Good Morning . . . :grouphug:

Wow LYN sounds like you had loads of fun yesterday. Loads of good food and loads of good exercise, too.

Well, as promised, I sat around and watched the storm which, once again turned out to be more bluff than substance -- only got about another inch of snow out of it. Today is another of those delightful and sunny "lull between" days and I intend to get out to play in it. Only hope that the storm being predicted for tomorrow is as kind to us as the last couple have been.

And to continue in the personal good news department -- my two pounds of carb-binge-induced water weight is gone again this morning. :yay: So, if I can just hold things together this week, maybe I'll see a little drop come next Saturday's "official" number.

Well, guess I'd better get moving . . . definitely burning sunshine here . . . see you later, gang . . . :wave:

morn y'all....So glad you are having some decent weather. It's a blue bird day here.

Philly....looked up Fancy Gap on Google and can't wait to hear about your trip. Looks like a beautiful interesting area. Where did you stay and what did you do?

Lyn...what a perfect Saturday! Love those kinda trips that just spontaneously get better. We go for drives and take weird lefts and rights to get ourselves lost. Have found some weird fun places.....like a fish camp that sold fresh caught fried catfish and lemonade. Nothing else.

4 that's 4 Days until Spring....all you golden chicks better be checking for spring buds. Which reminds me better get Easter cards out to grandkids.

Linda.... bet you only have one more small snow and you can call it the onion snow. After that the bulbs will start popping up.

Take care of yourself, eat heathy and hugs....karen3

Just a quick note to pop in and say hello. I will get caught up reading everyone's posts when I get a chance. Chicago was wonderful! The food was amazing, but I will save the food porn for later. We walked enough to equalize things (I hope) :D
I will be back later - gotta get some of the mountain of laundry taken care of first!

I haven't been posting the past few days because I am so upset I haven't been able to be Suzie Sunshine, so I decided, if you guys don't mind, that I have to vent.

I have scads of family problems right now, but embarking on a weight loss program and actually starting to see results really perked me up last week. And then my mother came over! :mad:

She had this magazine with an article about couples walking and exercising together and cornered my husband (who has no weight to lose), and told him it was "his responsibility" to see that I did these things! I could hear her in the kitchen saying to him "She has to do these things." I was furious. Not only did she royally tick off my husband who only tolerates her because she never knows when to shut up, but I felt demeaned, embarrased and humiliated! My husband told her she was telling the wrong person, and she accused him of "going off on her."

Besides, the very day before when she brought it up the FIRST time, I TOLD her we were planning on starting to walk and bike ride as soon as the weather broke. She just had to come back for round two because she thought my husband didn't "understand" what she was trying to tell him."

It sparked a big fight because she just kept saying, "But I care about your health and he (DH) needs to support you," (as if he didn't), my dad, who has more important things to be concerned about right now, like cancer, started yelling "Let's go!," and it was just a big mess and a whole lot of other issues were raised that just made it worse and I cried for an hour after they left.

Needless to say, I was no longer "perked up." It totally threw me off my motivation, and even though I haven't binged out, I am not being as careful as I should the past few days (organic graham crackers were my solace) and today went totally off program and didn't count or write anything down.

I hate fighting with my mother, but she is so insistent when she gets a bone to chew on and thinks she's being "helpful." Well, guess what, she wasn't helpful, I am really upset, Easter is coming and we're supposed to go there and my husband doesn't want to go now because of her constant ragging on him, and this could be my father's last Easter and I don't want to miss a minute of time with him.

I'm freaking 56 years old! Does she think I'm stupid and don't know these things? Does she think I need her hammering on me, and involving my husband? She said "when I'm 100 and you're 81 I will still be your mother and I will care about you!"

Her mother and aunts lived until their late 90s. God, please take me NOW!

Oh my phillygirl..im so sry.. rant away.. u have a right to be angry..but takecare of you first..would a (((:hug:))) help..sry i have been mia.. have been having puter troubles.. seems to be working at the moment..some close friends came by this evening and it was fun to just sit and visit..my ww program is back on track after consuming a bag of jelly beans(yesterday) and feeling like crapola for a day..im diabetic and know better..hope your weekends going great (((hugs))) rosey :wave:

Good Morning GG's, I hope everyones weekend was fun and productive. I had to work. Which started my back up again, and of course I tried to medicated myself with food. I came home and got a bag of chips down and started eating from the bag. Can't even remember the last time I did that. Thankefully they were greasy. Or maybe my taste buds are changing? I only wish. Probably just got a bad bag of chips. I only ate a few. I have to work on my relaxing technique.

Beth, There are a few nurses on here. We, of all people, should know the danger of being overweight. We see it all the time. But have you ever noticed the percentage of doctors and nurses who are heavy? Stress?

Linda, If you're diabetic gotta watch those carbs. So easily said, so hard to do.

Lyn, :cheer2: You lost 2.5 lb. Great! And your trip sounds like such fun. Did you get pictures?

Laurie, Glad to see you back. Don't you wonder how you end up with so many dirty clothes? I always think I need a vacation to get over my vacation. I am looking forward to the porn.

PhillyGirl, I'm sure your mother wants the best for you, but is going about it totally the wrong way. Adding stress is not going to help. Sorry you had to go through that.:hug:

Rosey, I'm so glad I don't like jelly beans. Actually, i'm thankful for all the food I don't like. Just one less thing to tempt me. How are the doggie's doing?

Everyone have a good day, Freda

morn' y'all...3 days until Spring. Happy St Pat day since everyone is Irish today!

Laura...Don't you know dirty clothes multiple when in a suitcase. I save really old underwear and use when traveling and toss after wearing. Have thought that cleaners when emptying the trash must have thought I was crazy. Have left a track of oldies across the country!

Philly...You made one mistake, kiddo, you should have gotten right on the comput and ranted immediately! Your Mom was wrong and made things worse by pushing everyones buttons....but remember she can't control what's happening with your DF and needs to do something. You2 were the lucky ones!

Rosey...How has the new dog fit in? Or is she just one of the guys now?

Freda....did you get my PM?

3 thats 3 days until you all get Spring! hang in there....

Just looked at the calendar and I have 3 days between now in the middle of April that am not doing something with Bridge. And Thursday is one of those days and will be cooking all day for Friday....better get my skates on and moving. Take care of yourself, eat healthy and hugs...karen3

Anybody know where Ellabella/Zoe's been?

Morning and happy St. Paddy's all you lovely GGs :goldpot:

Gosh PhillyGirl2, sorry you had such a clash. I know it's upsetting but your Mother is probably still thinking in the "old school" mind set that feels pounds should just disappear overnight and all it takes is not eating. Thank goodness your DH is supportive and on your side. Hang in there, stick with YOUR plan, and feel quite free to rant whenever you need to let off steam :hug:

Love your jokes Karen3 (Birgit is pretty funny too - hope she comes back soon. I miss her) I love knowing that I'm not the only "warped" old lady - oh, scratch that - make it "mature woman" out there. :lol:

Haven't had a chance to catch up on all the posts for the weekend so sorry and :wave: to everyone I missed.

Had a dreadful weekend - owe way more taxes than I was expecting :stress: so trying to figure out how to get that put together by April and get more witholding taken out to fix for next year and still have enough money left over each month to put gas in my car :stress: . Oh well, thank goodness I kept that whole range of smaller size clothes - at least I can save in that department and it's been so long since I wore most of them it'll almost be as good as having a whole new wardrobe :) .

Then DH and I had an arguement. I'm sure brought on by both of us being in shock that we miscalculated so badly but we argue so rarely anymore that it really upsets me for days so I barely ate anything at all. Odd that I now consider NOT eating to be a problem but I've been working so hard to get my metabolism back on track I get really peeved with myself when I risk scaring it into shutting down again. On top of that, my back decided to act up (stress?) so I can't put my full effort into my exercising. Still went through the motions on my Fluidity but had to do it rather gingerly and skip a couple of moves altogether, and had to substitute the treadmill (boooorrrrrriiing) for my dance video. Hopefully the lack of effort in the exercise department balanced with the fewer calories.

On the bright side, despite the nasty news from the tax lady, the Dr. appt went really well - BP was still slightly high - doc agreed the bad news earlier in the day probably contributed - but lower than last time so he was happy. Blood Glucose was in the normal range :carrot: OK, at the very tippy top high end of normal but normal all the same which made doc really happy. He did say not to get cocky about it though, he still considers me pre-diabetic (I'll take pre over the alternative) and said I should plan on continuing to avoid processed sugars for the rest of my life but, for now anyway, I'm still good to keep going with as much fruit as I want (yay)! So far, I've skated out of meds for those two issues. Gotta go back in two weeks to find out about the other blood test results :crossed: AND - Doc's scale was only 2 lbs higher than mine (and since I weighed at his office in the afternoon and fully clothed except for shoes....... ;) ). He was downright ecstatic about the weight I've lost so far and called me his "star patient" :o His originall plan for me was to start eliminating certain foods every couple of months to make sure I don't have a "sensitivity" to anything but he took a look at my food log and said he was pitching his plan and I should stick with my own since I had already taken the second step he was planning - getting rid of "white stuff" - on my own. Left his office feeling very smug. Then it all went to pot.............

Getting back on plan today no matter what! Thanks for letting me be such a windbag today :grouphug:

Hi there . . . :wave:

Late getting to the party today . . . I really slept in and then I got tied up getting my usual morning things done . . . but I'm here now. The sun is shining right now, and that's kind of strange since one of the local forcasters is telling me it is snowing and the other is telling me it's cloudy and will start snowing later. Guess I'll just have to wait and see -- one thing for sure; it is really cold and really windy. :dunno:

Aww, PHILLY . . . :hug: . . . Feel free to come and rant anytime you need too, Chickie. You know that your Mother means well and since you will probably never be able to get her to shut up, both you and DH need to try to ignore her. You both know the real story . . . give each other a big :high: and just keep heading in the right direction. You and DH need to kind of just suck it up and try to put on a bright and happy Easter face for the sake of your Father. Never forget that we are all here for you. :yes:

Great idea, K3 . . . :hug: . . . I've always known that about pieces of paper on my desk; but never thought about the multiplying capabilities of dirty underwear before. :lol:

Absolutely right, ROSEY . . . :hug: . . . All we diabetics know better; but sometimes it just gets soooo tiresome to have to do the right thing. Glad to hear you are back in the groove now, girl.

Well, after a great (almost too low) day on Saturday (making up for the bad, bad Friday), yesterday was a little higher in everything than it should have been but not too terrible. Both the BGL levels and the scale levels came through in fine shape. :)

Hopefully a few of our currently missing pals will be checking in soon. Have a great day, gang . . . see you soon . . . :carrot:

Good Morning Golden Girls! We are finally home again. We got in about 9:00 last night. We left MO. yesterday at about 9:00 am and drove straight through. It was cloudy and cool all the way until we got to a little town called Fowler which is about 100 miles away. Then it started raining. By the time we got to Pueblo it was snowing and blowing! We ended up following a snow plow from Pueblo to Colorado Springs which is about 40 miles. It was cold, windy and icy all the way. By the time we got home we had several inches of snow and only 28 degrees!! We left in 60 degrees!! Kind of a shock! Plus Tim and myself both woke up with "hangover headaches" without ever having the fun from before!! I'm sure it is the altitude change.
I got on the scales this morning and I did gain back my 3 pounds but I was sure I would with eating out everyday. My 2 brothers and sister don't cook much. So I will just leave my ticker as it is for now and hopefully I can lose it soon.
My Dad is doing great now! It is almost like he is running on fast forward!! He was pretty upset, confused and mad at the world when he woke up and couldn't remember them doing it! And then when he woke up in the hospital in the morning and no one was there yet he was really mad! My brother showed up within 10 minutes of him waking up so he wasn't alone long but he was still mad and ornery the rest of the day! He goes back to the Dr. in 2 weeks to have it checked and make any adjustments that need to be done. But he is doing fine. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!
Laurie, like you I have tons of laundry to do and get caught up. We've had several people come through and look at the house but still no offers on it.
Both Ginger and Sissy went crazy this morning to be able to go outside and run in the yard. Sissy even rolled around in the snow-- Ginger wasn't that happy!!
OK, I will try to get back and read all the posts later but for now I need to get laundry done and dishes from breakfast cleaned up.
Have a great day everyone!!

Welcome Home, Karen . . . so glad your Father is doing well . . . and don't you worry, that three pounds will be gone again in no time. :yes:

Morning everyone..cold here this morning..had old friends come by last night and it wasfun to sit and visit..nothing on my agenda today..but i am going to bingo tonight..they are having a cash crawing for st pattys day and im in it and u hve to be present to win..not a hardship for me :dizzy: id go more often if my pocket book allowed it.. hope you all hadafun weekend..for those who asked.. willie has settled in just fine.. hes a very sweet dog and well mannered..have great day (((hugs))) rosey :wave:

So sorry some of you are dealing with emotional issues...funny how spouses and family can seem to do it to us so often! I sometimes just have to get way from everyone and renew my positive thoughts.

Someone mentioned nurses...I used to be a nurse too. Retired now for several years and have let my license drop as I know I'm not interested in working any more and even if I did work would go into something else now. But it was during those years of nurses training and then working as a nurse that I packed on the pounds. Maybe it would have happened anyway, but I suspect a lot of it was the stress and hardly getting a chance to eat...just grabbing and eating on the run lot. Then raising four kids got pretty stressful there for a while and I let that do it to me too. I found myself turning to food for consolation far too often. Now and then I still find myself going back to my old method of coping by eating...but not nearly so much now...I'm gradually learning better coping mechanisms.

Its a nice day but still very windy. It'll be nice and calm for a while and then a big gust of wind will come through. We walked this am but my cap blew off once and alot of the time I was holding onto it.:)

We're going to the store for a couple things but think otherwise we're staying in today.

Hope you all have a good day!

Howdy y'all....Rosey Willie is beautiful and so happy looking he makes you smile. Gotta tell you we have exactly the same hair... except I comb mine back....DH says we look like sisters!

Karen....grump is good. That is always the first sign that they are getting better. Before the surgery he was too sick/scared to do grumpy. Every nurse in the world will tell you we celebrated "grump." Anyway Welcome Home.

YoYo...what a great Dr report. Bet you get a grinning thinking you were 2 steps ahead of him. Keep up the good work.

Had another great day that the bridge table. Probably using up all my luck before the tournament next weekend. But am now in the OMG am i hungry mode.....Had dinner and just want keep eating. Keep telling self that is the body fighting weight loss. BUT!!!!! I WANNNA Eat.................jumping on the darm bike. hugs karen3