Of COURSE you can just join in!! Great news about your ankles and cheekbones, and congratulations on your 30 lbs lost!!

I am back after being in the car for far too many hours yesterday. My father-in-law is doing much better than he was. Thank you for all the well wishes. When we went down he had been put on a ventilator so we were totally prepared for the worst. Tons of prayers went up for him and we believe we witnessed a miracle. I am shot after our quick trip. It is good to be home! Hope everyone has a good day!!

Beemer, that is wonderful news about your father-in-law! What a miracle. We are glad you are home. Now rest up and come back to chat when you get a chance.

Losermom, how exciting about finding your cheek and ankle bones! I lost my cheekbones years ago...hopefully they will make an appearance over the next few months.

Beemer good news about your FIL, that's wonderful!

Cruisecat - wow, you're not far away at all. Seems like the weather has dipped a bit this week. I had to give up the shorts yesterday for the first time since arriving last Monday. Still nice though...I really love it here and would love to relocate!

Well, this is by far the hardest question yet...okay...I have calves that many bodybuilders covet. They look nice in skirt and heels.

LoserMom - Welcome to the group. Jump right in and join the fun.

Susan - I know you must be relieved; exhausted but relieved. Even if the scales went up a little from eating out every meal I wouldn't worry about it. It's not like it's "real" weight and it will come off in a few days.

Tanya - As a nurse I am sure you would find a job quickly. With the housing market down 40-50% in both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and interest rates at an all time low now is an excellent time to buy. I grew up in Virginia but California IS home.

Not much going on here. I have a hair appointment this morning and I'm really hoping that I will finally get a cut I like.

CruiseCAT, I'm getting my hair cut this afternoon as well. It's really too long and dragging my face down which of course make me look older. I seem to have such a hard time finding a stylist that can really do what I want.

TSap, I see guys obsessively working their calves in the gym. So kudos on your calves. In my younger days, my guy friends used to tell me that men love a sculpted calf on women!

Welcome, Losermom! Congrats on finding Cheekbones and Anklebones. I still have anklebones... but REALLY wish I could find my cheekbones again!lol I hope you enjoy your hairappointment today!

Beemer, Good News on FIL!! I am happy for you! Get caught up on your rest!!

Cruisecat I hope you get a haircut you like. BF is sending me to get my hair done for my Bday in 2 weeks. Also Mani and Pedi.. He is such a good BF!lol

Tsap.. Calves are good things to have. I always admire nice calves on both men and women. It shows how hard their legs work!

Spring weather is here again. But so is the rain. I'm going to get outside on the crutches before the rain actually sets in.

See everyone later!

Good Morning,. Everyone! Wow..last to post and first to post... I think I made a record!!!lol

Welcome back Newleaf!

Beemer: So glad of the news of your FIL!

I hurt my shoulder and neck muscles. I am on anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle relaxers. Must of been too much weight lifting. So now I haven't exercised in 6 days! It feels weird!! I somehow lost 4 lbs though! I think I was in too much pain to eat much. It is better today but after a day back to work, it hurts! I'm going to go take my muscle relaxer and sleep for awhile.

Last question:

I love my nose! Don't know why but it has always been my favorite! LOL!

wow... looks like most of us dropped off the boards yesterday.

Hattie - so sorry to hear about your neck/shoulder. You are doing the right thing by taking it easy.

HotSplashes - Did I miss something... crutches???? BF sounds like a keeper.

I spent the day running all over town. Mail this, pick up that, buy this & that, pay for golf lessons and finally a late stop at the farmer's market. I really don't like going out so I save it all up for one big trip. Unfortunately I didn't get my shopping in so I need to do that today or tomorrow.

Anyone have plans for the weekend?

One of my closet friends' FIL died after a long battle with cancer this week. I will be attending the wake and funeral with other friends. I'm also chaperoning a get-together of my DS13 and his friends (both boys and girls) at a local gaming center that includes bowling and laser tag. It's going to be a busy one! And I really need to go through my clothes and clear out the ones I no longer wear or don't fit.

By the way, my haircut is awesome! Exactly what I asked for. I think that I will add some highlights in a couple of weeks for spring--if it ever comes. It's really cold here.

CruiseCAT - I love the new avatar! You have a lovely face, and I love seeing who I am talking to... You look much different now than in your old avatar, so now my mind is doing a big mental flip!

CruiseCat...love the new hair. It looks great and so do you!
Hattie...hope you feel better soon.

Well, I confirmed this week what I really knew all along...I am a stress eater!! I had an extremely stressful work week and found myself munching constantly. Oh boy, was it bad and my weigh in this morning reflected how bad it was. I always knew I turned to food when I was stressed out but this week my bad habit became a little clearer to me. And, like Dr. Phil says you can't change what you don't acknowledge so here I am acknowleding my problem. Next week should be a little smoother and hopefully I can make up for my bad choices.

Have a good weekend everyone. Our nice weather is gone and more snow is on the way.

Lessofmaur - sorry you had a rough week. Good plan to acknowledge it and move on... Good luck this weekend! Sorry things are stressful at work...

Talk about a stressful week! We are on a major rollercoaster ride this week. My father-in-law after doing so well ended up having a clot go to his lung which collapsed it and made his heart stop for 3 minutes. He is a DNR so they did not start it again but it did on it's own. They told the family he now has 2 days to a week to live. Talk about highs and lows. My husband is taking it quite hard.

My FIL is now in hospice and being kept comfortable with oxygen and morphine. It stinks living 12 hours away. We have decided to not go down again until a memorial service as he is comatose and wouldn't know us anyway. Fortunately he did know us last weekend when we did go even though he couldn't talk with the ventilator in.

On a good note, I have lost another pound even with my terrible eating last weekend. I guess stress can make you go either way, up or down on the scale. When I was in high school I was pretty stressed out a lot and was a tiny little twig. I don't like stress though at all so I don't want it to be part of my diet plan. Hope everyone has a great weekend!!