Well, good morning all and happy October! I, for one, certainly feel the need for a fresh start!
Bobbie, I am SO glad to see you back!
Not glad, of course, that all the MIL stress (and hard darned work!) made you pack some of those pounds back on, but sure am glad to have you back with us, anyway. Knowing you, you’ll have those pounds gone before you know it. But now, having you back, we GG’s are ourselves again!
It was SUCH a happy surprise to see your posts this morning! Perked me right up (and I’d only had half a cup of coffee, so that was really saying something!)
I spent Saturday shopping with my DD3 and her MIL, (who is much nicer than yours, Bobbi) - My DD3, for those who weren’t aware of it, has just turned 30 - the BIG three-oh - and a big party was planned for Saturday night that we wanted to be a complete surprise for her. So, her MIL and I took her shopping and out for an elegant lunch - had a really, really good day together, and I walked my legs off. DD3 had gained about 25 pounds over the past few years, and recently took them off using Weight Watchers. The last time we went shopping together was a really horrible experience because she couldn’t find a thing that looked good on her, and was feeling really depressed and miserable by the time we got home. On SATURDAY, though, everything she tried on looked just awesome, and between her MIL and I, we bought her practically an entire winter wardrobe for her birthday, complete with shoes and boots. Spent a fortune, but it was well worth it to see her so happy with everything. Her favorite food is Thai, so we went to a very posh Thai restaurant for a late lunch, and of course were able to choose very diet-conscious plates for ourselves, which made us all feel very virtuous (at least diet-wise) after having spent all that money. We got back to her house at @ 4:30, and I wanted to get home, take my bath and get ready for the party (DD3 had been told that her MIL & FIL were taking them out for a birthday dinner - and they were planning to just bring her to the party, which would, of course, come as a complete surprise). But DD3 had been sure all week that “something was up” and had been going from one to the other of us (me, her sisters, her husband, her daughter) saying that one of the others had “spilled the beans”, so whichever of us she was taking to just “might as well” tell her what was going on. But we were all SO clever about it, and not one of us gave in. So, by Saturday afternoon when we got back to her house and I was about to leave, she said, “But Mum, if you’re not going out to dinner with us tonight, why can’t you just stay for a while and have some coffee with us?” So I HAD to, of course, in order to preserve the “surprise” and then had to really rush when I finally DID get home just to get ready and get there on time. And she really WAS surprised! So that was really great! The movie presentation that DD2 put together was just awesome - had everybody crying and laughing simultaneously - it was just terrific! Okay, the BAD thing about that darned party was that I OVERATE after being so good during the day and all. The thing is that I don’t buy mushrooms (although I really, really love them) because DH is allergic to them. And they had stuffed mushrooms that were being passed around (with all manner of other tasty finger foods) before we had the sit down dinner, and I just couldn’t resist them. Must’ve eaten seven or eight - heck, maybe TEN of them - I wasn’t keeping count at all. AND I had a piece of the darned BIRTHDAY CAKE, and my old sugar addiction kicked right in, of course. I didn’t eat any more cake....it was pretty late by the time they even served the cake, so we went home not long after. But YESTERDAY...whoaaaah! I felt sick all morning from all those mushrooms, I was exhausted from all the walking through stores from 10:00 to 3:00 and then being up “partying” way past my bedtime, and went back to sleep until around 3:00 in the afternoon (after having gotten up at 8:00 and spent the morning in the bathroom). When I got back up at 3:00, I felt loads better and was HUNGRY! Ate a big bowl of Fiber One cereal with raisins in it, and then ate a bunch of other stuff I shouldn’t have. No sweets (although I probably would have if I’d had any here) but a LOT of food, anyway. Felt like a stuffed pig last night when I went to bed. Nothing BAD, exactly...just a LOT of food that I really didn’t need.
So, I, for one, am SO GLAD that it’s a new month so that I can start fresh!
Until tomorrow when my sister arrives from North Carolina. The sister who “can’t wait to get some fried clams!” Omigawd. Well, my INTENTIONS are pure, I swear! I really don’t plan to come crawling back in here a week from tomorrow any heavier than I am today. I certainly ought to be able to restrain myself for a darned week, right? We’ll be going down to Newport, RI on Thursday and staying through Monday. AND I WILL EAT ONLY MY ALLOTTED WW POINTS!
Phyl, it’s probably a good idea - not looking at Ohio properties just yet, I mean. It’s hard not to LOOK, though, right? We’re not even planning a move anytime soon, and I keep checking out “retirement properties” and hollering for DH to come look, and I KNOW he’s getting really tired of saying, “Yes, that looks great, but don’t you think we should wait and see what’s on the market when we’re really ready to buy?” I think we might buy something as early as a year from now - but that’s a YEAR away, so what’s on the market now isn’t likely to be available then. And I KNOW this, but it’s SO hard not to look! Oh, I hope you like how the perm came out. I found a pic of
me taken maybe seven or eight years ago when I had mine short & curly, and I really like it, but I just don’t know if I’ve got the courage to cut it short again. I’ve been kind of envisioning spending my old age with a long silver braid down my back. Might have to give that one up, though, since I haven’t had my hair long like that since I was a “flower child” in my twenties. I’m going to try to attach the pic of the short, curly-haired me (with my middle & youngest daughter) here, but I don’t know if I can.
Congrats,
Karen, on yet MORE pounds gone!
You rock, lady!
Hey,
Oncethin - you could probably get that cream cheese in the FF variety; just keep track of how many you’re “dipping” and check out the nutritional values so you know what you’re getting. I really think
awareness of what we’re eating is a big step towards eating better.
Meowee-Linda, your relationships with your exercise ball and scale are really comical. I must admit that there are times when my own scale feels like the monster from h*ll, but luckily I don’t own an exercise ball. I’m truly afraid that I’d end up kicking that sucker right out the door and into the street, hopefully to get run over by some unsuspecting motorist who would pulverize the stupid thing for me!
Marylynn! You & the DH are Zumba-ing, now? (
What will this girl think up next? ) Sounds like great fun! Where did you FIND this guy, anyway? MY DH is a fine fellow indeed, but the thought of him Zumba-ing is actually pretty hilarious...come to think of it, the thought of ME Zumba-ing is a rather odd one, too. Have fun, though! (What's Zumba-ing, anyway?
)
Oh,
Ellen! So very sorry about the dog! I guess we’ve all been there, done that at one time or another and it’s never easy, is it? I’m glad your DD is going to be spending a little time with you.
Congrats on the pounds gone,
Lynn...
And Hi and a happy week to you,
Lyn!
You too,
Ali. And
LindaD - you KNOW I always love reading your posts from southern California, land of sunshine and "sonshine"...
Hugs to you,
Tee...I guess you must be pretty tired. Drop in when you catch your breath.
I’m home today, but I’ve got to give this place a top-to-bottom cleaning to get ready for my sister tomorrow.
TTFN,
Z
Oh, shoot! The picture is too big! I have to hunt down that website or whatever it is that lets you make it smaller. Either that or wait & send it when DH gets home from work. He knows how to do that stuff. Have a good day,
GG's!!!