Good Morning Girls

Kempy my gosh I hope your arm is okay. Great job staying OP. Everyone seems to be getting on track! Is your house in tip top shape for your guests? How about them closets did you get rid of some stuff?

Noelle I hope your little one does not get sick either for the trip. Does he take a multivitamin? I sent my ds this am to school, even though he is coughing and has a runny nose, I mean sometimes colds last three weeks and he can't miss that much. I just said cover your mouth and wash your little fingers and hands. I know sometimes that does not even help but it may? I think you guys will have a great time and I wish I was going. Btw I am glad you got some alone time. It is amazing what being alone for a little while can do.

Hi Angie whats up for today? I am proud of you with staying OP and the weight loss. I think you are getting on track too. Stick with your goal for your vacation, just take it one day at a time though, don't overwhelm yourself.

Well I suppose I should eat something. Then its off to pick up ds. I don't feel like cleaning today, but probally it will only be light stuff. Whats for dinner everyone? I would like something healthy, maybe some chicken?
Well hi to Cal, Summer, Holly where are ya? Check back later. Julie

HI Cherie!!! We did miss ya. You think your weight is bad...I am back up to 204. YIKES!! I was at 145 last year so I have definately been bad. I am back in the groove I think so maybe I can lose another 20 pounds before I go to Florida for vacation in December.

CONGRATS on the new job!!!!

You better stay around. we all get so nervous whenever someone leaves and we dont know what has happened to them. ;)

WELCOME BACK

Cherie Welcome Back. Sorry about the stress in your life this year. I hope it turns around for ya. Julie

Julie, Hi!! We were posting at the same time.

Kempy, CONGRATS ON BEING OP for 2 days in a row. You are doing great girl!!

CHERIE!!!!! I am glad to hear that you are doing good. You have been busy! What did your girls do while you were in CA for 3 weeks? And don't worry, we still love yoou and you are welcome back anytime.

Julei I did one side of my house. I was starting to hurt to much so I stopped and will get back to it tonight. I have to run to the store for the red beans but then it is home for round 2 of cleaning.

Angie you know, I think it was me cleaning out my closet that really made me want to lose again. I was going through all of these cute clothes that I have and I have to throw them out b/c I really can't fit in the anymore. I did keep a few things for when I am down some so that I don't have to go buy all new clothes again. Although that is fun.

I have a goal for Christmas time. I want to be able to wear my wedding ring again and have it fit comfortably. I hate not being able to wear it. It is a beautiful ring and poeple complement me on it all of the time. Eveyday I try to get it on and have yet to do it. So, that is my mini goal. Do you guys have one? I know Angie that you are shooting for 20 lbs by the time you go to FL.

I went to the Y today. The gym is basically what I have here plus a few weight machines. they have a big weight room but I couldnt figure out how to work all of those things plus it was just a bunch of muscley guys in there. I dont know if I should spend the membership money or not. I will have to think about it I guess.

Thanks everyone for welcoming me back!!! It really feels good to be here again, and not hiding! :-)

Well, Today, I started back 100%, and I had a 100% OP day! :D I am doing the South Beach Phase 1 since that worked so well for me before. I am sure that in two weeks, I'll be more than ready to move to Phase 2.

I grilled chicken tonight for the rest of the week, I made a spinach salad (with my chicken) for lunch tomorrow, I made the veggie quiche cups too and they are in the freezer. That is what will keep me OP... planning ahead and getting stuff prepared.

I also posted to the 10 day challenge board, and I am glad I did... cause had I not... my 100% OP day would have ended up a 50% OP day... I was about to say screw working out... but I made myself get up and do it, cause I can't lie on the board and say I did something I really didn't do... so I just finished 30 minutes on the treadmill.

I figured out my strategy for this go around... not to be so concerned and focused on what I want to end up looking like in my dreams five months down the line, but rather, what I can do today to make a difference. I am hoping that by just taking things day by day, I can stay OP and like me for who I am and what I look like right now.. instead of dreaming of something that hasn't happened in 37 years.

OK everyone... I hope you have a great night!!!

Hugs,

Cherie

Good Wednesday morning. I am off after today at least until Monday. And then, it is only 3 days left here in this place. I am working on trying to personally detach from this place. I get so emotionally involved and I need to stop doing that. I don't want to be out of here and worry that he isn't taking care of the collections or that people are getting there bills on time. I have always been the kind of person wo wants to make sure that everything is done so this is a big step for me. He is a forgetful person and this is going to be his test. He has counted on my for way to long.

Cherie I think you have the right frame of mind. I am trying to just work on one day at a time too. I do have that one goal but it isn't one that makes me think about what I am going to look like in 3 months. I just want to feel better and wearing my wedding ring will make me feel great.

Angie did you see someone there that could help you with the weights? They have to have someone there to show you around and how things work. I mean do they want you to hurt yourself? Are you going to finish out the free week?

Julie what are you up to today? I htink I have to go to my doctor again soon about my anxiety. I have been having some flare ups and I hate it. How have you been doing?

Noelle what's up girl? Thanks for sending back that e-mail. I think that is so funny what people put down. So far everyone that I sent it to put **** no for the bungee jump question. I think that is why I love you guys so much. We all seem to be on the same wave length. Oh yeah, how is the arthor of the Davinci Code? I am thinking about looking to see if the library here has it.

Well, I will check back in a little later. :wave:

MORNING CHICKAS!!!

How did everyone do dietwise yesterday? I did okay except we got home from the gym late. Luckily Jay was a sweetie and had supper sitting there waiting for me when I walked in the door. :eating2:

Cherie, :cheer: YEAH for you for being totally OP yesterday. I am proud of ya girl. I love how we are all here to support each other all the time.

Kempy, That is so cool that your friend shares the same birthday we do. :lol: I had to giggle about the stuffed animals, I used to always think they played together when I left the room. Or wondered if they got sad. I wouldnt throw any of them away because I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I love it that we are so much alike. Too bad we arent closer.

Julie, Hey hon, How you feeling today? I hope you and your children are feeling better.

Noelle, I loved your survey. You are so funny. I want to meet you someday too. I bet we could have a blast. Especially since we all have the same favorite drink. :cheers: Someday hopefully......

I just got in a walk. My arms are killing me from the gym yesterday. There was really only 4 machines I would have usde for the weights and that isnt worth paying a membership.

Kempy, It was just a free day pass my Mom had. Most of the equipment there was old anyways. The big weight room was where all the body builder types were and there is no way I am putting my fat flabby *** in there with them. :lol:

What happens when you have an anxiety attack? Does it happen often?

You must be so excited about quitting. When do you start your new job? Is it in the same town?

I am thrilled that I am leaving. The only bad thing is that now Joe will think that I am a house wife. YIKES!! I think that means that I mave to stay on top of the house work. I can't let it go until the weekend b/c I have been bust during the week. :lol:

The job is actually closer to my house. It is in Ponchatoula and I work in Hammond right now. Not that it is that far to drive but I hate being in the car as it is. I can't start until I take my state boards. That is on Oct.25. Once I get my license in the mail I can start to take clients. I wish they would just give it to me when I finish my test.

I think there are different forms of anxiety. Mine is people realted. I can't seem to talk to people without getting flustered. And it isn't a flirting kind of flustered. I get really hot and I want to crawl under a rock and hide. I think it comes form me having a bad self image and it just comes out when I talk to people. It doens't happen all of the time. It is kind of a sociel type thing. I don't want to interact with people sometimes and it can get pretty bad when i am not working on it everyday. Was that too comfusing?

Nope not at all. I am like that myself. I have been working at home since we started the bakery and before that I was a stay at home mom. I dont think I have been in a social situation since high school. Damn that is embarrassing to admit. I dont even know what I would do if I had to meet a bunch of new people now, I think I forgot how to talk to new people now. I get flustered myself. I was nervous to go tt the gym yesterday actually. Luckily the only people in the workout room was us and the kids principal.

I do ok when I am not being noticed but when someone is talking to me and there are other people around and they are listening too I lose it. A friend of mine that is a therapst told me to take a B-complex vitime. That should help with the stress that I go through. I can sit and talk to a firend no problem but if I am in one of those moods I get flustered with them too. One of my firedns here at work knows what I go through and she will point it out to me so I realize what I am doing. She is good about it though. She makes me feel that I am human and it is ok to have these feelings. I just need to know how to control them. I think that is why I dont' have very many friends. I have to work to hard to be able to talk to them. It is just easier if I just am by myself.

You mean to tell me that stuffed animals don't play when we leave the room? :D

haha. I thought I was weird even as a kid for thinking about my stuffed animals like that. :lol: It is nice to know I wasnt alone.

Maybe that is why we connect with animals so much. Did you ever think when you were a kid that you should be a vet? I have this weird animal thing and my family thinks that that is what I should have done. I don't think I have been around an animal that didn't like me. Even my sisters weird cat that wont come out from under the bed will come see me. I mean reptiles and spiders freak me out but I try to calm amyself about lizards, geckos and frogs. They are cute and wont bit me.