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Originally Posted by Diva View Post
BTW. I am down a pound. Looks like I am a pound a week type of gal, and that's cool too!

Also, do we have any accountants or tax peeps here? If so pm me, I have some questions about that 1st time buyers tax credit thing.
I don't have much time this morning, I have some errands and I will talk to you later, but, PRESIDENT OBAMA JUST EXTENDED THE 8000.00 TAX CREDIT UNTIL JUNE, SO YOU ARE IN LUCK!

LUCKY YOU, THINGS ARE CHANGING FOR THE BETTER.

Well done Nixmom on losing this week! i really admire you slugging it out in bootcamp

Congratulations Diva! i can feel your excitement through your post

Diva, a stay at home is a full time job 24/7 i think its harder, than having a 9-5 at least when you get home you can say, okay im tired i had a long day at the office. but with stay at home mums, it never ends. i have so much admiration for stay at home mums, they work so hard but usually arent given any credit for it.

WELL DONE on your pound loss Diva!!

Thanks Mercy for making the week 9 chat and for the challenge this week! its great i love it!! i'm gonna throw in some smilies for whenever i meet a challenge, cause i love me some smilies lol.

I'm happy to report a 2.2lb loss this week! especially since the last few weeks, i had a combo of gain, freebie and no loss.

Diva- How exciting so many things changing at once, I bet your head is spinning. Good luck on the job hunting! Way to go on the one pound.

Nixmom-getting married Thursday!! WOOHOO! Good luck on the big day. Keep rockin it at bootcamp.

Echo-Great job on the 2.2lb loss.

Mercy-thanks for the new challenge! I look forward to taking part this time around.


Well girls, looks like I'll have more time to be on the computer. Last week was a bit of a rough week for me. I found out they (work) cut my pay by 10% plus they changed my hours I now will work 12:30-8:30pm. Not exactly the ideal hours for a mother of two small children one of which is in school and whose husband works overnights(goes to work at 7:30). I told work I would try it and see how it goes, but I may have to look for another job. I'm trying to find the positive in it. I get to spend more time with Jaxon we had fun this morning. Got dishes done, two loads of laundry, and the toilets scrubbed. Not to mention more time to exercise and more computer time!! I guess I've give it a month or two and see how it goes. I didn't get much exercise in last week, I managed to have a stiff neck all week plus had a lil touch of the flu...but I'm finally feeling better and was pleasantly surprised to have a 1/2lb loss this morning (was praying I didn't gain).

Anyways I'm off to do some more housework.

Everyone have a great day!

Diva - That's awesome!! Congrats!!! On the house and the pound

Dream - That is a rough schedule. I hope you guys can make it work.

Not a lot of time this morning, but just wanted to say hello. Check back in later!

Yeah, that's why I want to talk to a tax person. We aren't going through a Bank or mortgage company for this house. It's rent to own thing from this really nice, wealthy old lady that I guess just likes us, saw something in us, and is giving us a break. It needs all this work, and she is letting us move in the first month free. She's going to a lawyer this week so it's all legal, and is going to charge a little less than the going interest rate and our first payment isn't due until Jan 1st and all she wants is $2000 down payment in Feb when our taxes get here. She's selling it to us for $120,000. I want to know if we will qualify for that tax credit doing it this way??? This is unbelievable to me. It's a newer, really nice house. It's small, but it's big enuff for us and the yard is huge! Brand new paint, Jess is putting down new carpet and floors, it has an extra room (office) and 1/2 bath recently added and brand new heating /Air unit put in. The outside looks great. it has a brand new covered front porch, so I can have a swing. I just can't believe this. I looked at the going rate around there and heck, just land alone is going for $189k. So I feel so lucky and so blessed.

Diva! Congrats! That is amazing!

Okay, I've got to get back into the game

everyone!

Well, I didn't lose this week, but I am happy to have just maintained as I wasn't truly on plan until later in the week.

Nixmom - Hope you have a beautiful wedding day! Congratulations!

Diva - That is very exciting news. Sounds like a wonderful house and a great deal.

Echo - 2.2 lbs is great! Way to go!

Dream- Sorry about the changes with your job. I hope it works out for you.

Mercy - Thanks for starting the challenge this week. It looks great!


Have a wonderful day everyone!

Echo, in honor of you, I added smiles to the challenge.I know you lurve those smiles

Diva, if I were you I would go see a Real Estate attorney. Most attorney's don't charge for the 1st time consultation, if they do, it's minimal. The charges are for the paperwork and legal docs that must be drawn up if you hire them.

Hi to all. Had a great weekend. Thanks for the well wishes. Ate too much and didn't want to get on the scale this morning so I took a freebie. I am waiting a couple of days to weigh so I don't get discouraged.

Nix-Congrats on the wedding. Looking forward to hearing all about it.

Echo-Way too go on the weight loss!

Need to get moving I will be back later.

You know, I have been very disappointed in myself this last week, but after Echo responded to one of my posts, it just hit me. Dieting is all about curves and ups and downs.That's what Echo said. So, I had a down week, but I have still lost 15 pounds this year.

So instead of sitting on the pity pot and continuing on a downward spiral, today is a new day and week. I feel much better and I'm gonna kick it up a notch and lose that elusive 5 pounds.

Rant over!

p.s. I lurve you Echo and Diva, and Ms. Retire, you will forever be my inspiration and role model

Hi guys! I hope everyone is doing well. I didn't do this well this week, but I'm going to give myself one more week to get back to it before I drop out of the challenge.

Have a great night everyone!

~Suzie

everyone!

Well, I'm gone for a day and Blue Team has erupted into full-blown euphoria. I didn't know what all the congrats were about and had to go back and read the end of week 8, haha.

Nixmom, may I also extend my best wishes on your upcoming nuptials. I'm sure your day will be perfect in every way.

Diva!!! A new house for you and you're first. I'd be excited too. And I'm sure you'll do well in the work place. Don't underestimate your abilities.

Echo, you finally broke out of the 160's. YEAH! Sometimes it's a waiting game.

Mercy, thank you. I will try and live up to your expectations.

Suzie, don't drop out. Use your bad week as a learning experience and don't repeat what went wrong. We're here to lose weight not win $250,000. Everyone has a bad week or two.

Dream, hope your new hours work out well for you. Sorry about the pay cut but maybe it won't last long.

Nella and Happening and Narnia and Mary. Hope you all have a successful week.

I ate so little today I had to go downstairs and get more food. I was feeling really hungry and tired and when I put everything into fitday I had barely 900 calories for the day. I'm feeling a bit more full now. My son keeps telling me I'm starving myself and today he was right. But I'm still tired. Taking care of little Baby is tiring work for Nanny.

I lost a pound this week so I'm another pound-a-week person. That's what I usually lose and I'm happy with that. That would be 200 pounds in a 4 year period if you want to put a bit of perspective to a pound a week.

Catch you all later, people.

Mary - This week is a new week. No worries. It happens to the best of us.

Mercy - I like your thinking. Sometimes it's up and sometimes it's down. But in the end we'll all get there if we keep trying.

Suzie - It's a challenge, not a life or death thing. You've lost 11 pounds! That's great!!! Honestly, my first 10 came off really slow, and then the next 10 went quick. And you are thisclose to being in onederland!!!! Don't give up! We are here for you!

Retire - Glad you are still having fun with the little one! But don't forget to eat!!! And a pound a week is great! Like you said, it builds up over time. Slow and stead wins the race.

Well, i'm off to go work out for my 30 minutes. I would have done it earlier, but I drank a lot of water to combat the the salt I ate today and I feel sloshy. Stupid pre-TOM cravings!

Your welcome Retire

Thank you Nella