Booty Camp February 2003 Thread #2

[DNW]

:drill: Here we go again troops let's share the love and support and drop the weight, and get healthy...remember despite below "0" weather lately; our bikinis are waiting for us :yes:

[Tiffany123]

Right now, that would be an UGGGGLY sight. LOL....

Checking in...off to enjoy the rest of my weekend.

:D
Tiff

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

Hey girls,

ok miss tiff,
thats like..umm...i think....4 posts yet, and you havent said hello to me????!?!?!?!!? what gives baby?

so anyways.......have i ever mentioned that chinese food is my weakness???? well, just for the record, it is...and i went out with my mom for chinese just now, and umm.yep...two plates later! but.....people have commented the last couple weeks that i have been "looking good lately" yessssssssss............

well, anyways......sorry i dont have anything good to say......oh yeah, ross and me....are done. well, i dont know, things are just, theres tooo much going on for both of us right now. well, anywyas.... i should go.

see you all later
luv
kayla

[brighterdays]

Hey all,

Busy weekend...made a good pasta recipe off one of the fit diet sites....7 WW pts. and even the kids liked it! That doesn't happen often....

Kayla: that "boyfriend thing" must be going round at this time of year...we have a little of that at my house too. Just hang in there, hon, when the weather gets better, everybody starts feeling better and it passes over.... It sounds like Ross was a friend first, so maybe he will be a friend lastly too. So Glad you are getting noticed for all that hard work with your wt. loss...you deserve those compliments so say "thank you!" and remember to smile sweetly!

DNW: Sorry you have been under the weather...I get those SI too! Awful things, they are! Thanks for fixing us up and getting us ready for another month, despite your yucky head, sarge. :drill:

Tired and need to get ready for bed. Hope everyone has a great week!

"Bright":)

[huntress]

Hi Everyone! Geez, it's seems like I've been away forever.

Tiffany - Congratulations on your marriage, I hope you two will be very happy. It's good to see you back!

I spent most of the weekend glued to the TV watching the latest on the shuttle. I agree with you Brighterdays, it must be a horrible way to go and to think they were only 16 minutes away from landing.

Don't have much to report, I've been doing OK. Bouncing around doing good some days and not so good others. One nice thing is we've had good weather lately but that will all change with the approaching front. Does anybody know if the groundhog saw his shadow or not?

I saw my best friend for the 1st time in about a month yesterday and boy is she looking good. Still trying to convince me to go Atkins and I have to admit it's tempting seeing how much she has lost. Alas, I would NEVER stick to it and don't see any reason to bother with it. She was telling me she saw a program that rated diet plans and the Zone came out #1. The people in the test lost more weight and were able to stay on it easier than the others including Atkins. Interesting, I might have to check it out since it seems to be a much more balanced plan. Anyone know anything about it?

Guess I'd better go get ready for work, another Manic Monday. Why do the weekends go by so quickly?

LJ

[Tigerlily]

Good Morning Chickies!
DH at work, kids shipped off on the bus. :D Sometimes Monday can be a good thing. :o
I did ok with food this weekend. Not great, just ok. My "obstacles" are kicking my butt. Obstacles being DH and the kids. They kick and scream about the healthy food. Anyone else have this problem? I could fix them their food, and me my food...but in the long run...they need to eat healthy too. And to be honest, I'm not up to fixing double the food. Do we have a SCREAMING smilie?! It took me almost a year to get the crew to quit complaining about the switch from 2% to 1%milk...I try to sneak in skim now and then...not pretty. Sometimes I pour skim milk in the 1% container.:s:
Does anyone have any great advice on this obstacle?

DNW, hope you are feeling better today.:flow1: Bikini, in my dreams!

:df:

[Tigerlily]

Screw the "obstacle crew". I buy the food, I fix the food. They can eat what I buy/fix or they can not eat. Like it or lump it!

But, DH works so hard...he wants to eat the way I've cooked in the past. He deserves to eat what he wants...one of the reasons I stay at home....to have a supper ready when he gets home...a supper he deams edible. The man wants ice cream in the freezer and fried potatoes on Sunday morning. But, these things are bad for his health too...he just wont face it. He's been thin all his life. ugh.

*voices arguing in my head* :stress:

[Jello]

Real quick today. Boss is already screaming at people. Mondays! :mad:

Huntress, yes that little rodent in western PA saw his shadow. 6 more weeks of winter weather. Blah. :p

Bright, I NEED that pasta recipe!!! Please?

Tiff, your "punishment" for being away so long is to post longer posts. Yeah, yeah, I know you're newly wed and all but, well, WE come first. :rolleyes: Just kiddin' girlie, but I missed ya.

Gotta go. Told you it'd be quick. Boss is lurking around the corner. More later....

[SEMO]

Good Morning Ladies! Well I spent most of the weekend watching TV. How sad that so many lives lost in an instant. I know that they knew the risk but do you ever really think that it's going to happen. My heart goes out to the families.

Tig, any way to motify some of the favorite recipes? Might start with one fav dish and everything else be healthy and slowly sneak in the good stuff. I do that with DH, he hates celery and chuncky tomatoes.....so I just puree them and he never knows the difference. (what he can't see he doesn't complain about)

60 degrees here today but very rainy looking. Supposed to get colder and rain today.

Kayla, don't dispair, guys come and go but true friends are your foundation. Pop in whenever you can. Still moving?

Don't really have much going on... such a boring life. Oh well you guys have a happy Monday, if that's possible.:lol:

Can't type or spell :dizzy:

[Cafe976]

Happy Monday, everyone!

I had a lousy cold/flu thing that dragged me down last week, so not being at work on Friday I didn't post... but DH and I stayed in this weekend and I'm feeling very determined to get back into the WL groove. Too much laying around this weekend - I feel like that big caterpillar in the Bug's Life movie this morning. :)

So sorry I was missing. I feel like Huntress said - like I've been gone forever. It's been 3 days! But maybe my attitude was missing a bit before that, what with being ill. At any rate, like DNW said, our bikinis are coming for us! LOL. Time to quit fooling around. I make excuses for myself when I don't feel good.

Reading all your comments on the astronauts got me on a tangent... I'd been glued to the TV this weekend, too. This morning I noticed the news was ONLY about the shuttle (with a quick break for weather)... And something gelled in my mind this morning that made me feel better (or not). Anyway, they interviewed one of the families of one of the 7 (I think it was McCool's) and they showed an image of him smiling, in a jumpsuit, holding up a poster-map of the globe titled "WORLD HUNGER" with different colors (I imagine representing where hunger was worst?).

And I thought, Wow these 7 people who so tragically died were really pretty lucky! Seven elite hand-picked individuals, in the peak of physical condition, highly trained, highly dedicated, each fully willing to sacrifice themselves for their cause... seven noble people that it's hard to us to imagine losing but who were fully prepared for that eventuality - gone in an instant... While there are millions of wretched people who will die miserably in 2003- in abject poverty from something as basic and preventable as hunger. It's scary and sad to think about it, but then again I felt like it was a message that he would have wanted to get across?

So I flicked off the TV and walked away from the media maelstrom... Feeling suddenly as though striving to be a better person myself is more important than making myself late for work mourning 7 strangers who had the privilege to die not senselessly, but for something they wholly believed in.

We're all so fortunate to be people in a position to make changes! Instead of being completely controlled by circumstances dictated merely by place and timing of birth.

Cafe, with an odd 3 cents to contribute this morning. Please roll down and pretend I didn't say that if I offended you in any way.

[Jello]

Cafe, wow.

I just popped in here quick to see if anyone posted and read what you wrote. What a wonderful post. What a thought-provoking post!

Again I'll say it...

Wow.

[QuilterInVA]

Cafe, you brought up an interesting point. If we'd all take the money we spend on extra food that makes us anguish over our weight and donated it to a food bank instead, we could be doing something to alleviate hunger instead of increasing our girth.

[DNW]

Tiger: If you prepare it they will eat it...also remind your husband that thin men die everyday of heart attacks. Weight is not always a factor...the cholesterol can be huge and the body can be quite small....I have an 80 lb. 5' friend to prove that; she is on Lipitor because they can't control her cholesterol.

Cafe: Thank you for your thought provoking message on the astronauts. Also with the media you are so right. I have had the Burger King commercial Latin theme song rolling around in my head for 4 days and I don't even eat them anymore. It is driving me mad. The only explanation is I have heard it so much it has yet to leave my subconcious. And this really pisses me off. Renting space in my head, when you have not been invited. The point is food commercials are very cleverly planned to make us want their food, whether we want it or not.

Also I noticed that as tragic as this accident was we do not need, for our mental health, to have this run 24/7. 9/11 proved that we can only take so much tragedy...in the NY metro area new anti-depressant prescriptions written by doctors skyrocketed for the 4 months after this horrible event. I was included in that number and I am now off anti-depressants.

It is sad that TV stations think more about ratings then the good mental health of their veiwers.

Quilter: Great idea about food banks and the extra money we could send them with the food we don't eat.

Semo: 60 degrees is not boing...it's heaven!!

Kayla: Sorry about Ryan but there are so many more great romances to follow and you seem to have your head on straight...the next one is always better!! I too adore chinese food, especially hot and sour soup...yum.

Huntress: Zone is simply several small meals a day with equal parts of carbs and protein, with a little fat added in....some poeple I know did very well on this but it's not a lot of calories...the book should be in the library by now if you don't want to buy it.

brighter: Thanks for the kind words and what receipe did you make?

tiffany: Thanks for your reply and tell us more, more, more...we can't live on a line or two a day...no fair!! :nono:

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

Hey guys......

thanks everyone, yeah i dont know, im not too worried about the relationship thing, to everything its time i suppose. oh, but for the record DNW.....Ryan is my best friend, Ross was my boyfriend...but...yeah...

and good ol ryan! right there when i needed him. I luv that boy. I cried and he just listened, and then i went up and stayed with him and went to University with him thursday and Friday......

so yeah, umm.....about moving, its all up in the air right now, i dont know if i want to or not, im just trying to think that....either way....if we go, if we stay,....ill be ok.....so..im not worrying about it.

Today was a new semester for us! and i have the EASIEST semester....my only hard course is Math, and i have the best teacher and its one of my fav classes, so its not so bad!!!

anyways...how is everyone else????

Cafe,
Awesome point....its true...have you ever also noticed, that in the bible, in revelations, the perfect number is 7.......and 7 astronauts died, 7 teenagers were killed in an avalanche in Canada the other day as well.........I think the big guy up stairs might be trying to tell us something!!!!

SEMO, HI!!!
everyone else, HAVE A TERRIFFIC DAY!

well anyways...im off to...watch Boston Public!
luv ya'll!

luv
Kayla

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

OH! another thing,

I am taking my Phys ed, for high schoo, by correspondance, so i have to record, and do 75 hours of physical activity! so what a perfect way to keep going eh? if its for school and marks and stuff, ill definatly stick with it!!! anyways......any suggestions on fun things to do for like, an hour at a time that i could use???

[Tigerlily]

Good Morning. Went to bed to the sound of rain and woke to snow. It's a slippery mess out there.

Kayla, ahh, gym class. Idea for physical activity...dance! I can't believe you dont have to take it at the school. What happened to the days of the lovely PE jumpsuit? Anyone else have those little snap at the shoulder jobbies? And, the teacher standing at the shower checking her list to make sure everyone showered. *shudder*

DNW, talking to my DH about healthy food is like talking to a brick wall. His greatgrandparents lived into their late 90's and they ate LARD. DH thinks when it's his time to go, it's his time...no matter how he eats. IMO, if he's lucky enough to have a health scare before "his time" comes...he may be scared into a healthy lifestyle. So, meanwhile I'm forced to drag him behind me kicking and screaming all the way.

:df:

[Jello]

Eww, Tig. I DO remember the snap at the shoulder gymsuit. Red with white pin striping top and shorts to show off all my rolls and my thunderous thighs. Yes, and the gym teacher with the clipboard making sure we showered. OMG. Now I'm just a little nauseous..... :stress:

In other news.... Know what I did this morning, yes, on the day of my weigh-in tonight? Tried my first Krispy Kreme doughnut. So what was I thinking!?! Know what else? I had a tiny bite, not even a mouthful ... and it WASN'T great. All the hype I'd heard about these things but it soooo wasn't worth it! :D I gave the rest away and probably won't be buying them any time in the future. :cool: Ah, I feel better about life.

A few minutes later....

Sorry. Had to take a break while Barry Manilow sang to me from the radio. This One's For You. My favorite Barry song. All kinds of memories with that one. :)

Nurse, I took your advice and popped over to Aphil's thread to ask about Curves. Got a couple of responses, they were very nice to me. Still hoping to get more info. One of these days I'm going to stop into the center near me but right now Rich and I are using one car and sharing and bumming rides, etc. Can't get where we're going easily.

But tonight I get the car to go to WW class! And I'm going to see what happens. I have no idea how well I'm going to do this week. :?: Just have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, a coworker just walked by and whispered "he's coming" so I guess the boss is in. Gotta run!

[Cafe976]

Good morning everyone!

It's clear and cold at the North Pole this morning in the orangey glow of the sunrise - and the wind kicking up off our new snow pack is.... exhilirating.

I'm a little brain dead this morning - I wonder if it's because I ate breakfast before drinking my coffee? I'm trying to eat breakfast at home because if I don't I will want pastry... But was running late so I gulped some cereal and took my coffee to go... I think it's interfering with my caffeine absorption.

So I have nothing relevant to add... Except hugs & kisses around. I'm off to crunch some numbers and see if that helps sharpen the pencils upstairs. :)

edited because I can't spell...

[SEMO]

Hello to my favorite cyber girlfriends. Yesterday 60, today 33 with predictions of snow by evening. Told ya!

You know that I've decided to only weigh once a month, so I did it on the first and was down five pounds. Not back to where I was yet. It should have been a lot more, but I screwed up towards the end, but I'll take the five. BTW. I'm back to being good again. (story of my life):o

Huntress how do you like Flylady? I've been trying to fly since November. Wish I had found that site YEARS ago. (flylady.com how to get organized) There is a lot that I don't do but there is a lot more that I do do now that I wasn't doing before. :D Never again will I take vacation days to clean house.

Guess what I did last night...... I did the 3 mile WATP tape using 2 pound dumb bells the entire time. (tape only uses them for a while.) WOOHOO. I'm really starting to see some arm muscles.... guess that's what those things are. It's unbelievable how weights will up the intensity and get your heart rate up and keep it there while walking in place.

Work is starting to pick up and as soon as it dries up we will be in full swing. I better enjoy this slow time for the few days. Well I'm off so hey to everyone.

Susan, I got the recipes. I killed one tree but I got them printed. They look great, I hope to get a grocery list together later today and try a few of them. Thanks again.

[Tigerlily]

Hey, where is everyone today? Slower than a snails snot in here.
Me, working on taxes today.:fr: I'm suppose to keep everything organized all year so DH can just pop the numbers into the tax program. Me and the word organized. :lol: Guess I should sign up for the flylady newsletter.:dizzy:

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

I just posted a long one...and its gone!!!!!!!!!:devil:

anyways..the jist of it was.....

Hola! Que tal?
I started Spanish last night...it was sooooo much fun!!! im soo excited for it!!! its going to be a blast...and possibly involve a trip to Mexico!!!!

Ross took me out for lunch today....:( i miss him sooooo much.....we talked and all ...but things are not the same. it makes me sad.

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

ah.....anyways......i better get going. see you all tommorrow

luv
Kayla

[DNW]

I must vent about one of the woman managers I support or I will bust. I spent the major part of the afternoon finding flights and car arrangements and then she changed them a million times, then when we got done making that movie I worked on editing a contract that she was oh so confused about....I can't go into detail but you get my drift.

Tomorrow I finally get to INTERVIEW FOR THE JOB, as a contract analyst, THAT WILL GET ME AWAY FROM THIS FOOL I WORK WITH.

Friends of mine pray, clap (ala Tinker Bell's revival in Peter Pan) , or whatever, just please do what you can cosmically so I get this job. I am so over being an Administrative Assistant I am ready to commit murder.

I was very cheered up by the gymsuite posts. Yes way back in 1960 they were blue and snapped up the front, and we did not have showers in my school...yucky poo!

Kayla:sorry I got the names mixed up but my intentions were good.

Tiger: Taxes...ah yes...how do you say...pain in the butt? We get raped every year by the Federal government since we have no children and no house...last year we paid over $22,000 in federal alone. It's funny when people say where does all your money go....and I tell them...my uncle takes it!!

Jello: Glad you thought the Krispy Kreme donuts sucked too. I mean the taste is no big deal and their so small too. Why all the fuss...ah yes...media hype.

Cafe: I used to love my morning coffee but after having gastric reflux syndrome for 3 years I can only have two cups a month...really otherwsie I get really sick....and I never was a huge coffee drinker...go figure.

Quilter, Tiffany, and Semo lots of love and hugs!!!

[Tigerlily]

Good Morning. If I can just make it over this hump(day). It's been on of those weeks where I can't believe it's only Wednesday...feels like Friday already, not good.

Somebody print me a T-shirt! I SURVIVED DOING TAXES WITH DH! What a pain in the :censored: I must block out how terrible it was the previous year in order to subject myself to doing it yet again. He gets so uptight and snippy. Next year, I'm just gonna do it all by myself. :snooty:

Jello, any news on Curves?
I noticed one popped up in our town about a month ago. I'm thinking about giving them a call. I just wonder how practical it would be for me...or if I'm just making excuses for myself. It's in my town, but about 15miles from my "stay at home butt". I do usually go to town at least twice a week...what's one more trip? :chin: Then there's the $. :rolleyes:

DNW, :crossed: :goodvibes :angel:

Well, I'm off to clean up the paper-trail left by the nightmare taxes. Hope everyone has a great day OP!

[Jello]

Tig, ooh, I don't even want to THINK about doing taxes with Rich. If your DH is anything like him, you deserve more than just a Tshirt! Ring, ring, hello? H&R Block? Should be quick and easy. I mean it's not like I have any money or anything. :rolleyes:

DNW, :crossed: Good luck! And when you get the new job, send some "new job vibes" my way so I can do it too! :goodvibes: Yeah, on the Krispy Kremes. I thought maybe the ones I saw were just "mini doughnuts" or something. I didn't realize they were all that small. Or lousy. :p

Oh geez, I almost forgot! Weighed in last night with a 1.4 lb. loss! I'm feeling much better about my weight loss efforts. It'll still take me another couple weeks to get back to where I was but I'll keep struggling. Doesn't help that a girl in my class has lost 42 pounds in 15 weeks. Brat. :snooty:

I haven't heard any more news about Curves. I guess I'll just have to stop in and check it out for myself ... once I get my car back! Rich and I are still sharing and he hasn't even taken his in to the mechanic yet but he can't drive it the way it is. Men!!! :mad: Anyway, the new Curves in my area is only about 3 miles from my house and on my way home from work. I have to admit that I miss the gym.

Huh! :o Who said that!?!?!

Kayla, bien, gracias. E tu? Uh, that's it for me and spanish. Mexico is beautiful! Be sure to go if the opportunity arises!

Semo, forgot to tell you CONGRATS on the 5 lb. loss! 5 pounds in a month is great. That's about what I'd like to do ... if I can ever get my act together.

Well, bossman is in and is talking about the distinct possibility of another visit by the infamous frenchmen. :headache: Guess I'd better go.

Later!

[SEMO]

Hi Ya'll.

I wasn't going to tell anyone what I'm doing but maybe it will help in the long run. I ordered the Power 90 program by Tony Horton. I know I'm such a sucker, but anyway this program is for 90 days with some butt kicking exercises. I figured the ending date as May 4th, with yesterday being my first day, just in time for summer clothes. I THOUGHT I was in fair physical condition....... the beginning cardio tape was, mildly put a KILLER. Tonight is weight training. I thought by confessing, maybe this would not turn out to be yet another failure. I can feel my muscles in my lower abs,(pooch) not really hurting but achy. I'm really excited about this and will do my best to stay with it. It's only 90 days and then you can go to maintance or repeat, depending on your results.

DNW: Best of luck to ya and just "Now Nice" the other lady. :D

I had those gym clothes too! :lol: We thought they were terrible then, think the kids would just die if they had to wear them now!

Awww taxes, we finally got everything gathered up and sent to the CPA. I don't want to talk about it!:( Keep telling DH if we have to pay in all this money in then where the heck did the rest of it go. Because DH sill farms some our taxes are due in Feb.

Yea for Jello, good going on the loss!

Kayla, the only spanish phrase I know would be one that they don't teach in school. :dizzy: Why are those the ones that are so easy to remember?

Hey to the rest of the gang, gotta get going we have fertilizer going out in a few minutes. Farmers, it's 20 degrees outside, and they think they are behind.......... Love 'em but holy molly they are hard headed. Chow.

[Cafe976]

Happy Hump Day, everyone!

Well I have bad news. I skipped my weigh-in last week because TOM was just arriving. But I weighed in today and gained 2 pounds! That leaves me with just a net loss for the year of 1. I'm very disappointed.

Still, there is nothing to do but keep going. Like I said, I know I make excuses for myself when I don't feel well - and this has somehow got to stop. I need to press forward in not-so-good circumstances as well as good.

So I feel down the stairs (all 3 of them) last night in front of my building in the middle of downtown. I twisted my good ankle and got a scraped bruise on my other shin that... is long and oval shaped like someone smacked me with a rolling pin.

Sitting on the bus I thought: what the heck? in the last 2 months I have endured a whiplash injury without the benefit of accident insurance to foot the bill, what I think was the 'flu, a crummy cold, and now injured myself on the stairs. WHAT is the freaking message that I'm not getting here? It sounds like "SLOW DOWN" but why? I don't get it.

Anywho - sipping my coffee and taking time to post this morning, taking it slow is Cafe. what. ever. :/

[SEMO]

Miss Cafe: Please cheer up :balloons: if we could we would just wish it to go away :wizard: but we know there are no quick fixes :grouphug: Hang in there and you will see results. Heck if we give up then who wins? Just one day at a time, you can do it!

[Tigerlily]

I forgot to tell you guys...
I bought tickets for a concert. Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts(yes, I'm a country bumpkin) are going to be at Notre Dame. We are taking the kids. It will be their first big concert. I can't wait to see how my youngest acts. He's 6. He already knows the words to several Toby Keith songs and he's not scared to belt them out.
Also, gives me a boost of motivation. The concert is March 8th. Gotta fit into my favorite jeans. :dancer:

SEMO, good luck with the new program.
Speaking of being a sucker (not that you are)....me. I bought One A Day vitamins aimed at Weight Loss. I think they were called WeightWise. Yep, I'm a lollipop.

Cafe, stop and think...you could have finished the year with a gain. Chin Up!...unless you are walking....then watch where you are going! ;)

[brighterdays]

Hi all,

Found my way back....busy week!

Jello: the recipe is for Penne Pasta Casserole with Sausage, Peppers, Onions, and Tomatoes (quite a mouthful, isn't it?):

2/3 # penne pasta
4 tsp. of olive oil
1 1/2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 # lean turkey sausage
ground black pepper
2 cups diced tomatoes (I used a can of tomato sauce)
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced into strips (I chopped it fine)
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced into strips(I left this one out-too much)
1/3 cup fresh, chopped basil (I used a tsp. or so of dried sweet basil
1 small sweet onion, quartered and sliced (I chopped this fine, also)
2/3 cup grated, fat free mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta to al dente and drain. Put olive oil in skillet and cook green peppers and onion for 5-6 min until translucent. Add garlic and cook about 30 sec. to 1 min more. Add turkey sausage and cook until brown. Add tomatoes (or tomato sauce like me) and basil and cook until warmed throughout. Combine pasta with tomato/sausage mixture. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish (I used a 9X13 glass dish so I could portion it easier) and top with mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Bake 15- 20 min until cheese is bubbly. Serves: 4 WWpts= 7 per serving = 1 1/2 cups of pasta! Enjoy!

Huntress: you sound just like me, girl. I find my way back eventually, too. I wish our weather was good....cold again! I can't wait for spring. I tried to do the Zone diet once before but it didn't work for me....I think it was the lower calories or lower carbs??? not sure which... I think I'm a little hypoglycemic and I have to eat at set times or I get a little dizzy-headed!:dizzy: Not good with my job and all the driving I do! I'm sure it's difficult watching your friend lose wt. but, just think... if she can do it, you can too...darn it! It's a trade off....she's giving up pasta/bread, dairy, etc. and you are giving up extra calories/ fat...... same thing.

I weighed in on Tues. and I was the same :( I didn't do much exercise last week and it was TOM so I'm thinking the same is ok but not 2 weeks in a row....so I'm on the treadmill each evening and I lifted wts. today....back in the saddle, again, and determined to be below 180 by March.:strong: Hurry up spring and longer days!!!!!

Cafe: what a thoughtful post...never thought of it that way...beautiful way to look at it...thank you.

Tiger: same problem with my kids (who are now teens). :s: Little do they know, I have been making changes in their food for years now. First it was the milk....down from 2% to 1% to 1/2% and now skim. Then, it was the chips....baked tostitos, baked chips, baked crackers, turkey bacon, canola oil instead of crisco/lard....they really do learn to like foods without all that fat! They still like french fries from fast food and a cheeseburger now and then but they are slim and healthy kids and I like to think I had something to do with that. Maybe DH can handle subtle changes ( I know kids adapt well)....

SEMO: here we go again! More white stuff! Wish I had your energy for exercise---I'm trying!

DNW: Sorry about the job....good luck on the continuing interviews!

Quilter, Kayla, and Tiff: Happy Wednesday! :cool:

"Bright"

[Jello]

Yeah, they're calling for snow here tonight into rush hour tomorrow morning. I'm not happy. :( A girl here is supposed to leave for Florida tomorrow afternoon. She's not happy either. She's been talking about (bragging that is) this trip for months now and although I've been getting sick of hearing about it, I feel sympathetic. Hopefully, she'll get to the airport OK and get winging her way down south.

Tig, must be a sucker born every minute then. I've been searching high and low for those One A Day Weight Smart vitamins. They must be very popular around here. I keep encountering empty store shelves.

Cafe, I'm so sorry to hear about your "unplanned trip". :cry: Take it slow and easy for a while. Me, I'm such a klutz, I'm constantly bruised. Last weekend, I banged my thigh (big target!) on something and I'm still sporting a huge ugly black bruise. Looks like I got hit by a baseball or something.

Bright, thanks for the recipe. Sounds wonderful. I've copied and pasted it into my recipe files. :T

This is interesting. I took my dog to the vet last night. He was sooooo good. :) I was so proud at how well-behaved he was even though he was obviously scared and just did not want to be there. So when we got home, I rewarded him....

... with food. Of course. Hmmmmm.......

I have to go. Late yesterday afternoon the old *itch came to me looking for an old file folder from about 7 or 8 years ago. I explained as calmly as I could that it was her file, she had it last, it was her responsibility, etc. She's looking for someone to blame for her screw-up (again! :mad: ) but it ain't gonna be me this time. I went through the motions of going through my files and then reported that I do not have her :censored: file and stopped myself before I added things like "why don't you do your job properly and stop being such a ...." Well, you get the idea. She's still giving me quite the attitude this morning. Oh, yeah. I'm worried.

It's actually kind of sad to see someone so petty and obviously unhappy with her life that she can't stand it if someone else is happy or competent, etc. Much as I wish she'd just retire already, I can't help but pity her too. What a loser. She helps to remind me what I NEVER want to be like. Gee, maybe I should be thankful to her....

:rolleyes: Yeah.

Bossman approaches! Later!

P.S. DNW, still thinking of you! :goodvibes:

[SEMO]

Hi Ya'll. Gosh am I sore this morning. I did the sculpt tape last night. I only used the two pound dumb bells to learn the moves, I hate to think what I would have felt like if I had used 5 or 10 pounders.... butts sore, under my ribs, calf area, arms, etc. I'm finding out that I was NOT in very good shape, unless pears are good shapes. LOL

DNW: did I miss something on the interview? Thought it was yesterday?

Jello, Cafe and Bright, we woke to the white stuff again this morning. I'd choke that little rat (ground hog) if I weren't afraid that he'd bite! This does not make me happy.

Tig, taking the kiddies to the concert. That should be fun, hope they can hear afterwards. Rock on!

Quilter, where are ya hiding out. Come back, come back. BTW guys if you didn't get her recipes your missing out big time!

Kayla, how's it going. If I could spell I'd tell you the spanish phrase I know. :o (Your dad would not be happy!)

Gotta run - at least we're not putting out fertilizer today!:D

[Cafe976]

Happy Thursday...

Thanks for the kind words, I'm not feeling so glum today. In fact, I'm planning a vacation! Dear, dear DH gave me his grudging permission to get the H-E-double-hockey-sticks out of here.

Hope is valuable at any price.

DNW - waiting to hear how the interview went! :)

GEEZ, I've had 8 distractions in the last 40 minutes. I want to say hello to each of you but this darn job - I've got to work. I'll try to drop by in the afternoon.

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[DNW]

Had the interview, and I think it went very well although who knows? I know I could do the job hands down, but that's just me. The last question I asked was about the money. It seems if I get brought in at the mid-point range, which is what is usually the case, I jump 4 levels, but don't get any money. Now here's my quagmire...do I take the 4 level jump, and get closer to a management position (which I really don't know if I want) or do I stay where I am and bite the bullet. It doesn't set well with me that I should take all the extra responsibility of this new job...IF IT'S OFFERED...but get no money. What do you all think??

On a "brighter" (sorry brighter if I had to borrow your name, but's it's fitting here) note, I weighed my self for the third straight day and I am really down to 258, so it is a net loss of 10.5 lbs. since September.

I was talking to my therapist about why I go back and forth, go on and off track with the weight loss. She said something that I have heard before but it really sunk in this time. And I quote:

"Don't spend time wondering why, just do it Carol. How much is accomplished by the time spent wondering...it will only reinforce your obession with the weight, and we want to diffuse that repetative thinking, not enforce it. People who don't have issues with weight just eat, they dojn't plan and mull over it, just eat like a person who is eating just to nourish her body, but make healthy choices while you are doing it, and that's all."

So I came to the realization that I will fall off and on the wagon, but pondering my every action and inaction with this process only serves to slow the process down.

Today I am staying on program and I'm not going to give it a second thought.

Cafe: Oh-h-h a vacation...someplace warm and sunny...sorry you're feeling so down! Sorry about your fall...hope you feel better soon. Thanks for your hugs too!

Semo: You are my exercise hero...your fortitude amazes me!!!

Jello: Snow..who said snow...I have to check weather.com now because you and I don't live that far apart..glad you handled the charmer in your office the way you did good for you!

Brighter: Thanks for posting that receipe. And I am glad to hear your kids never knew what was coming with the food choices...what a clever mom!!

Tiger: Glad you survived the tax man dance!

Tiffany, Dyan, Quilter: Come out, come out, wherever you all are!

Smooches :grouphug:

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

Semo,
dont worry, i can swear in 13 languages!

[SEMO]

Kayla, Shame on you!:nono: :devil: Funny how you can hear that stuff once and it stays with you. :D

[huntress]

TGIF and good morning to you all!

Sorry I haven't been around lately. I've been too consumed with the news, guess I don't have to say much else.

DNW - I like what your therapist said. It makes a lot of sense to me. This may not be exactly what she is talking about but this is one of the reasons why I don't want count things. I tend to get obsessive when I start doing that and my main goal has always been to learn to eat only when my body is hungry. Like she said about slim people do. I only wish I could figure out how to stop eating when I'm bored. I've tried all the tricks and I know I'm eating for other reasons than hunger but I just can't seem to stop myself.

Our springlike weather has dissapeared and now it's cold again. Darned groundhog, it's his fault! I don't really believe in those old superstitions but I'll be danged if it wasn't really nice here until that rodent saw his shadow.

Just wanted to say "HI" to you all and even though I'm not posting regularly I do think of you all. Did Tiffany dissapear again? Get your butt back in here girly. Hope you're all doing well and staying warm.

LJ

[Tigerlily]

Feeling like I'm in the twilight-zone today. With the shuttle, possible war, media frenzy. I've probably over-dosed on CNN.:^:

I do have a bit of inspiration. My father, 54yrs old, who has probably been smoking since the age of 14 is trying to QUIT! It's been an issue within the family forever. He says he's doing it for the grandbabies. Whatever his reason, I'm overwhelmed with emotion...maybe another reason for my twighlight-zone feelings.
Anyway, if he can quit smoking....surely I can get my act together and GET HEALTHY! Right?! RIGHT!

Today is haircut/color day! I really need it. I'm looking pretty shabby. :yikes:
Hope everyone has a great weekend OP! :grouphug:

[SEMO]

Good Morning Ladies and a happy Friday.

I've been glued to the tv as well. Scares me, yet I'm sort of mesmerized by everything and want to know if anything else has happened.

DNW: Don't know what to tell you on the promotion. I've found that by following your gut feeling usually works out the best. Know that doesn't help but you're the only one that can make that decision. Good luck.

Did my second day of cardio last night. I think it went a little better but some of the moves are really difficult, hope to see some improvement soon on those. Day three on the program and food intake, or should I say lack of it, has been good. beachbodies.com is the site if anyone wants to look at it. I'm doing the power90. Surely all those people aren't in on some big conspiracy to get my money. Anyway the tapes are great and I'm getting a good workout so I feel that they are worth it. (and yes I have SUCKER written across my forehead) :lol:

Well work calls so I'd better get to it. Chow.

[QuilterInVA]

DNW, if they offer you the job, try the old "I'd really like the position but with the extra responsibilities I was really hoping for a 10% increase" and see what happens. That way if they say they can't give it to you, you can still take the job if you want it but at least you tried for more money.

Sorry I haven't been around much but the boss came back from his Patagonia fishing trip on Monday so we played catch up then the network took a nose dive yesterday and the accountant's computer decided it didn't like living anymore and tried to commit hari kari so I was running. Got everything working again. Boss is going for knee surgery on Monday so another hectic week on tap.

To be truthful, and I have to be truthful with my buds, I have not had a good week foodwise. I haven't ate junk so much as overate on the good stuff so I don't think weigh in tomorrow is going to be pretty. I've set myself down and gave my eating didn't actually help anything lecture and I'm back on track. Seems like every 6 months or so I have to have a week or 2 "slumming." Then I'm good to go again. I've given up trying to analyze it.

Tigerlily, I looked in the mirror this morning and said cut and color or a bag over my head! It seems like it get ugly overnight.

[Cafe976]

TGIF!

DNW - My opinion is that you should take the job if offered. Growth is good - you're frustrated with doing the same old thing or you wouldn't have considered it. On the other hand, if it's not offered - you CAN be a bit more content that you are at least paid well to be VERY good at what you do. It's comforting to be damn good at your job.

Thanks for sharing the words of wisdom about not obsessing. Isn't it funny that we always want to ask what's WRONG with us when we don't meet all our own unrealistic expectations? Hello, the only thing that's wrong is that we're not superwoman and never will be. We will never be perfect, we choose trade-offs all the time - so we can either be good at a few things but not necessarily everything OR crippled at our inadaquacy and good at nothing. This is hard for me.

SEMO - I'm so proud of you! When you get some steam, you get steam! I don't think you're a sucker - sometimes we need a new 'program' to get us inspired. The trick is minimizing the down time in between.

Tig & Hunt - Thanks for pointing out the news! I actually stopped typing to go catch up. :dizzy:

Mulling on it, over the past months I haven't had many doubts that we would go to war in the spring. All this positioning is like watching a train wreck in super-slow-motion. Bottom line, the administation NEEDS the war on terror - to keep Americans unified and to distract them from the terrible economy. With this horrible result a forgone conclusion, it doesn't even matter who's lying! Sometimes I hate the world we live in.

On a lighter note, I came home last night and I felt something strange. I realized that more than eating a quick dinner, what I wanted the most was a shower before heading back out to a 7:00 meeting. Could it be that listening really hard and meeting my REAL needs is the key to not overeating??

~Cafe, slugging down water and trying to LISTEN instead of eating the fresh bagels and cream cheese someone brought in.

Edited to say HI to Quilter - who posted at the same time as me.

:grouphug:

[Jello]

Ok, which one of you who lives further west sent this weather my way!?!? :mad: Yikes. Finally got into work around 10:30 and it's a ghost town here. Snow's been falling since about 8:00 last night and is still falling strong. For a while there, it was falling at a rate of an inch an hour. It's almost a foot deep outside my window. I'm not liking this!!! :stress:

Once again, I'm the only one on phones but fortunately it hasn't been busy so far. And now I have the advantage of being the "good one" who actually showed up for work. Score one for me! :cool:

... gee, wonder how I'm going to get home tonight... :headache:

In other news, went to a meeting at the VFW last night and fell completely off the wagon. :( Yeah, I'm a dummy I am. But I'm desperately trying to get back on track this morning. Not easy because I'm in my stress eating mode. But I'll keep trying.

A coworker wandered by earlier and offered to take my water and refill it for me. But that was 20 minutes ago. I think he got lost or something. :?: Gee, guess I'll have to leave the phones unattended while I go off and find him.

What a shame....

Be back later.

[Tigerlily]

Hey Everyone.
What a day so far. Hot water heater is on the blink. My hair dryer burned up. And the Check Engine light is on in my car!! All this and I haven't even made it to the hair salon yet. I'm wondering if I should even leave the house again...

Jello, it seems like "off the wagon" and "VFW" are related. :chin:

*thinking about calling it quits for the day*

[Jello]

It's 1:30 and it looks like that :censored: white stuff might be letting up. DNW, how is it out your way? So far today, I've had two calls from people in Texas and California respectively who have felt it necessary, when I tell them that the person they are trying to reach is not in because of the snowstorm, to tell me about the great sunny weather they are having. Yeah, thanks. I reeeeaalllly wanted to hear that.

Tig, you're right about me falling apart when I'm at the "V". Actually, I drink light beer but they're 16 oz. glasses and I usually do at least 2 so that's 6 WW points right there. That's almost an entire meal's worth! And there's always free munchies. Sadly, I just can't seem to get into the habit of drinking diet soda or seltzer and skipping the deep-fried junk.

So that leads to a big question I've always had. :chin: How does one avoid the food triggers? It's impossible to avoid food; it's everywhere and part of every occasion! A person can quit smoking or drinking or doing drugs and can never ever do them again. I'm not saying it's easy but a person can do it. But a person cannot go "cold turkey" on food! My big thing is learning to enjoy the party and not the party food or the holidays and not the holiday food or whatever. You know what I mean?

Hm, sorry. :sorry: Didn't intend to get deep and philosophical here. It's Friday and still very quiet around here. It's just that I'm a little worried about the approach of the weekend again. That seems to be another one of my food triggers!

Fretting just a little but still looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow morning...

[huntress]

Jello - Just to let you know, not all of us in Texas are having sunny weather. I am in Houston and it is cloudy and cold. Miserable enough for me! I'm sorry that you are stuck in the snow, if I could I would come shovel some of it for you.

LJ

[Cafe976]

Jello, for goodness sake, don't do anything like discuss diet issues here on a Friday. :rolleyes:

Your post really made me think! Unfortunately (for me) it seems like almost ANYTHING can become a food trigger. Whether I go out or stay in - the mentality to live it up for SOME reason pops up quite often. Sometimes it's a celebration, sometimes a substitute for not having anything to celebrate. Sometimes it's stress and having no time, sometimes it's relaxation and having all the time in the world to make something truly awesome.

I don't really get it myself. I can narrow it down a little bit. It's definitely a sort of a Carpe Diem mentality. When I was on my cleanse - it wasn't so much that I needed IT (whatever it was) as that the opportunity to enjoy something was there, and I wanted to enjoy it. It is possible for me to combat that but it's difficult.

What's so bad about the opportunity for enjoyment being gone? On a day-to-day basis I think I negotiate myself right out of a diet thinking that just a little won't hurt... Is it that I feel like life is passing me by???

Where I also fall down is the tracking. IF I was using the discipline to write everything down, I would KNOW that I either COULD or COULDN'T. The problem with this is... I am terrible at "systems" like that. I'm sporadic at using my planner. I get obsessive and then sick of it. Fanatical and then distracted. ??? Wonder if it's part of the same issue and I don't like being reminded or something like that.

So what's getting to you?

~Cafe, wants to play on Friday.

[SEMO]

Awl Now Geezzzz Cafe, now you've gone and done it. I don't wanna think about stuff like that, it's the weekend. :lol:

[Cafe976]

LOL! Semo, I guess I was out of line. Even without DNW here, I know I need to drop and give you 50. But guess what! I'm going AWOL instead. It's Friday and time for a beer.

:devil:

[DNW]

Jello: I did not go in today, 6-7 inches of snow and no one expected me to...and to that point, none of my poeple were in either, they telecommute on bad weather days. I don't know if that will be the case if I take the job I am looking at. Got me to thinking that I go in, do my job, and no one is looking over my shoulder. Once in a blue moon one of my "children" act up and I get pissed but it ain't so bad...however, if the money is right with the new thing, I have to consider that. I just have been my own little boss for so long now...:s:

Tiger: When it rains it pours, huh!! By the way most times the check engine light goes on because the sensor for that light dies. This has been the case for DN and my cars 99% of the time over the years, but please let your mechanic make that call. In fact in DN's 1990 Saab S900, that he refuses to part with, well I think the check engine light has been on for the past 3 years...I swear to God. And the car runs like a charm. Afterhaving it replaced twice we said screw it...nothing is wrong with the engine...probably the connection to the check engine line is bad. And that is way too much money to put into fixing...fixing wiring on an old car, I'd rather chew glass.

Cafe: The only way I am keeping my food in line is journaling on Fitday.com. That bottom calorie line increases all day long and I can't bulldoze myself into thinking I am eating less, which was the case for most of my life vefore I started journaling. I just try to find low calorie alternatives to everything.

As of late my newest is low calorie cranberry juice with lots of seltzer, because the taste reminds me of pink champagne and I feel like I am enjoying a cocktail, while I am really nourishing my bladder wall with the wonderful enzymes from the cranberries. It's 40 calories for 1-12 oz glass of selzter with 8 oz. of cranberry mixed in and I feel very decadent. My DN makes "eggcreams" with fat free ahlf and half and sugar-free chocolate syrup...about 60-80 calories all tolled and very chocolately and delicious. You'll find what works for you!

Semo: Once again I have to say it...you are my exercise queen!!

Huntress: I am sorry for your crummy weather and was glad to see your post. For me personally, I am a firm believer in finding a professional to help with food issues when all else fails. Food is so personal and I most times it is way more personal than even our sex lives.

I am amazed that the woman I see is actually helping me because I was so "been there and done that" when I started seeing her. I didn't think it would do any good, but I was so miserable I decided to give it one more try...if that is not for you, a good and stable Overeaters Anonymous group, with lots of "oldtimers" in attendance, is cheap (usually a very small donation at each meeting..a dollar or so) and you may be able to identify with others...just suggestions. :^:

Quilter: Boy, I know whenever I have gotten down to a normal, or near normal weight, I start doing everything to gain the weight back....and evenutally I do. I liked what you said about slumming. If you don't mind could the group borrow that phrase.

Instead of saying we were "bad", meaning we ate what we shouldn't, we could just say, well today I was "food slumming".

If we make it a verb, and not a description of what we are, maybe we can lick the habit of considering ourselves bad because we ate something we shouldn't have on our plan.

Gotta go, thinking too much about why and I promised myself I wouldn't think.

As Yodo said, "There is is do, and not do". Today I choose to do.

Tiffany, Dyan, Kayla: :drill: Front and center recruits....what gives??

Smooches :grouphug:

[Tiffany123]

Hello Kitties...I am still here, never fear. *Yeah right, like I have THAT kind of power:lol: )

Things are just hectic around here. Boo hoo for me.

Here is a little background...I still work for the County Clerks office as a temp. They want to hire me, but if they hire me before my contract runs out with the Temp Agency, they have to pay a fee, which they can not justify to the County. PLUS, they have to open the job to other County employees first. So, I submitted my application and now I have to wait through all the other people coming in to interview, which makes me nervous. I know I have experience and I know they like me, but I am still nervous.

I am working in Vital Records and I love it, but so many young people are coming in to get their marriage license because they got called into active duty. One girl was crying today because their wedding was supposed to be in June and he is leaving on Monday and they came in to get the license so they could get married "just in case" he never came back. Very sad.

Another older man came in and wanted to buy his daughter's marriage certificate, if she had one. Turns out, he saw a ring on her finger and came in to check it out. She had married a man from Pakistan and hadn't told her family. The poor dad was devastated. I really felt bad for him.

So, my week was interesting. The food thing has been bad. But I am here. I did take a Diet Dr. Pepper and an orange and a little package of the fat-free tuna salad with crackers and a Lean Cuisine. My intention was to have the orange on break, which I did. Then have the Lean Cuisine for lunch, which I did NOT, because my daughter called from out of town and got her period, so I had to use my lunch hour to drive home, get her and then drive back to work. *sigh*...so I had mozzarella sticks and a roast beef sandwich instead. :( My tuna salad is still sitting sadly in its little package. I had a giant bowl of cereal for dinner and 5 little fat free cookies with a Diet Pepsi about 10 minutes ago.

Well, as Scarlett said...Tomorrow is another day. I am just funky. Weather sucks, the heightened security has me on edge, the astronauts made me sad and I am ready for a change.

I think I am in one of those introspective moods. Sometimes when I think too much about things, I get scared and depressed. I look around and think that our lives as we know it could change or end at a moments notice, and I am simply not ready.

I think about Pompeii and how they found all those people buried under volcanic ash and some of them were still doing their daily chores. I picture people finding me with a donut in my hand and a few rolls around my stomach. *sigh* I can hear those people now. "Wow!!! This one sure was a "healthy" specimen. Must have been a time of excess. Note all the crumbs that have fossilized into her triple chins?"

So, slowly, I will make my way back into the healthy world. Some fat free cookies and diet soda will help. I had been drinking regular Dr. Pepper and Pepsi and Subway cookies. Small changes girls.

Oh yeah, before I get into trouble....HI KAYLA!!!!! KISSES!!!!!! LOVE YA GIRL!!!!!!!! :D

Well, I am off to bond with my family and I will check this little corner of my world tomorrow.

Peace and love to all of you, and it is nice to have a family to come back to. Kind of like leaving home, finding out that it is too tough out there and coming back to Mom's house and finding your room just like you left it. :cloud9:

Tiffany

[huntress]

HAPPY SATURDAY!

I love weekends! Ya Yippee, I can hardly stand myself..........:lol:

Got a question for ya'll: I was doing some reading on Oprahs website and Dr Phil said that overweight people WANT to be overweight. Do any of you feel this way? I certainly don't want to be and am wondering if this is some kind of subconcious thing. Or maybe if it's just that I'm not willing to change enough to get slim and healthy. Just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on this.

Well I'm off to drink some more coffee and figure out what I'm going to do (or not).

LJ

[SEMO]

Hi and good morning, just a quick hello.

Huntress: I wanna be fat about as much as Dr Phil wants to be bald. :dizzy: Sorry, but I think he's on the wrong path with that one. (just my opinon) I don't think I have anything wrong with me except I LOVE food and lots of it. Really don't feel that I have any deep seeded emoitional problems...... now where did I put that gun........ :^:

I'm off to the antique shop in my near by town. Heard they had some of my dishes that I collect and I wanna get there first. Snow is still on the ground but the roads are clear. 5 degrees, burrrrrrrrr.

Tif, girl don't wait so long in between visits. We love ya.

Hugs to all.

[brighterdays]

Good Morning all,

After of two pages of posts read...I'm ready to talk.

I confess, DNW, I'm an emotional eater most of the time and especially at work. I take my lunch and that saves me most of the time (know what ya mean, Tiff):( But deep down, food is a comfort for me (and I guess very necessary to keep my blood sugar up) but I have yet to eat by hunger signals alone.

Having a little trouble with the 'ole stomach again, lately. I think it was the Aleve I took last week to combat hormonal headaches.(I know better but I wanted to be functional last weekend and I had plenty of food with each dose). I see a specialist at the end of this month, so maybe they will help me with these "headache hurdles" that turn into stomach problems that I have once a month. Anybody else get these? They seem worse as the years go by..

Cafe: My journalling has fallen by the wayside a little, too, but I don't think I'm off program---I will journal today and try to keep up. It really makes me more honest with my intake.

SEMO--how ya handling this white stuff? I could have done without the ice on the roads yesterday---my trip to work was treacherous! Started out with clean roads in town then the interstate was a sheet of ice! Never saw so many cars off the road in ditches! I think I traveled at 5 mph the whole way! Way to go on the exercises! What is the name of your vitamin that you take? I need some of that!;) Antique shop? That sounds like fun....hope you find great buys!

Kayla---good to hear from you once in a while....Ross and Ryan, huh? Take your time, you are young and you deserve the very best!

Huntress---I love Dr. Phil and his sayings! I'll hit Oprah's website this am and check things out....sorry you don't have sunshine....we have it but it's glaring off that white stuff!:cool:
Got the neverending laundry to do today and some organizing in some rooms. Gonna hit Oprah then FlyLady web sites then I'm off to do chores today.

Jello: My food triggers are mostly fast food and great smelling restaurants---when I walk out my building in the eve after work, I smell delicious steaks seasoned with onions. It about drives me mad since I have about a 40 min commute after that! Can't hardly pass up the fast food joints when I'm that hungry but I somehow drive home in a daze and fix something there. It is tough, darn it! BTW, I did not send the snow....it couldn't have been me...I was busy wishing it away.

Tiger: good luck with weigh-in today!

Quilter: how's the snow your way? Are you guys geared up for that down your way? Didn't think you usually got snow..

Shout out to Dyan---hope you are still around---missing you! :(

Peace out all,
:cool: "Bright"

[GeTtInG_ThErE2]

Hey everyone!!

Ok, well..i read Dr. Phil's sons book,,, and i loved it. The one thing he did say, was some people are scared to lose weight becaue they think people wont like THEM......they can hide behind people not liking them because they are fat..but they are scared that once they lose it, they still wont be liked. It makes sense to me.....


Tiffany, im glad you FINALLY said hi to me! lol..so how are ya??? things are going ok here.....im pretty happy right now, despite all the reasons i shouldnt be, i just am.....whats your email address again??? i lost it, but i want to make sure you cant escape me this time! lol......

Bright, yes, Ross and Ryan, I have this thing for 'R's....lol..my last boyfriend was named ryan as well....who is not the ryan that i my best friend. I also aparently have this thing for gay guys. lol. Either that or im turning them gay! ooh! thats a horrible thought! anyways...so yeah, Ross was a little on the Fem side...this guy i was in love with since grade 3, just announced he was gay the other day, well he didnt announce it, we went out for coffee and he told me.....bah...what can ya do??? Ryan (my friend ryan) is definatly not gay. He still has a fem side though...hes very sweet and caring. I love him to bits....sorry i talk about them so much. I do wish me and ross were still together......we might as well be, nothing has changed......ughh...i dont know. but i guess if i move then...its not good to be attached anyways!

Huntress,
So whats new??? you sound like me...TRYING to figure out what im going to do! however, there are some hotties down at the rink today, i think were going to go up and check that out!!! lol

Semo,
How are yah???? hunnie, i gotta tell you, "5 degrees Burrrrrr"?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!?!?!
COME TO CANADA!!!!!!! its like, -25 here and we are like..hmm...its not too bad out!!!!! lol. 5 is like....OMG bathing suit weather! lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have a good one!

to the rest of ya's! have a terriffic, fantabulous, wonderful weekend!
luv
Kayla

[huntress]

SEMO - I apologize if I offended you or anyone else with Dr Phil's quote. I'm just frustrated with myself and don't know why I can't stop eating and start losing weight. I like Dr Phil and find his no-nonsense advise refreshing, although I don't really get this one.

Again, I'm sorry.

I was a bum almost all day yesterday. Laid around sleeping and watching TV and movies. The most excitement of the day was going out to eat mexican food last night.

Kayla - Did you find those hotties and have a good time? Good for you girl, there's always plenty of other fish in the sea. I didn't know that Dr Phil had a son also writing books. Are they geared more towards younger people? Not too much going on with me just the normal stuff, working, cleaning, being a taxi. You know mom stuff.

Have a good day all!

LJ

[SEMO]

Huntress: Silly girl, you didn't offend me one tiny bit. Most generally I like Dr Phil, but I just think that he missed the mark on the statement. I probably spoke out of turn because I didn't see the program so there may have been more to the comment. So smile, cause somebody luvs ya!

[Jello]

Yeah, yeah, I've heard all the "stuff" about how overweight people are afraid to lose the weight because then people would notice them and talk to them and they have to be personable or how overweight people hide behind being fat, etc. Comments like the one Dr. Phil made just tick me off! :mad: No, I do not like being fat. Yes, I DO want to lose the weight. As for wondering what it's like to be thin, well just let me give it a whirl, 'k? ;)

Sorry. It's Monday and I'm in a really p*ssy mood here. You should hear the little princess twins and the old *itch over there talking about what they did on Friday, etc. Like it was some sort of holiday that they were entitled to or something. Um, excuse me. Some of us actually bothered to show up for work!!

.... a moment passes ....

Have I mentioned I'm in a mood? Sorry to take it out on you guys. :^: I'll shut up about all this now.

Weekend wasn't bad. Overate only a little this time. Hey, baby steps, right? :bb: Kept myself busy with housework and all. Rich and I went out Saturday and rented a storage unit just so we could do something with all the ... stuff ... that we have to keep moving around while we're renovating. Have made three trips over so far with boxes and bookshelves and packed up clutter. Sure beats having to move it from one room to the other and back again while we sand and patch and paint, etc.

BTW, Jello with power tools ... NOT pretty. :fr: And Jello with a can of paint ... well, let's just say I'm glad we're going to be pulling up the carpeting. That's all I'll say about that.

Huntress, while the apologies are going around, I want to apologize to you for what I said on Friday. I didn't mean to imply that I thought everyone in Texas is lucky and having good weather, just that guy who called me to rub it in. :sorry:

Tiff, glad to see you here. The job sounds really tough but interesting. Sounds like you could write a book!

Bright, your post reminded me of when I was in high school and used to stay late for after school activities. Our school was entirely too close to a Burger King and when we left school around 4:30 or 5:00, the smell of burgers and fries would just hit us in the face. Hm, interesting. Back then no one ever thought of suing a fast food place for making us overeat..... :rolleyes:

Guess I should run now. I'm thinking that since I was the only one to show up and handle phones, etc. on Friday that I should leave early today, don't you? Actually, the snow is supposed to start here within the next hour and make the afternoon rush hour ... interesting.

Yuck.

[Dyanm1]

I'm feeling like such a stranger!!! I read through the weekend post and was happy to see some old names....Tiffany and Kayla, good to see you.

Giving a shout out to DNW, SEMO, Jello, Cafe, Brighter and Tiger!!

So I'm bbbbaaaccckkkkk, walked a mile this morning....hey I gotta start somewhere! I stood on the scale this morning and looks like I've gained back 15 pounds in the last. let's see....I guess it's been almost 3 months! Fell off the wagon after I my GB removed. The pants I had bought shortly after are WAY to tight now. Now that Cheyenne is back in preschool, I feel like I have some sort of routine, even if that means just dropping her off in the morning and picking her up in the afternoon. If I've learned only one thing, that would be that I NEED A SCHEDULE, without one, I feel out of control and some what helpless. Anyway, I have to get Cheyenne up and ready for school. But I will be posting every morning, now that I am feeling a little like my old self.

Have a great day ladies!!

[SEMO]

Good Morning! I had a really good week stayed with the exercise program and I think that I did well eating. We did go out Saturday nite for Mexican, but this was planned and I ate very lite all day.

Sunday Morning I was taking out the trash and hit some ice. :yikes: Hit the ground like a ton of bricks....... landed on my right butt cheek, knee, ankle and wrist. Everything feels okay except my wrist and woundn't be surprised if I didn't sprain it. Today is my day off from exercising and Tues will be cardio so hopefully by wed I can go back to weights. I can't believe I did that and happy that I didn't break my neck............

Jello, don't let them eat at ya, if you do they have won. That a very positive thing for me working with all men. If they have a problem, they tell you and it's over.

Dyanm.......... we miss you. (((hugs)))

Time for payroll, back later.

[Tigerlily]

Hello Girls. Monday Funday...if your in kindergarten anyway. :p

About Dr. Phil...I don't think I'm over-weight because I want to be. I'm overweight because I eat the wrong foods in the wrong amounts and I don't exercise on a regular basis. Basically, I'm lazy and I like junk food. He also talks about "payoff". There's suppose to be a payoff for our behavior. I think my payoff is at the moment I eat and the moment I decide to sit on the sofa. It's that simple. I need to eat less and move more. Now, what got me in this mess to begin with....??? What made me think the junk food was ok? What's wrong that I dont exercise daily? Beats me, I'm broken. My brain knows the right foods to eat and I know I need to exercise. It's just getting myself to do it ON A REGULAR BASIS. ???

Weigh-in was ok...down 1 pound. 192.5

Glad to see everyone back in the saddle! Strenth in numbers!

[Cafe976]

Good morning everyone! It's great to see so many here!

DNW, you're right of course - I simply have to find a way to journal my food and NOT flake out on it...

Bright, maybe we can work this together since you just said you're back to your journal? I have begun recording my points today... Gotta start somewhere.

Tiffany, nice to see you :) Hey, I think it was awesome that you packed your lunch! Sometimes stuff happens, but the more you build the habit of packing the more times it will work out right. I had a tough week last week because I had (count 'em) 4 different lunch with so-and-so's scheduled. Why did I do that? Usually I try to restrict eating out to once a week because I tend to make bad choices when I'm hungry and going out to lunch.

Oddly enough, I was just reading about Pompeii, too... I guess the mountain was spewing ash in the afternoon - and then blew up in the early hours of the next morning. So really, some people left... In a way, that's what you're doing. It's really hard to leave the comfort of old routines, but we'll live longer for it. Unfortunately there's no jet plane, we just have to keep hiking one step at a time.

Tiger - congrats on losing a pound!! Looks like the dread of DH is working to give you some motivation. ;)

Huntress - I don't know about you but I find it hard to access what emotion could possibly be behind the food thing. I think that's because sometimes there is none and sometimes it's hidden, while rarely it is obvious. A little couch time watching movies sounds awesome - I wound up helping a friend pack up her chaotic house to move on Saturday and let me tell you... I was really sore on Sunday!

SEMO - sorry to hear about your fall on the ice! I'm glad you are only bruised, not broken. I'm proud of all you're accomplishing with staying on your 90-day plan!

Kayla, I guess I can't complain about living in the North Pole since you're further north than I! I'm not going to discuss crushes I've had on men who turned out to be gay... but lemme say I'm feeling ya. You'll find the right one. and the one after that, too.

Dyan, glad to hear from you! I am definitely a person who accomplishes more when I have a routine - know where you're coming from. Good time to cut your losses... I mean gains... I mean... you know. Anyhow, I had thought that you were in training for a new job?

Jello - Oh! I hope you can get away from work this afternoon. You do deserve it. I'm repeating after you... babysteps... babysteps...

~Cafe

[QuilterInVA]

Good morning ladies! Rain this morning, but it's better than snow. We rarely have snow - 5 inches is the average winter so when we do get it, we have no snow removal equipment to speak of and everyone acts like we are snowed in with 20 feet. Only the transplants have any idea how to drive, the natives think they need to go faster to out run it...and end up in the ditches.

DNW you may certainly use "slumming". I don't like to classify foods as good or bad. Food is for nourishment, socializing, enjoyment, comfort, and lots of other things. We need to learn to use it in all situations to our advantage and that is the hard thing.

One thing I find that helps me a lot is to have only one place where I eat in the house, the office, etc. For example, at home I only eat at my place at the table (unless I am slumming), at work I eat in the kitchen. For some reason, I'm better able to control myself when I do this, no reading, tv or anything but dinner converstation while I'm eating, and I always eat off a plate, even if its an apple. This is when I'm doing well. When I let these behaviors go by the wayside, the food starts taking over again.

Journaling has been my mainstay. You can't say it TOM and my pants are tight when you can see the evidence in black and white on the paper in front of you.

I've got bursitis. It started up on Thursday, got really bad on Friday (bad enough to make me want to go to the doctor) and is now beginning to subside with the help of some good drugs.

Ladies, it's Monday - have a good week!

[Cafe976]

Good morning quilter - amen, let's have a good week!

Sun is out and half my water for today is gone. Somehow I always forget to drink it on the weekend. Must be because of not having that PLACE for it like on my desk. I'll be giving some thought to that... especially as regards home.

[Jello]

Interesting. Cafe mentioned water which reminded me of my still full water bottle sitting right next to my left hand here on my desk. So I picked it up and chugged half of it down. See, all I needed was to be reminded.... :rolleyes:

New rule, each and every time someone posts, they have to mention the word WATER.

Thanks Cafe!

And now everyone picture Jello coming here after having not been in a while and seeing many posts containing the word water and having to gulp some down each time she sees the word. :lol:

Anyone familiar with the pop group Styx and their song "I'm sailllling awaaaayy....."

[DNW]

If I don't get a good night's sleep soon I will just :faint:

Water....so OK I mentioned it. And drank about 40 oz. so far today....now if I could only get my *** in gear to exercise but I am too tired from not getting enough sleep....whine, whine, whine.

Quilter: Thanks for your fine post about only eating in places where we should be eating in our homes. Me, I strayed and was on the wrong side of the tracks this weekend..you guessed it "food slumming" again and this was obviously because I lost more weight and thought:

"Oh no :nono: ...I can't be this successful...let me eat something so I stay in the same place with my weight as last week...I don't want to succeed or anything silly like that!"

Jello: Unfortunately it doesn't really pay to be loyal in the corporate environment, that is why there is so much mediocraty in this arena. This is just a caring suggestion, but please put yourself first next time, as your two office "buddies" did...and if it snows again, and the roads are bad, stay home and take care of your safety first. Come raise time your boss will not remember all the times you showed up when no one else did...because he/she wasn't there either! OK tell me to mind my own business.

Dyan: Glad you checked in. You'll be back on track in no time so just hang in with us and we will carry you..it's important to post so you don't lose the focus...the courage will come...I struggle every day with this and I don't always win.

Tiger: The Dr. Phil thing....h-m-m-m :chin: Every time I lost a lot of weight I never stayed on course and always fell back. And being married to my husband and having been given the "permission" to be obese has really not helped. I continually lack motivation. And you would think me being at risk for a heart attack at my age would be motivated, but oh no not me. I think for me it comes down to the devil I know...the devil I don't know is scarier!!

Semo: Sorry about your fall...don't let this get off your success track...you are my inspiration! :yes:

Kayla: Gay guys are the greatest friends and way more interesting than straight guys...but you want a straight guy to be your boyfriend right? Gotta go where those cave boys go.....good luck, you have a whole lifetime of men...ah memories!!

Huntress: You can do this...it's a matter of a change of mind...I know as I am struggling with changing my mind everyday...right now I am focused more on doing than understanding...because I will philosophize myself into an early grave if I don't watch it.

Tiffany: Your here and that is all that matters...the rest will come...at least you were conscious about what you ate and made some plans to eat. That is a big step....the awareness.

Brighter: Hope you are feeling a little bit better...I had the hormonal headaches and hives for years right before, or during, or after my period, for 3-4 days straight. And my doctor used to say oh it's coincidence. Excuse me for 34 years? Please give me a break. I don't take anything but Tylenol anymore and it does seem to help my headaches...also any aspirin product makes me die.

So folks bye, bye and very sleepy smooches.....gotta get some sleep tonight.

[huntress]

Jello - Waterrrrrrrrrrrrrr,, Waterrrrrrrrr
DNW - Sleeeeepp, Sleeeeeeep

Sorry, I still have some of the tapes I bought when I went for hypnosis. I've been thinking it might be beneficial to listen to them at night as I'm falling asleep. They are very relaxing DNW, want me to send you one?

Dyan - You can do this! A lot of us have had trouble the last few months with the holidays and the cold gloomy weather. Just keep coming back posting like DNW said and before you know it those extra pounds will be gone and you'll be back in the swing of things. Besides I miss you terribly!

Brighterdays - I'm sorry you're having troubles with your stomach again. Hope you get to feeling better soon. I'm an emotional eater too, I've figured out the biggest problem for me is boredom.

Tigerlily - Congrats on the loss! Monday-Funday? (not) lol, I hate mondays, sorry. But hey I like your attitude!

Cafe - I hardly ever drink enough on the weekend, I like routine too.

Kayla - How was it at the rink? Skatings great exercise!

Quilter - Hope you get to feeling better soon.

Tiffany - Hey! what up? How's the newlywed. I'm jealous, first you then my ex-sister in law getting married. It's just not fair! I've been single for a LONG time, when's it my turn?

OK, hope I didn't miss anyone.

TOM is finally gone, thank goodness. I was a total bum this weekend and I chalked it up to hormones. At least now that it's over I'm feeling better and have been a little more motivated. I'm doing much better on the eating thing and have been walking when the weather permits. Time to get ready for work.
Later........

LJ

[Jello]

Woo Hoo! I sat down last night just before bed and counted up my WW points for the day. 21! Felt like I was snacking all darn day long. Felt like I'd eaten twice that! I was happy dancing all the way up the stairs...

... then I fell down the stairs. Bruised my ... um, lower back region. Ah the life of a born klutz. It was quite comical actually. :lol: I wasn't seriously hurt. Darn near killed the dog however. :o

Annnnyhoooo.....

Nurse, I will never ever tell you to mind your own business. Especially since I know you are right. ;) It's just those darn work ethics I was raised with. I know they're walking all over me but I just can't stoop to their level. Still, if/when the bossman does not remember that I was the only one who came in, I shall be most certain to remind him! :s:

Huntress, in my cleaning over the past couple weeks, I've come across a weight loss cassette tape that I bought years ago. As I remember, it was very relaxing ... even if it didn't necessarily help me lose pounds. Still, I think it's about time to dust off the cassette player ... if I can find that!

Quilter, I had to chuckle reading your post about how people in the typically warmer areas can't handle the snow and cold. Rich's parents just moved to North Carolina after living all their lives in the Boston area. Then they had all that snow and ice down there. Everyone was snowed in and without power for days. His parents - with their backup generator and snow blower - just couldn't get over it.

BTW, I read over the last posts and am now half way through my first bottle of water. Good going, you guys! Ah, refreshing!

Well, off to the trenches. Later!

[Cafe976]

Morning kiddies. I'm so tired this morning, I want to die just to lie down. This tiredness must be spilling over into my attitude because it stinks!

Nothing to add, except water. You know, like Jello... Just add water. :)

[Dyanm1]

Good Morning Ladies.....

Didn't work out this morning, but I am here, to say good morning!! I could say that I'll workout later today, but that would be a lie, because I know me. If I don't get it done in the morning, I can just kiss it good bye. Well.... good morning ladies :wave: , I'm hoping to be back up to par in no time.

Cafe: You mentioned work.....that is a totally sore subject with me at the moment. It's part of the reason I haven't been hear. I feel like such an ***. Hopefully in the near future I'll be able to tell you all what's been going on.

[SEMO]

Morning to All.

Okay Huntress, you're not still mad at me are you?:?:

Nothing going on around here, snow still on the ground. I'm making a quick run to Wally World at noon to pick up a ace bandage for my wrist. I just can't get side tracked on my exerciseing this early in the 90 days. Eating well and hope to see some progress by the end of my first 30 days. I'm on day eight already and feeling pumped. :strong: I know for me that if I drop the exercise It ain't gonna happen.

Oh, almost forgot............H20.....WATER, WATER, WATER!

[huntress]

SEMO - I'm not mad, never have been. I'm sorry, sometimes I try to write something to everyone but since our group has gotten so big I don't always remember everyone.:grouphug: :balloons:
Love ya lots,

LJ

[QuilterInVA]

You know, the group has grown since DNW changed to name to Booty Camp - why do you think that is?

Shoulder is feeling a little better. Boss is recovering at home - hopefully for the rest of the week but he thinks he'll be in Thursday (with a long flight of stairs, I don't think so!). Our morning receptionist left me a voice mail - won't be in because her son had an emergency appendoctemy(?) last night. The girl who fills in for her had a doctor's appointment and had already left when I called...so I'm being Mrs. Superwoman and doing it all today...until noon!

However, the sun is shining - and we have high tree pollen already (I'm allergic to trees and grass as well as other stuff).

I'm hoping it warms up so I can start walking again.

Have a great day ... super woman must fly!

[SEMO]

Huntress: Your too much of a sweetie for anyone to think that you're anything but a great gal!

Quilter: have visions of you in a quilted cape with a mask over your nose to keep from breathing the pollen. heehee

Feeling ornery today!

[QuilterInVA]

SEMO, I'll have to get to work on that outfit over the weekend - I have quilted jackets and vests and even dresses, but no cape. I do, however, have a pattern for one. I'm thinking shades of purple - and a red hat!

[Cafe976]

Sorry to hit a sore spot, Dyan... Glad you're here with us, what you do for $ does not matter one iota to me.

Having a difficult day emotionally today... Just in a funk I guess. Even the dolma (greek stuffed grape leaves) that I made last night and packed in my lunch didn't cheer me up that much.

Drinking my water... and proud of that because at least my mind is going the right direction. :yes:

Helped my friend move this weekend - I think I mentioned that - she needs more help and I'm dreading it. I'm too tired! But moving is such a big thing. I don't want to but I feel like I should help the poor thing - she's got 2 toddlers bless her heart.

sigh.

[brighterdays]

Howdy all!

What alot of posts!! Took me awhile to read them all! And before I forget....water....water....water ;) (that's 3 gulps, at least, Jello)

SEMO and Jello: I fell down last winter on the ice but didn't have a red spot or anything on my behind....know why? Because when I fell I was soooooo embarassed that my feet went out from under me and I stood up as fast as I could and I just BOUNCED on the ice! :o Sounds like you girls need more bounce in the behind like me!:lol: :lol: Hope your bumps and bruises get better soon.

Huntress: Thanks for the well wishes....I'm better now. The stomach bug is going around up here, also, and I'm thinking I could have had a touch of that, too. My boss has been sick for several days with that bad stuff! I'm Really looking forward to better weather! Glad you've been able to get out walking, girl. YOu reminded me I have a few cassettes hidden away...might pull those out.... How could anyone ever be mad at you...you are such a doll! :grouphug:

Cafe: You are such a good friend to help! What is a dolma? You have such exotic foods... :cool:

Quilter: the purple cape and the red hat sound very valentine-y. I used to live in the south as a transplant for a few years...dustings of snow caused 6 car pile ups! I can relate to what you are seeing...believe me! :lol:

DNW: You sound like someone has done you wrong....are you okay? ARe those interviews getting to be alot or the present job itself? Forget those people....you are a sharp, witty, fun and intelligent woman and you need to take care of yourself! I hope you get some quality sleep and/or whatever is on your mind finally is resolved, so you can relax.:yawn:

Dyan: It is so great to hear from you....please stay....you are so much fun! :cb:

Tiffany: I pack my lunch everyday but it does not keep me from smelling all the good smells from the food places....thank good ness I pack alot of different things to munch on! Huntress got me onto those jello/fruit cups and I take Baked chips and anything else with low points like fruit and an entree. Healthy Choice has wonderful French bread pizzas that are 7 points and to die for!

Kayla: Howdy up north! :wave:

Tiger: Congrats on the pound down! :bravo:

It was weigh in today...I'm down another 1/2#. Thank goodness the numbers are moving again. Just read an article in Women's World about a modification to the WW plan to encourage more wt. loss...anyone else read this? It alternates low pt. days with higher pt. days to stimulate the metabolism. Interesting..... I'm think I'm going to try it. I'll let you know.

Take care all,

"Bright"
195/183.4(current)/176/135

[huntress]

Good morning ladies!

Brighterdays - I'm glad you're feeling better. Congratulations on the loss! One of the ladies in my office was out 2 days last week with that stomach flu, nasty stuff, thank goodness I didn't catch it. Hope your family doesn't get it either. I haven't read the WW article but seems like I've heard about calorie cycling. Let me know if it works for you. I'm with you, come on Spring. We've had a few days a week that it's been nice but most of the week is cold and rainy. I figured that even if I only get out 2-3 days a week it's better than nothing.

Hope you all have a nice day, Ooops.......water, water, water

LJ

[QuilterInVA]

Having endured metabolism problems for years, this plan (Wendie's plan, been around for years) is just another gimmick. Talk to an endo and you'll know it doesn't make that much sense. Fortunately, our body is smarter than we are sometimes.

I did hear an interesting discussion on talk radio on the way to work about organic foods this morning. I know they do taste better but they were saying because they do taste better and have no pesticides, they satisfy better and we tend to eat less...so the cost tends to be the same for groceries. I'm going to try it for the month of March. I figure it would need a month to be a fair test.

The sun is shining - it's already 40 degrees, I'm one happy camper today.

I hope you all have a great day.

[Tigerlily]

Howdy. Just pop'd in to catch up on my reading. Lots of posts. My daily dose of inspiration. :)

[Jello]

Gulp, gulp, gulp. Ahhh! Thanks Bright! ;)

OK, know what I did last night. Skipped my weigh-in. :( Yeah, it was stupid but I just couldn't face it. I know it's a gain and I just couldn't deal with it. I have got the winter blues something fierce. If this weather doesn't clear up and warm up soon, I'm not sure what I'll do. :o

I still have a couple days this week to schlep my big ol' body into a weigh-in and I'm hoping I'll have the courage to do so but right now I just don't want to think about it. :cry:

My big problem is I keep thinking "something's going to change". Like I'll wake up one morning and say today's the day and suddenly I'll be able to lose the weight, etc. Well, that day hasn't come yet.

Enough whining. Well, almost. I got to work this morning in a driving snow squall that included drifting snow, white-out conditions, traffic accidents all over the place and Jello pretty much in tears by the time she arrived. It also included the snow stopping and the sun emerging by the time I got to the parking lot! Weird weather. I'm still not liking it. :mad:

Best wishes to those of you attacked by that flu bug. Hasn't hit me ... so far. :crossed: Knocking wood here. Then again, will it help me lose weight? Hm.... :chin:

Dyan, glad to see you again. Sorry about the job stuff. I can relate, trust me. Let's get together and make up some boss and coworker voodoo dolls, what do you say?

Speaking of which, I have to go. When I came in, I had to (get this) get rid of the half-full styrofoam cup of old coffee that the boss left sitting on my desk yesterday. I'm not his :censored: mommy!!! Or his wife!!! Yuck. Gimmee those straight pins....

[SEMO]

Hello to all!

Jello, girlfriend you need a vacation.......... Let's all load up and go see Huntress. We can play cards on her rainy days and walk on the pretty ones. All kidding aside you need to get out of town for at least a weekend, even if it's in a motel with an indoor pool.

Oh ya, water, water, water.......starting on mine as soon as I finish my coffee. I've actually been doing well with the water.

Bright, I did jump up quick from my fall, then checked to see if I was hurt...... I did my cardio last night and Whoa, the knee and wrist are hurting worst this am. Tonight is weights so I'm going to much lighter ones to see if I can make it through. I'm afraid if I skip I'll never start again.

Quilter, you just blew my justification of having a free meal once a week......... dang "Wendy's plan" sounded really good to me! :) Guess I'm pretty gullable. Wonder how such smart women can fall for all that "Miracle" diet stuff. We watch our $$'s on everything else in our lives yet surrender to easy fixes when it comes to dieting. Like I've said I have sucker written across my forehead! Altho, my latest purchase seens to be working. Yea!

Cafe, feeling the funk, :eek: :sp: :fr: there did I scare it away? Anything we can do to help? (((Hugs)))

Kayla, Dyan, DNW and Tig....... :chockiss: 's

Work calls gotta run.

[QuilterInVA]

I have to admit, I buy those "Woman's World" magazines for the latest loss-30-pounds-in-a-week diet, always hoping for the miracle plan. At least they are cheap and have a couple of stories in them. What I need is a personal chef, a personal trainer and a cage to keep me in while I lose the weight. I'll bet we could all get rich (and go to a spa), if we offered a service like that.

My boss, who had knee surgery Monday, came in today. Just needed help carrying his stuff up the stairs but managed to haul himself up. Jello - I fix his lunch and his coffee - the man is helpless. But he does treat me much better than just an employee - he sent me and my husband to Disney World for a week, with spending money, staying in the Polenesian Village last February. Bonus and raises are large and forthcoming on time. I do, however, mind cleaning up after the slobby men in the kitchen. You'd think they never heard of wiping up the counter when the get done or putting a dish in the dishwasher.

[DNW]

Bright: thanks fo your concern but I am fine just cranky because of all this war talk and us being so close to NYC (just 15 miles) and wanting desparately to stick to my program and just barely doing it...but I never give up...I need some real warm sun!! Also DN is looking for another job as he has had it with the pharmaceuetical company he works for and wants to get back into "real nursing". He had a really good offer from a hospital in mid-town Manhattan but I tihink I have got him convinced to stay in NJ. He has many, many interviews due to the shortage of nurses in his specialty and also the nursing shortage in general. I will only take the job I applied for is they can show me the money.

Jello: You and I are having the same weight issues and although I wish you didn't, I am glad I am not alone with these feelings. Hope you start to feel better soon...and your boss is lucky I would have taken the cup and left it back on his desk with a note that said,"I believe this is yours. How Nice!". (see Semo for meaning of How Nice)

Semo: You are not gullible; just open to new ideas and that is what keeps you so young!!

Quilter: Can I come work by you? Speaking of work I have a horrible srory about my nephew-in-law who is down in Midlothian with my niece. Last fall in his previous position he was asked to arrange for a shipment of materials to a large customer, by his district manager at Sherwin Williams. He was hesitant about doing this, because the account had been blocked for late payments, but the DM assurd him it was OK. So my young and not so savvy nephew was afraid to get this request in writing from the boss because he thought he would get in trouble and so he "followed orders".

Long story short, my nephew transferred at the beginning of the year into a more lucarative sales job within the company and was doing great. Last Friday he was called into HR and fired for the above incident and charged with "Gross Misconduct". Apparently at the year end audit this must have come up and in order for the District Manager to save his butt he handed them my nephew's. He is so upset and cannot believe anyone would do this to him. He is the smartest and nicest person you could ever meet. And people say us Metro New York folks are cut throats!

[Cafe976]

Hey chicks - busy day at work today. Nothing much else to say for myself although I did get treated to lunch out today. FUN but not so good for my diet.

[DNW]

Tiger: See your back on track and congrats on the lost pound..you lost it and found it :lol:

Tiffany: Water, water water...where are you, we miss you terribly again...show up please!! P-P-P-L-L-E-A-S-S-SE-E-E :dizzy:

Bright: thanks fo your concern but I am fine just cranky because of all this war talk and us being so close to NYC (just 15 miles) and wanting desparately to stick to my program and just barely doing it...but I never give up...I need some real warm sun!! Also DN is looking for another job as he has had it with the pharmaceuetical company he works for and wants to get back into "real nursing". He had a really good offer from a hospital in mid-town Manhattan but I tihink I have got him convinced to stay in NJ. He has many, many interviews due to the shortage of nurses in his specialty and also the nursing shortage in general. I will only take the job I applied for is they can show me the money.

Jello: You and I are having the same weight issues and although I wish you didn't, I am glad I am not alone with these feelings. Hope you start to feel better soon...and your boss is lucky I would have taken the cup and left it back on his desk with a note that said,"I believe this is yours. How Nice!". (see Semo for meaning of How Nice)

Semo: You are not gullible; just open to new ideas and that is what keeps you so young!!

Quilter: Can I come work by you? Speaking of work I have a horrible srory about my nephew-in-law who is down in Midlothian with my niece. Last fall in his previous position he was asked to arrange for a shipment of materials to a large customer, by his district manager at Sherwin Williams. He was hesitant about doing this, because the account had been blocked for late payments, but the DM assurd him it was OK. So my young and not so savvy nephew was afraid to get this request in writing from the boss because he thought he would get in trouble and so he "followed orders".

Long story short, my nephew transferred at the beginning of the year into a more lucarative sales job within the company and was doing great. Last Friday he was called into HR and fired for the above incident and charged with "Gross Misconduct". Apparently at the year end audit this must have come up and in order for the District Manager to save his butt he handed them my nephew's. He is so upset and cannot believe anyone would do this to him. He is the smartest and nicest person you could ever meet. And people say us Metro New York folks are cut throats!

Huntress: I woud give anything for cold and rainy....this is the first winter where I have been saying am I nuts wanting to move farther north when I retire....all of a sudden that "moonlight in Vermont" is not so appealing, although I do love the place.

Dyan: I bet you are busting your butt and working way too hard for the money. Is Utah looking better and better?? We really miss you honey!!

OK my sermonette is finished....love and smooches to you all...if NY gets bombed and you don't see my posts anymore you know what happened...remember that I always tried to be kind and good? :grouphug:

[brighterdays]

Hey all,

Busy day....found some clearance sales and down a good size in pants so I feel better about the money I spent. Bought mostly work clothes anyway.

Feeling kinda silly for bringing up the article in Women's World...thought it might help....sorry.:o

Huntress: We had sunshine today! :cool:

Jello: water, water, water, water! :D I am sending some sunshine your way.... :flow2: :flow2: How's that?

DNW: Sorry you are having a rough time. I understand your hubby's need to get back into real nursing----I'm sure it is the reason why he became a nurse in the first place.... A job in Manhattan? I love NYC but I understand his hesitation with that traffic alone! Sorry about your nephew...what a terrible way to learn about the lower morals of others.

:drill: Is Sarge on furlough or should we be expecting her back soon?;)

SEMO: You go, girl! You are my inspiration in the weight dept.! And with bruised/sprained joints, too! :strong:

Cafe: Hang in there, girlie! The sun has to be on its way to you too!:flow2: :flow2: How much better things will seem with a little sun and warmer weather each day....

:goodvibes to Tiger for the weigh-in Sat. {o' brave one}

Tiff, Kayla, Dyan and all others....have a great rest of the week.

"Bright"

[huntress]

DNW - Please, please don't say things like that! The war talk has me nervous too but I try not to sit and dwell on it. I can certainly understand your concern with you living so close to NYC and all but I believe that our police and others who protect us are doing the very best they can and hopefully can stop anyone who tries to hurt us. I REFUSE to live my life in fear of what some maniac says hes going to do, that's exactly what they want. To cripple us as a society and turn us into a bunch of scared little mice crouching in the corner. :grouphug: :grouphug: For you and the rest of our group. :chockiss: :chockiss: :chockiss:

Brighterdays - I read those articles most every week. I can't stand it, I NEED to know how to lose 25 lbs before my BD! Actually I just read them for a little motivation and I figure you never know when you will hit upon something that might really do the trick.

SEMO - I hope you're not too bruised up from your fall. Ya'll come on down too see me. What a party that would be!

Jello - Water Water.......I'm finally getting back into the habit after drinking Cokes again over the holidays. I know you're having a tough time right now, but hang in there Spring will be here before you know it. And you will have one of those light bulb days soon, it just happened for me. Brighterdays had it a few weeks ago I think.

Cafe - What do you stuff your grape leaves with? Not sure why since I've never had them before but as soon as I read your post they sounded good. You'll have to send me the recipe, is it hard to make?

Quilter - I like the stories in WW too, especially the mystery. Wonder what happened to Richard Simmons? I just adore him and was not happy to see that he's not doing the column anymore. Guess they got tired of paying him. I especially liked the big articles he did at the beginning of each year that usually had success stories. I haven't even seen his infomercials on TV lately.

Where's Kayla & Tiffany?

Tigerlily - You are a much better person than I. Usually if I pop on to read I don't post cause I'm at work and don't have time. Still cold and snowy there?

OK, who'd I forget? I know I did since everytime I post I do. Even when I'm 100% sure that I got everyone I figure out later that I didn't.

So far this week, so good. I can't really put my finger on what changed for me but I'm so glad it did. Maybe, just maybe it's because I'd been thinking about the turtle and the hare. Decided that if I just did a couple little things like I did in the very beginning that eventually it would all fall into place. #1 of course is water, which is usually the hardest part for me since I'm a die-hard Coca-cola addict from way back. I'd rather drink it than anything else and as I mentioned before I started drinking them during the holidays and have just not been able to stop. But I made myself do it and now I'm back on track, now my clothes are loosening up and the scale is going down. It's a really good feeling since I have pretty much stayed in one place for so long and have a strong desire to get another 40 gone before the end of this year. For those of you who are still struggling I hope you find your motivation soon cause it really does feel good!

Have a wonderful day all! Guess what? Tommorow is Friday! YA!

LJ

[Jello]

Hi everyone and thanks for all the water! :lol: Uh, except Nursie who gave MY water to Tiffany! :snooty: Humph.

(Just kidding, you know that! :lol: )

BTW Nurse, your nephew's boss must be related to the old *itch who works here. She has done that!!! She's been called into HR and charged with things like that. And NOTHING has been done to her!! :mad: I can only say that she must have something on members of management or something. Anyway, I'm sorry your nephew had to learn the hard way. Me, I always get EVERYTHING in writing and usually make secret backup copies of things she gives me.

Bright, thanks for the sunshine! :flow2: I'd ask for more but I think you should keep it for yourself. It won't do any good to send it our way for the next few days. Our weekend is supposed to be snow, sleet, freezing rain, etc. etc. for at least 3 days starting late Friday night. I think I'll be staying home. ;)

OK you guys. I decided on the way to work this morning that I'm going to weigh-in tonight and face the music. I got on the scale this morning and DID NOT like what I saw. Makes it worse that I have been good for the past 3 days and the scale's been going UP! :mad: What the heck is up with that!?!?! But as I said, I simply cannot skip class this week. That'll just make it worse, right?

Right?

I can't hear you!!! :drill:

OK then.

I'm off to refill the water bottle ALREADY! But first, I think a stop in the ladies room ...

Later!

P.S. Rich and I are both off tomorrow. :love: No big V-Day plans. Just going to bum around and take it as it comes. Ahhhh....

[QuilterInVA]

Good morning, ladies. Just stopped by to get some motivation for the day. It's been hard to get back on the wagon but I'm running to catch up. We certainly have a great, support group going here.

Bursitis has not gone away, it was resting and has now waged another attach in both shoulders. Won't be exercising for awhile. My husband had to help me get dressed and drive me to work this morning. My boss just likes to see my wrinkled old face smiling at him, even if I don't do anything - except keep the coffee pot going and make his lunch. I think I'll have Chinese sent in for him today. Easy way out. One thing, the medication I'm on for the bursitis has made me not want to eat. I just want to sit in the corner and be miserable.

[DNW]

Quilter: Sorry about your bursitis. I have been using Celebrex lately (past 4 months) for chronic long term (over 8 years) tendonitis in my achielles heel and lower calf and it has been a miracle. Nothing and I mean nothing ever helped the excruciating pain. And after a week on this drug it seemed like I never had it. Also as long as I take it I have no pain. I stopped taking it and the pain returned in about a week. Since I cannot take aspirin this is a god send.

Jello: Didn't mean to give your water to Tiffany; I thought we just had to mention it! I am very proud you are going to your weigh-in, as long as you don't give up you're ahead of the game.

Bright: Good for you and it must feel wonderful to be a size down. You have really worked hard.....I am so proud of your efforts.

Huntress: Sorry I bummed out in the last post. I am really not so scared as I just cannot believe this is happening again...there are police all over. I went shopping last night and was astounded to see 3 police cars in our very small food shopping mall in town. Something is up because we usually are lucky if we see the $6.00 an hour security guy twice a week. But I shall refrain....you are however, a lot safer where you are than I am here.....

Cafe: Being treated to lunch is always a hard one for me!!

See you all later my system was slower than sweat yesterday and I have a lot of catching up today at work.

Smooches!! :grouphug:

[SEMO]

Love it, love it, love it, when I get on here and see lots of activity it makes my day. We know when someone starts to get quite, then there's trouble brewing. I know that if I had stopped posting I would not have gotten back on board. And I have to tell you that I feel GRAND! I don't know what finally made me get back on track but what ever it was I'm oh so happy about it. It will happen for those of you that aren't back on board too. You know how I was struggling just a few weeks ago.

I limped through most of my exercise tape last night. Had my knee and wrist wrapped, looked like a prize fighter! ;) It did help so hopefully recovery will be right around the corner.

Rain is moving in here today so guess we're looking at another wet weekend. Okay, so it's a good time to get caught up on some housework. Then I'll have more free time to spend outside when spring does get here.

Love you guys!

[Tigerlily]

Hi. I'm kinda in "lerk mode". Doing just OK on food. A lot going on....just found out my Dad is sick and it's hit the family pretty hard. Also, having birthday party at my house this Sunday for DS. So, trying to get some cleaning done.

I've noticed it's lighter out in the morning when the kidlens get on the bus....spring is come'n!

Water for everyone,
Tigerlily

[QuilterInVA]

DNW I know what you mean - the largest Naval Base in the world is here...a nuclear power plant is 5 miles from where I work, I have an Air Force Base a mile from my house. But there is nothing I can do so worrying isn't going to help and it is going to bring on other problems - like overeating.

Boss came dragging in a few minutes ago and said maybe he shouldn't have come back yesterday he felt he had overdone it and he's not getting around very good today...but the dumb man went right up the stairs again. Men!

[Cafe976]

Breezing through with a quick hello. Just wanted to acknowlege that I'm here. This has been a very hard week for me personally & professionally... So I'm just moving forward. Can't really formulate a response to the many thoughts here today.

Except that inspiration is everything.

TGIFT(omorrow)!<