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Thanks Judy, I'll run and get some Drixoral and try that. My nose won't stop running... Hi Merrillee! Don't get discouraged! You're losing, not gaining and that's the important part. We all get caught up in how many pounds everyone else is losing, including me, but we have to realize that our body lets go of lbs in different ways... If you've lost 46 then you're doing great! Hi there Smyly, glad to have you here...

Tracy!!! Congrulations!!! I'm so happy for you! Tracy in Galveston - Good luck with the house! I hope it looks good from the inside too... Laura - Sounds like you're in good spirits. I'm glad that your band problem isn't keeping you down. Once you get it fixed you'll be right back to losing! Kat - is your mouth better? I got sick over the weekend. I'm completely congested and having sinus pain. What can I take that is band-friendly? I've been on Tylenol for about two days now but it's not really helping my congestion... ( btw, I hate Thera Flu. Can't stomach it...)

Hi girls, just a quick check in. I've been so busy lately I haven't had any time to get online. Just to let ya'll know, Melanie, aka Schexymomma, won custody of her little boy. The boy's uncle is vowing to appeal. Send her your prayers, her drama is not over yet.... I'm getting sick. I'm trying to do too much in too little time. I'm just ready for this house to be done and i want it done NOW! Still have lots of work to do, though. I just hate living out of boxes in with everything in disaray... Don't mind me... my petty problems are seriously nothing compared to what some of ya'll are going through... I've just been skimming along the posts and saw Laura's problem, Denise's news, Kat's mouth, Ethan's teething, Jennifur is still not feeling good.... You're always on my mind girls.... Love ya'll, talk to you soon...

Hi chickes! How was everyone's weekend? Judy, we're glad you're back but I'm sure if given the chance you would have stayed another ten days! I heard Alaska is beautiful, hope to visit someday. Terry - WOW, that necklace is beautiful. I've been wanting to take a beading class with my mom and you just have me the inspiration to go out and sign up. My mom is turning 50 on Thursday and I think that us taking this up together would be a wonderful gift. Not only will we be spending some quality time together but I'm sure that we will create some beautiful things together... Pamela - Your closet is my dream home, LOL! Sounds so luxurious and decadent. You deserve it woman! Jennifur - Have you heard anything back about your interview? TracyK - Did you go to the casino this weekend? Perfect weekend for staying indoors. It was so hot and humid. And we chose this weekend to move and to go pick up a pallet of tile! Speaking of tile, we went and purchased the tile that we are going to lay down in the house. We unloaded 78 - 60 lb boxes of tile from the back of our truck. It was slow going and my arms and back are killing me today. We had to be so careful in taking them out of the truck and putting them in the garage. We also moved all our big stuff into our new house. The rest of the little stuff will be moved next weekend. Now we have to finish stripping the house of carpet and linolium. FUN FUN FUN...

Hair is now falling out at a normal rate too... I was scared i was going to go bald... I am so vain about my hair. Since I've always been on the chunky side I felt that that was my only appealing feature....

Hi ladies! I hate cheese! I only like a mexican cheese called Queso Fresco and only because it tastes like milk. It's not melty, it's a crumbly cheese. I've been bad today. My co-worker ran to Sonic this afternoon and asked if we wanted anything and I was craving a Strawberry Limeade. Sugar and carbonation, two big no no's... Oh well, it was good. No dessert for me tonight...

Hi ladies!! How's everyone today? I am able to see light at the end of the tunnel now. We finally finished painting the whole house last night. Today we do touch ups and clean ups. Whew! I've never ever done any type of home improvement project but I find that it is very satisfying when you do a hard job yourself. Our first house was a brand new house so it didn't need a lick of work. This one is a little bit of a fixer upper. We get tile installed this weekend, the hardwoods go in middle of next week and we should be moved in by next weekend!! Then the unpacking begins...ugh... Terry - sorry you don't feel like your usual fantastic self today. Go yell at someone, it'll make you feel better! We had a good time at Bentwater. No, Juan does not golf, much to the dissapointment of my dad. He would love to have a son in law that loves golf as much as he does. Juan prefers more active sports. He plays basketball, coaches a baseball team and plays for a local soccer league. All we did when we were up there was play in the water. Boating and swimming. Which is good because I ate like nobody's business.... but lost a pound! Tracy!!!! Your pants look good!!! I'm so sorry for the mess that you're going through right now. You will get through this just like you are able to overcome all other problems in your life. You and your baby are in my thoughts and prayers. Janiebug - don't let the hospital get away with this. Take Terry's advise. I can't believe that even with self pay there is still all this that you have to deal with! Denise - Isn't it weird how different our bodies are? I'm at 253 right now and wearing size 1X tops and size 22 bottoms. Laura - I shall call you Picky Patty! Boy are you hard to feed.... I'll look through my recipes and see if there is a few you'd like. Jennifur - I just got around to checking my email today... I'll email you back on our new york plans... Pamela - My best friend is an elementary school teacher and she was complaining to me how many kiddos she had in her class this year... You teach high school or junior high? How's the second week of school treating you? Love you all... I've gotta get to work... I'll try to check in later...

Good morning ladies! Wow everyone is doing so good in August! Including you Pam! The important thing is that even though you haven't lost anything you also haven't given up and abandoned ship. You are still keeping up with your activity level and trying to eat right. Your body will eventually catch up. I think I lost 5 pounds in August. I was at 259 on August 9th and today I'm at 254. I'll get there... Terri what you said about setting goals is so right. I can set goals that I KNOW that I can reach. I'm going to re-vamp my goals so that they don't deal directly with pounds lost. Sorry I will miss lunch with you and Joann! I won't be in the area... we are driving to Bentwater in a little while. A friend has a house there that she is lending us for the weekend. I'm so bad for taking off in the middle of my home improvement project but we've been working so hard we think we need a little break! You two girls have fun... Tell Joann hi for me. Jenn - I'll be in NY from Nov. 9th until the 14th. I'd love see you! You have my email so just drop me a line on what day you want to get together. TracyK - Have fun this weekend! We haven't gone camping in such a long time. It's either too cold or too hot here. Hey, how do you deal with TOM when you're camping? Tracy (galveston) - HI! Everyone have a lovely weekend! I'll talk to ya'll Tuesday...

Good morning everyone!! Just a quick check in to let ya'll know I'm alive and not buried under paint chips.... I logged my weight today. 2 pounds down from Aug. 11th. I'm in the slllloooowwww lane. I'm going to New York in the middle of November and I wanted to be at least -60 lbs. I don't think that's gonna happen. Been doing real bad with my breakfast these past few days. I am not eating or drinking anything until like 1 pm. I'm sure that's real bad... I'm having to scarf down tuna packets just to make sure I get my protein in. Gotta go, I've got a meeting at nine. Love you all!! No time for personals but I promise I'll get one tonight and catch up with all of ya'll...

Good morning, or is it afternoon already? We are still in the process of moving. We are trying to get the house ready before we move anything in and it's going too slow for me. I wish we could do everything in one day but it's impossible. We work in the evenings after work and on the weekends. We're halfway through painting the interior of the house. We've got a guy coming out to install tile floors this weekend and wood floors next weekend. Hopefully after the wood guy is done we'll be able to move. The hard part is that I'm almost all packed at my current house. I only left some clothes, some towels, bath toiletries, some kitchen stuff. So that means that i'm not cooking and that means eating fast food almost every meal. It's driving my boyfriend crazy. He really doesn't like fast food. He preffers home cooked meals. But no time right now. Luckily we've been trying to make good choices. Salads, grilled chicken sandwiches. It's still bad for you but I try to do the best under the circumstanses. No weight gain but that's because i'm working my tail bone off. I really need a fill... Terry - how you doing on the Chantix? Any more weird dreams? Denise - I would hold off on the fill. Wait one week. You'll probably be tight anyways because of the stress. Sending you a hug! Tracy - Thank you for your inspirational comments. I really needed that today. I felt like poop. Thank you for always being such a cheerleader! Pam - pooped your pants? What the heck did you eat woman? Tracy (Galveston) - I don't know if I told you but your hair looks awesome!! The darker shade makes it look thicker! Your face looks so thin! Kat - How's your head feeling? You going to the doctor today or tomorrow? Let us know how it goes. You've been complaining about your head and your sinuses. Hope it's nothing serious. Sending you a big hug... Ok ladies, I'm going back to work now.

Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice Saturday morning. I'm getting ready to go to a wedding shower. Pamela - So sorry about your fill!! I skimmed over the posts because I'm in a hurry but I hope you're doing okay today.... No more tears.... Laura - You look so good!!! Wow! Your legs and your arms, I wish!! I'm at 254 and my legs and arms are huge! Your waist is coming in... Talk more later girls... I'm running so late and I still have to pick up a present!!!!

Morning hunny bunnies, Still busy with the house. Work is also overwhelming too. I'm an accountant for a chain of carwashes and we're getting ready to build another one. The financing paperwork takes months and it's alot of work... Josie - Sometimes when I babysit my cousins after they leave I am so grateful for my three dogs!! I love kids but in small doses! Terry - Glad to hear you're still doing good! My boss quit smoking with Chantix and he would tell us his crazy dreams that he would have. (I also heard you get strong sexual urges?? Hmmm....) Pamela - I know you were just relaying information but I felt the same way Donna felt when she read your post. I thought you were implying that people that get banded in Mexico are idiots for risking their lives to save a "few bucks". I know now that that was not the case... Thanks for clearing it up... Tracy - Do what is smart. IF people ever find out they will understand because of your situation. In the future you will always celebrate your anniversary on the day you celebrated with your family and friends. Schexy - We miss you! How are you? Your babies ok?

Right now it's 1:32 p.m. My tuna is sitting in the fridge waiting for me. My stomach is rumbling...

Thank you girls for telling me I look nice in the pic! Sometimes I look in the mirror and I still feel like my old fat self.... Restriction and eating... hmmm... we're all in the same boat. At nine a.m. this morning I had 1/2 cup of cottage cheese with some blueberries. At noon my stomach was rumbling. I've been hungry since then. I've held out eating because I really would like to eat around 2 so that my lunch will hold me until at least 7 pm when I get home to eat. I've been drinking water like crazy. I think I've already had half my of my gallon.... I know I need a fill. In the evenings I am very lose. But in the morning I am very tight. It's a struggle to eat my breakfast. I might have to break down and just start having protein drinks for breakfast. :Cry: April - WELCOME! Donna - Thank you for putting my fears at ease... I lose a ton of hair each time I shower but I feel better knowing that it will grow back...

Okay, thanks Kat. I found where to change it. I kinda like my picture by my signature now, though. I might leave it there and change my avatar pic to something else...

Kat - yesterday I was doing laundry and I usually lay out my jeans on my couch so that they can air-dry. When I walked past them later on that day I thought that they were my little sisters pants. I'm so used to seeing this humungous pair of jeans and those just look normal. I sat there in the living room all by myself with this huge smile on my face!

Hi all. I was trying to change my avatar but I ended up putting my pic on my signature line. I can't figure out where to change my avatar. I'm sure there is a big ol flashing red button that says CHANGE AVATAR PIC and I'm just missing it. Terri - You're right! I hadn't noticed that on the days that I eat alot of carbs are the days I'm always looking to munch on stuff. I wasn't even keeping up with carbs. All I've been keeping up with is calories and protein. I'm happy if my calories are at 1200 and my protein is at 70. I'll have to start checking my carbs. How many should I be trying to stay under? Also today I had cottage cheese with strawberries for breakfast and I noticed that I didn't really get hungry until 1pm. I'm going to monitor my intake more and see how I feel... (No wonder when I used to eat chinese food I would get so hungry a short time later. All the rice and noodles!! Ha!)

Hi ya'll! Househuntress, way to go on the 50 lbs!! woo hoo!! That's my next step! Terri - I never knew you smoked! You never smelled like smoke! I'm glad you're quitting! Have you checked to see if maybe eating more calories will help you lose? I know that if I don't eat 1200 then I just stop losing. I've been really lax these past few weeks with all my house stuff and I'm not eating like i should be. I've stopped losing. As soon as I get back up to 1200 i'll drop another pound. Laura - I'm the same way when it comes to breakfast. If I fast and don't eat a thing until about 1 pm then I'm not hungry the rest of the day. But when I eat breakfast then I'm hungry again around 11am, again around 2pm, again at 6pm... and on and on... I know that I'm supposed to eat breakfast but I also question the payoff... What I ate yesterday: -2 pieces of Melba Wheat toast with one TBSP peanut butter and strawberry preserves -Bean burrito from Taco Bell -Pepperidge Farm chocolate chip cookie -Tuna with pasta with brocoli - 1 cup I didn't track it so I don't know the calories...

Josie - I'm that person in HEB! I'll stand blocking the aisles, in my own little world. I always put the twinkies back on the shelf though! How was the BBQ, did you eat anything? Pappa's BBQ has the most tender brisket and I've never had trouble with it, even when I'm tight. Terri - I tried beef jerky yesterday. It went great. No sticking! Well the moving is going sloooowww. They cut the electricity at my new house the day after we closed and they won't turn it back on until Wednesday. We're having to do some minor repairs and cleaning but with no A/C there we are having to do it in little intervals. Well gotta get back to work, my packing nazi (boyfriend) is yelling at me from the garage...

Good morning everyone. Well the closing went well yesterday, very fast. The easy part is now over. We now have to begin the updating and the painting and the moving. Luckily we live less than 10 miles from our new house so it'll be alot of stuffing the car and running it down there. We'll borrow one of my dad's big delivery trucks one day and move all the big stuff. Hopefully I'll be settled in by the end of August. Keep your fingers crossed! Terri, Judy - WOW! Your avatar pics look spectacular! You both look so young and refreshed. Terri, I remember when you had a cow. Too cute. TracyK - I dont remember if you said you were close to the coast? I'm sure it costs and arm and a leg to insure you there. Keep an eye on that storm... Sara - I like your ticker! Towards the end of the summer I'll change mine to something more autumn like... Josie - Are you currently working with a trainer or do you just go to classes? I'd be so embarrassed with a trainer. He'd tell me to do so much on the machine and I wouldn't be able to!! I have to do my stuff slow and steady... For now at least. It's storming again here in Houston. Yuck yuck yuck. The rain beating on my window puts me to sleep. I'm yawning right now. That's not a good thing at 9:10 in the morning. I gotta get to work... bye ya'll.

Judy! You're almost out of the plus sizes! Woo hoo!!! I can't wait till the day that happens to me. I can fit into a XL top from the regular department but I am still wearing plus size bottoms. Umm by the way, Peanut Butter and cottage cheese don't go so well together. I ran out of fruit this morning and all I had was peanut butter so I mixed some in. The textures don't go well together. Be back later...

Good morning! How is everyone today? A beautiful morning here in Houston but it's supposed to rain for the rest of the day. Right now the sun is shining so that means that it's probably about 98 degrees with 100 % humidity! I'm scheduled to close on my house today, hopefully no more hang ups. I'm ready to move! I've got tons of work today, the 15th of the month is when we pay all our bills. Chat more later....

Interesting... Does drinking ice water burn calories? For anyone trying to lose weight, this question is an exciting one! If you simply want to know if your body burns calories warming up the water, the answer is yes. But if you want to know if drinking a lot of ice water can help you lose weight, or keep weight off, this "yes" needs to be qualified with some calculations. First of all, calories are case-sensitive. There are calories and then there are Calories. Calories with a big "c" are the ones used to describe the amount of energy contained in foods. A calorie with a little "c" is defined as the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. What most people think of as a Calorie is actually a kilo-calorie: It takes one Calorie to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree Celsius. So when you drink a 140-Calorie can of cola, you are ingesting 140,000 calories. There is no cause for alarm, because the conversion applies across the board. When you burn 100 Calories jogging a mile, you are burning 100,000 calories. So, considering that the definition of a calorie is based on raising the temperature of water, it is safe to say that your body burns calories when it has to raise the temperature of ice water to your body temperature. And unless your urine is coming out ice cold, your body must be raising the temperature of the water. So calories are being burned. Let's figure out exactly what you're burning when you drink a 16-ounce (0.5 liter) glass of ice water: The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius. Body temperature can be estimated at 37 degrees Celsius. It takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius. There are 473.18 grams in 16 fluid ounces of water. So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that's calories with a little "c." Your body only burns 17.5 Calories, and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn't very significant. But let's say you adhere to the "eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day" nutritional recommendation. In 64 ounces of water, there are 1,892.72 grams. So to warm up all that water in the course of a day, your body burns 70,030 calories, or 70 Calories. And over time, that 70 Calories a day adds up. So, while you definitely shouldn't depend on ice water consumption to replace exercise or a healthy diet, drinking cold water instead of warm water does, in fact, burn some extra Calories! I always drink room temperature water because I can get it down faster. I'm going to start drinking ice water now!

Hi ladies! Crazy week here for me. I've been trying to get closed on this house and my closing was scheduled for tomorrow but now there is a problem with the underwriting and it's gotta get re-scheduled! AUGH! Stress Stress Stress... I just want to be done with this. I went up two pounds. Gross. I'm starting soon so I think it might be that. I hope it it is that. The other night the weirdest thing happened. I got up around 4am to pee and I couldn't resist jumping on the scale. I had been at 256 when I had weighed myself the previous morning. Well the scale showed 259! I was frustrated about that. So I peed and then one more time jumped on the scale. It showed 258. WHAT? There is no way I peed one pound off. Or did I? Anyways, I'm still at 258. I'm not changing my ticker!

Oh wow, I've got quite a few too... Finally being able to wear high heels to event and not having to take them off as soon as I get there. I wear them the whole time. My boobs are now their own entity. They are no longer part of the whole blob of my stomach area. They sit high and proud away from my stomach now. I'm not too tired to have sex. Also, I'm not silently wishing in my head that my boyfriend hurries up because I'm so tired that I just want to go to sleep. Now I am the one initiating sex three or four times a week and I'm the one prolonging our lovemaking! I thought my sex life was good before but now it's definetly better. Being able to buy stylish clothes instead of just clothes that fit. Being able to buy sexy underwear instead of shrub covers. I used to have terrible arch pains in the morning when I would get up off the bed. That is completely gone. I care about my appereance now. I do my hair and put on makeup. In the past if I tried to fix myself up I thought that people would think, "why is she even trying to look nice if she's so fat" I always tried to be invisible. Not anymore! Lots and lots more to come... I'm only 45 lbs down...