Good morning ladies!

I have the most horrible toothache - tooth broke a few weeks ago and now the nerve pain has started...anbesol and ibuprofen are my best friends at the moment, can't afford to go to the dentist and prob wouldn't get an appt with the cheaper one for weeks anyway so will just fight thru it till pain goes...

Down 1lb this week which is good considering the amount of potatoes I've eaten - was really craving them this week (PMS) plus it was stepson's 15th birthday and I had a tiniest slither of cake I could cut - I"m not really into birthday cake so it was for show really lol DH was nagging me to have a piece (so he could have a huge piece!!! - which he did!)

Holly, I hope your visitors don't get too delayed. I have a friend in Newfoundland making her first ever flight tomorrow to Ontario and I'm so worried it won't be the enjoyable experience she was hoping for. It's taken her till the age of 30 to go anywhere (she's 50lbs lighter since last year and that has a lot to do with it!).

The anbesol is calling my name...love n hugs to all, will post more later when I don't feel so crappy.

Sarah

Good morning, ladies! I'm finally posting again after a busy week...glad to see everyone is still losing or at least not gaining much. I survived my boating weekend without too much embarrassment. I hate bathing suits!

I munched on way too many snacks on the boat, but had a salad for dinner and oatmeal for breakfast. I still managed to be up two pounds on the scales. However, I lost it this week (in part because I had a 24-hour stomach bug) and will move my slider scale down one pound! Gotta admit I'm a little superstitious about posting my weight loss...it seems to be tempting fate.

Stevi: Way to go on nearing the 50 pound loss! At this point that just seems impossible to me, but you're an inspiration.
Sarah: Hope your tooth is feeling better soon.
Holly: Don't get too exhausted before your guests arrive. Being the procrastinator, I usually do a marathon cleaning session and then am caught hiding the vacuum as guest walk in the door. Just reading your meal description is making my mouth water!
Debbie: I think only gaining .6 pounds on vacation is worth celebrating. What kind of scales do any of you have that gives fractions of a pound? I'm shopping for better scales.

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend...a slightly hungover Joan :stars:

HI ALL!!

I have been a cleaning dervish. I sure do wish I could be "just" and Mom and domestic Goddess. I feel very content. (not thinking about the income I did not earn).

yippeee.....dfriend got into the hotel in Toronto at midnight last night.He emailed a few minutes ago...And then we called him.They will be here around 12:30-1pm.

I will go and open the market and stay for a bit. All i really need to do here is un and re load the dishwasher and tidy in the kitchen.

HUGS!!!!!!

Hello! My name is Hope and I thought I'd join in! I haven't been below 200 since before I got pregnant with DD #1. I was 193 back in the Fall of 2000. Now, I am 210 and am working very hard to get below that 200lb line!

I am VERY motivated and look forward to chatting with you all!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Welcome Hope!!!!

Happy weekend Ladies!
I'm just wanted to check in as I haven't been on much in the last couple of days.Things are not going to slow here until Sunday so no walking for me until then...its been since Tuesday! Thats the longest I have gone in 3 months with out exercise. I am feeling better though. I will weigh on Monday to see if there is any damage from Eating out Friday and Saturday. Lets all pray.;)

WELCOME Hope!!!

Thanks for the welcome ladies!

Hey everyone,
Hope ya'll have had a great w-end. Mine's been hectic, but good. I still haven't made it back to curves. I won't be able to make it tomorrow either. I have to take DH's new glasses back. He bought transition len's but for some crazy reason one won't change. Since the place is closer to my work I get to take care of it.

B-eggbeater,sliced tomato, dry ww toast
S-WW ice cream
L -1/2 ham sand with 1tsp mayo
D-grilled chicken, rice and green peas.
S-apple

This week is a lot calmer at work so maybe I'll make it to curves tuesday.

Joan: The weight watcher scale weighs in tenths And I have some cheap healthometer scales I got at walmart that weighs in 10th and keep track and shows how much your weight changed since you weighed last..I try to stay off them. I'm get compulsive about weighing and will get real discouraged. I try to only weigh at WW now.

Hope::welcome3:

Sarah: :cp: Great loss...:hug: hope you get tooth taken care of soon.
Home remedy: put a tea bag under hot water just to wet it then hold it on the bad tooth til it quits hurting..taste like crap but works.

I still have some housework to finish before bed so...later my friends.

GOOD morning.

Having a lovely time. Guest are still sleeping. They are 13 hours ahead of us at home so they are tuckered out. Friend and DH stayed up til after 2am talking 2 nights in a row. The wife and I and the children were all in bed by 11pm.
We had DH’s folks for a turkey dinner on Saturday. Yesterday morning we went to the diner in town for breakfast and then toured the area. They are from a city of 8 million. We are on the outskirts of a village of 1002.Lots of wide open spaces. We had 20 for dinner and a party and a camp fire yesterday. DH’s family and 2 friends.
Today we are hitting the mall in the city( our small city) and then going up to the lake at my parents for the evening.

Enjoyed not having 5 other kids screaming thru the door about 2 hours ago!!!!!! I have been having lots of thoughts about stopping babysitting. Not sure what else I would do.
I have a hard time letting go of the commitment I have made to these families and the freindships formed by all of us. I have had most of these kids since they were infants and now they are turning 6.And then they have a younger sib now.

HUGS!!!

Hey everyone,
I'm glad it's almost bedtime. I had a busy day. It been 100f and I was out in it most of the day. I didn't do too bad in the heat but the sweat really messes with my eyes. I have very dry eyes to start with and I think the salt in the sweat drys them out more.
I made it to curves this am...:carrot:
I've had another crazy food day.

B-yogurt 1
L- lean cuisine meal 5
S-(2) soft beef tacos 12
sour cream 2
D- spinach 0
butter 2
S- WW ice cream 1
S-apple 1
I told you it was crazy...
Total 24
curves 2

I am a mother of two and have a step daughter, i weigh 209 right now and would love to get below 200, haven't seen the 100s for 5 years. I am working on it with portion control, seems you don't really need 3rd and 4th helpings, (who would have guessed?) and walking.

Hi Hope and Card...welcome! Card...I'm at 209, too, but after cheating with fettucini alfredo ("heart attack on a plate") at Nothing But Noodles I might have to move it up a pound.
Sarah: How's your tooth feeling?
Debbie..glad you made it to Curves. I've heard good things about it and I like the idea that you can workout quickly...but unfortunately there isn't one close to me :( Thanks for the answer about the scales. I get compulsive about it too. Does anyone else move the scales around and redistribute your weight to get the needle to move down a little? This, of course, is after stripping and emptying the bladder!
Holly: Your guests must be having culture shock! Sounds like you're showing them a good time.
Stevi: Hope your Monday weigh-in showed a loss. BTW, your little fellow is adorable!

I've lost a little motivation recently. I've had some stress with a moody husband and just want to stuff myself! Plus, I can't get myself to the Y or even walking much. I'm a little depressed, too, because we have so much work ($$$) to do on our old house (a little Victorian) that we're going to rent out. I'd like to just sell it and simplify life, but we're in an up-and-coming neighborhood and DH wants to wait a couple of years. Just too much to do and I feel like curling up into a fetal position. blah. Hugs and lots of will power to all of you struggling to get below 200!!!
Joan

Good evening ladies!
All is well with the scale (Ha I'm a poet!) No loss but no gain! Hopefully when ToM decides to depart I'll show a loss. He is really stickin' around this time. I got back to walkin/joggin' yest and today. Today was just walking as I'm a bloated disaster. Did really good today until dinner...Why ,Oh WHY do I have to cook so darn good?!?! LOL Made homemade Choc chip cookies for my son to take to summer camp. I had to make sure they wher'nt poisioned.:D Also made a shepperd pie with ground Turkey for dinner and had a lil more than I intended. I'm right at 1500 calories when I try to stay below 1200. Oh well...call a cop.:)
Joan~ You are so close!!! Don't stop now! 10 lil bitty lbs and you are in Onederland baby! What does your screen name mean? EVERYBODY messes around with the scale. I put it in five different places on the floor and then have three different places for my feet! Whatever weigh posts the most out of 5 trys is what I take.
Card~ "...3rd and 4th helpings..." Too funny! You are a card! Welcome!!!
Debbie~ Your day didn't look so bad. How many points do you get a day?

Stevi - Can I just say - love your photo!
Heritagephoto - Carpet makes the scale show less weight - tile = more accuracy. Choose your digital poison ; )

ok,, it's beddy-bye time and i will attempt to get up with my insane husband at 5:00am and work out to Turbo Jam!!!! Whooo Hooo!!! I had to dust it off.
Good night and can I say this on a weight loss site? - Sweet Dreams! Heh, heh, heh:devil:

Hello All,
I have gotten so busy. I don't like it when I'm like this. It makes me feel overwhelmed and that's not good because I tend to overeat. I did that over the weekend and by Sunday I felt miserable. My energy was gone and I felt sick.

So yesterday I detoxed with no sugar, just veggies and some watermelon and I went and worked out and I went to bed earlier than I have been. I'm feeling much more like myself today and my outlook is brighter.

I don't know why I'm always amazed at how much better I feel when I eat right and exercise.

I didn't have a weigh-in last week but Thursday is coming up and I'm working hard. I hope I can undo any damamge that I have done by then.

Stay motivated everyone.

:wave: Hello to the newbies. It's nice to have you with us.

I've got a ton of work to do this week. I'll check in tomorrow or Thursday.

Was down 2 lbs last night at WW, which confirmed what I thought. Happy with that.

My challenge for this week is to jounal all food that enters my mouth. How about that challenge for all of you?? My memory seems to fail me at times on what I have eaten for the day. Not on purpose, of course, it is just old and blonde. LOL

Congrats to the losers, welcome to the newbies, it's a great place.

(((HUGS)))

Annie

ok ladies, I haven't posted in a couple weeks. Major depression set in with the birthday. ARGHHH.

Well I am now down 47 lbs. Only 13 away from Onederland (sp) I have posted some before and current pics in the mini goals photo album if you are interested.

HOla!
I have improved...but I'm not doing everything I should. TOM is starting his departure so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Today was the best day I have had staying close to plan in a week+.
Tiff~ Its nice to see you...hope everything is ok now. I don't recall what your weight was. Can you refresh my memory??
Annie~ Great job on the 2lbs!!
Susie~ I was kinda doin' the same but not Goin' for it. I'm coming out of it now. I'm glad your back at it!
Curvy~ Which one? My avatar or the sessy lil man in my signature? Thanks none the less!

Stevi~Weight was 259 now at 212 want to get to 170. I am 5' 10" so I am feeling pretty good even at 212. I know the second half take longer to lose but I have already changed my eating habits and lifestyle so it should be easier as far as that goes. Good job to you, too. Half way feels pretty good, huh?

I can see that you Silly Billy....I meant from your last weight, what was the change that brought you to 212. Cuz you said that you are now down 47 lbs...I thought you might have stalled or struggled or something. :D

Woke up happy but life gets in the way. Very sad about Clyde. He was so old and very sick. Wish I could have said goodbye. Clyde( my 17 year old cat wioth kidney disease) snuck out the door a few nights ago and has not come back. We think he went away to die.

Had an email from a parent about my letter home, supportive but a comment was made about how differently we parent our children.It was a shock. We have quite similar practises as far as I have known.

Other parents will be here is a few minutes.

If nothing else it stirred up the pot. If things change because of it at least I will have a more clear idea of my own path.

Saw hubby for a few minutes this morning. He taslked about Clyde.He gets snarky but I kow he is very upset. I try to be compassionate but it stirs up a gut reaction.Like I want to kick him.
Wouldn’t kind words and tone be easier.

Time for a coffee.

Good Morning and HUGS!!!!

oh, duh, lol I was stuck at 219 for about 2 1/2 weeks. Then one morning after a previous day of peeing and pooping like CRAZY :dizzy: I was down to the 212. My body must have been doing a flush. I weighed again this morning and I am at 211, but I like to wait a week to make sure the weight is really gone before changing my profile or anything.

Woo hoo! neat thread-I'm heading south to onederland
 

What a great idea! This is my goal to get to 199 in September--anytime in September.

I feel like I'm a walkin fool-6 miles this week, I ate chicken salad for lunch and I'm retiring from the kitchen with a 35 cal hot chocolate every night after dinner. Wish for me three things; will power, a clear plan and good health.

Thanks, Dee! :genie:

3/2/1

I am hoping to hit 199 before my hubby comes home mid September. PLEAASE FAT GODS, BLESS US!!!

I'm not one to go an be a bubble burster but Tiffy, tiffy, tiffy, Your asking for a freekin' miracle! Thats nearly a pound a day! I don't think so Lucy. (insert spanish accent here) But i'll root for ya none the less! GO TiFF!! :D

no its not, it's 12 lbs in a month! I could do it. ok, maybe 13 lbs, but we all need goals right??

Good morning, ladies...
:yikes: Yikes--I was bad last night eating 3 pieces of pizza and 2 slices of pecan pie, plus a beer. All from the stress of fighting with my husband over something stupid! However, we finally fought, then calmly discussed the issue, and I feel much better today. The scale is surprisingly still at 210, so I'll be extra good today. My goals:

drink 10 glasses of water, plus green tea
eat only fruits, vegetables and fish
walk 1/2 hour on the treadmill
lift weights for 15 minutes

Tiff, good luck reaching your goal. How long will your husband be home? I saw your mini-goal photos and you look great! You're so pretty. I can see quite a difference.
Dee: Welcome and good luck on your goals!
Holly: I feel your pain on the loss of Clyde. Bless his little soul. I totally relate to wanting to kick snarky hubbies!

Stay motivated, everyone! :hug:
Joan

Hey all,
I'm at work and this is my 10-12 hr day so this will be short.
Congrats :cp: To everyone who has lost. Wishing everyone lots of :dust:
:welcome3: To all the newbies, We are glad you are here.

I was only down .5 lbs. The leader said I'm not eating enough?? Go figure!
I better go. I have 3 people calling me on the radio and a phone ringing constantly. :crazy:

Life is a highway...and I'm a 2 ton truck!
 

:D But not for long, I hope!

Did really well yesterday, am hoping this time I change my habits permanently. Ate well, drank 8, and walked 2 mi. I lost 2 pounds, and I'm feeling good about today.

My slogan to reach 199, "Remember..any time in September"

4/4/1

Ummmm...duh.
 

Ok I'm either offically blind or mentally challenged.....prolly both. I missed that lil "mid" part...I thought I read "by Sept"...Der...my bad. You can do 12lbs in 4 weeks!:hug:

And I WILLLLLL!!!!!! lol, it's ok Stevi, I couldn't read or type well yesterday. I swear part of my weight loss is my BRAIN!!!

today is harder....
 

I hear things calling to me...orange and greasy...

But Im sucking on icebreaker sours- the berry splash kind help me keep going.

I was so proud of myself, yesterday was a messy day(waiting for phone calls, errands, visiting mom) and I couldn't get out to walk. But when it got to be 6:30, I went out anyway and took the phone with me (expecting another primo had-to-make-a-connection) phone call. So she called while I'm treadmilling, and instead of using it as an excuse to quit, I told her she'd have to wait 40 minutes before I'd meet her there!

So, still on track for 21 day challenge, day 5, /4 pounds lost(no change today)/block 1(first 21 days)

I have 11 pounds to lose to make the one-hundreds. How many are in this thread anyway? I would like to know -- please reply:write:

you are so close to breaking through-- let's get 'er done!

We are so close, I think we can all do it, SOON! I have been teetering at 210-212. I will not change my ticker until I weigh in on Monday though. We will see what it is at then. Good luck to all of you!!

I am here Still bouncing around 230-233. It seems forever to lose any, but I always get my rear in gear brfore the holidays. School starts on Wed for DS, and I am soooo looking forward to it!

:goodscale:
Whoo hooo!!!! I'm down to 208!

We're all so close to our goals that I'm sure we can do it. Just remember how good it feels to fit into thinner clothes!

Joan

PS: "heritagephoto" is my business name (I specialize in historic photograph research and preservation).

Ok, just need to share...speaking of thinner clothes.

I went out last night, I know, Naughty naughty, I had 800 calories in just beer yesterday. Oh well, I will work it off today. Anyway, I had nothing to wear. The jeans I ended up wearing are the smallest I own and they were FALLING off of me. Baggy everywhere, even the butt!!! My friends and I are all 30, there was a group of three 21 year old boys stumbling over each other to get my attention!!! That's right, 21!!!! OMG, I felt so beautiful. The one of them that actually sat down and talked to me for a while, couldn't stop complimenting me. It felt so good!! I confessed to him that I used to be a lot fatter than I am now and do you know what he said??? Well first he didn't beleive me. Then he said, "I can't beleive you were ever fat, you are absolutely HOT!" I was so taken aback, I didn't know what to think. He told me I need to start to learn to take compliments, because he was very sincere about it. He actually meant it!!! Then we got into conversation and I told him I am MARRIED, trust me girls, I am not like other women when they go out, I tell the truth. He still stayed and talked to me because he thought I was the most exciting and entertaining thing at the bar. Then later, I was walking to the bathroom, and stopped me again to tell me that beauty comes from within and I got it going on inside and out!! Holy crap, that little boy was the ego boost I have been needing lately. One more thing, he thought I was a liar when I told him I was 30, he thought I wasn't a day over 23!!! And I know it wasn't a line, I talked to him for quite a while, I could tell he meant it and really thought that. Well, my husband better get home soon or some youngin' is going to snatch me up!! lol, just kidding. I just can't wait for Kris to come home. I miss him so much and I am eager to see his in person reaction to me. I don't know if I posted this before, but my before and durings are in the mini goals section. I need to take a new during picture, the pants I was wearing in the body shots are too big on me now. Hee hee

Hello ladies

Well I am still in agony with my tooth, have given in and going to dentist on Monday, GP has called in penicillin and tylenol with codeine for me today, hopefully that will ease the pain quickly. Poor DH now has a toothache too, and it's his birthday today. We're both sitting here holding our mouths and moaning, what a great celebration!!

Good news is I only have 2lbs 5oz to go to Onederland. Was 202.4 this morning. Was hoping to reach 199 by my birthday which is next week so not sure it will be done but I will be close!!!

Welcome to all the newbs!
Well done for all the losses/stayed the sames!!

Keep going ladies...

Love n Hugs

Sarah

I'm feelin' ya on the beer thing...3 yesterday, today we have a reception to play at...no bueno.