300+ And Ready To Try Again.. #877
 

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I too, have Fitday, and I really like it...when I remember to track my foods and stuff...

Wyllenn - I haven't been this down in a long time. I even was doing emotional eating, and I haven't done that in forever...granted it was broccoli & veggie dip, but STILL.

Xena--Glad to hear you have someone to talk to, but I know how you feel about not knowing if it is working or not. Like kirsikka was saying, finding the right person to talk to can make all the difference. If your counselor isnt helping you might think of looking for a different one. The book you're reading sounds awesome! I'll have to check it out. I'm always looking for new books to read. ;) Oh, and WOOO HOOO on the fence!! :dancer:

honiangel--I hope things start slowing down for you soon. Good thing its still early in the month so you have some time to get caught up on things. :goodluck:

Luan--Oh yeah! I LOVE Jeff Buckley and Ryan Adams! :love: Have you heard Ryan Adam's verison of that Oasis song "Wonderwall"? I like it much better than the original! :o

Kayley--You march right back there and get that nightie, girl, and you ROCK it! Aw yeah! What would Andrew say if he knew he were missing out on seeing you in a nighty? Hee hee! :o I'm glad to hear you had a good day, but sorry to hear you are feeling down this evening. I hope tomorrow is better. Good for you for taking some time to relax today. :beach: I dont ever write anything important in my blogs either, so no worries!

MariaLucia--Seriously, the only reason I have time to do personals on a consistant basis is because I have no friends to hang out w/in the evenings and this keeps me from being bored and sitting here thinking about it. And I like doing it, so that's what keeps me from doing something else instead of this. :D So look at it this way--you probably just have a more exciting life that me! :lol: And tell the "Judge" I will BEAT him/her!! :mad:

wyllenn--Thanks, I'm looking forward to it! And good for you for taking it 1 day at a time. You rule. :queen: You will get there. You are right: keep on doing what you're doing. I think there's a song that says that...? :D

Jill--Good to hear you are feeling better! Sounds like you did well, even with all the crazy eating. Some days it seems like I eat a ton and then I end up doing ok points-wise, other days it seems like I havent eaten anything and before I know it, I'm out of points! :rolleyes: Weird.

Zelma--Happy Birthday! You are too hot for words, girl! :flame: *whistles, cat calls*! 44? More like 24! You are lookin' good girl! I am so proud of you and so happy that you had a great day! The cards from the kids sound absolutely precious, and your hubby's sentiments were so sweet! Aw! You look great in this pic, I really think you should not only send this to the magazine, but share it with everyone you can! Its a great pic. The book sale sounds awesome! A book sale in itself is as good as it being your birthday, :D not to mention it really being your birthday on top of that! Even with them being on sale I still would've had to splurge, too! You cant pass up books, especially not 50% off books! They are a great investment and you are right--you can never have too many! Besides, you needed new books for the background for your pictures, right? :D Thats so great that you have made it to goal, and I am so happy your co-workers honored you like that. That is really neat and special. Good for you, girl!

Brenda--I'm glad you are feeling better today. :hug: I hope you sister can find a way to feel better soon. Like you say, it is over now. How sweet of you to send flowers. She is lucky to have you. :D And WOO HOO on the 4 lbs! Yeah!! :woo:

Lilion--"I'm a lawyer in Missouri - I don't see six figures in his future for years if EVER!"<--I will be sure and tell him this! He's just so crazy. He compares himself to all his law-school mates that are making this kind of money, and its just like, dude--give it a rest! They are in different positions, they work in different states and do different jobs! :rolleyes: I mean, he makes good money now, I just dont understand his obessession w/having to be rich to be successful or something. If you are comfortable, I think that is about all you can ask for in this life, really. There are too many people (and I know this all too well, working for a utility company) that cant even pay thier bills, much less have anything extra, ever. If he and I never made any more money that we make right now for the rest of our lives I would be happy. We can pay our bills. We can afford most of the things we want (within reason, of course ;) ). That is about all I want in this life. Oh, that and him. :love: And :goodluck: on the moving thing. I can certainly understand your position as the main breadwinner and not being licensed to practice in WY, etc. That's gotta be a lot to think about, no wonder it threw you for a loop! :dizzy: Good luck on the eating out and such, and SUPER good luck at the casino! I love gambling! :o

Sharon--Aiden and Gareth are really cool names! :cool: I hope you can find a way to continue your writing. I love writing and I dont know how I'd react if I were taking a class and couldnt continue. I'd probably be pretty upset, like you. Maybe childminders will be more reasonable and feasible than you think :crossed: Thanks for your support on the moving thing. I'm visiting Nat in KC this weekend instead of him coming up here, and I think I am going to bring up the subject and see what he thinks. Even if I move down there and we dont live together, I think that would be better than living apart like this. I dont see a reason for us to live this far apart if I am willing to move down there and get my own place if he isnt ready for us to co-habitate.

Crockett--Congrats on the 2 lbs lost! :hat: Glad to hear your're still around, even if not much to report. Is your new avatar a pic of your puppy? He/she's cute!

Julee--"Let my people go" :lol: ! When I was vegan alot of the vegan cookbooks talked about matzah, and a lot of the vegans on my vegan chatboard liked it too. I've never had it, but it doesnt sound like something I would go out of my way to eat by the way you describe it. :D

brandnewme--Thanks for the info on FitDay and Nutridiary. I dont know anything about either, myself! :lol: I wish I had access to the internet at work, I'd totally be rocking all that stuff! Oh well.


As for me, I couldnt resist weighing myself again tonight. :o Miraculously, the 2 lb gain I showed yesterday is now gone! :rolleyes: I really need to keep myself from weighing any more than once a week. I know some of you weigh every day, but for myself it just breed obession and insanity. :dizzy: There are too many variables in why my weight fluctuates from day-to-day. Who knows? Yesterday I could've been retaining too much water, the dinner I ate could've weighed more than the dinner I ate tonight (I'm pretty sure it did)...on and on and on...ug! :dunno:

Today went well. I only have 1 Point left for the day, but that's ok. I'll be going to bed soon and I'm not hungry so its all good. As long as I dont feel deprived, like I am sitting here hungry and cant eat, that's all I want. Besides, I do have my Flex Points if for some reason I somehow become ravenous between now and bedtime. :hun: And who knows, that could actually happen. :rolleyes:

Went to Curves again tonight. :woops: It went well. I used to go right after work, but now I have to come home and eat dinner first. If I let myself get too hungry that just invites temptation to get fast food or do something stupid like that. :nono: Somehow my hunger seems to "justify" getting some fast crap to cram down just as fast. It would be so much more convienient to go right after work though, as Curves closes 1/2 hr earlier now. And today when I came home to eat I just wanted to stay home and not go at all. :no: I think I might try eating a bag of microwave popcorn like 1/2 hr before I get off work and see if that tides me over so I can start going to Curves right after work again. :chin: I used to do that when I had class right after work and it seemed to help tide me over until I got home. Of course, I wasnt dieting back then so if I wanted fast food after class I just went and got it. :rolleyes:

I'm getting excited for my trip to KC on Friday! :hyper: I checked out 2 books on tape from the library tonight :love: , "A Time To Kill" by John Grisham, and "Lost" by Joy Fielding. I know I wont even get through one of them during the trip, but this way I wont have to go back to the library as soon. I need to find time to get my eyebrows waxed before I leave, too. :o Nat could probably give 2 spits whether my eyebrows are waxed, but I care. :D

Oh, and a tip for all those who lose posts. When I write a big post (which is normally every post I write, it seems!), I copy and paste it to a Word document every so often, and then once again before hitting "Submit Reply". That way if you lose it you can just copy it from Word and paste it in the reply box. Sounds simple enough, and I'm sure most of you have already thought of this, but it sure beats spending an hour writing a post and then losing it all! :mad:

Hi everyone!! :wave:

I need to get caught up on the threads.... I've missed several days---and you know what that can do to a girl! :D

I'm back from my meeting in Orlando.... was a good meeting, lots of work, but good. Never left the hotel area so I could have been in Topeka for all I saw of Orlando, I guess .. but... I did find a nice block of time one afternoon to take for myself and I just went outside and sat at the pool. :cool: I know how dangerous the sun can be... but man, I do love to be in the sun and I do love a tan :beach: and... for a redhead, I tan pretty well.

Still fighting this darn cold... rumbly chest and plugged up ears. yuck.:headache:

BUT... here's my tragic tail of woe... :stress: the travel day from ****.... I have to tell you this comedy of errors that was the frustration of my world on the way back. It's ok -- you can laugh.... because, in the end... that was the only option I had, too....:lol:

the first thing..... I checked out of the hotel, but didn't want to leave for the airport right away because I didn't want to sit there so long (my flight was scheduled to leave at 5:25). THe good part was that the hotel somehow had me as a "priority club" guest (no idea how---I never signed up for it) so I didn't have to check out until 2pm instead of 11am.

I ended up leaving around 3, got to the airport.... checked my luggage... and when did airlines stop just taking your luggage and putting it on the conveyor belt? I had to take it about 50 yards from there.. wierd. And I thought "sheesh--I've already checked it.... they have no idea that I'm not putting a bomb in here NOW..." ok... back to story...
:crazy:

I go outside to sit and relax since my flight isn't for a couple hours. At about an hour left, I go in. Security has more people in line that a ride at DIsney! ARRG! but I go in... and, as always try to have everything ready. Laptop out. jewelry off. etc etc... anything to save time once you get to the end. Of course the people in front of me took forever... but... finally made it.
I hadn't eaten lunch... and my flight didn't get in until 9:17 and I still had an hour to drive after that so I resorted to Fast FOod. Ack. To make it worse, you'd think they had to grind the meat themselves it took so long. SO my the time I get to the gate, I was cutting it close. Little did I know.... the flight was delayed.... ha. then I realized that I only had about 35 minutes on my layover as it was... too late and I wouldn't make my connecting flight.

So I ask... and was told "connecting flights should be ok...except for Indianapolis. wellll ... guess where I was going?" ha.
:(

So...... since the update was my plane was going to be not leave until at least 6:15 .. they worked to find me another flight--it was scheduled to leave at 5:55 AND my connecting flight was going to be a bit delayed, SO... I should make it. :) The catch was it was in 2 different concourses... so I'd have to hustle. ha. :(

So I get on my new plane. no prob. Of course I no longer have my window seat... I'm in the MIDDLE which I hate. but at least I'm on. :smug:

BIG HA. 5:55 comes. 5:55 goes. AN announcement " we're going to be delayed as we have no pilots yet" they aren't even AT THE FREAKIN AIRPORT. oh my. :mad:

SO.... there we sat. and sat. and sat. The plan I was SUPPOSED to be on left LONG before my "new, earlier" flight did. I was so stressed. I just wanted to get home. I kept counting the minutes thinking maybe I can still make it.. maybe..if the next flkight is delayed more.
then as we get close to Atlanta... the pilot says "Atlanta has a lot of traffic, so we've been asked to slow down". niiiiiice. perrrrrfect. HA.

we finally land. takes forever to get to gate. finally... exiting the plane. I swear it felt like everyone took sooo long. The rows in front of me started to get out and a man says "go ahead" to one lady.. she started then stopped and said "no, you go ahead"... and everyone got jumbled up and NO ONE was going.... I had SO much bottled up frustration that I finally burst out, after the fourth "no really -- go ahead" with "WELL SOMEONE go ahead please because I HAVE TO and this is KILLING me!!!!" I tried to laugh to make it seem like I was joking but COME ON PEOPLE :rollpin:

SO......... off the plane. CROWDS all over. can't get to desk to ask about status or location of connecting flight. Saw employee in crowd answering questions. I ran to her...asked about my flight. She calls. "It's getting ready to leave now, you have 15 minutes. But it's in concourse C which is all the way down this concourse, down the escalator, through the tunnel and up the next escalator" (and we are now at the far end of a totally different concourse.) GREAT. I asked if they could hold it. No deal. SO... wanted to argue... no time. I ran.

ME.. I ran. I jumped over luggage. :running: I walked fast. I ran. I wanted to get home! I move through crowds like they weren't there. I was winding through mobs of people, over little kids, past old ladies LOL.... got to end of concourse. Turned to go down escalator -- PACKED! I ran down steps, said "excuse me" about 18 times as I nudged my way through the crowds. jumped the last couple of steps---great! there's a tram!! oh noooo!!! The tram is pulling out. I stood there in disbelief... for about 7 seconds wondering if it's faster to walk the whole way through the tunnel or wait for the tram. I run.

Good news... there was a people mover! I can make double time! yeah!!!
get close. OH NOOOOOOOOO! People mover NOT MOVING!!! of course.

:woops:

I run some more. (OK.. walk fast...run a little... walk fast... ) I'm of course out of breath from running.. my lungs are also burning because of my horrible chest cold. fun!

Another people mover (this is a long tunnel!) .. yeah!! it's moving!!
Getting close to the end of the tunnel. Escalator up. SOOO crowded. of course. No moving THESE people. I bounce with pent up anxiety.. but look ahead to the directional signs indicating concourse C.

My gate is C3. I see the sign that says "C1 - C20 --->" and think GREAT! I'm only at 3---it's close.

Get to top of escaltor and run! OH NOOOOOOOOO!!! the close gates are 19 and 20!!!! I have to go ALL THE WAY TO THE END!!!! My heart, if it wasn't pounding so fast, would have fallen out my toes. But I kept going. :running:

Soon I can see the gate. YEAH!!! I get close. The door is open!!! I MAKE IT! YEAH (ok---pause for your clapping....) :cp:

OK... not over. I get on. seat is 14F. Yup. .. someone sitting there.
I figure... no worries... I'll just hang out in empty row 12 --- if no one is here, I'll stay here and not make them move.
Not so much. people after me--yup--entire row 12.

So I go to 14. "I'm in 14 F" I say. "No, I am" he says. Turns out.. we BOTH have a confirmed printed ticket for 14 F. :no: GREAT. SO.. I say "you stay there... I'll ask attendant. Of course, this flight is SO late, everyone is antsy... now they are all looking at me and the other last 2 people who ALSO were double booked (they were on my first flight too-- side note: I beat them! heh heh)
so attendant checks ... none of you are on the manifest". GREAT. I don't care. I'll sit in the bathroom if I have to. THere is no way after what I just went through I'm getting off this plane. :tantrum:
Attendant: "follow me to the back...let's see what we have".. we do. two more people there who are double booked. GREAT.
We all stand there like fools.... then she says "just go ahead and take any seat". there are two together so I say to the couple from my flight "you two go ahead .. that way you can sit together"... the two in the back already take the last two back there. Hmm... I see nothing. Attendant comes back. "go ahead and sit anywhere" she says. I say "ok---if you can find me a seat, I'll sit anywhere.. but I don't see a seat". :shrug:

She looks around.. hmmm.... "let's look up front". I think "SCORE!!! I think there was something in business class.. I get to sit in the big seats!" We walk all the way up.... by now EVERYONE is looking at me... I'm the only hold up. GREAT.

get to first class. OH NOOOO..... nuthin'. By now I'm getting synmpathy looks from some... probably glares from :stress: others.

Attendants talking "who was last on? They'll have to go" --- that's right. THey had taken some standbys... so.. they had to ask the last one to leave the plane!. I felt awful. She had to get her luggage out of the bins... and leave so I could take her seat. ACK. But I sat. :sorry:

It was a horrible flight becasue my ears were so plugged from my cold--I've never been in such pain on a flight. BUT I GOT TO INDY!! yeah!

yup. I did. My luggage did not. Again. SIGH......

Had to wait until the last bag was there.... still not mine. Filled out a report. Went to long term parking. Drove the hour home. I WAS HOME!!!!!! 1:00 am. but I was home. In bed at 2 am and at work at 7:45am. :p

So...... while I do love to travel.... I'm so happy to NOT have to for a while I can't even TELL you how happy I am. I haven't been in my own home on a weekend for the last 6 weekends.

SO--- sorry for such an incredibly long post all about ME lol but I HAD to share this story!!! :^:

I'll catch up on posts--need to check in on how you're all doing!-- I promise to be a little less self focused in my next post. :dizzy:

Hope you are all well. And remember.... if you need a laugh... just picture ME ... running through the airport -- dodging children -- jumping over rolling bags --- nudging past families and little old ladies. --- every pound of me!!! :rofl:

Good night all!

Mel

Mel -- OMG, what a tale! I pictured you like OJ Simpson -- dodging and weaving... only to find NO SEATS??? Wow. I would be not leaving the plane too! Man it's good to be home in those situations.

AMY - i have EVERYTHING hes done. i even have the bootleg of when he was singing Shadowlands and fell off the stage and broke his wrist. hes amazing. hes playing with willie nelson in september at the hollywood bowl, and hopefully he will play in LA sooner than that

:hug: Juleee thanks for the info on the bread stuff, it sounds quite nice to me. VERY versatile!!;)
Mel, wow, what a truly awful time you have been having with airlines, did you ever get anything for the damage to the cases on your last trip? I'm glad I only ever fly once a year for my hols! You ought to get stress money from your employers!!!!:stress: :tantrum:
Violet, thanks for your kind words, I have to go to the library some time today or Friday to get a list of registered child-minders, its just MORE hassle that I really don't need. I know I should be grateful that I have children but there comes a time when it would just be nice to go to the loo without interruptions or to have some peace and quiet without having to make LOTS of preparations beforehand!!!! I hope you get to chat to your guy soon about the possible move,:hug: is he in KC or is it family & is he coming if it is?
Kayley sorry you feel so down:hug: , wish I could help but I'm really down myself at the mo, even though we got out last night, it pretty rare as we have no one we trust except family & my parents live an hour's drive away. Just keep plugging away, soon the sun will be shining or someone will see you & say how slim you're getting :carrot: THAT is bound to help you feel GOOD. About lingerie, when I wore it hubby laughed:?: :cry: so I've given up on it, you never know, if you suprise him he might really enjoy seeing you in a slinky little number!!:devil:
Gotta go,
xxsharon:hug:

Sharon - I think you mentioned that at some stage you would be rushed to pick up one son and get to school to pick the other son up on time. Is there another mother (you mentioned you sometimes chat with them) who could sit with your son at school just for 5 or 10 mins in case you are late? We always have parents standing outside the rooms chatting together after school, so perhaps someone wouldn't mind just keeping an eye on your son for a little while. It wouldn't hurt to ask and this would take a little pressure off you so you are not feeling so rushed. Just a thought.

Mel - I can not even imagine how ANGRY I would have been feeling over the whole airplane/airport incident you went through. I do NOT enjoy airports and I'm not sure I would have handled it as graciously as you did.

Kayley - I hope you are feeling better soon. I worried that I would never get out of my 'slump', but I am over it now, so I have high hopes that you will be feeling wonderful soon. Maybe you should get that nightie just for YOU, not anyone else. It might just give you the lift of spirits that you need.

Amy - Thank you for your lovely comments. I hope that you have a wonderful time with Nat this weekend and perhaps work out a way for you to be closer together, if not living together. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Brenda - I truly don't know what to say to make you feel better about what you poor sister has had to go through. I hope that she has a strong network of friends or family to support her through this. My heart goes out to you, your sister and family.

Well, that's about it for me tonight. I'll catch up on other individual posts over the weekend. Sorry to those people I've missed, but I have a hopeless memory and was only really working on things I'd read on this thread. I'll go back and read others later to respond to.

Take care all,:hug:

Zelma

Amy~ The avatar is Mugsy, a dog I worked with at the Prison, I love this dog, I wish he was mine,, But I go visit often.. I Love Labs... Thanks for noticing,oh,, he is a drug dog, He checks all the mail, the inmates things and just goes around nosen all day,,

Hi everyone!!!!
Well, got up this morning, ready to brave the great outdoors with hubby and looked outside...... SNOW STORM! :o Man, I thought, "you've GOT to be KIDDING!" So there goes that idea. I think I will still brave the mall and see how things go :)

I'll do some personals later on :)

Brenda :wave:

Thanks Wyllen and Nancy for your $0.02 on Fitday and Nutridiary. I still haven't decided which I want to do for sure but your input certainly helps!!!

Well, my fence peeps didn't show up yesterday. Apparently they were running behind on their schedule. But they are here now and are currently knocking down my old rotten nasty fence. Yay! :carrot:

brandnewme - You mentioned you are using the PC version of Fitday. Was looking at that and it looks great. I was wondering if it integrates with the online version? For example, if I load the PC version on my home computer is that the only place I can input my food? If I am at work can I still log on to the internet and put in my food?

Thanks everyone for your help on this. I hope I am not annoying anyone else with these questions. Was going to do PM's but then thought others might be interested in the answers as well.

Thanks again!

Well..the WW scale said +2...but given that I did not have the best food week, I had a bunch of edamame and bean soup and that TOM is coming next week...I was fine with it. After the meeting we went to Target and I got 2 new skirts. I'm in that weird place now where the 18 fits but it a little roomy and the 16 isn't happening..argh.

I was walking past the girls' department and they had out their easter dresses. I saw the prettiest purple dress and thought "Wow, what a cute flower girl dress that would be." So I called my friend whose daughter is our flower girl and got her size and for $18.99 we now have a potential flower girl dress....wayyyy better than the $99 and up David's Bridal charges. So we'll see. I might also go check out a department store as well.

Kayley: Hearing you so down just hurts my heart. As I went through college I had terrible self-worth issues and was an emotional basket case. I finally broke down and went to the on-campus Counseling Center and talked to someone. Being able to let it all out to someone impartial who was not a part of my problems was just amazing and cathartic. I didn't ever go back but knowing that I could was so helpful. And as far as the lingerie thing goes...Jason has never been a fan either. Then for New Year's I got a really sexy black lacy bra and a matching pair of panties. Suddenly he started taking notice of what I am wearing. My friend gave me a "hand-me down" the other day...a black lacy teddy...it's a little big but it might be worth it one time.

Mel...the Atlanta airport is a bear to navigate when you are in a rush. What a story. I have had a few crazy travel stories but this one tops it. What airline were you on (if I may ask)?

Thanks to everyone who aded me on MySpace!

Wyellen...I'm right behind you...I weighed in last week at 222...I started at 312. 199 is not far behind. Let's help each other out as we strive to get there!!!

I have the longest most exhausting weekend in history ahead of me...but once it's over I am getting some wonderful downtime..and even better...Jason and I are going to DISNEYLAND next Sunday!!! We are getting in for free. I am so excited. This will be my first theme park trip without getting bruises on my hips from the rides. We have been wanting to do this for so long and we finally have the opportunity. With it being Easter Sunday it will probably be packed...but it's fine. We were supposed to be taking this Marriage Class, but they didn't have enough couples sign up for the Sunday class, so we're waiting until the summer and will take it on a weeknight.

Happy Thursday!!!

I am having a blah day today - it is my TOM and I am crampy and just want to curl up in bed. I feel bad enough that I am going to skip the gym tonight. I will find something else gentle to do at home - maybe some weight work on the stability ball. My trainer cancelled tonight so I don't have to worry about that.

Good news is that the scale says I am back down to 319, which is where I thought I was a couple of weeks ago. I guess that is why I'm not too excited about it - I feel like I have already been here. I got a second scale, so now I will use them in tandem to make sure both are behaving. After weighing myself this morning I put them away though, because I am tired of being so obsessed with the scale. I haven't decided whether I will weigh weekly or bi-weekly.

Ugh – I just want to go home. Hope everyone is having a better day than me.

Xena, they're not integrated. You can get a version that's integrated for Palm Pilots or etc, but the online one doesn't integrate with the one on your pc.

Sorry ladies, not up to doing personals today. I apparently have a stomach bug and nothing (including water) is staying down today.

brandnewme - Darn it. Thanks for the info though. I really appreciate it! Hope you are feeling better soon.

Nancy - Sorry you are feeling blah, but good news you are back to 319. You'll be in the VFT (virgin fat territory) soon. ;)

Julee - Wow, almost 100 pounds gone. Way to go! :bravo: HAve fun at Disneyland.



OK, time to stop procrastinating and time to start painting that bathroom. It's not going to paint itself! :lol:

On the frivolous side
 

Mel, OMGoodness! I haven't been forced to be in the Atlanta airport in over 12 years (don't travel anymore much)...now I don't know that I ever want to.

Kayle – I’m sorry you are not feeling well. Depression is just SO horrid! I have lived with it my entire adult life…and it only gets easier, in my experience, if you keep working on self-awareness and spirtuality - at least those are the things that work for me.

Amy – I don’t know about my life being any more interesting than yours. Let’s see: wake up at 5, work out from 5:30 to 6:30, get ready for work 6:30 to 7:30, leave for work at 7:30, commute for an hour, get to work at 8:30, work from 8:30am to 6 pm (sometimes go grocery shopping and to the bank while running errands for work or while taking my lunch), commute home for about 30 minutes. That leaves me from 6:30 to 8:30 (my bedtime) to make dinner, catch up on emails, feed the cat, clean the litterbox, put out my clothes for the next day, etc. etc. etc. I just would do more personals if I didn’t have to commute that blessed 1.5 hours a day! ROFL

Oh yeah, and I totally get the having to eat before you pass out or make bad choices. That is why I have a ton of food at work I can eat if I get hungry before I get home for dinner: popcorn kernels, cereal and soy milk, protein bars, a variety of fruits (either bananas or apples or whatever’s in season) – all of them quick and easy to grab right before getting in the car. I also sometimes have all my meals at work. I’m serious. I’m trying to not eat 2 hours before my bedtime which means, I can’t wait to get home to have dinner. So, I sometimes bring my lunch and dinner to work and eat them here. By the time I get home, I don’t have to worry about making dinner. It doesn’t always work that way, but I’m hoping I will be more consistent with it.

And, you mentioned popcorn. Do you know how to make air popped popcorn in the microwave without any gadgets? All you need is a paper bag! It’s so simple to do and it’s so much healthier that all those chemicals in the prepackaged microwave popcorn (especially the “fat-free ones”! I try to eat food as close to its original form as possible). Anyway, you can add some spices to the popcorn after popping it, but I don’t. I LOVE plain popcorn. So, here’s how: for a small paper bag (the kind people use to take their sandwiches to work) put 1 tablespoon of kernels in bag, fold top of bag to keep corn from coming out, place bag in microwave on its side, start popping! The time in your microwave will vary, depending on the brand of kernels and the microwave. I usually stay close and listen to the pops. The start slow, then get faster, then slow down. When they’ve slowed down, that’s when I turn microwave off. Easy, cheap, uncomplicated, healthy! What else could you ask for?

On the subject of lingerie, my first G/F was never into lingerie either. And I am so in love with frilly, lacy, sexy things! I hated it that I would buy these things and never get the right reaction! I took it personally for a long time, then I realized it was about her tastes, not about my body. And I guess it can go both ways! My last b/f was really into girls wearing sexy, VERY high-heeled shoes and as much as I am into LOOKING good, I cannot stand being uncomfortable. So, he rarely got his wish, which I’m sure bummed him out…but I was like “hey, YOU try walking in those when you wear a size 10 double wide, weigh 360lbs and have a bum ankle!!!” He never did complain much after that! ROFL

My current g/f is very much into me wearing sexy things. In fact, I have several hundred dollars worth of custom corsets and waist cinchers that I wear frequently when we dress up to go out– we both really enjoy it when I wear them; I particularly like the way they feel (I know people think they are uncomfortable, but I never found them to be), and how much support the steel boning provides, but that’s another story. So, the other day we’re in the middle of talking about work and she says “By the way,” And now, she sounds a bit alarmed so I’m bracing myself for some whopper or another (did that huge job get cancelled? Is our next progress payment from customer X delayed?), and she says, “You’re not going to get rid of all those corsets once they don’t fit you anymore, are you!?!” I couldn’t stop laughing! I promised her that when they no longer fit I’ll find a good seamstress and have them taken in. I guess I lucked out having a g/f who likes it when I wear lacy bras with bows and pearls and embroideries and stuff (oh god, I cannot believe I just admitted to that!) and who could care less about the size of the heel on my shoes.

On a less frivolus subject, I decided to change therapists. I stopped seeing my old therapist at the beginning of Feb. cuz she was really getting on my nerves. I figured out after a couple of months that I’m not ready to STOP therapy, but I need to work with someone who specializes in eating disorders. There’s stuff I was not getting from my old therapist that a specialist will be able to give me. A few months ago I heard this therapist speak at a thing on young girls and body image/eating disorders and I liked her. I gave her a call this week and I took a couple hours off work today to go see her. I liked her more and if we can figure out the money thing (she costs TWICE as much as my old therapist did!), I’ll go see her on a regular basis. I’m excited about this and scared beyond words. Let’s hope it all goes well.

On the exercise front, I woke up this morning at my usual time but chickened out about going to the gym. I've been working out at home on my bike but I'm trying to have T, and Th be a gym day so that my body gets some variety. But there's something that I am scared about in terms of the gym - haven't been able to beat it still. So, I thought I could do one of my tapes intead...and then remembered I no longer have a VCR! I have two ways of playing a DVD, mind you, but NO VCR! So, I didn't work out this morning. I figured I was nervous enough about seeing that therapist today so I just took the day off.

OK then, I think I’m all talked out! Though I think I'll stop by Target on my way home tonite and buy myself a VCR.

Sparkles and giggles,

Hi all...

to answer a couple questions... the airline was AirTran (first time I ever flew it... not sure I will again.... although it was probably more of an issue with the Atlanta airport... maybe.... but then.... maybe not)
Ironic how I have NEVER lost my luggage in all the years I've traveled--and, as you see, I fly quite a bit. And... I've now lost my luggage TWICE in the past month. hhmmm... both from Orlando... hmmm...

and yes, the first airline did end up doing a nice job on the repair of my bag that got damaged.

Kayley -- so sorry you're feeling down. I wonder if it has just a little to do with "coming down" from the buildup of the weekend and the total excitement of your weekend that you anticipated for so long and turned out so great ... I know it's not all that, and I'm certainly not intending to sound like I'm minimizing anything. I just know that sometimes the emotional highs can be hard to balance with the "after effect" of not having it to look forward to anymore. Hugs to you, babe! and you you, Nancy...and to anyone having a blah time right now. :hug:

Zelda--- sorry I missed your birthday ... Happy Belated you hottie!

MariaLucia... I'm so going to try the popcorn.... :corn: I guess I always knew you could do that, but I've never actually tried it. And... I feel like I'm a pretty confident and self assured person, but when it comes to my body, I'm a total insecure mess... I can't WAIT to have the self assurance like you do and try on some fun lingerie. Good for you! ANd yea, that you have a g/f who loves it too! :)

To EVERYONE else -- sending big vibes for good things in your lives!

WI today.... was a bit disappointing... stayed the same. Was disappointing becasue I snuck a peak at the scale on Tuesday and I was 1.5 down... but on official day back up to match a week ago. grrrrrr..... but TOM came today so .... maybe there's hope that I can blame that. I can dream. :^:

Sorry no time for more for now.... will check in again soon!

Stay strong....
Mel

Kayley--I'm sorry you're still feeling down. I really hope you start feeling better. PM me or message me on myspace if you wanna talk. :hug: Aw! Andrew doesnt know what he's missing! ;) Curves is basically a circuit. Its a big circle of machines, w/pads between each machine. You're at each "station" for 30 seconds, then you switch. So you go machine, pad, machine, pad etc. On the pads you run in place or just move however you want. The machines use hydraulic resistance, kind of like pistons. Each one works a different muscle group--arms, legs, back, torso, etc. So basically you get your cardio and also your strength training. You go around twice, stretch, and you're done! It takes 30 min total. I really like it because there's no guesswork. A little voice comes on and says "change stations now" every 30 seconds. Each machine is totally easy to use and they all have instructions in front of them if you forget. I really like it. You're lucky not to have much for eyebrows. I have an appt to get my little "caterpillars" waxed tomorrow, thank goodness! :o

Mel--Oh, that is a nightmare!! Ug! Isnt it funny how when you are in the situation you think "this **** will never end" but somehow it does and you are able to laugh about it? Erm...maybe a little? :lol: I'm so glad you're home now and get to be home for the weekend. I dont travel much--I've actually only flown once, and that was before 9/11! :o But I've heard tell of these nightmares people have. I'm glad its over now, whew! I'm sorry the scale didnt show any change. Stupid scale! :mad: But I think you'll be seeing more of this :goodscale after TOM is over! Stupid TOM! :p

Luan--That's awesome! I'd love to see he and Willie Nelson together as I love Willie too! :love: Isnt Ryan Adams like some huge alcoholic or something? I've heard a lot of his live stuff and he always sounds smashed. :^:

Sharon--Nat lives in KC, so I'm going there to see him. All my immediate family lives in Nebraska, just like me. ;) I laughed at you saying you wish you could use the loo w/o any interuptions. You know what we used to do to my mom? When she was in the bathroom we'd open and close the door in rapid succession and yell "FREE TICKETS!! Free tickets to see mom use the bathroom!" :o We are SO lucky to have made it to 18, let me tell ya. My mom was really tolerant. Now, me--not so much. :D My sister's kids used to walk in on me in the bathroom when I'd visit and I'd yell "get out!!" Brats!! :rofl: :goodluck: on child-minders!

Zelma--:thanks:, I really hope we can work it out, too.

Crockett--He's a cutie! I always love drug dogs! We had to get "sniffed out" when we had shakedowns at the prison I used to work at. It was all I could do not to pet them and say "who's a good dog??" :joker: But alas, they were doing thier jobs, no distractions!

Brenda--Snow?? That's nuts! I was thinking today how weird it is that just 2 weeks ago I was digging my car out from the 14 inches we got, and this week I've had my windows open almost every night! Crazy Nebraska weather, I tell ya! :rolleyes: :dizzy:

Xena--Good to hear the fence is finally going up! Yahoo!! What color are you painting your bathroom? And I'm never annoyed at learning something new, so no worries! :D

Julee--Hey, that flower girl dress sounds like a good deal! Good for you, bargain girl! :yes: Disneyland sounds awesome! I've never been but always wanted to. But yes, I need to drop some more lbs before I attempt that! Sorry to hear about the +2, but sounds like you are taking it well. And it probably is TOM, anyway.

Nancy--UG, I hate days like that! I hope you're home now and curled up and enojoying your evening! I'm sorry your loss wasnt more triumphant for you, but just wait a couple weeks--you'll be down more weight and then you can be happy about it again! :cb:

MariaLucia--Oh, your new therapist is a she! I shouldnt have assumed :nono: --I referred to her as a dude in the excercise thread! :o OOPS! :lol: I really hope she can help you. It sounds like she is better trained to help you with the specifics of the demons you face. I'm glad you found her. Finding the right therapist can be a bear. My last 2 therapists dumped me, pretty much. Ah well. All your lingerie sounds awesome. I love stuff like that. I can never bring myself to spend the money it requires to buy good lingerie for myself (as you know, plus size stuff is more expensive that skinny-minnies!), but maybe I will start. Nat suggested that I take the extra money I am making by working overtime and spend it all on myself. I dont really need it to survive or pay bills, I'm just doing it so I can have certain "extras" ya know? And that sounds like as worthy of splurge as any, so why not? I've actually never wore lingerie in front of him before, I'm not sure he'd know what to do w/himself if I did! Well, I'm sure he'd figure it out. :o ;) Hey, thanks for the tip on the popcorn! I'll totally have to try it! I know what you mean about it being processed, especially the fat-free kind. Ingredients aside, I always feel like I can taste some chemical-y stuff in there, and always feel like the fake "butter" creates like a film in your mouth. Ick! :barf: Your days sound hectic! I'm surprised you have any time for yourself, much less to come on here and post! I'm impressed at how you juggle it all, including diet and excercise! :cp:


As for me, today was good. :yes: I had a low point breakfast and lunch so I had 20 Points left for dinner! I had a Mr Goodcents sub for dinner, and didnt even have to dip into my Flex Points. :D I had an Italian sub w/swiss cheese...It was good mmmm!! :hun:

I was able to go to Curves after work w/o eating dinner first tonight, yay! :cp: I ate 2 oranges this afternoon (not at the same time :lol:) and that seemed to tide me over ok. I also didnt have that sick pukey feeling while excercising, either because my stomach wasnt so full. My friend at work asked me if I want to start going to Curves together right after work once our schedules change. We are going to be working the same shift so that will work out great. And this way I will have to get used to going to Curves right after work because she'll be expecting me to! Cool. :cool:

I'm doing laundry tonight and getting all packed up for KC! Fun times! :dancer: Tomorrow I get off work at 6 so I probably wont leave town till around 7, but I'll still be in KC by 10-10:30 which wont be too bad. :twirly:

I hope everyone has a GREAT Friday and a relaxing and fun weekend. :beach: I wont be back till Sunday night, but I'll be sure and get caught up then!

Imagine, if you will, the worst possible thing that could happen while painting a room. Know what it is? You guessed it! An entire paint tray full of red paint fell off the ladder and all over my bathroom, primarily down my pristine glossy white door (well, formerly pristine white door....now a smeared pink door). :mad: :stress: :censored: :yikes: :bomb: :tantrum: So I just spent the last hour or so trying to mop up this horrible mess. Fortunately only a couple of drops got on the hallway carpet and I was able to get that out with soap and water. The bathroom floor is linoleum so that came up pretty well. It's my door that is ruined. It was smeared with red paint and it was impossible to get it all off. Now it is stained pink. I thought I would be smart and try fingernail polish remover to get the remaining pink stains out. Why I thought fingernail polish would only remove red paint and not white paint is question for the ages. So, yeah, I removed some of the red paint along with the white paint. So now when I finally do finish painting the bathroom I get to repaint my door to. Good times. :censored: :censored: :censored:

Kayley...this hug's for you. :hug: When you're feeling down, just think to yourself, "Well, at least I don't have a streaky pink bathroom door." ;) Just a little giggle to maybe cheer you a bit. I feel for you, girl.

MariaLucia - I had no idea you could do that with regular popcorn. Here I was thinking there was actually something "special" about microwave popcorn. I can't wait to try this. And, as you said, it will be good to avoid all the salt and fake chemical butter flavoring. Thanks for the idea! I am interested to hear how you like your new therapist. For several months I have been thinking of doing just what you did and finding someone who specializes in ED's.

Mel - I am sorry you were disappointed with a maintain at the scale this week. I bet if you stick with it this week you will be rewarded for it next week. Hang in there! :)

Violet - That is so great you are going to have a workout buddy to go to Curves with. Not only she help you be accountable but I bet it will be more fun too! Great! Oh, and you asked what color I was painting. Red. I was excited about it. Somehow, I am not so much anymore. :^: I am sure I will feel better about it tomorrow. Maybe.....

Nighty night, all you fine ladies (and any gents who might be lurking :D )

Lillion--I think the time change is most of my tiredness too. I don't ever remember it affecting me like this but this is absolutely kicking my butt...but as I said I've also been doing a lot more running around than I usually do. So maybe it's the combination of those and throw in some allergies lol....I just can not seem to get enough sleep or get up in the mornings.... I hope I get over that soon!!!

Kayley--I'm very sorry you are feeling blah today. Hugs I hope you get to feeling better soon.

Ammi--big hugs I'm sorry you have been down as well.

MariaLucia--Thanks for the tip about the popcorn, I am going to have to buy me some to try that with. I like the taste of popcorn, but I can't stand salt and it is ALWAYS salted, and my father, if he makes any, makes it the old fashioned way in a pan of crisco...so I can't eat that...and I've never liked microwaved fake butter too much salt stuff...So I am looking forward to trying it.

And, your lingerie sounds marvelous. I love that kind of stuff, but I've never actually splurged on any...maybe someday. But there's no one to wear it for but me right now LOL so I can't really justifiy the expense.

Zelma--Happy Belated Birthday!! You look absolutely gorgeous!! And, does your husband have a twin LOL. What he said in your card was the sweetest! I am glad you had a wonderful birthday.

I hope EVERYONE has a wonderful day tomorrow and a terrific active weekend!!!!!
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As for me, today was a little more normal, so I am keeping this short so I can get to working out soon and try to make up some time.

I ate OP today, which I pretty much have been, even in all the rushing, so that's a good thing. I just took my measurements, and I haven't gained or lost any inches...so not a huge surprise with not being able to get a decent workout in but....Anyway...as I said, I am going to keep this short.

Okay I decided to stop typing this and workout before it got too late so counting 20 mins I did at school today that makes my total for the day 90 mins. Maybe a week of that will make up for the days I missed. I feel really good.

amy - hes an alcoholic and has a tiny painkiller/heroin problem which keeps him from playing a LOT of the time. its annoying. hes canceled twice that i had planned on seeing him. if he backs out this time im gonna track him down and cut him.

Ok...time to rant about AirTran. You might remember them as ValuJet...who once crashed a plane into the Florida Everglades. I flew AirTran once and only once and here is why.

One summer, I made plans to drive from Atlanta to Buffalo with my grandparents who were heading up there for the summer. We used to make this trip when I was little and I loved it, so it was like old times, except this time I got to drive. I was going with them for our Family reunion, but in the meantime I got 4 days alone with my grandparents. So we drive up..no worries, family reunion, no worries...and that night my grandfather died totally unexpectedly. he was driving home and had the feling that something was wrong, and pulled over the the side of the road and with his foot on the brake had a massive coronary and died. My brother and grandmother were in the car.

I had purchased a 1-way ticket back to ATL for about $59 on the internet...nice bargain fare. So the first thing we had to do was get my step-sister up to Buffalo for the funeral...mainly b/c she needed to bring funeral clothing for my parents, neither of whom are off the rack shoppers. So I go online with AirTran (it's now about 1:30 am) to book her a flight for later in the day. They say that if you need to book same day travel call they 1-800 number..which I do. The 1-800 number isn't open 24 hours a day. They also do not ffer "bereavement fares". If you can't be accessible when people ned to book a flight,...it doesn't much matter how cheap your tickets are.

But see, that's not all. Being Jewish, my family was planning to "sit shiva" which is a 7 (or so) day mourning period. The funeral was on a Monday. My ticket home was on Tuesday. I wanted to change it to Thursday so I could be with the family. When I called AirTran back to change my flight, they wanted to charge me a $50 change fee and the difference in the price of the ticket, which was another $125. I kept explaining that it was for the funeral and that this was our religious transition and so on and so forth. My parents had no problem changing their flight on Midway...

The agent with whom I was speaking finally said to me"I don't see what your problem is..why can't you just take your normal flight home?" I got her supervisor at that point and after carefully using the words "lawyer" "Anti-Defamation league" and "anti-semites" in my sentences, they sort of apologized for the insensitive remarks and agreed to just charge me the $50 change fee. I later filed several more complaints with various agencies.

On the flight home, I was a mess. For $25, they offered an upgrade to "business class" which meant a larger leather seat up front and 2 drink tickets. I just wanted quiet and privacy. I was sitting in the very front row, where 2 flight attendants were having an ice fight as the passngers were loading and we were getting ready to take off. Every 4th ice cube or so hit me. They never acknowledged this or apologized. Then, during the flight, one of the attendants put his soda can on a ledge and when we hit a tiny air pocket it spilled all over my pants..waking me up. I was handed 2 napkins. Again no apology, no offer to clean it, no nothing.

I have no love for AirTran. The Atlanta airport is actually really great and very business travel friendly.

Wow...what a vent that was.

I wore brand new shoes to work today...sexy 3" heels that I got at Target. The balls of my feet are so swollen but at least I looked cute. Flip flops tomorrow for sure!

Good night ladies...sleep well.

Julee, what an awful time you had with the airline, doubly so that you lost your grandfather,:hug: it is awful that you had to bring 'antisemitism' into it too, any bereavement is terrible for those involved without having to struggle with unsympathetic beaurocrats (sp?) The behaviour of the staff on the plane just adds insult to injury, :mad: I suppose you were too upset and worn out at the time to complain to a senior member of staff.
Violet/Amy if you had been mine you wouldn't have made it!!!! its worse in a way though as usually Aiden is crying or they are fighting and I have to hurry in case they get hurt, at least your mum knew you were ok. Enjoy your visit with your guy!!!!:devil:
Zelma it would be lovely to ask a mum to keep an eye on Gareth but he's Autistic and won't take to 'new' people, also I don't know any of the mums as Gareth went to a special nursery in the next town, but thanks for the thought.:hug:
I am really down, not just coz of the creche/college stuff but we are seriously overdrawn at the bank, £300-£400 is 'missing', I write down all that we spend and its making me ill, we have to wait for the statement to arrive BEFORE we can discuss it with the bank!!! His stupid bank 'don't keep records of transactions once they are sent out'!!!!! We have money in savings accounts/investments BUT i FEEL LIKE A FAILURE how can I have messed up like this? Luckily Steve didn't do his nut and was calm & ok but I am SO worried, is my accounting wrong, am I going crazy, forgetting to put stuff down ?my memory is getting really bad and that's a worry too, my grandma went senile from 40 onwards so I'm panicking about that.
Sorry to be so moany, I TRULY HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND, and I'm including myself in there too.
Maria, those corsets sound wonderful, trouble is if I had one all the fat from my tummy would hang under the bottom of it!!!!:o
xxxsharon

amy~ What did you do at the Prison? I hear ya on the want to pet and love on the drug dogs,, BIG NO NO!, but afterwards I would make up for it,,,LOL...Take Care

Sharon - Just a quick note. The 'missing money' happened to us just recently and we worked out that a cheque that we had written LAST NOVEMBER had only recently been sent off from school (it was for a book club order) and had only just cleared. Somewhere along the line we figured that that cheque amount had already come out, and were stumped for a while. We weren't due for a statement for a while, so had to sort through a few things, until it finally dawned on me that the amount which we were out seemed very familiar, and fair enough, it was the EXACT amount of that cheque. I have decided to pay for book club orders in CASH in the future. Could this possibly have happened to you do you think? You are probably better at keeping track of money than we are, but it was just a thought.

Sorry about Gareth having special needs that would make it difficult for him to be looked after by a parent. Have you thought about asking his teacher if she would mind if he sits inside for a few more minutes in case you are late? I have had autistic children in my class before and I don't think that I would see this as an abnormal request. Really you are just letting the teacher know that it is a 'possibility' that you could be a little late - not a LONG time, just a little - and hopefully he/she would be understanding. I used to watch a couple of kids for 10/15 mins after school until their mum got in from work. She would buy me a little gift at the end of each term as a thank you. I didn't expect anything, but it was a lovely thought.

I'm just throwing ideas around here, so I may not be offering anything useful to you at all.lol

Good luck with finding where that money has gone. I ALWAYS stress about money.

Take care,

Zelma

Well, y'all know about my "rule" regarding treats. I can have one treat a day (though I never have that many treats a week) only if it's a single-serving size.

Well, for a couple of weeks now I've been craving a cookie. Do you know how HARD it is to buy just ONE cookie that is also a REGULAR sized cookie? I mean, "technically" those huge coffee shop cookies are a "single-serving" since it is only one cookie, but c'mon! I know better than that! A cookie that is 5 inches in diameter is NOT a single serving.

Does anyone know where a girl can buy ONE cookie (2.5" diameter max)? I know if I buy a bigger cookie I won't just want to eat half and throw the rest away. And forget about making a batch of cookies and only baking one and leaving the rest of the dough in the freezer - the darn thing would just call for me in the middle of the night.

Any suggestions?

Hi Maria Lucia--

Is there a Subway near you? Don't they sell cookies that are actually normal sized cookies? It can't hurt to check it out either way. :) Good luck.

Hi Everyone :wave:

Just a quick hello. I came by to check in and say hi. I'll talk to you all later.

Vicki

Hello All!

A really quick pop-in. They are coming down rather hard on us at work and I'm the farthest behind. Although right now, getting fired wouldn't really be the end of the world! I'm so tired of my bosses....and the government for which I work. Do you know they no longer cover BIRTH CONTROL with Medicaid in Missouri? Of course, abortion is also pretty much illegal. WTH? I guess the poor people are expected to either abstain or to have MORE babies to put on welfare! Sorry, IMO the ONE medication that should be definately covered by state-sponsored insurance is birth control! :mad:

Okay...a rant that makes my short post longer. I best stop that. I've been obsessing over a recent interest of my husband in moving - to WYOMING! Not that there's anything wrong with Wyoming - I've been there - it's nice. It also has a total of about 500,000 in the entire huge state! I kinda like people, you know? Anyway, my obsessing has been done over on the Old Hen's board. Feel free to go read it there! :D

Diet - so-so. Water - with meals is about it. Exercise - what's that? Too busy and stressed to get much done about anything.

Maria Lucia: Try a grocery store with a bakery. They often have somewhat "normal" sized cookies.

Kayley: Hon, I hope you get to feeling better! :hug: FWIW - I doubt swimsuit shopping is going to help though. I'd certainly not do that when I was already feeling down on myself.

Well ladies. I have to run. That was two more replies than I intended to do.

Later! :D

Maria...single cookies...that's a conspiracy if ever I heard one! I have seen them before at Subway and Sharkey's and yeah, there is always the bakery. I used to love going to the grocery store when I was a kid...I always got a free cookie from the bakery clerk. My treats lately have ben Luna Bars. They are 3 points each but they are filling and much more on the healthy side. Some of the flavors are sooooo good. Some are eh. And compared to a lot of the other bars they are lower in calories. The Pria bars are less calories but they are also way smaller.

Kayley...so proud of you for going bathing suit shopping!! That's a trip that for me usually ends with me huddled on the dressing room floor in tears. Sorry to hear about your friend. It's so hard to deal with the death of a friend, especially when they are so young and it was unexpected.

I have a nasty tummy ache...and I am cooking such a yummy dinner too. I made pancakes this morning from a recpie I was given...FF cottage cheese, oats and eggs...I tossed in a little vanilla and splenda and some frozen berries. They were yummy...a little sloppy but I'll try again. This weekend will kick my butt...wish me luck!!!

Happy Weekending!