It's easy if you have your own website or you know of some site where you can post things. You have to be able to upload the pictures elsewhere and then link to them here. Most forum websites like this don't allow you to actually upload the pictures to their site cuz it eats up too much storage space. Waiiiiit a minute, here. I just noticed a button in the little row of menu icons above my post that's called "image." That would lead me to believe that I might be able to upload a picture right to this post. Lemme try it right now! Nope...doesn't seem to allow me to upload a pic. In fact, I'm not even sure what its purpose is! Hmm.

I started out really liking Matt because he seemed to be "getting it" on such a deep level but after last night, I'm kinda disgusted with him. I think he is TOO intensely competitive...like kinda insane about it. I am competitive...I think most people WANT to win, but it's all about how crazy you are willing to get or make yourself over winning and I think Matt is over the edge!

Not sure they made the right choice on voting out Jen...we'll see.


P.S. Where the heck IS everyone these days??????

Hello Singles,

I, sadly, have been working most days this week instead of just surfing, while trying to look busy. This afternoon almost nobody is in - they are all at meetings! It has been a good week work wise - I've been given a raise (but I do have to do the secretary's work from next month until we close in Dec!) Weight wise - mine is just going nowhere!! I've got TOM so that may also be a factor, but I never notice undue water weight or anything like that. I have been craving sweets and am busy working my way through some skittles now! I did have a very good session on the bike last night and cycled nearly 20km! Tonight is a slightly shorter session, but I plan to push it as well, as I might just not be doing it hard enough!

Otherwise, the sun is shining brightly here after a spectacular storm last night.

Meg

hi singles! another week almost over. i am signed up for the weekend OT again. my paycheck was nice today, i could get used to that too easily and burn myself out.

question.... most people say when you get into an exercise routine, they seem to have more energy??? i am not feeling that yet. i am sooo pooped when i'm done. i have been trying for every other day because my knee kills me the day after exercise. i am doing special excercises to build up the muscle, but until then i have to be careful. any insights.....

sheri - there is a thread on the main page for "the biggest loser". it is interesting reading everyone's opinions. also the trainer Jillian is posting over there under her book thread. i thought that was nice of her. from what i've been reading her book sounds good. (i am a sucker for buying these books.) i think matt is so competitive because he used to be an athlete. i think suzy should of went. she whines too much. i do hope they all do well, though. that is what they are there for.

well, late dinner tonite, some tv and then off to dreamland. have a great friday!
kathy

I can definitely see a difference in my energy level since I started working out regularly, especially when I started working out in the morning before work. My boss even noticed when I started working out in the morning--one day, I walked past his office on my way in and he said "What are you doing differently?" and I didn't know what he meant, and then I said "Well, I started exercising in the morning." He said "I KNEW something was different...I can see the bounce in your step as you go past my office now."

If you're expecting to have more energy right AFTER the workout, for me that depends on what kind of workout you're doing. I tend to feel energized after non-cardio exercise (yoga, pilates, balance ball, weight lifting) but more often "pooped" after heavy cardio exercise (powerwalking, jogging, elliptical, aerobics class, etc.).

Getting proper nutrition, and especially proper hydration and protein, is really important to your workouts. If you're pooped after exercise and you're also not seeing general energy gains in the rest of your day/week, you might want to look more closely at the nutrition/hydration angle.

Oh that's interesting, I'll have to check it out. I never look at the main page, I just use my subscriptions to come straight to this thread.

hi singles! i worked all weekend and accomplished absolutely nothing at home this weekend. i went shopping after work today for a couple of hours and when i got home i sat on the couch and next thing i knew it was 2 hours later. think i might have been tired....lol!!!

sheri - if anything i am over hydrated. i drink so much water i could float away. i always have been a big water drinker. i usually have energy for an hour or 2 after my workout. i've been working really hard on the sugar/carb thing this past week and i did well. this week will be harder due to TOM. i crave chocolate something terrible during that week. i am already ahead of the game. i made up some sugar free/fat free pudding to help that. i guess i just wish i could have more immediate results. i will keep plugging away. thanks for the advice!

welll, off to watch desperate housewives! have a good week!
kathy

hey singles! it's getting quiet here again. hellloooooo....is anyone out there?? just thought i'd check in and bring us back up to the top. not much going on really.

sheri - did you watch TBL last nite??? isn't amazing how good pete looks now...what an inspiration. i order jillian's book from amazon. (you already know what a sap i am for buying that stuff) i hope to have it by the weekend. i guess curiosity got me after reading all the good reviews.

have a great thursday!
kathy

Hello Ladies,

Everyone seems well. I'm having a very good week diet-wise, and have stuck to it so far! Have exercised as well, so lets hope that the scale shows something on Sunday! Our church is having a fete on Sat, so we'll be going to that (mainly to check out the book stall!). It has turned cold here again all of a sudden and is also overcast. Hope we get some rain!

I start my extra work next week and am almost looking forward to it! Can't wait til tomorrow to see how much extra money I'll be getting! Flat hunting starts in earnest now as the sale of the house is going through, eventually!

Not much else happening on this side of the world this week!

Meg

Yea, I did...and I was so bummed that Pete got voted out. I would be curious to know the thought process the other people went through to make that decision. Was it because Pete usually has bigger losses than the Doctor so they saw him as a bigger threat? I dunno.

But yes, it is certainly amazing how good Pete looks now. I got choked up seeing him play basketball and coming into his house in his "goal suit" to surprise his wife. His goal suit was hanging off of him, which was so cool! I was just thrilled for him...what an inspiration, as you said.

I really go back and forth on Matt...some weeks I love him and some weeks I want to smack him silly. Dr. Jeff is a nice guy but doesn't really stand out to me. Mark I find annoying (esp. his nasty behavior toward the girls this week). Of the girls, I am sort of middle of the road about Andrea, sometimes I like Shannon and sometimes not and, while Suzy can be whiny and annoying sometimes, there's just something I really like about her.

Who is your fave?

hi singles! been busy but here i am...not much going on really. i've been really tired. all this OT is getting to me. i get this coming weekend to rest up. we can only work 3 weekends in a row, so that makes 26 days without a break..i guess i would be a little tired looking at it that way. i really need the cash so i am not complaining...just whining a little.

i just got off the treadmill. i didn't do so good last week. TOM got me. i have to do good this week or my concious will nag me terribly.

sheri - i was a dissapointed about pete too. suzy does have a determination about her. i'm not sure about a favorite. i have to say mark is my least favorite. i don't like his derogatory remarks either. did you ever check out that thread on the main page.... i got jillian's book, but i have been to pooped to read more than a few pages.

meg - good luck with flat hunting! when you start your extra work, make sure to take care of yourself still. as i said above, it can burn you out if you're not carefull.

well, i'm off to watch TBL. have a good wednesday!
kathy

Hello Ladies,

I'm nearly finished day 3 with the extra work and really glad. My eating is totally out of whack and all to do with the extra responsibilities, I think. I've decided to just relax and start again next week. I'll have settled down by then and be used to all the new things that need to be done. Needless to say, I spent most of yesterday looking for things that our ex-sec never told be about!! Today has been much calmer, but I have to keep cleaning up the desk as I don't have as much space here. It's also the reception area so I'm trying to keep it clean! Our driver keeps saying that it's a shock to see someone at the desk all the time!

All my work is now done and I'll now try and get hold of a flat. My mom is driving me nuts about it! She is a world class worrier, and as the house sale has gone through, she needs something else to fill in the vacuum and that is now getting a flat asap! I keep telling her that they come up later in the month as well, but she is quite comfortable in her hysteria and nothing will put her off! (I'm not really that nasty, just very sarcastic!) She is luckily used to my brother and I ripping her off about her worrying!

Hope you guys are enjoying your autumn out there. Summer is here in a big way with temps of over 32deg today, but very dry as the rains are really late.

Meg

hi singles! thank god tomorrow is friday! yahoooo!!! i ended up calling off yesterday because i was exhausted and my joints were stiff. no more working 3 weekends in a row for me. the $ is good but not worth my health. i am going to take at least every other sunday off.

meg - don't exhaust yourself like i did! i hope you find a flat soon. all moms are made to worry. it's their jobs no matter what your age is.

well, i'm off to get some sleep to get thru tomorrow. have a great friday!
kathy

Heh there. I used to post on here and was thinking of coming back. Not too much action though, recently, eh? I could use a singles place. Get kind of tired of the hubby, kiddie chat that fills the pages of other thread (not that there's anything wrong with that, just I can't identify with it and find it hard to respond to it.)

I see some of the old names here. You stuck with it all along, eh?
Well, just wondering if things do pick up here at times or if it's very quiet. No time to go back and find old threads....

Well, hope to hear from you.

Hi redballoon, good to see you again. Yes, it has been VERY quiet here recently. I have not been posting as much the past few months as I am so much busier at work, though I do check the board several times a week and try to post if I see someone else has posted.

I noticed this week that, after a year or more of being logged in here automatically when I come to this page from my favorites, I was asked to log in this week both from work and from home. This kept me from logging on all week at work because I didn't have my password written down there. I did have it at home, which is where I'm posting from today. That requirement to log in could be causing more people not to post if they are in the position I am of not knowing their password by heart.

I hope you'll stick around. I don't think there has to be a crowd for there to be support and sharing. After all, Kathy and I kept the place going on our own for several months early this year when everyone dropped out around the holidays and never came back (or didn't come back for months).

What I have learned from this site is that people tend to drop out when they're not doing well. They don't want to be accountable. So when people are doing well, we have posts and when people are straying from their exercise and healthy eating plans, we don't have posts. I wish that wasn't the case, but that seems to be the reality of every board I've been on here at 3FC.

Hi Sheria, thanks for posting! Ok, I'll try to stick around. I started back on another old thread, so now I'll be doing three! and one of them I started so I feel obligated to keep it going. Still, I think it's nice to have a singles thread and would like this to pick up if possible.

Well, it's late for me here now, so I want to get to bed. I'll write tomorrow and try to fill you in a bit on what I'm doing and what I'd like to do as far as weight loss and exercise goals go. Okay, talk to you later! Hope some others come in and chat! Later!

I realized our #5 thread was getting a little long in the tooth, so I figured it was past time to start up a #6. I notice that we tend to pick up a new person or two when we start up a new thread, so we'll see!

You can get directly to #6 from here:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...86#post1007786