Thankee Thankee, Grassie! I've bookmarked the site in my Spondylitis folder in my Favorites! And I will definitely take your advice as to looking for a good RMT who knows how to deal with types of arthritis. I will try mylocal Arthritis Society and see if they can point me in a direction of someone knowlegable.

Eating has been soso the last few days. I still won't get on the scales for another week due to the ToM. It's nearing the end but I know my water gain won't go away for at least another 3 days. Sooooo time to get back on track!lol

Hope everyone's doing well this weekend. It's cold here right now at 7:30 am...supposed to get sunny by this afternoon...I hope so....well, am off to finish my oatmeal and then do laundry...wanna beat the crowds at the laundromat. I hate not having a basement!!!

Happy Sunday ladies!!!

Hi guys. Hope you all had a good weekend. Mine was GREAT! I wish I could say I ate really well but in truth I didn't. The good news is that Im' feeling much more sane and not so stressed out any more. It's amazing, when you look back, at how stressed you actually can get! This week I will jump back on board but I'm standing by my decision to be a little easier on myself for a while - at least while shool is really kicking in!

Today I bought flowers and herbs. Time to put the herb garden back in the ground. :) Got it all planted. Made a nice arrangment out of the blooms that were already there and am enjoying hte burst of spring we have. Of course tonight it's COLD! That was forecasted at all!! Flowers had to come inside (they're in a planter) and be covered so kitty won't eat them.

Okay, enough for tonight. TF - BF and I are talknig about planning a trip to Europe within the next year. England, Scotland and Iredlan. I may have get some insider advice from you :) :) Of course, this is the EARLY planning stage...we could easily end up at Sea World, TX at this point :lol: just kidding!

have a great monday guys!!

Morning everyone!

Just thought I'd drop in and say hello before my day gets to hectic. It's bright and sunny here at 7:30 AM...but it's freezing cold..literally. It's -9C or 22F...take your choice...they're both cold!lol...

Well take care and i'll hop on later when I get a chance!

Wow, that's cold!! I was complaining abot 50 and windy.

Well, today is the day. I have to go face the music with the doc. His first patient right after vacation too :) Maybe that means he won't be worn out yet.

Had some exciting news this weekend. A local Dentist is brining my friend and her best recommendation, in the office to do TMJ massage for his patients....he wants to see if it helps them. We'd be donating our time and we'd get school credit for it so it's a win/win. IF the patients do feel better from it he wants to bring in two massage therapists (alternating days) to work in his office. I'd have my hands in a LOT of mouths but I'd also have a job :) :)

Hope you all have a good week!! I'll check in after md. Too bad he doesn't give out happy pills.......

Hey all! LONG TIME no see!! :) Good to see your Scale Addicts anonymous is still here.. :: Waves to Hotsplashes ::

I am so sorry that I just dropped off the face of the internet.. I hit a big plateau and just stopped everything.. I gained 13 pounds back over the course of the 6 months I was absent but I am finally back in the running and started my diet over on March 1st and I've lost 9 pounds in 3 weeks!! I'm happy to be back and I wouldn't have gone anywhere else but here because yalls support means everything to me!

Shelley

**DOes her best Fred Sanford Impression** It's the BIG ONE , Lizbeth! I'm gonna come and meet ya, Lizbeth!!

LMAO...YAYYYYY there's Shelley!!! I hope you plan on staying around for a bit Shelley! 13lbs is not too bad. And how did yoy lose 9lbs so fast!!???!!!

Grassie!! I have TMJ!! Massage helps it? I'll have to find someone around here that does that...I get the worst headaches cuz of it...That would be awesome if you could get a job with yer dentist!

Good news for me today..I got a job...back to bartending...full time...spiffy hiclass restuarant/lounge. So the money should be great...i start tomorrow...lunch crowd. Dr.s, Lawyers...etc...Yippee me!!!

See ya later taters!!

HS, YES - it's incredible for TMJ!!! And it's pretty easy to teach yourself some of the parts of it. Here is a link to the CMTA (Canadian Massage Therapy Association). Check them out and see if they can recommend a good therapist that can help you with both things.

If you want I'll send you a message explaining how to do some of the easy strokes on the muscles inside the mouth. They can really really make a difference in how your jaws feel!

Went to the doctor today. Stress is way too high. All allergy diet stuff is second to dealing with stress right now. Made me feel much better. Told me to take today and relax so I've been sleeping and watching TV all day. Feel much better but very very tired!

I'll check in tomorrow, when I'm more awake. Hav e a great night everyone!

ROFL!! Same ol Chele. :) It's great to be back here again.

Well, I went back on my low carb diet again and I guess my body went full speed ahead on the ketosis (sp?) deal. lol

Hi shelley, I think I came on, about the same time you left. I'm glad you're back. I remember reading some of your old posts when I first started! Good for you sticking to the low carb plan again!!

Visit to md yesterday has done me a lot of good. Taking the night away from school did even more! I'm beginning to feel like myself - just a more tired version. Staying away from scales. Will hit gym tomorrow morning and ease my way back into it. I want the endorphines :)

Just wanted to check in and say hi to everyone!! Hope you're having a good day!

Grassie, thanks for the things on the TMJ massage! And yes, Shelley is one of the original Scale Addicts...She and I were on the first ones together. As for being tired, stress will do that to you. The adrenaline is what keeps you hyped, then when the stress is gone...so is the adrenaline rush. THat's when yoy realize how tired you are!

Take it easy and enjoy your down time!


Shelley, well my goodness...if you lose all this weight, you gonna leave us again? We lost ole Tulip so far...no sign of her anywhere. LeeAnne is busy being preggers!lol Tis just me an' Grassie an' Raven now...with Miss Elisha popping by now and then.

Eating sucked today...had a big ole candybar and a loaf of morning glory bread. Tis' stress eating after an argument with the bf last nite. I kinda feel like that by eating, I'm getting back at him somehow...how stupid is that thinking/?LOL

See everyone tomorrow after work!!

I'm still here! I finally made it out of my funk! I lost another pound this week, and I can seem my collarbone--Hooray for me! At least it provided me with some much-needed motivation.

Just wanted to check in and let you know I'm still here. :)

~Miss E

Miss E - GREAT TO SEE YOU!! Congratulations on the collar bone preview! :) It's so nice when body parts start re-appearing, huh :) Very cool for you!!!

HS - stress eating I can understand but getting back at the bf huh, how passive agressive of you :) I notice you ate the whole loaf this time....were you afraid TF would pop in and make you throw the remainders away? :)

okay, on the ever growing stress front....tonight we did healing touch energy work. We weren't really warned the emotional effect it can have if you've been under stress. There were 7 of us tonight. 6 cried, full blown, sobbing tears. (at that point the teacher explained it :) ) She didn't expect us to be THAT stressed out. It did feel better to know I'm in good company, but I know how stressed they are and my heart goes out to them. Our one snotty student is of course back from the farm and cocky as ever. Funny thing is that when she tried to attack people tonight we fought back as a whole. By the end of the night she was pretty withdrawn - a nice change. By that point she'd already attacked 3 students and the teacher. Nice to see people standing up to her.

I'm eating well - not too much junk. Staying away from the scales right now. It's hard but I know it's an added stress I don't need. Still sleeping a ton but made it to work and school tonight. I'm zonked now though!!

I do want to say thanks for listening to my ramblings these days. I really do need it. As I'm unwinding I'm realizing how bad it was. I was wrapped pretty tight! I'm shocked I didn't snap!

Well time for bed. I'll talk to you guys tomorrow! mrm

Morning everyone....just on my way out to walk the dogs and enjoy the sunshine. Glad to see Miss Elisha and her new Collarbones give us a visit!! YAYYY another pound down! Any loss or maintenance is good, Miss Elisha! One step at a time as the saying goes! Keep up the good work and drop in more often.

Grassie, I learned a bit of Reiki from a master so I could work on my horses...and even the after effect of working on them has a lot of emotional impact. I bet the only student that didn't cry was was the nasty one. Why does the teacher put up with her? Is the teacher that submissive or the student that domineering? I'm glad the rest of the class has banded together!! Go Team!!!

As for me...yes a whole loaf...but it was a tiny loaf. Won't do it again, I promise....I hope. Passive/agressive...never looked at it in that light. I'll have to do some further analysis on myself tonite! lol. Well, the doggies are sitting patiently at the foot of the stairs..time for their walkies.

Have a great day and see everyone this afternoon!

hi guys! Today is better than yesterday. Feeling like my old self again. Thanks for sticking in there with me. Last night was a ride and then some!!! I hope everyone is feeling better today.

We all look at each other in class and we're like some odd couple, healing, A-Team. We're the wierdest combination of people but other than the witch, we really are close. I think it's because we are the only people that really know what we're going through because we're the ones going through it together. In a way we're what we have to cling to right now.

I make it sound like it's all bad - it's not. Just stressful. 6 weeks to go! :) I'll be a little late getting into the sexy bikini - but I WILL get into it this year :) :)

Good to see that you ate a small loaf HS! :) Today is a new day, right! See you soon. mrm

Hey yall! Geez I've been so busy for the past couple of days.. Ever since I started working (after being a stay at home mom for 8 years) my life has been kinda hectic. It's gonna be even more crazy today cuz I gotta pull a double! ugh! lol Oh well, it keeps me active :)

little grasshopper -- Thank you for the kind words! :D It's great to be back. Yep, I'm one of the first ones... Chele even had a name for me.. lol I forgot what it was though :^:

HS -- No way am I ever leaving again without good reason! :D :p It's gonna take a lot of hard work to get to my goal and when I finally do get there, It's gonna be a lot of hard work to maintain it... LOL So I'm definitely gonna be needing my SA friends!! :)

Miss Elisha -- Hi! Nice to meet you! Congrats on loosing that pound!! :high:

Okay, I have to get ready for work.. I'll catch up with yall tomorrow!

Hey, everyone.

I forgot my exact user name and password, so I had to change. I used to be SthrnButterfly or SouthernButterfly or something like that!

I decided to come crawling back and see if you'll could forgive me for disappearing. :o Life's been crazy the past few months. I'm not for sure how much weight I've put back on. I'm scared to weigh. The ole' ED is trying to show his ugly face around here. I'm really fighting with him right now. I'm looking into some group therapy and trying to find out how to go about seeing a therapist. My insurance requires me to do things in a certain order. Don't want to miss one of their steps and get payment denial!

I hope everyone is doing good. It's great to see everyone again!

Heyas... I'm here! Just been too busy to breathe lately. I don't think there's any hope at all of really catching up. :o Listen, I've been so busy that this morning I FORGOT TO WEIGH MYSELF! How often does that happen!? :D

I'm hanging in at around 179, according to yesterdays numbers. That puts me at 7 pounds down for this month so far. Since my goal is 5 pounds, I'm doing good. My stealth goal was 176, and I doubt I'll see that before the first of next month, but I might get another pound to budge. That would put me at my 40 pounds lost mark, with 43 left to go. I could handle that. ;)

I've also been dealing with a lot of frustration emotionally and financially, which makes it hard sometimes to talk. I follow the posts, and they keep me on track and on plan, but it's almost just too much effort to post, some days. Tonight is a horse night, I'm gonna continue the training of my pony - I'm so proud of him, he's doing SO well. Though I finally got to actually meet and talk to the farrier who comes to the stables, and I found out my baby is flat footed. It was kind of odd... I mean, I picked up on the fact that his feet were different from the other horses, but I never really made the connection. ANYway.. that means Arashi boy gets shoes next visit. Because by that time I should be ready to start a little more under the saddle work with him, and I don't want the soles of his feet getting all bruised up. Too much horse babble? I'm sorry.. it's kind of like the major bright spot in my life. He keeps me grounded and appreciative about what I have.

I'll try harder to keep up from now on.. I promise!!

RT - never too much rambling!! If it's what makes you happy and keeps your grounded we want to hear about it. As you can see I've been having a lot of stress and trouble too. Congratulations on staying on your program!!! I wasn't able to do that. Had to give it up for right now. I'm really impressed that you are doing so well!

I'm feeling stronger every day. I think BF was feeling neglected in the stress catagory - he wrecked his bike last night. He's messed his foot up and the only way he's not in real real pain is to flex his ankle and toes as close to his shin bone as possible. He just hangs out like that. I've finally convinced him he needs to AT LEAST be at a doctor's office. He's going today. Hopefully nothing is torn completely or broken. Poor boy - that's what he gets for jumping off walls like a 15 year old!!!

So cool to see so many faces today!!!!! TF - I hope things settle down for you with the business soon!!! Wow!! How life can change! Very exciting!!!!!

And SB - I remember you! Glad you're back!!! We can dodge the scales together for a while until you're ready to get on them. I'm staying clear for now :) :) I think I'll be ready for some carb cutting next week :) might be time to get back on after induction is over :)

Well I'd better get some work done. Have to drive the honey to the doc today. Poor guy. He's more hurt that his bike is broken, than his he is about his foot. Kid at heart!

Gees I just had the strangest vision after reading all the posties...

Grassie and SB holding hands while the rest of us play doubledutch on the scales, Raven riding Arashi around singing one of those old skipping songs...each person taking their turns as the skipper or the turner!!lol Poor scales...boy wouldn't that be a work out for the bunch of us!!lol

Southern Butterfly!!! Welcome Back!!! Wow...Shelley, SB, LeAnne now and then...WOW...it's Family Reunion time at Scale Addicts!!

YAYYYYYYYY Im sooooo happy now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi guys!! No scale hopping for me - I'm happy to hang out with SB and be supportive :)

The BF went to the doctor about his foot. Torn ligament. The doctor said he'd never seen anyone who's whole body was 1 injury. He's seen plenty of people that have several injuries at once time, but this one just sent shock waves through him and rattled his whole frame. Poor guy wakes up with Headaches every single day - didn't today! :) And he has a knott in his back that's been there so long it's part of him now - not there anymore. He said he feels like he should morn it's loss somehow. :) His foot is 75% better today - but that hasn't stopped the whining any. Of course he's going to blaze trails tomorrow so he can ride next week. (must be feeling better). Walks with ace wrap and NO movement in his foot but he's going to ride.....
boys will be boys......

I'm still doing really well. Glad it's friday though. This week seems like 3 in one. It was LONG!. I have clinic tomorrow then I can finally relax for the week. I want to go to the gym both days this weekend. Even if I just walk and lift a couple of weights - I want to BE there and get things jump started.

I'll talk to you guys soon....HS, that's one active imagination you have :) :) OHHHHH - one of my teachers has decided to certify everyone in Reiki 1. Since I already have the the first two she is going to give me level 3 instead. :) I can't take it until after school is out but I won't have to pay for it either!!!! VERY excited!

WOOHOO a level 3 reiki!!! Yer gonna have to move up here Grassie, or me down there!lol Weather is warm here today...but rainy. I dont mind tho...you don't have to shovel rain! My knee is still really ouchie. but tolerable. Am going to grab a quick nap before work this afternoon. Will be back on after work tonite, Ladies!!

Hope to see more posties when I get on here after 9pm!

Mornin' yall!! Stepped on the scale this morning and it says I'm 149... I've been bouncing between 148-149 for the past week.. I sure hope this isn't another plateau!

My legs and feet are hurting so much.. and I have to pull another double today/tonight!! and it's Friday! (Friday's are the busiest days/nights). I'll be soaking my feet tonight that's for sure. :rolleyes:

The weather here is SO SO nice.. I LOVE this time of year.. time to plant my garden! :) That's if I can find some time! lol I'm not looking forward to those "hot as an oven" days though. :dizzy:

okay, guess I need to get ready for work. Seems like Groundhog Day for me everyday.. I need a vacation!! OH and TF-- have fun on your getaway!! It's nice to have alone time without the yungins sometimes!

BTW it's so nice to see everyone coming back!!! See yall tomorrow :)

OH one more thing.. I wanted to ask... do yall have weigh in days or is it just when we wanna? lol

Happy Friday!!

I'm ready for a long vacation. Have to wait until December though. I'll be happy just to have a couple of weeks off of school.

Tomorrow I have to go to my mother's birthday party. My sis's wonderful boyfriend is supposed to have BBQ catered. Why do I have to live in Memphis with all of this delicious pork?

The weather is beautiful right now. It's about the only time I'm not dreaming of moving away. I want to go south in the winter and north in the summer.

Shelly - I hope you're liking the new job.

HS - I hope the knee feels better soon.

Grasshopper - congratulations!

Tulip - enjoy your weekend!

*twitch* I've started to post about 400 times so far today and keep getting interrupted! Gah!

So ok .. I weighed in at 177.5 today. My scale is obviously playing with my head again because tomorrow I KNOW it's going to bounce back up. It does this to me on purpose, I know these things.

Do we have a weigh in day? Every day? Three times a day? :lol: (Hi, my name is Marian, and I'm a weigh-aholic.)

Too busy at work to do more than wave.. HS hope your knee is feeling better!! Ow!

*dashes back to work*

Hey ladies! It's SATURDAY!! :D :D :D

And even more exciting... the scale stayed at 177.5. Now what?? OMG, if it bounces up now I'm going to be so annoyed. :lol: Because wow.. this puts me in a position to actually maybe possibly (!) achieve my stealth goal! I really just need to stop that. ;) But .. but .. but .. that would be so COOL!!! :hyper:

Ok .. today it's off to the stables. Richard is following along because he might have a contract job lined up with Rosa's hubby to do the networking and systems stuff on this startup company that Jeff hooked up with. And Rosa, the kids, and I are all off to the Humane Society (lord help me, I can NOT go into the back area) to meet the woman who runs it so we can start doing her web updates too. She desperately needs help, and it's all volunteer, but V can definitely use it as job experience on a resume. Then back to the stables to work the pony-ponies, and who knows what next. I am SO broke, food is just .. well, whatever I can scrounge up at the moment. I had to spend more money on horsie stuff than I'd budgeted for, so ... It's one of those "how am I going to make it to Thursday" deals. I'll figure it out.

I think right now I'm going to walk the dogs then do some taebo. Hope everyone's Saturday is going great!!

(Still fantasizing about hitting 176 by next Thursday morning.) :D

*yawn* Morning! :coffee: Yeah, its 10:15am and I'm just getting out of bed. lol Didn't get home from work until 11pm last night. :faint: I get to lounge around all day today though. I have to go back to work tonight. I'm not used to all this night working. I usually just work days but I'm taking someone's place because they had to go out of town.

SB -- I LOVE my job. :) It's only a waitressing job but it's really good money and the people I work with are like family to me. We have a lot of fun and I honestly think this is the best job I've had so far.

RT -- That's Awesome!!!!! Keep up the great work! Good luck with everything and hang in there. Everything seems to fall in it's place :)

Okay, I'm off for now. Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday!!

Morning everyone! Sorry for not being here since Friday...work kept me busy till late then yesterday I got so piled up with doing housework and not feeling well that i just slept most of the time if i wasn't doing nasty housework. Today is sunny but not as mild as predicted. Won't be planting gardens here for another 2 months sadly to say. As for stepping on the scales....I do it only when I'm not afraid to these days~lol

Hope everyone had a fun weekend!

Evening Ladies!!!
 

It's 7:45pm and we have been home about an hour now....we had a great weekend, we took long walks ate really nice food and finished all our conversations!!! I love my kids to bits but sometimes it's so nice to have their dad all to myself!!!!

Grassie....I went and walked for 2hours on saturday and then again for 1/2 hours on Sunday....and my legs are killing me now!!! Hey i took some excercise!!! :lol: :lol:

Shelley...I did waiteressing many years ago and loved every minute of it...there is a really party atmosphere in a restaurant!!! Hard on the legs tho! :(

SB - where are you going on holiday in December??? somewhere hot or NOT??

Splashes...wot you done to your knee?? and where are you working....think i missed a bit of post again :(

HOpe you all had a good weekend...see you in the week! :)

oh..forgot to mention...
...didn't take our scales with us this weekend so am having scales withdrawals!!! Hubby as well as me...so i'll jump on in the morning as see what damage i have done over the weekend (although with all the walking i'm hoping its minimal!!) it's ToM though so i'm expecting a bit of water retention!!!

I;ll keep you posted!

Hi all! Can't sleep. Just wanted to pop in and say hello. The weekend has been very nice. It is great to see so many of us here! I just got an email from an old friend. She has lost 50 pounds since I last saw her. Very inspirational! :) I'm going to be better this week, then better the next! I'm actually looking forward to working out tomorrow :)

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I'll write more tomorrow when I'm not so tired....

Good Morning!!

Got on the scales this morning.......oh it's NOT good........129!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: I know it's alot of water from ToM (along with overeating at the weekend!! :p ) But still, it didn't make me feel good about myself! :( I am in serious negotiations with this catering business and feel like a jibbering wreak!!! :crazy: I have send my business partner/collegue in alone to try and finalise things, because if i go try to do it i will end up in tears today!!!!!! :cry: :cry:

Grassie i admire your determination...you wouldn't like to lend me a bit would you?? I'll give it to you back...i promise :^: I only need it for a little while until mine turns up again!! :lol3:

I'm going for a lie down now....bury my head and rest my aching tummy! Speak to you all soon!

Good Morning everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flow1: :flow1: :flow1: :flow1:

Tis a lovely warm, sunny, Spring day today! Took the doggies out for their morning ablutions and what did I happen to find on my lawn???? A beautiful Purple Crocus!!! I know it's spring now!!! :yes: :yes: :yes:

Shelley, how goes the weightloss? I got up this morning not feeling like eating bacon and eggs so I had a big bowl of cheerios...am regretting it now!lol I find when I eat protein for breaky I feel good all day long...I REALLY need to follow the diet my Doc put me on...very similar to Atkins/ South Beach. :flow2: :flow2:

Tulip Fairy, I am so glad that your weekend went so well! I guess living in England is kinda like me living in Canada. You cross the Channel and you are in France, I cross the River and I'm in the US!lol I hope all goes well with your partner and the sellers! YOu sound sooo excited about this, I hope it works!!! Good Luck!! And don't worry about the gain...like you said...it's just water! :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes :goodvibes

Grassie, you sound soooo much better after your 'recharge'!! Sometimes we all need to just sit back, relax, let the world go by, and recharge our emotional batteries. When we take care of ourselves, everything else tends to fall into place! :yes: :yes: :yes:

Raven, did you get to ride at all this weekend? Splash was a mudball, and I think I spend more time brushing her than riding her this time of year!lol the paddocks are a mess too, so all we are doing is turn out in the riding pens to save the grass for later. How go the sitting trot and twopoint positions? It's a real workout on the thighs and lower abs ain't it?LOL :workout: :workout: :workout:


Well, I don't see LeAnne or Southern Butterfly anywhere but I will say Howdie and hope you two had a great weekend! :D :D :D

I will be starting a new thread next Monday, ladies! Wow we'll be on Thread #7!!! YAYYy for us!!! I'm glad to see we're still hanging in there. I did sneak on the scales and wasn't happy. I'm up 2 lbs. But I'm sure I can work those off this week by proper eating and exercise. Dr. Phil says there's no such thing as will power...either you do it or you don't. And I am starting to believe it's true!lol It's all up to me and wether I make the choice to do it or not! Keep up the great work ladies and I'll see everyone later!!!!!!!!!!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

pilates strikes again!
 

Good morning!!! :coffee:

I got my Pilates for Dummies tape and did my first pilates workout in about 5 months. Wow. I can do the whole thing, but I break a sweat and it's going to take me a while to relearn all the breathing and core muscle control again. Oof.

Shelley - Heyyyy, waitressing can be very lucrative!! And hard work, too! I'm really glad you're happy where you work, that's a great thing.

HS - Work? What work?? Did I miss something? Yes, I got to ride! And ride, and ride. Working hard on the two point - you know it's so much easier at a canter than it is at a walk or trot! But I finally understand now how to position my legs and shoulders, and exactly where to exert pressure with my legs, all that happy stuff. Posting is going much better now that I can ride more often (and not freeze my butt off!). I can do the three times around the arena in each direction pretty easily now - no loss of leg control on the last lap or two anymore. :o And that's AFTER practicing the heck out of the two point, so the legs are definitely getting a workout. And I'm having a BLAST!! I'm not crazy about Dr. Phil. But that's just me. Yes, it is a matter of just doing it or not, but doing it sometimes takes the power of sheer will. I know. I *am* doing it, and there are a lot of times where my force of will is the only thing that has kept me from NOT doing it. I think it just comes down to each person needing to figure out for themselves what is going to work. This time, for me, it's all about what I want more. Do I want that piece of pizza more than I want to lose that next pound? Is a Snickers bar more important to me than a drop in weight for the next couple days? What do I want more? This time around, it's been a desperate want to lose weight. That has become my overriding priority.

Grasshopper - So glad to hear your posts sounding less frenetic and more peaceful! I really do believe that sometimes we need to give ourselves a break. Mental, physical, and emotional.

Tulip - You certainly do have a lot on your plate right now! So to speak. :D Right now just focus on getting these negotiations out of the way, and soon enough you'll be back on track.

I'm at 176 this morning.. if I can hang on to that number till next Thursday morning I will be one very, VERY happy chickie. Happy Monday everyone!

GOOD Morning all :) I kinda splurged yesterday.. had a whole box of raisinettes (sp?) at the movies and before that, we went out to eat and I had a pina coloda.. lol We went and saw Scooby Doo 2.. very funny and cute movie!

HP-- I am still maintaining.. I am not really a breakfast person. I should be because I know it will help my diet! I was drinking those atkins shakes for breakfast but they were giving me ummmm let's just say my system was really messed up. lol What I really need to do is start working out again but I honestly cannot find the time. I stay really active at work though.. does that count? lol

TF-- I don't mean to sound jealous or inconsiderate.. but.. I wish I was at 129! I will just explode the day I reach that weight.. but I know how you feel. It's tough to get on those scales and see that you're up. Kinda makes me depressed all day long but I know that if I get back on track.. by the next week I'll be down again and that gives me the motivation! So just keep up the great work and wait till TOM is over and then try again! :)

Grassie -- WOW about your friend! That's awesome!!

okay, it's back to the grind for me. Gotta get ready for work... yall have a great day and I'll see yall later!!

Raven! look at you ya big loser! :) You're doing sooo good!

Yes, it can be very hard work but I'm happy doing it. I've been sitting within these 4 walls for years so it was a big change for me. I didn't know how I would feel "out there" in the work force when I first started... I'm just glad I work with such wonderful people who put my fears and nerves at ease.

Speaking of, I really have to go or I'm gonna be late! lol

Good morning!! I'm still avoiding the scales like the plague. I went for a run this morning, and I have yoga tonight. Maybe by the end of the week I'll be ready.

tulip - Bf and I are going on a cruise to the Caribbean in December. We plan to see a few sights in Florida while we're there.

Have a wonderful day everyone!

SB a cruise?????? NICE :) My guy and I are going camping. We can take the canoe and pretend it's a cruise though :) That sounds wonderful and worth getting excited now over too :) You're gonna look great on that cruise - gives you something to push for :)

TF - nice to see you're holding it together. You borrow my determination today - I'm not using it. :( I'm having a horrible ToM this time around. I've tried every single "alternative" thing I know and have moved on to the good old prescription and NOTHING is working so far! I'm at the "either run until it stops hurting" or drink until you pass out point. At least I'm not eating during all this. I did eat something to fill my stomach but nothing bad at all.

last night I woke up about every hour to go to the bathroom. I must have lost 5 pounds of water weight in one night! I am exhausted today though...all that walking and squatting :)

Spring is all around - it's so exciting.....imagine, soon our only leg fear will be that they're too WHITE to be in shorts.... not too big :) :)

Hope everyone is having a good day!!! More later when I'm not having to filter out the profanity from the cramps!