Morning Ladies.. Extreme self realization coming...

ok last night was my brother 33rd birthday party. He decided to have it at an indoor skate place since there is alot of kids and he loves skating. Now I have not had on a pair of skates since I was 15..I am now 35. So we get there everyone is skating..and I think what the heck, I could atleast try. Well I laced them up...went a little ways on the carpet..was a little wobbly not bad..had to go down ONE step..one leg slipped forward..got a friggin LEG CRAMP...sat down took of the skates and said THANK YOU very much that is it!

LOL!!! So I sat at the table as I always do..and watched everyone have fun! This seems to be the story of my life!! Watching evreyone else have fun..watching life is not so fun anymore!

So today is it! No more playing around. I am going to the library to get some good cookbooks..and a nutrition book. I am buying a water cooler so I will leave Mr Dr Pepper alone. This is it..has to be. I hate being the one taking pics cause I am to obese to do anything.

The icing on the cake ..sorry food refference there lol...I get home..and the kids are tired hubby is tired..and I get out of my car...slip on the rocks..and BAM...hit the gound on my knees and palms of my hands...UGH!!! Now seriously all I trip all the time always have..but at 350 lbs it hurts. So I sat in the rocks and cried! How can expect to skate it I can't even walk.!!!

So that is it I am getting serious about this weight!!!

Thanks for listening to me rant...

Cyn -- A fall on the stairs and some significant pain in the butt (coccyx) was one of the big factors that got me going on this weight loss journey. I was in a lot of pain and couldn't really move. I could see myself in the future just lying around as I got fatter and less mobile and really didn't like that idea...

I hope you didn't really hurt anything with the falls!

Catherine, let me get this straight. Are you ordering a live alligator to keep in the bathtub until mealtime? If so, how will you kill it (OMG I can't believe I'm asking this question, because i'm not at all sure I want to know the answer). How are you serving it? Do you do alligator on a spit?

OMG.

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Last night was just as I suspected it would be. My Swiss friend had a group of us over for fondue. THere really is no controlling myself, no matter what I do to prepare. I only eat it once or twice a year, so I"m not too worried. I'm back on plan today before my body decides it needs a daily fix of massive amounts of cheese and bread (and kirsch). Or some variation thereof, such as pasta and cheese. BTDT.

I just came back from a really good walk with some nice big hills. I'm feeling good. It's been raining and I've been doing WATP, which is simply not as good or satisfying as walks and hikes out in the fresh air.


Cyn: aww, I've had a few falls like that, too, and they knocked me for a loop. I hope you're not too sore today. Good luck with the changes you're making.

Xena: Hi girl.

Debbie: I hope your cold is feeling better. I was looking at your tracker today and you are so close to getting under the 300's forever also. I weighed this morning and I am at 301.5. I didn't change my tracker though cause I don't do that until Thursdays. Go us!

Angie: I hope today was a better day.

Catherine: Oh my goodness. I am very curious about butchering the alligator too. You are really something.

Carol: I love your avatar. You are so pretty!

Cyn: I hope you are able to take all the negatives that happend to you yesterday and turn them into positives. Hugs.

Battle: hi

Kayley: Hi to you too

Sharon: How are you? How is your finger?

Well, I am off to check the baking chicken I have going for dinner. I need to eat something for lunch now too. Hope you are all doing well and having a great day.

Blessings,
Annie

Carol - I love your new avatar! It is so great to see what you look like.

Colneen - Great new pic of you too!

I don't have much to say since the past day and a half has been spent in a Nyquil induced stupor. I am at least feeling ok enough today to get my laundry done and clean up a bit around the house. I have to say that it really sucks more being sick when you are single. When you have someone to take care of you and run to the drugstore, etc. it makes the process so much easier.

I am hoping to feel enough better tomorrow to get back to working out, but I am not sure I will. I was so disappointed to miss my class on Saturday. I hope everyone is having a better weekend than I am!

Good Grief y'all, I know I can lay some blarney, but do you really think that the border folks would let me import a live alligator. It comes nicely picked, plucked and vacuum sealed. Most of the folks up here basically think I'm a hill billy who eats squirrel on a regular basis, so they all believe I'm going to have a gator in the tub. In Florida we had one in the pool once, and one lived in the pond at our little league, but I've never had one in my bath. It would make it pretty slippery.

They had a Knights of Columbus pancake breakfast this morning after church, and I had a quick meeting, so I had to sit down there watching, and more importantly, smelling those eggs and stuff. I was trying so hard to keep from throwing up in front of everyone, because we aren't telling people yet, and if I start throwing up, everyone will figure it out.

The weekend sure went fast for me, but I'm okay with it. Work is getting better for me. I don't struggle like I had before last November. I work 10 hour days, and I remember I had all I could do to make it to the time clock. And when I got home getting out of the car was the worst, I was so lame. I have noticed that getting through the day is easier for me, not as painful.

I have been doing some ancestry work on line. I'm working on my family tree and I have learned a lot. I spent most of the day today uploading pictures of family to go with the tree. It's fun really.

Annie- I have jeans of all sizes waiting for me. That's one of the joys of weight loss is finnally getting into clothing that did'nt fit before...congrats!

Catherine- I've never had alligator but I heard it's pretty good. I heard the tail is the best.

Xena- I'm glad you like the professors that you have this semester better, I think that those sort of things have an affect on how well you do in a class. Good luck.

Debbie- I guess I can count myself lucky this year, I have'nt been sick once. Hope you shake that bug soon.

Nancy-Hope you feel better soon too.

Well I'm off to make some dinner....later. colleen

Catherine, Will you put ketchup on it too?

Sharon, They still havent released the scrip. Guess where I'm going to go on Monday and raise some **** and maybe report them to PETA?

Cyn, first off, , it seems that you need one right now. Secondly, isn't it strange, the things that make us finally say, this is it? I'm so glad you had your ephihany (?) to make you take charge of your life. Doesn't it feel great? You can do this. You always could. It just took this to make you realize it. Good for you!!!

Battle, you made a quick recovery and even did exercise, so you're back in control. YAY!!

Hi Annie, yes we are both, so close. I know we will break through this week. I weigh in on Tuesday. Let's keep our fingers crossed. The cold is sooooo much better, so is the back. Jim and I even DDR'ed last night and I did some stretches afterwards and don't have any pain at all. Feel pretty loose actually. Plan on getting in a little more DDR tonight too!
I hope work has calmed down for you and you have a better week.

Nancy, sorry to hear you missed your class. I hope to get to feelin' better soon.

Hi Colneen, Heather, Carol, Ammi, Xena, Kayley, Brenda, and to everybody else. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday.

It's been beautiful outside. The sun is finally out. We kept wondering what that bright spot in the sky was and then remembered it was the sun. It's suppose to be dry for this week so I hope to get out there in the mud and get some blackberry bushes trimmed back before they start to sprout again. They're all over the place and look so ugly. I also think I will walk our road and get my mom to join me. She sorta gets depressed with all this rain. Getting out in the sun and fresh air will do her wonders.
Staying OP for the most part and being a little more active since I've peaked in the cold process. I can breathe finally. I feel good. Rarin' to go! Determined to get to 2town this week!!

Have a great night!
Debbie

Hi all,
I just thought i would check in. I have been lurking not posting. I gained some but lost all the weight that i gained except one pound. I just posted 2 recipes that were really good.

Not much is going on around here except that we are officially on core. We kept some of the non-core dinners because we thought we could use them in case of emergency. I have to say they are tempting but i don't want to eat them. We started making lunches so that i don't eat a box of macaroni for lunch everyday. I love box macaroni but it is so bad for you.

For this week I am making spinach stuffed mushrooms and some soup for snacks. I am also making a veggie quiche that is crust free and the cheese is fat free and a smoothie. So i will see how that turns out.

School for me starts the 22nd. I am not so pleased that vacation went by so fast. But i am only going 2 days a week now. I am still taking a full load though so my tuesdays and thursdays will be hectic.

I read this intresting post on weightwatchers.

"Welcome to the Lose it 4 Life thread. We have been together since August 2002. Some have been here from the beginning and some are new today and some are in between, but all are welcome.

Our challenge focus is called "I DO" I was thinking that I and maybe you too, have been engaged to this program for too long now, it's time to make the commitment. It's time to take the plunge into marriage and marry the program.

There are always excuses as to why we "fall" off the wagon, but if we change our thinking we can see that there is NO wagon to fall off of. It's all about commitment and dedication. Think about a marriage... if you go on vacation do you just take off the wedding ring until it's over cause you might meet someone else? NO, of course not. Well if we are married to WW then we should find a way to stay committed no matter what. Hard times, Good times whatever. For better or worse, right?

Let's adapt the traditional wedding vows to our weight loss and healthy eating plan, let's take the step and commit to this way of life. Are you ready to say "I DO"?

"[Name], do you take WW to be your wedded way of life to live it like a marriage? Do you promise to love, comfort, honor and keep this healthy way of life for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health? And forsaking all other unhealthy food choices, be faithful to yourself and WW so long as you shall live?" say [I DO].

Great, now throw away that bouquet of bad snacks and put on your ring to remind you of this commitment. Use anything you have a ring or bracelet whatever, something you can see to remind you to stay true as we head towards our goals." by: GIMPYKATK

I don't know if you are allowed to post a qoute like this but i thought it was an intresting point of view.

I hear that alot of people are feeling under the weather. to you and I hope you all feel better.

to all those who lost some poundage and to you that have gained or stayed the same.

Well that's all from me now because this was a really long post. Bye Bye for now.
~Carrie~

Hi All - how's everyone?

It was a bright sunshine day - cold but the sunshine felt good. Amazing what it does for you. I had the usual Sunday afternoon boredom urges - not sure why because I have a million things going on. Today I handled it well - 100 cal bag of popcorn, bowl of soup, turkey and cheese (weighed of course). Now cod, salad and veggies for dinner. How's that - I'm pretty proud as Sunday is my biggest challenge.

I need to go buy a tape measure - while the scale always crawls for me my clothes do fit differently and I would like to add that to my charts. Yesterday's 90 minutes of yoga is being felt today - in a good way - I wasn't sure I would ever get through all the fat to feel something in my belly.

Have a great evening - hugs to you all

Carol

Debbie-everything has ketchup on it right now, including a low fat scone, except the chicken breast I had for dinner. Don't ask what went on that. My husband made me promise to never mention it in public. I put pickle juice on my microwave smart popcorn. He said I'm either pregnant or insane, and that's not a word he throws around lightly.