TracyK

By the way...I stole Judy b'fast this morning: Egg with crumbled up turkey sausage & cheese ... num num

Terry-is he house trained? He is such a friendly/loyal/sweet looking dog! You are so lucky

Good morning everyone, and thanks again :tt2: Jenn-do it with me...you can! Ready, set, GO! :thumbup: Pamela-poor Susanne, she will probably really have a shiner this morning! Do you really have an eye appt today? Suzie-your dinner sounded yummy (again) Kat-I am with you...I love German Chocolate!! TracyinKS-I just have a feeling that you are going to have the tt done soon. Don't know why, just a feeling. I am so glad for you that your dh is on your side about it. I know that must mean the world to you. Judy-once again, you are one of my fav cheerleaders:biggrin:. Thank you. Janie-I am proud of you! You have done a fantastic job! You have regained 30 and I had regained 40 but it is not going to dictate how we finish thing thing...just what Judy said!:frown: Laura-surely you are watching Survivor this season! I am so addicted to that show. That and Big Brother when it is on. How are you feeling? Terry-so if you stay in focused mode, how many pieces of jewelry can you make in a day? Haydee-so are you still going to change jobs? Is it something youare still thinking about? :frown: Hello to anyone I may have missed! Have a great day everyone and be good bandsters...stay away from the evil halloween candy!!!

208.5 this morning. This is the huge question for me right now. I normally weigh everyday. That is what I have been doing so far. I need the accountability. But we all know that when you weigh every day you can fluctuate up and down each day and it can be a real downer. What I think I will do is...since I think I will weigh the same tomorrow I will just put the scales in the closet until say....ummmm....Wednesday or Thursday. Some people go a week without weighing. I can't do that because my fat girl mind starts sayin' things like "you do not have to weigh for 6 more days so you can cheat today and then you still have 5 more days to make up for it". Or, I can just do the every other day weigh in thing. I dunno....I just do not wanna see the same number day after day. I am over exerting my brain. Does anyone have any thoughts? Please comment to let me know if you have any great ideas! I am in need of a great idea:blush:

208.5 this morning. This is the huge question for me right now. I normally weigh everyday. That is what I have been doing so far. I need the accountability. But we all know that when you weigh every day you can fluctuate up and down each day and it can be a real downer. What I think I will do is...since I think I will weigh the same tomorrow I will just put the scales in the closet until say....ummmm....Wednesday or Thursday. Some people go a week without weighing. I can't do that because my fat girl mind starts sayin' things like "you do not have to weigh for 6 more days so you can cheat today and then you still have 5 more days to make up for it". Or, I can just do the every other day weigh in thing. I dunno....I just do not wanna see the same number day after day. :tongue2: I am over exerting my brain. Does anyone have any thoughts? Please comment to let me know if you have any great ideas! I am in need of a great idea:blush:

Thanks to all of you sweet ladies for cheering me on even though this is my 2nd time around on these numbers. Sometimes when I update the numbers I feel a little stupid doing it like it is something 'new' but then I read the congrats and see the naner boobies and I am so thankful I have all of you in my corner again for round #2. I am just as proud this time (if not more) than the first time I did it. I am gonna get off here for now and give dd her shower. I may bust back in later :tt2:

Glad you are doing better Tracy and glad you had a good b-day :tongue2:

Awww, Michelle-hope you feel better soon. That is the same crap my family just got over. Takes about a week unfortunately! REST REST REST!

Judy-yep I am in a groove and I plan to keep it that way, thanks! That cruise sounds heavenly! I am envious!

Great NSV Judy!! That is so cool! That reminded me of mine...my mom came over to pick up Macy Friday and as soon as she saw me she said "your losing weight again aren't you?" WOOT! I had not even told her I was back on the wagon. Made me feel wonderful!

Good morning everyone! How is everyone doing in ROCKtober? Are we rockin' it? I am doing my best for sure! I am going around noon to pick up dd. She has been at my moms then my sisters this weekend. It has been since before Ike that they had her and they were missing her like crazy! Let me tell ya...I have a DVD of Michael Jacksons greatest performances. (even though he is twisted, he is still a great musician & dancer). Well, for her first time ever, Macy saw it about a week ago and she has Michael Jackson'd me to death! She puts it on and dances around and tumbles & kicks her legs and tries to do the moonwalk..LMAO! It proves so much that she is caucasion but she tries so hard!:thumbup: lol My babygirl is so cute. I am so blessed! Pamela-way to go lady! I knew you could pull it off. I bet you slept like a rock last night. Tracy-how was your b-day? Or, should I say, how was the cake? Terry-woohoo on your 5 orders. That is so exciting. Pretty soon you may be a household name!:tongue2: Is it a strange feeling knowing your crations will be worn all over the world? That is way cool! Congrats on your -2 by the way. Great job:thumbup: What is c&s? Laura-I am glad to see that you are taking your weight seriously. What I mean is that there are so many women who say "what the hell, I am pregnant". You are going to do great!:sad: Jane-so what do you have planned for your days off? Your weekend starts today, right? Judy-where are we cruising to this time and when do we leave? Is it just you & the Bobster going? Kat-I read where you said you had a fire going. It is so ard for me to believe that it is cold in other places. It has been absolutely gorgeous here. 55-60 at night and about 85 during the day with low humidity (for some of it). You know Texas, can't beat the humidity away with a stick! Haydee-hope grandmas party goes well! How was the wedding? Jenn-how goes it? Denise-I always love to see the pics of your grandbabies. They are just too cute! Michelle-I am really enjoying the stuff you sent! I love the book with all of the holiday cakes in it :thumbup: Suzie-how did the walk go? I wish I could meet Robby. I know he and Macy would play so well together. Gina-I really do love seeing you post regularly. We miss our violets when they are not here! Have a great day everyone....eat the right things, get a little exercise...love yourself, k? (I talk to myself like that all the time so I figured I would share it with you all)

GO PAMELA!!...We are all rooting for you to get it done :crying: You can be a good bandster tomorrow!

My God, Galveston is a mess. I took a picture of the apartments I used to live in....there is a (5 actually) boat in the parking lot! So much devestation. I am gonna watch that scarey movie "23" starring Jim Carrey. bbl...

OH YEAH!! HAPPY B-DAY TRACY!! Eat a little piece of cake (and one for me too)!

I finally made it back to 209 which was my preIKE weight. WOW...I thought it would never come off! Now my next small goal is 19something. You will have to pull me off the ceiling when I hit that one again. This time it will have new meaning for me. New meaning in the respect of I do not have smoking to lean on anymore. I am not smoking AND I am losing the weight that I gained as a result of quitting. So, I am proving something huge to myself. I am a winner. I have not felt that way in a long time. I know yesterday I was frustrated...I am sure I will have more frustration to come because I am only human but for today I am a happy camper!

I finally made it back to 209 which was my preIKE weight. WOW...I thought it would never come off! Now my next small goal is 19something. You will have to pull me off the ceiling when I hit that one again. This time it will have new meaning for me. New meaning in the respect of I do not have smoking to lean on anymore. I am not smoking AND I am losing the weight that I gained as a result of quitting. So, I am proving something huge to myself. I am a winner. I have not felt that way in a long time. I know yesterday I was frustrated...I am sure I will have more frustration to come because I am only human but for today I am a happy camper!

Good morning everyone...look look look...my ticker says 209 finally!! WOOHOOO :smile: It seems like forever getting here. We all know we can't lose as fast as we gain! Next milestone will be onederland. I hope to be there by Thanksgiving. This past February I was in the 17somethings and I plan to be there again by this February. If I do not make it, I am OK with it. As long as I am losing and not smoking:thumbup: I think I will put away the scales for a few days for just in case it peeks back over to 210 I won't see it and get depressed. DH is off again today so we are going to drive to Galveston to look around at the IKE aftermath. When I restarted this journey, I prayed and asked God for his help. I asked that he guide me and give me strength. You may all think this is funny but I have more restriction now than I have had in a long time. I feel like I have had a fill. I have started getting full again, started PBing all over again. I feel like a newbie. Thank you all for your friendship.

Tracy be careful....that creamer is very good but it is 60 calories a tablespoon!

Almost 2 weeks since I have been back on track. I STILL need to lose a pound to get to where I was before IKE. Come on...are you kidding me? I am busting my ass. I can gain 7 pounds in a week but only 6 has come off in 2 weeks? I know I should be proud....I am really but I am just beyond frustrated at myself. I guess over all it is a good thing I am going through this but .... OK, I have learned my lesson already! DAMN DAMN DAMN.....I just wanna be back where I was before I quit smoking! I wanna see 17something again more than anything and sometimes it starts looking hopeless! Today is one of those days. Will I run out and eat junk today?, no I won't. I just feel like throwing a huge titty baby fit! Nothing wrong with that, right? Better to throw a tantrum on a blog than eat ice cream, right? So, what is the light at the end of the tunnel for today? For today, the light is knowing for sure that if I had not gotten back on the band wagon I would more than likely be back up to 220-230. I stopped myself before it got even more out of control!! Whew....I feel better now. lol :tongue2:

You know, what has happened to Tracy has me so emotional I can not even think straight. Seeing all the kind words all of the violets are giving her make me wish I would have told you all when I went through that pain of realizing my TT was not going to happen...instead I ate. And ate and ate and ate. I cried (ad am crying still) when I read Tracys post because the pain she is in is so real and I can feel it....I am still feeling it. I know the feeling of not being good enough and thinking I will never be "normal". So instead of coming here and venting I just got depressed and ate. Now, I am losing what I gained. Like I told Tracy, it will happen for us one day and we need to be ready. Like if I win the lottery tonight I will have to wait until I lose this weight again to get my TT done....if SHE wins the lottery tonight she can schedule hers for tomorrow! lol Point being, you never know what the Lord has in store so we need to keep doing our best and going for the gold!! ((((hugs))))

Laura-I stayed tired during my pregnancy...but I like to sleep anyway so that just made it worse! Hopefully your tiredness will subside soon. If not, it probably will not subside for about 20 years from now. lol

Got a call from TracyinKS and she wanted me to give you all an update on her PS appt. It is sadly a no-go with her tummy tuck. They raised the price and she had to tell them no. I am SO sad for her. I talked her off the Sonic ledge where she was about to dive face first into a MJC. I know how she feels...I am so hurt for her....:w00t:

Almost 2 weeks since I have been back on track. I STILL need to lose a pound to get to where I was before IKE. Come on...are you kidding me? I am busting my ass. I can gain 7 pounds in a week but only 6 has come off in 2 weeks? I know I should be proud....I am really but I am just beyond frustrated at myself. I guess over all it is a good thing I am going through this but .... OK, I have learned my lesson already! DAMN DAMN DAMN.....I just wanna be back where I was before I quit smoking! I wanna see 17something again more than anything and sometimes it starts looking hopeless! Today is one of those days. Will I run out and eat junk today?, no I won't. I just feel like throwing a huge titty baby fit! Nothing wrong with that, right? Better to throw a tantrum on a blog than eat ice cream, right? So, what is the light at the end of the tunnel for today? For today, the light is knowing for sure that if I had not gotten back on the band wagon I would more than likely be back up to 220-230. I stopped myself before it got even more out of control!! Whew....I feel better now. lol