hi meowee :wave: sorry for my unpredictable pattern! my moods been pretty unpredictable lately and when im feeling rubbish i just dont wanna chat.
i like peanut butter on toast too but i just cant stop at 1slice! :o

hi michelle :wave: when the weathers like this i wish i could go out in tiny skimpy clothes like the tiny skinny girls walking about in bikinis:mad: but the clothes are getting smaller, went shopping last week and found i had gone down a size in tops and bottoms are feeling looser am having to wear a belt but next size down is too small:D

hi :wave: to the new people who have joined while iv been away!

im off to bed, catch u gals tomorow :hug:

I have been away for way too long. Just been in a slump and tired of it. I hope everyone is doing okay. I'll go back and try to catch up on at least five pages or so. I'm really going to make an effort to stop isolating myself and posting more. When I isolate, I use food for comfort.

RYANMI -- I have changed my avatar now a couple of times, and it has stayed the correct size, so I don't know what happened with it before.:?:

LINDA -- I'm having a hard time getting used to the way I look right now, because I feel that my face just looks so fat, but I guess it is what it is and I just need to get this weight off!:o

LIZA -- I also hate seeing all the skinny girls run around in the summer with really cute clothes on, because I keep wearing mainly the same old clothes year round.:(

TRACEY -- I'm so glad to see you back! I have had many downer days here lately, but I do feel better when I come here and talk with people!:hug:

tracey, iv been doing the same thing myself :(
michelle, i see you're still playing wiv your new camera!

Howdy gang!! Well I am home and glad to be here! Flights were okay, still a little bumpy and when i came into midway we were just about on the ground and sharply turned back up again. I hate to fly in the first place and the pilot saying it wasn't safe to land didn't sit well with me at all, but better safe than sorry.

It was hard leaving my daddy knowing he would end up spending his first father's day without a father basically alone. HE went from house full of people to no one but mom. Plan on calling but that's just not the same. At least we will be back up there in two weeks! Especially since that time we will have the kids there too. I am going to try to do some quick personals since i need to be getting ready for church!

Tracey, SO GLAD TO SEE YOU!!! sorry to hear you have been bummed, it goes around here alot! We are women and that happens! That's what we are here for to support each other through it! Never hesitate to lean on us! This group has helped me through many a rough time!

Louie, WELCOME!!!!! Gret group here and yes i am a splenda fan as well. I am trying to work on the theory that too much of anything is not good but splenda has become a great substitute for me. Sweet tooth is a generational thing for me goes WAY BACK, and has been extremely difficult to fight. Since finding splenda i am much easier to live with.

Ryanmi - love the pic! Always great to have a face with the name. My aunt lives in chicago and she was shocked when i checked the temp on the computer and told her she would be going back to hotter temps than she had been in in PA!! She lives in Hoffman Estates, do you know where that is? My layover in chicago's midway was nice, very clean airport!

Linda, i agree about tina i was thinking about her on the plane ride home and wondering what could be keeping her gone for so long!!! Does anyone have any kind of other contact info for her. Hope it is just and extended computer crash and we will see her again soon. I loved the lemon jello recipe you gave and i will definitely be trying it soon!

Tricia - WELCOME!!!!! you will be glad you joined, lots of helpful info and wonderful support!

Michelle - glad to hear your spirits are beginning to lift. Amazing how sore the WATP stuff can make you isn't it. Keep at it and i am sure you will work out the kinks quickly. Actually i was jealous looking at your picture thinking how thin your face looks!!

Liza - yes you were missed!!! glad to see you are back, yes the hot weather just seems to remind me even more how much weight i have to lose. there is always someone in a skimpy outfit running around looking cooler than i feel! Anyway hope getting back in with the crowd will lift your spirits and keep you going!

Well ladies gotta run, kids need breakfast and i can't go tot work in just my panties!!!! HOpe ya'll have a great day! Erin

Hi everybody . . . looks like we are finally going to be getting some hot weather :( Guess I'd better break out my 'skimpy' clothes . . . which, in my case, means a top with short sleeves instead of long sleeves . . . :lol: One woman's bikini is another woman's caftan. ;)

Hi . . . Liza . . . :hug: We understand how you feel, girl, but drop in and vent to us and you'll probably feel a big bunch better for it. Isolating yourself will only make you feel more punky.

Hi . . . Tracey . . . :hug: Right you are. The more you post, the better you'll feel. Isolation always seems to lead directly to the refrigerator.

Hi . . . Michelle . . . :hug: Oh you are such a silly. You look great to everyone but yourself. Look at those cheekbones, girl.

Hi . . . Erin . . . :hug: Glad you made it back safely. Know it was hard to leave, but think how pleased your Father will be to see all of you again so soon.

Nothing too much going on for me this weekend. As mentioned, the weather is starting to break out in "hot" although we still have a nice breeze, but you can sort of feel the humidity rising as we speak.

Have a great day, gang. Keep moving and shaking and heading in the downward direction. See you all really soon. :carrot:

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening !!!

I am on the run, but just wanted to say :wave: to everyone and hope that you have a great day.

I will be back later for personals. Until then keep on keeping on !!!

Hi all! Thought I'd check in and see if everyone is having a good day. We've had a great Father's Day so far. Went to church, lunch, and then to see "Cars". I highly recommmend it to anyone who hasn't seen it. It's really cute! Oh, and I woke up this morning and the scale was down another 1/2 pound. That makes 2.5 since last Monday....I wonder if by tomorrow I can make it 3! Not a bad first week, I think.

One problem I've noticed I've been having. Anytime I think I've had something "bad" to eat I'm afraid I'll wake up the next morning and find the scales are back up... I felt this way when I had a piece of lasagna for dinner the other night (only 1 piece...but I wanted way more!) and this afternoon after the movie...when I had a little bit of my husband's popcorn. I've got to get out of that mindset and realize that by eating in moderation....and eating skinny person portions....I will not be able to maintain the weight I was. You have to eat a lot to maintain that weight! haha Has anyone else had these fears?

Have a great day!
Tricia

Hey Ladies, sorry about being away all weekend but I was at Mom's and I get so caught up with everything there I just run out of time for posting, but I wont be going to mom's for a couple of weeks and will definitely be here more.

I havent caught up on all that was posted over the weekend cause I have a bunch to do this evening but I wanted to say welcome to Loui and Tricia. I will get my personals in tomorrow morning.

The scales were not so nice this week but i really didnt expect it(I wasnt very good this weel). I didn't gain anything but there was no loss either.

I am completely off of jury duty now also so it will also help with having time to be able to post.

Well I got to get for now but tomorrow things will be back to normal and maybe I will have and idea for the challange I suggested.

Howdy all-

I decided I'd better figure out how to get a ticker going, since I'm off the meds in a few days, and then am getting back to this for real-not that I haven't been so far, but it's more maintaining than anything-which is all I can really hope for with steroids! It took forever, but this blonde finally figured out how to set the silly thing...we'll see what happens when I have to change it ( notice I said when, not if :) )

Hope everyone had a great Sunday- it rained on and off here all day. I just got some new patio furniture, and my patio is covered, so I sat outside for a bit and watched the rain...I was hoping for a miracle "cooling off" shower, but no such luck! :(

Anyway, I brought some work home with me, so I am getting to it! Have a great evening all...

Hi Everyone! Gone for a couple of days and we have two new people join our group, AWESOME!!! I had a very busy and still stressful weekend. The car show was great, weather was great and I was able to be under a tent for the weekend, so I didn't burn.:cool: Good news is that hubby and I won $200.00 in the raffle. Bad news is that FD is still a pain and made my weekend stressful!! Got a new FD on Thursday and thought things were going well till I went into my sewing room this afternoon. The smell just about knocked me for a loop and things had been moved around. The new FD threw-up on my computer desk, printer, wall, carpet and hubby car parts and never said anything. I was:tantrum: . On top of that, I noticed the new cans of can air were no where to be found where I had them and the straw for one was near the puke.
I think she was huffing, but she says no and I can't prove it. I reported the problem, locked my room and all aerosol cans up. Tomorrow I need to get up there when I get home and air the room out so my fabric doesn't smell. Going to either walk or mow my stress away. Going out to the back pasture and have a good scream sounds good also. LOL

Erin...So glad to hear you had a safe flight home. How are your children feeling?

Ryanmi...Love your picture!! Glad to hear you are on your last round of steroids.

Louie...:welcome: Nice to have a rooster in the hen house. Look forward to getting to know you. I'll be here for a while myself, since I have lots to loose.

Robbin...Glad jury duty is behind you. Congrats on staying the same. Sending the fairy fat mother your way.:wizard: Hope she sprinkels a little fat reducing dust on you.

Tricia...:welcome3: Look forward to getting to know you as well. Splenda is a wonderful alternative to sugar. I try to use it in my baking and have had good results.

Michelle...Sorry your hip joints are hurting, but WTG on doing your WATP's.

Liza...Yes you were missed.:hug: Now stay away from the ice cream and BBQ!
Great job on getting into a smaller top. Won't be long Liza and you will be in smaller pants as well.:carrot:

Tracey...Honey, we are here for you, you do not need to do this alone. Please check in every day if you can. We can do this together.:hug:

Hey gang, the other thing that happen today, was I went and lite a candle in my sewing room and caught my shirt on fire.:fr: :flame: . How stupid is that!!
It couldn't of been an everyday shirt, but one I wear to church. Melted a hole the size of a half dollar in it.:tantrum:
See ya tomorrow.

Cheryl

Morning Glories! Well as you can see I moved the ticker again. Scale has been a little testy and actually weighed 259.9 two times in a row but didn't want to move the ticker that low just yet. The 260.4 is kind of an average of what I have been getting. Anyway, down is down and I am glad! I hope my husband had a good father's day. We went to his grandparent's for lunch and his mom actually went out of her way to see to it that I had the kinds of food i need to be eating, really shocked me. Anyway, if i could just get hubby eating the same way i would have really accomlished something. There were compliments on how well i was doing but of course quickly followed by shy am i not making hubby do it too. To which i answered, he is a grown man and i can't MAKE him do anything. Oh well. Time will tell, I can tell he is feeling the urge more and more but just can't get fully dedicated yet. Kids start swim lessons today and seem to be feeling a little better so i guess we are going to take them. Hubby is supposed to be working out while they do their lesson so we'll see.

Okay enough about me---

Tricia - yes i always have that fear that if i just get slightly out of line it will all fall apart. After a lifetime of overeating and bingeing and watching the scales climb on a daily basis it has been very hard for me to change the mind as well as the body. It does get better though and the small increases here and there that we know are coming really don't hurt so bad after while. I try to keep the weekly big picture in mind and focus on the fact that we are all human and no one can be perfect!

Robbin - busy girl! Hope you had a good time with your mom and looking forward to hearing more from you. No up is a good thing the down will come again soon!

Ryanmi - tickers can be such a challenge sometimes! Looking forward to seeing it moving down! Did you get your work done?

Cheryl - WOW have you had a funfilled weekend! Haha! Congrats on the raffle win, but hate to hear you will be spending it on cleaning up the room. Foster parenting is such a challenge!!! I admire you for taking it on! Sounds like this one is really going to test you. My kids are better but still cranky when they want to be. My daughter has had this funky eye thing for a long time and it is really flared up again. The chlorine from the swimming will either make it better or worse but we are to see the doctor this week about it so we'll see. Thanks for asking about them. Sorry about the burned shirt! Nothing makes me more made that ruining something i really like to wear. I bet with your sewing skill though you could fix it and no one will know!

Well gang, off to torture folks! hope ya'll have a great day and I will try to check in later on! Anyone heard anything from Tina yet?????

First official week
 

Down 3 pounds! That feels really great!

Wow, this is really a friendly group. Thanks for all the nice hellos. Can't wait to get to know you all better (and be able to remember who is who!).

Cheryl....sorry about your shirt! Reminds me of when my DD (8) bent down to blow out a candle in our living room. She caught her hair on fire! I had a notebook in my hand so I started hitting her on the head trying to put it out...and she was running and crying because she thought I was mad at her for blowing out the candle (I guess since chasing her and beating her in the head is my normal way of handling my anger with her....???what's up with that???hahaa) and DH walks into the room and has no idea what's going on...but that it's funny. Anyway, the fire is out and I am hugging her telling her why I was hitting her on the head with my notebook...then she gets hysterical because her hair was on fire and DH helped out royally by mentioning the smell. I swear, sometimes he's perfectly witless and she's perfectly hormonal! (Is that possible at 8?) Anyway, no harm no foul...her hair is so darn thick that no one would ever see the part we had to cut away. Just got her some cute layers!

Later ladies!
Tricia

Safety Advice
 

Morning Kids...:wave:

Just checking in here, and after reading these stories of fire mishaps, I feel compelled to remind us all of the great Dick VanDyke, and his commercials regarding fire safety??? :hb: :flame: :bomb: :smoking: You know...


Just in case someone else comes in contact with fire anytime in the future! :cool: :D

Hee hee hee...Happy Monday!!!

Hello Ladies,

Louie - I think your first post must have been at the same time I posted on Friday because I had not notice yours until I came back on Sunday night, Sorry.

Ryanmi - I am excited for you that this is your last pack of steroids, I have never been on them myself but I have a 12 year old son that has to take them off an on because of his asthma and alergies. Everytime he is on them he eats everything in site. I can't get him full on a normal day but to have him on his steroids also ........... wow the kid can eat. Lucky for him he has his dad's metabolisim and is very thin.

Linda -So Alberto was a theif and stole some of your shingles huh? I hate it everytime my husband has to climb up on our roof to fix the shingles. He gets up there and acts like a goof just to see if he can scare me.

Tricia - I think setting your time frame for 2 years was a good idea, it takes the pressure off of you. I know you said you want to loose 120 pounds but you didn't say anything about a mini goal. I think you should set a mini goal. Maybe say you want to get down to only have 99 pounds to loose and so on. I know that by taking it 10 pounds at a time I stay more motivated than I would by looking at the big picture. One of my "sweet fixes" is Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwiches, I don't remember the calorie count but they only have around 2 grams of fat. They are yummy. Also someone here got me started on frozen peaches with fat free cool whip, yum yum.

Liza - I want you to know I did miss you also. The thing is - I mention Tina often because she is the one I started out being "buddies" with and we usually PM every day. I know her a little better than I do everyone else and she has really helped me alot. But anytime one of our group seems to be MIA I notice and miss that person. Please don't feel we didn't miss you.

Michelle - I just noticed you are under the 100 pounds to go mark. Yay!!! For me that seemed the biggest goal reached. And by the way your face does not look fat to me, you want to see a fat face look at my pic. Which I need to be changing that was after only 16 lbs lost, I wonder if it has changed much. Maybe this evening I will take a new pic.

Tracey - It is so good to see you again. I know the last time you popped in you mentioned you didn't want to be a downer all the time but remember we all go through our slumps. Rmember we are all here for you.

Erin - Wow your statement about leaving your daddy really hit me hard. While at my mom's over the weekend my Grandma came over and it was so hard to watch her leave to go home all by herself, my grandpa passed almost 2 years ago and It still bothers me so much that grandma is by herself. I am happy you had a safe trip and are back home. I did not get picked to sit on a jury, my name never got called.

Cheryl - sounds like you had a very mmmmmmmmmm interesting weekend. I hope you get the situation with the new FD settled soon. I think it takes a very special person to foster. I am not sure I could do it. You have my respect for standing up and doing what is needed for children that need a parent. Ok also have to say I am sorry. When I read you caugh your shirt on fire I had a good chuckle. When I was a smoker(just a few months ago) I had a problem with someone turning the flame up on my lighters and always had a problem with burning my hair.

Ok now that I am all caught up I feel so much better. As for the challange I thought maybe we should all set our own mini challange. We each find something we would like to do, and let everyone else know what it is, then we try to do that for 7 days straight. Mine would be to walk at least 15 minutes a day. I know for some that seems like no challange at all but for me it would be. I never get exercise fit into my day. We could all take this week to decide what our challange would be then start on Sunday and go through Saturday. If this doesnt sound good please say so, I will not be offended at all. Just trying to keep things interesing.

Well ladies I got to get to work.