georgia girl

Renewed, that is just crazy! I posted on the Sweetheart Goal thread last night that I suddenly had more restriction yesterday. We definitely have a lot in common! I'm gonna call you my Soul Sista! LOL! Your comments and scripture about pressing forward reminds me of a song by Selah that I love, it's called "Press On". Your right, no matter what we decide to do, we have to press on and continue with the weight loss. Good luck today and hopefully we will find what works for us soon!

Buttercup, I'm so sorry hear about the death in your family. I will definitely be praying for you and your family. It is soo hard to lose weight when you don't have decent restriction. I hope this next fill does the trick for you. It's so good to hear from you and please do keep in touch. Take care!

I hope Gillian can come back again and do the same thing. She got the last pick again and I really want her to kick butt! I guess I'm a sucker for the underdogs. At first I wasn't really liking this season, but it's getting more interesting and I like that they are changing up the game too.

Hazeleyegrl, I haven't been doing so hot myself. This has not been a good week for me, and honestly, I haven't weighed since last Saturday, I'm too scared to. I don't know what's wrong with me, I haven't been posting much because I didn't want to bring everyone else down. I'm not scheduled for another assessment until Feb. 12th. If I get a fill, I will be on liquids for 3 days, so no Valentine's dinner for me. I don't know if I will get a fill or not. I know I'm not at my sweet spot yet. I was trying to hold off on the fills as long as possible, I guess I wanted to prove to myself that I could do this without relying on my band completely, but I think it's time to get one. I've been able to eat just about anything for the past week and able to eat a lot in volume. Today is the first day I've felt any restriction in the past week. I wonder why it is that some days you can anything and as much as you want, and other days you can hardly eat anything? It's strange. I hope I continue feeling this much restriction, but I'm afraid it's just a freak thing. I was also hoping to have met the goal by now, but I still think we all have done an excellent job. I'm finding that the closer I get to this goal, the harder it is. Anyway, I know how you're feeling and you're not alone. All we can do is just try to get back on track and get busy. Good luck to everyone!

Nip50 Just wondering how you are feeling? I hope you are feeling better, the flu/virus stuff can make you feel miserable. It looks like it wil be just you and me, if you are feeling up to it. I know it's a long drive for you, so if you want to, we can postpone the meeting until we can get up enough people to come. It's totally up to you. I'll be happy to meet up with you and we can chat, but I understand if you would rather wait. Just let me know and we will go from there. Hope you feel better soon!

Renewed, I think we are sister's separated at birth, lol. I am going through the exact same thing. I haven't been posting because I didn't want to be a downer and bum everyone out. This has not been a good week for me at all. I am craving sugar like crazy. Low carb really works for me, but the problem is, it's soooo hard to make it a lifestyle. I was talking to my husband yesterday about this, and he said I was much happier and seemed to have more energy when I was eating a balanced meal. I haven't really had any fruits or many vegetables since I started this. I'm not a huge meat fan in the first place, so it's been hard to eat all this meat. I'm also dealing with a lot of hormonal issues that my Endo is working with me on, she's trying to help me get some energy back. I've just been feeling crappy and I think that is a huge factor in the way I'm feeling. I don't really know what to tell you because I'm having the same thoughts. I'm really thinking about trying to start with the calories again. I feel your pain!

Hey mandi78! They taste kind of like peanuts to me. The only problem I have with them is that they make my mouth really dry and I really want to drink something when I eat them. It's really hard to wait at least 30 minutes before I drink something. They are a very nutritious snack, and very high in protein. I think they have 2 net carbs per 1/4 cup, which is really good. Good luck on the low carb diet. I hope it helps you get to where you need to be.

I never liked the orange mother and son or the brothers. The only 2 I like on the blue team are the x football players. All I have to say about the vote off is, I would never swear on my child's life not to do something, and then do it, game or no game. I hope the black team continues to beat the blue team. I think the blue team thought they had it in the bag, I'm glad it backfired. I'm sooo curious about what's going to happen next week, it's really starting to get interesting........

Great idea! I would definitely want one!

Kat I'm so glad you are feeling better! Pretty soon you'll be feeling normal again. We'll miss you at the meeting, but I completely understand. We will try to meet on a Saturday sometime. Good luck at work today!

I recorded the show and just now finished watching it. I don't think Oprah was being judgemental, it almost seemed like she really didn't care one way or the other. I just wasn't feelin it today, Idk, maybe she was just having an off day! Oh, and I also noticed the audience seemed a lot more supportive of the girl who lost weight without WLS. It seemed like the ones who had WLS were trying to defend themselves a little when they were answering questions, not sure if it was the tone of their voice or the way they were answering or what, just a feeling I got from them. I do think 13 is a little young to be having WLS, but we don't fully understand everything this girl was going through and no parent wants to see their child suffering. I think the older ones were probably more psychologically prepared, I just don't see how a 13 year old could be mentally prepared for that. Heck, I'm 27 and I don't think I was as mentally prepared as I should have been. <!-- google_ad_section_start(weight=ignore) -->

I recorded the show and just now finished watching it. I agree, Dr. Oz's comments were very disappointing. I don't think Oprah was being judgemental, it almost seemed like she really didn't care one way or the other. I just wasn't feelin it today, Idk, maybe she was just having an off day! Oh, and I also noticed the audience seemed a lot more supportive of the girl who lost weight without WLS.

Mia, I am glad to hear that everything has cleared up and you're all set for surgery. You will be in my prayers. Be sure to let us know how you're doing after your surgery okay!

I am always telling my husband that the women on Biggest Loser look as big, if not bigger than me, but they weigh a lot less. It's unreal to me. My husband agrees, he thinks they look a lot bigger than they weight too! My favorite person right now is Brittany, I don't know why, but I really like her. I'm not very fond of the brothers, I think they are too cocky. As for the yellow team, it's obvious he is still in love with her, I think it's really sad I really like Allison, a lot better than the last lady that hosted.

Jeannie, sorry to hear that. We'll miss you but I understand. How have you been doing? Your weight loss is going great!!!!

I feel like I have been MIA!! It's so hard to eat well when I'm on the go so much. This week isn't going to be much better with planning my sons' party. The good news is, I found out that I didn't have to go to jury duty today like I thought I was going to have to. I am soooo relieved about that. Anyway, today's going a lot better.

Nip, sorry you're not feeling well. I hope you get well so you can come, I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone. Take care of yourself and get well soon!

I happy to say that my services were not needed in court at jury duty, so now I am really excited about our support group meeting. Our first group meeting will be Feb. 7th at Ruby Tuesday in Tifton, Ga at 6:00 pm. This meeting is basically just a "get to know each other" meeting. I hope to see all of you there! I am going to start a list for the ones that can make it to the meeting. Just copy and past the below info to your reply and add your name to the list, this way we have a count of who's going and I can call to reserve a table. Attendance for Feb. 7th meeting 1. georgia girl (Pamela)

I've been really busy this weekend and I didn't do so well, but I'm trying to start strong again today. I was gone all day long yesterday, after church I went with my sister to help her find her wedding dress. I'm going to try to do my best this week but my sons' birthday party is this weekend and I'm going to eat, celebrate and have fun! So until then, it's back to carb-free living.

Thank you Teal! I have no problem admitting when I am wrong and sometimes I have to put myself in someone else's shoes to really see all sides of a situation. Thanks for the kind words!

Okay, it's been a while since I posted on this thread. I went back and read every post and I feel a little bit differently about it now. I posted that it irritated me that Oprah, or any celebrity, changed their accent when around a certain group of people. I understand more now that it is necessary for Oprah to adapt to her audience in that way. I've never really been in a circumstance where I had to change my dialect. I'm a SAHM and the only job I've ever had was at a small town bank where everyone was just country folk and we all talked pretty much the same. Well, I'm taking some online courses and Interpersonal Communication is one of them. I learned that, as a professional, how effectively you communicate with people often determines the level of your success. It really has changed my opinion on this topic. I realize that Oprah does that to relate to her audience, so I stand corrected. As for the opening post, I can see why people were offended. I didn't see it as being a prejudice or racist comment and I'm not sure whether or not it was intended to be. It just makes me see that we all really need to consider other peoples feelings before we make blanket statements, even if it's unintentional.

Congratulations Manatee, WTG!!! I'm down another pound, only 3 more to go! name.............starting#......current#......goal#.....togo# Anitak33...........245............218..........199.......19 Anna2766____.......232............232..........220.......12 TxArcher...........360............346..........345.......1 Candle.............218............209..........207.......2 Cerrin.............350............350..........325.......25 chickatee..........188............181..........175.......6 Cookielover........202............202..........192.......10 cQQlgirl...........220............217..........210.......7 Faithmd............306............301.2........296.......5.2 georgiagirl........275............264..........261.......3 Hollyberries.......298............298..........285.......13 Hoppingto..........350............314..........294.......20 Irishmae11.........233.8..........234..........219.......15 Jennie1976.........290............251..........235.......16 jfran..............187............181..........177.......4 Jillrn.............176............171..........166.......5 Jsrico.............255............178..........165.......13 juliegeraci........220............220..........210.......8 KarenG.............207............194..........189.......5 keekahari..........220............217..........205.......12 kjl315.............237.5..........231..........220.......11 legster............223.5..........212..........199.......13 LessnLess..........172............168.5........164.......4.5 liz_hager..........202............198..........190.......8 Manatee............188............175..........175.......0 Mandyjo............191............187..........180.......11 metawnny...........252............252..........240.......12 MJRouse84..........274............233..........218.......15 nip50..............250............241..........238.......3 Rainer.............264............252..........248.......4 Redtulips3.........248............231..........226.......5 RenewedHope........228............215..........210.......5 rharriet...........367............256..........248.......8 Sades..............229............199.7........189.......10.7 Skinny_Jill........195............190..........180.......10 Stacy73............230............223..........222.......1 SueMagoo...........230............222..........220.......2 Sunny112...........145............145..........140.......5 Susan4794..........240............240..........225.......15 Suzzzie............303............294..........290.......4 SWEETY.............180............174..........170.......4 Trystelle..........219............211.5........205.......6.5 Twilight...........206............194..........185.......9 uxbus5.............240............240..........230.......10 want2lose..........236............236..........225.......11 wombat712..........154.8..........148.6........140.......8.6

Hey Jeannie and welcome!! I did this to blast through my plateau and it worked great. I am also going to stick with this until Valentines Day. I bought this beautiful red fitted sweater/blouse to wear to our Valentine's Banquet at church on the 16th and it's still a little snug. I want to wear it sooo bad and I think a few more pounds will do it. I have at least 3 more pounds to lose, but I really want to bust this goal wide open and lose at least 7-8 more lbs. Let's get busy!

Congrats Hazeleye!!! Whooo hooooo! The scales didn't move for me today but I only have 3 more pounds to lose, so I'm not getting worried yet! I need some energy, big time. I know I need to exercise, but by the time I do everything I need to do around the house, I'm just too tired. Hopefully my new medications are going to help with that soon. Keep up the good work folks!

Hey guys, my day was alright, not too bad. Here's what I had: B'fast- low carb slim fast Lunch- 2 scrambled eggs, 2 slices bacon Dinner- Spinach dip(not too bad) and tortilla chips (bad)