nancia

happy anniversary, sandy!! have fun on your date night!

Xylie55

Wow,missy that was right on.And everything was true.No,it's NOT easy to lose weight,that's why it's a billion $$ industry.There is no 'magic pill'.And even with surgery,like you,you had to literally work your butt off to get the 1st 100 pounds off to prove to them your serious.Most can't do it.The only ones,even on here that are doing it are the ones who said,I'm tired of it and I want it off,and I don't care what I have to do or go thru to get it off.And they stick with it pretty much.Lord knows I been fighting it 4 yrs come august.And I know some would say,oh thats too long,I want imediate results.Well,the slower you lose it the better and longer it stays off.The faster you lose it,the faster it comes back,plus you get to add 1/2 again as much more to the begining total.Thats how I got to 250lbs was yo yo dieting.Drop 20 pounds,gain 30 back,and so on.Diets don't work.Mine was a life style change because I tried everything else and it just didn't work for me.This has.I'm now back to 162 this am.So am happy about that.I would say I got my 8 pounds off,but it was water retention,so it doesn't count.When I get to 150,then I can say I got the 8 pounds off.But when I saw that 170 3 days ago,I almost had a heartatack.I thought What?NO,can't be,can it?ewwww,not good.Panic set in.But in 2 days I've dropped 8 pounds,so know now it was water.Had to be from the ham sandwich when the power went out.Anyway,we're all getting back to business and are putting our noses to the grind stone for the next go around.Sometimes these things happen.I think we just been working so hard for so long,it was bound to happen,plus the fact it's hotter that heck out,plus we did start the month with a bang,litteraly.Shot us all out of the saddle.Well,that's ok,like I told mj,we're a determined bunch and do not give up and will stay at it till we do meet our goals.And we will.Hang in there,it will pay off.Especially to the new comers.You will lose the weight.Just don't ever give up,no matter what!

purplemem

I can't eat ham at all. Or store bought pizza, they are both so loaded with sodium.

We are having another great vegetarian meal, squash and onions, potatoes, tomatoes, black eye peas, hot peppers and cold green bean salad.

I love you all. Thanks for being my friends and support group.

Has anyone written in their diary? or journal?

MissyGirl

I am so glad YOU are my friend and part of this support group! I have been journaling alot in the last couple of days.

I want to spill the beans about what is going on for me but right now I am afraid that if I say it out loud then it won't happen. *scared*

I will write in and tell y'all soon, I promise!

Missy

irishrose

MJ, I haven't written too much, but I have printed each 'assignment' and thought about them often. The one Missy found today and I picked up on was a real eye opener. "What is it you don't want to give up?" relates back to several of your questions.

"Only mind over matter will make the Pooh unfatter." If I want to drop these last 10 pounds (12 now, I'm up two since the first), then I need to get my mind on what I'm doing and and WHY I am doing it.

I am transporting my ex-husband to an out of town doctor app't tomorrow. Don't ask how that came about. Let's just say his driving is a hazard and I'm saving the world from it. He knows he'll be dumped along side the road if he starts playing the "if and buts" game.

I hoped it's cooled off. I need to walk the dogs. We had a storm go through and tear down my climbing roses and tomato plants. It was very warm retying those and planting my lily, but I survived.

I am losing weight. Judy

NannySandy

Judy, I like the "mind over matter makes the Pooh unfatter". No, I love it!!! I will start thinking about that often, as losing excess weight DOES take mind over matter. I finally got to the point where I realized I AM IN CONTROL. I CAN and AM losing my excess weight. One thing I have learned is, I cannot focus on how many months it has taken me to lose 28.6 lbs but look at the bigger picture of the fact that I HAVE lost the weight and I am NOT going to let it creap back on me. I still have a long way to go to reach my ultimate goal. I cannot focus on how fast I lose or how long it is taking to get more weight off. I have to focus on the achievement I have made and the number of lbs I have lost. I am thrilled at my 28.6 lbs lost. That is a lot of weight off my poor knees and the rest of my body. I breathe so much better. I love being able to get up from the table not feeling stuffed or feeling like I'm about to pop. I have realized if I eat slow enough, I can walk away feeling satisfied before eating heaping portions of food.

Chris and I ended up staying home for our anniversary dinner. I had leftover rotisserie chicken and a small helping of macaroni salad. Hubby wanted to go out but I just really did not feel like going out, even for our anniversary. Im a party pooper tonight. I hope you are all having a good night. Sandy

irishrose

Sandy, you're still tired from your caretaking and traveling. You can go out anytime. I wished I liked dark meat. Rotisserie chicken is so good, but wasteful for me. My dogs don't get cooked meat, even if it was in their price range, which it isn't. When my daughter lived close by, I'd eat the white meat and walk the dark over to her boys.

The song is from the LP record where Pooh visits Rabbit and eats too much honey and gets stuck in the rabbit hole when trying to leave. I think it was Rabbit who sang:
Winnie the Pooh, Winnie the Pooh,
Chubby little tubby,
All stuffed with fluff,
Only mind over matter will make the Pooh unfatter.

Poor Pooh had to stay stuck without food until he became small enough so that Rabbit and friends could push and pull him out.

The things we remember. The same daughter who played this a lot was the one who practiced the piano at 6:30 A.M. so I woke up almost daily to Fiddler on the Roof music. Could have been worse. I like Fiddler music.

I didn't eat after 8 P.M. tonight. Woohoo. Back on track. I am in control. I am getting healthier.

MissyGirl

Okay...here is my big news...

It looks like through I am going to be able to see my oldest daughter when I go to Texas next week. She is in Dallas because of her grandmother being so severely sick. She flies out of Dallas on the 27th and I will be arriving in Dallas on the 26th. SO...She says she wants to meet up with me and my mother around lunchtime on the 27th. I am beside myself with anxiety and happiness. I have not seen her in I think about 7-8 years. A long long time. TOO LONG.

I would seem so unbelievable that this tragedy of losing her grandmother would bring me and Kimberly closer but it has.

I got so anxious and worried and then my phone rang. It was my daughter's wife. Andrea wanted to talk to me about diffeent things. It was the first time I have ever spoken to her on the phone. It was a joy to talk to her!

Now, if our meeting goes well and all the horrible things my ex-wife and her other mother told her then we are going to be just fine. What a relief to even think that it will all be okay.

I am going to take my meds and go to my room. It is time to settle down from all this anxiety.

Thank you all for being so wonderful to me! You guys are my family too. BIG HUGS!

Missy

irishrose

Missy, how exciting! I'm so happy for you. To have your daughters back in your life will be a lovely addition to the other things that are falling into place for you.

scrapngmom

Congratulations Missy, that is good news.