Julie we were posting at the same time. I think that eventhough dh will be pissed I can see the humor in it.

GGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!

Have been trying to get that weight thing at the bottom to work and somehow I don't think that it is.

Good morning ladies!
How are yall doing today? I am exhausted. I didn't go to sleep until like 5am this morning and got waken up at 930 by my dad and some phone guy banging on my door to find something or another in my closet. I wasnt really listening. I did horrible on the everything yesterday...ate horribly, drank hardly any water, and didnt excersice. Today is a new day, so I've got to try that much harder to move on and make sure it doesnt happen like that again.
I have a story...it was hilarious at the time...but I don't know what kind of laugh factor it will have in my retelling it. Here goes: My best friend Hannah and I were going through the McDonalds drive thru to pick up some eats, but it was around dinner time so it was kinda busy. We finally get up to the box where you order and after we were done ordering and got the total and everything we couldnt go forward because of the line so we were just sitting there talking and laughing crazy hard about something this one boy did. All the sudden the guy that was doing the drive through orders just started talking to us through the box! All i heard him say was "What was that?!" like he heard our conversation. And so Hannah and I start cracking up. When we get up to the window the kid was like "your total is $1.93" and Hannah just looked at him and said, "What was that?" He was just like, "I heard yall laughin...." and and just smiled knowingly at us and handed us the food. We were laughing hysterically for like 20 minutes about that one.
Sandy- Congrats on being 3 down!! Keep it up!
Julie-Should be a pleasant suprise for your hubby when he calls home! lol!
Amanda-Good for only eating a bit of icecream to satisfy you! I am such an impulse eater I probably would have taken out half the box!
Faye-Thanks for moving the counter....even though Im not part of it yet, it is still encouraging to see progress!
Thanks all for your kind words and welcomes! It means so much to me! Well I am off for now, gotta get ready to go shopping! Yall have a fantastic day!
Nikki

Boy, we are talkative this weekend. Usually I come in here and no one has posted.

Julie: Man, that was funny, but it would have royally P.... me off to know I was going to have to get the car out of the tow lot. Ummm, is it posted in his parking lot that they tow, because you may be able to fight it if it isn't and if it is, hubby better just keep his mouth shut and pay!

Nikki: That was nice, but it is too bad it was fast food, huh? Man, when I think of all the things my dh says to me about the people taking orders, I shutter to think about what they might have heard. He is NOT patient about waiting to have his order taken so he pops off a lot. But to his credit, we have the absolute WORST service in this town of anywhere we have ever lived and we have lived everywhere. Restaurants or fast food, groceries or department store, the folks here think they are doing you a BIG favor just talking to you! You talk about surfing, but have Htown in your signature. Are you from Houston or the gulf coast area? We lived in El Paso for a couple years when my dh was on recruting duty years ago in fact our daughter was born there, then dh has family in Dallas, Mineral Wells, Amarillo and Lubbock. He grew up in Las Cruces New Mexico. I LOVE TEXAS. Wanted to live in the Dallas area when he retired from the Navy but we ended up in Indiana, which is where I grew up. We live in Memphis now because my dd and sil and grandson are down here (mainly the grandson, who of course is adorable) and my dh has a great paying job. Don't mind me, I tend to get on a track and can't let go.

Sandy: Good for you girl! Weigh to go on the loss. Do you want to add your yearly goal to the ticker? Let me know and I will include it and then your weight loss.

LBS DOWN FOR SANDYG:



This is not funny, but just a nice thing that can make you feel good. I have been really down because of so much sickness, either menopause or then I had some bowel problems which made other problems, I haven't been sleeping over about 2 hours each nigh so I am exhausted most of the time, my weight has shot up between overeating, not exercising, my meds and the menopause, then we found out this year we are not getting as much back as last year in refund and on and on. I had decided to forego my vacation to Vegas this year in favor or getting my dh's old car fixed, doing my floors in the house and a few other house things. I have just been so down about everything, that when I came in from walking Jack sat me down and talked to me about going on a vacation SOMEWHERE. Well, after discussing it we decided to go to Biloxi, MS, which is on the gulf coast, has a bunch of casinos and other stuff to do and is only about 375 miles from out house so we can drive it instead of having to fly. He insisted we go because he said I need the time away from here. I told him I didn't want to spend money on just me and this is what he said, "Gorgeous, that is what husbands are supposed to do. Make things better for their wives and I just want you to be happy and feel better." Such a peach, my guy is. I now can face everything again just hearing that!

I am now going upstairs and....what do I do best girls......CLEAN! It is such a catharsis for me.

Everybody have a great weekend

Faye

Hi ladies,
Wow, Faye, you are so lucky to have Jack! What a sweetie!!

Sandy..WOOOOHOOOOO on your 3 pounds! I'm so proud of you!
And it sounds like you've got the whole new roomate thing figured out pretty well. Hang tough, it can be really frustrating sometimes. Stick to your rules and everything will be fine.

James wasn't pissed or anything about the car incident, except that he said he ASKED the public works guys where it was okay to park and they told him. So, technically he had permission. The police said they put up signs that day, but James wasn't even there all day. He arrived at 6am, parked the car and left. So, he's probably gonna try and get the $65 reimbursed, but I doubt he'll succeed. The guy at the towing place was nice and said he wouldn't charge us overnight fees...just the tow fee for getting him out of bed in the middle of the night! Like I said, I'm just glad it wasn't me. $65 is really getting off pretty easy.

Nikki, that was pretty funny about the drive through. Don't sweat the bad day, just pick yourself up and start over. That's what we do all the time around here, right girls?

Well, I had lots of dancers over today and they all brought food, but I did pretty well about not eating too much. No exercise, though. Gonna make up for that tomorrow by going sledding for a couple of hours! Can't wait!!

TTFN,
Julie

Hi all...just thought I would check in before I go to bed...I am hoping I can acutally get some rest tonight, so I came home early.
Today was a very frustrating day for me...actually it has been a pretty frustrating week. I am doing my first two years of school at a community college so i can get an associates so i can get a job with that degree while working towards the others i need. Last semester was my first one and I paid for most of it, but my parents helped me out. Well I dont have enough for this semster and my mom told me not to worry about it she had it. Then earlier this week she not only told me she couldnt afford to put me back in school she cant even pay the phone bill so my cell is cut off. I understand that if you dont have the money you dont have it...but it is still really annoying. The park doesnt open up til march and its weekends only til the end of may so i have been putting applications in like crazy so i can get another job and save for school...only now my phone is cut off...so even if they call me i wont know. so i cant get a job. so i cant save money. so i cant go to school...its this huge crappy chain of cause and effect. Then today she was yelling at me telling me that Im being a b**** and i need to grow up and realize that money doesnt grow on trees. Which i could deal with if i was...but it bothers me because all i said to her when she said im not going to school and i dont have a phone was "okay". I didnt blow up, I didnt do anything...i just said okay...but for some reason this makes me a B**** who needs to grow up? Apparently she wants me to get out of her house...so theres just one more thing i have to have money for. I am praying for a raise and more hours when I go back to th park. Okay there is my griping for tonight.
Faye-I live in southwest Houston about 20 minutes away from downtown, and about 45min away from the gulf. I am not so passionate about Texas...I love houston...but for the most part hate the rest of the state. I am definately a city girl. I went to san antonio a few weekends ago with a friend and about went crazy because it was soo small and there was nothing to do. If I am not in a massive metropolis of a city I had better be at a beach, a lake or camping in the mountains. I cant just hang out around rural areas. This is why I think LA is for me...huge city, along the coast, with mountains in the back round.

SUNDAY: Today is Silly Poll Sunday and our poll this week: Since we have an adult teen here now with "parent" problems, thought this would be fun. What did your parents always say to you that drove you crazy?

Nikki: Listen, Kiddo, we have ladies all the way from early 20's to me and I am 51 and my kids are 31 and 27 and I bet they will all tell you that parents can be UNREASONABLE and IRRATIONAL at times. Sometimes we are so caught up with our kids behaving perfectly, doing what is right, staying out of trouble, being obedient, yatayata, that we DON'T listen. Don't stress out too much about mom as she probably mouthed off not thinking and more than a little upset there is not money for you so kind of bit your head off because she probably feels guilty the money is not there. I will keep you in my prayers that you find money for school. As for the cell phone, maybe you should consider one that is pay as you go, then you HAVE to keep talking under control because when your minutes run out, the phone turns off. We have had one like this for several years. I am not a big cell phone blabber anyone, but it does keep us from spending a bazillion dollars on cell phone bills every month. We took a vacation to Houston 2 years ago to see the Chicago Cubs play the Astros, then just hung out went shopping at that mall downtown, ATE of course and had a great time. Houston can drive you nuts with those frontage roads though, getting off the interstate, loop or whatever you call it and having to drive to the next road to come back onto it, but we had a lot of fun. As for school, I was a psych major, social work minor in college and my sociology prof, who was a psychologist himself, told me something that he didn't tell the other kids, I guess because I was his age when I went to school. He said to actually practice in any way you have to get your doctorate pretty much or you are ignored job wise and to do anything else, your masters, ie, social work, hospital stuff and the like so just wanted to clue you in so you would be prepared if you needed the extra schooling.

Julie: Glad things turned out not too bad with the car. Hope Jim gets his money back, but if it is like the city here, he will be social security age! Oohh, that is an ugly word and it is creeping closer and closer to me!

As for the poll, I had one heck of a screwy parent, dad never said a word, but mom's favorites, honest, were always wear clean underwear in case of an accident (really said that all the time, guess because we walked home from a school next to a highway ) and my hated phrase, "You need to apply yourself." UGH! I mean, I was a really good student and she would always say that when she would get my grades. Let's see, as a mom myself, I think you would have to ask the kids if I had a catch phrase that drove them nuts. Ummm, maybe, clean your room! (Nikki, all the others would catch the joke here, and you being a newbie needs to be let in on the joke, I am OCD and clean house ALLLLLLLLL the time)

I am waiting for it to get light so I can go out and walk. I had 2 pts yesterday again, but am gaining ground on the food AND have the exercising back to where it should be. Don't know why that is so easy for me as it seems to be the hardest for most people. I don't think it even has to do with not working as I get out and do it on the weekends too and used to do it during lunch when I worked.

Everyone have a fabo day and talk to you later

Faye

Hi everybody...just quick, the only thing I remember my mom saying all the time that irked me was "you are loveable and capable of love." Now I know it was sweet and caring and a great way to build self-esteem in a kid.....but it was still embarrasing when she said it :blush: That and she used to sing "Oh what a beautiful morning" from Oklahoma! like EVERY morning!!! GUess I had it good, really.

Hang in there Nikki, things will turn around.

Julie

Hi all,

I got 3 points on friday and 2 yesterday. I had a pizza last night, but I'm okay about it as it is the first one we've had since well before Christmas. Even slim people enjoy a pizza now and again don't they, so I'm not making a big deal of it!

I met up with my friend yesterday and we had a girlie afternoon having luch and shopping. She lost a baby about 6 months ago and she is now pregnant again and has made it to 15 weeks, and I am praying that all goes well for her. She has had a really difficult pregnancy so far, with constant sickness and dehydration - but the baby is doing fine so far and she and her dh are really excited. Anyway, we went in all the mother and baby shops and I can honestly say that my eggs were ACHING!!! I was envious (but in a good way!) of all the pregnant mums in there and in awe of all the sweet new born babies. This is what i need to lose weight for - I think instead of buying a smaller dress as something to focus on, I'm going to buy some baby clothes!! I want this so much - and I am going to focus so hard now to get there!!

Faye - Your husband is a sweetheart (but we all knew that already!! ). I think you deserve a holiday and it is something to look forward to and focus your weight loss efforts on.

JULIE - Well done on avoiding a pms binge in Mcd's - seriously you should be proud as don't they put stuff in it so even the smell of it makes you want some? (MSG I think). A planned treat of your favourite ice cream was the perfect compromise - that ice cream sounds absolutely GORGEOUS - good job we don't get it here!

NIKKI - Sorry about your situation with school - that is bad news! Like you say - you can't wait around for your other job to start, you need something NOW!! I agree that you need to buy a cheap 'pay as you go' phone - mainly to receive calls on - you really need to be available for prospective employers to ring. Also, I don't know the particulars of your relationship with your mum, but maybe she blew up at you because she is feeling awful about 'letting you down' and she believes the best form of defence is attack? I really hope that things get better for you soon!

SANDY - Congrats on the 3lb down - you are definately doing something right!! Well done for being clear with Richard about your arrangement - and hey, with you working over 50 hours a week, maybe he can cook and clean for you for a bit!!

Have a nice weekend!

Love Amanda x

Good morning all!
I did pretty well yesterday, ate well, drank my water...skipped the excersice though only because I was going to go play kickball. Thanks for yalls imput on my situation, youre propbably right that she just was feeling guilty and just as stressed out as me. The prepaid phone is a pretty good idea...only I cant really afford it right now. I know that things will eventually work out one way or another.
As for the Poll well...I dont really have what I would call a spectacular relationship with my parents. My mom is depressed and always sick so she locks herself in her room for weeks at a time, and my dad always out of town either for the army or his job...if he is in town for a few days he is working in the office or cleaning something. Dont get me wrong...they do alot for me...but they are mostly just there for me financially...not so much emotionally. If I had to choose one thing they would say that really really irked me it would be "You're going to turn out just like your brother." Thatll knock your self esteem down a few pegs. All my parents do is talk about what a jack off and failure my brother is. My family is pretty screwy...this is a huge reason I chose psychology as my major.
More in a few minutes my dad has me cleaning something.

POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS:

Amanda
Faye
Nikki

Amanda: Oooh, it is so much fun shopping for baby stuff. I can't wait until my dil gets pregnant and I can clean Babys R Us out again! You just wait until you and Nigel are expecting. I will send you something spectacular I promise! So get off that weight and then put it on again for a good reason!
Oh, and I am going to yell at you girl, UMMMMM, YOU ARE NOT JUDGED HERE SO DON'T FLAKE ABOUT THE PIZZA! It is not a sin, not even a slip, just an IS so hope it was enjoyable and just leave it behind you!

Nikki: Honey, we all have them, but some are worse than others. I had a totally dysfunctional family, alcoholism, abusive mother, abandoned with my two siblings as a teen and went to live with 80 year old grandparents, the whole nine yards, but you are what you make of yourself and not what your family says you are so, you just shine that beautiful bright light of yours all over the place because you are young and gorgeous no matter what size and we here are proud of you for what you are trying to do!

Jack and I sat and watched Stepford Wives with Nicole Kidman and Glenn Close. Jack starts laughing and said, "Hey, your life story." FUNNY FUNNY GUY! The movie is cute though.

Everybody have a great day!

Faye

Morning Ladies,
Good weekend, little too much sugar, but an awesome 2 hours of sledding down and walking UP a long hill yesterday!

I can't believe we got bumped off the front page....I hope it means Faye is getting some sleep today!

Everyone have a great day today! I'll be back later, if I can.

Julie

MONDAY: Today is Mission Monday and our mission this week is to work on that one thing that makes you fail. Are you a binger, stress eater, exercise putter offer, whatever keeps you from succeeding, work on it, why it makes you fail. None of us are failures no matter what we do and our best way to succeed is to eliminate those things that keep us from living up to our potentials.

Morning gals. Yes, I slept in, but it was more like nighmared in. I hate it when I do that and glad I am awake and ready to get started on the day. Need to get my chores done then out the door to walk.

Got another 2 pter but I am really going to work on getting 4 pts today

Have a good day and will check in a little later

Faye

Morning All ... I had two 3 pointers over the weekend, stayed OP BUT now for some horrible news, well horrible for me...I did finally weigh myself this last weekend and it was NOT good... I was back up to 208 !!!!! So I have to change my weight to that, I cannot believe that I am back over 200 but what can you do? I have to admit what has happened and just keep doing what I am doing right?

I just feel so depressed right now...Hope you all are having a better day

Talk more later ...

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Carri
Faye
Amanda

OK, EVERYBODY THIS IS WHAT OUR LITTLE GROUP IS GOING TO DO. INSTEAD OF BEING PISSED, DISAPPOINTED, MAD, SAD, HURT, UPSET, WHATEVER WITH THE FACT WE HAVE ALLLLLL GAINED WEIGHT OVER THE HOLIDAYS. WE ARE STARTING FROM SCRATCH. WE ARE NOT GOING TO STRESS OVER WHAT IS BEHIND US. WE ARE GOING TO START FRESH AND GO FROM HERE, OK?????

Carri: Focus on the 50 lbs you have already lost, which is a great deal and work from there. Don't let what happened last month get to you. You can get these lbs off in nothing flat and I know you will. I am POSITIVE you are going to be at goal before Christmas!

Everyone else, you work hard and make it happen, ok???

Faye