Here is todays epiphany...I am honestly and truly the happiest I ever remember being in my entire life and my family thinks I am abusive and off my rocker. Do ya think they would know happiness if it jumped up and bit them on the ***??? I dont think they want me to be happy.......It would be better if I was stuck with my head up my butt and be the same as them. I just realized how much I shake up their shaky foundation and they are scared and isn't fear what all the negative stuff in this life boils down to?


Anyhow.........Jodster, happy to see you here. I didn't know your son was autistic...did you know he has a very special Mom ,who is an angel too.
I am starting over too, again. And I will keep starting over til I get it right dammit!!!
Gonna~ HUGS and Welcome!!!! You will love the chicks here!!!
Lilybut~That stinks! Dont let the drama get you down. Be true to you!!!!!
Hang onto your success!!!!!

Hugs!
Debbie will be up in few hours!! LOL!

Good morning,
Yes, Holly. I'm up. Dh is out the door. Once again it is quite. I had a good day yesterday. I made it to curves. Ate fairly well. I had my carb freedom yogurt for bfast then ate the little south beach chicken ceasar wraps and sf jello. Dinner
I had turkey, very little dressing. and broccoli. oh yeah, and a small spoon of cranberrys. I ate it on dgs's mcdonalds plate. That the smallest plate in the house. After dinner ds1 and I went for a walk. I have a great place to walk. Our lane is a 1/2 mile dead end. If I go right out of the drive it is a 1/4 mile gentle down grade. Great for a warm up. When I turn and pass my drive the climb gets steeper, so It's a bit of a challenge. Then I have a chance to cool down on the way back.

Ypi: On the way back down that hill. I decided to try running. I might of gone 500 ft before I gave out. It felt good so I'm going to try adding a couple of little sprints in the middle of my walks. I have to start very slow. I'm 50 and weigh 274.


Holly: Good move shutting out all the negative contacts with your family. Get yourself to a happy place. Your immediate family needs you...and us. :>).

Lilybutt: great job keeping cals under control. I'm just trying to get portion size under control...PHOOIE on ex-bf.
Do like holly just shut him out. You don't need the negativity.

Gonna: WELCOME!.. We are about the same weight. Oh, I wish we were about the same age ..lol. I'm trying to get to 250 before 9/1.

Sandi: I'm sure you are very busy with end of school stuff. I wanted to say hi.

Spores, susie: Hope ya'll are well. We miss you guys. Hope to hear from ya'll soon

I'm going to curves again this am. Got to go start getting ready.

BIG HUGS EVERYONE

Good Morning, Good Morning....Thought I would post before boss gets out of meeting today. ;^)

YP1 - Wow, all that running, you impress and inspire me. Getting out to even walk is major for me. haha. Great job!

Gonnabefit - Welcome to the most wonderful place for support, not just fitness, but any kind of fitness, mental, physical, emotional, you will absolutely love it here, no one is judges, and all are happy to help.

Girlie - Thanks for the great support, and yes, we will re-start as many times as it takes to do this.

Jodi - We can do this re-start, oh yeah, you, me, girlie, hollster, may the forces be with us! Let's gettem girls...

Lilybutt - Sorry to hear about your ex. Sounds like it is best he is an ex. Probably regrets letting you go, so wants to make you feel bad about your new relationship and make you the bad guy. Poo poo to him.

Holly - You go girl. Joy to the World. The heck with negative, unsupportive people/family. If you and your DH, kids are happy, that is all you need.

Debbie - You to inspire me, going to curves regularly, then walking at home, you rock! Using a smaller plate is a great idea too!

Spores, Susie and all others - hello and how are you?

Well....TOPS changed their weigh in time due to an area meeting somewhere else, and I missed the weigh in, then there was no meeting, and missed it all mostly because of the stinkin' construction traffic on 465. What normally takes me 20 minutes, took me 50 minutes, however, the re-start is in day 3, feeling good, going strong. I am going to do this. YES YES YES

Got to get to work, boss will be here in 4 minutes. haha

Have a terrific day!

Hugggggsss Annie

Okay, girls, I got on the scale at the gym last night and that glorious thing had decreased!!! 3.5 lbs. I know part of it is probably water weight coming off, but I will take any sign of progress I can get

Hope everyone else is feeling well today. I feel much better than I have for months. I always feel so much better when I exercise, more energy, more alert, everything.

I have finally picked a time in my schedule that looks like it will work consistently for exercise. DH switched jobs and now has to be in bed most nights by nine, so off to the gym I go. No guilt to deal with, just a great workout!! I have always hated feeling like I was avoiding other things, or planning other things I should be doing in my head while I am at the gym. Last night I was just able to do my workout.

So, now on to work for the day. But hey, it's all good. Smile!!!

Thank you all for the warm welcome. It is nice to have people that "get" what is going on with you!!!

Good morning ladies,
I've really been missing you guys..just a few more weeks and I'll be back here more.

I'm having trouble with my back. I went to the Chiropractor on Monday and I'm still in pain but not so much as on Monday. I'm going again today. It's really slowing me down.

I'm doing ok with the food..but this week the exercise is not happening.

I'm reading all the posts. Sorry for no personals at this time. Just wanted to thank you all for keeping me inspired.

Susie

Hi, everyone who's interested in my running - it's amazing how quickly your fitness can build up if you just do a bit more each day. No need to take it too fast (both in terms of building it up and literally - most people would probably consider my speed more of a jog, but for me it's a **** of a lot faster than I ever dreamed I could go so I'll call it a run. Although on that point what I used to consider fast I now do consider a jog, so I'll get there eventually!). I never dreamed I'd ever manage 5k, let alone be seriously considering running further. There's no hurry, and the jiggle isn't too bad if you have a decent sports bra, honest!

Hollyhock - see that tracker?

hello chicks!
not a bad day here today! sun is shining it's a little chilly but i love the sunshine. food was good today, i had to re-re start since i couldn't stop myself from eating junk last night before bed. no biggie really, i know as long as i give it my best shot every day eventually it will click. i got a card from WW in the mail today since i missed 2 meetings in a row i guess. i am going back on saturday if it is the only good thing i do for myself all week. i always feel good after i go. it is getting there that's the hard part.

yp1- running or jogging good for you for MOVING!! keep up the great work!

mychoice- hope your back gets better quick! sending hugs your way!

gonna- you are awesome!! wonderful loss keep up the great work! congrats on finding a good time for exercise! i know how difficult that can be.

annie- too bad about the meeting, you sound very positive though! we are going to do this!!! keep it going!

debbie- great job getting to curves! sounds like you have all your ducks in a row!

holly- thanks you are a sweetie! yes my baby (who just turned 10 last month yikes!) is autistic, he is a very special little guy. i am very blessed. i think you hit the nail on the head today about your family. from the sounds of it you are not conforming to "their way" therefore, in their eyes there MUST be something "wrong" with you. if life is good and you are happy then all the rest just doesn't matter! some people just aren't happy unless they are stirring the pot. don't let them get you down!

lillybut- sorry to hear about the ex, don't let it get to you. good job sticking to your plan! keep up the great work!

hello to anyone i missed! have a great evening!

Hi Ladies

Just a quick post. One more day, then one day of meetings, then DONE. Will catch up on weekend.
Weigh-in great, down 3.2

Staying OP. Went to parents house for supper, and all those favorite comfort foods, but really just was fine, being very selective, and cutting all servings to 2-3 bites. Really was happy, didn't overeat, and felt ok.

Still grieving a bit about not eating the foods I love, want, and don't need. But I am committed, and decided that I can control portions, and be healthy. Will take the second one, with loss any day.

Will do personals over weekend.

Sandi

Good morning everyone,
I'm up but not really awake this am. Dh will pack his lunch and stuff and let me sleep, but this time of year he puts in so many hours I like to get up with him so we can have some time together.
I made it to curves and did fair with food. Chinese at lunch, but I stuck to non-fried, less starchy, more veggies, less sugary stuff.
My boss has been gone for 3 days. It's been so quite. She's a loud, has to be the center of attention individual. She's nice. Just much more peaceful when she's gone

Sandi: CONGRATES... That a great loss. Keep up the good job.

Jodi: Restarting is not bad. It's giving up that is.

Ypi: You are a real inspiration!.. I've allowed myself to get in such bad physical condition that before curves. I was having trouble walking and barely could climb stairs. So running seems so far off. but I plan to get even in better shape. When I was young I loved backpacking and one of my goals is to get in good enough shape for a 2-3 day hike.

Susie: Take care! Try some gentle stretches when back feel better.

Gonna: GREAT LOSS!.. I love Oregon. We use to go to Portland a couple times a month or more. I love watching the eagles that nested on the river just past the falls. I really miss the drive thru the Columbia river gorge.

Annie: Yes! you go girl....

Holly: Hope all is well this am. Wishing you warm gentle breezes.

I will may not get a chance to post again til sat so everyone have a great couple of days. Just know that ya'll are in my prayers.

Sun is shining. Dh cut the grass last night the yard looks all fresh and new.
I took the kids for bike rides after supper.Saw some friends.Had a good walk myself.
Got some weeding and hedge trimming done in the aft.
Just 2 little guys today.
Sandi~ WOOHOOOOOOO!!!!
Debbie~ I think it is nice you get up to see DH!!!!
Jodi~ keep restarting honey!!! Someday we will get this right!!!!
YP ~ I am 227 this morning, race ya to 226!!!!!


DS needs a cuddle!!! That is where the heart is , baby!!!!

Woohoo! I actually got out of bed and made it to the gym this morning. I can't go tonight, since the season finale of CSI is on, so I had to compromise. Oh, well!! (oh, and I lost another pound!!!)

Wow, everyone sounds like they are really motivated right now, that is awesome. YP1: I can't even imagine running at the weight I am at today, but I can't wait to be at that point again.

Mychoice: definitely just do what the chiro tells you, been there!!

I can't believe that the final installment of Stars Wars is in the theaters. It seems like it was never going to get here. Now I have to scrimp together my dollars to go. I am not a huge Sci Fi fan, or anything, but Stars Wars is something that I shared with my dad when I was little, and I think I have seen at least the last four in the theaters. Can't break tradition.

Hope everyone has a wonderful, fulfilling, productive day!!!

Gah! No chance for a rest!

heeheeheehee

Hi, y'll--

If I do personals, I'll never get this posted, so right now I'll just give everyone a big shout-out, and let you know that I have peeked in this week to find out how you're doing. I'm okay, walking a lot, finding new routes from our office's new home, and going to Curves. My eating has been a little scatter-shot. I went to the ball game Tuesday night, and splurged on ballpark food. Yesterday was a gold-star day, but today I ate a sugary scone during a breakfast meeting, and two little cookies at a lunch meeting. Actually, that's sort of par for the course for this whole journey this year--some days are better than others, but even my "bad" days are much, much healthier than before I started.

My job interview on Friday went well, on Monday they asked me to schedule a "final" interview next month.

Keep up the great work, ladies! You are my 'sheroes'.



judy

Hello all!

Well feeling a bit better about the ex.....but not really....got me down again today.....but I know that his crap is really his way of dealing with the mistake he made when he dumped me....now he wants me to look bad, instead of him.....oh I need a big boost of self esteem!

Anyway.....doing fine with the eating......but have had headaches the past few days so just not up to par like I should be. I found the new Diet coke with Splenda....I REALLY like it...so went back and bought more today....Yummy.........

Okay I am just going to let the stress go tonight....just because others may think or say nasty things about me does not make me those things......I am my own worse enemy! As Holly says: I do not need permission to be myself

Thanks for listening! Lilybutt