Summer Starters 1/01/06
 

Not only a new month but a NEW YEAR!! I am both honored and excited to be a part of your lives and the transformations we are all experiencing! This is the year we become what we have been working so hard for. So let's get this going and as always anyone is welcome to join our group. We are dedicated and supportive.
Melissa

Happy New Year Everyone!
I too am happy to be a part of such a supportive and kind group! There isn't a better way to start a new month and year!
We are gonna do fantastic! Goals will be met and we will be successful with pounds lost and Non Scale Victories!

Right now i feel as if i can get the house straightend around then I will be set for now. Hubby has a towel rack instead of my bike :p and i now have 48 days to hit my 15 pound goal. I have started off OP today and after weighing myself every morning and getting the same number for 6 days -i am moving my ticker DOWN! :carrot: I am going to be really strict with myself and follow thru!
Can you believe it's going to get up to 76 here today?? really beautiful out and i've got all the windows open- nice breeze and humidity is low. Time to clean out the utility room! Hubby has to help his grandpa (grandpa is 85 ,has a machine shop & runs a NY times paper route every night) move his machine shop to another unit today so i can get the house work DONE!

Have a great day everyone! :newyear:

Oh I am soooo jealous! Here in washington it is windy rainy and cold dark and gloomy. It is part of the reason it has been hard to get up as early as I like. It is sooo dark out even at 7a. Congrats on the pound gone!

Going to get strict on myself as well. My eating has been much better but not what it totally should be and I got rid of 2 of the pounds that I had gained over the last couple months. It will be awhile before my ticker says anything other than what it says right now. It amazed me how fast my little routine got knocked into the dirt and the pounds came back. Between getting Logan and the Christmas holidays-I just fell on my face bad so now it is time to face the music, take my lumps, and get back into my routine and move that darn ticker down down down!
Melissa

Well we have had a bit of gloomy days too but Fla Weather is so weird. we'll be up to 100 degrees by May, i bet. I certainly don't want a hurricane season like the past two years. I will send you some sunshine!!

Food today is good so far- I feel good that i am trying to be good! :D

I keep working in the house and it seems i have more to do?? the junk keeps multiplying no matter what i do ! true i am not as on task with housework as i should be today- but it's new years ;)

I think I am also going to spend some time this year with journaling and trying to get to the bottom of my eating issues. like go back to when food became my best friend and work out why-and why it has such a control over me. you can't change the past but i think i need to put it behind me. the only problem with that is then i feel like i am being whiney in my journals..Especially if i do them in a blog etc.. then i don't want to write .. :blah: anyone else feel that way- like if they talk about food issues they are being silly??

I attempted (key Word Here: ATTEMPTED) The BL workout this a.m. the low intensity KICKED my butt- but i will and can do this - I will get thru this workout and laugh at how easy it is when i look back in a few months!

Sandi

Housework is NEVER done. I have been working practically all morning and I have only made a dent and even if you do get things done there is always washing cupboards, windows, curtains, blah blah blah. I have been looking outside and lamenting over all the yard work I will have when it gets nicer again. It will take me weeks! Takes that long when you are interupted and chasing toddlers at the same time.

Doing a journal is crutial for me. Yes there are times when I am whining but you know anytime you give up any kind of addiction, there is a grieving process that goes on and people do whine at times when they are grieving so if you need to whine, do it. You will be amazed when you go back at the things that aren't an issue anymore and you may giggle at yourself a bit too but it is all good. You wouldn't think it was silly if a heroin addict talked about their issues-our drug of choice just happens to be food. Bad thing about it is that we can't cut it totally out of our lives like you can with just about anything else-basically I am saying write away and don't feel silly.
Melissa

Whine away. For me feeling stressed always leads to the fridge, but now I can come here to whine. Sometimes I don't even whine, just coming here helps.
But here is today's whine.
Son #3 and DIL said they would be here for dinner today. I cleaned and cooked and was happy. Phone rings-he tells me they are not coming and a whole thing about an arguement. DIL spent last night in the city with her mom because it's something they have always wanted to do and last New Years Eve, my son was drunk and obnoxious and she had a miserable time. I think they are both right, but of course, he is my son. I flip into despair, that the marriage is not working, what's wrong? etc. I eat everything not nailed down. I feel sick in everyway, non productive, lazy and worried. 3 hours later he calls and they are coming over for dinner.
That is the story of my life right now. I flip from one worry to another, each child, DILs, grandchildren, my mom, my sister, money, Iraq, my country, and that's nuts.
So, as of right now, I am done. I have to get out of this worrying mode, get control of food again, and I start to work out on Tues, when I have an appointment with a trainer at the center I joined. I am even thinking that if I can't clear this constant worry crap I might need to get a couple pf sessions with a pro. I will see.
So as of right now I am OP. That includes eating out, working away from home and when stressed. I will be thin in 2006.
I am so thankful for all support, here.
Laura

It looks like we have alot of the same things going on right now. It is sooo hard with adult children. Most of the time we have to sit and watch and be quiet. It is alot of work with all my small ones but ultimately I have control. You will love the personal trainer but if he is anything like mine, they are slave drivers. You will make your goal and life may not get easier but the way we cope with it will.
Melissa

When they were little it was a lot more physical work. Now it's so much harder because you have to sit and watch them make their own mistakes and you want to fix it for them and you can't. I fixed too much and sometimes they should have had consequences which I washed away for them.
I am OP and will stay OP.
Laura

Grown up kids are not easy, enjoyable or fun to be around at times. Then there are times they can be wonderful. But i know that we see them doing or having destructive behavior and wonder either- where did i go wrong or why can't they see what they are doing is wrong/destructive/bad etc... Little ones can be tiring but they are so sweet and little so we just get tired physically.

I don't know Laura- i may have had to smack the son if they did that to me..I worry about stuff too- money and health and what I eat and am i doing this right...Hubby says if i put as much energy into my workouts as i do worrying I'd lose 36 pounds in no time. I think a personal trainer is great as he can show you what to do without hurting yourself and how to make the most out of your workout.

Plans ended up all messed up tonight. I had planned to make dinner here but MIL called and said meet us at McKennas as BIL and FIL wanted to go out. Well McKennas was closed so we end up at pizza hut. I WAS NOT GOING TO EAT PIZZA. I have been OP all day and was NOT going to blow it. so i ended up with a glass of water as they were out of diet and i'm trying not to do caffeine anyway- and a small salad consisting of Lettuce, tomatoes and cukes. Their salad bar was NASTY. No dressing as they had no FF or Lofat. I wanted the pizza and even thought about a piece. But then i thought of the ticker moving down and it tasted better than a slice of pizza ever could taste! But it was a tad uncomfy with everyone eating pizza and me grazing. My issues not theirs. FIL was upset cause i didn't eat pizza - i told him it'd mess up my sugar and not to worry. then i was starving when i got home and had a bowl of cereal.

Thanks Melissa- I really think i need to deal with some issues about my past that need either confronting , working thru and getting rid of them. I think i will get a E -blog / journal as i feel it'll give me a voice to validate my issues. To make them real as opposed to keeping them all inside. and if people find it whiney,then they don't have to read it! LOL- I know they have journals on here but i think i want to write in a different way - Problem is I can't ever rememebr a time i didn't either love or obsess over or crave certain foods.
Tomorrow is a quiet day- finishing up housework and getting ready for the week. I am so glad school starts back Wednesday!
Sandi

Sandi - You did so great to not eat the miserable pizza. Maybe that's a good way to start a journal, telling about last night and how you overcame past behavior. It's so positive.
Son and DIL stayed over and left after breakfast. I am going to try hard not to worry so much about him because I can't fix anything. But Sandi is so right. When they act up, you start to question yourself. It's so hard to let go. I am going to try to separate my kids from my food issues.
I am definately OP now and so happy about it.
Laura

Don't feel alone-we all have issues. I am tired. Odessa was up at 330a thinking it was time to be up and it took over an hour to get her to realize she wasn't getting up. I think Logan is going through a growing spirt too cause he has been a bottomless pit and up twice in the night for bottles. I am trying to get up the gumption to run a couple errends. Logan is almost out of formula yet again-I will be so glad when he can have milk-the formula is killing me at almost 13.00 a can. It was like 14.29 at safeway-highway robbery.
Melissa

Melissa, can you not get WIC or something to buy his formula? I remember those days, and it is very high. Then add in diapers and wipes and the list goes on and on...with all the good you are doing for those kids I'd think they would help you more. Do they go after the fathers at all...I know you talk to the girls daddy, but he should be paying all he can to help you out with his children. I just wonder about these parents because I cannot imagine spending one moment without my children, and the thought of someone else raising them would kill me. I would never do anything that would put them or me in that position, and I thought that was how all parents thought and acted. Sadly, I was wrong.

I have been having horrible headaches, which happened all the time before I started losing and now only happens when I eat bad for a long period of time. They are getting less often now that I've been OP two days, and by the end of the week should be gone. i am so glad everyone seems to be back OP. We can do this ladies...WE CAN!!

Laura, sorry about all the worries, but I think it might be a woman thang because I am the same way as well. I worry over every tiny thing with my kids, cannot imagine how I will be when they are older.

Sandi, you are my hero for sitting at Pizza Hut and not even taking one little bite! I don't know that I could have done that without something else there to eat instead. :cp: feel very proud, that is hard to do (at least for me it would have been!) I can't wait to get my BL workout and try it out. I'm glad the easy isn't so easy, we'll see how well I do with it.

I hope i didn't skip anyone, but I forgot about the new month, new thread thing and was on the other board wondering where everyone was :lol: until Melissa was kind enough to remind me...thanks! I am caught up though, now i have to run to the store and get diapers...Tyler is definitely not ready to potty train yet :lol:

Theresa

I am so sorry to hear about your headaches. I use to suffer from migranes when I worked retail-I don't get them anymore unless my blood pressure is too high which I try to avoid.

I do get wic for the kids. Odessa is almost off the program and they changed all the kids to the same appointment day so I have to wait now until the 25th to go in. They give me 8 cans a month and he drinks about 12-13. I think part of the reason formula has gone up is becuase they know they have most moms over a barrel since most go back to work so soon after having a baby and then with programs like wic the retail stores gouge the price to get more from the government. They got you coming and going these days.

I did make it through the errends-WOOHOO. Tomorrow I have to take Josh in for his med check-those are always fun. I am looking forward to Amanda getting potty trained. Not sure how much longer-she still hardly talks at all. About the only thing I have going for me is that is loves toilets much to my dismay. She even got some new panties for Christmas but she shows no interest in it at all. I am fixing salmon for dinner so if you hear loud screams about 7p ET, that would be my son protesting about it.
Melissa

Uh oh...I'll cover my ears about that time :lol:

I feel so good being back OP gals...how did I survive December being so off? I think maybe the reason I was constantly sick was because I wasn't eating right or exercising much, seems I am healthier in every way when I am OP.

I am off now to do my hip hop workout that I recorded off TV...still have not made it all the way through that thing.

Theresa

I will cover the ears as well :D

I am OP today too! Two days in a row and I feel good :carrot: - i got the house all cleaned up and am almost ready for the week. only a few things to tidy up & organize to get the kids on track for school Wednesday.

Tomorrow I start on my full blown exercise Program. I knew today would not be good as hubby was home all day. I am gonna Ride the bike in the a.m. and do the BL workout in the afternoon.

I had MIL take a pic last night and it's so horrible i tossed it. I will have hubby take a few pics later and i also started a blog so i can start my journal and maybe even use it for rants that aren't appropriate for this thread.

We are all doing great and it feels awesome!
I'll check back later - hubby has spoken and wants dinner- of course the minute i get on here he wants dinner:p
Sandi

Glad to see you back Misty! Feeling better it looks like too! I am seriously thinking about going to some real time WW meetings. Registration is free right now and I am hoping it will give me that extra boost I seem to need. I just can't seem to get back into the same swing I was in before and it is really irritating me. It will all depend on whether or not mom is willing to come sit with the kids for an hour while I go.
Melissa

Good to see ya around again Misty :wave:

I am charging full steam with my eye on the next 15 lbs. I want them GONE before my birthday. I realized tonight that I could be at my goal by this time next year if I keep going...even at the slow pace I've been going, I could be 150 lbs. by this time next year!!!! Next year is going to come whether I gain or lose, so I might as well do my best and lose, even if it comes off s-l-o-w-l-y as it has been.

I will no longer complain about weeks I maintain or just lose 1, it's better than a gain...that's my attitude for 2006. This is our year ladies!

Theresa

Losing or maintaining is better than gaining so good attitude to have Theresa!

Hey Misty Good to see ya!:carrot:

Melissa- i bet it would help you get started w/ ww. It's a great program - if they had a different leader around here i'd be going for a jump start. I think you are just overwhelmed and being overwhelmd it's hard to focus on YOU. I hope your mom can help out- :hug:

I did get my blog started (thanks to support from you ladies) and even tho i haven't written anything yet I am feeling kinda good as tho I am ready to get inside my head (That could be scary :lol: ) and see if i can pinpoint when & Why my food addiction started- and WHY i can't control it all the time.

Theresa - You CAN do lose that 15 by your B-day!! :carrot: I am hoping my BL book gets here tomorrow so I can check out the eating plan and will def. let you know how it is. I know i love the workout - because it is real -NOT because i love to exercise ;) I really want to lose 15 before Feb 17-
2 pounds a week IS do- able! So with the DVD & the book i am hoping it gives me a kick start!

2 days OP and going for 3!
Have a good night all
Sandi

WW has been the program I have been following (or trying to) since I started trying to lose weight. I know they must have more updated material than I am using and plus I think having to physically show up would give me the boost I need(not to mention an hour break from kids)

Mom is talking about doing a float for the 4th of July parade for her doll dress shop and was talking about dressing us all up as different dolls and I would really like to look cute and not scary as I toss candy out to the kids plus that is a long walk and I don't want it to kill me off. I am just hoping she will agree to it for at least the next couple months. I think if I get back into the swing again I will feel more in control than I do now.
Melissa

What I did today to meet my goals:
1. 30 min. hip hop dance workout
2. 25 min. Gazelle (2 miles)
3. 30 min. strip aerobics
4. 20 min. pilates workout
5. under 1500 calories
6. lots of water

I think I might start listing this every day because it is motivating to see it all out like that, and I will be pushed to have something to list each day. Hope you all don't mind!

Theresa

It's good to see everyone getting it together again.
Today is my first workout session at the training center. It's snowing hard and I'm hoping I can get there. I really need to get moving, not just to lose weight, but to feel stretched out and limber.
Theresa- I think it's a good idea to post your day here. It will be an incentive.
Misty-I was way too fat at 2 weddings this past year, for 2 of my sons. I hate the photos, my dresses, and how I felt, especially next to the size 1 mother of the first bride. So a wedding is a good incentive.
Laura

Congrats on the blog-I think you will find it is going to help alot in the long run.

Doesn't bother me if you post Theresa-whatever works for people is what we need to do.

Hope you are able to make it to the gym Laura-no snow here but lots of rain and gloom.

Mom wasn't adverse to watching the kids so I am just waiting to hear what day she wants to do it. They have alot of different times most days and even though I hate to weight at night, I would do it. I am hoping to start next week for meetings. I actually only had to get up once last night and it was heaven! I also sent an email to the Everett Jaycee's to find out what is needed to get into the parade. My garage will house the float she wants to make. I can always help while kids are napping. I think it will be fun. I always wanted to be in a parade(don't ask me why) and in all my 40+ years never have done it. I think it would be a blast and watch the kids scramble for candy and I think it would boost mom's little business. She didn't do to bad on ebay last year but I want to boost her sales a bit this year if I can.
Happy OP day ladies
Melissa

My workout with a trainer was postponed due to our lovely snow storm till tomorrow AM. I was disappointed, because I really need to get started. I have been in the house since Sunday morning, working from here and getting nutsy. I was willing to brave the snow, but they cancelled.
Food is OP today and that's good.
I've been clicking on the 3FC forum and journals. Some of it helps.
We are working out of town Thursday to Sunday. I dread the restaurants, but I know I can do it.
Laura

Melissa- i hope you get to go- it would be helpful to you. Does your mom just do doll clothes or does she repair and make dolls too? When i worked for the comic store we did parades and it was great! we tossed candy and comics! lots of business after each parade. we'd have people all dressed up as characters and the kids loved it!

Theresa- I think it is good to post your day - it will help keep you on track! I'll love reading it too! may give me a few ideas!
Laura -I am sorrry you got snowed out of your training session. you can handle the eating out! salads and chicken! salads and chicken! I love to read the different posts and i like the forums too-


I was having a wonderful OP day even rode my bike this a.m. - then TOM showed up with NO warning- then i went to work and everything fell apart. A dear sweet man in the congregation had a heart attack this a.m. and passed away.then there is chaos and craziness. and it was so sad as he & his wife were getting ready to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday- there was a big party planned and i had been organizing decorations when i got the call- really hit me hard. His wife was in charge of the 2nd party of the day so i kinda took that over and that's a big to do for Sunday night- so with all the phone calls & stress i kinda munched a bit on some goldfish and ate 2 bananas instead of 1 and ate 2 SF/FF jellos and a SF/FF pudding... not OP but i didn't stuff or eat cookies - so i guess i can justify my eating behavior for today.. I am still under 1600 calories . but i am emotionally drained- part of my job i dislike is having to call and let people know someone has passed away. I always choke up & cry.

have a good night all
Sandi

She makes doll clothes for American girl and other 18" dolls. She never has gotten into the repair aspect although she has bought used dolls and outfitted them. All the proceeds from those go to feed the children and she calls them twice loved tots. She is just so creative! Last time she watched the kids she was thining of a pacifier type toy she would like to make. I wish I had a thimble full of her imagination. I just think it would be a hoot to do the parade. I sent away for a catalogue of float materials.

I would hate having to call people too and give that kind of news. You stayed within calories though so don't be too hard on yourself and TOM is a stinker, especially when he comes unannounced-too rude. I do think Mom is going to watch the kids so I can go to WW meetings so now I just have to nail her down to a day and I will start next week and just try to be careful until then.

Laura you will do fine while you are out of town-you have done it before and it is too bad the weather got in the way of going to the gym today. Better to be safe than sorry. It is hard being cooped up. I am all the time but at least I got the kids here with me, although sometimes it can make me nutty too.
Melissa

Melissa, the float sounds like so much fun...and it gives you something to strive toward. :carrot: here's to getting out of the house without the kids for the WW meetings...hope that really works out for you!

Laura, sorry you got snowed out, but at least it's only postponed until tomorrow, could have been longer, right? I think salads and chicken is a great suggestion for restaraunts on your trip....just be careful with the dressing on salads, they can ruin it. I like to use FF dressing now, but I used to just get it on the side and dip my fork in the dressing, t hen in the salad so I didn't get too much.

Sandi, you did very well for all the stress you were under, on top of TOM, you did wonderful so just move on to tomorrow. TOM is no longer a surprise, you expect him in the morning.

What I did today:

1. 30 min. strength workout
2. lots of water
3. not sure on food, but I think I was under 1600 so should be okay...does that count? :lol:

I ended up at a friends house tonight and we didn't get home until after 8PM. Tyler fell asleep in the car without eating supper and wouldn't wake back up, so I am hoping he will sleep all night and not wake up at some crazy hour demanding food. He is pretty wiped out and played really hard, so hopefully that overrides the hunger I know he must have. I didn't get all my exercise in because we weren't here, but tomorrow is a new day.

My friend has a neighbor who is a hair stylist and we went over there and she got her hair done, and had her eyebrows and moustache area waxed. I am now thinking of having this lady do my hair, she really did a great job with my friend. I don't know what she would charge, but I think I'll find a picture somewhere of what I want and then have my friend ask if she'll do it and for how much. I always just get my hair trimmed and it's always just straight and long and BLAH. I would like to have a really nice cut with an actual style that requires more than washing and drying in the wind as I always do.

Okay, going to bed, night all!

Theresa

Theresa and Sandi- You are both right. I will be a chicken, fish and salad person all weekend.
Saturday night is dinner out on the road with friends who are meeting us. It's also DH's birthday and it's a great big one for him. So I think I will try to eat very little all day, so I can enjoy a nice meal out. I can get fish and a veggie and salad and a piece of bread and taste the cake. I know I can handle this. We are staying in a half way decent hotel Thursday nite and Fri and if there is a treadmill, I'll try to burn a few hundred calories each night. I'm not worried anymore. No food is worth feeling as bad as I do over fat. (silly sentence)
Sandi - sorry about the troubles at work. My brother in law is a rabbi and I know the deaths in the congregation are hard to bear.
Theresa- You are so lucky to have wash and wear hair.
Melissa- I look forward to seeing photos of you, a thin parading lady.
Laura

Laura, I hear that all the time, that I am lucky to have easy hair, but I feel it is so boring and unattractive. I like long, really curly hair, but when I was a teenager I had a spiral perm that looked so good, but it ruined my hair for a long time because it was over-permed and burned it up. Now it is healthy again, but just straight, long...BLAH, just all one length hanging there :yawn: it's boring.

Doing good today, got 3 miles in on the gazelle, and did it in 41 min., it usually takes me a bit over 44 min. Going to do my strength training next.

I watched Oprah yesterday at my friends, and Dr. Phil today while on the gazelle, and both had women who lost a lot of weight and had all this loose skin hanging all over them. It has me worried that might happen to me. I keep checking to see if anything is loose and i think, at least so far, my only problem might be on the bottom pouch of my tummy, that's been loose hanging since I had Allie. Everything else seems just fat but firm. This is going to worry me to death because I am positive I cannot afford surgery to remove it! Anyone else concerned about this?

I will say that both women had lost a lot more weight than I have, and Dr. Phil also had another lady that had lost over 100 lbs. and didn't have the loose skin. The one on Oprah lost over like 200 or 300 pounds and the one on Dr. Phil lost just over 160 lbs....so maybe it's only if you start way high like that? I had 108, so maybe my issue won't be as big??

Kayelle...give us the scoop on this...any loose hanging skin???

Theresa

Part of the reason they get that is that they lost the weight really really fast and the skin didn't get a chance to shrink with the weight loss. Most people with gastric bypass have that problem because the weight falls off at a rate that the rest of the body can't keep up with it. I have some loose on my tummy too between kids and major surgery I had at 24 so I think I will save pennies maybe for a tummy tuck someday-still haven't decided. I think with the way we are all losing our weight, it should be ok. I didn't notice looseness on BL either but they did alot of excersize and ate right too.
Melissa

hi again everyone! happy new year! it's so great to have the holidays behind us and now there is no excuse to not be op :) i tried to catch up on the posts but all that really sticks in my mind is that nasty wal-mart incident -- omg!!! i can't believe they would do that!
as far as the loose skin is concerned, i think it is just totally random. they say it is based on pounds lost and age, but i have only lost about 50 and am 25, but i still have it. it's nasty. yuck.
i just started my new job and it's terrific. i am so glad to have something useful to do. i think i am really going to enjoy it because my coworkers seem really nice and coffee is my one true love anyway. but it may be rough on the old diet because part of my job is pairing pastries with coffees and how else to do that except by tasting? lol! i could have gone my whole life not knowing chocolate pairs perfectly with cafe verona ;) i am still waiting to find a good match for broccoli.
also i'm pretty excited because my brother is coming to visit today for a week and a half. i just saw him in texas, but he decided he needed a break from all the craziness there. his friends are totally nuts -- they seem to think hitting up on girls, getting drunk and starting fightings, then getting locked up is totally normal. he is not into that kind of thing at all but apparantly decent folks his age to hang out with there are hard to come by.

Welcome back and I am glad you had a good time and like your new job. The only thing I can possibly offer is that when I worked at subway many years ago, I loved subs-after a month, I was giving them to my daughter or sending them in hubby's lunch. I still don't eat them very often. I hope you have a great time with brother visiting too. When you find a good match for broccoli-please share with the group-lol. I have always wondered why those things that benefit our bodies the most is the least appealing thing to eat. I guess that is a question for God when I get to heaven which I probably won't care anymore.
Melissa

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

I know, I'm late! Good to see everyone setting realistic goals for the new year! I'm not setting anything in stone except to keep on losing. It has taken me a year and a half to lose almost 50 lbs, I just want to lose the next 50 a little faster!!!!!!(OKAY, A LOT FASTER!! :p )

I have been so busy since Christmas, I don't think I've posted since then? I remember telling about my in-laws though! While they were here they were sick, when they left, it stayed here. My hubby, 5 yo, and brother-in-law all got it:mad: The Tuesday after Christmas my mom flew in from Seattle, then Wed morning my daughter flew back to Seattle and we came home from Reno. My mother has had 3 heart attacks, has emphysema, asthma, and anything else you can think of! She has been on oxygen 24/7 since August and takes lots of medicines! Wakes up in the middle of the night coughing so bad and breathing so hard, it scares me! I haven't hardly slept in the week she has been here, and she doesn't leave until Tuesday morning. I feel bad cause I really want her to go home so my house can get back to normal(normal as it is anyway:dizzy: ) and I would like to get some sleep! Is that terrible? I feel terrible!

I haven't been to Curves at all, wiegh and measure is tomorrow, so I might go in when Caitlyn and Harley get home from school. My younger sister(the one on drugs leaves her 4 1/2 yo with my mom all the time, I don't want to leave McKenna and Sam with her alone? What if something happens? My dad told me that mom is to have NO stress, my kids should be named STRESS!

Well, I better go. Caitlyn and Harley have appointments to get thier hair cut after school. I did get my hair done before Christmas, it turned out really nice!

See ya'll later!!
Kathy

So glad everyone is back.
I saw a trainer this AM and she showed me a bunch of stretches, a few machines and some weight lifting positions. It felt good. I am in really bad shape, but I am optimistic because I know changes come fast when you work out. Unfortunately I can't go again till Monday because we are workingThursday-Sunday.
I like the training center because it's very laid back, no one is cutesy, everyone is in sweats, and the music is ok.
Food is good too.
Laura

:wave: Hi everyone! It's good to see all of us back and ready to go after the holidays. So far I am 4 days OP WHOO-HOO!!! My scale is showing 3 pounds down but I am not counting it until I weigh on Sunday. If it is still gone by then I will count it. Went to the Dr today, his scale weighed me 9 pounds heavier then at home and when I got off I noticed that the needle wasn't on zero. Of course the very skinny nurse looked at me like I was crazy when I pointed that out. They also measure height wrong, have me 2 inches shorter than I am. It just bugs me that they don't seem to care.

When it comes to loose skin, the biggest factors are age, genetics, and how long a person was overweight. The longer the skin has been streched the less elasticity it has. I have a skin roll on my tummy already from the weight I have lost. One other factor is how fast the weight is taken off. That's why people who had gastric surgery tend to have a lot of loose skin all over. I think there is a faq or forum here at 3fc that talks about this.

Just my 2 cents!!!

I have a great feeling about this year. For some reason I feel calmer about dieting this time around. Last night at work they had onion rings which I truly love. My hand started reaching out automatically, then my brain kicked in and I asked myself, did I really want to blow a whole day OP for just a few seconds of taste?? I resisted those evil little rings and got a salad instead. LOL!! We have a lot of candy left from the holidays, about 4 boxes of truffles (everyone gives them to my DH because he is crazy over them.) I put them in a container in his closet and so far have been able to stay out of them.

My challenge to myself for this month is to start drinking more water-- a tough one for me--and to exercise more. Time constraints make the exercising hard but I am really going to try.

I was wondering if we were going to start back with the group challenges? They were very helpful when we were doing them, I guess because of the accountability involved.(Don't want to let the group down!!)

Okay---really long post---sorry guys.

Have a great week, I'll try to post more often this year. Did I just make yet another resolution?? Got to keep track of these things.

Suzette

Suzette is right. We haven't set a challange yet. I love the non scale victories. How about a NSV everyday this month, even if it means repeating one. For example, not touching those onion rings, or exercising even when tired, or standing up for someone.
what do yo think?
Laura

I think the NSV challenge is a good one to start the year out with. Today mine would be walking/jogging in place for 15 min. to round out my last workout to a complete hour...when I really wanted to quit and go take a bath.

What I did today toward my goals:
1. 45 min. fat burning pilates workout
2. 6 miles on gazelle
3. 15 min. walk/jog in place
4. 50 minutes jumping on trampoline with kids

I didn't count calories today because the choices are slim around here right now. Tomorrow is grocery shopping day, but I don't know how much I can spend because we have bills and it will be a low paycheck for us. Hubby was home last week and I got lots of time with him, but unfortunately I have to trade part of our $$ for that time :cry: I hate his job.

Okay, enough of that! It was a very productive day as far as exercise goes, so hopefully I'm okay.

Suzette--they didn't fix the scale when you pointed it out? They really should be worried about those things...it's their job! I feel very positive about this year as well. I am not fad dieting or taking diet pills or try to wish and dream the pounds away. I'm not setting resolutions, but just continuing the process of getting healthier. I have never made it this far and at this point everything is habit and routine, just my lifestyle now so it is a very different feeling of hope and accomplishment that I have not had in previous years. Yes, it is a great feeling not only to want to lose weight but already know you can do it and you ARE doing it...isn't it great?

Laura, it's okay you can't go back until Monday, because I'm sure some of what the trainer showed you can be done while on your trip, right? Even if there isn't a gym where you stay, you could do lots of things in your hotel room. Jumping jacks, running/walking in place, push-ups, other moves, I bet she showed you some good ones! I like to do push-ups on the wall, they kill.

Kathy, I am sorry about your mother and all the other family issues. At least it is all behind you now...it is, right? :lol: you deserve a break! I know you feel terrible about wanting your mom to go, but you really are not a bad person. It is hard to have your life rearranged by other people, esp. when it's someone with problems that make us sad and worried. Besides not getting much sleep, I am sure being so close to her and hearing the problems stressed you emotionally. You just needed a break and some relief and there's nothing wrong with that. :hug: you're not a terrible person.

Cadwell, enjoy your brother while he's visiting! Can you get a decent guess at how many calories you might take in sampling, then lower your calorie intake some for the days you do that? Another thing is to commit to just one small nibble each time, and not eating the entire thing for each sample. Just enough to taste and move on. It sounds like an awesome job though! Be careful during TOM, cravings might really get ya!

Melissa, I am not sure I want any type of surgery, even a tummy tuck. I am horribly scared of needles and surgeries like that terrify me. I have heard so many stories of people getting messed up as well, a lot of doctors do it and are not properly trained, etc. I'd be afraid of getting one of those, esp. since I would never be able to afford a really good surgeon.

Theresa

It is so nice to have us here again. Still no Melra though and it has been an age since she was here. I hope she is ok.

As much as I abhore surgery(I have had many things removed) I will definately get a tummy tuck. In one of my surgeries they cut me vertically instead of horizontally and just killed the stomach muscles and when I had lost a bunch of weight before in my 30's, it was just ugly and I never wanted anyone to see it. I may let them put my bosom back too where it belongs while they are at it. They have in Seattle a couple of top notch surgeons. I live close to a huge metropolis so I can get quality care if I want it. I wouldn't go to anyone here in Everett even though we are pretty big city. I would have made an issue out of changing the scale and height too. So many things hinge on that information and it is their job to care.

I found out that Katy will be released sometime tonight. She does have two more court appearances this month and I just hope to Hanna she goes to them. David is still in jail and will remain there. His bail is 10,000. Michelle never went to go see her yesterday like she was supposed to and that irritates me to no end. If she had, Kate would have had a warm safe place to be tonight. I guess she is going to some friends house but I am not sure that is a good place for her to be. Katy said she is going to see Michelle tomorrow so hopefully Michelle can get her placed-I truly hope so. It is looking like she is really prego again and I just don't know if I could take on another baby. It makes me feel selfish to feel that way-it is my grandchild but I do have limitations on what I can do.
Melissa

WHOO HOO :carrot: We are all back on OP :carrot:

Candace -I agree with Melissa- you will hate the pastries after a while- there are certain foods I can't eat after being a waitress years ago. you'll never see me in a Burger King EVER. But i am glad you like your job. Umm broccoli & maybe a light mocha frapp- no whipped cream??

Laura -I am glad you got to the gym. and i am glad it isn't a cutsey place!

Loose skin may just be a part of life.. i am gonna take my chances- i can always hide it somehow! I've had practice hiding flab for years so can't be too hard. OOO Straight hair! I am jealous- when the humidity is high ( as it always is in FL I turn into a poodle) No matter what i do i have a mop for hair. it's almost time for a cut. Theresa- you made me laugh so hard on the TOM shows up in the a.m. it really made me feel better! and wall push ups rock!!!!!:carrot: !

Suzette- i am calmer too so far. I think it is the support here and knowing i am not alone in my struggles. I agree a challenge will be good- I know Theresa and I are aiming for 15 down in Feb . but i like Lauras idea of every day posting a NSV. and don't get me going on DR.'s scales- i see 3 different dr.s and each ones scale is different by 5-6 punds! one takes off for clothes and shoes -2 don't and they always weigh me heavier. :mad: of course wearing big old sneakers are gonna add at least a pound..and i always throw a fit about height! when one is only 4'10" like me every half inch counts!

Hey Kathy- I wouldn't feel bad at all wanting mom to go home so you can get back to normal.. and i agree- i want to lose the weight faster this year.

Melissa- i was asking about doll repair as i have 3 beautiful dolls that are over 100 years old and in need of a bit of repair work- i thought maybe I had found someone i could trust with them to fix them up. :D ! my MIL had an old doll and they lost it on her when she sent it to them. I hope Katey can get herself together. and don't feel bad abouit maybe saying no to another child- there is more than 1 person involved in making a baby and unless the other grandparents are bad people (or dead) they should help out too. Boob job would be on my list before a tummy tuck..of course i am still getting from hubby- are they gonna get smaller and i say i hope so & he pouts...MEN.

today was not an OP day- i overate all the way around
Ievenateonechocolatecookie. I didn't exercise- i drank diet coke instead of water and if i could have mugged the youth guy and took his fries i would have eaten them too. yeah it was a day. no excuses- it just started out bad and it went down hill all the way. and the bad? or good ?? part of it is I accept I was not OP, it's not bothering me right now and tomorrow i am back OP.

well i just found out they are having a bday party for me at the inlaws this weekend.. not sure if that is good or bad..good cause i like PRESENTS! bad cause they will have CAKE .

oh I ramble too much - sorry! just in a mood i guess!
My NSV for today I only ate 1 cookie and not the whole box
See ya'll tomorrow!
Sandi

lol sandi.. i worked at burger king for two weeks a few years back and i still won't eat there. no part of mayo should be yellow. not that burger king is op or anything. my brother is dying to go to in-n-out though.. that will be a struggle for me because i red-heart in-n-out. of course the only op thing they have is diet coke. very simple menu, which is one of the things that makes it so great. if i ever leave ca, i won't miss the beach, the weather, or disneyland. i will miss in-n-out. i already do, danged diet!
can't say i have an nsv for yesterday.. i succumbed to every temptation :(