South Beach Diet - Wednesday Wonders! (1/11/2006)

Bon matin, chickadees!

I went to sleep at a more or less reasonable hour last night (despite sleeping nearly all day - I hate being sick!). However, DH woke me up when he finally made it to bed, and I can't get back to sleep! Arrgh! At least I'm feeling a bit better.

I've been slacking off lately on the plan, so I'm going to straighten up and behave myself (at least for a while! :devil: ) like a good little mommy-Bean! That means trying to get even just a wee bit of activity in each day, whether it's going for a walk or having some kind of a romp with DS or even just vacuuming the rug or cleaning the bathroom - with these online classes, I'm muuuuuch too prone to sitting on my hindend all day. I need to stop being such a lazy bum! I guess I just got into the habit of sitting around a lot first while I was miserably pg with DS, and then later recovering from the c-section. I'm too short for our sofa, so it was excrutiatingly painful to get up and down from it while I was healing from the surgery. By the time I'd healed, the habit was well established. Not that I've ever been all that active, anyway - I'm the bookish sort.

So there's my New Day's resolution: get up off my hiney and move around a bit!

On a somewhat related note, I've settled on a theme for DS's bday party: The Wiggles! He loves them, and I love that they encourage kids to get up and move around rather than sitting catatonic in front of the television! I'll push the coffee table out of the way, put on one of their cd's, and let the kids dance :dancer: around - that's as much of an activity as a bunch of toddlers and preschoolers need!

Just a quickie fly-by for me this morning-- busy day ahead, and I have to leave in a few minutes so I can fit my workout into the schedule. The scale is my friend today - I'm down another 1 1/2 lbs, WOOHOO!!!! Today is Day 10 on Phase 1, and I have my breakfast and lunch prepared to take with me.
Be good today, and I'll try to check in with you all later!

The Wiggles! My grand daughter just loved them but is now into My Little Pony. Sounds like a good party theme for your DS's party.

Well, chickies, I actually slept until 6 this morning! :) Yesterday was a pretty busy day, as most of mine are, but I also chatted with friend who called until 9:30 so that may have helped. When I get my Girls back tomorrow, I'll get back into a proper routine. I think I'm sleep deprived.

The workmen have chipped out all the mouldy mortar now and are starting to re-fill the cracks but they will be here at least until the end of the week. Then I have to start sorting and moving junk back into place down there. :( There will be a ton of items ready for the spring yard sale at the Church!

Today I take friend Kevin to the hospital for the same knee operation I had. That should take up most of the afternoon and evening. He's scheduled for 3 PM so I'll be at loose ends for a while. I'll go visit Mr Crabby (DH) while I'm in Perth and maybe poke around the shops. We are expecting rain this afternoon so I may just sit and read in the hospital waiting room.

What's happening with you today? :cofdate;

Cottage, sould like an action-packed day is underway. H-Ko and I should use you as a model! HAve a good day.

Morning H-ko and Cottage and the rest of you chicks to come. I have a few minutes before I need to get off to work so I finally have a a moment to pop in again, trying to get in when I can since Ruthie was so kinda as to wash and fluff my towel. This working thing is a little crazy for me, I love it, but I don't have time like I did when I was working at home.

H-KO- glad that you are feeling better, and I love the wiggles, I just to put them on for the kids when I babysat they just can't help but dance when they hear them. Hope the party is fun.

Cottage- congrats on the lose, we through out our scales about 2 mos ago I have not replace them yet.

Me- I am not totally back on the beach but making the decision to eat healthy each day. I really need a good grocrey order so I can totally be back on track, but that is something else I never seem to have time form:^:

Well chicks have a fab day I only work til 7:30 tonight so maybe I can get myself back in here tonight. Hope you all have a great day.:carrot:

Morning Ruthie we were posting at the same time. We are getting rain here today. Hope you have a great book to read. Drive safely and hope Kevin makes out fine

Good Morning. A big thanks to Schatzi, H-KO, Stephie and the other ladies for the words of encouragment yesterday. I've always been a bit of a scale junkie. I have weighed myself every day for as long as I can remember. I couldn't keep away from it today either. Still stalled at the same weight. Oh Well, going to try and not let it get to me. Maybe it will drop 3 pounds tomorrow - HAHAHA.

Anyway, another day at work and another piaono lesson for my son tonight and home again. Monday through Wednesday is always a busy time round here. At least on Thursday and Friday evenings I usually get to come home after work :)

Stephie, you really gave me a boost when I read yesterday's thread (read that at 4:30 am before the workout LOL). Thanks for that!!!

A hope everyone has a great day at the beach today. See you all in the morning.

Good morning, chickies~~ :coffee:

It's wet and yucky here in Atlanta, today. Looks like we're starting our usual Winter Weather. :(

Really not much going on around here. I'm missing a shoe that I want to try with my plum colored dress for the cruise. Even if I find it, I may not like the way it looks on, so I may have to go out and find yet another pair. (winces)

Gonna have a bowl of oats for breakfast again this morning. But I think I'll try cooking them stovetop instead of in the micro. They've been too slimy and I like my oats with more muscle to them. KWIM?

Lunch will be leftover chicken soup.

Not sure about dinner, since I'm dining solo.

Hope you all have a great day on the Beach!

Mornin chicks! Can I crawl on my beach towel and sleep? Preferably with a cabana boy fanning me???? :D
TOM makes me so sleepy. Doesn't help that DS gets my PMS. Ladies, I am not kidding. He's an attitude so fast. And every month I forget that he gets that way. :(
Today is just my SS(stupid strategies class. No english class but I an bound and determined to catch-up on that class today. And 'study' for my math quiz for tomm.
I had to runaway from home yest when I was doing my homework. DS I can deal with. But at the last minute my sis called and kirby said she could drop 2 of the hurricanes(dear nieces...see my post from yest)off. They were playing but so loud that I couldn't concentrate. I read the paragraph 10 TIMES! I got my stuff, let kirby know I couldnt do it, and hauled boogie to a coffeeshop in a mall 5 min away. I managed to finish my reading assignment for SS. Whew. I hate that I had to leave to get peace though.

H-ko-My son would love that party. I sing the songs sometimes and he asks me not to. I can't help it. lol

cottage-:bravo: :cheer:

Ruth-you amaze me. You are always on the go. :hug:

freaky-glad your job is working out for you. :)

Mamacita-Do you think it's possible to keep the rain there? :D Not looking forward to going to class or grocery store in the rain....:p

No time to read post.........need a lap top...............on my way back to hospital, that baby WILL be born today, Please God
I will check back tonight love Cathy
P1 What is that?

Mornin, chicks! Yesterday was the first day back to school for me. It also marked the first day of the last semester of classes...ever!! Yaaay! I think I'll like both classes. My Ecosystems class seems to be a review of everything I already know so you'd think it would be easier but it just so happens to be my graduate advisor teaching the course which automatically means triple the expectations out of me. But she's good and is one of the early female pioneers (well pioneers period, male or female now that I think about it) in the field of urban ecology so it really is an excellent opportunity to be studing under her.

My Environmetal Policy class looks like it should be fun if I can keep myself from strangling most of the people there. I'm the only one currently working in science in the class. In fact, there's only one other person with a distant science background in there. With people like that working to define our environmetal policies it's no wonder things are how they are. These are people who have been working in the field for years or are going into public administration with graduate degrees yet the ignorance on basic scientific facts I saw last night was astounding. 3 hours of frustrating debate until I finally just shut up and waited for class to be over. If there's no problems with our environment and all the science telling us there is BS then what the heck are we sitting in this class for?? Geesh! Good thing it's only once a week or else I'd go nuts. :D

H-ko: You and I have the same resolution. Let's make this the year of moving our butts. :D

Cottage: WooHoo on the fat-o-meter comin' down! Soo happy for ya!

Ruth: Reading on a rainy day is wonderful. I love it. Maybe one day I'll be able to read something besides a text book or science related something or other....hey, I can dream. Take care of yourself driving in all that.

Littlechick: Want some of my groceries :D ?? I spent 200 at the grocery store stocking up. The problem is I bought all these canned goods that it turns out I already have...and have no room to store them all. Smart, huh!?!

Freaky: Don't worry about the scale. Water weight is a tricky thing. It'll come off eventually. Just stay OP and you'll see results.

Mamacita: Try to stay warm and dry today. Have some oats for me, would ya? I love oatmeal but am on P1 for the next couple weeks. I can almost smell them now......... :D

Wendy: What a day! Can't wait till I have kids, :lol: . Love the avatar, it's beautiful.

Taz: P1 is phase one. Have a great day!!

Everyone else: Have a great day, stay on the beach. No rollin' off the sand, k? ;)

Morning Chicks!

Just a quick drive by for me this am. I have to run and teach the anti-drug program at DS school.

Have an OP day chicks! I'll peck back in later!

Morning beachy babes!! I went to the store last night and stocked up on salad stuff.. I made the mosty yummy looking salad for lunch today...I can't wait to eat it. Last night had salad and mini pizza made on ww pita...It was so yummy and my kids were in heaven. I have finally decided to be really strict again...no more bad choices....Went to Target the other day and bathing suits are out..OOOHHHHH NNNOOOOO!! Got to get ready...want to look awesome this year in a suit!!
Ruth- Looks like it is gonna rain here too...wish I could read rather than work..lol
Wenchy- Did you get all of your homework done? I am the homework patrol..just don't ask if I have finished mine..lol
Little- Glad to see you back, girly!!
H-KO-- I am with you girl..I need to move my Hiney!!
Pear- I am taking a Biology class...I am nervous it is gonna kill me!!
Cottage-WTG on the loss!!
Mama- Do tell about this cruise..where? when?
Freaky- U can do it!!
Everyone else that will be posting today..al 1254 of you..lol..HI!!! Have a good OP day!!

Just a quick hi everyone... I'm in and out all day..and my connection goes up and down!! I'll try to pop in later!!!

Happy Birthday Barb!!!!!:hb:

Just a quick check in for now. Haven't read many of the posts yet. Good morning to all and have a wonderful day on your adventures.
I hit my first goal of losing 10 pounds. Now I have to change my ticker for another 10.
I am going to get back to some exercise program. I need to get back to some exercise program. I have to get back to some exercise program.
Well, off to get my butt on the treadmill.
DID IT 15 minutes on treadmill, first in many months, have to work up in time again.

Good Mornin' Ya'll

Got in a little early today, maybe I can say hey to everybody individually today!!!

Hko--wiggles party sounds so cute, it will be so much fun to see all the toddlers jumping and having a good time dancing. As long as you can handle all that activity, I think it's a great idea!!!!

cottage--great job on the 1 1/2 pounds down!!

Ruth--this will be a good time to clear out any junk you have laying around and do a little early spring cleaning, I need to do that myself. Maybe I should do a home improvement project to get my butt in gear

freaky--I'm a scale junkie too, I weigh everyday, can't seem to help myself. It does affect my mood for the day, but I'd rather know so I can adjust my eating.

wenchybritches--TOM is here for me as well, it sure plays havic some times. Good luck w/ your homework, I'm sure you'll be able to get everything done

Pear--It gets to me too that some people get it in their minds that they are right, and just don't want to listen to an intelligent debate, or admit that there may be another option/answer to a problem. You just feel like beating your head against a wall, and like you I just shake my head and realize theres no point in arguing w/ people like that, they will never change.

kyemom--don't mention bathing suits!!! I don't see me ever getting in one again. I can't get over the stores putting out summer stuff so early. I'm not mentally ready yet!!!

Hi to littlechick, mamacita, tazcat, anchor & SCHATZI!!!!

I was soooooo bad yesterday, I don't know what came over me I ate anything and everything that was in front of me and them some. I found myself around 10 last night searching for something to eat. It was like I was posessed or something.

I think I've decided to go back to the gym. I didn't like it before, I felt so uncomfortable there. Like I was too fat to go or something? But I feel the need to try again. Maybe since I've lost this weight I will feel more accepted. Isn't that strange that you have to lose weight to go to a gym? It's a women's fitness center and I'd say 90% of the women that go are stay at home moms or they just don't work w/ no kids? But they look at you and whisper, no joke!! The other thing that I didn't like was the classes they have are only for mid mornings? What about people who work? The only classes in the evenings were these advanced aerobics or spin classes and they actually told me I wouldn't be able to keep up? How do you get in shape to keep up if you don't offer beginner classes in the evenings? But like I said I feel more confident now and maybe I can tackle one of those classes, and if I can't keep up I'll just do my own thing in the back? But I have to psych myself up to go in.

I'm gonna try and stay op today, can't believe I did that to myself last night. But pick yourself up and start again....Ya'll have a great day!!!!;)

I've tried 6 times to post this...it keeps saying the server is busy.. I'll try again, :o

Good morning everyone!
Oh Tammy, I totally getcha! I hate gym snobs! What kind of justice is it when we have to be ashamed to go to the gym? We go to get into shape and it really hurts when we're made to feel uncomfortable. I'm really mad at myself because I'm joining the gym this weekend & all I can think about is having to buy new gym pants even though I have several pairs of decent gym shorts just because I am so ashamed of the way my legs look.
Look, we all have to start somewhere and realize that we're going there to become the best that we can be and "screw everyone else"! Why doesn't your gym have an evening beginner's class, though. That's not fair!
Well, good luck with that and hang in there!:strong:

Good morning all,

Can't chat long. My friend and computer geek Dan is coming over for b'fast in a few moments. Then he's going to wave his wand over my Mac and make it faster. Then he's fixing my dishwasher!

He knows I'm on SB and glad it's a little less radical than FA. He told me, he'd eat what I eat. Cool. He needs to lose all of 2 pounds. Told him I had some bread in the freezer, somewhere. He said No, I'll eat the same as youg. Cool guy.

Went to Costco yesterday, and scrolled your threads. Wow, Laughing Cow for really cheap! Even picked up chick peas and eggplant to try my hand at hummus and babaganouch. I'll let you know how it goes. May try combining the two recipes they're so similiar. And the baba is half the calories, Hummm, this could be god. Whoops, doorbell. Gotta run.

Mornin chickidees!!!!
Well last night I made a batCh of the breakfast cheesecake. I diD not have a blender so I thought I would just use a mixed and beat it extra hard when the eggs and cottage cheese were concerned. I was wrong and they are all lumpy with cottage cheese curds :( I will probably eat them anyway. Maybe I can train myself to not care about the consistency which is always what kept me away from cottage cheese in the first place.

Freaky - No problem hun, its the truth!

Tammy70 - I hate how women especially can be so catty sometimes. I know what you mean about having the feeling like you have to improve yourself to go to the gym. One thing that has worked for me is bringing music and headphones with me, just drown them out. Also gives you a nice beat to follow when you are doing your cardio.

Well I am going out to eat with a good friend tonight. He said he would treat my husband and I which probably means something is going on in his life that he really needs to talk about. I can't exactly say no - but I will try to make some good decisions. Wish me luck, and I hope you all have a fabulous OP day!

Good morning ladies! No time to do individual repliles. Hope everybody's doing well and staying OP!

I am SO angry with my scale. I've been doing everything right, getting all my water, getting lots of fiber, working out, and I've gained .2 lbs every day for the last 4 days. I'm up to 140.8 now. That's awfully discouraging. I know I didn't get my exercise in over the weekend because I was busy, but that wouldn't make me steadily gain, would it? I measured my waist, and that hasn't changed either. I don't know what's going on. I've never had this hard of a time before.

I will definitely lose weight by next week though because I'm going to be a work-out-aholic. I had kick boxing last night, have pilates tonight, more kick boxing tomorrow, weights and cardio Sat-Sun, step class Mon, and then will start over. Plus, I have no weddings or anything this weekend so I should be able to stay on track.

Just whining. Sorry. Hope you all have a fabulous day!

Lisa

Good Morning All!

Popping in for a quick "hello", Then I'm off to the races! Kind of backslid yesterday - had some wine! But, today its back on.

I know what you guys are talking about at gyms - that's one of the reasons I hesitate to join any, and try to get my exercise at home. (Also, because its a 30 minute drive to town and I try to consolidate all my errands at one time).

Hope you all have a wonderful day! I'll check in later!

Morning everyone- Kinda hetic today my Creative writing "final' is due tomorrow I am rushing to write something that is not awful....

love you all-
chels

Nice to read the posts this morning. Hope you all have an OP day. I'm off to hit the bike. I really have to exercise. I'm admiring all you "sweaters" out there.

Day 11 of P1.....whew! Scale not moving much, but I feel better than I've felt since Thanksgiving.

Hugs!

Hi I'm here just no time to post Darn work
Stephie i had the same thing happen with my cheesecake and i forgot the vanilla till the end (when they were in the muffin tin)
they were still good
eeek ppl everywhere gotta run

Hi Chicks:)

I had a hard time getting into the board this morning. It keep on saying board is busy, now I can see why,all this posts, Yikes!! :yikes:don't think I be able to read them the afternoon as I'm off for choir practice.

:hb: :woo: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB :woo::hb:

Cottage-:cheer:BIG CONGRATS :cheer: on your 1-1/2 weight loss.

Chipper-:cheers:on your 10 lb gone,heres to the next:cheers:

Weezle- Don't get upset about your scale being up everyday.Maybe your body is building up water in between the joints with the exericing. I'm sure you'll see a :carrot:WHOOOOOOSSSSHHHHHHHH!!! :carrot:soon.



Will post when I get back.

Hugs :) BB

Behave yourselves! I'm off to pick up poor Kevin and take him to the hospital. I've got some pea soup for his supper tonight and cheese and crackers for munching on the way home.

I am K's psuedo-mother, by the way. He is a local lad (50?) who was widowed six years ago and left with three kids. No girlfriend has materialized (see three kids item!) so I do the mother thing. It all works out in the end as he does favours for me besides the construction work I pay him for. Kevin is having the same knee operation I had but with a general aenesthetic. He thought he could drive himself home! I had to convince him that the hospital would not release him unless a responsible adult was driving him! I hope I can live up to their expectations. :lol:

The basement workie lads are still hard at it. Unfortunately they are tracking wet concrete dust in and out of the house. Never mind! When that part is done and they start sealer, I'll clean up.

Everybody seems to be running flat out. I hope we can all take a little ten minute break for some tea, music or just deep breathing.

:grouphug:

Ruth that is so nice of you. My mom passed away when I was 11 and my brother was 5. My dad was only 30. A few of the ladies at our church really came through. One of the ladies who only had sons asked if she could take me to the mother-daughter mother's day banquet at church because she had never gotten to go. 17 years later, I still remember that and it means alot to me.

No more time to chat too much work to do. Hugs to you all and stay OP :)

Afternoon everyone!!!
Wow this is a busy place!!!
Ruthie....you are such a good friend!!! Enjoy some reading!!
Barb - Happy Birthday!!
Schatzi - hello fabulous!!!
Kye - hello...good luck with the bio class
Stephanie - Saved by the Bell huh.....I do remember watching that show, but I do not remember Zach & Kelly's wedding...I'm a little older than you...30. I was probably watching 90210 or Melrose when that show was on!
Tammy - I agree I hate catty snotty women. What business is it of theirs if you want to workout?? You are wanting to be more healthy & they are being jerks.....ugh they need to grow up. When a woman gets catty with me, I'm a little bold....I look them square in the eye & say " I gradutated from high school 10 years ago, I'm not going to acted like a 17 yr old....I'm classier than that." If all else fails...take they out side & show them who is boss!
Hko - SLEEP!!!! Wiggles sound like fun...that was the theme for my niece's b-day party in Sept. She loves them!!
Lisa - Don't fret about the scale.....I know easier said than done. It will come off...it will just come off a lot slower because you don't have a lot of weight to lose (lucky duck!)
ok...everyone else hello & big hugs....I'm sorry but I can't remember everyone!
me - met with the Avon rep today..signed up. Hopefully I can make some $$$ for the wedding! I'm down 9lbs...only 16 more to go before I get a new piece of workout equipment....df says he would buy me a new piece if I met my 25lb goal. I did the Biggest Loser dvd workout yesterday & my legs & arms HURT today!! Great deal at Walmart ($9.88)
Chat with you later!!

I loathe gym snobs. There was one (stay-at-home-mom or just stay-at-home wife, tan, tall, perfect body, teenie red shorts, the whole bit) who was just an IDIOT at kick boxing last Thursday. The instructor had to stop 6 times to show her how to do what the other 39 people in the class had no problem figuring out, and she was just over dramatic and obnoxious. She moaned and groaned when we stretched at the end.... GEEZ.

I can understand about wanting a beginner class. I was telling my mom what we do at kickboxing for the cool down, and she said "That's an advanced class, right?" No, that's the only class they offer. The good part about our class is that beginners can do it, and if you get tired, you can take a break, get a drink, towel off, whatever you need to do. And there are modifications you can do. If you can't hop all over the place while doing your punches, you can just step forward and to the side, and it's no big deal.

I think I've just accepted the fact that there are going to be women smaller than me there, and there are going to be women bigger than me there. I've never encountered whispering, but I do feel self-conscious sometimes. I refuse to wear shorts except for volleyball because kneepads over the pants would draw even MORE attention to me, and they're big, baggy mesh shorts that come almost down to my knees so you can't see my thighs.

Wow, so many posts today! Well, I just crawled out from under the rock I've been hiding under while I completed my last law school apps :write: and I can finally return to the :sunny: beach and relax on my blanket! :beach: I feel great now the apps are finished, although nervous about waiting for the schools' decisions. Wish me luck! :crossed:

H-Ko ~ Sounds like a really fun party for your DS!

Cottage ~ Congrats on the loss! That's great!

Ruth ~ My Little Pony! I remember playing with those when I was little. I didn't realize they were back! I hope Kevin's operation goes well this afternoon.

LittleChick ~ Good luck getting back on track

Freaky ~ Sounds like a busy day! I hope you can relax a bit tomorrow evening!

Mamacita ~ I hate losing things! My MP3 player has been MIA for a week and it's driving me crazy! I hope you find the shoe and that it works with your outfit.

Wenchy ~ Love the avatar, not sure if I ever mentioned that. I hope your "SS" class wasn't too bad!

Tazcat ~ Good luck at the hospital! I hope all goes well!

Pearshape ~ Last semester? Congrats! That will be me in May!!! I hope your last classes are enjoyable.

Kyemom ~ Pita pizzas are SO good. I tried one the other week and it was just about as good as the "real deal" :jeno: I could go with a pita pizza right now...

Barb ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :woo:

Chipper ~ 10 pounds! That's great! :cheer:

RNMom ~ Glad to hear that P1 is treating you well so far!

beachbum ~ Hope you have a great choir practice today

Soon2BeFab ~ Good luck with the Avon and I hope you make lots of $ for your wedding!

Weezle ~ I'm sorry that you feel like you're stuck in a plateau. That can be frustrating. I hope it gets better soon!

Angelshine ~ Good luck getting that final done!

Anchorweight, Danielle, Schatzi, Joanneq, KO, Jennie, Synergie, Stephie, Tammy ~ I hope you all are having a great afternoon!

:wave: Hi everyone. Just a short drive by.

First of all:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB!!!
:woo: :hb: :woo:

This morning was weigh in day and I was down 5.5 pounds. :carrot: Told my hubby it was weigh in day and he gave me that look. You know the one I'm sure. But he was glad I made him weight also. He was down 7 pounds.

Been doing good on P1 this week no slip ups. Went out to lunch with a friend from work today and had a chef salad. I was really surprised because they let me order it with romain instead of iceburg. It was so yummy. :T Only bad thing was I probably used a little bit to much dressing but it was worth it. Will just have to forgo my peanut butter/cool whip:nono: snack tonight and have some kind of veggie instead.

Hope everyone is having a good OP day.:hug:

Weezie,

I'm pretty new to this but you might want to keep track of all the food that goes in your mouth. You'd be amazed at some of the little things you eat that you don't even think of. I had a gain one day last week, then someone on this board turned me onto fitday.com. So I went there and fed in everything I remembered. Well, it was the cup or two of beans over the day that did it for me. 554 calories!!

Now to lose weight you should be around 1200 cals. So even though we don't count calories, you may want to do that until you start losing. Oh, and those nummy little cheesecakes are 177 cals per serving. And one serving to me is just a taste! So watch out for the high calorie choices, because sometimes what we think is a serving is a serving and a half or two.

I also weigh (on my handly little scale) all the servings, that keeps me in line. Heck, it's easy to heap a cup, but when a serving says 4 oz, you cannot fool a scale!

Plus, now I feed everything into fitday. The tiny little bits hear and there add up! Now I'm much more conscious of "grazing". In my mouth, in the computer, cold hard facts staring me in the face.

Good luck

I'm pretty aware of what I eat. I don't graze, and I plan a menu a week ahead of time of what I'm going to eat and how many calories it's going to be per day. Doing WW makes you do that. I know that my breakfast was 2 points, my lunch was 4, my snacks were 1, and tonight I'm going to have a flatout wrap which will be 2, plus some other things here and there (my dinner menu is at home.) I think my body's just not used to me working out so it doesn't know what it's doing right now. I'll get there. I'm just whiney.

Thanks for the birthday wishes! DH and Brian got me exactly what I asked for - the Cuisinart Smart Stick Hand Blender with Whisk and Chopper attachment. I'm dying to make the Broccoli Cheese soup to see how well it works. I used the whisk and it was wonderful.

We get our birthday off work which was good since I had to take Brian to the dentist this morning for a filling, tooth extraction and four sealant repairs. By the time he was feeling well enough to go back to school, school was almost over. I had warned his teacher he probably wouldn't be back so she gave him all his worksheets and he just got them finished.

We picked up a wonderful birthday cake and some ice cream made with Splenda. It's Healthy Choice mint chocolate chip and is wonderful. I know I won't be keeping it in the house once it is gone but I'm not worrying too much about what I eat on my birthday. I am fixing a favorite dinner of mine tonight that I rarely make. It is Pacific Seafood chowder with fish and clams. I'll actually use two small red potatoes with it as a special birthday treat and substitute a turnip for some of the other potato. Since I leave out the butter, it is actually a very healthy dinner and really good.

We got the rest of the Christmas stuff put away today. All the yard art and outdoor lights are now put up. I've spent time today reading too. I finished up Nora Robert's Northern Lights. Having the time to read was a birthday present in itself.

Happy birthday Barb!!!!!!! :carrot: Glad to hear the family got you what you wanted! You seem to be a very involved mom! It is nice to be appreciated!

Gym snobs - there is one at my gym - they call her Suzy Bo*by :rofl: I won't even go into detail why she got that nickname.

I bought excellent long work out pants at Wallymart. They were inexpensive and they look great and I just pair them with a white tee shirt. I got over my gym shyness after the first month of working with the Personal Trainer. Now there is a little pack of young men who talk and encourage us as we move around the place.

I ate OP all day but I ate a little too much I'm afraid. I'm not going to sweat it though because tomorrow am I'm getting the 2nd installment of having all my black fillings removed and replaced with composite ones. I won't be eating much tomorrow after 9am.

Have a nice evening chicks!

Hey, just checkin' in for teh evening and getting ready to give the kid a bath and get him redy for bed.

May I just say that Gym snobs are the worst. I have in the past actually had verbal arguments with a few in their cute little spandex belly baring shirts. The heck with them. You have to do what works for you. I used to work out at the gym but now with a 5 year old I just everything at home.

Weezle - I feel your pain. I always get soooo discouraged when the scale doesn't move and when it goes the other way I am crushed especially when I have tried so hard. It has caused me to give up many time. Don't give up but don't go crazy and burn out with all that exercise. You Go Girl!!!

Stephie - I saw that you were questioned yesterday about why you need to lose weight becuase your 132 pounds. I get asked that same question all the time and I hate it. The girls at the office act like it's a joke when I am trying to loose a few pounds. They don't understand that it's how I feel about my body that matters and not how my body compares to theirs or how they feel about my size. You weight 132 and are 5'2" - according to the BMI trying for 105 is still in the healthy weight range and good for you for working as hard as it is when your closer to your goal weight. It's funny how it tends to get like reverse discrimination. A couple of ladies at my office were talking about starting to buddy up on working towards getting in better shape and losing weight. When I mentioned that I would like to join in...they laughed..."like you need to loose weight, your skinny already". But I'm not skinny and my clothes are too small and tight and I'm not comfortable in my body...just like them. I tried to talk to a few of them today about their constant comments when I won't go in on that pizza with them for lunch. I hope I've made them understand what it feels like.

And that's my soap box for tonight !!! lol

Hope everyone has had a good day at the beach. :)

I must have missed that yesterday, Stephie and freaky. I totally know. I'm 5'3 and 140 and people at work are like "Why in the world can't you have <insert yummylicious food here>? You don't need to be dieting." Bite me. I don't need to diet, I need to change my eating habits to good ones and quit giving into temptation because people are waving it in my face and telling me it won't hurt if I eat it. I know what's good for me. I don't care if I don't look fat with my big-*** sweater (scuse the Hebrew) on. Take a peek at me naked and then you'll see the problem. I want to get rid of some fat and tone up. 120 is my goal and that's definitely in my healthy weight range.

Sorry. Soap box over here too.

Barb, so glad to hear that you had a great time celebrating your birthday! Those hand blenders are GREAT. I got one for Christmas and I'm using it all the time already!

I love you all sooo much. Thank you pearshape i just ment p1, the way I am eating you would think that I don't know what it is. I have been eating like there is no tomorrow for me.............stress of this new baby that is not here yet.....Back tomorrow,
All for now
Love Cathy