Hi!!! It's early afternoon here and we have nothing to do today!!! Yhink we are just going to play and relax ALL day!! How is everyone doing??? I'm doing pretty good!!! Anyway,catch you later!
W.

wendy glad you had fun at the party. oh your weight loss is going so much better than mine.

this week has been up and down for me. i had dinner out on thurs night and massively overate and then again on friday. had to claw it back saturday and sunday

these new meds are making me very sedated during the day. i am going to switch and take them at night altho i'm not sure that will help as they are sustained release. anyway i am spending so much time in bed at the moment that my activity levels are really down. i do go for my daily walk but not much else. the rest of the day i'm zonked out and sitting or lying down. only been 1 week. sometimes the side effects are worst in first couple of weeks and then ease off. fingers crossed

not sure what i will do today wendy. probably read some more. also i need to tidy and declutter. i just don't seem to be able to get my head clear enough to work out what to do with all the piles

Hi Sweetpea!!! I know what you mean......I seem to have gotten myself into a rut the past couple of days,the meds. I am on have drained me of all energy.I can't seem to get mobile with life. ooohhh this so sucks,but I don't have to energy to do anything about it!! What to do,what to do???
Such is life.....:o :(

that's EXACTLY me. i forced myself to do the dishes and a couple of small things and felt better and then lay down and napped. meant to get up at 2.30 to check out an exercise vid on tv and couldn't get up and fell asleep again until after 3.30pm

now it's sunny and i hope it lasts

Hey,at least you had the energy for that!!! Took all I had to feed, bathe and put Ryan to bed. The dishes can sit in the counter and rot tonight,I'm going to bed. I just feel like I could sleep for a couple days straight,get up, pee and go back to bed for another 2 days,how pathetic is that??? I have to do something about this,it's not fair to Ryan to have a disfunctional mommy.Guess I better get a doctor's appt. set and get checked out......catch you tomorrow,
W.

gnight guys!!

Hey ladies! How is it going? Sorry I was mostly MIA this weekend/late last week. Iowa City was tons of fun, but I kept pretty busy. I really had a great time though!

So, I plan on starting hard tomorrow. I really messed up this past weekend/late last week and I want to get back on track now. That is the goal.

Well, I thought i'd stop in! Talk to you all in the morning!

Ladies,

Glad to see that we're not the only ones getting rain. Had a massive thunderstorm yesterday and got to do the 'lie in bed with a book and coffee' thing that I couldn't do on Tues! The bed is actually a blow-up mattress on the floor, but it's better than nothing!

My weekend eating sucks especially Sundays, but I did try and keep it under control on Sat. Only 4 points over. Even so I managed to lose 200g!!!!! Really frustrates me when that happens, but I do know about the muscle/fat thing and that doing it slowly means it will stay off etc. etc. etc. I did measure myself and I've lost 20cm in total this month (about 8 inches). Today my mom is worried that my pants will fall off!! Something I ate yesterday didn't agree with me so I woke at 3am with vicious cramps. Feel a bit wobbly today, but hope it will pass. Does wonders for flattening your stomach though!!! Told my mom I should have weighed today, not yesterday!

Sweet - Where books are concerned - I read just about anything! It is **** at the moment with all the books packed and I'm nearly finished those I got from the Library! I think the first box to be opened in the new flat will be one with books!! At the mo I'm reading one about Cleopatra (fictionalised), a romance novel (for light relief) and at least one crime book as well. I can't just read one book at a time! Can see myself going down to the bookshop this week and shelling out for one when it gets tough!

Nothing else to say. Glad that everyone had a good weekend.

Meg

Hi All!!! You girls get to do what I love most!!!! Reading that is!!!!! Wish I could find the time to do some of that!

Hi Tessa! Glad to hear you had a good trip,did you send me that postcard??HAHA
I took the weekend off trying to lose weight,and I ate some chips and drank some pepsi but it didn't affect my weight loss so that's ok!!
Hope all is well with you and yours...
W.

Hey Wendy! LOL...nope forgot about the postcard lol! I will get working on that!

Hey meg!

BTW, the sweetest thing happened when I got back lastnight. I gave my key during the weekend to a friend to feed my fish. When I came back I found that my friends had made a bunch of strings of hearts and paper hearts, and they decorated my room. LOL, I about cried it was so nice! :)

i slept fitfully last night but i am going to make an effort to stay out of bed during the day and only sleep at night. not sure how that will go. sleeping away my days isn't doing me any good;)

Tessa glad you enjoyed your weekend away - wow what neat friends you have. you must be really special to have such sweet friends

Wendy - yes a visit to the doc sounds like a good idea. don't worry my dishes had been there a few days :o before i attacked them yday. But i know if i don't make the effort i won't get anything done. the fairies won't do them

Meg i read heaps of books too. esp crime fiction and some self help books too. i am always at the library scrounging for books altho we only have a tiny library locally. you're doing well on weight loss

Hi Tessa! You have wonderful friends!!! You must be a real great friend to deserve that treatment!!!! Glad your back online,I missed you!
I'm off to the store to buy some tapestry thread today. I think this project is going to cost another $60.00, oh well,something to do when I'm bored and lonley!:) See ya!

awwwww...I just have really special friends. You know you have great friends when they stick with you through the good and bad times. Don't know what I would do without them!

Sweet, I kind of have the same problem. I really have a rough time trying to get to sleep ,so then I sleep late into the morning so I get enough. I need to get back on a good sleeping schedual, because I won't always have that opportunity to sleep late... hope you can stay awake today and get a good nights rest tonight!

Wendy, I missed you too! This weekend was nuts, but great! I had a difficult time getting on the computer much.

Still in class...tehehe lol

I think I'm depressed.....:( is that possible???? I don't know the symtoms......Yep, I think I'm depressed:?:

thanks tessa - i hope so too. i have to get my head screwed on while i'm at it. i just don't seem to be able to organise my thoughts very well at the moment and decluttering is beyond me. oh well i will get there

wendy go to the depression threads. they are a separate category. there are lots of articles in the "sticky" section on depression. you may have depression if you have been experiencing the same symptoms for more than 2 weeks. some of your posts do suggest depression as a possibility which is why it is important to see the doc, but also to take care of yourself and try to do stuff anyway otherwise you get into a huge rut and can't get out (speaking from experience here!!!)

Hey girls, I'm not feeling too good. So, if I am not around that is why. I hope all is well, and I'll be back when I can.

(((((((AWWWW TESSA))))))))) Hope you feel better soon,Hun!

G'night ladies,my eyes are buggin' out from doing that needlepoint,time for a rest.
W.

hope you feel better soon tessa! you too wendy

nite

Ladies...

Last day on reception - and had lots of work!! One payment took me two hours to do!!! I took yesterday off from exercise, as I was still feeling a bit shaky. Much better today, but should probably pack tonight. Especially as there's nothing I really want to watch on tv! I'll be away for Thurs and Fri, so I'll be away for a few days.

Sweet - Give it a few days for your meds to come right and just concentrate on eating well, even if no exercise. I've just re-read a book by Martha Beck called 'Expecting Adam' (she is a life coach on Oprah) and it is so inspiring and uplifting! I try to let everyone I know read it. Try to get hold of the Stephanie Plum books, by Janet Evanovich, they are hilarious and also very well written!

Tessa - not good that you're not feeling well. Hope u feel better soon. ((((((())))))!

Wendy - Hope you also feel better soon. Nothing sucks as much as feeling crappy! I'm not a good person to be around when I'm sick as I'm then generally in a foul mood!

Later Ladies.

Meg

hi meg good luck with the move

i've read all the stephanie plum books! and i have read some of martha beck's articles. i like her. but i don't think we have her books here where i live. i've never seen them in the bookstore but i will look there and in the library

i still feel lousy and today's eating was just complete crap. not a good day at all. going to bed soon. hope for a fresh start tmrw

Sweet!! Isn't it awful that the one thing that really makes you feel better is soooo bad for the hips?? (Chocolate!!) I've been trying the Special K bars and they're really quite pleasant. Not chocolate, but sweet and better than nothing! I've been finding that my choice of treats has changed (except durin PMS when ONLY chocolate will do) and I tend to think a lot more about how much I really want something. Does prove that our bodies are really programmed to go for the good-for-you things! Just hang in there and sweat it out, things have GOT to improve soon.

Lots of (((((((())))))))for you.

Good morning! Going to try and make the bast od the day! Hope you are all well!!! Meg,Funny how you say that chocolate is thw only thing that will do foe PMS,for me it is potato chips!!! And alot of them!!:D

yes it is my t.o.m.
it started yday and i have been craving big time.

wendy hooray for you wanting to make the best of the day. me too i have awoken determined to be more onto things today and get stuff done.

meg i have improved a lot of my snacks with more fresh fruit but still some days all i want is chocolate. i go through phases. my current phase is buzz bars. before that pineapple lumps were my craving hehe

:)

Hey eveyone, GOOD NIGHT>
Going to sleep early!!
Hope you feel better tess.

G'night Jazy!! Have a great sleep!!!

Hey Ladies, so sorry I haven't really been around lately. I'm pretty stressed out and got some bad news today. I will try to start coming around a bit more soon. Good night and sweet dreams.

Except you Sweetpea~ I guess it would be what?? Good morning?? Good Afternoon???:D

it's early evening here on the 1st of February

I am on my way out to Toastmasters will pop back later.
Wendy take care of yourself, will see you soon

Ladies....

Back at my old desk...NO PHONE TO ANSWER CONTINUOUSLY!!!! Only bugger is the techie came to work on my computer yesterday and changed all my settings!!! Have now spent about half an hour trying to get everything back!! This is by the people who are supposed to know what they're doing!!!

Wendy - hope things improve soon. ((((((()))))))

Sweet - I do know about the snack thing. I must say that when I'm really gung-ho with the plan I think really hard about whether I want the biscuit or not. Did have a few last night... Will try harder today. Now for the important question - Ranger or Morelli?? Have you ever read Kathy Reichs and Terry Pratchett? Both are top of my fav list and will need a TP fix soon! Glad to know that I've got tomorrow off as the movers coming early - 8:30! Should mean that we'll be in the new place by lunch!! Can't wait for Monday when I only have to get up at 7am for work!!

Let me wonder off and see how the new sec is doing. Will also check in later.

Meg

hehe hard choice but i think i like the mysterious Ranger!!! how about you?

yes i've read Kathy Reichs but not Pratchett. Jillianne Hoffman is good, also Linda Fairstein

Meg what is your eating plan?

Always good to find someone who reads the same books as you do! I must admit that I'm also a Ranger fan - I think he appeals to the bad girl in all of us! Pratchett is an acquired taste, but if you enjoy the slightly obscure, he's the man for you. Most of his books are set on the Discworld, which is flat and rides on the back of 4 elephants, who in turn balance on a turtle! What more can I say.

I'm following weight watchers, but don't attend meetings as that just isn't me! I've just been looking at SBD as well, but not to sure about it. I just have this massive urge to buy a book, ANY book today! (I think that's because all of mine are packed!)

Morning! You ladies are making me jealous!!! If only I had the time to do some glorious reading.....someday soon I hope! How are you all doing today??? I'm ok,but my tiny guy has developed a cold over night and I feel bad for him. He is handling it well though! Better give him some dimtapp now,till later!
W

AFGF is up and running!!!!!
 

Hello ladies, I put up AFGF #15 today,I hope to see you there!! Have a great day!:D

Hey ladies, Im new and looking for ppl to chat with over my weight loss journey. I always tend to get withen 10lbs of my goal weight and slowly start going right back up to where i started. But im tired of it and i feel terrible. Now, i notice that we are chatting about books today? I may not read the same things as you (im 19) but i LOVE to read. Im reading "Alone" by Lisa Gardner, and just finished "In Her Shoes" (which is much better than the movie) and "The Nanny Diaries". Well, i hope to be a part of this support team for a while. Bye!

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Hi brokeneyes!!! Please join us on "looking for a few good friends..15" we will meet you there!! Welcome to our group!
Wendy