MoOrLess

AMEN Dawg.......

does mud smell? ewwwwwwww now that would be a thread killer! lol

naw DrewsLou lol Dawg a poet - cool Wheetsin! did I kill the thread just now? or at least the subject lol.........

Alexandra - I totally agree - too much salt just hurts the wound! I'm Maya Angelou when she was 30 years old - traveling the world. Just keeping with the theme :scalesno:

I've got you all beat! lol -- I could invite one or two very dramatic humans and that would surely kill this thread! It's worked every time so far.......tee hee.....

This thread really was a tongue-in-cheek but 'maybe' could we stay on track? chugga chugga choo choo............. Another one: We get flyers in the mail ADVERTISING that we are fat!

phew - good-bye intruders -- off to PM land for you back on track as it never should have left --- C 261 -1 (-17.5 total) yipee -- I actually gained a 2nd lb during the week so I lost 2 this week - but technically just one from Wed. to Wed. so I'm happy I'm back where I was

I'm IN! I need to re-focus too - somehow I've managed to lose 17 or so lbs - but it is like I am stuck! So I am more than ready to unstick! I am eating ok - but need to get the exercise in - hard to do when taking pain medicine every day. I commit to drinking my water - usually drink over 64 oz - not a problem I commit to staying away from carbs at dinner! I commit to 'trying' to do treadmill for at least 20 min a day - goal is 30. thanks for bumping this thread - much needed!

HUGS to you P'Nut! I'm so glad you have the support system there - ready and waiting -- a great band Dr who is compassionate and a true friend - counseling (don't we all need it sometimes!) and everyone here - we are here for you girl - hugs to you - our arms are open wide and will close gently to protect you and hold you up....

We get to have the "prettiest faces" - who needs a pretty body?!!!

Naw -- not the wine - just P'Nut!!!! LOL OMG Madonna eh? you go girl! Pointy boobs and all! :biggrin1:

it's after midnight - so Happy Birthday Mychevygirl!!!! Have a great one!

I know how hard this decision is Donna -- I am in the process of raising my 2nd family - I call them my 'inherited children' because I am helping to raise them because their daddy came into my life. I greeted them with open arms 6 years ago - at the ages of 10 and 2.5 -- my own children were 18 and 21 at the time - I thought the 'nest' was going to be empty in another year - ha! I sure had that wrong -- but it was and IS the best thing that ever happened to me.... do they wear me out at almost 49 years of age? you bet! Would I do it all again? definitely! Are there times I have some 'regrets' that I am raising a 2nd family in my 'older years'? sometimes - but never enough to call it quits - legally an easy thing to do - I am not legally their parent but I love their dad and the boys with all of my heart - as well as their 3 grown siblings....all 5 children call me "Mom" and it makes my heart sing! I went from 2 children (as a single parent for most of their lives) to 5 inherited children who I am blessed to raise the youngest two WITH a man I love and who loves me! I think it makes it easier to have someone to share the good, the bad, and the ugly times of rearing children - just my opinion....and my fiance is loved, accepted and called "Dad" by my two children too! Everything isn't always cotton candy and ice cream -- unknown to us 6 years ago - the 16 year old has ADHD and mood disorder and the 8 year old is heading in the same direction with the ADHD...it is NOT always easy -but it is always worth it! Their biological mother pops in and out of their lives and leaves them with broken hearts and mixed emotions - all of the time - my heart breaks when I see their tears and confusion - I hold them and know that my love may be the only love they receive - physical and otherwise - from a 'mom' - and I count my blessings daily knowing that I play such an important role in their lives and they leave me filled with love! Bless you for considering this adoption - bless you for all of the times you thought you would have a child to hold in your arms and it didn't happen --you've had awesome advice on this thread -- at night, as you lay in bed next to your husband - if you feel a small ache in your heart because you want to share the wonderful life you have together with a child - then there is your answer...yes, it is that simple. Wishing you the best as you make your decision.

Congrats! Heck, I'm finishing up my BA at the age of 49 (by the time I graduate next May) so go girl! Sorry school messes things up here and there but at least you already know and realize how much work school is-have fun! don't study too much - and enjoy it!

Congrats Penni! Life does take funny turns eh? lol.....it's awesome to be able to do something you love and watch the profits come in too!

Here's me -17.5 lbs...I didn't see the change until I took these pics! May, 2006 http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/Moemom7/DVC00210.jpg August, 2006 http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n1/Moemom7/Picture6.jpg

Glad to hear hubby is accepting the new you Telly! How could he not - you look awesome but I'm sure it was a change for him lol..... I'm counting the days - one more week and I return to school and the kids go the day after I start -- where did the summer go?! Hey Telly girl - woo hoo on the skinny belly!

ok - I need an eating adjustment! and I'm not even banded lol - I am NOT making light of banded folks - what P'Nut said is important stuff! it's just that right off the bat I said that's me - I need an adjustment alright - I honestly try to follow the SAME things banded folks do - it's time to kick it up a notch....I've been see-sawing way too long and it's time to get off the darn ride! Thanks P'Nut for sharing! psst --- hey Dawg would ya hit me over the head with that fish while you are at it?! thanks! Paul - you tried real hard to be a sgt. lol - but it isn't the same as when the ass kicking comes from GI Telly!

I agree!!! Telly - NO covering of that beautiful head of yours! Wow - you look even better like this! Truly - you are definitely model material! woo hoo girl! P'Nut - you must be sitting on the same end of the see-saw as me lol

H 278.5, C 262 (-16.5, +1) ah well - the see-saw won this week - working hard already to get it back down again next week!

Maybe it isn't reflux - but sinus drainage as others have mentioned? I, too, wake up with a very sore, dry throat often - if I don't take medication for my allergies -- and I'm not banded -- I take a prescription called Semprex-D - the important thing is to take BOTH decongestant and antihistamine in a combined pill - one or the other won't do it probably....it dries me out at night but not to the point that I can't swallow - the best way to take it is in the morning to keep the sinus drip at bay throughout the day - hope it helps you

Ok girl - did you go and do it? shave it ALL off? oh lordy - it will look awesome on you - because you are beautious anyhow!

Paul....what wonderful NSVs - playing with your daughter and more acting parts! woo hoo! Heather wow girl - you look wonderful and your daughter is a beauty too! Yep Telly -good to have you 'kickin ass' again lol P'Nut - is that really YOU? seriously -- omg you are one hot chick!

Telly girl - beautiful chillin! P'Nut - who IS that gorgeous girl? wow - beauutiful! Come on in Stitchy - we don't bite -- well people anyhow lol - welcome to the club!

Congrats on being honest - with yourself first off, and then with your hubby. It IS good to get those things off your chest and does no good to keep it inside. We ALL have something we aren't proud of or would rather not have done or said....you should be proud of yourself for taking that step to be honest....I bet it feels good!