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haha overboard and still overboard. Tomorrow is the last day for my colleague and we are having a party for her, I am not even going to try anything till Wednesday though I have some good food packed for today. We have just been told that the new girl isn't coming in after all so that leaves two of us until they get a…

Oh ditto above. Remy you see in the photo almost bled to death when I got her spayed, which I used a voucher for. She spent a very expensive night in the emergency room in February and they saved her but the only thing we could do was take a high interest loan we are stuck with till September! It's truly horrible and we…

Oh yeah.. and I am Julie in Illinois.

Good morning!! Finally I feel like I can come up for air! Still many changes happening in the workplace, I know now I won't be changing jobs c'est la vie. I have a feeling it is going to be a very quiet 4th for us, just us and the dogs and maybe a cookout. Tonight I have a meeting at the dog club and will finally be voted…

Jumping IN.. not a summer lover, it's the humidity, it's a killer. Plus all the storms right now are useless for swimming, they keep closing the pool. As for what I am going to do? Pull myself together and TRACK!! And I am going to stop feeling down and count my blessings!

Ramble all you like. I was just saying to my friend this morning, when they are small they break your arms, when they are big they break your heart. Certainly that's been the case with mine down the years, we have had more than a few arguments and even a spell my son didn't talk to me. Yes it hurts, but I have found the…

Karen what is the Facebook consignment?

Good morning!!! I am sorry I have not been around as much as usual lately. I had a 5 and a half hour meeting mp3 to transcribe verbatim and have been typing solidly for the last three days.. thankfully I finished it at 4:00 yesterday. Understandably I was totally burned out on typing! I have dropped weight! Mostly because…

Hmmm.. the short walk around the dog park about killed me last night so I am really resolved to go to those water fitness classes and I have my bag packed already. It's Remy's last night at Obedience class and I think we get a week or two break which means I can do Aqua Zumba that night instead for that time. I don't deal…

AWESOME!! Who is awesome? YOU ARE

Exercise is hell. There is no time of the year right now that suits me.. the only thing I can do is workout in water and even that is hard. But I am going to do it. I got two cute new swim suits and I am going to water exercise. I hate it when people say.. oh anyone can walk.. yeah right.

I am reading the Jack Reacher series by Lee Childs.

Helloooooooooooooooooooo I am still alive! Work and my schedule has been manic.. but I have had such blessings I will share them on a separate thread. The Warthog story is ADORABLE.. made me wish I was a Warthog for about 5 seconds. I do have depression, apparently it is a genetic depression along with something else, not…

Okay.. I am paying attention to everyone.. seeing some great fired up folks.. but that has to be the shortest post I have ever seen from RatPat. So, I ask myself, is it because he can't be bothered to write anything else? Has nothing else to write? Was checking in from his mobile whilst walking and eating a muffin? And…

Hi everyone, don't worry I am around but have a horrible stomach virus.. was in the ER last night. So just resting and chilling out here.. as soon as I am feeling better I will get back up to speed with everyone. Love you guys.

With you there Diana, my husband is also Type 1, he has peripheral diabetic neuropathy and he also has proliferative rhetinopathy. Twice in the last year I had to call 911 because I woke up next to him in a coma. Kudos to you for thinking of your family and working for them.. they do need you and so will he. RatPat and…

I wonder how many calories underwater basketweaving would use up? :)

angelic I thought about your idea. I think my concern is that we already have an everyday check in posted and we also have a June exercise challenge going too, I am worried that all those extra posts would bury other interesting postings here. But I am open to it if a lot of others would appreciate it and don't think it…

Kaliya.. in my house that boxed cake would have been cut into one.. blushes. I can't have sweet stuff in the house. Loving what I am seeing.

wow.. reading these and thinking back on my own eating and hiding wrapper episodes, we sound like addicts don't we?

I think I might have put too much emphasis on the new. I want you to look at ALL the foods you eat with the emphasis on healthy. Also I want to hear about those full fat yogurts etc. but how do you fit them in? Sorry folks I will be dipping in and out. Our modem is broken at home and work is NUTS.

Happy Birthday Karen! Half-year.. hmm.. I need to pick something very simple so all I am going to pick is tracking every single day and keeping up on the water. I will also try to get some activity in every week. My aim is to start small and re-evaluate or I will get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing. I am already fed…

I would say I did not complete this challenge. This simply because I ended up in so much pain I just stopped moving. Whether it is needing new shoes (which I can't afford right now) or whether it is my body, my concentration has become rigid tracking and planning so that I can get lighter and therefore able to do more.

mikesgirl you can either buy Haas avocados ripe, in which case they will be completely black in color and slightly squishy when you press them. If you buy them like this they need to be refrigerated right away. If you buy them dark green leave them out on the counter until they turn color and then refrigerate them…

I am going to start a day early with Avocado. Avocado's are pretty high in calories, but I love their creamy texture and flavor. They contain 18 amino acids essential for the body and they are high in protein which is easier for the body to digest than steak. They are rich in HDL so raise good cholesterol which is good for…

This is perfect!! RatPat YOU ROCK just look a you go here! I think you are the only male person we have (was going to say member but it sounded kinda rude?) You so rock. I do get the same feeling when I am munching my way through my favorite salad with avocado and grapes, it is so luscious. Happy Anniversary! fpelletier!…

That is really fantastic.. I have the same problem.. what an inspiration!

Welcome Katykuns! And Carly I feel like you are an old member now! LOL. This is a terrific group for those needing to lose a lot of weight so hi to Katy.. and it's lovely to have a fellow UK person in the group. Apologies if I have missed others.

I would get together with Karen on this too as I know she is also putting out feelers. The more the better I think.

This is REALLY exciting. I would be willing to do whatever it takes to get that surgery at the end of my journey and have the body I have always been denied. There is something deeper here for me too. It is high time the insurance companies saw this as the necessity it is for those that have lost drastic amounts of weight…