Hello and welcome to the Thin Group!

We are a great group of ladies (but men are welcome if there are any who care to join us) who have one thing in common. We are all working together toward our goal of being healthier in our daily lifestyles and to lose weight. There are all different ages and backgrounds here and we all have different ways of losing our weight. We all love to have fun and laugh, but we also give a lot of support, encouragement and motivation for one another.

Everyone has their ups and downs and we’ll be here with you thru both! Please feel free to post with us - just jump right in and believe me, you will be welcomed with open arms. The more the merrier!

Let’s all work together towards a healthier us in 2004!

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What a bummer! I've been trying to get in for days to post, and now this unfortunate happening with the site all our recent posts are lost! I thought I would just start a new thread anyway.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. I did peak in one day but didn't have time to post and noticed Desiree had started a couple of threads ... sorry Desiree, guess you will have to start them once again.

I seem to remember that Patti (nawlinslady??) had posted again with us ... welcome Patti and hope you post here with us often! Welcome back.

We are back home now .... came back from our cabin for Christmas, then went back up for a week after christmas with a load of stuff that we packed up ... getting ready to get the house up for sale and make our move up to the woods. Went to the casino again Sunday and my lucky streak continues as I won $800 this time (but only came home with $500 of it).

I haven't been watching my diet well at all since Thanksgiving ... this morning I got on the scale .... wasn't too bad considering .. I am 2 lbs up!!! So, as of right now, I am faithfully back on doing low-carbing!!!

Well, gotta go (need to change my stats a bit) -- Hope to hear from all of you SOON!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Love, CJ

Guess I'm back to ethansmommy. LOL!

Things have been rough around here. I have to go back to work, because Rob lost BOTH of his jobs. I don't really want to go into what he did to lose BOTH of them, but suffice it to say that I don't think very highly of his morals right now. He's on my you-know-what list, actually. He has been looking steadily since right before Xmas, but has found nothing. He could very possibly have a job as of tomorrow, but I don't know. I'll update when I get some good news.

As far as WW, I have been decent. Okay, the past few days have been bad, but I'm not too scared to weigh-in on Sunday.

BTW, if anyone would like to check out some *super* books for kids, I have recently signed up to be a Usborne Books At Home consultant... you can PM me for more info if you want.

Off to bed now, I'm beat.

Hello Ladies!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!!!

I hope you are all doing well in this New Year! I'm popping in for a quick hello. I really need to find some time to get back to exercising. Nico is teething and he is quite the cranky child. He also learned how to scream and loves to hear himself My parents are going out of the country again....this time for 2 MONTHS!!! I will be watching my nieces and nephew again but I think this time, it's going to be harder than the last time. My 8 month old niece is crawling all over the place plus her two teeth came in....mine is rolling all over and is teething. We shall see how I do. I will have one of my sisters watching the baby an hour everyday that I'm there so that I can use her treadmill. I need to make this the year of losing weight. For the moment, I'm setting my goals to be a bit more realistic for me...10 pounds by the end of March. We shall see how that goes. I'm buying a scale tomorrow but will wait until "Aunt Flo" goes away to weigh myself.

*sigh* Nico is yelling again...my goodness, that kid has some strong lungs!

CJ-You are the Queen! Some things never change!

Desiree-Sorry to hear about Robert's jobs...I hope he finds something soon!

Where is everyone? I hope you lovely ladies post soon!

Gotta run, Nico is not a happy camper at the moment and my husband is whining...men!

Hugs to all!

Sylvia

Hi Ladies!

Just popping in for a quick hello. I got this in my e-mail and thought I would share with all of you! Yes, I'm back to share all those "goodies" I get in my inbox to keep us going!!

Sylvia

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THE DIETER'S
>MONTH AFTER CHRISTMAS
>
>
>'Twas the month after Christmas,
>and all through the house,
>Nothing would fit me,
>not even a blouse.
>
>
>The cookies I'd nibbled,
>the eggnog I'd taste,
>At the holiday parties
>had gone to my waist.
>
>
>When I got on the scales
>there arose such a number!
>When I walked to the store
>(less a walk than a lumber).
>
>
>I'd remember the marvelous
>meals I'd prepared,
>The gravies and sauces
>and beef nicely rared.
>
>
>The wine and the rum balls,
>the bread and the cheese,
>And the way I'd never said,
>"No thank you, please."
>
>
>As I dressed myself
>in my husband's old shirt,
>And prepared once again
>to do battle with dirt.
>
>
>I said to myself,
>as I only can,
>"You can't spend a winter
>disguised as a man!"
>
>
>So--away with the last
>of the sour cream dip,
>Get rid of the fruit cake,
>every cracker and chip.
>
>
>Every last bit of food
>that I like must be banished,
>'Till all the additional
>ounces have vanished.
>
>
>I won't have a cookie--
>not even a lick,
>I'll want only to chew
>on a long celery stick.
>
>
>I won't have hot biscuits,
>or corn bread, or pie,
>I'll munch on a carrot
>and quietly cry.
>
>
>I'm hungry, I'm lonesome,
>and life is a bore,
>But isn't that
>what January is for?
>
>
>Unable to giggle,
>no longer a riot,
>Happy New Year to all
>and to all a good diet!

Hi everyone - getting ready for beddie bye but thought I would do a quick post. Been really busy packing up tons of boxes full of household stuff - getting this house as empty as possible so we can do some painting and spiffing up so we can put the house up for sale. We have a lot of stuff!!!

SYLVIA: Boy you are going to have your hands full taking care of your sister's kids! Good luck to you - lol.

DESIREE: So sorry to hear of your hubby's job ordeal - hope he finds something soon! And good luck to you on your book selling job. Waiting for you to start up our weigh-in thread again.

Where is everyone hiding? SHARON? (Are you working at H&R again? I know - I owe you email - big time)! JUDY? PATTI? SHERRY? (from Loosing Floozie - remember, you said you would post after the holidays?)

Well ... I got rid of the 2 lbs I put on over the holidays ... now onward to my end of January mini goal (160) ... my granddaughter is having her 1st child next week (Wed, Jan 21) by cesarean. Imagine that .. me, a great-grandmother already! Oh, and next month I will be receiving my 1st social security check! Yahoo! I think Dick and I will take a small break from packing and take a small trip - to Missouri for a couple days.

OK ... that's all for now .. hope to hear from everyone real soon!

Love, CJ

Where is everyone??????????????????????

OK .. just popped in to say hello ... Was hoping to see some posts from you guys ... I'll check back tomorrow. Have a good nite.

Love, CJ

Howdy!

I too am popping in for a quick hello. Wow, it sure is quiet in here! Come on ladies, at least come in and post a "hello". I know you are out there...I can hear you breathing!

CJ- Wow, packing and moving is quite a lot of work. I hope it gets easier and you have fun painting. My Mom justs laughs when she thinks of me with the kids...it's almost like having twins!

Well ladies, those of you lurking will post soon!

Hugs to all,

Sylvia

Popping in for a quick hello ... looks like it's just you and me for now Sylvia .. not much new on this end ... packed more boxes today ... tomorrow am going to go thru clothes and shoes and get rid of a lot to goodwill ... we've had about 10-11 inches of snow in the last couple of days ... it's beautiful!! Especially since I don't have to go to work in it anymore! lol

Come on gals! I not only can hear you breathing - I can feel it! Get in here and POST!!!

Have a good nite ...

Love, CJ

Hi,
How are you ladies doing. This looks like it is a smaller group. Do you have room for another one? I am 28 and have 3 very young children. I want more than anything to lose many many more pounds and get in shape. I have been cooking much healthier but the exercises are a daily struggle. I have lost 45 pounds and was doing good than christmas happened and shortly after that we had to go back to NY for one of the hardest funerals I have ever had to do. Since than I just dred doing the exercises. OK I have rambled enough. I hope yoe dont have a headach now. lol
Kearie

Hi Kearie and WELCOME to our group. I'm glad you decided to join us and hope you post often. What adorable kids you have! Some of our members are just "lurking" now, but I'm sure they will show their faces soon! lol .... So, once again .. WELCOME TO OUR GROUP!

Love, CJ

Weekly Workout


The Doctor told me, I should start an exercise program. Not Wanting to
harm this old body, I've devised the following:

Monday
Beat around the bush
Jump to conclusions
Climb the walls
Wade through the morning paper

Tuesday
Drag my heels
Push my luck
Make mountains out of mole hills
Hit the nail on the head

Wednesday
Bend over backwards
Jump on the Band Wagon
Run around in circles

Thursday
Advise the President on how to run the country
Toot my own horn
Pull out all the stops
Add fuel to the fire

Friday
Open a can of worms
Put my foot in my mouth
Start the ball rolling
Go over the edge

Saturday
Pick up the pieces.

Sunday
Kneel in prayer
Bow my head in thanksgiving
Uplift my hands in praise
Hug someone and encourage them.

Don't know where everyone is ....

Just popping in to say hello ... HELLOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

Love, CJ

Just dropping in to brag a bit .... landmark day for me today ... meet my GREAT grandson, Aiden ... 7lbs 11 oz .... born this morning.

Love, CJ

Howdy ladies!

Popping in for a quick "hello". Nothing new here except we are all sick, including the baby. Not fun. Poor little guy has a cold AND is teething. Hopefully we will all feel better so that we can go out in the sunshine!

CONGRATULATIONS CJ!!!!!!! Aiden is beautiful. Wow, I can't believe you have a Great grandson....you don't look old enough to have grandkids!

Gotta run! I hope you lovely lurkers (you know who you are) come in to post!

Hugs to all!

Sylvia

Howdy ladies!

Where is everyone? I know you are out there....I can hear you breathing! Come on ladies, at least come in and post a "hello".

Hopefully someone will post....I don't want to seem like I'm talking to myself!

Hugs to all of you lovely ladies!

Sylvia