Dianne,
Congratulations!!! 10 lb. is a major victory!!! WTG girl. How is your mom? Glad to hear she is over the pnemonia.

Es,
It sounds like Pete had something similar. I have most of those symptoms also. I am now on antibiotics and am starting to feel better but they are totally screwing up my intestinal tract.
ALso I still don't have any energy at all. I had to do laundry yesterday because we were totally out of towels. After I put the wash in I had to go take a nap. I wish my energy would come back, I want to get back to exersizing. I miss my walks and my kick boxing.

Terri,
I am so jealous. I wish I could get away for 6 weeks. You shouldn't be so nervous. Think of it as an adventure.

:wave: to Ruth, MEl, Holly, Sandy, Myra, Pogo, and Jen.

Hugs,
JanieD

Hi You's guys :wave:

A 4-day work week this week ~ tomorrow is Wednesday already. :D I had a had time getting back into the swing of things today, after having 4 days off.

Dianne ~ {{{{Happy Dance}}} for you on that 10 lbs!! Feel great girl, be pround, and, in the words of Rocky, "you done good". :D

Es ~ :lol: at the mention of your "point lady". :lol:

Jen ~ I'm so jealous of how far you are with all your planting. I am SO behind, it isn't funny.

Sorry not to address everyone....dinner is cooking and the timer is going off.....I'll be back later. Have a great night.

Patti and Zoe :lol: :ink: :lol:

JanieD,
I am happy to say that I am 43. Anyone younger than 43? My brother, brother-in law and siter in- law are all going to be 49 in 2 months. I am not as nervous now but I just found it is 1200 miles away. I have also never been further west than western Tennessee. :lol:
Hope you are all feeling better. It sucks when everyone gets sick.

Zoe,
Good luck. I know you can do it. That is a neat challenge thread.

Essie,
You will get there. I just know it. 12's are right around the corner. Hope Pete is doing better. I think the point lady is losing the motivation. It can happen soooo fast.

Jen,
Glad to hear you had a good weekend with all of your babies.
Brittany has lost a total of about 20 lbs. She put a few on at Christmas and when we went to Washington D.C. and she just got done getting those off so she is maintaining and worrying about gaining in Colorado. I told her that Woman's World has called Colorado Springs the fittest city in the U.S. and we were going to try to live up to that. I told her we would not bring fat clothes. That way we have no choice. :lol:

Well, we just bought Harry Potter and we are getting ready to watch it. I just wanted to say that we went to Pizza Hut to try the new insider pizza and there were two medium pizzas in front of me and I ate 2 pieces. I lwft the rest right under my noise. It was so cool. I felt so good walking out of there. Normally I would have eaten at least 4.

TTYL,
Terri

Brittany has just been added to Who's Who Among American High School Students. She was so excited.

Terri

Hi my buddies :wave:

How is everyone after this wonderful long weekend we had? I had a great weekend, lots of family time.

Strawberry Irish Puffy Jade (Jessalyn) turned one this weekend (would you believe it?). So we celebrated her birthday at my step-daughter's house and then on Monday my step-son had a barbecue at his new house - very cool. We had a great time. It was funny cause we had 3 sets of grandchildren there and they each have a different name for me. My biological grandson Andrew calls me Nana, my step-daugher's kids call me Gramma Dianne and my step-son's kids call me Papa Dianne. Its very confusing when they're all together at the same time, LOL!! But we had a ball and the weather was fantastic.

Jen - I'm so glad you like the walking tapes! Just be careful with those blue balls - they did me in, lol - I'm afraid to use them again!

Es - the tapes are 1 mile, 2 miles and 3 miles and the (dreaded) blue balls come with the package of tapes. They all come in one package. I haven't tried the 3 miles tape yet, but I will. Now that the weather is good, I like to walk in the park by the water - so cool!

Well, gotta go shower and iron my clothes for tomorrow. Hi to EVERYONE - hope you all have a great day tomorrow. talk to yous soon!

Hugs,

Dianne

help me!
 

Someone asked if anyone here is younger than 43 -- I'm 41 (can I still be in the group?!?!)

Anyways -- I'm not doing well at all. For the past two weeks I haven't even been tracking points, and I've not been eating OP (probaby why I haven't been tracking points). I feel like I'm sabotaging my potential success. For example, I ate okay today for breakfast and for lunch, but when I got home I immediately ate (1) baked beans, (2) a salad, (3) a granola/cereal bar, and (4) I don't know how many little "candies" -- melted chocolate chips over those crispy little Chinese noodle things (I made them the other day when I was depressed). Then of course I felt horrible and wished I had given more thought to what I was doing.

Any suggestions? I can't even get motivated enough to exercise at all. I have two big events this summer -- a picnic with friends from work/church on June 24, and a weekend away with my sister on August 2-4. I'd like to look nice for both of those events.

HELP ME! What can I do to get & stay motivated? What can I do to convince myself to stick with something long enough to see results? I'm seriously beginning to wonder if I need psychological counseling or something.

Thanks in advance for listening once again. I know I'm a drain, and I really want to turn that around and be a motivator.

Hey Terri - congrats on Brittany and the Who's Who - Great job Britt!!!

I missed your post I think, cause I replied after the last post on page 6, did'nt know there was a page 7! OY VEY!!!

Hi to everyone - will try to come back later. Have a great "hump" day yous guys!

Hugs,

Dianne

Dianne,
Congrats to little Jessalyn. That is sweet. I remember when she was tiny. Going fast. I love all the different names.
My kids call my mom Memaw. What is funny is that Britts started that soon after she began to talk. My sister and brother called my grandma that. britts didn't know that. There are a lot of kids that call their grandmas that. Wonder how they come up with it?

HollyGirl,
I say just start over and work on one aspect at a time. Pretend you have just stepped foot in a meeting for the first time. Nothing feels better than a fresh start. Good luck.

Have a great Wed. night everyone. The week is almost over. YAY!!!!
Terri

Hi my Bud's :wave:

I feel like my wheels are spinning this week.....busy, busy, busy. I just got home and tht wonderful man of mine is playing again......golf.....so I'm debating if I should page him and see what's up or just be lazy here and use that as an excuse to not cook....."I didn't know when you'd be home so I didn't want to make anything that would sit and get bad". :D:D

Dianne ~ :lol: :lol: Wow, I haven't heard that since moving from Rockland County, NY....(Oy Vey) :lol: :lol:

Terri ~ YEAH to BRITTANY!!!!!!!!! You must be so proud!! (and rightfully so)

Hollygirl ~ I know from where you speak. I have not been OP for more than 3 days at a time for going on 4 months now. I have GAINED all the weight I originally lost and have been so discouraged about it. I recently made a decision to challenge myself (and others) to lose a certain amount of weight by Labor Day. I have a long term goal and a few short term goals. If you want to join in, there's a thread at http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...threadid=16616 ~ since starting that post, I've revamped my thinking and my process so that I won't be stressed about it. I am going to post my modifications later. Come take a look but if not, just take one day at a time. We all start over and for me, it's a weekly thing lately......head held high, you can do it!! :D

Hi to all the rest of you's guys....gonna go change my clothes. Later......

Why oh why....
 

Hello Friends,

Where do my posts go when they are rejected by the ghost in the machine????:mad: I wrote a nice long post Saturday and just started a new one today and poof - no post!

Let me just say that y'all ARE absolutely fabulous!:D I will have to write a personal post to everyone later, but do want to say (again, since it was lost:devil: ):



Thank you for your birthday wishes and greetings! Had a good holiday weekend and birthday Monday. Managed to lose another 3.5 this week (YEAH!:smug: ) although I'm always surprised that I can go off program a little and still lose a little.

Happy 40 Something Birthday Dear, Zoe and Jen! Happy Birthday to you!!!!!:hb:

More later,

Mel

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