Hope the middle of the week is great for all of us. This is the day before Thanksgiving which means most of us are starting to prepare for the 'feast'. Let's try to remember that we can enjoy our favorites on this special day...but... we need to keep our portion sizes in the fore front of our minds.

Sherri, I wanted to make sure that I wished you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY before I left. I won't have access to a computer till Sunday. Even though it is 'traditional' to have a cake, you really don't have to. I don't anymore.....just don't need one more temptation in my life. How about a beautiful fruit salad instead?? Gee, that sounds really good right now! I'm so glad that your uncle is doing better. It is a scarey feeling to be on a vent and most people 'fight' them. Lot's of time when they start getting weaned off, they panic when they feel like they can't breath and the machine isn't quite ready to give them a breath. I KNOW how stressful hospital life and very ill relatives are on us. My eating is just like yours right now. I'm having a terrible struggle and my pants are soooo tight. Everyone says to relax, take deep breaths, but that is easier said than done. When I talk to God and allow him to take some of my burden, I feel better. He does help us....allow him to help you. Take care of yourself......

Must go, so much to do. Here are some {{{{{{VIBES}}}}}} to get you over the 'hump day'. I hope to feel some jolt me everyday while I am gone!!!! Have a great one and don't forget to try drinking a glass of water to help fill you up before you eat.....and.....portion control,

TOPS Hugs,
Summer

Thanks to you all for the well wishes
My first day went fine and I am sure if I can handle today that i will be fine LOL, I work from 9-10 today so we will see how I handle 13 hours and then over the weekend I will work both jobs so it may be 14 or more those days, So please remember to pray for me girls, I am SO not used to this , But the money will sure help for the holidays, after two weeks though it wont be as rough on me.

Keep up the great work girls and know I am still rooting for you in your corner!!!!

Hi Everyone,

Sherri....Hope you have a Happy Birthday tomorrow. No, my birthday has never been on Thanksgiving. I believe that the 22nd is the earliest that Thanksgiving can be since its always the 4 th Thursday of the month. I wish that we celebrated Thanksgiving earlier, like Canada does. It seems that the holidays are too close together. We want to cook and make delicious meals at Thanksgiving, then its cookies and parties for 3 week before Christmas.
Summer is right! We have to watch our portions. I love baking cookies and sitting down with a cup of tea and a cookie. But I know that if I have them in the house, I will eat too many. If I don't watch it, I gain weight really fast. I guess most of us do.


Summer..Hope you have a good time at your MIL's. Thanks for all the good advice that you give us.

CC.... I like your user name, Flatlander, and I know what you mean about the flat land being a big change. I grew up in the mountains and when we moved to FL, I had never seen so much flat land. Florida does have some rolling hills over in the central part, but here on the east coast, it's flat. How did your weigh-in go last night?

Christie...Glad your job went well yesterday. Sounds like you are really going to busy for the next few days.

I typed all of this in and then realized I had put it under "new thread" instead of "new reply". Thank goodness for 'copy and paste.

Hope you all have a good day and a Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Nita

P.S. Sherri.....I'm glad to here that your Uncle is doing better.

Hi everybody! My weigh in went well -2.5,
2 more lbs to -65. (My chapter does things in 5 lb increments.)

I have to share a downer thing with you girls tho. One woman said I should not be allowed to compete in anymore contests, or that a non CC catagory be set up so others could win. Our leader brushed it under the carpet and it wasn't discussed any further, but I felt sooooooooooooooooo crappy. I am thinking of only weighing in from now on. Then I can still have that accountability that I need and I can avoid the BS. Definately got no positive vibes last night. Still licking my wounds today.

Can always count on an up voice in this crowd, thank you everybody!

Sherri- Happy Bday!!

Hope you have a great Thanksgiving, I am thankful such super people meet here!

Pouring my heart and soul into return {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
to you all. (did you feel those everybody?)

CC

CC,

First of all I want to congratulate you on your great success on your weightloss journey. That was not right for that comment to be made about you not getting anymore prizes or awards. The only reason that they said that is because they are jealous of all your accomplishments. You are an inspiration to us and they should look at it like that also. Your leader should have defended you and that wasn't fair either. I would say that you should keep going and you know what? If they really wanted the prizes then they should work harder like you do to try to beat you out for the prizes. Obviously they are not working as hard as you are. You deserve all the praises and compliments you can get. You have worked very hard to get to where you are and NO ONE can take that away from you. Go there and hold your head up high and accept anything that you get with pride and just give them all a huge grin. Don't let them put you down for all your success. You are doing an awesome job and don't let anyone make you feel any less for it. Here are some extra vibes to get you through. You are an inspiration to me because I know that if you can do it then I can to when I put my mind to it. They need to work for the praises and until they do that they won't get anything and you DESERVE everything you get. You earned the rewards by putting your heart and soul into your journey and if they are going to succeed then they need to do that to. But they will always be where they are if they don't try. So just because they are jealous of you don't drop out.

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Did everyone hear those all over the world? I hope so.

Summer,

Thank you for the birthday wishes. You are right I don't need cake that is for sure. Enjoy the time with your family while you are together until heather has to go back to school. Make every min count because I have realized how short life really is in the past couple of months and with my uncle in the hospital so suddenly and all. Have a great thanksgiving and I will be thinking of you. You will get a lot of exercise to work off your dinner raking those leaves.

Christie,

I will be praying for you girl. Working all those hours it sure is a big difference to go from being home everyday to not being there at all. I wouldn't want to be working those long hours. So if you can get through this weekend then you will be fine. Hopefully the hours will slow down for you. Don't forget you and your plan. You will be a kops again soon and I will be there with my waterbottle to cheer for you girl.

Nita,

You are right they should have thanksgiving earlier (then it wouldn't end up on my birthday)
Just watch the portions like summer said and you should be fine. Keep up the great work and have a great holiday. I love my mom's choc. chip cookies and I can't get enough of them. I don't buy the junk for the house either because I will eat it. So if it isn't here then I can't eat it right.LOL

I am going out to lunch today for my early birthday with my friend and second mom. So I have to get back to work here so I can finish before we go she has my daughter today for me so I can get my work done.

Everyone have a great thanksgiving and we all have so much to be thankful for. I know I am thankful for this board and all the great people on it. I don't know what I would do without you all. You are a great support team. We would make one heck of a chapter wouldn't we. Too bad we all live so far away.

Keep up the great work everyone. I have weigh in tonight because we don't have a meeting tomorrow. So I plan on having a loss next week. I know I will have a gain tonight and I don't want to see the scale climb any higher then it already is but the damage is done. So I can look to next week for a loss and a charm for a holiday loss.

Take care everyone

And God Bless

Sherri

Hey all,

I am so happy. I can't believe I did it. I had a 3/4 lb loss tonight. Must be all the exercise paid off. That made my night for sure.

Sherri

Way to GO SHERRI!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOWOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy for you!! I know it is those {{{{{{{vibes}}}}}}
They found you and worked their magic.

Thank you for such an upbeat, thoughful reply to my little burst of self pity. I just got so homesick and blue for a moment that I let it really get under my skin. I am over it now, and your words really helped. This group really would kick butt as a chapter!

I also got a call from another lady who has been a member of our chapter forever, she said not to worry, those sentiments were NOT echoed by our group and if it was brought up again she would recommend a new award, the "Sore Loser Award".
Can you imagine getting up at a meeting to accept one of those?

My taste doesn't lean towards revenge, but that made me laugh all afternoon.

Thanks again for your wonderful kindness, I will take your advice and hold my head up high.

You guys are the best!

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Hope everybody got a good dose of those,

CC

Hi!
I was just going to read as I didn't think I would have time to respond. BUT I can't keep my mouth shut! CC, you might take a copy of the TOPS rules and just hand it to the lady who brought you down! Some people have no tact and no sense! I'm sorry that should not have been swept aside! That is definitly NOT the TOPS way. However you might take the lady's advise and suggest a 'Sore Loser Award' and recommend that they start with 'someone' with a negative attitude. YOU JUST KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! You need to stay for the meetings, Don't let her keep you from getting the support from other members.

Sherri, way to go girl! I'm proud that you had a good loss. By the way, Happy Birthday!!!


Christi, Our prayers are with you.

I have my part of the dinner ready to take to my daughter's tomorrow. I baked a turkey, made a brocolli salad and made 4 chocolate pies. And I have stayed op! I hope I can do as well tomorrow!

I wish you all a very Happy Holiday and a very good day. We need to stop and give thanks for all our blessings, not just tomorrow, but each day!

Love to all,
Mickey

I just had to report that I made it I worked 12.75 hours today total and I am still standing LOL, please continue to pray for me on Friday though on account of that is my 13 1/2 hour day...then after that it wont be so bad BIG TOPS HUGS to you all