Reenie this really requires a sepaarate post for you alone. You are beautiful. Those people are mean nasty hurtful. you need to escape. you also need to love yourself. doesn't matter what anyone else thinks only your thoughts are the important ones.

Now for the othr lady here..

I'm toasting you and your being sober right now with a great big old glass of poland springs! Here here!
We all are pretty dam beautiful.
I came to the realization last week that for my age I'm hot! who cares whats under the clothes! the outter showing is gorgeious. I dress good, accessorize lovely, do the make up, hair nails, pedicues too.
now of course there comes a time when we all have to take that stuff off and get ready for nite nite...
who cares???
I wear glasses so does my boyfriend. when we get to that point....no one says hey wait a minute let me grab the glasses and check the wrinkles. we are so grateful to be just at that point at our ages!
so
everyone jump on the band wagon with us here.
we all need to celebrate ourselves. Cause there are plenty out there who will try to unententionally or intentionally pull us down. they are the ones who are wrong and every day that we get up and go we are proving that to them and to us,.
WE ARE AWESOME!!!!!

Hey There Ya'll!!!
How the heck are you doing?  It sounds like everyone is getting wayyyyy too down and out about how we look,  allowing our scales to screw with our minds and letting all that garbage chattering in our heads just ruin our beautiful summer!!! What do ya say we all just chill out a little this week, eat responsibly when we can and enjoy a bite or two of the BEST chocolate or beef or whatever we crave and just enjoy life!  Sometimes we don't lose weight because we aren't eating enough and the old 50+ year old bod here is spendidly adapt at making starvation adjustments so I can "never" eat enjoyably again.  I say " Screw 'em!"  We only live once and if we weigh 65% of what we once did, we are a raving success!!!!  Enjoy your lives, Ladies!    Even if you don't look like you did when you were thirty, who cares if you are now healthy and feel good (physically)?  Tell those nasty demons in your mind that your through with 'em!  Turn it over to a higher power; let Him worry about it.  Just surrender!  I'm telling you, it will change your life!  Accept who you are for what you are and love yourselves.  Afterall, we are so special, no matter how we look!  And we have each other!

Let's all start keeping a gratitude list.  It is amazing how it will lift your spirits!  Just for today, think of one thing you are truely grateful for! 

Me?  I'm just grateful to still be very sober after 2 1/2 years!  WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!  I think I will go celebrate with a nice cold glass of Iced Tea!  How about you gals?

Hugs to All,
Karen

you and i are alot alike! i'm allergic to most pain medications too. i was surprised that when i had the surgery that the morphine din'dt bother me. they sent me home with something different cause like you i can't take phenergan or codeine it didnt bother me at first but then i started with hives the 2nd day home and had to quit but the pain wasn't that bad so i didn't miss it.
i checked my epi pen and the date has expired so i've got to get a refill on that today too. geesh this week i spent 40 on the dogs med and 10 on mine i can't complain cause iknow there are too many people out there on meds ecvery single day that cost way too much money. we need healthcare reform!

Talking about going back to work, well it's that time for me !!  I worked 4 hours Friday and 7 hours today and I still don't have my orders in yet. I had a lot of "stuff" to put in the computer to get started. The first few weeks of school is always rough. When I get tired , I just say Thank God I've got a job!  I'll work next Monday and Tues. then school starts on Thurs.  I'.ve sat up every night till "late" then sleep late the next morning , so I'm dreading getting up at 5 A.M.  Have a gooe week. Love Ya

Hi Kim!

Its so good to see you! How are things going how are you doing?

I talked to one of the girls I work with and tomorrow morning I' mgoing to take the pill with me to work. that will make me feel better to take it near someone. I'm sure that its not going to bother me with a reaction but it will make me feel better being the first tiem I take it that someone is close by. I'll take my epi pen with me too.

thank you for your support. its nice to hear don't worry it will be ok.