Support Groups - Teachers Successfully Losing Weight/back To School Edition

Hi Ladies,
I went to TOPS last night and was the weekly loser of 1 3/4 pounds. So that is half of what I gained the prior two weeks. My goal is to be about 190 pounds by the first of Dec. I only have 8 1/4 pounds to go. I hope that I can do it. I guess I got a compliment from my dh last night because I had my nightgown on and happened to walk in the living room for something and he said "Oh honey, I guess I can't call you old thunder thighs anymore since they aren't that way anymore. They are really starting to tone up and look nice." Now if I could just get the fat on the underside of my arm to start to tone up and look great I would be happy. I guess we can't have it all own way all the time!:)
So are you all glad that it is Wednesday and half the work week is over. I only have tomorrow and than it is off to see my folks for the weekend in the Youngstown area. I am looking forward to a break away from my busy life of school, stepkids sports stuff and housework. I hope to go shopping on Saturday for some Fall/winter tops and shirts.
Ginny I am proud of you for getting your walking in. I was a little disappointed this morning when I couldn't get my VCR to work, so I rode the excerise bike instead. So I atleast got my half hour workout in. Did you have fun at your CPR refresher course last night?
Hello to everyone else. I hope you are all having a wonderful week. I have to go run to the rest room before going out on recess duty. Talk to you all later. Have a wonderful afternoon and evening.
Kerry

Hi!
Just a drive thru visit here.........

Kerry- congrats on the weight loss!!!!! Sure feels good to regain some ground lost...
You are going to make that goal......keep up the good work. Sorry about the VCR. That kind of stuff ticks me off, especially when you were I am sure, looking foward to some quality time with Leslie. Nice job "executing plan B", however.......got a workout in anyway! (love Dh's complement.....give that man a hug!). Hey, do you use the stretchie??? (Leslie's power walk tape uses it). There is a ton of back of the arm work in that tape......and I know you like her.

CPR was ok- it gets easier and makes more sense the second time around. Not that I did not get it the first time, I just do not feel so overwhelmed......no I do not feel confident at all, just less overwhelmed. Hey, Mouse, does it ever get any easier???? (figure you must have CPR).
Went to WW- gained 0.2. Some might be water- TOM is here- and also some of it is clothes. I wore more today as the weather is cooler. My pants are getting looser- so I am not discouraged. Got 3.5 miles in with Leslie today.
I'd better go iron some shirts before Dh sends me to the cleaners!!!!!!
Its hump day!!!!!!!!!!
Ginny

Hey!
Happy Wednesday. For me tomorrow is the last day of the week. Yippeeee. We are off Friday. So, I am soooooooo glad. I have been doing really really well with my points this week. I hope I lost a ton. Ok, a couple of pounds will be ok too. I'm so close to getting under 170. I can hardly stand it.
School has been busy as usual. I'm pooped out. My mom gave me a sewing machine, and I have been trying to figure out how in the world to get it to work properly. I never did well in home economics................... I need to hem some pants for my youngest son. I have hemmed two pairs by hand, but that's a pain. Plus I can't stitch straight. So................ I am gonna go fiddle with that for a while.
Talk to you all later.
Hey to everyone!

Pam

Hey, Pam!
I hope you lost a ton too!!!!!! Sorry you are so pooped out, I understand! Now, the big question. Why do you have Friday off?? (gee, how come I don't?) Good luck with the sewing machine......if you are attempting to use the hemming stitch, it works great once you have mastered it. My neighbor taught me how to use that stitch and I went thru a piece of scrap fabric trying to master it. I hope your directions are better than the ones with my machine....I am not a great seamstress but love to sew..and the directions had me dizzy. Ok, dizzier than normal.
Enjoy it - rest up..........enjoy the weekend.
Ginny

Gee, noone here........the end of a long day.....is it Friday yet????????
G'nite. I too am pooped.
Ginny

Hi Ladies,
I am so happy today! Today is my last day to work for this week. I took a personal day tomorrow to go visit my family for the weekend. We are leaving around 9 a.m. in the morning to go see them. I have my lesson plans done for next week already and my copies made. Just have to sail through my afternoon and then it is home to do laundry and pack. So I don't know if I will be back on to chat with you all until Sunday evening or Monday sometime. If I don't get near the computer at my mom's have a wonderful weekend!
Pam I hope you lose a ton too this week! You are working so hard at getting the weight off. I know that you can do it! Keep up the good work! So what are your big plans for your Friday that you have off? Have a relaxing day off.
Ginny, I had to resort to plan B again this morning. My dh told me last night that the cable company had to come today to hook it up for us. So hopefully tonight or tomorrow morning I can walk with Leslie again. I was driving to work this morning in a kind of hohum mood and couldn't figure out why. Then I figured it out when one of my boys asked me if I had walked this morning and if so which tape did I do. So walking with Leslie really helps. Hope you are having a wonderful day! You will take that .2 gain right off and than some next week's wi.
Hello to everyone else! Hope you are having a great day!
Talk to you all later.
Kerry

Good evening, everyone.
The class Monday & Tuesday went very well. All the work I put in on the powerpoint was totally worth it. Especially when the Disaster director showed up with "all the materials" which turned out to be ... the student workbooks! No video, no posters of the forms (so we can teach the students how to fill them in), none of the extra hand outs.. NOTHING! So, putting all the forms into Powerpoint and most of the course materials was a true lifesaver! The place we used had technical difficulties on Monday night, though, so the students had to squint to see the presentation on my laptop screen. Tuesday, though, we managed to get the computer hooked to the TV correctly. AND... unlike two of my other classes, these people understood that it wasn't my fault. And they just wrote in the comments section that the chapter didn't provide all the required paperwork, instead of taking it out on me.
On the school front, its been a rather long week. The full moon happening on Tuesday and Wednesday did in my ED kiddo. He was suspended for making threats against one of his other teachers and against an assistant principal. He had a bad night at home, with his older brother, so that was the trigger. He won't be back until Tuesday; which means that he can't go to the Homecoming Dance this weekend. They "fixed" the suspension dates so anybody suspended on Wednesday couldn't go to Homecoming because the dance is Saturday; so kids suspended Wednesday stayed in the in-school suspension room that day, and the out of school took effect on Thursday. That means that they'll still be "suspended" the day of the dance.
My other two girls that were going to go never brought back their permisison slips or bought tickets, so they aren't going. My Spanish speaking child had minor surgery (that is a whole story in and of itself; they implanted a device to help stop his seizures, but Mom didn't tell us and the device requires training to use properly!), and he won't be back till Monday... and my other two kids weren't interested in going. The one kid is singing in the show choir at the Homecoming game on Friday night, though, so I'm going to go to that. I need to buy a school shirt or something tomorrow morning because I don't have anything ... I can't exactly wear stuff from my last middle school. Its funny, my last three schools have had red & white (with blue) as their school colors, and those are also the Red Cross colors! Yet, other than my Red Cross disaster action team shirt from Maryland, and a red turtleneck, I don't own anything that is red white and blue! I did decide I'd wear my jeans tomorrow, so that covers the blue.
We don't know the status of my TA; I know she had her appointment with my endocrinologist today as well. I also know my endo well enough that she's not going to put up with any kind of whining. That woman is very good at getting me to do things I don't want to do (witness that eating plan I'm on!), so we'll see what happens. But even if she returns, I'm afraid that she'll be out frequently still. :sigh:
Ginny: Yes, it does get easier, but I can't say that I ever feel completely easy! I suspect I'm not unusual, because I have known what to do when necessary. I once had to do CPR on an elderly woman on a public bus (she passed out while I was a passenger), so I did CPR on her until the bus driver got us to the hospital. Whereupon, the woman woke up and refused to go with the emergency staff! I've also had to do it on a student in the middle of a high school hallway during summer school. I've used my first aid training more often than I've used my CPR training.
Robyn: My mom was that mom too. Everybody called her 'MousiesMom', and to this day, she answers to that. In fact, when we go to science fiction conventions together that is her badge ID...
Kerry: The observation went very well. I had all "pluses", and the only slightly negative comment I received was that I might want to consider two bowls next time... the fruit cocktail and the peaches needed to be drained, but we don't have a sink. So we drained the first can into the bowl, then emptied the juice back into the can. That didn't work for the second can, so we had to do that one over the trash can. But everything else went very well.... AND we're definitely going bowling tomorrow. I found the coupons for the free games at the grocery tonight. I bought two bags of Baby Ruth bars (I'm going to give them to the front office staff, they always have candy in their jars), and we have 2 coupons worth $9.00 each for bowling.
Was there anything else I was supposed to tell you all? Hope not... I'm sleepy!
G'night.
:mouse:

Hey people!

went to a conference! learned a lot... i'm tired. going to bed!
take care,
meeee

TGIF! :)

Hey!
Happy Friday everyone! I am home looking at the chaos my once cleaned house has become. Oh well. I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED this morning. I was able to put on my son's size 34 waist jeans and they buttoned and everything. He is just shaking his head at me and telling me to take off his pants. Ha! :D If I could just get rid of this fat roll in the tummy. Actually the lower part. It's pissing me off. I keep loosing in the legs, legs legs.............I look like a walking apple with legs. Ha! It will come.

Ginny: I don't have any instructions with this sewing machine. Herein lies the prolem. I don't think the bobbin is right. Because the outside stitch looks great, but then the underneath side looks like a bunch of loopdiloops. It's making me crazy. I think I am going to try and find the correct bobbin today and see if that will make a difference. The thing under the bobbin spins, but the bobbin itself doesn't. I tried looking online, but all I know is that this is a Singer Fashion Mate. There is no model number. There is a serial number underneath. Maybe I will write that down today and go to the fabric store.

Kerry: Hope you have fun with your family. I am thinking about going back to my mom's this weekend. But, I may just hang out here and rake some leaves or something equally as fun.

Robyn: Hey girl. Hope you are doing great. You are so close to your mini goal...............

Mouse: Sounds like you have had a busy week as usual. I'm glad your evaluation went well. Are you liking your school any better? Have you had a sub the whole time your assistant was out? I know you said you had a lawyer in there or something for a day. Have you gotten to swim?

Hey to everyone else.

Pam

Kind of a short hello.......

Pam- I am totally sure that if you either found a Singer web site or went to a Joann's or Hancock or whomever you might buy a sewing machine from that they would be able to help you. Another idea.....near me there are 2 vacuum sewing machine repair services, and they- who deal with all kinds of models/ages of machines would be able to help. Perhaps there is such a place near you. In addition, they might be able to find you a manual, assuming that it is out of print. Lots of luck! If the underneath part is all loopadoops,my suspicion is that the bobbin tension is too loose, or that the thread is not feeding thru the machine properly. (big help, I am right!!!) And of course that takes you back to finding someone who knows the working of the machine.
How awesome about Ds's jeans! I loose like that too.......everywhere but my dumb stomach. Don't worry, it will come off there too.....just gonna take a bit longer. You are doing great! And someday, Ds will understand.

Robyn- happy Friday!!!!!!!!!! Going to WW this weekend?????? The meeting I went to was about when you hit goal- and that is the first time I have ever heard that discussed. It often scared me that I would find maintenance overwhelming (if I EVER get there............snails move more quickly than I do at getting to goal). It sounded pretty good, and not too tough to do. Gives us something to look foward to, right?Have you solved your lunch dilemma????

Mouse- sorry that your week has been rather long....can the weekend come soon enough??? Thanks for the input on CPR. Hope I never have to use it.....but glad I am trained to do so. Hope your bowling outing goes well!

Got a real 2 mile walk in today......Dh took the day off to see his parents. Not a pleasant undertaking at all. Hope he comes home in a decent mood.
Gotta go straighen upstairs.......Happy Friday to all!
Ginny

Holey MOLEY WHAT WAS THAT? Was it truly ONLY 1 week? It certainly felt MUCH longer! Today we had rain, rain, and more rain! One of my babies will be going back
to kindergarten on Monday. (That means that I will have 12 students ....I feel soooo guilty!) While I truly hate to admit defeat... he needs to go....before I lose my mind! He is so far behind and his parents are wonderfully supportive as well as complimentary! So... I'm without a room mom come Monday!

The rainy day was spent doing some wonderfully easy yet "amazing" experiments...it is easy to impress 6 year olds! LOL! They EVEN learned (or were exposed to) the scientific method as we made a gigantic mess in my room! :) They were totally amazed at the results of mixing colored water with cooking oil! WhoooHooo! (I warned you! ;) ) We then sat and "messed" with one of those silly soap dispensers (empty!) with two liquids that won't mix and little, in this case, penguins floating around in it. First they were captivated by shaking it and watching the poor little penguins! THEN they were totally amazed that no one could pour out the liquids out of the hole on the top ...the one that was for the soap part of the bottle...It was a hoot! Anyway...I'm pretty sure that NO one here truly cares about this crap..so I'll move on!

While away at the conference I made sure that I won't get to my goal this week! I am simply hoping that I won't gain! Not a very good goal....BUT, ahem.... you know how teachers GET when they go out and don't have to worry about school or home! ;) Actually.... for the record, NO alcohol was involved! I weighed my options and had a WONDERFUL (and VERY MUCH WORTH THE 2000000 points) chocolate milk shake! The really only "bad" food that I ate was the conference lunch that was surprisingly very very good baked chicken with fresh green beans on a bed of rice. with some very tasty sauce. I ate more than I should have. BUT, I did turn down the bread basket...BUT THEN....I ate the crust (I adore point laden carbs!) of a piece of apple pie! Anyway... I think that my confession is complete! ;)

Yes, I will be up before the sun and at WW tomorrow... Then I have a wedding to attend. I am officially an old geezer. I am going to the wedding of one of my 1st grade pets....all grown up...and getting married! OMG OMG OMG! I thought I felt ancient when she invited me to her HS graduation.... I feel like I should find a cane!
I am not attending the reception as I can't miss Thomas' last baseball game of the Fall Season! (And besides it was a great excuse to make an appearance, give my girl a hug and RUN!)

Speaking of running.... It is 8:30....Wayyyy past my bedtime on a Friday night! I'm hitting the hay! Ya'll take care.... I tell you all about my gory time at WW in the morning! Know you all can't wait! LOL (Oh, BTW, let me know if you need any help with amazing science experiments! I'm THE one to ask.... hehehee I crack myself up sometimes! ;) )

Take care...
meeeee

WELL. -0.8 (The milkshake weighed more than that! SO, what did I truly expect?! Actually, considering my lack of thought and control while at the conference.... a loss of 8tenths of a pound sorta thrills me! When I was standing there confessing and waiting for the drumroll and announcement.... I was JUST wanting to NOT have gained! AND once she heard my confession, we were both thrilled with the number! LOL So. This weeks meeting (which is getting to be soooo much like attending church and listening to the sermon for ME!) was all about clicking our ruby slippers together and controlling our own destiny and how things will be when we get to goal! There was much conversation by the lifetimers (some who are successful and some who are back OP and trying to click those slippers together again!) and the rest of us about "giving up" or "giving in"....throwing it all away....for a moment, hour, day, etc... and how to regain control! (I was asked to share my confession and then tell them how the rest of the week went! LOL) Anyway.... at the end of the meeting I truly felt like I needed to throw my hands in the air and yell AMEN! I also puchased my next set of coupons. So, I'm doomed, I mean committed to continue on this journey! hehe! I am 4tenths of a point away from my 10%......... DARNNN this is slow!

Gotta go get the baseball kid moving...and then get myself moving. It is rainy (and they are still planning to play ball!) and yucky and I've got to get all dressed up for that wedding when all I really want to do is crawl back into bed!

Will check back in to see if ANYone else survived the week! Sure hope you did!
take care,
meeee

Hey!
Happy Saturday. It is the weekend. I am just debating whether or not to go to my mom's house. I'm thinking no! But, who knows. My hubby just went to get the oil changed in my car so maybe I will decide when he gets home.
I have lost two pounds this week. Which is great. However, I wanted to be under 170 today. Oh well. Next week. I may have been but yesterday I ate a hamburger happy meal for lunch, and then went to mexican for dinner. :o I don't care, it was the best tasting hamburger I have had in a long time!
You are almost there Robyn! Keep up the good work.

Gotta go dry my hair. Have a great weekend.

Pam

Roby, Robyn, Robyn!! Noone ever said this was going to go quickly. BUT- keep going to those meetings- you are doing great!!!!! I enjoyed hearing about the lifetimers- and we shared our struggles too. But, my dear you are almost 22# down!!!!!!!!! Amazing. And you have lived too. Hang in there, enjoy the wedding.

Pam-happy Saturday! Congrats on the 2# loss!!! Did you decide to go to Dm's or stay home?

So far a quiet day.....rainy. Dd had a short soccer game (they won- weather shortened it), took Ds to the chiropractor for his back. (ah, the joys of being a pitchers mom) and now the mountain of laundry Dd brought home from college.
SOmehow I will get a workout in today........aw the dumb cat is chasing her tail behind me on the computer chair. What a wacko........see ya!
Ginny

Hey ya'll! Thanks for the words of encouragement! Yahoo for those 2#, Pam! :) I *DO* totally understand about how wonderful that milkshake, I mean, burger tasted! LOL
Gin, my friend suggested that I should recognize my loss as I would a newborn! What she meant was.... If my newborn had grown to 22 pounds in 2 months I would be so darn proud! So... my 22 pound baby isn't too bad, huh?! LOL

The wedding was beautiful! The rain stopped and the sun came out! Rust, brown, cream and yellow were the colors used. The groom is a professional performer...He had written a song for the day and sang it. It was beautiful! I bumped into the bride's mother in the restroom. She and I had an "unkosher" friendship back in the day! We were both rather young (I was 25! She was 27! I never let her forget that she is older than I am, either!), she was new to the area and my best friend had just moved.... We became very good friends when her daughter was in my class! ....This was totally NOT ALLOWED....which made us more determined to be friends! We remained friends for several years...and then life got in the way.... moves with the military, babies... life.... Anyway. We've always kept in touch...even if it was only a Christmas card! She has always signed things with "Shay's mom" and I always sign things as Mrs.LastName! LOL She always blames me for her daughter's lack of being able to spell words correctly as I encouraged phonetic spelling! She also credits me for changing her baby into young lady who could read! ;) It was good to see her even if it was only for a few seconds in a public restroom! I am so glad that I went! I have many, many happy memories of her sweet daughter....AND the WONDERFUL fun times spent with "Shay's mom"! LOL It is funny how things come back to you as you sit to write a simple sentence about a beautiful wedding! Sorry!

On to the baseball update:
I missed the last game of the season. I missed THE game of the season for my son! I missed my son pitching a 3 up, 3 down inning! I missed my son assisting in getting 3 outs while playing the infield. I also missed my son hitting a single and then a TRIPLE to the fence! SIGH! I have sat thru so many innings of baseball with NOTHING to report...and I miss THIS game and VIOLA.... I miss ALL the action! I will be able to see it via video tape however! We have dear friends who's only child plays on DS's team! They video tape EVERYthing.....every game and every practice! So I will get to watch it all! Yahoooo for friends with cameras!

Well, this is entirely too long and boring..... I've got to get moving and do some house work! I'm home alone! NOW is my chance to really make a difference in here...or NOT! LOL

Take care,
meeeee

Robyn- well, you are not alone.......I missed my Dd's (19) hit the cover off the ball game, when she hit a triple, double and HR all in one game.....and pitched really well too. I missed the little Dd's only soccer goal.....you are not a bad mom, just think of how much fun Ds can have telling you again and again and again about his wonderful day. (as if he will have trouble reliving the event!). And think of what an event you can make watching the tape of it! Sounds like the wedding was great......ah how time passes so darned quickly. My advice to you regarding weight loss (and PLEASE tell me to shut up if I am going overboard on you)- go get a one pound block of butter (margarine is fine). Look hard at that and realize what a wonderful accomplishment you have in losing almost 22 of them!!!! (looking at it that way it sure looks like a lot, right?) Keep smiling- allow yourself that occasional milkshake......opps did I mean hamburger........keep living and this darned weight will come off. BTW, yup I know the stuff is pricey, but have you tried any of the WW snacks that they sell at the meetings? I usually only buy their stuff once in a while- because of the price- but some of the 2 points bars are delicious- and the smoothies- there is so much you can do with them (each box comes with recipes that are really good). Just another idea to break up monotony and add some fun to the weight loss journey.
Well.........everyone has the TV's monopolized (and the VCR's) so I am going to get my walk in in the drizzle. I want those 2 AP's!!!!!! And for some reason I am hungry today- trying to hold out till dinner as I know Dh wants to bring something in to watch the darned World Series. (you expected us to watch anything else in this house??)
Hope everyone's Saturday is going well.....think I will be ironing tonite during the series....and have done entirely too many loads of wash today......(Dd brought hers home from college).
See ya later!
Ginny

Good evening, all.
I am SOOOO happy that we don't have swimming lessons this week. I totally thought we did, but we don't! There is no way I would have survived the day if I'd had to go to Baltimore, too. Let me back up a day...
Friday was a good day at school, except that I had 2 students all day long (1 at a time!). My one kiddo is still suspended (he'll be back on Tuesday, just in time to carve pumpkins with the head principal on Wednesday. Ohhhhh! I'm so worried about him, carving knives, and the oh-so-throwable pumpkin guts!), my chronic school cutter cut despite my best efforts on Thursday (she hates pep rallies, so I got myself assigned to the study hall so she could be with me, and got permission for her not to go, talked up our bowling trip, etc, etc, etc.), one of my kids had surgery on Wednesday and none of us knew (he's my Spanish speaker: he couldn't tell me... he told his ESOL teacher, so then I felt really guilty!), and the other one had a major dentist appointment.
So we didn't go bowling. We went to Costco instead, which was an ordeal... I had to buy a new membership to get us in there. We picked up cookies for the school's indoor staff tailgating. ;)
And... then the real festivities! Homecoming. It POURED ALL DAY LONG! They didn't cancel the activities. My student that is in the choir didn't ask where he had to meet, what time he needed to be there or how he was to get there. Fortunately, our principal was very approachable, and allowed me to put him in my car to take him to the middle school so he could go with everybody. His mother does not drive, his brother was at work ... So we called home and his mom gave permission. Then I caught the tail end of the parade itself, and took pictures... and sat in the rain for 2 hours to wait for the game to start so I could take pictures of that.
I then left... and am glad I did, because it went from drizzle to POUR within 5 minutes of my leaving the school!
This morning I hauled my rear out of bed to help with the Red Cross' part of the emergency response drill. Wound up working for the health department as a receptionist. ;) Then tried to get food... finally wound up at Fuddruckers after trying 2 other places (one didn't take credit cards even though all the other stores in the chain do; the other kept me waiting 30 minutes to tell me they were out of what I'd ordered!).
I need to go get ready for the dance in a few minutes... I'm going to chaperone. And tomorrow I SHOULD stay home and make an attempt to straighten my apartment and do laundry, but I'd much rather go swimming!!
:mouse:

WELL.... I tricked all THOSE folks who were planning on getting in my way in Walmart today as I tried to grocery shop! HaHa! I was done and heading back home prior to 9:30! WhoooHoooo! Returned home, brought in all the groceries alone as everyone else was still asleep! Put all the groceries away ALONE and began fixing breakfast for my guys who managed to pull themselves out of bed to eat! It is before noon and I've gotten so much done! Of course, my eyes are about to fall out onto my cheekbones as I'm exhausted! I will be taking a nap VERY soon! I dare anyone to wake me! LOL Laundry is waiting....that and the living room and bathroom! Yahoo! I love weekends! The let me fit MORE work/jobs into my life! ;) I saw on the news (one day last week) that a mom/wife was on strike....and her husband had his own sign posted..."Now accepting applications for the position of New Wife!" I guess he thought it was funny! I'm not too sure how it all ended! I do feel like striking sometimes! BUT, I'm kinda sure that I would be ignored and my position would be filled! (ok...so I'm kidding! What woman would walk into this sty and take over?! Heh. )

Gotta run! My pillow is calling my name!
take care,
meeeee

Hey!
Just a cold rainy Monday here. Getting ready to make some potato soup for dinner. Yummmy. Had to break down and eat a nanner. I'm starving today. This was a terrible weekend for me foodwise. I swear I stayed hungry the entire weekend. However, I only went over my points on Saturday by 1.5. So, not too bad overall. I can't walk it's raining and like Ginny, all tv's are monopolozied. I think I will be booting someone out of the livingroom shortly so I can excercise.
Ginny: Got the sewing machine working. Yeah! I took your advice and they could not help me at all. So, I came home, typed in Singer Sewing Machine images on the google website. So, I waded through a ton of pictures until I found the one that was mine. So, then, I went to the singer website, and they said substitute a different model for mine, so then I was able to get bobbins. Anyway, the tension was not right. So, I was able to hem two pairs of pants for my son yesterday. Good thing, it was very chilly today. By the way, didn't make it to my moms. My hubby went and got the oil changed and the tires rotated, and then was called into work. The whole point was for him to keep the youngest so I could help them start packing up the store. Looks like I will have to take him anyway next weekend since they have to be out of the building by the end of October.

Robin: I think twenty two pounds is awesome. You are doing so great. I am so ready to be under 170 pounds, and actually stay there. I was under 170 for one day last week, but on my finally weigh in, it was two pounds instead of three. But, that's ok too. Sorry you missed that game. I know what that is like. I took my little one to my oldest ones ball game and he had to go to the bathroom at just the moment he was kicking an all important game deciding field goal, I missed it, cause I was wiping a butt in the potty! Ha! :) (I like these pumpkins!)

Mouse: Hope you are having a great Monday. How was the dance? Did you boogie down? :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: Speaking of carving pumpkins, I need to get a couple before I get fired by my youngest.

Hey to everyone else!

Pam

Happy Monday everyone!!!!
What a long day....and with the mood that Dh is in, it promises to be a very long nite.....oh well. Been a good day eating and getting workouts in. Just a long day and Atilla is in a crummy mood.

Pam- guess you are going to see the tail end of Wilma too...glad you got the sewing machine going. Was it the tension after all????

Robyn- glad you had such a productive day/morning!! Doesn't that feel great!
Hey- let me know when you are going on strike......can I join you?????? And you know that darned 0.4# is going to be gone on Saturday........

Mouse-did you have a good time at the dance????? Hopefully lots of entertainment and fun as a chaperone.......
Gotta go- Have a great nite!
Ginny

yahoo! someone else has been here! I was getting lonely out here by myself!

don't have anything to write-- except that I'm glad that this rainy, cold Monday is over!
I'm anxiously waiting to hear from my dear friend who lives in Florida.... When I talked to her this morning the house was boarded up and they were sitting listening to the wind and rain...the lights were flickering on and off. I was unable to get her via phone today after school ended..... They sure do need a REST from all the storms and mess!

Food intake was fairly decent...I'm under points....but didn't get in nearly all my milk! Oh well! I don't think I got all my fruits and veggies in either now that I think of it.
No exercise...unless you count pumping gas in the blowing windy rain.... OR messing with a bunch of boyscouts.... who were having a pumking carving contest tonight...but who ended up covering the room at the church were they meet with pumkin guts (by the fistfuls) instead. ARGGH!

gotta run...I am exhausted! (Wheww...Those 12 kids really take it out of me! actually, THEY DO! ;) )
take care,
meeeee
thanks for all the nice words about my weight reduction! (hehehehe!)

Good morning......or afternoon or whatever!!!!!

Been busy here.....got 3.5miles done with Leslie today (a 1.5 mile before work and 2 miles a few minutes ago) made dinner (Dd has piano tonite, so I have to be organised) spoke to my SIL in Fla- they are fine, just a wee bit wet......balanced my check book, if you can call it balancing.......in sorry condition for the next few days until Dh gets paid. And because I have been so busy, my eating is prretty good. Got a nice healthy lunch planned, and I am starving so I will get off here soon! Kiddies on the bus have been miserable......and simply amazing the police are now hanging out at strategic intersections of my route!! Hey, did you tell that I was a certified nut case..... :dizzy: , no it was one of my parents who witnessed the incident of 2 weeks ago who has been calling for police assistance.

Robyn- sounds as though this week will be great on the scale for you!!! Try to eat all your points (you can skip the "additional" ones if you like). Believe me when you go down to the next point range with weight loss you will miss those 2 darned points. You also need them for nutritional balance. But I do not always get all my points in either........some days it is easier than others.
Did you hear from your friend in Fla? Where do they live? Hey, did you want that 30 minute DVD from WW that I have?? I think it is a low intensity workout- so can't be too stressful. I didnot pay a cent for the thing.....yours if you want it, my dear. And it is 1 AP for the 30 minutes.

Okie dokie.........I gotta go eat lunch and get ready to face the masses again.
Hopeall who have not posted recently are doing ok, just busy!
We miss you.........
Ginny

Hey!
Made it through today. Nother busy week. Grades are due Friday, and suddenly all the kids are worried about their report card grade. Ha
It was quite cold and windy here today. I certainly didn't expect it to be quite as chilly as it was and didn't bring a coat to school. I have duty during elective change. I will be so glad when this month is over, cause I have had duty since the beginning of October.

Ginny: Wasn't me that told on you..........Yes it was the tension in the sewing machine...........You are so right about missing two crummy little points. Cause I went from 24 to 22 week before last. I have twelve points left for tonight. I am planning on using every one. I haven't been using all my flex points. Although, I may this week. I am soooo hungry. I am making homemade pizza for dinner and salad. I wanted chicken, but hubby is suffering chicken burn out. So...........I am going to make pizza instead.

Robyn: I have not excercised this week either. Unless you count all the walking I do at school. Or all the walking I do looking for something I laid down somewhere that disappears into the black hole. I think they need to go ahead and reserve a room for me, I'm doomed. How many points are you getting per day? I haven't really been good about tracking dairy products. However, I do eat cheese on my sandwich at lunch, and usually eat light ice cream at night. So, I guess I'm getting enough. How much exactly is a serving?

Hey everyone else!

Pam

Survived today, or should I say the rest of it.

Pam- sure seems strange how you miss those darned 2 points.......I am NOT looking foward to going down to 20 points......but by the time I get there I should (please!!!!) be close to the end and can start adding points to maintain. That is if I ever get there. I find it simply amazing how the tension can so totally mess up stitching. Glad that was all it was for you. Enjoy your pizza.....glad you have the flex points saved up for it. (gee, we have been with WW a long time if we both know them as flex points......that is either good or bad, not sure! ;) ). BTW, a serving of dairy is 1 cup of milk or yogurt (skim or low fat preferably). Too bad you have not had any luck getting a workout in this week. What do you usually do for excercise? (I forget). Sorry that the weather has been crummy.....perhaps it will warm up for a bit. It is still only October, we should not be feeling winterish.....at least not yet. Although our long lost friend Summer might have gotten some snow today- I hear that upstate NY and north (she is north of me in Connecticut) got snow. I love snow but its a wee bit early for that for me.....unless, of course we get a snow day out of it!

Tomorrow is my WW meeting........hope my WI goes well. My scale at home tells me I am down a wee bit. Hopefully the official monster scale at WW will agree. Getting a bit of a cold, and have a headache. RIght now I really wish I could just crawl up in bed with my book and read.......last nite Dd and I turned off the TV and read (Atilla was in such a crummy mood that quiet was in order.) And the quiet was SO nice. And we both love to read, so it was fun to do so together.
Anyway.....time for me to go.....hope everyone is doing well. Tomorrow is "hump" day.....1/2 of a week over and done! Have a great nite.
Ginny

Just you and me Ginny:
I am just getting ready to bake some chicken. I am seriously ready for the weekend. Seems like my life feels so frantic and rushed lately. I usually walk everyday, or do the Watp tape, but haven't had the time or energy to do much of either. I guess I have not been getting all of my servings of dairy. According to what a serving is. Oh well, I am trying. I would dread going down to 20 points, but be excited, because that would mean I have reached my goal. My weight watchers goal is 150 or 145 one of the two. My personal goal is 155. I did weight watchers twenty years ago........But, I really never took it seriously and only went cause my mom kept telling me I needed to lose weight. You know the more she said it, the harder I would resist. It was a waste of money and time, cause I never took it seriously. I guess you just have to be at a point where enough is enough. I reached that point last year. It was right after Christmas, and my husband bought me clothes for Christmas, and none of them fit me. Not, one single thing.....I was over it by that point, so that's when I said I have had enough of this mess. I was excited to walk into Walmart yesterday, buy one shirt size X large, bring it home, and it fit. I'll be even more excited when I can do that with most things.

Well, I've babbled long enough, and have a ton of work to do, laundry, dinner, etc......
Talk to you later.
Pam


P.S. Hey to eveyone else.

Another long day.......

On the continuing saga of this burned out bus driver and the miserable drivers....
The father who witnessed my "passing" incident 2 weeks ago now has the police shadowing my route for the last(and worst) mile of my route every day.....gee, how do I rate this....or did Pam really snitch on me!!!! Of course nothing will happen now- not with the police around. But it makes life interesting.

Pam- well, none of us would be here unless we had reached that point where "enough is enough" and it is time to get the weight off. As far as WW goes, I guess you are following the winning points literature, and actually- not a ton has changed. Points are still points, and for the most part- the program is intact. Ask away.....of either Robyn or me (think Sue attends meetings too......). You are doing great- and working down to your goal. You will get there!!!! BTW, how tall are you? My goal weight is the same as yours......gee I would LOVE to get to 130, but know that at my age and 3 kids later, well, 130 is probably not realistic. So, I will take 150- just to get to the point where I do not have to pay for meetings anymore.... I hope you can get a walk in- even 15 minutes counts!!!! Congrats on getting the new shirt that fits!!! Bet that feels great!!!!!

Went to WW- had to leave pretty early- elementary had a 1/2 day.......I was down 1.2# (and finally got it over with and wore my "heavy" jeans, so that is over with.).
I know the heavy jeans weigh the most.....so I figure I lost a wee bit more than the scale shows. Nevertheless, I am happy.
Guess I'd better go study history with Dd.
Miss all you non posters.........Sue, Robyn, Kerry, Summer, Mouse, Tammy......forgive me if I missed you........
Ginny

Hi everyone,
I am sorry that I have been MIA for the last few days. I had a wonderful visit over the weekend with my family. I must have since I gained the 1 3/4 pounds back that I lost last week. HAHAHA. Oh well, I will take it off and more this coming week. Been busy with school, working on my part-time home business and getting stuff done for my follow-up classes to the summer. So haven't had much me time to just chill.
Congrats are in order for Pam, Robyn and Ginny for your weight losses for the week. Keep up the great job!
Mouse, sounds like you are adjusting well and fitting in at your new school.
Well I am sleepy and think that I will attempt to go to bed early tonight. Talk to you all later. Take care and have a wonderful Thursday.
Kerry

frantic week.
so many things going on. nothing huge or horrible...
but mannnnn it is getting to me.
did ok with eating until about an hour ago....
and then...darnnnnn it was a regular little 3 minute binge....
nothing huge point wise...but way too many points late at night
................How can these 12 kids be getting to me so badly?
................Talked with the principal for nearly an hour regarding progress / issues, etc.... came out with several compliments under my belt but feeling horrible....I can't HEAL these kids issues!
...............Oldest was off to volleyball tonight.
...............Youngest had to study for a major test. He gets so down on himself if he doesn't GET it perfectly the first time. He hates hates hates reviewing for a test. He had a major project due today. I hate working your fanny off....and then NOT getting to get the presentation part over with. He and his dad worked on the model... I was in charge of helping with the paper part.

.....We have our eyes glued to baseball....GAWD forbid we miss a pitch! LOL (Altho will admit that EVEN DH fell asleep last night before the game ended.... Didn't everyone except those living IN Chicago and Houston???)

Tomorrow I MUST MUST MUST behave my mouth........it is all emotional junk...I know this...but I can't reel it in until it is too late...sigh! Thanks for listening! I will try to get personal tomorrow! Promise!

Take care...keep up the great work!
meeee

Did well with eating until about 7 p.m. when I decided to throw the day away by eating two cookies.... not just any cookies...big fat raw cookie dough pillsbury cookies....why?! Why? Dh has no job, money is becoming an issue.... O.D.D. kid has plucked my VERY last nerve today....to the point of me writing a referral and him being put into ISS for the rest of the week! (Halleluhjah!) Why does my mouth open when my heart and brain are heavy with emotion? WHY can't I keep this crap under control. What a waste of a day. AND just this morning the scales had read a new number! I have to want THIS more than I am worried / upset about THAT.... but, man...I'm just so tired! Sorry. Tomorrow is another day...AND well, I stopped at 2 cookies. I usually stop when the cookie dough runs out. I guess that is progress!

Hi to everyone. Miss you guys!
take care,
Meeeeeeee

Hey!
How is everyone? I'm tired, frustrated and broke......The life of a teacher. Robyn, I understand your dilema. I myself just ate three bite size three muskateer bars. I wasn't going to even open them.................I don't even care. It was worth all four points. All the while my husband is telling me that is BAD BAD BAD! :( Well it tasted good good good :lol: :D :( :o
Ok, so I felt a slight bit of guilt, but it passed. ;)

There was a recipe for mini chocolate chip cookies on the weight watchers web site. They are small cookies, but very rich. Two cookies are 1 point. Very good. I made some the other night, and my oldest son, said they were the best cookies I have ever made before. I will give you the recipe if you want it.

Ginny: I am on the flex plan online they had two choices. There was flex which gives you thirty five points a week, and then ap points as well as regular points. There was also, core. I couldn't do that one. I don't have that kind of willpower..........I am 5'8" tall. So, according to that, at 164 I will no longer be considered "overweight" (according to the BMI index. ) Ha! THey haven't seen my midsection. Apple with legs............Not in the butt or legs, not above the waist, below the waist. It's scarey.............

Kerry: Glad you finally checked in, thought we were gonna have to send out the dogs to find you.....

What happened to Summer????????????Sue?

Tired and going to bed....Hugs to all specially Robyn....It will get better.

Pam

Hey!
How is everyone? I'm tired, frustrated and broke......The life of a teacher. Robyn, I understand your dilema. I myself just ate three bite size three muskateer bars. I wasn't going to even open them.................I don't even care. It was worth all four points. All the while my husband is telling me that is BAD BAD BAD! :( Well it tasted good good good :lol: :D :( :o
Ok, so I felt a slight bit of guilt, but it passed. ;)

There was a recipe for mini chocolate chip cookies on the weight watchers web site. They are small cookies, but very rich. Two cookies are 1 point. Very good. I made some the other night, and my oldest son, said they were the best cookies I have ever made before. I will give you the recipe if you want it.

Ginny: I joined weight watchers online. So, I am doing the flex plan. I looked at the core plan, but, didn't think I had the will power to do that one. By the way, I assure you I didn't rat you out.........
Just wondering ..........what was your bus number again??? :D

Kerry: Glad you finally checked in, thought we were gonna have to send out the dogs to find you..... Hope all is going well for you.

Mouse: Hope you are having a good week.

What happened to Summer????????????Sue?

Tired and going to bed....Hugs to all specially Robyn....It will get better.

Pam

Any ideas on how to make a Darth Maul light saber? I need to do this soon so my son will have his costume complete. He is going to a Halloween Party Saturday Night. Yikes....Running out of time.

Does the Darth Maul light saber need to actually work? Without a light saber....he will just be some devil looking guy...so a light saber IS important! How about a flashlight with an aluminum foil (I love that stuff for costumes!) cone like thing (that would be the light part!) fixed to the end and covered with that red plastic food wrap?! If he wants it to really work....The sell the toy light sabers at Walmart.....It MUST be red or Darth will have the wrong one!....and everyone KNOWS that mom did the costume when Darth is carrying Yoda's light sabre.

Tonight I will be making some "KISS" wear..... yeah, the other stuff the boys and dh wanted to be ...I refuse......... so..... I'll be using some DollarGeneral foil cookie sheets to make some silver jewelry to wear with our black clothes! One of them will need silver shoulder and chest stuff...geesh..I guess I'd better go get a REAL view of what I need to make... We've got the make up! (Whew...THAT pressure is off)

Thanks for your support, Pam....4 points seems reasonable....for chocolate! My little binge had something like 12 points! OMG!

gotta run....take care

TGIF! TGIF!
meee

YES....I nearly forgot the cookie recipie! PLEASSE!

Tired, frustrated and broke........gee, Pam the same words can be used to describe a school bus driver. Your description fits me perfectly these days.
My checkbook is a nightmare, thank goodness for overdraft protection. And I had that cleaned out a few months ago- back in the hole again.
Oh well- so you can tell I am having a wonderful day. Actually it is not all that awful, but my afternoon will be stressful. We have recently lost 3 drivers- and so all the "subs" are busy, the office is now driving kids......and they doubled up my run this afternoon. Guarantee I will be late for my elementary.......and Fridays they are usually in the upper stratosphere.......bring on the tylenol NOW please..........

Kerry, great to hear from you. We have missed you!
Pam- sounds as though you carry your fat the same as I do. I look pregnant- even when thin. Well sort of. No 6pack/washboard abs.......unless there is a couple of towels stuck to the washboard :lol: . I have tried the chocolate chip cookies- they are good. I also have a ww recipe for oatmeal cookies, and can post it if you like.
Robyn- I was wondering how you were managing on one income. Gee, it must be tough.......no luck with Dh's job hunt? Stress eating is difficult, I should know, I am the queen of it. We are all routing for you......don't eat, come here and vent instead. Or walk around the house....have a supply of something no calorie to drink in the fridge waiting for that moment to arrive......sometimes I use sf jello- works well.......or 94%ff popcorn- the whole darned bag is only 2.5 points. Coping strategy- try to find one.......you can and will do this!!!!! PM me if you need to......
Gotta go- sorry to be so abrupt. I just want a day to hang out in my jammies and do nothing.........fat chance that will ever happen!
See ya!
Ginny

Hey!
I have solved the Darth Maul light saber dilemma. I went to target, after going to about four stores, and found two red light up ones for 5 each. So, then, I am going to superglue the ends together and he will have the double saber like Darth Maul is supposed to have. Glad that one is over.
After we put the batteries in and lit them up, and I showed him how it would look, he was quite excited.

It has been a long and hectic day. I have so much to do, and am leaving for Virginia Beach at around 8 am. I'm so tired of always having to be somewhere. I will be disowned if I don't do my daughterly duty, so I guess I will try and clean up the house some tonight, and just take my bookbag with me.

Well, Robyn, let me make you feel better about your cookie dough splurge yesterday. My husband the one who told me I was bad bad bad for eating the three muskateers last night....... He has been doing Weight Watchers with me. HE ATE A TOTAL OF 86 points before dinner! OMigod :o !
He works for a car dealership that feeds them every Friday, and today they had pizza. He ate eight pieces and a large bag of reesces pieces. We figured out that that one bag of candy was worth 23 points.....Then, I brought chinese food home for dinner. I am nervous about weighing tomorrow. I mean I weigh all the time, but in spite of the fact that I have been pretty good I haven't been losing this week. I don't know, maybe it is cause I haven't been drinking enough water.
Tomorrow is the day you WILL reach your mini goal!


Here is the cookie recipe:

2Tbsp butter softened
2 Tbsp canola oil
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
1 large egg white
1/4 cup all purpose flour
3 oz semisweet chocolate chips (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 tsp baking soda

Cream butter, oil and brown sugar. Add vanilla, egg white, and salt. Mix together thoroughly.

Mix flour and baking soda. Add chocolate chips stir together all inggredients.

Drop by rounded half- teaspoonfuls onto a nonstick baking sheet. Bake cookies for 4-6 minutes then cool on a wire rack.

Two cookies per serving.

points value: 1

Yummy. Cookies are small, but they are so rich. The teenagers did me a big favor by gobbling them up. Took care of my chocolate craving.

Ginny: Yes, I want the oatmeal.....That is funny you should say that because I was thinking that these cookies would be good without chocolate chips, with oatmeal instead............ I know what you mean about overdraft protection. Thank god we have it. I have been overdrafting quite a lot this week. Fortunately I only have to pay fifty cents each time.

We just found out our car insurance wasn't credited!!!!!!!!!!!! My husband has the confirmation number, but they never put it through to the bank. I can't even believe this.

Well, I am off to get super glue. What kind of mom am I? No superglue! Yikes, maybe I should just resign from this whole motherhood position. :lol: :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Talk to you all later!

Pam

Glue gun! Gluing 2 light sabers together requires a glue gun!
86 points... DEARRR GAWWWD! LOL Thanks for making me
feel better about my points from yesterday! I think I managed
to "counteract" them today.... I guess we will see, huh?!
So, we've been busily making and cutting and gluing! I took
a perfectly good black tshirt...cut out a DEEP U neck....and
DUCT taped a flesh colored with black "chest hair" all over it...
to the inside... so as to appear to be Paul Stanley's chest.
I purchased a plastleather purse at the Dollar Store...cut it
up and used silver thumb tacks, hammered down the ends to
make "riveted" jewelry! We have got a lot to do tomorrow with
our hair and makeup....but the whole family had fun tonight
cutting up old shirts and adding glitter glue and stuff! :)

Will check in tomorrow...morning...AFTER I find out how horrid
the week was....sigh!

gotta run...it is midnight on a friday...I should be in bed!
take care,
meeee..... oatmeal...will that lower the points or raise the
size of the serving????? ;)

:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:
I did it! I did it! I did it!
I reached and passed my 10% goal!
I am now working on my next 10 pounds!
I have farrrrr to go, but I did it!
Thank you for your wonderful encouragement and support!
I did it! I did it! I did it!
:hyper::twirly::lol::spin::T:joker::sunny::bike:

:carrot: :carrot: BRAVO ROBYN!!!!! :carrot: :carrot:
Just waiting on the windows to defrost so I can hit the road. I only lost half a pound this week, but.....I'M FINALLY UNDER 170.......WAHOOOOOOOOO!

Have a hot glue gun....Didn't work..........
Have a great weekend!
Pam

How about electrical or DUCT tape?! Duct tape will fix anything! LOL

And WAHHHOOOOOOO on your loss! I dream of seeing 170...let alone being UNDER it! LOL

:pokes head up out of the mouse hole: Geez, I don't quite know where I've been all week! I don't think I was all that busy during the week, although the rain and cold certainly did a number on my desire to go swimming!!! I finally got there on Friday night. And discovered that I swim way better when I have the lane to myself. Its HARD to swim sharing the lane with 1 or 2 other people. The lanes really aren't big enough to share like that, especially if two of you are doing breast stroke.
So, let's see... My teaching assistant has disappeared into thin air. I think she is related to Summer's TA, because mine hasn't called in sick or called the school or me at all. I got her phone number from the front office, but she doesn't seem to have an answering machine or she's not answering because the caller ID shows that I'm calling from the high school. Not sure which. I know that she saw (allegedly) my endocrinologist sometime the week before, and I know that my endo is not a big fan of slackers or such. She's never encouraged me to not go to work or anything like that (and has been successful only in keeping me home the day after she does the annual exam). So, now I have no idea what is going on, and I don't know what to tell my kids. Two of them keep asking where she is, and I finally had to tell my ED child that she probably wasn't coming back and that I hadn't heard from her.
The rest of the week was pretty uneventful except for my ED kiddo going off the deep end; he needs some serious help... And his parents are too busy screaming at the main office to get it for him. He tells us all this stuff that isn't true and never happened, and totally believes all of it! Like, his mom is on an "anger strike" and refuses to cook food for anybody at home, so he's not eating. And a girl in school keeps beating up on him, and his brother's friends jump him in the hallways.
They did finally get a substitute in for my TA on Wednesday. I hope we don't have the same problem next week, because she isn't calling in.
Friday night, after the gym, I found a chinese place near the gym that uses textured vegetable protein to make "mock" versions of favorite dishes. The price is a little high, but I ate sesame "chicken" last night; a past favorite before the chicken issues started! It was really, really good!!!!
I went grocery shopping with my mom and grandmother today; my grandmother is stubborn beyond belief (I inherited it genetically!), and we've finally convinced her to use a electric scooter. My mom managed to pick one that didn't work very well, and my grandmother refused to come back with me to the front of the store to change carts. The cart moves backwards if its on and not going forward, all by itself! So, she ran over me & mom at least 3 times.
I'm super happy to hear about all the weight that was lost by folks here. I'm afraid that I'm gaining again, but I can't tell. I'm not comfortable enough at the new gym to weigh myself (its always crowded), so I'll have to wait till I go to Baltimore to work at the old gym next Saturday night.
:mouse:

Afternoon Ladies,
Boy oh boy what a week it has been! I sure have been busy with school and getting stuff done for my follow-up classes. In two weeks, I will be finshed with two of them and only have to worry about finishing up for one more in Dec. It seems to be taking a lot out of me. Then Halloween hasn't helped much. My kids were all wound for souond on Friday, and I wasn't able to get done what I had planned to get done at school on Friday. So I have to work on it this afternoon or evening after I come back from meeting my one sister for dinner at Bob Evans. It is half between our two towns,so we are going to meet for dinner and visit a little bit.
I went to a Fall Rally yesterday for TOPS and got two awards for having a no gain summer and for perfect attendance this summer at the meetings. The three gals from my group that I went with even talked me into getting up there and doing the twist contest in front of everyone in the room. I have never done anything like that before in my life, I was so glad to go sit down when they tapped me on the shoulder. I don't feel comfortable dancing in front of a lot of people. I guess that goes back to my feelings of being shy about doing somethings when you are an overweight person. I guess in time I hope to get over these feelings. Enough about me!
Robyn congrats on reaching your mini-goal. I knew you had it in you. Keep up the great work! How was your party last night? Was your family the hit of the party?
Pam, congrats on your weight loss for the week too! So did you get your family's store packed up? So has your dh recovered from his eating binge on Friday?
Ginny, are your little munchkins going to be on a wild sugar high tomorrow because of Halloween? So how was your weekend? I hope you had some time to walk this fine weekend. I walked this morning with Lesile for 4 miles.
Mouse, sounds like you have been busy too this week. Sorry to hear that you haven't gotten much swimming in. Hope things work out with your TA soon. Glad that you were able to enjoy a little bit of seaseme chicken yesterday.
Hello to everyone else. Hope all is going well with you.
Have to go and get some work done before I go meet my sister for dinner. Talk to you all later.
Have a great evening!
Kerry

Sing along....
:)
Sugar, nananananana, ahhh honey honey!
Anyone else but me worried about tomorrow?
Sugar, nananananana, ahhh halloween....
They should make a law that it has to be on a
weekend night!

And they wonder why I EAT myself into my own
SugarComa! ;) Actually..... I have plans to tape
my mouth shut with duct tape for the happy
halloween that it will be! hehe!

Setting my next mini goal.... 20 pounds. Gasp.
That sounds so far away!

Happy Halloween to everyone!
I hope we can all stay away from the Halloween candy and have a great week weight wise! Here's to having a wonderful week! Hope everyone is off to a great start. Talk to you all later.
Kerry

Happy Halloween to all too..........at least try for some dammage control on the candy if you must.........eating the whole bag is NOT a good idea! ;) Me??? Because I am going on Dd's class trip Wednesday (will be able to stay for most of it, but have to leave a wee bit early to drive my pm) I am going to WW tomorrow am.........I must me insane......so I guess it is a salad for me this evening and stay away from the darned candy. Totally.

Sorry for being MIA- this weekend just got the better of me. Too darned much stuff going on. I need a weekend (alone) just to recover from the weekend.

Kerry- glad you went to the TOPS rally..... Guess it is normal to be a bit self concious. I have my moments of it too.....and then moments of total insanity. You are beautiful and loved no matter what you weigh......please remember that!!!!!! Let us know how tomorrows WI goes! And congrats for the awards.

Robyn! How wonderful you made your first goal!!!!!!!!! (gather you got the keychain, right?) Hey, don't sweat the new goal, it does come off, pound by pound (or for me ounce by ounce :lol: ). Keep your focus......you are AWESOME!

Mouse- I can so identify with your ED kid story and his parents. Makes you feel sorry for the poor kid.....mom and dad are so permenantly AWOL or hung up on an anger kick. I know they discussed stuff like that with us during the advanced defensive driving I took- how to attempt to deal with parents like that who will project their anger onto the bus driver from their frustration of dealing with their special needs kid. Sad. I bumped into a special ed student in Sam's about 2 weeks ago- he can appear almost completely fine- is quite bright and articulate- but requires a monitor assigned solely to him. I could never figure out why.....seems like an ok kid. Then I saw how dear ol' dad handled him in Sam's. What an eye opener. Dad is an out of control monster.
Explains everything. Hope your week goes well......congrats on finding the chinese food place.

Pam- how was VA beach???? Hope the trip was relaxing and fun. Did you go to see Dm? Later I will get here and post the oatmeal cookie recipe. I thought they were pretty good.

Lets see.......managed to get walks or workouts in despite all the nonsense this weekend. Thanks for asking - the kids were insanely hyper today. Can't imagine what this afternoon will be like.....bring on the advil.
See ya later!!!!
Ginny

Miracles never cease.......made it thru this afternoon, and oh, so thankfully a lot of my parents picked up their kids. I think out of 50, I took home about 18. And it was blissfully peaceful.....of course it did not make my finish time all that different, as I still had to go on all the same roads, just had less stops. But I needed the peaceful ride home. Felt pretty awful- our supervisor had a big sign up about not handing out any candy, and as crummy as I felt about it I complied. Then I saw that most of the students had bags full of candy.......given to them in school. So I felt like the worlds biggest creep......might just go back to my junk food giving days......as even a lot of the drivers gave out candy today anyway.
Dh is taking the day off tomorrow to go golfing....must be nice.......
okie, dokie- guess I'd better go. No fun chatting with myself here! Have a great nite.
Ginny

Good evening!
Well, we're having the same substitute problem that we had last week. I'm not sure if nobody picked up the job (find that hard to believe unless the decent substitute we had a few weeks ago wasn't available), or if they didn't have enough notice because she didn't call in. Today was okay though; my chronic absentee was absent (big surprise!), and my ED kiddo is being called out of school sick by his parents. He's not really sick, but she refuses to send him, and he hates school, so he won't push it.
At least they are both near the magic "15 days" when the truancy officer and such get involved. We're going to discuss him during our clinical meeting; I was supposed to have the behavior plan updated by the meeting, but I only have part of it done because I haven't had a TA to help me so I could work on that stuff. I only have planning every other day, and I'm teaching a full load. Oh, and I was just told that there is a possibility that my Spanish speaking child may also have be hard of hearing... he had a hearing test earlier in the year or the end of last year and was on the retest list because even with a translator, he didn't respond to the tones. They tried to test him again, but he responded even less today. They're not sure if its a language barrier, the disability, seizure meds, or a hearing issue.
We made Jell-O Jiggler molds during class today: I found a really cool idea on the Jello website for using disposable gloves as molds. The one worked really really well, and looked like a big hand when we cut the gloves off. That was a chore, but it was almost worth it. The other didn't work well at all; I think the recipe on the box for the Jello Jigglers is wrong or something. On the website, it tells you not to use the cold water, just the boiling water and chill for 10 minutes. We did that for the first one, and then decided to make another because we had a lot of Jell-O left over from the Halloween shapes molds. The molds and that glove took a lot longer to set and didn't come out very well. The other hand actually broke all over the other teacher's refrigerator, so I spent the Halloween party cleaning it up...
I was very pleased with myself: I didn't even WANT the Halloween candy I was given, and I brought sugar-free Jello with me so I could eat Jello with the kids. I found out that the Hunts Gel packs use Splenda, now, and so does their pudding. I also remembered to bring a South Beach cereal bar with me for a snack before swimming. So, I went to the gym right after work, and swam for 35 minutes before my iPod ran out of battery. I need to find an orthopedist down here (I have a recommendation from my primary care, but I haven't had time to call them!), because my leg is giving me issues. I've been having a lot more calf cramps since I fell last Spring, but it should be healed by now.
Let's see... I fully expect my kids to be incredibly sugar-hyped tomorrow, but I won't see most of them since its an A day. I think that it should be a rule that Trick or Treat can't be on a school night! I think somebody else said that, and I agree!!!!
I'm kinda worried about my little kitty... he's been throwing up a lot. Its all cat food, but that is unusual behavior for him. My mom is going to call the vet near home for me tomorrow, and ask them if I should bring him in or take him somewhere down here. He's acting perfectly normal: playing with stuff, begging for bits of my dinner (which he didn't get), sleeping under the bed covers.
I think that's it for me... Hope everybody has a good week!
:mouse:

Mouse- sounds as though poor Imp might have a hair ball problem. It's that time of year- they shed to grow a winter coat. Hope it is something simple like that!!!!!
Congrats on avoiding all the junk food yesterday. A major accomplishment, in my book.

Must be nuts here......kitties woke me up at 4:30, so I fed the little buggers, did my WW tape and then went for a 20 minute walk. I just had to get outside........get the fresh air. I am sick of tapes, but like the intensity of the workout.
On that happy note, I'd better go....See ya and have a good day!
Ginny

Hey!
Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. My hubby bought too much candy. We didn't have as many trick or treaters as last year. We had a lot, just not as many. There is a bowl of CHOCOLATE sitting in the livingroom. I ate one three muskateer, a crunch bar, and some milk duds last night. Today, hmmmmmmm.....A kit kat, a butterfinger, and a three muskateer. THis is not good...........I haven't had any since I have been home. I think I will just cook dinner, then brush my teeth.......So, I won't be eating any candy.
I am drinking a huge glass of water now.....It's been a long day, and I am so tired. I went to Virginia Beach, we packed all weekend, didn't get home until almost ten Sunday Night, then had to unload my car, wash clothes.........I wish I could have stayed an extra day. My mom is still packing up today, and it is her last day. The landlord is being a dink.......UGGHHHHH, He told her the other day while I was there if she needed a couple of extra days not to worry about it. Now, he is saying get out what you want, and I'm bringing a dumpster for the rest. He is truly being a slum lord. They have been there for twelve years. It is sad......
He did bring a dumpster. I just called her and she said I can't talk, I need to work before he comes to get the key. She is going to give herself a heart attack. You wouldn't believe how much stuff was in there...It was like an antique, new, used shop....A lot of cool stuff. I brought home a book case, and some other stuff.. I have all of my Halloween decorations piled in the middle of the kitchen table, I guess I should go clean those off so we will have a place to eat dinner.

Talk to you all later.

Pam

I've got to get this darn candy out of here.... I control myself all day....only to blow it at the end! Duh! How stipid...and how weak!

Hey!
We're at the halfway point......Robyn: I feel ya sista! I moved the candy bowl from myself. I only ate one tootsie roll all day. Granted that was a waste of 1 stupid point. However, it was something I didn't even think about until after I was swallowing. Old habits die hard I guess.
Hope everyone had a good day. I didn't get home til a few minutes ago. We had a stupid faculty meeting about TESTING TESTING TEST SCORES RAISE THE TEST SCORES.....BLAH BLAH BLAH :mad: Ughhh.
I guess I will go root around and find something to fix for dinner. I forgot to lay out anything for dinner. My hubby wanted me to order pizza. I just don't feel like going to pick it up. Little caesars is actually only four points per slice for cheese, which is doable. However, my husband has a weakness for pizza and can't just eat a couple and be satisfied. That is how he got his 86 point day last week. Nothing sounds good to me right now. Maybe I will make them something and just eat a bowl of oatmeal or something. I'm so tired. I fell asleep on the couch at 9 last night. I was mad cause I missed the amazing race. Then, I woke up at five. Now, I'm tired.....again. Need to seriously excercise at some point in my life. I just haven't gotten back into it since school started. It's so stupid.
Talk to you all later.
Pam

Robyn- relax......try again another day.....I did the same thing......came here before I strangled Atilla, who is off the wall. Avoid the darned candy today- get back on track. Freeze the stuff.....give it to your students.....drop it off at the teachers lounge...throw the stuff out......hide it in Dh's car....whatever. You will get there.

Pam-sorry that the cleanout was so stressful.....hope you can stay away from the chocolate today. (mee too for that matter!!!!!!!)

Well, maybe now I can go upstairs and have my dinner......I refused to eat with Atilla....tired of his tirades......had a long day and am just a bit less resilient than normal. See ya later.......
Ginny

Good evening.
Well, I've made it to the gym for swimming THREE nights this week! :) :) The halloween candy is still in a bag in my desk. I've had 3 pieces of it since I got it last week. Okay, two of those were today because my ED kiddo is back. We have a substitute for the TA now, and he WANTS TO STAY!!! YEA, YEA, YEA! But, the admin people are telling him they don't know if he can stay because they haven't heard what the plans are of the TA! Good gravy, she hasn't called me or the school in 3 weeks. In my mind, that is grounds for dismissal! And this guy is good; he kept our ED Kiddo on task and focused for an entire 90 minute math lesson.
I made tuna with mushroom soup and melted some of that low-fat baby-bell swiss cheese into the mixture. It made it nice and creamy: 2 triangles (which is lots of cheese!) is only 70 calories! Of course, it would be marginally better with some pasta or some rice, but its not worth getting sick over. I've been slowly experimenting, though: I actually ate chicken tonight and was mostly okay. Not violently ill, just a little queasy.
Ginny: Imp seems to be doing better; I took away his food and water dishes, and put out some water in a brand new plastic dish. I didn't give him any food again till last night. I found some Purina One that is for "Sensitive Systems", made with turkey, rice and yogurt. He only gets a little bit each night. I'll give him his feeder and auto-waterer back tomorrow, probably. I ran them through the dishwasher with soap, then again without soap. As soon as they are good and dry (I want them to air dry), I'll put a new filter in it. I also scrubbed the pump for his waterer really well with an old toothbrush... it was gunky beyond belief, but I finally got it clean. I also washed all of his linen two times in the washing machine (with and without soap). He's eaten bits of carpet fuzz before, and gotten sick. He seems to be okay, now... no throwing up for 24 hours. He very much wanted some tuna fish from dinner tonight or some chicken, and didn't get either. I hope Atilla is feeling better...
:mouse:

Mouse- just you and me for now........glad that Imp is feeling better. I know I freaked out a year or so ago when RC refused to eat (for her fat little self that says volumes!) and threw up a lot. The vet told me that kitties just sometimes get stuff like that......and the next day she was pretty much back to her little miss piggie self.
Gee, as far as the TA goes.....well I understand how the admin is reacting, but this guy sure sounds like a keeper!!!! About time! Hope it works out for you...... congrats on a successful chicken meal too.

Me? Just a long day.....this was my only day at home all week, had just so darned much to do. (when I mean at home, I mean time between am and pm that I am home).
Finished the ironing......did some cleaning.......got a head start on dinner. Having a tough time with my eating this week.......guess it is PMS kicking inand the bit of a cold I am fighting. Tomorrow promises to be a bear........elementary has a 1/2 day, and that frees me up to drive a middle school run....and we are short drivers......so I told my supervisor I would help her out. Must be insane........means I am stuck in the darned bus most of the day. The only good part of it all is that I am done and home by 4 at the latest. Been a good girl with my walking/tapes. Oh and Atilla is in a better frame of mind.....we got thru yesterday's crisis. I might try to sneak in another walk or workout tonite. Don't ask me why, guess just because. I have already done 45 minutes of walking or tapes today.
Guess I'd better go.....hope everyone is ok. Tomorrow is Friday, right???????
G'nite.
Ginny

Ok- so someone let me in on the secret........was today fruitcake furlough day in the funny farm or what???? I think I encountered every moron on the road today- one idiot twice...... Gee I am SO ecstatic that today is over and it is Friday. Bus wise, things were not all that bad- helped out squeezing in a HS enroute to my catholic HS pickup. Had to dodge a lot of road construction, but it worked out ok. Kiddies were pretty good- for the most part........except that one student whose mom is deceased...noone there to get him off the bus so we had to wait for a good 15 minutes. Other than that and some awful drivers, today was not so bad.

Got my WATP tape in this am....3 miles.....
Okiedokie....off to soccer practice and then the school talent show......Happy Friday!
Ginny

.........TGIF..........
one of my mothers had stood me up 3 times..... shows up today at a time when I'm WITH kids says that THAT is what the note from last week said. I showed her my carbon copy....18 years, folks! I keep carbons of most of my notes.... to which she replied..."Well, I'm here. Can we talk?" To which I replied, "You will have to wait until I take the class to resource." It was only 12 minutes....but... would you believe that she plopped her butt down on the rug among the first graders...and then proceeded to misbehave.......We don't "yell out" answers. She did. We don't "squeal" with disqust at someone's answer. She did. My kiddos looked shocked and actually covered their mouths and watched to see what I was going to say about the mother's "bad choices". hehehee.... 18 years, folks.... YOU know that I corrected her! LOL GEEEEZZZZ....I feel sorta lucky that I only have to try to teach HER kid!

.....TGIF.....
Gotta run.... It is nearly bedtime for me! I ADORE Fridays! :)

Ya'll take care..... talk to you later.... Gin, soccer practice AND a school talent show?? Dear meee... On a FRIDAY????

Looks like its still just you & me, Ginny.
I feel for you bus drivers, and I think about you everytime I go out on community instruction with my kids (once a week). My eating has been horrible the last few days: high calories AND carbs yesterday and today (1800 yesterday, 1500 today). This is also that week off the one set of pills, so its my equivalent of PMS. I avoided the doughnuts at the special ed staff meeting, but then wound up having a small one later because... I don't know why. That's unusual too... And then last night, I had chinese for dinner. Tonight I did better, had a hamburger and a hot dog without the bun... I got out of work late tonight so I didn't get to the gym. The traffic is awful on Friday nights, so I may need to adjust, going Sunday & Monday, then Wednesday & Thursday or Tuesday. It'll depend on grad classes, I guess... Saturdays I swim at the gym in Baltimore. At least I am getting exercise, although I am feeling particularly overweight today. I don't know why.
The principal told me today that if he can get ahold of the TA, he's going to ask her to resign so that the students can have some closure; although he is going to say that she can be rehired without prejudice. :shrug: I told him that two of the kids are starting to make up stories about why she isn't here, which isn't good. We'll see.
I got all my grades done and submitted today, but it took all day. I spent yesterday doing behavior plans and more paperwork.
Okay, now for the funny bit: we went to a grocery store today, and one my kids kept trying to buy beer. Two times he walked over to the section of the store that sells beer (because in Virginia, like New York, you can buy it in the store. That's very strange to me, a Pennsylvania girl, because you can only buy alcohol in state run stores there!). Most stores kind of separate the alcohol section a little bit, but this one had it right there with the shredded cheese, deli, bakery and bread aisle! There was no way to avoid it... he even picked out a brand! He finished my day by saying that he was going to give his friend in the class pet food (cat and dog food, both) and beer for lunch! My Spanish stinks, so I'm trying to tell him that "comida de gato no gente!". I think I was telling him that food made out of cat wasn't for people, because he just laughed hysterically at me! Oh, and when I tried to talk to another student instead of focusing on him, he waved his hands in front of my face and yelled HELLO! at me! He was truly in rare form while we were out in the community today. He also kept calling me sir, and the last part of the trip we were looking for condiments (our new word this week), I'd ask him what we were looking for and he'd look right at me and say, "Ms. Mousie, sir!"
:mouse:

Hey!
It's finally the weekend. Supposed to be 80 here today. I'm wearing shorts and a t shirt in November! Well, I only last half a pound this week. That's ok. After the weekend at momma's with the double cheeseburger, fries, fudge.............I will smile and take the half a pound. Not to mention the evil Halloween candy. Fortunately for me, my oldest son and his friend ate all the leftovers........

Bought a new pair of Reeboks today. My hubby says wow, they look fast! :lol: I said I know they do don't they. Jc Penny';s is having a great sale today. These shoes were normally fifty and I got them for 27! Can't beat that. They feel very comfy too. I need to get some new shoes for work though. Seems like a lot of my shoes I had last year feel to loose. Do we lose weight in our feet too? Maybe that's a stupid question.

Ginny; Friday's are always crazy at my school. Glad you survived it. By the way...I took the chocolate chip cookie recipe and added oatmeal instead of chocolate chips, and a handful of raisins..........Omigod. Those were the best oatmeal cookies I have ever made........I made two batches of cookies, one with the chocolate chips and one with oatmeal. I figured I would have the oatmeal.....All the oatmeal are gone :( . Oh well......So, atleast they were a hit! Wondering if you couldn't replace the canola oil with applesauce to make it less fattening..............What do you think?

Mouse: Laughing at your outing! :lol: Sir..................... :lol: The reason that cracks me up, is that every time we go to this mexican restaurant, this one waiter we have calls me sir...................My husband thinks that is hilarious.......

Have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!

Pam

Well.... my affair with Mr.Hershey is over. It was a tearful parting...but alas, it must be. The scales went up .2..... and I REFUSE to pay $$ to gain weight.... Granted... the leader told me that it was my clothing! Altho they did refuse to allow me to weigh in NEKKID! Party poopers! (So, Pam, sir...take that .5 and runnnn!)

See...I have packed all of the summer stuff away....wore a sweater instead of my usual tee AND wore "winter weight" pants instead of the thin cotton ones... SO...thank me for the weather being so wonderfully warm and UNseasonable! It is ALL due to me having to go to WW! I'm also retaining water horribly... my rings that normally are rather large and spin...are tight. So much so that I removed 2 of them.... they hurt!

So the meeting was all about BLT....... mannnn, it was like she had been spying on me thru my kitchen window! I have been given a ziplock bag to carry around to use to put all my BLTs for the week. Ahem, um NOOO! ;) Won't be needing to go THAT far to realize that I need DUCT tape for my lips!

I'm going to go dust off my exercise videos and figure out which one I might be able to do without having to clean the WHOLE living room! The house is a disaster.....but I want to kill my exercise NEED prior to beginning to do my chores! Yippeee Skippeee....

I'm off to kill the dust bunnies that have accumulated on my videos...how horrible!
I'll be back!
take care,
meeee

Me again,
Just a drive by. Thinking about taking a serious walk. I need to walk for thirty minutes so I can get the two Ap points so I won't beover my numbers for the day.....Cheese Pizza.....That's all I have to say.....My husband has gone backwards. He's a backslider! He's causing me to go insane. Today he brought home all the stuff to make subs.....Turkey, roast beef provolone, all the fixins and provolone...........And the sub roll.....Yummmm. So needless to say I better get my butt in gear and but those new Fast tennis shoes on and trek around the block........


Pam

Good evening.
Let's start with the good news: I solved two problems that earned me credit on my AmEx (desperately needed as I have put most of my recurring bills onto the card to earn the reward points, and I'm having trouble dealing with the size of the monthly bill. I can pay it, but the numbers... I'm hoping to have points to go to Disney or somewhere cool in a year or so!). I got to the library finally to pick up the book they were holding for me, which isn't bad... Not my usual style, but not bad. Jodi Picoult, "My Sister's Keeper". And, I have a really sweet boy with autism for swimming lessons during this session. Mom brought the whole family: little sister, little brother, him, herself and grandma. I'll have to make some stuff for us to use in the pool and go dig out my bag of tricks... most of my pool toys have mildewed so we may have to go back to toddler spoons and cat toys! ;) Its the wrong season to get pool stuff.
Oh, and I weighed myself tonight. I did it holding my gym bag (you'll see why in the next section), and I know that between the gym bag, shoes and clothes I had at least 17 pounds extra (the bag is 15+ pounds for some reason!)... Which means that I haven't gained any weight. I can't be sure I lost any, but I haven't been eating very well this week.
Bad news: I fell at the gym. The gym asks people to not use baby oil or grease in the locker rooms or before they come out to the pool. But not everybody follows... and I found the spot where the person did use it today in the hallway between the pool and the locker room. Yes, I hurt my ankle again . :cry: I didn't see any point in going to an emergency room so they could xray it and tell me that it wasn't broken, give me a plastic cane (the canes they give out now are made by rubbermaid!), and maybe a prescription for some pain meds I am most likely allergic to... oh, and determine it wasn't a true emergency so I have to pay 25% of the cost since my insurance company charges you for going to the ER if it isn't an emergency. If its really painful tomorrow, I'll go to the urgent care. If not, I'll call my doctor on Monday.
We don't have any kids until Wednesday, so I think I'll be okay. Worst case, I might have to cancel CBI for the week, but it'll be okay... I have several activities we can do instead. I was finally scheduled for the orientation for the weights at the new gym though, and will almost certainly have to reschedule that. I just hope I can swim: it hurt tonight.
:mouse:

Hi Girls! Did you miss me? I feel so out of the loop. I just glanced through a few posts but it looks like everyone is doing great on their weight loss! I have been on the stress diet and actually have had to try to GAIN weight. I got down to 111 lbs. I looked like a walking skeleton. Although fitting for the season, not very attractive! I am back where I need to be now though. The reason for the stress and my absence is my DH. I think I mentioned that we were having some trouble and have been in counselling. I really thought he was having an affair but then I decided to play detective. Not only did I catch him at several lies but I found out he is a transvestite! It was hard but I decided that I needed to end the marriage. I still love him but if I can't trust him there is no relationship. I will try to keep the house but as the house payment alone is $2000 (which DOESN'T include taxes and insurance!) things will be tough. I just don't want to move my DS, who is autistic, if I can avoid it. It means no golf membership next summer and even worse I'll probably have to get a job! I am really hoping to find something I can do at home after the kids go to bed, like data entery. I have some money saved up, so we will be okay for awhile. The good news is we are all healthy and I have a close family and many good friends! Hopefully things will settle down a bit now and I will be able to get on-line more. I am not sure I will be able to keep the computer or the Internet connection. Right now it goes through my DH business. He doesn't actually use it and the children need it for school, so I am hoping he lets us keep it. Right now he is pretty angry with me for snooping and discovering his secret. On the other hand, he probably doesn't want to piss me off because I could share his secret with his family and friends, who don't have a clue.

Sue

Good Morning........
Well Sue, I really don't know what to say but :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :bomb: Wow, you must be devestated to say the least...........How long have you been married? I feel so terrible for you. Sending hugs and prayers to you. That must be so shocking. I hope everything will be ok. Be strong!

Mouse: You and that ankle of yours. Gosh, seems like you just need to keep it wrapped all the time huh? Hope it doesn't take to long to get back normal.

Well, geez , not much happening here. Just ate a huge breakfast. Now, the guilt is setting in..............Eggs, bacon, biscuits......Southern Gravy. I was fine til I went grocery shopping this morning and decided we hadn't had breakfast hot cooked breakfast anyway, in a long time.............I haven't had an egg in months. I only ate one egg, and the bacon was the reduced fat gwalney, so those points aren't too bad..........However, there was the yummmy gravy. :o :o
Robin: Thought of you this morning as I was shopping at 7:30 at your favorite store. Super Walmart...............

Have a good day everyone.....
Pam

Sue, I'm so sorry. May you have the strength and courage to sort out things, to make tough decisions, and to do whatever you decide is best for you and your children. (and yes, we did miss you!)

Mouse, how is your ankle today? Sorry to hear that you have re-injured it! About your pool toys, have you tried to remove the mildew with bleach? I have much success cleaning up toys (pool and other!) with the stuff! (Just a thought since it is totally the wrong season to replace them!)

Gin, :) Thank you! You are a great friend! :) Thank you! Thank you! :)

Where are the rest of you?! Hope all is well with you and yours! We miss you!

Take care,
meeeee

Evening.

Sue: Oh, wow. I know you'll have the strength and ability to keep it together... As for jobs, maybe look at some on-line tutoring, like through Sylvan or something? They don't pay very well (when I did it, it was $10/hour), but its at home. You just need a high-speed internet connection to do it. If you have good typing skills, you could probably get medical transcription or data entry, but those don't always allow work-at-home.

Me? I REALLY REALLY want to go swimming, but I'm forcing myself to sit here. It hurts but by this point I've taken enough tylenol to make it a dull ache. I will call the doctor tomorrow. I just can't see the point of going to someplace that doesn't know me or my history, and having to deal with rude people who think my issues are because of my weight. I know that going swimming will make it worse. I hope they don't recommend PT again (not because I dislike it, its doable, but because I can't go to the woman that treated me the last 2 years, and because its bloody expensive to pay that co-pay everytime I go!).
:mouse:

Hey!
Me again. Actually just back from a thirty minute walk. Finally.......
I made a really good low point bundt cake that has only three points per slice. I used spice cake and no sugar added apples .....Very moist. Hit the spot. Sort of tasted like ginger bread.

I have a question.........Do you see yourself the same way you did before you started losing weight? What I mean is. I have lost thirty five pounds. I have gone down four clothes sizes, but when I step into the changing room in the store to try something, I still see myself the same way I looked before. Maybe if I could lose some in my stomach I would feel differently. I don't know.....Maybe it's just a psychological thing.

Mouse: Stay off that ankle.....I know what you mean about co pays. Our insurance is awful. We have to meet a three hundred fifty dollar copay here. (Per person). It seems like everytime I go to the doctor it's a ton of money. I think something may be different now though, cause the last time I went I only had to pay a fifteen dollar copay. Of course after the cat scan, x rays......And numerous doctor visits, I think I met mine. Now the doctor bills are starting to poor in.

Robin: Hope you have a great week. I feel your pain about the mother acting childishly. I had a sub once, (I had taught her daughter a couple of years earlier) that busted into my room, plopped down in a seat, and started blurting out answers.........Etc....Being loud and boisterous.....I kind of handled her the same way. I looked at her, raised my hand and waited til she raised hers before I called on her. She then stopped the middle of my lesson to let the kids know that the reason she did that, is because she wanted people to know what it felt like when someone was making a lot of noise. She told me that she did that in my room because she figured I wouldn't be mad..........Ugghhhhh.

Have a great Monday everyone!

Pam

Hey all! Remember me? The prodigal daughter, sister, whatever? My schedule hasn't improved one little bit. I'm shooting for January as a return. The fall is too insane, and then add the holidays...yeesh!

In the meantime, Robyn let me know that our thread has gotten too long. I will start a new one for you all.

Take care everybody!!!

Just a test to see if I still know how to use this.

Mad 4 Sting