T.H.E (Trying Hard Everyday) Team.. new thread :0)

I just transferred over from sparkpeople.com. This site is so much easier to navigate! I just wish they had group pages so groups like this would be easier to keep up with.

HEY! Where have I been?! I think I missed EVERYTHING! Sorry ladies! I am trucking along with this having to move thing along with friend's bday, friend in town, working full time, and attempting to workout and eat well. So to say the least...... this lady is a smidge frustrated. I WILL SURVIVE!
We have an appointment tomorrow to view a place and hoping it will work out!!!!! :-D

You are all doing so well and I am so glad that this group has picked up some more!! GREAT! Although, it makes it harder for me to keep up hahah I have a short attention span. Miss ya ladies!

Howdy Gals!

Deb, I don't know how you do it...but good job keeping our thread active. It's so easy to forget to post when we haven't for a day or two, and it gets tougher the longer it goes (or doesn't go). I love reading everyone's life stories. Good to hear your having a nice mini vacation...and you're not spending it washing walls (which I SHOULD do). You're lucky you have a son who likes to "hang" with you. Pretty cool.

I agree with Deb Sis...as long as you have the parts you can have the kid...and if you don't, there are other means of raising a child. If it's something important to you it's certainly worth the investigation. My job offers me my fair share of conferences and know how hard it is to stay the course. It's those breaks that are so tempting for me. Great job holding your own!!!!

Hi Missabeez! I'm looking forward to getting to know another fellow essay writer! What we all are doing here is MORE than just losing a "few" pounds (or kgs). Essay's are good...it's learning about each other, and understanding ourselves better as we write. So, essay away!

I'm excited to here, Shawna, how your house hunting goes! It amazes me how well focused you are!

Roma and Bock...check back in and get to know us. We'd LOVE to know all about you! Watching everyone here succeed is such a high. Even when we do have a week that didn't go the right way...not giving up is still a success!

I love this site too, Pammie. No fixed program, no menus, no foods I can't pronounce. Just good ol' regular eating, and counting calories. If after a while it's now working it's up to us to re-evaluate and make the change. The community section is okay, too too.

Great work, Mandy. Awareness of the body is a wonderful thing! Three pounds in a week is HUGE!

You too, Danielle. I don't know what Zumba is, for sure, but I understand it's quite the workout! Keep in touch, we'd love to see your progress.

Getting late, Watcing Family Channel...fun movies. Watched Bugz earlier, now Ice Age is on. I've never watchen them before...really cute!

Happy Losing...Vicki...*Ü*

On the red robin website you can build your own burger and see all the nutrition facts!! I get the california chicken but with a veggie patty no cheese or mayo and I add jalapenos and order the bacon on the side for my man. It is delish! But you can start with any burger and add and remove to customize it. also, I get the steamed veggies instead of fries... It's a good variety and way better for you lol check out the burger builder, write it down and hand it to the waitress lol easy! have fun!!! You can still get something yumm, adjust as needed.

Vicki, I am really hoping our appointment tomorrow is successful!!
Thanks!

would like to join:)

wow the most posts I've seen on a weekend. I feel so honored that everyone came that I hunted down...even Cyndi....you didn't answer my IM but you came and posted THANK YOU. I am 6 for 6 I even got Lulu to come too. That is what happens when you don't have a life....you have time to hunt people down. LOL People don't talk much on facebook so I have to get you all to talk to me here LOL

I"m being lazy today and not going to church. Was in too much pain yesterday to want to go today and try to sit for 2 hours. I hate having to take a pain pill to sit there. I have a lunch date today. I have to get back on track today so I will have to watch what I eat . I ate too much yesterday. I think I eat when I am lonely or when I am in pain. Those are my triggers. I did walk yesterday I took my son's dog for a walk so the whole day wasn't lost. I was hoping it would be real sunny again today to walk. Maybe after my lunch date. Tomorrow I am spending the day with one of my best friends. I am excited to do that. She too has fibromyalgia but she likes to walk too so maybe we can get in a walk.

Egam: I think the best way to not over do it is to come on line and log your food as you go to eat it....then you will see how many calories it is and you will put it down. That is what I do. I log my breakfast in the mornings...then when I come home for lunch i look to see what I feel like eating...then I log it and see if it leaves me enough calories for dinner....if it is too many then I change what I am going to eat. I try to only eat half the calories I am allowed between breakfast and lunch....then that leaves me the other half for dinner and dessert if I want it. I tend to eat more in the evenings so that is why I save so much for the evening. If I am very conscience of what the calories of what I am eating are then I tend to be more controlled. I am thinking you are just eating and then later seeing you blew it. Don't eat anything until you log it and it will help. It's a pain and it's hard to get to a computer all the time but it really does help.

Welcome gailann!! Hope you find a home in our thread!

Shawnalee hope you find the home of your dreams !! I love the house I live in but I will probably be looking for a place in the next year or so. My son and his wife are looking for a house of their own and my youngest son is 19 and he will be wanting to move soon. Then this 4 bedroom house will be too big for me! I have a great deal here in this house cause it is owned by my boss but it is expensive for just one person.

Cyndi thanks for posting. I think it is great that your pants are fitting looser. I just bought some size 18 pants and they are fitting a little looser too. I am not close to 16's yet but I can see how in the legs and butt they are loose. I think the walking is helping me. I am glad you are enjoying your motorcycle. I wish I could find an interest that would get me out of my house.

Vicki how is everything going for you? Still staying away from drinking alcohol? It has so many calories and sugars. I really need to get away from the soda and drink more water. But I really love a cold soda with meals. I have really slowed down to 1 or 2 sodas a day during the week but the weekends I drink a lot of them.

I better go get ready for my lunch date. Hope everyone has a nice Sunday!!

Deb

Cyndi tell Allie thank you for relaying the message. I'm loving holding the padded slipper!!! You have no idea what these posts mean to me. Hope people keep coming on their own though, I don't want them to think I am being a ***** hunting them down all the time! LOL

Howdy Gals!

MissaB....Skinny Cow mini fudge bars. Only 50 calories. TOTALLY satisfying. 'Nuff said. Nothing wrong with losing one pound in a week! That is a good sustainable weight loss goa, easy to maintain, and if it slows down from there the fix is easy tool Step up the exercise or drop the dinner roll (at least that's my plan).

I have to cut down my Fiber and Protein! My calorie totals are under, but I'm consistently over on Protein and Fiber...could be worse, (Carbs and Sat. Fat)...but still, if unburned they will turn to Fat.

Deb...doing very well with the alcohol consumption, thanks for asking. Some evenings after work I think I need a drink...but I'll make a hot cup of herbal tea instead. Just as relaxing. I am sooooo proud of your walking. I don't know your pain, but have a couple of friends who suffer with Fibro, and see how debilitating it can be.

Emma, it's so nice to "see" you on a regular basis. Cyndi is right, I'm sure. And it's odd, to rid water weight takes DRINKING water, but it's true. A hint from my third diet (about 15 years ago)...start your morning with hot water and 2 Tbls of pure lemon juice. THAT'LL clear the pipes! Pfft...after that you just THOUGHT you had to P** after getting out of bed.

Has anybody heard from Lulu? There was a tornado in LA this weekend (I know LA is a big state but....) and I'm worried about her.

That's AWESOME your leathers are getting loose, Cyndi. I know my leather jacket will zip up a LOT easier this spring when we get to start riding again. I might even be able to wear more than a cotton shirt underneath! I wish I had the time for a Gals night out. This area is so spread out it's a long drive to anywhere, AND there really isn't an ANYWHERE that's decent to meet that stays open after 8 pm. We'll just have to wait until we all retire and then meet at the Senior Center for lunch. CAN'T WAIT!!!!!

I'm a little frustrated. Paid my bills for the month...waiting for one more before I print the checks. Then decided it was time to do taxes. The program I've been using the last 6 years is more complicated and I can't get where I want to be to finish. Think I'll just watch D. Housewives then go to bed and try again tomorrow. I just wanted to be done with it. Done venting...thanx.

Happy Losing...Vicki...*Ü*

File yourself Deb...if you can't trust him. My sister's had a similar problem with her ex he didn't want to file for 2 years as the divorce goes through easier if you've been seperated for 2 years, she wouldn't have to put adultery down. Even when she filed he kept refusing to sign the papers. It's been over a year now and he's only just signed. I reckon that's only becuase his hoe doesn't like him still being married.

Oh Painten, I suppose you haven't read all my older posts. I guess I am the hoe in this story. Mike was separated when I started dating him in October. We dated from Oct 1 until Feb 1....during that time he was telling me he was getting a divorce and wanted to marry me. He was also going to counseling with his wife and going to marriage seminars.....she never thought they were getting a divorce she thought they were working on getting back together. He was playing both ends of the stick. He told me so many lies and I no longer trust him. BUT he lets a few days pass and the he calls me and says he misses me and how he knows he messed up. His newest lie is telling me he filed for divorce and he was in Vegas alone. Well I know his wifes family owns the timeshare he went to and several of her family members as well as herself goes to the NASCAR race there every year. So I know he wasn't alone and I am positive he didn't file for divorce before he left. He's just a bull****ter.( incase MFP stars out my word it is BSer LOL).
BUt you're right I can't trust him and I need to make him leave me alone because I can never trust anything that comes out of his mouth again,

Weight wise, even though I splurged this weekend and over ate it only cost me 0.8lb gain. So Hopefully I will behave this week and lose that again and then some before Fridays weigh-in.

Hope everyone has a great week.

Deb