Hi all,

Well, today was both good and not so good. I am not talking abou food or exercise. My DH and I went shopping. I got some good clothes (from undergarments to jeans, tops and dress pants). He got some clothes too. We had a great day spending money we didn't need to, and hanging out together. Then we went to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and got some goodies. And one of them caused one of my biggest crowns to come out. Now I have tooth pain, and hope to get into a dentist Monday. We have good tickets to go see Big Head Todd and the Monsters tomorrow (Brian likes them, and it's his bday this coming week). I don't want to go anywhere, but I plan to go for him. Stupid tooth.

That's it from me. More whining.

Take care and be well,
Angie

hello hello HELLOooooooooooo everyone
sorry i haven't posted...been super busy this weekend...

Angie...YIKES on the tooth filling coming out....that's no fun. Shopping for clothes...wow...maybe one day I will enjoy going shopping for clothes...for so long I've ordered mine offline....the last time I went into a mall, it was a disaster....I couldn't find anything to fit....and then I left feeling ten times worse that when I started! Kudos for loving shopping.

Carol.....I see you have been busy this weekend too...I'm with Catherine...if there was a spinning class (is that on a bicycle?) I'd be too bouyant....I'd be hanging on from the handlebars too! I'd have to spin with my hands! Kudos to you for not having chips. Actually for me...I love salsa and chips. I allow myself only 10. I have only been out to eat three times now since I started my Nutritional Take In...and one night was to the cantina...I found that I can order the grilled chicken as a side...its boneless skinless chicken grilled...and I can order a side of grilled veggies...peppers, onions, broccoli, carrots and zucchini....and with 10 chips and 1/2 cup salsa....I'm good to go! At first, I was not interested in going, but Nigel said aw come on...and I love burritos...and cheese dip...OMG cheese dip! What I learned....was that I enjoyed the chicken and grilled veggies more! And counting out my chips, and putting them on a separate plate...I am not depriving myself, but staying in control! Don't you just love little victories!!!! I'm so proud of you! How do you like doing Yoga?? And did you break that plateau??


heather dw...omg honey, I sure hope you feel better soon. If I lived closer I'd make you some homemade chicken soup! WAY TO GO on losing more pounds!!!! Even sick, you are still OP! AWESOME!


Peggy....awesome job planning ahead for your dinner out...I recently had dinner out and it is an awesome feeling staying in control...your soup with the turkey kielbasa sounds so good, I'm going to try that! I too am trying the mini meals route...and so far, it has been successful for me. I don't feel hungry and don't have hunger headaches. Sometimes, the time passes and then I think oh, I need my morning lift! Great job...staying on track! I still want to get my hair cut like yours...I just love it!


CatherineM...you are so witty! I just know your book is going to be a success because you just have a way with words! Reindeer Kielbasa....poor rudolpf! I agree with you on the chocolate. One small piece of high quality chocolate is amazing. 7 habits of highly successful weight loss...is that a real book? I need that!

Lisa....wtg with the job!! KUDOS to you!

DMPLS...you didn't even lick your fingers!!! WOW...now THAT IS WILLPOWER! Way to go! I know what you mean about fat foods....before I started my Nutritional Take In...I never realized just how much of "bad foods" I ate! It's no wonder I got this big. Knowledge is so empowering!

Cyn...how are you dear?? Did you have fun with the kids?

Debbie...how are things your way?

Donna...what is a gazelle???

Julee....orange vodka? they really make that?

rainbowsmiles

Carol-He should definitely let you take the class for free.

Angie-A stale piece of chocolate is how I lost my crown New Year’s Eve. I think there is a lesson in there for us.

Rainbow-the 7 habits of highly successful weight loss maintainers comes from the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of Colorado. They maintain a registry of people who have lost at least 30 lbs. and kept it off for a year. Most have lost much more and kept it off for at least 3 years. I post them every now and then. I’ll try to dig them out.

Good Morning!

Catherine: Oh my gosh woman, you so totally crack me up!! I am so glad you are feeling better and you have FINALLY gotten the opertunity to oficially use your leasure pass!! I know you have been waiting a really long time. I used to love the water exercises, and I wish we had a place around here, but I will just have to wait until the summer to use my own. I have realized that I will have to do alot of lip biting with Scott. I just hope I don't do too much damage to my mouth!! And my Andrew just turned 17 Thursday, and is studying for his drivers permit exam. I think I am going to invest in some Clairol stock.

Rainbow: A Gazelle is an "airwalker" machine by Tony Little (the blond guy with the long hair and way to much caffine!). You are kinda suspended about 4 inches off the ground on bars and you just walk without any impact on your knees. It is very easy and something I can use without too much pain.(I have severe plantar faciitis)

Heather: Thanks, and yes, I am definately posting my minutes, just not ready to set a goal yet. Maybe next month after it has become more of a habit.

Heatherdw: Feel better!

Debbie: Thanks! It just makes it a happier household~I realized it effects everyone in it. I know you completely understand!

Angie: Ouch! I hope you are not in too much pain! And I may be showing my age, but who the heck are Big Todd and the Monsters?? Sounds scary!!

Carol: If that "magic fairy" shows up at your house can you send it my way?? I hate cleaning and will think of anything to get out of it!! I hope you had a nice dinner. (Mexican...YUMM!!)

Bernice: Boy, that "Puppy Chow" sounds yummy and oh so dangerous!!



Things here are status quo for the moment. And yes, the Princess got tickets to see the Jonas Brothers and is quite thrilled. I have a busy week comming up, though. Taxes on Monday at 9:30pm~I hope I can stay up! We are also going to see "Rent" on Broadway on Tuesday...it is Kids Night, which means 2 for 1 tickets...I am pretty excited since we LOVE the movie and the play is closing in June. I have wanted to go for a long time and this was the perfect oppertunity. I have 2 days of OT Weds and Thurs. And then I am going to pass out on Friday!!! I will try to post, but I can't guarentee too much!!!!

Have a Great Day and upcomming Week!

Donna-my mom once said she earned every gray hair. She knew when the phone rang in the middle of the night that it was either the hospital or the police, and it rang alot. I have 5 older brothers, and an Irish father who loved to pull practical jokes. I didn't end up being this nuts without lots of example and help. My mom had her hands full with us.

Good morning Peeps - first the report on last night - I said YES to me - no chips - I also had reminded DH about the chips in Mexico being "day old" - so he proceeds to tell everyone at the table - didn't stop them either - LOL. This was a great restaurant - I had 6 grilled shrimp - steamed veggies and plain rice which I mixed with some salsa to give me a little south of the border feel. I keep thinking these friends will say something about my weight loss but it hasn't happened - we see them every 3 weeks for dinner. One of them will notice one of these days - of course they are about the most unconditional friends a person could ask for so they love us however. It's an interesting group - the guys have all been friends since high school - they range from a psychologist and aerospace engineer to an out of work handyman. The bond is amazing - if I ever needed help in the middle of the night and my family wasn't around I would not hesitate to call on any of them.

I didn't make it to work out this morning - last night when I was putting on the blasted/blessed jeans I must have turned wrong and pulled something in my back. I can hardly move. I can feel the knot where the muscle is spasming and just need to do what I can today. When I told DH I didn't think I could go he said he knew how bad it must hurt cuz he knows how much I especially love my Sunday routine. We had a big talk yesterday about the plateau - he feels like he doesn't know how to support me when I told him I was getting close to my first goal he asked what it was - I told him 34 pounds. He asked the significance - told him just a number. I'm asking him to support me but I am not able at this point to share my weight with him. When the day comes that I weight less than his 185 lbs I'm not sure I will be able to tell him even then.

The Sunday challenge is here - at least I'm not feeling so mobile I can jump up and run to the kitchen. Everyone have a great day.

Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs to all,
Carol

The 7 Habits of Successful Maintainers Catherine talked about is here:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...&postcount=103

You can find it and a few other inspiring posts at our "inspiring posts" thread stickied at the top of the page!

Afternoon Ladies....

Just a quickie here...my weedends was good. My nephew did not come his dad broke his ankle and he didnt want to come...but I had a blast with my niece. ALL I can say is "how in the heck did I manage 2 kids before"!! LOL she was alot of fun and alot of work..guess I am just use to teenagers lol

I'm somehow at 326 now!
I feel like I'm more hungry if I'm sick and it doesn't affect my tummy. I'm barely getting enough water in and I'm not exercising so I don't know how I'm doing it.

Heatherdw - with illness often comes dehydration. You may see an upward swing once you're back to normal (ie. don't freak out). Take care of yourself, try to take plenty of fluids, vitamin C, etc.

DMPLS, That sounds delish but ooooooooo so bad for us!!!

heather dw, hope you're feeling better!

Catherine, did you dodge the Archbishop?

Angie, hope the tooth isn't giving you too much trouble. Enjoy the show with Brian!

rainbowsmiles, things are going pretty good here. Just enjoying the rain but still am rarin' to go outside and get my hands back into the dirt!!

Donna, it really sounds like you have your hands full with all your kids. Nothing better than kids to keep you on your toes!!
My son and his wife have started writing emails to me. But they put the total blame on Jim and I and don't want to take responsibility for their actions. It's going to take alot for it all to come together, if ever. We'll see what happens.

Carol, OUCH!!! Take care, my friend. It's too bad your hubby doesn't know how to handle your journey. I think most men don't see the signifiance (sp?) of our weight loss. Men being overweight is more acceptable than women being overweight. They are cuddly, teddy bears, we are fat cows who don't care about ourselves according to skinny people. You just come on here and we will celebrate with you big time!!!

This spring, I've decided I'm going to grow some veggies. I want some fresh ones for salads and grilling and so forth. Plus it will keep me outside and active instead of in front of the tube all day. I want to get my seeds in about a month, and start growing them in the house. I had started growing flowers a couple of years ago in the house so I have all the stuff. Just need the soil pods and the seeds. My flowers are still growing strong outside, even through all the snow and ice. It's fun and I love seeing things come to life, besides the veggies will be sooooooooo yummy right out of the garden.

Hope all are having a great Sunday!!
Debbie

Carol-I have told my husband pretty much everything about me except my weight. A girl has to have at least one secret.

Heather-I didn’t know we had an inspiring posts sticky. I guess I just bumble along through life sometimes.

Debbie-Yes I dodged him by avoiding the food afterwards. Priests and free food are like magnets. I hopped the bus as soon as the ceremony was over. I’m not sure he could put name to face, but I wasn’t going to take any chances.

I’m supposed to be working on tax receipts right now. I’ve already got my US taxes done, so now I’m working on the Canadian one. It doesn’t seem fair to pay taxes on the same money in two different countries, but I guess no one said falling in love with a Canadian was going to be easy.

I'm back from my trip to my mother's to help her get her house ready for sale. Let me say that the entire trip was one big NSV. It started with fitting in the plane seats, and went on with my ability to keep moving and to bend and lift and move furniture.

I never would have been able to withstand a trip like this before. I worked all day every day, physical work and lots of things to do. My physical fitness and work ethic seemed to alarm my mother, and at one point she accused me of being "on something," as she could apparently find no other explanation for my stamina.

All that, and I was OP 7 out of 9 days, and I lost no weight. I' m still firmly stuck in my plateau.

A little background: My mother/siblings live on the opposite coast. My mother needs to sell her house. There are money problems, and she is 80. A few months ago, I considered moving back to help. I realized that moving for that reason was a very bad idea. During the time I considered moving back for my family, I sent out a few resumes, and promptly forgot about them when I decided not to move back for them. However, I have been thinking of moving somewhere else, and my city of birth made the list, for other reasons. I was never committed to leaving my current city, because I love many aspects of living here.
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Don't you know, one of the potential employers did not know I was only toying with the idea of moving, and contacted me for an interview. My attitude was ok, I'll talk to them just to hear what they say, but I dunno about this. So, I had a phone interview with the person who would be my boss, and it went great. We set an appointment to meet in person while I was visiting.

The in-person interview went very well. I really, really like the person I'd be reporting to. I kept looking for reasons to not like him, and to be concerned, but the more I looked the more I liked. I met the team I'd be working with and loved them.

Because I didn't care, I was totally myself, without a thought to putting my best foot forward. I said exactly what I thought. They all ate it up, and loved what they saw.

Now they want to fly me to another location to meet the CEO.

This position would be in my previous industry, not the one I'm currently working in. The salary I'm asking for, and they are considering even though it's a lot more than they intended to pay, while not setting the world on fire, would be good, and would afford me a better lifestyle than I could have here at the same salary.

Holy smokes, this is all moving so fast and I don't know what to do. In the past, it has always taken me a long time to find a job. This is definitely a different experience for me. I just don't know what to do, whether I should pack up and leave or stay here if they offer me the job. They've already said I am the top pick.

Can I join in? When I am craving chocolate I eat just one square of a hersey bar. It has 20 calories and if i let it melt in my mouth it usually curbs the craving.
Today was my weigh in day. I lost 4lbs last week. I am happy but I know it wont continue at this pace.
I agree that the senior year of high school is God way of preparing us for empty nest. My last one is about to fly the coop. I'm not ready but it is time.
sorry to hear about the missing crown. Hope it isnt to bad!!
Hope everyone has a good week.
TIme to go exercise..

BattleAx -- Sometimes being yourself makes all the difference. And don't worry about the scale. Your muscles may be maintaining water from all that movement!

Debimitch -- Welcome!

Catherine -- We have a number of other stickies... including one I would LOVE people to PM me about -- I want to highlight our "Big Losers" -- people who've lost at least 100 pounds.

Everyone who's eligible and interested -- check out the sticky thread and pm me if you want to be noted as one of our "Biggest Losers!"