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Morning Peeps - how's everybody today?

Time to head back to work today - seems I worked double hard last week in Denver and will go back to lots of catch up. I only work Monday and Tuesday of this week and I'm hoping it will go fast. Wednesday I have a hair appt and then will work on getting a little ahead of the cooking game for Thursday. Gotta rest up for black Friday shopping - I've been looking at the ads and already dreading the thought of a snow/ice mix while waiting in line for 4 a.m. openings.

Move your bodies, drink your water and SMILE.

Hugs,
Carol

Happy Monday Morning all!

Angie: I'm sure it was water weight hun. Hang in there I bet it comes right back off. Congrats on fitting into the Lane Bryant jeans. That is such a great feeling. I remember when I couldn't fit into ANYTHING that Lane Bryant had in there store and I had to shop in their catalog for the bigger sizes. I'm so proud of you sweetie. Hugs and again, hang in there.

Cyn: Glad that your first party was a good one and everyone had fun.

Bernice: I hope that your DS gets to be with you through all the holidays before going to Germany. So sorry that your DH took a tumble.

Carol: Yippeee for days off. lol. I think I only have Thursday off but I am so lucky to get off work around 9 a.m. daily. Some mornings when it is sooooo cold like today I don't feel as lucky to be up at 3 a.m. lol.

Well, yesterday we did some chores around the house. DH helped me lift the sofas and vacuum under them and he vacuumed the sofas. We have hard wood floors and the dog hair seems to gather under the sofas. We took our furbabies to a car wash that had a pet wash area. It was so much better than trying to do them in our tub at home. We didn't have to get our bathrooms dirty or hairy. We took them and they had a standing tub with a ramp for them to walk up. We bathed them and dried them and brought them home and I brushed and brushed them, hence the need to vacuum so much. Now, our house is clean and our puppies are clean and smelling like lavendar.

DH is going to invite a couple of single men from his work home for Thanksgiving dinner. Hopefully if they are alone they will come to dinner.

I set Dh up on the Wii Fit last night. He got worked out BIG TIME! He was surprised that yoga was so tough. I can kick his butt on the push up section which surprised both of us. He got very challenged and is planning on doing it again soon. I hope he does. He is considered overweight byt the Fitt. I am still obese.

Well, that is about it for now. I hope you all have a wonderful Monday and stay op, move your booties and drink your water.

Blessings,
Annie

Morning all!!

Everyone in the US getting ready for the holiday? Whether you're travelling, or staying home, having a crowd or just a quiet day??

My dad and his gf are coming for a couple of days. I've got most of the food purchased, and will be prepping/cooking starting Wednesday. BUt I have 3 exams to give and grade too... hmm..

hi...took me forever to catch up my the thread. Saturday moving went well. I went back yesterday and helped make it look like a home..well most of it. There are still 2 rooms covered in boxes and stuff. She has more closets that most would ever dream of having.I told her to make it her goal in life to not get them full ever!! Now i am back home looking at the mess i have left behind. I will start trying to tackle mine later today. It will take me a few days if not longer to get mine back in order. Her old bedroom needs to be painted and scrubbed. Of course there is still tons of stuff to go thru up there and decide what to do with it.
im heading to fix my water jug for the day...hugs to all

I have gotten nothing done today..just ran the vacum and sweep entry and kitchen..did dishes from yesterday and today. Now going to get a hot bath and put on jammies....bedtime is coming fast for me...my whole body hurts...i know i could have never worked liked i did the past 2 days a year ago and 78pounds ago. I was down on my hands and knees half leaning into the shower scrubbing it and hubby walked by the door and said you couldnt have done that 78lbs ago. He is so right!!!

Good evening all,

Well, I was happy to not see a gain this morning....granted I only lost 0.2 lbs from yesterday, but that's ok. I lost 3.6 lbs this past week, and am very happy about that. I am nearing the 3teens, and that is great news to me.

A few NSVs for me as well. Besides fitting in the Lane Bryant size 7 (finally not squeezing into their biggest size, but rather fitting comfortably into the size under that), when I put my winter coat on this morning, it was too big. I was swimming in it. Yay! I will wear it all winter because I rarely wear a winter coat anyway, and I want to be able to buy a new one next year without thinking I am wasting money buying coats two years in a row. Also, I tried on a button up 26/28 from my closet this evening and it fit in the tummy area (but not in the bust area). Maybe if I wear a sports bra to smash the girls, I will be able to wear it.

Work was fine today....because no one was there. Lots of people are taking the week off apparently. All the better for me.

Purpleorc - I have no kids, but work keeps me super busy. I am lead the project lead on a new biotech drug...and there is a LOT of work involved. I prepare filings for the regulatory agencies, review loads of data, perform investigations, march to insane timelines, and am the quality lead. I like it in theory, although at times it drives me insane. And I am not a huge fan of meeting with the regulatory agencies, because I am a smart a$$ by nature and apparently they frown upon that.

Debi - Congrats on the things you are able to do that you couldn't 78 pounds ago. That is great. And congrats on surviving your daughter leaving.

Carol - How do you have flyers for black Friday already? We don't get ours until Thanksgiving, and then the planning begins. I hate shopping, crowds, standing in line, and getting up early. Yay, black Friday. Luckily even though I hate all of those things, I am cheap cheap cheap, and if you are giving me a good deal, I am there.

Annie - Good for you getting your DH on the WII. I used to love the WII, but have had a hard time getting into it lately. Mostly hard time getting into working out at all. Shame on me!!

Everyone else out there, hope you are all well.

Take care and be well,
Angie

Angie - just google black friday ads - they are all available.

Hey peeps...I hope your week is going well. Mine is going pretty well so far...

My weight seems to be stuck at 285...*kicks it*

Just a quick fly by....
spoke to DS this evening and he will have what the Army calls "Home-Town recruiting" for 2 weeks then his leave time will start....so this way he will have enough leave days to take for him to stay till the 27th of Dec....and be able to report to Germany by the 29th. I am so Happy and excited he will be home Thurs!!!

Dh is feeling loads better....head still hurts a bit....but he says its much much better!

talk to you all later tonight or weds....

Itchy. I am oh so itchy. I have been struggling with some itchiness for probably about a month or so. When my pants would touch my shins, itch. When anything touched me it seemed, I itched, but mostly on my legs. Even bath water….itch. Then I just had occasional itchiness, when it would only itch if I thought about it. Well, last night, it came on much stronger. The backs of my legs, the backs of my wrists, behind my ears, down the side of my face. Around midnight I took two benadryl and finally slept a little. I woke this morning to itchiness. But since I am working, I didn’t take benadryl. I can see TINY little white dots on the back of my wrists. And not many of them. Any ideas?

Itchy in Colorado

I'm a person who is allergic to most products and apparently some foods. I've dealt with this all my life, but it wasn't until 2006 that my body had it's first full reaction. It started witch itchy spots, but mine were blisters. If these white dots are full of fluid and are "blister like" then it could be an allergic reaction, a form of Eczema.

It could also be a form of hives that are brought on by various things, including if you are over heated like when you exercise. I get hives when I exercise and it is something that happens every single time. My hives go down in about an hour or two after I exercise, but I get intense itching and bumps, especially in areas where I sweat like the back of my knees. People who have this condition can have it brought on by getting slightly overheated and can even have hives appear if they get into water that is warm.

Have you changed anything in the last month? Food, pills...anything? With me, I pretty know when I react to something...in fact I just realized that something going on with my body is a previous reaction that is having trouble healing. lol.

I suggest trying to see a dermatologist and the worst thing you can do is scratch. Try taking cool or lukewarm baths...try using products that are fragrance free.