Good morning!

I'm not feeling very chatty these days. Nothing about you guys. Just the ongoing family struggles.

And animal struggles. We were in frantic search for "rubber boots" for Ginger for her to wear so she won't bruise the bottoms of her feet. That poor girl. She's without shoes until the farrier can get these special shoes on her. I didn't really realize that until this weekend and then it wasn't until yesterday that I finally got my head out of my butt and told DH that she can't be that way and we have to do something. Just like when you're shoe shopping, no one had the right size for her. So I'm paying extra to have them fed-exed from a vet supply place. With all the other stuff going on, I was feeling really bad yesterday like I had abandoned her.

I was just feeling really bad yesterday. You know those days. When it feels like nothing you are doing is making a difference. When it feels like all the good food and all the exercise is making no difference. A bad body day, I guess.

I've been paying bills and printing taxes this morning. I seriously have to get hopping and get to work. We have an all day financial statement review meeting today. Can you say "B*O*R*I*N*G?

Anyone notice that their number of posts changed? I was up over 1600 post the other day and now I'm back down to 1500. Weird.



Happy Birthday Barb.G!

I'm 302 lbs and ready to drop the wait!

Hello finctionalme, Can you do it? You CAN! Of course you can. All you have to do is want that more than you want to eat the things that got you to the 310 place. So easy said, but actually 30 lbs in 6 or 7 months is very doable. I am telling you this because I need to hear this myself. I don't know if you are new or not, but if you are welcome, and if you aren't welcome back. If you need a little pep talk, just ask! See you later. Iwillbe

I am new, I just found this place and joined yesterday I'm really pushing myself this time because my husband is starting to push me as well. He's tired of me sitting around complaining about myself, he's putting my words to work!

Just last night we challenged eachother. He told me he could gain 20lbs of muscle by the end of the summer and I told him I could lose 30lbs by the end of the summer if he could do that.

Then I agreed to head up our team at work for a Race for a Cure (breast cancer walk/run marathon) and him and I got on the topic of running. He's a smoker and takes horrible care of himself but he's got a perfect body (6'3", 185lbs) and he told me he could run 3 miles (which I don't believe). So we challenged eachother. If he can do it I'm going to jog half a mile (that's a lot for a big girl like me).

I love challenges because I hate to fail. But I have a tendency to give up, A LOT.

So last night I weighed in at TOPS and lost 3/4lb. Not much but I didn't gain.

Yesterday was my nephews birthday and we went out to eat my stomach was queasy after I ate so I wasn't able to exercise. But for the first time in a week I went to bed before 1 a.m.. My body needed it.

Where is the Spring Fling this year. Hopefully one of these times I will be able to make it to one to meet everyone.

I hope everybody is feeling better seems that everyone is getting a cold on here. I am almost over mine and it is the pits. This customer of ours always tells whoever is sick to eat apples and drink fifth of whiskey. I don't really recommend that LOL.

The weather is wet and gloomy here. I have been wanting to get out and walk or ride my bike. But the weather is so depressing. Hopefully spring will come soon. Of course I wouldn't mind the snow. I will check in later.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB G!!!!

WOW! fictionalme, I am impressed, you can jog? Never mind the 1/2 mile, I would die! Good luck with that. Shoot, I can't even walk a half mile!

Scooter, 3/4 lbs is better than I have done on this 2x2 challenge. BE PROUD! Iwillbe

When I go to the gym I average about 1.3 miles on the treadmill walking (in 30 minutes). I jogged the other day on the treadmill at like 4.5 mph and could only do it for 2 minutes (mostly because I was scared of falling off and self-conscious ). I'm scared to jog half a mile so we'll see. My husband pushing me and having confidence in me is what will help me make it.

Btw.. here is me on January 15th @ 310.



I have a much cuter, less shaggy haircuit now too

Hey gang--I've had my two worst days so far this month, so I'm checking in to help keep myself honest. Yesterday I just threw caution to the wind and ate whatever I wanted. Didn't get my full water in on Mon. or Tue., didn't exercise. Things have been nuts, but I made a commitment to take care of myself no matter how crazy things get, so I'm recommitting myself here right now. And what's the deal with waiting for TOM for three full weeks? I think I got a little discouraged because the scale's just been refusing to move, and I thought it was water retention, but TOM just isn't showing up.

Julee Claire—Welcome! Sounds like you’ve got a good start…. I hope you’ll find the support here helps you keep going.

Judy—Hope that cold’s gone soon. Despite my best efforts I seem to have gotten one… I’m chewing zinc bubblegum right now, hoping it’s not too late.

Thin—I was trying to figure whether there’s any chance I could do 52 pounds this year… 55 was my goal for the year… so far it still looks like I could, if I get back on track… I need to make a bet or something, I’m so darn competitive, I don’t know why my competitiveness hasn’t kicked in with this yet.

Ruby—Hope you’re feeling better soon, too.

2Cute—You’ve got a cold too????? Are we all catching this from each other or what? I’ve heard of computers spreading viruses, but this is ridiculous….

BarbG—Happy birthday a day late!!!! I was still celebrating mine yesterday with friends, so I blew out one of my candles for you.

Terri—Hope Ginger’s shoes arrived quickly.

fictionalme—Welcome! You should change that signature, girl: No question: You CAN do it! Do NOT give up.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARBG

I kinda let myself go yesterday. I'm blaming it on my cold. However I'm feeling pretty good today. It's still there but I think I'm winning. So it's back OP and hopefully try to undo damage done.

I'm sneaking in from work so can't stay but my WISHFUL WEDNESDAY wish is to jump right back OP before I start that slide to gaining again.

Back to work ......

Good morning all.
I feel like CRAP !!!!!!
My ears are a mess, my eyes are watery, my nose is stuffed and draining at the same time, my throat is aggravated, Grrrrrrr

Are you suppose to take over the counter medicine on a schedule ... or just when you feel you need some. I don't think it helps speed up recovery any unless it is an antibiotic. What do you guys know about this ??? Have any suggestions ??

Just wanted to welcome FicionalMe to the group. Good luck on your challenge with your hubby.

Gotta go. I am just too sick to be chatty this morning.

Greetings! I'm really loving this website and forum. It is so nice to know that other ladies are having the same struggle as me. I posted my bio, if anyone wants to know about me.

Tomorrow will be my first weigh-in since I started my WW program last Friday. I figure I'll run to my Dr. office at lunch, which is only a couple blocks away, and weigh on the same scale I weighed on last Thurs. That way it will be accurate. My DH went shopping yesterday and bought a scale for the house. Called me and told me apologetically that none of them went over 330 lbs. Since I know he only weighs 285, I was a bit insulted, although to be fair, I did start at 328 last Thurs. and he knows I outweigh him, although not by how much. Still, there's a lot of room between 285 and 330...he could have given me the benefit of the doubt! I quite huffily advised him I didn't weigh that much...Hey, 2 lbs count!

I'm really quite proud of him...scale foible notwithstanding. He was caught off guard by his own weight at the Dr. office on Friday, which is why we really got serious about this. I couldn't do this without him on the program too...he ALWAYS had sweets in the house. Last night he came home with sweets too...2 pt. ice cream sandwiches and 1 pt. WW snack cakes. The way he loves sweets, that's pretty good. I can usually resist sweets as long as they are in the cupboard and not in plain sight. There's been a number of times I've mentioned "I think I'll have some cookies" only to have him advise me he'd eaten them all...so I think he really needs the low point snacks more than I do.

I have to keep reminding myself of why I'm doing this. There's the long term benefits of course, to my health and my appearance. But there's such a large number of things I'm looking forward to...like fitting comfortably into a theater seat, being able to run around with my son without being winded, not sweating all the time...Heck, even fitting into pantyhose better. I'm 5'11" and for some reason no hose manufacturers believe anyone that height could possibly be over 300 lbs and want to wear pantyhose! So I'm stuck with the largest ones I can find and constantly pulling them up, because they are either tall enough but too small or large enough but too short. I distinctly remember wearing a size smaller than this and having them almost be too long, so darn it all, I KNOW I can do that again....

Talk about a strange mini-goal...fit into 3x pantyhose comfortably.

Well, I'm rambling...perhaps I should stop?
Lilion

I have been posting on the 100lbs board (wanting to lose over 100 lbs) for a few weeks now, but I just discovered this one as well, so here I am! I'm 22 years old and will be the maid of honor in my sister's wedding in March 2006. That gives me 1 year to look like I'm actually wearing a dress and not a garbage bag! I just moved to a new area in my own apartment for the first time in November and am having a heck of a time getting my gym membership transferred, so I hate to admit I have not been working out. Once I can go to the gym here, I'll be able to stop there on my way home from work (I only work till 2pm, so shouldn't be crowded that time of day). Of course, planning and doing ar two totally different things I will do it, though--I have done it before (not lost a lot of weight, but gone to the gym 5 days a week). Of course, I'll probably be moving again in less than a year, so I'll have to mess with the gym membership thing all over again, but it'll be worth it

WELCOME Lilion and Jill !!!!!!

We are always happy seeing newcomers to our group. WELCOME !!
Hope you come here often and post. Can't wait to get to know you better.