WW Clubs and Groups - Fabulous 40's #127

Dianne,
What a great effort you made...good job! I've missed you around here :D

Es,
Poor David, the wisdom teeth can give so much trouble. I'm hoping he feels better; bet he can't wait to have it over with. I'll bet he's very happy to have you there for him.

This weekend went great. The picnic was a success, inspite of temps in the low 90's and extremely high humidity. We had a poolful last evening when it was over. :D

I'm feeling very positive about a new week beginning, with it comes a renewed sense of motivation. I've got my journal ready to go.

HI to Zoe, Janie, Sandy, Terri.....how is everyone? :wave:

~Jen

Good Monday Morning everyone,
I have been OP for 2 days in a row so far. I haven't been exercising as much though. Since Steve wrecked the car we have been with only one vehicle. I have still been walking but I haven't been getting to the club mote than once a week. Ususally I go at least 3 times/wk. I have noticed the difference when I do get there that I am quite sore the day afterwards. I am really aching today.
No pain no gain they say.

Hugs,
JanieD

Hi Girls:wave:

Janie, WTG with being OP. I'm still with the no journaling:rolleyes:
I started out exercising last week but then when David started staying over I stopped. I have my treadmill in the livingroom. I live in a apartment & I don't have much room. It's so hot today I can't stand it!!! I know it sounds like excuses. Maybe they are. I just hate working out in the heat & in a crowded area. I like when I work out & feel sore afterwards. I feel like I worked out hard. (High five to you);)

Jen, Dave is feeling a little better today. The swelling has gone down. I'm happy to hear you're feeling positive. I like hearing that cause it gives me a little push.

Well, let me go & spend time with my boy.

Till tomorrow:wave:

Hi to the rest of you fabulous looking women. :D

Love,
Es

:sheep:

Hola my girls! Whazzzzzzzzzzz up? lol, the heat is getting to my brain!:dizzy:

How is everyone doing?

Es - So sorry to hear about David's problems with his teeth - there's nothing more painful than a toothache or earache (well........maybe childbirth). I feel bad for him - did he get the wisdom teeth pulled yet? Well, at least mommy is taking care of him. Hope he feels better soon.

Jen - Glad to hear you had a great weekend and picnic, sounds like so much fun. We will be going camping next weekend to celebrate Willie's birthday. Most of the kids/grandkids will join us - it should be fun. Good luck with your new beginning - I lovvvvvvvvve new beginnings:smug:

Janie - congrats on being OP and getting in that exercise. After walking so much last week, I'm disappointed that its too damn hot:devil: to walk so far this week. If I can't walk tonight, I'll use the 1 or 2 mile walking tape in an air-conditioned room :D

Zoe Girl - WHERE ARE YOU??? GET BACK HERE GIRL! I miss you.

Hi Terri, Ruth, Sandy and Myra - hope everyone's okay.

Have a great day guys - see you's tomorrow!

Hugs,
Dianne

Hi everyone.
We are back in Al.
Thanks so much for the Anniversay congrats!
We got some bad news Sunday. We thought my dad wasn't going to make it. He had a heart attack and was put on a respirator. We were on our way home (Kansas) when we got the call and so we almost went straight to Ohio and we decided to go to Al. and then unpack and then repack and go to Ohio. Well, by the next morning he had a complete turn around and was stable and they weaned him off the respirator. We decided not to go but I am flying up there Thursday to see him in case something happens later. They might take him to Columbus on Fri. and put a Defibrilizer in his pacemaker so in case he has another heart attack he won't die before he gets to the hospital. It is all so sad.
I'll catch up later.
Terri

Morning everyone:

Terri - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad's heart attack, but glad to hear he is stable and off the respirator. I think its a great idea to go and see him. He and you and your family are in my thoughts. Let us know how he's doing. And take care of you.

Really busy today, but wanted to check in with everyone - how are ya'll? (as Terri and Zoe Girl would say) :lol:

Will check back later.

Have a great day guys.

Hugs,
Dianne

Terri,
My prayers are with your Dad. It will do both of you good for you to go see him. Safe trip and let us know how he is.
Glad you all returned home safely from CO.


Dianne,
I'm also making good use of the Sansone walking tapes due to this hot weather! I'm so glad you told us about them.
Your camping trip sounds like it will be a blast.......and a big group! That is a great way for the family to get together.

Last night I was certified in CPR, which I've been wanting to do for a while, especially since Joe had the heart attack. I was also certified in the use of the AED ( Automated External Defibrillator ), which are being installed in airports and other public places. It was required for those of us who are involved in our town's volunteer groups. While I obviously hope I never encounter the need to use either skill, I'm very glad to have learned it.

Hi to everyone.....Es, Zoe, Sandy, Janie, Ruth...... :wave:

~Jen

Terri,
Boy that 6 weeks in CO went fast. It seemed like you just left. I am sorry to hear about your dad. I am very glad that he is now stable. Have a safe trip to Ohio and enjoy your time with him.

Jen,
I think it is so :cool: all the interesting classes you have been taking. I hope you never need to use these skills but I am sure that you feel much more confident now that you have them.

Dianne,
Your camping trip sounds like a blast. We will be going camping again in 2 weeks. Don't ask me where or when exactly. The Dads are planning this one. All I know is that there will be water there because we are supposed to be canoeing. BTW Congrats on your WI.

Ruth,
How are you enjoying your time off? Steve just finished his summer session and turned in his grades on MOn. He has 3 weeks before fall semester starts. I have about 6 weeks of chores for him to do around the house during that time ;)

Es,
I WI this morning and gained 2 lb:p It is my TOM though. I hope that is what the gain is all about. I have been OP all week so far. I doubt that I'll be good today. We are getting the car back from the body shop and Steve said he would take me to lunch at the Indian resteraunt when we go to get the car. I have no idea how many points are in Indian food. It is so rich that I jsut assume it is off the scale.

Hope everyone has a great hump day,
JanieD

Hello everyone,
It's me again. I jsut got off the phone with my brother. I am so excited :spin: He just told me that my SIL is pregnant :cp: She is due in March. This is the couple that was never going to have kids. They of course are going through all of the normal emotions, but mostly they are very excited. I can't wait to tell Ellen she is going to be so happy. She was the flower girl at thier wedding. Aunt Tammi and Uncle Neil are her favorites. My favorites too for that matter. Neil and I have always been very close. ALso, the nasty side of me would love to see my petite little SIL fat :devil:

Have a great evening,
JanieD

Thanks JanieD., Jen and Dianne,
Y'all are so sweet. They might put the defibrilizer in his pacemaker this weekend. If he is strong enough. His ventricle reading is supposed to be 50% and it is only 15%. Not good.
He is a fighter.
Congrats Jen on getting the CPR certificate. That is wonderful.
Congrats to you too JanieD on your future niece or nephew.

I'll talk to y'all next week.
Terri

Terri,
Have a safe trip. My thoughts & prayers are with your Dad.

Janie,
I love your devilish thought! How exciting it must be for your brother. I've never tried Indian food, what dishes do you like? Sounds like Steve will be very busy during his "vacation" :lol:

Es,
How's David doing? Today is two months since Joey moved out...he'll be over for dinner and a swim today after work, lol.

This is one of the hottest summers we've had in quite a while...totally fine with me. I've got the best tan I've ever had :D :D :D and yes, I DO use sunscreen. Joe and I had a great evening last night in the pool skinny-dipping :devil:

:wave: HI TO DIANNE, RUTH, SANDY, ZOE.............WHERE ARE YOU???


~Jen

Hi Buddies:wave:

Jen, I saw you online before & I tried to send you an im but you had already signed out.

Dave is doing better. Tuesday the Dentist expected the swelling to be down but it wasn't so he drained it more.(ouch) Tomorrow he goes back to the oral surgeon to see if they can pull it out. He wants me to go with him. I think he's scared. Skinny dipping huh:love: It's so hot!!! As soon as I got home from work I had to turn on the AC. Enjoy your evening with Joey. WTG with CPR!

Terri, so sorry about your Dad:( Keep us posted.

Congrats Aunt Janie!!:D SIL will be putting on weight. My SIL has the cutest figure but with every pregnancy she gained. She loses it right away. She seems to have a great metabolism. I guess with 6 kids you have to be in great shape with all the running around. Don't worry about the 2 lbs. this week. You'll have it off by next week. ;)

Dianne, your camping trip sounds like it's going to be fun. I can't believe it's August already. Believe me I'm not complaining. Like I've said before I can't stand the heat.

Zoe is MIA?! {{{{{PATTI}}}}!!!!!

Well ladies, just wanted to say hello. I'm still in a rut but what else is new.:rolleyes: I'm not giving up!!

:wave:

Es,
I'm in a rut also....I really have no business posting here when it comes to weight loss!
Now I know all of you and love to hear from you, so I continue to check in daily.
One of these days I'll get back OP...never give up!

love,
~Jen

Hi:wave:

David got 2 of his wisdom teeth pulled today. It went well. He has 2 more to go. I think he's going to get those done at the end of the month. They gave him some strong pain killers so he slept most of the day. Now he's watching a movie with his Dad. I was praying while I was waiting in the waiting room & it paid off, as always, cause the oral surgeon said he did great. I don't care how old he is he'll always be my baby.

Jen, I can't seem to get it together with staying on program.:( I still watch what I eat & most of the time I make healthy choices but I'm not journaling & I know come the evenings I go way over my points. I had prepaid the last time I was there so I have 8 coupons left. I think I'll use them in January. Lots of times I feel the same way you do about posting here but I would miss everybody if I left. We've bonded. Doesn't matter if we're OP or not. I don't think the others would want us to leave either. Hang in there buddy. We're going to hear that click sooner or later. ;)

Dianne, Terri, Janie, Ruth, Sandy, Zoe:wave:

Love you's,
Es

:dance:

Hi guys:

Es & Jen - Don't even THINK ABOUT not coming here!!! This has definitely become much more then a place for people watching their weight. We talk about everything, and have told each other things we might not even say to someone in our families. At least I know I have. We're buddies and we've all gone through the ups and downs of this struggle. Okay, let me get off my soap box, but I know we would all miss each other if soneone decided not to come in here just because they weren't on program. Sheesh, if that were the case, none of us would be here at the same time. Enough said!

Janie - congrats on your niece or nephew. Great news.

Zoe Girl - where the heck are you - please come in and say hi, we miss you.

Terri - hope things are going okay with your dad.

Hey ruthie, where are you???

Well, its late, gotta get off to bed.

I'll talk to you's tomorrow.

Hugs,

Dianne

Hey everyone, I'm finally back. Yes, I've been back from Seattle for 2 or so weeks but wow, it sure takes a lot out of you when you travel from time zone to time zone. With Seattle being 2 weeks earlier, I found out the true meaning of Jet Lag. :dizzy: Ok, so not really a good excuse. To be honest, my eating has been bad, bad, bad half the month of July. On good note, Monday will be my weigh in and that will be 1 day shy of 2 weeks that I've been OP. I just wanted to come back with some good news instead of the "I ate too much when Jenna was here, went to Seattle and continued the same" blues. So even though I don't have a loss to post today, I will come Monday.

I've missed being here and since I'm really doing good these last 'almost' 2 weeks, it's time for me to come 'see' my friends and stop disappearing from y'all all the time. :(

I haven't read through all the posts but will. If we have anyone who is new, please let me know. Have a great Saturday. It feels so good to be "home". :)

Zoe and Patti <><

Hi Girls:wave:

Dianne, I'll never leave here. You girls are too cool. ;) I've said things here that I haven't shared with my family. So much support & understanding from everyone that I've gotten teary eyed lots of times.

Well, it's a new week. I know how we all love fresh starts. I'm going to do a little gardening today & stay home. We spent the past 2 days with David so today I'll just stay home & relax. The weekends go by so fast!!! I was just telling Pete since I haven't been exercising everything hurts. My left leg & my left side of my back hurt for some reason. Like I pulled something. Anyway, gotta do what I gotta do. Have to pull out those weeds.

I'll be back later on. Have a great day everybody.

Hugs,
Es

Welcome back Zoe:)

Hi everyone,

Es, glad David's doing okay; of course your prayers helped him. It'll be nice for you to spend the day getting back to normal.
Weeds? don't even remind me! I spent the better part of the morning doing some big time weeding. It's the price we have to pay for the beauty of the flowers and the bounty of the veggie garden.

Zoe, welcome back! But you weren't really gone all that long...probably felt like that to you due to being off program. You've done so well in the past, I know you'll be right back OP the next time we hear from you! Hang in there, and don't beat yourself up about it. Remember what Dianne always says,
Life has a way of getting in the way

Another hot and humid day here. Joey helped Joe yesterday and again today in putting up the new garden shed. We should have planned a bit better and done this project in the fall, the weather would have been more tolerable.

:wave: HI to all!

~Jen

Hi:wave:

I just read on another thread about WW bracelets. Go to ebay & when you search or look up type in Points Bracelet. Looks pretty cool but I still can't figure out how you use it.

Hmmmmmm interesting.

Let me know what you think. :)

Es

Es,
The bracelets look like a pretty cool idea. I'm all for any gadget that'd replace journalling!

From what I can gather, the bracelet has a movable charm, which you move past each bead as you use points...each bead representing one point. Kind of like saying the rosary.

I'm thinking of showing it to Jessica, she's very artsy craftsy, which I'm definitely not. I'm sure she could whip one up for me. It can't hurt to try it.

~Jen

Happy Monday Everybody:wave:

Jen, that would be great if Jessica can make one for you. I wonder who came up with that idea? I bet it's going to be a hot item. It would be good for us. Since I have such a hard time with journaling I could have that right on my wrist which would be soooo much easier. I just might get one.

I took a sick day today. Not feeling so good. My back was really bothering me when I woke up. See, I bet all these aches & pains are from not working out!:mad: When I'm exercising on a steady basis I feel strong. As soon as my back feels better back to Boot Camp video & walking!

I'll be back later.

Have a great day:)

Hugs,
Es

Es,
take care of your back and pamper yourself! If I've had more than a couple lazy days in a row, it's not only the guilt that gets to me, it's the backache and other sore joints! It does feel so good to workout, even simply walking. Hope your back feels better.

~Jen

Hi Jen,

It is very humid today. Maybe that has something to do with it. I took an Ibuprofen 600 mg. & it didn't help at all.:( I'll just watch soaps & read. I bought the Bob Greene, Get With The Program. Today will be the perfect day to read it.

Zoe, how are you doing? Did you WI yet? Hope it wasn't too bad.

Terri, how's Dad? I know you're probably not back yet.

Ruth & Sandy, stop by & say hi:wave:

Hi Janie & Dianne.

Have a great day guys.:D

Later...

:strong:

Es & Jen,
I am so with you with regard to the aches and pains if I dont' exercise. My lower back will always remind me when I haven't been working out. It makes such a difference. I know that some people find the exercising part of WW very difficult. That is the easiest part for me because my body reminds me if I don't. We got the car back last Wed so I was able to get to kick boxing Thur and Sat. I was bad yesterday though, I didn't get my walking in. Instead I spent the weekend making a banner for Ellen's soccer team. They are the "Fire Breathing Dragons". If we could still upload pictures I would show you guys how it came out.

Zoe/PAtti
Glad to hear from you. How was the weather when you were in Seattle? I know it is supposed to rain a lot there, but I have been very lucky whenever I have gone. It has always been gorgeous weather until the day I am leaving, and then it rains. Makes you glad to be coming home that way. We are having cool weather here in CA. I actually had to pull on the comforter last night.

Terri,
How is your dad doing? Have they done the surgery yet? My prayers are with you and him.

Ruth,
You are on vacation now arent' you? Are you planning on going anywhere? I am taking next week off. The first half of the week will be a "honey do" vacation. The second half we will be going camping/canoeing with our friends. They have invited 2 other families to come along, so there could be quite a crowd.

Hope everyone has a OP Monday,
JanieD

Happy Monday everyone ~ I always feel that once Monday at 5pm comes around, I can make it through the rest of the day. :lol:

Janie ~ The weather in Seattle was GORGOUS! It was between 72 and 75 each of the 4 days we were there and sunny. They said that we were lucky because it rains (over-cast or drizzle anyway) about 245 days a year. Now, I know someone else who went and had beautiful weather, then there's you and then me......seems like maybe they just say that to keep us all out. :?: :lol:

Es ~ hope you're feeling better. Stay inside ~ that humidity won't help you if you don't feel like yourself.

Jen ~ I'm sure your gardening project is going to look great. Drink water when it's so hot and humid.

Ok, so today was weigh day and I lost 7 pounds. Now, don't forget, that's for 2 weeks, not 1. I've lost that in the first week in the past but I guess I should be glad for that. I'm still sticking to it though..... :)

Well, have a good night, I'll talk to you's guys tomorrow.

Zoe and Patti :ink: :lol: :ink:

Zoe,
It's the Happy Dance for you! :dance: :cb: :dance:
Even if the 7 pound loss is the result of two weeks, it's awesome! Good going.
Glad to hear you had such great weather in Seattle.

Janie,
I hope you enjoy your week off, and have a great camping trip!
Actually, I'm glad that by body rebels if I don't exercise regularly...it keeps me honest.

Es,
Hope your back is better. Glad to hear you were going to relax and rest today.

I've got three weeks left of summer, my class begins on the 28th. I'm taking Accounting 102 (a glutton for punishment!). Until I decide what I want to do, I'm taking classes that interest me. I hate the thought of beginning a new career at this stage of my life, but I know for sure that I won't be happy staying at home too much longer. The classes keep the grey matter active!

Hi to Terri, Dianne, Ruth, Sandy :wave:

~Jen

ok, I just HAD to jump on the scale this morning since this is my 'official' start of the 3rd week of being OP. Yesterdays WI was a day shy of 2 weeks. Hey Jen, thanks for the dance. I'm dancing here myself as it's now 8.5!! Woo Hoo!!!

:cb: :dance: :cb: :dance: :cb:

Just needed to say this.....:lol: I'm off to work.

Have a great Tuesday everyone.

Me

Don't you just love the new smilies?

While I miss the gifs we used to have so much fun with, it's nice to have more smilies to play with :lol:

~Jen

Hola my girls!

How is everyone on this beautiful (NOT HOT - THANK YOU GOD!!!) day???

Es - I love your new icon :bb:, so cute. How are you feeling and how's your back? Is David okay now with his teeth? And how is little Karinna?

Zoe Girl!!! - Welcome back and fantastic weight loss, girl :dance: :dancer: - you must give me your secret.

Hey Jen - What's up? I know you must have been living in your pool these past few days, I would. Tooooooooooooo damn hot for me!

Hi Terri - How's your dad doing? Are you back from Ohio yet? Hope he's okay.

Ruth - Are you MIA now??? Come back, come back!

Hi Janie and Sandy - How's it going?

Well, was disappointed last saturday with my 1 lbs gain :dz: after having lost 3.6 the week before. But TOM was visiting and I was feeling bloated, so I won't kick myself too much. I think I should show a loss this week. I'm off Friday, this is the weekend we go upstate with the whole family (practically) to celebrate Willie's birthday. So, I'm gonna find an early morning meeting so I don't miss wi, good or bad.

Well, gotta get back to work. Hope everyone is doing well. Will talk to you's soon.

Hugs,

Dianne

Hi Buds:D

Geeezzz Zoe!!! What did you do?!!! Like Dianne said, what's the secret? WTG!!!!;) Only once I had a 7 lb. loss in 1 week. I know yours was in 2 but still that's great.

The Points Lady from work hasn't been going to WW cause her husband got laid off & she said she can't afford it but she did mention today that she misses the meetings. That they motivated her. I really should go back.

Dianne, Dave is fine. He still has to get the other 2 pulled. He said it wasn't all that bad. My back is still hurting!! It's so annoying.:mad: I have an appt. for Part 2 of my physical tomorrow morning at 7:AM. I don't even know if I should mention it to my Dr. She's going to think I'm such a clutz. I know I pulled a muscle & there's really nothing you can do for that. I feel so bad. With Dave's appts. & me feeling under the weather I haven't had a chance to call my SIL to find out how Karinna is doing. I'll pay them a visit this weekend. I'm such a bad Titi. Are you leaving on Friday? Sounds like fun. Where upstate?

Jen, I miss the gif's. Do you still have the sites we useto get them from? The smilies are really cute. I give you alot of credit for going back to school. I would do anything to stay home. We need 2 incomes. Long Island is very expensive but I love it here. Gotta tell you I journaled today. It's 7:15 PM & I ONLY have 2 pts left. :sp:

Well, can't sit too long. My back starts bothering me so hasta la vista.:wave:

Love,
Es

Zoeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
WTG Girlfriend!:dancer: :dance: :dancer: 8.5 lb in 2 wks is awesome. You are amazing!! I WI this morning and lost 1 of the 2 lb I gained last week. I wish it had been more but I'll take it.

Dianne,
Enjoy the cool weather you have now girls because the hot stuff is headed your way. We are supposed to be in the 90s today and over 100 tomorrow:flame: And you know the weather moves from west to east (most of the time).

Es,
Sorry that your back is still bothering you, but I am glad that Dave is feeling better. Is he still staying with you? Have you seen the new gatorade commercial with Derek Jeter? Everytime I see it I think of you and Dave :)

Hi to Ruth, Sandy, Myra:?:, Terri etc.

JanieD

Hi Mi Amigas:)

Janie, congrats on your loss. A pound is a pound.:) I heard about the hot weather coming back. Hate it! I really would love to show you what Dave, Pete & me look like but I have no clue how to do it and I don't have a scanner but I am going to ask for one this Xmas. :D I haven't seen the Jeter commercial.

Well, I went to my drs. appt. this morning. She knows my brother so she suggested that I should work out with him. I guess since I'm always pulling something she thinks I'm working out wrong. I told her he's too busy. Maybe when he opens up his own gym I'll be able to spend time with him. I was telling her that I pulled a muscle that's why she brought him up. He trains a couple of the girls there. My cholesterol is still a little high but the good one is high. I had stopped taking Lipitor but she wants me to take it again. Other than that everything is fine. I have to go back in 3 mths. to see if it dropped.

One of the attorney's I work with sold me 5 WW coupons for $15!! Dirt cheap!! The meetings go for $12 w week. Now I have 13 coupons. I feel like I should go back real soon.

My sis is here. I'll be back later.

Goodnight:yawn: My back is acting up.

Be back tomorrow. :wave:

Thanks everyone. You are all so sweet!!!!
My dad did go up to Ohio State Medical Center on Thurs. and they were going to put the defibrillator in and then they found he had an infection. So they will did it yesterday. I came back home Mon. We were told Mon. that his heart is only working about 10%. They said he could live up to 2 more yrs. I was there Fri-Mon. It took me 12 hours to get to Columbus Thurs. My flight was cancelled in Memphis and I ended up going to Detroit first. It was a nightmare.
Dr. Attar was there on Fri. The other Cardiologists were talking about giving him a heart cath and Dr. Attar said there is no use doing it because of all the damage. It made sense. That is such a hard test on a frail man and they can't do much anyway. I cried when I left him . He actually knew us better Mon. and he didn't get mean. They said the drugs were doing that to him. Trying to get out of bed and being told no and he kept it up and yelled at us. That was not at all him. He was almost completely normal Mon. Damn pain pills. They put him on a non narcotic pain pill but it really doesn't do to much good.
Thanks for listening.

Es,
I hope David gets along ok. I heard the wisdom extractions can be rough. Poor babay. You are right. They will always be our babies. I love the new icon.

MINE START SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate school.

Congrats Zoe on the loss.
Dianne,
You will get that off. Great loss last week.
JanieD,
Great job on the loss.

TTYL,
Terri

Terri,
It is so sad to hear about your Dad. Watching a parent go through a serious illness is very difficult. Be strong. What a hassle your trip was! Like you needed the added stress.
I can't believe your kids are starting school this week. It's so early. All the schools here don't go back until the last week of August, so there are 3 more weeks of summer for these kids. The first Bears preseason game is this Saturday :D we're having Joe's sis and hubby over, along with Jess and her family. I'm trying to convince Joe to set up a tv so we can view it from the pool. He thinks I'm nuts.

Es,
Sorry your back is still hurting :( Why did you stop taking lipitor? Were there adverse side effects? That is so cool to have all those weeks of WW already paid for! We bought a scanner a month ago, but have yet to hook it up. Have to buy another filing cabinet, do some re-arranging, and have Joey here to help with the tech. stuff :o

Janie,
1 pound gone... :D good job. Enjoy that hot weather! This week has been in the 70's and sunny, absolutely beautiful. I can't wait for another heat wave, tho. It's so important to soak up all those days and remember them when it's 10 below in January.

later,
~Jen

Jen. I miss the kids so much but I will love that Fall break.
We might go somewhere.
My Steelers are playing tonight on ESPN. I will watch Big brother and then the Steelers. What a night. :lol:
Having the TV by the pool would be awesome. Can you believe football is here?

Es,
I hope your back is doing better. Mine hurts all the time. I have scoliosis. I feel for you.

I am back op 100% today. I gained about 3 since I got back from Col. I lost 2 there so I am up 1 since beginning of summer. Ohio wsn't good for the diet. Too much waiting and eating. I am back and doing bowflex today.

TTYL,
Terri

Terri,
You will loose that lb right away if I know you. I am sorry your trip to OHio was so stressful. School really starts early where you are. Ellen isn;t starting until 9/18. It is later than usual this year because they are going into a new building and it won't be finished by Labor Day.

Jen,
I think having a TV by the pool would be awesome, but then again, having a pool would be awesome. WHen we fininsh our yard we will probably put in a spa/hottub. This is California after all ;)

Es,
I am so excited. I will get to watch my Yankees this weekend. They will be playing the Oakland A's in NY and so the games will be televised here. I only get to see them a few times a season. Until playoffs that is.

Take care everyone,
Janie

JanieD,
We have a jucuzzi ands I love it. It is on our deck.
Have fun watching the Yankees.
The kid's first day was good. Now if all days could be like this. :lol:

Hi everyone!
Terri

TGIF

I had to go back to the Dr. I was in alot of pain yesterday & still am. The pain in my back are muscle spasms. She gave me some pain medication & a muscle relaxer. I've never had anything like this. She explained the difference between a pulled muscle & a muscle spasm. I'm on vicodin & skelaxin. Hasn't helped much but I can imagine if I wasn't taking it!!:eek: Right now I have an ice pack against my back while I'm sitting & it feels so good. Well, there goes WW. I was going to rejoin today. I'm getting there this weekend, one way or the other.

Terri, a jacuzzi must be awesome!!! I would be in it all the time. Glad to hear the kids 1st day went well. Tell Brie hi:wave: Dad will be in my prayers.

Janie, I feel so bad for Pete that he can't watch the Yankees. When my nephew took him a few weeks ago, to see them, he loved it!! He still talks about it.

Jen, I don't get any side affects from the Lipitor. My goal was to exercise more, lose a few pounds so I could make my cholesterol come down without taking medication. Never happened:mad:

Well guys, I have to go lay down. Have a great day. Everytime I'll be using the ice pack I'll come back. So you may see me in here a few times today.

Love,
Es

Es,
I hope your back gets better. That must be awful.
Britts says she is sorry. She thinks you are so cute.

I am on day 2 with being op. Feels good.
TTYL,
Terri

Terri, you could tell the meds. have me in La La Land:lol: I called Britt, Brie:dizzy: Anyway, I think she's cute too.:D You watch All My Children right? What do you think about Maria & David? What's up with that!!

I am so bored. Can't clean, can't exercise can't really go out & do anything. I'm going nuts guys. Pete just went to rent a movie for me. I told him I am going totally insane!!! At least if it was raining but the weather is gorgeous.

Well, let me go check out the other threads to see if there's anything interesting even though I know we are the coolest 40's homegirls!!

Hasta Luego:wave:

Es

Es.
That is so ok. That is a cute name too. :lol:
I am sorry. I don't watch All My Children. I watch Days of Our Lives. I don't get half of that show either. :lol:
Please take care of your back. I think Back pain is one of the worst pains in the world.

Hi everyone. (playin' it safe) .
TTYL,
Terri

Hey girls, sorry I haven't been around, the last few weeks of school were "****". I managed a B in my Algebra, but the final test had me in tears. I swear the man probably through out the final score and just gave us what we had going into the test. He had to, I had an 80% going into the final, and I know I didn't manage high enough to maintain it. Needless to say I've been compulsively eating from stress!! Some of the clothes I bought on vacation no longer fit!! So this afternoon I got on the treadmill for about 15 minutes and I've actually gotten down on the floor to do crunches.

TERRI, how is your father? I understand how your feeling. My father had a heart attach a few years ago. He was horrible on the meds. I think they were giving him morphine. He thought the doctors were trying to kill him, he wanted me to call the FBI. He'd also cry every visitation because we couldn't stay with him, then he'd get mean and ugly. That is definitely not like my dad, he is so easygoing, nothing gets him upset. PLEASE know that your family is in my prayers.


JANIE, thanks for asking about me the last few weeks. This was my first full week with no school, and believe me, I just sat around doing nothing (other than housework) the last few days.
Is your hubby through with his "HONEY DO" list!! LOL

Yes, I'm taking a small vacation. A friend and I are going to Fredricksburg, Texas next week. I have an elderly uncle (93 years old) that I plan on visiting. Fredricksburg is a little German town with lots of antique shops, so we plan on "window shopping".

ES, I'm taking Spanish this fall, can I call you if I need HELP!!! Glad Dave is feeling better. I had all my wisdom teeth out at the same time. I would never advise anyone to do that. I was in pain for days.

DIANNE, hey girl, I'm still around. Do you ever go in the chat room? I haven't been in weeks. I think I'll go in there after I leave here.

JENNY, were you the one that I read that was skinny dipping? YOU GO GIRL!! LOL Can't do that with kids at home!!!

ZOE, almost forgot you girl. Glad you enjoyed your vacation, now you can deal with hot and humid TEXAS!! Between the HEAT and the WEST NILE VIRUS here in Louisiana, I've been staying inside!!

Talk to you girls later,
Ruth

Hi Buds,:wave:

Sorry to have been gone so long, and I am so glad to see you all still here supporting each other through thick and thin.
Terri, I was so sorry to see your dad is having a bad time, he will be in my prayers too.
I haven't been following WW lately, I have had lots going on with being in the sandwich generation.

My older son Dave is recovering really well from his broken wrist. He is driving, working, and playing his guitar again. Greg, the younger son, had a tough bout with poison ivy after petting his uncle's dog at a cookout.

My mom is progressing still after her surgery and is walking with a cane, and sometimes even without one. She stayed with us for the past couple of weeks and we could see a huge difference since last year.
The toughest thing at this point is some bad news about my dad. His Parkinson's disease is very advanced, and the doctor called us to say that we are at a decision point. He is having a very bad time swallowing and to keep him sufficiently nourished, he would need to have a feeding tube. He is also reaching the point with dementia that he doesn't always recognize us. Given all the information from the doctors, and his quality of life, and the fact that he always said "no extraordinary measures" we are all still struggling with the fact that he will not be with us much longer.

Lots on my mind and thank goodness Mike and I have a short vacation this week to relax. We will be off to the mountains in NH at a cottage by a lake. Greg will have a week of camp, and Dave will hold the fort at home with one of his good (trustworthy) friends. So this is a real respite for me. I need it!

I hope you will all be well and healthy, and striving on WW.
I will be rejoining and striving too after my vacation

Love to you all, Sandy

Thanks Ruth and Sandy. That means a lot.
Your poor dad Ruth. I'll bet that broke your heart. I know it broke mine.
He was always so strong and sweet. How long did your dad act like that Ruth? My mom is so scared he will be that way from now on.
Congrats on your grade in Algebra. That is great.
I feel for your stress eating. I've been there.
Relax on your vacation. You deserve it.

Sandy,
I am so sorry about your dad. I know exactly how you feel. It is so awful. I don't like this growing old stuff. I want the security back. We are here for you. I am glad your mom is getting stronger. My mom had a heart attack 9 yrs. ago. and I am always afraid she will have another one.
I am so glad Dave's wrist is doing better. I heard that dogs will carry poison ivy and give it to you. Poor Greg.
Have fun on your vacation.

Thanks for being there everyone!
Terri

TERRI, as soon as they stopped giving daddy the pain meds, he returned to normal. He is in terrific health now. In fact I am on my way to visit him in a little bit. He has been working on the old house that his parents raised him and his younger siblings in. It is really an old shack, but he enjoys working on it. He has been building new porches on it this week. If he ever finishes it, it will make a nice little cabin in the woods!! My parents both ive a little over an hour from me, I don't visit as often as I should.

SANDI, I'm sorry to hear about your father! I agree with Terri, this is the worst part of getting older. I'm a "daddy's girl" and knowing that sickness can come at anytime is scary. Please know that your in my prayers also.

Well, time to run, hoping for a wonderful, mushy visit with my dad today!!!

See you later,

Ruth

RUTH & SANDY, welcome back!!!:D

Ruth, it's very sad when our parents get sick. It's differennt when they're older but are healthy. Both my parents died suddenly. My Mom from a stroke & my Dad from a heart attack. Hope your visit with your Dad goes well today. Spanish huh. Call me anytime.:D

Sandy, one of my co-worker's father has dementia. She told me stories that have made my eyes tear. She & her sisters won't put him in a nursing home so they all chip in to have a nurse come in. Good news about Dave's wrist. Awww, I hope Greg isn't too uncomfortable. Dave had poison ivy when he was around 8 yrs. old. I use to put calamine lotion & it helped a little. Please get some R & R on your vacation.

Still having back pain. Terri, how long does this last? I never knew this could be so painful. Such beautiful weather & I can't enjoy it. :( Not even the pain meds. are working.

Well ladies, enjoy your weekend.

I'll be back later.

Love & Hugs,
Es

Hello everyone :wave:

I'm getting ready to visit a friend who just moved into a new home. Greg just left for San Diego on business and won't be home until Wednesday. We've been looking at homes to build and now with him gone, I will have to look alone this weekend. I don't really want to but I love looking. :)

Terri ~ Please let us know your Dad's progress. My father had a 'stint' put in a year or 2 ago and you know, I was a wreck over it. He's fine today but we just get so nervous.....girls and their Daddy's......my prayers with him, you and your family.

Sorry I can't address everyone but I will later on this evening or tomorrow. Have a wonderful Saturday.

Thanks Zoe. That means a lot. Good luck on your search.

Es,
My pain has been since about the mid 90's. This scoliosis
is permamnent. I am considering a chiropractor.
I hope yours lets up.

Enjoy your visit with your dad and thanks so much. I am so glad he got better. Daddy's little girls.

Off to watch BB3.
Terri

MORNING LADIES

I'm just checking in for a few minutes before I get started with my day. I spent Saturday with my father so now I'm headed back to my mom's to spend the day with her. I also have a few errands to run before I get on the road!!

Wednesday I'm headed to Texas. I'm so excited to have some time away. Between school, kids, and my husbands new job, I think I'm slowly reaching a breaking point. The time away will be nice!!

TERRI, I just went back over some of the post that I missed, and to answer your question about BIG BROTHER, no, I do not like Josh. I guess my favorite is Jason. He's a sweet kid, BUT, playing the game!! What do you think of them bringing in one of the ex-houseguest. That is going to shake things up abit.

Oh, and congrats on your recent aniversary. Twenty years is a long time, Maurice and I will be celebrating our 18th in November.

DIANNE, congrats on your weight loss a few weeks back. I need to go back to WW, but I hate going back with a gain. I wonder how many times that excuse has been used??

Well, I better go, I'll check in with you girls later when I get in from mom's.

BTW, did you guys hear that Lisa Marie Presley married Nicolas Cage.

Til Later,
Ruth

Hi Ruth,
Glad all went well at your dads. Have fun in Texas. That sounds like such fun. We all need to get away.
Jason sure is playing. I like his morals. Chiara is something else. If I were her mom I would have to leave the country. She talks worse than anyone I have ever heard. If Amy comes back the whole house will be thrown into a tizzy for sure. My order of choice is Amy, Lori, Eric and last Tanya. Amy only because Chiara can't stand her. :lol: I want her life in the house to be miserable. I am so nice. :lol:
Yes, I heard about Nicholas Cage this morning. Did you hear about Jason Priestly? He was in a bad accident with his race car. He was in critical condition.
Have a great time today.
Terri

Hello My Friends:wave:

Terri, I heard about Jason Priestly this morning on the news. How could anyone survive at a speed of 180 miles has to have a guardian angel watching over them. I hope he'll be alright. :(
Noooo I didn't hear about Nicholas Cage!!! That's BIG news!!! I guess we'll read about it in the paper tomorrow. Juicy gossip:lol:

Ruth, every time I didn't go back to WW because of a gain messed me up. One week led to another, then another, then the excuse was I didn't want to pay for the weeks I missed:rolleyes: on & on & on. I would go back if I was you. Be strong:strong:
So how was Dad? I'm glad you're going away. We all need that every now & then.

Today was a good day at work. Some days I really aprreciate my job then there are those days where I wish I could retire. I'm not going to be able to retire till I'm at least 60. Pitiful huh? Then again, you never know. I could be singing"if I had a million dollars" :lol: Everytime the commercial comes on I sing it, accent & all.

I was OP today. When I'm real busy I don't think about food. It's the evenings at home that I have a hard time with. I need to find a hobby. Something that'll keep my hands occupied. (Kidding)

I'll be back tomorrow. Have a good evening everybody.

Love,
Es

Hi everyone!
It was so good to see posts from Ruth and Sandy :D glad you're both doing okay. Ruth, enjoy your vacation, you truly deserve it.
Sandy, sorry to hear about your father. At least your Mom is doing better, to look on the bright side. Keep in touch, ok?

I'm totally wiped after the weekend. On Friday my brother and his wife spent the day, and evening. Saturday we had a full house again, and spent the evening watching the Bears lose :(
Jess and her family spent the night, and all day Sunday. Brandon stayed over and will be here all this week. I wanted to get another visit in with him before we both start school in two weeks. Yesterday my cousin had a pool party; she's about an hour away, so it took the whole day to get there, visit, and drive home. Today we're vegging!

You'd think I'd be skinny as a rail with all the cooking, cleaning, and swimming :lol: oh well.

I've been trying to catch up on everyone's posts. Nicholas Cage! I love him, what a match. Es, you're right about Jason Priestly having a guardian angel watching out over him, that's for sure.

love to all,
~Jen

Good morning my girls :wave:

How is everyone doing?

Es - Sorry to hear you're still having trouble with your back - are you working still or off? Please take care.

Terri, Ruth and Sandy - sorry to hear about your dad's illnesses and hope things get better for all the daddies. I didn't grow up with a father, but I see how much Alana is a daddy's girl. She'd be a wreck if anything happened to Willie.

Jen - sounds like you had a busy weekend. Enjoy Brandon this week - you'll certainly get some use out of your pool if the weather's anything like here in NY.

Well, we had our "Willie's Birthday Family Camping Trip" this weekend and it was great. The campground happened to be having a "salsa weekend" event, so Willie especially was in his glory, :lol: He danced his butt off, I was afraid he was gonna have a heart attack! It was fun being with the grandkids, especially Strawberry Irish Puffy Jade (Jessa):smug: She is very attached to me, in fact Alana gets mad cause if I'm holding her, she won't go to Alana, :D She is such a cutie, still very serious though, it takes a lot of work to make her laugh, which makes us laugh trying to do it :lol:

Speaking of Alana, she has a "friend" named Paul. She knows him for a while now, but always thought of him as just a friend, however lately she's looking at him a little differently. He's really sweet, treats her great. He came up to the birthday party for willie and got along great with everyone. She's going back to school at the end of this month, of course, so I'm not sure where that will leave this relationship, but I'm happy to see her with someone like this after that "jerk" she fell for up at school, who treated her so badly. So, we'll see what happens.

I went to weight watchers on Friday morning before we left for the trip and I lost 2 lbs. I'm almost afraid to say this but I'm about 2 lbs from goal weight. My personal goal weight is about 12 lbs. away. But it has taken so long - so many ups and downs just to lose like 10-12 lbs. that I don't know how long it will take just to get to goal. But, of course, it could be worse, I could be just gaining, gaining, gaining, right? So, I'll take every ounce.

Hi Zoe Girl and Janie!!!!

Well, I gotta to feed my face (and count my points). Hope you all have a great day. Talk to you's tomorrow.

Hugs,
Dianne

Hi girls,

Well, I've spent today washing, ironing and cleaning (and packing) before I leave in the morning. I'll probably go to bed late tonight since Maurice won't be home until after nine. I've never driven 9 hours before, so I guess this will be an adventure, maybe I better make myself go to bed early.

I'm a little nervous about leaving or maybe I feel guilty for leaving!! LOL Maurice and I have spent very few evenings apart since we've been married and neither one of us really like being apart. But on the other hand, sometimes it's nice to get away by yourself, and I need a break from my girls.

The oldest just had child protection called on her, and the other is in an abusive relationship (which I'm not suppose to know about). They aren't trying to take Chasity's boys away, but they told her the report would stay on the records until the baby is eighteen. At least while I'm gone she will be at my house and I won't be worried about her. The younger was just beat up by her boyfriend. I only know because Chasity told me. My brother in law and nephew or on the local police force, so I checked with them before I left. Kinda arranged for the police to check in on her some the next few days. Of course, I'm leaving phone numbers with everybody in case I'm needed.

Gosh,sorry to go into all that. I just needed to get it off my chest.

Well I better go, I'll check in with everyone Sunday.

Oh Ruth. I am so sorry. I must have missed afew things earlier cause I am confused but I hope everything gets better for everyone. I am not sure who everyone is.

Jen,
Have fun with Brandon this week. Sorry about Da Bears.
My Steelers lost too. :(

Congrats on the 2 pounds skinny Dianne. That is great!

I just found out my FIL is now in the hospital with his heart. I feel like pulling my hair out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TTYL,
Terri

Ruth,
You really need to get away and take care of yourself; have a good trip. I'm sorry about the problems with your daughters...being away from it all for a bit will be good for you, I hope.

Terri,
What is your FIL's condition? I'm so sorry, hope it's not serious. How's Bruce doing?

Dianne,
Glad you had a great camping trip. How wonderful that you're so close to goal....just hang in there. When you're so close, it's not easy to drop those last few pounds, right? Of course, I wouldn't actually be saying that from experience :o You are right.....at least you're not gaining!

Es,
How's your back? I threw mine out about 3 years ago, it was sooo painful. Ever since then I've had to be very careful about how I move, the smallest wrong movement can set it flaring again. On the plus side, it lets me know when I need to exercise...it hurts if I don't! I hope you're feeling better.

HI :wave: to Zoe, Sandy, Janie.

~Jen

Thanks Jen,
He had a heart attack in 1989. He got very dizzy and passed out and got sick and his heart was going about 150 b/m. It is called atrical fibrillation or something like that. If it doesn't come down with meds he will have to be defibrillated on Thurs. Thanks for asking. With his dad and my dad and the stress of school starting and football and soccer I feel like I am going around in circles saying come on throw it my way. :dizzy: :lol:
:knocking on wood:
Bruce is ok now that the Drs. are hopeful that the meds. will take care of it.
Thanks for caring!
Terri

Hi Gals,
I haven't had time to catch up on all the posts but I did want to let you all nknow that I WI and lost 1/2 lb. Better than nothing.
I will leave a longer post later. My SIL just rang the doorbell.

-janie

CONGRATS JANIE D.

Good lord - when it rains it pours.

Terri - I'm sorry to hear about your FIL - you must feel like a chicken without a head. Hope he's better soon - and you take care. P.S. Thanks for the "skinny Dianne" - that name could certainly grow on me:smug:

Ruth - sorry to hear about your daughter's problems, but I think Jen is right, you need to get away. Unfortunately, when our children are grown, we can't always solve all their problems, no matter how much we want to. I hope you enjoy your time away - try to relax.

Well, I have to go to a wake tonight for a 6 week old baby. My Godson's little boy passed away last night. He had some kind of heart problem, had an operation and even went home. But he started not doing well and had to go back into the hospital - my Godson got the call that he was doing poorly and by the time he and his wife got to the hospital, the baby had died. So sad. My Godson and my son, Steven and a nephew named Joey are all cousins and each one of them named their sons after themselves. Kevin (my godson) wanted to continue the tradition of the baby cousins having the same name as their dads, very sad.

Anyway, hi to Es (hope your back is better) Jen, Janie, Sandy and anyone I may have missed. Have a great day all.

Hugs,
Dianne

Oh Dianne! That is so sad. It breaks my heart. Pass on my sympathy. That has to be so hard. We almost lost my Brandon and he was in Neo-natal for awhile. I can't even imagine.

Terri

Hi :wave:

Dianne, OMG that is so sad!:( I can't even imagine the grief. My sympathy to you & your family. Gosh, I feel like hugging my niece.
My back is much better. Every now & then I feel a little something. I did Taebo yesterday & some light weights & it's fine. Thanks for asking. ;)

Terri, sorry about your FIL. I hope he'll be okay.

Jen, it's been so hot here. Have you been enjoying the pool?

Janie, WTG with your loss.

The scariest thing happened yesterday morning. I had bought a digital scale not too long ago & was very happy with till yesterday!! When I weighed myself it went up to 806!!!!!!:eek: The thought of anyone weighing that much gives me goose bumps. That's the last time I'll buy a digital scale. I'll stick to the old fashion way.

I was 174 last week now I'm back to 178. :rolleyes: I'm not going to sweat it. I blamed it on the meds. I was taking. Gotta blame it on something. :lol:

Well girls, till tomorrow.

Love,
Es

My goodness, 806 pounds. That is so weird!!!!!!!!!!
I'll bet 178 doesn't look so bad now. :lol: Meds. can do many weird things. Just keep doing what you are doing. Don't worry you will get it off.

My FIL is doing better sorry that I can't say that about my dad.
Thanks for all the gppd wishes.
Terri

Mornin' my girls:

OMG Essie!!!!!!! 806 lbs.???!!! You must feel much better at 178:lol: Glad to hear your back is a little better. Hang in there, amiga.

Hey Jen - how is your week with Brandon going? Bet you're loving it!

Janie - Sorry I meant to congratulate you on your loss so.........congrats - good job!

Terri - gppd wishes??? Don't think I know those initials:dizzy: Hope your dad gets to feeling better soon.

Ruth - Hope you're enjoying your vacation - you sure do deserve it girl

Zoe Girl - How be ya? Hope things are going good.

Hi Sandy - how are ya doing?

Well, tomorrow is wi - don't think I've done well this week, but we'll see. I didn't do badly with food, but didn't walk as much as I'd like to. Heck, there's always next week, right? Here's to fresh starts!

Hope you all have a great day - and I'll talk to you's soon.

Hugs,
Dianne

Hi everyone :cool:


I began a fresh start today; normally I wait till Monday to do so, then get discouraged because "it's Monday again, and here I am going back OP AGAIN!" So I thought I'd shake things up a bit and begin on Sunday. When I look at the total I need to lose I beat myself up. Am going to focus on 10 pound increments. One day at a time. :strong:

Yikes, Es, that was weird with the 806 pounds :lol:

I can't believe summer is already over, Labor Day right around the corner!

later,
~Jen

Good morning girls :flow2:

OP day yesterday :D which means that here it is Monday and I'm on a roll, ready to get another OP day under my belt.
With the garden at it's best right now, it's easy to plan meals that are low in points.
The biggest challenge this week will be on Saturday; Joey is having an apt.-warming party. Chances are, tho, that Joe and I won't stick around too long, as we're the "P's" and the rest of the guests will be his friends and co-workers.

Have a great day,
luv,
~Jen

Yeah Jen. Good luck!
gppd!!!! :lol:

My dad is doing about the same.

Hope everyone has a good week!

Terri

Hi everyone,

Well, I see we have a new look to the message boards. Guess I'm getting old, not so sure I like the change!! LOL

I hope all of you are alright. I haven't caught up on reading the post from last week, but I will after I get my grandson off to school.

Texas was wonderful. The shops in Fredricksburg are wonderful with so many unique gifts. I would love to go back Christmas shopping.

The first day we were there, I visited my 93 year old great uncle. I would have swore he was at death's door. He was so out of it, he wouldn't eat. I went to bed that night and dreamed that he had died. The next to days he was sitting up and eating with a little help. I can't help but wonder if they had him drugged at the nursing home. His daughter said his blood pressure had dropped that first day and that he has bad days and good days, but I'm just not so sure.

The last day in Fredricksburg we visited the famous "Luchenbach, Texas." Not sure of what I expected but was surprised at the old building that represents Luchenbach. It was really funny. Then we went to a place called Enchanted Rock. A large granite formation, my friend Tanya and I hiked at least half way up it, but chickened out and came back down.

Well, I must get Nicholas up and off to school, I'll be back later to read post.

Ruth

Good morning my buds :wave:

Jen - Good for you - starting fresh on a Sunday - way to go. You'll be fine at Joey's apt. warming, I'm sure. Plus like you said you won't stay long, so you probably won't eat much:lol:

Terri - okay, you're keeping me in suspense, huh? You still haven't told me what gppd is???? C'mon, give:s:

Ruth - glad to hear you had a nice vacation in Texas - glad to be back???? When does school start?

Es, mi amiga, how are you? How is your back? Are you back to work or still home? Come say hi.

Zoe Girl - what's up - how are ya?

Well, my boss in on vacation this week in California. But would you believe he calls every morning at 9:00 (NY time)which means 6:00 a.m. in California - some vacation:p

I didn't get to go to ww this past saturday, so don't know if I lost or gained. Don't think I did too well this past week, didn't walk much. I will try to make up for it this week, but I have a feeling I may have gained. Oh, well, thank God for fresh starts.

Hope everyone is well and will talk to you's soon.

Hugs,
Dianne

Dianne,
gppd? Here is what it means. You ready?


An administrative assistant (aka secretary) I am not. :lol:
I use two fingers and they still don't work too well.

Ruth,
Glad you had such a great time. I remember that song
Luchenbach,Texas. Sounds wonderful . I miss Colorado. I really hope we move there.

I messed up Sunday foodwise but did great yesterday. Don't want to start gaining which was always the story of my life.

TTYL,
Terri

Terri - WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTT???????????????? I don't get it!

Dianne

I can't tpye!

:lol:
Terri

Dianne, I think Terri meant "good" back when she used it in a post , no hidden meaning.

Terri, you are too funny :lol: I hope your Dad is okay. How are the kids liking the new school year? You've definitely got the right attitude about not falling back into old habits, and are right back at losing....cool! :cool:

Ruth, glad you had a good trip! Good going on the hike up the rock formation. When do your classes begin? I go back a week from tomorrow...only taking one accounting class.

Es, how are you? Hope your back is better, and that you're being careful.

Janie emailed me today, said to say HI to everyone, and that she misses us. For some reason, she can't access this site. Perhaps due to the update? At any rate, let's keep our fingers crossed that we see her here soon!

It's beautiful here today, sunny and uper 70's; I "walked" a mile indoors yesterday to the video. Tonight after dinner I'm walking outside to get in exercise today. Even if I only get 20 to 30 mins. in each day, it's something!

~Jen

LOL, thanks Jen - you can translate for Terri anytime. Great going on the exercise - you seem motivated! And say hi back to Janie - hope she gets in soon.

Is Zoe on vacation??? And where is Es, mi amiga?

Terri - that is tooooooooo funny girl. Oy vey!

Talk to you's later.

Hugs,
Dianne

Jen,
It sure is something. Great walking. Thanks for the encouraging words.
Tell Janie to e-mail the 3 chicks. It helped me.
:lol: Yes, I meant GOOD. I just cannot tpye. :lol:

Luv y'all,
Terri

Hi My Buddies:wave:

Things have changed around here! Gone a few days & we have new smilies & everything.

My back is better, FINALLY!!! I tell you, I really sympathize with people that have back problems. :(

Dianne, Amiga is in the house! I laughed so hard when I saw that you didn't get what Terri wrote. Neither did I!! :lol: Geeezzz, what a dedicated boss you have. Calling while on vacation?

Terri, I think you need that Point & Speak. :lol: I bought it for Pete & it's been in the box since I bought it last year!. He never gets on the computer. He says it's boring. :rolleyes: I'm glad he thinks it's boring this way I have it all to myself.

Jen, happy to hear you're walking. No blue balls yet?:lol: It's still humid here. I'm so glad this month is almost over. I love the fall. Awwww, Joey's party. I hope he gets alot of nice things for his new place.

Ruth, so sad about your great uncle. At my job we have attorneys that go into nursing homes to make sure they're not pulling any funny stuff. When the families think there's something going on they start investigating.

I rejoined Saturday. I got there too late for the meeting. It was for kids. I'll go this Saturday. I gotta use up those coupons. I have no motivation but I won't give up.

Well Buds, I haven't been online for a while so have to go read some threads.

Till tomorrow. ;)

Love,
Es

Es,
I'm so glad your back is better. That is the worst type of pain.
I had to laugh when you said you get the computer to yourself cause Pete's not interested. The other night Joe was on for what seemed like hours! I've been urging him to take a continuing ed. class for computer basics, I think it'd make him more comfortable with it.
Way to go on rejoining! It must be great to have it prepaid. Walking thru that door is never easy, I'm glad you did it.

Hope everyone is doing well.

~Jen

HI everyone I'm Back!!!!
I hope you missed me as much as I missed all of you. They definaltely changed things around here. Either the font is smaller or my "fabulous 40 something" eyes are going faster than I thought :eek:

I haven't had time to catch up on all of the posts so I'll make it easy and congratulate all of you. CONGRATULATIONS!!! You're still here so that means that you haven't given up :D

In my life: I WI this morning and gained the .5 lb that I has lost last week. Easy come easy go:shrug:

I am going to the Drs on Fri. There is a patch of my arm where the skin has turned white. I am scared that I am turning into Michael Jackson :lol: Anyway it doesn't hurt or anything but I thought that I should get it checked out.

Glad to be back,
Hugs,
Janie

Welcome back Janie. I am glad you are taking care of that.

Es,
I am soooo glad your back is better. I know how that can hurt!
I am proud of you for rejoining. It will get more motivating. Go try a pair of pants on and try again after a food loss and you will be motivated instantly.

My dad went into Kidney failure on Tuesday but is stable now. I feel like I am on a merry-go-round. I want off!

TTYL,
Terri

Morning my chickidees :wave:

Es, congrats on going back to ww. And even though you don't realize it, you actually are motivated because you went back and are planning to go back this Saturday as well - that's motivation in my book, honey!

Jen - how's your fresh start going? Great weather for walking huh?

Janie - welcome back - ohhhhhhhhhhhhh nooooooooo, we don't need two Michael Jacksons in this world, now do we? :p

Terri - I'm so sorry to hear about your dad's set back, but glad he's stabilized. I know what you're going through - stay strong!

Zoe Girl - WHERE ARE YOU??? Get you butt back here woman!:D

Hi Ruth - How's it going girl?

Well, its a beautiful day in NY and I hope it will motivate me to get some walking in tonight - I haven't exactly been motivated lately, but I should be. My cruise is coming up in about 2 1/2 weeks and I wanted to at least maintain so when I go on the cruise I can eat to my heart's content:lol: Well, one good thing is there is a spa for exercising, etc. I understand, so I will be sure to take some time out to at least do some walking. I'll be fine, I'm sure and if not, like I love to say - "life gets in the way sometimes" and I'll just have myself a fresh start when I return. I am not stressing it!

You guys have a great day and I'll talk to you's soon!

Hugs,
Dianne

Dianne,
Great attitude. Can't stress you need to relax and have a good time. Have fun!
Terri

Terri,
So Sorry to here about your dad, altough it was good to hear that he has stablized. You have certainly been through a lot lately. I'll keep praying.

hi all,
Yesterday I walked for 1hr and 15 min while Ellen was at soccer practice. I don't know how much ground I covered but I figure it was at least 4 miles. Today I am going to ruin it by going to yet another retirement party lunch and then out to dinner with my family. I will try to make good choices.

GOt to go,
JanieD

Hi,

This has been a good week so far, day 5 of being OP. Staying focused on one day at a time has been working. In 10 months I'll turn 50 :eek: and I don't want to do so at this weight. I want to be on a beach somewhere that day, so I'm using that as my goal. I've changed my desktop screen to a tropical island, and made a Top 10 List (a la Dave Letterman), with all the reasons I need to do this. I'm a visual person, this had better help!

Terri,
Sorry about your Dad. Keep your chin up and know that we're here for you.

Dianne,
I've only walked outdoors once this week, due to the weather, etc.. I'm not using the blue balls w/the video, but rather some 3 pound hand weights I already had. I'm anxious to get a walk outside again, it feels like I accomplish more out there.

Janie,
That was a walk! Good luck at the dr. tomorrow....let us know that it's nothing, ok?

HI :wave: to ES, ZOE, SANDY, RUTH

later,
~Jen

Hi:wave:

Terri, if you jump off the merry-go-round I'll catch you. Hang in there Buddy.;) I'm going to take your advice about the pants. I have a pair of jeans that I haven't been able to wear for quite some time so when I start losing those are the ones I'm going to try on.

Jen, WTG with 5 days on program. I did Taebo for 2 days but today I took a break. I got home from work & started watering my flowers & I winded up weeding for 1 hr.!! I was sweating my butt off. I don't know how many activity points we get for gardening. When I walk outdoors I feel like it's a better workout than my treadmill. You're pretty motivated. I like your birthday goal.:D

Janie, I hope you had a great time today. If you went over your points you can always make it up tomorrow. ;)

Mi Amiga! a cruise sounds sooo cool! My oldest sister is going on one in October, to Bermuda. I remember a few yrs. ago a lady in a WW meeting screamed when she got on the scale. She had just gotten back from a cruise & had gained 10 lbs. :eek: I have confidence in you. I'm sure you'll be fine. :) The main thing is to enjoy yourself. Party Hearty girlfriend! Like they say, we only live once.

The Saturday WW leader did something so nice. She sent me a postcard welcoming me to the Saturday group & that she knows I'm going to do well. Wasn't that sweet?

Dave gets his last 2 wisdom teeth out tomorrow. My poor baby:( He'll be spending the night. He knows Mom will take good care of him.

Well buddies, I'll be back manana(tomorrow):wave:

Love you's,
Es


Zoe!!! Stop by & say hi.

:dancer:

Thanks so much Janie, Jen and Es.
You are all so sweet. Thanks for catching me Es. Hope I don't hurt you. :)
Janie,
Great job on the walking. That is awesome.

You too with the teabo Es. Hug poor Dave for me. Ouch!

Jen,
What a great idea. I love the top 10 list. Post it sometime if it isn't to personal. 5 days! WoooHooo!

Well my dad is still stable with a little puffiness to his legs from the kidneys. :(

There was a fight in Britt's school and blood was everywhere and two male teachers tried to break it up and 1 was thrown against a door jam and required stitches in the back of his head and the other got a black eye and bloody nose. It was awful!!!
This is a very high performance school. Nothing like this before. It started by someone putting someone's sister down. Please! Thank God there were no guns or anything. It is scary in this day and age.

TTYL,
Luv ya,
Terri

Terri,
Wow, that's awful about the fight at school....what a lousy thing for the kids to have to see/worry about. You're so right about the absence of guns, thank God. While it's sad to see schools installing metal detectors and having police officers on duty in the halls, it's necessary now.
You know, at first I thought I wouldn't post my Top 10 Reasons to Lose Weight (which began as a homework exercise that was given to us at WW way back in Jan. when I went), but then I thought, why not?

JEN'S TOP 10 REASONS TO LOSE WEIGHT
~ Be able to wear regular-sized clothing, no more plus sizes!
~Eliminate back and knee pain
~Safeguard my health from heart disease, diabetes, etc.
~Have more stamina/endurance
~Improve my sex life! (see #4 lol)
~Increase my self-confidence
~Like what I see in the mirror
~Enjoy more outside activities and sports
~Relish the sense of accomplishment I'll have upon reaching my goal
~ THE BEACH IN MEXICO !
I've got this printed inside the cover of the folder I use for my journal. It gets me through some moments of weakness.

Es,
I can't believe how much work it is to garden...especially the weeding, which should definitely earn some activity points. Glad your back is better, but be careful!

later,
~Jen

Jen,
Your top 10 list is great! I can see how that would motivate you.
My list would be the same except I am not going on a beach in Mexico. :lol: I might be going on a short cruise though so I can envision that.
GREAT JOB!!!!

Terri

Hi gals,
Thank you all for your comments about my arm/skin. I went the Dr this morning. She is treating me for a fungal infection, however she isn't sure that is what it is. This is the first step. IF this doesn't work then I start Moon Walking :lol: I didn't do too well with my choices yesterday but I did go to the club and did 30+ mins on the treadmill and 15 min on the stationary bike. I really want get down before my mom comes in 2 wks. She cooks when she's visiting and isn't too careful about cooking light like I am. She is better than she used to be, since her cholesterol was recently measured high. Funny, she didn't change at all when my Dad's chol was tested high, 10 yrs ago.

Jen,
Great Job on those top 10. I'll meet you in Mexico!

Es,
I hope Dave's teeth aren't giving him too much pain. I remember when I had mine out, it was awful. They were all impacted.

Hugs,
JanieD

Hi Buddies:wave:

I have to make this short cause I'm very tired:yawn: I was out all day.

Dave is doing fine. Much better than the last time. He went back home. I sent him home with home made chicken soup. He loves it.

I lost 3 lbs. this week.:dance: I couldn't stay for the meeting. Today was a very busy day for me. Tomorrow will be food shopping real early, some cleaning then just some R & R.

Janie, keep it up with the exercise & you'll lose some before your mom gets here. ;)

Jen, when I have time I'll list 10 reasons too. I can see you be motivated after reading them. Janie & me will be meeting you in Mexico:lol:

Terri, how awful about the teachers. :eek: What is this world coming to! Your Dad is still in my prayers.

I'll be back tomorrow with a longer post.

Goodnight everybody.

Love,
Es

Es,
That's a good loss, I'm glad you did well this week. :) David's probably glad it's over with. Yummm...I love chicken soup, it works wonders.

Janie,
No moon walking yet :lol: that's good. It's so nice that your Mom is coming for a visit.

We're going to Arkansas in the second week of October to visit my sister, who moved down there in April. Joe will get some fishing in, and hopefully relax. I can't wait to see my sister!

My first week of my fresh start was successful...I lost 4 pounds...6 more to go to hit the 10 lb. mark. :D

Joey's party last night was a success; he had lots of good food, was totally enjoying himself. I went over points a bit, but did better than I had feared. I will make up for it today. We're spending the day doing yard work, will be able to work it off.

later,
~Jen

Hi guys:

In 2 weeks from today, I WILL be on a beach in Mexico,lol. Can't wait. We'll be going to Mexico, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Then we'll visit my son and his family in Florida, so I'm really looking forward to that.

Spent my day yesterday with grandchildren. Also, my son's 6 year old daughter was visiting her other grandparents and I got to spend the day with her yesterday and take her to the airport last night. Well, due to the weather the 7:00 p.m. flight she was supposed to be on turned into the 10:30 p.m. flight and she was on the plane by herself all that time:( Originally her other grandparents were supposed to fly with her (or at least one of them) and last minute her grandfather got sick and of course his wife didn't want to leave him, so I didn't know until Saturday night that I would be taking her Sunday! Oy vey!! Anyway, thank God she arrived safely at 1:30 a.m. this morning and when she got off the plane the woman sitting next to her told my son that she was so good, she only said she missed her nana (me:smug: ) and papa. What a night, but it turned out okay.

Well, taking Alana shopping for school in a few mins. - we take her back next Saturday:( I can't believe how quickly the time went.

I hope you all have a great Sunday and I'll talk to you's later or tomorrow.

P.S. Congrats to you Jen and Es on your weight losses - great job, my girls!!!

Hi Terri(is Britt okay after what happened in school, poor thing), Zoe Girl, Ruth, Sandy and Janie (are you moon walking yet :lol: ???

Hugs,
Dianne

See you at #128:D................