Hi there. Just wanted to see if I could build a new home with some new (and hopefully old) friends. I do not wanna be 'homeless' anymore so here I am! This is gonna be a place for friends to meet (hopefully) and talk about anything & everything.

My name is Tracy and I live in Deer Park, Texas. I have been married for 6 years. I was banded in April '07. Got 4 pounds away from goal, quit smoking and gained 46-50 pounds back so I am on my journey again. This time as a non-smoker :w00t:

This is a life change and with it comes lifelong friends...wanna come along for the ride? :blushing:

Good morning!!

Slept late today, and will get back on track to finish all my paperwork!!

I hate that you have to do all that work! What a roal pain. Hope you get through it quickly & painlessly :wink2:. What did you think of Jordan winning BB? I know her family needed the money so that made me feel good.

Hey guys. We need to come up with a challenge for October. This will be the worst for me. I love Fall, Halloween and apple anything. Little Smarties candies, oh my.

OK, you got it !! Sounds good because I already hear miniature reeses and snickers calling my name! lol

Happy Monday all. We went and visited the in-laws this weekend to try and discuss Chrismas with them, they always want to do a HUGE extravaganza with tons of gifts and we have been telling them all year we wont be participating in a huge thing. We asked them to tone it down as the economy is bad, I'm not working, had 2 surgeries this year, our dog just had surgery, and hubby had a 25% pay cut and hours cut and we are not going to go into more debt over christmas. so his mom gets all upset, as does his sister, his dad is cool. But damn those 2 women all they want is gimmee gimmee gimmee gifts. Sheesh Sometimes I just want to go away over christmas so I dont have to deal with those 2.

Oh my word do I know what you mean on this one! I can handle my family because we just let the little ones draw names but my dh family...everyone buys for everyone and we just an not do it. We are talking about 15 adults & 10 kids!! :yikes: I thought holidays were supposed to be a time of joy! lol

Good job tracy! Ugh I need to get to the gym tomm. I have a horrible cold thank god I was off last night so I got to catch up on rest. Have to take my daughter to ballet in a bit.

Thanks Cari! I hope you feel better soon. Colds suck and seem to drag on & on. I really need to get my rear end back in the gym. I havent gone in a couple of weeks. Been to busy stressing & eating. But now I am getting back on track! :frown:

I was not so good on the band plan Saturday and Sunday.....had cake and ice cream, then several times I had buttered popcorn......sinful!!!! I did do an extra bit on the tradmill, but of course not enough to work off all those calories, LOL!!!

Mimi

OMG, my weakness...cake and ice cream! :tt1:

Tracy- good for you, I'm still stuck ... UGH frustration is an understatement.

Tell me about it!

My dr fixed me up...he broke out the Rx pad and now I can try to get back to normal lol. He gave me Celexa and I am gonna go back in 30 days to let him see how I am doing. The stress & tension was making my neck & shoulders, even my elbows hurt! I have faith that now I am gonna be on the mend now!

Have a great evening everyone! :biggrin:

Good morning everyone

How are you all doing? I'm sorry I can't keep up on personals so well, I am very spacey lately. I am living on approximately 800 cals a day and it is not enough, I feel full, just get a little loopy and my driving.... YIKES!

I'm frustrated because scale still didn't move... but I am not giving up, heading out to hit the road in a few, and today is Y day. then making a list and checking it twice..LOL ... not so much fun, getting ready for fall clean up and my house is a mess (for me) starting on 2nd fl and going to work my way down.

Have a great day -lots to do.

Eat well and get motivated...

take a few extra steps every day, take the stairs, park on the far side of the parking lot, walk around instead of a short cut.

this is what I tell myslf every day - so I thought I would share

xoxoxoxo

make it a good one everyone!

Good morning-

Thanks for the enthusiasm this morning Jen. I will do just that....make an effort to go the extra mile today :biggrin:

Gotta get the kids ready for school but I will post again later! Respect the pouch!

Morning Girls.

Shower is taken, cats are fed and news is on the TV. I need to get moving soon. Have to get to City Hall and file for a salvage title for my nephew. Remember he crashed his car back in June? Well, just found out he never titled it or licensed it. 20 year olds!!!!! Ugh.

Jenn, thanks for the wise quotes. A little kick in the butt first thing in the morning is what it takes sometimes.

Temptless Tuesday! What do you think?

Tracy, I liked Jordan winning. I don't think she 'played' the game though. With her it was really a popularity contest!!

Got all my work done yesterday, felt good!!

Today starts my work week!!

Have a good one!!

holy crap, I feel great today

got a call, have to work this afternoon! yipee

gotta run

Jenn :smile2:

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:bored: YAY JEN! :smile2:

Thanks

but I'm crashing now... LOL

and still have a ton to do, and going to margi night ... they started again. We are changing houses this time, but still 2 blocks away so that is easy.

hope everyone is having a good day!

Thanks

but I'm crashing now... LOL

and still have a ton to do, and going to margi night ... they started again. We are changing houses this time, but still 2 blocks away so that is easy.

Ummmm, what did you just say?:bored: lol

Ummmm, what did you just say?:bored: lol

I told you I was tired...LOL

Margi night... use to be here every Tues, now we are changing every other week here, or at my friends 2 blocks away

does that make more sense?

Like I need a Margi at this point.

hey guess what I just found out

My BMI says I am 6.5lbs away from being just over and not obese.

isn't that something?

Holy crap! I don't see myself like everyone else is... but I finally see a difference - yeah that is me in the red sweatshirt... YUCK

You look fantastic!!! :bored:

Jenn, those pics are amazing. You should feel really proud of yourself. You really deserve a Margi at this point.

Home from work. Got in there and there was a letter from the night girl. She is quitting as of Oct. 1st. Our boss is out of town on a cruise. So it looks like more hours for me. I had asked that if any hours became available, could I have them. I was thinking maybe like 4-5 hours extra a week. Now I will have to wait and see what this will bring.

The next 3 days are going to be very busy for me. I will check in when I can.