i would certainly work for that new guy! heck i'd even walk the new dog!!!

OK!!!! YEAH! THANK YOU!!! I have been SOOOOOOO into the candy this week, I just feel like I'm insane, I really do! And I think people here are SO SICK of me whining about it and they've lost patience and tolerence with me but I am SO SICK IN THE HEAD WITH THIS CANDY stuff, so it's what I bring to this board because it's what is MESSING ME UP and isn't that what this is about for us? Help, help, help??? THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WITH ME ELIZABETH!! I'm going to make your soup - I'll go grocery shopping after work and get the stuff. And I will post right now what I weigh: 153. And Monday morning I will post what I weigh. You don't have to if you don't want to, you can post what you lose if you want, if that makes you feel better - whatever you want to do. I only know I feel awful. It doesn't matter what we weigh, it matters how we feel. And I feel awful... I know some people resent me because I've kept my weight down a little bit more than others, but I'm as out of my mind with this than anyone else - and that's the bottom line. AND I NEED ALL THE SUPPORT I CAN GET!! I'm scared to death with how I'm feeling in my head - scared to death. I'M IN, PATNER! Love ya, Maureen

aw Reenie so sorry to hear she wont be with you... but you can start cheering up by counting your blessings and being thankfull that all is alive and well. ((hugs)). My brother, sisterinlaw, nice chelsey who is 10 (my sons age) and Joshua who is 8 are comming up from VA to have thanksgiving with us. We are really happy and my brother cannot WAIT to see Katelyn. WHo is doing good by the way... if I start talking about her I will never stop!   shes such a cutie. She thinks she owns Matt (my son). hahaha...  shes so funny when matt is laying on the floor she will bend all the way over, put her little hands on the floor and stick her butt out and sloooowly back up and sit on his head. HAHAHHA... he thinks its soo funny too but to see it is just hilarious and sooo cute! she needs one of those beepers thats on those contruction trucks for when she's backing up. She can count to 6!!! its so cute to hear it because she cant say the numbers really clear but she "knows" up to ten just cant quite pronounce them just yet. She LOVES to sing twinkle twinkle little star... she gets that far and then just makes up words for the rest. and she absolutely LOVES LOVES LOVES ELMO. haha... what little one doesnt matt did too when he was litlte. and telletubbies. Oh she loves them too. SHe can say all their names. She calls elmo Melmo. and she also loves blues clues. She always says "HI TEVE!" (hi steve) who is the host who says "Hi out there!" when the show starts. So if she says bye bye to anyone its always "bye teve or bye zee" Zee is a little bird on noggin a tv show... she also calls the cat MEOWEE. with 2 ees at the end. She thought that up all on her own... her amazing micmicking cat call sounded EXACTLY like the darn cat.. then it slowly changed to meowee... so all cats are now called meowees.  hahaha... too cute. She does call them keekats sometimes but the TRUE name for them is a meowee.  even the lions are meowees.  hahaha too cute!!!!  OK OK OK  .....   i could just go on and on ... and I severely digress here...

THANKSGIVING! not sure what we are going to do. I am going to make Kims orange yummy stuff... and ordered some banana nut bread that is TO DIE FOR so I wont kick the carbs and sugar till after thanksgiving because there is no way i will NOT have a piece of that. just being realistic here. haha... i just have to really limit myself. Which is no big because i wont be cooking and when it comes to a complete dinner, i dont eat much in a setting. I could...but i normally loose interest pretty fast. Just wish I could loose interest in the candy and cakes and BAD stuff. yeah right wishful thinking. we go to my cousins and they make the food... i leave there empty handed and more than happy about that. My mom is having her own turkey though so i'm planning on 2 turkey dinners most likely. So thats more cake and pumpkin pie. "sigh' well... actually not the pie because i already had my fill of that. so not in the mood for it. I AM in the mood for kims yummy orange stuff so thats good since its sugar free :)    anywhoo... hoping everyone has a nice thanksgiving. One more week to go.. time sure flies!!!!!! and i am soooo broke that i dont know what im gonna do about christmas and getting everyone gifts. 'sigh' matt wants two big time things. guitar hero and this optimus prime 70 dollar collectable from the  1980s that he has been asking for for a year straight. thats about 200 right there. sheesh. ill let the husband get all that. but even then... tile work has been slowing down. its scary beacuse people dont want to spend their money... hurts the small businesses. ANYWHOO...... i wrote a book, hope you all have enjoyed the long winded tirade. LOL....

I really need some buddies to do a weekend program; any takers? I want to do the back-to-basics liquids, very soft proteins, like - what was that 5-day pouch plan we did some time ago? Only I just want to do it for Saturday and Sunday - I feel like poop right now, I need to clean out -- but sure could use a support system to get me through Saturday and Sunday. Anyone want to join me, starting at midnight tonight, ending at let's say 7am Monday morning - and we'll see how we feel about continuing at that time? What we can eat:
Protein shakes
SF jello, SF pudding
cream soups (healthy choices, higher protein)
cottage cheese
Clear broth

Am I missing anything???

We all appreciate your posting and support. It is really treasured. I agree one hundred and ten percent with you in regards to quitting ALL sugar. (candy and that stuff) because for an addictive personality... (and i dont care what anyone says sugar is a severe addiction!) it can consume us. I KNOW it consumes me and thats why I gained and am busting out of my clothes right now. You just gave me a little incentive. I have to quit it cold turkey and like you said in a couple of days I will not crave it. Its SO HARD! Thanks for being there! ((Hugs!))