Hey all!

Tricia, thanks for the words of encouragement! I am really going to try to get out of the house more! I really do enjoy getting out, but I do make excuses why I shouldn't. 'It's too hard', 'I have no money to do anything', etc.
Gloria, when you talked about the sights and smells experienced only by someone who was biking or walking really inspired me to continue to do my walking. I want to discover new places to walk too. And a HUGE congratulations on losing TEN pounds! That's awesome, and sure not easy!!
And Tricia, to look at your 49 lbs lost is very inspiring as well!!

Thanks for all your encouragement! I will be weighing myself in about 4 days, so hopefully there will be some results. But it is true what you said Gloria about what Martha Stewart said about there being so much more than watching the scale go down. I am already feeling better. I have a little more energy, and if it can be believeable, I feel a little lighter! :lol:
I am going to start meeting with a couple of ladies from my church who also need to lose weight. We are going to have a little support group. We used to do these meetings before, but after a few months, we stopped. But it sure was nice having that extra support. So I called the lady whose house we had it at and she would like to start it up again too. :)
Thanks for the nice welcome Andria!! It's truly nice to be a part of this group!
Hugs to you all!!
Chelsea

http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll/c/...Brett__Feb.jpg

I am on the right. And my cousin Rachel is on the left. This was taken about a year and a half ago, and I've probably gained a few pounds even since then.
Chelsea

Chelsea, are you trying to send a picture?

Are you unable to view it??

Yes

That's very strange, I can see it. I had a hard time posting it before, but I thought I fixed it. Hmmm.....

Did you push the red X that says (Close Current Tag) before sending it?

Oh, no. I'll edit it and do that.

Man, now I don't see that icon to click.

This is to funny. I have never done computer tag before.

You have to get into (Post Reply) in order to see it. If you have been posting your reply by way of (Quick Reply) then you wont be able to see because its not there. Close current tag is in the same line as (Font) (Size) (Color

http://www.myfamily.com/isapi.dll/c/...Brett__Feb.jpg
Okay, let's see if this works. Once again, I'm on the right, and my cousin Rachel is on the left. :)
Chelsea

Anything yet???

Nope

Oh well, I guess it's not going to work. :(

http://home.ripway.com/2005-2/258262...Brett__Feb.jpg
This is what i see

Chelsea, It looks like you can't download the link. It won't allow you. All I can suggest is that you perhaps directly download the picture to your computer, add .jpg or one of the other picture file names at the end of the file name and try that.

OH, ok, they just won't allow it then. Bummer! I have it on my documents on my computer, but I don't know how to post something that's just from my computer.

I went through the same thing. I was told to use the web site Ripway. Its free and it will turn your pictures into gif files so you can copy and paste them into your post.

I will go there and try it, thanks!

Go into the post reply go advanced.

Scroll down to past the bottom of the reply box and see the "manage attachments" part.

Make sure the file on your computer (it is a picture, right?) is in one of the formats listed there. With IBM you need to have the file name end in those letters, ie., myphoto.jpg

go into manage attachments

then hit browse and find the file on your computer and click on it so it goes in the box.

then hit upload

then hit close the window

go back to the reply window and type your message and hit submit.

try that, hope it works

http://home.ripway.com/2003-2/267/te...ekBrettFeb.jpg
Hopefully this one works. ;)
Chelsea

Hurrah!! Chelsea, you did it!! Wow, Chelsea, you're beautiful! Jeez, sure wish I had your looks. You look in your early 20s! Thanks for the pic!

Aww, thank you Red, you're so sweet! I think my cousin Rachel with her long dark hair and big beautiful eyes outshine me by a long shot! But that's sweet of you to say! :D
Chelsea

Nah, Chelsea. Your cousin is very pretty too but doesn't outshine you by a long shot. You look like sisters. Take the compliment for what it is, the truth!! :cb: Yeah!!! :sunny:

Your eyes have more of a twinkle!! :yes:

You're going to give me an even fatter head! :smug: :lol:
I'm blushing! :o
Thanks for the compliment! I just thought it would be nice to have a face with the new name. I like to be able to place a face with a name I know. If you guys have pictures of yourselves I'd love to see them! I'm sure you're ALL beautiful!!! I did see the pic of Gloria she has, and she is very pretty! :) Of coarse our real beauty comes from within, right? I need to work on my inner beauty, that's for sure! I have such a patience problem, and I can be quite ugly! I am working on that too! Sometimes I just get so frustrated with life that I forget to look at the many blessings I have!
It's all a process that we must go through to try and better ourselves. I know it's a struggle for me every day to be a good person. But I do try. Sometimes not hard enough, but it's a work in progress! ;)
Love to all!
Chelsea

Red is right, Chelsea. You are both very pretty. Also, you look like you carry your weight very well. Lucky, Lucky you! Especially at my heavier weights I carry pounds very sloppily. I don't know, I think it is because I'm so short. And if I ever let myself be photographed I post the pictures to prove it! LOL.

Will has karate tonight at 5:30, I've got a step class at 6:15, and somewhere in there I need to get dinner on the table and hose down the children. Thank goodness Greg is always willing to help out.

Gloria, I LOVED your description of being outside. We have a big hill on our street that the kids always climb and the coast down on their bikes, scooters, anything with wheels, yelling "WEEEEEE" all the way down. I have to admit that I do it too. That is the great thing about having small children - I can yell WEEEE riding down a hill without being looked at like I'm a total nutcase. Oh, and hey, I went jogging last night. I still don't get far without having to stop but I'm giving myself an A for effort. We had a very hectic night and I missed getting to the gym. After the kids were in bed I thought to myself how ridiculous it was of me not to do ANYTHING just because I didn't get to do what I had PLANNED. So, on with my shoes and out I went. I felt really proud of myself by the time I got back home.

Alright, I guess I gotta go figure out this dinner situation. Have a great afternoon!

Tricia

Sorry i hung up on you Chelsea but my computer just decided to take a quick nap. Chelsea, you are down right beautiful.
Gloria

:thanks: You guys are the best!

Tricia, I sure wish I could go rolling down a hill and yell WEEEE! That would be a blast! But at my weight, I think that might not be a good idea. I would probably stop with a crash! :rofl:

Well then, Chelsea, that is just one more reason to stay focused on your new and improved lifestyle! You'll be flying down a hill in no time!

That will be awesome!!! :D

Ok, I feel left out! I can't see Chelsea's picture. :(
And someone is going to have to start a new thread soon! :lol:
(I have this weird superstition about starting new threads. People stop posting as soon as I do!)

Andria