Winter Wednesday
Well seeing as no one started this thread on our original board, I will do so. . .
It's another snowy day here on the Eastern seaboard, I am getting a paid day off as a result of it, so no complaints from me. . .
I will find some good ways to put to use my time and right now is the lull in the storm, nothing too much happening, but they have promised that there will be at least another 12 inches falling before it is done. . .shoveling will be a part of my day and playing with my girl Roxie another part. . .
Well for those experiencing this very soggy winter, I wish you a safe and full day and for everyone else, enjoy whatever you are doing.
Wishing peace and strength to those of you dealing with burdensome life situations!
Hugs, Laureen
It's another snowy day here on the Eastern seaboard, I am getting a paid day off as a result of it, so no complaints from me. . .
I will find some good ways to put to use my time and right now is the lull in the storm, nothing too much happening, but they have promised that there will be at least another 12 inches falling before it is done. . .shoveling will be a part of my day and playing with my girl Roxie another part. . .
Well for those experiencing this very soggy winter, I wish you a safe and full day and for everyone else, enjoy whatever you are doing.
Wishing peace and strength to those of you dealing with burdensome life situations!
Hugs, Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
good morning Laureen
glad you started the thread. i am home today also, except i dont think my
"generous" boss will pay us, but at least i dont have to drive in this weather.
im terrified.
im having coffee right now and trying to think what i will do today. i dont think
i will get to the hospital to visit hubby unless my sister in law wants to drive.
not sure what to do, i seem mired in inaction these days. i guess my body
and mind just cant cope at the moment.
enjoy your roxie
hugs, Jacki
glad you started the thread. i am home today also, except i dont think my
"generous" boss will pay us, but at least i dont have to drive in this weather.
im terrified.
im having coffee right now and trying to think what i will do today. i dont think
i will get to the hospital to visit hubby unless my sister in law wants to drive.
not sure what to do, i seem mired in inaction these days. i guess my body
and mind just cant cope at the moment.
enjoy your roxie
hugs, Jacki
Good morning, Laureen. I'm working from home today and tomorrow, which is just great. I got Michael to his dialysis this morning and now I'm home. Like you, I want to be productive. I have to do some report writing for work, so that will take up a chunk of the day.
Last night my nephews (17 & 19 years old!) came and shoveled us out. I was doing paths to the car, so having everything cleaned off is great!
Hope everyone has a good day and is safe.
Last night my nephews (17 & 19 years old!) came and shoveled us out. I was doing paths to the car, so having everything cleaned off is great!
Hope everyone has a good day and is safe.
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
Hi Laureen and everyone who posted and those yet to come,
Larueen thanks for getting our butts in gear so we can get to our daily plans.
I am of course sick of the snow too. Working from home is great if you don't get too many distractions. It is sometimes harder to work from home than being at your desk in an office. I have done that too.
Not too much new here. I had to call my doctor because of one or my prescriptions changed their price to 80.00 a month. Can't afford it and asked her to give me the generic version. So, she did but I have not been able to go pick it up due to the weather. It says don't stop taking suddenly and I have been off of it for three days now. Not good!
I have no clue what I am going to do today. Laundry is on the list and have a talk with my son and his girlfriend about their future, as far as working and where they are going to live while they both get on their feet. Long story, but I am trying to help them. Call me a sucker..lol
This place has become a part of my ritual every morning. I get my coffee and read. I think it is more like an OCD moment for me. Don't judge... I really do have OCD so I can kid about it. My whole family teases me and knows my triggers. It is much better since I have been on medication. So, I am on my way to getting help for all of my demons.
I think we all have some kind of issues. Especially with out weight. I am trying to forget some of the things that has happened to me growing up being heavy.
I think one of my memories every time I pass a sears store. WHen I was young and going to school my mom and dad would take us to sears for clothes. I think they took us there because they had a credit card and that was the only way they could afford clothes for five of us.
My dad would take the boys, and my mom would take the girls. She would always yell back to him as they walked away from each other " I'll meet you in the chubby department" lol... I wanted to die. I hated the clothes in the chubby department. Still have a hard time going into sears. Though they have taken the sign "Chubby depratment" down. Thank the lord.
Any memories like that?
Peace
Larueen thanks for getting our butts in gear so we can get to our daily plans.
I am of course sick of the snow too. Working from home is great if you don't get too many distractions. It is sometimes harder to work from home than being at your desk in an office. I have done that too.
Not too much new here. I had to call my doctor because of one or my prescriptions changed their price to 80.00 a month. Can't afford it and asked her to give me the generic version. So, she did but I have not been able to go pick it up due to the weather. It says don't stop taking suddenly and I have been off of it for three days now. Not good!
I have no clue what I am going to do today. Laundry is on the list and have a talk with my son and his girlfriend about their future, as far as working and where they are going to live while they both get on their feet. Long story, but I am trying to help them. Call me a sucker..lol
This place has become a part of my ritual every morning. I get my coffee and read. I think it is more like an OCD moment for me. Don't judge... I really do have OCD so I can kid about it. My whole family teases me and knows my triggers. It is much better since I have been on medication. So, I am on my way to getting help for all of my demons.
I think we all have some kind of issues. Especially with out weight. I am trying to forget some of the things that has happened to me growing up being heavy.
I think one of my memories every time I pass a sears store. WHen I was young and going to school my mom and dad would take us to sears for clothes. I think they took us there because they had a credit card and that was the only way they could afford clothes for five of us.
My dad would take the boys, and my mom would take the girls. She would always yell back to him as they walked away from each other " I'll meet you in the chubby department" lol... I wanted to die. I hated the clothes in the chubby department. Still have a hard time going into sears. Though they have taken the sign "Chubby depratment" down. Thank the lord.
Any memories like that?
Peace
Mary
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
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I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
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Oh Lord, not the dreaded Sears Chubbie Dept!!!! Every year that's where mom would take me, and I would get 5 dresses(couldn't wear pants to school in those days), all a stupid plaid. All the same, just different colors of plaid. It was all they had to offer in my size. I still can't wear plaid Guess I never made that connection until just this moment.
I remember getting the Sears catalog and pouring over the girls clothes and even the pretty slips and petticoats, wishing I could have them. Then along came the damn plaid dress.
I remember getting the Sears catalog and pouring over the girls clothes and even the pretty slips and petticoats, wishing I could have them. Then along came the damn plaid dress.
Susan
Oh Mary,
I have so many memories of being the "chubby" kid. . .
I remember my mom taking me shopping for my communion dress and her taking me to this store in Brooklyn, and them having a discussion about me being a size 6X (now not the same as a woman's size), but it was x as in chubby. . . there was that and then the kids always made fun of me, I had big ears and mom would always cut my hair in a pixie, they would call me Dumbo. . . when I look back, I was not even that "fat" back then, but enough that I needed the size 6x. . . then there was my family, who would say I needed to lose weight, but in the next breath, eat, eat. . . gotta love a big Italian family. . .oh and get this, when I was four I was treated for malnutrition. . . when I was 15 my grandfather and he was trying to be funny, said that boys would not know where to grab, front or back, because I had flab on my back. . .
I have the childhood memories and then there are many adult ones too, like when I was preggers with my oldest daughter, who I only gained 12 lbs with and was 175 lbs when I delivered her (so not real big), but someone called me a "fat *****". . . oh and my first exhusband left me supposedly because I got "fat". . . talk about never feeling like I was good enough. . .
I'm just glad that today I finally am not "chubby" lol and that I met a man who truly appreciates me for me, as when we met, I was in the early stages of this journey and was still over 200 lbs. . .
I have so many memories of being the "chubby" kid. . .
I remember my mom taking me shopping for my communion dress and her taking me to this store in Brooklyn, and them having a discussion about me being a size 6X (now not the same as a woman's size), but it was x as in chubby. . . there was that and then the kids always made fun of me, I had big ears and mom would always cut my hair in a pixie, they would call me Dumbo. . . when I look back, I was not even that "fat" back then, but enough that I needed the size 6x. . . then there was my family, who would say I needed to lose weight, but in the next breath, eat, eat. . . gotta love a big Italian family. . .oh and get this, when I was four I was treated for malnutrition. . . when I was 15 my grandfather and he was trying to be funny, said that boys would not know where to grab, front or back, because I had flab on my back. . .
I have the childhood memories and then there are many adult ones too, like when I was preggers with my oldest daughter, who I only gained 12 lbs with and was 175 lbs when I delivered her (so not real big), but someone called me a "fat *****". . . oh and my first exhusband left me supposedly because I got "fat". . . talk about never feeling like I was good enough. . .
I'm just glad that today I finally am not "chubby" lol and that I met a man who truly appreciates me for me, as when we met, I was in the early stages of this journey and was still over 200 lbs. . .
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Susan,
How awful to be called a moose! HUGS to you.
After delivering my second child (when I packed the weight on) and seeing a friend I used to work, she said to me "Debbie, you were so beautiful, how could you let yourself go like this?" and feeling like I could have crawled into a hole. If people only knew.....it's like going up to someone with acne and saying to them "how could you do this to your skin?" What goes through their minds? UGH!
Debbie
How awful to be called a moose! HUGS to you.
After delivering my second child (when I packed the weight on) and seeing a friend I used to work, she said to me "Debbie, you were so beautiful, how could you let yourself go like this?" and feeling like I could have crawled into a hole. If people only knew.....it's like going up to someone with acne and saying to them "how could you do this to your skin?" What goes through their minds? UGH!
Debbie
Susan,
I know that hurt and stays with you in your adult life. My dad was cruel to me all my life. From a little girl until I was old enough to get out. He told me the only job I will ever have was the fat lady in the circus. Yea, no scars here either
Mary
Mary
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
I am on my way. What a ride it has been.
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Sharing
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