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?

HI all-

Well, I got off my behind today and went to the gym. 2 1/4 hours worth - yeah me! I feel a little better now. I've not been eating healthy since my daughter got sick - yesterday I was standing around eating ice cream out of the container (true confessions time, YIKES).

Anyway - just a quick FUN hello! Tru - the Spongebob things sounds hysterical - I want to see all you've done. Take some photos and share with us!  Oh, "secret Santa" is when everyone in a class or office draws a name, doesn't tell the person who they have (hence "secret") and sneaks around giving little gifts when the person isn't looking. Usually in schools they will set a very modest dollar limit - my son is doing it, 3 gifts not more than $3.00 each, to be secretly delivered to his person during school next week.

So I wish we could Secret Santa each other.

Tammy, we go with artificial trees now, too. We always did real - but in AZ the heat just gets them so fast - they were usually fire hazards before Christmas. So 2 years ago we switched to an artificial. I still prefer the real - but the fake has some benefits, too. We'll put it up tomorrow, I think. I also collect Nativity sets from around the world - those will go on display tomorrow, too.

Bye! Sue  Have a FUN FUN day

Hi

Just joined today.  I'm 51 and 147 lbs as of today.  I only consume approx 1400 calories per day and exercise regularly, but the weight just won't come off.  Can anyone help?

Hi Girls!

Just wanted to give a bit of sad news. This time it isn't my niece but remember my Neiko man. I had to put him to sleep today. Hardest thing since losing my Daddy. I am ok and I love you all for your kind words over all this time but the day came and he is now in heaven with my Daddy. You all have helped me through all this and I love you for it believe me. Just wanted to let you guys know what was going on.

Hugs to all!

Connie     

Oh Connie, I am so sorry! Your little guy gave you so many good memories, hang on to that... Big long HUGS!

Sue I would love to see pictures of your collection along with Truus Spongebob!

Welcome Jannie! We are a fun group that has had a few moments of seriousness lately. Post 570 tells about us. dive right in! And We may have a few ideas about why the weight is not moving too!

Alylou

EDIT Monday AM : I just got caught up with reading posts...Real tree here. Born and raised in Oregon, and living in Wisconsin...nothing but the fantastic smelling real thing for me. Put it up yesterday!  And Sue: I wanna do Secret Santas here! i WANNA!!!

Expecting a big storm this afternoon through tonight:14 inches! Santa better send me a snorkle, we are swiming in the snow this year!

still thinking about you Connie!

Alylou...again

HI everyone.

I'm back. I had my 2nd cancer removing surgery on Wednesday (Dec. 3) and I am now convalescing. I thank you all for all your kind thoughts and prayers. Things went well and I'm feeling good and I'm once again WAITING for test results so I'll know what comes next in this ongoing saga.

My weight loss program has been a bit slow, for obvious reasons, but today I started with a good breakfast and I'm going to try and eat less sugar. Yes, I am....I really am...lol.

Welcome to karrie  and Jannie . Stick around because these ladies are all great support and fun.

Connie, I am sorry to hear about all you're going through. You seem like such a good person with such a kind heart and I hope you are taking care of yourself.

suz- London! I am so jealous. I love going to London. Our school trip is planned for London and Scotland in May 2010. I can't wait.

Momo/  Tammy- Are you up and about yet? I know a little bit how you're feeling and it's not fun! Get well soon. As for the bashing husband thing, we have all had many opportunities I'm sure, to bash them because they just do stupid things but I, too am of the opinion that they just grow up much slower or never and bashing them won't help. I guess also as a mother of 2 young men who have been terribly hurt by girls, I see what it's like when the shoe's on the other foot and the girls can be very , very cruel. You've lost 70 pounds...wow! Congratulations. Has American Idol started yet? real tree all the way. my husband is a Christmas fanatic and would never go for an artificial.

Justamom/ Sue - I believe the only thing worst than being sick yourself is having a sick child. I hope she's better.  Wouldn't it be a hoot if we could do Secret Santa. Who is a technology expert?

Lucy - thanks for the jokes. They were much needed and very funny.

Lucyalus - Sorry I didn't keep going with the Mardi Gras conversation. I asked you the original question on the night before I had my surgery and then I didn't keep up. I just read what everyone wrote andI still find it fascinating. i am , however, a bit surprised to hear that so many of you didn't feel brave enough to go to the parades. That makes me a bit nervous because I am not too brave either. lol

Tru of the shrinking knees - that is a fun problem to have!

There..phewww. I think I'm caught up! lol If I missed anyone's questions, please forgivenme. I hope everyone is doing well. I must congratulate all of you who are doing so well on your weight loss. I hope to join you all again in that group soon.

Hugs from here too!

Janet

Holy Moly,

I wrote a novel . Grab a cup of tea before you read the post before this one.

Janet

Hello All... Just turned 45 this October, so I can now join your group, right?  I'm a member of another group (tall women), but sometimes the posts from the younger members just seem like they're from another planet.  It would be nice to have the support of people who know the meaning of "middle age spread" 

Original Post by yoga44:

Hello All... Just turned 45 this October, so I can now join your group, right?  I'm a member of another group (tall women), but sometimes the posts from the younger members just seem like they're from another planet.  It would be nice to have the support of people who know the meaning of "middle age spread" 

 

 Isn't "middle age spread" the no-cholesterol, healthy-oil-containing stuff? 

In any case, welcome!  Join us as we "un-spread"!  Hmmm, I wonder:  am I getting firmer, or just denser? 

LOL Axe, I was thinking the same way!

Nice to hear from you Janet! We will keep our fingers crossed with you about your results. Hope your recovery is brief!

Welcome yoga, we are all fighting that spread, some just starting some well underway and some at maintenance. dive right in!

Alylou

PS: praying for a snow day, I could use the day to get ready for mid-term reportcards and maybe wrap a few prezzies!

There's so much drama going on here that I couldn't begin to tell you all about it.  Lets just say it involves my 16 yr old son, stolen car & burglaries with an 18 yr old troublemaker, my son not wanting to "rat" on his friends and stolen jewelry and guns (which my son told everything he knew about that).  This 18 yr old is using these kids to lessen his responsibility and thinking if he can put the blame on the kids then noone is really getting into trouble!  They wanna get him for corruption of minors.  Yes, he's in jail with a big bond. Trying to get my son to talk some more.  He so is not wanting to be labeled a "snitch"!  I need some chocolate and chips & dip!  I can't cope with this!  Not my son!  I cannot stand the thought of my kid being in a juvenile detention center. I'll end up gaining back everything I've lost if he gets into trouble bc of this kid.

This isn't the whole story, it's much too long!  But the cops want to help my son stay out of trouble with this.  They know he's on a strict curfew and he has  never been in trouble.  They know my hubby personally. They just want the guns. And all my son told them were bits and pieces bc he doesn't know everything. Like where he has them stashed.  I wish he knew bc we'd make him tell them.

In other news, I'm still 169 lbs. Don't know for how long though.  I only got 3 hrs of sleep last night.  I hope tonight is better.

Janet, nice to hear from you girl!  Take it easy and recover quickly!

Welcome yoga!  Nice to have you!

Where's the other newbies? they left already?  Are we just too much here??? LOL 

No pain killers today and not feeling too bad.  Wonder what tomorrow will be like. Hmmmm

Welcome Jannie and Yoga. 

Connie - I'm so sorry. 

Janet - so glad you are already back chatting.  I'm praying for great results this time. 

Hi Sue, Axe, Aly

Tammy - Wish I could give advice but I have no idea how to help with this other than pray your son will be ok.  Nothing can bring us to our knees like something going on with our kids. 

It's a weird week for me.  Went to the eye doctor today for my annual and I have to go back for another test Saturday because my pressure was up in my eyes.    Tomorrow I go to the dermatologist to get a spot checked on my arm.  Wednesday I go for my 6 month check with my MD.  After that I will be attending a funeral for my mom's best friend.  They've been friends ever since I've been little.  She was one of the funniest most upbeat persons that  I've ever known.  Her and mom were always pulling pranks and doing silly things.  Mom had already given her Christmas gift to her and had talked to her the night before so I hope that helps her to deal with it.  That's her last remaining close friend that lives in this area.  Breaks my heart for mom.  So I'm a little down. 

The 20th will bring my stepkids home for 2 weeks and my family together at Christmas for the first time in a couple of years.  I'm so looking forward to that.

Tammy, wow, that is quite a burden, you all will be "on my list".

Lucy, hope both your arm and eye are the usual: nothing!

Connie, girl...you ok?

We are hunkered down, 4-5 new inches of snow and the storm has just gotten going according to the forcasts!

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Alylou in a snowstorm

There's something about X-mas - old people get ill and/or die, trouble and depressions set in... Tammy it sounds like you're doing everything possible for a mum, you've got to hang on to the thought that you know your son's a great kid! Do not blame yourself. And remember - you can't help him if you go into a deep down because of bad eating and sleeping; he needs you fit for fight! Careful hugs for you, I hope your back stays quiet through all of this.

Janet how good to hear from you again  - hopefully you won't have to waite quite as long for the results this time... Oh and Janet: I like novels so you just keep writing 

Hi Yoga and Jannie, welcome here  - you know: grown up women have quite another sense of humor than young women, and of course view life from a different position, as in 20 years extra worth of life-luggage. 

Aly built an igloo yet??? Just in case eh

Connie - sorry for your loss, rough times for you.

Lucy what a week, keep believing that you're healthy, it's just so that you get that confirmed!

Sorry ladies, I always forget to take pictures But it worked out great - we'll eat Sponge Bobs house today (the ananas)... I got (amongst other things) a book called "Flow", about creating space and peace in one's life, living "mindfully" - t.i. enjoying now etc. Looks very useful, I'll let you know if there's anything in it worth sharing

Yesterday I went with my niece to talk with a social worker about her situation. We were lucky, a friendly and practical young woman, and now there's a plan set out for my niece. We'll see, taking it step by step from here.

Tomorrow we'll get ourselves a X-mas tree, a real one. In Denmark where I was raised the artificial ones are not popular, here in the Netherlands they have been for years but the real ones are slowly taking over the market.  Here in our home we use electrical lights and light it up a lot. At my mum's where we're all going for X-mas, we have candles during the X-mas days. And a biiiiig tree - because otherwise the presents don't fit under it AND we walk around it singing on X-mas eve, so: many people = large tree 

Take care everyone - the ones who are struggling and the ones who are doing well at the moment. Truus

HI MY FRIENDS. I HAVEN'T READ ANY POSTS AND HOPE YOU ALL ARE WELL. AS YOU KNOW I LOST NEIKO ON THE 6TH WELL LAURA DIED LAST NIGHT. I WILL BE BACK WHEN I CAN BUT AM NOT IN A GOOD WAY RIGHT NOW. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME WITH ALL MY WORRIES OF WHEN THESE TIMES WOULD COME. LITTLE DID I KNOW IT WOULD BE ONLY ONE DAY APART.

CONNIE 

Oh Connie! you are on top of my list, I know you are hurting, and will be doing all you can to help your Momma, We love ya girl....

Alylou

Oh, such sadness in our group right now. Connie - all prayers are with you. Tammy, you too, for the worries over your son. It is amazing to me, the compassion I feel for all of you. I have tears in my eyes as I write this - I never thought "cyber-friends" could be so real - but you all are for me.

Someday we will all meet -for now, hugs and blessings to you all; my prayers are with Laura's family.

Sue

Bless your heart Connie.  I know how hard it is to let a loved one go.  When my close friend passed from cancer her son-in-law said, "She doesn't have cancer anymore".  I liked those words.  Your precious niece does not have cancer anymore instead she has blessed wonderful painfree peace.  My prayers are going out to you and your family now because I'm so sorry that your hurting and that you'll miss her. 

I feel like that about my mom's friends passing.  She doesn't have to fight to breathe anymore or carry an oxygen tank.  I know she is in a better place and is out of pain.  I'm sad because we'll miss her and I know my mom will miss her friend. 

The spot on my arm was pre-cancerous so she froze that this morning.  I'm so wanting to scratch it cause it's burning and itching like crazy.  I figure by the time I reach 70 I'll have perfect white arms after everything has been frozen off.  You know that old saying if I knew then what I know now.  Well mine would be that I wouldn't have been baking on the beach and instead I would have just been walking on the beach in the early morning or late evening to help keep the weight off.  Well at least wisdom is one of the good things you gain with age. 

To end on an up note

IF A FAT GUY GRABS YOU AND PUTS YOU IN A BAG, DON'T WORRY I TOLD SANTA I WANTED A GOOD FRIEND FOR CHRISTMAS!

Oh Connie... Hugs and take care. Lucy-Lily-White, but then you'll have to become a blond though, won't you? How did tonight go, you kept your hands tied up? Tammy you hanging in there?

To the newbies - it's not always like this here, we share our ups and downs here - right now some heavy downs I'm afraid. So we do our best to help one another through. But anything is welcome here. Jannie, I believe you'll discover that just using cc, keeping exact track of your cals, will help you to move on. We try to help each other to hang on when at times it's more difficult, we share good ideas as well. We also have a "Wednesday weigh in" for those who want to take part - you tell what you loss (hopefully) was since last week's weigh in, and if you know, then why, what did you do that worked  Some of us prefere a measuring tape, no problem of course, that's another way of measuring the progress. 

So how did I do the last week? Hmm stable, but no inches off. Not much exorcise, I believe that's the problem now. And even though I've been off sugar for more than 6 weeks now, I have to admit that all the X-mas treats smell and look sooo good - so I eat more nuts and stuff than usual  Gotta get a hold of myself there! Truus

Good morning! 

I'm so nervous and just stressed beyond belief.  We are sitting here waiting to see what's next.  If the police are gonna call us again. Or if it's over for my son.  I just can't bare the thought of him getting sent away for being "taken in" by this adult!  I know they want to get him for corruption of minors and they aren't looking to get my son in trouble.  But we just don't know what the other kids are saying and what this kid in jail is saying about my son. He's the one looking to make a deal with the DA and he's the one who brought my son's name into it to begin with. 

I ate horribly the day before yesterday and then yesterday I still didn't eat like I should.  I just wanna eat and cry, eat and cry....  I swear if I had a 1/2 gallon of ice cream I'd just grab it and lay in bed and eat it all!  But there's no ice cream in the house and there won't be as long as this is going on.  I bought bananas and apples and I've been eating alot of those instead of the cookies I really want.

There's awhole pkg of Oreos in my sons room and I swear I could eat the whole thing right now!  But I'm staying out of there. I promise!  It's just so freakin' hard right now to do the right thing. To eat like I should.  I've got to stay under that 170 mark.

I guess I've said enough for now. I'll be back later!  Have a nice day everyone.

Hang in there Tammy. Please let us know how things work out. I catch myself worrying about you and your son during the day. I agree with Sue; I never knew you could care so much about people you've never met. I often find myself telling people about how caring my cyber friends are. Prayers are coming your way.

Connie - warm fuzzy thoughts going to you too.

Ladies, I am going to go back on the scales this morning. We've been strangers for awhile but since I've started countnig again, I feel the need to measure.

ANybody else have any good clean jokes? I think this group is in need of some.

Have a great day

Janet