Thanks everyone for all the support!  It's great to hear when you're really down! 

I haven't seen the dr yet, appointment is next tuesday.  I am in much better spirits today.  On Sunday and Monday I was pretty sure that something was torn and looking at possible surgery or at least a really long recovery.  But each day has gotten slightly better since.  Yesterday at lunch, I took off my knee brace and tried bending it, and as long as I don't use my muscle to move it, it will bend.  The fact that it didn't bruise or swell very badly I'm thinking is a really good sign.  One thing that does bother me is that when i bend it up and try to straighten it back out, I get a very intense pain until something pops and then goes away.  It happens everytime.  I was bad on Monday!  I ended up leaving work early to go home and lay in bed and I asked my husband to pick up some cookie dough at the store (that is my weekness).  He argued with me, but brought it home anyway.  It definately helped me feel better that night, but now I think I will make cookies with it, because then it's not so irrisistable.

Way to go Char!  2 pounds this week!  Sorry to hear about the shingles.  I had a friend who had them once and I hear they are quite painful.

Have a great week and last weigh in before Thanksgiving!

Boy am I late. Bunny, so sorry to hear about your fall. You are doing so good. 3lbs to go. You can do it. What did the  dr say? 

I am down 2 this week. That is 5 more from my new goal.  I really have to plan for Thanksgiving. I overeat  every year.  I will be baking raisin pies. They just consist of the shells, raisins and sugar. I use splenda. My dad loves them, and has no idea there is splenda in them. If he knew, he would find something wrong with them.

Well, I have shingles now. They hurt so bad. Worse than any surgery I have had.

I see we have a couple of new posters. Welcome and look forward to seeing you again. 

Hope everyone is having a great week.

omg i hope that you can get better and meet your goal

Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear about your leg! I hope you start feeling better soon! Try calling the Orthopedic every day, maybe someone will cancel. Don't get discouraged, you've lost an amazing amount of weight!

Well, me again!  I just wanted to post my news.  I fell down some stairs this weekend and my knee went behind me as I slid halfway down.  I was preoccupied and able to get up and keep walking for the next few hours with a slight limp, but Sunday morning I was pretty sure I was going to die.  I am very frustrated that I will not be able to do any exercise for I don't know how long.  I had to leave work early today and I am so exhausted because I can't even sleep at night due to the pain.  I called to make an appointment with an orthopaedic Dr today, but they can't get me in until next Tuesday.  UUUGGGHHHH!!!!!  There goes my goal! 

I am down 1 more pound this week.  3 to go!  I am so glad this week is over!  It was a very stressful week at work.  One of those weeks when you can feel tension throughout the office.  It's very hard sometimes to not go back to my old habits of eating to handle the stress.  I feel pretty good about it.  I did get fast food tonight for dinner, but I made sure to come home and exercise before we went out. 

11/2 weeks to go until Thanksgiving with 3 pounds to go.  I need to lose 2 pounds this week and 1 next in order to make my goal.  I think I can because I know I could have been better this week.

Hope you all have a good weigh in and great weekend!