Hello gals,

So, I'm having trouble stayin OP. Today is a new day and so far so good. I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the ARC machine going 1.18 miles and burning 211 calories. YIPPEE for me. I also worked my arms, abs, and lower back on the weight machines. It felt REALLY good!

While I was exercising, I started thinking about the positive things about myself and I thought we should do an experement. In your next posts, list 5 positive things about yourself. I will start.

1. I am a good mother
2. I am a talented musician
3. I am kind
4. I am very good with people
5. I will be a GREAT nurse...once I graduate this May.

Okay ladies...your turn!!

Lisa

Darlins...... In order to speed up my weight loss for a short time(so I can get back on the scale) I am going nearly no carb. Boy that water will be a major factor. I am getting close. My God I must have been 380 or close to it! How horrifying. My top weight ever was 475. I would have died. No doubt about it. I am slowly feeling a little better. I have felt unwell for quite a while. Not sick but weak and fuzzy headed as well as just physically unwell period.I can no longer carry such weight. I was 19 at my top weight. I never thought I would ever get close to that again. It is so easy to do. Next lifetime I am definately going to have a much better metabolism!!!!!!!! What a frightening thing to realize ,I was on my way back in less than a year!!!!! Lord, Lord, thank God I took hold before that occured. Sanity is in here somewhere. I am again a loser in the best sense of the word. I Thank God and I thank You, here on this board for always being here for me, cheering me on and listening with love as I ramble on. Pat and Sue you two have been the best...always. I value you more than any words can say. Thanks for your friendship and your support and to all those on this page as I travel once again DOWN this path, if I forget to remind you of my appreciation often enough or fail to let you know you are important to me it is not because I do not feel it but rather that my focus on weight loss. So as we walk this road together know that any success I have is due in large part to you and the wonderful sisters that started this site. When I am away from you I fall apart so you all know it is true.
Today is my 19th day of being OP and I have cut my carbs to 10 or less in order to get a good running start and also so I can begin to keep my charts and weigh ins. Mom was off cigarettes for a year. She quit rattling in her chest and could breathe easily. Since she has gone back on them she is back to where she was weaker and again her eating has all but stopped. I can't fix it. That is a hard lesson for me and as some of you know. Letting go of this situtation is exceptionally difficult. I am a Mommies Girl. Still, I felt guilty if I allowed her to smoke and guilty if I didn't. I do know this once the weight is gone or close to it the cigarettes have to go in my life. Be well, God Bless.
Pam

Well Hello everyone, Missed yesterday because after days of sub zero temps the pipes froze!
Still OP though!

5 things huh???

I care about people
I am a good person
I hold family dear
I see things positively
I talk w/ God

Lisa you can do this!! Great work on the exercise! It's all about the attitude!

Ah Pam way to go on th eOPness, Now don't go too low on the cals, remember you stalled yourself last time! I thank God for you too! Your positive attitude in teh face of adversity inspires me.

Hey Sue how are you?? At the doors? Just grab my hand we/ll get you out!

Well I need to do some sort of w/o today.

Hey if you get a chance get this months OPRAH mag. there is a 12 week challenge in there that sure motivated me. We could do it together.

GOod morning to all,
ANother day OP! just got to swing and get the exercise in place. Had some serious carb cravings yesterday and was able to walk by the hot food counter in the store. SMelling and seeing those poto logs HMMMM HMMM, almost caved! Walked quickily by and went to the produce section. Was also able to push aside the candy dishes, not 1 but 2 mind you, that were is our satelite office!! Think I let mysefl go too low on cals and meeetings interrupted my snacks. DON"T PEOPLE KNOW????? IT"S ALL ABOUT ME???

I continue to read thru the O mag.(LIKE THIS IS A SECRET LOL)

They had a short article obout desire. and the differences about men and women. That society makes it easier on men than woamn to have then pursue desires. That society raises womwn to meet the needs and stereotypes of others and when they have a desire that this prevents the pursuit. INteresting .

I am 42 my mother was a stay at home mom who waited on my dad. I have been w/ DH for 20 years and I spoiled him early on following mom's example. Old habits die hard for both of us. Last night I spent 10 mins cleaning up the kitchen so I could make dinner. I at first was pissed off. ANd then got to wondering how it would feel if I made a mess and I REALLLY REALLY had someone to walk behind me to clean it up. I can't even wrap my mind around it. Because If there were someone else out there, I would probably twist myself in a knot to clean it up before they arrived so they wouldn't have to do it! Now what kind of sick thiking is that?

So I slowly retrain him. He fights the new training, it just goes on and on.

I can't even imagine it if there were kids involved tooLOL

SO enough of this deep subject so early in the am

How is everyone else doing?

I wore a blouse yesterday that had been too tight. So I am pleased about that!

Hello
I am still OP, fighting cravings in a more rational sense, not that desaprate fight where if I won out it was due to luck. Planned my eating yesterday. Ate something about every 2 hours. A little light on teh water though. ENergy level is up. focused more on how my clothes are fitting than the scale. Exercise of course is teh key.

How and where is everyone else?
We are stil in subzero temps and seem to have gtten all our snow in 1 week

DH's Dad got good news are the cancer md yesterday.
ANd I noticed that since DH has been on the medication and we have been eating better he has been less irritable. I of course never suffer from that LOL

Hope you can check in

Darlin's, 21 days op but today Not Op I will be tomorrow. I woke up so ill. I have a nasty bug of some kind. Fever, chills, sore throat, nasal congestion in a major way and a very odd voice. Lots of Orange juice, soup and hot tea today.
Pat I am so glad to hear Dad is better. Got to go as I must report the mack truck that hit me. lol (weakly) Talk to you soon.
Pam

Thanks Pam for checking in when you are so ill. I have been talking to myself for most of the week. Illness does not make for OPNESS! I tend to crave comfort high carb stuff whrn ill. SLeep and let others take care of you!

However I press on.

Still OP even in the face of stress. I went to a work lunch meeting and it was a buffet and I just piled my plate high w/ vegs! skipped dessert and moved on. Didn't whine, rationalize or justify! On to another meeting also having food available alco sucess.

I am thinking of starting that Oprah 12 week challenge on Monday. This weekend going to visit my sisters for some shopping. Leaving DH at home! Weather cooperating, got my milage check and a couple of gift cards from X-mas! Really looking forward to teh break!

Sue and Lisa How were your weeks?

Hey Lurkers we are sure open to others joining the maerry group

Good Sunday morning
Well had a great time visisting DS, played playdo w/ my 4 yr old nephew. You know being 4 is OK! Although I was pretty tired last night! You really have no worries. Having to interrupt play time to pee is a stresser, but other thanm that it's OK. Be honest w/ you and didn'y worry about the OPness. Back on tract today.
I am going to do that 12 week challenge though.
In a nut shell:
8 w/o's in a week
1 day off
no white foods like flour, sugar rice
3 treats(not sure when)

More specific details in her mag of web site. This should take me to 5/1.

I am going to do some snowshoeing today! snow and OK temps
WHere and how is everyone?

Pam are you feeling better?

Sue how goes it? I hope you are warmer too!

Lisa how is the working oout and school?

Hi Darlins...... still ill but I am OP this blased bug is trying to settle in my chest and another round of pnemonia is just not what I had in mind. It would be the 13th or 14th time. Hard to keep track at this day in the game. I've had my pnemonia shot so I have everything I own crossed that this will go away soon. Nasty, nasty bug. I had one day off plan to try and put my body in an acid condition to fight this bug. I am losing weight and very shortly will be able to prpoerly keep track of my loss. Kids I am lower than a snakes belly on a Saturday night so I shall go for now.
Pam

Hey Pam I am sorry that you feel so sick! Please take care and resT!!!
I am off on teh 1st day of my 12 week challenge!
Will try and check in later!

Good morning
Still OP
Day 2 of my "boot camp"
Pam how are you feeling?
Susan where have you been?
Lisa how are you?

Day 3 of Boot camp and do my legs hurt! DId strength training for thr legs yesterday!! OH MY GOSH!! I am moving slow
Still OP
lacked water yesterday
Heading up there now

Well part of boot camp is fitting 2 w/o in a day. My goodness. Was upposed to do 30 mins got to 20! I am whooped. Got the water in. Probably too many carbs. PMS time makes it all the more difficult. Need more water too. But this is teh 3rd w/o day!
I am pleased w/that.

Lonely here though. Lurkers are out there.

Been busy at work, but have stayed true to no extra food/snacks etc. The evenings are hard. Today had 1/2 of a croisant sand at a restaurant. Ate the filling out of the other 1/2. No chips!
Tonight chicken salad.

Feeling pretty good about teh effort so far. Legs are killing me

Hope someone checks in soon

Pat I am here a bit worse for the wear. Diet wise and physically.

I did post last week but it was at work and somehow it got lost. I have had a few weeks of he!!. I was sent home by my boss telling me I look as bad as i feel and not getting any work done yesterday. she was right. so I went home and got to bed for a few hours. so what is going on here?? the dog wants to go and run and it is skunk season and I will not let him. so he is racking at the gate and waking me up. so it is 3 am and I am wide awake. UGH I have put in about 60 hours these last few weeks and am tired. I am getting a cold on top of things so life is not doing me well. During the sub zero weather we both were sharing Pat I was stuck with a car that broke down and SH hung up on my attempts to call for HELP. So i had to walk twice a mile which with my raynauds it is really not good to be out in any weather that is chilly. I was not happy and still am really pissed.

Diet I am NOT OP but really need to do that for me. badly. so today is the first day of the rest of my life!!

AH SUe I send you a huge hug cause you really need it! I am glad we are out of the deep freeze. Wish it was march instaead of Feb. We'd be that much closer to spring. Pam has been sick too. IS work going to let up? has teh flu run its course?
I know you are soon to being in the zone! You will feel better when you are there.

I have a real sore leg from working out. It keeps telling me to skip today. I have made a commitment to myself and intend to keep it. WHat games we play with our selves. Bought a pair of pants that were on sale and will use them to motivate me when the scale can't. Grab my hand let's get going!
Pam how are you feeling?
Miss you

Lisa how are you ?

Lurkers are welcome