Hey where is everyone?
Susie,

I am glad your husband came through surgery with flying colors that is great. Now to just recover. Congrats on the loss. Now lets do it again this week.

As for me I was doing great then all of a sudden the scale went back up. TOM is here. So that doesn't help. I go get a pelvic ultrasound here in a few minutes. Just wanted to check in. I go weigh in today also. So I will let you know how I do with that. Probably up. I have been working out about 1 hr a day all week as well. I know my pants in the butt and legs are getting looser so I know I am doing something right. Just wish the scale would follow but it could be muscle to. I am not going to give up and I am going to continue to workout and stick to my points.

Have a great day all I will check back in later.

Sherri

Hello,
Sherri: Thanks for the direction of "doing it again this week". I think sometimes we all work so hard for one week and then let the next one get away from us. I know I have been...even yet today..but you know what...it stops right now! I'm back in control and I'm not giving it up again! I'm going to write that in my journal everyday as a reminder.

I hope that the scales were kind to you, but I'm guessing with TOM here, they won't be. You know that's not a true gain so don't get discourged.

I'm hoping that tonight will be the last night of school. The Proff. said that we had to get through the exercises tonight and she would give us our final. It's a take home. Sounds easy but it's not. Accouting is very complex. I'm glad we don't have to memorize everything for the test. Her thought on letting us take the test home to do it is that if we were doing the accounting in real life we would have things to refer back to. I'm glad she thinks that way. But I'll tell you, the problems are very involved. The last test took me 5 hours to complete!

I want the class to be over tonight (except with having to work on the test and return it by next tuesday), so that I'll feel like we have a 3 week break. I need it!!

I got my new TOPS news in the mail today, my new Oprah mag and my new Shape. I think something is telling me to get with a new plan and start fighting this weight for real, again. I'm spending the evening (when I get home from school) looking at those magizines. I've been looking for new motivation. Why is it that I always feel I need to start fresh again (and so often?) Anyone else feel that way?

Susie

Susie,

I totally understand where you are coming from. It seems like I am always starting fresh again about every other week. I am taking a break today from plan then I am going to get busy tomorrow once again. I realized today that I am not keeping in the moment and that is what is ruining me. When I think out of the moment and try to think ahead even for the next day I lose my focus and concentration on what I need to do. I brought it up today in the meeting to see if anyone else had that problem. They said yes. One girl said she thinks it is a control issue. That once we lose the control and start thinking elsewhere we spiral out of control. I said yes that is it. So I am going to put the helpful tips that my leader gave me to use and stay in the moment for the week and not think ahead to even the next day until that day gets here. I need help with that ladies if any of you are up for the challange to help me along. I did have a gain today of course. But not sure what it was. I know it was a little more than 1 lb but they forgot to mark my book and I didn't look at the scale head on just saw the whole number not the 10ths. So I will put down a 1 lb gain for this week which is .5 per week because I didn't weigh in last week. I have a goal in mind to lose 30 lbs before I get down to see christie and I can do this. I will pick up with the exercise tomorrow. I don't feel good today. My ears are really plugged. I just finished up my antibiotic today but think I have an ear infection.
I had my ultrasound today. She ended up having to do an internal ultrasound. Which was great because now I know where the pain is coming from. It is from both ovaries. I go see the Dr. on friday to see what he has to say about it and where we go from here. Don't know what causes it but I think it might be cysts. Hopefully I will know more on friday. I will keep you all informed.

I hope you are all having a great week. Remember your goals and lets reach for the stars girls.

Sherri

Hello,
I have been gone so long, I don't know what is going on with anyone!

Sherri, I hope they find out what is causing your pain and soon can get it taken care of! Sorry I haven't kept up with you...I have thought of you.

Susie, I hope you ace your test! And I hope you get serious and get on the road to shedding the weight. You can do it...

We all need to get our mind set on success. I have been doing terrible! I have had some health issues. Think they have been resolved and I can get back to losing. I am out of leeway and have to get back down before Thursday. I want to get back below goal before we go to SRD the second week of April.
I plan to get back on here more often...you support is vital to me. I have a new computer now and don't have that as an excuse.
Are any of you doing the menu log now? I haven't seen it on in awhile. Does that help you? Maybe we need to get back to doing that...
Any suggestions? I'm open to any and all. I have been doing the exchange program this week. That seems to work for me.

Penny, how are you doing? I know you stay so busy.

Eleni, how are you?

I can't name everyone, but to all of you...have a good week, stay focused, and we will all be successful.


Wanda