Good morning ladies.
Summer-So sorry to hear about dd. Hope you got some sleep last night, and I pray that she is doing better. I hope that today you can get your exercise in, maybe it's whirlpool time?

Susie-Great attitude about everything. Even the accounting class. I know you can do it, specially with Gods help. I'm glad you are sticking it out. Who knows, things seem to have a way of clicking on sometimes. You know, and maybe it will get easier. However, I do hear that accounting is a very difficult course in college. I had a friend that was going to become an accountant, and switched her majors. She was solutitorian (sp). I'm sure with your attitude it will help.

Penny-hope the boys are doing fine these days.
Eleni-How did the pajama party go? Hope everyone is ok, and hopefully electricity is restored to your family soon.

Sherri-wondering more information on the weight watcher thing.

All others, hope you are doing great, and I pray that you have a good day today. that you don't overeat. that it's a good day on program.

Me. Well we are closer to getting the house. The "bank" Fannie Mae, counter offered our bid. We countered back. Both agents seem to be on the same track, and think our new bid will be accepted. Our agent and the other agent are working really good on this deal together. We go to the bank tomorrow. This is where I get nervous. Agent said I shouldn't be. We've already been preapproved with one bank, it shouldn't be a problem with this bank. Actually this bank is opening a new branch and we may be that branches first loan. Our loan officer went to this bank from the other bank. Our realtor works with him, and this guy has been awesome. He was impressed with us, cuz as he said, we were the first couple that actually went and did what he said to do. I could tell when we met up with him again he was surprized to see us. Most people wait till they find the house they want, then it takes longer to get into the house. A lot of money is needed to buy a house. Insurance, (up front) the money to the realtor, the prepaid to the bank. I'm finding out no money down just doesn't work when they say that. We may even get signed papers as early as Friday on this. If that's the case, we could be moved in soon. We first will need to do some clean up. Painting, wall paper removal. Hubby plans on taking the first week of November off to move us. Doing the packing, and hauling, and taking kids to daycare, school and picking them up. He said I can get overtime in. We will be needing it, till we get our barrings on this who new way of life for us. I'm sure we will be fine, but it's exciting and scarey at the same time. I told hubby that i won't buy icecream for a month or more. I buy those skinny cows and they are about 4.50 here each. I buy 2 every 1-2 weeks. I figure I can save about 30 bucks on that. I know that may be extreme, but we have decided to make consetions where necessary. Hubby agree to no cable when we move in. I was going to shut it off today, but will wait till after tomorrow. Why are we being so tight. cuz we've never done this, and we haven't had a bill this large in 4 years. We've been blessed with a 215 a month lot rent. Or should I say yard rent. We haven't saved our money, we've done the "most" american way, and played with it. I know i've asked you all to pray for us a lot lately, we are almost there, and for those of you that have thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. So could you pray a few more days, weeks for us. Till we get through this. Thank you, and Thank God for friends like you all. Tops hugs
Me and my family.

Good morning all,
Right now it's so quiet in the office; don't I wish it would stay that way! My boss is out of town for the next 2 days. It's going to be nice to get to some of those other things that I put to the side. I've started planning on day a week to go through files and things, so I'm planning on doing that today.

Tonight is my weigh-in at TOPS. I feel like I'm going to be down...I sure hope so..I've been up the past two weeks.

I was getting my hair done last night and I was reading a Good Housekeeping mag. It's the Sept 2004 issue with Wyonna Judd on the front. Well, you know us "fluff" gals, we want to read articles about other people who struggle with their weight also. When I read her article I could really relate to it. She talks about how she ate for comfort and how she ate in private. She wrote about how there is no magical way to do this. You just got to. You have to make good choices, you have to exercise, you have to really get to the heart of what's eating you, so you can find out the real reason you are eating so much. Don't we all know this?!

She also wrote about how she's not on "SlimFast", but "SlimSlow"--I could really relate to that! She talked about how being slim will not make her happy, but how about finding herself throught this process will.

It states this in the last part of the article :And, for the overachiever who once felt nothing she did was good enought. Wynonna is content to let nature take it's course". "This isn't going to be a situation where I appear on Oprah in a trench cost and whip it off to reveal that I'm now a size two," she says finally. "I've learned to tell myself simply that I'd like to weigh a little less next week than I do this week. Half a pound to a pound is my friend. I know that day will come when I've gotten to where I want to be, and believe me, the whole workd will be able to hear me shout 'Hallelujah!' when that day comes. I have faith that it will happen--I will wake up, look in the mirror, and know: I have arrived."

When I read that I just smiled. You know, I think it is important tht we simply tell ours that we would like to weigh a little less next week than we do this week. I think it's important that we celebrate those little things that we can do much easier now because we have lost some weight. And I think it's important to shout from the roof tops "I'm on my way!".

What do you all think about that?

Today my goal is to find one thing that I can celebrate because my current weight loss has made it happen. I'm going to think about it today and I'm going to write about it tomorrow.

Wendy: I'm glad to hear that things are coming along with the house. I'm getting excited about you getting it! We don't own our home, but we plan to start doing something about that soon. We haven't been really good savers eithier. The last two years have been really tight because I've had a lot of out-of-pocket expenses for medical problems. We had to cut back a lot. It's taught me that I can do without a lot of things and you know it's really a good feeling to not be such excessive..in works in life as well as weight loss!

Summer: I hope your dd is feeling better. You mom's are such amazing women to me! I know that the attitude is "that's what mom's do", but you are still people who have limits, yet you raise to the occasion every time.

Hope to see post from everyone else today. We need you all here to help us and we can help you!
Have a great day ladies!

Hi all,

Just a minute I have. WW went great yesterday. I am actually going to count points. I know how and it is easier then trying to take the time to figure out what foods to eat on the other plan. Plus I need to have boundaries and limitations to do well.
I got a scholarship so it only costs me $4.00 a week which is affordable. Plus I have incentive to do well because they won't renew the scholarship after 16 weeks if I don't succeed. So I have to stay on plan and do good. So that helps and gives me the motivation to pass by what I don't need to eat. I went to a business show yesterday and passed by all the food there and concentrated on seeing potential customers. I feel a lot better. I have my first appt for the counseler tonight. Will try to get back here later.


Sherri

Hi ALL!

I am gonna post to you all this afternoon..... hopefully things will slow down by then!

I am thinking of you all HUGS!