Well, Good Morning all you Beautiful Ladies!

I did it! I actually showed up at my kickboxing class and had a blast! Almost everyone there was in incredible shape and I had a hard time keeping up but I am a fighter so I kicked and punched my way thru the whole routine. It was a relief when we did floor work, all those home crunches paid off, I actually relaxed and enjoyed that bit! I am hooked. Right hooked! LOL. It was very motivating seeing all those tight bods, gotta get me one of them. I WILL be doing my treadmill today in the hopes that I can improve my cardio endurance.

Faith,
If you have a thyroid problem, weight and almost every other facet of your life will be affected. Also contrary to popular belief, a hyper thyroid can make you gain weight as well as a hypo thyroid. I have had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis for the last 18 years (a form of hypo thyroid) it is VERY easily controlled by meds and weight loss IS possible after treatment. Common symptoms of thyroid problems include inability to deal with cold weather, weight gain and depression. . Let us know how your test results go, and don’t worry, it is very easily controlled.

Donna,
I loved the “us” part of your post. We can do this! As to Ms Fry, she never really hit the national radar until the Prince George debacle but you combine that with the Thobani bit and man, she had to go.

Please post no matter how you are doing. I for one always wonder how everyone is really doing. Not diet wise but life wise. I am excited for Lara, worried about Nita, wondering how Faiths’s test results will be, love Eleni’s pics etc. There is so much more to life than weight but somehow we seem to let that one issue drive the bus. So post, post, post. (plus I love having another Canuck on board)

Sherri, what can I say? You ROCK! Keep up the good work!! WhooHoo!!!! To bad you can’t come Kick box with me! The new gym is opening Feb 16th. I can hardly wait, signed up for my free week trial already. Sure you can’t relocate to Moose Jaw? I need a work out bud.

Summer, I thought of you immediately when I read this:

We are born owning many qualities;
Some we may never know we possess.
It all depends on what kind of run God gives us.

Hope you had fun on your trip, women of extraordinary quality should have fun!

Eleni, Thank you.. We had a blast! Elvis was phenomenal. About continuous losses, they are really, really hard to do. The only reason I can do it is I have more time on my hands than is good for me. So I have to do something constructive and worthwhile or go insane. I am dreading the day I report in with a gain, but it will also be huge relief!

Lara, 9 weeks, it goes so fast, is this your first child? I love babies. A little early for me to have grandchildren but when the day comes they will be too spoiled.

Christie, still looking into the Sugar buster thing, 4 lbs! Wow! I think my days of 4 lb losses are long behind me!
How many more till you get your KOPS status back?

Well have a Thrilling Thursday everyone,

Hope I didn’t leave anyone out, best wishes and
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} to you all!

CC

Looks like today is weigh in day for alot of us and I have one thing to say to you all.....
LOSS OR GAIN WE HAVE BEEN DOING AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have been trying hard and taking better care of ourselves and even if it doesnt show real fast....

OUR HARD WORK WILL PAY OFF!!!!!!

CC- I have 5 pounds to goal...I will be so glad to get there too, Oh and Great job on the kickboxing!! Sounds like a blast to me

Welp I only have a few so I better run off for now...... I am thinking of you all...... Tops Hugs!!!

Good afternoon, everyone.....

I posted the other day, but I think that it got lost in the big black hole in cyber space.

Coco....congratulations on the 1/2 lb loss. And the cross stitching is a good idea. When your hands are busy doing something else you can't use them to eat. Keep posting, we all enjoy hearing from everyone else.

CC.....The pictures were great and congratulations on your recognition. I wish that I had half....just half your energy. If I did, I would try those scrunches. LOL. Kick Boxing is out, tho. The knees couldn't handle that.

Lara....9 weeks seems like forever when you're expecting, then after the baby is born, she, or he, is 9 weeks old before you know it. Glad your test were okay.

Christie.... 5 lbs. to goal!! Way to go, girl. You will be there before you know it.

Summer..... You can use our shoulder anytime you want to. We have the saying in TOPS, We're here for you. I loved the poem that CC came up with.

To the new girls....Welcome.

Dodielynn.....Hope you find a chapter near you. Tops is like a second family. You can make lifetime friends there. Plus it does help you learn to eat healthy.

Hope all of you that have weigh-in tonight have a loss.

As for me. My husband went back to the doctor today. The DR. wanted to take him off the Rituxim because of the bad reaction that he had the last time. But, Jim refused. He didn't want to miss any medication that might help him in the long run. So, they gave him another treatment of it. We were there from 9 AM until after 1 PM. I stayed with him, in case he had another reaction, but he didn't. Thank God. Now, he has to be at the heart doctor in about an hour, then tomorrow morning, he gets chemo therapy.

I really haven't got back to my dieting yet. I'm going to start keeping a food journal again. That always helped me before and I hope that it will get me back on track again.


A TOPS hug to all of you.

Nita

This is a TOPS hug......When I reduced it, the words became blurred. It says

Hugging feels good.....
overcomes fears.....
eases tension.......
provides exercise......
doesn't upset the environment........
is portable......
requires no special equipment..........
makes happy days happier......
makes impossible days possible

Nita,

I will be saying a prayer for your husband tonight. I hope everything goes okay tomorrow. That is great that you are going to be keeping a journal. It is a step in the right direction for sure. At least you are making steps that are healthy. You will get there.
Keep up the great work and you are doing a great job taking care of your husband. It is alway so stressful when a family member is sick.

Christie,

I hope marissa feels better tomorrow. You are doing great on plan. You will have a huge loss next week when you go back to weigh in. Keep up the great work and thanks for your help.

CC,

No I can't move to moose jaw.

That is great that you went to and finished your class. See you are making the right choices for you. You are doing great. I am glad you like it. I don't know if I would like it or not. I don't think I could keep up with it. Keep up the great exercise and your eating plan and you will have another great loss next week. Thanks for the encouragment.

Okay guys are you ready for this? I LOST 5 LBS THIS WEEK. I was so happy. I did cut back on my sugar and did some SB. But not all. I did mostly the points. I stayed lowed in points and changed some of the things I ate. Making some small changes to the food I eat. I am going to try and eat less potatoes this week. But I know I am on the right track.
Also We got power of attorney for my husband's uncle today. Now we can sign him into the home on saturday. He told me today that he wanted to get out of where he is someday. So I am hoping he will be happy once he finds out we found him another place to live. I still need a lot of prayers to make it through all this. After saturday then it should be better I am hoping. But we have a hard day in front of us. I think my husband's mom is going to hate me after we move the uncle out. But it is for his best interest.
I am going to stick with the 3 days of exercise and keep eating like I did this week because it is working.

Summer,

How did your sleepover go? Megan is going for a sleepover tomorrow night at my friends house. It is her best friend. It is the first time she has been overnight there. So we will see how it goes. So we get the night to ourselves tomorrow that will be great. It is my cheat night and a night alone with my husband. Watch out.LOL

Have a great night everyone.

Sherri