Home of the Loozing Floozie's.....(#98)
 

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Sherry and Carol, I think we all get that "blah" feeling sometimes. It seems we just don't have a lot of contribute and nothing exciting is happening. Sherry, you've been SO busy getting your house ready and now that it's done, you may be in a "let down" phase. Just enjoy that pool and relax before time to head back to school. Carol, you better get some rest before that 15th grandchild gets here!!!

Shelly, I'll have to second what Gayle wrote.......would love to join you but, probably not gonna happen! hahaha

Well, just wanted to check in before my work day begins. Check back later.....

Hey everyone! I've been keeping up with y'all's posts, just been to crazed to settle down to type lately. Plus, I got "new" nails when we went to Dallas and can't quite type like I'd like to with them yet.

That trip was great. I spent money like I actually had money to spend :D We got pedicures and manicures, I got my hair cut SHORT and we got to the 1st mall we went to on the day that Dillards put their summer clothes on clearance. Wonderful!!

Last week-end, Stewart and I spent the week-end together. He's been acting really good/sweet since I told him that I didn't think I'd ever want to marry him (about 1 month ago). I just don't love him "that way." I told him that since we've been together for so long and those feelings haven't developed, I'm not sure if they ever will. I also told him that we could still date, but that if another woman comes along that he sees as a potential romantic interest, that he shouldn't pass up an opportunity because of loyalty to me. That was hard to say, and I'm sure that it'll be hard to live w/too, if it happens, but I can't hold on to him just for my security. Anyway, since that conversation, he's been trying REALLY hard to "win" me by treating me like the princess that he's known all along that I am :D. I've tried to make it clear that it's not going to make a difference in my wanting to get married, because I kind of feel guilty when he treats me so good (I'm not used to it :) ) Last week-end we went to Tunica to eat and gamble a little on Friday night. We spent the night in a hotel down there. Then on Saturday we went to Memphis and walked Beale Street. We ate at BB King's--I had ribs and they were DELICIOUS! Then we went home and just hung out on Sunday morning.

On Sunday afternoon I took my niece shopping for back-to-school. Y'all. Let me tell you about this child. She is 13 years old and so totally unpretencious (I know I misspelled that). She could care less about labels and has had to wear hand-me-downs and donated clothes almost all of her life. She is so easy to please, but so hard to shop for, because she looks at the price of EVERYTHING!! She kept doing that on Sunday, and she wouldn't get any of the clothes she really liked because she said they cost too much. I finally told her to "stop looking at the prices and just look at the clothes!" We also found this really nice sales girl in the Jr. department to help us. Anyway, I bought her tons of clothes (shirts/jeans) and then we went over to the underwear section of the store. There, I had her fitted for a bra (she never had been) and got her the necessary items to go under the new clothes. That child. When we got home, she modeled all the clothes for my mom and dad--her grandparents (her mom and dad had already gone back home)--and then she folded them all up and put them away to save for school. I'm so selfish. I bought her all those clothes and she was so proud of them, but I did it more for me than for her. I've been wanting to take her shopping for a very long time, and it was just as rewarding as I thought it would be. It really feels good to do something like that for someone who will truly appreciate it.

Next week I'll be in Omaha, NE for work training. Getting to ride that bus through Kansas, finally :) I'm looking forward to that. Then I'll be back in the office for a week and the week after that I'll be training in Little Rock. I was slightly perturbed about the Little Rock training. The gov't scheduled a nat'l training in LITTLE ROCK! Really--do people from Hawaii want to come to Little Rock? I'd like to go some place I don't get to go very often, if ever, not to a place I go to/through almost every other week! Oh well, at least I'll get to stay in a hotel for a week.

Between all of the pseudo-excitement in my life and all of the eating as a result of it, I've lost no more weight. Luckily I haven't gained any back, either, but if I don't change my ways soon, I'm sure I will!! No exercise, either! Shelley is keeping us afloat on the July thread, thank goodness!!

Enough about me!

Carol--congrats on the new baby! 15 grandkids! Whew--I'll bet the holidays are fun at your house! Are y'all seeing any of the positive impact from the rise in milk prices? They're looking good down here in the south.

Gayle--you're work is always so beautiful. I hope you do well at the craft show!

Sherry--glad you're finally settled into your house.

Debbie--what's you're next countdown gonna be?

Jennelle--Sr. year's still just as expensive as I remember. Just think of all those college years to come!!!!!

Shelley--Keep up the great work on the exercise thread. Maybe I'll get back around there eventually.

Ramona--enjoy your baby! I hope your remodeling goes quickly and smoothly! I'll think of you on Sunday when the bus pulls out of Morrilton. Yeah, I know you're in Russellville, but close enough.

Hello to all the rest of my Floozie friends--Vicki, Tina, Doni, Titan Dee (if you ever lurk around anywhere!). Hope I didn't leave anyone out--if I did, my sincere apologies!!

Cheryl

Cheryl, good to hear from you. What are the dates you will be in Little Rock? I have three classes there at #1 Capital Mall: One on July 23, One on August 10,11,12 and one on August 31 through Sept 2. Where is your training session? It sure would be great if we could actually meet!

Hey Ramona!

I'll be in LR from August 2nd-6th for the 1st week of my training. They haven't scheduled the 2nd week yet. Or if they have, they haven't told us. They're bad about that sometimes. Yes, I think it'd be great if we were there at the same time--we could do lunch or something!

Cheryl

Cheryl-That was so sweet of you to buy your niece all of those clothes. I'm sure she will think of how wonderful you are everytime she takes them out to wear them.

HI!!
Cheryl that was so sweet of you to do that for your niece. She sounds like a great girl. I agree I think she will be thankful she has you everytime she wears them.

Sherry I have been having that Blah feeling a lot lately. I am trying to shake them. Can you believe school will be starting soon! It seems like summer just began and it is almost over.

Me and my dad played Bingo in Franklin, KY tonight. He is trying everything he can to stay busy. I had fun it was the first time I had played. Didn't win but the lady in front of me won $550. I thought that was great but she said that was just breaking even. She had already spent over $500!! Me and my dad spent $26 and that included our snacks.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Tina

Tina, it's so nice of you to spend the extra time with your dad right now.
I'm sure he appreciates it!

Shelley, are you finished with the painting? It's always more more work then we think when planning a makeover. How far is Lake City from you?

Ramona, how did the BBQ turn out? I bet your dad enjoyed having all of you there. when will Dan be leaving?

Cheryl, you are such a sweetheart!!!! You always bring a smile to my face. I bet your niece loves her new clothes from her special auntie!!!! Would you like to adopt me??? LOL!

I am staying 40-50 percent OP, I need to get serious and get this weight off, once and for all. I am sick of wearing huge clothes, feeling fat and out of shape. I don't know why I seem to let myself get to this point. I'm not going to follow any certain plan other then to choose healthy foods and stay within my calorie limit.

I hope all of you are having a nice weekend!!!!!!!!

Gayle-Lake City is about 5 hrs away (I think.) We went through there a couple of times when I used to go with my girlfriends on vacations. We love Skeeter's Big Biskits!! Are you going to Lake City for some reason? I painted my kitchen a very pretty color of blue, but still need to get behind the fridge. It is quite a bit different from the light colored wall paper that was in there. It looks really pretty. I've hung up some of my collector plates in the kitchen, since they match the color so well. My next task will be my bathroom. I think I want to paint is either a brownish gold or hunter green.

Shelley, your kitchen sounds pretty. I bet the plates really dress the walls up. Hmmmm...at first hunter green sounded good for the bathroom, but yet I could see a brownish gold really making it look rich. How about a dark, rich cocoa brown with gold accents? I have always wanted to paint a room in really dark walls. I was just curious about Lake City. I received a phone call from there around 11:00 last night. My X's biological sister (who he has never met) called me, wanting to know if I knew anything about his whereabouts. We visited for awhile, but I have a hard time trusting anyone with a connection to him. She now wants me to send her pictures of the girls, Steve and myself.

Ooh, Gayle. I like the cocoa brown. My tile is beige marbled. I think brown would be beautiful! That way, I could still use my peach colored towels and such.

I have a nook in my kitchen that I need new cushions for, or to get mine recovered. It looks like it's an odd size. I have been checking the Net, but I guess I'll have to see about either getting them recovered in town or get new ones. They are brown plastic right now and torn. I want to get fabric.

Okay, ladies, when y'all are done redecorating, come to my house and start! :lol: Do you know how long it took me just to get my husband to lay new tile in the kitchen? A YEAR. The tile sat - in boxes - in our kitchen for a year! Now, it's finally laid and has been for about six months, but is it grouted yet? Nope! I don't know how to do it, otherwise I'd do it myself.

We also need to tear down the old paneling in the front room and put up drywall and paint. We desperately need new carpet. We need to tear down the horrible old cabbage rose wallpaper and faux brick in the kitchen (the lady who decorated before us was, to put it nicely, design-challenged!).

OOOHHH..... Shelley, I'm seeing cocoa/hot chocolate colored walls with cream or ivory towels and shower curtain. :-) Don't forget the vanilla candles...

Jennelle, are we married to the same person? Must be a clone thing going on. Steve just mentioned needing to get to a repair job I asked him 6-8 weeks ago to do for me. I bet it will be another 3 weeks or so before I see any action. I heard filling in tiles is fairly easy, just mixing the grout to the right consistancy and making sure to clean off the tile surface from any residue. Of course, it alway's sounds easier on television or reading out of a book. :-) I need new carpet too...

Hello :wave:

Sorry ya'll.....I have not ran away! I have been so down & upset about not being OP anymore :( . I have gained back 6 lbs. I was 168 now I'm 174. I even had to change my chick from 20 lbs. to 15 lbs. loss. I should have been here daily for your love & support instead of being down on myself!

Today is a new day and a new beginning! :D I'm going to try to be 75%-100% OP daily. If I mess up I'm not going to "pig-out :ink: " everyday after! I'll just do better the next day.

I'm really enjoying my new home. I NEVER thought I would be bored in the summer but now I am!! With everything cleaned, painted and put up..there's never nothing to clean {yet}. I've been spending most days at my next door neighbors pool. And also Drew just finished up summer school.

I'll be back on later to post to everyone. Just wanted to explain why I haven't been on.

I love you all......BIG HUGS!!! :grouphug:

Sherry, don't get so down on yourself. We are all here and care. I shouldn't have my 15 pound chick anymore, but I didn't want to bother you in removing it if I couldn't figure it out. I almost emailed you a few days ago to let you know I wouldn't be posting here anymore, I was feeling like no one really cared anymore plus I can't seem to get motivated. I know we are all so busy with our lives and it's hard to get here to post. I'm very guilty of it.

I do have a suggestion, what do you all think about starting a "before" photo album? It could be a current pic and as we lose weight we would add our progress pics? Ramona for example, could post her top weight pic along with her current one. Maybe this would help with motivation?

GAYLE.......MY CURRENT WEIGHT?????? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Just kidding. That is a good idea. Maybe it would give me the motivation I need to BEHAVE!!

Sherry, don't worry about the six pounds. Just try to enjoy having nothing to do and RELAX!!!! You will be busy soon enough when school starts and the weight will start dropping off again! {{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}

Shelley, the cocoa brown and ivory sounds beautiful. The guy on "Sell This House" always used ivory candles in the bathroom and it looks so beautiful. I think Gayle has a good theme going here.

Jennelle, I know what you mean about the tiles. Rick FINALLY put the baseboard in my bathroom after 6 years and now we are tearing everything out!!!

We worked so hard all weekend taking out carpet (EEEWWW, 10 year old carpet is sooooo nasty!), tearing out ceramic tiles, taking off baseboards, tack strip, and wallpaper. I'm so pooped and we've barely even started! Part of the sheetrock has come down also, so I'm really beginning to visualize the space. I have two colors painted on the walls and I'm still trying to decide. One is a copper color and the other is a goldish khaki. The trim and the fireplace will be a creamy white called Mother Of Pearl. I'm going to use black and white photographs framed in black. My vanity tops are a sandy granite and I'm going to use a deep merlot wine as accents on the pillows and furniture. My sister-in-law can get pillow at her store that are covered in beads and faux gems for $2.99 each. I'm going to use these as accents on the bed. Sorry, didn't mean to write a book! How does that sound so far?

Dee, how are you feeling???

I'll try to come back later and post to everyone else. We are staying with my dad during the remodeling, so I check in on his computer.

love you all.....

Hi Everyone
Just popping in for a quick HI!
We had a wonderful time out at the lake. Great weather.
I am off to the International Peace Gardens with a friend tomorrow morning.
There is going to be miles of walking but now that I have my wheelchair it will be fine.
My back has been really sore. I see the surgeon of friday. Hopefully with the results from the MRI something will be done.

I miss you all. I have read all the post since I have been gone. I wish that I could post to each one of you, no time right now. Lots of decorating and renos going on.

Hope you enjoy your week.

Dee

Hi All

Gayle: You are not alone. I need support too! I can't speak for anyone but me, but I have been down on myself because I gained back a lot of the weight I lost last year. I could just kick myself. We definately need each other. I am not on a particular plan either. Just trying to make healthy choices and watch the calories. That is what worked for me the last time.

Sherry: How did you do today? I have been staying OP so far, but night time is my worst time. It sounds like several of us need to get back on here posting every day instead of feeling down on ourselves. It is so easy to not post when you feel embarassed or down enough that we don't want to let anyone know we haven't been doing so well at staying OP. At least that is my case....

So what do you say girls... lets get it together so we can all watch those numbers on the scale go down, down, down..

As far as those remodeling, painting, etc., I too would just LOVE you all to come to my house next and we can get sooo much done... :lol: I am so jealous of you girls who are getting makeovers of their homes.. sounds just lovely.. *sigh* I have a farmer husband who has no time for such things....

I think I need a vacation from it all... :lol:

Debbie: I will be thinking of you and praying for your mom tomorrow when she goes through her surgery. I am sure she will do great and be up and around in no time. Sending hugs your way....

Everyone have a wonderful, OP night and I WILL BE BACK TOMORROW.. Have to get back OP and with all of us supporting each other I am sure we can do it!!!

Hi Everyone...

Sorry i haven't been around I had torn some muscles and ligaments in my knee and having to stay in bed off of the dang thing. Always something.

Go back to the Doc's tomorrow.

Sher.....don't be down on yourself...you will lose again.
Gayle....You are so talented and hope you do well at the craft fairs.
Ramona,Cheryl,Carol,Tina,Deb,Wanda,etc. i will post to you all when feeling like staying up longer.

Love you all....

Vicki

Vickster, take care of yourself!!!! What is Cara's future plans? Is she planning on college this year?

Dee, your trip sounds so relaxing. I hope you get some answers from the doc. Have fun at the peace gardens and remember: no pop'n wheelies with that wheelchair!

Ramona, your future room sounds stunning!!! The goldish khaki sounds great with your vanity. I love the look of khaki and black (frames) together!

Carol, I'm here if you need me. I am getting back serious about this weight loss!!!

Sherry-Maybe once school starts and you have some sort of schedule back you will be able to stay OP. Right now I haven't been very good. I took a bag of lettuce to school to keep in the fridge, but have been skipping lunch because I don't want to sit down and eat by myself (only a couple of people are back right now.) So, I don't eat lunch or breakfast and by 4:00, I am famished and eat too much when I get home. If it weren't for my running, I would be packing on the lbs.! It's nice that you are so friendly with your neighbors and can use their pool.

Carol, Gayle, Sherry, Ramona-We can get through this lull in our plans. We just need to hop on the band wagon and go! The picture thing is a good idea. I think I still have a before picture (but it's in a bathing suit) on my computer that I used to compare myself when I was on Body for Life. This could get quite embarrasing, though!

Dee-I am glad that you are able to get around with your wheelchair. Are you able to get up and walk for exercise at all? I am so worried about you. I hope the dr. has some good news for you.

Vicki-Ouch! Sounds like you have been in a lot of pain. I hope you get better soon.

Ramona-Your colors sound beautiful! I wish I could get a new vanity. Mine is so full of rust on the sink because of the awful water here. BTW, Mike finished behind the fridge for me. I really thought it would never get done, and I am quite surprised that he did it. Talk about the saying "when I get around to it!" That's his middle name. The stereo center cabinet is still pulled out in the living room for him to put the baseboard on. There never was a baseboard on that particular wall, it has been up in the attic since we bought the house in 1987! Now it is standing against the wall behind the stereo. I keep asking him for nails so I can put it up, but he says that he has to raise it a bit off the floor so that when we do get wood floors that the wood will fit correctly. This could go on for years!

I have been starting to get "warm flashes." Not enough to really sweat yet, except at night. Do any of you that have gone through this have any suggestions for something natural to take? I don't want hormones, because I know what it does to your weight, and that would just depress me too much!

Jennelle-If I were you, I would go get a do it yourself book or do a search online to find out how to grout and lay tile. Maybe if your DH sees you doing it, he will get the clue! Mine wouldn't, but maybe yours is different LOL!!!

Good Morning everyone...

Just wanted to check in and let you all know I am here for you. Today is a new day, just as every day is and we have to take it one day at a time. Lets make the most of today. Who wants to have the perfect OP day????

Lets see how many of us can stay OP for one whole day. We are going to do this one day at a time and today is the start!!! Come on now... who is in this with me... Day 1 has arrived!!!!

Seriously folks. I want to get on my own personal soap box and tell you how I feel. Maybe if I say the words it will help to get me motivated!

I looked into the mirror this morning and I hate what I see and that fact that I let myself go like this. I know I have only myself to blame and that only I can turn things around. Encouragement is wonderful and we all need that in our lives to survive this, but I have to take responsibility as well.

I need to THINK before I put any bite of food into my mouth. It has become such a habit to eat without thinking... to munch without even tasting .... to eat so fast I don't have time to taste it... to make bad choices because what someone else is having looks and smells good... It is fun to throw it all into the wind and do whatever, but the price is too high to pay. Bad health, weight gain, depression, feeling bad about myself, tight clothes, feeling uncomfortable, not wanting to go out and be seen in public, staying home so I won't have to be seen and this depresses me even more, not wanting to see people who saw me lose the weight before and now seeing me having gained a lot of it back, and these are only a few of the things that effect me. These are things I want to banish from my life forever.

It is time.. for me to take back control of my life. There are many things in this world that are out of our control and we can do nothing but accept them as facts of life... But I refuse to make my weight one of those things. I DO HAVE CONTROL... I CHOOSE TO TAKE BACK CONTROL.... I CHOOSE TO LIKE MYSELF AGAIN.... I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY AND HEALTHY!!!

I should make that my mantra every day. This is my life and I choose what it will be!

Thanks for letting me vent!

Have a great day ladies!

Thank you very much Carol for an AWESOME posting! You wrote so many of the things I feel everyday, but I didn't know how to express the feelings into words.

If you have a helpful hint or a motivational message, please post a new one daily.
My helpful hint for today: If late night hunger strikes, drink a hot cup of flavored tea, do something to keep yourself busy or even just go on to bed. I remember in losing my weight before, I would go to bed so much earlier at night just to avoid the binging.

I am going back to my own plan of watching my calorie intake. I tried to keep each meal at 300 calories and two snacks at 100 calories each. This works into 1100 calories, I don't count the veggie calories if it is something like lettuce, cucumbers etc. This works well for me because I'm not a breakfast eater. I can skip breakfast if I want, have an average lunch and a larger dinner. I figured if I would actually count my veggies, I'm keeping it around 1300-1400 calories per day. I am also cutting out sugar, if I choose a sweet snack, it will be sugar free.

Okay, it's my turn to get on my soapbox. :soap:

LADIES, YOU NEED TO BE EATING BREAKFAST!!!!! :nono:

Breakfast is named breakfast because it's exactly what you are doing: breaking the fast from the night before. When you start your day without breakfast, your metabolism is sluggish for the rest of the day. When you start your day without breakfast, you are hindering your weight loss, not helping it.

There are no excuses for not eating breakfast. I am one of those people who will be late for her own funeral and I eat breakfast every single day. If I can manage to eat breakfast, so can you. Breakfast can be one of the most portable meals of the day. Usually, I'll pop some whole wheat bread in the toaster while I finish getting ready. When it pops, I spread it with a tablespoon of peanut butter, grab a banana or a container of fat free yogurt or both, and go. If you're counting calories, that would work out to about 450 calories. If your doing WW, it works out to about 8 points.

For those of you who are skipping other meals as well, you need to knock that off, too. You really should go no more than five hours (on the very outside) without eating. If you do, your body enters starvation mode, ramps down your metabolism, and hangs on to everything it can. When you do finally eat again, it takes a while to ramp up that metabolism and, once again, you are totally defeating the purpose of trying to lose weight. A good analogy: You get a nice, roaring fire going in your fireplace. The best way to keep it going is by throwing a log on it occassionally, before the fire gets too low. If you wait until the fire gets too low, it takes a lot more time to get back to that nice, roaring fire.

Starving ourselves is not the answer. I starved myself for years and what do I have to show for it? I have no metabolism left. It is at a virtual standstill. It's getting better than what it was, thanks to some habits I'm trying to learn and through God's help. Still, I cringe at the thought of the damage I have done to my body through starvation methods.

Eat, ladies.

Gayle, Carol, and Jennelle, I wish I could get re-motivated like you all are. I just don't understand how I could have so much willpower for so long and now I can't even make it through one day. I'm totally disgusted with myself, but evidently that isn't enough to wake me up. I need all the motivation that any of the Floozies can give. I have all of these beautiful clothes and I can't wear any of them. Please keep up the pep talks and if that doesn't work, you are all welcome to come on down here and kick some bootie!!!!

Oh by the way, guess what the color of the granite I picked out is.......

TORTILLA CHIP!!! I WOULD pick a color that reminds me of food!!!! hahaha

Hi girls

WTG you girls starting a new program. I know the will power and motavation is in all of us, sometimes it is buried deep inside. Even if it takes standing in front of a full size mirror naked and talking to that Fat body...LOL. It is still a daily fight to stay 50% OP. As of yesterday I'm just holding my weight, hoping to get back 100% soon.

My Mom came through her surgery great today. The doctors had prepared us for the worse if that happened but it went so good he said. She has her new knee!! :)
He said we all just need to keep a close check on her for a long time and keep her well. She will be in the hospital for 5 to 6 days then rehab for 10 to 12 days. They won't let her come home until she can walk on a walker by herself. Bless her heart, she has been in pain for a long time. This new knee is truely one of God's miracles!! Thanks again for all of your prayers for her.

Hugs to all my Floozie friends!! Love ya Deb

Good Evenin' :wave:

Well yesterday I stayed OP about 75% and today was about 80%. Good start huh? With all of us motivating & supporting one another...We Can Do It!!!!!!! :D

Ramona,
I laughed so hard at the color you picked out....Tortilla chip!!! :rofl: That was too funny! But anyway...I bet thats a cool color! Your decro sounds like its going to be beautiful!!!! I know you can't wait until it's all over. When you start this kind of stuff it messes up the whole house! Do you still have Dan at home?

Gayle,
I'm so happy you decided to hand around! :grouphug: We've been here too long together to give up now. Also..Look at all we've gone through with one another!!! Even though we haven't meet, I feel like I'm closer to you and the others more then I am some of my friends! The before & after pic sounds neat!! I think we should do it!!!

Dee,
Sounds like you had a great trip! But it also sounded like you were still in pain. Please let us know soon what the surgeon says. I've really missed you and can't wait for you to post again soon! Love you girlie!

Carol,
I think what you said really hit home! You are so good with words! We can & will do this! We've done it before! Thanks for the emails..you're such a sweet friend. I hope your Mom & Dad gets well soon. Big Hugs to you Carol! Love You!!

Debbie,
I'm so happy that your Mom came through surgery fine.She's been in my prayers all day. I believe this time will be the one! She will re-coop better and be well in no time! I'm looking so forward to our camping trip!! I need to get away and quit feeling sorry for myself!

Jennelle,
You're so right about breakfast! But I hate it!! I'm one of those who doesn't like to eat until 10:00. But in really sunk in what you said. I'm going to get better and eat better!!

Tina,
Did you play bingo at Mainstreet or Stateline? We have played at both. Let me know next time you go and I'll meet you there! Mom & Dad tried that Frankling steakhouse you told me about & loved it! How's your Mom & Dad doing now?

Cheryl,
How are you? What plan are you following? Are you taking anymore trips this summer?

Vicki,
I'm so sorry to hear about your torn muscles. Take care of yourself! I take it since you've had bedrest that you aren't keeping those kids now?

Shelley,
How's your decorating going? Your colors sound sooooooo pretty! Did you take before & after pics? Thank you for your kind words. I know once schools back it will be easier. I think I need a routine again! :lol: Getting too lazy and being bad on my eating!

Doni,
How are you? Hope everything is going good for you. Please post soon! I miss you when you don't post!

Well I guess I better go. I'm getting tired and need to do a few things before bed. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. If so...Please forgive me.

Hugs.....

Wow, I never checked the board yesterday and look at all the motivating posts!

Jennelle-I can't seem to bring myself back to eating breakfast. I did when I was completely on WW, but now it seems my stomach gets crampy an hour or 2 after I eat. Even just a banana does it. I hope I am not going to have a UC flare up. I've been feeling that way lately. It seems to always happen right before school starts. Do you think there is a correlation there (perhaps stress??)

Carol-Your motivation thoughts are tremendous. Right now I am in the same boat as everyone else. I can't seem to make it through the entire day without having some twizzlers! Blame it on me, I was the one that bought the large tub of them from Costco! Also, some nights Mike hasn't been making dinner, since the girls are not always home anymore, so I just snack all night long. Nothing bad, just tons of food!

Gayle-I've been trying to brush my teeth to stop from eating at night. I can't seem to bring myself to stop and make a cup of tea. I'm too busy scouring the kitchen for goodies to eat! :lol: Actually, I eat light ice cream (2 bowls.) I know it's not only a bad habit, but I'm not really supposed to eat ice cream because of my stomach. But I have been craving cookie dough ice cream for the past month, and I love the Walmart light. I have always had to have something cold and creamy at night as long as I can remember. Guess it's comfort food for me. (Ladies, get the nasty thoughts out of your minds!!)

Debbie-I'm glad your mom came through surgery fine. I will continue to pray for her.

Sherry-Sounds like you are doing much better on your plan. What do you think about starting another challenge? Maybe everyone is motivated enough to post on it.

Ramona-Taco chip sounds very pretty. Are these counters for the vanity in the bath?

Cheryl-Where are you? I miss you over at the exercise board! I haven't been there since Sunday, though. It's been raining constantly here, and I wouldn't want to melt out there! :lol:

Love to everyone--it's getting late and I need to get to work!

Here I sit eating my breakfast... Yes.. breakfast.. WTG Jennelle... Breakfast is the most important meal of the day!!! I used to be one of those that skipped breakfast, but I eat it everyday now. It keeps my sugar levels stable and I don't have those morning cravings. It keeps me from running to the snack bin!!!

WooHoo.... I stayed on plan all day yesterday!!! What a great feeling.. One day at a time... Here goes day 2!!!

I am glad if my motivational speech was able to give anyone motivation.. I just spoke from the heart. It is how I feel. If I can help anyone by telling you how I feel, then it will be worth it. I know that I feel great today for finally making it through 1 whole day 100%.. If I can do this, you can do this.. Come on girls.. lets get 100% back on track. Wouldn't it be cool if we were all watching the scales go down together as a group!!

As I got dressed for work this morning and ended up with half my wardrobe on the bed because it doesn't fit, it gave me more inspiration to stay OP today. I have all these great clothes I bought last year and I WANT TO WEAR THEM AGAIN. SO I AM TAKING BACK MY LIFE!!

So here is our cheer for today!!!
100% 100% 100% GO GO GO!! WE CAN DO IT, WE CAN DO IT..

I will try to post to each one of you this evening. Got to run to work now. HAVE A GREAT OP DAY!! :D

Hugs to you all.

Shelley, if you go to the Dr Phil web site, somewhere in the archives, I remember Joy, his wife, doing a show about hormonal changes as we age and some natural products and herbs we can use for relief.

Sher, I bet you are so dark spending so much time by the pool! Is Drew ready for school to start? What grade this year?

Deb, I wish your mom the very best with her "new knee"!!!! You are a very dear daughter and I'm sure your mom appreciates everything you do!

Ramona, I'm not motivated, I just know I need to get this weight off. It's not healthy and I'm starting to feel old!

Helpful hint for today: Follow the plan that is right for you. What works for one, might not work for another. Find a plan that can easily turn into a way of life for you, creating healthy eating habits.

HI!! I am so glad to read everyones posts. You guys that are staying 50% or better OP CONGRATS!!! I have had a lot worse days than that I'm talking 100% not OP. LOL But I do have some better days.

Guess What!! I am going to be posting in the exercise thread. My dad has been walking mostly for a stress reliever and something to do. I have been walking with him now for the past week. And I can't believe how many miles we have been walking. 4 or 5 miles every day. If I could just keep my eating or what I eat under control I should be able to drop a few pounds. So exercise thread hear I come. YEAH!!!

Sherry we played at KY Downs. But I would love to play at some of the others. It would be great to meet and play Bingo!! That steakhouse is great. They have good salads, steaks and chicken fingers. A lot of their food reminds me of Raffertys. Tell your parents that we have a nice new Ponderosa in Portland if they like to eat there. My kids love Ponderosa. My dad is still about the same. He has good and bad days. I still haven't talked to mom very much. I worry more about my dad. He is like a little lost puppy.

Carol thanks for the pep talk. Think you could call me every morning, noon and night and remind me to stay OP?? LOL

Ramona your granite will be beautiful. You will love it. We put granite countertops in our kitchen and bar area before we moved in and we just love them. Remodeling is hard work and stressful but wow it sure is a great feeling when you can sit back and enjoy it.

Gayle thanks again for letting me email and vent. It helped a lot. You and the ladies here are the only ones that I have been able to share with. I appreciate you thinking of me and allowing me to ramble on.

Shelley hope your decorating is going as planned. Everything sounds beautiful. Stress is taking a toll on my eating. If I didn't know better the symptoms resemble(sp) morning sickness.

Going to run to curves to work out. will post more later
Tina

Whew Tina, all your "talk" about working out is making me tired!!!
I think I will really like the countertops. They are for the bathroom. I'm still having trouble deciding what accent color to use. I hope your dad starts having more good days and less bad.

We are living with my dad until the remodel is finished. There just wasn't a place for us to even sit down with all the furniture crammed into the existing spaces. My dad is really enjoying having us there. I guess I've been too self-absorbed to realize just how lonely he really is. We may be there for another 3 or 4 weeks, but I think it will be really good for him. Dan leaves for his return to Iraq this coming Monday. He just came by my office and is on his way to get a regulation haircut so he will be ready. I don't even want to think about it.

Yeah, Tina!!! I'll see you over at the exercise thread!

I went to get a crown put on my tooth today and have never gone to such an awful dentist before in my life! It was at Coast Dental, and when he gave me novacaine, he actually took hold of my jaw and jiggled the skin from the outside. I felt like I was in the health department or something. Unbelieveable!! Then he kept asking me to open my mouth wider and move my tongue back. I have never, ever been treated like that. I still have to go back to get the crown put on. I only have a temporary right now. After that, I won't go back there. Needless to say, my mouth aches right now (but of course I have no problem eating on the other side of my mouth!)

Tina, no problem. I hope everything works out for the best. GREAT JOB EXERCISING!!!

Shelley, next time sit with your knee positioned at an angle towards the groin area.
LOL! Sorry you had a bad experience.

Hint for today: Choose healthy fruits or vegetables as a snack. Add a spoon of peanut butter or a slice of cheese for a filling snack to get you thru until meal time.

Hi everyone. I am leaving to go on a mini vacation. Our second camping trip of the summer. The kids are excited. I will be back on Sunday. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Tina

Hi, I am back from the Peace Gardens. We had a wonderful relaxing time. It was really intresting stopping off at little towns looking at antiques and crafts.

There is some great motivation happenning here. I need to make better food choices too. I am eatting to much sugar.

Tomorrow I see the surgeon. I hope for some good news.

On saturday we are going to a Rodeo. I think that will be a lot of fun. I haven't gone to one in almost two years.

I am tired now, I am going to go for a rest. Just wanted to let you know that I am back home.

I'm glad your back, Dee!!!!!! YEEE-HAWWWW!!!!! A rodeeee-o!!!!! We are the Cowboy Capital of the world here in Kansas. I'm not too big on the rodeo, although I do like the cowboys in the tight fit'n jeans!

I hope you have a nice camping trip Tina!! Have fun!!!! :)

Dee...I'm so happy you're home!! Get some rest and have fun at the rodeo!!

Gayle....I agree! I'm not too much for rodeos but love to see them cowboys in those tight jeans!! :o Ride 'em Cowboy!! :lol:

Wrangler butts drive me nuts!

Can anyone say "George Strait?" Yum! :o