Welcome Tammy. I live about 90 miles from Columbia, up 63 and over on 36. This is a great group.

I did very badly this week, but I am going to be content on blaming it on Aunt Flow. Besides, we get paid for the first time by Uncle Same tomorrow and I can go shopping and some seiously yummy and healthy food. Yeah that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Hello Ladies!! Just a giggle to share with everyone this afternoon!! Have a great day!

One evening a husband, thinking he was being funny, said to his
wife 'Perhaps we should start washing your clothes in Slim Fast. Maybe
it would take a few inches off of your butt!!'

His wife was not amused, and decided that she simply couldn't
let such a comment go unrewarded.

The next morning the husband took a pair of underwear out of his
drawer. 'What the **** is this??' he said to himself as a little
'dust' cloud appeared when he shook them out.

'April,' he hollered into the bathroom, 'Why did you put talcum
powder in my underwear?'

She replied with a snicker...
'It's not talcum powder......
It's 'Miracle Grow'.'

Hey Ladies!

COOL WE HAVE TWO NEW MEMBERS! OH GOODIE GOODIE. I am so proud. Our group is really taking off here.

Hepmelly > WELCOME to the "Showmeskinnies" I hope that you find our group inviting, funny and yes at time a little off the wall! :) Our group focuses on support and really what ever else we are all dealing with, so feel free to dive right in and visit with everyone, and I look forward to talking with you.

Gramma > I am studying "Health Information Technology" You might be wondering what that is, well its a fancy way of saying Medical Transcriptionist, Medical Records, Account Payable, Receivable, Insurance really all of those wrapped up into one package. Hope you are doing well!

Kati > What's goin on with ya girl? Need some pep talkin? Kick Miss Aunt Flo in the butt and let's go! We are here for you. You can do this~ goat cheese or no goat cheese :) Just Kidding. Be good and talk to you later!

Tammy > Cant recall if i sent you a welcome note or not but in case I didnt, feel free to kick me in the butt! WELCOME to "showmeskinnies" We are a very upbeat, funny and quirky group but we do have fun. Support you'll see is very big here! So feel free to post and have a good time visiting with the girls.

Ladies, thank you so much for making this group everything that it is. When I created it I knew it would be a great one but it has surpassed my expectations..keep'm comin. The more people we have the more people that are headed to their weight loss goal. I have lost of a total of 21 pounds! Still a ways to go but I am getting there, and so can all of you! Take care!

Sugar C.

:welcome3: hepmelly! hmmmmmmmm . . . curious handle. Care to share?:)
What is you weight-loss game plan?

tamisue-mcp?? Where abouts chicago? Whats your goal?

Mine handle is obvious:p I am a proud gramma. He was 4 mos. old yesterday! I miss him so very much. He lives far, far away.:kickcan:

Kati-chin up girl! Any good food choice ideas? Any commisary by you? I love shopping for groceries, getting new ideas. I did get my goat cheese fix recently with strawberry, walnut, goat cheese salad-two days in a row! YUMMMMMMM.

Karen-Is it chillin out by you yet?? The leaves are just getting a tinge of yellow here. Last year they barely had a chance to turn. Just froze and fell off. Hope we get some color this year.

Sugar C.-A girl I work with is studying that right now. All online. Sounds tempting. If I wasn't so freakin tired from work, I might consider a career change. I just don't have the mental or physical energy right now. I am on auto-pilot 3 days a week. I work 3/12's which usually ends up being 3/13+. I am a radiographer and work in the lab as well. It seems I use my days off just to recover. It was my choice. I will quit whining. Just thought I would enjoy the days off more. How did I do it when my kids were young??? I worked, went to school and my husband was out to sea half the time. Never underestimate youth!

Well, I am gonna go take a pain reliever and attempt to get some exersize!

:grouphug:

by handle do you mean the little phrase in Gaelic above my avatar? if so, that is the opening line of "be thou my vision", a very old , very beautiful hymn in it's original language. the exact phrase means "be thou my vision" i wanted to put the whole first line "be thou my vision, oh lord of my heart" which is "Rop tú mo baile,a Choimdiu cride! but it wouldn't fit. It's kind of a mantra for this weight loss journey. thanks for asking!

That is so beautiful. how about hepmelly? what does that mean?

hep is a term that means "cool" in the culture that is associated with ska music (rooted in regae, accentuating the up-beat in music. It's got brass. The current ska is similar to punk with a brass section, but i like the older stuff. It was more like swing, but a little punky. ) I really associate well with that culture, in fact it's the whole reason my husband and i ever met. anyway, i use hep just because it sounds good.

Hey ladies. I haven't been around much the last few days. Not doing well at all here, just trying to get through each day. I did skim the fat off my ham and beans, and I did walk 1 1/2 miles the other day. I know not much at all, but better than nothing I suppose.

This is so much harder than I thought it would be. *sigh*

Hey Ladies,

Karen> Your home is beautiful. If I wanted to live in CO again and had that much money, I would but it from you. The market is just in bad shape right now. Dont give up someone will bite, and then you'll reel them in

Kati< Chin Up! You are exercising and that is great. For your beans and ham, there is 97% fat free ham steak that you could use, so there would be no need to skim anything. Beans are naturally good for you anyway.

I went to the clinic the other day and they weighed me and I have lost a total of 22 pounds so far. I am still working on it though...I dont have much more to add so I will talk to you all later.

Sugar C.

I lived in Waukegan, a town about 45 miles north of Chicago.
I quess my goal is to have most of my clothes fit...lol
Dont have a scale cause I either get obsessed with it or too depressed to get on it, I know thats not good but comes from many years of fighting with it. But in the last couple of months have lost 3 inches off my waist and hips and a couple off my bust so this low carb thing is working for me at this point.

Tammy

Hey Ladies . . .
 

Sorry-I have been MIA. Went to stay with my husband up in Warrensburg. It was homecoming game. We won by a point! He really is reliving his youth-he, he, he.:D Had a good time though. Went shopping for the grandbaby's christmas. And ate all weekend. Don't know what that was all about. But I need to figure it out soon.:(
I will try to catch up on Weds or Thurs-my next days off.
Hang in there!
~gramma

Doing great here ladies! Back on the game plan and working at it solidly.

I have been missing Luke and not sleeping enough. Two things that can just kill me.

have a great week!

Hey Ladies What's Up?

Lets see here, been a a little while since I have posted. I have been up to my ears in school work and my regular job. But still working hard on my diet! I have gotten to where I dont write down every single thing I eat anymore. It got to be so silly. I am able now though to figure out in my head what the cals are for the day and how I am doing on fat grams. My hubby has noticed a real difference. He calls me the incredibly shrinking woman! :) Have some of our members just dropped off? Have not heard or seen much of them as of late. I read the posts daily.

Kait> Congrats on getting on with your progress! You go girl! So sorry that you are missing your hubby! I wouldnt know what to do with myself. Takes a strong woman to do that..KUDOS to you!!!! I couldnt be alone for any period of time without going nuts. If I was forced to....maybe but I would have to get pet or something to keep me company!

Karen> Where are ya girl? Havent seen much from you. Keep talking with us!

I dont have a lot more to add so I will talk to you all later! Be good Ya'll!

Sugar C.

It's a small world after all . . .
 

Get Out!:fr:

Tami-I grew up in Waukegan-crazy!! What year did you graduate? What brought you to MO? Do you ever go home?

Kati-I am sorry you are missing your man. I know the feeling too well. Do you have plans to get you through the holidays? Friends? Family? Goats? ;) When does he get back again? It will be easier when you are in a military community with people around you going through the same thing. I miss that part of navy life. Hang in there.

Sugar! What a wonderful feeling when someone (especially someone we care about) notices. You must feel like a million bucks! Keep up the great work!

Karen-you good girl?:listen:

Ok hep. What about the "Melly" part??

I came to MO because of my fiancee, went to Waukegan West High School in the early 70`s. Eventually went on to CLC in Grayslake and graduated from their nursing school and am still working as an R.N. here.
It is a small world...lol