WELCOME !!!

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!

It is time to RISE AND SHINE again ladies.

Thankful Thursday is here.
I am soooooo VERY THANKFUL to be back on program again.
Why oh why do we ever go off ?? I feel so much better when I am on.

I am thankful for my cyber friends here.
I am thankful I can still walk even if it is limited.
It is true... use it or lose it.
I am thankful for second chances... and thirds and 103rds.
I am thankful for the olympics. Their commitment has helped me find mine.

Someone asked if anyone was watching the olympics... I think Terri.
YES !!! I am. The last two nights have been exciting.
Last night the men's gymnastics.... and the night before... the 4 men relay.
WOW !!!!

Andria.. you mentioned me being Happy. Yes.. I am.
I loved my daughter being home this summer.... BUT ... I could not get out of the food. I did not binge or anything... but I ate crap I never eat.
We just have FUN eatting. I gained 10-15 lbs while she was here.
I AM NOT blaming her. I just had no discipline.

Thin.... I am soooo JEALOUS !!! You getting to see my baby girls.
I think in a few months it will drive me CRAZY.
Give them a big hug from their birth mother. LOL I know you will make a great substitute mom for me while she is in Michigan. I could not ask for a better replacement.

J-ann / Judy... it is soooooo good to have you back with us.
I am sure we can ALL relate to your confession. I am happy it was not as bad as you feared. By the end of this month.... it will be even better.

BarbPA... are your days getting any better ??? I hope so.

Okay... I think between all my posts lately I have hit everyone at one point or another. I am not being very successful writing SHORT posts.

Oh.. did I tell you ??? I have another "ONE DAY" on program.
That is 3 now... or is it 4 ??
Surely I have lost 50 lbs by now. LOL
I don't have High expectations or anything. LOL

Good morning!

I'm thankful my boss will be gone today. She continues to reach new levels of bit**dom. A couple of us actually discussed how we protect our staff from her shi88y atttitude about her department. She is in complete violation of company core values of treating people with dignity and respect. I survived another brutal day with her.

I'm am thankful for God's gift of grace and strength because I need a boost of it today.

Have a great day!

I am thankful that my sister started to work for us Tuesday

I am thankful that my cyber friend Pookie88from the WLS thread survived her surgery yesterday, even though they were not able to do all they intended, and she is still facing more surgery, she is out of surgery and doing okay.

I'm thankful that we live in a country where we can have very different opinions of very core values, and still be firends.

I am thankful of all of you who make me feel like what I think is important.

I am thankful that my health is as good as it is, even thought I have been haveing some very bad days here lately, I know it will get better.

About the challenge I will officially weigh in in the morning. Seems like I always need someone pushing me to get me and keep me on track!

Hey everyone

Thankful Thursday! Wow, it has been a long time since I've posted my thanks. Too long, in fact.

I'm thankful for rain. The moisture we have been receiving here has turned everything such vivid colors. I'm surrounded by red rock mountains and lush green vegetation. It is amazing!

I'm thankful for a spirit of resiliency. It gives me the ability to bounce back.

I'm thankful that my life has eased up somewhat so I can access that resiliency once again.

I'm thankful for being able to work out. Exercising my body frees my mind and spirit for a short period of time. I'm able to refocus and distill down to a fine point what needs to be done and how I am going to do it.

I'm thankful for my girls. They bring such joy to my life. It would be so easy to become a cynical old thing without their fresh perspective.

I'm thankful for all of you! Cheerleaders, coaches, whatever role you assume, you mean so much to me.

I have to run. Actually, I have to walk. I'm taking the dog out. We both need the exercise, and this morning is too beautiful to waste.

Andria

I am thankful for all of you. Although I don't post often, I think of all of you often.

Terri: Count me in on the 2 pound challenge. I am going to Frankenmuth this weekend (good food), but hopefully I can be a good girl.

Food has been so-so this week. I have been exercising but the night time eating hasn't been too good.

I have already done 30 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes of swim, plus day 2 of the five day abs tape. Tonight I am meeting a friend from WW to go walking.

Tomorrow after work we leave for Frankenmuth. Hopefully the pool is clean and relatively empty, so Jim, Andrew and I can go swimming. Then Saturday is going to be spent at the Outlet mall and dinner with my MIL and FIL. Sunday we come back and then I took Monday through Wednesday off from work just to have some "me" time. (Thin: call me if you want to meet for lunch!) Jim has his "final" eye surgery on Tuesday, so hopefully things will all be 'peachy' and over with.

Well, lunch is over and I have a 1:30 budget meeting....

Ta-ta.....

Susie

Hi,

I am in a funk. Might be hormones!!!! Isn't it always!!! At least it's something to blame.

It was 41 degrees this morning - bbbrrrrrrr

I hope the wind goes down before I get off work at 5 otherwise it makes walking miserable.

My hope is to use Saturday to further my "life plan". I keep listening to Dr. Phil on my drive to and from work along with reading him and it is permeating my brain!!! FINALLY!!!!!!! I do know once I have finished the book I will start over again. There is just too much good stuff to learn to get it all at once.

I need to concentrate on losing this weight so I can find a wealthy hubby to I don't have to work outside the home. I just want to be home, work outside, have time to walk, visit family & friends, post here I just don't have enough hours in the day now, work interferes.

Okay, back to work. UGH!!!! Hey you all helped me get this job now we can move on to a weatlhy hubby - what do ya say??????

Today is so far.. so good.
I exercised for 50 minutes and have eaten well and drank water instead of pop.

i am in for the 2 lb. challenge ! maybe that will get me back on track. i have not lost anything for 3 months have not gained either but i want to loose some more.good thing good cholesterrol went up bad down. bad thing total went up. go figure! need help how to get it down?
not much time as of late. hi everyone.oh. got to see a wayne newton concert. a very good entertainer! later. pat

I posted Alvin's before and after pictures on the WLS thread. 3FC will not let us post the same pic two places, so unless Thin can move it over here. if you want to see it you will have to click here:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...438#post653438

Afternoon all!

Day 1 (again) and so far so good. I found my WW stuff and a little notebook for my food journal. I was tempted around 3 PM. The office cache was calling out to me but I told myself to wait 15 min. before giving in. By then I was busy and had forgotten the craving.

PAT: Wow! You maintained for 3 months!!!!!! Even with no loss you didn't gain. I'll bet the 2 lb. challenge gives you a kickstart downward.

2CUTE: A whole hr. of exercise? I need water too. I'm tired just thinking about exercising for an hour, unless it's in a pool.

LUCKY: Here's a hug. Sounds like you need one. I can't wait for the 40's. Mmmm cool air. I want to pick up the Dr. Phil book on tape. I might not consider the car a cafeteria if I hear Dr. Phil.

SUSIE: Have a great time in Frankenmuth. Sounds like you'll be busy.

Thank You all for your thankful posts. We all are blessed to be able to remind each other how lucky we really are. Right now I'm most thankful that you were heRE to get me restarted again.

Love ya' all,

If any of you would like to see a demonstration of my "evil" machine, they are having a Pilates hour on QVC tonight at 9:00 PM. Mine is the 4500. But trust me, I can't do what they do in the demo................yet!

I found Debras post on the old thread. I have moved it over here.
The following post is NOT MINE. It belongs to "Dgrizzle aka Debra"
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Hey wait for me! 2lbs in 2 weeks for me too! I've been "off my feed" for two days, I cooked it, therefore I ate it! I wish I hated my own cooking.
No excercise for me, but i did go ahead and make an appt with an Orthopedic Surgeon to see if I am a candidate for knee repair, or replacement. I also made an appt with a pool company to come out and give an estimate. Public facilities are too far away, and the hours are all wrong for me..if I see it, i will be in it! Nothing I like more than swimming.
I also made reservations for the beach in September. I hope the hurricanes stay away from our coast while we are there.
So today was a day for arranging opportunities, a nice day off from work too.
I was happy to read all of your stories of how your day went too. This is fun!
Now I have to download some music (I pay for it) so I will go.
Bye for now.
Debra

Hi all...just a quick Hi and I'm off to the couch. I finished cutting the grass a little while ago...thought I'd better get it done tonight, if I wait til tomorrow, it will surely rain....then I'll need a machete to hack my way through!

Lots of motivated chicks around here lately! I'm likin' it!

Day 5 for me. Still going strong. I think it was 2cute who had mentioned something about portion sizes...small for her, but 'normal' size. This is also something that I struggle with. If I don't see a HEAP of food in front of me, I feel, before I even start eating, like it's not enough. So, what I do is just give myself permission to have more, if I really need it. I will start with, (for instance) 4 oz of chicken, 1/4 cup of rice, whatever vegetable and a salad for dinner. I can always have more veggies or salad, but if I'm really hungry still when I'm done, slowly, eating my meal...I can just have more. Of course I count the points. Invariably, I'm not hungry when I've finished. And then I have room for dessert! (all legal and accounted for, of course!)

I think that taking deprivation out of the equation really makes a difference.

Okay, my couch is calling me..........yoo hoo!
see ya

Hi Everyone,

Sorry, haven't been around yesterday or today. Had a busy couple of days. Went and saw Weird Al Yankovich last night. I have to say that this was a great show. He is a fabulous performer and the guys he has with him are great too. He came out into the audience, and I was just two feet away from him. He is really cute without the mustache.

Terri, I will do this 2lb challenge, even though I am not suppose to start dieting until the beginning of the month, I can make some little changes.

Let's see, what am I thankful for.

Well, I am thankful for my He is always supportive and loving and helpful.
I am thankful that I found this place. I have learned alot and met some wonderful people.
I am thankful that even tho my job sucks, even more so now than it did before, that I have a job.
I am thankful that my family is ok in FL.
I am thankful that I am other wise healthy considering my present situation.
I am thankful that I can go swimming in a couple of days.
I just thankful.

Take care all, I have got to get some rest.
Skit