Hi
so nice to see sooo many happy girls today.
Debbie, I'm happy that u r back & a work day = 12 hr with a commute really bites. I'm self-employed for over 7 yrs now working from my home; otherwise I'd have a 10-11 hr day w commute like u r doing
Being a small business-owner has more pros than cons. My hubby has cancer & when he needed me 7 yr ago; my employer fired me because I had many cancer emergencies taking lots of time-off for my dh's disease. My hubby's employer gave him a sick-leave to continue his job & BC/BS insurance while I began my self-employment careers. I got fat during my hubby's cancer, while trying to 'fatten my hubby when he lost' over 20 pds from his cancer/chemo....We ate all fat, yummy foods; ice cream nightly, brownies/cookies, pie, cheese on everything, Pizza Hut 2 x week, you get the picture. That's my story. I came upon this thread accidently last year & enjoy the girls & never left, this thread is like home.
Deb, I KNow u Will Loose 2 pds a week to reach your goal
if u Want it U will honestly Do It. Your employer can boss U at work....But Debbie is Her own boss in Her Personal Life & Deb will eat Whatever She wants to eat & b Healthy & Beautiful
Goal-time is coming
Spunky
You DID it....OKAY now u get to make a plan to get to a monthly goal.
to Keep Loosing the fat & b Gorgeous & Healthy on the inside & outside...So u never back-slide & regain any weight. I've been yo-yoing w 4 pds for months because I don't diet or have a exercise routine. It took me a year to reach 148 pds from 173 pds because I don't diet; I eat everything I want/like, I eat 1 serving size instead of many servings like I did when I was putting my hubby's pre-cancer pds back on him & I gained too & I became a fatty. I've maintained 148-150 pds size 10-12 for 5 yrs being a TOPS member w their club member support & I recently decided to lower my goal to 141 pds my prior weight I was when my hubby got cancer. I'm sorry that U have
sciatica pain too. Mine hurts if I sit too long & my bone/joint stings, I agree w u that moving is the best treatment to take compression off that painful nerve.
Sooo to our new girls, I want Everyone to B whatever U want to B.
I'm just trying to help U, Motivate U, & want to share ideas/thoughts together here as we r all friends & we share the same body & self-esteem goals. We all have problems & sometimes its easier to share/vent to our friends on this thread that will Not judge us. I'm here for U, to listen, to help U & cheer for your successes
B happy, life is good regardless of what anybody else thinks of us; If our Health is Good & we Like our Bodies that's all that matters
What r your stories, how did your weight get crazy on your bod? We r each compassionate to our weight situations & this is good therapy for us.
Hey Carri, did u see QVC tsv, I ordered the tall boots, the heels r chunky 3" instead of skinny & Warmer than my pumps w my winter skirts
& r in a size wide for a full calf or to wear socks. Where r WE eating our b-day seafood dinner tonight
Susie, Mel, Liz, Arabella
Looks like a beautiful fall weekend for Everyone to do yardwork & have fun outdoors. I'm going kayaking & look @ the fall colors & then hiking in our woods & make a path for snowshoeing this winter
& I just did my 15 min. treadmill walk @ 3.5mph.
24 pds off is Outstanding......Congrats 
NicoleJoy, Mel, Liz
whoa Your Life is Going Fab for you again & you Deserve it 
Your 3 pd gain was prob water/salt retention & maybe 1 pd of food 
I know your doggie will Luv u to take him for more daily walks after supper, keeping u slimmer 
Santa wants to give u smaller clothes this year.
Good evening
I LOVED being 39 and I loved being 40. 
YOU deserve that from all of the 5k training & walks that u & your friend r doing....I hope that she is Also having Wonderful results w her weight/muscle building from walking w u 
Our son Seth & my dh Ron were also sick last week w a fever/cough/headache for a couple of days, it must b from being outside in the damp evening weather like they were & u were walking. Ron was cutting wood & a 8" tree branch/log hit him from overhead & broke his 2 ribs Friday evening, he always wears a yellow safety helmet so his head is ok. But he barely takes the 3, RX from the ER doc when in pain, he'll make faces & do a scream....Men & pain....Of course He HAD to have pie, ice cream & brownies for His pain all weekend 
What were your b-day presents 
Wear light clothes for the weight scale & take off your shoes 
I have a busy week sewing & cooking for my clients & my pap on Wed. so I'll b MIA & back on Thurs./Friday 
