Thank you Carol even tho it made me cry.:cry: I did take your advice, already. Sitting next to my friend at meeting this morning, I leaned over and whispered that I am now under Dr. orders to be there, and why. She immediately asked if I want to go to water aerobics with her. She will take me as a guest the first time. and she stayed after wards explaining more about it. I plan to go the first opportunity in January...I'll see her at meeting next week, and arrange the time.
When I weighed in this morning I startled the leader when I had lost 5.4 in addition to the 4.6 last week. she started to tell me that something was wrong, when I quickly told her that it was all water and that I am under Dr care and on 'water pills'. and why, and then I was fighting back the tears. She gave me a hug and said that we would get thru this.

I stopped at the market for things for dinner, with points calculator in hand. some foods really scare me now. I know that being on the road for 2 days will be a challenge, so I got some cans of prepared tuna salad and crackers, 3 points per package, and some fresh fruit. DD-i-l has already asked me to be chief cook, so i can be in control of that. Cooking in her kitchen doesn't bother me a bit, she loves to clean up!:lol:

ddg's just left for their last minute shoping, but promised to be home to help with dinner. There will be 10 of us for our early Xmas tonight. I must go finish wrapping while they are gone...and there is now a package under the tree with my name on it, so must shake it a bit. :)

Thanks to all of you for your love and support, it means so very much. and if I don't get back on before I leave tomorrow,

Merry Christmas to all!

Well, Joyce, I didn't mean to make you cry!!! :o
Carol

Hi girls! Well, it HAS been quiet in here and I know that I am partly to blame! Sorry about that.

JOYce - I know that your doctor's diagnosis has really thrown you for a loop and scared the heck out of you! I am so sorry you are feeling so down - wish I could join the others here for a huge group hug! We have all been in that place where we have endangered our health because of our weight! Carol's advice was excellent & I am glad you are sharing the news with others. Water aerobics is supposed to be great fun, and I am so happy that your friend is going to help you get started! Boy, between your garden goddess & your health, you have had a lousy week! I am so sorry. But perhaps this is the wake up call which will get you going down the right path. You know we are all here to help. I guess you won't get this until your return, but I wanted to say it anyway!

*Listening* to Linda, Jan & Carol all discussing how difficult it is to stay on the straight & narrow is hitting home for me, too. ! What is it with that? Sometimes I think (OK, perhaps I KNOW) that I think - "It's OK, I can eat that. I will lose those few extra pounds next week." Only I don't and then, of course, there's another extra pound! I think I "pat" myself on the back for the 75 pounds lost and "forget" about the 0ther 40 that still needs to go. I have been slacking at this for almost a year now. It's definitely time for me to get back to business!

Well, I bought myself a Christmas present Tuesday evening. A new car! I got a Toyota Camry LE - it's so beautiful & rides so smooth. My Mazda 626 was getting to the point where it needed a little more maintenace work than I was willing to put out the $ for. I looked at another Mazda but they haven't changed much in the six years! that I have had my old one. I wanted something that looked different! Anyway, its a beautiful medium blue color & I just LOVE driving it!

Carol - What's up with Janet? Have you heard from her at all? Guess you are getting ready to go to Florida in a few days. Hope your job search goes well. ANYONE would be lucky to have you - you just have to convince them of that!

Jan - Sorry about dh being sick. Did he get a flu shot? I have been meaning to get one but I somehow keep putting it off. I think it would be great to have dh join you at the meetings. I think a major key would be to find a meeting that does have some guys as regular members. The men always lose so much more quickly than we do - it would be great support if there were some others there too. I think it would be great to have another get-together - our "second" annual 3FC gathering! How do the rest of you feel? Any chance we could all get together - even our California coalition?

Michelle - Welcome to this wonderful group!!! The weight loss journey is difficult & we all need all the support we can muster. There are ladies here who have lost a LOT of weight - a couple are at goal & managing to stay there. A couple of us lost a good deal of weight & have not gotten to goal but are maintaining our loss - well mostly, anyway! :D Some of us are in the process of losing - we are all at different points in the journey & hopefully can offer you our own wisdom & support.

Guess Saara is so busy with school that she can't get back here as often as we would like her too. There's so much on TV about the winter Olympics - I think about her a lot. I hope she will be able to get into some of the events. Saara, let us hear from you!


I am cooking Christmas Eve dinner for dd & sil, my Mom, & sil's parents. My Mom's sister who have joined us from Louisiana for the past many years is unable to come this year. I know Mom will miss having her here. They have such a good time together

Tomorrow we have one more post-wedding event. We need to go to the place which is preserving my dd's bouquet & pick out the framing and design. Then, other than getting the wedding dress out to be heirloomed, we are officially out of wedding duties. A new year looms....... now, if I could JUST find something to do with all this leftover "wedding stuff" in my dd's old bedroom!!

Girls, I may not be back in before Christmas. Let me wish you all the best in the world & a blessed Christmas. I will be thinking of you all - kind of neat, thinking about friends residing from coast to coast - all enjoying their own Christmas! Even though some of us have never met in person, I feel I know you all so well and feel truly blessed to have made this connection.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
 

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all are having a holiday filled with peace and joy. Our day has been lovely so far. Little sweetie got everything under the sun and is having a ball. He's been on his extra best behavior, too, and his nasty cold, which had flared his asthma, seems nuch better today. I volunteered for dinner duty, and did all the shopping, cooking and cleanup for the dinner (we ate around 1 PM so it's a done thing. I wanted my dd to be able to get a break.
I won't be posting again for a couple weekes- I leave for Florida bright and early tomorrow morning, and won't be home until the 7th. How WILL you all survive without me??? :lol: :rolleyes:
Texaslady, I did finally hear from Janet- she called me Xmas eve. She is well- it has just been a busy, hectic time for her in the past month. I was quite relieved to hear from her!
Now I'll be the first to wish everyone a Happy New Year!!! Talk to you when I get back.
Carol

We are on page two, so I will start a new thread.