Support Groups - Weighty Issues #40: May '06

:welcome3: to the May edition of our Weighty Issues thread.

We're well on our way toward summer. That means sun, surf, sand, shorts, swimsuits and hey, who doesn't wanna look good and more importantly, FEEL good instead of ----> :fr: Need some new inspiration? We're a group of wonderful women :yoga: from different walks of life, spread out from the US east coast :snow4: to the west :beach:, the Pacific :sunny: and
the Far East :sumo: and even Down Under :mouse: (sorry Maggzs, that's the closest I could get to a Roo ;) )

We support :cheer: :hug: :carrot: :bravo: each other through the highs :high: and lows :cry: of every day life--it's not just about weight loss :goodscale, it's about LIFE . If you have something to say :blah: :listen: or need a shoulder to cry on , come on in,
grab a chair :cofdate: and stay awhile. You'll be glad you did. :coffee:

:chef: :hungry: :eating2: :write: :running: :bike2: :lifter: :goodscale :bravo: :woo:

Hey guys.

Boy Noelle it looks like you got every like guy into that post. :lol:

I am still fighting the vacation weight. I am so mad about it too. All of the other people have lost theirs plus one or two and I still have 2.5lbs left of the almost 4 that I gained. I guess it isn't just going to melt off. DARN!!

Red that is so cool that you get to get backstage so to speak. It is nice to see you talking a little better these days.

Dips when does school end for you?

I hope you guys came out to chat.

Hey guys, I am back from my walk. We were out for 2 hours since I had some overdue DVD's I needed to return to Blockbuster and we decided to walk it instead of drive. I think I need a nap now :lol: Michael has a day off so we are deciding what we will do with our day. He is trying to persuade me to take him to Dave & Busters...I dunno about that. That will be a drain on the wallet and bad eating for me.

Anyways, Kempy, hang in there. 2.5 lbs is a minor setback. You'll get past it and lose even more. Perserverance pays off I tell you! :hug:

Red, it's cool that you get to meet the race horses, and the triple crown winner at that! You must've been in heaven. Have you been riding much lately? I like horses but am unsure around them. Most of them look pretty gentle but they have such large teeth :lol: Re: Press passes, my sis works for a newspaper here and she has flashed her ID at many functions (she wasn't working at) and gotten through the security without so much as a second glance. :lol:

Cal, congratulations to Ashley and her fabulous poem reading. I know where she gets her smarts and charisma from, good ole mom :D. Are you still keeping the Disneyland Paris under wraps? I would be bursting at the seams wanting to tell. Only a few short weeks til vacation!!!

Julie, how was your weekend? I forgot to tell you that I think it's great your DS and DH can take TKD lessons together. That's good for bonding and they can learn and practice together. Any thoughts about putting DD in as well?

Dips, when's finals? My nephew is gearing up for his next week. Happy studying. Have some brain food :carrot: :T

Angie girl, you better pop in here soon... I'm looking into booking a trip to Maine to drag you out of hiding ;)

Cherie, same goes for you! Hope all is well.

Well, I have to grab a shower and get on with my day. Have a great one.

Hi ladies,

I'm new to this forum, and I'd like to join your group. Noelle, I loved your post. It was encouraging, and made me smile.:) Anyway, a little about myself. I'm in my mid-forties and have lost and found (ugh) the same 30 lbs. so many times, it's unreal. :mad: I've decided to take baby steps in changing my habits again. This week, I'm going to cut out sugar. I look forward to getting to know you.

Welcome aboard CW!!! Sure you can join us, we love having new faces here, new stories and new points of views. Hmmm, so you're in Connecticut? We have some gals in WI, ME, NY and LA, AZ, OK, WV... one from Japan, Australia and I may have missed some, but the point is, we're all over the map. Glad I could make you smile with my smilie-filled post. Baby steps are all you need to make progress in losing weight. Old habits are hard to break so just try and adopt one new good habit in place of an old bad one, and you will see results. Good luck to ya! You're not alone in finding lost pounds, I've been down that road many times. I'm hoping to kick my pounds to the curb for good this time.

A little about me, I'm 34 years old, married, mom of a 7 y.o. son. I work w/my husband at our family owned plumbing company. I love to shop and travel, eat and just enjoy life. I am doing WW at the moment, it is my 2nd attempt w/the flex points plan and have lost 45.6 lbs since 11/8/05. I say I am halfway to goal and have a totally different mind-set this time around. Even if I have bad eating days, I just pick myself up and start back on plan. One bad day of eating does not cancel out all the work I have done previously and no sense in having a pity party about it. Just suck it up and soldier on...that's my new motto. :lol:

I just got back from having lunch w/Michael at the sushi place (where else would I want to eat??) then we went shopping. I picked up some new t-shirts from Ralph Lauren (2 for $20! on sale) and a new workout shirt from Adidas. He got a new play ground ball at Big Dogs and a giant milk chocolate peanut butter cup from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory--I am not touching that! I am weighing in tomorrow so it's not hard to do. :lol: So, no D&B for us but lots of walking around the shopping center. :running:

Welcome CW. I love this group of ladies. I have been here for a few years and I have gotten really close to them. They are just like me family. I am sure that they will also welcome you with open arms. Feel free to jump in to everything that goes on. You may not know what is being talked about just yet but you will become one of us in no time.

I started WW the begining of this year and I have done good so far. I havn't lost as much as Noelle but I only want to drop about 25lbs. I just came back from a cruise where I added about 3.5 lbs to what I had lost right b4 i left so I am fighting that gain right now.

I look foward to getting to know you better.

Hey Noelle you were posted at the same time as me. What will power you have with the chocolate. I am VERY PMSy right now and that is all I can think about. I might just have to give in a have a little b4 I drive myself crazy.

Hi there. I found the new thread. Forgot you started a new one for the new month. Happy May! Hello Kempy and Noelle! Thanks for the "Red part." Welcome cw!

Yeah, being press is the only reason I've stayed in horse-racing. Recently, though, I'd not been going back to the stables before or after a race like I used to. It's a long, long way and going back just means I get a later start to my story, which is not always possible if I'm trying to meet the first-edition deadline. But Sunday, I had time and I'd reserved a seat on a late train, and they had told me to come back after the race. So, I really wanted to since the horse had won. It was nice, and since I'd gone to the stables before the race, when I went back afterward, the assistant trainer came forward with a big handshake for me, he was so happy. And I don't even know the guys, but you know, you show some interest in them and even the most-used-to-stardom ones are happy. I was the only one who got to pat the horse, just because I asked. Not many Japanese know what to do around a horse so they hang back, but me, I jump right up there and "talk horse." ;)

Well, things are not good with me and life, but I am healthy and that is the most important. I just keep hoping things will turn better. I have people calling me for advice all the time and I give it to them although I really wish they would just grow up. They are often older than me! I wish I had someone to turn to for advice, but I think in my case it's a lawyer is what I need. Money and debts are my monkeys now, really, really heavy ones that are starting to crush me. Good thing I'm strong, but...

Well, take care all and I wish you all good things.... :wave:

Morning all :carrot: ,

Well Today I started back on track... Its taken its toll this holiday thing & I am now heavier then I was before I started on here :mad: GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR but 1 day at a time & I do feel like I have some control today. :D
I have started a 10 day detox type thingy. I dont follow it completely just drink the stuff & pop the pils. I do cut down on the coffee but unfortunately I am so hopelessly addicted :coffee: that there is no way I could cut that out entirely & still be able to perform. I do cut out the alcohol which is 1 of my downfalls... I do love a glass of red of a night! :mad:

I even walked this morning, Its getting harder here though as its still dark in the morning when I have time to walk before work & then in the evening when I get home its dark so not sure how that will work out in the long term as winter approaches. Might have to get myself some excercise dvd's or something, I just dont have the time to go anywhere & am not really into high impact stuff walking is about my pace ... any suggestions?

Anyway hello to a new month all.... seems like not that long ago it was the new year, this year really is flying along way to quickly.

Back later ;)

Welcome, CW. Good to have you. I echo the same sentiments as the others; these girls are great friends and we love to have new friends come and join us. I've been posting here for about 2 years or so. I've actually met 2 of these wonderful ladies (one from Maine and one from Hawaii). You're in the central valley, I see. Last time I was up that way was when we went to Sequoia Nat'l Park a couple of years ago. A little about me; I am later 40's, married with an 8y.o. daughter. I teach 7th grade Language Arts (writing) and Literature. I love teaching, but it does have its moments. I am married to an Italian and we visit Europe whenever we get a chance. In fact, we'll be there this summer.

Noelle: I am still keeping Disneyland Paris under wraps. Ashley has no idea we are going. She doesn't even know there's a Disneyland there. I have persuaded her to not want to go to McDonalds in Paris...I told her they only serve "snailburgers". :D :snail: :mcd: Now whenever I ask her if she wants to eat at McDonalds in Paris she says, "No way!!". I love it.

Kempy: Don't worry about the vacation weight. You were doing great and, as Noelle said, those few leftovers will melt away in no time. You are doing awesome.

Maggzs: Great to see you back. I'm so glad you had a nice vacation. It's strange to see you posting about winter coming; here we are nearing 35 degrees. It is getting warm. Summer is coming.

Julie: Hope everything is going well with you and your little ones are doing well.

Red: Every time you talk about horses it makes me think of my mom. She loved horses of every kind. Every time I see anything with horses I think of her. That must have been awesome for you to see those horses up close and to get to pet the winner. It would be great if you could post pics sometime. Take care of yourself.

Angie: I'm with Noelle, of course, I'm closer :D Come out and visit. We miss you.

Hello to anyone I may have missed. Have a great rest of the week.

Cal

Hello again :wave:

I didnt have time to say hi to CW this morning. Welcome there. :welcome3:

A bit about me is that I am 39 AHHHHHHHHHHHHH:dizzy: soon to turn the 40 & really would like to weigh less then i did ten years ago.
I seem to flutter about a bit but did manage to maintain a good weight for about 5 years, things have just gone pretty much down hill in the last 2-3 years so now I am not at all comfortable or happy.

I live in sunny Queensland in Australia :hot: & whilst I did say its getting closser to winter we still hit about 28 degrees today (which I think is about 82 there) Its just that its getting dark earlier & staying dark later.

I have 2 kids a 8yr old girl & a 11 year old boy, a hubby who works shift work grrrrrr & I manage a disability service.

So ther you are...me in a nutshell!!!

Have fun here. :)

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome. A little more about myself. I'm soon to be 45, and have been married to my best friend for 16 years. I have a 23 year old son, who is a firefighter, and a 14 year old daughter, who does competitive cheerleading and hip hop dance. I also have an 18 month old granddaughter, who, of course, is the light of my life. Being a grandmother is great. Spoil her and send her home when she gets cranky. I've tried many different diets. I've been most successful with Weight Watchers. I was a leader at WW for five years. It's great accountibility. However, I quit because I was working two jobs and got extremely tired. I thought cutting down to one job would help, but it didn't. I found out that I have chronic fatigue. I now work from home as an Arbonne Independent Consultant. I love the flexibility. I do want to go back to work at WW when I get back down to goal.

Maggs, I've purchased Turbo Jam DVD and enjoy them. I need to be more consistent with them, though. You can take a look by going to beachbody.com. I can also relate about the caffine addiction, however, mine is with diet Pepsi. I'm having the hardest time cutting it out. I know it's not good for me, but I'm dealing with one bad habit at a time. This week is sugar.

Cal, your trip sounds like so much fun. Disneyland anywhere is fun. I'm just a disney kid at heart. We go every year for cheer competitions, and, of course, you can't go to Anaheim without doing disneyland for a couple of days.

Noelle, Kemp & Red, thanks for the warm welcome. I'm so looking forward to getting to know you.

Happy Tuesday guys. I am home waiting for th termite guy to show up. We need to have the house treated and I am trying to get a price to have it done. I hate bugs!

Maggz winter is my worst time of year. I have depression hit harder then too b/c of the lack of natural light. I think everyone feels that way a bit too though. I just came back from vaca and I am fighting the pounds too. I have my weigh in in the morning and I am not looking forward to it. I did so good b4 I left and I don't want to show that gain. I have been home for over a week now, I feel like it should be gone.

Red I swear I wish I was there to help you right now. You know that you can talk to us whenever you need us. i know it is different when you an physically see the person but we will never judge you and we will try to help you in any way that we can. It is good to see yo posting again though.

Cw I realized that I never said anything about myself. I am 31 and live in the good ol' state of Louisiana. I don't have any kids but I am married to a rather large one. :D It is fun though b/c he will bring out the kid in me which is what I need. I work for myself doing Electrolysis and i love it. The flexibility to come and go is wonderful. I am not going in today and I have off tomorrow. I used to work in a fitness center for 6 years so I know all of the things that I SHOULD be doing but I just can't seem to make the things work for me. Cool beans you used to be a leader!

Cal is the DW in Paris just as exspensive as the one here? I was just amazed at the prices there when we went. I guess when you are a kid you have no idea what that stuff costs. I know you will take lots of pics and I can't wait to see them.

Noelle do you have to work today?

Ok guys, I need to get off to be ready for the pest guys. I'll be back later.

Hi Girls!

Sorry I have been away, it feels like I have been non-stop busy and on the go. But that is good to be busy right, less time to eat:D.

Welcome CW, I am Julie. It is nice to see you here. Like the other girls said it is more than just weight loss buddies here, we are all good friends too. I am married and have a six year old son and a four year old daughter that keep me on the go.

Noelle good luck today at your weigh in honey!

Kempy how are the dogs? Are they still losing alot of their hair yet?

Cal that vacation is getting closer by the minute. Ashley will be just thrilled about Disney in Paris.

Red I am hoping the best for your situation. You are strong but if you need to vent or talk...go right ahead.

I hear dh trying to cut the grass out there and telling the kids to get out of the way, I guess I should go. Have a good night girls and Keep up the GREAT work! Hi everyone else I did not mention.

Hey all, I am back from my WI and am down 1 lb....ask and ye shall receive I guess :lol: --I should've asked for 2 lbs gone! Anyway, I'm satisfied with that. I even had some of this :corn: at the movies last Friday so I can't complain.

Hi Julie :wave:

Kempy, I hope you got a good quote for your termite treatment today. So what are you planning for your day off tomorrow?

cw, sorry to hear about your CFS. At least you get to work from home at your own pace. If you don't mind me asking, how long after you reached goal did you become a WW leader? There's a gentleman in our group and he is training (I guess) to become a leader. I just feel a little weird, having had him in my meeting group, then having him behind the counter looking at my file! :o . I think I wouldn't feel this way if he were a woman, yeah, I think that's it, the gender issue. But whatever, I'll get over it.

Hi Maggzs :wave: I haven't tried them myself, but alot of people here on 3FC have used the Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds tapes. I believe they come in 1 mile, 2 or 3 miles and even have some with weights exercises. I try to walk outside for exercise because if I am in front of the Tv I am more likely to be laying on the couch, then working out :lol:

Red, hang in there as best as you can. We are thinking of you.

Cal, that is funny about the snail burgers... McEscargot! :lol: I remember having some dark dark chocolate from France. :T I loved it, so bittersweet :drool:. I better stop now. I had a co-worker who visited France a lot (family I guess) and he would always bring back chocolates for the office, but never share the dark because he thought no one liked it, duh! I volunteered to help him eat it :lol:

Well, I should go and collect the mail and sort through it... hello to all and have a great evening.

Kemp, I hate bugs too. We have stray cats that keep bringing fleas into my cellar. They get under the house, and then before we know it, it's flea infestation. I'll be praying for an inexpesive, good quality company to handle the problem for you.

jbbm, busy it good. I imagine that's what happens to all those silly people who say "Oh, I forgot to eat today." I never really could understand that phrase. lol.

Noelle, I'm here having a hard time typing cause I'm trying to clap and dance with cheer for your wt. loss. The first time I worked for Wt. watchers, I started the interview process as soon as I reached my goal. The second time, I wasn't quite at my goal before I started training, which was extremely intense. Anyway, I can relate about not being comfortable with your leader. Is there another time or place near by that you can get to? I drive about 30 miles to go to a meeting with a leader that I really enjoy. Oh, don't get me wrong. I love the leader in my town as a person, but as a leader, she's not all that and a bag of chips too. Oppps, sorry. Didn't mean to bring up food.

Anyway, ya'll have a great night.

Hey all,

Well another day down, I really cant believe we are now into May. Man this year is just flying!!

Queensland is prlific with termites so I can soooooooo empathise with your dilemma. We have to get the place treated every year, grrrr damm expensive experience.

:bravo: wohoooooo noelle WELL DONE. I hope I am as sucessful.

As I have started this detox thingy & it goes for 10 days I am thinking I might hold off on the weigh in till its totally completed. Usually I do it every few days on this & well kinda get to the stage where I think I am doing so well I can just have some of this or that if you know what I mean.:dizzy:

did the walk thing again this am, I look at what some of you guys do & think man, mine is a max 30 mins, no wonder you all are poles up on me!

Anyway best get the kids organised its arsnic hour here & for some reason its kicked up a gear tonight!!!

Catch up tomorrow folks. :)

STUPID WATER WEIGHT!!!! I wish that my meetings didn't fall right whe I was about to start. I thought I was doing pretty good even though I was going to be starting but it didn't work this time. Oh well, I will give it another go even though I am down in the dumps right now.

CW the termite guy was really high so I have another one coming today to give me a price. I just can spend $1350 on a house that we will not be living in forever. Plus, they want $200 a year for insurance. Silly, huh?

Maggz I am still trying to bump up my exercise so I am still with you on doing just a little a day. It is getting so hot I either have to get up really early or walk really late so that I don't pass out. :D

I don't have much to post right now. i need to go put the groceries away. I'll check back later.

Oh man, I had a nice long-winded post but it got eaten, I'm so mad :tantrum: I can't even begin to start it again. I'll be back later when I get my patience back.

Have a nice day everyone and thanks for the cheers!

Woo-Hoo I got two walks in today...i am beat! But on the downside I ate a little too much junk (think Chocolate Easter bunny and 4 pt. raisin bread with i.c.b.i.n.b. butter spread, not together of course). I am such a darn carb addict, once i get started with the bread I just want to keep eating it. But I think I logged around 6 miles today so that should counteract some of the damage I did.

Kempy, hang in there, I KNOW you will show a good loss next week. It's warming up here as well, but the tradewinds are blowing so it's not humid yet.

Maggzs, we had a tsunami warning scare early this morning with the earthquake in Tonga. I heard on the news that NZ may have been affected (with the tsunami warning), I just wondered if Australia would've been warned as well. Sorry, I'm not any good at geography. Luckily, the warning was canceled. Good luck with the detox! I totally know what you mean about doing good on a plan and then feeling like you 'deserve' to give yourself a treat :lol:.

cw, I love my current WW leader. We have had substitutes in the past and no one compares to her. She has the best food tips, recipes, and has the most food finds ever. I think my problem with the "guy", is that he is part of our meeting group, and I am uncomfortable with him being privy to my file--inside I'm still embarrassed by what I weighed and what I weigh now...I know, it's silly since I'm here and posting it on the internet for all to see :rolleyes:. I'll get over it I'm sure. I'm glad you're posting with us as Kempy, Cal and I could probably get some good WW tips from you.

Anywho, I think I'll hit the shower and get ready to watch American Idol, even thought I cheated and peeked online to see who got voted off already. Hi to Julie, Angie, Dips, Cherie, Cal, Red and anyone I may have missed. have a great evening, chat more tomorrow.

Hey guys. I am just sitting here waiting for one of Echo's babies to come back to her momma. One of the poeple that got her is getting a divorce and they can't keep her. I feel better knowing that she will be here. I just hop she is goog. I have no idea what they have trained her to do or how she is going to act. I thought I was ready but now that I sit her I am getting kind of nervous. I hope Echo and Rhea are ok with this, not like they have any choice in the matter.

Noelle I had a regular size bar 3 muskateer last night. i am right there with ya on the bad food. I did get 4 Ep's so I used that and I cut back during the day. i planned for that candy so I hope I didn't kill myself too much. Did you notice my new ticker? I set my final goal for WW yesterday. I personally want to get to 149 but I figured I could set my goal now and then I can get my goal charm. :D

I'll check back later.

Good morning ladies.

Kempy, I'm glad you get the pup back, but it's a little sad because of the circumstance. I wonder if Rhea and Echo will welcome the pup back too. Hey, I like the ticker! You're so close! That's awesome! I'm a little jealous, but so happy for you :lol: Gosh, I can't imagine what it would feel like to weigh even 150 again :chin:. I guess I wil have to wait and be patient ;)

Well, gotta get ready for work. Have a good one gals, hope to see more posts later.

Hi everyone. I hope everyone is having a great day.

Noelle, I love carbs too, but that will have to be a habit for another week. At least you got in the really good walk. I'm sure it'll work out evenly. As far as the guy leader, everything is confidential. I know, I don't like the idea of a guy weighing me, even though they've had the same weight struggles. Well, not exactly the same. How can a guy understand "our monthly friend" weight gain as an excuse at the scale.

Kemp--:carrot: :hug: on being so close to goal. I still have my key ring, but my charms fell apart. I'll just have to get new ones when I get back to goal. Anyway, I love the ring and charms. They can be a good reminder.

Hi to everyone else, and have a blessed day.:D

Morning All,

No Noelle we didnt get the Tsunami warning here in Oz but I was aware of it being declared for HAwaii & I thought of you there. NZ is geographically not all that far away so it must have been estimated to hit on the 'other' side of NZ for us not to get a warning here. Mind you our Govt is pretty sloppy on the warning front, particularly on terrorist warnings o/s etc so in reality we could well be 5 mins from going under before they say oops we're in trouble!! haha. Glad to see though it all amounted to nothing in the end.

Hey Kemp you are so close girl Well Done!!! I live in hope at the moment. Detox is going resonably well, no extra snackys or anything but hubby has been cooking dinners so they have not exactly been the best point conscious meals.... lots of melted cheese & that I just cant pass up. bad girl. bad girl. That & like you Noelle, bread gets me to... I love it.

Anyway best work now,

Will post again later,
Bye all.

Hi Girls

2nd day of being totally OP. It is after 9 p.m. and I am hungry but I'll make it till tomorrow. I am to tired to eat right now anyway, lol. Today dd had her kindergarten orientation. Gosh I can not believe she will be starting in the fall. Then both kids will be gone all day. I think I will be totally lost. I know alot of people love it when there kids go to school but I miss mine. She is so excited though. I think she would have started today. I hope I can keep up my good eating here. I am trying to include more protein here and there. Like cottage cheese.

Keep up the great work girls. I believe in you all!

ps. Noelle I have to brag a little bit about my son, I hope you don't mind but I am proud....tonight at TKD they had to break a board and he was the only one who broke one. He was with 10 year olds and yellow belts. Yeah! My little guy.
Okay time to get ready to fall into bed, LOL. Hi everyone!

Happy Cinco de Miyo!! Well, I am almost gone of all vacation weight. I still have .5lbs to go. Man this is taking forever. It is going to be hard this weekend though. We are going to a local Mexican resturant tonight and I am sure I will not eat the greatest. Then, tomorrow I am having a jewelry party and of course the food I am having is not WW friendly. So, I guess I will have to start over again on Monday. I am going to try my hardest to have small portions so we will see.

Maggz that is why I love WW. I don't have to cut out anything. You are way stronger than I am if you are able to do a detox. I usually freak out and binge when I do stuff like that.

CW I don't carry around the ketchain. I sit it right next to my phone in the kitchen and I see it every day. I have a picture from when I weighed what I am trying to get to know so that is what I look at often. Of course I was around 24 so it wasn't so hard then. Crap, if I knew then what I know now I would have stopped eating. :D

Noelle the puppies is doing ok. She is still kind of upset and barks about it but she is still happy. Last night I put them in the garage to sleep and when I turned off the light she started to bark. I think she may have been afraid of the dark. It was kind of cute though b/c that is where she first started all of her barking. She really wants to be inside with me though. She runs throught the door every chance she gets and I have to drag her out. I hope her momma makes up her mind about what she is going to do with her. I hate the fact that she is going to get used to being here and then we let another family take her.

Well, I need to start cleaning this mess hole. I'll be back later.

Good morning ladies. It's been raining up a storm since early this morning, but looks like it's about ready to let up. Maybe I'll head out for a walk with my :rain:.

Julie, good job on sticking OP! :cp: I know it's hard, but once you get the ball rolling, it's easier to keep going isn't it? You'll be ready for that bikini come summer ;) . You should be proud of your DS, breaking a board is not easy. Good for him! and with the higher ranking belts too, great job! Michael just started training with the sai (you know that 3 pronged fork looking thing like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles carry? :lol: ) and he already ripped a hole in his gi top. I'm just glad he didn't poke himself in the gut. Sometimes I can't watch them train because i don't want to witness him getting injured, I'm such a wimp! :lol: Gosh, i can't believe your DD is going to kindergarten already. They grow SO fast.

Kempy, happy Cinco de Mayo back at ya! :hat: Have a margarita for me, no salt please :lol: Girl, I carry my 10% keychain with me and I hang on to that thing for dear life sometimes :lol: it reminds me how hard i've worked and why I shouldn't be ordering the triple bacon cheeseburger :ink:

Maggzs, you and Julie both with the melted cheese :lol: Julie lives in WI, cheese-heads they call them in Green Bay ;), right Julie?

Hello to everyone, have a great day. :sunny:

Hey guys, me again. Just checking in to keep myself in check. Today I've been OP so far :crossed:. Crunchy corn bran cereal w/ff vanilla soy milk (2 pts) for breakfast, then a Subway Sub Club for lunch w/baked Lays. I did get my walk in this morning, just in time too because it started raining again right after I got home. Then my manicurist called to see if I wanted to come in today instead of tomorrow, so I said sure. I got myself a mani & pedicure so I'm all gorgeous again :lol: :rolleyes: So I'm all set for the weekend.

Anywho, we may go to see Akeelah and the Bee tonight. Other than that, what's shakin' with everbody else? Partying it up for Cinco de Mayo?

ps. Yet another reason why I love 3FC, check out these new smilies: :boxing: :preg: :kickbutt: funny!

Hi Girls

Kempy have fun this weekend and out to eat tonight. I am sure if you sample here and there you will be just fine. And you got the right idea about getting right back to it on Monday.

Thanks Noelle, I don't think I could watch training with a sai either. Thats scary. Michael sounds like he is coming along great. Glad you got your walk in and your eats for today sound right on track. Mine could have been better but could have been worse ;). Have a great weekend gorgeous:)

Maggzs, yup Noelle is right I am addicted to cheese! haha...

Well girls I think I may go rest my legs, they are sore from my workout yesterday. You know the front of the thighs sore....ouch:D but that is good it means they are working. Hi everyone else.

Hello ladies!

I hope you don't mind having another new face around here. Noelle saw my cry for help in the buddy-up forum, and pointed me in this direction!

I've been reading the posts on the thread for this month, and read all your mini-intros to cw. It's nice to meet you all.

I'm a 27 yr old, married for nearly 6 years. No kids (yet), but I'm sure hoping for some soon. I had been steadily gaining for about 6 or 7 years until 3 years ago, when I lost 55 lbs. I've gained back 60 lbs *sigh* I guess I have to start all over again. I live in Alberta, Canada. I am currently unemployed. Having a "mid-20's" identity crisis or something of the sort, I guess. Have some things I need to work through.

I was lucky enough to fulfill a lifelong dream last summer, and became a proud horse-owner. I've been riding at least once a week since then. I'd sure like to lose the 100 lbs I need to, would make Midnight's job of lugging me around the arena a lot easier. LOL

Hi LadyT, glad you found us here. Congratulations on becoming the proud owner of a beautiful horse. Redballoon who lives and works in Tokyo is also a horse afficionado, you two may have lots to talk about. I have ridden horses just for fun a looooooonnnnnnggggg time ago, but like you said, the weight is an issue--the poor trail horses I've ridden had a rider limit of 185 lbs (they were small I guess ?!? :shrug: ) so I've not ridden in a great while. Anywho, glad to have you here. :high: I had my first (and only) baby when I was 27, so I think you're right on track ;)

I just got done with dinner and well...I went a little overboard. I am feeling stuffed! We have a houseguest and it's been a bit of a party atmosphere while he's here, lot's of Chinese takeout and good-tasting-but-not-so-good-for-you foods. I will have to step up the exercise tomorrow and drink lots of water. I don't even feel like going to the movies anymore, I just want to sit here and veg.

Hopefully more of the gals will pop in during the weekend to say hello, but if not, fear not, we'll all be here on Monday morning. Have a great evening!

Hi all & a big :welcome3: to lady T

Just a a matter of interest what is Cinco de Mayo? Shows my ignorance from the other side of the world!!!!

I am having the week end off the detx. I have been going well all week but just felt like a break (& a drink!) so figured not much point in drinking & popping if I wasnt going to be 100% good. I am not doing the full bit of altered foods no this this this & this stuff. Just using it to really help me get back on track I guess & even doing it my way I still get reasonable health effect from it. I can tell with my level of energy etc. A as I said no way I could forgo my :coffee: HOPELESSLY addicted!

Am having a quet week end at home this week end doing some cleaning & of course the endless mounds of washing & ironing grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr :devil: CANT STAND that.

Noelle, I cant imagine wanting to watch my boy with sharp objects etc, but then again hes not that into sport & stuff & is really somewhat unco, so thats why I would be even more scared. lol.

Anyway best go, said son is attempting to read over my shoulder. GEEEEEEEEESSSSSS I hate that!

Have a great week end all.

Oh yeah was just wondering have any of you heard reports on the neews about the miners trapped in the mine over here? I was wondering what news you get about us down here?

Bye:wave:

I cannot believe that there's only 4 more weeks of school. (I don't count the last week because it's only 3 half days).

Welcome to LadyT. I'm glad you were able to join us. We love having new friends. These ladies are the greatest...as I'm sure Noelle has already told you.

Maggzs: Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that is celebrated more in the United States than in Mexico. It has become very commercialized here. It celebrates the Mexican army (with 4000 soldiers) win over the French army (with 8000 soldiers) on May 5, 1862. The French were bent on conquering Mexico, but the Mexicans showed that they were willing and able to fight. The battle took place in a small town called Puebla about 100 miles from Mexico City. It is sometimes mistaken for Mexican Independence from Spain, but that independence was won nearly 50 years before in 1810.
Today, the celebrations include lots of partying, food, and dancing. It's considered a Mexican holiday, but many Americans join in the party as well.
Hope that helps.

Noelle: I know how it is when there's company. You just keep up the great work you've done already. I have hit a plateau (nothing lost nor gained for the past 2 weeks). However, I bought some new pants and shirts today and was down 1 size. I still can't figure out where I've lost, but it is showing in my clothing size. I know that the weight will do very well while on vacation. I know that many people gain on vacation, but whenever I go to Europe, I lose. One summer, I lost 17 pounds just because I walked everywhere. I'm actually looking forward to the walking we'll be doing. Of course, I'm not looking forward to the very warm and humid weather. :p

Hello to everyone else. Hope you are all enjoying your weekend. Drop in and let us know how you are.

Cal

Thanks for the warm welcomes ladies! Hope you all had a good weekend! Just thought I'd pop in quick and see what's doing, and noticed we're on the 2nd page. Thought I'd bump us up!:)

Good morning ladies, how was your weekend? Hope you are all rested and ready to tackle the week ahead. I had a pretty good weekend and even bought myself a new pair of glasses :cool: . I had some bad indulgences involving desserts :ink: . Confession time: I had a Cold Stone Creamery coffee ice cream (like it size = small) w/a peanut butter cup mix in...for 14.5 pts. Was it worth it? Yes. (I can say that now that I'm not standing on a scale at the moment)... but then my sister came over last night with a orange dreamsicle cake--the saboteur :lol: So I had 2 pieces of that too. So let's just say that my food choices have been less than stellar over the weekend. And to add insult to injury, I was out shopping yesterday and stepped off the escalator, and my ankle just went bad on me. I didn't fall or anything, but you know that weird sprained feeling I get every once in a while? Well it's back. I know I'm rambling and I know it sounds like I'm building up to 101 reasons why I will not lose weight this week.... but the ankle thing is true. I will have to rest it up for a few days and see if it gets better. OK, enough boo-hooing from me.

Hi LadyT, sorry I wasn't online during the weekend much. I pop in and lurk sometimes, but it's usually between doing the laundry or stepping out of the house. Things should get hopping today. (:coach: come on out girls and give the lady a proper welcome!)

Cal, :bravo: on the smaller clothes sizes and MAINTAINING your loss so far! That is great! Your vacation sounds even better since you manage to lose weight while on it, and eat all those yummy European foods. There's a new book out called French Women Don't Get Fat or something to that effect.... never read it myself, but did see some talk about it on the forums here. I had to smile with your Cinco de Mayo explanation. Thank you Mrs. F. ;) :hat:

Maggzs, our local newspaper did have some news on the trapped miners and I did see some updates on CNN. They are within feet of rescuing them aren't they? I can't imagine being trapped for 2 weeks! It must be horrible, but at least they have each other. I imagine if would be worse if you were all alone (maybe). So did you have a good weekend?

Kempy, how was your weekend? Did you have that margarita I asked for? :lol:

Well, I gotta run for now. Hello to all :wave:

Happy Monday Ladies!

I had a pretty good and active weekend. Started out getting my butt kicked by the elliptical on Sat morning. Sunday I went down and walked on the treadmill for 15 mins, which was all I could take following the elliptical buttkicking on Sat. The Sun afternoon I went out to the barn for my weekly riding lesson.

My uncle rides in lessons with me, which is a lot of fun. Our instructor also teaches my younger cousins in their pony club lessons on Fridays. Apparently my uncle was sitting on the sidelines on Friday, being a 'peanut gallery' and teasing our instructor a little bit. Well she got even with him on Sun, and I got to share in the punishment. Almost a full hour of trotting, OUCH! I also found out that she gauges my "breaking point" by how red my face is... :o After about 45 mins, she asked my uncle if he wanted to quit, he lookes at me and goes, "well, are you ready to quit?". Our instructor glares at him and says, "She is NOT done! She is only light pink! She goes until she is RED, maybe 15 more minutes... now make him TROT!!!" Whew.

Noelle, I wouldn't worry too much about the weekend of indulgence... Ice cream is pretty hard to pass up at the beginning of summer. We have a place called Marble Slab, that is similar to your Cold Stone Creamery :drool: . It is like 10 blocks from my house. I could have ice cream from there every day, I swear, it is so YUMMY. At least you got the small, right?

cal, you must be sooooo happy that school is almost done for the year! Especially with a wonderful European vacation lined up!

Maggzs, a little while after you posted about your son reading over your shoulder, my hubby started to do the same to me! Grrrrr! He can't stand to hear me giggling at some of the posts I read, and not know what I'm laughing at. So he just wanders over and starts reading over my shoulder! I popped over to your post, and let him read that over my shoulder while I glared at him! :D

Ok, I better get crackin' on the job hunt, housework, etc. etc. etc.

Have a great day!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Welcome Lady T.

I had a good weekend. I even did well on my no sugar goal this week, except for yesterday. I woke up late, and left the house without eating. Needless to say, the only thing to eat at the car show was brownies, and four brownies later. ugh. Anyway, I'm going to go one more week on this habit, and then I'll move on to the next habit, which will probably be no diet pepsi. Oh, that hurts just to say it.

Anyway, have a good afternoon.

Okay, I have to admit that I'm am sooooo ready for school to be out. The little heathens.....I mean children :D are driving me crazy. :dizzy: :crazy: , but being the dictator that I am I will give it right back. :devil: They got some grammar lessons today...it's crazy that in 7th grade they still have trouble using capital letters. They are enjoying the book we're reading for Literature class, though.

Noelle: You are doing so well, don't even give last weekend a second thought. You are still an inspiration.

Maggzs: I was watching the news this evening and they reported that those miners were rescued today. They even showed one of them waving from the back of an ambulance. I'm so happy they were found alive. I do get some news from 'down under' because I have a good friend who lives there.

Lady T: That is so awesome that you go riding. Horses make me think of my mom who loved them. My stepfather gave her a horse (the first one she ever owned) a few years back. She was so happy with that gift. Personally, the last time I went riding, I was eighteen. I wouldn't dare get on a horse now; I'm far too heavy and old.

CW: I can understand about the diet pepsi; my sister is trying to give it up. She will do well for several days, then fall off the wagon and have one. She's doing better, though. She used to drink a six-pack, easily, a day and now she drinks one or two a day (cans that is, not six-packs :lol: )

Dips: Have you finished with finals yet? We miss you here. Take care of yourself while you study.

Angie: I hope everything is going well. Please come out and chat.

Hello to Julie, Kempy, Cherie, Red, and anyone else I may have missed.

Cal

:( I am still around. I need to rant for a bit so I hope you dont mind. :tantrum: I am hoping that I can write my feelings down and move on. :write: I am so disgusted with myself. I can hear "dont give up" a million times but the fact is that telling someone not to give up doesnt help one bit. I have gained all the weight back that I had lost with the exception of about 12 pounds. :cry: I keep taking off because I dont want to bring you guys down with my problems and also because I am trying to run away from my problem. There I said it....I dont want to face the fact that I am so damn fat again and I dont think I have the strength in me to go through this again. I feel like such a waste right now. It is amazing how I can have such a great family and the best husband in the world but I still feel like nothing on the inside because of the way I look. I am embarassed to be seen like this but does that stop me from eating? NO. Why is food so damn important? It is like this...I hate myself for being so fat so I eat and then I hate myself for overeating so I do it all over again. Does that make sense? I just want to be normal. I mean I have been at goal twice but I still felt like I wasnt in control of myself and all it took was one bite of a favorite food to send me on the landslide back to fatness. Literally, I remember both meals after I hit goal(130 pounds) that sent me off the wagon and back into a state of mind where I couldnt stop eating. The first time was a date night for me and Jay and we ate chinese and from that day on I nibbled my way back to full blown pig outs and back to 207 pounds. I lost it all again and one day we had pizza Hut with the kids and I have been gaining till today 2 years later all the while trying to get back on track but failing miserably. I weighed in today and the scales said 248 +- pounds!!! :yikes: I just want to be healthy and in control but I dont know how to do that without white knuckling it. I feel like a drug addict without the drugs. :stars:

Sorry about that guys. I had a bad moment and wanted to cry and get it off my chest. I cant believe I am having such a hard time but I just cant seem to get a handle on it. I keep trying and everytime I lose control I feel like I failed a hundred times worse than the last time....but I do keep trying.

So how has everyone been doing? We havent really been up to much. Jay has been working for his parents in his off time to try to get ahead of the mudseason money loss. He is going to be working at his moms bakery all summer to help her out so we can get ahead of our bills for next winter. Hopefully.

We got Candi shaved down for the summer because she is a Keeshond who has never blown her coat in 4 years. So I cant keep up with it so we shaved her down. She loves it and she doesnt pant so much now either. She can sleep in bed with us without getting too hot too. She has never been able to do that before. I will try to post some pics of her. She looks like a fat little sheep now.

Here is Candi's new do.

Here are a couple pics of the inside of the RV because I never got around to posting them. Also here is a pic of The kittens sitting in the window. In the left window is Rebel. I swear he thinks he is a cat.

:hug: Hi Angie! I'm so happy you came out and made some noise. Honey, I'm so sorry you're having a rough time right now. Everything you said I have felt before, so you make perfect sense. I can't post too much right now because I have some errands to run in town.... I'll be back later to chat more. Love the pics and your RV is beautiful! Candi looks like a mini-Akita with that cute haircut. I really gotta run, sorry so short, but yeah :carrot:, Angie's back. Luv ya babe!

Hi everbody!

Hi Girls

Angie I am happy to see you. I am sorry you are having a tough time. But I am glad you posted girl. You RV is so nice. How is your weather up there? We have been lucky with nice warm weather but now we have rain and clouds in the forecast for a while.

Noelle how is the ankle? I think I know what you mean, when you just take a step and something feels like it is going to give. My knee will do that every so often.

Cal get those storage bins out and start packing up the class, LOL.....

Maggzs I saw on TV about the miners, I am happy and relieved that they are okay.

My eating is really bad today. I think it is the clouds and rain. Okay I got to blame it on something:^: :D, LOL. But really I made dd her lunch and she didn't want anymore of it and I found myself picking at it. I have to go and find something for my mom. I want to get her something special because she does so much for me. I was thinking a engraved stepping stone for her garden. Not to much else happening with me.

Hi everyone else. I will check back later on. Have a great day!

Thanks guys. I feel so needy. I hate to come here and whine but I was hoping that if I actually said all the things I have been feeling lately then maybe a weight would be lifted off my shoulders and maybe I can get on track and get healthy.

Noelle, What did you do to your ankle? I hope it gets better real soon. Candi is looking a little grubby this afternoon. Jay has been tilling up a spot for a garden and she keeps rooting through it and I think she is eating worms. :nono: So now her whole nose is brown and dirty. She is such a pig.

Julie, It is pretty nice up here today but it has been off and on with the sun and warmth. One day too hot and the next day run the furnace. You know what I mean. :lol:

I want to get in another walk but I just got done with work and am in the process of making supper now. Shake & bake chicken with chicken rice and cauliflower. Maybe the kids will go with me after supper. I hate to make Jay do it because he has been working so hard lately.

Oh I dont know if I told you guys this but I found a place on ebay that makes ceramic urns for your pets. It is a cat sleeping on a rock with angel wings. Well, I ordered one and she had me email her pics of Tinky and she painted him to look just like him. I got it last week in the mail and it is so pretty. She did a great job. So now my Tinky is on my computer desk. :angel:

Here is Tinky and his urn. She did good huh?

Hi Angie,

I read your post and had to respond. I think every person that's had/has a weight problem can relate to what you're going through. IT's the "all or nothing" mentality. Once you've blown it, it's all over. I know, I'll do well for a long time, and then I'll lose control and eat everything in sight. This last episode of losing control has lasted three years. Now, I'm having the hardest time getting it off, so I decided to work on one bad habit at a time. Unfortunately, there's wwaaayyy toooo many bad habits to work on all of them together.

Angie, you need to remember also that your worth is not in your size. It's in who you are. What's inside of you. That's what your wonderful husband sees. I know, because I can be/feel the grossest ever, and my husband will tell me how beautiful I am. Believe in yourself, Angie. I now sometimes it's hard. When you wake in the morning (and all day if you have to) repeat "I BELIEVE IN MYSELF". Okay, now repeat after me: "I believe in myself. I believe in myself." That's great. I've been reading a book by Shad Helmsteder called "The Gift". It works on all those things. Get rid of the stinkin' thinkin' and replace it with good positve thoughts.

I'm sorry for being so long winded, but I can feel your pain, and these are just a few of the things that have helped me. I'll be praying for you.

Hello to everyone else, and I hope you're having a great day.

Thank you CW. That is good advice. I definately have the all or nothing mentality. I will work on that.

I am not sure we have met so here is a little about me.

I am 33 and a married mom to 3 kids ages 12,12 and 14. My husband and I have a bakery at our house where we make donuts and pastries for my MIL bakery and the surrounding convenience stores in our area. I have been posting here forever with these girls.

Hi all!

Angie - We haven't really ' met' yet, but I read your post this morning, and have been thinking about it all day really. I think you have done the right thing by posting. The reality is, this is what the forum, and thread are all about. So we can cheer each others sucesses, and help one another through the though spots. Today you feel you have given up. That is OK. You might feel the same way tomorrow. But one day you will feel like giving it another chance. One thing you can count on is that the ladies who have supported you through giving up, will cheer you on the loudest when you give it another go! I'm not trying to come across as preachy, or anything. I just want you to know that I have felt similar to what you are feeling, and probably will again. I think it helps to know that you are accepted for who you are, not what you weigh. That is the feeling I get by posting here, even though it has only been for a few days. I hope that helps:?: And here is a :hug: to cheer you up!

I love the memorial you got for Tinky, she did a fantastic job!

Noelle - I hope your ankle is feeling better! :?:

Julie - An engraved stepping stone for the garden sounds like a great Mother's Day gift! And "Hi!" :wave:

cal - What book are you reading with your class? My uncle is an elementary/junior high school principal, I know he is *counting* the days until the end of his school year! LOL!

cw - I think your post to Angie was awesome, and don't worry about the few brownies. It was a "whoopsie"! :)

Hi to everyone else! I haven't done anything much exciting today to post about... <sigh>

Hey ladies, I guess I'm done running around for the afternoon. *sigh* Finally a moment to breathe! Well, I flaked out on my weigh-in today...partly because of work, but mostly because I know I am up a few pounds :rolleyes:. (I know I'm a hyprocrite :devil: ) I am not yet in the "giving up" mentality though, so fear not :lol: I may go in on Saturday to WI, but if not, I'll be back there Tuesday. My ankle is still gimpy, it's more swollen than it was yesterday but I'm keeping it wrapped with a neoprene brace during the day. I don't know what it is or how it happened, I just know that this "sprain" has happened twice before for no reason--other than I weigh too much and my joints and everything are just taking a beating. It's weird though, because it "feels" better than it did yesterday. I'm supposed to help out with a school fun-run thing tomorrow, but I don't know if I'll be up for it.

Angie, that was a great pep-talk you got from cw :yes: I know we have all felt the way you do, and I do hope that by getting it off your chest you feel so much better. We really miss you when you're not around :hug: If it's any consolation at all to ya, I've not been doing so well myself ;). I love that urn, it's really nice and personal. It looks just like Tinky :angel: I will have to remember that ebay seller.

LadyT, I have to give you props for your exercise weekend :bravo:. I had to laugh at your instructor's description of how "done" you are when training...what does she think you are, a steak? :lol: I'm not laughing at you, just at the visual of your description. I think it's so great that you can do this horse riding thing with your family, it sounds like a lot of fun.

Julie, trying not to eat your kids' l.o.'s is really hard--especially if it's like chicken nuggets (for me!) or something like that. Thanks for the reminder about Mother's Day, I've got to get something as well.

Cal, you didn't have to correct yourself (re: heathens)...we know exactly what you meant :D

Dips, are you tied up with finals? Good luck with that, I know you'll do great!

Kempy, what's shakin' with you girl?

Maggzs, I was so happy for the 2 miners that got rescued, walking out, no less. It was such a long, drawn out process but at least it had a positive outcome.

Me and Alicia just got back from a walk. I have taken 2 walks a day yesterday and today. Yesterday I did so well and then a commercial came on with chocolate chip cookies and since we have a bakery just sitting there I caved and made cookies...but at least I got in some exercise I guess.

LT, Hi :wave: Thanks for the kind words. I know what I need to do it is just the doing it that seems to be teasing me. These girls are my best friends in the whole world. I love them all. You have definately got the right feeling about them, they are the best. I look forward to getting to know you and CW as well.

Noelle, My knee used to do what your ankle is doing. I hate it when that happens. I havent had that happen for along time though. You have been doing such an awesome job with your weightloss. I want you to know how proud of you I am. :hug: You are my inspiration

Everything is sweet! Angie is back (WHAT UP GIRL!) Whe got some new people and school is out. HOLLLAAAA!

Angie- You know my blood pressure goes up when you disappear like that! I missed you girl. **** yeah I am gonna tell you not to give up. You will beat this weight. We all will. We will fail many times before we succeed, that's life. You still inspire me no matter what size you are. Remember I was there with you when you got to goal I saw the picture and I rooted for you and I'll be ready to root for you again once you get back to your goal and together we'll make sure you stay there! It's worth it Angie. Get back on that horse baby!

CW & LT- Here is my very late intro: I am a 24 yr old New Yorker, The baby of the crew for like 3 years running YEAH!I am single with no kids but I have a Yorkie named Niko and he's quite the handfull. I work and attend school full time (so I'm in and out a lot)These girls are my world and I feel blessed to have met them. I hope you guys will stay and become one of my special friends as well (so sappy, I know) Seriously, though I welcome you with open arms and I look forward to getting to know you both.

Kempy- Don't sweat those little pounds. You were on vacation girl! It was worth it. You are still a hottie and you'll get right back on track so forget about those pounds already.

Noelle- You know as well as I do that sometimes those pesky pounds have bungee cords that pull them right back up after we think we've lost them. Don't worry! Look how much you've accomplished, you'll be fine just like Kempy and angie will!

J- What's happening babe! Haven't heard from you in forever. Let's catch up

Cal- Classes are officially over now but we have to go back next week for finals. We get a whole week to study WooHoo :dance:

Red- I swear I will never wait til the last minute to do a term paper. Just meeting a deadline is enough to give you heart probelems. I know YOU knwo what I mean! Hope all is well with you

Maggz- How's it going. Good to see you

I have been so active. I did the Revlon walk for breast cancer and I'm going to do the aids walk on the 21st. I also started my belly dancing lessons :belly: OH MY GOODNESS I love this class. What an exotic form of dance. I am totally hooked. I saw by july I'll be a hot tamale! I must say it is hard though! that is a serious workout for your hips and abs but boy do you look good doing it. We had guys bunched up at the door window drooling all over themsleves it was fabulous! I gotta take pics one of these days so you girls can see me in action!

Okay, gotta cook dinner. 2 more days until I eat meat again! I tell you I am on a higj right now! :cloud9:

Just a quick post then off to bed.

Angie: I'm so glad you're back. I echo the sentiments of the others. I sometimes feel so much like a failure that I don't want to post, but it's so important to me to stay in contact; I really don't have many friend here...not away from school anyway. I really cherish the friends I have on this thread. You are beautiful...I met you and found out what a truly blessed person you are. You'll get back to goal; I have no doubt.

LadyT: We're reading "Across Five Aprils". I read it every year at this time. I collaborate with the Social Studies teacher and the kids do a huge project about the causes and effects of the Civil War; the book is historical fiction and follows a family through the war. I enjoy doing this because for the the last 5-6 weeks of school, the kids do most of the work and I get to rest. I tell the kids at the start of 4th quarter that the first 3 quarters were just practice...now they're going to work!!:D

Noelle: I hope your ankle is feeling better. Take care of yourself.

Hello to everyone else.
Goodnight.

Cal

YEAH ANGIE IS BACK!! I was worried about you girl. As were all of us. Don't you give up. You keep grabbing onto the back of that wagon and the ones of us that are still on will pull you back on. You know that you can always count on us. You have been so strong for me when I was down and now it is you that is in need. So, don't even give up! I am just glad that you have come back to be with us.

I am sorry I was MIA. After this weekend I have been kind of busy. The termite guy was here Monday and yesterday I had the worlds worst headache so I stayed away form the puter. I bought an elliptical and it is a POS. I am sending it back today, at least as soon as I can box it back up. That should be fun to see. I should have never bought something that I couldn't get on first. Oh well, you live and learn. I ma about to do my weigh in at home so we will see what is up in that department.

I am so glad to see new faces. We always have fun here and the more the merrier.

Ok, sorry so short but I need to get in touch with this company and see what I have to do to ship this thing back. I will be back later.

Good Morning. I have to tell you guys that I had a dream that I woke up and ate a chocolate cake donut with peanut butter dip on it. It is funny because I dont even make the peanut butter dip anymore. :lol: And also because I woke up and it was one of those real dreams where after I woke up I actually thought I did eat it!! :rofl:

It is rainy and cold here today. Jay got to sleep in this morning which is good because we are going to be putting in so many more hours right off. I think we will be super busy this year with all the extra work. I am not looking forword to the 7 day weeks but I am looking forword to paying my bills off and ahead.

Dips, Hey girl!! So you like your dance lessons huh? You rock...even if I had the bod I dont think I would dare to do it in front of others. :lol: I think it looks so neat when people do it too.

Cal, Hey. Wow your vaca is coming right up. My kids get out on June 16 and that is too soon for me. :lol: Brit is going on dishpan duty at my MIL bakery to earn some money for a car when she gets her license. I told them that what they save we will match towards a car. She is starting high school this coming year. WOW!! I still look at them as little kids and they aren't.

Kempy, That sucks. I hope you can send it back. I sold my old (new) bike because it was too big for my livingroom and I liked my little cheap one better. I sold my elliptical too for the same reasons. Now I just have my treadmill and my original recumbent bike. How do you do weight watchers? I looked online and they only have one meeting around here and it is once a week at 6:00 at night. There is no way I could do that especially during the summer when we get busy. Do they have an online version of it where you can get the same basics as a class and can learn about points etc. ? If they dont then they should.

Well, I should go try to jump on the bike for a while and maybe it will stop raining when the kids get home so I can make Alicia walk with me. :lol: I took just Candi for a walk yesterday and I felt like I was walking a damn donkey because she would just stop in the middle of the road and stare at me and refuse to move. I had to keep saying "where is the squirrel?" the whole way and back just to keep her moving. :lol:

I have had cereal and milk this morning and I plan on a Tuna sandwich and wow chips for lunch; banana for snack; and terriyaki chicken with baked potato and green beans for supper. Yesterday I stayed on track all day as well.

Angie I know you can do WW on line. I really don't know much about what they teach you but if you get the packet of info I am sure that Noelle, Cal or myself can help you with whatever it is that you need. I really like it b/c I can eat whatever Joe is eating as long as I count my points. I have learned lots of neat things to cook too. It has gotten us out of the rut with eating the same things over and over. You might be able to get the packet of stuff off of ebay. Don't quote me on that, I am not sure what people are allowed to sell on there in regards to licensed stuff like WW. You would just weigh in at home instead of at a meeting. You do that anyways. See, you are on the right track as we speak.

Dips I meant to say that my mom used to take belly dancing classes when I was little and she loved it. I used to play with her skirt and those finger thingys. That is cool that you have such an aray of things to do up there. We relaly don't have a choice of workouts down here. It is a small town afterall.

I am going to go thumb through some cookbooks and see if I can find something to cook for dinner. I'll pop on later.

Well, it's Wednesday! I'm hoping to have a better day then yesterday. I was great eating and exercise wise... But my hubby and I had an argument. And I'm feeling pretty down in the dumps, because I have been applying for jobs, and not getting them. Worse I'm not even getting *interviewed* for them. :( Well, anyways, like I said, today is a new day.

Angie - I have had those dreams where it seems so real, you believe it actually happened. One time I had a dream that my DH said something *really* nasty to me. I woke up and it was so vivid in my memory, I pinched him. He woke up screaming blue murder, and asking why I'd done that... I told him "You said..." Well he told me he hadn't, and when I really thought about it I realized it was a dream, and had to make it up to him... :lol:

cal - Nothing wrong with making the kids do the work, especially close to the end of the year. I think that is much better than letting them slack off! Plus it will make them appreciate their summer break that much more, right? :D

Dips - Woohoo! Belly dancing! I have heard before that it is a great workout! Not for me though. I have too much belly, it does a jiggly dance all on it's own! :dance: Heehee! :^:

Noelle - I hope the ankle starts to heal up soon!! Don't worry about weigh in too much, after all you're "walking wounded"! :)

Kempy - :wave: Hi! It's good to meet ya. I'm looking forward to getting to know you better!

Well I'm off to get some more job applications in, and clean my pigsty... oops, I mean house! :D Have a great day, ladies!

Hey all, I have to hit the office and get my payroll started....but I think I will sneak away a little early so I can get some laundry done. I have a washing machine at the shop but no dryer, otherwise, I would bring ALL my dirty laundry to work with me :lol: I don't think I'm going to help out at the school fun run today, I don't think I can move fast enough on my feet today. Oh well...there's always next year.

LadyT, it's been such a long time since I've had to apply for jobs and wait wait wait. It's hard to anticipate and then if no one calls, you just get that rejected feeling. Keep your spirits up and don't take it personally. There's got to be the right job for you, one that you will love and not just do because you have to. What line of work are you looking for?

Angie, I think if you sign up for WW online you get the points slider (counter tool) and I would think the basic food list book, which shows the point value of foods. I know they have a weight tracker, a menu planner and a points calculator online once you subscribe. I think you will also find that you are able to eat a lot more food (good for you kind of things) than you think you can..I know when I started WW, i was allowed 28 pts initally, and I had a hard time eating all my points. I think between Kempy, Cal, me and cw, we could help you out if you aren't able to get to a meeting nearby. :sssh: we sound like a secret cult don't we? :lol: **that's funny about Candi and her squirrel. With our dogs it's where's rat-rat? :mouse:

Kempy, did you get your elliptical locally? I hope you don't have too much trouble returning it. I bought mine from Sports Authority a few years back and some inner bolts keep coming loose. I don't even use it anymore, not that I did much then. I use it as a foot rest while I'm playing Xbox--seriously! :lol:

Dips, you and your belly dancing will get you a new man in no time flat ;)

Julie, did ya catch AI last night? I saw bits and pieces of it, I wasn't impressed. I don't like Elvis all that much anyway... I can't wait til it's over. This season has been terrible.

Well, I gotta run for now. I'll be back later....hi to all :wave:

I have a quick question. Which points calculator do you guys think is the best one? I have been on ebay and they have great prices on the weight watchers kits so I may get them and try this at home for a while.

What do you mean which points calculator? The paper and the actual calculator? I have the paper one and it is easier to bring with me to the store. I know poeple who have both and I don't think it really matters.

Noelle I bought the thing on line and now I have to pay for shipping back. That sucks but at least I will get my money back. Now I just have to take it apart. Let me rephrase that, Joe has to take it apart. :lol:

Off to the library and the store be back in a bit.

Angie, i have/had (I don't know where it is at the moment) the points calculator that looks like a checkbook size calculator. It will track your points for the day as well as your water intake, and you can use it like a regular calculator. I think they all do pretty much the same thing, it just depends on which year it came out. I know there is a smaller, handheld type that looks (to me) like a remote control.

**I just looked at ebay and think the best deal for your money would be the 2006 calculator with the two books (Dining out companion and complete food list book--these are your bibles!) In reality, the cardboard points slider is the most convenient I think, along with the two books. The calculator is nice to have and keep in your purse, but I really use the cardboard one the most.

You know, I wonder if you would be able to go to a center near you and just go for an orientation meeting, and buy the kit yourself? It would probably be cheaper going there yourself, rather than buying it off ebay and having to pay shipping....I don't know if they'll sell it to a non-member though. Have you looked at the official WW website for their "at-home" kits?

**OMG Kempy, did you see on ebay someone listed a cardboard points slider and the bids are up to $10.50! :lol:

Hi everyone,

Yes, you can go to any WW meeting place and purchase anything without joining. That would be the best best. I'm not too keen on buy electronics on ebay. To get the program itself, I would get that from WW online. Or, you can do what a lot of people do, join your local WW for one time to get the program, and not go back. However, I've always been a firm believer of attending meetings, but if you can't do that, then online is the next best thing. Have a good evening.

What's good, Neighbors??


Noelle- Funny you should mention meeting men. I actually have met someone. We've just been talking so far, getting to know one another. Anyways, tonight he asked me if there was anything he could do to make me automatically call off any type of future relationship with him and immediately I got flashbacks of my last almost boyfriend. {Remember my Mini-man...okay now stop laughing} Anyways, all signs point to good; he's tall with a nice build and wears 11s. Still, I will be sure to see the sneak preview before the show. ;)

Angie- Baby I am so psyched for you. Everyone seems to be rocking and rolling with WW. Plus it's something you all can work through together! This should be interesting. By the way, I had a few of those almost-like-reality dreams. Oddly enough I have had dreams where I sample some junk food then I wake up all guilty and then once I realize it was just a dream, I'm pissed that I didn't eat the whole damn thing! :lol:

Kempy- I try to imagine what it would be like to grow up or even live in small town. I don't think I'm built for it. There does seem to be a more holesome and friendly feel in those kinds of towns though {unless you go to kentuky or alabama where some small towns aren't too neighborly to my kind} Other than that, I like passing through them.

Lady T- You are a funny girl. Hope you made up with the hubby. Fighting is such a drag. Whatever it was though, I bet you were right anyway ;)

Hey CW- Hope all is well with you.

You too Cal. Cherie WHERE YOU AT GIRL!!??

Okay off to bed now. CIAO!

"...and wears 11s..." !!!!! :rofl: You are too much, Dips!!!

I'm tellin you Red, you gotta check out the signs, girl. And even then you can't be one hundred percent certain! So the key is to check the merchandise before you take it home.:D You know I'll keep you posted, stay tuned. He's picking me up this morning to take me to work

Morning everyone. I got in my 30 minutes on my bike yesterday and then last night before dark me,Jay and Alicia went for a walk.

I am planning ahead for this weekend. Corey said he was going to make me something for Mothers Day and I told him not to cook me breakfast. I said my best present would be for him and the girls not to argue that day. I said if they irritate you then just walk away. :lol: We are going to buy a couple lobsters and I will make lobster spaghetti. That is a great meal because I actually get 2 meals out of one lobster that way. So I have a delicious low fat meal for Saturday and Sunday.

CW, Hey whats up today? I found a few things on ebay for books. I went to their websight and boy they are expensive for the kits. I will keep my eye out until I can get a good deal. :lol:

Dips, Got a new Man? WOOHOO!!! Sneak preview. :lol: :rofl: All I can picture is you standing there saying "drop Em" :lol:

Noelle that slider went for $11.00. I found 2 going off at the same time so I bid like $5.26 on the first one and me and Jay went into the bedroom to watch tv. I waited too long to come check it and it ended before I could watch it. So it ended up that some one outbid me on the first one and then he got the second one for 1.35!!!! I am still addicted to ebay though. :lol: Did I tell you that I bought some nice copper kitchen canisters from there for the RV? They looked like crap when they came but I spent the week cleaning and shining them up and they are perfect now. I am trying to find another set for my sis for her new house for Christmas. You can actually see the canisters and the potpourri pot in the rv pics I posted...up above the fridge.

Kempy, How much did shipping cost for you to send the elliptical back?

I should go take Rebel for a walk while it is dry out. I hate doing it alone. I am always afraid I will see a bear. :lol:

Hi ladies, just popping in before I get to work.

Dips, here's a pic of those guys checking y'all out through the window at bellydance class -----> :goodvibes: :drool: :whoo: :belly: :belly: :belly:
Hmmm, size 11's are a nice and respectable size :devil: And enjoy the ride to work ;)

Angie, you are doing great with the exercise girl. I gotta get my butt moving again. I think I'll try and get a walk in this morning. The ankle is still bothering me some, but at least I'm not limping anymore. CW says you can go to a WW center and just purchase those books, last time I checked, the binder with the 2 books were around $25-30. This doesn't come with the points slider but you know what? There are a few websites out there that have a free online calculator that you can figure out points with. I'll let you know if I can find one... Besides, some centers offer free resgistration a lot of the time, you just pay for the meeting fee that day, around $14 today, you'll get your points slider and the initial week one book, you can buy your other books (like in the starter kit), and not go back. Whatever you choose to do, I think you'll like it.

Hi to everyone. i'll be back later....

Good morning, girls! Hope you are all feeling good this morning!

Noelle - I love your new avatar! Too cute and funny! :D I am not sure exactly what I'm looking for, in terms of a job. Which is part of the problem. I applied for a position as a zoo attendant at the local zoo here, which I am really excited about. I haven't heard anything though, and the job status on their site sill just says screening, so I'm hopeful. :crossed:

Angie - Good work on the exercise girl! I haven't even got myself up to 30 mins of exercise yet, unless I'm riding... Then I love it so much, I don't notice the time passing! I am addicted to ebay too. Can't go very often, temptation is too great. :devil:

Dips - LOL! Mini-Man? Dare I ask? Hmmmm Better not! Not to scare you though, but I dated a guy that wore sz 13!!!! shoes and was, well, less than well-endowed. Way less. In fact, I think mini might have been a generous description...

Kempy - I *hate* it when you order something and it's crap, and then *you* have to pay to send it back! Though, at least you can return it, and it wasn;t a final sale, or anything!

Hope everyone has a good day!

LadyT, I'm wishing you good luck on getting that job at the zoo. I would love being around animals too. Isn't that avatar funny? I got it in an email from a friend, and well, I used to be a sucker for Paul Stanley :lol:

Angie, I wanted to say that I love your new quote--I actually have that on the wall in my office. It wasn't in reference to dieting at all though, it was for coming into work the next day when I first started working for myself :lol:

I got my walk in and no bears. haha :lol: I think it helps to be worried about them because once I get past the last house and into the woods and fields I actually pick up my pace. :lol: I have only seen like 3 bears in my whole life but I figure if I ever did run into one it would be while I am walking alone. :lol: I am an idiot I know. :rofl:

LT, What would you be doing at the zoo? I love animals too.When we go on vacation we go to Seaworld every year. I just cant get sick of it. I love to see all the animals and you can pet most of them. I have 3 dogs and 6 cats right now. Good Luck I hope you get the job.

Noelle, I found that quote on a thread here and I figured it fit me so well. I ALWAYS lay in bed at night and reflect on what I should do the next day dietwise.....I bet it works well for work too. :lol:

Angie- I was sooooo tempted to ask to see it when he picked me up this morning but I decided against it. I'll find out when the time is right-say...this weekend. I'll let you know what's up (or down) Whatever Until then he is NOT my new man. He's my new possible man :D
BTW Good luck on finding all the supplies you need to get your WW on. And don't feel bad about the bear paranoia. I would be scared as well. Good for you for being brave enought o walk anyway.:hug:

Noelle- You Crack Me UP! :lol: That was exactly what those guys looked like peeking through the window. Oh My Goodness, you hit the nail on the head! You know something funny?? I didn't even notice the Kiss theme in your avatar until Lady T complimented it. She's right, it's so cute. That is so like you :)

Lady T- Let me fill you in. I had been dating this really cool guy for like a month when I discovered during a night of making out that he was a little short in the nether region. So I dumped him while having Noelle, J, Kempy and everyone else laugh at me. This had never hasppened to me before but just to be safe from here on out I gotta inspect to make sure the guy "measures up" Damn, sorry about your experience. A size 13?? And he wasn't packing?? :eek: I definately have to check the situation out. Thw worst thing is to find out when you're in bed ready to do the do. I won't make THAT mistake!

Well he's coming over tonight so we may have a discovery by morning ;)

WISH ME LUCK:crossed:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hello everyone,

you guys are soooo funny. I'm don't think I've laughed so hard all day regarding the size thingy(lol). I'm still giggling as I'm typing. tooo funny. You can't always check out the size of the feet and fingers. I do agree, that sometimes you will be a little (pardon the pun) disapointed.

I can't belive that slides are going for such a high price on ebay. I know I have at least two slides from every year from the time they came out with the points system. I should check into that.

I hope you've all had a blessed day today. I probably won't be able to pop in tomorrow, as I'm going to Six Flaggs with my daughter's 8th grade class.:dizzy: I can hear the funnel cakes calling my name already. I think my no sugar is going to not go so well tomorrow.

Have a good day tomorrow everyone.

Good Morning Ladies!!! I got my points slider last night for 2.25!! :cheer: I had to stay up and put my bid in in the last minute but I got it!!! haha

Dips, Good Luck with your new Possible man. :lol: I hope he measures up. :nose: :crossed: (sorry it was the best smiley I could find. :lol: :rofl: )

CW, Have fun at Six Flaggs today. Good Luck resisting the funnel cakes. I am a cotton candy girl myself. :lol: We had a husky growing up and we used to love bringing our cotton candy home after the fair so we could feed it to him. He always looked so confused when it would melt on his tongue.

Kempy, Whats shakin today?

Julie, How are you doing this week? Is your son getting excited that school is almost over for this year?

Cal, Are you getting excited that school is almost over?

Noelle, I watched house hunters last night and they made everyone take off their shoes before they toured the houses because they said it was a tradition. Do you guys do that too? If so what does it signify? I make people take their shoes off but it was because we bougt this house brand new and I didnt want everyone ruining the carpets. :lol: Now it is just habit.(Although the dogs bring in so much dirt that I cant keep up with it. )

LT, Have you received any news on the zoo job yet? I am keeping my fingers crossed for you. :goodluck:

Red, Hi :wave: How are you doing? Did your cats eye heal up okay?

Well, I gotta go get in something for a workout before I go grocery shopping.

I just won my bid on the 2 books,weight trakker and black case. So now I think I have everything I need...right? Is there anything else that you would all recommend?

I got in 30 minutes on my bike and now I am hoping that it stops raining sometime this afternoon so that I can squeeze in a walk.

I hope everyone has a great day today!

Good morning/afternoon everyone. Well, I up and made myself go for a walk. OMG my ankle is hurting like a b*tch! :censored: I was stupid and went the whole 3.5 miles. Uphill was a battle, but downward was a little easier. What usually takes me about an hour and ten, took me an hour and a half. This is the first walk I've taken since Sunday morning though, and my eating has been out of control. I have got to get ahold of myself though> I'm not giving up!!! :kickbutt: :kickbutt: :kickbutt: I am icing my ankle and hoping I can ease back into my routine. I know I shouldn't have gone the whole way today, but that's just me...a glutton for punishment.

Angie, congrats on your wins. I know you will love them. I think the only thing you will need is a little notebook to keep your food journal in (to keep track of your points per day). I know the weight will start falling off once you start--I know I am always amazed at how fast it is in the beginning. It's keeping at it that's a problem for me. I am having somewhat of a slump, but it's sort of different this time. Even though I'm slacking off somewhat, my mindset is not defeated like the last time(s).... do you know what i mean? But I think with everyone getting revved up to lose again, it should make it that much easier for me to get going again. :crossed:

cw, have fun for me! I wish I was riding a roller coaster screaming my head off right now :lol: I guess going on a trip like that with a bunch of 8th graders isn't so bad. They can wander off by themselves and then meet up with you later. Oh yeah, stay away from the funnel cakes....I have never eaten one in my life, but they sure do smell good. Just last month at our county fair I was trying to get my hubby to buy one, but he bought me some roasted corn instead. I was a little miffed but I know it was the better choice...plus the corn was great too.

Dips you :devil: :goodluck: tonight We will be waiting on the word.

Hi to LadyT, Cal, Julie, Kempy, Maggzs.........and everyone. have a great day.

Okay, so he came over last night and I got a peek at the package. He's definately bedroom material :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: What a relief! Now I have to find out over the next few weeks if he's boyfriend material. I enjoy his company though so we'll see where this goes.

Angie- So you seem like you're all good to go. You should be well on your way now. Hope the rain cleared for you.

Noelle- Slow down, Killer! Don't ruin your ankle, girlie. I know you want to be gun ho about this whole thing but take care of yourself.

CW- OOOoohh. Six Flaggs!! I love that place. Heard they got a new coaster there this season. Just one funnel cake for you, okay? Personally, I can't stand "carnival food" Never really appealed to me (thank goodness)

LT- What's the word on the gig at the zoo? Hope you get it. If all else fails there's a heck of a zoo at Noelle and Angie's houses.

J- I'm looking for you out there...

Kempy- Where you hiding today!


I'm feeling a little under the weather. I'm going to take a few shots of NYQuil and call it a night. Ciao!

Hi guys. In between paragraphs here trying to churn out yet another damn boring story, well, I'm not trying to turn out a boring story but that's the way it's looking. When you got little to start with, you end up with about the same...
anyhow, no time to read back on posts, but just felt like a distraction from the press release doldrums... :stress: I am dreaming of relaxing by doing something simple like lifting weights. God, I want a workout!

dips, what a relief, eh?!?! I think to save time, you should just line 'em up, tell 'em to strip down and do a check, kind of like a police lineup or what a modeling agency would do. No beating around the bush...ah...NO pun intended....anyhow, glad you get down to the business of finding out whether he's boyfriend material. Would I have such worries as you... :^:...and dips, you forgot MY zoo here with the four felines and the horse...well, she's not IN my room, but still you can go see her...makes me miss her just to think of it. How I would like to have her nearby. I suppose I should have my own barn with hired workers....gotta get rich first.

angie, the cat's eye is ok I guess. It's hard to tell as it just is...I mean, the eyeball is in the socket (sorry to gross anyone out) but there is no lens, so I guess it's like an open hole. Whether that is dangerous or not, I don't know. So far it seems to tear only a little and does not look infected or red. I wish I had a good vet to go to but I have no money and she hasn't even had any shots....oh well....at least she's alive...

Anyhow, back to work. I have to finish this, shower and get in to the office today and I don't feel good. Full moon boogie always screws around with me....big race tomorrow, gotta go to that....I just need sleep.

Hello to everyone else, Noelle and cal and jbbm and Kempy and anyone who has slipped the sieve. Ciao! Oh, that reminds me, I was in an Irish pub some weeks ago, met a woman from Switzerland whose English wasn't all that good. Me, being drunk, said to her she could speak German if she wanted. I used to sound like a native but haven't spoken in years and so the only way I do is if I'm drunk and the other person is not good in English. Anyhow, the words flowed and just yesterday I got an email routed through the newspaper from this woman saying if I wanted to get together for more German conversation she was still in Tokyo. Cool! A chance to speak the old lingo...now just to get drunk enough....ah, nothing like some delicious Weissbiers...I'll have to search out a German place, not the flat Irish and English stuff sold at this Irish joint, which is a very crazy place with live bands and wacko mix of Japanese and foreign customers....okay, blah, blah, blah, back to the work!! :drill:

Good Morning! I lost 6 pounds of bloat this week so that is encouraging and I have my meals all planned out for the next week so I should be good to go. Me,Alicia and Brit went walking last night....in the rain. :lol: It was actually nice to do and now I have no excuse just because it is raining!! :lol:

Noelle, I hope your ankle is feeling better this morning. Dont overdo it girl. You are my hero if that means anything. You keep me wanting to come back and try to lose this weight again with how awesome you have been doing this time around. I KNOW you will get to your goal!!

Dips,WOOHOO!!!! I am glad he didnt disappoint you. I hope you are feeling better today.

Red, I hope you and your new friend have a great time together. You deserve to have some fun, you have been working so hard.

I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Oh my god you guys I let the dogs out to go pee this morning and when I went to make them come back in(because Rebel has dug himself a little hole to go find daddy) I kept trying to get Rebel in and must have missed Puddin sneek out. (She is NOT allowed outside) So anywho Reb comes in and I am on the puter when I hear Puddin squeek(she sounds like a guineau pig) and couldnt figure out where she was. She was standing out on the deck in front of the sliders trying to get back in!!! I cant imagine if she had of wandered off, I wouldnt know where she was!! Phewww.

Me and Alicia got in a walk first thing this morning.

Hi guys, I'm off to sign up my kid for a summer program, then buy some new uniforms for next year since they have a sale going on. Exciting huh? Not! :lol: I tried my best to stay OP yesterday, didn't get breakfast going til about 11 so I had a grilled chix salad from McD's, then I went to a "tea party" at the school where they had a Mother's Day program and all kinds of junk food. I had a small turkey finger sandwich, a chocolate covered brownie and some cheetos :rolleyes:... and the only thing they had to drink was this ice cream sherbet/guava juice/soda concoction which was LOADED with sugar but tasted good--I only had half a glass.....but then I think all that sugar triggered me. We went out to dinner at a hamburger joint, which was great....ate my fries then an ice cream dessert. Burp! But I am trying again today *sigh* I have got to get my butt weighed in again at WW so I can guilt myself into staying OP. Make me go on Tuesday guys OK? I won't be surprised if I put on 5 lbs over the last 2 weeks. What a pig I've been. Oh well, no more pity party for me, just suck it up and soldier on. :running:

Angie, GREAT JOB on those 6 lbs!!! If I don't watch out, you're gonna catch me up and then pass me. ;) Seriously, you are back on it girl. I'm glad your pup (and your pep!) came back without any problems.

Hey Red :D. That is a neat story about meeting that Swiss woman at the bar. Danke schoen is about all I know in German :rolleyes: Have fun at the race!

So Dips, I take it your new man is more than a handful huh? :devil: :lol: I hope you got some rest, Nyquil always does the trick for me. :faint:

Yo Kempy! How's it going? Do you still have the cute yellow pup?

Hey Julie, Cal, Maggzs, cw, Cherie....and everyone, have a great weekend.

Good Morning!! Well, I didnt get in my second walk and I ended up eating my supper after 7:30 yesterday but I have a good reason for that. My BIL and SIL came up from New Hampshire and visited with us for a while. My SIL had Gastric Bypass in February and she has already lost 80 Pounds!!WOW! She didnt have any complications from it so she is a very happy customer. She said she would do it all again in a heartbeat. I think she said she wants to lose another 80.

I am going to jump in the shower and try to get Alicia up to do 2 walks this morning and then do one before dark to make up for the one I lost yesterday.

Noelle, How did you do eating wise yesterday? Here :dust: I hope this helps you.

:cp: :running: :running: :running: :cheer: YEAH!! Me and Alicia got in a double walk this morning so now all we need is to get in one more before bed and we didnt miss any this weekend. :lol: :carrot:

Woo-Hoo Angie, you are smokin' hot! Great job girl. I bet seeing your SIL slim down so quick gave you more motivation to lose the "old fashion way" (why is it called that? I think it should be called the normal way :lol: ) huh? You know, I wonder how many pounds overweight do you have to be to get approved for gastric bypass? Or is it based primarily on if your health is really adversely affected by the excess weight.... :chin: I would be so scared of getting it done, then having to limit myself so severely on the eating afterward--but I guess if my life depended on it, I could do it.

My eating wasn't too bad yesterday, let's see... some kashi cereal w/lt. soy milke for breakfast, some fresh ramen noodles + veggies for lunch and a subway sub club for dinner. THat aside from a couple of sugar free chocolates, I was pretty darn good. Not much exercise other than walking the mall for a couple of hours looking for a mother's day gift and a b-day gift for my sis. We shall see how today goes. I just got out of bed :yawn: I am going to open my gift from Rick and Michael soon....I wonder what it is???

Oh, and by the way, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mothers. Even if you have no human children, you are great mothers to all your furry pet friends and you should be celebrated too! :grouphug:

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

You know I totally forgot today was Mothers Day. The kids(meaning Jay :lol: ) gave me a bouquet yesterday. So this morning I totally forgot. :lol: I hope you ALL have a great day today.

Noelle, I am not sure how much you have to weigh to get approved for it but she couldnt have been much heavier than me. I am too scared to do it too, but it is working wonders for her. What did you get? :gift:

Well, I did it!! I said I was going to walk 3 times today and I did it.

Good Morning girls!!

Ok, so we get new people and I vanish. Sorry. I don't know what my problem is. I have just been staying away from the puter. I don't know why either. I am heading out of the door to go to work for a few hours but I will be back later. I promise when I get home I am going to read everything I missed and get back to business. I have been slacking over the weekend on WW too so I need you guys for support. I knew I should have never been away this long. You guys help me with everything and now is the time to get back on track. Be back later. :wave:

Hi Kempy. :wave: How have you guys been?

I got in my first walk first thing this morning so now just one more and I am done for the day. I didnt have any bread here for lunch and Jay is working at his Moms so I made a tuna salad roll on a tortilla. It was pretty good but I want my bread back. :lol:

that is about it so far today. I will be back later.

Hello ladies! Just a quick little post to let ya'll know I am still alive. I had an awful weekend. Will come and post about it later... Have lots to get done today, and I'm not moving so good! :(

Hey LT, I missed you. :wave: I hope you are doing a little bit better this afternoon. Cant wait to chat with ya!! :hug:

Hello everyone,

I've come to the conclusion that I'm way to old for Magic Mountain. The funnel cake wasn't as good as I remember, and it set me off on sugar binges over the weekend. Tomorrow is a new day, and this is a new week. I hope you all had a wonderful mothers day. Have a good day today.

Hello, hello... I got my 3.5 mile walk in this morning. I went to a Pet Expo over the weekend and picked up a backpack for Lucky (my pup) and made her try it out this morning. It was so funny, I filled up two small water bottles halfway and put them in the pack. Then when I strapped it on her, she would not move at all. It was like she was fused to the spot. I had to bribe her to come to me with some liver treats. I emptied out the bottles and just left the pack on her, then she walked. I know the dog should be able to carry up to 20% of their body weight, but I think I was rushing her with the pack and the extra weight. Oh well, maybe tomorrow will be better. Poor girl.

Oh, and then Rick calls me to tell me that the school called and that I better go and pick up Michael, he had a papercut on his eye or something from another kid waving her homework around. So I freak out a little bit, go to the healthroom and his eye looks perfectly normal, not even red or tearing up. So I talk to him a little bit, and then he says it hurts less than it did when it first happened, so I convince him to go back to class. Crisis averted :rolleyes: I don't want him missing class if he's not really sick ya know? My 9 y.o. niece on the other hand, she's such a drama queen and she was out all of last week--she was maybe actually sick only for one day, but my sister believes her when she says she has a fever and doesn't want to go to school. What a sucker! :shrug:

cw, that is a good realization about the funnel cake--that it's not as good as you remember. Next time you go to MM you won't even bother with it. And you're right! Today is a new day/new week and we will all make it a good one! :carrot:

LadyT, hope your week is starting off on a better note than your weekend. Wanna talk about it?

Angie, I believe that sandwich is called a wrap ;)... just jokin' with ya :lol: I know you know that. Are your dogs good walkers on the leash? I got Lucky pretty well trained, but she still pulls at certain parts of the walk, I don't know if it's me slowing down or her just wanting to get it over with. Hey, great job on catching up on your walks yesterday too--you are super motivated. --hey, did ya steal my motivation or somethin'? 'cause I can't find it :devil:

Kempy, I am super struggling right now too. I feel like I have been off plan for a week and a half. I am doing good today though, and will make myself WI tomorrow, even if I know I will show a gain--I need that reality check if I'm going to get back on track. What's happening out in your neck of the woods?

Hello to all....be back later.

Ok, I read them all so I am back now.

Anige I has not shipped back the elliptical yet. I have a call into the company it came from the see what the shipping is going to be. I have a friend who might be able to send it back for me if they are charging too much. I am sure it is going to be high. I think it weighs 120lbs. Did you get your WW stuff in yet?

Noelle I don't know what it is about me getting close to goal. I kind of fizzle for some reason. It is like I think I am so close so I can slack. That is so not true. If I keep at this rate I will never hit goal. Maybe that is what WW is counting on.

CW I have never had a funnel cake. I never knew what they were until we went to Disney a few weeks ago. I guess they kind of remind me of beignets and I would rather eat those. I usually have to watch out for sugar too. It is one of my enemies.

Well, I need to clean the ktichen and MAKE myself go walk. I know I will feel better after I do. I'll check back later.

CW, You are right, tomorrow is a new day. I agree with Noelle too, Now you wont want one next time, That is a plus. ;)

Noelle, YES! A wrap!! I was like a tuna roll thingamajingy somethin or other. :lol: YEAH :cheer: On getting in your walk today!!! You ROCK!! I can so see Lucky with the backpack on. :lol: Sounds like Candi the other day. haha :kickbutt:

I am glad Michael is okay. Poor baby. Give him a hug from Aunt Angie. :hug:

Rebel pulls but he is so preoccupied with hunting squirrels so I just keep checking him. Candi walks fine...unless Rebel sees a squirrel and then she tries to get it too. :lol: And Mickey is a great walker except he keeps barking because he wants to be first in line. So I guess they are all FREAKS!!! :lol: :crazy:

Kempy, Nope, I havent gotten my stuff yet but it should be soon. I ordered a new set of scales too. :goodscale They are weight watchers scales and they seem pretty good. I got em for $26.00 plus shipping and on the Conair sight they wanted $65.00 plus shipping so not too bad plus a Weight Watchers chicken cookbook since as you all know we basically eat chicken breast everyday. :hun: :drool:

I have found a good weight watchers sight too I am not sure if you guys have checked it out yet but it tells alot about how to do it. It is called Dotties Weight loss Zone. I have learned a ton of info from that sight already.

So, Me and Alicia got in 3 walks today because it was so nice out but I guess we are going to get alot of rain for the next few days. I hope not so bad that I have to ride my bike. :ebike:

Here is what happened on my poopy weekend. Friday, was actually a good day. Life wise, that is, not so much eating wise. My mom took me out for dinner, so I ate bad for the first time in 2 weeks. I got carried away I guess. But my scale said -3 pounds, so I thought, why not? Well I shouldn't have... This morning I'm back at where I was *sigh* Anyways... after dinner, we went out to the casino and played the $.05 slots, which was great fun.

Then Saturday, we had to go out to my in-laws, since we could not go out on Sunday for Mother's Day. They live about a 2 hour drive west of us. Which is OK since my horse is right out that direction too. But hubby did not tell me what time we had to be there. So I got up too late to stop at the barn and have a ride. :( We stay out at his folks place doing various things until like 10:00 PM, and I am not impressed at having to drive 2 hours in the dark, because it is starting to rain. We are about 30 mins into the drive, and I come over the hill, and just over the crest of the hill, there are 6 deer standing in the middle of the road. I braked and swerved, and 5 of them ran away from us, but one ran toward us. I tried, but couldn't avoid hitting the silly deer. I pull over to see what's what. Well the deer is dead, I killed it pretty much instantly. :( My car has a smashed headlight, cracked bumper, broken driver's side mirror, the driver's side fender is crushed, and the driver's door does not really open any more. :mad: We have a pretty high deductible on our insurance, so it's going to cost a fair amount of money. Which we don't have because I'm still unemployed....

To make matters worse... we went out for Mother's Day Brunch with most of my mom's side of her family, which was really nice. My parents decided to drive my grandmother home. I board my house out at her place, so my parents asked if hubby and I wanted to go with them. I jumped at the chance since I hadn't gotten to ride Sat. We get out to the farm, and I'm riding. It's been going really well, and I am about to call it quits. My horse stumbles suddenly very badly. I get catapaulted off over his head, and hit the dirt face first, HARD. Then behind me, the horse hits the dirt face first, even HARDER. My mom, who is watching me ride for the first time in months, is terrifed that Midnight (my horse) is going to land on me, or step on me when he's getting up. Thankfully, he did not. He was really calm and good, and flipped himself away from me as he's getting himself up. So I am alive to tell the tale. But I'm pretty bruised up. My face, and right arm, and hip are all bruised pretty badly... :(

Ok, so that's it for my pity party, sorry it took so long!

Angie - GREAT JOB!!!!! This weekend you got back on track! It sounds like you are off to an awesome start! and CONGRAT's on the 6 pound loss!!! WTG!!!

Kempy - I think sometimes we psych ourselves out and sabotage ourselves when we get close to goal. It's so much harder than at the beginning when the pounds are falling off. At least, in my experience! :D Hang in there!

Noelle - LOL! I can just see your girl laying down in the sidewalk refusing to budge with that water on her back. Maybe just add a little at a time, and you'll have better luck? And I hope things get back on track for you this week.

Dips - ROFL! I'm glad to know your possible man checks out!!! Hopefully he "measures" up in all the other ways too (pun most definitely intended)!

Helloooo! To everyone else! Hope your weekend were better than mine, and let's all have a great week ladies!

Hey guys, I just looked at our local newspaper's "Pet Project" website. I posted some new pictures of our feral "outside" cats (Kitty Boy, Whiskas and Leper), my sister's two JRT's Kekoa and Keaka, and then I found pics of Petey, the holland lop--remember Jacks who used to post here? That's her bunny! Check it out here : http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/photo/ln/15. You have to scroll through a few pics before you get to the cats, but Jacks' rabbit is right after. Check it out.

LadyT, I'm so sorry you had that spill off your horse! I am glad you didn't break any bones. I am sorry about the deer incident too, luckily no one was injured (in the car that is). :hug: I hope your week is definitely looking better for ya.

I'm sorry guys.... can I ask you guys to please pray (if you're the praying kind) or send healing vibes for my dad? My post right above this one I wrote around 11:20 a.m. morning, but I got interrupted and didn't post it earlier because my dad fainted upstairs. We had to call an ambulance for him and I just got back from the hospital (3:10 pm now). The doctors suspect he has a bleeding ulcer (for starters) and we are still waiting on additional info. He will be admitted into the hospital soon, but I had to go and pick up the kids from school so I am home now. The rest of my 6 sisters are at the hospital waiting....... I am worried, but am hopeful that the ulcer is the worst of his problems. He is 73 years and a bit long in the tooth but I hope he has many many more healthy years ahead of him. :crossed:

Noelle, I saw the photos. Very cute! :yes:

Oh, goodness Noelle! I just saw your other post. I'm so sorry to hear of your father and, yes, will pray that he recovers quickly. :hug:

Hi Girls

Noelle your Dad will be in my prayers. I hope everything turns out to be okay. Hugs honey and thinking of you. :hug:

I am just trying to read all the posts before bed. Hi everyone and I hope to get back here tomorrow. Take care all.

Keep your head up Noelle. I'll be praying for your father to make full recovery. I love you and I'll be thinking of you.

Only 16 more school days!!! Yes, I am counting.
Lots of work to do still, but I can definitely see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I went walking with the dog, Tucker, and Ashley for about 30 minutes. I guess we went too late, because Ashley kept complaining about her legs being tired, the 'skeeters' (mosquitos), etc. She also protested loudly when I wanted to take the long way home...so we took the short way, but were still gone for 1/2 hour.

Noelle: Your father is in my prayers. I hope everything is well with him. :hug:

LadyT: I'm so glad to see that you were not seriously hurt. Also, that your horse is ok as well. I'm sorry about what happened with the deer. It reminded me of the time my mom hit a horse near where she lived. My mom loved horses and when the one she hit died, Mom cried for days. She and my sister were ok, but the car was totaled. The horse went through the windshield. Mom also found out later that the horse was pregnant.

Julie: Hope everything is going well with you.

Kempy: Great to see you back.

Angie: I've been seeing on the news about all the rain New England is getting. I hope you aren't getting too much. Way to go with the walking. I know I feel much better after walking; it's just getting the motivation to do it.

CW: I never really cared for funnel cake. My sister would always get some every time we went to Universal Studios. I don't really care too much for the sweets. I also decided that I'm too old for Magic Mountain. The last time I went was nearly 15 years ago. I haven't even been to Knott's Berry Farm since the late 1960's because it's too much of an amusement park now and I still remember what it used to be like.

Hello to everyone else. Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day.

Cal

Noelle! :hug: I hope your dad is OK!!! Let us know, OK? :( :hug:

Cal - Guess it's time to drag out the bug bomb, hey? Your mom is so lucky she survived, I could not imagine having something as huge as a horse come through my windshield!! I would be devastated if I hit a horse too!

Have a good night everyone!

Thanks everyone for your kind words and prayers. They mean alot! We just got back from visiting again, they are doing more tests tomorrow so we can get a clearer picture of what's going on. They have him on an IV drip so his fluids were replenished, and he is in good spirits, more like his "old" self so I was happy to see him like that. He keeps insisting that he wants to get up and walk around, but we have pleaded with him to please call the nurses before he attempts to do anything of the sort. With the amount of blood loss he has had over the past two days, he is still a little dizzy and faint. He's a stubborn old goat though, which is his usual self so that's a good sign. I hope to have more positive news tomorrow. Thanks again ladies, you guys are the best! :grouphug:

The report sounds great, Noelle! So glad to hear your father is sounding genki! :yes: I will keep praying for a full recovery.

Noelle, Oh My Gosh.:hug: I am praying for your Dad too. I hope everything is okay today and you get great news on his further tests.

LT, My husband delivers all the donuts really early in the morning when the deer like to just hang out in the road so he has hit tons of deer before. I feel so bad for everyone of them but they do come right at ya so you cant help it. He has to buy a parts car(junky ones for delivering) so he can have spare parts and doesnt have to file a claim.

I am glad that you werent more seriously injured after falling off your horse. That must have been scary. I hope you have a great day today.

Cal, 16 Days!! I can tell how excited you are. We didnt get ANY of the rain that everyone else got this weekend. It was sunny and beautiful here. :lol: My BIL and SIL were up from New Hampshire the whole weekend and had to call my MIL when they got home to say how bad it was and that the schools werent even open down there. She said that they should have just stayed up here for a few more days. But we are expecting rain here now until after this weekend.

Well, It is cloudy out right now but hasnt started to rain yet so I am off to squeeze in a dry walk. I will check back later.

Hi. :wave: I went online and typed in weight watchers online points calculator and found one!!! I have been grabbing everything out of my cupboards and adding up the points for everything. :lol: According to that my average daily intake is only about 21 points.(actually less because I eat about half a serving of breakfast.)

**breakfast**
cheerios with skim milk

**Lunch**
tuna
lowfat mayo
2 slices bread
2 servings wow chip

**snack**
1 banana

**Supper**
3-4 oz. chicken breast with cajun seasoning
1 cup jambalaya with cheese
1 cup brocolli

Do you think that is right? What I have read is that I should eat 28 points a day, how would I do that? It seems like too much food now. You mean I should be eating another 7 points per day (that isnt even counting the flex or exercise points)AND I would still lose weight? If that is true than WOW!! I think I will like this plan. :lol:

I got up and took my walk in the break of rain and it hasnt stopped downpouring once since I got back. :lol:

Oh yeah one more question. I looked up the points for restaurants on Dotties websight. So if I wanted to take all my flexpoints some Saturday and go to Popeyes I could use them all on that meal and I would still lose weight or just maintain? How do you guys work those, Do you just try not to use them or do you use them? Sorry to be so annoying? :lol:

Noelle I am so gald to hear that your dad is doing better today. I hope he keeps improving. Keep us posted.

Angie my first question is were are your veggies? You need to have at least 6 servings a day. That is like a serving size not a can of veggies or anything. You do need to eat more too. Are you measuring your food out? If you aren't you might actually be eating more points than you think. When you start off with points you are already going to be eating less than you wuld normally and as you lose weight you will adjust your points. Then once you hit goal you go into a maintnace phase and your points will go up a little. You bodyis going to be in weight loss mode and you need to fuel it or you will be in starvation mode and not lose like you should. You will lose with the points you are given. I know I thought there is no way I can eat all of that and then you figure out what to eat and before you know it you are hitting those points all the time. I usually save my FP for one meal. I use to use them for one day but I wasn't noticing anything so I switched and it made a big differnece. You need to give your body a break and it will be tricked into letting go of more lbs. Have you looked at the forum here about WW? You probably don't even need to post a question, just read back and you will find out all that you need to know. There is one lady KellyS that posts lots of useful stuff. I would read there and see if you can get a little more info on what you should be eating everyday. I hope this helps you.

Hey all, I got my morning walk in, nice, hot and sunny here. Lucky is getting used to her backpack (I weighed it down with two bottles of kids bubble soap :bubbles: ). I plan on weighing in this morning and then visiting my dad. He is in for tests this morning so we can't be in the way til the afternoon. I am hoping for more positive news today.

Oh yeah, Dottie's website rocks!

Angie, yes, you should be eating 28 pts per day...and Kempy's right, eat more veggies :carrot: Veggies are FREE meaning no points per serving, esp. if you eat them raw or just lightly steamed without butter. I use the ICBINB lite spray and lots of pepper or garlic powder for seasoning. But watch out for corn and maybe cooked carrots (which taste gross to me), the higher the sugar content in the veggie, the more cals it is bound to have (1 cup serv of corn is 2 pts, carrots are 1). If I'm pressed for time, I eat a whole can (2 serv) of green beans for 1 pt. Make sure you drink all your water too, it helps flush out the fat out of your system and makes your skin all nice and beautiful :lol: As for flex points, I usually use them as a splurge meal like you said, but do it on my WI day, that way, I weigh in, then go eat it. I do lose this way, but it's not like you will show a good loss if you eat your splurge meal the day before you WI, you know what I mean? So there are ways to do it. **You know the way I used to get in all my points in the beginning? I would once in a while have a serving of real, full-fat ice cream, the good kind like Godiva or Haagen Daz or whatever you like. I won't eat the sugar free or fat free yucky tasting stuff even if I can have a lot of it, just eat the real thing, you get all the flavor and a whopping 7 points in. Of course you wouldn't want to do this everyday, but you get the picture. It was unbelievable how much food you actually could eat on this plan if you make good food/point-friendly choices.

Cal, my boy gets out in 10 days, and the last 3 days are 1/2 days! What am I going do to? :eek: :lol:

Hi Girls

Noelle sending more prayers and best wishes for your Dad. I hope Michael's eye is doing okay too.

Angie, Noelle and Kempy you girls really got me thinking about WW. I think I need something structured. You all are doing so great.

Dips Hi girl. So how is school, almost done?

Cal that vacation is getting closer by the second.

LadyT glad your are okay. How scary!

Hi Cw and Red.

I have healthy dinner planned of chicken sandwiches, salads and broccoli. Gosh, girls I am sorry I have been absent from here but I feel like I am just running sometimes without time to post. Yesterday dd had a field trip and today ds had one. But I want to post because when I don't I start slacking and missing you all too! I got on my excercise bike this morning and turned on FitTv and worked out with Gilad. I don't think that man ages, lol. We have severe storm coming through right now.

Take care everyone and have a good day!:)

Hi ladies... Hi Julie :wave: I'm happy to see you around again. No stressing about not posting everyday, you have a life, I understand ;) :lol: I hope the storm is easing off real soon for you.

I just got back from my WI, I gained 1.8 lbs. I am disappointed in my lack of progress the past few weeks but not suprised. I am not out of the game though, I needed that WI to get me back on track, out of the pity-party mindset that I was starting to slip into. I am still fighting to get fit! :boxing:

I visited my dad, but no word from the doc yet on exactly what's going on. He needed to rest so I came home. My mom and I will go back later this afternoon when the doc is scheduled to come by again. My dad had breakfast yesterday morning, and that was the last time he ate anything solid. He was grumbling about being hungry, but can't eat until the doc says it's ok... so at least I know he has an appetite. Poor guy, I hate to be starving. :lol:

Noelle thats my girl! Just forget about the little bit of gain and keep your positive attitude that is you! That is a good sign that your Dad has his appetite. I hope he gets something in his tummy soon.

Well ladies I am going to wash my face and get myself into bed. Keep up the great work everyone!

Just a quick note to say hello to everyone.

Noelle, I'm praying for a quick recovery for your dad, and for peace for you and your family during this trying time. :hug:

Have a good night.

Good Morning everyone!! :wave:

Noelle, I hope you got some good news yesterday about your dad. I am glad to hear he has an appetite now. I am sending good vibes your way. :goodvibes

Julie, I know how busy you feel. Starting this week the winter slowdown is officially over and I am back to work 7 days a week....But, when the tourists are here is the only chance to get ahead and save for the winter so I guess it is a necessary evil in order to raise my kids. :lol: I can always keep DREAMING of my vacation in December though. :cloud9:

Well, That is about it for me. Have a good day girls.

Good morning all! I got the estimate done on the damage to my car yesterday, it is between $3500 and $5000. *sigh* So I guess I am going to have to involve the insurance. I was really hoping to avoid making a claim.

Noelle - I sure hope your Dad gets some good news today. You and your mom must be so worried. :hug: His appetite is a good sign, I hope! As for the weight gain, it could have been worse, right? 1.8 pounds in a couple weeks is *not* too bad!! You'll get those pounds off again, I know it! :carrot:

Angie - 7 days a week thru the summer, eh? I don't know if I could do that! I admire you girl! :)

:wave: Hi everyone else! Hope you're having a good day!

I had to take one of my cats to the vet yesterday. He had a bad infection on one of his hind feet, and would not let me look at it real close. Turns out he has completely seperated one of his claws from the nail-bed, *ouch*! The whole toe is infected, and the toe next to it too. The vet cleaned it out, and says he should be ok now though. I have to keep a pretty close eye on him, poor baby! :(

Hey LT, OUCH! That is alot of damage. I hope you get it fixed fast without too much hassle. Oh Your poor kitty. Do you have any idea how he did that? I hope he heals quickly.

Believe me we are so sick of the donut business but we dont know how we could make the same money and the kids still have 5 years before they are out of the house so we are scared to make any big moves career wise. We are trying to hold on until they are grown and then we can downsize everything and have a bit more normal life{hopefully :lol: }

Geesh, Noelle, I am sorry I missed your weigh in. You did great in my opinion because I could have done way more damage than that. You are getting back on track and it should be gone in a week or so just like it never happened. You still inspire me....even more so now that you are jumping right back on the wagon and are motivated to keep losing.

Hey guys. My weigh in was ok I guess. I am where I was when we left for vacation. I really wanted more gone but I know it is going to be hard now since I don't have much left to go. I do have to say I was VERY good today. I went to Sam's wholesale and didn't buy any kind of junk. I told Joe I could have spent so much money in there. I only left with (food wise) a cantalope, pinapple (fresh), edamame, chicken breast, animal crackers, salsa and a pork loin that I am going to split and freeze. I swear I could have bought the whole case of cheese. That place is so dangerous. Maybe it is b/c I had just weighed in.

LT I wanted to say I hope you are ok. I meant to post that when I read about your spill. I used to ride when I was younger. In fact, I used to jump so I was thrown so many times I can't even count. It still sucks though. Kiss you kitty for me. I hate it when my babies are sick.

Angie how is WW going? I bought the chicken cookbook today and I am going to look at it later today. What I usually do is go through the whole book and dog ear anything that I think soulnds good. Then, once i have goen through them all I will pick a few and Joe and I will try them. I make notes all over the page like if we liked it or if I had to add more veggies or seasoning. I have found so many good things just by doing that. Did you get a chance to check out the WW threads?

Come on Julie you can do WW too. You know we will all help you.

Did we lose Maggz?

Noelle at least you know you can get off that little amount in no time. I think you gave me this speech when I got back from vacation. :D

WooHoo Cal it is almost time!!!

Hey Dips, Red and anyone that I missed.

Hey Kempy, I havent actually started WW yet. I want to wait until I get the books to make it official but I think I got it pretty much figured out. I paid for the stuff with my Paypal by check and I guess now they wait to clear the check for a week so I got word today that it went through and the lady will put them in the mail on Saurday....so they should be here soon. :crossed:

You are doing an awesome job. :carrot: The weight WILL come off for you. I remember the first time I lost all my weight it took me like 3 or 4 months to lose the last 10 pounds.

I know what you mean about Sams Club, whenever we used to shop there I ALWAYS brought home stuff we would never eat normally. :lol: And it was always bad for me. Now I have just been getting the basics to get meals done. I have been buying the rite bite cookie packs though. 100 calories and 2 points I think. Plus since it is already weighted out and in individual servings then I know I am wrong to eat more than one. :lol:

I got in 2 walks so far today and I know Alicia will want another after supper so hopefully the rain will cooperate. :LOL: I think each one is a mile so I am doing about 3 miles a day. I still cant bring myself to want to walk around town being this big(and sweaty :lol: ) so I go the woodsy way instead which is shorter but hey at least it gets done right? :lol:

Hi ladies. I am in my office trying to drink my coffee to keep me up :coffee: My mom and I went to the hospital last night, my oldest sis and BIL showed up just when we did so I let them visit first, then my other sis came out with my niece. They only allow 2 visitors at a time and no kids under 12... of course there will always be rule breakers. There was this other family with their kids, like 3 or 4 of them all 5 and under, all sitting on the floor next to the bed. Come on now, the hospital is not the cleanest place to be bringing your kids and letting them roll around the floor, not to mention the germs they could pick up or even give to the patients. I can't believe the nursing staff didn't say anything. :rolleyes: I took a pic of my dad and let Michael see it, just so he could see what it's like. Still no word yet on exactly what his condition is. His spirits are definitely up, I'm sure they'll be up even further once they give him some solid food. I plan to visit later in the afternoon.

Kempy, you did good with the shopping girl. I know I always wanna buy a humungo bag of potato or corn chips when I go there, and I just have to keep away from the candy aisle where those freakin' honkin' big 3-4 lbs bags of peanut M&M's are. Sorry, I'm starting to visualize....didn't mean to make anyone think about cr@p food like that :^: I just bought 2 pineapples myself, had some for breakfast this morning. Does your Sam's sell the edamame frozen or do they come in trays where the store boils them up themselves? You will get those last 6 lbs off because you WANT that final charm on your keychain. I know I do :lol:


LadyT, I'm sorry about your car repair bill, that's gotta hurt. And poor thing about your kitty cat too, poor baby. At least he's got a good owner that looks after him :)

Angie, you sound like you got the WW thing pretty good. I think you will like the books, they'll give you more options to eat out (fast-food wise) instead of just Subway all the time (I'm not knocking Subway at all, just that sometimes I want a more burger-like experience :lol: )

Julie, you can do WW :dancer:, it's easy and it works. Did you watch AI last night? I tried watching while at the hospital but I had to put the subtitles on since I couldn't hear the singing too good....kinda stupid way to watch a singing competition isn't it? So who do you think will take it now? I'm rooting for Taylor :carrot:

Anywho, I've better get crackin' and do some work here. Have a great day all :wave:

p.s. I have failed miserably with my Memorial Day goal of losing 8 lbs...I still have 2 weeks left, but I know I'm not gonna make it.


I'm thinking of setting a new goal for the 4th of July. Anybody want in on a challenge? :chin:

Noelle Count me in!!!:carrot: :goodscale

I want to join in but I know how hard I am struggling. Maybe I can do it and just say like one lbs or something. That sounds like I am cheating doesn't it?

Kempy, That sounds good to me. You will lose more slowly now anyways so I say go for it.

How does this sound for a breakfast? It figures out to about 5 points, if I did it correctly. 1 serving of oatmeal with cinnamon and 1 TBS. of peanut butter mixed in. I think I read on here somewhere that someone has that for breakfast. Do you think there would be too much fat in it to have every morning? I made some up to try and it does taste good....at least to me because I dont really care for oatmeal but this way it kinda tastes like a peanut butter cookie. :lol:

No Kempy, it's not cheating. If you feel like setting your goal for 1 lb, then set it like that. It's better to set a goal than none at all, methinks. I personally need to set a goal for myself, otherwise I just kind of flounder and do nothing. I think I'm going to try and lose the SAME 8 lbs by July 4th. It's not that far away at all, just about 7 weeks. :fr:

Angie, that sounds like it tastes delicious. I wouldn't worry too much about the fat content right now, as long as you figure the points correctly, you will lose. You will also realize that as you go down in weight and points, you will get really stingy with using them on stuff like peanut butter, and start buying the reduced fat or ff versions :lol: --trust me! It's like money in a checkbook, you will want to spend your points on something really worth it. My leader always asks, "if something will cost you "xx" amount in points, what would you do?" I always say, "don't eat it!" :lol: Peanut butter has the protein to keep you satisfied, as does the fiber in the oatmeal. That sounds like a good breakfast. :hun:

Why in the world do animal crackers have to be so many points. I bought that big container and they are 3 pints per 16 crackers. At this rate I will be finished with the container in the year 2010.

I guess you guys are busy tonight. I was expecting to see more posts.

Good Morning everyone!! It is dark out here today but it hasnt rained so that is good. I just took Rebel for a walk and we even added on a bit more to it...he was surprised when we walked past our road on the way back. :lol:

I am going to make quesadillas for supper tonight with lots of mushrooms,peppers and onions. I used Cabot reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese for the cheese. YUM! I also bought a nice Southwest marinade for the chicken so I am hoping they are good. I also boiled a cabbage yesterday for me and the twins for a filler. We all like it with just some salt sprinkled on it.

I found another set of the ww scales on ebay so I let my mom know about it and she got those yesterday. :lol: I am glad I won mine now too because my old bathroom scales are a little iffy. They still weigh right but they have their days where you have to fidget with them to turn them on. :lol:

Well, I gotta go make some cookies for the accounts. I will be back later.

I got my TaeBo in for the day. I feel much better knowing I have it done now. The tile guys are coming backt o grout the bathroom and the entry way so there was no way to workout while they were here. I ordered the Billy Blanks Bootcamp. I heard it is good so we will see.

Angie get those walks in b4 the rain starts. You are really doing good. I know once you get your WW materials you will do great.

I have to et dressed for work now. I'll be home for lunch today so I will hop on to chat.

Hi Girls, Good Morning!

Just did 15 minutes minutes of hard work on my excercise bike and excercised with Gilad again. My eating has not been so good but I have been working that bike everyday this week. I want to run to the store and pick up some salad fixings for tonight.

Noelle I hope your Dad gets well soon. I did watch AI. I felt bad for Elloitt, he seemed like a nice guy. Did you know he wears an insulin pump? I am hoping Taylor makes it too. Count me in for the 4th! I am not going to set a number but I do want a loss.

Kempy great job getting some excercise in all ready this morning. Doesn't it feel good to get some in for the morning?

Angie, you dinner sounds great for tonight. Wonderful job girl keeping up the walks! Last winter I would always eat oatmeal with peanut butter, I never tried it with cinnamon though. It does taste like a peanut butter cookie, minus the Crisco, haha....but really it is filling and usually keeps me full until lunch.

Well I am off to hope in the shower, I worked up a good sweat! Check back later. Have a great day!

Where is everyone today? I wsa expecting to sit down and have lots of reading to do. I hope you all come out soon.

Julie I wish I could get Gilad. I just loved him when I used to workout with him. Iused to take it but I have long since gotten rid of those. Does he still have that girl with the long braid? She used to drive me crazy. You know how it is when you watch something so many times you start to pick out the little things going on in the back ground?

Mmmm Supper was good! I will be making those again. :lol: :hun:

I told Jay that I think it was fate that I got back on track. You see the Wendy's that we usually eat at when we go grocery shopping just up and closed their doors a couple of weeks ago and everytime I have tried to walk this week it has stopped raining long enough for me to get them in. :lol:

Kempy, How did your day go today? Great I hope.

It was good Angie. I was able to do TaeBo this morning and take the dogs for a walk just now. I think my eating has been pretty good too. I am craving something sweet though. I think I might have to have a popscile since they are 0pts.

Angie when the universe is ready, it is ready. I knew you would be doing great.

Hi Ladies,

Long long time no looky. I have read a few posts but it seems so long I cant begin to catch up. Things have been very crazy here at work. I now have 2 staff down. If you recall I was having trouble with 1 well now I feel soooo stinky as she was admitted to hospital last week with cancer. All I wanted was for her to go & now I feel really bad for harbouring all those thoughts. eeeeeeeekkkkkkkk she is only 44 so it really puts life into perspective eye.

I have not been really good on the food front which in a way is probably pschologically why I have always found something else to do when I had 5 seconds to get online here but hey we all have cruddy weeks. I think I have to start feeling happy with where I am at rather then always wanting something else (or rather be someone else ... a skinnier me) cause if I think about the skinnier me & it doesnt happen in 2 weeks then I just want to give up. Sound familiar????

Anyways just wanted to touch base & say hello. I am off away for the weekend so everyone Take care & I will weigh in again on Monday & take stock of the recent damage. Weighing in is not something I have done for a few weeks now.

Hey ladies, I'm just back from my walk. I took Lucky and we walked to the bank, a 3+mile round-trip. That backpack is doing wonders for her, no pulling and no excess energy when we get back. That dog used to be able to play ball for hours even after a 3+ mile walk w/out the pack. I wish I had that kind of stamina.

Anyway, my dad was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon, he had some kind of intestinal polyps that were irritated so that caused the bleeding....sorry if that's TMI. It's a good thing though, because initally they thought he had a bleeding ulcer. He is still a little slow and weak, but definitely on the mend. THat was a scary thing for our family, as we know my parents are getting up there in age, but we don't want to think about their mortality, ya know?

Maggzs, your workload must be a huge stressor for you. I'm sorry about your co-worker--but really, you musn't feel bad about the way you felt about her job performance, you couldn't have known about her cancer. Enjoy your weekend :hug:

Julie, great job for exercising on that bike and w/Gilad :strong: Even though your eating may not be what you want it to be, you are getting good exercise and that is better than none at all. I did not know that about Elliot and his insulin pump. I think he will do well from this point on if he chooses to cut an album, he as a nice voice.

Angie, those quesadillas sounded good. I might go out and get some spinach tortillas and make some this weekend. So your Wendy's closed? I just read in the news that 3 more are being built on my side of the island....what does that mean for me??!!! :lol: I can always get the baked potato and a small chilli cup. :rolleyes:

I gotta run and get to work. Hi to everyone :wave:

Good Afternoon Ladies!! :lol: I have been busy busy busy today. I made scone and pumpkin whoopie pies to sell at MIL bakery this weekend. Hopefully that will bring in some extra cash. I have only had time to get in one walk today but at least I got that in I say. :lol:

Maggz, I am the same way as you. We will get the hang of it someday. :lol:

Noelle, maybe I should get one of those packs for Rebel. He can play ball all day if we would throw it for him.

YEAH!!! :cheer: I am so glad that your Dad is home. I bet he is too.

Well, I should go do something. :lol:

Good Morning!! I am down 3 pounds for this week. I cant wait for my new scales to come. Of course they will probably be a different weight than these ones...Maybe for the better. :lol:

I am just waiting for the rain to break for a minute so I can get in my walk. I bought some of those weight watchers 1 point snack cakes yesterday after reading about them. GROSS!! People actually waste their time eating that junk? I would much rather make something of my own and take my chances then eat those dry little things. :lol:

I did get some of the cookies n cream ice cream bars. YUM!! Now those were huge and so worth it and only 2 points. Jay even like them. I bought some goldfish 100 calorie packs as well.

Has anyone tried the Crystal Light Fruit Punch yet? That is so good. It tastes just like kool aid. That will help me get my water in because I could drink that steady.

Well, I hope you all have a great weekend and you even get a chance to post. :lol:

Hey girls! Hope you're all having a great weekend. I busted out my sewing machine, and decided to sew all weekend! yaay!

Angie - CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :cheer: For your 3 pound loss! Yaay! You're back on track, girl, and you haven't even really started the WW thing yet! Maybe I should join too.... hmmm :chin: Maybe I will once I get some cash.

Noelle - I am so glad that your dad is out of the hospital and feeling better. And glad too that the diagnosis was not too too bad. :hug: :woo:

Maggzs - I know how you feel about wanting it to happen *now* I am the same way! I guess we just have to realize that we didn't get this way overnight, and it's not going to go away overnight either. I think you are right about learning to accept and be happy with the person you are now, but it is a lot easier to say " I accept and love myself " than it is to *do* it sometimes, no? :hug: I hope you start to have an easier time soon!

Kempy - I have always been tempted to try TaeBo, but it intimidates me a little. Is it fun? Do you take classes, or have a home video? I think I would have to do it at home, with the curtains drawn, and when my hubby is not here! LOL!

Julie - Good for you for getting that exercise in every day!! :)

My car hasn't gone in to the shop yet, so I'm going to miss my riding lesson this week, unfortunately. :( Oh well! I hope my car does not take too long to fix. I applied for 5 different jobs this week, and I'm counting on getting at least one interview. Driving to get to them would be good! :rolleyes:

My kitties foot is doing much better!! :) Phew! We have been trying to keep the other two from chasing him too much, but haven't had much luck. It does not seem to bother him though.

Anyways, I'm off to get back to the sewing! :wave: Have a good weekend!!

Good Morning girls!! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. We took the twins to my hometown yesterday and just showed them places that my parents used to take me while I was growing up. They liked it. It was strange because the area where we bought our first house was so run down looking now and all the houses were the same color that they were when I was in elementary school.

The sun is actually out today so I hope it stays that way. :lol: I bought a fountain to go in the pool and I would like to get it hooked up and running.

LT, Good Luck with your job interviews. I hope you get the one you want. I'm glad your kitty is doing better.

Well, I will be back later.

Good morning ladies. I got shocked out of bed 30 minutes ago when the neighbor's stupid car alarm went off (or should I say on and on and on and on and on....) I couldn't get back to sleep so I figured I'd pop on here. We went to a b-day party for one of Michael's classmates yesterday. It was a little girl whose family just moved to a beautiful house in a rich neighborhood--of course it was clear across the other side of the island :lol: They have an in-ground pool in their backyard, plus their backyard opens up into a small boat marina. They had boat tours for everyone so we all took a ride out on that, fed the ducks, fished a little and let the kids swim until they were all wrinkly like prunes. Of course I ate too much junk food (hot dogs :ink: and hamburgers :moo: and strawberry margaritas :dizzy: ) We stayed half the day, then went to see the Over the Hedge movie afterward. It was a LONG day but tons of fun. I need to get more sleep! :tired:

Angie, I have to say GREAT JOB on those 3 lbs lost :cb:. I don't know how you stay so focused when you make all those bakery goodies. On my walk I pass 2 wholesale bakeries and the smell of cookies and muffins and breads......gawd, I dream about eating those things while I'm out walking :rolleyes: You're doing so good!!! Thanks for the heads-up on those WW cakes :lol:

LadyT, sorry about your lack of transportation. Too bad you can't have your horse nearby so you can ride it to get where you need to go. There was a news story about some kids who can't afford gas anymore to get to school so they are up and riding their horses :lol: Sounds like a good idea to me, as long as you take care of the "exhaust" ;) :crossed: I'm crossing my fingers for you to get those job interviews!!!

Giving a shout out to Kempy, Julie, Cal, Dips, cw, Maggzs, Red and anyone else I may have missed. I am going to attempt to go back to bed. Have a great Sunday everyone :wave:

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I kept pretty busy. It was so hot this weekend; averages were about 105. Funny, on the news they were saying to enjoy the cooler temps tomorrow (91) because the low 100's will be back by Wed. Only in Phoenix could one refer to the low 90's as 'cooler temps'. :cool:

Only 12 more school days. I like how our weeks will be from now on: 5 days this week, 4 days next week, and 3 days the last week (and those 3 days are all 1/2 days). Unfortunately, that also means only three weeks until we leave and I haven't even started to pack yet. I do have the suitcases airing out, but that's about it.

Anyway, have a great evening and a wonderful Monday. (That's an oxymoron isn't it??):D

Good night.

Cal

Hi Girls

How is everyone's Monday going? I had a pretty nice weekend. Saturday we went on a long hike so I got fresh air and some excercise. Yesterday was laundry and cleaning but I did manage to get my excercise in. Hopefully it made up for my apple pie and an ice cream cone.:o It is cool here today but perfect walking weather so I have no excuses.

Noelle that sounds like a great party. Not the kind of kids party where you just drop them off, fun for the parents too. I read the news this morning that the Dog and Beth got married. And his daughter was just killed the day before in a car accident. How sad. I always thought they were all ready married.

Angie wonderful job on those 3 pounds! I am still waiting for my dumb scale to move, LOL. Your ride sounds nice. I love taking rides and looking at the old neighborhoods we lived in and and homes. Dh and I's first home makes me sad because they cut down a whole bunch of trees we planted and even a huge maple that his Grandfather and him had planted. Hope you got your fountain running.

Cal, you are right 90 degrees doesn't seem like a cool down to me. That is a heat wave. Stay cool!

LT, gosh I wish I could sew...I guess I am not the crafty type, I try, haha. Hoping you get some calls for some interview.

Kempy how as your weekend?

Hi everyone else. I am going to try and get dd to take a walk with me. I am all ready hungry from lunch, I think I will have a rice cake or some cottage cheese and fresh pineapple. Have a great day everyone!

Morning all,

Wow there have been some losses on here of late :carrot: You guys are just rocking. I have yet to weigh in but Im not feeling to bad about it. Just keep on keeping on I guess. I sliced my finger open at work yesterday requiring a couple of stitches eekkkkkkkk & ouch. Not the best start to the week so of course I had to have a few glasses of red to help me 'settle' last night hahaha.

Lets hope the week goes better from here, its panning out to be a busy one but hopefully productive. Have a great day.

:smug:

Hey guys. Just a quick post. I have to eat and head to a metting for the subdivision board. I just wanted to say that I was WAY bad this weekend. I keep doing this to myself. At this rate I will never make it. I have to work all week to undo what I did over the weekend and I can tell you the food just didn't taste that good.

I'm off and I'll check back tonight. :wave:

Happy Monday everyone!! We have been super busy today getting supplies for this weekend and I have been making tons of Pumpkin whoopie pies and chocolate moose suckers. I need to sell as much as I can this weekend to get caught up from the winter. :lol: I did get in 2 walks though.

Noelle, I hope you got caught back up on your sleep this weekend. I hate it when someone wakes me up too early.

Cal, I dont know how you can stand that heat. I couldnt do it. 75 is too warm for me. :lol:

Julie, Your hike sounded nice. I want to take the kids up Borestone Mountain this summer. They did it already with their school so I guess they would be taking me. :lol:

Maggz, I hope your finger feels better today. I would have fainted. :lol:

Kempy, Have fun at your meeting. Remember that this is a whole new week and you can start fresh. Isnt that always the way? You think something will be so good and then it isnt.

Well, I am going to find something to clean.

Hi people. Hi Noelle, hi kempy, thanks for the hellos! I'm here, very busy, not doing too well but doing and that's about all I can manage now. Gotta fly up to the north island this afternoon for an overnight to do a story on a farm up there. Don't feel good. Cat is missing and was very ill. I'd been meaning to get him to the vet for his monthly shot but was so busy and hadn't. Then he disappears and it does not look good, not knowing the bad shape he was in. Damn. Couldn't get out to the horse today because of the cat and needing the time to get ready for the trip....sigh. I hope things ease up but I don't it and I have tons of work upon me, oh well. I hope you all are doing better than me. I am just trying to keep going, keep going, trying to remain calm and strong. Take care all! :wave:

Good Morning girls!! I have a busy day ahead today too but I wanted to stop in and say hi. :wave: I have to make more chocolate moose and chocolate covered pretzels etc.

I found this websight yesterday after I caught a bit of Dr. Phil. It is called familywatchdog.us You type in your address and it will show you a map of every sex offender near your house. Geesh, I have one on either side street by my house. I knew about one of them but I didnt know the other one was there. CREEPY!!!

Well, I gotta get movin today. I will check back later.

Hey ladies, I got my walk in this morning. It's blazing hot here or so it feels like. It's only 78 degrees but no breeze to speak of...i am sweating buckets. My eating has been bad (so Kempy you're not the only one), my dad has his ups and downs and between him going to the doctor and me shuttling the kids and my mom and dad (my mom doesn't like to drive far anymore, but she will still drive around the neighborhood), it's just been stressing me out. The kids get out of school on Friday! :yikes: This week is just a clean-up and play week, tomorrow they are having bounce houses and carnival type games on campus. i am helping with that too. I can't wait til after memorial day is over then I can try and get ahold of my schedule and then my eating will be somewhat more predictable. I hate running around too much during the day, my breakfast, lunch and dinner get thrown off the clock :lol:

Angie, I watched that Dr. Phil yesterday too. How's this for weird! I typed in my neighborhood, and the nearest offender near me was this guy I used to work with--I knew he had a record from back in the 80's, but he lives nearest to my house. Talk about creepy. :eek: Then there's one right around the corner, I'm glad I take my dog with me on walks! :lol:

Red, cats have nine lives don't ya know? I'm sure your boy will be fine until you get back. Sorry you couldn't get out to your horse, I bet she needs you just as much as you need her :hug: don't work too hard ;)

maggzs, ouch! Hope you're healing up all nice and quick.

Julie, I heard about Dog's daughter being killed, that is sad, but I'm glad they went ahead and got married anyway. You know, the old episodes of DTBH, they did list Beth and Beth Chapman, "dog's wife", then later, they list her as "Beth Smith" ??? So I guess they were "common-law" anyway but wanted to make it legal.

LadyT, so what creations have you sewed up this week? Any word on interviews? I'm still crossing my finger for ya :crossed: !!!

Well, gotta run for now. Hi to Cal, Dips, cw, Cherie (where are you?) and anyone I may have missed. :wave:

Hey guys. I have been piddleing around the house all day. And you know I really couldn't tell you what I have done. I hate those days.

LT I really like TaeBo but I only do it when I am alone. I have never been one of those poeple to do those types of exercises in front of people.

Angie did it ever stop raining up there. We are in a drought right now. I am suprised that we have any water pressure b/c almost evryone in the subdivision has their sprinklers going in the evening. I am just trying to make sure that all of our hard work doesn't die.

Maggs how it the finger. Did the wine help? :D

Anige i typed that in and saw a guy I used to work with too. I knew he was on there but I didn't know when he would come off of the list if ever.

Rhea got in a fight with the neighbors dog last night. I swear these two do not like each other. I think it is b/c Rhea goes to their yard and tries to start crap through the fence. Well, the dog got her this time. She has a good sized bit mark on her backside. I have to clean it twice a day. She doesn't seemed to be bothered by it but I sure was freaked out. The neighbor was too. We were both running down the street screaming and she even did that in bare feet. I am sure she stepped on a rock or two. Thankfully Echowas too busy trying to find the perfect spot to do her business. If she woudl have jumped in I would have never been able to get them apart.

Good Morning!! Today is cookie making day!!! So we know what I will be doing all day. :lol: fun fun! It is my TOM so I dont think I will see a loss even though I have been totally OP. The scale doesnt seem to be moving. I have been so sore and tired this month. I have been eating right and walking twice a day but.....

Noelle, It has been cold here. I am not sure when it plans to warm up. Soon I hope.

My kids have to go to school until June 16. That is early an release for them. :lol: Brit is in a hurry because she has a job for the summer with MIL doing the dishes. She has been doing great so far. She is so money hungry that I hope it keeps her motivated because if she wants a car she is going to save for half of it. :lol:

Kempy, It stopped raining yesterday but it has been really cold since. They say it should hit 70 this weekend and I hope it does so the tourists dont change their minds about coming up. My garden spot is flooded so I dont think I will get a veggie garden this year. Maybe next year.

I hope Rhea isnt hurt too badly.

Hi Girls

Angie, the things you have been making sound so good. Thanks for that website. I can't believe how many sickos there are out there. It is scary. You keep up the good work and that scale with move! It is so hard though with TOM time. I just don't even want to get off the couch. LOL

Kempy I hope Rhea is doing okay. Poor thing.

Noelle it sounds like you have alot going on right now. I hope things settle for you and your Dad is feeling better too. It is hard when our routines and schedule get thrown off course. You know I have been thinking about next fall, if I should go back to work when both kids are in school. Or take a year off and join a gym and go everyday(I can say that now but I don't know if I would go everyday, ya know:lol:). But some extra money sure would be nice if I would go back to work.

Well the dryer is going off. So HELLO to Maggzs, Cal, Dips, Red, Cherie(I miss you too!), LT and anyone I missed. Check back later on.

ps, chew me out if I don't report back any excercise, okay;)

Hey guys. Happy hump day. I just love having the middle of the week off. Not that I work tons but it is nice to know that I don't have to listen for the cell phone thinking a client might call and need me.

Rhea is doing ok. Her bites are healing really well. The hardest part is keeping her out of the ditch so they don't get infected. Those two love the water so much they will play in the ditch whenever they get a chance. It is worse when it is hot out too.

Angie did you start off by taking your measurements? I have seen a big change in those. I notice about a week and a half before I start my wiast will gain. Like this week, it is up 1/2 but the rest of me is down 1/4. I have been trying not to freak out on the scale when that gets close.

Hey Julie! When the kiddos go back to school I think either idea sounds good. I know you love to volunteer at school so the gym idea may be a really nice idea too. I say do what will make you the happiest.

Kempy, Yes, I actually took my measurements last week so I would have something to go from. It wasnt pretty either. :lol: I got my WW books and journal yesterday so today I officially started trying to keep track of points. I hope it works.

Gotta get back to work.

Good morning ladies! Well, it's Wednesday and I have not heard boo from any of the places I applied to last week. :?: I'm starting to wonder if I am even employable. Maybe they are all leery of hiring me because my last job was working at the local animal shelter for a year and a bit, and only crazy animal people work there. :crazy: :dizzy: :shrug: Oh well. I would be enjoying the time off, if I wasn't so worried about paying bills. Damn I wish I could have my cake and eat it too! :hb: :eating2:

On the good side, I have been getting my exercise in, and eating well. Maybe I'll actually see a loss soon?? :shrug: One can hope. I started a journal too, where I write down what I want to get done each day. If I do it, I get a sticker! Pretty corny, huh? :D

I am almost finished the sewing project I started on Fri. I decided to make a laundry bag out of a bunch of old pairs of jeans from DH and I that are either full of holes, or don't fit anymore. I cut a bunch of patches, and have sewed them together and quilted them, no batting though. I didn't think the laundry bag needed padding. :D

Kempy - Glad to hear your pup is healing ok! It's hard when your animals get into fights! I hope the other dog is ok too, and your neighbour is not mad. It is tough when you don't get along with neighbours.

Julie - :kickbutt: Get to that exercise girl!!! :D :cheer:

Angie - You have been doing awesome! Don't worry if you don't see a loss this week. TOM screws everything up. All your hard work and dedication will pay off in the end! :)

Noelle - Hope your stress eases soon! :hug: I wish I was back in Hawaii, my DH and I were in Maui this spring for 11 days. It was paradise! :) I loved the heat and humidity, but I will admit, I was not trying to exercise in it! LOL. I would probably have a different opinion of it, if I was!

Hello :wave: to everyone else!! Hope you're all having a good Wednesday!!

LT I get along with the neighbors it is Rhea who seems to have the problem with one of their dogs. It is just such a strange thing to see her get mad at another dog. I hope you find something soon. It is good to hear that you are keeping busy and getting that exercise in.

Angie it will work if you work it. I think you will be very happy with what is going to start to happen. I wouldn't be surprised if you don't drop 6 lbs as soon as you start. I know that I am paying more attention to what I am salting now. I never realized how much I was usuing. I look at what comes in my packages foods too and WOW what a big amount. It almost makes me want to do things all the way from scratch. I have started to find cans of tomates and veggies with no salt and that has really helped my blotation.

LT, I hope you hear good news soon on your job apps. Oh you worked at the Humane Society? How did you do it? I dont think I could handle it. I would get depressed every time they had to euthanize(sp) an animal.

Your laundry bag sounds neat and what a great way to recycle.

Kempy, Thanks for the tips. I added all my points up today and I still have 5 left over! I am not even counting the Activity points or flex points. I guess I will have a snack later.

Well, I should get another walk in tonight. I will check back later.

Morning all,

My finger is healing along I guess, havnt taken off the bandage but its not hurting as much now. I did however forget how much the tetnus injection hurts a few days later. I could barely move my arm the past 2 days & I really felt crappy too. I have told the kids that after stitches in the hand you cant wash up for at least a month as there is risk of infection hahaha I am not sure they really believed me though.

Hay tiger you can come work for me, I just advertised & got only 3 applications back, interviewed yesterday & none were any good. grrrrrrrrrr It is sooo frustrating when you cant even get people to apply.

It is really starting to hit winter here now which makes it very hard to get out & walk in the mornings before work or after as its dark now but I guess I will just have to put in more of an effort on the weekends though. I still havnt weighed in yet I know I am slack but I can only imagine as I havnt necessarilly been making the best choices either. I am a stress eater & thats been a bit on the extreme these past few weeks so I think I need to address the stress in 1 way or another to combat he eating.

Anyways best work now. Have a great day.

Heh all. The cat came home that day and I was able to get him to the vet. :) Then I had to fly up to Hokkaido and am now back. Beautiful blue skies up there yesterday. Bad thunderstorm in Tokyo so the plane was delayed coming back but I made it OK! :yes: Sorry for these brief flybys. Hoping to get out to the horse in a couple of hours. Angie, I looked up that watchdog thing where I used to live in the States. No one at all around, not for miles except for the workplace of one quite a few miles away. I think it would be so scary to know there were people who had records living right by you. I don't know if it's a good thing though actually. Then again, probably better safe then sorry. Speaking of which!!! I turn on my computer this morning to read an email from a workmate telling me that if the office is a pile of rubble soon consider myself forewarned. Apparently there was a "tour" of Iranians through the office yesterday, don't know why or who they were. Our bosses are total idiots so they could have been anyone and been given a free tour. The thing is they were all very interested in the foreign news desk, which is where I work. They were taking photos of the garbage cans and exits and hanging around very interested in such. Very, very strange. THEN!! the clincher is, an hour after they left the American Embassy here gets a warning of a possible attack on Americans and this comes in over the wire service. What the ****!? I have to be in the office on Friday. Apparently there is to be another "tour" next week as well, on a day I am scheduled to be there as well. I am not amused. Guys at work had talks with managers about what was going on. I know they are useless. I really think the embassy should be notified or something. Very worrying stuff.... :(

Good Morning sunshines!!! I got up and got my walk in BEFORE the kids even left for school. Of course I wanted to say hi to you all before I go bake more whoopie pies today. I hope this weekend is as busy as past ones. My MIL bakery is swamped on the holiday weekends.

Well, I kept track of all my points yesterday and I still had 3 points left over at the end of the day...and that was with a snack at 8. Today I am going to get in another piece of fruit in between meals. It is so hard though because once we start donuts there isnt time to sit down and eat. If I could just get to 224 then my points would be just right. :lol:

breakfast today was a 1 point english muffin toasted with 1 TBS. Peanut butter and 1 cup of milk. It was so good and I felt like I was cheating. :lol:

Maggz, Hi :wave: It sounds so wierd to hear you talk about winter when it is just warming up here. :lol: How cold does it get there on average during the winter? I hope your finger is feeling better soon.

Red, Yes that is freaky. I would be nervous too and I definately wouldnt want to go to work that day. I hope it turns out to be nothing at all.

The thing about the sex offenders by me. I was so shocked because I live in a SMALL town of only 1200 people. There is about 6 of them in my town alone. Noone ever told me about the one the next street over either. Remember the story I told you guys about the guy from Canada coming down and killing 2 sex offenders in our area on Easter? Well, One of them was in my hometown and a girl my sis went to school with lived right beside him and his record was against little kids....Noone told her he lived beside her and her kids. Can you imagine?

Okay I gotta go get some baking done while Jay is at work. I will be back later to talk.

Good morning ladies!! :D It is pouring rain here this morning, which is actually a good thing, since it has been sooooo dry this spring.:rain:

I went out to the barn last night. My car is still not fixed, but my parents were going out anyway, so they gave me a lift. I have not been out since Midnight and I fell. I was surprised to find that I was afraid to ride :o :( I have had many falls over the years and I have never been afraid to get back on before. I am ashamed to say I did not ride last night, just groomed and played with him a little.:halfempty I know I should have just bitten the bullet and ridden, it will only be harder next time.

Angie - Good luck getting those points in today! You are doing so great!
I can't believe there would be so many sex offenders living in such a small town. Makes you wonder what is attractive to them about living there. At least you have made yourself aware of them though.
Yes, I worked for the local shelter for quite awhile. It was tough work, but very worthwhile. Euthanasia was definitely a stressor, and something that is hard to understand, sometimes.

red - Glad to hear your kitty is doing ok, and got to the vet. What kind of horse do you have? Are Japanese stables a lot different from North American? Maybe a dumb question... I mean the horses will have the same needs right? :^: I would be :censored: off if there was a genuine security threat (which it sounds like yours was) and my bosses did nothing about it!! I hope you and your coworkers manage to get something done about it.

Maggzs - Ouch! Sounds like the injection was worse than the cut! I hope you're feeling better! I'm due for my tetanus booster, but somehow, it just hasn't happened yet.
Seems like you and I are having opposing problems right now... hmmmmm. :chin: :D

Kempy - I'm glad your relationship with your neighbours is good, and they are understanding about Rhea. It is hard enough when you don't understand what your dog's issue is, and then have to deal with irate neighbours on top of it! Has Rhea always reacted that way to this other dog, or is it a new thing?

Well, I'm :yawn: so I better get some :coffee: ! :wave: Hi Noelle, cal, julie, and anyone else I missed.

Hi ladies, just breezing by before I start my crazy day. I'm happy today since Taylor Hicks won AI season 5 last night, Katherine McPhee was beautiful, but a bit boring to me. I'm also having my Starbucks Americano with a low-fat chocolate bundt cake. My WW leader said the "lowfat" oat cake is 5 pts, vs. the low-fat chocolate for 4 pts. I know, the oat cake probably has loads more fiber, but hey, if I can have chocolate cake for breakfast once in a while, I will! I've been feeling kind of shlumpy and down-in-the-dumps... I actually forced myself to put some make-up on today and it's sort of made me feel better. :shrug: I hope I can make it through the day without losing it! :dizzy: OK so enough of these trivialities...

Red! OMG, what a situation to be in! I hope you and your colleagues will be alright. I will keep an eye out for news. Maybe you can pretend to be British? ;) Just kidding with ya. Seriously though, what is it with the bosses letting them through the whole building??? Scary stuff.

LadyT, I think you will get back on your horse and ride again. Let the good memories override the bad ones. Hope you get your car back in working order soon.

Angie, I told you you would have trouble eating all your points in the beginning--isn't that weird? It feels like you have to eat too much. I think you'll lose even though it's TOM, that's just the way WW works. I had losses every week through the 24th week I think....then I've been falling off program so I've been going up and down a little for the past month or so. Kick my @ss will ya?

Kempy, so your little Rhea's a scrapper is she? :D I hate listening to dogs fight, it sounds so much scarier than it actually is sometimes. I'm glad she's healing up though. Is it getting really hot down where you are? It's been scorching and humid out here, really miserable.

Julie, I saw Gilad on TV yesterday morning, I was sitting on the couch though, not following along. The scenery is great isn't it? :lol: I think either working part-time next fall and/or joining a gym would be great ideas. Why not do both? You could work out for an hour or two at the gym then put in a few hours at work for some extra cash, then be home for the kids after school. I know, it sounds so easy on paper, but in reality....there's not enough time in a day is there?

Hey Dips, you must be done with finals right? How'd they go? And how's your man :nose: situation these days? ;)

Cal, is the countdown in single digits yet? You must be so looking forward to vacation. Get those suitcases ready! :goodvibes:

maggzs, hope your finger is not causing too much of a bother for you anymore, and that tetanus shot--ow! Better to be safe than sorry eh? Hope you get your work positions filled with good, hard working people.

cw, how's it going with you? Hope all is well.

Well ladies, I seriously have got to get some paperwork done. Have a great day and have fun.

It's almost over!!!! Only 8 more school days (4 full days and 4 half days)

We leave on vacation 2 weeks from today. I have not started packing yet, although I do have the suitcases out. Ashley has a daybed with a trundle and we put up the trundle (made her bed into a kingsize) and it's now covered with suitcases. She's been sleeping in our bed. I told hubby that I have to do most of the packing this weekend because I only have this weekend and next. I'm still too busy during the week to do anything in the evenings except drop. Luckily, I don't have a lot of lesson stuff to do now. Of course, I still have plenty for the kiddos to do, but I'm not grading anymore. Grades close tomorrow anyway.

It's soooooo hot. At 7:30 this evening it was still 104 (40 for you Maggzs). We're at least 10-15 degrees above normal. It makes it hard to want to go anywhere. Earlier this week it was really nice and we went walking with Tucker (our dog), but now it's too hot. Even Tucker is always lying in his pool in the backyard. He really loves it when the sprinklers come on; he runs through them.

Before I forget, I'd like to send everyone postcards from Europe. Please PM me with addresses if you'd like a postcard. I have addresses for Kempy, Julie, Noelle, Angie, Dips, and Cherie. I'd like to send some to everyone else as well. Hope to hear from everyone.

It's early, but I'm so tired. I'll try to post more this weekend. That seems to be the best time for me.

Have a good night.

Cal

Good Morning!! It is supposed to be nice out today so I hope so. :lol: I got in a walk first thing this morning. I forgot to tell you guys that I bought some 4C Totally Light(It is like Crystal Light but with vitamin c and no calories) Anywho, It is so good that I havent had a Diet Coke in 4 days!!! :cheer: If you knew how much Diet Coke I drank a week you would die too. :lol: So that is my small victory this week. :lol:

LT, I hope you can get on Midnight soon to ride again. I am scared of horses because they are so big so I can imagine how scary it must be to fall off. I bet he loved the attention he got though.

Noelle, I just started to put makeup on again. When I wasnt trying to lose weight I felt so bad that I just didnt bother. I am also trying to grow my hair back out.Jay likes it better long and the only time the short do came out good was the first time she did it. So I have it down past my shoulders right now. Heres your kick in the butt you asked for. :kickbutt:

Cal, I am so excited for you guys and your trip. I am sure you will have a blast.

Hi Girls

TGIF! What are everyone's plans for the long weekend? I am not sure what we will be doing. MIL usually has a cookout. Maybe go up north to the lake. It is suppose to be close to 90 degrees here this weekend. I love it. I will take it. Ds is getting out of school early today so I am trying to get everything done here before I go pick him up.

Angie I remeber your pics with long hair it was really pretty. My dh likes my hair long, sometimes I would like to chop it off, lol. I have been drinking way to much diet pop too. I have got to cut that out. I like flavored bubbly water though.

Gosh Cal I remember when you said 10 weeks to vacation and now it is almost here. I am so excited for you guys.

Noelle dear how are you feeling today? I hope you are smiling:). Michael gets out of scool today, right? My son gets out on June 9. Then we will have to listen to I am bored and this and that:dizzy:. I may sign him up for another TKD session. Dd has kinder camp, and dance camp. Don't you remember when we were kids there was just make yourself busy summer vacation and no activities? Thing have changed.

Kempy any plans for this weekend?

Well hello to everyone else. Check back later on. Have a great day!

Hi ladies, OMG school is out! :crazy: I went to the end-of-year assembly and mass and I sat in the pews right next to the incense holder....talk about intoxicating fumes :dizzy:. I have major headache (from the smoke) and summer hasn't even started yet! haha...

I am off to look for a b-day present for my mom, she is taking ukulele lessons and will be performing in a group of seniors for the mayor--she's all excited about it too, it's cute to see her like that. My sisters and I will probably be pooling our money together to get her a new uke. I have one that's around 24 years old and for the same make and model today, it costs $400+! It's crazy. Don't think I'll be getting her one like that, but maybe just something a few hundrded dollar less.

Julie, spending time at the lake sounds like so much fun, cool and relaxing, even though I don't/can't like to swim. Have you taken the kids to see Over the Hedge yet? That was a cute/funny movie.

Angie, woo-hoo for nixing the diet coke...that would be so hard for me--I'm always at the drive-thru ordering an extra-large one at that. Saves ya money by not drinking it too huh? Soda here is so expensive, sometimes almost $4 for just a 12 pack, ridiculous!

Cal, you poor thing in that 100+ degree weather...sorry to be complaining about heat here... but at least yours is "dry" heat ;) I would come over and help you pack if I could...maybe I could stash myself away in an extra suitcase? I'd love to travel Europe. One day one day.... Get some rest when you can and don't let them kids stress you out too much.

Well, gotta scoot. Hi to all and have good one.

It's me again. We just got word from my sister that they got pictures of the :bb: baby girl they will be adopting from China--it's so exciting and she's so cute!!! She looks like any of us (my sisters and I) when we were little so she should fit right in with us half-Filipinos :lol: I'll see if I can attach a pic... nope, it's a pdf file and I have to convert it to a jpg...I just don't know how.

She was born last October so should be just around 7 mos old. It may be another 6-8 weeks before they can go and get her. I can't wait to meet her!!!

Happy Saturday All!! :wave: I weighed in this morning and I lost 2 pounds this week. That is surprising because up until Wednesday I hadnt lost anything this week. :lol:

Julie, My only plans this weekend are to work. Jay is also helping his Mom out this weekend as much as possible. She said she has never been so prepared for a holiday weekend before. It will be interesting to see how much money she makes this weekend because every year for the past 10 years she has topped herself moneywise.

Noelle, Oh how sweet!! I didnt know your sis was going to adopt. I cant wait to see pics of the little sweetie. What are they going to name her?

Oh you should see the soda cans we have out behind the bakery. I bet I have 6 trash bags full(we do bottle redemption here) and I just cashed them in this spring so that is only a few months worth. :lol: But after the headaches stopped I dont even crave it now because I love the 4C stuff so much. I hope I can stick with this change too because I am not so bloated at the end of the day BUT...I cant stop peeing . I pee alot with Diet Coke but holy cow this stuff just goes right through. :lol:

Well, It looks very muggy outside today so I am going to go get my walk over with. It sucked so bad yesterday because I wanted to walk alot but it was so muggy out. The poor dogs just laid on the floor and panted for an hour after we got back. :lol:

Hi Girls

Angie:carrot: GREAT JOB! Proud of you! I hope you guys sell alot this weekend. It is going to be in the 90's here tomorrow, I wonder if it is headed your way.

Noelle that is so wonderful about your new little niece. I can't wait to see her too. That is just awesome about your mom taking lessons, I love to hear about older people staying active and learning new things. We have not seen Hedge yet. But I would like to go. Maybe we will get out of the heat this weekend and go.

Well girls I am off to get showered and get the weekend going. I made blueberry pancakes this morning. They were tasty. Have fun and be safe this weekend everyone! I will try to check back in.

:high: Way to go Angie!!! :carrot: :cb: :dancer: Don't work too hard today :D

Julie, Rick would've loved to eat breakfast at your house. He is a pancake fiend and will drive around taste-testing all the local restaurants to see who has the best pancakes :hun: :lol: Enjoy the sun tomorrow. :wave:

We saw the Xmen movie last night, it was great! Full of action and Hugh Jackman is so beautiful, even with that horrible wolverine hair--his arms are just huge! :strong: Oooooh, and I got a phone call from my best girlfriend and she told me she was expecting-- :bb:twins :bb: I'm so happy for her! She's a month older than I am and she and her husband have been trying for the past 2 years I think, they have a little boy who's 6 so this will just about make her family complete. It's got me thinking about babies all over again :rolleyes:. At least there will be plenty for me to hold :love:

I'm gonna go put on my shoes and get a walk in before the sun comes out shining full blast. Have a great day everyone! :running:

Afternoon ladies,

How cute Noelle, It seems so easy for Americans (& any other country for that matter) to adopt from O/S but to do it from here it is virtually impossible & where it is possible its sooooo expensive. I am just so at a loss when you see littlies in 3rd world country orphanages & no chance of ever getting out of that abstarct poverty & here the govt is telling us to have more babies to support the aging population yet wont make it easier to adopt from O/S so silly.

Its a georgeous day here today but this past week has been very cool. Funny to read how you are all getting ready for summer hols. I live in Queensland so we dont usually get down that low average day in winter is probably 20 c but to me thats cold lol.

I get my stitches out tomorrow thank God as its starting to itch but as I changed the dressing on Thirsday night it looked like I might loose my finger nail completely sooo stupid.:dizzy:

kids have a friend who slept over last night & they are just nearing the end of their tolerance levels I think (not to mention mine) so I had best go sort out a more sedate activity for them. I am going to try & weigh in tomorrow (its really only to bring myself to do it its not as if I have to go anywhere to do it) but I know it wont be good.

Chat tomorrow.

Good Morning!! It is so nice and sunny here today. Yesterday I went out and cleaned the inside of Jay's truck out for him. Can we say Jack Russell Hair? It looks like he exploded in there. :lol: Noelle, You know what I mean about Jack Russell hair. It is skinny on one end and fat on the other and it hooks itself into fabric. I had to vacuum and used duct tape to pull all the hair out. It looks damn fine too. Plus I washed the outside. Let's just say Daddy was very happy when he got home from a 12 hour shift at his moms.:hug:


Julie, Yesterday and today are int he 80's so we are getting close. I wished jay had some time to go get the attatchments for the pool fountain. I was out there watching the twins swim yesterday and thinking Geesh, I wished I had the fountain going. :lol: :cool:

Noelle, Your girlfriend is going to be BUSY~! :lol: I had the twins when Brit was about 1 year and 10 months old so I had 3 babies to deal with and pretty much the only person who helped me out was my sister and of course jay. Jay worked nights at the time so I was drained. They had their days and nights screwed up and I couldnt get them on the right track. Oh it was so hectic. :fr:

Good Job on the walking!! You Rock!! :running:

Maggz, Good Luck on your weigh in tomorrow and calming the kiddos down.

I hope everyone is having an awesome weekend.

Happy Monday everyone!!! Wow we had the best weather for this Memorial weekend. I dont remember a year in the past that the weather was so warm. Jay fixed it so I had all of yesterday off from work while he went to his moms place to work for 10 hours so I sat outside around the pool all day with the twins and now I am so burned. My shoulders are killing me because my bra strap keeps rubbing. OUCH!! I had a great day though. God I miss weekends. :lol:

I hope you all are having a great weekend.

Happy Memorial Day everyone. Hope you get an extra day to relax...(sorry Angie, are you baking right now? :^: ) I did so bad eating yesterday. We took Michael to a classmates b-day party during lunch--hamburgers, hot dogs and ice cream cake. Then we celebrated my mom's 73rd b-day with a BBQ in the evening. My cousin is in from L.A. and it was her 40th so we had a mini-celebration for her too. My dad's aunt is also here from Guam with her husband who is getting treated for cancer so we had a whole lot of people at our house. It was like 2 separate parties going on. We had the canvas patio umbrella out on the front lawn with a table, all of us girls hanging out making a whole bunch of noise, then there was the more sedate celebration going on inside. We also had a guava cake, a carrot cake and a chocolate-haupia (coconut pudding) pie. I had a slice of the carrot cake, can I count that as a vegetable serving? :ink: I can't wait til the watermelons are in the stores because I need a nice, low-cal dessert that won't set me back like cake and ice cream will. I gotta get the shoes on and go walk some of those fat cals off.

Angie, that was very nice of you to clean out the truck like that, that's a workout in itself sometimes. And Jay was very sweet to give you the whole day off during your busy busy season. You guys are too cute together. Ouch, take care of that sunburn, hope it isn't so bad that you peel after a few days. Moisturize!!! But more importantly, use sunscreen! OK off my :soap: :hug: (but not too tight since I don't wanna hurt you ;) )

Maggzs, I didn't know that your government encourages you guys to have more babies to support the aging population. How interesting. And it is kind of strange that they don't make O/S adoption easier, especially since there are SO many babies available in other countries. Hope the kiddos had fun with their sleep over and didn't strangled each other, or you them ;)

Hello to everyone, hope some of you can come out and say hello....:wave: Enjoy the day! :sunny:

Hello, hello! Just popped in to see how everyone is doing! I forgot that you Americans have your long weekend this weekend. We Canucks had it last weekend. Hope you are all enjoying your holiday Monday! :D The weekend here was quite chilly. DH and I cleaned the carpets in our apartment. Made the cats go bonkers. :crazy: Some of the furniture is still displaced, so they are still wandering around with wild eyes. :yikes: DH and I were arguing off and on over the weekend. :frypan: Sometimes boys are so silly! Mostly I think he is frustrated with me, so just trying to give a helpful :kickbutt: But sometimes what *he* thinks is motivating is just plain mean! :mad: Hmmm. We seemed to have setteled our differences for the time being though...:halffull:

Noelle - Your sister must be so excited to meet her new daughter! And your friend expecting twins is awesome too! Don't sweat the bad eating :hug: , when I am socializing, it is always the hardest time to say no. Maybe that is why I am such a hermit lately! :D

Angie - :balloons: :cheer: GREAT JOB!!!! :cheer: :balloons: 2 more pounds gone!! You are rockin' it big time, girl!! It was grat of you to clean out Jay's truck for him while he was working, I would love Barkley forever if he'd clean out my car. Of course my car still hasn't gone to the shop yet. :rolleyes: Hope your sunburn isn't too bad! :o

Maggzs - I'm glad your finger is healing well. Think of it this way, fingerNAILS grow back, fingerTIPS don't! :D Hope the kids didn't cause too much mayhem this weekend for you!

Julie - Yum! Blueberry pancakes! :hungry: Hope you had great weather for your long weekend! :)

Hi to everyone else! Have a good one ladies!

Hi! My name is Claire and I am also new to 3FC. I got married about a year ago and have gained 28 pounds in the process. I stopped exercising and started eating the same quantities as my husband. It just kinda crept up on me. I decided to take control about a month ago and started exercising again. My husband has been so kind to help me put a gym together in one of our out buildings on the ranch. Actually, we still need to put the gym together...but my EFX machine is there as well as my free weights. All of this to say...I found you all by accident and would love the encouragement to get back to the size 6 I was for our wedding. We have scheduled a 2nd Honeymoon cruise for August 20th and I need to have at least 15 pounds gone by then.
You all sound so nice and supportive. I would love to be a part of supporting you too!
Take care!
Claire

Welcome Claire :welcome3:
It's a fine place to come hang out. I too found it by chance & just kinda hung about. I live in Qld Australia, have 2 kids (son aged 11 & daughter aged 8) + a hubby so that kinda makes it 3 kids! I have always had an up down battle with wieght... more an obsession really & am currently about 17 pounds above what I feel comfortable at (about 8 kilos in our format). I dont really excercise though I do like to walk. However in saying that I work fulltime & at the moment here winter is approaching so in the mornings before I leave it is dark & again in the nights when i get home so walking is not happening at the moment either :( I bounce around have have great weeks & truely dreadful eating ones but I can still come on here and bare all (metaphorically speaking of course) so theres a bit about me.

For the regulars I did wiegh in & no damage done... no loss either but no increase so all in all pretty damm fine I'd say. Give me a boost to get back on the wagon :carrot:

Have a great day folks & take care.

Thanks, Maggzs! Sounds like you have a busy life. It's weird thinking you are about ready to go into winter when it's blazing hot here already. My sister was in Australia last year during your summer and said it was incredibly humid. Which do you prefer? Winter or Summer?
I will pray for you as you hop back on the wagon and head down the trail to getting back to where you want to be. I know you can do it! At my daughter's graduation the principal said this at the end..."There is no traffic jam going the extra mile." In other words, we can settle for the mediocre with the masses or take the extra steps to be exceptional. We are all exceptional creations...we just need to live our lives that way. So go for it!
Thanks again for your encouragement!
Claire

Welcome Claire. Many of us have been around for some time, but we love to have new friends join us. :welcome: I have been chatting and getting to know most of these ladies for about 2 years. In fact, I've met two of them (one from HI and one from ME). I am married (10 years in July) and have an 8-year old daughter who just finished 2nd grade. I live just outside of Phoenix in sunny Arizona. I teach Reading and Writing to 7th graders and we will be finished on June 7. The girls here not only keep me motivated, but allow me some sanity after spending 7+ hours with tweens. Again, welcome.

I hope everyone is enjoying the 3-day weekend.
Angie: I know what you mean about the burn. Take care. If you can get some aloe vera lotion (the actual plant is best) it will help some of the pain. I haven't had a burn like that in years, but I used to fry myself every summer when we'd go tubing on the Salt River.

Noelle: Sounds like you had a great weekend. What fun to have so many people around. Don't sweat the eating; you are still such an inspiration to all of us.

We leave in 10 days!!! I've just about got most things packed. I can't believe it's just about time for vacation. I realized today that we bought our tickets the first of Sept. I can't wait to go.

Take care everyone and I hope you all have a chance to post soon.

Goodnight.

Cal

Thanks, Cal... Enjoy your babies while they are young. I just had number 2 graduate from high school this past weekend. It was weird...but I was doing just fine until I saw her walk out of the arena. The way she walked reminded me of seeing her off to kindergarten 13 years ago. It hit me hard and I got all teary eyed. I am so proud of her and my other two kids as well. I used to hear other women say how fast time flew and didn't believe em for a minute. It started to go warp speed about the time they hit middle school. Forgive me for getting sappy...but it's just one of those life moments you don't want to let go of. :o)
Hope you all had a great Memorial Day! I worked. My work week is Saturday thru Wednesday. I work for a new home builder and absolutley love it. I am used to the weird weekends...but it's all worth it.
Good night everyone! Good luck on meeting all of your goals tomorrow!
Claire

Good Morning!!! My shoulders hurt so bad last night. I could only sleep in one position all night and it really sucked when Puddin tried to wake me up this morning because she likes to climb all over me and give kisses. Of course this morning she chose the worst arm to climb all over. :lol: I think it is a Northern thing that we forget how quick the sun works and we get a bad burn every spring. :lol: :beach: :flow2:


Noelle, Yes as a matter of fact I was cooking when I read your message. :lol: I had to come in for a pee break. :lol: It sounds like you had a fun and hectic weekend.

Okay like everyone else said dont worry about the bad eating it is what you do today that counts so jump back on the wagon and we will help hold you on. You have come so far. :hug:

LT, Hahaha. Arent cats funny when you move their house around. I love the huge eyes and the jumpiness. Silly kitties. :o I hope you and your hubby got to kiss and make up.

Claire, Hi. :wave: I am glad you found us. These girls are so nice and the best friends anyone could ask for. Lets see a little bit about me. My name is Angie. I am a married Mom to 3 kids, ages 12,12 and 14. I am a Baker with my husband. We had a wholesale shop built at our house so I guess I work at home. :lol: We make donuts and pastries for our area convenience stores and my MIL bakery. I have lost and gained my weight a few times ...right now I am on my 3rd time trying to lose it. I am going to keep trying til something works and I can keep it off. :lol: :running:

Cal, WOW 10 days!!! :dance: It is coming so fast. I hope time slows down for you while you are there. Doesnt it seem like time is just flying right now? May came and went so quick. Has it cooled down a little bit for you yet?

Rebel is sulking on the sofa so I suppose I should go walk him. :lol: I will check back in a while.

Hi Angie... Don't know how you do it doing the baking thing all day. I admire you for hanging in there. I have no excuse. I blew it this morning on my way to work. I stopped to get my car washed and was starving...I ate cinnamon rolls and chocolate milk...bleah! It tastes good for the moment, but you feel yucky once you're done. My usual MO would be to toss the entire day away and just eat what I want since I blew it already...but, I will stay the course and eat right for the rest of the day. I can tell my exercise is working just in how my clothes feel.
Question for you ladies...I threw away my scale long ago at the advice of my brother in law who is a personal trainer. He says that what you weigh isn't the be all and end all...it's how your clothes fit and how you look. So...should I get a scale? My husband thinks yes... They scare me. I am afraid it will discourage me rather than encourage me. Then again...maybe if I had had a scale I wouldn't be 28 pounds over what I was last year? Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks! Have a great day, everyone!
Claire

Hello my girlz!! So very sorry for my being MIA (Again) but i've been dealing with some man issues- more on this in a moment...

First:

:welcome3: :welcome: :balloons: to Clairelinn! You've definately hit the jackpot of all support groups. We have been the bet of friends for a few years now and our loyalty to one another is unwaivering! Maggz and LadyT ae our newest members and they fell right into place. Our family is ever growing and I think it's awesome! Okay a little about me: I live in New york City in Harlem. I'm 24 years old and the mother of one puppy named Niko. I work as an administrative trainer at Home Depot and I go to school full time as well. I look forward to getting to know you. And congrats on your DD taking the graduation walk. Trust me she is still your baby. I'm still my mom's baby and my graduation was years ago. You have plenty of years left of her being totally dependant :D


Angie- I am so proud of you and all your progress. I've been feeling kind of left out with all of you forming your WW mafia. :LOL: Anyways, hope that sunburn gets better. Never happened to me. I kinda got that all-year tan working for me ;)

Cal- I am soooo jealous of you! At the same time I know you deserve a vacation so party it up for all of us. Wow less than 2 weeks and you're off! TAKE ME WITH YOU!!:beach:

Kempy- Your poor baby! How is Rhea doing? My Niko got into it with this Bischond last night. Nothing serious. He's so light that I can yank him up by his harness beofr any blood is drawn. I made the appointment to get him Neutered on thursday. Maybe that will calm him down a bit.

Red- Sounds kind of crazy over by you. Hope everything is okay. And pretendin to be british is not a bad Idea. I said I was Canadian when I was in Korea. Speaking of Canadians...

Lady T- Is the weather as nice up there as it is down here?

Maggz- How's things down under. I forgot you're clear across the globe. I met a woman from Aussi who cam into the store asking if we had "plites" :shrug: After a few "what" "huh" "one more time" I figured out she wanted "Plates" and we had a good laugh. I would imagine that americans sound funny to you too. :lol: I love accents.

j- How's life, baby cakes? I swear you make the sweetest treats! I have GOT TO come over for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks!

Okay my ladies, I have a lot of errands to run before my belly dancing class. I LOVE THAT CLASS! You gotta see me in action. I rock! :belly:

I got so wrapped up in meeting and greeting that I forgot all about my rant:

First- I went running last week and I noticed that our running path in harlem is plain crap. There is trash everywhere and homeless people sleeping on the side and it's just disgusting. I do like liveing in Harlem. It's the "Black Mecca" of New York and there is a lot of history here. However I just hate that the local government didn't start putting money into beautifying it until white people started moving in. I mean we got trees, parks, banks, more shops, it's like a whole new place. It's getting too expensive to live downtown so they've relocated up here while housing is still affordable. Don't get me wrong, i like the change but I don't like the motives behind it. I feel like everyone deserves to live well, to live comfortably. they are already repaving the running paths downtown. I know it's only a matter of time before they do mine. It's bitter sweet. It should have been done a long time ago. That's one of the reasons I like Canada so much. People are people and everyone is treated as such.
Maggs ahould sprinckle some of that Canadian love over the US


As far as my man issues, my soon-to-be-ex new boyfriend was supposed to take me out the other night but was late. Like 3 hours late. I told him I didn't want to see him and not to call me. I'm not unreasonable but he told me that he had to take a friend to the hospital which is fine but that is no excuse for not calling me and letting me know. Besides he full of ****. I know he stayed late at work because he is a workaholic and he promised me he would take a half day to be with me. Had he called I'd have heard the hustle and bustle of his workplace so he came up with that dumd *** story. The very least he could've done was come up with a decent lie. Men :rolleyes:

Good morning ladies!! Hope you are all having a great Tuesday. I am having an OK day so far. I had a job interview this morning. I'll tell ya'll what the job is if I get it. :D Don't want to jinx anything.

My hubby bought a body fat monitor/estimator thingamjig last night. So I tried it out, and it says I am 50% body fat! :o I didn't even know that was possible!! :?: I am as fat as the thing will even read! :( I didn't think it was that bad! Guess I just have a lot of hard work to do! :^:

Clairelinn - :welcome2: You have found a great group of ladies to motivate you on your journey! I know we all look forward to getting to know your better! A bit about me - I am 27, married with no kids (yet, soon I hope). I live in Canada, in a 1-bedroom apartment with my 3 cats and my husband. The other love of my life is my horse who I board at my aunt and uncle's barn about an hour drive away. I have gained and lost, and gained and lost, and gained and lost weight so many times. I am hoping this time it goes for good!

Dips - Boys are trouble, even when you marry them! Sometimes you just have to :frypan: or :kickbutt: ! :D I hope you get a good one soon! I think it is awful that they have not begun to revitalize your neighbourhood! I wonder if there is something you can do to become an active voice for a change? Though with your busy schedule, I know that it can be extremely difficult to pile one more thing on!! As for the weather up here, we had a pretty mild winter this year, and spring has been pretty great so far, though this weekend was kinda chilly.

Angie - I hope your burn is feeling better today! Get some aloe gel on it!! The cats have settled down again now that their stuff is back in place. It got so bad at one point this weekend, one of them was hissing evey time anything moved in the apartment.

cal - YAAAY! You're almost there! And what a long time to look forward to a trip!! You must be so excited. I wish I was getting a vacation! Though I shouldn't complain as my hubby and I were in Hawaii just this spring! :D

Maggzs - Well, there it is then, yiu did not do as much damage as you thought!! That's great! Here is your BOOST back onto the wagon!

Well, have a good one ladies!! :)

Hey guys. I am going to tell you guys what I did this weekend but only if you promise not to be jealous. You are so going to want to be me. :lol: We painted our garge. woohoo!! To top that off we had to buy a new microwave and fridge, that was money I didn't want to spend. So, I am looking foward to a "normal" week.

Hi Claire nice to see new poeople around. What part of TX are you in? I am your neighbor in Louisiana. I am on the southeast side of it though. I have been playing the weigh gain game for years too and I just started WW. I have lost 18lbs but I still have about 6 more to go. I am married to a great man for 9 years and we have no children except our animals. They make up for the lack of children.

Dips that is terrible about your running trail. We have areas like that, in fact, one of them is right up the street from me. I mean, the city has to know that there are abandoned house and garbage all over the place so why don't they clean it up. I feel like i pay my taxes for some sort of thing to happen.

Angie you better take care of that burn.

Noelle you better post a pic of your sisters new baby. I have a friend who is trying to adopt from Russia right now.

Red are you still lurking?

LT my cat is just a big fusser anyway. You don't even need to move the house around for him to freak out. What a weirdo.

Cal you are just so lucky and I can't stop saying that.

Guys, I need to get dinner finished. I'll be back later.

Good Morning girls!!! We are expecting rain showers for the rest of this week and Thursday and Friday are supposed to have a high of 59!!! :rain: I guess our summer took a little break. :lol: Well, the numbers are in and my MIL says this was the biggest Memorial weekend totals ever!!! Geesh, they make so much money up there that I am envious(but not of the hours she puts in. :lol: )

I got my new scales yesterday so when I weighed this morning there is a 3 pound difference from my old ones so I am not sure how much of that is actual weightloss or just new scales. Oh well, I will take 3 pounds less. :lol: :goodscale

Claire, I am the all or nothing type too. That is why I keep gaining it all back because I mess up once and then I lose all control. I am hoping weight watchers works for me where they dont focus on fat as much as I have in the past. I am eating more and I eat stuff I never would have in the past like peanut butter. :hun:

Scales, I just bought a new pair for me because I like to see my daily progress. But it does also work the other way too. Sometimes I get discouraged if it doesnt move but I would say it is a personal preference.

Dips, Hey girl!! I'm sorry to hear about your man troubles. I am with LT, you will meet a great guy soon. I agree with you that the improvements should be equaled out for everyone not just one section. I hope they get your trail tarred soon though. :running:

LT, I will keep my fingers crossed for your job interview. Good Luck!!:crossed:

Oh Kempy now you have gone and done it!!!! I am so jealous!!! :lol: :rofl: I should redo my deck this year but I dont want to do it alone and Jay is too busy. I did go get all my veggie seeds yesterday and a few plants. Now I have to go out and plant them and see if I can grow some veggies. Watch them die on me!!! :lol:

I just wanted to say hi b4 I headed put to run my errands. I have to be home for 11 or 12 to let the guys in with the Fridge. Those guys call at 6:45 this morning to tell me they were coming today. NO Duh! I set them up to come today for a reason. Todday is my day off so I was trying to sleep in a bit but not after that. I was wide awake then. So, I am off to the bank and pay a few bills.

Anige I would take the new number too. I mean it is what you are using now right. How old was your other scale? Mine is actually what the meetings say so I feel ok about mine for right now. I will be buying a new one as soon as this sucker even gives me a wrong number. Are you still loving WW? Have you tried any new foods yet?

Ok, I really need to get out of this house. I'll be back to chat later.

Angie- your veggies will be great! Have faith Baby. :carrot: Sucks about the rain. It's been hot and humid in the city. We get some scattered showers here and there but overall it's been pretty warm. Too warm at times if you ask me. But the good thing is, your appetite deminishes when it's hot and all i want is gallons and gallons of water.

Claire- I know a lot of fitness experts say that the scale can be your enemy which is true but I think it's about personal preference. I have a scale and I weigh myself every morning. I couldn't get rid of my scale if I tried.

Kempy- Oh my GOODNESS! The garage, OH WOW. How cruel you are to rub such bliss in our faces. :lol: New Microwave and frige ain't bad either.

Lady T- What kind of thingamajig was it? When I was with Bally they had this doohickey that you enter your weight into then you hold it out in front of you for a few seconds and it determines your body fat. It came in at 28% body fat but that was a while ago. Who knows what I am now.:o

Okay so the loser (my boyfriend) called me last night asking me to let him make things up to me. I told him that I think it's best that we don't see eachother anymore. He said I was overreacting and that if I give him a chance he will never do this ever again. Then he tells me he's going to come to my house. I told him I didn't want to see him and he said he was coming anyway. I hung up the phone on him. He came by too, I didn't open th door though and I told him to go home. He called me from the car and asked me again to give him another chance. ( I swear, he can do all this but he can't call and tell me when he's going to be late :shrug: I don't get it) Anyway I told him I would think about it. I'll be thinking long and hard.

That's it for now :D BYE!

Kempy, I hate it when people call early in the morning like that. Hey on the bright side at least you get to get your bill paying done.

My old scale was about 10 or 11 years old. they were usually right on with my Docs scales but lately they have been giving an error message more than the weight. The new scales are weight watchers and they are made by the same company so I am hoping they are as well made as the others.

Yes, I have tried some new foods. I bought asparagus this week and steamed it last night. I ate about 5 spears but it wasnt pleasant. :lol: I probably wont be adding that to my groceries again. I have been trying to get in my veggies.

Dips, You let that guy have it. :boxing: If he doesnt appreciate what he's got then he doesnt deserve you.

Dips I thought you guys would really enjoy me painting. I know that everyone wants to do that on a holiday weekend. :lol: Man, he really can't take no for an answer. I mean, I know you are an awesome woman but he has got to stop that.

Anige what did you cook the asparagus with? I love that stuff! I don't like the canned though. YUCK! We only use that in crawfish boils. We will pull the wrapper off and punch a hole in the top and bottom of the can and throw it into the boil, talk about good. Rachel Ray prepared them in the oven with some olive oil, garlic and something else (sorry not much more help). It looked great. I bet you can find that recipe if you want it.

I am watering yet again. I swear we are so dry here now. It is raining all around us and totally misses us. Joe seems to think it has something to do with the lake south of us. I wonder if he is right about that.

Hello Everyone... I have been reading everyone's comments and I love that you all care for each other so much... That in of itself is encouragement...to know someone is there for you.

Dips...you probably don't want to get me started on men...but...I would encourage you to stay true to your gut...which is...say bye bye! Your gut knows the right thing to do...but somehow we women just become total idiots when the men come crawling back begging for us to give them one more chance. Remember...the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Something tells me that this guy has proven over and over again that the results will not change. You, my dear Dips, deserve the very best. Don't compromise.


Angie...I am with you on asparagus. I have yet to find a recipe that makes it tastes good to me. Is it my imagination...or does the stuff taste like metal?

Kempy...I am from the Austin area. I actually live in a town called Liberty Hill...on a ranch out in the middle of yahoosville. I work in a town called, Georgetown...one of the fastest growing cities in TX. It is such a quaint town with a town sqaure and cute little shops. The restaurants are great here and the people are so nice. On our ranch we have 10 chickens and 3 cows and 2 dogs. The eggs are in abundance...so, Angie...if you need any....
Btw...what is a MIL?

LadyT...don't forget to fill us in on how your interview went. I am praying for you!

Btw...I am at work and this is my Friday. My weekend starts tomorrow! Woohoo!
I also wanted to let you know that next week I am going to Dallas to see a OB/GYN that specializes in Biodentical Hormone Replacement Therapy. I have had three friends see his associate and they say it's changed their lives. All three lost weight...only because it restore your metabolism back to when you were 30...and their sex drive returned. For those of you that aren't at that stage yet...well....enjoy it while you have it! But, more important, for me...it will help stop the mood swings, the night sweats, etc. I will go up for the first appointment that will take 2.5 hours, do blood work to find my base levels, and then return in a week or so after to have a rice-sized pellet put in the fatty part of my butt (which...btw...is a huge target for them to put it in...). It last for four to six months. I am banking on it. My sister is now referring to it as the "butt pill". So...I will keep you updated on my butt pill and let you know if it works!

Have a grooooooovy day!
Claire

Hey girls, happy Hump Day...things are just crazy around here! Our house and the neighbor's house is having a flooding problem and the City is taking their sweet time identifying if the water main from the street is the cause. They are trying to say that it is a natural spring which is coming up--yes, there is a natural spring behind the house, but the flooding is occuring upslope from where the spring is. In the meantime, our yard is become a swamp, and the neighbor's yard which is all concrete, is filled with water. We have had to move the dog houses, a lot of the stuff in the storage shed and the plants that could be moved.

On a more positive note, I think I am all junk-fooded out :ink: My mind is back in the game and I am ready to start with this healthy eating again. It was a scary few weeks of mindless eating and I think it all started with my dad getting sick. Summer is so hard to stick to dieting with all the graduation celebrations and b-days in my house. I did not weigh in for 2 weeks *gasp* but I WILL be back on Tuesday--CALL ME ON IT if I don't okay guys? :kickbutt: I have been a good girl with the exercising though :running:

I want to say :welcome2: to Claire. Good luck on your HRT treatment, a butt pill? :lol: I am not yet at that stage in my life but I do have older sisters that are...I will have to ask them if they have ever heard of a ( | ) pill ;) A little about me, I have the unfortunate luck of living in Hawaii (I know, I know, it's a dirty job but someone's got to do it :s: ) I am a 34 year old kid at heart, married for 11 years to my high school sweetheart (been together for 17 years), we have one 7 y.o. son who is already on summer vacation and told me this morning that he was "bored".... I have been on WW since Nov. 05 and have lost around 45 lbs, but been struggling for the past month or so. Hubby is a plumbing contractor and I manage the office for him. I have become fast friends with the ladies here since I started posting back in 2002, and have been lucky enough to meet up with Carol (calnative) on a visit to Disneyland 1.5 years ago. I hope to meet the rest of them someday, somewhere--Vegas anyone??? Oh, and "MIL" means mother-in-law. :rollpin: p.s. I was born in your neighboring state of Arkansas, so I can say "howdy". :wave:

Dips, girl, you will find that special man who will treat you like the Goddess you are. Like Claire said, no compromising! You're young and fly and you will have no problem finding some other young buck. I'm crossing my fingers that you find someone worthy of your attentions :hug: I totally know what you are talking about when you say the City does not pay equal attention to certain areas. I live in an older town where everyone is lower to middle income--our sidewalks and bus stops are all broken down, there are abandoned cars everywhere and they don't haul them away quickly. The richer east side of town is where the City pours all the money into, even though the need for repairs is slim to none--it's just plain ridiculous, we all pay taxes, shouldn't they be used where the need is greatest?

Angie, how can you not like asparagus? I absolutely love it! Fresh or canned, I will eat it, but not with Hollandaise sauce which tastes like candle wax to me (yuck). Good for you for trying new veggies though. Hey, that is cool about the new scale. I'm thinking about throwing out my scale since it's weighing me higher than it has been these past few weeks--oh wait, that's my fault :rolleyes: Does your MIL have a storefront bakery? Is that why she makes tons of money over the long weekends? Well, I hope Jay got his cut for working his butt off too.

LadyT, how'd your interview go? Any good news? Either way, you will find that dream job of yours and soon. :crossed: I have never had my bodyfat estimated...don't want to neither :no:

Julie, how are you doing today?

Cal, I am exicited for you and your upcoming trip... all of you deserve a nice, relaxing vacation with plenty of family time. Take lots of pictures okay?

Kempy, painting during a long weekend? Shoot, you should've called me over for the party! ;) I would even come and wait with you for the fridge delivery :lol: I am trying to figure out how to convert the pdf file picture I have of the baby...just don't know how yet. I will though. How long has your friend been trying to adopt? My sis and BIL have been trying for 3-4 years I think, I can't believe they're finally going to get the baby.

Maggzs, I'm glad you got your finger all sorted out AND the scale didn't show any damage. Great job on that. If you're up on that wagon again, haul me up and keep me on will ya? :lol: Enjoy your day at work.

Well, I have to get some work done as it is the last day of the month. Hi to anyone I may have missed.....be back later to see what's up. :sunny:

p.s. Angie, with you all fired-up this time around, I'm betting you'll be starting the new thread tomorrow for June. How about we put up a 4th of July challenge? I would like to lose those pesky 8 lbs (which I said I wanted to lose by Memorial day :rolleyes: ) + any of those other sneaky lbs which I may have gained by July 4th. How about you guys?

I am up for any challenge. I have been stinkin at my eating goals...but have been doing fine on my fitness goals. I guess if I am going to be a part of any challenge I am going to have to break down and buy a scale. ugh. I used to measure things by inches. We'll see... Any thoughts from you all??? I have 2.5 months to lose 15 pounds. So...bring on the challenge!
Claire

Hey Kempy, I just steamed it and ate it with salt. It was gross. It tasted like spinach to me and I dont like that either. I will stick with my brocolli,cauliflower,peas,beans,etc. :lol:

Claire, Yes we all do love each other. These girls are awesome. I heard that asparagus makes your pee smell too. :lol: Good Luck with your butt pill :lol: I hope it works for you.

Noelle, Oh my god!!!!! The baby is so cute. Your sis must be dying to get her. I bet time is going to feel like it stopped until she can go pick her up to bring home. Yes, MIL has a bakery front. Okay I will do a challenge. I will aim for 8 pounds too.

My shoulder has little blisters on it from my burn. GROSS!!! I knew it was stupid to sit out there but it was our first really nice day and I was hanging with the twins. I will NOT be doing that again though!! :lol:

Noelle- You are full of good ideas! I think a challenge is just what we all need to really get things moving forward! I am also all for that trip to Vegas. Can't you just picture us cutting up in Sin City?! I would love it love it love it!

Clairelinn- You make so much sense! It is so true how we break down at every sappy gesture aman throws at us. I did compromise with him though...I'll explain in a minute...BTW tracking inches is just as good as tracking pounds. Whatever works for you.

Angie- You poor baby. Hope you heal up okay. At least you got some quality time in with the girls. How long does it take for these things to clear up anyway? BTW I never had asparagus. Heard it wa okay though. I may give it a try soon. BTW I'm still trying to come up to visit you this summer! Make room at the dinner table!

Kempy- If you don't get rain soon, you can always borrow some form Angie. :D

MAggz- Hope you're healing well too, hon. So many injuries. Sheesh

Hi Lady T, Cal, Red, J And Cherie. Miss you guys!

OKAY- So my BF stops by my job AGAIN and apologizes to me in front of my co-workers. I was kind of embarassed but touched at the same time. He asked me to let him make things up to me by picking me up from work tomorrow and taking me out.All the while my friends are all "awww" and egging him on and pushing me to forgive him. So I told him that he has been demoted back to the courtship phase. If he wants me as his girlfriend, he'll have to impress me all over again. Meanwhile I'll be free to date whomever else I want. He agreed and I told him if he is even one second lae picking me up, don't even walk through the damn door. I'll keep you posted.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE ADVISE. I LOVE YOU ALL TO PIECES (can't tell you enough)

Noelle: That new niece of yours is ****CUTE**** What a princess!!!

Sorry I can't post more right now. I am getting as much of my 'end of year' stuff done so I can rest as much as possible next week before we leave. I'll try to catch up over the weekend.

Take care everyone.

Cal

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