Looking for some DFW losers! #3
 

Hope you all make it here ok!:)

feffyy

Hello y'all ~ Just popping in for a moment. Greg's niece is here and so I will be scarce for the next week. I will try to come online a few times while she's here but I can't be sure. If not, I'll be here next Thursday. Have a wonderful week!! :)

Good Morning!

I hope that everyone has a good weekend. We have a busy one with a school carnival on Saturday and lots of little odds and ends.

asta

Hello ladies!

I'm still around, although I'm so tired from no sleep that I don't know what to do with myself. All 11 puppies are doing great, and their mom is even doing better. She responded very well to the new antibiotics, so the vet. thinks she's going to make a full recovery! :)

I have started trying to do better with my eating, and yesterday I did really good. I haven't been excercising though, and I know I need to, but I'm just so tired! We have another litter of puppies due tomorrw, and it's this girls first litter so I pray she'll be a good mom! I have another picture for y'all the puppies are 9 days old now, and they're fat & happy! :D

Feffyy, girl you can't keep doing this to yourself, you do need to accept your weight, and then deal with it one day at a time. I find that if I think ahead, it messes me all up. So just plan for today, and do what you can for today, and worry about tomorrow when it gets here! I know what you're going through, because I'm in the same boat but your family will be happy to see you no matter what! Do this for you, not them! You'll feel so good about yourself when you it for you! ;)

I'm glad to see that everyone is getting back to normal, after the holiday, and being sick. I hope y'all have a beautiful & wonderful day.

Mel

Hi girls!

I'm so proud of my self!!!!!:D I went out today and bought a YOGA set! Not knowing for sure if I would even ever open it.

Well I am proud to say I just finished my first session!:D This is a HUGE step for me. I have not exercised for about 3 years! I can not believe how out of shape I am right now. I can barley do any of the poses but I know that if I stick with it and keep it up I will feel soooo much better!

My next big step will be to start walking.:)

I am so glad to see everyone made it here ok. Glad to hear also that everyone is getting back some of their motivation! I KNOW the trick is to STICK WITH IT and keep on supporting each other no matter what!:smug:

Zoe, have a great week with the niece! Have fun and get out there and enjoy the nice weather.

Asta, hope you have fun with the carnival!

Mel, I know, I know, I really do need to stop beating my self up over what other people think of me. But easier said then done. I just wish it didn't bother me so much... But I promise I will work on this ok!:) The puppies are just too adorable! Wish I could hold one! How long does it usually take you to find homes for them? And what if one doesn't find a home? Do you keep it?

feffyy

feffyy, Glad that you are trying yoga, I have gone to a few classes and some are harder than others. Keep up the good work! The weather has been nice for walking the last couple of days, maybe it will stay that way for a while.

asta

I'm doing it! :)

Two days in a row, I had salads and did great with my eating. But I still haven't gotten back on my treadmill because I've been so tired. I'm finally getting more sleep with the puppies, so things are getting better. I feel great this morning, maybe that feeling will last all day!

Feffyy, I'm happy for you, Yoga will be good for you, I've heard great things about it.
As for my babies, I have already got homes for half of them, and hopefully the other half will only be here 6 - 12 weeks, but they stay here until homes are found. That's the hard part, keeping them for a while and getting attached, then finding them a new home. :( This is my full time job, so they get lots of love, and socialization.

Our other litter hasn't arrived yet, but mom is about to bust, she's so big. But she won't have 11 anyway, because she's a little bitty thing herself. But, she looks like she's going to have plenty!

Well ladies I guess I better go check on the babies, and get some house work done. Have a good weekend, and think happy thoughts! :D

Mel

Hello Y'all :wave:

I just wanted to pop in for a moment to say hello and say that I miss being online everyday. Our niece is still here and we're having a great visit. We (she and I) did the Fort Worth Race for the Cure 5k walk/run for Breast Cancer yesterday. So, I did get my exercise in. :) Of course, the eating part of this visit has been bad so I am hanging my head. I am really going to try to be better the rest of this visit (she goes home Thursday morning) but definitely when she's gone.

I am reading your posts but cannot comment right now.....gotta run. As you can see from the time of this post, no church today. don't know why really......:shrug: I can't believe that I didn't just go and take her with me. I guess I have no excuse. :(

Have a wonderfully blessed Lord's Day. Miss me while I'm gone :)

Me <><

Good Tuesday morning everyone!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Mine was pretty good, spent allot of time with the family, and trying to get back to my motivation again. I have been doing great since the 4th on my eating. Have already taken off the weight I gained back so that is good.:)

I am going to go and do my YOGA again after I am done here, I really enjoy it. Have any of you ever tried it?

Asta, How did the School Carnival go? Good I hope!

Mel, you sound so busy with the puppies. But I can tell that you really love it. Great job on your eating! Keep going girl!


Zoe, WOW a 5k walk for Breast Cancer That is awesome girl! Have a fun time with your niece and let us know how it went after she leaves ok. :)

Well better run all! Talk to you soon!

feffyy

265/235/138( 97 pounds to goal )

Hey all!

the school carnival went well in spite of the rain, I' ve been doing good with the calorie intake, I added vitamins with iron and I think that it helped boost my stamina a little.

I hit a weight lost mile stone! I have now lost 105 lbs in the last 15 months. :strong:

Hope that you are all doing well :)

asta

327/222/177goal

Where is everyone?

It is a beautiful day in Texas and I was lucky enough to get to play tennis all morning.

Have a good weekend!

asta

Still here, barely!

Our new puppies arrived yesterday, and the mom wouldn't take care of them so I'm having to bottle feed them :( She had 6, but one didn't make it. I'm still checking in, but I just haven't had the time or energy to post! The 5 pups are doing fine so far, but the first week is really touch and go.

The other litter is 2 weeks old now and thier eyes are opening :) they are so adorable, and their mom is doing much better!

I'll check in when I can, y'all enjoy this weather.

Mel

Hi group!

I am having a great week with my diet! I feel allot of motivation and will-power! There has been allot of times when I could of easley found a reason to cheat but I have stayed true!:D It seems like every morning I wake up I feel that much stronger.

Asta, WOW!:D WOW!:D WOW!:D CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THAT IS AMAZING!!!!! I am so proud of you! You are a great motivator! Think about this for a minute. That is 11 and 1/2 10 pound bag's of potatoes!!! Next time you go into the grocery store stop in front of the potatoes and see how much that really is! GREAT JOB!

Mel, why won't the mother take care of her puppies? Is this common in a first litter? We moved into an old farm house once when I was a little girl, and out in the barn there were these two wild black cats that wouldn't let us get close to them. So we spied on them all of the time. They would have litter after litter of kittens and every time we would spy after they had their babies there would be two healthy kittens, and the rest were just kitten heads laying in their nest. It was so sad, and so weird. The mother cats would eat all of the babies but 2. Then when the two healthy kittens were about 7 weeks old the mother cats would chase them off. I use to cry my eyes out. Then one day we saw one of the mothers dead on the side of the dirt road, she had ben hit by a car. She left two little one week old babies behind, and the other mother cat wouldn't take care of them. One was already dead by the time we got to her abandoned nest. So we took the other one in the house and tried to nurse it. But it was to small and ended up dying in two days. They are so fragile. I am sure my parents finally got rid of the other cat because one day she was just gone.

Sorry didn't mean to wright you a book. But what you said in your post reminded me of this. Keep us posted on how the little ones are doing ok! And hang in there you are doing great!:)

feffyy


265/235/138( 97 pounds to goal )

Hello everyone!

I don't have long but I wanted to check in! The new puppies are doing alright so far, but the feeding schedule is rough on me. I'm so give out, that I can hardly move!

Feffyy, I don't know why some animals behave that way with their young, but I wish it didn't happen. The mother to the new pups is out of a female that did the same thing? So I guess she just took after her mom, now I'm bottle raising her pups just like I raised her and her two brothers. Odd isn't it? My other female with pups is doing fine now, and she's a wonderful mom! Kind of make up for the rest. She would feed the little ones for me but I don't want to put to much on her, since she's been sick. I'll just have to do it myself!

Anyway, congratulations Feffyy & Asta for doing so well, and being such a wonderful motivator.

How are you doing Zoe? Good I hope!

Y'all have a good weekend! Be back soon :D

Mel

Hi Y'all :wave:

Our out of town guest is now gone and I'm back on track. I was so, so, SO bad with my eating while she was here, always out and about, eating and eating and eating. Did we just HAVE to take her to all the great spots here in the DFW area. :?: Anyway, I got myself together yesterday ~ even got on the scale. Holy Cow, I was 1/2 pound away from slitting my throat!!! :lol: I feel great though, really have been good for 2 days now. We went to El Chico's tonight and I had just a few chips but I had a taco salad which I don't think is TOO bad. The beans in it are high in fiber and I used hot sauce instead of salad dressing. I think that was ok. I'm trying to just cut back instead of saying the "D" word.

Tomorrow is our company golf tournament. We have one twice a year ~ the only time I ever play. So I will be up and out early. It should be fun.

Have a great weekend ~ talk to y'all tomorrow.

Hi girls!

Hope everyone is having a great Friday. Mine is going ok I guess. I am still doing great on my eating, but feel like I am bloated. Also I have already hit a plateau. But I am going to hang in there!:dz: It's so frustrating sometimes waiting for this weight to come off. Not fair how fast we can gain, but it takes FOREVER to loose.

Mel, hang in there! Just remember we believe in you!

Zoe, Glad you had fun with your company, and don't worry about the gain. Just get right back on track and it will be back off in no time! You are doing great!

Talk to you all soon

feffyy

265/235/138( 97 pounds to goal )

Well, here I sit, didn't go to church and feeling guilty. Why was I so lazy this morning anyway?? The fact is yesterday, the company golf tournament was rained out after only 9 holes, my son drove down to Austin after that (over night) and Greg, is out on the golf course this morning. <sigh> I guess I just felt tired and lazy and that's not a good excuse.

As you may have realized by now, I hate exercise and really do need to get myself motivated. Here I am, 40-something not really looking my age and I want to get myself staying looking younger so I am going to be moving this summer. I'm going to be playing some golf, (taking lessons) I'm going to be roller skating on a trail with a friend about 2 or so times a week (that's great for your hips and thighs) and the healthclub I belong to (Bally's) is going to be seeing me again. With it being summer time and it staying light later, Greg and Chris will be playing golf alot so I may as well do something productive for myself, right???

Ok, I've rambled enough but it sure feels good to be back here and back on track.

Hello everyone!

I have stayed on track this weekend and exercised a lot.

Zoe- I felt like a slug this morning when I stayed home from church. My husband is still working on our taxes and I had to search for stuff for him. Where do you play golf? I enjoy it and like to walk the course when I play, but have a hard time fitting golf into my schedule.

Let's have a good week!

asta

WOW! I can not believe that I found a Texas group! You all are alittle closer to home. I know Zoe, but hope to get to know the rest of you better.
Maybe we could actually meet one day, if you already have, then maybe next time I can join!

A little about me-
I am a 30 yr old mother of one. I have been married for 10yrs. I have lived in Texas for about 7yrs. I live in Arlington. I am trying to loose about 120lbs. I know that I have a long way to go.
Anyway, I hope you all have a great day!
Talk again soon.
Pravda
262/245/125
mini goal 220 aug

Welcome Pravda!

Hello my friends ~ Just a quick note, can’t stay……with that BIG storm here this week, lots of thunder and lightening ~ that TORNADO that touched down was only 5 blocks from my house!! What a fright! Anyway, the lightening fried my cable modem and they don’t just let you come get another one. You have to make an appt. and let them come do it for you. Pooh! So I am typing this from work but too busy to ‘chat’. I miss you all……hopefully I’ll be back up and running next week.

Pravda ~ so glad you found us here. :)

Have a great weekend everyone.

Zoe <><

Hey girls!
 

Hello everyone!

WELCOME PRAVDA!:wave: Great to meet you! Sounds like you will fit right in with the rest of us. Don't worry about how much you have to loose, we all have a long way to go. The main thing is that we are doing it!

Zoe, golf is great! I love to play too but just never have the time to get out there and do it. Plus I kinda suck!:lol: I can not believe the Tornado was only 5 blocks away from your house!!!! EEKS! Wow you got lucky! I am on a cable modem too, hope they get yours up and running soon!

Asta, great job on having such a good weekend with exercising, and eating right! Just had to pat you on the back!:D

Where ya at mel? Still taking care of the new babies I bet. You are such a good mommy.:)

Well I have been having a great week with my eating. I have taken off another 2 pounds. YEA! I really needed a change I have been on a plateau for about a week now going crazy. I am looking forward for Saturday we are going to go and see Jerry Signfeld (i know i spelled that wrong). That should be fun. Now just have to find something to wear.

Talk to you all soon.

feffyy

265/233/138( 95 pounds to goal )

Just checking in...

Had a pretty good day also did good with my eating. Went out shopping trying to find something to wear for tomorrow night and yuck! I hate trying to shop when I am overweight. I am going to go again in the morning as see if I have better luck.

We have company coming tonight that are going to stay threw the weekend so I will check back Monday or so. Have a great weekend all!

feffyy

Good Morning!

feffyy - We went to see Jerry Seinfeld last night too! I had a great time, did you like it? Did you catch the other guy's name, I liked him too, but never understood his name.

On Friday and Saturday, Monica Seles came to our club and worked out with her coach, that was a lot of fun to watch.

I've been working out a lot the last couple of weeks and it does make a difference.

asta

Hi group!

Well my company left a few days ago, and I did HORRIBLE on my eating while they were here. But the good news is that I am back on track and going strong! I can not wait to get the rest of this weight off!

Where is everyone?:(

How are you all doing? Hanging in there I hope!:)

Asta, that is tooooo funny that we went to the same show! I absolutely love Jerry Seinfeld! I think I know all of his shows by heart! I can't remember what the first guys name was? He was pretty funny though! I liked what he said about making the P-hair angle on the bedspread in the hotel room! Where were you sitting? We were center about 8 rows back. That is so great that you have been working out allot! Keep it up!:D

Talk to you all soon...

feffyy

265/233/138( 95 pounds to goal )

feffyy - We were so close, we were on the 10th row, one section over from the center, on the inside aisle. The angel on the hotel bed was good. I really like JS a lot too.

asta

Just checking in. I lost another pound! YEA!

Asta, I wish we would of known that we were both going to JS the other night. We could of met up and said Hello:)

Got to go for now...

feffyy


265/232/138( 94 pounds to goal )

Hooray! I'm fixed!!
 

Hello my friends :wave: I'm fixed, I'm fixed, my modem is finally fixed!! :D I can't believe that the cable company wouldn't just let us go get another modem and bring it home, plug it in and be done with it. NOooooooooo, they want to make an appt to come to the house (and not imediately either as you have seen) and then not just fix it but try to find something else wrong. Thank goodness I had my computer whiz son Chris here to wait for them. Anyway, to make a long story short, I'm back up and running and so glad to be back online. I've missed you all!

Nothing new, unfortunately, the same old stuff....work and home, busy and busy. Ha! We will be leaving next Saturday afternoon for Williamsburg, VA for vacation. We're only going to be gone from Saturday through late Wednesday but 5 days is 5 days. I need to get away.

Have a wonderful weekend and being strong with your eating plans......:strong: Talk to you all soon.

WHERE IS EVERYONE???????

Hello Y'all :wave: ~ I'm trying to get myself ready for vacation Saturday and there is SO much to do. I think I have everything under control. I have a few more errands to run and then I'll be okay. Let's see.....cat liter, dry cleaners, new sandles.....ok, that should be it. Ha!

I have lost another few pounds. I haven't been really watching and counting the way I should be but over the last 2 1/2 weeks or so, I lost 8 pounds so I'm on my way. Talk to y'all later or tomorrow.

Zoe <><

I'm here, just plugging along doing the same old, same old!

Trying to eat right and exercise.

My husband played tennis with me for the first time ever on Sunday, I had a great time, but he is sore.

I have bible study tonight and have not looked at the homework yet.

Have a good healthy day everyone!

asta

Hi gals ~ just a quick note before I'm outta here, headed towards Virginia for vacation. I am going to miss you all and will be really trying hard to be good and have fun without eating myself into a blimp. :lol: I'll talk to you's guys on Thursday of next week.

See ya ~

Zoe <><

Hey Zoe,

I'm still here!

I ate too much over the weekend, but the scale didn't show it this morning. I'm going to try to use that as motivation to get right back on track.

asta

HI GIRLS!
 

I'm still here too!

Just checking in, been so busy haven't had a seccond to get in here.

I have been doing AWESOME on my weight loss! I started working out Monday for the first time in 6 years! I am doing 20 min on the treadmill and 20 min on the bike, then I lift 40 pound weights with my arms 30 times. This is a HUGE step for me. I hope it will pay off. I am so motivated and so ready to get this weight off!

Also I am down a few more pounds!:smug:

Zoe, have fun on vacation! Don't worry about your eating to much just have fun. Life is to short!

Asta, That is so great that you got your hubby to play tennis with you! Me and my husband use to play. Do you think you will play with him again?

Talk to you all soon
Feffyy

265/228/138( 90 pounds to goal! )

(wow I have lost 37 pounds so far! yea!)

Feffyy- glad to see you back and way to go on the weight loss and work out!

I"M BACK!!!!!!
 

Hi ladies,

I feel like it's been ages since I've been here, but it's only been a few weeks! I've been so busy with the puppies that I haven't had a second to stop and sit. All of the puppies I was bottle feeding made it, but they've kept me so busy. And then all of the first litter got really sick after we put them outside, so we had to bring them back in and nurse them back to health. I had a total of 16 little puppies in my house, and 11 of them were sick (very sick). But by GOD's grace they all lived, and now the second litter is getting what the others had! Anyway, I've had my hands full, but I'm back! I really have missed y'all, and I haven't done well at all with eating or exercise, so I've gained my weight back :( It's going to be so hard to get back on track, but with y'all giving me inspiration and a little support I know I'll do it!!! By the weekend I'll have ALL of the puppies outside and I can get back in the gym, so wish me luck!

Thank you for being here,
Mel

Good to hear from you Mel!

Hello fellow DFW-er's :wave:

what a week it's been but tomorrow is Friday.....Woo Hoo!!

Okay, now for exercise.....I am going with a bunch of girls canoeing. (sp??) We are going, 2 to a canoe, down the Brasos River. I think we start at one of the girls homes and then canoe down about 10 or so miles....Woo Hoo....am I gonna hurt in my arms OR WHAT!?!?!?? :lol: I am really excited about it.....breakfast of bagels, fruit and danish....(no, no danish for me!!) and packed lunches in water proof coolers.....can't wait.

Hope y'all are doing well.......Survivor and CSI tonight.

:D:D:DGLAD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN!!!!! :D:D:D


Well tomorrow will be my 5th day in a row that I have worked out! Wow that feels so weird saying that. "I work out" hehehe Can't wait to start seeing some muscle tone. My husband is starting to really notice my weight loss and has made several comments, but no one else has said anything yet. But they will soon, I am sure of it!

Zoe, I watch Survivor too! Love that show! Do you watch the Amazing Race? Have a great time on your trip! I went canoeing before and WOW it is ever a workout! Don't forget your sunscreen!

Mel, I am sorry you had a gain:( Believe me I know EXACTLY how that feels! Just get right back on your program and don't look back. I know you can do it! I believe in you! Also I am happy all of the puppies are ok!

Asta, How is the tennis with the hubby going?

Bye for now...

feffyy

265/228/138( 90 pounds to goal! )

Hello again!

Boy it's tough to get back into good habits! I did pretty good yesterday, except for excercise and that will start soon. There's something wrong with my treadmill or I would use it! Oh well? Still got 5 puppies in here, and I'm so tired I could scream. But we'll be giving them shots and putting them out tomorrow, yea! I hate feeling tired of them because they were all so sick, and I'm happy they're better but now I need me time.
We drove to Lake Fork last weekend and ended up buying a couple of lots there! Now we can have a place to go and get away for the weekends!!!! It'll be a while, first we have to put in a driveway, and build a cabin! But it's exciting anyway!!!!


Feffyy, Thank you so much for the encouraging words, they really mean a lot! And congratulation to you for doing so great yourself!! I'm really happy for you.

You all have really gotten active with the sports and outdoors, I hope I can make y'all proud too!

Have a good day!
Mel