Low Carb Archive - Aug 6 Monday morning gloom

morning chicks off to work after my exercise. I just had to pop in and see what had gone on. (coffee is hot by the way)

I will have to move the earth to make the next one!!

linda the bannana for the long waisted ones. and hhmmm I agree there needs to be a strage shape line!! what a market.

for me i have nothing planned but the usual work clean and get packed for the next week.

love to all. must run so i have time to exercise!!

I love early morning exercising. Great way to start the day! Today, however, I will be doing a 5:45 pm class at the gym. It is a 20/20/20 class -- twenty minutes each of step, kickboxing and toning. Great class with the instructor who I think is the best at the gym.

Catching up with e-mails now and will be diving into work soon. I am a freelance writer/editor.

I hope everyone is having a great beginning to their week.

.....better make mine a WATERMELON, Linda!

Sue, you are up way to early....I bet you (and I) would feel a whole lot better if we went back to sleep instead of exercising...not that I am even entertaining the thought of exercising though...the air is un-healthy outside around here....that's my story and i am sticking to it!

BE CAREFUL!

more coffee, please!?

peach

ps...Myra! You snuck right in there on me! HEY! you be careful too this early morning!!!! 5:45 kick boxing class? I can barely lift myself off the computer chair to get myself some coffee!!! :eek:

No, that's PM today. Tomorrow, however, I am taking a 6 AM compound training (boot camp) class. I love the 6 AM classes. They wake me right up and make me feel great and ready to take on the day. After the work day it is hard to get these bones moving.

Good Morning you early birds!

It's a civic holiday here in Ontario so that means a nice long weekend! I spent yesterday being a sloth--refused to do any sort of housework whatsoever so that means today I am going to be busy.

Tomorrow is my grandma's birthday--78years young and is still far too busy for words! Miree and I are going to visit for the day tomorrow and give her birthday kisses.

Hope you all have a great day! :)

and how are those early birds??? have you all stopped moaning and groaning and have you gotten enough caffeine??

and peachie is right [do you want me to say that louder, sis??? PEACHIE IS RIGHT!!!! did that feel better???]

it's 87% humidity and 80 degrees [roughly 27 for you metric folks] and too much ozone. so, i'm entertaining myself by running up and down the stairs, doing mom's laundry. the cats are fed. and maggie and i are on the deck. she misses mom something fierce. she's not even eating most of her dinner! but believe me, she's just fine.

i finished the chicken wings last night, tossing maggie the skin. she was happy. so was i. such a wonderful day!!!

today, it's off to the body shop to arrange for the repair work on mom's car. and then work.

the teenagers who live caddy corner behind us are old enough for their parents to leave them for weekends. so you all know what that means!!! the first party was awful!!! kept us awake, and several of the neighbors.

the next-door folks, who seem to have appointed themselves the neighborhood guardians [they're young, they have energy] told the kids that parties are one thing, but annoying the neighbors will pretty much end their fun. we complain.. police get involved... parents get angry.

fortunately, these kids aren't stupid.. so the last couple of parties have been not bad.. a little noisy until around 10, and then it drops right off, and stays quiet. problem solved!!!!

hope ya;ll have a great day, and happy BD to pooky's grandma... and hugs and kisses to all the little ones.

and to myra... hope you had a great day!!! now, just don't hurt yourself...

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I am starting to glisten just listening to chicks talking about the dreaded E word! It is way too hot to breathe here, let alone move! (Did I mention our AC is broken?)

I've not been doing much after Saturday's stupid burst of work in the garden. After Church yesterday I sat on the deck for the rest of the day and read a Nora Roberts pocketbook - not my usual type of book but it kept me out of trouble. The relatives from the Island are coming again late this morning so I need to get out and pick more beans to foist on them and that will be it for the day. I just might go to the Office to write some cheques in AC comfort after lunch if it stays this hot! It is supposed to cool down a bit by Wednesday but I think the weather people just say that to make us feel better. (Did I mention our AC is broken?)

The Girls spent most of yesterday lounging in their wading pool. Lucy gets cooled off and then sprints around the garden enticing Hershey to chase her. Then back into the pool with muddy feet! I must get some pictures of the shenanigans!

Hope everyone has a keep cool day. I thank God for Indian cotton shirts these days! (Did I mention our AC is broken?)

great news!!! there's a weather change coming RIGHT NOW!!! there's a real breeze, and the humidity is dropping!!!! YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Sent it North!

I think it is headed north. It is pouring now in NY state. Maybe Canada is next.

Good Morning :)

Hey Myra, your a hop, jump and a skip away from me, howdy neighbor :flow1:

Have a good one.

Love Leens :dance:

Good Morning Ladies :wave:
I've just been catching up on all of your weekend posts. It sounds like the NY Chicks had a wonderful time together :s:

Linda~~You can put me down for a PEAR.

Ruth~~Is you AC broken? :lol:

Sue~Good for you on sticking with your exercise. I have slacked off the past week, but you inspire me to get my a*s in gear :)

Hey, can you guys send some of that cooler weather down South please?

Update on my German friend~~She and her kids are back in Germany getting ready for school. Her husband will join them in 2 weeks. Her little boy (4yrs) now refuses to speak German. He's very angry :( Her DH came over yesterday and gave me Renata's garden bench. It is so beautiful, I wish that she could have taken it with her. But it is a wonderful reminder of her. She also wants me to take all the plants that are on her deck. I still miss her :(

Other than that, I'm doing great and staying OP.

Everybody have a great day :cool:
~Sil
137/125/120

Good Morning all........ wow! what a bunch of early chicks! I guess I should have started the daily when I was up at 4 AM, then I wouldn't feel like such a slug now! :eek:

Mpinkham... even just reading about the excercise classes you take is waaaaaay too exhausting for me!!

Peach... you are soooooooo right!!! As for that coffee, make mine iced cappucino!!! ;)

Pooky... I hope you have a great visit w/your grandma tomorrow - have you taught Miree how to give her butterfly kisses?

Gosh Jif... those kids sound like my supposedly grownup neighbors!!! Last summer, 3 or 4 of us had to call the police at about 4AM - they were STILL going strong, and getting even LOUDER!!! (not to mention making 7-11 runs for more beer!) - to add insult to injury, we didn't have A/C, the wind was blowing in just the "right" direction and they were smoking cigars!!!!! :fr: :fr: :stress:

Ruth... please take those pictures and post them...the girls sound like they're really enjoying that pool! And btw - why are you glistening? don't you have a/c :devil:

Sil...we tend to forget how hard things like this are on the little ones. Poor little guy. I'm so glad you have the plants and bench - they will be constant reminders of happy times with your friend.

Morning Everyone!! :dancer: I didn't get a chance to make it in this weekend. Saturday was busy and yesterday I was just in such a *issy mood, I decided not to inflict it on any one! :stress: SHDH scored again with his noncommunication of info troubles. Saturday morning as he is leaving for "work" I hear him rattling his golf clubs. I being the curious one said,"What's up"--He being the caught one said, "I'm golfing in a tournament today." :doh: Hmmm...Oh??? Of course he claims he's told me this. I just turned back over in bed and said Whatever! Anyway, after cleaning house DS and I decide we should do something fun too then. We went and saw the movie "Signs". Wow!! What what a great movie! It was scary, funny, sentimental and even throws in thoughts on a person's faith. It would be too scary for younger kids, but there were 111 people (DS counted ;) ) at this matinee and they were all ages from like DS at 16 to middle age to on up from there. Anyway, after the movie DS and I head home, it is about 4:00--we think that since SHDH left so early for this little golf get together he will be home. No, of course not. About 5:00 I start making overtures toward making supper--we are supposed to be grilling ribeyes and DS and I are salivating at the thought of it. I call DH's cell--no answer--of course it is in his truck. So, I wait til about 5:30 and call a friend whose husband organized this tourney. "Oh, didn't SHDH tell you--there's a dinner and prizes at 6:00". :mad: DS and I ended up with leftovers for dinner and played Scrabble. SHDH walks in about 8:30 (a bit schnobbled) and can't understand why we might be miffed??? No one begrudges him the chance to golf, but a little info and consideration goes a longgggg way.
Gee, I guess I'm still in a *issy mood today.:o
After lunch my friend and I are going over to help apply the faux finish we decided on for our other friend's basement. That should improve my humor. DS and their 2 sons (classmates of his) are going to go and golf provided it doesn't rain. It is SUPPOSED to cool down--yeah right!

Ruth, hope the AC people come soon--you did mention that your AC was broken didn't you????;)

Sil, I picked up the "The Fat Flush" book on Sat. Isn't it you that was talking about. I am only part way through it, but I am seeing a lot of the stuff she is talking about in my own weight troubles. That bench will be a wonderful reminder of your friend. Hope things go better for her soon.

Pooky, Happy Birthday to your dear Granma!

Jif, glad the weather is changing for you!

Hello to all others and take care!!!

Annie~~ Two things:
1) Yes, it is me trying the Fat Flush Plan.Today is my 4th day. All last week I spent reading the book and starting to incorporate many of the things in her plan, especially cutting down on the caffeine & sugar/sugar substitutes and increasing drinking the cranwater, using flax seeds and oil, etc. There is a section under Diet Plans here at 3FC's where some of are also posting about this plan.
I'm going to do this for the 2 weeks per the book, and if it's working well i might extend it another 1-2 weeks before adding in more foods.
I don't have too many pounds to lose so I'm not sure how fast I'll lose. But I have maintained my weight all last week between 126-127 . I started the plan 100% last Friday and today I weigh 125, and I feel better and lighter.
Let me know what you think.

2) I would have grilled the ribeyes and enjoyed every bite :devil:
~~Sil

I've been missing in action for awhile - I finally returned back home from my hiatis yesterday. Gee, are ya'll sure we should talk about shdh's !!!

A brief (I hope) update ~

The southern meet ~ The days spent with my chick friends were wonderful. And as much as I enjoyed the time spent with my family it proved to be very stressful. I was due to arrive back into Houston on Saturday evening at 6:30. I arrived at 2:00 a.m.. So much for the overnite getaway dh and I had planned. I hadn't eaten all day thanks to the hurry up and wait at the airports only to have missed and cancelled flights so, I was hungry. DH stopped at a all nite place for me - then jumped my *hit cause I ordered a large diet coke instead of the small he had ordered for me! When I reacted with "what's up with this?" the mood was set and I was accused of not being home for an hour and criticizing him! :stress: Kept my mouth shut until day two.

Returning home ~ loved the hugs and kisses from my kiddos. Opened up the ton of paperwork to look over and organize only to discover that shdh had not followed the plan for the daily sheets to be handled. explanation The daily sheets have to be broken down and handled a certain way for the state auditor, the state comptroller, the IRS and the bookkeeper. Susie and Dawn know how this is to be done and as Dawn was on vacation with me Susie was to handle it. Well, shdh decides that this blond bimbo could handle it and had her take the sheets home with her so Susie couldn't get to them! :mad: Why you might ask? To make the bimbo feel good! Yea, right! Ok, so I asked him about it and he jumped my *hit again!! How he can't do anything right, yadda-yadda! No amount of trying to calmly discuss it worked and I'd had enough! I guess I should add that for the past five years I've been putting up with so much BS which has mostly stemmed from multiple marriage issues that things have been snowballing and this was the straw that broke it. Since my suitcase was still packed I threw it in the suburban, took off my wedding ring letting him know that the marriage as we know it now is over and drove away. I did not let him know where I was. I know my shdh pretty well and he needed a few days to do real thinking about issues.

Long story shorter----we finally talked face to face for two days before I agreed to come back. I hate that it took me to leave him before he was willing to look back and realize how his actions and changed attitudes had contributed to our problems and my changed attitudes. We had a wonderful relationship for five years before his me & mine attitude kicked in and it's only gotten worse in the past five years. It was worth it. For the first time in a very long time I feel that he remembers why we married. We began losing site of each other and putting too many importances on others. This includes our children in many ways, too. But we can accept that. It's the strangers in our life that he was giving more both emotionally, supportively and financially that he was into our life. Come on, I'd have to ask permission for grocery money but he could hand over $500 to a subcontractor of his? Something wrong with this picture. He refused to let me have a cell phone but was paying the monthly bill for another worker? Getting my drift here?

Hopefully this is what we needed to do to remind us both of the true meaning of the partnership and communication needed for a successful long term relationship.

Hey Southern Get together Chicks - remember the story I told about the ring on a certain finger? Well, I removed it --- for now anyway! :s:

I'll catch up with you all soon. Of course he just walked into the office!

Luv to all !

Janice

Hey Guys! Just wanted to say that I have officially started the Atkins plan! (after a Birthday week of celebration) i went a little over board and am actually so excited to be starting this! now, coffee....how do we fell about this....i know he says some people are affected by caffiene.......
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Ruth, is it a we bit warm there in Ontario? You must really appreciate your A/C. WHAT?!! You don't have A/C. Pity.
Hey, I dont have it either but it's so seldom a necessity out here on the coast. In fact, my house felt so chilly yesterday I was tempted to put on the gas fireplace. Only the fact that I'd just spent 30 minutes polishing the glass fireplace doors prevented me from doing it. It's been cloudy and rainy and coolish, with a few sunny breaks for the past few days. I've only had two ripe tomatoes and my peas are just starting to fill in.

Annie I think our hubbies must be twins separated at birth regarding their lack of communication skills. Of course, mine would never in a gazillion years even think of going golfing. :eek: That would interfere with his work. But he's very close-mouthed about his activities and to get an opinion out of him is like pulling teeth. ME: Did you like that movie?" (wanting to discuss the whole thing in detail) DH: Grunt. I ask you, is that fun?
He also never tells me where he's going or what he's planning to do when he gets there. I often find out from other people what he's been up to....it's almost always work-related because that's all that interests him. I never know what time he'll be home for dinner. It could be 5:30 or 10:30 and he'll expect dinner to be set piping hot on the table in front of him either way. :mad: Occasionally, I'll get a cell phone call that he'll be late (so what else is new?). Or, he'll walk in and say, give me my dinner fast, cos I have to make another call. Like I can just wave a magic wand.
Oh well, it's too late to change him now, I guess. We'll be having our 38th anniversary next month.
Peachie I was going to design you a peach colored swim suit but I didn't know you wanted watermelon!! I really think I'm going to go with this idea. LOL Now if I could just interest one of the swimsuit manufacturers. They seem to think that all size 22s are alike and woebetide anybody who is bigger or smaller than their standard.
Janice!!!! You have been going through the PITS! OHMYGOD, men can be such a**holes! My DH does similar stuff and can't understand why it gets my goat. My wants and needs come way down on his list of priorities. I'll never forget the day a mutual friend was sitting and chatting with us and she asked DH if a certain female employee had gotten back from her family visit up country. The place up country just happened to be the same place where DH had gone to do a job a couple of weeks earlier. This friend thought I'd known that DH had given this female employee and her daughter a ride to this town. I'm sure there was nothing improper going on but just the fact that he kept it from me (cos he knew I'd be pi**ed off no doubt) was enough to make me go through the roof. I'm supposed to just blindly trust him. Well, this woman had worked for us for several years and, to be honest, I quite liked her but when people start to talk and say they've seen your hubby with so-and-so here and there (always work-related but in the gossips' minds, male-female stuff is always suspicious) I had to tell him that even though I trusted him I was getting a little fed up with malicious phone calls. He had no idea I'd been keeping all this hurt inside or that he and this woman were a subject of gossip. Anyhow, I don't know what happened but within two weeks, she was no longer working for us. It could be she found work she liked better but the timing was perfect. I know in my heart there was nothing going on because he thought of her as a daughter and what would she want with a portly, half bald old fa*t anyhow? LOL
Wow! We sure are dissing the guys today, aren't we? What fun! Anyhow, Jan, I hope you and your DH can work things out. Communication is so important (not that I've ever enjoyed such a thing with MY DH, but that's what I hear anyhow :lol: )
Oh, darn, I have to run. Company coming for afternoon tea in a minute. Check in with you later.
LindaBC

drink it for now!! I do not have a problem with it. first get the hang of eating and drinking no sugar stuff then worry about the caffiene if it affects you.

for all you others i will respond but have to goand get the bus from the garage. 1 car fixed 1 bus almost fixed adn the next one to get fixed on thursday. al to the cost of my DH's bonus check!! makes things tight again for a while but it means we are safe to be on the road!! I feel great!!

I have to be up that early as i need to be at work at 7 so given the time to exercise, shower and get to work i need to be there by 5:30 or earlier to get in a good exercise program!!

I love the folks thati work with. I can not say that enough. I have never fels so good about my employers and bosses. and that is a great feeling!1 I have plans to work my way up in this place so i do not have to be working holidays and weenends unless on occasion!! I will do it. I can not say enough how much i like these folks. I will write more about them later!!

got to run and start dinner for everyone!!

Barb and Alvin better be on a quick road to recovery or I'm coming down there!

MamaJ, I wish I could kick him for you! Looks like you did the right thing, and even though it is sad, sometimes that's what it takes to get them to see reason. Maybe he was feeling a little resentful of your hiatus? Anyway, hugs! Hope it continues to improve for you both.

Linda, make my suit shaped like a slice of watermelon also. Round and thick on the bottom and wide on the top! What a fabulous idea!!

Ruth, I would gladly send you my a/c. You pay the shipping. Oh, did I mention it hasn't worked properly for about 3 years?:p How did they do it in the "old days"? Try to stay cool!

Everyone else, I wish I could remember what I wanted to post to you. That darn sometimer's disease I keep getting. Anyway, I really did read your posts, and even laughed in the appropriate places!! I'm off to cook dinner and try to find dd's birth certificate. Talk to you later!

Hmmm.....Our board seems to be infected with an extreme case of SHDH today!:D I am so glad that I have you guys to share this stuff with. It always makes me feel better.

MamaJ, gosh your days with SHDH make mine pale in comparison---hope it is all going to work out to smooth sailing.

Linda, I live in a VERY small town and it is like a fishbowl so I know what you mean about everyone talking and "thinking" they know what they are talking about.:rolleyes: My mom has ALWAYS said, "Men can't help it, they're just stupid." I think she might be on to something!. :doh:

Have a good night everyone!!

Janice, I swear, it's a genetic thing. I also went away for a couple of days and magically, dh (at the time shshshsh) figured out he had better appreciate what he's got and be grateful for it! Lord only knows how the minds of men work...:rolleyes: :spin: Wonders what a couple of days fending for themselves does, eh?

Barb, I've been thinking about you and Alvin all afternoon! Gosh I hope he's OK and you too. Please tell us how he's doing, OK?

Sue--you have the all time best attitude in how to do things--take charge and just do it! I'm so thrilled for you that you like the place you work, I swear that's half the battle right there.

Linda, I've been thinking about my shape for a long time--a cluster of 3 grapes--one on the top, one on the bottom and one protruding out the front! :lol:

Annie, once again, it's genetic. Right now my dh is out at a friend's house for dinner--he told me this morning in an off hand sort of way--sheesh!

:wave: to everyone--have a great day tomorrow!

Janice I can understand I have had to do that too. but i just stayed out for most of a night. but he has never fixed him self. I always have had to fix some of his attitude, then it goer right back. so I can only pray that thigs dowork out for you!!!

Well dinner is done and i have loads of things to do and get to bed soon. si I will getup early tomorrow and write to you all.

Thank you all for your understanding. Actually, I did think about starting a new thread for this as I know how marital/domestic difficulties have affected me. But I was too embarrassed.

I have left for only one night before which had little to no affect. It was treated as an argument instead of a "situation". That is part of the reason why I stayed gone for the week. I abbreviated my story but many of your replies fit right in to some of our problems. I'm just curious ~~ have your examined how these marital difficulties affected you? I gave up on myself a long time ago.

Awww well, don't mean to be a downer here. I've always wondered if anyone else here might feel the same.

Have to take the chops off the grill. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening!

Remember ~~ You are important!

Janice

Hey Janice!

Good to see you back, but I am sorry that you are having trouble with the sh. I remember the story about the ring and the finger!!!!

I think I should send your texas boots back to you.

I just know that when my dh and I are having trouble I need to be real REAL specific with him because he is a dope and things that require the LEAT amount of sensitivty just escape him, doesn't occur to him, never crosses his mind....you get the picture. An extreme example: "hey, when you call me fat...it hurts my feelings! DUH DUH DUH and HELLO!!!! Not that he does or has...that was just an example!!!

I can't finish this...the little guy is crawling all over me...but I am thinking of you!

peach

As Robin Williams said, "Men only have enough blood supply to either function their brain or their penis at one time."
I think that explains why they can't use their brains .
:lol:
( I hope that I didn't offend anyone)

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Too true! That's been my experience at any rate!!

Janice, go ahead and start that thread if you want! I'm sorry your husband is being an SH. I didn't know what shdh stood for until I read a few posts, and figured it out! I have only been married 18 months to hubby number 2, so he is still in his charming stage. Hubby number 1, however, leaves me with loads of reminders that I can share with you! I did so much emotional eating in that marriage, and killed my metabolism with all that sugar and bread.
Marriage is such a deep part of our life, if it goes bad, so many things follow it! Be strong, you will get past this. Share your groans with us, we can help!

Sorry I have been so sparse...it's been a weekend from hell.
Ruth, I would rather have water than AC. We didn't have any for about 24 hours, and it made it to about 100 degrees. The stores ran out of jugs of water (about 100K people were out), so we bought 4 cases of bottled water. We needed to cook, drink and wash our hair! We figured when we ran out of bathtub water (it was dirty, but the last of what we could catch before the spigot went dry) that we would flush the toilets in generic 7-Up. Cheaper than Evian! Glad that is over...

I'll save up my tidbits for tomorrow's daily!