:devil: Everyone see that big bucket in the corner ??? Think we need to start raising some bail money for MeRobi..
just in case!!! Tossing in a toonie to start us off :devil:


Just a thot my dear... perhaps you could lock the KIDS in the bathroom til school starts?? That way you get the run of the rest of the house.... :bigsmile:

I was going to start a new topic for Sunday, but I think maybe we should let this one just keep running through til tomorrow nite… just in case tomorrow any of us may need to re-read some of the awesome posts our Hatters shared today…

I just read back through everything from the start …. and it struck me that.. it’s really quite extraordinary that every single one of us happened to end up in this group together.

I mean… whether we were here on the very first post, or stumbled across it a few days later…. How is it possible that from every corner of the earth… each of us chose to make that one click of the mouse .. for whatever reason… we chose to make that one little click.

Just one click.

Doesn’t seem like much.

One tiny click.

What if we hadn’t?

The rewards of that one little click.. was stupendous! Look what a treasure we found; an amazing group of friends, who not only offer support and encouragement to each other, but who can truly understand every aspect of what it means to be a woman our age… each of us have experienced a great deal over the years; we’ve survived everything life threw at us, and are grateful for the blessings we know we have. So who better to understand us than a “kindred spirit” (to quote Time2).


Just one pound.

Doesn’t seem like much.

But one pound at a time….one ounce at a time. Just ONE ...WILL get us to our goals.

and the rewards will also be stupendous. They may not appear today.. or tomorrow.. but they WILL appear. Would you have believed anyone who told you a week ago you would be here now in this group? I don’t think I would have. And look at what I would have missed.

Do I believe now I CAN change?? I DO! Just one change, or one lesson, or one pound at a time.
One is a powerful number. thank you to every ONE of the Mad Hatters.. because you’ve helped me believe in me!:bigsmile:

Got to do my walkies down at the lake this morning; stopped for groceries on the way back and am ready to tackle a ton of housecleaning; trying to stay on the light side of my calorie count today after 2 dinners out in a row; last night my friend made pasta with a lobster and shrimp rosee sauce and I thought when she announced it… omg.. I’m toast lol.. but I was able to be in the kitchen when she dished up; and we’re good friends..so I just asked for a smaller portion; and was able to enjoy it without freaking out.. which was kinda cool as I’m starting to figure out that that’s exactly what I’m going to be doing on this lifetime journey now – just making the best choices I can with the knowledge I’m gaining.. and learning that a dinner invite doesn’t have to be a “crisis” for me; so my IPOM today is a little step forward from a “lightbulb going off” moment. But having said that…

there was an oh crap moment when she came back after dropping her kids off at a friends up the street, and was carrying a McD’s ice cream blizzard type snack thing for each of us. As a surprise. (yeah. .they call it a snack size.. it is pretty small. .but when I looked it up when I got home? 410 calories and 50 gr of sugar… yeah… REALLY Mickey??) That’s a SNACK? I ate a few spoonfuls because I didn’t want to be rude, and I enjoyed it.. but just mixed the rest around til it melted lol. I didn’t know how to handle the situation; and realized I’m going to have to prepare for that too.. if you’re served a piece of pie without being asked, do you eat a few bites or just say no thank you (that would be easier if it was something being served.. but I was caught by surprise when handed the tub… so will have to figure that one out to be prepared for future surprises!

K couple of replies b4 I get cracking at scrubbing the floors!

TA: you made such an amazing stride in your fried food realizations.. (god bless hubby too!) Great IPOM!! And I know what you mean; I just started my walking two weeks ago and was outpaced by a goose.. 3.6 miles seems like a big goal for me too but hey.. we’re both walking more than either of us were 2 weeks ago.. so progress! yay us!

Huntress: what a positive post!!! Hope you treated yourself to a warm bubble bath for those sore muscles!

Adiane: Well said !! One day at a time!

Abbe: hope your camping trip was fantastic! Im totally jealous as I love being on the water too!

Leslye: a lovely post; how awesome you were able to not only reach out for help here, but got exactly what you needed; empathy, support and encouragement.. such an amazing group of women here!

Cynthia – you’re at my goal weight now LOL!! Nice move on choosing sat for your weigh in now; let us know how the changed worked to help u thru the weekend?

Bis: such an encouraging post! AND huge IPOM on the whole family donating blood; LOVE the giving back! IPOU!

MeRobi: if you’re in jail now.. remember you get one phone call. Call us LOL.

CBM that was the happiest looking post I’ve seen LOL!!

And I’m all for the island!! But I’ll pass on being mayor.. when I was a kid my favourite TV show was an odd one called H.R. Puffenstuff.. and one episode had Witchipoo running for mayor.. I can still hear that song “Witchi-pooooooo for mayyyor..” running thru my head 40 years later!! )

HRH: An amazing post.. thank you so much!! The part about not avoiding weeks like that struck home with me (As did everything else in yours.. I love that you’re trying to turn around your “mental” thought of usually dreading Monday mornings for weigh ins
But instead have now decided no matter what they say, your focusing on the fact you had an awesome positive week! Love it! And HOW exciting was finding the size in the regular department?? I can still remember the first time that happened to me so doing the snoopy happy feet dance for you! Well done!!

Mem50: Was howling with laughter at your post… ok, we’ll let you stay in the hoosegaw this one time, but only because it’ll get you some rest.. and we’ll send in a mani/pedi crew to give you a full spa day while you’re in there… (if you’re sure you don’t want us to spring you.. we HAVE started the “Mad Hatters Homicidal Indiscretion” Fund in case anyone needs it… and to have a crappy week end with throwing those hormones around too?? Lord love a duck…. Congrats on just surviving!! IPOU!

And while I may have been the catalyst by clicking on the make a group button.. (just one click... hmmm??!!) it's all of us who make this group a source of friendship, warmth and encouragement, and hysterically funny therapy for each other!!

So.. anyone want to come scrub my floors for me?? I'd consider that BIG support... ??? LOL

LOL Mem!! Good luck on the hunt!! And Yep.. Jack (aka cute boy!) was indeed the draw for me.. but when I read the mayor thing that episode where Witchipoo wanted it came to mind.. and now I can't get that chant outta my head!! :sad: