Ok guys.....
 

I don't have a long time to post.....because it has taken me forever to get things up and running all the bugs worked out. I just had to come in here and let my family know......


I AM BACK ONLINE!!!!

Tina welcome back. :cp:

Andria.. it is heart warming to read your post. :love:
Just being a part of this group and knowing we are helping each other is heart warming too. I am proud to belong to such a loving group of women.

Ladies... I hate to disappoint you... but once your body quits having periods... your doctor will put you on pills to force you to have then even longgggger. Grrr.
I told my doctor that those pills cause SEVERE DEPRESSION in me and she told me to take them anyways. :rolleyes:
I tried for several months... but the last time I took them.. I seriously thought I could commit suicide.... and I am sure my family wanted to commit HOMICIDE. :lol: I can laugh now... but it was no laughing matter then. I am too afraid to take them again. That was the MOST depressed I have ever been.

it is past my bed time... I have got to go.
I plan to go to Missouri in the morning.

Just Checking In!!!
 

Sorry I've been AWOL. We are still moving and this week will be a busy one. Trying to get all moved in by next Monday. Then I hope to have a yard sale week after that. So, guess there isn't much break in sight. I just wanted to let ya know I'm still around, although I haven't been keeping up on the thread or anything and I'm way off program. Next month will be a fresh start though.

:wave: Hi! To everyone, hope everything is going well.

Hiya everyone!

I know, I'm just terrible about posting. :shrug:
Just letting you all know that...

I am still here,
I still haven't lost any more weight
I'm still working on it

That's about it.

Talk at ya later,
Jen
:wave:

I can't stay on long, for I must escape to work, but I wanted to take note that so far this week I am down by two pounds...we'll see what tomorrow will bring, shall we?

Good Morning,

Andria....sweetheart, I am so proud of you for coming to the realization you did........You are a wonderful woman, who has many gifts to offer, and your very presence here is a gift to us. Your light is shining and I can see it all the way down here in the heart of dixie!!! Bless you my little chickadee!:D

MissMeliss, down 2 lbs...:spin: :cp: :bravo:

Jen, please come here and post, when you are losing or not losing, you bring alot to our little group.....our :love: :grouphug:
has no conditions!!

Amanda, thanks for the e-mail and the post here. I miss you my friend! But I know this is a busy time for you now, good luck on the moving!! and I am sooooo glad you met a new friend in town!!! Happy crafting!

2cute, drive safely...where exactly in Oklahoma are you? I have driven through 2 times and both times only on Interstate 40....isn't your mom in Missouri?

Tina, so glad the "Queen B" is back on line......it is not the same here without you chickie!!:dance: In my mind's eye you are our resident bad girl!!! A hot mama, riding a motorcycle, going to Nascar, I know it is all because of Tony!!!:s: the little:devil:
you scream fun to me and good times!!!! Hope to meet you in the Spring at 2cutes or sometime soon!!! We will have a ball:D :D

Okay chicksters, think that just about brings me up to date.... time to get moving and walk that walk!! Let's do it!!!

:strong: :dancer:

Good Morning Gals,
I just popped in for a quick Hello! :wave:

I did my new routine this morning and loved it. I was at the gym by 6:15 - did a 45 minute workout. Only problem was the eliptical machines I like were all taken when I got there. They open at 6:00 so I guess I need to be there when they open. However I did another similar machine which was a good workout and I did the circuit on the Nautilus machines. I got back home, showered and ready for work at 7:45, and got to my desk at 8:45. Not too bad. I did tell Jeff we have to figure out a tag team approach with the dogs in the morning. He was still asleep when I got home -- he can at least get up a few minutes early to help with the doggies so I can get out of the house. :) I am really hoping to make this routine work. I love that I already have my exercise done and am looking forward to 'me' time tonight. I may still walk with the dogs or on the treadmill occasionally in the evenings, but if I don't I'm not going to worry about it since I did the morning thing. Yes, I know I am babbling, I think I am just sorting this all out in my head and it helps to write it out....I'm done now.....

just got a call to help someone out with a project so I better scoot....I'll catch up with you all later!

Hugs,
Barb :)

Hey everyone :)

I am so NOT the rise and shine girl this morning! :lol: I think I did too much yesterday is all. I'll take an easy exercise day today and get back to it tomorrow. This totally sweet woman I have attended water aerobics with the last 3 summers knew I couldn't afford my passes any longer, so she gathered passes from other women who can't finish out the season and brought me a card. So, I've been trying to get to both water aerobics and to my Curves workout as well. Last night I was so tired I probably couldn't have worked up the energy to drool on my pillow. It was so much fun, though! I truly miss my water aerobics crowd, plus the workout just can't be beat for the entire body. Yes, this is coming from a serious Curves lover! In my best possible world, I would be able to alternate days of each all week long. Too bad the pool closes next Monday. :( Maybe I could move in with 2cute... ;)

DH started back to school this morning and the munchkins are off to school as well. This means I have the house and a whole bunch of peace and quiet for another 60 minutes! Wahoo!!! I'm going to spend 10 minutes folding laundry the twinks left sitting out last night, 10 minutes loading the dishwasher that also didn't get done last night, and then the rest of the 40 minutes is mine! :D I'm trying to remember how important it is to spend time nurturing myself. Without it, I tend to allow myself to be lost in the shuffle.

Thanks for the kind words, and thank you always for your willingness to share so much of yourselves here. It helps to remind me daily that I am not alone in any sense of the word.

Andria

Afternoon girlies,

You are all so chatty lately. I just love it. But, I have to scold myself for falling so far behind. Seems life has just been so busy these past few weeks not to mention my funk that I am stuck in. But school starts when we get back from Vacation next week and the summer will be over and I am hoping for a new start. All the cookouts and campouts etc will be done and over except for girls weekend in Sept.

I hope everyone is doing well. I wish I could catch up on personal replies but my post would be a mile long if I did and half of the stuff would be outdated now.:dizzy:

But, I did want to welcome Tina back and ask if she got the old computer fixed or what did you get for a new one?

Hugs,
Sandy

Hey guys!!
 

I am at work right now, but just had to check in with you real quick.... you know, got to get my fix. I've been sitting here for about an hour reading all the posts and whew....are my eyes tired! :tired:

I'm not going to have time to individually reply to everyone, but a few things are sticking out in my mind, so I will comment to those.

Right now though..... I have to say, I am SO happy to have a computer back at home.... well, one that is running at least! We finally got our child tax credit check and that baby burned a hole in my pocket till I drove in the driveway with our new system! AND......we got a really good deal, so I should have enough left over to do the pre pay at WW! ;)

I am happy and proud to report, this is my 9th day OP and I am doing fine!! I still have not weighed in yet, so I don't know what I have lost, but I can tell by my body and by the way my clothes are feeling that I have definitely lost. What I am trying to do, is not to be ruled by the scales.....which brings me to my post to MissMeliss: This is a quote of something you said on the last thread......
Girl, I know how hard it is to want that scale to be good to us and then have it bite us in the butt. It stinks. Please do not let the scale rule you. If you do, it can sometimes end up hurting more than helping. If you are eating right, drinking your water and exercising, the weight loss will come!! I have been OP and exercising for 9 days straight and have not weighed myself. No matter what that scale says....whether it be good or bad, I know that I've made an effort. I know that I've drank my water till my eyeballs floated. I know that when others around me were eating certain things, I looked past them and made the healthy choice. I took the initiative to get up off my butt and put that WATP dvd in the player and burn off some calories. What the scale says will not change that. So for that very reason, I'm not planning to weigh for awhile. I know if I re-join WW soon that I'll have to weigh, but that would be the only reason. Please do not let what the scale says be your reward. Let the fact that you have changed your life for the better be your reward. :smug: Here's a quote for you and for all of us:
So, onto some other replies:

Pam: Your "description" of me cracked me up. :lol: I don't know if I quite see myself as a bad girl on the back of a Harley, but if Tony pulled up in my driveway, I'd like to think I'd hop on and head off into the sunset. :s: Of course, knowing me....I'd fall off halfway around the block, break my leg and he'd have a heartattack laughing. Naaah, on second thought, I'll just keep dh. Nice to dream though...huh? :cloud9:

Michelle & Barb: So glad you guys got to meet, you make me so jealous. I'm glad you had a great time.

Sandy: Isn't today your anniversary? If so,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DEAR SANDY!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO YOU

Andria: So glad we were able to help you. That's what we're here for.

Kat: Sounds like you did really good getting your daughter off to college.... I only wish I can do as well one day. :(

Ok, that's all I can do for now because I'm getting the evil eye. Of course, won't have to worry about cramming everything in here anymore. I'll see all my family when I get home!!

:grouphug:

Hello, Hello!

I just finished my yummy lunch and reading over your posts. Speeding along now aren't we. The scale still says 210. Very annoying because this would be my 3rd week at the same weight. I went to the doc yesterday and I've dropped 9 pounds since my last trip. He was very happy to see that. However when I mentioned to him about my low libido he was very aloof. He says although the Wellbutrin is working and he doesn't want to change my dose he isn't concerned about my libido. That jerk. He thinks it's still my depression creeping up and zapping the libido. So all I can to is hope that once some more weight comes off I'll feel better about myself and will be back at the big-n-tasty in no time. Poor Thomas though. :(
I don't know what to do about it anymore.

That is enough of my saga. I've got some more posting around here to do so I'd better get to it. Have a great afternoon girls!

Yeah, I know how you feel about that side effect of Wellbutrin, Natalie. Prozac did the same thing to me for the longest time when I began taking it in 1997.

Tina: WELCOME BACK ONLINE, BABY!!! It will be great seeing ya more often again!

It's been thunderstorming off and on the better part of the day today; so much for going for a walk outside. One moment, the sun comes out, the next thing I know, a clap of thunder and a downpour. Geez. :rolleyes: So it's been pretty much boring things inside the house today with the vacuuming, dusting, and cleaning the cat box. Yee ha. :lol:

Hey kids...

Wow, do i have a headache...(I just felt the need to share that) I think it's allergies...all the rain we've had this season must have the ragweed flourishing...I have been very sneezy lately.

Welcome back, Miss Tina! I'm thinking of pre-paying @ WW too, no excuse then to NOT go! Once again, you've share some wise words with us:
So very true...

Sandy...I'm envious of your vacationing next week! I love to take vacation the last week of summer! It gives you the whole summer to look forward to it, the weather is usually nicer, and then you just swing right back into the real world! Our's was in July this year...seems like SOOO long ago...Have a great time!

Andria, enjoy your quiet time! My son doesn't go back til Sept 3...That was really thoughtful of your friend to get you the passes for water aerobics! I love those classes too!

Barb, good for you, exercising so early! It does start the day off right. I always found that I had so much energy at work (when I worked days) after i exercised. Plus, it's just such a good feeling, KNOWING you've done it! The rest of the day is yours! Your enthusiasm is getting me geared up to get back to my gym. I'm thinking once scjool starts, I'll be heading back.

2cute...gee, thanks for those encouraging words about the old TOM! Just when we thought we had something to look forward to...

Pam...yes I DID get on my bike yesterday! It was great. I think I'm going to ride to the library later...I have some books to return...for quite some time now! (whoops) I really do enjoy riding, my butt isn't quite as sore and I'm even getting over my shyness about my fat bod being seen cruising around the neighborhood on my bike! BTW, have a great "weekend!"

I have to cut this short...I need to get my self in gear and start packing for our sailing adventure...One more night of work and we head down tomorrow for two days of sailing lessons...this should be interesting!

Hi to everyone else...keep up the good work!

Wow its been over 4 hours since someone posted!! Where did you all go???

Tina glad to see you got your new computer...its almost like being without a car...you know....that stranded feeling!! Like Pam said...its not the same without you here Sweetie!! You are really missed!

Barb...you go girl....I need to get that exercise routine thing going again! I am going to call the Y and sign Andrew up for those swimming lessons when I get off here so hopefully that will motivate me!

Amanda...glad to see you back. I was wondering what you were up to! Are you going to be on chat tomorrow night? I will be after my WW meeting tomorrow....hopefully I won't forget..someone needs to post a big sign for me on the thread that night!

Lori all I can say is that you must have the cleanest litter box in the world!! LOL

OK sorry to not post to everyone but I need to get some stuff done and my little guy wants some attention...his daddy went fishing for a couple of hours and he's not a happy camper that he left the house without him!

Have a great night!

TTFN Michelle

Popping in for a minute....
 

Just wanted to pop in here real quick.... a lovely bubblebath is calling my name.

So far, so good today. Still OP and have several points left to go. I'm not exercising tonight, but will for sure tomorrow night. I try to get something in at the very least, every other day. I did the two mile yesterday and hurt my knee while I was doing it, so I'm giving it a day to recover.

#1 son is in the kitchen right now grilling chicken for dinner. Isn't he great? :T

I hope you all have a wonderful night and I'll check in with you first thing in the morning.

P.S. I am SO very excited about this WW Flex Points Program. IF I CAN EVER GET TO RE-JOIN! :mad: I had planned to tonight and dh wanted to run to Chattanooga (25 miles away) to pick up some football pants for Trey and by the time we got back, it was too late. Now the next meeting is not till Monday (which they probably won't have because it's Labor Day) so that makes me not being able to go back till next Tuesday. Grrr

Don't you worry though..... I am on my way! :cb: