Hi Girls,
I'm so sorry to be MIA so much. I have just been in a funk, still doing the diet, and I am saying while crossing my fingers, haha, my tummy has been doing pretty good. I have not weighed myself. I haven't even went back to my diet dr. I wanted to see if my tummy would handle my diet. So far so good. I have an appt. on Thursday with the diet dr. but I am not sure I am gonna go. My dh has to work late, and I would have to drive myself, it sounds childish, but I don't do well in freeway traffic, and it's all freeway there, and I would be coming home during the rush hour. My dh doesn't want me to go, he wants me to wait until next week, he said what's the hurry now? I just want to get started "officially" on my diet. On another good note, I have been doing the Leslie Sansone WATP's 1 mile walk for 6 days straight! I have to stop and catch my breath, but that's okay I am doing it. I know this may sound strange but, I FEEL a difference already! I actually feel like I can walk better when I am out at the stores! Does that sound crazy after only 6 days? I am finally feeling good now, my tummy is holding up so far, and I have really accepted the fact that even if I can't do this diet after awhile, I can do another diet and get to my goal! I was thinking just like Julie, when I get an illness I tend to lose it. And to be honest, to get sick with something else, when your already pretty sick, like my on oxygen, it really plays on your mind. I completely lost it too Cheryl! I have been so depressed for the past 8 months, who knew four ulcers would take so long to heal?? haha I do now! But I was doing so well 8 months ago, and then BOOM! hAHAHAHAHA your sick again! (I meant the haha sarcastically ) It really sets you back, physically and mentally. So JULIE, I TOTALLY know what you are saying girl! I don't know why, but for some reason, maybe it's doing the walking dvd, I just feel more hopeful as of today. Whether the ulcers are completely gone, I don't know, they want to do another scope, but as for today, they don't hurt, and I finally realized that I have to take it one day at a time!

Tomorrow my babies are coming! I will put up some recent pic's of my babies, I know you have all heard this a million times from me, but DAM*! I have some cute babies! So I will let you know when I get them up. I am also going to lunch with my friend, haven't decided where we'll go, but it will definitely be diet friendly. Other than that, not much going on. My niece started her new job today, and I am praying that it works out for her. I bought her some new clothes for her new job, so she felt good on her first day. I bought her 3 new outfits, so that will last her tillher next payday, along with what she has. She loses her clothes like no one I know!

Sandi-Haha, I laughed when I read your statement about you saying this time next year I am going to weigh 40-50 pounds less! Well, I think WE ALL have said that line. But what struck me the most was that you have MAINTAINED your weight for the past few years! THat is very good! You may not think so, but I think that you should be commended for maintaining for so many years. You could have gained, but you didn't! I'm sure you'll do a good job, and you won't disappoint your boss. I hope you got a good nights sleep!

Cheryl- to you! I was upset at first reading your post, but then I thought about it, and I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU! You could have had more than just a bad day! You could have had a bad week, month or year, but you had a bad day! I thought, Cheryl is NORMAL now! We here all know how our bad days goes, they could go on forever! But most people have a bad day, now and again. You have gotten to the point now, where, you have a bad day, not a bad week, month, year! That is AWESOME Cheryl!!! I know your upset, but you really shouldn't be, you had a bad day, and you acknowledged that, and now moved on to doing better, normally what would you have done when you had a bad day??? We all know what we do to ourselves when we have a bad day! It goes on and on. So be proud of the fact that you reacted like a NORMAL eating person. I don't want to upset anyone by inferring that we are not normal, because obviously we are, but is our eating normal?? For most of us, no it isn't or has been. Do I make any sense? How many times have we asked ourselves, "why can't I just eat like a normal person?" That's all I mean. Oh and Cheryl, Way to go on getting to under 100 pounds to lose! That is awesome!

Jane- I am soooo sorry you are going through all this with your STBX and the attorneys. I know it is difficult and draining, and I hope you get some relief from it all soon.

Karrie- I just wanted to say, I WOULD MISS YOU HERE TOO! I laughed when I read what you wrote about the Hot Sausages! I did the same thing at my dd's grad party, I dropped a whole pan of about 40 pieces of BBQ chicken on the ground! haha Most of it fell on the tin foil, and I was going to throw it away, but my sil and bil, said NO WAY! They took the chicken and rinsed it off, and put it back on the grill and added more sauce! haha I thought my dd's bf's parents would faint! I said Hey! That's how the Mexican's do it! haha They laughed but the didn't eat the chicken! Everybody ate all the chicken!

Julie- Girl, when you get it you get it! I hope you can figure out what you have and it doesn't spread anymore! My bil used Tide detergent for years, one day, he broke out with a rash, he went to the dr. and they said he was allergic to fragances. They said one day you can be fine with something then the next be allergic! Maybe you could be allergic to something in your house? Have you changed soap or anything? I am so proud of you for sticking with it and WOW! 4.6 miles is AWESOME! I bet your getting compliments! And WHO CARES ABOUT THE DODGERS ANYWAYS?????????????? Oh, and I talk to God everyday, it does help!

Boston- I hope your appt went okay today! I know those trips to the dr wears you out!

Ange- I'm glad you finally made it to California! HOpe you have fun from here on out!

Okay girls, gotta go update my challenge! As you can see, my "going to bed early" isn't panning out to well, it's almost 2 here now. Talk to you tomorrow.

Lisa