Monday's 3 Things!

Thanks Nichole.  By the way, I love the new picture.

Antoinette -

I'll second what Nicole said.  You are a wonderful person, and unfortunately, it's your mother's loss that she can't see it. 

We're happy that you're here with us and hope you know it!!  Good for you for walking away from the food.  That in itself tells what a strong woman you are!

Tia

Lets see, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm: 1)That I didn't spend all my stimulus payment...lol  Still got over 1/2 left...lol 2)This is actually my last day of work in my office till the 28th.  I will be going to VA to work on tues/wed and then off thur/fri.  I leave on saturday and will return the following sunday. 3)That my hair, nails and toes all look good....lol

Hey T!!! Call me before you leave!!! Tia

I'm grateful - 1) That the weather cleared up just in time for the Kenny Chesney concert - he was fabulous!  2)That my daughter came with me to the concert and stayed the weekend and took me to lunch - What a Mother's day gift!  3)That I had a wonderful time at the concert and forgot that my date (that backed out at the last minute) was in Hawaii.  5 more days to get him out of my head. 

Karen - Soooo glad you had a good time with KC!!!  It's funny, the guy who looks like him called me this weekend.....I said no!!!  Sounds like you had a blast with your girl, too!  Don't really know what to say about the date - if you really want to forget him - find another.  Works every time!!!! Tia

1. second chances to infinity. had a bad weekend but i can start over again whenever i want. 2. even though i keep screwing up i got to my weight of 285, which i was 8 years ago. 3. that i dump on bad foods. otherwise, i'd be screwed. it sucks when i'm dumping but i know one day i will get the idea. i hope anyway.

Hang in there!!  You can do it!!!!

Nicole - Please don't take this the wrong way, but try your hardest to nip this in the bud NOW!!  I say now because you're at peak time for weight loss - take my word for it, it gets soooooo much harder the further out you get.  Basically, right now, you CAN eat bad foods and still lose - but I promise you, the day you see the scale go up because of bad foods, you're gonna be kicking your own butt.  I'm almost 3 years out and it is SO much harder to break bad habits now.  I had the snacking bug due to a huge amount of personal and work stress, and now, I've had to kick my myself into gear.  It can be done, even at 3 years post-op, but it doesn't seem nearly as effortless as when I was 3 months post op!!!  Maximize this time, honey, because when it's gone, it's gone, and you CAN'T get it back.  I'd give ANYTHING to know at your stage what I know now!!! Plus, I'm older than you, so you HAVE to listen to me!!!  LOL!!!  Hang in there!!! Tia

i know i know. i can't seem to stop myself from doing stupid stuff. i hope i can stop but i haven't been able to up to this point. i am just hoping that things work out.