Good morning chickies!
Glad to see most everyone has recovered from the weekend picnics and such (at least on this side of the border.)
Anchor, so glad MI had a nice weekend, but sorry about your back. My sister gets back spasms, too. She had the go to the ER last month, 7 mo preg, and they wouldn't give her anything. She had to go up to labor/dev. to get some pain meds. Preg woman with a bad back--not a pretty sight.
Glad I live a few states away!
Phins--wow! 19 lbs--wish I started SBD right away. I started trying at the same time as you, but have only done 2 weeks of South Beach. Looks like we have similar goals, too, but 4 kids! How do you do it?
Gryff, what have you been eating? Are you eating enough? Are you sure it's the food, or could it be caffeinne withdrawal or something else? I feel like I eat a ton, and it's all great yummy stuff. (And yes, I'm talking about Phase 1.) Just wondering........encouragement vibes and hugs, you can stick with it!
Little chick, have fun at the mall! Good luck finding shorts that aren't daisy dukes in the girls/juniors section!
And congrats, Schatzi, on making it through the BBQ OP! Don't you feel proud of yourself?
As for me, I'm feeling fine. Woke up at 5:30, thought of Ruth and her coffee on the deck, decided "no way" and rolled over and slept till 7!
Very glad that I'm going to do phase 1 for one more week. Am finally seeing results, love being able to wear these khakis, and funny, expect everyone to stop me and say, "Hey, have you lost weight? Did you get new clothes?" and then I say "Yes, I have! But these old things? Just pulled them out of the back of the closet...."
Yeah, I know, I'm so silly. The weight doesn't show a lot on a body this size.....maybe in another 15 lbs. But I'm finally feeling good, feeling like I can do this.
And that's a good feeling.
Some morning thoughts (warning: ramble to follow)
Was thinking about our latest bride to be, Holly Marie, and how she wants to lose weight for her beautiful wedding dress. If you're reading, Holly, you can do it! And get yourself fit for yourself, DH, and DD. Think I have about 25-30 lbs to go until I can fit back into mine. June 12 will be six years for us.......look forward to that day when I can wear mine again. That's one of my mini goals, to be at wedding weight, which I'm guessing was somewhere around 215 or so. (No scales around me in Africa for the wedding.) Spent some time on the maintainers section of the forum yesterday. Very inspired by Mrs. Jim and Meg. Both have lost a lot, and look great. Which make me think....(hmm, maybe too much thinking going on?
) I've been thinking I want to be a size 10/12. But what if I'm not happy with that? Could I be a 4 or 6? Is that even possible? (Obviously riding high on endorphins or something this am....) What I want to be is fit and healthy, able to play with my son (and any other children we have), make my husband proud of me, and be proud of myself for beating this lifelong (yes, really, LIFElong) battle. I want to walk into any store and find something I like that fits. I'd like to wear a bikini. (Sidenote, kind of goes along with the lifelong comment. Had a bikini at my insistence and mom's reluctance when I was about 7. Wore it to a "friend's" pool. She was more like an acquaintance. One of the PARENTS wondered out loud to another parent why my mom would buy ME a bikini..........decided I would never wear it again and embarass my mom.) But now I have hope, and feeling good.
And I can't say enough how all of YOUR support has helped. It's let me know I'm in the same boat as a lot of others. And no matter if I'm trying to get to 150, and someone else is trying to get away from 150--we've all got stories and struggles and victories--and we're here to build up each other! Love ya, all!
Tuesday Chick Chatter
Good Morning!
I sat on the front porch in my wicker and enjoyed the show. Unfortunately, it has made it too wet to do much gardening but it will eventually get done. My tomato plants are looking at me reproachfully so they will be first in the ground when it dries a bit. We have clay soil and it just packs if you try to dig it when wet. 
to post last few days,working and DH 
playing on computer,,,Regrouped my nerves
and ready to start anew
..Cant decide what I weigh,
:mr goodscale said 4 diff weights
,so just leave ticker the same...Pulling out my beach towel
GOFISHIN
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My back has really been bothering me and the Chiropracter was on vacation last week. By Memorial day I was having shrieking muscle spasms and didn't want to risk the walk. O have been trying to exercise through it but it's not working. DF took DS to the Memorial Day parade and then DS, DM & DF went to hit golf balls (I took pictures) and had lunch outside. What a beautiful weekend we had. Of course we are getting critical in needing rain - but this only happens once a decade in Michigan. Usually Memorial weekend is cold and rainy. 
