Grammy
Oil is great for the cuticles but can be hard on thin week nails. Use the nylon and you will really see the difference. I break a nail and everyone runs for cover around here. I can't do a thing without my nails. Fake nails are really hard on your real nails. They are ok to replace a nail until it grows back or even for a special occasion but not something a person should wear all the time.

Sorry I haven't had much time to chat. I have really been getting the house ready for company. Well, not really ready for company I usually do this twice a year but since they are coming up I am getting it all done at one time this year lol. Have one side of a sheet of paper from a steno book left to do and then I am done

OK I am in pain today! I fell last night. Tripped actually...
I didnt hurt my bad leg....NOPE. it was the GOOD one, on my foot! So now I think because of the jarring...I am sore. But thankfully I do not have much to do today...just sit and answer the phone. My boss is gone today so that means it is a EASY day at work...YIPPY!!!!

I weighed in today. Didnt lose any...but didnt gain either....so I am HAPPY!!!!

Shy ~ Sounds like a lot to do. I will make sure I keep it on the cuticles and look for the nylon. I was doing the fake nails all the time until it became painful when they removed them. I haven't done them since. I am hard on even fake nails because I use my hands a lot. I remember one time saddling my horse and by the time I got on I had three fake nails sticking up and that was the day I decided I wasn't doing it anymore. Expensive, painful and just no worth it.

Look at my ticker, my body did it. I finally at down to 180 and anticipate tomorrow being at 179. Bye, bye 180's once again. I am not looking back only forward to seeing those smaller numbers. What out Tinky, here I come. Strange how seeing the numbers getting smaller just revs your fire up. Yes, I am doing it by eating egg whites and fish as my proteins but its worth it. P.S. I still eat chicken or turkey 2 of my small meals out of the day.

I found a wonderful combo for spicing my fish last night. I cooked Pollack in the microwave and put dill weed on it with celery seeds. It was really yummy but now I have to figure out some other combos so that I don't get sick of fish.

I already went for a walk this morning and did my upper and lower body sculpting.

Well better get going for now and I will talk to you all in a while.

OH MY GOSH Still! Don't do that, you can't afford for the other one to have problems to. I trip on things all the time and run into things. I always joke that I am wider than what my brain thinks I am so have to get this weight off. Hope it gets feeling better and the easy day sounds nice.

Grammy- I like your saying!!!! That is Tooooo darn funny!
Boy I think by next year (If I am lucky) I am going to have tons of 10-12's to give away. I have 5-8 pair of capris that are 10/12's and they are all just fallin off of me. I will keep them now for this summer since I need them to go over my cast but WOW I hope by next summer I wont be able to keep them up!

Tinky ~ I really think I give you to big of a head start and all the see is your dust. I will catch you but not until after you have reach your goal. All I can do at this point is follow your lead but I am alright with that. Just make sure you work those buns so I have a good view to look at. LOL! Just kidding.

Grammy, maybe when I am in Michigan in a couple weeks, I should stop and walk with you!!!

Shy, when you get finished with everything, come on over and start on my list!!

Still, I'm sorry that you are hurting! Take care!!

Ladies, I'm leaving tomorrow and will be home sometime on Sunday. My niece is getting married on Saturday.

Everyone have a great weekend!

Tammy ~ If you found the time that would be great. Just let me know if you want and we can maybe have lunch or dinner.

Still ~ I look forward to being that small and giving my other cloths away. I always try to replace mine ASAP so that I don't gain back anything. Seems like when they are to big I bounce around with my weight because I have room to grow.

OK, I released another pound this morning so I am officially back in the 170's, just barely but I am. LOL! I was 179 this morning. I had to get off and get back on just to convince myself it was true. So I reset my goal to be at 178 by Monday which means only 4 more pounds to lose to be back to where I was and that I lost 4 lbs this week so far. Very encouraging.

I don’t think I lost this fast when I first started the program but even when I first started I fought the fish and egg white thing. I guess when you get determined you will do any thing.

Last night for dinner, forgot how much I like this, I made a shrimp stir fry with rice. It was really YUMMY! Then today for lunch I cut up a leftover pork tenderloin and put it with hash browns, zucchini, onions, different colored bell peppers and mushrooms. I really like this combination also.

What an interesting morning. Caught another raccoon in the live trap that probably would have killed my chicks and two new pellet (step up from chicks but not full grown). Of course, DH isn't home to take care of the problem so I got DD up to help me move the cage away from the chickens because the hen that adopted the new babies was going insane trying to keep track of the chicks. Then DD went back to bed and her miniature horse got out so I had to catch him. GRRR! Thank goodness he isn't to hard to catch but it always amazes me how fast that little thing can run. So I was late to work this morning.

Well I better go and get some work done. I will check in later.

well...I am back...I hope for good this time. I have had a rough time lately. I went back up to 180, My entire famliy has been sick for 2 weeks now, I am so behind on my house work I look at my house and just cry, my great grandmother isn't going to live much longer she is gonna be 98 this weekend!! they don't think she will make it passed this weekend but I can't visit her because strict rules on the seniors home about sickness and my family is visibly sick. they said if it gets really bad they will try quarenteening an area for us. I started the diet again tuesday and I am 174 as of today which is nice but sucks when I see how far I could have been...*super jealous tinky* I am also excited because I went for an interview this week to be a backup freelance photograpehr for the local newspaper...I got the job pending a trail assignment tomorrow I am nervous as heck because its a politcal picnic put on by city council and some really important people will be there. anyways I am trying to pick myself up but I am really depressed lately. and for some reason the difference in my body between 171 and 180 is huge because even my husband noticed I looked alot bigger *he didn't say anything until I started going back down again* I am a big mess right now and I am hoping I can pull myself together again

I hope all of you are doing well...I see tinky is!!!!

Nic

Irish- I Hope you and your family are feeling better soon. Your grandmother will be in my thoughts! Relax and take a deep breath. You are doing fine...I mean even I feel off the wagon for 9 months 1 time!!!! Cost me 20lbs but I am back!!!!

Irish ~ BIG BIG HUGS!

You can't do anything about the past and beating yourself up won't help you bit. Look where I am, I was all the way up to 186 at one point and I am back down to 179. Once I finally stopped looking back, started looking forward and working my program, I started losing again. By then Tinky left me in the dust. LOL! I am determined to give her a run for her money however. I may not win but I am not out of the race yet. You can join the race and lose with us. I have missed you and I am glad you are back and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Grammy-that is funny..I always tell people that if I had enough money I would pay some DR to put everything back where it belongs and take everything that doesnt belong on me OFF of me. (like fat, cellulite, ect..lol)

But I guess I have to do it the hard way since I am far from being rich and can not seem to win the lottery!