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hey there everyone! i'm having a really busy work week. i am working lots of OT this week. i'm not offered it very much anymore, so i take when i can. one more 12 hour day. it has been hard at work because on top of it all we lost a co-worker to a heart attack wednesday. we are a young work force and this is our first loss so it is hard on everyone. :(

as for weighing myself, i also recently bought one of those tanita scales and i do it daily. i don't know why it always bums me out, but i still do it:dunno: i guess i'm a glutton for punishment. my exercise has come to a standstill as has my healthy eating with all this work, because i just don't have the time to cook anything healthy. i'm going to take WW dinners tomorrow. maybe that will help.

also tomorrow i have to meet a friend who is going to work on the BT for me. he is going to carpet the basaement for me. their house is much nicer than mine. i actually grew up in CT and my parents found this nice property, we all moved here and they built this house in 1989, so it is fairly new. i think it is worth all this effort. even with all the sadness at work wednesday, i had some hopeful news. a guy there is looking for a house for his nephew and is coming to look at mine sat. he said if he likes it he will pay me cash for it . please keep your fingers crossed for me!!! :goodluck: i am so skeptical because nothing ever goes this easy for me, but my dad says this is all meant to be so it is working out well. i've already got rid of a lot of extra furniture.

i am trying to think of this as a new start. when i get settled again i am going to refocus. i won't be working my pt job so much because it is too far to drive, so i will probably only work sundays. that leaves no excuses for slacking with exercise or cooking healthy. i will have the time.

iwmft - you are doing great with your workouts. i hope i can get as motivated as you are. i was from feb-june then i fell down and haven't gotten back up.

sheriava-i understand about the healthy food thing. just today at work we had an all employee meeting and they serve donuts and soda. i never have any because the one thing i don't eat is donuts (which is a good thing), but a few of us were wondering why they don't offer something healthy. :?:

ang - what would you like to set for a goal next week?? i will have more free time then to start. an exercise goal maybe?? :tread: anyone care to join us and have any good ideas??? i won't take the chocolate away :lol3:

well, tomorrow is a long day and i better hit the hay!:yawn: have a wonderful friday!
kathy

kathy--oh girl, I hear ya! My office was the same for years. BUT, over the past year, there's been a change, because SO many people in my office are losing weight (or attempting to) that the pressure has been put on to provide some healthy alternatives. No, that doesn't mean we celebrate birthdays with carrot sticks and hummus! LOL They STILL have the birthday cake with the gloppy sugar frosting, but they also provide fresh fruit and/or Weight Watcher or other lowfat ice cream bars, sandwiches, etc. I LOVE it!!



Everyone, I did AWFUL this week on exercise. I usually exercise 6 days a week but, since I got back from Ohio on Monday, I have blown off exercise EVERY DAY until today. I just haven't been able to get out of bed! (On work days, I work out around 5-5:30 a.m. before I get ready for work.)

Today, I set my alarm to be up and out of the house to the gym in time for the 9 a.m. aerobics class. LAWDY, the instructor was even more of a masochist today than usual--where does he get these moves? LOL I have a feeling I will hurt tomorrow (thighs and buns especially). I did another 30 minutes of cardio on the recumbent bike after the hour+ class was over, so I feel like I got a really good workout today. Now all I have to do is keep up the momentum and get back to my daily exercise routine!

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hi singles! sure is quiet this weekend. :lol: well,it's sat nite and i'm sitting home again. by choice this time though. i've had such a long work week that i am pooped. i'm gonna watch some tv and get to bed.


i did awful this week on exercise too. mainly because i worked so many hours. this week i am going to do better. i am also comtemplating re-joining WW for the umpteenth time in my life. the new program sounds good to me. a lot like south beach only updated. i did good with SB but i only stuck to it a few weeks like all the others. my own fault :^:

well, have a great weekend everyone!
kathy

Uggg... Monday....

Well, really, I'm not too terribly upset that it is Monday for once. I had a "do NOTHING" kind of weekend and I didn't even leave my house. Literally. I walked out side ONE time and that was Saturday night when I went to spray down a yellow-jackets nest by my front door. Otherwise I spend the weekend on the couch reading and watching my NASCAR races. LOL So while I wish Monday morning didn't come so EARLY, it is nice to be back in a routine at work.

My weekend got off to a lousy start, Thursday night I ran out of gas. I was SOOOOO embarrassed, but I blame it on it being a new car to me and not being used to the fuel reading... So I called a friend and he picked me up to go get gas. I came back, put it in, but it didn't start. So after waiting for 3 hours for a policeman and a tow truck to find me after 3 different calls to 911 because no one would come to help, my car was towed to the dealership and I had a $150 tow bill in my hand. :mad:

The next morning I go to the dealership and the car starts right up. Just my freakin' luck... After dealing with the dealership morons for a few hours I didn't feel like driving 45 minutes to work, so I worked from home on Friday afternoon. I had planned on going to the gym, but I just didn't have the engery and planned to go on Saturday. Saturday I didn't go either... "I'll go on Sunday." Well, Sunday it was raining and I was a lazy bum and didn't go on Sunday either.

But I have lost another 2 pounds! :D I'm now down to 191.5 so hopefully next week I'll be down a total of 15 pounds!!

I have my bag packed for the gym this evening, so I'll go and get my workout in. I'm looking forward to it... Yesterday I got REALLY restless and I would have gone to the gym, but it was already closed and I couldn't go for a walk because it was raining (thanks TS Gaston...).

Ladies, I'm glad I'm not the only one who slacked on working out this week, I only got in 2 days of exercise... But I did stay under my calorie limits, so I'm not beating myself up too bad.

I hope everyone has a great day!

Hi there people. I have been eating junk food, sugar and cake and ice cream for it must be over a week now, maybe longer. Problems at work have me totally stressed and, what's worse, feeling that all my efforts, all my years of work are being spat on.

Naturally (?) this is having its repercussions in my health and my health care and weight loss/exercise efforts. In other words, I've pulled out the stops, removed the checks, flung care to the four winds and sit in disgust stuffing my face and sit and sit and sit. Never a couch potato, I have been an exemplary one. I could be the Couch Potato Association's poster porker. Let Red show you how it's done!

I see I've not been the only one wallowing these past days. Come on people, let's get back up and fight! Those of you who have been fighting, hurrah for you! Please send me wildcat energy and I will bust out of my paralysis and rise to conquer! Yeah!

:cp: :strong: :cp: :strong: :cp:

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Hi Everyone.

I'm sorry I have been away for a while but things have been super busy - busier than ever since I have been at work and moved into my new home. I don't have much time even tonight but wanted to check in with all of you. Glancing quickly it does seem like we need a jump start. Although things haven't been great and I haven't really lost any weight, last week I did exercise 5 days! They weren't the longest workouts of my life but maybe I'm on the right track.

Kathy - sorry to take a while to get back to our goals. Can we still do something for this week? Assuming the week started today. What would be a good goal? Workout a certain number of minutes this week (maybe 100 for aerobic activity)? I can't do lifting this week because I will be out of state for a few days with no access to weights. We could do an additional 10 minute walk every day in addition to any other exercise usually done? I'm game for anything, thinking that starting small is best.

I'm sending good energy to everyone - get up and move. If no one picks anything different, I'm going to set a goal to walk 10 minutes extra each day (rain or shine). I think it will be good for removing stress, getting moving a little more, and having some quiet me time. What do you think?

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hey singles! here i am late nite again. i too have been having some bad days.
so yes we need to rally the troops.:high:

ang- yes i would like to set goals still. i can't add 10 minutes because i had no minutes to begin with but i will go for the 20 minute walk as many days as possible. i guess we can have different goals as long as we state them and do our best to stick to them, then report over the weekend. anyone else joining in???

redballoon - you shouldn't be so hard on yourself, just firm. like you said, let's get up and fight together!! here is your good energy...:goodvibes we can do this!!!

iwmft2- congrats on that 2lbs gone forever!:cp: i hate this rainy season. it makes it so hard to get out and walk. it just makes me lazy in general :yawn:

well, i am getting tired so i am going nite nite!
have a great tuesday!

Heh people, I've been lower than low and I'm probably out a job and the majority of my income and I've got a lot of animals depending on me but I just couldn't take the utter cr*p going down at work and I've given them an ultimatum and don't think they're going to play ball. Oh well. When the going gets tough, you better believe who gets going here!

By the way, I'm starting up a revised version of the 21-day challenge I used to do here. It's over on the support forum. Here's the address. I hope some of you will join me there. I'll still be posting here though and I promise to check in more often and get back to you all. Hope to see you on the 10-day!

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45913

Morning, everyone.

Red...so sorry to hear about the job situation and that you're feeling down. Hope things turn around and start looking up for you soon. Hugs.

IWMFT2...congrats on the 2 pounds!

I have gotten back on track with exercise. As I said, Saturday morning I was up and out early to my aerobics class and had a great workout. Sunday, I did 4 loads of laundry and house cleaning but no actual exercise--but then, Sunday is usually my "off day" for exercise anyhow. Monday, I had a mammogram appt and no time for my usual 2 hours at the gym, so I went for almost an hour walk/jog outside. This morning, I did my TamiLee Webb abs workout and tomorrow I've got Walk Away the Pounds on tap.

Unfortunately, due to blowing off exercise almost the entire week last week and some eating out, I have gained about 1 1/2 pounds. I think some of that may be water weight too, cuz I ate too much salty stuff this weekend.

Anyhow, I'm trying to get my nose back to the grindstone. Have a good week!

Alright... Tuesday... And next week is a short one!!!! WOOHOOO!!!! I love having government holidays off. :D

I did make it to the gym last night for my normal workout and I feel better (well except for the headache I have this morning because of the weather) that I'm back in my routine after my lazy weekend. I stayed under my calorie limit yesterday which is getting easier and easier to do. I haven't (knock on wood) gone over my calorie limit since I started my new regime on August 2nd but the first week I needed a super dose of willpower to resist snacking on the bad foods. Now it is just making sure that I measure everything out when I fix a meal so I know exactly how much I'm eating. If I don't measure I'll fudge and end up with larger portions than I should have.

On Saturday I had a mini-breakthrough. When I got out of the shower and put on my bra I noticed that it fit a lot better than it had a few weeks ago... I was "overspilling" the top and side of the bra and I had planned on going to get new ones that fit better. Now, they fit again!!! My tops are fitting better across my chest and I'm starting to feel a little difference around the waist of my pants. This weekend I'm going to have my roommate take a full-lenth picture of me and compare it to the family portrait that was taken when I was at my highest weight. I've lost almost 15 pounds from then so it will be interesting to compare the pictures side-by-side. I still have the jeans and shirt I was wearing then...

I know I've lost weight, but part of me still feels like I haven't lost weight. I don't SEE the differences in my face or in my body except for the loser fit of some of my clothes. Does this happen to anyone else?

Redballon: I'm sorry to hear about your job, maybe they'll be able to work with you... :(

I hope everyone has a great day!!!!

:mad:

Man alive my office is nothing but temptation today. Cakes, homemade chocolate chip cookies, muffins... Where did it all come from?!?!?

I'm the office manager and I would love to make a rule that no sugar is allowed in the office but I doubt the rule would go over well. :lol: I'm just going to avoid the snack room at all costs... It's a pity that is where the ice and water is.

I feel better for venting... If the darn cookies just didn't smell so good!

ARGH! That kinda stuff is my weakness, IWMFT2! Chocolate chip cookies and brownies, especially. I have a box of No Pudge Brownies at home that I need to make up...have never tried them but hear they're good. Any of you tried them?

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hi again! i can top all that. we did inventory at work tuesday and it is the first time it went smoothly so to reward us for a job well done, they actually had an ice cream truck, cute music and all, come at our breaktime to give a free ice cream. i'm not unappreciative, i just thought it funny.

does anyone watch oprah?? the one that was on today was the most shocking thing i've ever seen. i know it is a repeat so maybe one of you saw it. she had this world renowned surgeon on and he brought samples from autopsys of healthy vs. diseased organs. they also show a autopsy of what an overweight person looks beneath the skin. UGHH!:eek: i believe it has changed my thinking. he also explained the way things function comparing healthy to diseased. he covered obesity, smoking, diabetes, joint pain.stress, etc.. all which stem from the #1 cause...being overweight. i am still stunned.

and speaking of stress, i am nervous once again about my mom in florida. they are predicting here in NY that this hurricane is going to have widespread devastation. i hope they are over draumatizing it here for her and everyone else's sake. i am praying it turns away from the mainland.

well, the good thing is at least i'm not thinking of food! too nervous. so far i have gotten in 2 days of my walking goal.

shreriva - i have had a box of those brownies in my cabinet for some time also. nor have i ever tried them. i guess we'd better get cooking before the mice eat it. :lol:

iwmft2 - i fill a couple of water jugs part way and freeze them every nite. one i take to work so i don't have to get ice. i actually started that because the water in the fountains tastes terrible. maybe you can try that.

well, off to bed. before i know it the alarm will be going off! does anyone have any good plans for the long weekend??

kathy

Hi there.

I am out of town and just checking in quickly. I don't know what has been up with me. I know I have been busy but didn't realize how long it had been since I had been online. Sorry. I will be home tomorrow and will try to get back into some type of routine.

Kathy - you're right that we may need different goals if we aren't in the same place. I will amend my goal and say that I will do some type of exercise at least 20 minutes 2 of 3 days at least this week (that's tonight through Sunday).

I never tried those brownies but LOVE brownies and am anxious to hear if they are any good. I can't take out sweets so alternatives to the 'bad' stuff are a great idea.

Redballoon - what happened with your job? I hope all is ok.

Heh people, Hi there. Early morning and I'm making a bit of time to get back to you all, well the last few posters. Heh, it's better than nothing, right? Sorry, guys, things have just been hellish for me with work but I am learning and I think that's the lesson of this mess.

Has anyone seen the movie, I think it's called Intolerable Cruelty, or something like that, with George Clooney (is that his name?). Well, I was watching it last night and it helped me act a little savvy. It's funny, but I always take on the character of someone in a movie I'm watching. I guess I'm a born actress.

Well, I am having such problems at work. I'm parttime, do tons of other jobs beside this main one that is my bread and butter and also, and this is key, want to have time for my horse and for working out. This, pathetic though it may seem, is my life and I defend it fiercely. Not having the family, the kids, the marriage thing, and not interested in cruising bars to get myself into this situation (I have turned down the possiblity more times than not) I am happy with my passions (what most call hobbies).

So, anyhow, they're trying to screw with my schedule and I'm balking big time. They'd only dumped this on me last week then cut my hours as of today. I was outraged to say the least and want to quit so badly but have nothing lined up. Unfortunately, I'd let this job become almost my entire income because they have lots of work. The danger there though is that they then control me even though I have no contracts, no security.

Anyhow, last night, influenced by the shrewd thinking in the movie (I haven't gotten too far in it) I sent off an email to the boss asking for at least a notice (the smaller boss had refused) and this morning I see his reply saying that if I agree to the new requests (and they are even shittier than before, such as staying past midnight when some news comes in -- i work at a newspaper) he will grant my request (jeez, a notice, is that so much to ask?) well, I've got to play it clooney-like here and say, "oh, sure, boss, i will try my best to meet these requests, for the good of the company" and all that utter manure. in my mind, I've just bought myself some time and a little face.

So, that, shyangel is where I stand with the job. 15 years of dedicated service and in the end it comes to this. God, I want out so badly. It's going to mean major changes no matter what I do but I refuse to be strong-armed into things any longer.

corning -- my best wishes for your mother's safety. Is she able to take shelter underground or so in the case a hurricane hits? I don't know if they have anything like tornado cellars in florida for this.

doesn't that cute ice cream truck just make you sick? really, here they are playing to people's fond memories no doubt of childhood and Goody Bar trucks and look, they're selling (or giving away) poison and eventual unhappiness. and people lap it up. Don't give in corning!

Sheria -- vent away. how awful to have to be surrounded by that. My suggestion is to think of yourself as the kind of person who would just turn up her nose in disgust, someone like Scarlett O'Hara or so. Then think yourself that person and rise above the garbage. Don't think of it as smelling good. Think of it as poison, a trap that is trying to tempt you into its clutches.

Ok people gotta run. I will try to be here more. Glad to see some of you on the 10-day challenge. That's about all I can usually muster with all this work crap and it's helping me. I've been off sugar for three full days now.

Take care!

Morning all! Just thought I'd check in and say hi. I had gained a bit this week but am now on my way back down, thankfully. As I think I posted earlier, I think part of it was sodium. I made a new soup/stew thing for my lunches this week and was feeling kinda dizzy in the afternoons/evenings (I have hypertension, so too much salt isn't a good thing). I didn't bring the soup yesterday for lunch (had a SlimFast instead cuz I didn't have any other food cooked and ready to bring for lunch) and felt better...and my weight dropped. Hmm!

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!

SheriaVa - glad your weight is back down. I notice problems with weight when I eat Chinese because of all the sodium in the soy sauce. Can you check your recipe and see if there is a way to cut down on the sodium for next time?

RedBalloon - so sorry to hear that you are being treated badly at work. It's a shame that years of dedicated service doesn't mean anything anymore. I hope you are able to get what you need for now until you can find something else. It doesn't seem like you are asking for too much from them. Hang in there.

I just got back from my trip (business and visiting parents) and I am in such a bad place. Everywhere I turned there were happy people with husbands and children. I am so tired of being alone. I hate it. I wish I could accept it and make the best of it but it is not happening. I sit in my house with tons of things to do and some 'fun things' that I could be doing, but all I want to do is curl up on the couch and wait for time to pass. I have already eaten almost everything in the house (always the first step before hiding from life). I wish my brain could take over and 'force' me to get up and do something, knowing that it might help me feel better, but it is not strong enough. All I could muster was to get on the computer but it's not helping. The couch is calling and I think I am going to answer its call.

I hope everyone else's weekend starts on a better note.

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hey singles! i guess we've all been busy this holiday weekend! i actually ended up with all 3 days off. unfortunately, i was sick :( and had someone cover for me yesterday at my part time job. i must have had some 24 hour stomach bug or something. i'm still feeling yucky today, but at least i am keeping food down. i am really sore though from heaving for 2 days.

ang- i know the feeling you are talking about. i am, however, getting adapted to it. right now with the "big takeover" i at least have something to focus on. my dad and i got a lot done the last week. it actually felt good to do something productive for myself for an end goal. i only got 2 days walking last week. i am going to keep the same goal for this week till i get it into a habit. i need to get off my ars, but it is hard when i am not feeling well. it took all i had today to finish off helping my dad.

sheriava- i am glad you are on your way back down. :goodscale

redballoon - i haven't seen that movie but i did watch Connie and Carla this weekend while i was sick on the couch. it was a cute movie!

well, i hope everyone has a better week this week! at least it will be short! :D
kathy

Hello all!!! It's been several days since I've checked in. I've been pretty good with sticking to my eating plan. I let myself have "24 free hours" stretching from 6:00 Sunday night to 6:00 yesterday night. My roommate came back after spending a month out of town, so we celebrated. LOL While I did eat more than my 1500 calories I didn't do NEAR as bad as I would have pre-diet, so that is a good step!!

I've been bad about exercising... I've been PMSing and been tired and irritable and just wanting to be a slug. LOL I've gained 1/2 a pound and I want to see the scales go DOWN :mad: !!! I did make it to the gym on Sunday and I go after work tonight...

Okay ladies, I have to get back to work. The three day weekend was nice, but NOT near long enough. LOL

Have a great day!

Kathy - hope you are feeling better. Two days of walking is good. See it as a positive - two more than nothing.

IWMFT - glad to hear that you are back to the gym. Did you make it tonight?

I gardened today for a little but that was it. Not a highly motivated day after the long weekend. The sun goes down so early now and it's depressing. I need to adjust somehow - it makes it really hard to get anything done in the garden though after work.

Tomorrow I hope to run and I have a meeting for our town's Newcomers group. I hope I can meet some new people in the area. I am all about staying busy these days to keep my mind off of other things - like reality. I actually double booked many evenings so I am sure to have something to do. Tonight I chose gardening over a running club meeting - I am sure I didn't miss anything too important. I would rather be outside anyway.

I hope everyone is well.

Hi there people. Finally coming up for air. Was able, at last, to put an essay to bed, layout, photo, caption, headline, everything must be overseen and checked. Deadline and trying to coordinate with the people at work from home is such a hassle. Corrections and revisions. I even had to cancel some other work so I could get this done. Oh well, at least I have the opportunity to do it. Some places it's just what you see is what you get, after the fact.

I haven't been eating too well (meaning good food) but I have stayed away from all sugar so that's a big plus as far as cravings and energy goes. It's probably the only reason I could do this essay since normally this time of month I'd probably have been more apt to break down crying. Staying away from sugar really, really helps the hormonal swings so if anyone has a lot of problem with that, I urge you to dump the stuff.

So, what's been happening with you all. . .

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Sheria -- hope you're feeling OK. Just what is hypertension, anyhow? It sounds like someone who needs to kick back and relax. Heh, just kidding. Does it have to do with blood pressure at all? Don't get too hooked on the scale. Nothing of any significane is going to register too quickly and, unless you're trying to make weight for a boxing match or something, I wouldn't sweat it! Looking at your stats I see how much weight you've lost. That is great going!

shyangel -- heh, what's up with you?! Come on, is reality so bad? Are you healthy? If you are, that's the important thing. Keep picturing what you would like to see happen in your life and it will! It really is powerful. I've been trying it, just relaxing and instead of thinking how horrible my life is, I think instead of what I want. I say it too, to my bosses and everyone and I see things starting to change. The thing is, if it doesn't change, I'm willing to take some risks and move in the direction of what I want, meaning at least saying, enough! to the things I don't want in my life anymore. Try it.

corning -- how are you doing? Hope you're feeling better. There seems to be a lot of stomach bugs going around. I guess with the seasons changing it makes people susceptible. Haven't seen "Connie and Carla." Will check it out if I get a chance. Take care!

FairyTale -- Sounds like you had fun the other night! Great save in not overdoing it too much. And slug away, a few days won't kill you. I've been slugging today more than I needed to. Hope you had a good workout!

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OK, all, take care. Over and out and hope to see you here soon again! Anyone else out there we haven't heard from, come on, give us a yell.

I have been struggling with exercise since I got back from my trip to Ohio. This is unusual for me, because I've made morning exercise a routine and I generally just do it without much thought (though the getting out of bed at 5 a.m. part is never my favorite). But, lately, I've been blowing off exercise more or hitting the snooze alarm and then not having enough time to do the exercise I had planned, etc.

Overall, I have been in another blue funk the past several days. I haven't quite figured out what this is about but I keep on keepin' on. Brought an outstanding salad today for my lunch...just bought bagged spring greens then marinated and broiled chicken breasts, added tomato and cucumber, crushed up a few crostini for croutons to give it crunch, and toasted some pecans for some added crunch and flavor. I made a homemade peanut dressing by mixing rice wine vinegar, toasted sesame oil and a tsp. of peanut butter. YUM! The chicken was marinated in a lowfat bottled (storebought) peanut dressing so it all went together well.

Redballoon - it's good to have you back. Congratulations on keeping away from sugar. If you're not eating sugar your eating can't be all that bad I would think. It sounds like your mood has really taken a turn for the better and that's great.

RB, for me reality can be that bad. I think some of it is biochemical but part of it is that I don't know what I want so it is very difficult to envision it and make it happen. Sometimes wanting something different and wishing for it isn't enough.

SheriaVa - Your salad sounds great. I love salads and think I will give your dressing a try as I love peanut stuff. Good luck getting back into the routine of exercise. I know I can't do the morning stuff. Maybe if you can just force it for a week or so the habit will come back. Your trip may just have gotten you off track a little.

How is everyone else doing?

busy, busy, busy
 

hey everyone! i keep trying to check in but this week is even more hectic than last week, except it's for appointments instead of overtime. realtor, drs, etc.... walking this week is way out of the question for that reason and for the fact that i will drown out there. we are getting the last of frances' heavy rain. now:rolleyes:i have to start worrying about "ivan". they say it's taking a similar path to charley. i'm keeping my fingers crossed it stays down towards mexico. i don't wish bad things, i just think florida needs a break.

my eating hasn't been too bad this week. i am trying to stick to that new core plan of ww. so far not too bad. i've stayed away from the junk which is a down right miracle for me. :lol:

well, have lots to do lined up! i hope everyone is having a good week!
kathy

Yes, hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. A build-up of fluid in the body tends to raise the blood pressure, and salty foods cause fluid retention. Since I am very prone to fluid retention, I take a prescription medication which causes me to go to the bathroom a lot (aka a diuretic) and that keeps the fluid under control which keeps my blood pressure under control. My pressure has been better since I lost weight and my doctor has allowed me to step back from 7 days a week of meds to 4 days a week, so I consider that a great thing. My BIG goal is to get off the meds entirely, but I'm not sure yet if that will be possible. I'll probably have to get to goal weight and be there a while before the doctor will know for sure whether I can live without medication. But it would be WONDERFUL if I could, so I am hopeful.

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hi singles! another saturday nite and i ain't got nobody, i got no money and i can't get paid.... :lol: is that how that song goes??? (yes, i have a weird sense of humor)

well, as i said above it's saturday nite and i am home again. i am pretty tired though. i spent the day cleaning and painting, so at least i got something accomplished. it's been another busy week.

this sense of change (the move) is driving me crazy :dizzy: , because there's not much i can do till i sell my house. when i set my mind to do something i want to do it not sit and wait. anticipation is not a good thing for me. it is doing nothing for me in the eating department either. i've had nothing but takeout for 2 days. blah!!! when i make a change in my life i always tell myself that it is a fresh start and a good time to make other changes, then i crash and burn! i don't know why i feel i have to wait to get started, i think i just use it as an excuse. any ideas??? i don't quite know if i explained that well. :?:

i hope everyone is having a good weekend!!! :D
kathy

Hello ladies!!

Wow, what a weekend! On Thursday afternoon my friend Pam called and said she had free tickets to the NASCAR Busch race on Friday night if I wanted to drive up to Richmond with her. So I took Friday off from work and spent Friday and Saturday at the race track. We ended up staying for the Nextel Cup race too...

We had VIP passes to a Big & Rich (country music act if you don't know... They sing "Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy.) and we got to watch the show from stage right. They rocked!!!

I walked around a lot, but didn't get to the gym for obvious reasons. LOL My eating wasn't out of control but it was normally abnormal. LOL So I didn't know what to expect when I got on the scales this morning, but I had a pleasant surprise!

190.5!!! TOM arrived this weekend so hopefully my fluid gain will leave and I'll be able to see exactly what is going on. I think that was why I was SOOOOO tired last week.

Have a good week ladies!!!

Hi Everyone - just a quick note to say that I am here and reading posts. Things are really busy with me and I am trying to focus on getting my act together. Family medical emergency this week not helping anything AND I am supposed to be getting ready for a conference in New Orleans next week. I guess we'll have to see if the hurricance hits there.

Great week to everyone.

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hi everyone! i've been really busy too, but i try to stop in when i can.

iwmft2 - i am soooo jealous!! what a weekend! i used to go the races all the time, but now i don't have anyone to go with. boy do i miss all the fun. i live one town over from watkins glen where they have the road course. our race is in august. it was always a great time!!!

ang - i hope everything turned out for the better with your family emergency. and i don't think new orleans will be above surface for your meeting. you might need scuba gear. stop in when you get a breath. we all have our busy times, but we're always here sometime or another. :)

i am really stressed :stress: at my full time job. no one can seem to mind their own business and i'm tired of all the backstabbing. it's like going back to preschool. my eating has been way out of control this week and i can feel it. it feels awful, soo why do i do it again and again??? i believe it is the coping mechanism. i got my new ww books today so i have to go over them and give it a try.

well, i hope everyone has a happy humpday!
kathy

Hi all...sorry I have been so absent. Things have been nutty at work. In just a few minutes, I go downstairs to give a 4-hour training class. I have not had time to prepare as I usually would and that always makes me uncomfortable. So wish me luck!!

My weight has been INSANELY variable lately...up, down, up, down...all within a 2 or 3-pound range but still maddening. And I have been blowing off exercise lately...not every day, thankfully, but more than I should.

I have to give another one of these classes next Wednesday and then maybe things will settle down and I will get back on track!

Hello all. I'm 26 and have only ever had one b/f. that lasted about 2 years, back when I was 21. I am quite happy being single, except for those lonely feeling days. I don't really have any good friends where I live. I talk to the ppl at work and you get to know the ppl locally a bit, but pretty much alone. I like the idea of this singles thread, we can't be alone when we are together. I work btwn 40 - 50 hours per week, but I hope to check in on here during my lunch or after dinner. I better get back to work. Take care all.

Hello fellow single gal pals! I can't tell you how thrilled I am to have found you! I have at other times posted on different threads and I use the journals, but as I have read in other posts...it is such a couples world and every entry would just depress me more with the comments about "My DH" this and that. I get lonely too and yep, as you all know, loneliness and dieting don't go together at all. I am thankful to have found you all and hope I can join in on the commraderie here. I sure need it! Thanks!
Debbie

HH, Jersey, welcome! I haven't been posting here in a long time but I still read and try to write a line or two sometimes. I feel bad about it but I have to make appearances on two other threads as well. Well, I hear you on the depressing couples scene. It's not that I don't wish others happiness it's just that sometimes I think, "If I had someone I wouldn't be pigging out!" and I admit it makes me feel jealous. Now, before anyone jumps in to chide me, I know, I know, this is probably not the case with the marrieds and couples. I have been there before. I know there are other problems and everyone's not soaring along just because they're in a relationship. In fact, I tend to gain weight when I'm in one. . . in any case, it's just nice to chat with other singles, so welcome and hope to hear from you. Things have been very quiet around here, and I'm not helping I know but . . .

Anyhow, Holli's Human, Jersey Girl, a big welcome to you!! :wave:

Thank you redballoon nice to meet you. I always think it is nice to chat to others that understand what your going through. Hope to catch up with you soon.

Welcome Jersey Girl and Holli's Human! Good to see new faces here. :)

I am 51 and single, never married...so you can imagine I, too, get sick to death sometimes of it seeming like the whole world is married (or "hooked up"). I always wish happiness for everyone who is fortunate enough to find a good partner because it's SO hard to do...but that doesn't mean that sometimes I feel like a square peg in a round hole!

In addition to already feeling like I don't fit in sometimes, I am also a pretty solitary person...I not only enjoy being alone (though certainly not 100% of the time) but I require my alone time! And SO many people just do not "get" that at all...like why would I want to be alone? :)

Anyhow, good to have you here...the thread has been a bit quiet the past week but hopefully everyone will get back to posting. I have been unusually busy at work but hopefully, after tomorrow, things will ease up a bit.

Hi,

I'm so happy to see this thread here! I tried to revive it a while back but it fizzled out. Hope you don't mind if I pop in once in a while.

I have to run but I will come back & read all posts to catch up!

Lynn

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hey there singles! welcome to all the newbies! it is good to have some fresh blood. i haven't been on the computer for a bit. life has been so hectic! i think i am beginning to wear myself too thin because i am feeling crappy.

my story is i'm almost 39 and single. i have my best friend and sort of child (a dog) molly of 11 years. i work two jobs and i'm in the middle of trying to sell a home so i can move to my parents house they gave me. i am also trying to do some remodeling, so that is why i am so pooped. i've already decided i'm taking a day off tomorrow to get some rest. to add to all this hecticness, i am eating like crap. i am in a downward spiral that does not seem to have an end. how do i get it to stop????

sheriava/redballoon - i think the harder i work the more i have to do. it seems neverending!!! i'm sure we'll all get back to posting regularly. i will give it an effort to check in at least every other day.

have a happy humpday!!!
kathy

Hello and welcome to all the new people. I have been away this week on business but am not back with a new attitude. I am ready to put forth the effort to give life and happiness another try. Like everyone, I could use all the support I can get. For now I just need to get some sleep. I just "love" jet lag. :dizzy:

Hi there, corning, shyangel, wiser. Glad to see there's a little action around here. I too have been incredibly busy and with some other health problems have not felt like posting. Feel bad about that but . . .

Mentally I wish I could get back in the gym swinging but physically I can't hack it. I guess that's a good sign though. Things neve get back together all at once, do they? The stress and worries on the work front are incredible and these, I'm sure, are the reasons behind my health problems. I always say the health is most important but I find myself walking a tightrope waiting for something to give and when it does, well, it's too late to save yourself the fall. Mentally, knowing that everyone around me is being pushed beyond their limits is very scary. We have a "consulting" company come into the office and they are holding "meetings" for hours on end with management. We workers are left with no one to turn to. Problems, staff shortage, work overload, it's all piling up and there is absolutely no help in sight. This company is supposed to stay for another three months. I don't really know what they're about. I think it's part of a takeover that is being kept from everyone. It's very scary and the management seems to be allowing themselves to be totally dictated too so I guess they have no choice, which makes the takeover the likely scenario. I wish so much I could find other work but nothing I do turns anything up and, being in the midst of massive workloads, I don't have the time or energy to do all that much searching. Wish me well, people.

Weight loss is the last thing on my mind, though nutrition shouldn't be. It's just that all I want to do is hide. . .

Hi all - is there room for one more? I am happy to find this thread, because like Debbie, all the "DH" references make me feel left out.

My story: I am 40 years old, a registered nurse. I own my own mortgage for a small house built in 1947 in the suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul. I have three cats, two guinea pigs and a couple goldfish ( I was a veterinary technician in my former life). I am not thrilled about being alone, but I'm okay with it all the same. I am like SheriaVa in that I really like my alone time - probably because I grew up in a family of 10 kids and there was precious little "alone time" growing up! I have a significant amount of weight to lose (somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 lbs) but am determined to whittle it away.:crossed:

Thanks for "listening" and I hope to be a regular.

Janet :wave: