Angi ~ Great job on the 3 lbs and the inches!!! You go girl My husband and i shopped aroung for a weight set. We ended up getting a new one at Sears. They were the most reasonable but we had to order it online. We had them ship it directly to the store so we paid nothing for the shipping. We're happy with it.

Selina ~ I did call a couple of the companies and have worked a payment plan with them. Others i didn't bother with like my car insurance. I know they wont do anything for me. My parents say not to worry and pay them back when i can, and I will. They know i will and that i'm responsible in that way unlike some other family members of mine.

When my husband lost his job I knew that i couldn't cancel my WW pass. ($40 a month). I also knew that i needed to start posting rather than just reading. I'm so glad that i found this group. You guys are great. Yesterday was just a bad day but today i feel much better. I will continue to post and focus on "ME". Thanks so much for your support.

Have a great day everyone.

Glad to hear that you are doing better today! I wasn't trying to preach to you about paying back. I was just saying that it's not so bad to borrow when you really do pay back, you know?

I have those bad days too. I hate it when I'm down.

I'm glad I found this place too.

Selina, Don't worry I didn't take it as preaching at all. If anything you made me feel better about it.

Hey i'm just curious what's the title for the new thread tomorrow. I assume it will be easy to find with the word february and 199 in it.

I'm off to do my elliptical now. I never work out in the morning/afternoon but i feel like getting it over with today. It's going to be weird to not have to do it tonight.

Does anyone here watch American Idol?

Hello Ladies...

No need to start a new thread....I have been here since almost the beginning. Just bookmark when you go to the next page as a favorite. I love reading old posts.

Anyway, Holly girl, where are you darlin'?

I am having bariatric surgery on Feb 12. Just 12 more days. I am so excited and pumped.

Susie...so sorry to hear about your job. All the decisions and struggling with different positions, then they do that. Ratfinks. You will find something that suits you much better.

Hey to everyone.

(((Hugs)))

Annie

Sunshine-I am glad that your day is going better !

Angi- goggle Craiglist and see if they have a page in your area- sometimes people put used sports equipment on the one in my area.

Selina- it does not matter to me if you make a new thread or not- I need to be here everyday !

I did not look at the scale this morning- just have a feeling nothing has changed. I just got done with "salad city" - I think I will need to do some lettuce wraps for lunch as the green stuff in a bowl is getting boring.

I did my three mile tape and then the other part of the "loser" DVD set which was easier.

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I truly think, with my family history of heart disease, diabetes, cancer etc, this may be a gift I am overlooking. The time to totally and completely focus on MY health, MY weight, as opposed to everyone else's needs.

I am with you right there. I only have so much time before DH will want me to look for a job- so I have to get healthy and a bit more self confident.

Debbie, I'm sorry that you're having a rough time now with losing. I've done the same thing before and it depressing, isn't it?

Selina ... way to go with your 3 pound loss!! You're doing great.

Yes, I'd love for you to start another thread for us 'cuz like you said, there are so many pages for this one.

Susie, congratulations on your 1 pound loss. That's one pound cloesr to your goal, what a reason to celebrate!

Brooke ... Welcome, I'm so glad that you're here and see by your ticker that you're doing really good with losing. Keep it up!

Angi ... way to go with your loss, I hope that next week I can say the same thing. *lol*

I hope I haven't missed anybody but if I have, please forgive me!

My Tuesday wasn't so good

I didn't do good yesterday at all ... for a good part of the day I didn't do too bad but last night I had to go to the store and those darned long johns called out to me and I gave in.

I bought [and yes - I ate too], two of them and to top it off, I didn't walk any yesterday at all so all-in-all, it wasn't a good day for the diet.


Today [Wednesday] wasn't bad at all and I can say that I'm proud of myself.

I didn't eat too much plus I walked 2,000 steps [plus the steps I take normally walking, etc.]

I'd only intended on walking 1,000 but once I got started, I just kept going.

I know ... compared to the 10,000 steps we should take a day - 2,000 pales in comparison, but it is much more than I had been doing so I'm proud of myself for it.


Sorry I haven't posted on here more but have been really busy.

I'm trying to re-do my blog and have been looking for the perfect place to have it that has all of the features that I want.

Yesterday I signed up for Typepad and last night I downloaded a couple of desktop blog editors to check them out, etc.

It is so cool 'cuz I can do my entire blog entry in my editor and then just click and it publishes it right to my blog. I love it!

Tomorrow [Thursday] I'll be busy most of the day ... I have to pay bills, do some things around the house that need done plus want to work a bit more on my blog as well.

Someday I'll get things all caught up on [I hope!]

Talk to ya more soon!

Love,

Jennelle

So, 3 pounds lost and what do I do. I have a hot chocolate. UGH. I know, I cant avoid them forever, but I need to quit seeing them as pampering myself. I literally, curled up on the couch, with my diet book and a cup of hot cocoa. Thankfully, made with 2% milk and just a touch of chocolate syrup, but then I grated a piece of peppermint into it. ARGHHHHHHHHH. Sometimes, I find it really really hard to get my heart to understand, we do NOT need this stuff. To enjoy it once in awhile is fantastic, but, just not right now. Right now I just want to focus on getting healthy and now I feel like crap. No, I don't think overall, that that's going to hurt me, not the one cup, but doing it to often, most certainly will. So, chocolate syrup is out of the house, it was almost empty anyway. They make chai tea in vanilla, why can't they make a chocolate flavor?

Oh honey ... From one chocoholic to another ... I know your pain and also what you mean about seeing it as pampering yourself [been there, done that!]

Lately [well - except for my long john incident last night], I've been mostly eating sugar-free, fat free pudding when I want something sweet and it's really helped.

Love,

Jennelle

Hi Angi!

Congratulations on those three pounds! I've finally lost three pounds, too, after an eight month plateau! I found that the "no sugar added" hot chocolate from Nestle is WONDERFUL! It has just 50 calories!


Hi Jennelle!

Good goin' on your walking! The big surprise to me when I began walking about eight years ago was that my big butt started just disappearing! It was really surprising to me that walking reduced my rear! I guess since it walked WITH me, not just my legs were getting a workout!


Hi sirak!

I weigh myself every morning no matter what. I found that skipping a day leads to two days skipped and then before I know it, a few pounds have set in to stay! Weighing in sometimes surprises me, too, in a GOOD WAY!




Hi Annie!

Surgery! Yikes! I wish you well and hope all goes smoothly.



Hi Sunshine!

Yes! I am an American Idol fan! I WILL say, though, that it seems like this year they really are focusing on those who are in denial about what the competition is all about. I feel that many are there to just be weird enough to end up on TV! Loved the guy who did the Seal song! Can't wait to see how he looks all cleaned up with a new haircut!


Hi Selina!

You are always so positive! Thanks for taking the time to make sweet comments and to encourage everyone! The words may be directed at just one certain person, but so many of us are dealing with the same issues as one another that the comments can fit us, too!


Hope I didn't miss anyone!



I'm enjoying FINALLY busting my plateau and have recently started to put my foods and exercise on FitDay. At first it took awhile, but I really see many benefits in knowing the totals of the foods I eat as to calories, fats, carbs, etc. There is a place to journal, too, and you can visit anytime to check your progress over time. Best of all it is FREE! It's www.FitDay.com


Cheryl

Ooooh I have hot chocolate often. They have fat free kind in the packets. But mine is 120 cals, 2 gms of fat and has tiny marshpillows!!!

Ok everyone, here is the link to our fresh thread!!! Come and post and let's get moving this month!!!! I also encourage you all to post on the february exercise challenge, (I think that's the name of the one I'm on.) If you want a link to that one, let me know. Hugs!!!!

The thread is called Chicks Racing to 199!! Join us!! 2007 (decided that there is no need to making a brand new one each month but one a year seems good.)

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103631

Hey guys,
Any one still here besides me.
I had that stomache virus that Dh had...BAD STUFF.
I wish I could report a loss this week but the I can't.

Later,

Still here...just been super busy this week. I do come in everyday and check tho. Doing great, just have to watch food. Exercise is still on plan, 4 days this week, even with a rough start. have to go and get some dinner... had to go shopping for superbowl after work, so just getting to eat now! oy vey!

Hey Ellen,
Glad you are around. I noticed all the new people went to the new thread.
I like our old thread and all my friends.

Later,

Glad we are keeping this thread going. Kinda of a tradition. I am here ANNIE!!!
HI Deb and UPS.
Been home with sick kids all week. Not feeling great myself now, of course.

HUGS!!

I'm still here, I'm everywhere, everytime I head to the kitchen, I have to pass my computer so I just leave this site open now. It feels like someone watching me and I know I'll sit down "for just a sec" and the desire for whatever I would have eaten, is gone. YAY.