Topic : 0 Joy - From the Success Show

I am still sticking to the rsp right now.  Well...I kind of do my own version of it. 

I really do want a tattoo.  I am going to get something pretty and small.  Also if it's on my foot, it won't be hard to cover up if need be.  I have heard that the foot is one of the most painful spots.  I have also chosen for it to be on the inside right under my ankle bone, so that might be a little painful.  I think the reason I chose my foot is because all my life my feet were the only part of my body that I really liked.  I am very self conscious of the rest of my body so I don't want to draw any attention to it. 

Have a good night. 

Sheree 

Thanks Linda. 

TOM showed up today so that might have had something to do with my weight staying the same.  I usually gain a couple at this time.  Next week there WILL be a loss!! 

Sheree 

Hi Sheree - 

I either use leg quarters or a whole chicken.  Boil the chicken with the broth and veggies,  then scoop it out of the broth and remove the skin and bones.  Then put it all back in the pot. 

Hi Bren, 

No problem. Its always nice to speak with you. California is very pretty. Im an eastcoast girl though. I was born and raised in Virginia Beach and then later moved to the New England area for a couple of years before I moved to Cali. If you dont mind me asking....where abouts do you live?  

As for him being in England, yes it is very far but he is so well worth it. He is the love of my life and I have waited a long time for him to come along. He will be here next month. I simply cant wait. He will stay a month while I sell off everything and we travel california and the we are going back together to start our lives as a family. So my wedding day is another big reason why I want to look my very best. It will be a definate dream wedding. 

Anyway, I hope you are doing well on your end. I am still reading my book AND I bought dr.P's cookbook. I find that if i dont eat soon enough I start to feel a bit funny in the head so I wonder if im doing something wrong.  

For all the ladies in the group, I just want to say thank you. I dont think I couldve found a better group for support and friendship. 

Hi, I live in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma here in the middle of the country.  I taught  teenagers at a camp in Santa Cruz, CA for 2 summers in 1990 and 1991(while I was in college) and loved it.  When you say you are going back, do you mean you are going back to New England where you used to be from or do you mean you are going to England where you fiance is now? 

You have a lot of motivation for wanting to lose weight--having a wedding and starting out a new life are big motivating factors.  It's great that you bought Dr. Phil's Cookbook! 

I'd like to e-mail you.  If you want to e-mail me, my e-mail address is Bbren75@aol.com 

Thanks! :) Bren 

Ok, after all my great steam and energy and gung ho ness, I have come to a stop....or at least a slow chug.  After being sick and  having no energy for so long-- a whole month, I now need to find a way to pep myself up again and get a kick in the pants, when I wasn't eating anything but just herbal tea, I put honey in it and it reveresed everything and now I am battling the call of sugar again and trying to get things under control again. And motivated to move, I put on about 5 or so pounds again. eerrggghhhh!!!!!  But I am trying to get stuff back in control and exercising back into my routine.   Soooo, I am need a little bit of momentum some how to get me going again. 

I took Breanna to the doctors about her head, she still had a head ache a week later. So she couldn't get clearance to play in today's play off game so I hope they win so she can play on Saturday because she gets full clearance tomorrow. 

Christian's toe is a little better but there is still talk of possibly more surgery. But until we see the doctor again in may, we continue to go to physical therapy 2 times a week. 

SOOOO if any of you have some good ways to get my toosh into gear again or to give me a great huge push forward it would be great!!!!! 

Well gotta run---okay for me these days it seems like a slow crawl..lol .   

Don't forget american idol results are on tonight!!!!! 

Debbie 

How are you this evening? As for me I am fine. Didnt work out today just stayed home and cleaned like a mad woman. I will be glad when the kids go back to school on Monday.  

I went through Oklahoma City when I was travelling to Cali. I believe we actually stopped over there for a hotel one night. I know I bought the post card lol. Santa Cruz is actually a couple of hours from me. Its a lovely area. 

As for when I leave, I am going to England with my fiance. He already has a home but we need to have an addition put on so that will be one of our many plans once we get all settled in. It should be fun doing that and him working and us planning a wedding. It is going to be an eventful time and I plan on recording as much as possible so we can enjoy are coming together for many years down the road.  

I will definately email you, probably later tonight when the kids go to sleep...unless I beat them to it which sometimes I have been. Fell asleep at 7 pm three nights in a row. Tonight dinner will also be late because silly me, I forgot to turn on the oven. :( Anyway, take care and you will be getting an email from me soon. 

Well, I'm on the fly, but just wanted to pop in quickly and say hello.  

Had a real mixed day yesterday. It ended off great, a beautiful evening with our son and his fiancee at the restaurant where it's looking like we'll hold their wedding reception. We sampled many things from the menu (portion control, of course) and everything was amazing, along with a very helpful, listening manager who seems like he'll be good to work with, and in a lovely setting. 

The first part of the day, however, was much different. I took my 78 yr. old FIL for his colonoscopy (checking for a reason for being anaemic), and we discovered that he has cancer.  This man could write a book on his medical "adventures" through the years. Spent the first year of his life in hospital with a form of polio. His parents were told not to expect him to live beyond age 8 or 9, but he recovered with just a little weakness on one side, along with no vision or hearing on that side.  29 years ago he had cancer in his throat, from which he made a full recovery, but left him with no production of saliva and the eventual loss of his ability to swallow food safely, so after many aspiration pneumonias, and permanent damage to his lungs, he's now on total tube feedings.  27 years ago he had an unrelated cancer in the abdomen, even involving the liver. The Dr. opened and closed him and gave him a few months, not seeing any point in putting him through chemo. However, the family insisted and much to his Dr.'s amazement, he was miraculously healed. We also came within hours of losing him to a very severe double pneumonia 15 years ago, but he pulled through then too. So, all his life he's felt he's been living on borrowed time. He's at peace about it, and ready to go to his heavenly home if his time has finally come.  He'll need surgery very soon to avoid a total blockage, but won't know the extent of the involvement until then. I just hope they don't have to do a colostomy or suggest chemo again.  

So, that's my news for today.  As soon as I got home from the hospital yesterday I was very aware of the urge to eat! Didn't do too badly, but I know it'll be a struggle again today (especially after getting some sugar back in my system last night, sampling a few of the desserts for the wedding) -- it was my duty, you know! LOL so please check up on me and keep me accountable. 

Good to hear from many of you. Have a great day everyone. 

Brenda.  

Hi everyone!  I know it has been a while.  I just wanted to check in really quick while I have a minute.  I have been reading on and off for the past couple weeks, but haven't had much time to post.  Welcome to all the newcomers!  So nice to have you!  I hope everyone is doing well. 

I am in a slump.  My eating is worse now than it has probably ever been.  I have been eating cookies for breakfast, lunch and dinner - along with my meals.  I did so awesome that one week and then my one cookie turned into hundreds.  I actually ate half a package of chips ahoy cookies - why would I do that to myself?!?  I am feeling fat and bloated the past few days.  I weighed myself and I am back to 176 - so I ate more cookies to help with the pain.  I know I shouldn't be doing this, I am in the "sorry for myself" cycle.  Oh yeah for 3 weeks, I thought I was pregnant.  I am NOT!!!!  All I could do was feel sorry for my kids - I would have had two kids less than a year apart.  That was really hard on my emotionally.  I would like a fourth - but not for a couple years.  Okay - baby is getting fussy AGAIN!  I better go.  I will try to catch up little by little, but I probably won't have time to respond to all the posts.  Take Care everyone!  Keep up the great work! 

Megan