[shortstack]

Hi everyone, It's been a couple of days since i've been here. Been busy, plus felt like i didn't have much to say. Been thinking of you all, and I do check the boards.
Linlin-I wondered how you guys figured your temp out, or how we could think of it the way we do here.
Everyone that had a gain this week, Sherri is right. At least you haven't given up, and you are still coming here. I know it can be so hard at times. I find myself praying please God let me have a loss this week, even though sometimes i feel I don't deserve it. She is right it's about choices. There is nothing wrong with us putting our needs first for this. If it means you don't buy something, then you don't buy it. Chances are the family can live without it too. I went to the grocery store, and to Sam's club, (bulk store) yesterday. Spent too much money, but I didn't buy me any junk. I bought chips for the lunches and that was it. I didn't buy any candy, bagged chips (which is hard when i want taco salad, just won't have any chips in it, or bread products) or get this I didn't even buy any ice-cream. I was going through about a klondike package, plus part of skinny cow package a week. Too much money, and too many unwanted calories. I can make better choices than those. I'll probably go through withdraws from the lack of junk this week, but it's time for my 2nd year annual family vacation trip. I have 160 days left. Challenge to see if I can exercise some type everyday till then. I was going to start on Thursday, but blew it. No biggy, i'm pumped now.
If you are having trouble motivating, give yourself a challenge. Maybe that will help. I know mine is big, but at least i'm thinking about it. And if i don't do it everyday, it will be interesting to see how many days i get in.
For those of you that lost congrats. Keep your focus, and if you pray, keep praying. Focusing on other things, gets your mind off of food.
Later me.

[Eleni]

Hello all, I am glad the weekend has finally come. I have been in a lousy mood all week. I've been having a senior pms week. Of course it's been a loooooonnnnggg time since I had any kind of pms
We are suppose to get some rain but it is nice out there now. 72 degrees. I will be getting things ready for Bill's birthday today. Have to go get his cake plus I also want to look around for a TV. The looking around for TV requires walking and I don't do that well.
I usually exercise on the weekend no matter what but I am just not in the mood. Maybe I will be able to force myself later. Not a good attitude but I really don't care today.
We can't always be gunho and I sure am not today. I know some of you know exactly what I am talking about
Sorry This is my ***** day. I will be fine later.

[lady06498]

Wendy,

You have the right attitude girl. You are going to do fine at weigh in this week because you have gotten your mind set back on the right track. I am so proud of you for not getting all the junk. Let me know how your party went tonight. Keep going you will make it.

Eleni,

Oh yes the ***** days. I have them myself. I went through about 3 weeks of them but now I am fine.LOL You just feel like curling up on the couch and doing nothing.
I haven't had a chance to ask you about bills party. It is today that is great. I know you were happy that you did it for him because he wanted it. He is so good to you. Maybe the party will cheer you up when you see the huge smile and appreciation on his face. I hope all the other kids can be there. How is the daughter that had the surgery?
Let me know how the party went.

Summer,

It was great talking to you today. I haven't talked to you in awhile. Congrats on the job. I am so happy for you. I know you have been struggling with that for a long time now. Maybe now you can start to focus on you now that the stress of that situation is gone. I hope so you deserve to be happy. As far as heather goes she is old enough to make up her own mind about what she wants to do. I know you worry about her and you want the best for her. But she is a very smart girl (you raised her of course she is smart) and she will do what is best for her I am sure. Just support her I know you do that already. Turn your thoughts to you and the SRD and fitting into that outfit you have picked out. You can do this girl. Keep your chin up and don't look back.

I am doing great myself. I am not overeating today which is a huge change for me. I went and had a 30 min massage today and I have 2 more 30 min massages coming to me. I am going back on thursday then I will go again next week. It was heavenly and what I really needed. I can't believe that I am staying on track like I am. I am proud of myself. But I really want to fit into this pair of shorts this summr and if I keep gaining like I was then I will never make it. It was hard to get back on track but I am once again there and finally giving it my 110% like I need to do in order to reach my goal. Only one more day to get through before I go back to work and get back to my eating schedule. I did well with it today but didn't keep to the every 2 hours because I was busy with the massage and grocery shopping. But I still only ate one thing when I ate except for dinner and that is the way I wanted it. Everything is great right now.

To everyone else out there. How is your weekend going so far? It is half over now.

Have a great night everyone.

Sherri

[Mickey]

Eleni, I am so glad you put a name to it! I have been having the same thing the past two days, in fact I have done nothing today but sleep. If I hadn't been asleep, I would have been impossible to live with. It started yesterday and I hope it goes away by morning, I have too much to do to have to deal with this!!!
Hope Bill's party was a success. I know it was, since you planned it. And it sounds like your weather was wonderful.

Sherri, I'm so proud of you, you have the right mind set and are doing great. Keep it up, you are a great motivator for us all.

Shortstack, hope you are having a good day. Sounds like you are on the right track with your grocery shopping. (I hate to go to Sam's with my hubby, he inpulse buys! And it is all junk food!)
But it seems you have a great deal of will power or maybe it is want power! What you want for yourself in the long run is more important to you than what you want for right now! That is wonderful.

Summer, how are you doing? Are you getting ready to go to SRD? When is yours? Ours is April 3, 4, & 5. And our area is hosting it this year. So we will be busy. But we are looking forward to going, always have so much fun seeing friends from past years and we always come back more motivated. There are 14 going from my chapter. We are also getting ready for ARD and looking forward to that.

To those I haven't named, hope you are doing well.

It is way past my bedtime, so guess I need to get off here. But since I slept most of the day, I may watch the sun come up!

Later...Wanda

tnmom...haven't seen you on lately. Hope you are okay.