I've heard that dieting can mess up the timing of your TOM, Deanne. And, then worrying about it doesn't help either. :( You could always go buy a store pregnancy test and take it. Then, when you find out it's negative, your TOM will probably start 5 minutes later. ;)

Deb

Ok, Sid's surgery went fine. She was out of the OR and into recovery in 15minutes. She came out of anestesia great and is healing just fine. It amazes me how quickly kids bounce back. Anyway, things here are going just great.. thought I'd let everyone know.

Hey chicks...I'm glad y'all are posting now.

Kery- I'm glad that little brat is leaving you alone! It's always a better day when it does.

Deb- So, last night I realized just how much pent up anxiety I have. I don't really know why. Yes, I'm a little stressed about going home. Also about being away from my hubby for a month. I just didn't know how stressed I was. So, Nic and I are laying in bed talking. I just started crying. I mean BAWLING. I was so upset. So, he hugged me and talked me down from it. Three hours later...Aunt Flo made her appearance. It's very strange the way our bodies work. So, all is well. I hate TOM but glad to see it this time :) I'm ready for this ravenous eating to be over.

Kim- I'm so glad that Sid is ok. Was she scared at all? How long until shes fully recovered? How are you doing?

I went shopping today with Nic. I bought 3 pairs of pants. I wanted some pants that are comfortable for the flight home. I got some jeans too. I was able to fit in some jeans that I usually can't. Very exciting! I weigh what I did when I was in Mississippi. I was scared that I would go home overweight from what I was before. I didn't want to face old friends like that. Everything is pretty much in order to leave. I got my ticket today. Other than that, nothing major is going on tonight. I'll post later...

Love,
Deanne

Kim - I'm glad things went okay! The anesthesia was probably the worst part of the whole procedure, at least from what I remember of mine, but I'm hoping that she will now quickly.

Deanne - Yes, I really like when he's keeping quiet ;) We were invited for lunch at family's yesterday, and I even managed to behave (the only mistake I did was to take two small balls of vanilla ice cream - err, do you say "balls" for this? I'm not sure of the right word). Nothing destructive, and I didn't even touch the fries and bread

The "o_O" moment - The scales says I've lost 4 lbs since last week... I know I've played quite nice in the past days, and did a load of exercise/physical chores on Friday and Saturday, but this still seems a lot, given that I'm at a point when weight loss should normally be, well, way slower than in the beginning... I guess I'd better not try to understand. Or put the blame on TOM ending at my last weighing maybe.

Other good news is that I think I'm coming down with some slight stomach bug (not enough to stay in bed, just being "bothered"), so at least I won't be tempted by too many bad foods today! :lol:

HELLO- I am here.... whewww I am tired!!
well the new pc is hooked up but there are wires all over and my computer room is a mess.... it is too hot to deal with right now.... yikes
Heather had a show this weekend.. it was stressful, busy and crazy. Had the dress rehearsal on sat and sun was the show. She danced her little hiney off. Saturday she is in a show singing.I was so tired I fell asleep at 8pm last night, I never do that.. she is the one dancing and singing and I fall asleep.. a sign I'm getting old LOL

girls... I have not been on plan... I have been terrible. I have gained, although I'm a chicken to get on the scale. The sad part is my trip is a month a way..... I never got to where I want to be. I am starting back on track today.. full force!!!!!
Deanne.. glad aunt flo made her appearance.. some meds can screw a girl up.. look up the med you are taking...
diane.. baby is too cute... good luck
kim.. glad syndey's sugery went ok.... kids do mend fast!

I am so upset about Natalee Holloway, I would be insane if that happened to my daughter.... terrible... terrible..
I will post latah.. I'm off for my hour walk...

A new week, a new determination
 

Hi girls!
Glad to see I didn't miss much over the weekend. Didn't even have time to log in, we were crazy busy this weekend. Friday my husband and I were doing the "date" thing, (we ate Mexican food; I definitely didn't keep to my points that day, but it wasn't terrible either...except the chips maybe... afterwards we played with Play-doh!). Saturday there was so much to do. I stayed within points, but just BARELY. That evening I had a wedding I was being paid to film, then I joined my husband where he was helping people move their entire house into some trucks... fun stuff. Yesterday we weren't home between 8:30am and 9:30pm...sigh. DEFINITELY not on track yesterday. And I didn't eat any sugar all week except yesterday when I had to make an exception for some chocolate my friends brought me from Germany and Switzerland. :)
Kery, congrats on your loss. Few things are as exciting as losing 4 lbs in a week!!
Deanne, I'm so glad TOM finally came; that's a relief, at least!
TTYL!

Hi everyone, looks like the usual crowd is back in full-force after the week-end, it's good to see :)

Sara - Thanks :) Somehow I think it must be more water or whatnot than anything else, but it sure was encouraging! ;)

I've had this thought roll in my mind earlier on, as I was reading weight loss-related articles... and this is one thing that really eludes me: everywhere, you read that fat is used for storage, that it was normally meant to save our sorry hides during times of little food available, blah-blah. Okay, this actually seems pretty logical to me. Then, what comes next? "If you don't eat enough, your body will start tapping into your muscles as well." The whole too-low-caloric-intake-is-dangerous, ad nauseam. Why on Earth is the body so DUMB? It has this huge store of fat available to survive on, and what does it do? Eat its own lean mass. That'd be like cutting my hand and cooking it to survive while having a stash of food nearby and not touching it. Silly, silly body! Isn't it supposed to preserve its vital organs first and foremost, among them this nice muscle called heart? Aaaaah, I'm gonna get a headache wondering about this! :dizzy:

Now if I could find something for dinner tonight, I'm not hungry and the thought of eating something doesn't seem like a terrific idea, but going on an empty stomach all night long is the best way to pork out on crap from the bakery next door tomorrow morning, so I'm wary! :lol:

Well, I am still here....barely! This has been the most difficult time I have ever been through. My dad takes one step forward and 2 back. He fell the other night at the rehab hospital, busted his face up, bruised his elbow, but is otherwise ok....then they tell me yesterday while I am watching him do his physical therapy that his hemoglobin is down again, so apparently there is internal bleeding somewhere. He has lost 50 pounds, and looks aweful. I have maybe gained a pound with all this going on, I am not sure. Don't really care at this point. Anyway, to all the 'old' posters, I wanted to update you all. My dad is not through this yet and It was a month on the 8th. I missed my kids like crazy (didn't see them for most of that time), but I can't spend the night at the rehab hospital, so at least I am home part of the time now. They are not being shuffled around so much.
I can't wait to get back to normal and start posting again on a regular basis.
Take care!
Kim

Kim - {{{{hugs}}}
I hope that things will be better soon, for your father, and for yourself!

Hi Curvy Vixens,

Sorry I have been MIA. I have been busy finishing up a class and just doing the usual summer stuff. It looks like I have some posts to catch up on! I just wanted to pop in real quick and will drop back soon when I have more time. It's after 1am my time, and I need to get up bright and early for work. The good news is that my new job is going great. And I lost another 1.8 pounds last week when I weighed in. Moving right along! Hope you are all doing well. G'nite for now!

One more thing...I attached a photo of our NEW kitty. I am as bad as Deanne with all my animals! I love em all! We got him this past weekend--and named him Cosmo. My husband calls him Kramer (from Seinfeld). He is a lot of fun! :)

Thanks Kery for the hugs.........I have needed bunches of those! They said today that my dad is looking at getting out of the Rehabilitation Hosp. on the 23. He is still so weak, they want him to be strong because he has been taking care of my mother too. Still no word on his blood being so low. Hope to find out tomorrow. I am seeing light at the end of the tunnel now. I can't wait to get back on track again. Eating lousy makes me feel so bad. So why in the heck do we do that? UGH! Anyway, You all sound like you are doing great! A big welcome to the newbys since I have been absent.
I will return!!! In full swing again!!!
Kim

Hey girls...sorry I've been MIA. I've been so busy. Nic left last night and I'm lonely as ****. I leave tomorrow morning. So, I've been running around doing last minute stuff. I procrastinate with everything.

Kim- Hugs to you. It sounds like things are looking up for your father though. I'm here for you, girl!

WW is just ok. I know I havent lost any this week because of TOM. So, I will weigh in next week.

Ok girls, I will post later. If I dont, I will post on Sunday most likely.

Love you all,
Deanne

Kim, I'm so glad to hear that Sid's surgery went well! And, Kim (O2B), you and your dad are in my prayers. {{{{{{{hugs to you}}}}}}}

I don't know if I mentioned this but I went out of state for the weekend to Ohio. I left early Friday morning and came home Monday late afternoon. Had to work from 8 to 3 on Wednesday but am enjoying a "do nothing" day today.

I've also got to shorten the leash on myself because I didn't do too well with the SB thing while I was away. :-p So, I'm going back to following a strict SB diet plan to get back on track.

Deanne... I'm glad to hear that your TOM finally came. Whew huh? {{{{{hugs}}}}} to you too with missing Nic.

Well... just thought I'd drop a short note to say "hi".... hope you're all having a good day. :)

Hugs, Deb

Karen, your kitten is so cute! I've got a grey cat too, named Smokey. I got him when he was about 4 weeks old, because his mom abandoned him in a warehouse where my neighbor worked. She stumbled across him when she heard tiny meowing. As soon as I saw him, I knew that I had to keep him. Because I raised him from such a young age, he's really affectionate with me. Congrats on your new kitty!

Deb

My cats, Smokey and Squeaks
 

Here's a couple pictures of my cats, Smokey and Squeaks. :) Smokey is my grey cat... he's about 9 yrs old now. And Squeaks is the tan and white one. He's about 10 months old. I call him Squeaks cuz he's such a whiner when he doesn't want to be bothered. LOL

Deb

on page 2?!?
 

Ohmygawd... Curvy Vixens was on page 2 of the list of support groups. You all must be busy or something cuz nobody's written a thing since my last post yesterday. Well, this note should bump us back to the first page again.

Got some good news... I weighed myself this morning and I've lost FIVE pounds!! I'm down to 160 ... wooooo hooooo!!! I thought that my little slip-ups over the weekend would have a more negative impact, but I guess I wasn't quite as bad as I thought. Whew!

Hope you're all having a good day.

Deb

Yum-di-dum, then it's time that I add a little entry for today and not let it slip on page 2 ;)

Karen - Nice to see you peek in. Good thing on the job and class :)

Deanne - I hope you have a great week-end and that the trip goes well.

Tales from the stay at the 'rents - So yeah, I paid a visit to my parents yesterday. I'm super-happy, because they got the clothes they had ordered for me a few weeks ago (the ones that I specifically asked to be "one size under" to motivate me) and OMG they fit. Not snug or "it'll be better 3 or 4 pounds from now", but fit. It's the FIRST time since I'm 11 that I fit into a 38 size again (that's, uhm, a US 8, I think); granted, the catalogue where they bought them cuts its sizes quite "largely", so you can say it's a "wide 8", but it's still good news no matter what. :) I could also get a few clothes that my sister doesn't want anymore, as I can finally wear them too, so that gives me a little less worries about how all my clothes are too large, make me look like a clown, and I don't have money to buy a new wardrobe :lol:

Speaking of my sis, on the other hand, I saw her yesterday too and gah... she looks awful :( She's, like, a size 2 now (for being only 5'3''), she looks horribly thin, even in the face, I barely recognized her at first. That's not being thin, that's being almost beyond skinny! I didn't have the opportunity to talk with her much, unfortunately, so I'm not sure why she's slimmed down that much. And she wanted ME to tell her how to gain fat >.< I told her to eat more, better things, and do some weight-training in order to gain the RIGHT kind of weight, but somehow she's convinced that having muscle = looking like a man. Argh, youngings! :?:

Hey chicks...I don't have much time to write. I have to go do my grocery shopping...IN AMERICA! OH YEA! I'm so excited. Normal food. I'm at 2pts for the day. I had a Special K bar. I may go over points today because I'm so hungry. After being on a plane all day with hardly any food, that happens.

Thanks for all the messages to me. I will post to y'all later. Deb, congrats girlfriend!

Love,
Deanne

vixens!! I'm here.. honest... I have been soooo outta my mind with this computer...!!!! yikes...
I have lost nothing... I haven't exercised either. Jamie's bf has been here a week, and he stayed in a room where my treadmill is... yes it gave me an excuse but I could have walked outside.
Heather sang in a show today and sang ava maria, it gave me goose bumps.. I know she is my kid.. but I think she sings awesome...
tomorrow is fathers and and we are going to a YANKEE GAME!! Look for me behind 3rd base.. :)
I'm off to bed gals... will post more often I promise.. miss you all
Love
Lynn

wow girls I'm the last to post!!
We had a great fathers day!! Enjoyed the yankee game, hot dogs and all :).. now it is back on track!!

breakfast is special k with skim milk and a banana..
hope all is well with everyone!

Hey chicks...

How is everyone?

Lynn- I'm glad you had a good time yesterday. We went to a Baltimore Oreoles game but didn't make it in. It was crappy weather and long lines. So, we went out to dinner in the inner harbor. Good time.

Things are good here. Nic has his first day of school today. He got a chocolate lab named Popeye. He sounds so excited about this k9 stuff.

My brother and I are going to go out and do something today. Not sure what. Will post later.

My food today:
frozen ham and cheese omelate- 4pts

Love,
Deanne

Ok ladies.. ive have a busy week.. sorry for not posting. We went camping and then to a ball game for fathers day. I've been keeping up walking and trying to be good on my diet. I've managed to drop another pound, but its really slow going right now.. I know the ice cream didnt help yesterday lol. I'm off for my walk now.. I'll post later

Where are y'all?

Sorry I had to actually work today.. How could anyone think I'd want to work?? LOL.. I'm painting for a friend so it's not like I have a "client" to deal with. It's never the work I mind, its the people I work for sometimes... argh.. I hate to have someone standing over my shoulder the entire time watching me... makes my skin crawl ...So how is the stay in the US going Deanne?? It was always weird for me to come home.. i felt out of place again...

Well, Kim...its just me and you! I hope everyone else is doing well. Kim, did you lost more weight? Your weight tracker has moved, right? Awesome! Last time I saw it, it was at 11 lbs. Go girl!

Things are good here. Been OP all week. No slip ups at all.

Today, so far I have had a frozen omelate for breakfast(3 pts) and some mini caramel rice cakes(9 at 1 pt)

Post later

Love,
Deanne

Sigh
 

Sorry everyone. It's been a long week, and I just haven't been able to get on here much. I should have, because I actually -gained- a pound this week, but I'm still trying. I hope everyone's having a good day! It's hotter than... well, you know where, here in Arizona. I'm not a big fan of the heat... Hmm. TTYL!

I'm here too! I had to work the past couple of days too. And over the weekend, I was pretty busy riding my motorcycle. Then, on Monday, I spent a couple hours washing and waxing it up til it sparkled. Now I'm off from work for the next couple days until I work on Saturday. My husband went out on a camping trip, since he had a bit of time off from work, so I'm enjoying some "me time" and peace and quiet in the house. :)

Deb

ah...me time. Isn't it great?? I usually end up missing Nic after a day or 2 though. It's still great though.

So, the scale that my dad has is a good one(sunbeam). I weighed myself 2 times just to make sure. It said 144 lbs. I'm so irritated that I can't get an exact scale. I'm thinking of going to a WW meeting this week. I've never been to one. The first one is free and I can weigh myself. If I'm at 144, that would be awesome. That would mean I'm about 19 lbs away from goal.

Deb- How was riding the motorcycle? Now, thats some awesome "me" time. When we lived in MS, my husband would go ride his bike for his "me"time. Usually when I made him mad :)

I hope y'all are having a great day

Love,
Deanne

Well i had a short day at work. Actually Kenzie (my youngest) has a fever, but she was fine until i got there and started working..so i cracked out the room really fast ( just painting a solid color) and got her home. I cant leave a room half done, it looks awful if you do ya know that and she was asleep anyway. So now i have to go back tomorrow.. i was planning on staying longer and getting totally finished.. no biggie, its not like i'm to booked anyway...
My diet has be iffy.. not bad, but not great.. i have eaten more breads than i should, but thats life..I am walking a total of 3 miles a day though so that should help...

hi vixens!!
I stayed on program since monday.. yahhhh, I weigh in fri at wwers.. i'm hoping to just lose a pound.
We went out on the boat today. Jim and Jamie fished.. I 'lounged'. It was very relaxing. I also walked an hour today. It feels good to exercise.
Deanne enjoy the states....
Everyone seems to be doing great...!!!

hi Deanne,

Yeah, I do usually miss my husband after a few days but I've been busy working so am too tired to realize it. I had a lot of fun riding the motorcycle. The weather was gorgeous and my bike looked awesome. I don't mean to sound conceited but I saw alot of double-takes as I was riding. ;) It was kind of funny. There are more women on motorcycles nowdays, but it's still not an everyday thing.

I think that the one thing I like the best about my "me time" is that I get the whole bed to spread out on at night. My chocolate lab sleeps with me, and it's so nice to be able to let her have half the bed, and me take the other half. :)

Deb

Kim, sorry to hear about your daughter being sick. I hope she's feeling better soon. I haven't been too good with my diet lately either. I forgot to pack something to bring to work with me, and ended up STARVING at about 12:00. I wasn't going to get off for another couple hours. So, when a guy at work said he was going across the street to the liquor store for a snack, I caved and asked him to bring me a big bottle of water and a bag of Ruffles potato chips. (ugh) And tonight, I had two pretty large chocolate chip cookies. I think I really need to look at why I keep sabotaging myself and get a tight rein on it again. :( I've lost five pounds and I want to keep losing... not go back again. But, maybe part of me is scared to be thinner??

Deb

Wow, It's been ages and ages since I've been on here ladies. I started a new job and have been looking for a new place to live. Lot's of changes in my life.

I'm afraid my boyfriend and I broke up and I went through a depression period which got me off my diet for a couple weeks. But I'm feeling better and am back on track now.

I need support from everyone more than ever so I'm hoping to be able to spend more time here.

Oh and Deanne.. the best thing to do is stick to one scale when weighing in. That way you cant say one scale weighs different and you notice when you've dropped weight. It's hard with so many scales shooting out different numbers but if you weigh in on the same one all the time you know when the numbers are really going down.
Kenzie is still running a fever.. she got up at 6 this morning with 102.1 She responds really well to tylenol so in about 30 minutes she is back to normal. I'm going to wait and see if this goes away on its own but if she's still sick tomorrow we're off to the doctor. Usually if its just a virus a couple of days is all it takes to get rid of, if its more serious it'll hang on longer..

Well, its good to see everyone is back!

Kim- You are doing some amazing walking! You are so active. I should me more active. Is walking the only thing you do? Have you talked to Kim? Hows her dad doing?

Deanne- Didn't you just recently start going to the WW meetings? How do you like it so far? I think I may go to one tonight or Saturday. I need a more accurate scale.

Deb- I know that when Nic is working nights, I get the whole bed to myself. I love it! Oh and I was looking on Hungrygirl.com last night. There is a large cookie. Its called a celebration cookie. I think its no fat. I don't eat cookies very much but I think it would satisfy sweet cravings.

Soccergirl- I'm sorry about you and your boyfriend. I've been there before. I'm glad you're back on track though! If you need some accountability or support, email me at [email protected].

Ok, today is good so far. I'm at 9 points so far today. I had 2 at breakfast, 5 at lunch, and just ate some unsweetened applesauce at 2 points with splenda. I didn't realize how filling applesauce is.

Post later...

D

Hi gals, ;)

Sorry for being MIA. It's been harder with the new job to have time. I used to peek in from my old boring job....now I really work! Imagine that!

The good news is that I am still doing Jenny Craig--and doing well. I am down 15 pounds with JC and like it a lot. It works for me.

I will post more this weekend--no class and no work, so no excuse! Ha! But for now I have to catch some zzz's.

Hope you all have a happy Friday!

Howdy-ho vixens.
It is friday!! I love fridays!! especially since I got 35 new flex points LOL. I go to wwers today and I dunno if I lost. I ate alot of salt yesterday. We shall see. Aunt flo made her entrance yesterday so I'm sure that won't help.
I have a few friends coming over this afternoon for a swim. This shall be hard because they bring chips and dip and snacky foods. I'll have to keep fruit at hand.
Have a happy friday all
Love
lynn