Need a Pen Pal

[Sandbird]

Well, I have been a member of this site now for about a week. I have just been looking around to get a feel of this place, and I absolutely love it!

I did Atkins about 2 years ago and lost around 35 lbs. I unfortunately gained it all back plus around 15 extra pounds.

A co-worker started Atkins earlier this year and has lost around 38 lbs. She has really inspired me and a lot of us in the office. So much so, that there are 16 of us on a diet together. Everyone has pitched in $30 to be in the "diet club". Believe it or not, the owner of the company even pitched in $30 per person for even more incentive. After 6 months (June 5 to November 20) the winner will recieve the money. Granted that is a "chunk of change" at Christmas time, but I am participating for my health. (Of course, it would be nice to be "hot"!

Anyway, I am looking for someone who can help me on this "woe". I HAVE to lose this weight and maintain it. Maintaining being the key word. I have had pretty good success losing weight, but NEVER have been able to keep it off.

I do have some health issues, but at the time being I am doing great. Exercising is a little hard for me at the moment, but I really need encouraging on that part.

Well, I guess that is about it in a nutshell. I am usually pretty gabby, but it is getting late here. I look forward to "meeting" people who want to encourage/be encouraged and have a wonderful sense of humor. Sometimes I think that a good sense of humor can get you through just about anything.

[Sandbird]

WOW! I saw on someone else's post how they went to fitday.com and kept up with what they were eating. Another amazing site. I did good today. Only 20 carbs and I even went out to eat!

Of course, I am starving at the moment because I was very choosing about what I ate, but it is worth it! It was very hard to sit there and watch my husband eat CHOCOLATE CAKE!

Anyway, I think I will get some jello fluff from the refrigerator and call it a night.

[Sandbird]

I did good today.

Although, I went all day without eating and ate ALL my carbs allowed at one sitting.

Anyway, last weekend my husband and I put tile down in the living room and the dining room. This weekend, we grouted it. OMG! My right arm is sooooo sore! We knew if we ate we would be done for. That's how we are. So, we just kept busy, busy, busy.

After we were done and we had the grout all washed from us, he suggested we go out to eat. Of course, he wants to go where I get my favorite Philly steak and cheese with loaded fries.

I am so proud of myself because I STILL had my Philly steak and cheese, but without the bread. I had the steamed vegggies loaded (cheese and bacon) and the meal was superb! Of course I could have slapped him up side his big head when he ordered the onion tangers! I absolutely love them, but that's okay. I've lost 19 lbs. so far and onion tangers ARE NOT worth the price of gaining back a pound. (I hope I still feel that way next time. )

[Yummy's_Girl]

Congrats! Sounds like you are doing great, so far!

[Sandbird]

Thanks so much YG!

I just hope I can keep it up.

[Sandbird]

Well, tonight is an "On Your Own Night" at my house. This is where everyone finds something to eat because I'm not cookin' (we do this about once a week at my disgretion).

Anyway, I am sitting here minding my own business visiting the FitDay website and here she comes with her dinner. CHEESE STICKS and STEAK FRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She plops her butt next to me and says, "What?". While I am salivating and trying to think of something to say she pops off with, "Just think of the cheese sticks as being toes with minced mushrooms and puss oozing out of them with a side order of steak fries." If looks could kill......she would have been DEAD I tell ya.

So, I get my butt out of my chair and go get my dinner:
chicken salad
leaf lettuce
sugar free jello

She has now proclaimed she is the "Diet Demon". Well, we'll just see about that when the "Diet Demon" needs some cash.

[eve_sonata]

OMG you crack me up! I woulda killed your daughter too, if she was mine. Hahahahaha. You have a wonderful sense of humor and your already doing so great. I like that u post even when nobody answers you I do the same thing. I am kinda gabby too. My hubby just rolls his eyes cuz when i get home he knows i am heading to my computer to check how my girls are doing on their diets and what new and interesting things they have been up too. Hmmmm fitday.com sounds like i need to go check it out. So anyways i would like to invite you to join our penpal thread under choconut68. We have some really nice gals that have lots of personality. One gal, Stacy is almost to goal Betty Lou doesn't even do lc. She is on a different kinda diet but we put up with her and all her antics hahahahaha jk she is great and we welcome anyone that is in the struggle for a little butt and a little less gut no matter what plan they are on. Paula posts hot and heavy for a bit then disappears from time to time then shows back up again after we have gone through the trouble of arranging a search party. We have Marbles that posts here and there and then we just added lovin aka Teresa (yes we now know her real name). Then of course there is me I have stalled a bit. Oh no lets call it crashed! But, I am struggling with the recently quitting smoking and now i have just got my determination back to start lc again. Would love to have u partner up with us and give us some inspiration as well. BTW I hope u win the diet challenge at work! Oh and where r u from? Okay you have a wonderful day and so nice to meet you! Be well