[summer8386]

Morning Ladies!!!

Wow, it sounds like alot of us are being challanged with our weight loss journey. I have no wise words of wisdom right now, other than NEVER GIVE UP, because I am having a hard time also. Don't know what, but something has me very compulsive right now with food. I totally need to refocus and am going to start a thread for 'one weekly goal that I will do'. It has been a long time since there has been one and this seemed to keep me on track and just focus on one main thing without stressing about a lot. One little step at a time gets us to the end of our journey.......

Sherri, you have tried so hard and I am sorry to hear of your gain. Possibly muscle weight?????? I think you are smart to get back to your 123 plan. Sounds like you have been grasping for different things and I think this may have thrown you way off. I know what you mean about not telling people that you like that you want to quit cleaning for them. Doesn't sound like it's too frequent of a job so it still might work out OK.

Eleni, I know where you are coming from right now and I feel so confused and frustrated with myself and that just makes me want to eat more. What a horrible cycle we are on. Let's take each others hand and guide each other in the right direction. That goes for all of us struggling.

Christie, yes, maintaining KOPS is very difficult but we need to take some nice deep breaths ........ and remember that we did do this and we are capable of of keeping it.

Cbabe, I haven't formally greeted you so...WELCOME TO OUR GREAT GROUP!!!!!!!! These ladies are some of the nicest in the world. Very caring souls and that IS what TOPS is all about. Keep up the good work you have done so far.

Penny, good luck on the house and glad that your scale is being kind to you. Take care of you........

Stepanie, every time I see our pregnant member, I think of you since you both are due at the same time. Keep eating well for you and your babe!

Oh boy, I know I'm forgetting others. I am going to have to start making 'cheat sheets' from the other threads so I can remember names and facts mentioned.

Finally got the stat sheet from our SRD in Colorado. Our queen lost 82# and king 25.50#'s. There were only 6 graduates but they lost a total of 191.25#'s!! We have 2104 members in our state and for 2000, we lost 9,817.75#'s. One of our division winners lost 145#'s last year alone!!!! That is alot of weight and I hope she will be able to maintain it.

Just thought you all would like to know that we too can add to all of our states losses. Have a wonderful start to your weekend and again, NEVER Give up and on that note, I give you all....

....TOPS Hugs,
Summer

[Eleni]

Good morning.I had a 4# gain last night and I was just surprised that it wasn't more.And the really embarrassing thing was I was given the prize for winning the last contest.I felt like such a hypocrite.I won it fairly but with 1/4 # losses and I have gained it all back since contest ended.
But like I have always told my children.Talk is cheap--Action speaks louder than words.
So I am trying again.

[lady06498]

Hey Summer,

It is nice to hear from you again. Sorry you are struggling right now with your plan. I am with you on the goal thread. I will post my goal to stick with my points all week. I was doing well also when I was sticking to my goal all week. I think we need to get back to the simple things in life. So many of us and myself included have been searching for answers as to how to lose this weight. Eleni said it doesn't have to be so hard. I agree with her. It wasn't hard for me at all at first. I was doing the ww plan and not thinking about anything else. I was happy with me and the weight was coming off. So that is what I am doing again starting today.
I know you can do this. You have to figure out what is bothering you and deal with it. You made KOPS because you did not give up. You made KOPS because you worked so hard at it. You made KOPS because you are a winner. You are still a winner. Just in a rough time of your life right now. Things will settle down and you will get refocused again. It is hard to get back on track after being off for awhile. So I think you are smart to take it one step at a time. Little steps get you a lot farther then just sitting down and watching the world pass you by. I have faith in you and know you can turn this around. This is when you need your angel the most. She is offering you a fresh new start today. Take it and do you best. All any of us can do is try. If there is anything I can do to help you out this week to get back on track please let me know. I am here for you.

Eleni,

I am so sorry to hear that you had a 4 lb gain last night. I did to. It is really the pitts. But it really got my attention. Even though I lost the inches it still hit me hard. But I am going to do what you told me to do months ago. And that is to simplifiy things. You have a lot going on right now in your life and there is stress there as well. You are looking for a job and you have not found one yet. That is frustrating and I know how you feel.
I don't know if this will help. But Dr. Phil said on one of those shows that when we gain weight we are not in control of our lives that our lives are out of control. I can tell in me anyway that that is true and also for christie. We have been trying a lot of different things everyweek and driving ourselves crazy. She finally settled things down in her life and this past week she felt much better over all and more relaxed and in control again. Guess what she lost 1 lb last night. I was so happy for her. She deserved it.
So lets all grab control of our busy confusing lives right now and real ourselves in and get that control that we so badly need right now. Then maybe our lives will be less confusing and then we can focus on what we have to do.

I am starting fresh today and you all can do the same thing. Even if you had a loss this week. Today is a new day and it is up to us what we do with it. I am going to make the most of it and stick with my simple plan.

I hope you all have a great day.

Sherri

[Christian at home]

Well thanks to all the support I get here, I am proud to say I AM BACK IN MY LEE-WAY!!!!
I dont know what I would do without all the tips and love I get from you all..... I am about to have to head out the door in a few to go to work, BUT know I am thinking of you alll, And to all who are in a slump...... You are gonna do better this week, I know you are Will post individually after work.....
BIG Tops HUGS!!!!

[StarvingPoet]

Just thought I'd check in with everyone before I leave work for the day. I have a Doctor's appt. at 1:20 so I'll be leaving here at noon to go. I'm excited! I'm hoping she'll examine me today and let me know if I'm making any progress because it sure does feel like he could fall out any minute. It's getting harder and harder to get around alot without hurting.

Christie~~Woo Hoo!! Congrats on being back in leeway!!! I'm SO proud of you!!! Keep up the good work!!

Sherri~~ I love your attitude!! You sound like you know exactly what you want and how to get it. Go for it!

Summer~~ I'm sorry you're having a hard time of it lately. Like Sherri said, just try and focus on what's been bothering you and then make the necessary changes. I know losing weight seems overwhelming at times but YOU CAN DO IT!!

Eleni~~ I'm sorry you had a gain but you're doing the right thing by "starting over". I know you can beat this!!

I know this may sound hard to believe but I am SO ANXIOUS to get back to TOPS and I envy all of you who are going right now. I was very overweight before I got pregnant so with the baby's added weight I have had a huge reality check and I don't like the way I look or feel. I am at the highest weight I have ever been in my life and I am so ashamed. I know I have the power to feel better about myself and to look better and I'm ready to get started. My husband and I have decided that this will be our last child so when Jacob gets here I'm going to start working on ME. My son Matthew will be going to school next year and I don't want his Mommy to be an embarrassment to him and I don't want to be chasing after him huffing and puffing either. I want to get this weight off so I can enjoy my kids and "enjoy" my husband again, if you get my drift. I'm fixing to be 31 years old and I want my 30's to be the start of a brand new me.

Okay, I've written a novel now so I better go. Have a great day and I'll check in when I get back from the Doctor.

[Lara H]

Hi Everyone,

Well, I introduced myself on the bio thread and now here I am... actually posting... will wonders never cease???

I just wanted to say that it's nice to see KOPS posting, even if you are having troubles (maybe especially if you are). My chapter has no KOPS in it and it is nice to know that there are people out there who have reached and staye at their goal. It is also important for those of us on the journey to goal to know that it won't all be smooth sailing once we reach goal and that sometimes are harder than others just to stay there.

So thank you all for posting, it encourages me to know that there will always be a place for me to come for support even after I reach goal.

On another topic, I made up a menu for the week yesterday and so far have stuck to it completely... I'm hoping that this will get me back on track and keep me from falling off again. I refuse to fail at this!

Lara

PS... if you want to check out my menu it's on my website which I just updated a bit... Lara's Place

[StarvingPoet]

Hello again! Hope everyone has had a good OP day today! My Doctor's appt. didn't go as well as I expected. She put me back to working three days instead of four and on my days off I have to take it easy. (Like that's possible with a husband and four year old little boy.) She was concerned about my swelling and the pain I've been experiencing since Jacob has "dropped". She also said she doesn't believe I'll make it to August 5th because when she measured me she said he was "running out of room". But my blood pressure was good and I hadn't gained any weight so that was good. I'll start going back every week now. It's getting close!!

Lara~~ Nice to meet you! Hope to see you posting often!

Better go and get ready for bed. Talk to you ladies tomorrow! Sleep tight!!