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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

We chat on Wednesday and Sunday at 8:30 EST, 7:30 CST.

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!

Wow! So good to be back!

Thin, thanks for getting us started. I was trying to remember what number we were on, etc., and feeling a bit panicked.

I'm heading out the door to work, but had to just let out a grateful sigh of relief that we are back up and running! I know losing the posts and bios and all is painful, but I'm just so glad to be back here. I was out of touch with all my best girlfriends, and I have felt so lost the last couple of days without you.

Andria

Ok, you guys. I started a new thread and just named it #470, no clue if that is the number we were on or not. This crash is HUGE!!!

I will try to recreate some of the threads that we had 'stickied'. Of course, the content of them is lost so I will rely on you guys to fill them up. I hate that we lost the 'profile' thread because I did not keep all of that info or the format for it, so I will work on restoring something similar and you guys will just have to fill it up.

The same with the recipe page. I'll work on getting an intro ready. Until then, just bear with me.

Hope all of you guys are having a great day. I'll talk to you later.

As I'm playing here, keep in mind that we are back to the old version of the site. Some of the cool stuff is not available at the moment.

Boy its good to be back up and running I missed all of you I am doing ok staying op so far

Wow did I miss coming here. Even though I have not been my best I sure did miss coming and sharing and reading.

My time is all messed up though .....Thins post says like 4 something in the afternoon and I know here is is only 1:15, so don't know what up with the time issues?

I think if we all pitch in we can get most of our stuff back up and going again....

Don't hesitate to ask for help thin!!!

Scratch the time issue? I hit post and then when it took me back all the times were correct? So if you are having the same issue don't worry

Glad we are up even if it's not a pretty as before.

I talked to the people about the research sstudy and it's been moved back until the END of January, if then, maybe later. But I did get some more info about it. It will last for 8 months and for the first 4 months I will have to go into the clinic 2xmonth and the last 4 months only 1 time. The first visit will consist of a total physical and blood work. Then they will send us for sonograms of the gallbladder (don't have one) and a MRI of the pancrase and the liver. We will be eliminated if anything turns up in our blood work, or the radioloy studies. Hopefully every thing will be okay with mine.

One thing she told me that could be a problem was that she thought 285 was the top allowable weight because of the limits of their MRI machine. Today I was down to 287, so you can bet I'll be trying super hard to get even lower, so I don't get Xed out of the study.

2Cute Have you been to the doc about your leg yet? What about your TINA! Any more stomach pains, see a doc? It's Jan and since hubby is staying with the first company, does that mean you still will not have insurance?

Well that's all I remember today, but hopefully we will get back to regular threads. And Thin, yes I think 470 was right.

Hi you guys! If any of you printed out, or saved, the recipe page or the birthday page, please PM or e-mail it to me. I did not print any of that stuff out, or save it. I may have the birthdays here somewhere.

Thanks, JoeAnne for sending me the Bio page info. I will try to get the form back up in a little bit. I do not have everyone's info, however, so I'm sorry, but you'll all have to re-enter that stuff.

I have to tell you that dear Suzanne has been up, with no sleep, since the crash on Monday night. Bless her heart that she is so dedicated to all of us to get the site back up and running.

The new server had a back-up, but apparently the back-up failed too. She had this old version on her personal PC and that's the only way we have any previous info at all. It was a case of use the old or start over from scatch. YIKES!! Anyway, she's one helluva woman! And we love her for it, don't we???

Anyway, I'm off and running. Oh, BTW, if you guys are interested, PM me your e-mail addresses (I never advocate putting them in your profile or out here in public) and I will keep them handy in case there's ever another problem and we need to keep in touch. I promise, cross my heart and hope to die, that I will NEVER give it out to anyone without your permission.

Geez, I sure do hate that we lost so much, but at least we are able to get back here to be with one another.

I wonder if she'll be able to restore it all or if it will always be gone?

I only have a few minutes to pop in here because I'm fixing dinner. Just wanted to check in now that we're up and say I love you all and I'm still OP!

See you tomorrow!

Hi again! The bio thread and birthday thread is back up. I re-created as much as I could. I went back to some really old threads and checked 'profiles' for some of the birthdays. I know that everyone is not listed yet. If your birthday is not listed, or listed wrong, please PM me with the addition/correction. All I could re-create on the bio thread was the form (or some facimile of it). Please go back and put your info in again (if you want). I will save everything this time (periodically, for the threads that will change).

Tina: The answer to your question is, yes, it will all get back up again, but it will take several days. Apparently, this should require a shut down, but Suzanne has figured out how to do it without interruption. Hurrah, Suzanne!!!

Gotta run. Love ya bunches.

Popping back in for a quick peek. I will go fill out my bio again in a bit or tomorrow. I had a major stressful day at work and then came home to work on girl scout stuff for tomorrow nights meeting and my printer decided to play with my head.....
I think and hope it is fixed now.

I am so glad Suzanne is so dedicated. I love this site and all my good friends here and missed the few days we were apart and wishing I had e mail addresses.

Hi ladies,


I'm back to my old username. I'll see about getting it changed to TerriAK next week.

I started a new challenge thread.

Thin - Thanks for recreating the bios and recipes threads. I have lots of old recipes saved into a word document but I don't have all the ones from the recent postings. I'll see what I have saved.

I just wanted to drop by and say how much I missed you all! I feel so badly for Suzanne. She is a saint to keep this all going. Thank you! I need to go help DH with dinner.

Have a great evening

Terri: I 'stickied' your challenge thread. When I came back tonight, I saw you had re-created it. I did read, and there is not chance of getting the old stuff back. What you see, is what you get. All the rest is lost.

Oh me oh my was I ever having withdrawals. Even when I was a lurker I read every day. Not being able to keep up with you guys was making me crazy

Thanks so much Suzanne for your dedication!!! Here's to ya

I am really looking forward to the Discovery Body Challenge that starts on Saturday. I think it is just what I need. I started working again yesterday. I am working in a daycare part time with afterschoolers again. It is good to be back!!

I miss you and will come back with more posting later.

Hugs,
Tracy

Hey everyone

Ok, people are starting to make their way back! This is a good thing.

Quick catch up... I've done a few more job interviews and think one of them is going to make me an offer Friday. I think I would really enjoy this job. The only thing I forgot to ask about was if he offered any benefits. Finding a job with insurance around here is such a rare thing, but it is absolutely necessary for me.

I've been feeling good about myself physically and mentally. There is one thing about a tight budget that works really well for losing weight. We can't afford junk food! Seriously, this is working great for me. I weighed in Monday at exactly what I did at the first of December, and that was after the weird bout of pigging out that started on Christmas Day.

I made up a personal commitment form to share with everyone at my Curves. Thought you chicks might be interested as well. I really liked the idea of putting your commitment down on paper and signing it as a contract with yourself. I'm going to leave it posted up on my dresser where I will see it every day. Not sure how this will come across on the page, but you can get the idea at least. Is anyone else doing this sort of thing?

Personal Challenge

On this day, ____________________, I ______________________ make a commitment to my personal health and well-being. To accomplish this, I promise to do the following:

____ I commit to exercise ____ days a week.
____ I commit to following a healthy eating plan.
I commit to _________________________________________________
I commit to _________________________________________________


Additional commitments could include drinking 8 glasses of water a day, personal enrichment in the form of meditation, reading, learning a new skill, or even setting aside quality time for yourself.

Ok, I've got to get outta here. It is late and I've had a long day! I am sooooo happy to be back here!

Andria