drink it with a full glass of water on an empty stomach. Didn't they tell you that? So far the only thing it's done is give me sort of a headache, and my eyes hurt. Other than that, I guess it's doing what it's suppose to. How did your docs appt go?

Val, we miss you too and your rides with Gabe.

Battle, I'm so excited for you!!!! Whatcha gonna wear? How are ya gonna fix your hair? Manicure? Pedicure? Pretty undies? ooops, just kiddin on that one. I really really hope you have a fantastic time and you have to tell us every detail!!!

Annie, I never even thought about the drivers license lie. I think all us heavy chicks have done that. I think mine says 190, yeah, like there's not a big difference from 351 to 190. I don't blame ya at all though, for not wanting to have it announced in the whole place. Sheesh, you would think they would have a better way of logging that fact better than that.

The weather here has been caaarrrazy! It snowed this morning, melted, sunshine, rain, and slush. Thankfully it's suppose to be in the 50s next week which will be a big chance compared to what it's been.

Debbie

So many people have been sick around here lately, I'm beginning to wonder if you can catch this bug via virtual germs. I'm thinking maybe I ought to spray my computer with Lysol Seriously, I hope all of you suffering from the assorted bugs are all better soon.

Battle: Spring is really blooming for you. New clothes sizes, scale moving down and a date! You go girl....you deserve every bit of it. Hope the date is a great success.

Heather_dw: I know you are disheartened about only losing 1.02 lbs a week, but you are actually doing great. Every week you lose that pound is another week you haven't gained that pound plus more. As Annie said.....celebrate that pound gone every week.

Debbie: Glad your son and dil finally came over to see you. I hope it is the first step to complete healing of your family.

Annie: I had to smile when I read of your experience with your driver's license. I would have sooo done the same thing. Texas no longer requires weight on driver's licenses so I'm safe there. I think they must have decided to save space because everyone lies about it anyway.

Tina: Congrats on the new home. I hope you and your family will be very happy there.

Spring has really sprung here. Dogwoods are in bloom, trees are budding and leaves are popping out, daffodils and wildflowers abound. It is quite beautiful, and we have even been blessed with sunny warm days. Hope the beauty and warmth reaches all you "Northerners" very soon.

wOW groceries are sure getting higher every week. I spent to much money at walmart!!! My drs appointment went good. I have lost 2 lbs which is what my scales showed me on sunday. Im hoping maybe it will be more by saturday because I weighed later in the day and fully dressed.
Well he said i sound alot better but he didnt like that my head is still stuffy. HE told me to get my antibotic refilled and take the rest of it. SO this will be 3 rounds of antibotics.He said we may have to go a steroid pack route..I hate that stuff and will do anything to avoid it!!!!
I feel really good tonight...I had sweatpants on all day and I did notice how baggy they were. I went and changed into jeans and a pink shirt. Hubby told me how good I look!
He doesnt give compliaments alot so it really made my day!!!!
This shirt is really cute and was way to small till now!!
I think its time to break down and buy a new bra..mine are huge. It is such a good feeling. I just hate paying for them and trying to find one that fits right.
Well I am making a cheese ball as well as the others things i mentioned. She has 2 seafood dishes already but I plan to make dmpls dish for us at home on sunday.
Debbie - doxecycline is the antibotic I take most often and they always have me to take it with food...but i do have a very sensative tummy to meds. Im glad your not having any problems with it.
Battle_ I am so excited for you!!!!!!! I cant wait to hear how it goes. post us a picture of how great you look that night!!

gosh i have missed reading the posts...been so busy....and have house guests! we are having a blast...i finally got those plants re-potted anne, and i got my container gardens tarted...tomatoe, peppers, and a little herb garden going....all is well.
ooooooooooooooo well, except that i gained 4 pounds! yikes. oh well, not gonna let that upset me one tiny bit!
hugs to you all and sorry i missed on the personals.
hugs
rainbowsmiles

wow....I just got finished lifting weight..I sure can tell I havent done it in a few weeks. The weight I was use to lifting was killing me tonight. I knew it would be harder but I wasnt even able to do the butterflies. GUess I will have to build back up.
well im off to take a long bubble bath.
debi

Hey All,

I've been MIA between visiting family and partying too hard. I'm sticking to great eating habits, the exercise is a bit harder though. I'm not going to make my goal for this month exercise-wise, but I feel really positive at the strides I've made. Eating better has made me feel so much better already!!!! And I have lost 9 pounds so yay!

I'm totally out of the loop, so I'll catch up next week/this weekend with all y'all have been up to!

XO
Myrfy

Good morning!

I am still alive and kicking...just this crazy thing called life has taken hold!! We are down to 1 computer (with 3 kids, getting on it is a major fete! ) and also have lost one of our cars ~long story, I will try to elaborate this weekend!
I have been lurking and thinking about you lovelies every day!
Here is some and a big and I hope to be able to catch up with you all soon!!

Good Morning All,

I went to weigh myself (just to make sure I'm on track). And my bloody scale~the batteries are dying. The reading said "Lo" and but I'm pretty darn sure it doesn't mean that I've gotten that small . So off to the store for some batteries (giant watch type of batteries). Sheesh, what a way to start of a Friday (tee hee).

Hiya peeps,

Another Friday is upon us. I'm having a great week with my eating plan, and it feels so good to be back in it and fighting the good fight. I'm excited about having a date to look forward to, although lots of insecure thoughts about my body are plaguing me. But, this dating thing is an important step in regaining what I have turned away from, and living life to the fullest.

Heatherdw: You are doing great. The weight is coming off, and you are doing it in a healthy way. I lost at a nice rate at 2000+ calories for the first 70 lbs.

Debbie: I'm so happy to read that your meeting with son and DIL went reasonably well. I hope it is the beginning of many more visits and a healed relationship.

For my date, I am thinking of wearing the new blouse my friend picked out for me when we went shopping last week, paired with black slacks. The blouse is a black & white print, very stylish, and flattering on me. My hair, I have very little control over--I say I live under it but it has a life of it's own. I will wash it and put product on it to try and control some of the volume and frizz, and the rest is up to it! : ) I'll save the undie selection for another time, if the date turns into someone I'll be seeing regularly! haha

Annie: What a story about the drivers license. I wonder how many of us here have accurate DL weights. Mine probably says a weight in the 100s.

What is the new job you are starting?

Johnnie: How nice that you are experiencing Spring. I miss the profusion of blooms and greenery that comes with 4 distinct seasons. We have seasons and Spring here, but not as pronounced. I still love this time of year. It's full of hope and promise, and new things.

Debi: Great going on the weight loss. It's a great feeling when the clothes become looser.

Rainbow: How was your birthday? I know you can get those 4 lbs. off in no time.

Myrphy: Good for you, 9 lbs. is awesome! Keep posting. It helps.

Donna: Sounds like you have had your share of excitement. Glad to see you back here, and I look forward to an update.

Betty: I like the thought of seeing Lo on the scale. hehehe. I hope when you get new batteries, you are happy with the number on the scale.



Have a great day, everyone. Hugs to all I missed.

Hi girls, I'm back, the pc had big probems, the shop kept it ages then when we got it back...it's no better!!!! Looks like we need to find some cash for major repairs or a new pc & as Steve's had no overtime for ages & I can't find a job, well fingers crossed for something good to happen!
I can't comment on everyone's news but..
Battle GOOD LUCK with the date, your outfit sounds lovely. My hair is just like yours, I put frizz-ease on it, leave in condtioner spray as well as special dry hair shampoo & conditioners & still it has a life of it's own, lol. Good thing though, I find guys love curly, wild hair! xxxxxxx
Sandy I will pm/email you BIG HUGSXXXXXX
I lost a couple of pounds this week, hubby bought me a DALEK (dr Who) mug with a big chocolate egg in it but he ate the egg, as I asked him to, laff. We had my BIL & oldest son (21) & his Gf for dinner on Sunday, it was lovely, I'm too busy to eat too much, rushing round preparing & serving food for eight people, all BIG eaters. I did allow myself a couple of glasses of red wine when my two youngest sons were in bed & everything was put away, I think I deserved it!
gotta go & do stuff & I'll check up on the last thread for anything I missed
xxxxxsharon

My I can't begin to tell you how inpiring you all are! I feel blessed to have found this page. I started a new program on Wed. I just could not face another grocery day...I needed a new path. I currently weigh 322lbs. The past 100 lbs has been put on in the last 10 yrs of marriage. My hubby would be happy for me to have a Queen Latifah body. But my plans are more extreme than I could face. I want to lose 172lbs, It is a scary goal. The idea of being less than half my size is odd. I have a hard time mentally remembering that I am fat. I don't feel it until I look in a full lenght mirror or go shoppoing for clothes.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend! Catch a ray of sunshine..

debbie: How are you feeling today? I hope you are still taking it easy girl.

Johnnie: Hi there.

debimitch: Big day is tomorrow huh? Have a blast.

Donna: Glad to see you are still around. Come back to us when you can.

Battle: The job that I may start in a month is for an insurance company. One of the interviews that are supposed to call back next week or today is at a Dr.'s office 3 days each week and the other interview today is at a credit company. The hours for that one are Mon. Through Friday from 6 a.m. till 10 a.m. If I can make it on only 20 hours per week I would love that job. lol.

Sharon: Hi and welcome back. Sorry your computer is a problem. Hope you get it fixed very soon.

Well, I'm off to the interview and then I saw an ad in the paper yesterday for a sportman store in Coeur d' Alene for "Bear World" down in Yellowstone is bringing 8 baby bear cubs there today, Saturday and Sunday for people to interact with. I have to go see them. The photo shows a little baby with his feet hanging out. If I can touch one of those baby bears it truly will make my day, heck, I am such an animal freak that it will make my year.lol. I will come back later and let you all know if I was able to touch it or not.

Hope you all have a wonderfull Day.

Blessings,
Annie

Julia welcome
What plan are you using? I count calories. Dont look at the whole picture of how much you have to loose. Just set mini goals and try to achieve them.Take it one day at a time. IF you get off plan jump right back on. We will be here to help you.
I have made wonderful friends here...and the support is awesome!!!

I woke up wondering what today's challenge would be. On Wednesday the office next to mine spent the whole day trying to give me chocolate brownie birthday cake. Yesterday a friend handed me some amazing piece of chocolate caramel candy before I knew what it was. I actually had it in my hand, but made her take it back right away.

Having survived those two, I wondered what was next. Running late this a.m., I didn't get breakfast and forgot to bring lunch, and arrived at work to find premium chocolates on my desk - dark and milk! They've been safely transferred to my new office mate's desk. Another disaster averted.

Haven't been PERfectly OP - I've been eating a bit too much fruit, my portion sizes are still too large, and that maple sausage I had yesterday probably wasn’t my BEST choice, but I already know that will take care of itself if I just stay off the refined carbs - sugars & flours.


…. I realize I’m adopting more of a “C’mon! Bring it on! I can handle it!” attitude towards the worst temptations, rather than the “Oh dear. There it is. I can’t have that. But it would be so GOOD! But I’ve got to fight the urge” attitude. The second one more often than not becomes “Screw it! I’m eating it - Really fast so no one catches me. What difference could that one cheat make?”

I’ve often spent so much time obsessing on what I ‘can’t’ have, pondering it, yearning for it, rationalizing on getting access to it and eating it, like talking myself in to believing that I’m going for a cup of coffee or a pack of gum when what I’m really planning is how to get close to the cake/donuts/candy. It’s clearly an obsessive thought pattern, and not hard to figure out how I got this way and why I’ve stayed this way. It isn’t just laziness – sometimes I’ve had to work really hard, drive miles, find new excuses that would take me “coincidentally” to the fat/sugar supply. It can involve great creativity, effort and commitment to find myself facing yet another display of Cracker Jack, Hostess or Krispy Kreme. I don’t even LIKE Krispy Kreme, but heaven help me if it’s within reach.

So I’m thinking about my attitude – my choice of attitude? It’s easy to obsess, and almost impossible to stop. So I’m trying to change my choice of obsession. I’m trying to plan good meals ahead, and thinking about how much I look forward to those.

So, the other thing I’m doing (and this is gonna sound crazy) is to count down, instead of up. I always try to get back OP with Day One (How many of THOSE have there been?) If I make it, then Day Two and Day Three generally get easier. Then by Day Four I’m so confident that I fall on my face – usually into a plate of cookies or a bowl of ice cream. So, when I was successful before, it was because I made it thru the first 14 days of South Beach. Fourteen days. That’s all. When the 14 days is up, I can eat anything I want – or so I tell myself, only I know I won’t want to hurt myself anymore at that point. If Days One and Four are my tough days, I’ve decided to START with day 14. So today I’m on day 12. By the time I sneak up on day 4 from behind, it will never see me coming! I’ll just march on past, victorious.

That’s the plan anyway. Talk to me in a coupla weeks & we’ll see if I’m the boss of me… or just crazy.