Morning Everyone! I thought since I was here, I'd get us started!

Just some general info I thought I'd share with you: 10/16 is "Bosses Day"
10/20 is "Sweetest Day"

ewwww, just between us........Sweetest Day is on my ex husbands birthday! Sorry girls............I guess 21 years of marriage makes certain dates stick out! oh my

Everyone new
All my loser friends............

Good Luck this week girls!

I don't have time to write a whole heck of a lot. The in-laws are coming to watch the kids so hubby and I can go have some alone time. I think we're going to get a cup of coffee and sit at the lake... I'm SO excited!!! I just wanted to share with everyone hubby's progress... he posted a thread http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124936
Try to look past his criticism of himself, part of it was he was in a big funk when he wrote it the other part is the way he was raised his parents never praised him but always told him what ELSE he should be doing or critisized how he did what he DID do.

But I'm really proud of him and wanted to share it with everyone else!
I'll be back later to write more!!!

hi ladies, how is everyones weekend going? Things are pretty boring here. Yesterday I made a pumpkin cheesecake just because I was bored and needed something to do. Thank goodness I don't care for it, so I won't be eating much of it. The kids seem to really like it though. Today I have to make pumpkin cookies because I have left over pumpkin that has to be used. The thing is, I love the cookies. I think I will send them to work with hubby in the morning. That way there is NO temptation in the house.

London- Your hubby looks very nice. You should be very proud of him! he should be very proud of himself.

jar- I know what you mean about your ex's b-day sticking in your head. My ex was born on St. Patty's Day. That is a holiday I don't like to celebrate! Thanks for letting us know when sweetest day is. Now my hubby can get a present or maybe just a card....lol

Welcome to all the newbies and Congrats to all the losers!! I hope everyone has a good sunday!
Keitha

I can't believe I did this....

I woke up at 1:00 this morning and went to the kitchen, made myself a big glass of chocolate milk (with the kids whole milk!) and grabbed a big handful of Ritz crackers. I sat on the couch and ate and drank. ??????? I haven't done that in a LOOONNNNGGGG time. I have no extra points for the week left after hubby's birthday on Saturday... so, I'll just suffer the consequences on Friday (weigh-in day). I think a lot of it has to do with some big, yucky, stressful decisions that have to be made this next week. And, either decision we choose isn't good. It's a lose/lose situation, we just have to choose the lesser of 2 evils. So, we talked about it a lot last night before we went to bed. I think I went to bed stressed out. So, when I woke up in the middle of the night, I took it out on a glass of chocolate milk and Ritz crackers. I haven't used food as a tool for comfort/stress relief/numbing my emotions for a good 3 months now. Yesterday was my 60th day on Weight Watchers, what a way to celebrate it, huh?

Hugs Julz! It's a constant struggle, isn't it? Just when you think you've got it by the hoo-ha it turns around and bites you in the tail (can you tell I work with the elderly with that little saying?). Hang in there and good luck with your stuff, don't beat yourself up over it, just move forward.

LondonJulz--We can't expect to be OP 24/7. In life that is just impossible. Just acknowledge and move on and it seems you have done that. It was only 1 day.

I lost 1 pound this week. I was so hoping for more. Oh well what can you do? I can't incorporate exercise until November. I will just stay OP and hope I can continue to squeeze out pounds.

Howdy Gals!!!

Oh how ive missed you all this week!

Congrats to all the losers...

And to all those who keep on posting!! Its progress in itself.

This past week has been a struggle. I had this whole long rant Saturday night about how ive been such a good girl this week, and how I even squeezed in some exercise...only to gain 3lbs...but I didnt submit it, thinking no one wants to hear my rants.

So...weigh in was today....and despite no losing any for the past 4 weeks....im finally down *drumroll* 3lbs I dont know how accurate that is, seeing TOM is on his way soon. But i'll take it and run!

Im soooooo proud of everyone!

Keep up the great work gals!!

Mornin ladies! So...I GAINED 2 lbs...grrrrrrrr. VERY frustrating, but I knew this week was going to be bad - time to get back on track. DH leaves for a business trip later this week so I'll have lots more time to devote to myself.

Glad to see some ladies makin some progress!!! Gives me some fire

Sorry I don't have time to post much, but I wanted to drop in and say hi. Hi ho, it's off to work I go!

Hey hey hey! I am here! I've noticed the boards seem to be quieter these days....

I don't think that the Ritz crackers and chocolate milk episode affected me the way I thought it would. According to the scales anyway. I have been L-A-Z-Y and haven't wanted to work out at all!!! I just can't seem to get myself motivated! I just drag from room to room. ugh!

As for our stressful decisions we have to make.... I figured I'd share with you all, since you are a great support group!

I've told you about my hubby's situation and job. At this moment in time, he makes just enough for us to pay our bills every month and buy groceries. So, we are "getting by". We typically have no money left over to go out to eat on a date or get our kids new shoes/fall clothes. No extra money should our van break down or need a oil change, etc. We haven't been paying any of the creditors that have been calling us since January. We are able to pay our rent, electric, phone, storage, get gas and groceries. SO, his parents have offered to let us move in with them, rent free. We'd be able to use ALL of hubby's paycheck to pay off debt, buy some great camera equipment, save money, go on dates every now and then, take care of the kids needs, etc. That sounds all great and wonderful.... but my mother-in-law is the issue. They live in a rather large house and we'd have one livingroom to ourselves, along with a bedroom and bathroom (we all sleep in one room now [hubby and I in our bed, the kids in their beds... we just like it better that way]). So, it wouldn't be "cramped" by any means. But, it can drive me up the wall to be around my mother-in-law for an extended period of time. HOWEVER, it's driving me up the wall to only be eeking our way through life. So, either choice (stay where we're at and live paycheck to paycheck or move in with the in-laws and save the money) has definite downfalls and with either choice we're going to be stressed out. It's just having to choose which one is going to be better for us, the lesser of 2 evils. We're leaning towards the moving in with the in-laws. It may be **** on earth, but I can certainly think of many ways that we can put the $1300 a month to great use. I'd still be able to do my online classes with school, and we'd eventually like to move to Montana to attend Photography school. That would be much more do-able if we could save up the money for the move. Right now, we're not able to save ANY money, and have had to ask family members for money every month to make sure everything gets paid. In the end, we want to do our photography full time and be making enough money with that to support ourselves and our kiddos. We could make MORE money by shooting just ONE wedding then my husband is making in one month (working 50+ hours a week). So, as soon as the photog. business takes off, we'll be fine. It's just getting to that point. And, we're feeling like we can get to that point faster if we suck it up and stay with his parents for the time being. One good thing is that our kids love hubby's parents....so it wouldn't be stressful for them.

So, I guess that this week is my week for "the funk" that everyone seems to be going through!

*whew* thank you if you made it through all of that!

Missy - don't be concerned with 2 pounds. Are you anywhere around TOM??? That could be it. Just keep pushing through and you'll get off those 2 pounds plus more!!

Mom2QJandT - I laughed out loud when you said "hoo-ha".... I needed that, thanks!!!

Likenoother - I haven't been working out either....and I am of the capacity to be able to... I've just been lazy!

DaleJuniorFan - Congrats on your loss!!!!!!!!! That is awesome

I do believe I have a pile of laundry calling my name! talk to you all later!!!

Hi everyone,
Whew.. who knew 2/3 cup of sweet peas would be so much? I've been adding steamed veggies to my frozen meals and it really does make a difference. I was planning to eat a 0 pt jello too but I'm satisfied. I don't need anything else. The fact that I am working on getting my water in may be helping with the feeling of being satisfied also.

Dale Junior Fan--Congrats on the 10lb mark! It is a bit quiet here. Everyone is busy at different times. It is definitely a busy time for me but this is my therapy so I try really hard to get on 3FC often.

HunieBunie--Rant all you want. As Daphne said that's exactly what we are here for.

LondonJulz--That is definitely a hard decision to make. Of course only you and your husbnd can make that one. It seems you have put a lot of thought into it. My only thing is, I hope you don't mind me saying it, situations such as these can do irreparable damage to familial relations but it is better than staying with a friend and continuing to borrow money. Look I'm not even in the situation and there is already a lot of back n forth. I wish you and your family the best.

LondonJulz
It sounds like you should move in with the in laws. For a time it might be ****, but it will only be **** for a short time in your life. Are you not able to work and help out with the bills? I live in Montana and it is **** expensive to live here. Most houses in the south go for 80 to 200 and here they go for 300 or more. I would check it out before I move. Good luck to you.

I stay home with the kids. It's something that we agreed on before we even had kids. No amount of money is worth paying someone else to raise our kids every day while we both work. We're one of those old fashioned families. FOR US, we believe that mommy should be home with the kids. No exceptions. I don't "help out with the bills" because I am home working to keep the house clean, kids fed, laundry caught up, etc. Plus, I've also been babysitting to make us a little extra money.

The photography school we want to go to is in Montana. We have checked out the housing there. We found fully furnished apartments there in the town that the photography school is in for a fairly decent rate. And, the surrounding apartments are all around the same rate for what we'd need. We wouldn't buy a house because we wouldn't be there any longer than 6 months. So, yep, we've checked We're not just up and moving. This has been something we've been looking into for the past 2 years.

I'm going to college (online classes) to get a degree in Business (I'll be done in about 2-3 years, if that) and will teach my hubby what I learn.... He'll go to photography school and teach me what he learns. Then, we'll both be ready to stop "working for the man" and can do what we've always wanted to do.... be together, not work for anyone else but us!

I do believe we'll move in with the in-laws. It may be ****, but we'll be in that **** a shorter amount of time while getting where we need to go as opposed to living here while time wastes away. Until hubby's situation gets all straightened out, we have no other choice. But, I've been praying about it all day and I do feel at peace about it. So, I'm all good!