Hi there . . . :hug:

Another sunny but cold day . . . hopefully it will soon be Spring . . . oh, wait, the calendar says it is already, and has been for 3 weeks now . . . gee, where did all this snow and cold come from? :dizzy: Hmmmmm . . . definitely a time-warp of some sort going on . . . my official WWI tells me that I'm officially still 233 pounds for the 3rd time in a row . . . I think I see some sort of pattern developing here. Hope the pattern of 4 will be better for both the weather and my weight. :^:

Nothing else is new around here either . . . just keep putting one foot slowly in front of the other and waiting semi-patiently for the rewards that I know are lurking out there somewhere.

Anyway, everybody, have a great moving and shaking kind of afternoon and evening. We will all be winners if we just keep doing the good stuff as much as we possibly can . . . and a big WOW for you Tammy; maintenance is certainly treating you right. See you later, gators . . . :carrot:

CHERYL...Thank you for missing me; I missed you too!;) :hug: My DD is also graduating in June in Portland, and has been accepted to the University of Portland this Fall into their Nursing program. She is so ready for her senior year to be done! She is going to see her friend again in Maine for two weeks, and then her friend will be coming here to stay with us for two weeks. They were hoping to both go to the same college and share a dorm together, but her friend wasn't accepted to the university where my DD is going, so this way atleast they can spend time together this summer. I've still been exercising every day and watching my calories. I just get so impatient and want the weight off yesterday, but I'm learning to take it one day at a time.:(

LINDA...Sorry you're still not getting the Spring weather yet. I cannot believe how a lot of the states got hit today with heavy snow again!:(

TAMMY...You're my inspiration and I think you're doing great!!!:hug:

Michelle – welcome back, we did miss you, but I haven’t been here much myself lately, I have been on a plateau since December and it is really getting to me.

Cheryl – Glad to hear your hubby is doing good. Also excited to hear you have a new little one running around your house.

Tammy – nice to see you.

Diana – I know you are right, how many times have I said the exact same words to others. I am just so tired of this plateau.

Linda – I think you pushed some of your cold to the south. We have been having record lows here after having a few weeks of record highs. What’s up with that?

Well ladies on Monday I bought a weeks worth of lean cuisine lunches for work and am just about sick of them. The one I had today seemed like about 6 bites and I am so hungry. I was so set to be “good” all week but being hungry makes me be “bad”. I am gonna have to figure out something else. I can not sit here and think of food for half of the afternoon, by the time I get home I will be crazy and go overboard. Any suggestions of low fat easy lunches I can bring to work with me?

ROBBIN...Something that I have just started eating and it really fills me up is:

-wheat pita
-oven roasted turkey breast
-lots of green leaf lettuce
-1 slice mozarella cheese
-mustard
-baby carrots on the side

I'm now craving this every day, and I love the wheat pita because it only has 0.5 grams of fat and it's filling. Mozarella cheese is lower in fat and I also have it with my afternoon snack with Kavli Crispy Thin crackers; you can have 3 of these, and they are big, no fat and only 60 calories for all three. I was finding that when I would have a Lean Cuisine Mac & Cheese for lunch, I would still get so hungry, but this new lunch is really filling me up. I know how you're feeling with the weight gain, because I've put 10 pounds back on since losing my mom.:( :hug:

Well ladies the scales finally moved again this morning to 201!!! Yipeeeee!!!

I've only had one person notice that I've lost weight and that was just yesterday!!! I am now only 26 pounds from graduation weight. If you took someone who has not seen me since graduation day they could tell from down the street that I have gained weight but if you took someone that saw me last in November (27 pounds ago) they would have to look really close to tell that I have lost weight. Why is that??

Well I'm thankful for the lost anyway!!!

Have a great Thursday!!!

Michelle - thanks for the lunch tip, it sounds yummy. I have some oven roasted turkey and fat free pita bread at home. I will try that for tomorrows lunch. I used the pita bread to make low fat pizza for dinner last night. Everyone gets their own pita round and picks their own toppings for their pizza then we toss it in the oven till the cheese is melted, of course I had the fat free mozarella that doesn't melt as well but it was still yummy with turkey sausage, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, tomatos and just a couple of black olives. And very low fat.

Jana - its always that way, people always know when I have gained but never seem to notice as much that I have lost. Oh well don't worry about it, you know you have lost and that is what matters. I just wish I could get past this stupid plateau I have reached and hit the 2teens and eventually catch up with you. You go girl your almost to onderland :carrot:


Well ladies the scales jumped up a pound to 224 from yesterdays 223. What am I gonna do????????? I am gonna kick myself in the rear and start exercising again thats what. Now just convince myself of that when this evening comes around.

Robbin, do you have access to a microwave? If so, I'd suggest bringing a bag of popcorn to have in the afternoon when the hunger starts. If not, bring grapes or strawberries to snack on. Keep really, REALLY busy. I find that the busier I stay, of course the less time I have to think about food!

Jana WOW WOW WOW!!! Congratualtions!! You're rockin' right along! If we could all be so fortunate! I know, fortuane has absolutely NOTHING to do with it. Your hard work is just paying off tremendously for you. You deserve every single loss you get! Keep going..........

I'm going to attempt to go work out tonight. Didn't make it last night...was just too sick. I'm probably still too sick, but I fear that if I don't go tonight, then my other workouts will be all for nothing and I'll be basically like starting over. I don't want that so I'm making myself go. My congestion has settled in my chest, though, so I may spend all my time coughing. As long as I don't pass out, I'll consider myself lucky. I feel anymore like all I ever do is go work out. And it's only 30 minutes, 3 times/week. Those 3 times per week sure come quickly. I also haven't done well in my eating since being sick. I've eaten like a horse! I'm sure the scales are showing it right about now, too. I'm not daring to get on them. I don't even wanna know about it.

Well everyone, I'm back to work. UGH! Have a great rest of your day.

Diana

Hi gang . . . :hug:

. . . look . . . up in the sky . . . it's a bird . . . it's a plane . . . no . . . it's me

. . . just flying right on by . . . :carrot:

LINDA...:lol: :rofl: :lol3:

ROBBIN...Your pita pizza sounds SO GOOD, and I will have to try it! I'm so sorry about the scale, and I'm just as frustrated with mine.:( People say how when you're first starting out with your plan, you usually lose quite a bit of weight in the beginning, oh not me!!:devil:

DIANA...I hope you're feeling better and enjoy your workout!;)

JANA...:congrat: with your weightloss!!!:woohoo:

Hey ladies, busy week as usual lately but had to pop in. Another week of not weighing so nothing to report there. I think i will probably wait until after TOM comes sometime this next week and then will weigh. No need to discourage myself with WWW that may be gone in another few days. I have exercised two days. Did 2 mile WATP and 35 min on the eliptical (5.3 miles and 428 calories). But couldn't do any yesterday and may not get back to it today. It felt really good to sweat again, HOW SICK IS THAT!

Some really quick personals and then gotta run!

Diana - hang in there and hope the cold goes away quick!

Jana - Onederland is looming!!!!! How awesome is that!

Linda - you crack me up!!

Robbin - I'm telling you throw away the scale and focus on what you need to do, eat right and exercise. Once your stress level goes down by not seeing numbers you don't want, staying with the program becomes a little easier.

Michelle - good to see you back in the game and hope you are doing well! I have a wheat tortilla roll up i do that is very similar. Yours sounds really good too!

Well ladies time to get busy! Hope ya'll have a great day and will see ya soon!

Yuck . . . Yuck . . . Yuck . . . Yuck. I am definitely not in a good mood today. It is snowing (blizzard), I didn't sleep well, I have a throbbing toothache, and it's Friday the 13th. :mad: Tomorrow will be a better day. :^:

Hope everybody else is doing fun stuff. . . :hug:

Good Morning Ladies!!!

I have some wonderful news!!!! I finally made to ONEderland!!!!! The scale sang a beautiful song of 198 this morning!!!! Yipppeee!!!!

I was going to post some progress pics but I think I'll wait until I hit 40lbs before I do that.

Could not have done it without you guys!!! I'm off to change my ticker!!

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Hey girls! Just checking in - it's been a while, eh?? LOL Remember me?

I had gained it all back, and over the past 5 weeks have lost 10 lbs again. This time I'm just calorie counting, and I really like it. To me, it's alot easier than counting WW points.

I'm not changing my ticker though! Gonna get back where I was and then keep going!

Good to "see" you all!

Good Morning . . . :hug:

Things are a lot better today . . . I got a good night's sleep, my tooth is much better (??), and, although it is dull, it is NOT snowing. Funny, after the storm ended, it got quite mild and we ended the day with less snow on the ground than we had before it started snowing. :?: We are supposed to be getting a Nor-Easter tomorrow night, but, for a change, the eastern seabord of the US is going to get hit worse than we are . . . maybe we will all get lucky and it will never develop at all . . . this is crazy, it's the middle of April already.:(

JANA . . . :cp: :hat: :encore: :congrat: :hug:

SHYLA . . . :welcome2: back . . . we missed you . . . :hug:

Hi everybody else. Hope you all have great fun moving and shaking your way to better health and fitness today, gang . . . see you soon. :carrot:

Morning Chickies. I have decided to go back to weighing just once a week on saturdays, maybe it will keep me from getting so aggrivated during the week. And good news to report, scales are at 221. Havent seen that number for a few weeks and I am excited to see the scales are moving downward again.

Well gotta get to work. Check back soon.

hey girls...Boy has it been a while. Easter holiday had taken hold of me and taken me away. It's usually only an extra long weekend but it turned into being a little longer. My brother and family didn't leave until last wednesday and thursday and friday were spent running for groceries and playing maid. Not to mention the gorgeous pavement and grass has been making an appearance. I went for a 2 mile walk this morning to try and wake up my exercise bug. I think it worked...I think...LOL! Well, girls I don't have a lot of time to do personals. May I just jump in here!? Have a great day!

Hi ROBBIN . . . :hug: . . . good idea to only weigh once a week . . . I used to be very good about staying off the scale between WWWs, but not any more. I'd better get back into that weekly groove again, too.

Hi . . . TINA . . . :hug: . . . Glad to see you. We missed you, girl. Glad you had a good family visit and glad that your weather is starting to pick up.

Hi EVERYBODY ELSE (wherever you are) . . . :hug:

We've been having a very dull, but relatively mild day and the major Nor-Easter warning has been downgraded to mostly rain (maybe a little snow) and, of course, lots and lots of wind, with a possibility of storm surge. Will this Winter never end? :^:

Well, today was the day . . . I finally stopped procrastinating and did my Income Tax and wrote the nasty, nasty cheque to Revenue Canada, always so much fun. :mad: Next task on my agenda . . . complete the application forms for CPP (Canada Pension Plan) and OAS (Old Age Security). Wow, you know you've arrived -- you are old -- when they send you the applications in the mail. :(

Well, all you sweet young things, hope everybody is having a great moving and shaking kind of day doing the good stuff. See you soon. :carrot:

Just slinking back in to tell Jana congratulations on hitting onederland. :cheer: :cheer:

I'm home with a sick child today so I hope to get back on for a longer post. :hug:

Good Morning Ladies!!!

I want to say thank you to all the congrats, but I must say that hitting onederland is nothing like I thought it was going to be. I've never been in this position before. When I was younger I dropped a lot of weight quickly and never saw the slow move from 200 to 100.

Maybe this is just because I'm so close to 200 (being at 198, I'm only 2lbs away), but I'm so scared I'll see 200 on the scale again and I NEVER and I do mean NEVER want to see that number again. It's like a phobia that has developed all of a sudden.

It's weird because when I used to step on the scale there was always a fear of "will it go up or will it go down" but now it's more like "it can't go up because if it does I'm not going to be in onederland anymore and then what am I going to, I've worked so hard just to get to this point and now I've lost it."

I've been on plan, I have not fallen off, the scale has been stuck at 198, the fear of seeing 200 again is not allowing me to eat anything off plan, which I guess is a good thing.

Sorry, just needed to vent a little!!

I hope you ladies have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

Happy Tuesday!
 

Good morning ladies! Hope you are all found well and kicking the pounds to the curb! I feel really invigorated this morning. I'm just stepping back in from my walk. I decided to go to our city's trail system around a lake. Which I thought was a long distance but it turned out to be a tenth of a mile shorter than walking the neighborhood. But oh well, you gotta try these things to find them out!

I wanna really get my groove back like it used to be and now that it's coming onto summer I think it's going to help. I really want to buy new summer clothes, even cuter and smaller than last year. I don't want to feel like I've been stuck in this rut for as long as I have. If memory serves me correct that I think it takes about 20lbs. to lose a size (for me anyways) so I'm going to give myself a 25lb. goal. That oughta do it!

Now I'm gonna try to attempt to catch up a bit....

Erin, how did keeping the scale outta town work? Congrats on the wedding dress fitting. I never got to wear mine so I couldn't judge by that. But I do have some clothes I used to wear before I ballooned up that I could dig out.

Linda, Alyssa was watching a kids channel yesterday and in between shows was a Crazy Frog video. What a funny little dude. I can see why you and your buddy ball have so much fun bouncing to those beats!

Diana, how's Curves? If memory serves me correctly, when I used to go to Curves we did a station for 30sec. Twice around the circle would give you a 1/2hr. workout. I hope you're enjoying it. I certainly did, and it sure tones you in places you even forgot about! LOL!

Emily, hope you had a good spring break! Hope things get a little lighter for you on all regards! :)

Robbin, your strength is forever inspiring. You just never quit even when the scale has tried to kick you down so many times. I'm glad to see it finally getting the kick instead. You go girl! You motivate me!!

Jana, Jana, Jana!! Wow! I'm so envious of you! Congrats! You make me wanna fight even harder! Thanks for the inspiration. Enjoy your 100's!!

Michelle, welcome back! Glad to know you're back on track again. You sound like you're doing all the right stuff! Keep it up!

Cheryl, I see you're going to steer clear of anymore teenagers. LOL! Glad things are looking up for you again!

Hi Tammy! Good to know you're still with us! How the maintenance practice working for you? I hope all is well!

Shyla, good to see you again! You'll get back into it don't worry. Seems we always have to play around with our plans to find something that works for us individually.

Phew...I hope I caught everyone! :) Well, I gotta find the advil bottle. If I haven't already had enough visitors last week, TOM decides to show up a week early! Good grief! Have an awesome day girls!

My new motto: "You gotta stand up for yourself, against yourself!" We can be our own worst enemny sometimes. ;)

TTFN!

Hi everybody . . . :hug:

Congratulations to the newest onederlander, JANA :) and to the almost onederlander, TAMMY, who is losing like mad since she started trying to maintain. ;) The pounds to a size varies for everybody, TINA, but you can pretty much count on it being 2 inches in circumference. :)

We are having crummy weather today . . . very windy, rainy, drizzly . . . but it is 6C (43F) so at least it isn't snowy. :) We do have a storm surge warning though.

Not much else is new for me . . . Hope everybody is having a great moving and shaking kind of day (with or without the help of Crazy Frog). See you all soon . . . :carrot:

Oh my . . . another not very good day shaping up . . . the wind is still roaring and the sky is still very overcast although it is not, at the moment, raining. I'm nursing a weather induced migraine and a companion high Blood Glucose Level, plus a Weird Water Weight gain of 2.5 pounds. Oh well, this too will pass, just like the remains of this Nor-Easter. :(

Hope everybody else is having a better day . . . both weather-wise and personally. Keep things moving and shaking as best you can, gang . . . see you later. . . :carrot:

Hey, everyone! Wow, Linda....sounds likeyou're having a rotten day already. Hope you're feeling better soon and that the nasty weather is gone even sooner!

Jana, all I can say is I'M SO ENVIOUS!!! lol I'm happier for you than I am envious! :)

Tina, great to see you girl!!

Well, I have not-so-good news to report. Although it was expected news, so that makes it not quite as disappointing. Weigh in was last night. I was up 1.4 lbs (the exact amount I had lost at my last weigh in). I had two things working "against" me. First, I've completed two weeks of working out now. They told me last night that that could be all of my gain. But I've also been sick and haven't been on track AT ALL. I didn't count the first point while I was sick. I pretty much ate whatever I thought might make me feel better....you can imagine......they told me that your body slows down when you're sick, too, so that could be another part of the gain. So, all things considered, I didn't think 1.4 was too bad. I was expecting between 2 and 3 lbs, honestly. I'm getting closer to well everyday, so I'm more on track now. Today's my first real day "back on the wagon."

Well, hope everyone has an awesome on track day! I'd better get some work done.....

Diana

Hi Ladies...Just a quick pop in for now. It's been a very busy and stressful week and I lasted 10 days with the four year old. He has more problems than my husband and I can deal with, so he is in a new placement and I'm taking a much needed rest from froster care. At last weeks weigh in, I was up 1.2 pounds. Today I was down 3.2 pounds and I have changed my ticker to the correct weight. Been yo yo ing with these 10 pounds since January, so maybe I will finally get rid of them once and for all. Looking forward to going out to visit my family the first week of June for two weeks. I have a new grandson to spoil the dickens out of.:hug: :D

Be back later to check in with you all.

Cheryl :hug:

Good morning girlies! Hope you're having a better day than I've had/having these past two. Due to the super melt last week and the fact that our sump pump decided not to work...I have another issue in the basement!! Did I say...AGAIN! So I'm busy cleaning up, soaking up and moving furniture around. Forgive me for not getting here yesterday, but I'm sure you understand!

Good news, my scales moved down 2lbs. yesterday...Bad news...they went up 1lb today. The only thing I can contribute it to is the fact I didn't get any exercise fitted in. Oh well..I will get it all back in line hopefully soon!

Linda, how are you holding out? We've certainly are having our share of wet. With the snow melting and the showers I don't think our ground can hold much more. We need some hot dry weather, pronto! Who doesn't deserve anymore than us, huh?!! LOL

Diana, hang in there girl. Sickness will always throw us for a loop. But it isn't that bad. You can grab hold of reigns and fix it easily. Don't let it discourage you. Just think you're working for your ONEderland day too!

Hi Cheryl, nice to see you. Now I see you have eliminated some stress in your life. It's good to take some time just for you and hubster. Hope clearing the air will allow you to focus more on yourself. You go girl!

Have a great day ladies! I know I sure will try...LOL!

Hey ladies, how is everyone?

Pretty good here other than some massive water retention. I have been drinking lots and lots of green tea and it is not helping. I had to use lotion to get my rings off this morning and then could not get them back on. I think it has allot to do with TOM being around the corner.

Well as usual I am swampped here at work and gotta get back at it. Check back soon.

Hey everyone. Just a pop in....went to doctor today. Two weeks is way TOO long to have been sick, so decided to go. Glad I did. I didn't know I was still running fever!!! I have acute bronchitis and a secondary bacterial infection....no wonder I was still sick, huh?? Hopefully will be a lot better in 3 days. Guess it doesn't pay to be too busy to be sick, huh? I think I'll be doing a lot of resting this weekend. That's probably where I've been going wrong all this time.

Scales are up a little more this morning, I think...according to the DR. office, anyway. So don't know that for sure. Wouldn't surprise me, though. It's getting close to TOM, plus sick and not taking proper care of myself. Nothing would surprise me. I didi talk to DR about getting off the BP meds...he said not just yet, but it probably wouldn't be long. HURRAYYYYYYYY!! That's been one of my main goals. I know by the time I get to onederland I'll be able to get off of them...I just know it. 20 lbs....it sounds like so little....but it takes soooo long! lol :)
Well, I've stayed much longer than I'd anticipated. Much work to do....Hope everyone's doing good/better! Have a great rest of the day!

Diana

Today is much the same as yesterday . . . both weather and me . . . but I do think it is brightening up a little . . . supposed to be sunny and 9C (48F) tomorrow. That would be a treat. I'm still retaining water, too. Up another 2 lbs this morning . . . Hope I soon feel better . . . hope I soon stop shoving comfort food into my mouth . . . hope I soon start moving in the great downward direction again. :^:

Keep it moving and shaking, Chickies . . . see you later . . . :carrot:

Good Morning Ladies!!!

Well the scales were down to 195 this morning but I've been crying non-stop for the last two days. I found out on Wednesday that DB has been seeing someone else, my heart is so broken right now I don't know what to do. I've had to move in with my dad. I don't even know where to go from here. I don't have the money to just run out and get another place, the earliest I can do that looks like July. I still can't believe this is happening. I've put so much into this relationship and now it's all gone.

It seems like when I started losing weight, I started losing people too, I lost my two best friends and now I've lost my boyfriend, what's next? I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it.

Jana, losing weight doesn't change who you are inside. Don't let the relationships you've lost change your desire to be a healthier you. You deserve people who honestly care for you and are truthfully with you thru thick and thin, literally. And when it comes to a man...girl...if he isn't pawning all over you treating you like the queen you are, then he doesn't deserve you. You'll just keep on living life until you meet the man who does. You don't deserve to be here second guessing yourself because of someone elses childishness. Thank God for your dad girl, at least it's somewhere until you can get on with your life. July isn't that far away! Hang in there girl, and remember...it's HIS loss not yours.

Hi gang . . .

We finally have some sun and some milder weather too . . . :cool: And most of the headache has gone away with the crummy weather and has taken half of my WWW along with it (hopefully the rest will be gone soon too.)

Oh JANA :hug: . . . this too will pass . . . obviously the relationships that have disappeared were never meant to be. Something better will be just around the next corner, girl.

Yes, TINA :hug: . . . those are wonderfully wise words.

Nothing too exciting in my plans for the day. Hope the rest of you are doing as much of the good stuff as you possibly can . . . see you later . . . :carrot:

Thank you ladies so much for the words of encouragement. I know it's going to take sometime, but I'm going to miss him sooooooooo much. It's hard to type this now and not cry. He was my everything, I loved him with all my heart, whenever I had a problem I went to him and now he's gone. And now him and his mother are making it seem as if if drove him away, as if I made him go to another woman. Yea, we had our differences, but who doesn't? That does not mean you should go see another woman, just as hard as things were getting for him they were also getting for me, but I didn't go to another man. I don't know, my life has turned completely around in just 48 hours and now I'm stuck. He has a new girlfriend, and the house and I have nothing but my tears and a broken heart.

JANA, is the baby in the picture your child? If so, then you have sooo much more than tears and a broken heart. Even if the child isn't yours, how many other people look to you in some way? Nieces, nephews, brothers, sisters, etc. And your awesome Dad!! No man is worth the agony you're letting him put you though. I know, it's still fresh and new....just try not to hang on to it too long. You're too good for someone like this guy who obviously has no respect for you or your feelings. He'll just do the same thing to his new girlfriend! Some men are just like that.

Linda, glad your headache's better and the weather too! :) I'm sure we'll all be wishing for this cold weather in a few short months!

Well everyone, I reported yesterday that dr. hadn't taken me off my bp meds. Well, I didn't notice the Rx that he gave me, but when I went to take my new meds t his morning, the dosage is half what I was on before. It's a victory, no matter how small! :) :) :) Brightened my day a little this morning!

Well, I have much work to do! Have a great weekend everyone....I have a birthday party tomorrow....hot dogs, burgers, cake....the whole thing. Say a little prayer for me that God will help me keep my hands away from the food!!!

Diana

No Diana, that beautiful bundle of joy is my baby cousin, Maziah. Thank you so much for the wise words, all of you are giving me the strength to push on. It just really hurts right now. I know I'm young and I've got my whole life ahead of me but for right now at this moment, my life has fallen apart. I love all you ladies and I don't know where I'd be without you. (Probably, 33lbs heavier instead of 33lbs lighter) Could not have done it without you guys!!! Thank you all!!!

Just popped in to say if you said that prayer for me, it worked!!! I had NOTHING to eat at the birthday party today!! That's right....I said nothing. It felt soooooo good! We left and went to Sonic (hadn't eaten allllll day when we got to party at two pm and left at three fifteen pm). I've had well under my allowed points today. YIPPEE!!

Gotta run for now. Have a great rest of your weekend everyone!

Diana

Hi there . . . :hug:

Hope you are all having a great Sunday . . . it's shaping up to be another beautiful, sunny day in Atlantic Canada :cool: . . . not going to get really warm, but that will come along soon enough no doubt. In the meantime, I'm just :) to see the sun.

Hope things are feeling a little brighter in your world, Jana . . . :hug:

Congratulations on that great willpower, Diana . . . :hug: Wow wish you could bottle it and send some to me.

Nothing exciting on my agenda for today . . . a little shopping, a little visiting. Hopefully eating clean all day. Not been doing too well on that front for the past few days. Need to get back on track.

Anyway, have a good moving and shaking kind of adventure filled day, ladies . . . and I'll see you again really soon . . . :carrot:

Hi Ladies...Just a quick pop-in for now. Fighting a cold/fever and taking Nyquil PM, so I'm getting lots of rest since it knocks me out. Scales were down 3 pounds this morning, so very happy about that! Maybe things will start moving as I destress and take care of ME for a change. I decided not to drive out to Oregon by myself and booked myself on Amtrak. Besides saving money on gas, I will get to relax on my way out and back.:D

Jana...I'm so sorry to hear how heart broken you are, but this too will pass. There is someone wonderful out there for you, who will love you no matter what size you are. Don't settle for second best, you deserve the BEST.

Well gals,I can hardly keep my eyes open, so guess I'll go take a nap. have a great day.

Cheryl

JANA...I'm so sorry for what you're having to go through.:cry: I too had to go through that before and I thought I would never be able to get on with my life again because I was so depressed, but in time and with each new day, things will start to get better and easier. Just know that you are so much better off knowing now than to have it keep going on longer and you getting any deeper into the relationship.:hug:

CHERYL...I'm so sorry you have been so sick. My youger DD had such a terrible cold for over two weeks and is still trying to get over it.:( That's so great that you're coming out to Oregon! I hope the weather starts to get a little better as they say this week is supposed to clear up and start being warm and sunny again.:) I didn't even realize that you live in North Dakota. My brother in law and his wife just moved there the first week of this month, because they are being stationed there in the Air Force for four years. Congrats on being 3 pounds down!!!:hug:

Well I've been sticking with my calorie counting and exercising every day for three weeks now and I'm happy to say I'm down 10 pounds in the three weeks, 4 pounds for this past week. I had gained back 2 pounds so I lost those 2 plus 2 more. It's such hard work, but I am finding it getting a little easier with every day and my resistance to exercise is increasing. I'm finally able to do my WATP 2 mile all the way through.:p

Hi, everyone. It's NOT been a good day. I'm soooooo angry I can feel the steam coming from my ears. We had a fish fry at my in-law's house. I ate while I was there, but that's all I ate today, so if I went over target, it was barely. That wasn't the bad part. Why, oh why did God have to give us in-laws?? Irritation and anger is what they do best. I've dealt with thirteen years of.....hmmmmm....hatred, jealously, and blantantly intentional obnoxiousness from my SIL. I just cannot do it anymore. I'm beginning to see the end of a relationship. Sad as that is, it's true. You can only try so hard with some people. Two Christmas' ago, I got her a REAL (trust me, it was NOT cheap) mother's ring for Christmas. We draw names in our family. I deliberately got her name because I wanted very much to do this for her (partially to try to mend some of the pasts of our relationship, mostly because I knew she'd love and cherish it). She was appreciative to my face, but she never let up with her talks behind my back...to this day! It's just too painful to continue the relationship....my hubby and I have talked and he backs me 100%. He feels the same way about her hubby, his brother.

It's been a sad and anger-filled day for me....it was supposed to be fun day.

Hey, Jana we can be sad together. We're both ending very close relationships. :(

Sorry for being such a drag. Comments are welcome! :) Have a great week, everyone.

Diana

Good Morning Ladies!!!!

I hope all is well in your worlds. Things have been pretty rough on my end, but I'm still here. I'm learning alot about the BOY that I used to call my MAN. Even though this enitre ordeal has torn my heart into pieces, it has opened my eyes. Everything happens for a reason, and even though we had our differences, I was willing to work through those differences. I DON'T need a BOY I need a man, I'm sad, I'm glad, I don't know what I am, but I know I'm FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Luv you ladies lots!!!!!!

Oh yea, the scales were at 192 this morning, now that I'm back with Dad, I can afford a gym membership!!! I'm looking for one now.