Good morning this fine Monday!

Good Monday morning to all!

I have some errands to run this morning; I have to do all of them and I don't want to do any of them, but I'll be heading for the shower very shortly.

I lost another 4/10 of a pound which puts me at 197.6 this morning.  I still can't get over being under 200. I truly thought I was going to have to settle for that and make the most of it.  I opened a line of credit with a shoe company that I didn't need and a clothing company that I did and for the most part I have been getting the right sizes.  I've been ordering in large and a few X-large things and it's all fitting.  I'm so used to wearing baggy clothes to hide the fat and bulges that it's weird to put on a large and have it fit.  I've ordered some really cute capri sets but it's just been too darned cold to wear them. 

I'm in the process of packing up cold weather clothing that fits me or is too big; either way they will be useless come this fall.  I should probably be close to or at goal by next September when I'm a year out and there is no point in keeping them all here.  It makes for  a great tax deduction too.  I live in an area where resale shops do good business and I donate to the St. Vincent De Paul society.  They are close and have a nice facility.

I've been working on my webpage.  It is going to take about $350 bucks to get it up and running for the year.  I think a year is plenty of time to figure out if this is going to work or not.  I'm also thinking of doing Tupperware-like parties and maybe rent some space at the trade center; I would be a locked case and maintained by the trade center so I wouldn't even have to be there.

I start back with water aerobics tomorrow WOOHOO!  I finally got my last new bathing suit I was waiting for that had been back ordered.  It is a size 16 and fits pretty good.  It's also time for my monthly measurements.  There probably won't be too much of a change since I haven't been able to work out much, but hopefully there will be a loss somewhere.  I wish I could use the equipment; that is what I really like to do, but after the last time, I'm a little afraid of what would happen.  Maybe if I take it a little slower and make sure I have water, it will help.  I don't like that feeling of passing out; it's a little scary.  I don't now how much good the strength training will be if I'm not working up a sweat but we'll see.

Hubby saw the doctor on Friday and he definitely has to take some weight off.  He won't even consider surgery, but we had a talk about choices and portion control and reading labels and I think he is beginning to see that some of his thinking is a little off when it comes to dieting.  I hope so anyway.

I have been hard at work on my website; getting the pictures of the jewelry taken and posted with descriptions, sizes, prices, etc.  This is the part I hate, but once I get past this first stage, getting it all set up, I will only have to make changes as things sell.  So far, I think it looks pretty good.  I will have the money to get it up and running by the end of the month.  I have a fair amount of inventory and supplies for much more.  Right now I'm waiting for my pink ribbons for my Breast Cancer Awareness line.  I will be making a donation for every piece of the BCA jewelry I sell and I have chosen Susan Komen For the Cure to donate the money to.  My mom is a 6 year survivor and this is one that is near and dear to my heart.

Well that's all for me folks.  I hope you all have a great, healthy day!

Colleen

Yeayyyyyy!!! That scale is being nice finally huh??? Feels so good! Don't ever let that scale fool you into thinking you are stuck where you are at. You have the power to push past it and do what has to be done to make it move. You are way too early out to even consider "settling' on where you are. The weight loss will continue, just at a slower rate at this point. Just means we have to work a bit harder to get where we want to be, and YOU can do it! And you are!

Congrats ongetting the biz going and the site started. I wish you the best of luck and hope you do awesome with it! You may consider doing some postings on ebay as well, it can generate leads to your business and site.

Best of luck in helping your hubby get healthier. Its hard, unless it is something they too want. So get him all psyched up and it will be much easier!

Hugs and love!
Patrece

hey colleen, you are definately a go getter and a pistol to boot.  that is texas talk for a really neat lady.  i enjoy reading about your days.  you make my days seem boring.

in the next day or two i have to shampoo the carpet to get ready for daughter who is visiting from san antonio.  i look forward to seeing her.  we have a good time together.  she is in time for a local charity event  its called somesort of backyard bash.  live music, calf fries (for those who don't know these are calf testicles, yuck), bbq, beer and fun.  i'm glad she likes at least two things here at home, me and the bash. of course she likes her bother and niece and nephew also.  i'm the star attraction though. lol

just got off the phone with a new orthopedic doc and he has agreed to see me for my knees. yeahhhhhhhhh  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   i've been trying to get help for my knees for over two years.  docs here don't give second opinions on knee replacements.  the doc who did the original knee replacements finally agreed to get me set up with a second opinion, but it took his pa to finally order the test (bone scan) that showed a possible problem. it could be a false positive though since it has only been two 1/2 years since the surgeries.  the originial doc kept telling me my knees were in good shape, the xrays were great. bull sh-- !!!!!!!!!!!!  i have had problems from day one, like i said.  on both knees.   i have been on oxycontin 60 mg for a month now and it is not working. i was on 20 mg of hydrocodone for over two years and it quite working.  PAIN !!!!!!!!!  enough whining.  i am so grateful to see this new doc and it is set for real soon, next monday. yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
my husband has finally accepted that is medication is killing him and he has been in such a good mood since then.  weird, huh?  he is really weak, off balance, numb in his legs and starting in arms too.  he has periprial nueropathy from his meds. plus more things going wrong.  but his mood is great.  he sure talks a lot, but i will take it any day over the bad, sad mood.  amarillo still thinks he might have cancer, but denver (who they referred us to) does think he has cancer.  they decided this without doing any tests or anything.  oh well.  i have to quit worrying about it, it is killing me.  i'm in a lot better mood since he is.  he has been bragging to friends and family about how wonderful i am. i told him it is easy to be good for him when he is so good to me.

i guess i have bent all your ears enough.  hope u all lose some weight today, if you want to. take care, help somebody else, be kind to yourselves.  vick

Good luck with your new venture Colleen. It sounds like you are putting in a lot of hard work to get it set up and ready to go. Great job with the weight loss, bet you have lost inches too. maybe you'll soon have warm weather and get to wear your new outfits. Take care.

Rhonda