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Hello, hello, hello!!!! I have soooooo missed everyone. And if i have realized anything in the last few days, it is just how VERY much I, personally NEED this site. The motivation, support and DEDICATION all make a difference and all pay off. I have been so swamped both professionally and personally that I haven't had a…

HELLLOOOOOOOO LADIES!!!!! I'm baaaaaaacccccck! :) I am swamped today, but have LOTS to say and lots to share... - will catch up this afternoon. It's taking me most of the morning to log all my food from the weekend... :( Geez - and I wonder how I weighed 267 pounds?!?!?!? NOT! Good gravy, this is a lifestyle change - not a…

Good Morning All - I would love to touch base with each of you individually and promise to be back in high gear next week. I've been online each day, "lurking" as Marcie calls it... ;) Logging my food, etc. I've just been overloaded at work and home and don't have much time to write. Week is going surprisingly well however…

Good Morning - I must say I'm actually happy to be back to the "grind". This is a nice little - "keep me in check". Well, after all the eating this weekend, I thought I may have to "conveniently forget" to step on the scale this morning... but I did it. Facing your fears and all that... Anyway, I'm happy to report, I lost…

Hello all - Wow - haven't the last few days just flown by!?!?! Well - hope everyone's caloric intake is better than mine... :( Yesterday was ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE for me (food wise, that is) - I think I ate enough for two days!!!! (well, not quite, but almost) :) I said to my DH... "since I ate double what I was supposed to…

Good Morning, All - Hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday - as Tamara says - live life. Right now life is telling me to do laundry, make breakfast for my girls and try to get 20 mins of exercise in before little voices (a 2 and a9 yr old, that is) tell me they have other things for me to do. As Bobbie always says, today…

Kim - I'm sure there are folks who would disagree with me, but I think that you shouldn't beat yourself up about this just yet. I say it's ok to take baby steps and I'm sure as the weight starts to come off from just eating less, the desire to move more will come with it... AND, you know just becuase you're not doing 60…

Was just thinking this morning - hope Shari updates her picture with her new do... Lovely! Bet your guys will be suprised, huh? Good for you - would lohhooooooovvvve to get my hair done - it's been almost 4 months - yikes! That was the plan for last night, but took the opportunity to get some work done and have a quiet…

Hello Ladies - Good night, Tamara - hope you have a nice rest... ;) I've done my situps and pushups by the way... ;) Thank you for the update on Bobbie - we're all living vicariously through her this weekend. So very happy for her! Shari - where are you, my dear? You've been pretty quiet today... Everything ok? Well, I…

Good Afternooon, Everyone - and I do mean everyone!! We have such the amazing thread - I just love it! As Shari said it is so uplifting and therapeutic all at the same time! There never seems to be enough time to do everything, but now that I've seen "a day in the life of Tamara", I guess I will never complain again.…

:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: Hello Big Losers...;) (Losers- in the affectionate, positive way, of course..) :happy: :bigsmile: Week 2 of the Christmas challenge, and ta daa - I am down 3 more pounds for a total of 8!!! (whoo hoo - do the happy dance) 22 to go. Got a few struggles the next few days and next weekend so need…

Good Morning - just popping in - swamped today, but have lots to say and lots of thank yous to issue so will check in later. Weigh in this morning - lost 3 pounds!!!! Course, i had to step on the scale 16 times to get that cuz you can bet your sweet bippy i wasn't getting off until it showed a loss... tee hee hee…

Hello All - Been VERY, VERY Busy today at work - sorry I haven't chimed in - as Marcie says, I was lurking... ;) Well, here goes.... As I mentioned, Friday was absolutely horrific for me on all levels EXCEPT for my eating - yay me! Sadly, the weekend was not much improved. The good news, I started the 30DS and didn't…

Jessica - LOVE the new pic - you are a striking, beautiful lady. Shari - WHOOO HOOOOOO!!!!! Can you hear me clapping and cheering from there???? Way to go - I would NEVER be able to go into a grazing situation like that and walk away unscathed - Yay for YOU!. You deserve a long bath and a treat of YOUR favorite movie or…

Good Morning Ladies - Oops Good Afternoon... ;) Whew - where to start?!?!? Yesterday was an absolute horrific day - personally, professionally, emotionally - I would really like a do over on it...:frown: but in the midst of all of that - i had a good day with my calories. i ended up being over somewhat because my DH and I…

Thanks for taking care of all of us... ;) Hope you are having or had a nice trip..:)

Good for you, Butterfly - :) Glad to hear you had a nice trip. Way to go!

Ok - niiiiiiihiiiiice - thanks for the catch - I would go back and fix my WONDERFUL typo - but I think i'll leave it there for posterity... ;) Cuz i guess that defecating is somewhat what I have been doing to myself... :) Tee hee hee (for the record, my fingers were supposed to type self - EFFACING... - oops...) And, one…

Good Morning, all - Well, I have had an emotional (not the good kind) 24 hours, but instead of ranting and going on about it, I am going to take Bobbie's advice and choose my mood. I just smiled and that, as my Mother tells me, can make the differece. Somehow if you smile even when you don't want to, you can con yourself…

Not sure Danielle, but I know a thread that does it - it's called FAB FOURS - check it out - not sure how she does it... Maybe someone else can provide more insight...

You are a wonderful inspiration - I can see your smile from here :) Have a great day. Thanks for being so supportive! Deneen :)

Good Morning all - Well back at it... Last night's "dinner with the girls" did not go too well... HOWEVER, I planned that going in and only ate a small (healthy) snack and half of an apple... The restaurant - known for its absolutely HUGE portions - did not have a lot of healthy options - even the salads seemed fattening.…

Yay - I am SOOOOO Excited. How awesome would it be to see 30lbs go bye bye in time for Santa!?!?!?:happy: Yay - what a present to me?!??! So here goes - SW - 267 (8/18) Today's weight - 262 (even after a not so good for me dinner out last night) Christmas Goal - 237 - whoo hoo!:bigsmile: GW - 132 Good luck everyone! It's a…

Bump! :wink: This is awesome - just learned what Bump meant, too... ;0

Good Morning, all - Today is weigh in day for me, and.... drum roll, please - (and here comes my positivity, too...) - I am down FIVE pounds. Week 1 down, 5 pounds down. I am very, very pleased. I realize that 5 pounds is likely not too noticeable, since I need to lose 135, but I feel good. From all the water, my skin…

Good Evening All - You guys are all so great - I'm so impressed by each and every one of you. Each of you has overcome something amazing to make you even more of a beautiful person - now the world can see th beauty on the outside that's always been on the inside. Thanks for the support and encouragement. I just finished my…

By the way - if you haven't tried Wendy's salads - they are FABULOUS!

I'll give the stroller thing a try, plus I think i'm actually gonna try setting my alarm 30 minutes earlier and do SOMETHING work out related... Who needs sleep, right? :laugh: Tomorrow is weigh-in day for me - Thanks for all the support DF"s (that's dear friends, for those like me who are learning all the lingo - shout…

Thanks! Hardcore - just what I need - it may kill me.:laugh: my body hasn't had ANY exercise in WAAAY too long and I have a bad foot from a serious car accident a few years ago, but if it's inexpensive - I'll give it a shot... :) Thanks

Thanks! Hardcore - just what I need - it may kill me. my body hasn't had ANY exercise in WAAAY too long and I have a bad foot from a serious car accident a few years ago, but if it's inexpensive - I'll give it a shot... :) Thanks