Hello everyone.....I feel like all want to think about is food today. Whats wrong with me? No pms or anything. And I am a little discouraged because the scale said I gained two pounds!?!? Whats up with that? I have did the treadmill everyday the last two weeks for at least 30-50 minutes. Oh well think POSITIVE!!!!
Noelle I hope your dog is okay. Pit bulls scare me!
Hi Kempy hope you are having a great day!!!!
Angie we once had a maltese/mini poodle mix and he would always have to get muzzle on when we would go to the vet.. He was so hyper there. But a total sweetheart. I miss him so much!!!! Take care everyone....Julie

Hey everyone. Well we went to visit our dog at the vet yesterday, the poor thing had a compression bandage on his neck to keep the swelling down, and the left side of his face looked like he was holding two tennis balls in his mouth :( . He may be able to come home today but we'll have to wait and see. No word yet from the Humane Society but they did say they would begin their investigation within 48 hours of the incident. Cross your fingers that Kai can home today. He can't walk w/us for at least another 3 weeks and I don't think we'll go that route anymore unless we know those 2 pit bulls have been 'taken care of' . I don't have anything against the breed, and I think there are some beautiful dogs out there. It's the stupid pet owners that don't train or restrain their dogs that give the entire breed the bad rep. Well, I'm just glad that Kai's alive and should be doing better soon.

Julie, I think we all go through those "food is always on the mind" phases. Hang tough, it'll soon pass. Gosh, thanks(?!) for the description of the cake :T . I can feel it on my thighs already :lol: . I love caramel. Good job on the treadmilling :dancer: .

Welcome Cheri :wave: . Yup big life changes and stressors can cause havoc on your weight, either up or down. Congrats for getting in control again. I look forward to hearing more from you.

Summer, welcome back! I'm happy you got your insurance approved. Good luck with your surgery, I'm sure it'll go smoothly and you'll be feeling better than ever.

Angie isn't it weird how the numbers on the scale can work both ways? I mean, it can motivate you to keep doing good, or it can be really evil and cause you to say WTF? I'm gonna go eat something baaaaad. :shrug: Good job for staying on track.

Dips baby, aren't you just a glutton for punishment :lol: . What's the weather like in Italy this time of year? I'd love to visit one day.

Chris, I'm thinking positive thoughts for your and Chris--both for the right baby to come into your lives and for the weather not to wreak too much havoc for you.

Emily how are you today? Hope you still got that "click" :) . We're pulling for ya.

Di, how's it going for you today?

Well, hello to Tonya, Red, Holly, Kempy, Jackie.....Sandy (who deserted us :( ) , and everyone else~~ there's so many great people here I may have missed you by name, sorry! Be back later.

Julie, I hit that craving stage every night. It sucks! I am doing strawberries and banana for the kids tonight and maybe I will eat a little of that. My neighbor sent over a spaghetti sauce that he made and I knew I shouldnt have used it but I did. It had quite a bit of olive oil in it. When i make my own sauce I dont add any oil to it but that is okay, I didnt use too much and I gave half of my dinner roll to the dogs. I am on a pretzel kick myself. I had Jay go buy me some mustard ones to go with the cheese ones. YUM!

Noelle, I hope Kai can come home soon. Poor baby. He will probably be extremely fearful of dogs now that he has been attacked. I agree too it is the idiot owners who ruin it for pitts. If they want to have a dog that has predisposed problems then I would think they would do whatever they could to make sure they dont encounter situations like that. I myself would love to have a pittbull but with all of my other animals I wouldnt dare. Maybe when I get old. :lol: I shouldnt say that though because JRT's are supposed to kill cats and Rebel lives with 4 who he cuddles with every day. I got so sick of people saying he will kill your cats when he grows up. I was like.."bite me!!"

Summer, My sister in law had a breast reduction and it made a big difference. She is alot more comfy now. Good Luck

Just heard from the vet that Kai can come home this afternoon. I'm happy about that. I'm sure I won't be too happy when we get the bill though...

Angie, I see you've been journaling again, good girl! I have to start that up again seeing that I've been staying on track and all ;) . I just couldn't get used to the "new" style and well, to be truthful, I fell off the wagon pretty bad and didn't want to face up to it. But I'm ready for my re-entry into journaling and will take any flogging that may come my way :lol: . If I'm feeling ambitious, I may just make an entry tonight.

Have a good night all!

Ciao Ladies,

THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY!!!!

Whew! I didn't think I was going to make it! But here I am just 5 days away from shipping out my furniture! I am sooooo happy.

Cheri- WELCOME WELCOME! It is so nice to have someone choose our thread out of so many. Welcome back to the website! I look forward to getting to know all about you and your girls. I'm actually shorter than you at 5 feet even, we're all short gals but we all consider KEMPY to be a tree! (just kidding Kempy)

Noelle- Happy to hear Kai is doing better, what an ordeal! The weather is beautiful here. A little cooler in the mornings and and at night but during the day, it's quite warm. I will definately miss the weather here.


My dear Julie- Gotta hate those darn cravings but what can you do. My suggestion is to find an activity to take your mind off food. It's easy to think about snacks all the time when you sit around doing nothing. Remember your goal, we have to keep our dicipline up.

GEM- I've been wondering where you disappeared to. Good to see you.

a long, long day
 

Way to go RED!!

You know, it always happens that everyone else notices your weight loss before you do. I think because we obsess and look in the mirror daily we don't really notice how much we've changed. as opposed to others who don't really pay attention until they see a noticable difference. I know exactly how you feel though because I do see difference in my appearance but I just can't get into the 130s' to save my life. I'm hovering in the 140-142 zone and I'm stuck! All I can do though is press forward. I really want this for myself as I'm sure you want very much to accomplish your goal. I'm here rootin' for ya girl so kep it up and your scale will start to agree with your appearance :)

I'm psyching myself up for evening aerobics, It's friday and I really want to lounge today but I have to think about Mickey Mouse and how disapointed I would be if I didn't give it my all before my vacation.

Everyone have an excellent weekend, I'll be peeking in.

-Dips-

Thanks For the Warm Welcome!
 

Good Morning all! Well... I am about ready to throw my scale out... for a few days anyway. Still a frustating week, week and a half actually... of not losing ANYTHING! I've stayed OP and I've exercised every day.... why do we get such a great feeling when the numbers go down... but feel anxious and stressed when they don't budge or go up????? Anyway...

I did good last night.. I did my hour on the treadmill... about 4.30 miles. I also did my abs video and a few side kicks. I just keep telling myself.... keep it up, an results will happen.... I do feel like I am looking better even from the first of the month when I started... so that is keeping me motivated to stay OP and to keep up with my exercising!

Red Balloon.... isn't that just great when someone notices??? That is an even better feeling that seeing that darn scale move!

Noelle... I hope you dog comes home and recovers quickly.... I wouldn't have known what to do in that situation.... Thank goodness he is still alive, and so are you!

Julie.. I am in the same boat as you.. staying OP, exercising and the *$#% scale says I have gained! Just keep up the awesome work, and it will turn itself around soon!

Angie.. I hope you start feeling better... I have been fighting a cold since last Friday.... I lost my voice last weekend, and just felt like crap... but I have continued working out, not sure if that has helped or been counterproductive... but hopefully you will feel better fast!

Dips... Italy... that is where my dream vacation is... I bet you love it there....

Kempy... so you are the tall Amazon woman of the group? Hahaha... I wish at times I were taller.... always been envious of the taller ladies...

Oh well.. I am here at work, so I better get busy.. I have two payrolls running next Monday and Tuesday... and not even close to having them complete!

Take are everyone and have a wonderful Friday!

Cherie

Hey Ladies! WHEW, I have a lot of catching up to do!! My foot is getting better, and I have been walking some, though not as much as before I injured my foot. I am having a "real" weight dilema. I weighed myself on Wednesday, at home, first thing in the morning, without clothes, and it said 146.5. I took my son to the dr. later in the afternoon, and decided to weigh myself on their scales; it said 145, clothes and all. So, am not sure what my "real" weight is, scale at home still says 146.5. I have to be honest, though my goal weight is currently 140, I would LOVE to be 130.

On the down side, I was laid off from work last Friday :(. We just got the commitment letter for our house on Monday. Hubby and I figured it out, and we should be ok so long as I don't stay out of work too long. I am the office manager for a construction company, and things are really slow right now. My boss is hoping to have me come back within the next month. So, for now, I am at home with my 2 year old and 3 1/2 year old, fun, but, boy, do I get stressed, LOL! I am finding that it is harder for me to stay OP when I am at home bc the fridge and oven are constantly within reach :(. Also, it doesn't help that it is my TOM. This week has been pretty much a bust on the food end, though I have exercised daily.

I hope everyone is having a good day, and if you are in the path of the storm, please stay inside and be careful. Here in NY, so far, the worst has been the wind. The plastic around my air conditioners blew out, and I tried to retape it, but, it is soooo windy!

Holly

Good Morning!! Noelle, I am glad Kai came home already. I am sure the bill will be unreal also. Gotta love the bills. I stopped journaling because of the new format and because I wasnt really dieting too. I still dont like the format but I figured i would give it a try anyways. So far so good. I had a little run in with the pretzels last night but nothing I would consider too bad. So as far as I am concerned so far so good.

Red, congrats on others noticing your weightloss. I'll bet that made your day. You deserve it though you have been working hard.

Dips, You sound like you are starting to get really excited about coming home now that it is getting closer. M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E !!!! Is it fun there or just really really busy? I would go but I dont really like overcrowded places. I heard the wait is likle an hour for a ride. I want to swim with the dolphins so bad while we are there but it would cost $1200.00 for my family to do it. YIKES!!! I told Jay to buy me a ticket and him and the kids can stay out in the parking lot while I go in. :lol: :lol:

Cheri, that is why i havent weighed myself this week. I know if it doesnt say what I want it to then i will use it as an excuse to eat out this weekend. :lol: I know I feel better but I also know the scales dont like to cooperate. I will bet that when the scale does move for you the numbers are gonna shock you at how big a jump down they take. You will get there girl.

Holly, Hey girl. I would take the doctors scales and set yours to them(Unless they are digital). I always weigh in at the doctors and then go home and make sure mine match up. Mine are digital and they match up every time. I am sorry you got laid off from work. I hope you can get back to work soon.

We wnet for a walk this morning and there was a dead squirrel in the road so I took the dogs over to see it. Their idea of a walk is to scope out squirrels and then act like maniacs. So Candi tried to get the squirrel in the road. the pig so I had to drag them home. My wrist hurts now. :lol: My throat is still scratchy.

Dips I don't mind the comment. I actually like it. I am taking it to mean that I have great posture and I am hard to the touch. :lol:

Red you and I had the same day as far as having someone tell us that we looked different. Mine was a doctor that comes here to workout that I havn't seen in awhile. I was wokring out and he started to talk to me and made the comment that he could tell that I had really been working out. :cb: I told him Joe would be thankful b/c now I could stop hounding him to tell me if I look different.

Holly remember you are probably holding water. If it is time for TOM I can almost be certain. I had a gilr at work talk to me yesterday about her being so bloated right now. I usually gain 5 lbs for the 6 days right before my period. yuck! Don't give up. Sorry to hear about your job but I know that everything will be ok for you. :goodvibes: I am sending these to you.

Cherie you did great on you workout. How long have you been wokring on this part of your journey?

Noelle I wonder if your vet will let you make payments. Ours does. It is almost $100 just to take Echo to get a few shots. I remember how much I paid when my little kitty was sick last year. We paid a large bill with him but we were able to make payments.

Angie be sure you take your vitamins. You can't be getting sick on us. How is your weather today up there. Was this the weekend that you were supposed to go on your trip.

If I missed you I am sorry but i do need to get a few things done at work today. I'll be back later.

I was supposed to go to New Hampshire this weekend but we decided to cancel when we heard about the hurricane. It didnt make any sense to go to Santas Village while it was raining. I had to give a weeks notice for cancelling so we just decided not to bother. We had too many people going anyway. I think next weekend we are going to go down just us and the kids and go hiking for the day.

Here is the link to the first thread that Me,Kempy and Chris did together. We all sounded so different back then. Our one year anniversary is on October 10!!!! Noelle, I am still trying to find the post when you joined us....

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...5&pagenumber=1

Noelle joined us on December 3. I guess we have 2 anniversaries(sp) That doesnt look right, is it?

Wow Angie nothing like a stroll down memory lane. I almost forgot about Jenn. I remember she was from Pensacola, FLa adn her ex hubby was really sick. I knew she was having a hard time with everything too.

That is so cool that you found that. When Iwin the trip from Blue Bunny I will take you and Jay along with me and Joe and we will get to meet Noelle. That would be so cool.

Hey Everybody!!!! Sorry I did not post yesterday..was out of my office for a workshop. I did not read all of the posts, but it sounds like you are all doing well..

noelle- I hope your dog recovers quickly. What a horrible story!

Red- Glad to see that someone is noticing all your hard work and efforts. We see ourselves in the mirror everyday, so often we are the last to notice any change. I am proud of you for your healthy eating and devotion to your workouts!

Dips- Good for you on staying focused on working out to the very last minute before your trip..I hope your workouts pay off in the form of that darn scale finally budging. I know how frustrating it can be. Thanks for putting the Doritos episode in perspective for me!!

To everyone else, Have a Fabulous Friday. I will check back when I have a little more time. For now, my goal this weekend is to stay on track and exercise portion control when eating out. That is so difficult for me...

That would be cool! We could all have so much fun!

I am freezing today. It isnt even cold outside but I am cold.

Jackie, we can make it through the weekend. I am going to try really hard this weekend myself. I want to get back to feeling totally great and I am afraid Wendy's doesnt help me in the long run. :lol:

Gotta go to work. TTYL

Happy Friday Ladies
Red that is so great that somenone noticed your loss! That is a wonderful feeling and adds motivation to keep going.

Kempy , Chirs, Angie, and Noelle you guys have been together a year!!!! Thats wonderful. THis is such a great place to get support. We all are in the same boat. I just really appreciate this board. Its hard to find someone with the same goal.

Noelle I am glad that your dog gets to come home. When my dog stayed at the vet overnight I was so worried because he was such the nervous type.

Hi cherie and welcome this is such a wonderful board!!!!

Dips thanks for the support. Thats the word I needed to hear was GOAL.

Holly so sorry to hear about your job. It is so rough out there for so many people.
Well take care everyone Hi to anyone I missed. Julie

Kempy congrats on that doc to take notice! That has got to feel so great. Have good day girl!!!! Julie

Cool!
 

I remember my first post with Angie/Kempy/Chris and Jen was on "Tough Chicks at Large" :lol: . We've gone through a bunch of names and such but we stuck together through it all and now we're "Weighty Issues" . Angie thanks for putting that link in there, I scrolled through it and will go back later to read up more on your history "BN" before Noelle :lol: .

OMG we went and picked up Kai yesterday and the bill was $1160, not including follow up visits of which there are sure to be at least 4. My sister put it on her credit card since she can get frequent flier miles. Now begins the process of trying to recoup expenses from the other dog owner...wish me luck! Thanks everyone for your concern.

:wave: Holly, glad to hear from you. Foot getting better = :D . Out of work = :( . Home with kids = :dizzy: . Commitment letter for a new house = :dancer: . All in all good to have you back :grouphug: ! The construction industry is tough ain't it? I used to work for a construction equipment rental and material supplier firm so we were always affected by the increase and decrease of work. Sending good vibes your way.

Kempy/Angie I sure hope you win that BB trip to Hawaii sweepstakes. I mean, neither of us won the FineLiving Maine beach house in August, so we'll have to cross our fingers for the Hawaii trip.

Cherie, like Angie said I'm sure you'll have a big drop real soon, just keep at it. My advice (not that you asked) is to drink as much water as you can. You'll be peeing like mad but it'll be worth it.

Red, you go girl :strong:

Dips, 5 more days :jig: and bye-bye furniture. Say hi to Mickey for me, tell him I'll try and visit next summer.

Julie, how's it going for you today?

Hello to everyone else and here's wishing a great Friday (or Saturday) to all- -stay safe!

Is it time to go home yet?
 

I am still here at work, waiting, waiting and waiting for 4 PM to get here. I have made arrangements with my manager to work 7:30 to 4:00 with a 30 min. lunch, so I will have a hour to work out before I have to pick up the munchkins.... So, I am ready to go and do my treadmill work right now.... I keep a set of small weights here at work, and when I take a break or goofing off... I can use them to do some triceps work... I can now start to see a difference what a few minutes here and there can make! Noelle, I've been chugging water..... In fact, I love water so that hasn't ever been a problem for me... and I find the bathroom breaks gives me a moment to get up out of my desk and actually walk somewhere. They just installed a water machine here, (the water cooler type with cold water) and boy are they gonna be sorry! :-) I am constantly filling up my huge glass with ice water and drinking it all day long! Have to say, this tastes much better than the tap water I was using!

Noelle... good luck with getting payment from the other owners... Poor puppy... sending get well vibes to her!

Angie... thanks for sharing that link!! That is really an inspiration to see how far you have come!! Makes me realize that all it takes is a little bit of time and alot of hard work, but it's possible! :-)

Kempy.. as to how long I've battled this.. well, like the rest of us, growing up I thought I was fat, when I really wasn't. I just was never the bone thin girl that I saw alot of the other girls being. I started gaining weight after I got married, (Married life will do it to ya everytime!) And after I lost my first baby.... I seemed to have a problem after that... I would gain weight, get on a kick and lose it... then life happenings would go on .. and I would stop working out, gain it again... getting pregnant always puts a kink in the losing weight struggle.. and that happened to me two more times.... then I started trying to lose it again.... and was down to 133 when I moved to Oklahoma last May. Started working here in the land of over flowing chocolate dishes.. and before I knew it.. back up to almost 160. My highest weight was 174.00 I think, right after I had Hannah in 1997. I've had many many life changing events that have happened in my life..especially the last two years... well, I have finally found the strength to put my life back together.. including my weight problem.

Holly.. that is great your foot is getting better... and I am truly sorry about your job.... we found out here last week, that our office has a 50/50 chance of being closed after the first of the year, so I am right there with you where the stress is concerned. Hope you won't be out of work for too long.

Anyway.... ready for today to be over with... going to have one slice of pizza with my girls tonight... and a big salad to go with it.. it's pizza Friday.. so not going to deprive myself too much... Just will be sure to do my treadmill work before dinner! ;-)

Have a great Friday Night!

Cherie

Noelle, Holy ****!!!! That is a HUGE vet bill. I hope you guys can get the money from the other dogs owners. Hug Kai for me.

Cheri, I like your way of thinking. One slice of pizza. I am no good with doing that and actually following through. I need to really learn how to do that.

We had a HUGE spider in the bakery yesterday. UUGHH!!! I was there alone so I had to watch where it went so Jay could kill it then it came near me so I doused it with Raid and made Jay pick it up. Those things are so gross!!! I was in there talking to myself. :lol: My skin was crawling all afternoon after that. haha

It is so dark outside right now. i guess it will start to rain soon. I will have to try to force myself on the elliptical this evening for a little extra workout. I want to see some results but it is the weekend now and my mind says snack.

Angie :lol: spiders give me the creeps too. Yuck. I was watching Discovery or National Geographic last Saturday and they showed all the different types of tarantulas. It said that the "average" tarantula has a 5" - 6" leg span, but there was a much larger one which was as large as a dinner plate :eek: . It made me think of the size of your sticky buns. I have a heebie-jeebie story for this morning too. I was making my bed and tossed the pillows on the side and draped one of my blankets on the quilt rack. When I got the quilt back on the bed and sat down I felt something wiggling under my calf. I didn't pay much attention to it at first since I was watching the news on TV. Then it kept going so i swept my hand under my leg and pushed it out, it was a lizard tail! :faint: There must've been a lizard or gecko on the quilt rack and I scared it when I put the blanket on it. I'm still shuddering to think about it :lol: . I called Rick out of the bathroom and he had to grab the still-wriggling severed tail of the lizard and toss it in the garbage. Ugh!

Hello! I just wanted to pop in here again to say thank you so much!! for all your wonderful comments for me. They really have made my morning and, with thoughts of another ridiculously busy day at the office eating away at me, I sure could use them.

They have really helped to buoy my spirits and I'm going to pack my things for the gym and try to get there tonight after work. That means probably bowing out on a farewell party for someone at work but right now I think I need all the feelings of accomplishment I can get and if continuing in my efforts right now in the face of all these other downers in my life at the moment can get me that feeling then I think it's more important to focus on them rather than eating and drinking with people from work. I can't afford the socializing financially as it is.

So, thanks again all. You really really are a great help. I meant to catch up this morning on some of your posts but already it's time to leave for work. You sure are a prolific bunch, I must say!! Bye for now! :wave:

I must confess...
 

That I did have pizza last night as I planned, however I had two and a half pieces instead of the one..... and no salad.... Oh well... It did taste good! :-) And for some goofy reason, I am back down to 148.50, down a pound from yesterday. I can't seem to get past this weight. I've been here a week and a half... one day I will break out of this plateau.

I did however, do 45 minutes on the treadmill, I would have done an hour, but my leg right below my knee was bothering me and I didn't want to over tax it. And I did tricep work yesterday as well.

Today, get to spend the day with my girls.... they are currently having breakfast... I plan to take them to get new shoes today, and the OU/UCLA football game is on. (OU Football is HUGE here in Oklahoma..... strange for me coming from outside... but I am slowly trying to fit in to this place! :-) )

Red Balloon... good luck with the gym! You can do it!

Noelle... ewww... severed lizard tail? I l don't mind lizards.. but I can do with out the severed wiggling tails!

Angie.. I am with you.. I can't stand spiders.... Hope you were able to fit in some elliptical machine last night!

Anyway... time to do my weekly house cleaning! Everyone have a great weekend!

Cherie

Happy Saturday! :D I am on a roll, girls! (finally!) I snuck a peak at the scale this morning and really liked what I'm seeing. I feel so in control and have stopped stopping at fast food places and grabbing candy bars at the gas statiions and grocery stores. It feels great and I know I'm going to keep it up!! Now just need to step it up for the exercise...
I made pizza last night, but for mine I just rolled the dough super thin and loaded it with veggies and light on the cheese. I think that will be a Friday night tradition again...I have no control with take-out. I might only have a couple pieces for dinner, but by the end up the night I've had plenty more...:lol:
ugh- DH is home I have to run somewhere quick. Have a great weekend adn I'll check back later!

Hello All! Popping in on a Saturday morning to help me stay OP. I didn't get to walk last night since my sister sprang some some tickets for us to see the Honolulu Symphony featuring Tang Jun Qiao. She's a master flutist from China and was one of the musicians who played on the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon soundtrack. It was an unexpected suprise and I'm glad I had the chance to go. We all need a little culture in our lives :lol: .

Go Emily Go! I know just how you feel. We can do this :strong:

Cherie, hope your team won. Good job on the treadmilling, don't hurt yourself ;) .

Well, I've got to head out and get my son to the doctor, seems to have some sort of eye infection. I hope it's not pink eye (yuck!) . On a better note, Kai's doing much better and even trying to run around. We have to keep him confined so his blood supply can replenish itself.

Have a good day all.

Good afternoon!!

Noelle, I could have handled the lizard but I would have freaked at the severed wiggling tail. :lol: I am glad to hear that Kai is doing well.

Emily, You are doing awesome girl!! You WILL do it!! I like to make pizza at home too. I am the only one who puts veggies on it so it is alot easier. :lol:

Cherie, AWESOME workout!! I hope your team wins.

I weighed in this morning as well. I am down to 145. I know it is only 1 pound for the month but I am kinda proud of myself after having been going up in weight all summer it is nice to see the scales going down again. If I lose 1 pound per week until we leave for Florida I can still get down to 132. That is my goal for now.

I am making a homemade lowfat lasagna with my own sauce for supper with a lowfat white cake with chocolate icing. YUM!!

Have a great weekend

Long time no post
 

But, I'm back now:wave:. I am back on track and this is the end of day 6 for me and I am going strong. Over the summer I seemed to gain back all that I lost in the spring......vicious cycle. Anyway, I am recommitting myself to weightloss and will be around to bug you for support and encouragement and all that good stuff that you all provide to me and each other. I will in return offer it all back to you.

I won't promise to be here everyday, but I will be here when I can.

Angie, thanks for the pm and dragging me back. I still look up to you, I still think you have done an awesome job.

Hugs,
Sandy

Hello everybody on this Saturday evening.
Angie Way to go girl!!!!:D You are doing so great!! Tell me what are you secrets? I am happy for you!
Noelle glad your staying OP. I hope your little ones eye is okay. Pink eye is a pain!!!!
Hi Sandy. I don't believe we have met.... look forward to chatting with you.
As for me I have to admit I ate way to much for supper but other than that I did good at breakfast and lunch. Today went and picked apples. They taste so good right off the tree, so much better than when they sit in a plastic bag at the store. I have a confession though....I made apple bars but I am only going to have a small serving with some lowfat frozen yogurt while I watch Miss America tonight. I know I am cheesy but I like watching it. :lol: Have a great weekend everyone. Julie

Just wanted to report in my planned "off day"-- I had BK for lunch, but I only had a reg. hamburger and a few onion ring w.diet coke. Dinner was chinese (ginger beef- breaded and fried) but had a much smaller portion than I have in the past. I consider the day a success and will back OP 100% tomorrow!

Angie- great job- 1lb is 1lb off your bod!
Noelle- the concert sounded so nice- I would love to attend a good symphony. My parent are in China now and enjoying the experience immensely- what culture shock though! It really is a different world.
Sandy- great to see you and :bravo: on 6 days!! (that's my current string of OP days too!)
Julie- I love apple anything! My friend told me to come pick some off her tree, but I'm afraid all I would want is apple pie and apple cake...enjoy Miss America! (guess they don't show that up here in the great white north! :lol: )

:wave: Hey to everyone else and hope you are having a great weekend! I'm off to put kids to bed and watch a movie if I can stay awake :yawn:

ttyl! :flow1: :flow1: :flow1:
Emily

Are we all on the same wavelength? I did good all day but I had too much of the cake tonight and some WOW Doritos. Tomorrow is back to the plan though.

Sandy, we all missed ya like crazy. I am glad to hear that you have had 6 great days so far with many more to come.

Noelle, Did he have pink eye? I had that once after the twins were born. It is a nightmare but even worse to try to get the cream into a kids eye.

Julie, I dont really have any secrets. I have had such a bad summer that I know I need to get back to losing. I have lost 135 pounds before and gained back 76.5 when I joined here last October and I have lost most of that again and I dont want to have to do it all over. I weighed 265.5 a few years ago and got down to 130. Then I gained back up to 206.5 and am currently at 145.

Hey Emily, I am glad you had a good day.

Evening. We lived through the storm, without losing power. Our neighbors haven't had it in days, which is weird. Our promenade, where we'd walk every day wiht friends, on the Chesapekae Bay, is destroyed. It is devastating to see it,a nd we took 2 rolls of fil, just to remember this day. We were so lucky to not have lost our shed. THe storm was aweful, and the flooding was also fierce. We're alive and well, no damage, just haven't worked since Wed, and wondering if the schools have lights. Not sure how we'll ick up and go back to work after all this. It's a prettyt big deal around here. Church was sad, almost like a funeral. hardly anyone came. no one had lights, no one knows what to do, many people lost everything they had. ick. sigh.

I'm still going to walk though. I gues just around town. my friend and us (hubby and I) are just somber, cause that Promenade was beautiful. We'll walk after dinner, and probably talk about the storm. Hard to not talk about, sicne there's trees everywhere, people wihtout hot water, and restaurants, stores, all kinds of businesses, are closed. Ghost town. It's amazing that we didn't lose our power. Everyone selse did.

I'm not eating too much. I'm not depressed. I'm ok. Working int he garden, and looking forward to going to grandma's for dinner. Just wanted to check in. I know I don't get over here a lot, but I try to get a journal entry in, every other day or so. Hope all is well.

No baby news. No house news (hoping to find another, better house). no news, is good news, right?

I've got 5 weeks! :-)
 

More on that later...

SvelteChicky thank goodness you and your family are safe.. it's hard to imagine the destruction without being there. Hopefully soon things will start getting better for your community.

Angie.. you are still an inspiration!!! Wow chips and all! :-)

Emily.... I had a treat yesterday too.... took my girls to McDonalds, and had a happy meal with them. Funny... I had pizza the night before, and my scales haven't changed... maybe I was needing the extra calories! ;-)

Welcome Sandy.... I am new here.... but will try to be around to give you all the support you need! I am finding that coming back here is really helping with my motivation!

Noelle.. what a treat! That sounds like it was a fantastic show!

Anyway.. as I was saying in my heading.. I have 5 weeks. The guy that I have been dating for the past almost 16 months is going to be coming back into town Oct. 24th. He lives in California and has been there since last November. I want to work really hard and get at least 10 more pounds off before he arrives. So.... I am recommitted now! :-) Nothing like seeing someone for a while and wanting to feel GREAT! :-)

Hope everyone has a great Sunday... Oh.. not change on the scale.. HOWEVER... it was TRYING to go down to 148.00! :-) (mine registers by the half pound.)

Talk you all tomorrow!

Cherie

Hi all!! I am so sick today. YUCK!! My head is all congested. I messed up so many things at work today. I glazed a bunch of donuts that didnt need it and I burned a few dozen cookies. yikes. I did get in a 4 1/2 mile walk but I felt like crap afterwards.

Cheri, You can lose 10 pounds before your boyfriend comes home. I'll bet he will be surprised. We will be here to cheer you on all the way girl.

Chris, I am glad to hear you are all safe. I have been wondering about you.

I am going to buy a weight bench tomorrow. The one I want with the butterfly and leg thingy is on sale at Kmart this week. All I can say is they had better have it. Now I will have to move my elliptical into the closet to make room for the bench. When are the kids going to grow up and move out so I can use their room for a weight room. :lol: I am just kidding.

Have a good night and I will talk to you all in the morning.

Ciao Ladies,

I hate it that I couldn't post this weekend but It's been so hectic with me trying to get my gear together for shipping. I have read the posts, though in an effort to catch up.

You all are so suportive, thank you Noelle, Red, Julie, Angie, Kempy (aka Tree :) ) Gem, Jackie and everyone else for the encouragement. It seems as though I'm finally seeing the fruits of my labor as I see more definition in my arms and abs. My butt still seems huge to me, I guess that's my problem area

The scale is still hovering at 140/141 all I want is to be in the 130's even if i jump on the scale and see 139.5 But it seems the more I want it, the more it becomes "mission impossible" All I can do is keep going because, you know what? i decided that i would be happy in florida just knowing that I gave it my all and I'm bound to see some more changes in the next few weeks so we'll see.

Just on a final note, Noelle and Angie- you two crack me up with your talk of Mickey but Noelle I'll pass on the message and Angie, You have that silly mickey song in my head now. WOW all that money to swim with the dolphins?? I'll take my chances finding them at the beach :lol:

Well everyone seems to be doing their thing so let's keep it going!!

-Dips-

PS Do mondays SUCK or what!!

Good Morning! Yes Dips Mondays suck! I went to bed last night at 9:30 but my head was so congested I couldnt get to sleep until I gave myself a headache. I guess my fingernails are getting too long again because when I try to make a capital I it comes out small. :lol:

Dips the mickey mouse song me and my best friend used to sing because we had a hot guy in school named Mickey Miles so we sang it that way instead. Yep, we are freaks! :lol:

Yesterday was a perfect day for me dietwise. Mostly because my head was stuffed up so just eating supper was a chore and I was in my bed watching tv at 9. I'll take it anyway I can get it though.

Well that is about it for my weekend. I'll check back later.
Have a Great Day!!

Good Morning!
 

Well, it is Monday again, and my payroll Monday.. so this will be short! I hope everyone had a great weekend.... Mine was just too short! :-) But back to work today, back to my routine!

I made the vegetable quiche cups last night.. they look good, I will let you know how they taste. Having them for my morning break...

Well... it finally happened... got on the scale.. and FINALLY.... I got past that 148.50 mark!! YEAH ME! 148.00. So... lets figure this one out.. I had pizza on Friday, I had McDonald's happy meal on Saturday... I didn't work out except my arms on Sat. and Sun. but come Monday Morning... I FINALLY broke through that wall! Hahaha... Anyway... Dips... I know what you are feeling... it's taken me almost two weeks to break past that plateau. Phew... you will get there girl! Just keep working!

Angie... I hope you finally start to feel better. I was sick all last week and I am glad I am past it. I am taking my vitamins now, so hopefully I won't get sick again... too much time wasted on getting well!

OK... back to work here.... Have a great Monday! :-)

Cherie

Ciao Ladies,

Oh My GOSH!!

Angie- would you believe that you had me singing the song with your hot guy's name??!! I crack up thinking of you and your friend getting all giggly over it :lol: Oh my, the things we young gals do.

Cheri- At least one of us is getting some relief! I'm so happy for you, this just lets me know that there's hope. Hmm so it seems I've been doing this all wrong, so pizza and McDonalds, huh, got it! :lol: but seriously I take encouragement from you. As soon as I hit 139, you'll be the first to know!

To all my WI ladies I hope you all are having the best possible monday, despite it being monday.

-Dips-

I can't chat just yet but I wanted to post a pic of Echo and my FIL's dog Lexus. Aren't they cute!