Yum! I bet it would work just as well in muffin tins. Then you don't have to worry about portion sizes! Just reduce cooking time and you have an individual portion of pumpkin pie!

That's a great idea! I think I will try that tomorrow for supper. Have fun at your party!

HI Blue team! so sorry for being AWOL!

i read through all the messages from last week :)

you all are doing really well!!
now i need to read this weeks! will do that tommorow.


latest from me, had a great weekend break at my friends apartment last weekend, but overindulged! so working out extra to cancel out the extra pounds i've gained before the weigh in on sunday!

i've been busy sorting out driving lessons etc. and currently studying for my driving theory exam which is end of feb.

i start taking lessons in march. 2 lessons a week (tues and weds = 2 hours each day) i'm actually looking forward to it.:)

my practical driving exam is in may, so i have to be fully prepared for it! yikes. i used to take driving lessons in the past, but had to stop cause i got busy with my thesis. so i havent driven for over 2 years. but im looking forward to it :)

i did p90x yesterday core synergistics, which was a good workout! and then did some extra weights whilst watching biggest loser. i hadnt worked out for a week, so needed to do extra "credit" i am feeling sore today which is good news. im weird but i like feeling sore the next day after my workout. so that i know i pushed myself hehe

today rode the bike for 1 hour. but i got so hungry at dinner, that i ate over my calories today!!! oopsy. hehe oh well, today will be a maintence day then.


and yah about biggest loser, it was so obvious that woman from the red team was GAME playing. it really annoyed me how she was shouting at jillian and bob saying, i am not lying. yah right! obviously that she got caught out she was going to dig her heels in even more and not admit it.

will catch up with this week's messages tommorow :)

good luck everyone with your last chance workout tommorow and for the weigh in sunday morning.:cheer3:

special shout outs and hugs to :

mercy :hug:
diva :hug:
selina :hug:
dora :hug:
nella :hug:
sunni :hug:
and our fearless leader Angela :hug:

and a big group hug to everyone else on the blue team that i've missed out :grouphug: you all are very inspirational and doing very well!!!

Dad's in the hospital! Yay!! I hope he does what they tell him and he stays to get help. :( He's very stubborn. :yikes:

I'm still bloated. Feel yuk! :( But I'm OP! :dance:

Hugsssss, hope to see a loss this week. Hope we all do! :goodscale:

Selina :hug:

Welcome back Echo:hug: Glad that you are okay. :)

I have been really busy this past week, haven't had the time for personals but I will catch up on Monday, my day off. I hope everyone is okay, and good luck at the weigh in!

p.s. Nella!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hug::hug:

Awwww, I love you guys!!! Thanks for all the hugs!
I have a bit of time for personals since I can't sleep, so here goes:

Echo - GL with the driving exams. I'm sure you'll do fine. Driving is fun, just wear your seatbelt!!!!

Angela - I hope you are feeling better soon. We miss your shining face around here!

Diva - :hug: to you girl!!!

Selina - Glad your dad made it to the hospital. I'm sending good vibes your way. That bloat will be gone soon, I wouldn't doubt part of it is stress realted, you have so much going on!

Mercy - Thanks for the love girl! I'm still working it out in the gym. You are my motivator on that one!

BabyGrant - WAHOO!!!! on the 10 pounds lost!!! You are doing so great!!!!

Mageorge - Great recipe!!! And I love BabyGrant's idea of the muffin tins for pre-portioned pieces! I love pumpkin. I think you can just use like a dish with 1/4" of water, just enough to steam it. I would probably core the apple first before microwaving it. I liked that "recipe" too from Jillian.

ARS - Thanks girl!!! WAHOO for the higher calorie burn!! I wish I had something like the GWF or BodyBug, just no money in the budget for it right now, especailly with that drama train/thorn hanging around. I need to be a lawyer, cause they are making a lot of money off us, lol.

Sunni - Great job on the walk!!! It's hard to judge how our bodies will react to the weight loss. I thougt I would look a little different at this point too, but such is life. We change our goals and keep on going. If we made it his far, we can get off another 10!

Institches - Thanks girl! :hug:

Isabella - That's terrible about the cars splashing on you. You are so my hero though for walking outside in the snow and slush. Seriously. My happy butt would be inside by the fireplace drinking some cocoa!!!

Thinner - I hope your drama is gone soon too!!! Life is mean to us sometimes, but we all have to keep our head up. :hug: to you!



So, I'm 158.0 this morning. I'm happy to see a number other than 16X. I'm now at the smallest my husband has ever seen me, other than old pics. We are working with an attorney on our drama. Basically my DH's ex is trying to mess with the custody (again. She gave it up, now wants it back) and we're having to pull all the stops out on stopping her craziness. It's so disruptive to the kids because she tries to change the custody every year or so. Basically she is the most unreasonable, most non sensical person you could possibly ever meet. There is no having a rational conversation with her, she's incapable. She has no cares about anyone but herself, and we're not letting the kids suffer through that anymore. So that's what's going on, and it's very hard on me because I love my step kids so much and know they deserve better than the crap they have to go through constantly because of her. I don't want them to not have their mother around, but I also don't want them exposed to the sort of emotional abuse she puts them through. One day she wants them, the next she doesn't, on and on. She does a lot of what she does in order for DH to fight with her. She wants contact with him, and that's the only way she gets it. He refuses to play along with her games, and that makes her more mad. So, I'm taking deep breaths and hoping that there is some justice and rationality in our court system.

Now, off to eat a little and go to the gym to work off some of this pent up anxiety.

Echo - happy to see you back here!! :hug: Good luck with the driving lessons! I'm sure you'll be great in May. :D When I took mine, my biggest fear was running over a Canadian goose. Seriously! It's illegal to do that since they're endangered (or they used to be), so it's an automatic fail. I had no clue why they were endangered because they were EVERYWHERE, especially at the road test place. It was like an invasion of geese (ew). Anyway, all I remember is that I had the silliest worry, haha. I didn't run over any geese, so all's good! :p

Angela - Hope you're feeling better!

Nella - Thanks for the encouragement - I really needed to hear that! :hug:

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YAY! I'm down some. I weighed in at 151.8 this AM. Hoping to keep a trend going for tomorrow morning. Usually when I weigh my lowest for the week, the next day is a spike up. Today I'm going to be especially careful about my portion sizes and exercise. I'm more worried about the exercise because we're in the middle of a winter storm (the heck? It's NC! It's not supposed to snow! :mad:) and I can't walk outside obviously. Hoping the gym isn't full of other snow-avoiders. In which case, I'll have to jog in circles because my apt is small. Ha. ;)

Have a good day everyone! Will check back in later tonight. :)

Nella I hope your DH's ex gets a reality check soon. Kids need consistancy with their routines and people in their lives. The kids are so lucky to have a great step mom in their lives though!

Hi everyone! Just a note to say I am OP. I'm not sure what is happening with my scale. Pants are lose but I'm still not back to my week 2 weigh in. Kind of disappointing after 2 weeks of getting in the runners up list. I promised myself if I gain and gain or stall for months i will not drop out of this challenge!!

I'll be celebrating Moms b day tonight. We are taking her out and I can easily be OP there. I baked her a devils food cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting. It decorated up nice :) I'm also bringing sugar free ice cream so i can have a scoop while they all have the cake and regular ice cream. Give me strength to not look at the cake!

I enjoyed reading so much good news!!!!!! Lots of downward movement on the scale in the posts I read above yeah!!!!

Nella I am so sorry she is a monster. Poor kids. Poor everyone involved!

Selina~ crossing my fingers on your dad!

A big HOWDY to all of you!!!!

:kickbutt:There's your kick. ;)

:congrat:That's awesome!!!

Ugh, feeling so deflated today! I am bummed that my weigh in tomorrow is going to stink...as of today I have only a .4 loss for the week. A week of being totally OP. I know any loss is still a loss, but after 3 weeks of nice numbers (numbers exceeding my goal of losing 2 pounds per week), this is my first stick in the mud week. I don't like it!

And today I am way low on my calories...not quite 1000 as of 8PM now. I don't want to eat more calories this late just to eat more calories when I am definitely not hungry.

Anyway, I hope all the rest of the blue team is feeling cheerier than me today!

Hi all just a quick check in I was on yesterday morning but didn't post anything and now I just got back from a day of shopping so wanted to pop in and say hi. No time for personals right now but I hope all of you are well and that weigh-in tomorrow is great for all. I am down as of this morning so I hope it holds for tomorrow.

Hi Nixmom - where are you? it's my accountability check

Ugh...I just don't understand why the scale is not moving! I am excercising, tracking my points, just don't get it! It is very frustrating and in a way I feel like what is the point of doing all of this. I start Chalean Extreme push phase tomorrow...hopefully that kick starts my metabolism. Blah!

Hi and bye! Gotta take my dad some things he needs at hospital but first gotta do invoices so can't stay. :(

Still bloated, haven't started, dunno what is going on, probably stress. Maybe I can lose some by next weigh in. :goodscale:

Hugs, tty soon! :wave:
Selina :hug:

UGH same here. i went up week 3 and am still not back down to my week two weight. i just told dh I should have had the frigging b day cake last night and a few off the cheese curds!!

It has got to pay off eventually!!!!:hug:

@mageorge + @Michelle - I totally feel your frustration! It took 7 days, but I finally got to move my ticker every so slightly today!

Hi Team!!!

How is everyones day so far? It's weigh in day and I finally went down 3.4lbs this week. I just might be in the game now.

Nixmom - I saw your weigh in ... WOW bootcamp must be paying off...WTG!!

Catsgetnhealthy - let me know how you like the new walking tape I have her 1-3 mile walks and really like them.

ars - the weight will keep coming off you had a couple of good weeks so don't worry...I do know that's easier said than done.

mageorge - it will start soon just hang in there

Soon2BFitChick - I hope you dad is doing better - you have done excellent with your weight so don't let this stall get you down.

thinnerbyjuly - it will come it took me 4 weeks to finally lose something your doing great.

Well I guess I better get going I have to be at work in a half hour and we had a fresh dump of snow so not sure how the roads will be. Have a great day. I will try to check in later.

Ok, I have been away for most of the week at different job interviews around the country and home from celebrating with friends this weekend (I got the job! :D) and all exams are done until April.

I have (somehow) managed to maintain my weight loss, but feel a bit bummed that I've not been able to take January as seriously as I wanted.

February will have far fewer interruptions, so I can't wait to step up my game and do better this month!!

Sounds like everyone is doing so great - you are all fab! :D

hey guys - today i've taken some time out, to read through all the messages this week and do some personals :) :) , so please bear with me! and apolagies if i go all over the place, i tend to read the posts and do personals in notepad as i go along.

hi Blue team! sorry to report, i'm showing a 2lb gain this week :(
and i cant use my freebie, as i accidentally used it last week, i thought i had registered my weight before my weekend break, but i must have forgotten. oopsy. so now i only have 1 freebie left, which i want to keep for the future.
will work out twice as hard next week to lose those 2lbs that i've gained :( and be strict with my calories.

i thought me working out hard these past 3 days might have balanced out the over indulgence i had at the weekend, but it didnt :(
oh well, weight loss journey is full of ups and downs. here's to a better week next week! :)

Hey Mercy! thanks for asking after me :)

NElla you totally rock ! you are doing soo well this challenge.

selina you're so sweet to do so many personals :) and congrats on hitting onderland, thats awesome :cheer:

smith1313, good luck with your goal for end of jan, did you reach it? :D

Nixmom, i hear ya! i keep showing gains this challenge too! here's to a better week eh :) but i see you've lost weight! good JOB!

Diva, your new ticker is cute !

Angela, Mageorge, i agree she definately threw the weigh in, its SO OBVIOUS!!!! its annoying, though how she kept going on about her integrity and being called a liar. Mageorge, exactly, losing nothing in 2 weeks , with the amount of working out she did, would be impossible. its a good game plan move, but why not just admit it? it really bothered me their attitude towards jillian and bob.

Ars, i totally agree, i was so mad at the red team aswell!! the way they kept saying to bob, i've lost respect for you. what the heck!!!

thinnerbyjuly. - yes if they chug water before their weigh in , or eat salty foods, thats how they can counteract the weight loss they "would" have shown.

Selina - thats an awesome idea about posting a new pic at 189. although i must say you look very beautiful in your current pic! :)

Nella, sorry to hear about the drama in your life, hope it gets sorted out soon and you're back with us :)

Sunni, that is so well out of order what your boss did! grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr how can he say you're not done with your phd work. thats so stupid! you've finished your thesis, done your viva, got your Dr title. what does he want!!

oh no i remember your bell pepper plants! i hope they will be ok.

Nella congrats on hitting the 150s!!! well done :) you are now going to be my partner in crime! as we're the same weight hehehe. i will be looking up to you for inspiration.

Diva, sorry to hear you're dropping out of the challenge, i will miss ya!!!!!!!!!!! but i can totally understand that focusing on the scale can cause undue stress. :hug: all the best!! and please keep in touch :hug:

dream710 - good luck with the job hunting, hope you find a job that you enjoy :)

retiredone/isabella, i like your philosophy that - its always a good time to change bad habits and turn things around

Angela, sorry to hear you've got the flu, poor you :hug: hope you feel better soon, take plenty of rest! 51 members still standing, that is good!

mageorge, congrats on having a ticker now! i remember how excited i was when i got mine hehehe, its a pretty one too!

Sue/institches. i loved your comment, and really touched me, you're so right, those that are struggling (me!) those temporary gains are just a blimp on the radar (As you said) and in the long run it wont matter, once you've acieved the goal, sure might take abit longer, but as long as we keep working out and keep watching what we eat, wil get there one day! even if its abit later than we would like. :)

Dora - i hope you're okay :hug:

Sunni, good luck with the 2nd paper!!

and i know what you mean, its hard to estimate or predict how we will feel when we reach a certain weight. you're doing so well though!

mageorge, congtats on losing half a pound! thats great

Ars, i totally agree with that study that taking mini breaks does improve productivity. as the mind can only concentrate for so long before it gets tired. so taking regular breaks causes you to be refreshed.

babygrant, congrats on the 10lb loss so far, that is AWESOME! :cheer:

Mercy - thanks mercy for your sweet message! :hug:

Nella - thanks for the well wishes regarding my driving lessons :hug:
Nella, so sorry to hear about the drama :hug: hope things work out in the end. your step kids are lucky to have you , a constant pillar of strength and support and caring step mom :)

Sunni - thanks so much for your support, :hug: lol at the canadian goose story, that cracked me up! glad you passed with flying colours, well done you! wow you're down to 151.6lbs i see, good job!!!

cats - wow 13 hours!! thats really impressive. good job on eating well and getting in the exercise.

Ars dont be so hard on yourself. 0.4lbs loss is great! i wish i had that, instead of a gain :) like they always say on BL that when you have good numbers, your body eventually wants to say "woah horsey, whats going on" but if you keep doing what you're doing you will have another great number next week :)

Bigmid, congrats on the scale showing a loss. 3.4lbs loss is brilliant!

Mageorge, i hear ya frustration, but you will see a whoosh of loss soon. keep doing what you're doing it will happen! :hug:.

Selina, hope you're dad is doing better.

thinnerbyjuly. i hear ya aswell. but you're doing great, you will see the loss on the scale soon enough :) and well done on resisting that birthday cake! you will be rewarded for it soon enough!

dayoneagain - congrats on getting the job! thats brilliant and good luck with your exams in april! i'm TOTALLY with you that february will be a better month for me too. january has been abit up and down and not very consistent, but tommorow its a brand new month, fresh start, so i'm totally with ya ! i'm gonna step up my game aswell!

my aims for february is to get down to 150lbs, its my bday end of feb so will be nice to hit 150 by 28th feb :)

Angela, dont worry about not posting a boost challenge, you were unwell, totally understandable! :) :hug: no need to say sorry. :hug:

hope you get better real soon. and thanks so much for your lovely kind message about driving :) really appreciate it! and feel better that im not the only one that doesnt have my drivers licence. exactly, living in the city, you dont really feel the need to.

okay i've caught up on all the messages, i feel good now :) sorry if i missed anyone out :( a special grouphug to anyone i left out :grouphug:

i wish everyone a kick *** first week of february!

GO BLUE TEAM! :cheer3: :cheer3: :cheer3:

Angela, those building block threads for exercise are so MOTIVATING , sometimes the only reason i do exercise, is just so i can fill it in heheheheh

Woo hoo! Down 1.8 lbs this week. My goal for next week is to be in onederland!!!! :carrot: Even if it's 199.9...I'll be thrilled.

I messed up this last week and a half and have a 3.5 pounds gain to show for it. I wasn't that good of a mess up, just a little here and a little there. I have to get this done and I can still manage a 20 pound net lose this challenge.

Hello Blue Team. Sounds like everyone is busy doing the things we do. I'd like to tell you not to be discouraged if you're not losing like you think you should be. Our bodies run on their own schedule and although it would be nice if we could know we'd lose x pounds every week it just doesn't happen that way. Every little bit counts anyway. I believe Ars said she lost .4 pounds and was a bit disgruntled over the amount but if you think of it as almost 2 sticks of butter it certainly sounds so much better. Of course if we are cheating we do eventually pay for our misdemeanors but they are all undoable.

We had snow and I think it's here to stay for sure. We didn't get a storm where I live but it snowed steadily all night on Friday and more on Saturday. I don't think we'll be getting any more "warm" weather until Spring. It makes walking slower but it's so nice when it's sunny like it was today.

Take care all. We are at the beginning of a new week so let's do our very best.

Hi everyone hope your day is going great. I put my neck out yesterday somehow and now I have a dull headache that doesn't want to leave me. Then again maybe I should take something for it. I don't like to take anything unless I am in real pain. Slow at work right now so a quick catch up.

dayoneagain - Congratulations on the job and being done exams:carrot::carrot: you must feel great. Don't worry about the rest as you February is a new month.

Angela - don't you worry about the boost challenge, you just consentrate on getting healthy again. I hope your strenght come back to you soon and you are feeling much better. :hug:

Echo - don't worry about the 2lbs we have all been there and it will be gone next time. How are the driving lessons going?

babygrant - Congratulations on the 1.8lb loss:) I would like to join you in onederland but I have a couple weeks to go for that so I'll see you there.

smith1313 - you will be down those 3.5 lbs before you know it and you can totally still get to your 20 loss for the challange.

retiredone - stay warm and safe while walking outside in the snow. It is nice and refreshing though isn't it.

Let's kick some red team butt for next week. GO BLUE GO!!!

Sorry to hear some of you guys are either gaining or not losing even though you're on plan. I'm in the same boat!! I was at 151.8 yesterday. This morning - 152.6. ARRGHHHHH!!! :mad: I'm SO tempted to post the 151.8 weight so it shows a drop but I just can't because I know I'll feel guilty about it. Bah. So there it is. I think I'll really really watch my sodium next Friday and Saturday. I ate chips yesterday so I'm thinking that's why I shot up like crazy. Boo to me.

Angela - Er, I ended up not doing anything either outside or inside. Hehe. :o I just lazed around. It was snowing pretty heavily and I wasn't in the mood to step out of my warm apartment. Earlier this afternoon it was 72 out!! 72!!! There was lots of snow, but I must live in Exercisetown, USA because there were a ton of footprints all over. Just some dog paw prints which were so cute! Anyway, walked in that for my 2.X mile walk. Forgot my pedometer again. I need to find that "track my walk" site so I can measure it when I forget. Will post on here when I find it so others can use it as well. Walking in the snow is definitely a workout!! I came back with sore thighs. That never happens unless I'm jogging a mile and walking 2 -3 miles or something. Whoot! Hope that cancels out the bread and pizza I ate today. ;) Pizza was homemade with TONS of veggies because I was desperate to cancel out the bad. Ha. :p

Echo - I know it's easier said than done, but don't worry about the 2 lbs. We all love you just the same! :hug: Plus, since I showed a gain, I'm with you all the more, haha. Yeah, my boss is a turd. This is the one that I trusted and thought had my back. Guess he didn't. He didn't tell me he said this but it's obvious because the guy spoke to me over the phone and was really interested in getting me up there. Then after he speaks to this guy, "oh looks like you haven't finished, contact me when you do." Um, what? Sigh. Oh well, I'm applying to others in the meantime. I really want this lab though. Seems to be a good fit. Whatever happens, happens right? :)

Ok, ladies. I'm posting my weight as 152.6. Here's hoping next week is a (weight) downer!! :D

Well, I had 201.8, exactly 1 pound loss. Not great, not bad either. I'm so frustrated, though, I keep having to eat at people's houses and I don't have much choice as to what I can eat. As a minister, I have to eat what is put before me. :) I try to load up on the salad, though. I was like OMG SPAGHETTI, I can't eat that, it's CARBTASTIC!!! and garlic bread???

ugh.

Dr. Echo, Your welcome:hug::hug: Glad to see you back, you have been missed!


I almost forgot to weigh in today, had to work and I just got home and weighed myself, so I guess I am taking my 1st freebie:devil: Such is life, tomorrow is a new day and week for me, so back to the gym which I haven't been able to do all week. My body seems to need to exercise or I "blow up" lol.

Congratulations to those who posted a weight loss, keep on going!

Hi Blue girls
After catching up on all the posts since I was last here, I had mixed emotions. I was sorry to hear so many were struggling and that some had gains, but I felt better because I too have a full pound gain this week, so I didn't feel like the lone letdown, you know? I have been comfort-food-eating, stuffing my grief, which of course, logically, I know is not going to help the "problem". I know to accept that I am grieiving and its okay, but old habits die hard. I am reading a really good book, that for some unknown reason - I bought months before Seth died. It's called The Heartache No One Sees by Sheila Walsh. It is like she is sitting right with me and talking directly to my issues. I'd recommend for any grieving person, and I have to believe God directed me to buy it when I did, because I had no problems before this . . . no heartache anyway.
I'm not sure if I'm subconsciously doing what Diva said, adding stress by being in this challenge . . . could be. But I'm willing to keep it a part of my goals for now. Maybe it is too ambitious at this time in my life, but if I could make some progress . . . I know it would boost my spirits. Just like, we will be paying off our mortgage this year, but it will be a bittersweet reward because it will coincide with the 1 year death date, but I'm not going to set that goal aside, so I press on. Life is never boring.

On to personals:

Michelle/thinner - Thank you for your continued prayers for me. As my Avatar poem says


Michelle, also - which shoes were yours, two people talked of shoes. Were yours the sketchers or the kmart therashoes? Sound like a good addition to your workout so I may try them if I can find em.

Selina - So glad your dad is in the hospital, you must have made an impression with the life and death talks. Praying he will improve. :hug: Thanks for your compliment on my poem, too. And as someone else said, sure, we'll be happy for you to reach 189 for a new pic, but the one you have is just beautiful.

Diva - definitely sorry to see you go, but like i said above, maybe I'm doing like you, adding stress by doing this challenge. Pop in and let us know if it helps for real to not be so weight focused. I'm just not thinking all the way clear right now and would love your input on this.

Nella - I have so much to say about custody battles. Only I was the real mom battling with my ex and his new wife. They were good people, but my personal belief, which came out in your description, is that my ex, though remarried, was still trying to either keep me in touch with him or to hurt me for daring to leave him. Either way, the kids suffer, And as for me, I felt so heartbroken when he was given primary custody, it was as if all my (then three of them) boys had died. I cried and moped around for weeks. All this resurfaced at Seth's memorial service incredibly. I thought all was healed, I came bearing gifts to console and heal, and was given (metaphoric) gutt punches more than once. So I do indeed understand this is more than drama, it is anguish. Sorry you have to deal with a mother who doesn't know if she wants her kids or not. Hang in there and just love those kids.
:hug:

Angela - you poor dear, you sound so sick and still you worry about us. You are a wonderful leader, but we need you to get well so don't worry about the "extras", we'll be fine. We need you well. Love and prayers for you dear one.:hug:

Mageorge - that pumpkin pie recipe sounds great, especially with babygrant's suggestion of muffin tins. Thanks for sharing it.

Babygrant - wow 10 pounds and almost to onederland. :carrot:You MUST be doing something right. So very proud of you. And if I didn't thank you before, I'd like to do so now for saying my poetry was beautiful, it means a lot to me.:hug:

Smith1313/Susan - so sorry you're up, but you can take a little consolation in that you make me feel great!!! :sorry: Not that I relish your failure, it just makes mine not look quite so bad. Let's pull up our bootstraps and get back in there, eh?:^:

Catsgetnhealthy/Cathy - I like Leslie Sansone too, so tell me about the new DVD, what do you like or not like about it. I will likely try it if it sounds good. Thanks in advance for sharing your opinion.

Ars - Except for babygrant, you're one of the few of us who is actually losing!!!! Even if its only .4, you're way ahead of me, and so you're likely way ahead of many on the Red team too! So there!!!:p

Sunni - What a bummer of a boss! Lets you work your rear off, then, as you say, throws you under the bus. Duh! It seems he's trying to keep you for himself, he'll probably be lost without all your help. Good luck in getting over this hump.:hug:

Echo - Dear sweet Echo, so good to see you here. Thank you so much for your personal attention and for asking after me, you are too too sweet. :hug: I'm sure you will do just fine in your driving test. If anyone deserves to advance, its you. Sounds like you had a pretty good time with your friends, but like me, it lead to weight gain, but as retiredone said, its temporary. We can overcome, especially with our good hearted effort. Thanks again for caring.:)

I know I didn't get everyone, sometimes I read and I'm not really there, you know? I'm still not fully "me". Still dazed and confused at times, in disbelief, sorrow, like being underwater pushing toward the surface . . . I can see the light, and though I'm aiming toward it, sometimes it seems so far away. Thank you all for keeping the light in view. I'll come up for air soon. Love you guys.

Dora

Sorry I have been MIA lately. Just haven't felt like being online. Can't get back into working out with everything hurting so much. The less I do the more crippled I feel. Need to get my butt in gear. Will start doing hiits on the treadmill again. I just can not do squats for awhile so I cant do any dvd's. I think all those squats put a toll on my knees.

Back on plan eating wise today too. Made some WW veggie soup to have for lunch all week and going to grocery store tonite to get plenty of chix for the week.

Have a good one!!