I'm sorry. I shouldn't have used your "real" name.
OMG Anna! I don't care! I just said that so jescapades wouldn't feel bad. Alot of people know my real name, it doesn't bother me AT ALL! So don't even worry about it!
Oh good!! I'm glad. Just wanted to make sure it was okay! Glad I didn't do something I shouldn't have!
I talked to my Aunt about my sunburn. She said to drink lots of water, get some Aloe Vera and take Ibuprofen every four hours. Also she said to put a cold wash cloth on my shoulders and back. Doing these things has helped. Feeling a bit better now. But she said I will probably be in pain for about two weeks! YIKES. We are supposed to be leaving for vacation in two weeks! Hope it's better by then! 
Hope you all are having great days!!!! I'm jeleous that I can't work out to!!!
Anna
Yea I got up and worked out this morning. GEEZZ it felt great. I attacked the treadmill like I had never before.
Good morning all
I didn't work out this morning. My daughter has been waking up every night and I was so tired. But I feel soooooo guilty!!!!
Have a great day everyone!
My exericise the last couple of days has been chores around the house. But I've been watching what I eat, so I haven't gained.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a book on calories, fat grams, carbs and protein - a "counter"? Looking for a simple, perhaps purse-size hand book with foods listed and the totals.
I have an old Herbalife one but it only shows calories and fat grams.
Thanks all! 
okay girls. my procedure is tomorrow, so i may not be able to work out for a few days. i can't eat or drink anything after midnight tonight or until my procedure (1230 tomorrow afternoon). i hope i don't starve.
i'll see you all on the other side!
jes
Good Luck Jessica!! We'll be thinking about you.
Good luck jessica
We will be thinking about you!
Good luck!
I weighed myself, it is now my new lowest weight ever since I started my weight loss- 145.4lbs
I was so happy to see that...especially since I put on a few pounds 2 weeks ago due to trying to get ready for the big weekend over Junes 1st and not eating well at all.
I switched my honey whole wheat bread to a different brand. I used to buy Sara Lee and now I buy Natural Ovens, no presertives. Natural Ovens is a bread company based out of Manitowac WI and they use no preservatives in their stuff and alot of their breads are high in Omega 3. My son actually likes the Natural Ovens bread better than the sara lee kind
At the end of July I'm going to see my dad and I think I will be down to at least 140 pounds by that time... which I would be happy with that.
My tummy is looking nicer again, slowly but surely it's getting there. I can't wait until I can get my belly button pierced.
m0use, that is awesome, great news
I got up and worked out agian today.
I have my monthly friend and it is a weepy one, just want to cry over nothing and everything today......God I hate this. It usually doesn't affect me, just once in a great while.
Hey! How is everyone, or WHERE is everyone? Hope you are all doing well.
My sunburn is finally healing enough so that I felt like I could work out again today. I did a light work out though but it felt so good to get up and move again! I wasn't able to work out all week last week and slid back to where I was before I started working out so hard. What a waste. I am going to get back to kicking my butt though. I have to do it every day or might as well not even bother.
Father's day was terrible. DH was a total jerk all day!! He was short with the kids, insulting, inconsiderate and selfish to me and just in a foul mood all day!!! I hate to say this but I am GLAD he is gone now. He is on another business trip today, won't be back till tomorrow. I kind of wish we was going to be gone longer. I'm so unhappy with him right now. We are leaving for "vacation" in a week and a half. Going to spend a week with his parents at their cabin up North. He usually ignores me and the kids while we are up there. He figures he deserves the break and we should leave him alone. Sometimes I get the feeling that his parents agree with him. I hope to get him out in the boat just the two of us and ask him some questions. Like does he even love me anymore. Lately I am feeling no love, no respect, no passion at all from him. I get more attention and compliments from other men than I do from him. The only kind of attention I get is when he wants something, if you know what I mean. I'm afraid I don't work that way!! Grabbing my boob after ignoring me all day is NOT a turn on!!!! I am so depressed, my life sucks!!! My DH sucks!!! Hope we have SOME fun over our "vacation".
Hi everyone. I just stumbled accross this thread. I think it's great! I tried to go back to read who is on here, but going back 150 pages is a bit overwhelming. Can someone tell me the rules and who is on here? I would love to join in if you all don's mind. I'm in serious need of help!!
Lisa
Hi Lisa!
Welcome to our group! I think you will find that everyone on here is really supportive and helpful. What's your story?
Anna
Welcome!
If you want to most of us have posted our current weight and what our goal weight is along with our height.
I'm 5' 2 1/2", my current weight is 145.4 lbs, my starting weight was 150lbs and my goal weight is 125, but I will be happy to get down to 130 lbs.
hi girls. i'm back. the endoscopy was awful. i felt okay that day/evening, but as soon as night hit, it was all over for me. i had the worst nausea and stomach pains, and it continued through monday (and i was throwing up on saturday). i am feeling a little better now, but still not 'right'.
hi lisa! welcome! i'm fairly new too and everyone has been so awesome!
i'm 5'2, and right now i am at 120, but i weigh in tomorrow. i want to be 115. i started out in april on weight watchers (just doing it myself, watching points, no meetings) at 138.
i am going to try to exercise today, i hope i don't get nauseous or sick. i'll check back in tomorrow to weigh in!
have a great day!
jes
That's way too funny...we'ver very similar. I'm 5'2" and weigh 144 as of this morning. I'm not at my heaviest weight. I'm actually in the weightloss process. I have a history of ups and downs as I'm sure most of us do. I've actually plateaued in March at 139 and this month have started to gain again. So I need some extra motivation. I run 3 times a week, but I eat so much, that it doesn't seem to help. I would love to weigh 115. I was 118 before my 2nd son was born. So I would love to get back there. Thanks for welcoming me!
Lisa
Hey Jessica. I do WW too. I'm a former lifetime member. Only 5 lbs to go to be free again. I can't wait. Good luck on your weigh in! I'm glad you're feeling better.
Lisa
Hello and Welcome Lisa.
I'm 5'4" and am at 130 (still.... ) and I will get to 125-120 eventually! 
If your looking for motivation, you've come to the right thread! Many times I've almost "snacked" on the bad things and think of those here, and because of their drive and desire to lose weight, I eat an apple or something or sometimes nothing at all.
The "small" jeans are fitting again. Just a bit tighter in the thigh area than I want but still not that ugly skin tight look.
Anna:
Sad to hear your having problems! I sense your younger than I am and our husbands both work away. Communication is the key to everything in my opinion. Communication is not only verbal though. I'm in to reading facial expressions before I start talking. Maybe your husband is having trouble/problems at work and not sharing it with you because he's not home all the time. Joel will do that occasionally.
And sometimes it's best to remember something someone told me a long time ago: don't ever ask a question that you don't want the answer to.
Work it out! I'll be thinking of you. 
Thanks for your thoughts. I'm feeling a bit better about the whole thing than I did yesterday. I've talked to DH twice since then. Not about anything important but he was much more himself than he was when he was here. I'm hoping that he hasn't gotten used to being away from home and doesn't like it when he's not. I am probably over reacting. I've been known to do that. We all have our bad days. I'm hoping to have a good heart to heart with him though. It's been a long time since we have been able to sit down and talk and reconnect. We each live different lives and we hardly ever cross paths anymore. I'm 32, how old are you? What age are your children? Mine are 7 1/2 and 4. The kids are great but I think they are trying to test me to see what they can get away with since Daddy isn't home much. Seems like I am struggling to keep things under control all the time. I think I need "Super Nanny"!!!!! HA! Does she make house calls? I know I am not the only Mom out there that is in this boat, that is comforting. I'm wondering how the rest of you all deal! 
I did not work out today. I haven't felt that great. My stomach is not right for some reason. I was shocked when I got on the scale this morning though. I was expecting something in the 176 range but it was 174!!! I'm thrilled and motivated. Did much better with my points today.
Anna
anna, i am so sorry, i must have missed your post. i hate to hear you are having a hard time. the heart-to-heart will help. it's hard when a relationship is strained. i am there now.
i have 21 month old twin boys and although dh doesn't travel, he's not home a lot of nights because he's in two bands (so there's practices at least once a week and a show once or twice a week). i am a stay-at-home mom and with them 24 hours a day.
one of my boys is into a tantrum phase. he screams at everything! top of his lungs, screaming, falling on the floor, banging his head. now, don't get me wrong, i love my boys with all my heart and wanted nothing to be a mom, but he is trying my patience and wearing on my very last nerve. i don't know how to deal with him. he makes me cry and want to bang my own head on the floor.
here's to us not giving up, anna, and things getting better soon. big hugs, hun.
jes
Thanks Jes, sounds like we are about in the same boat. Twins would be so hard! Yes, here's to us not giving up OR losing our minds! I really must stop complaining.
My back is MUCH better today and my stomach feels good so today I am going to kick my butt and work out really hard! I only have nine days till we leave for vacation! I want to be back into the 173's by then. The scale seems to jump up and down all the time so am holding my breath! Going to do my three or four mile work out every day from now till then though AND am going to stay with in my 22 WW points. I should put a picture of Pamela Anderson on my Fridge for motivation! I will never look like that but I can always dream right!?
Hope you are all having a good day!
Anna
Good morning ladies! Anna, my heart goes out to you. It must be hard to be home with your kids, then not have a DH to connect with. I'm sure things will get better for you. I feel you on the kid thing. I have a 7 1/2 year old and a 2 1/2 year old. I'm home too. I'm 31 yrs old. Finances have been tight, so I've been looking for a job. I haven't worked outside of the home for 7 years. I've been looking for work for about a month now. Yesterday, I finally got a call for a job interview. It's friday at 11:30. I have mixed emotions. I'm excited, but sad to leave my kids. I know I need to do the right thing, but it's hard. Although, when my 2 year old has his "tantrums," which are really frequent, I can't wait to get a job. Thanks for listening.
Lisa
Lisa,
Sounds like we have allot in common! Finances are tight here to as always. DH got a raise in December but things are still tight. I had to quit my job eight years ago when I was pregnant with my Son. Haven't worked since so have been broke since then. It's hard and so frustrating. Especially since my Sister and Brother are "rolling in it". I will probably have to get a job to once the kids are both in school all day. I totally sympathize with you!! I hope your interview goes well and that it's the right job for you and your family! I'll be thinking of you on Friday! Good luck and best wishes!! Hang in there, it has to get better!
Anna
Thanks Anna! The funny thing is, it's for a weight loss counselor at LA weight loss. I've never done that program. I'm a die hard WW gal since 2002. But this is the only job interview I've received. I really don't have the luxury of being picky. The look on my husbands face when he heard of my interview....like a huge sigh of relief. It made me sad.
Oh Lisa, try not to be sad! Just think of the relief you are giving your husband. You should be proud of yourself for the efforts you are making. You are going to make a difference, he will appreciate that. That will put a nice smile on his face. That smile will be for you because of you!
That is funny that you are interviewing for L.A. when you are a WW gal! I'm doing WW to. Have been for a year and a half. I am just doing it myself, no meetings. Maybe you will learn some new tips that you can apply to your routine that will help you to reach your goals. Sometimes it's good to shake it up a bit. It's so easy to get stuck in a rut. It might be fun to learn how L.A. does it. I've heard it was really expensive? Maybe you could enlighten us?
Anna
That's exactly what I was thinking. I could never afford to do a plan like that. If I get the job, I could learn all of the in's & outs. You know I'll be passing it on to you all here. Wish me luck!
So Anna, where are you going for your vacation? I'm late to the board, sorry if you already told us. Maybe things will be better with DH after some time away.
Thanks for the great advice. I feel better already.
We are going to Minnesota. DH's parents have a house on a lake up there. So we go there every fourth of July so the kids can see the fireworks in the boat out on the middle of the lake. It's quite beautiful really. We're going to one of the Zoo's in the cities on our way up. Spending a week with the In-laws then hurrying back home on Thursday. I'm having a big Birthday party here at my house for DD and my Nephew on Saturday. Have two big cakes to do and get the house company clean! I'm starting to stress out!!! Isn't vacation supposed to be a time to relax and unwind? I will be freaking out thinking about all the things that I'll need to get done for the party!!!! At least the In-laws are great! If they weren't I think I would just send DH to the lake by himself! I'm hoping to do some other fun things before the summer is over like going to South Dakota or Yellowstone. With DH gone so much I'm not sure though. We'll see I guess.
Are you taking any vacations this summer? It's hard when money is tight. That's another reason why we go spend time with the In-laws. It's cheap and good fishing! Sometimes you have to get creative to think of inexpensive places to go and things to do.
Will be anxious to hear how your interview goes! Will also be anxious to hear about L.A.!!! Always willing learn something new! This will be fun!
Anna
That's great that you have nice in-laws. I do too. Try to enjoy your vacation and not stress because no matter what, the work will always be there. So you might as well enjoy it while you can. We don't have any vacations planned. I try to do free things, like take the kids to the library, park, picnic, feed the ducks. But nothing out of town. Here in central Cali, it is so darn HOT, I hate to do anything outdoors. Anything above 100 degrees does not work well for me. With the gas prices so high, traveling is even out of the question. But I'm open to suggestions. Your vacation sounds like a blast! I'll be there in spirit
I'm sure there are far many more things to do where you live than there are here!!! I"m in a tiny town in Iowa! We have a pool, a library and a few parks. That is about it. We're an hour away from any "big" city. Some days it's a real challenge to keep the kids entertained.
I'm glad you have good In-laws to! Whether we like it or not, our In-laws are a big part of our lives and can make our lives unbearable! I've heard stories!!! I'm so thankful for mine! Not that they have never "stepped on my toes" but they are pretty thoughtful most of the time. Vacation should be fun if DH gets off his butt and lifts a finger to help me with the kids. His parents think he should be out fishing all day every day so there is one subject we don't agree! Will be interesting. Hope you get to take some sort of time off over the summer! We all need a break from our every day lives! You deserve it!
Anna
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