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We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We recently started a Topic of the Day.

Monday........Motivation Monday
Tuesday.......Tuesday Tips
Wednesday.....Wednesday Weigh ins
Thursday......Thankful Thursday
Friday........Friday Facials, Fingernails and Fun
Saturday.......Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Sunday.........Soup and Salad Sunday - recipes

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We have found them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears...joys and celebrations.

WELCOME!

Hey MissMeliss... I was just getting ready to post on the old thread when you beat me to it.
I am sooooooo far behind I have no business posting or reading.
I have so much to do for this weekend and for my sister and for the wedding and for ....... you get the picture.
The nicest thing about it all is... I know all my lovely friends here understand and will accept me unconditionally whether I have a perfect weekend planned or NOT. LOL
Just all meeting each other will make it perfect enough.
Andria... I am so sorry you aren't coming. I agree... CALL IN SICK .

Miss Meliss... my sister has been struggling with cancer for over 10 years.
She goes into remission but it comes back every 3 years.
Her cancer is in remission again as of a month ago but....
Now her blood count won't go back to normal. She has been as low as 6 and 7.
She has had 27 pints of blood transfussions within the last year.
They have tried every treatment they know of and every kind of medication including chemo. The next step is removing her spleen because it does something that will make a difference. I can't remember the medical terms. Anyway.. she is obese as well and surgery is never good for anyone.. but especially not us fat girls. She is pretty scared.

Okay... gotta go again. Love you all. just wanted to say hello.

hmmm...my tuesday tip... well, discovered fitday.com. go there. now. sign up and let this site be one of your guides to keeping track of goals and calories and all sorts of other factors in your weight loss journey. husband and i went one step further and bought the software but the free stuff is good, too.

i'm feeling really good tonight. i'm exceeding the goals that fitday set for me to lose weight for my first goal. i am doing 20 minutes now on the gazelle. i'm making plans to further my education in the next 3 or 4 years.

i hope you are all well and exceeding your standards!!! *hugs* to all.

cheers,
samantha

Good morning ladies!

I only have 10 mins left on the laptop battery so this has to be quick.

Andria - I am so thrilled for you that the patho results came out okay. Get some rest. Get the "flu" and take a trip!

Samatha - Good job for getting on to fitday.com. This is a very difficult talk if we don't hold ourselves accountable for what we're eating or how little we're moving. Just keep at it!

2Cute - This weekend isn't about being perfect. Its about having fun no matter what that is. Hope the knee is feeling better.

Thin - How's the back???

Kat - I'm so jealous! I'm giving my foot another two weeks then I'm getting my bike out.

Jennifer - That was cool of your DH to buy you the MP3 to help you. Hang in there and you'll get under 350 before you know it! Good luck!

Meliss - You are not a failure. You just have to pick yourself up and learn from those mistakes. What are the triggers that cause behavior that is keeping you from achieving what you want? Once you figure them out, what are you going to do about them so that you don't feel like you failed? Just take it one day at a time and feel great about each day you achieve.

Ingrid!! 40 pounds gone is fabulous!

Hello to Crystal, Barb.G, Audrey, Mary, Lucky, Michelle, Pat, Joe Anne, Joanne, Pat, Blue, Stephanie, and everyone else that hasn't posted recently.

Have a fabulous day!

Well, I am off to get my filling fixed - so I have instant soup packed for lunch.

Hmmm maybe I should just have the dentist wire my mouth shut !!! MAYBE then I would lose weight. Of course my mind already reminded myself - there are malts!!!! So I guess THAT won't work either.

Have a good day!!!

Hey everyone

Sneaking in for another shorty post before naptime and heading back to work for a "mandatory" meeting. I happen to think my sleep is mandatory, but what do I know?!

First things first, I hope and pray I can ride a bike this year! You bike riders are inspiring me to try again. The last attempt was just about disastrous. I'll put the knee brace on first this time...

Second, I about fell off my chair laughing when blowing up stability balls was mentioned! DH and I spent 45 minutes between the two of us to get our ball about 2/3rds of the way up. Our friend walked in and handed us one of those emergency compressors you carry around in your vehicle, and we were done in about two minutes. As nice as the upper body workout is, I'd suggest going that route!

Barb, here's an extra I am so glad you are taking positive action towards all your goals still and not letting this one hold you up.

I just looked at the time and realized I was out of it (time, that is). I took too long to read!

I'll try to get in this evening. I don't work tonight! Wahoo!

Andria

THANK YOU, ANDRIA


I have an air compressor!!!! So, I am ready!

Do you like yours, Andria? Is it hard to stay on the ball?

Jen, are you lurking? I have been thinking & worrying about you.

Hi ladies

I just wanted to drop in for a minute; I had to see my doc this morning and I am on my way home when I leave here (library). My weight is still the same (320). Somehow I have strained a muscle in my neck (I think he said the trapezius muscle). My neck and top of my right shoulder have been hurting for about two weeks. It's either that I'm sleeping in a bad position or I am not paying attention to the position of my head and shoulders at work. So I will be spending lots of time with my hot water bottle the next few days. He also gave me some Celebrex for pain and a muscle relaxer and I am to do some range-of-motion exercises. And get back to work on the weight!

I want to say hello to LYRIC; another Tennessee neighbor!

I've got to run. I enjoy visiting with you guys. See ya later.

Hello ladies,

Since I feel so utterly crappy about myself (despite eating great yesterday and today) I feel I need to rejuvinate myself with the exercise thing. I've been using the Ab-Doer (lately not so faithfully)..it's bothering me now though because it SQUEAKS and makes an enormous racket. Do any of you have any suggestions for another ab machine that gives good results?

Also, any suggestions for fun/easy to follow workout videos? I use walk away the pounds but I've been getting bored with that lately. I just want to do something to get my heart going. I'm going to have to be running around outside all summer for my job, so I'd like to SORT OF be in shape.

Hi ladies! Just checking in real quick. Thanks all of you for being concerned about my back. I am feeling much better...almost cured. I really had to run today to do all of the stuff that I was supposed to do for the last two.

I still need to put some color on my hair, do nails...maybe, pack, finish the laundry (did you ever notice sometimes it's easier to just stay home?), and do a couple of business reports that need to be done before I leave.

You guys had better keep the thread going while some of us are gone. I'm taking my son's laptop and I just might check up on you guys.

For those of you not going.....either because you didn't come on board the thread early enough to be in on the planning or you're just not able to for one reason or another.....please start making plans to come to Michigan next Spring, for Spring Fling Volume 2. My one hint for making this easily affordable is to do what I did for this one.....never pay for anything using correct change. Always pay with green backs and then find yourself a jug and save up all of your change. I started about 8 months ago and have saved enough coinage to pay for the trip, so it can be done and you never even miss the few coins here and the few coins there.

BTW, it is GREAT to see so many faces here lately. Glad to see you guys are checking in.

Just one last word, Andria, I'm so glad your pathology report came back clear. That's wonderful news!!!

Ok, I'm outta here. You guys take care and try to stay out of trouble.

FYI: The scuttlebutt is that the site will be down from around midnight Friday night and then into Saturday....maybe 12 hours or more. Suzanne is switching servers, that's the reason for the outtage.

Hi Gals -
A quickie post to say Hi! I am eating dinner and then need to spend some time with DH before I head to OK tomorrow! Also need to find time for laundry, packing, nails, etc. Sound familiar Thin? I am so excited for this trip!!! It's a good ending to one of the worst weeks ever!

Thin - I am so happy that you are feeling better and you are good to go!!!

Time for my sweetie!

Catch ya later!
Barb

It's not that I wasn't here for the planning, I just wasn't hmm...ok well I wasn't here. I'll definitely start saving up for next year, I've never been to Michigan and I really really want to visit Detroit :-D

Hi all --
hope everyone has had a good week so far -- hump day is over, so we are all halfway through another diet week --

thin -- glad you are feeling better
missmeliss -- you are in my thoughts
luckyladybug -- did you get that filling fixed? hope all is ok
dixiedarlin -- thanks for the tennessee welcome -- always nice to know there is someone close to home.

it has been a crazy week so far, but i think i am doing ok -- trying to keep my stress level normal, as increased stress tends to shut down metabolism completely -- definitely don't want that to happen --

gotta run -- got lots to do before i can turn in tonite --

see ya later.

Hi ladies!

Here are other ideas for saving for next year:

Pick a bad food or money habit where you regularly fritter small dollars away on a daily basis. Break the habit and put the money you would have spent in the money jar.

Clean out the closets and the storage area and have a garage sale!

Pay yourself for every exercise session or pound lost!

Its been a great evening and I'm headed off to bed. I worked late but got out to put fertilizer down on the lawn before it rains again. DH made a lovely dinner and then the doggie and I had a wonderful walk. My first without the cast and it felt good. He's laying on the deck recovering now!

TaTA!

I think I'm getting excited!!!

Of course everyone around here wants to know why I'm looking forward to a trip to Oklahoma
Someone today told me I'd have to tell him all about it, and I told him, it might be secret, I might not want to tell anyone what all we women do when we meet in person!

On a sadder note, we have a funeral to go to tomorrow. The father of a longtime friend committed sucide Monday night. It was a shock to everyone.
But after that, it nothing but happy thoughts!