well ladies!!! I was sitting here at work reading all of the posts and realized that we all have issues. I was actually crying! I have struggled with my DH for so long. It makes me soooo mad that he does not act like he cares about his weight. Sometimes i feel like i get upset with him because he is eating all of this stuff that i cant have and i feel jealous?? I am not sure. I do know that he is a very nice looking man and i love it when he is thin. I want us to be thin together!!! Am i being selfish??

Anyway, I am on track!!! I did not get my lazy butt out of bed this morning and i know that is part of my problem. I am not a morning person but when i do get up i feel sooo much better. From now on if i do not get up in the morning then i will go work out after work! I am very proud of myself this morning! I LOVE diet vanilla cokes from sonic and this morning the office was doing a sonic run. I DID NOT GET ANYTHING!! I even went with my friend to get it and did not cave! I was very proud of myself. I am sitting here with my water and not feeling sorry for myself at all!

I packed a good lunch for today! I will get my water in! I planned our dinner! I am on the right track!!!!

Lori~ enjoy your time with you parents! You just really dont know what you missed until they are gone. I have lost both my mom and mil and i miss them both terribbly!!!!

April~ hope you have a great day!!

Lizzy~ wtg on the healthy snacks!!! have a good day

Terry~ I promise to slap you if you will slap me!! We can do this

Jen~ Wtg on the keeping busy and the workout yesterday and today.. you are too funny about the harpoon!!! LMAO

Nikki~ good morning! have a great day and wtg on the workout!!!

Sue~ what to say? you are amazing! Your posts were very motivating! I come to chandler often! I would love to meet you!

Xan~ good morning!

Cheryl~ HAGD

Barb~ we missed you!

good morning to anyone that i may have missed!!!
<3 ya's

Thanks Janna! I missed you guys too!
As for my DH he has lost 21 pounds since he started back to work since November. I hate him! LOL! No really I know he is feeling better with that weight gone I just wish he didn't have to weigh himself everyday in front of me! I know that I need to get back to exercise and am happy that I have kept my weight the same, just going to be more competitive with him now and drop some more, don't want to look like a marshmellow next to him! LOL!

Ok off to type!

b

welllll
quickie check in from the frazzled bedazzled cupcake warrior.
so true to fashion of my hectic life-brittnie's car wouldn't start and i had to drive her to school, didn't have time to make it all the way back to
weight watchers and then to work. there is a 5:30 one, i will go straight there when i'm off work. i know in my heart i will not face the embarrassment of not doing what i vowed to do-because you girls mean the world to me.


nikki: when it is like this do you guys not even get mail or anything like that?

Sue ~ (((BIG HUGS))) to you. Our DHs are so similar. I understand the bit about being disengaged, and the anger. Ohhhhhh yes. If you want to email/PM sometime, I'd be happy to. I don't know about you but sometimes it seems to take more strength than one person has to keep everything going. I hope I didn't step out of line by saying that. And, that being said, you are definitely one of the strongest women I have met. THANK YOU for your posts, lastnight and today. You are keeping my thoughts going in the right direction.

Come to think of it, of the strong women I have met in my life, I'd have to say that a large number of them are here. Thank you, all you ladies.

Barb ~ Congrats on your great job with the bookfair!

Well, lastnight I bought some hair dye and will be colouring my hair tonight, step one in no longer letting myself go. I also got some nice bath treats and stuff, for some nice relaxation. I get a lot of thinking done in the bath!!

I have to go for now, I've been sitting here almost an hour reading the posts and I really do need to get going on my housework for the day, I know it will help me to feel better too. I'm going to be thinking seriously about my next few steps and posting on Sue's thread tonight. This has all opened up a big can of worms for me and I have a lot to think about....my marriage, keeping myself up, my weight loss, my mothering, career choice, family, who I am (and where I went?)...hmm.

Thanks girls. I'm glad I know you all. And I'm really glad this is a safe place for us all to be on this journey together.

Hey Sistahs!! I miss everyone...work is nuts and driving me nuts also. I have been trying to catch up with you all. I did read the post Sue put up and "AMEN" to that! Eating & excercise has been good..I've missed a couple of days due to hectic schedules but I know I'm doing what I can and as Barb would say I'll drop and do some crunches..where ever I happen to be in the house. Hope to get back to my daily chats with you all! (((hugs)))

Well girls I am back from a brisk 1 mile walk with a 1200 lb companion..and no that would not be DH..(GOD THAT WAS MEAN!!!!)...our older horse (the one diagnosed with cushions last spring) has begun to have some depression issues and as I was pulling out this morning, I could tell she was in one of her modes...she just hangs her head almost to dirt and mopes around like she has lost all her friends..she also steers clear of the other horses and just kinda stays in her little corner of the pasture world so I decided at work earlier, I was coming home, getting her out and having some major 1-on-1 time with her and SHE LOVED IT!!! We started with grooming and thinning out her horrid looking winter coat, then I trimmed her bangs so the poor baby can see, then I brushed her down and did her mane and tail with conditioner and then we walked...and boy did we walk...at first, I was literally pulling her (talk about resistance walking..LOL) and then she was like "Hey, I am outside and I am away from the house" and that baby girl just picked her little sad head up and took off like a mad woman! It was so worth spending over an hour with her. So she & I both got our mile and in and we were both sweating when we got back. Needless to say all the other darlings were totally pissed with me when we got back to the house...guess I will have to give everybody a little 1-on-1 with mom from time to time.LOL!!!

Sarah..yep it was me....I actually was thinking today that maybe it wouldn't be so bad to go to the service and skip the breakfast..that is really the part I don't want to go to anyway. The service is always outside so that is fairly easy to sneak up to and sneak away (I am horrible, I know)..I just don't want any of the "where you been for the past 9 months?"..and the kids really do not get along with the kids that go there so that is always a huge factor in getting them to decide to go too. But you are right, I have to face this demon along with all the rest of the demons I am facing right now!!!!

Hey Barbie!!! Been missing ya!!!

Well DH has a physical at work this afternoon and he just happen to call while I was out walking and he was like "do you walk everyday?"..I was like "duh, I am trying to loose weight here...exercise is a key factor"..so anyway he is telling me that he did not do well on some of his tests and then comes the biggie...his weight...lets just say the man has TOPPED out! I certainly hope this is an eyeopener for him today because Lord knows it needs to be!!!! They have suggested a trip to our regular doc for a complete physical and workup..now lets just see me get him to do that one.

Nikki...do your kids still believe in the easter bunny?? I was just thinking you could do the dyed eggs and hide them outside in little nest for the kiddos. My parents used to do that to us when we were little...we didn't get alot of the hooplah on easter..a few pieces of candy and then we had our little nest outside that the bunny left full of eggs..then you could hide them. Just a thought..I know it has to be tough to think of postponing it...this way they would have Easter and you could give them something nice later.

Have to go get the ids from the neighbors, but I wanted to give you gusy an update. I made it thru the colonoscopy. AND I got to eat my turkey sandwich!! YEEHAW. I was one hungry chick. The doc saidd everything wsa all clear - no cancer, no polyps, nothing. So, who knows why I am having issues. Maybe if I get back to workingout five days a week like I was and eating a bit better things might go back to normal. AND, I also started my period yesterday so I am not pregnant either. Only good news around here. What would I do without all of your support? You truly made the past couple of weeks bearable. Off to get the kids. BBL!

Great news Em!!!! on both counts...

Good deal Em! Glad you made out fine!
Just got back from a quick trip to the market and now going to do some more reports. Bought the large chocolate looking Easter Bunny that I wanted last week, it was half price! he..he.. always a bargain shopper!

Terry~ Sounds like a great day for a walk with your friend!

Nikki~ Terry's idea sounds great! I usually leave the girls treats on the table and then do a little bit of paw prints with flour on the table, Holly loves it still!

Ok off to type!

b