Oh yeah I forgot to add, Angie that airfare to Hawaii is awesome! Did they mention which hotel it was? That's the same price I pay to go to Bangkok. The tourism industry is pretty vital to our economy, esp. the visitors from Japan and we're hurting now since the visitor count is down--I think more from the SARS/Asian Flu scare than the war factor. Now's a good time to come though. And let me just say this, NO confirmed cases of SARS in the state. Come on over, we've got lows of 70 and highs of 83 + breezy tradewinds to cool you off. Sunshine! Shorts! Tan! White sandy beaches! You can meet ME! Ok, I just changed your mind didn't i?

Hey there girls,

Today is WI for me and I have stayed the same for the week!! I'm really bummed about it but I guess it's better than a gain. I have not cheated not one little bit, so I guess the body is adjusting? I am also having my TOM well, acutally it started on Sat. then stopped on Tuesday now when I got home today suprise its back......so maybe the adjustment? I will just stay strong and stay op and maybe next week will show a loss?

Hubby and I are good again I guess? We kinda let it go and just didnt mention it again? That seems to be how we leave things sometimes. I think because hubby is sorry but with those stupid male genes it's so hard for them to say they were wrong and we were right. But I know he loves me and thats what counts.

Angie: glad your back on track. I knew you would get there. Wow your a walking machine. And the dog thing is just to funny. Hope she did not get sick though.

Sandy

No I don't remember what the Hotel's name was. I wished I had the money because I would do it in a heartbeat. My husband is a volcano fanatic so he would love to go to Hawaii. My mom's best friend has been a few times and loved it.

Sandy, I am glad you two made up. Me and Jay do that too. It is easier to let it slide sometimes. Usually I get so pissed that if he looks at me wrong I just start to laugh and then who can stay mad. We are freaks!

Sandy, Sorry to hear the scales didn't move but you know what they say is that you are building muscle. You really are doing an awesome job!

Is this the TOM club? Mine showed up last night oh joy of joys. On the positive side at least it's getting regular again. I don't know about you Sandy, but mine went haywire the first couple of months into this "diet" . Good job on the maintain--better than a gain anyday.

My hubby thinks I'm psycho since sometimes we get into these rows with each other while at work on the phone then when we're both at home it's like everything's hunky dory... he's so mellow though, he's used to my self-diagnosed bi-polar, multiple personality whatever-u-want-to-call-me kind of mood swings.

Hi, my name is Jen. I hope you don't mind me posting here. I was just going thru some of the other threads and you girls just seem so great. Although you all are alot further than I am since I'm just starting. Congrats to all of you!!!!! I can't wait to get down ther also.

Currently I'm at 240 (the biggest I have ever been) and my and goal is to be at 140). I'm 26, and I have 2 kids Mark jr. is 7 and Ivy is 2. What made me decide to finally take control and do this is that my son is in soccer, and after practice one day all but 2 parents (me and another mother) went out and played with the kids. And I wasn't able to run around like them, and have fun. And I used to be awesome at soccer. So I decided it was time to get healthy and lose the weight.

So I guess I was hoping just to find a good support team, and other ladies to talk to. Not just about the weight loss, but everything that goes on with it (Life in General) If you have any questions of me, just ask I will spill just about anything. Thanks so much.

Take Care!!!!

Jen

Hi Jen and welcome to our thread. Happy to have you and flattered that you think we're great --and we are great! Together we all make an excellent support and motivation team. We all started somewhere and we're all making progress and we'd be happy to help you get to where you want to be. Hooray, finally someone in a time zone a little closer to me. I'm always 4-5 hours behind everyone else... Your goal is totally reachable, just take it one day, one step at a time. I know 3FC has been a godsend for me because it's been 5 mos. since I started and I'm still at it.

Well, I just got back from my evening walk and I need to go eat something before it gets too late. Hope to chat more tomorrow morning. Glad to have you and I'm sure you'll like it here!

Hi Jen. Yep, these girls are the best!! We will give you as much support as you need through out your weightloss ups and downs. I too know I wouldn't be here still if it wasn't for everyone here.

I am a 30 year old married mom to 3. Brittany,11 and twins: Corey and Alicia age 9 (Me, my mom and the twins all have the same birthday)(Kempy's Birthday is on the same day too!)

I have 4 cats, T.J(aka Fat cow),Shadow(aka Meatball) Meanie and Butterball(aka Princess)

I have 3 dogs Rebel(JRT), and Candi and Cappie (Keeshond)

I also am a baker. I guess that is about it for me. Welcome.

Hi Jen glad you decieded to join in our little family. We are always welcoming new poeple. Like everyone said we are inall different starges and I think that is what really keeps us going. When one person is down the rest of us are here to pick her up.

I am really busy today, we are having our beach party tomorrow and we are trying to get everything together. Nothing like waiting till the last minute.

I am going to be popping in and out all day hopefully I'll catch some of you.

Hey Angie! I see you on line!!!

Hi Jen, you will love it here, the girls are great!!! So supportive. I love the 3fc site....it has helped me stay true to my new life style. I have lost 26 lbs now....

My name is Sandy and I have been married 14 years this year to Fernald. We have 2 kids Alexis 5 and Evan 11. We have 2 dogs Daisy and Chester and a cat Sasha and some fish. You can see my stats at the bottom of my post to see where I am weight wise. I was really bummed about the scales yesterday, but this am I got on and lost 2 lbs so I really am 28 lbs lighter but can't officially count those 2 lbs till next Thursday.....oh well, at least it gave me the strength to carry on.....

Angie: I did'nt know your bday was the same as your moms and the twins, thats neat. Evans is the same day as my mils, and I figured noone could give her a better gift than that. But wowzers you gave your mom 2 grandbabies......your great!!!

I think Chris and I have the same bday?

Sandy

Good afternoon everyone. We had this freaky thunderstorm early this morning, lots of lightning too. I woke up @ 3:30 am because of the lightning flashes and the rolling thunder. Then it started raining buckets big time for like 4 hours! I checked on my son but he slept through all the racket. Our cable got knocked out for a good part of the morning and I've only been able to get online briefly...talk about withdrawal symptoms.

Well it's almost lunchtime here but I couldn't go a day without saying "hey" to all my pals. I'm soooo looking forward to the weekend. Think we'll hit the beach or at least the local water park on Sunday if the weather improves. i could never understand why when we were little my mom always insisted on running home if we were sitting at the beach and it started to rain. We were there to get wet anyway right? What's the big deal over a few raindrops? Kempy your beach party sounds like fun. I don't think I'd win any awards for losing bodyfat yet though . (Keep those calipers away from me!)

Have a good rest of the day everyone.

I want to go to the Beach!!!!! We are gonna get a freaking snowstorm!!! Have extra fun for me okay?

Me and Jay did 3 walks today: 4 1/2 miles. WOOHOO!!! Plus I did 15 minutes on my elliptical too. It looks like tomorrow I will be doing the elliptical. BooHoo. The weatherman said we are 20 degrees below normal right now. It was 28 today and it should be 48. So not fair.

Hi girls, Thank you all so much for welcoming me. I can't wait to get to know you all. Well maybe I should give you the short version about me. I've been divorced for 5 years now, but about 3 years ago my ex-husband and i decided to get back together and my daughter came along, and he decided to be bad and right now he's in prison, been there since I was 6 months pregnant with my daughter. When that happened I actually had to move back to my parents house with my kids. I'm also in school right now, and I go from 4-11 p.m. so I can be home during the day with my daughter and be there to drop off and pick up my son from school. (Saves on daycare) So all of that and a little bit of laziness is why I'm here today. Got real depressed there for a while and all I did was eat. Mostly cheesecake.....ALOT of cheesecake. Anyway.......

If you all don't mind me asking, but what have you found worked best for you? I've been considering taking a water step class 3 times a week at the local rec center, and then they will be having a zumba fitness class starting in May that actually sounded like alot of fun. Lately I've been walking but I haven't been able to go as far as I want because I have Ivy with me, and she will not get into her stroller or the wagon. And it's been WAY too windy and cold to go bike riding around here yet.

I'm still not sure what I should write yet. But I think I'm going to head off, busy day tomorrow. My son has his first soccer game of the season in the morning.....BRRRRRR. Talk to all soon. Thanks again.....Take Care!! *Jen*

Hey Ivy. No pun intended but it sure seems like you have a lot on your plate. Your life sound like it's in good working order though, all things considered. What are you studying in school and how much longer do you have to go? All I can say is that I wish I finished college. Hang in there, it's totally worth it.

Let me tell you a little about me. I've been married to my husband Rick for 8 years and we have one 4 y.o. son. I am 31 years old and live on the beautiful island of O'ahu, Hawaii. Rick is a plumbing contractor and as of September of last year I quit my "real job" as a Credit Manager and got on board the family business. Let's just say that I wouldn't have chosen this profession for myself. But it's a job and it's for our family so I do it. As far as dieting goes, I am not following anything formal with a fancy name. Just doing low-fat, low-cal and walking for exercise. I have in the past done Nutri-System and Jenny Craig. The weight came off but came back within a matter of years since I felt like I was never taught to eat properly and just went back to my old fat habits. This time I feel is different because I'm more mature and am taking the responsibility for what goes into my body. I do not want to go through this again. I'm doing this on my own (without going to a center or club) and have lost 39 lbs to date since 10/24/02 and hope to lose at least another 30. I weigh-in weekly on Saturdays so that 39#'s lost statistic may hopefully change for the better. Finding this site and meeting these girls has kept me going for the past 4 months. I hope to keep on being a great loser until I am at a healthy weight and state of mind. What is zumba class? I've never heard of it . Well, sorry to have wrote a novella but that's my life in a nutshell.

Good luck to your son's soccer team tomorrow. Stay warm!

I don't want to weigh in until next week. I know I had a gain this week and I hope to lose it this week. I was a perfect angel last night so I think I am back!!!

Hey Jen, I am like Noelle. I just do a lowfat low calorie diet. I have a treadmill,bike and elliptical machine at home so it helps me on the days that I can't get outside to walk. I do an hour of exercise every day and try to eat healthy. I say try because I blew it this week but these great girls kicked some sense into me and I am back on track. Thanks Girls!!!

Good morning all. Jen, I just read my last post to you and I called you Ivy--that's your daughter right? Oops, brainfart--I was posting way past my bedtime . Here I am on a sunny Saturday morning and weighing in @ 174--2 lbs down from last week . Woohoo, I'm on a roll.

Angie, forward march! No looking back. hup 2 3 4 keep it up 2 3 4 . What's on the agenda for the weekend besides cold? I'll try to blow some of my hot air up your way .

Kempy how's your beach party going?

Sandy what's shakin' today?

Chris, where ya hangin' beautiful?

Washu where are ya girlfriend? Did ya leave town again or did you get that job you wanted? We miss you over here.

Gargoyle (aka "the organized" one ) what's happening in your neck of the woods?

Anyone and everyone have a good OP weekend. Check w/y'all later. I'm gonna get off my @ss now and go for a walk. Ciao!