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Good morning everyone!! Today, for the first time in a long time, I don't have to rush away to something. It rained here yesterday, and I love the sights and smells after a storm. Wonderful, beautiful, sunny day! Nita, so true, no morning chats in a long time! You were up early today, online at what, 5:20. Gotta admit, I…

Hey gang, forgot this morning I had to go to court with one of my clients, so I did not get to visit this am. Its been about a 13 hour day at work today. Been mostly good, but still a darn long day! Kelli, I wore another of your blouses today, got lots of compliments. Thanks! You are really saving my butt! Really…

Hi everyone - wow.. The audit is over - rousing success. I am so glad to have that over! So, now back to normal, if there is any such thing. Good day calorie wise, was't able to exercise due to the audit. Sort of seem to have the eating thing under control for the minute. Now, if I can get my schedule under control so the…

Welcome new people! I just want to ditto what others have said, this is a great group! I have been getting support and help from this group since the 20th of February and these folks are a HUGE part of my successful weight loss. I still have a long way to go, but i am really happy with what I have accomplished so far. Well…

Kelli, yes, I hear you on the lack of internal movement! I was afraid it might mess up my weigh my results yesterday! So, here is what I am thinking the problem is, especially for me. (1) not enough water. This crazy week, I have really struggled to get all the water in I should. and (2) not enough fiber. I recently added…

Hello team! Nita, good to hear the resolution in your voice! You are so right, you are halfway to your goal, no point in back tracking now! And, thanks for your support, always! It means a lot. So, here's to water drinking! :drinker: Prayerfulmom - so good to finally see you! And I agree with Nita, very nice pic! You…

Kelli - wow, you said that so well. Thanks so much all of you for your support! And, you're right - there were days I thought my weight had gotten out of my control - that I would never be able to fix it, so why try. There were a lot of those days. Then, the first person I met on MFP was you. And you suggested I come here…

Good morning team! I am here pretty early for me, have to be at work early this morning - we are having a surprise audit, only a day's notice, so I have a lot to do. I wanted to weigh in and say hi, Nita, I see you're up already, :drinker: We'll have to catch up tomorrow, darn it. Adopt4 ditto what Nita said, nice way to…

Hi everyone, another long day, but good one. Adopt, I wore my new favorite shirt to work, cuz I didn't have to see clients today, just do paperwork and sit in a LONG staff meeting. I got lots of compliments - everyone said it looks like the new me (sort of giddy, silly, and full of energy) has really taken hold. Thanks!!…

Hi gang, just checking in. I have a great report!!!!! I got my traveling pants box!!! Kelli, thanks so much!!! I was worried our taste in clothing might be really different, and right there on top of the box were tie died tees. Ahhhhhhh....... I love em! I am wearing one right now! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! Well, I gotta go…

Sheila, crap, that sucks! I hate when that stuff happens. Here is what I do. I think to myself, "well, (insert name of jerk here) when I have lost all this weight you will still be a (insert particularly fitting epitaph here.) Then, let it fly. You know what you have done, you know how much better you feel, you know where…

Hi, gang, did not mention earlier today, but I am having a lot of fun exercising with my HRM. So, here is my day: Worked out 28 minutes. (Got interupted and only did about 2/3 my workout. BUrned 642 calories. I'll take it. Went to work feeling so pleased, when I walked in the door, people said to me, "ok, what are you on?"…

Oh, one more thought for you over indulgers. Bob Greene (Oprah's trainer) believes that alcohol is problematic not just because of the empty calories, but because it stalls our metabolism and messes with our motivation........ :tongue: Just sayin' All right, everyone back in the boat - lets keep going.

Hey everyone, how are you today. Just had a smoothie for breakfast with a piece of flax seed toast. LI4G, Sheila and everyone looking for happy dancers, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am feeling so blessed right now. You guys are so important to my journey here. Can't thank you enough for your support and encouragement. I really…

:heart : No matter where you are on this list. Enjoy your journey! heart : :flowerforyou: TOTAL LBS LOST MASTER LIST TEAM # 1smile :flowerforyou: NO MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT! smile ______________________________ heart WHY IT WORKS: I saw this done on another site and it was very successful. Let's give it a try here, shall we??…

Oops, messed up the hearts the first time I posted. All better now. Have a great day everyone!

WOW, team whats up with the motivation thing today? Its like two weeks to bikini weather or something. (I will never be seen in one, but you know, someday we may want to wear shorts or something!) Oh Lulu, where is that slipper??? Here is my motivation: I weighed in today, because I weigh every other Monday for work. I…

Hey gang, just got back from church. Gonna grab a bite of lunch and get caught up on MFP business. How is everyone?? Sheila, wow, beautiful place! Those are some fun pics. We get to take little mini vacations thanks to them, so keep em coming! Thursday night, the strangest thing happened. Here it is: My hair dresser has…

Good morning, team. I have a little time before church, so I thought I would check in. Lisa, hi, hey no coffee for me, I am an herb tea drinker. Love to join you! We need to chat and catch up, its been a crazy week! I hope the one we are starting is going to be more back to my normal routine. I don't exercise on Sundays,…

Falcon, for the most part, I agree with you, however, I have found from experience, and have seen posts by SHBoss (aka Banks) that when we are obese, the rules change a little. Our need to eat all those calories is not quite the same, because we have SO MUCH stored energy (aka fat). As we get closer to goal weight, and…

Hey gang, I am back also. Sheila, good to see you! Lets see those pics! I mentioned that I had a crazy week at work, and then a house guest - picked her up late Friday after work and she left today at about 3:30. We talked all night long. (32 years - lot of catching up to do.) SO, I was beat - slept for about 5 hours this…

Kelli thanks for starting things. I don't know why we all sit and wait for you to start things. We all should be able to pitch in and help. Sorry! And, again thanks! And Cyndi, thanks for all you do, too. AND CMR - if you are lurking. Thanks.

Morning team. I don't know whats going on, but my weight loss has really kicked in this past few weeks. I think it might be a couple of things, first, more exercise, which is so critical. Second, I think my metabolism is finally geared up to actually burn a little. Even just the last two or three days, I feel so much…

Ok, I knew I had a good week, but this is making me think I must check the scales, so take it with a grain of salt. dwray SW/GW/CW: 275/180/262 loss of 3 lbs since last weigh in manda1111SW 198/ GW 135/ CW 178 = 2lbs loss no longer obease!!!!!! cyndeebee SW136 / GW 115 / CW: 131.6 lost 1 pound (cyndee, we round up unless…

:bigsmile: :bigsmile: Hey everyone, just a reminder, we are going to be reaching our 500th post pretty soon. When that happens, this thread will lock and a new one will automatically start. Don't lose us! To get to the new thread, you go to the last post in this thread and there will be a link pointing you toward the new…

Amy, thank you so much! That was a nice thing to say. Sure appreciate you! Eric and Laura, you guys are dang cute! It is cool that you are sharing your relationship here! Laura, I don't remember if you mentioned how many times you eat throughout the day. Hopefully, you are eating every two hours, largest meal in the am,…

Hey gang, how is it going? Cyndi, holy doughnuts! Yer ex is a peach! Listen, I have an idea, in my work, I see mostly felons coming out of federal prison. They are multi-talented. What I am thinking is yer ex needs a visit from the "tax man" and I know him! :glasses: I just reread LuLu's post. looks like we know the same…

Hi everyone, just checking in. I am still really hemmed up at work, but am really feeling great otherwise and feel like my metabolism is finally on fire! Like that one article cmriverside posted about the still gaining on 500 calories a day. It takes a while to get the metabolism going, but I think mine is. We'll see…

Hi everyone, just checking in. I have a thought on the "oh my goodness, I have to lose 100+ lbs" feeling of despair. Here is what works for me. When I started MFP, I figured I needed to lose 266 lbs. And, since I had lost about 20 lbs in the past two years, the total weight loss needed over time was more like 290.…

Hi, gang! I have missed you! I have had about a week of crazyness! I am eating well, and today, I finally got to put the HRM to the test with a full workout. During my weight routine, I burned 720 calories in 32 minutes. I do have a question: It says I had 11.4 minutes in the zone, 21 seconds below the zone and 21 minutes…