They are a lot of fun, but that 12 yr old is gonna kill me. Total ball of hormones all the time. She started her period last year and she's the pms queen. She rolls her eyes a lot and slams doors. She also has the "help, i'm talking and i cant shut up" syndrome

Dan's 9 months older than I am..but he doesn't really take care of himself that well. He's 6 ft tall 165lbs soaking wet. Stick boy as i fondly call him, doesnt exercise, eats way to much junk..

Yea kids around that age are a handful, my aunt has a 13 year old girl and sometimes i just can t be around her.

yea joe is not exactly a fit guy, he works on the railroad and those guys dont know anything about eating right. he is 6'1 250. He does have alot of muscle's but fat too, but he is still a cutie hehe ;)

Its a little unnerving to weigh the same as your hubby though lol..another reason I'm trying to kick off some of this weight. I'd rather not look like laurel and hardy when we go out ..

vixens.. sooo many posts...
I'm atta loss for words...:)

aunt flo made her arrival this am... grrrrr I'm happy it is here, so this pmsing will go away.

I treasure the day's I ran around with my kids. I remember how hectic it was and how crazy meal times where. I was always on the go. When my kids were 7 and 10 I went back to nursing school. I look back and wonder how I did it!! I coached a travel cheerleading squad and was part of the PTA. I think alot of my 'buzzyness' was me not looking at myself. I was heavier then, about 15 pounds. I rarely looked in the mirror or put makeup on.
When I lost alot of weight in 99 I had professional pics done. I couldn't believe that was me. I had people I knew for years tell me that not only my weight changed but my attitude. I wore jeans, heels, makeup. I wore color!! Pink's, corals... I dyed my hair light blonde and I took up dancing again. So what happened??????????????????????????
I gained 80 percent of the weight back. I'm back to stretchy pants and I have that I don't care attitude again. I wish I could bottle up the drive I had back in 1999.
I know part of it is the depression I have endeared my whole life. The zoloft helps but I want off of it ( down to 25mg now).
I'm attending OA with my friend this evening. I get anxiety when I think of going. I hear stories that make me cry and better yet it makes me THINK.
I'm trying to be more positive. I'm trying to see things half full instead of half empty. I'm tired of being down on myself. I'm thinking of ordering tony robbins tapes.. sigh.. I dunno..
speaking of hubby's and bf's... I met mine in hs...I was 16. I know I am very lucky that our marriage has lasted and we still love each other. Marriage is hard work thou, it is; give; than it is ;take.

Deanne~ I had laugh when you said that girl gained weight.... LOL

Lynn- Thats so inspiring that you and your husband have been together that long! Nic and I met in January of 2004 and married in June of 2004. It was fast but we knew it was right. It is very hard work but totally worth it! Im glad you laughed at that girl getting fat...Im not the only one! How is it coming off the zoloft? Are you ok? Do you plan trying anything else?

Ok chicks, its my bedtime. Finally, I thought this day would never end. I was so bored!! I hope y'all have a good rest of your day...I know its mid day for y'all.

Love,
Deanne

i feel the same way too Lynn, sometimes i get really down on myself.
But we just have to turn it around and do whatever we have to for ourselves.

Wow, in highschool, thats cute. What age were you when you got married?

I just had a healthy choice mandarin chicken it was ok, tasted kind of peanut buttery.

Good Night Deanne, talk to you tomorrow.

Hey everyone ~wave~ I am down 1lb this week - wish it was more but I will take it - Speaking of movies, The Notebook reminded me SO much of my parents - especially the part where she forgets who he is and he is sitting on the bed crying, UGH!

I met and married my DH in 4 months. We've been together ever since. I was 17 he was 19. June will be our 26th anniversary. Has it been easy? **** no. But we stuck with it. I think we laugh more, now, than we did when we were kids.

Deanne I had to laugh when I read what you wrote, about that girl. I think it's normal to feel that way.....just remember, your DH goes home with YOU not her ;-)

I met my DH when i was 11. We were friend until 14 and stared dating on and off thru out high school. We married at 19 and have been married for nearly 14 years. It's not easy, sometimes it feels like a daily struggle with the kids and marriage, but it's well worth it. I wouldn't trade a single day for anything.

Ok where did everyone go????

i know it got really slow for a while. I am still here just looking up interview tips for my interview tomorrow, im kind of nervous. :^:

:cheer: Both Kims, congrats on losing 1 lb., sure beats the heck out of gaining. I hope you get to feeling better.

Here is my story :) . I met Gary when I was 16 and he was 22, we met in Oct. and married in June when I was 17. We have been together 36 yrs. as of the 7th day of June this year. He is absolutely my very best friend. :D

That is so sweet.

Here is a pic of my little Bradley at his party with one of the little girls.
Hugs, Diane

candlelady, Awww! Your son is adorable! And thanks for the support in my big 1 pound loss! :D You are right It is much better than a gain any day! I am getting the kids in bed and off to ride my bike a few miles.

Later chickies!

YAY Kim and Kim...losin weight. I know it may not seem like alot but you didnt gain. You should be proud!

Lets see...NIc and I met January 19th and married June 4th. Thats almost 5 months. I think 3 of us girls have June anniverseries.

This is how dumb my husbands company is. I absolutely hate his company. Remember the guy that got into a car wreck? Well, the company is garnishing his wages until the insurance company files his claim! So, hes basically going to be working for free. Poor guy. I think thats terrible. His wife was supposed to come next month but now he doesnt have any money.

Anyway, how is everyone??

Love,
Deanne

Hi Deanne! My hubby and I will celebrate our 18th anniversary June 20. Annother June anni! We dated 5 years before we married. I was (15 barely) and he was 18 and a college boy! hehe. My parents thought he was 17. He opened his mouth once about going to vote.......my mom caught it......."Well, you have to be 18 to vote!!!!". But she and my dad were already hooked. They loved him from the first time they met him. We were engaged Dec of 86 and married June of 87. We have had some VERY difficult times, but we have gotten through them. I do believe I would die without him. I just can't imagine. I have had dreams of him having affairs and I wake up in a sweat and my heart is literally broken till I wake up enough to realize it was a dream. Those are the worst dreams!!!! Anyway, I do believe we are soul mates. Actually, I have no doubt. Then in 91 our son was born and our daughter in 96. Life is good! That is my story and I'm stickin to it!

NOW IF I COULD JUST GET SKINNY AGAIN!!!!!!!
Ok, tomorrow is another day.
Goodnight ladies!

Deanne~Oh, you said you and Nic met Jan 19! That is my daughters b/day!!!!! What a good day that is! ;)

Kim, your story is so sweet. I have had those dreams too. Its weird how you can wake up a literally feel that way. Its scary. Yep, Nic and I met on Jan. 19th on the internet. He was working offshore and left to go 3 days later. He was 2 weeks on 1 week off but they had to keep him for 3 weeks that time. So, we talked for hours everynight and day. Then, in February, he drove to Jackson and picked me up. I went back to Biloxi and stayed with him and his parents. His mom told me that they like me better than his ex wife. So, I was hooked :) We were only able to spend a week together and then he had to leave. The next week that we had together, we got a house and I moved down to Biloxi.

I know we havent been married long but I dont know what I would do without him or his family. His sister was murdered 10 years ago. She had just had a baby. So, Nic and his parents raised Dillon from 3 months old. Hes still with Nics parents so I spent alot of time with him. I fell in love with him too.

Anyway, enough babbleing. Sorry girls. I get to typing an just cant stop :)

Love,
Deanne

Diane...please dont talk about Chik-Fil-A....Chik-Fil-A and I had to break up when I moved over here and joined WW. I just still can't talk about it without getting upset :)

It's about noon here. Nic and I plan on staying in the Middle East for 5-6 years but who knows. We'd like to raise our kids in this country. I have to say its the best place for kids!

Oh they're having this Arabic tent sale. They have all the vendors from the Souq
(market) there. They have fabrics, shoes, bedding, everything you can imagine. So, I bought some Arabic oils. They stay on longer than perfume and smell great! I think I want to go back and get some belly dancing stuff. They have the sheer wraps that you wrap around your waist with the gold jewels that make the noise when you dance on them. So cute!

Ok, just working on my website. I added some stuff to it. And for the South Beach girls, I will add some things too later.

Love,
Deanne

Sorry to have reminded you of it Deanne. :) Look at it this way you have lost weight and I haven't, so you are much better off, hehe.

Wow 5-6 yrs. you all must really like it over there. When will you get to come back for a visit? Do you get homesick?

Oh my Gosh...I get very homesick. Im really close to my Mom so I miss hanging out with her. We're not sure when we're coming home. Maybe Christmas. I hope.

Love,
Deanne

Diane, So your grandson is adorable..Sorry about that. Did I make you feel any younger? :lol: At least you got to enjoy a meal. Do you like going to Curves? I was thinking a lot about going. hmmmm.

Deanne, you said Nics sister was murdered about 10 years ago. Where did it happen? My husbands brother was murdered in September of 1982 (2 weeks after we met!) In Memphis. It was a very brutal and violent murder and we have had to fight parole many, many times. The process was so painful. He still has no remorse.It has been a horrible thing for his family. It resulted in a loss of their business, and a divorce between his mom and dad. I feel for Nic. My moms brother was also murdered in Alabama in 86. It is something no one can understand until they have been there. Amazing what families have to endure isn't it?

Well, I am going to go for now. Didn't mean to depress anyone. I will check back later. :wave:

Hey Vixens! :)

Wow, things moved faster that I'd have thought in this thread, I've had a lot to catch up! :lol: When I think that all I did was being away, what, 36 hours, to finish my commissioned work and start working on another illustration (I wanted to test CorelDraw before buying, this will be enough until I can afford the Adobe suite)!

Deanne - To answer your question from, err, 2 days ago, I'm not sure if we have the Tesco brand in my country (I'm not exactly sure also of what it is). I'll have to check. I suck when it comes to these, usually I remember what to buy not by its name, but by its color and shape (and I'm screwed when they change the packagings >.<). Gee :)

Ah, little question, did any of you watch a movie called "Shallow Hal" (or something like this, I'm not sure I properly caught the title)? It's the one with a guy who only wants beautiful women, then one day he's given the ability to see the inner beauty instead of the outer one, and meets a very pretty girl (kind, spiritual, amusing, etc etc) who turns out to be very overweight "in reality". I've been told about it, just not knowing if it's worth it, or one of those batches of usual "gimmicks" about overweight people (I know that such a theme can be, uhm, very badly developed in movies/TV) :rolleyes:

Kim- This happened in Biloxi. Her body was never found. They are positive that her boyfriend(Dillons dad) did it. Nic said that they just know he did. There was never enough evidence though. Its very sad. I know it makes it even harder not having closure. I have always said that one day they should take the story to 20/20. Because there is so much new technology these days.

Kery- I've seen that movie. Its so funny! Its also a very sweet story in the end!

Love,
Deanne

Oh, I added a whole bunch of links to my site. Y'all might like them. Its a lot of weight loss sites. Check it out if you want.

http://munozchick.tripod.com/

Oh...TO EVERYONE!!!

What is your favorite inspiring, funny, weight loss quote? I want one to put on the top of my webpage!

Love,
Deanne

Kery, its an absolutely hilarious movie! Sweet at the end too. It makes you look at being over weight in a different way though. They put Gwenyth Paltrow in a fat suit...OMG you wouldnt even recognize her.
I suppose i should throw on some clothes, i wouldn't want to go for my walk in my skivies, sure would give the neighbors something to talk about though lol!! I'll be back in a little while.

hey girls. I am new here. I was referred to this section of the forum by Deanne. :) I am 21 and live in Florida. I have been doing WW for 4 months now and have lost about 36 pounds but trust me there is much more to go. I have been depressed about this lately because it seems its not working as well as it used to anymore. I hope i can find new motivation in you ladies! I love this place so far. Is everyone in this section doing WW or what are you ladies doing? Anyways hope everyone has a wonderful Tuesday!

I'm on the South Beach diet, as well as one of the other Kim's on the board. We all use different diet methods, but support each other in whatever plan we choose.
I went on my walk with Kim this morning. It's looking like it's gonna rain like the dickens in a bit. Sigh.. rainy days always make me sleepy lol

Hey girls! Sarah...Im glad you joined us!

Things are good here...just bored. How is everyone?

Love,
Deanne

Ummk...Im going to lay down. I took an allergy pill thats making me drowsy. I'll post in the morning. Night chicks!

Love y'all,
Deanne

Hey Ladies,

Welcome sassy, glad you have joined us. I am just counting calories and trying to workout, but i have gotten off track and need to get back on.

Well today was my interview, it went really well, but now i am having second thoughts. I really do love it here at the zoo, i have the freedom to do almost anything i want. Take off any time i want, but if i were to go there it would be youjust be here from this time to this time no questions asked. They are very strict, and only want things done one way. I dont know if i can get use to something like that after pretty much doing whatever i want to do here. i know since my boyfreind Joe's family doesnt live here we like to leave on a thursday sometime to go and visit them and stay the whole weekend, and i wouldnt be able to do that there. So i may not take it just because i really do like it here. aaahh i dont know what to do. i guess money isnt everything, especially if i like it here so much.

i guess i am just going to have to think about it more.

oh man i wish i could watch dr phil, i love his show, i may have to record it. what is he about today?

Yea, i dont think this job is not right for me.

Well i fgured why i am eating everything in sight, TOM, which sucks. Good Thing i have the next 2 days off so i can relax,, the first couple of days are horrible for me. Hopefully its sunny outside and i can lay out to get some sun on my legs, whoa man i need to. Well talk to you ladies soon.

Jessica

Can I join in??? New here and trying to find a spot
 

Hi there... I am a teacher from TX, who as of Sunday has a miracle one year old *ivf baby*... with all the fertility meds and preg I gained weight I thought I was getting rid of... ending breastfeeding has been a kick back to reality. I am now 150 want to be 130 or 125 (ideally).... I have a serious self control issue... while preg and bf I could eat anything...now...YIKES anything I eat just sits....on me...my mind, my hips, my belly....

Any support and helpful advice would be great if I am welcome!