[Jody]

Good Morning Chickies!!  I can't believe I've been off for a week and I've only missed a few posts. Where the heck IS everybody? [?][?][?]

I've been unbelievably busy, but having a great time.  Guess what?!  I SOLD MY FIRST BOOK!! [] [] []

I got the order Saturday morning (was I EXCITED?  I'd say so!!) and thought I had everything ready for my first sale.  Then discovered I didn't really understand how to use my internet postage program.  [:0] Then discovered I didn't have the right kind of labels for my printer.  [:0] Then discovered I didn't really understand how to run my printer! [:0] THEN discovered a couple of other little glitches! [:0] [:0] [:0] To make a long story short, the package finally went in the mail this morning. (Thank goodness the Post Office is closed on Sunday or I'd have been "late" shipping.) []

WHAT A WEEKEND!!  But I made it through and now I know exactly how to do everything I THOUGHT I knew before.  [^] WHEW!!

Haven't been on a scale or paid the slightest attention to my diet in 2 weeks.  Bad Jody!  BAD GIRL!! [}:)]  In order for me to remember to take ANY kind of pill, I have to have it right in front of me.  Otherwise, I remember it two hours later.  Sigh...[V]

Ok, must get to work.  Have a great day, everybody!

Smoochies! [:X]

Jody

[Carolyn]

Good Morning Everyone!

Jody - Congrats on the first book sale.  That's great news.  Hope you have continued success.  Do you have a web site?  If so, let me know.

I'm so excited about the Monday morning weigh in.  I have lost 8 pounds this week.  Unbelievable.  Maybe I'm finally on track.  


MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN

Carolyn = 30 lbs.


Total Lost =30 lbs.


Carolyn

[Jody]

Carolyn - CONGRATULATIONS!!  8 pounds - I am sooooo jealous, but I have no one to blame but myself.  [V] Maybe I'll do better this week.  Need to get in the right frame of mind...

Working on a web site.  Will let you know! [8D]

Jody

[moonfire]

Congrats to you Joy for the weight loss...I keep forgetting to congratulate you...aaagghhh!   Jody, also, congrats on the book sale!  Woo Hoo!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta

[kyana]

Hi, everyone, it's been a while since I've been here, probably a mmonth or two, since then I've lost six pounds and gained  back about three, I started off at like 150 or 155 and now I'm down to 143. My long term goal is to reach 100  pounds and my short term goal is to be at atleast 125-135 by christmas. I was just wondering was anybody in here doing anything besides the zetas

[moonfire]

Natural...food, exercise, minus some exercise lately...walked only once this past week

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta

[Jody]

My boss (Bless his little heart [8D] ) has been looking for ways to increase office morale [:I] and team spirit.  He hit on a fitness goal.  He got us each little pedometers and a map showing the distance it would be to walk to each of our corporate offices in the US.  A mere 4,693 miles. [:0] The people who make it the farthest win a prize.  [] I'm participating in the "walk-a-thon" but so far haven't made it out of my chair.  (WAAAAAAAAY to busy the first week of the month!!) [xx(]

Anyway, maybe this will get me motivated.  (Hey. It could happen! [])

Jody

[kkeegs]

HELLO EVERYONE!!![]  I don't know how many of you remember me - I haven't posted on here since this Spring.  I have missed all of you and your wonderful support immensly!

I had a lot going on and it became quite overwhelming.  I had quit my job to help my husband with his contracting business and then he decided to try doing a delivery business as well as our contracting business.  We now do all deliveries for Menards.  It was very stressful for a while as I have never done anything like this and needed to do invoicing daily.  This job never ends - it is 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  It is so much easier now because I know what I am doing and it helps with the kids being in school but it wasn't pretty in the beginning.  We don't drive at all - we hired drivers but we handle everything else.  My husband is a go-getter and wants to work hard while we are younger so that we have a good future.  We certainly don't want to do this forever - we have some goals in mind that we are trying to reach and then we will let one of our businesses go.  

Anyway, at the same time - we had some trouble with our State Government because of a subcontractor that we had hired.  He claimed that he was an employee - even though he gave us an insurance binder showing he operated his own business - and he tried to file unemployment on us when we didn't hire him again.  So they automatically do a full audit on your business.  It is not a pretty thing and it was EXTREMELY stressful - as it was my first year of doing the books myself - and I had made some mistakes.  Our State Government is not forgiving of anything!  This all happened the week before we were supposed to go on our vacation to Maine.  Needless to say - every morning when I woke up in Maine on vacation - I was sick to my stomach.  I take everything in life very seriously - I have never been so scared and upset.

So because I am so weak (as well as the Zetacaps were not working for me at all), I turned to food.  I was so disappointed in myself and embarassed that I turned away from all of you.  That was my first mistake.  I should know that good, bad or ugly - you are all here for me and I am so sorry for that!  I have since gained back everything that I have lost with an extra 2 lbs. added on.  I am disgusted with myself but I don't seem to get it together long enough to lose anything.

I want to say a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN on losing a whopping 100 lbs.  That is incredible and you should be extremely proud of yourself for your willpower and determination!

I have been lurking around here in the background all summer/fall reading everyone's posts and have wanted to post many times.  I guess I am finally ready to face my weight and start to conquer this again.  

My husband who was always thin (he is 6'3") all of his life has also gained quite a bit of weight and really needs to lose it also.  [|)]He was diagnosed with GERD (acid reflux/heartburn) and has to take Nexium on a daily basis which costs $150/month!!!  It is all because of weight gain!  We are ready to do something about it!

We have been watching the Biggest Loser as well as The Fit Club and are inspired.  We definitely have become out of shape [V] and need to add exercise into the equation.  We also need to eat WAAAAAYYYY better than what we are.  I know what I need to do - I just need to DO IT!!!!

We both don't have a lot of willpower and our daily stress level is at times high so we wondered if there is anything that is working well for someone that we can try to get a good start.

Joy:  I know you have been using Phentermine - can you tell me a little more about it???  It seems to have worked remarkably for you.  I am so proud of you!  You must be TINY because in the Spring you looked GREAT in your picture!!!!

Any help anyone can offer will be wonderful.  Thanks for all of your support and good news or bad news - I'm back for your support and to offer support!

Love you all!

Kelly[]

Age:  36
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  01/15/06
Current Weight:  189 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  1 lb.
Total Weight Lost:  9.2 lbs.
Lbs. to go:  49 lbs.
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

[kkeegs]

I needed to update my stats - here is a more accurate picture of everything.  I set Monday as a date to start this again.  They say setting a date is the first step - STICKING TO IT is the second!  

Thanks everyone!!!

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

[Mysteryfaire]

MONDAY MORNING WEIGH-IN

Carolyn = 30 lbs.
Diana = 15 Lbs


Total Lost =45 lbs.


Only you can determine what you can do!

[Mysteryfaire]

Hello Family!!!!!

I am still here but it is getting close for Paul to come home and I seem that I have no time what so ever anymore. I have gone from 282 to 267 as of last Saturday. I will have weigh in tomorrow as a routine that I do, only once a week now. Congrats on the book, that is exciting!! I see that our post site is not as busy as it once was and yes, I can contribute to that for not posting as I usually do. All is good here. This weight thing really is a battle is it not? I am still very proud of all of you for keeping strong and continuing the struggle. Take care Family. Love and miss you all.

Only you can determine what you can do!

[tootsie78]

Hello everyone!
So sorry I have been MIA around here lately, kinda like a lot of you others...[:p]
I'm still doing good!  I've lost 30 lbs now!  YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY for me!

So good to see you back Kelly!!!  []  I was reeeeeally wondering there for a while where you had disappeared to woman!!!  []  So sorry to hear about all your troubles w/ the business...[]  Stuff like that can REEEEALLY get to ya, I KNOW!  My hubby used to have an electrical contracting business...it can be nothing but ONE HUGE HEADACHE at times!
Phentermine is a prescription diet pill that you either have to get from your dr, or you can get it online, but you STILL have to be approved by a dr.  It works mostly by surpressing your appetite.  It also makes you EXTREMELY thirsty most of the time, & therefore, you are drinking lots of water, which in turn, makes you feel full ALSO!  []  It really doesn't have any "bad" side effects.  It'll keep you awake for the first few nights, cuz it gives you MAJOR energy!  Some ppl have elevated blood pressure while taking it, & unfortunately, I am one of them, although it doesn't seem to be affecting me in any way.  Only reason I know this is cuz I hadda go to my ob/gyn back in August & my bottom # on my blood pressure was up by about 10 points more than it normally is, but it was still within the normal range...
I wish you luck if you decide to try Phentermine!  You have nothing to lose except your excess weight!!!  []

How's everybody else doing???
This board SURE has been quiet lately!!!

~Joy~

[Karen W.]

Hello Joyand Diana, It really has been so so around here. I am glad to see you are still trying to post too. Things will pick up, everyones is settling into their fall winter routines and things will pick up again I am sure!
 Diana I am glad to see that it is almost time for Paul to be home... I bet you are so excited about that! I hope you too have a great reunion... Will this be just a visit or is he coming home for awhile this time?

Kelly, It is so nice to have you back on the forum.. You should not worry too much you will be able to get the weight off again! We will be here for you just chime in and feel free to add to weigh in.. I have forgotten twice.. I am at 102 this week and stuck! I should have put that in the board but have been so tired after work and playing on the site that I forgot to!

No change from last week..Welcome back and keep your chin up you will do fine!
Hi Jody glad to see you there thanks for your great posts.. Hows the weather out there everyone!!

Well for my part Sometimes lately I am posting to myself and perhaps should create a few new made up friends that can post to me so too create the illusion of a busy forum....LOL! I am so glad you all are here and look forward to your inspiration and friendhip always.. Everyone have a great day and lets get this forum hopping again!!! Yee hawww!!!

Karen

[Jody]

Well, well, POSTS!!  [][] [] I am so excited to see you all back again.  Like Karen, I was starting to feel like I was talking to myself.  Or maybe it was something I said?  [}:)] Anyway, glad to see some activity going on.

Diana - How wonderful for you that Paul is coming home!  Hope he doesn't have to leave again for a LONG time. [:I]

Joy - I have a little phentermine left from when I was seeing my "diet doctor" every month, so maybe I'll try it again, at least to jump-start my other efforts.  I found that it worked very well for a fairly short time but, for me at least, it wasn't a long-term answer.  [] Also, my doctor was planning on taking me off of it since I was within 20 pounds of my goal weight.  She was a believer in "diet and excerise" weight control.  Honestly, if I could do it with JUST diet and exercise, I wouldn't be in this condition!  [!] Like most of us here, I need some additional help. As a size-6, she just can't comprehend that need.  I have NO idea what she is doing as a bariatric physician.  [?][?][?] Anyway...

Kelly - So nice to meet you!  [] I sympathize with your frustration with the Zetacaps.  Some days they work great for me, some days not at all.  I think it has a lot to do with my own frame of mind.  I haven't been "dieting" at all for the past few weeks (and I'm totally terrified to get on a scale!!)  [:0] As of this morning, I am back at it.  Gotta keep trying, no matter what!  ('Specially since I gave away my "fat" clothes last year! [V])

I understand the pressure you are under running your own business.  I have been an accountant for about 30 years and I know the kind of stress the bookkeeping can cause, especially if you aren't really trained for it.  The good news is that, no matter how demanding, unforgiving and down-right nasty  ([}:)][}:)][}:)]) the state auditors can be, they are NOT going to either send you to jail OR take your business.  They will probably hit you with their "corrections," some fines, and an interest rate that would be illegal if it weren't the government, all of which is horrible and totally unfair.  [xx(] But you WILL get through it.  And you will be SO GLAD, in the long run, that you made the effort.  Having your own business gives you control of your life that you can't get any other way.  And it sounds like you are REALLY doing well with it!  So don't let the auditors scare you off (OR make you sick over it!!)  You'll win in the end.  Hang in there, we're with you!!  []

Karen - Our weather was unbelievably gorgeous this weekend, sunny and around 70.  Perfect Indian Summer.  [^] Wish we could have 3 months of Autumn and 1 of winter, instead of the other way around!

Okay, sweeties, must get to work. Have a delightful day! [:X]

Jody

[kkeegs]

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE!!!

I can be happy because we have had a 4 day weekend with the kids being off of school on Friday and today for Columbus Day!

I have officially jumped BACK ON THE WAGON!!!  I am doing well today and I am looking into ordering some Phentermine as the Zetas just didn't work for me.

By the way, I have four unopened bottles of Zetacaps (the red colored bottles) that have an expiration date of 3/08 if anyone is interested.  I'll sell them for $20/bottle - I just want to get rid of them.  Let me know if you are interested and we can exchange e-mails and info.

KAREN:  I am so impressed with your weight - even if you are holding right now - at least your not gaining.  You have done excellent.

JOY:  I have been lurking in the background of this website all summer and I wanted to tell you how sorry I am about the loss of your brother.  I was going to post at the time but then you left for the funeral and afterwards I just didn't know if it would be appropriate or not.  I do want you to know I was shocked when I read that and I felt so bad for you and your family.  That is one of the hardest things you will ever go through.  You have stayed very strong and time will help ease some of your pain.  You can only take one day at a time.  Kind of like weightloss!  You have been doing excellent losing - what do you weight now?  I have been checking into the Phentermine.  

My doctor told me about a drug that is going to be available in the US in the next 3-4 months once it is approved by the FDA and it will be something.  He said it is already being sold in the UK.  I tried looking up what it could be and I'm wondering if it is Acomplia or Rimonabant (another name for Acomplia).  Has anyone heard of these?  After researching these - they don't look extremely promising.  Not for losing a lot of weight.  Anyway, it may be something else entirely.

Well, I am off to do some exercise.  I really want to do this right.

Take Care Everyone!

Kelly

Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

[kkeegs]

Jody:

Sorry, I missed your post before I posted mine.  Nice to meet you also.  

Thank you for the kind words - I really appreciate them.  We did make it through the horrible audit experience but yes I was terrified that since I made the mistakes that they were going to throw me in jail.  They instead did as you said and imposed fines and interest - no penalties however as it was my first mistake.  I now have quick books and a new knowledge of exactly what a "subcontractor" is so we are now in good shape.  It is a mixed blessing having a business - because you are your own boss but you also have to deal with everything and for us it is everyday.  We definitely have good days and bad!  But we are sticking with it!

We have been having Indian Summer also.  We have had some record Highs in October and I am with you - I could take 1 month of winter and no more!!  That would be wonderful![8D]  It is going to get cold the rest of this week so I am heading out to plant some tulip bulbs as soon as I walk a bit.

Nice Talking with you!

Kelly



Age:  37 yrs.
Height:  5'3"
Start Date:  10/9/06
Current Weight:  202 lbs.
Weight Lost This Week:  
Total Weight Lost:  
Lbs. to go:
Goal Weight:  140


Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

[tootsie78]

Thank you so much Kelly.  I have really had a hard time this past week...for some reason, this is really bothering me bad lately...it's like I got over it SO soon, & now it is really affecting me again...[]
I just miss him SOOOOO bad lately!!! []
Here is one of my FAVORITE pictures that I've got of him.  He just looks so relaxed & happy to be on his bike!  The love of his life!!!  []




~Joy~

[moonfire]

Great pic of your brother Joy.  Look at his face, doing what he loved most!  Miss you much girlie!

"Just Me, Lo" Loretta

[Jody]

Hi Kelly - Just wanted to let you know that the promised diet drug your doctor is talking about is probably Acomplia.  (I saw a headline on the "scandle sheets" saying that everyone in Hollywood is using some new miracle drug - I imagine this is it, and they're getting it from the UK - not an option for the rest of us, unfortunately. [])  Everything I have heard about Acomplia is fantastic except for these few things:

1.  It probably won't be released in the US until sometime in 2007.  The FDA is dragging its feet about the approval, but they won't say why.  My guess it has to do with "worries" from the health industry that...

2.  It will be used by people with "only" 20+ pounds to lose.  This, they claim, is not what it was "designed for."  They say it was intended for people who are morbidly obese but, the fact is, it was originally designed to help people quit smoking.  It didn't work very well for smoking, but it works GREAT for diet.

BESIDES WHICH (here I go on my soapbox again) if the stuff works, why can't we ALL have it?  Why does weight loss and maintenance have to be a continual BATTLE?!  Why do we have to be at death's door before a doctor will recognize that this is a DISEASE, not just laziness?!! Is it some sort of PUNISHMENT for being fat?! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!  I just get SOOOOOO ANGRY!!  [!][!][!]

Anyway, problem #3 is that drugstores will probably gouge our socks off when it finally gets on the market.  Insurance won't cover it because it pertains to weight loss (they'll increase our rates because our weight makes us a higher risk, but they won't lift a finger to help us do anything about it. [!][!][!])  I understand that the pharmacies in the UK are charging 1-1/2 to 2 times the expected price.

If you want to do some research on it, I know of a website that is very good and updated frequently.  I can't post it here because they have advertising on the site, but if you look up "Acomplia Report" on any search engine, you'll find it. Or e-mail me and I'll send it to you.

Good Luck!

Jody

[Jody]

Oops. Posted twice.  Silly me...  [:I]