WW Clubs and Groups - Night Owls #57

Well, I just installed yet another modem, let's see how long this one lasts.:s: It is driving me crazy. I did get the service contract on this one though, I am tired having to pay for a new one a couple times a year.

Brenda

PJ I take ambien too! If you do not fall asleep on it you can do things and not remember thta you did them! I eat and write letters and puter stuff!...It causes temporay amnesia!!!!!!!!!!! Not a good thing!
Yes we need our vitamins and fruits and veggies

Hope everyone is doing well health wise, mental and ww! I weighed myself on Saturday and what a disappointment. I went up 3 pounds. I just dont know what to do anymore to get out of this rut! I decided to cool it with drinking the gallon of water. That may be holding me back. Too much water is not always good. and I need to bec ome stricter on my eating and definately need to write EVERYTHING down. Hopefully this week will be better. I invested in a work out video set. Leslie Sansone walk the walk...walk the weight away or pounds away. something like that. i have dvd's that go in increments of 1 mile 2 mile and then 4 mile work outs. I plan on starting it tomorrow. I dont know what is better...get my butt out of bed early in the morning to do it or wait til i get home. Any suggestions? What do you guys do?

Erica..I walk on the tredmill and outside when it is warmer. don't throw in the towel..just be consistant and it will come off! Too much water can be a bad thing and if you add salt tot he mixiute then you have retention:) I reatian very easily and try not to weigh on the days I know I have too much sodium.....but then again I have an affair going wihth the scale!

Eating good so far and walking..so should see some kind of a lss this week..am hopeing anyway!

Found this info on a site from a WW leader:


CHEESE SOUP - 1 cup=1 point. Heat until cheese melts and vegetables tender: 10 oz. Velvetta Cheese Lite - 2
pounds frozen "free" vegetables, 4 cups fat free chicken broth, 1 can Rotel tomatoes (or diced) ENJOY! Even
better, add some spaghetti squash in bowl and pour soup over. Same points

2 POINT MEAL IN A SALAD - Pour salad in a large bowl, top two cups of hot steamed "free" vegetables, top that
with salsa or picante plus 1/4 cup 2% shredded cheese and nuke until melted. YUM!

3 POINT CHILI - Chop and saute in chicken broth - 1 onion and 1 zucchini. Add 1 can each: drained kidney
beans and corn and diced tomatoes. Heat, add cumin to taste. Top with one slice Veggie Slices cheese. 1 cup
with cheese=3 pts.

CRUSTLESS PUMPKIN PIE - 1/2 = 3 POINTS! Mix together 1 can pumpkin, 4 servings Egg Beaters, 8 oz. 2% milk,
3/4 cup Splenda, 3 tsp. pumpkin pie spice. Spray 8" glass pan with oil. Fill with mix. Bake at 450 degrees for 20
minutes and 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. MY FAV!!

"FROZEN" YOGURT - Freeze one Blue Bunny Yogurt for 4 or 5 hours. Enjoy your home made frozen yogurt for 2
points. Or, leave in freezer overnight, take off lids, nuke for 30 seconds - GREAT!

3 POINT MEXICAN TREAT - One slice whole wheat bread, toasted - 1/2 cup fat free refried beans - 1/4 cup
salsa - 1 slice Veggie Slices cheese - layer and nuke until cheese melts -

*VEGGIE SLICES CHEESE- Sold in produce departments. 2 slices-2 points and 40% of your daily calcium

SOME OF MY VERY FAVORITE FOODS

*NATURAL OVENS -Whole grain breads, bagels, muffins, rolls, cookies - all high fiber, low points*KASHI CEREALS
-Good protein and high fiber. I love the Go Lean Crunch with yogourt!

*BALANCE BARS, ONE SOURCE, KASHI GO LEAN BARS, POWER BAR PROTEIN PLUS, SOY SENSATIONS - Try 1/2
for a snack or a whole with a beverage for a meal replacement.

*BOCA BURGERS -For a veggie burger that tastes the closest to hamburgers. 1 or 2 pts. depending on variety

*BARBER MARCO POLO CHICKEN BREASTS -At Cosco's. Six oz. = 4 1/2 points. Company good!

*AMY'S ENCHILADAS, BREAKFAST BURRITOS AND CHEESE FREE PIZZA - try them, you'll like them

*ROASTED SOY NUTS -These save me! A great protein snack!1/3 cup is 3 or 4 points depending on variety.

*PAUL'S OATMEAL -(by Natural Ovens) Just the best oatmeal you'll ever eat

*BELLA TERRA WHOLE WHEAT PASTAS-(at Schnucks and Health Food Stores) Terrific! Many varieties.

*SPLENDA (sucralose) artificial sweetener. Tastes like sugar and is SAFE! In Diet Rite soda, Blue Bunny yogourt
and many more products. Check my Shopping List for lots more foods using Splenda.

*EXCEL ADVANTAGE 110 CAL. PROTEIN DRINK - 2 1/2 PTS. 15 GRAMS PROTEIN

I weighed in at home on Wednesday and lost 1/2 lb, it is better than nothing. As usual I can't get online at home, I think my modem is fine but my phone line won't work at all. I am trying to get someone out to fix it.

How is everyone doing?

Bren

oooooooooooooh, i just have not been doing that well eating wise. well, maybe i've been ok, just eating a little more at meal time then i should. more helpings i should say. i exercised 3 times this week. that's better than no exercise. the tapes i bought are pretty good. i am tired after i do it, so that's a good sign. I must be doing something right. tomorrow i'll weigh myself. i'll see how i did after going back to 64 oz of water. hopefully there is a change! crossing my fingers!

nothing much else is going on here. just keeping busy. actually looking for a second job. i may apply to michaels. i like the store. i want to be just a cashier. something simple. hopefully they'll have something for me.

well, i'm gonna go. hope everyone has a good weekend! Take care and be safe where ever you are!

Just light snow here but terribly cold! I made that 1 pt pumpkin pie with out a crust and splenda! Pretty darn good and ya think that can be counted as a veggie????? Its squash!

Still have not made the chili..got chop in the crock for tonight.

I am still op and eating well and my scale is going in the wrong direction! I better see a change this next week or I will be very discouraged!:eek:


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Boy the weekends can be very difficult to stay on program. When I got home on Friday they had allready fixed my phone. I took the girls to a school dance Fri night and there was an abundance of snacks there and yes I did indulge. We all had a good time though. Tonight Me, the girls, my sister and her boyfriend and my niece all went to the Centrum to see the Worcester Ice Cats(Hockey), it was fun and once again I ate too many snacks. Tomorrow ofcourse is football but I will be staying at home so I should, hopefully, do okay OP. All I can do is move forward when I screw up, you know what they say, forget about the past and concentrate on the present.

Hi Erica, Oh I just love Michael's Store, I love crafts and stuff. That would be a fun place to work, good luck.

Hi Candice, Sometimes no matter what we do the darn scale fights us, I just hate that. Is it getting to be that time of month? Sometimes that will do it. Just keep doing what you are doing and it should start going back in the right direction

See Ya
Bren

WHERE IS EVERYONE!!!

Come out and play, I miss you guys, PJ, Setina, Emmy, Erica, Candice, Sue, Judygal, come say hi

I weighed in at 176, so I stayed the same. I have had a few days that weren't great so I am not surprised. I plan to have a great week this week. I will re-join ww on Tuesday, I hope. It is just sooooo cold out, I just want it to get up to above zero so I can have the will to go out. Today my pipes froze and are still frozen and tonight is supposed to be the coldest night yet, we are having a deep freeze. It is supposed to get a bit warmer tomorrow and maybe make it up to 20 degrees by Saturday, time will tell.

Talk to you later

Brenda

Bren.........Yes it's cold!

The scale moved down........only a tiny bit though but better than up!:D

Venting session:fr:




My son is moving back in with us and we have no room....so I have to make room! I'm not a happy camper..I need more notice..he has been gone for almost 5 years! If I felt better there would be no problem but my arms and hips are still bothering me and it will just be lots more work. Dh says I'm a horrible person cause I'm not jumping for joy and that he is our son and family helps..blah blah blah...like I said if I felt better and had more room no problem but making room is gonna be a big pain! I hate this cold..makes me hurt bad! (long story about the family he was living with.............) This is just temporary untill he gets into med school (he is trying to save money which I understand). This kid drives me nuts he is so smart but so immature!

I'm stressed................sorry for venting! I love my kids and smothered them for 18 years and then they chose to move out and it was hard to let them go...now I have to do it all over again!:cry:


...and this girl my other son has ..has talked him to moving to Chicago(her home) when she graduates! Since when did the guy move to the girls home..he has a job here running the family farms but she wants to be close to her parents! He doesn't even like Chicago.....maybe they will break up in the next few years. i will not maker a very good MIL.too set in my ways!;)

Hi there:

I have been lurking lately. I don't usually post, but like to come and see what you ladies are up to.

I miss reading PJ's posts. Always so lively. Hope she is feeling better, and not too over whelmed with all that is happening in her life right now.

Take care.

Sue

Hi everyone,

I had a good OP day today, the first good one in awhile. I am hoping to do it again tomorrow, we will see I guess.

Hi Sue,

Yes I miss PJ too, I am very worried about her. I know her well enough to know that when she goes missing, something is terribly wrong. It is good to see you back here, you have been missed.

PJ. please let us know that you are okay.

Candice,

It is very hard when our children move back with us. The best thing I can say is to make a chart of each person's chores and responsibilities, he is old enough to be expected to help out and it will make it easier on you. Hang in there.

Setina and Emmy are you around???



Well gotta go

Bren

Hi there Bren and other owls!!

Yes I am around and I do stop by and lurk.Thanks for asking about me Bren...good to see that you are back to losing...you have done so well!! I have just started back to WW for the umpteenth time and did manage to lose 7.8 the first week and 1.6 this week. I have a long way to go!!

I had read PJ's previous post and I too hope that she is ok. There seems to be so much going on in her life.{{{{{Hugs}}}}} to you PJ wherever you are!

Candace...my boys are still little so I guess I would have trouble just imagining themNOT HERE!! Good luck having him home again!!I think that is wonderful that he wants to be a doctor.

Hi Erica and all the other owls...anyone seen Setina lately?? I haven't and I lurk around here ALOT!!

Stay warm owls!! it is going to -5 or worse here tonight...furnace wasn't running when I got home!! but DH was able to reset it ..Thank goodness!!

Hi Emmy,

I just knew you were lurking out there. Sounds like you are off to a great re-start. I am trying but really struggling, sometimes I feel like such a failure but I keep plugging along. I know losing weight is just one of the hardest things in life for me but I will do it. I know what you mean about the cold, we have been in a deep freeze, yesterday the high was 7degrees, we won't even talk about the low. My pipes have been froze for 2 days now, can't seem to get them to unthaw.

Gotta go

Bren

Still eating well but why does it take twice as long to lose as gain! I am losing about a 1/2lb a month and in 4 weeks gained 6!!!!!!!!

I got a lot of work to do to get his room ready and no one is helping me so I may be away for awhile..just be too pooped to get here. He is gonna have snacks here too! Changes everything for DH and I..no more tricks on the ball in the livingroom!LOL

The real problem is is we have no storage space so I was using his room for that,my clothes and Christmas stuff now I have to find someplace elese to put them!!!!!!!!!!Gonna have to dig deep in the closets!

HI Emmy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I see your snowman!

Ofcourse I remember you, wow is it good to have you back. I take it the ankle healed up properly? I moved from Maine back home to Massachusettes to be near my family after my divorce. Yes I am a grammy, can you believe it? Setina has been missing for awhile but I hope she comes back and says hi soon, I sure do miss her. Judygal has been gone for awhile due to medical problems and I am hoping she will show up soon for a visit. PJ has been missing for a bit and we are really worried about her. I am gonna copy this and move it to the thread, see you there.

Candice, it doesn't seem fair does it? So easy to gain and so hard to lose, wish we could reverse it. Sounds like you are working on it though, keep it up and it will come back off.

PJ and Setina, where are you? You are very much missed around here, the nest is just not the same without you

Oh yeah, I got my pipes unfroze tonight finally.

Gotta go

Bren

I'm here. I's sooooooo cold for Forida........in the low to mid 30''s. I was devasted when I passed by Missy's barn and saw her standing in the pasture by herself with NO BLANKETS !!!!! She's got TWO winter blankets but they were not on her........but on two other horses. I observed from the road and would you believe the "slimebucket"' who owns the propety had the "balls" to call the sherrif's dept. on ME??????????? Saying that I put the blanket on her? I've had it. I went to my lawyers and said "give it all you've got".........so here I am.........I'll let you all know know how it turns out.

Hugs to you all,

.I'm still here.......hangiing in there.

Hey girl, thank goodness you are allright. I have been sooooooo worried about you. I am so sorry for what Missy has been going through. What beautiful pictures. I hope your lawyer is able to do something. Missy is very lucky to have you fighting for her, I just hate it when someone mistreats an animal.

I just got back from shopping at Michael's and Spags, long day but lots of fun. I won't even discuss the meal I ate at IHOP but just to say it was sooooo yummy and god only knows how many points:s:

Well I am off to take a relaxing bubble bath

Bren

Aww Brenda - Thanks for thinking about me and boy.....did I make alot of typos in that post. My mind was obviously not on my spelling. :dizzy:

You're all not going to believe this. My lawyer's wife is someone I know. She's also an attorney and they work together as partners. Yesterday, I spoke with HER.....she owns a beautiful, huge barn with more than 20 horses so she really understands....it was so wonderful to see her and be able to talk to someone who knew where I was coming from. She took care of everything and since I've seen her....I have a few more demands I'm going to ask her to make before they deliver Missy on Monday.....YEP!!!! that's right. I get Missy back THIS Monday! I'd like to have my vet there when she's delivered to my barn as well as my lawyer so he can see that she's not in good health. I am NOT giving them back ONE CENT of the money they gave me towards Missy. They still owe $400. It's going to cost me atleast that on the vaccinations and worming and shoeing, etc. I just can't wait to wrap my arms around her neck. Sorry to all of you who are sick of hearing me talk about Missy and all of my problems lately but the past couple of months have really sucked!!!!!!!:mad:
I mean it, from my fall on New Years Day......2003 has NOT got off to a good start for me. I'll just have to realize that things are only going to get better from here. They surely can't get any worse.

I had a barrell racing lesson this morning and my instructor talked me into going with her to WW. I'm rejoining again after a two year absense and I really need it. I'm at 200 lbs. again and am totally out of control. PAYING each week ought to give me a bit of a kick in the a** and stay OP. Besides, I'll be 45 this year and it's that time in my life where I'm really starting to feel everything that hurts all of the time. My WEIGHT is a major factor....putting too much strain on all of my joints. I feel like a porker on a horse and there is no worse feeling when you're riding than thinking your big butt is hanging off the back of the saddle. I was using HER saddle today and it was just a little too small......so yes, Pamela's Bertha Butt was hanging over the edge of the saddle......Eeeeeeewwwwwwww. Just THAT was enough to get me to be good today. Heh-heh. And after finding my WW digital calculator last week too........sheez.........I have GOT to get my self under control and I'm not going to use everything that's been going on as an excuse....although since not having Missy......I haven't been NEARLY as active.....but no excuses. I should stick with doing my walking every day and everything else I say I'll do....know I'll do ........ and it's just a matter of finding the time......no.....MAKING the time to do it. Soooooo, with that in mind...I'll bid you all a good night and sweet dreams.
Hugs to you all,

Hey PJ, Wow it is so good to see you back and sounding like your old self too. I am so glad you are getting Missy back, I am sure you and missy will be so much happier and at ease. And ofcourse as usual we are in the same boat, heh, heh!!:^: I have been out of control for months and right now I am 20lbs up. I have done well the last few days and like you, I am re-joining ww, hopefully this week. So anyway, I am right there with you as usual. Our lifes seem to follow the same lines alot. I have also had someone harassing me, sending me and another girl threatening notes and voice mails at work and I don't know if it is the same person but a few weeks ago someone through a mailbox through the back window of my van, right in my driveway!! I am trying not to let it get to me but its hard. The police can't seem to do much.

Well gotta go, the superbowl is on

See Ya

Bren

Ok Brenda - You can't just tell me someone through a mailbox through the back of your van and then say "ok, gotta go....the super bowl is on". AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p

If you have a video camera....try leaving it on just before you go to bed.......you never know.....you just might get something on there. As for the police, they HAVE to make extra patrols if you reported the incident. You were vandalized and they have to check your residence every hour or so. Atleast they would have to do that here......just call and ask, it can't hurt. Have any of your friends things been "hit"?
You sound like you're taking this too lightly. I'm not trying to scare you Bren, but don't EVER take a threat lightly. The jerk I got the restraining order from kept pushing me until I finally got his sorry a** thrown in jail. Don't let these NUTS scare you ...... but don't be foolish or careless either. Leave your outside lights on ALL night. So you'll pay a few more dollars on your electric bill......it's a well known and proven fact that LIGHTS are one of the best deterrents to theives and "bad guys". Just please take my advice, even if I DO sound like a nag. You really can't be too careful today.

So, on a lighter note......did you see the interseption tonight and then he landed not even TWO FEET from making a touchdown? Oh man!!!!!!! I couldn't believe me eyes. That has GOT to make the "play of the week".......:lol: I thought it was a really good game. Bill's Aunt and Uncle from New York called us this morning and told us they were in town and that they thought they were pretty close to us.......pretty close????? How about 15 minutes away? It was great......we had the two of them over for the super bowl and Bill got a beautiful filet mignon.....it cost us $80.00 !! but then we don't see these relatives very often and it was special........well, during half-time, I went into the kitchen to check on the baked potatoes and noticed the tin foil I had put on the meat to let it "rest" after I took it out of the oven had been lifted a little.....I asked Bill where the other half of the meat was........he didn't know........then I realized I didn't see Max around....(our yellow lab).........that MUTT ate half of the freaking thing!!!!!!!!! Can you believe it????!!!!!!!! AAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was ready to kill him......so I just threw his sorry a** out on the patio and that's where he's staying until tomorrow morning. God only knows how many times he'll have to "go" tonight AND tomorrow.........UNBELIEVABLE! forty bucks of meat.......literally gone to the dog(s).

ok.....I'm very pooped.........it's off to the couch for a little sleep provoking news and then I'm off to LA LA LAND.

Sweet dreams girls,

Been busy with my sons room and hurt form it but totally op!

Good to hear from ya PJ! You and Bren get your Butts in gear we are all gonna be op and lose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;) Wishful thinking anyway!

Hey PJ,

LOL, after I read your post to me I went back and read my post and was laughing my a** off!! Sorry about that, I did end it kind of weird. Yes we did file a police report about the mailbox and also about the letters and voice mails we have received at work, no fingerprints on anything, I think they know what they are doing. I am not sure if the mailbox thing was connected to the work thing or not but we are keeping our eyes out. If anything else happens at my house I will get a camera or something. It may have been random but nobody else's vehicle was touched and we don't know where the mailbox came from. We will see.

Yes the game was awesome and what an ending huh? I figured the game was pretty much over since there was not even a minute left and I was gonna win $70 for the final quarter when all of a sudden all heck broke loose and the score changed and my money was gone.:dizzy: I did however win $150 on the second quarter so I didn't feel too bad.

Wow, that is awful about the meat, Yikes!!

Candice, I am feeling pretty in control so far. Tomorrow will not be so well though I am going out with 2 other women for dinner after work to Nancy Changs which is a chinese restaurant but they specialize in healthier fare, baked not fried so it shouldn't bee too awful. The butts in gear, let's hope it stays there for awhile.

See Ya everyone

Bren

Hi all!

Brenda... That's just awful about the mailbox! Keep your eyes and ears open and stay safe! Sounds like you're doing good OP! That's great! Sometimes it can be sooo hard to get back on track. I have been having a hard time deciding whether or not to do WW again but after coming back here and reading everyones posts I remembered that it does work and I lost quite a bit of weight doing it before so I'm just going to jump right in and go for it! I have an added incentive, Jeff and I are going to Las Vegas in April with 6 other friends and I DO NOT want to weigh what I weigh right now, so I'm dusting off the Tae Bo tapes and staying OP!

PJ...I've been trying to catch up with everyone and it sounds like you've had one heck of a 2003 so far, you poor girl! I'm glad to hear you're getting your horse back though. How are your kids? I hope all is well! I think I would have cried if a dog ate my filet mignon!! He'd of been dead meat!!! We have a hedgehog named Zoe that Jeff got my daughter for Christmas and she's a little doll. We just love playing with her and she no longer rolls up into a prickly ball when we pick her up!

Candice...Sorry to hear that you've got all that work to do! It can be so hard to find a place to store everything once you've had a big room to put it all in! Good luck to you on having your son move back in! Sorry to hear that your other son is moving to Chicago. Maybe he'll get out there and decide that it's just not for him.

Well I thought I'd take some time to catch you all up on what's been going on in my life. After I broke my foot a few years ago it never really healed right and I went through some really hard times, financially and emotionally. Things just weren't going well at all. I kept trying to teach dance and then one day I was driving home from teaching and it hit me....teaching dance and hanging on to that stupid dream was actually making me miserable! So I quit! Just up and quit! I walked away from it and never looked back. It was the best decision I've ever made. I worked at a bank in town for a year and it was through the bank that I met Jeff. He is the best man you'll ever meet. He's a special ed teacher and he adores my daughter. My mom says he's the kind of guy a mother would choose for her daughter if she was allowed to choose. Anyway, we moved in together a couple of months ago and now we are in the final stages of buying a house. It has 15 acres, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a walk out basement. Jeff and his dad built 5 houses together so any changes we want to make to the house(like a nursery someday!) he can do himself. Also, I'm now working three nights a week as a polysomnograph technician, which is a fancy title for a sleep study technician. I do sleep studies on people who may have sleep apnea. I love it and it's the best money I've ever made. It's also nice to only work 3 nights a week, but on those days I probably won't post much!

My daughter is doing wonderfully, she's getting sooo big. She's 7 now and is just an absolute joy. I must have stumbled around and done something right by her, LOL!

Well ladies sorry for the long post I just wanted to fill you all in! Have a great OP day all!

Samantha

Where did everybody go!

Hi Samantha,

I am still here, just busy as usual. I have a co-worker at work who has been battling Uterine cancer for a year or so. We are planning a benefit dinner, dance and chinese auction for her on March 15th. Right now I am getting online while I print out 500 tickets to sell. A chinese auction is fun and profitable. We go around to local businesses and ask for a gift certificate or item to auction off. At the benefit we will have all the items on a table with a container in front of each. Then we sell raffle tickets and people put them in whatever container they wish to win, at the end of the night we draw one name from each to win the prizes. so far we have 2 live lobsters, $100 savings bond, Various dinners for 2, breakfasts for 2 an Avon basket, a Mary Kay basket, a home and garden item etc... and we have only went out one day getting donations. We have the Elks club free for 6 hours and a free DJ, so far, so good. It is alot of work though.

Wow Las Vegas, what a fun thing to look forward to. I am sure you will slim down before then and have a ball. I am still struggling and basically maintaining instead of losing or gaining, it is a start I guess.

See Ya
Bren

Sam.....my son and Dh both have ahd sleep studies and both have sleep apnea so I know what your job is! Sounds like your are relaly hapy now..good for you changing jobs!

Well Bren...how come with our butts in gear we are not losing!:lol:

Plugging away at my sons room..still do not know where all the stuff will go and he has tons of stuff to bring home! :eek:

Hi all!

Bren...Sounds like you guys are doing a great job with the donations! When I was in high school I used to be the queen of getting donations! Cancer is such an awful thing. Jeff's (DBF) mom has small cell lung cancer and we thought it was in remission(sp) but we found out this week that it has moved to her brain. It doesn't look good for her and it's such a sad thing. Jeff's parents have been married for 35 years and she quit smoking 4 years ago and they retired a few years ago to travel around and now this happens. Anyway we keep trying to look on the bright side but the bright side keeps getting smaller and smaller.

Candice...Do your husband and son have CPAP machines? Those are just so lovely! Hehehe! They really help though. Hope things are going well with the big move! Take care!

PJ...How are you doing??

Well I'm not feeling good at all so I've taken the night off and I'm going to go hit the couch! Take it easy ladies,

Samantha

Hi there,
I used to post here as tia and then farmbabe. (I'm in Canada)I had trouble registering when our computer got back up etc. etc.
Anyways, I just wanted to express my condolences on the shuttle tragedy. What a terrible thing.

PJ, from what I can remember; you live not to far from NASA, right? (I remember you going to watch a launch once?? is that right?? ) I'm so sorry.:(

WEll, it's a very mild day here; a nice break from the 30 below we had been having in January. I'm off for a walk:)

Jill

Hi everyone,

Wow, the space Shuttle crash really hit home for me and my co-workers. They wear our "orange spacesuits" when they re-enter the earth's atmosphere so a little bit of all of us died up there. They are all made right in my building, also if you watch all the clips, if you notice the green headsets, those are also our David Clark headsets.

It is a sad day for America.

Hi Jill,

so good to see you back, you have been missed. I am sorry but don't have much to say today. I will write more soon.

Bren

Hey Jill! Thanks for visiting us again!

HI Bren.....such a tragedy..I am still in shock.. the president has had an awful term! youthink Lance Bass still wants to go up...I think it would be awesome but.....not for me! Bren if you find somehting out that we do not here on the new about the tragedy let us know ok????

Sam..yes my DH has one and that is why I cannot sleep with him! Just the steady noise does not bother me but he tosses and turns and it makes a funny noise...my son just has a mouth piece but needs something more now. (DH looks like a man from outerspace too!)

Still op..but no loss as of yet~!

Hi Ladies!

Well I'm still in shock over the space shuttle. I can't even believe how awful that must have been for the fammilies. My prayers are with all of them.

I'm having a hard time getting OP. It seems to be that when I get up in the morning I just can't seem to get started and I REALLY gotta get my butt in gear! I just have to committ to doing it and then get one good day under my belt. Getting started is always the hardest part! Anyway, I'm tired of this fight and just want to get the weight off once and for all! I hope you're all doing well. Take care!

Samantha

P.S. Candice...They do look a little like space aliens don't they!

Hi everyone,

I just can't stay on track lately. I am an emotional eater so that doesn't help. Along with the crash, I am also going through some rough times with my daughter. She is in Virginia so I can't do anything about it. Her and her boyfriend fight physically all the time, I just found out the police were at their house last week. The house was clean except the bedroom where my daughter, her boyfriend and my grandson sleep, I guess when the police looked in their they said "A baby can't live in here" They also told them that if they had to come to the house again for a disturbance, Janessa and Jeff would go to jail and the baby (Taylor) would go to social services. I am sooooo afraid they are going to lose that dear little baby who is 4 months old now. I wish she was closer so I could help her more but I am not. I don't know what her problem is, I really don't, she just can't seem to get it together. She is also on probation and her father says that she is stealing on a regular basis. If she gets caught, she goes to jail for 3 years. My heart is aching and I feel crushed. I just can't stand being this helpless to do anything. Also my mother is not doing so well, her heart problems seem to be starting up again, even on the medicine her heart just races. I don't know what I would do without her. Brianna and Kayleen are doing very well so atleast something is going right.

Hi Candice,

I sure will let you know if I hear anything on the crash that is not in the news but I doubt I will. I just dread going into work tomorrow, there will be much sorrow there. The only astronaut I have met is Catherine (Cady) Coleman, I think that was her name anyway. I know they called her Cady. She was not on this unfortunate flight. But some of the other people at work on the 4th floor will have met these poor lost men and women. They have to come to our building to get fitted for their suits. I just hate having to see the sorrow in my co-workers eyes. It is just such a shame when something like this happens.

Samantha, I feel for you girl, actually I just finished off a Hershey's almond bar. I am right there struggling with you. I figure if I don't give up, sooner or later I am going to get in the right gear, right now I am just kind of stuck in reverse which is not good.

PJ, how ya doing girl?

Setina, are you lurking?

Emmy, I know you are there, stop in and say hi

This is me lately:cbg:

See Ya
Bren

Hi All!

Brenda...You poor thing! Ugh, why do men think they can hit women!!! It's such a hard cycle to break and I really feel for you, being so far away and all. Although, even if you were closer you might not be able to do much. Janessa needs to help herself. I know that seems harsh but it's true. I hope maybe she got a wake up call this time because of the baby. Sometimes those little people can be the best thing in the world for you. She might not feel strong enough to help herself but maybe that baby boy will give her strength. I will keep you and Janessa and Taylor in my prayers.

I have decided today that I am NOT on a diet....I'm just choosing to eat better, :p ! Maybe psychologically I can trick myself. The thing that seems to keep happening to me is that I decide I'm going to start my diet and then I go crazy eating everything in sight! I'm in a panic about not being able to eat this or that. Well the truth is...I CAN'T eat all that bad stuff. My body just doesn't work that way. I was not born with one of those great metabolisms and I have to just face those facts. Why is it that I want to be thin more than anything but I can't seem to let myself have it. I set myself up for failing all the time. It's just ridiculous! It doesn't help that Jeff is a huge eater and I for some reason try and keep up with him! :lol: He's 6'3" and I'm 5'1", trying to keep up with him is just silly! Anyway, I'm just going to keep on trying to get it right. Today I feel good for the first time in awhile so that helps. Jeff spent the weekend working the knots out of my neck and shoulders so I actually had a good nights sleep! I can do this and so can you Brenda!

Well I'm sorry this was a novel again, I hope everyone is doing well....Oh I wanted to say hi to Jill!! Good to see you again! My boyfriend is from Canada too!

Samantha

Hi Samantha,

I have to say it is not just Jeff, Janessa is just as bad and physical when she gets mad. Unfortunately that is why I sent her to live with her father when she was 15, I would have had to fight her to get her to stop attacking me when she was mad. I was not going to hit her and lose my young children so I had to find somewhere else for her to live. don't get me wrong, she is a good kid with a heart of gold but she can not control herself very well when she is angry. However, she would never hurt the baby, she would defend him with her life. Unfortunately Jeff is the same way and that is why it can't work. She needs to find someone who is calm and he is not.

See Ya
Bren

I'm so sorry Brenda! I know your heart must ache! Take care of yourself! Hopefully everything will work out in the end.

Samantha

Hi everyone! Sorry I've been gone for a while. I've just been busy with work and then coming home soooooo tired. I had said I was looking for a second job and applied at Michaels. Unfortunately, they never called me back. However, I did apply at Blockbuster and had an interview last friday. I will find out either Friday or Saturday if they want to offer me a position. Hopefully they will, so I can make some extra money to help pay off debt.

I'm so sorry for all of you that has had such turmoil recently. I hope that everything will work out for the best and you will all be able to go on and live a bit happier everything is fixed. Life is always going to give us challenges and it's just a way to make us stronger then we were before. It helps us realize that we can make it through the tough times, no matter how hard it is.

I'm still battling the scale of acting like a yo-yo. A friend of mine have set a goal for this month to lose at least 5 pounds. Pretty realistic and that we exercise at least 3 times a week and STAY on program and eat within our point range. It's not too much to ask is it? NAH----this is what we should be doing all of the time!

Well, I'm gonna go. Hope everyone is doing well.

Erica

Hi Erica! Good to hear from you again! Sounds like you and your friend are on the right track. Let us know how it's going okay? I'll be rooting for you to get the job at Blockbuster! Isn't a struggle to get out of debt!!?? I'm almost there...my boyfriend has been helping me keep on track and set goals. It's nice to have a little guidance when it comes to financial stuff. He, of course, has great credit and has never been late on anything but then he's not a single mom either! Well keep up the good work!

Hope everyone out there is having a great day!

Samantha

I'm just on my way to bed and needed to pop in on hear to see what was going on. Got a great meal in the crock to nite,Turkey breast mushroom soup and dressing(added apples mushrooms,cornbread , and celery to it for an extra crunch)! Hope it turns out good! I will let you know....The dressing is only 2 pts a half cup and the turkey 2 pts for 3 oz. We will have green beens with it and a salad so no pts there! Then my choc banana pudding with cool whip (ff) and nuts (pecans toasted and chopped) on top for dessert 3pts there too.

So what are you all up to...got my sons room done and am pooped!

Hey there guys! I'm on cloud 9 right now because I have officially broke my pateau:) I am so excited. I lost 2.5 pounds and I broke out of the 190's. I now feel that I'm back on track and things are going well.

I thought I noticed someone else from Virginia besides Freddie...Where is VA are you?

AND FREDDIE...Where have you been? Are you feeling alright? Hope you are doing ok.

As for everyone else...my walking tape is calling out to me. I gotta go. I'll talk to you all soon.

Erica

I weighed in this morning at 174 which finally puts me under the 20lb mark. Now I am still up 19.5 but atleast I have lost a little of it, I was up to 178. My lowest was 154.5 and I strongly want to return to that point, my clothes will fit me so much better. Right now I am just not comfortable in my own skin, what a horrible feeling
Sorry I have been gone for a bit, just so depressing. Channel 3 news is trying to get a tv interview with my company over the lost astronauts. I don't know if the company will do it, we will see.

Samantha, I just got my taxes back so I went out and did some shopping for my grandson, made me feel a bit better. I have 3 girls so have never got to shop much for boys. I had alot of fun and got him some really cute things. I guess he weighs 27lbs right now He will be 5 months old on Feb 12th.

Erica, wow what a great feeling that must be to break a long plateau like that. I am so happy for you and congratulations. I don't know if you were thinking of Janessa and Taylor, my daughter and grandson but they are in Virginia Beach, VA.

Candice, how was the crockpot dinner? It sounded soooo yummy! I really have to break out my crockpot and put it to use. That is good that your son' room is done. Nice to have that off your mind.

Did any of you read women's world this week and see the
Wendie Plan[/COLOR][/B] ? It is still weight watchers but a bit more defined. I am going to give it a try. There is some information about it under the ww general forum.

Well gotta Boogie.

Brenda

EMMY: Your in VA....where?