A big andhardy "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY" to all you ladys in MFP land!! Some of you guys to, you know who you are!! LOL! I got my cards and wishes. Remember to treat your Honeys right today and every day. As for today...let her RELAX..take or make her a nice dinner. Going to cheat a little today, going to put steaks on the grill, sweet potatoes, side saled, green beans. It's that or McDonalds...take your pick, I drive a hard bargin huh!! Take care, have a happy, healthy and safe one!!!

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mother's day

My Sunday share: I'm a Momma of three wonderful kids, we are going to enjoy this wonderful day! I hope all of you can too!

Well, I'm a repeat MFP starter, and I am going to push myself not to quit this time. I have a lot of mental blocks to get over, but I WILL do it this time!

I am a seventh grade language arts teacher, and other than occasionally being buried by grading, I LOVE my job. I am very lucky to be able to say that!

I have been married for almost ten years to a man who loves me no matter what, which in some ways is how I gained almost 100 pounds after my wedding - he loves me no matter what, so what's one more cookie, right?

I am a mom to 2 adorable bunnies but no children. . . which is just fine with us. We're both teachers, so we see 120 kids each a day. . . home is our escape!

I am looking forward to getting to know all the new people, and to those of you who are still here from my last foray, I am so proud of you - Robin, I barely recognized your pic!

Have a great week!

~Kerin

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Hello all :) I'm still fairly new here and found this group a few days ago, thought I'd do the "Sunday Share" here. I'm a mother of two, my son is 23, just got married last December and will graduate from the University of Tulsa this coming December as a Petroleum Engineer. My daughter is 17, will be a senior next year and doesn't have a clue what she wants to do after highschool..yet! I love them both more than words can say! I'm married but things haven't been so good there for a long time. I came to this site for the help in logging my food, a friend at work had used it. What started me on this journey was when it hit me that I'm very close to being disabled due to my morbid obesity, a very horrible truth that stared me in the face when I had to turn down going to my nephew's graduation because I knew I wouldn't be able to climb the stairs to find a place to sit. After logging my food for a few days I noticed the message boards and realized I could find the encouragement and support that I so greatly need. I've enjoyed reading your post here and the friendship and support I see amongst you all. As you can see by my ticker I have well over 100 pounds to lose!

Looking forward to getting to know you all

Had another great day on track w/food yesterday. Hit about 9000 steps which is below my goal, but if I'm on track with food, I don't beat myself up if I don't do all my cardio. I remind myself that you lose weight in the kitchen, get healthy in the gym.

Besides weight, I'm going to start tracking fat percentage when my Omron fat monitor is delivered next week and I'm starting to track my resting pulse (68) and blood pressure (105/73) starting today. Can you tell I'm a numbers geek?

Kind of a low-key Mother's Day. Did the breakfast thing with my boys, then we had lunch out and now we're going to the movies. They want to cook dinner together, so that'll be nice.

@Bethb and all the other newbies - welcome! This is a terrific place for support, ideas, and to vent when that is needed. Everyone on this forum has a lot of weight to lose, and we all are aware of the challenges.

Sunday share - it's a beautiful day today. I will be getting some extra exercise today because I need to help my husband unload a bunch of 4x8 sheets of OSB (plywood). That should burn some calories!

I bought my first watermelon of the season today. Can't wait to give it a try! I hope it's good.

Have a great week everyone.

:(( I love watermelon but it makes my mouth super itchy now....never used to when I was younger. Dang it! Well...at least you can enjoy it for me!

Sunday Share: Being totally spoiled today by the kids. Love 'em!

Welcome to all of the newbies!!!

@kerin & yarncrazy--Welcome back!!! Missed you guys.

@larry--I think the dinner you have planned looks fabulously healthy. Steak doesn't have to be a no-no, just have to plan around the higher fat content which it looks like you have with your sidedishes. Enjoy!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all of the moms (of kids, or dogs, or cats, or even bunnies )

Sunday Share:
Wow, had a crazy night. I fell asleep on the couch and woke up at 3 am to my dog crying and looking out our bay window. As I tried to calm him, my husband called out to me to get him away from the window and I could hear a bunch of yelling from outside. When I went to grab the dog's collar, I saw a bunch (5-7?) guys running around in circles all over our lawn and in the street . They were whooping and yelling and twirling their jackets over their heads--couldn't tell if they were yelling at each other (fighting). My husband was already on the phone with the police who promptly sent 5-6 cars to investigate. It turned out the source of these guys was 2 houses over from us--new renters just moved in and were apparently having a party? Not really sure why they were running around yelling in the middle of the night. My husband said prior to that, he heard a car reving its engine and blasting the bass for about 15 minutes. He also said when walking the dog the other day, he saw one of the new tenants moving into the house and he looked like a gang-banger.

Great--just what we need. Our suburb is relatively quiet. When we moved in 10 years ago they were dealing with some minor gang issues on the other side of town, but the police did a good job of quelling that acitvity and we've never had any problems. I sure hope our new neighbors got the message that their behavior won't go unreported . I also hope the police notify the owner of the house to let him know to keep an eye on his new tenants.

Needless to say, I'm pretty tired today.

Finished all of my essays and am working on my AP tone tests. Will check back later with you guys.

Spending a lazy day today and just had to share that my daughter created a beautiful video for me that she posted on Facebook for me to see first thing this morning. Made me cry.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mommies here in MFP land.

My Sunday Share is not one I ever planned on making. As some of you know, I was a member of this board faithfully until six months ago when we were thrilled to find out we were expecting. My heart was broken two weeks ago when we were told that our sweet angel no longer had a heartbeat. So I am back, more committed than ever. I will drop this weight and be a healthier person and a healthier mommy for our next attempt.

First off....Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's!!!!! I have had a great day, my husband got me a gorgeous ring for mothers day...see my profile pic. Its my daughters birthstone. And gorgeous. Its to replace my size 8 1/2 wedding ring and its a size .....6 1/2!!!! Well we went to breakfast with my mother in law and family, then went to lunch with my mom and family, then came home relaxed while my daughter and husband napped lol now getting ready to eat dinner. Then not sure. Maybe a walk?

Either way hope everyone has a great day!
Tina

Hello Group and Happy Mothers Day to All.

Sunday Share - Well, I start grad school on Tuesday! I just earned my BSW (Bachelor in Social Work) and I am now starting my MSW (Masters in Social Work) I'm nervous. But I am going to the same University that I finshed my undergrad studies so I already am familer with my professors and campus. Also, I am having a day with no self control. At my job we are handing out gourmet mini cupcakes to all the new moms (I work at a maternity hospital) well, I have had 4 cupcakes, about 3 servings of pretzels that someone brought in and I stole a fun size snickers peanut squared out of a coworkers drawer. WTF!!

@trhjrh06 - What a beautiful gift for m-day, enjoy!

@garysgirl719 - I am so sorry. My heart goes out to you as no pain in the world can compare to that of a mother who has lost her child. I applaude your commitment to change and I am here if you ever need to talk xoxoxoxo

@beachgirl613 - That is so cute!

@skinnyjeanzbo - Ewww, that is terrible, I would have been scared... Also congrats on finishing up grading the essays!

welcome! i had no idea what i wanted to do either. but eventually i figured it out lol. your daughter will find her way



that's really too bad. i was thinking about you the other day, wondering how you were. i have had six miscarriages but they were all before twelve weeks and i think that would be so hard to think you were safe and then discover you were not. way to recommit yourself and i promise one of these times it will take. you just have to be strong enough to keep trying. i've been pregnant nine times and there's been hard times but i have three beautiful kids to show for all those attempts. focusing yourself on being healthy will be a huge step for you. hugs

@garysgrl--so sorry to hear of your loss . Welcome back to the group.

@170isreal--congrats on beginning grad school! that's a huge step, but it's nice that you are on the same campus.

@tina--lovely ring!

@beachgirl--that's very sweet! i guess technology has replaced homemade glittery cards and gold-painted macaroni necklaces .

Grading Goals Update:
1. 60/60 AP in-class essays DONE!!!
2. x/5 Magazine ads
3. 60/60 Cornell notes on movie DONE!!!
4. x/60 AP tone tests DONE!!
5. 20/20 Writing plans DONE!!
6. x/60 The Things They Carried quizzes

My hope is that this Tuesday I will have ZERO grading to post and can pick some other goal.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there.

@Gary's girl- Welcome back and you were missed. I am so sorry to hear about your loss. As someone else said good for you for committing to working on being healthier. We are here to support you as needed.

@Tina love the ring
@ Karen-Good luck with the grading you have made a lot of progress. YEAH!!!!!!

I have a busy week ahead as I am helping out a friend who is having knee surgery tomorrow. I will be walking her dog for the next couple of weeks in addition to my usual workouts.


Have a great week everyone.

Garysgirl - as everyone else has said, sorry to hear that news. I think it is great that you are recommitted to getting healthier for your next attempt.

Tina - that was so sweet. That is a very pretty ring and a huge difference in ring size! Congratulations!

I have been AWOL over the past few months as my 2nd and 3rd jobs kind of sucked the life out of me. I am very glad to have finished both those jobs so I can concentrate on my health again.

Gary'sgirl, I am so sorry to hear that you lost your little one. Time makes it easier, but never diminishes your love. My girl would be 28 now.

It's good to be back!

Missed you all like crazy. I didn't realize how much I needed your support until I couldn't access this group for the last week!!! My computer died while I was in Utah and my HD and all files, including 11 years of research, GONE. My external HD failed also and the Geek Squad at BB couldn't recover a thing. Family gave me a new computer for Mother's Day and son installed all the goodies, but honestly, unless I can find someone to recover my documents, etc., ...well, I don't know what I'm going to do.

So, I used my frustration to excuse some pretty awful eating for the last several days. Shame on moi!

Hope all the women on this site, moms or not, were treated like royalty, at least for today.

Going to catch up on all the news now. Have a beautiful week.

@garysgirl I'm so sorry.

@skinnyjeansbound Wow. That IS a rough night. Years ago I woke up in the middle of the night because I thought I heard a funny noise and opened the door to the backyard and found policemen with flashlights looking for someone. Needless to say, I shut and locked the door. But your evening tops that by leaps and bounds! I hope the tenants straighten out and you find that they are just immature rather than gang banger, and that they become more responsible.

@GrammyWhammy That's a shame. I know it's hard to lose information from a hard drive. I hope you do find someone to recover those documents.

The substituting gig on Friday went well. They did NOT tie me to my chair and toss me in the closet.

Sunday share...I am 32, married, mother of 3. My son, 13, is finishing 7th grade, took the ACT test back in December (part of a gifted program), and got an 18!!!! He scored well enough to be getting an award this Friday!! So proud. My girls are twins, 11, and are finishing up 5th grade. I don't talk about my kids much because this is all about me. The one thing in my life that is. When I told my husband that he said, "Good! It's about time!" Guess I kinda use doing for others as an excuse to not do for me, but who on here doesn't, right? We are remodeling the house, little by little this year. I'm one of those ppl who just mostly nods and smiles when ppl talk to me, so don't feel I ignore you if I don't respond to all posts. I have to REALLY have something to say to actually do so! lol. Guess I should save some sharing for future Sundays, huh? ;-)

Hey everyone! Just a quick stop by to say hello and that I am officially a Doctor now! Graduation was yesterday and I didn't even trip going across the stage! Although, the heels did do a number on my alignment! I'm on vacation mode for the next couple weeks - will be camping with no internet, so won't be around until next week!

Have a wonderful week. Work hard, drink well - and don't snack on twizzlers to stay awake while driving alone for 10+ hours straight. Oh wait, that was me :)

have a great time and thanks for the asthma advice! congrats on being a doctor!

oh my goodness, i would die. i have tons and tons of novels or works in progress on my computer and though i try to remember to back them all up i frequently don't. especially the one i'm currently working on.