Support Groups - ~~ The Thin Group #85 ~~

Hello and welcome to the Thin Group! We are a great group of ladies (but men are welcome if there are any who care to join us) who have one thing in common. We are all working together toward our goal of being healthier in our daily lifestyles and to lose weight. There are all different ages and backgrounds here and we all have different ways of losing our weight. We all love to have fun and laugh, but we also give a lot of support, encouragement and motivation for one another. Everyone has their ups and downs and we’ll be here with you thru both! Please feel free to post with us - just jump right in and believe me, you will be welcomed with open arms. The more the merrier!

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CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJAY!

You are such a little brat, I wasn't even paying attention to how close we were to so close to 30. I can't belive you, here I was posting away and you just swoop right in and start the new thread. LOL You were just waiting wern't you? YOU BRAT! HA HA HA HA HA HA Well next time I will pay more attention to the number. LOL

Honestly, kidding aside, glad you are alright. I know how you feel about the crap at those fairs ect. We went to the Barthlomew County Fair we have in Columbus and man. Wall to wall stands of elephant ears, funnel cakes, corn dogs, ice cream, deep fried vegetables and fried cheese and everything other kind of things each of which has a minimum of about 1000 points. LOL It is sooooo hard to resist sometimes and when I go with just Ken that he doesn't want the funnel cake or elephant ear and I end up having to eat it alone and about 3/4 of the way through end up feeling very guilty and end up throwing it away. Don't worry if you have something there, it isn't like you end up doing this every single day so I saw enjoy life and what it has to offer for tomorrow we die-t. LOL

Wow a readhead, I can't wait to see this. I am sure you look great though. Oh boy I'll bet Dick loves it am I right? Or if I know him, he doesn't care as long as your hair isn't blue. LOL So post again before you start a new thread or else :devil: I will come to your cabin and and and and well have a samore. Yes that's it, we can have a bonfire and a cookout and run around the woods looking for little critters and have a great old time. LOL Oh we just have to try to get to your cabin to do all those things. I wouldn't beat your up now would I? Well well maybe just a little bit, but it would do you good. :joker:

Well now let's hear from some other Thinsters since CJ was KIND enough to start a brand new thread, brat that she is. LOL

Take care guys and remember today is the start of the rest of your life. It starts right now. What you do with it will determine what happens down the road.

Love you guys, Sharon :sheep:

Ohhhhhhhhhh I am with Sharon… CJ is a slick one… swoops in for the kill just at the right time and starts a new thread and I’ve been talking to myself waiting for the chance to start the new thread…. Emmmmmmmmm……… BRAT BRAT BRAT from me too……. Hehe

Just letting you know how the self help weight watchers meeting went… there were only 3 of us but it was only a 2 day notice and a lot of the attorneys are out of the office and already had things scheduled for the day. But we decided to keep doing it and just talking about our own personal problems with eating and what we can do to help ourselves and bouncing the ideas off of others…. That has to help doesn’t it? I would think so…. We stopped weight watchers in October 2001 and one girl has gained 9 pounds and the other girl had a loss of 75 pounds and she has gained 25 pounds back, (which I would have never guessed) I have gained 9 pounds and have gained it the last month. So I can quit beating myself up….. I am doing ok. I have promised to journal (this is a very hard thing for me but when I do it works… go figure… hehe)…. The one girl who gained back 25 also goes to a 12 step program with Overeaters Anonymous. She was trying to get me to go along time ago… but I don’t feel that I have an addiction to the food or use food for comfort (but maybe I do) I don’t binge like some women do… I don’t sit and eat a whole cake by myself… that kind of stuff… this girl will do that…. But it couldn’t hurt to attend these meetings, I just haven’t got the nerve up to face if I do have problem such as that and I don’t realize it… ?????????? I don’t know…. I’d like to think I don’t……

WEIGHT WATHCERS JOURNAL……. I forgot about any copying rights…. Duh and I work for a law firm….. duh…… with copiers….. how convenient… oh well…… they can arrest me if they like…. I’m not selling them.

CJ is a redhead…. Emmmm…… bet you look really great as a redhead…. Being a natural redhead myself (a lot blonder as I get older) I bet Dick does like it…. I’ve always felt kind of special being a redhead as there are so few of us…

Well I will start journaling tomorrow…. (should start today) but I promise tomorrow… I will post and let you know whats going on and how I am doing. Need to get out my booklets from WW (my other purse)… everyone take care and be good….

Love you all……. Carolyn:cool:

H guys,
Thought I would bring Carolyn's post from # 84 so you can see what she had to say. So here you go guys, from Carolyn:


Hello Ladies, What is with this funk business? Ladies we are getting older we don't have time for a funk!!!! Live everyday to the fullest. That means stay on plan but fully enjoy the days. It is important at this time for us to fill our days with what we enjoy most. (That does not mean food.) It means, new babies, grandchildren or new puppies. It means fresh vegetables that are in season, fruit and light meats. It means walks at night when the air is cooler or treadmills that are in air-conditioned houses. (doesn't everyone have one in the living room like Me?)
It's good to have Sharon back, I really have missed you and even CJ posted today. Good to hear from both of you.

Last week I lost l.6 lbs., this week I gained 8 oz. Thats the way my whole summer has gone. I have been (pretty) good not perfect but I am trying. I swore I wouldn't go back to school this fat but being school starts new week and I can't afford to quit, I guess I will. Actually being back at work and on a schedule is really better for my diet than all these cook-outs!

Jo- pick it up girl. You can do it, you've done it before and encouraged all of us along the way. Now we would like to do it for you. I have all kinds of faith in you and know you can do it.
Hugs for you. You can, you can, you can.

Spent the day canning green beans. 21 quarts so far. Was I the one who said "have fun"? It's been part of my life since I could reach the stove. It wouldn't be July without green beans and corn.

Canner going off so am I. Later.........Carolyn

You guys must just be busy busy busy!

Ok I can see I am talking to myself, that's ok and pretty normal for me. :o LOL

Carolyn/Regency-I am glad your WW meeting went well it sounds like a good group and don't worry more co-workers will follow and join in when the word spreads how great everyone is doing. I have through about joining one of those groups like Overeaters Anonyous years ago, but like you I feel that is for maybe people that just can't stop themself and tend to binge. I think in my case like you, while I like food I think the WW program works best for me because I think it focuses on the postive like the foods that I can have rather than the foods we can't. The meetings are so uplifting and just being in a group can make one feel that we are not alone. But I still feel that whatever works for you is the best way to go. If you are anything like me you probably are not obsessive compulsive so don't feel that you have to run right over there with her. I do think the group is great though for those who need it. Maybe you could just try your WW for now because I am so sure this will be the way to go. Otherwise I think to be in 2 different programs would be too much and too conflicting as well. I too have trouble journaling and that is my one thing I have trouble doing. Maybe you could try just a couple of days at first, that's what our WW leader suggested than graduadually journal more days as you get used to doing it. Good luck this week. :^:

CJ-Hey you little brat don't be starting a new thread and running. :devil: LOL GET BACK IN HERE AND POST AGAIN!

Carolyn/CH-Well at least you have lost more than you have gained that is one good thing. :lol: I too am like you and have only lost half of my weight to reach my goal and just can't seem to get where I want to be. I really want to be there, but know it will take even more effort than I am putting out now. I just have to not backslide like I have been doing and do all the things faithfully like drinking my water, exercising and following my program AND journaling, my weakness as well. Yes I agree with you that being back to work will be better for you. You will have more of a schedule and not all those summer cookouts and everything else going on. Now there is a while till the holidays come upon us so this will be good for you Carolyn. Hey thanks for missing me, I was soooo happy when you came back to, you don't know how much. It was like an old friend came home. Now I wish we could get Gail and Julie back too. Man I need to connect with Julie Weiss one of these days, no one has heard from her since before she was married. Have you head from her Carolyn? JULIE COME ON BACK IN HERE, GAIL, THE SAME TO YOU! Hope you green beans burned out wonderful. Yum that sounds good, but with some bacon in it. Yes I know I know, but hey we can have that bacon on WW, just as long as we count the points. LOL

OK guys are we all getting out of the funk now? Let's just do the best we can day by day. I have been drinking my water these last few days and last night I popped in my Leslie Sansone Walk Aerobics tape and did the 3 mile walk with the little blue balls. So I was happy about that and today I am going to do another one too and tomorrow. I figure that it is just less than an hour of my day, surely I can spare that. Out of 24 hrs, well 16 if you count sleeping, but hey who gets 8 hours anymore? :?: Not me, too much to do around here. LOL

So come on guys

WE CAN DO THIS-WE ARE THE MIGHTY MIGHTY THINSTERS AND WE DON'T GIVE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

Love, Sassy Sharon
:cool:

Hi Ladies......:wave:

I just finished reading your posts..... great one gals....

CH...... Your post was wonderful and I am glad that Sharon brought it forward to this thread because I certainly missed it on thread #84.... I agree we should not be in a funk..... the weather is beautiful and the garden foods are pooring in.... and I love green beans... and talk about cheap to eat... hardly any calories, hardly any points, no fat... (as long as you don't add the fat or count the fat that you have added)... gotta love em..... my dad always has a garden and unfortunately I miss it these days living here..... but he did bring up a bunch of broccoli that he had grown and we had it for dinner one night... love that too.... my mom also cans green beans, she freeze dries apples and then freezes them, dad always has tons of cabbage too... red and the usual green.... and of course corn..... great food.... there were lots of times we would have a garden dinner and no meat.... emmmmmmm....

Sharon...... Thanks again..... no funk here (trying to convince myself of same)..... gotta look at the bright side of things..... work is going great... not being overworked at this point just pacing myself in the work that I do have..... homelife is going good.... house is cleaned.... back yard is looking good and the patio.... so no funk here.....

I went downtown with some co-workers yesterday and volunteered at Gleaners Food Warehouse..... we packed groceries in boxes..... it was great.... we only worked for about an hour and a half..... I worked the first 45 minutes but had to rest as I was getting dizzy bending over so much.... rested a bit.... drank water and the went back but had to stop again in about 15 minutes to rest..... there were donuts there and I avoided them..... about 6 dozens were first layed out.... there were only a couple of dozen left..... I looked but stayed away..... I did have a full bottle of water and a glass of orange juice that they also had for us.... and a small bag of chips.... (fat but no sugar, had enough sugar in the orange juice)..... then I felt better but by then we were finished..... so I worked about an hour..... but I got up at 6:00 a.m., showered, dressed put make-up on, did my hair and was there by 8:30 a.m. we left the building about 11:00 a.m. and went to the oldest restaurant in Detroit, Roma Cafe.... a true Italian restaurant.... had lasagna and took home the left overs and ate some later yesterday and am going to have the rest tonight for dinner..... but I did have bread and butter with it.... OUCH..... but I am still doing good because I would have eaten the whole thing in one sitting when I was at my largest.... so thats a good step..... isn't it?

I have just been sitting around the house, reviewing my paperwork that was handed out at the parole meetings.... I go for the training tomorrow after work.... I had ordered a leather soft sided briefcase from work for my 20th anniversary (what 7 years ago??? hehe) and I knew I would have some use for it some day.... dusted it off and will be carrying it with me when I go on my parole meetings.... looks impressive..... hehe.... who am I trying to fool.....??? ;) criminals? :lol: oh well.... it looks nice and they gave us alot of paperwork so I've put it all in a folder so I can use it.... whatever works is what I figure....

I am going to close for now..... everyone be good and take care.....

Love to all...... Carolyn:cool:

Hi Ladies….

I am here talking to myself once again…… Not much going on here…. I am at work and my boss is out of the office this afternoon……. Lucky me… lucky me…..

We just had a heck of a storm come through downtown Detroit…. Winds of up to 50 – 60 mph… the rain was coming down in sheets….. I am on the 13th floor so it wasn’t so bad on this floor although one of the windows on the Westside of the building starting leaking as the wind was coming from the west….. its no wonder it started to leak…… the flags were standing straight out and then sometimes they would go straight up in the air…… all we were lacking was Toto and Dorothy flying by……. I certainly hope my home and trees are still standing….. and I have electricity……. Need the air conditioning still as its suppose to be about 95 degrees out there……. YUCKERS……

Ya know……. Things are really boring here so I am going to close for now and not bore you to death……. Maybe I’ll call England and see whats happening with him… I haven’t talked to him in over a month…. Maybe I’ll have something exciting or maybe silly to share with you…… See ya….

Love to all….. Carolyn

Happy Monday morning, everyone!

The weekend just flew by and I didn't get enough done at home. A fleeting moment crossed my mind this morning...thought I should maybe call in sick....but here I am at work, slaving away.

I had a great OP weekend until yesterday afternoon when I got into a box of chocolates. What is it about chocolates - and nuts - that I can't stop at one or two. The whole box needs to be eaten in one sitting. However, my weight stayed the same overnight, so there has been no damage. Must have been all the exercise (and I don't mean the planned exercise, either) over the weekend.

We started to re-build the island in the kitchen. Carrying boards, cutting into smaller pieces - hubby even let me use the jigsaw and the table saw. Oh well, we will recut those boards tonight :D .

Our son was home from Winnipeg this weekend. He's the one with the carpentry training. Funny how he was indisposed for the entire weekend except when we went to visit our puppy. He even stayed away overnight... I don't know what would ever give him the impression that we would be building things in the middle of the night. I guess I can't really chastise him too much. He worked all day Friday in Winnipeg, drove all night to get to Edmonton, dumped off his dog and headed out to play with the military reserve band in central Alberta. He used to play with the band before moving to Winnipeg, and they asked him to come play on Saturday because they were short with people on holidays. He wants to keep his connections there because he is moving back to Edmonton next year and wants to transfer back. It is a great part-time job for him while he finishes university.

By the way, I have a pic of the puppy that I will post tomorrow. She still doesn't have her eyes open, but, boy is she ever fat. The little boy runt in the litter looks like he will make it, but he is so skinny. The breeder let me hold him yesterday and I could feel all his bones. But he's a fighter so should be OK.

I was just reading the WW newletter this morning and was reminded that this is the best time of year to get out of funks and get moving on the weight lost. They posted a whole bunch of interesting salad and dip recipes. The main dish salad recipes are only about 4 points, so my plan is to make a conentrated effort to try to take advantage of the fresh veggies that are available now and eat some of the salads for lunches. I find that when I am working and take my lunch with me, I tend to eat more healthy than if I decide what I am going to eat at lunch time. The intentions, of course, are always good with the notion that I won't have much at supper, but when supper comes, I want something big then, too. I just have to get back to the routine from winter, where my meals during the day were fairly low point, and I could splurge a bit on suppers. I know that is my bad time, so like to have the flexibility to eat in the evenings. The other thing that I have not been doing is journalling. I find that I can maintain my weight by not journalling, but if I want to lose that last 10 pounds, I have to get back to the discipline. Starting tomorrow... I still have the Labour Day challenge to meet, and I intend to be down to goal by then.

Carolyn - I really admire you on your volunteerism with the parole board. That is a field that I have been interested in for a long time, but there is no opportunity to volunteer in this community. Hubby and I used to get called to sponsor parolees when they were released from prison, but the last one really burned us. The man had been in on murder charges (which we were not privvy to at the time of his release), and ended up stalking us when he was at large, or out of jail. After he violated parole during our sponsorship, we didn't have any conact with him so weren't aware that he had been released from jail. We did notice one week, though, that there were RCMP vehicles patrolling up and down the streets where we live. We arrived home from work one Friday night and received a call from the RCMP advising us that the man was at large again and that a lady that he was living with had informed them he was stalking us and another friend of ours. The lady that informed them had moved away for her own safety, but we were left like sitting ducks. Anyway, the police were looking for this friend of ours and couldn't find her, so they were worried. As it turned out, she had been out of town visiting her kids (which we knew), but was on her way home that evening because she was graduating from college the next day. Such complication. Anyway, we went to the grad, and low and behold, if there weren't undercover police swarming the place. Some hanging around our friend, some sitting in the same row with us, etc. Buuut they caught the guy at the grad. Another piece of excitement for the day. We heard from him one more time after that when he called from jail, told me a whole bunch of lies and stuff, then phoned hubby the next night and told him that he had told me all these lies. His parole was revoked until the completion of his term - life. I think that term is over in about 2011. I don't think he will live that long with the health problems that he had even 10 years ago, so he could be dead even now. By 2011, I think we will have moved away, and the lady that he was stalking is retiring now, so will be moving to another city. With any luck, that period of our life is over.

Great to hear that your WW meeting went well. Even though there were only 3, it is still enough to be a support to each other and to have your own meetings. I found the journalling very hard, too. The only way that I could consistently manage the journalling was to carry the flippin' thing with me everywhere. I used a daytimer, and I wasn't seen without it for about 10 months. I finally quit journalling because I wasn't really serious about losing and am doing OK without writing everything down, but will need to get back at journalling if I intend to lose the last 10 pounds. Try making a commitment to journal every day for a month. You will find that if you commit and discipline yourself, after a month you won't find the journalling so hard. It becomes a habit (you know, the 21 day habit forming stuff).

Sharon - I wish I could get pumped exercising. That is really one of my great downfalls. I hate, hate, hate exercising. I don't know...I find it boring and unenjoyable when I HAVE to do it. Just ends up being part of the 'chore' list and I really don't enjoy chores, either. :) Good for you if you can keep up with the aerobics tapes. Go for it.

CJ - Where are you? I know you are there somewhere (evidence is in the first message :s: ) Let us know how you are doing and what more mischief you are up to. Take care.

Hope everyone has a great week. Sorry this is soooooo long. I just got a rambling and didn't know when to sit down and keep my BIG mouth shut. I will send a pic of the new puppy...I think it may even include her new owner????? Y'all will have to check back tomorrow.

GOOD MORNING!

Just got back from my walk this morning and boy is it sticky outside! Rain storms all around us last night but not a drop fell on my yard so my sprinklers are working like crazy to keep my grass alive!

This humidity is really about to kill me. Makes it really hard to breathe with my respiratory problems.

I have soooo much housework to do but it is really hard to get anything done while I'm gasping for breath!

One of my critters went pee pee on my carpet last night! I can smell it so I know about where it it but I don't see any spots! I have to get the rug shampooer out and clean the whole house! May take me a week or so to get it all done but I WILL get it done! It's days like this that make me want to get rid of every one of them!.......... Naaaaahhhhh, I love them too much.

Peggy. I'm looking forward to seeing your new baby. Will that be posted here or on the Thin Group Site?

Well, I have to get up and start moving or else I'll never get anything done. This chair seems like super glue, once I sit for awhile I just can't get my big butt out of the seat!!!!!

Hugs, Judy

Hey everyone, 2 great things happened today. Number 1----it rained! Not enough but a good start. More importantly----------drum roll--please.......................I lost 3.6 lbs. today. I am now back to my lowest point and hope to get over this hump now. I have spent the summer up one week, down the next. I know I have said that many times before. I will try to do better. I am eating better, especially with fresh vegetables available and my beloved tomatoes coming in. My favorite right now is a sandwich of 35 calorie bread with lettuce, tomato, lo-fat mayo and bac's. I feel like I've had a bacon and tomatoe. Doesn't take much to make me happy!

Judy, I know what you mean about the pets. Every now and then I really think I want another dog. Then my daughter comes to visit and brings hers and that takes care of that thought. Do be careful going out in this heat if you are having trouble breathing. I'm glad someone goes with you.

We had registration for school tonight. After seeing all the kids, I think I am ready to go back. They are all taller, and tanned and many have lost teeth, which they couldn't wait to show me. I am very lucky to have a job I love.

Hope when I post again, some of you lost people will be back. Gail, I really do miss hearing from you, where are you.

Later ladies, Carolyn

Sorry can't spell anything. My sandwich had BacO's. (imatation bacon) Maybe that makes more sense.
Carolyn

Hey there,

How is everyone tonight? Yes I know that feelin of only a few rain drops, happend last week here, but a couple of days ago, man it just can down in buckets. We really needed that. My corn loved it. I planted some corn this year, but later than usual, but hopefully I will have a few ears anyways to munch on. Only put 2 tomato plants this year, last year I had like 20 and had tomato's coming out of my ears. Canned them, froze them and made some fresh tomato sauce with them. Ate many many tomato's too, mmmmm good. But this year I thought I would just do good old corn. Looking forward to my first ear, get the butter. LOL

Carolyn/CH-Way to go on that weight loss. YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makes you feel good eh? You deserved it, I know you really worked hard at it too. Keep up the good work. I'll bet it feels so good to be at your lowest weight yet.
That bacon sandwich with Baco's sounds really good. Many less calories than the real bacon I would think. I will have to try it sometime. Thanks for the tip.

Judy-Take it easy and take care of youself. Yes I know the feeling about those critters and their love of rugs. We just got out downstairs rugs cleaned the other day. I always get the rug shampooer, but not this time. Too busy working so thought I would get it done professionally. My time is worth something I think. Good luck with your carper shampooing. Been there-done that.

Peggy-Yes I am with you on those chocolates. They should count as a vegetable. Waiting with baited breath for your picture of your new baby. HURRY UP! LOL

Carolyn/Regency-Oh man that Roma Cafe sounds soooo good. Funny when your mentioned that my Italian mouth started watering and I was talking to SIL Chrissy and when she called me tonight, I said I would be in Michigan next week after I get done with my training in Ann Arbor and asked her if we could go to the Roma Cafe and she said we could. So guess where I will be going? Thanks to you? LOL Thanks for the tip. Hope we can connect when I get done with my training.

Well guys time to get off here. I probably won't be on here because I am leaving Thursday morning to go to Michigan for training for my University Of Michigan job. I will be gone for at least a week, when I am done on the 31st I will be heading to see my Dad, Papa and Chrissy and Emily and Ellen too. Hope to see Carolyn/Regency too. Should be fun. That is once I get the training done for my job.

Take care guys and talk to you when I get back. Love you, Sharon

Hello Ladies!:wave:

Wow, everyone seems to be in a funk! We've all been down that road ladies and we have pulled each other out. I think we all need a big group hug ....{{{{{{{{THIN GROUP}}}}}}}}} I hope that makes all of us feel a bit better.

You all know about my quest for a baby and that two of my doctors' think I have PCOS (Poly cystic ovarian syndrome). Well, I had my appointment last week with the PCOS "expert". I don't know where this woman got her education but I'm more confused than ever. She sent me to get blood work done but said "even if the bloodwork comes back normal, I know there is something wrong." Hmmmm, what does that mean?:?: Why send me to get blood taken out in the first place? She also told me that before I even think about having a baby I need to lose weight because I am in danger of being high risk. She told me all the "bad" things that can happen to me if I get pregnant at this weight. My other two doctors didn't feel that I would be high risk... I don't know what to think. She does want me to lift weights so that I can build muscle. When I mentioned this to my nutritionist, he gave me this look like "what are you talking about?". He told me just to start slow but don't over do it.
I need to wait for the lab results before I decide what to do. I will continue going to the nutritionist (very nice guy) but am going to have chat with my doctor regarding the "expert". So what is the moral of the story you ask .... I was so down about having PCOS that it motivated me to get off my butt and not mope about it. I too was in a funk but now am very motivated. I will be happy to pass along any useful information my nutritionist gives me. .....Sorry for making this so long!!!

Jo- Hang in there! We love you and don't like seeing you this way. You burn more calories smiling than frowning ....don't know if it's true but it sounds optimistic!

Carolyn(CH)-WOOOOHOOOO!!! You go girl!!!

CJ- You are still the Queen!!!:D

Sharon- Hey woman! I'm hanging in there. It's nice to see you harassing CJ ... it feels like the good ol' days:lol:

Judy- Walking dogs is a workout in itself. Keep up the great job!

Carolyn(Regency)- Your Mom sounds so cute!

Peggy- Chocolate is OK .... it comes from a plant so doesn't that count as a vegetable? :lol:

Had anyone heard from Gail? I miss her!!!!

Well ladies I'm off to bed. Had a very long day. Walked around downtown San Francisco and enjoyed the sunshine and the beautiful views. I am one lucky person to live here!!!!!

Lots of love to you all!

Sylvia (Miss jabberjaw for the day)

Here is something inspirational for all of us!!!

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WHERE THERE'S A WILL, THERE'S A WAY.
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You are never given a wish
without also being given the power to make it come true.

The achievement of your goal is assured
the moment you commit yourself to it.
If you have the desire, you have the power to attain it.

You can have anything you want in life
if you will sacrifice everything else for it.
Your dreams can come true if you pursue them.

Good Morning Ladies….

Things are kind of slow this morning….. most of the attorneys are at a meeting… so I am taking the time for myself this morning…..

The parole officer training went quite well… I think…. I sat and talked to a girl that came in and talked about her baby that she had with her…. I was rather proud of myself… I talked to the guys that came in and even asked questions… even though they weren’t my client’s by the person who was training me…. But I jumped right in there. I have a problem of not talking with strangers or people next in line with me…. I am self conscious of myself and would rather go unnoticed…. But I never felt self conscious at all and felt that I had been doing it for years and it never dawned me what I had done until I was driving home and just patted myself on the back…. Wasn’t a bit nervous…

WW at work hopefully will pick up tomorrow…. A couple of the ladies said they would be there no matter what… so there may be 5 of us… I haven’t done squat this week…. Gonna start though… get on the right track… its been hot here, but had storms on Sunday and Monday and this morning it was soooooo nice outside…… Hopefully things will cool down a bit.

PEGGY – You go girl on that kitchen….. you will love it when you are finished… its just getting to that part of it…. Being finished!!! Hehe…. Where do I find the puppy pic at? Did you put it on line yet? That’s pretty weird what the parolee did to you guys… you are there to help him, sponser him, and he stalks you? He needs to be put away….. I can say by looking at people’s criminal history and/or driving/drinking history they give these people way to many chances to foul up… in and out of overnight jail visits getting picked up for drunk driving and fighting… anger management classes…… drug rehabs…. It really makes you think.

JUDY – Its been pretty hot and sticky here to…. You should be careful and not overdo it… Breathing problems are serious… and this heat doesn’t help at all.

CH CAROLYN – YOU GO GIRL!!!!! Good for you on the weight loss….. now you feel as though you are getting some place and its worth the sacrifice right? Keep it up you are in inspiration for us all!!!!

SHARON – I’ll be happy to meet with you and Chrissy too……. Just give me a call….. I can even meet with you at Roma Café if you like……. That would be nice too…… or you can come to my house… or I’ll meet you someplace…. Looking forward to this……. Give me a buzz……..

SYLVIA – I agree with you not all doctors are right nor are they all “right” for you either…. I had problems with my doctor and I finally changed, as far as I am concerned she was a “quack”…. I real like my doctor that I have now….. Your “Where there is a way, there is a will”….. that was fantastic and so inspirational….. that’s a keeper…..


I should get back to work….. ha who am I fooling get back to work… I’ve haven’t started yet….. hehe…. I’ve been here waaaaaay to long… not a good attitude…. Hehe…….

Lots of Love and be good……. Carolyn

Good Morning Ladies…….

Nothing going on? Or are you just bored listening to me ramble? :lol: I’m keeping up with you ladies that’s for sure…. This is the first time I have lasted this long posting…… miracles do happen eh? I am proud of myself…. Now if only I could journal my food this good….. then I’d have it made…. My house is staying clean…. I even did the dishes last night without even thinking about it, I prepared dinner and while watching it cook, filled the sink up and did the dishes…. Woohoo…. The dishes weren’t scattered in the den… didn’t have to retrieve any of them from other rooms…….

Our self-WW meeting at work was held yesterday….. there were 5 of us and it went quite well….. we just talked about our problems with eating and how we can solve them….. and I gained 4.5 lbs :o I told you guys I have been eating everything that is not nailed to the countertop….. I need to get really serious… Everything in my life is going fairly good so I don’t know what the problem is…. I am eating constantly at work…. I am buying my lunch and that’s a bad thing… I need to make preparations for my meals the next day then I do better than just going to the restaurant next door for “grilled” food….. its not fast food but it’s the good home cooked meals and some grilled foods……

Anyone watching Big Brother 3? I’ve been watching it and love it… I caught Big Brother 2 last year but not the first one. I try not to watch the other reality shows, to much bickering and tantrums…. I have enough of the backstabbing and stuff going on at work don’t need to watch it on TV too…..

I am going to close for now as my supervisor is here a bit early and is roaming around doing her bed check….. she’s about 50 minutes early today…… wonder whats up?

Take care and be good…

Lots of Love…. Carolyn

Good morning ladies, it's Sat. morning and so far I've done nothing. But that's going to end soon. Son just called and said he's on his way in with green beans. So much for my lazy day. I know in Jan. I'll be delighted to have them but right now..........oh well, at least I won't lay around and eat all day.

I am trying hard to maintain the loss I had this week. I really shouldn't get on that scale every morning but.......................

Sylvia, good luck to you and let's hope this new Dr. really knows what she's talking about. I hope for your sake it's the beginning of something great! Keep up posted.

Sharon, I know you're somewhere having a great time. Wish I were with you. My son just told me Japanese Beetles are eating our corn. Blast their little shiny bottoms! They have already eaten 2 of my plants this year.

Carolyn Hang in there with your group. Keep us posted on that one too. I wish I could do that at work. Sure would be easier.

Beans arrived-----hope there's something good on TV while I break these little boogers. Have a fun week-end.
Carolyn

Drumroll please..... I am alive!

Wow! Things sure have changed a bit around here..... but there's still a lot of familar faces. My sis (regency) has been bugging me to post lately. I had a few minutes this morning and I have been reading through the last couple of threads --- it seems that I am not the only one going through a funk.....

I just wanted to drop in and say hi, things are a little hectic here. I am now on a 3rd shift job (that's why I am awake now) but I got tonight off and I need to say on my normal sleeping pattern.

Sylvia - keep your spirits up about the PCOS. I also went to a "specialist" and he is a quack too. He told me the best thing I could do was lose weight before I was to even think about getting pregnant. (DUH!) He then suggested the Atkins diet..... (this confused me a little - a DOCTOR actually SUGGESTING the Atkins diet - after all the bad publicity this diet has rec'd over the years). I asked him about blood tests/meds/etc and all he said was that it was an option (from my regular doctor, not him) - I have never been tested but have 9 out of 10 symptoms - the only one I don't have is diabetes and that runs in my family on both sides. We also spoke about exercise and he laughed saying that exercise wasn't important in weight loss although it was important for overall health. Now I knew this guy was a QUACK! I am not sure if I will continue seeing this doctor in the future for my annual "stuff" or if I will go in search of another one. The pregnancy factor isn't a big deal at the moment for us, we want to wait a year or so before we start trying.


Sassy - So my sister tells me you two are going to meet? Well, don't forget a camera!!! Although I haven't been around for a while, I was thinking of you and CJ this winter and went out and bought a 5th of ButterShots!!!!! Good stuff!!! Don't worry I didn't drink the whole thing by myself - there's still quite a bit left. The only thing is I couldn't remember how you girls usually drank it.... It was too sweet to do a shot - I ended up putting a shot in a mug of hot chocolate...... OMG! You'll have to try that this winter.

CJ - You're a red head now!! Woo Hoo!! When do we get to see a pic??

CH - glad to see you are hanging in there.... My parents garden is doing soooo well. We've been eating greens beans and tomatoes. My mom made us BLT's the other day with fresh tomatoes, there is no comparision to store bought ones. The tomatoes my dad raised are very low acid and don't break out my mouth.... mmmm... good!

Gotta go and start making breakfast - Sloppy Joe's or spaghetti probably.... my eating habits are sooo screwy now that I am on 3rd - we are never eating typical breakfast foods anymore.

TTFN
Love and Hugs,
Joanna

Good Morning Ladies: :wave:

I can't believe that my sissy finally posted...... I told her it was really quiet around here and it wouldn't take much to fall back into place...... Thanks Sissy.......

Things are quiet around here too.... We had quite a bit of thundering and lightening last night after midnight.... It rained but I had already fallen sleep and didn't hear it raining..... Things were still wet this morning when I woke up...

I went to an outside birthday party yesterday afternoon..... It was so muggy and hot..... then finally breezes rolled in..... its hot and muggy this morning already too... I behaved myself and just had a bit to eat... no sweets at all, no pop, I took a 16 oz juice with me and drank it, should have had water I know. But I did good..... no snacks. It was like it was to hot to even eat. Now thats hot!!!!

I am just going to take it easy today, do a couple of loads of laundry, maybe clean out a drawer or two.... just basically relax and enjoy the day..... tomorrow is work and YUCK thats enough to ruin anyones week-end thinking about Mondays..... I did receive a phone call from the Taylor Courthouse and there is an office available for me for the parole officer volunteering for the last Monday in October, so I start then and will be doing only one Monday a month as they have alot of volunteers, more than they really need right now.... but I am sure some will drop out as time goes by. I know a couple of them were volunteering for college credits/grades..... so they will probably do it a year or whatever.

I am going to close for now.... everyone take care and be good.....

Lots of Love..... Carolyn:cool:

Joanna, you really are alive! So very glad to hear from you. Actually your sis told us you were alive but we never heard from you so we had some doubts! Just joking. And yes, a lot of us have been in funky moods but we must come here, confess and let everyone bring us back up again. I have been crazy this summer because I am losing so slowly. My Dr. has been telling me it's my age. I really don't like that as an excuse but there must be something to it. And is there anything better than a BLT with fresh tomatoes! How many days a week do you work? Please post again. We have really missed you.

Carolyn, can you believe you hounded your sister enough to make her post. Thanks, we are all glad you did. We still haven't had any rain and all our gardens are suffering. The weathermen keep threatening rain but I think they are just making it up to appease us. Brown is becoming my favorite color. It will be a really ugly fall if things don't change soon. School starts Tuesday, so I am planning to do nothing on my last day off (tomorrow). I'll be on the couch (or on a float at my friends) I will not use my brain until Tuesday.

Will close for now, Later, Carolyn

Hi all, just wanted to drop by again and say hi. I am losing once again after being stuck in the 260's for the last six weeks. I lost and gained the same 3 pounds over and over again. I seem to have found some of the weight I had lost in 2000. Boo Hoo.... but I started getting serious about losing it again in April and have since lost 17 lbs. Woo Hoo!!! Now if I could just keep going.

I just wanted to let all of you know that there's nothing wrong with Low Carb dieting - it's just that my doctor went on and on about how on Atkins you can eat all of the butter, mayo, and other fatty stuff that you like. To me that just doesn't sound healthy at all. And what about oatmeal - it's supposed to be good for your heart but it's high carbs. He said that he eats 20 grams of carbs a day and he will never ever eat another potato in his lifetime. I didn't want to offend anyone who is doing it, if I did, I apologize. I just think it's kind of weird that you can eat all of this fatty stuff as long as you don't eat potatoes, pasta and other high carb items.

Carolyn (CH) - we've had rain on this side of the state...... All day last Thursday and Friday...... if I would have known you needed some I would have sent it your way.

TTFn

Love and Hugs,
Joanna

Hey Everyone!!!!!!!

Happy Monday……. Yeah its almost over with as far as my work day is concerned…… I leave in an hour and a half.

I told Joanna it was really slow around here and if she wanted to get back in and catch up quickly this was the time to do it that’s for sure…..

I’ve been on-line this morning (at work :o ) ordering trip tiks and maps for the family vacation to Myrtle Beach. I can’t wait to go…. Mom and I are traveling together and Joanna and Tim will be traveling together and Tim’s mom is joining us….. I haven’t been on a week long vacation since we all went to Atlantic City, North Carolina in 1989!!!!! That’s right… I did go to Chicago in 1999 for what? 2 days….actually 2 nights and 1 day….. and then to Vegas for 4 days….. and was sick as a dog with my diabetes… so I am looking forward to this trip. Joanna and Tim planned this one and asked the moms and me to join them… nice of them eh? I thought so.

Work is not busy today as my boss is out today and he left me work to do… I’ve just about got his work done today and have been handed some other work to do for another attorney…. And the phones are ringing off the hook as there are only 2 secretaries here and there should be 4 of us…… I am tired of answering the phone and putting them into their voice mails as the attorneys are not here either…… we aren’t allowed to put their voice mail on if they are out…. What do we have it for? If we can’t use it to get the phones? Doesn’t make sense to me but they don’t may be the big bucks to make those decisions…… DUH……. I guess I am thankful that I have a job……… Grrrrrrrrrr…… there....... I feel better....... :p

CH Carolyn - Can you believe Joanna has posted twice.... hehe... gotta love her....

I had better close for now and everyone take care and be good…

Lots of Love…… Carolyn :cool:

I can't believe how quiet it is here. Poor Carolyn. You have been having conversations with yourself lately...hope noone sends you to the looney room!!! :dizzy:

Anyway, I thought I would check in. I haven't had much time to post, but I have been reading all the posts. Hope everyone is having a great summer. The weather in Alberta is wonderful foa a change. This is the best summer we have had since before I can remember.

Work has been out of this world. I am sooooo busy, I can't keep up. The unforntunate part is that the paper keeps stacking up and I can't get it under control. Hence, I haven't been posting from work. At home, we are so busy with renos that I drag myself to bed without thinking of the old 'puter. Some day, I am hoping to have a cook top back. At the moment, I only have the oven, a microwave and a frying pan. Makes for interesting meals.

Weight wise - I am not doing very well. My weight has gone up about 5 pounds since the end of May so it is time to take them little puppies off before it gets too far out of control. How is everyone else doing on their Labour Day challenge. Starting tomorrow, I am back OP and hope to have some of the extra few taken off before too long.

I had to write in about one of my problems. I have become addicted to Trading Spaces the last couple of months. My son was telling me all winter that I should watch this really cool show, but I didn't bother checking into it. On Memorial Day, I was surfing the tv in my motel room while hubby was at a conference (wasn't a holiday in Canada), when, all of sudden I happened on the Trading Spaces marathon. Hubby had difficulty prying me away at 9 pm to go out for supper. After that, I have been taping the shows, watching them everyday and re-watching them frequently. I can't believe that I have become so addicted. Do any of the rest of you watch that show?

Anyway, I have rambled on just long enough today. I'll try to post more often. Have a great day.

Luv,

Hi Ladies…..

It’s Thursday…….. I forgot to bring in my scales for everyone to weigh themselves at lunch today. I was running so late this morning… I am sure they will forgive me???? I hope so anyways.

PEGGY - I did want to tell you that I have watched the Trading Spaces a couple of times and was not thrilled with it, but I am addicted to Changing Rooms and Ground Force which is the original series from Britain, I have cable TV with the BBC of America station and they have them on all the time... Ground Force is where a crew comes in and they re-do the back or the front yard of peoples homes.... one spouse is sent away to surprise them on their return and they all the work in two days.... both series have been on a few years and are the original series. Trading Spaces was copied from Britain's Changing Rooms. But the ideas from these shows is great and what they do with so little money is amazing.

I have not been doing well in the “diet” game this past week…… still have my head up in the clouds….. food? What food? Hurt me? Me? Food….. can’t get a grip on reality. I even forgot my medicines yesterday and only took the one dose when I got home from work. Not good… I have a lab appointment on August 15th and I know my results are going to be off the chart…. And what am I doing about it? Counting the days to vacation that’s what I am doing. I just want to sleep through this and wake up thin…. Like a big old bear. My back hurts, my feet are killing me…. And gee.. I wonder why? Duh…….

Gotta run to the meeting… more later…

I’m back!!!!!! The meeting went quite well today…. We talked about food of course, but what may be our problems with it, maybe how to avoid certain foods, only allow yourself this, this or this….. It went for an hour and 15 minutes in fact, 15 minutes over…….. shhhhhhh don’t tell anyone I was late from lunch….. hehe…. But really, it left a good feeling inside of me…. Maybe now my head is back on my shoulders…. I did see someone over the weekend that I have known as an acquaintance for the last 10 years or so. I went to a birthday party for a friend and this woman was there…. She was always a large woman, but smaller than myself. She was small on top but was bottom heavy through the rear and hips…. Well when I saw her this weekend I was shocked that it was her, I didn’t speak to her as I was so embarrassed for her, her hair was gray, and she had ballooned to about 500 pounds or more. I was shocked to say the least, I couldn’t believe it. For her to have weighed that much I kept thinking that “My God what has happened in that woman’s life that she let herself get that big?” …… and then answering myself that probably nothing, she like me, just loves food and lost all self respect and self control and that’s what happened…. I truly was embarrassed for her though…. :o Its taken a couple of days but I know that I do not want that to happen to me….. it makes me want to cry for her and for myself…… I’ve had a bad month here, so now I’ve got to straighten up and fly right.

Putting everything aside, this weight problem is dangerous. My body is crying out now because there is too much weight that it is trying to carry around. I know that I can do it and I have to start now. I am thinking about low carbs. One of the girls in our meetings is doing the “no carbs” thing…. Which I need to watch the carbs because of the diabetes…. So low carbs it is. I don't think the "no carbs" is the way to go, so its "low carbs" for me..... I’ve got books on it too and I am getting them out today and reading about carbs and I have the Diabetes for Dummies book too…. Gonna get that one out too… and carry them with me where ever I go…. If for no other reason, just as a reminder ….. Oh by the way the girl on the no carbs diet has lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks and she did have carbs this last week-end as she was on a mini vacation with friends…… Gonna give it a whirl… and truly give it a go…
Wish me luck………

I am closing for now so everyone have a good day and a OP day!!!!!!!!

Lots of Love……. Carolyn :cool:

Well ...... here I am! It's been quite the last couple weeks!!! We had 2 huge storms and my modem was hit twice! So now I unplug the phone line whenever I am not using the computer. And then ... my wonderful cheap e-machine that I got just to use at the cabin took a dump! Crashed! Very depressing! Hubby says "if mama ain't happy - no one is happy!" So ..... off we went to Walmarts to buy a HP computer! I'm so happy with it - it's so neat! Gosh, it is better than my computer at home! But I am gonna leave it up here - don't want to do the switch-r-roo - and I like my computer at home. Maybe next year I will update it, but not now. We are so over budget on our garage - had to hire a crew to put up the trusses this week, too much for Dick to do himself. It took a crew of 5 men plus Dick 2 days to put them up. Let me tell you - this is no ordinary garage - it is my hubby's dream garage (40'x90') total height with trusses is 36 feet! I told him he could stand on the roof and talk to God it's so high! LOL

We just waited out a tornado warning and t-storms all morning - all day long so this won't be long in case I have to get off quickly.

Joanna: I am sooooooo glad to hear from you and to hear you are doing so well. I'm glad you and Tim are so happy. I hope you post with us more often ... sure have missed you! Buttershots! You go girl. Sharon and I drink our butter shots straight - but, putting it in hot chocolate, hmmmm … will have to try that (this winter) … about seeing a pic of me with my red hair, well as soon as I end up with the right color I want I will post a picture. It‘s still too auburny for me - but we‘re working on it … I want more of an Irish red!

Carolyn (regency): Thank you for bugging your sister to post ... oh and thank you for keeping this thread going! You put us all to shame! Your meetings at work sound like a great idea - I think they should help you a lot. Good luck to you on your low carbbing ... YOU CAN DO IT!

Peggy: Good to hear from you also ... sorry to hear about your little gain, but never fear - you'll get rid of those lbs soon ... Since I quit going to WW meetings - I have to admit that I haven’t done great - but, haven’t gained any - in fact, I am down 2 lbs towards my Labor Day goal. If I got serious and followed the plan every day, I know I could do so much better. It’s been way to hot and humid to do any exercising …

CH: Glad to hear you are still doing well on the WW plan - I know how frustrating it is when it goes so slow - but stop and look how much you have lost, you are doing so well! I envy you the green beans canning - I didn’t do our garden this year and I love green beans fresh from the garden. Oh yes, and that BLT sounds really good right now. Yum yum!

Sharon: I am so sorry that we won’t be at home when you come to Michigan cuz I sure would love to see you! I’ll try to give you a call on your cell … maybe we can connect that way. Hope you get a chance to meet Carolyn/regency - if you do say hello from me. If I was at home we probably could have all gotten together. Oh well …. We are planning on coming back next week but just for an overnight - have to get bills, get hair done, and do some banking then back up to the cabin again. Hope you find papa doing well and please say hello to everyone for me … and post if you get a chance on Chrissy’s computer.

Well guys, sorry if I missed anyone but need to get off computer again … It’s getting really dark and stormy again …. I’ll try not to stay away so long again … I would have been here sooner if I hadn’t had computer troubles. Talk to you all soon …. Love you!

CJ

Hello Ladies!

Just popping in for a quick hello. It's a good thing that I'm sitting down, I would have fallen over when I saw Joanna's posts!!!! :D

I'm trying hard to stay OP. I need to get by butt up and exercise, exercise, exercise. I have a pair of jeans that I usually try not to wear because they cut into my tummy and have to unbutton when I sit down ... anyway, I put them on today and they fit perfectly!!! Kind of loose!!! Let me just say that it's time to treat myself to a nice manicure and pedicure!!! I'm walking around with that "I can fit in my pants" look!!

Well, ladies I've got to run. Will try to post later!!

A big hello to all of you!!

Sylvia

Hey there,
Sassy reporting in from my SIL Chrissy's computer.

I am all done with my training from the University Of Michigan in Ann Arbor. :smug: This study is called the National Survey Of Stress and Health study. It is a mental health study and sponsored by the U.S Department Of Health. It is quite an interesting mental health study and the training was very intense. :dizzy: But now that it is over I can just use what I have learned in my job. Made lots of new friends from all over the county. We managed to go to downtown Detroit one night, some of the girls wanted to go to Greektown and the casino. Had a blast, and I really enjoyed being back in my hometown again. I won $50 on the slot machines and everyone else lost. But I only play the quarter machines and when it looked like I had more in my cup than my original $20 worth of quarters I cashed out and came out $50 richer. :devil: Whoo Hooo! I think Chrissy said something about going to the casino again, maybe across the river to Windsor, Canada even. I will have to take my winnings and see if can manage to lose them. LOL

I talked to Carolyn-Regency last night and Chrissy and myself are meeting her at the Roma Cafe in Detroit Sunday night. I have never been there, even while I lived in the Detroit area and she has me thinking about going there so I have to check out the Italian there. I am sure it will make my Italian ansestory proud. I can't wait, she sounds really nice and we had a nice little chat. I can't wait to meet her. :cb:

Joanna-Well welcome back to the fold girlfriend. Sooooooo very glad to hear from you again. I was going to hunt you down either by email or a phone call, if I still had your phone # and bug you to come back home again to us. Glad things are going great for you and you sound very happy with Tim. Things are working out for you and I couldn't be happier and I know you couldn't be either. That is so wonderful that you have lost those 17 pounds. YOU GO GIRL-YOU ARE ON A ROLL! My son Dan, is on the 3rd shift and when he has a day off he tries to keep the same schedule for sleeping and will stay up most of the night just so he doesn't get his system out of wack when he goes back to work. But hey you do what you have to do. Is Tim on the 3rd shift too? Hey any chance of you making a side trip and meeting me and Chrissy with Carolyn at the restauraunt? I sure would love to meet you too? That would be sooo cool wouldn't it?

Sylvia-That is so great about your jeans being so loose on you. It is a great feeling isn't it? So yes I'm saying run-don't walk over to the nail salon and celebrate by getting your nails done. YOU DESERVE IT GIRL! Have fun and enjoy being pampered.

CJ-BOOOO HOOOO I am so bummed out that you can't meet us at the Roma Cafe. I kinda thought you were still at the cabin, brought your phone #'s to see if you were in Royal Oak or the cabin. Now I already know, but let's see if we can connect sometime to chat. I miss you and was wishing I could see you too. You betcha if you were here you would be coming too. GRRRRRRRRRRRR I wish you were back home. But one of these times we can all get together and have a mini reunion. It would be great if we could all get together, but since we can't we will have to make do with our posting and being there for each other. Your new puter sounds really nice, when I come to see you I will have to be sure to HOGG it and kick you off. LOL Just kidding, you know I will share YOUR computer with you. I will just ply you with buttershots and than when you can't function anymore take over your computer. LOL Yes let's do try it in the hot chocolate sometime. Thanks for the trip Joanna. :)

Carolyn/CH-Hey green bean woman. LOL It is wonder you don't turn GREEN from all the green beans you are canning. LOL :s:
Gosh, school is starting really soon for you isn't it? That is early isn't it? I remembered when I was a kid in Michigan and we never started until after Labor Day. Cause we didn't get out till mid June or so. But doesn't anyone do that anymore? The schools in Indiana start pretty early too. Like mid Aug I think. But I'll bet you are all ready to go back arn't you? Are you all ready to go back and see those darling little kids? LOL Good Luck, I am sure you will love seeing everyone again.

Peggy-Don't worry that 5 lbs will come off in no time at all, they way you do when you put your mind to it. You have had so much going with the renovation ect. I am not doing well myself, everytime I travel I don't stick to my program at all. There is just so much eating out and wonderful meals at these trainings that I just feel like I want to enjoy life and not worry about it so much. Just do my best than when I get back work really hard to get back to where I should be. I am soooo proud of you for how much you have lost, you are indeed an inspiration to me. YOU DO THIS THIN GROUP PROUD PEGGY. Hubby and I try to watch Trading Spaces whenever we can. It really is addicting and sometimes they have several of them in a row and we just can't seem to turn the TV off sometimes. I think it is really funny when the room turns out really bad or far out. When the couple who;s house sees it, they try not to show their disapointment too bad, but some of them-Gee Whiz, I feel so sorry for the neighbor or friend who helped plan the decorating. LOL

Carolyn/Regency-Oh boy am I ever excited about meeting you at the Roma Cafe on Sunday night. That will be so great and maybe you can even get Joanna to come like you said on the phone. I would really love that, but would understand if she couldn't though. It is a long drive just for the weekend, UNLESS she had some vacation time that is. LOL HEY JOANNA! ANY VACATION TIME LEFT? LOL Well I can hope can't I? I am glad your WW meeting at work went well and you are inspired. I too get that way when I go to the meetings. They really help you out I feel. Hey I watch Big Brother too. I love it and don't miss an episode, right now I am taping it at home so when I get back I can see all that I have missed. Boy that Josh I think his name is, has to go doesn't he? He could piss off the pope. LOL He is sooo annoying and I don't know why they are keeping him on. He is so arrogent, how can they stand to be around him? He thinks he is running everything, but I know his time is coming. I think the annoying is Joshua and the cute one is Jason, am I right Carolyn? I love that show cause you can see how new people meet and how they get along, bond and form alliances. It is funny to see the different personalities come out of the different indivuduals. We can talk more about it Sunday night. I can't wait!

Hey where did Jello disapear to? Also Mary Kay? Judy is still around, thank goodness, and Gail, get back in here and post with us. We all miss all of you's when you don't let us know how you are doing. Well you see that Joanna came back so let's have more Thinsters in here. COME ON GUYS-WE LOVE YOU! :jig:

Well time to get off here. I am all alone, Chrissy, Emily and Ellen all went to work. My boss from my study for grade school kids will be calling me here from California to close out my computer and transer the cases back where they belong. I actually kept working on my Westat-Early Childhood Longitudal-Kindergarten study while I was in training for the week (They called me and begged me to try to do the last week and what could I say?) So I made calls from my room, with their phone card and got 3 more parent interviews. YAAAA So needless to say I missed some outings they had at training, but hey I would rather have the extra money I will get. So now I have 2 puters, the 2nd one being the Mental Health Study with the University Of Michigan. But when I get back I will be shipping my Westat one back and will be all done with it by this evening. So yaaaaaaaa I will only be on one study. Too much otherwise. So I will miss being on the 1st one, I think this new one will keep my pretty busy.

Take care guys and I love you all, Sassy Sharon :dance:

Just dropping in to let you read an e-mail that I received.... I'll be back later...


God Bless You and have a wonderful day!!

Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America- If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane that was heading for Washington D. C. She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her children running to meet him.

She's now the Mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary. Lisa recalled this
story:

I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose
husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, Class is over, I would like to share with all
of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very
important.

Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate
and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the Power's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to water, she went on, So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, fine something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the
breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.

Please! look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime...it can all be taken away.

The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.

Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.


Lots of Love....... Enjoy your Day....... Carolyn :cool:

I promised CJ I would get in here and post this morning. Nothing new to talk about, but will put it one post closer to the end of this thread so she can start another one! HeHe

See CJ, I know you! You aren't as sneaky as you think you are! LOL

Hugs, Judy

Now, Judy ~ that was the furthest from my thoughts starting a new thread! Really .......

Well ... now that you mention it ... guess I will - tee hee tee hee

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