WW Clubs and Groups - Fabulous 40's #55

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Have a blessed day everybody:wave:

Dianne, Alana's dress sounds so pretty. I love the criss cross back. Don't get upset with me but I think it's very sexy.:) I would be a wreck also. I remember when my son stayed out almost all night, I couldn't sleep. Every car door I heard I ran to the window. All his friends rented a limo & went to the city. My sister has a house in the Poconos. We go up there every now & then. PA is beautiful! Alana will be fine.

Essie:wave:

HI!!!

Dianne,
You will always worry. That is part of being a good mommy. She will be fine. I love the Poconos. We went there on our honeymoon. I loved it.
She will have a great time and the dress sounds beautiful. I love the back.

That ER was something. Oh my! Dr. Green is supposed to leave at the end of next season. I didn't see that coming either. I thought that idiot was going to somehow attack him. He is going to be in so much trouble. Probably will lose his license and will leave. That was some action packed hour wasn't it? That was fun.
I didn't see that ending coming on Friends either.
Wonder who the Father is? Is she still with that young guy? I wish it were Ross. I want them back together. I was hoping that they had a secret little one night stand that we didn't know about. ::I shouldn't say that I have a 15 yr. old girl:: :lol:
How about Kathleen Turner? That was a hysterical.

How is everyone?
Terri

Hi guys!

Before watching ER, and after watching Friends, Joe and I took a long walk. We ended up at a neighborhood school and swung on the swings. :) I forgot how much fun that is.

I'm still laughing over Essie saying she's coming to Illinois and putting me thru Cardio Boot Camp.....then she'll have to call the paramedics! Seriously, a great big thanks to you, Essie, for the pep talk!

Essie, I can sympathize with you about going to the dentist. It's a necessary evil, however. I just finished having work done. As much as I hated going, it wasn't so bad. Be brave!

Terri, I thought Kathleen Turner was hysterical; I love the quirky roles she choses.

I've got a class tomorrow to learn CPR. Later on Jessica and Mike are coming over with the boys, I'm looking forward to seeing them, as usual. We don't have any plans for Sunday yet, probably more yard work...it never ends!

Today is day 2 OP. I've resumed journalling, which is VITAL for me if I want to stay OP.

Enjoy!

~Jen

Jen,
That is great that you are learning CPR. I learned yrs. ago and I have to go again. I would hate to be in a situation where if only...
That is so cute about the swings. We do that once in awhile. Awww! To be young again. :^:

Essie,
I hope the dentist was ok. I hate going too but Jen is right. It is never as bad as I think it will be. My poor husband has a phobia.

Hi all!
Terri

Hi Guys:D

Boy oh Boy, am I losing it! I got to the dentist on time. After psyching myself all up I HAD THE WRONG DATE!!!!No one there, doors were locked & then it hit me. It's probably May 25th! {{{{errrrrrr}}}}:mad:

Terri, my son doesn't want to admit it but he has a phobia also. The dentist had to tell him that all his wisdom teeth have to come out & that they have to put him to sleep. Great:rolleyes: Now he really won't go.

Jen, good for you learning CPR. The swinging is really cute. Just like sweethearts.:love: Your welcome about the pep talk:lol: Enjoy your time with Jessica, Mike & the boys.

Hi Dianne, Patti & Joyce:wave:

Have a nice evening!

Essie

Ok, I'm such a dummy and scatter brain......I ran home late night while Greg was playing golf because I knew there were shows I wanted to see the season finallies (??) of....Friends, CSI and ER.....so what did I do???? I forgot about the Friends show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GGGrrrrrrrr. I didn't even remember it until I read all your posts here!! I can't believe that I did that. <sigh>

With that said.......I hope you are all having a great Friday night. I will talk to y'all after I get back from the gym in the morning. :D

Patti <><
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Zoe, welcome to the club:lol:

Terri, which Baker's Cookies are your favorites? I had the double choc. chip which was very good. I'm ordering again & I was wondering should I stick with the choc. chip or should I try a different one?


Be back later.

Happy Saturday:wave:

Good morning my buddies :wave:

I'm taking 3 grandchilden (6, 5 and 4) to the aquarium today. That should be fun! I must be out of my mind - if not, I will be by tonite. LOL.

Essie - Sorry about the dentist date mix-up, especially after you mentally prepared for it. Speaking of phobias, when I sit in that dentist chair, my hands actually get clammy and my body gets cold all over, LOL. The dentist does'nt even have to come near me, all I have to do is sit in that damn chair!

Jen - Good job about learning CPR, you never know when that will come in handy. Have fun with your family. We will see the new baby today because we have to pick up her sister for the aquarium visit. Can't wait to see her - she's probably changed so much since we saw her a few days ago.

Terri - Hope Brittany is doing better. How do I get those cookies you guys are talking about? And how many points are they???

Zoe/Patti: Sorry you missed friends, it was a good episode. It was so funny to watch Kathleen Turner as a man and the way Chandler reacted to his "Dad" was hysterical.

Hi to Joyce, Anita and Myra -- where are you guys?

Have a great day everyone,

Hugs,
Dianne

Patti:
I still have Friends on tape. I still want to watch Will and Grace (even though it isn't my fav.) It is on there so might as well. :lol: Will is gorgeous though. I saw CSI too. I thought he was going to be hit with that shovel since it was the last one. whew!

Sorry about the dentist Essie. Here is the reason Bruce has a phobia.
Bruce had to go to a dentist just to get one tooth pulled and he found one that used gas to put him out. He can't handle it. He passed out in the chair when he was a teen while getting a root canal (very bad dentist we found out) and ever since then he has been petrified. That dentist ended up pulling it anyway. His license has been revoked we found out a few yrs. later.
Your son will be fine. Tell him asleep is the best way.
He won't remember anything. Poor thing. Wish him luck for me.
About the cookies: My favorites are:
Raisin chocolate chip
Raisin oatmeal
apple cinnamon

You can get them at www.bakersbox.com
also www.wakeupnsmellthecoffee.com
www.bakersbreakfastcookie.com

the last one takes too long (6 weeks)and you have to order 4 doz.

The bakersbox (where I order them on an 800 no.)
take 2 weeks and you can order smaller amts. but the lower the order the more per cookie. I order 4 doz and it works out to $1.00 per cookie.
They are 5 points per cookie but my hunger is gone for at least 4 or 5 hours. I save points by not snacking.
They used to 1.5 - 3 points until they took a lot of the fiber out and changed the recipe and ww changed the fiber policy to 4 max.

Hope you had fun at the aquarium. You had a mini daycare there. :lol: I'll bet they loved it.
Thanks for asking about Brittany. She is finally doing better. She lost 6 pounds since last week. Gotta look at the bright side. Her appetite was back a little today.
That is a good sign.

Hi Joyce and Jen
Terri :wave:

Hello My Friends;)

Whew what a day. I was without a car most of the day cause Pete needed mine to get to work. His was in the shop getting checked out. It turned out it was the starter. Last week he bought a new battery thinking that was the problem! You all know by now how he loves to go shopping with me. I told him I needed an outfit for tomorrow so he wanted to go. It took me forever to buy a pair of pants (capris)!!!! I tried on size 12, too tight, then 14 was too big. It drove me nuts. Finally, I found a pair that fit just right by Gloria Vanderbilt (14). I'm going to my nephew's birthday party tomorrow. It's going to be outdoors. I never mentioned that my sister is an alcoholic so I'm really not looking forward to this but I have to go. I love my nephew as if he was my own son. He didn't want this but she insisted. She always embarasses her kids. I feel so bad for them.:( Her husband has given up on her. I'll let you know how it goes. <Sigh>

Terri, geeezzzz no wonder why Bruce gets nervous. What a terrible experience for a 14 yr. old. I'll never tell David that story!!! I ordered 1/2 doz. choc. chip cookies. It comes out to $11.50. Those are 5 pts. Like you said, it holds you for a couple of hours.

Dianne, I hope you had a great time with the kids today:lol: Sometimes I take my brother's kids 13, 11, & 7 and they all want to talk to me at the same time. Especially the 7 yr. old. She is sooooo dramatic & cute. She always starts a sentence with "Titi you know what". They make me dizzy after 1 hr.:dizzy:

Terri, buy Brittany a big milk shake. Yummmmm. I think of her all the time.

I'm so tired after all that shopping:yawn:

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everybody:wave:

Love,
Essie

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Hi y'all ~

10pm and I'm JUST finished with my laundry and some ironing. <sigh> I'm beat!! Tomrrow afternoon is our company's annual picnic so I'll be out, trying not to eat too much.......

Essie ~ My dentist is great and I'm such a big, big baby when it comes to going to the dentist. He has his "apprehensive" patients, (the adult babies....) come in an hour early and take something....some sort of medication and believe me, I don't worry about a thing! :lol: I hope your nephew's birthday is a good one and doesn't get 'ruined'.

Dianne ~ How was the trip to the aquariim? That's always fun with kids that age.

Terri ~ Did you watch friends yet?

Hi :wave: to everyone else. Have a wonderful Sunday.


Patti <><
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Hello Ladies,

Well, just to let you know my nephew's birthday party was cancelled. To make a long story short, my sis had an argument with her husband & 2 kids, 21 & 23 yr. old, was drunk, they tried to take her car keys but she managed to get in the car. The last I heard was that she was arrested for hitting 2 parked cars. Thank God it wasn't a person and that she's alright. This was late last night. I'm feeling a little depressed over it so I'll be back this evening.:cry:

Love,
Essie

Oh Essie,
I am so sorry! My heart goes out to those kids and you and everyone that has to watch. My sister has a SIL just like that. I always hear about all the problems and it makes me sad too. Why can't everyone be responsible and have a good life. It is hard enough with the everyday things. My prayers are with you.

I got misty eyed when you said you think of Brittany all the time. That was so sweet.
Congrats on the new capris. I still think it so cute of Pete to like shopping. :D

Patti,
I saw Friends when it was on. It was so cute. O still have to watch Will And Grace. :dizzy:

Hi all!
Terri

Hi everyone.

I have not had time to post. My DH & I have been building some cabinets, he builds & I stain them.

I gained 2.2 pounds last week. No surprise since I just can't seem to get enough food or rather nothing satisfies me. I'm having the same problem this week. I know I've got to get a grip or I'll gain back all I lost.

We just got back from the funeral of a friend and a former employee of mine. She was only 43. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor a year ago. They gave her 6 mo. but she fought it to the very end and survived for a 1 year. So I'm feeling a little sad and melancholy. I'm going to miss her.

Sorry not to respond to everyone. Hope everyone has a great OP week. :wave:

Joyce

Hi guys!

Whew.....winding down the weekend. Lots of stuff going on, the Sopranos comes on in a few minutes.

Essie!!! sounds exactly like something that I'd do, mixing up the dates. Look at it this way, you got up the courage to keep the appt., you've made yourself a little stronger. Don't you feel good that you went and didn't chicken out? So sorry to hear about the party and your SIL. That is never a good situation. It's so hard on the family and everyone who loves her.

Terri, what Bruce went through really was rough. Isn't it amazing that people actually want to be dentists, and make that their life's work, when we all fear them so? It's such a shame that he had such a rotten one.

Dianne, hope you survived your expedition to the aquarium. Are we still sane? LOL :eek:

Joyce, you gained, but can put it behind you. I'm in the same boat, gained 1. I don't know about you, but usually I don't drink enough water. If I do, it fills me up. Why don't you give that a try? Hang in there! :)

Patti, hope you had fun at the picnic today. How was it? I found a wonderful dentist out of the yellow pages; like yours, mine caters to babies (translate to chicken adults!)

The kids just left, we had a nice day. My daughter surprised me w/a birthday cake today. Wednesday is my birthday, but we won't see them till next weekend. The boys are great.

gotta run......have a great Monday all!

love,
~Jen

Joyce, I'm sorry about your frined. She was so young. Like Jen said, water helps - sometimes. I always get my water in but I'm one of those emotional eaters so when something BIG happens I tend to over eat. It's Monday, break out your journal & your water bottle & get ready to roll! :)

Jen, it's been some weekend. The ordeal with my sister was a nightmare. My BIL got her out of jail but we are very worried about her because she's suicidal. I just don't know what to do for her anymore. I've prayed, I offered to go to AA with her, I told her about a program in my church called Victorious Overcomers but nothing seems to work for her. I'm Letting Go & Letting God take over.

Terri, thanks for your prayers. How's our girl Brittany? She's become part of us. Is she eating normally yet?

Believe it or not I'm glad it's Monday. Start over week. I went totally off program this weekend. Never went to weigh in but did exercise for an hour each day. Too much was going on. I'm back on my feet.

Have a great day :wave:

Love,
Essie

Essie,
I'm so sorry about your sister. You can not do anything beyond what you've tried. You're on the right track.....letting go and letting God. It's a difficult lesson to learn (at least for me it has been) to not worry about what you cannot change. If you have offered your sister so many options, and she chooses to not help herself, you've got to accept that. And pray for her. My brother committed suicide 7 years ago. No one can help someone who does not want to be helped. It may sound simplistic, but it's true. This is such a tragedy for many families. My prayers are with you.

Have you looked into the support group for families of alcoholics? The name escapes me at the moment, but it was a big help to my sister when her ex-husband was "off the deep end" and wouldn't go to AA.


And hey, weigh in? You're exercising, that's great. It's so great to hear you look forward to fresh starts on Mondays......I feel the same! Let this be a great week. :)

Hi to everyone.....how are you all doing? :wave:

~Jen

Hi all! How have you been? I've been AWOL for a while now, not just from this board but from WW itself. Had this killer project -- a metal statistics book -- that took all my time plus. I have, however, managed to keep up exercising but I know I've really gained. I haven' t gone anywhere near a scale in about a month. I keep saying I am going to get back to journaling and meetings but I haven't done so yet. I will though. Just been hard stressful times. Now that my book is almost at the printer I found out that the people I do the lion's share of work for (I am a freelancer) was bought out and is in the middle of a shakeup. I have no idea how that will affect me but I have to assume it will mean a loss of income. Only time will tell.

Well enuf downer talk. I hope all is going well for all of you. Talk to you again soon.

Myra

Hi ladies :wave:

today was weigh in day and can you believe it, right with TOM!! I am so, so, so bloated!!! But I managed to lose 5.5 pounds!!! :D:D still in the 80's but not for long, not for long.........

Myra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How are you girl??!??!??!?? Don't be a stranger........stay, stay, stay.... :)

Joyce ~ I'm so sorry about your friend. Only 43.......so young.

Sorry I can't address everyone. I am exhausted again and need to relax. I never get cramps but the last year, I really get them pretty bad so I need to get on the sofa. At least TOM will come and go by next weekend since we may go out of town for the holiday weekend and my birthday.

Have a wonderful evening.

Patti <><
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Joyce,
I am so sorry about your friend. I know how that feels since I just lost a wonderful friend last month. I'll be thinking of you.
You will lose those pounds. Don't fret. We have all been there.

Thanks Jen,
I have been very greatful that I had great dentists. :knock on wood:
You know the sing song about the gain. You know you can get it right back off. Wish it were as easy as saying it. :lol: Good luck. I know it is hard with a birthday.
Hope you have a great one.
I am so sorry to read about your brother. My heart goes out to you. How old was he?

Essie,
I am praying for your sister. I think I was under the impression it was your Sister-in-law. I am so sorry if I soundeed harsher than I should have.
Sister is a different story. A lot closer. I wouldn't be able to handle it as well if it were my sister then if it were my sister-in-law. You and your brother take such good care of yourselves and I wish your sister could follow that. I am praying for you.
Brittany is eating better thank goodness. She is getting around better. When school is out I am making her rest
all day for at least a week. Won't we be spoiled?

Myra,
HI! missed you. Can't wait to hear from you again.
Relax when you are done.

Patti,
"Weigh to go" That is fantastic. :D Feeling good?

Hi Dianne,
Are you over your aquarium trip? Jen, you are too funny!

Talk to y'all later.
Terri

Relax? What is relax? I'm already accumulating articles I need to write, but at least I'll be able to sleep more than 3 hrs. a nite. Thanks for the thought though. One thing I was considering doing is getting a massage at the gym if I can afford it.

Myra

Goodmorning Buds ;)

Myra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So happy you came back to us. :) We missed you. {{{{{BIG HUG}}}}}


Zoe, 5.5 Wow!!! That is great! High five Girlfriend!!

I'll be back later. Have to get ready for work.

Have a great day Terri, Dianne, Joyce, Jen:wave:

Allright!!!! HI Myra, glad you've come "home" :wave: I missed your posts. It sounds liked you've earned that massage.

Zoe, great loss, 5.5! :) That is a great example for us all.

Terri, my brother was 44, suffered from depression and was in therapy. Thanks for the bday wishes.

Essie, Dianne, Joyce, Anita, Hi!

later,
~Jen

just to say hi before beddy bye time.

Jen ~ Have a wonderful Birthday tomorrow....my b'day is Saturday.......still in those 40's....:lol:

love to you all and have a great night

Patti <><
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Happy B-Day Jen! I hope you can take the day off and celebrate!

Myra

Hi guys:

Just popping in real quick to say:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEN!!!!!!!!! Hope its a great day for you and I wish you many, many more!

I'll try to come in later to catch up with everyone. Been realllllllly busy.

Hugs to all,
Dianne

Hi girls,

Just wanted to say thank you to all of my wonderful, fabulous friends here for all the birthday wishes.

My niece just left after treating me to a luxurious morning of a manicure and pedicure. She used to do nails, has all the equipment, so she came over and did both. What a great way to start the day! I'm going out to dinner tonight with Joe and Joey; haven't decided where yet.

Patti, yep, thank goodness we're still in these 40's.....:) I can certainly wait a couple more years for the big 5-0.

have a great day everyone :)

love,
~Jen

Jen, hope you're having a great day :D

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Essie,
Those look wonderful. Know anything about how many points? Thanks for passing those along.

Jen,
Hope you had a wonderful Birthday. Your niece sounds like a sweetie. Love these 40's. I just turned 42 and I hope this decade goes slower than the last one.

Hi Dianne, Joyce, Myra and Patti. :wave:

Terri

I went back to WW last nite and YIKES! it was bad. I am now at the heaviest ever (I knew I gained) but the good news is that I am back on track now and determined to get that weight off and get back to goal. I bought an electronic scale and plan to get back to weighing and measuring. Eyeballing just doesn't work for me. When I weighed and measured everything the first time around and was strict on program I lost 55 lbs. in a little over six months. I don't expect to do it that fast this time (I was a lot younger) but at least I should be able to stop yo-yoing and see those numbers on the scale go down and stay there.

Wish me luck.

Myra

Good luck Myra! I know you can do it!
Congrats on going back. That is the best thing you can do. I am proud of you. How is the family? What happened with the house? Did the landlord sell?
:wave:
Terri

Terri, I'm not sure how many points they are but Rosie O'Donnell mentioned it on her show. They must be low cause she's doing WW. As soon as I find out I'll let you know. ;)

I'm off tomorrow so I'll post then. Went to the gym
& now I'm pooped!

:wave:

My landlady managed to pay taxes just before they were going to take the house away from her. Whew! It is not that I really like it here so much but I want to move on our own time. We are considering buying something up in the Catskill Mountains. It is so beautiful there and I was much happier when we lived there.

Otherwise everything is going OK. Both Ken and I have been under a lot of stress, but that is our norm. Arthur is just counting the days until the end of the school year. It is better this year, but he still can't wait for school to be over.

Hope all is going well with you.

Myra

Myra,
That is great about the house. My kids can't wait either.
Their last day was today.
Terri
Little Adam passed away. I am having a hard time with this. It is surprising me. I cried so hard.

Adam is a little boy who had BAV, Aortic Stenosis. He was the son of a woman in one of our groups. We have known for some time that he was going to have this operation. Without it he would have had only 2 yrs. left. this was a chance to correct it so he could live a long life. It was a risk. He just had his 4th birthday. My heart goes out to Daisy. It is hitting me like it was one of my own. His mom (Daisy) is so sweet. She was always upbeat and ready to cheer everyone on.
Keep little Adam in your prayers.
Thank you,

That is so sad about Adam. Life is always too short and such a short life is such a shame. At least he knew he was loved and is now not suffering anymore.

Myra