Thats great Tina, yes please follow your docs orders, you don't want to undo any of the progress from the surgery.

Dan and I had a discussion about whether Diabetes may be (partly) caused by a virus. He said in the spring is when most diabetics are diagnosed. Just remember 20 years down the road that you heard that hypothesis from me first.

Hi all,
Mimi, you should be a doctor instead of a nurse. :) :hug:
(I will try to take it easy.)
Susan, you need to post!!!!

I hope Tammy and Tim had a safe trip and aren't stressing out too much.
Jeanne, now that Mother's Day is over, maybe you can rest before Father's Day, or is there another holiday before that?

Dori, You Can Do This!

Stephanie, we miss you.
Zan, how are things with you?

Maureen, I promise to post photos as soon as the place looks more 'lived-in." Soon I'll be able to shop for rugs, curtains and something to put on the walls. How is the treadmill walking?
When is your trip?

Everyone drink you water and stay OP.

Still mentally recovering from my doctors' visits. ;)

Oh, and there is memorial day on the 31st! (I get the day off, squee! :carrot:)

Happy Thursday all!

I better get my butt into the gym before next wednesday. :D

Good evening,
I hope this has been a great weekend.
Did we all stay OP? Oops! I can't say that I did.

Tammy, we all want to hear everything about the wedding.

:flow1:

Where is everyone?????

:hug:

I dunno about the rest, ;), but I was fighting off boredom yesterday with some 80s music and an angry headache this morning with a pair of Excedrin tension head pills.

So glad that that headache has cleared up (took an hour at work to evaporate, a good twenty minutes of it was spent in a meeting with my eyes three-quarters of the way shut and glasses on top of my head).

Such a whiner I am, :lol:

Ah well, I need to catch back up with my threads and my friends. :hug:

How is everyone so far this week? :D

Hi everyone! I'm here. Yesterday I typed a nice little thread and boom it was gone and i didn't have the time or patience to re-type it!

Tammy - I sooooo enjoyed looking at the wedding pictures on fb!!!! I saw Laurens too! Looked absolutely beautiful!!!!:carrot:

Tina - I'm on vacation! Shhhhhh, don't tell anyone, I heard that if anything "happens" to your home while you are on vacation and the insurance companies find it on the pc where you actually "announced to the world" that you were gone, you are found at fault! And....insurance companies don't have to pay!

Well, anyways, this vacation is being spent right here at home! Enjoyng some down time with my husband. We got Kaits graduation invites done and mailed out! Done some shopping. Had the carpets cleaned. And.....we were going hiking but the darn rain won't stop.

Well gotta scoot. Headed out to vote and then out for breakfast! I hope I see a loss this week. This vacation is killing me on the eating out!!!!

omg!!! i finally found all of you! lol its been soooooo long! I deleted my FB bc it was starting to consume my life and got sucked into all the drama lol.

So heres the update: We lost our baby last Friday. They induced me on Sunday and I delivered our angel baby on 5/10/10 at 5 am. I am hurt sad mad enraged depressed and confused. The reason we lost the baby was due to a chromosome defect and my body just terminated the pregnancy. We thought I was 16 weeks when we went for the checkup last Friday ( i had no signs or symptoms of a miscarriage) and found out that our lil one had passed at about 14 1/2 weeks.

SO.............. I am back and ready to continue my weight loss journey with you wonderful ladies!!!! I apologize for neglecting all of you! The good thing is that with this pregnancy I have maintained my weight so I am still 275. Ray and I are going to start trying for another baby in January, so I need to be as healthy as I possibly can be!

I know that this was Gods plan and a ****ty plan it is but it has definatley been a HUGE kick in my butt to get healthy not only for me but for Ray and our future family............So ladies I need your help in getting back the motivation to do this. Im extremely depressed and hurt. We go back to the drs on Fri for our check up so hopefully he will be able to give us a lil more insight on what we can do or if there are any support groups we can join and what not.

So Im back ladies and Im ready to shed these pounds I have 6 mths to get as healthy as I can be!!!!!!

P.s I missed you all! :)

Oh Nikky I am so sorry for your loss. Yes please seek out help from a support group. There just isn't anything that I can say that will make it different, but know that there are lots of us who will listen with supportive hearts. Tell Ray I feel for him too. We did miss you and were wondering where you were but of course hoped for the best.
Still struggling with my weight with good and bad days.

Nikkic, :hug:

thank you Mimi!!!! :hug: Its def a struggle jsut to get out of bed BUT I am going to do this for me Ray and our future children and I know from experience you ladies are the ladies that will kick my butt into gear!!!! :D

Zan~ thank you!!! and very nice to meet you!!!!

Nikki,
I am so very sorry about your baby. :hug: We are here for you and Ray. You have been terribly missed.
Yes, get some support, along with coming here to talk to us.

:hug:

awe tina thank you!!!!:hug: i missed you 2!!! I just need all the support I can get and I knew this was the right place to get the support for both! :)

hi All,

Life has been extremely busy! But count down has begun for summer!!!!! I'm so ready for it!!!

Nikki, I'm so sorry..... check your private messages because I'll be sending you one.

Jeanne, I'M JEALOUS!!!!!

Tammy, the wedding was beautiful... and so was the groom's mother!!!!

Tina, how are you feeling?

Hi, all! I'm Blaire- SAHM with 4 little ones ages 7, 5, 3, 2 years. I've been counting calories since mid-January and doing very well, I've lost 55 pounds. BUT, I've started slowing down and losing motivation. So, I thought I'd give Weight Watchers a try. I started tracking points yesterday and I'll go to my first meeting Thursday. One of my sisters is going with me, so that should be fun.

Nikkic- :hug:

Auntie- thank you!!! check your messages i replied.

Blair~ Thank you and:welcome:

Nikki-sorry for your loss and glad that you feel comfortable here-welcome all the newcomers. we're all in the right place

maureen

Good morning ladies!

Welcome back Nikki! And ditto what everyone said! :hug:

Welcome Blaire! So glad you found us! Good luck and we can't wait to get to know you!;)

off to get my coffee!!!!!!!! Be back later!:cool:

Has the week seemed to drag on for anyone? I feel like it should be Saturday already!

Ah well, I've got a busy day ahead of me, once I get out of work that is, ;).

Good morning all,

Zan, it has been a busy week for me. I'm ready for the weekend.

Blair :welcome:
I am Tina. I have one son. We recently downsized to a townhome and still have boxes to unpack. I've been a WW Lifetime member for a very long time----but not always within goal range. :o

Jeanne, you lucky duck--a home vacation! :bravo:

Mimi, how is school coming? Have you already had lots of tests?

Maureen, how is the treadmill? Are you taking a vacation soon?

Tammy, please tell all about the wedding.

Susan, how many more days until vacation? How is your mom?

Dori, I know you are ready for summer?

Nikki, be strong.
Stephanie, please get your computer fixed. :)

Wow, what a week!
It looks like most of us are posting again. School is going great but a lot of work, I don't know if I will be able to do it once I am back working full time, but I've got to try.
Welcome to our group Blair. You will find Weight Watchers a very sensible way to lose weight and it gives you a little flexibility. I hope you do well on it.
Tammy the wedding pics are great. Is there some significance to the grooms cake??

G'Morning All!!! :hug:

So its officially the first day back on track!!! Lol I feel like i forget everything and how to eat!

i need to get my blood sugar down any suggestions???

I hope everyone has a Happy Hump Day!!!!

Lets hope this day goes fast bc I havent been able to sleep at all and Im finally just so sleepy I think I might be able to sleep tonight. :(:coffee:

Hi Nikki,
I don't know anything about blood sugar. Mimi could help you with that.

Why don't you tell your dr. about not sleeping. My dr. told me to try Advil PM. However, you need to run it by yours before trying anything.
:hug:

Thanks Tina~

they dont know if my BS was high due to the pregnancy or not. I think my body is coming down from all the valium and percocet they had me on this past week and now Im taking nothing so everything has become reality and not so foggy and dream like ITS REAL and its becoming harder for me to cope with it. We go to the drs on friday so we will see then. But thank you.

as far as today goes IM SO HUNGRY lmao

Day 3 on WW and I'm doing really well with it. TOM arrived this morning and, STILL, I saw a loss on the scales! Whoopee!

I've been kinda busy all week, but YEP it is definitely creeping by. I thought today should be Thursday! Tomorrow is the last day of school for my first-grader. I'm sooo glad, we miss her around here. She has had a great year and a wonderful teacher, and has learned so much. Here's to summer vaca!

Thanks for the welcome, everyone.

Blair~ YAY!!!!!!!!:cheer: thats wonderful!!!!!!

I cant wait to see a change in the scales I will have an official weight on Fri..........ughhhhh dreading it lol

I've got my WI in 3.5 hours. I'd just like to get it over with so I can head home and jump on the computer! ;) My computer game is calling out to me.

I think I am going to quit WW meetings and just do it on my own, it's not helping any more and is just taking up time.

:hug:

Hi everyone-
good to see all the new faces here. Welcome-Tammy, have you settled back to some kind of normallacy now that the wedding is over? Hope you're feeling better too. Marion, how's your son doing with his eating program and sugar levels? and you with your courses? Tina, have you settled into your space yet-still waiting for pictures. Susan, almost finished with school, any plans for the summer? I'm off to Edmonton tomorrow evening for a week. Not sure if I'm looking forward to it or not. My sister and I are talking about going to Boca Raton in Sept for a week-her coworker has a condo down there that she might rent to us. We'll see, either that or Cuba. Pretty bad when I haven't even started my holidays and I'm already planning my next!!

hope everyone has a great day on program

maureen

Good Morning everyone!

:carrot::carrot:Woohooo! Good job Blaire!

Zan - how was WI?

Nikki - How did your first day back on WW go?

Tina, Tammy, Susan, Marion, Dori, Maureen & everyone else.....Thinking of you and love you all!

Pretty good, Jar. I am down -1.8 lbs. A little more than 6 lbs to lose before I fall out of the obese range for my height, :carrot:!

Happy Thursday all, the weekend is nearing! :D

:hug:,
Zan

:bravo: Zan :dance: :carrot:

Thanks Tina! :hug:

Are any of you ladies part of or former members of the "clean your plate" club? I find it hard to stop when I am satisfied, but I managed not to eat all of the tasty rice on my plate when we stopped at a Cuban place for lunch. I'm pretty full on what my eyes were telling me was a small amount (when compared to what I used to eat), I am definitely a work in progress! :lol:

Anyone have plans for this weekend? :D

Good morning all

well, I have today off and don't go back to work until the 31st-hurray!! I'm off to Edmonton this evening and I'm looking forward to seeing my sons(I think) and old friends. The weather has been nice there the last few days so hopefully it will continue. I'll keep you all posted.

have a great friday

maureen

Happy Friday!!! :dance:

Zan, I guess I clean my plate but only have smaller helpings on it. :D
As for my weekend---David (son) is beginning his move into a rented townhome. Larry will be helping him move a few things that the movers can't touch. I will get to supervise this time. No lifting or pushing for me. Nice!!!

Maureen, have a wonderful vacation!

What's everyone else doing?????
:flow1:

First off GOOOOD early Sat morning Ladies!! ;)

Super cloudy and rainy here in Ohio, seems like rain or the "s-word" lol around here never any sun! lol

Maureen~ I have to admit I'm SUPER jealous :p of your planned vacation!!!

Jeanne~ ummmmmmmmmm, it was a power struggle between me and the food.......however......I held my own and think I came out on top!

Zan~ I must say I'm also extremely jealous of your height!!!! lol

So Ray and I had our follow up appt w the dr yesterday and basically he just repeated what he had told us at the hospital. He said that there was nothing to do that we could have done to prevent what had happened. :( On a brighter note..........we can try again in about 5 mths ( Ray says January)
We also found a house we are in love with!!! A cute little 3 BR house with about 2.5 acres of land, needless to say I'm not mowing!!! lol although I guess that could be some great cardio?!

So fingers crossed ladies bc I think were going to try to put a bid in on monday. We really need something positive to happen to us!!!! So lots of prayers!!!

I hope you ladies have a WONDERFUL weekend!!!!

O and I know that everyone in Ohio (like retail stores) are asking for people to donate to the March of Dimes........if you can spare a dollar please donate........if I can help promote babies being born healthy then maybe what happened to us wont happen to someone else :)

p.s I lost 5 lbs!!!! prob all fluid but still its 5 lbs!!!

Nikki, congratulations on that 5 lb. loss.

It's great that you and Ray can try again.
My fingers and toes are crossed for y'all getting the house.

Nikki - congrats on the 5#! Thats great~!!!!:carrot:

No loss to report here this week! :o Vacation and eating out, not too mention the few ice cream cones I "may" have eaten this week didn't help! But.....at least I maintained it! haha! I can't bellieve I'm going to say this, but.....I need Monday to come so I can get back into my routine! (Urgh AND I HATE MONDAYS)!

Well hope you all had a great w/e! Mine went by fast. Kaitlins dance recital was lastnight. 4 hours! But it was her last and it was beautiful!

Have a great day ladies!

Nikki! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on Monday. Good Luck

Hi,
School is rapidly winding down. Yesterday was our big Deaf Ed performance which took most of the day. Glad it's over. One full week left then we have off for Memorial day and then exams and kids are out at 1:00. I'm in count down mode!!!!! My nephew will be here that weekend , the first Monday I have a workshop and that Friday too. Oh and a graduation on Tuesday night. It will be a busy first week off then NOTHING!!

Sounds like everyone has been busy!

Nikki, good luck with the house! Keep us posted! Your doctor is right!!!! You just have to believe him. Trust me :) :hug: Ray sounds like an incredible guy!

Tammy, have you gotten some rest? Guess where we are going next summer??? Your favorite place....... Disney... Going with my sister and her family.

Tina, how are you feeling? Is David moving closer to you?

Maureen, How's the walking going?

Mimi, sounds like you are rockin and rollin with your studies! Good for you.

Jeanne, sorry you have to go back to work!

Oh, I forgot to tell ya'll I'm down 15 yes 15 pounds!!! I'm not eating simple sugars and really watching what I'm eating. I have a lot more to go but it's a start!

Well off to do some chores... would rather take a nap :)