Just a quick hello!! What a busy weekend- Ds's sleepover on Saturday and then onto MIL/FIL's anniversary party Sunday. Both went really well- maybe later or tomorrow I can fill you in on it. But I am so tired- 2 nights with only about 5 hours of sleep each. Guess I will cash in my chips early tonite.
Sorry not to get personal- I just have such a full plate at this time. Things should slow down as the week goes on- at least I hope!!
Gotta add though- Andrea glad the surgery went well, Geri congrats on the sewing machine ( I LOVE to sew!), Jackie- I am on if you are!!! - Spryng - get your life back in order after Dh left??? Sorry if I missed anyone........gosh I hate these short posts when I feel guilty for not saying a quality hello. Gotta get dinner on. See ya!
Ginny

Completely off program day! Went to Kohl's with my mom, that place is unreal. I could have been in there all day. JW did not get a good nap and by the time we were home I was so hungry, I just ate. No workout yet. I will try something tonight. Monday are usually like this anyway. I'll get back on track though.

Geri - Wow, sewing! I would love to start, but dh won't go for the sewing machine if I am not serious. I saw one at Target for $30, so maybe I will start with that and if I follow thru he will buy me one. Mostly for hemming, I am 5'4 so in between petite and reg. Alterations are unreal, I have stitch witched but dh says it looks cheap or maybe it is the way I do it.

Penny - I have not had TOM yet. How much solids are you feeding? JW does 3 solids and still BF 4-5. I am not looking forward to that. The cramps don't get better? Pork Ribs sound great! We are having taco salad, only thing I could pull together without going to the store.

Ginny - You were busy! Get some sleep and drop a line later.

Happy Monday!

Hi, I am new to this group.
 

My name is Michelle and I am a SAHM to 3 children. ;) Emily is 9.5, Ryan is 7, and Sierra is 4. I have been so fed up with my weight so last month I joined the local YMCA. I am 5'4 and weigh 198 currently. When I first weighed in at the Y last month I weighed 205. I am going to try to workout at least 5 days a week :dizzy: I need a lot of support. Looking forward to getting to know you all.

Michelle :)

Hi Michelle,
Welcome to our group! Congrats on your weight loss so far and you are doing great! Coming here is half the battle!!!!

Come you enjoy your stay with us and I hope to get to know you better :)

Have a great day,
Penny

Ps What plan are you on?

Hi all,

Welcome Michelle! I'm Geri mom to 2 boys, Will and Tony who will be 3 and 1 respectively in May. This is a great support group for weight loss, or anything else you need for that matter :D The Y is a great idea...exercise is key! We've been trying to challenge each other to get some exercise in so join right in!

Melinda, I'm inbetween an average and a tall! Why is it that you can't buy women's pants in lengths like you can for men???? It's unfair I tell you! The only things I have sewn in the past couple years have been valances....a couple of quilt blocks that never amounted to much...I'm so bad at finishing what I start! I would like to make some of my Christmas gifts this year so I need to get moving on that one! Start with a cheaper machine, but I don't know how well a $30 machine will do...you could always return it if it doesn't do the job you need it to do :)

Ginny, what kind of sewing do you do??? Hey, try to relax a little this week would ya! :lol: :dizzy:

Candy, how're you feeling?
Ricci, where are ya? We're on page 3...it's time for you to check in! :lol:
Andrea, how's it going?
Spryng, get that exercise in tonight???? I'm your worst nightmare! ;)
Penny, still OP?
Jackie....how're you doing?

I stayed the same thanks to TOM. I know it doesn't matter...but it does :( . I'll just work harder this week to kick it's butt! Just another part of lifes "unfairities"!! Have a great night and hello to anyone I missed!!!

I forgot to mention I have to go to part 2 of the unemployment seminar tomorrow...something about surviving in times of change...anyway I probably won't get on here til sometime in the afternoon!
Take care

Good evening all!
Welcome Michelle!! I am Spryng, mother to 3 kids. Ava 4, bubba (aka Joseph) who is 3, and Tanner who is almost 9 months old. I am 5'4" too!! I am currently on weight watchers and loving it. I don't go to the meetings or anything, I just do it on my own at home and with the support of these great ladies here. I hope you find yourself at home here and I can't wait to get to know you better!
Geri, sorry TOM screwed up your WI. I'm sure next week you will see a big loss though. Don't let it get you down and I agree about it being so unfair. I tried everything this last time to keep my scale from going up that week, drinking extra water, evening primrose oil, etc and it didn't help.
Melinda, my DH is the same as yours when it comes to buying a sewing machine. He's afraid I'll lose interest in it (like I do in just about everything) and it would be money wasted. I think getting a $30 machine is a great idea though. I didn't know that ran that low. I may look at some tomorrow while I am out shopping. I really need a hobby.
Ginny, your weekend sounded very busy! Yes my life is back in order today finally. Bubba wanted to give me a run for my money on my patience. He always acts out some right after DH leaves. But by this evening he was much better. We watched The Cat in the Hat together and they enjoyed it. I thought it was cute in parts but some parts I wondered if it was appropriate for my kids. I always hate when they make a movie aimed at kids and then want to put little sexual inuendos (sp?) and such in it. But thankfully my kids are too young to catch on, but it's still irritating. I don't think I'll buy it.
Well, I am off to bed. I wanted to go grocery shopping after I tanned tonight but I was just ready to come home. I'm tired. So tomorrow morning I'll go. I guess I will yak at you all tomorrow! G'nite!

Hi Everyone!

First of all, WELCOME, Michelle! I'm a SAHM to 2 of my own kids, a ds Kevin, who is 15 y/o and a dd Kate, who is 10 y/o. I'm also a part-time Mom to one of my dd's friends Kaylene, who is 10 y/o. I've taken care of her so much lately that I'll even refer to her as one of my own! Kaylene even calls me Mom! I'm also a Mom to 4 cats, 1 goldfish, a gerbil and one BIG kid, my dh! ;)
Oh!, by the way Michelle..... I'm close to 5'5" and would like to weigh 140# too! Unfortunately, I'm a wee bit over the "200" mark right now. Did I actually admit this? Wow, am I getting brave! I'd love to weigh 160# before summer is over. My first big goal is to try & get down to 170# by my 25th class reunion, which is this July. I was down to 170# a few years back & the biggest helper to get there was to work out tons at the "Y", so I hear yah! I now have a recumbant bike & a treadmill at home, along with free weights, so this should help me quite some bit if I put my ambition towards it! :rolleyes: I know if I'd post more often, this helps too, as this is a great way to "journal" in a more fun way. Oh my!, dh just noticed that I'm plunkin' away here at the keyboard & wants me to come to bed. So....G'night all! :yawn:

Oh! One more thing....Ginny: I'm in, LETS LOOK GREAT FOR OUR REUNIONS!

Gonna start a new thread!!!!! See you there.