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Hi all everyone seems to be doing so well... I am still jobless... If anyone from the beginning remembers.... I love to drink... It has been 8 weeks and not even a sip. Well, I am going to take the bartending certification course next week so I can bartend for the summer... Isn't that ironic? So I've been reading away...very interesting... so Monday I am going to go out and apply for bartending jobs....while i look for a real job, that way I can have the freedom to float in my pool and interview for a real job.

Laura - Congrats... see it will all work... Lucygirl - 8lbs... keep up the good work - as someone is always saying in here... it is a tool and it is hard work. We have all been stuck ... heck... I'm stuck right now and it is extremely frustrating, so i got up off my fat ass and have been going to the gym every am. I needed to get my head in the right place and hope for the best. You will find what works for you and know what you personally need to do... just keep up the great work!

Judy - congrats, I actually have on a sweatshirt that i have not been able to wear in years... i wish i could find my camera! Tracy - i just almost fell of the couch laughing so hard

Laura you do what makes you happy to enjoy the day. I am sure it will all work out. How is the house building goin? Tammy -maybe I am glowing... who knows TracyKS - they are not as cute as my mom does for me... yes, my mom loves to give me and the kids pedicures, but I did them easily myself. Step in the right direction. SO FOR WATER AEROBICS what about a night class at the Y or someplace that has child care. I went at 9am this morning and feel great. Tired but great! hope you can find a way to make it work hope everyone is having a great day

Night all I'm going to take my blue toe nails w/pink hearts to bed. going to work out again early then water aerobics from 9-10:30 lets see if i'm still standing tomorrow afternoon.

TracyK I got a choc and vanilla protein powder at Walmart... 23g protein 3g sugar and 1 carb (or close to that). it is good, I like ice coffee, so i mix in my magic bullet, a couple ice cubes, choc protein powder, 1/2 cup sugar free coffee ice cream, 1tsp choc pudding dry and some cold coffee.... it is so good. came out to be 300 cals for the vanilla, i mix with 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1tsp vanilla pudding mix ice and a splash of water if too thick again 300 cals that is what i'm going to try to live on until my fill next week for breakfast and lunch with a turkey burger of pc of chicken for dinner. today was day 2 so we will see

Tracy once again... you are awesome!!! so ... you all know I work in a pizza shop on the weekends while looking for real work............................ I have not had 1 slice of pizza... can you stand it.... last week pms... i ate a bite of cheese off the top of my dads and it tasted so good, but felt like a rock... no crust, just cheese. I usually eat a pc of chicken with provo cheese on it baked with some hot sauce while i'm there.... That is one thing I'm so proud of... and in th am when I can post that I am 229... that will be the second... if not... i guess i'm going to be sad... LOL ok not really i know I'm doing great... I was 278 in Jan and now 230 so here is another silly accomplishment......I just painted my toes with no real issues on bending to speak of....

TracyK I have done water aerobics, which I am going back to tomorrow am. I have a membership at the YMCA but a lot of schools that have pools offer them - you like to swim you will love them! I feel so good going to work out... I want to lose 5more lbs by friday by working my butt off, so when i gain water over the weekend working, I won't gain or lose for my fill on Tuesday. My dr is so strict i hope he gives it to me

Welcome! 43lbs.. WOW that is fantastic... I've been holding at 24 for 3+weeks now

Lunasa I know exactally what you are saying and I can relate 100%. I felt so fat this weekend... ok I am but I've been feeling better and more confident - until this week My friend I just went on vacation with is not speaking to me and she is my neighbor to boot, and my other neighbor is not speaking to me either, and i think she is to blame for the entire mess. They don't understand any of this so instead they are treating me like they are on a witch hunt and I'm the witch!!! So I've been down in the dumps over lots of things. I went back to protein shakes for breakfast and lunch and having dinner because I have not lost an ounce since about the same time as you. But if I loose too much before next tues he won't do a fill, and if I don't lose I am beating myself up. How can you win,... I'm back to my old patterns too, not as bad... So you are not alone. I wish I could say something other than that to help, but i'm mentally in a horrible place. HUGS

Michelle I'm so glad you are doing so well.... feels great doesn't it!!! keep up the good work

That is so funny... think about it... you have had some appts, and i lost weight from being sick with my 1st... and you are glowing and happy....think about it as a compliment? You look fantastic

Good Morning Everyone just checking in to see how eveyone is doing. I was down to 230 this am... so happy about that, at least the scale is moving in the right direction. I am off to the gym for workout #2 for the month. I made a commitment to go every day and aerobics 2-3 times a week on top of that. I'm going to look great and that is all there is to that. I am going to get my bartending certification next week, I think, so I can get a p/t job while I look for a real job. I know, crazy right? but I only have 3 weeks left of unemployment and no job and I have waitressed and cooked so why not... could be good money. I get to go for my fill appt on the 12th, very excited about that

Tracy thanks for the great story, i just went out to dinner with my kids. I ate a burger, no bun with some salsa on it, some broth from French Onion soup, my daughter ate the broth soaked bread and cheese, she loves the taste but hates eating onions, and a 1/2 cup of lettuce from my salad. That is the most I've had to eat in forever and i THINk i'm going to pay for it, my stomach is already freaking out. That is all the solid food I ate today, had shake for breakfast and lunch and even went to the gym today

Kat, My son (3 1/2) has been getting speech since he was 2 and at his last evaluation in January they have decided he has dysfraxia (sp) which is where he changes sounds such as b and d and a few others. So maybe here is my suggestion - talk to the school about having speech therapy. either way it does not sound like it would hurt. It was difficult hearing that he has speech issues, but how is he going to learn to read if he can't sound properly? Maybe the same kind of issues going on? My son is extremely smart - so smart it is scary, he actually fooled the person who did his initial evaluation to the point where they didn't think he would qualify, and when he did, he was not saying a single word... imagine that! LOL Best of luck - I have a great contact for help with this or questions so pm me if you would like. hugs... she will be great

Pamela Congrats! I so hear you ... I have been so busy this past week i find that I am out of control starving when I realize I didn't eat breakfast or lunch. I thought about getting a bagel the other day and I argued with myself telling me that if I knew I could eat it that would be tempted to get more - so i stopped at the market a few times and got 4oz turkey and ate that. I too have been sleeping much better and my skin looks great! it is that time of the month so i have a dweller or 2 where i normally get them but other than that... it is amazing. I thought I was going to miss diet coke... but nope... it has been 3 months since I've had one. You know what I do miss... it is hot here and I so want an absolute and cran in the worst way - but i'm holding out on that too... I am not going to have a drink until i get to onederland!

Judy - Thanks, that helps so much. I love routine too and eat the same thing every single day. I think i'm going to get some fiber sure tomorrow. I have not been regular since surgery and that might be the key for me. I was going to go back to my shakes for breakfast and lunch and a turkey burger for dinner. I'm going to find the right thing but no matter what, i need fiber in my stuff. I do have a water pill, but i stopped taking it because it was drying me out too much. Thanks for the encouragement, 24lbs in 6 weeks is great... i just want to see a lb a week to feel like my hard work is paying off.

Good morning eveyone I've been working my crazy part time thing helping out my step mom and it is so stinking hot and humid here that I've just been crashing. I am trying to get caught up today. R&R! LOL I'm so glad to see everyone is doing so well. For me... I'm having a hard time. I went from 331 to 336. Ok so I know that will be gone in a few days. PMS is a huge factor in that, but I am retaining so much water. It seems to happen every weekend when I work in the heat and on my feet. I am so swollen! I drink and drink while i'm there, but I don't sweat and I don't have to pee... so how can I fix that? Any suggestions will help. Judy - congrats - you are amazing! What do you eat during the day? I have been eating the same thing but no help...I think I'm going to go back to 3 protein shakes a day and have a turkey burger or something solid when I go to the gym. I go back for a fill on the 12th. I am still not eating a ton but I don't feel the restriction so I think i'm eating much faster and not chewing enough. It has been crazy... anyway... again, any suggestions would be great - so frustrated. You are all doing so well... Have a great day!

hey everyone, i'm glad you all are doiong so well, I am so tired - just finished putting a fence around my pool. Before you are all amazed, it was a fence I had on the side of my house I took down, recycled and used to keep the dog away from my pool parts. it was hard work, but since I am still jobless, I don't have funds for new fence parts. The puppy is happy that he got to run without being caged up. Anyway, just took a pain pill and about to pass out. Hope you all have a great night

I want to get that certification too, my daughter started it! She is going to be 13 in July and she is not old enough, or maybe she is and it was a money issue... i don't remember right now, but it was kind of expensive $275 for each of us - so no job and $500...hmmmmmmmmmm that is a no brainer They offer the certification at my local YMCA. She also wants to get her lifeguard certification... man she is expensive... but i still love her...

Hi everyone still job searching, no weight loss, but so busy I don't know how I am functioning. I am alone at the moment so I am going to jump in the pool and bake in the sun - yea i know, not good for me, but makes me happy and helps me relas. Talk to you all later

Michelle so glad you are doing so well. Take it from me... rest, I thought I could move and most of my pain was port and muscles too. I kept pillows on either side of me so if I rolled over the pillow helped to support me and helped to hold things in place. I was was cutting my happy pills in 1/2 and that was enough for me - I couldn't function on a full one, but take the time and do what you need to. I am so proud of you... wish I could give you a great big hug!

Nice to see everyone is doing so well. I had my first real issue today from 1 slice of turkey... OMG couldn't breathe and felt like I was having a heart attack. It was horrile and it seemed to continue all day, I'm afraid to eat. Other that that, we had a great time at six flags yesterday, I floated in the lazy river for 2hrs, but it was great, I was 50lbs heavier last year when I did that and yesterday it was easier to get on the float and I didn't feel like a complete beached whale! What a great feeling. HUGS ALL MICHELLE I AM THINKING ABOUT YOU, CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR HOW WELL YOU DID!

Denise I am feeling the same way, I'm eating 3 meals a day but for the most part I am not hungry then all of the sudden.........BAM.........I could eat a house... ok maybe not that much but that 1 cup of food seems like a lot after not being able to eat. I have an appt on the 12th. I am bouncing between 231 & 233 and it is frustrating. Pms is kicking in which is not going to help, I am so bloated... blah blah blah Anyway MICHELLE. I've been thinking about you all weekend... you are almost here with us. Be strong - today is not going to be easy but I am sure you can make it HUGS

TracyTX I hear you, I wanted to be 225 by the end of May, doesn't look like that is going to happen. I did just weigh myself for the first time in days, I was down to 230.5 at 1:30 in the afternoon, so i hope in the am I will be 229. I am going to six flags for the day tomorrow, it is my stepmoms company picnic. So I am looking forward to going on waterslides and being able to play and not just watch. May not go on as many rides as I would have in the past, but more that I did last July when I was 280!!!! so excited