Thanks everyone for all the words of encouragement and advice. I know I might have been a little blunt, but I'm glad you saw that it was coming from good place. I love the Heartbreakers and I really didn't want to leave the group and I feel now that I won't have to, THANKS!!!

Sandy - I just found the Hungry Girl website a couple days ago after seeing an article on another website about recipe's she had of bad for you foods made good for you. I think it's awesome and she also has a cookbook! The website is so cool and I think its great that she calls herself Hungry Girl, because even though it doesn't seem to be socially acceptable, girls get hungry too!!!

What is the Christmas Challenge????

I was wondering the same thing Julie

Chrisie made a thread about it under challenges, and a blog about it on her blog if you read her. How we always make a New years Resolution to lose weight, but we are resolving to have less of us by the new years.

Found it Nicole I'm in. I love the idea of feeling fantasitc around the holidays. I never do and then end up eating all cookies in sight mine and my kids and whatever chocolate I can find!

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Thanks for the comments guys. Gumbo is microchiped thank goodness. Plus, of course she has her collar. One thing I've noticed about Mobile, Alabama that wasn't the case in all the other places I've been is that when someone sees a stray dog they don't think, "oh my goodness I bet someone is looking for that dog." They just keep on walking. Animal control knows me by first name because strays seem to find me(they probably know I'll call!). They are always surprised when I call with another one and have mentioned the above attitute with the community. Weird...

When we lived in Olympia, WA we had a little silky terrier named Princess. She's in Heaven now, but we keep her ashes in her little backpack so she can go hiking. She always loved to hike with us, until she got too old. Anyway.... she got lost. I was carrying groceries in and somehow shut her out front and she just walked off. I was like you, just sick. We lived right by St. Peter Hospital and Group Health. Lots of cars and traffic. My husband came home and we drove all over the neighborhood. When we got back home there was a truck sitting in front of our house. When we pulled up a man got out and he had Princess. He said he was pulling out of the Group Health parking lot and saw her walking down the sidewalk. He said he just knew someone was worried sick, so he put her in his truck and started driving around the neighborhood. When he went down our street she started acting all excited and when he got in front of our house she barked and jumped at the window,so he just asked the neighbors if they knew her and when they said yes he decided to wait. He knew we must be out looking. Wasn't he just an angel? We were so excited and happy to see her, he just drove off and we never even got his name. (I always get teary eyed when I tell that story)

Aww Sandy I got teary-eyed too! That's such a kind thing to do! There aren't so many good hearted people now a-days.


I'm in on the Christmas Challenge! I think we should all make that our motto, like someone said... post it on our main page, "--9 By 2009!"

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What is the Christmas Challenge????

Come on Julie, it's going to be fun. I want to get down to 149 in 2009. That's only 16 lbs....I just know I can do that! Just go to weight loss challenges and look for the Christmas Challenge. (It's actually called New Year's Resolution for Christmas) Maybe that should be our next homework assignment....? What do you think? Erika, I have the Hungry Girl cookbook, love it! I like that Joy....
"149 by 2009" (insert your own --9)

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Come on Julie, it's going to be fun. I want to get down to 149 in 2009. That's only 16 lbs....I just know I can do that! Just go to weight loss challenges and look for the Christmas Challenge. Maybe that should be our next homework assignment....? What do you think? Erika, I have the Hungry Girl cookbook, love it! I like that Joy....
"149 by 2009" (insert your own --9)

Woo Sandy 149 is my goal too! Too bad thats like, 55 lbs for me

Ah well! I'd love to be there-- that's a healthy weight for my height! This summer will be hard core exercising...... woo!

HI HEARTBREAKERS!!! I'M SO EXCITED TO BE A NEW MEMBER!!!

My story the short version

Along with being a healthy example for kids, I have to lose weight to stop the pain in my right knee and ankle. I have gone to 3 specialists and they all have the same verdict--LOSE WEIGHT OR RESERVE A SURGERY TABLE!!! So the only choice is to ditch the weight. I describe myself as a positive person and a jokester. I am the only person that I know that loves a caricature of themself. I love mine so much I am using it as my photo on this site. My kids call it their "cartoon mommy" The resemblance is remarkable. I am a former athlete: track, volleyball and basketball (that is the source of the bad knee and ankle) therefore I have a competitive nature and the WEIGHTLOSS CHALLENGE will prove to be motivating for me and fun.

My goals for this week:

1. Exercise daily
2. Get my water in
3. Watch my portion sizes

Thanks for letting me join.