Good evening Slyvia - and all the "lurkers":

Just came to check to see if anyone posted. Thanks Sylvia - looks like your right - it's just you and me for now! Well, that sure makes a support team, right?

I would love to try curves, but don't think I would stay with it ... when we get home from the cabin (end of the month) I am going to try really hard to get on my treadmill every day .. still pampering my bad knew, it is sloooooooowly getting better. At least the swelling is down now.

Well, went to the laudromat and played "slots" but didn't win anything! lol So when we were done with our laundry we did go to the casino - still didn't win. Well, I did, but put it all back in the machine - and then some!

OK ... off to do my journal for today ... was a bit high, but at least I journaled!

Good nite Sylvia - talk to ya tomorrow ... good nite all you lurkers! Shame on you all for not posting!

Love, CJ

GOOD MORNING!

I feel the shame!!!!!!

I've been sooo busy. Guess what I'm doing? I'm making quilt blocks! I got this bug to do a quilt so I went to WalMart and bought all the supplies and got myself started. The pattern I'm making is called "Chevron", pretty simple, a good one for a beginner like me. Almost ready for the fun part, putting it together with the batting and the backing. I have no idea what I'm doing but I got information online and I think I can do it! I remember my mother making quilts when I was a kid and making it look so easy. Believe me, it's not that easy!

Okay, I posted, now back to work!

Hugs, Judy

Hello Ladies....or should I say lurkers I know, I'm bad! I just came in for a quick hello.

So nice to hear from you Judy! Sounds like your quilt is going to be beautiful.

CJ- Hope your knee gets better. Pretty hard to do anything with a bad knee. Sorry to hear about your trip to the casino. You should have won some $$$$$ ..... maybe they will so bad the next time you go in that you will win some! Wouldn't that be nice.....heck, if that really happened, I would be in all of the casinos in Las Vegas to get my money back!

Well, I hope you all come in here soon! We miss you!!!

Ciao!

Sylvia

Hello, i'm new to this 3fatchicks forum page. I love the support i get from reading everyones success. I need motivation from emailing friends. I'm 33 yrs.old have two boys,and been married for 11 yrs. I am 80 pounds overweight . I have been exersizing every day. I'ts kinds hard when you have a cold though. Good luck to your thread,and to alls weight loss journey. I can't wait till im at my goal weight and hopefully this summer can buy some new clothes,and a bathing suit,thats not a plus size. Well see ya later and lighter senamay, bye everone!!

Well, good morning! A big Welcome to Senamay! I hope you will come back and post with us often so we can get to know you and give support on your weight loss journey. As you can see our group is a little slow right now - some of us probably are in funks and some of us are too busy! I'm hoping they get back in here soon tho - so thank you for posting with us!

Judy - Judy - Judy! So we shamed you, eh? Good! lol Hey girl, you are doing a quilt? Way to go! I've always wanted to do a quilt - just never took the plunge. I'm sure it will look just gorgeous when you are done! You'll have to take a picture and show us. But ... save out a few minutes a day to post here! I don't want to shame you again! hahahahaha

Slyvia: Hey, we got one lurker to post - how about that! Hope you are having a great day - I journaled again yesterday .. have to go post it now.

OK ALL YOU LURKERS! TIME TO CHECK IN! NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL THIN GROUP LURKERS TO CHECK IN AND POST!!!!!!!

OK ... I'll quit yelling now ... hope to hear from everyone soon!

Love, CJ

Howdy!

Welcome to our group Senamay! As CJ said, this group is a bit slow at the moment but, we are very supportive of each other. You will love it here.

Now, here comes the bad news....I'm PMSing and have been eating, eating and eating some more. Here I am doing the happy dance for losing those 11 inches and 7 pounds and I think I gained most of it back in the last three days {sigh} Oh well, tomorrow is another day. Like my nutrtionist said, "don't beat yourself over one bad day. Learn from it and do better the next meal." I think I'll take his advise. Maybe it's the fact that I threw out the rest of those oreos that my husband brought home the other day. Talk about PMS dangers!

Howdy CJ- Yeah, we got a lurker to post. Hopefully the rest will post soon as well. The holidays are approaching and the "Thin Group" version of Christmas caroling won't be the same with just us two. How does your knee feel today? Better I hope.

Well, I'm off to bed. Tomorrow is my ex work reunion so that should be a lot of fun. A the good ol' days of the dot com era. Of course we are meeting up at a bar...tequila : anyone? I'll try to be good!

Have a great day!

Sylvia

A friend of mine sent this poem to me. Thought I would share with all of you.

"Twas the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldn't sleep,
I tried counting backwards,
I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned-
The dark meat and white
But I fought the temptation
With all of my might.

Tossing and turning,
with anticipation,
The thought of a snack,
Became infatuation.

So, I raced to the kitchen,
Flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge,
Full of goodies galore.

I gobble up turkey,
And buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots,
Beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling,
So plump and so round,
'til all of a sudden,
I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling,
Floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding,
And a handful of pie.

But, I manage to yell,
As I soared past the trees...
"Happy eating to all-
Pass the cranberries, please".

May your stuffing be tasty,
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes 'n gravy,
Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize,
May your Thanksgiving dinner,
Stay off of your thighs.

and most of all-
May your Thanksgiving be blessed!!


Hugs, Judy

In case anyone is around I just want to take this moment to wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

All my love,
CJ

Hi everyone - it's me again. I just got done talking to Sharon and they are on their way to Michigan for Thanksgiving. She wanted me to post and say hi to you all and to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. She hasn't been able to email or post cuz their computer crashed!!!!!!!! Ken is fixing it .. hopefully when they get home after Thanksgiving he can get it up and running again and she'll be back! Of course, I will be missing her again as we are still up at our cabin and won't be coming back until next week.

Sharon: maybe we will be able to connect at Christmastime or maybe after the new year - like I said, Dick and I were talking about coming out there for a couple days. We miss you guys!

OK ... HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone! All you "lurkers" better get in here soon and start posting - (this smiley says "pretty please")

Love, CJ

Well ... I guess everyone got thin and doesn't need support anymore, eh? Well, I DIDN'T, and I DO need support! What has happened to our group??? No one seems to want to be here anymore - What has happened to all the closeness we always shared? Some of you always mention that only a few post .. sooooo you just lurk and don't post! Well, that is one reason why there is only a few posters - the rest are lurking! Has everyone just lost interest in this group? What is the problem? I really miss you guys - I feel like I lost a bunch of great friends! We had a couple new posters recently, but I don't blame them for not coming back - no one is here - no one seems to care!

I CARE!

Love, CJ

Hello Ladies!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I know you are all probably feeling "ugh" I know I do. I think I'll be going to Curves all week just to feel a bit better or less guilty whatever makes me feel better!

Who's up for Christmas carols the Thinster way?!?!


Chesnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Hopefully I won't be "singing" in here by myself! Sometimes, I can't handle the way I sing!

Sylvia

Hey CJ-

It looks like you and I are posting at the same time! At least we are posting. I CARE TOO!!!! I guess it's up to you and me to keep this alive. I know in the past I didn't post that often because I felt like I didn't have anything to contribute and I realized that something was missing in my weight loss adventure (if I call it journey, I may never get to wherever I want to be). I realized that I'm not alone and that we are all in this together. Having the support of people who are not judgemental about my appearance and what I do does make a difference. It's not all about what you eat and exercise, it's an emotional roller coaster as well and that's the beauty of this group (when they come out of lurking). We are each other's therapy. And it's a lot cheaper than a Psychiatrist!!

Hang in there Chickie, you and I can keep this going. I know it's sad because we remember what it was like in the "good ole' days" but just remember that if we bug them enough, they will come back! :

Take care-
Sylvia

HELLO ALL AT THE THIN GROUP, CJ. I RECENTLY LOGGED ONTO TO THE 26 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN POST UNDER WILDFIRE.THESE GIRLS ON THE POST ALWAYS ANSWER YOU AND YOU GET SO MUCH MOTIVATION FROM THEM IVE BEEN THERE FOR A MONTH NOW. I LOVE IT. COME JOIN, I THOUGHT I SEEN YOUR NAME THERE BEFORE OR IN THE TURKEY TIME CHALLENGE??? IM OK HOW ARE YOU. GOOD LUCK TO YOUR WEIGHT LOSS THIS WEEK MUST GO FOR NOW, LATER AND LIGHTER, SENAMAY

Good morning Slyvia and "the lurkers"

Slyvia: Thank you for you sweet reply .. I was ready to throw in the towel with this group and even close it down! I don't want to do that but if no one is interested any more what else can we do? OK .. I will hang in there - you are so right - you and I can make this a support group. I know Sharon will be back as soon as she gets her computer fixed. I'm sure a few of the others will eventually return. We're not dead yet!

Senamay: I wish you much success in your weight loss venture. Thanks for the invite to the Christmas challenge .. I may check you out. But, I cannot desert this group yet ... we have been together for tooooooo long!

Sharon: Tell Ken to hurry up and get that computer back up and running! And Dick and I are sure looking forward to seeing you in January! Yippee! Can't wait. In case anyone is wondering, we are going to take a trip to Indiana to see our wonderful friends Sharon and Ken!

This will be my last post from our cabin for a while .. we are closing down and heading for home. It is sooooooo cold here .. 4 degrees - and another 4 inches of snow dumped on us. I don't mind it tho -- it is very beautiful! But need to get home - have to get ready for xmas (gifts wrapped, house cleaned, tree up) my daughter and family are coming home for xmas from Kansas and hubby does not know about it .. we're keeping it a SURPRISE!

Well, have to shut down and disconnect .. am taking my computer home with me ... not good for it to set here in the cold, and believe me, this cabin gets cold when the heat is not running.

Hope to see some "smiling faces" in here soon!

Slyvia, it's you and me baby, for now. Talk to you soon!

Love, CJ

Helloooo (echo).....I know you are reading this.....I can hear you lurking!!! Don't put your head down.....(laying on the guilt) You know you feel guilty. That's OK, I guess you lost all of the weight you wanted to lose and now you don't need us anymore. That's great! Please let us know how you did it! At least let us know what we need to do! At least stop "pop" in for a quick hello!