Alisha...how in the world are you losing your weight???? I am so screwed up with mine and I'm just like a little kid...doing the opposite of what's good for me. It's like I can't help myself.

Thanks for you input on my daughter. I am so sick of the situations and problems with her dad and his wife. I just flat out told Tiana today...you're not going to have the kind of dad you want until he gets is poop in a group. He's got so many problems to work out that he can't be the dad she needs right now. He just doesn't know how to run his own life. Sad...but true.

Okay...gonna find a movie on the ppv channels..
chris

Good afternoon ladies! I forgot to weigh yesterday but I did this morning and I'm up a few pounds from the last time, but I look forward to being down again real soon as I kick back into high gear.

Chris: Sorry to hear about the problems with your ex. That's no fun I'm sure, especially when there's a child involved. I wish I could give you some advice but I've never been there. Just stand your ground and do whatever is best for your daughter.

Alisha: Hello! Thanks for the "welcome back". What is the grapefruit diet? I agree, we should do challenges again! I'm trying to drink more water myself lately, but I'm not doing so well. I did better when I kept track of it in my signature.

It seems so long ago when I was on track and exercising daily and losing weight and checking in with my Sahmmies several times a day. I just don't know where that motivation has gone to, but I am determined to exercise every day this week and see if it comes back. Next weekend we'll be out of town at a wedding, so I won't be able to weigh until we get back.

Cara, you still with us? How was your weigh-in?

Well, ladies, time to chase after the little rugrat. Talk to you soon!

Cindy B.

I never bash her dad in front of her. He actually gets more brutally honest about stuff than me. Naw, I just told her that he can't be a good dad until he gets himself straightened out. He swears he's not drinking but Tiana was up at the hospital when they brought in his blood test results. She knows...
She's pretty quick to catch on to stuff. She's seen more than most kids. She's been to the county jail, the prison, the women's prison, the half-way house...all to visit her dad and her stepmom (neither of which seem to be the least concerned with changing). Sad...

Sorry I haven't been around. Kelly says I spend more time on the computer than I do anything else...so I'm taking a mini grounding from it. Hey, the house is clean today. All I have to do is work on the laundry and possibly get the curtains sewn up for the camper. We're gonna try to go camping this summer. I haven't been out for years.

It really has been a rough weekend around here. The kids are only just starting their summer vacation, and already bored and fighting. MY brothers best friend, who is only 36 is in ICU with congestive heart failure. They don't know if he's going to make it, and my brother is very upset. I kind of thought he'd bring his kids over today so he could go to the hospital but haven't heard from him.

Okay..before I start a book on my sad sad life..i"m gonna go. I'm trying to compile some menu ideas and put them on index cards so I can mix and match to keep my calories in check and still fill full. I'm going to quit going to my dietician. They haven't helped me much. I thought and thought and I know all the same stuff they know. I just need to put it in to practice and quit poopin off. Okay back to the menus...

chris

Good morning ladies! Sorry I haven't checked in the last couple days. I took an unexpected trip to Memphis. Hubby was going to fly here yesterday for business but something happened with the airline tickets at the last minute so he had to drive instead and asked if I wanted to come along with the Sir. So here I am! (Cara, I wish I had known earlier I was going to be in Memphis, we could have planned lunch!).

So no great exercise this week after all, but I'm getting more and more angry at myself for being fat, and that's what it takes I think. That's what it took last year.

Alisha: The grapefruit diet sounds good, but I don't think I could do it. You said to eat all the meat you wanted, but I'm not a huge meat-eater so that wouldn't really help me. And I could never stop at 1/2 a grapefruit! But good for you for sticking with it, just make sure you stay balanced.

Question of the week: Does anyone else here meditate? I recently took a 4-week meditation class and I loved it. I really think it's going to help me lose weight and become centered in my life instead of flying by the seat of my pants like I usually do. Actually, prayer is a form of meditation so if you pray regularly you're probably meditating and don't even know it. Just curious if any of you have tried it.

Okay, the Sir is trying hard to take a nap here in the hotel room while I'm typing away, waiting for hubby to come back. Talk to you soon!

Cindy B.

I am here!

Cindy, aww, that would've been so nice to have lunch! I am so ANGRY, too!!! I was going to eat, again, tonight right before bed, but I said NO!!!! I can't keep this up. I want to LOSE weight!!!!!!! I love the meditation idea. I only deeply meditate when my anxiety starts to get out of control, it does work.

Alisha & Chris - Hi. Good job sticking with it Alisha! I am excited for you.

Yesterday, I drove my daughter to Nashville to meet my MIL. My MIL is taking her to Asheville, NC for 4-5 days. This is the first time my little girl has been away so far. I thought I'd be relieved to have just one kiddo to deal with... but I miss her so bad. Our home isn't right without her. I am really learning to appreciate her more & that she won't be home forever. I can't wait to hug her and read to her...

I am exercising tomorrow at curves. have a great evening..

carafre

Good evening ladies! Just a quick check-in before I go to bed. I just got home late last night from my "unplanned" trip and so I'm still trying to get settled. I like travelling, but I hate trying to get back into the "routine" when I get home!

I didn't weigh yesterday and forgot this morning! So I'll weigh tomorrow morning and report in. How did everyone else do?

Cara, Alisha, Chris, and everyone else, hope you're all doing well! I'll talk to you again soon.

Cindy B.

Alisha - AWWW!!! I am such a goober!!! We could've had lunch!!!!! I will be headed back that way again in the near future so how about a raincheck until then?

Cindy - hi, hope you are well!!!

Chris - how are things?

My little girl is back and I am so HAPPY!!!!!! she had fun. but did miss us!

I firgot to weigh so I'm gonna have to do it tomorrow am!!!

carafre

Things??? Not too good. I am in a major depression/anxiety thing right now. Just wanna sit and cry and not do a damn other thing. I panic when I'm away from home and panic when I"m here alone. This happens periodically and I just wish it would go away. I don't feel like eating, reading, playing on the computer..nothing. I got put on a new anti-depressant and this is only week 2 so I hope things normalize. I feel like the most unstable person in the world.

Chris

Chris - I am so sorry to hear that. I hope that the anit-depressants help soon. I know the anxiety feeling. I am going to go back on my meds for that soon. Hang in there.

Cara..I"m hanging and feeling a little better. I still have the anxiety attacks but not as many and they aren't lasting too long. Just getting an uneasy feeling here and there. Now I just need to get this weight off of me and start making the outside look better. I'm thinking of going back on WW. That is the one plan that I actually consistently lost weight on.

Gonna go and work on the ol laundry. A never ending story.

Chris

Chris - I am glad you are going better. Hang in there...

Where are you Sahmmies???? I think we need a new thread!!! I challenge everyone to check in tomorrow!!!!! I am gonna weight tomorrow and start again fresh, here. anyone, anyone?/?

carafre

YUCK -- up to 206!!!!

I am going walking - see ya later!!