South Beach Diet - Monday's Motivating Chick-Chat

Good Morning! THIS IS YOUR WAKE-UP CALL!

Did that wake you all up? It's a new week and a new month and it's time to get up get moving!

You woke me up Linda! Good morning :)

I'm dragging this morning, don't know why. I ate well, slept well and even exercised yesterday. I guess I'm just wishing I could stay home and play instead of going to school today. I really do enjoy my job but sometimes I get a little bit envious of my DH - he recently retired and he's still upstairs snoozing right now. :lol:

Enjoy your Monday friends! :hug:

Hey guys! A long post I did just got lost...but I didn't have much to say. Hope everyone has a great day.

Sheesh! Bad start to the month! I forgot to set thr frassing alarm and am due at the gym for a short tanning session before my workout. Then home to change and off to Victoria's Quilts. I'll pop in before lunch.

I hear you Cottage! Up and moving. Beans in crockpot.

Heidi - It sounds like your body knows it is Monday:(

You too, Mmc.

Ruth - Tanning? That one surprises me.

Wow - such brevity today. I will be too... cycle and yoga with DH, then?

Happy February chicks!

Oops. Forgot to say "thanks Cyndi" for the tea response. I just tried the peppermint one yesterday. I like all 3 holiday versions.

Hmmmm. It sounds like most of us are having a slow start to the day. Hopefully by noon, everything will be in a better perspective.

The sun is just coming up and it's looking to be a crystal clear day. I don't think I'll be able to say the same for tomorrow, though. I don't think the groundhog will be able to see his shadow since it's supposed to be overcast. Oh well, we'll still be one day closer to Spring, regardless! ;)

Breakfast and exercise are done, and I still have a bit of time before heading over to the farm. The girls only have piano after school, but I want to start getting their things together for their ski trip to Vermont later this week. It's looking like I'll only have a 3 day work week! :carrot:

Tanning, Ruth???

Good morning everyone!! Sounds like a real Monday morning for everyone! I think I have a little touch of cabin fever...we've been in the house since Friday!!! School is canceled today but there's a 2 hour delay/teacher workday for me. I will not be going, my youngest seems to have a little stomach bug. He started complaining last night and threw up a couple of times...YUCK! We have enjoyed the snow but now I am ready for it to go away!
Happy February!

Good morning :coffee: I'm a little behind but not too bad. Yoga done, breakfast cooked, showered, meals for the day prepared (why do I get so many creative ideas on Monday morning?!)

Linda - Thanks for the wake-up. Hope it came with coffee. I think you should grab a ride to Vermont ;)

Heidi & Mmc - Hope the day slows down a little so you can breath but not so much that the day goes on forever.

Ruth - I'll add to the chorus - tanning, really? You are full of surprises :)

Karen- what kind of beans are you making?

litar - Hope the little one feels better soon and no one else gets it.

Nothing at all interesting or out of the ordinary here today. Guess that's good for a Monday :) Hope your Monday is smooth and bumpless

Morning

Linda-- Thanks For the Wake Up. I did not want to get out of bed this morning. TOday is end of the month which means I get to count all the "tickets" in the office. We have disney, universal, seaworld, buschgardens, etc. tickets. I also have lots of other things I have todo to for end of the month stuff.

Ruth- Have fun tanning
Litar great job on the weight loss and hope little one feels better.

Morning Karen. Have a great day

Good morning chicks!

Cottage - you hurt my ears ;). Thanks for the wake up! I am envious of your 3 day work week.

Heidi, MMCK, Ruth, Karen, Lisa, Cyndi, Tammie, and all to follow - looks like we have a boring Monday. Good!!

Wait - not only do I picture Ruth in the play (did you get it? I didn't read as much lately...), riding a snowmobile, and now...tanning. Every turn there is a surprise with you!

Me- we had a great weekend. Spent it in Erie, went to the Maritime museum, saw the Niagara in the freakin' cold, children't museum, popped in the planetarium for a minute, and drove around Presque Isle. Went swimming of course!! I actually did treadmill both mornings as well. The first morning, my legs were doing their burning thing, but I worked thru it because someone else was in the ;), and then I was fine. Maybe it's me being too lazy, huh?!

Already went on the treadmill today too. :D. Glad that's done with! Have work (I have no idea what I'm in for...didn't want to call and ask!), bunches of errands, and helping with tonight's alpha class. It might be an early night to bed!

Have a great beachy day!!

Cyndi - Your beans!!!! I meant to make them yesterday but forgot the overnight soak. I am planning to eat them for breakfasts:) I am trying pinto this time around.

Good morning Litar and Tammie.

Twynn - you just popped up! Glad you had a nice weekend away.

I am enjoying having the quiet house to myself still. Will need to wake up DS soon and DH usually gets up by then too. Peaceful for a few more minutes:)

cottagebythesea- Thanks for waking me up =)

Heidi58- My hubby has the day off and will sleep the day away... I too am envious.

TwynnB- Have a great day!

Every one else- I too am having a slow start but a good morning non the less.

I am off and going to my first day of a new job.

Good Morning Everyone:sunny:

Hi, Linda..Thanks for the wake up! It was needed this morning. We did get stuck in traffic yesterday and were exhausted by the time we got here. Someone is grumpy today (not me) which isn't helping. I'm going to try to get the dog rescue paperwork done before heading to work at 9. Maybe I'll be able to sew this afternoon.

My computer connection is never as good here, but it's been especially slow so far. I barely got my challenge posted last night. So....I'll keep it short and get to my duties and hopefully....see you all later.

AJ :goodluck: at your new job!

Thanks for the attempt cottage. But I am just not awake yet, even after an XL coffee. Going in for another soon. I slept really badly last night. That might be a good thing because I'll be in a hotel tonight, and I usually can't sleep the first night in a hotel, so I'll be extra tired. If not, I'll really be dragging tomorrow! I leave later this afternoon for Charleston SC, check in with you chicks on Thursday. Behave and have a great week.

Have a safe trip, Schmoodle!
AJ - good luck today!

Good morning again. :wave: My day has gotten much better since I posted.
I weighed myself and I'm down 2 lbs, Mr. Lazybones got out of bed and went out and warmed up the car for me while I was fiddling with my ace bandage, and when I got to school I found 3 messages from parents volunteering to help with our Groundhog Fun Day tomorrow. I'm feeling lots cheerier now.

Tywnn, I got tired just reading your post! :) Glad you had a good time though.
Debbie, I'm glad you were finally able to get online. I had some trouble with pages loading very slowly last night and early this morning, too. Hope you get some sewing in!

:hug: to the rest of you - the kiddos are done their snacks so no more time for me to chat right now.

Good Morning!

The sky finally cleared up and we got to see the Wolf Moon last night. Jeff walked around the house trying to figure out which light he left on. :lol: The dogs had big fun, running around barking.... all. night. long. They are not my friends today.

Things are quiet in the office. I brought all the ingredients for black bean soup and it's simmering in the conference room. It will be a nice lunch.

AJ -- Good luck today! :)

Hi everyone... Day One of SB for me, and so far, so good! Can't wait to get to know you all better!

Hello from the working world ladies and a few gents! The job is REAL and it is very tedious but its fine. I will take what ever I can get. Its funny because they think I am a computer wiz for doing really basic web stuff. lol.

BTW- I made V8 veggie soup last night and ate it for lunch and OMG was it good and filling. I can't believe how full I am. =)

Talk to you ladies tonight!
AJ

Hello AJ! Hope the job is going well.

Debbie - I love Colorado and envy you when you talk about it!

Schmoodle - My confession: I take sleeping pills the first few nights in a hotel. I learned this from my mom; we'd travel together and she'd be cutting Zs while I was staring at the ceiling.

Heidi - congrats on your weigh in. DH sounds so sweet. Or have you trained him well after all these years? (Be sure to check out my blog later today!!)

Chelby - LOL! How smart are you to make the soup at work!

Texas Mama :welcome2: This is a great place. Glad to have you on the beach.

Is the scale going to punish me this week if I only manage to get 2 of the 2.5 cups of veggies in with meals?

Hey everyone! I feel tired and I don't know why. I can't wait till tommorrow though. I get to chat with a good friend from high school.

Definitely have a case of the Mondays today. I don't want to do anything!! I started out like a firecracker at work today, got all sorts of stuff done, now I'm just draggin'. Guess I should have gone slower this morning...lol.

AJ - I hear ya on the computer genius stuff. People treat me the same way around here. Somehow I've become the "go to" girl for computer questions. And in my personal life I've somehow become the "go to" girl for doing taxes....seriously...why me. I need to learn how to play dumb when people ask me questions!

Tammie- what do you do? Sounds interesting...counting tickets to places like Disneyland and SeaWorld. If you want to count less, just send some my way, we'll use 'em...he he he.

Good day to everyone else! Looking forward to getting to know you all.

Is the scale going to punish me this week if I only manage to get 2 of the 2.5 cups of veggies in with meals?

AJ, you should be eating at least 4.5 cups of veggies every day.

:welcome:, Texasmama!

It wasn't too bad of a day, for a Monday. ;) I made 4 loaves of chocolate chip banana bread for Cindy to take on their ski trip, and wasn't even tempted to taste. :)

jyoyo- I am a travel agent on a military base. We sell all those tickets.
Have a great day.

Hi all,

just saying hello (and goodbye to Monday I guess). THe endoscopy didn't yield immediate results though he had to take biopsies and apparently my stomach is spasming. :sigh: So...I call on Wednesday for my blood results and go see him next week to plan a course of action.

I am going to stay on South Beach (he said I could) though he compared it at first to Atkins and I had to baleyhoo him (my wife even interrupted him to correct him). So, here I am. I asked for water, not juice afterwards but I *had* to eat a cookie -- so I asked if they had sugar free ones and they did. So far no cravings. I came home and made a quesedilla (Whole wheat tortilla, just one) and then for dinner had some cottage cheese with a V8. Not too hungry as my tummy still hurts.

So, that's the news. I am going to attempt tp go back to work tomorrow. Should be fun in the snow!

Hi Jenn - it's good to hear from you, I was wondering how things went. :hug:
I'm sorry things are still up in the air. Hang in there.

Jenn... ditto to Heidi's comments. And the two of you need to pop over to my second blog post today for a surprise:) http://www.3fatchicks.com/diet-blogs/waistingtime/2010/02/01/two-posts-in-one-day-must-be-a-special-occasion/ (http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/../diet-blogs/waistingtime/2010/02/01/two-posts-in-one-day-must-be-a-special-occasion/)

thanks you two. I am so bleck and meh about it all.

*goes to Karen's blog*

Jenn- As scary as it is... this all sounds so much like crohn's disease. I hope it isn't. My brother has a malrotated bowel and we have been through 3 MAJOR intestinal surgeries in his life. 2 in the last 3 years. Maybe you can come visit me and go to the mayo clinic. I don't hope for that. I hope they solve the problem Wed and can fix it right away!!

Good day. Bad cheat tonight but I am rebounding and ready for a new day. Off to bed. Can't wait for a cup of morning coffee from one of you!

I'm watching General Hospital after awhile not watching it and it is off the hook! Nitey night,