age 45-50 group. Anyone interested?

I have looked for twins and poked around other groups without finding a real support group.

I am 48, 5'5", SW 151, CW 134, GW 128

I am the school teaching mother of three in their upper teens, wife of my 3 lbs from goal hubby.

SO...

Anyone interested?

got a touch of the flu! ... ugh... but here is a giggle for today

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNoS2BU6bbQ

PATRICK SWAYZE STORY NOW IN MY JOURNAL LADIES! Have a great weekend all!

Love ya, Connie

EDIT: glad to see you girls enjoyed it. Such a sweet man.

Aly menat to say hope you are feeling better!

Connie I loved it.  It made me smile and cry.

Feel better our Aly.

I went back to the nutritionist and I've lost 6.5 lbs.  YAY! 

Hi all back again.  Need a wide load sticker for my rump!  Got to stay the course and I don't mean the third fourth & so on.  Just so sick of getting sick then I eat comfort food and then there I am Bertha Butt. 

Aly Get Well Soon

Lucy congrats on the weight loss

Connie HELP!!  I opened the fridge & I can't stop eating!!

Welcome all newbies.

Got to go will be back soon I have to keep checking in so I stay on track.  Track that is what I should run!  Knee would not like it.  (getting Connie's ramble gene)

Bye for now

Hi Girlfriends! I love that Jazz has gotten my ramble gene!! I really needed a laugh and got it Jazz!!! I am not the one to stop that fridge opening habit...I just did the closet switcharoo cleaning and getting winter stuff all cleaned up and ready to wear......IF I COULD!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot fit into the jeans I could fit into only 2 months ago and I dont know what is going on with me....at one point yes for about a day I actually got to 128 but then went to my goal weight of the between 130-135 and stayed there for months now I am at 143 and stuck which is still considerably smaller than when I started losing but my body shape has done one of those 50 year old things and my belly and hips seem to have switched places with a neighbor or something and my clothes are still here!!!!! I have had a migraine headache for 2 days and that is the only thing that has kept me from eating the house like a termite!!!!

Now Jazz do you still want inspiration from ME???? lol  

Lucy so glad that YOU are losing sweetie! No I am being sincere!!!! I am too!

Ok for all the newbies this is the rambling you hear about but this is actually the RAMBLING RANT....K?

Love ya'll

Conniefatcatamous!

Now now my dear Connie no eating like a termite allowed.  Sorry to hear about your migraine.  I suffered with them for years  I found out that sleeping with a mouth guard made by the dentist solved my issues with that.  Here I was clenching & some grinding at night and didn't even know it.  I mean like the headache could start in the middle of the day not always as soon as I got up so I didn't put it together.  You could buy a cheaper one at the drug store & try it.  The ones from the dentist do fit better but cost more.  I have been off migraine meds for about 15 yrs now!!  I was on it 3 out of 4 weeks. 

Now lets see my belly is going south my hips east & west.  I still fir my winter clothes since I am still about the same as a year ago but hey at least I am not bigger I guess but I should have been smaller BOO HOO

So Connie my girl let out get out the duct tape & put it on our mouths with a do not feed order!  LOL

And by the way yes girl I still will try to inspire you as you do me!

We are going to chase everyone off with all our ranting!!

Hope everyone is doing well I will stop ranting now!

Hi!  I'm new here.  I am 47.  I have 4 daughters and a husband.  I have been married for 22 years.  I am a serious yo-yo dieter.  Unfortunately, as you other yo-yo's know, the older you get the harder it is to come back for the big side.  When I say a serious yo-yo'er, I mean back and forth like 75lbs not just a 10 or 20 lbs.  I hope keeping track of what I eat will stop the maddness... LOL  That's why I'm here.  I'm at my heaviest ever!

Disney

Welcome Disney! You will like this group. We are very supportive and silly and serious all wrapped up together! You know I think we all know HOW to lose the weight and that it definitely gets harder with age but just getting that discipline back in our eating habits is the hard part! Good luck and do keep track of your calories (every morsel) and I found that when I checked in here every morning I did a whole lot better...NOTE that i have not been doing that so..... um anyway Welcome!! lol BTW Very cute Doggy!

Connie

Jazz hows your duct tape sticking????? We have a NEWBIE even with our ranting yesterday! yeah Disney!!! lol

Hi to everyone!

Thanks cantlose!  I counted yesterday..... wow!  I went way over.  I'm trying again today.  I'm sure checking in here will help... we will see.

Disney

Well Girls got on the scales this morning and UP yet another lb! Just knowing that here it is going to rain Saturday (Halloween) and so just how many trick or treaters do ya think I might get????? Of course I know not to buy the type of candy I PERSONALLY like but the question is DID I??????? uh no.......

Then Thanksgiving is just around the corner and then Christmas......

Jazzzzzzz my duct taping isn't working cause I cant tape my hands to keep them from jerking the tape off my mouth apparently!!!!! lol

Where the heck are all my supporters?????????? I need you it seems so all of you better wake up and HELLLLP! LOL Aly? Lucy? Tammy? Tru? Suz? Sue? Betsy? Janet?????? Axe You are out there arent you???????

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL!

Connie-really cantlose!

Hello ladies,

Wow, it's been a while since i was on here.  I have been hanging in there, trying to get some normalcy and "joy" back in my life since the car crash, my dad's passing, and daughter's illness took over my summer.  It's not easy.........

My husband agreed that we could fly back over to Ireland for the burial of dad's ashes 2 weeks ago, so it was lovely to see my mum so soon again.  She is doing better, good days and bad.  It would have been dad's 86th birthday on Monday coming so i know that will be tough for her to get through.

As for life here in Bermuda, things have been fairly quiet, i think i still feel guilty about going out, or having a good time...however, tomorrow night I am going to a music festival here, seeing quincy jones, patti austen, michael mcdonald and James Ingram...its a corporate event with my hubs job, but should be fun.

Daughter and i bought some halloween candy the other day....and have managed to eat half of it already - oops!  Connie, i def did not follow the rule about buying candy i dont personally like, ha ha.... On top of that, we didnt even have any kids trick or treat last year, so i know we will end up polishing it all off, oh well

Sorry to have been out of the loop for so long, but hope you are all okay out there...i will try and get back again on a more regular basis, and must catch up on everyone elses news and stories...

Have a safe and happy halloween weekend!

Suz xx

Everyone back away from the candy!!!! 

Welcome Disney, Hi Con, Jazz, and Suz

Suz a lot of us seem to be going though hard times with our parents right now and I feel your pain.  I'm so sorry.  Your dad would want you to enjoy your life and live well.  I'll be praying for you.

My mom is doing down fast and I'm exhausted trying to help out.  I love her so much and I know it's going to leave one big hole.  Dad is feeling the strain and his health is suffering also.  Lots of stress in other areas also.  Please keep them in your prayers.

Hi everyone!

Want to know where I've been???  In bed sick with the H1N1 virus!  Yeah, somehow I caught it.  So I've been resting and miserable all week.  I bet I've lost weight.  I haven't really eaten much.  Maybe a bowl of soup a day.  Drinking lots of water though.  It's important not to get dehydrated with that flu.  I can see how ppl with underlying conditions would have a difficult time with that flu.  My chest was on fire and I still have the cough (and coughing up crap!) and feeling tired.  It's rough! 

I knw on Saturday I was coming down with something.  I felt so achey.  I complained to my hubby that my arms ached. By Monday I was pretty sick. The dr swabbed my nose (I hate that!) and I found out Thursday it was H1N1.  No fun at all!  Hope you all can duck that nasty flu.

Sad thing though, I think my DD is getting it.  I've stayed in my room and away from everyone.  I've used hand sanitizer constantly and I feel like I'm a cleaning freak. Wiping off everything!  There's no way I want my son to get this.  He has asthma.  I can't imagine how he'd deal with this.  My chest is on fire and I don't have asthma.

Anyways, I'll weigh myself Friday and see where I'm at.

I'm not buying much candy.  We don't get trick or treaters here.  Too far out of town here.  I miss handing out candy though.  I did it for years and loved it! Just seeing the costumes and the little kids is so much fun.

Well, I'll check in later!  Gotta go to bed!

Hi Everyone!

Suz it is so good to hear from you. You and your family are in my prayers as well. The concert sounds like alot of fun and you need that right now! Lucy is right your Dad would want you to enjoy your life. I do so understand and still miss my Daddy so much. Nov 18 will be 5 years since he passed and it is still so hard to really believe. I try to keep the wonderful happy loving memories in my head and heart. That brings some peace.

Tammy poor poor Tammy Bless your heart! I too have asthma(like your son) and had decided not to get the H1N1 shot but now I am wondering if I should?????? I do hope you are better very soon girl! I am also very afraid of bringing the germs in on my Mom....although I have heard it is harder on the younger folks but how could someone in they're 80's deal with such a flu? Get better and let us know how you are ok? Heck I would buy and eat all the halloween candy I wanted if I felt like it after all you have went through flu-wise but you stay strong and maybe that will be the only GOOD thing to come from it is lbs lost!! 

Lucy I stepped away from the halloween candy.......since I had a handful......have you tried those hershey cordials??? they taste like a chocolate covered cherry. I did check out the calories cause I gotta have something so you can have 9 pieces for 180 calories and 7g fat....not good I know but if I count it in????? Just for Halloween?????? SOMEBODY STOP ME!!

LoL HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO YOU ALL!

Happy Halloween!

Suz, I couldn't agree more with the above thoughts: Imagine your Dad looking down and being mad cause you are not moping around...sounds silly doesn't it? At my grandmother's funeral a little girl said "but she is in Heaven, wouldn't she want us to celebrate?" and everyone stopped and realized how right she was! I hope you have a ball at the concert!

Bummer about the flu Tammy! I hope you bounce back quickly...I only had quick brush with it (TTL!)...it is interesting-your daughter may not have it nearly as bad as you-because of her age.  (and Connie, your mom is probably completely safe! older folks have an immunity that kids do not.) Our health dept. has been having regular meetings with the schools to keep us posted. I have been dealing with lots of it in my classroom, our school had 26% out on Friday. Because of our teacher convention, this will be a long weekend, so we are hoping everyone heals up.

I don't think I have posted much since going to NYC to see our son. It was a wonderful weekend, but as expected, I was up 3.5 lbs when I got home... I knew I was eating a ton..but we walked 5-8 miles a DAY..so I had hopes that the scales would not be too bad...oh well. I have been working on it since (yes I even bought stuff I don't like for Halloween!) and am now back down to where I was before I left. 7 lbs more to go and I will be back to my all time low-my goal for Christmas.

Jazz, remember each bite you eat (or do not!) is the moment you make a decision to loose or not. It is NEVER too late to make THIS MOMENT the moment you begin to loose again! Do not give up! ( and I love yours and Connie's rambles!)

Connie! *slaps hand* put that candy inside three bags-make it hard to get to- and after tonight if you have leftovers GIVE THEM AWAY! You KNOW that the little flash of MMMM that you get from candy is NO WHERE NEAR the ughh of having to work it off!      *preacher Alylou steps down from her pulpit*

Lucy I do hope you are finding time to take care of yourself, It is so important! Little things like taking a quiet walk through some fall leaves, getting your nails done, buy and try some fabulous new sort of tea, or re-read sections of a favorite book (Jan Karon is a great comfort giver-ever read her Mitford books? wonderful series...) will help!

Sue, how are you??

I will continue to pray for your folks, Sue, Lucy, Suz, and Connie!

ARRRG! WHAT IS THE WHITE STUFF FALLING OUT OF OUR SKY?? it was NOT supposed to snow today.grrr there goes my leaf raking afternoon!

Alyou

Hi all!

I'm feeling so much better now.  Still have the cough hanging on which the dr said can last 3 weeks. UGH!  But otherwise, I'm up and running! LOL

Now my son is coughing.  Hope its just a cold.  We'll see what happens in a few days.  It seems like no matter how hard you try to be careful those germs just spread!  It frustrates me.  :(

My weight is way down.....I've lost 5.4 lbs since the 24th of October.  Now to keep it off is the hard part.  I'm not eating lots.  Staying around 1200-1300 calories. 

Today was my sons 17th B-Day!  Now I feel old as all get out! LOL My hubby and I were talking last nite how he makes us feel old. LOL  I guess bc he's the youngest.

My DD is feeling bad today.  She came home from work early (was sent home by her boss and told to get some rest) and has been sleeping since 6pm.

Well, time to check on her again.  Take care all of you!  BBL

Tammy 

hello

5"3 151 pds age 50ty 3 children 18,20,23

i would like to lose 20 pds this year i have been so depressed

first turning 50ty and now fat

would like to like my self at any weight but its sad i dont

i love to drink wine thats what started all this weight

its nice to meet you all sorry for being a downer

Hi Jeannie! Welcome to our group....although I don't know where the group is at at this time????!!!! Where are you guys?????? Anyway hoping that our group will help lift your spirits up with our kidding, rambling and  crazy ways in general. Its ok to be down but ya do need to not be so hard on yourself. You will lose the weight and having a glass or 3 of wine from time to time is not the end of the world! I am having quite a time myself these days being the stress eater that I am so hey we can work on it together. We do need to find the rest of the girls first. I promise you we all go through the ups and downs and chatting on here helps so much. I too recently turned the big 5-0! but its not all that bad considering.......the alternative....anyway haven't you heard all the 20 somethings talking about 50 being the new 40 or even 30....yeah what do they know....oops ranting is also something we do on here occasionally very often! lol!

Hope everyone appears soon!

xxConnie

Welcome Disney & Jeannie

Connie that duct tape came right off too much salivating I guess.  Candy to the hips here leftover from halloween not many kids think the flu thing kept most of them in.  Yes i did like you bought what I like butterfingers peanutbutter cups.

Suz good to hear from you! 

Lucy I can't back away from the candy it is all gone!  Prayer to you & yours

Tammy hope you feel better soon

*puts ice on Connie's hand*  Aly don't slap her so hard! 

Been sick with a sinus infection again.  These allergies are so bad & I keep getting sick since they are so bad.  Allergist had my blood tested i qualify for a different type of allergy treatment to help control my asthma so waiting to see what my insurance will pay guess this stuff is expensive.  It is called xolair.  So tired of these allergies kicking my butt! 

Hi Jazz! I have been cleaning some today and sweeping leaves off my porches...no yard work .....yet....if ever...i mean YET! My allergies kill me and the asthma, well it seems like the singulair and inhaler aren't doing what they once did. It might help a whole lot if I would QUIT SMOKING! I have cut down considerably so cross fingers that I do it in time(she says as she gains 20 lbs just at the idea!)

I still want to know where everyone else is.....should know the 2 RAMBLERS would be LOYAL! LOL Oh and thanks for the ice!!

Have a great afternoon!