Good morning everyone. So glad that everyone survived Halloween in one piece...and resisted the temptation of the candy. That was not so with me. I decided that, since I have not had any candy or treats for the past few months, I would treat myself with a couple of pieces of chocolate. And that's what I did. I actually stopped when I ate the amount that I permitted myself. However, the whole weekend was a bust - one problem after another all weekend.
Ellis - Make sure that the candy is put out of sight. I haven't done that yet at my house, but if the big kids in the house don't put it away by the time I get home tonight, it will go into the bottom of the freezer. Come to think of that, I probably have Halloween candy there from last year. Also, don't forget to count the window cleaning as exercise...
Mama - Good luck on the weigh-in. You have been doing awesome with the weight loss. Keep up the great work.
Ruth - I missed the day that Lucy came home and haven't gotten back to read the posts yet. It is so good that she is home now. I had our 2 dogs last night. One of them is still pretty much puppy, so wasn't sure what was going on, but she had a great time greeting the kids and barking at the scary ones. I had ours dressed up like a devil and an angel...the devil is pretty docile and the angel is the monstor. We had a great time with them, though.
Jane - The time change is messing me up, too. DH and I showed up at a brunch yesterday an hour early. Go figure. However, it gave us an hour's down time to hit the Starbucks and have a good coffee. Congrats on the weight loss. I scour the second hand shops all the time to buy clothes...not just for interim sizes. I started with interim sizes, but find that there are some really good deals at them, and you can get very good quality items. My wardrobe now isn't entirely secondhand clothes, but I don't think that there are many weeks that I don't wear a secondhand piece of clothing to work...and get complements on it.
Bamiegurl - I know that you will be able to get to a size 10 for the wedding. Keep focused this month and you will do it. Sounds like you will be stocking up on the OP foods. That will help to keep you on track.
Anchor - Can empathize with you on missing goal...I missed by 2 pounds, too. Oh well, today is a new day and I will soon get those pounds off. You keep with it, too. You are already doing so well.
Barb - Yes, you can do it. Keep that candy away and it will help. I have to get rid of mine, too, so that it won't be a temptation for me. I really want to get to my goal, so will need to be diligent in following program.
Me - Well, it was a trying weekend for us, to say the least. We took one of our cars to Calgary to have some work done - $3600. DH's husband did most of the labour, so that was a help, but it really did need a lot of work. We plan to give the old thing to our DD, so want it in good shape before we take it to her. We haven't driven it for so long, we had forgotten how bad it really was.
Then we went to check in on our apartment. Someone had left all the windows open and turned the heat off. The realtor checked it after we took possession and there was not problem then, but obviously, someone has been in the apartment since that time. AND, while we were closing windows and turning on the heat, one of the neighbours had our car towed. Welcome to the world of city living. What is much more frustrating is that he has 2 city bylaw infractions in his front yard... Hmmm does that give someone evil ideas?
By the time we got the car out of impound, the day was pretty much toast. But, we did celebrate our anniversary at the top of the tower in the revolving restaurant. It was a great evening and as much OP as I could make it. When I ordered no potatoes and extra vegetables, the waiter told us that he was from New Brunswick and there they order no vegetables and extra potatoes.
On Sunday, we went to meet DH's twin brother and their family for brunch. Oh yeah, we got there an hour early.
Then, on the way home we blew the transmission in the car. Just icing on an already deplorable weekend. However, we did come back to an emptier house, since DH (hmmm that's an interesting Freudian slip - should be DS) and his girlfriend moved out while we were away.
I did gain 2 pounds over the weekend, so it is back to phase 1 for me this week. I was careful most of the time, and did exercise a couple of times, but not as much exercise as I would have done if home...and more off program foods than if I were home, too. So, the 2 pounds isn't too bad. It is still within the 5 pound allowance that I plan to give myself when I reach goal. I would just like to reach goal before I start using the 5 pound weight allowance.
That will come and I am hoping that it will be this week.
I have an appointment with the specialist tomorrow, so please keep me in your prayers.
Hope everyone has a great OP week. This has taken me a while to type, so if I have missed anyone, hi to you all. Take care.
Snorin' Monday
We have a big problem here! 
I don't think the Director is ready to pull the plug but we are all really worried. Two weeks from today it will all be over! Um....no, I still don't know my lines. Pray for me! 
"DH's husband did most of the labour" and "However, we did come back to an emptier house, since DH and his girlfriend moved out while we were away" (just teasing) 
