Hi Girls . . .

DIANA . . . :hug: . Now I know exactly what you mean. ;) It will be another month or two before those hit around here. They are predicting that March is coming in like a lamb tomorrow . . . so that means we will be in for a nasty month.

TINA . . . :hug: Believe me, I asked about giving him a needle and the answer was an unfortunate, 'no'. Glad you are feeling a bit more, Gung-ho about getting your act back together. BTW, do you think we should start a new thread or just keep going in this one? Entirely up to you. Nobody has complained about slow load-time so I guess none of our gang is still on dial-up.

ROBBIN . . . :hug: Wow, girl, I certainly agree . . . don't beat yourself up. You just never know what the human body will do. This week I had the worst average calorie intake I've had to record in the 14 months since i started keeping track and then I was down .6 of a pound at my WWI this morning. So you might get a surprise, too, once the WWW leaves.

TAMMY . . . :hug: Not boring at all. I found every sentence interesting and helpful. As a matter of fact I'm going to print it off for future reference. You are such an inspiration to me. I know you are not to your goal yet, but you are doing so fantastically well, you help to keep me going.

Now for me . . . as mentioned I'm down .6 and that's a :goodvibes moment. Stopped in to say Hi to Mouse and, of course, he is being as good as gold for them. The other two are doing fine.

I was watching Purrecious running and jumping around the house this morning exactly one week after her hysterectomy and thinking how The GYN showed me pictures of this far from little Fibroid in my uterus and unfortunately, because it is so large and is distorting things so badly, he has no choice but to do the hysterectomy abdominally so that means a longer recovery.:( Anyway, it is booked for June 7. Would have liked to get it over with sooner, but 'c'est la vie'. So I'm going to go ahead with the cataract surgery that is already scheduled for end of March (left) and beginning of May (right). Boy, why does everything always come in droves. :?:

Well I'd better get going . . . want to go make that little tiny update to my ticker, have some brekkie, and think about going out to the store . . . but it is sleeting ice right now, so think I'll pass on the last one.

Have a great moving and shaking day, gang. Keep on doing the good stuff and I'll see you soon. . . :carrot:

Good morning ladies, how is everyone today?

My scales are down to 221 so .4 is gone. I stuck to my meal plan yesterday and was very satisfied, I did not get any expercise in but am not beating myself up for that because it was a very very busy evening.

Tammy - I wan to thank you for your post to Tina. I read every bit of it and my eyes did not glaze over, LOL. I think I am eating alot of the same things you are but I also think I have more meat (chicken and fish) in there than you and have not cut the potatos. I do the same with my bread as you do cause it will last me forever. I have 2 1/2 loaves in the freezer right now, that have been there for mmm at least 4 weeks, so I have eat 1/2 a loaf in a month. I usually have about 4-6 ounces of chicken for dinner and 3 ounces for lunch, I hardly ever ever have any meat for breakfast, it is usually oatmeal or a veggie omlet made with egg beaters. Looking at my fitday my protien is usually around 120 - 130. I don't know if that is bad or good? I eat tons of veggies, my plate at dinner will be mostly veggies with my chcken breast. I have to admit that last night I quarted my plate and 1/4 was potato 1/4 was chicken and the other half was veggies. I also buy the reduced fat no sugar icecream and have 1 serving almost every night.

Linda - I wish my scales would have dropped after the bad calorie intake bu oh no not for me, LOL. You loose very slow and I think you have the best willpower I have ever seen.

Well ladies, I guess it is time for work. Check back later.

::drum roll, please:: My total loss is now up to 16.8 lbs!!!! :) :) :) I lost a total of exactly 4 lbs this week!!! I'm seriously pumped, guys! You have no earthly idea!!! When I began this journey in 2004 (remember I took approx. a 3 year break between the first loss and now) I weighed in at my first weight watcher meeting at 260 lbs.....I'm at 223 now. I was thinking last night that I'd gained some 80 lbs since I got married in '93. I've now lost almost half of that weight! I've never been this pumped up before, I don't think!! I used to feel like it was impossible...because I had soooooo much to lose. I'm only 5' 4" so the high end of my healthy body weight is 145! When you start at 260, it can seem a little overwhelming, as most of you well know! :) The further along I go, of course the more I feel like I can really, really do this! :) I would not be feeling this sense of accomplishment if I didn't have you ladies to fall back on everyday! You guys are my rock...you all help keep me accountable!

Well, I'm off to clean house. :(

Good morning girlies! I'm down 3lbs. from yesterdays weigh-in so I'm feeling pretty excited! I'm still a ways off from ticker, but I'm determined to get there! Alyssa had a birthday party yesterday afternoon @ 4 and there was food provided for the adults aswell as the kids. I'm happy to say that I sat around watching everyone else fill their faces with chips, pop, hot dogs and cake while held my own. I was absolutely starving to smell that stuff as I was an hour past my usual dinner time...but I did it...I held it out! Came home and as calmly as I could prepared my dinner as fast as I could trying not to graze. It worked and scales are loving me for it!

Tammy, thanks so much for taking the time to lay it all out for me. I guess the only difference would be that I tend to eat more starchy carbs. I looked right away at my bread, applesauce and dressing. 2 outta 3 there...seems my low-fat dressing does have corn syrup listed 3rd from the top. I've always thought about making my own dressing and now maybe that ain't such a bad idea! Lately I've loading up on veggies too. I can easily get 2-3 maybe more servings of veggies in a dinner...I love em'! You certainly got it figured out and thanks again for sharing some of your insight! You're a strong woman!

Linda, boy you sure have a lot coming up on your plate. You'll basically be spending your spring recovering from surgeries. Just know we're here for you whenever you need us! I was thinking about a new thread too, but I wasn't if anyone would be annoyed with a new one yet again.

What does everyone think? New thread for March??

Robbin, I'm glad you're feeling yourself slide back into the groove again. You'll fit that exercise in today right! And you'll feel much better for it.

Diana, congratulations on the loss girl! Way to go! It's so rewarding to see our efforts come full circle. You truly are a committed woman, keep up the great work. It gets far more exciting as you see new scale numbers that you haven't seen in years. Woo Hoo!

Well girls, I'm off to the elliptical. Have a great day!

TTFN!

Okay girls, I took it upon myself to create a new thread for the month. A new month, a fresh start!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...62#post1591962

See you there!!